Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies
(a) An affirmative action plan shall contain a policy statement that:
(1) acknowledges the purpose and need for affirmative action;
(2) articulates the distinction between affirmative action and equal employment opportunity;
(3) lists all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination and identifies each class of persons protected thereunder;
(4) outlines each step of the employment process and addresses the role affirmative action plays at each stage;
(5) establishes affirmative action and equal employment opportunity as immediate and necessary agency objectives;
(6) pledges the agency to affirmatively provide services and programs in a fair and impartial manner;
(7) recognizes the hiring difficulties experienced by the physically disabled and by many older persons, and sets program goals for action to overcome the present effects of past discrimination, if any, to achieve the full and fair utilization of such persons in the work force; and
(8) identifies the agency affirmative action officer or person assigned affirmative action duties by name, position or position classification, address and telephone number.
(b) The policy statement shall be signed and dated by the appointing authority and each subsequent appointing authority and shall evidence his or her commitment to achieve the goals within the timetables set forth in the plan. An appointing authority may elect to author his or her own policy statement despite the existence of a policy statement or statements previously approved by the commission.
(c) The policy statement shall be revised to reflect changes in federal or state anti-discrimination laws or other changes consistent with Sections 46a-68-31 through 46a-68-74, inclusive.
(Effective September 21, 1984)