§ 21-3-101 - Equal employment hiring program. - Arkansas Statutes

21-3-101. Equal employment hiring program.

(a) Every state agency, board, commission, institution of higher education, and every constitutional officer as defined in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 56, 1, shall adopt and pursue a comprehensive equal employment hiring program designed to achieve a goal of increasing the percentage of minority employees within the agency, board, commission, institution of higher education, or constitutional office to a level that approximates the percentage of minorities in the state's population.

(b) (1) Every state agency, board, commission, institution of higher education, and constitutional officer shall report to the Legislative Council on June 30 of each year regarding its efforts to achieve its equal employment hiring program goal.

(2) However, the report required of any institution by 6-63-103 may be used in lieu of the report required under this subsection and shall be filed as provided in this subsection.