340.12 Discrimination prohibited - affirmative action program. - Ohio Statutes

340.12 Discrimination prohibited - affirmative action program.

No board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or any agency, corporation, or association under contract with such a board shall discriminate in the provision of services under its authority, in employment, or contract on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, disability, or national origin.

Each board, each community mental health agency, and each alcohol and drug addiction program shall have a written affirmative action program. The affirmative action program shall include goals for the employment and effective utilization of, including contracts with, members of economically disadvantaged groups as defined in division (E)(1) of section 122.71 of the Revised Code in percentages reflecting as nearly as possible the composition of the alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health service district served by the board. Each board, agency, and program shall file a description of the affirmative action program and a progress report on its implementation with the department of mental health or the department of alcohol and drug addiction services.

Effective Date: 10-10-1989; 2006 HB699 03-29-2007