SBCJC POLICIES

MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL

Section 2:

Staff Employment

Title:

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement

Initial Date of Adoption:

March 15, 1990

Reference:

Revision Date

: November 19, 1999

Code Number:

2.2

Page:

1 of 1

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces five statutes that prohibit job discrimination by private employers and

state and local government agencies:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII),

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

Sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (CRA) which amended provisions of Title VII, the ADEA, and the ADA.

The Mississippi Community College Board, in its capacity as the coordinating Board of the community and junior colleges of the

State of Mississippi, strongly urges each of the colleges to comply fully with federal and state nondiscrimination laws and

executive orders which constitute the legal mandate for equal employment opportunity. The Board also strongly urges each

community and junior college to ensure that no one shall be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or

otherwise be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the college on the grounds of race, sex, age, color, creed,

national origin, religion, disability, or any other protected group. The Board itself further adheres to the principle of equal

educational and employment opportunity as mandated by each of these statutes.