Affirmative Action/Recruitment Plan UPPS No. 04.04.04
Issue No. 6
Effective Date: 04/21/2008
Review: June 1 E2Y
01. POLICY STATEMENT
01.01 This
UPPS has three purposes:
a. To
detail Texas State's policy of equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in the
provision of employment, education, and other services to the public.
b. To
establish the responsibilities of administrative officers and department heads in
implementing the Affirmative Action/Recruitment Plan at Texas State (see Attachment
I).
c. To
provide a glossary of terms and definitions that are used to support the
Affirmative Action/Recruitment Plan, equal employment opportunity (EEO), nondiscrimination,
diversity, equity, and access at Texas State (See Attachment
II).
02. COMMITMENT
02.01 Texas
State reaffirms its good faith efforts and commitment to:
a. Provide
employment and educational opportunities that will result in a diverse employment
force and student body;
b. Identify
and eliminate employment practices and institutional policies that illegally
discriminate against persons on the basis of race, color, age, national origin,
religion, disability, or sex; and
c. Identify
and eliminate employment practices that discriminate against persons on the
basis of sexual orientation.
02.02 Texas
State has developed an Affirmative Action/Recruitment Plan. The Affirmative
Action/Recruitment Plan will be reviewed by the Director of Human Resources,
the Chair of the Faculty Senate, and the Chair of the Staff Council and updated
by the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and Director of Equity and Access every
two years. The President’s Cabinet will review, and the President will approve,
all modifications to the plan.
02.03 Each
administrative officer and department head shares in the responsibility to
achieve affirmative action and diversity goals for the University. Attachment
I outlines the specific responsibilities of each.
02.04 Terms
and definitions contained in Attachment
II are taken from the following: Titles VI and VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 (as amended), Executive Order 11246 and 11375, the
implementing Revised Order No. 4, The Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1967, Title IX, Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 and other applicable federal and state regulations. Attachment
II provides a glossary of terms pertinent to the Affirmative Action/Recruitment
Plan at Texas State.
02.05 In
addition to this UPPS, the following are the primary UPPSs applicable to the
Affirmative Action/Recruitment Plan/Equal Opportunity Program at Texas State:
UPPS No.
04.04.03 Staff Employment
UPPS No.
04.04.11 University Classification & Compensation Policy
UPPS No.
04.04.42 Prohibition of Sexual Harassment
UPPS No.
04.04.46 Prohibition of Discrimination or Harassment Based on Race, Color,
National Origin, Age, Sex, Religion, Disability, or Sexual Orientation
UPPS No.
07.07.03 Student Employment Procedures
AA/PPS No.
07.01 Hiring of Deans and Chairs
AA/PPS No.
07.02 Faculty Hiring
03. REVIEWERS OF THIS UPPS
03.01 Reviewers
of this UPPS include the following:
Position Date
Interim Chief Diversity Officer and June 1 E2Y
Director of Equity and Access
Director of Human Resources June 1 E2Y
Chair, Faculty Senate June 1 E2Y
Chair, Staff Council June 1 E2Y
04. CERTIFICATION
STATEMENT
This
UPPS has been approved by the following individuals in their official
capacities and represents Texas State policy and procedure from the date of
this document until superseded.
Interim
Chief Diversity Officer and Director of Equity and Access; senior reviewer of
this UPPS
Special
Assistant to the
President