MCCB POLICIES

Section 2: Staff Employment

MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL

Title: Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement

Initial Date of Adoption: March 15, 1990 Revision Date : November 19, 1999

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Code Number: 2.2

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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:

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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.