N.J. Admin. Code § 4A:7-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 16, August 19, 2024

Section 4A:7-2.1 - Division responsibilities: State service

(a) The Division of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action (Division of EEO/AA), shall develop, implement, and administer an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action program for all State employees in the career, senior executive, and unclassified services. Such program shall:

1. Ensure that each State agency's equal employment opportunity and affirmative action goals for minorities and women are in accordance with their availability (for recruitment, transfer, or promotion). Availability is defined as the percentage of minorities and women in the State agency or the relevant recruitment area who have the requisite skills for appointment in a specific job category or group, or who are capable of acquiring such skills;

2. Ensure that each State agency undertakes good faith efforts to make employment opportunities available to persons with disabilities at all levels within the State agency's organization;

3. Monitor each State agency to ensure compliance with all laws and rules relating to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action and to determine that the purposes of this subchapter are implemented through the State agency's Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Officers;

4. Seek correction of discriminatory policies, practices, and procedures;

5. Recommend appropriate sanctions for non-compliance to the Commission;

6. Review State personnel policies, practices, and procedures, and where appropriate, eliminate artificial barriers to equal employment opportunity;

7. Act as liaison with Federal, State, and local enforcement agencies;

8. Ensure that minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are among the pool of applicants for all vacant positions in the career, unclassified, and senior executive services;

9. Review its rules, selection devices, and testing procedures in order to amend or eliminate those which are discriminatory;

10. Analyze job specifications to eliminate artificial barriers to employment;

11. Review all certification dispositions for compliance with this chapter;

12. Review all discrimination complaints under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, and the New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace; and evaluate trends and recommend appropriate policy changes;

13. Transmit to the Governor, at least semi-annually, progress reports on affirmative action in all State agencies; and

14. Perform such other duties as prescribed by law and this chapter.

N.J. Admin. Code § 4A:7-2.1

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 2972(a), effective 12/7/2015