Executive Order 7

Stale ~ of Dow

Fxccutive Department

In THE NAME AND By THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF lOWA

1N THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF IOWA EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER SEVEN

WHEREAS, this administration is comeratted to recruiting and maintaening a diverse state workforce that is represemtative of the community ut large, and possesses a diverse set of traits amd skills that will enhance the quality of services provided to lowa residents, and

WHEREAS, tt 1s the policy of thes state to provxte equal employment opportunities within state government to all persons, regardiess of individual characteristics, and

WHEREAS, the State of bows ts directed by state and federal low two forrralate an affirmative acon program that ts dexgned to remedy the effects of past and present practices, policres. oF other burners to equal crmployment opportunity, wherever these remedies arc appropriate, and

WHEREAS, Executwe Onder Nember 46 was enacted on December 2), 1982, and meaffirmed under Excoutive Onder Nember 44 02 April 30, 1992 to enhance the affirmative action efforts of state government, withm the State of lowa, by coordenating resources, assigning responsibilines, and requiring progress reveews, and

WHEREAS, lowa Code section 19A.1(3) created the lowa Department of Pervonnel, and designated an affirmative action task force to exist within the department, pursuant to executive onder, or its successor, and

WHEREAS, the department of personnel is responsible, under lowa Code section 1911.3, for the administration of equal opportunity and affirmative action efforts throughout state government in the recruitment, appowntment, assignment and advancement of personne! by state agencies, and

WHEREAS, lows Code section 19B.4 requires each state agency, including the state board of regents and its institunons, to develop annual affirmative action plans with goals and tametables, amd submet cach plan to the department of personnel for review, and

WHEREAS, the lowa Department of Management shall overee the lows Departnest of Personne! in the implementation of the state's affirmatrve action program under lows haw. and communicate the status of the unplementation program with the Governor's Office, and

WHEREAS. this adrmenestration 1% commaetted to the implementation amd monitonng of the state's affirmative axton program at the haghest irvels of state government

NOW, THEREPORE, t, THOMAS J. VILSACK, Governor of the State of lows, by the power vested im me by the laws and the constitution of the State of lowa do heretry order that

L Executive Order Number 44, enacted on April 30, 11792, shall be rescinded.

" | reaffirm the policy of the State of lowa to provide equal opportunity in state employment to all employees. To that end, | proclaim that an individual shall not be densod access to state omployment opportunities because of race, creed, color, religion, national ongin, gender, gender

identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or phywcal or mental disability

mW | reaffirm the policy of administering an affirmative action program, within state government, that is designed to remedy past and present practices, policies and other barriers that lemut the effective recruitment, employment, apporntiment, assignment and advancement of persons within ethnee and racial minority groups. Under thes admninestration, state government shall dedicate itself to the task of creating and mamtaining 2 pool of qualified candadates, from ruceal and ethnic menonty groups, as well as groups of persons with dhaabthies, for recruitment, appointment, atsignment and advancement to all positions within state government.

Iv The Task Force for Equal Opportumity in Employment shall be created pursuant to lowa Code section 19A.1(3), and shall function as the successor to all preceding task forces. The task force will be established to: (a) advise the department of personne! as it identifies problems that may wmpede the state's progress toward the full utiivatron of state revedents and the diversification of the mate"s workforce, (b) monitor the state's progress toward achseving ms affirmative acon goals. and ic) make rccoenmendsbons to the governor on mmitratives that are despned to help the state meet ts equal appormzuty and affirmative actor goals

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v Members on the Task Force for Equal Opportunity in Employment shall be appointed by the Governar.

vi The Lieutenant Governor. or other Governor's designee, shall chair the Task Force for Equal Opportunity in Employmest. The tah force will be charged with the tasks hated below

A ‘The task force shall demgn and enplernent a system to advise the department of persoanc! as @ xdentiftes problems that may lamut the ernployeneet opportandecs, within state government, for certain classes of people.

65. The task force shail design and implement a system to monetor the state’s progress toward achseving rts affirmative action gouls

c ‘The task force shall prepare a comprehensive report o the status of the state's equal opportunity and affirmative action policies, for review by the Governor, within ome (1) year following the date that the task force first convenes. The report shall contain the recommendations of the task force for reassessing the state’s equal opportunity and affirmative action policies i light of current legal and demographic trends. The report shall also define the suggested fiture role of the task force in the implementation of the state's equal opportunity and affirmative action Policies. The comprehensive repext shall assess the followrng iteme

1. the employment rates and patterns for all classes of poople within state government over past fifteen (15) years;

2 specific barners that may lint employment and promotion opportunities, within state government, for certan classes of people.

os the success of cqual opportunity and affirmative action pobois previously implemented by the muse,

. the status of state and federal laws,

$ the hikelthood that the state's equal opportumity policy. alone, can assure the full unkzanon of all classes of people within state

government.

The comprehensive report may include amy additional information that the task force deems to be important and relevant.

vil. The task force shall hold regular mectings at a centralived location

Vil, The fowa Department of Persanne! shall provide staff support to the task force, ax needed, to enable the task force to fulfill its responsibilities.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOP, | have hereunto subscribed my same and caused the Great Seal of Jowa to be affixed, Done at Des Moines on this the 14" day of September in the year of owr Lord one thousand mane hundred and nancty-pine

Thoeras JV

Chester J. Culver — Secretary of State

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