Kan. Admin. Regs. § 1-3-5

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 1-3-5 - Definitions

(a) "Affirmative action" means a deliberate and sustained effort to identify and eliminate barriers to the employment and advancement of females and minorities. The purpose of affirmative action initiatives shall be to achieve, at all levels, a state government workforce whose composition with respect to female and minority employees approximates the composition of the available, qualified state resident workforce.

(b) "Affirmative action plan" means a written, results-oriented plan detailing the steps that an appointing authority will take to achieve a workforce whose composition with respect to female and minority employees approximates the composition of the available, qualified state resident workforce.

(c) "Equal employment opportunity" means the administration of the civil service personnel system in a manner that promotes the right of all persons to work and to advance on the basis of merit and ability without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, military or veteran status, or political affiliation, except as otherwise provided by law.

(d) "Minority," means a group differing in race or ethnic background from the majority of the available, qualified state workforce, or a member of such a group.

(e) "Underutilization," with respect to a workforce, means a condition in which the percentage of female or minority employees is less than the percentage of females or minorities in the available, qualified state workforce.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 1-3-5

Authorized by K.S.A. 75-3706 and K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 75-3747; implementing K.S.A. 75-2925, 75-2941, 75-3707, and 75-3746; effective Jan. 12, 2007.