Equal opportunity and affirmative action towards its achievement is the policy of all units of Rhode Island state government, including all public and quasi-public agencies, commissions, boards and authorities; and in the classified, unclassified and non-classified services of state employment; provided, that the mandatory provisions of this section shall not apply to the legislative branch of state government.
220 R.I. Code R. 220-RICR-80-05-3.2