Section 46a-71 - (Formerly Sec. 4-61d). Discriminatory practices by state agencies prohibited(a) All services of every state agency shall be performed without discrimination based upon race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, intellectual disability, mental disability, learning disability, physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, status as a veteran or status as a victim of domestic violence.(b) No state facility may be used in the furtherance of any discrimination, nor may any state agency become a party to any agreement, arrangement or plan which has the effect of sanctioning discrimination.(c) Each state agency shall analyze all of its operations to ascertain possible instances of noncompliance with the policy of sections 46a-70 to 46a-78, inclusive, and shall initiate comprehensive programs to remedy any defect found to exist.(d) Every state contract or subcontract for construction on public buildings or for other public work or for goods and services shall conform to the intent of section 4a-60.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-71
(1969, P.A. 790, S. 2, 3; P.A. 73-279, S. 8; P.A. 78-148, S. 3; P.A. 80-422, S. 19; P.A. 90-330, S. 7, 11; P.A. 01-28 , S. 3 ; P.A. 11-55 , S. 30 ; 11-129 , S. 20 ; P.A. 17-127 , S. 9 .)
Amended by P.A. 22-0082, S. 17 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2022.Amended by P.A. 17-0127, S. 9 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by P.A. 11-0055, S. 30 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2011. Annotation to former section 4-61d: Cited. 165 Conn. 516 . Annotations to present section: Cited. 236 C. 453 . Cited. 30 CA 463 ; 39 CA 216.
See Sec. 1-1f for definitions of "blind" and "physically disabled".