Section 352.218 - Affirmative action plan; interview of qualified minority applicants(1) As used in this section, "minority" means:(a) A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa but who is not Hispanic;(b) A person of Hispanic culture or origin;(c) A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands; or(d) An American Indian or Alaska Native having origins in any of the original peoples of North America.(2) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall:(a) Consider and maintain affirmative action plans and goals when reductions in faculty and staff are required as a result of:(A) Reductions in revenue that necessitate discontinuance of the public university's educational program at its anticipated level;(B) Elimination of classes due to decreased student enrollment; or(C) Reduction in courses due to administrative decisions.(b) Interview one or more qualified minority applicants when hiring a head coach or athletic director, unless the public university was unable to identify a qualified minority applicant who was willing to interview for the position. It is an affirmative defense to a claim of a violation of this paragraph that the public university, in good faith, was unable to identify a qualified minority applicant who was willing to interview for the position.Amended by 2021 Ch. 97,§ 37, eff. 1/1/2022.Amended by 2019 Ch. 190,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2020.