§ 6-63-103 — Affirmative action programs - Plans - Annual reports

(a) (1) Each state-supported institution of higher education shall prepare an affirmative action program for the recruitment of African-Americans and other members of minorities for faculty and staff positions and for enrollment as students. (2) Affirmative action plans shall be prepared on a continuing basis for future five-year periods. (b) (1) Each state-supported institution of higher education shall prepare annually a summary report on the steps that have been taken to reach the goals of the plan. (2) The report shall: (A) Include information on the progress made by each institution for the various levels of employment within the institution; and (B) Be presented in a table format limited to no more than five (5) pages. (c) Copies of the five-year plan and annual reports summaries of each institution of higher education shall be included in the Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report, filed with the Governor, the Division of Higher Education, the president and board of trustees of the institution, the board of visitors of the institution, if applicable, and the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education. (d) In carrying out the affirmative action plans, each institution of higher education shall provide for a part-time or full-time employee to assist the institution in the recruitment of African-Americans and other members of minorities for faculty and staff positions and for enrollment as students.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2002, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1989, No. 99, § 1; 1997, No. 112, § 21; 2011, No. 696, § 4.