Maine § 5 §784 State action and contracts

Maine Statutes

§ 5 §784 — State action and contracts

Maine·Title 5 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES·Part 2 CIVIL SERVICE·Ch. 65 CODE OF FAIR PRACTICES AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

1.State action. An agency or individual employee of the State or state-related agency may not discriminate because of actual or perceived race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, age or familial status while providing any function or service to the public, in enforcing any regulation, or in any education, counseling, vocational guidance, apprenticeship and on-the-job training programs. Similarly, a state or state-related agency contractor, subcontractor, or labor union or representative of the workers with which the contractor has an agreement may not discriminate unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification. State agencies or related agencies may withhold financial assistance to any recipient fo

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State action.
An agency or individual employee of the State or state-related agency may not discriminate because of actual or perceived race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, age or familial status while providing any function or service to the public, in enforcing any regulation, or in any education, counseling, vocational guidance, apprenticeship and on-the-job training programs. Similarly, a state or state-related agency contractor, subcontractor, or labor union or representative of the workers with which the contractor has an agreement may not discriminate unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification. State agencies or related agencies may withhold financial assistance to any recipient found to be in violation of the Maine Human Rights Act or the federal Civil Rights Act. Any state agency or related agency shall decline any job order carrying a specification or limitation as to actual or perceived race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, age or familial status, unless it is related to a bona fide job requirement.
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Public contracts.
Every state or state related agency contract for public works or for services shall incorporate by reference the following provisions: "During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows.

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Legislative History

PL 1975, c. 153, §1 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 388, §2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 807, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 348, §§3-5 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 553, §§3-5 (AMD). RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. B, §43 (COR).