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2 (a) The State will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment
3 because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, or national origin. The State will take affirmative
4 action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during
5 employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, disability, or national origin. Such
6 action shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion, or
7 transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms
8 of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The State agrees to post in
9 conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be
10 provided by the Contracting Officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
11 (b) The State will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on
12 behalf of the State, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
13 without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or national origin.
14 (c) The State will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which it has a
15 collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice, to be provided by
16 the Contracting Officer, advising the labor union or workers' representative of the State's
17 commitments under section 202 of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (EO 11246),
18 and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous place available, to employees and applicants
19 for employment.
20 (d) The State will comply with all provisions of EO 11246, and of the rules, regulations,
21 and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.
22 (e) The State will furnish all information and reports required by EO 11246, and by the
23 rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor, or pursuant thereto, and will permit
24 access to his books, records, and accounts by the Contracting Agency and the Secretary of Labor
25 for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations, and orders.
26 (f) In the event of the State's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of this
27 contract or with any of such rules, regulations, or orders, this contract may be canceled,
28 terminated or suspended in whole or in;part and the State may be declared ineligible for further
29 Government contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in EO 11246, and such other
30 sanctions may imposed and remedies invoked as provided in EO 11246 or by rule, regulation,
31 or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law.
32 (g) The'State will include the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (7) in every subcontract
33 or purchase order unless exempted by the rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor
34 issued pursuant to section 204 of EO 11246, so that such provisions will be binding upon each
35 subcontractor or vendor. The State will take such action with respect to any subcontract or
36 purchase order as may be ,directed by the Secretary of Labor as a means of enforcing such
37 provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance: Provided, however, that in the event the State
38 becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of
39 such direction, the State may request that the United States enter into such litigation to protect
40 the interests of the United States.
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42 38. COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS AND REGULATIONS
43 (a) The State shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88 -352;
44 42 U.S.C. § 2000d), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93 -112, Title V, as amended; 29
45 U.S.C. § 791, et seq.), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (Pub. L. 94 -135, Title III; 42 U.S.C.
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