Policy on Equal Employment Opportunity

Policy on Equal Employment Opportunity. The State of Mississippi is an equal opportunity employer and assures equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of political affiliation, race, color, handicap, genetic information, religion, national origin, sex, religious creed, age, or disability. In order to implement the State’s equal employment policy and to assure non-discriminatory personnel administration, the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board (“MCSAB”) promotes non-discriminatory practices and procedures in all phases of State Service personnel administration and prohibits any form of unlawful discrimination. Equal employment opportunity can only be attained through State agency commitment to complying with all applicable laws affording equal employment opportunities to individuals. Accordingly, it is imperative that State agencies make all personnel decisions in accordance with MCSAB policies, practices, and procedures. The selection process and criteria must ensure fair and equitable treatment of all applicants and employees and not disqualify them if they have disabilities which prohibit or limit their ability to perform nonessential or marginal job functions. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires state agencies to make reasonable accommodations for the known physical and mental limitations of otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities who are applicants or employees, provided such accommodations do not cause undue hardships to state agency operations. Qualified individuals with disabilities are persons with disabilities who meet the job-related requirements of an employment position and who can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. A person with a disability is considered an individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such impairment. Equal employment opportunity does not guarantee an employee any rights not otherwise provided by law.