AR HB1121

Amends Arkansas Code § 21-3-101 to standardize language requiring all state departments, agencies, boards, commissions, institutions of higher education, and constitutional officers to adopt comprehensive equal employment hiring programs aimed at increasing minority employee percentages to match the state's minority population percentage

Requires all covered entities to report annually to the Legislative Council on June 30 regarding their efforts to achieve equal employment hiring program goals, with institutions potentially using existing reports under § 6-63-103 as an alternative

Mandates that employee handbooks and manuals for all state entities and constitutional offices include a standardized non-discrimination statement covering race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, and genetic information

Establishes consistent terminology and scope across all state entities by explicitly including constitutional officers alongside departments, agencies, boards, and commissions in equal employment requirements