SB3326 Summary

• Requires public contractors and eligible bidders to complete equal employment opportunity requirements prior to contract execution, rather than during contract performance.

• Mandates written sexual harassment policies for public contractors that include: illegality of harassment, state law definitions, examples, internal complaint procedures, legal recourse information, and anti-retaliation protections.

• Requires State agencies with 1,000+ employees to appoint a full-time Equal Employment Opportunity officer to oversee affirmative action plans, recruitment, and discrimination complaints.

• Establishes affirmative action requirements for State agencies including detailed status reports on employment by race, national origin, sex, and disability, with specific hiring goals for persons with disabilities.

• Designates failure to comply with non-discrimination and affirmative action requirements as civil rights violations, with 60-day cure period before formal enforcement action.