The personnel policies of the community college do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age.

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What legislation authorizes this standard?

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (multiple ref.)
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (multiple ref.)
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Guidelines for Vocational Education Programs (multiple ref.) 


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  1. Are sources of prospective employees regularly notified of the community college policy on non-discrimination?
  2. Does the community college prohibit pre-employment questions about disability, marital, or parental status?
  3. Do the recruitment efforts of the community college refrain from being limited to schools, communities, or companies that are disproportionately composed of persons of a particular race, national origin, sex, age, or those who have a disability?

  1. Does the community college administer non-faculty salary based upon conditions of employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age?
  2. Does the community college hire personnel based on conditions of employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age?
  3. Does the community college promote personnel without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age?
  4. Does the community college transfer personnel without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age?
  5. Does the community college provide salary schedules and benefits for personnel without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age?
  6. Does the community college grant tenure for personnel without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age?
  7. Are community college faculty assignment patterns made without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age?
  8. Has the board of the community college adopted an affirmative action/equal opportunity plan?
  9. Are disabled applicants provided equal opportunities for teaching and administrative positions, promotion, and tenure?
  10. Has the community college taken steps to overcome the effects of past discrimination?