1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the department of administrative services is responsible for the administration and promotion of equal opportunity in all state contracts and services and the prohibition of discriminatory and unfair practices within any program receiving or benefiting from state financial assistance in whole or in part. In carrying out these responsibilities the department of administrative services shall:

 a. Establish for all state agencies a contract compliance policy, applicable to state contracts and services and to programs receiving or benefiting from state financial assistance, to assure:

 (1) The equitable provision of services within state programs.
 (2) The utilization of minority, women’s, and disadvantaged business enterprises as sources of supplies, equipment, construction, and services.
 (3) Nondiscrimination in employment by state contractors and subcontractors.
 b. Adopt administrative rules in accordance with chapter 17A to implement the contract compliance policy.
 c. Monitor the actions of state agencies to ensure compliance.
 d. Report results under the contract compliance policy to the governor and the general assembly on an annual basis. Any information reported by the department of administrative services to the economic development authority pursuant to section 15.108 shall not be required to be part of the report under this paragraph. The report shall detail specific efforts to promote equal opportunity through state contracts and services and efforts to promote, develop, and stimulate the utilization of minority, women’s, and disadvantaged business enterprises in programs receiving or benefiting from state financial assistance.
 e. Do other acts necessary to carry out the contract compliance policy described in this section.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 19B.7

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The state board of regents is responsible for administering the provisions of this section for the institutions under its jurisdiction.
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