(1) As used in this section, ‘minority’ means:

(a) A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa but who is not Hispanic;

(b) A person of Hispanic culture or origin;

(c) A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands; or

(d) An American Indian or Alaska Native having origins in any of the original peoples of North America.

(2) Each public university listed in ORS § 352.002 shall:

(a) Consider and maintain affirmative action plans and goals when reductions in faculty and staff are required as a result of:

(A) Reductions in revenue that necessitate discontinuance of the public university’s educational program at its anticipated level;

(B) Elimination of classes due to decreased student enrollment; or

(C) Reduction in courses due to administrative decisions.

(b) Interview one or more qualified minority applicants when hiring a head coach or athletic director, unless the public university was unable to identify a qualified minority applicant who was willing to interview for the position. It is an affirmative defense to a claim of a violation of this paragraph that the public university, in good faith, was unable to identify a qualified minority applicant who was willing to interview for the position. [Formerly 352.380; 2019 c.190 § 2; 2021 c.97 § 37]

[Repealed by 1955 c.12 § 5]

[2001 c.818 § 2; 2009 c.762 § 80; 2015 c.767 § 152; renumbered 352.745 in 2015]

[2005 c.548 § 1; 2009 c.762 § 81; 2011 c.637 § 243; 2011 c.703 § 32; 2015 c.767 § 153; renumbered 352.752 in 2015]