Affirmative action unit reports to State Office of Affirmative Action, <[198- -ongoing]>.

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Affirmative action unit reports to State Office of Affirmative Action, <[198- -ongoing]>.

The Office for Children as a state agency is required by Exec Order 227 (1983) to appoint an affirmative action officer and to establish an affirmative action program to ensure equal opportunity in all areas of employment. Program is subject to review and oversight of the Executive Office of Human Services affirmative action officer and the State Office of Affirmative Action (SOAA). Series is created by the office's affirmative action unit to submit to SOAA quarterly and annual reports of statistical data on hiring and other employment actions, to be used in SOAA's own annual report.

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Massachusetts. Office for Children

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St 1972, c 785 established the Office for Children within the Executive Office for Human Services, with a director appointed by the governor (by the secretary of human services per St 1985, c 737, s 30; title changed to commissioner per St 1987, c 553, s 6), and supported by a Statewide Advisory Council (which see). Its functions include serving as an advocate for the needs of children and disseminating information on children's services; promoting development of programs and servic...

Massachusetts. State Office of Affirmative Action

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The State Office of Affirmative Action was established in 1983 within the Executive Office for Administration and Finance to collaborate with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination in enforcing the Governor's Code of Fair Practices (Exec Order 74, July 20, 1970; Exec Order 227, Feb 25, 1983) as it pertains to employment within the Executive Department without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, language, sex, age, or handicap, and related ...