General Disclosures

Affirmative Action

Tillamook Bay Community College subscribes to the terms of Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq., Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 1681 et seq., and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 794, as well as laws of the state of Oregon pertaining to affirmative action. Equal employment opportunity and treatment shall be provided in hiring, retention, transfer, promotion, and training of all employees, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, age, height/ weight ratio, marital status, gender, gender identity, organizational affiliation, political affiliation or protected veterans status. Equal opportunity in hiring and advancement considerations will be based on positive organization needs, and the individual’s qualifications for and/or performance of specific duties.

Continuous effort will be devoted to the improvement of human relationships and to elimination of conditions from which discrimination results.

Provisions

The Board agrees that the provisions of this policy statement shall be applied equally to all employees without discrimination as to race, religion, color, national origin, disability, sex, sexual orientation, age, height/weight ratio, marital status, gender, gender identity, organizational affiliation, political affiliation or protected veterans.

Allegations

Allegations of discrimination in violation of federal or state statutes shall be excluded from the grievance procedure in Article 317 of the TBCC Policy manual statement. Such complaints shall be processed through college affirmative action channels or the appropriate federal or state agencies, in accordance with procedures in Article 318 Standards of Conduct.