RULE TITLE: Equal Opportunity Employment Policy.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 3.05.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To reaffirm the Board’s commitment to equal employment opportunities; assure the recruitment, employment, training, promotion and retention of qualified staff without discrimination; and to establish procedures for the reporting, the investigation, and the resolution of equal employment complaints in the School District.

SUMMARY: The prohibition against discrimination on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, marital status, age, parental status, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law in all employment practices of the district.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.41; 1001.42.

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: Fla. Stat. §§ n/a; 29 U.S.C. § 621, et. seq .(Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended).; 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et. seq. (Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008); Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq. (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act); 29 U.S.C. § 201 et. seq.(Fair Labor Standards Act); § 760.02, et. seq..

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST (optional, if one has been prepared): None prepared. Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative, must do so in writing within 21 days of the publication of this Notice.

CONTACT PERSON: Darron Davis, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach FL 33406.

PERSON ORIGINATING THE PROPOSED RULE: Darron Davis.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the proposed rule may be obtained promptly without cost from the School District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm .

SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Dr. Art Johnson.

RULE DEVELOPMENT NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED: April 14, 2010, in The Palm Beach Post.

DATE PROPOSED RULE WAS APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD: April 28, 2010.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Adoption of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on July 7, 2010, anticipated to begin at 3:00 p.m. (an approximate time, as the actual start time may vary earlier or later) in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: An agenda will be available by June 30, 2010 on the District's Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours in advance by contacting the Board clerk at 434-8139. A person may submit written comments (12 copies) about the proposed action to the clerk no later than the time of the public hearing. This hearing is open to the public.

Publish: June 9, 2010