Sec.46a-68-79. Internal communication

(a) The policy statement and a summary of the objectives of the plan shall be posted by the agency in a prominent and accessible location and distributed, electronically where practicable, and in written form where electronic distribution is not practicable, at least annually to all agency employees. All employees shall be notified, by the agency head or designee of their right to a reasonable period to review and comment upon the agency affirmative action plan. All comments regarding the agency affirmative action plan shall be addressed to the equal employment opportunity officer, who shall be identified by name and address in all agency affirmative action plan communications.

(b) The agency shall maintain, as required by the agency’s state library records retention schedules for state agencies, copies of all affirmative action-related internal communications and comments received pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and note the date such comments were received.

(c) The agency shall outline what steps it took during the reporting period to comply with the requirements of sections 46a-54(15)(A) and 46a-54(16) of the Connecticut General Statutes. The plan shall note all participants trained during the reporting period by race and sex.

(d) The agency's plan shall state the period of time employees of such agency have been given to review and comment upon the agency affirmative action plan and shall include a summary of all comments from employees concerning the plan and note any changes made to the plan based on those comments. The plan shall further indicate the activities undertaken during the reporting period to comply with this section.

(Effective April 17, 2015)