TITLE XV
EDUCATION

CHAPTER 188-F
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Section 188-F:3-a

    188-F:3-a Prohibition on Preferential Treatment and Discrimination. –
I. (a) Within the state's community college system, there shall be no preferential treatment or discrimination in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or admission based on race, sex, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.
(b) Within the state's community college system, there shall be no discrimination based on an applicant's or employee's law enforcement, military, or veteran status.
II. Notwithstanding paragraph I:
(a) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting bona fide qualifications based on sex which are reasonably necessary to the normal operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as invalidating any court order or consent decree which is in force as of the effective date of this section.

Source. 2011, 227:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2012. 2020, 34:23, eff. Sept. 26, 2020.