Section VIII: Assignment of Responsibilities

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The Department of Administrative Services, pursuant to Iowa Code section 19B.3, shall be “responsible for the administration and promotion of equal opportunity efforts in the recruitment, appointment, assignment, and advancement of personnel by all state agencies except the state board of regents and the institutions under the board's jurisdiction.”

The director of the Department of Administrative Services shall also be designated as the State Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Coordinator in compliance with the U. S. Department of Justice’s Title II Regulations Section 35.107. The director shall carry out this responsibility as follows:

  1. Employment: The Human Resources Enterprise of the Department of Administrative Services shall be responsible for equal employment opportunity efforts under the ADA.
  2. Accessibility: The General Services Enterprise of the Department of Administrative Services shall be responsible for equal access to State facilities under the ADA.
  3. Complaint Reporting Procedure: The ADA Coordinator shall utilize existing complaint reporting procedures detailed in this policy to ensure that policies and procedures of the State of Iowa and its departments, agencies and other instrumentalities do not discriminate against persons with disabilities.

Department directors have the responsibility for the overall administration of this policy within their departments. This includes the following responsibilities:

  1. Equal Opportunity: Integrating equal opportunity into all parts of human resource and program management, reviewing all policies and procedures as they affect equal opportunity and ensuring compliance with relevant statutes.
  2. Prevention of Harassment: Making every reasonable effort to prevent all forms of harassment from occurring and taking immediate and appropriate corrective action when harassment is brought to their attention, either directly or indirectly. Any administrator, supervisor, or employee who engages in any form of discrimination or harassment prohibited by this policy or who retaliates against an individual who has complained of discrimination or harassment will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including discharge. Also, any administrator or supervisor who fails to act upon complaints of or on personal knowledge of workplace discrimination or harassment will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including discharge.
  3. Access to Program Services: Department directors shall ensure their activities, services and programs are in compliance with the ADA and accessible to the general public.