Executive Order Number Eighty-Six Amending Executive Order Number Eighty-One
WHEREAS, on February 1, 2006, I adopted Executive Order Number 81, which continues certain equal opportunity hiring standards and practices in Delaware State government; and
WHEREAS, the recitals of Executive Order No. 81 recognize that Delaware law or executive order prohibits discrimination in State employment based on gender, race color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or Vietnam Era veterans’ status; and
WHEREAS, Section 711 of Title 19 of the Delaware Code further prohibits discrimination in employment based upon genetic information; and
WHEREAS, for purposes of clarity and ease of reference, Executive Order No. 81 should be amended so that its recitals conform to the substantive provisions of the Order and also conform to Delaware law prohibiting all forms of discrimination that are unlawful under Title 19 of the Delaware Code,
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND DECREED THAT:
1. Executive Order No. 81 is amended, by striking the first recital paragraph of said Order and replacing it with the following:
“WHEREAS, Delaware law and/or executive order prohibit discrimination in state employment based on gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, Vietnam Era veterans status, or genetic information; and”
2. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of Executive Order No. 81 shall remain effective in their entirety.
Approved: May 2, 2006
