PURPOSE: This rule requires each area agency receiving federal or state funds to comply with the requirements of Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity programs and to give preference in hiring to persons aged sixty or over.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The publication of the full text of the material that the adopting agency has incorporated by reference in this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. Therefore, the full text of that material will be made available to any interested person at both the Office of the Secretary of State and the office of the adopting agency, pursuant to section 536.031.4, RSMo. Such material will be provided at the cost established by state law.

1. (1) Each area agency shall have an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity program as required by Title V of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 900, Standards for a Merit System of Personnel Administration. The written Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity plan shall be kept on file for review and shall be updated as required.
2. (2) The area agency, subject to established job qualification requirements or merit system requirements, shall give preference in hiring to applicants who are sixty (60) years of age or over for all fullor part-time positions.

AUTHORITY: section 660.050, RSMo 1986.* This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR 15-6.075. Original rule filed Jan. 6, 1986, effective April 30, 1986.

*Original authority 1984, amended 1988.