{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-352.218","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 352.218","heading":"Affirmative action plan; interview of qualified minority applicants; affirmative defense.","body":"(1) As used in this section, “minority” means:\n      (a) A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa but who is not Hispanic;\n      (b) A person of Hispanic culture or origin;\n      (c) A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent or the Pacific Islands; or\n      (d) An American Indian or Alaska Native having origins in any of the original peoples of North America.\n      (2) Each public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall:\n      (a) Consider and maintain affirmative action plans and goals when reductions in faculty and staff are required as a result of:\n      (A) Reductions in revenue that necessitate discontinuance of the public university’s educational program at its anticipated level;\n      (B) Elimination of classes due to decreased student enrollment; or\n      (C) Reduction in courses due to administrative decisions.\n      (b) Interview one or more qualified minority applicants when hiring a head coach or athletic director, unless the public university was unable to identify a qualified minority applicant who was willing to interview for the position. It is an affirmative defense to a claim of a violation of this paragraph that the public university, in good faith, was unable to identify a qualified minority applicant who was willing to interview for the position.","path":["09 - Education and Culture","30. Education and Culture","Chapter 352 — Public Universities"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors352.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:13Z","sha256":"b63269949082a74247f941eba6680a7a0b6aa5d77925d42c8ebf462b9fbc708a","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-352.217","next":"us-or/ors-352.220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}