Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-13h
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Sec. 3-13h. Investments in companies doing business in Northern Ireland which have not implemented the MacBride principles.
Official statutory text
(b) The State Treasurer may divest, decide not to further invest state funds or not enter into any future investment in any company unless such company has implemented the MacBride principles, which are as follows: (1) Increasing the representation of individuals from underrepresented religious groups in the workforce, including managerial, supervisory, administrative, clerical and technical jobs; (2) providing adequate security for the protection of minority employees at the workplace and while traveling to and from work; (3) banning provocative religious or political emblems from the workplace; (4) publicly advertising all job openings and making special recruitment efforts to attract applicants from underrepresented religious groups; (5) layoff, recall and termination procedures which do not in practice favor particular religious groupings; (6) abolishing job reservations, apprenticeship restrictions and differential employment criteria, which discriminate on the basis of religion or ethnic origin; (7) developing training programs that will prepare substantial numbers of current minority employees for skilled jobs, including the expansion of existing programs and the creation of new programs to train, upgrade and improve the skills of minority employees; (8) establishing procedures to assess, identify and actively recruit minority employees with potential for further advancement; and (9) appointing a senior management staff member to oversee the company's affirmative action efforts and the setting up of timetables to carry out affirmative action principles.
(c) The State Treasurer shall, at least once per fiscal year, provide a report to the Investment Advisory Council on actions taken by the Treasurer pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(d) The provisions of this section shall no longer be effective on and after January 1, 2020.
(c) The State Treasurer shall, at least once per fiscal year, provide a report to the Investment Advisory Council on actions taken by the Treasurer pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(d) The provisions of this section shall no longer be effective on and after January 1, 2020.
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