§ 858-b. Equal employment opportunities. 1. Each agency shall ensure
that all employees and applicants for employment are afforded equal
employment opportunity without discrimination.

2. Except as is otherwise provided by collective bargaining contracts
or agreements, new employment opportunities created as a result of
projects of the agency shall be listed with the New York state
department of labor community services division, and with the
administrative entity of the service delivery area created by the
federal job training partnership act (P.L. No. 97-300) in which the
project is located. Except as is otherwise provided by collective
bargaining contracts or agreements, sponsors of projects shall agree,
where practicable, to first consider persons eligible to participate in
the federal job training partnership (P.L. No. 97-300) programs who
shall be referred by administrative entities of service delivery areas
created pursuant to such act or by the community services division of
the department of labor for such such new employment opportunities.