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The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other basis prohibited by state law relating to discrimination in employment, except where there is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the contractor. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.\n\t\t\tb. The contractor, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, will state that such contractor is an equal opportunity employer.\n\t\t\tc. Notices, advertisements and solicitations placed in accordance with federal law, rule or regulation shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose of meeting the requirements of this section.2\n\nThe contractor will include the provisions of the foregoing paragraphs a, b and c in every subcontract or purchase order of over $10,000, so that the provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":228198,"text":"All public bodies shall include in every contract of more than $10,000 the following provisions:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":228199,"text":"During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:\n\t\t\ta. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 647 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2000, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?001+ful+CHAP0628\">628<\/a>; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54190,"section_number":"2.2-4343","catch_line":"Exemption from operation of chapter for certain transactions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4343\/"},{"id":62730,"section_number":"22.1-212.2:2","catch_line":"Educational technology foundations and public school foundations","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-212.2_2\/"},{"id":67105,"section_number":"23.1-2213","catch_line":"Medical center management; capital projects; leases of property; procurement","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-2213\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":177071,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62578,"identifier":"2.2-4311","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/2\/2.2-4311","url":"\/2.2-4311\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4311\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/43\/2\/2.2-4311","dublin_core":{"Title":"Employment discrimination by contractor prohibited; required contract provisions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4311","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>All public bodies shall include in every <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> of more than $10,000 the following provisions:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> During the performance of this <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span>, the contractor agrees as follows:\n\t\t\ta. The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or other basis prohibited by state <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> relating to discrimination in employment, except where there is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the contractor. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.\n\t\t\tb. The contractor, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, will state that such contractor is an equal opportunity employer.\n\t\t\tc. Notices, advertisements and solicitations placed in accordance with federal <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, rule or regulation shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose of meeting the requirements of this section. <a id=\"paragraph-228199\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-4311\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The contractor will include the provisions of the foregoing paragraphs a, b and c in every subcontract or purchase <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> of over $10,000, so that the provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. <a id=\"paragraph-228200\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-4311\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION BY CONTRACTOR PROHIBITED; REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISIONS\n(\u00a7 2.2-4311)\n\nAll public bodies shall include in every contract of more than $10,000 the\nfollowing provisions:\n\n1. During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:\n\t\t\ta. The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for\nemployment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age,\ndisability, or other basis prohibited by state law relating to discrimination in\nemployment, except where there is a bona fide occupational qualification\nreasonably necessary to the normal operation of the contractor. The contractor\nagrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for\nemployment, notices setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination\nclause.\n\t\t\tb. The contractor, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees\nplaced by or on behalf of the contractor, will state that such contractor is an\nequal opportunity employer.\n\t\t\tc. Notices, advertisements and solicitations placed in accordance with\nfederal law, rule or regulation shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose of\nmeeting the requirements of this section.\n\n2. The contractor will include the provisions of the foregoing paragraphs a, b\nand c in every subcontract or purchase order of over $10,000, so that the\nprovisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 647, \u00a7 11-51; 2000, c. 628; 2001, c. 844.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}