Code of Massachusetts Regulations
610 CMR - BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Title 610 CMR 6.00 - Affirmative Action
Section 6.03 - Definitions

For the purposes of 610 CMR 6.00, the following terms will mean:

Age. Used consistent with its definition in the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 42 U.S.C. section 6101 et seq. and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 as amended, 29 U.S.C. section 621 et seq.

Board. the Board of Higher Education established by Massachusetts M.G.L. c. 15A or its successor.

Employment and admissions. shall include recruitment.

Handicapped or disabled. Used consistent with its definition in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. section 701 et seq. Americans with Disabilities Act - 42 U.S.C., section 2101, et seq.

Institution. Each public college or university, including each campus or other subdivision thereof, of higher education within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as set forth in M.G.L. c. 15A, § 5.

Minorities or minority groups. Persons legally residing in the United States who are Black, Cape Verdean, Western Hemisphere Hispanic, Eskimo, American Indian, Asian or Pacific Islander.

Personnel/admission policies and practices. All formal or informal, expressed or implied policies, programs, and practices affecting employment, recruitment and admission with in an institution, segment, or the Board. This will include but is not limited to recruitment, admission, retention, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, transfer, suspension, termination, tenure, and all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment/admission within the control of a segment, institution or the Board.

Student. Any individual enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in an institution.