Disability and Veteran Policy Statement : 1:08:10:07

Responsible Executive: Executive Vice President for Business and Finance 

Responsible Officer: Executive for Human Resource

I. Purpose

Motlow State Community College’s (Motlow) commitment to equal employment opportunity for persons with disabilities, disabled veterans, and other protected veterans culminated in the issuance of the following policy statement by the President 

II. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, DISABLED VETERANS & OTHER PROTECTED VETERANS

The President of Motlow is fully committed to provide equal employment opportunities to all persons as provided in the equal employment opportunity. .  Furthermore, the President reaffirms the college’s commitment to equal employment opportunities for disabled applicants and employees including disabled veterans and other protected veterans. 

  1. It is the policy of Motlow to make reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees.  Reasonable accommodations will be determined by the need of the individual with a disability, the efficient operation of the institution, and feasibility of the costs associated with the accommodations. 
  2. Decisions to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications will be made without regard to disability or veteran status. 
  3. Personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, institutional sponsored training, education, tuition assistance, social and recreation programs will be administered without regard to disability or veteran status. 
  4. Furthermore, Motlow ‘s policy requires the appropriate dissemination of the President’s declaration so that it will be widely known that the institution subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity for persons with disabilities, disabled veterans and other protected veterans. 

Sources

History

April 14, 2005; February 20, 2007; Approved by the Leadership Council on March 2, 2017 Revised:  May 26, 2026 

IOC Approved:  June 24, 2026 

President’s Cabinet Approved: July 14, 2026 

Effective Date/Approved: March 2, 2017; July 14, 2026