Florida Florida Statutes

§ 215.4702 — Investments in publicly traded companies operating in Northern Ireland

FS § 215.4702Ch. 215

Statute text

(1)As used in this section, the term:(a) “MacBride Principles” means the objectives for companies operating in Northern Ireland to:1. Increase the representation of individuals from underrepresented religious groups in the workforce, including managerial, supervisory, administrative, clerical, and technical jobs. 2. Provide adequate security for the protection of minority employees both at the workplace and while traveling to and from work. 3. Ban provocative religious or political emblems from the workplace. 4. Publicly advertise all job openings and make special recruitment efforts to attract applicants from underrepresented religious groups. 5. Provide that layoff, recall, and termination procedures should not in practice favor particular religious groups. 6. Abolish job reservations, apprenticeship restrictions, and differential employment criteria that discriminate on the basis of religion or ethnic origin. 7. Develop 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. Establish procedures to assess, identify, and actively recruit minority employees with potential for further advancement. 9. Appoint senior management staff members to oversee affirmative action efforts and to set up timetables to carry out affirmative action principles.

(b)The endowment and retirement funds of the universities of the State University System are required to comply with the divestment requirement and prohibition of acquiring securities of companies or other entities on the Scrutinized Companies or Other Entities that Boycott Israel List. The endowment and retirement funds of the universities of the State University System are provided the same exemption as provided in paragraph (3)(d).