Article First, Section 1
Equal rights for all men.

Article First, Section 3
Freedom of religion for all persons

Article First, Section 20 as amended by Article V and Article XXI of the Amendments to the Connecticut Constitution:
Equal protection under the law for all persons; nondiscrimination in exercise of civil and political rights on the basis of religion, race, color, ancestry, national origin and sex or physical or mental disability


Connecticut General Statutes (hereinafter C.G.S.)

G.S. Section 2-120
Establishment of Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission

C.G.S. Section 2-121
Establishment of African-American Affairs Commission

C.G.S. Section 4-61u
Establishment of programs for career mobility for all levels and job classifications complete with affirmative action annual goals and timetables and accommodation/entry level training of persons with disabilities

C.G.S. Section 4a-60
Affirmative action provisions in state contracts and nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, mental retardation or or physical disability (including blindness).

C.G.S. Section 4a-60a
Nondiscrimination provision in state contracts on the basis of sexual orientation.

C.G.S. Section 4a-60g
Establishment of small business and minority business enterprise set-aside program involving state contracts; administered by Department of Administrative Services.

C.G.S. Section 4a-61
Requirement of procedures for the award of state contracts concerning minority business enterprises.

C.G.S. Section 4a-62
Establishment of Minority Business Review Committee.

C.G.S. Section 5-227
Prohibition of discrimination in state classified service because of discriminatory employment practices (as defined in C.G.S. Section 46a-51) and discrimination due to political affiliation.

C.G.S. Section 8-265c
Nondiscrimination in housing financed by Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, or ancestry, and sex; affirmative action required of contractors engaged in construction of housing financed by CHFA.

C.G.S. Section 10-15c
Discrimination in public schools prohibited on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, and national origin or sexual orientation.

C.G.S. Section 10-17f
Requirement of program of bilingual education in public schools where applicable.

C.G.S. Section 10-18a
Requires use in public schools of instructional materials representative of all races, ethnic origins and both sexes.

C.G.S. Section 10-153
Nondiscrimination in employment of teachers by local or regional boards of education on the basis of sex and marital status

C.G.S. Section 10a-10
Establishment of Office of Educational Opportunity to aid disadvantaged students and ensure workforce diversity in public institutions of higher education.