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CASS COUNTY <br />GOVERNMENT <br />County <br />Administrator <br />Bonnie Johnson <br />Box 2806 <br />211 Ninth Street South <br />Fargo, North Dakota 58108 <br />701-241.5720 <br />Fax:701-297.6020 <br />www.casscountynd.gov <br />MEMO <br />TO: Cass County Commissioners <br />FROM: Bonnie Johnson <br />County Administrator <br />DATE: May 26, 2009 <br />SUBJECT: Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) <br />On March 2, 2009, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) <br />officially released proposed regulations under GINA 2008. The proposed <br />regulations are designed to implement the legal requirements underTitle II of <br />GINA, which bans the use of genetic information in the employment context. <br />Under the general rule of GINA, the county may not acquire genetic <br />information from employees, unless the request falls under one of the six <br />exceptions. I do not foresee any issues with this in Cass County. <br />Based on the nature of our equal employment opportunity process, the <br />provision ("genetic information") will be added to our policy 4.20 in the <br />second paragraph dealing with equal opportunity. The provision becomes <br />effective on November 21, 2009. <br />SUGGESTED MOTION: <br />Move to amend Personnel Policy 4.20 Recruiting, Screening and Hiring. <br />K:\HEATH ER\MEMO-BJ.doc <br />