Affirmative Action Plan Toolkit
Affirmative Action Plan Toolkit
The Minnesota Human Rights Act requires businesses seeking to do business with the State of Minnesota to obtain a workforce Certificate of Compliance from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights prior to bidding on, responding to any requests for proposals, or executing any contracts or agreements for goods or services in excess of $100,000.
The MDHR Affirmative Action Plan Toolkit is a tool designed to help you succeed. The AAP Toolkit includes
- Template AAP language revised & shortened
- The AAP template is designed to meet the requirements of the Minnesota Human Rights Act Minn. Stat. §363A.36 and its related Minnesota Administrative Rules 5000.3400 – 5000.3600.
- Convenient Checklists
- Reference links to applicable Administrative Rule in AAP
- Annual Compliance Report references
Affirmative Action Plan Guide
AA Plan Template
You can download the Microsoft Word document below to prepare the narrative sections of your affirmative action plan. The document also explains what charts are required as a part of your plan. The charts are available in Microsoft Excel, with formulas that will perform the required calculations, and as Word files to be filled in manually.
Download How-To Develop an Affirmative Action Plan, available in Word (.doc):
- Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) (Revised address Dec, 2019)
- Download and complete the Workforce Certificate of Compliance Application Form
You may not need to complete all of the charts below. Please review the instructions in the above 'How To' document to determine which charts you need before downloading charts.
Worksheets: Workforce Analysis Worksheets & Labor Force Availability (Excel Format)
- Workforce Analysis Spreadsheet (34kb)
- Availability/Utilization/Underutilization Analysis & Goals Calculator (36kb)
- For small companies with 24 employees or less, please use the Small Company Availability/Utilization/Underutilization Analysis & Goals Calculator (29kb)
Optional worksheets (see the instructions on each Optional Worksheet):
2010 Census Data Available
Data sets from the 2010 Census are available for use in affirmative action plans. Click to access Census Labor Force Availability data (for packets designed for Minnesota employers) or at the U.S. Census Bureau web site (for all available data). Affirmative action plans must use data from the 2010 Census. If you need assistance using the new data, please call 651.539.1100 and ask for Compliance, or email us at compliance.MDHR@state.mn.us