Section 1967-A. Equal opportunity

1. The authority shall ensure that all
  employees and applicants for employment are  afforded  equal  employment
  opportunity without discrimination.
    2.  Except as is otherwise provided by collective bargaining contracts
  or agreements, new employment  opportunities  created  as  a  result  of
  projects  of  the  agency  shall  be  listed  with  the  New  York State
  Department  of  Labor  Community  Services  Division,   and   with   the
  administrative  entity  of  the  service  delivery  area  created by the
  federal job training partnership act (P.L.  No.  97-300)  in  which  the
  project  is  located.  Except  as  is  otherwise  provided by collective
  bargaining contracts or agreements, sponsors of  projects  shall  agree,
  where  practicable, to first consider persons eligible to participate in
  federal job training partnership (P.L. No. 97-300) programs who shall be
  referred by administrative entities of service  delivery  areas  created
  pursuant to such act or by community services division of the department
  of labor for such new employment opportunities.