The State is subject to certain governmental recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations. In order to comply with these laws, the State or local government invites employees to voluntarily self-identify their race/ethnicity. Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information obtained will be kept confidential and may only be used in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws, executive orders, and regulations, including those that required the information to be summarized and reported in aggregate to the federal government for civil rights enforcement. When reported, the data will not identify any specific individual. If you choose not to self-identify at this time, the federal government requires this employer to determine this information by visual survey and/or other available information.