Purpose

It is the purpose of this Act— (1) to empower employers to adopt a skills-based approach to hiring through a voluntary compliance assistance program regarding the appropriate use of employment tests and selection procedures, and (2) to enable employers to proactively submit validation information to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for review to ensure use of such tests and procedures is job-related for the position in question and consistent with business necessity within the meaning of section 703(k)(1)(A)(i) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–2(k)(1)(A)(i)).