This booklet outlines the New Jersey State Department of Education's affirmative action plan to achieve equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment in the State Department of Education. The plan calls for compliance with federal and state legislation regulating employment practices and requiring fairness and equity in hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, recruitment, termination, pay rates, benefits, and selection for training or academic leave. Under the plan, the commissioner of education is responsible for guaranteeing affirmative action compliance within not only the state department, but in all other educational agencies receiving resources from the state, including local school districts. The plan provides for state department personnel, including an affirmative action officer, coordinator, and advisory committee, to oversee its implementation. (Author/DS)