(a) The employee handbook or manual of every state department, agency, board, commission, and institution of higher education and every employee handbook or manual of every constitutional office shall include the following statement:
“The State of Arkansas does not discriminate in access to employment opportunities or in employment or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.”.
(b) A statement included in an employee handbook or manual under this section does not affect any preference given to veterans in employment.