The indeterminate sentence review board, in accordance with federal and state antidiscrimination laws, declares that practices of discrimination against individuals because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, religion, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, threatens not only the rights and proper privileges of such individuals but also menaces the institutions and foundations of a democratic state. All employees and agents of the Washington state indeterminate sentence review board, in the course of their official duties, shall not discriminate against any individual on the basis of such person's race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, religion, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical handicap. This policy also applies to disabled and Vietnam era veterans.