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Coordinator Training

Coordinator Training. Civil Rights Laws & Coordinator Roles and Responsibilities. CIVIL RIGHT LAWS. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, 1964 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 The Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA) of 1994 .

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Coordinator Training

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  1. Coordinator Training Civil Rights Laws & Coordinator Roles and Responsibilities ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  2. CIVIL RIGHT LAWS ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  3. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, 1964 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 The Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA) of 1994 The Americans with Disability Act of 1990 (ADA) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Food Stamp Act of 1964 Federal Nondiscrimination Laws that apply to programs ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  4. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • ….prohibits discrimination on the basis of “race, color, or national origin…Under any programs or activity receiving federal assistance” • 42 U.S.C.:2000d ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  5. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (504) • No qualified individual with a disability in the US shall be excluded from denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that receives Federal financial assistance. ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  6. The Americans with Disability Act of 1990 • Title I – Employment • Title II– Accessibility of Programs and Services in the Public Sector; Transportation • Title III– Public Accommodations and Services in the Private Sector • Title IV-Telecommunications • Title V – Miscellaneous provisions ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  7. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 No person in the US shall, on the basis of age, be excluded from participation, in be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  8. MULTIETHNIC PLACEMENT ACT as Amended by Section 1808 • No public children services agency, private child placing agency or private non-custodial agency shall deny any person the opportunity to become an adoptive parent on the basis of race, color or national origin of that person, or the child involved; nor delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption on the basis or race, color or national origin of the adoptive parent or parents, or of the child involved. ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  9. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities that receive or benefit from Federal assistance. A provider may not exclude, deny or provide different or lesser services to applicants or beneficiaries on the basis or sex. ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  10. Food Stamp Act of 1964 • Prohibits Discrimination against any household by reason of race, religious creed, national origin, or political beliefs prohibited in the certification of applicant households. ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  11. Protected Classes • Race • Color • National Origin • Disability • Religion • Age • Ancestry • Sex • Citizenship/Participation Status • Political Affiliation ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  12. BCR & County Coordinators Roles and Responsibilities ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  13. BCR Roles --Serve as liaison between ODJFS, County Agencies and Federal oversight agencies. ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  14. BCR Responsibilities --Investigate discrimination complaints. --Prepare investigative reports --Provide training and technical assistance ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  15. BCR Responsibilities --Conduct civil rights compliance reviews of county agencies. --Prepare reports of civil rights compliance to the federal oversight agencies when requested. ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  16. Coordinator Roles --Serve as a liaison for ODJFS-BCR --Take complaints from customers --Monitor and Record Complaints ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  17. Coordinator Responsibilities Process for filing a complaint ---Phone ---Writing ---Person Forward all alleged civil rights complaints ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  18. Coordinator Responsibilities Filing a complaint ---Who can file? ---Where to filed? ---What are the timeframes for filing? ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  19. Coordinator Responsibilities Correspondences • Letter of Acceptance (LOA) • Letter of Engagement (LOE) • Position Statements • Letter of Final Report ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  20. Coordinator Responsibilities • Do fact finding of information for purposes of submitting information to BCR. ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  21. Coordinator Responsibilities Inform the customer Do not retaliate against a complainant Cooperate fully with ODJFS-BCR Maintain contact with ODJFS-BCR ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  22. Coordinator Responsibilities Training and Monitoring ---Agency Staff ---Contractors/Subcontractors…… ---Civil Rights Plan ---LEP Plan ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  23. Questions ????? ODJFS - BCR July 2008

  24. Contact Information ODJFS-BCR 30 E. Broad Street, 37th floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone: 614-644-2703 Fax: 614-752-6381 ODJFS - BCR July 2008

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