Item 32 - Homeland Security Grant Program Funding

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antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property; (c) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (federal, state, or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (2)(b) of this certification; and (d) Have not within a three-year period preceding this application had one or more public transaction (federal, state, or local) terminated for cause or default. Where the Applicant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, he or she shall attach an explanation to this application. 5. Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity The Applicant will comply with all state and federal statutes relating to non-discrimination, including: (a) Title Vl of the Civil Rights Act of ! 964 (Public Law (P.L.) 88-352 and 42 u.s.c. § 2000d et. seq.) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin and requires that recipients of federal financial assistance take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) to their programs and services; (b) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, (20 u.s.c. §§ 1681-1683, and 1685- 1686), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded educational program or activity; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (29 u.s.c. § 794), which prohibits discrimination against those with disabilities or access and functional needs; (d) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (42 u.s.c. §§ 12101- 12213), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and requires buildings and structures be accessible to those with disabilities and access and functional needs; (e) Age Discrimination Act of 1975, (42 u.s.c. §§ 6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age; (f) Public Health Service Act of 4 9"l2 (42 u.s.c. §§ 290 dd-2), relating to confidentiality of patient records regarding substance abuse treatment; (g) Title Vlll of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 u.s.c. § 3601 et seq.), relating to nondiscrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing as implemented by the Department of Housing and Urban Development at 24 C.F.R. Part100. The prohibition on disability discrimination includes the requirement that new multifamily housing with four or more dwelling units-i.e., the public and common use areas and individual apartment units (all units in buildings with elevators and ground-floor units in buildings without elevators) - be designed and constructed with certain accessible features (See 24 C.F.R. § 100.201 ); (h) Executive Order 11246, which prohibits federal contractors and federally assisted construction contractors and subcontractors, who do over $10,000 in Government business in one year from discriminating in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification or national origin; (i) Executive Order 11375, which bans discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, or national origin in hiring and employment in both the United States federal workforce and on the part of government contractors; (j) California Public Contract Code § 10295.3, which prohibits discrimination based on domestic partnerships and those in same sex marriages; Initials