Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 40 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT › Part XVII - Community Services Block Grant › Subpart 1 - CSBG Policy Manual › Chapter 25 - Civil Rights Policy › Section XVII-2503 - Implementation

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The recipient of
				  CSBG financial assistance is required to implement its CSBG approved
				  affirmative action plan and to ensure compliance with this Part. At a minimum,
				  the following requirements must be met.
1.
				  Each subgrantee board shall formally adopt an equal employment opportunity
				  policy and establish an equal opportunity committee which shall reflect the
				  composition of the board in regard to the representation of the public, private
				  and low-income sectors.
2. The
				  equal opportunity committee shall review the determinations of the equal
				  opportunity officer (EOO) regarding complaints of discrimination and shall
				  oversee the enforcement of the subgrantee's civil rights program.
3. Subgrantees shall have at least one EOO,
				  who shall report directly to the board of directors on EEO matters. Resources
				  must be provided to the individual assigned responsibility for the civil rights
				  program as required by this Part; as well as the assignment of such additional
				  personnel as are necessary to carry out the requirements of this Part. The EOO
				  shall not be the executive director, deputy director or personnel officer or
				  their equivalents. The compliance programs director may make a recommendation
				  that the EOO be full-time or part-time.
4. The equal opportunity officer (EOO) shall
				  undergo training as prescribed by the Department of Labor. All expenses
				  incurred by such training shall be borne by the subgrantee.
5. The EOO shall be granted the authority to
				  carry out the following activities:
a.
				  receive and attempt to resolve complaints of discrimination;
b. provide aggrieved persons with information
				  and advise on equal opportunity procedures including local, state and federal
				  redress procedures, and notification of the filing deadlines for equal
				  employment opportunity commission complaints, where applicable;
c. take other steps which may assist in the
				  resolution of a problem, prior to the filing of a formal complaint;
d. assist, if requested by a complainant, in
				  preparing a formal complaint to the Department of Labor of alleged
				  discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national
				  origin, age, disability, political affiliation or beliefs;
e. provide staff leadership in developing,
				  implementing, and evaluating the subgrantee's affirmative action plan (AAP);
				  and
f. provide EEO training and
				  compliance monitoring on an ongoing basis.
6. Subgrantees shall display, in conspicuous
				  places, posters which summarize the rights of the employees, program
				  participants and beneficiaries under the Title VI, of the Civil Rights Act.
				  Such posters shall describe the functions of the EOO and the procedures for
				  filing complaints of discrimination, including the right to complain directly
				  to the Department of Labor as part of their complaint procedure.
7. In addition to the posters, each
				  subgrantee shall make available information regarding the provisions of this
				  Part and its applicability to the program under which the subgrantee receives
				  federal financial assistance and make such information available in such manner
				  as the compliance programs director or designee finds necessary to apprise such
				  persons of the protections against discrimination. In accordance with the
				  Americans with Disabilities Act, this information must be available for
				  individuals with both hearing and vision impairments.
8. Within 30 days of the termination of its
				  subgrant, a report describing the activities and actions taken under its
				  subgrant, including but not limited to changes in employee makeup, agency
				  rules, effects of layoffs, and demotions and promotions, must be submitted to
				  the grantor.