New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 19 - OTHER AGENCIES › NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY › Chapter 30 - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES › Subchapter 7 - DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCEDURE › Section 19:30-7.3 - Required ADA Notice

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to any other advice, assistance or
					 accommodation provided, a copy of the following notice shall be given to anyone
					 who inquires regarding the Authority's compliance with the ADA or the
					 availability of accommodation which would allow a qualified individual with a
					 Disability to receive services or participate in a program or activity provided
					 by the Authority.
AUTHORITY NOTICE OF ADA PROCEDURE
The Authority has adopted an internal grievance procedure
					 providing for prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging any action
					 prohibited by the U.S. Department of Justice regulations implementing Title II
					 of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Title II states, in part, that no
					 otherwise qualified disabled individual shall, solely by reason of such
					 disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be
					 subjected to discrimination in programs or activities sponsored by a public
					 entity.
Rules describing and governing the internal grievance
					 procedure can be found in the New Jersey Administrative Code, N.J.A.C. 19:30-7.
					 As those rules indicate, complaints should be addressed to the Authority's
					 designated ADA Coordinator, who has been designated to coordinate ADA
					 compliance efforts, at the following address:
ADA Coordinator
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
PO Box 990
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0990
1. A complaint may be filed in writing or
				  orally, by any individual (or that individual's authorized representative) who
				  believes that s/he or a specific class of individuals has been subjected to
				  discrimination on the basis of disability. The complaint should contain the
				  name and address of the person filing the complaint and for whom the complaint
				  is being filed, and briefly describe the alleged violation. A form for this
				  purpose is available from the designated ADA coordinator.
2. A complaint should be filed promptly
				  within 20 days from the date of the alleged violation. (Processing of
				  allegations of discrimination which occurred before this grievance procedure
				  was in place will be considered on a case-by-case basis.)
3. An investigation, as may be appropriate,
				  will follow the filing of a complaint. The investigation will be conducted by
				  the Authority's designated ADA Coordinator. The rules contemplate informal but
				  thorough investigations, affording all interested persons and their
				  representatives, if any, an opportunity to submit evidence relevant to a
				  complaint.
4. In most cases a
				  written determination as to the validity of the complaint and a description of
				  the resolution, if any, will be issued by the Designated Decision Maker and a
				  copy forwarded to the complainant no later than 45 days after its
				  filing.
5. The ADA coordinator will
				  maintain the files and records of the Authority relating to the complaints
				  filed.
6. The right of a person to
				  a prompt and equitable resolution of the complaint filed hereunder will not be
				  impaired by the person's pursuit of other remedies such as the filing of an ADA
				  complaint with the responsible Federal department or agency or the New Jersey
				  Division on Civil Rights. Use of this grievance procedure is not a prerequisite
				  to the pursuit of other remedies.
7. The rules will be construed to protect the
				  substantive rights of complainant to meet appropriate due process standards and
				  to assure that the Authority complies with the ADA and implementing Federal
				  rules.