(a) Each recipient shall collect such data and maintain
such records, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR §§38.41
- 38.45 and the procedures prescribed by the Director of CRC, as the
Director finds necessary to determine whether the recipient has complied
or is complying with the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions
of WIOA and 29 CFR Part 38.
(b) Each recipient shall permit access by the Agency
or its designated agent during normal business hours to its premises
and to its employees and participants for the purpose of conducting
complaint investigations, compliance reviews, and monitoring activities,
and for inspecting and copying such books, records, accounts, and
other materials as may be pertinent to ascertain compliance with and
ensure enforcement of the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity
provisions of WIOA.
(c) Each recipient shall notify the State-Level EO
Officer within five business days of receipt of any complaint, administrative
enforcement action, or lawsuit filed against the recipient alleging
discrimination on the ground of race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, and, for
WIOA beneficiaries only, citizenship or participation in a WIOA Title
I financially assisted program or activity. This notification shall
include:
(1) the names of the parties to the complaint, action,
or lawsuit;
(2) the forum in which each case was filed; and
(3) the relevant case numbers or, if applicable, other
identifying information.
(d) A recipient that is also a subrecipient of a Board
shall provide the Board with the same notice described in subsection
(c) of this section.
(e) To enable the Agency to effectively monitor recipients'
efforts to provide equal access to WIOA Title I-assisted programs
as provided in 29 CFR §38.41, all recipient requests for proposals,
proposals, and contracts shall contain information regarding the proposed
levels of service to different sexes, various racial and ethnic groups,
individuals with disabilities, and individuals in differing age groups.
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