Attachment_9__Gender-Based_Violence_Cert.pdf
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This is a Gender-Based Violence Certification document associated with the New York State Department of Health's Request for Applications #20770 for the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Program. The certification requirement applies to organizations seeking to provide health and social support services to migrant and seasonal workers and their families across New York State under a four-year contract period valued at $1,405,724 total ($351,431 annually). The program encompasses two components: services to migrant and seasonal workers and their families in designated economic development regions, and services to children of migrant and seasonal workers. Applicant organizations must be qualified public or not-for-profit community-based health and/or human service providers with established ties to the migrant and seasonal worker population in New York State.
The Gender-Based Violence Certification requires applicants to demonstrate compliance with specific standards and protocols related to addressing gender-based violence in their service delivery. This certification is a mandatory submission requirement for organizations applying for this contract opportunity, which is funded through New York State and federal sources. The certification ensures that selected service providers will deliver culturally and linguistically appropriate services while maintaining commitment to health equity principles and protecting vulnerable migrant and seasonal worker populations, including women and children, from gender-based violence impacts.
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Gender-Based Violence and the Workplace Certification
New York State Finance Law §139-M requires bidders on competitive state procurements to certify that they have a written policy addressing gender-based violence and the workplace and that such policy meets the following minimum requirements:
● Share Information: Employers must provide information regarding gender-based violence where employees can see and access it, including displaying the NYS Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline information and a gender-based violence and the workplace poster.
● Refer Employee-Survivors to Services: The policy must require that the employer refer employees who disclose current or past victim status to the NYS Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline and/or a local service provider. For bidders outside of New York State, referrals should be made to a local provider or statewide hotline. While referrals are required to be provided by the employer, it is not required for the employee to access services.
● Prohibit Retaliation: The policy must clearly state that discrimination or retaliation against employees who identify as victims or survivors of gender-based violence is prohibited.
● Comply with Laws: Ensure your policy follows State law. For employers based in New York State, this means that the policy must follow the SAFE Leave Act, New York State Human Rights Law, and any other relevant laws and regulations.
● Offer Implementation Support: OPDV is able to assist employers in developing and implementing this policy. Employers must provide information to supervisors and human resources, where available, about this technical assistance from OPDV. OPDV can be contacted at workplace@opdv.ny.gov.
By submission of this bid, each bidder and each person signing on behalf of any bidder certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each party thereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty of perjury, that the bidder has and has implemented a written policy addressing gender-based violence and the workplace and has provided such policy to all of its employees, directors and board members. Such policy shall, at a minimum, meet the requirements of subdivision 11 of section five hundred seventy-five of the executive law.
Organization’s signature below certifies its compliance with State Finance Law §139-M.
Organization: __________________________________________
By (signature): ____________________________________
Name (Please Print): _______________________________
Title: ____________________________________________
Date: ____________________
This form must be signed by an authorized executive or legal representative.
If the organization cannot make the above certification, they must provide an attached statement with their bid detailing the reasons therefor.
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