Exhibit_E_Statement_of_Compliance_with_Nondiscrimination_Laws.doc

Indigent Remains & Deceased Body Transport Services RFP

EXHIBIT E

Release Date: November 2023

NONDISCRIMINATION CLAUSE

1. CONTRACTOR shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, ancestry, marital status, color, religious creed, political belief, national origin, ethnic group identification, sex, sexual orientation, age, medical condition, or physical or mental disability. CONTRACTOR shall take affirmative action to provide that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, ancestry, marital status, color, religious creed, political belief, national origin, ethnic group identification, sex, sexual orientation, age, medical condition, or physical or mental disability. Such action shall include but not be limited to the following: employment, promotion, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. CONTRACTOR agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by CONTRACTOR setting forth the provisions of this Equal Opportunity Clause.

2. CONTRACTOR agrees and assures COUNTY that it will comply with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and in particular Section 272.6; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; California Civil Code Section 51 et seq., as amended, California Government Code Section 12940 (c), (h) (1), (i), and (j); California Government Code, Section 4450; Title 22, California Code of Regulations 98000 - 98413, and other applicable federal and state laws as well as their implementing regulations (including 45 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 80, 84, and 91, 7 CFR Part 15 and 28 CFR Part 42), by ensuring that employment practices and the administration of public assistance and social services programs are nondiscriminatory, to the effect that no person shall because of distinctions based on race, ancestry, marital status, color, religious creed, political belief, national origin, ethnic group identification, sex, sexual orientation, age, medical condition, or physical or mental disability be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of , or be otherwise subject to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal or state financial assistance; and hereby gives assurance that it will immediately take any measures necessary to effectuate this Agreement. For the purposes of this Agreement, discrimination based on race, ancestry, marital status, color, religious creed, political belief, national origin, ethnic group identification, sex, sexual orientation, age, medical condition, or physical or mental disability include but are not limited to the following: denying a participant any service or benefit; providing any service or benefit to a participant which is different, or is provided in a different manner or at a different time from that provided to other participants under this Agreement; subjecting a participant to segregation or separate treatment in any matter related to his/her receipt of any services; restricting a participant in any way in the enjoyment of any advantage or privilege enjoyed by others receiving any service or benefit; treating a participant differently from others in determining whether he/she satisfies any admission, enrollment quota, eligibility, membership, or other requirement or condition which individuals must meet in order to be provided any service or benefit; the assignment of times or places for the provision of service on the basis of race, ancestry, marital status, color, religious creed, political belief, national origin, ethnic group identification, sex, sexual orientation, age, medical condition, or physical or mental disability of the participants to be served. For the purposes of this Agreement, facility access for the disabled must comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504. COUNTY and CONTRACTOR will take affirmative action to insure that intended beneficiaries are provided services without regard to race, ancestry, marital status, color, religious creed, political belief, national origin, ethnic group identification, sex, sexual orientation, age, medical condition, or physical or mental disability

This assurance is given in consideration and for the purpose of obtaining any and all federal and state assistance; and CONTRACTOR hereby gives assurance that administrative methods/procedures which have the effect of subjecting individuals to discrimination or defeating the objectives of the CDSS Manual of Policies and Procedures (MPP) Chapter 21, will be prohibited.

By making this assurance, the CONTRACTOR agrees to compile data, maintain records and submit reports as required, to permit effective enforcement of the aforementioned laws, rules and regulations and permit authorized COUNTY, CDSS and/or federal government personnel, during normal working hours, to review such records, books and accounts as needed to ascertain compliance. If there are any violations of this assurance, COUNTY shall have the right to invoke all remedies available at law or equity, and specifically including fiscal sanctions or other legal remedies in accordance with Welfare and Institutions Code Section 10605, or Government Code Section 11135-11139.5, or any other laws, or the issue may be referred to the appropriate federal agency for further compliance action and enforcement of this assurance.

3. CONTRACTOR shall provide an atmosphere free of sexual harassment for its employees, clients, volunteers, and employees.

4. CONTRACTOR shall in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of CONTRACTOR, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ancestry, marital status, color, religious creed, political belief, national origin, ethnic group identification, sex, sexual orientation, age, medical condition, or physical or mental disability.

5. CONTRACTOR shall send, to each labor union or representative of workers with which it has a collective bargaining agreement, a notice to be provided by CONTRACTOR, advising the labor union or worker’s representative of CONTRACTOR’S commitment under this Equal Opportunity Clause and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.

6. The contractor shall include the nondiscrimination and compliance provisions of this clause in all subcontracts to perform work under the agreement.

Nondiscrimination

Statement of Compliance

, (agency name), hereinafter referred to as “prospective contractor” hereby certifies, unless specifically exempted, compliance with Government Code Section 12990 and California Administrative Code, Title II, Division 4, Chapter 5 in matters relating to the development, implementation, and maintenance of a nondiscrimination program. Prospective contractor agrees not to unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applications for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, sex, or age (over forty).

I hereby swear that I am duly authorized to legally bind the

(name of official) prospective contractor to the above-described certification. I am fully aware that this certification executed on in the county of is made under

(date)

(county) the penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of California.

Signature

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Exhibit E