Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2013 -04 FDLE--traffic homicide — reading text

-0690. i. The subgrant recipient must have procedures in place for responding to discrimination complaints that employees and clients, customers, and program participants file directly with the subgrant recipient. j. Any discrimination complaints file with FDLE will be reviewed by FDLE' s Inspector General and referred to the Office for Civil Rights, the Florida Commission on Human Relations, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, based on the nature of the complaint. k. Americans with Disabilities Act Subgrant recipients must comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA), Public Law 101 - 336, which prohibits discrimination by public and private entities on the basis of disability and requires certain accommodations be made with regard to employment ( Title 1), state and local government services and transportation ( Title II), public accommodations ( Title III), and telecommunications ( Title IV). I. Limited English Proficiency ( LEP) In accordance with Department of Justice Guidance pertaining to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U. S. C. § 2000d, recipients of Federal financial assistance must take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to their programs and activities for persons with LEP. For more information on the civil rights responsibilities that recipients have in providing language services to LEP individuals, please see the website at www lep rev. Page 11 SFY 2013  Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ( JAG) Program Florida Department of Law Enforcement m. Equal Treatment for Faith Based Organizations The subgrant recipient agrees to comply with the applicable requirements of 28 C.F. R. Part 38, the Department of Justice regulation governing "Equal Treatment for Faith Based Organizations" ( the " Equal Treatment Regulation'). The Equal Treatment Regulation provides in part that Department of Justice grant awards of direct funding may not be used to fund any inherently religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization. Recipients of direct grants may still engage in inherently religious activities, but such activities must be separate in time or place from the Department of Justice funded program, and participation in such activities by individuals receiving services from the grantee or a sub -grantee must be voluntary. The Equal Treatment Regulation also makes clear that organizations participating in programs directly funded by the Department of Justice are not permitted to discriminate in the provision of services on the basis of a beneficiary' s religion. Notwithstanding any other special condition of this award, faith -based organizations may, in some circumstances, consider religion as a basis for employment. See wwwoiogov /abouUocr /ecual fbo. htm, 33. Immigration and Nationality Act No public funds will intentionally be awarded to any contractor who knowingly employs unauthorized alien workers, constituting a violation of the employment provisions contained in 8 U. S. C. Section 1324a( e), Section 274A( e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (" INA") The Department shall consider the employment by any contractor of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A(e) of the INA. Such violation by the subgrant recipient of the employment provisions contained in Section 274A( e) of the INA shall be grounds for unilateral cancellation of this contract by the Department. 34. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) a. The subgrant recipient agrees to assist FDLE in complying with the NEPA, the National Historic Preservation Act, and other related federal environmental impact analyses requirements in the use of subgrant funds by the subgrant recipient. This applies to the following new activities whether or not they are being specifically funded with these subgrant funds. That is, it applies as long as the activity is being conducted by the subgrant recipient or any third party and the activity needs to be undertaken in order to use these subgrant funds, 1) New construction; 2) Minor renovation or remodeling of a property either ( a) listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or ( b) located within a 100 -year flood plain; 3) A renovation, lease, or any other proposed use of a building or facility that will either ( a) result in a change in its basic prior use or (b) significantly change its size; and 4) Implementation of a new program involving the use of chemicals other than chemicals that are ( a) purchased as an incidental component of a funded activity and ( b) traditionally used, for example, in office, household, recreational, or educational environments. 5) Implementation of a program relating to clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operations, including the identification, seizure, or closure of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories. b. The subgrant recipient understands and agrees that complying with NEPA may require the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and /or an Environmental Impact Statement, as directed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The subgrant recipient further understands and SFY 2013 Page 12  Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Florida Department of Law Enforcement agrees to the requirements for implementation of a Mitigation Plan, as detailed by the Department of Justice at w bia. gov/ Funding/ nepa.html , for programs relating to methamphetamine laboratory operations. c. For any of a subgrant recipient's existing programs or activities that will be funded by these subgrants, the subgrant recipient, upon specific request from the Department and the U. S. Department of Justice, agrees to cooperate with the Department of Justice in any preparation by Department of Justice of a national or program environmental assessment of that funded program or activity. 35. Non -Procurement, Debarment and Suspension The subgrant recipient agrees to comply with Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension and 2 CFR 180, "OMB Guidelines To Agencies On Governmentwide Debarment And Suspension ( Nonprocuremeni These procedures require the subgrant recipient to certify it shall not enter into any lower tiered covered transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible or is voluntarily excluded from participating in this covered transaction, unless authorized by the Department. If the subgrant is $ 100,000 or more, the subgrant recipient and implementing agency certify that they and their principals' a. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, sentenced to a denial of Federal benefits by a State or Federal court, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency; b. Have not within a three -year period preceding this application been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public ( Federal, State, or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property; c. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph ( 1)( b) of this certification; and d. Have not within a three -year period preceding this application had one or more public transactions ( Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause or default. 36. Federal Restrictions on Lobbying a. Each subgrant recipient agrees to comply with 28 CFR Part 69, " New Restrictions on Lobbying" and shall file the most current edition of the Certification And Disclosure Form, if applicable, with each submission that initiates consideration of such subgrant recipient for award of federal contract, grant, or cooperative agreement of $ 100,000 or more. b. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this agreement was made. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite to entering into this agreement subject to conditions and penalties imposed by 31 USC 1352. Any person who fails to file the required certification is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $ 10, 000 and not more than $ 100, 000 for each failure to file. c. As required by 31 USC 1352, and implemented at 28 CFR 69, for persons entering into a grant or cooperative agreement over $ 100, 000, as defined at 28 CFR 69, the applicant certifies that. 1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or Page 13 SFY 2013  Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ( JAG) Program Florida Department of Law Enforcement employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the making of any Federal grant, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal grant or cooperative agreement; 2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal grant or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form - LLL, " Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions; 3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the