Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 36, September 7, 2024
(a)Legal provision. Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1971, 1975a-1975d, 2000a-2000a-6, 2000b-2000b-3, 2000c-2000c-9, 2000d-2000d-4, 2000e-2000e-17, 2000f, 2000g-2000g-3 and 2000h-2000h-6) discrimination in Federally assisted programs is prohibited. Notwithstanding the limited applicability of the Federal law, the provisions of this chapter apply to all categories of public assistance regardless of sources of financing. Section 601 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.A. § 2000d) states: No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
In addition, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.A. § 794) states:
No otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States, as defined in section 706(7) of this title, shall, solely by reason of his handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance or under any program or activity conducted by any Executive agency or by the United States Postal Service.
(b)General policy. General policy relating to nondiscrimination is as follows: (1) The prohibition against discrimination extends to all forms of assistance, including money payments and vendor payments for medical care, social services and information and referral services.(2) The provisions governing the administration of public assistance are, and shall continue to be, designed to assure equal rights, benefits and opportunities to persons, regardless of race, color, national origin or handicap.