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EXHIBIT A - State of Texas Assurances
<br />As the duly authorized representative of Grantee, I certify that Grantee:
<br />1. Shall comply with Texas Government Code, Chapter 573, by ensuring that no officer, employee, or member of the grantee's governing
<br />body or of the grantee's contractor shall vote or confirm the employment of any person related within the second degree of affinity or the
<br />third degree of consanguinity to any member of the governing body or to any other officer or employee authorized to employ or supervise
<br />such person. This prohibition shall not prohibit the employment of a person who shall have been continuously employed for a period of
<br />two years, or such other period stipulated by local law, prior to the election or appointment of the officer, employee, or governing body
<br />member related to such person in the prohibited degree.
<br />2. Shall insure that all information collected, assembled, or maintained by the grantee relative to a project will be available to the public
<br />during normal business hours in compliance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law.
<br />3. Shall comply with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, which requires all regular, special, or called meetings of governmental bodies
<br />to be open to the public, except as otherwise provided by law or specifically permitted in the Texas Constitution.
<br />4. Shall comply with Section 231.006, Texas Family Code, which prohibits payments to a person who is in arrears on child support payments.
<br />5. Shall not contract with or issue a license, certificate, orpermit to the owner, operator, or administrator of a facility if the grantee is a health,
<br />human services, public safety, or law enforcement agency and the license, permit, or certificate has been revoked by another health and
<br />human services agency or public safety or law enforcement agency.
<br />6. Shall comply with all rules adopted by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement pursuant to Chapter 1701, Texas Occupations Code,
<br />or shall provide the grantor agency with a certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement that the agency is in the process
<br />of achieving compliance with such rules if the grantee is a law enforcement agency regulated by Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1701.
<br />7. Shall follow all assurances. When incorporated into a grant award or contract, standard assurances contained in the application package
<br />become terms or conditions for receipt of grant funds. Administering state agencies and grantees shall maintain an appropriate contract
<br />administration system to insure that all terms, conditions, and specifications are met. (See UGMS Section _.36 for additional guidance on
<br />contract provisions).
<br />8. Shall comply with the Texas Family Code, Section 261.101, which requires reporting of all suspected cases of child abuse to local law
<br />enforcement authorities and to the Texas Department of Child Protective and Regulatory Services. Grantee shall also ensure that all
<br />program personnel are properly trained and aware of this requirement.
<br />9. Shall comply with all federal statutes relating to nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title VI of the Civil Rights
<br />Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin; (b) Title IX of the Education
<br />Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex; (c) Section
<br />504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicaps and the
<br />Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 including Titles I, II, and III of the Americans with Disability Act which prohibits recipients from
<br />discriminating on the basis of disability in the operation of public entities, public and private transportation systems, places of public
<br />accommodation, and certain testing entities, 44 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C.
<br />§§6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-255), as
<br />amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention,
<br />Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to the nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse or
<br />alcoholism; (g) §§523 and 527 of the Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. §§290dd-3 and 290ee-3), as amended, relating to
<br />confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§3601 et seq.), as
<br />amended, relating to nondiscrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing; (i) any other nondiscrimination provisions in the specific
<br />statute(s) under which application for Federal assistance is being made; and 0) the requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s)
<br />which may apply to this Grant.
<br />10. Shall comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis -Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. §§276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40 U.S.C.
<br />§276c and 18 U.S.C. §874), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. §§327-333), regarding labor standards for
<br />federally assisted construction subagreements.
<br />11. Shall comply with requirements of the provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Act of 1970 (P.L.
<br />91-646), which provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or federally
<br />assisted programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real property acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal participation
<br />in purchases.
<br />12. Shall comply with the provisions of the Hatch Political Activity Act (5 U.S.C. §§7321-29), which limit the political activity of employees
<br />whose principal employment activities are funded in whole or in part with Federal funds.
<br />13. Shall comply with the minimum wage and maximum hours provisions of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the Intergovernmental
<br />Personnel Act of 1970, as applicable.
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