No contract shall be awarded unless the sponsoring organization includes in its application the following assurances:
(1) No person in this state, on the grounds of sex, age, race, color, religion, national origin, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical handicap, shall be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under the act;
(2) The sponsoring organization shall actively seek to employ for all staff positions supported by funds provided under the act, and for all staff positions supported by matching funds under any contract, including supervisory, technical and administrative positions, persons who qualify as displaced homemakers;
(3) Services provided to displaced homemakers under the contract shall be provided without payment of any fees for the services: Provided, That the executive director may approve exceptions to this requirement upon determining that such exceptions would be in the best interest of displaced homemaker program objectives;
(4) First priority for all services provided under the contract shall be given to persons who qualify in all regards as displaced homemakers. Other persons in need of the services due to similar circumstances may be assisted if provision of such assistance shall not in any way interfere with the provision of services to displaced homemakers as defined in the act. The sponsoring organization shall include in its reports separate and distinct accountability for services to displaced homemakers and to other persons in need of the services;
(5) The sponsoring organization agrees to comply in full with the accounting and reporting requirements set forth in WAC
131-49-190 and such other accounting and reporting requirements as may be established by the executive director.
(6) The sponsoring organization agrees to participate in evaluation procedures, including the use of all specified uniform client classification forms for persons to whom services are provided, and specified uniform evaluation questionnaires;
(7) The sponsoring organization will actively seek to coordinate activities under the contract with related activities and services provided by other organizations;
(8) The sponsoring organization understands and agrees that payments from the board under the contract will be provided monthly or quarterly upon submission and approval of payment requests in a form and containing information specified by the executive director of the board, and that approval of payments shall be conditioned upon the executive director's determination that the sponsoring organization is in compliance with the terms of the contract and this chapter;
(9) The executive officer of the sponsoring organization has reviewed the application, including all assurances contained therein, and is authorized to submit the application and execute a contract in accordance with the application if it is approved by the board; and
(10) The executive director and staff of the board will be provided access to financial and other records pursuant to the contract.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
28B.04 RCW. WSR 08-21-041, § 131-49-100, filed 10/8/08, effective 11/8/08. WSR 07-23-089, recodified as § 131-49-100, filed 11/20/07, effective 11/20/07. Statutory Authority: Chapter
28B.04 RCW. WSR 01-10-020, § 250-44-100, filed 4/23/01, effective 5/24/01; WSR 01-01-050, amended and recodified as § 250-44-100, filed 12/11/00, effective 1/11/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter
28B.04 RCW, as amended. WSR 87-16-061 (Order 4-87, Resolution No. 87-57), § 250-44-090, filed 7/31/87; WSR 84-14-084 (Order 2/84, Resolution No. 84-76), § 250-44-090, filed 7/3/84; WSR 82-15-018 (Order 2-82, Resolution No. 82-54), § 250-44-090, filed 7/12/82. Statutory Authority: RCW
28B.10.806. WSR 79-09-042 (Order 7-79, Resolution No. 80-4), § 250-44-090, filed 8/17/79.]