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A. Civil Rights 1. Compliance The Subrecipient agrees to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, Title vrn of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 as amended, Section 109 of Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 11063, and with Executive Order 11246 as amended by Executive Orders 11375 and 12086 and all other applicable requirements of24 C.F.R. Part 570, Subpart K. 2. Nondiscrimination The Subrecipient will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or other handicap, age marital status, or status with regard to public assistance. The Subrecipient will take affirmative action to insure that all employment practices are free from such discrimination. Such employment practices include but are not limited to the following: hiring, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff, termination, rates of payor other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Subrecipient agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the Subrecipient setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. Subrecipient shall also abide by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20U.S.C. - 1681 et seq.) which prohibits sex discrimination in federally assisted education programs. 3. Section 504 The Subrecipient agrees to comply with any federal regulations issued pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (29 U.S.C. 706), which prohibits discrimination against the handicapped in any federally assisted program. The Grantee shall provide the Subrecipient with any guidelines necessary for compliance with that portion of the regulations in force during the term of this Agreement. 4. Drug Free Workplace All profit or non-profit agencies or organizations receiving state or federal grant funds under the official sponsorship of Harris County must certify on an annual basis their compliance with the requirements of the Drug Free- Workplace Act of 1988. Employees are specifically prohibited from manufacturing, distributing, possessing, purchasing, and using illegal drugs or controlled substances in the 13