SECTION 842.5. Notice and Communication

(a) Each recipient shall comply with the notice and communication requirements of 29 CFR §§38.34 - 38.40.

(b) The notice required by 29 CFR §38.35 shall be made available to each participant and made part of each participant's file. A copy of an acknowledgment of receipt of notice, in a format determined by the State-Level Agency EO Officer and signed by the participant, must be maintained in each participant's file. This information must be communicated in appropriate languages as required by 29 CFR §38.9 and in formats accessible for individuals with disabilities as required in 29 CFR §38.15.

(c) The notice shall be posted prominently, in reasonable numbers and places, in physical locations and on the recipient's website.

(d) Each recipient shall comply with the tagline requirements of 29 CFR §38.38 for recruitment brochures and other materials as described in 29 CFR §38.38.

(e) When communicating vital information to participants, recipients must incorporate a Babel notice into the communication as required by 29 CFR §38.9(g)(3). The notice must indicate in appropriate languages that language assistance is available free of charge.

(f) For information and services accessed electronically, each recipient shall establish a procedure that ensures that the notice requirements of 29 CFR Part 38 are met.

(g) Each Board shall ensure compliance with and dissemination of information regarding the requirements of 29 CFR Part 38 by assuring that training regarding the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements of WIOA is provided to the Board, the operator of the Workforce Solutions Office, other workforce area recipients, and recipients' staffs.

Source Note: The provisions of this §842.5 adopted to be effective January 4, 2021, 46 TexReg 202