NUTRITION PROGRAM COMPLIANCE E 3555
\n\nNONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT FOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS
\n\nThe following statement shall be included, in a prominent location, on all forms available to the public regarding the availability of the district's child nutrition programs:
\n\n"In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
\n\nProgram information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
\n\nTo file a program complaint of discrimination, complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to the USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
\n\n(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
\n\nOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
\n\n1400 Independence Avenue, SW
\n\nWashington, D.C. 20250-9410;
\n\n(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
\n\n(3) email: Program.Intake@usda.gov
\n\nOn pamphlets, brochures, and flyers, in the same print size as the rest of the text, the district may print a short version of the nondiscrimination statement, as follows:
\n\n"This institution is an equal opportunity provider."
\n\n\n", "contentText": "NUTRITION PROGRAM COMPLIANCE E 3555 \n\nNONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT FOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS \n\nThe following statement shall be included, in a prominent location, on all forms available to the public regarding the availability of the district's child nutrition programs: \n\n\"In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. \n\nProgram information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. \n\nTo file a program complaint of discrimination, complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to the USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: \n\n(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture \n\nOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights \n\n1400 Independence Avenue, SW \n\nWashington, D.C. 20250-9410; \n\n(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or \n\n(3) email: Program.Intake@usda.gov \n\nOn pamphlets, brochures, and flyers, in the same print size as the rest of the text, the district may print a short version of the nondiscrimination statement, as follows: \n\n\"This institution is an equal opportunity provider.\"", "footnotes": [ { "type": "State", "references": [ { "code": "5 CCR 15580-15584", "description": "Child nutrition programs complaint procedures", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Browse/Home/California/CaliforniaCodeofRegulations?guid=I4431E3804C6911EC93A8000D3A7C4BC3&transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29#I4433B8444C6911EC93A8000D3A7C4BC3" }, { "code": "5 CCR 3080", "description": "Applicability of uniform complaint procedures to complaints regarding students with disabilities", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I31E45F534C6911EC93A8000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)" }, { "code": "5 CCR 4600-4670", "description": "Uniform complaint procedures", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Browse/Home/California/CaliforniaCodeofRegulations?guid=I344559C04C6911EC93A8000D3A7C4BC3&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)" }, { "code": "5 CCR 4900-4965", "description": "Nondiscrimination in elementary and secondary educational programs receiving state or federal financial assistance", "url": "" }, { "code": "Ed. 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