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California PYs 2020-2023

Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Program

Located in:

Section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)

In the text box below, describe the steps the applicant proposes to take to ensure equitable access to, and participation in, its Federally-assisted program for students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries with special needs provide the information to meet the requirements of Section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), consistent with the following instructions posted at https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/gepa427.doc.

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2018-2019

Current Narrative:

California meets the General Education Provision Act (GEPA) requirements at the state level by ensuring that grantees have submitted a sufficient section 427 statement in the 2020—23 Application for the WIOA, Title II: AEFLA grant. The California Department of Education also requires WIOA, Title II: AEFLA grantees to comply with general assurances that include compliance with:

  • Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the California Fair Employment Practices Act, Government Code §11135; and Chapter 1, Subchapter 4 (commencing with §30) of Division I of Title 5, California Code of Regulations (5 CCR)
  • Title IX (nondiscrimination on the basis of sex) of the Education Amendments of 1972 • The affirmative action provisions of the Education Amendments of 1972. • The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 • Disability laws of (Public Law (PL) 105-17; 34 Code of Federal Regulations (34 CFR) 300, 303; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) The general assurances further require that: • The local governing board has adopted written procedures to ensure prompt response to complaints within 60 days, and has disseminated these procedures to students, employees, parents or guardians, district/school advisory committees, appropriate private school officials or representatives, and other interested parties. (5 CCR, §4600 et seq.)
  • The program using consolidated programs funds does not isolate or segregate students on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status. (United States Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment; California Constitution, Article 1, §7; California Government Code §§11135-11138; 42 USC §2000d; 5 CCR, §3934) California further meets the General Education Provision Act (GEPA) requirements at the state level by:
  • Ensuring that communications to local providers and partners are in compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  • Providing professional development on serving the educational needs of English language learners
  • Providing guidance on the use of technology to assist students with special needs, including distance learning
  • Providing local providers with translations of critical forms, such as the Voluntary Authorization to Share Personally Identifiable Information and Records Form available in 14 languages including Arabic, Cantonese, Eastern Armenian, Hmong, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.