Sec. 05.11.02.09. Nondiscrimination; Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace

A. Grant recipients, contractors, agencies, or subcontractors may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or age, except with regard to age as permitted under the federal Housing for Older Persons Act, as amended from time to time, or other similar federal laws, in any aspect of the Program, or in any aspect of employment by any grant recipient, contractor, agency, local administrator, and subcontractor in connection with any property assisted under the Program.

B. Each grant recipient, contractor, agency, local administrator, and subcontractor shall comply with all applicable federal, State, and local laws and the Department policies and programs regarding discrimination, equal opportunity in employment, housing and credit practices, and drugand alcohol free workplaces, including:

(1) Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;

(2) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended;

(3) The Department’s Minority Business Enterprise Program, as amended;

(4) Executive Order 01.01.1989.18, Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace, and any Department or State regulations adopted or to be adopted to carry out the requirements of that Order;

(5) The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, as amended;

(6) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended; and

(7) State Government Article, Title 20, Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended.

C. Covenants implementing these requirements, including affirmative action measures, shall be included in appropriate agreements between the Department and other parties.