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STATE OF ARKANSAS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES REVISED 2023 Page 32 of 46 State Steering Committees Separate Steering Committees are currently in place to provide input and direct the State's Abstinence and Unwed Birth Prevention initiatives. The Governor's Abstinence Education Steering Committee, composed of ten members appointed by the Governor, was established by Executive Order of the Governor. This committee provides input regarding abstinence education programs on a statewide basis. The Unwed Birth Prevention Steering Committee is a legislatively appointed committee of twenty members. This committee provides oversight and makes recommendations regarding the Unwed Birth Prevention Program. Section 9 GENERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIONS 9.1 Nondiscrimination In accordance with Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) Policy 2002, no person shall be prevented from participation, be denied benefits or be subject to discrimination on the basis of age, religion, disability, political affiliation, veteran status, sex, race, color, or national origin. The Division will comply with the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Division has the responsibility of informing applicants and recipients that assistance is provided on a nondiscriminatory basis and of their right to file a complaint with the agency or federal government if they think that discrimination has occurred on the basis of age, religion, disability, political affiliation, veteran status, sex, race, color, or national origin. 9.2 Safeguarding Information It is unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the Transitional Employment Assistance program, for any person or persons to solicit, disclose, receive, make use of, or to authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of, any list of names, of or any information concerning persons applying for or receiving such assistance. This includes information from the records, papers, files or communications of the State or Local or County Office; or information acquired in the course of the performance of official duties. Information concerning an applicant, recipient, or other persons known to the Division will not be made available without the written consent of the applicant, recipient, or other persons known to the Division except to authorized employees of the Division of Workforce Services and Department of Human Services and other state or federally funded agencies for certain purposes