ADMINISTRATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES WPPM #190-20 Subject: Local Agency Staffing Requirements Item: Civil Rights Training

Revised January 21, 2025 California WIC Policy and Procedure Manual Page 1 of 1 PURPOSE: To ensure local agencies (LAs) comply with federal and state requirements when training staff on civil rights. POLICY: I. The LA must ensure that all newly hired staff receive the required initial training within three months of hire. Refer to WPPM 1000-30. II. The LA must ensure that all staff receive the required training annually (once each calendar year) on civil rights-related laws and procedures. III. LAs may develop their own training covering the required components in the Local Agency Developed Training Checklist: Civil Rights. A. Checklist must be completed and submitted to CDPH/WIC annually as part of the Nutrition Services Plan. B. LA staff must maintain the annual approved checklist for review at Program Monitoring Visits. IV. The LA may use expert partners to provide training and consultant services for any staff who have completed the original initial training. PROCEDURES: I. The LA must use the CDPH/WIC developed Civil Rights training on the Learning Management System (LMS), LA developed training with approved checklist, or expert partner to conduct the annual training. II. The LA must maintain a record of staff attendance at the training by tracking completion in the LMS. The LMS will maintain a permanent record of the date training was completed. AUTHORITY: 7 CFR §246.3(f) 7 CFR §246.6(b)(10) 7 CFR §246.8 7 CFR §246.25(a)(1) FNS Instruction 113-1Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement 22 CCR §40693 CROSS REFERENCE: WPPM 1000-30 Required Trainings for Employees Local Agency Developed Training Checklist: Civil Rights