[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 24, Volume 4]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 24CFR984.203]

[Page 685]
 
                 TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
CHAPTER IX--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, 
               DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
 
PART 984_SECTION 8 AND PUBLIC HOUSING FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM
--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart B_Program Development and Approval Procedures
 
Sec. 984.203  FSS family selection procedures.

    (a) Preference in the FSS selection process. a PHA has the option of 
giving a selection preference for up to 50 percent of its public housing 
FSS slots and of its Section 8 FSS slots respectively to eligible 
families, as defined in Sec. 984.103, who have one or more family 
members currently enrolled in an FSS related service program or on the 
waiting list for such a program. The PHA may limit the selection 
preference given to participants in and applicants for FSS related 
service programs to one or more eligible FSS related service programs. a 
PHA that chooses to exercise the selection preference option must 
include the following information in its Action Plan:
    (1) The percentage of FSS slots, not to exceed 50 percent of the 
total number of FSS slots for each of its FSS programs, for which it 
will give a selection preference;
    (2) The FSS related service programs to which it will give a 
selection preference to the programs' participants and applicants; and
    (3) The method of outreach to, and selection of, families with one 
or more members participating in the identified programs.
    (b) FSS selection without preference. For those FSS slots for which 
the PHA chooses not to exercise the selection preference provided in 
paragraph (a) of this section, the FSS slots must be filled with 
eligible families in accordance with an objective selection system, such 
as a lottery, the length of time living in subsidized housing, or the 
date the family expressed an interest in participating in the FSS 
program. The objective system to be used by the PHA must be described in 
the PHA's Action Plan.
    (c) Motivation as a selection factor--(1) General. a PHA may screen 
families for interest, and motivation to participate in the FSS program, 
provided that the factors utilized by the PHA are those which solely 
measure the family's interest, and motivation to participate in the FSS 
program.
    (2) Permissible motivational screening factors. Permitted 
motivational factors include requiring attendance at FSS orientation 
sessions or preselection interviews, and assigning certain tasks which 
indicate the family's willingness to undertake the obligations which may 
be imposed by the FSS contract of participation. However, any tasks 
assigned shall be those which may be readily accomplishable by the 
family, based on the family members' educational level, and 
disabilities, if any. Reasonable accommodations must be made for 
individuals with mobility, manual, sensory, speech impairments, mental 
or developmental disabilities.
    (3) Prohibited motivational screening factors. Prohibited 
motivational screening factors include the family's educational level, 
educational or standardized motivational test results, previous job 
history or job performance, credit rating, marital status, number of 
children, or other factors, such as sensory or manual skills, and any 
factors which may result in discriminatory practices or treatment toward 
individuals with disabilities or minority or non-minority groups.