[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1218.4]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
       CHAPTER XII--CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
PART 1218_VISTA VOLUNTEERS_HEARING OPPORTUNITY--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1218.4  Standards for regional plan.

    Each ACTION Domestic Regional Director shall recommend, after 
consultation with representative volunteers, sponsors, and other 
interested persons, the specific procedures to be established for VISTA 
volunteers to present their views concerning the terms and conditions of 
their service. Each proposed plan must incorporate the following 
features:
    (a) A free and open opportunity for volunteers to communicate their 
views to appropriate ACTION regional office officials.
    (b) An opportunity for all volunteers to be heard with respect to 
their views in connection with the terms and conditions of their service 
by a responsible ACTION regional office official, either personally, or 
through democratically selected representatives, on a regular basis. The 
plan must provide such an opportunity to the volunteer at least twice in 
each year, and provide for notice to volunteers of the time and place of 
the meeting at which they may be heard.

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    (c) Appropriate provisions with respect to volunteers' or 
volunteers' representatives travel expense and per diem which enable the 
volunteers or their representatives to attend and present their views to 
the regional office officials at scheduled meetings.
    (d) Response to volunteer's views by appropriate ACTION officials in 
a prescribed period of time.
    (e) Summary reports by each Regional Director to the Deputy 
Associate Director for VISTA and ACTION Education Programs of problems 
and concerns expressed by volunteers concerning terms and conditions of 
their service and action taken in response to such problems and 
concerns.
    (f) An opportunity for any volunteer who feels that his/her concerns 
have not been properly addressed to communicate the same to the Regional 
Director. Such communication shall be included in the Regional 
Director's report to the Deputy Associate Director and shall be reviewed 
by him.