Section 250-900-2 - APPLICATION ASSISTANT CERTIFICATIONA. All application assistants must be certified by the Secretary of State's office to participate in this program.B. Application Assistant Certification will only be awarded when the prospective application assistant: 1. is a service provider or works with an agency and can demonstrate to the Secretary relevant qualifications to work with victims of domestic abuse, rape, sexual assault or stalking;2. successfully completes any program orientation or training session sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of State;3. completes an application for prospective application assistants which includes the applicant's name, address, service provider or agency, supervisor's name, relevant qualifications;4. agrees to adhere to the policies, procedures and directions provided by the Address Confidentiality Program program manager for rendering assistance to program applicants; and,5. agrees to adhere to the instructions and terms provided in the application assistant agreement.C. Application assistant certification shall be valid for two years, unless terminated sooner as provided herein.D. The application assistant agrees not to discriminate against any client, or potential program participant, because of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, or mental, physical or sensory disability.E. The application assistant performing under this contract is not deemed to be an employee of the Office of the Secretary of State or an agent of the Secretary of State in any manner whatsoever. The application assistant will not hold herself/himself out as, nor claim to be an officer or employee of the Office of the Secretary of State or of the State of Maine simply because she/he is a program application assistant and will not make any claim, demand, or application to or for any right or privilege applicable to an officer or employee of the Office of the Secretary of State or of the State of Maine.F. An application assistant's certification may be terminated by the Office of the Secretary of State for failing to abide by any requirement in 29-250 Chapter 900 § 2 or for failing to act in accordance with requirements of the Address Confidentiality Program.29- 250 C.M.R. ch. 900, § 2