[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR461.10]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 461--ADULT EDUCATION STATE-ADMINISTERED BASIC GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart B--How Does a State Apply for a Grant?
 
Sec. 461.10  What documents must a State submit to receive a grant?


    An SEA shall submit the following to the Secretary as one document:
    (a) A State plan, developed once every four years, that meets the 
requirements of the Act and contains the information required in 
Sec. 461.12.
    (b) A State application consisting of program assurances, signed by 
an authorized official of the SEA, to provide that--
    (1) The SEA will provide such methods of administration as are 
necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the Act;
    (2) Federal funds granted to the State under the Act will be used to 
supplement, and not supplant, the amount of State and local funds 
available for uses specified in the Act;
    (3) Programs, services, and activities funded in accordance with the 
uses specified in section 322 of the Act are designed to expand or 
improve the quality of adult education programs, including programs for 
educationally disadvantaged adults, to initiate new programs of high 
quality, or, if necessary, to maintain programs;
    (4) The SEA will provide such fiscal control and fund accounting 
procedures as may be necessary to ensure proper disbursement of, and 
accounting for, Federal funds paid to the State (including Federal funds 
paid by the State to eligible recipients under the Act);
    (5) The SEA has instituted policies and procedures to ensure that 
copies of the State plan and all statements of general policy, rules, 
regulations, and procedures will be made available to the public;
    (6) The SEA will comply with the maintenance of effort requirements 
in section 361(b) of the Act;

    Cross-Reference: See Sec. 461.42 What is the maintenance of effort 
requirement?

    (7) Adults enrolled in adult basic education programs, including 
programs

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for adults with limited English proficiency, will not be charged 
tuition, fees, or any other charges, or be required to purchase any 
books or any other materials that are needed for participation in the 
program;
    (8) The SEA may use not more than 20 percent of the funds granted to 
the State under the Act for programs of equivalency for a certificate of 
graduation from secondary school;
    (9) As may be required by the Secretary, the SEA will report 
information concerning special experimental demonstration projects and 
teacher training projects supported under section 353 of the Act; and
    (10) The SEA annually will report information abut the State's adult 
education students, programs, expenditures, and goals, as may be 
required by the Secretary. (Approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget under control number 1830-0026.)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1203a(b)(2), 1206(a), 1206b, 1207a, 1208, and 
1209(b))