[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR270.5]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 270--DESEGREGATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 270.5  What stipends and related reimbursements are authorized under 
these programs?

    (a) The recipient of an award under 34 CFR parts 271 and 272 may 
pay:
    (1) Stipends to public school personnel who participate in technical 
assistance or training activities funded under these parts for the 
period of their attendance, if the person to whom the stipend is paid 
receives no other compensation for that period; or
    (2) Reimbursement to a responsible governmental agency that pays 
substitutes for public school personnel who:
    (i) Participate in technical assistance or training activities 
funded under these parts; and

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    (ii) Are being compensated by that responsible governmental agency 
for the period of their attendance.
    (b) A recipient may pay the stipends and reimbursements described in 
this section only if it demonstrates that the payment of these costs is 
necessary to the success of the technical assistance or training 
activity, and will not exceed 20 percent of the total award.
    (c) If a recipient is authorized by the Secretary to pay stipends or 
reimbursements (or any combination of these payments), the recipient 
shall determine the conditions and rates for these payments in 
accordance with appropriate State policies, or in the absence of State 
Policies, in accordance with local policies.
    (d) A recipient of a grant under 34 CFR parts 271 and 272 may pay a 
travel allowance described in these parts only to a person who 
participates in a technical assistance or training activity.
    (e) If the participant does not complete the entire scheduled 
activity, the recipient may pay the participant's transportation to his 
or her residence or place of employment only if the participant left the 
training activity because of circumstances not reasonably within his or 
her control.

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2000c-2000c-2, 2000c-5)