[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

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);



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    (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 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))