[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR270.5]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

                  CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND

              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

    (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)