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What Laws Apply to Federal Grants: A Historical Perspective
Leigh M. Manasevit, [email protected]
Brustein & Manasevit, PLLCwww.bruman.comSpring Forum 2013
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• 1960s: Congress began recognizing unmet educational needs– Children in Poverty– Students with Disabilities– Vocational Training– Limited English Proficient Students– Homeless Students
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• Federal education programs – Designed to address specific unmet needs
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Limited Federal Capacity
• State administered programs created
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Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Education responsibility generally given to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW)
• United States Office of Education – Divided into program bureaus with specific
responsibility• Elementary and Secondary Education• Vocational Education• Special Education, etc.
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Office of Education
• Bureaus: Responsibility for individual program• Individual programs contained separate
administrative rules– Not always consistent– Burdensome due to differing requirements
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U.S. Department of Education (ED) in 1980
• Education responsibility transferred• HEW becomes ED and Health & Human
Services (HHS)
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ED
• Separation of program function is preserved– Funds allocated to States for program administration– Funds allocated to States for distribution to school districts
– local education agencies (LEAs)
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State Education Agencies (SEAs)
• SEAs expanded– Significant function: Administer federal programs– Divided into program offices• Generally reflect federal organization• Examples– Elementary and Secondary– Students with Disabilities– Career Education
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• Federal Government recognizes inefficiency!– Programs with separate administrative
requirements• Duplication of efforts• Inconsistent requirements• Changes need to be program by
program– Leads to administrative standardization
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Administrative Standardization
• General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)• Education Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR)• Single Audit Act• Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Circulars
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GEPA
• Part of the organic law establishing ED’s structure
• Cross-cutting provisions
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EDGAR
• Department of Education administrative rules covering all ED programs
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Single Audit Act OMB Circular A-133
• Standardized audit requirements for all entities expending > $500,000 federal $ annually
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OMB Circulars
• Government-wide principles for determining what costs are allowable
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Example: Application of Federal Laws/Authorities
• Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Title I)
• Authorized by No Child Left Behind in 2002• Analysis of applicability of federal
laws/authorities to Title I
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Example: Title IHow much money will we receive?
• Congress appropriates a total amount for the Nation• Title I formula allocates to – Local Education Agencies (LEA)– Funds flow SEA LEA
• All based on formula in the law
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How can we spend these funds?
• Always begin with program statute…– Ask:
a) What can we do?b) Who can we serve?c) Any specific restrictions?
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Title I, Part A – Targeted Assistance
• Congress mandates Title I is for:a) Educational Supports• What qualifies as an educational support?
b) Educationally Disadvantaged Student• Who are the educationally disadvantaged students?
c) Supplemental Services• What are the additional fiscal rules?• Non supplant• Maintenance of Effort• Comparability
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Title I, Part A – Targeted Assistance (cont.)
d) Services to students in private schools• How do I determine amount of funding? What
are the uses?e) Schools served on basis of poverty rates• Which schools can be served with Title I
funds?
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Title I, Part A
• Law contains basic requirements– Further explanations:• Regulations• Guidance• Letters
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What controls the State – LEA relationship
regarding the federal programs?
• Part 76 – 34 CFR Part 76 (Code of Federal Regulations)• LEA applies to the State for funding• State notifies LEA– Amount– Timing– Federal requirements applicable
• SEA assures intended uses are within the law• LEA commits to follow the plan it submits to SEA
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General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)
• GEPA: Is the program subject to the cross-cutting authority of ED on State Administered Programs?
• “Applicable program”– Program for which the Secretary of Education has
administrative responsibility• No Child Left Behind Act• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act• Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
Act
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GEPA – EDGAR
• EDGAR applies and expands GEPA requirements• Application Process– State applies to ED– Local Education Agency (LEA) applies to State
(SEA)
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GEPA – EDGAR
• Funds flow ED SEA LEA • States are responsible for, and must monitor,
LEA compliance• SEAs are responsible to ED to properly
administer federal grant funds
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GEPA – EDGAR
• Privacy rights of students protected
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GEPA – EDGAR
• Funds flow to SEA after ED approves application• Funds flow to LEA after SEA approves local
application• Available for 27 months for obligation• Obligation is not expenditure• 90 days additional for liquidation – Obligation defined
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GEPA - EDGAR
• Record requirements and retention rules• Services to private school students– See also program statute rules on private
school student participation
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EDGAR
• Uniform Grant Rules• Pre/post award requirements• Program income• Property management• Procurement process• Subgrants • In most major education programs, LEAs are
allocated funds based on a formula enacted by Congress• May not subgrant unless authorized by law
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Single Audit Act – OMB Circular A-133
• Historically:– Audit requirements historically separate and within program statutes– Requirements inconsistent
• Single Audit Act (A-133)– Requires audit by independent auditor of federal programs whenever
recipient expends over $500,000 federal funds – all services– Creates uniform standards of
• Independence• Selection of items to be audited• Auditing standards
– Contains program guides for auditor use• Compliance supplements
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Single Audit Act – OMB Circular A-133
• Compliance Supplement– Each major program– Guide developed by ED/OMB– Important resource• ED view of important elements• Auditor responsibility
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OMB Circulars
• Government-wide• Contain general principles for determining
allowable costs• http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/
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OMB Circular A-87
• Covers state-local governments• Applicable to SEAs, LEAs
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OMB Circular A-87 – Title I, Part A
Example – • Can I use Title I to buy a computer to provide
educational support?• Necessary• Reasonable• Allocable
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EDGAR
• What procurement process do I use?• What property management (inventory) do I
need?
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OMB Circular A-87 – 43 Items of Cost
• Can I pay for attendance at a professional development meeting for a Title I teacher?
• What documentation do I need to support salary payments?
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Possible Massive Changes to Circulars
• NPRM – 2/1/13• Close of comment period: Extended
06/02/13• Analysis of public comment• Final regulation – not likely before 1/1/14• EDGAR revisions – within one year of final
regulation?• No splitting FY
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Why “Supercircular”???
1. Greater simplicity2. Greater consistency3. Obama Executive Order on
Regulatory Review – 2011 • Increase efficiency • Strengthen oversight
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Single Audits
• Single Audit Threshold is raised from $500,000 in federal annual expenditures to $750,000
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Cooperative Audit Resolution
• Improve communication, foster collaboration, promote trust, develop understanding between auditor and auditee
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Cooperative Audit Resolution
• This approach is based upon “Federal Agencies offering appropriate amnesty for past noncompliance when audits show prompt corrective action”
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Reforms to A-21, A-87, A-122
• Consolidating to one Circular• Significant changes to Time and Effort!!
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What is covered?
1. Administrative Requirements (A-102, A-110)
2. Cost Principles (A-87, A-21, A-122)3. Audit Requirements (A-133)
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GEPA
• And finally…– What happens if I don’t follow the rules?– Enforcement procedures• Recovery of funds• Termination of program• High Risk States• Compliance Agreement
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QUESTIONS?
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