November 30, 2017: Deadline for Meeting Title I, Part A Comparability of
Services Requirement
As described in the October
25, 2017 letter posted to the TEA Correspondence page, LEAs receiving
Title I, Part A funds must document their compliance every year with the Title
I, Part A comparability of services requirement. The deadline for submitting
required 2017–2018 school year documents is November 30, 2017.
All LEAs receiving Title I, Part A funds must complete and
submit the Comparability Assurance Document (CAD). LEAs that do not meet any of
the criteria for exemption must also complete and submit the Comparability
Computation Form (CCF).
The CAD is now available for
completion and submission electronically through an online survey.
The CCF, along with instructions for completing/submitting
that form, as well as the instructions for completing/submitting the CAD, are
available on the Title
I, Part A Comparability of Services page of the TEA website and through the
Grants and Federal Fiscal Compliance (GFFC) Reports and Data Collections secure
application, accessible through TEASE/TEAL.
The deadline for submitting the CAD,
and CCF if applicable, is November 30,
2017.
If the appropriate comparability form or forms are not
submitted by the November 30, 2017, deadline, TEA may apply any of the
following enforcement actions described in Title 2 of Code of Federal
Regulations 200.338:
- Temporarily withhold cash payments pending
correction of the deficiency or more severe enforcement action.
-
Disallow all or part of the cost of an activity
or action not in compliance.
- Wholly or partly suspend or terminate the
federal award.
- Initiate suspension or debarment proceedings.
-
Withhold further federal awards for the program.
- Take other remedies that may be legally
available.
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