La. Admin. Code tit. 40 § XIX-113

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIX-113 - General Award Provision

A. Award Contract

1. A contract will be executed between the workforce commission and the awardee. The contract will specify the goals and objectives expected and the compliance requirements.

2. The workforce commission staff will monitor the progress of the training.

3. The workforce commission will reimburse the training provider from invoices submitted by the workforce commission and will disburse funds from invoices or certification of work completed.

4. Funds may be used for training programs extending up to two years in duration.

B. Use of Funds

1. The Community and Technical Colleges Investment Fund offers financial assistance in the form of an award for reimbursement of eligible training costs specified in the award agreement.

2. Eligible training costs may include, inter alia, the following:

a. instruction costs: wages for technical and community college instructors, contracts for vendor trainer, training seminars;

b. travel costs: travel expenses reimbursable under this agreement will comply with state Travel Regulation, PPM 49. Travel costs are limited to 15 percent of the total training award;

c. materials and supplies costs: training texts and manuals, audio/visual materials, skills assessment, training materials, computer based training software; and

d. capital outlay: equipment and facility modification.

C. Conditions for Disbursement of Funds

1. Funds will be available on a reimbursement basis following submission of approved invoices to the workforce commission. No funds spent on the project prior to the commission's approval of the award will be considered eligible project costs.

2. All disbursements of funds shall be made to the training provider cited as the awardee.

D. Compliance Requirements

1. Training providers shall be required to complete semiannual reports describing progress toward the goals and objectives specified in their contract with the workforce commission.

2. In the event the awardee fails to meet its goals and objectives specified in its contract with the workforce commission, the commission shall retain the right to withhold award funds, modify the terms and conditions of the award, and to reclaim disbursed funds from the awardee in an amount commensurate with the scope of the unmet goals and objectives.

3. In the event the awardee or monitoring entity knowingly files a false statement in its application or in a progress report, the awardee or monitoring entity shall be guilty of the offense of filing false public records and shall be subject to the penalty provided for in R.S. 14:133.

4. The workforce commission shall retain the right to require and/or conduct financial and performance audits of a project, including all relevant records and documents of the awardee and the monitoring entity.

La. Admin. Code tit. 40, § XIX-113

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Office of Lifelong Learning, Workforce Commission, LR 24:2255 (December 1998).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:2055 and R.S. 23:2071.