N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:13A-4.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 6A:13A-4.7 - District board of education-fiscal accountability and integrity of preschool program

(a) The district board of education shall ensure the fiscal accountability and integrity of the preschool program.

1. In school districts with eight or more contracting private providers or local Head Start agencies, the district board of education may employ a preschool fiscal specialist.

2. The preschool fiscal specialist shall have auditing, budgeting, and accounting experience, shall report to the early childhood administrator or the supervisor of early childhood programs, and shall work with the school district business administrator's office.

3. In school districts without a dedicated preschool fiscal specialist, the position may be combined with another in-district position when described in the three-year preschool program plan and/or annual update(s), provided the qualifications and responsibilities established in this chapter are met.

4. The preschool fiscal specialist duties shall include, at a minimum:

i. Monitoring each contracting private provider and/or local Head Start agency for compliance with the preschool program contract;

ii. Tracking teacher certification information and reporting it to the Department;

iii. Monitoring expenses and reviewing quarterly expenditure reports in accordance with the approved contracting private provider and/or local Head Start agency budgets;

iv. Providing financial management assistance to contracting private providers and local Head Start agencies in the development and monitoring of their annual budgets; and

v. Collaborating with contracting private providers and/or local Head Start agencies in the development of any corrective action plans in response to findings of an audit and/or a limited review examination.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:13A-4.7

Amended by R.2009 d.334, effective 11/2/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 2530(a), 41 N.J.R. 4077(a).
In (a)1, inserted "contracting"; in (a)3, inserted "when described in the five-year preschool program plan and/or annual updates, as required and approved by the Department,"; in (a)4i, (a)4iii and (a)4iv, inserted "contracting" preceding "private providers" throughout; and in (a)4iv, deleted ", as applicable," following the second occurrence of "agencies" and inserted "any".

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 1595(b), effective 8/15/2022