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EXPLANATION: Requires Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs receiving state funds to submit certain financial and program information quarterly
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL
PROVISIONS, page 537, after line 25, by adding an appropriately
numbered paragraph to read:
/ (GP: Continuing Teen
Pregnancy Prevention Project Accountability) Qualifying
organizations applying for General Funds provided as a special
item in this act and titled Continuing Teen Pregnancy Prevention
must include in its application a proposed three year budget and
agreement to provide quarterly reports to the grantor state
agency detailing the expenditure of funds and the project's
accomplishments which shall include:
(1)
Financial:
(a)
Personnel costs, including employer
contributions, by position for each of the following areas:
administration, training, and education, as well as for other
positions as identified;
(b)
Operational costs identified in the
application;
(c)
One-time costs over $500 for such items as
supplies.
Administration costs may not
exceed 10% of the total project budget. For purposes of this
provision, "Administration" is defined as expenses
other than educational.
(2)
Description of program and curriculum to be
used;
(3)
Description of training;
(4)
Schedule and brief description of project
activities for each quarter;
(5)
Participation reports on the following:
(a)
Number of persons who participated;
(b)
Total number of hours provided;
(c)
Number of train the trainer events;
(d)
Other data regarding the activities of the
project;
(6)
Description of the project evaluation to be
used;
(7)
Copy of latest completed independent
financial audit and the agency's response to any audit
exceptions;
(8)
Qualifications of project personnel;
(9)
Best Practices to be used and;
(10)
Evidence Based Curriculum.
An organization awarded a
grant must provide these quarterly reports to the grantor state
agency within 15 days of the end of each quarter. Grantees
failing to submit reports with 30 days of the end of each
quarter shall have their grant terminated.
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Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.