PUBLIC LAW 107-110-JAN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1971 " (b) REQUIRED CONSOLIDATED PLANS OR APPLICATIONS.—A State educational agency that has an approved consoUdated State plan or application under section 9302 may require local educational agencies in the State receiving funds under more than one program included in the consolidated State plan or consolidated State application to submit consolidated local plans or applications under those programs, but may not require those agencies to submit separate plans. "(c) COLLABORATION. — ^A State educational agency, in consultation with the Governor, shall collaborate with local educational agencies in the State in establishing procedures for the submission of the consolidated State plans or consolidated State applications under this section. "(d) NECESSARY MATERIALS.— The State educational agency shall require only descriptions, information, assurances, and other material thr.t are absolutely necessary for the consideration of the local educational agency plan or application. " SEC. 9306. OTHER GENERAL ASSURANCES. 20 USC 7846. "(a) ASSURANCES. —Any applicant, other than a State educational agency that submits a plan or application under this Act, whether separately or pursuant to section 9305, shall have on file with the State educational agency a single set of assurances, applicable to each program for which a plan or application is submitted, that provides that— "(1) each such program will be administered in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, program plans, and applications; "(2)(A) the control of funds provided under each such program and title to property acquired with program funds will be in a public agency or in a nonprofit private agency, institution, organization, or Indian tribe, if the law authorizing the program provides for assistance to those entities; and "(B) the public agency, nonprofit private agency, institution, or organization, or Indian tribe will administer the funds and property to the extent required by the authorizing statutes; "(3) the applicant will adopt and use proper methods of administering each such program, including— "(A) the enforcement of any obligations imposed by law on agencies, institutions, organizations, and other recipients responsible for carrying out each program; and "(B) the correction of deficiencies in program operations that are identified through audits, monitoring, or evaluation; "(4) the applicant will cooperate in carrying out any evaluation of each such program conducted by or for the State educational agency, the Secretary, or other Federal officials; "(5) the applicant will use such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as will ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for. Federal funds paid to the applicant under each such program; "(6) the applicant will— "(A) submit such reports to the State educational Reports. agency (which shall make the reports available to the Governor) and the Secretary as the State educational agency and Secretary may require to enable the State educational
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