Cash Management Improvement Act Agreement

between

The State of Louisiana

and

The Secretary of the Treasury,

United States Department of the Treasury

The Secretary of the Treasury, United States Department of the Treasury (hereafter 'Secretary'), and State of Louisiana

(hereafter 'State'), in order to implement Section 5 of the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990, as amended

(hereafter 'Act'), agree as follows:

1.0 AGENTS OF THE AGREEMENT

1.1 The Authorized Official(s) for the State of Louisiana shall be the the Commissioner of Administration in all matters

concerning this Agreement.

1.2 The Assistant Commissioner, Revenue Collections Management, Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), U.S.

Department of the Treasury, shall act as the Secretary's representative in all matters concerning this Agreement.

2.0 AUTHORITY

2.1 The authority for this Agreement is the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-453), as

amended by the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-589), codified at 31 U.S.C. 6501 and 31

U.S.C. 6503.

2.2 The regulations codified at 31 CFR Part 205 shall apply to all matters pertaining to this Agreement, and are

incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and 31 CFR Part 205, the

regulations shall govern.

3.0 DURATION, AMENDING, TERMINATING, AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

3.1 This Agreement shall take effect on 07/01/2019 and shall remain in effect until 06/30/2020.

3.2 This Agreement may be amended at any time by written, mutual consent of the State and the Fiscal Service. This

Agreement shall be amended annually to incorporate new programs that qualify as major Federal assistance programs

and remove programs that no longer qualify as major Federal assistance programs. A State must notify the Fiscal Service

in writing within 30 days of the time the State becomes aware of a change that involves additions or deletions of programs

subject to Subpart A, changes in funding techniques, and/or changes in clearance patterns. The notification must include

a proposed amendment for review by the Fiscal Service.

3.3 Notwithstanding section 3.2, in the event of Federal or State non-compliance with Subpart B of 31 CFR, Part 205, the

Fiscal Service may amend this Agreement at any time to incorporate additional programs and the entities that administer

those programs.

3.4 This Agreement may be terminated by either party with 30 days written notice. If this Agreement is terminated, the

Fiscal Service will prescribe the funding techniques, clearance patterns, and methods for calculating interest liabilities to

be used by the State.

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4.0 PROGRAMS COVERED

4.1 The State's threshold and its major Federal assistance programs shall be determined based on State Single Audit

Report for fiscal year ending 06/30/2018.

All major Federal assistance programs shall be covered by this Agreement, unless otherwise specified in section 4.4 of

this Agreement.

4.2 The State's threshold for major Federal assistance programs is $60,000,000.

The following programs meet or exceed the threshold and are not excluded in Section 4.4:

10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

10.553 School Breakfast Program

10.555 National School Lunch Program

10.557 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program

10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

14.228 Community Development Block Grants/State's Program

17.225F Unemployment Insurance -- Federal Benefit Account and Administrative Costs

17.225S Unemployment Insurance -- State Benefit Account

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction

84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies

84.027 Special Education -- Grants to States

93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant

93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program

93.778 Medical Assistance Program

97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)

97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant

4.3 The following programs fall below the State's threshold but have been required to be covered by Fiscal Service in

accordance with the non-compliance provisions of Subpart B of 31 CFR Part 205:

There are currently no programs listed for Section 4.3.

4.4 The following programs exceed the State's threshold but have been excluded from coverage for the reason indicated:

93.268 Immunization Grants --- Exclusion:Non-Cash

5.0 ENTITIES COVERED

5.1 State agencies and instrumentalities that meet the definition of a State per 31 CFR Part 205, shall be subject to the

terms of this Agreement. The following is a list of such entities that administer funds under the programs listed in Section

4.0 of this Agreement:

Department of Children and Family Services

Department of Education

Department of Transportation and Development

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Executive Department

Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

Louisiana Department of Health

Louisiana Workforce Commission

5.2 Entities that meet the definition of a Fiscal Agent per 31 CFR Part 205 shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

The following is a list of Fiscal Agents that administer funds under the programs listed in the Section 4.0 of this

Agreement:

Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc 10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc 93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Solutran 10.557 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

6.0 FUNDING TECHNIQUES

6.1 General Terms

6.1.1 The State shall request Federal funds in accordance with the appropriate cut-off times shown in Exhibit I to ensure

funds will be received and credited to a State account by the times specified in the funding techniques. Exhibit I is

incorporated by reference herein.

6.1.2 The State shall schedule the receipt of Federal funds such that the funds are received and credited to a State

account in accordance with the clearance patterns specified in Exhibit II - List of State Clearance Patterns. Exhibit II is

incorporated by reference herein.

6.1.3 In instances where the receipt of funds is scheduled for a Saturday, the State shall request funds for deposit on

Friday. In instances where the receipt of funds is scheduled for a Sunday, the State shall request funds for deposit on

Monday. In instances where the receipt of Federal funds is scheduled for deposit on a day when the State is not open for

business, the State shall request funds for deposit the day following the scheduled day; in instances where the receipt of

Federal funds is scheduled for deposit on a day when the Federal Government is not open for business, the State shall

request funds for deposit the day prior to the scheduled day.

6.1.4 Estimates and Reconciliation of Estimates:

Where estimated expenditures are used to determine the amount of the drawdown, the State will indicate in the terms of

the State unique funding technique how the estimated amount is determined and when and how the State will reconcile

the difference between the estimate and the State's actual expenditures.

6.1.5 Supplemental Funding:

Unless otherwise defined by program rules, Supplemental Funding is the award of additional funds to provide for an

increase in costs due to unforeseen circumstances.

The State will comply with all Federal program agency policies and procedures for requesting supplemental grant funding.

The State will comply with the following guidelines when requesting supplemental funding for the Medical Assistance

Program and associated administrative payments (CFDA 93.778):

The State must submit a revised Medicaid Program Budget Report (CMS-37) to request supplemental funding. The CMS

guidelines and instructions for completing the CMS-37 are provided in Section 2600F of the State Medicaid Manual

(SMM). The CMS/CO must receive the revised Form CMS-37 through the Medicaid Budget Expenditure

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System/Children's Budget Expenditure System (MBES/CBES) no later than 10 calendar days before the end of the

quarter for which the supplemental grant award is being requested.

Additional guidance on this policy is available from the respective CMS Regional Office, U.S. Department of Health &

Human Services.

The State will comply with the following guidelines when requesting supplemental funding for TANF (CFDA 93.558),

CCDF (CFDA 93.575), CSE (93.563), and the FC/AA (CFDA 93.658 and CFDA 93.659) programs administered by the

U.S. Department of Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (HHS/ACF):

a. Timing of the Request

A State should initiate its request for supplemental funding during a quarter as soon as it becomes aware of the fact that a

shortfall does/will exist. For the TANF and CCDF grants, supplemental funding requests (estimates) may be submitted by

a State, for consideration by ACF, up through and including the 15th day of the third month of the first, second or third

quarter of any fiscal year. Since TANF and CCDF are block grant programs, all unawarded portions of the annual

allotment will automatically be issued at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Therefore, supplemental funding requests will

not be available during the fourth quarter for these programs. For the CSE and FC/AA programs, supplemental funding

requests may be submitted by a state, for consideration by ACF, up through and including the 15th day of the third month

of any quarter of a fiscal year.

b. Justification for the Request

The request for a supplemental funding for any of the above mentioned programs should contain a justification clearly

documenting the need for the additional funding authority during the current quarter. This documentation should be in the

form of State accounting records or similar documents that will show the actual expenditures through the most recent

month for which such data are available, as well as the State's most accurate projection of its anticipated expenditures

during the remaining month(s) of the quarter. For either the TANF or the CCDF program, the State's justification should

also include an explanation of the activities requiring the obligation and/or expenditure of amounts that exceed the normal

quarterly grant award restrictions and why these activities could not have been delayed until the next quarter.

c. Form Submittal

Supplemental funding requests should be made by completing the appropriate ACF quarterly report of expenditures and

estimates applicable to the particular program for which the grant award request is being made.

d. Approval Process

Upon receipt of the state's request for additional funding authority for a quarter, the ACF Regional Office will promptly

review the supporting documentation. If the request is properly justified, so long as ACF has adequate funding

availability, the State's request will be expedited and supplemental funding will be issued within 5 days of ACF receiving

the request. The State will be notified by the Regional Office when the supplemental award has been transmitted to the

Payment Management System (PMS) and when it may initiate drawdowns against the supplemental funding.

Additional guidance on this policy is provided in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, letter (May 19, 2004) to State Administrators from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Administration.

6.1.6 The State will request funds from the Federal granting agency based on estimates when a State or Federal holiday

coincides with the release of checks for program components using an actual clearance pattern. These estimates will be

based on historical data from prior check issuances of a similar nature. The estimates will be reconciled to actual check

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issuance data received from the financial system the checks were issued from. The subsequent drawdown of Federal

funds will be adjusted to reflect the actual amount expended.

6.2 Description of Funding Techniques

6.2.1 The following are terms under which standard funding techniques shall be implemented for all transfers of funds to

which the funding technique is applied in section 6.3.2 of this Agreement.

Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

The State shall request funds the same day it pays out funds, in accordance with the appropriate Federal agency cut-off

time specified in Exhibit I. A Federal agency will deposit funds in a State account the same day as requested. The amount

of the request shall be for the amount of funds that clear the State's account that day. This funding technique is interest

neutral.

Average Clearance

The State shall request funds such that they are deposited by ACH on the dollar-weighted average day of clearance for

the disbursement, in accordance with the clearance pattern specified in Exhibit II. The request shall be made in

accordance with the appropriate Federal agency cut-off time specified in Exhibit I. The amount of the request shall be for

the exact amount of that disbursement. This funding technique is interest neutral.

6.2.2 The following are terms under which funding techniques for administrative costs shall be implemented for all

transfers of funds to which the funding technique is applied in section 6.3.2 of this Agreement.

There are no funding techniques listed in Section 6.2.2

6.2.3 The following are terms under which miscellaneous funding techniques shall be implemented for all transfers of

funds to which the funding technique is applied in section 6.3.2 of this Agreement.

There are no funding techniques listed in Section 6.2.3

6.2.4 The following are terms under which State unique funding techniques shall be implemented for all transfers of funds

to which the funding technique is applied in section 6.3.2 of this Agreement.

Actual and Adjusted Estimate

Administrative costs for all programs will be drawn at the same time as payroll. The request shall be made in accordance

with the appropriate Federal agency cut-off time specified in Exhibit I. The draw will consist of an amount to fund the

actual expenditures of the prior week and an amount to fund the estimated expenditures of the current/upcoming week

based on year to date actual expenditures. The estimated draws will be adjusted for variances between the most recent

estimate and actual expenditures each time a draw is made. This funding technique is interest neutral.

Actual at Fixed Intervals

The State shall request funds at a fixed interval, i.e., bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc., for the actual program

expenditures of the period prior to the draw. The request shall be made in accordance with the appropriate Federal

agency cut-off time specified in Exhibit I. The amount of the request shall be for the exact amount of the previous period's

disbursements. This funding technique is interest neutral.

Allocation of Payroll and Administrative Costs

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The State will request funds on a bi-weekly basis. The request shall be made in accordance with the appropriate Federal

agency cut-off time specified in Exhibit I. Administrative costs for all programs are to be drawn at the same time as payroll

costs. The draw will be completed to meet the cash requirements based on the most recent certified cost allocations with

subsequent adjustments completed pursuant to the actual allocation of costs. This funding technique is interest neutral.

Payroll and Administrative - Fixed Frequency

The State shall request funds once at a fixed interval, i.e., bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc., such that they are deposited

to fund the actual activity of the previous period. The request shall be made in accordance with the appropriate Federal

agency cut-off time specified in Exhibit I. The amount of the request shall be based on the amount of the actual cash

outlays for payroll and administrative costs during the previous period. This funding technique is interest neutral.

6.3 Application of Funding Techniques to Programs

6.3.1 The State shall apply the following funding techniques when requesting Federal funds for the component cash flows

of the programs listed in sections 4.2 and 4.3 of this Agreement.

6.3.2 Programs

Below are programs listed in Section 4.2 and Section 4.3.

10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Recipient: Department of Children and Family Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100.00

Component: Assistance Payments - EBT

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

10.553 School Breakfast Program

Recipient: Department of Education

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100.00

Component: Payments to Parishes, Universities, Public Schools and Daycare Providers

Technique: Average Clearance

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

10.555 National School Lunch Program

Recipient: Department of Education

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100.00

Component: Payments to Parishes, Universities, Public Schools and Daycare Providers

Technique: Average Clearance

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

10.557 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

Recipient: Louisiana Department of Health

% of Funds Agency Receives: 67.02

Component: Vouchers and EBT

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

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Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Louisiana Department of Health

% of Funds Agency Receives: 16.82

Component: Administrative Costs

Technique: Actual and Adjusted Estimate

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

Recipient: Louisiana Department of Health

% of Funds Agency Receives: 16.16

Component: Payroll

Technique: Allocation of Payroll and Administrative Costs

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program

Recipient: Department of Education

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100.00

Component: Payments to Parishes, Universities, Public Schools and Daycare Providers

Technique: Average Clearance

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Recipient: Department of Children and Family Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100.00

Component: Payroll and Administrative Costs

Technique: Allocation of Payroll and Administrative Costs

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

14.228 Community Development Block Grants/State's Program

Recipient: Executive Department

% of Funds Agency Receives: 3.83

Component: CDBG Program Costs

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Executive Department

% of Funds Agency Receives: 93.56

Component: Disaster Recovery Program Costs

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Executive Department

% of Funds Agency Receives: 0.12

Component: CDBG Administrative Costs

Technique: Actual and Adjusted Estimate

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

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Recipient: Executive Department

% of Funds Agency Receives: 2.49

Component: Disaster Recovery Administrative Costs

Technique: Actual at Fixed Intervals

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

17.225F Unemployment Insurance -- Federal Benefit Account and Administrative Costs

Recipient: Louisiana Workforce Commission

% of Funds Agency Receives: 66.69

Component: Payroll

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Louisiana Workforce Commission

% of Funds Agency Receives: 3.07

Component: Benefits Payments - Federal

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Louisiana Workforce Commission

% of Funds Agency Receives: 30.24

Component: Administrative Costs

Technique: Actual and Adjusted Estimate

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

17.225S Unemployment Insurance -- State Benefit Account

Recipient: Louisiana Workforce Commission

% of Funds Agency Receives: 100.00

Component: Benefit Payments - State

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

20.205 Highway Planning and Construction

Recipient: Department of Transportation and Development

% of Funds Agency Receives: 9.86

Component: Payroll

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Department of Transportation and Development

% of Funds Agency Receives: 6.47

Component: Indirect Costs

Technique: Average Clearance

Average Day of Clearance: 2 Days

Recipient: Department of Transportation and Development

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% of Funds Agency Receives: 83.67

Component: Capital Projects

Technique: Average Clearance

Average Day of Clearance: 2 Days

84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies

Recipient: Department of Education

% of Funds Agency Receives: 99.85

Component: Program Expenditures

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Department of Education

% of Funds Agency Receives: 0.15

Component: Payroll & Administrative Costs

Technique: Payroll and Administrative - Fixed Frequency

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

84.027 Special Education -- Grants to States

Recipient: Department of Education

% of Funds Agency Receives: 94.49

Component: Program Expenditures

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Department of Education

% of Funds Agency Receives: 5.51

Component: Payroll & Administrative Costs

Technique: Payroll and Administrative - Fixed Frequency

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Recipient: Department of Children and Family Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 0.69

Component: Assistance Payments - EFT Findwork

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Department of Children and Family Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 12.28

Component: Assistance Payments - EBT

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Department of Children and Family Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 48.54

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Component: Payroll & Administrative Costs

Technique: Actual at Fixed Intervals

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

Recipient: Department of Children and Family Services

% of Funds Agency Receives: 38.49

Component: TANF Contract Payments

Technique: Actual at Fixed Intervals

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant

Recipient: Department of Education

% of Funds Agency Receives: 76.14

Component: Program Expenditures

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Department of Education

% of Funds Agency Receives: 23.86

Component: Payroll & Administrative Costs

Technique: Payroll and Administrative - Fixed Frequency

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program

Recipient: Louisiana Department of Health

% of Funds Agency Receives: 96.43

Component: Children's Insurance Benefits - EFT

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Louisiana Department of Health

% of Funds Agency Receives: 2.67

Component: Payroll

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Louisiana Department of Health

% of Funds Agency Receives: 0.90

Component: Medicaid Administrative Cost Grant

Technique: Actual and Adjusted Estimate

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

93.778 Medical Assistance Program

Recipient: Louisiana Department of Health

% of Funds Agency Receives: 2.26

Component: Payroll

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Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Louisiana Department of Health

% of Funds Agency Receives: 2.98

Component: Medicare Buy-In Premiums

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Louisiana Department of Health

% of Funds Agency Receives: 7.84

Component: Medicaid Benefits and Disproportionate Share Pool Payments - EFT

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Louisiana Department of Health

% of Funds Agency Receives: 86.18

Component: Medicaid Benefits - EFT

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Louisiana Department of Health

% of Funds Agency Receives: 0.74

Component: Medicaid Administrative Cost Grant

Technique: Actual and Adjusted Estimate

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)

Recipient: Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

% of Funds Agency Receives: 18.93

Component: State Subrecipient - EFT

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

% of Funds Agency Receives: 8.59

Component: Payroll and Administrative Costs

Technique: Actual at Fixed Intervals

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

Recipient: Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

% of Funds Agency Receives: 72.48

Component: Applicant Payments

Technique: Average Clearance

Average Day of Clearance: 1 Day

97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant

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Recipient: Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

% of Funds Agency Receives: 0.74

Component: State Subrecipient - EFT

Technique: Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Average Day of Clearance: 0 Days

Recipient: Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

% of Funds Agency Receives: 7.73

Component: Payroll and Administrative Costs

Technique: Actual at Fixed Intervals

Average Day of Clearance: N/A

Recipient: Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

% of Funds Agency Receives: 91.53

Component: Applicant Payments

Technique: Average Clearance

Average Day of Clearance: 1 Day

6.3.3 Materiality Exemptions

Agencies exempt from coverage on the basis of materiality:

N/A

7.0 CLEARANCE PATTERNS

7.1 The State shall develop separate clearance patterns for each of the following:

N/A

7.2 The following shall develop the State's clearance patterns:

Department of Education, Department of Transportation and Development and the Governor's Office of Homeland

Security and Emergency Preparedness

7.3 The sources of data the State shall use when developing its clearance patterns are as follows:

Check registers, checks cleared reports from the bank, and reconciliation tapes.

7.4 The State shall use the following methodology when developing its clearance patterns:

When developing each clearance pattern, the State shall track at least 99% of the funds disbursed, from issuance to

clearance, for a period of at least three months.

7.5 The State shall identify for each check or warrant (hereafter, check) in the population: (1) the date the check was

released for payment; (2) the date the check was debited from the State's account, and, (3) the amount of the check.

7.6 The State shall use the following method to calculate the dollar-weighted average day of clearance:

To determine the number of days each check was outstanding (clearance time), the issue date shall be subtracted from

the date the check cleared the State's account.

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To determine the percentage of the disbursement paid out each day following issuance, the amount of the checks that

clear the State's account each day shall be summed and then divided by the amount of the total disbursement.

For each day following issuance, the clearance time of the checks paid out that day shall be multiplied by the percentage

of the total disbursement those checks represent. This product is the clearance factor.

The dollar-weighted average day of clearance for the disbursement shall be determined by summing the clearance factor

of each day following the disbursement.

7.7 The State shall adjust each clearance pattern to reflect the dollar-weighted proportion of funds paid out by EFT/Direct

payroll, with the following exceptions:

N/A

The State shall also adjust each clearance pattern to reflect:

N/A

7.8 Each of the State's clearance patterns is calculated in calendar days.

7.9 An authorized State official shall certify that each clearance pattern developed by the State accurately corresponds to

the clearance activity of the programs to which it is applied. This certification shall be provided to the Fiscal Service prior

to the effective date of the Agreement. The State shall recertify its clearance patterns at least every five years.

7.10 The State shall follow the procedures of 31 CFR 205 if it has actual or constructive knowledge, at any time, that a

clearance pattern does not correspond to a program's clearance activity.

7.11 The State will usually use the actual expenditures for calculating payroll costs. However, at June 30 and December

31 of any year, it may be necessary to use estimated costs for payroll expenditures, based upon the day of the week

when the State's payroll system will update the State's accounting system. This is due to when the last payroll in June or

December will post to the accounting system. Drawdowns for payroll expenditures will be reconciled within 14 days after

these two dates. Draws will be adjusted accordingly. Every effort will be made to ensure accuracy and any errors will be

corrected in the next draw. Such errors will be interest neutral.

8.0 INTEREST CALCULATION METHODOLOGY

8.1 General Terms

8.1.1 The State and the Secretary agree that no interest liabilities will be incurred for transfers of funds made in

accordance with the procedures specified in section 6 of this Agreement where the following funding techniques are

applied:

Actual and Adjusted Estimate

Actual at Fixed Intervals

Actual Clearance, ZBA - Same Day Payment

Allocation of Payroll and Administrative Costs

Average Clearance

Payroll and Administrative - Fixed Frequency

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8.1.2 The State shall maintain information on disbursements and receipts of funds to verify the implementation of any

funding technique and document interest liabilities.

For each disbursement, the State shall be able to identify:

(1) amount of the issuance

(2) date of issuance

(3) date Federal funds are received and credited to a State account

(4) amount of Federal funds received

(5) date funds were requested

8.2 Federal Interest Liabilities

8.2.1 A Federal interest liability shall accrue from the day the State pays out its own funds for program purposes to the

day Federal funds are credited to a State account. With regard to funds transferred out of the Federal Highway Trust

Fund, if a State does not bill at least weekly for current project costs, the Federal interest liability shall not accrue prior to

the day the State submits a request for funds.

8.2.2 The State shall use the following method to calculate Federal interest liabilities:

Actual Activity:

For all transactions where the State pays out its own funds for program purposes prior to receiving Federal funds, the

State shall track each payment from the date it is paid out of a State account to the date Federal funds are subsequently

credited to a State account to cover that outlay. The Federal interest liability on each payment shall be based on the

difference in whole days between the two events. With Federal-State matching programs, interest shall be calculated on

the Federal percentage of the disbursement.

8.3 The Unemployment Trust Fund

8.3.1 The State shall use the following method to calculate State interest liabilities on funds withdrawn from the several

accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund:

Federal Funds Interest Neutral, State Funds not:

The State shall use the following methodology to calculate State interest liabilities on funds withdrawn from the State

account in the UTF under the Unemployment Insurance program.

Based on statements provided by its financial institution (or other appropriate sources), the State shall determine the

actual interest earnings and the related banking costs attributable to funds withdrawn from its account in the UTF. At the

end of the State's fiscal year, the State shall calculate the percentage of its total unemployment compensation

expenditures for (1) funds withdrawn from the State account in the UTF, or the State %, and (2) funds withdrawn from the

Federal Employees Compensation Account (FECA) and the Extended Unemployment Compensation Account (EUCA)

and any other accounts of Federal funds in the UTF, or the Federal %.

The actual interest earnings of the benefit payment account on the whole constitute the actual interest earnings

attributable to funds withdrawn from the State account in the UTF, since the State shall apply an appropriate interest

neutral funding technique, to funds withdrawn from the FECA and EUCA and any other benefit accounts of Federal funds

in the UTF from which the State draws.

The State shall calculate the related banking costs attributable to funds withdrawn from the State account in the UTF by

multiplying the State % by the amount of the related banking costs of the benefit payment account as a whole. The

State's liability for interest on funds withdrawn from its account in the UTF shall consist of the actual interest earnings of

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the benefit payment account on the whole less the related banking costs attributed to such funds.

8.4 Refund Liabilities

8.4.1 The State shall be liable for interest on refunds from the date the refund is credited to a State account until the date

the refund is debited from the State account for program purposes. The State shall apply a $50,000 refund transaction

threshold below which the State shall not incur or calculate interest liabilities on refunds. A transaction is defined as a

single deposit.

8.4.2 For each refund, the State shall maintain information identifying:

(1) date a refund is credited to a State account

(2) date of the subsequent deposit of Federal funds against which the refund is offset

(3) amount of the refund

8.4.3 The State shall use the following methodology to calculate interest liabilities on refunds:

Refunds Deposited to Interest Neutral Programs:

With programs to which applicable interest neutral funding techniques are applied, the State interest liability shall be

based on the difference in whole days between the date the refund is deposited in a State account and the date the

refund is offset against a subsequent deposit of Federal funds.

8.4.4 Rebates for the Medicaid Benefits and Disproportionate Share Pool Payments component for CFDA #93.778 

Medical Assistance Program will be interest neutral when used in conjunction with an estimated refund process. Three

refund components have been identified to be used in the reduction of the weekly requests for federal funds: (1) Drug

Rebates: rebates are identified on a quarterly basis and tracked to establish a historical trend that will be used to estimate

the weekly rebates. The estimates will be adjusted to actual collections the following week; (2) Provider Refunds: these

refunds were averaged over a weekly basis to obtain a historical trend that will be used to estimate the weekly refund.

This weekly estimated amount will be reduced from the weekly request and then adjusted the following week to actual

refunds collected; and (3) Interagency Refunds: other state agencies collect refunds due to the Medical Assistance

Program. A weekly average was developed. This weekly estimated amount will be reduced from the weekly request and

then adjusted the following week to actual refunds collected.

8.5 Exemptions

8.5.1 Where more than one State agency is a recipient of Federal funds under a program, a particular State agency's

funding may be excluded from interest calculation procedures if the State agency receives an amount of funds less than 5

% of the State's threshold for major Federal assistance programs. Notwithstanding this potential exemption, however, in

no case shall less than 90% of a program's total funding be subject to interest calculation procedures.

Proration of calculations: If less than total program funding is subject to interest calculation procedures, the resulting

interest liability calculations shall be prorated to 100% of program funding.

8.6 State Interest Liabilities

8.6.1 The State shall be liable for interest on Federal funds from the date Federal funds are credited to a State account

until the date those funds are paid out for program purposes.

8.6.2 The State shall use the following method to calculate State interest liabilities on Federal funds:

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8.6.2.1 Measuring Time Funds Are Held

To determine the total time Federal funds are held, the State shall measure the time between the date Federal funds are

received and credit to a State's account and the date those funds are debited from the State's account.

8.6.2.2 Source of Data

Clearance Patterns:

The time period from issuance of funds to the date funds are debited from the State's account shall be determined by the

appropriate clearance pattern specified in Exhibit II.

8.6.2.3 Standards Applied

Census (Average Daily Balance):

The average daily cash balance of Federal funds in the program's account reflects the actual activity of each draw from

the date of deposit to the date of issuance or clearance, whichever is pertinent.

8.6.2.4 Calculation Procedure

Average Daily Balance:

I = ADB x R, where

I = State's total interest liability

ADB = Average Daily Balance of cash in a program's account, measured from deposit to clearance

R = Annualized rate equal to the average equivalent yields of 13-week Treasury bills auctioned during a State's fiscal year

8.6.7 With regard to the post issuance funding technique, there are special interest provisions that apply to the particular

program in question (see Section 8.3).

8.6.8 The State interest liability on each payment shall be based on the difference in whole days between when Federal

funds are credited to a State account and when it was either expended for program purposes or offset against a

subsequent draw of Federal funds.

9.0 REVERSE FLOW PROGRAMS

The State is not required to cover any reverse flow programs under the terms of this Agreement because the State does

not participate in the program.

10.0 INTEREST CALCULATION COSTS

10.1 As set forth in 31 CFR 205.27, interest calculation costs are defined as those costs necessary for the actual

calculation of interest, including the cost of developing and maintaining clearance patterns in support of the interest

calculations. Interest calculation costs do not include expenses for normal disbursing services, such as processing of

checks or maintaining records for accounting and reconciliation of cash balances, or expenses for upgrading or

modernizing accounting systems. Interest calculation costs in excess of $50,000 in any year are not eligible for

reimbursement, unless the State provides justification with the annual report.

10.2 The State expects to incur the following types of interest calculation costs:

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The state expects to incur the following types of interest calculation costs: 

 (1) warrant clearance development

 (2) interest calculation, and

 (3) preparation of annual report

10.3 The State shall submit all claims for reimbursement of interest calculation costs with its Annual Report in accordance

with 31 CFR 205.

11.0 NON-COMPLIANCE

11.1 The provisions of 31 CFR Part 205.29 and 31 CFR Part 205.30 shall apply in cases of non-compliance with the

terms of this Agreement.

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12.0 AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

Desireé Honoré Thomas

Assistant Commissioner - Statewide Services (Designee for Commissioner of Administration)

Signature:________________________________________Date Signed:_______________

Date Submitted 06/25/2019

Corvelli A. McDaniel

Assistant Commissioner

Revenue Collections Management

Bureau of the Fiscal Service

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Signature:________________________________________Date Signed:_______________

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Desireé Honoré Thomas (Jun 27, 2019)

Jun 27, 2019

Corvelli A. McDaniel (Jul 12, 2019)

Corvelli A. McDaniel

Jul 12, 2019
Exhibit I - Funds Request and Receipt Times Schedule

State of Louisiana

Federal Agency Payment Type Request Cut-Off Time Receipt Window

Agriculture-FNS ACH 11:59 PM 1 day

Agriculture-FNS Fedwire 5:45 PM 0 day

Agriculture-FS ACH 3:00 PM 1 day

Air National Guard ACH 12:00 PM 15 days

Army National Guard ACH 12:00 PM 15 days

Commerce-NOAA ACH 2:00 PM 1 day

Dept of Homeland Security (FEMA) Fedwire 2:00 PM 2 days

Dept of Homeland Security (ODP) ACH 2:00 PM 2 days

Dept of Homeland Security (ODP) Fedwire 2:00 PM 2 days

EPA ACH 2:00 PM 2 days

EPA Fedwire 2:00 PM 0 day

Education ACH 3:00 PM 1 day

Education Fedwire 2:00 PM 0 day

Energy ACH 4:00 PM 1 day

Energy Fedwire 3:00 PM 0 day

HHS ACH 5:00 PM 1 day

HHS Fedwire 3:00 PM 0 day

HUD ACH 5:30 PM 2 days

HUD Fedwire 3:00 PM 0 day

Interior-FWS ACH 11:59 PM 1 day

Interior-FWS Fedwire 5:45 PM 0 day

Interior-OSM ACH 3:00 PM 1 day

Interior-OSM Fedwire 1:00 PM 0 day

Justice ACH 11:00 PM 6 days

Justice Fedwire 2:00 PM 2 days

Labor-Non-UTF ACH 3:00 PM 1 day

Labor-UTF ACH 3:00 PM 1 day

Labor-UTF Fedwire 3:00 PM 0 day

National Science Foundation (NSF) ACH 8:00 PM 1 day

National Science Foundation (NSF) Fedwire 5:45 PM 0 day

Social Security Administration ACH 11:59 PM 1 day

Social Security Administration Fedwire 5:45 PM 0 day

Transportation (FAA) ACH 2:00 PM 1 day

Transportation (FHWA) ACH 12:00 PM 3 days

Transportation (FHWA) Fedwire 12:00 PM 0 day

Transportation (FTA) ACH 2:00 PM 1 day

Veterans Administration ACH 12:00 PM 3 days

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Exhibit II - State of Louisiana

LIST OF STATE CLEARANCE TIMES

(Rounded Dollar-Weighted Average Day of Clearance)

Clearance Times Where the Timing of A Draw Down Is Based on A Clearance

Pattern

CFDA Program Name Recipient % Component Technique Round

ed

days

10.551 Supplemental Nutrition

Assistance Program

Department of Children

and Family Services

100.

00

Assistance Payments -

EBT

Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

10.553 School Breakfast

Program

Department of Education 100.

00

Payments to Parishes,

Universities, Public

Schools and Daycare

Providers

Average Clearance 0 Days

10.555 National School Lunch

Program

Department of Education 100.

00

Payments to Parishes,

Universities, Public

Schools and Daycare

Providers

Average Clearance 0 Days

10.557 Special Supplemental

Nutrition Program for

Women, Infants, and

Children

Louisiana Department of

Health

67.0

2

Vouchers and EBT Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

10.557 Special Supplemental

Nutrition Program for

Women, Infants, and

Children

Louisiana Department of

Health

16.8

2

Administrative Costs Actual and Adjusted

Estimate

N/A

10.557 Special Supplemental

Nutrition Program for

Women, Infants, and

Children

Louisiana Department of

Health

16.1

6

Payroll Allocation of Payroll and

Administrative Costs

N/A

10.558 Child and Adult Care

Food Program

Department of Education 100.

00

Payments to Parishes,

Universities, Public

Schools and Daycare

Providers

Average Clearance 0 Days

10.561 State Administrative

Matching Grants for the

Supplemental Nutrition

Assistance Program

Department of Children

and Family Services

100.

00

Payroll and

Administrative Costs

Allocation of Payroll and

Administrative Costs

N/A

14.228 Community Development

Block Grants/State's

Program

Executive Department 3.83 CDBG Program Costs Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

14.228 Community Development

Block Grants/State's

Program

Executive Department 93.5

6

Disaster Recovery

Program Costs

Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

14.228 Community Development

Block Grants/State's

Program

Executive Department 0.12 CDBG Administrative

Costs

Actual and Adjusted

Estimate

N/A

14.228 Community Development

Block Grants/State's

Program

Executive Department 2.49 Disaster Recovery

Administrative Costs

Actual at Fixed Intervals N/A

17.225F Unemployment Insurance

-- Federal Benefit

Account and

Administrative Costs

Louisiana Workforce

Commission

66.6

9

Payroll Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

17.225F Unemployment Insurance

-- Federal Benefit

Account and

Administrative Costs

Louisiana Workforce

Commission

3.07 Benefits Payments -

Federal

Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

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CFDA Program Name Recipient % Component Technique Round

ed

days

17.225F Unemployment Insurance

-- Federal Benefit

Account and

Administrative Costs

Louisiana Workforce

Commission

30.2

4

Administrative Costs Actual and Adjusted

Estimate

N/A

17.225S Unemployment Insurance

-- State Benefit Account

Louisiana Workforce

Commission

100.

00

Benefit Payments - State Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

20.205 Highway Planning and

Construction

Department of

Transportation and

Development

9.86 Payroll Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

20.205 Highway Planning and

Construction

Department of

Transportation and

Development

6.47 Indirect Costs Average Clearance 2 Days

20.205 Highway Planning and

Construction

Department of

Transportation and

Development

83.6

7

Capital Projects Average Clearance 2 Days

84.010 Title I Grants to Local

Educational Agencies

Department of Education 99.8

5

Program Expenditures Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

84.010 Title I Grants to Local

Educational Agencies

Department of Education 0.15 Payroll & Administrative

Costs

Payroll and

Administrative - Fixed

Frequency

N/A

84.027 Special Education --

Grants to States

Department of Education 94.4

9

Program Expenditures Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

84.027 Special Education --

Grants to States

Department of Education 5.51 Payroll & Administrative

Costs

Payroll and

Administrative - Fixed

Frequency

N/A

93.558 Temporary Assistance for

Needy Families

Department of Children

and Family Services

0.69 Assistance Payments -

EFT Findwork

Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

93.558 Temporary Assistance for

Needy Families

Department of Children

and Family Services

12.2

8

Assistance Payments -

EBT

Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

93.558 Temporary Assistance for

Needy Families

Department of Children

and Family Services

48.5

4

Payroll & Administrative

Costs

Actual at Fixed Intervals N/A

93.558 Temporary Assistance for

Needy Families

Department of Children

and Family Services

38.4

9

TANF Contract Payments Actual at Fixed Intervals N/A

93.575 Child Care and

Development Block Grant

Department of Education 76.1

4

Program Expenditures Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

93.575 Child Care and

Development Block Grant

Department of Education 23.8

6

Payroll & Administrative

Costs

Payroll and

Administrative - Fixed

Frequency

N/A

93.767 Children's Health

Insurance Program

Louisiana Department of

Health

2.67 Payroll Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

93.767 Children's Health

Insurance Program

Louisiana Department of

Health

96.4

3

Children's Insurance

Benefits - EFT

Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

93.767 Children's Health

Insurance Program

Louisiana Department of

Health

0.90 Medicaid Administrative

Cost Grant

Actual and Adjusted

Estimate

N/A

93.778 Medical Assistance

Program

Louisiana Department of

Health

2.26 Payroll Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

93.778 Medical Assistance

Program

Louisiana Department of

Health

2.98 Medicare Buy-In

Premiums

Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

93.778 Medical Assistance

Program

Louisiana Department of

Health

7.84 Medicaid Benefits and

Disproportionate Share

Pool Payments - EFT

Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

93.778 Medical Assistance

Program

Louisiana Department of

Health

86.1

8

Medicaid Benefits - EFT Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

93.778 Medical Assistance

Program

Louisiana Department of

Health

0.74 Medicaid Administrative

Cost Grant

Actual and Adjusted

Estimate

N/A

97.036 Disaster Grants - Public

Assistance (Presidentially

Declared Disasters)

Governor's Office of

Homeland Security and

Emergency

Preparedness

18.9

3

State Subrecipient - EFT Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

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________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hereby certify that an authorized State official has certified at least every five years that the "Rounded Days of Clearance" listed in

Exhibit 2 of this Treasury-State Agreement:

1. Have been prepared in accordance with the standards provided in 31 CFR 205.20;

2. Accurately represent the flow of Federal funds under the Federal assistance programs to which they apply;

3. Reflect seasonal or other periodic variations in the clearance activities; and,

4. Are auditable.

Date: ___________________________________________________________

Printed Name: ____________________________________________________

Certifying Signature: _______________________________________________

Title: ___________________________________________________________

CFDA Program Name Recipient % Component Technique Round

ed

days

97.036 Disaster Grants - Public

Assistance (Presidentially

Declared Disasters)

Governor's Office of

Homeland Security and

Emergency

Preparedness

72.4

8

Applicant Payments Average Clearance 1 Day

97.036 Disaster Grants - Public

Assistance (Presidentially

Declared Disasters)

Governor's Office of

Homeland Security and

Emergency

Preparedness

8.59 Payroll and

Administrative Costs

Actual at Fixed Intervals N/A

97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant Governor's Office of

Homeland Security and

Emergency

Preparedness

0.74 State Subrecipient - EFT Actual Clearance, ZBA -

Same Day Payment

0 Days

97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant Governor's Office of

Homeland Security and

Emergency

Preparedness

91.5

3

Applicant Payments Average Clearance 1 Day

97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant Governor's Office of

Homeland Security and

Emergency

Preparedness

7.73 Payroll and

Administrative Costs

Actual at Fixed Intervals N/A

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Desireé Honoré Thomas (Jun 27, 2019)

Assistant Commissioner, Division of Administration Jun 27, 2019 Desireé Honoré Thomas