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Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - TEXAS BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE › Division 2 - BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Section 16.43 - Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Grant
					 recipients shall submit to the office periodic reports for each funded project
					 for the duration of the grant agreement. The frequency, format and requirements
					 of the reports shall be determined at the discretion of the office.
(b) Grant recipients, upon request from the
					 office, shall provide:
(1) project and
					 expenditure reports, including but not limited to, expenditures, project
					 status, subawards, civil rights compliance, equity indicators, community
					 engagement efforts, geospatial data, workforce plans and practices, and
					 information about subcontracted entities; and
(2) performance reports, including but not
					 limited to project outputs and outcomes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - TEXAS BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE › Division 2 - BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Section 16.44 - Records Retention; Audit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Grant recipients
					 must maintain all financial records, supporting documents, and all other
					 records pertinent to the project or award for the later of:
(1) five years following the submission of a
					 final report;
(2) if any
					 litigation, claim, or audit is started, or any open records request is
					 received, before the expiration of the five-year records retention period, one
					 year after the completion of the litigation, claim, audit, or open records
					 request and resolution of all issues which arise from it; or
(3) the period required by the specific
					 federal funding source applicable to the grant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - TEXAS BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE › Division 2 - BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Section 16.45 - Failure to Perform

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A grant
					 recipient shall forfeit up to the amount of the grant funds received if the
					 office determines the grant recipient has failed to perform, in material
					 respect, the obligations established in the grant agreement. The office may
					 make such a determination at any time during the grant agreement. The amount
					 forfeited shall be determined at the sole discretion of the office taking into
					 account factors including, but not limited to, the amount of the project that
					 was timely completed, excusable delays or other force majeure events, and the
					 materiality of default(s).
(b) A
					 grant recipient shall not be required to forfeit the amount of the grant funds
					 received if it fails to perform due to acts of war, terrorism, natural disaster
					 declared by the governor of this state, an act of God, force majeure, a
					 catastrophe, or such other occurrence over which the grant recipient has no
					 control.
(c) A failure to perform
					 resulting in forfeiture of grant funds may be cause for the office to bar an
					 applicant from future consideration for grant funds under this
					 program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - TEXAS BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE › Division 2 - BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › Section 16.46 - Forms; Notices

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Unless otherwise
					 required by law, the office may prescribe all forms or other documents required
					 to implement this subchapter and may require that the forms or other documents
					 be submitted electronically.
(b)
					 Any notice required by these rules to be sent by the office may be provided
					 electronically and the office is entitled to rely on an email address provided
					 by an applicant, grant recipient or other person, including a political
					 subdivision or broadband service provider, for all purposes relating to
					 notification. Applicants and grant recipients must provide an email address
					 that is designated for receipt of notices from the office.
(c) If notice cannot be sent electronically,
					 the office shall provide notice by regular U.S. Mail and the office is entitled
					 to rely on the mailing address currently on file for all purposes relating to
					 notification.
(d) Service of notice
					 by the office is complete and receipt is presumed on:
(1) the date the notice is sent, if sent
					 before 5:00 p.m. by electronic mail;
(2) the date after the notice is sent, if
					 sent after 5:00 p.m. by electronic mail; or
(3) three business days after the date it is
					 placed in the mail, if sent by regular U.S. Mail.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.201 - Opioid Abatement Strategies

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The council
				  shall determine and approve one or more evidence-based opioid abatement
				  strategies that are eligible for grant funding. To be approved as eligible for
				  funding, a strategy must be:
(1) an opioid
				  abatement strategy provided in the opioid abatement settlement
				  agreements;
(2) supported with
				  evidence-based data; and
(3) in
				  compliance with all applicable state and federal law.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.202 - Grant Issuance Plan

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The council
				  shall adopt a grant issuance plan that allocates grant funds among one or more
				  grant cycles.
(b) The grant
				  issuance plan shall include:
(1) the number
				  and order of grant cycles;
(2) the
				  category or categories, and one or more eligible strategies within each
				  category, that will be eligible for grant funding during each grant
				  cycle;
(3) the amount of grant
				  funds allocated to each grant cycle;
(4) the parameters for the regional component
				  of each grant cycle;
(5) the
				  parameters for the targeted intervention component of each grant cycle;
				  and
(6) any other information
				  necessary to implement the grant issuance plan, such as any matching or
				  volunteer requirements, any limitations to the types of eligible applicants, or
				  other requirements.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.203 - Notice and Applications

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For each grant
				  cycle in the grant issuance plan adopted under §
										16.202 of this subchapter, the
				  council shall, as necessary, publish a NOFA on the
Texas.gov
				  eGrants
website and the comptroller's website.
(b) The NOFA may include:
(1) the amount of grant funds available for
				  grant awards for each regional healthcare partnership region under the regional
				  component;
(2) the amount of grant
				  funds available for grant awards and any limitations on the number of grant
				  awards under the targeted intervention component;
(3) the strategy or strategies that are
				  eligible for grant funding and the order of priority for grant
				  funding;
(4) the minimum and
				  maximum amount of grant funds available for each grant application;
(5) limitations on the geographic
				  distribution of grant funds under the regional component and under the targeted
				  intervention component;
(6)
				  eligibility requirements;
(7) grant
				  application requirements;
(8) grant
				  award and evaluation criteria;
(9)
				  the date by which grant applications must be submitted to the
				  council;
(10) the anticipated date
				  of grant awards;
(11) any preferred
				  criteria relevant to the grant application;
(12) parameters for allowable costs
				  reimbursable under the grant awards; and
(13) any other necessary
				  information.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.204 - Availability of Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All grant funding is contingent upon the availability of
					 funds and upon approval of a grant application by the council. Neither this
					 subsection nor a grant agreement creates any entitlement or right to grant
					 funds by a grant applicant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.205 - Engage in Business in Texas

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
				  addressed by a NOFA, to be eligible to receive a grant award, a grant applicant
				  must engage in business in the state of Texas by:
(1) maintaining employees in the state of
				  Texas;
(2) having a fixed place of
				  business in the state of Texas; or
(3) providing any service in the state of
				  Texas, whether or not the individuals performing the service are residents of
				  the state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.206 - Peer Review Panel Members

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To minimize the
				  potential for conflicts of interest in the peer review of grant applications,
				  the council may select and compensate individuals who live and work outside of
				  the state of Texas to serve as peer review panel members, unless a special need
				  justifies selecting one or more individuals living or working in
				  Texas.
(b) If an individual who
				  lives or works in Texas is selected to serve as a peer review panel member, the
				  director must provide an explanation of the special need and how any potential
				  for conflict of interest will be mitigated to the council at the time the peer
				  review panel member is selected.
(c) A peer review panel member shall
				  immediately disclose to the director a present relationship with a grant
				  applicant or any benefit the peer review panel member has received or knows the
				  member will receive from a grant applicant.
(d) A peer review panel member who has a
				  present relationship with a grant applicant, or has received or knows the
				  member will receive any benefit from a grant applicant, may not review that
				  grant application.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.207 - Authorized Officials

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each grant
				  applicant must designate an authorized official and must submit to the
				  director:
(1) a resolution from the grant
				  applicant's governing body that, at a minimum, designates an authorized
				  official to act on the grant applicant's behalf and authorizes the authorized
				  official to submit a grant application;
(2) the authorized official's title, mailing
				  address, telephone number, and email address; and
(3) the grant applicant's physical
				  address.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.208 - Grant Application Review

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The grant
				  application review process shall consist of three steps:
(1) initial screening;
(2) peer review; and
(3) council review and approval.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.209 - Amount of Grant Award

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The amount of a
				  grant award is determined solely by the council.
(b) The council is not obligated to fund a
				  grant at the amount requested by the grant applicant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.210 - Financial Responsibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The grant
				  recipient is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and activities
				  supported by the grant agreement and is accountable to the council for the
				  performance of the grant agreement, including the appropriate expenditure of
				  grant award funds and all other obligations of the grant recipient.
(b) The grant recipient must maintain a sound
				  financial management system that provides appropriate fiscal controls and
				  accounting procedures to ensure accurate preparation of reports required by the
				  grant agreement and adequate identification of the source and application of
				  grant funds awarded to the grant recipient.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.211 - Allowable Costs; Disbursement of Grant Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Allowable costs are costs that are reasonable and necessary for the proper and
				  efficient performance and administration of the grant project, and allocable to
				  the grant project.
(b) The council
				  disburses grant funds by reimbursing the grant recipient for allowable costs
				  already expended.
(c) The relevant
				  NOFA published by the council may provide additional information on allowable
				  costs by grant project and a schedule for disbursement of grant
				  funds.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.212 - Grant Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Grant
				  recipients must comply with:
(1) the terms
				  and conditions of the grant agreement;
(2) the requirements of Government Code,
				  Chapter 403, Subchapter R;
(3) the
				  relevant provisions of the Texas Grant Management Standards and the State of
				  Texas Procurement and Contract Management Guide, or their successors, adopted
				  in accordance with Texas law; and
(4) all applicable state or federal statutes,
				  rules, regulations, or guidance applicable to the grant award.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.213 - Use of Council's Grant Management System

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
By utilizing the council's electronic grant management
					 system to create, exchange, execute, submit, and verify legally binding grant
					 agreement documents, grant award reports, and other grant information, a grant
					 applicant or grant recipient:
(1)
				  certifies that all information submitted is true and correct;
(2) agrees that the authorized official's
				  electronic signature is the legal equivalent of the authorized official's
				  manual signature;
(3) agrees that
				  the council may rely upon the authorized official's electronic signature as
				  evidence that the grant recipient consents to be legally bound by the terms and
				  conditions of the grant agreement or related form as if the document was
				  manually signed; and
(4) agrees to
				  provide prompt written notification to the director of any changes regarding
				  the status or authority of the individual(s) designated by the grant applicant
				  or grant recipient to be the grant applicant's or grant recipient's authorized
				  official.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.214 - Code of Ethics

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All council
				  members, peer review panel members, and program staff members shall avoid acts
				  which are improper or give the appearance of impropriety in the disposition of
				  funds administered by the council.
(b) The council shall adopt a code of ethics
				  to provide guidance related to the ethical conduct required of council members,
				  peer review panel members, and program staff members.
(c) The code of ethics shall be distributed
				  to each council member, peer review panel member, and program staff
				  member.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.215 - Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Grant recipients must submit to a program
				  staff member designated by the director periodic reports for each funded grant
				  project for the duration of the grant agreement. The frequency, format and
				  requirements of the reports shall be determined at the discretion of the
				  director at the direction of the council.
(b) At the director's sole discretion and at
				  any time, the director, upon reasonable notice, may request any additional data
				  and reporting information that the director deems necessary to substantiate
				  that grant funds are being used for the intended purpose and that the grant
				  recipient has complied with the terms, conditions, and requirements of the
				  grant agreement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.216 - Grant Reduction or Termination

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If a grant
				  recipient seeks to terminate any grant award before the termination date listed
				  in the grant agreement, the grant recipient must notify the director in writing
				  immediately.
(b) The council may
				  reduce or terminate any grant award when circumstances require reduction or
				  termination, including when:
(1) the grant
				  recipient is found to be noncompliant under §
											16.218 of this
				  subchapter;
(2) the grant recipient
				  and the council agree to the reduction or termination of a grant
				  award;
(3) grant funds are no
				  longer available to the council; or
(4) conditions exist that make it unlikely
				  that objectives of the grant award will be accomplished.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.217 - Extensions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The director may approve a grant
				  recipient's written request for a no cost time extension of the termination
				  date of the grant agreement to permit the grant recipient additional time to
				  complete the work of the grant project if the grant recipient is in good fiscal
				  and programmatic standing.
(b) A
				  written request for a no cost time extension must include:
(1) a timeline of events beginning on the
				  date of grant award;
(2) a detailed
				  explanation why the grant project is not expected to be completed within the
				  grant term; and
(3) if applicable,
				  supporting documentation demonstrating extenuating circumstances.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.218 - Noncompliance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If the council has reason to believe that
				  a grant recipient has violated any term or condition of the grant recipient's
				  grant agreement or any applicable laws, rules, regulations, or guidance
				  relating to the grant award, the director shall provide written notice of the
				  allegations to the grant recipient and provide the grant recipient with an
				  opportunity to respond to the allegations.
(b) If the council finds that a grant
				  recipient has failed to comply with any term or condition of a grant agreement,
				  or any applicable laws, rules, regulations, or guidance relating to the grant
				  award, the council may:
(1) require the grant
				  recipient to refund the grant award or a portion of the grant award;
(2) withhold grant award amounts to a grant
				  recipient pending correction of the deficiency;
(3) disallow all or part of the cost of the
				  activity or action that is not in compliance;
(4) terminate the grant award in whole or in
				  part;
(5) bar the grant recipient
				  from future consideration for grant funds under this subchapter; or
(6) exercise any other legal remedies
				  available at law.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.219 - Monitoring Grant Award Performance and Expenditures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The council shall monitor grant awards to ensure that grant
					 recipients comply with applicable financial, administrative, and programmatic
					 terms and conditions and exercise proper stewardship over grant award funds.
					 Such terms and conditions include requirements set forth in the grant
					 agreement, and applicable laws, rules, regulations, or guidance relating to the
					 grant award.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.220 - Records Retention; Audit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Grant recipients
				  must maintain all financial records, supporting documents, and all other
				  records pertinent to the grant project or grant award for the later of:
(1) five years following the submission of a
				  final report; or
(2) if any
				  litigation, claim, or audit is started, or any open records request is
				  received, before the expiration of the five-year records retention period, one
				  year after the completion of the litigation, claim, audit, or open records
				  request and resolution of all issues which arise from it.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.221 - Forms and Other Documents

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Unless otherwise required by law, the council may prescribe
					 all forms or other documents required to implement this subchapter and may
					 require that the forms or other documents be submitted
					 electronically.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - TEXAS OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND PROGRAM › Section 16.222 - Hospital District Allocations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The council
				  shall make periodic distributions of money allocated to hospital districts
				  under Government Code, §
										403.508(a)(2).
(b) The council shall distribute money under
				  subsection (a) of this section when, based on the total amount of money to be
				  distributed, the smallest amount of the money that would be allocated to an
				  individual hospital district equals at least $1,000. Additionally, the council
				  may, at the council's discretion, distribute money under subsection (a) of this
				  section when, based on the total amount of money to be distributed, an
				  individual hospital district would receive less than $1000.
(c) The total amount of each distribution of
				  money under subsection (a) of this section shall be determined by the
				  council.
(d) The initial
				  distribution of money under subsection (a) of this section shall be allocated
				  as follows:
(1) to the hospital districts
				  listed in subsection (f) of this section in the dollar amounts listed in that
				  subsection; and
(2) the remainder
				  to the hospital districts listed in subsection (g) of this section in amounts
				  determined by multiplying the percentages listed in that subsection by the
				  remaining amount to be distributed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SALARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 16.300 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1)
				  Applicant--For an entity that applies for a grant under Local Government Code,
				  §
										130.911 or
				  §
										130.912, a
				  qualified county, or, for an entity that applies for a grant under Local
				  Government Code, §
										130.913, a
				  qualified prosecutor's office.
(2)
				  County jailer--A person employed by the county sheriff as a licensed county
				  jailer, under the provisions and requirements of Local Government Code, §
										85.005 and
				  Occupations Code, §
										1701.301 whose
				  duties include the safekeeping of prisoners and the security of a jail operated
				  by the county.
(3) County
				  sheriff--A person elected or appointed as the county sheriff and who performs
				  the duties of the office after complying with Local Government Code, §
										85.001.
(4) Deputy sheriff--A person appointed as
				  deputy sheriff pursuant to Local Government Code, §
										85.003 who
				  performs motor vehicle stops in the routine performance of their
				  duties.
(5) Fiscal year--The twelve
				  consecutive calendar months during which an applicant tracks its finances for
				  budget and accounting purposes.
(6)
				  Grant--A grant awarded under this subchapter that is a rural sheriff's office
				  salary assistance grant under Local Government Code, §
										130.911, a
				  rural constable's office salary assistance grant under Local Government Code,
				  §
										130.912, or a
				  rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant under Local Government Code,
				  §
										130.913.
(7) Grant agreement--An agreement between the
				  comptroller and a grant recipient that governs the terms of a grant.
(8) Grant recipient--A qualified county or a
				  qualified prosecutor's office that receives a grant under this
				  subchapter.
(9) Population--The
				  population shown by the most recent federal decennial census.
(10) Qualified constable--A constable who
				  meets the following standards:
(A) is elected
				  to, and currently holds, an office created on or before January 1,
				  2023;
(B) performs motor vehicle
				  stops in the routine performance of their duties for the majority of their time
				  on duty; and
(C) meets all
				  eligibility requirements to serve under Local Government Code, §
											86.0021, and
				  Code of Criminal Procedure, article 2.12(2).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SALARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 16.301 - Applications

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In order to
				  receive payment under this subchapter, an applicant must submit a completed
				  application.
(b) An application for
				  funding under this subchapter shall be submitted electronically. The electronic
				  form may require information the comptroller determines is necessary to make an
				  award determination including a certification that the county has not and will
				  not reduce the amount of funds provided to the sheriff's office, constable's
				  office or prosecutor's office, as applicable, because of the award of grant
				  funds under this subchapter. The electronic application process may require a
				  signed grant agreement contingent on approval of a grant award by the
				  comptroller.
(c) An application
				  under this subchapter must be submitted during the period that begins 60 days
				  prior to the first day of the applicant's fiscal year and ends on the 30th day
				  of the applicant's fiscal year.
(d)
				  The application must be electronically signed by an official of the applicant
				  that is authorized to bind the applicant. The authorized official must certify
				  that all information in the application is true and correct.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SALARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 16.302 - Review by Comptroller

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of
				  an application, the comptroller shall review the application to ensure that it
				  is complete. If the application is incomplete, as determined by the
				  comptroller, the comptroller may contact the applicant and request any required
				  information. Any required information requested by the comptroller must be
				  submitted by the applicant within 14 calendar days of the request.
(b) An application shall be rejected by the
				  comptroller if the application is submitted:
(1) by an applicant that does not meet the
				  definition of a qualified county or qualified prosecutor's office;
(2) before 60 days prior to the first day of
				  the applicant's fiscal year for which the applicant is seeking a
				  grant;
(3) after the 30th day of a
				  fiscal year for which the applicant is seeking a grant; or
(4) on a form other than the electronic form
				  prescribed by the comptroller.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SALARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 16.303 - Awards; Grant Agreement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All funding is
				  contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the Texas Legislature and upon
				  approval of a grant application by the comptroller.
(b) If the comptroller makes an award, the
				  comptroller shall notify the applicant of the award decision and shall provide
				  a grant agreement to the applicant for signature if the grant agreement was not
				  already submitted as part of the application.
(c) All award decisions shall be made at the
				  sole discretion of the comptroller and are not appealable or subject to
				  protest.
(d) A grant agreement
				  shall require the comptroller to disburse funds as soon as practicable and
				  shall require funds to be expended during the grant period except the agreement
				  may provide for the reimbursement of certain pre-award costs. Funds for
				  purchases are considered expended when the grant recipient is legally obligated
				  to expend the funds.
(e) Grant
				  award payments are subject to Government Code, §
										403.055 and §
										403.0551.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SALARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 16.304 - Authorized uses of Grant Funds; Limitations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A rural
				  sheriff's office salary assistance grant awarded under this subchapter and
				  Local Government Code, §
										130.911, may
				  only be used:
(1) to provide a minimum annual
				  salary of at least:
(A) $75,000 for the county
				  sheriff;
(B) $45,000 for each
				  deputy sheriff who performs motor vehicle stops in the routine performance of
				  their duties; and
(C) $40,000 for
				  each jailer whose duties include the safekeeping of prisoners and the security
				  of a jail operated by the county; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SALARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 16.305 - Reporting and Compliance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A grant
				  recipient shall submit a compliance report certifying compliance and detailing
				  expenditures of grant funds using the comptroller's electronic form. The
				  comptroller may request supporting documentation regarding expenditures and any
				  other information required to substantiate that grant funds are being used for
				  the intended purpose and that the grant recipient has complied with the terms,
				  conditions, and requirements of the applicable statute, the grant agreement and
				  this subchapter. Any information requested by the comptroller must be submitted
				  by the grant recipient within 14 calendar days of the request.
(b) Grant recipients must comply with:
(1) the terms and conditions of the grant
				  agreement;
(2) the requirements of
				  Local Government Code, §§
											130.911,
				  130.912, or
				  130.913, as
				  applicable;
(3) the relevant
				  provisions of the Texas Grant Management Standards and the State of Texas
				  Procurement and Contract Management Guide, or their successors, adopted in
				  accordance with Texas law; and
(4)
				  all applicable state or federal statutes, rules, regulations, or guidance
				  applicable to the grant award, including this subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 16 - COMPTROLLER GRANT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SALARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 16.306 - Provisions Applicable to Fiscal Year 2024

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding
				  anything to the contrary in this title, the first application period for all
				  applicants in Fiscal Year 2024 will be for a thirty day period beginning on the
				  later of January 1, 2024 or the date the application is first made
				  available.
(b) For the purpose of
				  §
										16.304(b)(2) of
				  this title, for a grant recipient whose fiscal year begins on October 1, 2023,
				  the county's contribution shall include county funds used to pay an annual
				  minimum salary from October 1, 2023 through the end of the grant agreement
				  awarded for Fiscal Year 2024.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 17 - PAYMENT OF FEES, TAXES, AND OTHER CHARGES TO STATE AGENCIES BY CREDIT, CHARGE, AND DEBIT CARDS › Section 17.1 - Intent, Purpose, and Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Intent. The
				comptroller has been granted authority by Government Code, §
									403.023(a)(1),
				to authorize a state agency to accept credit, charge and debit cards for the
				payment of fees, taxes and other charges assessed by the state agency if the
				comptroller determines that the best interest of the state will be
				promoted.
(b) Purpose.
(1) The purpose of these rules is to provide
				a uniform procedure through which the comptroller may authorize a state agency
				to accept credit, charge and debit cards for the payment of fees, taxes and
				other charges assessed by the state agency.
(2) These rules do not apply to a particular
				state agency's authority to accept credit, charge and debit cards if:
(A) another law specifically authorizes,
				requires, prohibits, or otherwise regulates the acceptance of credit, charge
				and debit cards;
(B) acceptance of
				credit or charge cards would affect a contract that the state agency has
				entered into that is in effect on September 1, 1993; or
(C) acceptance of charge or debit cards would
				affect a contract that the state agency has entered into that is in effect on
				September 1, 1999.
(3)
				The comptroller may authorize a state agency to contract directly with vendors
				or with the comptroller. A state agency may not contract directly with vendors
				without prior approval of the comptroller.
(4) The comptroller will act as an
				information resource to state agencies authorized by the comptroller to accept
				credit, charge and debit cards.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 17 - PAYMENT OF FEES, TAXES, AND OTHER CHARGES TO STATE AGENCIES BY CREDIT, CHARGE, AND DEBIT CARDS › Section 17.3 - Agency Non-Compliance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The comptroller may suspend or terminate a state agency's
				  authority to accept payments by credit, charge and debit card if the
				  comptroller determines that the state agency or an officer or employee of the
				  state agency has violated this chapter or Government Code, §
									403.023.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 18 - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PERMANENT TRUST ACCOUNT › Section 18.2 - Trust Account Distributions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				trust account shall balance the present needs and interests of the political
				subdivisions with those of the future. The trust account distribution
				objectives shall be to:
(1) provide a
				predictable, stable stream of distributions over time;
(2) ensure that the inflation-adjusted value
				of distributions is maintained over the long-term; and
(3) ensure that the inflation-adjusted value
				of the corpus after distributions is maintained over the long-term.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 18 - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PERMANENT TRUST ACCOUNT › Section 18.3 - Annual Meeting of Investment Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An annual meeting of the investment advisory committee shall
				  be held on or before April 1st of each calendar year. The comptroller shall
				  report to the investment advisory committee the performance of the trust
				  account for the preceding calendar year. The investment advisory committee
				  shall adopt the actual distribution amount to be used by the comptroller to
				  make the distributions from the trust account to the political subdivisions and
				  to the distribution stabilization account.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 18 - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PERMANENT TRUST ACCOUNT › Section 18.4 - Other Meetings of the Investment Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Meetings of the investment advisory committee may be called
				  by the chair of such committee, or by the comptroller or the comptroller's
				  designee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 18 - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PERMANENT TRUST ACCOUNT › Section 18.5 - Annual Distributions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Distributions from the trust account to the beneficiaries
				  shall be made annually as soon as practicable after the Texas Department of
				  Health makes the certification to the comptroller required under Health &
				  Safety Code, Chapter 12, Subchapter J, including the percentage of each annual
				  distribution to be paid to each political subdivision.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 18 - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PERMANENT TRUST ACCOUNT › Section 18.6 - Administration and Management of the Trust Account

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The comptroller's administration of the trust account and
				  management of the assets of the trust account, including revisions to the
				  comptroller's investment policy statement, shall be with the advice of and in
				  consultation with the investment advisory committee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 18 - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PERMANENT TRUST ACCOUNT › Section 18.7 - Compliance Audits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The investment advisory committee shall order an annual audit
				  of compliance with these rules and the investment policy
				  statement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 18 - TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PERMANENT TRUST ACCOUNT › Section 18.8 - Annual Review

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The rules under Texas Administrative Code, Title 34, Part 1,
				  Chapter 18, shall be reviewed annually by the comptroller.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 19 - STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19.1 - Purpose of the State Energy Conservation Office

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) is the
					 designated successor to the Energy Management Center that was originally
					 established in 1987 in the governor's office and reestablished in 1995 in the
					 General Services Commission. SECO is now under the direction and control of the
					 comptroller. Pursuant to Government Code, Chapter 447, SECO was created to
					 develop and provide energy and water conservation information for the state and
					 to implement energy and water conservation programs that apply to state
					 buildings and facilities. Pursuant to Government Code, Chapter 2305, SECO was
					 created to manage the programs that relate to the Oil Overcharge Restitutionary
					 Act.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 19 - STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19.2 - State Energy Conservation Office Business Location and Mailing Address

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The business office of the State Energy Conservation Office
					 (SECO) is located at Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) State Office Building, 111 E.
					 17th Street, Austin, Texas 78774. The mailing address for SECO is: State Energy
					 Conservation Office, Comptroller of Public Accounts, P.O. Box 13528, Austin,
					 Texas 78711-3528.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 19 - STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE › Subchapter B - STATE FACILITY ENERGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT › Section 19.11 - Purpose of Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of the rules that pertain to state facility
					 energy and water management is to achieve all measurable cost effective utility
					 and related operational efficiency improvements, and to reduce unnecessary
					 consumption of natural resources by state agencies and institutions of higher
					 education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 19 - STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE › Subchapter B - STATE FACILITY ENERGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT › Section 19.12 - Application

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) These rules apply to all state agencies
				  and institutions of higher education.
(b) Providing agency reporting requirements.
				  A state agency or institution of higher education that occupies or manages a
				  state-owned building and is responsible for the provision of utilities shall:
(1) have the primary responsibility for
				  development and implementation of an Energy and Water Management
				  Plan;
(2) develop a Long Range
				  Utility Services Plan; and
(3)
				  report utility consumption data to SECO.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 19 - STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE › Subchapter B - STATE FACILITY ENERGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT › Section 19.13 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Energy and Water
				  Management Plan--A comprehensive plan prepared by a state agency or institution
				  of higher education that includes a progress report of utility energy and water
				  use reduction measures, goals for reducing utility consumption, a strategy and
				  implementation schedule, a description of methods of financing improvements,
				  and an employee awareness plan.
(2)
				  Institution of higher education--Has the meaning that is assigned by Education
				  Code, §
										61.003.
(3) Long Range Utility Services Plan--A long
				  range plan for the delivery of reliable, cost-effective utility services for a
				  state agency or institution of higher education, including any on-site
				  generation, energy storage or demand response.
(4) Providing agency--A state agency or
				  institution of higher education that occupies or manages a state-owned building
				  and is responsible for paying utility bills.
(5) SECO--The Comptroller of Public Accounts
				  State Energy Conservation Office or legally designated successor.
(6) State agency--Any department, commission,
				  board, office, or other agency in the executive, judicial, or legislative
				  branch of state government that exists under the constitution or a statute of
				  this state and that has authority that is not limited to a geographical portion
				  of the state.
(7) Tenant agency--A
				  state agency or institution of higher education that occupies a building
				  managed by another party and is not responsible for building renovation
				  projects. A tenant agency may or may not be responsible for directly paying
				  utility bills.
(8)
				  Utility--Electricity, gas, thermal, or other energy resource, water, and
				  wastewater.
(9) Utility consumption
				  data--The measured amount of the agency's or institution's water, electricity,
				  gasoline, or natural gas usage.