Section 1520.50 Administration of Federal Funds

Section 1520

Section 1520.50

Administration of Federal Funds

a)         All implementing agencies shall operate in conformance with

the following state and federal laws, rules, regulations and guidelines, when

applicable, hereby incorporated by reference:  the Victims of Crime Act of

1984; the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; the Violence Against Women Act of 1994;

the Office of Justice Programs' Financial Guide; the Office of Management and

Budget Circular A-128 (50 FR 19114, effective April 12, 1985); the Office of

Management and Budget Circular A-133 (61 FR 19133, effective April 30, 1996);

the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act [30 ILCS 705]; the Illinois Purchasing

Act [30 ILCS 505]; the State Comptroller Act [15 ILCS 405]; the U.S. Department

of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Rules for Criminal Justice Block

Grants (28 CFR 33.1 et seq., effective May 30, 1985); the U.S. Department of

Justice Regulations Governing Criminal History Record Information Systems (28

CFR 20.1 et seq., effective December 6, 1977); the U.S. Department of Justice

Regulations Governing the Confidentiality of Identifiable Research and

Statistical Information (28 CFR 22.1 et seq., effective December 15, 1976); the

Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Grant Program Final Program

Guidelines (60 FR 55051 et seq., effective October 27, 1995); the Department of

Justice Program Guidelines for the Drug Control and System Improvement Formula

Grant Program (53 FR 52244 et seq., effective December 27, 1988); the

Department of Justice Program Guidelines for the STOP Violence Against Women

Formula and Discretionary Grants Program (Grants to Combat Violent Crimes

Against Women) (28 CFR 90 et seq., effective April 18, 1995); and any other

federal legislation and guidelines that are applicable to federal program funds

that the Authority administers. The laws, rules, regulations and guidelines

incorporated by reference in this subsection do not include any subsequent

amendments or editions

and Discretionary Grants Program (Grants to Combat Violent Crimes

Against Women) (28 CFR 90 et seq., effective April 18, 1995); and any other

federal legislation and guidelines that are applicable to federal program funds

that the Authority administers. The laws, rules, regulations and guidelines

incorporated by reference in this subsection do not include any subsequent

amendments or editions.  The Authority shall maintain a copy of said

incorporated materials and shall make them available for public inspection or copying

upon request at no more than cost.

b)         Notwithstanding subsection (c) below, the Executive Director

shall suspend performance of any interagency agreement for a period not to

exceed 28 days where there has been a determination of nonconformance with any

state or federal statute or regulation, such rules, regulations and guidelines

specified in subsection (a) above, or the terms or conditions of the

agreement.  The Executive Director shall reinstate performance of an agreement

that has been so suspended if the nonconformance is corrected within 28 days

from the date of suspension.  However, notwithstanding subsection (c) below, an

interagency agreement, for which performance has been suspended, shall be

terminated by the Executive Director if performance of the interagency

agreement is not reinstated within 28 days from its suspension. Written notice

of all such actions by the Executive Director shall be submitted to the

implementing agency and members of the Budget Committee as soon as possible, but

within five working days.

c)         Upon the request of an implementing agency, the Executive

Director shall extend the length of time performance of an interagency

agreement may be suspended beyond 28 days for an additional period not to

exceed 14 days, if the nonconformance for which performance of the agreement

was suspended can be corrected within such extension period and such correction

would result in fulfillment of the terms of the agreement

implementing agency, the Executive

Director shall extend the length of time performance of an interagency

agreement may be suspended beyond 28 days for an additional period not to

exceed 14 days, if the nonconformance for which performance of the agreement

was suspended can be corrected within such extension period and such correction

would result in fulfillment of the terms of the agreement.  Such an extension

shall be granted by the Executive Director only with the consent of the

chairman of the Budget Committee or, in the event the chairman of the Budget

Committee is unavailable for consultation, the Chairman of the Authority.  Such

consent shall be granted if the nonconformance for which performance of the

agreement was suspended can be corrected within such extension period and such

correction would result in fulfillment of the terms of the agreement.  Since an

extension granted by the Executive Director pursuant to this subsection is

initiated by the implementing agency, it shall not be deemed an adverse action

under these rules.  However, an interagency agreement, for which the period of

suspended performance has been extended pursuant to this subsection, shall be

terminated by the Executive Director if performance of the interagency

agreement has not been reinstated by the Executive Director before the

extension period has expired.  Such termination may then be appealed as

provided by Section 1520.60.  Written notice of all such actions by the Executive

Director shall be submitted to the implementing agency and members of the

Budget Committee as soon as possible, but within five working days.

d)         The Executive Director shall immediately terminate any

interagency agreement for any reason of nonconformance specified in subsection

on may then be appealed as

provided by Section 1520.60.  Written notice of all such actions by the Executive

Director shall be submitted to the implementing agency and members of the

Budget Committee as soon as possible, but within five working days.

d)         The Executive Director shall immediately terminate any

interagency agreement for any reason of nonconformance specified in subsection

(b) above, if performance of the agreement has been suspended on at least one

prior occasion or if such nonconformance cannot be corrected by the

implementing agency in less than 28 days from the date of termination.  Written

notice of such termination by the Executive Director shall be submitted to the

implementing agency and members of the Budget Committee as soon as possible,

but within five working days.

e)         The Executive Director shall approve any revision to an

interagency agreement if such action is necessary to fulfill the terms of the

agreement.  Material revisions shall be reported to the Budget Committee

members at or before the next Budget Committee meeting.  However, if a request

by an implementing agency for a material revision to an interagency agreement

is denied by the Executive Director, written notice of such denial shall be

submitted to the implementing agency and members of the Budget Committee as

soon as possible, but within five working days.