Kentucky Statutes 273.448 – Powers and duties of state administering agency
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(1) The responsibilities and powers of the state administering agency shall be:
(a) To establish standards in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations by which administrative, fiscal and programmatic effectiveness of the federal act in the Commonwealth shall be measured.
(b) To monitor and evaluate community action agencies’ compliance with:
1. The standards provided under subsection (1)(a) of this section and as set forth in administrative regulations by the state administering agency;
2. The provisions of KRS § 273.405 to KRS § 273.451; and
3. The provisions of the federal act.
(c) To receive and review annual independent audits of all funds received by community action agencies.
(d) To direct community action agencies to submit such reports, records or other information necessary to determine community action agencies’ administrative, fiscal, and programmatic effectiveness in their use of funds made available under the federal act.
(e) To provide for training and technical assistance to the community action agencies.
(f) To serve as liaison between community action agencies and other state and federal agencies for the purposes of:
1. Increasing the awareness of state and federal agencies toward the needs of low-income persons;
2. Providing information regarding capabilities of community action agencies;
3. Mobilizing resources for utilization by community action agencies;
4. Promoting the services and activities of community action agencies; and
5. Developing, promoting, or otherwise encouraging means for private sector involvement in the services and activities of community action agencies.
(g) To develop annually a plan describing the intended use and distribution of the community services block grant under the federal act based on the provisions of KRS § 273.446(1), (2), (3) and (4). The plan shall include a provision for the administrative costs of the community action agencies.
(h) To provide the Commission and the designated review body all materials, information, reports and documents as provided by KRS § 45.351 and KRS § 45.357.
(2) The state administering agency’s administrative costs for administering the federal act shall not exceed the limit contained in the federal act and except as otherwise provided under KRS § 45.353.
Effective: July 13, 1984
History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 308, sec. 13, effective July 13, 1984. — Created
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 453, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1982.
(a) To establish standards in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations by which administrative, fiscal and programmatic effectiveness of the federal act in the Commonwealth shall be measured.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 273.448
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) To monitor and evaluate community action agencies’ compliance with:
1. The standards provided under subsection (1)(a) of this section and as set forth in administrative regulations by the state administering agency;
2. The provisions of KRS § 273.405 to KRS § 273.451; and
3. The provisions of the federal act.
(c) To receive and review annual independent audits of all funds received by community action agencies.
(d) To direct community action agencies to submit such reports, records or other information necessary to determine community action agencies’ administrative, fiscal, and programmatic effectiveness in their use of funds made available under the federal act.
(e) To provide for training and technical assistance to the community action agencies.
(f) To serve as liaison between community action agencies and other state and federal agencies for the purposes of:
1. Increasing the awareness of state and federal agencies toward the needs of low-income persons;
2. Providing information regarding capabilities of community action agencies;
3. Mobilizing resources for utilization by community action agencies;
4. Promoting the services and activities of community action agencies; and
5. Developing, promoting, or otherwise encouraging means for private sector involvement in the services and activities of community action agencies.
(g) To develop annually a plan describing the intended use and distribution of the community services block grant under the federal act based on the provisions of KRS § 273.446(1), (2), (3) and (4). The plan shall include a provision for the administrative costs of the community action agencies.
(h) To provide the Commission and the designated review body all materials, information, reports and documents as provided by KRS § 45.351 and KRS § 45.357.
(2) The state administering agency’s administrative costs for administering the federal act shall not exceed the limit contained in the federal act and except as otherwise provided under KRS § 45.353.
Effective: July 13, 1984
History: Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 308, sec. 13, effective July 13, 1984. — Created
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 453, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1982.