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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 34 - Education |
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Subtitle B - Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education |
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Chapter IV - Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education |
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Part 403 - State Vocational and Applied Technology Education Program |
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Subpart G - What Financial Conditions Must Be Met by a State? |
§ 403.183 - Under what circumstances may the Secretary waive the maintenance of effort requirement?
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§ 403.183 Under what circumstances may the Secretary waive the maintenance of effort requirement?
(a) The Secretary may waive the maintenance of effort requirement in § 403.182 for a State for one year only if -
(1) The Secretary determines that a waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances affecting the State's ability to maintain fiscal effort; and
(2) The State has decreased its expenditures for vocational education from non-Federal sources by no more than five percent.
(b) For purposes of this section, “exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances” include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) A natural disaster.
(2) An unforeseen and precipitous decline in financial resources.
(c) The Secretary does not consider tax initiatives or referenda to be exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances.