What are the penalties if a school administrative unit fails to meet Federal and State audit requirements?
Penalties that may be applied to a school administrative unit by the Commissioner of Education for Federal noncompliance will be in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133, Section ___.225 Sanctions and in accordance with 34 CFR, Section 80.12 – Special Grant or Subgrant Conditions for “High-Risk” Grantees and Section 80.43 – Enforcement. A copy of the Circular can be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb . 34 CFR – USDOE and 7 CFR – USDA can be found at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr . Penalties that may be levied by the Commissioner of Education for State noncompliance will be in accordance with Title 20-A M.R.S.A., Section 6801 (penalties for failure or unwillingness to comply with the requirements of Title 20-A) and Title 20-A M.R.S.A., Section 15604 (penalties for failure or unwillingness to comply with the reporting requirements of Title 20-A). Title 20-A of the Maine statutes can be found at http://www.maine.gov under “state legislature.
