EarlySteps, Louisiana's Early Intervention Program, is in turmoil. DEMAND TRANSPARENCY!!!!

FOURTH FINDING: Fiscal Management: Single Line of Responsibility

4.1 OSEP finds that the State does not have a reasonably designed general supervision system that includes policies and procedures to monitor EIS programs or providers and ensure compliance with IDEA Part C fiscal requirements (such as coordination of all available funding sources and payor of last resort), as required by 20 U.S.C. §§ 1416, 1432(4)(B), 1435(a)(10)-(12), 1437, 1438, 1439(a), 1440, and 34 C.F.R. §§ 303.120(a), 303.500 through 303.510, and 303.520 through 303.521, and 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.329(a), 200.303.

4.2 OSEP finds that the State’s established SoP, consistent with 20 U.S.C. §§ 1440, 1432 1435, 1437(a)(3), and 34 C.F.R. §§ 303.13(a)(3) and 303.203(b), for early intervention services under IDEA Part C, including a schedule of sliding fees or cost participation fees (such as co-payments, premiums, or deductibles) required to be paid under Federal, State, local, or private programs of insurance or benefits for which the infant or toddler with a disability or the child’s family is enrolled, that meets the requirements in 20 U.S.C. §§ 1440, 1432(4)(B), 1435(a)(10), 1439(a), and 34 C.F.R. §§ 303.520 and 303.521 is not being implemented consistent with the approved SoP policies required by 20 U.S.C. §§1440, 1432(4)(B), 1435(a)(10)-(12), 1437(b), 1438, 1439(a), and 34 C.F.R. § 303.500(b).

4.3 OSEP finds that the State does not have reasonably designed policies and procedures for fiscal management and the internal control that reflect applicable cost principles and ensure the appropriate use of IDEA Part C funds, as required by 2 C.F.R. § 200.302(a) and 2 C.F.R. § 200.303.

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