
Documentation of Compliance for an SSA

Documentation that demonstrates evidence of compliance in all program guidelines, program-specific provisions and assurances, and activities selected on the grant application is required and may be maintained in many formats. The TEA provides a plethora of documentation forms, checklists, and other tools to give Project Districts guidance in compliance documentation. These resources can be used exactly as they are provided, or they may be modified to fit the needs of the local MEP. It is important to maintain the documentation in a form that is easily accessible and available in an electronic or hardcopy format. Regardless of the format, the documentation must reflect implementation of program requirements. An SSA cannot just say something was done; it must be able to provide evidence that it was done.
Only the fiscal agent will have access to the compliance report as it will be grayed out for the SSA Member District, making it inaccessible. Only the fiscal agent will be able to view and modify the compliance report as a compilation of all Member Districts within the SSA. However, both the SSA Member District and the fiscal agent are responsible for ensuring all portions of the compliance report are completed and the documentation is compiled.
NOTE: As indicated earlier, maintaining documentation is not suggestion but a requirement.
The following list of documentation examples is not exhaustive. The regional contract between the LEA and the fiscal agent determines which entity is responsible for the following documentation and activity implementation. However, the responsibility of compliance and documentation lies with both.
The following are downloadable documents to assist SSAs with collecting documentation.