34 CFR § 686.38 - Maintenance and retention of records.

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title: "34 CFR § 686.38 - Maintenance and retention of records."
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section_name: "Maintenance and retention of records."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
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part_name: "TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1070g,  , unless otherwise noted."
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# 686.38 Maintenance and retention of records.

(a) An institution must follow the record retention and examination provisions in this part and in 34 CFR 668.24.

(b) For any disputed expenditures in any award year for which the institution cannot provide records, the Secretary determines the final authorized level of expenditures.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070g, )