# § 7844. General applicability of State educational agency assurances
**(a)** **Assurances** A State educational agency, in consultation with the Governor of the State, that submits a consolidated State plan or consolidated State application under this chapter, whether separately or under section 7842 of this title, shall have on file with the Secretary a single set of assurances, applicable to each program for which the plan or application is submitted, that provides that—
**(1)** each such program will be administered in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, program plans, and applications;
**(2)**
**1** the control of funds provided under each such program and title to property acquired with program funds will be in a public agency, a [^1] eligible private agency, institution, or organization, or an Indian tribe, if the law authorizing the program provides for assistance to those entities; and
So in original. Probably should be “an”.
**(B)** the public agency, eligible private agency, institution, or organization, or Indian tribe will administer those funds and property to the extent required by the authorizing law;
**(3)** the State will adopt and use proper methods of administering each such program, including—
**(A)** the enforcement of any obligations imposed by law on agencies, institutions, organizations, and other recipients responsible for carrying out each program;
**(B)** the correction of deficiencies in program operations that are identified through audits, monitoring, or evaluation; and
**(C)** the adoption of written procedures for the receipt and resolution of complaints alleging violations of law in the administration of the programs;
**(4)** the State will cooperate in carrying out any evaluation of each such program conducted by or for the Secretary or other Federal officials;
**(5)** the State will use such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as will ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds paid to the State under each such program;
**(6)** the State will—
**(A)** make reports to the Secretary as may be necessary to enable the Secretary to perform the Secretary’s duties under each such program; and
**(B)** maintain such records, provide such information to the Secretary, and afford such access to the records as the Secretary may find necessary to carry out the Secretary’s duties; and
**(7)** before the plan or application was submitted to the Secretary, the State afforded a reasonable opportunity for public comment on the plan or application and considered such comment.
**(b)** **GEPA provision** 20 U.S.C. 1232d
Section 441 of the General Education Provisions Act [] shall not apply to programs under this chapter.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8304, formerly title IX, § 9304, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title IX, § 901, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1969; renumbered title VIII, § 8304, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, §§ 8001(a)(3), (b)(3), 8010, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2088, 2089, 2102.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
2015—Subsec. (a). , made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in introductory provisions as reference to .
Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “eligible” for “nonprofit” in subpars. (A) and (B).
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment
Amendment by effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under .