Texas Statutes
Chapter 136 - Texas Innovative Adult Career Education Grant Program
Section 136.004. Program Advisory Board

Sec. 136.004. PROGRAM ADVISORY BOARD. (a) The grant administrator shall establish a program advisory board that provides input and recommendations for the awarding of grants under this chapter.
(b) The program advisory board must be composed of members representing the philanthropic community, the business employer community, and public junior colleges and public technical institutes and must include the mayor of one of the five most populous municipalities in this state. The grant administrator may appoint a nonvoting, ex officio member to the program advisory board. The program advisory board shall elect a chair of the board from among its members.
(c) The program advisory board shall provide oversight to ensure that the grant administrator:
(1) establishes and adheres to an appropriate system that provides acceptable standards for ensuring accountability in the awarding and monitoring of grants;
(2) enters into a written grant agreement or contract with each grantee that establishes clear goals and obligations in unambiguous terms;
(3) acts with due diligence to monitor the implementation of a grant agreement, including carrying out appropriate monitoring activities including reviews at reasonable intervals; and
(4) takes prompt and appropriate corrective action on becoming aware of any evidence of a violation by a grantee of this chapter or of rules adopted under this chapter.
(d) The program advisory board shall meet as needed to review received grant applications and make recommendations to the grant administrator regarding awarding grants under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 859 (H.B. 437), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.

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