15 U.S.C. § 1355 : US Code - Section 1355: Conditions precedent to acceptance of plans and programs for review and approval by Secretary

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1355 : US Code - Section 1355: Conditions precedent to acceptance of plans and programs for review and approval by Secretary

The Secretary shall not accept the five-year plan of a State for
review and approval under this chapter unless the Governor of the
State or his designee determines and certifies that the plan is
consistent with State policies and objectives; and the Secretary
shall not accept an annual technical services program for review
and approval under this chapter unless the designated agency has,
as certified thereto by the Governor or his designee -
(a) invited all qualified institutions in the State to submit
proposals for providing technical services under the chapter;
(b) coordinated its programs with other States and with other
publicly supported activities within the State, as appropriate;
(c) established adequate rules to insure that no officer or
employee of the State, the designated agency, or any
participating institution, shall receive compensation for
technical services he performs, for which funds are provided
under this chapter, from sources other than his employer, and
shall not otherwise maintain any private interest in conflict
with his public responsibility;
(d) determined that matching funds will be available from State
or other non-Federal sources;
(e) determined that such technical services program does not
provide a service which on the date of such certification is
economically and readily available in such State from private
technical services, professional consultants, or private
institutions;
(f) planned no services specially related to a particular firm
or company, public work, or other capital project except insofar
as the services are of general concern to the industry and
commerce of the community, State, or region;
(g) provided for making public all reports prepared in the
course of furnishing technical services supported under this
chapter or for making them available at cost to any person on
request.