34 C.F.R. § 403.183 Under what circumstances may the Secretary waive the maintenance of effort requirement?
Title 34 - Education
(a) The Secretary may waive the maintenance of effort requirement in §403.182 for a State for one year only if— (1) The Secretary determines that a waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances affecting the State's ability to maintain fiscal effort; and (2) The State has decreased its expenditures for vocational education from non-Federal sources by no more than five percent. (b) For purposes of this section, “exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances” include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) A natural disaster. (2) An unforeseen and precipitous decline in financial resources. (c) The Secretary does not consider tax initiatives or referenda to be exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2463(b))
Title 34: Education
PART 403—STATE VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM
Subpart G—What Financial Conditions Must Be Met by a State?
§ 403.183 Under what circumstances may the Secretary waive the maintenance of effort requirement?