Oklahoma Human Services Aging Services is responsible under Title V Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) to:

1. (1) develop and implement the state SCSEP plan with the assistance of sub-grantees and National SCSEP providers;
2. (2) have an equitable distribution of authorized positions in the aggregate;
3. (3) adhere to provisions set forth in the Older Americans Act and federal regulations promulgated under the Act;
4. (4) enroll and serve minority, eligible participants in proportion to the minority eligible participants' numbers within the geographical jurisdiction of the program;

5. (5) provide a sub-grantee with:

   1. (A) technical assistance related to SCSEP;
   2. (B) SCSEP information required to accomplish the sub-grantee's agreement responsibilities; and
   3. (C) monthly SCSEP monitoring of programmatic and the financial systems and expenditures, including sub-recipients and local project operators on a regular basis to ensure compliance with cost allocations as specified in the regulations;
6. (6) monitor the performance of the sub-grantees for compliance with the terms, conditions, and performance criteria included within the sub-grantee agreement, such as accurate and timely financial reports, and maintaining all requirements for customer and employee satisfaction surveys;
7. (7) submit required SCSEP narrative reports quarterly to the United States (U.S.) Department of Labor (DOL);
8. (8) review performance measures on a quarterly basis and relay that information to sub-recipient;
9. (9) allocate SCSEP funds to a sub-recipient; and

10. (10) monitor the sub-recipient:

    1. (A) for use of the allocated funds; and
    2. (B) to ensure the non-federal share of total SCSEP costs are used for in-kind services at a fair market value to services and facilities contributed; and
11. (11) to adhere to performance measures and indicators as determined annually by the U.S. DOL;
12. (12) to collaborate with all authorized grantees with minimal disruption to participants;
13. (13) to select sub-grantees giving consideration to areas with a substantial population of individuals with barriers to employment. Special consideration is given to organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving individuals with barriers to employment, including former recipients of national grants; and
14. (14) corrective action and follow-up procedures for sub-recipients and local project operators to remedy identified problems.

Added at 38 Ok Reg 2337, eff 9-15-21