Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/1422

 PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

121 STAT. 1401

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‘‘(bb) such agency’s progress in carrying out the programmatic and fiscal provisions in such agency’s grant application, including implementation of corrective actions; and ‘‘(cc) personnel policies of such agencies regarding the hiring, evaluation, termination, and compensation of agency employees; ‘‘(VI) developing procedures for how members of the policy council are selected, consistent with paragraph (2)(B); ‘‘(VII) approving financial management, accounting, and reporting policies, and compliance with laws and regulations related to financial statements, including the— ‘‘(aa) approval of all major financial expenditures of the agency; ‘‘(bb) annual approval of the operating budget of the agency; ‘‘(cc) selection (except when a financial auditor is assigned by the State under State law or is assigned under local law) of independent financial auditors who shall report all critical accounting policies and practices to the governing body; and ‘‘(dd) monitoring of the agency’s actions to correct any audit findings and of other action necessary to comply with applicable laws (including regulations) governing financial statement and accounting practices; ‘‘(VIII) reviewing results from monitoring conducted under section 641A(c), including appropriate followup activities; ‘‘(IX) approving personnel policies and procedures, including policies and procedures regarding the hiring, evaluation, compensation, and termination of the Executive Director, Head Start Director, Director of Human Resources, Chief Fiscal Officer, and any other person in an equivalent position with the agency; ‘‘(X) establishing, adopting, and periodically updating written standards of conduct that establish standards and formal procedures for disclosing, addressing, and resolving— ‘‘(aa) any conflict of interest, and any appearance of a conflict of interest, by members of the governing body, officers and employees of the Head Start agency, and consultants and agents who provide services or furnish goods to the Head Start agency; and ‘‘(bb) complaints, including investigations, when appropriate; and ‘‘(XI) to the extent practicable and appropriate, at the discretion of the governing body, establishing advisory committees to oversee key responsibilities related to program governance and improvement of the Head Start program involved.

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