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Assurances and Certifications

1. The state educational agency (SEA) declares that it has previously filed the following assurances and certifications with the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and, as of the date of the signature below, reaffirms and incorporates by reference those assurances and certifications with respect to this grant award. The SEA certifies that no circumstances affecting the validity of these assurances have changed since their previous filing.
   
   
   • The assurances in Standard Form 424B (Assurances - Non-Construction Programs).
   • The certifications in ED Form 80-0013 regarding lobbying, debarment/suspension/responsibility status, and drug-free workplace.
   A copy of these forms is available on the Department's website at:
   
   http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html
   
   With respect to the Certification Regarding Lobbying, the SEA certifies that no federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the making or renewal of federal grants under this program; that the SEA shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," when required (34 CFR Part 82, Appendix B); and that the SEA shall require the full certification, as set forth in 34 CFR Part 82, Appendix A, in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers.
   
   
2. The SEA agrees to the state plan certifications in 34 CFR 76.104.
   
   
3. The SEA assures that financial assistance provided under Ed-Tech State Grant program will supplement, and not supplant, state and local funds.
   
   
4. The SEA assures that it will determine, prior to the award of any Ed-Tech State Grant program subgrant, that the subgrantee has a new or updated long-range strategic educational technology plan consistent with the objectives of the state educational technology plan and that the subgrant application contains all of the elements listed in section 2414(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
   
   

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Typed Name and Title of Authorized Representative

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Signature of Authorized Representative

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Source: http://www.ed.gov/programs/edtech/edtechapp.doc pgs. 2-9

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