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federal money
Continued from page 19 “If you spent money on
student management software
classifications: African American, Asian American, Hispanic
American, Native American including Aleuts from Alaska, hosted on another site, the
and service disabled military veterans. Schools would be most
likely be involved with minority-owned food service businesses, vendor must sign off on FERPA
Brackley suggested.
— not disclosing anything.
David-Bacon: This federal law applies to contractors and
subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted What about the IT department
projects of $2,000 or more for construction, alteration or repair,
including painting and decorating. Davis-Bacon requires a pre- that outsources some repairs?
construction conference, payment of the prevailing wage, which is
usually union wages, and benefits, such as insurance and vacation Think of the exposure.
time, Brackley said. Plus, they must be paid weekly. Overtime
must be paid for work in excess of 40 hours a week, and there are Make sure you don’t break
limits to offering compensatory time off in lieu of pay.
“When you’re using federal dollars, the feds really clamp down rules or you could lose your
on that,” Brackley said. “Federal money comes with lots of strings
— more like harnesses.” federal funding.”
Caroline Brackley, Director of The Professional Group Public — Caroline Brackley, Director of
Consulting Inc., can be reached at (480)699-4458, or The Professional Group Public Consulting Inc.
Caroline@pgpc.org.
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