(a) When a Contract is terminated or voluntarily relinquished, the procedures described in this section will be implemented.
(b) The terminology of a "terminated" Subrecipient is intended to include the Subrecipient that is voluntarily or involuntarily terminating their Contract, but does not include Contracts that expire without being sent a termination letter.
  (1) The Department will issue a termination letter to the Subrecipient no less than 30 calendar days prior to terminating the Contract. The Department may determine to take any of the following actions: suspend funds immediately or allow a temporary transfer to another Subrecipient; or provide instructions to the Subrecipient to prepare a proposed budget and written plan of action that supports the closeout of the Contract. The plan must identify the name and current titles of staff that will perform the closeout and an estimated dollar amount to be incurred. The plan must identify the CPA or firm which will perform the Single Audit. The Department will issue an official termination date to allow all parties to calculate deadlines which are based on such date.
  (2) No later than 30 calendar days after the Contract is terminated, the Subrecipient will take a physical inventory of Program Participant files, including case management files.
  (3) The terminated Subrecipient will have 30 calendar days from the date of the physical inventory to make available to the Department all Program Participant files. Current and active case management files also must be inventoried.
  (4) The terminated Subrecipient will prepare and submit, no later than 30 calendar days from the date the Department retrieves the files, a final report containing a full accounting of all funds expended under the Contract.
  (5) A Monthly Expenditure Report and a Monthly Performance Report for all remaining expenditures incurred during the closeout period must be received by the Department no later than 45 calendar days from the date the Department determines that the closeout of the program and the period of transition are complete.
  (6) The Subrecipient will submit to the Department no later than 45 calendar days after the termination of the Contract, an inventory of the non-expendable personal property acquired in whole or in part with funds received under the Contract.
  (7) The Department may require transfer of Equipment title to the Department or to any other entity receiving funds under the program in question. The Department will make arrangements to remove Equipment covered by this paragraph within 90 calendar days following termination of the Contract.
  (8) A current year Single Audit must be performed for all entities that have exceeded the federal expenditure threshold under 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart F or the State expenditure threshold under TXGMS, as applicable. The Department will allow a proportionate share of program funds to pay for accrued audit costs, when an audit is required, for a Single Audit that covers the date up to the closeout of the Contract. To be reimbursed for a Single Audit, the terminated Subrecipient must have a binding contract with a CPA firm on or before the termination date of the Contract. The actual costs of the Single Audit and accrued audit costs including support documentation must be submitted to the Department no later than 45 calendar days from the date the Department determines the closeout is complete. See §1.403 of this title (relating to Single Audit Requirements) for more information.
  (9) Subrecipient shall submit within 45 calendar days after the date of the closeout process all financial, performance, and other applicable reports to the Department. The Department may approve extensions when requested by the Subrecipient. However, unless the Department authorizes an extension, the Subrecipient must abide by the 45 calendar day requirement of submitting all referenced reports and documentation to the Department.

Source Note: The provisions of this §7.9 adopted to be effective February 27, 2024, 49 TexReg 1048