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A TRUE COPY <br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />J.R. SMITH, CLERK <br />13. Repayrnent. All refunds or repayments to be made to the Department under this agreement are to be <br />made payable to the order of "Department of State" and mailed directly to the following address: <br />Florida Department of State, Attention: Marian Deeney, Division of Library and Information <br />Services, 500 South Bronough Street, Mail Station #91), Tallahassee, FL 32399. In accordance with <br />Section 215.34(2), Florida Statutes, if a check or other draft is returned to the Department for <br />collection, Recipient shall pay to the Department a service fee of $15.00 or five percent (5%) of the <br />face amount of the returned check or draft, whichever is greater. <br />14. Single Audit Act. Each grantee, other than a grantee that is a State agency, shall submit to an audit <br />pursuant to Section 215.97, Florida Statutes. See Attachment A for additional information regarding <br />this requirement. If a Grantee is not required by law to conduct an audit in accordance with the <br />Florida Single Audit Act because it did not expend at least $750,000 in state financial assistance, it <br />must submit a Financial Report on its operations pursuant to Section 257.41(3), Florida Statutes <br />within nine months of the close of its fiscal year. <br />15. Retention of Accounting Records. Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records and <br />all other records, including electronic storage media. pertinent to the Project, shall be retained for a <br />period of five (5) fiscal years after the close out of te grant and release of the audit. If any litigation <br />or audit is initiated or claim made before the expiration of the five-year period, the records shall be <br />retained for five fiscal years after the litigation, audit or claim has been resolved. <br />16. Obligation to Provide State Access to Grant Records. The Grantee must make all grant records <br />of expenditures, copies of reports, books, and related documentation available to the Division or a <br />duly authorized representative of the State of Florida for inspection at reasonable times for the <br />purpose of making audits, examinations, excerpts and transcripts. <br />17. Obligation to Provide Public Access to Grant Records. The Division reserves the right to <br />unilaterally cancel this Agreement in the event that the Grantee refuses public access to all <br />documents or other materials made or received by the Grantee that are subject to the provisions of <br />Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, known as the Florida Public Records Act. The Grantee must <br />immediately contact the Division's Contract Manager for assistance if it receives a public records <br />request related to this Agreement. <br />18. Noncompliance. Any Grantee that is not following Florida Statutes or rules, the terms of the grant <br />agreement, Florida Department of State policies and guidance, local policies, or other applicable <br />law or that has not submitted required reports or satisfied other administrative requirements for <br />other Division of Library and Information Services grants or grants from any other Office of <br />Cultural, Historical, and Information Programs (OCHIP) Division will be in noncompliance status <br />and subject to the OCHIP Grants Compliance Procedure. OCHIP Divisions include the Division of <br />Cultural Affairs, the Division of Historical Resources, and the Division of Library and Information <br />Services. Grant compliance issues must be resolved before a grant award agreement may be <br />executed and before grant payments for any OCHIP grant may be released. <br />State Aid to Libraries Gant Agreement (FormDUS/SA02) <br />Chapter 1&2.011(2xa), Florida Administrative Code, Effective 07-2017. Page 4 of 15 <br />