Terms Used In Iowa Code 8F.5

  • Agency: means a unit of state government, which is an authority, board, commission, committee, council, department, or independent agency as defined in section 7E. See Iowa Code 8F.2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Recipient entity: means an intergovernmental entity or a private agency that enters into a service contract with an oversight agency to provide services which will be paid for with local governmental, state, or federal moneys. See Iowa Code 8F.2
  • Service contract: includes grants when the predominant factor, thrust, and purpose of the contract formalizing the grant is for the provision of services. See Iowa Code 8F.2
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 Any service contract awarded to a recipient entity shall provide that the oversight agency may terminate the service contract if the recipient entity, during the duration of the contract, fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter. In addition, the service contract shall provide a mechanism for the forfeiture and recovery of state or federal funds expended by a recipient entity in violation of the laws applicable to the expenditure of the money or the requirements of the service contract and this chapter.