As a result of an internal five-year review, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is rescinding rule 5101:9-1-88 "Subrecipient Annual Risk Assessment Review and Monitoring Process" of the Administrative Code and replacing it with a new rule with the same number to clarify existing policies and procedures.

This rule establishes minimal standard monitoring requirements for county family services agencies (CFSA) and workforce development agencies (WDA) in the performance of subrecipient monitoring.

There are no substantive content differences between the new rule and the rescinded rule it is replacing. The new rule was re-formatted to align the various concepts under each heading. There are two significant changes in the definitions. To clarify which local agencies are required to take part in the monitor process, county family services agencies (CFSA) and workforce development agencies (WDA), as subrecipients of the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS), are required to monitor their subrecipients. Also, references to "awards" have been changed to "grants."

Please direct inquiries to your ODJFS fiscal supervisor in the Office of Fiscal and Monitoring Services, Bureau of County Finance and Technical Assistance (BCFTA) at (614) 752-9194.

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