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ORDINANCENO.21- 170 AN ORDNANCEOFTHE crrY OFDENTONAUTHORZINGTHE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE DENTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR DISTANCE LEARNnqG THROUGH OPERATIONCONNECTIVITY WHEREIN THE CITY AGREESTO CONTRIBUTE AN AMOUNTNOT-TO-EXCEED$571,167.74;AND DECLARINGAN EFFECTrVEDATE. WHEREAS, theCity of Denton(“City”) isahome-rulemunicipal corporationandDenton IndependentSchoolDistrict(“DISD”) is aunit of governmentestablishedunderthelawsof the Stateof Texas for the purpose of implementing the state’s system of public education and ensuring studentperformancein accordancewith the TexasEducationCode,and the City and DISD are authorizedto executean Interlocal Cooperation Agreement under Section 791 of the Texas GovernmentCode;and WHEREAS, Governor Abbott declared a State of Disaster in Texas due to COVID-19 on March 13,2020, andcities, schools,universities and other governmentalentities beganto alter their schedulesas well asclosing facilities; and WHEREAS,DISD hasrequestedthattheCity transfer$571,167.74toDISD for Operation Connectivity to provide remote-learningtechnology for studentswith no effective accessto computersor theinternetandproviding educationortraining deliveredoff campusvia educational technologieswherethe student(s)andthe instructor(s) areseparatedby physical distance and/or time(“DistanceLearning”);and WHEREAS, the City of Denton approvedResolution 20-1933 on September22, 2020, whichauthorizedtheCity Managerto executeaLetter of Commitmentto transferfunds to DISD to purchasetechnologyfor DistanceLearning and increasingthe DISD contribution for City expensesforproviding schoolresourceofficers;and WHEREAS, the State of Texas provides matching funds to DISD for Operation ConnectivitybasedontheCity’s contribution of funds;and WHEREAS, DISD hasapplied for agrantfrom theTexasEducationAgency (“TEA”) to providematchingfundsfor DistanceLearningin accordancewith OperationConnectivity; and WHEREAS, the City will transfer funds from its generalfund to DISD to facilitate Distance Learning, including tech improvements, in connection with school closing; and WHEREAS, theCity doesnot plan to transfer fundsreceivedundertheCoronavirus Aid, Relief,andEconomicSecurityAct (hereinafter“CARES Act”) to DISD, but rather,to usemonies from theCity’s generalfundto meetthe City’s obligations underthisAgreement;and WHEREAS, if the City doestransferCARES Act fundsto DISD, theCity andDISD will comply with all requirementsof the CARES Act, including that certain Interlocal Cooperation Agreementfor theadministrationof thedistribution of someof DentonCounty’s CARES Act (the “DentonCountyCARESAct FundingAgreement”); and WHEREAS, the City hasallocated$571,167.74of its generalamd for the DISD to match the TEA grant to cover expensesincurred providing DistanceLearningthrough 'Operation Connectivity’ for studentsresidingin the City of Denton; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes it to be in the best interest of the citizens of Denton to enterinto the Interlocal Agreement betweenthe City of Denton andDenton Independent School District for DistanceLearningThrough 'Operation Connectivity” (“ILA”) attachedhereto as Exhibit “A“ and incorporated herein for all purposes;NOW, THEREFORE, THECOUNCIL OFTHE CITY OFDENTON HEREBY ORDAHqS: SECTION 1. The findingsandrecitationscontainedin thepreambleof this ordinanceare incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby approves and authorizes the City Manager or his designeeto executethe ILA and expendfunds in accordancetherewith in the amount not-to- exceed$571,167.74for DISD to purchaseremote-learning technology for students with no effectiveaccessto computersor the internet for DistanceLearningin accordancewith the terms of the ILA. Minor adjustmentsto the attached ILA areauthorized, suchas filling in blanks and minor clarifications or corrections,andany modifications madeby City Council in the approvalof thisordinance. SECTION3. This ordinanceshall becomeeffective immediatelyupon its passageand approval „„„d,T;yl“gTR ::Tvq=::TFT was 'T,ji„=:=„k:,hf:„d ,pp„„,da:: thefollowingvoteE - C:3 Aye Nay Abstain Absent Mayor GerardHudspeth:BirdiaJohnson,District1: ConnieBaker,District2:JesseDavis,District3: JohnRyan,District4:DebAnnintor,AtLargePlace5: PaulMeltzer, At Large Place6: \/‘ ,Z V‘ AZ PASSEDANDAPPROVEDthis,thaJ dayofFehQQf y , 2021. GERARDHUDSPETH,MAYOR PAGE2 J ATTEST: ROSARIOS,CITY SECRETARY y/da/7~ IO N 111111\ APPROVEDAS TO LEGAL FORM: AARONLEAL, CITY ATTORNEY Digitally signed byMackdX„L7,thBY: Reinwand„„DDate:2021.02.0414:21:58 -06'OO’ PAGE3 EXHIBIT "A" THE STATE OF TEXAS § § § INTERLOCALAGREEMENTBETWEENCITYOF DENTONAND DENTONINDEPENDENTSCHOOL DISTRICTFOR DISTANCELbARMNG THROUGH 'OPEkATION CONNECTIVITY’ COUNTY OF DENTON Thisagreement(“Agreement”)is madeandenteredinto asof the EffectiveDate by and betweenthe City of Denton, a Texashome-rulemunicipality (the “City“), and the Denton IndependentSchool District, (the “Denton ISD”) (City and Denton ISD collectively referred to hereafterasthe“Parties”orindividually asa“Party”) WITNESSETH: WHEREAS. Governor Abbott declared Stateof Disaster in Texas due to COVID-19 on March 13,2020 andcities, schools,universities andother governmental entities beganto alter their schedulesaswell asclosing facilities; and WHEREAS, theDentonISD isaunit of governmentestablishedunderthelawsof the State of Texasfor the purposeof implementing the state’s systemof public education and ensuring student performance in accordance with the Texas Education Code; and WHEREAS, Denton ISD hasrequestedthat the City transfer $571,167.74to the Denton ISD for OperationConnectivity in accordancewith Exhibit “A“ attachedhereto and incorporated hereinfor all purposes,to provide remote-learning technology for studentswith no effective access to computersor the internet and providing educationor training delivered off campus via educationaltechnologieswhere the student(s) and the instructor(s) are separatedby physical distanceand/or time (“Distance Learning“); and WHEREAS,theCity of DentonapprovedResolution20-1933on September22, 2020, which authorizedtheCity Managerto executeaLetterof Commitmentto transferfundsto Denton ISD to purchasetechnology for Distance Learning and increasing the Denton ISD contribution for City expensesfor providingschoolresourceofficers; and WHEREAS, the Stateof Texasprovides matching funds to Denton ISD for Operation ConnectivitybasedontheCity’s contribution of funds; and WHEREAS, the City will transferfunds from its generalfund to Denton ISD to facilitate DistanceLearning,including techimprovements,in connectionwith schoolclosing; and WHEREAS, the City doesnot plan to transferfunds receivedundertheCoronavirus Aid, Relief, andEconomicSecurity Act (hereinafter “CARES Act”) to Denton ISD, but rather, to use moniesfrom theCity’s generalfund to meettheCity’s obligations underthis Agreement;and WHEREAS,if the City doestransferCARES Act fundsto DentonISD, Denton ISD certifiesit will comply with all requirementsof the CARES Act, including that certain Interlocal CooperationAgreement for the administration of the distribution of someof Denton County’s CARESAct (the“Denton CountyCARESAct Funding Agreement”); and WHEREAS,costsassociatedwith OperationConnectivity are authorizedand meet all known guidanceand generalrules from the stateand federal governmentregarding the use ofCARESAct funds;and WHEREAS, Denton ISD has applied for a grant from the Texas EducationAgency (“TEA”) to provide matchingfunds for DistanceLearningin accordancewith OperationConnectivity;and WHEREAS, theCity hasallocated$571,167.74of its generalfund for the Denton ISD to matchtheTEA grantandcoverexpensesincurred providing DistanceLearningthrough 'Operation Connectivity’ for studentsbetweenMarch 1,2020 andDecember30, 2021; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of all mutual covenants and agreementhereinafter setforth, andother good andvaluable consideration the sufficiency andreceipt of which is hereby acknowledged,the Partiesagreeasfollows: Article 1 Term; Termination 1.1 This Agreementshall be effective upon executionby the Parties (“the Effective Date”) and shall expire on December 30, 2021, unless terminated soonerasprovided herein. 1.2 This Agreementmay be terminated upon written notice by either Party in the event theotherParty breachesanyof theterms or conditions of this Agreementand suchbreach is not curedwithin thirty (30) daysafterwrittennotice thereof.In theeventof terminationby theCity, DentonISD shall immediatelyreturn any unexpendedfundsprovidedby theCity pursuant to this Agreement. Article II Services 2.1 Administration. TheDenton ISD agreesto administer the OperationConnectivity program to provide for Distance Learning for residents of the City of Denton in accordance with theprovisionsof Exhibit “A.” 2.2 Payment of Funds. The City agreesto pay Denton ISD up to the sum of $571,167.74for DistanceLearningin accordancewith thetermsof thisAgreement.ThePartiesfully understandand agreethat the City will only transferfunds to Denton ISD pursuantto this Agreementin the eventadditional funding is approvedandprovided by theTEA to Denton ISD after September22, 2020 for DistanceLearning in accordancewith OperationConnectivity. Denton ISD will notify the City as soonas possible following the determination of additional funding. In the event additional funding is approved by TEA, the amountof the City payment will beequalto the fundingapprovedandprovided by TEA to DentonISD after September22, 2020 for Operation Connectivity, the City’s payment not to exceedthe sum of $571,167.74. 2.3 Eligible Expenditures. The funding provided by the City shall only be applied to eligible,actualandpaid DistanceLearningexpendituresincurredfor thepurposeof addressingor respondingto the COVID-19 public health emergencyandmadebetweenMarch 1, 2020 and December30, 2021. All Distance Learning expendituresmust be paid on or before December 30, 2021to be eligible. Any DistanceLearning expendituresobligated,but not yet paid by this time shallnot be eligible expenditures.All DistanceLearningexpendituresshall only be paid for Denton ISD studentsresiding within the City of Denton corporate boundary. 2.4 Tracking. Denton ISD shall track and document all distrIbutions and use of the funds provided by the City pursuant to this Agreement. The Denton ISD shall keep and maintain all recordsof theadministrationanduseof Distance Learningfundsfor aperiod of five years. 2.5 Use of Fundsif CARES Act FundsProvided. This Section2.5 only appliesif the City providesCARES Act fundingto DentonISD. The useof DistanceLearningfunds shall comply with the CARES Act and all U.S. TreasuryDepartmentregulations or guidelines thereunder.DentonISD acknowledgesandunderstandsthat its useof DistanceLearning funding is subjectto the sametermsandconditions asthe Denton CountyCaresAct Funding Agreement andthe CARESAct. DentonISD hereby agreesto comply with all termsandconditions relating to theuseof fUndsfrom the Denton County CARES Act Funding Agreement fUndsand the CARES Act. Denton ISD agreesto documentandjustify that eachDistanceLearning expenditure is an eligible expenseundertheCARES Ac anddocumentall expendituresanddistributions made for the Distance Learning to theCity by no later than January 15,2022, andkeep and maintain copies of suchdocumentation for theretention period applicable to the CARES Act. The Partiesunderstandthat thedistribution of funds for DistanceLearning is an eligible useof theDentonCountyCARESAct FundingAgreement andCARESAct funds.If the County, theU.S.Departmentof Treasury,or its designee,in its reasonablediscretion, determines that the expenditureof Fundsis not aneligible expenditure,thenDenton ISD shall beresponsibleto make anynecessaryreimbursementin an amountequal to the amountof the ineligible expenditure fromotherof itsfunds. 2.6 Administration. The Denton ISD shall manage and administer Operation Connectivitywithin theCity of Denton asfollows: a) TheDentonISD shallsubmit to theCity: 1. 2. 3. A letter certifying the expendituresfor which the Denton ISD usedfunds receivedpursuant to this Agreement; Documentation verifying the number of studentsthat reside in Denton and attend a school within the Denton ISD; and Documentationverifying the numberof studentsthat residein Denton that receivedtechnology and hotspots from Denton ISD for reliable internet connectionsandthe associatedexpendituresby Denton ISD. 2.7 SupportingMaterial. The City hasthe right to accessandreview any supporting material and reject/renrsepayment for any of the expenditures if determined ineligible or to have insufficient information. 2.8 No Duplication of AssistanceApplications. Denton ISD cannot be currently seekingor havereceivedassistancefor the sameexpensesunderany otherfederal, state,or local program 2.9 Repaymentof UnusedFunds.Any fundsnot expendedby DentonISD asprovided hereinby 11:59 PM December30, 2021 shall be returned to the City within 30 days. 2.10 Reports.Denton ISD shall provide periodic reports on theuseof the fUndsprovided by City asrequestedor requiredby the City. Article III IVliscellaneousProvisions 3.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the sole and only agreement betweenthe Parties and supersedesanyprior understandings written or oral agreementsbetween the Partieswith respectto this subject matter. 3.2 Assigllment. DentonISD maynot assignthis Agreementin whole or in part without theprior written consentof City. In theeventof anassignmentby Denton ISD to which City hasconsented,the assigneeshall agreein writing with City to personally assume,perform, andbe boundby all the covenants,andobligations contained in this Agreement. 3.3 Successorsand Assigps. Subject to the provisions regarding assignment, this Agreementshall be binding on andinure to the benefit of the Partiesto it andtheir respective successors and assigns. 3.4 GoverningLaw; Venue. The laws of the Stateof Texasshall governthis Agreement;andvenuefor any actionconcerningthis Agreementshallbe in a statecourt of competentjurisdiction in DentonCounty,Texas. ThePartiesagreeto submit to thepersonaland subjectmatterjurisdictionof saidCourt. 3.5 Amendments.ThisAgreementmay be amendedonly by the mutual written agreementof the Parties. 3.6 Audits andRecords. Denton ISD agreesthat during the term hereofthe City and its representativesmay, during normal businesshours and asoften asdeemednecessary,inspect, audit, examine and reproduce any and all of Denton ISD’s records relating to the services provided pursuantto thisAgreementfor a period of oneyear following the dateof completion of services asdeterminedby theCity or dateof termination if sooner. 3.7 Severability. In the eventany one or more of the provisionscontainedin this Agreementshall for anyreasonbe held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in anyrespect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceabilityshall not affect any otherprovisions, andthe Agreement shall be construedasif suchinvalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never beencontainedIn it 3.8 Independent Contractor. It is understood and agreedby and between the Parties that DentonISD in satisfyingthe conditionsof this Agreement,is acting independently,and that City assumesnoresponsibility or liabilities toanythird party in connectionwith theseactions. All servicesto beperformedby DentonISDpursuantto this Agreementshall bein the capacity of an independentcontractorandnot asanagentor employeeof City. Denton ISD shall supervisethe performanceof its servicesand shall be entitled to control the manner andmeansby which its servicesareto beperformed,subjectto theterms of this Agreement. 3.9 Notices. Any noticerequired or permitted to be deliveredhereundermay be sent by first classmail, overnightcourieror by confirmed or facsimile to the addressspecifiedbelow, or to suchotherparty or addressaseitherPartymaydesignatein writing, andshallbe deemed received three (3) days after delivery set forth herein: If intendedfor City,to: ToddHileman,CityManager Cityof Denton 215E.McKinney Denton, TX 76201 If intendedfor DentonISD: Dr.JamieWilson, Superintendentof Schools Denton IndependentSchool District1307N. Locust Denton,TX 76201 3.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executedby the Partiesheretoin separate counterparts,eachof which when so executedand delivered shall be an original, but all such counterpartsshall togetherconstituteone and the sameinstrument. Each counterpartmay consist of anynumberof copieshereofeachsignedby lessthanall, buttogethersignedby all of the Parties hereto 3.11 Exhibits and Recitals. The recitals and exhibits attachedhereto are incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. 3.12 Survival of Covenants.Any of the representations,warranties,covenants,and obligationsof the Parties,aswell asany rights andbenefits of theParties,pertaining to aperiod of time following theterminationof thisAgreement shall survivetermination. (signatures on following page) SIGNEDANDAGREEDthi,q +b d,y.f 'Fe_\vcV.,tq ' 2021. Attest: R=Rios,City SeM All III IIII/1 ' -FrAV•VV'V'-’'V ' V“11• CJKh,.JHl==T::3-06' AaronLeal,City Attorney SIGNEDAND AGREEDthis dayof , 2021 DENTONINDEPENDENT SCHOOLDISTRICT By: Dr. Jamie Wilson, Superintendent Exhibit"A" INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Dr.JamesK.Wilson,Superintendent • 1307 N. Locust St. • Denton, Texas 76201 September 3, 2020 City of Denton ToddHileman,City Manager 215E.McKinneyStreet,Ste 1(X)Denton,TX 76201 Mr. Hileman, As I am sureyou areaware,we haveanexciting opportunity to partnerandhelp our studentsandtheir families struggling financially througha stateprogramcalledOperationConnectivity. Operation Connectivity isa partnershipwith theTexas Education Agency to connectall of Texas’s 5.5 million public school students with a device and reliable internet connection. Thepartnershipincludesbulk statewidedevice purchasingandthe TexasEducationAgency supporting the programfinancially by matching upto75% of costof the devices. DentonISD Boardof Trusteeshascommited toparticipating in OperationConnectivity to supportour students by purchasing 12,(X)oChromebooksand3,(XX)hotspotsfor reliable internetconnection. Through participation in Operation Connectivity andother district resourceswe will beable to provide over 14,(X)0studentsthatareon free and reduced luncha reliableplatform andconsistentinternetconnectivity tocontinue their studiesonline asneededthroughout thisCOVID crisis and well into the future. As youwill seein the attachedflier our requestis thatyour city considerutilization of a small portion of allocated COVID fundsto paya fair share(25%of total cost) for the studentslocatedwithin yourjurisdiction. With your participation, the TexasEducationAgencywill provideanadditional matchequalto the matchprovided by thecities and Denton County.Thecalculationof your fair shareisasfollows: Cost Per Economically Disadvantaged Student for ChromebookandConnectivity $ 237.63 FairSharePerStudent 25% Cost Per Fair Share $ 59.41 Number of Economically Disadvantaged Studentsin theCity of Denton 9,614 Total Fair ShareCost &5zLm Pleaseconsiderutilizing someof your availableCOVID Fundingto help supportour students. I would love to havea conversationwith youto discussthe partnershipfurther. =:'!:':? 'James K.Wilson,III,Ed.D Superintendent Connectivity:A Guide to Operation HelpHow Municipalities and Counties Can I mla1.8lack technologyto learnfrom home Withthe riseof COVID-19in Texas,remote learning has become an essentialpartof schools'academicoffering. Yet,it isestimated that over 1.8million students in Texaslack the connectivity technology to learnfrom their homes.Thisconnectivitygapisasignificant barrier to academicsuccessandeconomicempowermentfor these students. •8e+•+ee+e©eee• ©e••+8•e©eee++• +8•8©e•++© ee 09 ee 8 @ In response to this critical need, Governor Abbott and Texas legislative leaders have allocated $200M in CARESActCoronavirusReliefFund(CRF)funding to match$200Min localdistrictfunding. This combined $400Min bulk buying power will beusedto cover the purchasesof internet solutions such ashotspotsande-learningdevicesfor Texas’Schooldistricts, with the goalof providing connectivitytechnologyfor allstudentswho would not otherwisehavethem. $200Min CARESAct CRF funding , $200M +' in local district funding $400M bulkbuyingpowerforconnectivitytechnology 8e•©++•+eeee++B©68+eee+eBBe• e©•+BB•B8+ee• eea a Bee TheOperation Connectivity bulk order program mayleveragethe majority of these funds to put over 1million e-learning devicesand nearly 500,000 hotspots instudents'homesto enablelearning,significantlyreducingthe connectivitygap. Fir=.,:w''A.!::W8PJ(i))•88•eea8©e© e8•+68e••e8e• 8+••+e+e6e++eee+e+e© + + + + Texasreceived$11.24billionin federalCARESActCRFfunding,of whichover $5billionhas beengivento counties and citiesto determine how they should be spent. 1million e-learningdevices $11.24B in CARESAct CRFfunding SSB to City and –+ County CRFgrants Allocate some portion to 'facilitate distance learning’•RlIHIHHI + LEAsare encouragedto work with their cities andcounties toreduce their costallocatesomeportion of their local CRFfunds to Detailsof the local CRFmatch reimbursement process are described on the next page Byassistingschoolsystemswith their localmatchfunding right now, CRFcontributions canenablepurchasesof devicesand hotspotsat steeply discounted rates that vendors have made available specifically for orders placed through Operation Connectivity. Localgovernmentswill seeadramatic return on this investment, includingsmart procurement,increasedaccessto onlinelearningfor students,and accessto urgent familytelehealthcare. ;aVAtcRiPaIF:e:End{:gT£Y££Bja':iS!£%jipldW„BFa?:cgI::3£jhill&tiii5lgBPsiSIF#JU'figgMc::?Mm18,T6J8 ©i tea.Texas.gov/Coronavirus Fr?A?rrfa$foly?JFJgXgReimbursement: Detailsof Approach to CRFMatching Reimbursement•ee•ee•••+•• •••••©e•••©••••••••• ••e8••••ee• + e eB Local Education Agencies (LEAs)are eligible for additional state Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF)fund matching if they receivefundingfrom their localcity or countyCRFfor TEA’sbulk order program.TEAwill increase its fund matchingby$1for every$1of localCRFthat LEAsreceive,upto amaximum of 25%of the expenditure approved and allocated byTEA(basedon number of economically disadvantaged students). This matching reimbursement will be executed perthe details below. • Examplesof CRFmatching reimbursement allocations (Figuresillustrative) DIstrIct A receIves no matchfrom localCRF DIstrIct BreceIves10%matchfrom local CRF DistrIct CreceIves25% matchfrom local CRF LEAtotal bulk order: $100,000• LocalCRFcontributes:$0 •TEAstateCRFfundcontributes: $50,000(LEAbasematch)+$0 (localCRFmatch)=$50,000total•LEAcontributes:$50,000 LEAtotalbulkorder:$100,000 • Local CRFcontributes: $10,000TEAstateCRFfund contributes $50,000 (LEAbase match) + $10,000(localCRFmatch)=$60,000total• LEAcontributes:$30.000 LEAtotal bulk order: $100.000LocalCRFcontributes: §25.000•TEAstateCRFfund contributes $50,000(LEAbasematch)+ $25,000 (localCRFmatch)= $75,000 totalLEAcontributes:$0 Keyinformation about localCRFmatchingreimbursementprocess October 1st LEAsmustsubmit required documentation(seebelow) by October 1st to beconsideredfor localCRFmatchingreimbursement and will be reImbursedon arollingbasis.1 Deadlineto submitrequestsforCRFmatchingreimbursement Processfor LEAsubmissionfor LocalCRFMatching Reimbursemente©+e8e+e• +•©+++++ee•e+•+••8e• e+8e8ee8++e++++ee+• .IMdocumentation of localCRFreceivedDocumentation submitted byOctober 1st TEAreviewsdocumentation andfinalized match MatchIng funds awardedin order of requestsreceIved i11 hEf::C LT::i E:$f ::eTEAreimbursedLEAs notified antstatus and relrn rsed by TEA Tosubmit documentationof anylocalCRFthat has beenreceived,an LEAwill provideTEAacompleted CRF ReimbursementApplication(tobeprovided)andaccompanyingdocumentationthat states: > Dateof allocationfrom cityor county > Amountof allocation b Purpose of grant (should say TEAbulk order) Thestandardapplicationand detailsof accompanyingdocumentation requirements will be communicated the week of 8/17/2020. Pleaseemail customers_ervice_@teabJJka:det.eDmif you have any questions regarding this process. Note on CARESESSERFundsIP ©•b+++•e++•e©ee+• +©+•+©+68••B©©©• IB ©8e©e•ee8••e• Thestate hasimplemented a localmatchIng requIrement to this program in that the LEAmust payfor an applicablepercentageof tha total costsof the prograrh. THIsrequires other Tuna sourcesavailable to the LEAto be usbd to payfor the re–mainingpercentageofthe' prdgram.Thisishot an In-kind match. The LEAmay use ItsCARESAct ESSERGrant allocatIon,TIMA, and other local sourcesto be approved later by TEA,inaddition to 6ther state and localfunding to paythe LEAportion of this program and therefoFd split the totaFcost ofthe connectivityequipmentbetweenthis prbg-ramanditsESSERGrant: LEAlocaldocumentation must bemaintainedto document 1)the percentagepaid from the ESSERGrant, 2)inventoryrecordsandotherappropriatesafeguardsto protectth6 equipmint arein place,and3)appropriateinternal eontrols are being imF)I-embnted. ' in the eventall$200M of state funds isexpendedthe localCRFmatch will be awarded ona first come first serve basis. gi tea.Texas.gov/Coronavirus