PUBLIC LAW 106-501—NOV. 13, 2000 114 STAT. 2243 format developed by the State agency, an area plan meeting the requirements of section 306; and "(B) be based on such area plans. "(2) The plan shall provide that the State agency will— "(A) evaluate, using uniform procedures described in section 202(a)(29), the need for supportive services (including legal assistance pursuant to 307(a)(ll), information and assistance, and transportation services), nutrition services, and multipurpose senior centers within the State; "(B) develop a standardized process to determine the extent to which public or private programs and resources (including volunteers and programs and services of voluntary organizations) that have the capacity and actually meet such need; and "(C) specify a minimum proportion of the funds received by each area agency on aging in the State to carry out part B that will be expended (in the absence of a waiver under section 306(b) or 316) by such area agency on aging to provide each of the categories of services specified in section 306(a)(2). "(3) The plan shall— "(A) include (and may not be approved unless the Assistant Secretary approves) the statement and demonstration required by paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 305(d) (concerning intrastate distribution of funds); and "(B) with respect to services for older individuals residing in rural areas— "(i) provide assurances that the State agency will spend for each fiscal year, not less than the amount expended for such services for fiscal year 2000; "(ii) identify, for each fiscal year to which the plan applies, the projected costs of providing such services (including the cost of providing access to such services); and "(iii) describe the methods used to meet the needs for such services in the fiscal year preceding the first year to which such plan applies. "(4) The plan shall provide that the State agency will conduct periodic evaluations of, and public hearings on, activities and projects carried out in the State under this title and title VII, including evaluations of the effectiveness of services provided to individuals with greatest economic need, greatest social need, or disabilities, with particular attention to lowincome minority individuals and older individuals residing in rural areas. "(5) The plan shall provide that the State agency will— "(A) afford an opportunity for a hearing upon request, in accordance with published procedures, to any area agency on aging submitting a plan under this title, to any provider of (or applicant to provide) services; "(B) issue guidelines applicable to grievance procedures required by section 306(a)(10); and "(C) afford an opportunity for a public hearing, upon request, by any area agency on aging, by any provider of (or applicant to provide) services, or by any recipient of services under thiis title regarding any waiver request, including those under section 316.";
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