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Page. 11 of 12 12 <br />I. AMENDMENT OF CONTRACT <br />Amendments, modifications, or waivers of this contract may be made at any <br />time by mutual agreement of all parties. Amendments shall be in writing and <br />signed by appropriate authorities. <br />J. 'PROVISION OF TERMINATION <br />This contract may be terminated for reasons other than non - compliance upon <br />sixty (60) days written notice by either party. If termination should occur, <br />the Department shall receive payment only for allowable expenditures. <br />The State may withhold payment to the Department until the State can <br />determine whether the Department is entitled to further payment or whether <br />the State is entitled to a refund. <br />K. COMPLIANCE <br />I. The State shall assure compliance with all terms of this contract. <br />a. Upon determination of non - compliance, the State shall give the <br />Department sixty (60) days written notice to come into compliance. <br />If the deficiency is corrected, the Department shall submit a <br />written report to the State which sets forth the corrective action <br />taken. <br />b. If the above deficiencies should not be corrected to the <br />satisfaction of the State after the sixty (60) day period, <br />disbursement of funds for the particular activity may be <br />temporarily suspended pending negotiation of a plan of corrective <br />action. <br />c. If the deficiency is still not corrected within the next thirty <br />(30) days following temporary suspension of funding, program funds <br />may be permanently suspended until the Department can, provide <br />evidence that the deficiencies have been corrected. <br />d. In the event of the Department's non - compliance with clauses of <br />this contract, the State may cancel, terminate, or suspend this <br />contract in whole or in part and the Department may be declared <br />ineligible for further State contracts or agreements. Such <br />terminations for non - compliance shall not occur until: (1) the <br />provisions of Section K -1 (a -c) have been followed, documented, <br />and have failed to provide a resolution, (2) all other reasonable <br />administrative remedies have been exhausted. <br />2. If the Department or the State should be determined out of compliance <br />with the provisions of the contract, either party may file a formal <br />appeal with the Office of Administrative Hearings. <br />