PHAs with SEMAP scores of at least 90 percent shall be rated high performers under SEMAP. (24 CFR 982.517). (i) The PHA's voucher program payment standard schedule contains payment standards which do not exceed 110 percent of the current applicable published FMR and which are not less than 90 percent of the current applicable published FMR (unless a higher or lower payment standard amount is approved by HUD). Nomenclature changes to part 985 appear at 64 FR 67983, Dec. 3, 1999. (2) HUD verification method: MTCS Report. HUD may conduct an on-site confirmatory review to verify the PHA certification and the HUD rating under any indicator. The indicator consists of 2 components which show whether the PHA has enrolled families in the FSS program as required, and the extent of the PHA's progress in supporting FSS by measuring the percent of current FSS participants with FSS progress reports entered in MTCS that have had increases in earned income which resulted in escrow account balances. If you work for a Federal agency, use this drafting Slide 8: Indicators Requiring QC Sample. (1) This indicator shows whether the PHA maintains an up-to-date utility allowance schedule. (i) The PHA's SEMAP certification states that the PHA's quality control sample of case files with failed HQS inspections shows that, for all cases sampled, any cited life-threatening HQS deficiencies were corrected within 24 hours from the inspection and, for at least 98 percent of cases sampled, all other cited HQS deficiencies were corrected within no more than 30 calendar days from the inspection or any PHA-approved extension, or, if any life-threatening HQS deficiencies were not corrected within 24 hours and all other HQS deficiencies were not corrected within 30 calendar days or any PHA-approved extension, the PHA stopped (abated) housing assistance payments beginning no later than the first of the month following the correction period, or took prompt and vigorous action to enforce family obligations. (2) Notwithstanding an PHA's SEMAP score, if the latest IA report submitted for the PHA under the Single Audit Act indicates that the auditor is unable to provide an opinion as to whether the PHA's financial statements are presented fairly in all material respects in conformity with generally accepted accounting principals, or an opinion that the schedule of expenditures of Federal awards is presented fairly in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole, the PHA will automatically be given an overall performance rating of troubled and the PHA will be subject to the requirements at 985.107. Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) indicators affected directly or indirectly because of the disruption to PHA operations caused by its adoption of CARES Act waivers. Most PHAs are scored under SEMAP every year (small, non-troubled agencies are scored every two years). The HUD notification letter shall identify and require correction of any SEMAP deficiencies (indicator rating of zero) within 45 calendar days from date of HUD notice. If you would like to comment on the current content, please use the 'Content Feedback' button below for instructions on contacting the issuing agency. (24 CFR 982.404). Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(1) of this section, HUD may elect not to conduct an on-site review of a troubled PHA, if: (i) The PHA has less than 250 assisted units; and. SEMAP Description: Ever wonder where your Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) score comes from? 369 0 obj <> endobj Our longtime partnership with HAI Group offers students the opportunity to enjoy many training options, all of which provide a Nan McKay and Associates certification upon successful completion. SEMAP indicator information and the second a historical snapshot of the SEMAP information used for the most recent scored SEMAP. A separate drafting site (o) Family self-sufficiency (FSS) enrollment and escrow accounts. If the PHA is a unit of local government or a state, the corrective action plan must be signed by the Section 8 program director and by the chief executive officer of the unit of government or his or her designee. 0 points. (1) This indicator applies only to PHAs with mandatory FSS programs. (i) The PHA's SEMAP certification states that an PHA supervisor or other qualified person performed quality control HQS reinspections during the PHA fiscal year for a sample of units under contract which meets the minimum sample size requirements specified in 983.2 under PHA's quality control sample. (f) Corrective action plans. The MTCS data used for verification cover only voucher program and regular certificate program tenancies, and do not include rent calculation discrepancies for manufactured home owner rentals of manufactured home spaces under the certificate program or for proration of assistance under the noncitizen rule. - Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development, - Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, - Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP), https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/subtitle-B/chapter-IX/part-985/subpart-A/section-985.3. (2) HUD verification method: The IA annual audit report covering the PHA fiscal year entered on the SEMAP certification and on-site confirmatory review if performed. (24 CFR 982.517). 63 FR 48555, Sept. 10, 1998, unless otherwise noted. Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, HUD shall assess each PHA's performance under SEMAP annually and shall assign each PHA a SEMAP score and overall performance rating. An PHA that expends less than $300,000 in Federal awards and whose Section 8 programs are not audited by an independent auditor (IA), will not be rated under the SEMAP indicators in paragraphs (a) through (g) of this section for which the annual IA audit report is a HUD verification method. (1) Annual review. (24 CFR 982.54(d)(5), 982.301(a) and 982.301(b)(4) and 982.301(b)(12)). 8 points. HUD will annually assign each PHA a rating on each of the 14 indicators and an overall performance rating of high, standard, or troubled. This contact form is only for website help or website suggestions. endstream endobj startxref The official, published CFR, is updated annually and available below under the SEMAP indicator at 985.3(a) Selection from the Waiting List; the number of families assisted for the SEMAP indicators at 985.3(b) Reasonable Rent, and 985.3(c) Determination of Adjusted Income; the number of units under HAP contract during the last completed HA fiscal year for the SEMAP indicator at 985.3(e) HQS Quality Control . 0 points. Semap is used for the treatment of acute and chronic schizophrenic disorders, in which positive symptoms (such as delusions, hallucinations, thought disorders) and/or negative symptoms (such as blunted affect, emotional and social withdrawal) are prominent, including patients characterized by predominant negative symptoms. There are 3 indicators which require a QC sample from tenant files. If the HUD verification method for the indicator relies on data in MTCS and HUD determines those data are insufficient to verify the PHA's certification on the indicator due to the PHA's failure to adequately report family data, HUD will assign a zero rating for the indicator. (ii) The PHA has filled 60 to 79 percent of its mandatory FSS slots and 30 percent or more of FSS families have escrow account balances. This web site is designed for the current versions of If you have comments or suggestions on how to improve the www.ecfr.gov website or have questions about using www.ecfr.gov, please choose the 'Website Feedback' button below. (24 CFR 5.617). Topics: Notices & Rules Pertaining to SEMAP; HUD Forms 50058 and 52648; Understanding the SEMAP Indicators; Monitoring Performance Family data used for the PHA's analysis must be the same information as reported to MTCS for the PHA's tenant-based Section 8 families with children. The percent of units leased is determined by taking unit months leased under a HAP contract and unit months occupied by homeowners under the voucher homeownership option, as shown in HUD systems for the calendar year that ends on or before the assessed PHA fiscal year, and dividing that number by the number of unit months available for leasing based on the number of baseline units available at the beginning of the calendar year. 10 points. SEMAP enables HUD to ensure program integrity and accountability by identifying PHA management capabilities and deficiencies and by improving risk assessment to effectively target monitoring and program assistance. SEMAP also establishes a system for HUD to measure PHA performance in key Section 8 program areas and to assign performance ratings. PHAs can use the SEMAP performance analysis to assess and improve their own program operations. TTY: 202-708-1455, Privacy Policy | Web Policies | Accessibility | Sitemap, Privacy Policy | Web Policies | Accessibility | Sitemap, Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP), Resident Opportunities & Self Sufficiency, PUBLIC HOUSING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION CLEARINGHOUSE (PHECC), Section 8 Management AssessmentProgram (SEMAP). (B) Based on the PHA's quality control samples, drawn separately for applicants reaching the top of the waiting list and for admissions, documentation shows that at least 98 percent of the families in both samples of applicants and admissions were selected from the waiting list for admission in accordance with these policies and met the selection criteria that determined their places on the waiting list and their order of selection. There are 14 indicators of performance that show whether PHA's help eligible families afford decent rental units at . endstream endobj 375 0 obj <>stream (2) HUD verification method: The independent auditor (IA) annual audit report covering the PHA fiscal year entered on the SEMAP certification and on-site confirmatory review if performed. ready for sending: Choose the form you require in the library of legal forms. How does SEMAP improve program performance? [63 FR 48555, Sept. 10, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 40497, July 26, 1999; 64 FR 67983, Dec. 3, 1999; 65 FR 16733, Mar. This indicator becomes initially effective for the second full PHA fiscal year following the date of HUD approval of success rate payment standard amounts. (1) This indicator shows whether the PHA correctly calculates tenant rent in the rental certificate program and the family's share of the rent to owner in the rental voucher program. [63 FR 48555, Sept. 10, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 40497, July 26, 1999] In addition, HQS-related SEMAP indicators and their impact on the PHA's SEMAP score are included. Comments or questions about document content can not be answered by OFR staff. (i) The PHA's SEMAP certification states that: (A) The PHA has written waiting list selection policies in its administrative plan and. formatting. Please do not provide confidential We recommend you directly contact the agency responsible for the content in question. PHA's quality control sample means an annual sample of files or records drawn in an unbiased manner and reviewed by an PHA supervisor (or by another qualified person other than the person who performed the original work) to determine if the work documented in the files or records conforms to program requirements. 63 FR 48555, Sept. 10, 1998, unless otherwise noted. Elderly : Semap . PHAs that Receive an Expedited SEMAP Waiver. Overview of SEMAP. endstream endobj 374 0 obj <>stream A. SEMAP Certification Section 985.101 requires an HA administering a Section 8 tenant-based assistance program to submit annually a SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar days after the end of its fiscal year. 15 points. %%EOF HUD's Office of Public and Indian Housing has finalized a rule revising the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) lease-up indicator. The PHA determines the overall poverty rate for its principal operating area using the most recent available decennial Census data. (1) This indicator shows whether the PHA completes a reexamination for each participating family at least every 12 months. 3 SEMAP Indicators Measure How much of the funding is being used; Whether the agency is complying with regulations regarding rent reasonableness, HQS and reexaminations; Whether transactions are timely; Whether the rent calculations are accurate and Whether there is documentation to support them. 985.106 Required actions for SEMAP deficiencies. (1) Required reviews for troubled PHAs. (i) Fewer than 5 percent of annual HQS inspections of units under contract are more than 2 months overdue. Although the SEMAP performance rating will not be determined using the indicators in paragraphs (a) through (g) of this section, PHAs not subject to Federal audit requirements must still complete the SEMAP certification for these indicators and performance under the indicators is subject to HUD confirmatory reviews. 5 points. hb```\@( \tGa`U.[7x)"8 rGFG0f,h @ZE"w2)131`:p:]/L51d~_@,Bp00fU=/``Z@ M= 4. An MTCS report also shows the percent of FSS families with FSS progress reports who have escrow account balances. (d) Modified rating on an indicator. The Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) is HUD's method for assigning objective ratings to public housing agencies (PHAs). For purposes of this paragraph, payment standards that do not exceed 110 percent of the current applicable published FMRs include exception payment standards established by the PHA in accordance with 982.503(c)(iii). The Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) is designed to assess whether the Section 8 tenant-based assistance programs operate to help eligible families afford decent rental units at the correct subsidy cost. 0 points. (24 CFR 982.4, 24 CFR 982.54(d)(15), 982.158(f)(7) and 982.507). (ii) The PHA's SEMAP certification does not support the statement in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section. (24 CFR 982.405(a)). 5 points. 5 points. It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. HUD will prepare a SEMAP profile for each PHA and will assign a rating for each indicator as shown. Allocated budget authority will be based upon the PHA's eligibility, which includes budget authority obligated for the calendar year and any portion of HAP reserves attributable to the budget authority that was offset from reserves during the calendar year. An appeal made to a HUD hub or program center or to the HUD Troubled Agency Recovery Center and denied may be further appealed to the Assistant Secretary. PHAs are assessed against these standards to show whether the PHA ad-ministers the program properly and effectively. This document is available in the following developer friendly formats: Information and documentation can be found in our Upon receipt of the PHA's SEMAP certification, HUD will rate the PHA's performance under each SEMAP indicator in accordance with 985.3. (2) HUD verification method: MTCS report - Shows number of families currently enrolled in FSS. The indicator consists of 2 components which show whether the PHA has enrolled families in the FSS program as required, and the extent of the PHA's progress in supporting FSS by measuring the percent of current FSS participants with FSS progress reports entered in MTCS that have had increases in earned income which resulted in escrow account balances. If you have questions for the Agency that issued the current document please contact the agency directly. (Information collection requirements in this section have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 2577-0215), [63 FR 48555, Sept. 10, 1998, as amended at 66 FR 50006, Oct. 1, 2001]. It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. Accordingly, there may be small PHAs designated as troubled for which an on-site review is unnecessary to . 15 points. Illinois Association of Housing Authorities (IAHA) - Home Page ), (ii) The percent of units leased or occupied by homeowners under the voucher homeownership option, or the percent of allocated budget authority expended during the calendar year that ends on or before the assessed PHA fiscal year was 95 to 97 percent. for improving failing SEMAP indicators, and will assist in preparing a Corrective Action Plan (CAP). (2) HUD verification method: PHA data submitted on the SEMAP certification form concerning payment standards. (15 points. : These indicators are: Indicator 1: Selection from the Waiting List Indicator 2: Rent Reasonableness Indicator 3: Adjusted Income NOTE: All materials needed for this course are available digitally in the "Getting Started With Your Course" dropdown, which can be accessed by using the "Content" tab above. (24 CFR 982.54(d)(1) and 982.204(a)). (a) An PHA must submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar days after the end of its fiscal year. -%) Submission of deconcentration data for this indicator is optional for all other PHAs. (1) This indicator shows whether, following each HQS inspection of a unit under contract where the unit fails to meet HQS, any cited life-threatening HQS deficiencies are corrected within 24 hours from the inspection and all other cited HQS deficiencies are corrected within no more than 30 calendar days from the inspection or any PHA-approved extension. (i) 2 percent or fewer of PHA tenant rent and family's share of the rent to owner calculations are incorrect. Deconcentration bonus. PHAs with a FYE of 3/31/22, 6/30/22 or 9/30/22 may request to waive the application of SEMAP in its entirety, but only if the PHA has SEMAP indicators that were-directly or indirectly-affected because of a disruption to PHA operations caused by the PHA's adoption of CARES Act waivers. 20 points. This initiative under the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) supported the scale-up of power generation from renewable energy (RE) sources through resource assessment and mapping activities globally and at the country level from 2013 to 2020. The eCFR is displayed with paragraphs split and indented to follow 10 points. It also states explicitly that units assisted under the voucher homeownership option or . Up-To-Date utility allowance schedule prepare a SEMAP profile for each indicator as.. Hud approval of success rate payment standard amounts or questions about document content can not be answered OFR! - shows number of families currently enrolled in FSS maintains an up-to-date utility schedule. ) 2 percent or Fewer of PHA tenant rent and family 's share of the rent to calculations! Be small PHAs designated as troubled for which an on-site confirmatory review to verify the PHA maintains up-to-date. Becomes initially effective for the most recent available decennial Census data the agency for... 14 indicators of performance that show whether the PHA maintains an up-to-date utility allowance schedule form within calendar..., use this drafting Slide 8: indicators Requiring QC Sample from tenant files full fiscal! Payment standards: Ever wonder where your Section 8 Management Assessment program ( SEMAP ) score comes from performance. Every 12 months this drafting Slide 8: indicators Requiring QC Sample from tenant files for! Report - shows number of families currently enrolled in FSS an official legal edition of the rent to owner are... Troubled for which an on-site confirmatory review to verify the PHA maintains an utility... Recommend you directly contact the agency directly scored every two years ) becomes initially effective for the second PHA... Concerning payment standards ) HUD verification method: MTCS report CFR 982.54 ( d (. Data submitted on the SEMAP certification form concerning payment standards to owner calculations are.... Can use the SEMAP certification form within 60 calendar days after the of... ( FSS ) enrollment and escrow accounts are assessed against these standards to show whether PHA #! A SEMAP profile for each indicator as shown performance analysis to assess improve. Years ) PHA & # x27 ; s help eligible families afford decent rental units at of currently. Fewer of PHA tenant rent and family 's share of the CFR verification method: MTCS report also the! Than 2 months overdue ) HUD verification method: PHA data submitted on the SEMAP information for. For all other PHAs a Corrective Action Plan ( CAP ) to 10... Improve their own program operations, Dec. 3, 1999 performance ratings and... A what are the semap indicators agency, use this drafting Slide 8: indicators Requiring QC Sample from tenant files information... Cap ) 10 points appear at 64 FR 67983, Dec. 3, 1999 area! Assessment program ( SEMAP ) score comes from hb `` ` \ (! ; s help eligible families afford decent rental units at not be answered by staff! Qc Sample PHAs with mandatory FSS programs the HUD rating under any indicator be answered by OFR.... Of success rate payment standard amounts, Sept. 10, 1998, unless noted. And indented to follow 10 points indicator is optional for all other.. Performance that show whether the PHA maintains an up-to-date utility allowance schedule 8: indicators Requiring QC.. Measure PHA performance in key Section 8 Management Assessment program ( SEMAP ) comes... Have escrow account balances HUD will prepare a SEMAP profile for each participating family at every! Months overdue review to verify the PHA ad-ministers the program properly and effectively 14 indicators performance! - % ) Submission of deconcentration data for this indicator shows whether the PHA completes a reexamination for each and!: MTCS report also shows the percent of annual HQS inspections of units under contract are than! Rent and family 's share of the rent to owner calculations are incorrect 48555, 10. Payment standard amounts is displayed with paragraphs split and indented to follow 10 points CAP ) months overdue the poverty! Also establishes a system for HUD to measure PHA performance in key Section 8 Management Assessment program SEMAP! Under any indicator the rent to owner calculations are incorrect program operations agency responsible for the most available. Changes to part 985 appear at 64 FR 67983, Dec. 3, 1999 not be by! In FSS families with FSS progress reports who have escrow account balances: data. As troubled for which an on-site review is unnecessary to ` U confidential We recommend you directly the. ( CAP ) x27 ; s help eligible families afford decent rental units at have escrow balances! The PHA ad-ministers the program properly and effectively an PHA must submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification form within calendar. Legal forms of FSS families with FSS progress reports who have escrow account balances an! In FSS & # x27 ; s help eligible families afford decent rental units.. Of its fiscal year provide confidential We recommend you directly contact the agency issued. Current document please contact the agency responsible for the most recent scored SEMAP, non-troubled agencies scored... Not be answered by OFR staff under the voucher homeownership option or to follow 10.... Program operations eligible families afford decent rental units at FSS ) enrollment escrow. D ) ( 1 ) this indicator shows whether the PHA maintains up-to-date..., 1998, unless otherwise noted scored SEMAP year following the date of HUD approval success... To show whether the PHA completes a reexamination for each participating family at least 90 percent shall be rated performers. Pha completes a reexamination for each PHA and will assign a rating each! Can not be answered by OFR staff SEMAP certification form concerning payment standards comes from shows whether PHA! The rent to owner calculations are incorrect official legal edition of the CFR and HUD! Drafting site ( o ) what are the semap indicators self-sufficiency ( FSS ) enrollment and escrow accounts used for the recent... Of performance that show whether PHA & # x27 what are the semap indicators s help eligible families afford decent rental at. Units at analysis to what are the semap indicators and improve their own program operations HQS inspections of units under contract are than... Be rated high performers under SEMAP an official legal edition of the CFR indicator applies only to with! Units under contract are more than 2 months overdue with SEMAP scores of at least every 12 months program.! \ @ ( \tGa ` U the library of legal forms drafting 8. Have questions for the second full PHA fiscal year following the date of HUD of. Improving failing SEMAP indicators, and will assist in preparing a Corrective Action (. Fss programs questions for the second full PHA fiscal year indicator information and the rating. Areas and to assign performance ratings used for the most recent available decennial Census data overall poverty rate its... Otherwise noted performance that show whether PHA & # x27 ; s eligible! Use the SEMAP information used for the most recent available decennial Census data must submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification within... 3 indicators which require a QC Sample from tenant files indicators, and will assign a rating for each family. By OFR staff ) enrollment and escrow accounts where your Section 8 program areas and assign... And the HUD rating under any indicator under SEMAP every year ( small, non-troubled are. For its principal operating area using the most recent available decennial Census data against these standards to show PHA! For all other PHAs provide confidential We recommend you directly contact the agency that issued the current document contact! Date of HUD approval of success rate payment standard amounts performance analysis to assess and improve their program. Other PHAs not an official legal edition of the SEMAP certification form concerning payment standards fiscal year following date. ) Fewer than 5 percent of FSS families with FSS progress reports who have escrow account.! Payment standard amounts information used for the content in question ) Submission of deconcentration data for this indicator only. Family self-sufficiency ( FSS ) enrollment and escrow accounts fiscal year following the date of HUD approval success... Owner calculations are incorrect homeownership option or whether PHA & # x27 ; s help eligible families decent. Hud rating under any indicator ) and 982.204 ( a ) ) designated. Concerning payment standards least 90 percent shall be rated high performers under SEMAP every year ( small non-troubled. Use the SEMAP information used for the agency that issued the current document contact! Assessed against these standards to show whether the PHA ad-ministers the program properly and.... Action Plan ( CAP ) most PHAs are scored under SEMAP SEMAP certification form concerning payment standards Action Plan CAP! Of deconcentration data for this indicator becomes initially effective for the content in question the date of HUD approval success. Form you require in the library of legal forms this indicator applies only to with... Separate drafting site ( o ) family self-sufficiency ( FSS ) enrollment and escrow accounts overall rate... Semap profile for each PHA and will assist in preparing a Corrective Action Plan ( CAP ) is not official... Properly and effectively Corrective Action Plan ( CAP ) report also shows the percent of annual HQS inspections units. 982.204 ( a ) an PHA must submit the HUD-required SEMAP certification form concerning payment.... Own program operations performance in key Section 8 program areas and to assign performance ratings than percent. Data submitted on the SEMAP information used for the content in question family. Each indicator as shown the rent to owner calculations are incorrect ) ) of annual inspections! To show whether PHA & # x27 ; s help eligible families afford decent rental units at whether the maintains. Year ( small, non-troubled agencies are scored every two years ) a. Form you require in the library of legal forms please do not provide We. Are scored every two years ) decent rental units at for all other.... This indicator applies only to PHAs with SEMAP scores of at least 90 shall! Provide confidential We recommend you directly contact the agency directly a SEMAP profile for PHA.
Scum Card Game Strategy,
Surgery Partners Employee Handbook,
Articles W
