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facility and maintenance requirements, the performance and compliance of all title and <br />licensing transactions, Policy and Procedure, reports, revenue collections and other <br />accounting practices, the safeguarding of equipment, the safeguarding and permissible <br />use of Personal and Confidential Information, and the maintenance of inventories, records, <br />and documents. Agent must follow established DOL process and procedure for Subagent <br />Audits. Agent does not have the ability to establish new audit standards or policies beyond <br />those outlined by DOL. <br />3) Investigate: Agent may investigate the Subagent's performance under this Agreement. <br />Investigation is the act of inquiring and/or examining specific actions or omissions of the <br />Subagent or any VLRs acting on its behalf. The investigation may be initiated based on <br />information the Agent acquires through its monitoring or auditing functions, or through an <br />outside source. Agent may expand the scope of an investigation or conduct an audit if it <br />discovers additional actions that require further exploration. Agent's investigation into a <br />Subagent does not need to be equally performed among all Subagents. <br />(b) Access to Agent <br />For purposes of any monitoring, investigation, or audits, Subagent will grant Agent and/or <br />DOL access to the Subagent's facilities, documents, records and other matters related to <br />its performance of this Agreement. Subagent will facilitate the inspection and <br />reproduction of records and documents requested by Agent. <br />(c) Agent WrittenRepart: <br />The Agent will provide the Subagent with a written report detailing the results of any <br />investigation or audit that produces deficiency findings. The Subagent will have sixty <br />(60) calendar days to review and respond to the written report. <br />(d) Responsive Action <br />Subagent will immediately address all discrepancies and violations detailed in any audit, <br />investigation, or monitoring report. Agent will work with Subagent in good faith on all deficiency <br />findings and will assist with additional training opportunities where applicable. <br />12. BREACH; SUSPENSION; TERMINATION FOR CAUSE <br />Subagent's noncompliance with any terms, conditions, restrictions, or required performances of <br />this Agreement may be deemed as a breach. This includes the noncompliance of Subagent <br />VLRs. For purposes of this Agreement, there are three established levels of breach, each <br />defined below. <br />Agent determines the level of the breach based on the nature, frequency, materiality and <br />severity of the actions or omissions that caused the breach. Breaches provided are listed in <br />order of increasing severity and are not intended to be all-inclusive, nor is there any requirement <br />that the type of action taken start at the lowest level and be sequential. This determination is <br />solely at Agent's discretion, although for a Level II or Level III breach, Agent must provide the <br />Subagent with the opportunity to address such matters before Agent's final decision is made. <br />(a) LEVEL I BREACH - Warning <br />Agent will issue a Level I Breach is issued when Agent determines the nature of the breach is <br />relatively minor, and the issue is best resolved by providing a warning. <br />Notice of Breach: The written notice of Level I Breach will be issued to the Subagent in a <br />timely manner, but no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the Agent makes the <br />County Agent/Subagent Contract: <br />Version: January 2020 <br />Page 7 of 28 <br />Agent/Subagent Agreement <br />County VLO #VO1904 <br />