---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1321.25"
title: "45"
number: "1321.25"
heading: "Duration, format, and effective date of the State plan."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1321.25"
---

# §1321.25. Duration, format, and effective date of the State plan.

- (a) A State agency will follow the guidance issued by the Assistant Secretary for Aging regarding duration and formatting of the State plan. Unless otherwise indicated, a State agency may determine the format, how to collect information for the plan, and whether the plan will remain in effect for two, three, or four years.
- (b) An approved State plan or amendment identified in [§ 1321.31(a)](/cfr/45/1321.31.md?p=a) becomes effective on the date designated by the Assistant Secretary for Aging.
- (c) A State agency may not make expenditures under a new plan or amendment requiring approval, as identified in [§ 1321.27](/cfr/45/1321.27.md) or [§ 1321.31(a)](/cfr/45/1321.31.md?p=a), until it is approved.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 11656, Feb. 14, 2024, unless otherwise noted.