Reimbursement for educational services for students in youth shelters
Arkansas Code § 6-11-105; Arkansas Code § 6-41-207
- (a) The Special Education Unit of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education will provide local education agencies with an educational services for students in youth shelters reimbursement request form to be completed and submitted to the Special Education Unit no later than May 15 of each school year.
- (b) The amount of reimbursement will be calculated by dividing the total number of available beds in youth shelters that meet the definition in 6 CAR § 130-2302 into the available appropriation to determine a per student reimbursement rate.
- (c) The local school district will receive an amount equal to the per student reimbursement rate times the number of available beds in the youth shelter (or shelters if there is more than one (1) in the district in the jurisdiction of the local school district).