6 CAR § 193-104 – Reimbursement requirements

(a) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school may claim reimbursement only for incurred nonfederal costs for substitute staff for the eligible employee, for up to twelve (12) weeks, while the eligible employee, as defined by 6 CAR § 193-102(5), is on approved paid maternity leave.
(b) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school may claim reimbursement for one hundred percent (100%) of the total incurred cost of the substitute staff for the period of time that an eligible employee is on maternity leave.
(c) All disbursements for the prior fiscal year shall be issued by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education no later than October 1.
(d) Continuation of payments pursuant to the agreement shall be contingent upon available funding.
(e)
1. (1) If a school district provides partial compensation to an eligible employee during maternity leave, the amount that the eligible employee’s compensation is reduced shall be subtracted from the cost of the substitute staff payable by the Department of Education under the agreement.
2. (2) The school district shall not reduce the eligible employee’s compensation more than the total cost of the substitute staff.