1. (a) All funds made available for the FRP shall be distributed and made available for apportionment to certain LEA's in accordance with Section 321(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 106-554. The funding categories and the LEA's eligible to receive FRP grants in each of these categories are as follows:

   1. (1) Category A. High Poverty LEA's.
   2. (2) Category B. Rural LEA's that did not receive FRP grants under Category A.
   3. (3) Category C. All other LEA's including LEA's that did not receive FRP grants under categories A or B.
2. (b) LEA's may only receive FRP grants from one of the funding categories noted above.
3. (c) The Board may transfer an amount not to exceed the difference of $7 million and the funds distributed to Category B pursuant to Subsection (a), from Category C to Category B.
4. (d) In addition to the amount available for transfer pursuant to Subsection (c), the Board shall transfer funds from Category C to Categories A or B as necessary to fully apportion an LEA's application that could be partially apportioned in that Category because the application had the highest number of points without being fully apportioned.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 15502 and 15503, Government Code; and Section 12300, Education Code. Reference: Section 321, Public Law 106-554.

History

1. New article 4 (sections 1859.212-1859.213) and section filed 3-15-2002 as an emergency; operative 3-15-2002 (Register 2002, No. 11). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-15-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. New article 4 (sections 1859.212-1859.213) and section refiled 7-11-2002 as an emergency; operative 7-11-2002 (Register 2002, No. 28). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-8-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-11-2002 order transmitted to OAL 11-6-2002 and filed 12-19-2002 (Register 2002, No. 51).