(1) A district is eligible to receive a special education allowable cost payment for the ensuing fiscal year if it has a special education program. A school district has a special education program if it:
- (a) has a resident student reported on the current fiscal year special education child count;
- (b) is participating in a cooperative; or
- (c) has a written agreement with another public school district or cooperative to provide a special education program in the event a student in need of special education enrolls in the district.
- (2) Any residential treatment facility or children's psychiatric hospital that provides education services under contract with the Superintendent of Public Instruction is not eligible to receive special education allowable cost payments.
- (3) Nonoperating districts are eligible for reimbursement of disproportionate costs.
- (4) A cooperative meeting the requirements of 20-7-457, MCA, is eligible to receive the related services block grants for member districts and an additional amount for administrative and travel costs.
Authorizing statute(s): 20-9-321, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 20-7-414, 20-9-321, MCA
History: NEW, 1995 MAR p. 356, Eff. 3/17/95; TRANS, 2000 MAR p. 1048, Eff. 7/1/00; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 1740, Eff. 6/28/02; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 678, Eff. 5/25/07.