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Title 34: Education
PART 300—ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
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Subpart G—Authorization, Allotment, Use of Funds, and Authorization of Appropriations
Allotments, Grants, and Use of Funds
§ 300.700 Grants to States.
§ 300.701 Outlying areas, freely associated States, and the Secretary of the Interior.
§ 300.702 Technical assistance.
§ 300.703 Allocations to States.
§ 300.704 State-level activities.
§ 300.705 Subgrants to LEAs.
§ 300.706 [Reserved]
Secretary of the Interior
§ 300.707 Use of amounts by Secretary of the Interior.
§ 300.708 Submission of information.
§ 300.709 Public participation.
§ 300.710 Use of funds under Part B of the Act.
§ 300.711 Early intervening services.
§ 300.712 Payments for education and services for Indian children with disabilities aged three through five.
§ 300.713 Plan for coordination of services.
§ 300.714 Establishment of advisory board.
§ 300.715 Annual reports.
§ 300.716 Applicable regulations.
Definitions that Apply to this Subpart
§ 300.717 Definitions applicable to allotments, grants, and use of funds.
Acquisition of Equipment and Construction or Alteration of Facilities
§ 300.718 Acquisition of equipment and construction or alteration of facilities.
Subpart G—Authorization, Allotment, Use of Funds, and Authorization of Appropriations
Allotments, Grants, and Use of Funds
§ 300.700 Grants to States.
(a) Purpose of grants. The Secretary makes grants to States, outlying areas, and freely associated States (as defined in §300.717), and provides funds to the Secretary of the Interior, to assist them to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities in accordance with Part B of the Act.
(b) Maximum amount. The maximum amount of the grant a State may receive under section 611 of the Act is—
(1) For fiscal years 2005 and 2006—
(i) The number of children with disabilities in the State who are receiving special education and related services—
(A) Aged three through five, if the State is eligible for a grant under section 619 of the Act; and
(B) Aged 6 through 21; multiplied by—
(ii) Forty (40) percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States (as defined in §300.717); and
(2) For fiscal year 2007 and subsequent fiscal years—
(i) The number of children with disabilities in the 2004–2005 school year in the State who received special education and related services—
(A) Aged three through five if the State is eligible for a grant under section 619 of the Act; and
(B) Aged 6 through 21; multiplied by
(ii) Forty (40) percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States (as defined in §300.717);
(iii) Adjusted by the rate of annual change in the sum of—
(A) Eighty-five (85) percent of the State’s population of children aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children with disabilities for whom the State ensures the availability of FAPE under Part B of the Act; and
(B) Fifteen (15) percent of the State’s population of children described in paragraph (b)(2)(iii)(A) of this section who are living in poverty.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(a) and (d))
§ 300.701 Outlying areas, freely associated States, and the Secretary of the Interior.
(a) Outlying areas and freely associated States —(1) Funds reserved. From the amount appropriated for any fiscal year under section 611(i) of the Act, the Secretary reserves not more than one percent, which must be used—
(i) To provide assistance to the outlying areas in accordance with their respective populations of individuals aged 3 through 21; and
(ii) To provide each freely associated State a grant in the amount that the freely associated State received for fiscal year 2003 under Part B of the Act, but only if the freely associated State—
(A) Meets the applicable requirements of Part B of the Act that apply to States.
(B) Meets the requirements in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
(2) Application. Any freely associated State that wishes to receive funds under Part B of the Act must include, in its application for assistance—
(i) Information demonstrating that it will meet all conditions that apply to States under Part B of the Act.
(ii) An assurance that, notwithstanding any other provision of Part B of the Act, it will use those funds only for the direct provision of special education and related services to children with disabilities and to enhance its capacity to make FAPE available to all children with disabilities;
(iii) The identity of the source and amount of funds, in addition to funds under Part B of the Act, that it will make available to ensure that FAPE is available to all children with disabilities within its jurisdiction; and
(iv) Such other information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
(3) Special rule. The provisions of Public Law 95–134, permitting the consolidation of grants by the outlying areas, do not apply to funds provided to the outlying areas or to the freely associated States under Part B of the Act.
(b) Secretary of the Interior. From the amount appropriated for any fiscal year under section 611(i) of the Act, the Secretary reserves 1.226 percent to provide assistance to the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with §§300.707 through 300.716.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(b))
§ 300.702 Technical assistance.
(a) In general. The Secretary may reserve not more than one-half of one percent of the amounts appropriated under Part B of the Act for each fiscal year to support technical assistance activities authorized under section 616(i) of the Act.
(b) Maximum amount. The maximum amount the Secretary may reserve under paragraph (a) of this section for any fiscal year is $25,000,000, cumulatively adjusted by the rate of inflation as measured by the percentage increase, if any, from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(c))
§ 300.703 Allocations to States.
(a) General. After reserving funds for technical assistance under §300.702, and for payments to the outlying areas, the freely associated States, and the Secretary of the Interior under §300.701 (a) and (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary allocates the remaining amount among the States in accordance with paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section.
(b) Special rule for use of fiscal year 1999 amount. If a State received any funds under section 611 of the Act for fiscal year 1999 on the basis of children aged three through five, but does not make FAPE available to all children with disabilities aged three through five in the State in any subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary computes the State’s amount for fiscal year 1999, solely for the purpose of calculating the State’s allocation in that subsequent year under paragraph (c) or (d) of this section, by subtracting the amount allocated to the State for fiscal year 1999 on the basis of those children.
(c) Increase in funds. If the amount available for allocations to States under paragraph (a) of this section for a fiscal year is equal to or greater than the amount allocated to the States under section 611 of the Act for the preceding fiscal year, those allocations are calculated as follows:
(1) Allocation of increase. —(i) General . Except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section, the Secretary allocates for the fiscal year—
(A) To each State the amount the State received under this section for fiscal year 1999;
(B) Eighty-five (85) percent of any remaining funds to States on the basis of the States’ relative populations of children aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children with disabilities for whom the State ensures the availability of FAPE under Part B of the Act; and
(C) Fifteen (15) percent of those remaining funds to States on the basis of the States’ relative populations of children described in paragraph (c)(1)(i)(B) of this section who are living in poverty.
(ii) Data. For the purpose of making grants under this section, the Secretary uses the most recent population data, including data on children living in poverty, that are available and satisfactory to the Secretary.
(2) Limitations . Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(1) of this section, allocations under this section are subject to the following:
(i) Preceding year allocation. No State’s allocation may be less than its allocation under section 611 of the Act for the preceding fiscal year.
(ii) Minimum. No State’s allocation may be less than the greatest of—
(A) The sum of—
( 1 ) The amount the State received under section 611 of the Act for fiscal year 1999; and
( 2 ) One third of one percent of the amount by which the amount appropriated under section 611(i) of the Act for the fiscal year exceeds the amount appropriated for section 611 of the Act for fiscal year 1999;
(B) The sum of—
( 1 ) The amount the State received under section 611 of the Act for the preceding fiscal year; and
( 2 ) That amount multiplied by the percentage by which the increase in the funds appropriated for section 611 of the Act from the preceding fiscal year exceeds 1.5 percent; or
(C) The sum of—
( 1 ) The amount the State received under section 611 of the Act for the preceding fiscal year; and
( 2 ) That amount multiplied by 90 percent of the percentage increase in the amount appropriated for section 611 of the Act from the preceding fiscal year.
(iii) Maximum. Notwithstanding paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section, no State’s allocation under paragraph (a) of this section may exceed the sum of—
(A) The amount the State received under section 611 of the Act for the preceding fiscal year; and
(B) That amount multiplied by the sum of 1.5 percent and the percentage increase in the amount appropriated under section 611 of the Act from the preceding fiscal year.
(3) Ratable reduction. If the amount available for allocations to States under paragraph (c) of this section is insufficient to pay those allocations in full, those allocations are ratably reduced, subject to paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section.
(d) Decrease in funds. If the amount available for allocations to States under paragraph (a) of this section for a fiscal year is less than the amount allocated to the States under section 611 of the Act for the preceding fiscal year, those allocations are calculated as follows:
(1) Amounts greater than fiscal year 1999 allocations. If the amount available for allocations under paragraph (a) of this section is greater than the amount allocated to the States for fiscal year 1999, each State is allocated the sum of—
(i) 1999 amount. The amount the State received under section 611 of the Act for fiscal year 1999; and
(ii) Remaining funds. An amount that bears the same relation to any remaining funds as the increase the State received under section 611 of the Act for the preceding fiscal year over fiscal year 1999 bears to the total of all such increases for all States.
(2) Amounts equal to or less than fiscal year 1999 allocations. —(i) General. If the amount available for allocations under paragraph (a) of this section is equal to or less than the amount allocated to the States for fiscal year 1999, each State is allocated the amount it received for fiscal year 1999.
(ii) Ratable reduction. If the amount available for allocations under paragraph (d) of this section is insufficient to make the allocations described in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section, those allocations are ratably reduced.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(d))
§ 300.704 State-level activities.
(a) State administration. (1) For the purpose of administering Part B of the Act, including paragraph (c) of this section, section 619 of the Act, and the coordination of activities under Part B of the Act with, and providing technical assistance to, other programs that provide services to children with disabilities—
(i) Each State may reserve for each fiscal year not more than the maximum amount the State was eligible to reserve for State administration under section 611 of the Act for fiscal year 2004 or $800,000 (adjusted in accordance with paragraph (a)(2) of this section), whichever is greater; and
(ii) Each outlying area may reserve for each fiscal year not more than five percent of the amount the outlying area receives under §300.701(a) for the fiscal year or $35,000, whichever is greater.
(2) For each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 2005, the Secretary cumulatively adjusts—
(i) The maximum amount the State was eligible to reserve for State administration under section 611 of the Act for fiscal year 2004; and
(ii) $800,000, by the rate of inflation as measured by the percentage increase, if any, from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
(3) Prior to expenditure of funds under paragraph (a) of this section, the State must certify to the Secretary that the arrangements to establish responsibility for services pursuant to section 612(a)(12)(A) of the Act are current.
(4) Funds reserved under paragraph (a)(1) of this section may be used for the administration of Part C of the Act, if the SEA is the lead agency for the State under that Part.
(b) Other State-level activities. (1) States may reserve a portion of their allocations for other State-level activities. The maximum amount that a State may reserve for other State-level activities is as follows:
(i) If the amount that the State sets aside for State administration under paragraph (a) of this section is greater than $850,000 and the State opts to finance a high cost fund under paragraph (c) of this section:
(A) For fiscal years 2005 and 2006, 10 percent of the State’s allocation under §300.703.
(B) For fiscal year 2007 and subsequent fiscal years, an amount equal to 10 percent of the State’s allocation for fiscal year 2006 under §300.703 adjusted cumulatively for inflation.
(ii) If the amount that the State sets aside for State administration under paragraph (a) of this section is greater than $850,000 and the State opts not to finance a high cost fund under paragraph (c) of this section—
(A) For fiscal years 2005 and 2006, nine percent of the State’s allocation under §300.703.
(B) For fiscal year 2007 and subsequent fiscal years, an amount equal to nine percent of the State’s allocation for fiscal year 2006 adjusted cumulatively for inflation.
(iii) If the amount that the State sets aside for State administration under paragraph (a) of this section is less than or equal to $850,000 and the State opts to finance a high cost fund under paragraph (c) of this section:
(A) For fiscal years 2005 and 2006, 10.5 percent of the State’s allocation under §300.703.
(B) For fiscal year 2007 and subsequent fiscal years, an amount equal to 10.5 percent of the State’s allocation for fiscal year 2006 under §300.703 adjusted cumulatively for inflation.
(iv) If the amount that the State sets aside for State administration under paragraph (a) of this section is equal to or less than $850,000 and the State opts not to finance a high cost fund under paragraph (c) of this section:
(A) For fiscal years 2005 and 2006, nine and one-half percent of the State’s allocation under §300.703.
(B) For fiscal year 2007 and subsequent fiscal years, an amount equal to nine and one-half percent of the State’s allocation for fiscal year 2006 under §300.703 adjusted cumulatively for inflation.
(2) The adjustment for inflation is the rate of inflation as measured by the percentage of increase, if any, from the preceding fiscal year in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
(3) Some portion of the funds reserved under paragraph (b)(1) of this section must be used to carry out the following activities:
(i) For monitoring, enforcement, and complaint investigation; and
(ii) To establish and implement the Mediation process required by section 615(e) of the Act, including providing for the costs of mediators and support personnel;
(4) Funds reserved under paragraph (b)(1) of this section also may be used to carry out the following activities:
(i) For support and direct services, including technical assistance, personnel preparation, and professional development and training;
(ii) To support paperwork reduction activities, including expanding the use of technology in the IEP process;
(iii) To assist LEAs in providing positive behavioral interventions and supports and mental health services for children with disabilities;
(iv) To improve the use of technology in the classroom by children with disabilities to enhance learning;
(v) To support the use of technology, including technology with universal design principles and assistive technology devices, to maximize accessibility to the general education curriculum for children with disabilities;
(vi) Development and implementation of transition programs, including coordination of services with agencies involved in supporting the transition of students with disabilities to postsecondary activities;
(vii) To assist LEAs in meeting personnel shortages;
(viii) To support capacity building activities and improve the delivery of services by LEAs to improve results for children with disabilities;
(ix) Alternative programming for children with disabilities who have been expelled from school, and services for children with disabilities in correctional facilities, children enrolled in State-operated or State-supported schools, and children with disabilities in charter schools;
(x) To support the development and provision of appropriate accommodations for children with disabilities, or the development and provision of alternate assessments that are valid and reliable for assessing the performance of children with disabilities, in accordance with sections 1111(b) and 6111 of the ESEA; and
(xi) To provide technical assistance to schools and LEAs, and direct services, including supplemental educational services as defined in section 1116(e) of the ESEA to children with disabilities, in schools or LEAs identified for improvement under section 1116 of the ESEA on the sole basis of the assessment results of the disaggregated subgroup of children with disabilities, including providing professional development to special and regular education teachers, who teach children with disabilities, based on scientifically based research to improve educational instruction, in order to improve academic achievement to meet or exceed the objectives established by the State under section 1111(b)(2)(G) of the ESEA.
(c) Local educational agency high cost fund. (1) In general—
(i) For the purpose of assisting LEAs (including a charter school that is an LEA or a consortium of LEAs) in addressing the needs of high need children with disabilities, each State has the option to reserve for each fiscal year 10 percent of the amount of funds the State reserves for other State-level activities under paragraph (b)(1) of this section—
(A) To finance and make disbursements from the high cost fund to LEAs in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section during the first and succeeding fiscal years of the high cost fund; and
(B) To support innovative and effective ways of cost sharing by the State, by an LEA, or among a consortium of LEAs, as determined by the State in coordination with representatives from LEAs, subject to paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section.
(ii) For purposes of paragraph (c) of this section, local educational agency includes a charter school that is an LEA, or a consortium of LEAs.
(2)(i) A State must not use any of the funds the State reserves pursuant to paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section, which are solely for disbursement to LEAs, for costs associated with establishing, supporting, and otherwise administering the fund. The State may use funds the State reserves under paragraph (a) of this section for those administrative costs.
(ii) A State must not use more than 5 percent of the funds the State reserves pursuant to paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section for each fiscal year to support innovative and effective ways of cost sharing among consortia of LEAs.
(3)(i) The SEA must develop, not later than 90 days after the State reserves funds under paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section, annually review, and amend as necessary, a State plan for the high cost fund. Such State plan must—
(A) Establish, in consultation and coordination with representatives from LEAs, a definition of a high need child with a disability that, at a minimum—
( 1 ) Addresses the financial impact a high need child with a disability has on the budget of the child’s LEA; and
( 2 ) Ensures that the cost of the high need child with a disability is greater than 3 times the average per pupil expenditure (as defined in section 9101 of the ESEA) in that State;
(B) Establish eligibility criteria for the participation of an LEA that, at a minimum, take into account the number and percentage of high need children with disabilities served by an LEA;
(C) Establish criteria to ensure that placements supported by the fund are consistent with the requirements of §§300.114 through 300.118;
(D) Develop a funding mechanism that provides distributions each fiscal year to LEAs that meet the criteria developed by the State under paragraph(c)(3)(i)(B) of this section;
(E) Establish an annual schedule by which the SEA must make its distributions from the high cost fund each fiscal year; and
(F) If the State elects to reserve funds for supporting innovative and effective ways of cost sharing under paragraph (c)(1)(i)(B) of this section, describe how these funds will be used.
(ii) The State must make its final State plan available to the public not less than 30 days before the beginning of the school year, including dissemination of such information on the State Web site.
(4)(i) Each SEA must make all annual disbursements from the high cost fund established under paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section in accordance with the State plan published pursuant to paragraph (c)(3) of this section.
(ii) The costs associated with educating a high need child with a disability, as defined under paragraph (c)(3)(i)(A) of this section, are only those costs associated with providing direct special education and related services to the child that are identified in that child’s IEP, including the cost of room and board for a residential placement determined necessary, consistent with §300.114, to implement a child’s IEP.
(iii) The funds in the high cost fund remain under the control of the State until disbursed to an LEA to support a specific child who qualifies under the State plan for the high cost funds or distributed to LEAs, consistent with paragraph (c)(9) of this section.
(5) The disbursements under paragraph (c)(4) of this section must not be used to support legal fees, court costs, or other costs associated with a cause of action brought on behalf of a child with a disability to ensure FAPE for such child.
(6) Nothing in paragraph (c) of this section—
(i) Limits or conditions the right of a child with a disability who is assisted under Part B of the Act to receive FAPE pursuant to section 612(a)(1) of the Act in the least restrictive environment pursuant to section 612(a)(5) of the Act; or
(ii) Authorizes an SEA or LEA to establish a limit on what may be spent on the education of a child with a disability.
(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (c)(1) through (6) of this section, a State may use funds reserved pursuant to paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section for implementing a placement neutral cost sharing and reimbursement program of high need, low incidence, catastrophic, or extraordinary aid to LEAs that provides services to high need children based on eligibility criteria for such programs that were created not later than January 1, 2004, and are currently in operation, if such program serves children that meet the requirement of the definition of a high need child with a disability as described in paragraph (c)(3)(i)(A) of this section.
(8) Disbursements provided under paragraph (c) of this section must not be used to pay costs that otherwise would be reimbursed as medical assistance for a child with a disability under the State Medicaid program under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
(9) Funds reserved under paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section from the appropriation for any fiscal year, but not expended pursuant to paragraph (c)(4) of this section before the beginning of their last year of availability for obligation, must be allocated to LEAs in the same manner as other funds from the appropriation for that fiscal year are allocated to LEAs under §300.705 during their final year of availability.
(d) Inapplicability of certain prohibitions. A State may use funds the State reserves under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section without regard to—
(1) The prohibition on commingling of funds in §300.162(b).
(2) The prohibition on supplanting other funds in §300.162(c).
(e) Special rule for increasing funds. A State may use funds the State reserves under paragraph (a)(1) of this section as a result of inflationary increases under paragraph (a)(2) of this section to carry out activities authorized under paragraph(b)(4)(i), (iii), (vii), or (viii) of this section.
(f) Flexibility in using funds for Part C. Any State eligible to receive a grant under section 619 of the Act may use funds made available under paragraph (a)(1) of this section, §300.705(c), or §300.814(e) to develop and implement a State policy jointly with the lead agency under Part C of the Act and the SEA to provide early intervention services (which must include an educational component that promotes school readiness and incorporates preliteracy, language, and numeracy skills) in accordance with Part C of the Act to children with disabilities who are eligible for services under section 619 of the Act and who previously received services under Part C of the Act until the children enter, or are eligible under State law to enter, kindergarten, or elementary school as appropriate.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820–0600)
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(e))
§ 300.705 Subgrants to LEAs.
(a) Subgrants required. Each State that receives a grant under section 611 of the Act for any fiscal year must distribute any funds the State does not reserve under §300.704 to LEAs (including public charter schools that operate as LEAs) in the State that have established their eligibility under section 613 of the Act for use in accordance with Part B of the Act. Effective with funds that become available on the July 1, 2009, each State must distribute funds to eligible LEAs, including public charter schools that operate as LEAs, even if the LEA is not serving any children with disabilities.
(b) Allocations to LEAs. For each fiscal year for which funds are allocated to States under §300.703, each State shall allocate funds as follows:
(1) Base payments. The State first must award each LEA described in paragraph (a) of this section the amount the LEA would have received under section 611 of the Act for fiscal year 1999, if the State had distributed 75 percent of its grant for that year under section 611(d) of the Act, as that section was then in effect.
(2) Base payment adjustments. For any fiscal year after 1999—
(i) If a new LEA is created, the State must divide the base allocation determined under paragraph (b)(1) of this section for the LEAs that would have been responsible for serving children with disabilities now being served by the new LEA, among the new LEA and affected LEAs based on the relative numbers of children with disabilities ages 3 through 21, or ages 6 through 21 if a State has had its payment reduced under §300.703(b), currently provided special education by each of the LEAs;
(ii) If one or more LEAs are combined into a single new LEA, the State must combine the base allocations of the merged LEAs;
(iii) If, for two or more LEAs, geographic boundaries or administrative responsibility for providing services to children with disabilities ages 3 through 21 change, the base allocations of affected LEAs must be redistributed among affected LEAs based on the relative numbers of children with disabilities ages 3 through 21, or ages 6 through 21 if a State has had its payment reduced under §300.703(b), currently provided special education by each affected LEA; and
(iv) If an LEA received a base payment of zero in its first year of operation, the SEA must adjust the base payment for the first fiscal year after the first annual child count in which the LEA reports that it is serving any children with disabilities. The State must divide the base allocation determined under paragraph (b)(1) of this section for the LEAs that would have been responsible for serving children with disabilities now being served by the LEA, among the LEA and affected LEAs based on the relative numbers of children with disabilities ages 3 through 21, or ages 6 through 21 currently provided special education by each of the LEAs. This requirement takes effect with funds that become available on July 1, 2009.
(3) Allocation of remaining funds. After making allocations under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, as adjusted by paragraph (b)(2) of this section, the State must—
(i) Allocate 85 percent of any remaining funds to those LEAs on the basis of the relative numbers of children enrolled in public and private elementary schools and secondary schools within the LEA’s jurisdiction; and
(ii) Allocate 15 percent of those remaining funds to those LEAs in accordance with their relative numbers of children living in poverty, as determined by the SEA.
(c) Reallocation of LEA funds. (1) If an SEA determines that an LEA is adequately providing FAPE to all children with disabilities residing in the area served by that agency with State and local funds, the SEA may reallocate any portion of the funds under this part that are not needed by that LEA to provide FAPE, to other LEAs in the State that are not adequately providing special education and related services to all children with disabilities residing in the areas served by those other LEAs. The SEA may also retain those funds for use at the State level to the extent the State has not reserved the maximum amount of funds it is permitted to reserve for State-level activities pursuant to §300.704.
(2) After an SEA distributes funds under this part to an eligible LEA that is not serving any children with disabilities, as provided in paragraph (a) of this section, the SEA must determine, within a reasonable period of time prior to the end of the carryover period in 34 CFR 76.709, whether the LEA has obligated the funds. The SEA may reallocate any of those funds not obligated by the LEA to other LEAs in the State that are not adequately providing special education and related services to all children with disabilities residing in the areas served by those other LEAs. The SEA may also retain those funds for use at the State level to the extent the State has not reserved the maximum amount of funds it is permitted to reserve for State-level activities pursuant to §300.704.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820–0030)
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(f))
[71 FR 46753, Aug. 14, 2006, as amended at 73 FR 73028, Dec. 1, 2008
§ 300.706 [Reserved]
Secretary of the Interior
§ 300.707 Use of amounts by Secretary of the Interior.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of §§300.707 through 300.716, the following definitions apply:
(1) Reservation means Indian Country as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151.
(2) Tribal governing body has the definition given that term in 25 U.S.C. 2021(19).
(b) Provision of amounts for assistance. The Secretary provides amounts to the Secretary of the Interior to meet the need for assistance for the education of children with disabilities on reservations aged 5 to 21, inclusive, enrolled in elementary schools and secondary schools for Indian children operated or funded by the Secretary of the Interior. The amount of the payment for any fiscal year is equal to 80 percent of the amount allotted under section 611(b)(2) of the Act for that fiscal year. Of the amount described in the preceding sentence, after the Secretary of the Interior reserves funds for administration under §300.710, 80 percent must be allocated to such schools by July 1 of that fiscal year and 20 percent must be allocated to such schools by September 30 of that fiscal year.
(c) Additional requirement. With respect to all other children aged 3 to 21, inclusive, on reservations, the SEA of the State in which the reservation is located must ensure that all of the requirements of Part B of the Act are implemented.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(1))
§ 300.708 Submission of information.
The Secretary may provide the Secretary of the Interior amounts under §300.707 for a fiscal year only if the Secretary of the Interior submits to the Secretary information that—
(a) Meets the requirements of section 612(a)(1), (3) through (9), (10)(B) through (C), (11) through (12), (14) through (16), (19), and (21) through (25) of the Act (including monitoring and evaluation activities);
(b) Meets the requirements of section 612(b) and (e) of the Act;
(c) Meets the requirements of section 613(a)(1), (2)(A)(i), (7) through (9) and section 613(i) of the Act (references to LEAs in these sections must be read as references to elementary schools and secondary schools for Indian children operated or funded by the Secretary of the Interior);
(d) Meets the requirements of section 616 of the Act that apply to States (references to LEAs in section 616 of the Act must be read as references to elementary schools and secondary schools for Indian children operated or funded by the Secretary of the Interior).
(e) Meets the requirements of this part that implement the sections of the Act listed in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section;
(f) Includes a description of how the Secretary of the Interior will coordinate the provision of services under Part B of the Act with LEAs, tribes and tribal organizations, and other private and Federal service providers;
(g) Includes an assurance that there are public hearings, adequate notice of the hearings, and an opportunity for comment afforded to members of tribes, tribal governing bodies, and affected local school boards before the adoption of the policies, programs, and procedures related to the requirements described in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section;
(h) Includes an assurance that the Secretary of the Interior provides the information that the Secretary may require to comply with section 618 of the Act;
(i)(1) Includes an assurance that the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Health and Human Services have entered into a memorandum of agreement, to be provided to the Secretary, for the coordination of services, resources, and personnel between their respective Federal, State, and local offices and with the SEAs and LEAs and other entities to facilitate the provision of services to Indian children with disabilities residing on or near reservations.
(2) The agreement must provide for the apportionment of responsibilities and costs, including child find, evaluation, diagnosis, remediation or therapeutic measures, and (where appropriate) equipment and medical or personal supplies, as needed for a child with a disability to remain in a school or program; and
(j) Includes an assurance that the Department of the Interior will cooperate with the Department in its exercise of monitoring and oversight of the requirements in this section and §§300.709 through 300.711 and §§300.713 through 300.716, and any agreements entered into between the Secretary of the Interior and other entities under Part B of the Act, and will fulfill its duties under Part B of the Act. The Secretary withholds payments under §300.707 with respect to the requirements described in this section in the same manner as the Secretary withholds payments under section 616(e)(6) of the Act.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(2) and (3))
§ 300.709 Public participation.
In fulfilling the requirements of §300.708 the Secretary of the Interior must provide for public participation consistent with §300.165.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(h))
§ 300.710 Use of funds under Part B of the Act.
(a) The Secretary of the Interior may reserve five percent of its payment under §300.707(b) in any fiscal year, or $500,000, whichever is greater, for administrative costs in carrying out the provisions of §§300.707 through 300.709, 300.711, and 300.713 through 300.716.
(b) Payments to the Secretary of the Interior under §300.712 must be used in accordance with that section.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(1)(A))
§ 300.711 Early intervening services.
(a) The Secretary of the Interior may allow each elementary school and secondary school for Indian children operated or funded by the Secretary of the Interior to use not more than 15 percent of the amount the school receives under §300.707(b) for any fiscal year, in combination with other amounts (which may include amounts other than education funds), to develop and implement coordinated, early intervening services, which may include interagency financing structures, for children in kindergarten through grade 12 (with a particular emphasis on children in kindergarten through grade three) who have not been identified as needing special education or related services but who need additional academic and behavioral support to succeed in a general education environment, in accordance with section 613(f) of the Act.
(b) Each elementary school and secondary school for Indian children operated or funded by the Secretary of the Interior that develops and maintains coordinated early intervening services in accordance with section 613(f) of the Act and §300.226 must annually report to the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with section 613(f) of the Act.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(h) and 1413(f))
§ 300.712 Payments for education and services for Indian children with disabilities aged three through five.
(a) General. With funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the Act, the Secretary makes payments to the Secretary of the Interior to be distributed to tribes or tribal organizations (as defined under section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) or consortia of tribes or tribal organizations to provide for the coordination of assistance for special education and related services for children with disabilities aged three through five on reservations served by elementary schools and secondary schools for Indian children operated or funded by the Department of the Interior. The amount of the payments under paragraph (b) of this section for any fiscal year is equal to 20 percent of the amount allotted under §300.701(b).
(b) Distribution of funds. The Secretary of the Interior must distribute the total amount of the payment under paragraph (a) of this section by allocating to each tribe, tribal organization, or consortium an amount based on the number of children with disabilities aged three through five residing on reservations as reported annually, divided by the total of those children served by all tribes or tribal organizations.
(c) Submission of information. To receive a payment under this section, the tribe or tribal organization must submit the figures to the Secretary of the Interior as required to determine the amounts to be allocated under paragraph (b) of this section. This information must be compiled and submitted to the Secretary.
(d) Use of funds. (1) The funds received by a tribe or tribal organization must be used to assist in child find, screening, and other procedures for the early identification of children aged three through five, parent training, and the provision of direct services. These activities may be carried out directly or through contracts or cooperative agreements with the BIA, LEAs, and other public or private nonprofit organizations. The tribe or tribal organization is encouraged to involve Indian parents in the development and implementation of these activities.
(2) The tribe or tribal organization, as appropriate, must make referrals to local, State, or Federal entities for the provision of services or further diagnosis.
(e) Biennial report. To be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, the tribe or tribal organization must provide to the Secretary of the Interior a biennial report of activities undertaken under this section, including the number of contracts and cooperative agreements entered into, the number of children contacted and receiving services for each year, and the estimated number of children needing services during the two years following the year in which the report is made. The Secretary of the Interior must include a summary of this information on a biennial basis in the report to the Secretary required under section 611(h) of the Act. The Secretary may require any additional information from the Secretary of the Interior.
(f) Prohibitions. None of the funds allocated under this section may be used by the Secretary of the Interior for administrative purposes, including child count and the provision of technical assistance.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(4))
§ 300.713 Plan for coordination of services.
(a) The Secretary of the Interior must develop and implement a plan for the coordination of services for all Indian children with disabilities residing on reservations served by elementary schools and secondary schools for Indian children operated or funded by the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) The plan must provide for the coordination of services benefiting those children from whatever source, including tribes, the Indian Health Service, other BIA divisions, other Federal agencies, State educational agencies, and State, local, and tribal juvenile and adult correctional facilities.
(c) In developing the plan, the Secretary of the Interior must consult with all interested and involved parties.
(d) The plan must be based on the needs of the children and the system best suited for meeting those needs, and may involve the establishment of cooperative agreements between the BIA, other Federal agencies, and other entities.
(e) The plan also must be distributed upon request to States; to SEAs, LEAs, and other agencies providing services to infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities; to tribes; and to other interested parties.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(5))
§ 300.714 Establishment of advisory board.
(a) To meet the requirements of section 612(a)(21) of the Act, the Secretary of the Interior must establish, under the BIA, an advisory board composed of individuals involved in or concerned with the education and provision of services to Indian infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, including Indians with disabilities, Indian parents or guardians of such children, teachers, service providers, State and local educational officials, representatives of tribes or tribal organizations, representatives from State Interagency Coordinating Councils under section 641 of the Act in States having reservations, and other members representing the various divisions and entities of the BIA. The chairperson must be selected by the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) The advisory board must—
(1) Assist in the coordination of services within the BIA and with other local, State, and Federal agencies in the provision of education for infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities;
(2) Advise and assist the Secretary of the Interior in the performance of the Secretary of the Interior’s responsibilities described in section 611(h) of the Act;
(3) Develop and recommend policies concerning effective inter- and intra-agency collaboration, including modifications to regulations, and the elimination of barriers to inter- and intra-agency programs and activities;
(4) Provide assistance and disseminate information on best practices, effective program coordination strategies, and recommendations for improved early intervention services or educational programming for Indian infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities; and
(5) Provide assistance in the preparation of information required under §300.708(h).
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6))
§ 300.715 Annual reports.
(a) In general. The advisory board established under §300.714 must prepare and submit to the Secretary of the Interior and to Congress an annual report containing a description of the activities of the advisory board for the preceding year.
(b) Availability. The Secretary of the Interior must make available to the Secretary the report described in paragraph (a) of this section.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(7))
§ 300.716 Applicable regulations.
The Secretary of the Interior must comply with the requirements of §§300.103 through 300.108, 300.110 through 300.124, 300.145 through 300.154, 300.156 through 300.160, 300.165, 300.170 through 300.186, 300.226, 300.300 through 300.606, 300.610 through 300.646, and 300.707 through 300.716.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(2)(A))
Definitions that Apply to this Subpart
§ 300.717 Definitions applicable to allotments, grants, and use of funds.
As used in this subpart—
(a) Freely associated States means the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau;
(b) Outlying areas means the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
(c) State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
(d) Average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States means—
(1) Without regard to the source of funds—
(i) The aggregate current expenditures, during the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made (or, if satisfactory data for that year are not available, during the most recent preceding fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available) of all LEAs in the 50 States and the District of Columbia; plus
(ii) Any direct expenditures by the State for the operation of those agencies; divided by (2) The aggregate number of children in average daily attendance to whom those agencies provided free public education during that preceding year.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1401(22), 1411(b)(1) (C) and (g))
Acquisition of Equipment and Construction or Alteration of Facilities
§ 300.718 Acquisition of equipment and construction or alteration of facilities.
(a) General. If the Secretary determines that a program authorized under Part B of the Act will be improved by permitting program funds to be used to acquire appropriate equipment, or to construct new facilities or alter existing facilities, the Secretary may allow the use of those funds for those purposes.
(b) Compliance with certain regulations. Any construction of new facilities or alteration of existing facilities under paragraph (a) of this section must comply with the requirements of—
(1) Appendix A of part 36 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly known as the “Americans with Disabilities Accessibility Standards for Buildings and Facilities”); or
(2) Appendix A of subpart 101–19.6 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly known as the “Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards”).
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1404)
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