SECTION 210:40-29-2. Reimbursement Claim and Funding Priorities


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  • (a)   Subject to funds being available, an annual reimbursement claim using computer-generated program expenditure reports (Project Code 366) shall be submitted to the Oklahoma State Department of Education (SDE) for the consideration of payment from the Oklahoma Special Education Assistance Fund.
    (b)   The deadline for the submission of such a claim shall be the second Monday of June or as otherwise established by the SDE.
    (c)   Available funds will be reimbursed among three (3) different categories of students with disabilities who are being served by a school district in accordance with an Individualized Education Program (IEP):
    (1)   Funding Priority Number 1: Students serviced in out-of-home placements as described in 70O.S. §1-113 (D);
    (2)   Funding Priority Number 2: Previously institutionalized students (Category 2 is subject to proration if appropriated funds are not sufficient to fully fund submitted claims); and
    (3)   Funding Priority Number 3: Students who require IEP services pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which result in extraordinary costs to the providing school district or district of residence (Category 3 is subject to proration if appropriated funds are not sufficient to fully fund submitted claims).
    (d)   If a school district's annual reimbursement claim is submitted after the established due date, the funding of such claim shall not be assured.
[Source: Added at 17 Ok Reg 3306, eff 7-28-00 (emergency); Added at 18 Ok Reg 3014, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1892, eff 6-25-07]