Section 5-A2847. DAY AND RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM TUITION RATE ESTABLISHED BY THE DISTRICT

 

2847.1Effective July 1, 2011, the maximum annual per student tuition rate to be paid by the District of Columbia to a nonpublic special education school or program shall be based on the funding established by the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula (UPSFF) for students with disabilities enrolled in a District of Columbia public school.

 

2847.2The maximum per diem tuition rates for non-ESY school days shall be derived by dividing the maximum annual per student tuition rate by one hundred eighty (180). 

 

2847.3If the District’s annual budget for the next fiscal year (beginning October 1) has not been approved by Congress by July 1, OSSE shall use the UPSFF rate set forth in the supplementary material (Budget Books) provided to Congress with the District’s Budget Request Act, until such time as the District’s annual budget has been approved by Congress. 

 

2847.4 If the final version of the UPSFF enacted into law for a fiscal year differs from the UPSFF submitted to the U.S. Congress, OSSE shall reconcile payments consistent with the final UPSFF.  Within sixty (60) business days after the effective date of the final UPSFF, the amounts paid to a nonpublic special education school or program or related service provider shall be reconciled in the following manner:

 

(a) A debit or a credit shall be posted to the account of each school, program, or provider as appropriate;

 

(b) Cash reimbursement for a credit may be considered only in exceptional circumstances based upon a written justification from the nonpublic special education school or program or related service provider, and accepted by OSSE.

 

authority

The State Superintendent of Education, pursuant to the authority set forth in sections 3(b)(8) and (11) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code § 38-2602(b)(8) and (11)) (Supp. 2010.); sections 101 et seq. of the Placement of Students with Disabilities in Nonpublic Schools Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-269; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2561.01, et seq.) (Supp. 2010); Mayor’s Order 2007-149 (June 28, 2007); and Article II of An Act to provide for compulsory school attendance, and for other purposes, approved February 4, 1925 (43 Stat. 805; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-202 et seq.) (2001 & Supp. 2010).

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 5442, 5452 (July 1, 2011).