Rule 160-1-4-.101 - Grant For Residential and Reintegration Services(1)Purpose of Program. The purpose of this grant is to assist local school systems in funding needed private residential program placement for students with disabilities.(2)Terms and Conditions. Grants are authorized for systems that have determined through the individualized education program (IEP) process that an out-of-district residential placement is necessary to provide appropriate special education and related services for a student with a disability. Applications must document that a full continuum of services has been considered before residential placement is recommended. The state funds a designated percentage of the total cost for special education and related services in a private residential program and the local school system is responsible for the remaining percentage.(3)Eligible Recipients. Local school systems that have determined through the IEP process the need for private residential services for students with disabilities.(4)Criteria for Award. Applications are reviewed by the Department, with priority based on: 1) students with profound disabilities needing residential services, 2) students with severe disabilities needing residential services, and 3) appropriate documentation of the need for residential services.(5)Directions and Deadlines for Applying. Tuition grant applications are mailed to the Department no later than March of each year. Local school systems may request funds when a student is identified prior to March if the financial impact to the system requires immediate attention. The local school system must submit a completed tuition grant application and additional documentation, such as a psychological evaluation, medical report, eligibility report, IEP, placement minutes and due process checklist. Requests for information and application should be made to the Division for Exceptional Students, Georgia Department of Education, 1870 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-1-4-.101
O.C.G.A. Sec. 20-2-150.
Original grant description entitled "Tuition Grant for Private Residential Services" submitted March 11, 1994.Submitted: Grant description entitled "Grant for Residential and Reintegration Services" received Dec. 5, 1995.