Section 08.02.01.600 - REIMBURSEMENT TO DISTRICTS FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION01.Application Procedure. Applications for reimbursement will be submitted to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction in narrative form with the following supporting documents:a. A copy of the feasibility study;b. A copy of the consolidation plan, when appropriate;c. A summary of school board deliberations or joint sessions that were held by the participating school boards;d. A summary of all public hearings held, if any; ande. An itemized listing of reimbursable costs.02.Reimbursable and Non-Reimbursable Costs. Allowable costs for a feasibility study may include contracts for technical services, and the costs of public hearings, telephone bills, supplies, materials, publications, and travel. The costs of the following items will not qualify for reimbursement: a. A salary of any person regularly employed part-time or full-time by the school district;b. Rental of district-owned facilities;c. Costs incurred more than three (3) years prior to the application.03.Maximum Reimbursement Allowed. The total costs reimbursed will not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each feasibility study. A school district may receive reimbursement for more than one (1) feasibility study, but the aggregate total reimbursement for all studies will not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) during any consecutive three (3) year period.04.Notification of Approval. Upon verifying applicant school district's fiscal encumbrance for a feasibility study, the State Department of Education will notify the district and include the reimbursement payment in the district's apportionment payment for the year in which the expenses were incurred.Idaho Admin. Code r. 08.02.01.600