Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-16.8
Current through Regsiter Vol. 46, No. 26, June 12, 2024
(1)General. The department implements Iowa Code sections 256C.4 and 256C.5.(2)Aid payments. Preschool foundation aid is paid as part of the state aid payments made to school districts in accordance with Iowa Code section 257.16, except that it is not necessary that an eligible child be a resident of the district in which the child is enrolled voluntarily in the approved local program.(3)Separate accounting. All state funding received under this program is accounted for by the applicant district separately from other state aid payments.(4)Restriction on supplanting. State funding received under this program is used to supplement, not supplant, other public funding received by the applicant district as the result of the participation of any eligible children in other state or federal funded preschool programs. This restriction is applicable only for costs related to instructional time as described in subrule 16.2(4).(5)Transportation. Children participating in preschool in an approved local program under Iowa Code chapter 256C may be provided transportation services. However, transportation services provided to such children are not eligible for reimbursement under this chapter.(6)Open enrollment not applicable. Iowa's open enrollment statute (Iowa Code section 282.18) is not applicable for the parent or guardian of an eligible child who desires to access an approved program in a school district not of the child's residence. Approved programs are open to all eligible Iowa children, regardless of a child's district of residence. Accordingly, it is neither necessary for a parent or guardian to file an open enrollment application, nor will open enrollment applications for approved preschool programs be allowed. Participation in an approved program in a school district not of the child's residence does not create an entitlement to continuous open enrollment under Iowa Code section 282.18.Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-16.8
ARC 7787B, lAB 5/20/09, effective 6/24/09Amended by IAB December 27, 2023/Volume XLVI, Number 13, effective 1/31/2024