Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-34.8

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 10, November 13, 2024

Rule 281-34.8 - Accounting for actual program costs

Each institution will submit an accounting for the actual cost of the program to the department at a time and manner specified by Iowa Code section 282.33(1).

(1)Instructional costs. Actual costs include salaries and benefits of instructional staff, instructional supplies and materials, professional development for instructional staff, student transportation, contracted services related to instruction or instructional staff, and instructional equipment.

(2)Administrative costs. Costs for administering the educational program may be included in actual costs based on the ADA of students in the institution. Costs are to be limited to the salary and benefits of the full-time equivalent education administrators and clerical support for the instructional program. However, the full-time equivalent (FTE) positions at any institution will not exceed 1.0 FTE position for education administration and 1.0 FTE position for clerical support.

(3)Unallowed costs. Costs will not include expenditures for debt services or for facilities acquisition and construction services, including remodeling and facility repair. Costs of residential, custodial, treatment, and similar services provided by the institution will not be included in the actual costs. Costs provided for by a grant or other categorical aid shall not be included in the actual cost calculations pursuant to this chapter.

(4)Summer school costs. Costs for providing summer school will be reported separately from regular session costs. Except as approved by the department of education, summer session costs are considered to be included in the state cost per pupil, or as provided in an appropriation through the department of health and human services.

(5)Instruction to nonresident students. Costs for providing instruction to students who are not residents of the state of Iowa are excluded from the actual cost calculations.

(6)Maximum costs for students who are not served pursuant to an IEP. Actual costs for serving students who are not served pursuant to an IEP will not exceed the greater of the actual ADA for the school year multiplied by the state cost per pupil or the ADA from the approved budget multiplied by the state cost per pupil.

(7)Maximum costs for students served pursuant to an IEP. Actual costs for students served pursuant to an IEP will not exceed the amount calculated in subrule 34.6(3).

(8)Approval of expenditures. The department will review and approve or modify all expenditures incurred in compliance with the guidelines adopted pursuant to Iowa Code section 256.7(10) and notify the department of revenue of the approved accounting amount. The approved accounting amount will be compared with any amounts paid by the department of revenue to the department of health and human services and any differences added to or subtracted from the October payment made under these rules for the next school year.

(9)Costs of courses. Costs include the actual expenses, if reasonable and customary, for tuition, textbooks, course materials, and fees directly related to courses taken pursuant to rule 281-34.10 (282) by students who are residents of the state of Iowa.

(10)Accounting for ADA. Each institution will keep a daily register that includes the name, birth date, district of residence, attendance, and enrollment status of each student. At the end of the school year, each institution will calculate the ADA for students served pursuant to an IEP and the ADA for students not served pursuant to an IEP. This information will be reported with the accounting for the actual program costs submitted to the department by August 1.

(11)Audit. Each institution will make the records related to providing educational services to students residing within the institution available to independent auditors, state auditors and department of education staff upon request.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-34.8

Adopted by IAB April 17, 2024/Volume XLVI, Number 21, effective 5/22/2024