Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 114.22 - Program operation(a) The Chief for Nonpublic Educational Services shall distribute textbook request forms which will be of standard format no less than two weeks prior to their required submission together with an allocation of funds for this program. Each nonpublic school shall submit on or before May 1 of the preceding school year all textbook requests for the subsequent school year.(b) An amount equal to 5.0% of the total cost of textbooks should be reflected in the appropriate block on the form for transportation allowances.(c) The Department will consolidate the loan requests and prepare the orders in accordance with the purchasing procedures of the Commonwealth.(d) Textbooks will be shipped directly to the appropriate nonpublic school.(e) The Department is responsible for fiscal control, fund accounting, and maintaining records for the acquisition of the textbooks.(f) On or before December 1 of each year each nonpublic school or the appropriate chief administrator will receive from the Department a recomputation of the unexpended allocation. On or before January 31 of each year, each nonpublic school or appropriate chief administrator shall submit additional purchase requests for textbooks not to exceed its full allocation.(g) Each nonpublic school shall be responsible for any expenditures in excess of its allocation.