Section 0520-12-05-.13 - BEP TRANSITION FUNDING(1) If, during the first year of implementation of the TISA, an LEA's allocated TISA funds total less than the LEA's Baseline Funding Amount, Baseline Funding Amount defined as the BEP allocation received in FY2022-23 plus grants received for Family Resource Centers, School Safety, and Coordinated School Health, then the Department shall allocate additional funds to the LEA in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the difference between the LEA's Baseline Funding Amount and the LEA's allocated TISA amount.(2) If an LEA was eligible for additional funds under subdivision Paragraph (1), and if, during the second year of implementation of the TISA, the LEA's allocated TISA funds total less than the LEA's Baseline Funding Amount, then the Department shall allocate additional funds to the LEA in an amount equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the difference between the LEA's Baseline Funding Amount and the LEA's allocated TISA amount.(3) If an LEA was eligible for additional funds under Paragraphs (1) and (2), and if, during the third year of implementation of the TISA, the LEA's allocated TISA funds total less than the LEA's Baseline Funding Amount, then the Department shall allocate additional funds to the LEA in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the difference between the LEA's Baseline Funding Amount and the LEA's allocated TISA amount.(4) If an LEA was eligible for additional funds under Paragraphs (1)-(3), and if, during the fourth year of implementation of the TISA, the LEA's allocated TISA funds total less than the LEA's Baseline Funding Amount, then the Department shall allocate additional funds to the LEA in an amount equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of the difference between the LEA's Baseline Funding Amount and the LEA's allocated TISA amount.(5) The calculation for BEP Transition Funding will use the following methodology: (a) An LEA must qualify for BEP Transition Funding in the first year of TISA implementation to receive any funding under the BEP Transition Funding in the subsequent three (3) years. If an LEA qualifies for BEP Transition Funding in the first year of TISA implementation and in any one (1) of the subsequent three (3) years the TISA allocation to the LEA exceeds the Baseline Funding Amount, the LEA will no longer qualify for BEP Transition Funding.(b) In the first year of TISA implementation, if an LEA is allocated TISA funds less than the Baseline Funding Amount, the Department shall update the allocations to the LEA to match the Baseline Funding Amount, including the state and Local Contributions respectively.(c) In the second through fourth year of TISA implementation, the TISA allocation for an eligible LEA for the specified year will be subtracted from the Baseline Funding Amount to identify the overall allocation gap. The Department shall update the overall allocations to the LEA to match the TISA allocation for the specified year plus the designated percent of the gap. 1. Within the updated allocation, the Department will calculate the gap between the state funds allocated in the Baseline Funding Amount and of the specified funding year. The Department shall provide the designated percent of funding identified in Paragraphs (2)-(4) of the gap in state funds plus the state funds generated in the specified funding year under TISA. The difference between the overall allocation and this resulting state contribution will be the Local Contribution requirement.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0520-12-05-.13
New rules filed November 17, 2022; effective 2/15/2023.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 49-3-103(c), 49-3-108(a)(b)(e)(f)(g)(h), and 49-3-115.