Wash. Admin. Code § 392-140-617

Current through Register Vol. 24-20, October 15, 2024

Section 392-140-617 - Special education safety net- Standards-Community impact applications

For applicants requesting state safety net awards to meet the extraordinary costs associated with communities that draw a larger number of families with students in need of special education services, the applicant must meet the standards of WAC 392-140-605(2)(a) through (h) and convincingly demonstrate that:

(1) Demographic, environmental, sociological or other factor(s) cause the local education agency's special education enrollment to be dispropor-tional by the overall number of students identified as eligible for special education; and

(2) The unique factor(s) identified by the applicant is not the result of local education agency philosophy, service delivery choice, or accounting practice; and

(3) The identified factor(s) creates an adverse documentable fiscal impact upon the applicant's special education program.

Wash. Admin. Code § 392-140-617

Amended by WSR 15-18-078, Filed 8/28/2015, effective 9/28/2015

Amended by WSR 15-24-137, Filed 12/2/2015, effective 1/2/2016

Amended by WSR 19-01-039, Filed 12/13/2018, effective 1/13/2019

Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290. 13-05-054, § 392-140-617, filed 2/13/13, effective 3/16/13; 08-03-096, § 392-140-617, filed 1/17/08, effective 2/17/08.