Section 392-172A-06020 - Exception to maintenance of effortA school district or other public agency may reduce the level of expenditures made by it under Part B of the IDEA below the level of those expenditures for the preceding fiscal year if the reduction is attributable to:
(1) The voluntary departure, by retirement or otherwise, or departure for just cause, of special education or related services personnel;(2) A decrease in the enrollment of students eligible for special education services;(3) The termination of the obligation of the district or agency, consistent with this chapter, to provide a program of special education services to a particular student that is an exceptionally costly program as determined by the state, because the student:(a) Has left the jurisdiction of the district or agency;(b) Has reached the age at which the obligation of the district or agency to provide a free appropriate public education to the student has terminated; or(c) No longer needs the program of special education services.(4) The termination of costly expenditures for long-term purchases such as the acquisition of equipment or the construction of school facilities.(5) The assumption of costs by the high needs safety net fund operated by the OSPI.Wash. Admin. Code § 392-172A-06020
Amended by WSR 21-19-065, Filed 9/14/2021, effective 10/15/2021Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.155.090 and 34 C.F.R. Part 300 . WSR 13-20-034, 392-172A-06020, filed 9/24/13, effective 10/25/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.155.090(7) and 42 U.S.C. 1400 et. seq. WSR 07-14-078, 392-172A-06020, filed 6/29/07, effective 7/30/07. WSR 13-20-001, § 392-172A-06020, filed 9/18/2013, effective 10/19/2013