Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
Applications for flexible family fund will be accepted by email, fax, mail and
in person in the office of the local governing entity (LGE) for the region in
which the child resides. There is no closing date for accepting
applications.
B. The responsible
caregiver is responsible for completing the application and submitting all
required documentation related to the application.
C. Applications will be maintained on the
waiting list by date/time order of application, only in the region in which the
child lives; no child may be placed on a waiting list or receive a flexible
family fund from more than one region or agency.
D. For the developmental disabilities
exceptionalities, a completed application must be submitted with appropriate
documentation for a qualifying exceptionality. Appropriate documentation
includes one of the following:
1. the most
recent, current within a year individualized family services plan (IFSP) (for
EarlySteps eligibility for infants and toddlers until age three);
2. the most recent report, current within a
year, from the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) special school programs
pupil appraisal services showing the child's condition meets LDOE Bulletin 1508
criteria for one of the qualifying exceptionalities;
3. the most recent, current within a year,
signed by school staff and parent/guardian individualized education plan (IEP)
listing the child's exceptionality as one of the qualifying
exceptionalities;
4. a report,
current within a year, from a licensed health professional which states that a
child's condition conforms to standards established in the LDOE Bulletin 1508
for one of the qualifying exceptionalities;
5. a current, within a year independent
education evaluation (IEE) which states that a child's condition conforms to
standards established in the LDOE Bulletin 1508 for one of the qualifying
exceptionalities;
6. a current,
within a year approved home study plan with a current within three years LDOE
special school programs pupil appraisal services report showing the child's
condition meets LDOE Bulletin 1508 criteria for one of the qualifying
exceptionalities; or
7. an annual
individual plan, current within a year, signed by school staff and
parent/guardian, listing the child's exceptionality, created by schools
approved by the LDOE to provide educational services to children with one of
the qualifying exceptionalities, e.g., The school choice program for certain
students with exceptionalities; or
E. For the exceptionality of emotional
disturbance, a completed application must be submitted with the appropriate
documentation of an emotional disturbance. Appropriate documentation includes
one of the following:
1. a current treatment
plan from a licensed community behavioral health center or evidence of an
interagency service coordination process;
2. the most recent report, current within a
year, from the LDOE special school programs pupil appraisal service showing the
child's condition meets LDOE Bulletin 1508 criteria for emotional
disturbance;
3. the most recent,
current within a year, signed by school staff and parent/guardian IEP listing
the child's exceptionality as emotional disturbance or its
equivalent;
4. a report, current
within a year, from a licensed health professional which states that a child's
condition conforms to standards established in the LDOE Bulletin 1508 for
emotional disturbance or its equivalent;
5. a current, within a year IEE which states
that a child's condition conforms to standards established in the LDOE Bulletin
1508 for emotional disturbance or its equivalent;
6. a current, within a year approved home
study plan with a current within three years LDOE special school programs pupil
appraisal services report showing the child's condition meets LDOE Bulletin
1508 criteria for emotional disturbance or its equivalent; or
7. for a student who has been evaluated by a
LEA, determined to have an exceptionality of emotional disturbance, and is
deemed eligible to participate in the school of choice program for certain
students with exceptionalities, an IEP or a services plan for any service in
accordance with
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CFR 300.37 or a nonpublic school created plan
resulting from a determination of the evaluation of the student by a LEA that
the student requires services for emotional disturbance.
F. The responsible caregiver shall provide
appropriate documentation of a qualifying exceptionality annually in order for
the child to maintain eligibility for the flexible family fund waiting
list.
G. A new application can be
submitted at any time a flexible family fund is terminated or denied for any
reason other than exceeding the eligible age for participation in the flexible
family fund.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
28:821 et
seq.
