Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) The instructional services block grant
rate for the ensuing fiscal year is calculated by multiplying the state special
education appropriation by.525 and dividing by the ensuing year statewide
current ANB of eligible districts, truncated to two decimal places.
(2) The related services block grant rate for
the ensuing fiscal year is calculated by multiplying the state special
education appropriation by.175 and dividing by the ensuing year statewide
current ANB of eligible districts, truncated to two decimal places.
(3) A district's eligibility to receive
reimbursement for disproportionate costs for the ensuing fiscal year is
calculated as follows for each district that is eligible per ARM
10.16.3803:
(a) sum the district's prior fiscal year
special education state allowable cost expenditures for instructional and
related services;
(b) from (3) (a)
subtract the district's prior fiscal year minimum special education expenditure
to avoid reversions;
(c) if the
result of (3) (b) is less than or equal to zero, a district is not eligible for
reimbursement;
(d) if the result of
(3) (b) is greater than zero, a district may receive reimbursement for
disproportionate costs provided that the district's rate of expenditures
calculated by dividing (3) (a) by the district's prior fiscal year minimum
special education expenditure to avoid reversion reaches the threshold for
eligibility based on the following formula:
(i) multiply the state special education
appropriation by.25;
(ii) for all
districts where the result of (3) (b) is greater than zero, sum the results of
(3) (b) and multiply by.40;
(A) if (3) (d)
(i) equals (3) (d) (ii), the threshold for eligibility is 1.00, and the
district shall be reimbursed $0.40 for each dollar calculated in (3) (b)
;
(B) if (3) (d) (i) exceeds (3)
(d) (ii), the threshold for eligibility is 1.00. The.40 multiplier in (3) (d)
(ii) shall be increased to a multiplier which causes the result of (3) (d) (ii)
to equal (3) (d) (i), and the district shall be reimbursed at that multiplier
for each dollar calculated in (3) (b);
(C) if (3) (d) (ii) exceeds (3) (d) (i), the
threshold rate in (3) (d) (ii) shall be increased to a percent which causes the
result of (3) (d) (ii) to equal (3) (d) (i). The district shall be reimbursed
$.40 for each dollar calculated in (3) (a) that exceeds the amount calculated
by multiplying the threshold rate times the district's prior year special
education spending to avoid reversion.
(4) The statewide amount for
cooperative administration and travel is calculated by multiplying the state
appropriation by.05. This figure is distributed to cooperatives under the
following two components:
(a) to calculate
administration:
(i) multiply the figure in
(4) by.60;
(ii) divide (4) (a) (i)
by the ensuing year's current ANB for all participating districts in all
approved cooperatives to determine per ANB rate;
(iii) multiply (4) (a) (ii) by the
cooperative's ensuing year's current ANB from member districts.
(b) to calculate travel:
(i) multiply the figure in (4)
by.40;
(ii) use the following
factors to distribute, on a weighted basis, the figure from (4) (b) (i) among
approved cooperatives (weight assigned to each cooperative is determined by
dividing the number of rural miles within the boundaries of a cooperative by
the total current ANB of member districts within the cooperative and add to
that figure the number of member districts and full-time equivalent of
itinerant personnel in the cooperative);
(A)
the number of member districts;
(B)
the number of full-time equivalent reported for itinerant personnel on the most
current annual data collection report;
(C) the most up-to-date current ANB reported
by member school districts; and
(D)
the number of road miles within the boundaries of the cooperative.
(5)
Cooperatives shall report staff information to the Superintendent of Public
Instruction on the annual data collection report. Annual membership information
and any additional information needed to administer the provisions of
20-9-321,
MCA, shall be reported on forms provided by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction. Cooperatives shall notify the Superintendent of Public Instruction
of any revisions to the annual data collection report or membership information
by February 1.
(6) The
Superintendent of Public Instruction calculates an eligible district's special
education allowable cost payment for the ensuing fiscal year by multiplying the
instructional block grant rate by the district's ensuing fiscal year current
ANB, adding the related services block grant rate multiplied by the district's
ensuing fiscal year current ANB, adding the district's reimbursement for
disproportionate costs, if applicable. If the district is a participating
member of a cooperative, the special education allowable cost payment will not
include the related services block grant.
(7) A cooperative's special education
allowable cost payment for the ensuing fiscal year consists of the cooperative
travel and administration amounts plus the related services block grants of
districts who are participating members of the cooperative.
20-9-321,
MCA; IMP,
20-9-321,
MCA;
