Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 89 - REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE EDUCATION INNOVATION FUND PROGRAM-DISTANCE EDUCATION EQUIPMENT REIMBURSEMENT AND INCENTIVES
Section 92-89-004 - Reimbursement for Purchase of Hardware and Software
Current through March 20, 2024
004.01 For fiscal years 2007-08 through 2013-14, the State Department of Education shall provide distance education equipment reimbursement to school districts and educational service units from the Education Innovation Fund as provided in section 79-1336 R.R.S. Such reimbursements shall be for hardware or software purchased after July 14, 2006 for use in distance education and shall be limited to a total through fiscal year 2013-14 of twenty thousand dollars multiplied by the number of high school buildings for each school district and twenty thousand dollars for each educational service unit.
004.02 The reimbursements may include installation costs for such hardware or software. Applications shall be accepted by the department beginning in the first year that the school district or the educational service unit accesses Network Nebraska and ending June 30, 2013.
004.03 Applications shall be submitted on or before July 1 of each year on a form specified by the department (available at http://www.nde.state.ne.us/TECHCEN/DistanceEducation.html and reproduced in Appendix C of this Chapter) and shall include:
004.04 On or before August 1 of each year, the department shall certify the reimbursements to be paid to each school district or educational service unit on or before September 1 of each year, along with notice of denial of any requested reimbursement to the affected school districts or educational service units and the reasons therefor.
004.05 The department shall use the applications for distance education incentives submitted pursuant to section 79-1337 R.R.S to verify that each school district that received a reimbursement completes the commitment to either send or receive two-way interactive video distance education courses through the Distance Education Council for four years. Any school district failing to complete such commitment shall repay the Education Innovation Fund for the amount of any reimbursements received pursuant to section 79-1336 R.R.S. Districts and educational service units shall also report school and teacher identification, the distance education course name, the grade in which the course is taught, the number of semesters taught, the number of sessions per year, and the total number of students taught through the utilization of online scheduling software coordinated by the Distance Education Council. Access to this data will be provided to the department electronically by the Distance Education Council.
004.06 On or before September 1 of each year, the department shall notify any school district failing to complete the commitment for the prior school year that repayment of the reimbursement is required and the amount of such repayment. Repayments shall be due on or before the immediately following December 31. Late repayments shall accrue interest at the rate prescribed in section 45-104.02 R.R.S. from the date of the initial reimbursement.
004.07 On or before October 1 of each year, a school district or educational service unit may appeal the denial of reimbursements or a school district may appeal the requirement to repay reimbursements to the State Board of Education.