Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) By
September 1, 2023 and each September 1 thereafter, LSAs shall file a report
with the Department, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner,
containing a list of all nonpublic schools located within the LSA's
geographical boundaries and the date of the last substantial equivalency
determination made for each nonpublic school;
(b) By December 1, 2023 and each December 1
thereafter, LSAs shall file a report with the Department, in a form and manner
prescribed by the Commissioner containing a list of all the nonpublic schools
identified in subdivision (a) of this section that:
(1) are registered schools or nonpublic
schools serving grades 1 through 8 that have a registered high school, pursuant
to section 130.3(a)(1) of
this Part;
(2) are State-approved
private special education schools and State-supported or State-operated
schools, pursuant to section
130.3(a)(2) of
this Part;
(3) are accredited by an
approved accreditor, pursuant to section
130.3(a)(3) of
this Part;
(4) participate in the
international baccalaureate program, pursuant to section
130.3(a)(4) of
this Part;
(5) whose instruction is
approved by the United States government for instruction on a military base or
service academy, pursuant to 130.3(a)(5) of this Part;
(6) use assessments, pursuant to section
130.3(a)(6) of
this Part;
(7) are not identified
in paragraphs (1)-(6) of this paragraph and are subject to Commissioner's
review pursuant to section
130.2(b) of this
Part; and
(8) are not identified in
subparagraphs (1)-(6) of this paragraph for which the LSA is responsible for
making the final substantial equivalency determination.
(c) By December 1, 2024 and each December 1
thereafter, LSAs must submit an attestation that indicates whether they:
(1) have or have not yet made a final
substantial equivalency determination for each nonpublic school in their
geographic area that is subject to their final determination as identified in
paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of this section and the date on which such
determination was made or is anticipated to be made; and
(2) have or have not yet forwarded a
substantial equivalency recommendation to the Commissioner for each nonpublic
school in their geographic area that is subject to a final determination by the
Commissioner, as identified in paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of this section
and the date on which such recommendation was made or is anticipated to be
made.
