Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The Superintendent shall annually
determine which LEAs are eligible for rural school transportation reimbursement
using the criteria described in Section
53F-2-520.
(2) The Superintendent shall measure
eligibility based on:
(a) the most recent
October 1 UTREx submission; and
(b)
the prior year's transportation data submitted in accordance with Section
R277-484-3.
(3) By November 1 annually, the
Superintendent shall notify an LEA that the LEA may seek
reimbursement.
(4) An LEA eligible
for reimbursement shall:
(a) provide evidence
to the Superintendent in the first year of the LEA's eligibility that the LEA
has provided transportation to and from the school for the past five
years;
(b) submit to the
Superintendent in the first year of the LEA's eligibility the LEA's current
year pupil transportation Schedule A1 by December 30; and
(c) in subsequent years of eligibility,
submit all transportation reports in accordance with Section
R277-484-3.
(5) Submission of the pupil transportation
Schedule A1 shall constitute an annual application and request for
reimbursement by an LEA with an eligible school.
(6)
(a) The
Superintendent shall calculate and process reimbursements to LEAs once a
year.
(b) The Superintendent shall
determine allowable costs eligible for reimbursement taking into account:
(i) eligible routes; and
(ii) eligible miles and minutes as reported
on the pupil transportation Schedule A1.
(c) The Superintendent shall reimburse an LEA
based on the LEA's percentage of total unreimbursed eligible costs
submitted.
(d) If the annual
appropriation is insufficient to fund all submitted eligible cost payments, the
Superintendent shall prorate the reimbursement up to the amount of the
appropriation.
(7) An LEA
shall permit the Superintendent to review accounting ledgers, student records,
and transportation records upon request in order to determine:
(a) a school's eligibility in accordance with
Subsection (1); and
(b)
allowability of an LEA's submitted costs.
