49 R 340 .1799E “P SYCHOLOGI ST”; DEF INED .

 

RULE 99 E. “PSYCHOLOGIST ” MEANS AN APP ROVED MIC HIGAN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST WHO IS CERTI FIED BY THE DEP ARTMEN T OR WHO IS A FU LLY LIC EN SED PSYCHOLOGIST .

 

R 340 .1799 F             “SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER ”; DEF INED .

RULE 1799 F. “SCHOOL SOCI AL WORK ER” MEANS A SCHOOL SOCI AL WORK ER WHO IS APP ROVED BY THE DEP ARTMEN T.

 

P ART 6.

FINANCING

 

R 340 .1801     Sou rce of funds .

Rule 101 . Fun ds for operat ing an d housing spe cial educat ion program s an d services operat ed by int erm ediat e SCHOOL DISTRICTS , an d con stitu ent LOCAL sch ool distr icts., AND PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES sha ll be derived from fede ra l appropriat ions; genera l an d cat egorical appropriat ions in Act N o. 94 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1979 , a s am e n ded , bei n g § 1979 PA 94, MCL 388 .1601 et seq. of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws, an d kn own as th e stat e sch ool aid act of 1979 ; loca l genera l an d specific propert y ta xes, gifts, grant s, bequests;  an d  tu it ion  p a ym e nt s  OR  P AYMEN TS   from   a   sch ool   distr ict   sending han d ica pped pe r s on s STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES to an oth er school distr ict .

 

R 340 .1802     Use  of funds .

Rule 102 . Fun ds available to int erm ediat e SCHOOL DISTRICTS , an d con stitu ent school distr icts, AND PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES as provided in R 340 .1801 , ma y be used for ANY OF THE FOLLOWI NG:

(a)   Tthe employment of teachers an d oth er personn el;.

(b)   Ttran sportat ion of han d ica pped pe r s on s STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES;.

(c)  Tthe pur cha se an d ma int enan ce of equipment an d supplies;.

(d)  Tthe lease, pur cha se, con stru ct ion, renovat ion, or acquisition of vehicles, sites, buildings or port ions th ereof, an d equipment as deemed necess ar y for sta ff, program s, an d services operat ed pur suant to th e int erm ediat e SCHOOL distr ict plan s as approved  by th e stat e boar d of educat ion an d oth er provisions of law.

 

R 340 .1803     Bui lding  or pu rchasing   faci liti es .

Rule 103 . When facilities ar e pur cha sed , con stru cted, or renovat ed, with fun ds acquired thr ough sections 1722 to 1729 of Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g

§§ 1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1722 to 380 .1729 of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws, for con stitu ent SCHOOL distr icts, fun ds sha ll be used for  contra ctua l pur poses  which  provide  that  th e con st itu ent  SCHOOL  distr ict  OR PU BLIC  SCHOOL ACADEMY sha ll mak e that  facility

 

 

available  for  special  educat ion  program s  an d  services   for   a   period   of   25   year s. Disb ur sement of such fun ds sha ll be ma de by th e int erm ediat e distr ict boar d of educat ion pur suant  to th e int erm ediat e SCHOOL distr ict plan .

 

R 340 .1805     All o w ance  f o r r oom , board , and tra nspo rt ation .  RES CIND

        R u le 105 .  Room , b oar d , an d tran sp ortat ion cos t s for spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices contra ct ed for by th e s ch ool d is tr ict of r eside n ce s ha ll be p a id by that s ch ool d is tr ict p ur s uant   t o  th e  int e rm edi at e  d is tr ict  p lan .     Par e nt s  of  pe r s on s  se r ve d  s ha ll  n ot  be r esp on s ible for th e cos t of r oom , boar d , an d tran sp ortat ion .

 

R 340 .1806     L oca l schoo l dist ri ct cont rib u tio n . RES CIND

     R u le 106 .  T h e contr ib ut ion t o be ma de by th e r eside nt s ch ool d is tr ict , if a b a s ic ed u cat ion p r ogram for pe r s on s is ope rat ed by an oth e r p art y t o th e contra ct un de r th e p r ovis ion s of se ct ion 1751 of Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §380 .1751 of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws , s ha ll be th e t ota l cos t of th e ed u cat ion p r ogram for e a ch pe r s on m inu s  th e  gr oss  s tat e  a id  m e m be r s h ip  a llow an ce , cat egor ica l a id , an d  th e  int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict r eim b ur se m e nt for e a ch pe r s on .

 

R 340 .1808     Repo rti ng costs .

Rule 108 . An int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict , es ta blis h in g a p r ogram by contra ct with  A loca l sch ool distr icts, OR A PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY or operat ing a program  un der th ese ru les sha ll submit, to th e superint endent of public instru ct ion, at th e close of th e fiscal year , an itemized report of th e actua l cost of operat ing th e program , including th e cost of tran sportat ion, on form s provided for that pur pose. Report ed actua l cost s for pur poses of reimbur sement sha ll include only th ose w h ich THAT ar e reasona ble an d appropriat e as determ ined by th e superint endent of public instru ct ion.

 

R 340 .1809     State  aid to ope r ating  schoo l dist ri cts .  RES CIND

      R u le 109 .  T h e int e rm edi at e d is tr ict  an d it s loca l d is tr ict s s ha ll be e nt it le d t o r eceive  r eim b ur se m e nt  for  spe cia l ed u cat ion  p r ogram s an d se r vices that  ar e in  com p lian ce with th ese ru le s an d in a ccor d an ce with th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict p lan a s a pp r ove d by th e   s tat e b oar d of ed u cat ion an d a s p r es cr ibe d in Act  N o. 94 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1979 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §388 .1601 e t seq . of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws an d kn ow n a s th e s tat e  s ch ool a id a ct of 1979 .

 

R 340 .1810     R e i m b u r sement  o f specia l educa tio n tra nspo rt ation .  RES CIND

     R u le 110 . Spe cia lize d tran sp ortat ion or a dd it iona l tran sp ortat ion , or b oth , a s r eq u ir ed in th e   in d ivi d ua lize d   ed u cat ion   p r ogram   for   a   han d ica pped   pe r s on   t o  r e ceive   a   fr ee a pp r op r iat e  p u blic ed u cat ion  in  th e  le a s t  r es tr ict ive  ed u cat iona l  e n vir onm e nt ,  s ha ll be r eim b ur s a ble a s auth or ize d by Act N o. 94 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1979 , a s am e n ded , bei n g

§388 .1601 e t seq . of th e Mich igan Com p ile d L a ws an d kn ow n a s th e s tat e s ch ool a id a ct of 1979 .

 

 

R 340 .1811 Dist rib utio n of intermed iat e m illag e to  THE  INTER MED IATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, ITS constituent SCHOOL dist ri cts AND P UB LIC SCHOOL ACADE MIES .

(4)(2) W h e n IF int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict special educat ion ta x fun ds ar e insu fficient to reimbur se con stitu ent claims in full, THEN a like percenta ge of th e claim sha ll be paid for support of each program an d service to each con stitu ent distr ict . Claims for operat ion of special educat ion program s an d services available to all con st itu ent distr icts ma y be reimbur sed in full befor e an y prorat ed payment which ma y becom e necess ar y for oth er program s an d services.

(5)(3) Curr ent int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict special educat ion ta x fun ds need not be used to offse t operat iona l claim deficits from prior year s.

(6)(4) Amount s ma y be reta ined by th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict for required cash flow pur poses not to exceed 1 year 's operat iona l expe nses for th e pur pose of ma inta ining special educat ion program s an d services operat ed by th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict .

(7)(5) Int erm ediat e sch ool distr icts des ir in g t o d is tr ib ut e fun ds in a mann e r oth e r than a s se t forth in s u b ru le s (2 ) t o (4 ) of th is ru le an d R 340 .1812 sha ll submit th e desired meth od FOR THE DISTRIB UTIO N OF FUN DS TO THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT , ITS  CONS TIT UEN T SCHOOL DISTRICTS , AND PU BLIC  SCHOOL ACADEMIES an d

th e reasons th erefor e for approval as part of th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict plan required un der section 1711 of Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1711 of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws.

 

R 340 .1812     In te rmed iat e schoo l dist ri ct 's use  of specia l educa tio n m illag e .

Rule 112 . (1) Costs for th e operat ion of special educat ion program s an d services by th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict , available to all con stitu ent LOCAL SCHOOL distr icts AND PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES, ma y be reimbur sed in full before th e reimbur sement of loca l distr icts from fun ds generat ed by adoption of millage un der sections 1723 an d 1724 of Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §§1976  PA 451 , MCL 380 .1723 an d 380 .1724 of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws.

(2)     W h e n IF int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict special educat ion personn el offer direct services to han d ica pped pe r s on s STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES in some but not a ll constitu ent

 

 

SCHOOL distr icts, an d w h e n  IF  prorat ed  payment  of  con stitu ent  SCHOOL  distr ict operat iona l claims is necess ar y, THEN th e per capita deficit for each stu dent  served sha ll be paid by th e distr ict of reside nce or a direct char ge sha ll be ma de to th e loca l distr ict based on th e am ount of deficit an d th e proport ion of t ime th e loca l SCHOOL distr ict received th e service from th e int erm ediat e SCHOOL distr ict .

 

P ART 7.

DE VELOP MEN T AND SUB MISS ION OF INTER MED IATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS' P LANS AND MONITORING

 

R 340 .1831     P lan and  mod ificatio n submission  .

Rule 131 .(1) O n or  be for e J u ly 1 of 1986 , on  a  cycle de t e rm in ed by th e dep artm e nt , eEa ch int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict boar d sha ll submit it s 3 -ye ar p lan AN INT E RME DIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAN FOR SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N to th e stat e boar d of educat ion or it s des ignee to becom e effect ive on J u ly 1 of th e followin g ye ar WHEN APP ROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N.

(2)               An y int e r ve n in g INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAN FOR SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N OR SUBS EQUEN T modificat ion APP ROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N by th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict p lan sha ll be d ir ect ed DISTRIB UTED BY THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT to each local school distr ict superint endent , EACH  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFF ICER  OF   A  PU BLIC   SCHOOL   ACADEMY,   an d cha irperson of th e par ent advisory comm itt ee with in 7 calendar days of th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict ’S b oar d RECEIPT OF approval of th is m od ificat ion BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N.

(3)               THE DEP ARTM EN T MAY REQUI RE AN INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MODI FY ITS PLAN IF, AFTER THE EFFE CTI VE DATE OF THE INDI VIDU ALS WITH DIS ABILITI ES EDUCATIO N ACT AMEN DMEN TS OF 1997 , 20 U. S. C. §1400 ET SEQ., THE PROVISIONS OF EITHE R THAT ACT, ITS REGULATIO NS , 34 CFR 300 .1, ET SEQ., THE SCHOOL CODE OF 1976 PA 451 , MCL 380 .1 ET SEQ.,  OR  THE SE RULES   (R   340 .1701   ET   SEQ.)   ARE   AMEN DED,    OR    THE RE    IS    A    NE W INT ERPRETATIO N OF ANY OF THE SE LAWS OR REGULATIO NS BY AN AGEN CY OR COURT, OR THE DEP ARTMEN T FINDS NONCOMPLIANCE.

(4)               SUB J ECT TO SUBRUL E (3), A  PLAN SUBMITT ED BY AN INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND APP ROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N SHALL RE MAIN IN EFFE CT UN TIL THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUBMITS TO THE DEP ARTMEN T OF EDUCATIO N  MODI FICATIO NS  THAT  THE INT ERMEDIATE    SCHOOL    DISTRICT    DEE MS     NE CESSARY     AND     THE MODI FICATIO NS ARE APP ROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIO N.

 

R 340 .1832     Content  areas .

Rule 132 . (1) An int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict plan for  th e de live r y of special educat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices, or an y modificat ion th ereof, sha ll be an operat iona l plan that sets forth th ose THE spe cial educat ion program s an d RELATED services to be delivered d ur in g th e s ch ool ye ar for w h ich th e p lan w a s w r itt e n.  T h e p lan ma y a ls o in clu de an y lon g-ran ge  p lan s for de live r y of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices in futur e ye ar s .   The  plan

 

 

sha ll comply with THE SCHOOL CODE OF 1976 PA 451 , MCL (Act N o. 451 of th e Pu blic Act s of 1976 , a s am e n ded , bei n g §380 .1 et seq. of th e Mich igan C om p ile d L a ws ), an d th ese ru les. an d THE PLAN sha ll ALSO comply with th e following format an d include, at a minimum , ALL OF th e followin g cont e nt ar e a s:

 

I N T ER MED IAT E S C H OOL D I S T R ICT P LANS

 

P a rt 1 .  C omp r ehens iv e specia l educa tio n p r og r ams and se r vices  

Se ct ion 1 .1 .  Pr oced ura l s a feguar ds .

(1) ) I n s ur e con fide nt ia lit y an d th e p r ot e ct ion of r e cor ds .

(2) ) Pr ovide p ar e nt n ot ice an d se cur e w r itt e n con se nt be for e p r epl a ce m e nt  eva luat ion , or p la ce m e nt of a han d ica pped s tu de nt .

(3)    AAdvise an d in form han d ica pped pe r s on s STUD EN TS WITH  DIS ABILITI ES,  th eir par ent s, an d oth er members of th e commun ity of th e special educat ion opportun it ies required un der th e law; th e obligat ions of th e local SCHOOL DISTRICTS , PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES an d int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict ; an d th e  t it le,  address ,  an d telep hone num ber of represe ntat ives of both th e loca l an d int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict s THOSE  AGEN CIES  who  can  provide  informat ion  about  th e   spe cial   educat ion opportun ities.

(4) ) I n form p ar e nt s of th eir r ight t o ob ta in an in depe n de nt ed u cat iona l eva luat ion an d d u e p r ocess h e ar in g.

(5) Ad vise p ar e nt s of th e com p la int p r ocess .

 

Se ct ion 1 .2 .  Pu blic a w ar e n ess

(B)    A DESCRI PTIO N OF Des cr ibe  activities  an d  outr each  meth ods  which  ar e  used  to in s ur e EN SUR E that all citizens ar e awar e of th e availability of spe cial educat ion program s an d services.

 

Se ct ion 1.3. Re fe rra l s ys t e m .

Des cr ibe an y p r oced ur es  r eq u ir ed  by th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict  for  p r ocessi n g an d  r ep ort in g r efe rra ls for pe r s on s u p t o 25 ye ar s of a ge w h o ar e kn ow n t o be , or s u spe ct ed of bei n g, han d ica pped .

 

Se ct ion 1.4. Dia gn os t ic se r vices .

(C)    A DESCRI PTIO N OF Des cr ibe th e type an d am ount of diagnostic AND RELATED services  that  ar e  d ir e ct ly  ope rat ed   AVAILABLE ,   EITHE R   DIR ECTLY   OR   AS   A PU RCHASED SERVICE, with in th e int erm ediat e sch ool distr ict OR ITS CONSTIT UEN T LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES an d th ose p ur cha sed or contra ct ed for fr om out s ide th e int e rm edi at e s ch ool d is tr ict .

 

Se ct ion 1 .5 .  I n d ivi d ua lize d ed u cat iona l p lann in g comm itt ee p r oced ur e .

 

 

(A)  Des cr ibe  th e  p r oced ur e  for  in clu d in g  eligible  s tu de nt s  on  th e  int e rm edi at e  ce ntra l s tu de nt r egis tr y.

(a) ) De t e rm in in g eligibili t y, p r ogram s , an d p la ce m e nt of han d ica pped s tu de nt s .

(b) )  C on d u ct in g  an d  a d m in is t e r in g  th e  in d ivi d ua lize d  ed u cat iona l  p lann in g  comm itt ee m ee t in g.

 

Se ct ion 1.6. C ont inuum of spe cia l ed u cat ion p r ogram s an d se r vices .

(1)(D) A DESCRI PTIO N OF Des cr ibe th e special educat ion basic p r ogram s an d s u pp ort ive se r vices , in clu d in g vocat iona l tra in in g program s des igned to meet th e educat iona l needs of han d ica pped pe r s on s STUD EN TS WITH DIS ABILITI ES.

(E) WITHIN AN INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT , THE RATIO OF STUD EN TS RECEIVING PROGR AMS OR SERVICES FROM A SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE R IN   THE   2001 -2002   SCHOOL   YEAR   SHALL   NOT   EXCEE D   THE   AVERAGE STUD EN T/TEACHE R RATIO COMPU TED FROM DATA COLL ECTED ON THE DECEMBER  1,  2000 ,  FE DERAL  PUP IL  COUN T  DATE   AND   THE   STATE   AND FE DERAL COUN TS TAKEN IN THE SPRING AND FALL OF 2001 . TEACHE RS OF SPEE CH AND LANGUAGE IMPAIRED WHO PROVIDE ONLY SERVICES UN DER R 340 .1745 ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS CALCULATIO N. ALL SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N STUD EN TS WHO RECEIVE PROGR AMS OR SERVICES FROM A SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE R (AND FORMER TEACHE R CONSU LTANTS  UN DER FORMER R 340 .1749 ) ARE INCLUD ED IN THIS  CALCULATIO N, EXCEP T  FOR STUD EN TS WHO ONLY RECEIVE SERVICES UN DER R 340 .1745 .

(i)     IN SUBS EQUEN T SCHOOL YEARS, THE RATIO DETERMI NE D UN DER THIS SUBRUL E SHALL REMAIN THE MAXIMUM RATIO (OR LESS) OF STUD EN TS TO TEACHE RS, UN LESS ALL OF THE FOLLOWI NG PARTI ES AGREE TO AMEN D THE RATIO :

(A)  SU PE RINTEN DEN TS OF INT ERMEDIATE AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS .

(B)   CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFF ICERS OF PU BLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIES.

(C)     THE CHAIRPE RSO N OF THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT P AREN T ADVISOR Y COMMITT EE .

(D)   TEACHE R BARGAINING UNI TS.

(ii)     ON THE SAME DATE THAT DATA ARE DUE TO THE STATE FOR STATE AND FE DERAL COUN TS, COUN T DATA INDIC ATING ALL INDI VIDU AL TEACHE RS AND THE IR CASELOADS ARE ALSO DUE TO THE PARTI ES LIST ED IN  THIS SUBDI VISION .

(iii)      THE INT ERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAN FOR SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N SHALL DESCRIB E THE PROCEDURES, AGREE MEN TS, CONTRACTS , OR OTHE R METHODS OF ACHIEVING THIS RATIO .

(2) Des cr ibe an y a dd it iona l p r ogram s or se r vices , in clu d in g s umm e r s ch ool p r ogram s , work a ct ivi t y ce nt e r s , spe cia lize d p r ogram s , nur s in g h om es , s tat e h osp ita ls , an d m e nta l h e a lth , corr ect iona l, an d ch ild car e fa cili t ie s .

(3) Lis t th e con s t itu e nt d is tr ict s that  ha ve bee n a pp r ove d t o gra d uat e han d ica pped pe r s on s w h o ar e s o im p a ir ed that th ey cann ot com p le t e th e r egu lar ed u cat ion p r ogram .

 

 

 

Se ct ion 1.7. C ommun it y int egrat ion an d follow -u p .