§ 300.208 Permissive use of funds.

Plain English summary

This section specifies permissive (optional) uses of Part B IDEA funds for LEAs, beyond the standard use restrictions in other sections. LEAs may use these funds for special education services that incidentally benefit nondisabled children, early intervening services, high-cost special education cost-sharing arrangements, and technology for IEP-related case management activities.

Key requirements

• Funds provided to an LEA under Part B of the Act may be used for the costs of special education and related services, and supplementary aids and services, provided in a regular class or other education-related setting to a child with a disability in accordance with the IEP of the child, even if one or more nondisabled children benefit from these services.
• Funds may be used to develop and implement coordinated, early intervening educational services in accordance with § 300.226.
• Funds may be used to establish and implement cost or risk sharing funds, consortia, or cooperatives for the LEA itself, or for LEAs working in a consortium of which the LEA is a part, to pay for high cost special education and related services.
• An LEA may use funds received under Part B of the Act to purchase appropriate technology for recordkeeping, data collection, and related case management activities of teachers and related services personnel providing services described in the IEP of children with disabilities, that is needed for the implementation of those case management activities.

Affected parties

• Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
• Children with disabilities
• Nondisabled children
• Teachers
• Related services personnel
• LEA consortia

Official source

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/part-300/section-300.208