§ 300.717 Definitions applicable to allotments, grants, and use of funds.

Plain English summary

This section defines four key terms used throughout the subpart governing allotments, grants, and use of funds under IDEA: 'Freely associated States,' 'Outlying areas,' 'State,' and 'Average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary schools and secondary schools in the United States.' The definition of average per-pupil expenditure uses aggregate current expenditures of all LEAs in the 50 States and the District of Columbia divided by the aggregate number of children in average daily attendance, referencing the second preceding fiscal year or the most recent year with satisfactory data.

Key requirements

• Freely associated States means the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau
• Outlying areas means the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
• State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
• Average per-pupil expenditure is calculated without regard to the source of funds using the aggregate current expenditures during the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made, or if satisfactory data for that year are not available, during the most recent preceding fiscal year for which satisfactory data are available, of all LEAs in the 50 States and the District of Columbia, plus any direct expenditures by the State for the operation of those agencies, divided by the aggregate number of children in average daily attendance to whom those agencies provided free public education during that preceding year

Affected parties

• State educational agencies
• Local educational agencies (LEAs)
• Freely associated States (Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau)
• Outlying areas (United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)
• District of Columbia
• Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
• U.S. Department of Education

Official source

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/part-300/section-300.717