NC 1501-6.15 Property, Equipment, and Supplies

Plain English summary

This regulation governs how public agencies must manage property, equipment, and supplies purchased with Part B special education funds when serving parentally-placed private school children with disabilities. Public agencies retain title and administrative control over all such materials, which may be placed in private schools only for Part B purposes and must be removable without remodeling. Part B funds cannot be used for repairs, remodeling, or construction of private school facilities.

Key requirements

• A public agency must control and administer the funds used to provide special education and related services to parentally-placed private school children with disabilities, and hold title to and administer materials, equipment, and property purchased with those funds.
• The public agency may place equipment and supplies in a private school for the period of time needed for the Part B program.
• The public agency must ensure that the equipment and supplies placed in a private school are used only for Part B purposes.
• The public agency must ensure that the equipment and supplies placed in a private school can be removed from the private school without remodeling the private school facility.
• The public agency must remove equipment and supplies from a private school if the equipment and supplies are no longer needed for Part B purposes.
• The public agency must remove equipment and supplies from a private school if removal is necessary to avoid unauthorized use of the equipment and supplies for other than Part B purposes.
• No funds under Part B of the IDEA may be used for repairs, minor remodeling, or construction of private school facilities.

Affected parties

• public agencies
• parentally-placed private school children with disabilities
• private schools
• local education agencies

Official source

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/documents/publications/catalog/ec144-policies-governing-services/open#page=35