NC Education Code · NC Policy Manual
NC 1506-1.1 Grants to States
Plain English summary
This regulation establishes the framework and maximum grant amounts that States may receive under IDEA Part B Section 611 to fund special education and related services for children with disabilities. The maximum grant is calculated using the number of eligible children multiplied by 40 percent of average per-pupil expenditure, with a modified formula for fiscal year 2007 and beyond that incorporates population and poverty adjustment factors. The 2007-forward formula anchors baseline counts to the 2004-2005 school year and adjusts annually based on child population and poverty rate changes.
Key requirements
- The Secretary makes grants to States, outlying areas, and freely associated States to assist them to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities in accordance with Part B of the IDEA.
- For fiscal years 2005 and 2006, the maximum grant is the number of children with disabilities receiving special education and related services aged three through five (if eligible under section 619) and aged six through 21, multiplied by 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in public elementary and secondary schools in the United States.
- For fiscal year 2007 and subsequent fiscal years, the baseline count is the number of children with disabilities in the 2004-2005 school year who received special education and related services aged three through five and aged six through 21, multiplied by 40 percent of the average per-pupil expenditure.
- For fiscal year 2007 and beyond, the grant amount is adjusted by the rate of annual change in the sum of 85 percent of the State's population of children aged 3 through 21 eligible for FAPE and 15 percent of that population living in poverty.
Affected parties
- State educational agencies
- Children with disabilities aged 3 through 21
- Outlying areas and freely associated States
- Secretary of the Interior
- Public elementary and secondary schools