511 IAC 7-46-3 - State preschool child count procedures
Authority: IC 20-19-2-8; IC 20-19-2-16
Affected: IC 20-19-2; IC 20-35
Sec. 3.
(a) On
December 1 of each year, each public agency must count the number of preschool
students identified as disabled and receiving a free appropriate public
education consistent with the requirements of this article on that date. For
purposes of this count, preschool students are:
(1) three (3) years of age through five (5)
years of age; and
(2) not eligible
to enroll in kindergarten during the count year.
This count determines the state preschool special education funds allocated to the public agency. If December 1 is not a school or program day, the closest instructional day must be used for the count.
(b) The department of
education must, not later than February 5 each year, report to the Indiana
state budget committee an unduplicated count of students in preschool special
education programs. This count determines the amount of state preschool special
education funds available to public agencies for the operation of special
education programs.
(c) The
department of education must do the following:
(1) Establish procedures for taking the
December 1 count.
(2) Set a date by
which public agencies must submit the child count report.
(3) Obtain certification from each public
agency that the child count report submitted by the public agency:
(A) is accurate; and
(B) meets all state reporting
requirements.
(4)
Aggregate the data obtained from each public agency and prepare the required
reports in a form that protects personally identifiable information.
(5) Ensure that documentation is maintained
at the state and local level to audit the accuracy of the count.
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