Transcript American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
IDEA Recovery Funds
for Services to Children
and Youths with
Disabilities
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Stabilization Funds
Education
Secretary’s
Portion
Competitive/ Innovation
Grants
Increases to Formula Grants
Governor’s
Portion
IDEA Part B
IDEA Part C
Title I
School Improvement Grants
Ed Tech Grants
Homeless Ed
Voc Rehab
Independent Living
Impact Aid
Use of ARRA IDEA Funds
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All IDEA recovery funds must be used
consistently with the current IDEA, Part B
statutory and regulatory requirements and
applicable requirements in GEPA and
EDGAR. An LEA must use IDEA recovery
funds only for excess costs of providing
special education and related services to
children with disabilities, except where IDEA
specifically provides otherwise.
Timeline

April 2009-50%
recovery funds to
LEAs

October 2009-other
50% recovery funds
to LEAs
During this time, we’ll receive…

September/October
2009-Initial regular
grant allocation to
LEAs

October/November
2009- remaining
regular grant
allocation to LEAs
How much?
For recovery funds 611 (ages 3-21)…
(PRC 144)

$157,205,020 allocated in April 2009 !!!

$157,205,020 to be allocated in October
2009!!!

Chart of Accounts mirrors PRC 060
How much?
For recovery funds 619 (preschool)…
(PRC 145)

$6,035,571 allocated in April 2009!!!

$6,035,571 to be allocated in October 2009!!!
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Chart of Accounts mirrors PRC 049
When to use…
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Recovery funds allocated in April 2009 can
be used during the 08-09 fiscal year. All
ARRA IDEA funds must be obligated by
September 30, 2011.
Reduction in Maintenance of Effort
(MOE)*
The following requirements must be met for an
LEA to consider reducing MOE:
 The LEA has a performance determination of
“Meets Requirements”.
 The SEA has not taken responsibility for
providing FAPE in the LEA.
 The LEA is not identified as having significant
disproportionality.
How much? For 09-10 Allocation…
For potential MOE reduction, an LEA’s
FY 2009 allocation includes their 611 regular
allocation plus their 611 recovery funds.
Reduction in Maintenance of Effort
(MOE)
An LEA may be able to reduce the level of state and
local expenditures otherwise required by the IDEA
LEA maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements.
Generally, under section 613(a)(2)(C), in any fiscal
year that an LEA’s IDEA allocation (611 and 611
ARRA) exceeds the amount the LEA received in the
previous year, under certain circumstances*, the LEA
may reduce the level of state and local expenditures
by up to 50 percent of the amount of the increase, as
long as the LEA uses those freed-up local funds for
activities that could be supported under the ESEA.
The amount and use of these funds must be
tracked.
Reduction in Maintenance of Effort
(MOE)
If an LEA takes advantage of this provision, the
required MOE for future years is reduced
consistent with the reduction it took, unless
the LEA increases the amount of its state and
local expenditures on its own.
Coordinated Early Intervening Services
(CEIS)
LEAs without significant disproportionality may
use up to and including 15 percent of the
total LEA IDEA federal funds for FY 2009-10
to implement CEIS. Although the calculation
is based on the total of all four awards (611
funds, 611 recovery funds, 619 funds and
619 recovery funds), if an LEA elects to use
IDEA funding for CEIS, the funds will be
transferred from PRC 60 to PRC 70.
Use of CEIS Funds

Funds transferred to PRC 70 must be used
to provide services for students not currently
receiving special education or related
services, but who need additional academic
and behavioral supports to succeed in a
general education environment.
Reporting Requirements of CEIS
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LEAs implementing CEIS must report the
number of children who received CEIS and
the number who subsequently received
special education and related services under
Part B during the preceding two-year period.
Connection between MOE and CEIS
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If the LEA meets the three requirements in
slide 9 and chooses to participate in CEIS
during FY 2009-10, the LEA may elect to
reduce their MOE by up to 50% of the
increase in funding they receive under IDEA
PRC 060 and ARRA PRC 144 funds, less
the amount the LEA elects to transfer to
PRC 070.
Use of ARRA IDEA funds
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If an LEA requests that funds be transferred
to PRC 70 to provide CEIS, ARRA IDEA
funds could be used to fill-in the resulting
deficit in PRC 60.
Recovery Packaging
Issues to be addressed:
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Application required for remaining 50% of
ARRA IDEA funds
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Tracking how the funds are spent and the
results of those expenditures
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