14 Del. Admin. Code § 928-1.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 928-1.0 - Administration of Funds: DOE Audit

1.1 Administration of Funds: Funds for the education of children with disabilities shall be administered pursuant to Title 14 of the Delaware Code, these regulations and 14 DE Admin. Code 701.

1.2 Child Count procedures: Each public agency shall participate in the annual count of children served under the Act in accordance with procedures and forms developed by the DOE. Such procedures and forms shall conform to applicable state and federal requirements, regulations and written instructions.

1.3 Unit count audit and recovery of funds for children counted in needs based funding levels incongruent with IEP needs identified: DOE shall conduct a random audit in each LEA as soon as possible after September 30.

1.3.1 The purpose of the audit is to ensure that students reported as part of a special education unit as of September 30 are eligible for special education services as part of that unit on or prior to September 30 and that such services are being provided. The audit may be joined with other monitoring activities in the discretion of the DOE.

1.3.2 The specific procedures used to authenticate the count of children with disabilities shall be provided through written guidance by the DOE.

1.3.3 Nothing in this regulation limits DOE's monitoring and general supervisory authority or its ability to identify any federal or state regulatory non-compliance at times other than the audit of State units as of September 30, including as part of other routine monitoring activities.

(Authority: 14 Del.C. §§ 122 and 3110)

14 Del. Admin. Code § 928-1.0

14 DE Reg. 1069 (04/01/11)
15 DE Reg. 356 (09/01/11)