Section 7-34-C-300.223 - Joint establishment of eligibility(a)General. The MDE requires an LEA to establish its eligibility jointly with another LEA if the MDE determines that the LEA will be ineligible hereunder because the agency will not be able to establish and maintain programs of sufficient size and scope to effectively meet the needs of children with disabilities.(b)Charter school exception. The MDE will not require a charter school that is an LEA to jointly establish its eligibility under paragraph (a) above unless the charter school is explicitly permitted to do so under Mississippi's charter school statute.(c)Amount of payments. If the MDE requires the joint establishment of eligibility under paragraph (a) above, the total amount of funds made available to the affected LEAs must be equal to the sum of the payments that each such LEA would have received under §300.705 (Subgrants to LEAs), if the agencies were eligible for those payments.7 Miss. Code. R. 34-C-300.223