For applicants requesting state safety net awards to meet the extraordinary costs associated with communities that draw a larger number of families with students in need of special education services, the applicant must meet the standards of WAC 392-140-605(2)(a) through (h) and convincingly demonstrate that:
(1) Demographic, environmental, sociological or other factor(s) cause the local education agency's special education enrollment to be dispropor-tional by the overall number of students identified as eligible for special education; and(2) The unique factor(s) identified by the applicant is not the result of local education agency philosophy, service delivery choice, or accounting practice; and(3) The identified factor(s) creates an adverse documentable fiscal impact upon the applicant's special education program.Wash. Admin. Code § 392-140-617
Amended by WSR 15-18-078, Filed 8/28/2015, effective 9/28/2015Amended by WSR 15-24-137, Filed 12/2/2015, effective 1/2/2016Amended by WSR 19-01-039, Filed 12/13/2018, effective 1/13/2019Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290. 13-05-054, § 392-140-617, filed 2/13/13, effective 3/16/13; 08-03-096, § 392-140-617, filed 1/17/08, effective 2/17/08.