14 Del. Admin. Code § 737-4.0 - Process for Tuition Billing

4.1 A local school district shall calculate the tuition charges by using the most current Tuition Billing forms and instructions developed and approved by the Department of Education.

4.2 The local school district shall submit tuition bills to the Department of Education for certification no later than November 15^th of each year.

4.3 The Department of Education shall certify that the billing is true and correct no later than twenty (20) working days after receipt. No bill for tuition charges shall be paid until it has been certified by the Secretary of Education.

4.4 Upon certification, the local school district shall provide a copy of the certified tuition bill to the district(s) whose students are being served by the Special School or Special Program.

4.4.1 A district may bill for its students being served by a Special School or Special Program that it operates. All stipulations within this regulation shall be followed for intra district students.

4.5 Any local school district that has received a tuition bill from another local school district shall pay the tuition charges no later than January 1^st of the current school year.

4.6 All billing disputes shall be documented through written explanation and provided to the finance officer of the local school district operating the Special School or Special Program.

4.6.1 Only charges in dispute may be held; the undisputed remainder of the tuition bill shall be paid as described in 4.5.

4.6.2 Billing disputes shall be resolved and charges paid before the end of the current school year.

4.7 If any tuition bill is adjusted within the current school year after already being certified by the Department, and if the adjustments alter the Special School or Special Program's cost, individual enrollment, total enrollment or tuition rate per pupil from what was already certified, the district shall resubmit the tuition bill to the Department for approval and include reasons for change(s).

4.8 Tuition billings for a Special School or Special Program serving out-of-state students shall be submitted to the Department of Education on a form entitled "Establishment of Tuition Costs for Out-of-State/Country Students with Disabilities." The Department of Education shall certify the tuition bill in accordance with 14 Del.C., Chapter 6 and other sections of this regulation.

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14 Del. Admin. Code § 737-4.0