19 Tex. Admin. Code § 89.1125 - Allowable Expenditures of State Special Education Funds
(a) Persons paid from special education funds
shall be assigned to instructional or other duties in the special education
program and/or to provide support services to the regular education program in
order for students with disabilities to be included in the regular program.
Support services shall include, but not be limited to, collaborative planning,
co-teaching, small group instruction with special and regular education
students, direct instruction to special education students, or other support
services determined necessary by the admission, review, and dismissal (ARD)
committee for an appropriate program for the student with disabilities.
Assignments may include duties supportive to school operations equivalent to
those assigned to regular education personnel.
(b) Personnel assigned to provide support
services to the regular education program as stated in subsection (a) of this
section may be fully funded from special education funds.
(c) If personnel are assigned to special
education on less than a full-time basis, except as stated in subsection (a) of
this section, only that portion of time for which the personnel are assigned to
students with disabilities shall be paid from state special education
funds.
(d) State special education
funds may be used for special materials, supplies, and equipment which are
directly related to the development and implementation of individualized
education programs (IEPs) of students and which are not ordinarily purchased
for the regular classroom. Office and routine classroom supplies are not
allowable. Special equipment may include instructional and assistive technology
devices, audiovisual equipment, computers for instruction or assessment
purposes, and assessment equipment only if used directly with
students.
(e) State special
education funds may be used to contract with consultants to provide staff
development, program planning and evaluation, instructional services,
assessments, and related services to students with disabilities.
(f) State special education funds may be used
for transportation only to and from residential placements. Prior to using
federal funds for transportation costs to and from a residential facility, a
district must use state or local funds based on actual expenses up to the state
transportation maximum for private transportation contracts.
(g) State special education funds may be used
to pay staff travel to perform services directly related to the education of
eligible students with disabilities. Funds may also be used to pay travel of
staff (including administrators, general education teachers, and special
education teachers and service providers) to attend staff development meetings
for the purpose of improving performance in assigned positions directly related
to the education of eligible students with disabilities. In no event shall the
purpose for attending such staff development meetings include time spent in
performing functions relating to the operation of professional organizations.
Funds may also be used to pay for the joint training of parents and special
education, related services, and general education personnel.
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