(1) Categorical
apportionment moneys shall be expended for allowable categorical program costs.
Indirect cost charges to categorical programs are limited as provided in this
section. Categorical moneys may be carried over from one school district or
charter school fiscal year to another only as provided in this
section.
(2) The superintendent of
public instruction shall recover categorical program allocations made pursuant
to this chapter if not expended by the school district or charter school during
the school year for allowable program costs.
(3) Allowable program costs are direct
program expenditures plus allowable indirect program charges.
(a) Direct program expenditures are
expenditures directly traceable to the program for the school year reported
consistent with the Accounting Manual for Public School Districts in
the State of Washington and instructions provided by the
superintendent of public instruction including the Administrative
Budgeting, and Financial Reporting Handbook.
(b) For the purposes of this section, special
education program expenditures shall be reduced (abated) by revenues to account
7121 special education revenues from other districts or charter
schools.
(c) For special education,
highly capable, and transitional bilingual, allowable indirect program charges
equal direct program expenditures times the percentage calculated from the
school district's or charter school's annual financial statements (Report
F-196) for two school years prior as follows:
(i) Divide direct expenditures for program 97
district-wide support by;
(ii)
Total general fund direct expenditures for all programs minus direct
expenditures for program 97 district-wide support; and
(iii) Round to three decimal
places.
(d) For the
learning assistance program, allowable indirect program charges equal the
direct program expenditures times the federal restricted indirect rate
calculated by the superintendent of public instruction.
(e) For the institutional education program,
allowable indirect program charges equal the state institutional education
program allocation times the percentage allocated for indirect costs pursuant
to the biennial operating appropriations act and the state funding
formula.
(4) A school
district or charter school may carry over from one school district fiscal year
to the next up to ten percent of the state learning assistance program
allocation. Carryover moneys shall be expended solely for allowable learning
assistance program costs.
(5) A
school district or charter school may carry over from one school fiscal year to
the next up to ten percent of state special education program allocation.
Carryover moneys shall be expended solely for allowable state special education
program costs.
(6) A school
district may carry over from one school district fiscal year to the next up to
ten percent of the state institutional education program allocation. Carryover
moneys shall be expended solely for allowable state institutional education
program costs.
(7) The amount
recovered pursuant to this section for special education, highly capable,
bilingual, and learning assistance programs shall be determined as follows:
(a) Sum the state allocation for the
categorical program for the school year and any carryover from the prior school
year if applicable;
(b) Determine
the district's or charter school's allowable program costs for the school year
pursuant to this section;
(c) If
the result of (a) of this subsection exceeds the result of (b) of this
subsection, the difference less any allowable carryover shall be
recovered.
(8) The
amount recovered pursuant to this section for the institutional education
program shall be determined as follows:
(a)
Sum the state allocation for the institutional education program for the school
year excluding any amount provided for indirect costs, and any carryover from
the prior school year if applicable;
(b) Determine the school district's direct
expenditures for the institutional education program as reported on Report
F-196 or such other document filed pursuant to instructions provided by the
superintendent of public instruction;
(c) If the amount of (a) of this subsection
exceeds the amount of (b) of this subsection, the difference less any allowable
carryover shall be recovered.
(9) This section applies to categorical
program allocations to school districts, charter schools, educational service
districts and, in the case of institutional education programs, entities
contracting to provide an institutional education program funded under this
chapter.