Section 401.280  Fiscal Provisions

a)         Tuition charged a public school district by a provider for the term specified in an individual student's placement agreement shall not exceed the allowable costs approved pursuant to Section 14-7.02 of the School Code.

b)         A status of "Nonapproved" shall be assigned to any program whose provider has not accepted the allowable costs approved pursuant to Section 14-7.02 of the School Code within 60 days after their approval or within 60 days after approval of the  application for eligibility by the State Board of Education, whichever occurs later.

c)         The tuition charge for all students with disabilities who, pursuant to the IEP, are served in a facility less than full-time shall be prorated according to the percentage of the time the students are actually served in the program.

d)         Providers shall not charge parents for special education, related services, or room and board provided to students placed by Illinois public school districts.

e)         Nothing in this Part shall be construed as prohibiting a provider from contracting with any local school district for individual student services, transportation, diagnosis and evaluation, or other services that are not included in the determination of allowable costs.

1)         Contracts for any such services must be separate from individual placement agreements.

2)         All costs and revenues resulting from such contracts shall be included in the facility's rate calculations under Section 14-7.02 of the School Code.

(Source:  Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 8818, effective April 25, 2006)