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34 C.F.R. §§ 222.62–222.66

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§222.62. How are local educational agencies determined eligible under section 8003(b)(2)?

34 C.F.R. § 222.62

(a)
An applicant that wishes to be considered to receive a heavily impacted payment must submit the required information indicating tax rate eligibility under §§ 222.63 or 222.64 with the annual section 7003 Impact Aid application. Final LEA tax rate eligibility must be verified by the SEA under the process described in § 222.73.
(b)
An LEA that is eligible to apply for a “continuing” heavily impacted payment under section 8003(b)(2)(B) is one that received a heavily impacted LEA payment for fiscal year 2000 and that meets eligibility requirements specified in § 222.63.
(c)
An LEA that is eligible to apply for a “new” heavily impacted payment under section 8003(b)(2)(C) is one that did not receive see above and throughout the section for fiscal year 2000 and that meets eligibility requirements specified in § 222.64 for two consecutive application years.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[80 FR 33166, June 11, 2015, as amended at 81 FR 64743, Sept. 20, 2016]

Source

Source: 80 FR 33166, June 11, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7701-7714; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted.

Source

Source: 60 FR 50778, Sept. 29, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[80 FR 33166, June 11, 2015, as amended at 81 FR 64743, Sept. 20, 2016]

§222.63. When is a local educational agency eligible as a continuing applicant for payment under section 8003(b)(2)(B)?

34 C.F.R. § 222.63

A continuing heavily impacted LEA must have—
(a)
The same boundaries as those of a Federal military installation;
(b)
(1)
An enrollment of federally connected children described in section 8003(a)(1) equal to at least 35 percent of the total number of children in average daily attendance (ADA) in the LEA;
(2)
A per pupil expenditure (PPE) that is less than the average PPE of the State in which the LEA is located or of all the States, whichever PPE is greater (except that an LEA with a total student enrollment of less than 350 students shall be determined to have met the PPE requirement); and
(3)
A tax rate for general fund purposes of at least 95 percent of the average tax rate of comparable LEAs identified under § 222.74 or all LEAs in the applicant's State;
(c)
(1)
An enrollment of federally connected children described in section 8003(a)(1) equal to at least 30 percent of the total number of children in ADA in the LEA; and
(2)
A tax rate for general fund purposes of at least 125 percent of the average tax rate of comparable LEAs identified under §§ 222.39-40 or of all LEAs in the applicant's State; or
(d)
A total enrollment of at least 25,000 students, of which at least 50 percent are children described in section 8003(a)(1) and at least 6,000 of such children are children described in section 8003(a)(1)(A) and (B).
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Source

Source: 80 FR 33166, June 11, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7701-7714; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted.

Source

Source: 60 FR 50778, Sept. 29, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

§222.64. When is a local educational agency eligible as a new applicant for payment under section 8003(b)(2)(C)?

34 C.F.R. § 222.64

A new heavily impacted LEA must have—
(a)
(1)
(i)
Federally connected children equal to at least 50 percent of the total number of children in average daily attendance (ADA) in the LEA if children described in section 8003(a)(1)(F)-(G) are eligible to be counted for a section 8003(b)(1) payment; or
(ii)
Federally connected children equal to at least 40 percent of the total number of children in ADA if children described in section 8003(a)(1)(F)-(G) are not eligible to be counted for a section 8003(b)(1) payment; and
(2)
(i)
If the LEA has a total ADA of more than 350 children,
(A)
A per pupil expenditure (PPE) that is less than the average of the State in which the LEA is located; and
(B)
A tax rate for general fund purposes equal to at least 95 percent of the average tax rate of comparable LEAs identified in § 222.74 or of all LEAs in the applicant's State; or
(ii)
If the LEA has a total ADA of less than 350 children,
(A)
A PPE that is less than the average PPE of one or three generally comparable LEAs identified in § 222.74(b); and
(B)
A tax rate equal to at least 95 percent of the average tax rate of one or three generally comparable LEAs identified in § 222.74(b);
(b)
The same boundaries as those of a Federal military installation; or
(c)
(1)
The same boundaries as island property held in trust by the Federal government;
(2)
No taxing authority; and
(3)
Received a payment under section 8003(b)(1) for fiscal year 2001.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Source

Source: 80 FR 33166, June 11, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7701-7714; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted.

Source

Source: 60 FR 50778, Sept. 29, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

§222.65. What other requirements must a local educational agency meet to be eligible for financial assistance under section 8003(b)(2)?

34 C.F.R. § 222.65

Subject to § 222.66, an LEA described in § 222.63 or § 222.64 is eligible for financial assistance under section 8003(b)(2) if the Secretary determines that the LEA meets the following requirements:
(a)
The LEA timely applies for assistance under section 8003(b)(2) and meets all of the other application and eligibility requirements of subparts A and C of these regulations.
(b)
Except for an LEA described in § 222.63(a) or (d), or § 222.64(b) or (c), the LEA meets the applicable tax rate requirement in accordance with the procedures and requirements of §§ 222.68 through 222.74.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Source

Source: 80 FR 33166, June 11, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7701-7714; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted.

Source

Source: 60 FR 50778, Sept. 29, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

§222.66. How does a local educational agency lose and resume eligibility under section 8003(b)(2)?

34 C.F.R. § 222.66

(a)
A continuing heavily impacted LEA that fails to meet the eligibility requirements in § 222.63 in any fiscal year or a new heavily impacted LEA that received a section 8003(b)(2) payment but then fails to meet the eligibility requirements in § 222.64 will still receive a heavily impacted payment in the first year of ineligibility, based on the number of children in ADA that would be counted for that application if the LEA were eligible.
(b)
(1)
A continuing heavily impacted LEA may resume eligibility for a heavily impacted payment if it applies in the fiscal year preceding the year for which it seeks eligibility and it meets the eligibility requirements in § 222.63 for both fiscal years.
(2)
In the first fiscal year that a continuing heavily impacted LEA qualifies to resume eligibility, it cannot receive a heavily impacted payment but instead will receive a basic support payment under section 8003(b)(1) for that year.
(c)
A new heavily impacted LEA may resume eligibility for a heavily impacted payment if it meets the eligibility requirements in § 222.64 for the fiscal year for which it seeks a payment.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Source

Source: 80 FR 33166, June 11, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7701-7714; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted.

Source

Source: 60 FR 50778, Sept. 29, 1995, unless otherwise noted.