1.04 Child Count

Legal Citations

(1) Each LEA must -

(i) After timely and meaningful consultation with representatives of parentally-placed private school children with disabilities (consistent with § 300.134) determine the number of parentally-placed private school children with disabilities attending private schools located in the LEA; and

(ii) ensure that the count is conducted on any date between October 1 and December 1, inclusive, of each year.

(2) The child count must be used to determine the amount that the LEA must spend on providing special education and related services to parentally-placed private school children with disabilities in the next subsequent fiscal year. 34 C.F.R. § 300.133(c).