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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 927. Allotment formula
(a) Establishment by regulation of minimum allotment formula;
criteria
The Director shall by regulation establish a formula for
determining the minimum allotment of funds necessary for the
operation of each school in the defense dependents' education
system. In establishing such formula, the Director shall take into
consideration -
(1) the number of students served by a school and the size of
the school;
(2) special cost factors for a school, including -
(A) geographic isolation of the school,
(B) a need for special staffing, transportation, or
educational programs at the school, and
(C) unusual food and housing costs,
(3) the cost of providing academic services of a high quality
as required by section 921(b)(1) of this title; and
(4) such other factors as the Director considers appropriate.
(b) Issuance, etc., of regulations
Any regulation under subsection (a) of this section shall be
issued, and shall become effective, in accordance with the
procedures applicable to regulations required to be issued by the
Secretary of Education in accordance with section 1232 of this
title.
(c) Applicability of certain provisions
(1) Children with disabilities
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 921(b)(3) of this
title, the provisions of part B of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act [20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.], other than
the funding and reporting provisions, shall apply to all schools
operated by the Department of Defense under this chapter,
including the requirement that children with disabilities, aged 3
to 5, inclusive, receive a free appropriate public education.
(2) Infants and toddlers with disabilities
The responsibility to provide comparable early intervention
services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their
families in accordance with individualized family service plans
described in section 677 (!1) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act and to comply with the procedural
safeguards set forth in part H (!1) of such Act shall apply with
respect to all eligible dependents overseas.
(3) Implementation
In carrying out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall have in
effect a comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary program of
early intervention services for infants and toddlers with
disabilities among Department of Defense entities involved in the
provision of such services to such individuals.
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