281—34.6(218) Budget submission and approval. Educational program budgets will be submitted, reviewed, modified, and approved using the following procedures:
	34.6(1) Submission. Each institution will submit a proposed educational program budget in a time and manner specified by Iowa Code section 282.33(1). The proposed budget is to be based on the ADA of the children residing in the institution. The ADA used for the proposed budget is the ADA for the school year that ended the previous June 30.
	34.6(2) Students not served pursuant to an IEP. The budget will be calculated as the sum of the following:
	a. 	ADA multiplied by the state cost per pupil for the budget year established pursuant to Iowa Code section 257.9.
	b. 	ADA multiplied by the per pupil media services funding for the AEA in which the institution is located as established by Iowa Code section 257.37.
	c. 	ADA multiplied by the per pupil educational services funding for the AEA in which the institution is located as established by Iowa Code section 257.37.
	34.6(3) Students served pursuant to an IEP. The budget will be calculated as the sum of the following:
	a. 	Costs established pursuant to subrule 34.6(2) for students not served pursuant to an IEP.
	b. 	Additional weighting established by the special education weighting plan pursuant to Iowa Code section 257.31(12) as appropriate to support the nature and extent of special education services provided pursuant to subrule 34.3(3).
	c. 	Special education student count multiplied by the special education support cost per pupil funding established for the AEA in which the institution is located pursuant to Iowa Code section 257.9.
	d. 	The State Training School at Eldora may include in its budget an amount that represents the difference between the amount established pursuant to Iowa Code section 282.28 (2003) and approved by the department for the 2003-2004 fiscal year included in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and the amount the institution has budgeted under paragraph 34.6(3)“c.” The budget amount will increase annually by the allowable growth rate established for that year.
	e. 	In addition to the amount the institution has budgeted as specified in paragraph 34.6(3)“c,” the mental health institute may include annually in its budget an amount not to exceed $200,000 based on the budget calculation specified in paragraph 34.6(2)“a.” This budgeted amount may be adjusted to an amount that exceeds $200,000 in circumstances when there is a significant increase in the number of students in attendance. This additional amount will increase annually by the allowable growth rate established for that year.
	34.6(4) Approval. The department will review and approve or modify the proposed educational program budget at a time and manner specified in Iowa Code section 282.33(1).
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