ORS 343.243 Receipt of amount from State School Fund for children enrolled in certain programs; calculation of amount received; disposition of amount received

Each school year, the Department of Education shall receive an amount, as calculated under this section, from the State School Fund to pay the costs of educating children in programs under ORS 343.261, 343.961 and 346.010.

To meet the requirements of ORS 343.261, the department shall receive from the State School Fund an amount that is equal to the product of the following:

The average net operating expenditure per student of all school districts during the preceding school year; and

The number of slots available for students in the hospital programs under ORS 343.261, as determined by the department for the school year.

To meet the requirements of ORS 343.961, the department shall receive from the State School Fund an amount that is equal to the product of the following:

The average net operating expenditure per student of all school districts during the preceding school year; and

The number of slots available for all students in eligible day treatment programs and eligible residential treatment programs under ORS 343.961 for the school year, as determined by the Department of Education based on information received from the Department of Human Services, the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon Youth Authority and eligible day treatment programs and eligible residential treatment programs.

To meet the requirements of ORS 346.010, the Department of Education shall receive from the State School Fund an amount that is equal to the product of the following:

The average net operating expenditure per student of all school districts during the preceding school year; and

The resident average daily membership of students enrolled in a program under ORS 346.010 for one-half of the school day or more, exclusive of preschool children covered by ORS 343.533.

The children covered by this section shall be enumerated in the average daily membership of the district providing the instruction but the district may not accrue credit for days’ attendance of such children for the purpose of distributing state school funds.

The liability of a district shall not exceed the amount established under this section even if the child is otherwise subject to ORS 336.575 and 336.580.

The department shall credit amounts received from the State School Fund under this section to the appropriate subaccount in the Special Education Account.