79-2110.01. Open enrollment students; how treated; disability; transportation services.
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(1)For purposes of all duties, entitlements, and rights established by law, including special education as provided in section 79-1127 , open enrollment students shall be treated as resident students of the open enrollment school district. In determining eligibility for extracurricular activities as defined in section 79-2,126 , the open enrollment student shall be treated similarly to other students who transfer into the school from another public, private, denominational, or parochial school.
(2)For open enrollment students verified as having a disability as defined in section 79-1118.01 , the transportation services set forth in section 79-1129 shall be provided by the open enrollment school district. The State Department of Education shall reimburse each learning community school district for special education programs provided to open enrollment students in accordance with section 79-1142 . The resident school district of an open enrollment student shall be exempted from the payment responsibility set forth in section 79-1140 . For purposes of the calculation to determine reimbursement pursuant to section 79-1142 , the open enrollment school district shall include the adjusted average per pupil cost as defined in section 79-1114 of the open enrollment school district.
(3)For purposes of the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act, open enrollment students shall not be counted as formula students by the resident school district and shall be counted by the open enrollment school district.