§ 927. Allotment formula

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(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)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 636 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [20 U.S.C. 1436] and to comply with the procedural safeguards set forth in part C of such Act [20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.] 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.

(Pub. L. 95–561, title XIV, § 1409, Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2369; Pub. L. 102–119, § 24, Oct. 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 605; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title III, § 354(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 573; Pub. L. 108–446, title III, § 305(b), Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2804.)

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