General provision—Indirect cost limitations, carryover limitations and recoveries.
(1) Categorical apportionment moneys shall be expended for allowable categorical program costs. Indirect cost charges to categorical programs are limited as provided in this section. Categorical moneys may be carried over from one school district or charter school fiscal year to another only as provided in this section.
(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall recover categorical program allocations made pursuant to this chapter if not expended by the school district or charter school during the school year for allowable program costs.
(3) Allowable program costs are direct program expenditures plus allowable indirect program charges.
(a) Direct program expenditures are expenditures directly traceable to the program for the school year reported consistent with the Accounting Manual for Public School Districts in the State of Washington and instructions provided by the superintendent of public instruction including the Administrative Budgeting, and Financial Reporting Handbook.
(b) For the purposes of this section, special education program expenditures shall be reduced (abated) by revenues to account 7121 special education revenues from other districts or charter schools.
(c) For special education, highly capable, and transitional bilingual, allowable indirect program charges equal direct program expenditures times the percentage calculated from the school district's or charter school's annual financial statements (Report F-196) for two school years prior as follows:
(i) Divide direct expenditures for program 97 district-wide support by;
(ii) Total general fund direct expenditures for all programs minus direct expenditures for program 97 district-wide support; and
(iii) Round to three decimal places.
(d) For the learning assistance program, allowable indirect program charges equal the direct program expenditures times the federal restricted indirect rate calculated by the superintendent of public instruction.
(e) For the institutional education program, allowable indirect program charges equal the state institutional education program allocation times the percentage allocated for indirect costs pursuant to the biennial operating appropriations act and the state funding formula.
(4) A school district or charter school may carry over from one school district fiscal year to the next up to ten percent of the state learning assistance program allocation. Carryover moneys shall be expended solely for allowable learning assistance program costs.
(5) A school district or charter school may carry over from one school fiscal year to the next up to ten percent of state special education program allocation. Carryover moneys shall be expended solely for allowable state special education program costs.
(6) A school district may carry over from one school district fiscal year to the next up to ten percent of the state institutional education program allocation. Carryover moneys shall be expended solely for allowable state institutional education program costs.
(7) The amount recovered pursuant to this section for special education, highly capable, bilingual, and learning assistance programs shall be determined as follows:
(a) Sum the state allocation for the categorical program for the school year and any carryover from the prior school year if applicable;
(b) Determine the district's or charter school's allowable program costs for the school year pursuant to this section;
(c) If the result of (a) of this subsection exceeds the result of (b) of this subsection, the difference less any allowable carryover shall be recovered.
(8) The amount recovered pursuant to this section for the institutional education program shall be determined as follows:
(a) Sum the state allocation for the institutional education program for the school year excluding any amount provided for indirect costs, and any carryover from the prior school year if applicable;
(b) Determine the school district's direct expenditures for the institutional education program as reported on Report F-196 or such other document filed pursuant to instructions provided by the superintendent of public instruction;
(c) If the amount of (a) of this subsection exceeds the amount of (b) of this subsection, the difference less any allowable carryover shall be recovered.
(9) This section applies to categorical program allocations to school districts, charter schools, educational service districts and, in the case of institutional education programs, entities contracting to provide an institutional education program funded under this chapter.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
28A.150.290 and
28A.710.040(5). WSR 21-04-039, § 392-122-900, filed 1/26/21, effective 2/26/21. Statutory Authority: RCW
28A.150.290 and
28A.710.220. WSR 18-20-023, § 392-122-900, filed 9/24/18, effective 10/25/18; WSR 15-18-078, § 392-122-900, filed 8/28/15, effective 9/28/15. Statutory Authority: RCW
28A.150.290. WSR 09-04-082, § 392-122-900, filed 2/3/09, effective 3/6/09. Statutory Authority: RCW
28A.150.290 and 1999 c 309 § 512. WSR 02-04-023, § 392-122-900, filed 1/24/02, effective 1/24/02. Statutory Authority: RCW
28A.150.290. WSR 96-03-002, § 392-122-900, filed 1/3/96, effective 2/3/96. Statutory Authority: 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 § 519. WSR 95-18-074, § 392-122-900, filed 9/1/95, effective 10/2/95. Statutory Authority: RCW
28A.150.290. WSR 92-19-125 (Order 92-08), § 392-122-900, filed 9/21/92, effective 10/22/92. Statutory Authority: RCW
28A.41.170. WSR 86-01-021 (Order 85-16), § 392-122-900, filed 12/9/85; WSR 84-20-078 (Order 84-36), § 392-122-900, filed 10/2/84; WSR 84-13-020 (Order 84-10), § 392-122-900, filed 6/13/84.]
