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Financial Reports, Claims and Payments

WAC 392-169-090 Finance -- Generation and apportionment of state basic education moneys.

1. Each running start student shall generate state running start basic education moneys based upon the student's enrollment under this chapter in institution of higher education courses or programs in accordance with the definitions of FTE and AAFTE students set forth in WAC 392-169-025 and 392-169-030, the enrollment and enrollment count limitations set forth in WAC 392-169-055 and 392-169-115, rules of the superintendent of public instruction set forth in Title 392 WAC which supplement and do not conflict with this chapter, and the Biennial Operating Appropriations Act.
   
   
2. The superintendent of public instruction shall apportion running start basic education moneys to school districts reporting running start enrollments based upon AAFTE nonvocational and vocational running start enrollments and uniform statewide rates for nonvocational and vocational students as determined pursuant to WAC 392-169-095.
   
   
3. School districts may retain and expend for running start program counseling or other school district purposes up to seven percent of the running start basic education moneys apportioned by the superintendent of public instruction.
   
   
4. School districts shall apportion each institution of higher education's share of running start basic education moneys received under this chapter to each institution on at least a modified quarterly basis on or before December 31, March 31, June 30, and August 31 each school year.

WAC 392-169-095 Determination of uniform statewide rates for nonvocational and vocational students. Prior to September 1 of each school year, the superintendent of public instruction shall calculate estimated uniform statewide rates for allocating state basic education moneys for nonvocational and vocational running start student enrollment in consultation with state board for community and technical college staff. Calculations shall be based on assumptions used in the state Operating Appropriations Act for the school year. Rates shall equal the estimated average basic education formula generated amount per nonvocational and vocational AAFTE ninth through twelfth grade student for the school year excluding enhancements provided for small schools.

WAC 392-169-100 Running start enrollment count dates. Enrollment count dates for the running start program shall be as follows:

1. For community and technical colleges and for Central Washington University and Eastern Washington University, the first college or university day of each of the months of October through June; and
   
   
2. For Washington State University the first university day of each of the months of September through May.

WAC 392-169-105 Finance -- Institution of higher education reporting requirements. Each institution of higher education that enrolls an eligible student under this chapter shall periodically report enrollment information as follows:

1. Within ten calendar days of enrollment of the student, provide written notice to the student, and the school district through which the student seeks to obtain running start program high school credit of the courses and the credit hours or instructional/clock hours of enrollment.
   
   
2. After each monthly count date the institution of higher education shall report running start student enrollments by the eighth day of the month to the school district through which the student seeks to obtain the award of running start program high school credit as is necessary for the school district to claim state
   running start basic education program moneys under this chapter and chapter 392-121 WAC.
   
   
3. The monthly report shall be prepared in accordance with instructions provided by the superintendent of public instruction, and shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
   
   (a) The total number of enrolled running start students on the count date (see the definition of a "running start student" in WAC 392-169-022);
   
   
   (b) Total nonvocational running start FTE enrollment;
   
   
   (c) Total vocational running start FTE enrollment; and
   
   
   (d) The name of each running start student and the nonvocational and vocational running start FTE reported for the student.
   

WAC 392-169-110 Finance -- School district reporting requirements. Each school district through which a running start student seeks to obtain running start program high school credit shall make all reports to the superintendent of public instruction in accordance with this chapter and chapter 392-121 WAC as are necessary to substantiate the district's entitlement to the receipt of moneys based upon the student's institution of higher education enrollment under this chapter. Running start students shall be so reported as full-time equivalent vocational and nonvocational students, or fractions thereof, in accordance with the definition of full-time equivalent students set forth in WAC 392-169-025.

WAC 392-169-115 Finance -- Limitations on enrollment counts. No running start student enrolled in one or more institutions of higher education reported under WAC 392-169-105 and 392-169-110 shall exceed one full-time equivalent running start student on any enrollment count date or more than one annual average full-time equivalent student in any school year.

WAC 392-169-120 Finance -- Documentation requirements. School districts and institutions of higher education shall maintain documentation supporting running start student enrollment and state funding claims, including the following:

1. Institution of higher education documentation shall show each student's college or university enrollment status on each enrollment count date and evidence of the student's participation in college or university instructional activities conducted by college or university staff on at least one college or university day since the last enrollment count date. See WAC 392-169-022(3) for a description of required "instructional activities."
   
   
2. School district documentation shall show each student's school district enrollment status on each enrollment count date and evidence that the student is earning high school graduation credit for running start enrollment reported for state funding.

 

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