Sec. 13a.02.06.07. State Financial Assistance Under the Disabled Student Transportation Grant

A. A disabled student may be counted as eligible for State aid under the disabled student transportation grant if:

(1) The student is between age 3 and age 21;

(2) The student is enrolled in a public school in a local school system;

(3) Special transportation services are identified as a related service for a free appropriate public education in the student's individualized education program; and

(4) The student is receiving services as of the last Friday in October of the prior fiscal year.

B. The service providing local school system may include a student enrolled as the result of an out-of-county living arrangement under Education Article, §4-122, Annotated Code of Maryland, in its count for the purpose of calculating State aid under the disabled student transportation grant if the student meets all other eligibility requirements.

C. If a local school system provides services to a nonlocal resident student under Education Article, §4-121, Annotated Code of Maryland, the local school system may include the nonlocal resident student in its enrollment count for the purpose of calculating State aid under the disabled student transportation grant if the student meets all other eligibility requirements.