Equipment Reimbursement

(1) For fiscal years 2007-08 through 2013-14, the State Department of Education shall provide distance education equipment reimbursement to school districts and educational service units from the Education Innovation Fund as provided in this section. Such reimbursements shall be for hardware or software purchased after July 14, 2006, for use in distance education and shall be limited to a total through fiscal year 2013-14 of $20,000 multiplied by the number of high school buildings for each school district and $20,000 for each educational service unit. The reimbursements may include installation costs for such hardware or software. More information.

79-1337

(2b) For school districts and educational service units, specify:

1. the qualified distance education courses which were received by students in the membership of another educational entity in the then-current school fiscal year and which were taught by a teacher employed by the school district or educational service unit,
2. for each such course for school districts, the number of students in the membership of the district who received the course, and
3. for each such course (A) the other educational entities in which students received the course and how many students received the course at such educational entities,
   (B) any school districts in the sparse cost grouping or the very sparse cost grouping as described in section 79-1007.02 that had at least one student in the membership who received the course, and
   (C) whether the course was a two-way interactive video distance education course.

(3a) Each district shall receive distance education units for each qualified distance education course as follows:

1. One distance education unit for each qualified distance education course received as reported pursuant to subdivision (2)(a) of this section if the course was a two-way interactive video distance education course;
2. One distance education unit for each qualified distance education course sent as reported pursuant to subdivision (2)(b) of this section if the course was not received by at least one student who was in the membership of another school district which was in the sparse cost grouping or the very sparse cost grouping;
3. One distance education unit for each qualified distance education course sent as reported pursuant to subdivision (2)(b) of this section if the course was received by at least one student who was in the membership of another school district which was in the sparse cost grouping or the very sparse cost grouping, but the course was not a two-way interactive video distance education course; and
4. Two distance education units for each qualified distance education course sent as reported pursuant to subdivision (2)(b) of this section if the course was received by at least one student who was in the membership of another school district which was in the sparse cost grouping or the very sparse cost grouping and the course was a two-way interactive video distance education course;

Rule 89 formalizes the processes and procedures for distribution of equipment reimbursement and distance education incentives: Current Rule 89 Draft.

The annual value of a distance education unit shall be derived by dividing the total amount of money in the Education Innovation Fund (after equipment reimbursement) by the total number of distance education units accumulated in that year. Distance education units shall not exceed $1,000 in value for any given year.