Claiming STAC Reimbursement When the CSE District Differs from the District of Residence (Feeder Districts)
Background
Under Section 200.2(f) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, when “a board of education provides for the education of all of its students, or of all of its students of any particular grade, by contracting with another board of education pursuant to section 2040 or 2045 of the Education Law, the committee on special education of the receiving school district shall serve as the committee on special education for all students so placed in such receiving school district.”
When a school district that only serves students in grades K-6 or K-8 (“feeder district”) contracts with another school district to educate students in higher grade levels (“receiving district”), special education STAC reimbursement may be claimed by either the feeder district or the receiving district.
If the Receiving District (with CSE Responsibility) Claims Reimbursement
- The claim for reimbursement should indicate the feeder district as the District of Residence and the receiving district as the Agency to be Paid.
- The receiving district should only bill the feeder district for the difference between the cost incurred and the STAC reimbursement attributable to the placement.
If the Feeder District Claims Reimbursement
- The claim for reimbursement should indicate the feeder district as both the District of Residence and the Agency to be Paid.
- The receiving district should bill the feeder district for 100 percent of the cost incurred.
Contractual Agreement Between School Districts
When a feeder district contracts with another school district for the education of all of its students of particular grade levels, the contractual agreement between the feeder district and the receiving district should specify which school district will be responsible for claiming reimbursement in the STAC Online (EFRT) System.