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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 13A.02.06.04" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="06" heading="State Financial Assistance under the Compensatory Education Grant.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A student may be counted as eligible for State aid under the compensatory education grant if the student:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is eligible for free and reduced price meals as of October 31 of the prior fiscal year;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Is between age 5 and age 21; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Is enrolled in:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A regular public school day program in grades kindergarten—12; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A home and hospital program operated by a local school system.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A student with disabilities may be counted as eligible for State aid under the compensatory education grant if the student:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is eligible for free and reduced price meals as of October 31 of the prior fiscal year;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Is between age 5 and age 21; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Is enrolled in a special education program in the public school.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The service providing local school system may include a child enrolled as the result of an out-of-county living arrangement under Education Article, §4-122, Annotated Code of Maryland, in its free and reduced price meal enrollment count for the purpose of calculating State aid under the compensatory education grant if the student meets all other eligibility requirements.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>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 shall include the nonlocal resident student in its enrollment count for the purpose of calculating State aid under the compensatory education grant if the student meets all other eligibility requirements.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Each local school system shall submit a report to the Department each year which includes:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The number of individuals eligible to participate in the free and reduced price meal program as reported in the official count submitted under guidelines established by the United States Department of Agriculture;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The number of individuals eligible to participate in the free and reduced price meal program, but not eligible for State aid under the compensatory education grant; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The list of individuals eligible to participate in the free and reduced price meal program, but not eligible for State aid under the compensatory education grant, by school and unique student identifier.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>