COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P. O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 7
January 25, 2002
ADMINISTRATIVE
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TO: |
Division Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne DeMary Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Children in Foster Care Fiscal Year
2002 Reimbursement for Costs Incurred during Fiscal Year 2001 Due Date: February 22, 2002 |
Item 141 I. of Chapter 1073, 2000 Acts of Assembly
(2000-2002 appropriation act), provides an additional state payment for the cost
of prior year local operations, as determined by the Department of Education,
for certain children placed in foster care.
The state funding is provided for each pupil who is not a resident of
the school division that is providing his or her education and (a) who has been
placed in foster care or other custodial care within the geographical
boundaries of such school division by a Virginia agency, whether state or
local, which is authorized under the laws of the Commonwealth to place
children; (b) who has been placed in an orphanage or childrens home which
exercises legal guardianship rights; or (c) who is a resident of Virginia and
has been placed, not solely for school purposes, in a child-caring institution
or group home. This appropriation also
provides funding to support handicapped children attending public schools who
have been placed in foster care or other custodial care across jurisdictional
lines, as provided by subsection B of Section 22.1-101.1, Code of Virginia.
Attachment A contains excerpts from the applicable Code of Virginia sections for your
reference. Please review these sections
of the Code carefully to ensure that
information is submitted for reimbursement only for qualifying children.
To facilitate the collection of data related to the foster
care program for fiscal year 2002, a downloadable Excel file is provided for
your use. The Excel file is located on
the departments website and can be downloaded from the following address:
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Finance/Budget/cdc/index.html
All of
the forms required for reimbursement, including the
superintendents certification form, are included in this Excel template. All school divisions that want to be
reimbursed for qualifying fiscal year 2001 expenditures must complete the Excel
template and return it to the Department of Education by February 22,
2002. Instructions for accessing the
Excel file are provided in Attachment B to this memorandum.
Please submit the completed Excel file to the department via
e-mail at (mailto:mailto:k12budget@mail.vak12ed.edu). Please return a hard copy of the
certification form, signed by the division superintendent, to: Virginia Department of Education, Attention:
Budget Office, P.O. Box 2120, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120. Both submissions (Excel file and signed
certification form) are due no later than February 22, 2002.
The Department of Education will make all calculations and
disburse fiscal year 2002 entitlements to divisions in spring, 2002, after the
verification process for the fiscal year 2001 Annual School Report is
finalized. Questions concerning
reimbursement under the foster care program should be directed to the budget
office at (804) 225-2025.
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