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subsection 1 that are provided for subsidizable pupils who
reside in the school administrative unit and who are educated
at public expense for the current fiscal year.

 
B.__For each fiscal year, which runs from July 1st to June
30th, allocations must be made in 4 quarterly payments on
September 1st, December 1st, March 1st and June 1st.

 
C.__The September payment under paragraph B must be based on
the number of students enrolled or anticipated to be
enrolled in the charter school at the opening of school for
that school year, which cannot exceed the maximum enrollment
approved in the charter agreement for that year unless a
waiver is obtained from the chartering authority.

 
D.__If the number of students calculated under paragraph C
is higher or lower than the number of students in the
following February of the school year, adjustments are to be
made in the March payment under paragraph B, with 50% of the
annual per pupil allocation to be added for additional
students or subtracted if the total number of students is
lower.

 
2.__Other subsidizable costs.__Public charter schools are
entitled to receive state funds for other subsidizable costs as
described in section 15681-A on a per-pupil basis, on the same
schedule as listed in subsection 1, for transportation,
vocational education and special education costs.__Public charter
schools may contract or cooperate with public schools for such
services.

 
3.__Special education costs.__Public charter schools are
entitled to receive state funding for the special education costs
as described in section 15681-A, subsection 2 and as described in
section 15689-A, subsections 1 and 2 on the same basis as schools
in a school administrative unit.

 
4.__Other sources of funding.__A charter school may receive
other state and federal aid, grants and revenue through its
chartering authority, or through the State in the case of Title I
of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20
United States Code, Section 6301 et seq. and similar programs.__A
charter school may be considered a local education agency for
purposes of applying for competitive federal grants.__The charter
school may receive gifts and grants from private sources in
whatever manner is available to school administrative units.

 
5.__No taxing or bonding authority.__A charter school may not
levy taxes or issue bonds secured by tax revenues.


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