Special Education Listserv
Subject: FY09 Part B FER, Part B June Payment, and FY10 Budget Application/URGENT
Source: Shelley Witherbee, Director, Funds Management
Intended Audience: Special Education Directors, Financial Administrators, Superintendents
Date: June 12, 2009
Part B Final Expenditure Report (FER)
The Part B Final Expenditure Report (FER) is taking longer than anticipated to test and make available to districts. At this time, the FER for Part B Funds is expected to be available for entry around July 1 and due to DESE July 30.
Part B June Payment
Since the Part B FER cannot be completed and submitted, the Division is allowing districts to submit a final EPEGS payment request for the remaining Part B funds that have been expended or will be expended by June 30. Districts must have the payment request submitted by June 18 to receive their FY09 Part B funds in this fiscal year. This means districts do not have to wait to submit their FER as in the past to claim these funds. However, it is crucial that the district's request be the amount already expended or to be expended by June 30. These funds will be paid in a second June school payment.
FY10 Part B Budget Application
The Part B Budget Application for FY10 will be available on June 15 and due by June 30. Budget applications will need to be amended once the FY09 FER is DESE approved so that the correct data for Proportionate Share and Early Intervening Services pulls from the FER into the budget application. In the meantime, to determine the proportionate share of Part B and ARRA funds for budgeting purposes, use the worksheet posted
at: http://www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/IDEA-PPPSCD.html.
We are sorry for any inconvenience, but wanted districts to be able to access their remaining Part B funds without having the stress of submitting an FER within a limited amount of time. Please call the Funds Management section with questions at (573) 751-0622.