R277-551-2. Alternate Methods for Determining the Economically Disadvantaged Status of a Charter School's Students

  (1) A charter LEA with a charter school that does not participate in the National School Lunch Program shall comply with the requirements of this Section R277-551-2 to identify the economically disadvantaged status of students in the school's daily UTREx submission.

  (2) A charter LEA described in Subsection (1):

  (a) shall determine the economically disadvantaged status for its students on the basis of criteria no less stringent than those established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for identifying students who qualify for reduced price lunch for the fiscal year in question; or

  (b) may use the Charter School Declaration of Household Income form provided by the Superintendent for this purpose.

  (3) A school that does not use the form identified in Subsection (2)(b) shall maintain equivalent documentation in its records, which may be subject to review by the Superintendent.