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Background

Texas Education Code (TEC), §48.156 permits the state to provide a one-time reimbursement to districts and open-enrollment charter schools to help defray the cost of IBC exams taken by students in Grades 9-12. Only one reimbursement per student is allowable forÌýa passed exam. LEAs will receive estimated funding annually for IBC exam reimbursement. The ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó (ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó) willÌýsettle up with LEAs in the spring of the following year onceÌýcost and certifying entity information has been collected through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).

• Eligible students are those in Grades 9-12* who took an IBC examination from anÌýapproved vendor September-August 31 of the school year.

PEIMS Submissions

LEAs willÌýreport in PEIMS the cost of the certification earned and the certifying entity for reimbursement.ÌýÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó will reimburse the first certification earnedÌýthat is reported with an associated cost greater than $0. ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó willÌý²Ô´Ç³ÙÌýissue a reimbursement if the cost field is entered as $0.

Only one reimbursement per student throughout the student’s Grades 9-12 career will be provided; therefore,ÌýLEAs should only report a cost greater than $0 for the certification for which they wish to be reimbursed.

A submission for reimbursement does not guarantee a reimbursement will be received. After receiving all submissions, ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó will validate the data and reconcile funding accordingly. If multiple districts request reimbursement for the same student, the first district who reported the first certification earned with a cost greater than $0 will receive the reimbursement. ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó recommends that LEAs retain all back-up documentation on district policies, decisions, and payments in the event of an audit.

Districts should follow the appropriate reporting window:

IBC Reimbursement Posted

The IBC reimbursement amounts are posted with the ÈËÆÞÓÕ»ó Login (ÈËÆÞÓÕ»óL) Accountability applicationÌýunder the HB 3 tab. Users need to ensure they have accountability-level access when attempting to access the report.

Reimbursement codes to identify which students receive a reimbursement.