Allocation Of Funds

(1) An LEA shall allocate funding to a facility for the student's length of stay; provided, that: (a) The student admitted to the facility was enrolled in an LEA in the academic year immediately preceding admission to the facility and is enrolled at the time of admittance; (b) The student is admitted to the facility under a signed, written order of a qualified juvenile judge or magistrate of a juvenile court in this state, such order being based upon the juvenile judge or magistrate of a juvenile court's assessment that admittance is in the best interest of the student and the community; and (c) The student is not in the custody of the Department of Children's Services. (2) An LEA may require a juvenile court order including the student's name, the dates of admission, and the signature of the juvenile judge or the magistrate of the juvenile court to be submitted to the LEA prior to disbursement of funds to the facility.