Funding And Operation

(1) Pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-8-1506, ISDs shall receive, control, and expend local, state, and federal funds for schools in their jurisdiction in the same manner as other LEAs. (2) If a Training School transitions from being operated pursuant to a contract between an LEA and a public university pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-8-105 to being operated as part of an ISD, the LEA shall, for the first school year that the Training School is operated as part of the ISD, provide the governing body for a public university that operates the ISD with the same level of support for the operation of the Training School as the LEA provided to the public university under the contract. (a) Level of support for the operation of the Training School shall include any mutually agreed-upon support services provided by the LEA to the Training School, including but not limited to nutrition programs, special education, or transportation. This level support is separate from the ISD’s funding pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Rule.