There is established as a special fund the Special Education Enhancement Fund (“Enhancement Fund”), which shall be administered by OSSE in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section. Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited into the Enhancement Fund: Any excess appropriated funds remaining at the end of each fiscal year in the operating budget for the non-public tuition paper agency within OSSE; Any other annual appropriation, if any; and Grants, gifts, or subsidies from public or private sources. The Enhancement Fund shall be used solely to: Provide additional funds to those public schools that demonstrate they have incurred costs associated with providing special education services above that for which the school was funded pursuant to the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula allocation; Support special education capacity expansions, including: Partnerships developed among nonpublic schools and public schools or public charter schools to provide special education services and training; and Collaborative ventures among public charter schools to develop special education capacity through joint special education training, administration, or instruction; Support: Programs providing joint professional development and training opportunities: Joint agreements to procure or provide special education services; or Joint evaluations or assessments developed by groups of public schools or public charter schools; and Support the development of educational programs specifically targeted at overage, under-credited youth with intensive special educational needs. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds provided under this section shall be counted for the purposes of calculating the maintenance of effort under IDEA. OSSE may issue rules to implement the provisions of this section.
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