The superintendent of public instruction shall provide integrated formula payments to postsecondary transitional programs for eligible students enrolled in a postsecondary transitional program within the state at the rate provided under section 15.1-27-04.1. For purposes of this section, “eligible student” means a student with a documented intellectual or developmental disability who is at least eighteen years of age but has not reached the age of twenty-two, who has graduated from a public high school in the state or obtained an equivalent degree, and who enrolls in a postsecondary transitional program. By June thirtieth of each year, postsecondary transitional programs shall submit to the superintendent of public instruction for the reimbursement of eligible students enrolled in the program. Grant payments under this section may not exceed the per student rate under section 15.1-27-04.1. The superintendent of public instruction shall review and approve postsecondary transitional programs and develop a system for the distribution of payments necessary to implement this section.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15.1-32-21.1