43-2515 Federal medicaid funds; certification; appropriations. - Nebraska Statutes

43-2515. Federal medicaid funds; certification; appropriations.On or before October 1, 1993, and for each year thereafter, the Department of Health and Human Services and the State Department of Education shall jointly certify to the budget administrator of the budget division of the Department of Administrative Services the amount of federal medicaid funds paid to school districts pursuant to the Early Intervention Act for special education services for children five years of age and older. The General Fund appropriation to the State Department of Education for state special education aid shall be decreased by an amount equal to the amount that would have been reimbursed with state general funds to the school districts through the special education reimbursement process for special education services for children five years of age and older that was paid to school districts or approved cooperatives with federal medicaid funds.It is the intent of the Legislature that an amount equal to the amount that would have been reimbursed with state general funds to the school districts, certified to the budget administrator, be appropriated from the General Fund to aid in carrying out the provisions of the Early Intervention Act and other related early intervention services. SourceLaws 1993, LB 520, § 20; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 218; Laws 1998, Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 4; Laws 2007, LB296, § 147.