Section 511IAC7-36-8. Transportation

   (a) When appropriate, students with disabilities shall be transported with nondisabled students.

  (b) The public school corporation of legal settlement or charter school is ultimately responsible for transportation of students with disabilities. Under a comprehensive plan or joint services agreement, interlocal or cooperative arrangement, responsibility for transportation may be delegated. Transportation as a related service, under 511 IAC 7-43-1(u), may be necessary for a student to receive special education and related services as:

(1) determined by the student's CCC; and

(2) specified in the student's IEP.

  (c) Whenever the transit time of a student with a disability exceeds the transit time of nondisabled students of comparable age in the same school corporation or charter school, the school corporation of legal settlement or charter school shall place a written student-specific justification for the excess transit time in each affected student's record. A local policy limiting transit time is applicable to students with disabilities.

  (d) The parent of a student with a disability shall not be required to provide transportation. If the parent does transport the student, pursuant to a written agreement with the public agency, the public agency shall reimburse the parent at not less than the per mile rate at which employees of the public agency are reimbursed. (Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 7-36-8; filed Jul 14, 2008, 1:24 p.m.: 20080813-IR-511080112FRA; readopted filed Nov 6, 2014, 3:23 p.m.: 20141203-IR-511140382RFA)