72-67,115. Preschool programs; interlocal agreements; contracts to provide programs; fees.
72-67,115
72-67,115. Preschool programs; interlocalagreements; contracts to provide programs; fees.(a) The board of education of any schooldistrict may:
(1) Offer and teach courses andconduct preschool programs for children under the age of eligibility toattend kindergarten.
(2) Enter intocooperative or interlocal agreements with one or more other boards for theestablishment, operation and maintenance of such preschool programs.
(3) Contract with private, nonprofit corporations or associations or with anypublic or private agency or institution, whether located within or outside thestate, for the establishment, operation and maintenance of such preschoolprograms.
(4) Prescribe and collect fees for providingsuch preschool programs.
(b) Fees for providingpreschool programs shall be prescribed and collected only torecover the costs incurred as a result of and directly attributable to theestablishment, operation and maintenance of the preschool programs. Revenuesfromfees collected by a board under this section shall be deposited in the generalfund of the school district and shall be considered reimbursements to thedistrict for the purpose of the school district finance and quality performanceact and may be expended whether the same have been budgeted or not and amountsso expended shall not be considered operating expenses.
History: L. 1965, ch. 410, § 41; L. 1980, ch. 222, § 1;L. 2003, ch. 104, § 8; July 1.