# 34 CFR § 300.205: Adjustment to local fiscal efforts in certain fiscal years

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.205

## Section

- **Citation:** 34 CFR § 300.205
- **Heading:** Adjustment to local fiscal efforts in certain fiscal years
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 34—Education > Subtitle B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER III—OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION > PART 300—ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES > Subpart C—Local Educational Agency Eligibility

## Text

(a) Amounts in excess. Notwithstanding § 300.202(a)(2) and (b) and § 300.203(b), and except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section and § 300.230(e)(2), for any fiscal year for which the allocation received by an LEA under § 300.705 exceeds the amount the LEA received for the previous fiscal year, the LEA may reduce the level of expenditures otherwise required by § 300.203(b) by not more than 50 percent of the amount of that excess.
(b) Use of amounts to carry out activities under ESEA. If an LEA exercises the authority under paragraph (a) of this section, the LEA must use an amount of local funds equal to the reduction in expenditures under paragraph (a) of this section to carry out activities that could be supported with funds under the ESEA regardless of whether the LEA is using funds under the ESEA for those activities.
(c) State prohibition. Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, if an SEA determines that an LEA is unable to establish and maintain programs of FAPE that meet the requirements of section 613(a) of the Act and this part or the SEA has taken action against the LEA under section 616 of the Act and subpart F of these regulations, the SEA must prohibit the LEA from reducing the level of expenditures under paragraph (a) of this section for that fiscal year.
(d) Special rule. The amount of funds expended by an LEA for early intervening services under § 300.226 shall count toward the maximum amount of expenditures that the LEA may reduce under paragraph (a) of this section.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1820-0600)
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1413(a)(2)(C))
[71 FR 46753, Aug. 14, 2006, as amended at 80 FR 23667, Apr. 28, 2015]

## Nearby sections

- [34 CFR § 300.200 § 300.200 Condition of assistance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.200.md)
- [34 CFR § 300.201 § 300.201 Consistency with State policies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.201.md)
- [34 CFR § 300.202 § 300.202 Use of amounts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.202.md)
- [34 CFR § 300.203 § 300.203 Maintenance of effort.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.203.md)
- [34 CFR § 300.204 § 300.204 Exception to maintenance of effort.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.204.md)
- [34 CFR § 300.205 § 300.205 Adjustment to local fiscal efforts in certain fiscal years.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.205.md)
- [34 CFR § 300.206 § 300.206 Schoolwide programs under title I of the ESEA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.206.md)
- [34 CFR § 300.207 § 300.207 Personnel development.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.207.md)
- [34 CFR § 300.208 § 300.208 Permissive use of funds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.208.md)
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- [34 CFR § 300.210 § 300.210 Purchase of instructional materials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.210.md)
- [34 CFR § 300.211 § 300.211 Information for SEA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.211.md)
- [34 CFR § 300.212 § 300.212 Public information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-34-300.212.md)
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