Section 281.99.3. Good cause for late submission.

       99.3(1) The department of education may upon request allow a school district or AEA to submit reports, data collections, or program plans after the due date listed in rule 281—99.2(256,257,285,291) for good cause.

        a.           Good cause shall include illness or death of a school district or AEA staff member involved in developing the program plan or submitting the report or data collection, acts of God, technological problems at the department lasting at least seven days within the final two weeks prior to the deadline that prevent access necessary for the plan, report, or data collection submission, or unforeseeable unusual or unique circumstances which, in the opinion of the director of the department, constitute sufficient cause for allowing submission of program plans, reports, or data collections after the published due date.

        b.           Good cause does not include consequences of local time management or administrative decisions or when districts and AEAs have timed out or have encountered system overloads within the final three days before the due date.

       99.3(2) A school district or AEA desiring permission to submit a program plan, report, or data collection after the published due date shall notify the department staff member responsible for receiving the plan, report, or data collection as soon as possible upon determining that the district or AEA will not be able to meet the deadline, but no sooner than two weeks prior to the due date and no later than two days prior to the due date. When an extension of the submission deadline is allowed, the department shall establish a date by which the school district or AEA shall submit the plan, report, or data collection. Permission to submit a program plan, report, or data collection after the published due date shall expire upon receipt of the submission by the department and shall not carry over into subsequent application or reporting cycles.

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