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# Offset of Parent Fees Paid to Providers

(a) If the contractor's policy allows parents to make direct payments of their fees to the provider, the provider shall submit a copy of the parent's receipt to the contractor. 

(b) The contractor shall offset the amount of the fee paid by the parent in calculating the payment due to the provider. 

(c) The contractor shall report the amount of fee collected and retained by the provider as “income” on the attendance and expenditure reports as specified in Section 18068 of this Division. 

(d) The contractor shall report its payment to the provider along with the amount of fees paid directly by the parent which serve in lieu of payment from the contractor to the provider as “expense” on the attendance and expenditure reports as specified in Section 18068 of this Division.

> NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 8261 and 8269, Education Code, Reference: Sections 8261 and 8265, Education Code.


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