### Question
How is the "excess costs" defined?


### Answer
The term **excess costs** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 1401* as follows -

> those costs that are in excess of the average annual per-student expenditure in a local educational agency during the preceding school year for an elementary school or secondary school student, as may be appropriate, and which shall be computed after deducting—


(A) amounts received—


(i) under subchapter II

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1401*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 33-EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

