The protocol, signed by senior officials in all nine local authorities in the region and developed by the East Midlands Special Educational Needs Regional Partnership, sets a number of targets, including that children should receive education within 20 days of their arrival in a new authority.
Pat Graham, co-ordinator of the East Midlands partnership, said the most important aspect of the protocol was its commitment to "voluntary recoupment".
Under this, a council placing a child in another authority will cover the costs if the child needs additional support, without requiring the new authority to go through the statementing process.
Graham hoped the protocol could be used as a basis for arrangements in the other 10 regional partnerships in England, and also for discussions when councils from outside the East Midlands placed children in any of its nine authorities.
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