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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning › Section 3311.241 | Transfer or School District Territory; Cancellation of Debt to Solvency Assistance Fund.

Effective:
September 17, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 130th General Assembly
(A) In the case of a voluntary transfer of the territory of a school district in accordance with section 3311.38 or division (A)(1)(a) of section 3311.24 of the Revised Code, and where the transfer is initiated under either of those sections not later than December 31, 2015, and results in the complete consolidation and dissolution of the transferring district, the net indebtedness owed to the solvency assistance fund created under section 3316.20 of the Revised Code by the transferring district shall be canceled, provided that all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The amount owed by the transferring district to the solvency assistance fund is greater than or equal to thirty-three per cent of the transferring school district's operating budget for the current fiscal year, but does not exceed ten million dollars.
(2) The transferring district has remained in a state of fiscal emergency pursuant to section 3316.03 of the Revised Code during the previous two fiscal years.
(3) The acquiring district is in the same county or in a county contiguous to the county in which the transferring district is located.
(4) The acquiring district has voluntarily accepted the transfer.
(5) The acquiring district has submitted to the state board of education a five-year written projection of solvency which takes into account the fiscal effects of acquiring the transferring district.
(B) If the conditions in division (A) of this section are satisfied, the acquiring district shall acquire the transferring district's territory free and clear of any amount owed by the transferring district to the solvency assistance fund. However, the acquiring district shall assume the obligations of all other liens, encumbrances, and debts of the transferring district.
(C) Upon the making of a transfer pursuant to this section, the board of education of the transferring district is thereby abolished, and the district is thereby dissolved.
(D) The director of budget and management may transfer any available moneys from the general revenue fund, appropriated for operating payments to schools, into the solvency assistance fund to replace the amount owed by a transferring school district forgone under division (A) of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning › Section 3311.27 | Report to Tax Commissioner by Board of Surviving School District.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The board of education of a surviving school district, as that term is defined in section 5748.10 of the Revised Code, shall notify the tax commissioner as and in the manner required by that section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning › Section 3311.34 | No Exempted Village School Districts to Be Created.

Effective:
January 9, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly
After June 1, 1954 no exempted village school districts shall be created under section 3311.08 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning › Section 3311.51 | Creation of Special Education Districts - Disposition of County School Financing District Tax Levy Proceeds.

Effective:
September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
Nothing in this section or sections 3311.50 and 5705.215 of the Revised Code shall be construed to permit or require the education of children with disabilities other than in the manner required by Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. To the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities shall be educated with nondisabled children.
The governing board that is taxing authority of a county school financing district that levies a tax pursuant to section 5705.215 of the Revised Code may, by resolution adopted by majority vote of its members, expend the proceeds of such tax for the benefit of school districts with territory in the county school financing district in accordance with this section and the resolution to levy the tax.
(A) In the case of a district created for special education, as described in division (B)(1) of section 3311.50 of the Revised Code, the proceeds may be expended either:
(1) To pay for operating costs and permanent improvements necessary to implement and maintain special education programs and related services in accordance with a contract or agreement entered into under section 3313.92 or 3323.08 of the Revised Code;
(2) To make grants or otherwise distribute funds to boards of education with territory in the county school financing district for special education programs and related services.
(B) In the case of a district created for the provision of specified educational programs and services as described in division (B)(2) of section 3311.50 of the Revised Code, the proceeds may be expended either:
(1) To pay for operating costs and permanent improvements necessary to implement and maintain specified educational programs in accordance with a contract or agreement entered into under section 3313.812, 3313.842, or division (A)(3) of section 3313.90 of the Revised Code;
(2) To make grants or otherwise distribute funds for those programs to boards of education with territory in the county school financing district.
(C) In the case of a district created for the making of permanent improvements under division (B)(3) of section 3311.50 of the Revised Code, the proceeds shall be expended either:
(1) To pay for the permanent improvements in accordance with a contract entered into under section 3313.92 of the Revised Code;
(2) To make grants or otherwise distribute funds for those permanent improvements to boards of education with territory in the county school financing district.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning › Section 3311.54 | Resolution Requesting Dissolution of Cooperative Education District.

Effective:
April 16, 1993
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 195 - 119th General Assembly
Upon approval by a majority of the full membership of the board of education of a cooperative education school district, or upon the receipt of resolutions formally adopted by a majority of the boards of education of the city, local, and exempted village school districts whose territory is in the cooperative education school district, the board of education of the cooperative education school district shall adopt and send to the state board of education a resolution requesting the dissolution of the cooperative education school district. The resolution shall state the reasons for the proposed dissolution, shall set forth a plan for the equitable adjustment, division, and disposition of the assets, property, debts, and obligations of the district among the city, local, and exempted village school districts whose territory is in the district, and shall provide that the tax duplicate of each city, local, and exempted village school district whose territory is in the district shall be bound for and assume its share of the outstanding indebtedness of the cooperative education school district. Upon approval of the resolution by the state board of education, the cooperative education school district shall be dissolved in accordance with the provisions of the resolution.
The state board of education shall immediately provide a copy of any approved resolution to the county auditor and the board of elections of each county that had any territory in the dissolved district. Each such county auditor shall thereupon make in accordance with that resolution any changes required in the tax duplicate of each city, local, and exempted village school district whose territory was in the dissolved district.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning › Section 3311.741 | Municipal School District Performance Evaluation.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) This section applies only to a municipal school district in existence on July 1, 2012.
(B) Not later than December 1, 2012, the board of education of each municipal school district to which this section applies shall submit to the director of education and workforce an array of measures to be used in evaluating the performance of the district. The measures shall assess at least overall student achievement, student progress over time, the achievement and progress over time of each of the applicable categories of students described in division (G) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, and college and career readiness. The director shall approve or disapprove the measures by January 15, 2013. If the measures are disapproved, the director shall recommend modifications that will make the measures acceptable.
(C) Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the board annually shall establish goals for improvement on each of the measures approved under division (B) of this section. The school district's performance data for the 2011-2012 school year shall be used as a baseline for determining improvement.
(D) Not later than October 1, 2013, and by the first day of October each year thereafter, the board shall issue a report describing the school district's performance for the previous school year on each of the measures approved under division (B) of this section and whether the district has met each of the improvement goals established for that year under division (C) of this section. The board shall provide the report to the governor, the director of education and workforce, and, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, the general assembly.
Last updated August 3, 2023 at 9:28 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning › Section 3311.742 | Municipal School District Student Advisory Committees.

Effective:
October 1, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 525 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "partnering community school" means a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code that is located within the territory of a municipal school district and that either is sponsored by the district or is a party to an agreement with the district whereby the district and the community school endorse each other's programs.
(B) The board of education of each municipal school district and the governing authority of each partnering community school shall require each of its schools offering grades nine to twelve to establish a student advisory committee to make recommendations as prescribed in this division. The principal of the school and, if applicable, representatives of the teachers' labor organization who are employed in the school shall determine the composition of the committee and the process for selecting committee members, which shall allow for all students enrolled in the school to be informed about, and involved in, member selection.
The committee shall make regular recommendations, but at least semiannually, regarding the following:
(1) Strategies to improve teaching and learning at the school;
(2) How to use technology in the classroom to engage students in the learning process;
(3) Strategies to encourage high-achieving students to work with underperforming students to improve the school's academic culture and graduation rate;
(4) Ways in which students may improve the behavior of other students and reduce incidents of bullying and other disruptive conduct;
(5) Procedures for monitoring the progress of the changes implemented;
(6) Any other issues requested by school personnel or the board or governing authority.
(C) The student advisory committee shall provide copies of its recommendations to the district chief executive officer, the school principal, and, if applicable, the person designated to be the representative of the teachers' labor organization for the school. The board or governing authority shall post the recommendations on the district's or school's web site.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning › Section 3311.75 | Funds Kept Separate - Purchases.

Effective:
November 21, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 269 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) A board of education appointed by the mayor pursuant to division (B) or (F) of section 3311.71 of the Revised Code shall have no right, title, or interest in the funds or property of any municipal corporation. The budgets of the municipal school district and the municipal corporation shall be estimated, planned, and financed separately. At no time shall any funds of the school district and the municipal corporation be commingled in any manner and all school district funds and accounts shall be maintained and accounted for totally independently of any funds and accounts of the municipal corporation.
(B) The board of a municipal school district shall adopt and follow procedures for the award of all contracts for supplies or services involving the expenditure of fifty thousand dollars or more in any one fiscal year after a competitive bid or request for proposal process. This division is supplemental to section 3313.46 of the Revised Code. This division does not apply to contracts of employment or to contracts for professional services; to contracts for the security and protection of school property; in cases of urgent necessity as determined by two-thirds vote of the board; or in any of the situations described in division (B) of section 3313.46 of the Revised Code to which the bid process of division (A) of that section does not apply.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning › Section 3311.751 | Disposition of Proceeds From Sale of Real Estate by Municipal School District.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
Notwithstanding division (F) of section 5705.10 of the Revised Code, if a municipal school district board of education sells real property that it owns in its corporate capacity, moneys received from the sale may be paid into the general fund of the district, as long as all of the following conditions are satisfied:
(A) The district has owned the real property for at least ten years.
(B) The real property and any improvements to that real property were not acquired with the proceeds of public obligations, as defined in section 133.01 of the Revised Code, of the district that are outstanding at the time of the sale.
(C) The deposit of those moneys in that manner is not prohibited by any agreements the district board has entered into with the Ohio facilities construction commission.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning › Section 3311.76 | Rule Exemptions.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Notwithstanding Chapters 3302. and 3317. of the Revised Code, upon written request of the district chief executive officer, the director of education and workforce may exempt a municipal school district from any rules adopted under Title XXXIII of the Revised Code except for any rule adopted under Chapter 3307. or 3309., sections 3319.07 to 3319.21, or Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, and may authorize a municipal school district to apply funds allocated to the district under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, except those specifically allocated to purposes other than current expenses, to the payment of debt charges on the district's public obligations. The request must specify the provisions from which the district is seeking exemption or the application of funds requested and the reasons for the request. The director shall approve the request if the director finds the requested exemption or application of funds is in the best interest of the district's students. The director shall approve or disapprove the request within thirty days and shall notify the district board and the district chief executive officer of approval or reasons for disapproving the request.
(B) The board of education of a municipal school district may apply for an exemption from specific statutory provisions or rules under section 3302.07 of the Revised Code.
(C) In addition to the rights, authority, and duties conferred upon a municipal school district and its board of education in sections 3311.71 to 3311.87 of the Revised Code, a municipal school district and its board shall have all of the rights, authority, and duties conferred upon a city school district and its board by law that are not inconsistent with sections 3311.71 to 3311.87 of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:03 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning › Section 3311.85 | Municipal School Districts; School Calendar.

Effective:
October 1, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 525 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The board of education of each municipal school district annually shall approve a calendar or calendars establishing a school year that complies with the minimum school year prescribed by section 3313.48 of the Revised Code. The board has final authority to establish a school calendar, including the starting and ending times for the school day, for one or more of the district's school buildings that provides for additional student days or hours beyond the minimum prescribed by that section. A school's calendar may prescribe year-round instruction or an extended school day.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the requirements and authorizations of this section prevail over any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this section. However, the district board and teachers' labor organization shall negotiate regarding any additional compensation for an extended school year or school day, consistent with section 3311.78 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning › Section 3311.87 | School Sponsorship; Assessment of District and Community Schools.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce, in conjunction with the municipal school district transformation alliance established under section 3311.86 of the Revised Code, if such an alliance is established under that section, and a statewide nonprofit organization whose membership is comprised solely of entities that sponsor community schools and whose members sponsor the majority of start-up community schools in the state, shall do all of the following:
(A) Not later than December 31, 2012, establish both of the following:
(1) Objective criteria to be used by a sponsor to determine if it will sponsor new community schools located within the municipal school district. Beginning with any community school that opens after July 1, 2013, each sponsor shall use the criteria established under this division to determine whether to sponsor a community school in the municipal district.
(2) Criteria for assessing the ability of a sponsor to successfully sponsor a community school in a municipal school district.
The criteria adopted under divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section shall be based on standards issued by the national association of charter school authorizers or any other nationally organized community or charter school organization.
(B) Not later than April 30, 2013, establish a comprehensive framework to assess the efficacy of district schools and community schools located in the municipal school district. Where possible, the framework shall be based on nationally accepted quality standards and principles for schools and shall be specific to a school's model, mission, and student populations.
Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:07 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3312 | Educational Regional Service System › Section 3312.02 | Educational Regional Service System Regions.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) There shall be the following sixteen regions in the educational regional service system:
(1) Region one shall consist of the territory contained in Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, and Wood counties.
(2) Region two shall consist of the territory contained in Erie, Huron, and Lorain counties.
(3) Region three shall consist of the territory contained in Cuyahoga county.
(4) Region four shall consist of the territory contained in Geauga and Lake counties.
(5) Region five shall consist of the territory contained in Ashtabula, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties.
(6) Region six shall consist of the territory contained in Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby counties.
(7) Region seven shall consist of the territory contained in Ashland, Crawford, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, and Wyandot counties.
(8) Region eight shall consist of the territory contained in Medina, Portage, and Summit counties.
(9) Region nine shall consist of the territory contained in Columbiana, Stark, and Wayne counties.
(10) Region ten shall consist of the territory contained in Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, and Preble counties.
(11) Region eleven shall consist of the territory contained in Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, and Union counties.
(12) Region twelve shall consist of the territory contained in Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Muskingum, Noble, and Tuscarawas counties.
(13) Region thirteen shall consist of the territory contained in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties.
(14) Region fourteen shall consist of the territory contained in Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, and Highland counties.
(15) Region fifteen shall consist of the territory contained in Lawrence, Pike, Ross, and Scioto counties.
(16) Region sixteen shall consist of the territory contained in Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, and Washington counties.
(B) The department of education and workforce shall adopt rules establishing a process whereby a school district may elect to transfer to a region other than the region to which the district is assigned by this section. The department shall consult with school districts and regional service providers in developing the process. No school district shall be permitted to transfer to a different region under this division after June 30, 2009.
Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:10 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3312 | Educational Regional Service System › Section 3312.03 | Regional Advisory Councils.

Effective:
March 30, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 79 - 126th General Assembly
(A) Each region of the educational regional service system shall have an advisory council. Except as provided in division (F) of this section, each advisory council shall consist of the following members and the members appointed under division (B) of this section:
(1) The superintendent of each educational service center that has territory in the region;
(2) The director of the special education regional resource center in the region;
(3) The superintendent of the school district in the region with the smallest student population;
(4) The superintendent of the school district in the region with the largest student population;
(5) The director, or the director's designee, of each information technology center providing services in the region;
(6) One representative of a four-year institution of higher education located in the region, or in an adjacent region if there is no such institution, appointed by the Ohio board of regents;
(7) One representative of a two-year institution of higher education located in the region, or in an adjacent region if there is no such institution, appointed by the Ohio association of community colleges;
(8) The treasurer of the fiscal agent for the region.
(B) The members of the advisory council listed in division (A) of this section, upon a majority vote, shall appoint the following members to serve on the council:
(1) One member of the board of education of a city school district in the region;
(2) One member of the board of education of an exempted village school district in the region;
(3) One member of the board of education of a local school district in the region;
(4) One member of the governing board of an educational service center in the region;
(5) One superintendent of a city, exempted village, or local school district in the region;
(6) One superintendent of a joint vocational school district in the region;
(7) One representative of business;
(8) One employee of each education technology center that provides services in the region;
(9) One classroom teacher.
(C) Each advisory council annually shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members.
(D) For two years after its initial meeting, each advisory council shall hold regular meetings at least four times each year to conduct council business and may hold other meetings at the call of the chairperson. Subsequently, all meetings shall be called by the chairperson.
(E) Advisory council members shall receive no compensation for their services.
(F) Any advisory council may increase its membership beyond the members required by divisions (A) and (B) of this section by adopting a resolution specifying the number of additional members, their manner of appointment, and any eligibility criteria for appointment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3312 | Educational Regional Service System › Section 3312.04 | Duties of Regional Advisory Councils.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The advisory council of each region of the educational regional service system shall do all of the following:
(A) Identify regional needs and priorities for educational services to inform the department of education and workforce in the development of the performance contracts entered into by the fiscal agent of the region under section 3312.08 of the Revised Code;
(B) Develop policies to coordinate the delivery of services to school districts, community schools, and chartered nonpublic schools in a manner that responds to regional needs and priorities. Such policies shall not supersede any requirement of a performance contract entered into by the fiscal agent of the region under section 3312.08 of the Revised Code.
(C) Make recommendations to the fiscal agent for the region regarding the expenditure of funds available to the region for implementation of state and regional education initiatives and school improvement efforts;
(D) Monitor implementation of state and regional education initiatives and school improvement efforts by educational service centers, information technology centers, and other regional service providers to ensure that the terms of the performance contracts entered into by the fiscal agent for the region under section 3312.08 of the Revised Code are being met;
(E) Establish an accountability system to evaluate the advisory council on its performance of the duties described in divisions (A) to (D) of this section.
Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:11 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3312 | Educational Regional Service System › Section 3312.05 | Subcommittees of Regional Councils.

Effective:
March 30, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 79 - 126th General Assembly
(A) The advisory council of each region of the educational regional service system shall establish the following specialized subcommittees of the council:
(1) A school improvement subcommittee, which shall include one classroom teacher appointed jointly by the Ohio education association and the Ohio federation of teachers and representatives of community schools and education personnel with expertise in the area of school improvement;
(2) An education technology subcommittee, which shall include classroom teachers or curriculum coordinators, parents, elementary and secondary school principals, representatives of chartered nonpublic schools, representatives of information technology centers, representatives of business, and representatives of two-year and four-year institutions of higher education;
(3) A professional development subcommittee, which shall include classroom teachers, principals, school district superintendents, curriculum coordinators, representatives of chartered nonpublic schools, and representatives of two-year and four-year institutions of higher education;
(4) A special education subcommittee, which shall consist of one classroom teacher appointed jointly by the Ohio education association and the Ohio federation of teachers and the members of the governing board of the special education regional resource center in the region;
(5) An information technology center subcommittee, which shall consist of one classroom teacher appointed jointly by the Ohio education association and the Ohio federation of teachers; the administrator, or the administrator's designee, of each information technology center providing services in the region; and two school district administrators appointed by each information technology center providing services in the region.
(B) The advisory council shall appoint persons who reside or practice their occupations in the region to serve on the subcommittees established under divisions (A)(1) to (3) of this section. If the advisory council is unable to appoint such a person to a subcommittee, the council shall appoint a similarly situated person from an adjacent region.
(C) An advisory council may establish additional subcommittees as needed to address topics of interest to the council. Members of any additional subcommittee shall be appointed by the advisory council and shall include a diverse range of classroom teachers and other education personnel with expertise in the topic addressed by the subcommittee and representatives of individuals or groups with an interest in the topic.
(D) Any member of an advisory council may participate in the deliberations of any subcommittee established by the council.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3312 | Educational Regional Service System › Section 3312.06 | Recommendations of Regional Council Subcommittees.

Effective:
September 28, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 115 - 126th General Assembly
Each advisory council subcommittee established under section 3312.05 of the Revised Code shall make recommendations to the advisory council regarding the implementation of state and regional education initiatives and school improvement efforts in the subcommittee's area of specialization. The recommendations may include strategies to tailor state education initiatives to regional needs and priorities or to maximize funds available to the region for the provision of services in the subcommittee's area of specialization.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3312 | Educational Regional Service System › Section 3312.07 | Selection of Fiscal Agent for Region.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of education and workforce shall select a school district or educational service center in each region of the educational regional service system to be the fiscal agent for the region. For this purpose, the department shall issue a request for proposals from districts and service centers interested in being a fiscal agent. The department shall select each fiscal agent based upon the following criteria:
(1) Capability to serve as a fiscal agent as demonstrated by a satisfactory audit record and prior experience serving as a fiscal agent;
(2) Adequate capacity in terms of facilities, personnel, and other relevant resources;
(3) Evidence that the school district's or educational service center's role as a fiscal agent would result in minimal disruption to its responsibilities as a district or service center;
(4) Demonstrated intent to limit the aggregate fees for administering a performance contract entered into under section 3312.08 of the Revised Code to not more than seven per cent of the value of the contract.
(B) If no school district or educational service center in a region responds to the request for proposals issued by the department, the department shall select a district or service center in the region that meets the criteria in division (A) of this section to be the fiscal agent for the region.
Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:11 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3312 | Educational Regional Service System › Section 3312.08 | Duties of Regional Fiscal Agent - Performance Contracts.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Each fiscal agent selected by the department of education and workforce pursuant to section 3312.07 of the Revised Code shall do all of the following:
(A) Enter into performance contracts with the department in accordance with section 3312.09 of the Revised Code for the implementation of state and regional education initiatives and school improvement efforts;
(B) Receive federal and state funds, including federal funds for the provision of special education and related services, as specified in the performance contracts, and disburse those funds as specified in the performance contracts to educational service centers, information technology centers, and other regional service providers. However, any funds owed to an educational service center in accordance with an agreement entered into under section 3313.843, 3313.844, or 3313.845 of the Revised Code shall be paid directly to the service center by the department and any operating funds appropriated for an information technology center shall be paid directly to the information technology center by the department pursuant to section 3301.075 of the Revised Code.
(C) Implement any expenditure of funds recommended by the advisory council for the region pursuant to section 3312.04 of the Revised Code or required by the terms of any performance contract, unless there are insufficient funds available to the region to pay for the expenditure or the expenditure violates a provision of the Revised Code, a rule of the department regarding such expenditure, or the terms of a performance contract;
(D) Exercise fiscal oversight of the implementation of state and regional education initiatives and school improvement efforts.
Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:18 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3312 | Educational Regional Service System › Section 3312.09 | Contents of Performance Contracts - Internet Posting of Evaluations.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Each performance contract entered into by the department of education and workforce and the fiscal agent of a region for implementation of a state or regional education initiative or school improvement effort shall include the following:
(1) An explanation of how the regional needs and priorities for educational services have been identified by the advisory council of the region, the advisory council's subcommittees, and the department;
(2) A definition of the services to be provided to school districts, community schools, and chartered nonpublic schools in the region, including any services provided pursuant to division (A) of section 3302.04 of the Revised Code;
(3) Expected outcomes from the provision of the services defined in the contract;
(4) The method the department will use to evaluate whether the expected outcomes have been achieved;
(5) A requirement that the fiscal agent develop and implement a corrective action plan if the results of the evaluation are unsatisfactory;
(6) Data reporting requirements;
(7) The aggregate fees to be charged by the fiscal agent and any entity with which it subcontracts to cover personnel and program costs associated with administering the contract, which fees shall be subject to controlling board approval if in excess of four per cent of the value of the contract.
(B) Upon completion of each evaluation described in a performance contract, the department shall post the results of that evaluation on its web site.
Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:19 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3312 | Educational Regional Service System › Section 3312.10 | Agreement With Data Acquisition Site.

Effective:
March 30, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 79 - 126th General Assembly
The board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district or the governing authority of a community school may enter into an agreement, through the adoption of identical resolutions, with the governing authority of an information technology center, under which the information technology center will provide services to the school district or community school. Services provided under the agreement and the amount to be paid for such services shall be mutually agreed to by the parties to the agreement, and shall be specified in the agreement. Payment for services specified in the agreement shall be the sole responsibility of the board of education or community school governing authority and shall be made directly to the information technology center providing the services.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3312 | Educational Regional Service System › Section 3312.13 | Department to Consider Regional Needs in Allocating Funds.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall consider the following when entering into performance contracts with the fiscal agent of each region of the educational regional service system and when allocating funds for the implementation of statewide education initiatives by regional service providers;
(A) The unique needs and circumstances of the region;
(B) The regional needs and priorities for educational services identified by the advisory council for the region;
(C) Any services that will be provided to school districts and schools within the region pursuant to division (A) of section 3302.04 of the Revised Code.
Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:19 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.01 | Membership of Board of Education or Governing Board of Service Center.

Effective:
October 29, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 601 - 121st General Assembly
In local and exempted village school districts an educational service centers, except as provided in section 3311.054 and 3311.056 of the Revised Code, the board of education or governing board of an educational service center shall consist of five members who shall be electors residing in the territory composing the respective districts and shall be elected at large in their respective districts.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.02 | Membership of Boards in City School Districts.

Effective:
November 12, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 269 - 122nd General Assembly
Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section and sections 3313.03 to 3313.09 of the Revised Code do not apply to a joint vocational or cooperative education school district. This section does not apply to a municipal school district whose board members are appointed pursuant to division (B) or (F) of section 3311.71 of the Revised Code.
In city school districts containing, according to the last federal census, a population of less than fifty thousand persons, the board of education shall consist of not less than three nor more than five members elected at large by the qualified electors of such district.
In city school districts containing, according to the last federal census, a population of fifty thousand or more, but less than one hundred fifty thousand persons, the board shall consist of not less than two nor more than seven members elected at large and not more than two members elected from subdistricts by the qualified electors of their respective subdistricts.
In city school districts containing, according to the last federal census, a population of one hundred fifty thousand persons or more, the board shall consist of not less than five nor more than seven members elected at large by the qualified electors of such district.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.03 | Redistricting Into Subdistricts.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Within three months after the official announcement of the result of each successive federal census, the board of education of each city school district which, according to such census, has a population of fifty thousand or more but less than one hundred fifty thousand persons and which elected to have subdistricts shall redistrict such districts into subdistricts. Such subdistricts shall be bounded as far as practicable by corporation lines, streets, alleys, avenues, public grounds, canals, watercourses, ward boundaries, voting precinct boundaries, or present school district boundaries, shall be as nearly equal in population as possible, and be composed of adjacent and as compact territory as practicable. If the board of any such district fails to district or redistrict such city school district, then the director of education and workforce shall forthwith district or redistrict such city school district, subject to sections 3313.01 to 3313.13 of the Revised Code.
Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:20 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.04 | Petition for Submission of Question of Number of Members and Organization of Board.

Effective:
November 12, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 269 - 122nd General Assembly
This section and sections 3313.05 to 3313.08 of the Revised Code do not apply to any municipal school district until after the referendum required in such district by section 3311.73 of the Revised Code.
If, at any time, a petition signed by ten per cent of the electors in any city district is filed with the treasurer of the board of education of such district asking that the question, "what shall be the number of members and what shall be the organization of the board of education of such district," be submitted to the electors thereof, such board of education shall within thirty days after the filing of such petition provide by resolution for submitting such question to the electors of such district. Such question shall not be submitted to a referendum vote more than once in any period of four years and the percentage of electors required to sign such petition shall be based upon the total vote cast at the most recent regular municipal election.
Said resolution shall require that such question be submitted at the next regular municipal election and shall also provide for the appointment of a commission to frame two or more plans of organization for submission. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commission shall consist of seven members, three of whom shall be appointed by the president of the board of education of such district, two by the mayor of the city in which such district is located, and two by the president of the board of sinking fund trustees of such city. If a city does not have a board of sinking fund trustees, the city treasurer or the officer who exercises the functions of a treasurer shall appoint two members.
When a school district has territory in more than one city, the commission shall consist of three members appointed by the president of the board of education, one member appointed by the mayor of each city in which the district has territory, and one member appointed by the president of the board of sinking fund trustees of each such city. If any city does not have a board of sinking fund trustees, that city's treasurer or the officer who exercises the functions of a treasurer shall appoint one member.
A certified copy of said resolution shall immediately after its passage be transmitted to the mayor and president of the board of sinking fund trustees of the city or cities in which the district has territory, and such commission shall be appointed and shall organize within sixty days after the passage of said resolution.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.05 | Submission of Plans to Electors - Contents - Separate Ballot.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The commission provided for by section 3313.04 of the Revised Code shall prepare and submit to the electors at the next regular municipal election, if one occurs not less than one hundred twenty days after the passage of the resolution mentioned in such section, otherwise, at the second regular municipal election, two or more plans for the organization of the board of education in such district, but in no event shall less than two plans be submitted. Each plan shall provide for the number of members, the length of term of the members and the organization of the board; one such plan shall provide for a board of the same number and of the same organization as the board existing in said district at the time of said election. Said plans shall be submitted to the electors of said district on a separate ballot, bearing no party designation and in such form as said commission determines. A certified copy of the resolution determining such form shall be transmitted by said commission to the proper election authorities a sufficient length of time prior to said election to enable the ballot therefor to be prepared.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.06 | Election - Expense of Commission.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Provisions shall be made by the board of elections for the preparation of the ballots for the holding of the election as provided in section 3313.05 of the Revised Code, and said election shall be conducted in all respects not specifically provided for in sections 3313.04 to 3313.07, inclusive, of the Revised Code, in a manner prescribed by general law for school elections.
The board of education of such district shall make such provision as is necessary for meeting the expense of the commission provided for by section 3313.04 of the Revised Code, but said commissioners shall receive no compensation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.07 | Adoption by Majority Vote.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
If any plan submitted according to section 3313.05 of the Revised Code receives a majority of the number of votes cast for all of the plans, it shall thereafter become the law governing the number of members and the organization of the board of education in such district and at the next regular municipal election following the adoption of such plan all the members of the board of such district shall be elected pursuant to such plan.
The terms of all members of the board of such district who were elected prior to the adoption of such plan, or who are elected at the regular municipal election at which such plan is adopted, shall expire on the day preceding the first Monday of January following the next regular municipal election thereafter. All members elected at said regular municipal election following the adoption of such plan shall take office on the first Monday of January next following their election and shall hold office during such term as is provided by such plan adopted by the electors of said district, but no term shall be for less than two years.