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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3316 | Fiscal Watches, Emergencies › Section 3316.041 | Restructuring or Refinancing Loans.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 133. or sections 3313.483 to 3313.4810 of the Revised Code, and subject to the approval of the director of education and workforce, a school district that is in a state of fiscal watch declared under section 3316.03 of the Revised Code may restructure or refinance loans obtained or in the process of being obtained under section 3313.483 of the Revised Code if all of the following requirements are met:
(1) The operating deficit certified for the school district for the current or preceding fiscal year under section 3313.483 of the Revised Code exceeds fifteen per cent of the district's general revenue fund for the fiscal year preceding the year for which the certification of the operating deficit is made.
(2) The school district voters have, during the period of the fiscal watch, approved the levy of a tax under section 718.09, 718.10, 5705.194, 5705.21, 5748.02, or 5748.09 of the Revised Code that is not a renewal or replacement levy, or a levy under section 5705.199 of the Revised Code, and that will provide new operating revenue.
(3) The board of education of the school district has adopted or amended the financial plan required by section 3316.04 of the Revised Code to reflect the restructured or refinanced loans, and sets forth the means by which the district will bring projected operating revenues and expenditures, and projected debt service obligations, into balance for the life of any such loan.
(B) Subject to the approval of the director, the school district may issue securities to evidence the restructuring or refinancing authorized by this section. Such securities may extend the original period for repayment not to exceed ten years, and may alter the frequency and amount of repayments, interest or other financing charges, and other terms or agreements under which the loans were originally contracted, provided the loans received under sections 3313.483 of the Revised Code are repaid from funds the district would otherwise receive under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, as required under division (E)(3) of section 3313.483 of the Revised Code. Securities issued for the purpose of restructuring or refinancing under this section shall be repaid in equal payments and at equal intervals over the term of the debt and are not eligible to be included in any subsequent proposal to restructure or refinance.
(C) Unless the district is declared to be in a state of fiscal emergency under division (D) of section 3316.04 of the Revised Code, a school district shall remain in a state of fiscal watch for the duration of the repayment period of any loan restructured or refinanced under this section.
Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:37 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3316 | Fiscal Watches, Emergencies › Section 3316.042 | Performance Audits of School District.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The auditor of state, on the auditor of state's initiative, may conduct a performance audit of a school district that is under a fiscal caution under section 3316.031 of the Revised Code, in a state of fiscal watch, or in a state of fiscal emergency, in which the auditor of state reviews any programs or areas of operation in which the auditor of state believes that greater operational efficiencies or enhanced program results can be achieved.
The auditor of state, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, may conduct a performance audit of a school district in fiscal distress, including districts employing fiscal practices or experiencing budgetary conditions that could produce a state of fiscal watch or fiscal emergency, as determined by the auditor of state.
The cost of a performance audit conducted under this section shall be paid by the auditor of state with funds appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose.
A performance audit under this section shall not include review or evaluation of school district academic performance.
Last updated September 7, 2023 at 9:22 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3316 | Fiscal Watches, Emergencies › Section 3316.043 | Revision of Five-Year Projection to Conform to Financial Plan.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Upon the approval by the director of education and workforce of an initial financial plan under section 3316.04 of the Revised Code or a financial recovery plan under section 3316.06 of the Revised Code, the board of education of the school district for which the plan was approved shall revise the district's five-year projection of revenues and expenditures in accordance with rules adopted under section 5705.391 of the Revised Code so that the five-year projection is consistent with the financial plan or financial recovery plan. In the case of a school district declared to be in a state of fiscal emergency, the five-year projection shall be revised by the financial planning and supervision commission for that district.
Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:37 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3316 | Fiscal Watches, Emergencies › Section 3316.061 | Dissolution of Commission for Failure to Comply and Appointment of Fiscal Arbitrator.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
If any school district financial planning and supervision commission fails to submit to the director of education and workforce under section 3316.06 of the Revised Code a financial recovery plan that is acceptable to the director of education and workforce, or if the director of education and workforce and the director of budget and management find that a commission is not materially complying with the provisions of its financial recovery plan, the directors may jointly dissolve the financial planning and supervision commission and jointly appoint an individual to act as the fiscal arbitrator of the district.
When a financial planning and supervision commission is dissolved under this section, the commission ceases to exist and the appointed fiscal arbitrator becomes the successor to the commission. A fiscal arbitrator appointed under this section has all of the rights, powers, and duties given by this chapter to the commission that the arbitrator succeeds. A reference in any statute, rule, contract, or other document to a school district financial planning and supervision commission is deemed to refer to a fiscal arbitrator appointed under this section.
Business commenced but not completed by a commission when it is dissolved under this section shall be completed by the appointed fiscal arbitrator with the same effect as if completed by the commission. No validation, cure, right, privilege, remedy, obligation, or liability is lost or impaired by reason of the dissolution of the commission and appointment of a fiscal arbitrator, but shall be administered by the arbitrator.
The director of education and workforce shall issue guidelines establishing the criteria that the directors will utilize in selecting qualified fiscal arbitrators under this section.
Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:43 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3316 | Fiscal Watches, Emergencies › Section 3316.08 | Annual Determination of Operating Deficit - Tax Levy Proposal.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
During a school district's fiscal emergency period, the auditor of state shall determine annually, or at any other time upon request of the financial planning and supervision commission, whether the school district will incur an operating deficit. If the auditor of state determines that a school district will incur an operating deficit, the auditor of state shall certify that determination to the director of education and workforce, the financial planning and supervision commission, and the board of education of the school district. Upon receiving the auditor of state's certification, the commission shall adopt a resolution requesting that the board of education work with the county auditor or tax commissioner to estimate the amount and rate of a tax levy that is needed under section 5705.194, 5705.199, or 5705.21 or Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code to produce a positive fund balance not later than the fifth year of the five-year forecast submitted under section 5705.391 of the Revised Code.
The board of education shall recommend to the commission whether the board supports or opposes a tax levy under section 5705.194, 5705.199, or 5705.21 or Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code and shall provide supporting documentation to the commission of its recommendation.
After considering the board of education's recommendation and supporting documentation, the commission shall adopt a resolution to either submit a ballot question proposing a tax levy or not to submit such a question.
Except as otherwise provided in this division, the tax shall be levied in the manner prescribed for a tax levied under section 5705.194, 5705.199, or 5705.21 or under Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code. If the commission decides that a tax should be levied, the tax shall be levied for the purpose of paying current operating expenses of the school district. The rate of a property tax levied under section 5705.194, 5705.199, 5705.21, or 5748.09 of the Revised Code shall be determined by the county auditor, and the rate of an income tax levied under section 5748.02, 5748.08, or 5748.09 of the Revised Code shall be determined by the tax commissioner, upon the request of the commission. The commission, in consultation with the board of education, shall determine the election at which the question of the tax shall appear on the ballot, and the commission shall submit a copy of its resolution to the board of elections not later than ninety days prior to the day of that election. The board of elections conducting the election shall certify the results of the election to the board of education and to the financial planning and supervision commission.
Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:45 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3316 | Fiscal Watches, Emergencies › Section 3316.09 | Expenses of Commission and Members of Commission to Be Paid.

Effective:
June 20, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly
(A) The members of a school district financial planning and supervision commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be paid by the commission their necessary and actual expenses incurred while engaged in the business of the commission.
(B) Any expense or obligation incurred by a commission under this chapter shall be payable solely from appropriations made by the general assembly.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3316 | Fiscal Watches, Emergencies › Section 3316.10 | School District Board to Develop Financial Accounting and Reporting System.

Effective:
June 20, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly
A school district board that is instructed to do so by the school district financial planning and supervision commission for that district shall develop an effective financial accounting and reporting system by:
(A) Promptly bringing its existing system of financial accounting and reporting into compliance with section 117.43 of the Revised Code. Within ninety days after the declaration of the existence of a fiscal emergency condition pursuant to division (B) of section 3316.03 of the Revised Code, the auditor of state shall issue a preliminary report with respect to the methods, accuracy, and legality of the accounts, records, files, and reports of the school district. This report shall state whether section 117.43 of the Revised Code and the requirements of the auditor of state have been complied with, and shall be certified to the school district financial planning and supervision commission and the board of education of the school district.
(B) Modifying and supplementing the system of financial accounting and reporting to record and report its fiscal activities on an accurate, current, and continuous basis in order to facilitate the effective management of the affairs of the school district, and to assist in refining and improving the restructuring plan and amendments of it, facilitate the monitoring of compliance with and the implementation of the plan, and otherwise assist the financial planning and supervision commission, the auditor of state, and the county budget commission in the performance of their functions; provided that any changes that would result in data not being available that would otherwise be available pursuant to section 117.43 of the Revised Code shall first be approved by the auditor of state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3316 | Fiscal Watches, Emergencies › Section 3316.11 | Board, Officers and Employees to Provide Commission With Fiscal Information.

Effective:
June 20, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly
A school district board and all its officers and employees having possession of fiscal information or having the responsibility for developing that information, shall at all times cooperate in assisting the functions of the school district financial planning and supervision commission by providing to the commission, on a continuing basis, all fiscal information requested, ordered, or needed by the commission to formulate judgments regarding revenue and expenditure estimates, the financial recovery plan or any modification of it, the monitoring of the implementation of the plan, and consideration of any amendments of the financial recovery plan. All information and reports by the school district board and its officers and employees shall be in such form and detail as requested from time to time by the commission.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3316 | Fiscal Watches, Emergencies › Section 3316.13 | Duty to Act Pursuant to Certification, Notification, Order or Request of Commission.

Effective:
June 20, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly
A school district financial planning and supervision commission may direct its certifications, notifications, orders, or requests to particular officers of the county, school district, or state, or to the school district board of education or county budget commission and cause the same to be mailed or delivered to appropriate officials as designated by this chapter or, where not so designated, as it considers appropriate. Any such certification, notification, order, or request, including preparation and submission of a financial recovery plan in accordance therewith and with this chapter, shall be effective and binding upon the officer, county budget commission, school district board of education, and officials and employees who have the responsibility to act in the matter, have within their control the authority to perform consistent therewith, or have in their possession the information required or requested; and the duty to act pursuant to any such certification, notification, order, or request is hereby established as a duty of the school district board, county, or state, and of each such officer and employee, specifically enjoined by the law resulting from an office, trust, or station within the meaning of section 2731.01 of the Revised Code, and may be enforced by writ of mandamus petitioned for by the commission on behalf of the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3316 | Fiscal Watches, Emergencies › Section 3316.14 | Prior Approval of Commission Required for Debt Obligation.

Effective:
June 20, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly
(A) No debt obligation, including any debt incurred pursuant to section 3313.483 of the Revised Code, may be issued or incurred by the school district, whether purchased by the school district or by others, except with the prior approval of the school district financial planning and supervision commission.
(B) The commission shall disapprove the issuance of debt obligations upon a determination that, in its judgment, such action would impede the purposes of a financial recovery plan under this chapter or be inconsistent with this chapter or the plan.
(C) The commission shall not approve the issuance of debt obligations unless:
(1) The resolution authorizing their issuance, the resolution providing for their award, and every document forming part of the contract with the purchasers of such debt obligations from the school district is approved by the commission.
(2) The resolution authorizing the debt obligations contains a covenant to the effect that the school district will comply with all provisions of this chapter, with the orders, directions, and requests of the commission and the auditor of state under this chapter, and with the financial recovery plan. The commission may prescribe the form of the covenant.
(3) The school district, at the time of such approval, is in compliance with this chapter.
(D) The commission shall not approve the issuance of a debt obligation if the issuance would cause the school district to exceed debt limits.
(E) For purposes of the validity of debt obligations approved by the commission and delivered to and paid for by a purchaser other than the school district, but for no other purposes of this chapter, such approval shall be conclusive as to compliance with this section, unless the approval is withdrawn by the commission prior to the delivery and payment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3316 | Fiscal Watches, Emergencies › Section 3316.17 | Commission May Remove Superintendent or Treasurer of School District.

Effective:
June 20, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly
A financial planning and supervision commission may remove the superintendent or the treasurer of a school district for failing to comply with the commission's orders concerning the preparation or implementation of the financial recovery plan.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3316 | Fiscal Watches, Emergencies › Section 3316.19 | Prohibited Acts During Fiscal Emergency.

Effective:
June 20, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly
(A) During a fiscal emergency period for a school district, no school board member, officer, or employee of the school district shall do any of the following:
(1) Knowingly enter into any contract, financial obligation, or other liability of the school district involving an expenditure, or make any expenditure in excess of the amount permitted by the commission pursuant to this chapter;
(2) Knowingly enter into any contract, financial obligation, or other liability of the school district, or knowingly execute or deliver debt obligations, or transfer, advance, or borrow moneys from one fund of the school district to or for any other fund of the school district where any of such actions are required to be approved by the school district financial planning and supervision commission unless such actions have been so approved as provided in or pursuant to this chapter;
(3) Knowingly fail or refuse to take any of the actions required by this chapter for the preparation or amendment of the financial recovery plan, or knowingly prepare, present, or certify any information or report for the commission or any of its employees, advisory committees, task forces, or agents that is false or misleading or that is recklessly prepared or presented without due care for its accuracy, or, upon learning that any such information is false or misleading, or was recklessly prepared or presented, knowingly fail promptly to advise the commission, or the employee, advisory committee, task force, or agent to whom such information was given, of that fact;
(4) Knowingly use or cause to be used moneys of a fund for purposes other than the lawful purposes of the fund, or knowingly use or cause to be used moneys of a fund created for the payment of principal and interest on debt obligations, or a bond retirement fund, or sinking fund for other than the payment of the principal of and interest on debt obligations or other authorized costs or payments from such funds, or knowingly fail to perform the duty of such officer or employee to cause the prompt deposit of moneys to any fund.
(B) The prohibitions set forth in division (A) of this section are in addition to any other prohibitions provided by law for a school district officer or employee.
(C) In addition to any other penalty or liability provided by law for a school district board member, officer, or employee, a violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree. Upon conviction of any officer or employee of a school district for any violation under division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section, such officer or employee shall forfeit office or employment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.013 | Special Education Program Multiples.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 554 - 134th General Assembly
The multiples for the following categories of special education programs, as these programs are defined for purposes of Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, are as follows:
(A) A multiple of 0.2435 for students whose primary or only identified disability is a speech and language disability, as this term is defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code;
(B) A multiple of 0.6179 for students identified as specific learning disabled, developmentally disabled, or developmentally delayed, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, identified as having an other health impairment-minor, or identified as a preschool child who is developmentally delayed;
(C) A multiple of 1.4845 for students identified as hearing disabled or severe behavior disabled, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code;
(D) A multiple of 1.9812 for students identified as vision impaired, as this term is defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, or as having an other health impairment-major;
(E) A multiple of 2.6830 for students identified as orthopedically disabled or as having multiple disabilities, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code;
(F) A multiple of 3.9554 for students identified as autistic, having traumatic brain injuries, or as both visually and hearing impaired, as these terms are defined pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code.
Last updated February 16, 2023 at 1:15 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.015 | Certification of Additional Information.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) In addition to the information certified to the department of education and workforce and the office of budget and management under division (A) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code, the tax commissioner shall, at the same time, certify the following information to the department and the office of budget and management for each city, exempted village, and local school district to be used for the same purposes as described under that division:
(1) The taxable value of the school district's carryover property, as defined in section 319.301 of the Revised Code, for the preceding tax year;
(2) The increase in such carryover value, if any, between the second preceding tax year and the preceding tax year as used in calculating the percentage reduction under section 319.301 of the Revised Code.
(B) For each fiscal year the department of education and workforce shall calculate each school district's recognized valuation in the following manner:
(1) For a school district located in a county in which a reappraisal or triennial update occurred in the preceding tax year, the recognized valuation equals the district's total taxable value for the preceding tax year minus two-thirds times the increase in the carryover value from the second preceding tax year to the preceding tax year.
(2) For a school district located in a county in which a reappraisal or triennial update occurred in the second preceding tax year, the recognized valuation equals the district's total taxable value for the preceding tax year minus one-third times the increase in the carryover value from the third preceding tax year to the second preceding tax year.
(3) For a school district located in a county in which a reappraisal or triennial update occurred in the third preceding tax year, the recognized valuation equals the district's total taxable value for the preceding tax year.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 11:16 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.016 | Amounts for English Learners.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
As used in this section, "English learner" has the same meaning as in section 3301.0731 of the Revised Code.
The multiples for English learners shall be as follows:
(A) A multiple of 0.2104 for each student who has been identified as an English learner following the state's standardized identification process enrolled in schools in the United States for 180 school days or less.
(B) A multiple of 0.1577 for each student who, for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 has been identified as an English learner following the state's standardized identification process and enrolled in schools in the United States for more than 180 school days until the student achieves a proficient score on the spring administration of the state's English language proficiency assessments prescribed by division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code or who, for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, satisfies criteria specified by the general assembly for purposes of this division.
(C) A multiple of 0.1053 for each student who, for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, achieves a score of proficient on the spring administration of the state's English language proficiency assessments prescribed by division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code for the two school years following the school year in which the student achieved that level of achievement or who, for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, satisfies criteria specified by the general assembly for purposes of this division.
Last updated September 7, 2023 at 10:51 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.018 | Statewide Average Base Cost per Pupil.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The statewide average base cost per pupil shall be determined as follows:
(1) For fiscal year 2024, the statewide average base cost per pupil shall be equal to the sum of the aggregate base cost calculated for all city, local, and exempted village school districts in the state for that fiscal year under section 3317.011 of the Revised Code divided by the sum of the base cost enrolled ADMs of all of the city, local, and exempted village school districts in the state for that fiscal year.
(2) For fiscal year 2025, the statewide average base cost per pupil shall be equal to the amount calculated under division (A)(1) of this section.
(B) The statewide average career-technical base cost per pupil shall be determined as follows:
(1) For fiscal year 2024, the statewide average career-technical base cost per pupil shall be equal to the sum of the aggregate base cost calculated for all joint vocational school districts in the state for that fiscal year under section 3317.012 of the Revised Code divided by the sum of the base cost enrolled ADMs of all of the joint vocational school districts in the state for that fiscal year.
(2) For fiscal year 2025, the statewide average career-technical base cost per pupil shall be equal to the amount calculated under division (B)(1) of this section.
Last updated September 7, 2023 at 11:00 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.028 | Recomputing Where Change in Taxable Value.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) On or before May 15, 2007, and the fifteenth day of May in each calendar year thereafter, the tax commissioner shall determine for each school district whether the taxable value of all utility tangible personal property subject to taxation by the district in the preceding tax year was less than the taxable value of such property during the second preceding tax year. If any decrease exceeds ten per cent of the district's tangible personal property taxable value included in the total taxable value used in the district's state aid computation for the fiscal year that ends in the current calendar year, the tax commissioner shall certify all of the following to the department of education and workforce and the office of budget and management:
(1) The district's total taxable value for the preceding tax year;
(2) The change in taxes charged and payable on the district's total taxable value for the preceding tax year and the second preceding tax year;
(3) The taxable value of the utility tangible personal property decrease, which shall be considered a change in valuation;
(4) The change in taxes charged and payable on such change in taxable value calculated in the same manner as in division (A)(3) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code.
(B) Upon receipt of a certification specified in this section, the department shall replace the three-year average valuations that were used in computing the district's state education aid for the fiscal year that ends in the current calendar year with the taxable value certified under division (A)(1) of this section and shall recompute the state education aid for such fiscal year without applying any funding limitations enacted by the general assembly to the computation, if applicable. The department shall pay to the district an amount equal to the lesser of the following:
(1) The positive difference between the district's state education aid prior to the recomputation under this section and the district's recomputed state education aid;
(2) The absolute value of the amount certified under division (A)(2) of this section.
The payment date shall be determined by the director of budget and management. The director shall select a payment date that is not earlier than the first day of June of the current fiscal year and not later than the thirty-first day of July of the following fiscal year. The department shall not pay the district under this section prior to approval by the director of budget and management to make that payment.
(C) If a school district received a grant from the catastrophic expenditures account pursuant to division (C) of section 3316.20 of the Revised Code on the basis of the same circumstances for which a recomputation is made under this section, the amount of the recomputation shall be reduced and transferred in accordance with division (C) of section 3316.20 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 12:13 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.0214 | Additional State Aid to School Districts for Students in Categories Two Through Six Special Education Adm.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of education and workforce shall compute and pay in accordance with this section additional state aid to school districts for students in categories two through six special education ADM. If a district's costs for the fiscal year for a student in its categories two through six special education ADM exceed the threshold cost for serving the student, the district may submit to the department documentation, as prescribed by the department, of all its costs for that student. Upon submission of documentation for a student of the type and in the manner prescribed, the department shall pay to the district an amount equal to the sum of the following:
(1) One-half of the district's costs for the student in excess of the threshold cost;
(2) The product of one-half of the district's costs for the student in excess of the threshold cost multiplied by the district's state share percentage.
(B) For purposes of division (A) of this section, the threshold cost for serving a student equals:
(1) For a student in the school district's category two, three, four, or five special education ADM, twenty-seven thousand three hundred seventy-five dollars;
(2) For a student in the district's category six special education ADM, thirty-two thousand eight hundred fifty dollars.
(C) The district shall report under division (A) of this section, and the department shall pay for, only the costs of educational expenses and the related services provided to the student in accordance with the student's individualized education program. Any legal fees, court costs, or other costs associated with any cause of action relating to the student may not be included in the amount.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 10:30 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.0215 | Catastrophic Cost Pool.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A)(1) For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the department of education and workforce shall withhold from the aggregate amount paid for a fiscal year to each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code an amount equal to the following:
(a) In the case of a city, local, or exempted village school district, the aggregate amount of special education funding paid to the district under division (A)(3) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code times 0.10, subject to any funding limitations enacted by the general assembly to the computation.
(b) In the case of a community school or STEM school, the aggregate amount of special education funding paid to the school under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3317.026 of the Revised Code times 0.10, subject to any funding limitations enacted by the general assembly to the computation.
(c) In the case of a joint vocational school district, the aggregate amount of special education funding paid to the school under division (A)(2) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code times 0.10, subject to any funding limitations enacted by the general assembly to the computation.
(2) For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall withhold from the aggregate amount paid for a fiscal year to each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district, community school, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school an amount determined by the general assembly, if any, for purposes of this section.
(B) For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the department shall use the amount of funds withheld under division (A) of this section for purposes of division (C)(1) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code, section 3317.0214 of the Revised Code, division (B) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code, and section 3326.34 of the Revised Code.
For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall use the amount of funds withheld under division (A) of this section, if any, for purposes determined by the general assembly.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 10:33 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.0218 | Supplemental Targeted Assistance Funding.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
This section shall apply only for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
For each fiscal year, the department of education shall compute supplemental targeted assistance for each city, local, and exempted village school district as follows:
(A) Determine if the district satisfies both of the following criteria:
(1) The wealth index calculated for the district for fiscal year 2019 under division (A)(4) of former section 3317.0217 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to September 30, 2021, is greater than 1.6;
(2) The district's enrolled ADM for fiscal year 2019 is less than eighty-eight per cent of the district's total ADM for fiscal year 2019.
(B) Determine the maximum of the wealth indices calculated under division (A)(4) of former section 3317.0217 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to September 30, 2021, for all districts that satisfy both of the criteria specified under division (A) of this section;
(C) If the district satisfies both of the criteria specified under division (A) of this section, compute the district's supplemental amount as the product of the following:
(1) {[(The number specified under division (A)(1) of this section - 1.6)/ (the number determined under division (B) of this section - 1.6)] X 675} + 75;
(2) The district's enrolled ADM.
(D) If the district does not satisfy both of the criteria specified under division (A) of this section, the district's supplemental amount shall be equal to zero.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.031 | Membership Record for Each Pupil - Mandatory Compliance.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
A membership record shall be kept by grade level in each city, local, exempted village, joint vocational, and cooperative education school district and such a record shall be kept by grade level in each educational service center that provides academic instruction to pupils, classes for pupils with disabilities, or any other direct instructional services to pupils. Such membership record shall show the following information for each pupil enrolled: Name, date of birth, name of parent, date entered school, date withdrawn from school, days present, days absent, and the number of days school was open for instruction while the pupil was enrolled. At the end of the school year this membership record shall show the total days present, the total days absent, and the total days due for all pupils in each grade. Such membership record shall show the pupils that are transported to and from school and it shall also show the pupils that are transported living within one mile of the school attended. This membership record shall also show any other information prescribed by the department of education and workforce.
This membership record shall be kept intact for at least five years and shall be made available to the department in making an audit of the average daily membership or the transportation of the district or educational service center.
The department may withhold any money due any school district or educational service center under this chapter until it has satisfactory evidence that the board of education or educational service center governing board has fully complied with all of the provisions of this section.
Nothing in this section shall require any person to release, or to permit access to, public school records in violation of section 3319.321 of the Revised Code.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.032 | Membership Record of Preschool Children With Disabilities.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Each city, local, exempted village, and cooperative education school district, each educational service center, each county board of developmental disabilities, and each institution operating a special education program pursuant to section 3323.091 of the Revised Code shall, in accordance with procedures adopted by the department of education and workforce, maintain a record of district membership of all preschool children with disabilities who are served by a special education program.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.033 | Joint Vocational District to Maintain Record of Persons Not Eligible for Inclusion in Average Daily Membership.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
In accordance with rules which the department of education and workforce shall adopt, each joint vocational school district shall do both of the following:
(A) Maintain a record of district enrollment of any persons who are not eligible to be included in the district's formula ADM as that term is defined in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code;
(B) Annually certify to the department the number of persons for whom a record is maintained under division (A) of this section. These numbers shall be reported on a full-time equivalent basis.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 10:49 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.034 | Enrollment Status.

Effective:
February 1, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 2 - 131st General Assembly
For purposes of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code:
(A) A student shall be considered to be enrolled in the district for any portion of the school year the student is participating at a college under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code.
(B) A student shall be considered to be enrolled in the district for the period of time beginning on the date on which the school has both received the documentation of the student's enrollment from a parent and the student has commenced participation in learning opportunities offered by the district. For purposes of applying divisions (B) and (C) of this section, "learning opportunities" means both classroom-based and nonclassroom-based learning opportunities overseen by licensed educational employees of the district that is in compliance with criteria and documentation requirements for student participation, which shall be established by the department. Any student's instruction time in nonclassroom-based learning opportunities shall be certified by an employee of the district.
(C) A student's enrollment shall be considered to cease on the date on which any of the following occur:
(1) The district receives documentation from a parent terminating enrollment of the student.
(2) The district is provided documentation of a student's enrollment in another public or nonpublic school.
(3) The student ceases to participate in learning opportunities provided by the school.
(D) No public school may enroll or withdraw a student from the education management information system established under section 3310.0714 of the Revised Code later than thirty days after the student's actual enrollment or withdrawal from the school.
(E) A student in any of grades nine through twelve may be considered a full-time equivalent student if the student is enrolled in at least five units of instruction, as defined in section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, per school year.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.035 | Annual Audits of Certified Membership - Other Information.

Effective:
June 30, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly
The auditor of state may conduct annual audits of the information certified under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code by a number of school districts determined by the auditor of state and selected at random.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.036 | Enrollment Reports.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The superintendent of each city, local, and exempted village school district shall report to the department of education and workforce as of the last day of October, March, and June of each year the enrollment under section 3317.23 of the Revised Code, on a full-time equivalency basis, of individuals who are at least twenty-two years of age. This report shall be in addition to the district's report of the enrollment of students entitled to attend school in the district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code that is required under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code.
(B) The superintendent of each joint vocational school district shall report and certify to the department as of the last day of October, March, and June of each year the enrollment of individuals receiving services from the district on a full-time equivalency basis under section 3317.24 of the Revised Code. This report shall be in addition to the district's report of the enrollment of students that is required under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 10:50 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.037 | Attendance Records for Career-Technical Planning District.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Contracting district" means a school district that has entered into a contract to provide career-technical education services that meet standards set by the department of education and workforce to one or more other school districts.
(2) "Career-technical planning district" has the same meaning as in section 3317.023 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Home district" means any city, local, or exempted village school district that is also not a lead district or a contracting district.
(4) "Lead district" means a lead district, as defined in section 3317.023 of the Revised Code, which is designated by the department to provide primary career-technical education leadership within a career-technical planning district.
(B) For the purposes of maintaining student enrollment records under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of each home district shall provide to the lead district or contracting district the attendance records for each student who receives career-technical education services provided by the lead district or contracting district in facilities operated by the student's home district.
(C) Any lead district of a career-technical planning district may enter into an agreement with another school district within that career-technical planning district under which the lead district and the other school district may establish a method to determine the full-time equivalency for each student attending school in both districts for the purposes of calculating each district's enrollment under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 10:52 AM