2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program › Section 3317.063 | Reimbursing Nonpublic School for Mandated Service Costs.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall annually reimburse each chartered nonpublic school for the actual mandated service administrative and clerical costs incurred by such school during the preceding school year in preparing, maintaining, and filing reports, forms, and records, and in providing such other administrative and clerical services that are not an integral part of the teaching process as may be required by state law or rule or by requirements duly promulgated by city, exempted village, or local school districts. The mandated service costs reimbursed pursuant to this section shall include, but are not limited to, the preparation, filing and maintenance of forms, reports, or records and other clerical and administrative services relating to state chartering or approval of the nonpublic school, pupil attendance, pupil health and health testing, transportation of pupils, federally funded education programs, pupil appraisal, pupil progress, educator licensure, unemployment and workers' compensation, transfer of pupils, and such other education related data which are now or hereafter shall be required of such nonpublic school by state law or rule, or by requirements of the department, other state agencies, or city, exempted village, or local school districts.
The reimbursement required by this section shall be for school years beginning on or after July 1, 1981.
Each nonpublic school which seeks reimbursement pursuant to this section shall submit to the department an application together with such additional reports and documents as the department may require. Such application, reports, and documents shall contain such information as the department may prescribe in order to carry out the purposes of this section. No payment shall be made until the department has approved such application.
Each nonpublic school which applies for reimbursement pursuant to this section shall maintain a separate account or system of accounts for the expenses incurred in rendering the required services for which reimbursement is sought. Such accounts shall contain such information as is required by the department and shall be maintained in accordance with rules adopted by the department.
Reimbursement payments to a nonpublic school for a school year pursuant to this section shall not exceed the per-pupil amount specified by the general assembly for that school year.
The department may, from time to time, examine any and all accounts and records of a nonpublic school which have been maintained pursuant to this section in support of an application for reimbursement, for the purpose of determining the costs to such school of rendering the services for which reimbursement is sought. If after such audit it is determined that any school has received funds in excess of the actual cost of providing such services, said school shall immediately reimburse the state in such excess amount.
Any payments made to chartered nonpublic schools under this section may be disbursed without submission to and approval of the controlling board.
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