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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-09 - Pupil instruction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								All school
			 districts shall implement a program to provide safety
								 instruction
			  to all regularly transported
			 pupils in grades kindergarten through third
								 within two weeks after the
			 commencement of classes each school year pursuant to
			 section 3327.16 of the Revised Code and
			 in accordance with the guidance provided by the Ohio department of education
			 (
www.education.ohio.gov
).
								 The program shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Safe walking practices to and from the
			 bus stop.
(2) Wearing of
			 light-colored or reflective clothing when going to and from the bus stop in
			 darkness.
(3) How and where to wait
			 safely for the bus including how to avoid personal risks involving
			 strangers.
(4) What to do if the
			 bus is late or does not arrive.
(5)
			 How to enter and leave the bus safely. This instruction shall include the
			 potential hazards regarding the snagging of clothing, backpacks, or other
			 items, as well as items which may be dropped around or under the bus.
(6) Safe riding practices (including
			 instruction on rule
			 3301-83-08
			 of the Administrative Code, pupil transportation management
			 policies).
(7) Safely crossing the
			 highway before boarding and after leaving the bus.
(8) Respect for the rights and privileges of
			 others.
(9) The dangers of
			 trespassing in a railroad right-of-way and other dangerous areas.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-10 - Personnel training program

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Minimum school bus driver training
			 requirements
The Ohio pre-service school bus driver training program, as
				instituted by the Ohio department of education shall be successfully completed
				by each beginning driver. Upon completion of the following requirements and
				meeting all driver qualifications described in rule
				3301-83-06
				of the Administrative Code, a school bus driver training certificate from an
				Ohio pre-service school bus driver training instructor, which shall expire six
				years from the date of issuance, shall be issued to the driver.
(1) To achieve an acceptable level of
			 competence, a minimum of twelve hours of on-the-bus instruction is required and
			 shall be completed prior to a driver being assigned to operate a school bus
			 with pupils on board. This instruction shall consist of:
(a) Pre-trip inspection, control systems and
			 dashboard instrumentation and mirror adjustment;
(b) Identification of acceptable driving
			 techniques;
(c) Starting the
			 engine;
(d) Position of hands for
			 steering;
(e) Shifting the
			 automatic and/or standard transmissions;
(f) Off road CDL maneuvers;
(g) Starting into traffic and pulling to the
			 curb;
(h) Entering and leaving the
			 freeway;
(i) Stopping for
			 emergencies;
(j) Speed
			 control;
(k) Changing
			 lanes;
(l) Passing;
(m) Intersections - stop and
			 through;
(n) Left and right
			 turns;
(o) Turn-arounds;
(p) Loading and unloading pupils;
(q) Railroad crossings;
(r) Practice driving utilizing a detailed
			 route sheet;
(s) Emergency
			 evacuation procedures;
(t)
			 Miscellaneous items to include at least the following:
(i) Special driving situations;
(ii) Special trips;
(iii) Regular trip restrictions;
(iv) Environmental compliance
			 issues;
(v) Fatigue and
			 wellness;
(vi) Handling equipment
			 and cargo;
(vii) Hours of service
			 requirements.
(u)
			 Student management; and
(v) School
			 bus security.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-11 - School bus inspections

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Ohio state highway patrol safety
			 inspection
The school bus owner, operator, lessee, or designee shall be
				responsible for presenting all school buses for the annual Ohio state highway
				patrol safety inspection and will be responsible for the pre-inspection, repair
				and preparation of each school bus.
(B) Daily inspection of the school bus
It is the responsibility of each school bus driver to complete
				and document a daily pre-trip inspection of the school bus before transporting
				students. The school bus owner, operator, lessee, or designee may designate
				another qualified individual to complete and record portions of the stationary
				inspection in lieu of the school bus driver. Any
				defects shall be reported in writing to the school bus owner or designee.
				It is the responsibility of the school bus owner to provide each driver with
				all inspection forms for reporting purposes, which include the
				following:
(1) Stationary inspection
(a) Pre-starting inspection:
(i) Raise the hood and visually check the safety latch or hinges, then check
			 oil and water - check belts, hoses and wiring for frayed, cracked and/or
			 deteriorated conditions.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-12 - Safety procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) School bus stops
(1) Alternately flashing amber lamps are to
			 be used to warn motorists that the bus is stopping to take on or to discharge
			 passengers.
(2) Alternately
			 flashing red lights and a stop sign are to be used to inform motorists that the
			 bus is stopped on the roadway to take on or discharge passengers.
(3) Before receiving or discharging pupils,
			 the bus shall be driven to the right side of the paved or traveled portion of
			 the roadway and brought to a full stop.
(4) The bus driver shall be the only operator
			 of the service entrance door. The door shall not be opened to load or unload
			 pupils until traffic has cleared the bus or come to a complete stop in all
			 directions.
(5) The bus driver
			 shall not use the service door control to actuate warning lights. The door
			 shall remain in a securely closed position while the bus is in
			 motion.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-13 - School bus routes and stops

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Designation of school bus stops
It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent or
				designee to determine the location of all school bus stops which shall be
				approved annually by the districts' board of
				education. Authority to designate or relocate subsequent school bus stops may
				be delegated by the board of education to the superintendent or designee. Bus
				stops and a time schedule shall be adopted and put in force by the board not
				earlier than thirty days prior to and not later than ten days after the
				beginning of the school term.
(B) School bus stop location
Policies and procedures shall be
				developed by administrators and transportation personnel to ensure school bus
				stop locations are designated in safe locations and shall include the
				following:
(1) Pupils in grades
			 kindergarten through eight may be required to walk up to one-half mile to a
			 designated bus stop.
(2) School bus
			 stop locations shall provide for the maximum safety of pupils giving
			 consideration to distance from residence, traffic volume, physical
			 characteristics, visibility and weather conditions.
(3) School bus stops shall be established on
			 the residence side of all four-lane highways and on the residence side of other
			 roadways posing potential hazards to students as determined by school bus
			 owners.
(4) School bus stops shall
			 be located at a distance from the crest of a hill or curve to allow motorists
			 traveling at the posted speed to stop within the sight distance. If the line of
			 sight is less than five hundred feet in either direction, a request shall be
			 submitted to the appropriate authority to install an approved "school bus stop
			 ahead" sign at least five hundred feet in advance of the school bus
			 stop.
(5) Each pupil shall be
			 assigned and required to use a specific school bus stop except in unusual
			 circumstances as approved by the school bus owner or designee.
(6) Each pupil shall be assigned a designated
			 place of safety on the residence side of the roadway on which the vehicle is
			 scheduled to stop. Driver must account for each pupil at designated place of
			 safety before leaving. Pupils are not to proceed to their residence until the
			 school bus has departed.
(7)
									The school bus driver shall use the established route
			 and make stops only at points designated by the school vehicle owner or the
			 administrator who is authorized to designate such stops. School districts and
			 community schools offering pupil transportation shall have a documented routing
			 plan in place for all established routes.
(8)
									The school bus
			 driver shall operate the bus on the time schedule for the established route and
			 shall wait for pupils if ahead of schedule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-14 - Records and reports

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each school transportation vehicle owner
				or operator shall maintain
				and make available for inspection the following
				records for the management and reporting of the pupil transportation program.
(A) Maintenance and repair:
(1) Records to document that reported
			 mechanical deficiencies discovered during inspections were corrected.
(2) A maintenance and repair
			 record for each school transportation vehicle.
(3) Documented proof of pre-trip inspection
			 for each school transportation vehicle must be kept on file for no less than
			 twelve months.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-15 - Emergency and evacuation procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Emergency procedure -
Each school bus owner shall adopt a policy for handling
				emergencies on school buses while pupils are being transported. Such a policy
				shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, procedures for handling any
				medical emergencies of pupils while they are being transported. Each school bus
				owner shall provide training to all school bus drivers transporting pupils to
				ensure that the drivers understand the policy and their responsibilities. No
				school bus driver shall transport pupils unless the driver has received such
				training.
These policies shall include procedures for when and how to
				notify parents if their students were on a transportation vehicle involved in
				an accident.
This policy shall be developed in cooperation with all those
				whose services would be required in the event of emergencies. The
				transportation director/supervisor, school administrators, teachers, drivers,
				maintenance and service personnel and students shall be provided instruction in
				the procedures to be followed in the event of:
(1) Accident procedure -
The policy shall describe how to protect the accident scene;
				evacuate and control students; evaluate the need for medical assistance; notify
				the responsible law enforcement agency, school officials and emergency
				services; collect and record data essential to the preparation of required
				reports; and communicate with parents and/or guardians.
(2) Disability of driver
			 procedure-
The policy shall describe
										 situations in the
				event of illness, injury, or disability of the 
										vehicle
				driver.
(3) School
			 vehicle
									
			 failure procedure -
The policy shall describe procedures for securing the
				vehicle,
				disposing of and controlling passengers, notifying school officials, securing
				alternate equipment, and repairing and recovering the disabled school
				vehicle.
(4) Inclement weather conditions
			 procedure -
The pre-emergency policy shall provide instruction as to school
				closings, delayed take-ups and/or early dismissals.
(5) Tornado procedure
			 -
The policy shall provide procedures for drivers and students in
				the event of tornado sightings and/or warnings.
(6) Policies shall also be developed to
			 address other dangerous and/or threatening situations (weapons, assaults,
			 unauthorized attempted boardings, and impeding the movement of the
			 school vehicle).
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-16 - Non-routine use of school buses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
"Non-routine student transportation" is defined as
				transportation of passengers for purposes other than regularly scheduled routes
				to and from school. School buses may be used for non-routine trips only when
				such trips will not interfere with routine transportation services.
				Passengers participating in non-routine use of school
				vehicles shall receive safety instructions at the beginning of the non-routine
				trip. The return portion of a round trip event is excluded from this
				requirement. Instruction shall include identification of safety exits,
				requirement to keep aisles clear, requirement to remain seated while the bus is
				in motion, and safe riding practices including instruction on rules as adopted
				by the vehicle owner's policy.
Any use of school buses other than transporting students to or
				from a school session or a school function may require the school bus owner to
				obtain approval of the vehicle and operator as a commercial motor carrier
				pursuant to federal motor carrier safety administration (fmcsa.dot.gov), Ohio
				department of transportation rules and regulations, and, in accordance with
				section 4511.01 of the Revised Code and
				rule
				3301-83-19
				of the Administrative Code.
(A)
			 Permits
School bus owners, superintendents or their designees shall
				issue a trip permit which shall accompany the driver on any non-routine student
				transportation trip. The permit shall provide the following information:
(1) Date of trip;
(2) Destination;
(3) Purpose of trip;
(4) Name of school district;
(5) Drivers name;
(6) Bus registration number or vehicle
			 license number;
(7) Total miles of
			 trip;
(8) Designated
			 stops;
(9) Route map and/or written
			 directions for destination;
(10)
			 School bus owners, superintendent or designee signature.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-17 - Authorized and unauthorized passengers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Authorized passengers:
(1) Pupils enrolled in approved programs who
			 are eligible for transportation services authorized or required by state and
			 federal law and school bus owner policy.
(2) Children attending an approved pre-school
			 program authorized and directed by the board of education or county board of
			 developmental disabilities.
(3)
			 Resident pre-school children and parent(s) or guardian who are participating in
			 school-sponsored special programs that require attendance of both. This
			 includes parent and child participating in a graduation, reality, and dual-role
			 skills (GRADS) or similar type program.
(4) School officials may authorize
			 transportation of a school-age visitor to the home of a regular school bus
			 passenger upon proper parental authorization on a space-available basis which
			 does not displace regular riders.
(5) Resident pre-school children and school
			 age pupils may be transported to pre-school programs and school-age child-care
			 programs (for example, latchkey programs). These extra miles are not
			 reimbursable. School age pupils may be counted for reimbursement only once if
			 eligible for routine transportation (see rule
			 3301-83-01
			 of the Administrative Code).
(6)
			 Resident pre-school special needs children are to be transported to school
			 district pre-school special education programs within the district and outside
			 the district if assigned by the school district of residence. If transportation
			 is necessary for pre-school special needs children to receive a free and
			 appropriate education it must be provided at no cost to the parent or
			 guardian.
(7) School districts may
			 enter into contractual agreements to provide transportation service for
			 latchkey programs under the provisions of sections
			 3313.207,
			 3313.208, and
			 3313.209 of the Revised Code;
			 and to provide transportation service for pre-school and
			 child care
			 providers
									 under provisions of division (C) of
			 section 3313.646 of the Revised
			 Code.
(8) Ohio works first
			 participants and the elderly may be transported under the provisions of
			 paragraphs (F)(1) to (F)(5) of rule
			 3301-83-16
			 of the Administrative Code and according to policy and procedure of the school
			 bus owner.
(9) School bus owners
			 may establish a volunteer bus rider assistance program pursuant to section
			 3327.16 of the Revised Code.
			 Qualified adults, including parents, or responsible older pupils may be
			 authorized.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-18 - Passenger capacity

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Seating shall be provided that will
			 permit each passenger to sit in a position which will provide maximum
			 protection by the barrier and does not exceed the
			 school bus manufacturer's rated capacity if applicable, and shall be adjusted
			 according to each passenger's individual physical size..
(B) No person shall
			 stand while the school bus is in motion, with the exception of bus aides and
			 driver training staff, in the official performance of their duties.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-20 - General rules

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The use of alcohol,
			 nicotine
			 products, and non-prescribed drugs is prohibited on the school bus.
(B) Firearms,
			 ammunition, weapons, explosives or other dangerous materials or objects are
			 prohibited on school buses. Animals are also prohibited, with the exception of
			 those identified as service animals as defined by
			 28
			 CFR part 35.104 and CFR part 36.104 (October
			 11, 2016).
(C) All buses shall be kept clean on the inside and on
			 the outside. Front and rear windows, lights and mirrors should be clean and all
			 markings clearly visible.
(D) The following
			 equipment may be installed in a school bus: broom, snow brush, ice scraper, and
			 trash container. All equipment must be properly secured.
(E)
			 All buses shall be equipped with emergency assistance cards which list three
			 telephone numbers to call. The cards shall provide space for describing the
			 location of the school bus and the type of emergency.
(F)
			 The school bus driver shall use the seat belt whenever the school bus is in
			 motion.
(G) Identified route hazards shall be documented and
			 provided to school bus drivers whose routes are affected. School bus drivers
			 should report any such regular pedestrian or vehicular concerns as the
			 following:
(1) Construction sites;
(2) Areas of poor visibility;
(3) Restricted sight distances;
(4) Railroad crossings.
(5) Other route hazards as noted by the
			 school bus driver.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-21 - Supplementary provisions for county boards of developmental disabilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As used in this
			 rule, the following definitions apply:
(1)
			 "Behavioral support plan" means a written statement for
			 a special needs child that is developed and implemented in accordance with
			 paragraph (E) of rule
			 3301-51-02
			 of the Administrative Code.
(2)
			 "Individualized habilitation plan" means a written plan of intervention and
			 action that is developed on the basis of a comprehensive evaluation.
(3) "County board" means a county board of
			  developmental
			 disabilities.
(4) "Department"
			 means Ohio department of education.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-22 - Vehicle maintenance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
School buses and other vehicles used to transport school
				children shall be maintained in safe operating condition through a systematic
				preventative maintenance program.
All school buses being used for pupil transportation must be
				presented to the Ohio department of public safety for inspection, and shall not
				be operated with students on board without a current inspection sticker
				signifying that they have passed such inspection.
The Ohio state highway patrol shall be notified within
				forty-eight hours
								 of any school buses involved in motor
				vehicle accidents.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-24 - School transportation fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Fees for routine school transportation:
(1)
									No school vehicle
			 owner shall charge for transporting pupils to and from regular day classes when
			 that transportation is provided in accordance with section
			 3327.01,
			 3326.20, and
			 3314.091 of the Revised Code.
			 This applies equally to buses owned by school boards, non-public schools,
			 community schools, STEM schools, and the county boards of developmental
			 disabilities as well as buses operated under contract for one of these
			 agencies.
This rule does not apply to private
				transporation arranged for or by parents or other groups not related to the
				educating school board, non-public school, community school, STEM school, or
				county board of developmental disabilities.
(2)
									The governing
			 authority of a chartered nonpublic school may charge for transporation of
			 pupils in a manner consistent with section
			 3327.07 of the Revised Code.
			 Vehicles used by the governing authority of the chartered nonpublic school or
			 its contractor shall comply with rule
			 3301-83-19
			 of the Administrative Code. Drivers employed or contracted by the governing
			 authority of the chartered nonpublic school or its contractor shall comply with
			 all requirements for school bus drivers in Chapter 3327. of the Revised Code
			 and Chapter 3301-83 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-83 - Pupil Transportation › Section 3301-83-25 - Transportation collaboration grant

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								As used in the
			 rule:
(1)
									"Shared resource management" means school district resources
			 that are collaboratively agreed upon and shared between at least two city,
			 local, or exempted village school districts to reduce transportation
			 costs.
(2)
									"Routing consolidation" means reducing the number of
			 routes by collaborating with one or more school districts to reduce
			 transportation costs.
(3)
									"Regional collaboration" means identifying
			 opportunities within a given region that includes at least two city, local, or
			 exempted village school districts working together collaboratively to reduce
			 transportation costs.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-89 - Transfers of Territory › Section 3301-89-02 - Procedures of the state board of education in a request for transfer of territory under section 3311.06 or 3311.24 of the Revised Code

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Initial
			 requests by school district or a board of
			 education
(1) A school district may
			 request a transfer of certain territory for school purposes under section
			 3311.06 of the Revised Code by
			 sending an initial letter requesting the land transfer to the state board of
			 education and including copies of:
(a) The
			 resolution of the requesting board of education;
(b) Each annexation ordinance identified by
			 number;
(c) A map showing the area(s) being
			 considered for transfer;
(d)
										Evidence that good faith negotiations occurred or
			 requesting board of education made good faith efforts to host negotiations;
			 and
(e)
										If negotiations occurred and the parties did not reach
			 an agreement, a statement signed by all participating boards listing the terms
			 agreed on and the points on which no agreement could be
			 reached.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-89 - Transfers of Territory › Section 3301-89-03 - Factors to be considered by a hearing officer appointed to hear a request for transfer of territory under section 3311.06 or 3311.24 of the Revised Code

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A 
								hearing
			 officer appointed to hear a transfer request under section
			 3311.06 or
			 3311.24 of the Revised Code
			 shall consider the information provided by the school districts under paragraph
			 (B) of rule
			 3301-89-02
			 of the Administrative Code and shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter
			 3301-89 of the Administrative Code.
(B) Other factors that a
			 
								hearing
			 officer shall consider in hearing any request for a transfer of territory
			 for school purposes include, but are not necessarily limited to:
(1) Documented agreements made by public
			 agencies involved in municipal annexation proceedings should be honored;
(2) A previous agreement entered
			 into by the school districts concerned should be honored unless all concerned
			 districts agree to amend it;
(3)
			 The statement signed by the school district boards of education after
			 negotiations as required by paragraph (D)(4) of Rule
			 3301-89-04
			 of the Administrative Code;
(4)
			 There should not be undue delay in requesting a transfer for school purposes
			 after a territory has been annexed for municipal purposes;
(5) The transfer shall not cause, preserve,
			 or increase racial isolation;
(6)
			 All school district territories should be contiguous unless otherwise
			 authorized by law;
(7) School
			 district boundary lines that have existed for a long period of time should not
			 be changed if substantial upheaval results because of long-held loyalties by
			 the parties involved;
(8) The
			 pupil loss of the relinquishing district should not be such that the
			 educational program of that district is severely impaired;
(9) The fiscal resources acquired should be
			 commensurate with the educational responsibilities assumed;
(10) The educational facilities of districts
			 should be effectively utilized; and
(11)
									 The preference
			 of the residents with school-age children who live in the territory sought to
			 be transferred to another school district shall be considered if evidence
			 establishing that preference is admitted, provided the articulated reasons are
			 not contrary to existing statutes or rules.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-89 - Transfers of Territory › Section 3301-89-04 - Procedures governing negotiations of school districts, other than urban school districts as defined in division (A)(3) of section 3311.06 of the Revised Code

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Negotiation process
(1)
									
									The first
			 negotiation session shall be set within thirty days of the receipt of
			 the school district's notification of
			 the transfer request.
(2) The date,
			 time, and place of the negotiation sessions shall be mutually agreed upon by
			 the participating districts.
(3) A
			 record of at least the time, place, and date of each session shall be kept by
			 each school district represented.
(4) Any board of education may request
			 assistance from the department of education. Upon request, the superintendent
			 of public instruction shall designate one or more department employees to
			 provide assistance.
(5) District
			 superintendents and/or their designees shall comprise the negotiating teams.
			 Teams shall be limited to three persons each. By mutual consent, up to three
			 observers for each team may be present.
(6) If agreements are not reached within one
			 hundred twenty days, a mutually agreed upon facilitator with a public education
			 background and/or experience shall be selected within thirty days. The cost of
			 the facilitator shall be shared equally by the parties involved. If the parties
			 fail to agree upon a facilitator, the superintendent of public instruction
			 shall name one.
(7) Agreements
			 reached shall be adopted by each board of education involved. A copy of the
			 resolution and the negotiated agreement shall be transmitted by each board of
			 education to the state board of education.
(8) In the event agreements are not reached
			 within a year from the initial negotiation session, the facilitator shall issue
			 to the state board of education a record of the good faith efforts of all
			 parties involved in the negotiations.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-91 - Standards for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs › Section 3301-91-01 - Eligibility for receiving state matching funds

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
State funds appropriated to meet the federal matching
				requirement as provided for by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
				Act, 60 Stat. 230 (1946),
				42 U.S.C.
				1751
								
								
									7 C.F.R.
				210.7
								 and the Child Nutrition Act of
				1966, 80 Stat. 885 (1966),
				42 U.S.C.
				1771
								 shall be distributed to city, exempted village, local
				school districts, joint vocational
				school districts,career-
								technical centers and community
				schools that have participated in the national school lunch program in the
				months schools were in session during the preceding school year, that claimed
				free meals in the prior program year, and that have a national school lunch
				program application approved for the current program year.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-91 - Standards for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs › Section 3301-91-02 - Schedule of payments

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In accordance with the "National School
				Lunch Program" regulations at
				7 CFR
				210.17, state
								 funds appropriated in each fiscal
				year to match federal funds shall be distributed to school districts to assist
				in providing free lunches to eligible children in annual
				payments beginning in the fiscal year for which the funds are
				appropriated.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-91 - Standards for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs › Section 3301-91-03 - Report required

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each board of education participating in the "National School
				Lunch Program" shall report monthly the number of free lunches served by the
				district each month in accordance with the "National
				School Lunch Program" regulations at
				7 CFR
				210.8
								. The monthly report shall be
				submitted to the department not later than the
				forty-fifth day following the month being reported.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-91 - Standards for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs › Section 3301-91-04 - Calculation of payment

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The funds appropriated to meet the federal matching requirement
				in accordance with the Richard B. Russell National
				School Lunch Act, 60 Stat. 230 (1946),
				42 U.S.C.
				1751,
				7 C.F.R.
				210.17 and as described in rule
				3301-91-01
				of the Administrative Code shall be divided by the total number of free lunches
				served by city, exempted village, local school
				districts, joint vocational school
				districts,
								career-
								technical
				centers and community schools in the state during the preceding school
				year. The quotient shall be multiplied by the total number of free lunches
				served by each school district during the same period to determine the amount
				to be paid the school district.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-91 - Standards for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs › Section 3301-91-07 - Appeal for extension of time for compliance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The board of
			 education of each school district is required to establish a breakfast program
			 in every school where at least one-fifth of the pupils in the school are
			 eligible under federal requirements for free breakfast and is required to
			 establish a lunch program in every school where at least one-fifth of the
			 pupils are eligible for free lunches.
(B)
								The board of
			 education of each school district is required to establish a breakfast program
			 in every school in which the parents of at least one-half of the children
			 enrolled in the school have requested that the breakfast program be
			 established.
(C)
								If a school district cannot comply with the
			 requirements prescribed in section
			 3313.813
			 of the Revised Code, an appeal must be made to the state board of education
			 defining the paragraph of the section being appealed. The following data must
			 be provided to describe the circumstances which preclude compliance:
(1)
									Statement of
			 reason(s) for requesting an extension of time to comply with the prescribed
			 deadlines.
(2)
									The schools in the district and number of children for
			 which breakfast and lunch are available.
(3)
									The average daily
			 membership and the number of children eligible for free and reduced-price meals
			 in each school for which the appeal is submitted.
(4)
									The criteria used
			 for determining the number of children eligible.
(5)
									The date by which
			 compliance will be accomplished.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-91 - Standards for School Lunch and Breakfast Programs › Section 3301-91-10 - Establishing summer food service programs at school sites and associated cost

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The board of
			 education of each school district is required to establish and maintain a
			 school breakfast, lunch and summer food service program pursuant to the
			 National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as described in
			 section
			 3313.813
			 of the Revised Code.
(B)
								The board of education of each school district is
			 required to establish one of the following meal programs to support summer
			 intervention services:
(1)
									An extension of the school breakfast program pursuant
			 to the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 60 Stat. 230 (1946),
			 42 U.S.C.
			 1751 and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 80
			 Stat. 885 (1966),
			 42 U.S.C.
			 1771;
(2)
									An extension of
			 the school lunch program pursuant to those acts;
(3)
									A summer food
			 service program pursuant to those acts.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-92 - Distribution of State Aid › Section 3301-92-02 - Capital improvement and maintenance fund

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As used in this rule, "capital
			 improvements and maintenance" means the acquisition, replacement, enhancement,
			 maintenance or repair of permanent improvements as those terms are defined in
			 this rule.
(1) "Permanent improvement" means
			 a permanent improvement as defined under division (E) of section
			 5705.01
			 of the Revised Code.
(2)
			 "Acquisition" means addition of or assuming possession of an asset.
(3) "Replacement" means the substitution of
			 one asset for another of substantially similar value or quality.
(4) "Enhancement" means the modification of
			 an existing asset that increases its value, quality or life
			 expectancy.
(5) "Maintenance or
			 repair" means the act of keeping a permanent improvement in normal working
			 condition. "Maintenance or repair" includes preventative maintenance, periodic
			 repairs and replacement of parts, structural components and other activities
			 needed to maintain the asset but does not include routine janitorial and
			 utility costs. Any non-routine janitorial cost shall be substantiated through a
			 work order.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-92 - Distribution of State Aid › Section 3301-92-04 - Reporting five-year projections

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The provisions of this rule only apply
				to city, exempted village, local and joint vocational districts.
(A)
								Definitions.
(1)
									The terms "five-year forecast" and "five-year
			 projections" are used interchangeably and refer to the "five-year projections
			 of operational revenues and expenditures" described in section
			 5705.391
			 of the Revised Code.
(2)
									The term "fiscal oversight" refers to the three fiscal
			 declaration categories established under Chapter 3316. of the Revised Code:
			 fiscal caution, fiscal watch, and fiscal emergency.
(3)
									All references to
			 the "department" refer to the Ohio department of education.
(4)
									All references to
			 the "auditor" refer to the Ohio auditor of state.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-92 - Distribution of State Aid › Section 3301-92-05 - Certification of adequate revenue

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Qualifying contract" has the same
			 meaning as in section
			 5705.412
			 of the Revised Code. Expenditures that, if they meet the criteria in divisions
			 (A)(1) and (A)(2) of section
			 5705.412
			 of the Revised Code, are to be qualifying contracts include, but are not
			 limited to:
(1) Negotiated
			 agreements;
(2) Contracts for
			 benefits; and
(3) Construction
			 contracts, if the source of funds is included in the school district's
			 five-year forecast under section
			 5705.391
			 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-101 - Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program › Section 3301-101-02 - Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program established

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The department of
			 education and workforce
								will pay a scholarship to the parent or other eligible
			 applicant of each qualified special education child upon the submission of a
			 fully completed application pursuant to procedures established by the
			 department's rules in this chapter.
(B) Each scholarship
			 will be
			 used only to pay all or part of the tuition and fees for the child on whose
			 behalf the scholarship is awarded to attend a special education program that
			 provides services under the child's (IEP) in the following manner:
(1) For a special education program which is
			 operated by an alternative public provider or by a registered private provider
			 may be used in lieu of the child's special education program operated by the
			 school district in which the child is entitled to attend school.
(2) Additional services agreed to in writing
			 by the provider and eligible applicant that are not included in the IEP but are
			 associated with educating the child. Upon written agreement with the eligible
			 applicant, the provider may modify the services provided to the child through
			 the development of measurable goals and objectives in addition to the services
			 included in the IEP.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-101 - Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program › Section 3301-101-03 - Eligibility to receive a scholarship

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								In accordance
			 with section 3301.51 of the Revised Code, a
			 child will meet the following conditions to be eligible to participate in the
			 scholarship program:
(1)
									The child will be at least five years of age and less
			 than twenty-two years of age at the beginning of the school year for which the
			 scholarship is sought;
(2)
									The school district in which the child is entitled to
			 attend school, or the child's school district of residence, if different, has
			 identified the child as a child with a disability under
			 20 U.S.C.
			 1401(3) and division (A) of
			 section 3323.01 of the Revised
			 Code;
(3)
									The school district in which the child is entitled to
			 attend school, or the child's school district of residence, if different, has
			 completed an IEP for the child;
(a)
										If the child is a first-time applicant, no
			 administrative or judicial proceedings as defined in paragraph (A) of rule
			 3301-101-01 of the
			 Administrative Code are pending regarding the contents of the
			 IEP;
(b)
										If the child is seeking a subsequent scholarship, the
			 existence of administrative or judicial proceedings about the subsequent IEP
			 does not affect continued eligibility for a scholarship.
(c)
										Administrative or
			 judicial proceedings regarding the services provided by the district do not
			 affect the child's eligibility for a scholarship.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-101 - Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program › Section 3301-101-06 - Awarding scholarships

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Scholarships will be awarded from fully completed applications
			 received in the following order:
(1) First, to
			 any eligible student enrolled in grades kindergarten through twelve who
			 received a scholarship in the school year immediately prior to the year for
			 which the scholarship is sought and for whom eligibility has not been
			 terminated pursuant to rule
			 3301-101-08 of the
			 Administrative Code;
(2) Then, to
			 other eligible students.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-101 - Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program › Section 3301-101-07 - Transfer of scholarship

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Scholarships may be transferred to other registered providers
				or alternative public providers pursuant to this rule. Both the applicant and
				the provider accepting the transferred student will notify the department
				of education and workforce and the public school
				district writing the IEP of the applicant's intent to transfer and the
				anticipated effective date of transfer. The provider enrolling the applicant
				may provide such notification to the department and the public school district
				on the applicant's behalf, if so designated in writing or through electronic
				communication by the applicant. Scholarships are not transferable to other
				students.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-101 - Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program › Section 3301-101-08 - Termination of eligibility

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Eligibility to continue to receive a
			 scholarship in the school year in which it is being received
			 will be
			 terminated if any of the following occur:
(1)
			 The department of education and workforce
			 determines that the application made for the program contained false
			 information that, had such information been correct, would have caused the
			 scholarship recipient to be ineligible for the program; or
(2) The scholarship recipient is withdrawn
			 from, or is expelled from, the entity that is providing the child with an
			 educational program that complies with the minimum standards of the
			 department as prescribed in Chapter 3301-34 or 3301-35
			 of the Administrative Code, and fails within thirty calendar days to enroll
			 with another entity to provide an educational program to the child that
			 complies with those standards.
(3)
			 If the child is not receiving any of the special education and related services
			 identified on the IEP or approved modifications to the services on the
			 IEP.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-101 - Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program › Section 3301-101-11 - Entities designated to file applications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Registered private providers, alternative public providers, and
				primary providers as defined in  rule
				3301-101-01 of the
				Administrative Code may be authorized to file applications on behalf of
				applicants if so designated in writing by the applicant. In no case
				will any
				financial charge be made to the applicant for application assistance.