Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-11 - Educational Choice Scholarship Program › Section 3301-11-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In addition to the terms defined in
				section 3310.01 of the Revised Code, the
				following terms are defined as they are used in the rules in this
				chapter:
(A)
								"Applicant" is any parent, or any student who is at
			 least eighteen years of age, who is seeking an educational choice scholarship
			 for an eligible student;
(B)
								"Department" means Ohio department of
			 education.
(C)
								"Designated building" is a school building on the list
			 published on the department's website (education.ohio.gov) in accordance with
			 requirements specified in division (A) of section
			 3310.03 of the Revised
			 Code.
(D)
								"Enrolled" has the same meaning as in division (E) of
			 section 3317.03 of the Revised
			 Code;
(E)
								"Excused absence" is an absence from school approved by
			 the administrator of a chartered nonpublic school on the basis of one or more
			 of the conditions listed in paragraph (B)(2) of rule
			 3301-69-02 of the Administrative
			 Code;
(F)
								"Family income" is the income of the applicant and his
			 or her household and means the total before tax earnings of adult family
			 members who are not claimed as dependents for federal income tax purposes,
			 including wages, salary, commissions, tips, self-employment net profits, social
			 security, retirement survivor disability insurance (RSDI), veteran's benefits,
			 railroad retirement, disability workers compensation, unemployment benefits,
			 child support, alimony, spousal support, pensions, retirement benefits, rental
			 income, and lottery/gaming winnings. Income excludes public assistance
			 programs, foster care or kinship payments, general relief, loans, grants and
			 scholarships for educational expenses and earned income of a child who is a
			 student or adjusted gross income as defined by the internal revenue
			 service;
(G)
								"Household" means the eligible student and the legal
			 guardian of the eligible student, the spouse of the legal guardian or birth
			 parent of any child under the age of eighteen, and children under the age of
			 eighteen specified in section
			 3310.033 of the Revised Code,
			 and children of the parent or legal guardian of the eligible student who are
			 fulltime students aged twenty-two or less, disabled or blind adults or children
			 related to the parent or legal guardian of the eligible student and relatives
			 who are age sixty-five and who are claimed as a dependent for federal income
			 tax purposes.
(H)
								"Financial aid" is a program (not administered by the
			 state of Ohio) the purpose of which is to provide financial assistance to
			 students attending nonpublic schools;
(I)
								"Parent" has the
			 same meaning as in section
			 3313.98 of the Revised Code;
			 and
(J)
								"Scholarship recipient" is a student who has been
			 awarded, has accepted and has received an educational choice
			 scholarship.
(K)
								"Tuition discounts" means those discounts offered by
			 the private school provider such as a discount for multiple students, a
			 parishioner, etc.
(L)
								"Attendance zone" means the geographical area, set by
			 the public school district, to determine the particular school a student would
			 attend in their district of residence.
Replaces: 3301-11-01