As Reported by the House Finance and Appropriations Committee* 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Sub. H. B. No. 650 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVES JOHNSON-SYKES-STAPLETON-DAMSCHRODER-PERZ-MOTTLEY- 8
MEAD-WOMER BENJAMIN-O'BRIEN-CORE-BOYD-ROBERTS-PRENTISS- 9
MALLORY-VERICH-TAVARES-WILSON-METELSKY-OPFER-SAWYER 10
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A B I L L
To amend sections 3317.022, 3317.023, 3317.0213, 14
3318.05, 3318.35, and 5705.29 of the Revised 16
Code; to amend Sections 50, 50.04, 50.07, 50.09, 17
50.15, 50.20, 50.23, 50.24, 50.43, 50.44, 69.03, 18
76, and 130.01 of Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd 19
General Assembly; to amend Sections 50.06 and 20
50.11 of Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd General 22
Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 182 of the 23
122nd General Assembly; to amend Section 50.16 of 24
Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd General Assembly, 25
as amended by Am. Sub. S.B. 55 of the 122nd 26
General Assembly; to amend Section 5 of Am. Sub. 27
S.B. 102 of the 122nd General Assembly, as 28
subsequently amended; and to repeal Section 50.05 29
of Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd General 30
Assembly to make specific appropriations and 31
certain increases and decreases in existing 33
appropriations for fiscal year 1999; to change 34
the use of the fiscal year 1998 year-end balance 35
in the General Revenue Fund for purposes of 36
funding elementary and secondary education 37
beginning July 1, 1998; to modify the Ohio 38
School Facilities Commission Law; to require the 40
School Facilities Commission instead of the 41
Department of Education to administer the 42
Disability Access Projects Program and the 44
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Asbestos Abatement Program; to require that the 45
General Assembly pass a separate education budget 47
act for the fiscal year 2000-2001 biennium; and 48
to create a special committee on Property Tax 50
Revision and Restructuring. 51
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 53
Section 1. That sections 3317.022, 3317.023, 3317.0213, 55
3318.05, 3318.35, and 5705.29 of the Revised Code be amended to 56
read as follows:
Sec. 3317.022. (A) As used in the computation under this 65
section, the "formula amount" for fiscal year 1998" 1999 equals 67
$3,663 $3,790. The department of education shall compute and 68
distribute state aid to each school district for the fiscal year 69
in accordance with the following formula, using adjusted total 70
taxable value as defined under division (M) of section 3317.02 of 71
the Revised Code and the information obtained under section 72
3317.021 of the Revised Code in 1997 calendar year 1998: 74
Compute the following for each eligible district: 76
(cost-of-doing-business factor X 77
the formula amount X ADM)- 78
(.023 X adjusted total taxable value) 79
If the difference obtained is a negative number, the 81
district's computation shall be zero. 82
(B)(1) For each school district for which the tax exempt 84
value of the district equals or exceeds twenty-five per cent of 85
the potential value of the district, the department of education 86
shall calculate the difference between the district's tax exempt 87
value and twenty-five per cent of the district's potential value. 88
(2) For each school district to which division (B)(1) of 90
this section applies, the adjusted total taxable value used in 91
the calculation under division (A) of this section shall be the 92
adjusted total taxable value modified by subtracting the amount 93
calculated under division (B)(1) of this section. 94
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(C) If in any fiscal year insufficient funds are 96
appropriated to provide each school district the amount of money 97
calculated under the formula in division (A) of this section and 98
pursuant to other sections of this chapter, such calculated 99
amounts shall be reduced in accordance with any formula provided 100
for that purpose by the general assembly in its main biennial 101
appropriations act. 102
Sec. 3317.023. (A) Notwithstanding section 3317.022 of 112
the Revised Code, the amounts required to be paid to a district 113
under that section shall be adjusted by the amount of the 114
computations made under divisions (B) to (L) of this section. 115
As used in this section: 117
(1) "Classroom teacher" means a licensed employee who 119
provides direct instruction to pupils, excluding teachers funded 120
from money paid to the district from federal sources; educational 121
service personnel; and vocational and special education teachers. 122
(2) "Educational service personnel" shall not include such 124
specialists funded from money paid to the district from federal 125
sources or assigned full-time to vocational or special education 126
students and classes and may only include those persons employed 127
in the eight specialist areas in a pattern approved by the 128
department of education under guidelines established by the state 129
board of education. 130
(3) "Annual salary" means the annual base salary stated in 132
the state minimum salary schedule for the performance of the 133
teacher's regular teaching duties that the teacher earns for 134
services rendered for the first full week of October of the 135
fiscal year for which the adjustment is made under division (D) 136
of this section. It shall not include any salary payments for 137
supplemental teachers contracts. 138
(4) As used in division (B) of this section, "average 140
daily membership" means the three-year average number of pupils 141
in grades one through twelve plus one-half the kindergarten 142
average daily membership certified under section 3317.03 of the 143
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Revised Code for the current and preceding two fiscal years, 144
except that:
(a) In the case of a big eight district "average daily 147
membership" means the three-year average number of pupils in
grades one through twelve, plus the three-year average number of 148
pupils in all-day kindergarten, plus three-fourths of the 150
three-year average number of pupils in extended kindergarten, 151
plus one-half of the three-year average number of pupils in
traditional kindergarten, all certified under division (A) of 152
that section for the current and preceding two fiscal years; 153
(b) In the case of an urban district, "average daily 155
membership" means the three-year average number of pupils in 156
grades one through twelve, plus three-fourths of the three-year 158
average number of pupils in all-day or extended kindergarten, 159
plus one-half of the three-year average number of pupils in
traditional kindergarten, all as certified under division (A) of 161
that section for the current and preceding two fiscal years. 162
(5) As used in division (B) of this section, "per cent 165
figure" means a school district's three-year average number of 166
children participating in Ohio works first (OWF) under Chapter 167
5107. of the Revised Code divided by the average daily 168
membership, multiplied by one hundred. 169
(6) As used in divisions (A)(5) and (B) of this section, 172
"aid to dependent children" and "ADC" mean: 173
(a) Aid provided under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code 176
prior to October 1, 1996;
(b) Cash assistance provided on or after October 1, 1996, 179
under a state program operated pursuant to Title IV-A of the 180
"Social Security Act," 110 Stat. 2113 (1996), 42 U.S.C.A. 601, as 181
amended, regardless of the name used to designate that 182
assistance.
(B)(1)(a) If the three-year average of the number of 184
children ages five to seventeen residing in the district and 185
living in a family participating in Ohio works first, as 186
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certified or adjusted under section 3317.10 of the Revised Code 187
for the current and preceding two fiscal years, is equal to five 189
per cent or more of the number of pupils in the average daily
membership, add the amount computed for the district in 190
accordance with the following schedule, as adjusted by division 191
(B)(1)(b) of this section:
THREE-YEAR AVERAGE NUMBER OF 193
OWF CHILDREN DIVIDED BY PAYMENT PER OWF CHILD IN 194
THE AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP THE THREE-YEAR AVERAGE 196
At least 5%, but less than 10% $198.00 OWF 200
At least 10%, but less than 20% ($101.50 x per cent 203
figure) minus $817.00 204
OWF
At least 20%, but less than 30 40% ($7.50 x per cent 206
figure) plus $1,063.00 207
OWF
At least 30 40% $1,288.00 OWF 1,488.40 209
(b) In fiscal year 1998, for school districts with a per 213
cent figure of at least five, increase the amount determined 214
under division (B)(1)(a) of this section by four per cent. In 215
fiscal year 1999, FOR ANY DISTRICT WITH A PER CENT FIGURE LESS 216
THAN FORTY, determine the per-ADC-child PER-OWF-CHILD amount the 218
district would have received in fiscal year 1998 under divisions
(B)(1)(a) and (b) of this section, based on its per cent figure 219
for fiscal year 1999, and increase that amount by five per cent. 220
(2) If in any year the sum of the additions made under 222
this division is less than ninety-seven per cent of the amount 223
appropriated for this division for that year, the department of 224
education shall increase the amount added for each district under 225
this division. The amount so added for each district shall equal 226
(1) the difference between ninety-seven per cent of the amount 227
appropriated and the total amount of the additions prior to such 228
increase, times (2) the percentage that the amount added for the 229
district prior to the increase was of the total of such amount 230
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added for all districts. 231
(3) Except as provided in division (B)(4) of this section, 233
a district shall expend at least seventy per cent of any addition 235
received under this division for any of the following: 236
(a) The purchase of technology for instructional purposes; 239
(b) All-day kindergarten; 241
(c) Reduction of class sizes; 243
(d) Summer school remediation or other remedial programs; 245
(e) Dropout prevention programs; 247
(f) Guaranteeing that all third graders are ready to 249
progress to more advanced work; 250
(g) Summer education and work programs; 252
(h) Adolescent pregnancy programs; 254
(i) Head start or preschool programs; 256
(j) Reading improvement programs described by the 258
department of education; 259
(k) Programs designed to ensure that schools are free of 261
drugs and violence and have a disciplined environment conducive 262
to learning; 263
(l) Furnishing free of charge materials used in courses of 265
instruction, except for the necessary textbooks required to be 266
furnished without charge pursuant to section 3329.06 of the 267
Revised Code, to pupils living in families participating in Ohio 268
works first in accordance with section 3313.642 of the Revised 269
Code;
(m) School breakfasts provided pursuant to section 271
3313.813 of the Revised Code. 272
(4) Except as provided in division (B) of section 274
3301.0719 of the Revised Code, each at-risk school district, as 275
defined in division (A)(3) of section 3301.0719 of the Revised 277
Code, that receives at least three hundred thousand dollars under
divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section shall expend at least 278
one-tenth of the amount described in division (B)(3) of this 279
section for either all-day kindergarten classes with a student 280
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teacher ratio of fifteen to one or for reduction of class sizes 281
in grades kindergarten to four to a fifteen to one student 282
teacher ratio, or both. Such districts shall also expend such 283
funds to provide training for teachers participating in such 284
programs on an ongoing basis, including at least six days of 285
training each school year. Amounts expended for all-day 286
kindergarten under this section shall only be expended to provide 287
additional all-day kindergarten classes not in existence on July 288
26, 1991. Upon the request of a board of education, the state 289
board of education may grant an exemption from the requirement of 290
division (B)(4) of this section if the district board satisfies 291
the state board that the district has insufficient physical 292
facilities to implement this requirement. 293
(5) Each district shall maintain the portion required to 295
be spent under division (B)(3) of this section in a separate 296
district account. Each district shall submit to the department, 297
in such format and at such time as the department shall specify, 298
a report on the programs for which it expended funds under this 299
division. 300
(C) If the district employs less than one full-time 302
equivalent classroom teacher for each twenty-five pupils in ADM 303
in any school district, deduct the sum of the amounts obtained 304
from the following computations: 305
(1) Divide the number of the district's full-time 307
equivalent classroom teachers employed by one twenty-fifth; 308
(2) Subtract the quotient in (1) from the district's ADM; 310
(3) Multiply the difference in (2) by seven hundred 312
fifty-two dollars. 313
(D) If a positive amount, add one-half of the amount 315
obtained by multiplying the number of full-time equivalent 316
classroom teachers by: 317
(1) The mean annual salary of all full-time equivalent 319
classroom teachers employed by the district at their respective 320
training and experience levels minus; 321
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(2) The mean annual salary of all such teachers at their 323
respective levels in all school districts receiving payments 324
under this section. 325
The number of full-time equivalent classroom teachers used 327
in this computation shall not exceed one twenty-fifth of the 328
district's ADM. In calculating the district's mean salary under 329
this division, those full-time equivalent classroom teachers with 330
the highest training level shall be counted first, those with the 331
next highest training level second, and so on, in descending 332
order. Within the respective training levels, teachers with the 333
highest years of service shall be counted first, the next highest 334
years of service second, and so on, in descending order. 335
(E) This division does not apply to a school district that 337
has entered into an agreement under division (A) of section 338
3313.42 of the Revised Code. Deduct the amount obtained from the 339
following computations if the district employs fewer than five 340
full-time equivalent educational service personnel, including 341
elementary school art, music, and physical education teachers, 342
counselors, librarians, visiting teachers, school social workers, 343
and school nurses for each one thousand pupils in ADM: 344
(1) Divide the number of full-time equivalent educational 346
service personnel employed by the district by five 347
one-thousandths; 348
(2) Subtract the quotient in (1) from the district's ADM; 350
(3) Multiply the difference in (2) by ninety-four dollars. 352
(F) If a local school district, or a city or exempted 354
village school district to which a governing board of an 356
educational service center provides services pursuant to section 357
3313.843 of the Revised Code, deduct the amount of the payment 358
required for the reimbursement of the governing board under 360
section 3317.11 of the Revised Code. 361
(G)(1) If the district is required to pay to or entitled 363
to receive tuition from another school district under division 364
(C)(2) or (3) of section 3313.64 or section 3313.65 of the 365
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Revised Code, or if the superintendent of public instruction is 366
required to determine the correct amount of tuition and make a 367
deduction or credit under section 3317.08 of the Revised Code, 368
deduct and credit such amounts as provided in division (I) of 369
section 3313.64 or section 3317.08 of the Revised Code. 370
(2) For each child for whom the district is responsible 372
for tuition under division (A)(1) of section 3317.082 or under 373
division (B)(1) of section 3323.091 of the Revised Code, deduct 374
the amount of tuition for which the district is responsible. 375
(H) If the district has been certified by the 377
superintendent of public instruction under section 3313.90 of the 378
Revised Code as not in compliance with the requirements of that 379
section, deduct an amount equal to ten per cent of the amount 380
computed for the district under section 3317.022 of the Revised 381
Code. 382
(I) If the amount computed by the department of education 384
under division (I)(1) of this section is less than the amount 385
computed under division (I)(2) of this section, add an amount 386
equal to the result obtained by subtracting the amount computed 387
under division (I)(1) from the amount computed under division 388
(I)(2) of this section. 389
The department of education shall compute both of the 391
following for each district: 392
(1) The sum of the amounts computed for the district under 394
section 3317.022 and division (N) of section 3317.024 of the 395
Revised Code for units approved under division (B) of section 396
3317.05 of the Revised Code. 397
(2) The amount the district would be entitled to receive 399
under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code if the ADM used in the 400
computation required by that section included the number of 401
full-time equivalent pupils enrolled in the units for handicapped 402
children approved under division (B) of section 3317.05 of the 403
Revised Code that are used to make the computation required by 404
division (N)(1)(a) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code. 405
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(J) If the district has received a loan from a commercial 407
lending institution for which payments are made by the 408
superintendent of public instruction pursuant to division (E)(3) 409
of section 3313.483 of the Revised Code, deduct an amount equal 410
to such payments. 411
(K)(1) If the district is a party to an agreement entered 413
into under division (D), (E), or (F) of section 3311.06 or 414
division (B) of section 3311.24 of the Revised Code and is 415
obligated to make payments to another district under such an 416
agreement, deduct an amount equal to such payments if the 417
district school board notifies the department in writing that it 418
wishes to have such payments deducted. 419
(2) If the district is entitled to receive payments from 421
another district that has notified the department to deduct such 422
payments under division (K)(1) of this section, add the amount of 423
such payments. 424
(L) If the district is required to pay an amount of funds 426
to a cooperative education district pursuant to a provision 427
described by division (B)(4) of section 3311.52 or division 428
(B)(8) of section 3311.521 of the Revised Code, deduct such 429
amounts as provided under that provision and credit those amounts 430
to the cooperative education district for payment to the district 431
under division (B)(1) of section 3317.19 of the Revised Code. 432
Sec. 3317.0213. (A) As used in this section: 441
(1) "ADM" for any school district means the average daily 443
membership described by division (A) of section 3317.02 of the 444
Revised Code, as finally determined by the department of 445
education in calculating the district's payments under section 446
3317.022 of the Revised Code for the preceding fiscal year. 447
(2) "Total taxable value" means the sum of the average of 449
the amounts certified for a district in the second, third, and 450
fourth preceding fiscal years under divisions (A)(1) and (2) of 451
section 3317.021 of the Revised Code. 452
(3) "District median income" means the median Ohio 454
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adjusted gross income certified for a district under division (B) 455
of this section. 456
(4) "Statewide median income" means the median district 458
median income of all school districts in the state. 459
(5) "Income factor" for a district means the quotient 461
obtained by dividing that district's median income by the 462
statewide median income. 463
(6) "Valuation per pupil" for a district means the 465
district's total taxable value, divided by the district's ADM. 466
(7) "Threshold valuation" means the adjusted valuation per 469
pupil of the school district with the two FOUR hundred 470
ninety-third FIFTY-EIGHTH lowest adjusted valuation per pupil in 472
the state, according to data available at the time of the
computation under division (C) of this section. 473
(8) "Adjusted valuation per pupil" for a district means an 475
amount calculated in accordance with the following formula: 476
The district's valuation per pupil - 478
($30,000 X (one minus the district's income factor)) 479
(9) "COST-OF-DOING-BUSINESS FACTOR" HAS THE SAME MEANING 481
AS IN SECTION 3317.02 OF THE REVISED CODE. 482
(B) On or before the first day of July of each year, the 485
tax commissioner shall certify to the department of education for 486
each city, exempted village, and local school district the median 487
Ohio adjusted gross income of the residents of the school
district determined on the basis of tax returns filed for the 488
second preceding tax year by the residents of the district. The 489
amount certified shall be used in calculating the district's 490
income factor. 491
(C) Beginning in fiscal year 1993, during DURING August of 493
each fiscal year, the department of education shall distribute to 494
CALCULATE FOR each school district meeting the requirements of 496
section 3317.01 of the Revised Code whose adjusted valuation per 497
pupil is less than the threshold valuation, an amount ADEQUACY 498
AID PHASE-IN PAYMENT. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (D) OF THIS 499
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SECTION, THE ADEQUACY AID PHASE-IN PAYMENT SHALL BE calculated in 500
accordance with the following formula: 501
(The threshold valuation - the district's 503
adjusted valuation per pupil) 504
X .013 X ADM 505
ADEQUACY AID PER PUPIL AMOUNT X 506
COST-OF-DOING-BUSINESS FACTOR X ADM 507
THE ADEQUACY AID PER PUPIL AMOUNT SHALL BE DETERMINED FOR 509
EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS: 510
(1) IF THE DISTRICT'S ADJUSTED VALUATION PER PUPIL IS LESS 513
THAN OR EQUAL TO THAT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH THE TWO HUNDRED 514
TWENTY-NINTH LOWEST ADJUSTED VALUATION PER PUPIL IN THE STATE, 515
THE ADEQUACY AID PER PUPIL AMOUNT IS $210.
(2) IF THE DISTRICT'S ADJUSTED VALUATION PER PUPIL IS 517
GREATER THAN THE TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-NINTH LOWEST ADJUSTED 518
VALUATION PER PUPIL IN THE STATE, BUT LESS THAN THE THRESHOLD 519
VALUATION, THE ADEQUACY AID PER PUPIL AMOUNT IS DETERMINED IN 520
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: 521
$210 - §$210 X [(DISTRICT'S ADJUSTED VALUATION PER PUPIL - 523
THE 229th LOWEST ADJUSTED VALUATION PER PUPIL IN THE STATE)/ 524
(THE THRESHOLD VALUATION - THE 229th LOWEST ADJUSTED 525
VALUATION PER PUPIL IN THE STATE)< 526
(3) NOTWITHSTANDING DIVISIONS (C)(1) AND (2) OF THIS 529
SECTION, IF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVED EQUITY AID IN FISCAL 530
YEAR 1998 UNDER THE VERSION OF THIS SECTION IN EFFECT THAT YEAR 531
AND IF THE TOTAL OF THAT DISTRICT'S ADEQUACY AID PER PUPIL AMOUNT 534
CALCULATED UNDER DIVISION (C)(1) OR (2) OF THIS SECTION AND 536
$3,790 IS LESS THAN THE TOTAL OF $3,663 AND THE QUOTIENT OBTAINED
BY DIVIDING THE DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR 1998 EQUITY AID PAYMENT BY 538
ITS ADM AS FINALLY DETERMINED IN CALCULATING PAYMENT UNDER 539
SECTION 3317.022 OF THE REVISED CODE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998, THEN 540
THE DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR 1999 ADEQUACY AID PER PUPIL AMOUNT 541
SHALL BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: 542
[$3,663 + (THE DISTRICT'S FISCAL YEAR 1998 544
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EQUITY AID PAYMENT/ADM AS FINALLY 545
DETERMINED IN CALCULATING THE PAYMENT 546
UNDER SECTION 3317.022 OF THE REVISED CODE 547
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998)< - $3,790 548
(D) IF THE DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES IN AUGUST THAT A SCHOOL 552
DISTRICT ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION IS ALSO ELIGIBLE 553
TO RECEIVE GUARANTEE FUNDS UNDER SECTION 3317.0212 OF THE REVISED 554
CODE IN THE SAME FISCAL YEAR, THE DISTRICT'S ADEQUACY AID 555
PHASE-IN PAYMENT SHALL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMOUNT 556
CALCULATED FOR THE DISTRICT UNDER DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION 557
MINUS THE GUARANTEE AMOUNT THE DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES IT WILL PAY 558
UNDER SECTION 3317.0212 OF THE REVISED CODE. IF THIS CALCULATION 560
PRODUCES A NEGATIVE NUMBER, THE DISTRICT'S ADEQUACY AID PHASE-IN 561
PAYMENT SHALL BE ZERO. 562
(E) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PAY EACH ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 565
ITS ADEQUACY AID PHASE-IN PAYMENT UNDER THIS SECTION IN QUARTERLY 566
INSTALLMENTS, PAYING THE FIRST INSTALLMENT IN AUGUST. 567
Sec. 3318.05. The conditional approval of the Ohio school 576
facilities commission for a project shall lapse and the amount 578
reserved and encumbered for such project shall be released unless 579
the school district board accepts such conditional approval 580
within one hundred twenty days following the date of 581
certification of the conditional approval to the school district 582
board and the electors of the school district vote favorably on 584
both of the propositions described in divisions (A) and (B) of 585
this section within one year of the date of such certification. 586
The propositions described in divisions (A) and (B) of this 587
section shall be combined in a single proposal. If the district 589
board or the district's electors fail to meet such requirements
and the amount reserved and encumbered for the district's project 590
is released, the district shall be given first priority for 591
project funding as such funds become available. 592
(A) On the question of issuing bonds of the school 594
district board, for the school district's portion of the basic 595
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project cost, in either whatever amount may be necessary to raise 596
the net bonded indebtedness of the school district to within five 597
thousand dollars of the required level of indebtedness calculated 598
for the year preceding the year in which the resolution declaring 599
the necessity of the election is adopted, or an amount equal to 600
the required percentage of the basic project costs, whichever is 601
greater; provided, that such question need not be submitted if at 602
the time of the passage of such resolution the net bonded 603
indebtedness of the school district (1) aggregates ninety-five 604
per cent or more of the required level of indebtedness, or (2) is 605
within twenty thousand dollars of such level and the required 606
percentage of the basic project costs is not greater than either 607
the amount necessary to raise the net bonded indebtedness of the 608
school district to within five thousand dollars of the required 609
level of indebtedness or twenty thousand dollars; and 610
(B) On the question of levying a tax the proceeds of which 613
shall be used to pay the cost of maintaining the classroom 614
facilities included in the project, except that in any year the
district's adjusted valuation per pupil is greater than the 615
state-wide median adjusted valuation per pupil one-half of the 616
proceeds of the tax shall be used for such maintenance and 617
one-half of such proceeds shall be used to pay the cost of the 618
purchase of the classroom facilities from the state under the 619
provisions of sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. 620
Such tax shall be at the rate of one-half mill for each dollar of 621
valuation except that in those years in which the Ohio school 622
facilities commission, pursuant to section 3318.051 of the 624
Revised Code, requires the district to increase the tax rate to 625
an amount greater than one-half mill, but not in excess of four 626
mills, until the purchase price is paid but in no case longer 627
than twenty-three years. Proceeds of the tax to be used for 628
maintenance of the classroom facilities shall be deposited into a 629
separate fund established by the school district for such 630
purpose.
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Sec. 3318.35. (A) As used in this section,: 639
(1) "ADJUSTED VALUATION PER PUPIL" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS 641
IN SECTION 3317.0213 OF THE REVISED CODE. 642
(2) "Ohio school facilities commission" has the same 645
meaning as in section 3318.01 of the Revised Code. 646
(B) The Ohio school facilities commission shall establish 649
and administer the emergency school building repair program. 650
Under the program, the commission shall distribute moneys 651
appropriated by the general assembly for such purpose to school 652
districts, beginning with those districts with an adjusted per 653
pupil valuation PER PUPIL less than the threshold ADJUSTED 654
valuation defined in section 3317.0213 PER PUPIL of the Revised 656
Code SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH THE TWO HUNDRED NINETY-THIRD LOWEST 657
ADJUSTED VALUATION PER PUPIL IN THE STATE. The commission shall 658
determine and certify SUBMIT to the controlling board for its 659
approval any determination the commission makes as to the 660
necessity of emergency repairs based on an on-site inspection of
the school buildings in a school district OR DISAPPROVAL REQUESTS 662
FOR ALLOCATIONS OF LUMP SUMS OF MONEY FROM WHICH THE COMMISSION 663
MAY DISBURSE FUNDS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS UPON DETERMINING THAT THE 664
DISTRICTS QUALIFY FOR EMERGENCY BUILDING REPAIR ASSISTANCE. Any 666
school district that receives moneys under this section shall 667
expend them only to repair the following: 668
(1) Heating systems; 670
(2) Floors, roofs, and exterior doors; 672
(3) Air ducts and other air ventilation devices; 675
(4) Emergency exit or egress passageway lighting; 677
(5) Fire alarm systems; 679
(6) Handicapped access needs; 681
(7) Sewage systems; 683
(8) Water supplies; 685
(9) Asbestos removal; and 687
(10) Any other repairs to a school building that meet the 690
requirements of the life safety code, as interpreted by the 691
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commission.
(C) No moneys for emergency school building repair under 694
this section shall be distributed to a school district to repair 695
a school building that the commission reasonably believes will 696
not be needed by the district or will be substantially replaced 698
within the next seven fiscal years pursuant to sections 3318.01 699
to 3318.33 of the Revised Code. 700
(D) After receipt of moneys from the emergency school 703
building repair program, no school district shall be eligible to 704
receive additional moneys from the program for the following five 705
fiscal years unless a school building in that district is damaged 706
due to an act of God that could not have been prevented by 708
reasonable maintenance of that building THE OHIO SCHOOL 709
FACILITIES COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH 711
CHAPTER 119. OF THE REVISED CODE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT ITS 712
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THIS SECTION.
Sec. 5705.29. The tax budget shall present the following 721
information in such detail as is prescribed by the auditor of 722
state, unless an alternative form of the budget is permitted 723
under section 5705.281 of the Revised Code: 724
(A)(1) A statement of the necessary current operating 726
expenses for the ensuing fiscal year for each department and 727
division of the subdivision, classified as to personal services 728
and other expenses, and the fund from which such expenditures are 729
to be made. Except in the case of a school district, this 730
estimate may include a contingent expense not designated for any 731
particular purpose, and not to exceed three per cent of the total 732
amount of appropriations for current expenses. In the case of a 733
school district, this estimate may include a contingent expense 734
not designated for any particular purpose and not to exceed 735
thirteen per cent of the total amount of appropriations for 736
current expenses. 737
(2) A statement of the expenditures for the ensuing fiscal 739
year necessary for permanent improvements, exclusive of any 740
17
expense to be paid from bond issues, classified as to the 741
improvements contemplated by the subdivision and the fund from 742
which such expenditures are to be made; 743
(3) The amounts required for the payment of final 745
judgments; 746
(4) A statement of expenditures for the ensuing fiscal 748
year necessary for any purpose for which a special levy is 749
authorized, and the fund from which such expenditures are to be 750
made; 751
(5) Comparative statements, so far as possible, in 753
parallel columns of corresponding items of expenditures for the 754
current fiscal year and the two preceding fiscal years. 755
(B)(1) An estimate of receipts from other sources than the 757
general property tax during the ensuing fiscal year, which shall 758
include an estimate of unencumbered balances at the end of the 759
current fiscal year, and the funds to which such estimated 760
receipts are credited; 761
(2) The amount each fund requires from the general 763
property tax, which shall be the difference between the 764
contemplated expenditure from the fund and the estimated 765
receipts, as provided in this section. The section of the 766
Revised Code under which the tax is authorized shall be set 767
forth. 768
(3) Comparative statements, so far as possible, in 770
parallel columns of taxes and other revenues for the current 771
fiscal year and the two preceding fiscal years. 772
(C)(1) The amount required for debt charges; 774
(2) The estimated receipts from sources other than the tax 776
levy for payment of such debt charges, including the proceeds of 777
refunding bonds to be issued to refund bonds maturing in the next 778
succeeding fiscal year; 779
(3) The net amount for which a tax levy shall be made, 781
classified as to bonds authorized and issued prior to January 1, 782
1922, and those authorized and issued subsequent to such date, 783
18
and as to what portion of the levy will be within and what in 784
excess of the ten-mill limitation. 785
(D) An estimate of amounts from taxes authorized to be 787
levied in excess of the ten-mill limitation on the tax rate, and 788
the fund to which such amounts will be credited, together with 789
the sections of the Revised Code under which each such tax is 790
exempted from all limitations on the tax rate. 791
(E)(1) A board of education may include in its budget for 793
the fiscal year in which a levy proposed under section 5705.194, 794
5705.21, or 5705.213, or the original levy under section 5705.212 795
of the Revised Code is first extended on the tax list and 796
duplicate an estimate of expenditures to be known as a voluntary 797
contingency reserve balance, which shall not be greater than 798
twenty-five per cent of the total amount of the levy estimated to 799
be available for appropriation in such year. 800
(2) A board of education may include in its budget for the 802
fiscal year following the year in which a levy proposed under 803
section 5705.194, 5705.21, or 5705.213, or the original levy 804
under section 5705.212 of the Revised Code is first extended on 805
the tax list and duplicate an estimate of expenditures to be 806
known as a voluntary contingency reserve balance, which shall not 807
be greater than twenty per cent of the amount of the levy 808
estimated to be available for appropriation in such year. 809
(3) Except as provided in division (E)(4) of this section, 811
the full amount of any reserve balance the board includes in its 812
budget shall be retained by the county auditor and county 813
treasurer out of the first semiannual settlement of taxes until 814
the beginning of the next succeeding fiscal year, and thereupon, 815
with the depository interest apportioned thereto, it shall be 816
turned over to the board of education, to be used for the 817
purposes of such fiscal year. 818
(4) A board of education may, by a two-thirds vote of all 820
members of the board, appropriate any amount withheld as a 821
voluntary contingency reserve balance during the fiscal year for 822
19
any lawful purpose, provided that prior to such appropriation the 823
board of education has authorized the expenditure of all amounts 824
appropriated for contingencies under section 5705.40 of the 825
Revised Code. Upon request by the board of education, the county 826
auditor shall draw a warrant on the district's account in the 827
county treasury payable to the district in the amount requested. 828
(F)(1) As used in this division, "police or fire 830
department equipment expenditures" includes expenditures for 831
equipment used to provide ambulance or emergency medical services 832
operated by a police or fire department. 833
A board of township trustees may include in its budget an 836
estimate of expenditures to be known as a reserve balance for 837
police or fire department equipment or road maintenance equipment 838
expenditures. This reserve balance shall not exceed ten per cent 839
of the total estimated appropriations included in the township 840
budget estimate. If, in accordance with division (A) of section 841
505.83 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees has 842
unanimously adopted a resolution establishing the reserve balance 843
account and specifying the reason for its creation and has 844
certified the resolution to the county auditor, the full amount 845
of the reserve balance, as allowed by the budget commission, 846
shall be turned over to the township each year by the county 847
auditor and county treasurer out of the second semiannual 848
settlement of taxes until the date specified in the resolution, 849
which shall not be later than five years from the date of the 850
first such deposit in the account, or until the reserve amount 851
has been reached, whichever occurs first. 852
(2) Upon receipt of a certified copy of a resolution to 854
rescind the creation of a township reserve balance account 855
pursuant to division (B) of section 505.83 of the Revised Code, 856
the county auditor shall close the account and transfer the 857
account moneys and depository interest apportioned to it to the 858
township's general fund. 859
(G)(1) A board of education may include a spending reserve 861
20
in its budget for fiscal years ending on or before June 30, 2002. 863
The spending reserve shall consist of an estimate of expenditures 865
not to exceed the district's spending reserve balance. A 866
district's spending reserve balance is the amount by which the 867
designated percentage of the district's estimated personal 868
property taxes to be settled during the calendar year in which 869
the fiscal year ends exceeds the estimated amount of personal 870
property taxes to be so settled and received by the district 871
during that fiscal year. Moneys from a spending reserve shall be 872
appropriated in accordance with section 133.301 of the Revised 873
Code. 874
(2) For the purposes of computing a school district's 876
spending reserve balance for a fiscal year, the designated 877
percentage shall be as follows: 878
Fiscal year ending in: Designated percentage 881
1998 50% 883
1999 40% 884
2000 30% 885
2001 20% 886
2002 10% 887
(H) As used in this division: 890
(1) "Police or fire department equipment expenditures" 892
includes expenditures for equipment used to provide ambulance or 893
emergency medical services operated by a police or fire 894
department.
(2) "Detention facility" means any place used for the 896
confinement of a person charged with or convicted of any crime or 898
alleged or found to be a delinquent or unruly child.
The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may 900
include in its budget an estimate of expenditures to be known as 901
a reserve balance for police or fire department equipment 902
expenditures, for constructing, acquiring, equipping, or 903
repairing a detention facility, or for road maintenance equipment 904
expenditures by creating, by ordinance or resolution, a reserve 905
21
balance account. Money credited to the account may be derived 906
from any general fund sources or from the proceeds of a special 907
levy that may be used for the purpose for which the account is 908
established. The ordinance or resolution shall state that money 909
in the account may be expended only for the purpose for which the 910
account is established, that the account will be maintained until 912
a specified date not to exceed five years from the date of the 913
first deposit in the account, and that the total amount of money 914
in all reserve balance accounts derived from general fund sources 915
shall not exceed ten per cent of the current total estimated 916
expenditures from the municipal corporation's general fund, and 917
the total amount of money in all reserve balance accounts derived 918
from a special levy shall not exceed ten per cent of the current 919
total estimated expenditures from the special levy. The 920
legislative authority shall certify a copy of the ordinance or 921
resolution to the county auditor. Upon receiving the certified 922
copy, the county auditor and county treasurer shall turn over to 923
the municipal corporation, out of the second semiannual 925
settlement of taxes, any amount of the reserve balance to be
derived from property tax sources, but only until the date 927
specified in the ordinance or resolution or until the reserve 928
amount as indicated in the ordinance or resolution has been 929
reached, whichever occurs first.
A legislative authority may create a separate reserve 931
balance account under this division for police department 932
equipment expenditures, fire department equipment expenditures, 933
or ambulance or emergency medical services equipment 934
expenditures, or any combination thereof. Each such account is 935
subject to the provisions of this section regarding a single 936
account for all such purposes.
Upon receiving a certified copy of an ordinance or 938
resolution to rescind the creation of a municipal reserve balance 939
account, the county auditor shall close the account and transfer 940
all money in the account to the municipal general fund, if the 941
22
account is derived from the general fund, or to the fund to which 942
proceeds of the special levy are credited, if the account is 943
derived from the proceeds of a special levy. 944
(I) A board of county commissioners that has adopted a 947
resolution establishing a reserve balance account under section 948
305.23 of the Revised Code may include in its budget an estimate 950
of expenditures to be known as a reserve balance for the purpose 951
for which the account was established under that section. The 952
reserve shall not exceed ten per cent of the total estimated 953
appropriations included in the budget estimate of the general 954
fund in the case of a reserve balance account established under 955
division (A) of that section, or ten per cent of the total 957
estimated appropriations included in the budget estimate of the 958
special fund in which the account is established in the case of a 959
reserve balance account established under division (B) of that 960
section. If the board of county commissioners has certified a 961
copy of a resolution to the county auditor pursuant to that 962
section, the county auditor and county treasurer shall deposit 963
the amount of the annual reserve balance into the reserve balance 964
account out of the second semiannual settlement of taxes until 965
the date specified in that resolution, or until the reserve 966
amount specified in the resolution has been reached, whichever 967
occurs first.
Upon receiving a certified copy of a resolution rescinding 969
a reserve balance account, the county auditor shall close the 970
account and transfer all money in the account to a special fund 971
created for the purpose of receiving that money. Money deposited 973
into the fund from the reserve balance account shall be expended 974
only for the purpose for which the account was established. 975
(J) The county budget commission shall not reduce the 978
taxing authority of a board of township trustees, a board of 979
county commissioners, or the legislative authority of a municipal 980
corporation as a result of the creation of a reserve balance 981
account, and shall not consider the amount in a reserve balance 982
23
account as an unencumbered balance or as revenue for the purposes 983
of division (E)(3) or (4) of section 5747.51 or division (E)(3) 984
or (4) of section 5747.62 of the Revised Code. 985
(K)(1) Each board of education shall include in its tax 987
budget a budget reserve fund. The budget reserve fund shall 988
consist of money reserved for the fund from general fund revenues 989
or from other sources that may lawfully be credited to the 990
general fund. The balance in the budget reserve fund shall not 991
at any time be less than five per cent of general fund revenues
for the most recently concluded fiscal year, except as provided 992
in division (K)(2) or (3) of this section, and except for 993
deficiencies arising from the appropriation of money from the 994
fund for unanticipated deficiencies in revenue or other 995
emergencies pursuant to a resolution adopted by two-thirds of the 996
membership of the board of education specifying the reason for 997
the appropriation. The auditor of state and the superintendent
of public instruction jointly shall adopt rules governing 998
conditions that constitute unanticipated deficiencies in revenue 999
or emergencies for which appropriations may be made from a budget 1,000
reserve fund. The rules also shall provide that a board of 1,001
education that includes a spending reserve in its tax budget for
a fiscal year under division (G) of this section is not subject 1,002
to division (K)(2) of this section for that fiscal year. A board 1,003
of education shall not appropriate money from a budget reserve 1,004
fund without filing a schedule for replenishing the fund with the 1,005
superintendent of public instruction and receiving approval of 1,006
the schedule from the superintendent of public instruction. 1,007
(2) Beginning with the fiscal year ending in 1999 and 1,009
continuing each fiscal year until the balance in the budget 1,011
reserve fund equals five per cent of the district's revenues 1,012
received for current expenses for the preceding fiscal year, if 1,013
the growth in a district's total revenues received for current
expenses from one fiscal year to the next is three per cent or 1,014
more, the board of education shall credit to its budget reserve 1,015
24
fund, from the general fund or from other sources that may 1,016
lawfully be credited to the general fund, an amount not less than 1,017
one per cent of the revenue received for current expenses for the 1,018
fiscal year, at which time the balance in the budget reserve fund
shall be maintained as otherwise required under division (K)(1) 1,019
of this section. 1,020
(3) The balance in the budget reserve fund of a school 1,022
district may be less than five per cent of the general fund 1,023
revenue for the most recently concluded fiscal year in any fiscal 1,024
year in which the school district is in a state of fiscal watch 1,025
or fiscal emergency pursuant to section 3316.03 of the Revised
Code.
(4) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in 1,027
Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the requirements of division 1,028
(K) of this section prevail over any conflicting provisions of 1,029
agreements between employee organizations and public employers 1,030
entered into after the effective date of this section NOVEMBER 1,032
21, 1997.
(5) NOTWITHSTANDING DIVISION (K)(2) OF THIS SECTION, A 1,034
SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY, PURSUANT TO RULES ADOPTED BY THE AUDITOR OF 1,035
STATE, CREDIT LESS THAN ONE PER CENT OF ITS PRIOR YEAR'S REVENUE 1,037
RECEIVED FOR CURRENT EXPENSES INTO ITS BUDGET RESERVE FUND. 1,038
Section 2. That existing sections 3317.022, 3317.023, 1,040
3317.0213, 3318.05, 3318.35, and 5705.29 of the Revised Code are 1,041
hereby repealed. 1,042
Section 3. That Sections 50, 50.04, 50.07, 50.09, 50.15, 1,044
50.20, 50.23, 50.24, 50.43, 50.44, 69.03, 76, and 130.01 of Am. 1,045
Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd General Assembly be amended to read as 1,047
follows:
"Sec. 50. EDU DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 1,049
General Revenue Fund 1,051
GRF 200-100 Personal Services $ 10,744,925 $ 0 1,056
10,756,210 1,057
GRF 200-200 Maintenance $ 8,691,111 $ 0 1,061
25
4,597,207 1,062
GRF 200-300 Equipment $ 117,449 $ 0 1,066
116,773 1,067
GRF 200-405 Primary and Secondary 1,068
Education Funding $ 0 $4,470,135,592 1,070
0 1,071
GRF 200-406 Head Start $ 83,739,058 $ 0 1,075
95,562,977 1,076
GRF 200-408 Public Preschool $ 17,468,094 $ 0 1,080
17,904,796 1,081
GRF 200-411 Family and Children 1,083
First $ 8,500,500 $ 0 1,085
10,642,188 1,086
GRF 200-412 Driver Education 1,088
Administration $ 143,429 $ 0 1,090
142,605 1,091
GRF 200-415 Consumer Education $ 500,000 $ 0 1,095
500,000 1,096
GRF 200-416 Vocational Education 1,098
Match $ 2,245,026 $ 0 1,100
2,248,664 1,101
GRF 200-417 Professional 1,103
Development $ 14,370,077 $ 0 1,105
9,922,829 1,106
GRF 200-422 School Management 1,107
Assistance $ 550,596 $ 0 1,109
800,596 841,563 1,111
GRF 200-423 Teacher Recruitment $ 1,289,067 $ 0 1,115
1,321,292 1,116
GRF 200-424 Simulation System $ 449,796 $ 0 1,120
447,210 1,121
GRF 200-426 Ohio Educational 1,123
Computer Network $ 21,698,858 $ 0 1,125
22,228,079 1,126
26
GRF 200-429 Local Professional 1,128
Development Block
Grants $ 9,259,713 $ 0 1,130
15,359,713 1,131
GRF 200-431 School Improvement 1,133
Models $ 16,450,000 $ 0 1,135
11,525,000 1,136
GRF 200-432 School Conflict 1,138
Management $ 392,575 $ 0 1,140
402,390 1,141
GRF 200-437 Student Proficiency $ 10,555,476 $ 0 1,145
11,798,788 1,146
GRF 200-441 American Sign 1,148
Language $ 226,245 $ 0 1,150
226,245 1,151
GRF 200-442 Child Care Licensing $ 1,359,171 $ 0 1,155
1,438,172 1,156
GRF 200-446 Education Management 1,158
Information System $ 12,060,657 $ 0 1,160
10,299,674 1,161
GRF 200-447 GED Testing/Adult 1,163
High School $ 1,939,001 $ 0 1,165
1,987,475 1,166
GRF 200-455 Charter Schools $ 1,200,000 $ 0 1,170
2,300,000 1,171
GRF 200-500 School Finance Equity $ 109,405,982 $ 0 1,175
GRF 200-501 School Foundation 1,177
Basic Allowance $2,202,851,688 $ 0 1,179
2,333,474,870 1,180
GRF 200-502 Pupil Transportation $ 179,702,987 $ 0 1,184
195,152,119 1,185
GRF 200-503 Bus Purchase 1,187
Allowance $ 36,365,821 $ 0 1,189
37,274,967 1,190
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GRF 200-504 Special Education $ 556,029,126 $ 0 1,194
588,042,739 1,195
GRF 200-505 School Lunch Match $ 9,450,000 $ 0 1,199
9,450,000 1,200
GRF 200-507 Vocational Education $ 317,612,847 $ 0 1,204
337,786,050 1,205
GRF 200-509 Adult Literacy 1,207
Education $ 8,928,273 $ 0 1,209
9,151,480 1,210
GRF 200-510 ADEQUACY PHASE-IN $ 0 $ 176,000,030 1,214
GRF 200-511 Auxiliary Services $ 95,956,267 $ 0 1,218
101,617,687 1,219
GRF 200-512 Driver Education $ 6,026,070 $ 0 1,223
6,206,852 1,224
GRF 200-514 Post-Secondary/Adult 1,226
Vocational Education $ 20,695,861 $ 0 1,228
20,695,861 1,229
GRF 200-520 Disadvantaged Pupil 1,231
Impact Aid $ 277,205,650 $ 0 1,233
290,000,000 1,234
GRF 200-521 Gifted Pupil Program $ 34,383,349 $ 0 1,238
36,326,043 1,239
GRF 200-524 Educational 1,241
Excellence and
Competency $ 9,528,000 $ 0 1,243
9,168,000 1,244
GRF 200-526 Vocational Education 1,246
Equipment Replacement $ 4,941,622 $ 0 1,248
4,941,622 1,249
GRF 200-532 Nonpublic 1,251
Administrative Cost
Reimbursement $ 41,829,125 $ 0 1,253
44,297,043 1,254
GRF 200-533 School-Age Child Care $ 1,046,647 $ 0 1,258
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1,046,647 1,259
GRF 200-534 Desegregation Costs $ 50,400,000 $ 0 1,263
50,400,000 1,264
GRF 200-541 Peer Review $ 1,840,000 $ 0 1,268
3,640,000 1,269
GRF 200-542 National Board 1,271
Certification $ 1,600,000 $ 0 1,273
1,950,000 1,274
GRF 200-543 Entry Year Program $ 2,396,205 $ 0 1,278
2,456,110 1,279
GRF 200-544 Individual Career 1,281
Plan & Passport $ 5,708,968 $ 0 1,283
5,851,692 1,284
GRF 200-551 Reading Improvement $ 1,666,133 $ 0 1,288
1,666,133 1,289
GRF 200-552 County MR/DD Boards 1,291
Vehicle Purchases $ 1,551,774 $ 0 1,293
1,590,569 1,294
GRF 200-553 County MR/DD Boards 1,296
Transportation
Operating $ 6,611,623 $ 0 1,298
6,876,088 1,299
GRF 200-577 Preschool Special 1,301
Education $ 62,268,535 $ 0 1,303
67,352,278 1,304
GRF 200-589 Special Education 1,306
Aides $ 1,635,157 $ 0 1,308
1,684,212 1,309
GRF 200-901 Property Tax 1,311
Allocation -
Education $ 566,800,000 $ 600,800,000 1,313
GRF 200-906 Tangible Tax 1,315
Exemption - Education $ 61,320,000 $ 63,210,000 1,317
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund $4,899,708,534 $5,134,145,592 1,320
29
4,899,958,534 5,240,678,942 1,322
General Services Fund Group 1,325
4D1 200-602 Ohio 1,328
Prevention/Education
Resource Center $ 277,560 $ 285,332 1,330
138 200-606 Computer Services $ 4,036,728 $ 4,143,201 1,334
452 200-638 Fees and Gifts $ 1,788,862 $ 1,838,335 1,338
596 200-656 Ohio Career 1,340
Information System $ 647,156 $ 660,812 1,342
4P1 200-629 Adult Literacy 1,344
Education $ 2,364,400 $ 2,430,603 1,346
4L2 200-681 Teacher Certification 1,348
and Licensure $ 3,580,741 $ 3,675,311 1,350
TOTAL GSF General Services 1,351
Fund Group $ 12,695,447 $ 13,033,594 1,354
Federal Special Revenue Fund Group 1,357
309 200-601 Educationally 1,360
Disadvantaged $ 12,486,104 $ 12,904,245 1,362
366 200-604 Adult Basic Education $ 16,300,000 $ 18,000,000 1,366
3H9 200-605 Head Start 1,368
Collaboration Project $ 200,000 $ 200,000 1,370
367 200-607 School Food Services $ 9,290,000 $ 10,160,000 1,374
368 200-614 Veterans' Training $ 565,232 $ 593,493 1,378
369 200-616 Vocational Education $ 10,556,971 $ 10,787,320 1,382
3L6 200-617 Federal School Lunch $ 159,570,000 $ 167,550,000 1,386
3L7 200-618 Federal School 1,388
Breakfast $ 29,818,000 $ 31,607,000 1,390
3L8 200-619 Child and Adult Care 1,392
Programs $ 58,600,000 $ 59,800,000 1,394
3L9 200-621 Vocational Education 1,396
Basic Grant $ 54,122,121 $ 54,122,121 1,398
3M0 200-623 ESEA Chapter One $ 356,669,568 $ 374,503,047 1,402
370 200-624 Education of All 1,404
Handicapped Children $ 12,902,838 $ 12,902,838 1,406
30
3N7 200-627 School-to-Work $ 18,000,000 $ 13,500,000 1,410
371 200-631 EEO Title IV $ 364,655 $ 377,850 1,413
372 200-635 Federal Driver 1,415
Education Projects $ 84,500 $ 84,500 1,417
373 200-642 Pupil Transportation 1,419
Safety Project $ 81,000 $ 81,000 1,421
374 200-647 E.S.E.A. Consolidated 1,423
Grants $ 260,301 $ 265,624 1,425
375 200-652 Technical Assistance 1,427
for Educational
Mobility $ 216,720 $ 227,556 1,429
376 200-653 J.T.P.A. $ 5,000,000 $ 5,034,523 1,433
3R3 200-654 Goals 2000 $ 19,789,214 $ 22,000,000 1,437
377 200-657 Sex Equity $ 125,685 $ 131,969 1,441
378 200-660 Math/Science 1,443
Technology
Investments $ 10,802,634 $ 12,000,000 1,445
3D1 200-664 Drug Free Schools $ 17,410,259 $ 19,500,000 1,449
3D2 200-667 Honors Scholarship 1,451
Program $ 1,231,979 $ 1,231,979 1,453
3E2 200-668 AIDS Education 1,455
Project $ 718,734 $ 620,775 1,457
3M1 200-678 ESEA Chapter Two $ 13,478,447 $ 14,152,369 1,461
3M2 200-680 Ind W/Disab Education 1,463
Act $ 91,825,830 $ 91,825,830 1,465
TOTAL FED Federal Special 1,466
Revenue Fund Group $ 900,470,792 $ 934,164,039 1,469
State Special Revenue Fund Group 1,472
454 200-610 Guidance and Testing $ 490,662 $ 503,912 1,477
455 200-608 Commodity Foods $ 8,000,000 $ 8,000,000 1,481
4V7 200-633 Interagency 1,483
Vocational Support $ 514,000 $ 528,392 1,485
5F8 200-645 Textbooks/Instructional 1,486
Materials $ 25,000,000 $ 25,000,000 1,489
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598 200-659 Auxiliary Services 1,491
Mobile Units $ 1,224,444 $ 1,258,728 1,493
5H3 200-687 SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,495
SOLVENCY ASSISTANCE $ 0 $ 30,000,000 1,497
4R7 200-695 Indirect Cost 1,499
Recovery $ 1,357,434 $ 1,393,146 1,501
TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue 1,502
Fund Group $ 36,586,540 $ 36,684,178 1,505
66,684,178 1,506
Lottery Profits Education Fund Group 1,509
017 200-682 Lease Rental Payment 1,512
Reimbursement $ 21,105,000 $ 32,780,000 1,514
017 200-670 School Foundation - 1,516
Basic Allowance $ 584,137,200 $ 0 1,518
592,093,028 1,519
017 200-671 Special Education $ 44,000,000 $ 0 1,523
44,000,000 1,524
017 200-672 Vocational Education $ 30,000,000 $ 0 1,528
30,000,000 1,529
017 200-673 Primary and Secondary 1,531
Lottery Funding $ 0 $ 666,093,028 1,533
0 1,534
017 200-694 Bus Purchase One Time 1,536
Supplement $ 10,000,000 $ 0 1,538
018 200-649 Disability Access 1,540
Project $ 5,000,000 $ 0 1,542
018 200-669 Judgement JUDGMENT 1,544
Loan $ 5,650,000 $ 0 1,546
Total 017 and 018 1,547
LPE Lottery Profits Education 1,548
Fund Group $ 699,892,200 $ 698,873,028 1,551
694,892,200 1,552
Education Improvement Fund 1,555
006 200-689 Hazardous Waste 1,558
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Removal $ 1,500,000 $ 1,443,401 1,560
TOTAL Education Improvement Fund $ 1,500,000 $ 1,443,401 1,563
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS $6,550,853,513 $6,818,343,832 1,566
6,546,103,513 6,953,433,781 1,567
Primary and Secondary Education FundingBy January 15, 1998, the General Assembly shall develop a 1,572
plan to provide itemized appropriations for the Department of 1,573
Education for fiscal year 1999. 1,574
In anticipation of a new, improved school finance formula 1,576
and education reform plan, to be enacted before fiscal year 1999, 1,578
the foregoing appropriation item, 200-405, Primary and Secondary 1,579
Education Funding is hereby appropriated.
Payment of fiscal year 1999 earmarks in the Department of 1,581
Education's budget are subject to the passage of a new school 1,582
finance formula and education reform plan. 1,583
Sec. 50.04. Family and Children First 1,585
(A) Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-411, Family 1,587
and Children First, the Department of Education shall transfer up 1,588
to $3,587,500 in fiscal year 1998 and $3,677,188 in fiscal year 1,589
1999 by intrastate transfer voucher to the Department of Mental 1,591
Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. These funds shall be 1,592
spent on direct grants to county family and children first 1,594
councils and local intersystem services for children clusters
created under section 121.37 of the Revised Code. The funds 1,595
shall be used as partial support payment and reimbursement for 1,597
the maintenance and treatment costs of multi-need children that 1,598
come to the attention of the Family and Children First Cabinet 1,599
Council pursuant to section 121.37 of the Revised Code. The 1,600
Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities 1,601
shall administer the distribution of the direct grants to the 1,602
county councils and local clusters. The Department of Mental 1,605
Retardation and Developmental Disabilities may use up to five per 1,606
cent of this amount for administrative expenses associated with 1,607
the distribution of funds to the county councils and local
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clusters. 1,608
(B) Of the funds appropriated in this item, up to 1,610
$1,643,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $1,775,000 in fiscal year 1999 1,611
shall be used as administrative grants to county family and 1,612
children first councils to provide a portion of the salary and 1,613
fringe benefits necessary to fund county council coordinators, 1,615
administrative support, training, or parental involvement. The 1,617
total initial grant under this provision to any county family and 1,618
children first council shall not exceed $18,500 in fiscal year 1,619
1998 and $20,000 in fiscal year 1999. In the event that not all 1,620
counties in the state have established a county council, at the 1,621
beginning of the fourth quarter of a fiscal year, any remaining 1,622
funds to be used as administrative grants may be distributed 1,623
among those counties that have established a county council. Of 1,624
the funds appropriated in this item, up to $15,000 shall be used 1,625
by the Family and Children First Cabinet Council for 1,626
administrative costs including stipends to family representatives 1,627
participating in approved activities of the initiative, 1,628
educational and informational forums, and technical assistance to 1,629
local family and children first councils. 1,630
(C) Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-411, Family 1,632
and Children First, up to $3,120,000 in fiscal year 1998 and 1,633
$5,040,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall be used to fund school-based 1,635
or school-linked school readiness resource centers in school 1,636
districts where there is a concentration of risk factors to 1,637
school readiness and success, including indicators of poverty, 1,638
health, and family stability. The purpose of these centers is to 1,639
assist in providing services to families of school-age children 1,640
who want and need support.
School readiness resource centers shall be located in each 1,642
of the state's 21 urban school districts as defined in division 1,643
(H) of section 3317.02 of the Revised Code. The Ohio Family and 1,644
Children First Cabinet Council, in consultation with the 1,645
Department of Education and school districts, shall identify 1,646
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individual schools based on quantitative and qualitative factors 1,647
that reflect both the need for school readiness resource centers 1,648
and the local capacity for redesigning, as necessary, a delivery 1,649
system of family support services. The council and the 1,650
Department of Education shall organize and provide technical 1,651
assistance to the school districts and communities in planning, 1,652
developing, and implementing the centers. The council shall also 1,653
negotiate a performance agreement that details required program 1,654
characteristics, service options, and expected results. 1,655
Each urban school district and community may receive up to 1,657
$240,000 for three school readiness resource centers that may be 1,658
located in or linked to elementary, middle, and high school sites 1,660
that are connected by student assignment patterns within the 1,661
school districts. Each school district shall work with a
representative of the local family and children first council and 1,663
a representative cross-section of families and community leaders 1,664
in the district to design a unified and comprehensive service 1,665
delivery plan that supports the development and implementation of 1,666
the school readiness resource centers and the results and 1,667
conditions agreed to in the performance agreement negotiated with 1,668
the state council.
Up to $50,000 in each fiscal year may be used by the Ohio 1,670
Family and Children First Cabinet Council for an evaluation of 1,671
the effectiveness of the school readiness resource centers. Up 1,672
to $100,000 in each fiscal year may be used by the cabinet 1,673
council to approve technical assistance and oversee the 1,674
implementation of the centers. The administration and management 1,675
of the school readiness resource centers may be contracted out 1,676
through a competitive bidding process established by the cabinet 1,677
council in consultation with the Department of Education. 1,678
Driver Education Administration 1,680
The foregoing appropriation item 200-412, Driver Education 1,682
Administration, shall be used by the Department of Education for 1,683
the administration of driver education programs. 1,684
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Consumer Education 1,686
The foregoing appropriation item 200-415, Consumer and 1,688
Economic Education, shall be used by the Department of Education 1,689
to promote the teaching of consumer and economic education as an 1,690
integral part of the entire elementary and secondary school 1,691
curriculum, which shall include the development, dissemination, 1,692
and implementation of comprehensive education curriculum 1,693
materials designed to improve understanding of economic 1,694
principles, family and public needs, and the methods by which our 1,695
economic systems function. 1,696
Vocational Education Match 1,699
The foregoing appropriation item 200-416, Vocational 1,701
Education Match, shall be used by the Department of Education to 1,702
provide vocational administration matching funds pursuant to 20 1,703
U.S.C. 2311. 1,704
Professional Development 1,706
The foregoing appropriation item 200-417, Professional 1,708
Development, shall be used by the Department of Education to 1,709
develop a statewide comprehensive system of twelve professional 1,711
development centers that support local educators' ability to 1,713
foster academic achievement in the students they serve. The 1,715
centers shall include training teachers on site-based management 1,716
concepts to encourage teachers to become involved in the 1,717
management of their schools. Each fiscal year, up to $450,000 of 1,718
the appropriation item shall be used to continue Ohio leadership 1,719
academies to develop and train superintendents, principals, other 1,720
administrators, and board members in new leadership and 1,721
management practices to support high performance schools. This
training shall be coordinated with other locally administered 1,722
leadership programs. 1,723
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-417, Professional 1,725
Development, up to $6,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 shall be used 1,726
for the creation or expansion of urban professional development 1,727
academies in Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and 1,728
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Toledo. Challenge grants in the amount of $1,000,000 per academy 1,730
shall be provided to support academies that have established an
improvement plan that includes an overall professional 1,731
development plan that align with and advances the district 1,732
improvement plan, and that defines the contribution the academy 1,733
is expected to make toward the achievement of the professional 1,734
development plan.
(A) These challenge grants are to support start-up 1,736
academies that include all of the following: 1,738
(1) A contractual relationship for the operation of the 1,740
academy between the school district, one or more public or 1,741
private universities, and the teachers' union; 1,742
(2) A self-supporting foundation for the operation of the 1,744
academy;
(3) A governing committee comprised of the superintendent 1,746
of the public school; the president of the teachers' union; the 1,747
dean of the college of education of each participating 1,748
university; and at least two representatives of the business 1,750
community to be determined by the governing committee;
(4) Mandatory teacher participation in job-embedded, 1,752
team-building activities that may include principals and other 1,753
administrative staff;
(5) Annual evaluation of the academy to be filed with the 1,755
Ohio Department of Education, which shall determine the 1,756
parameters of the annual evaluations, that include the school 1,757
district's progress toward the achievement of its improvement 1,758
plan.
(B) Challenge grants of up to $1,000,000 per academy will 1,760
be provided to support existing academies that agree to implement 1,761
one or more of the following: 1,762
(1) Adoption of a policy of mandatory teacher 1,764
participation in academy activities; 1,765
(2) Creation of a leadership component in the academy; 1,767
(3) The participation of personnel from other urban 1,769
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districts in the academy.
Existing academies shall conduct annual evaluations of the 1,771
academy to be filed with the Ohio Department of Education, which 1,772
shall determine the parameters of the annual evaluations. 1,773
School districts receiving a $1,000,000 challenge grant for 1,775
the creation of an urban professional development academy may 1,776
select, but are not required to select, the New American Schools 1,777
Program as the focus of their academy. The challenge grant for 1,778
the Cincinnati City School District may be used for the expansion 1,779
of either the Mayerson Academy or the New American Schools
project, or both, at the discretion of the district. 1,780
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-417, Professional 1,782
Development, $50,000 each year shall be distributed to the Ohio 1,783
Geographical Alliance at such time as matching funds are provided 1,784
by the National Geographical Society. These moneys shall be used 1,785
by the Ohio Geographical Alliance to provide inservice geography 1,786
training to Ohio public school teachers. 1,787
Of the foregoing appropriation 200-417 Professional 1,789
Development, $75,000 in each fiscal year shall be distributed by 1,790
the Department of Education to the Ohio University Leadership 1,791
Project.
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-417, Professional 1,793
Development, up to $500,000 each year shall be used by the 1,794
Department of Education to work with school districts in 1,795
coordinating and improving the training and performance of 1,796
classroom teachers.
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-417, Professional 1,798
Development, $25,000 in each fiscal year shall be used by the 1,799
Lake County Educational Service Center and $25,000 in each fiscal 1,800
year shall be used by the Geauga County Educational Service 1,801
Center. Both projects shall be used for professional teacher 1,802
development of innovative teaching practices in science and math.
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-417, Professional 1,804
Development, $500,000 in each fiscal year shall be used by the 1,805
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Rural Appalachian Initiative to create professional development 1,806
academies for teachers, principals, and superintendents in the 1,807
Appalachian region.
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-417, Professional 1,809
Development, up to $900,000 in fiscal year 1998 and up to 1,810
$1,800,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall be used by the Department of 1,812
Education in cooperation with the Regional Professional
Development Centers to train mentor teachers and provide stipends 1,814
of $1,500 per year to each mentor teacher to assist in the 1,815
professional development of beginning teachers.
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-417, Professional 1,817
Development, up to $500,000 in fiscal year 1998 and up to 1,818
$1,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall be used by the Department of 1,820
Education in cooperation with the Regional Professional
Development Centers to train teacher assessors and provide 1,821
stipends of $2,500 per year to each teacher assessor to assist in 1,823
the evaluation of the classroom performance of beginning
teachers. 1,824
School Management Assistance 1,826
The foregoing appropriation item 200-422, School Management 1,828
Assistance, shall be used by the Department of Education to 1,829
provide fiscal technical assistance and inservice education for 1,830
school district management personnel, to coordinate school 1,831
district borrowing under the provisions of section 3313.483 of 1,832
the Revised Code, and to implement year-end borrowing authority 1,833
by districts pursuant to section 133.303 of the Revised Code. 1,834
OF THE FOREGOING APPROPRIATION ITEM 200-422, SCHOOL 1,837
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, UP TO $250,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 1998 AND UP 1,839
TO $275,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 1999 SHALL BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION TO SUPPORT ITS EFFORTS WITH RESPECT TO SCHOOL 1,841
DISTRICTS ON FISCAL EMERGENCY AND FISCAL WATCH. 1,842
Teacher Recruitment 1,844
The foregoing appropriation item 200-423, Teacher 1,846
Recruitment, shall be used by the Department of Education to 1,848
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establish programs targeted at recruiting under-represented 1,849
populations into the teaching profession. In each year, the 1,850
appropriation item shall be used by the department to include, 1,851
but not be limited to, alternative teacher licensure or 1,852
certification programs emphasizing the recruitment of highly 1,854
qualified minority candidates into teaching, including
emphasizing the recruitment of highly qualified minority 1,855
candidates into teaching positions in schools which have a high 1,856
percentage of minority students. The recruitment programs shall 1,858
also target recruiting qualified candidates available as a result
of downsizing of the military and business sectors. Funding 1,859
shall also be targeted to statewide, regional, and local programs 1,860
that are competitively selected as promising programs 1,861
demonstrating the potential of significantly increasing Ohio's 1,862
minority teaching force.
Simulation System 1,864
The foregoing appropriation item 200-424, Simulation 1,866
System, shall be used by the Department of Education to develop 1,867
software and other computer assistance to maintain and enhance a 1,868
system of administrative, statistical, and legislative education 1,869
information to be used for policy analysis. The data base shall 1,870
be kept current at all times. Such a system will be used to 1,871
supply information and analysis of data to the General Assembly 1,872
and other state policy makers, including the Office of Budget and 1,873
Management and the Legislative Budget Office of the Legislative 1,874
Service Commission. 1,875
The Department of Education may use funding from this line 1,877
item to purchase or contract for the development of software 1,878
systems or contract for policy studies that will assist in the 1,880
provision and analysis of policy-related information.
Ohio Education Computer Network 1,882
The foregoing appropriation item 200-426, Ohio Education 1,884
Computer Network, shall be used by the Department of Education to 1,885
maintain a system of information technology throughout Ohio and 1,886
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to provide technical assistance for such a system in support of 1,887
the State Education Technology Plan pursuant to section 3301.07 1,888
of the Revised Code. 1,889
This system shall support the development, maintenance, and 1,891
operation of a network of uniform and compatible computer-based 1,892
information and instructional systems. The technical assistance 1,893
shall include, but not be restricted to, the development and 1,894
maintenance of adequate computer software systems to support 1,895
network activities. Program funds may be used, through a formula 1,896
and guidelines devised by the department, to subsidize the 1,897
activities of not more than twenty-four designated data 1,898
acquisition sites, as defined by State Board of Education rules, 1,899
to provide to school districts and chartered nonpublic schools 1,900
computer-based student and teacher instructional and 1,902
administrative information services, including approved 1,903
computerized financial accounting, and to provide adequate 1,904
services to member districts to assure the effective operation of 1,905
local automated administrative systems used for the management 1,906
information system.
In order to broaden the scope of the use of technology for 1,908
education, the department may use up to $250,000 each fiscal year 1,909
of these funds to coordinate the activities of the computer 1,911
network with other agencies funded by the department or the state 1,912
of Ohio. In order to improve the efficiency of network 1,913
activities, the department and data acquisition sites may jointly 1,914
purchase equipment, materials, and services from funds provided 1,915
under this appropriation for use by the network and, when 1,916
considered practical by the department, may utilize the services 1,917
of appropriate state purchasing agencies. 1,918
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-426, Ohio 1,920
Educational Computer Network, up to $5,637,000 in fiscal year 1,921
1998 and $5,637,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall be used by the 1,922
Department of Education to support connections of all public 1,923
school buildings to the Ohio Educational Computer Network. In
41
each fiscal year the Department of Education shall use these 1,924
funds to help reimburse data acquisition sites or school 1,925
districts for the operational costs associated with using the 1,926
Ohio Educational Computer Network. The Department of Education 1,927
shall develop a formula and guidelines for the distribution of
these funds to the data acquisition sites or individual school 1,928
districts.
For each year of the biennium the Department of Education 1,930
shall use up to $250,000 to continue to manage and develop the 1,931
statewide union catalog and InfOhio Network of library resources 1,932
that will be accessible to all school districts through the Ohio 1,933
Educational Computer Network, and up to $180,000 each year to 1,934
develop and implement software to interface with the InfOhio
union catalog and other electronic library systems to provide 1,935
access for public school library media centers to the union 1,936
catalog.
In each fiscal year the Department of Education shall use 1,938
up to $180,000 to defray the costs associated with leasing 1,939
additional telecommunications capacity needed to connect 1,941
non-public schools to the Ohio Educational Computer Network.
In each fiscal year the THE Department of Education shall 1,943
use up to $1,809,665 in fiscal year 1998 and up to $1,854,906 in 1,945
fiscal year 1999 to assist designated data acquisition sites for 1,946
operational costs associated with the increased use of the system 1,947
by chartered non-public schools. The Department of Education
shall develop a formula and guidelines for distribution of these 1,949
funds to designated data acquisition sites.
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-426, Ohio 1,951
Educational Computer Network, up to $130,000 in fiscal year 1998 1,953
and up to $120,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall be used by the 1,954
Department of Education to contract through a competitive 1,955
selection process with an independent for-profit or nonprofit 1,956
entity to provide current and historical information on Ohio 1,958
government to school libraries for the purposes of enhancing 1,959
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social studies course instruction and supporting student research 1,960
projects.
Local Professional Development Block Grants 1,963
Of the foregoing appropriation line item 200-429, Local 1,965
Professional Development Block Grants, $500,000 in each fiscal 1,966
year shall be used to establish or enhance alternative 1,967
disciplinary schools by providing grants of $100,000 annually to 1,968
each of the following programs: Wood County Alternative School 1,970
Program, Interval Opportunity School in Summit County, Portage 1,971
County Opportunity School in Ravenna, Auglaize County Alternative 1,972
School Program, Licking County Alternative School Program. Such 1,973
pilot programs shall encourage collaborative relationships with 1,974
juvenile courts and other agencies to develop effective teaching 1,975
and learning programs.
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-429, Local 1,977
Professional Development Block Grants, $200,000 in each fiscal 1,978
year shall be provided to the Stark County Schools Teacher 1,979
Technical Training Center.
The remainder of the appropriation shall be distributed on 1,981
a per teacher basis to all school districts and, joint vocational 1,983
school districts AND CHARTERED NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS for locally 1,984
developed teacher training and professional development and for 1,986
the establishment of local professional development committees. 1,987
School districts and joint vocational school districts shall not 1,988
be precluded from using these funds for cooperative activities on 1,989
a county or regional basis.
School Improvement Models 1,991
The foregoing appropriation item 200-431, School 1,993
Improvement Models, shall be used by the Department of Education 1,994
to continue to support the creation of a statewide network of 1,995
school improvement sites by providing competitive venture capital 1,996
grants to schools that demonstrate the capacity to invent or 1,997
adapt school improvement models. The department shall showcase 1,998
projects of exceptional merit and shall promote the networking of
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venture schools with both venture and nonventure schools so that 1,999
administrators and teachers outside the district can benefit from 2,001
the knowledge gained at these sites.
Up to $250,000 in each fiscal year shall be used by the 2,003
Department of Education for personal services and maintenance 2,004
costs necessary to administer the grants. 2,005
Of the foregoing appropriation item, 200-431, School 2,007
Improvement Models, $500,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 in 2,008
fiscal year 1999 shall be used to conduct performance audits of 2,010
each of the 21 urban school districts, as defined by section
3317.02 of the Revised Code. The Auditor of State will conduct 2,011
the performance audits to review any programs or areas of 2,012
operation where the Auditor believes greater operational 2,013
efficiencies or enhanced program results can be achieved. Of the 2,014
appropriation for fiscal year 1998, funds may be carried over to
fiscal year 1999 as needed to coincide with audit billings. 2,015
The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, at 2,017
least annually, assess individual school district responses to 2,018
such performance audits. These assessments shall be compiled 2,019
into a report to the Speaker of the Ohio House of 2,020
Representatives, the President of the Ohio Senate, and the chairs
and ranking minority members of the House and Senate committees 2,021
on Education and Finance. 2,022
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-431, School 2,024
Improvement Models, $200,000 in each fiscal year shall be 2,025
distributed to the Toledo International Language Center. 2,026
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-431, School 2,028
Improvement Models, $250,000 in each fiscal year shall be used by 2,029
the Rural Appalachian Initiative to provide one-time grants to 2,030
establish benchmark data on current performance, to develop plans 2,031
for achieving the benchmarks, and to improve the Appalachian 2,032
school districts' performances against the benchmarks.
School Conflict Management 2,034
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-432, School 2,036
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Conflict Management, the amounts shall be used by the Department 2,037
of Education for the purpose of providing dispute resolution and 2,038
conflict management training, consultation and materials for 2,039
school districts, and for the purpose of providing competitive 2,040
school conflict management grants to school districts. 2,041
The Department of Education shall assist the Commission on 2,043
Dispute Resolution in the development and dissemination of the 2,044
school conflict management program. 2,045
Student Proficiency 2,047
The foregoing appropriation item 200-437, Student 2,049
Proficiency, shall be used to develop, field test, print, 2,050
distribute, score, and report results from the tests required 2,051
under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0711 of the Revised Code and 2,053
for similar purposes as required by section 3301.27 of the 2,054
Revised Code.
American Sign Language 2,056
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-441, American Sign 2,058
Language, up to $150,000 in each fiscal year of the biennium 2,059
shall be used to implement pilot projects in Manual English and 2,060
to develop ways of including American Sign Language in the ninth- 2,061
through twelfth-grade curriculum. 2,062
The remainder of the appropriation shall be used by the 2,064
Department of Education to provide supervision and consultation 2,065
to school districts in dealing with parents of handicapped 2,066
children who are deaf or hard of hearing, in integrating American 2,067
Sign Language as a foreign language, and in obtaining 2,068
interpreters and improving their skills. 2,069
Child Care Licensing 2,071
The foregoing appropriation item 200-442, Child Care 2,073
Licensing, shall be used by the Department of Education to 2,074
license and to inspect preschool and school-age child care 2,075
programs in accordance with sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of the 2,076
Revised Code.
Education Management Information System 2,078
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The foregoing appropriation item 200-446, Education 2,080
Management Information System, shall be used to provide school 2,081
districts with the means to implement local automated information 2,082
systems, and to implement, develop, and improve the Education 2,083
Management Information System (EMIS). 2,084
Up to $822,706 in fiscal year 1998 and $843,274 in fiscal 2,086
year 1999 shall be used by the Department of Education for 2,087
hardware, personnel, equipment, staff development, software, and 2,088
forms modification, as well as to support EMIS special report 2,089
activities in the department that are designed to use the data 2,090
collected by the system. 2,091
Up to $2,714,234 in fiscal year 1998 and $2,782,090 in 2,093
fiscal year 1999 shall be distributed to designated data 2,094
acquisition sites for costs relating to the processing, storing, 2,095
and transfer of data for the effective operation of the EMIS. 2,097
These costs may include, but are not limited to, personnel, 2,098
hardware, software development, communications connectivity, 2,099
professional development and support services, and to provide 2,100
services to participate in the State Education Technology Plan 2,101
pursuant to section 3301.07 of the Revised Code.
Up to $6,023,718 in fiscal year 1998 and $6,174,310 in 2,103
fiscal year 1999 shall be distributed to school districts and 2,104
joint vocational school districts on a per-pupil basis. From 2,105
this money, each school district with enrollment greater than 100 2,106
students and each vocational school district shall receive a 2,107
minimum of $5,000 for each year of the biennium. Each school 2,108
district with enrollment between one and one hundred and each 2,109
county office of education shall receive $3,000 for each year of 2,110
the biennium. This money shall be used for costs associated with 2,111
the development and operation of local automated record based 2,112
information systems that provide data as required by the 2,113
management information system, and facilitate local district, 2,114
school, and classroom management activities. 2,115
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-446, Education 2,117
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Management Information System, up to $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2,118
1998 and up to $500,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall be used by the 2,119
Department of Education to procure or develop a common EMIS 2,120
software. School districts and data acquisition sites shall use 2,121
the common EMIS software unless the department determines that in 2,122
a particular case local legacy software is completely compatible, 2,124
performs tasks required for EMIS, and does not contain year 2000 2,125
problems.
GED Testing/Adult High School 2,127
The foregoing appropriation item 200-447, GED Testing/Adult 2,129
High School, shall be used to provide General Educational 2,130
Development (GED) testing at no cost to first time applicants, 2,131
pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of Education. Of 2,132
the foregoing appropriation item 200-477, GED/Adult High School, 2,133
up to $250,000 in each fiscal year shall be used by the 2,134
department to reimburse local shool districts for a portion of 2,136
the costs incurred in providing summer instructional or
intervention services to students who have not graduated due to 2,137
their inability to pass one or more parts of the state's ninth 2,138
grade proficiency test. School districts may provide these 2,139
services to students directly or contract with post-secondary or 2,140
nonprofit community-based institutions in providing instruction. 2,141
The remainder of the appropriation shall be used for state 2,142
reimbursement to school districts for adult high school
continuing education programs pursuant to section 3313.531 of the 2,143
Revised Code or for costs associated with awarding adult high 2,144
school diplomas under section 3313.611 of the Revised Code. 2,145
Sec. 50.07. Potential Value Recomputation 2,147
The recalculation described in division (B) of this section 2,149
shall be made prior to any expenditure by the superintendent for 2,151
the purpose of making payments for the vocational education pupil 2,153
recomputation pursuant to the section headed "Vocational 2,154
Education Pupil Recomputation" in Am. Sub. H.B. 117 215 of the 2,155
121st 122nd General Assembly and for the special education pupil 2,156
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recomputation pursuant to division (I) of section 3317.023 of the 2,157
Revised Code.
(A) Notwithstanding division (B) of section 3317.022 of 2,159
the Revised Code as amended by this act AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF THE 2,161
122nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY, in each year of the biennium the 2,163
Department of Education shall first calculate all state basic aid 2,164
payments to school districts required under Chapter 3317. of the 2,165
Revised Code and other sections of this act H.B. 215 under which 2,166
payments are made from appropriation items 200-501, School 2,167
Foundation Basic Allowance, and 200-670, School Foundation Basic 2,169
Allowance, as if such division had not been enacted. Such
calculated amounts shall be paid to school districts in 2,170
accordance with section 3317.01 of the Revised Code. 2,171
(B) After the calculation required by division (A) of this 2,173
heading, the department shall recalculate all state basic aid 2,174
payments to school districts required under Chapter 3317. of the 2,175
Revised Code and other sections of this act AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF 2,177
THE 122nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY, utilizing in such recalculation the 2,180
provisions of division (B) of section 3317.022 of the Revised
Code. From the additional available money, the department shall 2,182
pay each district an amount equal to the difference between its 2,183
calculated amount of basic aid under division (A) of this heading 2,184
and its recalculated amount under this division. If there is not 2,185
enough additional money to pay such amounts to all school 2,186
districts, the department shall pay each district a percentage of 2,187
such amount equal to the percentage the total amount of 2,188
additional available money represents of the total amount of 2,189
money that would be necessary to make the payments prescribed 2,190
under this division to all districts.
Sec. 50.09. Vocational Education 2,192
The foregoing appropriation item 200-507, Vocational 2,194
Education, shall be used for vocational education units not to 2,195
exceed 7,141 in each fiscal year. Up to $6,695,000 in fiscal 2,196
year 1998 and $7,500,000 in fiscal year 1999 may be used for 2,198
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nonvocational units necessary for graduation pursuant to section 2,199
3317.16 of the Revised Code, up to $6,210,000 in fiscal year 1998 2,200
and $6,500,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall be used for joint 2,201
vocational school equalization pursuant to section 3317.16 of the 2,202
Revised Code, up to $300,000 shall be distributed to the Toledo 2,203
Technology Academy each fiscal year, up to $9,000,000 in fiscal 2,204
year 1998 and up to $10,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall be used 2,206
to fund the Jobs for Ohio Graduates (JOG) program, up to 2,208
$2,100,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $2,205,000 in fiscal year 1999 2,209
may be used to support tech prep consortia, and up to $7,031,208 2,210
in fiscal year 1998 and $7,193,118 in fiscal year 1999 shall be 2,211
used to fund the Graduation, Reality, and Dual Role Skills 2,213
(GRADS) program.
Funds for nonvocational units necessary for graduation 2,215
shall be distributed according to rules adopted by the State 2,216
Board of Education. If federal funds for vocational education 2,217
cannot be used for local school district leadership in either 2,218
year under division (M) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code 2,219
or division (B) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code, without 2,220
being matched by state funds, then an amount as determined by the 2,221
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be made available from 2,222
state funds appropriated for vocational education. If any state 2,223
funds are used for this purpose, federal funds in an equal amount 2,224
shall be distributed for vocational education units funded 2,225
pursuant to division (M) of section 3317.024 or division (B) of 2,226
section 3317.16 of the Revised Code in accordance with 2,227
authorization of the state plan for vocational education for Ohio 2,228
as approved by the Secretary of the United States Department of 2,229
Education. 2,230
Notwithstanding the prohibition in section 3317.05 of the 2,232
Revised Code that the State Board of Education annually approve 2,233
for school districts, educational service centers, and 2,234
institutions no more than the number of vocational education 2,236
units for which it determines appropriations have been made and 2,237
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notwithstanding the amounts required to be annually paid to 2,238
school districts, educational service centers, and institutions 2,239
for approved vocational education units under division (M) of 2,240
section 3317.024 and division (B) of section 3317.16 of the 2,241
Revised Code, if the foregoing appropriation item is not 2,242
sufficient to fund 7,141 vocational education units in fiscal 2,243
year 1998 and 7,141 vocational units in fiscal year 1999 in 2,244
accordance with division (M) of section 3317.024 and division (B) 2,245
of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code, the State Board of 2,246
Education may approve up to 7,141 vocational education units in 2,247
fiscal year 1998 and 7,141 vocational education units in fiscal 2,248
year 1999 and, in lieu of the amounts required to be paid for 2,250
approved units under division (M) of section 3317.024 and 2,251
division (B) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code, shall 2,252
proportionately reduce those amounts so that the total amount the 2,253
State Board pays to school districts, educational service
centers, and institutions for all approved units does not exceed 2,255
the amount of funds available in the foregoing appropriation item 2,256
for such units. During the course of each fiscal year, the State 2,257
Board may alter its determination of any reduction under this 2,258
section for that fiscal year. 2,259
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-507, Vocational 2,261
Education, up to $500,000 in each fiscal year shall be used by 2,262
the Department of Education to establish an employer student 2,263
apprenticeship training program for high school students in 2,264
grades 11 and 12. Rules, procedures, and regulations for the
employer student apprenticeship program will be developed by the 2,265
School-to-Work office in the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services. 2,266
The Legislative Office of Education Oversight shall study 2,268
the various programs designed to serve at-risk high school 2,269
students. Differences and possible overlaps of purposes, goals, 2,270
objectives and strategies among such programs as Jobs for Ohio 2,271
Graduates (JOGS), Graduation, Reality, and Dual Role Skills 2,273
(GRADS), Occupational Work Experience (OWE), Occupational Work 2,274
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Adjustment (OWA) will be identified.
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-507, Vocational 2,276
Education, $100,000 in fiscal year 1998 shall be used for the 2,277
Cuyahoga County Vocational Apprenticeship Program, which provides 2,278
funding for training in the building trades of eligible residents 2,279
of the City of Cleveland. The program utilizes new housing 2,280
development and rehabilitation programs of four nonprofit
neighborhood development corporations as the focus of the skills 2,281
training apprenticeship program. The four neighborhood 2,282
development corporations participating in the program are the 2,283
Glenville Development Corporation, Northeastern Neighborhood 2,284
Development Corporation, Bell, Burton, and Carr Development 2,285
Corporation, and the Buckeye Area Development Corporation.
Adult Literacy Education 2,287
The foregoing appropriation item 200-509, Adult Literacy 2,289
Education, shall be used to support Adult Basic and Literacy 2,290
Education instructional programs, the State Literacy Resource 2,291
Center program, and the State Advisory Council on Adult Education 2,292
and Literacy. 2,293
Of the foregoing appropriation item, up to $410,000 in 2,295
fiscal year 1998 and $512,500 in fiscal year 1999 shall be used 2,296
to satisfy state match requirements for the support and operation 2,297
of the State Literacy Resource Center and the State Advisory 2,298
Council on Adult Education and Literacy. 2,299
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-509, Adult Literacy 2,302
Education, up to $50,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to 2,303
provide funds to literacy councils that have not previously 2,304
received funding. Each of these councils, in order to receive 2,305
funds, shall have its plan of service approved by the local 2,306
Family and Children First council.
The remainder shall be used to continue to satisfy the 2,308
state match requirement for the support and operation of the Ohio 2,309
Department of Education administered instructional grant program 2,310
for Adult Basic and Literacy Education in accordance with the 2,311
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department's state plan for Adult Basic and Literacy Education as 2,312
approved by the State Board of Education and the Secretary of the 2,313
United States Department of Education. 2,314
ADEQUACY PHASE-IN 2,316
THE FOREGOING APPROPRIATION ITEM 200-510, ADEQUACY 2,319
PHASE-IN, SHALL BE USED TO MAKE ADEQUACY AID PAYMENTS TO SCHOOL
DISTRICTS BASED ON THE FORMULA SPECIFIED IN SECTION 3317.0213 OF 2,320
THE REVISED CODE.
Auxiliary Services 2,322
The foregoing appropriation item 200-511, Auxiliary 2,324
Services, shall be used by the State Board of Education for the 2,325
purpose of implementing section 3317.06 of the Revised Code. Of 2,326
the appropriation, up to $1,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2,327
biennium may be used for payment of the Post-Secondary Enrollment 2,328
Options Program for nonpublic students pursuant to section 2,329
3365.10 of the Revised Code. 2,330
Driver Education 2,332
The foregoing appropriation item 200-512, Driver Education, 2,334
shall be used by the State Board of Education for subsidizing 2,335
driver education courses for which the State Board of Education 2,336
prescribes minimum standards pursuant to section 3301.07 of the 2,337
Revised Code and courses for students released by high school 2,338
principals to attend commercial driver training schools licensed 2,339
under Chapter 4508. of the Revised Code. 2,340
Post-Secondary/Adult Vocational Education 2,342
The foregoing appropriation item 200-514, 2,344
Post-Secondary/Adult Vocational Education, shall be used by the 2,345
State Board of Education to provide post-secondary/adult 2,346
vocational education pursuant to sections 3313.52 and 3313.53 of 2,347
the Revised Code. 2,348
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-514, up to $500,000 2,350
in each fiscal year shall be allocated for the Ohio Career 2,351
Information System (OCIS) and used for the dissemination of 2,352
career information data to public schools, libraries, 2,354
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rehabilitation centers, two- and four-year colleges and 2,355
universities, and other governmental units. 2,356
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-514, 2,358
Post-Secondary/Adult Vocational Education, up to $30,000 in each 2,359
fiscal year shall be used for the statewide coordination of the 2,360
activities of the Ohio Young Farmers.
Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid 2,362
The foregoing appropriation item 200-520, Disadvantaged 2,364
Pupil Impact Aid, shall be distributed to school districts in 2,365
each fiscal year pursuant to the formula established by division 2,366
(B) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code. 2,367
Annually, $1,450,000 shall be used by the Department of 2,369
Education to provide state matching funds to implement the 2,370
federal building based Effective School Program. 2,371
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-520, Disadvantaged 2,373
Pupil Impact Aid, up to $3,000,000 in each year of the biennium 2,374
shall be used for school breakfast programs. Of the $3,000,000, 2,375
$500,000 shall be used each year by the Department of Education 2,376
to provide start-up grants to rural school districts that start 2,377
school breakfast programs. The remainder of the $3,000,000 shall 2,378
be used to: (1) partially reimburse school buildings within 2,379
school districts that are required to have a school breakfast 2,380
program pursuant to section 3313.813 of the Revised Code, at a 2,381
rate decided upon by the department, for each breakfast served to
any pupil enrolled in the district; (2) partially reimburse 2,382
districts participating in the National School Lunch Program that 2,383
have at least 20 per cent of students who are eligible for free 2,384
and reduced meals according to federal standards, at a rate 2,385
decided upon by the department; and (3) to partially reimburse
districts participating in the National School Lunch Program for 2,386
breakfast served to children eligible for free and reduced meals 2,387
enrolled in the district, at a rate decided upon by the 2,388
department.
Of the funds distributed to the Cleveland City School 2,390
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District under division (B) of section 3317.023 of the Revised 2,391
Code, up to $7,100,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $8,700,000 in 2,392
fiscal year 1999 shall be used to operate a pilot school choice 2,394
program in the Cleveland City School District pursuant to
sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code. 2,395
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-520, Disadvantaged 2,397
Pupil Impact Aid, $3,850,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $8,750,000 2,398
in fiscal year 1999 shall be used for competitive discipline 2,399
intervention grants for the 21 urban school districts as defined 2,400
in division (H) of section 3317.02 of the Revised Code. The 2,401
grants shall be administered by the Ohio Department of Education 2,402
and designed to reduce problems with student attendance, truancy, 2,403
dropouts, and discipline.
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-520, Disadvantaged 2,405
Pupil Impact Aid, $150,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $250,000 in 2,406
fiscal year 1999 shall be distributed to the Franklin County 2,407
Educational Council to provide a cross district alternative 2,408
learning environment for students with alternative learning 2,409
requirements, in collaboration with member districts and
community services. 2,410
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-520, Disadvantaged 2,412
Pupil Impact Aid, $900,000 each year shall be used to support 2,413
dropout recovery programs administered by the Ohio Department of 2,414
Education, Jobs for Ohio's Graduates program. 2,415
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-520, Disadvantaged 2,417
Pupil Impact Aid, up to $1,000,000 in each year of the biennium 2,418
shall be used to fund grants to improve reading performance, 2,419
using programs such as Failure Free Reading, Slavin's Success for 2,420
All, and other programs that have a demonstrated record of 2,421
improving reading comprehension. The grants shall be made by the
Department of Education to 20 schools in which at least 50 per 2,422
cent of fourth grade students failed to pass at least four parts 2,423
of the fourth grade proficiency test. The grants shall be made 2,424
in the amount of $50,000 for each school. 2,425
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Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-520, Disadvantaged 2,427
Pupil Impact Aid, the Department shall distribute $75,000 in each 2,428
fiscal year to the Collinwood Community Center to continue 2,429
outreach work on the Parents' Pledge of Responsibility in the 2,430
Cleveland City School District. This distribution shall come 2,431
from the Cleveland City School District's Disadvantaged Pupil 2,432
Impact Aid. 2,433
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-520, Disadvantaged 2,436
Pupil Impact Aid, up to $500,000 in each fiscal year shall be 2,437
used by the Department of Education to encourage school districts 2,438
to set high academic standards and provide a helping hand for 2,439
students striving to meet them. Any school district that offers 2,440
a summer school program for students who have been enrolled in 2,441
the fourth and sixth grades, whether district-wide, in several 2,442
school buildings or within a cluster of school buildings, may 2,443
retain those students who fail to attend summer school programs 2,444
if those students attend schools that offer such programs. A 2,445
Summer Proficiency Academy shall be any school district's summer 2,446
school program that is conducted for students who have been 2,447
enrolled in the fourth and sixth grades, whether district-wide, 2,448
in several school buildings or within a cluster of school 2,449
buildings, that addresses the needs of students who did not pass 2,450
at least three of the five parts of either the fourth-grade or 2,451
sixth-grade proficiency test, that is of at least six weeks' 2,452
duration, and that provides an innovative, enriching educational 2,453
experience. The department shall use the funds indicated in this 2,454
paragraph to make grants to those school districts that conduct 2,455
such Summer Proficiency Academies and that have valuation per 2,456
pupil less than 150 per cent of the statewide average valuation 2,457
per pupil, to defray 75 per cent of the costs of conducting such 2,458
academies. The amount of each grant shall not exceed $150,000 2,459
and each school district shall be eligible for up to four grants 2,460
in each fiscal year. Grants shall be made to school districts 2,461
based on the percentage of students failing three or more tests, 2,462
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with first priority given to districts with the highest failure 2,463
rates. As used in this paragraph, "valuation per pupil"; has the 2,465
same meaning as in division (A)(4) of section 3317.0212 of the 2,466
Revised Code.
Sec. 50.15. Lottery Profits Education Fund 2,468
Appropriation item 200-670, School Foundation - Basic 2,470
Allowance, shall be used in conjunction with GRF item 200-501 to 2,471
provide payments to school districts pursuant to Chapter 3317. of 2,472
the Revised Code. 2,473
Of the foregoing appropriation item, 200-670, School 2,475
Foundation Basic Allowance, $25,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall 2,477
be used from the funds transferred from the Unclaimed Prizes 2,478
Trust Fund pursuant to the section entitled "Transfers from the 2,479
Unclaimed Prizes Fund" of this act AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF THE 122nd 2,480
GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 2,481
Appropriation item 200-671, Special Education, shall be 2,483
used in conjunction with GRF item 200-504 to provide payments to 2,484
school districts pursuant to Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code. 2,485
Appropriation item 200-672, Vocational Education, shall be used 2,486
in conjunction with GRF item 200-507 to provide payments to 2,487
school districts pursuant to Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code. 2,488
The Department of Education, with the approval of the 2,490
Director of Budget and Management, shall determine the monthly 2,491
distribution schedules of the GRF line item 200-501 and fund 017 2,492
line item 200-670, GRF line item 200-504 and fund 017 line item 2,493
200-671, and GRF line item 200-507 and fund 017 line item 2,494
200-672. If adjustments to the monthly distribution schedule are 2,495
necessary, the Department of Education shall make such 2,496
adjustments with the approval of the Director of Budget and 2,497
Management. 2,498
The Director of Budget and Management shall transfer the 2,500
amount appropriated under the Lottery Profits Education Fund for 2,501
item 200-682, Lease Rental Payment Reimbursement, to the General 2,502
Revenue Fund on a schedule determined by the director. These 2,504
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funds shall support the General Revenue Fund appropriation 2,505
200-413 230-428, Lease Rental Payments, OF THE SCHOOL FACILITIES 2,507
COMMISSION. 2,508
Disability Access Projects 2,510
(A) As used in this section: 2,512
(1) "Percentile" means the percentile in which a school 2,514
district is ranked according to the most recent ranking of school 2,515
districts with regard to income and property wealth under 2,516
division (B) of section 3318.011 of the Revised Code. 2,517
(2) "School district" means a city, local, or exempted 2,519
village school district, except for a school district that is one 2,520
of the state's 21 urban school districts as defined in division 2,521
(H) of section 3317.02 of the Revised Code. 2,522
(3) As used in this section, "valuation per pupil" means a 2,524
district's total taxable value as defined in section 3317.02 of 2,526
the Revised Code divided by the district's ADM as defined in 2,527
division (A) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code. 2,529
(B) The Department of Education shall adopt rules for 2,531
awarding grants to school districts with a valuation per pupil 2,532
less than $200,000, to be used for construction, reconstruction, 2,533
or renovation projects in classroom facilities, the purpose of 2,534
which is to improve access to such facilities by physically
handicapped persons. The rules shall include application 2,535
procedures.
No school district shall be awarded a grant under this 2,537
section in excess of $100,000. In addition, any school district 2,538
shall be required to pay a percentage of the cost of the project 2,539
for which the grant is being awarded equal to the percentile in 2,540
which the district is so ranked. 2,541
The foregoing appropriation item 200-649, Disability Access 2,543
Projects, shall be used to fund capital projects that make 2,545
buildings more accessible to students with disabilities pursuant 2,546
to this section. Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-649, 2,547
Disability Access Projects, $60,000 shall be used for the
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Danville High School wheelchair lift. 2,548
Judgment Loan 2,550
The foregoing appropriation item 200-669, Judgment Loan, 2,552
shall be used to make loans to eligible districts under this 2,553
section HEADING.
(A) A school district is an "eligible district" for 2,556
purposes of division (B) of this subsection HEADING if, in the 2,557
two-year period immediately preceding the effective date of this 2,558
subsection JUNE 30, 1997, the district was the subject of either: 2,560
(1) A single final nonappealable judgment, consent 2,562
judgment, or settlement agreement in a civil action for damages 2,563
for injury, death, or loss of person or property, the amount of 2,564
which was equal to at least 90 per cent of the district's annual 2,565
expenditures for operating expenses for the fiscal year in which 2,566
the judgment, consent judgment, or settlement agreement was
issued;
(2) Multiple final nonappealable judgments, consent 2,568
judgments, or settlement agreements for such damages arising out 2,570
of a single transaction or occurrence, or a series of
transactions or occurrences arising out of the same wrongful act, 2,571
the total of which judgments, consent judgments, or settlement 2,572
agreements was an amount equal to at least 90 per cent of the 2,573
district's total expenditures for operating expenses in any one 2,574
of the fiscal years in which any such judgment, consent judgment, 2,575
or settlement agreement was issued.
(B) Upon application by the board of education of an 2,577
eligible district and to the extent funds are appropriated for 2,578
the purpose, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with the 2,579
approval of the Director of Budget and Management, may enter into 2,580
a loan agreement with the board under which the Department of 2,582
Education shall loan to the district the amount of money
necessary to pay all or part of any judgment, consent judgment, 2,583
or settlement agreement described in division (A) of this section 2,585
HEADING, plus any accrued interest. For repayment of the loan, 2,587
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the loan agreement shall require the department to deduct 2,588
annually from state aid payments due to the district under 2,589
Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, and if necessary under 2,590
sections 321.24 and 323.156 of the Revised Code, an amount equal 2,592
to two-thousandths of the district's total taxable value reported
pursuant to divisions (A)(1) and (2) of section 3317.021 of the 2,593
Revised Code, for the lesser of the following periods: 2,595
(1) A period of twenty-five years, commencing with the 2,597
later of the year of receipt of the loan or fiscal year 1999; 2,598
(2) A period equal to the number of years required to 2,600
deduct an amount equal to the total amount of the loan from the 2,601
district's state aid payments, commencing with the later of the 2,602
year of receipt of the loan or fiscal year 1999. 2,603
Bus Purchase One Time Supplement 2,605
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-694, Bus Purchase 2,607
One Time Supplement, $2,100,000 shall be distributed by the 2,608
Department of Education pursuant to the provisions of law 2,609
governing appropriation line item 200-552, County MR/DD Boards - 2,611
Vehicle Purchases.
The remaining funds allocated under this section HEADING 2,613
shall be distributed by the Department of Education pursuant to 2,615
the provisions of law governing appropriation line item 200-503, 2,616
Bus Purchase Allowance.
Lottery Profits Transfers* 2,618
On May 15 of each fiscal year, the Director of Budget and 2,620
Management shall determine if lottery profits transfers will meet 2,621
the appropriation amounts from the Lottery Profits Education 2,622
Fund. 2,623
On or after the date specified in each fiscal year, if the 2,625
director determines that lottery profits will not meet 2,626
appropriations and if other funds are not available to meet the 2,627
shortfall, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall take 2,628
the actions specified under the "Reallocation of Funds" section 2,630
of this act AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF THE 122nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 2,632
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Transfers from the Unclaimed Prizes Fund 2,634
By July 15 of fiscal year 1999, the Director of Budget and 2,637
Management shall transfer $25,000,000 from the State Lottery
Commission's Unclaimed Prizes Fund to the Lottery Profits 2,638
Education Fund, to be used solely for purposes specified in the 2,639
Department of Education's budget. Transfers of unclaimed prizes 2,640
under this provision shall not count as Lottery Profits LOTTERY 2,642
PROFITS in the determination made concerning excess profits 2,643
titled "Lottery Profits" under the Department of Education in 2,644
this act AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF THE 122nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 2,646
Teacher Certification and Licensure 2,648
The foregoing appropriation item 200-681, Teacher 2,650
Certification and Licensure, shall be used by the Department of 2,651
Education in each year of the biennium to administer teacher 2,652
certification and licensure functions pursuant to sections 2,653
3301.071, 3301.074, 3301.50, 3301.51, 3319.088, 3319.22, 3319.24 2,654
to 3319.28, 3319.281, 3319.282, 3319.29, 3319.301, 3319.31, and 2,655
3319.51 of the Revised Code. 2,656
Sec. 50.20. Supplemental Payment 2,658
In addition to any other payments made under Chapter 3317. 2,660
of the Revised Code, or under this act AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF THE 2,662
122nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY, a payment for fiscal year 1998 not 2,664
greater than the sum of the computation under division (A) of 2,665
this section and for fiscal year 1999 not greater than the sum of 2,666
the computation under division (B) of this section may be made to 2,667
each school district, subject to the recommendation of the 2,668
Superintendent of Public Instruction and approval of the
Controlling Board, for mandated costs not met from increases in 2,669
funds for the appropriate year from this act H.B. 215. The 2,671
increases for fiscal year 1998 shall be calculated by determining 2,672
additional state funds received for the year under other sections 2,673
of this act H.B. 215 and sections 3317.022 and 3317.023 of the 2,675
Revised Code, plus additional state funds for approved units in 2,676
operation for fiscal year 1998 funded under divisions (M), (N), 2,677
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and (O) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code and the heading 2,678
"Supplemental Unit Allowance" above amounts received by the 2,680
district from such sections and divisions and under the heading 2,682
"Supplemental Payment" in Section 45.11 of Am. Sub. H.B. 117 of 2,683
the 121st General Assembly and Supplemental Unit Allowance in 2,684
Section 45.06 of Am. Sub. H.B. 117 of the 121st General Assembly,
for fiscal year 1997. The increases for fiscal year 1999 shall 2,686
be calculated by determining additional state funds received for 2,687
such year under other sections of this act H.B. 215 AND THIS ACT 2,689
and sections 3317.022 and 3317.023 of the Revised Code plus 2,690
additional state funds for approved units in operation for fiscal 2,691
year 1999 funded under divisions (M), (N), and (O) of section 2,692
3317.024 of the Revised Code above the amounts received by the 2,693
district from such sections and divisions and under this section 2,694
of this act H.B. 215 for fiscal year 1998. 2,695
(A) For fiscal year 1998, the amount calculated under this 2,697
division shall be the cost of employing additional full-time 2,698
equivalent classroom teachers and educational service personnel 2,699
whose employment was necessary to avoid a reduction in state aid 2,700
under divisions (C) and (D) or (E) of section 3317.023 of the 2,701
Revised Code and who exceed in number the number of full-time 2,702
equivalent classroom teachers and full-time equivalent 2,703
educational service personnel who were employed by the district 2,704
during the first full week of October, 1996. The amount shall 2,705
equal the minimum salaries for such additional full-time 2,706
equivalent employees required by section 3317.13 of the Revised 2,707
Code multiplied by 114 per cent. 2,708
(B) For fiscal year 1999, the amount calculated under this 2,710
division shall be the cost of employing the additional full-time 2,711
equivalent classroom teachers and educational service personnel 2,712
whose employment was necessary to avoid a reduction in state aid 2,713
under divisions (C) and (D) or (E) of section 3317.023 of the 2,714
Revised Code and who exceed in number the number of full-time 2,715
equivalent classroom teachers and educational service personnel 2,716
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who were employed by the district during either the first full 2,717
week of October 1996, or during the first full week of October 2,718
1997, whichever week the number was smaller. The amount shall 2,719
equal the minimum salaries for such additional full-time 2,720
equivalent employees required by section 3317.13 of the Revised 2,721
Code multiplied by 114 per cent. 2,722
The Department of Education shall determine application 2,724
procedures and the schedule for applications and payments, 2,725
subject to approval by the Controlling Board. The Department of 2,726
Education may pay during the first half of each fiscal year, an 2,727
amount equal to one-half of the estimated payment to which a 2,728
district is entitled under this section. Subsequent to the 2,729
approval of the Controlling Board, the amount of any 2,730
over-payments shall be deducted from payments made under this act 2,731
H.B. 215 during the remainder of the fiscal year. 2,732
Only those school districts eligible to receive payments 2,734
under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code may receive any 2,735
payment under this section. 2,736
The Superintendent of Public Instruction and the 2,738
Controlling Board, before finalizing recommendations or approving 2,739
payments pursuant to this section, may consider: 2,740
(1) Increases in revenues to a school district from 2,742
sources other than Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code; 2,743
(2) Information relating to assumptions concerning 2,745
potential state revenues made at the time of adoption of a new 2,746
salary schedule for the district. 2,747
Sec. 50.23 Reallocation of Funds 2,749
(A) As used in this section: 2,751
(1) "Basic aid" means the amount calculated for the school 2,754
district received for the fiscal year under sections 3317.022, 2,755
3317.023, and 3317.025 to 3317.028 of the Revised Code, as 2,756
modified by language under the headings "Basic Aid Formula 2,757
Amount," "Basic Aid Guarantees," and "Vocational Education Pupil 2,758
Recomputations" of this act AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF THE 122nd 2,760
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY and section 3317.0212 of the Revised Code. 2,761
(2) "Nonbasic aid" means: 2,763
(a) In the case of a school district, the amount computed 2,765
for the district for fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999 under 2,766
Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code and this act H.B. 215, 2,768
excluding the district's basic aid;
(b) In the case of a county board of mental retardation 2,770
and developmental disabilities or for an institution providing 2,771
special education programs under section 3323.091 of the Revised 2,772
Code, the amount computed for the board or institution under 2,773
divisions (N) and (O) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code. 2,774
(3) "Total taxable value" has the meaning given in section 2,777
3317.02 of the Revised Code.
(4) "Total basic revenue" means the district's basic aid 2,780
plus one of the following:
(a) For fiscal year 1998, two and three-tenths per cent of 2,782
the district's total taxable value for the most recently 2,785
completed tax year for which data are available for all school 2,786
districts at the time the computations required by divisions (C) 2,787
to (E) of this section are made;
(b) For fiscal year 1999, two and three-tenths per cent of 2,789
the district's total taxable value for the most recently 2,790
completed tax year for which data are available for all school 2,792
districts at the time the computations required by divisions (C) 2,793
to (E) of this section are made.
(B) If in either fiscal year of the biennium the 2,795
Superintendent of Public Instruction determines prior to January 2,796
16, 1998, or January 16, 1999, respectively, that the amount 2,797
appropriated to the Department of Education for distribution 2,798
under this act AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF THE 122nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 2,801
THIS ACT, and Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code is insufficient 2,803
to make all of the payments required under such provisions, or if 2,804
the Governor issues an order under section 126.05 of the Revised 2,805
Code to reduce expenditures and incurred obligations and the 2,806
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order requires the Superintendent to reduce such state aid 2,807
payments, or if lottery profits transfers are insufficient to 2,808
meet the amounts appropriated from the Lottery Profits Education 2,809
Fund for basic aid, vocational education, and special education, 2,810
and if other funds are not sufficient to offset the shortfall, 2,811
the Superintendent shall reduce basic and nonbasic aid payments 2,812
so that the total amount expended in the fiscal year will not 2,813
exceed either the amount appropriated or the amount available for 2,814
expenditure pursuant to the Governor's order. Subject to 2,815
Controlling Board approval, the Superintendent shall reallocate 2,816
appropriations not yet expended from one program to another. 2,817
(C)(1) If further reductions in basic and nonbasic aid are 2,819
necessary following the reallocations implemented pursuant to 2,820
division (B) of this section, the Superintendent shall request 2,821
the Controlling Board to approve the use of the money 2,822
appropriated by this division. The Superintendent shall include 2,823
with the Superintendent's request a report listing the amount of 2,824
reductions that each school district will receive pursuant to 2,826
divisions (D) to (H) of this section if the request is not 2,827
approved, and also the amount of the reduction, if any, that will 2,828
still be required if the use of the money appropriated by this 2,829
section is approved.
(2) In accordance with division (C)(1) of this section, 2,831
there is hereby appropriated to the Department of Education from 2,832
the unobligated balance remaining in the Lottery Profits 2,833
Education Fund at the end of fiscal year 1997 and at the end of 2,834
fiscal year 1998 the lesser of: the unobligated balance in the 2,835
fund, or the amount needed to preclude a reallocation pursuant to 2,836
divisions (D) to (H) of this section. The money appropriated by 2,837
this division may be spent or distributed by the department only 2,838
with the approval of the Controlling Board. 2,839
(D) If reductions in basic and nonbasic aid are still 2,841
necessary following the actions taken pursuant to divisions (B) 2,842
and (C) of this section, the Superintendent shall determine by 2,843
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what percentage expenditures for basic and nonbasic aid must be 2,844
reduced for the remainder of the fiscal year to make the total 2,845
amount distributed for the year equal the amount appropriated or 2,846
available for distribution. The Superintendent shall reduce by 2,847
that percentage the amount to be paid in nonbasic aid to each 2,849
city, exempted village, local, and joint vocational school 2,850
district, to each educational service center, to each county 2,851
board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, and 2,852
to each institution providing special education programs under 2,853
section 3323.091 of the Revised Code for the remainder of the 2,854
fiscal year.
(E) As used in divisions (F) to (H) of this section, 2,856
"school district" means city, local, and exempted village school 2,858
districts.
(F) After computing the reduction required by division (D) 2,860
of this section, the Superintendent shall: 2,861
(1) Determine the difference between the amount by which 2,863
total basic and nonbasic aid payments must be reduced and the 2,864
amount of the reductions made under division (D) of this section; 2,865
(2) Determine each school district's total basic revenue; 2,867
(3) Determine the total basic revenue of all such 2,869
districts; 2,870
(4) Except as otherwise provided in division (G) of this 2,872
section, reduce each such school district's basic aid by an 2,873
amount computed as follows: 2,874
(a) Multiply the amount obtained under division (F)(1) of 2,876
this section by the district's total basic revenue; 2,877
(b) Divide the product thus obtained by the total basic 2,879
revenue of all districts. The quotient thus obtained shall be 2,880
the amount by which the district's basic aid shall be reduced for 2,881
the fiscal year. 2,882
(5) If the amount computed for a district under division 2,884
(F)(4)(b) of this section equals or exceeds the basic aid 2,885
remaining to be paid to the district for the fiscal year, the 2,886
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district shall receive no further basic aid in the fiscal year. 2,887
(G) If the amount by which any district's basic aid is 2,889
required to be reduced under division (F)(4) of this section 2,890
exceeds the amount of basic aid remaining to be paid to the 2,891
district for the fiscal year, the department shall further reduce 2,892
the basic aid to be paid to all other districts as follows: 2,893
(1) Determine the difference between: 2,895
(a) The amount determined under division (F)(1) of this 2,897
section; and 2,898
(b) The amounts by which basic aid payments were reduced 2,900
under divisions (F)(4) and (5) of this section. 2,901
(2) Determine the difference between: 2,903
(a) The total basic revenue of all districts; and 2,905
(b) The sum of the total basic revenue of each district to 2,907
which division (F)(5) of this section applies. 2,908
(3) Reduce each remaining school district's basic aid by 2,910
an amount computed as follows: 2,911
(a) Multiply the amount computed under division (G)(1) of 2,913
this section by the district's total basic revenue; 2,914
(b) Divide the product obtained by the amount computed 2,916
under division (G)(2) of this section. The quotient thus 2,917
obtained shall be the additional amount by which the district's 2,918
basic aid shall be reduced for the fiscal year. 2,919
(H) If the sum of the reductions under divisions (F) and 2,921
(G) of this section equals or exceeds the amount of basic aid 2,922
remaining to be paid to the district for the fiscal year, the 2,923
district shall receive no further basic aid payments in the 2,924
fiscal year and the department shall further reduce the amount of 2,925
basic aid to be paid to the remaining school districts in 2,926
accordance with the procedure set forth in division (G) of this 2,927
section, but substituting the remaining amount of the deficit 2,928
after the first operation of division (G) for the amount 2,929
specified in division (G)(1) of this section, and subtracting the 2,930
total basic revenue of those districts no longer participating in 2,931
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the allocation from the amount specified in division (G)(2) of 2,932
this section. 2,933
Sec. 50.24. Lottery Profits 2,935
(A) There is hereby created the Lottery Profits Education 2,937
Reserve Fund (Fund 018) in the State Treasury. At no time shall 2,938
the amount to the credit of the fund exceed $50,000,000. 2,940
Investment earnings of the Lottery Profits Education Reserve Fund 2,941
shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding any provisions of 2,942
law to the contrary, for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, there is 2,944
hereby appropriated to the Department of Education, from the 2,945
Lottery Profits Education Reserve Fund, an amount necessary to 2,946
make loans authorized by sections 3317.0210, 3317.0211, and 2,947
3317.62 of the Revised Code. All loan repayments from loans made 2,948
in fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998 shall 2,949
be deposited into the credit of the Lottery Profits Education 2,951
Reserve Fund.
(B)(1) On or before July 15, 1997, the Director of Budget 2,953
and Management shall determine the amount by which lottery profit 2,954
transfers received by the Lottery Profits Education Fund for 2,955
fiscal year 1997 exceed $661,200,000. 2,956
After certifying fiscal year 1997 excess lottery profits 2,958
pursuant to this division, and notwithstanding divisions (C) and 2,959
(D) of this section, the Director of Budget and Management shall 2,960
allocate up to $30,000,000 of the certified fiscal year 1997 2,961
excess lottery profits to support appropriations in fiscal year 2,962
1998 and fiscal year 1999 from the Lottery Profits Education Fund
(Fund 017) for appropriation item 228-690, SchoolNet Electrical 2,963
Infrastructure, to be used for the purposes specified in this act 2,964
AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF THE 122nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 2,966
The remaining balance of certified fiscal year 1997 excess 2,968
lottery profits shall be distributed in fiscal year 1998 pursuant 2,969
to divisions (C) and (D) of this section. 2,970
(2) On or before July 15, 1998, the Director of Budget and 2,972
Management shall determine the amount by which lottery profit 2,973
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transfers received by the Lottery Profits Education Fund for 2,974
fiscal year 1998 exceed $679,417,200. The amount so determined 2,975
shall be distributed in fiscal year 1999 pursuant to divisions 2,976
(E) and (F) of this section. 2,977
The Director of Budget and Management shall annually 2,979
certify the amounts determined pursuant to this section to the 2,980
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the 2,981
Senate. 2,982
(C) Not later than January 16, 1998, the Department of 2,984
Education, in consultation with the Director of Budget and 2,985
Management, shall determine, based upon estimates, if a 2,986
reallocation of funds as described in the section titled 2,987
"Reallocation of Funds" of this act H.B. 215 is required. 2,989
If a reallocation of funds is required, then the 2,991
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall request Controlling 2,992
Board approval for a release of any balances in the Lottery 2,993
Profits Education Fund available for the purpose of this division 2,994
and pursuant to divisions (C)(1) and (2) of the section titled 2,995
"Reallocation of Funds" of this act H.B. 215. Any moneys so 2,997
released are hereby appropriated. 2,998
(D) In fiscal year 1998, if the Department of Education 3,000
does not determine that a reallocation of funds is necessary by 3,001
January 16, as provided in division (C) of this section, or if 3,002
there is a balance in the Lottery Profits Education Fund after 3,003
the release of any amount needed to preclude a reallocation of 3,004
funds as provided in division (C) of this section, the moneys in 3,005
the Lottery Profits Education Fund shall be allocated as provided 3,006
in this division. Any amounts so allocated are hereby 3,007
appropriated. 3,008
(1) An amount equal to five per cent of the estimated 3,010
lottery profits of $661,200,000 in fiscal year 1997 or the amount 3,011
remaining in the fund, whichever is the lesser amount, shall be 3,012
transferred to the Lottery Profits Education Reserve Fund within 3,013
the limitations specified in division (A) of this section and be 3,014
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reserved and shall not be available for allocation or 3,015
distribution during fiscal year 1998. Any amounts exceeding 3,016
$50,000,000 shall be distributed pursuant to divisions (D)(2), 3,017
(3), and (4) of this section. 3,018
(2) After reserving the required amount under division 3,020
(D)(1) of this section, an amount equal to $25,000,000 or the 3,021
unreserved amount remaining in the fund, whichever is the lesser 3,022
amount, shall be transferred to the Public School Building Fund 3,023
(Fund 021) to be allocated and distributed in accordance with 3,024
Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code. The Department of Education 3,025
shall submit annually a report to the Governor and General 3,026
Assembly on the use of these funds. The report shall include for 3,027
each project, a description of the need for the project, the 3,028
total cost, the state and local share of the cost, and the 3,029
project repayment schedule. 3,030
(3) After the allocation under division (D)(2) of this 3,032
section, an amount equal to $20,000,000 or the unreserved amount 3,033
remaining in the fund, whichever is the lesser amount, shall be 3,034
allocated to the Department of Education SCHOOL FACILITIES 3,036
COMMISSION to assist school districts in complying with federal 3,037
regulations on asbestos abatement and removal and to assist 3,038
school districts in making school buildings accessible to the 3,039
handicapped.
(4) After the allocation under division (D)(3) of this 3,041
section, the unreserved amount remaining in the fund shall be 3,042
distributed pursuant to division (G) of this section. 3,043
(E) Not later than January 16, 1999, the Department of 3,045
Education, in consultation with the Director of Budget and 3,046
Management, shall determine, based upon estimates, if a 3,047
reallocation of funds as described in the section titled 3,048
"Reallocation of Funds" of this act H.B. 215 is required. 3,050
If a reallocation of funds is required, then the 3,052
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall request Controlling 3,053
Board approval for a release of any balances in the Lottery 3,054
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Profits Education Fund available for the purpose of this division 3,055
and pursuant to divisions (C)(1) and (2) of the section titled 3,056
"Reallocation of Funds" of this act H.B. 215. Any moneys so 3,058
released are hereby appropriated. 3,059
(F) In fiscal year 1999, if the Department of Education 3,061
does not determine that a reallocation of funds is necessary by 3,062
January 16, as provided in division (E) of this section, or if 3,063
there is a balance in the Lottery Profits Education Fund after 3,064
the release of any amount needed to preclude a reallocation of 3,065
funds as provided in division (E) of this section, the moneys in 3,066
the Lottery Profits Education Fund shall be allocated as provided 3,067
in this division. Any amounts so allocated are hereby 3,068
appropriated. 3,069
(1) An amount equal to five per cent of the estimated 3,071
lottery profits transfers of $679,417,200 in fiscal year 1998 or 3,072
the amount remaining in the fund, whichever is the lesser amount, 3,073
shall be transferred to the Lottery Profits Education Reserve 3,074
Fund within the limitations specified in division (A) of this 3,075
section and be reserved and shall not be available for allocation 3,076
or distribution during fiscal year 1999. Any amounts exceeding 3,077
$50,000,000 shall be distributed pursuant to divisions (F)(2), 3,078
(3), and (4) of this section. 3,079
(2) After reserving the required amount under division 3,081
(F)(1) of this section, an amount equal to $25,000,000 or the 3,082
unreserved amount remaining in the fund, whichever is the lesser 3,083
amount, shall be transferred to the School Building Fund (Fund 3,084
021) to be allocated and distributed in accordance with Chapter 3,085
3318. of the Revised Code. The Department of Education shall 3,086
submit annually a report to the Governor and General Assembly on 3,087
the use of these funds. The report shall include for each 3,088
project, a description of the need for the project, the total 3,089
cost, the state and local share of the cost, and the project 3,090
repayment schedule. 3,091
(3) After the allocation under division (F)(2) of this 3,093
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section, an amount equal to $20,000,000 or the unreserved amount 3,094
remaining in the fund, whichever is the lesser amount, shall be 3,095
allocated to the Department of Education SCHOOL FACILITIES 3,097
COMMISSION to assist school districts in complying with federal 3,098
regulations on asbestos abatement and removal and to assist 3,099
school districts in making school buildings accessible to the 3,100
handicapped.
(4) After the allocation under division (F)(3) of this 3,102
section, the amount remaining in the fund shall be distributed 3,103
pursuant to division (G) of this section. 3,104
(G) In the appropriate fiscal year, any remaining amounts 3,106
after the operations required by division (D) or (F) of this 3,107
section, respectively, shall be available for distribution in 3,108
accordance with this division. 3,109
(1) As used in this division: 3,111
(a) "State basic aid" means: 3,113
(i) In the case of a school district, the amount computed 3,115
for a district under sections 3317.022, 3317.023, and 3317.025 to 3,116
3317.028 of the Revised Code exclusive of amounts computed under 3,117
division (B) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code, plus any 3,118
amount computed for the district under section 3317.0212 of the 3,119
Revised Code or under the heading "Basic Aid Guarantee" of this 3,121
act H.B. 215 or any amount computed under section 3317.11 or 3,123
3317.16 of the Revised Code.
(ii) In the case of a 169 board, the amount computed under 3,125
divisions (N) and (O) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code. 3,126
(b) "ADM" means: 3,128
(i) In the case of a city, local, or exempted village 3,130
school district, the district's average daily membership 3,131
determined pursuant to section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, 3,132
exclusive of those pupils who are enrolled in units for which an 3,133
educational service center governing board receives funding under 3,134
division (N) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code or who are 3,135
enrolled in a joint vocational school district; 3,136
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(ii) In the case of a joint vocational school district, 3,138
the sum of the number of pupils excluded from city, local, or 3,139
exempted village school district ADMs under division (G)(1)(b)(i) 3,141
of this section by virtue of their enrollment in that joint 3,142
vocational school district;
(iii) In the case of an educational service center, the 3,144
sum of the number of pupils excluded from city, local, and 3,145
exempted village school district ADMs under division (G)(1)(b)(i) 3,146
of this section by virtue of their enrollment in a unit for which 3,147
that educational service center governing board receives funding 3,148
under division (N) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code; 3,150
(iv) In the case of a 169 board, the sum of the pupils 3,152
included in classes and units approved for funding under section 3,153
3317.05 of the Revised Code. 3,154
(c) "169 board" means a county board of mental retardation 3,157
and developmental disabilities.
(2) Ninety-seven and forty-three one-hundredths per cent 3,159
of the amount made available for distribution under this division 3,160
in each fiscal year shall be distributed to city, local, joint 3,161
vocational, and exempted village school districts and educational 3,162
service centers eligible to receive funds pursuant to Chapter 3,163
3317. of the Revised Code and to 169 boards in proportion to the 3,164
percentage that the ADM of each such district, educational 3,165
service center, or board is of the ADM of all such districts, 3,166
educational service centers, and boards and shall be for the use 3,167
of the public schools of the district or educational service 3,168
center and 169 board programs. Two and fifty-seven 3,169
one-hundredths per cent of such amount made available for 3,170
distribution under this division in each fiscal year shall be 3,171
distributed to nonpublic schools for the purposes of section 3,172
3317.063 of the Revised Code. Not later than the first day of 3,173
March of each fiscal year, the Department of Education shall 3,174
compute each school district's, each educational service 3,175
center's, and each 169 board's share for that year of the amount 3,177
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to be distributed under this division and shall, subject to 3,178
Controlling Board approval, distribute the shares so determined. 3,179
Amounts distributed to school districts, educational 3,181
service centers, and 169 boards pursuant to this division shall 3,183
be used solely to purchase textbooks and equipment. If funds 3,184
have been appropriated by a board for any purposes permitted 3,185
under this section, the amounts distributed to the district or 3,186
educational service center under this division shall be used for 3,187
additional expenditures for such purposes and shall not be 3,188
substituted for funds previously appropriated by the board. 3,189
(3) Districts, educational service centers, 169 boards, 3,191
and nonpublic schools shall report to the Department of Education 3,193
no later than the last day of May of each fiscal year on the 3,194
usage of funds received under this division. The Department of 3,195
Education shall compile district and educational service center 3,196
data and report on the usage of all funds distributed under this 3,198
division to the Controlling Board by the last day of June of each 3,199
fiscal year. If the department determines that a district or 3,200
educational service center or a 169 board used funds distributed
pursuant to this division for purposes not permitted, it shall 3,202
reduce the district's, educational service center's, or board's 3,203
state basic aid payments for the ensuing fiscal year by the 3,205
amount improperly used.
It is the intent of the General Assembly that moneys 3,207
distributed pursuant to this section shall not be included in any 3,208
spending base calculations when appropriations for the 1999-2000 3,209
biennium are being considered. 3,210
Sec. 50.43. There is hereby created the Ohio Schools 3,212
Technology Implementation Task Force composed of six voting 3,213
members, three of whom shall be members of the Senate appointed 3,214
by the President of the Senate and three of whom shall be members 3,216
of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the 3,217
House of Representatives. Not more than two members from each 3,218
house shall be members of the same political party. From among
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these six voting members, the President of the Senate and the 3,219
Speaker of the House of Representatives jointly shall appoint a 3,220
chair of the Task Force. The Task Force shall include as ex 3,221
officio nonvoting members the Superintendent of Public 3,222
Instruction or the Superintendent's designee; the Directors of 3,223
Budget and Management, Administrative Services, and the Office of 3,224
Information, Learning, and Technology Services or their 3,225
designees; a representative designated by the head of the Ohio 3,226
Education Computer Network; a representative designated by the 3,227
Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio; and a 3,228
representative appointed by the Chairperson of the Ohio Education 3,229
Broadcasting Network Commission. The voting members may, by 3,230
majority vote, elect to include any number of additional 3,231
nonvoting members on the Task Force. 3,232
The Legislative Service Commission and the Legislative 3,234
Budget Office of the Legislative Service Commission shall provide 3,235
any staffing assistance requested by the Task Force. 3,236
The Task Force shall develop recommendations for a 3,238
comprehensive framework for coordinating the planning and 3,239
implementation of technology in Ohio schools and issue a report 3,240
not later than January 31 AUGUST 1, 1998. Upon issuing its 3,241
report, the Task Force shall cease to operate. 3,243
Sec. 50.44. (A) There is hereby created the Teacher 3,246
Professional Development Task Force. The purpose of the task 3,247
force shall be to develop a comprehensive structure for the
delivery of continuing professional development for teachers 3,248
employed in the state's primary, secondary, vocational, and 3,249
special educational system. On or before January 31 AUGUST 1, 3,251
1998, the task force shall issue to the President of the Senate, 3,252
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the State 3,253
Superintendent of Public Instruction a report outlining a 3,254
comprehensive structure for the delivery of continuing 3,255
professional development to such school teachers. On the date of 3,257
the issuance of its report, the task force is abolished.
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(B) The task force shall be composed of six legislators, 3,260
three appointed by the President of the Senate and three by the 3,261
Speaker of the House of Representatives. No more than two of the 3,262
appointed members from each house shall be members of the same 3,263
political party. From among these six appointed members, the 3,264
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 3,265
Representatives jointly shall appoint a chair of the Task Force. 3,266
Ex-officio nonvoting members of the task force shall include the 3,267
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the 3,268
Superintendent's designee; the Director of Budget and Management, 3,269
or the Director's designee; a member appointed by the head 3,270
official of the Ohio State School Boards Association; a member 3,271
appointed by the head official of the Ohio Association of 3,272
Educational Service Center Superintendents; a member appointed by 3,273
the head official of the Ohio Education Association; a member 3,274
appointed by the head official of the Ohio Federation of 3,275
Teachers; a member appointed by the head official of the Buckeye 3,276
Association of School Administrators; and two members of the 3,277
institutions of higher education that have teacher education 3,278
colleges, one member of which shall be from such a public 3,279
institution appointed by the Chancellor of the Board of Regents 3,280
and the other shall be from such a private institution appointed 3,281
by the head official of the Association of Independent Colleges 3,282
and Universities of Ohio. The voting members of the task force 3,283
may appoint, by a majority vote, additional ex-officio nonvoting 3,284
members to serve on the task force. The Legislative Service 3,285
Commission and the Legislative Budget Office shall provide staff 3,286
and services to the task force. 3,287
Sec. 69.03. SchoolNet Plus 3,289
In fiscal year 1998, by July 10, the Director of Budget and 3,291
Management shall transfer $28,000,000 cash from the General 3,292
Revenue Fund to the Office of Information, Learning and 3,293
Technology Services' SchoolNet Plus Fund (4Y4). In fiscal year 3,295
1998, by July 10, the Director of Budget of Management shall 3,296
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transfer $3,664,253 from the Lottery Commission's Unclaimed 3,297
Prizes Fund (Fund 872) to the Office of Information, Learning and 3,298
Technology Services' SchoolNet Plus Fund (4Y4). In addition, on 3,299
or before July 31, 1997, pursuant to the section titled "Transfer 3,300
of Fiscal Year 1997 Ending Balances" $94,400,000 in surplus 3,301
revenue shall be transferred to the SchoolNet Plus Fund (4Y4). A 3,302
total of $31,664,253 shall be distributed from Fund (4Y4) line 3,303
item 228-698, SchoolNet Plus, to non-qualifying districts to 3,304
bring their total SchoolNet Plus payment up to $350 per pupil for 3,305
students in kindergarten through the fourth grade. 3,306
To complete the SchoolNet Plus program, the Director of 3,308
Budget and Management shall transfer in fiscal year 1999 3,309
$30,600,000 cash from the General Revenue Fund to the office's 3,310
SchoolNet Plus Fund (4Y4).
Before any city, local, or exempted village school district 3,312
applies for and receives additional funds through the SchoolNet 3,313
Plus program, it must certify to the Office of Information, 3,314
Learning, and Technology Services that it has used any previous 3,315
moneys received through the SchoolNet Plus program to purchase 3,316
and install computers for children enrolled in grades 3,317
kindergarten through four, and that the equipment and software 3,318
are being utilized daily as of the certification date. School 3,319
districts may use their SchoolNet Plus moneys for assistant 3,320
technology for disabled students. 3,321
Interactive Video Distance Learning 3,323
The foregoing appropriation item 200-650, Interactive Video 3,325
Distance Learning, shall be used in fiscal year 1998 to help fund 3,326
interactive video distance learning projects in local, exempted 3,327
village, city, and joint vocational schools. The Office of 3,328
Information, Learning, and Technology shall determine grant 3,329
amounts in accordance with the guidelines of this section.
Priority shall be given to consortiums of schools where a 3,330
significant number of all the schools in a geographic area have 3,331
demonstrated a desire to participate in the program and where no 3,332
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interactive video distance learning project involving multiple 3,333
school districts now exists. Efforts shall be made to ensure
that consortiums funded are geographically dispersed around the 3,334
state.
The Office of Information, Learning, and Technology 3,336
Services shall calculate a maximum grant amount for each approved 3,337
school district or consortium. Such maximum grant shall be the 3,338
amount sufficient to equip one classroom in each high school 3,339
building of the participating school districts capable of both
originating and receiving programming and may include one 3,340
additional classroom in each high school building for receiving 3,341
only. The maximum grant amount may also include funds for 3,342
interconnecting the various sites involved in the consortium, for 3,343
planning and for professional development. The percentage of the 3,344
maximum grant amount awarded to school districts or consortia
shall be greater for lower property valuation districts, and 3,345
consortia of lower property valuation districts, and less for 3,346
higher property valuation districts, and consortia. The amount 3,347
awarded shall take into account the subsidy and discount 3,348
available through the Federal Communication Commission's
telephone universal service plan for schools, and may include a 3,349
subsidy, up to the maximum permissible under the Snow-Rockefeller 3,350
amendment, of the monthly telephone, cable, or other connection 3,351
charges INCURRED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR BY NEW OR EXISTING 3,352
CONSORTIA INVOLVING SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH EDUCATIONAL-RELATED 3,353
ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE INCLUSION WILL ENHANCE EDUCATION FOR OHIO'S 3,354
STUDENTS, for operation of the interactive distance learning 3,356
programming. School districts or consortia of school districts 3,357
whose per pupil valuation for the average of the preceding two
years exceed 60 per cent of the statewide median valuation per 3,359
pupil shall be eligible for funds only if they commit, as part of
the application process, to provide programming without charge or 3,360
at minimal cost to school districts whose valuation is below the 3,361
statewide median valuation per pupil. 3,362
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Sec. 76. LSC LEGISLATIVE SERVICE COMMISSION 3,364
General Revenue Fund 3,366
GRF 035-321 Operating Expenses $ 7,231,000 $ 7,445,000 3,371
GRF 035-402 Legislative Interns $ 705,000 $ 740,000 3,375
GRF 035-403 Legislative Budget 3,377
Office $ 2,405,000 $ 2,521,000 3,379
GRF 035-404 Legislative Office of 3,381
Education Oversight $ 658,933 $ 683,891 3,383
GRF 035-405 Correctional 3,385
Institution
Inspection Committee $ 475,000 $ 490,000 3,387
GRF 035-406 ATMS Replacement 3,389
Project $ 80,000 $ 80,000 3,391
GRF 035-407 Legislative Task 3,393
Force on
Redistricting,
Reapportionment, and 3,394
Demographic Research $ 830,000 $ 320,000 3,396
GRF 035-409 National Associations $ 510,957 $ 376,729 3,400
GRF 035-410 Legislative 3,402
Information Systems $ 3,200,000 $ 3,200,000 3,404
GRF 035-412 SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON 3,406
PROPERTY TAX $ 200,000 $ 0 3,409
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund $ 16,095,890 $ 15,856,620 3,412
General Services Fund Group 3,415
410 035-601 Sale of Publications $ 25,000 $ 25,000 3,420
4F6 035-603 Legislative Budget 3,422
Services $ 120,000 $ 128,000 3,424
4F7 035-605 Head Start Study $ 60,000 $ 0 3,428
TOTAL GSF General Services 3,429
Fund Group $ 205,000 $ 153,000 3,432
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS $ 16,300,890 $ 16,009,620 3,435
16,500,890 3,436
ATMS Replacement Project 3,439
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Of the foregoing appropriation item 035-406, ATMS 3,441
Replacement Project, any amounts not used for the ATMS project 3,442
may be used to pay the operating expenses of the Legislative 3,443
Service Commission. 3,444
National Associations 3,446
Of the foregoing appropriation item 035-409, National 3,448
Associations, $8,000 in each fiscal year shall be used for the 3,450
State and Local Legal Center.
Legislative Office of Education Oversight 3,452
The foregoing appropriation item 035-404, Legislative 3,454
Office of Education Oversight, shall be used to support the 3,455
legislative oversight activities of the Legislative Committee on 3,456
Education Oversight established in section 3301.68 of the Revised 3,457
Code. 3,458
The Legislative Office of Education Oversight shall study 3,460
ways for school districts to create a collaborative high school 3,461
with neighboring districts. The study will determine the types 3,462
of incentives, including state assistance, necessary to encourage 3,463
schools toward this type of collaboration. The Legislative 3,464
Office of Eduction EDUCATION Oversight shall report their 3,465
recommendations to the Speaker of the House and the President of 3,466
the Senate no later than June 30, 1999.
No later than January 31, 1999, the Legislative Office of 3,468
Education Oversight shall issue a report on the status of the 3,469
educational service center consolidations mandated by Section 3,471
45.32 of Am. Sub. H.B. 117 of the 121st General Assembly, as 3,472
amended. The Office shall submit its report to the Speaker of 3,473
the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate. 3,474
Head Start Study 3,476
The foregoing appropriation item 035-605, Head Start Study, 3,479
shall be used by the Legislative Office of Education Oversight to 3,480
conduct research on Head Start. The purpose of the study is to 3,481
evaluate the implementation of Head Start, including the nature 3,482
and quality of the educational programming, its cost, staff, and 3,483
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facilities, and the program's impact on participating children 3,484
and families.
The Director of the Legislative Office of Education 3,486
Oversight shall notify the Director of Budget and Management upon 3,487
completion of the Head Start Study. The Director of Budget and 3,488
Management shall transfer any unexpended and unobligated cash 3,489
balances in Fund 4F7 to the General Revenue Fund. 3,490
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY TAX REVISION AND 3,494
RESTRUCTURING
THE FOREGOING APPROPRIATION ITEM 035-412, SPECIAL COMMITTEE 3,497
ON PROPERTY TAX, SHALL BE USED TO FUND THE EXPENSES OF THE 3,498
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY TAX REVISION AND RESTRUCTURING. 3,499
OF THE FOREGOING APPROPRIATION ITEM 035-412, SPECIAL 3,502
COMMITTEE ON PROPERTY TAX, ANY UNENCUMBERED AND UNALLOTTED FISCAL 3,503
YEAR 1998 AMOUNTS SHALL BE TRANSFERRED BY THE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET 3,504
AND MANAGEMENT TO APPROPRIATION ITEM 035-412, SPECIAL COMMITTEE 3,505
ON PROPERTY TAX, IN FISCAL YEAR 1999. THOSE AMOUNTS SO 3,506
TRANSFERRED FROM FISCAL YEAR 1998 TO FISCAL YEAR 1999 ARE HEREBY 3,508
APPROPRIATED.
Section 103.41 103.141 Report 3,510
Notwithstanding section 103.41 103.141 of the Revised Code, 3,512
the Legislative Budget Office of the Legislative Service 3,513
Commission may submit the estimates required by that section for 3,515
calendar years 1996 and 1997 in October, 2000. 3,516
Workforce Study Committee Additional Duties 3,518
The Legislative Service Commission Study Committee on Job 3,520
Training and Workforce Development Programs appointed on February 3,522
5, 1997, by motion of the Commission pursuant to its authority in 3,523
section 103.12 of the Revised Code, shall review the functions 3,524
and duties of state, county, and other programs, including those 3,525
performed by local offices of the Bureau of Employment Services 3,526
and by state and county human services offices, that are directed 3,527
toward job training, job placement, and workforce development. 3,528
The Study Committee, after consulting with interested parties 3,529
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including the Director of Human Services and the Administrator of 3,530
the Bureau of Employment Services, shall make recommendations to 3,531
the Governor and to the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the 3,532
House of Representatives and the President and the Minority 3,533
Leader of the Senate, on behalf of the General Assembly, to 3,534
improve the integration, efficiency, effectiveness, and 3,535
collaboration of federal, state, and locally funded job training, 3,536
job placement, and workforce development efforts. 3,537
Section 4. That existing Sections 50, 50.04, 50.07, 50.09, 3,539
50.15, 50.20, 50.23, 50.24, 50.43, 50.44, 69.03, 76, and 130.01 3,540
of Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd General Assembly are hereby 3,542
repealed.
Section 5. That Sections 50.06 and 50.11 of Am. Sub. H.B. 3,544
215 of the 122nd General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 3,545
182 of the 122nd General Assembly, be amended to read as follows: 3,546
"Sec. 50.06. School Foundation Basic Allowance 3,548
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-501, School 3,550
Foundation Basic Allowance, up to $6,000,000 in each year of the 3,551
biennium shall be expended by the State Board of Education for 3,552
the extended service allowance which shall be the teachers' 3,553
salaries pursuant to the schedule contained in section 3317.13 of 3,554
the Revised Code, plus fifteen per cent for retirement and sick 3,555
leave; up to $425,000 shall be expended in each year of the 3,557
biennium for court payments pursuant to section 2151.357 of the 3,558
Revised Code; up to $150,000 in each year of the biennium shall 3,559
be expended pursuant to section 3313.64 of the Revised Code; the 3,560
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall expend in each year of 3,561
the biennium the amount necessary for the purpose of making 3,562
payments for the vocational education pupil recomputation 3,563
pursuant to division (M) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code 3,564
and the provisions under the section headed "Vocational Education
Pupil Recomputation" in this act AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF THE 122nd 3,566
GENERAL ASSEMBLY and the special education pupil recomputation 3,567
pursuant to division (I) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code; 3,568
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up to $100,000 shall be expended in each year of the biennium for 3,569
supplemental payments pursuant to the section headed 3,570
"Supplemental Payment" of this act AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF THE 122nd 3,573
GENERAL ASSEMBLY; an amount shall be available each year of the 3,575
biennium for the cost of the reappraisal guarantee pursuant to 3,576
section 3317.04 of the Revised Code; up to $9,000,000 in each 3,577
year of the biennium shall be reserved for payments pursuant to 3,578
sections 3317.026, 3317.027, and 3317.028 of the Revised Code; up 3,579
to $2,000,000 in each year of the biennium shall be reserved for 3,580
Youth Services tuition payments pursuant to division (F) of 3,581
section 3317.024 of the Revised Code, up to $1,300,000 in fiscal 3,582
year 1998 and $1,300,000 in fiscal year 1999 for small district 3,583
aid; for districts with an ADM of less than 100, in addition to 3,584
other funds, an amount shall be paid equal to the amount above 3,585
the actual fiscal year 1996 and 1997 amounts for basic aid, 3,586
including any guarantee aid the district would have received in 3,587
fiscal years 1996 and 1997 had the amendments to divisions (D) 3,588
and (E) of section 3317.0212 of the Revised Code, as amended in 3,589
this act AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF THE 122nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY, been in 3,592
effect; up to $500,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to make 3,593
payments to school districts that lose enrollment due to the 3,594
implementation of the community schools program pursuant to this 3,595
act AM. SUB. H.B. 215 OF THE 122nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY; $500,000 3,599
shall be transferred each year by the Director of Budget and 3,600
Management to appropriation item 200-422, School Management 3,601
Assistance, to help the Department of Education administer, 3,602
monitor, and implement the fiscal emergency and fiscal watch 3,603
provisions under Chapter 3316. of the Revised Code. Up to 3,604
$45,330,000 in fiscal year 1998 and up to $47,795,600 in fiscal 3,605
year 1999 shall be reserved to fund the state reimbursement of 3,606
educational service centers pursuant to section 3317.11 of the 3,608
Revised Code; and up to $1,200,000 in fiscal year 1998 shall be 3,609
used by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to make
incentive payments in any amounts the superintendent deems 3,611
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necessary to joint educational service centers established 3,612
pursuant to section 3311.053 of the Revised Code. These
supplemental payments may be made in fiscal year 1998 to defray 3,613
the direct or indirect expenses of dissolving participating 3,614
educational service centers. Each joint educational service 3,615
center seeking a supplemental payment in fiscal year 1998 shall 3,616
submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction any documents 3,617
and information that the Superintendent may require no later than
December 31, 1997. 3,618
Of the foregoing appropriation item, 200-501, School 3,620
Foundation Basic Allowance, up to $1,000,000 in each fiscal year 3,621
shall be used by the Department of Education for a pilot program 3,622
to pay for educational services for youth who have been assigned 3,623
by a juvenile court or other authorized agency to any of the 3,624
facilities described in division (A) of the section titled 3,625
"Private Treatment Facility Pilot Project." 3,626
The remaining portion of this appropriation item shall be 3,628
expended for basic state aid for the public schools of city, 3,629
local, and exempted village school districts. ANY AMOUNTS WHICH 3,630
WERE ENCUMBERED IN FISCAL YEAR 1997 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 3,632
EDUCATION FROM APPROPRIATION ITEM 200-501, SCHOOL FOUNDATION 3,633
BASIC ALLOWANCE, FOR ANY OF THE USES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 45.05 3,634
OF AM. SUB. H.B. 117 OF THE 121st GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BUT WHICH, ON 3,636
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT OF THIS SECTION, REMAIN 3,637
UNEXPENDED, MAY BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO MAKE 3,638
PAYMENTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 3317.027 AND 3317.028 OF 3,639
THE REVISED CODE IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED IN SECTION
45.05 OF AM. SUB. H.B. 117 OF THE 121st GENERAL ASSEMBLY, FOR 3,641
FISCAL YEAR 1997 OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 3317.027 AND 3,642
3317.028 OF THE REVISED CODE.
Sec. 50.11. Supplemental Unit Allowance 3,644
(A) As used under this heading: 3,646
(1) "Basic aid" has the same meaning as in division (A)(1) 3,648
of section 3317.0212 of the Revised Code. 3,649
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(2) "Adjusted formula amount" has the same meaning as in 3,651
division (A)(6) of section 3313.98 of the Revised Code. 3,652
(3) "ADM" has the same meaning as in section 3317.02 of 3,654
the Revised Code. 3,655
(4) "Per pupil basic aid" means a district's basic aid 3,657
divided by its ADM. 3,658
(5) "Dollar amount" means the amount shown in the 3,660
following table for the corresponding type of unit and the 3,661
appropriate fiscal year: 3,662
TYPE OF UNIT DOLLAR AMOUNT 3,664
FY 1998 FY 1999 3,667
Division (M) of R.C. 3317.024 $5,345 $7,898 3,669
Division (N) of R.C. 3317.024 $5,702 $8,334 3,671
Division (O)(1) of R.C. 3317.024 $2,293 $3,234 3,673
Division (O)(2) of R.C. 3317.024 $2,523 $3,550 3,675
(6) "FY" means fiscal year. 3,678
(7) "Average unit amount" means the amount shown in the 3,680
following table for the corresponding type of unit and the 3,681
appropriate fiscal year:
TYPE OF UNIT AVERAGE UNIT AMOUNT 3,683
FY 1998 FY 1999 3,686
Division (M) of R.C. 3317.024 $4,937 $7,227 3,688
Division (N) of R.C. 3317.024 $5,360 $7,799 3,690
Division (O)(1) of R.C. 3317.024 $2,129 $2,966 3,692
Division (O)(2) of R.C. 3317.024 $2,343 $3,251 3,694
(B) In the case of each unit described in division (M), 3,697
(N), or (O) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code and allocated 3,698
to a city, local, or exempted village school district, the 3,699
Department of Education, in addition to the amounts specified in 3,700
such divisions, shall pay a supplemental unit allowance equal to 3,701
the sum of the following amounts: 3,702
(1) An amount equal to 50% of the average unit amount for 3,704
the unit;
(2) An amount equal to the percentage of the dollar amount 3,706
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for the unit that is obtained by dividing the district's basic 3,708
aid per pupil by its adjusted formula amount. 3,709
If, prior to the fifteenth day of May of a fiscal year, a 3,711
school district's basic aid is recomputed pursuant to section 3,712
3317.027 or 3317.028 of the Revised Code, the department shall 3,713
also recompute the district's entitlement to payment under this 3,714
section utilizing a new basic aid per pupil amount under division
(B)(1) of this section. Such new basic aid per pupil amount 3,715
shall be determined using the district's recomputed basic aid 3,716
amount pursuant to section 3317.027 or 3317.028 of the Revised 3,717
Code. During the last six months of the fiscal year, the 3,718
department shall pay the district a sum equal to one-half of the 3,719
recomputed payment in lieu of one-half the payment otherwise
calculated under this section. 3,720
(C)(1) In the case of each unit described in division (M) 3,722
of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code that is allocated to any 3,723
entity other than a city, exempted village, or local school 3,724
district, the Department, in addition to the amount specified in 3,725
such division and in section 3317.16 of the Revised Code, shall 3,726
pay a supplemental unit allowance of $4,937 in fiscal year 1998 3,727
AND $7,227 IN FISCAL YEAR 1999. 3,728
(2) In the case of each unit described in division (N) of 3,730
section 3317.024 of the Revised Code that is allocated to any 3,731
entity other than a city, exempted village, or local school 3,732
district, the Department, in addition to the amount specified in 3,733
such division and in section 3317.16 of the Revised Code, shall 3,734
pay a supplemental unit allowance of $5,360 in fiscal year 1998 3,735
AND $7,799 IN FISCAL YEAR 1999. 3,736
(3) In the case of each unit described in division (O)(1) 3,738
of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code and allocated to any 3,739
entity other than a city, exempted village, or local school 3,740
district, the Department, in addition to the amounts specified in 3,741
such qivision and in section 3317.16 of the Revised Code, shall 3,742
pay a supplemental unit allowance of $2,129 in fiscal year 1998 3,743
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AND $2,966 IN FISCAL YEAR 1999. 3,744
(4) In the case of each unit described in division (O)(2) 3,746
of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code and allocated to any 3,747
entity other than a city, exempted village, or local school 3,748
district, the Department, in addition to the amounts specified in 3,749
such division and in section 3317.16 of the Revised Code, shall
pay a supplemental unit allowance of $2,343 in fiscal year 1998 3,750
AND $3,251 IN FISCAL YEAR 1999." 3,751
Section 6. That existing Sections 50.06 and 50.11 of Am. 3,753
Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd General Assembly, as amended by Am. 3,754
Sub. H.B. 182 of the 122nd General Assembly, is hereby repealed. 3,755
Section 7. That Section 50.16 of Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 3,757
122nd General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. S.B. 55 of the 3,758
122nd General Assembly, be amended to read as follows: 3,759
"Sec. 50.16. Property Tax Allocation 3,761
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall not request 3,763
and the Controlling Board shall not approve the transfer of funds 3,764
from appropriation item 200-901, Property Tax 3,765
Allocation--Education, to any other appropriation line item. 3,766
Textbooks/Instructional Materials 3,768
As used in this section, "valuation per pupil" means a 3,770
district's total taxable value of the preceding fiscal year as 3,771
defined in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code divided by the 3,772
district's ADM of the preceding fiscal year as defined in 3,773
division (A) of section 3317.02 of the Revised Code. 3,774
Money in the foregoing appropriation item 200-645, 3,776
Textbooks/Instructional Materials, shall be distributed on a per 3,777
pupil basis to all city, exempted village, and local school 3,778
districts with a valuation per pupil less than $200,000. City, 3,779
exempted village, and local school districts shall use moneys
received from the appropriation item for textbooks, instructional 3,780
software, instructional materials, and any other materials the 3,781
district deems to be helpful in providing appropriate instruction 3,782
to students in the following subject areas: reading, writing, 3,783
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mathematics, science, and citizenship.
SCHOOL DISTRICT SOLVENCY ASSISTANCE 3,786
THE FOREGOING APPROPRIATION ITEM 200-687, SCHOOL DISTRICT 3,789
SOLVENCY ASSISTANCE, SHALL BE USED TO MAKE ADVANCEMENTS TO SCHOOL 3,790
DISTRICTS TO ENABLE THEM TO REMAIN SOLVENT PURSUANT TO SECTION
3316.20 OF THE REVISED CODE. REIMBURSEMENTS FROM SCHOOL 3,791
DISTRICTS FOR ANY AMOUNTS ADVANCED SHALL BE MADE TO THE SCHOOL 3,793
DISTRICT SOLVENCY ASSISTANCE FUND."
Section 8. That existing Section 50.16 of Am. Sub. H.B. 3,795
215 of the 122nd General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. S.B. 55 3,796
of the 122nd General Assembly, is hereby repealed. 3,797
Section 9. That Section 50.05 of Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 3,799
122nd General Assembly is hereby repealed. 3,800
Section 10. That Section 5 of Am. Sub. S.B. 102 of the 3,802
122nd General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 3,803
122nd General Assembly, be amended to read as follows: 3,804
"Sec. 5. SFC SCHOOL FACILITIES COMMISSION 3,806
General Revenue Fund 3,808
GRF 230-428 Lease Rental Payments $ 27,020,000 $ 57,176,000 3,812
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund $ 27,020,000 $ 57,176,000 3,815
State Special Revenue Fund 3,818
5E3 230-644 Operating Expenses $ 2,000,000 $ 2,400,000 3,823
Total SSR State Special Revenue 3,824
Fund Group $ 2,000,000 $ 2,400,000 3,827
LOTTERY PROFIT EDUCATION FUND 3,829
GROUP
018 230-649 DISABILITY ACCESS 3,831
PROJECT $ 5,000,000 $ 0 3,833
TOTAL LPE LOTTERY PROFITS 3,834
EDUCATION FUND GROUP $ 5,000,000 $ 0 3,837
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS $ 29,020,000 $ 59,576,000 3,840
34,020,000 3,841
Operating Expenses 3,844
The foregoing appropriation item 230-644, Operating 3,846
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Expenses, shall be used by the Ohio School Facilities Commission 3,847
to carry out its responsibilities pursuant to this section and 3,848
Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code. 3,849
There is hereby created in the state treasury the Ohio 3,851
School Facilities Commission Fund (Fund 5E3). The fund shall 3,852
consist of transfers of moneys authorized by the General 3,853
Assembly, grants and other revenues described in division (D) of 3,854
section 3318.31 of the Revised Code, and investment earnings of 3,855
the fund. Moneys credited to the fund may be used by the 3,856
commission for staffing and other administrative expenses, to 3,857
conduct evaluations of school facilities, to prepare building 3,858
design specifications, to provide project management services, 3,859
and for any other purposes deemed necessary by the commission 3,860
consistent with Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code. 3,861
Within 10 days of the effective date of this section, the 3,863
Director of Budget and Management shall transfer up to $2,000,000 3,864
by intrastate transfer voucher from the School Facilities 3,865
Commission's appropriation item 230-428, Lease Rental Payments, 3,866
to the Ohio School Facilities Commission Fund (Fund 5E3). In 3,867
fiscal year 1999, by July 10, 1998, the Director of Budget and 3,868
Management shall transfer up to $2,400,000 by intrastate transfer
voucher from the School Facilities Commission's line item 230-428 3,870
Lease Rental Payments to the Ohio School Facilities Commission 3,871
Fund (Fund 5E3). Investment earnings to the School Building 3,872
Assistance Fund (Fund 032) in excess of the amounts required to 3,873
meet estimated federal arbitrage rebate requirements may be 3,874
transferred at the request of the Ohio School Facilities
Commission by the Director of Budget and Management to the Ohio 3,875
School Facilities Commission Fund (Fund 5E3). Investment 3,876
earnings to the Public School Building Fund (Fund 021) and 3,877
repayments to the Public School Building Fund (Fund 021) made
pursuant to Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code may be transferred 3,878
at the request of the Ohio School Facilities Commission by the 3,880
Director of Budget and Management to the Ohio School Facilities 3,881
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Commission Fund (Fund 5E3).
Lease Rental Payments 3,883
After the transfers described in this section under the 3,885
heading, "Operating Expenses" are made, the remaining 3,886
appropriation shall be used by the School Facilities Commission 3,887
to meet all payments at the times required to be made during the 3,888
period from July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1999, to pay bond service 3,889
charges on obligations issued pursuant to Chapter 3318. of the 3,890
Revised Code.
DISABILITY ACCESS PROJECTS 3,893
(A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION: 3,895
(1) "PERCENTILE" MEANS THE PERCENTILE IN WHICH A SCHOOL 3,897
DISTRICT IS RANKED ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT RANKING OF SCHOOL 3,898
DISTRICTS WITH REGARD TO INCOME AND PROPERTY WEALTH UNDER 3,899
DIVISION (B) OF SECTION 3318.011 OF THE REVISED CODE. 3,901
(2) "SCHOOL DISTRICT" MEANS A CITY, LOCAL, OR EXEMPTED 3,903
VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, EXCEPT FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS ONE 3,904
OF THE STATE'S 21 URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS DEFINED IN DIVISION 3,905
(H) OF SECTION 3317.02 OF THE REVISED CODE. 3,907
(3) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "VALUATION PER PUPIL" MEANS A 3,909
DISTRICT'S TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3317.02 OF 3,911
THE REVISED CODE DIVIDED BY THE DISTRICT'S ADM AS DEFINED IN 3,913
DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 3317.02 OF THE REVISED CODE. 3,915
(B) THE SCHOOL FACILITIES COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT RULES FOR 3,918
AWARDING GRANTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH A VALUATION PER PUPIL 3,920
LESS THAN $200,000, TO BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 3,921
OR RENOVATION PROJECTS IN CLASSROOM FACILITIES, THE PURPOSE OF 3,922
WHICH IS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SUCH FACILITIES BY PHYSICALLY
HANDICAPPED PERSONS. THE RULES SHALL INCLUDE APPLICATION 3,923
PROCEDURES.
NO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE AWARDED A GRANT UNDER THIS 3,925
SECTION IN EXCESS OF $100,000. IN ADDITION, ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT 3,926
SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST OF THE PROJECT 3,927
FOR WHICH THE GRANT IS BEING AWARDED EQUAL TO THE PERCENTILE IN 3,928
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WHICH THE DISTRICT IS SO RANKED. 3,929
THE FOREGOING APPROPRIATION ITEM 200-649, DISABILITY ACCESS 3,932
PROJECT, SHALL BE USED TO FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT MAKE 3,933
BUILDINGS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES PURSUANT 3,934
TO THIS SECTION. OF THE FOREGOING APPROPRIATION ITEM 200-649, 3,935
DISABILITY ACCESS PROJECT, $60,000 SHALL BE USED FOR THE DANVILLE 3,937
HIGH SCHOOL WHEELCHAIR LIFT."
Section 11. That existing Section 5 of Am. Sub. S.B. 102 3,939
of the 122nd General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of 3,940
the 122nd General Assembly, is hereby repealed. 3,941
Section 12. Transfer of Fiscal Year 1998 Ending GRF 3,943
Balances
(A) Notwithstanding division (B)(1)(b) of section 131.44 3,945
of the Revised Code, Fiscal Year 1998 surplus revenue that would 3,946
otherwise have been transferred to the Income Tax Reduction Fund 3,947
shall instead be distributed as provided in division (B) of this 3,948
section.
(B)(1) The first $30,000,000 of such surplus revenue shall 3,950
be transferred from the General Revenue Fund to the School 3,952
District Solvency Assistance Fund created in section 3316.20 of 3,953
the Revised Code.
(2) The next $170,000,000 of surplus revenue shall be 3,956
transferred from the General Revenue Fund to Fund 021, School 3,957
Building Assistance. Any moneys deposited in Fund 021 under
division (B)(2) of this section are hereby appropriated to pay 3,958
for school building construction or renovation for low-wealth 3,959
school districts as provided by Am. Sub. S.B. 102 of the 122nd 3,960
General Assembly and other generally applicable provisions of 3,961
law.
(3) Any surplus revenue in excess of the amounts 3,963
distributed under division (B)(1) or (2) of this section shall be 3,964
transferred to the Income Tax Reduction Fund and distributed in 3,965
accordance with section 131.44 of the Revised Code.
Section 13. Appropriation Reductions 3,967
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(A) The General Revenue Fund appropriations for Fiscal 3,969
Year 1999 are hereby reduced by an amount equal to three per cent 3,970
of the Fiscal Year 1999 appropriations authorized in any act of 3,971
the 122nd General Assembly prior to the effective date of this 3,972
act with the following exceptions:
(1) Appropriations to the following agencies are exempt 3,974
from any reductions made in this section: the Department of 3,975
Education; the Ohio School for the Blind; the Ohio School for the 3,976
Deaf; the Office of Information, Learning and Technology 3,977
Services; and the School Facilities Commission.
(2) Appropriations for the following purposes are exempt 3,979
from any reductions made in this section: property tax 3,980
allocation appropriations; tangible tax exemption appropriations; 3,981
all appropriations for debt service, including lease rental 3,982
payments; all state office building rent and office building
appropriations made to the Department of Administrative Services; 3,983
and pension systems' payments made by the Treasurer of State. 3,984
(3) The following appropriation line items are exempt from 3,986
any reductions: 005-321, Operating Expenses - Judiciary; 3,987
110-506, Utility Bill Credits; 235-503, Ohio Instructional 3,988
Grants; 235-504, War Orphans' Scholarships; 235-514, Central 3,989
State Supplement; 235-530, Academic Scholarships; 235-531,
Student Choice Grants; 235-549, Part-Time Student Instructional 3,990
Grants; 400-411, TANF Federal Block Grant; 400-413, Day Care 3,991
Match/Maintenance of Effort; 400-511, Disability Assistance; 3,992
400-528, Adoption Services; and 911-401, Emergency 3,993
Purposes/Contingencies.
(4) Except for items included under divisions (A)(2) and 3,995
(3) of this section, appropriations to the Board of Regents shall 3,996
be reduced by one-half of one per cent, except for appropriation 3,997
line items 235-100, Personal Services; 235-200, Maintenance; and 3,998
235-300, Equipment, which shall be reduced by three per cent.
(5) Except for items included under divisions (A)(2) and 4,000
(3) of this section, appropriations to the Department of Mental 4,001
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Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, the Department of 4,002
Youth Services, and the Department of Rehabilitation and 4,003
Correction shall be reduced by two per cent.
(6) Except for items included under divisions (A)(2) and 4,005
(3) of this section, appropriations to the Ohio Veterans' Home; 4,006
the Department of Taxation; the Department of Mental Health; the 4,008
Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review; the Department of
Commerce; the Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict 4,010
Management; the Ohio Elections Commission; the Environmental 4,011
Review Appeals Commission; the Ohio Ethics Commission; the Ohio 4,012
Expositions Commission; the Commission on Hispanic/Latino
Affairs; the Office of the Inspector General; the Legal Rights 4,013
Service; the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee; the Commission 4,014
on Minority Health; the Ohioana Library Association; the State 4,015
Personnel Board of Review; the State Board of Proprietary School 4,016
Registration; the Rehabilitation Services Commission; the State 4,017
and Local Government Commission of Ohio; the Veterans'
Organizations; and the Women's Policy and Research Commission 4,018
shall be reduced by one per cent. 4,019
(7) The Director of Budget and Management may reduce the 4,021
appropriation for appropriation line item 400-525, Health 4,022
Care/Medicaid, by an amount not to exceed one per cent. 4,023
Notwithstanding the section of this act entitled "Appropriation 4,024
Reductions," at the close of fiscal year 1998, the Director of 4,025
Budget and Management shall review the balance in appropriation 4,026
item 400-410, TANF State. If a sufficient balance remains, the 4,027
Director may transfer amounts deemed necessary by the Director of 4,028
Budget and Management to the Department of Alcohol and Drug
Addiction Services, or any department for which funding was 4,029
reduced under this act. Any transferred moneys shall be used for 4,030
the purpose of providing federally allowable services to TANF 4,031
eligible clients.
(8) The sum of all reductions made by this section shall 4,033
not be less than $100,000,000. 4,034
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(B) For all agencies that are subject to a reduction in 4,036
appropriations, the agency director may allocate the reductions 4,037
in division (A) of this section among the agency's appropriation 4,038
line items with the approval of the Director of Budget and 4,039
Management. When appropriations are reduced in an appropriation
line item with amounts specified for a special purpose, the 4,040
specified amount may be reduced by a percentage up to the 4,041
percentage by which the line item itself is reduced. 4,042
(C) For the purpose of complying with this section, the 4,044
reductions made to Fiscal Year 1999 line item appropriations that 4,045
have state and federal shares identified in any act of the 122nd 4,046
General Assembly prior to this act shall be made against the 4,047
state share of such line items. Once that reduction in the state 4,048
share is determined, the Director of Budget and Management shall,
in determining the total reduction to such line items, add the 4,049
corresponding amounts of federal matching funds at the 4,050
percentages indicated by the state and federal division of the 4,051
appropriation for such line items.
Section 14. The General Assembly shall enact a budget for 4,054
the fiscal year 2000-2001 biennium for the Department of 4,055
Education, the Ohio Board of Regents, and any other state agency 4,057
established solely to carry out functions related to primary and
secondary education or higher education, in legislation separate 4,058
from the main operating appropriations act for that biennium. 4,059
Section 15. The Special Committee on Property Tax Revision 4,062
and Restructuring is hereby created. The Committee shall 4,063
consider options for comprehensive property tax reform and shall 4,064
make a recommendation regarding the feasibility of a 4,065
constitutional amendment imposing a statewide property tax on all 4,066
classes of property for primary and secondary educational
purposes. In considering reform options and developing its 4,067
recommendation, the Committee shall consider various tax, 4,068
expenditure, and restructuring issues, including tax rates on 4,069
residential/agricultural real property, 4,070
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nonresidential/agricultural real property, tangible personal 4,071
property, and public utility property; a concurrent decrease in 4,072
local property taxes for primary and secondary educational 4,073
purposes; funding impacts on school districts and other local 4,074
governments; adjustments for inflationary growth; school district 4,076
relative tax effort, including property and income taxes; tax 4,077
exempt property; and changes to assessment rates and methods.
Any person or organization may submit ideas or recommendations to 4,079
the Committee concerning property tax revision and restructuring, 4,080
and the Committee shall consider those submissions in its 4,081
deliberations. The Committee shall issue a report on its 4,082
considerations and recommendation to the Governor and General 4,083
Assembly on or before December 31, 1998, and shall cease to exist 4,085
when the report is issued.
The Committee shall consist of seventeen members. The 4,087
Governor shall appoint eleven members as follows: one member 4,088
representing agricultural interests, one member representing 4,089
counties, one member representing townships, one member 4,090
representing municipal corporations, two members representing 4,091
business interests, two members representing labor unions, and 4,092
three members representing educational interests. The Speaker of 4,093
the House of Representatives shall appoint three members of the 4,094
House of Representatives as members, no more than two of whom 4,095
shall be of the same political party. The President of the 4,096
Senate shall appoint three members of the Senate as members, no 4,097
more than two of whom shall be of the same political party. All 4,098
appointments to the Committee shall be made within thirty days 4,099
after the effective date of this section, and the Committee shall 4,100
hold its first meeting within two weeks after the last 4,101
appointment is made. The Governor shall select the chairperson 4,102
of the Committee. 4,103
The Committee may hire an executive director, or may 4,105
contract with a person or public or private organization to 4,106
assist it with its duties. At the request of the Committee, the 4,107
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Legislative Budget Office and any other state agency, including 4,108
other legislative agencies, shall provide research assistance to 4,109
the Committee. Members of the Committee shall receive no 4,110
compensation or reimbursement of expenses for their service on 4,111
the Committee. 4,112
Section 16. If at the general election of November 1997, 4,114
the electors of any school district approved a district bond 4,115
issue for a classroom facilities assistance project to be 4,116
constructed under Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code, the original 4,117
estimated basic project costs of which relied on specifications 4,118
for plans and materials for classroom facilities used prior to 4,119
the specifications adopted by the School Facilities Commission 4,120
pursuant to Section 12 of Am. Sub. S.B. 102 of the 122nd General 4,121
Assembly, and such original estimated basic project costs were 4,122
reduced in the aggregate as a result of the use of the 4,123
specifications adopted by the Commission, such school district 4,124
for purposes of completion of its classroom facilities project 4,125
may choose to have its project built in accordance with the 4,126
original estimated basic project costs and specifications for 4,127
plans and materials. 4,128
Section 17. (A) As used in this section: 4,130
(1) "Per cent figure" has the same meaning as in section 4,132
3317.023 of the Revised Code. 4,133
(2) "Fifteen to one money" means an amount of money equal 4,135
to the difference between the per OWF child amount the district 4,136
received under division (B) of section 3317.023 of the Revised 4,137
Code in Fiscal Year 1998 and the amount it will receive per OWF 4,138
child under such division as amended by this act, multiplied by 4,139
the number of OWF children used in the calculation of such Fiscal 4,141
Year 1999 amount.
(B) This division applies only to school districts with a 4,143
per cent figure greater than thirty. In Fiscal Year 1999, each 4,144
such school district shall spend its amount of fifteen to one 4,145
money to reduce the pupil-to-teacher ratio to no more than 4,146
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fifteen to one in as many kindergarten through first grade 4,147
classrooms as such amount of money supports. 4,148
Section 18. Section 3317.023 of the Revised Code is 4,150
presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by 4,151
both Am. Sub. H.B. 215 and Sub. H.B. 408 of the 122nd General 4,152
Assembly, with the new language of neither of the acts shown in 4,154
capital letters. This is in recognition of the principle stated 4,155
in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that such 4,156
amendments are to be harmonized where not substantively 4,157
irreconcilable and constitutes a legislative finding that such is 4,158
the resulting version in effect prior to the effective date of 4,159
this act.
Section 19. The codified sections of law contained within 4,161
the purview of Sections 1 and 2 of this act are not subject to 4,163
the referendum. Therefore, under Ohio Constitution, Article II, 4,164
Section 1d and section 1.471 of the Revised Code, the codified
sections of law contained within the purview of Sections 1 and 2 4,165
of this act are entitled to go into immediate effect when this 4,167
act becomes law. However, the codified sections of law contained 4,168
within the purview of Sections 1 and 2 of this act take effect on 4,169
July 1, 1998, or the day this act becomes law, whichever is 4,170
later.
Section 20. (A) This section and Sections 3 to 17 and 19 4,172
of this act are not subject to the referendum. Therefore, under 4,173
Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 of 4,174
the Revised Code, this section and Sections 3 to 17 and 19 of 4,175
this act go into immediate effect when this act becomes law.
(B) Section 18 of this act is not subject to the 4,177
referendum. Therefore, under Ohio Constitution, Article II, 4,178
Section 1d and section 1.471 of the Revised Code, Section 18 of 4,179
this act is entitled to go into immediate effect when this act 4,180
becomes law. However, Section 18 of this act takes effect on
July 1, 1998, or the day the act becomes law, whichever is later. 4,181