As Introduced

127th General Assembly Regular Session 2007-2008

H. B. No. 552

Representative Luckie 

Cosponsors: Representatives Yates, Foley, Williams, B., Okey, Yuko, Brady, Szollosi, Koziura, Skindell, Strahorn 

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A BILL

To amend section 3314.016 of the Revised Code to

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revise the exception to the cap on new start-up

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community schools by prohibiting contracts with

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operators that manage other Ohio community schools

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that have report card ratings of academic watch or

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academic emergency.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 3314.016 of the Revised Code be	7
amended to read as follows:	8

Sec. 3314.016.  (A) After June 30, 2007, a new start-up	9
school may be established under this chapter only if the school's	10
governing authority enters into a contract with an operator that	11
manages other schools in the United States that perform at a level	12
higher than academic watch. The governing authority of the	13
community school may sign a contract with an operator only if the	14
operator has fewer contracts with the governing authorities of new	15
start-up schools established under this chapter after June 30,	16
2007, than the number of schools managed by the operator in the	17
United States that perform at a level higher than academic watch,	18
as determined by the department of education. However, the	19
governing authority shall not contract with an operator that	20
currently manages any community schools in Ohio for which the	21
department issues annual report cards under section 3314.012 of	22
the Revised Code, if the latest report card issued to one or more	23
of those schools designates a performance rating under section	24
3302.03 of the Revised Code of academic watch or academic	25
emergency.	26

(B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, the	27
governing authority of a start-up school sponsored by an entity	28
described in divisions (C)(1)(b) to (f) of section 3314.02 of the	29
Revised Code may establish one additional school serving the same	30
grade levels and providing the same educational program as the	31
current start-up school and may open that additional school in the	32
2007-2008 school year, if both of the following conditions are	33
met:	34

(1) The governing authority entered into another contract	35
with the same sponsor or a different sponsor described in	36
divisions (C)(1)(b) to (f) of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code	37
and filed a copy of that contract with the superintendent of	38
public instruction prior to March 15, 2006.	39

(2) The governing authority's current school satisfies all of	40
the following conditions:	41

(a) The school currently is rated as excellent or effective	42
pursuant to section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.	43

(b) The school made adequate yearly progress, as defined in	44
section 3302.01 of the Revised Code, for the previous school year.	45

(c) The school has been in operation for at least four school	46
years.	47

(d) The school is not managed by an operator.

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Section 2. That existing section 3314.016 of the Revised Code	49
is hereby repealed.	50