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(Substitute Senate Bill Number 56)
AN ACT
To amend section 3318.31 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 41.21 of Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th General Assembly and to amend Section 41.13 of Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th General Assembly, as subsequently amended, to enact as a separate act the provision of law exempting employees of the Ohio School Facilities Commission from the collective bargaining law, to make adjustments to the Department of Education's fiscal year 2005 budget, and to make an appropriation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
SECTION 1. That section 3318.31 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3318.31. (A) The Ohio school facilities
commission
may
perform any act and ensure the performance of any
function
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of,
and
exercise the powers granted under, Chapter 3318. of
the Revised
Code, including any of the following: (1) Adopt, amend, and
rescind, pursuant to section 111.15 of
the
Revised Code, rules for the
administration of programs
authorized under Chapter
3318. of the Revised Code. (2) Contract with, retain the services of, or designate,
and
fix the
compensation
of, such agents, accountants,
consultants,
advisers,
and other independent contractors as may be
necessary or
desirable to carry out the programs authorized under
Chapter 3318.
of the Revised Code, or authorize the executive director to perform such powers and duties. (3) Receive and accept
any gifts, grants, donations, and
pledges, and receipts
therefrom, to be used for the programs
authorized under
Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code. (4) Make and enter into
all contracts, commitments, and
agreements, and execute all
instruments, necessary or incidental
to the performance of its
duties and the execution of its rights
and powers under Chapter
3318. of the Revised Code, or authorize the executive director to perform such powers and duties. (B)
The commission shall appoint and fix the compensation of
an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the
commission. The executive director shall supervise the operations
of the commission and perform such other duties as delegated by the commission. The executive director also shall employ and
fix the compensation of such employees as will facilitate the
activities and purposes of the commission, who shall serve at the
pleasure of the executive director.
The employees of the
commission shall be exempt from Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code
and shall not be public employees as defined in section 4117.01 of
the Revised Code. The employees of the commission shall be exempt from Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code and shall not be public employees as defined in section 4117.01 of the Revised Code. (C) The attorney general shall serve
as the legal
representative for the commission and may appoint other counsel
as
necessary for that purpose in accordance with section 109.07 of
the
Revised Code.
SECTION 2. That existing section 3318.31 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. The amendment to section 3318.31 of the Revised Code as made in Am. Sub. H.B. 405 of the 124th General Assembly was held to violate the one-subject rule of Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 15(D), in State, ex rel. Ohio Civil Service Employees Assoc., AFSCME, Local 11, AFL-CIO v. SERB (2004), 104 Ohio St.3d 122, 818 N.E.2d 688. The purpose of the amendment of section 3318.31 of the Revised Code by this act is to re-enact this amendment in a measure that does not violate the one-subject rule of the Ohio Constitution.
SECTION 4.
That Section 41.21 of Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th General Assembly be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 41.21. LOTTERY PROFITS EDUCATION RESERVE FUND (A) There is hereby created the Lottery Profits Education
Reserve
Fund (Fund 018) in the State Treasury. At no time shall
the amount
to the credit of the fund exceed $75,000,000.
Investment earnings
of the Lottery Profits Education Reserve Fund
shall be credited to
the fund. Notwithstanding any provisions of
law to the contrary,
for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, there is
appropriated to
the Department of Education, from the
Lottery
Profits Education
Reserve Fund, an amount necessary to
make loans
authorized by
sections 3317.0210, 3317.0211, and
3317.62 of the
Revised Code.
All loan repayments from loans made
in fiscal years
1992, 1993,
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, or 1999
shall be
deposited into the
credit of the Lottery Profits
Education Reserve
Fund.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, in fiscal year 2005, up to $30,000,000 shall be transferred from the Lottery Profits Education Reserve Fund (Fund 018) to the Lottery Profits Education Fund (Fund 017). The amounts transferred are hereby appropriated to appropriation item 200-612, Base Cost Funding. (B)(C)(1) On or before July 15, 2003, the Director of Budget
and
Management shall determine the amount by which lottery profit
transfers received by the Lottery Profits Education Fund for
fiscal year 2003 exceed $637,722,600.
The amount so certified
shall be distributed in fiscal year 2004 pursuant to
division (C)(D)
of this section.
(2) On or before July 15, 2004, the Director of Budget and
Management shall determine the amount by which lottery profit
transfers received by the Lottery Profits Education Fund for
fiscal year 2004 exceed $637,900,000. The amount so determined
shall be distributed in fiscal year 2005 pursuant to division (D)(E) of this section. The Director of Budget and Management shall annually certify
the
amounts determined pursuant to this section to the Speaker of
the
House of Representatives and the President of the Senate. (C)(D) In fiscal year 2004, if there is a balance
in the Lottery Profits Education
Fund, the moneys shall be
allocated as provided in this division.
Any amounts so allocated
are appropriated.
An amount equal to five per cent of the estimated lottery
profits of $637,722,600 in fiscal year 2003 or the amount
remaining in the fund, whichever is the lesser amount, shall be
transferred to the Lottery Profits Education Reserve Fund within
the limitations specified in division (A) of this section and be
reserved and shall not be available for allocation or distribution
during fiscal year 2004. Any amounts exceeding $75,000,000 shall
be distributed pursuant to division (E)(F) of this
section. (D)(E) In fiscal year 2005, if there is a balance
in the Lottery Profits Education
Fund, the moneys shall be
allocated as provided in this division.
Any amounts so allocated
are appropriated.
An amount equal to five per cent of the estimated lottery
profits transfers of $637,900,000 in fiscal year 2004 or the
amount remaining in the fund, whichever is the lesser amount,
shall be transferred to the Lottery Profits Education Reserve Fund
within the limitations specified in division (A) of this section
and be reserved and shall not be available for allocation or
distribution during fiscal year 2005. Any amounts exceeding
$75,000,000 shall be distributed pursuant to division (E)(F)
of this
section. (E)(F) In the appropriate fiscal year, any remaining amounts
after
the operations required by division (C)(D) or (D)(E) of this
section,
respectively, shall be transferred to the Public School
Building Fund (Fund
021) and such amount is appropriated to
appropriation item CAP-622,
Public School Buildings, in the School
Facilities Commission.
SECTION 5. That existing Section 41.21 of Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th General Assembly is hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. That Section 41.13 of Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th General Assembly, as most recently amended by Sub. H.B. 434 of the 125th General Assembly, be amended to read as follows: Sec. 41.13. SPECIAL EDUCATION ENHANCEMENTS Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-540, Special
Education Enhancements, up to $44,204,000 in
fiscal year 2004 and up to $45,441,712 in fiscal year 2005 shall be used to
fund
special education and related services at
county boards of mental
retardation and developmental disabilities for
eligible students
under section 3317.20 of the
Revised Code. Up
to
$2,452,125 shall
be used in each fiscal year to fund special education
classroom and related services
units at
institutions. Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-540, Special
Education Enhancements, up to
$2,906,875 in each fiscal year
shall be used for home
instruction
for
children with disabilities; up to
$1,462,500 in each fiscal year
shall be used for parent mentoring programs;
and up
to
$2,783,396
in each fiscal year may be
used
for school psychology interns. Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-540, Special
Education Enhancements, $3,406,090 in each fiscal year shall
be used by the Department of
Education to assist school
districts in funding aides pursuant to
paragraph
(A)(3)(c)(i)(b) of rule
3301-51-04 of the Administrative
Code. The remainder of the foregoing appropriation item 200-540, Special
Education Enhancements, after all other set asides in this section, in each fiscal year 2004 and
$78,384,498 in fiscal year 2005 shall be
distributed by
the
Department of Education to
county boards of
mental retardation and
developmental
disabilities, educational
service centers, and
school districts for preschool
special
education units and
preschool supervisory units in accordance with
section 3317.161 of
the Revised Code. The Department
may
reimburse county boards of
mental retardation and developmental
disabilities, educational
service centers, and school districts
for related
services as
defined in rule 3301-51-11 of the
Administrative Code, for
preschool
occupational and physical
therapy services provided by a
physical
therapy assistant and
certified occupational therapy
assistant,
and for an instructional
assistant. To the greatest
extent possible, the
Department of
Education shall allocate these
units to school
districts and
educational service centers. The
Controlling
Board may approve
the transfer of unallocated funds
from
appropriation item 200-501,
Base Cost Funding, to
appropriation item 200-540, Special
Education Enhancements, to
fully fund existing units as
necessary
or to fully fund additional
units. The Controlling
Board may
approve the transfer of
unallocated funds from
appropriation item
200-540,
Special
Education Enhancements, to appropriation
item
200-501, Base Cost
Funding,
to fully fund the special education
weight cost funding. The Department of Education shall require school districts,
educational service centers, and county MR/DD boards serving
preschool children with disabilities to document child progress
using research-based indicators prescribed by the Department and report
results annually. The reporting dates and methodology shall be
determined by the Department. Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-540, Special Education Enhancements, $315,000 in each fiscal year shall be expended to conduct a demonstration project involving language and literacy intervention teams supporting student acquisition of language and literacy skills. The demonstration project shall demonstrate improvement of language and literacy skills of at-risk learners under the instruction of certified speech pathologists and educators. Baseline data shall be collected and comparison data for fiscal year 2004 and fiscal year 2005 shall be collected and reported to the Governor, OhioReads Council, Department of Education, and the General Assembly. Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-540, Special Education Enhancements, up to $500,000 in each fiscal year shall be used for the Research-Based Reading Mentoring Program. Of the foregoing appropriation item 200-540, Special Education Enhancements, $600,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to support the Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau.
SECTION 7. That existing Section 41.13 of Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th General Assembly, as most recently amended by Sub. H.B. 434 of the 125th General Assembly, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 8. All items in this section are hereby appropriated as designated out of moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund. For all appropriations made in this act, those in the first column are for fiscal year 2004, and those in the second column are for fiscal year 2005. The appropriations made in this act are in addition to any other appropriations made for the 2003-2005 biennium.
EDU DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
General Revenue Fund
GRF |
200-501 |
|
Base Cost Funding |
|
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
150,000,000 |
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund |
|
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
150,000,000 |
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS |
|
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
150,000,000 |
SECTION 9. Within the limits set forth in this act, the Director of Budget and Management shall establish accounts indicating the source and amount of funds for each appropriation made in this act, and shall determine the form and manner in which appropriation accounts shall be maintained. Expenditures from appropriations contained in this act shall be accounted for as though made in Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th General Assembly.
The appropriations made in this act are subject to all provisions of Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th General Assembly that are generally applicable to General Revenue Fund appropriations.
SECTION 10. TAXABLE VALUE ADJUSTMENTS
Notwithstanding division (B) of section 3317.026, division (B) of section 3317.027, and division (C) of section 3317.028 of the Revised Code, the Department of Education shall make the payments required under sections 3317.026, 3317.027, and 3317.028 of the Revised Code for fiscal year 2005 on or before July 31, 2005.
SECTION 11. (A) As used in this section:
(1) "Foundation aid" means payments made by the Department of Education to school districts at least monthly in accordance with Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code and transfers made by the Department on behalf of educational entities that are included as "Other Adjustments" on the Department's Form SF-3.
(2) "Nonfoundation aid" means all other subsidy payments to school districts not described in division (A)(1) of this section.
(B) If, in fiscal year 2005, appropriations from the General Revenue Fund and the Lottery Profits Education Fund for foundation aid are projected to be insufficient to fully fund calculated foundation aid to school districts, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall do all of the following:
(1) Review and identify any non-General Revenue Fund sources available for use to fund the variance between calculated foundation aid and current appropriations for foundation aid from the General Revenue Fund and the Lottery Profits Education Fund. If the Superintendent identifies such amounts, the Superintendent shall request Controlling Board approval for the transfer of cash from the non-General Revenue Fund sources to the General Revenue Fund.
(2) Review and identify any available General Revenue Fund administrative appropriations from which transfers may be made to fund the variance between calculated foundation aid and current appropriations for foundation aid from the General Revenue Fund and the Lottery Profits Education Fund. If the Superintendent identifies such amounts, the Superintendent shall request Controlling Board approval for the transfer of appropriations.
(3) Review and identify any nonfoundation aid appropriations from the General Revenue Fund that may be transferred to fund the variance between calculated foundation aid and current appropriations for foundation aid from the General Revenue Fund and the Lottery Profits Education Fund. If the Superintendent identifies such amounts, the Superintendent shall request Controlling Board approval for the transfer of appropriations.
SECTION 12. Sections 4 through 12 of this act are not subject to the referendum. Therefore, under Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 of the Revised Code, those sections go into immediate effect when this act becomes law.
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