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All school districts shall comply with the Revised Code of the state of Ohio in matters relating to, but not limited to, operation and control of the school. Significant statutes concerning career-technical programs are the following:
(A) Section 3313.90 of the Revised Code, career-technical education programs.
(B) Section 3313.91 of the Revised Code, purchase of vocational education from a private source.
(C) Section 3313.911 of the Revised Code, the state board may assign a district to a joint vocational district; petition against assignment; referendum.
(D) Section 3313.92 of the Revised Code, joint school building projects including school for handicapped children.
(E) Section 3317.014 of the Revised Code, weighted fund multiples.
(F) Section 3317.022 of the Revised Code, weighted cost calculations.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/18/2008 and 06/18/2013
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3301.07, 3313.90
Rule Amplifies: 3313.90
Prior Effective Dates: 1-30-75; 4-1-89; 5-28-04
(A) Each school district shall provide an approved plan, as described in division (B) of section 3313.90 of the Revised Code, for students in grades nine through twelve.
(B) Every state board of education approved plan shall be updated at five-year intervals to provide a revised current listing of career-technical workforce development programs, which will be submitted to the office of career-technical and adult education.
(C) The program listing shall reflect current and future needs of students, community, business and industry and meet criteria for secondary workforce development programs in accordance with rule 3301-61-03 of the Administrative Code.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/18/2008 and 06/18/2013
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3301.07, 3313.90
Rule Amplifies: 3313.90
Prior Effective Dates: 1-30-75; 4-1-89; replaces 3301-61-02 (in part), eff. 5-28-04
(A) Each school district shall provide, through an approved plan for secondary workforce development in accordance with the provisions of rule 3301-61-02 of the Administrative Code, approved programs that meet all criteria for secondary
workforce development programs as specified in paragraphs (B) through (G) of this rule.
(B) Technical and academic course offerings must meet established guidelines, specify the sequence for grades nine through twelve, include work-based learning experiences, identify postsecondary and employment options and represent twelve programs in at least eight of the following career fields:
(1) Agriculture and environmental systems.
(2) Arts and communication.
(3) Business and administrative services.
(4) Construction technologies.
(5) Education and training.
(6) Engineering and science technologies.
(7) Finance.
(8) Government and public administration.
(9) Health science.
(10) Hospitality and tourism.
(11) Human services.
(12) Information technology.
(13) Law and public safety.
(14) Manufacturing technologies.
(15) Marketing.
(16) Transportation systems.
(17) Transportation systems.
Career-technical planning districts with less than fifteen-hundred students enrolled in grades nine through twelve must provide course offerings in ten programs in at least eight of the career fields.
(C) Workforce development programs that represent multiple career fields (e.g. workforce readiness, diversified cooperative training, vocational job training coordinating) can be counted only toward the minimum program requirement.
(D) Workforce development advisory committees reflecting career fields and authorized by boards of education at the local level will engage business/industry and postsecondary representatives and utilize input from professional associations, labor, government, and the community. Advisory committees will identify new and emerging careers; advise current programs on curriculum, assessment, work-based learning, facilities and equipment; and engage educators to improve and expand programs.
(E) Courses of study must be current and based on business validated technical content standards; accrediting association and/or licensing agency standards when applicable; and academic content standards.
(F) Facilities and equipment must support instruction of the technical and academic content standards and reflect current and emerging technology in the career field.
(G) A performance system must report student academic proficiency, technical proficiency, high school graduation and post-program placement.
HISTORY: Replaces rule 3301-61-04; Eff 1-30-75; 4-1-89; Replaces part of 3301-61-03, eff. 5-28-04
Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03
Rule authorized by: 3301.07, 3313.90
Rule amplifies: RC 3313.90
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 05/28/2009
(A) Contractual agreements for provision of career-technical education programs shall include all the following terms:
(1) All districts that are parties to the agreement must agree upon the state board of education-approved plan for providing career-technical education programs.
(2) The method of assessing student need used to determine the number of students for which each district will provide funding for career-technical programs must be set out in the agreement. The required scope for the education programs must be set out in the agreement. The required scope of the education programs will be a minimum of five percent of the eleventh and twelfth grade enrollment from the previous year.
(3) The educating district’s documented cost per student and the transfer of state and local funds must be identified in the agreement. The amount due shall be at least the cost per student, less the amount of state reimbursement per student, times no less than the number of students as stated in the agreement.
(4) Each district’s responsibility regarding facilities and equipment currency and any repayment of state or federal funding related to construction and/or purchase of equipment will be stated in the agreement.
(5) Agreements will be in effect for a term of at least five years and will be renewable on the basis of at least five-year periods. In cases where a board of education offering the required scope of the career-technical offerings has obligated funds for the construction and for equipping career-technical facilities, the contract between the boards of education must either cover a period of years necessary to amortize the obligation, or the contract must specify the parties’ responsibility for repayment if the contract is not renewed at the expiration of a contract period.
(6) Any district not renewing the contractual agreement at the end of a contract term must provide written notice of the intention to not renew the agreement to all other parties to the agreement at least eighteen months prior to the expiration of the contract term in effect at the time.
(7) Arrangements for changes in contractual relationships at the expiration of each contract period or modifications of the contractual relationships during the life on the contract must have approval of all participating districts and notice must be provided to the state department of education.
HISTORY: Replaces rule 3301-61-07; Eff 10-1-80; 1-30-75; 4-1-89; Replaces part of 3301-61-06, eff. 05-28-04
Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03
Rule authorized by: 3301.07, 3313.90
Rule amplifies: RC 3313.90
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 05/28/2009
Revisions of plans for a career-technical education planning district, individual district, or combination of districts, shall be submitted to the state board of education for approval at any meeting. Proposed amendments are to be submitted to the state department of education, office of career-technical and adult education, by the twentieth of the month prior to the month in which they are to be considered by the state board of education. In accordance with section 3313.90 of the Revised Code, in approving the organization for career-technical education, the state board of education shall provide that no school district is excluded in the statewide plan.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/19/2007 and 06/19/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3301.07, 3313.90
Rule Amplifies: 3313.90, 3303.01
Prior Effective Dates: 1/30/75, 4/1/89, 5/12/03
Rescinded eff 5-28-04
Rescinded eff 5-28-04
Each career-technical education planning district shall provide the opportunity for all eligible nonpublic school students with legal residence within the geographic boundaries of the public school district to participate in the career-technical education job-training programs without financial assessment, charge, or tuition to such student, except such assessments, charges, or tuition paid by resident public school students in such programs. The nonpublic school students shall be included in the average daily membership of the school district maintaining the career-technical education program as a part-time student in proportion to the time spent in the career-technical education program.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/19/2007 and 06/19/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3301.07, 3313.90
Rule Amplifies: 3313.90, 3303.01
Prior Effective Dates: 1/30/75, 4/1/89, 5/12/03
Except for good and sufficient reason established to the satisfaction of both the state board of education and the state controlling board, if the state board of education determines that a school district has failed to comply with section 3313.90 of the Revised Code, such school district shall be subject to a ten per cent reduction of funds as provided by section 3317.023 of the Revised Code and computed under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code. In making such determination, the state board of education shall observe the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/18/2008 and 06/18/2013
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3301.07, 3313.90
Rule Amplifies: 3313.90
Prior Effective Dates: 1-30-75; 4-1-89
(A) Any school district which is designated as the primary provider of secondary job training programs and which offers the minimum requirements as set forth in state board of education standards for career-technical education is eligible to make application for loan funds.
(B) The applicant district shall demonstrate financial need for the loan with reference to levels of assessed valuation, enrollment levels and enrollment changes, ability of the district to maintain minimum education standards, and show a good faith effort to secure funds from sources other than the state.
(C) Loan funds shall not be allotted until the district or area plan for career-technical education has been approved by the state board of education.
(D) The office of career-technical and adult education, department of education shall prepare uniform procedures including the loan application and loan agreement.
(E) Applicant school districts may file loan applications between the first day of July and the thirtieth day of June in any fiscal year.
(F) Only after verification of funds availability, agreement to terms by the eligible recipient, state board of education approval, and release of funds by the state controlling board shall the state board of education enter into a loan agreement.
(G) The applicant district shall demonstrate the ability to repay the loan, and the repayment of loans shall not exceed fifteen years for construction loans and five years for equipment loans with the repayment schedule not to exceed semiannual payments as specified in the loan agreement.
(H) If any district defaults on the repayment plan by more than sixty days and cannot reach accord for a revised repayment plan approved by the state department of education, the state department of education shall proceed to withhold an amount equal to the annual repayment schedule from the state foundation payment or other state subsidy programs in effect at the time of default.
(I) All repayments to said loan fund and any interest earned on moneys deposited with the state shall be deposited in the career-technical education school building loan fund for reallocation by the state board of education.
(J) Loans made through this fund shall be interest free and shall not be considered in calculating the net indebtedness of the school district for purposes of section 133.06 of the Revised Code.
(K) Any district adversely affected by the determination of the office of career-technical and adult education, department of education, or action of the state board of education may follow the procedure for appeal as outlined in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/19/2007 and 06/19/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3301.07, 3313.90
Rule Amplifies: 3313.90
Prior Effective Dates: 4/1/91, 5/12/03
(A) Career-technical education additional weighted cost funds and career-technical education associated services costs, as set forth in section 3317.014 and 3317.022 of the Revised Code, shall only be expended on career-technical programs and services.
(B) Career-technical education additional weighted cost funds shall only be expended on costs associated with the delivery of career-technical programming to career-technical students for which the school district provides enrollment, performance and fiscal data to the Ohio department of education.
(1) No more than twenty-five percent of such funds may be used for personnel expenditures.
(2) At least seventy-five percent of such funds must be spent on curriculum development, purchase and implementation; instructional resources and supplies; industry-based program certification; student assessment, credentialing and placement; curriculum specific equipment purchases and leases; career-technical student organization fees and expenses; home and agency linkages; work-based learning experiences; professional development; and other costs directly associated with career-technical education programs including development of new programs (e.g. research, communication).
(3) Costs associated with career-technical extended programming, including personnel expenditures, are allowable. Extended programming is defined as instruction beyond the regular school year, that is based on locally approved courses of study and provides graduation credit to enrolled career-technical students.
(C) Career-technical associated funds must be used for apprenticeship coordination, career technical program development, career assessment/evaluation, career development, school improvement, postsecondary articulation or placement coordination.
HISTORY: Eff. 2-21-00; Replaces part of 3301-61-16, eff. 5-28-04
Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03
Rule authorized by: RC 3301.07, 3313.09
Rule amplifies: RC 3313.09
RC 119.032 review date: 5-28-04
(A) The state superintendent of public instruction shall appoint the Ohio standards and training public-safety communications joint task force, an advisory committee composed of representatives of public-safety communications and other interested persons as required by division (A) section 4742.02 of the Revised Code to:
(1) Develop and approve curriculum for a basic course of emergency service telecommunicator training as required by section 4742.03 of the Revised Code;
(2) Develop and approve curriculum for continuing education coursework in emergency service telecommunicator training as required by section 4742.03 of the Revised Code;
(3) Develop standards and examinations to be used in the program to certify that a person has successfully completed a basic course, or continuing education coursework in emergency service telecommunicator training;
(4) Review and consider whether proposed course or coursework meets the requirements of division (A) or (B) of section 4742.03 of the Revised Code concerning course length and content.
(B) Funding for programming and equipment will be accomplished through procedures set forth in the career technical adult education/adult workforce education (AWE) data reporting system user reference manual, as revised in June 2005, which is available on the Ohio department of education web site at www.ode.gov by searching for “AWE data reporting system user manual.”
Funding for career enhancement programs are based upon the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in the program. Only funds allocated to the emergency service telecommunicator training fund for this purpose will be used;
(1) Programs will be reimbursed on an hourly basis based upon a minimum of eight employees of an emergency service provider;
(2) Reimbursement for student textbooks will apply only to employees of an emergency service provider who complete the course.
(C) Local advisory committees will be formed composed of representatives of public-safety communications and other interested persons to:
(1) Assist in determining local protocols to be included in the certification course;
(2) Assist in determining eligibility of emergency service telecommunicators to receive training at no cost.
Effective: 05/23/2008
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 02/27/2008 and 05/23/2013
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3301.07, 4742.02
Rule Amplifies: 4742.01 to 4742.06
Prior Effective Dates: 3/24/03
(A) Career based intervention and work and family studies programs must follow established program guidelines, maintain a course of study that is current and based on valid content standards and have advisory committees authorized by local boards of education.
(1) Career based intervention is designed for students of ages twelve through twenty-one in grades seven through twelve who are identified as disadvantaged (either academically, economically, or both) and who have barriers to achieving academic and career success. Career based intervention consists of related instruction, academic intervention/instruction and work-based learning experiences.
(2) Work and family studies serves students in grades seven through twelve. Work and family studies programs support career planning and have a unique focus on families, work and their interrelationships. Graduation, reality and dual-role skills (GRADS) is a targeted work and family studies program that provides intervention and instruction for pregnant and parenting students.
(B) Program accountability shall be maintained within a performance system as outlined in the guidelines established by the state board of education.
HISTORY: Eff. 5-28-04
Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03
Rule authorized by: RC 3301.07, 3313.90
Rule amplifies: RC 3313.90
RC 119.032 review date: 05/28/2009