Rule 3301-3-05 | Responsibilities of the department.
The department will do each of the following:
(A) Work with information technology centers to develop, articulate, implement and manage an integrated, efficient, and secure system of information technology services and support for educational entities; and data exchange;
(B) Work with information technology centers to define and communicate core services and quality implementation standards for those services;
(C) Work with information technology centers to ensure the deployment of an accountability system to promote the quality delivery of core services and uniform reporting of quality implementation standards by information technology centers, including the use of any accountability system components as described in paragraph (B)(1) of rule 3301-3-01 of the Administrative Code;
(D) Oversee a system of site-permit application, issuance, renewal, and revocation.The department will issue the site permit of each information technology center submitted for renewal upon completion of a site review, demonstration of compliance, including compliance with rule 3301-3-07 of the Administrative Code, and submission of a corrective action plan if the information technology center is not in compliance.
(E) Designate a committee comprised of the information technology center representatives to provide advice and guidance regarding core services, administration, operational procedures, funding, and future direction of the Ohio education computer network (OECN);
(F) As authorized by the Ohio general assembly, provide funding to subsidize the delivery of core services by information technology centers to their user entities;
(G) Provide for a system to enable information technology centers to document user entities receiving core services in order to facilitate the calculation and distribution of subsidy funding and to demonstrate compliance with the paragraph (C) of rule 3301-3-02 or paragraph (A) of rule 3301-3-03 of the Administrative Code.
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