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...(A) As used in this section, "eligible school district" means a school district that is eligible for state assistance under Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code, and for which the amount of bond money that will be used to raise the school district's portion of the basic project cost of a classroom facilities project under that chapter is not greater than fifteen million dollars. (B) Beginning January 1, 2001, solely fo...

...The construction budget for any project under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 or sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code shall contain a contingency reserve in an amount prescribed by the Ohio facilities construction commission, which unless otherwise authorized by the commission, shall be used only to pay costs resulting from unforeseen job conditions, to comply with rulings regarding building and other codes, t...

...after the written agreement between the school district board and the Ohio facilities construction commission has been entered into, the school district board shall proceed with the issuance of its bonds or notes in anticipation thereof pursuant to the provision of such agreement required by division (A) of section 3318.08 of the Revised Code and the deposit of the proceeds thereof in the school district's project co...

...mates of cost have been approved by the school district board and the Ohio facilities construction commission, the treasurer of the school district board shall advertise for construction bids in accordance with section 3313.46 of the Revised Code. Such notices shall state that plans and specifications for the project are on file in the office of the commission and such other place as may be designated in such notice,...

...For any project undertaken with financial assistance from the state under this chapter, the amount of state appropriations to be encumbered for the project in each fiscal year shall be determined by the Ohio facilities construction commission based on the project's estimated construction schedule for that year. In each fiscal year subsequent to the first year in which state appropriations are encumbered for the proje...

... standards for solar-ready equipment in school buildings under their jurisdiction. The rules shall include, but not be limited to, standards regarding roof space limitations, shading and obstruction, building orientation, roof loading capacity, and electric systems. (C) A school district may seek, and the commission may grant for good cause shown, a waiver from part or all of the standards prescribed under division ...

...on shall cause to be transferred to the school district's project construction fund the necessary amounts from amounts appropriated by the general assembly and set aside for such purpose, from time to time as may be necessary to pay obligations chargeable to such fund when due. All investment earnings of a school district's project construction fund shall be credited to the fund. (B)(1) The treasurer of the school d...

...As used in this section, "big-eight school district" has the same meaning as in section 3314.02 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in section 3318.12 or Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code, a big-eight school district receiving assistance for a project under this chapter, that has opted with the approval of the Ohio facilities construction commission to divide the project into discrete ...

...levied on all taxable property within a school district for the purpose of paying the cost of maintaining the classroom facilities included in the project under the agreement provided in section 3318.08 of the Revised Code or the supplemental agreement provided in section 3318.081 of the Revised Code shall be included in the budget of the school district for each year upon the certification to the county budget commi...

..., the county treasurer shall pay to the school district the proceeds of the tax levy provided in section 3318.13 of the Revised Code to be used to pay the cost of maintaining the classroom facilities included in the project.

...There is hereby created the public school building fund within the state treasury consisting of any moneys transferred or appropriated to the fund by the general assembly, moneys paid into or transferred in accordance with section 3318.47 of the Revised Code, and any grants, gifts, or contributions received by the Ohio facilities construction commission to be used for the purposes of the fund. All investment earnings...

...l property purchased with moneys in the school district's project construction fund. Once obligations issued to finance a project under section 3318.26 of the Revised Code are no longer outstanding, any interest held by the commission shall be transferred to the school district.

...in division (B) of this section, when a school district receives classroom assistance from the state from time to time under the procedure set forth in sections 3318.01 to 3318.12 of the Revised Code, the levy of taxes required by sections 3318.13 and 3318.14 of the Revised Code shall be at the rate of one-half mill for each one dollar of valuation and shall be for a maximum period of twenty-three years after the las...

...n this section: (1) "Valuation" of a school district means the sum of the amounts described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code as most recently certified for the district before the annual computation is made under division (B) of this section. (2) "Valuation per pupil" of a school district means the district's valuation divided by the district's formula ADM as most recently cal...

...stitutional in their application to any school district or contract shall affect any other school district or contract made under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...h may be, or may be part of, either the school building program bond service fund created by division (Q) of section 3318.26 of the Revised Code, including all moneys and investments, and earnings from investments, credited and to be credited thereto. (E) "Issuing authority" means the treasurer of state, or the officer who by law performs the functions of such officer. (F) "Obligations" means bonds, notes, or other...

...A) The general assembly finds that many school districts are prevented by their size, tax base, or other conditions from performing their essential functions as agencies of state government to provide adequate classroom facilities and issuing securities under Chapter 133. of the Revised Code at favorable interest rates or charges. Accordingly, the Ohio facilities construction commission is invested with the powers an...

...ereby created in the state treasury the school building program assistance fund. The fund shall consist of the proceeds of obligations issued for the purposes of such fund pursuant to section 3318.26 of the Revised Code that are payable from moneys in the lottery profits education fund created in section 3770.06 of the Revised Code or pursuant to section 151.03 of the Revised Code. All investment earnings of the fund...

...neys or additional moneys needed in the school building program assistance fund for the purposes of sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 and sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, or needed for capitalized interest, for funding reserves, and for paying costs and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance, carrying, securing, paying, redeeming, or retirement of the obligations or any obligations refunded there...

...The authority provided by sections 3318.21 to 3318.29 of the Revised Code is in addition to and provides alternative methods for any other authority provided by law for the same or similar purposes, and are supplemental to and not in derogation of any powers of any governmental agency otherwise conferred including those conferred in Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. In case any provision of sections 3318.21 to 3318.2...

... Revised Code to provide moneys for the school building program assistance fund shall be ten years. The terms of the obligations shall be such that in any fiscal year the aggregate amount of moneys from the lottery profits education fund, and not from other sources, that are pledged to pay bond service charges on obligations issued to provide moneys for the school building program assistance fund shall not exceed ten...

... which assistance is available to other school districts under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. Beginning September 1, 2003, from time to time the commission may amend the specifications as determined necessary by the commission; however, any project under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code approved by the commission prior to the most recent amendment to the specifications shall not be s...

...ge due to an act of God. (3) "Eligible school district" means any school district in the first through one-hundredth percentiles as determined under section 3318.011 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) There is hereby established the school building emergency assistance program, under which the Ohio facilities construction commission shall distribute grants to eligible school districts from moneys specifically appropriated...

...n commission," "classroom facilities," "school district," "school district board," "net bonded indebtedness," "required percentage of the basic project costs," "basic project cost," "valuation," and "percentile" have the same meanings as in section 3318.01 of the Revised Code. (b) "Required level of indebtedness" means five per cent of the school district's valuation for the year preceding the year in which the co...

...A school district board opting to qualify for state assistance pursuant to section 3318.36 of the Revised Code through levying the tax specified in division (D)(2)(a) or (D)(4) of that section shall declare by resolution that the question of a tax levy specified in division (D)(2)(a) or (4), as applicable, of section 3318.36 of the Revised Code shall be submitted to the electors of the school district at the next gen...