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...(A) The board of education of each city, exempted village, local, and joint vocational school district shall establish a capital and maintenance fund. Each board annually shall deposit into that fund an amount derived from revenues received by the district that would otherwise have been deposited in the general fund that is equal to three per cent of the statewide average base cost per pupil for the preceding fiscal ...

... of the school district or graduates of schools in the school district, who are enrolled in teacher preparation programs at institutions approved by the chancellor of higher education pursuant to section 3333.048 of the Revised Code, and who indicate an intent to teach in the school district providing the loan. The district board may forgive the obligation to repay any or all of the principal and interest on the loan...

...(A) Pursuant to the authority of the general assembly to provide for the public health, safety, and welfare, it is hereby declared to be the public policy and a public purpose of the state to require fiscal integrity of school districts so that they can educate children, pay when due principal and interest on their debt obligations, meet financial obligations to their employees, vendors, and suppliers, and provide fo...

...(A) Within sixty days of the auditor's declaration under division (A) of section 3316.03 of the Revised Code, the board of education of the school district shall prepare and submit to the director of education and workforce a financial plan delineating the steps the board will take to eliminate the district's current operating deficit and avoid incurring operating deficits in ensuing years, including the implementati...

...A school district board that is instructed to do so by the school district financial planning and supervision commission for that district shall develop an effective financial accounting and reporting system by: (A) Promptly bringing its existing system of financial accounting and reporting into compliance with section 117.43 of the Revised Code. Within ninety days after the declaration of the existence of a fiscal ...

...For purposes of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code: (A) A student shall be considered to be enrolled in the district for any portion of the school year the student is participating at a college under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code. (B) A student shall be considered to be enrolled in the district for the period of time beginning on the date on which the school has both received the documentation of the student's...

...the Revised Code at chartered nonpublic schools. The portion of the cost of any early retirement or severance incentive for any employee that is paid using money from the auxiliary services reimbursement fund shall not exceed the percentage of such employee's total service credit that the employee spent providing services to chartered nonpublic school students under section 3317.06 of the Revised Code. (D) The dep...

...All moneys distributed to a school district, including any cooperative education or joint vocational school district and all moneys distributed to any educational service center, by the state whether from a state or federal source, shall be accounted for by the division of school finance of the department of education and workforce. All moneys distributed shall be coded as to county, school district or educational se...

...pulation, and other factors make larger schools impracticable. If the school district board determines that an existing facility has historical value or for other good cause determines that an existing facility should be renovated in lieu of acquiring a comparable facility by new construction, the commission may approve the expenditure of project funds for the renovation of that facility up to but not exceeding one ...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, the portion of the basic project cost supplied by the school district shall be the greater of: (1) The required percentage of the basic project costs; (2)(a) For all districts except a district that opts to divide its entire classroom facilities needs into segments to be completed separately as authorized by section 3318.034 of the Revis...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Drinking fountain" means a fountain to which all of the following apply: (a) The fountain is designed to allow an individual to drink from the fountain. (b) The fountain dispenses filtered, clean drinking water. (c) The fountain is equipped with a protective cowl. (d) The fountain is equipped with a water spout at least one inch above the overflow rim of the fountain. (2)...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Classroom facilities" has the same meaning as in section 3318.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Emergency project" means reconstruction or renovation of or repair to any classroom facilities made necessary because of damage 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 o...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Dyslexia" has the same meaning as in section 3323.25 of the Revised Code. (2) "Ohio dyslexia committee" means the committee established under section 3325.25 of the Revised Code. (3) "Special education" has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code. (4) "Teacher" does not include any teacher who provides instruction in fine arts, music, or physical educat...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if the board of education of a school district offers to students of compulsory school age courses for high school credit that are taught at times outside the district's normal school day, the board shall enter into supplemental contracts under section 3319.08 of the Revised Code with the teachers assigned to teach those courses and shall not include such assign...

...(A) As used in this section, "school governing body" means any of the following: (1) The board of education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district; (2) The governing authority of a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code; (3) The governing body of a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code; (4) The governing authority of ...

...Each person who is employed by any board of education in this state, except for substitutes, adult education instructors who are scheduled to work the full-time equivalent of less than one hundred twenty days per school year, or persons who are employed on an as-needed, seasonal, or intermittent basis, shall be entitled to fifteen days sick leave with pay, for each year under contract, which shall be credited at the ...

...(A) Except as provided in division (F) of this section, the state board of education shall establish rules for the issuance of a supplemental teaching license. This license shall be issued at the request of the superintendent of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, educational service center, or the governing authority of a STEM school, chartered nonpublic school, or community school ...

...(A) All governing entities shall count courses successfully completed under this chapter for high school credit toward the graduation requirements and subject area requirements of the governing entity. If a course comparable to one a participant completed with an approved provider is offered by the governing entity, the governing entity shall award comparable credit. If no comparable course is offered, the governing ...

...As used in this section, "IDEIA" means the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004," Pub. L. No. 108-446. It is the purpose of this chapter to ensure that all children with disabilities residing in this state who are at least three years of age and less than twenty-two years of age, including children with disabilities who have been suspended or expelled from school, have available to them...

...n with disabilities attending nonpublic schools, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, and who are in need of special education and related services. The department of education and workforce shall develop and implement a practical method to determine which children with disabilities are currently receiving needed special education and related services. In conducting the evaluation, the board of educat...

...(A) Within three months after a student identified with disabilities begins receiving services for the first time under an individualized education program, the school district in which that student is enrolled shall require the student to undergo a comprehensive eye examination performed either by an optometrist licensed under Chapter 4725. of the Revised Code or by a physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the ...

...(A) The governing body of any science, technology, engineering, or mathematics school established under this chapter may establish a computer science and technology fund to support computer science programs and professional development related to those programs operated by the school. The fund may consist of school moneys that legally may be used for that purpose and that are not otherwise designated for other purpos...

...A STEM school, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM school employee is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a school employee's decision not to provide or procure mental health services for a suspended or expelled student under division (B)(2) of section 3313.668 of the Revised Code, unless the decision is made with malicious purpos...

...echnology, engineering, and mathematics schools under section 3326.031 of the Revised Code, to the governing body of that group an amount equal to the school's costs for the student in excess of the threshold costs. The school shall only report under this section, and the department shall only pay for, the costs of educational expenses and the related services provided to the student in accordance with the student...

...The city, exempted village, or local school district in which a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter is located is a participating school district under this chapter. Any other city, exempted village, or local school district may agree to be a participating school district. The department of education and workforce shall adopt procedures for districts to agree to be participating school ...