Section 3314.05 | Specification of use and acquisition of facilities.

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• Effective: September 30, 2025
• Latest Legislation: House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly

(A) The contract between the community school and the sponsor shall specify the facilities to be used for the community school and the method of acquisition.

(B) Division (B) of this section shall not apply to internet- or computer-based community schools.

(1) A community school may be located in multiple facilities under the same contract.

(2) In the case of a community school that maintains facilities in more than one school district, the school's governing authority shall designate one of those districts to be considered the school's primary location and the district in which the school is located for the purposes of division (A)(19) of section 3314.03 and divisions (C) and (H) of section 3314.06 of the Revised Code and for all other purposes of this chapter and shall notify the department of that designation.

A community school governing authority that elects to modify a community school's primary location shall notify the department of that modification.

(3) Any facility used for a community school shall meet all health and safety standards established by law for school buildings.

(C) In the case where a community school is proposed to be located in a facility owned by a school district or educational service center, the facility may not be used for such community school unless the district or service center board owning the facility enters into an agreement for the community school to utilize the facility. Use of the facility may be under any terms and conditions agreed to by the district or service center board and the school.

(D) Two or more separate community schools may be located in the same facility.

(E) In the case of a community school that is located in multiple facilities, beginning July 1, 2012, the department shall assign a unique identification number to the school and to each facility maintained by the school. Each number shall be used for identification purposes only. Nothing in this division shall be construed to require the department to calculate the amount of funds paid under this chapter, or to compute any data required for the report cards issued under section 3314.012 of the Revised Code, for each facility separately. The department shall make all such calculations or computations for the school as a whole.

Last updated July 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM

Available Versions of this Section

• June 30, 2013 – House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
• September 29, 2015 – House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
• September 30, 2021 – Amended by House Bill 110, House Bill 82 - 134th General Assembly
• April 6, 2023 – Amended by House Bill 554 (GA 134)
• October 3, 2023 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
• September 30, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly