(A) The Ohio school funding advisory council is hereby established. The council shall consist of the following members:
(1)The governor, or the governor’s designee;
(2) The superintendent of public instruction, or the superintendent’s designee;
(3) The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, or the chancellor’s designee;
(4)Two school district teachers, appointed by the governor;
(5) Two nonteaching, nonadministrative school district employees, appointed by the governor;
(6)One school district principal, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(7)One school district superintendent, appointed by the president of the senate;
(8)One school district treasurer, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(9)One member of a school district board, appointed by the president of the senate;
(10) One representative of a college of education, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(11) One representative of the business community, appointed by the president of the senate;
(12) One representative of a philanthropic organization, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(13)One representative of the Ohio academy of science, appointed by the president of the senate;
(14)One representative of the general public, appointed by the president of the senate;
(15)One representative of educational service centers, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(16) One parent of a student attending a school operated by a school district, appointed by the governor;
(17) One representative of community school sponsors, appointed by the governor;
(18) One representative of operators of community schools, appointed by the president of the senate;
(19)One community school fiscal officer, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(20)One parent of a student attending a community school, appointed by the president of the senate;
(21) One representative of early childhood education providers, appointed by the governor;
(22) One representative of chartered nonpublic schools, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(23)Two persons appointed by the president of the senate, one of whom shall be recommended by the minority leader of the senate;
(24) Two persons appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be recommended by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
The members shall serve without compensation.
(B) The superintendent of public instruction, or the superintendent’s designee to the council, shall be the chairperson of the council.
The department of education shall provide staffing assistance to the council.
(C)Not later than December 1, 2010, and the first day of July of each even-numbered year thereafter, the council shall present to the state board of education, the general assembly, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, and the public recommendations for revisions to the educational adequacy components of the school funding model established under this chapter.
(1) The recommendations shall be based on current, high quality research, information provided by school districts, and best practices in operational efficiencies.
(2) In preparing its recommendations due December 1, 2010, the council’s analyses shall include, but shall not be limited to, the adequacy of the model’s financing for special education, gifted education services, career-technical education, arts education, services for limited English proficient students, and early college high schools. This analysis shall consider, for each area, current educational need, current educational practices, and best practices. In its December 1, 2010, report the council also shall include all of the following:
(a)Recommendations for a student-centered evidence-based model for schools that uses a per pupil level of funding to follow a student to the school that best meets the student’s individual learning needs;
(b)A study of the extent to which current funding for joint vocational school districts and compact and comprehensive career-technical schools is responsive to state, regional, and local business and industry needs, and recommendations for revisions to career-technical education programming and funding;
(c)A study of the extent to which the current educational service center system supports school districts in academic achievement, teacher quality, shared educational services, and the purchasing of educational services and commodities, and recommendations for a new regional service delivery system, the educational service system governance structure, and accountability metrics for educational service centers;
(d)An examination of the existing structures and systems that support compensation and retirement benefits for teachers, and recommendations for changes to the systems of teacher compensation and retirement benefits to improve the connections between teacher compensation, teaching excellence, and higher levels of student learning;
(e)A consideration of whether community schools and STEM schools should be subject to the expenditure and reporting standards adopted under section 3306.25 of the Revised Code and the accountability requirements of sections 3306.30 to 3306.40 of the Revised Code;
(f)An analysis of the effects of open enrollment on students and school districts, and recommendations for ensuring that open enrollment policy and financing is equitable for students and school districts.
(3) In preparing its recommendations due December 1, 2010, and in subsequent biennia, the council’s analyses may address, but need not be limited to, any of the following:
(a) Strategies and incentives to promote school cost-saving measures and efficiencies;
(b) Options for adding learning time to the learning year, such as moving professional development for educators to summer, adding learning time for children with greater educational needs, accounting for learning time by hours instead of days, and appropriate compensation to school districts and staff for providing additional learning time;
(c) The adequacy of the model’s accounting for and financing of operational costs, including district-level administration and administrative and transportation challenges experienced by low-density and low-wealth school districts, and the effect of those costs on student academic achievement;
(d) The accuracy of the calculation of each component of the funding model, and of the model as a whole, in light of current educational needs, current educational practices, and best practices;
(e) Options to encourage school districts and schools already attaining excellent ratings under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code to go beyond state standards and aspire to higher international norms.
Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
(A) The Ohio school funding advisory council is hereby established. The council shall consist of the following members:
(1)The governor, or the governor’s designee;
(2) The superintendent of public instruction, or the superintendent’s designee;
(3) The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, or the chancellor’s designee;
(4)Two school district teachers, appointed by the governor;
(5) Two nonteaching, nonadministrative school district employees, appointed by the governor;
(6)One school district principal, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(7)One school district superintendent, appointed by the president of the senate;
(8)One school district treasurer, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(9)One member of a school district board, appointed by the president of the senate;
(10) One representative of a college of education, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(11) One representative of the business community, appointed by the president of the senate;
(12) One representative of a philanthropic organization, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(13)One representative of the Ohio academy of science, appointed by the president of the senate;
(14)One representative of the general public, appointed by the president of the senate;
(15)One representative of educational service centers, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(16) One parent of a student attending a school operated by a school district, appointed by the governor;
(17) One representative of community school sponsors, appointed by the governor;
(18) One representative of operators of community schools, appointed by the president of the senate;
(19)One community school fiscal officer, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(20)One parent of a student attending a community school, appointed by the president of the senate;
(21) One representative of early childhood education providers, appointed by the governor;
(22) One representative of chartered nonpublic schools, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(23)Two persons appointed by the president of the senate, one of whom shall be recommended by the minority leader of the senate;
(24) Two persons appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be recommended by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
The members shall serve without compensation.
(B) The superintendent of public instruction, or the superintendent’s designee to the council, shall be the chairperson of the council.
The department of education shall provide staffing assistance to the council.
(C)Not later than December 1, 2010, and the first day of July of each even-numbered year thereafter, the council shall present to the state board of education, the general assembly, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, and the public recommendations for revisions to the educational adequacy components of the school funding model established under this chapter.
(1) The recommendations shall be based on current, high quality research, information provided by school districts, and best practices in operational efficiencies.
(2) In preparing its recommendations due December 1, 2010, the council’s analyses shall include, but shall not be limited to, the adequacy of the model’s financing for special education, gifted education services, career-technical education, arts education, services for limited English proficient students, and early college high schools. This analysis shall consider, for each area, current educational need, current educational practices, and best practices. In its December 1, 2010, report the council also shall include all of the following:
(a)Recommendations for a student-centered evidence-based model for schools that uses a per pupil level of funding to follow a student to the school that best meets the student’s individual learning needs;
(b)A study of the extent to which current funding for joint vocational school districts and compact and comprehensive career-technical schools is responsive to state, regional, and local business and industry needs, and recommendations for revisions to career-technical education programming and funding;
(c)A study of the extent to which the current educational service center system supports school districts in academic achievement, teacher quality, shared educational services, and the purchasing of educational services and commodities, and recommendations for a new regional service delivery system, the educational service system governance structure, and accountability metrics for educational service centers;
(d)An examination of the existing structures and systems that support compensation and retirement benefits for teachers, and recommendations for changes to the systems of teacher compensation and retirement benefits to improve the connections between teacher compensation, teaching excellence, and higher levels of student learning;
(e)A consideration of whether community schools and STEM schools should be subject to the expenditure and reporting standards adopted under section 3306.25 of the Revised Code and the accountability requirements of sections 3306.30 to 3306.40 of the Revised Code;
(f)An analysis of the effects of open enrollment on students and school districts, and recommendations for ensuring that open enrollment policy and financing is equitable for students and school districts.
(3) In preparing its recommendations due December 1, 2010, and in subsequent biennia, the council’s analyses may address, but need not be limited to, any of the following:
(a) Strategies and incentives to promote school cost-saving measures and efficiencies;
(b) Options for adding learning time to the learning year, such as moving professional development for educators to summer, adding learning time for children with greater educational needs, accounting for learning time by hours instead of days, and appropriate compensation to school districts and staff for providing additional learning time;
(c) The adequacy of the model’s accounting for and financing of operational costs, including district-level administration and administrative and transportation challenges experienced by low-density and low-wealth school districts, and the effect of those costs on student academic achievement;
(d) The accuracy of the calculation of each component of the funding model, and of the model as a whole, in light of current educational needs, current educational practices, and best practices;
(e) Options to encourage school districts and schools already attaining excellent ratings under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code to go beyond state standards and aspire to higher international norms.
Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
(A) The Ohio school funding advisory council is hereby established. The council shall consist of the following members:
(1)The governor, or the governor’s designee;
(2) The superintendent of public instruction, or the superintendent’s designee;
(3) The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, or the chancellor’s designee;
(4)Two school district teachers, appointed by the governor;
(5) Two nonteaching, nonadministrative school district employees, appointed by the governor;
(6)One school district principal, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(7)One school district superintendent, appointed by the president of the senate;
(8)One school district treasurer, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(9)One member of a school district board, appointed by the president of the senate;
(10) One representative of a college of education, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(11) One representative of the business community, appointed by the president of the senate;
(12) One representative of a philanthropic organization, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(13)One representative of the Ohio academy of science, appointed by the president of the senate;
(14)One representative of the general public, appointed by the president of the senate;
(15)One representative of educational service centers, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(16) One parent of a student attending a school operated by a school district, appointed by the governor;
(17) One representative of community school sponsors, appointed by the governor;
(18) One representative of operators of community schools, appointed by the president of the senate;
(19)One community school fiscal officer, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(20)One parent of a student attending a community school, appointed by the president of the senate;
(21) One representative of early childhood education providers, appointed by the governor;
(22) One representative of chartered nonpublic schools, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(23)Two persons appointed by the president of the senate, one of whom shall be recommended by the minority leader of the senate;
(24) Two persons appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be recommended by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
The members shall serve without compensation.
(B) The superintendent of public instruction, or the superintendent’s designee to the council, shall be the chairperson of the council.
The department of education shall provide staffing assistance to the council.
(C)Not later than December 1, 2010, and the first day of July of each even-numbered year thereafter, the council shall present to the state board of education, the general assembly, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, and the public recommendations for revisions to the educational adequacy components of the school funding model established under this chapter.
(1) The recommendations shall be based on current, high quality research, information provided by school districts, and best practices in operational efficiencies.
(2) In preparing its recommendations due December 1, 2010, the council’s analyses shall include, but shall not be limited to, the adequacy of the model’s financing for special education, gifted education services, career-technical education, arts education, services for limited English proficient students, and early college high schools. This analysis shall consider, for each area, current educational need, current educational practices, and best practices. In its December 1, 2010, report the council also shall include all of the following:
(a)Recommendations for a student-centered evidence-based model for schools that uses a per pupil level of funding to follow a student to the school that best meets the student’s individual learning needs;
(b)A study of the extent to which current funding for joint vocational school districts and compact and comprehensive career-technical schools is responsive to state, regional, and local business and industry needs, and recommendations for revisions to career-technical education programming and funding;
(c)A study of the extent to which the current educational service center system supports school districts in academic achievement, teacher quality, shared educational services, and the purchasing of educational services and commodities, and recommendations for a new regional service delivery system, the educational service system governance structure, and accountability metrics for educational service centers;
(d)An examination of the existing structures and systems that support compensation and retirement benefits for teachers, and recommendations for changes to the systems of teacher compensation and retirement benefits to improve the connections between teacher compensation, teaching excellence, and higher levels of student learning;
(e)A consideration of whether community schools and STEM schools should be subject to the expenditure and reporting standards adopted under section 3306.25 of the Revised Code and the accountability requirements of sections 3306.30 to 3306.40 of the Revised Code;
(f)An analysis of the effects of open enrollment on students and school districts, and recommendations for ensuring that open enrollment policy and financing is equitable for students and school districts.
(3) In preparing its recommendations due December 1, 2010, and in subsequent biennia, the council’s analyses may address, but need not be limited to, any of the following:
(a) Strategies and incentives to promote school cost-saving measures and efficiencies;
(b) Options for adding learning time to the learning year, such as moving professional development for educators to summer, adding learning time for children with greater educational needs, accounting for learning time by hours instead of days, and appropriate compensation to school districts and staff for providing additional learning time;
(c) The adequacy of the model’s accounting for and financing of operational costs, including district-level administration and administrative and transportation challenges experienced by low-density and low-wealth school districts, and the effect of those costs on student academic achievement;
(d) The accuracy of the calculation of each component of the funding model, and of the model as a whole, in light of current educational needs, current educational practices, and best practices;
(e) Options to encourage school districts and schools already attaining excellent ratings under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code to go beyond state standards and aspire to higher international norms.
Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
