3317.07 Distribution of subsidies for purchase of school bus or contract for bus services.
The state board of education shall establish rules for the purpose of distributing subsidies for the purchase of school buses under division (D) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code.
No school bus subsidy payments shall be paid to any district unless such district can demonstrate that pupils residing more than one mile from the school could not be transported without such additional aid.
The amount paid to a county DD board for buses purchased for transportation of children in special education programs operated by the board shall be based on a per pupil allocation for eligible students.
The amount paid to a school district for buses purchased for transportation of pupils with disabilities and nonpublic school pupils shall be determined by a per pupil allocation based on the number of special education and nonpublic school pupils for whom transportation is provided.
The state board of education shall adopt a formula to determine the amount of payments that shall be distributed to school districts to purchase school buses for pupils other than pupils with disabilities or nonpublic school pupils.
If any district or county DD board obtains bus services for pupil transportation pursuant to a contract, such district or board may use payments received under this section to defray the costs of contracting for bus services in lieu of for purchasing buses.
If the department of education determines that a county DD board no longer needs a school bus because the board no longer transports children to a special education program operated by the board, or if the department determines that a school district no longer needs a school bus to transport pupils to a nonpublic school or special education program, the department may reassign a bus that was funded with payments provided pursuant to this section for the purpose of transporting such pupils. The department may reassign a bus to a county DD board or school district that transports children to a special education program designated in the children’s individualized education plans, or to a school district that transports pupils to a nonpublic school, and needs an additional school bus.
Amended by 128th General Assembly ch. 7, SB 79, § 1, eff. 10/6/2009.
3317.07 Distribution of subsidies for purchase of school bus or contract for bus services.
The state board of education shall establish rules for the purpose of distributing subsidies for the purchase of school buses under division (D) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code.
No school bus subsidy payments shall be paid to any district unless such district can demonstrate that pupils residing more than one mile from the school could not be transported without such additional aid.
The amount paid to a county DD board for buses purchased for transportation of children in special education programs operated by the board shall be based on a per pupil allocation for eligible students.
The amount paid to a school district for buses purchased for transportation of pupils with disabilities and nonpublic school pupils shall be determined by a per pupil allocation based on the number of special education and nonpublic school pupils for whom transportation is provided.
The state board of education shall adopt a formula to determine the amount of payments that shall be distributed to school districts to purchase school buses for pupils other than pupils with disabilities or nonpublic school pupils.
If any district or county DD board obtains bus services for pupil transportation pursuant to a contract, such district or board may use payments received under this section to defray the costs of contracting for bus services in lieu of for purchasing buses.
If the department of education determines that a county DD board no longer needs a school bus because the board no longer transports children to a special education program operated by the board, or if the department determines that a school district no longer needs a school bus to transport pupils to a nonpublic school or special education program, the department may reassign a bus that was funded with payments provided pursuant to this section for the purpose of transporting such pupils. The department may reassign a bus to a county DD board or school district that transports children to a special education program designated in the children’s individualized education plans, or to a school district that transports pupils to a nonpublic school, and needs an additional school bus.
Amended by 128th General Assembly ch. 7, SB 79, § 1, eff. 10/6/2009.
3317.07 Distribution of subsidies for purchase of school bus or contract for bus services.
The state board of education shall establish rules for the purpose of distributing subsidies for the purchase of school buses under division (D) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code.
No school bus subsidy payments shall be paid to any district unless such district can demonstrate that pupils residing more than one mile from the school could not be transported without such additional aid.
The amount paid to a county DD board for buses purchased for transportation of children in special education programs operated by the board shall be based on a per pupil allocation for eligible students.
The amount paid to a school district for buses purchased for transportation of pupils with disabilities and nonpublic school pupils shall be determined by a per pupil allocation based on the number of special education and nonpublic school pupils for whom transportation is provided.
The state board of education shall adopt a formula to determine the amount of payments that shall be distributed to school districts to purchase school buses for pupils other than pupils with disabilities or nonpublic school pupils.
If any district or county DD board obtains bus services for pupil transportation pursuant to a contract, such district or board may use payments received under this section to defray the costs of contracting for bus services in lieu of for purchasing buses.
If the department of education determines that a county DD board no longer needs a school bus because the board no longer transports children to a special education program operated by the board, or if the department determines that a school district no longer needs a school bus to transport pupils to a nonpublic school or special education program, the department may reassign a bus that was funded with payments provided pursuant to this section for the purpose of transporting such pupils. The department may reassign a bus to a county DD board or school district that transports children to a special education program designated in the children’s individualized education plans, or to a school district that transports pupils to a nonpublic school, and needs an additional school bus.
Amended by 128th General Assembly ch. 7, SB 79, § 1, eff. 10/6/2009.
