3317.16 Computation and distribution of funds to joint vocational school districts.
(A) As used in this section:
(1) The “total special education weight” for a joint vocational school district shall be calculated in the same manner as prescribed in section 3317.022 of the Revised Code.
(2) The “total vocational education weight” for a joint vocational school district shall be calculated in the same manner as prescribed in section 3317.022 of the Revised Code.
(3) The “total recognized valuation” of a joint vocational school district shall be determined by adding the recognized valuations of all its constituent school districts that were subject to the joint vocational school district’s tax levies for both the current and preceding tax years.
(4) “Resident district” means the city, local, or exempted village school district in which a student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code.
(5) “Community school” means a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code.
(B) The department of education shall compute and distribute state base cost funding to each joint vocational school district for the fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:
(formula amount X formula ADM) -(.0005 X total recognized valuation)
If the difference obtained under this division is a negative number, the district’s computation shall be zero.
(C)(1) The department shall compute and distribute state vocational education additional weighted costs funds to each joint vocational school district in accordance with the following formula:state share percentage X formula amount X total vocational education weight
In each fiscal year, a joint vocational school district receiving funds under division (C)(1) of this section shall spend those funds only for the purposes the department designates as approved for vocational education expenses. Vocational educational expenses approved by the department shall include only expenses connected to the delivery of career-technical programming to career-technical students. The department shall require the joint vocational school district to report data annually so that the department may monitor the district’s compliance with the requirements regarding the manner in which funding received under division (C)(1) of this section may be spent.
(2) The department shall compute for each joint vocational school district state funds for vocational education associated services costs in accordance with the following formula:state share percentage X .05 X the formula amount X the sum of categories one and two vocational education ADM
In any fiscal year, a joint vocational school district receiving funds under division (C)(2) of this section, or through a transfer of funds pursuant to division (L) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code, shall spend those funds only for the purposes that the department designates as approved for vocational education associated services expenses, which may include such purposes as apprenticeship coordinators, coordinators for other vocational education services, vocational evaluation, and other purposes designated by the department. The department may deny payment under division (C)(2) of this section to any district that the department determines is not operating those services or is using funds paid under division (C)(2) of this section, or through a transfer of funds pursuant to division (L) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code, for other purposes.
(D)(1) The department shall compute and distribute state special education and related services additional weighted costs funds to each joint vocational school district in accordance with the following formula: state share percentage X formula amount X total special education weight
(2)(a) As used in this division, the “personnel allowance” means thirty thousand dollars in fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
(b) For the provision of speech language pathology services to students, including students who do not have individualized education programs prepared for them under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, and for no other purpose, the department shall pay each joint vocational school district an amount calculated under the following formula:
(formula ADM divided by 2000) X the personnel allowance X state share percentage
(3) In any fiscal year, a joint vocational school district shall spend for purposes that the department designates as approved for special education and related services expenses at least the amount calculated as follows:
(formula amount X the sum of categories one through six special education ADM) + (total special education weight X formula amount)
The purposes approved by the department for special education expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to, compliance with state rules governing the education of children with disabilities, providing services identified in a student’s individualized education program as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code, provision of speech language pathology services, and the portion of the district’s overall administrative and overhead costs that are attributable to the district’s special education student population.
The department shall require joint vocational school districts to report data annually to allow for monitoring compliance with division (D)(3) of this section. The department shall annually report to the governor and the general assembly the amount of money spent by each joint vocational school district for special education and related services.
(4) In any fiscal year, a joint vocational school district shall spend for the provision of speech language pathology services not less than the sum of the amount calculated under division (D)(1) of this section for the students in the district’s category one special education ADM and the amount calculated under division (D)(2) of this section.
(E)(1) If a joint vocational school district’s costs for a fiscal year for a student in its categories two through six special education ADM exceed the threshold catastrophic cost for serving the student, as specified in division (C)(3)(b) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code, the district may submit to the superintendent of public instruction documentation, as prescribed by the superintendent, of all of its costs for that student. Upon submission of documentation for a student of the type and in the manner prescribed, the department shall pay to the district an amount equal to the sum of the following:
(a) One-half of the district’s costs for the student in excess of the threshold catastrophic cost;
(b) The product of one-half of the district’s costs for the student in excess of the threshold catastrophic cost multiplied by the district’s state share percentage.
(2) The district shall only report under division (E)(1) of 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’s individualized education program. Any legal fees, court costs, or other costs associated with any cause of action relating to the student may not be included in the amount.
(F) Each fiscal year, the department shall pay each joint vocational school district an amount for adult technical and vocational education and specialized consultants.
(G)(1) A joint vocational school district’s local share of special education and related services additional weighted costs equals:
(1 – state share percentage) X Total special education weight X the formula amount
(2) For each student with a disability receiving special education and related services under an individualized education program, as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code, at a joint vocational district, the resident district or, if the student is enrolled in a community school, the community school shall be responsible for the amount of any costs of providing those special education and related services to that student that exceed the sum of the amount calculated for those services attributable to that student under divisions (B), (D), (E), and (G)(1) of this section.
Those excess costs shall be calculated by subtracting the sum of the following from the actual cost to provide special education and related services to the student:
(a) The formula amount;
(b) The product of the formula amount times the applicable multiple specified in section 3306.11 of the Revised Code;
(c) Any funds paid under division (E) of this section for the student;
(d) Any other funds received by the joint vocational school district under this chapter to provide special education and related services to the student, not including the amount calculated under division (G)(2) of this section.
(3) The board of education of the joint vocational school district may report the excess costs calculated under division (G)(2) of this section to the department of education.
(4) If the board of education of the joint vocational school district reports excess costs under division (G)(3) of this section, the department shall pay the amount of excess cost calculated under division (G)(2) of this section to the joint vocational school district and shall deduct that amount as provided in division (G)(4)(a) or (b) of this section, as applicable:
(a) If the student is not enrolled in a community school, the department shall deduct the amount from the account of the student’s resident district pursuant to division (M) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code.
(b) If the student is enrolled in a community school, the department shall deduct the amount from the account of the community school pursuant to section 3314.083 of the Revised Code.
Amended by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
3317.16 Computation and distribution of funds to joint vocational school districts.
(A) As used in this section:
(1) The “total special education weight” for a joint vocational school district shall be calculated in the same manner as prescribed in section 3317.022 of the Revised Code.
(2) The “total vocational education weight” for a joint vocational school district shall be calculated in the same manner as prescribed in section 3317.022 of the Revised Code.
(3) The “total recognized valuation” of a joint vocational school district shall be determined by adding the recognized valuations of all its constituent school districts that were subject to the joint vocational school district’s tax levies for both the current and preceding tax years.
(4) “Resident district” means the city, local, or exempted village school district in which a student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code.
(5) “Community school” means a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code.
(B) The department of education shall compute and distribute state base cost funding to each joint vocational school district for the fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:
(formula amount X formula ADM) -(.0005 X total recognized valuation)
If the difference obtained under this division is a negative number, the district’s computation shall be zero.
(C)(1) The department shall compute and distribute state vocational education additional weighted costs funds to each joint vocational school district in accordance with the following formula:state share percentage X formula amount X total vocational education weight
In each fiscal year, a joint vocational school district receiving funds under division (C)(1) of this section shall spend those funds only for the purposes the department designates as approved for vocational education expenses. Vocational educational expenses approved by the department shall include only expenses connected to the delivery of career-technical programming to career-technical students. The department shall require the joint vocational school district to report data annually so that the department may monitor the district’s compliance with the requirements regarding the manner in which funding received under division (C)(1) of this section may be spent.
(2) The department shall compute for each joint vocational school district state funds for vocational education associated services costs in accordance with the following formula:state share percentage X .05 X the formula amount X the sum of categories one and two vocational education ADM
In any fiscal year, a joint vocational school district receiving funds under division (C)(2) of this section, or through a transfer of funds pursuant to division (L) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code, shall spend those funds only for the purposes that the department designates as approved for vocational education associated services expenses, which may include such purposes as apprenticeship coordinators, coordinators for other vocational education services, vocational evaluation, and other purposes designated by the department. The department may deny payment under division (C)(2) of this section to any district that the department determines is not operating those services or is using funds paid under division (C)(2) of this section, or through a transfer of funds pursuant to division (L) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code, for other purposes.
(D)(1) The department shall compute and distribute state special education and related services additional weighted costs funds to each joint vocational school district in accordance with the following formula: state share percentage X formula amount X total special education weight
(2)(a) As used in this division, the “personnel allowance” means thirty thousand dollars in fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
(b) For the provision of speech language pathology services to students, including students who do not have individualized education programs prepared for them under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, and for no other purpose, the department shall pay each joint vocational school district an amount calculated under the following formula:
(formula ADM divided by 2000) X the personnel allowance X state share percentage
(3) In any fiscal year, a joint vocational school district shall spend for purposes that the department designates as approved for special education and related services expenses at least the amount calculated as follows:
(formula amount X the sum of categories one through six special education ADM) + (total special education weight X formula amount)
The purposes approved by the department for special education expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to, compliance with state rules governing the education of children with disabilities, providing services identified in a student’s individualized education program as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code, provision of speech language pathology services, and the portion of the district’s overall administrative and overhead costs that are attributable to the district’s special education student population.
The department shall require joint vocational school districts to report data annually to allow for monitoring compliance with division (D)(3) of this section. The department shall annually report to the governor and the general assembly the amount of money spent by each joint vocational school district for special education and related services.
(4) In any fiscal year, a joint vocational school district shall spend for the provision of speech language pathology services not less than the sum of the amount calculated under division (D)(1) of this section for the students in the district’s category one special education ADM and the amount calculated under division (D)(2) of this section.
(E)(1) If a joint vocational school district’s costs for a fiscal year for a student in its categories two through six special education ADM exceed the threshold catastrophic cost for serving the student, as specified in division (C)(3)(b) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code, the district may submit to the superintendent of public instruction documentation, as prescribed by the superintendent, of all of its costs for that student. Upon submission of documentation for a student of the type and in the manner prescribed, the department shall pay to the district an amount equal to the sum of the following:
(a) One-half of the district’s costs for the student in excess of the threshold catastrophic cost;
(b) The product of one-half of the district’s costs for the student in excess of the threshold catastrophic cost multiplied by the district’s state share percentage.
(2) The district shall only report under division (E)(1) of 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’s individualized education program. Any legal fees, court costs, or other costs associated with any cause of action relating to the student may not be included in the amount.
(F) Each fiscal year, the department shall pay each joint vocational school district an amount for adult technical and vocational education and specialized consultants.
(G)(1) A joint vocational school district’s local share of special education and related services additional weighted costs equals:
(1 – state share percentage) X Total special education weight X the formula amount
(2) For each student with a disability receiving special education and related services under an individualized education program, as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code, at a joint vocational district, the resident district or, if the student is enrolled in a community school, the community school shall be responsible for the amount of any costs of providing those special education and related services to that student that exceed the sum of the amount calculated for those services attributable to that student under divisions (B), (D), (E), and (G)(1) of this section.
Those excess costs shall be calculated by subtracting the sum of the following from the actual cost to provide special education and related services to the student:
(a) The formula amount;
(b) The product of the formula amount times the applicable multiple specified in section 3306.11 of the Revised Code;
(c) Any funds paid under division (E) of this section for the student;
(d) Any other funds received by the joint vocational school district under this chapter to provide special education and related services to the student, not including the amount calculated under division (G)(2) of this section.
(3) The board of education of the joint vocational school district may report the excess costs calculated under division (G)(2) of this section to the department of education.
(4) If the board of education of the joint vocational school district reports excess costs under division (G)(3) of this section, the department shall pay the amount of excess cost calculated under division (G)(2) of this section to the joint vocational school district and shall deduct that amount as provided in division (G)(4)(a) or (b) of this section, as applicable:
(a) If the student is not enrolled in a community school, the department shall deduct the amount from the account of the student’s resident district pursuant to division (M) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code.
(b) If the student is enrolled in a community school, the department shall deduct the amount from the account of the community school pursuant to section 3314.083 of the Revised Code.
Amended by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
3317.16 Computation and distribution of funds to joint vocational school districts.
(A) As used in this section:
(1) The “total special education weight” for a joint vocational school district shall be calculated in the same manner as prescribed in section 3317.022 of the Revised Code.
(2) The “total vocational education weight” for a joint vocational school district shall be calculated in the same manner as prescribed in section 3317.022 of the Revised Code.
(3) The “total recognized valuation” of a joint vocational school district shall be determined by adding the recognized valuations of all its constituent school districts that were subject to the joint vocational school district’s tax levies for both the current and preceding tax years.
(4) “Resident district” means the city, local, or exempted village school district in which a student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code.
(5) “Community school” means a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code.
(B) The department of education shall compute and distribute state base cost funding to each joint vocational school district for the fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:
(formula amount X formula ADM) -(.0005 X total recognized valuation)
If the difference obtained under this division is a negative number, the district’s computation shall be zero.
(C)(1) The department shall compute and distribute state vocational education additional weighted costs funds to each joint vocational school district in accordance with the following formula:state share percentage X formula amount X total vocational education weight
In each fiscal year, a joint vocational school district receiving funds under division (C)(1) of this section shall spend those funds only for the purposes the department designates as approved for vocational education expenses. Vocational educational expenses approved by the department shall include only expenses connected to the delivery of career-technical programming to career-technical students. The department shall require the joint vocational school district to report data annually so that the department may monitor the district’s compliance with the requirements regarding the manner in which funding received under division (C)(1) of this section may be spent.
(2) The department shall compute for each joint vocational school district state funds for vocational education associated services costs in accordance with the following formula:state share percentage X .05 X the formula amount X the sum of categories one and two vocational education ADM
In any fiscal year, a joint vocational school district receiving funds under division (C)(2) of this section, or through a transfer of funds pursuant to division (L) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code, shall spend those funds only for the purposes that the department designates as approved for vocational education associated services expenses, which may include such purposes as apprenticeship coordinators, coordinators for other vocational education services, vocational evaluation, and other purposes designated by the department. The department may deny payment under division (C)(2) of this section to any district that the department determines is not operating those services or is using funds paid under division (C)(2) of this section, or through a transfer of funds pursuant to division (L) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code, for other purposes.
(D)(1) The department shall compute and distribute state special education and related services additional weighted costs funds to each joint vocational school district in accordance with the following formula: state share percentage X formula amount X total special education weight
(2)(a) As used in this division, the “personnel allowance” means thirty thousand dollars in fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
(b) For the provision of speech language pathology services to students, including students who do not have individualized education programs prepared for them under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, and for no other purpose, the department shall pay each joint vocational school district an amount calculated under the following formula:
(formula ADM divided by 2000) X the personnel allowance X state share percentage
(3) In any fiscal year, a joint vocational school district shall spend for purposes that the department designates as approved for special education and related services expenses at least the amount calculated as follows:
(formula amount X the sum of categories one through six special education ADM) + (total special education weight X formula amount)
The purposes approved by the department for special education expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to, compliance with state rules governing the education of children with disabilities, providing services identified in a student’s individualized education program as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code, provision of speech language pathology services, and the portion of the district’s overall administrative and overhead costs that are attributable to the district’s special education student population.
The department shall require joint vocational school districts to report data annually to allow for monitoring compliance with division (D)(3) of this section. The department shall annually report to the governor and the general assembly the amount of money spent by each joint vocational school district for special education and related services.
(4) In any fiscal year, a joint vocational school district shall spend for the provision of speech language pathology services not less than the sum of the amount calculated under division (D)(1) of this section for the students in the district’s category one special education ADM and the amount calculated under division (D)(2) of this section.
(E)(1) If a joint vocational school district’s costs for a fiscal year for a student in its categories two through six special education ADM exceed the threshold catastrophic cost for serving the student, as specified in division (C)(3)(b) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code, the district may submit to the superintendent of public instruction documentation, as prescribed by the superintendent, of all of its costs for that student. Upon submission of documentation for a student of the type and in the manner prescribed, the department shall pay to the district an amount equal to the sum of the following:
(a) One-half of the district’s costs for the student in excess of the threshold catastrophic cost;
(b) The product of one-half of the district’s costs for the student in excess of the threshold catastrophic cost multiplied by the district’s state share percentage.
(2) The district shall only report under division (E)(1) of 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’s individualized education program. Any legal fees, court costs, or other costs associated with any cause of action relating to the student may not be included in the amount.
(F) Each fiscal year, the department shall pay each joint vocational school district an amount for adult technical and vocational education and specialized consultants.
(G)(1) A joint vocational school district’s local share of special education and related services additional weighted costs equals:
(1 – state share percentage) X Total special education weight X the formula amount
(2) For each student with a disability receiving special education and related services under an individualized education program, as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code, at a joint vocational district, the resident district or, if the student is enrolled in a community school, the community school shall be responsible for the amount of any costs of providing those special education and related services to that student that exceed the sum of the amount calculated for those services attributable to that student under divisions (B), (D), (E), and (G)(1) of this section.
Those excess costs shall be calculated by subtracting the sum of the following from the actual cost to provide special education and related services to the student:
(a) The formula amount;
(b) The product of the formula amount times the applicable multiple specified in section 3306.11 of the Revised Code;
(c) Any funds paid under division (E) of this section for the student;
(d) Any other funds received by the joint vocational school district under this chapter to provide special education and related services to the student, not including the amount calculated under division (G)(2) of this section.
(3) The board of education of the joint vocational school district may report the excess costs calculated under division (G)(2) of this section to the department of education.
(4) If the board of education of the joint vocational school district reports excess costs under division (G)(3) of this section, the department shall pay the amount of excess cost calculated under division (G)(2) of this section to the joint vocational school district and shall deduct that amount as provided in division (G)(4)(a) or (b) of this section, as applicable:
(a) If the student is not enrolled in a community school, the department shall deduct the amount from the account of the student’s resident district pursuant to division (M) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code.
(b) If the student is enrolled in a community school, the department shall deduct the amount from the account of the community school pursuant to section 3314.083 of the Revised Code.
Amended by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.
