3318.37 Exceptional needs school facilities assistance program.
(A)(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Large land area school district” means a school district with a territory of greater than three hundred square miles in any percentile as determined under section 3318.011 of the Revised Code.
(b) “Low wealth school district” means a school district in the first through seventy-fifth percentiles as determined under section 3318.011 of the Revised Code.
(c) A “school district with an exceptional need for immediate classroom facilities assistance” means a low wealth or large land area school district with an exceptional need for new facilities in order to protect the health and safety of all or a portion of its students.
(2) No school district reasonably expected to be eligible for state assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code within three fiscal years after the year of the application for assistance under this section shall be eligible for assistance under this section, unless the district’s entire classroom facilities plan consists of only a single building designed to house grades kindergarten through twelve and the district satisfies the conditions prescribed in divisions (A)(3)(a) and (b) of this section.
(3) No school district that participates in the school building assistance expedited local partnership program under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code shall receive assistance under the program established under this section unless the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The district board adopted a resolution certifying its intent to participate in the school building assistance expedited local partnership program under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code prior to September 14, 2000.
(b) The district was selected by the Ohio school facilities commission for participation in the school building assistance expedited local partnership program under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code in the manner prescribed by the commission under that section as it existed prior to September 14, 2000.
(B)(1) There is hereby established the exceptional needs school facilities assistance program. Under the program, the Ohio school facilities commission may set aside from the moneys annually appropriated to it for classroom facilities assistance projects up to twenty-five per cent for assistance to school districts with exceptional needs for immediate classroom facilities assistance.
(2)(a) After consulting with education and construction experts, the commission shall adopt guidelines for identifying school districts with an exceptional need for immediate classroom facilities assistance.
(b) The guidelines shall include application forms and instructions for school districts to use in applying for assistance under this section.
(3) The commission shall evaluate the classroom facilities, and the need for replacement classroom facilities from the applications received under this section. The commission, utilizing the guidelines adopted under division (B)(2)(a) of this section, shall prioritize the school districts to be assessed.
Notwithstanding section 3318.02 of the Revised Code, the commission may conduct on-site evaluation of the school districts prioritized under this section and approve and award funds until such time as all funds set aside under division (B)(1) of this section have been encumbered. However, the commission need not conduct the evaluation of facilities if the commission determines that a district’s assessment conducted under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code is sufficient for purposes of this section.
(4) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, the school district’s portion of the basic project cost under this section shall be the “required percentage of the basic project costs,” as defined in division (K) of section 3318.01 of the Revised Code.
(5) Except as otherwise specified in this section, any project undertaken with assistance under this section shall comply with all provisions of sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. A school district may receive assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code for the remainder of the district’s classroom facilities needs as assessed under this section when the district is eligible for such assistance pursuant to section 3318.02 of the Revised Code, but any classroom facility constructed with assistance under this section shall not be included in a district’s project at that time unless the commission determines the district has experienced the increased enrollment specified in division (B)(1) of section 3318.04 of the Revised Code.
(C) No school district shall receive assistance under this section for a classroom facility that has been included in the discrete part of the district’s classroom facilities needs identified and addressed in the district’s project pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code, unless the district’s entire classroom facilities plan consists of only a single building designed to house grades kindergarten through twelve.
3318.37 Exceptional needs school facilities assistance program.
(A)(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Large land area school district” means a school district with a territory of greater than three hundred square miles in any percentile as determined under section 3318.011 of the Revised Code.
(b) “Low wealth school district” means a school district in the first through seventy-fifth percentiles as determined under section 3318.011 of the Revised Code.
(c) A “school district with an exceptional need for immediate classroom facilities assistance” means a low wealth or large land area school district with an exceptional need for new facilities in order to protect the health and safety of all or a portion of its students.
(2) No school district reasonably expected to be eligible for state assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code within three fiscal years after the year of the application for assistance under this section shall be eligible for assistance under this section, unless the district’s entire classroom facilities plan consists of only a single building designed to house grades kindergarten through twelve and the district satisfies the conditions prescribed in divisions (A)(3)(a) and (b) of this section.
(3) No school district that participates in the school building assistance expedited local partnership program under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code shall receive assistance under the program established under this section unless the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The district board adopted a resolution certifying its intent to participate in the school building assistance expedited local partnership program under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code prior to September 14, 2000.
(b) The district was selected by the Ohio school facilities commission for participation in the school building assistance expedited local partnership program under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code in the manner prescribed by the commission under that section as it existed prior to September 14, 2000.
(B)(1) There is hereby established the exceptional needs school facilities assistance program. Under the program, the Ohio school facilities commission may set aside from the moneys annually appropriated to it for classroom facilities assistance projects up to twenty-five per cent for assistance to school districts with exceptional needs for immediate classroom facilities assistance.
(2)(a) After consulting with education and construction experts, the commission shall adopt guidelines for identifying school districts with an exceptional need for immediate classroom facilities assistance.
(b) The guidelines shall include application forms and instructions for school districts to use in applying for assistance under this section.
(3) The commission shall evaluate the classroom facilities, and the need for replacement classroom facilities from the applications received under this section. The commission, utilizing the guidelines adopted under division (B)(2)(a) of this section, shall prioritize the school districts to be assessed.
Notwithstanding section 3318.02 of the Revised Code, the commission may conduct on-site evaluation of the school districts prioritized under this section and approve and award funds until such time as all funds set aside under division (B)(1) of this section have been encumbered. However, the commission need not conduct the evaluation of facilities if the commission determines that a district’s assessment conducted under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code is sufficient for purposes of this section.
(4) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, the school district’s portion of the basic project cost under this section shall be the “required percentage of the basic project costs,” as defined in division (K) of section 3318.01 of the Revised Code.
(5) Except as otherwise specified in this section, any project undertaken with assistance under this section shall comply with all provisions of sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. A school district may receive assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code for the remainder of the district’s classroom facilities needs as assessed under this section when the district is eligible for such assistance pursuant to section 3318.02 of the Revised Code, but any classroom facility constructed with assistance under this section shall not be included in a district’s project at that time unless the commission determines the district has experienced the increased enrollment specified in division (B)(1) of section 3318.04 of the Revised Code.
(C) No school district shall receive assistance under this section for a classroom facility that has been included in the discrete part of the district’s classroom facilities needs identified and addressed in the district’s project pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code, unless the district’s entire classroom facilities plan consists of only a single building designed to house grades kindergarten through twelve.
3318.37 Exceptional needs school facilities assistance program.
(A)(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Large land area school district” means a school district with a territory of greater than three hundred square miles in any percentile as determined under section 3318.011 of the Revised Code.
(b) “Low wealth school district” means a school district in the first through seventy-fifth percentiles as determined under section 3318.011 of the Revised Code.
(c) A “school district with an exceptional need for immediate classroom facilities assistance” means a low wealth or large land area school district with an exceptional need for new facilities in order to protect the health and safety of all or a portion of its students.
(2) No school district reasonably expected to be eligible for state assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code within three fiscal years after the year of the application for assistance under this section shall be eligible for assistance under this section, unless the district’s entire classroom facilities plan consists of only a single building designed to house grades kindergarten through twelve and the district satisfies the conditions prescribed in divisions (A)(3)(a) and (b) of this section.
(3) No school district that participates in the school building assistance expedited local partnership program under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code shall receive assistance under the program established under this section unless the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The district board adopted a resolution certifying its intent to participate in the school building assistance expedited local partnership program under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code prior to September 14, 2000.
(b) The district was selected by the Ohio school facilities commission for participation in the school building assistance expedited local partnership program under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code in the manner prescribed by the commission under that section as it existed prior to September 14, 2000.
(B)(1) There is hereby established the exceptional needs school facilities assistance program. Under the program, the Ohio school facilities commission may set aside from the moneys annually appropriated to it for classroom facilities assistance projects up to twenty-five per cent for assistance to school districts with exceptional needs for immediate classroom facilities assistance.
(2)(a) After consulting with education and construction experts, the commission shall adopt guidelines for identifying school districts with an exceptional need for immediate classroom facilities assistance.
(b) The guidelines shall include application forms and instructions for school districts to use in applying for assistance under this section.
(3) The commission shall evaluate the classroom facilities, and the need for replacement classroom facilities from the applications received under this section. The commission, utilizing the guidelines adopted under division (B)(2)(a) of this section, shall prioritize the school districts to be assessed.
Notwithstanding section 3318.02 of the Revised Code, the commission may conduct on-site evaluation of the school districts prioritized under this section and approve and award funds until such time as all funds set aside under division (B)(1) of this section have been encumbered. However, the commission need not conduct the evaluation of facilities if the commission determines that a district’s assessment conducted under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code is sufficient for purposes of this section.
(4) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, the school district’s portion of the basic project cost under this section shall be the “required percentage of the basic project costs,” as defined in division (K) of section 3318.01 of the Revised Code.
(5) Except as otherwise specified in this section, any project undertaken with assistance under this section shall comply with all provisions of sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. A school district may receive assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code for the remainder of the district’s classroom facilities needs as assessed under this section when the district is eligible for such assistance pursuant to section 3318.02 of the Revised Code, but any classroom facility constructed with assistance under this section shall not be included in a district’s project at that time unless the commission determines the district has experienced the increased enrollment specified in division (B)(1) of section 3318.04 of the Revised Code.
(C) No school district shall receive assistance under this section for a classroom facility that has been included in the discrete part of the district’s classroom facilities needs identified and addressed in the district’s project pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code, unless the district’s entire classroom facilities plan consists of only a single building designed to house grades kindergarten through twelve.
