Ohio Code 3317.0214 – Additional state aid to school districts for students in categories two through six special education ADM
(A) The department shall compute and pay in accordance with this section additional state aid to school districts for students in categories two through six special education ADM. If a district’s costs for the fiscal year for a student in its categories two through six special education ADM exceed the threshold catastrophic cost for serving the student, the district may submit to the superintendent of public instruction documentation, as prescribed by the superintendent, of all 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:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3317.0214
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Related services: includes :
(1) Child study, special education supervisors and coordinators, speech and hearing services, adaptive physical development services, occupational or physical therapy, teacher assistants for children with disabilities whose disabilities are described in division (B) of section 3317. See Ohio Code 3317.02
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- State share percentage: means the following for a city, local, or exempted village school district:
(a) For fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the state share percentage calculated under section 3317. See Ohio Code 3317.02
(1) One-half of the district’s costs for the student in excess of the threshold catastrophic cost;
(2) 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.
(B) For purposes of division (A) of this section, the threshold catastrophic cost for serving a student equals:
(1) For a student in the school district’s category two, three, four, or five special education ADM, twenty-seven thousand three hundred seventy-five dollars;
(2) For a student in the district’s category six special education ADM, thirty-two thousand eight hundred fifty dollars.
(C) The district shall report under division (A) of this section, and the department shall pay for, only 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.
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