Ohio Code 3317.11 – Educational service center funding
(A) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3317.11
- 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.
- funding base: means , for a city, local, or exempted village school district, the sum of the following as calculated by the department:
(1) The district's "general funding base" which equals the amount calculated as follows:
(a) Compute the sum of the following:
(i) The amount calculated for the district for fiscal year 2020 under division (A)(1) of Section 265. See Ohio Code 3317.02
(1) For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, “base amount” is equal to $356,250.
(2) For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, “funding base” means an amount calculated by the department of education and workforce that is equal to the amount an educational service center would have received under Section 265.360 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly for fiscal year 2020 using the student counts of the school districts with which the service center has service agreements for the fiscal year for which payments under this section are being made.
(3) For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, “general phase-in percentage” for an educational service center means the “general phase-in percentage” for school districts as defined in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code.
(4) For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, “student count” means the count calculated under division (G)(1) of section 3313.843 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the department of education and workforce shall pay the governing board of each educational service center an amount equal to the following:
The educational service center’s funding base + [(the amount calculated for the educational service center for that fiscal year under division (C) of this section – the educational service center’s funding base) X the educational service center’s general phase-in percentage for that fiscal year]
(2) For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall pay the governing board of each educational service center an amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly.
(C) For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the department shall calculate an amount for each educational service center as follows:
(1) If the educational service center has a student count of 5,000 students or less, the base amount.
(2) If the educational service center has a student count greater than 5,000 students but less than or equal to 35,000 students, the following sum:
The base amount + [(the educational service center’s student count – 5,000) X $24.72]
(3) If the educational service center has a student count greater than 35,000 students, the following sum:
The base amount + (30,000 X $24.72) + [(the educational service center’s student count – 35,000) X $30.90]
Last updated August 21, 2023 at 9:52 AM