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OH HB30

Bill

Status

Passed

6/29/2011

Primary Sponsor

Jim Buchy

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Origin

House of Representatives

129th General Assembly (2011-2012)

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the requirement that school districts provide all-day kindergarten beginning in fiscal year 2011, allowing districts to operate half-day or all-day kindergarten at their discretion.

  • Removes the requirement that school districts annually set aside operating funds for textbooks and instructional materials, though districts may elect to comply with prior law provisions.

  • Eliminates the mandate to establish family and civic engagement teams, except for districts receiving federal Race to the Top grants, which must continue compliance with those provisions.

  • Authorizes unit funding for gifted student services in fiscal years 2010 and 2011, eliminating the prior prohibition on such funding after fiscal year 2009.

  • Eliminates various spending and reporting requirements related to school funding system components, reducing state mandates on school district financial management and operations.

Legislative Description

; and to repeal Section 265.70.70 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly and Section 9 of Sub. H.B. 318 of the 128th General Assembly to eliminate spending and reporting requirements related to the school funding system, to eliminate the prohibition on unit funding for gifted student services effective after fiscal year 2011, to eliminate the requirement that school districts offer all-day kindergarten, to eliminate the requirement that school districts annually set aside operating funds for textbooks and instructional materials, and to eliminate the requirement that school districts establish family and civic engagement teams except as required for implementation of federal "Race to the Top" grants.

School funding system

Last Action

Effective Date

6/29/2011

Full Bill Text

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