Sub. S. B. No. 86 Summary

• Creates section 3314.019 of the Revised Code to authorize establishment of community schools serving adults ages 18-21 who are incarcerated in state correctional institutions or have been released from the Department of Youth Services.

• Requires schools to maintain at least one facility at a state correctional institution and at least one community-based facility in a big-eight school district, with the first community-based facility located in Columbus City School District until July 1, 2013.

• Mandates curriculum emphasizing conflict resolution, interpersonal communication, personal responsibility, and positive community involvement, enabling students to earn high school diplomas and certificates of achievement with employability information.

• Permits schools to employ formerly incarcerated individuals who graduated from the program as staff, provided they receive training in using their experiences as instructional tools and are supervised by licensed teachers.

• Establishes special funding provisions where students who were Ohio residents prior to institutionalization are counted in their original school district's formula ADM, while non-residents are the school's full financial responsibility.