Loading chat...

OH SB269

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/28/2014

Primary Sponsor

Edna Brown

Click for details

Origin

Senate

130th General Assembly (2013-2014)

AI Summary

  • Permits school districts, STEM schools, and community schools to receive state funding under Chapter 3317 or 3326 of the Revised Code for fiscal year 2015 even if they operated fewer days than required during the 2013-2014 school year, provided the shortfall does not exceed three days.

  • Allows the Department of Education to waive up to three school days of closure if the reason for closure was due to public calamity or other reasons specified in division (B) of section 3317.01 of the Revised Code.

  • Applies the school year requirements in effect prior to July 1, 2014 when determining whether schools met the minimum school year requirements for 2013-2014.

  • Requires the Department of Education to treat schools as if they were open for instruction during the waived hours or days for purposes of calculating full-time equivalency for community schools.

  • Declares the act an emergency measure to take immediate effect to avoid delays in state payments to affected schools.

Legislative Description

To amend Section 733.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly to permit state payments to school districts, STEM schools, and community schools that exceed, by up to three days, the number of permitted "calamity" days in the 2013-2014 school year and to declare an emergency.

Schools-calamity days-2013-14 school year- allow up to 3 extra

Last Action

To Education

1/28/2014

Full Bill Text

No bill text available