H.B. 636 Summary

• Amends Ohio Revised Code section 3327.01 to add a new exemption from student transportation requirements for the 2020-2021 school year.

• School district boards of education are not required to provide transportation to native students enrolled in chartered nonpublic schools or community schools if 20 or fewer of the district's native students are enrolled in that qualifying school.

• Adds a new provision addressing transportation location limitations, exempting districts from transporting students to nonpublic or community schools located outside the school district's territory.

• Declares the act an emergency measure effective immediately to address urgent needs arising from the COVID-19 outbreak.