OH HB579

Enacts section 5705.231 of the Revised Code to allow township boards to levy a tax exceeding the ten-mill limitation to fund school resource officers by contract.

Requires a school district board of education to certify revenue insufficiency to township trustees, after which the township board may adopt a resolution by two-thirds vote to levy the tax for no more than five years.

Tax levy must be approved by majority vote of township electors through ballot submission with at least 90 days' notice; ballot language must list each school district and its revenue apportionment if multiple districts are involved.

All tax proceeds must be paid to school districts in the proportions specified in the resolution and used exclusively to pay costs of contracting for school resource officer services.

Tax levies under this section may be renewed in accordance with section 5705.25 of the Revised Code.