Effective: September 28, 2006
Latest Legislation: House Bill 115 - 126th General Assembly
(A) Not later than January 31, 2007, the department of education shall select a school district or educational service center in each region of the educational regional service system to be the fiscal agent for the region. For this purpose, the department shall issue a request for proposals from districts and service centers interested in being a fiscal agent. The department shall select each fiscal agent based upon the following criteria:
(1) Capability to serve as a fiscal agent as demonstrated by a satisfactory audit record and prior experience serving as a fiscal agent;
(2) Adequate capacity in terms of facilities, personnel, and other relevant resources;
(3) Evidence that the school district's or educational service center's role as a fiscal agent would result in minimal disruption to its responsibilities as a district or service center;
(4) Demonstrated intent to limit the aggregate fees for administering a performance contract entered into under section 3312.08 of the Revised Code to not more than seven per cent of the value of the contract.
(B) If no school district or educational service center in a region responds to the request for proposals issued by the department, the department shall select a district or service center in the region that meets the criteria in division (A) of this section to be the fiscal agent for the region.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Chapter 3312 | Educational Regional Service System
Section 3312.01 | Educational Regional Service System Created.
Section 3312.02 | Educational Regional Service System Regions.
Section 3312.03 | Regional Advisory Councils.
Section 3312.04 | Duties of Regional Advisory Councils.
Section 3312.05 | Subcommittees of Regional Councils.
Section 3312.06 | Recommendations of Regional Council Subcommittees.
Section 3312.07 | Selection of Fiscal Agent for Region.
Section 3312.08 | Duties of Regional Fiscal Agent - Performance Contracts.
Section 3312.09 | Contents of Performance Contracts - Internet Posting of Evaluations.
Section 3312.10 | Agreement With Data Acquisition Site.
Section 3312.13 | Department to Consider Regional Needs in Allocating Funds.