Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program
Section 3317.11 | Educational Service Center Funding.

Effective: December 14, 2021
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 229 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) For fiscal years 2022 and 2023, "base amount" is equal to $356,250.
(2) For fiscal years 2022 and 2023, "funding base" means an amount calculated by the department of education that is equal to the amount an educational service center would have received under Section 265.360 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly for fiscal year 2020 using the student counts of the school districts with which the service center has service agreements for the fiscal year for which payments under this section are being made.
(3) For fiscal years 2022 and 2023, "general phase-in percentage" for an educational service center means the "general phase-in percentage" for school districts as defined in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code.
(4) For fiscal years 2022 and 2023, "student count" means the count calculated under division (G)(1) of section 3313.843 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) For fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the department of education shall pay the governing board of each educational service center an amount equal to the following:
The educational service center's funding base + [(the amount calculated for the educational service center for that fiscal year under division (C) of this section - the educational service center's funding base) X the educational service center's general phase-in percentage for that fiscal year]
(2) For fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall pay the governing board of each educational service center an amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly.
(C) For fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the department shall calculate an amount for each educational service center as follows:
(1) If the educational service center has a student count of 5,000 students or less, the base amount.
(2) If the educational service center has a student count greater than 5,000 students but less than or equal to 35,000 students, the following sum:
The base amount + [(the educational service center's student count - 5,000) X $24.72]
(3) If the educational service center has a student count greater than 35,000 students, the following sum:
The base amount + (30,000 X $24.72) + [(the educational service center's student count - 35,000) X $30.90]
Last updated January 18, 2022 at 1:33 PM

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