Effective: September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Acquisition of classroom facilities" has the same meaning as in section 3318.40 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Classroom facilities" has the same meaning as in section 3318.01 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Qualifying partnership" means a group of city, exempted village, or local school districts that are part of a career-technical education compact and have entered into an agreement for joint or cooperative establishment and operation of a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education program under section 3313.842 of the Revised Code. The aggregate territory of the school districts composing a qualifying partnership shall be located in two adjacent counties, each having a population greater than forty thousand, but less than fifty thousand, and at least one of which borders another state.
(B) The Ohio facilities construction commission shall establish guidelines for assisting a qualifying partnership in the acquisition of classroom facilities to be used for a joint science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education program.
(C) Upon receipt of a written proposal from a qualifying partnership, the commission, subject to approval of the controlling board, shall provide funding to assist that qualifying partnership in the acquisition of classroom facilities described in division (B) of this section. The proposal of the qualifying partnership shall be submitted in a form and in the manner prescribed by the commission. The proposal shall indicate both the total amount of funding requested from the commission and the amount of other funding pledged for the acquisition of the classroom facilities, the latter of which shall not be less than the total amount of funding requested from the commission. Once the commission determines a proposal meets its established guidelines, and if the controlling board approves that funding, the commission shall enter into an agreement with the qualifying partnership for the acquisition of the classroom facilities and shall encumber, in accordance with section 3318.11 of the Revised Code, the approved funding from the amounts appropriated to the commission for classroom facilities assistance projects. The agreement shall include a stipulation of the ownership of the classroom facilities in the event the qualifying partnership ceases to exist.
(D) A qualifying partnership may levy taxes and issue bonds under section 5705.2112 or 5705.2113 of the Revised Code to use for all or part of the funding pledged for the acquisition of classroom facilities under division (C) of this section. If a qualifying partnership chooses to levy taxes or issue bonds for this purpose, it shall select one of the districts that is a member of the qualifying partnership to be the fiscal agent of the qualifying partnership for purposes of those sections.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Chapter 3318 | School Facilities
Section 3318.01 | Bond Issues and Tax Levy Definitions.
Section 3318.011 | Ranking Districts in Order of Adjusted Valuation per Pupil From District.
Section 3318.02 | Periodic Assessment of Classroom Facility Needs - On-Site Visits.
Section 3318.022 | District Not Yet Eligible for State Assistance May Request Assessment.
Section 3318.024 | Use of Unspent and Unencumbered Funds.
Section 3318.031 | Commission to Consider Student and Staff Safety and Health.
Section 3318.032 | Portion of Basic Project Cost Supplied by School District.
Section 3318.033 | Recalculation of District Percentile Ranking.
Section 3318.034 | Division of District Classroom Needs Into Segments.
Section 3318.035 | Change of Assessment Rates on Gas Pipelines.
Section 3318.036 | Priority for Project Funding.
Section 3318.038 | Water Bottle Filling Stations and Drinking Fountains.
Section 3318.04 | Conditional Approval; Encumbering Funds.
Section 3318.041 | District May Adopt and Certify Proposed Project.
Section 3318.042 | Additional Assistance.
Section 3318.051 | Alternative Funding for State-Assisted Classroom Projects.
Section 3318.053 | Use of Tax Proceeds on Improvements Not Included in Basic Project Cost.
Section 3318.055 | Maintenance Tax Not Be Included on Ballot Proposal.
Section 3318.056 | Combining Questions on Tax Levy Ballot.
Section 3318.061 | Resolution Proposing Extension of Existing Tax Levy.
Section 3318.063 | Rescission of Alternative Funding Agreement - Tax Levy.
Section 3318.07 | Certification of Election Results to Tax Commissioner.
Section 3318.081 | Supplemental Agreement With Ohio Facilities Construction Commission.
Section 3318.082 | Supplemental Agreement for Distributing Certain Tax Proceeds.
Section 3318.083 | Sharing of Approved Increase in Basic Project Cost.
Section 3318.084 | Applying Local Donated Contribution Toward Project.
Section 3318.086 | Contingency Reserve.
Section 3318.091 | Issuing Bonds; Preparing of Plans and Estimates.
Section 3318.10 | Advertising and Awarding of Construction Bids.
Section 3318.112 | Standards for Solar-Ready Equipment.
Section 3318.12 | Transfer and Disbursement of Funds.
Section 3318.121 | Transfer of Earnings From Big-8 Project Fund to Special Fund.
Section 3318.13 | Including Balance Due in District Tax Budget.
Section 3318.14 | County Treasurer to Pay Proceeds of Tax Levy.
Section 3318.15 | Public School Building Fund.
Section 3318.17 | Rate and Maximum Period of Tax Levies.
Section 3318.18 | Statewide Average Valuation per Pupil - Half-Mill Equalization Fund.
Section 3318.20 | Constitutionality.
Section 3318.21 | Educational Revitalization of Certain Districts Definitions.
Section 3318.25 | School Building Program Assistance Fund.
Section 3318.26 | Issuing Obligations of State.
Section 3318.28 | Alternative, Supplemental Provisions.
Section 3318.29 | Maximum Maturity and Terms of Obligations.
Section 3318.351 | School Building Emergency Assistance Program.
Section 3318.36 | School Building Assistance Expedited Local Partnership Program.
Section 3318.361 | Proposing Tax Levy for Expedited Local Partnership Program Purposes.
Section 3318.362 | Term of Bonds.
Section 3318.363 | Tax Valuation Decrease.
Section 3318.37 | Exceptional Needs School Facilities Assistance Program.
Section 3318.38 | Accelerated Urban School Building Assistance Program.
Section 3318.39 | 1:1 School Facilities Option Program.
Section 3318.40 | Vocational School Facilities Assistance Program.
Section 3318.41 | Annual Assessment of Needs.
Section 3318.42 | Selecting Districts for Assistance.
Section 3318.43 | Moneys Dedicated to Maintenance of Classroom Facilities.
Section 3318.44 | Generating District's Portion of Basic Project Cost.
Section 3318.47 | Transfer of Amounts to Rc 3318.15 Fund.
Section 3318.48 | Certificate of Completion.
Section 3318.49 | Corrective Action Program.
Section 3318.50 | Community School Classroom Facilities Loan Guarantee Program.
Section 3318.52 | Community School Classroom Facilities Loan Guarantee Fund.
Section 3318.60 | College-Preparatory Boarding School Facilities Program.
Section 3318.62 | Agreements to Provide Facilities Assistance; Mandatory Stipulations.
Section 3318.70 | Funding to Assist Stem Schools in the Acquisition of Classroom Facilities.