3306.25 Adoption of rules. - Ohio Statutes

3306.25 Adoption of rules.

(A) The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, prescribing standards for the expenditure of funds calculated under this chapter and for the reporting of expenditures of those funds for particular funded components, as determined by the superintendent, so that those funds are directed toward the purposes for which they were calculated.

The superintendent shall classify the components into the following categories:

(1) Core academic strategy components, which shall be considered those components that are fundamental to successful education practices in the twenty-first century for all students;

(2) Academic improvement components, which shall be considered those components that have been demonstrated to make the greatest improvement in the academic achievement of underperforming students;

(3)Other components.

The superintendent shall determine the funded components included in each category.

(B) The rules adopted for core academic strategy components under division (A)(1) of this section shall prescribe standards for expenditure and reporting. The rules shall afford districts degrees of flexibility in determining how to spend funds calculated for the components included in that category depending on the district’s current performance rating under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. The higher the rating, the greater flexibility the rules shall provide. Districts rated excellent shall not be subject to the expenditure standards, but shall comply with the reporting standards.

(C) The rules adopted for academic improvement components under division (A)(2) of this section shall prescribe standards for expenditure and reporting and shall apply only to school districts that have been declared to be in academic emergency or academic watch, under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, for two or more consecutive years, beginning with the ratings of districts issued under that section in the fiscal year that begins two years prior to the effective date of rules adopted under division (A)(2) of this section.

(D) The rules adopted under division (A)(3) of this section shall prescribe only reporting standards and shall not prescribe spending requirements or standards. The rules shall apply to all school districts.

(E)The rules shall take effect pursuant to a schedule determined by the superintendent. However:

(1)The rules adopted under division (A)(1) of this section prescribing reporting standards for core academic strategy components shall not take effect before July 1, 2010.

(2)The rules adopted under division (A)(1) of this section prescribing expenditure standards for core academic strategy components shall not take effect before July 1, 2011.

(3)The rules adopted under division (A)(2) of this section prescribing reporting standards for academic improvement components shall not take effect before July 1, 2010.

(4)The rules adopted under division (A)(2) of this section prescribing expenditure standards for academic improvement components shall not take effect before July 1, 2011.

(5) The rules adopted under division (A)(3) of this section prescribing reporting standards for other components shall not take effect before July 1, 2010.

(F) Each school district shall comply with each applicable rule adopted under this section beginning on the effective date of that rule.

Added by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 7/17/2009.