3306.40 Application for waiver. - Ohio Statutes

3306.40 Application for waiver.

The board of education of a school district may apply to the superintendent of public instruction for a waiver of any standard or requirement of this chapter, including any applicable expenditure or reporting standard prescribed by rule adopted under section 3306.25 of the Revised Code, or a waiver of any operating standard adopted under division (D)(3) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code.

The state board of education shall adopt standards for the approval or disapproval of waivers under this section. The state superintendent shall consider every application for a waiver, and shall determine whether to grant or deny a waiver in accordance with the state board’s standards. For each waiver granted, the state superintendent shall specify the period of time during which the waiver is in effect, which shall not exceed five years. A district may apply to renew a waiver.

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