3311.76 Rule exemptions. - Ohio Statutes

3311.76 Rule exemptions.

(A) Notwithstanding Chapters 3302., 3306., and 3317. of the Revised Code, upon written request of the district chief executive officer the state superintendent of public instruction may exempt a municipal school district from any rules adopted under Title XXXIII of the Revised Code except for any rule adopted under Chapter 3307. or 3309., sections 3319.07 to 3319.21, or Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, and may authorize a municipal school district to apply funds allocated to the district under Chapters 3306. and 3317. of the Revised Code, except those specifically allocated to purposes other than current expenses, to the payment of debt charges on the district’s public obligations. The request must specify the provisions from which the district is seeking exemption or the application requested and the reasons for the request. The state superintendent shall approve the request if the superintendent finds the requested exemption or application is in the best interest of the district’s students. The superintendent shall approve or disapprove the request within thirty days and shall notify the district board and the district chief executive officer of approval or reasons for disapproving the request.

(B) In addition to the rights, authority, and duties conferred upon a municipal school district and its board of education in sections 3311.71 to 3311.76 of the Revised Code, a municipal school district and its board shall have all of the rights, authority, and duties conferred upon a city school district and its board by law that are not inconsistent with sections 3311.71 to 3311.76 of the Revised Code.

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

Effective Date: 11-12-1997