3317.19 Computation and distribution of payments to cooperative education school districts. - Ohio Statutes

3317.19 Computation and distribution of payments to cooperative education school districts.

(A) As used in this section, “total unit allowance” means an amount equal to the sum of the following:

(1) The total of the salary allowances for the teachers employed in the cooperative education school district for all units approved under division (B) or (C) of section 3317.05 of the Revised Code. The salary allowance for each unit shall equal the minimum salary for the teacher of the unit calculated on the basis of the teacher’s training level and years of experience pursuant to the salary schedule prescribed in the version of section 3317.13 of the Revised Code in effect prior to July 1, 2001.

(2) Fifteen per cent of the total computed under division (A)(1) of this section;

(3) The total of the unit operating allowances for all approved units. The amount of each allowance shall equal one of the following:

(a) Eight thousand twenty-three dollars times the number of units for preschool children with disabilities or fraction thereof approved for the year under division (B) of section 3317.05 of the Revised Code;

(b) Two thousand one hundred thirty-two dollars times the number of units or fraction thereof approved for the year under division (C) of section 3317.05 of the Revised Code.

(B) The state board of education shall compute and distribute to each cooperative education school district for each fiscal year an amount equal to the sum of the following:

(1) An amount equal to the total of the amounts credited to the cooperative education school district pursuant to division (K) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code;

(2) The total unit allowance;

(3) An amount for assisting in providing free lunches to needy children and an amount for assisting needy school districts in purchasing necessary equipment for food preparation pursuant to division (H) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code.

(C) If a cooperative education school district has had additional special education units approved for the year under division (F)(2) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, the district shall receive an additional amount during the last half of the fiscal year. For each unit, the additional amount shall equal fifty per cent of the amount computed under division (A) of this section for a unit approved under division (B) of section 3317.05 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 07-01-2001; 06-30-2006; 2007 HB119 09-29-2007