HB 884

As Introduced
136th General Assembly
   Regular Session  H. B. No. 884
       2025-2026
  Representative Glassburn
  Cosponsors: Representatives Piccolantonio, Brennan, Synenberg, Somani,
  McNally, Lett, Upchurch
  To amend sections 3317.011, 3317.012, 3317.018,  1
  3317.0110, and 3317.022 and to enact section  2
  3317.41 of the Revised Code and to amend  3
  Sections 265.10, as subsequently amended,  4
  265.150, 265.190, and 265.450 of H.B. 96 of the  5
  136th General Assembly regarding base cost  6
  calculation and use in the public school  7
  financing system, to express the General  8
  Assembly's intent to secure a thorough and  9
  efficient system of common schools, and to make  10
  an appropriation.  11
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
     Section 1. That sections 3317.011, 3317.012, 3317.018,  12
3317.0110, and 3317.022 be amended and section 3317.41 of the  13
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:  14
     Sec. 3317.011. This section shall apply only for fiscal  15
years 2026 and 2027.  16
     (A) As used in this section:  17
     (1) "Average administrative assistant salary" means the  18
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average salary of administrative assistants employed by city,  19
local, and exempted village school districts in this state with  20
salaries greater than $20,000 but less than $65,000, using  21
fiscal year 2022 data for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025  22
data for fiscal year 2027, as determined by the department of  23
education and workforce.  24
       (2) "Average bookkeeping and accounting employee salary"  25
means the average salary of bookkeeping employees and accounting  26
employees employed by city, local, and exempted village school  27
districts in this state with salaries greater than $20,000 but  28
less than $80,000, using fiscal year 2022 data for fiscal year  29
2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for fiscal year 2027, as  30
determined by the department.  31
       (3) "Average clerical staff salary" means the average  32
salary of clerical staff employed by city, local, and exempted  33
village school districts in this state with salaries greater  34
than $15,000 but less than $50,000, using fiscal year 2022 data  35
for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for fiscal year  36
2027, as determined by the department.  37
       (4) "Average counselor salary" means the average salary of  38
counselors employed by city, local, and exempted village school  39
districts in this state with salaries greater than $30,000 but  40
less than $95,000, using fiscal year 2022 data for fiscal year  41
2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for fiscal year 2027, as  42
determined by the department.  43
       (5) "Average education management information system  44
support employee salary" means the average salary of accounting  45
employees employed by city, local, and exempted village school  46
districts in this state with salaries greater than $30,000 but  47
less than $90,000, using fiscal year 2022 data for fiscal year  48
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2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for fiscal year 2027, as  49
determined by the department.  50
       (6) "Average librarian and media staff salary" means the  51
average salary of librarians and media staff employed by city,  52
local, and exempted village school districts in this state with  53
salaries greater than $30,000 but less than $95,000, using  54
fiscal year 2022 data for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025  55
data for fiscal year 2027, as determined by the department.  56
       (7) "Average other district administrator salary" means  57
the average salary of all assistant superintendents and  58
directors employed by city, local, and exempted village school  59
districts in this state with salaries greater than $50,000 but  60
less than $135,000, using fiscal year 2022 data for fiscal year  61
2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for fiscal year 2027, as  62
determined by the department.  63
       (8) "Average principal salary" means the average salary of  64
all principals employed by city, local, and exempted village  65
school districts in this state with salaries greater than  66
$50,000 but less than $120,000, using fiscal year 2022 data for  67
fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for fiscal year 2027,  68
as determined by the department.  69
       (9) "Average superintendent salary" means the average  70
salary of all superintendents employed by city, local, and  71
exempted village school districts in this state with salaries  72
greater than $60,000 but less than $180,000, using fiscal year  73
2022 data for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for  74
fiscal year 2027, as determined by the department.  75
       (10) "Average teacher cost" for a fiscal year is equal to  76
the sum of the following:  77
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       (a) The average salary of teachers employed by city,  78
local, and exempted village school districts in this state with  79
salaries greater than $30,000 but less than $95,000, using  80
fiscal year 2022 data for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025  81
data for fiscal year 2027, as determined by the department;  82
       (b) An amount for teacher benefits equal to 0.16 times the  83
average salary calculated under division (A)(10)(a) of this  84
section;  85
       (c) An amount for district-paid insurance costs equal to  86
the following product:  87
   The statewide weighted average employer-paid monthly premium  88
   based on data reported by city, local, and exempted village  89
school districts to the state employment relations board for the  90
 health insurance survey conducted in accordance with divisions  91
   (K)(5) and (6) of section 4117.02 of the Revised Code using  92
 fiscal year 2022 data for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025  93
  data for fiscal year 2027 X 12  94
       (11) "Eligible school district" means a city, local, or  95
exempted village school district that satisfies one of the  96
following:  97
       (a) The district is a member of an organization that  98
regulates interscholastic athletics.  99
       (b) The district has teams in at least three different  100
sports that participate in an interscholastic league.  101
       (B) When calculating a district's aggregate base cost  102
under this section, the department shall use data from fiscal  103
year 2022 data for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 data  104
for fiscal year 2027 for all of the following:  105
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       (1) The average salaries determined under divisions (A)  106
(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10)(a) of this  107
section;  108
       (2) The amount for teacher benefits determined under  109
division (A)(10)(b) of this section;  110
       (3) The district-paid insurance costs determined under  111
division (A)(10)(c) of this section;  112
       (4) The spending determined under divisions (E)(4)(a), (E)  113
(5)(a), (E)(6)(a), and (H)(1) of this section and the  114
corresponding student counts determined under divisions (E)(4)  115
(b), (E)(5)(b), (E)(6)(b), and (H)(2) of this section;  116
       (5) The information determined under division (G)(3) of  117
this section.  118
       (C) A city, local, or exempted village school district's  119
aggregate base cost for a fiscal year shall be equal to the  120
following sum:  121
 (The district's teacher base cost for that fiscal year computed  122
  under division (D) of this section) + (the district's student  123
 support base cost for that fiscal year computed under division  124
       (E) of this section) + (the district's leadership and  125
   accountability base cost for that fiscal year computed under  126
     division (F) of this section) + (the district's building  127
     leadership and operations base cost for that fiscal year  128
computed under division (G) of this section) + (the athletic co-  129
  curricular activities base cost for that fiscal year computed  130
    under division (H) of this section, if the district is an  131
  eligible school district)  132
       (D) The department shall compute a district's teacher base  133
cost for a fiscal year as follows:  134
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       (1) Calculate the district's classroom teacher cost for  135
that fiscal year as follows:  136
       (a) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the  137
district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are  138
enrolled in kindergarten and divide that number by 20;  139
       (b) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the  140
district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are  141
enrolled in grades one through three and divide that number by  142
23;  143
       (c) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the  144
district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are  145
enrolled in grades four through eight but are not enrolled in a  146
career-technical education program or class described under  147
section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and divide that number by  148
25;  149
       (d) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the  150
district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are  151
enrolled in grades nine through twelve but are not enrolled in a  152
career-technical education program or class described under  153
section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and divide that number by  154
27;  155
       (e) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the  156
district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are  157
enrolled in a career-technical education program or class, as  158
certified under divisions (B)(11), (12), (13), (14), and (15) of  159
section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, and divide that number by  160
18;  161
       (f) Compute the sum of the quotients obtained under  162
divisions (D)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section;  163
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       (g) Compute the classroom teacher cost by multiplying the  164
average teacher cost for that fiscal year by the sum computed  165
under division (D)(1)(f) of this section.  166
       (2) Calculate the district's special teacher cost for that  167
fiscal year as follows:  168
       (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  169
fiscal year by 150;  170
       (b) If the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of  171
this section is greater than 6, the special teacher cost shall  172
be equal to that quotient multiplied by the average teacher cost  173
for that fiscal year.  174
       (c) If the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of  175
this section is less than or equal to 6, the special teacher  176
cost shall be equal to 6 multiplied by the average teacher cost  177
for that fiscal year.  178
       (3) Calculate the district's substitute teacher cost for  179
that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:  180
       (a) Compute the substitute teacher daily rate with  181
benefits by multiplying the substitute teacher daily rate of $90  182
by 1.16;  183
       (b) Compute the substitute teacher cost in accordance with  184
the following formula:  185
   [The sum computed under division (D)(1)(f) of this section +  186
 (the greater of the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a)  187
of this section and 6)] X the amount computed under division (D)  188
  (3)(a) of this section X 5  189
       (4) Calculate the district's professional development cost  190
for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:  191
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   [The sum computed under division (D)(1)(f) of this section +  192
 (the greater of the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a)  193
 of this section and 6)] X [(the sum of divisions (A)(10)(a) and  194
        (b) of this section for that fiscal year)/180] X 4  195
       (5) Calculate the district's teacher base cost for that  196
fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (D)(1), (2), (3),  197
and (4) of this section.  198
       (E) The department shall compute a district's student  199
support base cost for a fiscal year as follows:  200
       (1) Calculate the district's guidance counselor cost for  201
that fiscal year as follows:  202
       (a) Determine the number of students in the district's  203
base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are enrolled in  204
grades nine through twelve and divide that number by 360;  205
       (b) Compute the counselor cost in accordance with the  206
following formula:  207
 (The greater of the quotient obtained under division (E)(1)(a)  208
of this section and 1) X [(the average counselor salary for that  209
  fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)  210
  (10)(c) of this section for that fiscal year]  211
       (2) Calculate the district's librarian and media staff  212
cost for that fiscal year as follows:  213
       (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  214
fiscal year by 1,000;  215
       (b) Compute the librarian and media staff cost in  216
accordance with the following formula:  217
The quotient obtained under division (E)(2)(a) of this section X  218
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 [(the average librarian and media staff salary for that fiscal  219
year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of  220
  this section for that fiscal year]  221
       (3) Calculate the district's staffing cost for student  222
wellness and success for that fiscal year as follows:  223
       (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  224
fiscal year by 250;  225
       (b) Compute the staffing cost for student wellness and  226
success in accordance with the following formula:  227
 (The greater of the quotient obtained under division (E)(3)(a)  228
of this section and 5) X [(the average counselor salary for that  229
  fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)  230
  (10)(c) of this section for that fiscal year]  231
       (4) Calculate the district's academic co-curricular  232
activities cost for that fiscal year as follows:  233
       (a) Determine the total amount of spending for academic  234
co-curricular activities reported by city, local, and exempted  235
village school districts to the department using fiscal year  236
2022 data for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for  237
fiscal year 2027;  238
       (b) Determine the sum of the enrolled ADM of every school  239
district in the state using fiscal year 2022 data for fiscal  240
year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for fiscal year 2027 as  241
specified under division (E)(4)(a) of this section;  242
       (c) Compute the academic co-curricular activities cost in  243
accordance with the following formula:  244
 (The amount determined under division (E)(4)(a) of this section  245
/ the sum determined under division (E)(4)(b) of this section) X  246
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  the district's base cost enrolled ADM for the fiscal year for  247
  which the academic co-curricular activities cost is computed  248
        (5) Calculate the district's building safety and security  249
cost for that fiscal year as follows:  250
        (a) Determine the total amount of spending for building  251
safety and security reported by city, local, and exempted  252
village school districts to the department using fiscal year  253
2022 data for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for  254
fiscal year 2027;  255
        (b) Determine the sum of the enrolled ADM of every school  256
district in the state that reported the data specified under  257
division (E)(5)(a) of this section using fiscal year 2022 data  258
for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for fiscal year  259
2027;  260
        (c) Compute the building safety and security cost in  261
accordance with the following formula:  262
 (The amount determined under division (E)(5)(a) of this section  263
/ the sum determined under division (E)(5)(a) of this section) X  264
  the district's base cost enrolled ADM for the fiscal year for  265
     which the building safety and security cost is computed  266
        (6) Calculate the district's supplies and academic content  267
cost for that fiscal year as follows:  268
        (a) Determine the total amount of spending for supplies  269
and academic content, excluding supplies for transportation and  270
maintenance, reported by city, local, and exempted village  271
school districts to the department using fiscal year 2022 data  272
for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for fiscal year  273
2027;  274
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       (b) Determine the sum of the enrolled ADM of every school  275
district in the state using fiscal year 2022 data for fiscal  276
year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for fiscal year 2027 as  277
specified under division (E)(6)(a) of this section;  278
       (c) Compute the supplies and academic content cost in  279
accordance with the following formula:  280
 (The amount determined under division (E)(6)(a) of this section  281
/ the sum determined under division (E)(6)(b) of this section) X  282
  the district's base cost enrolled ADM for the fiscal year for  283
    which the supplies and academic content cost is computed  284
       (7) Calculate the district's technology cost for that  285
fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:  286
 $37.50 X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal  287
  year  288
       (8) Calculate the district's student support base cost for  289
that fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (E)(1), (2),  290
(3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of this section.  291
       (F) The department shall compute a district's leadership  292
and accountability base cost for a fiscal year as follows:  293
       (1) Calculate the district's superintendent cost for that  294
fiscal year as follows:  295
       (a) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  296
fiscal year is greater than 4,000, then the district's  297
superintendent cost shall be equal to [($160,000 X 1.16) + the  298
amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of this section for  299
that fiscal year].  300
       (b) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  301
fiscal year is less than or equal to 4,000 but greater than or  302
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equal to 500, the district's superintendent cost shall be equal  303
to the sum of the following:  304
       (i) (The district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal  305
year - 500) X {[($160,000 X 1.16) - ($80,000 X 1.16)]/3500};  306
       (ii) ($80,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under  307
division (A)(10)(c) of this section for that fiscal year.  308
       (c) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM is less than  309
500, then the district's superintendent cost shall be equal to  310
[($80,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)  311
(c) of this section for that fiscal year].  312
       (2) Calculate the district's treasurer cost for that  313
fiscal year as follows:  314
       (a) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  315
fiscal year is greater than 4,000, then the district's treasurer  316
cost shall be equal to [($130,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified  317
under division (A)(10)(c) of this section for that fiscal year].  318
       (b) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  319
fiscal year is less than or equal to 4,000 but greater than or  320
equal to 500, the district's treasurer cost shall be equal to  321
the sum of the following:  322
       (i) (The district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal  323
year - 500) X {[($130,000 X 1.16) - ($60,000 X 1.16)]/3500};  324
       (ii) ($60,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under  325
division (A)(10)(c) of this section for that fiscal year.  326
       (c) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM is less than  327
500, then the district's treasurer cost shall be equal to  328
[($60,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)  329
(c) of this section for that fiscal year].  330
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       (3) Calculate the district's other district administrator  331
cost for that fiscal year as follows:  332
       (a) Divide the average other district administrator salary  333
for that fiscal year by the average superintendent salary for  334
that fiscal year;  335
       (b) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  336
fiscal year by 750;  337
       (c) Compute the other district administrator cost in  338
accordance with the following formula:  339
    {[(The district's superintendent cost for that fiscal year  340
  calculated under division (F)(1) of this section - the amount  341
   specified under division (A)(10)(c) of this section for that  342
fiscal year) X the quotient obtained under division (F)(3)(a) of  343
 this section] + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c)  344
 of this section} X (the greater of the quotient obtained under  345
  division (F)(3)(b) of this section and 2)  346
       (4) Calculate the district's fiscal support cost for that  347
fiscal year as follows:  348
       (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  349
fiscal year by 850;  350
       (b) Determine the lesser of the following:  351
       (i) The maximum of the quotient obtained under division  352
(F)(4)(a) of this section and 2;  353
       (ii) 35.  354
       (c) Compute the fiscal support cost in accordance with the  355
following formula:  356
 The number obtained under division (F)(4)(b) of this section X  357
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   [(the average bookkeeping and accounting employee salary for  358
 that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division  359
  (A)(10)(c) of this section for that fiscal year]  360
       (5) Calculate the district's education management  361
information system support cost for that fiscal year as follows:  362
       (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  363
fiscal year by 5,000;  364
       (b) Compute the education management information system  365
support cost in accordance with the following formula:  366
 (The greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(5)(a)  367
   of this section and 1) X [(the average education management  368
 information system support employee salary for that fiscal year  369
X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of this  370
  section for that fiscal year]  371
       (6) Calculate the district's leadership support cost for  372
that fiscal year as follows:  373
       (a) Determine the greater of the quotient obtained under  374
division (F)(3)(b) of this section and 2, and add 1 to that  375
number;  376
       (b) Divide the number obtained under division (F)(6)(a) of  377
this section by 3;  378
       (c) Compute the leadership support cost in accordance with  379
the following formula:  380
 (The greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(6)(b)  381
 of this section and 1) X [(the average administrative assistant  382
salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under  383
    division (A)(10)(c) of this section for that fiscal year]  384
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       (7) Calculate the district's information technology center  385
support cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the  386
following formula:  387
$31 X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year  388
       (8) Calculate the district's district leadership and  389
accountability base cost for that fiscal year, which equals the  390
sum of divisions (F)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of  391
this section.  392
       (G) The department shall compute a district's building  393
leadership and operations base cost for a fiscal year as  394
follows:  395
       (1) Calculate the district's building leadership cost for  396
that fiscal year as follows:  397
       (a) Divide the average principal salary for that fiscal  398
year by the average superintendent salary for that fiscal year;  399
       (b) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  400
fiscal year by 450;  401
       (c) Compute the building leadership cost in accordance  402
with the following formula:  403
    {[(The district's superintendent cost for that fiscal year  404
  calculated under division (F)(1) of this section - the amount  405
   specified under division (A)(10)(c) of this section for that  406
fiscal year) X the quotient obtained under division (G)(1)(a) of  407
 this section] + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c)  408
  of this section for that fiscal year} X the quotient obtained  409
  under division (G)(1)(b) of this section  410
       (2) Calculate the district's building leadership support  411
cost for that fiscal year as follows:  412
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       (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  413
fiscal year by 400;  414
       (b) Determine the number of school buildings in the  415
district for the preceding fiscal year;  416
       (c) Compute the building leadership support cost in  417
accordance with the following formula:  418
       (i) If the quotient obtained under division (G)(2)(a) of  419
this section is less than the number obtained under division (G)  420
(2)(b) of this section, then the district's building leadership  421
support cost shall be equal to {the number obtained under  422
division (G)(2)(b) of this section for that fiscal year X [(the  423
average clerical staff salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the  424
amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of this section for  425
that fiscal year]}.  426
       (ii) If the quotient obtained under division (G)(2)(a) of  427
this section is greater than or equal to the number obtained  428
under division (G)(2)(b) of this section, then the district's  429
building leadership support cost shall be equal to {[the lesser  430
of (the number obtained under division (G)(2)(b) of this section  431
X 3) and the quotient obtained under division (G)(2)(a) of this  432
section] X [(the average clerical staff salary for that fiscal  433
year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of  434
this section for that fiscal year]}.  435
       (3) Calculate the district's building operations cost for  436
that fiscal year as follows:  437
       (a) Determine both of the following:  438
       (i) The average building square feet per pupil for all  439
city, local, and exempted village school district buildings in  440
the state;  441
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       (ii) The average cost per square foot for all city, local,  442
and exempted village school district buildings in the state.  443
       (b) Compute the building operations cost in accordance  444
with the following formula:  445
   The district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year X  446
   [(the number determined under division (G)(3)(a)(i) of this  447
 section X the number determined under division (G)(3)(a)(ii) of  448
 this section) - (the amount determined under division (E)(5)(a)  449
 of this section for that fiscal year/ the sum determined under  450
    division (E)(5)(b) of this section for that fiscal year)]  451
       (4) Calculate the district's building leadership and  452
operations base cost for that fiscal year, which equals the sum  453
of divisions (G)(1), (2), and (3) of this section.  454
       (H) If a district is an eligible school district, the  455
department shall compute the district's athletic co-curricular  456
activities base cost for a fiscal year as follows:  457
       (1) Determine the total amount of spending for athletic  458
co-curricular activities reported by city, local, and exempted  459
village school districts to the department for that fiscal year;  460
       (2) Determine the sum of the enrolled ADM of every school  461
district in the state for that fiscal year;  462
       (3) Compute the district's athletic co-curricular  463
activities base cost in accordance with the following formula:  464
 (The amount determined under division (H)(1) of this section /  465
 the sum determined under division (H)(2) of this section) X the  466
 district's base cost enrolled ADM for the fiscal year for which  467
   the funds for athletic co-curricular activities are computed  468
       Sec. 3317.012. This section shall apply only for fiscal  469
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years 2026 and 2027.  470
       (A) As used in this section, "average administrative  471
assistant salary," "average bookkeeping and accounting employee  472
salary," "average clerical staff salary," "average counselor  473
salary," "average education management information system  474
support employee salary," "average librarian and media staff  475
salary," "average other district administrator salary," "average  476
principal salary," "average superintendent salary," and "average  477
teacher cost" have the same meanings as in section 3317.011 of  478
the Revised Code.  479
       (B) When calculating a district's aggregate base cost  480
under this section, the department shall use data from fiscal  481
year 2022 data for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 data  482
for fiscal year 2027 for all of the following:  483
       (1) The average salaries determined under divisions (A)  484
(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10)(a) of  485
section 3317.011 of the Revised Code;  486
       (2) The amount for teacher benefits determined under  487
division (A)(10)(b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code;  488
       (3) The district-paid insurance costs determined under  489
division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code;  490
       (4) Spending determined under divisions (E)(4)(a), (E)(5)  491
(a), and (H)(1) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code and the  492
corresponding student counts determined under divisions (E)(4)  493
(b), (E)(5)(b), and (H)(2) of that section;  494
       (5) The information determined under division (G)(3) of  495
section 3317.011 of the Revised Code.  496
       (C) A joint vocational school district's aggregate base  497
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cost for a fiscal year shall be equal to the following sum:  498
 The district's teacher base cost for that fiscal year computed  499
   under division (D) of this section + the district's student  500
 support base cost for that fiscal year computed under division  501
        (E) of this section + the district's leadership and  502
   accountability base cost for that fiscal year computed under  503
      division (F) of this section + the district's building  504
      leadership and operations base cost for that fiscal year  505
  computed under division (G) of this section  506
       (D) The department of education and workforce shall  507
compute a district's teacher base cost for a fiscal year as  508
follows:  509
       (1) Calculate the district's classroom teacher cost for  510
that fiscal year as follows:  511
       (a) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the  512
district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are  513
enrolled in a career-technical education program or class, as  514
certified under divisions (D)(2)(h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) of  515
section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, and divide that number by  516
18;  517
       (b) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the  518
district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are  519
enrolled in grades six through eight but are not enrolled in a  520
career-technical education program or class described under  521
section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and divide that number by  522
25;  523
       (c) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the  524
district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are  525
enrolled in grades nine through twelve but are not enrolled in a  526
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career-technical education program or class described under  527
section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and divide that number by  528
27;  529
       (d) Compute the sum of the quotients obtained under  530
divisions (D)(1)(a), (b), and (c) of this section;  531
       (e) Compute the classroom teacher base cost by multiplying  532
the average teacher cost for that fiscal year by the sum  533
computed under division (D)(1)(d) of this section.  534
       (2) Calculate the district's cost for that fiscal year for  535
teachers providing health and physical education, instruction  536
regarding employability and soft skills, development and  537
coordination of internships and job placements, career-technical  538
student organization activities, pre-apprenticeship and  539
apprenticeship coordination, and any assessment related to  540
career-technical education, including any nationally recognized  541
job skills or end-of-course assessment, as follows:  542
       (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  543
fiscal year by 150;  544
       (b) If the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of  545
this section is greater than 6, the teacher cost shall be equal  546
to that quotient multiplied by the average teacher cost for that  547
fiscal year.  548
       (c) If the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of  549
this section is less than or equal to 6, the teacher cost shall  550
be equal to 6 multiplied by the average teacher cost for that  551
fiscal year.  552
       (3) Calculate the district's substitute teacher cost for  553
that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:  554
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      (a) Compute the substitute teacher daily rate with benefits  555
by multiplying the substitute teacher daily rate of $90 by 1.16;  556
       (b) Compute the substitute teacher cost in accordance with  557
the following formula:  558
   [The sum computed under division (D)(1)(d) of this section +  559
 (the greater of the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a)  560
of this section and 6)] X the amount computed under division (D)  561
  (3)(a) of this section X 5  562
       (4) Calculate the district's professional development cost  563
for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:  564
   [The sum computed under division (D)(1)(d) of this section +  565
 (the greater of the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a)  566
 of this section and 6)] X [(the sum of divisions (A)(10)(a) and  567
   (b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal  568
  year)/180] X 4  569
       (5) Calculate the district's teacher base cost for that  570
fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (D)(1), (2), (3),  571
and (4) of this section.  572
       (E) The department shall compute a district's student  573
support base cost for a fiscal year as follows:  574
       (1) Calculate the district's guidance counselor cost for  575
that fiscal year as follows:  576
       (a) Determine the number of students in the district's  577
base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are enrolled in  578
grades nine through twelve and divide that number by 360;  579
       (b) Compute the counselor cost in accordance with the  580
following formula:  581
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 (The greater of the quotient obtained under division (E)(1)(a)  582
of this section and 1) X [(the average counselor salary for that  583
  fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)  584
 (10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal  585
  year]  586
       (2) Calculate the district's librarian and media staff  587
cost for that fiscal year as follows:  588
       (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  589
fiscal year by 1,000;  590
       (b) Compute the librarian and media staff cost in  591
accordance with the following formula:  592
The quotient obtained under division (E)(2)(a) of this section X  593
 [(the average librarian and media staff salary for that fiscal  594
year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of  595
   section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]  596
       (3) Calculate the district's staffing cost for student  597
wellness and success for that fiscal year as follows:  598
       (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  599
fiscal year by 250;  600
       (b) Compute the staffing cost for student wellness and  601
success in accordance with the following formula:  602
The quotient obtained under division (E)(3)(a) of this section X  603
  [(the average counselor salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) +  604
    the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section  605
        3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]  606
       (4) Calculate the district's cost for that fiscal year for  607
career-technical curriculum specialists and coordinators, career  608
assessment and program placement, recruitment and orientation,  609
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student success coordination, analysis of test results,  610
development of intervention and remediation plans and monitoring  611
of those plans, and satellite program coordination in accordance  612
with the following formula:  613
   [(The amount determined under division (E)(4)(a) of section  614
   3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum  615
 determined under division (E)(4)(b) of section 3317.011 of the  616
 Revised Code) + (the amount determined under division (H)(1) of  617
 section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the  618
 sum determined under division (H)(2) of section 3317.011 of the  619
 Revised Code)] X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for the  620
fiscal year for which the district's cost under this division is  621
  computed  622
       (5) Compute the district's building safety and security  623
cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following  624
formula:  625
    (The amount determined under division (E)(5)(a) of section  626
   3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum  627
 determined under division (E)(5)(b) of section 3317.011 of the  628
  Revised Code) X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for the  629
 fiscal year for which the building safety and security cost is  630
  computed  631
       (6) Compute the district's supplies and academic content  632
cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following  633
formula:  634
    (The amount determined under division (E)(6)(a) of section  635
   3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum  636
 determined under division (E)(6)(b) of section 3317.011 of the  637
  Revised Code) X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for the  638
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 fiscal year for which the supplies and academic content cost is  639
  computed  640
       (7) Calculate the district's technology cost for that  641
fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:  642
 $37.50 X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal  643
  year  644
       (8) Calculate the district's student support base cost for  645
that fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (E)(1), (2),  646
(3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of this section.  647
       (F) The department shall compute a district's leadership  648
and accountability base cost for a fiscal year as follows:  649
       (1) Calculate the district's superintendent cost for that  650
fiscal year as follows:  651
       (a) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  652
fiscal year is greater than 4,000, then the district's  653
superintendent cost shall be equal to [($160,000 X 1.16) + the  654
amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011  655
of the Revised Code for that fiscal year].  656
       (b) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  657
fiscal year is less than or equal to 4,000 but greater than or  658
equal to 500, the district's superintendent cost shall be equal  659
to the sum of the following:  660
       (i) (The district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal  661
year - 500) X {[($160,000 X 1.16) - ($80,000 X 1.16)]/3500};  662
       (ii) ($80,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under  663
division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for  664
that fiscal year.  665
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       (c) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM is less than  666
500, then the district's superintendent cost shall be equal to  667
[($80,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)  668
(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal  669
year].  670
       (2) Calculate the district's treasurer cost for that  671
fiscal year as follows:  672
       (a) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  673
fiscal year is greater than 4,000, then the district's treasurer  674
cost shall be equal to [($130,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified  675
under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised  676
Code for that fiscal year].  677
       (b) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  678
fiscal year is less than or equal to 4,000 but greater than or  679
equal to 500, the district's treasurer cost shall be equal to  680
the sum of the following:  681
       (i) (The district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal  682
year - 500) X {[($130,000 X 1.16) - ($60,000 X 1.16)]/3500};  683
       (ii) ($60,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under  684
division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for  685
that fiscal year.  686
       (c) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM is less than  687
500, then the district's treasurer cost shall be equal to  688
[($60,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)  689
(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal  690
year].  691
       (3) Calculate the district's other district administrator  692
cost for that fiscal year as follows:  693
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       (a) Divide the average other district administrator salary  694
for that fiscal year by the average superintendent salary for  695
that fiscal year;  696
       (b) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  697
fiscal year by 750;  698
       (c) Compute the other district administrator cost in  699
accordance with the following formula:  700
    {[(The district's superintendent cost for that fiscal year  701
  calculated under division (F)(1) of this section - the amount  702
 specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the  703
Revised Code for that fiscal year) X the quotient obtained under  704
division (F)(3)(a) of this section] + the amount specified under  705
 division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code} X  706
 (the greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(3)(b)  707
  of this section and 2)  708
       (4) Calculate the district's fiscal support cost for that  709
fiscal year as follows:  710
       (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  711
fiscal year by 850;  712
       (b) Determine the lesser of the following:  713
       (i) The maximum of the quotient obtained under division  714
(F)(4)(a) of this section and 2;  715
       (ii) 35.  716
       (c) Compute the fiscal support cost in accordance with the  717
following formula:  718
 The number obtained under division (F)(4)(b) of this section X  719
   [(the average bookkeeping and accounting employee salary for  720
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 that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division  721
   (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that  722
  fiscal year]  723
       (5) Calculate the district's education management  724
information system support cost for that fiscal year as follows:  725
       (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  726
fiscal year by 5,000;  727
       (b) Compute the education management information system  728
support cost in accordance with the following formula:  729
 (The greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(5)(a)  730
   of this section and 1) X [(the average education management  731
 information system support employee salary for that fiscal year  732
   X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of  733
   section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]  734
       (6) Calculate the district's leadership support cost for  735
that fiscal year as follows:  736
       (a) Determine the greater of the quotient obtained under  737
division (F)(3)(b) of this section and 2 and add 1 to that  738
number;  739
       (b) Divide the number obtained under division (F)(6)(a) of  740
this section by 3;  741
       (c) Compute the leadership support cost in accordance with  742
the following formula:  743
 (The greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(6)(b)  744
 of this section and 1) X [(the average administrative assistant  745
salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under  746
 division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for  747
  that fiscal year]  748
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       (7) Calculate the district's information technology center  749
support cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the  750
following formula:  751
$31 X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year  752
       (8) Calculate the district's district leadership and  753
accountability base cost for that fiscal year, which equals the  754
sum of divisions (F)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of  755
this section;  756
       (G) The department shall compute a district's building  757
leadership and operations base cost for a fiscal year as  758
follows:  759
       (1) Calculate the district's building leadership cost for  760
that fiscal year as follows:  761
       (a) Divide the average principal salary for that fiscal  762
year by the average superintendent salary for that fiscal year;  763
       (b) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  764
fiscal year by 450;  765
       (c) Compute the building leadership cost in accordance  766
with the following formula:  767
    {[(The district's superintendent cost for that fiscal year  768
  calculated under division (F)(1) of this section - the amount  769
 specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the  770
Revised Code for that fiscal year) X the quotient obtained under  771
division (G)(1)(a) of this section] + the amount specified under  772
 division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for  773
 that fiscal year} X the quotient obtained under division (G)(1)  774
  (b) of this section  775
       (2) Calculate the district's building leadership support  776
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cost for that fiscal year as follows:  777
       (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that  778
fiscal year by 400;  779
       (b) Determine the number of school buildings in the  780
district for the preceding fiscal year;  781
       (c) Compute the building leadership support cost in  782
accordance with the following formula:  783
       (i) If the quotient obtained under division (G)(2)(a) of  784
this section is less than the number obtained under division (G)  785
(2)(b) of this section, then the district's building leadership  786
support cost shall be equal to {the number obtained under  787
division (G)(2)(b) of this section X [(the average clerical  788
staff salary X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)  789
(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal  790
year]}.  791
       (ii) If the quotient obtained under division (G)(2)(a) of  792
this section is greater than or equal to the number obtained  793
under division (G)(2)(b) of this section, then the district's  794
building leadership support cost shall be equal to {[the lesser  795
of (the number obtained under division (G)(2)(b) of this section  796
X 3) and the quotient obtained under division (G)(2)(a) of this  797
section] X [(the average clerical staff salary for that fiscal  798
year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of  799
section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]}.  800
       (3) Compute the district's building operations cost for  801
that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:  802
   The district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year X  803
 [(the number determined under division (G)(3)(a)(i) of section  804
    3317.011 of the Revised Code X the number determined under  805
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 division (G)(3)(a)(ii) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code)  806
   - (the amount determined under division (E)(5)(a) of section  807
   3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum  808
 determined under division (E)(5)(b) of section 3317.011 of the  809
  Revised Code for that fiscal year)]  810
       (4) Calculate the district's building leadership and  811
operations base cost for that fiscal year, which equals the sum  812
of divisions (G)(1), (2), and (3) of this section.  813
       Sec. 3317.018. (A) The statewide average base cost per  814
pupil shall be determined as follows:  815
       (1) For fiscal year 2024, the statewide average base cost  816
per pupil shall be equal to the sum of the aggregate base cost  817
calculated for all city, local, and exempted village school  818
districts in the state for that fiscal year under section  819
3317.011 of the Revised Code divided by the sum of the base cost  820
enrolled ADMs of all of the city, local, and exempted village  821
school districts in the state for that fiscal year.  822
       (2) For fiscal years 2025, and 2026, and 2027, the  823
statewide average base cost per pupil shall be equal to the  824
amount calculated under division (A)(1) of this section.  825
       (3) For fiscal year 2027, the statewide average base cost  826
per pupil shall be equal to the sum of the aggregate base cost  827
calculated for all city, local, and exempted village school  828
districts in the state for that fiscal year under section  829
3317.011 of the Revised Code divided by the sum of the base cost  830
enrolled ADMs of all of the city, local, and exempted village  831
school districts in the state for that fiscal year.  832
       (B) The statewide average career-technical base cost per  833
pupil shall be determined as follows:  834
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       (1) For fiscal year 2024, the statewide average career-  835
technical base cost per pupil shall be equal to the sum of the  836
aggregate base cost calculated for all joint vocational school  837
districts in the state for that fiscal year under section  838
3317.012 of the Revised Code divided by the sum of the base cost  839
enrolled ADMs of all of the joint vocational school districts in  840
the state for that fiscal year.  841
       (2) For fiscal years 2025, and 2026, and 2027, the  842
statewide average career-technical base cost per pupil shall be  843
equal to the amount calculated under division (B)(1) of this  844
section.  845
       (3) For fiscal year 2027, the statewide average career-  846
technical base cost per pupil shall be equal to the sum of the  847
aggregate base cost calculated for all joint vocational school  848
districts in the state for that fiscal year under section  849
3317.012 of the Revised Code divided by the sum of the base cost  850
enrolled ADMs of all of the joint vocational school districts in  851
the state for that fiscal year.  852
       Sec. 3317.0110. This section shall apply only for fiscal  853
years 2026 and 2027.  854
       (A) As used in this section:  855
       (1) "Average teacher cost" for a fiscal year has the same  856
meaning as in section 3317.011 of the Revised Code.  857
       (2) "Eligible community or STEM school" means a community  858
or STEM school that satisfies one of the following:  859
       (a) The school is a member of an organization that  860
regulates interscholastic athletics.  861
       (b) The school has teams in at least three different  862
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sports that participate in an interscholastic league.  863
       (B) When calculating a community or STEM school's  864
aggregate base cost under this section, the department of  865
education and workforce shall use data from fiscal year 2022  866
data for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2025 data for fiscal  867
year 2027 for the average teacher cost.  868
       (C) A community or STEM school's aggregate base cost for a  869
fiscal year shall be equal to the following sum:  870
  (The school's teacher base cost for that fiscal year computed  871
   under division (D) of this section) + (the school's student  872
 support base cost for that fiscal year computed under division  873
        (E) of this section) + (the school's leadership and  874
   accountability base cost for that fiscal year computed under  875
      division (F) of this section) + (the school's building  876
     leadership and operations base cost for that fiscal year  877
   computed under division (G) of this section) + (the school's  878
athletic co-curricular activities base cost for that fiscal year  879
computed under division (H) of this section, if the school is an  880
  eligible community or STEM school)  881
       (D) The department shall compute a community or STEM  882
school's teacher base cost for a fiscal year as follows:  883
       (1) Calculate the school's classroom teacher cost for that  884
fiscal year as follows:  885
       (a) Determine the full-time equivalency of students  886
enrolled in the school for that fiscal year that are enrolled in  887
kindergarten and divide that number by 20;  888
       (b) Determine the full-time equivalency of students  889
enrolled in the school for that fiscal year that are enrolled in  890
grades one through three and divide that number by 23;  891
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       (c) Determine the full-time equivalency of students  892
enrolled in the school for that fiscal year that are enrolled in  893
grades four through eight but are not enrolled in a career-  894
technical education program or class described under section  895
3317.014 of the Revised Code and divide that number by 25;  896
       (d) Determine the full-time equivalency of students  897
enrolled in the school for that fiscal year that are enrolled in  898
grades nine through twelve but are not enrolled in a career-  899
technical education program or class described under section  900
3317.014 of the Revised Code and divide that number by 27;  901
       (e) Determine the full-time equivalency of students  902
enrolled in the school for that fiscal year that are enrolled in  903
a career-technical education program or class, as reported under  904
division (B)(4) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code, and  905
divide that number by 18;  906
       (f) Compute the sum of the quotients obtained under  907
divisions (D)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section;  908
       (g) Compute the classroom teacher cost by multiplying the  909
average teacher cost for that fiscal year by the sum computed  910
under division (D)(1)(f) of this section.  911
       (2) Calculate the school's special teacher cost for that  912
fiscal year as follows:  913
       (a) Divide the number of students enrolled in the school  914
for that fiscal year by 150;  915
       (b) Compute the special teacher cost by multiplying the  916
quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of this section by  917
the average teacher cost for that fiscal year.  918
       (3) Calculate the school's substitute teacher cost for  919
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that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:  920
       (a) Compute the substitute teacher daily rate with  921
benefits by multiplying the substitute teacher daily rate of $90  922
by 1.16;  923
       (b) Compute the substitute teacher cost in accordance with  924
the following formula:  925
(The sum computed under division (D)(1)(f) of this section + the  926
  quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of this section) X  927
the amount computed under division (D)(3)(a) of this section X 5  928
       (4) Calculate the school's professional development cost  929
for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:  930
(The sum computed under division (D)(1)(f) of this section + the  931
  quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of this section) X  932
[(the sum of divisions (A)(10)(a) and (b) of section 3317.011 of  933
  the Revised Code for that fiscal year)/180] X 4  934
       (5) Calculate the school's teacher base cost for that  935
fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (D)(1), (2), (3),  936
and (4) of this section.  937
       (E) The department shall compute a community or STEM  938
school's student support base cost for a fiscal year as follows:  939
  The number of students enrolled in the school for that fiscal  940
year X [(the sum of the student support base cost calculated for  941
  all city, local, and exempted village school districts in the  942
     state for that fiscal year under division (E) of section  943
     3317.011 of the Revised Code) / the sum of the base cost  944
  enrolled ADMs of all of the city, local, and exempted village  945
       school districts in the state for that fiscal year]  946
       (F) The department shall compute a community or STEM  947
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school's leadership and accountability base cost for a fiscal  948
year as follows:  949
  The number of students enrolled in the school for that fiscal  950
 year X (the sum of the leadership and accountability base cost  951
   calculated for all city, local, and exempted village school  952
 districts in the state for that fiscal year under division (F)  953
  of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code / the sum of the base  954
    cost enrolled ADMs of all of the city, local, and exempted  955
   village school districts in the state for that fiscal year)  956
       (G) The department shall compute a community or STEM  957
school's building leadership and operations base cost for a  958
fiscal year as follows:  959
  The number of students enrolled in the school for that fiscal  960
  year X (the sum of the building leadership and accountability  961
 base cost calculated for all city, local, and exempted village  962
     school districts in the state for that fiscal year under  963
 division (G) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code / the sum  964
  of the base cost enrolled ADMs of all of the city, local, and  965
 exempted village school districts in the state for that fiscal  966
  year)  967
       (H) If a community or STEM school is an eligible community  968
or STEM school, the department shall compute the school's  969
athletic co-curricular activities base cost for a fiscal year as  970
follows:  971
  The number of students enrolled in the school for that fiscal  972
 year X (the amount determined under division (H)(1) of section  973
3317.011 of the Revised Code / the sum determined under division  974
  (H)(2) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code)  975
       Sec. 3317.022. The department of education and workforce  976
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shall compute and distribute state core foundation funding to  977
each eligible funding unit that is a city, local, or exempted  978
village school district, the community and STEM school unit, the  979
educational choice scholarship unit, the pilot project  980
scholarship unit, the autism scholarship unit, and the Jon  981
Peterson special needs scholarship unit for the fiscal year,  982
using the information obtained under section 3317.021 of the  983
Revised Code in the calendar year in which the fiscal year  984
begins in accordance with the following:  985
       For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, for a funding unit that is  986
a city, local, or exempted village school district:  987
    The district's funding base + [(the district's state core  988
  foundation funding components for that fiscal year calculated  989
under divisions (A)(1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), and (8) of this  990
   section - the district's general funding base calculated in  991
    accordance with division (N)(1) of section 3317.02 of the  992
 Revised Code) X the district's general phase-in percentage for  993
 that fiscal year] + [(the district's disadvantaged pupil impact  994
   aid for that fiscal year calculated under division (A)(4) of  995
   this section – the district's disadvantaged pupil impact aid  996
  funding base calculated in accordance with division (N)(2) of  997
 section 3317.02 of the Revised Code) X the district's phase-in  998
  percentage for disadvantaged pupil impact aid for that fiscal  999
  year]  1000
       For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, for  1001
a funding unit that is a city, local, or exempted village school  1002
district, the sum of the district's state core foundation  1003
funding components for that fiscal year calculated under  1004
divisions (A)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) of this  1005
section, if the general assembly authorizes such payments to  1006
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these funding units.  1007
       For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, for the community and STEM  1008
school unit, an amount calculated in accordance with section  1009
3317.026 of the Revised Code.  1010
       For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, for  1011
the community and STEM school unit, an amount calculated in  1012
accordance with divisions (A)(1), (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9),  1013
and (14) of this section, if the general assembly authorizes  1014
such payments to these funding units.  1015
       For the educational choice scholarship unit, the amount  1016
calculated under division (A)(10) of this section.  1017
       For the pilot project scholarship unit, the amount  1018
calculated under division (A)(11) of this section.  1019
       For the autism scholarship unit, the amount calculated  1020
under division (A)(12) of this section.  1021
       For the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship unit, the  1022
amount calculated under division (A)(13) of this section.  1023
       (A) A funding unit's state core foundation funding  1024
components shall be the following:  1025
       (1)(a) If the funding unit is a city, local, or exempted  1026
village school district, the district's state share, which is  1027
equal to the following:  1028
       (i) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the amount calculated  1029
under division (B) of section 3317.017 of the Revised Code;  1030
       (ii) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1031
an amount calculated in a manner determined by the general  1032
assembly.  1033
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       (b) If the funding unit is the community and STEM school  1034
unit, the aggregate base cost for all schools in that unit,  1035
which is equal to the following:  1036
       (i) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the amount calculated  1037
under section 3317.0110 of the Revised Code;  1038
       (ii) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1039
an amount calculated in a manner determined by the general  1040
assembly.  1041
       (2) If the funding unit is a city, local, or exempted  1042
village school district, targeted assistance funds equal to the  1043
following:  1044
       (a) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, an amount calculated  1045
under section 3317.0217 of the Revised Code;  1046
       (b) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1047
an amount calculated in a manner determined by the general  1048
assembly.  1049
       (3) If the funding unit is a city, local, or exempted  1050
village school district or the community and STEM school unit,  1051
additional state aid for special education and related services  1052
provided under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code calculated as  1053
follows:  1054
       (a) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the sum of the  1055
following:  1056
       (i) The funding unit's category one special education ADM  1057
X the multiple specified in division (A) of section 3317.013 of  1058
the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil for  1059
that fiscal year X if the funding unit is a city, local, or  1060
exempted village school district, the district's state share  1061
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percentage;  1062
       (ii) The funding unit's category two special education ADM  1063
X the multiple specified in division (B) of section 3317.013 of  1064
the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil for  1065
that fiscal year X if the funding unit is a city, local, or  1066
exempted village school district, the district's state share  1067
percentage;  1068
       (iii) The funding unit's category three special education  1069
ADM X the multiple specified in division (C) of section 3317.013  1070
of the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil  1071
for that fiscal year X if the funding unit is a city, local, or  1072
exempted village school district, the district's state share  1073
percentage;  1074
       (iv) The funding unit's category four special education  1075
ADM X the multiple specified in division (D) of section 3317.013  1076
of the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil  1077
for that fiscal year X if the funding unit is a city, local, or  1078
exempted village school district, the district's state share  1079
percentage;  1080
       (v) The funding unit's category five special education ADM  1081
X the multiple specified in division (E) of section 3317.013 of  1082
the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil for  1083
that fiscal year X if the funding unit is a city, local, or  1084
exempted village school district, the district's state share  1085
percentage;  1086
       (vi) The funding unit's category six special education ADM  1087
X the multiple specified in division (F) of section 3317.013 of  1088
the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil for  1089
that fiscal year X if the funding unit is a city, local, or  1090
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exempted village school district, the district's state share  1091
percentage.  1092
       (b) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1093
the sum of the following:  1094
       (i) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the  1095
general assembly times the funding unit's category one special  1096
education ADM;  1097
       (ii) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the  1098
general assembly times the funding unit's category two special  1099
education ADM;  1100
       (iii) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the  1101
general assembly times the funding unit's category three special  1102
education ADM;  1103
       (iv) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the  1104
general assembly times the funding unit's category four special  1105
education ADM;  1106
       (v) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the  1107
general assembly times the funding unit's category five special  1108
education ADM;  1109
       (vi) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the  1110
general assembly times the funding unit's category six special  1111
education ADM.  1112
       (4) If the funding unit is a city, local, or exempted  1113
village school district or the community and STEM school unit,  1114
disadvantaged pupil impact aid calculated according to the  1115
following formula:  1116
       (a) If the funding unit is a city, local, or exempted  1117
village school district, an amount equal to the following:  1118
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       (i) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the following product:  1119
 $422 X (the district's economically disadvantaged index) X the  1120
     number of students who are economically disadvantaged as  1121
    certified under division (B)(21) of section 3317.03 of the  1122
  Revised Code  1123
       (ii) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1124
an amount calculated in a manner determined by the general  1125
assembly.  1126
       (b) If the funding unit is the community and STEM school  1127
unit, an amount equal to the following:  1128
       (i) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, an amount calculated  1129
as follows:  1130
       (I) For each student in the funding unit's enrolled ADM  1131
who is economically disadvantaged and is not enrolled in an  1132
internet- or computer-based community school, multiply $422 by  1133
the economically disadvantaged index of the school in which the  1134
student is enrolled;  1135
       (II) Compute the funding unit's disadvantaged pupil impact  1136
aid by calculating the sum of the amounts determined under  1137
division (A)(4)(b)(i)(I) of this section.  1138
       (ii) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1139
an amount calculated as follows:  1140
       (I) For each student in the funding unit's enrolled ADM  1141
who is economically disadvantaged and is not enrolled in an  1142
internet- or computer-based community school, calculate an  1143
amount in the manner determined by the general assembly;  1144
       (II) Compute the funding unit's disadvantaged pupil impact  1145
aid by calculating the sum of the amounts determined under  1146
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division (A)(4)(b)(ii)(I) of this section.  1147
       (5) If the funding unit is a city, local, or exempted  1148
village school district or the community and STEM school unit,  1149
English learner funds calculated as follows:  1150
       (a) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the sum of the  1151
following:  1152
       (i) The funding unit's category one English learner ADM X  1153
the multiple specified in division (A) of section 3317.016 of  1154
the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil for  1155
that fiscal year X if the funding unit is a city, local, or  1156
exempted village school district, the district's state share  1157
percentage;  1158
       (ii) The funding unit's category two English learner ADM X  1159
the multiple specified in division (B) of section 3317.016 of  1160
the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil for  1161
that fiscal year X if the funding unit is a city, local, or  1162
exempted village school district, the district's state share  1163
percentage;  1164
       (iii) The funding unit's category three English learner  1165
ADM X the multiple specified in division (C) of section 3317.016  1166
of the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil  1167
for that fiscal year X if the funding unit is a city, local, or  1168
exempted village school district, the district's state share  1169
percentage.  1170
       (b) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1171
the sum of the following:  1172
       (i) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the  1173
general assembly times the funding unit's category one English  1174
learner ADM;  1175
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       (ii) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the  1176
general assembly times the funding unit's category two English  1177
learner ADM;  1178
       (iii) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the  1179
general assembly times the funding unit's category three English  1180
learner ADM.  1181
       (6)(a) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, if the funding unit  1182
is a city, local, or exempted village school district, all of  1183
the following:  1184
       (i) Gifted identification funds calculated according to  1185
the following formula:  1186
    $24 X the district's enrolled ADM for grades kindergarten  1187
       through six X the district's state share percentage  1188
       (ii) Gifted referral funds calculated according to the  1189
following formula:  1190
$2.50 X the district's enrolled ADM X the district's state share  1191
  percentage  1192
       (iii) Gifted unit funding calculated under section  1193
3317.051 of the Revised Code.  1194
       (b) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1195
all of the following:  1196
       (i) Gifted identification funds calculated in a manner  1197
determined by the general assembly;  1198
       (ii) Gifted referral funds calculated in a manner  1199
determined by the general assembly, if the general assembly  1200
authorizes such a payment;  1201
       (iii) Gifted unit funding calculated in an amount  1202
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determined by the general assembly.  1203
       (7) If the funding unit is a city, local, or exempted  1204
village school district or the community and STEM school unit,  1205
career-technical education funds calculated under division (C)  1206
of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code.  1207
       (8) If the funding unit is a city, local, or exempted  1208
village school district or the community and STEM school unit,  1209
career-technical education associated services funds calculated  1210
under division (D) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code.  1211
       (9) If the funding unit is the community and STEM school  1212
unit, an amount calculated as follows:  1213
       (a) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, an amount equal to the  1214
following:  1215
 [The number of students in the funding unit's enrolled ADM who  1216
   are reported under division (B)(5) of section 3314.08 of the  1217
    Revised Code X (the aggregate base cost calculated for all  1218
 schools in the funding unit for that fiscal year under section  1219
3317.0110 of the Revised Code / the funding unit's enrolled ADM)  1220
  X.20]  1221
       (b) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1222
an amount calculated in a manner determined by the general  1223
assembly.  1224
       (10) If the funding unit is the educational choice  1225
scholarship unit, an amount calculated as follows:  1226
       (a) For each student in the funding unit's enrolled ADM,  1227
determine the lesser of the following:  1228
       (i) The base tuition of the chartered nonpublic school in  1229
which the student is enrolled minus the total amount of any  1230
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applicable tuition discounts for which the student qualifies;  1231
       (ii)(I) If the student receives a scholarship under  1232
section 3310.03 of the Revised Code, or received a scholarship  1233
for the first time under section 3310.032 of the Revised Code  1234
prior to October 3, 2023, and the student's parent does not  1235
elect to receive a scholarship amount under division (A)(10)(a)  1236
(ii)(II) of this section, $5,500, if the student is in grades  1237
kindergarten through eight, or $7,500, if the student is in  1238
grades nine through twelve.  1239
       (II) If the student receives a scholarship for the first  1240
time under section 3310.032 of the Revised Code on and after  1241
October 3, 2023, or if a student who received a scholarship for  1242
the first time under that section prior to that date and the  1243
student's parent elects to receive a scholarship amount under  1244
division (A)(10)(a)(ii)(II) of this section, an amount  1245
calculated in accordance with section 3310.08 of the Revised  1246
Code. The department shall provide an opportunity each fiscal  1247
year for a parent to elect to receive a scholarship amount under  1248
division (A)(10)(a)(ii)(II) of this section.  1249
       The amounts specified in division (A)(10)(a)(ii)(I) of  1250
this section shall increase in future fiscal years by the same  1251
percentage that the statewide average base cost per pupil  1252
increases in future fiscal years.  1253
       (b) Compute the sum of the amounts calculated under  1254
division (A)(10)(a) of this section.  1255
       (11) If the funding unit is the pilot project scholarship  1256
unit, an amount calculated as follows:  1257
       (a) For each student in the funding unit's enrolled ADM,  1258
determine the lesser of the following:  1259
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       (i) The net tuition charges of the student's alternative  1260
school;  1261
       (ii) $5,500, if the student is in grades kindergarten  1262
through eight, or $7,500, if the student is in grades nine  1263
through twelve.  1264
       The amounts specified in division (A)(11)(a)(ii) of this  1265
section shall increase in future fiscal years by the same  1266
percentage that the statewide average base cost per pupil  1267
increases in future fiscal years.  1268
       For purposes of division (A)(11)(a) of this section, the  1269
net tuition and fees charged to a student shall be the tuition  1270
amount specified by the alternative school minus all other  1271
financial aid, discounts, and adjustments received for the  1272
student. In cases where discounts are offered for multiple  1273
students from the same family, and not all students in the same  1274
family are scholarship recipients, the net tuition amount  1275
attributable to the scholarship recipient shall be the lowest  1276
net tuition to which the family is entitled.  1277
       The department shall provide for an increase in the amount  1278
determined for any student who is an LRE student with a  1279
disability and shall further increase such amount in the case of  1280
any separately educated student with a disability, as that term  1281
is defined in section 3313.974 of the Revised Code. Such  1282
increases shall take into account the instruction, related  1283
services, and transportation costs of educating such students.  1284
       (b) Compute the sum of the amounts calculated under  1285
division (A)(17)(a)(A)(11)(a) of this section.  1286
       (12) If the funding unit is the autism scholarship unit,  1287
an amount calculated as follows:  1288
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       (a) For each student in the funding unit's enrolled ADM,  1289
determine the lesser of the following:  1290
       (i) The tuition charged for the student's special  1291
education program, as that term is defined in section 3310.41 of  1292
the Revised Code;  1293
       (ii) $34,000.  1294
       (b) Compute the sum of the amounts calculated under  1295
division (A)(12)(a) of this section.  1296
       (13) If the funding unit is the Jon Peterson special needs  1297
scholarship unit, an amount calculated as follows:  1298
       (a) For each student in the funding unit's enrolled ADM,  1299
determine the least of the following:  1300
       (i) The amount of fees charged for that school year by the  1301
student's alternative public provider or registered private  1302
provider, as those terms are defined in section 3310.51 of the  1303
Revised Code;  1304
       (ii) $7,190 plus an amount determined as follows:  1305
       (I) If the student is receiving special education services  1306
for a disability specified in division (A) of section 3317.013  1307
of the Revised Code, $2,855;  1308
       (II) If the student is receiving special education  1309
services for a disability specified in division (B) of section  1310
3317.013 of the Revised Code, $5,879;  1311
       (III) If the student is receiving special education  1312
services for a disability specified in division (C) of section  1313
3317.013 of the Revised Code, $12,879;  1314
       (IV) If the student is receiving special education  1315
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services for a disability specified in division (D) of section  1316
3317.013 of the Revised Code, $16,890;  1317
       (V) If the student is receiving special education services  1318
for a disability specified in division (E) of section 3317.013  1319
of the Revised Code, $22,560;  1320
       (VI) If the student is receiving special education  1321
services for a disability specified in division (F) of section  1322
3317.013 of the Revised Code, $31,932.  1323
       (iii) $34,000.  1324
       The amount specified in division (A)(13)(a)(ii) of this  1325
section shall increase in future fiscal years by the same  1326
percentage that the statewide average base cost per pupil  1327
increases in future fiscal years.  1328
       The amounts specified in divisions (A)(13)(a)(ii)(I) to  1329
(VI) of this section shall increase in future fiscal years by  1330
the same percentage that the amounts calculated by the general  1331
assembly for those categories of special education services  1332
under division (A)(3) of this section increase in future fiscal  1333
years.  1334
       (b) Compute the sum of the amounts calculated under  1335
division (A)(13)(a) of this section.  1336
       (14) If the funding unit is the community and STEM school  1337
unit, an equity supplement calculated as follows:  1338
   $500 in fiscal year 2026 and $400 in fiscal year 2027 X each  1339
 student in the funding unit's enrolled ADM who is enrolled in a  1340
   community school that is not an internet- or computer-based  1341
  community school.  1342
(B) In any fiscal year, a funding unit that is a city, local, or  1343
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 exempted village school district shall spend for purposes that  1344
 the department designates as approved for special education and  1345
   related services expenses at least the amount calculated as  1346
  follows:  1347
  (The base cost per pupil calculated for the district for that  1348
fiscal year X the total special education ADM) + (the district's  1349
 category one special education ADM X the multiple specified in  1350
    division (A) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code X the  1351
     statewide average base cost per pupil) + (the district's  1352
 category two special education ADM X the multiple specified in  1353
    division (B) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code X the  1354
     statewide average base cost per pupil) + (the district's  1355
category three special education ADM X the multiple specified in  1356
    division (C) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code X the  1357
     statewide average base cost per pupil) + (the district's  1358
 category four special education ADM X the multiple specified in  1359
    division (D) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code X the  1360
     statewide average base cost per pupil) + (the district's  1361
 category five special education ADM X the multiple specified in  1362
    division (E) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code X the  1363
     statewide average base cost per pupil) + (the district's  1364
 category six special education ADM X the multiple specified in  1365
    division (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code X the  1366
  statewide average base cost per pupil)  1367
       The purposes approved by the department for special  1368
education expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to,  1369
identification of children with disabilities, compliance with  1370
state rules governing the education of children with  1371
disabilities and prescribing the continuum of program options  1372
for children with disabilities, provision of speech language  1373
pathology services, and the portion of the school district's  1374
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overall administrative and overhead costs that are attributable  1375
to the district's special education student population.  1376
       (C) A funding unit that is a city, local, or exempted  1377
village school district shall spend the funds it receives under  1378
division (A)(4) of this section in accordance with section  1379
3317.25 of the Revised Code.  1380
       (D)(1) Except as provided in division (B) of section  1381
3317.026 of the Revised Code, the department shall distribute to  1382
each community school established under Chapter 3314. of the  1383
Revised Code and to each STEM school established under Chapter  1384
3326. of the Revised Code, from the funds paid to the community  1385
and STEM school unit under this section, an amount for each  1386
student enrolled in the school equal to the sum of the  1387
following:  1388
       (a) The school's base cost per pupil for that fiscal year,  1389
calculated as follows:  1390
       (i) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027:  1391
    The aggregate base cost calculated for the school for that  1392
  fiscal year under section 3317.0110 of the Revised Code / the  1393
 number of students enrolled in the school for that fiscal year  1394
       (ii) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1395
an amount determined by the general assembly under division (A)  1396
(1)(b)(ii) of this section divided by the number of students  1397
enrolled in the school for that fiscal year.  1398
       (b) If the student is a special education student:  1399
       (i) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the multiple specified  1400
for the student's special education category under section  1401
3317.013 of the Revised Code times the statewide average base  1402
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cost per pupil;  1403
       (ii) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1404
the amount calculated for the student's special education  1405
category in a manner determined by the general assembly under  1406
division (A)(3)(b) of this section.  1407
       (c) If the school is not an internet- or computer-based  1408
community school and the student is economically disadvantaged:  1409
       (i) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the amount calculated  1410
for the student under division (A)(4)(b)(i)(I) of this section;  1411
       (ii) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1412
an amount calculated for the student in the manner determined by  1413
the general assembly under division (A)(4)(b)(ii)(I) of this  1414
section.  1415
       (d) If the student is an English learner:  1416
       (i) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the multiple specified  1417
for the student's English learner category under section  1418
3317.016 of the Revised Code times the statewide average base  1419
cost per pupil;  1420
       (ii) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1421
the amount calculated for the student's special education  1422
category in a manner determined by the general assembly under  1423
division (A)(5)(b) of this section.  1424
       (e) If the student is a career-technical education  1425
student:  1426
       (i) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the multiple specified  1427
for the student's career-technical education category under  1428
section 3317.014 of the Revised Code times the statewide average  1429
career-technical base cost per pupil;  1430
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       (ii) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1431
the amount calculated for the student's career-technical  1432
education category in a manner determined by the general  1433
assembly under section 3317.014 of the Revised Code.  1434
       (f) If the student is a career-technical education  1435
student:  1436
       (i) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the multiple for  1437
career-technical associated services specified under section  1438
3317.014 of the Revised Code times the statewide average career-  1439
technical base cost per pupil;  1440
       (ii) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter,  1441
the amount calculated for career-technical associated services  1442
in a manner determined by the general assembly under section  1443
3317.014 of the Revised Code.  1444
       (g) If the school is a community school that is not an  1445
internet- or computer-based community school, an equity  1446
supplement equal to $500 for fiscal year 2026 and $400 for  1447
fiscal year 2027 for each student enrolled in the school.  1448
       (2) The department shall distribute to each community  1449
school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code and  1450
to each STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the  1451
Revised Code, from the funds paid to the community and STEM  1452
school unit under this section, an amount equal to the amount  1453
calculated for the school under division (A)(9) of this section.  1454
       (E) The department shall distribute to the parent of each  1455
student for whom an educational choice scholarship is awarded  1456
under section 3310.03 or 3310.032 of the Revised Code, or to the  1457
student if at least eighteen years of age, from the funds paid  1458
to the educational choice scholarship unit under this section, a  1459
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scholarship equal to the amount calculated for the student under  1460
division (A)(10)(a) of this section. The scholarship shall be  1461
distributed in monthly partial payments, and the department  1462
shall proportionately reduce or terminate the payments for any  1463
student who withdraws from a chartered nonpublic school prior to  1464
the end of the school year.  1465
       For purposes of divisions (E) and (F) of this section, in  1466
the case of a student who is not living with the student's  1467
parent, the department shall distribute the scholarship payments  1468
to the student's guardian, legal custodian, kinship caregiver,  1469
foster caregiver, or caretaker. For the purposes of this  1470
division, "caretaker" has the same meaning as in section  1471
3310.033 of the Revised Code, "kinship caregiver" has the same  1472
meaning as in section 5180.50 of the Revised Code, and "foster  1473
caregiver" has the same meaning as in section 5103.02 of the  1474
Revised Code.  1475
       (F) If a student is awarded a pilot project scholarship  1476
under sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code, the  1477
department shall distribute to the parent of the student, if the  1478
student is attending a registered private school as defined in  1479
section 3313.974 of the Revised Code, or the student's school  1480
district of attendance, if the scholarship is to be used for  1481
payments to a public school in a school district adjacent to the  1482
pilot project school district pursuant to section 3327.06 of the  1483
Revised Code, a scholarship from the funds paid to the pilot  1484
project scholarship unit under this section that is equal to the  1485
amount calculated for the student under division (A)(11)(a) of  1486
this section.  1487
       In the case of a scholarship distributed to a student's  1488
parent, the scholarship shall be distributed in monthly partial  1489
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payments. The scholarship amount shall be proportionately  1490
reduced in the case of any such student who is not enrolled in a  1491
registered private school, as that term is defined in section  1492
3313.974 of the Revised Code, for the entire school year.  1493
       In the case of a scholarship distributed to a student's  1494
school district of attendance, the department shall, on behalf  1495
of the student's parents, use the scholarship to make the  1496
tuition payments required by section 3327.06 of the Revised Code  1497
to the student's school district of attendance, except that,  1498
notwithstanding sections 3323.13, 3323.14, and 3327.06 of the  1499
Revised Code, the total payments in any school year shall not  1500
exceed the scholarship amount calculated for the student under  1501
division (A)(11)(a) of this section.  1502
       (G) The department shall distribute to the parent of each  1503
student for whom an autism scholarship is awarded under section  1504
3310.41 of the Revised Code, from the funds paid to the autism  1505
scholarship unit under this section, a scholarship equal to the  1506
amount calculated for the student under division (A)(12)(a) of  1507
this section. The scholarship shall be distributed from time to  1508
time in partial payments. The scholarship amount shall be  1509
proportionately reduced in the case of any student who is not  1510
enrolled in the special education program for which a  1511
scholarship was awarded under section 3310.41 of the Revised  1512
Code for the entire school year. The department shall make no  1513
payments to the parent of a student while any administrative or  1514
judicial mediation or proceedings with respect to the content of  1515
the student's individualized education program are pending.  1516
       (H) The department shall distribute to the parent of each  1517
student for whom a Jon Peterson special needs scholarship is  1518
awarded under sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code,  1519
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from the funds paid to the Jon Peterson special needs  1520
scholarship unit under this section, a scholarship equal to the  1521
amount calculated for the student under division (A)(13)(a) of  1522
this section. The scholarship shall be distributed in periodic  1523
payments, and the department shall proportionately reduce or  1524
terminate the payments for any student who is not enrolled in  1525
the special education program of an alternative public provider  1526
or a registered private provider, as those terms are defined in  1527
section 3310.51 of the Revised Code, for the entire school year.  1528
       (I) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, a school district  1529
shall spend the funds it receives under division (A)(5) of this  1530
section only for services for English learners.  1531
       (J) For each fiscal year, a school district shall spend  1532
the funds it receives under division (A)(6) of this section only  1533
for the identification of gifted students, gifted coordinator  1534
services, and gifted intervention specialist services. For each  1535
fiscal year, if the department determines that a district is not  1536
in compliance with this division, it shall reduce the district's  1537
payments for that fiscal year under this chapter by an amount  1538
equal to the amount paid to the district for that fiscal year  1539
under division (A)(6) of this section that was not spent in  1540
accordance with this division. The department shall reduce the  1541
payment within ninety days of data finalization.  1542
       Sec. 3317.41. It is the intent of the general assembly to  1543
uphold its constitutional duty to secure a thorough and  1544
efficient system of common schools by fully and fairly funding  1545
the education of Ohio's children. The general assembly declares  1546
that the state must bear its fair share of the cost of public  1547
education, that such cost must be determined based on the actual  1548
resources required to educate students and updated to reflect  1549
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inflation, and that Ohio's school funding system should not  1550
force local communities to rely excessively on property taxes to  1551
educate children. It is further the intent of the general  1552
assembly that every child in this state, regardless of residence  1553
or local property wealth, have access to a high-quality public  1554
education supported by a funding system that is adequate,  1555
transparent, justifiable, and sustainable.  1556
  Section 2. That existing sections 3317.011, 3317.012,  1557
3317.018, 3317.0110, and 3317.022 of the Revised Code are hereby  1558
repealed.  1559
  Section 3. That Sections 265.10 (as amended by H.B. 434 of  1560
the 136th General Assembly), 265.150, 265.190, and 265.450 of  1561
H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly be amended to read as  1562
follows:  1563
  Sec. 265.10.  1564
  1565
     1  2  3  4  5
A  EDU DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
B   General Revenue Fund
C   GRF     200321 Operating Expenses  $14,474,898     $15,054,312
D   GRF     200416 Career Technical  $2,500,000      $2,500,000
  Education
E   GRF     200420 Information Technology  $4,231,479      $4,316,527
  Development and Support
F   GRF     200422 School Management  $2,800,000      $2,800,000
  Assistance
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G   GRF   200424 Policy Analysis  $500,000        $516,419
H   GRF   200426 Ohio Educational Computer    $18,994,000    $18,994,000
  Network
I   GRF   200427 Academic Standards  $5,535,410    $5,429,033
J   GRF   200437 Student Assessment  $50,609,125    $50,882,346
K   GRF   200439 Accountability/Report  $7,369,440    $7,437,742
  Cards
L   GRF   200446 Education Management  $9,958,226    $10,325,278
  Information System
M   GRF   200448 Educator and Principal        $4,663,493    $4,676,754
  Preparation
N   GRF   200455 Community Schools and  $4,370,165    $4,446,705
  Choice Programs
O   GRF   200457 STEM Initiatives  $500,000        $500,000
P   GRF   200465 Education Technology  $2,893,949    $2,906,346
  Resources
Q   GRF   200478 Industry-Recognized  $16,000,000    $16,000,000
  Credentials High School
  Students
R   GRF   200502 Pupil Transportation        $882,035,414   $959,429,701
  $989,929,701
S   GRF   200505 School Meal Programs  $13,163,000    $13,163,000
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T   GRF   200511 Auxiliary Services  $170,292,963      $172,262,613
U   GRF   200532 Nonpublic Administrative      $76,935,110       $77,824,960
  Cost Reimbursement
V   GRF   200540 Special Education  $193,272,426      $193,272,426
  Enhancements
  $212,272,426
W   GRF   200545 Career-Technical  $13,413,000       $13,413,000
  Education Enhancements
X   GRF   200550 Foundation Funding - All   $8,457,598,772    $8,733,217,991
  Students
  $9,782,217,991
Y   GRF   200566 Literacy Improvement  $2,472,674        $2,500,000
Z   GRF   200572 Adult Education Programs       $9,348,399       $15,688,404
AA GRF    200574 Half-Mill Maintenance  $6,420,640        $6,152,450
  Equalization
AB GRF    200576 Adaptive Sports Program  $400,000  $400,000
AC GRF    200597 Program and Project  $2,850,000        $2,750,000
  Support
AD General Revenue Fund Total  $9,973,602,583 $10,336,860,007
  $11,435,360,007
AE Dedicated Purpose Fund Group
AF 4520 200638 Charges and  $1,500,000        $1,500,000
  Reimbursements
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AG 5980 200659 Auxiliary Services  $650,000        $650,000
  Reimbursement
AH 5H30 200687 School District Solvency     $2,000,000    $2,000,000
  Assistance
AI 5KX0 200691 Ohio School Sponsorship      $1,900,000    $1,900,000
  Program
AJ 5MM0 200677 Child Nutrition Refunds       $550,000        $550,000
AK 5U20 200685 National Education  $185,000        $185,000
  Statistics
AL 5VS0 200604 Foundation Funding - All   $600,000,000   $600,000,000
  Students
AM 5YO0 200491 Public and Nonpublic       $171,200,000   $171,200,000
  Education Support
AN 6200 200615 Educational Improvement       $600,000        $600,000
  Grants
AO Dedicated Purpose Fund Group Total     $778,585,000   $778,585,000
AP Internal Service Activity Fund Group
AQ 1380 200606 Information Technology      $18,394,387    $18,597,721
  Development and Support
AR 4R70 200695 Indirect Operational  $9,944,311    $10,166,435
  Support
AS 4V70 200633 Interagency Program  $3,000,000    $3,000,000
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  Support
AT Internal Service Activity Fund Group       $31,338,698      $31,764,156
   Total
AU State Lottery Fund Group
AV 7017 200413 School Bus Safety  $10,000,000  $0
AW 7017 200612 Foundation Funding - All    $1,436,583,202   $1,398,174,884
  Students
AX 7017 200614 Accelerate Great Schools        $1,500,000       $1,500,000
AY 7017 200631 Quality Community and  $115,000,000     $125,000,000
  Independent STEM Schools
  Support
AZ 7017 200684 Community School  $90,155,000      $90,155,000
  Facilities
BA 7017 2006A7 Literacy Coaches  $12,000,000      $12,000,000
BB State Lottery Fund Group Total  $1,665,238,202   $1,626,829,884
BC Federal Fund Group
BD 3120 2006A9 Aspire - Federal  $0       $18,996,799
BE 3670 200607 School Food Services  $13,379,350      $13,379,350
BF 3700 200624 Education of Exceptional        $1,750,000       $1,750,000
  Children
BG 3AF0 657601 Schools Medicaid  $150,000  $150,000
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  Administrative Claims
BH 3EH0 200620 Migrant Education  $1,700,000    $1,700,000
BI 3EJ0 200622 Homeless Children  $4,823,000    $5,112,380
  Education
BJ 3GE0 200674 Summer Food Service  $23,000,000    $23,000,000
  Program
BK 3GG0 200676 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable      $5,500,000    $6,000,000
  Program
BL 3HF0 200649 Federal Education Grants       $5,000,000    $5,000,000
BM 3HI0 200634 Student Support and  $54,131,000    $50,604,930
  Academic Enrichment
BN 3HL0 200678 Comprehensive Literacy        $14,630,000    $14,630,000
  State Development Program
BO 3L60 200617 Federal School Lunch  $565,999,000   $595,000,000
BP 3L70 200618 Federal School Breakfast     $195,000,000   $205,000,000
BQ 3L80 200619 Child/Adult Food Programs    $116,000,000   $118,000,000
BR 3L90 200621 Career-Technical  $56,680,000    $58,947,200
  Education Basic Grant
BS 3M00 200623 ESEA Title 1A  $677,740,000   $698,072,200
BT 3M20 200680 Individuals with  $530,400,000   $541,008,000
  Disabilities Education
  Act
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BU 3Y20 200688 21st Century Community  $47,940,000       $48,898,800
  Learning Centers
BV 3Y60 200635 Improving Teacher Quality       $77,157,900       $78,701,058
BW 3Y70 200689 English Language  $13,728,000       $14,277,120
  Acquisition
BX 3Y80 200639 Rural and Low Income  $3,300,000        $3,300,000
  Technical Assistance
BY 3Z20 200690 State Assessments  $11,500,000       $11,500,000
BZ 3Z30 200645 Consolidated Federal  $15,000,000       $15,000,000
  Grant Administration
CA Federal Fund Group Total  $2,434,508,250    $2,528,027,837
CB TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS  $14,883,272,733 $15,302,066,884
  $16,400,566,884
       Sec. 265.150. PUPIL TRANSPORTATION  1566
       Of the foregoing appropriation item 200502, Pupil  1567
Transportation, up to $1,088,930 in each fiscal year may be used  1568
by the Department of Education and Workforce for training  1569
prospective and experienced school bus drivers in accordance  1570
with training programs prescribed by the Department. A portion  1571
of these funds may also be used to pay for costs associated with  1572
the enrollment of bus drivers in the retained applicant  1573
fingerprint database.  1574
       Of the foregoing appropriation item 200502, Pupil  1575
Transportation, up to $176,897,678 in fiscal year 2026 and up to  1576
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$194,820,866 $215,820,866 in fiscal year 2027 may be used by the  1577
Department for special education transportation reimbursements  1578
to school districts, educational service centers, and county  1579
boards of developmental disabilities for transportation  1580
operating costs as provided in divisions (C) and (F) of section  1581
3317.024 of the Revised Code.  1582
       Of the foregoing appropriation item 200502, Pupil  1583
Transportation, up to $450,000 in each fiscal year shall be used  1584
to provide rural transportation grants pursuant to the section  1585
of this act H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly entitled  1586
"RURAL TRANSPORTATION GRANT PROGRAM."  1587
       Of the foregoing appropriation item 200502, Pupil  1588
Transportation, up to $250,000 in each fiscal year shall be used  1589
to support the Montgomery County Pupil Transportation Pilot  1590
Program established in Section 265.550 of H.B. 33 of the 135th  1591
General Assembly, as amended by this actH.B. 96 of the 136th  1592
General Assembly.  1593
       The remainder of the foregoing appropriation item 200502,  1594
Pupil Transportation, shall be used to distribute the amounts  1595
calculated for transportation aid under division (A)(2) of  1596
section 3317.019 and divisions (E), (F), (G), (H), and (I) of  1597
section 3317.0212 of the Revised Code.  1598
       PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TRANSPORTATION  1599
       For purposes of division (D) of section 3327.02 of the  1600
Revised Code, if a parent, guardian, or other person in charge  1601
of a pupil accepts an offer from a school district of payment in  1602
lieu of providing transportation for the pupil, the school  1603
district shall pay that parent, guardian, or other person an  1604
amount not less than fifty per cent and not more than the amount  1605
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determined by the Department under division (C) of section  1606
3317.0212 of the Revised Code for the most recent school year  1607
for which data is available. Payment may be prorated if the time  1608
period involved is only a part of the school year.  1609
       Sec. 265.190. SPECIAL EDUCATION ENHANCEMENTS  1610
       Of the foregoing appropriation item 200540, Special  1611
Education Enhancements, up to $33,945,594 in each fiscal year  1612
2026 and up to $39,945,594 in fiscal year 2027 shall be used to  1613
fund special education and related services at county boards of  1614
developmental disabilities for eligible students under section  1615
3317.20 of the Revised Code and at institutions for eligible  1616
students under section 3317.201 of the Revised Code. If  1617
necessary, the Department of Education and Workforce shall  1618
proportionately reduce the amount calculated for each county  1619
board of developmental disabilities and institution so as not to  1620
exceed the amount appropriated in each fiscal year.  1621
       Of the foregoing appropriation item 200540, Special  1622
Education Enhancements, up to $1,350,000 in each fiscal year  1623
shall be used for parent mentoring programs.  1624
       Of the foregoing appropriation item 200540, Special  1625
Education Enhancements, up to $3,000,000 in each fiscal year may  1626
be used for school psychology interns.  1627
       Of the foregoing appropriation item 200540, Special  1628
Education Enhancements, up to $1,000,000 in each fiscal year  1629
shall be used by the Department of Education and Workforce to  1630
build capacity to deliver a regional system of training,  1631
support, coordination, and direct service for secondary  1632
transition services for students with disabilities beginning at  1633
fourteen years of age. These special education enhancements  1634
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shall support all students with disabilities, regardless of  1635
partner agency eligibility requirements, to provide stand-alone  1636
direct secondary transition services by school districts.  1637
Secondary transition services shall include, but not be limited  1638
to, job exploration counseling, work-based learning experiences,  1639
counseling on opportunities for enrollment in comprehensive  1640
transition or post-secondary educational programs at  1641
institutions of higher education, workplace readiness training  1642
to develop occupational skills, social skills and independent  1643
living skills, and instruction in self-advocacy. Regional  1644
training shall support the expansion of transition to work  1645
endorsement opportunities for middle school and secondary level  1646
special education intervention specialists in order to develop  1647
the necessary skills and competencies to meet the secondary  1648
transition needs of students with disabilities beginning at  1649
fourteen years of age.  1650
       The remainder of appropriation item 200540, Special  1651
Education Enhancements, shall be distributed by the Department  1652
of Education and Workforce to school districts and institutions,  1653
as defined in section 3323.091 of the Revised Code, for  1654
preschool special education funding under section 3317.0213 of  1655
the Revised Code.  1656
       The Department may reimburse school districts and  1657
institutions for services provided by instructional assistants,  1658
related services, as defined in rule 3301-51-11 of the  1659
Administrative Code, physical therapy services provided by a  1660
licensed physical therapist or physical therapist assistant  1661
under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist, as  1662
required under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code and Chapter  1663
4755-27 of the Administrative Code, and occupational therapy  1664
services provided by a licensed occupational therapist or  1665
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occupational therapy assistant under the supervision of a  1666
licensed occupational therapist, as required under Chapter 4755.  1667
of the Revised Code and Chapter 4755-7 of the Administrative  1668
Code. Nothing in this section authorizes occupational therapy  1669
assistants or physical therapist assistants to generate or  1670
manage their own caseloads.  1671
        The Department shall require school districts that serve  1672
preschool special education students and either receive funds  1673
under the Early Childhood Education Grant Program established  1674
pursuant to section 5104.53 of the Revised Code or provide  1675
publicly funded child care as defined in section 5104.01 of the  1676
Revised Code, educational service centers, county boards of  1677
developmental disabilities, and institutions serving preschool  1678
children with disabilities to adhere to the Step Up to Quality  1679
Program established pursuant to section 5104.29 of the Revised  1680
Code.  1681
        Sec. 265.450. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in  1682
section 3317.011 of the Revised Code, for fiscal years year 2026  1683
and 2027, the Department of Education and Workforce shall do all  1684
of the following:  1685
        (A) Calculate a school district's academic co-curricular  1686
activities cost under division (E)(4) of that section using the  1687
sum of the enrolled ADM of every school district that reported  1688
the data specified in division (E)(4)(a) of that section;  1689
        (B) Calculate a district's supplies and academic content  1690
cost under division (E)(6) of that section using the sum of the  1691
enrolled ADM of every school district that reported the data  1692
specified in division (E)(6)(a) of that section;  1693
        (C) Calculate a district's athletic co-curricular  1694
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activities base cost under division (H) of that section using  1695
the sum of the enrolled ADM of every school district that  1696
reported the data specified in division (H)(2) of that section;  1697
       (D) Calculate a district's building operations cost under  1698
division (G)(3) of that section using the sum of the enrolled  1699
ADM of every city, local, and exempted village school district  1700
that reported the data specified in divisions (G)(3)(a)(i) and  1701
(ii) of that section.  1702
       Section 4. That existing Sections 265.10 (as amended by  1703
H.B. 434 of the 136th General Assembly), 265.150, 265.190, and  1704
265.450 of H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly are hereby  1705
repealed.  1706