Bill Text: OH HB549 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: And to amend Sections 263.10 and 263.255 of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly to delay until the 2015-2016 school year retention of third grade students and requirements for teachers who provide instruction to third grade students under the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, to provide for a subsidy for reading intervention services, and to make an appropriation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-19 - To Finance and Appropriations [HB549 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-HB549-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 549

Representative Fedor 

Cosponsors: Representatives Foley, Driehaus, Antonio, Lundy, Cera, Stinziano, Reece, Ramos, Rogers, Boyce, Phillips, Patterson, Strahorn, Clyde, Sheehy, Heard, Ashford, Winburn, Gerberry, Sykes 

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A BILL

To amend section 3313.608 and to enact section

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3317.26 of the Revised Code and to amend Sections

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263.10 and 263.255 of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the

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130th General Assembly to delay until the

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2015-2016 school year retention of third grade

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students and requirements for teachers who provide

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instruction to third grade students under the

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Third Grade Reading Guarantee, to provide for a

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subsidy for reading intervention services, and to

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make an appropriation.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1.  That section 3313.608 be amended and section	11
3317.26 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	12

Sec. 3313.608.  (A)(1) Beginning with students who enter	13
third grade in the school year that starts July 1, 2009, and until	14
June 30, 20132015, unless the student is excused under division	15
(C) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code from taking the	16
assessment described in this section, for any student who does not	17
attain at least the equivalent level of achievement designated	18
under division (A)(3) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on	19
the assessment prescribed under that section to measure skill in	20
English language arts expected at the end of third grade, each	21
school district, in accordance with the policy adopted under	22
section 3313.609 of the Revised Code, shall do one of the	23
following:	24

(a) Promote the student to fourth grade if the student's	25
principal and reading teacher agree that other evaluations of the	26
student's skill in reading demonstrate that the student is	27
academically prepared to be promoted to fourth grade;	28

(b) Promote the student to fourth grade but provide the	29
student with intensive intervention services in fourth grade;	30

(c) Retain the student in third grade.

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(2) Beginning with students who enter third grade in the	32
2013-20142015-2016 school year, unless the student is excused	33
under division (C) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code from	34
taking the assessment described in this section, no school	35
district shall promote to fourth grade any student who does not	36
attain at least the equivalent level of achievement designated	37
under division (A)(3) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on	38
the assessment prescribed under that section to measure skill in	39
English language arts expected at the end of third grade, unless	40
one of the following applies:	41

(a) The student is a limited English proficient student who	42
has been enrolled in United States schools for less than three	43
full school years and has had less than three years of instruction	44
in an English as a second language program.	45

(b) The student is a child with a disability entitled to	46
special education and related services under Chapter 3323. of the	47
Revised Code and the student's individualized education program	48
exempts the student from retention under this division.	49

(c) The student demonstrates an acceptable level of	50
performance on an alternative standardized reading assessment as	51
determined by the department of education.	52

(d) All of the following apply:

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(i) The student is a child with a disability entitled to	54
special education and related services under Chapter 3323. of the	55
Revised Code.	56

(ii) The student has taken the third grade English language	57
arts achievement assessment prescribed under section 3301.0710 of	58
the Revised Code.	59

(iii) The student's individualized education program or plan	60
under section 504 of the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 87 Stat.	61
355, 29 U.S.C. 794, as amended, shows that the student has	62
received intensive remediation in reading for two school years but	63
still demonstrates a deficiency in reading.	64

(iv) The student previously was retained in any of grades	65
kindergarten to three.	66

(e)(i) The student received intensive remediation for reading	67
for two school years but still demonstrates a deficiency in	68
reading and was previously retained in any of grades kindergarten	69
to three.	70

(ii) A student who is promoted under division (A)(2)(e)(i) of	71
this section shall continue to receive intensive reading	72
instruction in grade four. The instruction shall include an	73
altered instructional day that includes specialized diagnostic	74
information and specific research-based reading strategies for the	75
student that have been successful in improving reading among	76
low-performing readers.	77

(B)(1) Beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, to assist	78
students in meeting the third grade guarantee established by this	79
section, each school district board of education shall adopt	80
policies and procedures with which it annually shall assess the	81
reading skills of each student, except those students with	82
significant cognitive disabilities or other disabilities as	83
authorized by the department on a case-by-case basis, enrolled in	84
kindergarten to third grade by the thirtieth day of September and	85
shall identify students who are reading below their grade level.	86
Each district shall use the diagnostic assessment to measure	87
reading ability for the appropriate grade level adopted under	88
section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, or a comparable tool	89
approved by the department of education, to identify such	90
students. The policies and procedures shall require the students'	91
classroom teachers to be involved in the assessment and the	92
identification of students reading below grade level.	93

(2) For each student identified by the diagnostic assessment	94
prescribed under this section as having reading skills below grade	95
level, the district shall do both of the following:	96

(a) Provide to the student's parent or guardian, in writing,	97
all of the following:	98

(i) Notification that the student has been identified as	99
having a substantial deficiency in reading;	100

(ii) A description of the current services that are provided	101
to the student;	102

(iii) A description of the proposed supplemental	103
instructional services and supports that will be provided to the	104
student that are designed to remediate the identified areas of	105
reading deficiency;	106

(iv) Notification that if the student attains a score in the	107
range designated under division (A)(3) of section 3301.0710 of the	108
Revised Code on the assessment prescribed under that section to	109
measure skill in English language arts expected at the end of	110
third grade, the student shall be retained unless the student is	111
exempt under division (A) of this section. The notification shall	112
specify that the assessment under section 3301.0710 of the Revised	113
Code is not the sole determinant of promotion and that additional	114
evaluations and assessments are available to the student to assist	115
parents and the district in knowing when a student is reading at	116
or above grade level and ready for promotion.	117

(b) Provide intensive reading instruction services and	118
regular diagnostic assessments to the student immediately	119
following identification of a reading deficiency until the	120
development of the reading improvement and monitoring plan	121
required by division (C) of this section. These intervention	122
services shall include research-based reading strategies that have	123
been shown to be successful in improving reading among	124
low-performing readers and instruction targeted at the student's	125
identified reading deficiencies.	126

(3) For each student retained under division (A) of this	127
section, the district shall do all of the following:	128

(a) Provide intense remediation services until the student is	129
able to read at grade level. The remediation services shall	130
include intensive interventions in reading that address the areas	131
of deficiencies identified under this section including, but not	132
limited to, not less than ninety minutes of reading instruction	133
per day, and may include any of the following:	134

(i) Small group instruction;

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(ii) Reduced teacher-student ratios;

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(iii) More frequent progress monitoring;

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(iv) Tutoring or mentoring;

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(v) Transition classes containing third and fourth grade	139
students;	140

(vi) Extended school day, week, or year;

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(vii) Summer reading camps.

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(b) Establish a policy for the mid-year promotion of a	143
student retained under division (A) of this section who	144
demonstrates that the student is reading at or above grade level;	145

(c) Provide each student with a teacher who satisfies one or	146
more of the criteria set forth in division (H) of this section.	147

The district shall offer the option for students to receive	148
applicable services from one or more providers other than the	149
district. Providers shall be screened and approved by the district	150
or the department of education. If the student participates in the	151
remediation services and demonstrates reading proficiency in	152
accordance with standards adopted by the department prior to the	153
start of fourth grade, the district shall promote the student to	154
that grade.	155

(4) For each student retained under division (A) of this	156
section who has demonstrated proficiency in a specific academic	157
ability field, each district shall provide instruction	158
commensurate with student achievement levels in that specific	159
academic ability field.	160

As used in this division, "specific academic ability field"	161
has the same meaning as in section 3324.01 of the Revised Code.	162

(C) For each student required to be provided intervention	163
services under this section, the district shall develop a reading	164
improvement and monitoring plan within sixty days after receiving	165
the student's results on the diagnostic assessment or comparable	166
tool administered under division (B)(1) of this section. The	167
district shall involve the student's parent or guardian and	168
classroom teacher in developing the plan. The plan shall include	169
all of the following:	170

(1) Identification of the student's specific reading	171
deficiencies;	172

(2) A description of the additional instructional services	173
and support that will be provided to the student to remediate the	174
identified reading deficiencies;	175

(3) Opportunities for the student's parent or guardian to be	176
involved in the instructional services and support described in	177
division (C)(2) of this section;	178

(4) A process for monitoring the extent to which the student	179
receives the instructional services and support described in	180
division (C)(2) of this section;	181

(5) A reading curriculum during regular school hours that	182
does all of the following:	183

(a) Assists students to read at grade level;

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(b) Provides scientifically based and reliable assessment;

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(c) Provides initial and ongoing analysis of each student's	186
reading progress.	187

(6) A statement that if the student does not attain at least	188
the equivalent level of achievement designated under division	189
(A)(3) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on the assessment	190
prescribed under that section to measure skill in English language	191
arts expected by the end of third grade, the student may be	192
retained in third grade.	193

Each student with a reading improvement and monitoring plan	194
under this division who enters third grade after July 1, 2013,	195
shall be assigned to a teacher who satisfies one or more of the	196
criteria set forth in division (H) of this section.	197

The district shall report any information requested by the	198
department about the reading improvement monitoring plans	199
developed under this division in the manner required by the	200
department.	201

(D) Each school district shall report annually to the	202
department on its implementation and compliance with this section	203
using guidelines prescribed by the superintendent of public	204
instruction. The superintendent of public instruction annually	205
shall report to the governor and general assembly the number and	206
percentage of students in grades kindergarten through four reading	207
below grade level based on the diagnostic assessments administered	208
under division (B) of this section and the achievement assessments	209
administered under divisions (A)(1)(a) and (b) of section	210
3301.0710 of the Revised Code in English language arts, aggregated	211
by school district and building; the types of intervention	212
services provided to students; and, if available, an evaluation of	213
the efficacy of the intervention services provided.	214

(E) Any summer remediation services funded in whole or in	215
part by the state and offered by school districts to students	216
under this section shall meet the following conditions:	217

(1) The remediation methods are based on reliable educational	218
research.	219

(2) The school districts conduct assessment before and after	220
students participate in the program to facilitate monitoring	221
results of the remediation services.	222

(3) The parents of participating students are involved in	223
programming decisions.	224

(F) Any intervention or remediation services required by this	225
section shall include intensive, explicit, and systematic	226
instruction.	227

(G) This section does not create a new cause of action or a	228
substantive legal right for any person.	229

(H)(1) Except as provided under divisions (H)(2), (3), and	230
(4) of this section, each student described in division (B)(3) or	231
(C) of this section who enters third grade for the first time on	232
or after July 1, 20132015, shall be assigned a teacher who has at	233
least one year of teaching experience and who satisfies one or	234
more of the following criteria:	235

(a) The teacher holds a reading endorsement on the teacher's	236
license and has attained a passing score on the corresponding	237
assessment for that endorsement, as applicable.	238

(b) The teacher has completed a master's degree program with	239
a major in reading.	240

(c) The teacher was rated "most effective" for reading	241
instruction consecutively for the most recent two years based on	242
assessments of student growth measures developed by a vendor and	243
that is on the list of student assessments approved by the state	244
board under division (B)(2) of section 3319.112 of the Revised	245
Code.	246

(d) The teacher was rated "above expected value added," in	247
reading instruction, as determined by criteria established by the	248
department, for the most recent, consecutive two years.	249

(e) The teacher has earned a passing score on a rigorous test	250
of principles of scientifically research-based reading instruction	251
as approved by the state board.	252

(f) The teacher holds an educator license for teaching grades	253
pre-kindergarten through three or four through nine issued on or	254
after July 1, 2017.	255

Nothing in this section prohibits a school district from	256
requiring that teachers be credentialed or work toward the	257
credentials prescribed under division (H)(1) of this section prior	258
to the 2015-2016 school year.	259

(2) Notwithstanding division (H)(1) of this section, a	260
student described in division (B)(3) or (C) of this section who	261
enters third grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2013	262
2015, may be assigned to a teacher with less than one year of	263
teaching experience provided that the teacher meets one or more of	264
the criteria described in divisions (H)(1)(a) to (f) of this	265
section and that teacher is assigned a teacher mentor who meets	266
the qualifications of division (H)(1) of this section.	267

(3) Notwithstanding division (H)(1) of this section, a	268
student described in division (B)(3) or (C) of this section who	269
enters third grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2013,	270
but prior to July 1, 2016, may be assigned to a teacher who holds	271
an alternative credential approved by the department or who has	272
successfully completed training that is based on principles of	273
scientifically research-based reading instruction that has been	274
approved by the department. Beginning on July 1, 2014, the	275
alternative credentials and training described in division (H)(3)	276
of this section shall be aligned with the reading competencies	277
adopted by the state board of education under section 3301.077 of	278
the Revised Code.	279

(4) Notwithstanding division (H)(1) of this section, a	280
student described in division (B)(3) or (C) of this section who	281
enters third grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2013	282
2015, may receive reading intervention or remediation services	283
under this section from an individual employed as a	284
speech-language pathologist who holds a license issued by the	285
board of speech-language pathology and audiology under Chapter	286
4753. of the Revised Code and a professional pupil services	287
license as a school speech-language pathologist issued by the	288
state board of education.	289

(5) A teacher, other than a student's teacher of record, may	290
provide any services required under this section, so long as that	291
other teacher meets the requirements of division (H) of this	292
section and the teacher of record and the school principal agree	293
to the assignment. Any such assignment shall be documented in the	294
student's reading improvement and monitoring plan.	295

As used in this division, "teacher of record" means the	296
classroom teacher to whom a student is assigned.	297

(I) Notwithstanding division (H) of this section, a teacher	298
may teach reading to any student who is an English language	299
learner, and has been in the United States for three years or	300
less, or to a student who has an individualized education program	301
developed under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code if that teacher	302
holds an alternative credential approved by the department or has	303
successfully completed training that is based on principles of	304
scientifically research-based reading instruction that has been	305
approved by the department. Beginning on July 1, 2014, the	306
alternative credentials and training described in this division	307
shall be aligned with the reading competencies adopted by the	308
state board of education under section 3301.077 of the Revised	309
Code.	310

(J) If, on or after the effective date of this amendment, a	311
school district or community school cannot furnish the number of	312
teachers needed who satisfy one or more of the criteria set forth	313
in division (H) of this section for the 2013-20142015-2016 school	314
year, the school district or community school shall develop and	315
submit a staffing plan by June 30, 20132015. The staffing plan	316
shall include criteria that will be used to assign a student	317
described in division (B)(3) or (C) of this section to a teacher,	318
credentials or training held by teachers currently teaching at the	319
school, and how the school district or community school will meet	320
the requirements of this section. The school district or community	321
school shall post the staffing plan on its web site for the	322
applicable school year.	323

Not later than March 1, 20142016, and on the first day of	324
March in each year thereafter, a school district or community	325
school that has submitted a plan under this division shall submit	326
to the department a detailed report of the progress the district	327
or school has made in meeting the requirements under this section.	328

A school district or community school may request an	329
extension of a staffing plan beyond the 2013-20142015-2016 school	330
year. Extension requests must be submitted to the department not	331
later than the thirtieth day of April prior to the start of the	332
applicable school year. The department may grant extensions valid	333
through the 2015-20162017-2018 school year.	334

Until June 30, 20152017, the department annually shall	335
review all staffing plans and report to the state board not later	336
than the thirtieth day of June of each year the progress of school	337
districts and community schools in meeting the requirements of	338
this section.	339

(K) The department of education shall designate one or more	340
staff members to provide guidance and assistance to school	341
districts and community schools in implementing the third grade	342
guarantee established by this section, including any standards or	343
requirements adopted to implement the guarantee and to provide	344
information and support for reading instruction and achievement.	345

Sec. 3317.26.  In addition to the other payments specified in	346
this chapter, for each fiscal year for which funds are	347
appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of this	348
section, the department of education shall pay the amounts	349
specified in divisions (A) and (B) of this section to assist city,	350
local, and exempted village school districts in funding reading	351
intervention services required under section 3313.608 of the	352
Revised Code.	353

(A) The department shall proportionately distribute funds	354
appropriated for this division to all city, local, and exempted	355
village school districts in the state based on each district's	356
adjusted formula ADM.	357

For purposes of this division, a district's "adjusted formula	358
ADM" is the district's formula ADM multiplied by the district's	359
state share index.	360

(B) The department shall proportionately distribute funds	361
appropriated for this division to all eligible districts based on	362
each eligible district's formula ADM.	363

For purposes of this division, an "eligible district" is a	364
city, local, or exempted village school district for which less	365
than eighty per cent of the district's students received a score	366
described in division (A)(2)(a), (b), or (c) of section 3301.0710	367
of the Revised Code on the third grade English language arts	368
assessment administered pursuant to division (A)(1)(a) of section	369
3301.0710 of the Revised Code as reported on the report card	370
issued for the district under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code	371
for the prior school year.	372

Section 2. That existing section 3313.608 of the Revised Code	373
is hereby repealed.	374

Section 3.  Notwithstanding division (A) of the version of	375
section 3313.608 that is in effect prior to the effective date of	376
this section, no school district, community school established	377
under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, or STEM school	378
established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code shall retain	379
any student in third grade under that division for the 2013-2014	380
school year because the student did not attain at least the	381
equivalent level of achievement designated under division (A)(3)	382
of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on the assessment	383
prescribed under that section to measure skill in English language	384
arts expected at the end of third grade. If a student has been	385
retained under division (A) of the version of section 3313.608 of	386
the Revised Code for that school year prior to the effective date	387
of this section, the school district, community school, or STEM	388
school shall promote the student to fourth grade. Nothing in this	389
section shall prohibit a school district, community school, or	390
STEM school from retaining a student for other reasons or from	391
providing intervention services to any student who otherwise may	392
have been retained under that division.	393

Section 4. That Sections 263.10 and 263.255 of Am. Sub. H.B.	394
59 of the 130th General Assembly be amended to read as follows:	395

Sec. 263.10. EDU DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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General Revenue Fund	397

GRF	200321		Operating Expenses		$	13,142,780		$	13,142,780		398
GRF	200408		Early Childhood Education		$	33,318,341		$	45,318,341		399
GRF	200420		Information Technology Development and Support		$	4,241,296		$	4,241,296		400
GRF	200421		Alternative Education Programs		$	7,403,998		$	7,403,998		401
GRF	200422		School Management Assistance		$	3,000,000		$	3,000,000		402
GRF	200424		Policy Analysis		$	328,558		$	328,558		403
GRF	200425		Tech Prep Consortia Support		$	260,542		$	260,542		404
GRF	200426		Ohio Educational Computer Network		$	29,625,569		$	19,625,569		405
GRF	200427		Academic Standards		$	3,800,000		$	3,800,000		406
GRF	200437		Student Assessment		$	55,895,000		$	75,895,000		407
GRF	200439		Accountability/Report Cards		$	3,500,000		$	3,750,000		408
GRF	200442		Child Care Licensing		$	827,140		$	827,140		409
GRF	200446		Education Management Information System		$	6,833,070		$	6,833,070		410
GRF	200447		GED Testing		$	879,551		$	879,551		411
GRF	200448		Educator Preparation		$	1,136,737		$	1,564,237		412
GRF	200455		Community Schools and Choice Programs		$	2,438,685		$	2,491,395		413
GRF	200464		General Technology Operations		$	192,097		$	192,097		414
GRF	200465		Technology Integration and Professional Development		$	1,778,879		$	1,778,879		415
GRF	200502		Pupil Transportation		$	505,013,527		$	521,013,527		416
GRF	200505		School Lunch Match		$	9,100,000		$	9,100,000		417
GRF	200511		Auxiliary Services		$	130,499,457		$	138,214,374		418
GRF	200532		Nonpublic Administrative Cost Reimbursement		$	58,951,750		$	62,436,882		419
GRF	200540		Special Education Enhancements		$	156,871,292		$	157,871,292		420
GRF	200545		Career-Technical Education Enhancements		$	9,372,999		$	9,372,999		421
GRF	200550		Foundation Funding		$	5,808,098,389		$	6,151,463,768		422
GRF	200566		Literacy Improvement		$	150,000		$	150,000		423
GRF	200590		Third Grade Reading Guarantee		$	0		$	65,000,000		424
GRF	200901		Property Tax Allocation - Education		$	1,138,800,000		$	1,156,402,000		425
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund					$	7,985,459,657		$	8,397,357,295 8,462,357,295		426

General Services Fund Group	427

1380	200606		Information Technology Development and Support		$	6,850,090		$	6,850,090		428
4520	200638		Fees and Refunds		$	500,000		$	500,000		429
4L20	200681		Teacher Certification and Licensure		$	8,313,762		$	13,658,274		430
5960	200656		Ohio Career Information System		$	529,761		$	529,761		431
5H30	200687		School District Solvency Assistance		$	25,000,000		$	25,000,000		432
5KX0	200691		Ohio School Sponsorship Program		$	487,419		$	487,419		433
5KY0	200693		Community Schools Temporary Sponsorship		$	83,000		$	83,000		434
TOTAL GSF General Services											435
Fund Group					$	41,764,032		$	47,108,544		436

Federal Special Revenue Fund Group	437

3090	200601		Neglected and Delinquent Education		$	2,168,642		$	2,168,642		438
3670	200607		School Food Services		$	8,200,664		$	8,700,149		439
3700	200624		Education of Exceptional Children		$	1,530,000		$	1,530,000		440
3AF0	200603		Schools Medicaid Administrative Claims		$	750,000		$	750,000		441
3AN0	200671		School Improvement Grants		$	20,400,000		$	20,400,000		442
3BK0	200628		Longitudinal Data Systems		$	1,250,000		$	0		443
3C50	200661		Early Childhood Education		$	14,554,749		$	14,554,749		444
3CG0	200646		Teacher Incentive		$	15,125,588		$	15,183,285		445
3D20	200667		Math Science Partnerships		$	6,000,000		$	6,000,000		446
3EC0	200653		Teacher Incentive - Federal Stimulus		$	1,300,000		$	0		447
3EH0	200620		Migrant Education		$	2,900,000		$	2,900,000		448
3EJ0	200622		Homeless Children Education		$	2,600,000		$	2,600,000		449
3EK0	200637		Advanced Placement		$	450,000		$	450,000		450
3EN0	200655		State Data Systems - Federal Stimulus		$	1,250,000		$	0		451
3FD0	200665		Race to the Top		$	136,000,000		$	58,074,046		452
3FN0	200672		Early Learning Challenge - Race to the Top		$	7,040,000		$	7,040,000		453
3GE0	200674		Summer Food Service Program		$	13,596,000		$	14,003,800		454
3GF0	200675		Miscellaneous Nutrition Grants		$	700,000		$	700,000		455
3GG0	200676		Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program		$	4,738,000		$	4,880,140		456
3H90	200605		Head Start Collaboration Project		$	225,000		$	225,000		457
3L60	200617		Federal School Lunch		$	350,608,075		$	361,126,273		458
3L70	200618		Federal School Breakfast		$	108,480,590		$	112,819,813		459
3L80	200619		Child/Adult Food Programs		$	106,992,650		$	110,202,428		460
3L90	200621		Career-Technical Education Basic Grant		$	44,663,900		$	44,663,900		461
3M00	200623		ESEA Title 1A		$	560,000,000		$	560,000,000		462
3M20	200680		Individuals with Disabilities Education Act		$	443,170,050		$	443,170,050		463
3T40	200613		Public Charter Schools		$	500,000		$	0		464
3Y20	200688		21st Century Community Learning Centers		$	48,201,810		$	50,611,900		465
3Y60	200635		Improving Teacher Quality		$	101,900,000		$	101,900,000		466
3Y70	200689		English Language Acquisition		$	9,700,000		$	9,700,000		467
3Y80	200639		Rural and Low Income Technical Assistance		$	3,300,000		$	3,300,000		468
3Z20	200690		State Assessments		$	11,800,000		$	11,800,000		469
3Z30	200645		Consolidated Federal Grant Administration		$	7,949,280		$	7,949,280		470
TOTAL FED Federal Special											471
Revenue Fund Group					$	2,038,044,998		$	1,977,403,455		472

State Special Revenue Fund Group	473

4540	200610		GED Testing		$	1,050,000		$	250,000		474
4550	200608		Commodity Foods		$	24,000,000		$	24,000,000		475
4R70	200695		Indirect Operational Support		$	6,600,000		$	6,600,000		476
4V70	200633		Interagency Program Support		$	717,725		$	717,725		477
5980	200659		Auxiliary Services Reimbursement		$	1,328,910		$	1,328,910		478
5BJ0	200626		Half-Mill Maintenance Equalization		$	19,000,000		$	20,000,000		479
5MM0	200677		Child Nutrition Refunds		$	500,000		$	500,000		480
5T30	200668		Gates Foundation Grants		$	200,000		$	153,000		481
5U20	200685		National Education Statistics		$	300,000		$	300,000		482
6200	200615		Educational Improvement Grants		$	300,000		$	300,000		483
TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue											484
Fund Group					$	53,996,635		$	54,149,635		485

Lottery Profits Education Fund Group	486

7017	200612		Foundation Funding		$	775,500,000		$	853,000,000		487
7017	200648		Straight A Fund		$	100,000,000		$	150,000,000		488
7017	200666		EdChoice Expansion		$	8,500,000		$	17,000,000		489
7017	200684		Community School Facilities		$	7,500,000		$	7,500,000		490
TOTAL LPE Lottery Profits											491
Education Fund Group					$	891,500,000		$	1,027,500,000		492

Revenue Distribution Fund Group	493

7047	200909		School District Property Tax Replacement-Business		$	482,000,000		$	482,000,000		494
7053	200900		School District Property Tax Replacement-Utility		$	28,000,000		$	28,000,000		495
TOTAL RDF Revenue Distribution											496
Fund Group					$	510,000,000		$	510,000,000		497
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS					$	11,520,765,322		$	12,013,518,929 12,078,518,929		498

Sec. 263.255. LITERACY IMPROVEMENT

500

The foregoing appropriation item 200566, Literacy	501
Improvement, shall be used for Read Baby Read.	502

THIRD GRADE READING GUARANTEE

503

The foregoing appropriation item 200590, Third Grade Reading	504
Guarantee, shall be used by the Department of Education in support	505
of the third grade reading guarantee established in section	506
3313.608 of the Revised Code. Use of these funds shall include the	507
provision of professional development to school districts and	508
community schools, additional funding to school districts and	509
community schools for intervention services, and payment of costs	510
associated with the development of diagnostic assessments in	511
reading for grades kindergarten through three. The Department	512
shall distribute $45,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 under division	513
(A) of section 3317.26 of the Revised Code, and $20,000,000 in	514
fiscal year 2015 under division (B) of section 3317.26 of the	515
Revised Code.	516

Any portion of appropriation item 200590, Third Grade Reading	517
Guarantee, that is unencumbered and unexpended at the end of	518
fiscal year 2015 is hereby reappropriated to the same	519
appropriation item for the same purposes for fiscal year 2016.	520

Section 5. That existing Sections 263.10 and 263.255 of Am.	521
Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly are hereby repealed.	522