Bill Title: To amend Sections 263.10 and 263.230 of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly, as subsequently amended, to earmark funds for a pre-K through 5 Language and Literacy Program and to establish the program guidelines.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-10-22 - To Finance and Appropriations
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As Introduced
130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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A BILL
| To amend Sections 263.10 and 263.230 of Am. Sub. H.B. | 1 |
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59 of the 130th General Assembly, as subsequently | 2 |
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amended, to earmark funds for a pre-K through 5 | 3 |
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Language and Literacy Program and to establish the | 4 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That Sections 263.10 and 263.230 of Am. Sub. H.B. | 6 |
59 of the 130th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 483 | 7 |
of the 130th General Assembly, be amended to read as follows: | 8 |
Sec. 263.10. EDU DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 9 |
GRF |
200321 |
|
Operating Expenses |
|
$ |
13,142,780 |
|
$ |
13,142,780 |
|
11 |
GRF |
200408 |
|
Early Childhood Education |
|
$ |
33,318,341 |
|
$ |
45,318,341 |
|
12 |
GRF |
200420 |
|
Information Technology Development and Support |
|
$ |
4,241,296 |
|
$ |
4,241,296 |
|
13 |
GRF |
200421 |
|
Alternative Education Programs |
|
$ |
7,403,998 |
|
$ |
12,403,998 |
|
14 |
GRF |
200422 |
|
School Management Assistance |
|
$ |
3,000,000 |
|
$ |
3,000,000 |
|
15 |
GRF |
200424 |
|
Policy Analysis |
|
$ |
328,558 |
|
$ |
328,558 |
|
16 |
GRF |
200425 |
|
Tech Prep Consortia Support |
|
$ |
260,542 |
|
$ |
260,542 |
|
17 |
GRF |
200426 |
|
Ohio Educational Computer Network |
|
$ |
29,625,569 |
|
$ |
19,625,569 |
|
18 |
GRF |
200427 |
|
Academic Standards |
|
$ |
3,800,000 |
|
$ |
3,800,000 |
|
19 |
GRF |
200437 |
|
Student Assessment |
|
$ |
55,895,000 |
|
$ |
75,895,000 |
|
20 |
GRF |
200439 |
|
Accountability/Report Cards |
|
$ |
3,500,000 |
|
$ |
3,750,000 |
|
21 |
GRF |
200442 |
|
Child Care Licensing |
|
$ |
827,140 |
|
$ |
827,140 |
|
22 |
GRF |
200446 |
|
Education Management Information System |
|
$ |
6,833,070 |
|
$ |
6,833,070 |
|
23 |
GRF |
200447 |
|
GED Testing |
|
$ |
879,551 |
|
$ |
879,551 |
|
24 |
GRF |
200448 |
|
Educator Preparation |
|
$ |
1,136,737 |
|
$ |
1,564,237 |
|
25 |
GRF |
200455 |
|
Community Schools and Choice Programs |
|
$ |
2,438,685 |
|
$ |
2,491,395 |
|
26 |
GRF |
200464 |
|
General Technology Operations |
|
$ |
192,097 |
|
$ |
192,097 |
|
27 |
GRF |
200465 |
|
Technology Integration and Professional Development |
|
$ |
1,778,879 |
|
$ |
1,778,879 |
|
28 |
GRF |
200502 |
|
Pupil Transportation |
|
$ |
505,013,527 |
|
$ |
521,013,527 |
|
29 |
GRF |
200505 |
|
School Lunch Match |
|
$ |
9,100,000 |
|
$ |
9,100,000 |
|
30 |
GRF |
200511 |
|
Auxiliary Services |
|
$ |
130,499,457 |
|
$ |
138,214,374 |
|
31 |
GRF |
200532 |
|
Nonpublic Administrative Cost Reimbursement |
|
$ |
58,951,750 |
|
$ |
62,436,882 |
|
32 |
GRF |
200540 |
|
Special Education Enhancements |
|
$ |
156,871,292 |
|
$ |
157,871,292 |
|
33 |
GRF |
200545 |
|
Career-Technical Education Enhancements |
|
$ |
9,372,999 |
|
$ |
9,372,999 |
|
34 |
GRF |
200550 |
|
Foundation Funding |
|
$ |
5,808,098,389 |
|
$ |
6,151,463,768 6,159,463,768 |
|
35 |
GRF |
200566 |
|
Literacy Improvement |
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
$ |
150,000 |
|
36 |
GRF |
200901 |
|
Property Tax Allocation - Education |
|
$ |
1,126,800,000 |
|
$ |
1,146,402,000 |
|
37 |
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund
| |
$ |
7,973,459,657 |
|
$ |
8,392,357,295 8,400,357,295 |
|
38 |
General Services Fund Group | 39 |
|
1380 |
200606 |
|
Information Technology Development and Support |
|
$ |
6,850,090 |
|
$ |
6,850,090 |
|
40 |
4520 |
200638 |
|
Fees and Refunds |
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
41 |
4L20 |
200681 |
|
Teacher Certification and Licensure |
|
$ |
8,313,762 |
|
$ |
13,658,274 |
|
42 |
5960 |
200656 |
|
Ohio Career Information System |
|
$ |
529,761 |
|
$ |
529,761 |
|
43 |
5H30 |
200687 |
|
School District Solvency Assistance |
|
$ |
25,000,000 |
|
$ |
25,000,000 |
|
44 |
5JC0 |
200654 |
|
Adult Career Opportunity Pilot Program |
|
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
2,500,000 |
|
45 |
5KX0 |
200691 |
|
Ohio School Sponsorship Program |
|
$ |
487,419 |
|
$ |
487,419 |
|
46 |
5KY0 |
200693 |
|
Community Schools Temporary Sponsorship |
|
$ |
83,000 |
|
$ |
83,000 |
|
47 |
TOTAL GSF General Services
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
Fund Group
| |
$ |
41,764,032 |
|
$ |
49,608,544 |
|
49 |
Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 50 |
|
3090 |
200601 |
|
Neglected and Delinquent Education |
|
$ |
2,168,642 |
|
$ |
2,168,642 |
|
51 |
3670 |
200607 |
|
School Food Services |
|
$ |
8,200,664 |
|
$ |
8,700,149 |
|
52 |
3700 |
200624 |
|
Education of Exceptional Children |
|
$ |
1,530,000 |
|
$ |
1,530,000 |
|
53 |
3AF0 |
200603 |
|
Schools Medicaid Administrative Claims |
|
$ |
750,000 |
|
$ |
750,000 |
|
54 |
3AN0 |
200671 |
|
School Improvement Grants |
|
$ |
20,400,000 |
|
$ |
20,400,000 |
|
55 |
3BK0 |
200628 |
|
Longitudinal Data Systems |
|
$ |
1,250,000 |
|
$ |
0 |
|
56 |
3C50 |
200661 |
|
Early Childhood Education |
|
$ |
14,554,749 |
|
$ |
14,554,749 |
|
57 |
3CG0 |
200646 |
|
Teacher Incentive |
|
$ |
15,125,588 |
|
$ |
15,183,285 |
|
58 |
3D20 |
200667 |
|
Math Science Partnerships |
|
$ |
6,000,000 |
|
$ |
6,000,000 |
|
59 |
3EC0 |
200653 |
|
Teacher Incentive - Federal Stimulus |
|
$ |
1,300,000 |
|
$ |
0 |
|
60 |
3EH0 |
200620 |
|
Migrant Education |
|
$ |
2,900,000 |
|
$ |
2,900,000 |
|
61 |
3EJ0 |
200622 |
|
Homeless Children Education |
|
$ |
2,600,000 |
|
$ |
2,600,000 |
|
62 |
3EK0 |
200637 |
|
Advanced Placement |
|
$ |
450,000 |
|
$ |
450,000 |
|
63 |
3EN0 |
200655 |
|
State Data Systems - Federal Stimulus |
|
$ |
1,250,000 |
|
$ |
0 |
|
64 |
3FD0 |
200665 |
|
Race to the Top |
|
$ |
136,000,000 |
|
$ |
58,074,046 |
|
65 |
3FN0 |
200672 |
|
Early Learning Challenge - Race to the Top |
|
$ |
7,040,000 |
|
$ |
7,040,000 |
|
66 |
3GE0 |
200674 |
|
Summer Food Service Program |
|
$ |
13,596,000 |
|
$ |
14,003,800 |
|
67 |
3GF0 |
200675 |
|
Miscellaneous Nutrition Grants |
|
$ |
700,000 |
|
$ |
700,000 |
|
68 |
3GG0 |
200676 |
|
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program |
|
$ |
4,738,000 |
|
$ |
4,880,140 |
|
69 |
3H90 |
200605 |
|
Head Start Collaboration Project |
|
$ |
225,000 |
|
$ |
225,000 |
|
70 |
3L60 |
200617 |
|
Federal School Lunch |
|
$ |
350,608,075 |
|
$ |
361,126,273 |
|
71 |
3L70 |
200618 |
|
Federal School Breakfast |
|
$ |
108,480,590 |
|
$ |
112,819,813 |
|
72 |
3L80 |
200619 |
|
Child/Adult Food Programs |
|
$ |
106,992,650 |
|
$ |
110,202,428 |
|
73 |
3L90 |
200621 |
|
Career-Technical Education Basic Grant |
|
$ |
44,663,900 |
|
$ |
44,663,900 |
|
74 |
3M00 |
200623 |
|
ESEA Title 1A |
|
$ |
560,000,000 |
|
$ |
560,000,000 |
|
75 |
3M20 |
200680 |
|
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
|
$ |
443,170,050 |
|
$ |
443,170,050 |
|
76 |
3T40 |
200613 |
|
Public Charter Schools |
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
$ |
0 |
|
77 |
3Y20 |
200688 |
|
21st Century Community Learning Centers |
|
$ |
48,201,810 |
|
$ |
50,611,900 |
|
78 |
3Y60 |
200635 |
|
Improving Teacher Quality |
|
$ |
101,900,000 |
|
$ |
101,900,000 |
|
79 |
3Y70 |
200689 |
|
English Language Acquisition |
|
$ |
9,700,000 |
|
$ |
9,700,000 |
|
80 |
3Y80 |
200639 |
|
Rural and Low Income Technical Assistance |
|
$ |
3,300,000 |
|
$ |
3,300,000 |
|
81 |
3Z20 |
200690 |
|
State Assessments |
|
$ |
11,800,000 |
|
$ |
11,800,000 |
|
82 |
3Z30 |
200645 |
|
Consolidated Federal Grant Administration |
|
$ |
7,949,280 |
|
$ |
7,949,280 |
|
83 |
TOTAL FED Federal Special
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
84 |
Revenue Fund Group
| |
$ |
2,038,044,998 |
|
$ |
1,977,403,455 |
|
85 |
State Special Revenue Fund Group | 86 |
|
4540 |
200610 |
|
GED Testing |
|
$ |
1,050,000 |
|
$ |
250,000 |
|
87 |
4550 |
200608 |
|
Commodity Foods |
|
$ |
24,000,000 |
|
$ |
24,000,000 |
|
88 |
4R70 |
200695 |
|
Indirect Operational Support |
|
$ |
6,600,000 |
|
$ |
6,600,000 |
|
89 |
4V70 |
200633 |
|
Interagency Program Support |
|
$ |
717,725 |
|
$ |
717,725 |
|
90 |
5980 |
200659 |
|
Auxiliary Services Reimbursement |
|
$ |
1,328,910 |
|
$ |
1,328,910 |
|
91 |
5BJ0 |
200626 |
|
Half-Mill Maintenance Equalization |
|
$ |
19,000,000 |
|
$ |
20,000,000 |
|
92 |
5MM0 |
200677 |
|
Child Nutrition Refunds |
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
93 |
5T30 |
200668 |
|
Gates Foundation Grants |
|
$ |
200,000 |
|
$ |
153,000 |
|
94 |
5U20 |
200685 |
|
National Education Statistics |
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
95 |
6200 |
200615 |
|
Educational Improvement Grants |
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
$ |
300,000 |
|
96 |
TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
97 |
Fund Group
| |
$ |
53,996,635 |
|
$ |
54,149,635 |
|
98 |
Lottery Profits Education Fund Group | 99 |
|
7017 |
200612 |
|
Foundation Funding |
|
$ |
775,500,000 |
|
$ |
857,700,000 |
|
100 |
7017 |
200629 |
|
Career Advising and Mentoring |
|
$ |
0 |
|
$ |
10,000,000 |
|
101 |
7017 |
200648 |
|
Straight A Fund |
|
$ |
100,000,000 |
|
$ |
150,000,000 |
|
102 |
7017 |
200666 |
|
EdChoice Expansion |
|
$ |
3,800,000 |
|
$ |
17,000,000 |
|
103 |
7017 |
200684 |
|
Community School Facilities |
|
$ |
7,500,000 |
|
$ |
7,500,000 |
|
104 |
TOTAL LPE Lottery Profits
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
105 |
Education Fund Group
| |
$ |
886,800,000 |
|
$ |
1,042,200,000 |
|
106 |
Revenue Distribution Fund Group | 107 |
|
7047 |
200909 |
|
School District Property Tax Replacement-Business |
|
$ |
482,000,000 |
|
$ |
482,000,000 |
|
108 |
7053 |
200900 |
|
School District Property Tax Replacement-Utility |
|
$ |
28,000,000 |
|
$ |
28,000,000 |
|
109 |
TOTAL RDF Revenue Distribution
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
110 |
Fund Group
| |
$ |
510,000,000 |
|
$ |
510,000,000 |
|
111 |
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS
| |
$ |
11,504,065,322 |
|
$ |
12,025,718,929 12,033,718,929 |
|
112 |
Sec. 263.230. FOUNDATION FUNDING | 114 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 115 |
Funding, up to $675,000 in fiscal year 2014 shall be used to | 116 |
support the work of the College of Education and Human Ecology at | 117 |
the Ohio State University in reviewing and assessing the alignment | 118 |
of courses offered through the distance learning clearinghouse | 119 |
established in sections 3333.81 to 3333.88 of the Revised Code | 120 |
with the academic content standards adopted under division (A) of | 121 |
section 3301.079 of the Revised Code. | 122 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 123 |
Funding, up to $40,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to | 124 |
provide additional state aid to school districts, joint vocational | 125 |
school districts, community schools, and STEM schools for special | 126 |
education students under division (C)(3) of section 3314.08, | 127 |
section 3317.0214, division (B) of section 3317.16, and section | 128 |
3326.34 of the Revised Code, except that the Controlling Board may | 129 |
increase these amounts if presented with such a request from the | 130 |
Department of Education at the final meeting of the fiscal year. | 131 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 132 |
Funding, up to $2,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be reserved | 133 |
for Youth Services tuition payments under section 3317.024 of the | 134 |
Revised Code. | 135 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 136 |
Funding, up to $3,800,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to | 137 |
fund gifted education at educational service centers. The | 138 |
Department shall distribute the funding through the unit-based | 139 |
funding methodology in place under division (L) of section | 140 |
3317.024, division (E) of section 3317.05, and divisions (A), (B), | 141 |
and (C) of section 3317.053 of the Revised Code as they existed | 142 |
prior to fiscal year 2010. | 143 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 144 |
Funding, up to $43,500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and up to | 145 |
$40,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be reserved to fund the | 146 |
state reimbursement of educational service centers under the | 147 |
section of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly entitled | 148 |
"EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTERS FUNDING"; and up to $3,500,000 in | 149 |
each fiscal year shall be distributed to educational service | 150 |
centers for School Improvement Initiatives and, in consultation | 151 |
with the Governor's Director of 21st Century Education, for the | 152 |
provision of technical assistance as required by the Elementary | 153 |
and Secondary Education Act Flexibility waivers approved for Ohio | 154 |
by the United States Department of Education. Educational service | 155 |
centers shall be required to support districts in the development | 156 |
and implementation of their continuous improvement plans as | 157 |
required in section 3302.04 of the Revised Code and to provide | 158 |
technical assistance and support in accordance with Title I of the | 159 |
"No Child Left Behind Act of 2001," 115 Stat. 1425, 20 U.S.C. | 160 |
6317, as administered pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary | 161 |
Education Act Flexibility waivers approved for Ohio by the United | 162 |
States Department of Education. | 163 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 164 |
Funding, up to $20,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be reserved | 165 |
for payments under sections 3317.026, 3317.027, and 3317.028 of | 166 |
the Revised Code. If this amount is not sufficient, the Department | 167 |
of Education shall prorate the payment amounts so that the | 168 |
aggregate amount allocated in this paragraph is not exceeded. | 169 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 170 |
Funding, up to $2,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to pay | 171 |
career-technical planning districts for the amounts reimbursed to | 172 |
students, as prescribed in this paragraph. Each career-technical | 173 |
planning district shall reimburse individuals taking the online | 174 |
General Educational Development (GED) test for the first time for | 175 |
application/test fees in excess of $40. Each career-technical | 176 |
planning district shall designate a site or sites where | 177 |
individuals may register and take the exam. For each individual | 178 |
that registers for the exam, the career-technical planning | 179 |
district shall make available and offer career counseling | 180 |
services, including information on adult education programs that | 181 |
are available. Any remaining funds in each fiscal year shall be | 182 |
reimbursed to the Department of Youth Services and the Department | 183 |
of Rehabilitation and Correction for individuals in these | 184 |
facilities who have taken the GED for the first time. The amounts | 185 |
reimbursed shall not exceed the per-individual amounts reimbursed | 186 |
to other individuals under this section for each section of the | 187 |
GED. | 188 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 189 |
Funding, up to $410,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to pay | 190 |
career-technical planning districts $500 for each student that | 191 |
receives a journeyman certification, as recognized by the United | 192 |
States Department of Labor. | 193 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 194 |
Funding, up to $18,713,327 in fiscal year 2014 and up to | 195 |
$26,213,327 in fiscal year 2015 shall be used to support school | 196 |
choice programs. | 197 |
Of the portion of the funds distributed to the Cleveland | 198 |
Municipal School District under this section, up to $11,901,887 in | 199 |
each fiscal year shall be used to operate the school choice | 200 |
program in the Cleveland Municipal School District under sections | 201 |
3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding | 202 |
divisions (B) and (C) of section 3313.978 and division (C) of | 203 |
section 3313.979 of the Revised Code, up to $1,000,000 in each | 204 |
fiscal year of this amount shall be used by the Cleveland | 205 |
Municipal School District to provide tutorial assistance as | 206 |
provided in division (H) of section 3313.974 of the Revised Code. | 207 |
The Cleveland Municipal School District shall report the use of | 208 |
these funds in the district's three-year continuous improvement | 209 |
plan as described in section 3302.04 of the Revised Code in a | 210 |
manner approved by the Department of Education. | 211 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 212 |
Funding, up to $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be used to pay | 213 |
college-preparatory boarding schools the per pupil boarding amount | 214 |
pursuant to section 3328.34 of the Revised Code. | 215 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 216 |
Funding, up to $500,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to | 217 |
support Jobs for Ohio's Graduates. | 218 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 219 |
Funding, up to $250,000 in fiscal year 2015 may be used for | 220 |
payment of the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program for | 221 |
students instructed at home pursuant to section 3321.04 of the | 222 |
Revised Code. | 223 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 224 |
Funding, up to $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 shall be used to | 225 |
reimburse school districts for the full amount deducted in that | 226 |
year under section 3310.55 of the Revised Code for Jon Peterson | 227 |
Scholarships awarded under sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the | 228 |
Revised Code to students who did not attend a public school in | 229 |
their resident district in the previous school year. If this | 230 |
amount is not sufficient, the Department of Education shall | 231 |
prorate the payment amounts so that the aggregate amount | 232 |
appropriated in this paragraph is not exceeded. | 233 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 234 |
Funding, an amount shall be available in each fiscal year to be | 235 |
paid to joint vocational school districts in accordance with | 236 |
division (A) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code and the | 237 |
section of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly entitled | 238 |
"TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL AID FOR JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL | 239 |
DISTRICTS." | 240 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 241 |
Funding, up to $700,000 in each fiscal year shall be used by the | 242 |
Department of Education for a program to pay for educational | 243 |
services for youth who have been assigned by a juvenile court or | 244 |
other authorized agency to any of the facilities described in | 245 |
division (A) of the section of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th | 246 |
General Assembly entitled "PRIVATE TREATMENT FACILITY PROJECT." | 247 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 248 |
Funding, up to $675,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be used to | 249 |
provide grants on a competitive basis to public and chartered | 250 |
nonpublic schools for their participation in the electronic | 251 |
textbook pilot project. These funds shall be administered as | 252 |
provided under the section of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th | 253 |
General Assembly entitled ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOK PILOT PROJECT. | 254 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 255 |
Funding, up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and up to $3,000,000 | 256 |
in fiscal year 2015 shall be used for the New Leaders for Ohio | 257 |
Schools Pilot Project in accordance with Section 733.40 of Am. | 258 |
Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly. | 259 |
Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 260 |
Funding, up to $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be used to | 261 |
support the implementation of a digital learning-based pre-K | 262 |
through 5 program that teaches a language and literacy curriculum | 263 |
for English Learner (EL) students to increase their ability to | 264 |
meet grade level reading standards. The program shall provide | 265 |
first language support for three out of the top five most | 266 |
prevalent languages spoken in Ohio. | 267 |
The remainder of appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 268 |
Funding, shall be used to distribute the amounts calculated for | 269 |
formula aid under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code and the | 270 |
section of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly entitled | 271 |
"TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL AID FOR CITY, LOCAL, AND EXEMPTED VILLAGE | 272 |
SCHOOL DISTRICTS." | 273 |
Appropriation items 200502, Pupil Transportation, 200540, | 274 |
Special Education Enhancements, and 200550, Foundation Funding, | 275 |
other than specific set-asides, are collectively used in each | 276 |
fiscal year to pay state formula aid obligations for school | 277 |
districts, community schools, STEM schools, college preparatory | 278 |
boarding schools, and joint vocational school districts under Am. | 279 |
Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly. The first priority of | 280 |
these appropriation items, with the exception of specific | 281 |
set-asides, is to fund state formula aid obligations. It may be | 282 |
necessary to reallocate funds among these appropriation items or | 283 |
use excess funds from other general revenue fund appropriation | 284 |
items in the Department of Education's budget in each fiscal year, | 285 |
in order to meet state formula aid obligations. If it is | 286 |
determined that it is necessary to transfer funds among these | 287 |
appropriation items or to transfer funds from other General | 288 |
Revenue Fund appropriations in the Department of Education's | 289 |
budget to meet state formula aid obligations, the Department of | 290 |
Education shall seek approval from the Controlling Board to | 291 |
transfer funds as needed. | 292 |
The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make payments, | 293 |
transfers, and deductions, as authorized by Title XXXIII of the | 294 |
Revised Code and Sections 267.30.50, 267.30.53, 267.30.56, and | 295 |
267.30.60 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly, in | 296 |
amounts substantially equal to those made in the prior year, or | 297 |
otherwise, at the discretion of the Superintendent, until at least | 298 |
the effective date of the amendments and enactments made to Title | 299 |
XXXIII by Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly. If a new | 300 |
school district, community school, or STEM school opens prior to | 301 |
the effective date of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General | 302 |
Assembly, the Department of Education shall pay to the district or | 303 |
school an amount of $5,000 per pupil, based upon the estimated | 304 |
number of students that the district or school is expected to | 305 |
serve. Any funds paid to districts or schools under this section | 306 |
shall be credited toward the annual funds calculated for the | 307 |
district or school after the changes made to Title XXXIII in Am. | 308 |
Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly are effective. Upon the | 309 |
effective date of changes made to Title XXXIII in Am. Sub. H.B. 59 | 310 |
of the 130th General Assembly, funds shall be calculated as an | 311 |
annual amount. | 312 |
Section 2. That existing Sections 263.10 and 263.230 of Am. | 313 |
Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. | 314 |
H.B. 483 of the 130th General Assembly, are hereby repealed. | 315 |
Section 3. (A) In recognition of the need to provide all | 316 |
English Learner (EL) students in grades kindergarten through five | 317 |
with the instructional assistance necessary to meet the standards | 318 |
established by the Third Grade Reading Guarantee by the end of | 319 |
third grade and achieve grade level proficiency in reading by the | 320 |
fifth grade, the K-5 Language and Literacy Program is hereby | 321 |
created. The purpose of this program shall be to identify quality | 322 |
technology-based literacy and language development software | 323 |
programs designed specifically for K-5 EL students that can be | 324 |
purchased by districts, schools, or education consortia with | 325 |
Straight A funds for the purpose of improving English language | 326 |
proficiency and reading skills in grades kindergarten through | 327 |
five. | 328 |
(B) The Department of Education shall issue a request for | 329 |
proposals for technology-based English language fluency and | 330 |
reading skills development software programs designed specifically | 331 |
for students in grades kindergarten through five. All proposals | 332 |
submitted to the Department under this section shall include a | 333 |
complete breakdown of the levels and activities available under | 334 |
each program. Each program shall also meet, at a minimum, all of | 335 |
the following requirements: | 336 |
(1) The program develops grade level appropriate oral and | 337 |
written academic vocabulary that will allow the student to become | 338 |
a proficient reader in academic content areas. | 339 |
(2) The program incorporates listening and speaking | 340 |
activities that assist in the development of the English language | 341 |
fluency needed to become a proficient reader. | 342 |
(3) The program directly teaches phonological awareness | 343 |
skills and reading through instructional strategies that include | 344 |
echo reading and the recording of decodable books. | 345 |
(4) The program provides all of the following components for | 346 |
all EL students for whom English is a second language: | 347 |
(a) First language support within the software that utilizes | 348 |
the student's first language as a bridge to English language | 349 |
acquisition. This support shall cover, at a minimum, 90 per cent | 350 |
of all students in grades kindergarten through five whose first | 351 |
language is not English. | 352 |
(b) Phonemic awareness instruction, which shall include both | 353 |
new phonemes and phonemes that are shared by the student's native | 354 |
language and the English language. | 355 |
(5) The program is individualized, with progress through the | 356 |
program based upon student performance in the program. Immediate | 357 |
remediation and delayed remediation, acceleration, and | 358 |
teacher-assigned lessons shall be available based upon on-going, | 359 |
in-program assessments and interactive teacher reports. | 360 |
(6) The program is based upon current scientific research and | 361 |
is aligned with Ohio's academic content standards and the | 362 |
guidelines of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The program | 363 |
shall also include modeling, guided practice, realia and | 364 |
inter-textual comprehension in order to prepare EL students to | 365 |
meet the standards established by the Third Grade Reading | 366 |
Guarantee and achieve grade level reading proficiency. | 367 |
(C) The Department shall review all proposals received under | 368 |
this section and shall identify quality programs within these | 369 |
proposals. The Department shall then prepare a list of recommended | 370 |
software providers based upon these quality programs and | 371 |
distribute it to all school districts, schools, or education | 372 |
consortia to select from, at their discretion, and to pay for with | 373 |
funds allocated under Section 263.230 of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the | 374 |
130th General Assembly. | 375 |
(D) Any software provider that provides its services under | 376 |
this section shall annually provide data on the usage and results | 377 |
of its program by grade level, school, and district, if | 378 |
applicable, to both the purchasing district, school, or education | 379 |
consortia, and the Department. The Department shall make each | 380 |
annual report available, as it is received, to the General | 381 |
Assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code. | 382 |