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(A) The director of education and workforce shall examine each school district's current budget information and three-year projection of revenues and expenditures submitted under section 5705.391 of the Revised Code and shall determine whether the information contained therein, together with any other relevant information, indicates that the district may be financially unable to operate its instructional program on all days set forth in its adopted school calendars and pay all obligated expenses during the current fiscal year. If a board of education has not adopted a school calendar for the school year beginning on the first day of July of the current fiscal year at the time an examination is required under this division, the director shall examine the current budget information and three-year projection and determine whether the district may be financially unable to pay all obligated expenses and operate its instructional program for the number of days on which instruction was held in the preceding fiscal year.
(B) If the director of education and workforce determines pursuant to division (A) of this section that a school district may be financially unable to operate its instructional program on all days required by such division and pay all obligated expenses during the current fiscal year, the director shall provide written notification of such determination to the president of the district's board of education and the auditor of state.
(C) This section does not apply to a school district declared to be under a fiscal emergency pursuant to division (B) of section 3316.03 of the Revised Code.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title XXXIII. Education Libraries § 3313.489 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xxxiii-education-libraries/oh-rev-code-sect-3313-489/
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