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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(A)(1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department of education and workforce shall withhold from the aggregate amount paid for a fiscal year to each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district an amount equal to the following:
(a) In the case of a city, local, or exempted village school district, the aggregate amount of special education funding paid to the district under division (A)(3) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code times 0.10, subject to any funding limitations enacted by the general assembly to the computation.
(b) In the case of a joint vocational school district, the aggregate amount of special education funding paid to the school under division (A)(2) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code times 0.10, subject to any funding limitations enacted by the general assembly to the computation.
(2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall withhold from the aggregate amount paid for a fiscal year to each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district an amount determined by the general assembly, if any, for purposes of this section.
(B) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department shall use the amount of funds withheld under division (A) of this section for purposes of section 3317.0214 of the Revised Code and division (B) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code.
For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall use the amount of funds withheld under division (A) of this section, if any, for purposes determined by the general assembly.
(C)(1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department shall withhold from the aggregate amount paid for a fiscal year to each community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code and STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code an amount equal to the aggregate amount of special education funding paid to the school under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3317.026 of the Revised Code times 0.05, subject to any funding limitations enacted by the general assembly to the computation.
(2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall withhold from the aggregate amount paid for a fiscal year to each community school and STEM school an amount determined by the general assembly, if any, for purposes of this section.
(D)(1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department shall use the amount of funds withheld under division (C) of this section for purposes of division (C)(1) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and section 3326.34 of the Revised Code. Any unused funds shall be redistributed by the department, in a manner determined by the department, to community schools and STEM schools in the same proportion that the funds were originally contributed.
(2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall use the amount of funds withheld under division (C) of this section, if any, for purposes determined by the general assembly.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title XXXIII. Education Libraries § 3317.0215 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xxxiii-education-libraries/oh-rev-code-sect-3317-0215/
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