§ 3314.089 — Community school career-technical education spending

Ohio § 3314.089

• Jurisdiction: Ohio
• Title 33: Education-Libraries
• Ch. 3314: Community Schools

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(A) In any fiscal year, a community school receiving funds calculated under division (A)(8) of section3317.022of the Revised Code shall spend those funds only for the purposes that the department designates as approved for career-technical education expenses. Career-technical education expenses approved by the department shall include only expenses connected to the delivery of career-technical programming to career-technical students. The department shall require the school to report data annually so that the department may monitor the school's compliance with the requirements regarding the manner in which funding received under division (A)(8) of section3317.022of the Revised Code may be spent.

(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, all funds received under division (A)(8) of section3317.022of the Revised Code shall be spent in the following manner:

(1) At least seventy-five per cent of the funds shall be spent on curriculum development, purchase, and implementation; instructional resources and supplies; industry-based program certification; student assessment, credentialing, and placement; curriculum specific equipment purchases and leases; career-technical student organization fees and expenses; home and agency linkages; work-based learning experiences; professional development; and other costs directly associated with career-technical education programs including development of new programs.

(2) Not more than twenty-five per cent of the funds shall be used for personnel expenditures.

(C) The department may waive the requirements in division (B)of this section for any community school that exclusively provides one or more career-technical workforce development programs in arts and communications that are not equipment-intensive, as determined by the department.

(D) In any fiscal year, a community school receiving funds under division (H) of section3317.014of the Revised Code shall spend those funds only on the following purposes:

(1) Delivery of career awareness programs to students enrolled in grades kindergarten through twelve;

(2) Provision of a common, consistent curriculum to students throughout their primary and secondary education;

(3) Assistance to teachers in providing a career development curriculum to students;

(4) Development of a career development plan for each student that stays with that student for the duration of the student's primary and secondary education;

(5) Provision of opportunities for students to engage in activities, such as career fairs, hands-on experiences, and job shadowing, across all career pathways at each grade level.

The department may deny payment under division (E) of section3317.014of the Revised Code to any school that the department determines is using funds paid under division (H) of section3317.014of the Revised Code for other purposes.

Last updated March 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM

Legislative History

Effective: September 30, 2021 | Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly