(A)The department of education and workforce shall compute and pay in accordance with this section additional state aid for preschool children with disabilities to each city, local, and exempted village school district and to each institution, as defined in section3323.091of the Revised Code. Funding shall be provided for children who are not enrolled in kindergarten and who are under age six on the thirtieth day of September of the academic year, or on the first day of August of the academic year if the school district in which the child is enrolled has adopted a resolution under division (A)(3) of section3321.01of the Revised Code, but not less than age three on the first day of December of the academic year.
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the additional state aid shall be calculated
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(A) The department of education and workforce shall compute and pay in accordance with this section additional state aid for preschool children with disabilities to each city, local, and exempted village school district and to each institution, as defined in section3323.091of the Revised Code. Funding shall be provided for children who are not enrolled in kindergarten and who are under age six on the thirtieth day of September of the academic year, or on the first day of August of the academic year if the school district in which the child is enrolled has adopted a resolution under division (A)(3) of section3321.01of the Revised Code, but not less than age three on the first day of December of the academic year.
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the additional state aid shall be calculated under the following formula:
($4,000 X the number of students who are preschool children with disabilities) + the sum of the following:
(1) The district's or institution's category one special education students who are preschool children with disabilities X the multiple specified in division (A) of section3317.013of the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil for that fiscal year X the district's state share percentage X 0.50;
(2) The district's or institution's category two special education students who are preschool children with disabilities X the multiple specified in division (B) of section3317.013of the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil for that fiscal year X the district's state share percentage X 0.50;
(3) The district's or institution's category three special education students who are preschool children with disabilities X the multiple specified in division (C) of section3317.013of the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil for that fiscal year X the district's state share percentage X 0.50;
(4) The district's or institution's category four special education students who are preschool children with disabilities X the multiple specified in division (D) of section3317.013of the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil for that fiscal year X the district's state share percentage X 0.50;
(5) The district's or institution's category five special education students who are preschool children with disabilities X the multiple specified in division (E) of section3317.013of the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil for that fiscal year X the district's state share percentage X 0.50;
(6) The district's or institution's category six special education students who are preschool children with disabilities X the multiple specified in division (F) of section3317.013of the Revised Code X the statewide average base cost per pupil for that fiscal year X the district's state share percentage X 0.50.
For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the additional state aid shall be calculated for each category of special education students who are preschool children with disabilities using a formula specified by the general assembly.
The special education disability categories for preschool children used in this section are the same categories prescribed in section3317.013of the Revised Code.
As used in division (A) of this section, the state share percentage of a student enrolled in an institution is the state share percentage of the school district in which the student is entitled to attend school under section3313.64or3313.65of the Revised Code.
(B) If an educational service center is providing services to students who are preschool children with disabilities under agreement with the city, local, or exempted village school district in which the students are entitled to attend school, that district may authorize the department to transfer funds computed under this section to the service center providing those services.
(C) If a county DD board is providing services to students who are preschool children with disabilities under agreement with the city, local, or exempted village school district in which the students are entitled to attend school, the department shall deduct from the district's payment computed under division (A) of this section the total amount of those funds that are attributable to the students served by the county DD board and pay that amount to that board.
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