(A) As used in this section, "student wellness and success funds" means the following:
(1) For a city, local, or exempted village school district, the funds received under division (E)(3) of section3317.011of the Revised Code, subject to the state share and any phase-in established by the general assembly;
(2) For a joint vocational school district, the funds received under division (E)(3) of section3317.012of the Revised Code, subject to the state share and any phase-in established by the general assembly;
(3) For a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, the funds received under division (E) of section3317.0110of the Revised Code for student wellness and success funds, as determined by the department, subject to any phase-in established by the general assembly;
(4) For a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, the funds received under division (E) of section3317.0110of the Revised Code for student wellness and success funds, as determined by the department, subject to any phase-in established by the general assembly.
(B) For each fiscal year, the department of education and workforce shall notify each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district, community school, and STEM school, of the portion of the district or school's state share of the base cost calculated under section3317.022or3317.16of the Revised Code, that is attributable to the staffing cost for the student wellness and success component of the base cost, as determined by the department.
(C) In each fiscal year, a city, local, exempted village or joint vocational school district, community school, or STEM school shall spend the student wellness and success funds it receives for any of the initiatives, or a combination of any of the initiatives, described in divisions (B)(1)(j) to (q) of section3317.25of the Revised Code.
(D) Not less than fifty per cent of the amount determined under division (B) of this section shall be spent on initiatives described under division (B)(1)(j) or (o) of section3317.25of the Revised Code, or a combination of both.
(E) Each city, local, exempted village, joint vocational school district, community school, and STEM school that is subject to the requirements of this section shall develop a plan to utilize the student wellness and success funds it receives in coordination with a community mental health prevention or treatment provider or local board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services established under Chapter 340. of the Revised Code and one of the community partners identified under division (C) of section3317.25of the Revised Code.
(F) Within thirty days of the creation or amendment of the plan required under division (E) of this section, each city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, community school, and STEM school shall share the plan at a public meeting of the board of education or governing authority and post the plan on the district or school's web site.
(G)(1) All student wellness and success funds allocated in any of fiscal years 2020 to 2023 shall be expended prior to June 30, 2025. Any unexpended funds shall be repaid to the department.
(2) Beginning in fiscal year 2024, all student wellness and success funds shall be spent by the end of the following fiscal year. Any unexpended funds shall be repaid to the department.
(H)(1) If the department determines that a city, local, exempted village, joint vocational school district, community school, or STEM school has not spent funds in accordance with divisions (C) and (D) of this section, the department may require a corrective action plan.
(2) If a city, local, exempted village, joint vocational school district, community school, or STEM school is determined to be out of compliance with the corrective action plan described under division (H)(1) of this section, the department may withhold student wellness and success from that district or school.
(I) At the end of each fiscal year, each district and school shall submit a report to the department, in a manner determined by the department, describing the initiative or initiatives on which the district or school's funds were spent under this section during that fiscal year.
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