2006 Ohio Revised Code - 3317.02. Definitions.

§ 3317.02. Definitions.
 

As used in this chapter: 

(A) Unless otherwise specified, "school district" means city, local, and exempted village school districts. 

(B) "Formula amount" means the base cost for the fiscal year specified in division (B)(4) of section 3317.012 [3317.01.2] of the Revised Code. 

(C) "FTE basis" means a count of students based on full-time equivalency, in accordance with rules adopted by the department of education pursuant to section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. In adopting its rules under this division, the department shall provide for counting any student in category one, two, three, four, five, or six special education ADM or in category one or two vocational education ADM in the same proportion the student is counted in formula ADM. 

(D) "Formula ADM" means, for a city, local, or exempted village school district, the number reported pursuant to division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, and for a joint vocational school district, the number reported pursuant to division (D) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2007, for payments in which formula ADM is a factor, the formula ADM for each school district for the fiscal year is the sum of one-half of the number reported for October of that fiscal year plus one-half of the average of the numbers reported for October and February of that fiscal year. 

(E) "Three-year average formula ADM" means the average of formula ADMs for the current and preceding two fiscal years. 

(F) (1) "Category one special education ADM" means the average daily membership of handicapped children receiving special education services for the handicap specified in division (A) of section 3317.013 [3317.01.3] of the Revised Code and reported under division (B)(5) or (D)(2)(b) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2007, the district's category one special education ADM for a fiscal year is the sum of one-half of the number reported for October of that fiscal year plus one-half of the average of the numbers reported for October and February of that fiscal year. 

(2) "Category two special education ADM" means the average daily membership of handicapped children receiving special education services for those handicaps specified in division (B) of section 3317.013 [3317.01.3] of the Revised Code and reported under division (B)(6) or (D)(2)(c) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2007, the district's category two special education ADM for a fiscal year is the sum of one-half of the number reported for October of that fiscal year plus one-half of the average of the numbers reported for October and February of that fiscal year. 

(3) "Category three special education ADM" means the average daily membership of students receiving special education services for those handicaps specified in division (C) of section 3317.013 [3317.01.3] of the Revised Code, and reported under division (B)(7) or (D)(2)(d) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2007, the district's category three special education ADM for a fiscal year is the sum of one-half of the number reported for October of that fiscal year plus one-half of the average of the numbers reported for October and February of that fiscal year. 

(4) "Category four special education ADM" means the average daily membership of students receiving special education services for those handicaps specified in division (D) of section 3317.013 [3317.01.3] of the Revised Code and reported under division (B)(8) or (D)(2)(e) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2007, the district's category four special education ADM for a fiscal year is the sum of one-half of the number reported for October of that fiscal year plus one-half of the average of the numbers reported for October and February of that fiscal year. 

(5) "Category five special education ADM" means the average daily membership of students receiving special education services for the handicap specified in division (E) of section 3317.013 [3317.01.3] of the Revised Code and reported under division (B)(9) or (D)(2)(f) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2007, the district's category five special education ADM for a fiscal year is the sum of one-half of the number reported for October of that fiscal year plus one-half of the average of the numbers reported for October and February of that fiscal year. 

(6) "Category six special education ADM" means the average daily membership of students receiving special education services for the handicap specified in division (F) of section 3317.013 [3317.01.3] of the Revised Code and reported under division (B)(10) or (D)(2)(g) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2007, the district's category six special education ADM for a fiscal year is the sum of one-half of the number reported for October of that fiscal year plus one-half of the average of the numbers reported for October and February of that fiscal year. 

(7) "Category one vocational education ADM" means the average daily membership of students receiving vocational education services described in division (A) of section 3317.014 [3317.01.4] of the Revised Code and reported under division (B)(11) or (D)(2)(h) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2007, the district's category one vocational education ADM for a fiscal year is the sum of one-half of the number reported for October of that fiscal year plus one-half of the average of the numbers reported for October and February of that fiscal year. 

(8) "Category two vocational education ADM" means the average daily membership of students receiving vocational education services described in division (B) of section 3317.014 [3317.01.4] of the Revised Code and reported under division (B)(12) or (D)(2)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. Beginning in fiscal year 2007, the district's category two vocational education ADM for a fiscal year is the sum of one-half of the number reported for October of that fiscal year plus one-half of the average of the numbers reported for October and February of that fiscal year. 

(G) "Handicapped preschool child" means a handicapped child, as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code, who is at least age three but is not of compulsory school age, as defined in section 3321.01 of the Revised Code, and who is not currently enrolled in kindergarten. 

(H) "County MR/DD board" means a county board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities. 

(I) "Recognized valuation" means the amount calculated for a school district pursuant to section 3317.015 [3317.01.5] of the Revised Code. 

(J) "Transportation ADM" means the number of children reported under division (B)(13) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. 

(K) "Average efficient transportation use cost per student" means a statistical representation of transportation costs as calculated under division (D)(2) of section 3317.022 [3317.02.2] of the Revised Code. 

(L) "Taxes charged and payable" means the taxes charged and payable against real and public utility property after making the reduction required by section 319.301 [319.30.1] of the Revised Code, plus the taxes levied against tangible personal property. 

(M) "Total taxable value" means the sum of the amounts certified for a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district under divisions (A)(1) and (2) of section 3317.021 [3317.02.1] of the Revised Code. 

(N) "Cost-of-doing-business factor" means the amount indicated in division (N)(1) or (2) of this section for the county in which a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district is located. If a city, local, or exempted village school district is located in more than one county, the factor is the amount indicated for the county to which the district is assigned by the state department of education. If a joint vocational school district is located in more than one county, the factor is the amount indicated for the county in which the joint vocational school with the greatest formula ADM operated by the district is located. 

(1) In fiscal year 2006, the cost-of-doing-business factor for each county is:         
 
COUNTY                  COST-OF-DOING-
BUSINESS
                       
FACTOR AMOUNT
Adams                            1.00233
Allen                            1.01373
Ashland                          1.01980
Ashtabula                        1.02647
Athens                           1.00093
Auglaize                         1.01647
Belmont                          1.00427
Brown                            1.01180
Butler                           1.04307
Carroll                          1.00913
Champaign                        1.02973
Clark                            1.02980
Clermont                         1.03607
Clinton                          1.02193
Columbiana                       1.01427
Coshocton                        1.01153
Crawford                         1.01093
Cuyahoga                         1.04173
Darke                            1.02253
Defiance                         1.00973
Delaware                         1.03520
Erie                             1.02587
Fairfield                        1.02440
Fayette                          1.02127
Franklin                         1.04053
Fulton                            1.0220
Gallia                           1.00000
Geauga                           1.03340
Greene                           1.02960
Guernsey                         1.00440
Hamilton                         1.05000
Hancock                          1.01433
Hardin                           1.02373
Harrison                         1.00493
Henry                            1.02120
Highland                         1.00987
Hocking                          1.01253
Holmes                           1.01187
Huron                            1.01953
Jackson                          1.00920
Jefferson                        1.00487
Knox                             1.01860
Lake                             1.03493
Lawrence                         1.00540
Licking                          1.02540
Logan                            1.02567
Lorain                           1.03433
Lucas                            1.02600
Madison                          1.03253
Mahoning                         1.02307
Marion                           1.02040
Medina                           1.03573
Meigs                            1.00173
Mercer                           1.01353
Miami                            1.02740
Monroe                           1.00333
Montgomery                       1.03020
Morgan                           1.00593
Morrow                           1.02007
Muskingum                        1.00847
Noble                            1.00487
Ottawa                           1.03240
Paulding                         1.00767
Perry                            1.01067
Pickaway                         1.02607
Pike                             1.00687
Portage                          1.03147
Preble                           1.02947
Putnam                           1.01440
Richland                         1.01327
Ross                             1.01007
Sandusky                         1.02140
Scioto                           1.00080
Seneca                           1.01487
Shelby                           1.01853
Stark                            1.01700
Summit                           1.03613
Trumbull                         1.02340
Tuscarawas                       1.00593
Union                            1.03333
Van Wert                         1.00887
Vinton                           1.00633
Warren                           1.04387
Washington                       1.00400
Wayne                            1.02320
Williams                         1.01520
Wood                             1.02400
Wyandot                          1.01140
 

(2) In fiscal year 2007, the cost-of-doing-business factor for each county is:         
 
COUNTY                  COST-OF-DOING-
BUSINESS
                       
FACTOR AMOUNT
Adams                            1.00117
Allen                            1.00687
Ashland                          1.00990
Ashtabula                        1.01323
Athens                           1.00047
Auglaize                         1.00823
Belmont                          1.00213
Brown                            1.00590
Butler                           1.02153
Carroll                          1.00457
Champaign                        1.01487
Clark                            1.01490
Clermont                         1.01803
Clinton                          1.01097
Columbiana                       1.00713
Coshocton                        1.00577
Crawford                         1.00547
Cuyahoga                         1.02087
Darke                            1.01127
Defiance                         1.00487
Delaware                         1.01760
Erie                             1.01293
Fairfield                        1.01220
Fayette                          1.01063
Franklin                         1.02027
Fulton                           1.01100
Gallia                           1.00000
Geauga                           1.01670
Greene                           1.01480
Guernsey                         1.00220
Hamilton                         1.02500
Hancock                          1.00717
Hardin                           1.01187
Harrison                         1.00247
Henry                            1.01060
Highland                         1.00493
Hocking                          1.00627
Holmes                           1.00593
Huron                            1.00977
Jackson                          1.00460
Jefferson                        1.00243
Knox                             1.00930
Lake                             1.01747
Lawrence                         1.00270
Licking                          1.01270
Logan                            1.01283
Lorain                           1.01717
Lucas                            1.01300
Madison                          1.01627
Mahoning                         1.01153
Marion                           1.01020
Medina                           1.01787
Meigs                            1.00087
Mercer                           1.00677
Miami                            1.01370
Monroe                           1.00167
Montgomery                       1.01510
Morgan                           1.00297
Morrow                           1.01003
Muskingum                        1.00423
Noble                            1.00243
Ottawa                           1.01620
Paulding                         1.00383
Perry                            1.00533
Pickaway                         1.01303
Pike                             1.00343
Portage                          1.01573
Preble                           1.01473
Putnam                           1.00720
Richland                         1.00663
Ross                             1.00503
Sandusky                         1.01070
Scioto                           1.00040
Seneca                           1.00743
Shelby                           1.00927
Stark                            1.00850
Summit                           1.01807
Trumbull                         1.01170
Tuscarawas                       1.00297
Union                            1.01667
Van Wert                         1.00443
Vinton                           1.00317
Warren                           1.02193
Washington                       1.00200
Wayne                            1.01160
Williams                         1.00760
Wood                             1.01200
Wyandot                          1.00570
 

(O) "Tax exempt value" of a school district means the amount certified for a school district under division (A)(4) of section 3317.021 [3317.02.1] of the Revised Code. 

(P) "Potential value" of a school district means the recognized valuation of a school district plus the tax exempt value of the district. 

(Q) "District median income" means the median Ohio adjusted gross income certified for a school district. On or before the first day of July of each year, the tax commissioner shall certify to the department of education for each city, exempted village, and local school district the median Ohio adjusted gross income of the residents of the school district determined on the basis of tax returns filed for the second preceding tax year by the residents of the district. 

(R) "Statewide median income" means the median district median income of all city, exempted village, and local school districts in the state. 

(S) "Income factor" for a city, exempted village, or local school district means the quotient obtained by dividing that district's median income by the statewide median income. 

(T) "Medically fragile child" means a child to whom all of the following apply: 

(1) The child requires the services of a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine at least once a week due to the instability of the child's medical condition. 

(2) The child requires the services of a registered nurse on a daily basis. 

(3) The child is at risk of institutionalization in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded. 

(U) A child may be identified as "other health handicapped-major" if the child's condition meets the definition of "other health impaired" established in rules adopted by the state board of education prior to July 1, 2001, and if either of the following apply: 

(1) The child is identified as having a medical condition that is among those listed by the superintendent of public instruction as conditions where a substantial majority of cases fall within the definition of "medically fragile child." The superintendent of public instruction shall issue an initial list no later than September 1, 2001. 

(2) The child is determined by the superintendent of public instruction to be a medically fragile child. A school district superintendent may petition the superintendent of public instruction for a determination that a child is a medically fragile child. 

(V) A child may be identified as "other health handicapped-minor" if the child's condition meets the definition of "other health impaired" established in rules adopted by the state board of education prior to July 1, 2001, but the child's condition does not meet either of the conditions specified in division (U)(1) or (2) of this section. 

(W) "SF-3 payment" means the sum of the payments to a school district in a fiscal year under divisions (A), (C)(1), (C)(4), (D), (E), and (F) of section 3317.022 [3317.02.2], divisions (G), (L), and (N) of section 3317.024 [3317.02.4], and sections 3317.029 [3317.02.9], 3317.0216 [3317.02.16], 3317.0217 [3317.02.17], 3317.04, 3317.05, 3317.052 [3317.05.2], and 3317.053 [3317.05.3] of the Revised Code after making the adjustments required by sections 3313.981 [3313.98.1] and 3313.979 [3313.97.9] of the Revised Code, divisions (B), (C), (D), (E), (K), (L), (M), (N), and (O) of section 3317.023 [3317.02.3], and division (C) of section 3317.20 of the Revised Code. 

(X) "Property exemption value" means zero in fiscal year 2006, and in fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount certified for a school district under divisions (A)(6) and (7) of section 3317.021 [3317.02.1] of the Revised Code. 
 

HISTORY: 136 v S 170 (Eff 8-29-75); 137 v S 221 (Eff 11-23-77); 137 v H 1285 (Eff 6-30-78); 138 v S 59 (Eff 6-30-79); 138 v H 1238 (Eff 12-19-80); 139 v H 694 (Eff 11-15-81); 139 v S 550 (Eff 11-26-82); 140 v H 291 (Eff 7-1-83); 141 v H 238 (Eff 7-1-85); 142 v H 171 (Eff 7-1-87); 143 v H 111 (Eff 7-1-89); 144 v H 298 (Eff 7-26-91); 144 v S 195 (Eff 4-16-93); 145 v H 152 (Eff 7-1-93); 146 v H 117 (Eff 6-30-95); 147 v H 215 (Eff 6-30-97); 147 v H 352 (Eff 10-1-97); 147 v H 650 (Eff 7-1-98); 147 v H 770 (Eff 7-1-98); 148 v H 282 (Eff 6-29-99); 148 v H 281 (Eff 10-29-99); 148 v S 245 (Eff 6-30-2000); 149 v H 94. Eff 7-1-2001; 150 v H 95, § 1, eff. 6-26-03; 151 v H 66, § 101.01, eff. 6-30-05; 151 v H 530, § 101.01, eff. 6-30-06.
 

The effective date is set by § 812.03 of 151 v H 530. 

The effective date is set by § 612.12 of 151 v H 66. 

The effective date is set by section 182 of H.B. 95 (150 v  - ). 

Not analogous to former RC § 3317.02 (135 v H 86; 136 v H 155), repealed 136 v S 170, § 2, eff 8-29-75.

 

Effect of Amendments

151 v H 530, effective June 30, 2006, rewrote (D); added the last sentence to (F)(1) through (8); deleted the final paragraph of (F), detailing the meaning of the numbers described in subdivisions (F)(1) through (8); and corrected internal references. 

151 v H 66, effective June 30, 2005, inserted "division (B)(4) of" in (B); rewrote (D) and (E); added the last paragraph to (F); added the introductory language of (N)(1) and (2); rewrote the table in (N)(1); added (W) and (X); and made minor stylistic changes. 

H.B. 95, Acts 2003, effective June 26, 2003, in the table in (N), replaced the former cost-of-doing-business factor amounts with current amounts; and in (U) and (V), substituted "July 1, 2001" for "the effective date of this amendment."