Bill Text: OH HB645 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: To amend Sections 263.10 and 263.230 of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly, as subsequently amended, to earmark funds for a pre-K through 5 Language and Literacy Program and to establish the program guidelines.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-10-22 - To Finance and Appropriations [HB645 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2013-HB645-Introduced.html
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Representative Kunze
| To amend Sections 263.10 and 263.230 of Am. Sub. H.B. | 1 |
| 59 of the 130th General Assembly, as subsequently | 2 |
| amended, to earmark funds for a pre-K through 5 | 3 |
| Language and Literacy Program and to establish the | 4 |
| program guidelines. | 5 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
| Section 1. That Sections 263.10 and 263.230 of Am. Sub. H.B. | 6 |
| 59 of the 130th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 483 | 7 |
| of the 130th General Assembly, be amended to read as follows: | 8 |
| Sec. 263.10. EDU DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | 9 |
| General Revenue Fund | 10 |
| GRF | 200321 | Operating Expenses | $ | 13,142,780 | $ | 13,142,780 | 11 | ||||
| GRF | 200408 | Early Childhood Education | $ | 33,318,341 | $ | 45,318,341 | 12 | ||||
| GRF | 200420 | Information Technology Development and Support | $ | 4,241,296 | $ | 4,241,296 | 13 | ||||
| GRF | 200421 | Alternative Education Programs | $ | 7,403,998 | $ | 12,403,998 | 14 | ||||
| GRF | 200422 | School Management Assistance | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,000,000 | 15 | ||||
| GRF | 200424 | Policy Analysis | $ | 328,558 | $ | 328,558 | 16 | ||||
| GRF | 200425 | Tech Prep Consortia Support | $ | 260,542 | $ | 260,542 | 17 | ||||
| GRF | 200426 | Ohio Educational Computer Network | $ | 29,625,569 | $ | 19,625,569 | 18 | ||||
| GRF | 200427 | Academic Standards | $ | 3,800,000 | $ | 3,800,000 | 19 | ||||
| GRF | 200437 | Student Assessment | $ | 55,895,000 | $ | 75,895,000 | 20 | ||||
| GRF | 200439 | Accountability/Report Cards | $ | 3,500,000 | $ | 3,750,000 | 21 | ||||
| GRF | 200442 | Child Care Licensing | $ | 827,140 | $ | 827,140 | 22 | ||||
| GRF | 200446 | Education Management Information System | $ | 6,833,070 | $ | 6,833,070 | 23 | ||||
| GRF | 200447 | GED Testing | $ | 879,551 | $ | 879,551 | 24 | ||||
| GRF | 200448 | Educator Preparation | $ | 1,136,737 | $ | 1,564,237 | 25 | ||||
| GRF | 200455 | Community Schools and Choice Programs | $ | 2,438,685 | $ | 2,491,395 | 26 | ||||
| GRF | 200464 | General Technology Operations | $ | 192,097 | $ | 192,097 | 27 | ||||
| GRF | 200465 | Technology Integration and Professional Development | $ | 1,778,879 | $ | 1,778,879 | 28 | ||||
| GRF | 200502 | Pupil Transportation | $ | 505,013,527 | $ | 521,013,527 | 29 | ||||
| GRF | 200505 | School Lunch Match | $ | 9,100,000 | $ | 9,100,000 | 30 | ||||
| GRF | 200511 | Auxiliary Services | $ | 130,499,457 | $ | 138,214,374 | 31 | ||||
| GRF | 200532 | Nonpublic Administrative Cost Reimbursement | $ | 58,951,750 | $ | 62,436,882 | 32 | ||||
| GRF | 200540 | Special Education Enhancements | $ | 156,871,292 | $ | 157,871,292 | 33 | ||||
| GRF | 200545 | Career-Technical Education Enhancements | $ | 9,372,999 | $ | 9,372,999 | 34 | ||||
| GRF | 200550 | Foundation Funding | $ | 5,808,098,389 | $ | |
35 | ||||
| GRF | 200566 | Literacy Improvement | $ | 150,000 | $ | 150,000 | 36 | ||||
| GRF | 200901 | Property Tax Allocation - Education | $ | 1,126,800,000 | $ | 1,146,402,000 | 37 | ||||
| TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 7,973,459,657 | $ | |
38 | ||||||
| General Services Fund Group | 39 |
| 1380 | 200606 | Information Technology Development and Support | $ | 6,850,090 | $ | 6,850,090 | 40 | ||||
| 4520 | 200638 | Fees and Refunds | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 | 41 | ||||
| 4L20 | 200681 | Teacher Certification and Licensure | $ | 8,313,762 | $ | 13,658,274 | 42 | ||||
| 5960 | 200656 | Ohio Career Information System | $ | 529,761 | $ | 529,761 | 43 | ||||
| 5H30 | 200687 | School District Solvency Assistance | $ | 25,000,000 | $ | 25,000,000 | 44 | ||||
| 5JC0 | 200654 | Adult Career Opportunity Pilot Program | $ | 0 | $ | 2,500,000 | 45 | ||||
| 5KX0 | 200691 | Ohio School Sponsorship Program | $ | 487,419 | $ | 487,419 | 46 | ||||
| 5KY0 | 200693 | Community Schools Temporary Sponsorship | $ | 83,000 | $ | 83,000 | 47 | ||||
| TOTAL GSF General Services | 48 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 41,764,032 | $ | 49,608,544 | 49 | ||||||
| Federal Special Revenue Fund Group | 50 |
| 3090 | 200601 | Neglected and Delinquent Education | $ | 2,168,642 | $ | 2,168,642 | 51 | ||||
| 3670 | 200607 | School Food Services | $ | 8,200,664 | $ | 8,700,149 | 52 | ||||
| 3700 | 200624 | Education of Exceptional Children | $ | 1,530,000 | $ | 1,530,000 | 53 | ||||
| 3AF0 | 200603 | Schools Medicaid Administrative Claims | $ | 750,000 | $ | 750,000 | 54 | ||||
| 3AN0 | 200671 | School Improvement Grants | $ | 20,400,000 | $ | 20,400,000 | 55 | ||||
| 3BK0 | 200628 | Longitudinal Data Systems | $ | 1,250,000 | $ | 0 | 56 | ||||
| 3C50 | 200661 | Early Childhood Education | $ | 14,554,749 | $ | 14,554,749 | 57 | ||||
| 3CG0 | 200646 | Teacher Incentive | $ | 15,125,588 | $ | 15,183,285 | 58 | ||||
| 3D20 | 200667 | Math Science Partnerships | $ | 6,000,000 | $ | 6,000,000 | 59 | ||||
| 3EC0 | 200653 | Teacher Incentive - Federal Stimulus | $ | 1,300,000 | $ | 0 | 60 | ||||
| 3EH0 | 200620 | Migrant Education | $ | 2,900,000 | $ | 2,900,000 | 61 | ||||
| 3EJ0 | 200622 | Homeless Children Education | $ | 2,600,000 | $ | 2,600,000 | 62 | ||||
| 3EK0 | 200637 | Advanced Placement | $ | 450,000 | $ | 450,000 | 63 | ||||
| 3EN0 | 200655 | State Data Systems - Federal Stimulus | $ | 1,250,000 | $ | 0 | 64 | ||||
| 3FD0 | 200665 | Race to the Top | $ | 136,000,000 | $ | 58,074,046 | 65 | ||||
| 3FN0 | 200672 | Early Learning Challenge - Race to the Top | $ | 7,040,000 | $ | 7,040,000 | 66 | ||||
| 3GE0 | 200674 | Summer Food Service Program | $ | 13,596,000 | $ | 14,003,800 | 67 | ||||
| 3GF0 | 200675 | Miscellaneous Nutrition Grants | $ | 700,000 | $ | 700,000 | 68 | ||||
| 3GG0 | 200676 | Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program | $ | 4,738,000 | $ | 4,880,140 | 69 | ||||
| 3H90 | 200605 | Head Start Collaboration Project | $ | 225,000 | $ | 225,000 | 70 | ||||
| 3L60 | 200617 | Federal School Lunch | $ | 350,608,075 | $ | 361,126,273 | 71 | ||||
| 3L70 | 200618 | Federal School Breakfast | $ | 108,480,590 | $ | 112,819,813 | 72 | ||||
| 3L80 | 200619 | Child/Adult Food Programs | $ | 106,992,650 | $ | 110,202,428 | 73 | ||||
| 3L90 | 200621 | Career-Technical Education Basic Grant | $ | 44,663,900 | $ | 44,663,900 | 74 | ||||
| 3M00 | 200623 | ESEA Title 1A | $ | 560,000,000 | $ | 560,000,000 | 75 | ||||
| 3M20 | 200680 | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act | $ | 443,170,050 | $ | 443,170,050 | 76 | ||||
| 3T40 | 200613 | Public Charter Schools | $ | 500,000 | $ | 0 | 77 | ||||
| 3Y20 | 200688 | 21st Century Community Learning Centers | $ | 48,201,810 | $ | 50,611,900 | 78 | ||||
| 3Y60 | 200635 | Improving Teacher Quality | $ | 101,900,000 | $ | 101,900,000 | 79 | ||||
| 3Y70 | 200689 | English Language Acquisition | $ | 9,700,000 | $ | 9,700,000 | 80 | ||||
| 3Y80 | 200639 | Rural and Low Income Technical Assistance | $ | 3,300,000 | $ | 3,300,000 | 81 | ||||
| 3Z20 | 200690 | State Assessments | $ | 11,800,000 | $ | 11,800,000 | 82 | ||||
| 3Z30 | 200645 | Consolidated Federal Grant Administration | $ | 7,949,280 | $ | 7,949,280 | 83 | ||||
| TOTAL FED Federal Special | 84 | ||||||||||
| Revenue Fund Group | $ | 2,038,044,998 | $ | 1,977,403,455 | 85 | ||||||
| State Special Revenue Fund Group | 86 |
| 4540 | 200610 | GED Testing | $ | 1,050,000 | $ | 250,000 | 87 | ||||
| 4550 | 200608 | Commodity Foods | $ | 24,000,000 | $ | 24,000,000 | 88 | ||||
| 4R70 | 200695 | Indirect Operational Support | $ | 6,600,000 | $ | 6,600,000 | 89 | ||||
| 4V70 | 200633 | Interagency Program Support | $ | 717,725 | $ | 717,725 | 90 | ||||
| 5980 | 200659 | Auxiliary Services Reimbursement | $ | 1,328,910 | $ | 1,328,910 | 91 | ||||
| 5BJ0 | 200626 | Half-Mill Maintenance Equalization | $ | 19,000,000 | $ | 20,000,000 | 92 | ||||
| 5MM0 | 200677 | Child Nutrition Refunds | $ | 500,000 | $ | 500,000 | 93 | ||||
| 5T30 | 200668 | Gates Foundation Grants | $ | 200,000 | $ | 153,000 | 94 | ||||
| 5U20 | 200685 | National Education Statistics | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | 95 | ||||
| 6200 | 200615 | Educational Improvement Grants | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | 96 | ||||
| TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | 97 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 53,996,635 | $ | 54,149,635 | 98 | ||||||
| Lottery Profits Education Fund Group | 99 |
| 7017 | 200612 | Foundation Funding | $ | 775,500,000 | $ | 857,700,000 | 100 | ||||
| 7017 | 200629 | Career Advising and Mentoring | $ | 0 | $ | 10,000,000 | 101 | ||||
| 7017 | 200648 | Straight A Fund | $ | 100,000,000 | $ | 150,000,000 | 102 | ||||
| 7017 | 200666 | EdChoice Expansion | $ | 3,800,000 | $ | 17,000,000 | 103 | ||||
| 7017 | 200684 | Community School Facilities | $ | 7,500,000 | $ | 7,500,000 | 104 | ||||
| TOTAL LPE Lottery Profits | 105 | ||||||||||
| Education Fund Group | $ | 886,800,000 | $ | 1,042,200,000 | 106 | ||||||
| Revenue Distribution Fund Group | 107 |
| 7047 | 200909 | School District Property Tax Replacement-Business | $ | 482,000,000 | $ | 482,000,000 | 108 | ||||
| 7053 | 200900 | School District Property Tax Replacement-Utility | $ | 28,000,000 | $ | 28,000,000 | 109 | ||||
| TOTAL RDF Revenue Distribution | 110 | ||||||||||
| Fund Group | $ | 510,000,000 | $ | 510,000,000 | 111 | ||||||
| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | 11,504,065,322 | $ | |
112 | ||||||
| Sec. 263.230. FOUNDATION FUNDING | 114 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 115 |
| Funding, up to $675,000 in fiscal year 2014 shall be used to | 116 |
| support the work of the College of Education and Human Ecology at | 117 |
| the Ohio State University in reviewing and assessing the alignment | 118 |
| of courses offered through the distance learning clearinghouse | 119 |
| established in sections 3333.81 to 3333.88 of the Revised Code | 120 |
| with the academic content standards adopted under division (A) of | 121 |
| section 3301.079 of the Revised Code. | 122 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 123 |
| Funding, up to $40,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to | 124 |
| provide additional state aid to school districts, joint vocational | 125 |
| school districts, community schools, and STEM schools for special | 126 |
| education students under division (C)(3) of section 3314.08, | 127 |
| section 3317.0214, division (B) of section 3317.16, and section | 128 |
| 3326.34 of the Revised Code, except that the Controlling Board may | 129 |
| increase these amounts if presented with such a request from the | 130 |
| Department of Education at the final meeting of the fiscal year. | 131 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 132 |
| Funding, up to $2,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be reserved | 133 |
| for Youth Services tuition payments under section 3317.024 of the | 134 |
| Revised Code. | 135 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 136 |
| Funding, up to $3,800,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to | 137 |
| fund gifted education at educational service centers. The | 138 |
| Department shall distribute the funding through the unit-based | 139 |
| funding methodology in place under division (L) of section | 140 |
| 3317.024, division (E) of section 3317.05, and divisions (A), (B), | 141 |
| and (C) of section 3317.053 of the Revised Code as they existed | 142 |
| prior to fiscal year 2010. | 143 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 144 |
| Funding, up to $43,500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and up to | 145 |
| $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be reserved to fund the | 146 |
| state reimbursement of educational service centers under the | 147 |
| section of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly entitled | 148 |
| "EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTERS FUNDING"; and up to $3,500,000 in | 149 |
| each fiscal year shall be distributed to educational service | 150 |
| centers for School Improvement Initiatives and, in consultation | 151 |
| with the Governor's Director of 21st Century Education, for the | 152 |
| provision of technical assistance as required by the Elementary | 153 |
| and Secondary Education Act Flexibility waivers approved for Ohio | 154 |
| by the United States Department of Education. Educational service | 155 |
| centers shall be required to support districts in the development | 156 |
| and implementation of their continuous improvement plans as | 157 |
| required in section 3302.04 of the Revised Code and to provide | 158 |
| technical assistance and support in accordance with Title I of the | 159 |
| "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001," 115 Stat. 1425, 20 U.S.C. | 160 |
| 6317, as administered pursuant to the Elementary and Secondary | 161 |
| Education Act Flexibility waivers approved for Ohio by the United | 162 |
| States Department of Education. | 163 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 164 |
| Funding, up to $20,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be reserved | 165 |
| for payments under sections 3317.026, 3317.027, and 3317.028 of | 166 |
| the Revised Code. If this amount is not sufficient, the Department | 167 |
| of Education shall prorate the payment amounts so that the | 168 |
| aggregate amount allocated in this paragraph is not exceeded. | 169 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 170 |
| Funding, up to $2,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to pay | 171 |
| career-technical planning districts for the amounts reimbursed to | 172 |
| students, as prescribed in this paragraph. Each career-technical | 173 |
| planning district shall reimburse individuals taking the online | 174 |
| General Educational Development (GED) test for the first time for | 175 |
| application/test fees in excess of $40. Each career-technical | 176 |
| planning district shall designate a site or sites where | 177 |
| individuals may register and take the exam. For each individual | 178 |
| that registers for the exam, the career-technical planning | 179 |
| district shall make available and offer career counseling | 180 |
| services, including information on adult education programs that | 181 |
| are available. Any remaining funds in each fiscal year shall be | 182 |
| reimbursed to the Department of Youth Services and the Department | 183 |
| of Rehabilitation and Correction for individuals in these | 184 |
| facilities who have taken the GED for the first time. The amounts | 185 |
| reimbursed shall not exceed the per-individual amounts reimbursed | 186 |
| to other individuals under this section for each section of the | 187 |
| GED. | 188 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 189 |
| Funding, up to $410,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to pay | 190 |
| career-technical planning districts $500 for each student that | 191 |
| receives a journeyman certification, as recognized by the United | 192 |
| States Department of Labor. | 193 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 194 |
| Funding, up to $18,713,327 in fiscal year 2014 and up to | 195 |
| $26,213,327 in fiscal year 2015 shall be used to support school | 196 |
| choice programs. | 197 |
| Of the portion of the funds distributed to the Cleveland | 198 |
| Municipal School District under this section, up to $11,901,887 in | 199 |
| each fiscal year shall be used to operate the school choice | 200 |
| program in the Cleveland Municipal School District under sections | 201 |
| 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding | 202 |
| divisions (B) and (C) of section 3313.978 and division (C) of | 203 |
| section 3313.979 of the Revised Code, up to $1,000,000 in each | 204 |
| fiscal year of this amount shall be used by the Cleveland | 205 |
| Municipal School District to provide tutorial assistance as | 206 |
| provided in division (H) of section 3313.974 of the Revised Code. | 207 |
| The Cleveland Municipal School District shall report the use of | 208 |
| these funds in the district's three-year continuous improvement | 209 |
| plan as described in section 3302.04 of the Revised Code in a | 210 |
| manner approved by the Department of Education. | 211 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 212 |
| Funding, up to $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be used to pay | 213 |
| college-preparatory boarding schools the per pupil boarding amount | 214 |
| pursuant to section 3328.34 of the Revised Code. | 215 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 216 |
| Funding, up to $500,000 in each fiscal year shall be used to | 217 |
| support Jobs for Ohio's Graduates. | 218 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 219 |
| Funding, up to $250,000 in fiscal year 2015 may be used for | 220 |
| payment of the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program for | 221 |
| students instructed at home pursuant to section 3321.04 of the | 222 |
| Revised Code. | 223 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 224 |
| Funding, up to $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 shall be used to | 225 |
| reimburse school districts for the full amount deducted in that | 226 |
| year under section 3310.55 of the Revised Code for Jon Peterson | 227 |
| Scholarships awarded under sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the | 228 |
| Revised Code to students who did not attend a public school in | 229 |
| their resident district in the previous school year. If this | 230 |
| amount is not sufficient, the Department of Education shall | 231 |
| prorate the payment amounts so that the aggregate amount | 232 |
| appropriated in this paragraph is not exceeded. | 233 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 234 |
| Funding, an amount shall be available in each fiscal year to be | 235 |
| paid to joint vocational school districts in accordance with | 236 |
| division (A) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code and the | 237 |
| section of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly entitled | 238 |
| "TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL AID FOR JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL | 239 |
| DISTRICTS." | 240 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 241 |
| Funding, up to $700,000 in each fiscal year shall be used by the | 242 |
| Department of Education for a program to pay for educational | 243 |
| services for youth who have been assigned by a juvenile court or | 244 |
| other authorized agency to any of the facilities described in | 245 |
| division (A) of the section of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th | 246 |
| General Assembly entitled "PRIVATE TREATMENT FACILITY PROJECT." | 247 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 248 |
| Funding, up to $675,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be used to | 249 |
| provide grants on a competitive basis to public and chartered | 250 |
| nonpublic schools for their participation in the electronic | 251 |
| textbook pilot project. These funds shall be administered as | 252 |
| provided under the section of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th | 253 |
| General Assembly entitled ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOK PILOT PROJECT. | 254 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 255 |
| Funding, up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and up to $3,000,000 | 256 |
| in fiscal year 2015 shall be used for the New Leaders for Ohio | 257 |
| Schools Pilot Project in accordance with Section 733.40 of Am. | 258 |
| Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly. | 259 |
| Of the foregoing appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 260 |
| Funding, up to $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be used to | 261 |
| support the implementation of a digital learning-based pre-K | 262 |
| through 5 program that teaches a language and literacy curriculum | 263 |
| for English Learner (EL) students to increase their ability to | 264 |
| meet grade level reading standards. The program shall provide | 265 |
| first language support for three out of the top five most | 266 |
| prevalent languages spoken in Ohio. | 267 |
| The remainder of appropriation item 200550, Foundation | 268 |
| Funding, shall be used to distribute the amounts calculated for | 269 |
| formula aid under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code and the | 270 |
| section of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly entitled | 271 |
| "TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL AID FOR CITY, LOCAL, AND EXEMPTED VILLAGE | 272 |
| SCHOOL DISTRICTS." | 273 |
| Appropriation items 200502, Pupil Transportation, 200540, | 274 |
| Special Education Enhancements, and 200550, Foundation Funding, | 275 |
| other than specific set-asides, are collectively used in each | 276 |
| fiscal year to pay state formula aid obligations for school | 277 |
| districts, community schools, STEM schools, college preparatory | 278 |
| boarding schools, and joint vocational school districts under Am. | 279 |
| Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly. The first priority of | 280 |
| these appropriation items, with the exception of specific | 281 |
| set-asides, is to fund state formula aid obligations. It may be | 282 |
| necessary to reallocate funds among these appropriation items or | 283 |
| use excess funds from other general revenue fund appropriation | 284 |
| items in the Department of Education's budget in each fiscal year, | 285 |
| in order to meet state formula aid obligations. If it is | 286 |
| determined that it is necessary to transfer funds among these | 287 |
| appropriation items or to transfer funds from other General | 288 |
| Revenue Fund appropriations in the Department of Education's | 289 |
| budget to meet state formula aid obligations, the Department of | 290 |
| Education shall seek approval from the Controlling Board to | 291 |
| transfer funds as needed. | 292 |
| The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall make payments, | 293 |
| transfers, and deductions, as authorized by Title XXXIII of the | 294 |
| Revised Code and Sections 267.30.50, 267.30.53, 267.30.56, and | 295 |
| 267.30.60 of Am. Sub. H.B. 153 of the 129th General Assembly, in | 296 |
| amounts substantially equal to those made in the prior year, or | 297 |
| otherwise, at the discretion of the Superintendent, until at least | 298 |
| the effective date of the amendments and enactments made to Title | 299 |
| XXXIII by Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly. If a new | 300 |
| school district, community school, or STEM school opens prior to | 301 |
| the effective date of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General | 302 |
| Assembly, the Department of Education shall pay to the district or | 303 |
| school an amount of $5,000 per pupil, based upon the estimated | 304 |
| number of students that the district or school is expected to | 305 |
| serve. Any funds paid to districts or schools under this section | 306 |
| shall be credited toward the annual funds calculated for the | 307 |
| district or school after the changes made to Title XXXIII in Am. | 308 |
| Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly are effective. Upon the | 309 |
| effective date of changes made to Title XXXIII in Am. Sub. H.B. 59 | 310 |
| of the 130th General Assembly, funds shall be calculated as an | 311 |
| annual amount. | 312 |
| Section 2. That existing Sections 263.10 and 263.230 of Am. | 313 |
| Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. | 314 |
| H.B. 483 of the 130th General Assembly, are hereby repealed. | 315 |
| Section 3. (A) In recognition of the need to provide all | 316 |
| English Learner (EL) students in grades kindergarten through five | 317 |
| with the instructional assistance necessary to meet the standards | 318 |
| established by the Third Grade Reading Guarantee by the end of | 319 |
| third grade and achieve grade level proficiency in reading by the | 320 |
| fifth grade, the K-5 Language and Literacy Program is hereby | 321 |
| created. The purpose of this program shall be to identify quality | 322 |
| technology-based literacy and language development software | 323 |
| programs designed specifically for K-5 EL students that can be | 324 |
| purchased by districts, schools, or education consortia with | 325 |
| Straight A funds for the purpose of improving English language | 326 |
| proficiency and reading skills in grades kindergarten through | 327 |
| five. | 328 |
| (B) The Department of Education shall issue a request for | 329 |
| proposals for technology-based English language fluency and | 330 |
| reading skills development software programs designed specifically | 331 |
| for students in grades kindergarten through five. All proposals | 332 |
| submitted to the Department under this section shall include a | 333 |
| complete breakdown of the levels and activities available under | 334 |
| each program. Each program shall also meet, at a minimum, all of | 335 |
| the following requirements: | 336 |
| (1) The program develops grade level appropriate oral and | 337 |
| written academic vocabulary that will allow the student to become | 338 |
| a proficient reader in academic content areas. | 339 |
| (2) The program incorporates listening and speaking | 340 |
| activities that assist in the development of the English language | 341 |
| fluency needed to become a proficient reader. | 342 |
| (3) The program directly teaches phonological awareness | 343 |
| skills and reading through instructional strategies that include | 344 |
| echo reading and the recording of decodable books. | 345 |
| (4) The program provides all of the following components for | 346 |
| all EL students for whom English is a second language: | 347 |
| (a) First language support within the software that utilizes | 348 |
| the student's first language as a bridge to English language | 349 |
| acquisition. This support shall cover, at a minimum, 90 per cent | 350 |
| of all students in grades kindergarten through five whose first | 351 |
| language is not English. | 352 |
| (b) Phonemic awareness instruction, which shall include both | 353 |
| new phonemes and phonemes that are shared by the student's native | 354 |
| language and the English language. | 355 |
| (5) The program is individualized, with progress through the | 356 |
| program based upon student performance in the program. Immediate | 357 |
| remediation and delayed remediation, acceleration, and | 358 |
| teacher-assigned lessons shall be available based upon on-going, | 359 |
| in-program assessments and interactive teacher reports. | 360 |
| (6) The program is based upon current scientific research and | 361 |
| is aligned with Ohio's academic content standards and the | 362 |
| guidelines of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The program | 363 |
| shall also include modeling, guided practice, realia and | 364 |
| inter-textual comprehension in order to prepare EL students to | 365 |
| meet the standards established by the Third Grade Reading | 366 |
| Guarantee and achieve grade level reading proficiency. | 367 |
| (C) The Department shall review all proposals received under | 368 |
| this section and shall identify quality programs within these | 369 |
| proposals. The Department shall then prepare a list of recommended | 370 |
| software providers based upon these quality programs and | 371 |
| distribute it to all school districts, schools, or education | 372 |
| consortia to select from, at their discretion, and to pay for with | 373 |
| funds allocated under Section 263.230 of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the | 374 |
| 130th General Assembly. | 375 |
| (D) Any software provider that provides its services under | 376 |
| this section shall annually provide data on the usage and results | 377 |
| of its program by grade level, school, and district, if | 378 |
| applicable, to both the purchasing district, school, or education | 379 |
| consortia, and the Department. The Department shall make each | 380 |
| annual report available, as it is received, to the General | 381 |
| Assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code. | 382 |
