Professional Report

3318.054

For districts that have participated in the ELPP and are completing their construction or renovation through the CFAP, the commission shall use the district’s percentile ranking determined at the time the district entered into the ELPP. A district that has completed its local portion of an ELP project may be eligible for state assistance before it would otherwise be eligible based on its percentile rank if the Ohio Construction Facilities Commission (OCFC) determines the following: 1)the district has expended its local share on a “discrete part” of its district-wide project in accordance with its ELP agreement; 2)the district is ready to complete the district-wide project or a segment as identified in the ELP agreement; 3)and the local funds for maintenance (ORC 3318.36) are in place. The OCFC cannot fund such ELP projects unless sufficient state funds have been appropriated for that particular fiscal year to fund the state’s share for all of the following: 1)previously lapsed districts; 2)districts completing projects under rules existing prior to May 20, 1997; 3)exceptional needs districts; and 4)accelerated urban school building assistance districts. OCFC also provides assistance to joint vocational school districts on a graduated, cost-sharing basis similar to other school districts under the CFAP. Among the options for financing the local share of the renovation/construction project are: issuance of securities; local donated contributions; a permanent improvement levy; and bonds. A JVSD board can combine in a single resolution propositions to commit the use of existing or new tax levies to finance the annual debt service on bonds issued for both its state-assisted classroom facilities project and locally funded initiatives related to that project. The Ohio Facilities Construction Commission may grant funds to districts to correct deficiencies or omitted work connected with a project. District must notify Commission of defects or omissions within five years of facility occupancy, and the Commission is required to engage the responsible contractors. The CAP requires a local share of the cost of the corrective work, but a district may request additional state assistance if the district cannot provide its share. The Commission is required to seek recovery from any responsible party and to apply any recovered funds first to the district’s share of the cost of the corrective work. The Exceptional Needs Program (ENO) provides support for districts with a need for new facilities to protect the health and safety of students. ENP eligibility does not extend to a district participating in an expedited local partnership (ELP) project or approved for an ELP project prior to September 14, 2000.

3318.364

3318.37

3318.44

FACILITIES PROGRAM – CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAM (CAP)

3318.49