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ingress and egress so long as they are used for a finite period of time and in an emergency situation.

If a school has such devices installed, staff members must be trained in the use of the barricade devices, and records must be maintained to verify this training. The school is also responsible for notifying the chiefs (or their equivalents) of the local law enforcement agency and local fire department of the installation of the devices. School districts have the capacity to divide an approved district-wide OCFC project into “segments.” Any segment must represent total construction costs equal to or exceeding 4% of total property valuation and must include the construction or renovation of a complete building within the district. The required maintenance levy of one-half mill runs from the date the first segment is undertaken. Apparently, no additional maintenance levy is required for subsequent segments. A district may elect to prorate the full maintenance amount for a segmented project if it uses one of the alternative methods for financing the maintenance amount in accordance with the following formula: The full required maintenance amount multiplied by a factor based on the school district’s portion of the basic cost for the segment divided by the school district’s entire classroom facilities needs (as determined jointly by the commission and the district). The alternative methods are: direct annual transfer from other funds; proceeds from a permanent improvement levy or school district income tax; or gifts and bequests. If a district does a segmented program, no additional assistance is available for additional work on a building from a prior segment unless the school district can demonstrate an exceptional enrollment increase in the grades housed in the building which was included in the earlier segment. For “1990 look-back” districts (those which received assistance under CFAP when it was administered by the Ohio Department of Education prior to the creation of the OCFC in 1997), there are some notable exceptions. These districts may create a segment that addresses only part of a building in order to renovate or replace work done under the prior project. The OCFC must approve the project by determining that the work is necessary to protect the facility. While the state and local shares are not affected, there is no minimum size for the project, and that additional one-half mill for maintenance is not required. The local share for any subsequent segments remains the same as for the initial segment. Any board may establish a service fund for paying expenses of members in performance of their duties and expenses of members-to-be incurred in training and orientation. The amount may not exceed $2/student or $20,000, whichever is greater. A governing board of an ESC is limited to $20,000. (The member-to-be can be either elected or appointed.)

SEGMENTING OHIO CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES COMMISSION (OCFC) PROJECTS

3318.034 3318.04(B)(4) 3318.032

SERVICE FUND

3315.15