Enact the School Busing Improvement Act

As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
H. B. No. 545

2025-2026

Representatives Robinson, Tims

Cosponsors: Representatives Brent,
Brewer, Brownlee, Piccolantonio, Lett, Rogers, Sims, Somani, Upchurch

To
amend sections 3317.0212, 3327.01, and 3327.016; to enact new section
3327.021

and section 3317.071
;
and to repeal section 3327.021 of the Revised Code
and
to amend Sections 265.10, 265.300, 512.10, and 516.10 of H.B. 96 of
the 136th General Assembly
to
enact the School Busing Improvement Act regarding transportation of
students and to make an appropriation.

BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section
1.
That
sections 3317.0212, 3327.01, and 3327.016 be amended and new section
3327.021

and section 3317.071

of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec.
3317.0212.
(A)
As used in this section:

(1)
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, "assigned bus" means a
school bus used to transport qualifying riders.

(2)
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, "density" means the total
riders per square mile of a school district.

(3)
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, "nontraditional ridership"
means the average number of qualifying riders who are enrolled in a
community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code,
in a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code,
or in a nonpublic school and are provided school bus service by a
school district during the first full week of October.

(4)
"Qualifying riders" means the following:

(a)
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, resident students enrolled in
preschool and regular education in grades kindergarten to twelve who
are provided school bus service by a school district, including
students with dual enrollment in a joint vocational school district
or a cooperative education school district, and students enrolled in
a community school, STEM school, or nonpublic school;

(b)
For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, students
specified by the general assembly.

(5)
"Qualifying ridership" means the following:

(a)
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the greater of the average number of
qualifying riders counted in the morning or counted in the afternoon
who are provided school bus service by a school district during the
first full week of October;

(b)
For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, a ridership
determined in a manner specified by the general assembly.

(6)
"Rider density" means the following:

(a)
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the following quotient:

A
school district's total number of qualifying riders/ the number of
square miles in the district

(b)
For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, a number
calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly.

(7)
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, "riders" means students
enrolled in regular and special education in grades kindergarten
through twelve who are provided school bus service by a school
district, including students with dual enrollment in a joint
vocational school district or a cooperative education school
district, and students enrolled in a community school, STEM school,
or nonpublic school.

(8)
"School bus service" means a school district's
transportation of qualifying riders in any of the following types of
vehicles:

(a)
School buses owned or leased by the district;

(b)
School buses operated by a private contractor hired by the district;

(c)
School buses operated by another school district or entity with which
the district has contracted, either as part of a consortium for the
provision of transportation or otherwise.

(B)
Not later than the first day of November, for fiscal years 2026 and
2027, or a date determined by the general assembly, for fiscal year
2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, of each year, each city, local,
and exempted village school district shall report to the department
of education and workforce its qualifying ridership and any other
information requested by the department. Subsequent adjustments to
the reported numbers shall be made only in accordance with rules
adopted by the department.

(C)
The department shall calculate the statewide transportation cost per
student as follows:

(1)
Determine each city, local, and exempted village school district's
transportation cost per student by dividing the district's total
costs for school bus service in the previous fiscal year by its
qualifying ridership in the previous fiscal year.

(2)
After excluding districts that do not provide school bus service and
the ten districts with the highest transportation costs per student
and the ten districts with the lowest transportation costs per
student, divide the aggregate cost for school bus service for the
remaining districts in the previous fiscal year by the aggregate
qualifying ridership of those districts in the previous fiscal year.

(D)
The department shall calculate the statewide transportation cost per
mile as follows:

(1)
Determine each city, local, and exempted village school district's
transportation cost per mile by dividing the district's total costs
for school bus service in the previous fiscal year by its total
number of miles driven for school bus service in the previous fiscal
year.

(2)
After excluding districts that do not provide school bus service and
the ten districts with the highest transportation costs per mile and
the ten districts with the lowest transportation costs per mile,
divide the aggregate cost for school bus service for the remaining
districts in the previous fiscal year by the aggregate miles driven
for school bus service in those districts in the previous fiscal
year.

(E)
The department shall calculate each city, local, and exempted village
school district's transportation base payment as follows:

(1)
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027:

(a)
Calculate the sum of the following:

(i)
The product of the statewide transportation cost per student and the
number of students counted in the district's qualifying ridership for
the current fiscal year who are enrolled in the district;

(ii)

1.5
times the
The

statewide
transportation cost per student times the number of students counted
in the district's qualifying ridership for the current fiscal year
who are enrolled in community schools established under Chapter 3314.
of the Revised Code or STEM schools established under Chapter 3326.
of the Revised Code

times either of the following:

(I)
For fiscal year 2026, 1.5;

(II)
For fiscal year 2027, 2.0
;

(iii)

2.0
times the
The

statewide
transportation cost per student times the number of students counted
in the district's qualifying ridership for the current fiscal year
who are enrolled in nonpublic schools

times either of the following:

(I)
For fiscal year 2026, 2.0;

(II)
For fiscal year 2027, 3.0
.

(b)
Calculate the sum of the following:

(i)
The product of the statewide transportation cost per mile and the
number of miles driven for school bus service as reported for
qualifying riders for the current fiscal year who are enrolled in the
district;

(ii)
1.5 times the statewide transportation cost per mile times the number
of miles driven for school bus service as reported for qualifying
riders for the current fiscal year who are enrolled in community
schools or STEM schools;

(iii)
2.0 times the statewide transportation cost per mile times the number
of miles driven for school bus service as reported for qualifying
riders for the current fiscal year who are enrolled in nonpublic
schools.

(c)
Multiply the greater of the amounts calculated under divisions
(E)(1)(a) and (b) of this section by the following:

(i)
For fiscal year 2026, the greater of forty-five and eighty-three
hundredths per cent or the district's state share percentage, as
defined in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code;

(ii)
For fiscal year 2027, the greater of fifty per cent or the district's
state share percentage.

(2)
For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount
determined by the general assembly.

(F)
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department shall pay a district's
efficiency adjustment payment in accordance with divisions (F)(1) to
(3) of this section. For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the department shall pay a district's efficiency
adjustment payment in a manner determined by the general assembly, if
the general assembly authorizes such a payment to districts.

(1)
The department annually shall establish a target number of qualifying
riders per assigned bus for each city, local, and exempted village
school district. The department shall use the data from the previous
fiscal year in establishing the target number. The target number
shall be based on the statewide median number of riders per assigned
bus as adjusted to reflect the district's density in comparison to
the density of all other districts. The department shall post on the
department's web site each district's target number of riders per
assigned bus and a description of how the target number was
determined.

(2)
The department shall determine each school district's efficiency
index by dividing the district's number of riders per assigned bus by
its target number of riders per assigned bus.

(3)
The department shall determine each city, local, and exempted village
school district's efficiency adjustment payment as follows:

(a)
If the district's efficiency index is equal to or greater than 1.5,
the efficiency adjustment payment shall be calculated according to
the following formula:

0.15
X the district's transportation base payment calculated under
division (E) of this section

(b)
If the district's efficiency index is less than 1.5 but greater than
or equal to 1.0, the efficiency adjustment payment shall be
calculated according to the following formula:

{[(The
district's efficiency index - 1) X 0.15]/0.5} X the district's
transportation base payment calculated under division (E) of this
section

(c)
If the district's efficiency index is less than 1.0, the efficiency
adjustment payment shall be zero.

(G)
In addition to funds paid under divisions (E), (F), and (H) of this
section, each city, local, and exempted village district shall
receive in accordance with rules adopted by the department a payment
for students transported by means other than school bus service and
whose transportation is not funded under division (C) of section
3317.024 of the Revised Code. The rules shall include provisions for
school district reporting of such students.

(H)(1)
For purposes of division (H) of this section, a school district's
"transportation supplement percentage" means the following:

(a)
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the following quotient:

(28
– the district's rider density)
/

100

If
the result of the calculation for a district under division (H)(1)(a)
of this section is less than zero, the district's transportation
supplement percentage shall be zero.

(b)
For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, a percentage
calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly.

(2)
The department shall pay each district a transportation supplement
calculated according to the following formula:

The
district's transportation supplement percentage X the amount
calculated for the district under division (E)(1)(b) of this section
X 0.55

(I)(1)
If a school district board and a community school governing authority
elect to enter into an agreement under division (A) of section
3314.091 of the Revised Code, the department shall make payments to
the community school according to the terms of the agreement for each
student actually transported under division (C)(1) of that section.
If a community school governing authority accepts transportation
responsibility under division (B) of that section, the department
shall make payments to the community school for each student actually
transported or for whom transportation is arranged by the community
school under division (C)(1) of that section, calculated as follows:

(a)
For any fiscal year which the general assembly has specified that
transportation payments to school districts be based on an
across-the-board percentage of the district's payment for the
previous school year, the per pupil payment to the community school
shall be the following quotient:

(i)
The total amount calculated for the school district in which the
child is entitled to attend school for student transportation other
than transportation of children with disabilities; divided by

(ii)
The number of students included in the district's transportation ADM
for the current fiscal year, as calculated under section 3317.03 of
the Revised Code, plus the number of students enrolled in the
community school not counted in the district's transportation ADM who
are transported under division (B)(1) or (2) of section 3314.091 of
the Revised Code.

(b)
For any fiscal year which the general assembly has specified that the
transportation payments to school districts be calculated in
accordance with this section and any rules of the department
implementing this section, the payment to the community school shall
be the following:

(i)
For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, either of the following:

(I)
If the school district in which the student is entitled to attend
school would have used a method of transportation for the student for
which payments are computed and paid under division (E) of this
section, 1.0 times the statewide transportation cost per student, as
calculated in division (C) of this section;

(II)
If the school district in which the student is entitled to attend
school would have used a method of transportation for the student for
which payments are computed and paid in a manner described in
division (G) of this section, the amount that would otherwise be
computed for and paid to the district.

(ii)
For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount
calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly.

The
community school, however, is not required to use the same method to
transport the student.

As
used in this division, "entitled to attend school" means
entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the
Revised Code.

(2)
A community school shall be paid under division (I)(2) of this
section only for students who are eligible as specified in section
3327.01 of the Revised Code and division (C)(1) of section 3314.091
of the Revised Code, and whose transportation to and from school is
actually provided, who actually utilized transportation arranged, or
for whom a payment in lieu of transportation is made by the community
school's governing authority. To qualify for the payments, the
community school shall report to the department, in the form and
manner required by the department, data on the number of students
transported or whose transportation is arranged, the number of miles
traveled, cost to transport, and any other information requested by
the department.

Sec.
3317.071.
For
any fiscal year that the general assembly has appropriated sufficient
funds to operate the program, the department of education and
workforce shall implement a program to distribute bus purchasing
grants of not less than $45,000 to city, local, and exempted village
school districts for the purpose of replacing the oldest and highest
mileage buses in the state assigned to routes. The department shall
collect annually age, mileage, and vehicle condition data from
districts through its transportation data collection system.

Sec.
3327.01.
Notwithstanding
division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52
of the Revised Code, this section and sections 3327.011, 3327.012,
and 3327.02 of the Revised Code do not apply to any joint vocational
or cooperative education school district.

In
all city, local, and exempted village school districts where resident
school pupils in grades kindergarten through eight live more than two
miles from the school for which the director of education and
workforce prescribes minimum standards pursuant to division (D) of
section 3301.07 of the Revised Code and to which they are assigned by
the board of education of the district of residence or to and from
the nonpublic or community school which they attend, the board of
education shall provide transportation for such pupils to and from
that school except as provided in section 3327.02 of the Revised
Code.

In
all city, local, and exempted village school districts where pupil
transportation is required under a career-technical plan approved by
the department of education and workforce under section 3313.90 of
the Revised Code, for any student attending a career-technical
program operated by another school district, including a joint
vocational school district, as prescribed under that section, the
board of education of the student's district of residence shall
provide transportation from the public high school operated by that
district to which the student is assigned to the career-technical
program.

In
all city, local, and exempted village school districts, the board may
provide transportation for resident school pupils in grades nine
through twelve to and from the high school to which they are assigned
by the board of education of the district of residence or to and from
the nonpublic or community high school which they attend for which
the director of education and workforce prescribes minimum standards
pursuant to division (D) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code.

A
board of education shall not be required to transport elementary or
high school pupils to and from a nonpublic or community school where
such transportation would require more than thirty minutes of direct
travel time as measured by school bus from the public school building
to which the pupils would be assigned if attending the public school
designated by the district of residence.

Where
it is impractical to transport a pupil by school conveyance, a board
of education may offer payment, in lieu of providing such
transportation in accordance with section 3327.02 of the Revised
Code.

A

Except
as provided in section 3327.016 of the Revised Code, a
board
of education shall provide transportation to students enrolled in a
community school or nonpublic school in accordance with this section
on each day in which that school is open for operation with students
in attendance, regardless of whether the district's own schools are
open for operation with students in attendance on that day. However,
a board of education shall not be required to transport elementary or
high school pupils to and from a nonpublic or community school on
Saturday or Sunday, unless a board of education and a nonpublic or
community school have an agreement in place to do so before the first
day of July of the school year in which the agreement takes effect.

In
all city, local, and exempted village school districts, the board
shall provide transportation for all children who are so disabled
that they are unable to walk to and from the school for which the
director of education and workforce prescribes minimum standards
pursuant to division (D) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code and
which they attend. In case of dispute whether the child is able to
walk to and from the school, the health commissioner shall be the
judge of such ability. In all city, exempted village, and local
school districts, the board shall provide transportation to and from
school or special education classes for mentally disabled children in
accordance with standards adopted by the department of education and
workforce.

When
transportation of pupils is provided the conveyance shall be run on a
time schedule that shall be adopted and put in force by the board not
later than ten days after the beginning of the school term. The
operator of every school bus or motor van owned and operated by any
school district or educational service center or privately owned and
operated under contract with any school district or service center in
this state shall deliver students enrolled in preschool through
twelfth grades to their respective public and nonpublic schools not
sooner than thirty minutes prior to the beginning of school and to be
available to pick them up not later than thirty minutes after the
close of their respective schools each day. Further, operators shall
not deliver students late to school.

The
cost of any transportation service authorized by this section shall
be paid first out of federal funds, if any, available for the purpose
of pupil transportation, and secondly out of state appropriations, in
accordance with regulations adopted by the department.

No
transportation of any pupils shall be provided by any board of
education to or from any school which in the selection of pupils,
faculty members, or employees, practices discrimination against any
person on the grounds of race, color, religion, or national origin.

A
board of education shall provide transportation as a related service
for all children with disabilities living in the school district who
are enrolled in a nonpublic school if the school district is provided
with supporting documentation from the child's individual education
program developed pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code or an
individual service plan developed pursuant to section 5126.41 of the
Revised Code.

Sec.
3327.016.
(A)
As used in this section, "eligible student" means a student
entitled to transportation services from the city, local, or exempted
village school district pursuant to section 3327.01 of the Revised
Code.

(B)
Each community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised
Code or chartered nonpublic school shall establish the school's start
and end times for a particular school year not later than the first
day of April prior to that school year. Each community or chartered
nonpublic school shall provide such start and end times to each city,
local, or exempted village school district that the school expects
will be responsible for providing transportation services to eligible
students enrolled in the school for that school year
.

Each
city, local, or exempted village school district that receives start
and end times for a chartered nonpublic school under this division
shall establish tiers of windows of time that best work for the
district in transporting the school's eligible students. If a
chartered nonpublic school's start and end times fall within one of
those tiers, the district shall notify the school of that fact. If a
chartered nonpublic school's start and end times do not fall within
one of those tiers, the district shall notify the school of that fact
and provide the opportunity for the school to change its start and
end times. If such school does not change its start and end times,
the district is not required to transport the school's students to
and from school
.

(C)
Each city, local, or exempted village school district that receives
start and end times
as
prescribed
from
a community school
under
division (B) of this section
,
or receives start and end times from a chartered nonpublic school
that fall within one of the tiers of windows of time under division
(B) of this section,

shall use those start and end times to develop a transportation plan,
including transportation routes and schedules, for eligible students
who enrolled in
a

the

community
or chartered nonpublic school
and

shall provide such transportation plan to the community or chartered
nonpublic school within sixty days after receiving the information
described in that division. If a school provides the start and end
times to the school district after the first day of April but before
the first day of July, the district shall attempt to provide a
transportation plan to the school by the first day of August of that
school year. For any eligible student who enrolls in a community

school,

or

a

chartered
nonpublic school
that
has start and end times that fall within one of the tiers of windows
of time under division (B) of this section,
after
the first day of July prior to that school year, a district shall
develop a transportation plan, including transportation routes and
schedules, for that student within fourteen business days of
receiving a request for transportation services from the student's
parent or guardian.

Sec.
3327.021.
(A)
The department of education and workforce shall monitor each city,
local, or exempted village school district's compliance with sections
3327.01 and 3327.016 and division (B) of section 3327.017 of the
Revised Code. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if
the department determines a consistent or prolonged period of
noncompliance on the part of the school district to provide
transportation as required under those sections, the department shall
deduct from the district's payment for student transportation under
Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code the daily amount of that payment,
as computed by the department, for the number of students who did not
receive the required transportation, including students who arrived
to school late, under those sections for each day that the district
is not in compliance.

(B)
A school district shall not be penalized under this section if the
department determines that extenuating circumstances caused the
district's failure to comply. The department shall develop a process
under which a district may submit information explaining the
extenuating circumstances that led to its failure to comply and on
how the department may determine that those circumstances caused the
failure.

This
section does not affect the authority of a school district to provide
payment in lieu of transportation in accordance with section 3327.02
of the Revised Code.

Section
2.
That
existing sections 3317.0212, 3327.01, and 3327.016 of the Revised
Code are hereby repealed.

Section
3.
That
section 3327.021 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.

Section
4.
That
Sections 265.10, 265.300, 512.10, and 516.10 of H.B. 96 of the 136th
General Assembly be amended to read as follows:

Sec.
265.10.

1

2

3

4

5

A

EDU
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE

B

General
Revenue Fund

C

GRF

200321

Operating
Expenses

$14,474,898

$15,054,312

D

GRF

200416

Career
Technical Education

$2,500,000

$2,500,000

E

GRF

200420

Information
Technology Development and Support

$4,231,479

$4,316,527

F

GRF

200422

School
Management Assistance

$2,800,000

$2,800,000

G

GRF

200424

Policy
Analysis

$500,000

$516,419

H

GRF

200426

Ohio
Educational Computer Network

$18,994,000

$18,994,000

I

GRF

200427

Academic
Standards

$5,535,410

$5,429,033

J

GRF

200437

Student
Assessment

$50,609,125

$50,882,346

K

GRF

200439

Accountability/Report
Cards

$7,369,440

$7,437,742

L

GRF

200446

Education
Management Information System

$9,958,226

$10,325,278

M

GRF

200448

Educator
and Principal Preparation

$2,663,493

$2,676,754

N

GRF

200455

Community
Schools and Choice Programs

$4,370,165

$4,446,705

O

GRF

200457

STEM
Initiatives

$500,000

$500,000

P

GRF

200465

Education
Technology Resources

$2,893,949

$2,906,346

Q

GRF

200478

Industry-Recognized
Credentials High School Students

$16,000,000

$16,000,000

R

GRF

200502

Pupil
Transportation

$882,035,414

$959,429,701

$1,001,429,701

S

GRF

200505

School
Meal Programs

$13,163,000

$13,163,000

T

GRF

200511

Auxiliary
Services

$170,292,963

$172,262,613

U

GRF

200532

Nonpublic
Administrative Cost Reimbursement

$76,935,110

$77,824,960

V

GRF

200540

Special
Education Enhancements

$193,272,426

$193,272,426

W

GRF

200545

Career-Technical
Education Enhancements

$13,413,000

$13,413,000

X

GRF

200550

Foundation
Funding - All Students

$8,457,598,772

$8,733,217,991

$8,729,217,991

Y

GRF

200566

Literacy
Improvement

$2,472,674

$2,500,000

Z

GRF

200572

Adult
Education Programs

$9,348,399

$15,688,404

AA

GRF

200574

Half-Mill
Maintenance Equalization

$6,420,640

$6,152,450

AB

GRF

200576

Adaptive
Sports Program

$400,000

$400,000

AC

GRF

200597

Program
and Project Support

$2,850,000

$2,750,000

AD

General
Revenue Fund Total

$9,971,602,583

$10,334,860,007

$10,372,860,007

AE

Dedicated
Purpose Fund Group

AF

4520

200638

Charges
and Reimbursements

$1,500,000

$1,500,000

AG

5980

200659

Auxiliary
Services Reimbursement

$650,000

$650,000

AH

5H30

200687

School
District Solvency Assistance

$2,000,000

$2,000,000

AI

5KX0

200691

Ohio
School Sponsorship Program

$1,900,000

$1,900,000

AJ

5MM0

200677

Child
Nutrition Refunds

$550,000

$550,000

AK

5U20

200685

National
Education Statistics

$185,000

$185,000

AL

5VS0

200604

Foundation
Funding - All Students

$600,000,000

$600,000,000

AM

5VU0

200663

School
Bus Purchase

$0

$50,000,000

AN

5YO0

200491

Public
and Nonpublic Education Support

$171,200,000

$171,200,000

AO

6200

200615

Educational
Improvement Grants

$600,000

$600,000

AP

Dedicated
Purpose Fund Group Total

$778,585,000

$778,585,000

$828,585,000

AQ

Internal
Service Activity Fund Group

AR

1380

200606

Information
Technology Development and Support

$18,394,387

$18,597,721

AS

4R70

200695

Indirect
Operational Support

$9,944,311

$10,166,435

AT

4V70

200633

Interagency
Program Support

$3,000,000

$3,000,000

AU

Internal
Service Activity Fund Group Total

$31,338,698

$31,764,156

AV

State
Lottery Fund Group

AW

7017

200413

School
Bus Safety

$10,000,000

$0

AX

7017

200612

Foundation
Funding - All Students

$1,436,583,202

$1,398,174,884

AY

7017

200614

Accelerate
Great Schools

$1,500,000

$1,500,000

AZ

7017

200631

Quality
Community and Independent STEM Schools Support

$115,000,000

$125,000,000

BA

7017

200684

Community
School Facilities

$90,155,000

$90,155,000

BB

7017

2006A7

Literacy
Coaches

$12,000,000

$12,000,000

BC

State
Lottery Fund Group Total

$1,665,238,202

$1,626,829,884

BD

Federal
Fund Group

BE

3120

2006A9

Aspire
- Federal

$0

$18,996,799

BF

3670

200607

School
Food Services

$13,379,350

$13,379,350

BG

3700

200624

Education
of Exceptional Children

$1,750,000

$1,750,000

BH

3AF0

657601

Schools
Medicaid Administrative Claims

$150,000

$150,000

BI

3EH0

200620

Migrant
Education

$1,700,000

$1,700,000

BJ

3EJ0

200622

Homeless
Children Education

$4,823,000

$5,112,380

BK

3GE0

200674

Summer
Food Service Program

$23,000,000

$23,000,000

BL

3GG0

200676

Fresh
Fruit and Vegetable Program

$5,500,000

$6,000,000

BM

3HF0

200649

Federal
Education Grants

$5,000,000

$5,000,000

BN

3HI0

200634

Student
Support and Academic Enrichment

$54,131,000

$50,604,930

BO

3HL0

200678

Comprehensive
Literacy State Development Program

$14,630,000

$14,630,000

BP

3L60

200617

Federal
School Lunch

$565,999,000

$595,000,000

BQ

3L70

200618

Federal
School Breakfast

$195,000,000

$205,000,000

BR

3L80

200619

Child/Adult
Food Programs

$116,000,000

$118,000,000

BS

3L90

200621

Career-Technical
Education Basic Grant

$56,680,000

$58,947,200

BT

3M00

200623

ESEA
Title 1A

$677,740,000

$698,072,200

BU

3M20

200680

Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act

$530,400,000

$541,008,000

BV

3Y20

200688

21st
Century Community Learning Centers

$47,940,000

$48,898,800

BW

3Y60

200635

Improving
Teacher Quality

$77,157,900

$78,701,058

BX

3Y70

200689

English
Language Acquisition

$13,728,000

$14,277,120

BY

3Y80

200639

Rural
and Low Income Technical Assistance

$3,300,000

$3,300,000

BZ

3Z20

200690

State
Assessments

$11,500,000

$11,500,000

CA

3Z30

200645

Consolidated
Federal Grant Administration

$15,000,000

$15,000,000

CB

Federal
Fund Group Total

$2,434,508,250

$2,528,027,837

CC

TOTAL
ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS

$14,881,272,733

$15,300,066,884

$15,388,066,884

Sec.
265.300.
FOUNDATION
FUNDING - ALL STUDENTS

The
foregoing appropriation item 200604, Foundation Funding - All
Students, shall be used in conjunction with appropriation items
200550, Foundation Funding - All Students, and 200612, Foundation
Funding - All Students, to distribute the amounts calculated for
disadvantaged pupil impact aid under sections 3317.022 and 3317.16 of
the Revised Code and the portions of the state share of the base cost
calculated under those sections that are attributable to the staffing
cost for the student wellness and success component of the base cost,
as determined by the Department of Education and Workforce.

SCHOOL
BUS PURCHASE

The
foregoing appropriation item 200663, School Bus Purchase, shall be
used to distribute bus purchasing grants to city, local, and exempted
village school districts pursuant to section 3317.071 of the Revised
Code. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, school
bus purchase funds awarded in fiscal year 2027 may be used by
recipients through fiscal year 2028.

Sec.
512.10.
TRANSFERS
OUT OF GENERAL REVENUE FUND

STATE
MARKETING OFFICE FUND

On
July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management shall transfer up to $22,000,000 cash from the
General Revenue Fund to the State Marketing Office Fund (Fund 5MJ0).

FOUNDATION
FUNDING - ALL STUDENTS FUND

Notwithstanding
any provision of law to the contrary, the Director of Budget and
Management may transfer up to $600,000,000 cash, in each fiscal year,
from the General Revenue Fund to the Foundation Funding - All
Students Fund (Fund 5VS0).

SECOND
CHANCE GRANT PROGRAM FUND

On
July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management shall transfer up to $4,000,000 cash from the
General Revenue Fund to the Second Chance Grant Program Fund (Fund
5YD0).

MARCS
ADMINISTRATION FUND

On
July 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as possible thereafter, the
Director of Budget and Management may transfer up to $10,500,000 cash
from the General Revenue Fund to the MARCS Administration Fund (Fund
5C20).

WILDLIFE
FUND

On
July 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as possible thereafter, the
Director of Budget and Management may transfer $500,000 cash from the
General Revenue Fund to the Wildlife Fund (Fund 7015).

TRANSCRANIAL
MAGNETIC STIMULATION FUND

On
July 1 of each fiscal year, or as soon as possible thereafter, the
Director of Budget and Management may transfer $5,000,000 cash from
the General Revenue Fund to the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Fund (Fund 5VV0).

H2OHIO
FUND

On
July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management may transfer $165,000,000 from the General
Revenue Fund to the H2Ohio Fund (Fund 6H20).

OHIO
MARITIME ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

On
July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management shall transfer $10,000,000 cash from the
General Revenue Fund to the Ohio Maritime Assistance Fund (Fund
5QT0).

RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN

On
July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management shall transfer $100,000,000 cash from the
General Revenue Fund to the Residential Development Revolving Loan
Fund (Fund 5CT1).

RURAL
PRACTICE INCENTIVE FUND

On
July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management shall transfer $3,000,000 cash from the General
Revenue Fund to the Rural Practice Incentive Fund (Fund 5ZD0).

EWARRANT
LOCAL INTEGRATION FUND

On
July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management may transfer $750,000 cash from the General
Revenue Fund to the eWarrant Local Integration Fund (Fund 5AZ1).

TARGETED
ADDICTION PROGRAM FUND

On
July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management shall transfer $12,500,000 cash from the
General Revenue Fund to the Targeted Addiction Program Fund (Fund
5TZ0).

On
July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management shall transfer $10,000,000 cash from the
General Revenue Fund to the Medical Marijuana Control Fund (Fund
5SY0).

SCHOOL
BUS PURCHASE FUND

On
July 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management shall transfer $50,000,000 cash from the
General Revenue Fund to the School Bus Purchase Fund (Fund 5VU0).

Sec.
516.10.
CASH
TRANSFERS AND ABOLISHMENT OF FUNDS

(A)
On July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management may transfer the cash balance from each of the
funds as indicated in the table below to the fund also indicated in
the table below. Upon completion of each transfer and on the
effective date of its repeal by
this
act
H.B.
96 of the 136th General Assembly
,
where applicable, the fund from which the cash balance was
transferred is hereby abolished.

1

2

3

4

5

A

Transfer
from:

Transfer
to:

B

User
Agency

Fund

Fund
Name

Fund

Fund
Name

C

AGO

5MP0

Peace
Officer Training Commission Fund

5LR0

Ohio
Law Enforcement Training Fund

D

AGR

5MA0

Dangerous
and Restricted Animal Fund

5MS0

Animal
and Consumer Protection Fund

E

AGR

5PL0

Pet
Store License Fund

5MR0

Commercial
Dog Breeding Fund

F

DAS

5MV0

Theatre
Equipment Maintenance Fund

GRF

General
Revenue Fund

G

DAS

1280

Collective
Bargaining Fund

1250

Human
Resources Services Fund

H

MHA

3A60

Federal-Miscellaneous
Fund

5AU0

Behavioral
Health Care Fund

I

DPS

3HT0

Justice
Emergency Supplemental Funding Fund

GRF

General
Revenue Fund

J

DPS

5RS0

Community
Police Relations Fund

5AZ1

eWarrant
Local Integration Fund

K

MCD

5XY0

Hospital
Directed Payment Fund

5AN0

State
Directed Payments Fund

L

OOD

3L10

Social
Security Reimbursement Fund

3790

Consolidated
Federal Fund

M

TOS

7090

Job
Ready Site Development Bond Retirement Fund

GRF

General
Revenue Fund

N

LSC

4100

Sale
of Publications Fund

GRF

General
Revenue Fund

O

LSC

4F60

Legislative
Budget Services Fund

GRF

General
Revenue Fund

P

LSC

5EF0

Legislative
Agency Telephone Usage Fund

GRF

General
Revenue Fund

Q

BOR

5RA0

Workforce
and Higher Education Programs Fund

GRF

General
Revenue Fund

R

DOH

5UA0

Emergency
Preparation and Response Fund

GRF

General
Revenue Fund

(B)
The following funds are hereby abolished on the effective date of
their repeal by
this
act
H.B.
96 of the 136th General Assembly
:

1

2

3

A

User
Agency

Fund

Fund
Name

B

AGR

5HP0

Ohio
Livestock Care Standards Fund

C

DDD

4U40

Developmental
Disabilities Trust Fund

D

MCD

3ER0

Health
Information Technology Fund

E

OBM

5AT1

Statewide
Children's Vision Initiative Fund

F

OBM

5CV1

Coronavirus
Relief Fund

G

PRX

3DV0

Enhancing
Ohio's PMP Fund

H

PRX

3BC0

Dangerous
Drug Database Fund

I

PRX

3EB0

NASPER
Fund

J

PRX

3EY0

Administration
of PMIX HUB Fund

K

PRX

3EZ0

NASPER
10 Fund

L

PRX

3CT0

2008
Developing/Enhancing PMP Fund

(C)
On July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management shall transfer the cash balance from each of
the funds as indicated in the table below to the fund also indicated
in the table below. Upon completion of each transfer and on the
effective date of its repeal by
this
act
H.B.
96 of the 136th General Assembly
,
where applicable, the fund from which the cash balance was
transferred is hereby abolished.

1

2

3

4

5

A

Transfer
from:

Transfer
to:

B

User
Agency

Fund

Fund
Name

Fund

Fund
Name

C

DEV

5KN0

Local
Government Innovation Fund

GRF

General
Revenue Fund

(D)
On July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Director of
Budget and Management may transfer the cash balance from each of the
funds as indicated in the table below to the fund also indicated in
the table below after any encumbrances in these funds are fully
discharged. Upon completion of each transfer and on the effective
date of its repeal by this act, where applicable, the fund from which
the cash balance was transferred is hereby abolished.

1

2

3

4

5

A

Transfer
from:

Transfer
to:

B

User
Agency

Fund

Fund
Name

Fund

Fund
Name

C

EDU

5VU0

School
Bus Purchase Fund

GRF

General
Revenue Fund

Section
5.
That
existing Sections 265.10, 265.300, 512.10, and 516.10 of H.B. 96 of
the 136th General Assembly are hereby repealed.

Section
6.
This
act shall be known as the School Busing Improvement Act.