Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
In the event that
a chartered nonpublic school closes, and it receives its funds directly from
the state, the school cannot keep any materials or equipment purchased with
auxiliary services funds under section
3317.062
of the Revised Code, as those materials and equipment are property of the
state, and materials and equipment are to be disposed of by any of the
following methods:
(1)
The materials and equipment may be offered to any
remaining nonpublic schools or preschool located within the public district and
may be used at that nonpublic school or preschool;
(2)
The materials and
equipment may be offered to the public district in which the closing school is
located, and upon acceptance by the school district, the materials and
equipment will become property of the school district;
(3)
The materials and
equipment may be sold. Any proceeds related to the sale of auxiliary services
materials and equipment are to be returned to the department of
education;
(4)
If the materials and equipment cannot be sold, and the
fair market value of the property is, in the opinion of the school, two
thousand five hundred dollars or less, the item may be donated. The property
may be donated to an eligible nonprofit organization that is located in this
state and is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to
26 U.S.C.
501(a) and (c)(3). Before
donating any property under this division, the school is required to adopt a
resolution expressing its intent to make unneeded, obsolete, or unfit-for-use
school property available to these organizations;
(5)
If the materials
and equipment are not an acceptable donation and refused by an eligible
nonprofit organization, the item may be disposed of in accordance with the
school's disposal procedures.
(B)
Disposal of
obsolete loaned textbooks
(1)
For chartered nonpublic schools which have received
their auxiliary services funds directly from the state, obsolete textbooks are
to be disposed of in the same manner as textbooks purchased with the school's
own funds.
(2)
If obsolete textbooks are sold, all proceeds from the
sale are to be returned to the department of education.
(C)
Disposal of materials or equipment that were purchased in
accordance with division (A)(6) or (A)(7) of section
3317.062
of the Revised Code and that are no longer needed for school use, are obsolete,
are unfit for the use for which they were acquired, or have been in the
school's possession for more than four years are to be disposed of in
accordance with division (H) of that section.
