Ohio Department of Education Finance

The Office of Legislative Services and Budgetary Planning is committed to making budget and financial information available to the public and education stakeholders. This page has been designed to help you find information pertaining to the FY12 – FY13 budget process and the budget bill (HB 153). The Office of Legislative Services and Budgetary Planning staff will be updating this page with fact sheets, presentation materials, staff testimony before the General Assembly, links to helpful resources and other information about the current budget process.

Update on the Federal Sequester

• Mid-Biennium Budget Review (MBR)
  • SB 316 (As Enrolled) Text and Analysis
  • HB 487 (As Enrolled) Text and Analysis
    
    
  • MBR Summary (SB 316 - As Enrolled)
  • MBR Summary (HB 487 - As Enrolled)
  • MBR Summary (SB 316 - As Passed by the Senate)
  • MBR Summary (HB 487, HB 508, and HB 509 - As Passed by the House)
  • MBR Summary (SB 316 and HB 487 as of 3/30/12)
    
    
  • New District and Community School Responsibilities under SB 316 (Updated 9/6/12)
    
    
•  Biennial Budget Legislative Information
  • HB 153 (Biennial Operating Budget) Text and Analysis
  • Legislative Service Commission Budget Documents
    
    
• ODE Budget Testimony
  • To access testimony presented on behalf of ODE to the General Assembly click here.
    
    
• Final Enacted Version
  • Information provided by ODE:
    • New ODE Responsibilities under HB 153 (8/18/11)
    • Stan Heffner, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delivers Presentation at the Budget Analysis and Discussion (BAD) Workshop (8/17/11)
      • Waiver Talking Points
    • Adrian Allison, Senior Executive Director of the Center for Accountability & Continuous Improvement Delivers Presentation at the Budget Analysis and Discussion (BAD) Workshop (8/17/11)
    • New Local Responsibilities and Permissions (10/14/11)
    • Eliminated Local Responsibilities and Permissions (8/16/11)
    • Summary of Budget and Proposed Policy Changes (as of 8/15/11)
    • FY 12 - FY 13 District Simulations (as of 7/15/11)  
    • Frequently Asked Questions about HB 153 (Evaluations, Performance-based Compensation and Seniority)
    • Frequently Asked Questions about Gifted Funding
    • Gifted Allowable Expenditures
      
      
  • HB 153 ODE Quick Contacts
    
    
• Conference Committee Changes
  • Information provided by ODE:
    • Summary of Conference Committee Changes (as of 6/29/11)
      
      
• Budget Proposal as passed by the Senate
  • Information provided by ODE:
    • Summary of Budget and Proposed Policy Changes (as of 6/13/11)
      
      
  • Information provided by the Legislative Service Commission:
    • Estimated State Aid and Direct Reimbursements, FY 12 - FY 13 (as passed by the Senate) - This print-out shows the state aid estimates for FY 2012 and FY 2013 which are based on projected average daily membership (ADM) values provided by the Department of Education. Actual state aid will be based on actual ADM. Estimated state aid for FY 2011 is from the second payment made in February, 2011, and may change as data is updated.
      
      
• Budget Proposal as passed by the House
  • Information provided by ODE:
    • Summary of Budget and Proposed Policy Changes (as of 5/6/11)
      
      
  • Information provided by the Legislative Service Commission:
    • Estimated State Aid and Direct Reimbursements, FY 12 - FY 13 (as passed by the House)
      
      
• Executive Budget Proposal
  • Information provided by ODE:
    • Summary of Budget and Proposed Policy Changes (as of 4/12/11)
    • Summary of Budget and Proposed Policy Changes (as of 3/17/11)
    • FY 12 - FY 13 ODE District Simulations of the Executive Budget Proposal - This information provides details on how the bridge formula works as proposed in the Executive version of the budget.
    • April PowerPoint Presentation on the FY 12 - FY 13 Executive Proposal
      
      
  • Information provided by the Legislative Service Commission:
    • Estimated School District State Aid and Fixed Rate Reimbursement Changes - This print-out shows the components that make up State Aid and Fixed Rate Reimbursements, district by district. (As introduced)
    • Estimated School District State Aid and Fixed Rate Reimbursements - This print-out shows the State Aid and Fixed Rate Reimbursement annual changes and the percent of those changes from FY 10 resources. 
    • Estimated State Aid and Fixed Rate Reimbursements Per Pupil - This print-out shows State Aid and Fixed Rate Reimbursement information on a per-pupil basis. 
      
      
  • Information provided by the Office of Budget and Management:
    • Governor's Proposed Executive FY 12 - FY 13 Budget
    • ODE Budget Proposal - Blue Book 
    • Executive Proposal Funding Explanation, District Funding Simulations, and TPP Payment Phase-Out Information
      
      
  • Information provided by the Governor's Office:
    • Handout - Education that Gets Results: Giving Taxpayers Their Money's Worth
    • Presentation: When Students Matter Most
    • Webinar: Dr. Robert Sommers, Governor's Office of 21st Century Education, 3/21/11
      
      
• State Board of Education Budget Recommendations
  • Fiscal Years 2012-13 State Board Simulations
  • Fiscal Years 2012-13 Budget and Policy Recommendations
  • 2012-13 Budget Presentation to State Board of Education: 
    • Part 1 - July 11, 2010 
    • Part 2 - July 13, 2010