(A) For purposes of this section:

(1) "Formula amount" has the same meaning as in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate" has the same meaning as in section 3302.01 of the Revised Code.

(3) A science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school's "third-grade reading proficiency percentage" means the percentage of the school's students scoring at a proficient level of skill or higher on the third-grade English language arts assessment prescribed under division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code for the immediately preceding school year, as reported on the school's report card under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.

(B) In addition to the payments made under section 3326.33 of the Revised Code, the department of education shall annually pay to each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school that is not part of a group of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics schools and to the governing body of each group of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics schools, for each school in that group, both of the following:

(1) A graduation bonus calculated according to the following formula:

The school's four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate on its most recent report card issued by the department under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code X 0.075 X the formula amount X the number of the school's graduates reported to the department, in accordance with the guidelines adopted under section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code, for the same school year for which the most recent report card was issued

(2) A third-grade reading bonus calculated according to the following formula:

The school's third-grade reading proficiency percentage X 0.075 X the formula amount X the number of the school's students scoring at a proficient level or higher on the third-grade English language arts assessment prescribed under division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code for the immediately preceding school year

Amended by 133rd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 166, §101.01, eff. 10/17/2019.

Amended by 132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 49, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2017.

Added by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.