(A) Default
(1) If an alternative funding structure
agreement has not been mutually executed between an institution of higher
education and secondary school pursuant to division (A)(2) or (B)(2) of section
3365.07 of
the Revised Code, the department of education shall pay an institution of
higher education enrolling a student under the college credit plus program the
per credit hour amount in accordance with division (A)(1) of section
3365.07 of
the Revised Code.
(2) In addition
to the per credit hour amount established in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule, the
district or secondary school is responsible to provide course text books and
materials, and the postsecondary institution must waive all fees related to
college credit plus program participation and course enrollment.
(3) If a secondary school fails to submit
information or data required for the department to calculate payments under an
alternative payment structure, the department shall pay an institution of
higher education in accordance with division (A)(1) of section
3365.07 of
the Revised Code.
(B)
Alternative payment structure agreements under division (A)(2) or (B)(2) of
section
3365.07 of
the Revised Code
(1) A secondary school and an
institution of higher education may enter into an agreement for an alternative
payment structure if all are the following are met:
(a) The agreement is executed and made
available
within thirty days after the effective
date of college credit plus rules in 2015 and by the first day of
February each year thereafter
.
;
(b) The
terms comply with applicable laws and rules
.
;
(c) The terms and duration of an alternative
funding structure agreement
must not exceed one
academic year
is for one academic year only and
is to be reported during semester submission of enrollment data as specified in
division (C)(2) of section 3333-1-65.7
. Provisions related to the
charging of students pursuant to division (B)(2) of section
3365.07 of
the Revised Code shall not be amended beyond July 1 of the academic year,
unless the parties have agreed to lower or eliminate the participant charge, if
any
.
;
(d) The
admission process at an institution of higher education, as well as the
decision to admit students for purposes of participating in college credit
plus, are not contingent on the completion of an alternative payment structure
agreement between the secondary and institution
.
;
(e) The terms include a provision that the
agreement cannot be used by either party to limit participation of a student in
enrolling in courses not part of the agreement
.
;
(f) The per-credit hour rate, including one
set below the floor, for each course delivery option identified under the
agreement, is applied as a uniform rate to all students subject to the
agreement, including summer term
.
;
(g) The
agreement includes an attached letter which
, for the
2015-2016 academic year, acknowledges that the institution's president approved
the negotiated rate. For each year thereafter, the attached letter must
indicate
indicates the institution's
board of trustees' or equivalent governing authority authorized the terms of
the alternative payment structure agreement
.
;
(h) Any amount negotiated by the parties
resulting in an amount charged to students must include all costs associated
with the program, including but not limited to, textbooks and associated course
fees and must not exceed student cost caps pursuant to division (B) of section
3365.07 of
the Revised Code
.
;
and
(i) If a secondary school
student takes a summer course and attends a different secondary school that the
student attended the previous spring, then the student becomes subject to the
default funding structure, or the alternative funding structure established
between the secondary school the student is attending in the fall and the
postsecondary institution, for purposes of payment for the summer term credits
pursuant to division (F) of section
3365.07 of
the Revised Code.
(2) No
student considered to be economically disadvantaged shall be charged for
anything related to college credit plus participation
.
in accordance with the
following:
(a) A student shall be considered
economically disadvantaged for the purpose of college credit plus participation
if the student is either of the following:
(i) A member of a household that
meets the income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced-price meals, less
than or equal to one hundred eighty-five per cent of federal poverty guidelines
under the provisions of the National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1758, effective date January 7, 2011;
(ii) A member of a household that
participates in at least one of the following programs:
(a) Medicaid;
(b) Food stamps;
(c) supplementary security income
(SSI);
(d) Federal public housing
assistance or Section 8 (a federal housing assistance program administered by
the department of housing and urban development);
(e) Low income home energy
assistance program.
(b) A student whose siblings attend
a school that has established that the student's family income is at or below
the criteria described in this rule, shall be considered economically
disadvantaged for purposes of this chapter without the student's secondary
school or district collecting its own data on that family.
(c) A school district's or
building's designation of community eligibility options shall not be considered
in determining if a student is economically disadvantaged for purposes of this
rule.
(C) Approval for per credit hour payment
below the floor
An institution of higher education may seek approval from the
chancellor of the board of regents
department of higher education to enter into an
alternative funding agreement with a secondary school that establishes a per
credit hour payment below the floor. An institution seeking approval may apply
within thirty days after the effective date of
college credit plus rules in 2015 and by the first day of February
each year thereafter.
Such agreement must meet the following requirements:
(1) The requirements provided in paragraph
(B) of this rule;
(2) Complete an
application on the form provided by the chancellor, which will require, but not
be limited to, the following information:
(a)
Postsecondary institution seeking approval
.
;
(b) The school district
or chartered nonpublic school partnering
with the postsecondary institution
.
;
(c) The
proposed amount of the payment below the floor
.
;
(d) The duration of the proposed
agreement
.
;
(e) For
nonpublic postsecondary institutions partnering with school districts, a signed
acknowledgement that information regarding the terms of the funding arrangement
have been made accessible to eligible students and parents
.
; and
(f) A declaration of the list of assurances
signed by the superintendent of the district or person of equal authority
and
, for the 2015-2016 academic year, the
president of the institution of higher education, that the alternative payment
structure agreement requesting below the default floor per credit hour funding
adheres to all statutory and administrative requirements of this chapter. For
each year thereafter the assurances required by this paragraph shall be
authorized by the institution's board of trustees or equivalent governing
authority.
The chancellor shall post the application form and any other
pertinent information on the agency website
http://www.ohiohighered.org/collegecreditplus
.
(3) The chancellor's approval of agreements
resulting in payments below the default floor shall in no way be construed as
limiting a student choice to participate in the college credit plus offerings
from another postsecondary institution.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 3333-1-65.6
Effective:
5/10/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
2/23/2021 and
05/10/2026
Promulgated
Under:
119.03
Statutory Authority:
3365.071
Rule Amplifies:
3365.07,
3365.071
Prior Effective Dates: 02/17/2015,
02/21/2016