Bishop, 020422 OHAGO, AGO 2022-002
Case Date | February 04, 2022 |
Court | Ohio |
If the territory of an ESC or joint ESC contains a school district that has territory in more than one county, does the territory of the ESC or joint ESC also cross county lines to match that of the local school district?For the reasons that follow, I find that the answer is “yes.” When an ESC or a joint ESC contains a local school district that has part of its territory cross county lines into another county, the portion lying in the other county remains part of the territory of the ESC or joint ESC. I For background, an ESC is part of the educational regional service system. See R.C. 3312.01(B)(3). “The system shall support state and regional education initiatives and efforts to improve school effectiveness and student achievement.” R.C. 3312.01(A). “Educational service centers shall provide the services that they are specifically required to provide by the Revised Code and may enter into agreements pursuant to section 3313.843, 3313.844, or 3313.845 of the Revised Code for the provision of other services” that relate to the betterment of the served schools. R.C. 3312.01(C); see 2017 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 2017-023, Slip Op. at 3; 2-238; see also 2005 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 2005-033, at 2-345 n. 1 (“The educational service center provides services and support of various types for the local school districts that it serves, and may provide services to other school districts by agreement”). The territory of an ESC is changeable, and all or part of the territory of one or more local school districts belonging to one ESC may be transferred to an adjoining ESC. See...
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