Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3314.38 – Enrollment in dropout prevention and recovery program

(A) An individual who is at least twenty-two years of age and who is an eligible individual as defined in section 3317.23 of the Revised Code may enroll for up to two cumulative school years in a dropout prevention and recovery program operated by a community school that is designed to allow enrollees to earn a high school diploma. An individual enrolled under this division may elect to satisfy the requirements to earn a high school diploma by successfully completing a competency-based instructional program that complies with the standards adopted by the state board of education under section 3317.231 of the Revised Code. The community school shall report that individual's enrollment on a full-time equivalency basis to the department of education. This report shall be in addition to the report required under division (B) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code. An individual enrolled under this division shall not be assigned to classes or settings with students who are younger than eighteen years of age.
(B)
1. (1) For each community school that enrolls individuals under division (A) of this section, the department of education annually shall certify the enrollment and attendance, on a full-time equivalency basis, of each individual reported by the school under that division.
2. (2) For each individual enrolled in a community school under division (A) of this section, the department annually shall pay to the community school an amount equal to the following: $5,000 X the individual's enrollment on a full-time equivalency basis as certified under division (B)(1) of this section X the portion of the school year in which the individual is enrolled in the school expressed as a percentage
(C) A community school that enrolls individuals under division (A) of this section shall be subject to the program administration standards adopted by the state board under section 3317.231 of the Revised Code, as applicable.