(A) As used in this section, “eligible student” means a student entitled to transportation services from the city, local, or exempted village school district pursuant to section 3327.01 of the Revised Code.

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(B) Each community school established under Chapter 3314 of the Revised Code or chartered nonpublic school shall establish the school’s start and end times for a particular school year not later than the first day of April prior to that school year. Each community or chartered nonpublic school shall provide such start and end times to each city, local, or exempted village school district that the school expects will be responsible for providing transportation services to eligible students enrolled in the school for that school year.

(C) Each city, local, or exempted village school district that receives start and end times as prescribed under division (B) of this section shall use those start and end times to develop a transportation plan, including transportation routes and schedules, for eligible students who enrolled in a community or chartered nonpublic school shall provide such transportation plan to the community or chartered nonpublic school within sixty days after receiving the information described in that division. If a school provides the start and end times to the school district after the first day of April but before the first day of July, the district shall attempt to provide a transportation plan to the school by the first day of August of that school year. For any eligible student who enrolls in a community or chartered nonpublic school after the first day of July prior to that school year, a district shall develop a transportation plan, including transportation routes and schedules, for that student within fourteen business days of receiving a request for transportation services from the student’s parent or guardian.