Ohio school fiscal officer bonds.
$500 flat.
Ohio conditions a community school fiscal officer on a faithful-performance bond before they handle the school’s public money. This filing is set at $50,000 — ours is $500 flat, set by our carrier’s rate book. One soft credit pull that never affects your score; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does an Ohio school fiscal officer bond cost?
$500 at the $50,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to filed.
Your fiscal-officer role is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
School and officer details, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to deposit with the school’s governing authority and certify a copy to the county auditor. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever required.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Every Ohio community school (the state’s term for a public charter school) has a designated fiscal officer who handles the school’s public funds. Under ORC 3314.011, before entering on duties the fiscal officer executes a bond payable to the state, conditioned on the faithful performance of all official duties.
The bond is a public-funds, faithful-performance guarantee. If the fiscal officer mishandles, misapplies, or fails to account for the school’s money, the state — and ultimately the public — can recover against the bond. A copy is certified to the county auditor of the county where the school is located.
The amount and surety are approved by the school’s governing authority by resolution. This page reflects a $50,000 filing; if your governing authority set a different amount, send it to us and we’ll issue exactly that. Either way, it is not insurance for the officer — if the surety pays, the officer repays the surety.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $50,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & file. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to deposit with the school’s governing authority and certify a copy to the county auditor. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever required.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $500 at the $50,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Get your fiscal officer bond filed.
$500 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.