Financial aid to a technical college from the state, to be used for the payment of operating costs of such college, shall be paid to the board of trustees of the technical college district in which such college is situated, only upon certification by the Ohio board of regents that such college is in condition to receive students and is operable and upon approval of its official plan and the issuance of a charter to such college as provided in section 3357.07 of the Revised Code. Financial aid for equipment may be paid to the board of trustees after approval of its official plan and issuance of a charter to such college.
R.C. § 3357.15