Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.012
§ 3317.012. Joint vocational school district base cost
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly This section shall apply only for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. (A) As used in this section, "average administrative assistant salary," "average bookkeeping and accounting employee salary," "average clerical staff salary," "average counselor salary," "average education management information system support employee salary," "average librarian and media staff salary," "average other district administrator salary," "average principal salary," "average superintendent salary," and "average teacher cost" have the same meanings as in section 3317.011 of the Revised Code. (B) When calculating a district's aggregate base cost under this section, the department shall use data from fiscal year 2022 for all of the following: (1) The average salaries determined under divisions (A)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10)(a) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code; (2) The amount for teacher benefits determined under division (A)(10)(b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code; (3) The district-paid insurance costs determined under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code; (4) Spending determined under divisions (E)(4)(a), (E)(5)(a), and (H)(1) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code and the corresponding student counts determined under divisions (E)(4)(b), (E)(5)(b), and (H)(2) of that section; (5) The information determined under division (G)(3) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code. (C) A joint vocational school district's aggregate base cost for a fiscal year shall be equal to the following sum: The district's teacher base cost for that fiscal year computed under division (D) of this section + the district's student support base cost for that fiscal year computed under division (E) of this section + the district's leadership and accountability base cost for that fiscal year computed under division (F) of this section + the district's building leadership and operations base cost for that fiscal year computed under division (G) of this section (D) The department of education and workforce shall compute a district's teacher base cost for a fiscal year as follows: (1) Calculate the district's classroom teacher cost for that fiscal year as follows: (a) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are enrolled in a career-technical education program or class, as certified under divisions (D)(2)(h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, and divide that number by 18; (b) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are enrolled in grades six through eight but are not enrolled in a career-technical education program or class described under section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and divide that number by 25; (c) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are enrolled in grades nine through twelve but are not enrolled in a career-technical education program or class described under section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and divide that number by 27; (d) Compute the sum of the quotients obtained under divisions (D)(1)(a), (b), and (c) of this section; (e) Compute the classroom teacher base cost by multiplying the average teacher cost for that fiscal year by the sum computed under division (D)(1)(d) of this section. (2) Calculate the district's cost for that fiscal year for teachers providing health and physical education, instruction regarding employability and soft skills, development and coordination of internships and job placements, career-technical student organization activities, pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship coordination, and any assessment related to career-technical education, including any nationally recognized job skills or end-of-course assessment, as follows: (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 150; (b) If the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of this section is greater than 6, the teacher cost shall be equal to that quotient multiplied by the average teacher cost for that fiscal year. (c) If the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of this section is less than or equal to 6, the teacher cost shall be equal to 6 multiplied by the average teacher cost for that fiscal year. (3) Calculate the district's substitute teacher cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula: (a) Compute the substitute teacher daily rate with benefits by multiplying the substitute teacher daily rate of $90 by 1.16; (b) Compute the substitute teacher cost in accordance with the following formula: [The sum computed under division (D)(1)(d) of this section + (the greater of the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of this section and 6)] X the amount computed under division (D)(3)(a) of this section X 5 (4) Calculate the district's professional development cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula: [The sum computed under division (D)(1)(d) of this section + (the greater of the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of this section and 6)] X [(the sum of divisions (A)(10)(a) and (b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year)/180] X 4 (5) Calculate the district's teacher base cost for that fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (D)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section. (E) The department shall compute a district's student support base cost for a fiscal year as follows: (1) Calculate the district's guidance counselor cost for that fiscal year as follows: (a) Determine the number of students in the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are enrolled in grades nine through twelve and divide that number by 360; (b) Compute the counselor cost in accordance with the following formula: (The greater of the quotient obtained under division (E)(1)(a) of this section and 1) X [(the average counselor salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year] (2) Calculate the district's librarian and media staff cost for that fiscal year as follows: (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 1,000; (b) Compute the librarian and media staff cost in accordance with the following formula: The quotient obtained under division (E)(2)(a) of this section X [(the average librarian and media staff salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year] (3) Calculate the district's staffing cost for student wellness and success for that fiscal year as follows: (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 250; (b) Compute the staffing cost for student wellness and success in accordance with the following formula: The quotient obtained under division (E)(3)(a) of this section X [(the average counselor salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year] (4) Calculate the district's cost for that fiscal year for career-technical curriculum specialists and coordinators, career assessment and program placement, recruitment and orientation, student success coordination, analysis of test results, development of intervention and remediation plans and monitoring of those plans, and satellite program coordination in accordance with the following formula: [(The amount determined under division (E)(4)(a) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum determined under division (E)(4)(b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code) + (the amount determined under division (H)(1) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum determined under division (H)(2) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code)] X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for the fiscal year for which the district's cost under this division is computed (5) Compute the district's building safety and security cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula: (The amount determined under division (E)(5)(a) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum determined under division (E)(5)(b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code) X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for the fiscal year for which the building safety and security cost is computed (6) Compute the district's supplies and academic content cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula: (The amount determined under division (E)(6)(a) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum determined under division (E)(6)(b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code) X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for the fiscal year for which the supplies and academic content cost is computed (7) Calculate the district's technology cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula: $37.50 X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year (8) Calculate the district's student support base cost for that fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (E)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of this section. (F) The department shall compute a district's leadership and accountability base cost for a fiscal year as follows: (1) Calculate the district's superintendent cost for that fiscal year as follows: (a) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year is greater than 4,000, then the district's superintendent cost shall be equal to [($160,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]. (b) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year is less than or equal to 4,000 but greater than or equal to 500, the district's superintendent cost shall be equal to the sum of the following: (i) (The district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year - 500) X {[($160,000 X 1.16) - ($80,000 X 1.16)]/3500}; (ii) ($80,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year. (c) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM is less than 500, then the district's superintendent cost shall be equal to [($80,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]. (2) Calculate the district's treasurer cost for that fiscal year as follows: (a) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year is greater than 4,000, then the district's treasurer cost shall be equal to [($130,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]. (b) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year is less than or equal to 4,000 but greater than or equal to 500, the district's treasurer cost shall be equal to the sum of the following: (i) (The district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year - 500) X {[($130,000 X 1.16) - ($60,000 X 1.16)]/3500}; (ii) ($60,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year. (c) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM is less than 500, then the district's treasurer cost shall be equal to [($60,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]. (3) Calculate the district's other district administrator cost for that fiscal year as follows: (a) Divide the average other district administrator salary for that fiscal year by the average superintendent salary for that fiscal year; (b) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 750; (c) Compute the other district administrator cost in accordance with the following formula: {[(The district's superintendent cost for that fiscal year calculated under division (F)(1) of this section - the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year) X the quotient obtained under division (F)(3)(a) of this section] + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code} X (the greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(3)(b) of this section and 2) (4) Calculate the district's fiscal support cost for that fiscal year as follows: (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 850; (b) Determine the lesser of the following: (i) The maximum of the quotient obtained under division (F)(4)(a) of this section and 2; (ii) 35. (c) Compute the fiscal support cost in accordance with the following formula: The number obtained under division (F)(4)(b) of this section X [(the average bookkeeping and accounting employee salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year] (5) Calculate the district's education management information system support cost for that fiscal year as follows: (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 5,000; (b) Compute the education management information system support cost in accordance with the following formula: (The greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(5)(a) of this section and 1) X [(the average education management information system support employee salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year] (6) Calculate the district's leadership support cost for that fiscal year as follows: (a) Determine the greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(3)(b) of this section and 2 and add 1 to that number; (b) Divide the number obtained under division (F)(6)(a) of this section by 3; (c) Compute the leadership support cost in accordance with the following formula: (The greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(6)(b) of this section and 1) X [(the average administrative assistant salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year] (7) Calculate the district's information technology center support cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula: $31 X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year (8) Calculate the district's district leadership and accountability base cost for that fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (F)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of this section; (G) The department shall compute a district's building leadership and operations base cost for a fiscal year as follows: (1) Calculate the district's building leadership cost for that fiscal year as follows: (a) Divide the average principal salary for that fiscal year by the average superintendent salary for that fiscal year; (b) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 450; (c) Compute the building leadership cost in accordance with the following formula: {[(The district's superintendent cost for that fiscal year calculated under division (F)(1) of this section - the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year) X the quotient obtained under division (G)(1)(a) of this section] + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year} X the quotient obtained under division (G)(1)(b) of this section (2) Calculate the district's building leadership support cost for that fiscal year as follows: (a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 400; (b) Determine the number of school buildings in the district for the preceding fiscal year; (c) Compute the building leadership support cost in accordance with the following formula: (i) If the quotient obtained under division (G)(2)(a) of this section is less than the number obtained under division (G)(2)(b) of this section, then the district's building leadership support cost shall be equal to {the number obtained under division (G)(2)(b) of this section X [(the average clerical staff salary X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]}. (ii) If the quotient obtained under division (G)(2)(a) of this section is greater than or equal to the number obtained under division (G)(2)(b) of this section, then the district's building leadership support cost shall be equal to {[the lesser of (the number obtained under division (G)(2)(b) of this section X 3) and the quotient obtained under division (G)(2)(a) of this section] X [(the average clerical staff salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]}. (3) Compute the district's building operations cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula: The district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year X [(the number determined under division (G)(3)(a)(i) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code X the number determined under division (G)(3)(a)(ii) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code) - (the amount determined under division (E)(5)(a) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum determined under division (E)(5)(b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year)] (4) Calculate the district's building leadership and operations base cost for that fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (G)(1), (2), and (3) of this section. Last updated July 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.12
§ 3375.12. Municipal free public libraries - appointment of trustees
Status: in_force

January 1, 2013 Senate Bill 321 - 129th General Assembly Except as provided in section 3375.13 of the Revised Code, the erection and equipment and the custody, control, and administration of free public libraries established by municipal corporations shall be vested in a board of library trustees composed of seven members. The trustees shall be appointed by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, to serve without compensation, for a term of four years, but the initial term of the seventh trustee may be for the number of years set by the legislative authority, not to exceed four years. Vacancies shall be filled by like appointment for the unexpired term. The board shall organize in accordance with section 3375.32 of the Revised Code. In the exercise of its control and management of the municipal free public library, except as provided in section 3375.13 of the Revised Code, the board shall be governed by sections 3375.33 to 3375.41 of the Revised Code. This section does not affect the term of any member of the board appointed prior to January 1, 2013.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.031
§ 3310.031. Procedures for granting educational choice scholarships
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce shall adopt rules under section 3310.17 of the Revised Code establishing procedures for granting educational choice scholarships to eligible students attending a nonpublic school at the time the director of education and workforce grants the school a charter under section 3301.16 of the Revised Code. The procedures shall include at least the following: (1) Provisions for extending the application period for scholarships for the following school year, if necessary due to the timing of the award of the nonpublic school's charter, in order for students enrolled in the school at the time the charter is granted to apply for scholarships for the following school year; (2) Provisions for notifying the resident districts of the nonpublic school's students that the nonpublic school has been granted a charter and that educational choice scholarships may be awarded to the school's students for the following school year. (B) A student who is enrolled in a nonpublic school at the time the school's charter is granted is an eligible student if the student satisfies any of the following conditions: (1) At the end of the last school year before the student enrolled in the nonpublic school, the student was enrolled in a school building operated by the student's resident district or in a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code and, for the current or following school year, the student otherwise would be assigned under section 3319.01 of the Revised Code to a school building described in division (A)(1) of section 3310.03 of the Revised Code. (2) The student was not enrolled in any public or other nonpublic school before the student enrolled in the nonpublic school and, for the current or following school year, otherwise would be assigned under section 3319.01 of the Revised Code to a school building described in division (A)(1) of section 3310.03 of the Revised Code. (3) At the end of the last school year before the student enrolled in the nonpublic school, the student was enrolled in a school building operated by the student's resident district and, during that school year, the building met the conditions described in division (A)(1) of section 3310.03 of the Revised Code. (4) At the end of the last school year before the student enrolled in the nonpublic school, the student was enrolled in a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code but otherwise would have been assigned under section 3319.01 of the Revised Code to a school building that, during that school year, met the conditions described in division (A)(1) of section 3310.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 1:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.68 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.68
§ 3313.68. Employment of physicians, dentists and nurses - delegation of duties and powers to board of health
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The board of education of each city, exempted village, or local school district may appoint one or more school physicians and one or more school dentists. Two or more school districts may unite and employ one such physician and at least one such dentist whose duties shall be such as are prescribed by law. Said school physician shall hold a license to practice medicine in Ohio, and each school dentist shall be licensed to practice in this state. School physicians and dentists may be discharged at any time by the board of education. School physicians and dentists shall serve one year and until their successors are appointed and shall receive such compensation as the board of education determines. The board of education may also employ registered nurses, as defined by section 4723.01 of the Revised Code, to aid in such inspection in such ways as are prescribed by it, and to aid in the conduct and coordination of the school health service program. The school dentists shall make such examinations and diagnoses and render such remedial or corrective treatment for the school children as is prescribed by the board of education; provided that all such remedial or corrective treatment shall be limited to the children whose parents cannot otherwise provide for same, and then only with the written consent of the parents or guardians of such children. School dentists may also conduct such oral hygiene educational work as is authorized by the board of education. The board of education may delegate the duties and powers provided for in this section to the board of health or officer performing the functions of a board of health within the school district, if such board or officer is willing to assume the same. Boards of education shall co-operate with boards of health in the prevention and control of epidemics. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the board of education of each city, exempted village, or local school district may contract with an educational service center for the services of a school nurse or of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, to provide services to students in the district pursuant to section 3313.7112 of the Revised Code. (C) In lieu of appointing or employing a school physician or dentist pursuant to division (A) of this section or entering into a contract for the services of a school nurse pursuant to division (B) of this section, the board of education of each city, exempted village, or local school district may enter into a contract under section 3313.721 of the Revised Code for the purpose of providing health care services to students.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3381.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3381 / § 3381.01
§ 3381.01. Arts and cultural affairs definitions
Status: in_force

October 6, 1980 House Bill 809 - 113th General Assembly As used in sections 3381.01 to 3381.22 of the Revised Code: (A) "Arts or cultural organization" means: (1) Any corporation, organization, association, or institution that: (a) Provides programs or activities in areas directly concerned with the arts or cultural heritage; and (b) Is not for profit and whose net earnings may not lawfully inure to the benefit of any private shareholder, member, or individual. (2) Any arts or cultural councils that satisfy the requirement of division (A)(1)(b) of this section. (B) "Arts or cultural heritage" includes, but is not limited to, literature, theater, music, dance, ballet, painting, sculpture, photography, motion pictures, architecture, archaeology, history, natural history, or the natural sciences. (C) "Arts and cultural district" means the territory of the counties, municipal corporations, or townships that have created a regional arts and cultural district under section 3381.03 or 3381.04 of the Revised Code. (D) "Regional arts and cultural district" or "district" means a regional arts and cultural district created under section 3381.03 or 3381.04 of the Revised Code. (E) "Artistic or cultural facility" or "facility" includes, but is not limited to, a performing arts center, a concert hall, a museum, a living arts center, and other property, improvements, or facilities used in connection therewith. (F) "Qualifying arts or cultural organization" means any arts or cultural organization whose income is exempt from federal income taxation, has been in existence for at least three years or is a successor to an arts or cultural organization which had been in existence for at least five years, and has a permanent and viable base of operations within an arts and cultural district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3327.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3327 / § 3327.02
§ 3327.02. Resolution declaring impracticality of transportation - offer of payment in lieu of transportation
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) After considering each of the following factors, the board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district, or a community school governing authority providing transportation pursuant to section 3314.091 of the Revised Code, may determine that it is impractical to transport a pupil who is eligible for transportation to and from a school under section 3327.01 of the Revised Code: (1) The time and distance required to provide the transportation; (2) The number of pupils to be transported; (3) The cost of providing transportation in terms of equipment, maintenance, personnel, and administration; (4) Whether similar or equivalent service is provided to other pupils eligible for transportation; (5) Whether and to what extent the additional service unavoidably disrupts current transportation schedules; (6) Whether other reimbursable types of transportation are available. (B) Based on its consideration of the factors established in division (A) of this section, the board or governing authority may pass a resolution declaring the impracticality of transportation. The resolution shall include each pupil's name and the reason for impracticality. Such determination shall be made not later than thirty calendar days prior to the district's or school's first day of instruction, or in the case of a student who enrolls within thirty calendar days prior to the first day of instruction or on or after the first day of instruction, not later than fourteen calendar days after the student's enrollment. The determination may be made by the superintendent and formalized at the next following meeting of the board or governing authority. The board or governing authority shall report its determination to the department of education and workforce in a manner determined by the department. In addition, the board or governing authority shall issue a letter to the pupil's parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil, the nonpublic or community school in which the pupil is enrolled, and to the department with a detailed description of the reasons for which such determination was made. (C) After passing the resolution declaring the impracticality of transportation, the district board or governing authority shall offer to provide payment in lieu of transportation by doing the following: (1) In accordance with guidelines established by the department, informing the pupil's parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil of both of the following: (a) The resolution; (b) The right of the pupil's parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil to accept the offer of payment in lieu of transportation or to reject the offer and instead request the department to initiate mediation procedures. (2) Issuing the pupil's parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil a contract or other form on which the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil is given the option to accept or reject the board's offer of payment in lieu of transportation. (D) If the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil accepts the offer of payment in lieu of providing transportation, the board or governing authority shall pay the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil an amount that shall be not less than fifty per cent, and not more than the amount determined by the department as the average cost of pupil transportation for the previous school year. Payment may be prorated if the time period involved is only a part of the school year. (E)(1)(a) Upon the request of a parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil who rejected the payment in lieu of transportation, the department shall conduct mediation procedures. A parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil may authorize the nonpublic or community school in which the pupil is enrolled to act on the parent's, guardian's, or other person's behalf during the mediation proceedings. (b) If the mediation does not resolve the dispute, the department shall conduct a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The department may approve the payment in lieu of transportation or may order the district board of education or governing authority to provide transportation. The decision of the department is binding in subsequent years and on future parties in interest provided the facts of the determination remain comparable. (2) The school district or governing authority shall provide transportation for the pupil from the time the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil requests mediation until the matter is resolved under division (E)(1)(a) or (b) of this section. (F)(1) If the department determines that a school district board or governing authority has failed or is failing to provide transportation as required by division (E)(2) of this section or as ordered by the department under division (E)(1)(b) of this section, the department shall order the school district board or governing authority to pay to the pupil's parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil, an amount equal to fifty per cent of the cost of providing transportation as determined by the board or governing authority under division (A)(3) of this section, and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars. The school district board or governing authority shall make payments on a schedule ordered by the department. (2) If the department subsequently finds that a school district board is not in compliance with an order issued under division (F)(1) of this section and the affected pupils are enrolled in a nonpublic or community school, the department shall deduct the amount that the board is required to pay under that order from any pupil transportation payments the department makes to the school district board under section 3317.0212 of the Revised Code or other provisions of law. The department shall use the moneys so deducted to make payments to the nonpublic or community school attended by the pupil. The department shall continue to make the deductions and payments required under this division until the school district board either complies with the department's order issued under division (F)(1) of this section or begins providing transportation. (G) A nonpublic or community school that receives payments from the department under division (F)(2) of this section shall do either of the following: (1) Disburse the entire amount of the payments to the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil affected by the failure of the school district of residence to provide transportation; (2) Use the entire amount of the payments to provide acceptable transportation for the affected pupil. (H) At any time after a parent, guardian, or other person in charge of a pupil requests transportation for a pupil, that parent, guardian, or other person may authorize the nonpublic or community school in which the pupil is enrolled to act on the parent's, guardian's, or other person's behalf for purposes of this section. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:51 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3325.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3325 / § 3325.09
§ 3325.09. Career-technical education and work training programs
Status: in_force

April 30, 2024 House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly (A) Ohio deaf and blind education services shall institute and establish career-technical education and work training programs for secondary and post-secondary students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind. These programs shall develop communication, mobility, and work skills and assist students in becoming productive members of society so that they can contribute to their communities and living environments. (B) Ohio deaf and blind education services may use any gifts, donations, or bequests it receives under section 3325.10 or 3325.15 of the Revised Code for one or more of the following purposes that are related to career-technical and work training programs for secondary and post-secondary students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind: (1) Room and board; (2) Training in mobility and orientation; (3) Activities that teach daily living skills; (4) Rehabilitation technology; (5) Activities that teach group and individual social and interpersonal skills; (6) Work placement in the community by the school or a community agency; (7) Transportation to and from work sites or locations of community interaction; (8) Supervision and management of programs and services. (C) For the purposes of division (B) of this section, Ohio deaf and blind education services shall use funds received under section 3325.10 or 3325.15 of the Revised Code only for the school for which the funds were designated. Last updated February 7, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.122 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.122
§ 3345.122. Immunity of trustees from civil action
Status: in_force

September 16, 1998 House Bill 770 - 122nd General Assembly Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of a board of trustees of an institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code, is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly is caused by an expenditure made or a contract entered into by the institution of higher education unless the trustee acted with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner with respect to the expenditure or contract.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3354.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3354 / § 3354.26
§ 3354.26. Rio Grande community college district contract authorized
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly Notwithstanding the provisions in section 3354.07 and division (A) of section 3354.09 of the Revised Code, which allow the board of trustees of a community college district to contract with a generally accredited public university or college for operation of such community college, the board of trustees of the Rio Grande community college district and the board of trustees of the university of Rio Grande, a private nonprofit corporation also located in Rio Grande, Ohio, may enter into one or more contracts for the board of trustees of the university of Rio Grande to provide any services for the operation of the community college, except the services of a treasurer or other fiscal officer. Under the contracts, the community college board of trustees may acquire the services of the president of the university and other personnel, except as otherwise provided in this section. The community college board shall have exclusive authority to employ and make personnel decisions regarding the treasurer or other fiscal officer of the community college and any other personnel the community college board considers necessary for the operation of the community college. The purpose of the contracts shall be to provide the necessary leadership and to secure the efficient and effective provision of educational services for the community college from the university. The board of trustees of Rio Grande community college may terminate any such contract if a majority of the members of the board determines that the contract is no longer in the best interests of the community college. Each such contract shall include a provision for termination of the contract. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3361.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3361 / § 3361.04
§ 3361.04. Board of trustees to receive and hold property or funds
Status: in_force

April 8, 1976 House Bill 744 - 111th General Assembly The board of trustees of the university of Cincinnati may receive and hold in trust, for the use and benefit of the university, any grant or devise of land, and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property, to be applied to the general or special uses of the university, unless otherwise directed in the donation or bequest. The board of trustees of the university of Cincinnati may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the acquisition of property for, or the operation of the university.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.291 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.291
§ 3307.291. Transmitting payments monthly
Status: in_force

July 13, 2000 Senate Bill 190 - 123rd General Assembly The treasurer of each employer, on receipt from the employer of the voucher for deductions from the compensation of teachers and for the contributions of the employer, shall transmit monthly or at such times as the state teachers retirement board designates the amounts specified in such voucher to the secretary of the board. The secretary, after making a record of all such receipts, shall pay them to the treasurer of state for use according to this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.487 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.487
§ 3313.487. Report on district's financial condition
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Upon receipt of a copy of a request for a determination under section 3313.483 of the Revised Code or upon the issuance of written notification under division (B) of section 3313.489 of the Revised Code, the department of education and workforce shall analyze the district's financial condition and ascertain what elements of the district's educational program exceed or fail to meet the minimum standards of the director of education and workforce and requirements set forth in the Revised Code, and what, if any, additional revenues or revenue sources may be available to the district that are not included in its official certificate or amended certificate of estimated resources. The director shall make a written report of the director's findings to the school district's board of education and the auditor of state. The report shall include any recommendations, including reductions in programs which exceed minimum standards of the director or requirements set forth in the Revised Code, that, if followed, would enable the district to reduce its expenses while operating an educational program that is responsive to the educational needs of the school district in accordance with its adopted school calendar. The director may determine that a responsive educational program requires the inclusion of elements exceeding the minimum standards of the director or requirements of the Revised Code. If, upon completion of the analysis and findings as provided in this division, the director determines that the district will be financially unable to operate its educational program in accordance with its adopted school calendar and pay all obligated expenses, the director shall notify the auditor of state in writing. Upon receipt of such notification, the auditor of state shall issue findings pursuant to section 3313.483 of the Revised Code. (B) Upon the receipt of the director of education and workforce's report under division (A) of this section or a certification from the auditor of state under section 3313.483 of the Revised Code, the director may, at any time during the next ninety days, issue an order making the school district subject to section 3313.488 of the Revised Code if it finds the school district is not able to operate an educational program from existing revenue sources during the current and the ensuing school year. Such order shall take immediate effect, and such section shall apply to the school district. A board of education may appeal the order on questions of fact to the court of common pleas of Franklin county. (C) Notwithstanding division (B) of this section, the director shall issue an order making a school district subject to section 3313.488 of the Revised Code if the district fails to enter into a loan agreement with a commercial lending institution within forty-five days of the deficit certification pursuant to section 3313.483 of the Revised Code. If the director issues an order under this division, the director shall apply for a loan from a commercial lending institution pursuant to section 3313.483 of the Revised Code on behalf of the district. The director shall have full authority to act on behalf of the board of education of a school district with respect to the making of loan agreements, and any loan agreement made by the director shall be fully binding on the school district. (D) This section does not apply to a school district declared to be under a fiscal emergency pursuant to division (B) of section 3316.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:25 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.601 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.601
§ 3313.601. Moment of silence - free exercise or expression of religious beliefs
Status: in_force

September 18, 2020 House Bill 164 - 133rd General Assembly The board of education of each school district may provide for a moment of silence each school day for prayer, reflection, or meditation upon a moral, philosophical, or patriotic theme. No board of education, school, or employee of the school district shall require a pupil to participate in a moment of silence provided for pursuant to this section. No board of education shall prohibit a classroom teacher from providing in the teacher's classroom reasonable periods of time for activities of a moral, philosophical, or patriotic theme. No pupil shall be required to participate in such activities if they are contrary to the religious convictions of the pupil or the pupil's parents or guardians. No board of education of a school district shall adopt any policy or rule respecting or promoting an establishment of religion or prohibiting any pupil from the free, individual, and voluntary exercise or expression of the pupil's religious beliefs in any primary or secondary school.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.36
§ 3309.36. Allowances for service retirement
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 341 - 129th General Assembly (A) A member of the school employees retirement system who retires on service retirement shall be granted a retirement allowance consisting of the lesser of the sum of the following amounts or the limit established by section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 415, as amended: (1) An annuity having a reserve equal to the amount of the employee's accumulated contributions at that time; (2) A pension of equivalent amount; (3) For members who have ten or more years of service credit accumulated prior to October 1, 1956, a basic annual pension equal to one hundred eighty dollars, except that such basic annual pension shall not exceed the sum of the total annual benefits provided by divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section. (B)(1)(a) When a member retires on service retirement under division (A)(1) of section 3309.34 of the Revised Code, the member's allowance when computed as an annual single lifetime allowance as provided in division (A) of this section, based upon attained age sixty-five or thirty years of total service credit, shall be not less than the greater of the amounts determined by multiplying the member's total service credit by the following: (i) Eighty-six dollars; (ii) Two and two-tenths per cent of the member's final average salary for each of the first thirty years of service credit or fraction thereof plus two and one-half per cent of the member's final average salary for each subsequent year of service credit or fraction thereof. (b) When a member retires on service retirement under division (A)(2) of section 3309.34 of the Revised Code, the member's allowance when computed as an annual single lifetime allowance as provided in division (A) of this section, based on attained age sixty-seven or thirty years of total service credit, shall be not less than the greater of the amounts determined by multiplying the member's total service credit by the following: (i) Eighty-six dollars; (ii) Two and two-tenths per cent of the member's final average salary for each of the first thirty years of service credit or fraction thereof plus two and one-half per cent of the member's final average salary for each subsequent year of service credit or fraction thereof. (2) For a member who retires under division (A)(1) of section 3309.34 of the Revised Code, the annual single lifetime allowance determined under division (B)(1)(a) of this section shall be adjusted by the greater percentage shown in the following schedule opposite the member's attained age or years of Ohio service credit: Attained or Years of Ohio Service Credit Per Cent of Base Amount Age 58 25 75% 59 26 80 60 27 85 61 88 28 90 62 91 63 94 29 95 64 97 65 30 or more 100 For a member who retires under division (A)(1) of section 3309.34 of the Revised Code, the right to a benefit shall vest in accordance with the following schedule, based on the member's attained age by September 1, 1976: Attained Age Per Cent of Base Amount 66 102 67 104 68 106 69 108 70 or more 110 (3) For a member who retires under division (A)(2) of section 3309.34 of the Revised Code, the annual single lifetime allowance determined under division (B)(1)(b) of this section shall be adjusted to be the actuarial equivalent of the member's retirement allowance, as determined by the retirement board's actuary, had the member retired at age sixty-seven or with thirty years of service credit, except that the retirement allowance shall not be less than the following: Years of Service Credit Per Cent of Base Amount 25 75% 26 80 27 85 28 90 29 95 (4) The annual single lifetime allowance which a retirant shall receive under this division shall not exceed the lesser of one hundred per cent of the member's final average salary or the limit established by section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 415, as amended. (C) Retirement allowances determined under this section shall be paid as provided in section 3309.46 of the Revised Code. (D) At least once every five years, the school employees retirement board shall direct its actuary to evaluate the actuarial equivalents in division (B)(3) of this section to determine their appropriateness. The board may adjust the actuarial equivalents in accordance with the actuary's recommendations.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.752 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.752
§ 3313.752. Posting of warning concerning anabolic steroids to be posted in locker rooms
Status: in_force

March 22, 2020 Senate Bill 229 - 132nd General Assembly As used in this section, "anabolic steroid" means a controlled substance, as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code, that is designated as an anabolic steroid. The board of education of each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district shall require the following warning to be conspicuously posted in the locker rooms of each of the district's school buildings that includes any grade higher than sixth grade: "Warning: improper use of anabolic steroids may cause serious or fatal health problems, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, growth deformities, infertility, personality changes, severe acne, and baldness. Possession, sale, or use of anabolic steroids without a valid prescription is a crime punishable by a fine and imprisonment."
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.142 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.142
§ 3323.142. School district payments to county boards of developmental disabilities
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section, "per pupil amount" for a preschool child with a disability included in such an approved unit means the amount determined by dividing the amount received for the classroom unit in which the child has been placed by the number of children in the unit. For any other child, "per pupil amount" means the amount paid for the child under section 3317.20 of the Revised Code. When a school district places or has placed a child with a county board of developmental disabilities for special education, but another district is responsible for tuition under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code and the child is not a resident of the territory served by the county board of developmental disabilities, the board may charge the district responsible for tuition with the educational costs in excess of the per pupil amount received by the board under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code. The amount of the excess cost shall be determined by the formula established by rule of the department of education and workforce under section 3323.14 of the Revised Code, and the payment for such excess cost shall be made by the school district directly to the county board of developmental disabilities. A school district board of education and the county board of developmental disabilities that serves the school district may negotiate and contract, at or after the time of placement, for payments by the board of education to the county board for additional services provided to a child placed with the county board and whose individualized education program established pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code requires additional services that are not routinely provided children in the county board's program but are necessary to maintain the child's enrollment and participation in the program. Additional services may include, but are not limited to, specialized supplies and equipment for the benefit of the child and instruction, training, or assistance provided by staff members other than staff members for which funding is received under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code. Last updated August 25, 2023 at 11:18 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.25
§ 3333.25. Academic scholarship payment fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly There is hereby created the Ohio academic scholarship payment fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall not be a part of the state treasury. The fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated for the fund by the general assembly and other moneys otherwise made available to the fund. The payment fund shall be used for the payment of Ohio academic scholarships or for additional scholarships to recognize outstanding academic achievement and ability. The chancellor of higher education shall administer this section and establish rules for the distribution and awarding of any additional scholarships. The chancellor may direct the treasurer of state to invest any moneys in the payment fund not currently needed for scholarship payments, in any kinds of investments in which moneys of the public employees retirement system may be invested. The instruments of title of all investments shall be delivered to the treasurer of state or to a qualified trustee designated by the treasurer of state as provided in section 135.18 of the Revised Code. The treasurer of state shall collect both principal and investment earnings on all investments as they become due and pay them into the fund. All deposits to the fund shall be made in financial institutions of this state secured as provided in section 135.18 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.16
§ 3301.16. Classifying and chartering school districts and individual schools
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Pursuant to standards prescribed by the director of education and workforce as provided in division (D) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code, the director shall classify and charter school districts and individual schools within each district except that no charter shall be granted to a nonpublic school unless the school complies with divisions (K)(1) and (L) of section 3301.0711 , as applicable, and sections 3301.164 and 3313.612 of the Revised Code. In the course of considering the charter of a new school district created under section 3311.26 or 3311.38 of the Revised Code, the director shall require the party proposing creation of the district to submit to the board a map, certified by the county auditor of the county in which the proposed new district is located, showing the boundaries of the proposed new district. In the case of a proposed new district located in more than one county, the map shall be certified by the county auditor of each county in which the proposed district is located. The director shall revoke the charter of any school district or school which fails to meet the standards for elementary and high schools as prescribed by the director. The director shall also revoke the charter of any nonpublic school that does not comply with divisions (K)(1) and (L) of section 3301.0711 , if applicable, and sections 3301.164 and 3313.612 of the Revised Code. In the issuance and revocation of school district or school charters, the director shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. No school district, or individual school operated by a school district, shall operate without a charter issued under this section. In case a school district charter is revoked pursuant to this section, the state board of education may dissolve the school district and transfer its territory to one or more adjacent districts. An equitable division of the funds, property, and indebtedness of the school district shall be made by the state board among the receiving districts. The board of education of a receiving district shall accept such territory pursuant to the order of the state board. Prior to dissolving the school district, the state board shall notify the appropriate educational service center governing board and all adjacent school district boards of education of its intention to do so. Boards so notified may make recommendations to the state board regarding the proposed dissolution and subsequent transfer of territory. Except as provided in section 3301.161 of the Revised Code, the transfer ordered by the state board shall become effective on the date specified by the state board, but the date shall be at least thirty days following the date of issuance of the order. A high school is one of higher grade than an elementary school, in which instruction and training are given in accordance with sections 3301.07 and 3313.60 of the Revised Code and which also offers other subjects of study more advanced than those taught in the elementary schools and such other subjects as may be approved by the director. An elementary school is one in which instruction and training are given in accordance with sections 3301.07 and 3313.60 of the Revised Code and which offers such other subjects as may be approved by the director. In districts wherein a junior high school is maintained, the elementary schools in that district may be considered to include only the work of the first six school years inclusive, plus the kindergarten year. Last updated September 19, 2023 at 3:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.648 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.648
§ 3313.648. Prohibiting incentives to enroll in district
Status: in_force

April 8, 2003 House Bill 364 - 124th General Assembly No board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district shall offer a monetary payment or other in-kind gift to any student or such student's parent or guardian as an incentive for that student to enroll in a school operated by the district. The prohibition in this section shall not apply to any books, supplies, equipment, or other goods that are necessary to enable a student to participate fully in the course of instruction provided by the district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.951 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.951
§ 3333.951. Higher education textbook study
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) Each state institution of higher education that is co-located with another state institution of higher education annually shall review best practices and shared services in order to improve academic and other services and reduce costs for students. Each state institution shall report its findings to the efficiency advisory committee established under section 3333.95 of the Revised Code. The committee shall include the information reported under this section in the committee's annual report. (C) Each state institution of higher education annually shall report to the efficiency advisory committee on its efforts to reduce textbook costs to students. (D) Each state institution of higher education shall conduct a study to determine the current cost of textbooks for students enrolled in the institution, and shall submit the study to the chancellor of higher education annually by a date prescribed by the chancellor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.073 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.073
§ 3307.073. Filing of statements - prohibited campaign activities
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly fail to file a complete and accurate campaign finance statement or independent expenditure statement in accordance with section 3307.072 of the Revised Code. (B) No person, during the course of a person seeking nomination for, and during any campaign for, election to the state teachers retirement board, shall knowingly and with intent to affect the nomination or the outcome of the campaign do any of the following by means of campaign materials, an advertisement on radio or television or in a newspaper or periodical, a public speech, press release, or otherwise: (1) With regard to a candidate, identify the candidate in a manner that implies that the candidate is a member of the board or use the term "re-elect" when the candidate is not currently a member of the board; (2) Make a false statement concerning the formal schooling or training completed or attempted by a candidate; a degree, diploma, certificate, scholarship, grant, award, prize, or honor received, earned, or held by a candidate; or the period of time during which a candidate attended any school, college, community technical school, or institution; (3) Make a false statement concerning the professional, occupational, or vocational licenses held by a candidate, or concerning any position the candidate held for which the candidate received a salary or wages; (4) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has been indicted or convicted of a theft offense, extortion, or other crime involving financial corruption or moral turpitude; (5) Make a statement that a candidate has been indicted for any crime or has been the subject of a finding by the Ohio elections commission, the secretary of state, or the Ohio election integrity commission without disclosing the outcome of any legal proceedings resulting from the indictment or finding; (6) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has a record of treatment or confinement for mental disorder; (7) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has been subjected to military discipline for criminal misconduct or dishonorably discharged from the armed services; (8) Falsely identify the source of a statement, issue statements under the name of another person without authorization, or falsely state the endorsement of or opposition to a candidate by a person or publication; (9) Make a false statement concerning the voting record of a candidate or board member; (10) Post, publish, circulate, distribute, or otherwise disseminate a false statement concerning a candidate, either knowing the same to be false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not, if the statement is designed to promote the election, nomination, or defeat of the candidate. Last updated July 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.751 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.751
§ 3307.751. Purchasing military service credit
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly (A)(1) A member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan may purchase service credit under section 3307.70 of the Revised Code for each year or portion of a year of service incurred by reason of having been on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, as defined in section 3307.75 of the Revised Code. (2) As used in division (A)(2) of this section, "reserves" means a reserve component of any of the armed forces of the United States enumerated in division (A)(1) of section 3307.75 of the Revised Code. On presentation of documentation of the service and subject to state teachers retirement board rules, a member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan may purchase service credit under section 3307.70 of the Revised Code for each year or portion of a year of service incurred by reason of having been on active duty as a member of the Ohio national guard or reserves for which the member is not eligible to purchase credit under division (A)(1) of this section. For purposes of division (A)(2) of this section, active duty in the reserves or the Ohio national guard includes assembly for drill and instruction; training at encampments, maneuvers, outdoor target practice, or other exercises; and any training or duty in this state ordered by the governor. (3) Credit shall not be granted for any period of duty during which the member was contributing to the retirement system. The credit may be purchased at any time prior to the effective date of a benefit. The number of years purchased under this division shall not exceed five. (B) For the purposes of this division, "prisoner of war" means any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the armed forces of the United States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by an enemy of the United States. A member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan may purchase service credit under section 3307.70 of the Revised Code for each year of service such member was a prisoner of war. The number of years purchased shall not exceed five. Service credit may be purchased for the same years of service used to purchase service credit described in division (A) of this section. (C) The total number of years described in this section that may be purchased shall not exceed the member's total accumulated number of years of Ohio service. (D) The retirement system shall calculate the number of years or portions of a year of credit the member is eligible to purchase under division (A)(2) of this section by dividing the number of days actually served by three hundred sixty-five. A member of the state teachers retirement system is ineligible to purchase service credit described in this section for any year of military service that was: (1) Used in the calculation of any retirement benefit currently being paid to such member or payable in the future under any other retirement program, except for retired pay for non-regular service under Chapter 1223 of Section 1662 of Title XVI of the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995," 108 Stat. 2998 (1994), 10 U.S.C.A. 12731 to 12739, or social security; (2) Used to obtain service credit pursuant to section 3307.75 or 3307.752 of the Revised Code. At the time the credit is purchased, the member shall certify on a form furnished by the board that the member does and will conform to this requirement. (E) Credit described in this section may be combined pursuant to section 3307.57 of the Revised Code with credit for military service purchased under sections 145.301 , 742.52 , 3309.021 , and 5505.25 of the Revised Code or military service credit purchased in the Cincinnati retirement system, except that not more than a total of five years of credit described in division (A) of this section, division (B) of section 145.301 , division (A) of section 742.52 , division (A) of section 3309.021 , and division (A) of section 5505.25 of the Revised Code and not more than a total of five years of credit described in division (B) of this section, division (C) of section 145.301 , division (B) of section 742.52 , division (B) of section 3309.021 and division (B) of section 5505.25 of the Revised Code or military service credit purchased in the Cincinnati retirement system shall be used in determining retirement eligibility or calculating benefits under section 3307.57 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.0420 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.0420
§ 3333.0420. Online program manager contracts
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Online program manager" means an entity that is not an institution of higher education as defined under "The Higher Education Act of 1965," 20 U.S.C. 1001 that enters into an agreement with a state institution of higher education to provide marketing and recruitment services and at least one additional service, including course design, technology, or faculty training, to support an accredited online degree program. (2) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) If a state institution of higher education enters into a contract with an online program manager, the institution shall ensure the contract is in compliance with relevant program standards and requirements. (C) A state institution of higher education that enters into a contract with an online program manager shall post on each online degree program web site it maintains that it utilizes an online program manager for services. The institution shall require the online program manager to identify itself when providing services to students. (D) A state institution of higher education shall not permit an online program manager to control, make decisions regarding, administer, or disburse student financial aid. Last updated August 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6012
§ 3313.6012. Policy governing conduct of academic prevention/intervention services
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district shall adopt a policy governing the conduct of academic prevention/intervention services for all grades and all schools throughout the district. The board shall update the policy annually. The policy shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) Procedures for using diagnostic assessments to measure student progress toward the attainment of academic standards and to identify students who may not attain the academic standards in accordance with section 3301.0715 of the Revised Code; (2) A plan for the design of classroom-based intervention services to meet the instructional needs of individual students as determined by the results of diagnostic assessments; (3) Procedures for the regular collection of student performance data; (4) Procedures for using student performance data to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention services and, if necessary, to modify such services. The policy shall include any prevention/intervention services required under sections 3301.0711 , 3301.0715 , and 3313.608 of the Revised Code. (B) In accordance with the policy adopted under division (A) of this section, each school district shall provide prevention/intervention services in pertinent subject areas to students who score below the proficient level on a reading, writing, mathematics, or science proficiency or achievement test or who do not demonstrate academic performance at their grade level based on the results of a diagnostic assessment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.64 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.64
§ 3375.64. Public library information network
Status: in_force

June 20, 2008 Senate Bill 185 - 127th General Assembly (A) There is hereby established the Ohio public library information network, as an independent agency within the state library of Ohio, for the purpose of ensuring equity of access to electronic information for all residents of this state, subject to the restrictions described in division (C) of this section on access to materials or performances that may be obscene or harmful to juveniles. The network shall be governed by the board of trustees created under section 3375.65 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, any board of library trustees appointed under section 1713.28 , 3375.06 , 3375.10 , 3375.12 , 3375.15 , 3375.22 , 3375.30 , or 3375.90 of the Revised Code may participate in the network by providing notice in writing to the network board of trustees. (2) A board of library trustees participating in the network authorized under Section 323.10 of H.B. 119 of the 127th general assembly is a participant in the network established by division (A) of this section unless its participation is otherwise terminated. (C) A library board of trustees participating in the network established under division (A) of this section shall comply with any policies the network board of trustees may adopt. The network board shall adopt a policy that requires each participant to establish and enforce procedures designed to keep juveniles who use the participant's services from having access to materials or performances that may be obscene or harmful to juveniles and to keep persons who are not juveniles and who use the participant's services from having access to materials or performances that may be obscene. If a participant does not establish and enforce such procedures, the network board shall terminate the participant's participation in the network. As used in this division, "juveniles," "materials," "performances," "obscene," and "harmful to juveniles" have the same meanings as in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.27
§ 3335.27. Control of station
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 238 - 135th General Assembly The engineering experiment station shall be under the control of the board of trustees of the Ohio state university, through the regular administrative and fiscal officers. The board shall appoint a director on recommendation of the president of the university. The director shall select suitable subjects for investigation, apportion the available funds, and with the consent of the board may provide for the dissemination of the results to the people of the state. Last updated February 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.031
§ 3302.031. Annual reports for each district
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly In addition to the report cards required under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, the department of education and workforce shall annually prepare the following reports for each school district and make a copy of each report available to the superintendent of each district: (A) A funding and expenditure accountability report which shall consist of the amount of state aid payments the school district will receive during the fiscal year under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code and any other fiscal data the department determines is necessary to inform the public about the financial status of the district; (B) A school safety and discipline report which shall consist of statistical information regarding student safety and discipline in each school building, including the number of suspensions and expulsions disaggregated according to race and gender; (C) A student equity report which shall consist of at least a description of the status of teacher qualifications, library and media resources, textbooks, classroom materials and supplies, and technology resources for each district. To the extent possible, the information included in the report required under this division shall be disaggregated according to grade level, race, gender, disability, and scores attained on assessments required under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code. (D) A school enrollment report which shall consist of information about the composition of classes within each district by grade and subject disaggregated according to race, gender, and scores attained on assessments required under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code; (E) A student retention report which shall consist of the number of students retained in their respective grade levels in the district disaggregated by grade level, subject area, race, gender, and disability; (F) A school district performance report which shall describe for the district and each building within the district the extent to which the district or building meets each of the applicable performance indicators established under section 3302.02 of the Revised Code, the number of performance indicators that have been achieved, and the performance index score. In calculating the rates of achievement on the performance indicators and the performance index scores for each report, the department shall exclude all students with disabilities. Last updated August 2, 2023 at 1:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.13
§ 3309.13. Legal adviser
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The attorney general shall be the legal adviser of the school employees retirement board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.12
§ 3307.12. Treasurer of state is custodian of funds
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly The treasurer of state shall be the custodian of the funds of the state teachers retirement system, and all disbursements therefrom shall be paid by him only upon instruments duly authorized by the state teachers retirement board and bearing the signatures of the chairman and secretary of the board. Such signatures may be affixed through the use of a mechanical check signing device. The treasurer of state shall give a separate and additional bond in such amount as is fixed by the governor and with sureties selected by the board and approved by the governor, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the treasurer of state as custodian of the funds of the system. Such bond shall be deposited with the secretary of state and kept in his office. The governor may require the treasurer of state to give additional bonds, as the funds of the system increase, in such amounts and at such times as are fixed by the governor, which additional bonds shall be conditioned, filed, and obtained as is provided for the original bond of the treasurer of state covering the funds of the system. The premium on all bonds shall be paid by the board. The treasurer of state shall deposit any portion of the funds of the system not needed for immediate use in the same manner as state funds are deposited, and subject to all law with respect to the deposit of state funds, by the treasurer of state, and all interest earned by such portion of the retirement funds as is deposited by the treasurer of state shall be collected by him and placed to the credit of the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.202 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.202
§ 3345.202. Board of trustees may provide liability insurance coverage
Status: in_force

April 5, 2017 House Bill 384, Senate Bill 3 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state university or college" has the same meaning as in division (A)(1) of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of trustees of a state university or college may provide insurance coverages, in any amount authorized by the board, protecting the state university or college, the members of the board, the officers and employees of the state university or college, or other persons authorized by the board, or any one or more of them, against loss or liability that arises or is claimed to have arisen from acts or omissions while acting within the scope of their employment or official responsibilities or while engaged in activities at the request or direction, or for the benefit, of the state university or college. Such coverage may be provided in any one or more of the following ways: (1) The purchase of a policy or policies of liability insurance from an insurer or insurers licensed to do business in this state; (2) Establishment or participation in a program of self-insurance, by trust or in any other manner the board considers prudent. Any self-insurance program shall file annually, with the superintendent of insurance, a report certified by a competent property and casualty actuary. The superintendent of insurance shall review such report. If such a self-insurance program has more than a single college or university participant, all participants shall be provided with the annual actuarial reports of the program. (3) Establishment of or participation in a captive insurance company that is licensed to do business in this state, another state, or a foreign country ; (4) Establishment of, or participation in, a joint self- insurance pool under section 3345.203 of the Revised Code. (C) Insurance coverages under division (B)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section may include coverage for the defense or costs of defense or settlement, including attorney's fees, of any covered person or entity and be paid for from any funds under the control of the state university or college. (D) Provision of any insurance coverage under divisions (B)(1) to (3) of this section is not a waiver of any immunity or defense available to the state university or college or to any covered person or entity.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.07
§ 3323.07. Establishment and maintenance of programs
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall authorize the establishment and maintenance of special education and related services for all children with disabilities who are at least three years of age and less than twenty-two years of age, including children with disabilities who have been suspended or expelled from school, and may authorize special education and related services for children with disabilities who are less than three years of age in accordance with rules adopted by the department. The department of education and workforce shall require the boards of education of school districts, shall authorize the department of mental health and addiction services and the department of developmental disabilities, and may authorize any other educational agency, to establish and maintain such special education and related services in accordance with standards adopted by the department of education and workforce. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.611 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.611
§ 3319.611. Subcommittee on standards for superintendents of the education standards board
Status: in_force

April 30, 2024 House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly The subcommittee on standards for superintendents of the education standards board is hereby established. The subcommittee shall consist of the following members: (A) The school district superintendent appointed to the educator standards board under section 3319.60 of the Revised Code, who shall act as chairperson of the subcommittee; (B) Three additional school district superintendents appointed by the state board of education, for terms of two years. The buckeye association of school administrators shall submit a list of six nominees for appointments under this section. (C) Three additional members of the educator standards board, appointed by the chairperson of the educator standards board; (D) The superintendent of public instruction and the chancellor of higher education, or their designees, who shall serve as nonvoting, ex officio members of the subcommittee. Members of the subcommittee shall receive no compensation for their services. The members appointed under divisions (B) and (C) of this section may be reappointed. The subcommittee shall assist the educator standards board in developing the standards for superintendents and with any additional matters the educator standards board directs the subcommittee to examine. Last updated February 7, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.343 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.343
§ 3309.343. Continuing contributions to state system after retirement
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 341 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) In addition to the meaning in section 3309.01 of the Revised Code, when appropriate "compensation" has the same meaning as in section 3307.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Earnable salary" has the same meaning as in section 145.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "SERS position" means a position for which a member of the school employees retirement system is making contributions to the system. (4) "Other state retirement system" means the public employees retirement system or the state teachers retirement system. (5) "State retirement system" means the public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, or the school employees retirement system. (B)(1) A member of the school employees retirement system who holds two or more SERS positions may retire under section 3309.35 , 3309.36 , or 3309.46 of the Revised Code from the position for which the annual compensation at the time of retirement is highest and continue to contribute to the retirement system for the other SERS position or positions. (2) A member of the school employees retirement system who also holds one or more other positions covered by the other state retirement systems may retire under section 3309.35 , 3309.36 , or 3309.46 of the Revised Code from the SERS position and continue contributing to the other state retirement systems if the annual compensation for the SERS position at the time of retirement is greater than annual compensation or earnable salary for the position, or any of the positions, covered by the other state retirement systems. (3) A member of the school employees retirement system who holds two or more SERS positions and at least one other position covered by one of the other state retirement systems may retire under section 3309.35 , 3309.36 , or 3309.46 of the Revised Code from one of the SERS positions and continue contributing to the school employees retirement system and the other state retirement system if the annual compensation for the SERS position from which the member is retiring is, at the time of retirement, greater than the annual compensation or earnable salary for any of the positions for which the member is continuing to make contributions. (4) A member of the school employees retirement system who has retired as provided in division (B)(2) or (3) of section 145.383 or division (B)(2) or (3) of section 3307.351 of the Revised Code may continue to contribute to the school employees retirement system for an SERS position if the member held the position at the time of retirement from the other state retirement system. (5) A member who contributes to the school employees retirement system in accordance with division (B)(1), (3), or (4) of this section shall contribute in accordance with section 3309.47 of the Revised Code. The member's employer shall contribute as provided in section 3309.49 of the Revised Code. Neither the member nor the member's survivors are eligible for any benefits based on those contributions other than those provided under section 145.384 , 3307.352 , or 3309.344 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) In determining retirement eligibility and the annual retirement allowance of a member who retires as provided in division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, the following shall be used to the date of retirement: (a) The member's earnable salary and compensation for all positions covered by a state retirement system; (b) Total service credit in any state retirement system, except that the credit shall not exceed one year of credit for any period of twelve months; (c) The member's accumulated contributions. (2) A member who retires as provided in division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of this section is a retirant for all purposes of this chapter, except that the member is not subject to section 3309.341 of the Revised Code for a position or positions for which contributions continue under those divisions or division (B)(4) of this section. (D) A retired member receiving a benefit under section 3309.344 of the Revised Code based on employment subject to this section is not a member of the school employees retirement system and does not have any rights, privileges, or obligations of membership. The retired member is an SERS retirant for purposes of section 3309.341 of the Revised Code. (E) The school employees retirement board may adopt rules to carry out this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3321.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3321 / § 3321.16
§ 3321.16. Investigation of nonattendance; complaint
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) An attendance officer or assistant provided for by section 3321.14 or 3321.15 of the Revised Code may investigate any case of nonattendance at school or part-time school of a child under eighteen years of age or supposed to be under eighteen years of age resident in the district for which such attendance officer or assistant is employed, or of any such child found in the district or enrolled in any school within the district and of any child above eighteen years of age if enrolled in any school within the district, and may take such action as the superintendent of schools directs or as such attendance officer or assistant deems proper in the absence of specific direction. (B)(1) Subject to divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section, the attendance officer shall file a complaint in the juvenile court against any student to which any of the following apply: (a) The student was absent without legitimate excuse from the public school the child is supposed to attend for thirty or more consecutive hours. (b) The student was absent without legitimate excuse from the public school the child is supposed to attend for forty-two or more hours in one school month. (c) The student was absent without legitimate excuse from the public school the child is supposed to attend for seventy-two or more hours in a school year. (2) If the student's district or school determines that the student and the student's family are making satisfactory progress in improving the student's attendance at school, the attendance officer shall not file a complaint. (3) If no determination of progress under division (B)(2) of this section is made, or if the student and the student's family cease to continue making progress in improving the student's attendance, the attendance officer shall file a complaint in the juvenile court against the student. A complaint filed in the juvenile court under division (B)(3) of this section shall allege that the child is an unruly child for being a habitual truant and that the parent, guardian, or other person having care of the child has violated section 3321.38 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.201 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.201
§ 3313.201. Procurement of insurance against liability of officers, employees, and pupils of district
Status: in_force

October 11, 2002 House Bill 407 - 124th General Assembly (A) The board of education of each school district shall procure a policy or policies of insurance insuring officers, employees, and pupils of the school district against liability on account of damage or injury to persons and property, including insurance on vehicles operated under a course in drivers education approved by the state department of public safety and including liability on account of death or accident by wrongful act, occasioned by the operation of a motor vehicle, motor vehicles with auxiliary equipment, or all self-propelling equipment or trailers owned or operated by the school district. Each board of education may supplement the policy or policies of insurance with collision, medical payments, comprehensive, and uninsured motorists insurance. Before procuring such insurance each board of education shall adopt a resolution setting forth the amount of insurance to be purchased, the necessity of the insurance, together with a statement of its estimated premium cost. Insurance procured pursuant to this section shall be from one or more recognized insurance companies authorized to do business in this state. (B) This section shall not be construed to affect the ability of any school district to establish and maintain self-insurance programs under the authority conferred by any other section of the Revised Code. Such programs may be established and maintained in combination with, or as an alternative to, any policy or policies of insurance procured under division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.51
§ 3345.51. Administration of capital facilities project - state appropriations immaterial
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in sections 123.20 and 123.21 of the Revised Code, a state university, the northeast Ohio medical university, or a state community college may administer any capital facilities project for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, renovation, enlargement, or alteration of a public improvement under its jurisdiction for which funds are appropriated by the general assembly without the supervision, control, or approval of the Ohio facilities construction commission as specified in those sections, if all of the following occur: (1) The institution is certified by the commission under section 123.24 of the Revised Code; (2) Within sixty days after the effective date of the section of an act in which the general assembly initially makes an appropriation for the project, the board of trustees of the institution notifies the chancellor of higher education in writing of its request to administer the capital facilities project and the chancellor approves that request pursuant to division (B) of this section; (3) The board of trustees passes a resolution stating its intent to comply with section 153.13 of the Revised Code and the guidelines established pursuant to section 153.16 of the Revised Code and all laws that govern the selection of consultants, preparation and approval of contract documents, receipt of bids, and award of contracts with respect to the project. (B) The chancellor shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish criteria for the administration by any such institution of higher education of a capital facilities project for which the general assembly appropriates funds. The criteria, to be developed with the commission and higher education representatives selected by the chancellor, shall include such matters as the adequacy of the staffing levels and expertise needed for the institution to administer the project, past performance of the institution in administering such projects, and the amount of institutional or other nonstate money to be used in financing the project. The chancellor shall approve the request of any such institution of higher education that seeks to administer any such capital facilities project and meets the criteria set forth in the rules and the requirements of division (A) of this section. (C) Any institution that administers a capital facilities project under this section shall conduct biennial audits for the duration of the project to ensure that the institution is complying with Chapters 9., 123., and 153. of the Revised Code and that the institution is using its certification issued under section 123.24 of the Revised Code appropriately. The chancellor, in consultation with higher education representatives selected by the chancellor, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish criteria for the conduct of the audits. The criteria shall include documentation necessary to determine compliance with Chapters 9., 123., and 153. of the Revised Code and a method to determine whether an institution is using its certification issued under section 123.24 of the Revised Code appropriately. (D) The chancellor, in consultation with higher education representatives selected by the chancellor, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing criteria for monitoring capital facilities projects administered by institutions under this section. The criteria shall include the following: (1) Conditions under which the chancellor may revoke the authority of an institution to administer a capital facilities project under this section, including the failure of an institution to maintain a sufficient number of employees who have successfully completed the certification program under section 123.24 of the Revised Code; (2) A process for institutions to remedy any problems found by an audit conducted pursuant to division (C) of this section, including the improper use of state funds or violations of Chapter 9., 123., or 153. of the Revised Code. (E) If the chancellor revokes an institution's authority to administer a capital facilities project, the commission shall administer the capital facilities project. The chancellor also may require an institution, for which the chancellor revoked authority to administer a capital facilities project, to acquire a new local administration competency certification pursuant to section 123.24 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.227 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.227
§ 3319.227. Teach for America educator's license
Status: in_force

April 12, 2023 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code or any rule adopted by the state board of education to the contrary, the state board shall issue a resident educator license under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code to each person who is assigned to teach in this state as a participant in the teach for America program and who satisfies the following conditions for the duration of the program: (1) Holds a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education; (2) Maintained a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.5 out of 4.0, or its equivalent; (3) Has passed an examination prescribed by the state board in the subject area to be taught; (4) Has successfully completed the summer training institute operated by teach for America; (5) Remains an active member of the teach for America two-year support program. (B) The state board shall issue a resident educator license under this section for teaching in any grade level or subject area for which a person may obtain a resident educator license under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code. The state board shall not adopt rules establishing any additional qualifications for the license beyond those specified in this section. (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code or any rule adopted by the state board to the contrary, the state board shall issue a resident educator license under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code to any applicant who has completed at least two years of teaching in another state as a participant in the teach for America program and meets all of the conditions of divisions (A)(1) to (4) of this section. The state board shall credit an applicant under this division as having completed the teacher residency program under section 3319.223 of the Revised Code. (D) In order to place teachers in this state, the teach for America program shall enter into an agreement with one or more accredited four-year public or private institutions of higher education in the state to provide optional training of teach for America participants for the purpose of enabling those participants to complete an optional master's degree or an equivalent amount of coursework. Nothing in this division shall require any teach for America participant to complete a master's degree as a condition of holding a license issued under this section. (E) The superintendent of public instruction, on behalf of the state board, shall inactivate a resident educator license issued to a participant in the teach for America program who is assigned to teach in this state if the participant resigns or is dismissed from the program prior to completion of the two-year teach for America support program. The inactivation of a license under this division does not constitute a suspension or revocation of the license by the state board under section 3319.31 of the Revised Code and the state board and the state superintendent need not provide the person with an opportunity for a hearing with respect to the inactivation. Last updated April 22, 2023 at 7:41 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.25
§ 3309.25. Information to new employees
Status: in_force

April 9, 2001 Senate Bill 270 - 123rd General Assembly On receipt of notice under section 3309.55 of the Revised Code of the employment of a new employee, the school employees retirement system shall inform the employee of the requirements of section 3309.251 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3362.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3362 / § 3362.05
§ 3362.05. General assembly to support university - other sources
Status: in_force

July 2, 1986 House Bill 739 - 116th General Assembly The general assembly shall support Shawnee state university by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but support may also come from other sources.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.08
§ 3335.08. Board of trustees to adopt bylaws, rules and regulations
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of trustees of the Ohio state university may adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for the government of the university.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.0714 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.0714
§ 3301.0714. Guidelines for statewide education management information system
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce shall adopt rules for a statewide education management information system. The rules shall require the department to establish guidelines for the establishment and maintenance of the system in accordance with this section and the rules adopted under this section. The guidelines shall include: (1) Standards identifying and defining the types of data in the system in accordance with divisions (B) and (C) of this section; (2) Procedures for annually collecting and reporting the data to the department in accordance with division (D) of this section; (3) Procedures for annually compiling the data in accordance with division (G) of this section; (4) Procedures for annually reporting the data to the public in accordance with division (H) of this section; (5) Standards to provide strict safeguards to protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable student data. (B) The guidelines adopted under this section shall require the data maintained in the education management information system to include at least the following: (1) Student participation and performance data, for each grade in each school district as a whole and for each grade in each school building in each school district, that includes: (a) The numbers of students receiving each category of instructional service offered by the school district, such as regular education instruction, vocational education instruction, specialized instruction programs or enrichment instruction that is part of the educational curriculum, instruction for gifted students, instruction for students with disabilities, and remedial instruction. The guidelines shall require instructional services under this division to be divided into discrete categories if an instructional service is limited to a specific subject, a specific type of student, or both, such as regular instructional services in mathematics, remedial reading instructional services, instructional services specifically for students gifted in mathematics or some other subject area, or instructional services for students with a specific type of disability. The categories of instructional services required by the guidelines under this division shall be the same as the categories of instructional services used in determining cost units pursuant to division (C)(3) of this section. (b) The numbers of students receiving support or extracurricular services for each of the support services or extracurricular programs offered by the school district, such as counseling services, health services, and extracurricular sports and fine arts programs. The categories of services required by the guidelines under this division shall be the same as the categories of services used in determining cost units pursuant to division (C)(4)(a) of this section. (c) Average student grades in each subject in grades nine through twelve; (d) Academic achievement levels as assessed under sections 3301.0710 , 3301.0711 , and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code; (e) The number of students designated as having a disabling condition pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code; (f) The numbers of students reported to the department pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code; (g) Attendance rates and the average daily attendance for the year. For purposes of this division, a student shall be counted as present for any field trip that is approved by the school administration. (h) Expulsion rates; (i) Suspension rates; (j) Dropout rates; (k) Rates of retention in grade; (l) For pupils in grades nine through twelve, the average number of carnegie units, as calculated in accordance with the director's rules; (m) Graduation rates, to be calculated in a manner specified by the department that reflects the rate at which students who were in the ninth grade three years prior to the current year complete school and that is consistent with nationally accepted reporting requirements; (n) Results of diagnostic assessments described in division (A)(1) of section 3301.0715 of the Revised Code; (o) The number of students earning each state diploma seal included in the system prescribed under division (A) of section 3313.6114 of the Revised Code; (p) The number of students demonstrating competency for graduation using each option described in divisions (B)(1)(a) to (d) of section 3313.618 of the Revised Code; (q) The number of students completing each foundational and supporting option as part of the demonstration of competency for graduation pursuant to division (B)(1)(b) of section 3313.618 of the Revised Code; (r) The number of students enrolled in all-day kindergarten, as defined in section 3321.05 of the Revised Code. (2) Personnel and classroom enrollment data for each school district, including: (a) The total numbers of licensed employees and nonlicensed employees and the numbers of full-time equivalent licensed employees and nonlicensed employees providing each category of instructional service, instructional support service, and administrative support service used pursuant to division (C)(3) of this section. The guidelines adopted under this section shall require these categories of data to be maintained for the school district as a whole and, wherever applicable, for each grade in the school district as a whole, for each school building as a whole, and for each grade in each school building. (b) The total number of employees and the number of full-time equivalent employees providing each category of service used pursuant to divisions (C)(4)(a) and (b) of this section, and the total numbers of licensed employees and nonlicensed employees and the numbers of full-time equivalent licensed employees and nonlicensed employees providing each category used pursuant to division (C)(4)(c) of this section. The guidelines adopted under this section shall require these categories of data to be maintained for the school district as a whole and, wherever applicable, for each grade in the school district as a whole, for each school building as a whole, and for each grade in each school building. (c) The total number of regular classroom teachers teaching classes of regular education and the average number of pupils enrolled in each such class, in each of grades kindergarten through five in the district as a whole and in each school building in the school district. (d) The number of lead teachers employed by each school district and each school building. (3)(a) Student demographic data for each school district, including information regarding the gender ratio of the school district's pupils, the racial make-up of the school district's pupils, the number of English learners in the district, and an appropriate measure of the number of the school district's pupils who reside in economically disadvantaged households. The demographic data shall be collected in a manner to allow correlation with data collected under division (B)(1) of this section. Categories for data collected pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section shall conform, where appropriate, to standard practices of agencies of the federal government. (b) With respect to each student entering kindergarten, whether the student previously participated in a public preschool program, a private preschool program, or a head start program, and the number of years the student participated in each of these programs. (4)(a) The core curriculum and instructional materials being used for English language arts in each of grades pre-kindergarten to five; (b) The reading intervention programs being used in each of grades pre-kindergarten to twelve. (5) Any data required to be collected pursuant to federal law. (C) The education management information system shall include cost accounting data for each district as a whole and for each school building in each school district. The guidelines adopted under this section shall require the cost data for each school district to be maintained in a system of mutually exclusive cost units and shall require all of the costs of each school district to be divided among the cost units. The guidelines shall require the system of mutually exclusive cost units to include at least the following: (1) Administrative costs for the school district as a whole. The guidelines shall require the cost units under this division (C)(1) to be designed so that each of them may be compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per pupil in enrolled ADM in the school district, as determined pursuant to section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. (2) Administrative costs for each school building in the school district. The guidelines shall require the cost units under this division (C)(2) to be designed so that each of them may be compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per full-time equivalent pupil receiving instructional or support services in each building. (3) Instructional services costs for each category of instructional service provided directly to students and required by guidelines adopted pursuant to division (B)(1)(a) of this section. The guidelines shall require the cost units under division (C)(3) of this section to be designed so that each of them may be compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per pupil receiving the service in the school district as a whole and average expenditure per pupil receiving the service in each building in the school district and in terms of a total cost for each category of service and, as a breakdown of the total cost, a cost for each of the following components: (a) The cost of each instructional services category required by guidelines adopted under division (B)(1)(a) of this section that is provided directly to students by a classroom teacher; (b) The cost of the instructional support services, such as services provided by a speech-language pathologist, classroom aide, multimedia aide, or librarian, provided directly to students in conjunction with each instructional services category; (c) The cost of the administrative support services related to each instructional services category, such as the cost of personnel that develop the curriculum for the instructional services category and the cost of personnel supervising or coordinating the delivery of the instructional services category. (4) Support or extracurricular services costs for each category of service directly provided to students and required by guidelines adopted pursuant to division (B)(1)(b) of this section. The guidelines shall require the cost units under division (C)(4) of this section to be designed so that each of them may be compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per pupil receiving the service in the school district as a whole and average expenditure per pupil receiving the service in each building in the school district and in terms of a total cost for each category of service and, as a breakdown of the total cost, a cost for each of the following components: (a) The cost of each support or extracurricular services category required by guidelines adopted under division (B)(1)(b) of this section that is provided directly to students by a licensed employee, such as services provided by a guidance counselor or any services provided by a licensed employee under a supplemental contract; (b) The cost of each such services category provided directly to students by a nonlicensed employee, such as janitorial services, cafeteria services, or services of a sports trainer; (c) The cost of the administrative services related to each services category in division (C)(4)(a) or (b) of this section, such as the cost of any licensed or nonlicensed employees that develop, supervise, coordinate, or otherwise are involved in administering or aiding the delivery of each services category. (D)(1) The guidelines adopted under this section shall require school districts to collect information about individual students, staff members, or both in connection with any data required by division (B) or (C) of this section or other reporting requirements established in the Revised Code. The guidelines may also require school districts to report information about individual staff members in connection with any data required by division (B) or (C) of this section or other reporting requirements established in the Revised Code. The guidelines shall not authorize school districts to request social security numbers of individual students. The guidelines shall prohibit the reporting under this section of a student's name, address, and social security number to the department. The guidelines shall also prohibit the reporting under this section of any personally identifiable information about any student, except for the purpose of assigning the data verification code required by division (D)(2) of this section, to any other person unless such person is employed by the school district or the information technology center operated under section 3301.075 of the Revised Code and is authorized by the district or technology center to have access to such information or is employed by an entity with which the department contracts for the scoring or the development of state assessments. The guidelines may require school districts to provide the social security numbers of individual staff members and the county of residence for a student. Nothing in this section prohibits the department from providing a student's county of residence to the department of taxation to facilitate the distribution of tax revenue. (2)(a) The guidelines shall provide for each school district or community school to assign a data verification code that is unique on a statewide basis over time to each student whose initial Ohio enrollment is in that district or school and to report all required individual student data for that student utilizing such code. The guidelines shall also provide for assigning data verification codes to all students enrolled in districts or community schools on the effective date of the guidelines established under this section. The assignment of data verification codes for other entities, as described in division (D)(2)(d) of this section, the use of those codes, and the reporting and use of associated individual student data shall be coordinated by the department of education and workforce in accordance with state and federal law. School districts shall report individual student data to the department through the information technology centers utilizing the code. The entities described in division (D)(2)(d) of this section shall report individual student data to the department in the manner prescribed by the department. (b)(i) Except as provided in sections 3301.941 , 3310.11 , 3310.42 , 3310.63 , 3313.978 , 3317.20 , and 5747.057 of the Revised Code, and in division (D)(2)(b)(ii) of this section, at no time shall the department have access to information that would enable any data verification code to be matched to personally identifiable student data. (ii) For the purpose of making per-pupil payments to community schools under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code, the department shall have access to information that would enable any data verification code to be matched to personally identifiable student data. (c) Each school district and community school shall ensure that the data verification code is included in the student's records reported to any subsequent school district, community school, or state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, in which the student enrolls. Any such subsequent district or school shall utilize the same identifier in its reporting of data under this section. (d)(i) The director of any state agency that administers a publicly funded program providing services to children who are younger than compulsory school age, as defined in section 3321.01 of the Revised Code, including the directors of health, job and family services, mental health and addiction services, children and youth, and developmental disabilities, shall request and receive, pursuant to sections 3301.0723 and 5180.33 of the Revised Code, a data verification code for a child who is receiving those services. (ii) The director of developmental disabilities, director of health, director of job and family services, director of children and youth, director of mental health and addiction services, medicaid director, executive director of the commission on minority health, executive director of the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, or director of education and workforce, on behalf of a program that receives public funds and provides services to children who are younger than compulsory school age, may request and receive, pursuant to section 3301.0723 of the Revised Code, a data verification code for a child who is receiving services from the program. (E) The guidelines adopted under this section may require school districts to collect and report data, information, or reports other than that described in divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section for the purpose of complying with other reporting requirements established in the Revised Code. The other data, information, or reports may be maintained in the education management information system but are not required to be compiled as part of the profile formats required under division (G) of this section or the annual statewide report required under division (H) of this section. (F) The board of education of each school district shall annually collect and report to the department, in accordance with the guidelines established by the department, the data required pursuant to this section. A school district may collect and report these data notwithstanding section 2151.357 or 3319.321 of the Revised Code. (G) The department shall, in accordance with the procedures it adopts, annually compile the data reported by each school district pursuant to division (D) of this section. The department shall design formats for profiling each school district as a whole and each school building within each district and shall compile the data in accordance with these formats. These profile formats shall: (1) Include all of the data gathered under this section in a manner that facilitates comparison among school districts and among school buildings within each school district; (2) Present the data on academic achievement levels as assessed by the testing of student achievement maintained pursuant to division (B)(1)(d) of this section. (H)(1) The department shall, in accordance with the procedures it adopts, annually prepare a statewide report for all school districts and the general public that includes the profile of each of the school districts developed pursuant to division (G) of this section. Copies of the report shall be sent to each school district. (2) The department shall, in accordance with the procedures it adopts, annually prepare an individual report for each school district and the general public that includes the profiles of each of the school buildings in that school district developed pursuant to division (G) of this section. (I) Any data that is collected or maintained pursuant to this section and that identifies an individual pupil is not a public record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (J) As used in this section: (1) "School district" means any city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district and, in accordance with section 3314.17 of the Revised Code, any community school. As used in division (L) of this section, "school district" also includes any educational service center or other educational entity required to submit data using the system established under this section. (2) "Cost" means any expenditure for operating expenses made by a school district excluding any expenditures for debt retirement except for payments made to any commercial lending institution for any loan approved pursuant to section 3313.483 of the Revised Code. (K) Any person who removes data from the information system established under this section for the purpose of releasing it to any person not entitled under law to have access to such information is subject to section 2913.42 of the Revised Code prohibiting tampering with data. (L)(1) In accordance with division (L)(2) of this section and the rules adopted under division (L)(10) of this section, the department may sanction any school district that reports incomplete or inaccurate data, reports data that does not conform to data requirements and descriptions published by the department, fails to report data in a timely manner, or otherwise does not make a good faith effort to report data as required by this section. (2) If the department decides to sanction a school district under this division, the department shall take the following sequential actions: (a) Notify the district in writing that the department has determined that data has not been reported as required under this section and require the district to review its data submission and submit corrected data by a deadline established by the department. The department also may require the district to develop a corrective action plan, which shall include provisions for the district to provide mandatory staff training on data reporting procedures. (b) Withhold up to ten per cent of the total amount of state funds due to the district for the current fiscal year and, if not previously required under division (L)(2)(a) of this section, require the district to develop a corrective action plan in accordance with that division; (c) Withhold an additional amount of up to twenty per cent of the total amount of state funds due to the district for the current fiscal year; (d) Direct department staff or an outside entity to investigate the district's data reporting practices and make recommendations for subsequent actions. The recommendations may include one or more of the following actions: (i) Arrange for an audit of the district's data reporting practices by department staff or an outside entity; (ii) Conduct a site visit and evaluation of the district; (iii) Withhold an additional amount of up to thirty per cent of the total amount of state funds due to the district for the current fiscal year; (iv) Continue monitoring the district's data reporting; (v) Assign department staff to supervise the district's data management system; (vi) Conduct an investigation to determine whether to suspend or revoke the license of any district employee in accordance with division (N) of this section; (vii) If the district is issued a report card under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, indicate on the report card that the district has been sanctioned for failing to report data as required by this section; (viii) If the district is issued a report card under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and incomplete or inaccurate data submitted by the district likely caused the district to receive a higher performance rating than it deserved under that section, issue a revised report card for the district; (ix) Any other action designed to correct the district's data reporting problems. (3) Any time the department takes an action against a school district under division (L)(2) of this section, the department shall make a report of the circumstances that prompted the action. The department shall send a copy of the report to the district superintendent or chief administrator and maintain a copy of the report in its files. (4) If any action taken under division (L)(2) of this section resolves a school district's data reporting problems to the department's satisfaction, the department shall not take any further actions described by that division. If the department withheld funds from the district under that division, the department may release those funds to the district, except that if the department withheld funding under division (L)(2)(c) of this section, the department shall not release the funds withheld under division (L)(2)(b) of this section and, if the department withheld funding under division (L)(2)(d) of this section, the department shall not release the funds withheld under division (L)(2)(b) or (c) of this section. (5) Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, the department may use its own staff or an outside entity to conduct an audit of a school district's data reporting practices any time the department has reason to believe the district has not made a good faith effort to report data as required by this section. If any audit conducted by an outside entity under division (L)(2)(d)(i) or (5) of this section confirms that a district has not made a good faith effort to report data as required by this section, the district shall reimburse the department for the full cost of the audit. The department may withhold state funds due to the district for this purpose. (6) Prior to issuing a revised report card for a school district under division (L)(2)(d)(viii) of this section, the department may hold a hearing to provide the district with an opportunity to demonstrate that it made a good faith effort to report data as required by this section. The hearing shall be conducted by a referee appointed by the department. Based on the information provided in the hearing, the referee shall recommend whether the department should issue a revised report card for the district. If the referee affirms the department's contention that the district did not make a good faith effort to report data as required by this section, the district shall bear the full cost of conducting the hearing and of issuing any revised report card. (7) If the department determines that any inaccurate data reported under this section caused a school district to receive excess state funds in any fiscal year, the district shall reimburse the department an amount equal to the excess funds, in accordance with a payment schedule determined by the department. The department may withhold state funds due to the district for this purpose. (8) Any school district that has funds withheld under division (L)(2) of this section may appeal the withholding in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (9) In all cases of a disagreement between the department and a school district regarding the appropriateness of an action taken under division (L)(2) of this section, the burden of proof shall be on the district to demonstrate that it made a good faith effort to report data as required by this section. (10) The director of education and workforce shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement division (L) of this section. (M) No information technology center or school district shall acquire, change, or update its student administration software package to manage and report data required to be reported to the department unless it converts to a student software package that is certified by the department. (N) The state board of education, in accordance with sections 3319.31 and 3319.311 of the Revised Code, may suspend or revoke a license as defined under division (A) of section 3319.31 of the Revised Code that has been issued to any school district employee found to have willfully reported erroneous, inaccurate, or incomplete data to the education management information system. (O) No person shall release or maintain any information about any student in violation of this section. Whoever violates this division is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (P) If the department cannot compile any of the information required by division (I) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code based upon the data collected under this section, the department shall develop a plan and a reasonable timeline for the collection of any data necessary to comply with that division. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.27
§ 3345.27. Attendance by senior citizens
Status: in_force

March 30, 1999 House Bill 147 - 122nd General Assembly (A) Each state university or college shall permit any person who is sixty years of age or older and who has resided in the state for at least one year to attend its courses and classes without charging that person a tuition or matriculation fee, provided the attendance is on a noncredit basis, is in courses where classroom space is available, and is approved by the instructors of the courses involved. The university or college may require payment of special fees, including any laboratory fees, if the fees are required of all students taking a course. Each university or college shall issue rules for determining the availability of classroom space and may issue such other rules as it considers necessary to implement this section, including rules exempting from the requirements of this section courses or classes for which special course or training prerequisites apply, in which physical demands upon students are inappropriate for imposition upon persons sixty years of age or older, or in which the number of participating regular students is insufficient to cover the university's or college's course-related expenses. A university or college also may extend to persons attending its courses and classes under this section any other student rights or privileges it considers appropriate. (B) A state university or college may permit a person to attend its courses and classes and to receive credit for a course taken under the conditions set forth in division (A) of this section if that person's family income is less than two hundred per cent of the federal poverty guideline, as revised annually by the United States secretary of health and human services in accordance with section 673 of the "Community Services Block Grant Act," 95 Stat. 511 (1981) 42 U.S.C.A. 9902, as amended, for a family size equal to the size of the family of the person whose income is being determined. However, a person receiving credit for attending courses or classes under this division may be charged a tuition or matriculation fee in an amount no greater than the amount of any part-time student instructional grant awarded to that person by the state university or college in its discretion. (C) For the purposes of this section, "state university or college" means any of the following: (1) State universities referred to in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code; (2) Community colleges created pursuant to Chapter 3354. of the Revised Code; (3) University branches created pursuant to Chapter 3355. of the Revised Code; (4) Technical colleges created pursuant to Chapter 3357. of the Revised Code; (5) State community colleges created pursuant to Chapter 3358. of the Revised Code; (6) Municipal educational institutions serving as affiliated units pursuant to section 3349.31 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.412 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.412
§ 3313.412. Direct sale or lease of real property to STEM school
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 438 - 131st General Assembly A school district board of education may offer for sale or lease any parcel of real property directly to the governing body of a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code without offering that property under division (A) and former division (G) of section 3313.41 or under section 3313.411 of the Revised Code, if all of the following apply: (A) The district board offered that real property for sale under former division (G) of section 3313.41 of the Revised Code prior to June 30, 2011. (B) No entity accepted the offer described in division (A) of this section. (C) The district board still owns that real property and has decided again to dispose of it by sale or lease. (D) The STEM school, to which the real property is sold or leased under this section, was approved for operation under section 3326.03 of the Revised Code between October 1 and December 31, 2012.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.20
§ 3345.20. Procurement of liability insurance for student teachers and students in teacher preparation programs - prohibitions
Status: in_force

April 10, 1984 House Bill 336 - 115th General Assembly (A) The board of trustees of a state college, university, or state affiliated college or university may procure a policy or policies insuring its student teachers against liability on account of damages or injury to persons or property, in respect to the acts of student teachers occasioned by any incident occurring in the course of the performance of their duties during the period of their assignment to any school. (B) The board also may procure a policy or policies insuring its students participating in clinical or field-based teacher preparation experiences against liability on account of damages for injury to persons or property, including death by wrongful act, in respect to the acts of such students occasioned by any incident occurring in the course of the preparation experiences and during the period of their assignment to any school or other entity. (C) No person shall be covered under an insurance policy, as permitted by this section, if such person acts: (1) Manifestly outside the scope of employment or official responsibility; (2) With malicious purpose; (3) In bad faith; or (4) In wanton or reckless manner.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.712 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.712
§ 3307.712. Proceedings on request for restoration of service credit
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly After receiving a request from the public employees retirement system under division (A) of section 145.311 or the school employees retirement system under division (A) of section 3309.261 of the Revised Code, the state teachers retirement system shall do both of the following: (A) Calculate and certify to the requesting retirement system the cost to a former member to restore service credit under section 3307.71 of the Revised Code for each year or portion of a year for which the former member seeks to restore service credit under that section. (B) Inform the requesting retirement system of the rate of interest charged to a member under a payroll deduction plan authorized under section 3307.701 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.24
§ 3314.24. Contracts for facility space
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) On or after July 1, 2004, no internet- or computer-based community school shall enter into a contract with a nonpublic school to use or rent any facility space at the nonpublic school for the provision of instructional services to students enrolled in the internet- or computer-based community school. (B) If an internet- or computer-based community school has a contract with a nonpublic school as described in division (A) of this section, the department of education and workforce shall not make any payments under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code to the internet- or computer-based community school for any student who is enrolled in the internet- or computer-based community school and receives any instructional services from the internet- or computer-based community school at the nonpublic school. Last updated November 7, 2023 at 11:09 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.842 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.842
§ 3313.842. Joint educational programs
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) The boards of education or governing authorities of any two or more school districts or community schools may enter into an agreement for joint or cooperative establishment and operation of any educational program including any class, course, or program that may be included in a school district's or community school's graded course of study and staff development programs for teaching and nonteaching school employees. Each school district or community school that is party to such an agreement may contribute funds of the district or school in support of the agreement and for the establishment and operation of any educational program established under the agreement. The agreement shall designate one of the districts or community schools as responsible for receiving and disbursing the funds contributed by the parties to the agreement. (B) Notwithstanding sections 3313.48 and 3313.64 of the Revised Code, any school district that is party to an agreement for joint or cooperative establishment and operation of an educational program may charge fees or tuition for students who participate in the program and are entitled to attend school in the district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. Except as otherwise provided in division (G) of section 3321.01 of the Revised Code, no community school that is party to the agreement shall charge fees or tuition for students who participate in the program and are reported by the school under division (B) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 12, 2021 at 3:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.377 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.377
§ 3313.377. Loans from school energy performance contracting loan fund
Status: in_force

August 14, 2025 House Bill 15 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Energy conservation measure" has the same meaning as in section 3313.372 of the Revised Code. (2) "Energy saving measure" has the same meaning as in section 3313.373 of the Revised Code. (B) The Ohio facilities construction commission may issue a loan from funds in the school energy performance contracting loan fund created in section 3313.378 of the Revised Code to a board of education of a city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational school district that applies for a loan under section 3313.372 or 3313.373 of the Revised Code. (C) Nothing in this section prohibits a board of education that receives a loan under this section from utilizing any other energy efficiency program. (D) The terms of a loan issued under this section shall be as follows: (1) Two per cent annual interest on the loan; (2) The full loan amount, plus interest, shall be repaid in not more than ten years from the issuance of the loan; (3) Repayment on the loan begins six months after the installation of the energy conservation measures is complete or the implementation of energy savings measures is completed; (4) Any other provision considered appropriate by the commission. (E) All repayment amounts for any loans issued under this section shall be made to the commission. The commission shall deposit all repayment amounts received in the school energy performance contracting loan fund created in section 3313.378 of the Revised Code. (F) If the commission enters into an agreement with a board for a loan under this section, the commission shall promptly direct the treasurer of state to remit money from the school energy performance contracting loan fund to the board as provided in the terms of the agreement. (G) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section, including a loan application. Last updated June 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.26
§ 3335.26. Purpose of station
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The purpose of the engineering experiment station of the Ohio state university shall be to make technical investigations and to supply engineering data which will tend to increase the economy, efficiency, and safety of the manufacturing, mineral, transportation, and other engineering and industrial enterprises of the state, and to promote the conservation and utilization of its resources.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.226 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.226
§ 3319.226. Educator licenses for substitute teaching
Status: in_force

March 10, 2025 House Bill 432 - 135th General Assembly (A) Beginning July 1, 2019, the state board of education shall issue educator licenses for substitute teaching only under this section. (B) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, the state board shall adopt rules establishing standards and requirements for obtaining a license under this section and for renewal of the license. Except as provided in division (G) of section 3319.229 of the Revised Code, the rules shall require an applicant to hold a post-secondary degree, but not in any specified subject area. The rules also shall allow the holder of a license issued under this section to work: (1) For an unlimited number of school days if the license holder has a post-secondary degree in either education or a subject area directly related to the subject of the class the license holder will teach; (2) For one full semester, subject to the approval of the employing school district board of education, if the license holder has a post-secondary degree in a subject area that is not directly related to the subject of the class that the license holder will teach. The district superintendent may request that the board approve one or more additional subsequent semester-long periods of teaching for the license holder. (C) The rules adopted under division (B) of this section shall permit a substitute career-technical teaching license holder to teach outside the license holder's certified career field for up to one semester, subject to approval of the employing school district superintendent. (D) Any license issued or renewed under former section 3319.226 of the Revised Code that was still in force on November 2, 2018, shall remain in force for the remainder of the term for which it was issued or renewed. Upon the expiration of that term, the holder of that license shall be subject to licensure under the rules adopted under this section. (E) The state board shall issue an educator license for substitute teaching in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a license in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a substitute teacher in a state that does not issue that license. Last updated January 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.571 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.571
§ 3309.571. Penalties
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly The school employees retirement system shall impose the following penalties, which may be collected in the same manner as described in division (B) of section 3309.51 of the Revised Code: (A) For a failure to transmit contributions withheld from employees not later than the date specified under rules adopted by the school employees retirement board, one hundred dollars per day for each day the employer fails to transmit the contributions; (B) For a failure to transmit any amount due the employer's trust fund not later than the date specified under rules adopted by the board, one hundred dollars per day for each day the employer fails to transmit the amounts; (C) Except for a statement required by section 3309.28 of the Revised Code, for a failure to submit a payroll report or other report required under this chapter not later than the date specified under rules adopted by the board, one hundred dollars per day for each day the employer fails to submit the report, except that the penalty shall not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars; (D) For a failure to submit a record in the form of a statement required by section 3309.28 of the Revised Code, fifty dollars per record for each month the record is not filed, except that the penalty shall not exceed three hundred dollars.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.057 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.057
§ 3311.057. Service center board following merger
Status: in_force

June 30, 2006 House Bill 530 - 126th General Assembly (A) Any educational service center that is formed by merging two or more educational service centers or former county school districts may determine the number of members of its governing board and whether the members are to be elected at large or by subdistrict, provided each board shall have an odd number of members. (B) The governing board of each service center that is merging to form the new service center shall include identical provisions for electing the new service center's governing board in its resolution adopted pursuant to division (A) of section 3311.053 of the Revised Code. If there is any transition period between the effective date of the merger of the service centers and the assumption of control of the new service center by the new board, the resolutions shall include provisions for an interim governing board which shall be appointed to govern the service center until the time the new board is elected and assumes control of the service center. (C) Any provisions for electing a governing board adopted pursuant to division (B) of this section may provide for the election of members at large, may provide for the establishment of subdistricts within the district, or may require some members to be elected at large and some to be elected from subdistricts. If subdistricts are included, the resolutions shall specify the manner in which their boundaries are to be drawn. The provisions shall attempt to ensure that each elected member of the board represents an equal number of residents of the service center. To accomplish this, any subdistrict containing a multiple of the number of electors in another subdistrict, may elect at-large within that subdistrict, a number of board members equal to the multiple that its population is of the population of the other subdistrict. (D) The provisions for selecting board members set forth in the latest resolution adopted pursuant to this section shall remain the method of electing board members within that educational service center.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.063 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.063
§ 3318.063. Rescission of alternative funding agreement - tax levy
Status: in_force

January 1, 2026 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly If the board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district that has entered into an agreement under section 3318.051 of the Revised Code to make transfers of money in lieu of levying the tax for maintenance or upgrade of the classroom facilities included in the district's project determines that it no longer can continue making the transfers so agreed to and desires to rescind that agreement, the board shall adopt the resolution to submit the question of the tax levy prescribed in this section. The resolution shall declare that the question of a tax levy specified in division (F) of section 3318.051 of the Revised Code shall be submitted to the electors of the school district at the next general or primary election, if there be a general or primary election not less than seventy-five and not more than ninety-five days after the day of the adoption of such resolution or, if not, at a special election to be held at a time specified in the resolution which shall be not less than seventy-five days after the day of the adoption of the resolution and which shall be in accordance with the requirements of section 3501.01 of the Revised Code. Such resolution shall specify both of the following: (A) That the rate which it is necessary to levy shall be at the rate of not less than one-half mill for each one dollar of taxable value, and that such tax shall be levied for the number of years required by division (F) of section 3318.051 of the Revised Code; (B) That the proceeds of the tax shall be used to pay the cost of maintaining the classroom facilities included in the project. A copy of such resolution shall after its passage and not less than seventy-five days prior to the date set therein for the election be certified to the county board of elections. Notice of the election shall include the levy's estimated annual collections, the fact that the tax levy shall be at the rate of not less than one-half mill for each one dollar of taxable value for the number of years required by division (F) of section 3318.051 of the Revised Code, and that the proceeds of the tax shall be used to pay the cost of maintaining the classroom facilities included in the project. The notice shall also express the rate in dollars for each one hundred thousand dollars of the county auditor's market value. The form of the ballot to be used at such election shall be: "Shall a levy of taxes be made for a period of ____________ (here insert the number of years, which shall not be less than the number required by division (F) of section 3318.051 of the Revised Code) years to benefit the ____________ (here insert name of school district) school district, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay the cost of maintaining (or upgrading if approved by the Ohio facilities construction commission) the classroom facilities included in the project, that the county auditor estimates will collect $_____ annually, at the rate of __________ (here insert the number of mills, which shall not be less than one-half mill) mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $________ for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value? FOR THE TAX LEVY AGAINST THE TAX LEVY " Last updated October 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.24
§ 3301.24. Artificial intelligence policy
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Not later than December 31, 2025, the department of education and workforce shall develop a model policy on the use of artificial intelligence in schools. The model policy shall address appropriate use of artificial intelligence by students and staff for educational purposes. (B) Not later than July 1, 2026, each school district, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, and STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code shall adopt a policy on the use of artificial intelligence. The district or school may adopt the department's model policy developed under division (A) of this section. Last updated July 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.607 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.607
§ 3313.607. Career plan and individual career passport for students
Status: in_force

June 9, 1994 House Bill 552 - 120th General Assembly (A) The board of education of any school district may provide assistance to any student to develop a written career plan. If a school district receives any state money appropriated for the purposes of this section, career plans developed utilizing these funds shall be completed prior to the end of the eighth grade year, shall identify career goals and indicate educational goals to prepare for those career goals, shall be updated periodically as students successfully complete high school coursework, and shall culminate in a career passport described by division (B) of this section. (B) The board of education of any school district may provide an individual career passport to any student upon the successful completion of the coursework of any high school. If a school district receives any state money for the purposes of this section, a career passport shall be provided to each such student. Each such passport shall document the knowledge and skills of the student, including documentation of the student's coursework and any employment, community, or leadership experiences. Each such passport shall also list the competency levels the student achieved, disclose the student's attendance record, and identify the career credentials the student gained.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.062 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.062
§ 3302.062. Application to department
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) If a school district board of education approves an application under division (B)(1) of section 3302.061 of the Revised Code or designates an innovation school or innovation school zone under division (D) of that section, the district board shall apply to the department of education and workforce for designation as a school district of innovation by submitting to the department the innovation plan included in the approved application or created by the district board. Within sixty days after receipt of the application, the department shall designate the district as a school district of innovation, unless the department determines that the submitted innovation plan is not financially feasible or will likely result in decreased academic achievement. If the department so determines, it shall provide a written explanation of the basis for its determination to the district board. If the district is not designated as a school district of innovation, the district board shall not implement the innovation plan. However, the district board may reapply for designation as a school district of innovation at any time. (B) A district board may request the department to make a preliminary review of an innovation plan prior to the district board's formal application for designation as a school district of innovation. In that case, the department shall review the innovation plan and, within sixty days after the request, recommend to the district board any changes or additions that the department believes will improve the plan, which may include further innovations or measures to increase the likelihood that the innovations will result in higher academic achievement. The district board may revise the innovation plan prior to making formal application for designation as a school district of innovation. Last updated September 19, 2023 at 3:39 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.31
§ 3307.31. Deducting employer contributions from state aid moneys
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Payments by boards of education and governing authorities of community schools to the state teachers retirement system, as provided in sections 3307.29 and 3307.291 of the Revised Code, shall be made from the amount allocated under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code prior to its distribution to the individual school districts or community schools. The amount due from each school district or community school shall be certified by the secretary of the system to the department of education and workforce monthly, or at such times as may be determined by the state teachers retirement board. The department shall deduct, from the amount allocated to each district or community school under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, the entire amounts due to the system from such district or school upon the certification to the department by the secretary thereof. The department shall certify to the director of budget and management the amounts thus due the system for payment. (B) Payments to the state teachers retirement system by a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall be deducted from the amount allocated under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code and shall be made in the same manner as payments by boards of education under this section. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 12:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.091 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.091
§ 3309.091. Video conference meetings
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 257 - 135th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding division (C) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code, the school employees retirement board may adopt a policy that allows a board member to attend a meeting of the board by means of video conference. The board shall include in the policy, if adopted, both of the following: (1) The number of regular meetings at which each board member shall be present in person, provided that number is not less than three-quarters of the regular meetings of the board annually; (2) All of the following requirements with respect to a meeting in which a member attends by means of video conference: (a) That a majority of the board members attending the meeting shall be present in person at the physical location where the meeting is conducted; (b) That all votes taken at the meeting shall be taken by roll call vote; (c) That a board member who intends to attend a meeting by means of video conference shall notify the chairperson of that intent not less than forty-eight hours before the meeting, except in the case of an emergency as defined in the policy. (B) Notwithstanding division (C) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code, a board member who attends a meeting by means of video conference is considered present in person at the meeting, may vote at the meeting, and is counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting. (C) At any meeting in which a board member attends by means of video conference, the board shall ensure that the public can hear and observe the discussions and deliberations of all the members of the board, whether the member is participating in person or electronically. (D) Except as provided in this section, no person shall do any of the following: (1) Limit the number of board members who may attend a meeting by means of video conference; (2) Limit the total number of meetings that the board may allow members to attend by means of video conference; (3) Limit the number of meetings at which any one board member may attend by means of video conference; (4) Impose other limits or obligations on a board member because the board member attends a meeting by means of video conference. Last updated March 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6011
§ 3313.6011. Instruction in venereal disease education emphasizing abstinence
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 168 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "sexual activity" has the same meaning as in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Instruction in sexually transmitted infection education pursuant to division (A)(5)(c) of section 3313.60 of the Revised Code shall emphasize that abstinence from sexual activity is the only protection that is one hundred per cent effective against unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and the sexual transmission of a virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. (C)(1) The department of education and workforce shall require course material and instruction in sexually transmitted infection education courses taught pursuant to division (A)(5)(c) of section 3313.60 of the Revised Code to do all of the following: (a) Stress that students should abstain from sexual activity until after marriage; (b) Teach the potential physical, psychological, emotional, and social side effects of participating in sexual activity outside of marriage; (c) Teach that conceiving children at an early age or outside of marriage increases the likelihood of hardship in life; (d) Stress that sexually transmitted diseases are serious possible hazards of sexual activity; (e) Advise students of the laws pertaining to financial responsibility of parents to children born inside and outside of marriage; (f) Advise students of the circumstances under which it is criminal to have sexual contact with a person under the age of sixteen pursuant to section 2907.04 of the Revised Code; (g) Emphasize adoption as an option for unintended pregnancies. (2) If a school district or school chooses to offer additional instruction in sexually transmitted infection or sexual education not specified in division (C)(1) of this section, the district or school shall notify all parents or guardians of that instruction, including the name of any instructor, vendor name, if applicable, and the name of the curriculum being used. No district or school shall offer that instruction to a student unless that student's parent or guardian has submitted written permission for that student to receive that instruction. Division (E) of this section does not apply to division (C)(2) of this section. (3) Upon request, a school district or school shall provide any materials associated with the instruction offered under divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section to a parent or guardian. (D) The department shall not adopt a separate model education program for health education. (E) The department shall conduct an annual audit of each city, local, and exempted village school district, at the start of each school year, relative to its compliance with the instruction requirements of this section and division (A)(5)(c) of section 3313.60 of the Revised Code. The department shall publish the findings of each audit not later than one hundred twenty days after the start of the school year. The department shall include in the findings of each audit the name of any organization or program that provided materials to a school district regarding sexually transmitted infection education. The department's findings shall be prominently posted on its web site. (F) The director of education and workforce shall not approve, pursuant to section 3302.07 of the Revised Code, any waiver of any requirement of this section. Last updated August 15, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.0310 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.0310
§ 3314.0310. Child sexual abuse prevention
Status: in_force

April 4, 2023 Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly (A) If a community school serves students in any of grades kindergarten through six, the school's curriculum for those grades shall include annual developmentally appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse prevention, including information on available counseling and resources for children who are sexually abused. Such instruction and information provided shall not be connected in any way to any individual, entity, or organization that provides, promotes, counsels, or makes referrals for abortion or abortion-related services. Upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in child sexual abuse prevention. (B)(1) If a community school serves students in any of grades seven through twelve, the school's curriculum for those grades shall include developmentally appropriate instruction in sexual violence prevention education, except that upon written request of the student's parent or guardian a student shall be excused from taking instruction in sexual violence prevention. (2) If the parent or legal guardian of a student less than eighteen years of age who is attending a community school submits to the principal of the student's school a written request to examine the sexual violence prevention education instruction materials used at that school, the principal, within forty-eight hours after the request is made, shall allow the parent or guardian to examine those materials at that school. (3) Each community school shall notify the parents and legal guardians of students who receive instruction related to child sexual abuse prevention and sexual violence prevention, as described in divisions (A) and (B)(1) of this section, of all of the following: (a) That instruction related to child sexual abuse prevention and sexual violence prevention is a required part of the school's curriculum; (b) That upon request, parents and legal guardians may examine such instructional materials in accordance with division (B)(2) of this section; (c) That upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in child sexual abuse prevention and sexual violence prevention. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 2:53 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.15
§ 3301.15. Inspection of institutions employing teachers - reports
Status: in_force

January 1, 2025 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce or its authorized representatives may inspect all institutions under the control of the department of children and youth, the department of mental health and addiction services, the department of developmental disabilities, and the department of rehabilitation and correction which employ teachers, and may make a report on the teaching, discipline, and school equipment in these institutions to the director of children and youth, the director of mental health and addiction services, the director of developmental disabilities, the director of rehabilitation and correction, and the governor. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.45
§ 3333.45. Partnership to provide competency - based education programs
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) For purposes of this section, "eligible institution of higher education" means any of the following: (1) A regionally accredited private, nonprofit institution of higher education that is created by the governors of several states. At least one of the governors of these states shall also be a member of the institution's board of trustees. (2) A state institution of higher education, as that term is defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code; (3) A private, nonprofit institution of higher education that has received a certificate of authorization under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. (B) The chancellor of higher education may recognize or endorse an eligible institution of higher education for the purpose of providing competency-based education programs. (C) In recognizing or endorsing an eligible institution of higher education described in division (A)(1) of this section, the chancellor may specify all of the following: (1) The eligibility of students enrolled in the institution for state student financial aid programs; (2) Any articulation and transfer policies of the chancellor that apply to the institution; (3) The reporting requirements for the institution. (D) In recognizing or endorsing any eligible institution of higher education, the chancellor may: (1) Recognize competency-based education as an important component of this state's higher education system; (2) Eliminate any unnecessary barriers to the delivery of competency-based education; (3) Facilitate opportunities to share best practices on the delivery of competency-based education with any eligible institution of higher education; (4) Establish any other requirements that the chancellor determines are in the best interest of this state. (E) The chancellor shall not provide any public operating or capital assistance to an eligible institution of higher education described in division (A)(1) of this section for the purpose of providing competency-based education in this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.121 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.121
§ 3318.121. Transfer of earnings from Big-8 project fund to special fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly As used in this section, "big-eight school district" has the same meaning as in section 3314.02 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in section 3318.12 or Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code, a big-eight school district receiving assistance for a project under this chapter, that has opted with the approval of the Ohio facilities construction commission to divide the project into discrete segments to be completed sequentially, or otherwise, may, with the approval of the commission or the commission's designated representative, and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the school district board, transfer to a special construction fund investment earnings credited to the project construction fund that are attributable to the district's contribution to that fund, if the school district board and the commission, or its designated representative, determine that the unspent amount of the district's contribution to the project construction fund, including any investment earnings on that contribution that are not to be transferred to the special construction fund, together with the principal amount of any additional securities authorized by the voters of the district to be issued to pay the local share of the basic project cost of the entire project that have not yet been issued by the district, are projected at the time of the transfer to be not less than one hundred ten per cent of the amount required to provide for the entire remaining local share of the basic project cost because of reductions in the scope and estimated cost of the project that have been incorporated in the district's approved master facilities plan. The money in that special construction fund, including investment earnings attributable to money in that fund, shall be used by the district solely to pay costs of classroom facilities (A) in later segments of the project that are consistent with the specifications for plans and materials for classroom facilities adopted by the commission and those specifications used by the district for classroom facilities included in one or more prior segments, but which would cause the cost of the facilities in one or more later segments to be in excess of the approved budgeted basic project cost for the segment to be shared by the state and the district in proportion to the state's and the school district's respective shares of the basic project cost as determined under section 3318.032 of the Revised Code, or (B) that were included in the master facilities plan prior to the reduction in scope. All investment earnings on a district's special construction fund shall be credited to the fund. After the entire project has been completed, any investment earnings remaining in the special construction fund shall be transferred to the district's maintenance fund required by division (B) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, and used solely for maintaining the classroom facilities included in the project.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.665 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.665
§ 3313.665. Conditions for adopting dress code or school uniform policy
Status: in_force

October 29, 1996 House Bill 601 - 121st General Assembly In order to promote a safe and healthy school setting and enhance the educational environment, a code of conduct or discipline policy adopted by a board of education may include a reasonable dress code, or may establish a school uniform to be worn by the students attending one or more district schools. Any such dress code or uniform policy shall be included in the code of conduct or discipline policy only if all of the following conditions are met: (A) Any specific uniform selected for a school shall be determined by the district board after affording ample opportunity for principal, staff, and parents to offer suggestions and comments. (B) No specific uniform shall be required in any school until the parents of the students in the school have been given six months notice. (C) No specific uniform shall be required in any school unless the board includes in the policy adopted under this section a procedure to assist parents of economically disadvantaged students to obtain uniforms. This procedure may include using school district funds or funds from other sources to provide this assistance. (D) Any policy requiring uniforms shall provide exceptions for students participating in a nationally recognized youth organization that establishes its own uniforms, on those days that such organization has a scheduled function.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.091 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.091
§ 3307.091. Digital board meeting attendance
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 257 - 135th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding division (C) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code, the state teachers retirement board may adopt a policy that allows a board member to attend a meeting of the board by means of teleconference or video conference. The board shall include in the policy, if adopted, both of the following: (1) The number of regular meetings at which each board member shall be present in person, provided that number is not less than three-quarters of the regular meetings of the board annually; (2) All of the following requirements with respect to a meeting in which a member attends by means of teleconference or video conference: (a) That a majority of the board members attending the meeting shall be present in person at the physical location where the meeting is conducted; (b) That all votes taken at the meeting shall be taken by roll call vote; (c) That a board member who intends to attend a meeting by means of teleconference or video conference shall notify the chairperson of that intent not less than forty-eight hours before the meeting, except in the case of an emergency as defined in the policy. (B) Notwithstanding division (C) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code, a board member who attends a meeting by means of teleconference or video conference is considered present in person at the meeting, may vote at the meeting, and is counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting. (C) At any meeting in which a board member attends by means of teleconference or video conference, the board shall ensure that the public can hear and, if the means of attendance technologically permits it, to observe, the discussions and deliberations of all the members of the board, whether the member is participating in person or electronically. (D) Except as provided in this section, no person shall do any of the following: (1) Limit the number of board members who may attend a meeting by means of teleconference or video conference; (2) Limit the total number of meetings that the board may allow members to attend by means of teleconference or video conference; (3) Limit the number of meetings at which any one board member may attend by means of teleconference or video conference; (4) Impose other limits or obligations on a board member because the board member attends a meeting by means of teleconference or video conference. Last updated January 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3377.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3377 / § 3377.15
§ 3377.15. Bonds not debt of state
Status: in_force

March 7, 1968 Senate Bill 453 - 107th General Assembly Bonds issued under authority of Chapter 3377. of the Revised Code do not, and shall state that they do not, represent or constitute a debt or pledge of the faith and credit of the state, grant to the owners or holders thereof any right to have the general assembly levy any taxes or appropriate any funds for the payment of the principal thereof or interest thereon. Such bonds are payable and shall state that they are payable solely from the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys as are pledged for their payment in accordance with the bond proceedings.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.78 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.78
§ 3333.78. Monitor of initiatives for which awards granted
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The chancellor of higher education shall monitor each initiative for which an award is granted under the Ohio co-op/internship program to ensure the following: (A) Fiscal accountability, so that the award is used in accordance with the agreement entered into under section 3333.75 of the Revised Code; (B) Operating progress, so that the initiative is managed to achieve the goals stated in the proposal and in the agreement, and so that problems may be promptly identified and remedied; (C) Desired outcomes, so that the initiative contributes to the program's goal of retaining Ohio's students after graduation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.271 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.271
§ 3314.271. Orientation course
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Each internet- or computer-based community school shall offer a student orientation course and shall notify each student who enrolls in that school of that student's opportunity to participate in the student orientation course. (B) The department of education and workforce shall provide guidance to internet- or computer-based community schools for developing and delivering the orientation course. (C) Each internet- or computer-based community school may, at the time of a particular student's enrollment in that school, ask the student's parent or guardian to estimate the length of time the student will attend the school. Any information collected pursuant to this division shall be included in an aggregated format in the school's annual report required by division (A)(11)(g) of section 3314.03 of the Revised Code. (D) Each internet- or computer-based community school, on a periodic basis throughout each school year, shall communicate with each student's parent, guardian, or custodian regarding the performance and progress of that student. Each internet- or computer-based community school also shall provide opportunities for parent-teacher conferences, shall document the school's requests for such conferences, and may permit students to participate in the conferences. Parent-teacher conferences may be conducted through electronic means. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 10:37 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.205 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.205
§ 3313.205. Notification of student's absence from school
Status: in_force

April 5, 2019 House Bill 66 - 132nd General Assembly S ubject to section 3321.141 of the Revised Code, the board of education of each school district shall adopt a written policy with respect to the notification of a student's parents, parent who is the residential parent and legal custodian, guardian, or legal custodian or any other person responsible for the student within a reasonable time after the determination that the student is absent from school. The student's parents, parent who is the residential parent and legal custodian, guardian, or legal custodian or any other person responsible for the student shall provide the school that the student attends a current address and a telephone number at which the student's parents, parent who is the residential parent and legal custodian, guardian, or legal custodian or any other person that is responsible for the student can receive notice that the student is absent from school.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.017 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.017
§ 3314.017. Academic performance rating and report card system
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce shall prescribe by rules, adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, an academic performance rating and report card system that satisfies the requirements of this section for dropout prevention and recovery community schools, to be used in lieu of the system prescribed under sections 3302.03 and 3314.012 of the Revised Code beginning with the 2012-2013 school year. Each such school shall comply with the testing and reporting requirements of the system as prescribed by the department. (B) Nothing in this section shall at any time relieve a school from its obligations under the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" to make "adequate yearly progress," as both that act and that term are defined in section 3302.01 of the Revised Code, or a school's amenability to the provisions of section 3302.04 or 3302.041 of the Revised Code. The department shall continue to report each school's performance as required by the act and to enforce applicable sanctions under section 3302.04 or 3302.041 of the Revised Code. (C) The rules adopted by the department shall prescribe the following performance indicators for the rating and report card system required by this section: (1) Graduation rate for each of the following student cohorts: (a) The number of students who graduate in four years or less with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who form the adjusted cohort for the graduating class; (b) The number of students who graduate in five years with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who form the adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation rate; (c) The number of students who graduate in six years with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who form the adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation rate; (d) The number of students who graduate in seven years with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who form the adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation rate; (e) The number of students who graduate in eight years with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who form the adjusted cohort for the four-year graduation rate. (2) The percentage of twelfth-grade students currently enrolled in the school who have attained the designated passing score on all of the state high school achievement assessments required under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code or the cumulative performance score on the end-of-course examinations prescribed under division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, whichever applies, and other students enrolled in the school, regardless of grade level, who are within three months of their twenty-second birthday and have attained the designated passing score on all of the state high school achievement assessments or the cumulative performance score on the end-of-course examinations, whichever applies, by their twenty-second birthday; (3) Annual measurable objectives as defined in section 3302.01 of the Revised Code; (4) Growth in student achievement in reading, or mathematics, or both as measured by separate nationally norm-referenced assessments that have developed appropriate standards for students enrolled in dropout prevention and recovery programs, adopted or approved by the department. (D)(1) The department's rules shall prescribe the expected performance levels and benchmarks for each of the indicators prescribed by division (C) of this section based on the data gathered by the department under division (G) of this section and simulations created by the department. Based on a school's level of attainment or nonattainment of the expected performance levels and benchmarks for each of the indicators, the department shall rate each school in one of the following categories: (a) Exceeds standards; (b) Meets standards; (c) Does not meet standards. (2) The department's rules shall establish all of the following: (a) Performance levels and benchmarks for the indicators described in divisions (C)(1) to (3) of this section; (b) Both of the following: (i) Performance levels and benchmarks for the indicator described in division (C)(4) of this section; (ii) Standards for awarding a dropout prevention and recovery community school an overall designation, which shall be calculated as follows: (I) Thirty per cent of the score shall be based on the indicators described in division (C)(1) of this section that are applicable to the school year for which the overall designation is granted. (II) Thirty per cent of the score shall be based on the indicators described in division (C)(4) of this section. (III) Twenty per cent of the score shall be based on the indicators described in division (C)(2) of this section. (IV) Twenty per cent of the score shall be based on the indicators described in division (C)(3) of this section. (3) If both of the indicators described in divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section improve by ten per cent for two consecutive years, a school shall be rated not less than "meets standards." The rating and the relevant performance data for each school shall be posted on the department's web site, and a copy of the rating and data shall be provided to the governing authority of the community school. (E) The department annually shall issue a report card for each dropout prevention and recovery community school that includes all of the following performance measures, including a performance rating for each measure as described in divisions (D)(1)(a) to (c) of this section: (1) The graduation rates as described in division (C)(1) of this section; (2) The percentage of twelfth-grade students and other students who have attained a designated passing score on high school achievement assessments as described in division (C)(2) of this section; (3) Annual measurable objectives described in division (C)(3) of this section, including a performance rating as described in divisions (D)(1)(a) to (c) of this section; (4) Growth in annual student achievement in reading and mathematics as described in division (C)(4) of this section; (5) An overall performance designation for the school calculated under rules adopted under division (D)(2) of this section. The department shall also include student outcome data, including postsecondary credit earned, nationally recognized career or technical certification, military enlistment, job placement, attendance rate, and progress on closing achievement gaps for each school. This information shall not be included in the calculation of a school's performance rating. (F) Not later than the thirty-first day of July of each year, the department shall submit preliminary report card data for overall academic performance for each performance measure prescribed in division (E) of this section for each community school to which this section applies. (G) For the purposes of prescribing performance levels and benchmarks under division (D) of this section, the department shall gather and analyze data from prior school years for each dropout prevention and recovery community school. Each such school shall cooperate with the department. The department shall consult with stakeholder groups in performing its duties under this division. (H) The department shall review the performance levels and benchmarks for performance indicators in the report card issued under this section and may revise them based on the data collected under division (G) of this section. (I) For the purposes of division (F) of section 3314.351 of the Revised Code, the department shall recalculate the ratings for each school under division (E)(3) of this section for the 2017-2018 school year and calculate the ratings under that division for the 2018-2019 school year using the indicators prescribed by division (C) of this section, as it exists on and after July 18, 2019. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.392 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.392
§ 3307.392. Lump sum payment for death benefit
Status: in_force

July 13, 2000 Senate Bill 190 - 123rd General Assembly The state teachers retirement board may establish a death benefit plan providing for a lump sum payment to eligible beneficiaries, in addition to the lump sum payment made under section 3307.661 of the Revised Code, on the death of a person receiving an allowance or benefit pursuant to this chapter. Any plan established under this section shall be administered separately from any other benefit or plan governed by this chapter and shall require that charges paid by participants cover the additional liability resulting from the death benefit as determined by an actuary employed by the board. Participation shall be limited to persons receiving an allowance or benefit pursuant to this chapter. The board shall establish charges and conditions of eligibility for participation in any plan established under this section. A person who elects to participate in a plan by written authorization shall instruct the board to deduct the amount charged under the plan from the person's allowance or benefit. The board may enter into contracts with insurance companies, financial institutions, or other entities for the purpose of providing a death benefit plan under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3329.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3329 / § 3329.06
§ 3329.06. Free textbooks for pupils
Status: in_force

September 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly The board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district shall furnish, free of charge, the necessary textbooks to the pupils attending the public schools. In lieu of textbooks, district boards may furnish electronic textbooks to pupils attending the public schools, provided the electronic textbooks are furnished free of charge. A district board that chooses to furnish electronic textbooks to pupils attending school in the district shall provide reasonable access to the electronic textbooks and other necessary computer equipment to pupils in the district who are required to complete homework assignments, and teachers providing homework assignments, utilizing electronic textbooks furnished by the district board. Pupils wholly or in part supplied with necessary textbooks or electronic textbooks shall be supplied only as other or new textbooks or electronic textbooks are needed. All textbooks or electronic textbooks furnished as provided in this section shall be the property of the district, and loaned to the pupils on such terms as each such board prescribes. In order to carry out sections 3329.01 to 3329.10 of the Revised Code, each board, in the preparation of its annual budget, shall include as a separate item the amount which the board finds necessary to administer such sections and such amount shall not be subject to transfer to any other fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.31
§ 3309.31. Credit for prior service - comparable public position
Status: in_force

April 1, 2001 House Bill 535 - 123rd General Assembly Service credit purchased under this section shall be included in the member's total service credit. Credit may be purchased for the following: (A) School service in a public or private school, college, or university of this or another state, and for school service in any school or entity operated by or for the United States government. Credit purchased under this section for school service shall be limited to service rendered in schools, colleges, or universities chartered or accredited by the appropriate governmental agency. (B) Public service with another state or the United States government, provided that such credit shall be limited to service that would have been covered by the state teachers retirement system, the Ohio police and fire pension fund, the state highway patrol retirement system, or the public employees retirement system if served in a comparable public position in this state. (C) Service for which contributions were made by the member or on the member's behalf to a municipal retirement system in this state, except that if the conditions specified in section 3309.74 of the Revised Code are met, service credit for this service shall be purchased only in accordance with section 3309.75 of the Revised Code. The number of years of service purchased under this section shall not exceed the lesser of five years or the member's total accumulated number of years of Ohio service. For each year of service purchased under this section, a member shall pay to the school employees retirement system for credit to the member's accumulated account an amount equal to the member's retirement contribution for full-time employment for the first year of Ohio service following termination of the service to be purchased. To this amount shall be added an amount equal to compound interest at a rate established by the school employees retirement board from the date of membership in the school employees retirement system to date of payment. A member may choose to purchase only part of such credit in any one payment, subject to board rules. A member is ineligible to purchase under this section service that is used in the calculation of any retirement benefit currently being paid or payable in the future to the member under any other retirement program, except social security. At the time the credit is purchased, the member shall certify on a form furnished by the retirement board that the member does and will conform to this requirement. (D) Credit purchased under this section may be combined pursuant to section 3309.35 of the Revised Code with credit purchased under sections 145.293 and 3307.74 of the Revised Code, except that not more than an aggregate total of five years' service credit purchased under this section and sections 145.293 and 3307.74 of the Revised Code shall be used in determining retirement eligibility or calculating benefits under section 3309.35 of the Revised Code. (E) The retirement board shall establish a policy to determine eligibility to purchase credit under this section, and its decision shall be final.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.28
§ 3335.28. Use of laboratories and equipment
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The various laboratories of the college of engineering and the equipment shall be available for the use of the engineering experiment station, provided that their use for instruction and research in the regular work of the college shall take precedence over their use by the station. The director of the station may procure for temporary or permanent use such additional equipment as is needed, and install the same in the laboratories of the college or elsewhere.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.03
§ 3318.03. Facilities construction commission to determine need for additional classroom facilities
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Before conducting an on-site evaluation of a school district under section 3318.02 of the Revised Code, at the request of the district board of education, the Ohio facilities construction commission shall examine any classroom facilities needs assessment that has been conducted by the district and any master plan developed for meeting the facility needs of the district. (B) Upon conducting the on-site evaluation under section 3318.02 of the Revised Code, the Ohio facilities construction commission shall make a determination of all of the following: (1) The needs of the school district for additional classroom facilities; (2) The number of classroom facilities to be included in a project and the basic project cost of constructing, acquiring, reconstructing, or making additions to each such facility; (3) The amount of such cost that the school district can supply from available funds, by the issuance of bonds previously authorized by the electors of the school district the proceeds of which can lawfully be used for the project and by the issuance of bonds under section 3318.05 of the Revised Code; (4) The remaining amount of such cost that shall be supplied by the state; (5) The amount of the state's portion to be encumbered in accordance with section 3318.11 of the Revised Code in the current and subsequent fiscal years from funds appropriated for purposes of sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. (C) The commission shall make a determination in favor of constructing, acquiring, reconstructing, or making additions to a classroom facility only upon evidence that the proposed project conforms to sound educational practice, that it is in keeping with the orderly process of school district reorganization and consolidation, and that the actual or projected enrollment in each classroom facility proposed to be included in the project is at least three hundred fifty pupils. Exceptions shall be authorized only in those districts where topography, sparsity of population, and other factors make larger schools impracticable. If the school district board determines that an existing facility has historical value or for other good cause determines that an existing facility should be renovated in lieu of acquiring a comparable facility by new construction, the commission may approve the expenditure of project funds for the renovation of that facility up to but not exceeding one hundred per cent of the estimated cost of acquiring a comparable facility by new construction, as long as the commission determines that the facility when renovated can be operationally efficient, will be adequate for the future needs of the district, and will comply with the other provisions of this division. (D) Sections 125.81 and 153.04 of the Revised Code shall not apply to classroom facilities constructed under either sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 or sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code.