Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.36
§ 3319.36. Requirements for payment of teacher for services
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 491 - 132nd General Assembly (A) No treasurer of a board of education or educational service center shall draw a check for the payment of a teacher for services until both of the following conditions are satisfied : (1) The treasurer receives a written statement from the district or service center superintendent, or superintendent's designee, that the teacher has filed with the superintendent or designee such reports as are required by the state board of education, the school district board of education, or the district or service center superintendent ; (2) Except in the case of a teacher who is engaged pursuant to section 3319.301 of the Revised Code, the treasurer receives a written statement from the district or service center superintendent or the superintendent's designee that the teacher has filed with the superintendent or designee a legal educator license, or true copy of it, to teach the subjects or grades taught, with the dates of its validity. The state board of education shall prescribe the record and administration for such filing of educator licenses in educational service centers. Prior to filing the written statements prescribed by divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section, each teacher shall file the required reports and license with the district or service center superintendent or superintendent's designee. (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, the treasurer may pay any of the following: (1) Any teacher for services rendered during the first two months of the teacher's initial employment with the school district or educational service center, provided such teacher is the holder of a bachelor's degree or higher and has filed with the state board of education an application for the issuance of an educator license described in division (A)(1) of section 3319.22 of the Revised Code. The requirement for a bachelor's degree shall not apply to career-technical education teachers licensed under sections 3319.226 and 3319.229 of the Revised Code. (2) Any substitute teacher for services rendered while conditionally employed under section 3319.101 of the Revised Code. (3) Any employee for services rendered under division (F) of section 3319.088 of the Revised Code. (C) Upon notice to the treasurer given by the state board of education or any superintendent having jurisdiction that reports required of a teacher have not been made, the treasurer shall withhold the salary of the teacher until the required reports are completed and furnished. (D) No treasurer of a board of education or educational service center shall be liable for a loss of public funds for any payments to a teacher that are made by the treasurer in compliance with this section, unless the loss results from the treasurer's negligence or other wrongful act. (E) No superintendent of a school district or educational service center or the superintendent's designee shall be liable for a loss of public funds for any payments to a teacher that are made by the district or service center treasurer in compliance with this section, unless the loss results from the superintendent's negligence or other wrongful act.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.024 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.024
§ 3314.024. Detailed accounting by management company; categories of expenses
Status: in_force

February 1, 2016 House Bill 2 - 131st General Assembly (A) A management company that receives more than twenty per cent of the annual gross revenues of a community school shall provide a detailed accounting including the nature and costs of goods and services it provides to the community school. This information shall be reported using the categories and designations set forth in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, as applicable. (B) The detailed accounting shall include the following categories of expenses for each designation as set forth in division (C) of this section: (1) Aggregate salaries and wages; (2) Aggregate employee benefits; (3) Professional and technical services; (4) Property services; (5) Utilities; (6) Contracted craft or trade services; (7) Tuition paid to other districts; (8) Transportation; (9) Other purchased services; (10) Supplies; (11) Land; (12) Buildings; (13) Improvements other than buildings; (14) Equipment; (15) All other capital outlay; (16) Principal; (17) Interest; (18) Judgments; (19) Other direct and indirect costs. (C) The expenses set forth in division (B) of this section shall be disaggregated according to the following designations, as applicable: (1) Regular instruction; (2) Special instruction; (3) Vocational instruction; (4) Other instruction; (5) Support services; (6) Noninstructional activities. (D) The information provided pursuant to this section shall be subject to verification through examination of community school records during the course of the regular financial audit of the community school.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.12
§ 3345.12. State university additional definitions - issuance of obligations
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and sections 3345.07 and 3345.11 of the Revised Code, in other sections of the Revised Code that make reference to this section unless the context does not permit, and in related bond proceedings unless otherwise expressly provided: (1) "State university or college" means each of the state universities identified in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code and the northeast Ohio medical university, and includes its board of trustees. (2) "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means a state university or college, or a community college district, technical college district, university branch district, or state community college, and includes the applicable board of trustees or, in the case of a university branch district, any other managing authority. (3) "Housing and dining facilities" means buildings, structures, and other improvements, and equipment, real estate, and interests in real estate therefor, to be used for or in connection with dormitories or other living quarters and accommodations, or related dining halls or other food service and preparation facilities, for students, members of the faculty, officers, or employees of the institution of higher education, and their spouses and families. (4) "Auxiliary facilities" means buildings, structures, and other improvements, and equipment, real estate, and interests in real estate therefor, to be used for or in connection with student activity or student service facilities, housing and dining facilities, dining halls, and other food service and preparation facilities, vehicular parking facilities, bookstores, athletic and recreational facilities, faculty centers, auditoriums, assembly and exhibition halls, hospitals, infirmaries and other medical and health facilities, research, and continuing education facilities. (5) "Education facilities" means buildings, structures, and other improvements, and equipment, real estate, and interests in real estate therefor, to be used for or in connection with, classrooms or other instructional facilities, libraries, administrative and office facilities, and other facilities, other than auxiliary facilities, to be used directly or indirectly for or in connection with the conduct of the institution of higher education. (6) "Facilities" means housing and dining facilities, auxiliary facilities, or education facilities, and includes any one, part of, or any combination of such facilities, and further includes site improvements, utilities, machinery, furnishings, and any separate or connected buildings, structures, improvements, sites, open space and green space areas, utilities or equipment to be used in, or in connection with the operation or maintenance of, or supplementing or otherwise related to the services or facilities to be provided by, such facilities. (7) "Obligations" means bonds or notes or other evidences of obligation, including interest coupons pertaining thereto, authorized to be issued under this section or section 3345.07 , 3345.11 , 3354.121 , 3355.091 , 3357.112 , or 3358.10 of the Revised Code. (8) "Bond service charges" means principal, including any mandatory sinking fund or redemption requirements for the retirement of obligations or assurances, interest, or interest equivalent and other accreted amounts, and any call premium required to be paid on obligations or assurances. (9) "Bond proceedings" means the resolutions, trust agreement, indenture, and other agreements and credit enhancement facilities, and amendments and supplements to the foregoing, or any one or more or combination thereof, authorizing, awarding, or providing for the terms and conditions applicable to, or providing for the security or liquidity of, obligations or assurances, and the provisions contained in those obligations or assurances. (10) "Costs of facilities" means the costs of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, improving, equipping, or furnishing facilities, and the financing thereof, including the cost of clearance and preparation of the site and of any land to be used in connection with facilities, the cost of any indemnity and surety bonds and premiums on insurance, all related direct administrative expenses and allocable portions of direct costs of the institution of higher education or state agency, cost of engineering, architectural services, design, plans, specifications and surveys, estimates of cost, legal fees, fees and expenses of trustees, depositories, bond registrars, and paying agents for the obligations, cost of issuance of the obligations and financing costs and fees and expenses of financial advisers and consultants in connection therewith, interest on the obligations from the date thereof to the time when interest is to be covered by available receipts or other sources other than proceeds of the obligations, amounts necessary to establish reserves as required by the bond proceedings, costs of audits, the reimbursements of all moneys advanced or applied by or borrowed from the institution or others, from whatever source provided, including any temporary advances from state appropriations, for the payment of any item or items of cost of facilities, and all other expenses necessary or incident to planning or determining feasibility or practicability with respect to facilities, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, enlargement, improvement, equipment, and furnishing of facilities, the financing thereof and the placing of them in use and operation, including any one, part of, or combination of such classes of costs and expenses. (11) "Available receipts" means all moneys received by the institution of higher education, including income, revenues, and receipts from the operation, ownership, or control of facilities or entrepreneurial projects, grants, gifts, donations, and pledges and receipts therefrom, receipts from fees and charges, and the proceeds of the sale of obligations or assurances, including proceeds of obligations or assurances issued to refund obligations or assurances previously issued, but excluding any special fee, and receipts therefrom, charged pursuant to division (D) of section 154.21 of the Revised Code. (12) "Credit enhancement facilities" has the meaning given in division (H) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. (13) "Financing costs" has the meaning given in division (K) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. (14) "Interest" or "interest equivalent" has the meaning given in division (R) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. (15) "Assurances" means bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness, including interest coupons pertaining thereto, authorized to be issued under section 3345.36 of the Revised Code. (16) "Entrepreneurial project" has the same meaning as in section 3345.36 of the Revised Code. (17) "Costs of entrepreneurial projects" means any costs related to the establishment or development of entrepreneurial projects pursuant to a resolution adopted under section 3345.36 of the Revised Code. (B) Obligations issued under section 3345.07 or 3345.11 of the Revised Code by a state university or college shall be authorized by resolution of its board of trustees. Obligations issued by any other institution of higher education shall be authorized by resolution of its board of trustees, or managing directors in the case of certain university branch districts, as applicable. Sections 9.96 and 9.98 to 9.983 of the Revised Code apply to obligations and assurances. Obligations and assurances may be issued to pay costs of facilities or entrepreneurial projects even if the institution anticipates the possibility of a future state appropriation to pay all or a portion of such costs. (C) Obligations and assurances shall be secured by a pledge of and lien on all or such part of the available receipts of the institution of higher education as it provides for in the bond proceedings, excluding moneys raised by taxation and state appropriations except as permitted by section 3333.59 of the Revised Code. Such pledge and lien may be made prior to all other expenses, claims, or payments, excepting any pledge of such available receipts previously made to the contrary and except as provided by any existing restrictions on the use thereof, or such pledge and lien may be made subordinate to such other expenses, claims, or payments, as provided in the bond proceedings. Obligations or assurances may be additionally secured by covenants of the institution to make, fix, adjust, collect, and apply such charges, rates, fees, rentals, and other items of available receipts as will produce pledged available receipts sufficient to meet bond service charges, reserve, and other requirements provided for in the bond proceedings. Notwithstanding this and any other sections of the Revised Code, the holders or owners of the obligations or assurances shall not be given the right and shall have no right to have excises or taxes levied by the general assembly for the payment of bond service charges thereon, and each such obligation or assurance shall bear on its face a statement to that effect and to the effect that the right to such payment is limited to the available receipts and special funds pledged to such purpose under the bond proceedings. All pledged available receipts and funds and the proceeds of obligations or assurances are trust funds and, subject to the provisions of this section and the applicable bond proceedings, shall be held, deposited, invested, reinvested, disbursed, applied, and used to such extent, in such manner, at such times, and for such purposes, as are provided in the bond proceedings. (D) The bond proceedings for obligations or assurances shall provide for the purpose thereof and the principal amount or maximum principal amount, and provide for or authorize the manner of determining the principal maturity or maturities, the sale price including any permitted discount, the interest rate or rates, which may be a variable rate or rates, or the maximum interest rate, the date of the obligations or assurances and the date or dates of payment of interest thereon, their denominations, the manner of sale thereof, and the establishment within or without the state of a place or places of payment of bond service charges. The bond proceedings also shall provide for a pledge of and lien on available receipts of the institution of higher education as provided in division (C) of this section, and a pledge of and lien on such fund or funds provided in the bond proceedings arising from available receipts, which pledges and liens may provide for parity with obligations or assurances theretofore or thereafter issued by the institution. The available receipts so pledged and thereafter received by the institution and the funds so pledged are immediately subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge is valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind against the institution, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof, and shall create a perfected security interest for all purposes of Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code, without the necessity for separation or delivery of funds or for the filing or recording of the bond proceedings by which such pledge is created or any certificate, statement, or other document with respect thereto; and the pledge of such available receipts and funds shall be effective and the money therefrom and thereof may be applied to the purposes for which pledged without necessity for any act of appropriation. (E) The bond proceedings may contain additional provisions customary or appropriate to the financing or to the obligations or assurances or to particular obligations and assurances, including: (1) The acquisition, construction, reconstruction, equipment, furnishing, improvement, operation, alteration, enlargement, maintenance, insurance, and repair of facilities or entrepreneurial projects, and the duties of the institution of higher education with reference thereto; (2) The terms of the obligations or assurances, including provisions for their redemption prior to maturity at the option of the institution of higher education at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as are provided in the bond proceedings; (3) Limitations on the purposes to which the proceeds of the obligations or assurances may be applied; (4) The rates or rentals or other charges for the use of or right to use the facilities or entrepreneurial projects financed by the obligations or assurances, or other properties the revenues or receipts from which are pledged to the obligations or assurances, and rules for assuring any applicable use and occupancy thereof, including limitations upon the right to modify such rates, rentals, other charges, or regulations; (5) The use and expenditure of the pledged available receipts in such manner and to such extent as shall be determined, which may include provision for the payment of the expenses of operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities or entrepreneurial projects so that such expenses, or part thereof, shall be paid or provided as a charge prior or subsequent to the payment of bond service charges and any other payments required to be made by the bond proceedings; (6) Limitations on the issuance of additional obligations or assurances; (7) The terms of any trust agreement or indenture securing the obligations or assurances or under which the same may be issued; (8) The deposit, investment, and application of funds, and the safeguarding of funds on hand or on deposit without regard to Chapter 131. or 135. of the Revised Code, and any bank or trust company or other financial institution that acts as depository of any moneys under the bond proceedings shall furnish such indemnifying bonds or pledge such securities as required by the bond proceedings or otherwise by the institution of higher education; (9) The binding effect of any or every provision of the bond proceedings upon such officer, board, commission, authority, agency, department, or other person or body as may from time to time have the authority under law to take such actions as may be necessary to perform all or any part of the duty required by such provision; (10) Any provision that may be made in a trust agreement or indenture; (11) Any other or additional agreements with respect to the facilities of the institution of higher education or its entrepreneurial projects, their operation, the available receipts and funds pledged, and insurance of facilities or entrepreneurial projects and of the institution, its officers and employees. (F) Such obligations or assurances may have the seal of the institution of higher education or a facsimile thereof affixed thereto or printed thereon and shall be executed by such officers as are designated in the bond proceedings, which execution may be by facsimile signatures. Any obligations or assurances may be executed by an officer who, on the date of execution, is the proper officer although on the date of such obligations or assurances such person was not the proper officer. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on any such obligation or assurance ceases to be such officer before delivery thereof, such signature or facsimile is nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes as if the person had remained such officer until such delivery; and in case the seal of the institution has been changed after a facsimile of the seal has been imprinted on such obligations or assurances, such facsimile seal continues to be sufficient as to such obligations or assurances and obligations or assurances issued in substitution or exchange therefor. (G) All such obligations or assurances are negotiable instruments and securities under Chapter 1308. of the Revised Code, subject to the provisions of the bond proceedings as to registration. The obligations or assurances may be issued in coupon or in registered form, or both. Provision may be made for the registration of any obligations or assurances with coupons attached thereto as to principal alone or as to both principal and interest, their exchange for obligations or assurances so registered, and for the conversion or reconversion into obligations or assurances with coupons attached thereto of any obligations or assurances registered as to both principal and interest, and for reasonable charges for such registration, exchange, conversion, and reconversion. (H) Pending preparation of definitive obligations or assurances, the institution of higher education may issue interim receipts or certificates which shall be exchanged for such definitive obligations or assurances. (I) Such obligations or assurances may be secured additionally by a trust agreement or indenture between the institution of higher education and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without this state but authorized to exercise trust powers within this state. Any such agreement or indenture may contain the resolution authorizing the issuance of the obligations or assurances, any provisions that may be contained in the bond proceedings as authorized by this section, and other provisions which are customary or appropriate in an agreement or indenture of such type, including: (1) Maintenance of each pledge, trust agreement, and indenture, or other instrument comprising part of the bond proceedings until the institution of higher education has fully paid the bond service charges on the obligations or assurances secured thereby, or provision therefor has been made; (2) In the event of default in any payments required to be made by the bond proceedings, or any other agreement of the institution of higher education made as a part of the contract under which the obligations or assurances were issued, enforcement of such payments or agreement by mandamus, the appointment of a receiver, suit in equity, action at law, or any combination of the foregoing; (3) The rights and remedies of the holders of obligations or assurances and of the trustee, and provisions for protecting and enforcing them, including limitations on rights of individual holders of obligations or assurances; (4) The replacement of any obligations or assurances that become mutilated or are destroyed, lost, or stolen; (5) Such other provisions as the trustee and the institution of higher education agree upon, including limitations, conditions, or qualifications relating to any of the foregoing. (J) Each duty of the institution of higher education and its officers or employees, undertaken pursuant to the bond proceedings or any related agreement or lease made under authority of law, is hereby established as a duty of such institution, and of each such officer or employee having authority to perform such duty, specially enjoined by law resulting from an office, trust, or station within the meaning of section 2731.01 of the Revised Code. The persons who are at the time the members of the board of trustees or the managing directors of the institution or its officers or employees are not liable in their personal capacities on such obligations or assurances, or lease, or other agreement of the institution. (K) The authority to issue obligations or assurances includes authority to: (1) Issue obligations or assurances in the form of bond anticipation notes and to renew them from time to time by the issuance of new notes. Such notes are payable solely from the available receipts and funds that may be pledged to the payment of such bonds, or from the proceeds of such bonds or renewal notes, or both, as the institution of higher education provides in its resolution authorizing such notes. Such notes may be additionally secured by covenants of the institution to the effect that it will do such or all things necessary for the issuance of such bonds or renewal notes in appropriate amount, and either exchange such bonds or renewal notes therefor or apply the proceeds thereof to the extent necessary, to make full payment of the bond service charges on such notes at the time or times contemplated, as provided in such resolution. Subject to the provisions of this division, all references to obligations or assurances in this section apply to such anticipation notes. (2) Issue obligations or assurances to refund, including funding and retirement of, obligations or assurances previously issued to pay costs of facilities or entrepreneurial projects. Such obligations or assurances may be issued in amounts sufficient for payment of the principal amount of the obligations or assurances to be so refunded, any redemption premiums thereon, principal maturities of any obligations or assurances maturing prior to the redemption of any other obligations or assurances on a parity therewith to be so refunded, interest accrued or to accrue to the maturity date or dates of redemption of such obligations or assurances, and any expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with such refunding or the issuance of the obligations or assurances. (L) Obligations and assurances are lawful investments for banks, societies for savings, savings and loan associations, deposit guarantee associations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, insurance companies, including domestic for life and domestic not for life, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking and bond retirement or other special funds of political subdivisions and taxing districts of this state, the commissioners of the sinking fund, the administrator of workers' compensation in accordance with the investment policy approved by the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors pursuant to section 4121.12 of the Revised Code, the state teachers retirement system, the public employees retirement system, the school employees retirement system, and the Ohio police and fire pension fund, notwithstanding any other provisions of the Revised Code or rules adopted pursuant thereto by any state agency with respect to investments by them, and are also acceptable as security for the deposit of public moneys. (M) All facilities or entrepreneurial projects purchased, acquired, constructed, or owned by an institution of higher education, or financed in whole or in part by obligations or assurances issued by an institution, and used for the purposes of the institution or other publicly owned and controlled college or university, is public property used exclusively for a public purpose, and such property and the income therefrom is exempt from all taxation and assessment within this state, including ad valorem and excise taxes. The obligations or assurances, the transfer thereof, and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, are at all times free from taxation within the state. The transfer of tangible personal property by lease under authority of this section or section 3345.07 , 3345.11 , 3345.36 , 3354.121 , 3355.091 , 3357.112 , or 3358.10 of the Revised Code is not a sale as used in Chapter 5739. of the Revised Code. (N) The authority granted by this section is cumulative with the authority granted to institutions of higher education under Chapter 154. of the Revised Code, and nothing in this section impairs or limits the authority granted by Chapter 154. of the Revised Code. In any lease, agreement, or commitment made by an institution of higher education under Chapter 154. of the Revised Code, it may agree to restrict or subordinate any pledge it may thereafter make under authority of this section. (O) Title to lands acquired under this section and sections 3345.07 and 3345.11 of the Revised Code by a state university or college shall be taken in the name of the state. (P) Except where costs of facilities or entrepreneurial projects are to be paid in whole or in part from funds appropriated by the general assembly, section 125.81 of the Revised Code and the requirement for certification with respect thereto under section 153.04 of the Revised Code do not apply to such facilities or entrepreneurial projects. (Q) A state university or college may sell or lease lands or interests in land owned by it or by the state for its use, or facilities authorized to be acquired or constructed by it under section 3345.07 or 3345.11 of the Revised Code, to permit the purchasers or lessees thereof to acquire, construct, equip, furnish, reconstruct, alter, enlarge, remodel, renovate, rehabilitate, improve, maintain, repair, or maintain and operate thereon and to provide by lease or otherwise to such institution, facilities authorized in section 3345.07 or 3345.11 of the Revised Code or entrepreneurial projects authorized under section 3345.36 of the Revised Code. Such land or interests therein shall be sold for such appraised value, or leased, and on such terms as the board of trustees determines. All deeds or other instruments relating to such sales or leases shall be executed by such officer of the state university or college as the board of trustees designates. The state university or college shall hold, invest, or use the proceeds of such sales or leases for the same purposes for which proceeds of borrowings may be used under sections 3345.07 and 3345.11 of the Revised Code or, if the proceeds relate to the sale or lease of entrepreneurial projects, for purposes of section 3345.36 of the Revised Code. (R) An institution of higher education may pledge available receipts, to the extent permitted by division (C) of this section with respect to obligations, to secure the payments to be made by it under any lease, lease with option to purchase, or lease-purchase agreement authorized under this section or section 3345.07 , 3345.11 , 3345.36 , 3354.121 , 3355.091 , 3357.112 , or 3358.10 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.251 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.251
§ 3309.251. Electing defined benefit or defined contribution plan
Status: in_force

August 1, 2005 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, an individual who becomes a member of the school employees retirement system on or after the date on which the school employees retirement board establishes a plan under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code shall make an election under this section. Not later than one hundred eighty days after the date on which employment begins, the individual shall elect to participate either in the plan described in sections 3309.18 to 3309.70 of the Revised Code or one of the plans established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code. If a form evidencing an election under this section is not on file with the employer at the end of the one-hundred-eighty-day period, the individual is deemed to have elected to participate in the plan described in sections 3309.18 to 3309.70 of the Revised Code. (B) An election under this section shall be made in writing on a form provided by the retirement system and filed with the employer's personnel officer. Not later than ten days after receiving the form evidencing the election, the employer shall transmit to the system a copy that includes a statement certifying that it is a true and accurate copy of the original. (C) An election under this section shall take effect on the date employment began and is irrevocable on receipt by the employer. (D) An individual is ineligible to make an election under this section if either of the following applies: (1) At the time employment begins, the individual is already a member or contributor participating in the plan described in sections 3309.18 to 3309.70 of the Revised Code or an SERS retirant, as defined in section 3309.341 of the Revised Code. (2) An election to participate in an alternative retirement plan under section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code is in effect for employment covered by the system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.17
§ 3349.17. Exemption from taxation
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly All property, personal, real, or mixed, located within the county in which a university, college, or other educational institution of any municipal corporation is located, given to or received by the board of directors of such a municipal university, college, or other educational institution, the rents, issues, profits, and income of which are used exclusively for the use, endowment, or support of such institution, shall be exempted from taxation so long as such property or the rents, issues, profits, or income thereof is used for and exclusively applied to the endowment or support of such institution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.82 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.82
§ 3301.82. Educator employment data collection and reporting
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall begin conducting its duties under this section one year after the effective date of this section. (A) The department of education and workforce annually shall collect employment and vacancy data for each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, and STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code for all of the following: (1) Teachers; (2) Related services providers and other providers of specialized services; (3) Principals and assistant principals; (4) Paraprofessionals; (5) Bus drivers; (6) Any other positions as determined by the department. (B) The department shall report the number of vacant positions aggregated by the following: (1) Type of position; (2) Subject area; (3) Geographic area, including rural and urban areas; (4) The number of educator positions filled by long-term substitute teachers, unlicensed individuals, or educators with emergency credentials disaggregated by school, grade level, and endorsement; (5) The reasons why a position was vacant, which may include the following reasons: (a) Retirement; (b) New position; (c) Repeated poor teacher evaluations; (d) Position is no longer necessary; (e) Reduction in force. (6) Methods used to fill vacant positions, which shall include the following: (a) Hiring of short- and long-term substitutes; (b) Hiring retired educators; (c) Hiring educators from alternative licensure program candidates; (d) Contracting with an educational service center or other entity; (e) Hiring personnel with emergency credentials or who are unlicensed; (f) Other methods identified by the department. (7) Positions that remain unfilled. (C) The department also annually shall collect and report the following statewide data on educators: (1) Educator preparation program enrollment and completion data annually, disaggregated by endorsement area and grade level; (2) The number of new educator licenses issued by the state board of education annually, disaggregated by licensure pathway and including those issued through reciprocity with another state; (3) Educator retention at one-year, three-year, five-year, and ten-year rates; (4) Educator demographic data aggregated at the district and state level. (D) The department shall annually publish and summarize data collected under this section on its publicly accessible web site. To the extent possible, the department shall report the data at the state, district, and school level. Last updated July 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.38
§ 3326.38. Permitted applications by schools
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly A science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school may do both of the following: (A) Apply to any state or federal agency for grants that a school district or public school may receive under federal or state law or any appropriations act of the general assembly; (B) Apply to any private entity or foundation for additional funds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.22
§ 3301.22. Model harassment prevention policy
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall develop a model policy to prohibit harassment, intimidation, or bullying in order to assist school districts in developing their own policies under section 3313.666 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 15, 2023 at 2:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.238 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.238
§ 3319.238. Financial literacy license validation
Status: in_force

June 12, 2024 Senate Bill 17 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (F) of this section, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, a school district shall require an individual to have an educator license validation in financial literacy to provide financial literacy instruction under division (C)(9) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code. (B) To obtain a license validation in financial literacy, an individual shall hold a valid educator license issued under section 3319.22 or 3319.26 of the Revised Code or a permanent teaching certificate issued under former law and meet additional requirements adopted under rules by the state board of education. (C) Prior to adopting rules under division (B) of this section, the state board shall establish and consult with an advisory committee of at least four classroom teachers and one expert in financial literacy instruction for classroom teachers. The classroom teachers shall include a representative of each of the following: (1) The Ohio council of teachers of mathematics; (2) The Ohio council for the social studies; (3) The Ohio business educators association; (4) The Ohio association of teachers of family and consumer sciences. (D) Each district shall pay for any costs necessary for an individual employed by the district who is required under division (A) of this section to meet the additional requirements adopted by the state board under division (B) of this section. The district may seek reimbursement from the department of education for those costs under section 3319.239 of the Revised Code. (E) This section does not apply to any chartered nonpublic school. (F) A classroom teacher who holds a valid educator license or endorsement that is required to provide instruction in social studies, family and consumer sciences, mathematics, or business education shall not be required to have a validation prescribed under this section to provide financial literacy instruction under division (C)(9) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code. A teacher to which this division applies may obtain the validation described in division (A) of this section at the district's expense. Last updated March 19, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.33
§ 3375.33. Boards of library trustees are bodies politic and corporate
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The boards of library trustees appointed pursuant to sections 3375.06 , 3375.10 , 3375.12 , 3375.15 , 3375.22 , and 3375.30 of the Revised Code are bodies politic and corporate, and as such are capable of suing and being sued, contracting, acquring, holding, possessing, and disposing of real and personal property, and of exercising such other powers and privileges as are conferred upon them by law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.17
§ 3311.17. Copy of plan to be filed with board of each district
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly On approval of the plan by the department of education and workforce, the initiating unit shall file a copy of such plan with the board of education of each district whose territory is proposed to be included in the proposed joint vocational school district. Within thirty days after receiving such copy, such board of education shall determine whether its district shall become a part of the proposed joint vocational school district. If one or more boards of education decide not to become a part of such proposed district, a revised plan shall be prepared by the initiating unit, and if such revised plan is approved by the department, such initiating unit shall file the revised plan with the board of education of each district whose territory is proposed to be included in the proposed joint vocational school district. Within thirty days thereafter, each such district shall determine whether its district shall become a part of the proposed joint vocational school district. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.81 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.81
§ 3375.81. Essential library services support program
Status: in_force

March 30, 1999 House Bill 674 - 122nd General Assembly A program of grants, to be known as the essential library services support program, is hereby established within the limitation of funds appropriated by the general assembly together with other funds made available by the federal government or other sources for this purpose. They shall include: (A) Planning grants, to be paid to a public library or regional library system; (B) Establishment grants, to be paid to a regional library system; (C) Essential services operations grants, to be paid to a regional library system; (D) Reference services and interlibrary loan grants to be paid to a public library, university library, or other library participating in a reference and information network or similar program of interlibrary cooperation; (E) Special program grants, to be paid to a public library or a regional library system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.84 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.84
§ 3375.84. Interstate library compact definitions
Status: in_force

January 5, 1976 Senate Bill 236 - 111th General Assembly As used in the interstate library compact: (A) "State library agency," with reference to this state, means the state library board as designated in section 3375.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Compact administrator," with reference to this state, means the state librarian as designated in section 3375.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.09
§ 3314.09. Transportation of native students provided by board of each school district
Status: in_force

April 8, 2003 House Bill 364 - 124th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 3314.091 of the Revised Code, "native student" means a student entitled to attend school in the school district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (B) Except as provided in section 3314.091 of the Revised Code, the board of education of each city, local, and exempted village school district shall provide transportation to and from school for its district's native students in accordance with section 3327.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.87 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.87
§ 3309.87. Deposit and crediting of contributions
Status: in_force

April 9, 2001 Senate Bill 270 - 123rd General Assembly Except as provided in section 3309.88 of the Revised Code, amounts contributed under sections 3309.85 and 3309.86 of the Revised Code, and any earnings on those amounts, shall be deposited and credited in accordance with the plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code that is selected by the member.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.071 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.071
§ 3301.071. Standards for teacher certification in nontax-supported or nonchartered, nontax-supported schools
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, in the case of nontax-supported schools, standards for teacher certification prescribed under section 3301.07 of the Revised Code shall provide for certification, without further educational requirements, of any administrator, supervisor, or teacher who has attended and received a bachelor's degree or a master's degree from a college or university accredited by a national or regional association in the United States except that, at the discretion of the state board of education, this requirement may be met by having an equivalent degree from a foreign college or university of comparable standing. (2) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, in the case of nonchartered, nontax-supported schools, the standards for teacher certification prescribed under section 3301.07 of the Revised Code shall provide for certification, without further educational requirements, of any administrator, supervisor, or teacher who has attended and received a diploma from a "bible college" or "bible institute" described in division (E) of section 1713.02 of the Revised Code. (3) A certificate issued under division (A)(3) of this section shall be valid only for teaching foreign language, music, religion, computer technology, or fine arts. Notwithstanding division (A)(1) of this section and except as provided in division (E) of this section, the standards for teacher certification prescribed under section 3301.07 of the Revised Code shall provide for certification of a person as a teacher upon receipt by the state board of an affidavit signed by the chief administrative officer of a chartered nonpublic school seeking to employ the person, stating that the person meets one of the following conditions: (a) The person has specialized knowledge, skills, or expertise that qualifies the person to provide instruction. (b) The person has provided to the chief administrative officer evidence of at least three years of teaching experience in a public or nonpublic school. (c) The person has provided to the chief administrative officer evidence of completion of a teacher training program named in the affidavit. (B) Each person applying for a certificate under this section for purposes of serving in a nonpublic school chartered by the director of education and workforce under section 3301.16 of the Revised Code shall pay a fee in the amount established under division (B) of section 3319.51 of the Revised Code. Any fees received under this division shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund established in section 4743.05 of the Revised Code. (C) A person applying for or holding any certificate pursuant to this section for purposes of serving in a nonpublic school chartered by the director is subject to sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code and sections 3319.31 and 3319.311 of the Revised Code. (D) Divisions (B) and (C) of this section and sections 3319.291 , 3319.31 , and 3319.311 of the Revised Code do not apply to any administrators, supervisors, or teachers in nonchartered, nontax-supported schools. (E) The state board shall issue a certificate to serve in a nonpublic school as an administrator, supervisor, or teacher in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a certificate in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a nonpublic school administrator, supervisor, or teacher in a state that does not issue one or more of those certificates. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.361 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.361
§ 3309.361. Annual lifetime benefit
Status: in_force

August 20, 1976 House Bill 268 - 111th General Assembly On and after the effective date of this section, the allowances of retirants receiving benefits based on an award from the school employees retirement system made on or after June 30, 1955, and before 1971, shall have the benefit recalculated by the school employees retirement system so that each such person shall receive an annual single lifetime benefit or its actuarial equivalent of not less than eighty-six dollars for each year of the member's total service credit, multiplied by the total number of years of service credit, except that service credit exceeding thirty-two years shall not be used in the recalculation, and a final average salary limitation shall not be applied. If the amount of the benefit recalculated under this section is less than the amount that is payable before the effective date of this section, then the greater benefit shall be continued.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6018 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6018
§ 3313.6018. Extended programming
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 3313.6019 of the Revised Code, "extended programming" means extended programming as described in section 3301.0725 of the Revised Code. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of section 3313.6019 of the Revised Code, extended programming shall be used for activities that involve direct contact with students or are directly related to student programs and activities. (C) A licensed educator shall not provide more than eight hours of extended programming in a twenty-four-hour day.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6113 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6113
§ 3313.6113. Committee to develop a list of industry-recognized credentials and licenses
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The director of education and workforce, in collaboration with the governor's office of workforce transformation and representatives of business organizations, shall establish a committee to develop a list of industry-recognized credentials and licenses that may be used to qualify for a high school diploma under section 3313.618 of the Revised Code and shall be used for state report card purposes under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. (B) The committee shall do the following: (1) Establish criteria for acceptable industry-recognized credentials and licenses aligned with the in-demand jobs list published by the department of job and family services and other relevant demand data; (2) Review and update the list of industry-recognized credentials and licenses at least biennially; (3) Establish the criteria under which a student may use industry-recognized credentials to help qualify for a high school diploma under sections 3313.618 and 3313.6114 of the Revised Code; (4) Update the list of industry-recognized credentials to include a driver's license obtained by a student through a driver education course offered by a school district in accordance with section 3301.17 of the Revised Code. (C) For purposes of divisions (B)(2)(d), (C)(2)(e), and (D)(1)(j)(v) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, the department of education and workforce shall include only those students who earn an industry-recognized credential, or group of credentials, that meet the criteria established by the committee under this section to qualify for a high school diploma. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3325.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3325 / § 3325.07
§ 3325.07. Programs to enable deaf and hard of hearing children to construct pattern of communication; fees
Status: in_force

January 1, 2025 House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly Ohio deaf and blind education services, in consultation with the department of children and youth, in carrying out this section and division (A) of section 3325.06 of the Revised Code shall, insofar as practicable, plan, present, and carry into effect an educational program by means of any of the following methods of instruction: (A) Classes for parents of deaf or hard of hearing children of preschool age; (B) A preschool where parent and child may enter the preschool as a unit; (C) Correspondence course; (D) Personal consultations and interviews; (E) Child care or child development courses; (F) Summer enrichment courses; (G) By such other means or methods as the superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services deems advisable that would permit a deaf or hard of hearing child of preschool age to build communication skills at an early age. The superintendent may allow children who are not deaf or hard of hearing to participate in the methods of instruction described in divisions (A) to (G) of this section as a means to assist deaf or hard of hearing children to build communication skills. The superintendent shall establish policies and procedures regarding the participation of children who are not deaf or hard of hearing. The superintendent may establish reasonable fees for participation in the methods of instruction described in divisions (A) to (G) of this section to defray the costs of carrying them out. The superintendent shall determine the manner by which any such fees shall be collected. All fees shall be deposited in the even start fees and gifts fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. The money in the fund shall be used to implement this section. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.75 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.75
§ 3311.75. Funds kept separate - purchases
Status: in_force

November 21, 1997 House Bill 269 - 122nd General Assembly (A) A board of education appointed by the mayor pursuant to division (B) or (F) of section 3311.71 of the Revised Code shall have no right, title, or interest in the funds or property of any municipal corporation. The budgets of the municipal school district and the municipal corporation shall be estimated, planned, and financed separately. At no time shall any funds of the school district and the municipal corporation be commingled in any manner and all school district funds and accounts shall be maintained and accounted for totally independently of any funds and accounts of the municipal corporation. (B) The board of a municipal school district shall adopt and follow procedures for the award of all contracts for supplies or services involving the expenditure of fifty thousand dollars or more in any one fiscal year after a competitive bid or request for proposal process. This division is supplemental to section 3313.46 of the Revised Code. This division does not apply to contracts of employment or to contracts for professional services; to contracts for the security and protection of school property; in cases of urgent necessity as determined by two-thirds vote of the board; or in any of the situations described in division (B) of section 3313.46 of the Revised Code to which the bid process of division (A) of that section does not apply.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3321.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3321 / § 3321.07
§ 3321.07. Requirements for child instructed at other than public school
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly If any child attends upon instruction elsewhere than in a public school such instruction shall be in a school which conforms to the minimum standards prescribed by the director of education and workforce. The hours and term of attendance exacted shall be equivalent to the hours and term of attendance required of children in the public schools of the district. This section does not require a child to attend a high school instead of a vocational, commercial, or other special type of school, provided the instruction therein is for a term and for hours equivalent to those of the high school, and provided the child's attendance at such school will not interfere with a continuous program of education for the child to the age of sixteen. Last updated August 3, 2023 at 4:25 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.424 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.424
§ 3345.424. Fees
Status: in_force

September 16, 2014 House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly On or after December 31, 2014, no state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall charge a student who is a veteran or a service member any fee for the evaluation of, transcription of, or application for college credit for military experience.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.079 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.079
§ 3301.079. Academic standards - model curriculum
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) The department of education and workforce periodically shall adopt statewide academic standards with emphasis on coherence, focus, and essential knowledge and that are more challenging and demanding when compared to international standards for each of grades kindergarten through twelve in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. (a) The department shall ensure that the standards do all of the following: (i) Include the essential academic content and skills that students are expected to know and be able to do at each grade level that will allow each student to be prepared for postsecondary instruction and the workplace for success in the twenty-first century; (ii) Include the development of skill sets that promote information, media, and technological literacy; (iii) Include interdisciplinary, project-based, real-world learning opportunities; (iv) Instill life-long learning by providing essential knowledge and skills based in the liberal arts tradition, as well as science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and career-technical education; (v) Be clearly written, transparent, and understandable by parents, educators, and the general public. (b) The department shall incorporate into the social studies standards for grades four to twelve academic content regarding the original texts of the Declaration of Independence, the Northwest Ordinance, the Constitution of the United States and its amendments, with emphasis on the Bill of Rights, and the Ohio Constitution, and their original context. The department shall revise the model curricula and achievement assessments adopted under divisions (B) and (C) of this section as necessary to reflect the additional American history and American government content. The department shall make available a list of suggested grade-appropriate supplemental readings that place the documents prescribed by this division in their historical context, which teachers may use as a resource to assist students in reading the documents within that context. (c) When the department adopts or revises academic content standards in social studies, American history, American government, or science under division (A)(1) of this section, it shall develop such standards independently and not as part of a multistate consortium. (2)(a) After completing the standards required by division (A)(1) of this section, the department shall adopt standards and model curricula for instruction in technology, financial literacy and entrepreneurship, fine arts, and foreign language for grades kindergarten through twelve. The standards shall meet the same requirements prescribed in division (A)(1)(a) of this section. (b) The department shall incorporate into the standards and model curriculum for financial literacy and entrepreneurship for grades nine through twelve academic content regarding free market capitalism. The academic content shall include all of the following concepts related to free market capitalism: (i) Raw materials, labor, and capital, the three classical factors of economic production, are privately owned. (ii) Individuals control their own ability to work, earn wages, and obtain skills to earn and increase wages. (iii) Private ownership of capital may include a sole proprietorship, a family business, a publicly traded corporation, a group of private investors, or a bank. (iv) Markets aggregate the exchange of goods and services throughout the world. Market prices are the only way to convey so much constantly changing information about the supply of goods and services, and the demand for them, for consumers and producers to make informed economic decisions for themselves. (v) Wealth is created by providing goods and services that people value at a profit, and both sellers and buyers seek to profit in some way in a free market transaction. Thus, profit earned through transactions can be consumed, saved, reinvested in the business, or dispersed to shareholders. (vi) Wealth creation involves asset value appreciation and depreciation, voluntary exchange of equity ownership, and open and closed markets. (vii) The free market is driven by, and tends to produce, entrepreneurship and innovation. (viii) The free market can include side effects and market failures where at least part of the cost of the transaction, including producing, transporting, selling, or buying, is born by others outside of the transaction. (ix) The political features of the free market, including legally protected property rights, legally enforceable contracts, patent protections, and the mitigation of side effects and market failures; (x) Societies that embrace the free market often embrace political and personal freedom as well. (3) The department shall adopt the most recent standards developed by the national association for sport and physical education for physical education in grades kindergarten through twelve or shall adopt its own standards for physical education in those grades and revise and update them periodically. The department shall employ a full-time physical education coordinator to provide guidance and technical assistance to districts, community schools, and STEM schools in implementing the physical education standards adopted under this division. The director of education and workforce shall determine that the person employed as coordinator is qualified for the position, as demonstrated by possessing an adequate combination of education, license, and experience. (4) The department shall update the standards and model curriculum for instruction in computer science in grades kindergarten through twelve, which shall include standards for introductory and advanced computer science courses in grades nine through twelve. When developing the standards and curriculum, the department shall consider recommendations from computer science education stakeholder groups, including teachers and representatives from higher education, industry, computer science organizations in Ohio, and national computer science organizations. Any district or school may utilize the computer science standards or model curriculum or any part thereof adopted pursuant to division (A)(4) of this section. However, no district or school shall be required to utilize all or any part of the standards or curriculum. (5) When academic standards have been completed for any subject area required by this section, the department shall inform all school districts, all community schools established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, all STEM schools established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, and all nonpublic schools required to administer the assessments prescribed by sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code of the content of those standards. Additionally, upon completion of any academic standards under this section, the department shall post those standards on the department's web site. (B)(1) The department shall adopt a model curriculum for instruction in each subject area for which updated academic standards are required by division (A)(1) of this section and for each of grades kindergarten through twelve that is sufficient to meet the needs of students in every community. The model curriculum shall be aligned with the standards, to ensure that the academic content and skills specified for each grade level are taught to students, and shall demonstrate vertical articulation and emphasize coherence, focus, and rigor. When any model curriculum has been completed, the department shall inform all school districts, community schools, and STEM schools of the content of that model curriculum. (2) The department, in consultation with the governor's office of workforce transformation, shall adopt model curricula for grades kindergarten through twelve that embed career connection learning strategies into regular classroom instruction. (3) All school districts, community schools, and STEM schools may utilize the state standards and the model curriculum established by the department, together with other relevant resources, examples, or models to ensure that students have the opportunity to attain the academic standards. Upon request, the department shall provide technical assistance to any district, community school, or STEM school in implementing the model curriculum. Nothing in this section requires any school district to utilize all or any part of a model curriculum developed under this section. (C) The department shall develop achievement assessments aligned with the academic standards and model curriculum for each of the subject areas and grade levels required by divisions (A)(1) and (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code. When any achievement assessment has been completed, the department shall inform all school districts, community schools, STEM schools, and nonpublic schools required to administer the assessment of its completion, and the department shall make the achievement assessment available to the districts and schools. (D)(1) Not later than June 30, 2026, the department shall do both of the following: (a) Adopt a diagnostic assessment aligned with the academic standards for each of grades kindergarten to three in reading; (b) Approve a list of up to five diagnostic assessments aligned with the academic standards for each of grades kindergarten to three for both reading and mathematics. The department's list of approved diagnostic assessments for reading shall include the three reading diagnostic assessments that were approved by the department for use as comparable tools for purposes of division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to the effective date of this amendment, and are most widely used by public schools in the state. (2) Each diagnostic assessment adopted or approved under division (D)(1) of this section shall be designed to measure student comprehension of academic content and mastery of related skills for the relevant subject area and grade level. The diagnostic assessment for reading shall be designed to measure student comprehension of foundational reading skills aligned to the science of reading. Any diagnostic assessment adopted by the department shall not include components to identify gifted students. Blank copies of diagnostic assessments shall be public records. (3) School districts shall administer a diagnostic assessment in reading and mathematics adopted or approved by the department pursuant to section 3301.0715 of the Revised Code beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. (E) The department shall not adopt a diagnostic or achievement assessment for any grade level or subject area other than those specified in this section. (F) Whenever the department consults with persons for the purpose of drafting or reviewing any standards, diagnostic assessments, achievement assessments, or model curriculum required under this section, the department shall first consult with parents of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade and with active Ohio classroom teachers, other school personnel, and administrators with expertise in the appropriate subject area. Whenever practicable, the department shall consult with teachers recognized as outstanding in their fields. If the department contracts with more than one outside entity for the development of the achievement assessments required by this section, the department shall ensure the interchangeability of those assessments. (G) Whenever the department adopts standards or model curricula under this section, the department also shall provide information on the use of blended, online, or digital learning in the delivery of the standards or curricula to students in accordance with division (A)(5) of this section. (H) The fairness sensitivity review committee of the department shall not allow any question on any achievement or diagnostic assessment developed under this section or any proficiency test prescribed by former section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to September 11, 2001, to include, be written to promote, or inquire as to individual moral or social values or beliefs. The decision of the committee shall be final. This section does not create a private cause of action. (I) Not later than sixty days prior to the adoption of updated academic standards under division (A)(1) of this section or updated model curricula under division (B)(1) of this section, the director of education and workforce shall present the academic standards or model curricula, as applicable, in person at a public hearing of the respective committees of the house of representatives and senate that consider education legislation. (J) As used in this section: (1) "Blended learning" means the delivery of instruction in a combination of time primarily in a supervised physical location away from home and online delivery whereby the student has some element of control over time, place, path, or pace of learning and includes noncomputer-based learning opportunities. (2) "Online learning" means students work primarily from their residences on assignments delivered via an internet- or other computer-based instructional method. (3) "Coherence" means a reflection of the structure of the discipline being taught. (4) "Digital learning" means learning facilitated by technology that gives students some element of control over time, place, path, or pace of learning. (5) "Focus" means limiting the number of items included in a curriculum to allow for deeper exploration of the subject matter. (6) "Vertical articulation" means key academic concepts and skills associated with mastery in particular content areas should be articulated and reinforced in a developmentally appropriate manner at each grade level so that over time students acquire a depth of knowledge and understanding in the core academic disciplines. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6020 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6020
§ 3313.6020. Policy on career advising
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, the board of education of each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district shall adopt a policy on career advising that complies with this section. Thereafter, the policy shall be updated at least once every two years. (2) The board shall make the policy publicly available to students, parents, guardians, or custodians, local post-secondary institutions, and residents of the district. The district shall post the policy in a prominent location on its web site, if it has one. (B) The policy on career advising shall specify how the district will do all of the following: (1) Provide students with grade-level examples that link their schoolwork to one or more career fields. A district may use career connections developed under division (B)(2) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code for this purpose. (2) Create a plan to provide career advising to students in grades six through twelve; (3) Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, provide additional interventions and career advising for students who are identified as at risk of dropping out of school in accordance with division (C) of this section; (4) Train its employees on how to advise students on career pathways, including training on advising students using online tools; (5) Develop multiple, clear academic pathways through high school that students may choose in order to earn a high school diploma; (6) Identify and publicize courses that can award students both traditional academic and career-technical credit; (7) Document the career advising provided to each student for review by the student, the student's parent, guardian, or custodian, and future schools that the student may attend. A district shall not otherwise release this information without the written consent of the student's parent, guardian, or custodian, if the student is less than eighteen years old, or the written consent of the student, if the student is at least eighteen years old. (8) Prepare students for their transition from high school to their post-secondary destinations, including any special interventions that are necessary for students in need of remediation in mathematics or English language arts; (9) Include information regarding career fields that require an industry-recognized credential, certificate, associate's degree, bachelor's degree, graduate degree, or professional degree; (10) Provide students with information about ways a student may offset the costs of a post-secondary education, including programs such as all of the following: (a) The reserve officer training corps; (b) The college credit plus program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code; (c) The Ohio guaranteed transfer pathways initiative established under section 3333.168 of the Revised Code; (d) Joint academic programming or dual enrollment opportunities required under section 3333.168 of the Revised Code. The chancellor of higher education shall develop informational materials that illustrate cost saving estimates for each of the options listed under division (B)(10) of this section. The chancellor shall develop a list of individual college courses that are transferable under section 3333.16 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, each district shall identify students who are at risk of dropping out of school using a method that is both research-based and locally-based and that is developed with input from the district's classroom teachers and guidance counselors. If a student is identified as at risk of dropping out of school, the district shall develop a student success plan that addresses the student's academic pathway to a successful graduation and the role of career-technical education, competency-based education, and experiential learning, as appropriate, in that pathway. (2) Prior to developing a student success plan for a student, the district shall invite the student's parent, guardian, or custodian to assist in developing the plan. If the student's parent, guardian, or custodian does not participate in the development of the plan, the district shall provide to the parent, guardian, or custodian a copy of the student's success plan and a statement of the importance of a high school diploma and the academic pathways available to the student in order to successfully graduate. (3) Following the development of a student success plan for a student, the district shall provide career advising to the student that is aligned with the plan and, beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, the district's plan to provide career advising created under division (B)(2) of this section. (D)(1) The department of education and workforce shall develop and post on its web site model policies on career advising and model student success plans. (2) The department shall create an online clearinghouse of research related to proven practices for policies on career advising and student success plans that districts may access when fulfilling the requirements of this section. (3) The department shall develop and make available informational materials for students in grades seven and eight about career opportunities available to them, including in-demand jobs as defined in section 3333.94 of the Revised Code, and how a career-technical education may help them satisfy graduation conditions under section 3313.618 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3315.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3315 / § 3315.18
§ 3315.18. Capital and maintenance fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The board of education of each city, exempted village, local, and joint vocational school district shall establish a capital and maintenance fund. Each board annually shall deposit into that fund an amount derived from revenues received by the district that would otherwise have been deposited in the general fund that is equal to three per cent of the statewide average base cost per pupil for the preceding fiscal year, as defined in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code, multiplied by the district's student population for the preceding fiscal year, except that money received from a permanent improvement levy authorized by section 5705.21 of the Revised Code may replace general revenue moneys in meeting the requirements of this section. Money in the fund shall be used solely for acquisition, replacement, enhancement, maintenance, or repair of permanent improvements, as that term is defined in section 5705.01 of the Revised Code. Any money in the fund that is not used in any fiscal year shall carry forward to the next fiscal year. (B) The director of education and workforce and the auditor of state jointly shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code defining what constitutes expenditures permitted by division (A) of this section. (C) Within its capital and maintenance fund, a school district board of education may establish a separate account solely for the purpose of depositing funds transferred from the district's reserve balance account established under former division (H) of section 5705.29 of the Revised Code. After April 10, 2001, a board may deposit all or part of the funds formerly included in such reserve balance account in the separate account established under this section. Funds deposited in this separate account and interest on such funds shall be utilized solely for the purpose of providing the district's portion of the basic project costs of any project undertaken in accordance with Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code. (D)(1) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, in any year a district is in fiscal emergency status as declared pursuant to section 3316.03 of the Revised Code, the district may deposit an amount less than required by division (A) of this section, or make no deposit, into the district capital and maintenance fund for that year. (2) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, in any fiscal year that a school district is either in fiscal watch status, as declared pursuant to section 3316.03 of the Revised Code, or in fiscal caution status, as declared pursuant to section 3316.031 of the Revised Code, the district may apply to the director of education and workforce for a waiver from the requirements of division (A) of this section, under which the district may be permitted to deposit an amount less than required by that division or permitted to make no deposit into the district capital and maintenance fund for that year. The director may grant a waiver under division (D)(2) of this section if the district demonstrates to the satisfaction of the director that compliance with division (A) of this section that year will create an undue financial hardship on the district. (3) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, not more often than one fiscal year in every three consecutive fiscal years, any school district that does not satisfy the conditions for the exemption described in division (D)(1) of this section or the conditions to apply for the waiver described in division (D)(2) of this section may apply to the director for a waiver from the requirements of division (A) of this section, under which the district may be permitted to deposit an amount less than required by that division or permitted to make no deposit into the district capital and maintenance fund for that year. The director may grant a waiver under division (D)(3) of this section if the district demonstrates to the satisfaction of the director that compliance with division (A) of this section that year will necessitate the reduction or elimination of a program currently offered by the district that is critical to the academic success of students of the district and that no reasonable alternatives exist for spending reductions in other areas of operation within the district that negate the necessity of the reduction or elimination of that program. (E) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the requirements of this section prevail over any conflicting provisions of agreements between employee organizations and public employers entered into after November 21, 1997. (F) As used in this section, "student population" means the average, daily, full-time equivalent number of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade receiving any educational services from the school district during the first full school week in October, excluding students enrolled in adult education classes, but including all of the following: (1) Adjacent or other district students enrolled in the district under an open enrollment policy pursuant to section 3313.98 of the Revised Code; (2) Students receiving services in the district pursuant to a compact, cooperative education agreement, or a contract, but who are entitled to attend school in another district pursuant to section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code; (3) Students for whom tuition is payable pursuant to sections 3317.081 and 3323.141 of the Revised Code. The department of education and workforce shall determine a district's student population using data reported to it under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code for the applicable fiscal year. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.27
§ 3311.27. Report to tax commissioner by board of surviving school district
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly The board of education of a surviving school district, as that term is defined in section 5748.10 of the Revised Code, shall notify the tax commissioner as and in the manner required by that section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3377.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3377 / § 3377.16
§ 3377.16. Project exemptions
Status: in_force

August 26, 1977 House Bill 1 - 112th General Assembly A project is not subject to the requirements relating to public buildings, structures, grounds, works, or improvements imposed by section 125.81 of the Revised Code or any other similar requirements which may be lawfully waived by this section. A project shall be constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, remodeled, renovated, improved, furnished, or equipped and shall be leased, sold, or otherwise disposed of in the manner determined by the Ohio higher educational facility commission in its sole discretion and any requirement of competitive bidding or other restriction imposed on the procedure for award of contracts for such purpose or the lease, sale, or other disposition of property of the commission is not applicable to any action taken under authority of Chapter 3377. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.76 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.76
§ 3345.76. Termination of governance authority
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) A governance authority appointed for a state university or college under section 3345.75 of the Revised Code at least annually shall apply the indicators and standards adopted under division (B) of section 3345.73 of the Revised Code to determine whether the university or college is experiencing sufficient fiscal stability to warrant terminating that governance authority in accordance with this section. Upon making a determination that termination of the governance authority is warranted, the governance authority shall certify this determination to the governor. A determination by a governance authority under this division that sufficient fiscal stability exists or does not exist to warrant terminating that governance authority is final and conclusive and not appealable. (B) The governor may issue an order, effective as provided under division (D) of this section, terminating the governance authority appointed under section 3345.75 of the Revised Code, upon the occurrence of either of the following: (1) Certification by the governance authority for that state university or college the termination of that governance authority is warranted; (2) A finding that in the governor's opinion termination of the governance authority is in the best interests of the state, that state university or college, and the students of that state university or college. (C) Upon issuance of an order under division (B) of this section, the governor shall fill each vacancy on the board of trustees of the university or college for the unexpired portion of the member's term or, if the term for the member has already expired, for the unexpired portion of the succeeding term. (D) Thirty days after the date on which the chancellor of higher education determines that all vacancies on the board of trustees have been filled, all authority, responsibilities, duties, and references assumed by or conferred upon the governance authority of that university or college under division (C) of section 3345.75 of the Revised Code terminate and all of the following shall occur: (1) The management and control of the state university or college by the board of trustees shall be resumed; (2) The board becomes the successor to, assumes the lawful obligations of, and otherwise constitutes the continuation of the conservator and the governance authority for purposes of all pending legal actions, contracts or other agreements, and obligations of the university or college; (3) Wherever the conservator or the governance authority is referred to in any contract or legal document, the reference is deemed to refer to the board of trustees. No validation, cure, right, privilege, remedy, obligation, or liability is lost or impaired by reason of the resumption by the board of trustees of the authority of the conservator and the governance authority, and any such validation, cure, right, privilege, remedy, obligation, or liability shall be administered by the board of trustees. No action or proceeding pending on the effective date of the resumption by the board of trustees of the authority of the conservator and the governance authority is affected by that resumption, and any such action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or defended in the name of the board of trustees. (4) The board of trustees resumes custody of all equipment, records, files, effects, and all other property real or personal of the state university or college; (5) Employment of the executive director appointed for the university or college under section 3345.75 of the Revised Code is terminated; (6) The duties, authority, and pay of the president or chief executive officer of the university or college suspended under division (C)(6) of section 3345.74 and not reinstated under division (B)(2) of section 3345.75 of the Revised Code are reinstated to the person holding that position, unless otherwise provided for by the board of trustees.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3343.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3343 / § 3343.06
§ 3343.06. Powers of board of trustees regarding president, professors and other employees
Status: in_force

November 5, 1965 Senate Bill 395 - 106th General Assembly The board of trustees of the Central state university shall elect, fix the compensation of, and have the right to remove the president, who shall be the chief executive officer of the university, and elect, fix the compensation of, and remove such number of professors, teachers, and other employees as is necessary. No trustee, or his relative by blood or marriage, is eligible to a professorship or position in the university, the compensation for which is payable out of the state treasury or a university fund. No officer, teacher, or other employee of the university is eligible to membership on the board of trustees of such university while occupying any of said positions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.846 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.846
§ 3313.846. Provision of services to political subdivisions by educational service center
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The governing board of an educational service center may enter into a contract with any political subdivision as defined in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code, not including school districts, community schools, or STEM schools contracting for services under section 3313.843 , 3313.844 , 3313.845 , or 3326.45 of the Revised Code, under which the educational service center will provide services to the political subdivision. Services provided under the contract and the amount to be paid for such services shall be mutually agreed to by the parties and shall be specified in the contract. The political subdivision shall directly pay an educational service center for services specified in the contract. The board of the educational service center shall file a copy of each contract entered into under this section with the department of education and workforce by the first day the contract is in effect. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 5:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.0510 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.0510
§ 3311.0510. Termination of service center agreements; abolishment of educational service center governing board
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) If all of the client school districts of an educational service center have terminated their agreements with the service center under division (D) of section 3313.843 of the Revised Code, upon the latest effective date of the terminations, the governing board of that service center shall be abolished and such service center shall be dissolved by order of the director of education and workforce. The director's order shall provide for the equitable division and disposition of the assets, property, debts, and obligations of the service center among the school districts that were client school districts of the service center for the service center's last fiscal year of operation. The director's order shall provide that the tax duplicate of each of those school districts shall be bound for and assume the district's equitable share of the outstanding indebtedness of the service center. The director's order is final and is not appealable. Immediately upon the abolishment of the service center governing board pursuant to this section, the director shall appoint a qualified individual to administer the dissolution of the service center and to implement the terms of the director's dissolution order. Prior to distributing assets to any school district under this section, but after paying in full other debts and obligations of the service center under this section, the director may assess against the remaining assets of the service center the amount of the costs incurred by the department of education and workforce in performing the director's duties under this division, including the fees, if any, owed to the individual appointed to administer the director's dissolution order. Any excess cost incurred by the department under this division shall be divided equitably among the school districts that were client school districts of the service center for the service center's last fiscal year of operation. Each district's share of that excess cost shall be bound against the tax duplicate of that district. (B) A final audit of the former service center shall be performed in accordance with procedures established by the auditor of state. (C) The public records of an educational service center that is dissolved under this section shall be transferred in accordance with this division. Public records maintained by the service center in connection with services provided by the service center to local school districts of which the territory of the service center is or previously was made up shall be transferred to each of the respective local school districts. Public records maintained by the service center in connection with services provided to client school districts shall be transferred to each of the respective client school districts. All other public records maintained by the service center at the time the service center ceases operations shall be transferred to the Ohio history connection for analysis and disposition by the Ohio history connection in its capacity as archives administrator for the state and its political subdivisions pursuant to division (C) of section 149.30 and section 149.31 of the Revised Code. (D) As used in this section, "client school district" means a city, exempted village, or local school district that has entered into an agreement under section 3313.843 or 3313.845 of the Revised Code to receive any services from an educational service center. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 3:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.08
§ 3323.08. Districts to submit implementation plans - interdistrict contracts
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Each school district shall submit a plan to the department of education and workforce that provides assurances that the school district will provide for the education of children with disabilities within its jurisdiction and has in effect policies, procedures, and programs that are consistent with the policies and procedures adopted by the department in accordance with section 612 of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004," 20 U.S.C. 1412, and that meet the conditions applicable to school districts under section 613 of that act, 20 U.S.C. 1413. Each district's plan shall do all of the following: (1) Provide, as specified in section 3323.11 of the Revised Code and in accordance with standards established by the department, for an organizational structure and necessary and qualified staffing and supervision for the identification of and provision of special education and related services for children with disabilities; (2) Provide, as specified by section 3323.03 of the Revised Code and in accordance with standards established by the department, for the identification, location, and evaluation of all children with disabilities residing in the district, including children with disabilities who are homeless children or are wards of the state and children with disabilities attending private schools and who are in need of special education and related services. A practical method shall be developed and implemented to determine which children with disabilities are currently receiving needed special education and related services. (3) Provide, as specified by section 3323.07 of the Revised Code and standards established by the department, for the establishment and maintenance of special education and related services for 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. (4) Provide, as specified by section 3323.04 of the Revised Code and in accordance with standards adopted by the department, for an individualized education program for each child with a disability who is at least three years of age and less than twenty-two years of age residing within the district; (5) Provide, as specified by section 3323.02 of the Revised Code and in accordance with standards established by the department, for special education and related services and a free appropriate public education for every child with a disability who is 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; (6) Provide procedural safeguards and prior written notice as required under section 3323.05 of the Revised Code and the standards established by the department; (7) Outline the steps that have been or are being taken to comply with standards established by the department. (B)(1) A school district may arrange, by a cooperative agreement or contract with one or more school districts or with a cooperative education or joint vocational school district or an educational service center, to provide for the identification, location, and evaluation of children with disabilities, and to provide special education and related services for such children that meet the standards established by the department. A school district may arrange, by a cooperative agreement or contract, for the provision of related services for children with disabilities that meet the standards established by the department. (2) A school district shall arrange by interagency agreement with one or more school districts or with a cooperative education or joint vocational school district or an educational service center or other providers of early learning services to provide for the identification, location, evaluation of children with disabilities of ages birth through five years of age and for the transition of children with disabilities at age three in accordance with the standards established by the department. A school district may arrange by interagency agreement with providers of early learning services to provide special education and related services for such children that meet the standards established by the department. (3) If at the time an individualized education program is developed for a child a school district is not providing special education and related services required by that individualized education program, the school district may arrange by contract with a nonpublic entity for the provision of the special education and related services, provided the special education and related services meet the standards for special education and related services established by the department and is provided within the state. (4) Any cooperative agreement or contract under division (B)(1) or (2) of this section involving a local school district shall be approved by the governing board of the educational service center which serves that district. (C) No plan of a local school district shall be submitted to the department until it has been approved by the superintendent of the educational service center which serves that district. (D) Upon approval of a school district's plan by the department, the district shall immediately certify students for state funds under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code to implement and maintain such plan. The district shall, in accordance with guidelines adopted by the department, identify problems relating to the provision of qualified personnel and adequate facilities, and indicate the extent to which the cost of programs required under the plan will exceed anticipated state reimbursement. Each school district shall immediately implement the identification, location, and evaluation of children with disabilities in accordance with this chapter, and shall implement those parts of the plan involving placement and provision of special education and related services. Last updated September 13, 2023 at 1:34 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.04
§ 3335.04. Election and appointment of officers of board
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of trustees of the Ohio state university annually shall elect one of their number chairman, and in the absence of the chairman, elect one of their number temporary chairman. It also may appoint a secretary, treasurer, and librarian, and such other officers as the interest of the college require, who may be members of the board. Such appointees shall hold their offices for such term as the board fixes, subject to removal by it, and shall receive such compensation as the board prescribes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.27
§ 3349.27. Agreements between boards of municipal educational institutions and state universities
Status: in_force

November 11, 1965 Senate Bill 212 - 106th General Assembly The board of directors of a municipal university, college, or other educational institution, each such institution being referred to as "municipal university" in sections 3349.27 to 3349.30 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, and the board of trustees of a state university of this state may enter into agreements providing for the transfer or grant of the use to the state university of all or any part of the estate, property, and funds under the control of the board of directors or otherwise held for the use or benefit or in connection with the conduct of the municipal university, whether held in trust or otherwise, for or in connection with the establishment or conduct by such board of trustees of the state university of an institution of higher education in or in close proximity to the municipal corporation with which such municipal university is identified in order to provide to such municipal corporation and the residents thereof those benefits determined, provided for, or contemplated in such agreement; and said boards may do all things necessary or appropriate to carry out such agreements. The Ohio board of regents may act on behalf of such state university in the making of such agreement in the event that the board of trustees of such state university has not yet been duly constituted, and such agreement shall be binding on such board of trustees when duly constituted. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.26
§ 3349.26. Agreements not to limit municipal taxing power
Status: in_force

October 13, 1953 House Bill 721 - 100th General Assembly Sections 3349.23 to 3349.25 , inclusive, of the Revised Code shall not be construed to limit in any respect the powers of the municipality, or the council wherein such municipal university is located, to provide by tax levy or otherwise for the financial support of such municipal university.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.68 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.68
§ 3309.68. Payment of amounts due retirement system from treasury
Status: in_force

December 1, 2006 House Bill 530 - 126th General Assembly All amounts due the school employees retirement system from the state treasury pursuant to this chapter shall be promptly paid upon warrant of the director of budget and management pursuant to a voucher approved by the director.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.136 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.136
§ 3301.136. High-quality tutoring program list
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall compile a list of tutoring programs that it considers to be of high quality and have the potential to accelerate learning for students in the areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. For this purpose, the department shall request the qualifications of public and private entities that provide tutoring programs for students. The requested qualifications shall include program efficacy data or other evidence of program effectiveness for students who participate in the tutoring programs. The department shall establish a rubric to evaluate the programs and determine a minimum score for a tutoring program to be included on the department's list. In compiling the list, the department may designate individual tutoring programs as more appropriate for certain grade levels, populations of students, or subject areas. The department shall immediately remove from the list any tutoring program in the area of English language arts that the department determines is not aligned to the science of reading or uses a three-cueing approach, as defined in section 3313.6028 of the Revised Code. The department may establish multiple application periods in any school year for entities to submit their qualifications for consideration to be included on the list. However, the department shall post the initial list of tutoring programs on the department's web site not later than October 1, 2022. After the initial list is posted, the department shall, at least every three years thereafter, provide an opportunity for entities to submit their qualifications for consideration to be included on the list and post an updated list of tutoring programs on the department's web site. No school district or school shall be required to use a tutoring program on the list. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3344.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3344 / § 3344.07
§ 3344.07. Cleveland state university center for civics, culture, and society
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) The Cleveland state university center for civics, culture, and society is established as an independent academic unit within Cleveland state university. The center shall conduct teaching and research in the historical ideas, traditions, and texts that have shaped the American constitutional order and society. (2) The center shall establish bylaws requiring the center to do all of the following: (a) Educate students by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; (b) Affirm its duty to equip students with the skills, habits, and dispositions of mind they need to reach their own informed conclusions on matters of social and political importance; (c) Affirm the value of intellectual diversity in higher education and aspire to enhance the intellectual diversity of the university; (d) Affirm a commitment to create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the intellectual freedom of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and welcomes the differences of opinion that shall naturally exist in a public university community. The requirements prescribed under divisions (A)(2)(a) to (d) of this section shall take priority over any other bylaws adopted by the center. (3) The board of trustees of the university may name the center in accordance with the philanthropic naming policies and practices of the university. (B)(1) The center shall be an independent academic unit physically located at the college of public affairs and education with the authority to house tenure-track faculty who hold their appointments within the center. Faculty appointed to the center shall not be required, but may, hold joint appointments within any other division of the university. Not fewer than ten tenure-track faculty positions shall be allotted to teach under the center. No faculty outside of the center shall have the authority to block faculty hires into the center. (2) The university shall provide adequate and appropriate space for the center as jointly determined by the director and either the president or provost of the university. The university shall not charge or assess overhead or indirect fees, costs, expenses, or charges to the center. (C)(1) The center shall offer instruction in all of the following: (a) The books and major debates which form the intellectual foundation of free societies, especially that of the United States; (b) The principles, ideals, and institutions of the American constitutional order; (c) The foundations of responsible leadership and informed citizenship. (2) The center also shall focus on both of the following: (a) Offering university-wide programming related to the values of free speech and civil discourse; (b) Expanding the intellectual diversity of the university's academic community. (D)(1) The board of trustees of the university shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the senate, a seven-member center academic council. An initial member shall not begin service until confirmed by the senate. Four members shall form a quorum. (2) The academic council shall be comprised of scholars with relevant expertise and experience. Not more than one member of the council may be an employee of the university. Best efforts shall be made to have not fewer than three members of the advisory board be from Ohio. (3) Three members of the academic council shall serve initial terms of two years and four members shall serve initial terms of four years, which the members shall determine at their first meeting, and select replacements for vacant seats. (E)(1) The academic council established under division (D) of this section shall conduct a nationwide search for candidates for the director of the center and shall strictly adhere to all relevant state and federal laws. The academic council shall submit to the president of the university a list of finalists from which the president shall select and appoint a director, subject to approval by the board of trustees. Future directors shall be chosen in the same manner. (2) The director shall have the protection of tenure or tenure eligibility. The director shall report directly to the provost or the president of the university. (3) The director shall have the sole and exclusive authority to manage the recruitment and hiring process and to extend offers for employment for all faculty and staff of the center, and to terminate employment of all staff. The director shall oversee, develop, and approve the center's curriculum, including approval of the center's courses that meet the university's general education requirements. The center shall be granted the authority to offer courses and develop certificate, minor, and major programs as well as graduate programs, and offer degrees. (F) The director of the center shall submit an annual report to the board of trustees of the university and the general assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code. The report shall provide a full account of the center's achievements, opportunities, challenges, and obstacles in the development of this academic unit. 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Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.42
§ 3313.42. School district of this state and another state may maintain a school jointly
Status: in_force

October 29, 1996 Senate Bill 230 - 121st General Assembly (A) When in the judgment of a board of education of any school district in this state, lying adjacent to a school district of another state, the best interests of the public schools can be promoted by purchasing school grounds, repairing or erecting a schoolhouse, and maintaining them jointly between the two adjacent school districts, the board of education of the school district of this state so situated may enter into an agreement with the school authorities of said adjacent school district for the purpose of purchasing school grounds, repairing or constructing a school building, purchasing school furniture, equipment, appliances, fuel, employing teachers, and maintaining a school. The board of education of this state may levy taxes and perform such other duties in maintaining such joint school as are otherwise provided by law for maintaining the public schools in this state. In carrying out this section the school district shall pay such proportion of the cost of purchasing school grounds, repairing or erecting a building, and in maintaining the joint school as is equitable and just in the judgment of the board of education and trustees of the two adjacent school districts. (B) In any school district that has entered into an agreement under division (A) of this section, the state minimum teacher salary requirements prescribed by section 3317.13 of the Revised Code do not apply if the total expenditures by the school district for teacher salaries in any school year equals or exceeds the total minimum expenditures that would have been required in that year if such minimum teacher salary requirements did apply. (C) Notwithstanding sections 3319.01 , 3319.02 , and 3313.22 of the Revised Code, the board of education of a local school district that has entered into an agreement with an adjacent school district in another state under division (A) of this section may contract with the educational service center within which the local school district is located for the service center to provide any administrative services specified in the agreement to the local school district and the adjacent district. If such an agreement provides for the duties of a district treasurer, superintendent, or principals to be performed by the service center, the local school district is not required to employ persons to perform such duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.011
§ 3319.011. Superintendent pro tempore
Status: in_force

November 15, 1977 House Bill 640 - 112th General Assembly If a board of education determines the superintendent is incapacitated in such a manner that he is unable to perform the duties of the office of superintendent, the board may, by a majority vote of the members of the board, appoint a person to serve in his place pro tempore. Each board of education shall adopt a written policy establishing standards for determining whether the superintendent is incapacitated, and shall provide that during any period in which the superintendent is incapacitated, he may be placed on sick leave or on leave of absence and may be returned to active duty status from sick leave or leave of absence. The superintendent may request a hearing before the board on any action taken under this section, and he shall have the same rights in any such hearing as are granted to a teacher in a board hearing under section 3319.16 of the Revised Code. The superintendent pro tempore shall perform all of the duties and functions of the superintendent and shall serve until the board by majority vote determines the superintendent's incapacity is removed or until the expiration of the superintendent's contract or term of office, whichever is sooner. The superintendent pro tempore may be removed at any time for cause by a two-thirds vote of the members of the board. The board shall fix the compensation of the superintendent pro tempore in accordance with section 3319.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3381.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3381 / § 3381.03
§ 3381.03. District created by adoption of resolution or ordinance - inclusion of additional territory
Status: in_force

January 1, 2026 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly Any county, or any two or more counties, municipal corporations, or townships, or any combination of these may create a regional arts and cultural district by the adoption of a resolution or ordinance by the board of county commissioners of each county, the legislative authority of each municipal corporation, and the board of township trustees of each township that desires to create or to join in the creation of the district. The resolution or ordinance shall state all of the following: (A) The purposes for the creation of the district; (B) The counties, municipal corporations, or townships that are to be included in the district; (C) The official name by which the district shall be known; (D) The location of the principal office of the district or the manner in which the location shall be selected; (E) Subject to section 3381.05 of the Revised Code, the number, term, and compensation, which shall not exceed the sum of fifty dollars for each board and committee meeting attended by a member, of the members of the board of trustees of the district; (F) Subject to section 3381.05 of the Revised Code, the manner in which members of the board of trustees of the district shall be appointed; the method of filling vacancies; and the period, if any, for which a trustee continues in office after expiration of the trustee's term pending the appointment of the trustee's successor; (G) The manner of apportioning expenses of the district among the participating counties, municipal corporations, and townships. The resolution or ordinance may also provide that the authority of the districts to make grants under section 3381.20 of the Revised Code may be totally or partially delegated to one or more area arts councils, as defined in section 757.03 of the Revised Code, located within the district. The district provided for in the resolution or ordinance shall be created upon the adoption of the resolution or ordinance by the board of county commissioners of each county, the legislative authority of each municipal corporation, and the board of township trustees of each township enumerated in the resolution or ordinance. The resolution or ordinance may be amended to include additional counties, municipal corporations, or townships or for any other purpose by the adoption of an amendment by the board of county commissioners of each county, the legislative authority of each municipal corporation, and the board of township trustees of each township that has created or joined or proposes to join the district. After each county, municipal corporation, and township has adopted a resolution or ordinance approving inclusion of additional counties, municipal corporations, or townships in the district, a copy of the resolution or ordinance shall be filed with the clerk of the board of the county commissioners of each county, the clerk of the legislative authority of each municipal corporation, and the fiscal officer of the board of trustees of each township proposed to be included in the district. The inclusion is effective when all such filing is completed unless the district to which territory is to be added has authority to levy an ad valorem tax on property within its territory, in which event the inclusion shall become effective upon voter approval of the joinder and the tax. If a tax on property is to be levied, the board and the county auditor shall proceed in the same manner as required for a tax levy under section 5705.03 of the Revised Code, except that the levy's annual collections shall be estimated assuming that the additional territory has been added to the district. The board of trustees shall promptly certify the proposal and the auditor's certification to the board or boards of elections for the purpose of having the proposal placed on the ballot at the next general or primary election that occurs not less than sixty days after the date of the meeting of the board of trustees, or at a special election held on a date specified in the certification that is not less than sixty days after the date of the meeting of the board. If territory of more than one county, municipal corporation, or township is to be added to the regional arts and cultural district, the electors of the territories of the counties, municipal corporations, or townships which are to be added shall vote as a district, and the outcome of the election shall be determined by the vote cast in the entire district. Upon certification of a proposal to the board or boards of elections pursuant to this section, the board or boards of elections shall make the necessary arrangements for the submission of the questions to the electors of the territory to be added to the district, and the election shall be held, canvassed, and certified in the manner provided for the submission of tax levies under section 5705.19 of the Revised Code, except that the question appearing on the ballot shall read: "Shall the territory within the ____________________ (name or names of political subdivisions to be joined) be added to ________________________________ (name) regional arts and cultural district? And shall a property tax that the county auditor estimates will collect $_____ annually at a rate not exceeding __________ mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $_____ (effective rate) for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, be levied for purposes of such district?" If the question is approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question, the joinder is effective immediately, and the district may extend the levy of the tax against all the taxable property within the territory that has been added. If the question is approved at a general election or at a special election occurring prior to a general election but after the fifteenth day of July in any calendar year, the district may amend its budget and resolution adopted pursuant to section 5705.34 of the Revised Code, and the levy shall be placed on the current tax list and duplicate and collected as other taxes are collected from all taxable property within the territory of the district, including the territory added as a result of the election. The territory of a district shall be coextensive with the territory of the counties, municipal corporations, and townships included within the district, provided that the same territory may not be included in more than one regional arts and cultural district, and provided, that if a district includes only a portion of an entire county, a district may be created in the remaining portion of the same county by resolution of the board of county commissioners acting alone or in conjunction with municipal corporations and townships as provided in this section. As used in this section, "the county auditor's market value" and "effective rate" have the same meanings as in section 5705.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.60
§ 3313.60. Prescribed curriculum
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 168 - 135th General Assembly Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, divisions (A) to (E) of this section do not apply to any cooperative education school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code. (A) The board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district and the board of each cooperative education school district established, pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code, shall prescribe a curriculum for all schools under its control. Except as provided in division (E) of this section, in any such curriculum there shall be included the study of the following subjects: (1) The language arts, including reading, writing, spelling, oral and written English, and literature; (2) Geography, the history of the United States and of Ohio, and national, state, and local government in the United States, including a balanced presentation of the relevant contributions to society of men and women of African, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and American Indian descent as well as other ethnic and racial groups in Ohio and the United States; (3) Mathematics; (4) Natural science, including instruction in the conservation of natural resources; (5) Health education, which shall include instruction in: (a) The nutritive value of foods, including natural and organically produced foods, the relation of nutrition to health, and the use and effects of food additives; (b) The harmful effects of and legal restrictions against the use of drugs of abuse, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco, including electronic smoking devices; (c) Sexually transmitted infection education, except that upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in sexually transmitted infection education; (d) In grades kindergarten through six, 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. (e) In grades kindergarten through six, instruction in personal safety and assault prevention, except that upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in personal safety and assault prevention; (f) In grades seven through twelve, developmentally appropriate instruction in dating violence prevention education and sexual violence prevention education, which shall include instruction in recognizing dating violence warning signs and characteristics of healthy relationships, except that upon written request of the student's parent or guardian a student shall be excused from taking instruction in sexual violence prevention. In order to assist school districts in developing a dating violence prevention education and sexual violence prevention education curriculum, the department of education and workforce shall provide on its web site links to free curricula addressing dating violence prevention and sexual violence prevention education. Such instruction and information 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. Each school district shall notify the parents and legal guardians of students who receive instruction related to child sexual abuse prevention and sexual violence prevention, as described under divisions (A)(5)(d) and (f) of this section, of all of the following: (i) That instruction in child sexual abuse prevention and sexual violence prevention is a required part of the district's curriculum; (ii) That upon request, parents and legal guardians may examine such instructional materials in accordance with this section; (iii) 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. If the parent or legal guardian of a student less than eighteen years of age submits to the principal of the student's school a written request to examine the dating violence prevention and sexual violence prevention 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. (g) Prescription opioid abuse prevention, with an emphasis on the prescription drug epidemic and the connection between prescription opioid abuse and addiction to other drugs, such as heroin; (h) The process of making an anatomical gift under Chapter 2108. of the Revised Code, with an emphasis on the life-saving and life-enhancing effects of organ and tissue donation; (i) Beginning with the first day of the next school year that begins at least two years after March 24, 2021, in grades six through twelve, at least one hour or one standard class period per school year of evidence-based suicide awareness and prevention and at least one hour or one standard class period per school year of safety training and violence prevention, except that upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in suicide awareness and prevention or safety training and violence prevention; (j) Beginning with the first day of the next school year that begins at least two years after March 24, 2021, in grades six through twelve, at least one hour or one standard class period per school year of evidence-based social inclusion instruction, except that upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in social inclusion. For the instruction required under divisions (A)(5)(i) and (j) of this section, the board shall use a training program approved by the department of education and workforce under section 3301.221 of the Revised Code. Schools may use student assemblies, digital learning, and homework to satisfy the instruction requirements under divisions (A)(5)(i) and (j) of this section. (6) Physical education; (7) The fine arts, including music; (8) First aid, including a training program in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which shall comply with section 3313.6021 of the Revised Code when offered in any of grades nine through twelve, safety, and fire prevention. However, upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (B) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, every school or school district shall include in the requirements for promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade one year's course of study of American history. A board may waive this requirement for academically accelerated students who, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board, are able to demonstrate mastery of essential concepts and skills of the eighth grade American history course of study. (C) As specified in divisions (B)(6) and (C)(6) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, except as provided in division (E) of this section, every high school shall include in the requirements for graduation from any curriculum one-half unit each of American history and government. (D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, basic instruction or demonstrated mastery in geography, United States history, the government of the United States, the government of the state of Ohio, local government in Ohio, the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Constitution of the state of Ohio shall be required before pupils may participate in courses involving the study of social problems, economics, foreign affairs, United Nations, world government, socialism, and communism. (E) For each cooperative education school district established pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code and each city, exempted village, and local school district that has territory within such a cooperative district, the curriculum adopted pursuant to divisions (A) to (D) of this section shall only include the study of the subjects that apply to the grades operated by each such school district. The curricula for such schools, when combined, shall provide to each student of these districts all of the subjects required under divisions (A) to (D) of this section. (F) The board of education of any cooperative education school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code shall prescribe a curriculum for the subject areas and grade levels offered in any school under its control. (G) Upon the request of any parent or legal guardian of a student, the board of education of any school district shall permit the parent or guardian to promptly examine, with respect to the parent's or guardian's own child: (1) Any survey or questionnaire, prior to its administration to the child; (2) Any textbook, workbook, software, video, or other instructional materials being used by the district in connection with the instruction of the child; (3) Any completed and graded test taken or survey or questionnaire filled out by the child; (4) Copies of the statewide academic standards and each model curriculum developed pursuant to section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, which copies shall be available at all times during school hours in each district school building. Last updated April 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.03
§ 3349.03. Authority and powers of directors of municipal university
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of directors of a municipal university, college, or other educational institution, as to all matters not otherwise provided by law, has all the authority, power, and control vested in or belonging to such municipal corporation as to the sale, lease, management, and control of the estate, property, and funds, given, transferred, covenanted, or pledged to such municipal corporation for the trusts and purposes relating thereto and the government, conduct, and control of such institution. The board may, unless prohibited by the terms of the trust under which such estate or property is held, sell, or lease perpetually or for any less period and with or without a privilege of purchase at a fixed price, any part or the whole of any such estate or property, and on sale, or on an election to purchase under a lease containing a privilege to purchase, may convey or transfer such estate or property. If any lease with a privilege of purchase at a fixed price has previously been executed and delivered by the board, or any board preceding it in office, for any part or the whole of any such estate or property, such board shall, on an election to purchase under the lease, convey such premises. All instruments affecting real estate shall be executed on behalf of the board by such of its officers as it designates by resolution, authorizing the execution of such instrument, and all deeds so executed shall convey all the title of the board and of such municipal corporation in and to the real estate so conveyed. The board may: (A) Appoint a clerk and all agents proper and necessary for the care and administration of the trust property and the collection of the income, rents, and profits thereof; (B) Appoint the president, secretaries, professors, tutors, instructors, agents, and servants, necessary and proper for such institution and fix their compensation; (C) Provide all the necessary buildings, books, apparatus, means, and appliances; (D) Pass such bylaws, rules, and regulations concerning the president, secretaries, professors, tutors, instructors, agents, and servants, and the admission, government, and tuition of students as are wise and proper; (E) Delegate and commit the admission, government, management, and control of the students, courses of studies, discipline, and other internal affairs of such institution, by suitable bylaws, to a faculty which the board appoints from among the professors.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.09
§ 3319.09. Teacher definitions
Status: in_force

June 9, 2004 Senate Bill 2 - 125th General Assembly As used in sections 3319.08 to 3319.18 , inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Teacher" means all persons licensed to teach and who are employed in the public schools of this state as instructors, principals, supervisors, superintendents, or in any other educational position for which the state board of education requires licensure under sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code including persons having a license issued pursuant to sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code and employed in an educational position, as determined by the state board of education, under programs provided for by federal acts or regulations and financed in whole or in part from federal funds, but for which no licensure requirements for the position can be made under the provisions of such federal acts or regulations. (B) "Year" as applied to term of service means actual service of not less than one hundred twenty days within a school year; provided that any board of education may grant a leave of absence for professional advancement with full credit for service. (C) "Continuing service status" for a teacher means employment under a continuing contract.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3334.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3334 / § 3334.16
§ 3334.16. Exemption from federal tax liability
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly The general assembly hereby finds that the prepaid tuition program providing for the sale of tuition credits units by the Ohio tuition trust authority is an official state function, offered through an agency of this state, which agency receives state appropriations. Therefore, the authority is directed by the state of Ohio to assume it is exempt from federal tax liability.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.46
§ 3319.46. Policy and rules regarding positive behavior intervention supports and the use of physical restraint or seclusion on students; duties of board
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) The department of education and workforce shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish both of the following: (a) A policy and standards for the implementation of positive behavior intervention and supports framework; (b) A policy and standards for the use of physical restraint or seclusion on students. (2) The department shall amend or update rule 3301-35-15 of the Administrative Code to reflect the requirements of this section. (B)(1) Each school district board of education shall do all of the following: (a) Implement a positive behavior intervention and supports framework on a system-wide basis that complies with this section; (b) Comply with any policy and standards adopted, amended, or updated by the department under this section; (c) Submit any reports required by the department or the general assembly with respect to the implementation of a positive behavior intervention and supports framework or suspension and expulsion of students in any of grades pre-kindergarten through three. (2) Each school district's positive behavior intervention and supports framework may focus on the following: (a) Comprehensive, school-wide data systems that enable monitoring of academic progress, behavioral incidents, attendance, and other critical indicators across classrooms; (b) School-wide investment in evidence-based curricula and effective instructional strategies, matched to students' needs, and data to support teachers' academic instruction; (c) An expectation by school administrators that classroom practices be linked to and aligned with the school-wide system; (d) Improving staff climate and culture regarding the role of discipline in the classroom, established through the use of positive and proactive communication and staff recognition. (C) For purposes of this section, "positive behavior intervention and supports framework" or "positive behavior intervention and supports" means a multi-tiered, school-wide, behavioral framework developed and implemented for the purpose of improving academic and social outcomes and increasing learning for all students. (D) The department shall oversee each school district's and school's compliance with this section. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 2:39 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.812 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.812
§ 3307.812. Tax exemptions and deferrals
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly In establishing an STRS defined contribution plan, the state teachers retirement board may do all things necessary to avoid the system being required to pay federal or state income taxes on contributions to the plan or amounts earned under the plan and, to the extent permitted under federal or state law, to allow members participating in the plan to make tax deferred contributions for periods of interrupted or prior service.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.43
§ 3309.43. Payments to members who are members of another state retirement system
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "other retirement system" means the public employees retirement system or the state teachers retirement system. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, on application, a member of the school employees retirement system who is also a member of one or both of the other retirement systems and has ceased to be an employee under this chapter may be paid, in accordance with section 3309.42 of the Revised Code, the member's accumulated contributions to the school employees retirement system. This payment does not affect the member's membership in the other retirement systems or any right the member may have to a benefit or return of contributions under those systems. (C) This section does not apply to a member of one of the other retirement systems whose employment under that system is with the public employer that was the employer under the school employees retirement system at the time the member's service subject to this chapter terminated.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.55
§ 3313.55. Provision for education of children in hospital or institution
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly The board of education of any school district in which is located a state, district, county, or municipal hospital for children with epilepsy or any public institution, except state institutions for the care and treatment of delinquent, unstable, or socially maladjusted children, shall make provision for the education of all educable children therein; except that in the event another school district within the same county or an adjoining county is the source of sixty per cent or more of the children in said hospital or institution, the board of that school district shall make provision for the education of all the children therein. In any case in which a board provides educational facilities under this section, the board that provides the facilities shall be entitled to all moneys authorized for the attendance of pupils as provided in Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, tuition as provided in section 3317.08 of the Revised Code, and such additional compensation as is provided for children with disabilities in sections 3323.01 to 3323.12 of the Revised Code. Any board that provides the educational facilities for children in county or municipal institutions established for the care and treatment of children who are delinquent, unstable, or socially maladjusted shall not be entitled to any moneys provided for children with disabilities in sections 3323.01 to 3323.12 of the Revised Code. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 11:27 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.207 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.207
§ 3313.207. Latchkey program definitions
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly As used in sections 3313.207 to 3313.209 of the Revised Code: (A) "Children" means children who are enrolled in kindergarten or who are of compulsory school age. (B) "Latchkey program" means a program under which children are provided with child care during a fiscal year at any time outside of regular school hours. A program that contains any religious content, that uses any religious materials, or that in any way promotes or furthers any religious beliefs is not a latchkey program. (C) "Program provider" means any agency, organization, or individual, licensed under Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code or exempted from the licensing requirements of that chapter. (D) "Ancillary services" means any of the following: (1) Space in a building that is owned or controlled by a school district and that is used for other school district purposes in addition to latchkey programs; (2) Utilities furnished in conjunction with such space; (3) Transportation to a latchkey program on regular school buses.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.55
§ 3309.55. Notifying board of personnel changes
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly Each employer shall on the first day of each calendar month, or at such intervals as the school employees retirement board approves, notify the board of removals and withdrawals of employees that have occurred during the month preceding or the period since the period covered by the last notification. Each employer shall keep such records and shall furnish such information and assistance to the school employees retirement board as it requires in the discharge of its duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.17
§ 3323.17. Education of deaf or hard of hearing children
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall: (A) Provide supervision and technical assistance to school districts in all accepted methods of educating children with disabilities who have hearing impairments, including the oral, manual, and total communication methods, with no demonstrable bias toward any one method over another; (B) Consult with employees of school districts and chartered nonpublic schools who confer with the parents of hearing impaired children about their children's education; (C) Consult with chartered nonpublic schools and consult with and provide technical assistance to school districts that are or may be interested in integrating sign language into their curricula and that offer or may be interested in offering American sign language as a foreign language; (D) Consult with school districts and chartered nonpublic schools that use interpreters in classrooms and with any other interested school districts or chartered nonpublic schools about how to obtain the best interpreters and how interpreters can improve their skills. Last updated August 25, 2023 at 11:20 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.14
§ 3349.14. Custody, control, and deposit of funds
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The funds of any municipal university, college, or other educational institution shall be paid out by the treasurer of the municipal corporation upon the order of the board of directors of the municipal university, college, or other educational institution and the warrant of the auditor of the municipal corporation. The board may assume control and custody of such funds by adopting a resolution to that effect, whereupon such funds, upon their receipt by the treasurer, shall be paid over by him to the board upon the warrant of the auditor, and thereafter the possession and disbursement of such funds shall be subject to the order of the board. At any time after such funds have been so paid over by the treasurer to the board, such funds, together with any other moneys coming into the custody and control of the board from any source, may, by resolution of the board, be deposited in a bank situated in the municipal corporation or county, upon similar terms as to surety or security as such funds or other public moneys coming into or remaining in the hands of the treasurer may be deposited in local banks. The board may require such a bank to pay interest thereon.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.137 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.137
§ 3333.137. Program rules
Status: in_force

April 3, 2023 House Bill 150 - 134th General Assembly The chancellor of higher education, in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer sections 3333.13 to 3333.136 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding any provision of section 121.95 of the Revised Code to the contrary, a regulatory restriction contained in a rule adopted under this section is not subject to sections 121.95 to 121.953 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 31, 2023 at 1:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.53
§ 3345.53. Military leave of absence for student on active duty
Status: in_force

May 18, 2005 House Bill 426 - 125th General Assembly As used in this section, "active duty" means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including full-time training duty, annual training duty, and active state duty for members of the national guard. (A) Each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall grant a student a military leave of absence from the institution while the student is serving on active duty, and for one year after the conclusion of that service, if the student is a member of the United States national guard or other reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, or a member of those armed forces in a retired status, and is called to active duty. The student shall not suffer an academic penalty as a result of the leave of absence. (B) If requested by a student granted a military leave of absence pursuant to division (A) of this section not later than one year after the student's release from active duty, the state institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled shall do either of the following, as elected by the student: (1) Credit tuition and fee charges toward a subsequent academic term in an amount that is one hundred per cent of what the student paid the institution for the academic term in which the student withdraws; (2) Refund tuition and fees paid for the academic term, provided the student withdraws before the withdraw date established by the institution. The refund shall equal one hundred per cent of the tuition and fee charges the student paid the institution for the academic term. If the student withdraws after the withdraw date established by the institution, the student is ineligible for a refund of tuition and fee charges. For the purposes of this section, the "withdraw date" shall be the same as the date set by the institution for its general student population to withdraw from the institution or a course or class without academic penalty. (C) If requested by a student granted a military leave of absence pursuant to division (A) of this section not later than one year after the student's release from active duty, the state institution of higher education shall restore the student to the educational status the student had attained prior to being called to active duty without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition and other fees paid prior to the commencement of active duty, except as provided in division (B) of this section. (D) If a state institution of higher education fails to comply with this section, the student may bring an action against the institution to enforce its provisions in the court of claims. The court may award reasonable attorney's fees and expenses if the student prevails in the action.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.21
§ 3328.21. Admission of students
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Any eligible student may apply for admission to a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter in a grade level offered by the school that is appropriate for the student and shall be admitted to the school in that grade level to the extent the student's admission is within the capacity of the school as established by the school's board of trustees, subject to division (B) of this section. If more eligible students apply for admission than the number of students permitted by the capacity established by the board of trustees, admission shall be by lot. (B) In the first year of operation, each school established under this chapter shall offer only grade six and shall not admit more than eighty students to the school. In each subsequent year of operation, the school may add additional grade levels as specified in the contract under section 3328.12 of the Revised Code, but at no time shall the school's total student population exceed four hundred students.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3354.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3354 / § 3354.09
§ 3354.09. Powers and duties of board of trustees
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly The board of trustees of a community college district may: (A) Own and operate a community college, pursuant to an official plan prepared and approved in accordance with section 3354.07 of the Revised Code, or enter into a contract with a generally accredited public university or college for operation of such community college by such university or college pursuant to an official plan prepared and approved in accordance with section 3354.07 of the Revised Code; (B) Hold, encumber, control, acquire by donation, purchase, or condemnation, construct, own, lease, use, and sell real and personal property as is necessary for the conduct of the program of the community college on whatever terms and for whatever consideration may be appropriate for the purpose of the college; (C) Accept gifts, grants, bequests, and devises absolutely or in trust for support of the college during the existence of the college; (D) Appoint the administrative officers, faculty, and staff, necessary and proper for such community college, and fix their compensation except in instances in which the board of trustees has delegated such powers to a college or university operating such community college pursuant to a contract entered into by the board of trustees of the district; (E) Provide for a community college necessary lands, buildings or other structures, equipment, means, and appliances; (F) Develop and adopt, pursuant to the official plan, the curricular programs identified in section 3354.01 of the Revised Code as arts and sciences programs and technical programs, or either. Such programs may include adult-education programs. (G) Except as provided in sections 3333.17 and 3333.32 of the Revised Code, establish schedules of fees and tuition for students who are residents of the district, residents of Ohio but not of the district, and students who are nonresidents of Ohio. The establishment of rules governing the determination of residence shall be subject to approval of the chancellor of higher education. Students who are nonresidents of Ohio shall be required to pay higher rates of fees and tuition than the rates required of students who are residents of Ohio but not of the district, and students who are residents of the district shall pay a smaller tuition and fee rate than the rate for either category of nonresident students. (H) Authorize, approve, ratify, or confirm any agreement relating to any such community college with the United States government, acting through any agency of such government designated or created to aid in the financing of such projects, or with any person or agency offering grants in aid in financing such educational facilities or the operation of such facilities except as prohibited in division (K) of this section. Such agreement may include a provision for repayment of advances, grants, or loans made to any community college district from funds which may become available to it. When the United States government or its agent makes a grant of money to any community college district to aid in paying the cost of any projects of such district, or enters into an agreement with the community college district for the making of any such grant of money, the amount thereof is deemed appropriated for such purpose by the community college district and is deemed in process of collection within the meaning of section 5705.41 of the Revised Code. (I) Grant appropriate certificates of achievement or degrees to students successfully completing the community college programs; (J) Prescribe rules for the effective operation of a community college and exercise such other powers as are necessary for the efficient management of such college; (K) Receive and expend gifts or grants from the state for the payment of operating costs, for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of buildings or other structures, or for the acquisition or use of land. In no event shall state gifts or grants be expended for the support of adult-education programs. Gifts or grants from the state for operating costs shall not in any biennium exceed the amount recommended by the chancellor to the governor as provided in Chapter 3333. of the Revised Code. Such gifts or grants shall be distributed to such districts in equal quarter-annual payments, unless otherwise provided or authorized in any act appropriating moneys for such purposes, on or before the last day of February, May, August, and November in each year. (L) Retain consultants in the fields of education, planning, architecture, law, engineering, or other fields of professional skill; (M) Purchase: (1) A policy or policies of insurance insuring the district against loss of or damage to property, whether real, personal, or mixed, which is owned by the district or leased by it as lessee or which is in the process of construction by or for the district; (2) A policy or policies of fidelity insurance in such amounts and covering such trustees, officers, and employees of the district as it considers necessary or desirable; (3) A policy or policies of liability insurance from an insurer or insurers licensed to do business in this state insuring its members, officers, and employees against all civil liability arising from an act or omission by the member, officer, or employee when the member, officer, or employee is not acting manifestly outside the scope of employment or official responsibilities with the institution, with malicious purpose or bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner, or may otherwise provide for the indemnification of such persons against such liability. All or any portion of the cost, premium, or charge for such a policy or policies or indemnification payment may be paid from any funds under the institution's control. The policy or policies of liability insurance or the indemnification policy of the institution may cover any risks including, but not limited to, damages resulting from injury to property or person, professional liability, and other special risks, including legal fees and expenses incurred in the defense or settlement of claims for such damages. (4) A policy or policies of insurance insuring the district against any liabilities to which it may be subject on account of damage or injury to persons or property, including liability for wrongful death. (N) Designate one or more employees of the institution as state university law enforcement officers, to serve and have duties as prescribed in section 3345.04 of the Revised Code. Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.31
§ 3328.31. Reports to department
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Each college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter shall report to the department of education and workforce, in the form and manner prescribed by the department, the following information: (A) The total number of students enrolled in the school; (B) The number of students enrolled in the school who are receiving special education and related services pursuant to an IEP; (C) The city, exempted village, or local school district in which each student reported under division (A) of this section is entitled to attend school; (D) Any additional information the department determines necessary to make payments to the school under this chapter. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.25
§ 3319.25. Teacher performance assessment entity
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Any teacher performance assessment entity with which the department of education and workforce or the state board of education contracts or any independent agent with whom such entity, the department, or the state board contracts to provide services as a teacher performance assessor, trainer of assessors, or assessment coordinator is not liable for damages in a civil action concerning the actions of such entity or agent made in the conduct of a teacher performance assessment unless those actions were conducted with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner. As used in this section, "teacher performance assessment" means an assessment prescribed by the state board of education to measure the classroom performance of a teacher who is a candidate for licensure based on observations conducted by a trained assessor while the teacher is engaged in actual classroom instruction. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 10:21 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.561 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.561
§ 3307.561. Payments to members who are members of another state retirement system
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "other retirement system" means the public employees retirement system or the school employees retirement system. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, on application, a member of the state teachers retirement system who is also a member of one or both of the other retirement systems and has ceased to be a teacher for purposes of this chapter may be paid, in accordance with section 3307.56 of the Revised Code, the member's accumulated contributions to the state teachers retirement system, plus any applicable amount calculated under section 3307.563 of the Revised Code. This payment does not affect the member's membership in the other retirement systems or any right the member may have to a benefit or return of contributions under those systems. (C) This section does not apply to a member of one of the other retirement systems whose employment under that system is with the public employer that was the employer under the state teachers retirement system at the time the member's service subject to this chapter terminated.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.05
§ 3307.05. Board membership
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The state teachers retirement board shall consist of the following members: (1) The director of education and workforce or a designee of the director who has the following qualifications: (a) The designee is a resident of this state. (b) Within the three years immediately preceding the appointment, the designee has not been employed by the public employees retirement system, police and fire pension fund, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system or by any person, partnership, or corporation that has provided to one of those retirement systems services of a financial or investment nature, including the management, analysis, supervision, or investment of assets. (c) The designee has direct experience in the management, analysis, supervision, or investment of assets. (2) The chancellor of higher education or a designee of the chancellor who has the following qualifications: (a) The designee is a resident of this state. (b) Within the three years immediately preceding the appointment, the designee has not been employed by the public employees retirement system, police and fire pension fund, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system or by any person, partnership, or corporation that has provided to one of those retirement systems services of a financial or investment nature, including the management, analysis, supervision, or investment of assets. (c) The designee has direct experience in the management, analysis, supervision, or investment of assets. (3) Two members, known as the treasurer of state's investment designees, who shall be appointed by the treasurer of state for terms of four years unless removed or replaced by the treasurer of state pursuant to division (B) of this section, and who have the following qualifications: (a) The members are residents of this state. (b) Within the three years immediately preceding the appointment, the members have not been employed by the public employees retirement system, police and fire pension fund, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system or by any person, partnership, or corporation that has provided to one of those retirement systems services of a financial or investment nature, including management, analysis, supervision, or investment of assets. (c) The members have direct experience in the management, analysis, supervision, or investment of assets. (d) The members are not currently employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state. (e) The members do not have contributions on deposit with the state teachers retirement system. (4) Four members, known as the investment expert members, who shall be appointed for four-year terms unless removed or replaced by the appointing authority pursuant to division (B) of this section. One investment expert member shall be appointed by the governor, one investment expert member shall be jointly appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, one investment expert member shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and one investment expert member shall be appointed by the president of the senate. Each investment expert member shall have the following qualifications: (a) Each member shall be a resident of this state. (b) Within the three years immediately preceding the appointment, each member shall not have been employed by the public employees retirement system, police and fire pension fund, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system or by any person, partnership, or corporation that has provided to one of those retirement systems services of a financial or investment nature, including the management, analysis, supervision, or investment of assets. (c) Each member shall have direct experience in the management, analysis, supervision, or investment of assets. (d) No member shall have contributions on deposit with the state teachers retirement system. Any investment expert member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office until the end of such term. The member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. (5) Two members, known as contributing members, who shall be members of the state teachers retirement system; (6) One former member of the system, known as the retired teacher member, who shall be a superannuate. (B) Notwithstanding section 3307.061 of the Revised Code, each appointed member of the board serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Last updated July 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3357.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3357 / § 3357.14
§ 3357.14. Exemption from taxes or assessments
Status: in_force

February 17, 1972 Senate Bill 396 - 109th General Assembly The exercise of powers granted by sections 3357.01 to 3357.19 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people and for the increase of their knowledge, prosperity, morals, and welfare. A technical college district shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any real or personal property acquired, owned, or used by it pursuant to sections 3357.01 to 3357.19 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, or upon the income therefrom, and the bonds issued pursuant to such sections and the transfer of the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.02
§ 3302.02. Performance indicators for report cards
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Not later than one year after the adoption of rules under division (D) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code and at least every sixth year thereafter, the department of education and workforce shall establish all of the following: (1) A set of performance indicators that considered as a unit will be used as one of the performance categories for the report cards required by section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. In establishing these indicators, the department shall consider inclusion of student performance on assessments prescribed under section 3301.0710 or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, rates of student improvement on such assessments, the breadth of coursework available within the district, and other indicators of student success. Beginning with the report card issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code for the 2021-2022 school year, the performance indicators prescribed under division (A)(1) of this section regarding student performance on state assessments shall not require a school district or building to attain a proficiency percentage to meet an indicator. Rather, the performance indicators only shall report proficiency percentages, trends, and comparisons. (2) A performance indicator that reflects the level of identification and services provided to, and the performance of, students identified as gifted under Chapter 3324. of the Revised Code. The indicator shall be prescribed by rules adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code by the department. The department shall consult with the gifted advisory council regarding all rules adopted under this section. Consultation with the state gifted advisory council shall occur not less than every three years. The gifted performance indicator shall include: (a) The performance of students on state assessments, as measured by a performance index score, disaggregated for students identified as gifted; (b) Value-added growth measure under section 3302.021 of the Revised Code, disaggregated for students identified as gifted; (c) The level of identification as measured by the percentage of students in each grade level identified as gifted and disaggregated by traditionally underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students; (d) The level of services provided to students as measured by the percentage of students provided services in each grade level and disaggregated by traditionally underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students. (3) A performance indicator that measures chronic absenteeism, as determined by the department, in a school district or school building. Beginning with the report card issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code for the 2021-2022 school year, the performance indicators prescribed in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section shall not be part of the performance indicator unit under division (A)(1) of this section. (B) For the 2013-2014 school year, except as otherwise provided in this section, for any indicator based on the percentage of students attaining a proficient score on the assessments prescribed by divisions (A) and (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, a school district or building shall be considered to have met the indicator if at least eighty per cent of the tested students attain a score of proficient or higher on the assessment. A school district or building shall be considered to have met the indicator for the assessments prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code and only as administered to eleventh grade students, if at least eighty-five per cent of the tested students attain a score of proficient or higher on the assessment. The department shall adopt rules, under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to establish proficiency percentages to meet each indicator that is based on a state assessment, prescribed under section 3301.0710 or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, for the 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021 school years by the following dates: (1) Not later than December 31, 2015, for the 2014-2015 school year; (2) Not later than July 1, 2016, for the 2015-2016 school year; (3) Not later than July 1, 2017, for the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021 school years. Last updated August 2, 2023 at 11:46 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.221 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.221
§ 3301.221. List of approved programs in suicide awareness and prevention and violence prevention
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 3313.60 of the Revised Code, "evidence-based" means a program or practice that does either of the following: (1) Demonstrates a rationale based on high-quality research findings or positive evaluation that such a program or practice is likely to improve relevant outcomes and includes ongoing efforts to examine the effects of the program or practice; (2) Has a statistically significant effect on relevant outcomes based on: (a) Strong evidence from at least one well-designed and well-implemented experimental study; (b) Moderate evidence from at least one well-designed and well-implemented quasi-experimental study; or (c) Promising evidence from at least one well-designed and well-implemented correlation study with statistical controls for selection bias. (B) The department of education and workforce, in consultation with the department of public safety and the department of mental health and addiction services, shall maintain a list of approved training programs, to be posted on the department of education and workforce's web site, for instruction in suicide awareness and prevention and violence prevention as prescribed under division (A)(5)(h) of section 3313.60 and division (D) of section 3319.073 of the Revised Code. The list of approved training programs shall include at least one option that is free or of no cost to schools. The approved training programs shall be evidence-based and include the following: (1) How to instruct school personnel to identify the signs and symptoms of depression, suicide, and self-harm in students; (2) How to instruct students to identify the signs and symptoms of depression, suicide, and self-harm in their peers; (3) How to identify appropriate mental health services within schools and within larger communities, and when and how to refer youth and their families to those services; (4) How to teach students about mental health and depression, warning signs of suicide, and the importance of and processes for seeking help on behalf of self and peers and reporting of these behaviors; (5) How to identify observable warning signs and signals of individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others; (6) The importance of taking threats seriously and seeking help; (7) How students can report dangerous, violent, threatening, harmful, or potentially harmful activity, including the use of the district's chosen anonymous reporting program. (C) The department of education and workforce, in consultation with the department of mental health and addiction services, shall maintain a list of approved training programs, to be posted on the department of education and workforce's web site, for instruction in social inclusion as prescribed by division (A)(5)(j) of section 3313.60 of the Revised Code. The list of approved training programs shall include at least one option that is free or of no cost to schools. The approved training programs shall be evidence-based and include the following: (1) What social isolation is and how to identify it in others; (2) What social inclusion is and the importance of establishing connections with peers; (3) When and how to seek help for peers who may be socially isolated; (4) How to utilize strategies for more social inclusion in classrooms and the school community. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6030 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6030
§ 3313.6030. Criminal records checks for released time religious instruction course providers
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 8 - 135th General Assembly A school district board of education may include in its policy adopted under section 3313.6022 of the Revised Code a requirement for a criminal records check of any instructors or volunteers of a private sponsoring entity providing a released time course in religious instruction to the board's students under that policy. The school district board of education shall determine the manner in which criminal records checks of instructors and volunteers of the private entity are conducted. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.16
§ 3375.16. Board of education may transfer, convey, or lease property for library purposes
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of education of any school district may, by resolution, transfer, convey, or lease any property of the school district, real or personal, suitable for public library purposes to the board of trustees of any free public library rendering free public library service to the inhabitants of the school district, upon such terms as are agreed upon between the board of education and the board of trustees of the library rendering such service. Last updated April 28, 2021 at 7:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.143 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.143
§ 3314.143. Procurement of epinephrine autoinjectors for community schools
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) With the approval of its governing authority, a community school established under this chapter may procure epinephrine autoinjectors in the manner prescribed by section 3313.7110 of the Revised Code. A community school that elects to do so shall comply with all provisions of that section as if it were a school district. (B)(1) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with procuring, maintaining, accessing, or using an epinephrine autoinjector under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct: (a) A community school; (b) A member of a community school governing authority; (c) A community school employee or contractor; (d) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who personally furnishes or prescribes epinephrine autoinjectors, provides a consultation, or issues a protocol pursuant to this section. (2) This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a community school or governing authority, member of a community school governing authority, community school employee or contractor, or licensed health professional may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. (C) A community school may accept donations of epinephrine autoinjectors from a wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs or a manufacturer of dangerous drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, and may accept donations of money from any person to purchase epinephrine autoinjectors. (D) A community school that elects to procure epinephrine autoinjectors under this section shall report to the department of education and workforce each procurement and occurrence in which an epinephrine autoinjector is used from the school's supply of epinephrine autoinjectors. Last updated August 8, 2023 at 10:14 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.457 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.457
§ 3345.457. Curricular approval process
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th 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) The board of trustees of each state institution of higher education has ultimate authority to establish new academic programs, schools, colleges, institutes, departments, and centers at the institution. Notwithstanding anything in section 3333.0420 of the Revised Code to the contrary, the board of trustees may not delegate the board's authority to adopt a curricular approval process under this section or to approve or reject academic programs. (C) The board of trustees of each state institution of higher education shall adopt a curricular approval process to establish and modify academic programs, curricula, courses, general education requirements, and degree programs. The process developed under this division shall do all of the following: (1) Grant the faculty senate, or comparable representative body, the opportunity to provide advice, feedback, and recommendations on the establishment and modification of academic programs, curricula, courses, general education requirements, and degree programs; (2) Clarify that all feedback and recommendations by the faculty senate, or comparable representative body, is advisory in nature; (3) Retain the board's final, overriding authority to approve or reject any establishment or modification of academic programs, curricula, courses, general education requirements, and degree programs. (D) Each board of trustees shall complete the initial curricular approval process developed under this section not later than six months after the effective date of this section, unless the institution's president grants a one-month extension, and every five years thereafter. The board of trustees shall submit each completed version of the approval process developed under this section to the chancellor of higher education. Last updated August 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.082 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.082
§ 3314.082. Community schools; application for funds
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly A community school shall be considered a school district and its governing authority shall be considered a board of education for the purpose of applying to any state or federal agency for grants that a school district may receive under federal or state law or any appropriations act of the general assembly. The governing authority of a community school may apply to any private entity for additional funds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.088 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.088
§ 3319.088. Educational aide permits - educational paraprofessional licenses for educational assistants
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly As used in this section, "educational assistant" means any nonteaching employee in a school district who directly assists a teacher as defined in section 3319.09 of the Revised Code, by performing duties for which a license issued pursuant to sections 3319.22 to 3319.30 of the Revised Code is not required. (A) Except as provided in division (G) of this section, the state board of education shall issue educational aide permits and educational paraprofessional licenses for educational assistants and shall adopt rules for the issuance and renewal of such permits and licenses which shall be consistent with the provisions of this section. Educational aide permits and educational paraprofessional licenses may be of several types and the rules shall prescribe the minimum qualifications of education and health for the service to be authorized under each type. The prescribed minimum qualifications may require special training or educational courses designed to qualify a person to perform effectively the duties authorized under an educational aide permit or educational paraprofessional license. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (G) of this section, any application for a permit or license, or a renewal or duplicate of a permit or license, under this section shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee in the amount established under division (B) of section 3319.51 of the Revised Code. Any fees received under this division shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund established in section 4743.05 of the Revised Code. (2) Any person applying for or holding a permit or license pursuant to this section is subject to sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code and sections 3319.31 and 3319.311 of the Revised Code. (C) Educational assistants shall at all times while in the performance of their duties be under the supervision and direction of a teacher as defined in section 3319.09 of the Revised Code. Educational assistants may assist a teacher to whom assigned in the supervision of pupils, in assisting with instructional tasks, and in the performance of duties which, in the judgment of the teacher to whom the assistant is assigned, may be performed by a person not licensed pursuant to sections 3319.22 to 3319.30 of the Revised Code and for which a teaching license, issued pursuant to sections 3319.22 to 3319.30 of the Revised Code is not required. The duties of an educational assistant shall not include the assignment of grades to pupils. The duties of an educational assistant need not be performed in the physical presence of the teacher to whom assigned, but the activity of an educational assistant shall at all times be under the direction of the teacher to whom assigned. The assignment of an educational assistant need not be limited to assisting a single teacher. In the event an educational assistant is assigned to assist more than one teacher the assignments shall be clearly delineated and so arranged that the educational assistant shall never be subject to simultaneous supervision or direction by more than one teacher. Educational assistants assigned to supervise children shall, when the teacher to whom assigned is not physically present, maintain the degree of control and discipline that would be maintained by the teacher. Educational assistants may not be used in place of classroom teachers or other employees and any payment of compensation by boards of education to educational assistants for such services is prohibited. The ratio between the number of licensed teachers and the pupils in a school district may not be decreased by utilization of educational assistants and no grouping, or other organization of pupils, for utilization of educational assistants shall be established which is inconsistent with sound educational practices and procedures. A school district may employ up to one full time equivalent educational assistant for each six full time equivalent licensed employees of the district. Educational assistants shall not be counted as licensed employees for purposes of state support in the school foundation program and no grouping or regrouping of pupils with educational assistants may be counted as a class or unit for school foundation program purposes. Neither special courses required by the regulations of the state board of education, prescribing minimum qualifications of education for an educational assistant, nor years of service as an educational assistant shall be counted in any way toward qualifying for a teacher license, for a teacher contract of any type, or for determining placement on a salary schedule in a school district as a teacher. (D) Educational assistants employed by a board of education shall have all rights, benefits, and legal protection available to other nonteaching employees in the school district, except that provisions of Chapter 124. of the Revised Code shall not apply to any person employed as an educational assistant, and shall be members of the school employees retirement system. Educational assistants shall be compensated according to a salary plan adopted annually by the board. Except as provided in this section nonteaching employees shall not serve as educational assistants without first obtaining an appropriate educational aide permit or educational paraprofessional license from the state board of education. A nonteaching employee who is the holder of a valid educational aide permit or educational paraprofessional license shall neither render nor be required to render services inconsistent with the type of services authorized by the permit or license held. No person shall receive compensation from a board of education for services rendered as an educational assistant in violation of this provision. Nonteaching employees whose functions are solely secretarial-clerical and who do not perform any other duties as educational assistants, even though they assist a teacher and work under the direction of a teacher shall not be required to hold a permit or license issued pursuant to this section. Following the determination of the assignment and general job description of an educational assistant and subject to supervision by the teacher's immediate administrative officer, a teacher to whom an educational assistant is assigned shall make all final determinations of the duties to be assigned to such assistant. Teachers shall not be required to hold a license designated for being a supervisor or administrator in order to perform the necessary supervision of educational assistants. (E) No person who is, or who has been employed as an educational assistant shall divulge, except to the teacher to whom assigned, or the administrator of the school in the absence of the teacher to whom assigned, or when required to testify in a court or proceedings, any personal information concerning any pupil in the school district which was obtained or obtainable by the educational assistant while so employed. Violation of this provision is grounds for disciplinary action or dismissal, or both. (F) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, the superintendent of a school district may allow an employee who does not hold a permit or license issued under this section to work as a substitute for an educational assistant who is absent on account of illness or on a leave of absence, or to fill a temporary position created by an emergency, provided that the superintendent believes the employee's application materials indicate that the employee is qualified to obtain a permit or license under this section. An employee shall begin work as a substitute under this division not earlier than on the date on which the employee files an application with the state board for a permit or license under this section. An employee shall cease working as a substitute under this division on the earliest of the following: (1) The date on which the employee files a valid permit or license issued under this section with the superintendent; (2) The date on which the employee is denied a permit or license under this section; (3) Sixty days following the date on which the employee began work as a substitute under this division. The superintendent shall ensure that an employee assigned to work as a substitute under division (F) of this section has undergone a criminal records check in accordance with section 3319.391 of the Revised Code. (G) The state board shall issue an educational aide permit or educational paraprofessional license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a permit or license in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as an educational aide or educational paraprofessional in a state that does not issue that permit or license or both. Last updated August 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.141 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.141
§ 3323.141. Private children's homes to pay tuition for nonresidents receiving special education and related services
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) When a child who is not in the legal or permanent custody of an Ohio resident or a government agency in this state and whose natural or adoptive parents are not known to have been residents of this state subsequent to the child's birth is a resident of a home as defined in section 3313.64 of the Revised Code and receives special education and related services from a school district or county board of developmental disabilities, the home shall pay tuition to the board providing the special education. (B) In the case of a child described in division (A) of this section who receives special education and related services from a school district, tuition shall be the amount determined under division (B)(1) or (2) of this section. (1) For a child other than a child described in division (B)(2) of this section the tuition shall be an amount equal to the sum of the following: (a) Tuition as determined in the manner provided for by division (B) of section 3317.081 of the Revised Code for the district that provides the special education; (b) Such excess cost as is determined by using a formula established by rule of the department of education and workforce. The excess cost computed in this section shall not be used as excess cost computed under section 3323.14 of the Revised Code. (2) For a child who is a preschool child with a disability, the tuition shall be computed as follows: (a) Determine the amount of the tuition of the district providing the education for the child as calculated under division (B) of section 3317.08 of the Revised Code; (b) For each type of special education service included in the computation of the amount of tuition under division (B)(2)(a) of this section, divide the amount determined for that computation under division (B)(2) of section 3317.08 of the Revised Code by the total number of preschool children with disabilities used for that computation under division (B)(3) of section 3317.08 of the Revised Code; (c) Determine the sum of the quotients obtained under division (B)(2)(b) of this section; (d) Determine the sum of the amounts determined under divisions (B)(2)(a) and (c) of this section. (C) In the case of a child described in division (A) of this section who receives special education and related services from a county board of developmental disabilities, tuition shall be the amount determined under division (C)(1) or (2) of this section. (1) For a child other than a child described in division (C)(2) of this section, the tuition shall be an amount equal to such board's per capita cost of providing special education and related services for children at least three but less than twenty-two years of age as determined by using a formula established by rule of the department of developmental disabilities. (2) For a child who is a preschool child with a disability, the tuition shall equal the sum of the amounts of each such board's per capita cost of providing each of the special education or related service that the child receives. The calculation of tuition shall be made by using a formula established by rule of the department of developmental disabilities. The formula for the calculation of per capita costs under division (C)(2) of this section shall be based only on each such county board's cost of providing each type of special education or related service to preschool children with disabilities. (D) If a home fails to pay the tuition required under this section, the board of education or county board of developmental disabilities providing the education may recover in a civil action the tuition and the expenses incurred in prosecuting the action, including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees. If the prosecuting attorney or city director of law represents the board in such action, costs and reasonable attorney's fees awarded by the court, based upon the time spent preparing and presenting the case by the prosecuting attorney, director, or a designee of either, shall be deposited in the county or city general fund. Last updated August 25, 2023 at 11:17 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.0713 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.0713
§ 3301.0713. Education management information system advisory council
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall establish an education management information system advisory council. The council shall make recommendations to the department to improve the operation of the education management information system established under section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code and shall provide a forum for communication and collaboration between the department and parties affected by the collection, reporting, and use of the system's data. Members of the council shall include department staff and representatives of school districts and other entities that regularly interact with data from the education management information system. Last updated August 24, 2023 at 9:16 AM