Ohio Rev. Code § 3357.022 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3357 / § 3357.022
§ 3357.022. Summit County added to technical college district of Stark county
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 Senate Bill 216 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The provisions of this section prevail over conflicting provisions of this chapter; however, except as otherwise provided in this section, the stark state college district and its board of trustees shall comply with the provisions of this chapter. (B) The territory of Summit county is hereby added to the territory of the technical college district of Stark county, creating a new technical college district to replace the former technical college district of Stark county. The district created under this section shall be known as and operate under the name of "stark state college district," and its charter shall be amended to reflect this name. The Stark county campus is hereby part of the stark state college district and shall remain in operation unless otherwise specified by the board of trustees of the technical college. (C) On the effective date of this section, the government of the stark state college district shall be vested in a board of nine trustees. Appointees shall be qualified electors residing in the stark state college district and shall not be employees of the college. No new trustee may be appointed who is a member of any board of education or educational service center governing board. The term of office shall be three years. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the appointed term. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until a successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. (1) Three trustees shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor shall appoint members of the board of trustees that are residents of the stark state college district. Not more than one member of the board of trustees appointed by the governor shall be an employee of a government agency. The members of the board of trustees of the former technical college district of Stark county shall remain members of the board until the expiration of their terms as each existed prior to the effective date of this section. (2) Six trustees shall be appointed by the presidents, or their representatives, of the city and exempted village school district boards of education and of the educational service center governing boards whose territories are included in the stark state college district. Prior to the appointment of trustees, the president of the governing board of the educational service center serving Stark county or, if more than one service center serves the county, the president of the governing board of the educational service center serving the largest portion of Stark county shall call a caucus of those board presidents at a time and place designated by the service center board president. At such caucus, the board presidents or their representatives shall select trustees by majority vote of those attending. Not more than one member of the board of trustees selected in this manner shall be a resident of Summit county, and not more than two members of the board of trustees selected in this manner shall be employees of government agencies. The members of the board of trustees of the former technical college district of Stark county shall remain members of the board until the expiration of their terms as each existed prior to the effective date of this section. (D) The board of trustees of the stark state college district shall continue to comply with division (G) of section 3357.09 of the Revised Code regarding tuition for students who are residents of Ohio, but not residents of the district, and for students who are nonresidents of Ohio. The tuition rate shall be based on the student's county of residence and shall apply to all stark state college district classes in all district locations. (E) Each member of the board of trustees shall have full voting rights on all matters that come before the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.076 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.076
§ 3301.076. Operating reserve account or minimum cash balance
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly No information technology center established under section 3301.075 of the Revised Code shall be required to maintain an operating reserve account or fund or minimum cash balance. This section does not affect any sinking fund or other capital improvement fund the center may be required to maintain as a condition by law or contract relative to the issuance of securities. Any rule or other regulation or guideline of the department of education and workforce that conflicts with this section is void. Last updated August 24, 2023 at 9:09 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.76 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.76
§ 3309.76. Transferring contributions to Cincinnati retirement system
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly (A) If the conditions described in division (B) of section 3309.74 of the Revised Code are met and a person who is a member or former member of the school employees retirement system but not a current contributor and who is not receiving a pension or benefit from the school employees retirement system elects to receive credit under the Cincinnati retirement system for service for which the person contributed to the school employees retirement system or purchased or obtained as military service credit, the school employees retirement system shall transfer the amounts specified in divisions (A)(4)(a) or (A)(4)(b) of this section to the Cincinnati retirement system. A person may obtain credit if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The member's service credit in the Cincinnati retirement system is greater than the amount of credit that would be transferred under this division. (2) The member is eligible, or with the credit will be eligible, for a retirement or disability benefit. (3) The member agrees to retire or accept a disability benefit not later than ninety days after receiving notice from the school employees retirement system that the credit has been obtained. (4)(a) If the person has contributions on deposit with the school employees retirement system, the retirement system, for each year of service credit, transfers to the Cincinnati retirement system the sum of the following: (i) An amount equal to the person's contributions to the school employees retirement system and payments made by the member for military service credit; (ii) An amount equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions to the school employees retirement system or the amount that would have been contributed by the employer for the service had the person been a member of the Cincinnati retirement system at the time the credit was earned; (iii) Interest on the amounts specified in divisions (A)(4)(a)(i) and (ii) of this section for the period from the last day of the year for which the service credit was earned or in which payment was made for military service credit to the date the transfer was made. (b) If the person has received a refund of accumulated contributions to the school employees retirement system, the retirement system, for each year of service credit, transfers to the Cincinnati retirement system the sum of the following: (i) Interest on the amount refunded to the former member that is attributable to the year of service from the last day of the year for which the service credit was earned or in which payment was made for military service credit to the date the refund was made; (ii) An amount equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions to the school employees retirement system or the amount that would have been contributed by the employer for the service had the person been a member of the Cincinnati retirement system at the time the credit was earned, with interest on that amount from the last day of the year for which the service credit was earned to the date of the transfer. (B) On receipt of notice from the Cincinnati retirement system that the Cincinnati retirement system has received payment from a person described in division (A)(4)(b) of this section, the school employees retirement system shall transfer the amount described in that division. (C) Interest charged under this section shall be calculated separately for each year of service credit. Unless otherwise specified in this section, it shall be calculated at the lesser of the actuarial assumption rate for that year of the school employees retirement system or the Cincinnati retirement system. The interest shall be compounded annually. (D) The transfer of any amount under this section shall cancel an equivalent amount of service credit. (E) At the request of the Cincinnati retirement system, the school employees retirement system shall certify to the Cincinnati retirement system a copy of the records of the service and contributions of a member or former member of the school employees retirement system who elects to receive service credit under the Cincinnati retirement system. Last updated March 15, 2022 at 4:53 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.292 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.292
§ 3319.292. Questioning of applicant regarding criminal history
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section, "license" has the same meaning as in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code. The state board of education may question an applicant for issuance or renewal of any license with respect to any criminal offense committed or alleged to have been committed by the applicant. If the record of a conviction, plea of guilty, bail forfeiture, or other disposition of a criminal offense committed or alleged to have been committed by the applicant has been sealed or expunged, the state board need not assert or demonstrate that its questioning with respect to the offense bears a direct and substantial relationship to the issuance or renewal of the license or to the position in which the applicant will work under the license. Any questions regarding a record of a conviction, plea of guilty, bail forfeiture, or other disposition of a criminal offense committed or alleged to have been committed by the applicant that has been sealed or expunged and the responses of the applicant to such questions shall not be a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 2:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.031
§ 3307.031. Composition of state teachers retirement system
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly The state teachers retirement system shall consist of the STRS defined benefit plan and the STRS defined contribution plan.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3337.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3337 / § 3337.15
§ 3337.15. Ohio University Ironton branch
Status: in_force

October 19, 1978 House Bill 1102 - 112th General Assembly There is hereby created a university branch, which shall be known as the Ohio university Ironton branch and which shall consist of the educational institution formerly known as the Ohio university academic center. Upon the creation of the Ohio university Ironton branch, the branch shall in good faith consider cooperative agreements with other institutions of higher education in counties contiguous to Lawrence county. Consideration should be given to agreements that minimize the duplication of course offerings and maximize the number of programs available to Lawrence and surrounding counties. Such agreements may also include the sharing of facilities, faculty members, and other items considered mutually beneficial. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.07
§ 3301.07. Director of education and workforce - powers and duties
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The director of education and workforce shall exercise under the acts of the general assembly general supervision of the system of public education in the state. In addition to the powers otherwise imposed on the director under the provisions of law, the director shall have the powers described in this section. (A) The director shall exercise policy forming, planning, and evaluative functions for the public schools of the state except as otherwise provided by law. (B)(1) The director shall exercise leadership in the improvement of public education in this state, and administer the educational policies of this state relating to public schools, and relating to instruction and instructional material, building and equipment, transportation of pupils, administrative responsibilities of school officials and personnel, and finance and organization of school districts, educational service centers, and territory. Consultative and advisory services in such matters shall be provided by the department of education and workforce to school districts and educational service centers of this state. (2) The director also shall develop a standard of financial reporting which shall be used by each school district board of education and each governing board of an educational service center, each governing authority of a community school established under Chapter 3314., each governing body of a STEM school established under Chapter 3326., and each board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code to make its financial information and annual budgets for each school building under its control available to the public in a format understandable by the average citizen. The format shall show, both at the district and at the school building level, revenue by source; expenditures for salaries, wages, and benefits of employees, showing such amounts separately for classroom teachers, other employees required to hold licenses issued pursuant to sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code, and all other employees; expenditures other than for personnel, by category, including utilities, textbooks and other educational materials, equipment, permanent improvements, pupil transportation, extracurricular athletics, and other extracurricular activities; and per pupil expenditures. The format shall also include information on total revenue and expenditures, per pupil revenue, and expenditures for both classroom and nonclassroom purposes, as defined by the standards adopted under section 3302.20 of the Revised Code in the aggregate and for each subgroup of students, as defined by section 3317.40 of the Revised Code, that receives services provided for by state or federal funding. (3) Each school district board, governing authority, governing body, or board of trustees, or its respective designee, shall annually report, to the department, all financial information required by the standards for financial reporting, as prescribed by division (B)(2) of this section and adopted by the director. The department shall make all reports submitted pursuant to this division available in such a way that allows for comparison between financial information included in these reports and financial information included in reports produced prior to July 1, 2013. The department shall post these reports in a prominent location on its web site and shall notify each school when reports are made available. (C) The director shall administer and supervise the allocation and distribution of all state and federal funds for public school education under the provisions of law, and may prescribe such systems of accounting as are necessary and proper to this function. It may require county auditors and treasurers, boards of education, educational service center governing boards, treasurers of such boards, teachers, and other school officers and employees, or other public officers or employees, to file with it such reports as it may prescribe relating to such funds, or to the management and condition of such funds. (D)(1) Wherever in Titles IX, XXIII, XXIX, XXXIII, XXXVII, XLVII, and LI of the Revised Code a reference is made to standards prescribed under this section or division (D) of this section, that reference shall be construed to refer to the standards prescribed under division (D)(2) of this section, unless the context specifically indicates a different meaning or intent. (2) The director shall formulate and prescribe minimum standards to be applied to all elementary and secondary schools in this state for the purpose of providing children access to a general education of high quality according to the learning needs of each individual, including students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, English learners, and students identified as gifted. Such standards shall provide adequately for: a requirement that teachers, administrators, and other professional personnel be licensed by the state board of education and assigned according to training and qualifications; efficient and effective instructional materials and equipment, including library facilities; the proper organization, administration, and supervision of each school, including regulations for preparing all necessary records and reports and the preparation of a statement of policies and objectives for each school; the provision of safe buildings, grounds, health and sanitary facilities and services; admission of pupils, and such requirements for their promotion from grade to grade as will assure that they are capable and prepared for the level of study to which they are certified; and requirements for graduation. The minimum standards the director adopts under this section are limited to powers and duties that are expressly prescribed and authorized in statute. The director shall base any standards governing the promotion of students or requirements for graduation on the ability of students, at any grade level, to earn credits or advance upon demonstration of mastery of knowledge and skills through competency-based learning models. Credits of grade level advancement shall not require a minimum number of days or hours in a classroom. The director shall base any standards governing the assignment of staff on ensuring each school has a sufficient number of teachers to ensure a student has an appropriate level of interaction to meet each student's personal learning goals. In the formulation and administration of such standards for nonpublic schools the director shall also consider the particular needs, methods and objectives of those schools, provided they do not conflict with the provision of a general education of a high quality and provided that regular procedures shall be followed for promotion from grade to grade of pupils who have met the educational requirements prescribed. (3) In addition to the minimum standards required by division (D)(2) of this section, the director may formulate and prescribe the following additional minimum operating standards for school districts: (a) Standards for the effective and efficient organization, administration, and supervision of each school district with a commitment to high expectations for every student based on the learning needs of each individual, including students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, English learners, and students identified as gifted, and commitment to closing the achievement gap without suppressing the achievement levels of higher achieving students so that all students achieve core knowledge and skills in accordance with the statewide academic standards adopted under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code; (b) Standards for the establishment of business advisory councils under section 3313.82 of the Revised Code; (c) Standards for school district buildings that may require the effective and efficient organization, administration, and supervision of each school district building with a commitment to high expectations for every student based on the learning needs of each individual, including students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, English learners, and students identified as gifted, and commitment to closing the achievement gap without suppressing the achievement levels of higher achieving students so that all students achieve core knowledge and skills in accordance with the statewide academic standards adopted under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code. (E) The director may require as part of the health curriculum information developed under section 2108.34 of the Revised Code promoting the donation of anatomical gifts pursuant to Chapter 2108. of the Revised Code and may provide the information to high schools, educational service centers, and joint vocational school district boards of education; (F) The director shall prepare and submit annually to the governor and the general assembly a report on the status, needs, and major problems of the public schools of the state, with recommendations for necessary legislative action and a ten-year projection of the state's public and nonpublic school enrollment, by year and by grade level. (G) The director shall prepare and submit to the director of budget and management the biennial budgetary requests of the department and its divisions and for the public schools of the state. (H) The director shall cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies concerned with the health and welfare of children and youth of the state. (I) The director shall require such reports from school districts and educational service centers, school officers, and employees as are necessary and desirable. The superintendents and treasurers of school districts and educational service centers shall certify as to the accuracy of all reports required by statutory law or director's rules to be submitted by the district or educational service center and which contain information necessary for calculation of state funding. Any superintendent who knowingly falsifies such report shall be subject to license revocation pursuant to section 3319.31 of the Revised Code. (J) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director shall adopt procedures, standards, and guidelines for the education of children with disabilities pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, including procedures, standards, and guidelines governing programs and services operated by county boards of developmental disabilities pursuant to section 3323.09 of the Revised Code. (K) For the purpose of encouraging the development of special programs of education for academically gifted children, the director shall employ competent persons to analyze and publish data, promote research, advise and counsel with boards of education, and encourage the training of teachers in the special instruction of gifted children. The director may provide financial assistance out of any funds appropriated for this purpose to boards of education and educational service center governing boards for developing and conducting programs of education for academically gifted children. (L) The director shall require that all public schools emphasize and encourage, within existing units of study, the teaching of energy and resource conservation as recommended to each district board of education by leading business persons involved in energy production and conservation, beginning in the primary grades. (M) The director shall formulate and prescribe minimum standards requiring the use of phonics as a technique in the teaching of reading in grades kindergarten through three. In addition, the director shall provide in-service training programs for teachers on the use of phonics as a technique in the teaching of reading in grades kindergarten through three. (N) The director may adopt rules necessary for carrying out any function imposed on the director by law, and may provide rules as are necessary for the government of the department and its employees, and may delegate to any deputy director the management and administration of any function imposed on the director by law. (O) Upon application from the board of education of a school district, the director may issue a waiver exempting the district from compliance with the standards adopted under divisions (B)(2) and (D) of this section, as they relate to the operation of a school operated by the district. The director shall adopt standards for the approval or disapproval of waivers under this division. The director shall consider every application for a waiver, and shall determine whether to grant or deny a waiver in accordance with the those standards. For each waiver granted, the director shall specify the period of time during which the waiver is in effect, which shall not exceed five years. A district board may apply to renew a waiver. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3355.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3355 / § 3355.09
§ 3355.09. Submission of tax levy question - purpose of levy - anticipation notes
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly Upon receipt of a request from the university branch district managing authority, the boards of elections of the county or counties comprising such district shall place upon the ballot in the district at the next primary or general election occurring not less than ninety days after submission of such request by such managing authority, the question of levying a tax outside the ten-mill limitation, for a specified period of years, to provide funds for any of the following purposes: (A) Purchasing a site or enlargement thereof; (B) The erection and equipment of buildings; (C) Enlarging, improving, or rebuilding buildings; (D) The acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property which the university branch district managing authority is authorized to acquire, construct, or improve and which has been certified by the fiscal officer to have an estimated useful life of five or more years. If a majority of the electors in such district voting on such question approve, the county auditor of the county or counties comprising such district shall annually place such levy on the tax duplicate in such district, in the amount set forth in the proposition approved by the electors. The managing authority of the university branch district shall establish a special fund pursuant to section 3355.07 of the Revised Code for all revenue derived from any tax levied pursuant to provisions of this section. The boards of election of the county or counties comprising the district shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each such county an advertisement of the proposed tax levy question once a week for two consecutive weeks, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, prior to the election at which the question is to appear on the ballot. If a board of elections operates and maintains a web site, that board also shall post the advertisement on its web site for thirty days prior to the election. After the approval of such levy by vote, the managing authority of the university branch district may anticipate a fraction of the proceeds of such levy and from time to time, during the life of such levy, issue anticipation notes in an amount not to exceed seventy-five per cent of the estimated proceeds of such levy to be collected in each year over a period of five years after the date of the issuance of such notes, less an amount equal to the proceeds of such levy previously obligated for such year by the issuance of anticipation notes, provided, that the total amount maturing in any one year shall not exceed seventy-five per cent of the anticipated proceeds of such levy for that year. Each issue of notes shall be sold as provided in Chapter 133. of the Revised Code and shall mature serially in substantially equal amounts, during each remaining year of the levy, not to exceed five, after their issuance.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6112 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6112
§ 3313.6112. OhioMeansJobs-readiness seal
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce, in consultation with the chancellor of higher education and the governor's office of workforce transformation, shall establish the OhioMeansJobs-readiness seal, which may be attached or affixed to the high school diploma and transcript of a student enrolled in a public or chartered nonpublic school. (B) A school district, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code, or chartered nonpublic school shall attach or affix the OhioMeansJobs-readiness seal to the diploma and transcript of a student enrolled in the school who meets the requirements prescribed under division (C)(1) of this section. (C) The department of education and workforce, in consultation with the chancellor and the governor's office of workforce transformation, shall do the following: (1) Establish the requirements and criteria for earning an OhioMeansJobs-readiness seal, including demonstration of work-readiness and work ethic competencies such as teamwork, problem-solving, reliability, punctuality, and computer technology competency; (2) Develop a standardized form for students to complete and have validated prior to graduation by at least three individuals, each of whom must be an employer, teacher, business mentor, community leader, faith-based leader, school leader, or coach of the student; (3) Prepare and deliver to all school districts, community schools, STEM schools, college-preparatory boarding schools, and chartered nonpublic schools an appropriate mechanism for assigning an OhioMeansJobs-readiness seal on a student's diploma and transcript indicating that the student has been assigned the seal; (4) Provide any other information the department considers necessary for school districts, community schools, STEM schools, college-preparatory boarding schools, and chartered nonpublic schools to assign an OhioMeansJobs-readiness seal. (D) A student shall not be charged a fee to be assigned an OhioMeansJobs-readiness seal on the student's diploma and transcript. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 5:24 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.10
§ 3375.10. Township free public library - appointment of trustees
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In any township in which there has been established by a vote of the electors of such township, prior to September 4, 1947, a free public library, such library shall be under the control and management of a board of trustees consisting of three members to be appointed by the board of township trustees. Such members shall be qualified electors of the township. All vacancies on such board of trustees shall be filled by the board of township trustees by appointment. The members of such board of trustees shall serve without compensation. Such board of trustees shall organize in accordance with section 3375.32 of the Revised Code and shall have the control and management of the township free public library. In the exercise of such control and management the board of trustees shall be governed by sections 3375.33 to 3375.41 , inclusive, of the Revised Code. This section does not affect the term of any member of a board of library trustees of a township free public library appointed prior to September 4, 1947.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.06
§ 3318.06. Submitting resolution relative to tax levy in excess of ten-mill limitation - bond issue
Status: in_force

January 1, 2026 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) After receipt of the conditional approval of the Ohio facilities construction commission, the school district board by a majority of all of its members shall, if it desires to proceed with the project, declare all of the following by resolution: (1) That by issuing bonds in an amount equal to the school district's portion of the basic project cost the district is unable to provide adequate classroom facilities without assistance from the state; (2) Unless the school district board has resolved to transfer money in accordance with section 3318.051 of the Revised Code or to apply the proceeds of a property tax or the proceeds of an income tax, or a combination of proceeds from such taxes, as authorized under section 3318.052 of the Revised Code, that to qualify for such state assistance it is necessary to do either of the following: (a) Levy a tax outside the ten-mill limitation the proceeds of which shall be used to pay the cost of maintaining and upgrading the classroom facilities included in the project. The use of the proceeds for upgrades is subject to the approval by the commission under division (E) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code. (b) Earmark for maintenance of classroom facilities from the proceeds of an existing permanent improvement tax levied under section 5705.21 of the Revised Code, if such tax can be used for maintenance, an amount equivalent to the amount of the additional tax otherwise required under this section and sections 3318.05 and 3318.08 of the Revised Code. (3) That the question of any tax levy specified in a resolution described in division (A)(2)(a) of this section, if required, shall be submitted to the electors of the school district at the next general or primary election, if there be a general or primary election not less than ninety and not more than one hundred ten days after the day of the adoption of such resolution or, if not, at a special election to be held at a time specified in the resolution which shall be not less than ninety days after the day of the adoption of the resolution and which shall be in accordance with the requirements of section 3501.01 of the Revised Code. Such resolution shall also state that the question of issuing bonds of the board shall be combined in a single proposal with the question of such tax levy. More than one election under this section may be held in any one calendar year. Such resolution shall specify both of the following: (a) That the rate which it is necessary to levy shall be at the rate of not less than one-half mill for each one dollar of taxable value, and that such tax shall be levied for a period of twenty-three years; (b) That the proceeds of the tax shall be used to pay the cost of maintaining the classroom facilities included in the project or upgrading those facilities if approved by the commission. (B) A copy of a resolution adopted under division (A) of this section shall after its passage and not less than ninety days prior to the date set therein for the election be certified to the county board of elections. The resolution of the school district board, in addition to meeting other applicable requirements of section 133.18 of the Revised Code, shall state that the amount of bonds to be issued will be an amount equal to the school district's portion of the basic project cost, and state the maximum maturity of the bonds which may be any number of years not exceeding the term calculated under section 133.20 of the Revised Code as determined by the board. In estimating the amount of bonds to be issued, the board shall take into consideration the amount of moneys then in the bond retirement fund and the amount of moneys to be collected for and disbursed from the bond retirement fund during the remainder of the year in which the resolution of necessity is adopted. If the bonds are to be issued in more than one series, the resolution may state, in addition to the information required to be stated under division (B)(3) of section 133.18 of the Revised Code, the number of series, which shall not exceed five, the principal amount of each series, and the approximate date each series will be issued, and may provide that no series, or any portion thereof, may be issued before such date. Upon such a resolution being certified to the county auditor as required by division (C) of section 133.18 of the Revised Code, the county auditor, in calculating, advising, and confirming the estimated average annual property tax levy under that division, shall also calculate, advise, and confirm by certification the estimated average property tax levy for each series of bonds to be issued. Notice of the election shall include the fact that the tax levy shall be at the rate of not less than one-half mill for each one dollar of taxable value for a period of twenty-three years, and that the proceeds of the tax shall be used to pay the cost of maintaining or upgrading the classroom facilities included in the project. The notice shall also express the rate in dollars for each one hundred thousand dollars of the county auditor's market value and the county auditor's estimate of the amount the tax levy is estimated to collect for each tax year it is levied, as certified pursuant to section 5705.03 of the Revised Code. If the bonds are to be issued in more than one series, the board of education, when filing copies of the resolution with the board of elections as required by division (D) of section 133.18 of the Revised Code, may direct the board of elections to include in the notice of election the principal amount and approximate date of each series, the maximum number of years over which the principal of each series may be paid, the estimated additional average property tax levy for each series, and the first calendar year in which the tax is expected to be due for each series, in addition to the information required to be stated in the notice under divisions (E)(3)(a), (b), (c), (e), and (f) of section 133.18 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(2) of this section, the form of the ballot to be used at such election shall be: "A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. Shall bonds be issued by the ____________ (here insert name of school district) school district to pay the local share of school construction under the State of Ohio Classroom Facilities Assistance Program in the principal amount of $____________ (here insert principal amount of the bond issue), to be repaid annually over a maximum period of ____________ (here insert the maximum number of years over which the principal of the bonds may be paid) years, and an annual levy of property taxes be made outside the ten-mill limitation, estimated by the county auditor to average over the repayment period of the bond issue ____________ mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $____________ for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value to pay the annual debt charges on the bonds and to pay debt charges on any notes issued in anticipation of the bonds?" and, unless the additional levy of taxes is not required pursuant to division (C) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, "Shall an additional levy of taxes be made for a period of twenty-three years to benefit the ____________ (here insert name of school district) school district, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay the cost of maintaining (or upgrading if approved by the commission) the classroom facilities included in the project, that the county auditor estimates will collect $_____ annually, at the rate of __________ (here insert the number of mills, which shall not be less than one-half mill) mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $________ for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value? FOR THE BOND ISSUE AND TAX LEVY AGAINST THE BOND ISSUE AND TAX LEVY " (2) If authority is sought to issue bonds in more than one series and the board of education so elects, the form of the ballot shall be as prescribed in section 3318.062 of the Revised Code. If the board of education elects the form of the ballot prescribed in that section, it shall so state in the resolution adopted under this section. (D) If it is necessary for the school district to acquire a site for the classroom facilities to be acquired pursuant to sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, the district board may propose either to issue bonds of the board or to levy a tax to pay for the acquisition of such site, and may combine the question of doing so with the questions specified in division (B) of this section. Bonds issued under this division for the purpose of acquiring a site are a general obligation of the school district and are Chapter 133. securities. The form of that portion of the ballot to include the question of either issuing bonds or levying a tax for site acquisition purposes shall be one of the following: (1) "Shall bonds be issued by the ____________ (here insert name of the school district) school district to pay costs of acquiring a site for classroom facilities under the State of Ohio Classroom Facilities Assistance Program in the principal amount of $__________ (here insert principal amount of the bond issue), to be repaid annually over a maximum period of __________ (here insert maximum number of years over which the principal of the bonds may be paid) years, and an annual levy of property taxes be made outside the ten-mill limitation, estimated by the county auditor to average over the repayment period of the bond issue __________ mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $__________ for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value to pay the annual debt charges on the bonds and to pay debt charges on any notes issued in anticipation of the bonds?" (2) "Shall an additional levy of taxes outside the ten-mill limitation be made for the benefit of the __________ (here insert name of the school district) school district for the purpose of acquiring a site for classroom facilities in the sum of $_________ (here insert annual amount the levy is to produce) estimated by the county auditor to average ________ mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $________ for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, for a period of _________ (here insert number of years the millage is to be imposed) years?" Where it is necessary to combine the question of issuing bonds of the school district and levying a tax as described in division (B) of this section with the question of issuing bonds of the school district for acquisition of a site, the question specified in that division to be voted on shall be "For the Bond Issues and the Tax Levy" and "Against the Bond Issues and the Tax Levy." Where it is necessary to combine the question of issuing bonds of the school district and levying a tax as described in division (B) of this section with the question of levying a tax for the acquisition of a site, the question specified in that division to be voted on shall be "For the Bond Issue and the Tax Levies" and "Against the Bond Issue and the Tax Levies." Where the school district board chooses to combine the question in division (B) of this section with any of the additional questions described in divisions (A) to (D) of section 3318.056 of the Revised Code, the question specified in division (B) of this section to be voted on shall be "For the Bond Issues and the Tax Levies" and "Against the Bond Issues and the Tax Levies." If a majority of those voting upon a proposition hereunder which includes the question of issuing bonds vote in favor thereof, and if the agreement provided for by section 3318.08 of the Revised Code has been entered into, the school district board may proceed under Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, with the issuance of bonds or bond anticipation notes in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Last updated October 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3365.131 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3365 / § 3365.131
§ 3365.131. Statewide innovative waiver pathway
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly One or more public or nonpublic colleges, in collaboration with one or more industry partners, may submit to the chancellor of higher education a proposal to establish a statewide innovative waiver pathway. Under a pathway established under this section, a student who does not otherwise meet traditional college readiness standards may participate in the college credit plus program. Upon completing a pathway, a student shall receive an industry-recognized credential or a certificate aligned with an in-demand job, as defined in section 3333.94 of the Revised Code. The chancellor may approve a statewide innovative waiver pathway. Any public or nonpublic secondary school or public or nonpublic college may use an approved statewide innovative waiver pathway. The chancellor, in consultation with the director of education and workforce, may adopt guidelines and procedures regarding statewide innovative waiver pathways. Last updated September 25, 2023 at 5:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.26
§ 3302.26. Performance management section on department's public web site
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Expenditure per equivalent pupils" is the total operating expenditures of a school district divided by the measure of equivalent pupils. (2) "Measure of equivalent pupils" is the total number of students in a school district adjusted for the relative differences in costs associated with the unique characteristics and needs of each category of pupil. (B) The department of education and workforce shall create a performance management section on the department's public web site. The performance management section shall include information on academic and financial performance metrics for each school district to assist schools and districts in providing an effective and efficient delivery of educational services. The section shall be located in a prominent location on the department's public web site. The section shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1) A graph that illustrates the relationship between a district's academic performance, as measured by the performance index score, and its expenditure per equivalent pupils as compared to similar districts; (2) Each district's total operating expenditures per pupil; (3) Statistics of academic and financial performance measures for each district to allow for a comparison and benchmarking between districts. (C) The department may contract with an independent organization to develop and host the performance management section of its web site. Last updated August 7, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.20
§ 3309.20. Maintenance of individual account
Status: in_force

June 30, 1991 House Bill 382 - 119th General Assembly The school employees retirement board shall provide for the maintenance of an individual account with each contributor showing the amount of his contributions and the interest accumulations thereon. It shall collect and keep in convenient form such data as is necessary for the preparation of the required mortality and service tables, and for the compilation of such other information as is required for the actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the various funds created by section 3309.60 of the Revised Code. Upon the basis of the mortality and service experience of the members, retirants, and beneficiaries of the school employees retirement system, or SERS retirants and other system retirants as defined in section 3309.341 of the Revised Code, the board shall adopt the tables to be used for valuation purposes and for determining the amount of annuities to be allowed on the basis of the contributions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3376.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3376 / § 3376.11
§ 3376.11. [Former R.C. 3345.56, amended and renumbered by H.B. 315, 135th General Assembly, effective 4/3/2025] Student-athlete employment status
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a student-athlete attending a state institution of higher education or private college is not an employee of the institution or college based upon either of the following: (A) The student-athlete's participation in an athletic program offered by the institution or college; (B) The institution or college compensating the student-athlete for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness. Last updated March 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.06
§ 3314.06. Admission procedures
Status: in_force

January 1, 2025 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The governing authority of each community school established under this chapter shall adopt admission procedures that specify the following: (A) That, except as otherwise provided in this section, admission to the school shall be open to any individual age five to twenty-two entitled to attend school pursuant to section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code in a school district in the state. Additionally, except as otherwise provided in this section, admission to the school may be open on a tuition basis to any individual age five to twenty-two who is not a resident of this state. The school shall not receive state funds under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code for any student who is not a resident of this state. An individual younger than five years of age may be admitted to the school in accordance with division (A)(2) of section 3321.01 of the Revised Code. The school shall receive funds for an individual admitted under that division in the manner provided under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code. If the school operates a program that uses the Montessori method endorsed by the American Montessori society, the Montessori accreditation council for teacher education, or the association Montessori internationale as its primary method of instruction, admission to the school may be open to individuals younger than five years of age but the school shall not receive funds under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code for those individuals. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, individuals younger than five years of age who are enrolled in a Montessori program shall be offered at least four hundred fifty-five hours of learning opportunities per school year. If the school operates a preschool program that is licensed under sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code, admission to the school may be open to individuals who are younger than five years of age, but the school shall not receive funds under this chapter for those individuals. (B)(1) That admission to the school may be limited to students who have attained a specific grade level or are within a specific age group; to students that meet a definition of "at-risk," as defined in the contract; to residents of a specific geographic area within the district, as defined in the contract; or to separate groups of autistic students and nondisabled students, as authorized in section 3314.061 of the Revised Code and as defined in the contract. (2) For purposes of division (B)(1) of this section, "at-risk" students may include those students identified as gifted students under section 3324.03 of the Revised Code. (C) Whether enrollment is limited to students who reside in the district in which the school is located or is open to residents of other districts, as provided in the policy adopted pursuant to the contract. (D)(1) That there will be no discrimination in the admission of students to the school on the basis of race, creed, color, disability, or sex except that: (a) The governing authority may do either of the following for the purpose described in division (G) of this section: (i) Establish a single-gender school for either sex; (ii) Establish single-gender schools for each sex under the same contract, provided substantially equal facilities and learning opportunities are offered for both boys and girls. Such facilities and opportunities may be offered for each sex at separate locations. (b) The governing authority may establish a school that simultaneously serves a group of students identified as autistic and a group of students who are not disabled, as authorized in section 3314.061 of the Revised Code. However, unless the total capacity established for the school has been filled, no student with any disability shall be denied admission on the basis of that disability. (2) That upon admission of any student with a disability, the community school will comply with all federal and state laws regarding the education of students with disabilities. (E) That the school may not limit admission to students on the basis of intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, or athletic ability, except that a school may limit its enrollment to students as described in division (B) of this section. (F) That the community school will admit the number of students that does not exceed the capacity of the school's programs, classes, grade levels, or facilities. (G) That the purpose of single-gender schools that are established shall be to take advantage of the academic benefits some students realize from single-gender instruction and facilities and to offer students and parents residing in the district the option of a single-gender education. (H) That, except as otherwise provided under division (B) of this section or section 3314.061 of the Revised Code, if the number of applicants exceeds the capacity restrictions of division (F) of this section, students shall be admitted by lot from all those submitting applications, except preference shall be given to students attending the school the previous year and to students who reside in the district in which the school is located. Preference may be given to siblings of students attending the school the previous year. Preference also may be given to students who are the children of full-time staff members employed by the school, provided the total number of students receiving this preference is less than five per cent of the school's total enrollment. Notwithstanding divisions (A) to (H) of this section, in the event the racial composition of the enrollment of the community school is violative of a federal desegregation order, the community school shall take any and all corrective measures to comply with the desegregation order. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.11
§ 3349.11. Legislative authority may provide site for municipal university
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The legislative authority of any municipal corporation may set apart or appropriate as a site for the buildings and grounds of a municipal university, college, or other educational institution, public grounds of the municipal corporation not especially appropriated or dedicated by ordinance to any other use. The board of education of such a municipal corporation may, for a similar purpose, set apart, convey, or lease for a term of years, any grounds or building owned or controlled by such board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.0715 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.0715
§ 3301.0715. District board to administer diagnostic assessments - intervention services
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) The board of education of each city, local, and exempted village school district shall administer a diagnostic assessment in reading and mathematics adopted or approved in accordance with section 3301.079 of the Revised Code to the following: (a) Each student enrolled in kindergarten, first, second, or third grade. (b) Any student who transfers into the district or to a different school within the district if each applicable diagnostic assessment was not administered by the district or school the student previously attended in the current school year, within thirty days after the date of transfer. If the district or school into which the student transfers cannot determine whether the student has taken any applicable diagnostic assessment in the current school year, the district or school may administer the diagnostic assessment to the student. However, if a student transfers into the district prior to the administration of the diagnostic assessments to all students under division (B) of this section, the district may administer the diagnostic assessments to that student on the date or dates determined under that division. (2) The district shall administer the kindergarten readiness assessment to each kindergarten student not earlier than the first day of July of the school year in which the student is enrolled in kindergarten and not later than the twentieth day of instruction of that school year. In no case shall the results of the readiness assessment be used to prohibit a student from enrolling in kindergarten. (B) Each district board shall administer each diagnostic assessment described in division (A)(1) of this section at least once annually by the thirtieth day of September to all students in the appropriate grade level. The board shall administer a diagnostic assessment to a student with a significant cognitive disability in accordance with guidelines adopted by the department of education and workforce. A district board may administer any diagnostic assessment in the fall and spring of a school year to measure the amount of academic growth attributable to the instruction received by students during that school year. (C) Each district board shall utilize and score the kindergarten readiness assessment in accordance with rules established by the department of children and youth and shall utilize and score each diagnostic assessment described in division (A)(1) of this section in accordance with rules established by the department of education and workforce. After the administration of the kindergarten readiness assessment or a diagnostic assessment described in division (A)(1) of this section, each district shall provide a student's completed assessment, the results of such assessment, and any other accompanying documents used during the administration of the assessment to the parent of that student. The district shall include all such documents and information related to a diagnostic assessment described in division (A)(1) of this section in any plan developed for the student under division (C) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code. Each district shall submit, in the manner prescribed by each department, the results of the assessments administered under this section as follows: (1) The results of the kindergarten readiness assessment to the department of children and youth; (2) The results of all diagnostic assessments described in division (A)(1) of this section to the department of education and workforce pursuant to section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code. The department of children and youth may report school and district level kindergarten readiness assessment data. The department of education and workforce may report data from any diagnostic assessment described in division (A)(1) of this section and may use that data to calculate the measures prescribed by divisions (B)(1)(g), (C)(1)(g), and (D)(1)(h) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. (D) Each district board shall provide intervention services to students whose diagnostic assessments described in division (A)(1) of this section show that they are failing to make satisfactory progress toward attaining the academic standards for their grade level. (E) Any chartered nonpublic school may elect to administer the kindergarten readiness assessment to all kindergarten students enrolled in the school. If the school so elects, the chief administrator of the school shall notify the director of children and youth not later than the thirty-first day of March prior to any school year in which the school will administer the assessment. The department of children and youth shall furnish the assessment to the school at no cost to the school. In administering the assessment, the school shall do all of the following: (1) Enter into a written agreement with the department of children and youth specifying that the school will share each participating student's assessment data with the department and, that for the purpose of reporting the data to the department, each participating student will be assigned a data verification code as described in division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code; (2) Require the assessment to be administered by a teacher certified under section 3301.071 of the Revised Code who either has completed training on administering the kindergarten readiness assessment or has been trained by another person who has completed such training; (3) Administer the assessment in the same manner as school districts are required to do under this section and the rules established under division (C) of this section. (F) A school district in which less than eighty per cent of its students score at the proficient level or higher on the third-grade English language arts assessment prescribed under section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code shall establish a reading improvement plan supported by reading specialists. Prior to implementation, the plan shall be approved by the school district board of education. (G) As used in this section, "kindergarten readiness assessment" means the diagnostic assessment provided by the department of children and youth under section 5104.52 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.192 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.192
§ 3328.192. Prevalence of statutory provisions over contract agreements
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the provisions of sections 3328.19 and 3328.191 of the Revised Code prevail over any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or contract for employment entered into on or after the effective date of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.45
§ 3375.45. Control and management of sinking or bond retirement fund
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When bonds are issued pursuant to section 3375.43 of the Revised Code, the board or officer of the political subdivision issuing such bonds having charge of the sinking fund or bond retirement fund of such subdivision shall have the control and management of all moneys and securities for the payment of interest on and for the redemption of the principal of such bonds, and shall exercise the same powers of control and management thereof as for the management and control of the sinking or bond retirement fund for all bonds of such subdivision.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.643 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.643
§ 3313.643. Eye protective devices
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Every student and teacher of a school, college, or other educational institution shall wear industrial quality eye protective devices at all times while participating in or observing any of the following courses: (A) Vocational, technical, industrial arts, fine arts, chemical, physical, or combined chemical-physical educational activities, involving exposure to: (1) Hot molten metals or other molten materials; (2) Milling, sawing, drilling, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, buffing, or stamping of any solid materials; (3) Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials; (4) Gas or electric arc welding or other forms of welding processes; (5) Repair or servicing of any vehicle; (6) Caustic or explosive materials. (B) Chemical, physical, or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive materials, hot liquids or solids, injurious radiations, or other hazards. Such devices may be furnished for all students and teachers, purchased and sold at cost to students and teachers, or made available for a moderate rental fee, and shall be furnished for all visitors to such shops and laboratories. The director of education and workforce or any other appropriate educational authority designated by the director, shall prepare and circulate to each public and private educational institution in this state instructions and recommendations for implementing the eye safety provisions of this section. The bureau of workers' compensation shall ensure compliance with this section. "Industrial quality eye protective devices" as used in this section, means devices meeting the standards of the American national standard practice for occupational and educational eye and face protection, Z87.1-1968, approved by the American national standards institute, inc., and subsequent revisions thereof, provided such revisions are approved and adopted by the industrial commission. Last updated August 29, 2023 at 12:37 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.131 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.131
§ 3319.131. Leaves of absence for professional growth
Status: in_force

September 6, 1957 Senate Bill 163 - 102nd General Assembly A public school teacher who has completed five years of service may, with the permission of the board of education and the superintendent of schools, be entitled to take a leave of absence with part pay, for one or two semesters subject to the following restrictions: The teacher shall present to the superintendent for approval, a plan for professional growth prior to such a grant of permission, and at the conclusion of the leave provide evidence that the plan was followed. The teacher may be required to return to the district at the end of the leave for a period of at least one year, unless the teacher has completed twenty-five years of teaching in this state. The board of education may not grant such a leave unless there is available a satisfactory substitute, nor grant such leaves to more than five per cent of the professional staff at any one time, nor allow a part salary in excess of the difference between the substitute's pay and the teacher's expected salary, nor grant a leave longer than one school year, nor grant a leave to any teacher more often than once for each five years of service, nor grant a leave a second time to the same individual when other members of the staff have filed a request for such a leave.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.539 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.539
§ 3313.539. Concussions and school athletics
Status: in_force

September 17, 2014 House Bill 487 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Licensing agency" has the same meaning as in section 4745.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Licensed health care professional" means an individual, other than a physician, who is authorized under Title XLVII of the Revised Code to practice a health care profession. (3) "Physician" means a person authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (B) No school district board of education or governing authority of a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school shall permit a student to practice for or compete in interscholastic athletics until the student has submitted, to a school official designated by the board or governing authority, a form signed by the parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student stating that the student and the parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student have received the concussion and head injury information sheet required by section 3707.52 of the Revised Code. A completed form shall be submitted each school year, as defined in section 3313.62 of the Revised Code, for each sport or other category of interscholastic athletics for or in which the student practices or competes. (C)(1) No school district board of education or governing authority of a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school shall permit an individual to coach interscholastic athletics unless the individual holds a pupil-activity program permit issued under section 3319.303 of the Revised Code for coaching interscholastic athletics. (2) No school district board of education or governing authority of a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school shall permit an individual to referee interscholastic athletics unless the individual holds a pupil-activity program permit issued under section 3319.303 of the Revised Code for coaching interscholastic athletics or presents evidence that the individual has successfully completed, within the previous three years, a training program in recognizing the symptoms of concussions and head injuries to which the department of health has provided a link on its internet web site under section 3707.52 of the Revised Code or a training program authorized and required by an organization that regulates interscholastic athletic competition and conducts interscholastic athletic events. (D) If a student practicing for or competing in an interscholastic athletic event exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with having sustained a concussion or head injury while participating in the practice or competition, the student shall be removed from the practice or competition by either of the following: (1) The individual who is serving as the student's coach during that practice or competition; (2) An individual who is serving as a referee during that practice or competition. (E)(1) If a student is removed from practice or competition under division (D) of this section, the coach or referee who removed the student shall not allow the student, on the same day the student is removed, to return to that practice or competition or to participate in any other practice or competition for which the coach or referee is responsible. Thereafter, the coach or referee shall not allow the student to return to that practice or competition or to participate in any other practice or competition for which the coach or referee is responsible until both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The student's condition is assessed by any of the following who has complied with the requirements in division (E)(4) of this section: (i) A physician; (ii) A licensed health care professional the school district board of education or governing authority of the chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school, pursuant to division (E)(2) of this section, authorizes to assess a student who has been removed from practice or competition under division (D) of this section; (iii) A licensed health care professional who meets the minimum education requirements established by rules adopted under section 3707.521 of the Revised Code by the professional's licensing agency. (b) The student receives written clearance that it is safe for the student to return to practice or competition from the physician or licensed health care professional who assessed the student's condition. (2) A school district board of education or governing authority of a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school may authorize a licensed health care professional to make an assessment or grant a clearance for purposes of division (E)(1) of this section only if the professional is acting in accordance with one of the following, as applicable to the professional's authority to practice in this state: (a) In consultation with a physician; (b) Pursuant to the referral of a physician; (c) In collaboration with a physician; (d) Under the supervision of a physician. (3) A physician or licensed health care professional who makes an assessment or grants a clearance for purposes of division (E)(1) of this section may be a volunteer. (4) Beginning one year after the effective date of this amendment, all physicians and licensed health care professionals who conduct assessments and clearances under division (E)(1) of this section must meet the minimum education requirements established by rules adopted under section 3707.521 of the Revised Code by their respective licensing agencies. (F) A school district board of education or governing authority of a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school that is subject to the rules of an interscholastic conference or an organization that regulates interscholastic athletic competition and conducts interscholastic athletic events shall be considered to be in compliance with divisions (B), (D), and (E) of this section, as long as the requirements of those rules are substantially similar to the requirements of divisions (B), (D), and (E) of this section. (G)(1) A school district, member of a school district board of education, or school district employee or volunteer, including a coach or referee, is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from providing services or performing duties under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a school district, member of a school district board of education, or school district employee or volunteer, including a coach or referee, may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. (2) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school or any officer, director, employee, or volunteer of the school, including a coach or referee, is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from providing services or performing duties under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.41
§ 3302.41. Use of blended learning model
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section, "blended learning" has the same meaning as in section 3301.079 of the Revised Code. (A) Any local, city, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code, or chartered nonpublic school may operate all or part of a school using a blended learning model. If a school is operated using a blended learning model or is to cease operating using a blended learning model, the superintendent of the school or district or director of the school shall notify the department of education and workforce of that fact not later than the first day of July of the school year for which the change is effective. If any school district school, community school, or STEM school is already operated using a blended learning model on September 24, 2012, the superintendent of the school or district may notify the department within ninety days after September 24, 2012, of that fact and request that the school be classified as a blended learning school. (B) The department shall revise any operating standards for school districts and chartered nonpublic schools adopted under section 3301.07 of the Revised Code to include standards for the operation of blended learning under this section. The blended learning operation standards shall provide for all of the following: (1) Student-to-teacher ratios whereby no school or classroom is required to have more than one teacher for every one hundred twenty-five students in blended learning classrooms; (2) The extent to which the school is or is not obligated to provide students with access to digital learning tools; (3) The ability of all students, at any grade level, to earn credits or advance grade levels upon demonstrating mastery of knowledge or skills through competency-based learning models. Credits or grade level advancement shall not be based on a minimum number of days or hours in a classroom. (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3313.48 of the Revised Code, a requirement that the school have an annual instructional calendar of not less than nine hundred ten hours; (5) Adequate provisions for: the licensing of teachers, administrators, and other professional personnel and their assignment according to training and qualifications; efficient and effective instructional materials and equipment, including library facilities; the proper organization, administration, and supervision of each school, including regulations for preparing all necessary records and reports and the preparation of a statement of policies and objectives for each school; buildings, grounds, and health and sanitary facilities and services; admission of pupils, and such requirements for their promotion from grade to grade as will ensure that they are capable and prepared for the level of study to which they are certified; requirements for graduation; and such other factors as the board finds necessary. (C) An internet- or computer-based community school, as defined in section 3314.02 of the Revised Code, is not a blended learning school authorized under this section. Nor does this section affect any provisions for the operation of and payments to an internet- or computer-based community school prescribed in Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code. Last updated August 7, 2023 at 1:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.25
§ 3345.25. Dismissed or suspended person not to enter college premises
Status: in_force

September 16, 1970 House Bill 1219 - 108th General Assembly No student, faculty or staff member, or employee under dismissal or suspension from a college or university pursuant to section 3345.22 or 3345.23 of the Revised Code, shall enter or remain upon the land or premises of the college or university from which he was suspended or dismissed, without the express permission of the board of trustees or the president.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.68 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.68
§ 3345.68. Misbranded meat and cultivated-protein food product purchase prevention policy
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 10 - 136th General Assembly Each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall adopt a policy to prevent the purchase of a food that is either of the following: (A) Misbranded as a meat product or an egg product as prohibited in section 3715.602 of the Revised Code; (B) A cultivated-protein food product as defined in section 3715.601 of the Revised Code. This section does not apply to a state institution's purchase of food described in divisions (A) and (B) of this section for research purposes. Last updated February 11, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.21
§ 3304.21. Prohibition against use of information
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly No person shall, except for the purposes of sections 3304.11 to 3304.27 of the Revised Code, and in accordance with the rules established by the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, solicit, disclose, receive, make use of, authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of any list of names or information concerning eligible individuals with disabilities applying for or receiving any vocational rehabilitation services from the agency, which information is directly or indirectly derived from the records of the agency or is acquired in the performance of the person's official duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.691 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.691
§ 3309.691. Establishing programs for long term health care insurance
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly The school employees retirement board may establish a program under which members of the retirement system, employers on behalf of members, and persons receiving service, disability, or survivor benefits are permitted to participate in contracts for long-term health care insurance. Participation may include dependents and family members. If a participant in a contract for long-term care insurance leaves employment, the participant and the participant's dependents and family members may, at their election, continue to participate in a program established under this section in the same manner as if the participant had not left employment, except that no part of the cost of the insurance shall be paid by the participant's former employer. Such program may be established independently or jointly with one or more of the other retirement systems. For purposes of this section, "retirement systems" has the same meaning as in division (A) of section 145.581 of the Revised Code. The board may enter into an agreement with insurance companies, health insuring corporations, or government agencies authorized to do business in the state for issuance of a long-term care insurance policy or contract. However, prior to entering into such an agreement with an insurance company or health insuring corporation, the board shall request the superintendent of insurance to certify the financial condition of the company or corporation. The board shall not enter into the agreement if, according to that certification, the company or corporation is insolvent, is determined by the superintendent to be potentially unable to fulfill its contractual obligations, or is placed under an order of rehabilitation or conservation by a court of competent jurisdiction or under an order of supervision by the superintendent. The board may adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code governing the program. Any rules adopted by the board shall establish methods of payment for participation under this section, which may include establishment of a payroll deduction plan under section 3309.27 of the Revised Code, deduction of the full premium charged from a person's service, disability, or survivor benefit, or any other method of payment considered appropriate by the board. If the program is established jointly with one or more of the other retirement systems, the rules also shall establish the terms and conditions of such joint participation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.122 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.122
§ 3333.122. Ohio college opportunity grant program
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The chancellor of higher education shall adopt rules to carry out this section and as authorized under section 3333.123 of the Revised Code. The rules shall include definitions of the terms "resident," "expected family contribution," "full-time student," "three-quarters-time student," "half-time student," "one-quarter-time student," "state cost of attendance," and "accredited" for the purpose of those sections. (B) Only an Ohio resident who meets both of the following is eligible for a grant awarded under this section: (1) The resident has an expected family contribution of three thousand seven hundred fifty dollars or less; (2) The resident enrolls in one of the following: (a) An undergraduate program, or a nursing diploma program approved by the board of nursing under section 4723.06 of the Revised Code, at a state-assisted state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code, that meets the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (b) An undergraduate program, or a nursing diploma program approved by the board of nursing under section 4723.06 of the Revised Code, at a private, nonprofit institution in this state holding a certificate of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code; (c) An undergraduate program, or a nursing diploma program approved by the board of nursing under section 4723.06 of the Revised Code, at a career college in this state that holds a certificate of registration from the state board of career colleges and schools under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code or at a private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code, if the program has a certificate of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. (d) A comprehensive transition and postsecondary program that is certified by the United States department of education. For purposes of this section, a "comprehensive transition and postsecondary program" means a degree, certificate, or non-degree program that is designed to support persons with intellectual disabilities who are receiving academic, career, technical, and independent living instruction at an institution of higher education in order to prepare for gainful employment as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1140. (C)(1) The chancellor shall establish and administer a needs-based financial aid grants program based on the United States department of education's method of determining financial need. The program shall be known as the Ohio college opportunity grant program. The general assembly shall support the needs-based financial aid program by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but the chancellor also may receive funds from other sources to support the program. If, for any academic year, the amounts available for support of the program are inadequate to provide grants to all eligible students, the chancellor shall do one of the following: (a) Give preference in the payment of grants based upon expected family contribution, beginning with the lowest expected family contribution category and proceeding upward by category to the highest expected family contribution category; (b) Proportionately reduce the amount of each grant to be awarded for the academic year under this section; (c) Use an alternate formula for such grants that addresses the shortage of available funds and has been submitted to and approved by the controlling board. (2) The needs-based financial aid grant shall be paid to the eligible student through the institution in which the student is enrolled, except that no needs-based financial aid grant shall be paid to any person serving a term of imprisonment. Applications for the grants shall be made as prescribed by the chancellor, and such applications may be made in conjunction with and upon the basis of information provided in conjunction with student assistance programs funded by agencies of the United States government or from financial resources of the institution of higher education. The institution shall certify that the student applicant meets the requirements set forth in division (B) of this section. Needs-based financial aid grants shall be provided to an eligible student only as long as the student is making appropriate progress toward a nursing diploma, an associate or bachelor's degree, or completion of a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program. No student shall be eligible to receive a grant for more than ten semesters, fifteen quarters, or the equivalent of five academic years. A grant made to an eligible student on the basis of less than full-time enrollment shall be based on the number of credit hours for which the student is enrolled and shall be computed in accordance with a formula adopted by rule issued by the chancellor. No student shall receive more than one grant on the basis of less than full-time enrollment. (D)(1) Except as provided in divisions (D)(4) and (5) of this section, no grant awarded under this section shall exceed the total state cost of attendance. (2) Subject to divisions (D)(1), (3), (4), and (5) of this section, the chancellor shall determine the maximum per student award amount for each institutional sector by subtracting the sum of the maximum Pell grant and maximum expected family contribution amounts, as determined by the chancellor, from the average instructional and general fees charged by the institutional sector. The department of higher education shall publish on its web site an annual Ohio college opportunity award table. Except as provided for in section 3333.126 of the Revised Code, in no case shall the grant amount for such a student exceed any maximum that the chancellor may set by rule. (3) For a student enrolled for a semester or quarter in addition to the portion of the academic year covered by a grant under this section, the maximum grant amount shall be a percentage of the maximum specified in any table established in rules adopted by the chancellor as provided in division (A) of this section. The maximum grant for a fourth quarter shall be one-third of the maximum amount so prescribed. The maximum grant for a third semester shall be one-half of the maximum amount so prescribed. (4) If a student is enrolled in a two-year institution of higher education and is eligible for an education and training voucher through the Ohio education and training voucher program that receives federal funding under the John H. Chafee foster care independence program, 42 U.S.C. 677, the amount of a grant awarded under this section may exceed the total state cost of attendance to additionally cover housing costs. (5) For a student who is receiving federal veterans' benefits under the "All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program," 38 U.S.C. 3001 et seq., or "Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program," 38 U.S.C. 3301 et seq., or any successor program, the amount of a grant awarded under this section shall be applied toward the total state cost of attendance and the student's housing costs and living expenses. Living expenses shall include reasonable costs for room and board. (E) No grant shall be made to any student in a course of study in theology, religion, or other field of preparation for a religious profession unless such course of study leads to an accredited bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, associate of arts, or associate of science degree. (F)(1) Except as provided in division (F)(2) of this section, no grant shall be made to any student for enrollment during a fiscal year in an institution with a cohort default rate determined by the United States secretary of education pursuant to the "Higher Education Amendments of 1986," 100 Stat. 1278, 1408, 20 U.S.C.A. 1085, as amended, as of the fifteenth day of June preceding the fiscal year, equal to or greater than thirty per cent for each of the preceding two fiscal years. (2) Division (F)(1) of this section does not apply in the case of either of the following: (a) The institution pursuant to federal law appeals its loss of eligibility for federal financial aid and the United States secretary of education determines its cohort default rate after recalculation is lower than the rate specified in division (F)(1) of this section or the secretary determines due to mitigating circumstances that the institution may continue to participate in federal financial aid programs. The chancellor shall adopt rules requiring any such appellant to provide information to the chancellor regarding an appeal. (b) Any student who has previously received a grant pursuant to any provision of this section, including prior to the section's amendment by H.B. 1 of the 128th general assembly, effective July 17, 2009, and who meets all other eligibility requirements of this section. (3) The chancellor shall adopt rules for the notification of all institutions whose students will be ineligible to participate in the grant program pursuant to division (F)(1) of this section. (4) A student's attendance at any institution whose students are ineligible for grants due to division (F)(1) of this section shall not affect that student's eligibility to receive a grant when enrolled in another institution. (G) Institutions of higher education that enroll students receiving needs-based financial aid grants under this section shall report to the chancellor all students who have received such needs-based financial aid grants but are no longer eligible for all or part of those grants and shall refund any moneys due the state within thirty days after the beginning of the quarter or term immediately following the quarter or term in which the student was no longer eligible to receive all or part of the student's grant. There shall be an interest charge of one per cent per month on all moneys due and payable after such thirty-day period. The chancellor shall immediately notify the office of budget and management and the legislative service commission of all refunds so received. Last updated October 6, 2023 at 11:21 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.95 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.95
§ 3313.95. Contract for police officer to assist in working with students concerning use of alcohol and drugs of abuse
Status: in_force

October 29, 1996 Senate Bill 230 - 121st General Assembly The board of education of any school district and the board of trustees of a township, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation, or the county sheriff of a county that includes part of the district's territory may enter into a contract under which the trustees, legislative authority, or sheriff assign one or more police officers employed by that political subdivision's police force to one or more of the school district's schools upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the contract. The contract shall specify the police officer's duties, which shall be limited to assisting guidance counselors and teachers in working with students concerning the use of alcohol and drugs of abuse, and which shall not include any duties for which an educator license issued under sections 3319.22 to 3319.30 of the Revised Code is required. The contract shall also specify the amount to be paid to the township, municipal corporation, or county by the board of education as compensation for all or part of the salary and benefits of any police officer assigned to its schools in accordance with such contract.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3365.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3365 / § 3365.03
§ 3365.03. Enrollment in CCP; eligibility
Status: in_force

February 25, 2025 Senate Bill 104 - 135th General Assembly (A) A student enrolled in a public or nonpublic secondary school during the student's ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade school year; a student enrolled in a nonchartered nonpublic secondary school in the student's ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade school year; or a student who is exempt from the compulsory attendance law for the purpose of home education under section 3321.042 of the Revised Code and is the equivalent of a ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade student, may apply to and enroll in a college under the college credit plus program. (1) In order for a public secondary school student to participate in the program, all of the following criteria shall be met: (a) The student or the student's parent shall inform the principal, or equivalent, of the student's school by the first day of April or the first day of November of the student's intent to participate in the program in the next semester or term. Any student who provides notification by the first day of April may be approved to participate in the program for the next full school year. Any student who provides notification by the first day of November may be approved to participate in the program for the next semester or term only. Any student who fails to provide the notification by the required date may not participate in the program in the next semester or term without the written consent of the principal, or equivalent. If a student seeks consent from the principal after failing to provide notification by the required date, the principal shall notify the department of education and workforce of the student's intent to participate within ten days of the date on which the student seeks consent. If the principal does not provide written consent, the student may appeal the principal's decision to the governing entity of the school, except for a student who is enrolled in a school district, who may appeal the decision to the district superintendent. Not later than thirty days after the notification of the appeal, the district superintendent or governing entity shall hear the appeal and shall make a decision to either grant or deny that student's participation in the program. The decision of the district superintendent or governing entity shall be final. (b) The student shall: (i) Apply to a public or a participating private college, or an eligible out-of-state college participating in the program, in accordance with the college's established procedures for admission, pursuant to section 3365.05 of the Revised Code; (ii) As a condition of eligibility, satisfy one of the following criteria: (I) Be remediation-free, in accordance with one of the assessments established under division (F) of section 3345.061 of the Revised Code; (II) Meet an alternative remediation-free eligibility option, as defined by the chancellor, in consultation with the department, in rules adopted under this section; (III) Have participated in the program prior to September 30, 2021, and qualified to participate in the program by scoring within one standard error of measurement below the remediation-free threshold for one of the assessments established under division (F) of section 3345.061 of the Revised Code and satisfying one of the conditions specified under division (A)(1)(b)(ii)(I) or (II) of this section as those divisions existed prior to September 30, 2021. (iii) Meet the college's and relevant academic program's established standards for admission, enrollment, and course placement, including course-specific capacity limitations, pursuant to section 3365.05 of the Revised Code. (c) The student shall elect at the time of enrollment to participate under either division (A) or (B) of section 3365.06 of the Revised Code for each course under the program. (d) The student and the student's parent shall sign a form, provided by the school, stating that they have received the counseling required under division (B) of section 3365.04 of the Revised Code and that they understand the responsibilities they must assume in the program. (2) In order for a nonpublic secondary school student, a nonchartered nonpublic secondary school student, or a home-educated student to participate in the program, both of the following criteria shall be met: (a) The student shall meet the criteria in divisions (A)(1)(b) and (c) of this section. (b)(i) If the student is enrolled in a nonpublic secondary school, that student shall send to the department a copy of the student's acceptance from a college and an application by the first day of April or the first day of November prior to the semester or term in which the student wishes to participate. Any student who sends the required documents by the first day of April may be approved to participate in the program for the next full school year. Any student who sends the required documents by the first day of November may be approved to participate in the program for the next semester or term only. The application shall be made on forms provided by the department and shall include information about the student's proposed participation, including the school year in which the student wishes to participate; and the semesters or terms the student wishes to enroll during such year. The department shall mark each application with the date and time of receipt. (ii) If the student is enrolled in a nonchartered nonpublic secondary school or is home-instructed, the parent or guardian of that student shall notify the department by the first day of April or the first day of November prior to the semester or term in which the student wishes to participate. Any student who provides notification by the first day of April may be approved to participate in the program for the next full school year. Any student who provides notification by the first day of November may be approved to participate in the program for the next semester or term only. (B) Except as provided for in division (C) of this section and in sections 3365.031 and 3365.032 of the Revised Code: (1) No public secondary school shall prohibit a student enrolled in that school from participating in the program if that student meets all of the criteria in division (A)(1) of this section. (2) No participating nonpublic secondary school shall prohibit a student enrolled in that school from participating in the program if the student meets all of the criteria in division (A)(2) of this section and, if the student is enrolled under division (B) of section 3365.06 of the Revised Code, the student is awarded funding from the department in accordance with rules adopted by the chancellor, in consultation with the department, pursuant to section 3365.071 of the Revised Code. (C) For purposes of this section, during the period of an expulsion imposed by a public secondary school, a student is ineligible to apply to enroll in a college under this section, unless the student is admitted to another public secondary or participating nonpublic secondary school. If a student is enrolled in a college under this section at the time the student is expelled, the student's status for the remainder of the college term in which the expulsion is imposed shall be determined under section 3365.032 of the Revised Code. (D) Upon a student's graduation from high school, participation in the college credit plus program shall not affect the student's eligibility at any public college for scholarships or for other benefits or opportunities that are available to first-time college students and are awarded by that college, regardless of the number of credit hours that the student completed under the program. (E) The college to which a student applies to participate under this section shall pay for one assessment used to determine that student's eligibility under this section. However, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code, any additional assessments used to determine the student's eligibility shall be the financial responsibility of the student. Last updated January 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.47
§ 3318.47. Transfer of amounts to RC 3318.15 fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly (A) On the effective date of this section, the director of budget and management shall transfer any amount on hand in the fund established under former section 3318.47 of the Revised Code, as that section existed prior to the effective date of this section, into the fund established under section 3318.15 of the Revised Code. (B) On or after the effective date of this section, any amounts received from school districts in repayment of loans made under former sections 3318.47 to 3318.49 , as those sections existed prior to the effective date of this section, shall be deposited into the fund established under section 3318.15 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.941 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.941
§ 3301.941. Student level data records collected and maintained for early childhood programs
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section, "early childhood program" means any publicly funded program providing services to children younger than compulsory school age, as defined in section 3321.01 of the Revised Code. Student level data records collected and maintained for purposes of administering early childhood programs shall be assigned a unique student data verification code in accordance with division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code and shall be included in the combined data repository authorized by section 3301.94 of the Revised Code. The department of education and workforce may require certain personally identifiable student data, including student names, to be reported to the department for purposes of administering early childhood programs but not be included in the combined data repository. The department and each school or center providing services through an early childhood program that receives a student level data record, a data verification code, or other personally identifiable information shall not release that record, code, or other information to any person except as provided by section 3319.321 of the Revised Code or the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232g. Any document relative to an early childhood program that the department holds in its files that contains a student's name, data verification code, or other personally identifiable information shall not be a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Any state agency that administers an early childhood program may use student data contained in the combined data repository to conduct research and analysis designed to evaluate the effectiveness of and investments in that program, in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and regulations promulgated under that act. Last updated August 2, 2023 at 11:39 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.7113 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.7113
§ 3313.7113. Procurement of inhalers by board
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "inhaler" means a device that delivers medication to alleviate asthmatic symptoms, is manufactured in the form of a metered dose inhaler or dry powdered inhaler, and may include a spacer, holding chamber, or other device that attaches to the inhaler and is used to improve the delivery of the medication. (B) The board of education of each city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district may procure inhalers for each school operated by the district to have on the school premises for use in emergency situations identified under division (D)(5) of this section. A district board that elects to procure inhalers under this section is encouraged to maintain, at all times, at least two inhalers at each school operated by the district. (C) A district board that elects to procure inhalers under this section shall require the district's superintendent to adopt a policy governing their maintenance and use. Before adopting the policy, the superintendent shall consult with a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (D) A component of a policy adopted by a superintendent under division (C) of this section shall be a prescriber-issued protocol specifying definitive orders for inhalers, including the dosages of medication to be administered through them, the number of times that each inhaler may be used before disposal, and the methods of disposal. The policy also shall do all of the following: (1) Identify the one or more locations in each school operated by the district in which an inhaler must be stored; (2) Specify the conditions under which an inhaler must be stored, replaced, and disposed; (3) Specify the individuals employed by or under contract with the district board, in addition to a school nurse or an athletic trainer, licensed under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code, who may access and use an inhaler to provide a dosage of medication to an individual in an emergency situation identified under division (D)(5) of this section; (4) Specify any training that employees or contractors specified under division (D)(3) of this section, other than a school nurse or athletic trainer, must complete before being authorized to access and use an inhaler; (5) Identify the emergency situations, including when an individual exhibits signs and symptoms of asthma, in which a school nurse, athletic trainer, or other employees or contractors specified under division (D)(3) of this section may access and use an inhaler; (6) Specify that assistance from an emergency medical service provider must be requested immediately after an employee or contractor, other than a school nurse, athletic trainer, or another licensed health professional, uses an inhaler; (7) Specify the individuals, in addition to students, school employees or contractors, and school visitors, to whom a dosage of medication may be administered through an inhaler in an emergency situation specified under division (D)(5) of this section. (E) A school or school district, a member of a district board of education, or a district or school employee or contractor is 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 inhaler under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a school or school district, member of a district board of education, or district or school employee or contractor may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. (F) A school district board of education may accept donations of inhalers 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 inhalers. (G) A district board that elects to procure inhalers under this section shall report to the department of education and workforce each procurement and occurrence in which an inhaler is used from a school's supply of inhalers. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.04
§ 3319.04. Business manager - powers and duties
Status: in_force

March 30, 2007 House Bill 671 - 126th General Assembly The business manager shall have the care and custody of all property of the school district, real or personal, except moneys, supervise the construction of buildings in the process of erection, and the maintenance, operation, and repairs thereof, advertise for bids, and purchase and have custody of all supplies and equipment authorized by the board. The business manager shall assist in the preparation of the annual appropriation resolution; shall appoint and may discharge, subject to confirmation by the board, noneducational employees, except as provided in division (B) of section 3313.31 of the Revised Code; and shall prepare and execute all contracts necessary in carrying out this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3315.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3315 / § 3315.41
§ 3315.41. Board may create trust for investment of money in education foundation fund
Status: in_force

June 13, 1990 House Bill 292 - 118th General Assembly A board of education may create a trust for investment of money in the education foundation fund created pursuant to section 3315.40 of the Revised Code. The instrument creating such a trust shall do all of following: (A) Appoint a nonprofit foundation that is exempt from income tax under section 501(a) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 501(a), as amended, and that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3), as amended, as trustee; designate the school district education foundation fund as the beneficiary; and describe the initial trust principal, which shall not be less than one dollar; (B) Specify that additional amounts may be added to the trust principal from the education foundation fund; (C) Prohibit invasion of the principal of the trust; (D) Require the trustee to administer the trust, including but not limited to, holding, investing, and reinvesting the trust principal; collecting the income from the investments; and, after deducting the costs of administering the trust and, if applicable, the trustee's compensation, paying the net income to the school district treasurer for payment into the school district education foundation fund as beneficiary; (E) Specify the conditions under which the trust is revocable. Upon revocation, the principal of the trust shall revert to the board of education. (F) Provide for amendment of the trust if the board concludes that an amendment will better enable the objectives of the trust to be achieved; (G) Other provisions the board considers necessary or advisable for successful administration of the trust and achievement of its objectives. The board may provide for the payment, from the trust income or otherwise, of a reasonable fee to the trustee in compensation for its services. If the principal of the trust created under this section reverts to the board of education the board shall direct the school district treasurer to accept and pay the principal into the education foundation fund created under section 3315.40 of the Revised Code. Unless provided otherwise in the trust instrument, a trust created under this section is not subject to Chapter 135. of the Revised Code and shall not be considered a charitable trust under sections 109.23 to 109.33 or Chapter 1719. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3312.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3312 / § 3312.06
§ 3312.06. Recommendations of regional council subcommittees
Status: in_force

September 28, 2006 House Bill 115 - 126th General Assembly Each advisory council subcommittee established under section 3312.05 of the Revised Code shall make recommendations to the advisory council regarding the implementation of state and regional education initiatives and school improvement efforts in the subcommittee's area of specialization. The recommendations may include strategies to tailor state education initiatives to regional needs and priorities or to maximize funds available to the region for the provision of services in the subcommittee's area of specialization.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3337.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3337 / § 3337.07
§ 3337.07. Operation and control of dormitories
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The body corporate known as the president and trustees of the Ohio university may purchase a site therefor and construct, equip, maintain, and operate thereupon or upon sites within the campus of the university as it may designate therefor, buildings to be used as dormitories for students and members of the faculty and servants of the university, and to pay for same out of any funds in its possession derived from the operation of any dormitories under its control, or out of funds borrowed therefor, or out of funds appropriated therefor by the general assembly, or out of funds or property received by it by gift, grant, legacy, devise, or otherwise, for such purposes, and to borrow funds for such purposes upon such terms as it deems proper and to issue notes or other written instruments evidencing such indebtedness, provided that such indebtedness shall not be a claim against or a lien upon any property of the state or any property of or under the control of the president and board of trustees of the Ohio university excepting such part of the receipts of the operation of any dormitories under its control as the president and board of trustees of the Ohio university may pledge to secure the payment of any such indebtedness.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.37
§ 3333.37. Outstanding scholarship, priority needs fellowship program definitions
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in sections 3333.37 to 3333.375 of the Revised Code, the following words and terms have the following meanings unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent: (A) "Cost of attendance" means all costs of a student incurred in connection with a program of study at an eligible institution, as determined by the institution, including tuition; instructional fees; room and board; books, computers, and supplies; and other related fees, charges, and expenses. (B) "Eligible institution" means one of the following: (1) A state-assisted post-secondary educational institution within the state; (2) A nonprofit institution of higher education within the state that holds a certificate of authorization issued under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code, that is accredited by the appropriate regional and, when appropriate, professional accrediting associations within whose jurisdiction it falls, is authorized to grant a bachelor's degree or higher, and satisfies other conditions as set forth in the policy guidelines; (3) A private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code. (C) "Eligible student" means either of the following: (1) An undergraduate student who meets all of the following: (a) Is a resident of this state; (b) Has graduated from any Ohio secondary school for which the director of education and workforce prescribes minimum standards in accordance with section 3301.07 of the Revised Code; (c) Is attending and in good standing, or has been accepted for attendance, at any eligible institution as a full-time student to pursue a bachelor's degree. (2) A graduate student who is a resident of this state, and is attending and in good standing, or has been accepted for attendance, at any eligible institution. (D) "Fellowship" or "fellowship program" means the Ohio priority needs fellowship created by sections 3333.37 to 3333.375 of the Revised Code. (E) "Full-time student" has the meaning as defined by rule of the chancellor of higher education. (F) "Ohio outstanding scholar" means a student who is the recipient of a scholarship under sections 3333.37 to 3333.375 of the Revised Code. (G) "Policy guidelines" means the rules adopted by the chancellor pursuant to section 3333.374 of the Revised Code. (H) "Priority needs fellow" means a student who is the recipient of a fellowship under sections 3333.37 to 3333.375 of the Revised Code. (I) "Priority needs field of study" means those academic majors and disciplines as determined by the chancellor that support the purposes and intent of sections 3333.37 to 3333.375 of the Revised Code as described in section 3333.371 of the Revised Code. (J) "Scholarship" or "scholarship program" means the Ohio outstanding scholarship created by sections 3333.37 to 3333.375 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:04 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.201 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.201
§ 3345.201. Purchase of liability insurance for hospital services
Status: in_force

April 29, 2011 House Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly The board of trustees of a state college or university which operates a clinical teaching or research hospital or ambulatory facility may purchase liability insurance for the agents, employees, students, nurses, interns, and resident physicians of such hospital against all liability arising from their performance of services on behalf of such hospital or facility. The boards of trustees of the northeast Ohio medical university, Ohio university, and the Wright state university if they provide clinical instruction programs in the facilities of a hospital not operated by the university, may purchase liability insurance for agents, employees, students, nurses, interns, and resident physicians performing services in relation to such hospital against all liability arising from their performance of services on behalf of such university. Such insurance may be provided by one or more insurance policies.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.24
§ 3313.24. Compensation of treasurer
Status: in_force

March 30, 2007 House Bill 671 - 126th General Assembly (A) At the time of the appointment or designation of the term of office of the treasurer, subject to division (B) of this section, the board of education of each local, exempted village, or city school district shall fix the compensation of its treasurer, which shall be paid from the general fund of the district. No order for payment of the salary of the treasurer of a local, exempted village, or city school district, other than an island school district, shall be drawn until the treasurer presents to the district board evidence that the treasurer either holds a valid license issued under section 3301.074 of the Revised Code or is an otherwise qualified treasurer, as defined in division (B) of section 3313.22 of the Revised Code. A governing board of an educational service center which chooses to act as the governing board of the educational service center pursuant to division (D) of section 135.01 of the Revised Code shall fix the compensation of its treasurer and pay its treasurer in the manner prescribed in the section for local, exempted village, and city school districts. (B) The compensation of the treasurer may be increased or decreased during the treasurer's term of office, provided any decrease is a part of a uniform plan affecting salaries of all employees of the district. (C) The board may establish vacation leave for its treasurer. Upon the treasurer's separation from employment, the board may provide compensation at the treasurer's current rate of pay for all lawfully accrued and unused vacation leave to the treasurer's credit at the time of separation, not to exceed the amount accrued during the three years before the date of separation. In case of the death of a treasurer, unused vacation leave that the board would have paid to the treasurer upon separation shall be paid in accordance with section 2113.04 of the Revised Code or to the treasurer's estate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.03
§ 3326.03. STEM school proposals
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The STEM committee shall authorize the establishment of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics schools based on proposals submitted to the committee. The committee shall determine the criteria for proposals, establish procedures for the submission of proposals, accept and evaluate proposals, and choose which proposals to approve to become a STEM school. In approving proposals for STEM schools, the committee shall consider designating schools in diverse geographic regions of the state so that all students have access to a STEM school. The committee shall seek technical assistance from the Ohio STEM learning network, or its successor, throughout the process of accepting and evaluating proposals and choosing which proposals to approve. In approving proposals for STEM schools, the committee shall consider the recommendations of the Ohio STEM learning network, or its successor. The committee may authorize the establishment of a group of multiple STEM schools to operate from multiple facilities located in one or more school districts under the direction of a single governing body in the manner prescribed by section 3326.031 of the Revised Code. The committee shall consider the merits of each of the proposed STEM schools within a group and shall authorize each school separately. Anytime after authorizing a group of STEM schools to be under the direction of a single governing body, the committee may authorize one or more additional schools to operate as part of that group, provided a proposal for each school is submitted in accordance with this section. The STEM committee may approve one or more STEM schools to serve only students identified as gifted under Chapter 3324. of the Revised Code. (B) Proposals may be submitted only by a partnership of public and private entities consisting of at least all of the following: (1) A city, exempted village, or local school district; (2) Higher education entities; (3) Business organizations. A community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, a chartered nonpublic school, or both may be part of the partnership. (C) Each proposal shall include at least the following: (1) A statement of which of grades kindergarten through twelve will be offered by the school; (2) Assurances that the STEM school or group of STEM schools will be under the oversight of a governing body and a description of the members of that governing body and how they will be selected; (3) Assurances that each STEM school will operate in compliance with this chapter and the provisions of the proposal as accepted by the committee and that the school will maintain the STEM education practices set forth in the proposal; (4) Evidence that each school will exhibit school-wide cultural strategies reflecting innovation, an entrepreneurial spirit, inquiry, and collaboration with individual accountability; (5) Evidence that each school will offer a rigorous, diverse, integrated, and problem- or project-based curriculum to all students enrolled in the school, with the goal to prepare all students for post-high school learning experiences, the workforce, and citizenship, and that does all of the following: (a) Emphasizes and supports the role of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in promoting innovation and economic progress; (b) Emphasizes the use of design thinking as a school-wide approach; (c) Provides opportunities for students to engage in personalized learning; (d) Includes the arts and humanities. If the proposal is for a STEAM school, it also shall include evidence that the curriculum will integrate arts and design into the study of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to foster creative thinking, problem-solving, and new approaches to scientific invention. (6) Evidence that school leadership supports the curriculum principles of division (C)(5) of this section; (7) A description of how each school's curriculum was developed using the curriculum principles described in division (C)(5) of this section and approved by a team in accordance with section 3326.09 of the Revised Code; (8) Evidence that each school will participate in regular STEM-focused professional development and share knowledge of best practices; (9) Evidence that each school has established partnerships with institutions of higher education and businesses. If the proposal is for a STEAM school, it also shall include evidence of established partnerships with one or more arts organizations. (10) Assurances that each school has received commitments of sustained and verifiable fiscal and in-kind support from regional education and business entities. If the proposal is for a STEAM school, it also shall include assurances that the school has received commitments of sustained and verifiable fiscal and in-kind support from arts organizations. (11) A description of how each school's assets will be distributed if the school closes for any reason. (D) A STEM school that is designated under this section may submit an amended proposal to the STEM committee at any time to offer additional grade levels. Upon approval of the amended proposal by the committee, those grades may be offered by the school. (E)(1) If a school is designated as a STEM school under this section, it shall maintain that designation for five years unless the STEM committee revokes its designation during that five-year period under division (F) of this section. At the end of that five-year period, the school shall reapply to the STEM committee in order to maintain that designation. The committee shall authorize the continuation of the school's STEM designation if the committee finds that the school is in compliance with this chapter and the provisions of its proposal and any subsequent amendments to that proposal. If a school chooses not to reapply for designation as a STEM school under division (E)(1) of this section, the committee shall revoke the school's designation at the end of its five-year designation period. (2) If a school reapplies for its designation as a STEM school under division (E)(1) of this section and the committee has reason to believe that it is not in compliance with this chapter or the provisions of its proposal and any subsequent amendments to that proposal, the committee shall require the school, in collaboration with the department of education and workforce and the Ohio STEM learning network or its successor, to develop a corrective action plan. The school shall implement the corrective action plan and demonstrate exemplary STEM pedagogy and practices within one year of the plan's development. If the school fails to implement the corrective action plan to the satisfaction of the committee at the end of that year, the committee shall revoke the school's designation. (3) The department shall maintain records of the application status and designation renewal deadlines for each school that has been designated as a STEM school under this section. (F) If the STEM committee has reason to believe that a school that is designated as a STEM school under this section is not in compliance with this chapter or the provisions of its proposal and any subsequent amendments to that proposal, it may review the school's designation prior to the end of its five-year designation period. If the committee reviews a school's designation under this division, it must require the school to develop a corrective action plan in the same manner as specified in division (E)(2) of this section and implement that plan and demonstrate exemplary STEM pedagogy and practices within one year of the plan's development. If the school fails to implement the corrective action plan to the satisfaction of the committee at the end of that year, the committee shall revoke the school's designation. (G) If a STEM school wishes to become a STEAM school, it may change its existing proposal to include the items required under divisions (C)(5)(d), (C)(9), and (C)(10) of this section and submit the revised proposal to the STEM committee for approval. (H) Notwithstanding division (B)(1) of this section, on and after September 30, 2021, a school operated by a joint vocational school district that was designated as a STEM school prior to that date may maintain that designation provided the school continues to comply with this chapter and all provisions of its proposal and any subsequent amendments to that proposal. However, nothing shall prohibit that school from electing to apply for a designation of STEM school equivalent or distinction as a STEM program of excellence under section 3326.032 or 3326.04 of the Revised Code, respectively. Last updated August 30, 2023 at 9:43 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.23
§ 3335.23. Ceramics expert to conduct department
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly To conduct the department of ceramics, the board of trustees of the Ohio state university shall employ a competent expert, who shall unite with the necessary education and scientific acquirements, a thorough practical knowledge of clay working, and not less than two years actual experience in some branch of the art. He shall teach the theoretical part of the subject, conduct the laboratory for the instruction of students, prosecute such scientific investigations into the technology of the various clay industries as may be practicable, and from time to time may, with the consent of the board, publish the results of his investigation in such form that such results will be accessible to the clay workers of the state for the advancement of the art.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.451 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.451
§ 3309.451. Service credit purchased upon death of member
Status: in_force

July 29, 1992 Senate Bill 346 - 119th General Assembly Upon the death of a member prior to receipt of a disability benefit or service retirement, the surviving spouse or dependents of the deceased member shall have the right to purchase any service credit which the member, had he not died, would have been eligible to purchase under this chapter upon the same terms and conditions which the deceased member could have purchased such service credit had he not died. Any service credit purchased under this section shall be applied under the provisions of this chapter in the same manner as it would have been applied had it been purchased by the deceased member during his lifetime.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.26
§ 3313.26. Record of proceedings
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 168 - 135th General Assembly The treasurer of the board of education, in the performance of the treasurer's duties, shall record the proceedings of each meeting in a book to be provided by the board for that purpose, which shall be a public record. The record of proceedings at each meeting of the board shall be read at its next regular meeting, corrected and approved, which approval shall be noted in the proceedings. After such approval, the president shall sign the record and the treasurer shall attest to the accuracy of the information contained in the record. The treasurer's attestation shall not be construed to serve as authorization or execution of any action taken or not taken during any meeting. By resolution, a board of education may waive the reading of the record of any of its proceedings, provided that such record has been distributed to the members of the board of education at least two days prior to the date of the next regular meeting and that copies of such record are made available to the public and news media. Such resolution shall be in full force and effect until such time as amended or rescinded by the board of education. Last updated August 15, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.402 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.402
§ 3375.402. Establishment of museums
Status: in_force

October 6, 1955 House Bill 906 - 101st General Assembly A library board may contract with a corporation not for profit organized to establish a museum for the use of the general public and located within the territory served by the library, to turn over to such corporation the museum physical assets of the library under such terms and conditions as the library board may deem proper. Such board may also loan books, periodicals, and similar matter belonging to the library to such corporation for use in its museum, and such library board may include in its annual budget a sum not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars, which sum it may pay to such corporation for the maintenance of such museum.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.20
§ 3349.20. Accounts of income and expenditures
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The accounts of any trust estate, property, and funds referred to by section 3349.18 of the Revised Code and of the income and expenditure thereof, shall be kept by the auditor of the municipal corporation entirely distinct from all other accounts or affairs of the municipal corporation, and the moneys must be kept by the treasurer of the municipal corporation distinct from other moneys. The board of directors of any such municipal university, college, or other educational institution may keep all such accounts and retain the control and custody of such moneys if it, by resolution determines to do so. Such board must at all times confine its disbursements for current expenses within the income of the trust estate, property, and funds, and annually shall report to the mayor and legislative authority of such municipal corporation a full statement of the accounts of administration of such trust and other funds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.69 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.69
§ 3333.69. Monitor of initiatives for which award granted
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly The chancellor of higher education shall monitor each initiative for which an award is granted under the choose Ohio first scholarship program to ensure the following: (A) Fiscal accountability, so that the award is used in accordance with the agreement entered into under section 3333.65 of the Revised Code; (B) Operating progress, so that the initiative is managed to achieve the goals stated in the proposal and in the agreement, and so that problems may be promptly identified and remedied; (C) Desired outcomes, so that the initiative contributes to the program's goals of enhancing regional educational and economic strengths and meeting regional economic needs. Last updated August 12, 2021 at 11:23 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.231 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.231
§ 3319.231. Qualifications for teaching community service education
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section, "community service" has the same meaning as in section 3313.605 of the Revised Code. The department of education and workforce shall adopt rules establishing qualifications for the teaching of community service education for high school credit under division (C) of section 3313.605 of the Revised Code. In addition, the department shall provide technical assistance to school districts providing community service instructional programs for teachers. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 10:14 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.979 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.979
§ 3313.979. Payment of scholarships or grants
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Each grant to be used for payments to an approved tutorial assistance provider is payable to the approved tutorial assistance provider. (A) By the fifteenth day of each month of the school year that any scholarship students are enrolled in a registered private school, the chief administrator of that school shall notify the director of education and workforce of: (1) The number of scholarship students who were reported to the school district as having been admitted by that private school pursuant to division (A)(2)(b) of section 3313.978 of the Revised Code and who were still enrolled in the private school as of the first day of such month; (2) The number of scholarship students who were reported to the school district as having been admitted by another private school pursuant to division (A)(2)(b) of section 3313.978 of the Revised Code and since the date of admission have transferred to the school providing the notification under division (A) of this section. (B) Whenever an approved provider provides tutorial assistance to a student, the director shall pay the approved provider for such costs upon receipt of a statement specifying the services provided and the costs of the services, which statement shall be signed by the provider and verified by the chief administrator having supervisory control over the tutoring site. The total payments to any approved provider under this division for all provider services to any individual student in any school year shall not exceed the grant amount provided in division (C) of section 3313.978 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.391 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.391
§ 3307.391. Establishing programs for long term health care insurance
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly The state teachers retirement board may establish a program under which members of the state teachers retirement system, employers on behalf of members, and persons receiving benefits under this chapter are permitted to participate in contracts for long-term health care insurance. Participation may include dependents and family members. If a participant in a contract for long-term care insurance leaves employment, the participant and the participant's dependents and family members may, at their election, continue to participate in a program established under this section in the same manner as if the participant had not left employment, except that no part of the cost of the insurance shall be paid by the participant's former employer. Such program may be established independently or jointly with one or more of the other retirement systems. For purposes of this section, "retirement systems" has the same meaning as in division (A) of section 145.581 of the Revised Code. The board may enter into an agreement with insurance companies, health insuring corporations, or government agencies authorized to do business in the state for issuance of a long-term care insurance policy or contract. However, prior to entering into such an agreement with an insurance company or health insuring corporation, the board shall request the superintendent of insurance to certify the financial condition of the company or corporation. The board shall not enter into the agreement if, according to that certification, the company or corporation is insolvent, is determined by the superintendent to be potentially unable to fulfill its contractual obligations, or is placed under an order of rehabilitation or conservation by a court of competent jurisdiction or under an order of supervision by the superintendent. The board may adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code governing the program. Any rules adopted by the board shall establish methods of payment for participation under this section, which may include establishment of a payroll deduction plan under section 3307.701 of the Revised Code, deduction of the full premium charged from a person's benefit, or any other method of payment considered appropriate by the board. If the program is established jointly with one or more of the other retirement systems, the rules also shall establish the terms and conditions of such joint participation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.55
§ 3333.55. Health information and imaging technology workforce development pilot project
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The health information and imaging technology workforce development pilot project is hereby established. Under the project, in fiscal years 2008 through 2010, the chancellor of higher education shall design and implement a three-year pilot program to test, in the vicinity of Clark, Greene, and Montgomery counties, how a P-16 public-private education and workforce development collaborative may address each of the following goals: (1) Increase the number of students taking and mastering high-level science, technology, engineering, or mathematics courses and pursuing careers in those subjects, in all demographic regions of the state; (2) Increase the number of students pursuing professional careers in health information and imaging technology upon receiving related technical education and professional experience, in all demographic regions of the state; (3) Unify efforts among schools, career centers, post-secondary programs, and employers in a region for career and workforce development, preservation, and public education. (B) The project shall focus on enhancing P-16 education and workforce development in the field of health information and imaging technology through such activities as increased academic intervention in related areas of study, after-school and summer intervention programs, tutoring, career and job fairs and other promotional and recruitment activities, externships, professional development, field trips, academic competitions, development of related specialized study modules, development of honors programs, and development and enhancement of dual high school and college enrollment programs. (C) Project participants shall include Clark-Shawnee local school district, Springfield city school district, Greene county career center, Clark state community college, Central state university, Wright state university, Cedarville university, Wittenberg university, the university of Dayton, and private employers in the health information and imaging technology industry in the vicinity of Clark, Greene, and Montgomery counties, selected by the chancellor. For the third year of the project, the chancellor may add as participants the Dayton city school district and Xenia city school district. (D) Wittenberg university shall be the lead coordinating agent and Clark state community college shall be the fiscal agent for the project. (E) The chancellor shall create an advisory council made up of representatives of the participating entities to coordinate, monitor, and evaluate the project. The advisory council shall submit an annual activity report to the chancellor by a date specified by the chancellor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.53
§ 3313.53. Special instruction departments and schools - pupil-activity programs
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Licensed individual" means an individual who holds a valid educator license, certificate, or permit issued by the state board of education under section 3319.22 , 3319.26 , or 3319.27 of the Revised Code. (2) "Nonlicensed individual" means an individual who does not hold a valid educator license, certificate, or permit issued by the state board of education under section 3319.22 , 3319.26 , or 3319.27 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district may establish and maintain in connection with the public school systems: (1) Manual training, industrial arts, domestic science, and commercial departments; (2) Agricultural, industrial, vocational, and trades schools. Such board may pay from the public school funds, as other school expenses are paid, the expenses of establishing and maintaining such departments and schools and of directing, supervising, and coaching the pupil-activity programs in music, language, arts, speech, government, athletics, and any others directly related to the curriculum. (C) The board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district may employ a nonlicensed individual to direct, supervise, or coach a pupil-activity program as long as that individual holds a valid pupil-activity program permit issued by the state board of education under division (A) of section 3319.303 of the Revised Code. (D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, a nonlicensed individual who holds a valid pupil-activity program permit may be employed under division (C) of this section only after the school district's board of education adopts a resolution stating that it has offered such position to those employees of the district who are licensed individuals and no such employee qualified to fill the position has accepted it, and has then advertised the position as available to any licensed individual who is qualified to fill it and who is not employed by the board, and no such person has applied for and accepted the position. (2) A board of education may renew the contract of any nonlicensed individual, currently employed by the board under division (C) of this section for one or more years, without first offering the position held by that individual to employees of the district who are licensed individuals or advertising the position as available to any qualified licensed individuals who are not currently employed by the board as otherwise required under division (D)(1) of this section. (E) A nonlicensed individual employed under this section is a nonteaching employee and is not an educational assistant as defined in section 3319.088 of the Revised Code. A nonlicensed individual may direct, supervise, or coach a pupil-activity program under this section as long as that pupil-activity program does not include any class or course required or offered for credit toward a pupil's promotion to the next grade or for graduation, or any activity conducted as a part of or required for such a class or course. A nonlicensed individual employed under this section may perform only the duties of the director, supervisor, or coach of the pupil-activity program for which the nonlicensed individual is employed. (F) The board shall fix the compensation of each nonlicensed individual employed under this section, which shall be the same amount as the position was or would be offered to the district's licensed employees, and execute a written contract with the nonlicensed individual for a term not to exceed one year. The contract shall specify the compensation, duration, and other terms of employment, and the compensation shall not be reduced unless such reduction is a part of a uniform plan affecting the entire district. If the state board suspends, revokes, or limits the pupil-activity program permit of a nonlicensed individual, the school district board may terminate or suspend the employment contract of that individual. Otherwise, no contract issued under this section shall be terminated or suspended except pursuant to the procedure established by division (C) of section 3319.081 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.984 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.984
§ 3313.984. Intradistrict open enrollment
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 168 - 135th General Assembly (A) Each school district shall report to the department of education and workforce, in the manner prescribed by the department, the number of students who attend a school building other than the one assigned by the board or district superintendent. (B) A school district that conducts an enrollment lottery for students through an intradistrict open enrollment policy under this section shall do all of the following: (1) Conduct that lottery by the second Monday of June prior to the school year for which the student is seeking enrollment; (2) Notify parents of students who reside in the district of the date of the lottery prior to that date; (3) Post on the district's web site information about the lottery, including how and when the lottery will be conducted. Last updated August 15, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3305.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3305 / § 3305.01
§ 3305.01. Alternative retirement program definitions
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Public institution of higher education" means a state university as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, the northeast Ohio medical university, or a university branch, technical college, state community college, community college, or municipal university established or operating under Chapter 3345., 3349., 3354., 3355., 3357., or 3358. of the Revised Code. (B) "State retirement system" means the public employees retirement system created under Chapter 145. of the Revised Code, the state teachers retirement system created under Chapter 3307. of the Revised Code, or the school employees retirement system created under Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code. (C) "Eligible employee" means any person employed as a full-time employee of a public institution of higher education. In all cases of doubt, the board of trustees of the public institution of higher education shall determine whether any person is an eligible employee for purposes of this chapter, and the board's decision shall be final. (D) "Electing employee" means any eligible employee who elects, pursuant to section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, to participate in an alternative retirement plan provided pursuant to this chapter or an eligible employee who is required to participate in an alternative retirement plan pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 3305.05 or division (F) of section 3305.051 of the Revised Code. (E) "Compensation," for purposes of an electing employee, has the same meaning as the applicable one of the following: (1) If the electing employee would be subject to Chapter 145. of the Revised Code had the employee not made an election pursuant to section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, "earnable salary" as defined in division (R) of section 145.01 of the Revised Code; (2) If the electing employee would be subject to Chapter 3307. of the Revised Code had the employee not made an election pursuant to section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, "compensation" as defined in division (L) of section 3307.01 of the Revised Code; (3) If the electing employee would be subject to Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code had the employee not made an election pursuant to section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, "compensation" as defined in division (V) of section 3309.01 of the Revised Code. (F) "Vendor" means an entity designated under section 3305.03 of the Revised Code as eligible to be a provider of investment options for an alternative retirement plan. (G) "Provider" means, with respect to each public institution of higher education, a vendor that has entered into an agreement with that public institution of higher education in accordance with section 3305.04 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.51
§ 3310.51. Definitions for the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly As used in sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code: (A) "Alternative public provider" means either of the following providers that agrees to enroll a child in the provider's special education program to implement the child's individualized education program and to which the eligible applicant owes fees for the services provided to the child: (1) A school district that is not the school district in which the child is entitled to attend school or the child's school district of residence, if different; (2) A public entity other than a school district. (B) "Child with a disability" and "individualized education program" have the same meanings as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Eligible applicant" means any of the following: (1) Either of the natural or adoptive parents of a qualified special education child, except as otherwise specified in this division. When the marriage of the natural or adoptive parents of the student has been terminated by a divorce, dissolution of marriage, or annulment, or when the natural or adoptive parents of the student are living separate and apart under a legal separation decree, and a court has issued an order allocating the parental rights and responsibilities with respect to the child, "eligible applicant" means the residential parent as designated by the court. If the court issues a shared parenting decree, "eligible applicant" means either parent. "Eligible applicant" does not mean a parent whose custodial rights have been terminated. (2) The custodian of a qualified special education child, when a court has granted temporary, legal, or permanent custody of the child to an individual other than either of the natural or adoptive parents of the child or to a government agency; (3) The guardian of a qualified special education child, when a court has appointed a guardian for the child; (4) The grandparent of a qualified special education child, when the grandparent is the child's attorney in fact under a power of attorney executed under sections 3109.51 to 3109.62 of the Revised Code or when the grandparent has executed a caretaker authorization affidavit under sections 3109.65 to 3109.73 of the Revised Code; (5) The surrogate parent appointed for a qualified special education child pursuant to division (B) of section 3323.05 and section 3323.051 of the Revised Code; (6) A qualified special education child, if the child does not have a custodian or guardian and the child is at least eighteen years of age and less than twenty-two years of age. (D) "Entitled to attend school" means entitled to attend school in a school district under sections 3313.64 and 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (E) "Formula ADM" has the same meaning as in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code. (F) "Qualified special education child" is a child for whom all of the following conditions apply: (1) The child is at least three years of age and less than twenty-two years of age. (2) The school district in which the child is entitled to attend school, or the child's school district of residence if different, has identified the child as a child with a disability. (3) The school district in which the child is entitled to attend school, or the child's school district of residence if different, has developed an individualized education program under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code for the child. (4) The child meets one of the following conditions: (a) Was enrolled in the schools of the school district in which the child is entitled to attend school in any grade from preschool through twelve in the school year prior to the school year in which a scholarship is sought for the child; (b) Is eligible to enter school in any grade preschool through twelve in the school district in which the child is entitled to attend school in the school year in which a scholarship is sought for the child; (c) All of the following apply: (i) The child is at least eighteen years of age and less than twenty-two years of age. (ii) The child is enrolled in a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school, is home educated in accordance with section 3321.042 of the Revised Code, or is a student older than compulsory school age and less than twenty-two years of age and received a home education in accordance with section 3321.042 of the Revised Code and has not received a diploma under section 3313.6110 of the Revised Code. (iii) The child is still eligible to receive transition services under the child's individualized education program. (5) The department of education and workforce has not approved a scholarship for the child under the educational choice scholarship pilot program, under sections 3310.01 to 3310.17 of the Revised Code, the autism scholarship program, under section 3310.41 of the Revised Code, or the pilot project scholarship program, under sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code for the same school year in which a scholarship under the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program is sought. (6) The child and the child's parents are in compliance with the state compulsory attendance law under Chapter 3321. of the Revised Code. (G) "Registered private provider" means a nonpublic school or other nonpublic entity that has been registered by the superintendent of public instruction under section 3310.58 of the Revised Code prior to October 3, 2023, or the department of education and workforce on or after that date. (H) "Scholarship" means a scholarship awarded under the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program pursuant to sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code. (I) "School district of residence" has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code. A community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code is not a "school district of residence" for purposes of sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code. (J) "School year" has the same meaning as in section 3313.62 of the Revised Code. (K) "Special education program" means a school or facility that provides special education and related services to children with disabilities. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.301 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.301
§ 3319.301. Board to issue permits to qualified nonlicensed individuals
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Dropout prevention and recovery community school" has the same meaning as in section 3314.02 of the Revised Code. (2) "Industry-recognized credential program" means a career-technical course in which a student may earn an industry-recognized credential approved under section 3313.6113 of the Revised Code. (3) "STEM school" means a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code. (B) The state board of education shall issue permits to individuals who are not licensed as required by sections 3319.22 to 3319.30 of the Revised Code, but who are otherwise qualified, to teach classes for not more than a total of twelve hours a week, except that an individual teaching in a STEM school or an individual teaching an industry-recognized credential program offered at a dropout prevention and recovery community school may teach classes for not more than a total of forty hours a week. The state board, by rule, shall set forth the qualifications, other than licensure under sections 3319.22 to 3319.30 of the Revised Code, to be met by individuals in order to be issued a permit as provided in this section. Such qualifications shall include the possession of a baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree in, or significant experience related to, the subject the individual is to teach. For an individual assigned to teach a career-technical class, significant experience related to a subject shall include career-technical experience. Applications for permits pursuant to this section shall be made in accordance with section 3319.29 of the Revised Code. A permit issued under this section shall be renewable. The state board, by rule, shall authorize the board of education of each school district and each STEM school to engage individuals holding permits issued under this section to teach classes for not more than the total number of hours a week specified in the permit. The rules shall include provisions with regard to each of the following: (1) That a board of education or STEM school shall engage a nonlicensed individual to teach pursuant to this section on a volunteer basis, or by entering into a contract with the individual or the individual's employer on such terms and conditions as are agreed to between the board or school and the individual or the individual's employer; (2) That an employee of the board of education or STEM school who is licensed under sections 3319.22 to 3319.30 of the Revised Code shall directly supervise a nonlicensed individual who is engaged to teach pursuant to this section until the superintendent of the school district or the chief administrative officer of the STEM school is satisfied that the nonlicensed individual has sufficient understanding of, and experience in, effective teaching methods to teach without supervision. (C) A nonlicensed individual engaged to teach pursuant to this section is a teacher for the purposes of Title XXXIII of the Revised Code except for the purposes of Chapters 3307. and 3317. and sections 3319.07 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code. Such an individual is not an employee of the board of education or STEM school for the purpose of Titles I or XLI or Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code. (D) Students enrolled in a class taught by a nonlicensed individual pursuant to this section and rules adopted thereunder shall receive the same credit as if the class had been taught by an employee licensed pursuant to sections 3319.22 to 3319.30 of the Revised Code. (E) No board of education of any school district shall engage any one or more nonlicensed individuals if such employment displaces from employment an existing licensed employee of the district. (F) Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code does not apply to permits issued under this section. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3361.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3361 / § 3361.03
§ 3361.03. Powers of board of trustees regarding employees and university
Status: in_force

April 8, 1976 House Bill 744 - 111th General Assembly The board of trustees of the university of Cincinnati shall employ, fix the compensation of, and remove the president and such number of professors, teachers, and other employees, as may be deemed necessary. The board shall do all things necessary for the creation, proper maintenance, and successful and continuous operation of the university and may adopt and amend bylaws and rules for the conduct of the board and the government and conduct of the university. The board may accept donations of lands and moneys for the purposes of such university.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.52
§ 3314.52. Policies for use of credit card accounts
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 House Bill 312 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Not later than three months after the effective date of this section, the governing authority of a community school that holds a credit card account on the effective date of this section shall adopt a written policy for the use of credit card accounts. Otherwise, a governing authority shall adopt a written policy before first holding a credit card account. The policy shall include provisions addressing all of the following: (1) The officers or positions authorized to use credit card accounts; (2) The types of expenses for which a credit card account may be used; (3) The procedure for acquisition, use, and management of a credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks; (4) The procedure for submitting itemized receipts to the designated fiscal officer or the designated fiscal officer's designee; (5) The procedure for credit card issuance, credit card reissuance, credit card cancellation, and the process for reporting lost or stolen credit cards; (6) The community school's credit card account's maximum credit limit or limits; (7) The actions or omissions by an officer or employee that qualify as misuse of a credit card account. (B) The name of the community school shall appear on each presentation instrument related to the account including cards and checks. (C) If the designated fiscal officer of the community school does not retain general possession and control of the credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks, the governing authority shall appoint a compliance officer to perform the duties enumerated under division (D) of this section. Except a chief administrator of a community school serving as compliance officer, the compliance officer may not use a credit card account. The compliance officer may not authorize an officer or employee to use a credit card account. If a chief administrator acting as compliance officer has authority to use a credit card account, the governing authority monthly shall review the credit card account transaction detail and shall sign an attestation stating the governing authority reviewed the credit card account transaction detail. The designated fiscal officer is not eligible for appointment as compliance officer. The chief administrator is eligible for appointment as compliance officer. (D) The compliance officer, if applicable, and the governing authority at least quarterly shall review the number of cards and accounts issued, the number of active cards and accounts issued, the cards' and accounts' expiration dates, and the cards' and accounts' credit limits. (E) If the designated fiscal officer retains general possession and control of the credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks, and the governing authority authorizes an officer or employee to use a credit card, the fiscal officer may use a system to sign out credit cards to the authorized users. The officer or employee is liable in person and upon any official bond the officer or employee has given to the community school to reimburse the school treasury the amount for which the officer or employee does not provide itemized receipts in accordance with the policy described in division (A) of this section. (F) The use of a credit card account for expenses beyond those authorized by the governing authority constitutes misuse of a credit card account. An officer or employee of a community school or a public servant as defined under section 2921.01 of the Revised Code who knowingly misuses a credit card account held by the governing authority violates section 2913.21 of the Revised Code. (G) The designated fiscal officer or the designated fiscal officer's designee annually shall file a report with the governing authority detailing all rewards received based on the use of the community school's credit card account. (H) As used in this section, "credit card account" means any bank-issued credit card account, store-issued credit card account, financial institution-issued credit card account, financial depository-issued credit card account, affinity credit card account, or any other card account allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit or to transact with the account, and any debit or gift card account related to the receipt of grant moneys. "Credit card account" does not include a procurement card account, gasoline or telephone credit card account, or any other card account where merchant category codes are in place as a system of control for use of the card account.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.263 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.263
§ 3319.263. Alternative resident educator license subject areas
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3319.26 of the Revised Code or any rule of the state board of education adopted under that section, the state board shall not limit the subject areas for which an individual may receive an alternative resident educator license issued under that section. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3352.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3352 / § 3352.05
§ 3352.05. General assembly to support university - other sources
Status: in_force

November 5, 1965 Senate Bill 210 - 106th General Assembly The general assembly shall support Wright state university by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but support may also come from other sources.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3316.061 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3316 / § 3316.061
§ 3316.061. Dissolution of commission for failure to comply and appointment of fiscal arbitrator
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly If any school district financial planning and supervision commission fails to submit to the director of education and workforce under section 3316.06 of the Revised Code a financial recovery plan that is acceptable to the director of education and workforce, or if the director of education and workforce and the director of budget and management find that a commission is not materially complying with the provisions of its financial recovery plan, the directors may jointly dissolve the financial planning and supervision commission and jointly appoint an individual to act as the fiscal arbitrator of the district. When a financial planning and supervision commission is dissolved under this section, the commission ceases to exist and the appointed fiscal arbitrator becomes the successor to the commission. A fiscal arbitrator appointed under this section has all of the rights, powers, and duties given by this chapter to the commission that the arbitrator succeeds. A reference in any statute, rule, contract, or other document to a school district financial planning and supervision commission is deemed to refer to a fiscal arbitrator appointed under this section. Business commenced but not completed by a commission when it is dissolved under this section shall be completed by the appointed fiscal arbitrator with the same effect as if completed by the commission. No validation, cure, right, privilege, remedy, obligation, or liability is lost or impaired by reason of the dissolution of the commission and appointment of a fiscal arbitrator, but shall be administered by the arbitrator. The director of education and workforce shall issue guidelines establishing the criteria that the directors will utilize in selecting qualified fiscal arbitrators under this section. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.352 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.352
§ 3314.352. Reopening under new name
Status: in_force

September 17, 2014 House Bill 487 - 130th General Assembly No community school that is permanently closed under section 3314.35 or 3314.351 of the Revised Code may be reopened under another name if any of the following conditions are true: (A) The new school has the same sponsor as the closed school. (B) The new school has the same chief administrator as the closed school. (C) The governing authority of the new school consists of any of the same members that served on the governing authority of the closed school during that school's last year of operation. (D) Fifty per cent or more of the teaching staff of the new school consists of the same individuals who were employed as teachers at the closed school during that school's last year of operation. (E) Fifty per cent or more of the administrative staff of the new school consists of the same individuals who were employed as administrators at the closed school during that school's last year of operation. (F) The performance standards and accountability plan prescribed by the sponsor contract for the new school, entered into under section 3314.03 of the Revised Code, are the same as those for the closed school.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.74 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.74
§ 3311.74. Goals and accountability standards - plan to measure student academic performance - report - public awareness campaign
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The board of education of a municipal school district, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, shall set goals for the district's educational, financial, and management progress and establish accountability standards with which to measure the district's progress. (B)(1) The chief executive officer of a municipal school district shall develop, implement, and regularly update a plan to measure student academic performance at each school within the district. The plan developed by the chief executive officer shall include a component that requires the parents or guardians of students who attend the district's schools to attend, prior to the fifteenth day of December each year, at least one parent-teacher conference or similar event held by the school the student attends to provide an opportunity for the parents and guardians to meet the student's teachers, discuss expectations for the student, discuss the student's performance, and foster communication between home and school. (2) Where measurements demonstrate that students in particular schools are not achieving, or are not improving their achievement levels at an acceptable rate, the plan shall contain provisions requiring the chief executive officer, with the concurrence of the board, to take corrective action within those schools, including, but not limited to, reallocation of academic and financial resources, reassignment of staff, redesign of academic programs, adjusting the length of the school year or school day, and deploying additional assistance to students. (3) Prior to taking corrective action pursuant to the plan, the chief executive officer shall first identify which schools are in need of corrective action, what corrective action is warranted at each school, and when the corrective action should be implemented. Collectively, these items shall be known as the "corrective plan." The corrective plan is not intended to be used as a cost savings measure; rather, it is intended to improve student performance at targeted schools. Immediately after developing the corrective plan, the chief executive officer and the presiding officer of each labor organization whose members will be affected by the corrective plan shall each appoint up to four individuals to form one or more corrective action teams. The corrective action teams, within the timelines set by the chief executive officer for implementation of the corrective plan, shall collaborate with the chief executive officer and, where there are overlapping or mutual concerns, with other corrective action teams to make recommendations to the chief executive officer on implementation of the corrective plan. If the chief executive officer disagrees with all or part of the recommendations of a corrective action team, or if a corrective action team fails to make timely recommendations on the implementation of all or part of the corrective plan, the chief executive officer may implement the corrective plan in the manner in which the chief executive officer determines to be in the best interest of the students, consistent with the timelines originally established. The chief executive officer and any corrective action team are not bound by the applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements in developing recommendations for and implementing the corrective plan. (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the content and implementation of the corrective plan prevail over any conflicting provision of a collective bargaining agreement entered into on or after October 1, 2012. (C) Annually the chief executive officer shall issue a report to residents of the district that includes results of achievement measurements made under division (B)(1) of this section and delineates the nature of any reforms and corrective actions being taken in response to any failure to achieve at an acceptable level or rate. The report shall also contain descriptions of efforts undertaken to improve the overall quality or efficiency of operation of the district, shall list the source of all district revenues, and shall contain a description of all district expenditures during the preceding fiscal year. (D) The chief executive officer shall implement a public awareness campaign to keep the parents and guardians of the district's students informed of the changes being implemented within the district. The campaign may include such methods as community forums, letters, and brochures. It shall include annual distribution to all parents and guardians of an information card specifying the names and business addresses and telephone numbers of the ombudspersons appointed under section 3311.72 of the Revised Code and other employees of the district board of education who may serve as information resources for parents and guardians. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:02 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.692 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.692
§ 3345.692. Annual reports on purchases of biobased products
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Not later than September 15, 2010, and the fifteenth day of September each year thereafter, a state institution of higher education shall prepare and submit to the chancellor of higher education a report that describes the number and types of biobased products purchased under section 125.092 of the Revised Code and the amount of money spent by the state institution of higher education for those biobased products. (B) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3385.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3385 / § 3385.08
§ 3385.08. Provisions may be varied by written agreement of parties
Status: in_force

March 14, 2003 House Bill 675 - 124th General Assembly The provisions of this chapter may be varied by written agreement of the parties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.43
§ 3375.43. Submission of question - issuance and sale of bonds by subdivision for library purposes
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly Any public library board of trustees charged with the title, custody, control, and maintenance of a public library in the state may request the taxing authority of the political subdivision to whose jurisdiction the board is subject to submit to the electors of such subdivision the question of issuing bonds for the purpose of purchasing, erecting, constructing, enlarging, extending, or improving a building for library purposes, including a site therefor, and equipping and furnishing the building. Such request shall be made by resolution adopted by the board, and the resolution shall recite whether notes shall be issued in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds. A copy of the resolution shall be certified by the board to the taxing authority of the subdivision pursuant to section 5705.23 of the Revised Code. The submission to the electors of the question of the issuance of the bonds, the issuance, sale, characteristics, and requirements for the interest and retirement levies, and the method and means for payment of the bonds or notes, if notes are to be issued in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, shall conform to Section 11 of Article XII, Ohio Constitution, and Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, governing the issuance, sale, characteristics, and levies for, and method and means of payment of, bonds or notes issued by such subdivision pursuant to a vote of the electors. Such bonds or notes shall be issued and sold by the proper officer as is provided by law for the issuance and sale of bonds of the political subdivision to whose jurisdiction the board is subject. The indebtedness created by such bonds or notes constitutes a part of the net indebtedness of such subdivision. The proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be transferred by the fiscal officer of such subdivision to the board for the benefit of which the bonds were issued and shall be appropriated to and expended only for the purposes for which issued.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.072 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.072
§ 3301.072. Programs of in-service training in district budget and finance
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall establish continuing programs of in-service training in school district budget and finance for superintendents of schools or their designees, business managers, members of boards of education, and treasurers of boards of education for the purpose of enhancing their background and working knowledge of government accounting, state and federal laws relating to school district budgeting and financing, financial report preparation, rules of the auditor of state, and budget and accounting management. The manner and content of each training program shall be determined and provided by the department after consultation with the department of taxation and the auditor of state. The department may enter into contracts with the department of taxation and the auditor of state to supply, at cost, any assistance required to enable the department of education and workforce to perform its duties under this section. Each school district superintendent or designee of a superintendent, treasurer or treasurer pro tempore, and business manager shall attend one training program provided under this section each year. Last updated August 24, 2023 at 9:06 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.404 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.404
§ 3375.404. Issuance of notes and anticipation notes
Status: in_force

September 13, 2018 House Bill 292 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this chapter: (1) "Anticipation notes" means notes issued in anticipation of the library facilities notes authorized by this section. (2) "Authorizing proceedings" means the resolution, legislation, trust agreement, certification and other agreements, instruments, and documents, as amended and supplemented, authorizing, or providing for the security or sale or award of, notes, and includes the provisions set forth or incorporated in those notes and proceedings. (3) "Board" or "board of library trustees" means the board of library trustees appointed pursuant to sections 3375.06 , 3375.10 , 3375.12 , 3375.15 , 3375.22 , and 3375.30 of the Revised Code. (4) "Library fund" means the public library fund provided for in Chapter 5747. of the Revised Code or any successor to that fund. (5) "Note service charges" means principal, including any mandatory sinking fund or redemption requirements for retirement of notes, interest, and any redemption premium payable on notes. (6) "Notes" means the library facilities notes authorized by this section, including anticipation notes. (7) "Public library" means any of the libraries provided for in sections 3375.06 , 3375.10 , 3375.12 , 3375.15 , 3375.22 , and 3375.30 of the Revised Code. (8) "Refunding notes" means notes issued to provide for the refunding of the notes, or of obligations issued prior to March 4, 1996, collectively referred to in this section as refunded obligations. (B) A board of library trustees of a public library that receives an allocation of the library fund pursuant to section 5705.32 and Chapter 5747. of the Revised Code may anticipate its portion of the proceeds of the library fund distribution and, if the board receives proceeds from a tax levied under section 5705.23 of the Revised Code by the taxing authority of the political subdivision to whose jurisdiction the board is subject, the lawfully available proceeds of that tax and issue library facilities notes of the public library in the principal amount necessary to pay the costs of financing the facilities or other property referred to in division (C) of section 3375.40 of the Revised Code, or to refund any refunded obligations, provided that the board projects annual note service charges on the notes, or on the notes being anticipated by anticipation notes, to be capable of being paid from the annual library fund receipts of the public library and the available proceeds of the tax. The maximum aggregate amount of notes that may be outstanding at any time in accordance with their terms upon issuance of the new notes shall not exceed an amount which requires or is estimated to require payments from library fund and tax receipts of note service charges on the notes, or, in the case of anticipation notes, projected note service charges on the notes anticipated, in any calendar year in an amount exceeding the sum of the following: (1) Forty per cent of the average of the library fund receipts of the public library for the two calendar years prior to the year in which the notes are issued; (2) The portion of the lawfully available proceeds from a tax levied under section 5705.23 of the Revised Code that the board has, in the authorizing proceedings, covenanted to appropriate annually for the purpose of paying note service charges or, in the case of anticipation notes, projected note service charges. A board may at any time issue renewal anticipation notes, issue notes to pay renewal anticipation notes, and, if it considers refunding expedient, issue refunding notes whether the refunded obligations have or have not matured. The refunding notes shall be sold and the proceeds needed for such purpose applied in the manner provided in the authorizing proceedings of the board. (C) Every issue of notes outstanding in accordance with their terms shall be payable out of the money received by the public library from the library fund or from a tax levied under section 5705.23 of the Revised Code or proceeds of notes, renewal anticipation notes, or refunding notes which may be pledged for such payment in the authorizing proceedings. The pledge shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made, and the receipts and proceeds so pledged and thereafter received by the board shall immediately be subject to the lien of that pledge without any physical delivery of the receipts or proceeds or further act. The lien of any pledge is valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the board, whether or not such parties have notice of the lien. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which a pledge is created or further evidenced need be filed or recorded except in the board's records. (D) No property tax levied under section 5705.23 of the Revised Code that is either pledged, or that a board of library trustees has covenanted to appropriate annually, to pay the note service charges and projected note service charges under this section shall be repealed while those notes are outstanding. If such a tax is reduced while those notes are outstanding, the taxing authority to whose jurisdiction the board is subject shall continue to levy and collect the tax under the authority of the original election authorizing the tax at a rate in each year that the board of library trustees reasonably estimates will produce an amount equal to the note service charges on the notes for that year. (E) Notes issued under this section do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit, of the state, the public library, or any other political subdivision of the state, and the holders or owners of the notes have no right to have taxes levied by the general assembly or by the taxing authority of any political subdivision of the state, including the board of the public library, for the payment of note service charges. Notes are payable solely from the funds pledged for their payment as authorized by this section. All notes shall contain on their face a statement to the effect that the notes, as to note service charges, are not debts or obligations of the state and are not debts of any political subdivision of the state, but are payable solely from the funds pledged for their payment. The utilization and pledge of the library fund receipts and tax receipts and proceeds of notes, renewal anticipation notes, or refunding notes for the payment of note service charges is determined by the general assembly to create a special obligation which is not a bonded indebtedness subject to Section 11 of Article XII, Ohio Constitution, or, alternatively, to satisfy any applicable requirement of that Section 11. (F) The notes shall bear such date or dates, shall be executed in the manner, and shall mature at such time or times, in the case of any anticipation notes not exceeding ten years from the date of issue of the original anticipation notes and in the case of any notes that are not anticipation notes or of any refunding notes, not exceeding forty years from the date of the original issue of notes, or other obligations for the purpose, all as the authorizing proceedings may provide. The notes shall bear interest at such rates, or at variable rate or rates changing from time to time, in accordance with provisions provided in the authorizing proceedings, be in such denominations and form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be payable in such medium of payment and at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption, as the board may authorize or provide. The notes may be sold at public or private sale, and at, or at not less than, the price or prices as the board determines. If any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on any notes or coupons ceases to be such officer before delivery of the notes or anticipation notes, the signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be sufficient for all purposes as if that officer had remained in office until delivery of the notes. Whether or not the notes are of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments under Title XIII of the Revised Code, the notes shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments, subject only to any provisions for registration. Neither the members of the board nor any person executing the notes shall be liable personally on the notes or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of their issuance. (G) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, sections 9.98 to 9.983 , 133.02 , 133.70 , and 5709.76 , and division (A) of section 133.03 of the Revised Code apply to the notes. Notes issued under this section need not comply with any other law applicable to notes or bonds but the authorizing proceedings may provide that divisions (B) through (E) of section 133.25 of the Revised Code apply to the notes or anticipation notes. (H) Any authorizing proceedings may contain provisions, subject to any agreements with holders as may then exist, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders, as to the pledging of any or all of the board's anticipated library fund receipts and receipts from a tax levied under section 5705.23 of the Revised Code to secure the payment of the notes; the use and disposition of the library fund and tax receipts of the boards; the crediting of the proceeds of the sale of notes to and among the funds referred to or provided for in the authorizing proceedings; limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of the notes may be applied and the pledging of portions of such proceeds to secure the payment of the notes or of anticipation notes; the agreement of the board to do all things necessary for the authorization, issuance, and sale of those notes anticipated in such amounts as may be necessary for the timely payment of note service charges on any anticipation notes; limitations on the issuance of additional notes; the terms upon which additional notes may be issued and secured; the refunding of refunded obligations; the procedure by which the terms of any contract with holders may be amended, and the manner in which any required consent to amend may be given; securing any notes by a trust agreement or other agreement which may provide for notes or refunding notes to be further secured by a mortgage on the property financed with the proceeds of the notes, anticipation notes, or refunded obligations refunded by refunding notes; and any other matters, of like or different character, that in any way affect the security or protection of the notes or anticipation notes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.089 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.089
§ 3314.089. Community school career-technical education spending
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) In any fiscal year, a community school receiving funds calculated under division (A)(8) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code shall spend those funds only for the purposes that the department designates as approved for career-technical education expenses. Career-technical education expenses approved by the department shall include only expenses connected to the delivery of career-technical programming to career-technical students. The department shall require the school to report data annually so that the department may monitor the school's compliance with the requirements regarding the manner in which funding received under division (A)(8) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code may be spent. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, all funds received under division (A)(8) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code shall be spent in the following manner: (1) At least seventy-five per cent of the funds shall be spent on curriculum development, purchase, and implementation; instructional resources and supplies; industry-based program certification; student assessment, credentialing, and placement; curriculum specific equipment purchases and leases; career-technical student organization fees and expenses; home and agency linkages; work-based learning experiences; professional development; and other costs directly associated with career-technical education programs including development of new programs. (2) Not more than twenty-five per cent of the funds shall be used for personnel expenditures. (C) The department may waive the requirements in division (B)of this section for any community school that exclusively provides one or more career-technical workforce development programs in arts and communications that are not equipment-intensive, as determined by the department. (D) In any fiscal year, a community school receiving funds under division (H) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code shall spend those funds only on the following purposes: (1) Delivery of career awareness programs to students enrolled in grades kindergarten through twelve; (2) Provision of a common, consistent curriculum to students throughout their primary and secondary education; (3) Assistance to teachers in providing a career development curriculum to students; (4) Development of a career development plan for each student that stays with that student for the duration of the student's primary and secondary education; (5) Provision of opportunities for students to engage in activities, such as career fairs, hands-on experiences, and job shadowing, across all career pathways at each grade level. The department may deny payment under division (E) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code to any school that the department determines is using funds paid under division (H) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code for other purposes. Last updated March 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.50
§ 3313.50. Record of tests - statistical data - individual records
Status: in_force

December 23, 1986 House Bill 428 - 116th General Assembly Boards of education and boards of health making tests for determining defects in hearing and vision in school children shall keep an accurate record of such tests and of measures taken to correct such hearing and visual defects. This record shall be kept on a form to be prescribed and furnished or approved by the director of health. Statistical data from such records shall be made available to official state and local health, education, and human services departments and agencies. Individual records shall be made available to such departments and agencies only in cases where there is evidence that no measures have been taken to correct defects determined by such tests, provided that such records shall be made available to school authorities where they are deemed essential in establishing special education facilities for children with hearing and visual defects.