Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.01
§ 3318.01. Bond issues and tax levy definitions
Status: in_force

January 1, 2026 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly As used in sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code: (A) "Ohio facilities construction commission" means the commission created pursuant to section 123.20 of the Revised Code. (B) "Classroom facilities" means rooms in which pupils regularly assemble in public school buildings to receive instruction and education and such facilities and building improvements for the operation and use of such rooms as may be needed in order to provide a complete educational program, and may include space within which a child care facility or a community resource center is housed. "Classroom facilities" includes any space necessary for the operation of a vocational education program for secondary students in any school district that operates such a program. (C) "Project" means a project to construct or acquire classroom facilities, or to reconstruct or make additions to existing classroom facilities, to be used for housing the applicable school district and its functions. (D) "School district" means a local, exempted village, or city school district as such districts are defined in Chapter 3311. of the Revised Code, acting as an agency of state government, performing essential governmental functions of state government pursuant to sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. For purposes of assistance provided under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, the term "school district" as used in this section and in divisions (A), (C), and (D) of section 3318.03 and in sections 3318.031 , 3318.042 , 3318.07 , 3318.08 , 3318.083 , 3318.084 , 3318.085 , 3318.086 , 3318.10 , 3318.11 , 3318.12 , 3318.13 , 3318.14 , 3318.15 , 3318.16 , and 3318.20 of the Revised Code means a joint vocational school district established pursuant to section 3311.18 of the Revised Code. (E) "School district board" means the board of education of a school district. (F) "Net bonded indebtedness" means the difference between the sum of the par value of all outstanding and unpaid bonds and notes which a school district board is obligated to pay and any amounts the school district is obligated to pay under lease-purchase agreements entered into under section 3313.375 of the Revised Code, and the amount held in the sinking fund and other indebtedness retirement funds for their redemption. Notes issued for school buses in accordance with section 3327.08 of the Revised Code, notes issued in anticipation of the collection of current revenues, and bonds issued to pay final judgments shall not be considered in calculating the net bonded indebtedness. "Net bonded indebtedness" does not include indebtedness arising from the acquisition of land to provide a site for classroom facilities constructed, acquired, or added to pursuant to sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code or the par value of bonds that have been authorized by the electors and the proceeds of which will be used by the district to provide any part of its portion of the basic project cost. (G) "Board of elections" means the board of elections of the county containing the most populous portion of the school district. (H) "County auditor" means the auditor of the county in which the greatest value of taxable property of such school district is located. (I) "Tax duplicates" means the general tax lists and duplicates prescribed by sections 319.28 and 319.29 of the Revised Code. (J) "Required level of indebtedness" means: (1) In the case of school districts in the first percentile, five per cent of the district's valuation for the year preceding the year in which the controlling board approved the project under section 3318.04 of the Revised Code. (2) In the case of school districts ranked in a subsequent percentile, five per cent of the district's valuation for the year preceding the year in which the controlling board approved the project under section 3318.04 of the Revised Code, plus [two one-hundredths of one per cent multiplied by (the percentile in which the district ranks for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the controlling board approved the district's project minus one)]. (K) "Required percentage of the basic project costs" means one per cent of the basic project costs times the percentile in which the school district ranks for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the controlling board approved the district's project. (L) "Basic project cost" means a cost amount determined in accordance with rules adopted under section 111.15 of the Revised Code by the Ohio facilities construction commission. The basic project cost calculation shall take into consideration the square footage and cost per square foot necessary for the grade levels to be housed in the classroom facilities, the variation across the state in construction and related costs, the cost of the installation of site utilities and site preparation, the cost of demolition of all or part of any existing classroom facilities that are abandoned under the project, the cost of insuring the project until it is completed, any contingency reserve amount prescribed by the commission under section 3318.086 of the Revised Code, and the professional planning, administration, and design fees that a school district may have to pay to undertake a classroom facilities project. For a joint vocational school district that receives assistance under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, the basic project cost calculation for a project under those sections shall also take into account the types of laboratory spaces and program square footages needed for the vocational education programs for high school students offered by the school district. For a district that opts to divide its entire classroom facilities needs into segments, as authorized by section 3318.034 of the Revised Code, "basic project cost" means the cost determined in accordance with this division of a segment. (M)(1) Except for a joint vocational school district that receives assistance under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, a "school district's portion of the basic project cost" means the amount determined under section 3318.032 of the Revised Code. (2) For a joint vocational school district that receives assistance under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, a "school district's portion of the basic project cost" means the amount determined under division (C) of section 3318.42 of the Revised Code. (N) "Child care facility" means space within a classroom facility in which the needs of infants, toddlers, preschool children, and school children are provided for by persons other than the parent or guardian of such children for any part of the day, including persons not employed by the school district operating such classroom facility. (O) "Community resource center" means space within a classroom facility in which comprehensive services that support the needs of families and children are provided by community-based social service providers. (P) "Valuation" means the total value of all property in the school district as listed and assessed for taxation on the tax duplicates. (Q) "Percentile" means the percentile in which the school district is ranked pursuant to section 3318.011 of the Revised Code. (R) "Installation of site utilities" means the installation of a site domestic water system, site fire protection system, site gas distribution system, site sanitary system, site storm drainage system, and site telephone and data system. (S) "Site preparation" means the earthwork necessary for preparation of the building foundation system, the paved pedestrian and vehicular circulation system, playgrounds on the project site, and lawn and planting on the project site. (T) "The county auditor's market value" and "effective rate" have the same meanings as in section 5705.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.29
§ 3313.29. Treasurer to keep account of school funds - vouchers
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 131st General Assembly The treasurer of each board of education shall keep an account of all school funds of the district. The treasurer shall receive all vouchers for payments and disbursements made to and by the board and preserve such vouchers for a period of ten years unless copied or reproduced according to the procedure prescribed in section 9.01 of the Revised Code. Thereafter, such vouchers may be destroyed by the treasurer upon applying to and obtaining an order from the school district records commission in the manner prescribed by section 149.381 of the Revised Code, except that it shall not be necessary to copy or reproduce such vouchers before their destruction. The treasurer shall render a statement to the board and to the superintendent of the school district, monthly, or more often if required, showing the revenues and receipts from whatever sources derived, the various appropriations made by the board, the expenditures and disbursements therefrom, the purposes thereof, the balances remaining in each appropriation, and the assets and liabilities of the school district. At the end of the fiscal year such statement shall be a complete exhibit of the financial affairs of the school district which may be published and distributed with the approval of the board. All monthly and yearly statements as required in this section shall be available for examination by the public. On request of the principal or other chief administrator of any nonpublic school located within the school district's territory, the treasurer shall provide such principal or administrator with an account of the moneys received by the district under division (E) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code as reported to the district's board in the treasurer's most recent monthly statement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.25
§ 3311.25. Merger of districts located primarily in same county with population of less than 100,000
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, two or more city, local, or exempted village school districts whose territory is primarily located within the same county may be merged as provided in this section, if the county has a population of less than one hundred thousand, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census. (B) A petition may be filed with the board of elections proposing that two or more school districts whose territory is primarily located within a county meeting the qualifications of division (A) of this section form a commission to study the proposed merger of the school districts. The petition may be presented in separate petition papers. Each petition paper shall contain, in concise language, the purpose of the petition and the names of five electors of each school district proposed to be merged to serve as commissioners on the merger study commission. The petition shall be governed by the rules of section 3501.38 of the Revised Code. A petition filed under this section shall contain signatures of electors of each school district proposed to be merged, numbering not less than ten per cent of the number of electors residing in that district who voted for the office of governor at the most recent general election for that office. The petition shall be filed with the board of elections of the county described by division (A) of this section. The board of elections of the county in which the petition is required to be filed shall ascertain the validity of all signatures on the petition and may require the assistance of boards of elections of other counties if any of the school districts proposed to be merged are located partially in a county other than the one in which the petition is required to be filed. (C)(1) If the board of elections of the county in which the petition is required to be filed determines that the petition is sufficient, the board shall submit the following question for the approval or rejection of the electors of each school district proposed to be merged at the next general election occurring at least ninety days after the date the petition is filed: "Shall a commission be established to study the proposed merger of any or all of the school districts in this county and, if a merger is considered desirable, to draw up a statement of conditions for that proposed merger?" The ballot shall include, for each of the school districts proposed to be merged, the names of the five electors identified in the petition, who shall constitute the commissioners on behalf of that district. (2) If any of the school districts for which merger is proposed are located partially in a county other than the one in which the petition is required to be filed, the board of elections of the county in which the petition is required to be filed shall, if the petition is found to be sufficient, certify the sufficiency of that petition and the statement of the issue to be voted on to the boards of elections of those other counties. The boards of those other counties shall submit the question of merging and the names of candidates to be elected to the commission for the approval or rejection of electors in the portions of the school districts proposed to be merged that are located within their respective counties. Upon the holding of the election, those boards shall certify the results to the board of elections of the county in which the petition is required to be filed. (D) A petition shall not be deemed insufficient for all school districts proposed to be merged if it contains the signatures of less than ten per cent of the electors who voted for the office of governor at the most recent general election for that office in a particular school district. If the petition contains a sufficient number of signatures and is otherwise determined by the board of elections to be sufficient for at least two school districts proposed to be merged, the board shall submit the question of the proposed merger for the approval or rejection of voters under division (C) of this section in each of the districts for which the petition was determined to be sufficient. The board shall not submit the question of the proposed merger for the approval or rejection of voters under division (C) of this section for any school district for which a petition contains an insufficient number of signatures or for which the board otherwise determines the petition to be insufficient. (E)(1) If the question of forming a merger study commission as provided in division (C) of this section is approved by a majority of those voting on it in at least two school districts, the commission shall be established and the five candidates from each school district in which the question was approved shall be elected to the commission to study the proposed merger and to formulate any conditions of any proposed merger if a merger is considered desirable after study by the commission. Any school district that disapproved of the question of forming a merger study commission by a majority of those voting on it shall not be included in, and its proposed candidates shall not be elected to, the commission. (2) The first meeting of the commission shall be held in the regular meeting place of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the petition is required to be filed, at nine a.m. on the tenth day after the certification of the election by the last of the respective boards of elections to make such certification, unless that day is a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, in which case the first meeting shall be held on the next day thereafter that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday. The president of the school board of the school district with the largest population of the districts that approved the question of forming a merger study commission under division (C) of this section shall serve as temporary chairperson until permanent officers are elected. The commission shall immediately elect its own permanent officers and shall proceed to meet as often as necessary to study the proposed merger, determine whether a proposed merger is desirable, and formulate any conditions for any proposed merger. All meetings of the commission shall be subject to the requirements of section 121.22 of the Revised Code. (3) The conditions for a proposed merger may provide for the election of school board members for the new school district and any other conditions that a majority of the members of the commission from each school district find necessary. The conditions for the proposed merger also may provide that the merger, if approved, shall not become effective until the date on which any required changes in state law necessary for the school district merger to occur become effective. (4) As soon as the commission determines that a merger is not desirable or finalizes the conditions for a proposed merger, the commission shall report this fact, and the name of each school district proposed for merger in which the majority of the district's commissioners have agreed to the conditions for merger, to the board of elections of each of the counties in which the school districts proposed for merger are located. The question shall be submitted to the voters in each school district in which the majority of the district's commissioners have agreed to the conditions for merger at the next general election occurring after the commission is elected. The question shall not be submitted to the voters in any school district in which a majority of that district's commissioners have not agreed to the conditions for merger. The board of elections shall not submit the conditions for merger to the voters in any district if the conditions for merger include the merging of any district in which the majority of that district's commissioners have not agreed to the conditions for merger. The boards of elections shall submit the conditions of proposed merger for the approval or rejection of the electors in the portions of the school districts proposed to be merged within their respective counties. Upon the holding of that election, the boards of elections shall certify the results to the board of elections of the county in which the petition is required to be filed. Regardless of whether the commission succeeds in reaching agreement, the commission shall cease to exist on the ninetieth day prior to the next general election after the commission is elected. (F) If the conditions of merger agreed upon by the merger commission are disapproved by a majority of those voting on them in any school district proposed to be merged, the merger shall not occur, unless the conditions of merger provide for a merger to occur without the inclusion of that district and the conditions of merger are otherwise met. No district in which the conditions of merger are disapproved by a majority of those voting on them shall be included in any merger resulting from that election. If the conditions of merger are approved by a majority of those voting on them in each school district proposed to be merged, or if the conditions of merger provide for a merger to occur without the inclusion of one or more districts in which the conditions of merger are disapproved by a majority of those voting on them, the merger shall be effective on the date specified in the conditions of the merger, unless the conditions of merger specify changes required to be made in state law for the merger to occur, in which case the merger shall be effective on the date on which those changes to state law become effective.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.819 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.819
§ 3313.819. Free school meals
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "national school breakfast program," "national school lunch program," and "public school" all have the same meanings as in section 3301.91 of the Revised Code. (B) A public or chartered nonpublic school that participates in the national school breakfast program shall provide each student eligible for a reduced-price breakfast a breakfast at no cost to the student. A public or chartered nonpublic school that participates in the national school lunch program shall provide each student eligible for a reduced-price lunch a lunch at no cost to the student. Last updated August 31, 2023 at 3:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3358.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3358 / § 3358.06
§ 3358.06. Treasurer to be fiscal officer - duties, bond
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A)(1) The treasurer of each state community college district shall be its fiscal officer, and the treasurer shall receive and disburse all funds under the direction of the college president. No contract of the college's board of trustees involving the expenditure of money shall become effective until the treasurer certifies that there are funds of the board otherwise uncommitted and sufficient to provide therefor, subject to division (A)(2) of this section. When the treasurer ceases to hold the office, the treasurer or the treasurer's legal representative shall deliver to the treasurer's successor or the president all moneys, books, papers, and other property of the college. Before entering upon the discharge of official duties, the treasurer shall give bond to the state or be insured for the faithful performance of official duties and the proper accounting for all moneys coming into the treasurer's care. The amount of the bond or insurance shall be determined by the board but shall not be for a sum less than the estimated amount that may come into the treasurer's control at any time, less any reasonable deductible. (2) If the board of trustees levies a tax under section 3358.11 of the Revised Code, the board and the treasurer are subject to and shall comply with division (D) of section 5705.41 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of trustees may provide for the investment of district funds. Investments may be made in securities of the United States government or of its agencies or instrumentalities, the treasurer of state's pooled investment program, obligations of this state or any political subdivision of this state, certificates of deposit of any national bank located in this state, written repurchase agreements with any eligible Ohio financial institution that is a member of the federal reserve system or federal home loan bank, money market funds, or bankers acceptances maturing in two hundred seventy days or less which are eligible for purchase by the federal reserve system, as a reserve. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the board of trustees of a state community college district may provide for the investment of district funds in any manner authorized under section 3345.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.60
§ 3345.60. Student transcript access notification; institutional debt resources
Status: in_force

April 30, 2024 House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "institution of higher education" means either of the following: (1) A state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code; (2) A career college or school that holds a certificate of registration from the state board of career colleges and schools under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code or 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. (B) Each institution of higher education shall do both of the following: (1) Make explicitly clear on its web site that a student has a right to access a transcript for purposes of seeking employment regardless of whether that student owes an institutional debt; (2) Post a list of resources available to students who owe an institutional debt, including payment plans, opportunities for settlement, and any other programs that work to prevent students from dropping out. Last updated February 7, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3303.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3303 / § 3303.01
§ 3303.01. Vocational education defined
Status: in_force

September 5, 2001 House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly Except when utilized in Chapter 3311. of the Revised Code, whenever the term vocational education occurs anywhere in the Revised Code, it shall be deemed to refer to career-technical education, except that joint vocational school districts shall continue to be styled as and shall maintain their legal existence as either joint vocational school districts or vocational school districts pursuant to section 3311.01 .
Ohio Rev. Code § 3343.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3343 / § 3343.01
§ 3343.01. Designation of Central state university
Status: in_force

November 5, 1965 Senate Bill 395 - 106th General Assembly The educational institution designated Central state college by volume 124, Ohio Laws, page 67, shall be known as "Central state university."
Ohio Rev. Code § 3337.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3337 / § 3337.03
§ 3337.03. Owner to receive deed
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Upon payment as provided in section 3337.02 of the Revised Code, the owner shall be entitled to receive a deed of conveyance for such land by him owned, to be signed by the president of such corporation, countersigned by its secretary, and sealed with the corporate seal of the Ohio university, conveying the premises in fee simple to him, or such owner at his option, may demand and receive a certificate as provided in such section. The governor, upon presentation thereof, shall execute and deliver to such owner, a deed conveying the premises in fee simple to him.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.70 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.70
§ 3307.70. Purchasing service credits
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly (A) A member of the state teachers retirement system who elects to purchase service credit described in section 3307.73 , 3307.74 , 3307.751 , 3307.76 , 3307.771 , or 3307.78 of the Revised Code shall do both of the following: (1) Submit an application to the state teachers retirement board in a manner or form approved by the board; (2)(a) If the purchase will be completed not later than December 31, 2013, for each year, or portion of a year, of credit purchased, pay to the teachers' savings fund the amount specified by former section 3307.73 , 3307.74 , 3307.751 , 3307.76 , 3307.771 , or 3307.78 of the Revised Code as the appropriate section existed immediately before January 7, 2013. (b) If the purchase will not be completed until on or after January 1, 2014, for each year, or portion of a year, of credit purchased, pay to the teachers' savings fund an amount specified by the board that is equal to one hundred per cent of the actuarial liability resulting from the purchase of that year or portion of a year of credit as determined by an actuary employed by the board. (c) If, on January 7, 2013, the purchase is being made through a payroll deduction plan under section 3307.701 of the Revised Code and at least one deduction has been made, pay to the teachers' savings fund the amount specified by former section 3307.73 , 3307.74 , 3307.751 , 3307.76 , 3307.771 , or 3307.78 of the Revised Code as the appropriate section existed immediately before January 7, 2013. (B)(1) A purchase shall be considered completed for purposes of division (A)(2)(a) of this section only if the member's application is received by the retirement system as completed not later than December 31, 2013, and all payments are received by the retirement system not later than June 30, 2014. (2) A member purchasing credit through a payroll deduction plan under division (A)(2)(c) of this section may pay in a single payment the balance of the cost of the credit. (C) Subject to board rules, a member may choose to purchase only part of any eligible service credit in any one payment. (D) The board shall adopt rules establishing criteria for determining eligibility for purchases of service credit and procedures for purchases of credit under this section. Any determination of the board under this section shall be final. (E) Service credit purchased under this section shall be included in the member's total service credit. If a member dies or withdraws from service, any payment made by the member under this section shall be considered as accumulated contributions of the member.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.52
§ 3311.52. Establishment of cooperative education school district - dissolution of county school financing district
Status: in_force

July 1, 2014 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly A cooperative education school district may be established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of this section or pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code. (A) A cooperative education school district may be established upon the adoption of identical resolutions within a sixty-day period by a majority of the members of the board of education of each city, local, and exempted village school district that is within the territory of a county school financing district. A copy of each resolution shall be filed with the governing board of the educational service center which created the county school financing district. Upon the filing of the last such resolution, the educational service center governing board shall immediately notify each board of education filing such a resolution of the date on which the last resolution was filed. Ten days after the date on which the last resolution is filed with the educational service center governing board or ten days after the last of any notices required under division (C) of this section is received by the educational service center governing board, whichever is later, the county school financing district shall be dissolved and the new cooperative education school district and the board of education of the cooperative education school district shall be established. On the date that any county school financing district is dissolved and a cooperative education school district is established under this section, each of the following shall apply: (1) The territory of the dissolved district becomes the territory of the new district. (2) Any outstanding tax levy in force in the dissolved district shall be spread over the territory of the new district and shall remain in force in the new district until the levy expires or is renewed. (3) Any funds of the dissolved district shall be paid over in full to the new district. (4) Any net indebtedness of the dissolved district shall be assumed in full by the new district. As used in division (A)(4) of this section, "net indebtedness" means the difference between the par value of the outstanding and unpaid bonds and notes of the dissolved district and the amount held in the sinking fund and other indebtedness retirement funds for their redemption. When a county school financing district is dissolved and a cooperative education school district is established under this section, the governing board of the educational service center that created the dissolved district shall give written notice of this fact to the county auditor and the board of elections of each county having any territory in the new district. (B) The resolutions adopted under division (A) of this section shall include all of the following provisions: (1) Provision that the governing board of the educational service center which created the county school financing district shall be the board of education of the cooperative education school district, except that provision may be made for the composition, selection, and terms of office of an alternative board of education of the cooperative district, which board shall include at least one member selected from or by the members of the board of education of each city, local, and exempted village school district and at least one member selected from or by the members of the educational service center governing board within the territory of the cooperative district; (2) Provision that the treasurer and superintendent of the educational service center which created the county school financing district shall be the treasurer and superintendent of the cooperative education school district, except that provision may be made for the selection of a treasurer or superintendent of the cooperative district other than the treasurer or superintendent of the educational service center, which provision shall require one of the following: (a) The selection of one person as both the treasurer and superintendent of the cooperative district, which provision may require such person to be the treasurer or superintendent of any city, local, or exempted village school district or educational service center within the territory of the cooperative district; (b) The selection of one person as the treasurer and another person as the superintendent of the cooperative district, which provision may require either one or both such persons to be treasurers or superintendents of any city, local, or exempted village school districts or educational service center within the territory of the cooperative district. (3) A statement of the educational program the board of education of the cooperative education school district will conduct, including but not necessarily limited to the type of educational program, the grade levels proposed for inclusion in the program, the timetable for commencing operation of the program, and the facilities proposed to be used or constructed to be used by the program; (4) A statement of the annual amount, or the method for determining that amount, of funds or services or facilities that each city, local, and exempted village school district within the territory of the cooperative district is required to pay to or provide for the use of the board of education of the cooperative education school district; (5) Provision for adopting amendments to the provisions of divisions (B)(2) to (4) of this section. (C) If the resolutions adopted under division (A) of this section provide for a board of education of the cooperative education school district that is not the governing board of the educational service center that created the county school financing district, each board of education of each city, local, or exempted village school district and the governing board of the educational service center within the territory of the cooperative district shall, within thirty days after the date on which the last resolution is filed with the educational service center governing board under division (A) of this section, select one or more members of the board of education of the cooperative district as provided in the resolutions filed with the educational service center governing board. Each such board shall immediately notify the educational service center governing board of each such selection. (D) Except for the powers and duties in this chapter and Chapters 124., 3317., 3318., 3323., and 3331. of the Revised Code, a cooperative education school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of this section or pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code has all the powers of a city school district and its board of education has all the powers and duties of a board of education of a city school district with respect to the educational program specified in the resolutions adopted under division (A) of this section. All laws applicable to a city school district or the board of education or the members of the board of education of a city school district, except such laws in this chapter and Chapters 124., 3317., 3318., 3323., and 3331. of the Revised Code, are applicable to a cooperative education school district and its board. The treasurer and superintendent of a cooperative education school district shall have the same respective duties and powers as a treasurer and superintendent of a city school district, except for any powers and duties in this chapter and Chapters 124., 3317., 3318., 3323., and 3331. of the Revised Code. (E) For purposes of this title, any student included in the formula ADM calculated for any city, exempted village, or local school district under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code by virtue of being counted, in whole or in part, in the enrollment of a cooperative education school district under division (A)(2)(f) of that section shall be construed to be enrolled both in that city, exempted village, or local school district and in that cooperative education school district. This division shall not be construed to mean that any such individual student may be counted more than once for purposes of determining the formula ADM of any one school district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.491 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.491
§ 3309.491. Employer minimum compensation contribution
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) An actuary employed by the school employees retirement board shall annually determine the minimum annual compensation amount for each member that will be needed to fund the cost of providing future health care benefits under section 3309.69 of the Revised Code. The amount determined by the actuary under this division shall be approved by the board and shall be known as the "minimum compensation amount." (B)(1) The secretary of the school employees retirement board shall annually determine for each employer the "employer minimum compensation contribution." Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, the amount determined shall be the lesser of the following: (a) An amount equal to two per cent of the compensation of all members employed by the employer during the prior year; (b) The total of the amounts determined as follows for each member whose compensation for the prior year was less than the minimum compensation amount: (i) Subtract the member's compensation for the prior year from the minimum compensation amount; (ii) Multiply the remainder obtained under division (B)(1)(b)(i) of this section by one, or if the member earned less than a year's service credit for the prior year, by the same fraction as the fraction of a year's service credit credited to the member under section 3309.30 of the Revised Code; (iii) Multiply the product obtained under division (B)(1)(b)(ii) of this section by the employer contribution rate in effect for the year the service credit was earned. (2) If the total of the employer minimum contribution amounts determined under division (B)(1) of this section exceeds one and one-half per cent of the compensation of all members employed by employers required to pay the employer minimum compensation contribution, the school employees retirement board shall reduce the amount determined for each employer so that the total amount determined does not exceed one and one-half per cent of the compensation of all members employed by employers required to pay the employer minimum compensation contribution. Any reduction shall be applied to each employer in the same proportion as the employer's minimum compensation contribution bears to the total employer minimum compensation contribution. (C) The secretary shall annually certify to each employer the employer minimum compensation contribution determined under division (B) of this section. In addition to the employer contribution required by section 3309.49 of the Revised Code, each employer shall pay annually to the employers' trust fund the amount certified to the employer under this division. (D) Annually by the first day of August, the secretary shall submit to the department of education and workforce a list of the payments made by each employer under this section during the preceding fiscal year. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 12:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.60
§ 3326.60. Procurement of glucagon, qualified immunity
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) With the approval of its governing body, a STEM school established under this chapter may procure injectable or nasally administered glucagon in the manner prescribed by section 3313.7115 of the Revised Code. A STEM school that elects to do so shall comply with all provisions of that section as if it were a school district. (B)(1) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with procuring, maintaining, accessing, or using injectable or nasally administered glucagon under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct: (a) A STEM school; (b) A member of a STEM school governing body; (c) A STEM school employee or contractor; (d) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who personally furnishes or prescribes injectable or nasally administered glucagon, provides a consultation, or issues a protocol pursuant to this section. (2) This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a STEM school or governing body, member of a STEM school governing body, STEM school employee or contractor, or licensed health professional may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. (C) A STEM school may accept donations of injectable or nasally administered glucagon 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 the drug. (D) A STEM school that elects to procure injectable or nasally administered glucagon under this section shall report to the department of education and workforce each procurement and each occurrence in which a dose of the drug is used from the school's supply. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.01
§ 3345.01. Tuition charge for nonresidents of Ohio
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 Senate Bill 248 - 127th General Assembly Except as provided in sections 3333.17 , 3333.32 , and 3333.42 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of a state university or college, as defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code, may charge reasonable tuition for the attendance of pupils who are nonresidents of Ohio.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.371 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.371
§ 3345.371. National Suicide Lifeline telephone number
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 Senate Bill 234 - 135th General Assembly Each private college, as defined in section 3365.01 of the Revised Code, shall include the telephone number for the national suicide and crisis lifeline, "988" or its successor, on each student identification card issued after the effective date of this section and on any electronic portal administered by the private college that may be accessed by students, if provided or used by the private college. Last updated February 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.01
§ 3335.01. The Ohio State University
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The educational institution originally designated as the Ohio agricultural and mechanical college shall be known as "The Ohio State University." The leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agricultural and mechanical arts.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3355.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3355 / § 3355.01
§ 3355.01. University branch district definitions
Status: in_force

October 20, 1961 Senate Bill 519 - 104th General Assembly As used in sections 3355.01 to 3355.14 , inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "University branch district" means a political subdivision of the state and a body corporate with all the powers of a corporation, and organized for the purpose of establishing, owning, and operating a branch university district within the territory of such district. (B) "University branch" means an academic program administered by a state or municipal university in a community other than the community wherein is located the main campus of such university, and affording to the students in such program academic credit corresponding to that afforded to the students on the main campus upon satisfactory completion of comparable courses of instruction.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.67 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.67
§ 3313.67. Immunization of pupils - immunization record - annual summary
Status: in_force

May 6, 2005 House Bill 463 - 125th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the board of education of each city, exempted village, or local school district may make and enforce such rules to secure the immunization of, and to prevent the spread of communicable diseases among the pupils attending or eligible to attend the schools of the district, as in its opinion the safety and interest of the public require. (2) A board of education shall not adopt rules under division (A)(1) of this section that are inconsistent with divisions (B) and (C) of section 3313.671 of the Revised Code. (B) Boards of health, legislative authorities of municipal corporations, and boards of township trustees, on application of the board of education of the district, at the public expense, without delay, shall provide the means of immunization to pupils who are not so provided by their parents or guardians. (C) The board of education shall keep an immunization record for each pupil, available in writing to the pupil's parent or guardian upon request, which shall include: (1) Immunizations against the diseases mentioned in division (A) of section 3313.671 of the Revised Code; (2) Any tuberculin tests given pursuant to section 3313.71 of the Revised Code; (3) Any other immunizations required by the board pursuant to division (A) of this section. (D) Annually by the fifteenth day of October, the board shall report a summary, by school, of the immunization records of all initial entry pupils in the district to the director of health, on forms prescribed by the director.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.22
§ 3349.22. Citizens not to be charged
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Citizens of municipal corporations in which municipal universities, colleges, or other educational institutions are located shall not be charged for instruction in the academic department, except in professional courses therein. The board of directors of any such institution may charge fees for any purpose to students in other departments and to students in professional courses in the academic department, and may charge fees for purposes other than instruction to students in the academic department. From time to time the board may make such university, college, or educational institution free in any of its departments to citizens of the county in which it is located. The board may receive other students on such terms as to tuition or otherwise as it sees fit.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.371 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.371
§ 3307.371. Order for division of marital property
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "alternate payee," "benefit," "lump sum payment," "participant," and "public retirement program" have the same meanings as in section 3105.80 of the Revised Code. (B) On receipt of an order issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code, the state teachers retirement system shall determine whether the order meets the requirements of sections 3105.80 to 3105.90 of the Revised Code. The system shall retain in the participant's record an order the board determines meets the requirements. Not later than sixty days after receipt, the system shall return to the court that issued the order any order the system determines does not meet the requirements. (C) The system shall comply with an order retained under division (B) of this section at the following times as appropriate: (1) If the participant has applied for or is receiving a benefit or has applied for but not yet received a lump sum payment, as soon as practicable; (2) If the participant has not applied for a benefit or lump sum payment, on application by the participant for a benefit or lump sum payment. (D) If the system transfers a participant's service credit or contributions made by or on behalf of a participant to a public retirement program that is not named in the order, the system shall do both of the following: (1) Notify the court that issued the order by sending to the court a copy of the order and the name and address of the public retirement program to which the transfer was made. (2) Send a copy of the order to the public retirement program to which the transfer was made. (E) If it receives a participant's service credit or contributions and a copy of an order as provided in division (D) of this section, the system shall administer the order as if it were the public retirement program named in the order. (F) If a participant's benefit or lump sum payment is or will be subject to more than one order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code or to an order described in that section and an order issued in accordance with Chapter 3119., 3121., 3123., or 3125. of the Revised Code, the system shall, after determining that the amounts that are or will be withheld will cause the benefit or lump sum payment to fall below the limits described in section 3105.85 of the Revised Code, do all of the following: (1) Establish, in accordance with division (G) of this section and subject to the limits described in section 3105.85 of the Revised Code, the priority in which the orders are or will be paid by the system in accordance with division (G) of this section; (2) Reduce the amount paid to an alternate payee based on the priority established under division (F)(1) of this section; (3) Notify, by regular mail, a participant and alternate payee of any action taken under this division. (G) A withholding or deduction notice issued in accordance with Chapter 3119., 3121., 3123., or 3125. of the Revised Code or an order described in section 3115.501 of the Revised Code has priority over all other orders and shall be complied with in accordance with child support enforcement laws. All other orders are entitled to priority in order of earliest retention by the system. The system is not to retain an order that provides for the division of property unless the order is filed in a court with jurisdiction in this state. (H) The system is not liable in civil damages for loss resulting from any action or failure to act in compliance with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.22
§ 3319.22. Standards and requirements for educator licenses; local professional development committees
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 168 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) The state board of education shall issue the following educator licenses: (a) A resident educator license, which shall be valid for two years and shall be renewable for reasons specified by rules adopted by the state board pursuant to division (A)(3) of this section. The state board, on a case-by-case basis, may extend the license's duration as necessary to enable the license holder to complete the Ohio teacher residency program established under section 3319.223 of the Revised Code ; (b) A professional educator license, which shall be valid for five years and shall be renewable; (c) A senior professional educator license, which shall be valid for five years and shall be renewable; (d) A lead professional educator license, which shall be valid for five years and shall be renewable. Subject to division (A)(4) of this section, licenses issued under division (A)(1) of this section on and after the effective date of this amendment shall specify whether the educator is licensed to teach grades pre-kindergarten through eight or grades seven through twelve. The changes to the grade band specifications under this section shall not apply to a person who holds a license under division (A)(1) of this section prior to the effective date of this amendment . Further, the changes to the grade band specifications under this section shall not apply to any license issued to teach in the area of computer information science, bilingual education, dance, drama or theater, world language, health, library or media, music, physical education, teaching English to speakers of other languages, career-technical education, or visual arts or to any license issued to an intervention specialist, including a gifted intervention specialist, or to any other license that does not align to the grade band specifications. (2)(a) Except as provided in division (A)(2)(b) of this section, the state board may issue any additional educator licenses of categories, types, and levels the board elects to provide. (b) Not later than December 31, 2024, the state board shall cease licensing school psychologists. The state board shall coordinate with the state board of psychology to transition to licensure under Chapter 4732. of the Revised Code any school psychologists licensed under rules adopted in accordance with sections 3301.07 and 3319.22 of the Revised Code. (3) Except as provided in division (I) of this section, the state board shall adopt rules establishing the standards and requirements for obtaining each educator license issued under this section. The rules shall also include the reasons for which a resident educator license may be renewed under division (A)(1)(a) of this section. (4) Notwithstanding the requirement that each license issued under division (A)(1) of this section specify the grade band in which the educator is licensed to teach, a school district or community school may employ an educator to teach outside of the designated grade band by not more than two grade levels and for not more than two school years at a time. The school district superintendent or governing authority of the community school may renew that teacher's eligibility to teach in accordance with this division on a biennial basis. Any educator to whom division (A)(4) of this section applies shall be considered a "properly certified or licensed teacher" for the purposes of section 3319.074 of the Revised Code. (B) Except as provided in division (I) of this section, the rules adopted under this section shall require at least the following standards and qualifications for the educator licenses described in division (A)(1) of this section: (1) An applicant for a resident educator license shall hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited teacher preparation program or be a participant in the teach for America program and meet the qualifications required under section 3319.227 of the Revised Code. (2) An applicant for a professional educator license shall: (a) Hold at least a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education accredited by a regional accrediting organization; (b) Have successfully completed the Ohio teacher residency program established under section 3319.223 of the Revised Code, if the applicant's current or most recently issued license is a resident educator license issued under this section or an alternative resident educator license issued under section 3319.26 of the Revised Code. (3) An applicant for a senior professional educator license shall: (a) Hold at least a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education accredited by a regional accrediting organization; (b) Have previously held a professional educator license issued under this section or section 3319.222 or under former section 3319.22 of the Revised Code; (c) Meet the criteria for the accomplished or distinguished level of performance, as described in the standards for teachers adopted by the state board under section 3319.61 of the Revised Code. (4) An applicant for a lead professional educator license shall: (a) Hold at least a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education accredited by a regional accrediting organization; (b) Have previously held a professional educator license or a senior professional educator license issued under this section or a professional educator license issued under section 3319.222 or former section 3319.22 of the Revised Code; (c) Meet the criteria for the distinguished level of performance, as described in the standards for teachers adopted by the state board under section 3319.61 of the Revised Code; (d) Either hold a valid certificate issued by the national board for professional teaching standards or meet the criteria for a master teacher or other criteria for a lead teacher adopted by the educator standards board under division (F)(4) or (5) of section 3319.61 of the Revised Code. (C) The state board shall align the standards and qualifications for obtaining a principal license with the standards for principals adopted by the state board under section 3319.61 of the Revised Code. (D) If the state board requires any examinations for educator licensure, the state board shall provide the results of such examinations received by the state board to the chancellor of higher education, in the manner and to the extent permitted by state and federal law. (E) Any rules the state board of education adopts, amends, or rescinds for educator licenses under this section or any other law shall be adopted, amended, or rescinded under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code except as follows: (1) Notwithstanding division (E) of section 119.03 and division (A)(1) of section 119.04 of the Revised Code, in the case of the adoption of any rule or the amendment or rescission of any rule that necessitates institutions' offering preparation programs for educators and other school personnel that are approved by the chancellor of higher education under section 3333.048 of the Revised Code to revise the curriculum of those programs, the effective date shall not be as prescribed in division (E) of section 119.03 and division (A)(1) of section 119.04 of the Revised Code. Instead, the effective date of such rules, or the amendment or rescission of such rules, shall be the date prescribed by section 3333.048 of the Revised Code. (2) Notwithstanding the authority to adopt, amend, or rescind emergency rules in division (G) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code, this authority shall not apply to the state board of education with regard to rules for educator licenses. (F)(1) The rules adopted under this section establishing standards requiring additional coursework for the renewal of any educator license shall require a school district and a chartered nonpublic school to establish local professional development committees. In a nonpublic school, the chief administrative officer shall establish the committees in any manner acceptable to such officer. The committees established under this division shall determine whether coursework that a district or chartered nonpublic school teacher proposes to complete meets the requirement of the rules. The state board shall provide technical assistance and support to committees as the committees incorporate the professional development standards adopted pursuant to section 3319.61 of the Revised Code into their review of coursework that is appropriate for license renewal. The rules shall establish a procedure by which a teacher may appeal the decision of a local professional development committee. (2) In any school district in which there is no exclusive representative established under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the professional development committees shall be established as described in division (F)(2) of this section. Not later than the effective date of the rules adopted under this section, the board of education of each school district shall establish the structure for one or more local professional development committees to be operated by such school district. The committee structure so established by a district board shall remain in effect unless within thirty days prior to an anniversary of the date upon which the current committee structure was established, the board provides notice to all affected district employees that the committee structure is to be modified. Professional development committees may have a district-level or building-level scope of operations, and may be established with regard to particular grade or age levels for which an educator license is designated. Each professional development committee shall consist of at least three classroom teachers employed by the district, one principal employed by the district, and one other employee of the district appointed by the district superintendent. For committees with a building-level scope, the teacher and principal members shall be assigned to that building, and the teacher members shall be elected by majority vote of the classroom teachers assigned to that building. For committees with a district-level scope, the teacher members shall be elected by majority vote of the classroom teachers of the district, and the principal member shall be elected by a majority vote of the principals of the district, unless there are two or fewer principals employed by the district, in which case the one or two principals employed shall serve on the committee. If a committee has a particular grade or age level scope, the teacher members shall be licensed to teach such grade or age levels, and shall be elected by majority vote of the classroom teachers holding such a license and the principal shall be elected by all principals serving in buildings where any such teachers serve. The district superintendent shall appoint a replacement to fill any vacancy that occurs on a professional development committee, except in the case of vacancies among the elected classroom teacher members, which shall be filled by vote of the remaining members of the committee so selected. Terms of office on professional development committees shall be prescribed by the district board establishing the committees. The conduct of elections for members of professional development committees shall be prescribed by the district board establishing the committees. A professional development committee may include additional members, except that the majority of members on each such committee shall be classroom teachers employed by the district. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration date of the term for which a predecessor was appointed shall hold office as a member for the remainder of that term. The initial meeting of any professional development committee, upon election and appointment of all committee members, shall be called by a member designated by the district superintendent. At this initial meeting, the committee shall select a chairperson and such other officers the committee deems necessary, and shall adopt rules for the conduct of its meetings. Thereafter, the committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson or upon the filing of a petition with the district superintendent signed by a majority of the committee members calling for the committee to meet. (3) In the case of a school district in which an exclusive representative has been established pursuant to Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, professional development committees shall be established in accordance with any collective bargaining agreement in effect in the district that includes provisions for such committees. If the collective bargaining agreement does not specify a different method for the selection of teacher members of the committees, the exclusive representative of the district's teachers shall select the teacher members. If the collective bargaining agreement does not specify a different structure for the committees, the board of education of the school district shall establish the structure, including the number of committees and the number of teacher and administrative members on each committee; the specific administrative members to be part of each committee; whether the scope of the committees will be district levels, building levels, or by type of grade or age levels for which educator licenses are designated; the lengths of terms for members; the manner of filling vacancies on the committees; and the frequency and time and place of meetings. However, in all cases, except as provided in division (F)(4) of this section, there shall be a majority of teacher members of any professional development committee, there shall be at least five total members of any professional development committee, and the exclusive representative shall designate replacement members in the case of vacancies among teacher members, unless the collective bargaining agreement specifies a different method of selecting such replacements. (4) Whenever an administrator's coursework plan is being discussed or voted upon, the local professional development committee shall, at the request of one of its administrative members, cause a majority of the committee to consist of administrative members by reducing the number of teacher members voting on the plan. (5) A professional development committee may grant an individual seeking to renew a license under this section credit towards continuing education requirements for completion of a statutorily required professional development training. Such an individual shall receive continuing education credit for one completed professional development course per licensure renewal period. To qualify for continuing education credit under this division, a professional development course shall be completed during the time in which an individual holds a valid license under this section. (G)(1) The state board of education, educational service centers, county boards of developmental disabilities, college and university departments of education, head start programs, and the Ohio education computer network may establish local professional development committees to determine whether the coursework proposed by their employees who are licensed or certificated under this section or section 3319.222 of the Revised Code, or under the former version of either section as it existed prior to October 16, 2009, meet the requirements of the rules adopted under this section. They may establish local professional development committees on their own or in collaboration with a school district or other agency having authority to establish them. Local professional development committees established by county boards of developmental disabilities shall be structured in a manner comparable to the structures prescribed for school districts in divisions (F)(2) and (3) of this section, as shall the committees established by any other entity specified in division (G)(1) of this section that provides educational services by employing or contracting for services of classroom teachers licensed or certificated under this section or section 3319.222 of the Revised Code, or under the former version of either section as it existed prior to October 16, 2009. All other entities specified in division (G)(1) of this section shall structure their committees in accordance with guidelines which shall be issued by the state board. (2) Educational service centers may establish local professional development committees to serve educators who are not employed in schools in this state, including pupil services personnel who are licensed under this section. Local professional development committees shall be structured in a manner comparable to the structures prescribed for school districts in divisions (F)(2) and (3) of this section. These committees may agree to review the coursework, continuing education units, or other equivalent activities related to classroom teaching or the area of licensure that is proposed by an individual who satisfies both of the following conditions: (a) The individual is licensed or certificated under this section or under the former version of this section as it existed prior to October 16, 2009. (b) The individual is not currently employed as an educator or is not currently employed by an entity that operates a local professional development committee under this section. Any committee that agrees to work with such an individual shall work to determine whether the proposed coursework, continuing education units, or other equivalent activities meet the requirements of the rules adopted by the state board under this section. (3) Any public agency that is not specified in division (G)(1) or (2) of this section but provides educational services and employs or contracts for services of classroom teachers licensed or certificated under this section or section 3319.222 of the Revised Code, or under the former version of either section as it existed prior to October 16, 2009, may establish a local professional development committee, subject to the approval of the state board. The committee shall be structured in accordance with guidelines issued by the state board. (H) The state board, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules pursuant to division (A)(3) of this section that do both of the following: (1) Exempt consistently high-performing teachers and school counselors from the requirement to complete any additional coursework for the renewal of an educator license issued under this section or section 3319.26 of the Revised Code. The rules also shall specify that such teachers and school counselors are exempt from any requirements prescribed by professional development committees established under divisions (F) and (G) of this section. (2) For purposes of division (H)(1) of this section, the term "consistently high-performing teacher or school counselor" means any teacher or school counselor who meets both of the following: (a) For at least four of the past five years, the teacher or school counselor has received the highest level of performance rating under section 3319.112 or 3319.113 of the Revised Code, as applicable, or an equivalent performance rating under section 3311.80 of the Revised Code; (b) The teacher or school counselor meets at least one, or any combination, of the following for at least three of the five years of the current licensure cycle: (i) Holds a valid senior or lead professional educator license; (ii) Holds a locally recognized educational leadership role that enhances educational practices by providing professional learning experience at district, regional, state, or higher educational level; (iii) Serves in a leadership role for a national or state professional academic education organization; (iv) Serves on a state-level committee supporting education; (v) Receives a state or national educational recognition or award. (I) The state board shall issue a resident educator license, professional educator license, senior professional educator license, lead professional educator license, or any other educator license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a license in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a resident educator, professional educator, senior professional educator, lead professional educator, or any other type of educator in a state that does not issue one or more of those licenses. Last updated August 16, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3316.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3316 / § 3316.10
§ 3316.10. School district board to develop financial accounting and reporting system
Status: in_force

June 20, 1996 Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly A school district board that is instructed to do so by the school district financial planning and supervision commission for that district shall develop an effective financial accounting and reporting system by: (A) Promptly bringing its existing system of financial accounting and reporting into compliance with section 117.43 of the Revised Code. Within ninety days after the declaration of the existence of a fiscal emergency condition pursuant to division (B) of section 3316.03 of the Revised Code, the auditor of state shall issue a preliminary report with respect to the methods, accuracy, and legality of the accounts, records, files, and reports of the school district. This report shall state whether section 117.43 of the Revised Code and the requirements of the auditor of state have been complied with, and shall be certified to the school district financial planning and supervision commission and the board of education of the school district. (B) Modifying and supplementing the system of financial accounting and reporting to record and report its fiscal activities on an accurate, current, and continuous basis in order to facilitate the effective management of the affairs of the school district, and to assist in refining and improving the restructuring plan and amendments of it, facilitate the monitoring of compliance with and the implementation of the plan, and otherwise assist the financial planning and supervision commission, the auditor of state, and the county budget commission in the performance of their functions; provided that any changes that would result in data not being available that would otherwise be available pursuant to section 117.43 of the Revised Code shall first be approved by the auditor of state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.351 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.351
§ 3313.351. Information regarding contracting with online service providers
Status: in_force

September 15, 2014 House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly The attorney general may educate school districts about contracting with any entity that provides students with account-based access to a web site or an online service, including electronic mail.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.041
§ 3333.041. Annual reports
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) On or before the last day of December of each year, the chancellor of higher education shall submit to the governor and, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, the general assembly a report or reports concerning all of the following: (1) The status of graduates of Ohio school districts at state institutions of higher education during the twelve-month period ending on the thirtieth day of September of the current calendar year. The report shall list, by school district, the number of graduates of each school district who attended a state institution of higher education and the percentage of each district's graduates enrolled in a state institution of higher education during the reporting period who were required during such period by the college or university, as a prerequisite to enrolling in those courses generally required for first-year students, to enroll in a remedial course in English, including composition or reading, mathematics, and any other area designated by the chancellor. The chancellor also shall make the information described in division (A)(1) of this section available to the board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district. Each state institution of higher education shall, by the first day of November of each year, submit to the chancellor in the form specified by the chancellor the information the chancellor requires to compile the report. (2) The following information with respect to the Ohio tuition trust authority: (a) The name of each investment manager that is a minority business enterprise or a women's business enterprise with which the chancellor contracts; (b) The amount of assets managed by investment managers that are minority business enterprises or women's business enterprises, expressed as a percentage of assets managed by investment managers with which the chancellor has contracted; (c) Efforts by the chancellor to increase utilization of investment managers that are minority business enterprises or women's business enterprises. (3) The chancellor's strategy in assigning choose Ohio first scholarships, as established under section 3333.61 of the Revised Code, among state universities and colleges and how the actual awards fit that strategy. (B) On or before the fifteenth day of February of each year, the chancellor shall submit to the governor and, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, the general assembly a report concerning aggregate academic growth data for students assigned to graduates of teacher preparation programs approved under section 3333.048 of the Revised Code who teach English language arts or mathematics in any of grades four to eight in a public school in Ohio. For this purpose, the chancellor shall use the value-added progress dimension prescribed by section 3302.021 of the Revised Code or the alternative student academic progress measure if adopted under division (C)(1)(e) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. The chancellor shall aggregate the data by graduating class for each approved teacher preparation program, except that if a particular class has ten or fewer graduates to which this division applies, the chancellor shall report the data for a group of classes over a three-year period. In no case shall the report identify any individual graduate. The department of education and workforce shall share any data necessary for the report with the chancellor. (C) As used in this section: (1) "Minority business enterprise" has the same meaning as in section 122.71 of the Revised Code. (2) "State institution of higher education" and "state university" have the same meanings as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (3) "State university or college" has the same meaning as in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code. (4) "Women's business enterprise" means a business, or a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or joint venture of any kind, that is owned and controlled by women who are United States citizens and residents of this state. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.42
§ 3345.42. Definitions
Status: in_force

September 16, 2014 House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly As used in sections 3345.421 , 3345.422 , 3345.423 , and 3345.424 of the Revised Code: "Service member" means a person who is serving in the armed forces of the United States. "Veteran" means any person who has completed service in the armed forces, including the national guard of any state or a reserve component of the armed forces, and who has been discharged under honorable conditions from the armed forces or who has been transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3381.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3381 / § 3381.13
§ 3381.13. Status of employees
Status: in_force

September 21, 2000 House Bill 628 - 123rd General Assembly All employees of a regional arts and cultural district shall be considered public employees within the meaning of section 145.01 of the Revised Code and its employees shall be subject to Chapter 145. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3305.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3305 / § 3305.10
§ 3305.10. Consent of spouse of electing employee required prior to payment
Status: in_force

September 13, 2022 Senate Bill 273 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, if an electing employee is married at the time one or more payments are to commence under the retirement plan established under this chapter, the provider that will make the payment shall obtain the consent of the employee's spouse to the form of payment selected by the employee before making any payment. (2) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, if an electing employee is married at the time the employee dies, the provider that will make a payment of any amounts that are payable to the employee shall obtain the consent of the employee's spouse to the payment of the amounts before making the payment. (B) Each provider shall establish requirements for consent under division (A) of this section that are the same as the requirements specified in division (a)(2) of section 417 of the "Internal Revenue Code," 26 U.S.C.A. 417(a)(2), as amended. (C)(1) Consent may be waived if the spouse cannot be located or for any other reason specified in the regulations adopted under division (a)(2) of section 417 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 417(a)(2). (2) A provider is not required to obtain the consent of an electing employee's spouse before making any payment that the provider is required to make in accordance with division (a)(9) of section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(9). (D) Consent or waiver under this section is effective only with regard to the spouse who is the subject of the consent or waiver. Last updated July 15, 2022 at 11:16 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.242 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.242
§ 3311.242. Mandatory school district territory transfer based on poor performance rating
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly In the case of a proposed transfer of school district territory filed under section 3311.24 of the Revised Code, the state board of education shall approve a proposed transfer that satisfies all of the following conditions: (A) The territory is being transferred to an adjacent school district. (B) The district from which the territory is being transferred has received an overall performance rating of less than two stars under division (D)(3) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code for two or more consecutive school years. (C) No party opposing the proposed transfer has presented to the state board clear and convincing evidence that any information used to facilitate the transfer under section 3311.24 of the Revised Code is incorrect or inaccurate. Last updated August 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.28
§ 3326.28. Procurement of epinephrine autoinjectors for STEM schools
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) With the approval of its governing body, a STEM school established under this chapter may procure epinephrine autoinjectors in the manner prescribed by section 3313.7110 of the Revised Code. A STEM school that elects to do so shall comply with all provisions of that section as if it were a school district. (B)(1) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with procuring, maintaining, accessing, or using an epinephrine autoinjector under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct: (a) A STEM school; (b) A member of a STEM school governing body; (c) A STEM school employee or contractor; (d) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who personally furnishes or prescribes epinephrine autoinjectors, provides a consultation, or issues a protocol pursuant to this section. (2) This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a STEM school or governing body, member of a STEM school governing body, STEM school employee or contractor, or licensed health professional may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. (C) A STEM school may accept donations of epinephrine autoinjectors from a wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs or a manufacturer of dangerous drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, and may accept donations of money from any person to purchase epinephrine autoinjectors. (D) A STEM school that elects to procure epinephrine autoinjectors under this section shall report to the department of education and workforce each procurement and occurrence in which an epinephrine autoinjector is used from the school's supply of epinephrine autoinjectors. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.09
§ 3301.09. Superintendent of public instruction shall be secretary of board
Status: in_force

January 3, 1956 House Bill 212 - 101st General Assembly The superintendent of public instruction shall serve as secretary to the state board of education, and shall attend all meetings of the board, or designate a subordinate to attend for him if he is unable to be present, except at such times as the board is considering the employment, retention, or salary of the superintendent of public instruction.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.19
§ 3333.19. Foreign exchange students - tuition and fees
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The chancellor of higher education may enter into agreements with the appropriate agency in a foreign country or with an agency or organization sponsoring foreign student exchanges under which the agency or organization ensures that Ohio residents enrolled in post-secondary educational institutions in the foreign country will pay tuition and fees at rates no higher than the rates charged to students who are residents of that country and under which the chancellor provides that rates for tuition and fees charged to a comparable number of students from the foreign country who are enrolled in state-assisted institutions of higher education in Ohio are to be no higher than the rates charged to students who are Ohio residents. Notwithstanding that an Ohio resident is enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution in a foreign country under one of these agreements, any such student who was previously enrolled in a state-assisted institution shall be counted as enrolled in such institution for state subsidy purposes in a manner prescribed by rules the chancellor shall adopt.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.143 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.143
§ 3323.143. Custodial parent financially responsible for unilateral placement
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly If a child with a disability's custodial parent has made a unilateral placement of the child, the parent shall be responsible for payment of tuition to the program or facility the child is attending as a result of that placement as long as the district of residence has offered a free appropriate public education to that child. As used in this section, "unilateral placement" means withdrawing a child with a disability from a program or facility operated by the district of residence or from a program or facility with which the district of residence has arranged for education of the child and instead enrolling that child in another program or facility that is not a home, as defined in section 3313.64 of the Revised Code, or that is not a facility or program available to the child pursuant to an open enrollment policy under section 3313.98 or 3313.983 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.154 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.154
§ 3307.154. Designation of Ohio-qualified investment managers - utilization - annual report
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The state teachers retirement board shall, for the purposes of this section, designate an investment manager as an Ohio-qualified investment manager if the investment manager meets all of the following requirements: (1) The investment manager is subject to taxation under Chapter 5725., 5726., 5733., 5747., or 5751. of the Revised Code. (2) The investment manager meets one of the following requirements: (a) Has its corporate headquarters or principal place of business in this state; (b) Employs at least five hundred individuals in this state; (c) Has a principal place of business in this state and employs at least twenty residents of this state. (B)(1) The board shall, at least annually, establish a policy with the goal to increase utilization by the board of Ohio-qualified investment managers, when an Ohio-qualified investment manager offers quality, services, and safety comparable to other investment managers otherwise available to the board. The policy shall also provide for the following: (a) A process whereby the board can develop a list of Ohio-qualified investment managers and their investment products; (b) A process whereby the board can give public notice to Ohio-qualified investment managers of the board's search for an investment manager that includes the board's search criteria. (2) The board shall determine whether an investment manager is an Ohio-qualified investment manager and whether the investment manager offers quality, services, and safety comparable to other investment managers otherwise available to the board. The board's determination shall be final.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.08
§ 3313.08. Election of members
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If the number of members of a board of education of any city school district to be elected at large as fixed by section 3313.02 of the Revised Code is even, one half thereof shall be elected in the year preceding, and the remaining one half in the year following the calendar year divisible by four. If such number is odd, one half of the remainder, after diminishing the number by one, shall be elected in the year preceding, and the remaining number shall be elected in the year following the calendar year divisible by four. All members to be elected from odd-numbered subdistricts shall be elected at one election, and all members from even-numbered subdistricts shall be elected at the alternate election.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.51
§ 3335.51. Objectives of center
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly The objectives of the Ohio rehabilitation center shall be to rehabilitate persons with disabilities whose rehabilitation requires extended residential care or intensive study and services; to cooperate with, aid, and supplement such public and private projects for rehabilitation as may be established in the various communities of the state; to provide training for persons seeking competence in the several disciplines pertaining to the field of rehabilitation; to conduct research and demonstrations in connection with the problems and techniques of rehabilitation; to disseminate information and promote public understanding respecting the problems incident to the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and their return to social and economic participation; and to afford such other services of rehabilitation as the center may develop for the benefit of citizens of this state. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 11:32 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.471 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.471
§ 3313.471. Presentation of career information
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 154 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "armed forces" means the Ohio national guard, the Ohio naval militia, the Ohio military reserve, and the active and reserve components of the United States army, navy, air force, marine corps, space force, and coast guard. (B) No school district board of education shall impose any restriction on the presentation of career information to students that is not uniformly imposed on representatives of the armed forces, skilled trades, institutions of higher education, career-technical education providers, business, industry, charitable institutions, and other employers or prohibit the presentation of information or recruitment of students by those representatives for employment, employment training, or education on the district's campus. The board shall provide equal access to any of the district's employment or placement services to all of the entities described in this division. (C) The district board shall provide any entity described in division (B) of this section with at least two opportunities per school year to present information in person to all students in grades nine through twelve individually or in a group setting and shall provide students with the opportunity to speak in person with the entities that participate in those opportunities. This requirement may be satisfied by providing common area access for presentation of information materials or by providing a scheduled educational or career fair. (D) To the extent permitted by federal law and in accordance with this section, the district board may develop an application process for entities that wish to access school property for the purpose of presenting information to students. The board may develop standards of conduct and require entities to adhere to those standards as a condition of continued access and presentation of information materials. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.952 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.952
§ 3333.952. Higher education public policy research consortium
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The chancellor of higher education, in collaboration with the department of education and workforce, the department of job and family services, the inter-university council, the association of independent colleges and universities, and any other relevant entities, shall establish the public policy research consortium on higher education. The consortium shall develop and maintain a biennial statewide research agenda that identifies key policy challenges and research priorities crucial to the state's future, drawing on input from policymakers, practitioners, and community stakeholders. The goals of the statewide research agenda shall be to do all of the following: (1) Provide policymakers and practitioners with timely, relevant, and rigorous research findings on problems of significant importance to the state's citizens, enabling informed decision-making and effective policies; (2) Increase the active engagement of the state's higher education institutions in addressing real-world issues of direct relevance to the state's social, economic, and civic well-being, fostering a stronger connection between academia and public service; (3) Cultivate the next generation of policy-focused researchers and practitioners by providing valuable research opportunities to faculty and post-graduate students. (B) The chancellor shall do all of the following: (1) Award competitive research grants to faculty and post-graduate students whose research aligns with the biennial research agenda established under division (A) of this section. Grants shall be awarded in a tiered structure based on project scope and complexity. Fifty per cent of funding shall be disbursed upon grant approval, with the remaining balance released upon successful completion of the research and submission of the final report. (2) Establish a clear rubric to evaluate proposed research projects that contains a peer-reviewed process, involving both academic experts and relevant practitioners; (3) Manage the grant process and disseminate research findings through the department's web site, policy briefs, annual presentations to the standing committees of each house of the general assembly that consider higher education legislation, and community forums. Last updated August 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.22
§ 3318.22. Authorization to provide assistance and contribute to educational revitalization of certain districts
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The general assembly finds that many school districts are prevented by their size, tax base, or other conditions from performing their essential functions as agencies of state government to provide adequate classroom facilities and issuing securities under Chapter 133. of the Revised Code at favorable interest rates or charges. Accordingly, the Ohio facilities construction commission is invested with the powers and duties provided in sections 3318.21 to 3318.29 of the Revised Code in order to provide deserved assistance and materially contribute to the educational revitalization of such school districts and result in improving the education and welfare of all the people of the state. (B) Sections 3318.21 to 3318.29 of the Revised Code do not authorize the commission or the issuing authority to incur bonded indebtedness of the state or any political subdivision of the state, or to obligate or pledge moneys raised by taxation for the payment of any bonds or notes issued pursuant to sections 3318.21 to 3318.29 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.765 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.765
§ 3307.765. Transferred service credit from uniform retirement system
Status: in_force

February 20, 2002 Senate Bill 119 - 124th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "transferred service credit" means service credit purchased or obtained under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code prior to the date a member commenced the employment covered by the state teachers retirement system for which the member is currently contributing to the system. (B) A member of the state teachers retirement system who has contributions on deposit with, but is no longer contributing to, a uniform retirement system shall, in computing years of total service, be given full credit for transferred service credit if a transfer to the state teachers retirement system is made under this section. At the request of a member, the uniform system shall transfer to the state teachers retirement system the sum of the following: (1) An amount equal to the amounts transferred to the uniform system under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code; (2) Interest, determined as provided in division (E) of this section, on the amount specified in division (B)(1) of this section for the period from the last day of the year in which the transfer under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code was made to the date a transfer is made under this section. (C) A member of the state teachers retirement system with at least eighteen months of contributing service credit with the state teachers retirement system who has received a refund of contributions to a uniform retirement system shall, in computing years of total service, be given full credit for transferred service credit if, for each year of service, the state teachers retirement system receives the sum of the following: (1) An amount, which shall be paid by the member, equal to the amount refunded by the uniform system to the member for that year for transferred service credit, with interest on that amount from the date of the refund to the date a payment is made under this section; (2) Interest, which shall be transferred by the uniform system, on the amount refunded to the member for the period from the last day of the year in which the transfer under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code was made to the date the refund was made; (3) If the uniform system retained any portion of the amount transferred under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code, an amount, which shall be transferred by the uniform system, equal to the amount retained, with interest on that amount for the period from the last day of the year in which the transfer under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code was made to the date a transfer is made under this section. On receipt of payment from the member, the state teachers retirement system shall notify the uniform system, which, on receipt of the notice, shall make the transfer required by this division. Interest shall be determined as provided in division (E) of this section. (D) A member may choose to purchase only part of the credit the member is eligible to purchase under division (C) of this section in any one payment, subject to rules adopted by the state teachers retirement board. A member is ineligible to purchase or obtain service credit under this section for service to be used in the calculation of any retirement benefit currently being paid or payable to the member in the future under any other retirement program or for service credit that may be purchased or obtained under section 3307.761 of the Revised Code. (E) Interest charged under this section shall be calculated separately for each year of service credit at the lesser of the actuarial assumption rate for that year of the state teachers retirement system or of the uniform retirement system to which the credit was transferred under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code. The interest shall be compounded annually. (F) Any amounts transferred or paid under divisions (B) and (C) of this section that are attributable to contributions made by the member or to amounts paid to purchase service credit shall be credited to the teachers' savings fund created under section 3307.14 of the Revised Code. Any remaining amounts shall be credited to one or more of the funds created under that section as determined by the board. (G) At the request of the state teachers retirement system, the uniform retirement system shall certify to the state teachers retirement system a copy of the records of the service and contributions of a state teachers retirement system member who seeks service credit under this section. The uniform retirement system shall specify the portions of the amounts transferred that are attributable to employee contributions, employer contributions, and interest. (H) If a member of the state teachers retirement system who is not a current contributor elects to receive service credit under section 742.214 or 5505.41 of the Revised Code for transferred service credit, as defined in those sections, the system shall transfer to the uniform retirement system, as applicable, the amount specified in division (B) or (C) of section 742.214 or division (B) or (C) of section 5505.41 of the Revised Code. (I) The board may adopt rules to implement this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3325.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3325 / § 3325.04
§ 3325.04. Employment of teachers
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services, with the approval of the director of education and workforce, shall, subject to the rules and regulations of the civil service, employ suitable teachers, nurses, and other staff necessary to operate Ohio deaf and blind education services and provide proper instruction and care to the pupils under the jurisdiction of the superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 11:53 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3312.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3312 / § 3312.07
§ 3312.07. Selection of fiscal agent for region
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce shall select a school district or educational service center in each region of the educational regional service system to be the fiscal agent for the region. For this purpose, the department shall issue a request for proposals from districts and service centers interested in being a fiscal agent. The department shall select each fiscal agent based upon the following criteria: (1) Capability to serve as a fiscal agent as demonstrated by a satisfactory audit record and prior experience serving as a fiscal agent; (2) Adequate capacity in terms of facilities, personnel, and other relevant resources; (3) Evidence that the school district's or educational service center's role as a fiscal agent would result in minimal disruption to its responsibilities as a district or service center; (4) Demonstrated intent to limit the aggregate fees for administering a performance contract entered into under section 3312.08 of the Revised Code to not more than seven per cent of the value of the contract. (B) If no school district or educational service center in a region responds to the request for proposals issued by the department, the department shall select a district or service center in the region that meets the criteria in division (A) of this section to be the fiscal agent for the region. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:11 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.50
§ 3345.50. Administration of capital facilities project - state appropriations under $ 4 million
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in sections 123.01 and 123.10 of the Revised Code, a state university, a state community college, or the northeast Ohio medical university not certified pursuant to section 123.24 of the Revised Code may administer any capital facilities project for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, renovation, enlargement, or alteration of a public improvement under its jurisdiction for which the total amount of funds expected to be appropriated by the general assembly does not exceed four million dollars without the supervision, control, or approval of the Ohio facilities construction commission as specified in those sections, if both of the following occur: (A) Within sixty days after the effective date of the section of an act in which the general assembly initially makes an appropriation for the project, the board of trustees of the institution notifies the chancellor of higher education in writing of its intent to administer the capital facilities project; (B) The board of trustees complies with the guidelines established pursuant to section 153.16 of the Revised Code and all laws that govern the selection of consultants, preparation and approval of contract documents, receipt of bids, and award of contracts with respect to the project. The chancellor shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish criteria for the administration by any such institution of higher education of a capital facilities project for which the total amount of funds expected to be appropriated by the general assembly exceeds four million dollars. The criteria, to be developed with the Ohio facilities construction commission and higher education representatives selected by the chancellor, shall include such matters as the adequacy of the staffing levels and expertise needed for the institution to administer the project, past performance of the institution in administering such projects, and the amount of institutional or other nonstate money to be used in financing the project. The chancellor and the Ohio facilities construction commission shall approve the request of any such institution of higher education that seeks to administer any such capital facilities project and meets the criteria set forth in the rules and in the requirements of division (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.381 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.381
§ 3309.381. Disability allowance recipient applying for service retirement
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly (A) A recipient of a disability allowance under section 3309.401 of the Revised Code who is subject to division (C)(3) of that section may make application for retirement under this section. Retirement shall be effective on the first day of the first month following the last day for which the disability allowance is paid. (B) The annual allowance payable under this section shall consist of the sum of the amounts determined under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section: (1) The greater of the following: (a) An allowance calculated as follows, excluding any period during which the applicant received a disability benefit under section 3309.401 of the Revised Code: (i) For an applicant who would be eligible to retire under division (A)(1) of section 3309.34 of the Revised Code, the allowance shall be calculated under divisions (B)(1)(a) and (B)(2) of section 3309.36 of the Revised Code; (ii) For an applicant who would be eligible to retire under division (A)(2) of section 3309.34 of the Revised Code, the allowance shall be calculated under divisions (B)(1)(b) and (B)(3) of section 3309.36 of the Revised Code. (b) An allowance calculated by multiplying the applicant's total service credit, including service credit for the last continuous period during which the applicant received a disability benefit under section 3309.401 of the Revised Code, by two and two-tenths per cent of the applicant's final average salary, except that the allowance shall not exceed forty-five per cent of the applicant's final average salary. (2) An amount equal to the additional allowance the recipient would receive under section 3309.374 of the Revised Code, plus any other additional amount the recipient would receive under this chapter, had the recipient retired under section 3309.36 of the Revised Code effective on the effective date of the recipient's most recent continuous period of receipt of a disability benefit under section 3309.401 of the Revised Code. (C) The allowance calculated under division (B) of this section, exclusive of any amount added under division (B)(2) of this section based on section 3309.374 of the Revised Code, shall be the base for all future additional allowances under section 3309.374 of the Revised Code. The anniversary date for future additional allowances under section 3309.374 of the Revised Code shall be the effective date of the recipient's most recent continuous period of receipt of a disability benefit under section 3309.401 of the Revised Code. (D) The retirement allowance determined under this section shall be paid as provided in section 3309.46 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.041
§ 3318.041. District may adopt and certify proposed project
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly A school district ranked in the first through twenty-fifth percentiles may adopt and certify to the Ohio facilities construction commission a resolution specifying a proposed project that meets the requirements of this chapter and the needs of the district, as confirmed through an on-site visit pursuant to section 3318.02 of the Revised Code. The commission shall consider such projects for conditional approval pursuant to section 3318.03 and shall encumber funds pursuant to section 3318.04 of the Revised Code in the order in which such resolutions are received.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.031
§ 3318.031. Commission to consider student and staff safety and health
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The Ohio facilities construction commission shall consider student and staff safety and health when reviewing design plans for classroom facility construction projects proposed under this chapter. After consulting with appropriate education, health, and law enforcement personnel, the commission may require as a condition of project approval under either section 3318.03 or division (B)(1) of section 3318.41 of the Revised Code such changes in the design plans as the commission believes will advance or improve student and staff safety and health in the proposed classroom facility. To carry out its duties under this division, the commission shall review and, if necessary, amend any construction and design standards used in its project approval process, including standards for location and number of exits, standards for lead safety in classroom facilities constructed before 1978 in which services are provided to children under six years of age, and location of restrooms, with a focus on advancing student and staff safety and health. (B) When reviewing design standards for classroom facility construction projects proposed under this chapter, the commission shall also consider the extent to which the design standards support the following: (1) Trends in educational delivery methods, including digital access and blended learning; (2) Provision of sufficient space for training new teachers and promotion of collaboration among teaching candidates, experienced teachers, and teacher educators; (3) Provision of adequate space for teacher planning and collaboration; (4) Provision of adequate space for parent involvement activities; (5) Provision of sufficient space for innovative partnerships between schools and health and social service agencies.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.392 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.392
§ 3309.392. Social security disability insurance benefits
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly (A) A recipient of a disability benefit granted under this chapter on or after January 7, 2013, but before the effective date of this amendment, who is enrolled in health care coverage under section 3309.69 of the Revised Code shall apply for social security disability insurance benefit payments under 42 U.S.C. 423 if the recipient meets the requirements of divisions (a)(1)(A), (B), and (C) of that section. (B) A recipient of a disability benefit granted under this chapter on or after the effective date of this amendment who is enrolled in health care coverage under section 3309.69 of the Revised Code shall apply for both of the following: (1) Social security disability insurance benefit payments under 42 U.S.C. 423 if the recipient meets the requirements of divisions (a)(1)(A), (B), and (C) of that section; (2) Hospital insurance benefits under 42 U.S.C. 426(b), if both of the following are the case: (a) The recipient had medicare qualified government employment, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 410(p). (b) The recipient would have met the requirements of divisions (a)(1)(A), (B), and (C) of 42 U.S.C. 423 if the medicare qualified government employment was treated as employment under 42 U.S.C. 410(a). (C) Unless the school employees retirement system determines that good cause exists to exempt the recipient from the requirements of this section, a recipient who is subject to division (A) or (B) of this section shall file the applications required by those divisions as follows: (1) For a recipient who on the effective date of this amendment is enrolled in health care coverage under section 3309.69 of the Revised Code, not later than one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this amendment; (2) For a recipient who enrolls in health care coverage under section 3309.69 of the Revised Code on or after the effective date of this amendment, not later than ninety days after enrolling. (D) The recipient shall file a copy of each completed application and a copy of the social security administration's acknowledgement of receipt of the application with the retirement system. The system shall accept the copy and acknowledgement as evidence of the recipient's application. The recipient shall file with the system a copy of the social security administration's final action on the recipient's application for social security disability insurance benefit payments or hospital insurance benefits, as applicable. (E)(1) Unless an exemption is granted under division (C) of this section: (a) A recipient subject to division (A) or (B) of this section who fails without just cause to apply for social security disability insurance benefit payments or to comply with division (D) of this section shall have the recipient's disability benefit suspended until the recipient applies for the payments and complies with division (D) of this section. (b) A recipient subject to division (B) of this section who fails without just cause to apply for hospital insurance benefits or to comply with division (D) of this section shall have the recipient's disability benefit suspended until the recipient applies for the benefits and complies with division (D) of this section. (2) A recipient subject to division (B) of this section whose application for hospital insurance benefits is approved by the social security administration shall enroll in coverage for those benefits. A recipient who fails to enroll in coverage for hospital insurance benefits is not eligible for health care coverage under section 3309.69 of the Revised Code until the recipient enrolls in the coverage for hospital insurance benefits. (F) The school employees retirement board may adopt rules as it considers necessary to implement this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.06
§ 3319.06. Internal auditor authorized - contract - evaluation
Status: in_force

September 24, 2012 Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly (A) The board of education of each city, exempted village, or local school district may create the position of internal auditor. Any person employed by the board as an internal auditor shall hold a valid permit issued under section 4701.10 of the Revised Code to practice as a certified public accountant or a public accountant. (B) The board shall execute a written contract of employment with each internal auditor it employs. The contract shall specify the internal auditor's duties, the salary and other compensation to be paid for performance of those duties, the number of days to be worked, the number of days of vacation leave, if any, and any paid holidays in the contractual year. The salary and other compensation prescribed by the contract may be increased by the board during the term of the contract but shall not be reduced during that term unless such reduction is part of a uniform plan affecting employees of the entire district. The term of the initial contract shall not exceed three years. Any renewal of the contract shall be for a term of not less than two years and not more than five years. The internal auditor shall be directly responsible to the board for the performance of all duties outlined in the contract. If the board does not intend to renew the contract upon its expiration, the board shall provide written notice to the internal auditor of its intention not to renew the contract not later than the first day of June of the year in which the contract expires. If the board does not provide such notice by that date, the internal auditor shall be deemed reemployed for a term of one year at the same salary plus any increments that may be authorized by the board. Termination of an internal auditor's contract shall be pursuant to section 3319.16 of the Revised Code. (C) Each board that employs an internal auditor shall adopt procedures for the evaluation of the internal auditor and shall evaluate the internal auditor in accordance with those procedures. The evaluation based upon the procedures shall be considered by the board in deciding whether to renew the internal auditor's contract of employment. The establishment of an evaluation procedure shall not create an expectancy of continued employment. Nothing in this section shall prevent the board from making the final determination regarding the renewal or nonrenewal of the contract of an internal auditor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3331.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3331 / § 3331.13
§ 3331.13. School record furnished upon request
Status: in_force

August 28, 2002 House Bill 402 - 124th General Assembly Whenever the school record of a child or notification regarding a child, as specified in section 3331.02 of the Revised Code, is required for the purpose of determining the child's eligibility to an age and schooling certificate, such record shall be furnished by the superintendent, principal, teacher, or other official in charge of the school attended by the child within two days after a request for the same is made by the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3315.091 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3315 / § 3315.091
§ 3315.091. Contracts for driver education instruction
Status: in_force

October 11, 2002 House Bill 407 - 124th General Assembly The boards of education of any city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational school districts or the governing boards of educational service centers may enter into contracts for a term not exceeding one year, upon such terms as each board deems expedient, with each other, or with a private driver training school licensed under section 4508.03 of the Revised Code, for the purpose of providing instruction in driver education under section 3301.17 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.7112 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.7112
§ 3313.7112. Diabetes care
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Board of education" means a board of education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district. (2) "Governing authority" means a governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school. (3) "Licensed health care professional" means any of the following: (a) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; (b) A registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed practical nurse licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code; (c) A physician assistant licensed under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code. (4) "Local health department" means a department operated by a board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health as described in section 3709.05 of the Revised Code. (5) "School employee" or "employee" means either of the following: (a) A person employed by a board of education or governing authority; (b) A licensed health care professional employed by or under contract with a local health department who is assigned to a school in a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district or a chartered nonpublic school. (6) "Treating practitioner" means any of the following who has primary responsibility for treating a student's diabetes and has been identified as such by the student's parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student or, if the student is at least eighteen years of age, by the student: (a) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery; (b) An advanced practice registered nurse who holds a current, valid license to practice nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code and is designated as a clinical nurse specialist or certified nurse practitioner in accordance with section 4723.42 of the Revised Code; (c) A physician assistant who holds a license issued under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code, holds a valid prescriber number issued by the state medical board, and has been granted physician-delegated prescriptive authority. (7) "504 plan" means a plan based on an evaluation conducted in accordance with section 504 of the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 29 U.S.C. 794, as amended. (B)(1) Each board of education or governing authority shall ensure that each student enrolled in the school district or chartered nonpublic school who has diabetes receives appropriate and needed diabetes care in accordance with an order signed by the student's treating practitioner. The diabetes care to be provided includes any of the following: (a) Checking and recording blood glucose levels and ketone levels or assisting the student with checking and recording these levels; (b) Responding to blood glucose levels that are outside of the student's target range; (c) In the case of severe hypoglycemia, administering glucagon and other emergency treatments as prescribed; (d) Administering insulin or assisting the student in self-administering insulin through the insulin delivery system the student uses; (e) Providing oral diabetes medications; (f) Understanding recommended schedules and food intake for meals and snacks in order to calculate medication dosages pursuant to the order of the student's treating practitioner; (g) Following the treating practitioner's instructions regarding meals, snacks, and physical activity; (h) Administering diabetes medication, as long as the conditions prescribed in division (C) of this section are satisfied. (2) Not later than fourteen days after receipt of an order signed by the treating practitioner of a student with diabetes, the board of education or governing authority shall inform the student's parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student that the student may be entitled to a 504 plan regarding the student's diabetes. The department of education and workforce shall develop a 504 plan information sheet for use by a board of education or governing authority when informing a student's parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student that the student may be entitled to a 504 plan regarding the student's diabetes. (C) Notwithstanding division (B) of section 3313.713 of the Revised Code or any other provision of the Revised Code, diabetes medication may be administered under this section by a school nurse or, in the absence of a school nurse, a school employee who is trained in diabetes care under division (E) of this section. Medication administration may be provided under this section only when the conditions prescribed in division (C) of section 3313.713 of the Revised Code are satisfied. Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3313.713 of the Revised Code, medication that is to be administered under this section may be kept in an easily accessible location. (D)(1) The department of education and workforce shall adopt nationally recognized guidelines, as determined by the department, for the training of school employees in diabetes care for students. In doing so, the department shall consult with the department of health, the American diabetes association, and the Ohio school nurses association. The department may consult with any other organizations as determined appropriate by the department. (2) The guidelines shall address all of the following issues: (a) Recognizing the symptoms of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia; (b) The appropriate treatment for a student who exhibits the symptoms of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia; (c) Recognizing situations that require the provision of emergency medical assistance to a student; (d) Understanding the appropriate treatment for a student, based on an order issued by the student's treating practitioner, if the student's blood glucose level is not within the target range indicated by the order; (e) Understanding the instructions in an order issued by a student's treating practitioner concerning necessary medications; (f) Performing blood glucose and ketone tests for a student in accordance with an order issued by the student's treating practitioner and recording the results of those tests; (g) Administering insulin, glucagon, or other medication to a student in accordance with an order issued by the student's treating practitioner and recording the results of the administration; (h) Understanding the relationship between the diet recommended in an order issued by a student's treating practitioner and actions that may be taken if the recommended diet is not followed. (E)(1) To ensure that a student with diabetes receives the diabetes care specified in division (B) of this section, a board of education or governing authority may provide training that complies with the guidelines developed under division (D) of this section to a school employee at each school attended by a student with diabetes. With respect to any training provided, all of the following apply: (a) The training shall be coordinated by a school nurse or, if the school does not employ a school nurse, a licensed health care professional with expertise in diabetes who is approved by the school to provide the training. (b) The training shall take place prior to the beginning of each school year or, as needed, not later than fourteen days after receipt by the board of education or governing authority of an order signed by the treating practitioner of a student with diabetes. (c) On completion of the training, the board of education or governing authority, in a manner it determines, shall determine whether each employee trained is competent to provide diabetes care. (d) The school nurse or approved licensed health care professional with expertise in diabetes care shall promptly provide all necessary follow-up training and supervision to an employee who receives training. (2) The principal of a school attended by a student with diabetes or another school official authorized to act on behalf of the principal may distribute a written notice to each employee containing all of the following: (a) A statement that the school is required to provide diabetes care to a student with diabetes and is seeking employees who are willing to be trained to provide that care; (b) A description of the tasks to be performed; (c) A statement that participation is voluntary and that the school district or governing authority will not take action against an employee who does not agree to provide diabetes care; (d) A statement that training will be provided by a licensed health care professional to an employee who agrees to provide care; (e) A statement that a trained employee is immune from liability under division (J) of this section; (f) The name of the individual who should be contacted if an employee is interested in providing diabetes care. (3) No employee of a board of education or governing authority shall be subject to a penalty or disciplinary action under school or district policies for refusing to volunteer to be trained in diabetes care. (4) No board or governing authority shall discourage employees from agreeing to provide diabetes care under this section. (F) A board of education or governing authority may provide training in the recognition of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia and actions to take in response to emergency situations involving these conditions to both of the following: (1) A school employee who has primary responsibility for supervising a student with diabetes during some portion of the school day; (2) A bus driver employed by a school district or chartered nonpublic school responsible for the transportation of a student with diabetes. (G) A student with diabetes shall be permitted to attend the school the student would otherwise attend if the student did not have diabetes and the diabetes care specified in division (B) of this section shall be provided at the school. A board of education or governing authority shall not restrict a student who has diabetes from attending the school on the basis that the student has diabetes, that the school does not have a full-time school nurse, or that the school does not have an employee trained in diabetes care. The school shall not require or pressure a parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of a student to provide diabetes care for the student with diabetes at school or school-related activities. (H)(1) Notwithstanding section 3313.713 of the Revised Code or any policy adopted under that section and except as provided in division (H)(2) of this section, on written request of the parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of a student and authorization by the student's treating practitioner, a student with diabetes shall be permitted during regular school hours and school-sponsored activities to attend to the care and management of the student's diabetes in accordance with the order issued by the student's treating practitioner if the student's treating practitioner determines that the student is capable of performing diabetes care tasks. The student shall be permitted to perform diabetes care tasks in a classroom, in any area of the school or school grounds, and at any school-related activity, and to possess on the student's self at all times all necessary supplies and equipment to perform these tasks. If the student or the parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student so requests, the student shall have access to a private area for performing diabetes care tasks. (2) If the student performs any diabetes care tasks or uses medical equipment for purposes other than the student's own care, the board of education or governing authority may revoke the student's permission to attend to the care and management of the student's diabetes. (I)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a licensed health care professional shall be permitted to provide training to a school employee under division (E) of this section or to supervise the employee in performing diabetes care tasks. (2) Nothing in this section diminishes the rights of eligible students or the obligations of school districts or governing authorities under the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., section 504 of the "Rehabilitation Act," 29 U.S.C. 794, or the "Americans with Disabilities Act," 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. (J)(1) A school or school district, a member of a board or governing authority, or a district or school employee is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from providing care 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 or school district, member of a board of education or governing authority, or district or school employee 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 school employee shall not be subject to disciplinary action under school or district policies for providing care or performing duties under this section. (3) A school nurse or other licensed health care professional shall be immune from disciplinary action by the board of nursing or any other regulatory board for providing care or performing duties under this section if the care provided or duties performed are consistent with applicable professional standards. (K)(1) Not later than the last day of December of each year, a board of education or governing authority shall report to the department of education and workforce both of the following: (a) The number of students with diabetes enrolled in the school district or chartered nonpublic school during the previous school year; (b) The number of errors associated with the administration of diabetes medication to students with diabetes during the previous school year. (2) Not later than the last day of March of each year, the department shall issue a report summarizing the information received by the department under division (K)(1) of this section for the previous school year. The department shall make the report available on its internet web site. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.79 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.79
§ 3311.79. Applicants for teacher positions in municipal school districts
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 Senate Bill 216 - 132nd General Assembly (A) When assigning teachers to schools of a municipal school district prior to the start of a school year, teachers may apply for open positions. All applicants shall be considered. Applicants may be interviewed by a building level team comprised of the building principal, a representative of the district teachers' labor organization, a parent, a staff member in the same job classification as the posted position, and any other members mutually agreed upon by the principal and the labor organization representative. When openings occur, the principal and labor organization representative shall mutually select the members of the building level team. Interviews by the building level team shall not be delayed due to the unavailability of duly notified team members. The team shall make recommendations whether to assign a teacher to an open position in the building based on how suitably the teacher's credentials fulfill the needs of the particular school. For this purpose, the building level team shall consider the following credentials: (1) The level of license issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code that the teacher holds; (2) The number of subject areas the teacher is licensed to teach; (3) Whether the teacher would be a properly certified or licensed teacher, as defined in section 3319.074 of the Revised Code, in the open position; (4) The results of the teacher's performance evaluations conducted under section 3311.80 of the Revised Code; (5) Whether the teacher has recently taught and been evaluated in the subject areas the teacher would teach at the school; (6) Any specialized training or experience the teacher possesses that are relevant to the open position; (7) Any other credentials established by the district chief executive officer or a building level team. (B) The building level team shall make its recommendations to the district chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee for the chief executive officer's or designee's final approval of the assignment. (C) In the event that open positions in one or more school buildings have not been filled through the procedures set forth in divisions (A) and (B) of this section, or if the building level team has not been able to reach a consensus on a candidate, by ten days prior to the first work day for teachers of the school year, the district chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee shall assign teachers to any of those open positions based on the best interests of the district. In making an assignment under this division, the chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee shall take into consideration all input from the building level team members. (D) In the event that a position opens after the first student day of the school year, the building level team interview and recommendation procedures set forth in divisions (A) and (B) of this section shall be used to fill the open position. If any positions remain open, or if the building level team has not been able to reach a consensus on a candidate, after a reasonable period of time as determined by the chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee, the chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee shall assign teachers to any of those open positions based on the best interests of the district. In making an assignment under this division, the chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee shall take into consideration all input from the building level team members. (E) In the event it becomes necessary to assign, reassign, or transfer a teacher, whether voluntarily or involuntarily on the part of the teacher, for the purpose of promoting the best interests of the district, the chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee shall first meet with the teacher, the principals of the affected buildings, and a representative of the district teachers' labor organization. The assignment, reassignment, or transfer shall not be delayed due to the unavailability of the meeting participants who have been duly notified. (F) The district chief executive officer or a building level team shall not use seniority or continuing contract status as the primary factor in determining any teacher's assignment to a school. (G) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the requirements of this section prevail over any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement entered into on or after October 1, 2012. However, the board and the teachers' labor organization shall negotiate regarding the implementation of this section, including the processes by which each building level team conducts its interviews and makes recommendations, consistent with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.214 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.214
§ 3311.214. Procedure for merging existing joint vocational school districts
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) With the approval of the department of education and workforce, the boards of education of any two or more joint vocational school districts may, by the adoption of identical resolutions by a majority of the members of each such board, propose that one new joint vocational school district be created by adding together all of the territory of each of the districts and dissolving such districts. A copy of each resolution shall be filed with the department for its approval or disapproval. The resolutions shall include a provision that the board of education of the new district shall be composed of the members from the same boards of education that composed the membership of the board of each of the districts to be dissolved, except that, if an even number of districts are to be dissolved, one additional member shall be added, who may be from any school district included in the territory of any of the districts to be dissolved as designated in the resolutions. The members of the new board shall have the same terms of office as they had under the respective plans of the districts adopting the resolutions, except that, if the new board has an additional member, the additional member shall have a term as specified in the resolutions. If the department approves the resolutions, the board of education of each district to be dissolved shall advertise a copy of the resolution in a newspaper of general circulation in its district once each week for two weeks, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, immediately following the date the resolutions are approved by the department. The resolutions shall become effective on the first day of July next succeeding the sixtieth day following approval by the department unless prior to the expiration of such sixty-day period, qualified electors residing in one of the districts to be dissolved equal in number to a majority of the qualified electors of that district voting at the last general election file with the department a petition of remonstrance against creation of the proposed new district. (B) When a resolution becomes effective under division (A) of this section, each district in which a resolution was adopted and the board of each such district are dissolved. The territory of each dissolved district becomes a part of the new joint vocational school district. The net indebtedness of each dissolved district shall be assumed in full by the new district and the funds and property of each dissolved district shall become in full the funds and property of the new district. All existing contracts of each dissolved board shall be honored by the board of the new district until their expiration dates. The board of the new district shall notify the county auditor of each county in which each dissolved district was located that a resolution has become effective and a new district has been created and shall certify to each auditor any changes that might be required in the tax rate as a result of the creation of the new district. (C) As used in this section, "net indebtedness" means the difference between the par value of the outstanding and unpaid bonds and notes of the school district and the amount held in the sinking fund and other indebtedness retirement funds for their redemption. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 3:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.605 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.605
§ 3313.605. Community service education program
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Civic responsibility" means the patriotic and ethical duties of all citizens to take an active role in society and to consider the interests and concerns of other individuals in the community. (2) "Volunteerism" means nonprofit activity in the United States, the benefits and limitations of nonprofit activities, and the presence and function of nonprofit civic and charitable organizations in the United States. (3) "Community service" means a service performed through educational institutions, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, social service agencies, and philanthropies and generally designed to provide direct experience with people or project planning, with the goal of improving the quality of life for the community. Such activities may include but are not limited to tutoring, literacy training, neighborhood improvement, encouraging interracial and multicultural understanding, promoting ideals of patriotism, increasing environmental safety, assisting the elderly or disabled, and providing mental health care, housing, drug abuse prevention programs, and other philanthropic programs, particularly for disadvantaged or low-income persons. (B) The board of education of each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district, the governing authority of each community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, and the governing body of each STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code may include community service education in its educational program. A governing board of an educational service center, upon the request of a local school district board of education, may provide a community service education program for the local district pursuant to this section. If a board, governing authority, or governing body includes community service education in its education program, the board, governing authority, or governing body shall do both of the following: (1) Establish a community service advisory committee. The committee shall provide recommendations to the board, governing authority, or governing body regarding a community service plan for students and shall oversee and assist in the implementation of the plan adopted by the board, governing authority, or governing body under division (B)(2) of this section. Each board, governing authority, or governing body shall determine the membership and organization of its advisory committee and may designate an existing committee established for another purpose to serve as the community service advisory committee; however, each such committee shall include two or more students and shall include or consult with at least one person employed in the field of volunteer management who devotes at least fifty per cent of employment hours to coordinating volunteerism among community organizations. The committee members may include representatives of parents, teachers, administrators, other educational institutions, business, government, nonprofit organizations, veterans organizations, social service agencies, religious organizations, and philanthropies. (2) Develop and implement a community service plan. To assist in establishing its plan, the board, governing authority, or governing body shall consult with and may contract with one or more local or regional organizations with experience in volunteer program development and management. Each community service plan adopted under this division shall be based upon the recommendations of the advisory committee and shall provide for all of the following: (a) Education of students in the value of community service and its contributions to the history of this state and this nation; (b) Identification of opportunities for students to provide community service; (c) Encouragement of students to provide community service; (d) Integration of community service opportunities into the curriculum; (e) A community service instructional program for teachers, including strategies for the teaching of community service education, for the discovery of community service opportunities, and for the motivation of students to become involved in community service. Plans shall be reviewed periodically by the advisory committee and, if necessary, revised by the board, governing authority, or governing body at least once every five years. Plans shall provide for students to perform services under the plan that will not supplant the hiring of, result in the displacement of, or impair any existing employment contract of any particular employee of any private or governmental entity for which the services are performed. The plan shall provide for any entity utilizing a student to perform community service under the plan to verify to the board that the student does not supplant the hiring of, displace, or impair the employment contract of any particular employee of the entity. Upon adoption, a board, governing authority, or governing body shall submit a copy of its plan to the department of education and workforce. Each city and exempted village board of education and each governing board of a service center shall include a copy of its plan in any course of study adopted under section 3313.60 of the Revised Code that is required to be submitted for approval to the department for review. A joint vocational school district board of education shall submit a copy of its plan to the department for review when required to do so by the department. A local board shall forward its plan to the educational service center governing board for inclusion in the governing board's course of study. The department periodically shall review all plans and publish those plans that could serve as models for other school districts, educational service centers, community schools, or STEM schools. (C) Under this section, a board, governing authority, or governing body may only grant high school credit for a community service education course if approximately half of the course is devoted to classroom study of such matters as civic responsibility, the history of volunteerism, and community service training and approximately half of the course is devoted to community service. Each board, governing authority, or governing body shall determine which specific activities will serve to fulfill the required hours of community service. (D) The department of education and workforce shall develop guidelines for the development and implementation of a rubric to evaluate and rate community service education projects for use by districts, governing authorities, and governing boards that adopt a community service education plan. (E) The department shall adopt rules for granting a student special certification, special recognition on a diploma, or special notification in the student's record upon the student's successful completion of an approved community service project. The district board, governing authority, or governing body shall use a rubric developed in accordance with division (D) of this section to determine whether a community service project warrants recognition on a student's diploma under this division. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 5:12 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.20
§ 3326.20. Transportation for native students
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "native student" means a student entitled to attend school in the school district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (B) Unless the proposal for the establishment of a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school, as it was approved by the STEM committee under section 3326.03 of the Revised Code, otherwise provides for the transportation of students to and from the STEM school, the board of education of each city, local, and exempted village school district shall provide transportation to and from school for its district's native students enrolled in the STEM school in the same manner that section 3327.01 of the Revised Code requires for its native students enrolled in nonpublic schools.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.091 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.091
§ 3323.091. Superintendent of each institution to apply for unit funding
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The department of mental health and addiction services, the department of developmental disabilities, the department of youth services, and the department of rehabilitation and correction shall establish and maintain special education programs for children with disabilities in institutions under their jurisdiction according to standards adopted by the department of education and workforce. (B) The superintendent of each state institution required to provide services under division (A) of this section may apply to the department of education and workforce for special education and related services funding for children with disabilities other than preschool children with disabilities, calculated in accordance with section 3317.201 of the Revised Code. Each county board of developmental disabilities providing special education for children with disabilities other than preschool children with disabilities may apply to the department of education and workforce for opportunity funds and special education and related services funding calculated in accordance with section 3317.20 of the Revised Code. (C) In addition to the authorization to apply for state funding described in division (B) of this section, each state institution required to provide services under division (A) of this section is entitled to tuition payments calculated in the manner described in division (C) of this section. On or before the thirtieth day of June of each year, the superintendent of each institution that during the school year provided special education pursuant to this section shall prepare a statement for each child with a disability under twenty-two years of age who has received special education. The statement shall contain the child's data verification code assigned pursuant to division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code and the name of the child's school district of residence. Within sixty days after receipt of such statement, the department of education and workforce shall perform one of the following: (1) For any child except a preschool child with a disability described in division (C)(2) of this section, pay to the institution submitting the statement an amount equal to the tuition calculated under division (A) of section 3317.08 of the Revised Code for the period covered by the statement, and deduct the same from the amount of state funds, if any, payable under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, to the child's school district of residence or, if the amount of such state funds is insufficient, require the child's school district of residence to pay the institution submitting the statement an amount equal to the amount determined under this division. (2) For any preschool child with a disability, perform the following: (a) Pay to the institution submitting the statement an amount equal to the tuition calculated under division (B) of section 3317.08 of the Revised Code for the period covered by the statement, except that in calculating the tuition under that section the operating expenses of the institution submitting the statement under this section shall be used instead of the operating expenses of the school district of residence; (b) Deduct from the amount of state funds, if any, payable under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code to the child's school district of residence an amount equal to the amount paid under division (C)(2)(a) of this section. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.96 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.96
§ 3333.96. Strategic square footage reduction fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The strategic square footage reduction fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money credited or transferred to it and grants, gifts, and contributions made directly to it. In addition to any such money, gift, or contribution, funds may be transferred from the Ohio tuition trust reserve fund to the strategic square footage reduction fund, in accordance with section 3334.11 of the Revised Code. (B) The strategic square footage reduction fund shall be used to make revolving loans to state institutions of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, that enable the voluntary reduction of physical square footage. (C) The chancellor of higher education shall administer and award, in consultation with the Ohio facilities construction commission, the revolving loans described in division (B) of this section. The chancellor, in consultation with the commission, shall establish all of the following: (1) Procedures and forms by which state institutions of higher education may apply for a loan; (2) A competitive process for ranking applicants and awarding the loans, with priority consideration given to state institutions of higher education that have experienced a decrease in their general student populations, as determined by the chancellor; (3) Procedures and timelines for distributing loans and collecting payments for the strategic square footage reduction fund. (D) Each state institution of higher education shall include in its application all of the following: (1) The extent to which the square footage may have value if sold or reallocated to serve other purposes, which may include kindergarten through twelve, career-technical, or adult educational purposes, community interests, or business and industry partnerships; (2) The relative age and condition of the facilities to be deconstructed; (3) Historical enrollment patterns as well as future enrollment projections; (4) The composition of classes offered in person versus in an online format; (5) The level of deferred maintenance; (6) The prior level of state investment; (7) The amount of annual operating expenses defrayed by eliminating the square footage; (8) A report from the office of budget and management detailing the extent and the status of past capital budget appropriations supporting the project and the existence of any outstanding bonded debt derived from such support. The chancellor and the Ohio facilities construction commission shall consider the information supplied under this division in making final awards. (E) Each state institution of higher education that receives a loan under this section annually shall certify to the chancellor, on a date and in such form and manner as prescribed by the chancellor, a summary of financial information regarding the loan. (F) Prior to a state institution using the loan to pay the demolition costs of a facility, the following shall occur: (1) The board of trustees of that institution shall adopt a resolution approving the demolition. (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Revised Code, any net proceeds received from any demolition of real property made pursuant to this section shall, at the direction of the director of budget and management, be credited to the strategic square footage reduction fund. (G) Each state institution of higher education receiving loans under this section shall not construct any new facility during the time period in which demolition is occurring. Last updated August 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.606 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.606
§ 3313.606. Education television courses and programs
Status: in_force

April 16, 1993 Senate Bill 195 - 119th General Assembly A board of education may provide educational television courses and programs for any class or classes in the school district. Such courses and programs may be secured from nonprofit educational television corporations, organized under the laws of any state, and a board of education may pay membership fees and other fees and charges necessary in order to receive the programs, materials, and other educational services offered by such corporations.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.63 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.63
§ 3313.63. School holidays specified
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly Boards of education may dismiss the schools under their control on the first day of January, the third Monday in January, the third Monday in February, the day designated in the "Act of June 28, 1968," 82 Stat. 250, 5 U.S.C. 6103, as amended, for the commemoration of Memorial day, the nineteenth day of June, the fourth day of July, the first Monday in September, the second Monday in October, the eleventh day of November, or the succeeding Monday when that day falls on a Sunday, the fourth Thursday in November, and the twenty-fifth day of December, on any day set apart by proclamation of the president of the United States or the governor of this state as a day of fast, thanksgiving, or mourning, or on the days approved by the board for teachers' attendance at an educational meeting. Last updated August 11, 2021 at 12:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.77 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.77
§ 3313.77. Use of school premises for public meetings and entertainments
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 House Bill 290 - 130th General Assembly (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "General public" means members of the community, including both of the following: (a) Students during nonschool hours; (b) Employees of a school or school district when not working in the scope of their employment. (2) "Nonschool hours" means both of the following: (a) Any time prior to and after regular classroom instruction on a day that school is in session; (b) Any day that school is not in session, including weekends, holidays, and vacation breaks. (3) "Recreational meetings and entertainments" means all indoor or outdoor games or physical activities, either organized or unorganized, that are undertaken for exercise, relaxation, diversion, sport, or pleasure. (4) "School premises" means all indoor and outdoor structures, facilities, and land owned, rented, or leased by a school or school district. (B) The board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district shall, upon request and the payment of a reasonable fee, subject to such regulation as is adopted by such board, permit the use of school premises, when not in actual use for school purposes, for any of the following purposes: (1) Giving instructions in any branch of education, learning, or the arts; (2) Holding educational, religious, civic, social, or recreational meetings and entertainments, and for such other purposes as promote the welfare of the community; provided such meetings and entertainments shall be nonexclusive and open to the general public; (3) Public library purposes, as a station for a public library, or as reading rooms; (4) Polling places, for holding elections and for the registration of voters, or for holding grange or similar meetings. The board of education of each school district shall adopt a policy for the use of school premises by the general public, including a list of all fees to be paid for the use of such premises and the costs used to determine such fees. Once adopted, the policy shall remain in effect until formally amended by the board. A copy of the policy shall be made available to any resident of the district upon request.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.11
§ 3328.11. Qualifications of operators
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) In accordance with the procedures prescribed in division (B) of this section, the department of education and workforce shall select a private nonprofit corporation that meets the following qualifications to operate each college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter: (1) The corporation has experience operating a school or program similar to the schools authorized under this chapter. (2) The school or program described in division (A)(1) of this section has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the department success in improving the academic performance of students. (3) The corporation has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the department that the corporation has the capacity to secure private funds for the development of the school authorized under this chapter. (B)(1) Not later than sixty days after September 29, 2011, the department shall issue a request for proposals from private nonprofit corporations qualified to operate a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter. If the department subsequently determines that the establishment of one or more additional college-preparatory boarding schools is advisable, the department shall issue requests for proposals from private nonprofit corporations qualified to operate those additional schools. In all cases, the department shall select the school's operator from among the qualified responders within one hundred eighty days after the issuance of the request for proposals. If no qualified responder submits a proposal, the department may issue another request for proposals. (2) Each proposal submitted to the department shall contain the following information: (a) The proposed location of the college-preparatory boarding school, which may differ from any location recommended by the department in the request for proposals; (b) A plan for offering grade six in the school's initial year of operation and a plan for increasing the grade levels offered by the school in subsequent years; (c) Any other information about the proposed educational program, facilities, or operations of the school considered necessary by the department. (C) No college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter shall open for operation prior to the 2013-2014 school year. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:11 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.8110 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.8110
§ 3313.8110. Misbranded meat and cultivated-protein food product purchase prevention policy
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 10 - 136th General Assembly (A) The board of education of each city, exempted village, local, and joint vocational school district shall adopt a policy to prevent the purchase of a food that is either of the following: (1) Misbranded as a meat product or an egg product as prohibited in section 3715.602 of the Revised Code; (2) A cultivated-protein food product as defined in section 3715.601 of the Revised Code. (B) The department of education and workforce shall adopt a policy to prevent the purchase of a food that is either of the following: (1) Misbranded as a meat product or an egg product as prohibited in section 3715.602 of the Revised Code; (2) A cultivated-protein food product. Last updated February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.036 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.036
§ 3310.036. Eligibility regardless of school internal retrieval number change
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly If a student is eligible for an educational choice scholarship under section 3310.03 of the Revised Code for a school year as of the first day of February prior to that school year, that student's eligibility for a scholarship for that school year shall not change solely because, after the first day of February, the department of education and workforce changes the internal retrieval number of the school building in which the student is enrolled or would otherwise be assigned. Last updated August 28, 2023 at 9:41 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.018 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.018
§ 3314.018. Pooling agreements between community schools
Status: in_force

June 24, 2008 House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly The governing authorities of two or more community schools may enter into a pooling agreement under which the schools may act jointly to do any of the following: (A) Purchase health insurance for the schools' employees; (B) Secure liability insurance for the schools; (C) Purchase other goods or services necessary for the operation of the schools; (D) Provide transportation to students enrolled in the schools.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.57
§ 3345.57. Paid leave donation programs
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) A state institution of higher education may establish a program under which an employee of the institution may donate that employee's accrued but unused paid leave to another employee of the institution who has no accrued but unused paid leave and who has a critical need for it because of circumstances such as a serious illness or the serious illness of a member of the employee's immediate family. If a state institution of higher education establishes a leave donation program under this section, the institution shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code to provide for the administration of the program. These rules shall include, but not be limited to, provisions that identify the circumstances under which leave may be donated and that specify the amount, types, and value of leave that may be donated.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3381.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3381 / § 3381.21
§ 3381.21. Cooperation with governmental agencies
Status: in_force

November 7, 1979 House Bill 66 - 113th General Assembly A regional arts and cultural district may cooperate with other governmental agencies of this state, or of the United States, to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.38
§ 3313.38. Residence for principal or teacher when school district inaccessible from mainland
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of education of a school district that is inaccessible from the mainland at some time of the year for any reason may purchase, erect, or rent, and maintain a residence for a principal or teacher, when in the opinion of a majority of the members of the board it is necessary to insure adequate personnel for the schools of such district. To provide a sum sufficient for the purchase price, the cost of the erection, or the cost of renting such residence an additional tax may be levied upon all the taxable property in the school district, in such amount as the board determines. The question of levying such tax, and the amount thereof, shall be separately submitted to the qualified electors of the school district at a general or special election. Twenty days' notice thereof shall be previously given by posting notice of such election in at least three public places in the school district. Such notice shall state specifically the amount to be raised and the purposes thereof. If a majority of all votes cast at such election upon the proposition are in favor thereof, the tax provided for shall be authorized. Upon authorization of the tax levy the members of the board may issue notes in anticipation of such revenues to mature in not more than two years from the date of issue and to bear interest at not more than four per cent per annum.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3334.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3334 / § 3334.02
§ 3334.02. Establishment of college savings and variable college savings programs
Status: in_force

March 30, 2018 Senate Bill 22 - 132nd General Assembly (A) In order to help make higher education affordable and accessible to all citizens of Ohio, to maintain state institutions of higher education by helping to provide a stable financial base to these institutions, to provide the citizens of Ohio with financing assistance for higher education and protection against rising tuition costs, to encourage saving to enhance the ability of citizens of Ohio to obtain financial access to institutions of higher education, to encourage elementary and secondary students in this state to achieve academic excellence, and to promote a well-educated and financially secure population to the ultimate benefit of all citizens of the state of Ohio, there is hereby created the Ohio college savings program. The program shall consist of the issuance of college savings bonds and the sale of tuition units. (B) The provisions of Chapter 1707. of the Revised Code shall not apply to tuition units or any agreement or transaction related thereto. (C) To provide the citizens of Ohio with a choice of tax-advantaged college savings programs and the opportunity to participate in more than one type of college savings program at a time, the Ohio tuition trust authority shall establish and administer a variable college savings program as a qualified state tuition program under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. The program shall allow contributors to make cash contributions to variable college savings program accounts created for the purpose of paying future higher education expenses and providing variable rates of return on contributions. (D) A person may participate simultaneously in both the Ohio college savings program and the variable college savings program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3305.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3305 / § 3305.21
§ 3305.21. Orders for division of marital or separate property
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "alternate payee," "benefit," "lump sum payment," and "participant" have the same meanings as in section 3105.80 of the Revised Code. (B) On receipt of an order issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code, an entity providing a participant's alternative retirement plan shall determine whether the order meets the requirements of sections 3105.80 to 3105.90 of the Revised Code. The entity shall retain in the participant's record an order the entity determines meets the requirements. Not later than ten days after receipt, the entity shall return to the court that issued the order any order the entity determines does not meet the requirements. (C) The entity shall comply with an order retained under division (B) of this section at the following times as appropriate: (1) If the participant has applied for or is receiving a benefit or has applied for but not yet received a lump sum payment, as soon as practicable; (2) If the participant has not applied for a benefit or lump sum payment, on application by the participant for a benefit or lump sum payment. (D) If an entity providing an alternative retirement plan is required to transfer a participant's account balance to an entity providing an alternative retirement plan that is not named in the order, the transferring entity shall do both of the following: (1) Notify the court that issued the order by sending the court a copy of the order and the name and address of the entity to which the transfer was made. (2) Send a copy of the order to the entity to which the transfer was made. (E) An entity that receives a participant's account balance and a copy of an order as provided in division (D) of this section, shall administer the order as if it were the entity named in the order. (F) If a participant's benefit or lump sum payment is or will be subject to more than one order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code or to an order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code and a withholding order under section 3111.23 or 3113.21 of the Revised Code, the entity providing the alternative retirement plan shall, after determining that the amounts that are or will be withheld will cause the benefit or lump sum payment to fall below the limits described in section 3105.85 of the Revised Code, do all of the following: (1) Establish, in accordance with division (G) of this section and subject to the limits described in section 3105.85 of the Revised Code, the priority in which the orders are or will be paid; (2) Reduce the amount paid to an alternate payee based on the priority established under division (F)(1) of this section; (3) Notify, by regular mail, a participant and alternate payee of any action taken under this division. (G) A withholding or deduction notice issued under section 3111.23 or 3113.21 of the Revised Code or an order described in section 3115.501 of the Revised Code has priority over all other orders and shall be complied with in accordance with child support enforcement laws. All other orders are entitled to priority in order of earliest retention by the entity providing a participant's alternative retirement plan. The entity is not to retain an order that provides for the division of property unless the order is filed in a court with jurisdiction in this state. (H) An entity providing an alternative retirement plan is not liable in civil damages for loss resulting from any action or failure to act in compliance with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.12
§ 3328.12. Operator contracts
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall enter into a contract with the operator of each college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter. The contract shall stipulate the following: (A) The school's board of trustees shall oversee the acquisition of a facility for the school. (B) The operator shall operate the school in accordance with the terms of the proposal accepted by the department under section 3328.11 of the Revised Code, including the plan for increasing the grade levels offered by the school. (C) The school shall comply with the provisions of this chapter. (D) The school shall comply with any other provisions of law specified in the contract and the rules adopted by the department under section 3328.50 of the Revised Code. (E) The school shall comply with the bylaws adopted by the board of trustees under section 3328.13 of the Revised Code. (F) The school shall meet the academic goals and other performance standards specified in the contract. (G) The school shall have a fiscal officer who meets standards established for the purposes of this division by the department. (H) In accordance with procedures specified in the contract, the department shall monitor the operation, programs, and facilities of the school, including conducting on-site visits of the school. (I) The department may take actions, as specified in the contract, to resolve issues of noncompliance by the school of the provisions of this chapter, the contract, the bylaws adopted by the board of trustees, or rules adopted by the department. Such specified actions shall include procedures for notice of noncompliance and an appeal process. (J) The department or the operator may terminate the contract in accordance with the procedures specified in the contract, which shall include at least a requirement that the party seeking termination give prior notice of the intent to terminate the contract and a requirement that the party receiving such notice be granted an opportunity to redress any grievances cited in the notice prior to the termination. (K) If the school closes for any reason, the school's board of trustees shall execute the closing in the manner specified in the contract. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:13 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.40
§ 3333.40. Midwestern Higher Education Compact
Status: in_force

April 10, 1991 Senate Bill 394 - 118th General Assembly The Midwestern Higher Education Compact is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by this state as a party thereto with any other state that has heretofore legally joined in the compact and that may hereafter legally join in the compact as follows: "MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT Article I. Purpose The purpose of the midwestern higher education compact shall be to provide greater higher education opportunities and services in the midwestern region, with the aim of furthering regional access to, research in, and choice of higher education for the citizens residing in the several states which are parties to this compact. Article II. The Commission (A) The compacting states hereby create the midwestern higher education commission, hereinafter called the commission. The commission shall be a body corporate of each compacting state. The commission shall have all the responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth herein, including the power to sue and be sued, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the compacting states in accordance with terms of this compact. (B) The commission shall consist of five resident members of each state as follows: the governor or the governor's designee who shall serve during the tenure of office of the governor; two legislators, one from each house (except Nebraska, which may appoint two legislators from its unicameral legislature), who shall serve two-year terms and be appointed by the appropriate appointing authority in each house of the legislature; and two other at-large members, at least one of whom shall be selected from the field of higher education. The at-large members shall be appointed in a manner provided by the laws of the appointing state. One of the two at-large members initially appointed in each state shall serve a two-year term. The other, and any regularly appointed successor to either at-large member, shall serve a four-year term. All vacancies shall be filled in accordance with the laws of the appointing states. Any commissioner appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve until the end of the incomplete term. (C) The commission shall select annually, from among its members, a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a treasurer. (D) The commission shall appoint an executive director who shall serve at its pleasure and who shall act as secretary to the commission. The treasurer, the executive director, and such other personnel as the commission may determine shall be bonded in such amounts as the commission may require. (E) The commission shall meet at least once each calendar year. The chairperson may call additional meetings and, upon the request of a majority of the commission members of three or more compacting states, shall call additional meetings. Public notice shall be given of all meetings and meetings shall be open to the public. (F) Each compacting state represented at any meeting of the commission is entitled to one vote. A majority of the compacting states shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the commission. Article III. Powers and Duties of the Commission (A) The commission shall adopt a seal and suitable bylaws governing its management and operations. (B) Irrespective of the civil service, personnel, or other merit system laws of any of the compacting states, the commission in its bylaws shall provide for the personnel policies and programs of the compact. (C) The commission shall submit a budget to the governor and legislature of each compacting state at such time and for such period as may be required. The budget shall contain specific recommendations of the amount or amounts to be appropriated by each of the compacting states. (D) The commission shall report annually to the legislatures and governors of the compacting states, to the midwestern governors' conference and to the midwestern legislative conference of the council of state governments concerning the activities of the commission during the preceding year. Such reports shall also embody any recommendations that may have been adopted by the commission. (E) The commission may borrow, accept, or contract for the services of personnel from any state or the United States or any subdivision or agency thereof, from any interstate agency, or from any institution, foundation, person, firm, or corporation. (F) The commission may accept for any of its purposes and functions under the compact any and all donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services (conditional or otherwise) from any state or the United States or any subdivision or agency thereof, or interstate agency, or from any institution, foundation, person, firm, or corporation, and may receive, utilize, and dispose of the same. (G) The commission may enter into agreements with any other interstate education organizations or agencies and with higher education institutions located in nonmember states and with any of the various states of these United States to provide adequate programs and services in higher education for the citizens of the respective compacting states. The commission shall, after negotiations with interested institutions and interstate organizations or agencies, determine the cost of providing the programs and services in higher education for use in these agreements. (H) The commission may establish and maintain offices, which shall be located within one or more of the compacting states. (I) The commission may establish committees and hire staff as it deems necessary for the carrying out of its functions. (J) The commission may provide for actual and necessary expenses for attendance of its members at official meetings of the commission or its designated committees. Article IV. Activities of the Commission (A) The commission shall collect data on the long-range effects of the compact on higher education. By the end of the fourth year from the effective date of the compact and every two years thereafter, the commission shall review its accomplishments and make recommendations to the governors and legislatures of the compacting states on the continuance of the compact. (B) The commission shall study issues in higher education of particular concern to the midwestern region. The commission shall also study the needs for higher education programs and services in the compacting states and the resources for meeting such needs. The commission shall, from time to time, prepare reports on such research for presentation to the governors and legislatures of the compacting states and other interested parties. In conducting such studies, the commission may confer with any national or regional planning body. The commission may draft and recommend to the governors and legislatures of the various compacting states suggested legislation dealing with problems of higher education. (C) The commission shall study the need for provision of adequate programs and services in higher education, such as undergraduate, graduate, or professional student exchanges in the region. If a need for exchange in a field is apparent, the commission may enter into such agreements with any higher education institution and with any of the compacting states to provide programs and services in higher education for the citizens of the respective compacting states. The commission shall, after negotiations with interested institutions and the compacting states, determine the cost of providing the programs and services in higher education for use in its agreements. The contracting states shall contribute the funds not otherwise provided, as determined by the commission, for carrying out the agreements. The commission may also serve as the administrative and fiscal agent in carrying out agreements for higher education programs and services. (D) The commission shall serve as a clearinghouse on information regarding higher education activities among institutions and agencies. (E) In addition to the activities of the commission previously noted, the commission may provide services and research in other areas of regional concern. Article V. Finance (A) The moneys necessary to finance the general operations of the commission not otherwise provided for in carrying forth its duties, responsibilities, and powers as stated herein shall be appropriated to the commission by the compacting states, when authorized by the respective legislatures, by equal apportionment among the compacting states. (B) The commission shall not incur any obligations of any kind prior to the making of appropriations adequate to meet the same; nor shall the commission pledge the credit of any of the compacting states, except by and with the authority of the compacting state. (C) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the commission. (D) The accounts of the commission shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by duly authorized representatives of the compacting states and persons authorized by the commission. Article VI. Eligible Parties and Entry into FORCE (A) The states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin shall be eligible to become party to this compact. Additional states will be eligible if approved by a majority of the compacting states. (B) As to any eligible party state, this compact shall become effective when its legislature shall have enacted the same into law, provided that it shall not become initially effective until enacted into law by five states prior to the thirty-first day of December, 1995. (C) Amendments to the compact shall become effective upon their enactment by the legislatures of all compacting states. Article VII. Withdrawal, Default, and Termination (A) Any compacting state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the compact, but such withdrawal shall not become effective until two years after the enactment of such statute. A withdrawing state shall be liable for any obligations which it may have incurred on account of its party status up to the effective date of withdrawal, except that if the withdrawing state has specifically undertaken or committed itself to any performance of an obligation extending beyond the effective date of withdrawal, it shall remain liable to the extent of such obligation. (B) If any compacting state shall at any time default in the performance of any of its obligations, assumed or imposed, in accordance with the provisions of this compact, all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by this compact or agreements hereunder shall be suspended from the effective date of such default as fixed by the commission, and the commission shall stipulate the conditions and maximum time for compliance under which the defaulting state may resume its regular status. Unless such default shall be remedied under the stipulations and within the time period set forth by the commission, this compact may be terminated with respect to such defaulting state by affirmative vote of a majority of the other member states. Any such defaulting state may be reinstated by performing all acts and obligations as stipulated by the commission. Article VIII. Severability and Construction The provisions of this compact entered into hereunder shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any compacting state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact entered into hereunder shall be held contrary to the constitution of any compacting state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters. The provisions of this compact entered into pursuant hereto shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof."
Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.99
§ 3332.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

November 21, 1969 House Bill 364 - 108th General Assembly Whoever violates division (A) of section 3332.06 or division (A) of section 3332.10 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3337.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3337 / § 3337.04
§ 3337.04. Effect of deed - fee simple
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The deeds, made under section 3337.03 of the Revised Code, shall vest in the grantee an absolute estate in fee simple in the premises, subject to all liens, equities, or rights of third persons in, to, or upon the premises.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3354.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3354 / § 3354.16
§ 3354.16. Contracts requiring bidding - biennial adjustment
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) When the board of trustees of a community college district has by resolution determined to let by contract the work of improvements pursuant to the official plan of such district, contracts in amounts exceeding a dollar amount set by the board, which dollar amount shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars, shall be advertised after notices calling for bids have been published once a week for three consecutive weeks or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, in a newspaper of general circulation within the community college district wherein the work is to be done. Subject to section 3354.10 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of the district may let such contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in accordance with section 9.312 of the Revised Code, who meets the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. Such contract shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by or shall refer to plans and specifications for the work to be done. Such contract shall be approved by the board of trustees and signed by the president of the board and by the contractor. (B) On the first day of January of every even-numbered year, the chancellor of the board of regents shall adjust the two hundred thousand dollar contract limit set forth in division (A) of this section, as adjusted in any previous year pursuant to this division. The chancellor shall adjust the limit according to the average increase or decrease for each of the two years immediately preceding the adjustment as set forth in the United States department of commerce, bureau of economic analysis implicit price deflator for gross domestic product, nonresidential structures, or an alternative if the federal government ceases to publish this metric, provided that no increase or decrease for any year shall exceed three per cent of the contract limit in existence at the time of the adjustment. Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, the limit adjusted under this division shall be used thereafter in lieu of the limit in division (A) of this section. (C) Before entering into an improvement pursuant to division (A) of this section, and except for contracts made with a construction manager at risk, a design-build firm, or a general contracting firm, as those terms are defined in section 153.50 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of a community college district shall require separate and distinct proposals to be made for furnishing materials or doing work on the improvement, or both, in the board's discretion, for each separate and distinct branch or class of work entering into the improvement. The board of trustees also may require a single, combined proposal for the entire project for materials or doing work, or both, in the board's discretion, that includes each separate and distinct branch or class of work entering into the improvement. (D) When more than one branch or class of work is required, no contract for the entire job, or for a greater portion thereof than is embraced in one such branch or class of work shall be awarded, unless the separate bids do not cover all the work and materials required or the bids for the whole or for two or more kinds of work or materials are lower than the separate bids in the aggregate. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM