Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.481 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.481
§ 3313.481. School schedule
Status: in_force

July 1, 2014 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly Wherever in Title XXXIII of the Revised Code the term "school day" is used, unless otherwise specified, that term shall be construed to mean the time during a calendar day that a school is open for instruction pursuant to the schedule adopted by the board of education of the school district or the governing authority of the chartered nonpublic school in accordance with section 3313.48 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.28
§ 3349.28. Further provisions in agreements
Status: in_force

November 11, 1965 Senate Bill 212 - 106th General Assembly Agreements under section 3349.27 of the Revised Code may make further provisions for any one or more of the following as, and in the manner that, the parties thereto may determine: (A) The continued existence of any schools, colleges, departments, and degree or training programs and courses, whether undergraduate, graduate, professional, adult, community, technical, evening, or otherwise; (B) The continuation of the use of a name or other designation of any building, property, scholarship, fund, college, professorship, and other matters; (C) The interim support or assistance of the state university by the municipal corporation by taxes or otherwise to the extent of the benefits to the municipal corporation from said agreement as determined by the legislative authority thereof, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the interim levy and collection of any tax theretofore authorized by the electors of the municipal corporation to be levied for the benefit of the municipal university and for the application of the proceeds of such tax to such purposes of the state university as will best fulfill the purpose of such tax. Such continued support or assistance for a period ending not later than the last day of the calendar year next succeeding that in which the transfer takes place is hereby authorized, and any taxes therefor may be levied pursuant to Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code, or the charter of such municipal corporation. (D) The assumption, funding, or refunding by the state university of outstanding bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the board of directors of the municipal university and the making of provisions for payment thereof, provided that the same shall not be general obligations of the state and the faith and credit of the state shall not be pledged to the payment thereof, but the same shall continue to be payable only from the revenues pledged thereto pursuant to sections 3349.04 to 3349.08 , inclusive, of the Revised Code; (E) The assumption by the board of trustees of the state university of any contractual obligations, trusts, commitments, and duties incurred or assumed by or on behalf of the board of directors of the municipal university, provided that no contract not specifically assumed by the board of trustees in said agreement or in a separate agreement with a contracting party, shall be binding on the board of trustees of the state university, or the state; (F) The continuation and the assignment and assumption, of obligations under contracts or other agreements with counties, municipal corporations, townships, and boards of education, provided that the assignment of any such obligation is not binding upon any such county, municipal corporation, township, or board of education unless duly approved on its behalf; and the authority, under the Revised Code, of any such county, municipal corporation, township, and board of education to levy any tax which may be found necessary to meet its obligations under any such contract or agreement with the municipal university is hereby extended to apply to the obligations under any such continued contract or agreement with the state university, or any renewal, modification, or extension thereof or new contract or agreement entered into for the development, maintenance, or operation of the state university by any such county, municipal corporation, township, or board of education, which new contract or agreement is hereby authorized; (G) The continuation of, including modification or expansion of the scope of, any contracts or other agreements with the municipal corporation with which the municipal university is identified, or with any other political subdivision or taxing district, calling for the rendering of professional and technical services, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, chemical analyses, engineering reports, special library services, and refresher courses for educational personnel; (H) The transfer to the state university of any appropriations theretofore made by the general assembly for the benefit of the municipal university, subject to the provisions of the appropriation measure; (I) The retention by the state university, and the status and salaries of, officers, administrators, faculty, and employees of the municipal university; (J) The pension and retirement rights of officers, administrators, faculty, and employees of the municipal university, as well as other contractual arrangements of the municipal university with such persons; (K) The time such agreement, or parts thereof, shall take effect; (L) Procedures for the amendment of the agreement, including designation of the parties to execute or approve such amendments; (M) Such other provisions as may be deemed necessary or appropriate, including provisions under section 3349.29 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.36
§ 3318.36. School building assistance expedited local partnership program
Status: in_force

September 13, 2022 House Bill 687 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) As used in this section: (a) "Ohio facilities construction commission," "classroom facilities," "school district," "school district board," "net bonded indebtedness," "required percentage of the basic project costs," "basic project cost," "valuation," and "percentile" have the same meanings as in section 3318.01 of the Revised Code. (b) "Required level of indebtedness" means five per cent of the school district's valuation for the year preceding the year in which the commission and school district enter into an agreement under division (B) of this section, plus [two one-hundredths of one per cent multiplied by (the percentile in which the district ranks minus one)]. (c) "Local resources" means any moneys generated in any manner permitted for a school district board to raise the school district portion of a project undertaken with assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. (2) For purposes of determining the required level of indebtedness, the required percentage of the basic project costs under division (C)(1) of this section, and priority for assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, the percentile ranking of a school district with which the commission has entered into an agreement under this section between the first day of July and the thirty-first day of August in each fiscal year is the percentile ranking calculated for that district for the immediately preceding fiscal year, and the percentile ranking of a school district with which the commission has entered into such agreement between the first day of September and the thirtieth day of June in each fiscal year is the percentile ranking calculated for that district for the current fiscal year. (B)(1) There is hereby established the school building assistance expedited local partnership program. Under the program, the Ohio facilities construction commission may enter into an agreement with the board of any school district under which the board may proceed with the new construction or major repairs of a part of the district's classroom facilities needs, as determined under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, through the expenditure of local resources prior to the school district's eligibility for state assistance under those sections, and may apply that expenditure toward meeting the school district's portion of the basic project cost of the total of the district's classroom facilities needs, as recalculated under division (E) of this section, when the district becomes eligible for state assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 or section 3318.364 of the Revised Code. Any school district that is reasonably expected to receive assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code within two fiscal years from the date the school district adopts its resolution under division (B) of this section shall not be eligible to participate in the program established under this section unless that school district divides its project under those sections into segments as authorized by section 3318.034 of the Revised Code. In the case of a school district that has segmented its project as authorized in section 3318.034 of the Revised Code, the district shall select a discrete portion of one or more future segments of its project, to which the district may apply local resources under an agreement under this section prior to further state assistance for those future segments under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. (2) To participate in the program, a school district board shall first adopt a resolution certifying to the commission the board's intent to participate in the program. The resolution shall specify the approximate date that the board intends to seek elector approval of any bond or tax measures or to apply other local resources to use to pay the cost of classroom facilities to be constructed under this section. The resolution may specify the application of local resources or elector-approved bond or tax measures after the resolution is adopted by the board, and in such case the board may proceed with a discrete portion of its project under this section as soon as the commission and the controlling board have approved the basic project cost of the district's classroom facilities needs as specified in division (D) of this section. The board shall submit its resolution to the commission not later than ten days after the date the resolution is adopted by the board. The commission shall not consider any resolution that is submitted pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section, as amended by this amendment, sooner than September 14, 2000. (3) For purposes of determining when a district that enters into an agreement under this section becomes eligible for assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code or priority for assistance under section 3318.364 of the Revised Code, the commission shall use the district's percentile ranking determined at the time the district entered into the agreement under this section, as prescribed by division (A)(2) of this section. (4) Any project under this section shall comply with section 3318.03 of the Revised Code and with any specifications for plans and materials for classroom facilities adopted by the commission under section 3318.04 of the Revised Code. (5) If a school district that enters into an agreement under this section has not begun a project applying local resources as provided for under that agreement at the time the district is notified by the commission that it is eligible to receive state assistance for its project under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code or for a segment of its project, if the district previously segmented its project as authorized in section 3318.034 of the Revised Code, all assessment and agreement documents entered into under this section are void. (6) Only construction of or repairs to classroom facilities that have been approved by the commission and have been therefore included as part of a district's basic project cost qualify for application of local resources under this section. (C) Based on the results of on-site visits and assessment, the commission shall determine the basic project cost of the school district's classroom facilities needs. The commission shall determine the school district's portion of such basic project cost, which shall be the greater of: (1) The required percentage of the basic project costs, determined based on the school district's percentile ranking; (2) An amount necessary to raise the school district's net bonded indebtedness, as of the fiscal year the commission and the school district enter into the agreement under division (B) of this section, to within five thousand dollars of the required level of indebtedness. (D)(1) When the commission determines the basic project cost of the classroom facilities needs of a school district and the school district's portion of that basic project cost under division (C) of this section, the project shall be conditionally approved. Such conditional approval shall be submitted to the controlling board for approval thereof. The controlling board shall forthwith approve or reject the commission's determination, conditional approval, and the amount of the state's portion of the basic project cost; however, no state funds shall be encumbered under this section. Upon approval by the controlling board, the school district board may identify a discrete part of its classroom facilities needs, which shall include only new construction of or additions or major repairs to a particular building, to address with local resources. Upon identifying a part of the school district's basic project cost to address with local resources, the school district board may allocate any available school district moneys to pay the cost of that identified part, including the proceeds of an issuance of bonds if approved by the electors of the school district. All local resources utilized under this division shall first be deposited in the project construction account required under section 3318.08 of the Revised Code. (2) Unless the school district board exercises its option under division (D)(3) of this section, for a school district to qualify for participation in the program authorized under this section, one of the following conditions shall be satisfied: (a) The electors of the school district by a majority vote shall approve the levy of taxes outside the ten-mill limitation for a period of twenty-three years at the rate of not less than one-half mill for each dollar of valuation to be used to pay the cost of maintaining or upgrading, if approved by the commission, the classroom facilities included in the basic project cost as determined by the commission. The form of the ballot to be used to submit the question whether to approve the tax required under this division to the electors of the school district shall be the form for an additional levy of taxes prescribed in section 3318.361 of the Revised Code, which may be combined in a single ballot question with the questions prescribed under section 5705.218 of the Revised Code. (b) As authorized under division (C) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, the school district board shall earmark from the proceeds of a permanent improvement tax levied under section 5705.21 of the Revised Code, an amount equivalent to the additional tax otherwise required under division (D)(2)(a) of this section for the maintenance of the classroom facilities included in the basic project cost as determined by the commission. (c) As authorized under section 3318.051 of the Revised Code, the school district board shall, if approved by the commission, annually transfer into the maintenance fund required under section 3318.05 of the Revised Code the amount prescribed in section 3318.051 of the Revised Code in lieu of the tax otherwise required under division (D)(2)(a) of this section for the maintenance of the classroom facilities included in the basic project cost as determined by the commission. (d) If the school district board has rescinded the agreement to make transfers under section 3318.051 of the Revised Code, as provided under division (F) of that section, the electors of the school district, in accordance with section 3318.063 of the Revised Code, first shall approve the levy of taxes outside the ten-mill limitation for the period specified in that section at a rate of not less than one-half mill for each dollar of valuation. (e) The school district board shall apply the proceeds of a tax to leverage bonds as authorized under section 3318.052 of the Revised Code or dedicate a local donated contribution in the manner described in division (B) of section 3318.084 of the Revised Code in an amount equivalent to the additional tax otherwise required under division (D)(2)(a) of this section for the maintenance of the classroom facilities included in the basic project cost as determined by the commission. (3) A school district board may opt to delay taking any of the actions described in division (D)(2) of this section until the school district becomes eligible for state assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. In order to exercise this option, the board shall certify to the commission a resolution indicating the board's intent to do so prior to entering into an agreement under division (B) of this section. (4) If pursuant to division (D)(3) of this section a district board opts to delay levying an additional tax until the district becomes eligible for state assistance, it shall submit the question of levying that tax to the district electors as follows: (a) In accordance with section 3318.06 of the Revised Code if it will also be necessary pursuant to division (E) of this section to submit a proposal for approval of a bond issue; (b) In accordance with section 3318.361 of the Revised Code if it is not necessary to also submit a proposal for approval of a bond issue pursuant to division (E) of this section. (5) No state assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code shall be released until a school district board that adopts and certifies a resolution under division (D) of this section also demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission compliance with the provisions of division (D)(2) of this section. Any amount required for maintenance under division (D)(2) of this section shall be deposited into a separate fund as specified in division (D) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code. (E)(1) If the school district becomes eligible for state assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code for its entire project or for future segments, if the district previously segmented its project as authorized in section 3318.034 of the Revised Code, based on its percentile ranking under division (B)(3) of this section or is offered assistance under section 3318.364 of the Revised Code, the commission shall conduct a new assessment of the school district's classroom facilities needs and shall recalculate the basic project cost based on this new assessment. The basic project cost recalculated under this division shall include the amount of expenditures made by the school district board under division (D)(1) of this section. The commission shall then recalculate the school district's portion of the new basic project cost, which shall be the percentage of the original basic project cost assigned to the school district as its portion under division (C) of this section. The commission shall deduct the expenditure of school district moneys made under division (D)(1) of this section from the school district's portion of the basic project cost as recalculated under this division. If the amount of school district resources applied by the school district board to the school district's portion of the basic project cost under this section is less than the total amount of such portion as recalculated under this division, the school district board by a majority vote of all of its members shall, if it desires to seek state assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, adopt a resolution as specified in section 3318.06 of the Revised Code to submit to the electors of the school district the question of approval of a bond issue in order to pay any additional amount of school district portion required for state assistance. Any tax levy approved under division (D) of this section satisfies the requirements to levy the additional tax under section 3318.06 of the Revised Code. (2) If the amount of school district resources applied by the school district board to the school district's portion of the basic project cost under this section is more than the total amount of such portion as recalculated under this division, within two years after the school district's portion is recalculated under division (E)(1) of this section the commission may grant to the school district the difference between the two calculated portions, but at no time shall the commission expend any state funds on a project in an amount greater than the state's portion of the basic project cost as recalculated under this division. Any reimbursement under this division shall be only for local resources the school district has applied toward construction cost expenditures for the classroom facilities approved by the commission, which shall not include any financing costs associated with that construction. The school district board shall use any moneys reimbursed to the district under this division to pay off any debt service the district owes for classroom facilities constructed under its project under this section before such moneys are applied to any other purpose. However, the district board first may deposit moneys reimbursed under this division into the district's general fund or a permanent improvement fund to replace local resources the district withdrew from those funds, as long as, and to the extent that, those local resources were used by the district for constructing classroom facilities included in the district's basic project cost. Last updated July 6, 2022 at 9:21 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.127 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.127
§ 3333.127. Second chance grant program
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Cost of attendance" has the same meaning as in 20 U.S.C. 1087ll. (2) "Eligible student" means a student to whom all of the following apply: (a) The student is a resident of this state under rules adopted by the chancellor of higher education under section 3333.31 of the Revised Code. (b) The student has not attained a bachelor's degree from a qualifying institution or an institution of higher education in another state prior to applying for a grant under this section. (c) The student, while in good standing, disenrolled from a qualifying institution and did not transfer to a qualifying institution or an institution of higher education in another state in the two semesters or eight months immediately following the student's disenrollment. For the purposes of this division, "good standing" includes being in good academic standing and not having a record of disciplinary issues, including being suspended or expelled from the qualifying institution. Qualifying institutions that do not use a semester calendar shall use eight months as the metric for determining a student's disenrollment period. (d) Subject to division (A)(2)(c) of this section, the student enrolls in a qualifying institution within five years of disenrolling from the qualifying institution. (e) The student is not enrolled in the college credit plus program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code. (f) The student meets any other eligibility criteria determined necessary by the chancellor. (3) "Qualifying institution" means any of the following: (a) A state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code; (b) A private nonprofit institution of higher education that holds a certificate of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code; (c) An institution with a certificate of registration from the state board of career colleges and schools under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code; (d) A private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code; (e) An Ohio technical center, as defined in section 3333.94 of the Revised Code. (B) The chancellor shall establish the second chance grant program. Under the program, the chancellor shall award a one-time grant of not more than three thousand dollars to each eligible student approved to participate in the program. (C) Eligible students shall apply to participate in the program in a form and manner prescribed by the chancellor. The chancellor shall approve each applicant who is enrolled in a qualifying institution and who has a cost of attendance remaining for the academic year in which the application is approved after all other financial aid for which that applicant qualifies has been applied to the applicant's account at the institution. The chancellor shall approve applications in the order in which they are received. (D) The chancellor shall pay grants to the qualifying institution in which a participant is enrolled in the academic year in which the participant's application is approved. The qualifying institution shall apply the grant to a participant's cost of attendance for that academic year. If any amount of the grant remains after it is applied to the participant's cost of attendance for that year, the qualifying institution shall apply that remaining amount to the participant's cost of attendance for any other academic year in which the student is enrolled in the institution. The qualifying institution shall return to the chancellor any grant amount remaining after a participant graduates or disenrolls from the institution. (E) In each academic year, the chancellor shall submit to the general assembly, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, a report that contains all of the following: (1) The number of eligible students participating in the program who received a grant in that academic year; (2) The qualifying institutions from which the participants disenrolled, as described in division (A)(2)(c) of this section; (3) The types of academic programs in which the participants were enrolled prior to disenrolling from qualifying institutions; (4) The types of academic programs in which participants were enrolled when they received grants under the program; (5) Information regarding how the grants were used; (6) If the participant completed a degree program with the grant. (F) The second chance grant program fund is hereby created in the state treasury, to consist of such amounts designated for the purposes of the fund by the general assembly. The fund shall be administered by the chancellor and shall be used to pay grants under the program established under this section. The fund also may be used by the chancellor to implement and administer the second chance grant program. (G) The chancellor shall adopt rules to administer the program. Last updated October 6, 2023 at 11:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.403 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.403
§ 3314.403. False report of employee misconduct prohibited
Status: in_force

September 12, 2008 House Bill 428 - 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "license" has the same meaning as in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code. (B) No employee of a community school or an operator working in the school shall do either of the following: (1) Knowingly make a false report to the chief administrator of the school, or the chief administrator's designee, alleging misconduct by another employee of the school or operator; (2) Knowingly cause the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, to make a false report of the alleged misconduct to the superintendent of public instruction or the state board of education. (C) Any employee of a community school or an operator working in the school who in good faith reports to the chief administrator of the school, or the chief administrator's designee, information about alleged misconduct committed by another employee of the school or operator shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the reporting of that information. If the alleged misconduct involves a person who holds a license but the chief administrator is not required to submit a report to the superintendent of public instruction under section 3314.40 of the Revised Code and the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, in good faith reports the alleged misconduct to the superintendent of public instruction or the state board, the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the reporting of that information. (D)(1) In any civil action brought against a person in which it is alleged and proved that the person violated division (B) of this section, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs that the prevailing party incurred in the civil action or as a result of the false report that was the basis of the violation. (2) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (B) of this section, if the subject of the false report that was the basis of the violation was charged with any violation of a law or ordinance as a result of the false report, and if the subject of the false report is found not to be guilty of the charges brought against the subject as a result of the false report or those charges are dismissed, the court that sentences the person for the violation of division (B) of this section, as part of the sentence, shall order the person to pay restitution to the subject of the false report, in an amount equal to reasonable attorney's fees and costs that the subject of the false report incurred as a result of or in relation to the charges.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.472 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.472
§ 3313.472. Policy on parental and foster caregiver involvement in schools
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The board of education of each city, exempted village, local, and joint vocational school district shall adopt a policy on parental involvement in the schools of the district. The policy shall be designed to build consistent and effective communication between the parents and foster caregivers of students enrolled in the district and the teachers and administrators assigned to the schools their children or foster children attend. The policy shall provide the opportunity for parents and foster caregivers to be actively involved in their children's or foster children's education and to be informed of the following: (1) The importance of the involvement of parents and foster caregivers in directly affecting the success of their children's or foster children's educational efforts; (2) How and when to assist their children or foster children in and support their children's or foster children's classroom learning activities; (3) Techniques, strategies, and skills to use at home to improve their children's or foster children's academic success and to support their children's or foster children's academic efforts at school and their children's or foster children's development as future responsible adult members of society. (B) The department of education and workforce shall adopt recommendations for the development of parental involvement policies under this section. Prior to adopting the recommendations, the department shall consult with the national center for parents at the university of Toledo. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.608 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.608
§ 3313.608. Third-grade reading guarantee
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Beginning with students who enter third grade in the school year that starts July 1, 2009, and until June 30, 2013, unless the student is excused under division (C) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code from taking the assessment described in this section, for any student who does not attain at least the equivalent level of achievement designated under division (A)(3) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on the assessment prescribed under that section to measure skill in English language arts expected at the end of third grade, each school district, in accordance with the policy adopted under section 3313.609 of the Revised Code, shall do one of the following: (a) Promote the student to fourth grade if the student's principal and reading teacher agree that other evaluations of the student's skill in reading demonstrate that the student is academically prepared to be promoted to fourth grade; (b) Promote the student to fourth grade but provide the student with intensive intervention services in fourth grade; (c) Retain the student in third grade. (2) Beginning with students who enter third grade in the 2013-2014 school year, unless the student is excused under division (C) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code from taking the assessment described in this section, no school district shall promote to fourth grade any student who does not attain at least the equivalent level of achievement designated under division (A)(3) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on the assessment prescribed under that section to measure skill in English language arts expected at the end of third grade, unless one of the following applies: (a) The student is an English learner who has been enrolled in United States schools for less than three full school years and has had less than three years of instruction in an English as a second language program. (b) The student is a child with a disability entitled to special education and related services under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code and the student's individualized education program exempts the student from retention under this division. (c) The student demonstrates an acceptable level of performance on an alternative standardized reading assessment as determined by the department of education and workforce. (d) All of the following apply: (i) The student is a child with a disability entitled to special education and related services under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. (ii) The student has taken the third grade English language arts achievement assessment prescribed under section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code. (iii) The student's individualized education program or plan under section 504 of the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 355, 29 U.S.C. 794, as amended, shows that the student has received intensive remediation in reading for two school years but still demonstrates a deficiency in reading. (iv) The student previously was retained in any of grades kindergarten to three. (e)(i) The student received intensive remediation for reading for two school years but still demonstrates a deficiency in reading and was previously retained in any of grades kindergarten to three. (ii) A student who is promoted under division (A)(2)(e)(i) of this section shall continue to receive intensive reading instruction in grade four. The instruction shall include an altered instructional day that includes specialized diagnostic information and specific research-based reading strategies for the student that have been successful in improving reading among low-performing readers. (f) A student's parent or guardian, in consultation with the student's reading teacher and building principal, requests that the student, regardless of if the student is reading at grade level, be promoted to the fourth grade. A student who is promoted under division (A)(2)(f) of this section shall continue to receive intensive reading instruction in the same manner as a student retained under this section until the student is able to read at grade level. (B)(1) Beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, to assist students in meeting the third grade guarantee established by this section, each school district board of education shall adopt policies and procedures with which it annually shall assess the reading skills of each student enrolled in kindergarten to third grade and shall identify students who are reading below their grade level. The reading skills assessment shall be completed by the thirtieth day of September. Each district shall use a diagnostic assessment for the appropriate grade level adopted or approved under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code to identify such students. The policies and procedures shall require the students' classroom teachers to be involved in the assessment and the identification of students reading below grade level. The assessment may be administered electronically using live, two-way video and audio connections whereby the teacher administering the assessment may be in a separate location from the student. (2) For each student identified by the diagnostic assessment prescribed under this section as having reading skills below grade level, the district shall do both of the following: (a) Provide to the student's parent or guardian, in writing, all of the following: (i) Notification that the student has been identified as having a substantial deficiency in reading; (ii) A description of the current services that are provided to the student; (iii) A description of the proposed supplemental instructional services and supports that will be provided to the student that are designed to remediate the identified areas of reading deficiency; (iv) Notification that if the student attains a score in the range designated under division (A)(3) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on the assessment prescribed under that section to measure skill in English language arts expected at the end of third grade, the student shall be retained unless the student is exempt under division (A) of this section. The notification shall specify that the assessment under section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code is not the sole determinant of promotion and that additional evaluations and assessments are available to the student to assist parents and the district in knowing when a student is reading at or above grade level and ready for promotion. (v) A statement that connects the child's proficiency level in reading to long-term outcomes of success related to proficiency in reading. (b) Provide intensive reading instruction services and regular diagnostic assessments to the student immediately following identification of a reading deficiency until the development of the reading improvement and monitoring plan required by division (C) of this section. These intervention services shall be aligned with the science of reading as defined under section 3313.6028 of the Revised Code and include research-based reading strategies that have been shown to be successful in improving reading among low-performing readers and instruction targeted at the student's identified reading deficiencies. (3) For each student retained under division (A) of this section, the district shall do all of the following: (a) Provide intense remediation services until the student is able to read at grade level. The remediation services shall include intensive interventions in reading that address the areas of deficiencies identified under this section including, but not limited to, not less than ninety minutes of reading instruction per day, and may include any of the following: (i) Small group instruction; (ii) Reduced teacher-student ratios; (iii) More frequent progress monitoring; (iv) Tutoring or mentoring; (v) Transition classes containing third and fourth grade students; (vi) Extended school day, week, or year; (vii) Summer reading camps. (b) Establish a policy for the mid-year promotion of a student retained under division (A) of this section who demonstrates that the student is reading at or above grade level; (c) Provide each student with a teacher who satisfies one or more of the criteria set forth in division (H) of this section. The district shall offer the option for students to receive applicable services from one or more providers other than the district. Providers shall be screened and approved by the district or the department of education and workforce. If the student participates in the remediation services and demonstrates reading proficiency in accordance with standards adopted by the department prior to the start of fourth grade, the district shall promote the student to that grade. (4) For each student retained under division (A) of this section who has demonstrated proficiency in a specific academic ability field, each district shall provide instruction commensurate with student achievement levels in that specific academic ability field. As used in this division, "specific academic ability field" has the same meaning as in section 3324.01 of the Revised Code. (C) For each student required to be provided intervention services under this section, the district shall develop a reading improvement and monitoring plan within sixty days after receiving the student's results on the diagnostic assessment administered under division (B)(1) of this section. The district shall involve the student's parent or guardian and classroom teacher in developing the plan. The plan shall include all of the following: (1) Identification of the student's specific reading deficiencies; (2) A description of the additional instructional services and support that will be provided to the student to remediate the identified reading deficiencies; (3) Opportunities for the student's parent or guardian to be involved in the instructional services and support described in division (C)(2) of this section; (4) A process for monitoring the extent to which the student receives the instructional services and support described in division (C)(2) of this section; (5) A reading curriculum during regular school hours that does all of the following: (a) Assists students to read at grade level; (b) Provides scientifically based and reliable assessment; (c) Provides initial and ongoing analysis of each student's reading progress. (6) A statement that if the student does not attain at least the equivalent level of achievement designated under division (A)(3) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on the assessment prescribed under that section to measure skill in English language arts expected by the end of third grade, the student may be retained in third grade. (7) The provision of high-dosage tutoring aligned with the student's classroom instruction through a state-approved vendor on the list of high-quality tutoring vendors under section 3301.136 of the Revised Code or a locally approved program that aligns with high-dosage tutoring best practices identified by the department. High-dosage tutoring shall include instruction time of at least three days per week, or at least fifty hours over thirty-six weeks. High-dosage tutoring may be incorporated into a student's regular classroom instruction. The district shall continue to provide the plan developed under division (C) of this section until the student achieves the required level of skill in reading for the student's current grade level. Each student with a reading improvement and monitoring plan under this division who enters third grade after July 1, 2013, shall be assigned to a teacher who satisfies one or more of the criteria set forth in division (H) of this section. The district shall report any information requested by the department about the reading improvement monitoring plans developed under this division in the manner required by the department. (D) Each school district shall report annually to the department on its implementation and compliance with this section using guidelines prescribed by the department. The director of education and workforce annually shall report to the governor and general assembly the number and percentage of students in grades kindergarten through four reading below grade level based on the diagnostic assessments administered under division (B) of this section and the achievement assessments administered under divisions (A)(1)(a) and (b) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code in English language arts, aggregated by school district and building; the types of intervention services provided to students; and, if available, an evaluation of the efficacy of the intervention services provided. (E) Any summer remediation services funded in whole or in part by the state and offered by school districts to students under this section shall meet the following conditions: (1) The remediation methods are based on reliable educational research. (2) The school districts conduct assessment before and after students participate in the program to facilitate monitoring results of the remediation services. (3) The parents of participating students are involved in programming decisions. (F) Any intervention or remediation services required by this section shall include intensive, explicit, and systematic instruction. (G) This section does not create a new cause of action or a substantive legal right for any person. (H)(1) Except as provided under divisions (H)(2), (3), and (4) of this section, each student described in division (B)(3) or (C) of this section who enters third grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2013, shall be assigned a teacher who has at least one year of teaching experience and who satisfies one or more of the following criteria: (a) The teacher holds a reading endorsement on the teacher's license and has attained a passing score on the corresponding assessment for that endorsement, as applicable. (b) The teacher has completed a master's degree program with a major in reading. (c) The teacher was rated "most effective" for reading instruction consecutively for the most recent two years based on assessments of student growth measures developed by a vendor and that is on the list of student assessments approved by the department under division (B)(2) of section 3319.112 of the Revised Code. (d) The teacher was rated "above expected value added," in reading instruction, as determined by criteria established by the department, for the most recent, consecutive two years. (e) The teacher has earned a passing score on a rigorous test of principles of scientifically research-based reading instruction as approved by the department. (f) The teacher holds an educator license for teaching grades pre-kindergarten through three or four through nine issued on or after July 1, 2017. (2) Notwithstanding division (H)(1) of this section, a student described in division (B)(3) or (C) of this section who enters third grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2013, may be assigned to a teacher with less than one year of teaching experience provided that the teacher meets one or more of the criteria described in divisions (H)(1)(a) to (f) of this section and that teacher is assigned a teacher mentor who meets the qualifications of division (H)(1) of this section. (3) Notwithstanding division (H)(1) of this section, a student described in division (B)(3) or (C) of this section who enters third grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2013, but prior to July 1, 2016, may be assigned to a teacher who holds an alternative credential approved by the department or who has successfully completed training that is based on principles of scientifically research-based reading instruction that has been approved by the department. The alternative credentials and training described in division (H)(3) of this section shall be aligned with the reading competencies adopted by the department of education and workforce under section 3301.077 of the Revised Code. (4) Notwithstanding division (H)(1) of this section, a student described in division (B)(3) or (C) of this section who enters third grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2013, may receive reading intervention or remediation services under this section from an individual employed as a speech-language pathologist who holds a license issued by the state speech and hearing professionals board under Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code and a registration under section 3319.221 of the Revised Code. (5) A teacher, other than a student's teacher of record, may provide any services required under this section, so long as that other teacher meets the requirements of division (H) of this section and the teacher of record and the school principal agree to the assignment. Any such assignment shall be documented in the student's reading improvement and monitoring plan. As used in this division, "teacher of record" means the classroom teacher to whom a student is assigned. (I) Notwithstanding division (H) of this section, a teacher may teach reading to any student who is an English language learner, and has been in the United States for three years or less, or to a student who has an individualized education program developed under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code if that teacher holds an alternative credential approved by the department or has successfully completed training that is based on principles of scientifically research-based reading instruction that has been approved by the department. The alternative credentials and training described in this division shall be aligned with the reading competencies adopted by the department of education and workforce under section 3301.077 of the Revised Code. (J) If, on or after June 4, 2013, a school district or community school cannot furnish the number of teachers needed who satisfy one or more of the criteria set forth in division (H) of this section for the 2013-2014 school year, the school district or community school shall develop and submit a staffing plan by June 30, 2013. The staffing plan shall include criteria that will be used to assign a student described in division (B)(3) or (C) of this section to a teacher, credentials or training held by teachers currently teaching at the school, and how the school district or community school will meet the requirements of this section. The school district or community school shall post the staffing plan on its web site for the applicable school year. Not later than March 1, 2014, and on the first day of March in each year thereafter, a school district or community school that has submitted a plan under this division shall submit to the department a detailed report of the progress the district or school has made in meeting the requirements under this section. A school district or community school may request an extension of a staffing plan beyond the 2013-2014 school year. Extension requests must be submitted to the department not later than the thirtieth day of April prior to the start of the applicable school year. The department may grant extensions valid through the 2015-2016 school year. (K) The department of education and workforce shall designate one or more staff members to provide guidance and assistance to school districts and community schools in implementing the third grade guarantee established by this section, including any standards or requirements adopted to implement the guarantee and to provide information and support for reading instruction and achievement. Last updated July 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.044 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.044
§ 3309.044. Selection of internal auditor
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly The school employees retirement board shall appoint a committee to oversee the selection of an internal auditor. The committee shall select one or more persons for employment as an internal auditor. The board shall employ the person or persons selected by the committee. The committee shall consist of the following board members: one retirant member, one employee member, and one other member. The committee shall annually prepare and submit to the Ohio retirement study council a report of its actions during the preceding year.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.29
§ 3307.29. Deductions certified
Status: in_force

July 13, 2000 Senate Bill 190 - 123rd General Assembly Each employer shall cause to be deducted, on each payroll of a contributor for each payroll period, the contribution payable by such contributor as provided in this chapter. Each employer shall certify to the treasurer of said employer on each payroll a statement as voucher for the amounts so deducted and for the amount of the normal contribution and the deficiency contribution payable by the employer. Each employer shall send a duplicate of such statement to the secretary of the state teachers retirement board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.044 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.044
§ 3307.044. Selection of internal auditor
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The state teachers retirement board shall appoint a committee to oversee the selection of an internal auditor. The committee shall select one or more persons for employment as an internal auditor. The board shall employ the person or persons selected by the committee. The committee shall consist of the following board members: the retired teacher member, one contributing member, one ex officio member, and any additional board members appointed to the committee by the board. The committee shall annually prepare and submit to the Ohio retirement study council a report of its actions during the preceding year. Last updated July 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.159 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.159
§ 3309.159. Designation of Ohio-qualified investment managers - utilization - annual report
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The school employees 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 § 3311.218 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.218
§ 3311.218. Sharing use of facilities, equipment or funds
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The board of education of a joint vocational school district may enter into a written agreement with the board of trustees of any technical college district, the boundaries of which are coterminous with such joint vocational school district, which agreement may provide for the sharing of use of any physical facility or equipment owned or used by either district. Such agreement may further provide that the joint vocational school district may contribute a portion of its funds for current operating expenses, regardless of whether such funds are derived from a tax levy or otherwise, to the technical college district to be expended by the technical college district for any lawful purpose. The agreement shall require the approval by resolution of both boards and shall be executed by the president and treasurer of both boards. A copy of such agreement shall be filed with the chancellor of higher education and a copy shall be filed with the department of education and workforce. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 3:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.64 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.64
§ 3345.64. Procedure for installment payment contracts
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly In accordance with this section, the board of trustees of a state institution of higher education may enter into an installment payment contract for the implementation of one or more energy or water saving measures. Any such contract shall be subject to the competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 153. or section 3354.16 , 3355.12 , 3357.16 , or 3358.10 of the Revised Code, as applicable to each such board, except as follows: (A) If the board does not exempt the entire installment payment contract from the applicable competitive bidding requirements pursuant to division (B) of this section, the provisions of the contract dealing with interest charges and financing terms shall not be subject to the applicable competitive bidding requirements. Each such contract shall require repayment on the following terms: (1) Not less than one-fifteenth of the costs of the contract shall be paid within two years from the date of purchase; (2) The remaining balance of the costs of the contract shall be paid within fifteen years from the date of purchase. (B) The board by majority vote may exempt from the applicable competitive bidding requirements an entire installment payment contract for the implementation of energy or water saving measures pursuant to this section and instead of those requirements shall enter into the contract as provided in section 3345.65 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.213 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.213
§ 3311.213. Procedure for district to join existing joint vocational school district
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) With the approval of the board of education of a joint vocational school district that is in existence, any school district in the county or counties comprising the joint vocational school district or any school district in a county adjacent to a county comprising part of a joint vocational school district may become a part of the joint vocational school district. On the adoption of a resolution of approval by the board of education of the joint vocational school district, it shall advertise a copy of such resolution in a newspaper of general circulation in the school district proposing to become a part of such joint vocational school district once each week for two weeks, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, immediately following the date of the adoption of such resolution. Such resolution shall not become effective until the later of the sixty-first day after its adoption or until the board of elections certifies the results of an election in favor of joining of the school district to the joint vocational school district if such an election is held under division (B) of this section. (B) During the sixty-day period following the date of the adoption of a resolution to join a school district to a joint vocational school district under division (A) of this section, the electors of the school district that proposes joining the joint vocational school district may petition for a referendum vote on the resolution. The question whether to approve or disapprove the resolution shall be submitted to the electors of such school district if a number of qualified electors equal to twenty per cent of the number of electors in the school district who voted for the office of governor at the most recent general election for that office sign a petition asking that the question of whether the resolution shall be disapproved be submitted to the electors. The petition shall be filed with the board of elections of the county in which the school district is located. If the school district is located in more than one county, the petition shall be filed with the board of elections of the county in which the majority of the territory of the school district is located. The board shall certify the validity and sufficiency of the signatures on the petition. The board of elections shall immediately notify the board of education of the joint vocational school district and the board of education of the school district that proposes joining the joint vocational school district that the petition has been filed. The effect of the resolution shall be stayed until the board of elections certifies the validity and sufficiency of the signatures on the petition. If the board of elections determines that the petition does not contain a sufficient number of valid signatures and sixty days have passed since the adoption of the resolution, the resolution shall become effective. If the board of elections certifies that the petition contains a sufficient number of valid signatures, the board shall submit the question to the qualified electors of the school district on the day of the next general or primary election held at least ninety days after but no later than six months after the board of elections certifies the validity and sufficiency of signatures on the petition. If there is no general or primary election held at least ninety days after but no later than six months after the board of elections certifies the validity and sufficiency of signatures on the petition, the board shall submit the question to the electors at a special election to be held on the next day specified for special elections in division (D) of section 3501.01 of the Revised Code that occurs at least ninety days after the board certifies the validity and sufficiency of signatures on the petition. The election shall be conducted and canvassed and the results shall be certified in the same manner as in regular elections for the election of members of a board of education. If a majority of the electors voting on the question disapprove the resolution, the resolution shall not become effective. (C) If the resolution becomes effective, the board of education of the joint vocational school district shall notify the county auditor of the county in which the school district becoming a part of the joint vocational school district is located, who shall thereupon have any outstanding levy for building purposes, bond retirement, or current expenses in force in the joint vocational school district spread over the territory of the school district becoming a part of the joint vocational school district. On the addition of a city or exempted village school district or an educational service center to the joint vocational school district, pursuant to this section, the board of education of such joint vocational school district shall submit to the department of education and workforce a proposal to enlarge the membership of such board by the addition of one or more persons at least one of whom shall be a member of the board of education or governing board of such additional school district or educational service center, and the term of each such additional member. On the addition of a local school district to the joint vocational school district, pursuant to this section, the board of education of such joint vocational school district may submit to the department a proposal to enlarge the membership of such board by the addition of one or more persons who are members of the educational service center governing board of such additional local school district. On approval by the department additional members shall be added to such joint vocational school district board of education. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 3:49 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.283 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.283
§ 3319.283. Veteran not certificated or licensed
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 Senate Bill 216 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The board of education of any school district may employ an individual who is not certificated or licensed as required by Chapter 3319. of the Revised Code, but who meets the following qualifications, as a teacher in the schools of the district: (1) The individual is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States and was honorably discharged within three years of June 30, 1997; (2) While in the armed forces the individual had meaningful teaching or other instructional experience; (3) The individual holds at least a baccalaureate degree. (B) An individual employed under this section shall be deemed to hold a teaching certificate or educator license for the purposes of state and federal law and rules and regulations and school district policies, rules, and regulations. However, an individual employed under this section is not a properly certified or licensed teacher for purposes of the school district's compliance with section 3319.074 of the Revised Code. Each individual employed under this section shall meet the requirement to successfully complete fifteen hours, or the equivalent, of coursework every five years that is approved by the local professional development committee as is required of other teachers licensed in accordance with Chapter 3319. of the Revised Code. (C) The superintendent of public instruction may revoke the right of an individual employed under division (A) of this section to teach if, after an investigation and an adjudication conducted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the superintendent finds that the person is not competent to teach the subject the person has been employed to teach or did not fulfill the requirements of division (A) of this section. No individual whose right to teach has been revoked under this division shall teach in a public school, and no board of education may engage such an individual to teach in the schools of its district. Notwithstanding division (B) of this section, a board of education is not required to comply with the provisions of sections 3311.81 , 3311.82 , 3319.11 , and 3319.16 of the Revised Code with regard to termination of employment if the superintendent, after an investigation and an adjudication, has revoked the individual's right to teach.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.03
§ 3317.03. Report of average daily membership figures and additional data
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The superintendent of each city, local, and exempted village school district shall report to the department of education and workforce as of the last day of October, March, and June of each year the enrollment of students receiving services from schools under the superintendent's supervision, and the numbers of other students entitled to attend school in the district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code the superintendent is required to report under this section, so that the department can calculate the district's enrolled ADM, formula ADM, total ADM, category one through five career-technical education ADM, category one through three English learner ADM, category one through six special education ADM, transportation ADM, and, for purposes of provisions of law outside of Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, average daily membership. (1) The enrollment reported by the superintendent during the reporting period shall consist of the number of students in grades kindergarten through twelve receiving any educational services from the district, except that the following categories of students shall not be included in the determination: (a) Students enrolled in adult education classes; (b) Adjacent or other district students enrolled in the district under an open enrollment policy pursuant to section 3313.98 of the Revised Code; (c) Students receiving services in the district pursuant to a compact, cooperative education agreement, or a contract, but who are entitled to attend school in another district pursuant to section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code; (d) Students for whom tuition is payable pursuant to sections 3317.081 and 3323.141 of the Revised Code; (e) Students receiving services in the district through a scholarship awarded under either section 3310.41 or sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code. When reporting students under division (A)(1) of this section, the superintendent also shall report the district where each student is entitled to attend school pursuant to sections 3313.64 and 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (2) The department shall compile a list of all students reported to be enrolled in a district under division (A)(1) of this section and of the students entitled to attend school in the district pursuant to section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code on an FTE basis but receiving educational services in grades kindergarten through twelve from one or more of the following entities: (a) A community school pursuant to Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, including any participation in a college pursuant to Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code while enrolled in such community school; (b) An alternative school pursuant to sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code; (c) A college pursuant to Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code, except when the student is enrolled in the college while also enrolled in a community school pursuant to Chapter 3314., a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326., or a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code; (d) An adjacent or other school district under an open enrollment policy adopted pursuant to section 3313.98 of the Revised Code; (e) An educational service center or cooperative education district; (f) Another school district under a cooperative education agreement, compact, or contract; (g) A chartered nonpublic school with a scholarship paid under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code, if the students qualified for the scholarship under section 3310.03 or 3310.032 of the Revised Code; (h) An alternative public provider or a registered private provider with a scholarship awarded under either section 3310.41 or sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code. As used in this section, "alternative public provider" and "registered private provider" have the same meanings as in section 3310.41 or 3310.51 of the Revised Code, as applicable. (i) A science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, including any participation in a college pursuant to Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code while enrolled in the school; (j) A college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code, including any participation in a college pursuant to Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code while enrolled in the school. (3) The department also shall compile a list of the students entitled to attend school in the district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code who are enrolled in a joint vocational school district or under a career-technical education compact, excluding any students so entitled to attend school in the district who are enrolled in another school district through an open enrollment policy as reported under division (A)(2)(d) of this section and then enroll in a joint vocational school district or under a career-technical education compact. The department shall provide each city, local, and exempted village school district with an opportunity to review the list of students compiled under divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section to ensure that the students reported accurately reflect the enrollment of students in the district. (B) To enable the department to obtain the data needed to complete the calculation of payments pursuant to this chapter, each superintendent shall certify from the reports provided by the department under division (A) of this section all of the following: (1) The total student enrollment in regular learning day classes included in the report under division (A)(1) or (2), including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, of this section for each of the individual grades kindergarten through twelve in schools under the superintendent's supervision; (2) The unduplicated count of the number of preschool children with disabilities enrolled in the district for whom the district is eligible to receive funding under section 3317.0213 of the Revised Code adjusted for the portion of the year each child is so enrolled, in accordance with the disability categories prescribed in section 3317.013 of the Revised Code; (3) The number of children entitled to attend school in the district pursuant to section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code who are: (a) Enrolled in a college under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code, except when the student is enrolled in the college while also enrolled in a community school pursuant to Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326., or a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code; (b) Participating in a program operated by a county board of developmental disabilities or a state institution. (4) The total enrollment of pupils in joint vocational schools; (5) The combined enrollment of children with disabilities reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, receiving special education services for the category one disability described in division (A) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, including children attending a special education program operated by an alternative public provider or a registered private provider with a scholarship awarded under sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code; (6) The combined enrollment of children with disabilities reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, receiving special education services for category two disabilities described in division (B) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, including children attending a special education program operated by an alternative public provider or a registered private provider with a scholarship awarded under sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code; (7) The combined enrollment of children with disabilities reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, receiving special education services for category three disabilities described in division (C) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, including children attending a special education program operated by an alternative public provider or a registered private provider with a scholarship awarded under sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code; (8) The combined enrollment of children with disabilities reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, receiving special education services for category four disabilities described in division (D) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, including children attending a special education program operated by an alternative public provider or a registered private provider with a scholarship awarded under sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code; (9) The combined enrollment of children with disabilities reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, receiving special education services for the category five disabilities described in division (E) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, including children attending a special education program operated by an alternative public provider or a registered private provider with a scholarship awarded under sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code; (10) The combined enrollment of children with disabilities reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, receiving special education services for category six disabilities described in division (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, including children attending a special education program operated by an alternative public provider or a registered private provider with a scholarship awarded under either section 3310.41 or sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code; (11) The enrollment of pupils reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section on a full-time equivalency basis, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, in category one career-technical education programs or classes, described in division (A)(1) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code, operated by the school district or by another district that is a member of the district's career-technical planning district, other than a joint vocational school district, or by an educational service center, notwithstanding division (M) of section 3317.02 of the Revised Code and division (C)(3) of this section; (12) The enrollment of pupils reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section on a full-time equivalency basis, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, in category two career-technical education programs or services, described in division (A)(2) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code, operated by the school district or another school district that is a member of the district's career-technical planning district, other than a joint vocational school district, or by an educational service center, notwithstanding division (M) of section 3317.02 of the Revised Code and division (C)(3) of this section; (13) The enrollment of pupils reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section on a full-time equivalency basis, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, in category three career-technical education programs or services, described in division (A)(3) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code, operated by the school district or another school district that is a member of the district's career-technical planning district, other than a joint vocational school district, or by an educational service center, notwithstanding division (M) of section 3317.02 of the Revised Code and division (C)(3) of this section; (14) The enrollment of pupils reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section on a full-time equivalency basis, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, in category four career-technical education programs or services, described in division (A)(4) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code, operated by the school district or another school district that is a member of the district's career-technical planning district, other than a joint vocational school district, or by an educational service center, notwithstanding division (M) of section 3317.02 of the Revised Code and division (C)(3) of this section; (15) The enrollment of pupils reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section on a full-time equivalency basis, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section, in category five career-technical education programs or services, described in division (A)(5) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code, operated by the school district or another school district that is a member of the district's career-technical planning district, other than a joint vocational school district, or by an educational service center, notwithstanding division (M) of section 3317.02 of the Revised Code and division (C)(3) of this section; (16) The enrollment of pupils reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section who are English learners described in division (A) of section 3317.016 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section; (17) The enrollment of pupils reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section who are English learners described in division (B) of section 3317.016 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section; (18) The enrollment of pupils reported under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section who are English learners described in division (C) of section 3317.016 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section; (19) The average number of children transported during the reporting period by the school district on board-owned or contractor-owned and -operated buses, reported in accordance with rules adopted by the department; (20)(a) The number of children, other than preschool children with disabilities, the district placed with a county board of developmental disabilities in fiscal year 1998. Division (B)(20)(a) of this section does not apply after fiscal year 2013. (b) The number of children with disabilities, other than preschool children with disabilities, placed with a county board of developmental disabilities in the current fiscal year to receive special education services for the category one disability described in division (A) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code; (c) The number of children with disabilities, other than preschool children with disabilities, placed with a county board of developmental disabilities in the current fiscal year to receive special education services for category two disabilities described in division (B) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code; (d) The number of children with disabilities, other than preschool children with disabilities, placed with a county board of developmental disabilities in the current fiscal year to receive special education services for category three disabilities described in division (C) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code; (e) The number of children with disabilities, other than preschool children with disabilities, placed with a county board of developmental disabilities in the current fiscal year to receive special education services for category four disabilities described in division (D) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code; (f) The number of children with disabilities, other than preschool children with disabilities, placed with a county board of developmental disabilities in the current fiscal year to receive special education services for the category five disabilities described in division (E) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code; (g) The number of children with disabilities, other than preschool children with disabilities, placed with a county board of developmental disabilities in the current fiscal year to receive special education services for category six disabilities described in division (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code. (21) The enrollment of students who are economically disadvantaged, as defined by the department, including any student described in divisions (A)(1)(b) of this section and excluding any student reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of this section. A student shall not be categorically excluded from the number reported under division (B)(21) of this section based on anything other than family income. (22) The enrollment of students identified as gifted under division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 3324.03 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) The department shall adopt rules necessary for implementing divisions (A), (B), and (D) of this section. (2) A student enrolled in a community school established under Chapter 3314., a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326., or a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code shall be counted in the formula ADM of the school district in which the student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code for the same proportion of the school year that the student is counted in the enrollment of the community school, the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school, or the college-preparatory boarding school for purposes of section 3317.022 or 3328.24 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding the enrollment of students reported pursuant to division (A)(2)(a), (i), or (j) of this section, the department may adjust the formula ADM of a school district to account for students entitled to attend school in the district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code who are enrolled in a community school, a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school, or a college-preparatory boarding school for only a portion of the school year. (3) No child shall be counted as more than a total of one child in the sum of the enrollment of students of a school district under division (A), divisions (B)(1) to (22), or division (D) of this section, except as follows: (a)(i) A child with a disability described in section 3317.013 of the Revised Code may be counted both in formula ADM and in category one, two, three, four, five, or six special education ADM and, if applicable, in category one, two, three, four, or five career-technical education ADM. As provided in division (M) of section 3317.02 of the Revised Code, such a child shall be counted in category one, two, three, four, five, or six special education ADM in the same proportion that the child is counted in formula ADM. (ii) A child with a disability described in section 3317.013 of the Revised Code may be counted both in enrolled ADM and in category one, two, three, four, five, or six special education ADM and, if applicable, in category one, two, three, four, or five career-technical education ADM. As provided in division (M) of section 3317.02 of the Revised Code, such a child shall be counted in category one, two, three, four, five, or six special education ADM in the same proportion that the child is counted in enrolled ADM. (b)(i) A child enrolled in career-technical education programs or classes described in section 3317.014 of the Revised Code may be counted both in formula ADM and category one, two, three, four, or five career-technical education ADM and, if applicable, in category one, two, three, four, five, or six special education ADM. Such a child shall be counted in category one, two, three, four, or five career-technical education ADM in the same proportion as the percentage of time that the child spends in the career-technical education programs or classes. (ii) A child enrolled in career-technical education programs or classes described in section 3317.014 of the Revised Code may be counted both in enrolled ADM and category one, two, three, four, or five career-technical education ADM and, if applicable, in category one, two, three, four, five, or six special education ADM. Such a child shall be counted in category one, two, three, four, or five career-technical education ADM in the same proportion as the percentage of time that the child spends in the career-technical education programs or classes. (4) Based on the information reported under this section, the department shall determine the total student count, as defined in section 3301.011 of the Revised Code, for each school district. (D)(1) The superintendent of each joint vocational school district shall report and certify to the department as of the last day of October, March, and June of each year the enrollment of students receiving services from schools under the superintendent's supervision so that the department can calculate the district's enrolled ADM, formula ADM, total ADM, category one through five career-technical education ADM, category one through three English learner ADM, category one through six special education ADM, and for purposes of provisions of law outside of Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, average daily membership. The enrollment reported and certified by the superintendent, except as otherwise provided in this division, shall consist of the number of students in grades six through twelve receiving any educational services from the district, except that the following categories of students shall not be included in the determination: (a) Students enrolled in adult education classes; (b) Adjacent or other district joint vocational students enrolled in the district under an open enrollment policy pursuant to section 3313.98 of the Revised Code; (c) Students receiving services in the district pursuant to a compact, cooperative education agreement, or a contract, but who are entitled to attend school in a city, local, or exempted village school district whose territory is not part of the territory of the joint vocational district; (d) Students for whom tuition is payable pursuant to sections 3317.081 and 3323.141 of the Revised Code. (2) To enable the department to obtain the data needed to complete the calculation of payments pursuant to this chapter, each superintendent shall certify from the report provided under division (D)(1) of this section the enrollment for each of the following categories of students: (a) Students enrolled in each individual grade included in the joint vocational district schools, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (b) Children with disabilities receiving special education services for the category one disability described in division (A) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (c) Children with disabilities receiving special education services for the category two disabilities described in division (B) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (d) Children with disabilities receiving special education services for category three disabilities described in division (C) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (e) Children with disabilities receiving special education services for category four disabilities described in division (D) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (f) Children with disabilities receiving special education services for the category five disabilities described in division (E) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (g) Children with disabilities receiving special education services for category six disabilities described in division (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (h) Students receiving category one career-technical education services, described in division (A)(1) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (i) Students receiving category two career-technical education services, described in division (A)(2) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (j) Students receiving category three career-technical education services, described in division (A)(3) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (k) Students receiving category four career-technical education services, described in division (A)(4) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (l) Students receiving category five career-technical education services, described in division (A)(5) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (m) English learners described in division (A) of section 3317.016 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (n) English learners described in division (B) of section 3317.016 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (o) English learners described in division (C) of section 3317.016 of the Revised Code, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section; (p) Students who are economically disadvantaged, as defined by the department, including any student described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section. A student shall not be categorically excluded from the number reported under division (D)(2)(p) of this section based on anything other than family income. The superintendent of each joint vocational school district shall also indicate the city, local, or exempted village school district in which each joint vocational district pupil is entitled to attend school pursuant to section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (E) In each school of each city, local, exempted village, joint vocational, and cooperative education school district there shall be maintained a record of school enrollment, which record shall accurately show, for each day the school is in session, the actual enrollment in regular day classes. For the purpose of determining the enrollment of students, the enrollment figure of any school shall not include any pupils except those pupils described by division (A) or (D) of this section. The record of enrollment for each school shall be maintained in such manner that no pupil shall be counted as enrolled prior to the actual date of entry in the school and also in such manner that where for any cause a pupil permanently withdraws from the school that pupil shall not be counted as enrolled from and after the date of such withdrawal. There shall not be included in the enrollment of any school any of the following: (1) Any pupil who has graduated from the twelfth grade of a public or nonpublic high school; (2) Any pupil who is not a resident of the state; (3) Any pupil who was enrolled in the schools of the district during the previous school year when assessments were administered under section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code but did not take one or more of the assessments required by that section and was not excused pursuant to division (C)(1) or (3) of that section; (4) Any pupil who has attained the age of twenty-two years, except for veterans of the armed services whose attendance was interrupted before completing the recognized twelve-year course of the public schools by reason of induction or enlistment in the armed forces and who apply for reenrollment in the public school system of their residence not later than four years after termination of war or their honorable discharge; (5) Any pupil who has a certificate of high school equivalence as defined in section 5107.40 of the Revised Code. If, however, any veteran described by division (E)(4) of this section elects to enroll in special courses organized for veterans for whom tuition is paid under the provisions of federal laws, or otherwise, that veteran shall not be included in the enrollment of students determined under this section. Notwithstanding division (E)(3) of this section, the enrollment of any school may include a pupil who did not take an assessment required by section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code if the department of education and workforce grants a waiver from the requirement to take the assessment to the specific pupil and a parent is not paying tuition for the pupil pursuant to section 3313.6410 of the Revised Code. The department may grant such a waiver only for good cause in accordance with rules adopted by the department. The enrolled ADM, formula ADM, total ADM, category one through five career-technical education ADM, category one through three English learner ADM, category one through six special education ADM, transportation ADM, and, for purposes of provisions of law outside of Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, average daily membership of any school district shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the department. (F)(1) If a student attending a community school under Chapter 3314., a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326., or a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code is not included in the formula ADM calculated for the school district in which the student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code, the department shall adjust the formula ADM of that school district to include the student in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section. (2) If a student awarded an educational choice scholarship is not included in the formula ADM of the school district in which the student resides, the department shall adjust the formula ADM of that school district to include the student. (3) If a student awarded a scholarship under the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program is not included in the formula ADM of the school district in which the student resides, the department shall adjust the formula ADM of that school district to include the student. (G)(1)(a) The superintendent of an institution operating a special education program pursuant to section 3323.091 of the Revised Code shall, for the programs under such superintendent's supervision, certify to the department, in the manner prescribed by the director of education and workforce, both of the following: (i) The unduplicated count of the number of all children with disabilities other than preschool children with disabilities receiving services at the institution for each category of disability described in divisions (A) to (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code adjusted for the portion of the year each child is so enrolled; (ii) The unduplicated count of the number of all preschool children with disabilities in classes or programs for whom the district is eligible to receive funding under section 3317.0213 of the Revised Code adjusted for the portion of the year each child is so enrolled, reported according to the categories prescribed in section 3317.013 of the Revised Code. (b) The superintendent of an institution with career-technical education units approved under section 3317.05 of the Revised Code shall, for the units under the superintendent's supervision, certify to the department the enrollment in those units, in the manner prescribed by the director of education and workforce. (2) The superintendent of each county board of developmental disabilities that maintains special education classes under section 3317.20 of the Revised Code or provides services to preschool children with disabilities pursuant to an agreement between the county board and the appropriate school district shall do both of the following: (a) Certify to the department, in the manner prescribed by the department, the enrollment in classes under section 3317.20 of the Revised Code for each school district that has placed children in the classes; (b) Certify to the department, in the manner prescribed by the department, the unduplicated count of the number of all preschool children with disabilities enrolled in classes for which the board is eligible to receive funding under section 3317.0213 of the Revised Code adjusted for the portion of the year each child is so enrolled, reported according to the categories prescribed in section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, and the number of those classes. (H) Except as provided in division (I) of this section, when any city, local, or exempted village school district provides instruction for a nonresident pupil whose attendance is unauthorized attendance as defined in section 3327.06 of the Revised Code, that pupil's enrollment shall not be included in that district's enrollment figure used in calculating the district's payments under this chapter. The reporting official shall report separately the enrollment of all pupils whose attendance in the district is unauthorized attendance, and the enrollment of each such pupil shall be credited to the school district in which the pupil is entitled to attend school under division (B) of section 3313.64 or section 3313.65 of the Revised Code as determined by the department. (I) This division shall not apply on or after September 30, 2021. (1) A city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district admitting a scholarship student of a pilot project district pursuant to division (C) of section 3313.976 of the Revised Code may count such student in its enrollment. (2) In any year for which funds are appropriated for pilot project scholarship programs, a school district implementing a state-sponsored pilot project scholarship program that year pursuant to sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code may count in its enrollment: (a) All children residing in the district and utilizing a scholarship to attend kindergarten in any alternative school, as defined in section 3313.974 of the Revised Code; (b) All children who were enrolled in the district in the preceding year who are utilizing a scholarship to attend an alternative school. (J) The superintendent of each cooperative education school district shall certify to the director of education and workforce, in a manner prescribed by the department, the applicable enrollments for all students in the cooperative education district, also indicating the city, local, or exempted village district where each pupil is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (K) If the director of education and workforce determines that a component of the enrollment certified or reported by a district superintendent, or other reporting entity, is not correct, the director of education and workforce may order that the district's enrolled ADM, formula ADM, or both be adjusted in the amount of the error. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 10:44 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.074 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.074
§ 3309.074. Complaint alleging violation of RC 3309.073 - procedure - fine
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly A complaint alleging a violation of section 3309.073 of the Revised Code may be filed in accordance with section 3517.16 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.221 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.221
§ 3319.221. Pupil services personnel registration
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The state board of education, the department of education and workforce, any city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district board of education, and any other public school, as defined in section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, shall not require a separate pupil services license issued by the state board as a credential for working in a public school, on either a permanent basis or a substitute or other temporary basis, for the following licensed professionals: (1) A speech-language pathologist who holds a currently valid license issued under Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code; (2) An audiologist who holds a currently valid license issued under Chapter 4753. of the Revised Code; (3) A registered nurse who holds a bachelor's degree and a currently valid license issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code; (4) A physical therapist who holds a currently valid license issued under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code; (5) An occupational therapist who holds a currently valid license issued under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code; (6) A physical therapy assistant who holds a currently valid license issued under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code; (7) An occupational therapy assistant who holds a currently valid license issued under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code; (8) A social worker who holds a currently valid license issued under Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code. (B) A person employed by a school district or school for any of the occupations listed in divisions (A)(1) to (8) of this section shall be required to apply for and receive a registration from the state board of education. The registration shall be valid for five years. As a condition of registration under this section, an individual shall be subject to a criminal records check as prescribed by section 3319.391 of the Revised Code. In the manner prescribed by the state board, the individual shall submit the criminal records check to the state board. The state board shall use the information submitted to enroll the individual in the retained applicant fingerprint database, established under section 109.5721 of the Revised Code, in the same manner as any teacher licensed under sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code. If the state board receives notification of the arrest or conviction of an individual registered under division (B) of this section, the state board shall promptly notify the employing district and may take any action authorized under sections 3319.31 and 3319.311 of the Revised Code that it considers appropriate. No district shall employ any individual under division (A) of this section if the district learns that the individual has plead guilty to, has been found guilty by a jury or court of, or has been convicted of any of the offenses listed in division (C) of section 3319.31 of the Revised Code. (C) The state board shall charge a registration fee of one hundred fifty dollars each for the initial registration and one hundred fifty dollars for renewal of the registration. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 10:07 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.19
§ 3304.19. Right to living maintenance not transferable or assignable or subject to execution
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly Any maintenance provided under sections 3304.11 to 3304.27 of the Revised Code is not transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the money paid or payable or rights existing under this chapter are subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.49 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.49
§ 3345.49. Rights of student who is victim of dissemination of image
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 497 - 132nd General Assembly (A) No student who is enrolled in an institution of higher education in Ohio and is the victim of a violation of section 2917.211 of the Revised Code shall lose any form of financial assistance provided by that institution for educational expenses, including grants, scholarships, and fellowships, for the sole reason of being the victim of such a violation. Additionally, no institution of higher education shall take any disciplinary action, including the imposition of academic penalties, against that student for the sole reason of being such a victim. (B) If a person who is the victim of a violation of section 2917.211 of the Revised Code applies to an institution of higher education in Ohio, that person's status as such a victim shall not affect the person's eligibility for any form of financial assistance provided by the institution for educational expenses, including grants, scholarships, and fellowships. (C) As used in this section, "victim" has the same meaning as in section 2930.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.051
§ 3307.051. Orientation program required for new members - continuing education
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly Each newly elected member of the state teachers retirement board and each individual appointed to fill a vacancy on the board, shall, not later than ninety days after commencing service as a board member, complete the orientation program component of the retirement board member education program established under section 171.50 of the Revised Code. Each member of the board who has served a year or longer as a board member shall, not less than twice each year, attend one or more programs that are part of the continuing education component of the retirement board member education program established under section 171.50 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.19
§ 3345.19. Anti-hazing policy
Status: in_force

October 7, 2021 Senate Bill 126 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Hazing" and "organization" have the same meanings as in section 2903.31 of the Revised Code. (2) "Institution of higher education" means the following: (a) A state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code; (b) A nonprofit institution holding a certificate of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code; (c) An institution holding a certificate of registration from the state board of career colleges and schools; (d) A private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code. (B) Each institution of higher education shall develop an anti-hazing policy that prohibits students enrolled in an institution of higher education, or other individuals associated with an organization recognized by or operating under the sanction of an institution, from engaging in hazing or a violation of section 2903.31 of the Revised Code. The policy shall apply to an act conducted on or off-campus if the act is determined to constitute hazing or a violation of section 2903.31 of the Revised Code. The policy shall apply only if the hazing or violation of section 2903.31 of the Revised Code takes place between two or more people who are affiliated with the institution. The policy shall include all of the following: (1) Rules prohibiting hazing; (2) A method to enforce the policy; (3) Appropriate penalties for violations of the policy, which may include any of the following: (a) The imposition of fines; (b) Withholding of diplomas or transcripts pending compliance with the rules or payment of fines; (c) The revocation of permission for an organization to operate on campus or to otherwise operate under the recognition or sanction of the institution; (d) The imposition of probation, suspension, dismissal, or expulsion. A penalty imposed under the policy adopted under division (B) of this section shall be in addition to a penalty imposed for a violation of section 2903.31 of the Revised Code, the criminal laws of this state, or for a violation of any other rule of the institution to which the individual or organization who committed the violation may be subject. (C) Each institution shall provide a copy of the policy, including the institution's rules, penalties, and method to enforce the policy, to each organization within the institution. Additionally, each institution shall post the policy on the institution's publicly accessible web site. (D)(1) Beginning in the 2022-2023 academic year, each institution shall maintain a report of all violations of the institution's policy adopted under division (B) of this section or other state law regarding hazing that are reported to the institution. Each institution shall post the report on its publicly accessible web site. Each report shall include all of the following: (a) The name of the subject of the report; (b) The date when the subject of the report was charged with a violation of the institution's policy or other state law regarding hazing; (c) A general description of the violation, any investigation and findings by the institution, and any penalties imposed on the subject of the report; (d) The date on which the matter was resolved. (2) Each institution shall post the initial report issued under division (D) of this section on the institution's publicly accessible web site not later than January 15, 2023. Thereafter, each institution shall update the report on the first day of January and August of each year and shall post the updated report on the institution's publicly accessible web site. However, each institution shall retain reports for five consecutive years. (3) The initial report issued under division (D) of this section shall include information concerning hazing violations that have been reported to the institution for the five consecutive years prior to the effective date of this section to the extent that the institution has retained information concerning the violations. (4) Each report issued under division (D) of this section shall not include the personal identifying information of an individual and shall be subject to the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 20 U.S.C. 1232g. (E)(1) Each institution shall provide students with an educational program on hazing, which shall include information regarding hazing awareness, prevention, intervention, and the institution's policy developed under division (B) of this section. The educational program may be conducted in-person or online. The institution must offer at least one opportunity for students to complete the program during a new student orientation session. Each institution shall verify each student's attendance at the program. Each institution shall prohibit a student who does not attend the program from participating in an organization recognized by or operating under the sanction of the institution until the student attends the program. An organization shall not accept or initiate any person who has not attended the program. (2) Each institution shall provide all staff and volunteers that advise or coach an organization recognized by or operating under the sanction of an institution and who have direct contact with students with mandatory training on hazing, which shall include information on hazing awareness, hazing prevention, and the institution's policy adopted under division (B) of this section. (3) Each institution shall adopt rules requiring any organization recognized by or operating under the sanction of that institution to conduct mandatory training on hazing for any volunteer who has contact with students. (4) Each institution shall ensure that the educational program and training prescribed under this division comply with the guidelines prescribed under division (B)(2) of section 3333.0417 of the Revised Code. (F) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create a private right of action against any individual or institution of higher education. Last updated August 24, 2021 at 3:33 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3329.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3329 / § 3329.07
§ 3329.07. Determination of textbooks required - order - payment - transportation charges
Status: in_force

May 25, 1999 House Bill 32 - 123rd General Assembly The board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district shall cause it to be ascertained and at a regular meeting determine which, and the number of each of the textbooks or electronic textbooks the schools under its charge require. The treasurer at once shall order the textbooks or electronic textbooks agreed upon from the publisher, who on the receipt of such order must ship the textbooks or electronic textbooks to the treasurer without delay. The treasurer forthwith shall examine the textbooks or electronic textbooks, and, if found right and in accordance with the order, remit the amount to the publisher. The board must pay for the textbooks or electronic textbooks so purchased and in addition all charges for the transportation of the textbooks or electronic textbooks out of the general fund of said district or out of such other funds as it may have available for such purchase of textbooks or electronic textbooks. If such board at any time can secure from the publishers textbooks or electronic textbooks at less than such maximum price, they shall do so, and without unnecessary delay may make effort to secure such lower price before adopting any particular textbooks or electronic textbooks.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.411 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.411
§ 3310.411. Criminal records check for Autism scholarship providers
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Any registered private provider approved to participate in the autism scholarship program and any of its employees shall be subject to a criminal records check as specified in sections 109.57 and 109.572 of the Revised Code. The registered private provider shall submit the results of any records checks to the department of education and workforce. The department shall use the information submitted to enroll the individual for whom a records check is completed in the retained applicant fingerprint database, established under section 109.5721 of the Revised Code, in the same manner as any teacher licensed under sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 28, 2023 at 9:47 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.711 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.711
§ 3307.711. Payroll deduction plans - restoring PERS or SERS credit
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly (A) A member of the state teachers retirement system who has at least eighteen months of contributing service credit in the system, the police and firemen's disability and pension fund, public employees retirement system, school employees retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system, and is a former member of or no longer contributing to the public employees retirement system or school employees retirement system may restore service credit under section 145.31 or 3309.26 of the Revised Code by making payments pursuant to this section through a payroll deduction plan established under section 3307.701 of the Revised Code. A member seeking to restore this service credit shall notify the state teachers retirement system on a form approved by the state teachers retirement board. After receiving the notice, the state teachers retirement system shall request that the former retirement system calculate under section 145.312 or 3309.262 of the Revised Code the cost to the member to restore service credit for each year or portion of a year of service for which the member seeks to restore the service credit. The amount the former retirement system certifies as the cost of restoring the service credit, plus interest described in division (B) of this section, is the cost to the member of restoring the service credit. On receiving the certification from the former retirement system, the state teachers retirement system shall notify the member of the cost. (B) For each year or portion of a year of service credit restored under section 145.31 or 3309.26 of the Revised Code, a member shall pay to the state teachers retirement system the amount certified by the former retirement system plus interest at a rate specified by the former retirement system under section 145.312 or 3309.262 of the Revised Code for the period during which deductions are made under section 3307.701 of the Revised Code. (C) The state teachers retirement board shall at least annually transmit to the former retirement system notice and any payments made to restore service credit under section 145.31 or 3309.26 of the Revised Code. The former retirement system shall restore the service credit for the year or portion of a year for which the payment was made. (D) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.42
§ 3333.42. Nonresident student military personnel tuition
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly No state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall charge a nonresident student who is a member of the armed forces of the United States and who is stationed in this state pursuant to military orders or who is a member of the Ohio national guard, or who is the spouse or dependent child of such a student, rates for tuition and fees that are higher than the rates charged to an Ohio resident.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.19
§ 3335.19. Collection of specimens pertaining to natural history and the sciences
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of trustees of the Ohio state university shall secure and keep in the university a collection of specimens in mineralogy, geology, zoology, botany, and other specimens pertaining to natural history and the sciences. The president of the university shall collect and deposit in the collection in the manner directed by the trustees, a full set of specimens as collected by him and his assistants, together with a brief description of the character thereof, and where obtained. Such specimens shall be properly classified and kept for the benefit of the university.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.97 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.97
§ 3313.97. Alternative school open enrollment policy procedures
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section does not apply to any joint vocational or cooperative education school district. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Parent" has the same meaning as in section 3313.64 of the Revised Code. (2) "Alternative school" means a school building other than the one to which a student is assigned by the district superintendent. (3) "IEP" has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of education of each city, local, and exempted village school district shall adopt an open enrollment policy allowing students entitled to attend school in the district pursuant to section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code to enroll in an alternative school. Each policy shall provide for the following: (1) Application procedures, including deadlines for application and for notification of students and principals of alternative schools whenever a student's application is accepted. The policy shall require a student to apply only if the student wishes to attend an alternative school. (2) The establishment of district capacity limits by grade level, school building, and education program; (3) A requirement that students enrolled in a school building or living in any attendance area of the school building established by the superintendent or board be given preference over applicants; (4) Procedures to ensure that an appropriate racial balance is maintained in the district schools. Each policy may permit a student to permanently transfer to an alternative school so that the student need not reapply annually for permission to attend the alternative school. (C) Except as provided in section 3313.982 of the Revised Code, the procedures for admitting applicants to alternative schools shall not include: (1) Any requirement of academic ability, or any level of athletic, artistic, or other extracurricular skills; (2) Limitations on admitting applicants because of disabling conditions, except that a board may require a student receiving services under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code to attend school where the services described in the student's IEP are available; (3) A requirement that the student be proficient in the English language; (4) Rejection of any applicant because the student has been subject to disciplinary proceedings, except that if an applicant has been suspended or expelled for ten consecutive days or more in the term for which admission is sought or in the term immediately preceding the term for which admission is sought, the procedures may include a provision denying admission of such applicant to an alternative school. (D)(1) Notwithstanding Chapter 3327. of the Revised Code, and except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, a district board is not required to provide transportation to a nondisabled student enrolled in an alternative school unless such student can be picked up and dropped off at a regular school bus stop designated in accordance with the board's transportation policy or unless the board is required to provide additional transportation to the student in accordance with a court-approved desegregation plan. (2) A district board shall provide transportation to any student described in 20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)(F) to the extent required by division (D) of section 3302.04 of the Revised Code, except that no district board shall be required to provide transportation to any such student after the school in which the student was enrolled immediately prior to enrolling in the alternative school makes adequate yearly progress, as defined in section 3302.01 of the Revised Code, for two consecutive school years. (E) Each school board shall provide information about the policy adopted under this section and the application procedures and deadlines to the parent of each student in the district and to the general public. (F) The department of education and workforce shall monitor school districts to ensure compliance with this section and the districts' policies. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 5:33 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.98 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.98
§ 3309.98. Ceasing contributions
Status: in_force

April 9, 2001 Senate Bill 270 - 123rd General Assembly Contributions under sections 3309.85 and 3309.86 of the Revised Code shall cease on the member's death or termination of employment or for any other reason specified by the plan selected by the member.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.0215 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.0215
§ 3317.0215. Catastrophic cost pool
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department of education and workforce shall withhold from the aggregate amount paid for a fiscal year to each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district an amount equal to the following: (a) In the case of a city, local, or exempted village school district, the aggregate amount of special education funding paid to the district under division (A)(3) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code times 0.10, subject to any funding limitations enacted by the general assembly to the computation. (b) In the case of a joint vocational school district, the aggregate amount of special education funding paid to the school under division (A)(2) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code times 0.10, subject to any funding limitations enacted by the general assembly to the computation. (2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall withhold from the aggregate amount paid for a fiscal year to each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district an amount determined by the general assembly, if any, for purposes of this section. (B) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department shall use the amount of funds withheld under division (A) of this section for purposes of section 3317.0214 of the Revised Code and division (B) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code. For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall use the amount of funds withheld under division (A) of this section, if any, for purposes determined by the general assembly. (C)(1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department shall withhold from the aggregate amount paid for a fiscal year to each community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code and STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code an amount equal to the aggregate amount of special education funding paid to the school under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3317.026 of the Revised Code times 0.05, subject to any funding limitations enacted by the general assembly to the computation. (2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall withhold from the aggregate amount paid for a fiscal year to each community school and STEM school an amount determined by the general assembly, if any, for purposes of this section. (D)(1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department shall use the amount of funds withheld under division (C) of this section for purposes of division (C)(1) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and section 3326.34 of the Revised Code. Any unused funds shall be redistributed by the department, in a manner determined by the department, to community schools and STEM schools in the same proportion that the funds were originally contributed. (2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall use the amount of funds withheld under division (C) of this section, if any, for purposes determined by the general assembly. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.0410 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.0410
§ 3333.0410. Use the student's data verification code required
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The chancellor of higher education shall require each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, when reporting student data to the chancellor under any provision of law, to use the student's data verification code assigned under division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code, if that code was included in the student's records submitted to the institution by the student's high school or by another state institution of higher education.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.38
§ 3311.38. State board may propose transfers of districts
Status: in_force

September 17, 2014 House Bill 487 - 130th General Assembly The state board of education may conduct, or may direct the superintendent of public instruction to conduct, studies where there is evidence of need for transfer of local, exempted village, or city school districts, or parts of any such districts, to contiguous or noncontiguous local, exempted village, or city school districts. Such studies shall include a study of the effect of any proposal upon any portion of a school district remaining after such proposed transfer. The state board, in conducting such studies and in making recommendations as a result thereof, shall consider the possibility of improving school district organization as well as the desires of the residents of the school districts which would be affected. (A) After the adoption of recommendations growing out of any such study, or upon receipt of a resolution adopted by majority vote of the full membership of the board of any city, local, or exempted village school district requesting that the entire district be transferred to another city, local, or exempted village school district, the state board may propose by resolution the transfer of territory, which may consist of part or all of the territory of a local, exempted village, or city school district to a contiguous local, exempted village, or city school district. The state board shall thereupon file a copy of such proposal with the board of education of each school district whose boundaries would be altered by the proposal and with the governing board of any educational service center in which such school district is located. The state board may, not less than thirty days following the adoption of the resolution proposing the transfer of territory, certify the proposal to the board of elections of the county or counties in which any of the territory of the proposed district is located, for the purpose of having the proposal placed on the ballot at the next general election or at a primary election occurring not less than ninety days after the adoption of such resolution. If any proposal has been previously initiated pursuant to section 3311.22 , 3311.231 , or 3311.26 of the Revised Code which affects any of the territory affected by the proposal of the state board, the proposal of the state board shall not be placed on the ballot while the previously initiated proposal is subject to an election. Upon certification of a proposal to the board of elections of any county pursuant to this section, the board of elections of such county shall make the necessary arrangements for the submission of such question to the electors of the county qualified to vote thereon, and the election shall be counted and canvassed and the results shall be certified in the same manner as in regular elections for the election of members of a board of education. The electors qualified to vote upon a proposal are the electors residing in the local, exempted village, or city school districts, containing territory proposed to be transferred. If the proposed transfer be approved by a majority of the electors voting on the proposal, the state board, subject to the approval of the board of education of the district to which the territory would be transferred, shall make such transfer prior to the next succeeding July 1. (B) If a study conducted in accordance with this section involves a school district with less than four thousand dollars of assessed value for each pupil in the total student count determined under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, the state board of education, with the approval of the educational service center governing board, and upon recommendation by the state superintendent of public instruction, may by resolution transfer all or any part of such a school district to any city, exempted village, or local school district which has more than twenty-five thousand pupils in average daily membership. Such resolution of transfer shall be adopted only after the board of education of the receiving school district has adopted a resolution approving the proposed transfer. For the purposes of this division, the assessed value shall be as certified in accordance with section 3317.021 of the Revised Code. (C) Subject to section 3311.241 of the Revised Code, if applicable, upon the making of a transfer of an entire school district pursuant to this section, the indebtedness of the district transferred shall be assumed in full by the acquiring district and the funds of the district transferred shall be paid over in full to the acquiring district. (D) Upon the making of a transfer pursuant to this section, when only part of a district is transferred, the net indebtedness of each original district of which only a part is taken by the acquiring district shall be apportioned between the acquiring district and the original district in the ratio which the assessed valuation of the part taken by the acquiring district bears to the assessed valuation of the original district as of the effective date of the transfer. 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. (E) Upon the making of a transfer pursuant to this section, when only part of a district is transferred, the funds of the district from which territory was transferred shall be divided equitably by the state board between the acquiring district and that part of the former district remaining after the transfer. (F) If an entire school district is transferred, the board of education of such district is thereby abolished. If part of a school district is transferred, any member of the board of education who is a legal resident of that part which is transferred shall thereby cease to be a member of that board. If an entire school district is transferred, foundation program moneys accruing to a district accepting school territory under the provisions of this section shall not be less, in any year during the next succeeding three years following the transfer, than the sum of the amounts received by the districts separately in the year in which the transfer became effective.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.19
§ 3317.19. Computation and distribution of payments to cooperative education school districts
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall compute and distribute to each cooperative education school district for each fiscal year an amount equal to the sum of the following: (A) An amount equal to the total of the amounts credited to the cooperative education school district pursuant to division (H) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code; (B) An amount for assisting in providing free lunches to needy children pursuant to division (D) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 23, 2023 at 10:04 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.14
§ 3302.14. Collection, analysis, and publication of reading achievement data
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce annually shall collect, analyze, and publish data regarding reading achievement in schools and progress in assisting all students to become proficient readers. Beginning on January 31, 2015, and on the thirty-first day of each January thereafter, the department shall report these findings, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, to the governor and the general assembly. The report shall include, but not be limited to, both of the following: (A) The progress of all students that were on a reading intervention plan at any time during grades kindergarten through four while enrolled in the state's public school system. (B) The progress of school districts and community schools that are currently operating under a reading achievement improvement plan pursuant to section 3302.13 of the Revised Code, as data is made available. Last updated August 7, 2023 at 1:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3327.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3327 / § 3327.012
§ 3327.012. Payments for transportation to be made on current basis - contract to provide transportation service
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Payments to school districts for transportation of school pupils shall be made on a current basis according to an estimate which shall be filed with the department of education and workforce by respective school districts in accordance with rules which the department shall promulgate. The sum due the respective school district as calculated from approved cost in accordance with the rules of the board of education shall be adjusted annually in the quarter next following the end of the school year. The department may contract with any firm, person, or board of education to provide pupil transportation services authorized by this section. In no event shall the payment for such contract service exceed the average transportation cost per pupil, such average cost to be based on the cost of transportation of children by all boards of education in Ohio during the next preceding year. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.053 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.053
§ 3333.053. Eastern gateway community college records
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The chancellor of higher education shall serve indefinitely as the records custodian for the eastern gateway community college upon that college ceasing operations. However, the chancellor may enter into an agreement authorizing a third party to serve as the records custodian in the chancellor's place. Last updated August 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.2210 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.2210
§ 3319.2210. One-year out-of-state educator license
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 168 - 135th General Assembly (A) The state board of education shall issue a one-year nonrenewable out-of-state educator license, valid for teaching the grade levels and curriculum areas named in such license, upon the request of an employing school district to a qualified applicant who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is deemed to be of good moral character; (2) Is an out-of-state applicant and the holder of a valid out-of-state teaching license who has completed a baccalaureate degree, an approved teacher preparation program, and the examination prescribed by the state in which the licensure is held, but who has not yet successfully completed the examination prescribed by the state board for Ohio licensure; (3) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, has completed at least six of the required twelve semester hours of coursework in the teaching of reading as described in section 3319.24 of the Revised Code for educators requesting an early childhood, primary, middle childhood, pre-kindergarten through eight, intervention specialist, early childhood intervention specialist, or primary intervention specialist license. The remaining coursework requirement shall be listed as a limitation on the license and must be completed before the out-of-state license expires. (B) An applicant for a one-year nonrenewable out-of-state educator license who successfully completes Ohio's foundations of reading exam on the applicant's first attempt shall not be required to have completed at least six of the required twelve semester hours of coursework in the teaching of reading as described in section 3319.24 of the Revised Code prior to receipt of the license. Last updated August 28, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.50
§ 3335.50. Ohio rehabilitation center
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly The board of trustees of the Ohio state university shall establish and operate an organization known as the "Ohio rehabilitation center" for the development and application of means and methods for restoring persons with physical disabilities to positions of improved social and economic participation. The center shall be under the control of the board of trustees of the university through the regular university administrative and fiscal officers. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 11:32 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.83 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.83
§ 3333.83. Enrollment in clearinghouse course - participation - withdrawal
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Each school district, community school, and STEM school shall encourage students to take advantage of the distance learning opportunities offered through the clearinghouse and shall assist any student electing to participate in the clearinghouse with the selection and scheduling of courses that satisfy the district's or school's curriculum requirements and promote the student's post-secondary college or career plans. (B) For each student enrolled in a school operated by a school district or in a community school or STEM school who is enrolling in a course provided through the clearinghouse by another school district, community school, or STEM school, the student's school district, community school, or STEM school shall transmit the student's name to the course provider. The course provider may request from the student's school district, community school, or STEM school other information from the student's school record. The district or school shall provide the requested information only in accordance with section 3319.321 of the Revised Code. (C) The student's school district, community school, or STEM school shall determine the manner in which and facilities at which the student shall participate in the course consistent with specifications for technology and connectivity adopted by the chancellor of higher education. (D) A student may withdraw from a course prior to the end of the course only by a date and in a manner prescribed by the student's school district, community school, or STEM school. (E) A student who is enrolled in a school operated by a school district or in a community school or STEM school and who takes a course through the clearinghouse shall be counted in the formula ADM of a school district under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as if the student were taking the course from the student's school district, community school, or STEM school.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.231 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.231
§ 3307.231. Verifying termination of active service
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 572 - 132nd General Assembly To the extent to which it is used in determining the liability of any fund created by section 3307.14 of the Revised Code, the state teachers retirement board shall verify the information provided under section 3307.213 of the Revised Code by the best evidence it is able to obtain. If official records are not available as to the length of service of a teacher, compensation, or other information required, the board may use its discretion as to the evidence to be accepted.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.35
§ 3333.35. Cooperative efforts with department of education and workforce, state board of education
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce and the chancellor of higher education shall strive to reduce unnecessary student remediation costs incurred by colleges and universities in this state, increase overall access for students to higher education, and enhance the college credit plus program in accordance with Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code. The state board of education shall strive to enhance the alternative resident educator licensure program in accordance with section 3319.26 of the Revised Code. Last updated May 7, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.14
§ 3323.14. District of residence to reimburse for excess cost
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Where a child who is a school resident of one school district receives special education from another district and the per capita cost to the educating district for that child exceeds the sum of the amount received by the educating district for that child under division (A) of section 3317.08 of the Revised Code and the amount received by the district from the department of education and workforce for that child, then the board of education of the district of residence shall pay to the board of the school district that is providing the special education such excess cost as is determined by using a formula approved by the department and agreed upon in contracts entered into by the boards of the districts concerned at the time the district providing such special education accepts the child for enrollment. The department shall certify the amount of the payments under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code for such pupils with disabilities for each school year ending on the thirtieth day of July. (B) In the case of a child described in division (A) of this section who has been placed in a home, as defined in section 3313.64 of the Revised Code, pursuant to the order of a court and who is not subject to section 3323.141 of the Revised Code, the district providing the child with special education and related services may charge to the child's district of residence the excess cost determined by formula approved by the department, regardless of whether the district of residence has entered into a contract with the district providing the services. If the district providing the services chooses to charge excess costs, the district may report the amount calculated under this division to the department. (C) If a district providing special education for a child reports an amount for the excess cost of those services, as authorized and calculated under division (A) or (B) of this section, the department shall pay that amount of excess cost to the district providing the services and shall deduct that amount from the child's district of residence in accordance with division (K) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code. (D) If a district providing special education to a child to whom division (C)(4) of section 3313.64 of the Revised Code applies chooses to receive a tuition payment for that child under that division, that district shall not receive any payments under this section. Last updated August 25, 2023 at 11:16 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.56
§ 3309.56. Deductions; report
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly Each employer shall cause to be deducted, on each payroll of a contributor for each payroll period, the contribution payable by such contributor. Each employer shall send a report that lists such contributions deducted by contributor to the school employees retirement system at such time and in such manner as required by the school employees retirement board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.22
§ 3314.22. Child entitled to computer supplied by school
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) Each child enrolled in an internet- or computer-based community school is entitled to a computer supplied by the school; however, the parent of any child enrolled in the school may waive this entitlement in the manner specified in division (A)(3) of this section. In no case shall an internet- or computer-based community school provide a stipend or other substitute to an enrolled child or the child's parent in lieu of supplying a computer to the child. The prohibition contained in the preceding sentence is intended to clarify the meaning of this division as it existed prior to September 29, 2005, and is not intended to change that meaning in any way. (2) Notwithstanding division (A)(1) of this section, if more than one child living in a single residence is enrolled in an internet- or computer-based community school, at the option of the parent of those children, the school may supply less than one computer per child, as long as at least one computer is supplied to the residence. An internet- or computer-based community school may supply no computer at all only if the parent has waived the entitlement prescribed in division (A)(1) of this section in the manner specified in division (A)(3) of this section. The parent may amend the decision to accept less than one computer per child anytime during the school year, and, in such case, within thirty days after the parent notifies the school of such amendment, the school shall provide any additiona1 computers requested by the parent up to the number necessary to comply with division (A)(1) of this section. (3) The parent of any child enrolled in an internet- or computer-based community school may waive the entitlement to one computer per child, and have no computer at all supplied by the school, if the school and parent set forth that waiver in writing with both parties attesting that there is a computer available to the child in the child's residence with sufficient hardware, software, programming, and connectivity so that the child may fully participate in all of the learning opportunities offered to the child by the school. The parent may amend the decision to waive the entitlement at any time during the school year and, in such case, within thirty days after the parent notifies the school of that decision, the school shall provide any additional computers requested by the parent up to the number necessary to comply with division (A)(1) of this section, regardless of whether there is any change in the conditions attested to in the waiver. (4) A copy of a waiver executed under division (A)(3) of this section shall be retained by the internet- or computer-based community school and the parent who attested to the conditions prescribed in that division. The school shall submit a copy of the waiver to the department of education and workforce immediately upon execution of the waiver. (5) The school shall notify the department, in the manner specified by the department, of any parent's decision under division (A)(2) of this section to accept less than one computer per child or the parent's amendment to that decision, and of any parent's decision to amend the waiver executed under division (A)(3) of this section. (B) Each internet- or computer-based community school shall provide to each parent who is considering enrolling the parent's child in the school and to the parent of each child already enrolled in the school a written notice of the provisions prescribed in division (A) of this section. (C) If a community school that is not an internet- or computer-based community school provides any of its enrolled students with nonclassroom-based learning opportunities provided via an internet- or other computer-based instructional method and requires such students to participate in any of those learning opportunities from their residences, the school shall be subject to this section and division (C)(1) of section 3314.21 of the Revised Code relative to each such student in the same manner as an internet- or computer-based community school, unless both of the following conditions apply to the student: (1) The nonclassroom-based learning opportunities in which the student is required to participate from the student's residence are supplemental in nature or do not constitute a significant portion of the total classroom-based and nonclassroom-based learning opportunities provided to the student by the school; (2) The student's residence is equipped with a computer available for the student's use. Last updated August 8, 2023 at 11:05 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.08
§ 3311.08. School districts that may become exempt from board supervision - census
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The board of education of any local school district which contains within its territorial boundaries: (A) All the territory lying within the corporate limits of a village having a population of three thousand or more according to the last federal census; (B) All the territory lying within the corporate limits of a village having a population of two thousand or more according to the last federal census and a population outside the corporate limits of said village, as determined by a census taken by such board, sufficient to make the total population of such district three thousand or more, may, by a majority vote of the full membership of such board, declare that such district be exempt from the supervision of the governing board of the educational service center. When the board of education of a local school district notifies the governing board of the educational service center on or before the first day of May in any year, that it has adopted, by a majority vote of its full membership, a declaration that such local school district shall be exempt from the supervision of the educational service center governing board, such local school district shall be exempt from the supervision of the educational service center governing board for the school year commencing the first day of July following the date of such notification. The local school district so exempted from the supervision of the educational service center governing board shall be known as an "exempted village school district" until its status as an exempted village school district has been changed. A census taken by the board of a local school district, of territory outside the corporate limits of a village, shall be taken by persons appointed by such board. Each person so appointed shall take an oath or affirmation to take such a census accurately and shall make the return under oath to the treasurer of the board. The treasurer shall send certified copies of such census to the county auditor and to the director of education and workforce. Such census shall be approved by the director before the school district is deemed to have sufficient population to meet the requirements of an exempted village school district. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 3:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.41
§ 3319.41. Corporal punishment policy
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) No person employed or engaged as a teacher, principal, administrator, nonlicensed school employee, or bus driver in a public school may inflict or cause to be inflicted corporal punishment as a means of discipline upon a pupil attending such school. (B) A person employed or otherwise engaged as a teacher, principal, or administrator by a nonpublic school, except as otherwise provided by the governing authority of the nonpublic school, may inflict or cause to be inflicted reasonable corporal punishment upon a pupil attending the school to which the person is assigned whenever such punishment is reasonably necessary in order to preserve discipline while the student is subject to school authority. (C) Persons employed or engaged as teachers, principals, or administrators in a school, whether public or private, and nonlicensed school employees and school bus drivers may, within the scope of their employment, use and apply such amount of force and restraint as is reasonable and necessary to quell a disturbance threatening physical injury to others, to obtain possession of weapons or other dangerous objects upon the person or within the control of the pupil, for the purpose of self-defense, or for the protection of persons or property.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.211 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.211
§ 3311.211. Tuition - acceptance of funds
Status: in_force

October 26, 1961 House Bill 620 - 104th General Assembly The board of education of the joint vocational school district shall be authorized to charge and collect tuition for the attendance of pupils who are school residents of districts not a part of the joint vocational school district pursuant to arrangements made between the board of education of such district and the joint vocational school district board of education. The board of education of the joint vocational school district may accept gifts, grants, federal funds, tuition, and other allocations of funds for the purposes of erecting, repairing, and equipping buildings and for the cost of operation of the vocational schools of such district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6610 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6610
§ 3313.6610. Anonymous reporting programs
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 123 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Beginning with the first full school year that begins after the effective date of this section, each local, city, exempted village, and joint vocational school district shall register with the SaferOH tip line operated by the department of public safety or enter into an agreement with an anonymous reporting program of the district's choosing. The reporting program shall meet the following requirements: (1) Operate twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week; (2) Forward reported information to and coordinate with the appropriate school threat assessment teams and law enforcement and public safety agencies required under the school's emergency management plan developed under section 5502.262 of the Revised Code; (3) Be promoted in each district school to inform students about the reporting program and its reporting methods; (4) Comply with sections 149.433 and 3319.321 of the Revised Code and the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 20 U.S.C. 1232g. Each district that enters into an agreement with an anonymous report program provider shall specify in the agreement that the provider shall annually submit a report to the department of public safety and the department of education of the number of anonymous reports made through the reporting program and the method by which they were received, disaggregated by school. (B) Each district shall submit data to the department of education, in a manner prescribed by the department, and the department of public safety at the end of the first full school year of the district's participation in the SaferOH tip line or an alternative anonymous reporting program, and at the end of each school year thereafter, disaggregated by school. The data shall include the following: (1) The number and type of disciplinary actions taken in the previous school year as a result of anonymous reports; (2) The number and type of mental wellness referrals as a result of anonymous reports; (3) The race and gender of the students subject to the disciplinary actions and mental wellness referrals as a result of anonymous reports; (4) Any other information the department of education or the department of public safety determines necessary. (C) Any data collected by the SaferOH tip line or an anonymous reporting program or reported to the department of education or department of public safety pursuant to this section are security records and are not public records pursuant to section 149.433 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3312.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3312 / § 3312.05
§ 3312.05. Subcommittees of regional councils
Status: in_force

March 30, 2007 House Bill 79 - 126th General Assembly (A) The advisory council of each region of the educational regional service system shall establish the following specialized subcommittees of the council: (1) A school improvement subcommittee, which shall include one classroom teacher appointed jointly by the Ohio education association and the Ohio federation of teachers and representatives of community schools and education personnel with expertise in the area of school improvement; (2) An education technology subcommittee, which shall include classroom teachers or curriculum coordinators, parents, elementary and secondary school principals, representatives of chartered nonpublic schools, representatives of information technology centers, representatives of business, and representatives of two-year and four-year institutions of higher education; (3) A professional development subcommittee, which shall include classroom teachers, principals, school district superintendents, curriculum coordinators, representatives of chartered nonpublic schools, and representatives of two-year and four-year institutions of higher education; (4) A special education subcommittee, which shall consist of one classroom teacher appointed jointly by the Ohio education association and the Ohio federation of teachers and the members of the governing board of the special education regional resource center in the region; (5) An information technology center subcommittee, which shall consist of one classroom teacher appointed jointly by the Ohio education association and the Ohio federation of teachers; the administrator, or the administrator's designee, of each information technology center providing services in the region; and two school district administrators appointed by each information technology center providing services in the region. (B) The advisory council shall appoint persons who reside or practice their occupations in the region to serve on the subcommittees established under divisions (A)(1) to (3) of this section. If the advisory council is unable to appoint such a person to a subcommittee, the council shall appoint a similarly situated person from an adjacent region. (C) An advisory council may establish additional subcommittees as needed to address topics of interest to the council. Members of any additional subcommittee shall be appointed by the advisory council and shall include a diverse range of classroom teachers and other education personnel with expertise in the topic addressed by the subcommittee and representatives of individuals or groups with an interest in the topic. (D) Any member of an advisory council may participate in the deliberations of any subcommittee established by the council.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.27
§ 3307.27. Employer pick up of teacher contributions
Status: in_force

July 13, 2000 Senate Bill 190 - 123rd General Assembly The contributions required under section 3307.26 of the Revised Code may be paid by the employer in accordance with division (h) of section 414 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 414(h), as amended.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.317 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.317
§ 3319.317. False report of employee misconduct prohibited
Status: in_force

September 12, 2008 House Bill 428 - 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "license" has the same meaning as in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code. (B) No employee of a school district or educational service center shall do either of the following: (1) Knowingly make a false report to the district or service center superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, alleging misconduct by another employee of the district or service center; (2) Knowingly cause the district or service center superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, to make a false report of the alleged misconduct to the superintendent of public instruction or the state board of education. (C) Any employee of a school district or educational service center who in good faith reports to the district or service center superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, information about alleged misconduct committed by another employee of the district or service center shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the reporting of that information. If the alleged misconduct involves a person who holds a license but the district or service center superintendent is not required to submit a report to the superintendent of public instruction under section 3319.313 of the Revised Code and the district or service center superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, in good faith reports the alleged misconduct to the superintendent of public instruction or the state board, the district or service center superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the reporting of that information. (D) No employee of a chartered nonpublic school shall do either of the following: (1) Knowingly make a false report to the chief administrator of the school, or the chief administrator's designee, alleging misconduct by another employee of the school; (2) Knowingly cause the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, to make a false report of the alleged misconduct to the superintendent of public instruction or the state board. (E) Any employee of a chartered nonpublic school who in good faith reports to the chief administrator of the school, or the chief administrator's designee, information about alleged misconduct committed by another employee of the school shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the reporting of that information. If the alleged misconduct involves a person who holds a license but the chief administrator is not required to submit a report to the superintendent of public instruction under section 3319.313 of the Revised Code and the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, in good faith reports the alleged misconduct to the superintendent of public instruction or the state board, the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the reporting of that information. (F)(1) In any civil action brought against a person in which it is alleged and proved that the person violated division (B) or (D) of this section, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs that the prevailing party incurred in the civil action or as a result of the false report that was the basis of the violation. (2) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (B) or (D) of this section, if the subject of the false report that was the basis of the violation was charged with any violation of a law or ordinance as a result of the false report, and if the subject of the false report is found not to be guilty of the charges brought against the subject as a result of the false report or those charges are dismissed, the court that sentences the person for the violation of division (B) or (D) of this section, as part of the sentence, shall order the person to pay restitution to the subject of the false report, in an amount equal to reasonable attorney's fees and costs that the subject of the false report incurred as a result of or in relation to the charges.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.19
§ 3311.19. Joint vocational school district board of education
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The management and control of a joint vocational school district shall be vested in the joint vocational school district board of education which, beginning on September 29, 2013, shall be appointed under division (C) of this section. All members of a joint vocational school district board serving unexpired terms on September 29, 2013, may continue in office until the expiration of their terms. If a member leaves office for any reason prior to the expiration of that member's term, the vacancy shall be filled only in the manner provided in division (C) of this section. (B) Except as provided in section 3311.191 of the Revised Code, members of the joint vocational school district board appointed on or after September 29, 2013, shall serve for three-year terms of office. (C) The manner of appointment and the total number of members appointed to the joint vocational school district board shall be in accordance with the most recent plan for the joint vocational school district on file with the department of education and workforce. (1) Appointments under this section shall be made as the terms of members of each joint vocational school district board who are serving unexpired terms on September 29, 2013, expire or as those offices are otherwise vacated prior to the expiration date. (2) Members of the joint vocational board shall be appointed by the member school district boards of education. Members of a joint vocational school district board may either be a current elected board member of a school district board that is a member of the joint vocational school district or an individual who has experience or knowledge regarding the labor needs of the state and region with an understanding of the skills, training, and education needed for current and future employment opportunities in the state. The appointing board may give preference to individuals who have served as members on a joint vocational school business advisory committee. (D) The vocational schools in the joint vocational school district shall be available to all youth of school age within the joint vocational school district subject to the rules adopted by the joint vocational school district board of education in regard to the standards requisite to admission. A joint vocational school district board of education shall have the same powers, duties, and authority for the management and operation of such joint vocational school district as is granted by law, except by this chapter and Chapters 124., 3317., 3323., and 3331. of the Revised Code, to a board of education of a city school district, and shall be subject to all the provisions of law that apply to a city school district, except such provisions in this chapter and Chapters 124., 3317., 3323., and 3331. of the Revised Code. (E) The superintendent of schools of a joint vocational school district shall exercise the duties and authority vested by law in a superintendent of schools pertaining to the operation of a school district and the employment and supervision of its personnel. The joint vocational school district board of education shall appoint a treasurer of the joint vocational school district who shall be the fiscal officer for such district and who shall have all the powers, duties, and authority vested by law in a treasurer of a board of education. (F) Each member of a joint vocational school district board of education may be paid such compensation as the board provides by resolution, but it shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars per member for each meeting attended plus mileage, at the rate per mile provided by resolution of the board, to and from meetings of the board. The board may provide by resolution for the deduction of amounts payable for benefits under section 3313.202 of the Revised Code. Each member of a joint vocational school district board may be paid such compensation as the board provides by resolution for attendance at an approved training program, provided that such compensation shall not exceed sixty dollars per day for attendance at a training program three hours or fewer in length and one hundred twenty-five dollars a day for attendance at a training program longer than three hours in length. However, no board member shall be compensated for the same training program under this section and section 3313.12 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 3:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.80 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.80
§ 3307.80. Rules for defined contribution plans
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly The state teachers retirement board shall adopt rules to implement any STRS defined contribution plan established under section 3307.81 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.073 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.073
§ 3333.073. Program viability analysis
Status: in_force

July 21, 2022 Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly The chancellor of higher education may require a state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, to conduct a viability analysis of any program offered at that institution and submit the findings of the analysis to the chancellor, if the chancellor determines that the program has a low completion rate, low enrollment rate, or meets other criteria determined relevant by the chancellor. The chancellor may adopt rules to implement this section. Last updated April 27, 2022 at 5:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.162 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.162
§ 3301.162. Notice of intent to close chartered nonpublic school
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) If the governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school intends to close the school, the governing authority shall notify all of the following of that intent prior to closing the school: (1) The department of education and workforce; (2) The school district that receives auxiliary services funding under division (E) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code on behalf of the students enrolled in the school; (3) The accrediting association that most recently accredited the school for purposes of chartering the school in accordance with the rules of the department, if applicable; (4) If the school has been designated as a STEM school equivalent under section 3326.032 of the Revised Code, the STEM committee established under section 3326.02 of the Revised Code. The notice shall include the school year and, if possible, the actual date the school will close. (B) The chief administrator of each chartered nonpublic school that closes shall deposit the school's records with either: (1) The accrediting association that most recently accredited the school for purposes of chartering the school in accordance with the rules of the department, if applicable; (2) The school district that received auxiliary services funding under division (E) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code on behalf of the students enrolled in the school. The school district that receives the records may charge for and receive a one-time reimbursement from auxiliary services funding under division (E) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code for costs the district incurred to store the records. Last updated August 23, 2023 at 11:48 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3315.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3315 / § 3315.20
§ 3315.20. Deficits in special funds
Status: in_force

March 30, 2007 House Bill 276 - 126th General Assembly A school district may have a deficit in any special fund of the district only if both of the following conditions are satisfied: (A) The district has a request for payment pending with the state sufficient to cover the amount of the deficit and there is a reasonable likelihood that the payment will be made. (B) The unspent and unencumbered balance in the district's general fund is greater than the aggregate of deficit amounts in all of the district's special funds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3347.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3347 / § 3347.06
§ 3347.06. Buildings rented by housing commission
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Upon completion of any buildings as defined in section 3347.03 of the Revised Code, such building shall be rented by the housing commission to students, instructors, faculty members, the administration and maintenance staff of the university with which the commission is identified, or any of such groups, for the residence of themselves and their families, upon such terms of rental as is determined by the commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.025 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.025
§ 3317.025. Recomputation excluding certain property where value is disputed
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly On or before the first day of June of each year, the tax commissioner shall certify the following information to the department of education and workforce and the office of budget and management, for each school district in which the value of the property described under division (A) of this section exceeds one per cent of the taxable value of all real and tangible personal property in the district or in which is located tangible personal property designed for use or used in strip mining operations, whose taxable value exceeds five million dollars, and the taxes upon which the district is precluded from collecting by virtue of legal proceedings to determine the value of such property: (A) The total taxable value of all property in the district owned by a public utility or railroad that has filed a petition for reorganization under the "Bankruptcy Act," 47 Stat. 1474 (1898), 11 U.S.C. 205, as amended, and all tangible personal property in the district designed for use or used in strip mining operations whose taxable value exceeds five million dollars upon which have not been paid in full on or before the first day of April of that calendar year all real and tangible personal property taxes levied for the preceding calendar year and which the district was precluded from collecting by virtue of proceedings under section 205 of said act or by virtue of legal proceedings to determine the tax liability of such strip mining equipment; (B) The percentage of the total operating taxes charged and payable for school district purposes levied against such valuation for the preceding calendar year that have not been paid by such date; (C) The product obtained by multiplying the value certified under division (A) of this section by the percentage certified under division (B) of this section. If the value certified under division (A) of this section includes taxable property owned by a public utility or railroad that has filed a petition for reorganization under the bankruptcy act, the amount used in making the calculation under this division shall be reduced by one per cent of the total value of all real and tangible personal property in the district or the value of the utility's or railroad's property, whichever is less. Upon receipt of the certification, the department shall recompute the payments required under this chapter in the manner the payments would have been computed if: (1) The amount certified under division (C) of this section was not subject to taxation by the district and was not included in the certification made under division (A)(1), (A)(2), or (C) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code. (2) The amount of taxes charged and payable and unpaid and used to make the computation under division (B) of this section had not been levied and had not been used in the computation required by division (B) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code. The department shall pay the district that amount in the ensuing fiscal year in lieu of the amounts computed under this chapter. If a school district received a grant from the catastrophic expenditures account pursuant to division (C) of section 3316.20 of the Revised Code on the basis of the same circumstances for which a recomputation is made under this section, the amount of the recomputation shall be reduced and transferred in accordance with division (C) of section 3316.20 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 12:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3385.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3385 / § 3385.07
§ 3385.07. Presumption of gift to museum
Status: in_force

March 14, 2003 House Bill 675 - 124th General Assembly Any property that, on or after the effective date of this section, is delivered to a museum or left on museum property, is not solicited by the museum, is from an unknown source, and might reasonably be assumed to have been intended as a gift to the museum, shall conclusively be presumed to be a gift to the museum, if there is no claim of ownership to the property within ninety days after the museum receives or otherwise discovers the property.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.355 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.355
§ 3314.355. Community school closure safe harbor
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly No community school shall be subject to closure under section 3314.35 or 3314.351 of the Revised Code based on any report card issued for that school for the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, or 2021-2022 school years. Furthermore, the report card ratings of any previous years shall not be considered in determining whether a community school is subject to automatic closure under section 3314.35 or 3314.351 of the Revised Code. Accordingly, the 2022-2023 school year shall begin a new starting point for automatic closure of community schools under either of those sections. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 9:42 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.31
§ 3345.31. Boards of trustees may establish compensation plans
Status: in_force

April 29, 2011 House Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly The boards of trustees of a state university, the board of trustees of the northeast Ohio medical university, the board of trustees of a technical college or community college district, and the board of control of the Ohio agricultural research and development center may establish compensation plans, including schedules of hourly rates, for the compensation of all employees and may establish rules or policies for the administration of their respective compensation plans. The provisions of this section do not apply to employees for whom the state employment relations board establishes appropriate bargaining units pursuant to section 4117.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.78 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.78
§ 3311.78. Municipal school districts; adoption of differentiated salary schedules
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 Senate Bill 216 - 132nd General Assembly Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a municipal school district shall be subject to this section instead of sections 3317.13 , 3317.14 , and 3317.141 of the Revised Code. (A) As used in this section, "principal" includes an assistant principal. (B) The board of education of each municipal school district annually shall adopt a differentiated salary schedule for teachers based upon performance as described in division (D) of this section. The board also annually shall adopt a differentiated salary schedule for principals based upon performance as described in division (D) of this section. For each teacher or principal hired on or after October 1, 2012, the board shall determine the teacher's or principal's initial placement on the applicable salary schedule based on years of experience and area of licensure and any other factors the board considers appropriate. For each teacher hired prior to October 1, 2012, the board shall initially place the teacher on the applicable salary schedule so that the teacher's annual salary on the schedule is comparable to the teacher's annual salary for the school year immediately prior to the school year covered by the schedule. For each principal hired prior to October 1, 2012, the board shall initially place the principal on the applicable salary schedule consistent with the principal's employment contract. (C) The salary of a teacher shall not be reduced unless such reduction is accomplished as part of a negotiated collective bargaining agreement. The salary of a principal shall not be reduced during the term of the principal's employment contract unless such reduction is by mutual agreement of the board and the principal or is part of a uniform plan affecting the entire district. (D) For purposes of the schedules, the board shall measure a teacher's or principal's performance by considering all of the following: (1) The level of license issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code that the teacher or principal holds; (2) In the case of a teacher, whether the teacher is a properly certified or licensed teacher, as defined in section 3319.074 of the Revised Code; (3) Ratings received by the teacher or principal on performance evaluations conducted under section 3311.80 or 3311.84 of the Revised Code; (4) Any specialized training and experience in the assigned position. (E) The salary schedules adopted under this section may provide for additional compensation for teachers or principals who perform duties, not contracted for under a supplemental contract, that the board determines warrant additional compensation. Those duties may include, but are not limited to, assignment to a school building eligible for funding under Title I of the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965," 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.; assignment to a building in "school improvement" status under the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001," as defined in section 3302.01 of the Revised Code; teaching in a grade level or subject area in which the board has determined there is a shortage within the district; assignment to a hard-to-staff school, as determined by the board; or teaching in a school with an extended school day or school year. (F) The chief executive officer of the district, or the chief executive officer's designee, annually shall review the salary of each teacher and principal and make a recommendation to the board. Based on the recommendation, the board may increase a teacher's or principal's salary based on the teacher's or principal's performance and duties as provided for in divisions (D) and (E) of this section. The performance-based increase for a teacher or principal rated as accomplished shall be greater than the performance-based increase for a teacher or principal rated as skilled. Notwithstanding division (C) of this section, division (C) of section 3319.02 , and section 3319.12 of the Revised Code, the board may decrease the teacher's or principal's salary if the teacher or principal will perform fewer or different duties described in division (E) of this section in the school year for which the salary is decreased. (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 the implementation of the differentiated salary schedule for teachers and may negotiate additional factors regarding teacher salaries, provided those factors are consistent with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3377.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3377 / § 3377.07
§ 3377.07. Provisions of contract with bondholders
Status: in_force

March 7, 1968 Senate Bill 453 - 107th General Assembly The bond proceedings may contain provisions which shall be part of the contract with the bondholders as to: (A) Pledging the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys therein designated for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and all other payments required to be made by the bond proceedings; (B) Acquisition by gift or purchase, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, improvement, furnishing, equipment, operation, alteration, maintenance, insurance, and repair of the pledged facilities and the duties of the Ohio higher educational facility commission with respect thereto; (C) Provisions regarding the purposes to which the proceeds of the bonds may be applied; (D) Terms of the bonds; (E) Maintenance, collection, use, and disposition of rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys received from the lease, sale, or other disposition of the pledged facilities; (F) Terms and conditions under which additional bonds may be issued secured by a pledge of rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys received from or a mortgage on the same pledged facilities; (G) Terms of any trust agreement or indenture of mortgage securing the bonds including authorization to enter into such agreement or indenture; (H) The deposit, application, safeguarding, and investment of funds of the commission received or held under the bond proceedings, to which Chapters 131. and 135. of the Revised Code are not applicable; (I) Any other appropriate agreements with the bondholders with respect to the pledged facilities and the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys received therefrom.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.161 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.161
§ 3319.161. Appointing referees for contract termination cases
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly For the purpose of providing referees for the hearings required by section 3319.16 of the Revised Code, the department of education and workforce shall compile a list of resident electors from names that the department shall solicit annually from the state bar association. Upon receipt of notice that a referee has been demanded by a teacher or by a board of education, the department shall immediately designate three persons from such list, from whom the referee to hear the matter shall be chosen, and the department shall immediately notify the designees, the teacher, and the board of the school district involved. If within five days of receipt of the notice, the teacher and board are unable to select a mutually agreeable designee to serve as referee, the department shall appoint one of the three designees to serve as referee. The appointment of the referee shall be entered in the minutes of the board. The referee appointed shall be paid the referee's usual and customary fee for attending the hearing which shall be paid from the school district general fund upon vouchers approved by the department and presented to the treasurer of the district. No referee shall be a member of, an employee of, or teacher employed by the board of education nor related to any such person by consanguinity or marriage. Last updated September 1, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.90 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.90
§ 3326.90. STEM school employees; liability
Status: in_force

April 5, 2019 House Bill 66 - 132nd General Assembly A STEM school, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM school employee is not liable in damage in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a STEM school employee's action or inaction in good faith compliance with section 3321.141 of the Revised Code. This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a STEM school, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM 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.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.155 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.155
§ 3309.155. Prohibited business transactions
Status: in_force

August 20, 1976 House Bill 268 - 111th General Assembly The school employees retirement system shall make no investments through, purchases from, or otherwise do any business with any individual who is, or any partnership, association, or corporation that is owned or controlled by, a person who within the preceding three years was employed by, a board member of, or an officer of the system, or in which a person who within the preceding three years was employed by, a board member of, or an officer of the system holds a fiduciary, administrative, supervisory or trust position, or any other position in which such person would be involved, on behalf of his employer, in decisions or recommendations affecting the investment policy of the school employees retirement system, and in which such person would benefit by any monetary gain.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.7120 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.7120
§ 3313.7120. Overdose reversal drug policy for nonpublic schools
Status: in_force

January 19, 2026 House Bill 57 - 136th General Assembly (A) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall comply with all provisions of section 3313.7119 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district. (B) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school may accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs. A school shall use the donations only for that purpose and shall track the expenditure of donated funds. Last updated December 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM