Ohio Rev. Code § 3365.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3365 / § 3365.07
§ 3365.07. Funding and payment
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall calculate and pay state funds to colleges for participants in the college credit plus program under division (B) of section 3365.06 of the Revised Code pursuant to this section. For a nonpublic secondary school participant, a nonchartered nonpublic secondary school participant, or a home-educated participant, the department shall pay state funds pursuant to this section only if that participant is awarded funding according to rules adopted by the chancellor of higher education, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, pursuant to section 3365.071 of the Revised Code. The program shall be the sole mechanism by which state funds are paid to colleges for students to earn transcripted credit for college courses while enrolled in both a secondary school and a college, with the exception of state funds paid to colleges according to an agreement described in division (A)(1) of section 3365.02 of the Revised Code. (A) For each public or nonpublic secondary school participant enrolled in a public college: (1) If no agreement has been entered into under division (A)(2) of this section, both of the following shall apply: (a) The department shall pay to the college the applicable amount as follows: (i) For a participant enrolled in a college course delivered on the college campus, at another location operated by the college, or online, the lesser of the default ceiling amount or the college's standard rate; (ii) For a participant enrolled in a college course delivered at the participant's secondary school but taught by college faculty, the lesser of fifty per cent of the default ceiling amount or the college's standard rate; (iii) For a participant enrolled in a college course delivered at the participant's secondary school and taught by a high school teacher who has met the credential requirements established for purposes of the program in rules adopted by the chancellor, the default floor amount. (b) The participant's secondary school shall pay for textbooks, and the college shall waive payment of all other fees related to participation in the program. (2) The governing entity of a participant's secondary school and the college may enter into an agreement to establish an alternative payment structure for tuition, textbooks, and fees. Under such an agreement, payments for each participant made by the department shall be not less than the default floor amount, unless approved by the chancellor, and not more than either the default ceiling amount or the college's standard rate, whichever is less. The chancellor may approve an agreement that includes a payment below the default floor amount, as long as the provisions of the agreement comply with all other requirements of this chapter to ensure program quality. If no agreement is entered into under division (A)(2) of this section, both of the following shall apply: (a) The department shall pay to the college the applicable default amounts prescribed by division (A)(1)(a) of this section, depending upon the method of delivery and instruction. (b) In accordance with division (A)(1)(b) of this section, the participant's secondary school shall pay for textbooks, and the college shall waive payment of all other fees related to participation in the program. (3) No participant that is enrolled in a public college shall be charged for any tuition, textbooks, or other fees related to participation in the program. (B) For each public secondary school participant enrolled in a private college: (1) If no agreement has been entered into under division (B)(2) of this section, the department shall pay to the college the applicable amount calculated in the same manner as in division (A)(1)(a) of this section. (2) The governing entity of a participant's secondary school and the college may enter into an agreement to establish an alternative payment structure for tuition, textbooks, and fees. Under such an agreement, payments shall be not less than the default floor amount, unless approved by the chancellor, and not more than either the default ceiling amount or the college's standard rate, whichever is less. If an agreement is entered into under division (B)(2) of this section, both of the following shall apply: (a) The department shall make a payment to the college for each participant that is equal to the default floor amount, unless approved by the chancellor to pay an amount below the default floor amount. The chancellor may approve an agreement that includes a payment below the default floor amount, as long as the provisions of the agreement comply with all other requirements of this chapter to ensure program quality. (b) Payment for costs for the participant that exceed the amount paid by the department pursuant to division (B)(2)(a) of this section shall be negotiated by the school and the college. The agreement may include a stipulation permitting the charging of a participant. However, under no circumstances shall: (i) Payments for a participant made by the department under division (B)(2) of this section exceed the lesser of the default ceiling amount or the college's standard rate; (ii) The amount charged to a participant under division (B)(2) of this section exceed the difference between the maximum per participant charge amount and the default floor amount; (iii) The sum of the payments made by the department for a participant and the amount charged to that participant under division (B)(2) of this section exceed the following amounts, as applicable: (I) For a participant enrolled in a college course delivered on the college campus, at another location operated by the college, or online, the maximum per participant charge amount; (II) For a participant enrolled in a college course delivered at the participant's secondary school but taught by college faculty, one hundred twenty-five dollars; (III) For a participant enrolled in a college course delivered at the participant's secondary school and taught by a high school teacher who has met the credential requirements established for purposes of the program in rules adopted by the chancellor, one hundred dollars. (iv) A participant that is identified as economically disadvantaged according to rules adopted by the department be charged under division (B)(2) of this section for any tuition, textbooks, or other fees related to participation in the program. (C) For each nonpublic secondary school participant enrolled in a private or eligible out-of-state college, the department shall pay to the college the applicable amount calculated in the same manner as in division (A)(1)(a) of this section. Payment for costs for the participant that exceed the amount paid by the department shall be negotiated by the governing body of the nonpublic secondary school and the college. However, under no circumstances shall: (1) The payments for a participant made by the department under this division exceed the lesser of the default ceiling amount or the college's standard rate. (2) Any nonpublic secondary school participant, who is enrolled in that secondary school with a scholarship awarded under either the educational choice scholarship pilot program, as prescribed by sections 3310.01 to 3310.17 , or the pilot project scholarship program, as prescribed by sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code, and who qualifies as a low-income student, as determined by a method established by the department be charged for any tuition, textbooks, or other fees related to participation in the college credit plus program. (D) For each nonchartered nonpublic secondary school participant and each home-educated participant enrolled in a public, private, or eligible out-of-state college, the department shall pay to the college the lesser of the default ceiling amount or the college's standard rate, if that participant is enrolled in a college course delivered on the college campus, at another location operated by the college, or online. (E) Not later than thirty days after the end of each term, each college expecting to receive payment for the costs of a participant under this section shall notify the department of the number of enrolled credit hours for each participant. (F) The department shall make the applicable payments under this section to each college, which provided proper notification to the department under division (E) of this section, for the number of enrolled credit hours for participants enrolled in the college under division (B) of section 3365.06 of the Revised Code. Except in cases involving incomplete participant information or a dispute of participant information, payments shall be made by the last day of January for participants who were enrolled during the fall term and by the last day of July for participants who were enrolled during the spring term. The department shall not make any payments to a college under this section if a participant withdrew from a course prior to the date on which a withdrawal from the course would have negatively affected the participant's transcripted grade, as prescribed by the college's established withdrawal policy. (1) Payments made for public secondary school participants under this section shall be deducted as follows: (a) For a participant enrolled in a school district, from the school foundation payments made to the participant's school district. If the participant is enrolled in a joint vocational school district, a portion of the amount shall be deducted from the payments to the joint vocational school district and a portion shall be deducted from the payments to the participant's city, local, or exempted village school district in accordance with the full-time equivalency of the student's enrollment in each district. (b) For a participant enrolled in a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, from the payments made to that school under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code; (c) For a participant enrolled in a STEM school, from the payments made to that school under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code; (d) For a participant enrolled in a college-preparatory boarding school, from the payments made to that school under section 3328.34 of the Revised Code; (e) For a participant enrolled in the state school for the deaf or the state school for the blind, from the amount paid to that school with funds appropriated by the general assembly for support of Ohio deaf and blind education services; (f) For a participant enrolled in an institution operated by the department of youth services, from the amount paid to that institution with funds appropriated by the general assembly for support of that institution. Amounts deducted under divisions (F)(1)(a) to (f) of this section shall be calculated in accordance with rules adopted by the chancellor, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, pursuant to division (B) of section 3365.071 of the Revised Code (2) Payments made for nonpublic secondary school participants, nonchartered nonpublic secondary school participants, and home-educated participants under this section shall be deducted from moneys appropriated by the general assembly for such purpose. Payments shall be allocated and distributed in accordance with rules adopted by the chancellor, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, pursuant to division (A) of section 3365.071 of the Revised Code. (G) Any public college that enrolls a student under division (B) of section 3365.06 of the Revised Code may include that student in the calculation used to determine its state share of instruction funds appropriated to the department of higher education by the general assembly. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.28
§ 3309.28. Statement to be filed by employee member
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly Not later than thirty days after an employee begins employment, the employer shall file with the school employees retirement system a detailed statement of the employee's personal information and such other information as the school employees retirement board requires for the proper operation of the school employees retirement system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.374 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.374
§ 3309.374. Cost of living increase
Status: in_force

March 23, 2018 Senate Bill 8 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Until December 31, 2017, the school employees retirement board shall annually increase each allowance, pension, or benefit payable under this chapter by three per cent. (B) Effective January 1, 2018, the retirement board may annually increase each allowance, pension, or benefit payable under this chapter by the percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price index, not to exceed two and one -half per cent, as determined by the United States bureau of labor statistics (U.S. city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers: "all items 1982-84=100") for the twelve-month period ending on the thirtieth day of June of the immediately preceding calendar year. No increase shall be made for a period in which the consumer price index did not increase. (C) The first increase is payable to all persons becoming eligible after June 30, 1971, upon such persons receiving an allowance, pension, or benefit for twelve months, except that a recipient of an allowance, pension, or benefit that commences on or after January 1, 2018, is eligible for an increase under division (B) of this section on and after the number of anniversaries of the allowance, pension, or benefit determined by the retirement board. The increased amount is payable for the ensuing twelve-month period or until the next increase is granted under this section, whichever is later. Subsequent increases shall be determined from the date of the first increase paid to the former member in the case of an allowance being paid a beneficiary under an option, or from the date of the first increase to the survivor first receiving an allowance or benefit in the case of an allowance or benefit being paid to the subsequent survivors of the former member. The date of the first increase under this section becomes the anniversary date for any future increases. (D) The allowance or benefit used in the first calculation of an increase under this section shall remain as the base for all future increases, unless a new base is established. Any increase resulting from payment of a recalculated benefit under Section 3 of Substitute Senate Bill No. 270 of the 123rd general assembly shall be included in the calculation of future increases under this section. (E) If payment of a portion of a benefit is made to an alternate payee under section 3309.671 of the Revised Code, increases under this section granted while the order is in effect shall be apportioned between the alternate payee and the retirant or disability benefit recipient in the same proportion that the amount being paid to the alternate payee bears to the amount paid to the retirant or disability benefit recipient. If payment of a portion of a benefit is made to one or more beneficiaries under "plan F" under division (B)(3)(e) of section 3309.46 of the Revised Code, each increase under this section granted while the plan of payment is in effect shall be divided among the designated beneficiaries in accordance with the portion each beneficiary has been allocated. (F) No allowance, pension, or benefit payable under this chapter shall exceed the limit established by section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 415, as amended. (G) Before granting an increase under division (B) of this section, the retirement board may adjust the percentage of any increase if the board's actuary, in its annual actuarial valuation required by section 3309.21 of the Revised Code, or in other evaluations conducted under that section, determines that an adjustment does not materially impair the fiscal integrity of the retirement system or is necessary to preserve the fiscal integrity of the retirement system. (H) The retirement board shall make all rules necessary to carry out this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.74 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.74
§ 3345.74. Determination that appointment of conservator is warranted
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The chancellor of higher education at least annually shall apply the indicators and standards adopted under division (A) of section 3345.73 of the Revised Code to determine whether a state university or college under a fiscal watch is experiencing sufficient fiscal difficulties to warrant the appointment of a conservator under this section or if the board of trustees of a state university or college has taken any action related to pausing or stopping enrollment, submitted a withdrawal of accreditation, or taken any other action indicating it will no longer offer educational activity or will undergo a wind down and dissolution of existence. Upon making a determination that appointment of a conservator is warranted, the chancellor shall request from the office of budget and management, which shall provide, certification that sufficient fiscal difficulties exist to warrant appointment of a conservator. The chancellor shall then certify this determination to the governor. Notwithstanding section 3333.021 of the Revised Code, that section does not apply to certification by the chancellor under this section or to the declaration of a fiscal watch under section 3345.72 of the Revised Code. A determination by the chancellor under this division that sufficient fiscal difficulties exist or do not exist to warrant appointing a conservator is final and conclusive and not appealable. (B) The governor may appoint a conservator for any state university or college under a fiscal watch, upon certification by the chancellor under division (A) of this section that the appointment is warranted. The governor shall consult with the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives and the president and minority leader of the senate before making the appointment. From the time a conservator is appointed until the time the governor issues an order terminating the governance authority under division (B) of section 3345.76 of the Revised Code, the governor may remove any member of the board of trustees of the state university or college from office and not fill the vacancy. (C) Upon appointment of a conservator under this section for a state university or college, all of the following shall occur effective immediately: (1) All duties, responsibilities, and powers of the board of trustees of the university or college are suspended; (2) The management and control of the state university or college is assumed by the conservator; (3) Notwithstanding any section of the Revised Code, all duties, responsibilities, and powers assigned by law to the board of trustees are assigned to the conservator, and the conservator becomes the successor to, assumes the lawful obligations of, and otherwise constitutes the continuation of the board of trustees for purposes of all pending legal actions, contracts or other agreements, and obligations of the university or college; (4) Wherever the board of trustees is referred to in any contract or legal document, the reference is deemed to refer to the conservator. No validation, cure, right, privilege, remedy, obligation, or liability is lost or impaired by reason of the assumption of the board's authority by the conservator under this section and any such validation, cure, right, privilege, remedy, obligation, or liability shall be administered by the conservator. No action or proceeding pending on the effective date of the assumption by the conservator of the board's authority is affected by that assumption and any such action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or defended in the name of the conservator. (5) The conservator assumes custody of all equipment, records, files, effects, and all other property real or personal of the state university or college; (6) All authority and duties of the president or chief executive officer, and the pay of the president or chief executive officer, are suspended. (D) The conservator for a state university or college shall conduct a preliminary performance evaluation of the president or chief executive officer of the university or college and provide a copy of findings and any recommendations to the governance authority established for the university or college under section 3345.75 of the Revised Code. (E) A conservator appointed under this section shall be immune, indemnified, and held harmless from civil liability, including any cause of action, legal, equitable, or otherwise, for any action taken or duties performed by the conservator in good faith and in furtherance of the performance of the duties of the conservator under this section. (F) The governor shall set the compensation for a conservator appointed for a state university or college. The expenses and compensation of the conservator and others employed by the conservator shall be paid out of the operating funds and revenues of that university or college. Last updated August 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3381.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3381 / § 3381.11
§ 3381.11. Contracts which do and do not require competitive bidding procedure
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The board of trustees of a regional arts and cultural district or any officer or employee designated by such board may make any contract for the purchase of supplies or material or for labor for any work, under the supervision of the board, the cost of which shall not exceed ten thousand dollars. When an expenditure, other than for the acquisition of real estate, the discharge of noncontractual claims, personal services, or for the product or services of public utilities, exceeds ten thousand dollars, such expenditure shall be made only after a notice calling for bids has been published once a week for two consecutive weeks in one newspaper of general circulation within the territory of the district or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code. The board may then let said contract to the lowest and best bidder, who shall give a good and approved bond with ample security conditioned on the carrying out of the contract. Such contract shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by or shall refer to plans and specifications for the work to be done, approved by the board. The plans and specifications shall at all times be made and considered part of the contract. The contract shall be approved by the board and signed on behalf of the district and by the contractor. No sale of any real or personal property or a lease thereof having a term thereof in excess of five years shall be made except with the highest and best bidder after publication of notice for bids in the manner above provided. Competitive bidding under this section is not required when: (A) The board, by a two-thirds affirmative vote of its members, determines that a real and present emergency exists and such determination and the reasons therefor are entered in the proceedings of the board, when: (1) The estimated cost is less than fifteen thousand dollars; or (2) There is actual physical damage to structures or equipment. (B) Such purchase consists of supplies or a replacement or supplemental part or parts for a product or equipment owned or leased by the district and the only source of supply for such supplies, part, or parts is limited to a single supplier; (C) The lease is a renewal of a lease for electronic data processing equipment, services, or systems; (D) Services or supplies are available from a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to section 125.601 of the Revised Code; (E) With respect to any contract, agreement, or lease by a district with any arts or cultural organization or any governmental body or agency. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.65 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.65
§ 3301.65. School district enrollment of military family children
Status: in_force

October 13, 2021 House Bill 244 - 134th General Assembly (A) In order to implement the provisions of sections 3301.60 and 3301.601 of the Revised Code, a school district board of education shall permit the school-aged child of a member of the uniformed services who is relocating to or within the state on active duty and who is not a resident of the district during the enrollment period to apply for enrollment in a school in the district in the same manner and at the same time as students residing in the district. (B) A school district shall accept applications under this section by electronic means for enrollment, including enrollment in a specific school or program within the school district. (C) The parent or guardian of a student enrolled in accordance with this section shall provide proof of residence in the school district within ten days after establishing residence in the district. All of the following are acceptable forms of residency for purposes of this division: (1) A temporary on-base billeting facility; (2) A purchased or leased home or apartment; (3) Federal government or public-private venture off-base military housing. Last updated July 15, 2021 at 4:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.816 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.816
§ 3313.816. Sale of a la carte beverage items
Status: in_force

September 24, 2012 Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly No public or chartered nonpublic school shall permit the sale of a la carte beverage items other than the following during the regular and extended school day: (A) For a school in which the majority of grades offered are in the range from kindergarten to grade four: (1) Water; (2) Milk; (3) Eight ounces or less of one hundred per cent fruit juice, or a one hundred per cent fruit juice and water blend with no added sweeteners, that contains not more than one hundred sixty calories per eight ounces. (B) For a school in which the majority of grades offered are in the range from grade five to grade eight: (1) Water; (2) Milk; (3) Ten ounces or less of one hundred per cent fruit juice, or a one hundred per cent fruit juice and water blend with no added sweeteners, that contains not more than one hundred sixty calories per eight ounces. (C) For a school in which the majority of grades offered are in the range from grade nine to grade twelve: (1) Water; (2) Milk; (3) Twelve ounces or less of one hundred per cent fruit juice, or a one hundred per cent fruit juice and water blend with no added sweeteners, that contains not more than one hundred sixty calories per eight ounces; (4) Twelve ounces or less of any beverage that contains not more than sixty-six calories per eight ounces; (5) Any size of a beverage that contains not more than ten calories per eight ounces, which may include caffeinated beverages and beverages with added sweeteners, carbonation, or artificial flavoring. (D) Each public and chartered nonpublic school shall require at least fifty per cent of the a la carte beverage items, other than milk, available for sale from each of the following sources during the regular and extended school day to be water or other beverages that contain not more than ten calories per eight ounces: (1) A school food service program; (2) A vending machine located on school property that does not sell only milk or reimbursable meals; (3) A store operated by the school, a student association, or other school-sponsored organization.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.73 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.73
§ 3345.73. Financial indicators and standards for using indicators
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The office of budget and management shall work with the auditor of state, the chancellor of higher education, and two representatives of state universities and colleges appointed by the chancellor to develop rules under this section, and shall adopt the rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code. One of the chancellor's appointments shall represent a four-year institution and one a two-year institution. The rules shall establish the following: (A) The financial indicators and the standards for using those indicators that the chancellor is to employ to determine whether a university or college under a fiscal watch is experiencing sufficient fiscal difficulties to warrant appointing a conservator under section 3345.74 of the Revised Code; (B) The financial indicators and the standards for using those indicators that a governance authority established for a state university or college under section 3345.75 of the Revised Code is to employ to determine whether the university or college is experiencing sufficient fiscal stability to warrant terminating that governance authority in accordance with section 3345.76 of the Revised Code. The indicators and standards adopted under this section shall be designed so as to take into account at least the revenues, expenditures, assets, liabilities, and fund balances of a state university or college, and shall be designed so as to indicate the financial performance and position of a state university or college.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.35
§ 3313.35. Legal adviser of boards of education and governing board of an educational service center
Status: in_force

September 29, 1995 House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, the provisions of this section that apply to a city school district do not apply to a joint vocational or cooperative education school district unless otherwise specified. Except in city, joint vocational, and cooperative education school districts, the prosecuting attorney of the county shall be the legal adviser of all boards of education and the governing board of an educational service center in the county in which the prosecuting attorney is serving. The prosecuting attorney shall prosecute all actions against a member or officer of a board for malfeasance or misfeasance in office, and he shall be the legal counsel of such boards or the officers thereof in all civil actions brought by or against them and shall conduct such actions in his official capacity . In the case of educational service centers created under section 3311.053 of the Revised Code, the legal adviser shall be the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the largest number of pupils supervised by the governing board of the educational service center reside. In joint vocational and cooperative education school districts the legal adviser shall be the prosecuting attorney of the most populous county containing a school district which is a member of the joint vocational or cooperative education school district. When such civil action is between two or more boards in the same county, the prosecuting attorney shall not be required to act for either of them. In city school districts, the city director of law shall be the legal adviser and attorney for the board thereof, and shall perform the same services for such board as required of the prosecuting attorney for other boards of the county. Such duties shall devolve upon any official serving in a capacity similar to that of prosecuting attorney or city director of law for the territory wherein a school district is situated regardless of his official designation. In a district which becomes a city school district pursuant to section 3311.10 of the Revised Code, the legal adviser shall be the solicitor or director of law of the largest of the municipal corporations all or a part of which is included within the school district boundaries. No compensation in addition to such officer's regular salary shall be allowed for such services.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.053 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.053
§ 3311.053. Joint educational service center
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly (A) The boards of education of up to five adjoining educational service centers may, by identical resolutions adopted by a majority of the members of each governing board within any sixty-day period, combine such educational service centers into one educational service center. The resolutions shall state the name of the new center, which may be styled as a "joint educational service center." The resolutions shall also indicate whether the governing board of the new educational service center is to be formed in accordance with division (B) of this section, in accordance with division (A) of section 3311.054 of the Revised Code, or in accordance with section 3311.057 of the Revised Code. A copy of each resolution shall be filed with the state board of education. The new educational service center shall be created and the governing boards of the participating educational service centers shall be dissolved and a new governing board established thirty days after the date on which the last resolution was filed with the state board. (B) The initial members of a new governing board established in accordance with this division shall be appointed as follows: (1) If two educational service centers combine, each center's governing board, prior to its dissolution, shall appoint two members to the new governing board and the four members so selected shall select a fifth member within ten days of the date on which the last of the four members is appointed. (2) If three educational service centers combine, each center's governing board, prior to its dissolution, shall appoint one member to the new governing board and the three members so selected shall select the remaining two members of the governing board within ten days of the date on which the last of the three members is appointed. (3) If four educational service centers combine, each center's governing board, prior to its dissolution, shall appoint one member to the new governing board and the four members so selected shall select the remaining member of the governing board within ten days of the date on which the last of the four members is appointed. (4) If five educational service centers combine, each center's governing board, prior to its dissolution, shall appoint one member to the new governing board. If the members appointed to a new governing board by the governing boards of the combining educational service centers are unable to agree on the selection of the remaining members of the new governing board within ten days, the probate judge of the county in which the greatest number of pupils under the supervision of the new educational service center reside shall appoint the remaining members. Electors of the new educational service center shall elect a new governing board at the next general election occurring in an odd-numbered year and more than ninety days after the date of the appointment of the last member to the initial governing board. Members shall serve for the duration of the term to which they are elected or until their successors are elected and qualified. At such election, two members shall be elected to terms of two years and three members shall be elected to terms of four years. Thereafter, their successors shall be elected in the same manner and for the same terms as members of governing boards of all educational service centers. Each candidate for election as a member of the educational service center governing board shall file a nominating petition in accordance with section 3513.255 of the Revised Code. (C) The funds of each former educational service center shall be paid over in full to the governing board of the new educational service center, and the legal title to all property of the former governing boards shall become vested in the new governing board. The governing board of an educational service center created under this section shall honor all contracts made by the former governing boards.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.021
§ 3309.021. Purchasing military service credit
Status: in_force

March 30, 2007 House Bill 71 - 126th General Assembly (A)(1) A member may purchase service credit that shall be considered as the equivalent of Ohio service for each year or portion of a year of service incurred by reason of having been on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, as defined in section 3309.02 of the Revised Code. (2) As used in division (A)(2) of this section, "reserves" means a reserve component of any of the armed forces of the United States enumerated in division (A)(1) of section 3309.02 of the Revised Code. On presentation of documentation of the service and subject to school employees retirement board rules, a member may purchase service credit that shall be considered as the equivalent of Ohio service for each year or portion of a year of service incurred by reason of having been on active duty as a member of the Ohio national guard or reserves for which the member is not eligible to purchase credit under division (A)(1) of this section. For purposes of division (A)(2) of this section, active duty in the reserves or the Ohio national guard includes assembly for drill and instruction; training at encampments, maneuvers, outdoor target practice, or other exercises; and any training or duty in this state ordered by the governor. (3) Credit shall not be granted for any period of duty during which the member was contributing to the retirement system. All or part of the credit may be purchased at any time prior to receipt of a retirement allowance. The number of years purchased under this division shall not exceed five. (B) For the purposes of this division, "prisoner of war" means any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the armed forces of the United States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by an enemy of the United States. A member may purchase service credit that shall be considered as the equivalent of Ohio service for each year of service such member was a prisoner of war. The number of years purchased under this division shall not exceed five. Service credit may be purchased under this division for the same years of service used to purchase service credit under division (A) of this section. The member may choose to purchase only part of such credit in any one payment, subject to board rules. (C) The total number of years purchased under this section shall not exceed the member's total accumulated number of years of Ohio service. (D)(1) For each year or portion of a year of service purchased under division (A)(1) or (B) of this section, the member shall pay to the school employees retirement system for credit to the member's accumulated account an amount determined by the member rate of contribution in effect at the time the military service began multiplied by the annual compensation for full-time employment during the first year of service covered by the school employees retirement system, public employees retirement system, or state teachers retirement system following termination of military service. If, however, a limit on maximum salary or maximum contribution was in effect at the time the military service began, the limit shall be applied to the salary received during the first year of service in Ohio to calculate the amount of payment. To this amount shall be added an amount equal to compound interest at a rate established by the school employees retirement board from the date of the member's first service covered by the school employees retirement system, public employees retirement system, or state teachers retirement system following termination of the military service to date of payment. (2) For each year or portion of a year of service in the reserves or Ohio national guard purchased under division (A)(2) of this section, the member shall pay to the retirement system for credit to the member's individual account an amount equal to one hundred per cent of the additional liability resulting from the purchase of that year of service as determined by an actuary employed by the board. The retirement system shall calculate the number of years or portions of a year of credit the member is eligible to purchase under division (A)(2) of this section by dividing the number of days actually served by three hundred sixty-five. (E) A member of the school employees retirement system is ineligible to purchase service credit under this section for any year of military service that was: (1) Used in the calculation of any retirement benefit currently being paid to the member or payable in the future under any other retirement program, except for retired pay for nonregular service under Chapter 1223 of Section 1662 of Title XVI of the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995," 108 Stat. 2998 (1994), 10 U.S.C.A. 12731 to 12739, or social security; (2) Used to obtain service credit pursuant to section 3309.02 or 3309.022 of the Revised Code. At the time such credit is purchased, the member shall certify on a form furnished by the retirement board that the member does and will conform to this requirement. (F) Credit purchased under this section may be combined pursuant to section 3309.35 of the Revised Code with credit for military service purchased under sections 145.301 and 3307.751 of the Revised Code, except that not more than an aggregate total of five years of credit purchased under division (A) of this section, division (B) of section 145.301 , and division (A) of section 3307.751 of the Revised Code, and not more than an aggregate total of five years of credit purchased under division (B) of this section, division (C) of section 145.301 , and division (B) of section 3307.751 of the Revised Code shall be used in determining retirement eligibility or calculating benefits under section 3309.35 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3376.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3376 / § 3376.10
§ 3376.10. Student-athlete use of institutional property
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly Except as authorized by a state institution of higher education or private college, no student-athlete, to further the student-athlete's opportunities to earn compensation for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness, shall use any of the following that belong to the institution or college: (A) Facilities; (B) Equipment; (C) Apparel; (D) Uniforms; (E) Intellectual property, including logos, indicia, products protected by copyright, and registered or unregistered trademarks. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.33
§ 3349.33. Municipal university serving as state-affiliated institution - applicability of laws
Status: in_force

March 18, 1969 House Bill 1 - 108th General Assembly The municipal university with which an agreement exists under sections 3349.31 to 3349.33 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be deemed to be an instrumentality also of the state serving as a state-affiliated institution for the higher education of the people of the state, provided that the conduct of such university, including its affiliated units, shall in all respects continue to be under applicable provisions of the law governing municipal universities and without limitation of the foregoing. Section 3349.30 of the Revised Code is applicable to sections 3349.31 to 3349.33 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, and agreements made thereunder. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.6914 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.6914
§ 3307.6914. Recalculating benefits based on cumulative percentage change in CPI
Status: in_force

July 13, 2000 Senate Bill 190 - 123rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Cumulative percentage change in the CPI" means the total percentage change in the consumer price index prepared by the United States bureau of labor statistics for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W: U.S. city average, all items) from the thirty-first day of December immediately preceding the year in which the original benefit started through the thirty-first day of December immediately preceding the effective date of this section. (2) "Original benefit amount" has the same meaning as in section 3307.6911 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, for each eligible recipient of a benefit payable under section 3307.58 , 3307.59 , 3307.60 , 3307.63 , 3307.631 , or 3307.66 of the Revised Code, the board shall determine an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts: (a) An amount equal to eighty-five per cent of the original benefit amount, except that if the recipient is not the individual to whom the original benefit amount was granted, the amount shall equal eighty-five per cent of the product obtained when the original benefit amount is multiplied by the percentage of the original benefit amount being paid to the recipient; (b) An amount equal to the product obtained when the amount determined under division (B)(1) of this section is multiplied by the cumulative percentage change in the CPI. (2) For each eligible recipient of a benefit under section 3307.66 of the Revised Code that is payable by reason of the death of a member who, at the time of death, was receiving a benefit under section 3307.63 or 3307.631 of the Revised Code, the board shall determine all of the following: (a) The product obtained by multiplying the deceased member's final average salary by the cumulative percentage change in the CPI. (b) Eighty-five per cent of the product obtained under division (B)(2)(a) of this section. (c) The amount of the benefit that would be payable under section 3307.66 of the Revised Code if the product obtained under division (B)(2)(b) of this section was used as the deceased member's final average salary. (C) If the amount determined under division (B) of this section is greater than the annual benefit being paid to the recipient, the board shall recalculate the annual benefit payable on the effective date of this section so that it equals the amount determined under that division. If the recipient's benefit was recalculated under division (C) of section 3307.6913 of the Revised Code, the board shall use the recalculated benefit in making a determination under this section. (D) The board shall include the increase in amount paid under this section in an individual's base for purposes of future increase in any benefit under section 3307.67 of the Revised Code. (E) The board shall make the recalculations required under this section not later than one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section. The board may adopt rules to implement this section. Last updated October 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.08
§ 3314.08. Annual enrollment reports; payments from department
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "IEP" has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Resident district" means the school district in which a student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (B) The department of education and workforce shall adopt rules requiring the governing authority of each community school established under this chapter to annually report all of the following: (1) The number of students enrolled in grades one through twelve and the full-time equivalent number of students enrolled in kindergarten in the school who are not receiving special education and related services pursuant to an IEP; (2) The number of enrolled students in grades one through twelve and the full-time equivalent number of enrolled students in kindergarten, who are receiving special education and related services pursuant to an IEP; (3) The number of students reported under division (B)(2) of this section receiving special education and related services pursuant to an IEP for a disability described in each of divisions (A) to (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code; (4) The full-time equivalent number of students reported under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section who are enrolled in career-technical education programs or classes described in each of divisions (A)(1) to (5) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code that are provided by the community school; (5) The number of students reported under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section who are not reported under division (B)(4) of this section but who are enrolled in career-technical education programs or classes described in each of divisions (A)(1) to (5) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code at a joint vocational school district or another district in the career-technical planning district to which the school is assigned; (6) The number of students reported under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section who are category one to three English learners described in each of divisions (A) to (C) of section 3317.016 of the Revised Code; (7) The number of students reported under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section who are economically disadvantaged, as defined by the department. A student shall not be categorically excluded from the number reported under division (B)(7) of this section based on anything other than family income. (8) For each student, the city, exempted village, or local school district in which the student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (9) The number of students enrolled in a preschool program operated by the school that is licensed under sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code who are not receiving special education and related services pursuant to an IEP. A school district board and a community school governing authority shall include in their respective reports under division (B) of this section any child admitted in accordance with division (A)(2) of section 3321.01 of the Revised Code. A governing authority of a community school shall not include in its report under divisions (B)(1) to (9) of this section any student for whom tuition is charged under division (F) of this section. (C)(1)(a) If a community school's costs for a fiscal year for a student receiving special education and related services pursuant to an IEP for a disability described in divisions (B) to (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code exceed the threshold cost for serving the student as specified in division (B) of section 3317.0214 of the Revised Code, the school may submit to the director of education and workforce documentation, as prescribed by the director, of all its costs for that student. Upon submission of documentation for a student of the type and in the manner prescribed, the department shall pay to the community school an amount equal to the school's costs for the student in excess of the threshold costs. (b) The community school shall report under division (C)(1)(a) of this section, and the department shall pay for, only the costs of educational expenses and the related services provided to the student in accordance with the student's individualized education program. Any legal fees, court costs, or other costs associated with any cause of action relating to the student may not be included in the amount. (2) In any fiscal year, a community school receiving funds under division (A)(7) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code shall spend those funds only for the purposes that the department designates as approved for career-technical education expenses. Career-technical education expenses approved by the department shall include only expenses connected to the delivery of career-technical programming to career-technical students. The department shall require the school to report data annually so that the department may monitor the school's compliance with the requirements regarding the manner in which funding received under division (A)(7) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code may be spent. (3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3313.90 of the Revised Code, except as provided in division (C)(5) of this section, all funds received under division (A)(7) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code shall be spent in the following manner: (a) At least seventy-five per cent of the funds shall be spent on curriculum development, purchase, and implementation; instructional resources and supplies; industry-based program certification; student assessment, credentialing, and placement; curriculum specific equipment purchases and leases; career-technical student organization fees and expenses; home and agency linkages; work-based learning experiences; professional development; and other costs directly associated with career-technical education programs including development of new programs. (b) Not more than twenty-five per cent of the funds shall be used for personnel expenditures. (4) A community school shall spend the funds it receives under division (A)(4) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code in accordance with section 3317.25 of the Revised Code. (5) The department may waive the requirement in division (C)(3) of this section for any community school that exclusively provides one or more career-technical workforce development programs in arts and communications that are not equipment-intensive, as determined by the department. (6) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, a community school shall spend the funds it receives under division (A)(5) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code only for services for English learners. (D) A board of education sponsoring a community school may utilize local funds to make enhancement grants to the school or may agree, either as part of the contract or separately, to provide any specific services to the community school at no cost to the school. (E) A community school may not levy taxes or issue bonds secured by tax revenues. (F) No community school shall charge tuition for the enrollment of any student who is a resident of this state. A community school may charge tuition for the enrollment of any student who is not a resident of this state. (G)(1)(a) A community school may borrow money to pay any necessary and actual expenses of the school in anticipation of the receipt of any portion of the payments to be received by the school pursuant to section 3317.022 of the Revised Code. The school may issue notes to evidence such borrowing. The proceeds of the notes shall be used only for the purposes for which the anticipated receipts may be lawfully expended by the school. (b) A school may also borrow money for a term not to exceed fifteen years for the purpose of acquiring facilities. (2) The state is not liable for debt incurred by the governing authority of a community school. (H) The department shall adjust the amounts paid under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code to reflect any enrollment of students in community schools for less than the equivalent of a full school year. The department shall adopt in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code rules governing the payments to community schools under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code including initial payments in a school year and adjustments and reductions made in subsequent periodic payments to community schools as provided under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code. For purposes of this division: (1) A student shall be considered enrolled in the community school for any portion of the school year the student is participating at a college under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code. (2) A student shall be considered to be enrolled in a community school for the period of time beginning on the later of the date on which the school both has received documentation of the student's enrollment from a parent and the student has commenced participation in learning opportunities as defined in the contract with the sponsor, or thirty days prior to the date on which the student is entered into the education management information system established under section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code. For purposes of applying this division and divisions (H)(3) and (4) of this section to a community school student, "learning opportunities" shall be defined in the contract, which shall describe both classroom-based and non-classroom-based learning opportunities and shall be in compliance with criteria and documentation requirements for student participation which shall be established by the department. Any student's instruction time in non-classroom-based learning opportunities shall be certified by an employee of the community school. A student's enrollment shall be considered to cease on the date on which any of the following occur: (a) The community school receives documentation from a parent terminating enrollment of the student. (b) The community school is provided documentation of a student's enrollment in another public or private school. (c) The community school ceases to offer learning opportunities to the student pursuant to the terms of the contract with the sponsor or the operation of any provision of this chapter. Except as otherwise specified in this paragraph, beginning in the 2011-2012 school year, any student who completed the prior school year in an internet- or computer-based community school shall be considered to be enrolled in the same school in the subsequent school year until the student's enrollment has ceased as specified in division (H)(2) of this section. The department shall continue paying amounts for the student under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code without interruption at the start of the subsequent school year. However, if the student without a legitimate excuse fails to participate in the first seventy-two consecutive hours of learning opportunities offered to the student in that subsequent school year, the student shall be considered not to have re-enrolled in the school for that school year and the department shall recalculate the payments to the school for that school year to account for the fact that the student is not enrolled. (3) The department shall determine each community school student's percentage of full-time equivalency based on the percentage of learning opportunities offered by the community school to that student, reported either as number of hours or number of days, is of the total learning opportunities offered by the community school to a student who attends for the school's entire school year. However, no internet- or computer-based community school shall be credited for any time a student spends participating in learning opportunities beyond ten hours within any period of twenty-four consecutive hours. Whether it reports hours or days of learning opportunities, each community school shall offer not less than nine hundred twenty hours of learning opportunities during the school year. (4) With respect to the calculation of full-time equivalency under division (H)(3) of this section, the department shall waive the number of hours or days of learning opportunities not offered to a student because the community school was closed during the school year due to disease epidemic, hazardous weather conditions, law enforcement emergencies, inoperability of school buses or other equipment necessary to the school's operation, damage to a school building, or other temporary circumstances due to utility failure rendering the school building unfit for school use, so long as the school was actually open for instruction with students in attendance during that school year for not less than the minimum number of hours required by this chapter. The department shall treat the school as if it were open for instruction with students in attendance during the hours or days waived under this division. (I) The department of education and workforce shall reduce the amounts paid under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code to reflect payments made to colleges under section 3365.07 of the Revised Code. (J)(1) No student shall be considered enrolled in any internet- or computer-based community school or, if applicable to the student, in any community school that is required to provide the student with a computer pursuant to division (C) of section 3314.22 of the Revised Code, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The student possesses or has been provided with all required hardware and software materials and all such materials are operational so that the student is capable of fully participating in the learning opportunities specified in the contract between the school and the school's sponsor as required by division (A)(23) of section 3314.03 of the Revised Code; (b) The school is in compliance with division (A) of section 3314.22 of the Revised Code, relative to such student. (2) In accordance with policies adopted by the department of education and workforce, the department shall reduce the amounts otherwise payable under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code to any community school that includes in its program the provision of computer hardware and software materials to any student, if such hardware and software materials have not been delivered, installed, and activated for each such student in a timely manner or other educational materials or services have not been provided according to the contract between the individual community school and its sponsor. (K)(1) If the department determines that a review of a community school's enrollment is necessary, such review shall be completed and written notice of the findings shall be provided to the governing authority of the community school and its sponsor within ninety days of the end of the community school's fiscal year, unless extended for a period not to exceed thirty additional days for one of the following reasons: (a) The department and the community school mutually agree to the extension. (b) Delays in data submission caused by either a community school or its sponsor. (2) If the review results in a finding that additional funding is owed to the school, such payment shall be made within thirty days of the written notice. If the review results in a finding that the community school owes moneys to the state, the following procedure shall apply: (a) Within ten business days of the receipt of the notice of findings, the community school may appeal the department's determination to the director. (b) The director shall conduct an informal hearing on the matter within thirty days of receipt of such an appeal and shall issue a decision within fifteen days of the conclusion of the hearing. (c) Any decision made by the director under this division is final. (3) If it is decided that the community school owes moneys to the state, the department shall deduct such amount from the school's future payments in accordance with guidelines issued by the director. (L) The department shall not pay to a community school under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code any amount for any of the following: (1) Any student who has graduated from the twelfth grade of a public or nonpublic high school; (2) Any student who is not a resident of the state; (3) Any student who was enrolled in the community school 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, unless the director grants the student a waiver from the requirement to take the assessment and a parent is not paying tuition for the student pursuant to section 3314.26 of the Revised Code. The director may grant a waiver only for good cause in accordance with rules adopted by the department. (4) Any student 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 enrollment in a community school not later than four years after termination of war or their honorable discharge. If, however, any such veteran elects to enroll in special courses organized for veterans for whom tuition is paid under federal law, or otherwise, the department shall not pay to a community school under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code any amount for that veteran. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.371 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.371
§ 3333.371. Purposes of scholarship and fellowship programs
Status: in_force

June 8, 2000 Senate Bill 161 - 123rd General Assembly The purposes of sections 3333.37 to 3333.375 of the Revised Code are to create both of the following: (A) A scholarship program for undergraduate students who are residents of this state and are pursuing a baccalaureate degree in any field of study to encourage the retention of Ohio outstanding students; (B) A fellowship program for graduate students who are residents of this state for attendance at Ohio institutions of higher education to encourage such students to pursue fields of study that are determined to be a priority for the state in advancing its economic, technological, and academic interests.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.21
§ 3309.21. Actuarial valuation of pension assets, liabilities, and funding requirements
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) The school employees retirement board shall have prepared annually by or under the supervision of an actuary an actuarial valuation of the pension assets, liabilities, and funding requirements of the school employees retirement system as established pursuant to this chapter. The actuary shall complete the valuation in accordance with actuarial standards of practice promulgated by the actuarial standards board of the American academy of actuaries and prepare a report of the valuation. The report shall include all of the following: (1) A summary of the benefit provisions evaluated; (2) A summary of the census data and financial information used in the valuation; (3) A description of the actuarial assumptions, actuarial cost method, and asset valuation method used in the valuation, including a statement of the assumed rate of payroll growth and assumed rate of growth or decline in the number of members contributing to the retirement system; (4) A summary of findings that includes a statement of the actuarial accrued pension liabilities and unfunded actuarial accrued pension liabilities; (5) A schedule showing the effect of any changes in the benefit provisions, actuarial assumptions, or cost methods since the last annual actuarial valuation; (6) A statement of whether contributions to the retirement system are expected to be sufficient to satisfy the funding objectives established by the board. The board shall submit the report to the Ohio retirement study council, the director of budget and management, and the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate with primary responsibility for retirement legislation immediately upon its availability and not later than the first day of May following the year for which the valuation was made. (B) At such times as the school employees retirement board determines, and at least once in each quinquennial period, the board shall have prepared by or under the supervision of an actuary an actuarial investigation of the mortality, service, and other experience of the members, retirants, and beneficiaries of the retirement system, and SERS retirants and other system retirants as defined in section 3309.341 of the Revised Code to update the actuarial assumptions used in the actuarial valuation required by division (A) of this section. The actuary shall prepare a report of the actuarial investigation. The report shall be prepared and any recommended changes in actuarial assumptions shall be made in accordance with the actuarial standards of practice promulgated by the actuarial standards board of the American academy of actuaries. The report shall include all of the following: (1) A summary of relevant decrement and economic assumption experience observed over the period of the investigation; (2) Recommended changes in actuarial assumptions to be used in subsequent actuarial valuations required by division (A) of this section; (3) A measurement of the financial effect of the recommended changes in actuarial assumptions. The board shall submit the report to the Ohio retirement study council and the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate with primary responsibility for retirement legislation not later than the first day of May following the last fiscal year of the period the report covers. (C) The board may at any time request the actuary to make any studies or actuarial valuations to determine the adequacy of the rates of contribution as provided by section 3309.49 of the Revised Code, and those rates may be adjusted by the board, as recommended by the actuary, effective as of the first of any year thereafter. (D) The board shall have prepared by or under the supervision of an actuary an actuarial analysis of any introduced legislation expected to have a measurable financial impact on the retirement system. The actuarial analysis shall be completed in accordance with the actuarial standards of practice promulgated by the actuarial standards board of the American academy of actuaries. The actuary shall prepare a report of the actuarial analysis, which shall include all of the following: (1) A summary of the statutory changes that are being evaluated; (2) A description of or reference to the actuarial assumptions and actuarial cost method used in the report; (3) A description of the participant group or groups included in the report; (4) A statement of the financial impact of the legislation, including the resulting increase, if any, in the employer normal cost percentage; the increase, if any, in actuarial accrued liabilities; and the per cent of payroll that would be required to amortize the increase in actuarial accrued liabilities as a level per cent of covered payroll for all active members over a period not to exceed thirty years; (5) A statement of whether the scheduled contributions to the system after the proposed change is enacted are expected to be sufficient to satisfy the funding objectives established by the board. Not later than sixty days from the date of introduction of the legislation, the board shall submit a copy of the actuarial analysis to the legislative service commission, the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate with primary responsibility for retirement legislation, and the Ohio retirement study council. (E) The board shall have prepared annually a report giving a full accounting of the revenues and costs relating to the provision of benefits under sections 3309.375 and 3309.69 of the Revised Code. The report shall be made as of June 30, 1997, and the thirtieth day of June of each year thereafter. The report shall include the following: (1) A description of the statutory authority for the benefits provided; (2) A summary of the benefits; (3) A summary of the eligibility requirements for the benefits; (4) A statement of the number of participants eligible for the benefits; (5) A description of the accounting, asset valuation, and funding method used to provide the benefits; (6) A statement of the net assets available for the provision of the benefits as of the last day of the fiscal year; (7) A statement of any changes in the net assets available for the provision of benefits, including participant and employer contributions, net investment income, administrative expenses, and benefits provided to participants, as of the last day of the fiscal year; (8) For the last six consecutive fiscal years, a schedule of the net assets available for the benefits, the annual cost of benefits, administrative expenses incurred, and annual employer contributions allocated for the provision of benefits; (9) A description of any significant changes that affect the comparability of the report required under this division; (10) A statement of the amount paid under division (E) of section 3309.69 of the Revised Code. The board shall submit the report to the Ohio retirement study council, the director of budget and management, and the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate with primary responsibility for retirement legislation immediately upon its availability and not later than the thirty-first day of December following the year for which the report was made.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3334.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3334 / § 3334.10
§ 3334.10. Termination of contract - determination and payment of refunds
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to scholarship programs established under section 3334.17 of the Revised Code. (A) Unless otherwise provided for in the tuition payment contract, the purchaser may rollover amounts to another qualified tuition program under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code or terminate the contract for any reason by filing written notice with the Ohio tuition trust authority. (1) If the contract is terminated and the beneficiary is under eighteen years of age, the authority shall use actuarially sound principles to determine the amount of the refund. (2) If the contract is terminated because of the death or permanent disability of the beneficiary, the amount of the refund shall be equal to the greater of the following: (a) One per cent of the weighted average tuition in the academic year the refund is paid, multiplied by the number of tuition units purchased and not used; (b) The total purchase price of all tuition units purchased for the beneficiary and not used. (3) If all or part of the amount accrued under the contract is liquidated for a rollover to another qualified tuition program under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, the rollover amount shall be determined in an actuarially sound manner. (B) The contributor of a variable college savings program account may rollover amounts to another qualified tuition program under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code or terminate the account for any reason by filing written notice with the Ohio tuition trust authority. The contributor may receive an amount equal to the account balance, less any applicable administrative fees. (C) A scholarship program may request a refund of tuition units in the program's account by filing a written request with the authority. The refund shall be paid to the entity that established the scholarship program or, with that entity's approval, to the authority if this is authorized by federal tax law. The amount of any refund shall be determined by the authority and shall meet the requirements for refunds made on account of scholarships under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. (D) The authority shall maintain a separate account for each variable college savings contract entered into pursuant to division (A) of section 3334.18 of the Revised Code for contributions made on behalf of a beneficiary, showing the name of the beneficiary of that contract and the amount of contributions made pursuant to that contract. Upon request of any beneficiary or contributor, the authority shall provide a statement indicating, in the case of a beneficiary, the amount of contributions made pursuant to that contract on behalf of the beneficiary, or, in the case of a contributor, contributions made, disbursed, or refunded pursuant to that contract.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.22
§ 3313.22. Appointment of treasurer - re-employment - evaluation
Status: in_force

March 30, 2007 House Bill 671 - 126th General Assembly Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.52 , if the treasurer of any cooperative education school district is also the treasurer of another school district or educational service center pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 3311.52 or division (B)(3) of section 3311.521 of the Revised Code, this section and sections 3313.222 to 3313.25 of the Revised Code do not apply to that cooperative district or its treasurer. (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (E) of section 3311.19 of the Revised Code, the board of education of each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district, at a regular or special meeting held not later than the first day of May, shall appoint a treasurer, who shall be the chief fiscal officer of the school district. The treasurer shall be appointed for a term not longer than five years beginning the first day of August and ending the thirty-first day of July. The board shall execute a written contract of employment with the treasurer. At the expiration of a treasurer's current term of employment, the treasurer is deemed re-employed for a term of one year at the same salary plus any increments that the board may authorize, unless the board, on or before the first day of March of the year in which the contract of employment expires, either re-employs the treasurer for a succeeding term as provided in division (C) of this section or gives to the treasurer written notice of its intention not to re-employ the treasurer. A treasurer shall not be transferred to any other position during the term of the treasurer's employment or re-employment except by mutual agreement by the treasurer and the board. Except in the case of the appointment of a treasurer pro tempore pursuant to section 3313.23 of the Revised Code, if a vacancy occurs in the office of treasurer, the board shall appoint a treasurer for a term not to exceed five years from the preceding first day of August. (B) A treasurer appointed under this section may not be a member of the board or otherwise regularly employed by the board. No board of education, other than the board of an island school district, shall appoint a person treasurer who does not hold a valid license issued under section 3301.074 of the Revised Code, unless the person is an otherwise qualified treasurer. If the treasurer fails to maintain that license, the treasurer is automatically disqualified from further service, unless the treasurer is an otherwise qualified treasurer. As used in this division, an "otherwise qualified treasurer" is a person who does not possess a current valid treasurer's license but demonstrates to the district board's satisfaction both that the person meets all qualifications for that license and that the person has applied to the state board of education for issuance or renewal of the license but has not yet received the state board's decision regarding the issuance or renewal. A treasurer who is automatically disqualified from service pursuant to this division shall not be entitled to the termination procedures in section 3319.16 of the Revised Code. (C) A board may, at any regular or special meeting held during the period beginning on the first day of January of the calendar year preceding the year the treasurer's contract of employment expires and ending on the first day of March of the year the contract expires, re-employ the treasurer for a succeeding term for not longer than five years, beginning the first day of August immediately following the expiration of the treasurer's current term of employment and ending the thirty-first day of July. (D) Each board shall adopt procedures for the evaluation of its treasurer and shall evaluate its treasurer in accordance with those procedures. The board shall consider an evaluation based upon those procedures in deciding whether to renew the treasurer's contract. The establishment of an evaluation procedure shall not create an expectancy of continued employment. Nothing in this division shall prevent a board from making the final determination regarding the renewal or nonrenewal of a treasurer's contract. (E) Except for a treasurer who is automatically disqualified from service pursuant to division (B) of this section, termination of a treasurer's contract shall be in accordance with section 3319.16 of the Revised Code. In the case of the termination of a treasurer's contract under that section, the duties assigned to the district treasurer under that section shall be performed by the district superintendent. (F) A governing board of an educational service center that is the taxing authority of a county school financing district that levies a tax pursuant to section 5705.215 of the Revised Code or a governing board of an educational service center that chooses to act as the governing board of the educational service center pursuant to division (D) of section 135.01 of the Revised Code shall appoint a treasurer in the manner prescribed in this section for city, local, and exempted village school districts. In the case of an educational service center governing board that neither is the taxing authority of a district that levies such tax nor chooses to act as the governing board of the educational service center pursuant to division (D) of section 135.01 of the Revised Code, the educational service center superintendent shall act as treasurer of such governing board, but the tenure, removal, and licensing provisions described in this section shall not apply to the superintendent.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.99
§ 3328.99. Penalties
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates division (F) of section 3328.19 of the Revised Code shall be punished as follows: (1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (2) The person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if both of the following conditions apply: (a) The employee who is the subject of the report that the person fails to submit was required to be reported for the commission or alleged commission of an act or offense involving the infliction on a child of any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that constitutes abuse or neglect of the child. (b) During the period between the violation of division (F) of section 3328.19 of the Revised Code and the conviction of or plea of guilty by the person for that violation, the employee who is the subject of the report that the person fails to submit inflicts on any child attending a school district, educational service center, public or nonpublic school, or county board of developmental disabilities where the employee works any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that constitutes abuse or neglect of the child. (B) Whoever violates division (B) of section 3328.193 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.07
§ 3313.07. Adoption by majority vote
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If any plan submitted according to section 3313.05 of the Revised Code receives a majority of the number of votes cast for all of the plans, it shall thereafter become the law governing the number of members and the organization of the board of education in such district and at the next regular municipal election following the adoption of such plan all the members of the board of such district shall be elected pursuant to such plan. The terms of all members of the board of such district who were elected prior to the adoption of such plan, or who are elected at the regular municipal election at which such plan is adopted, shall expire on the day preceding the first Monday of January following the next regular municipal election thereafter. All members elected at said regular municipal election following the adoption of such plan shall take office on the first Monday of January next following their election and shall hold office during such term as is provided by such plan adopted by the electors of said district, but no term shall be for less than two years.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.21
§ 3311.21. Tax levy - rate
Status: in_force

June 30, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) In addition to the resolutions authorized by sections 5705.194 , 5705.199 , 5705.21 , 5705.212 , and 5705.213 of the Revised Code, the board of education of a joint vocational or cooperative education school district by a vote of two-thirds of its full membership may at any time adopt a resolution declaring the necessity to levy a tax in excess of the ten-mill limitation for a period not to exceed ten years to provide funds for any one or more of the following purposes, which may be stated in the following manner in such resolution, the ballot, and the notice of election: purchasing a site or enlargement thereof and for the erection and equipment of buildings; for the purpose of enlarging, improving, or rebuilding thereof; for the purpose of providing for the current expenses of the joint vocational or cooperative school district; or for a continuing period for the purpose of providing for the current expenses of the joint vocational or cooperative education school district. The resolution shall specify the amount of the proposed rate and, if a renewal, whether the levy is to renew all, or a portion of, the existing levy, and shall specify the first year in which the levy will be imposed. If the levy provides for but is not limited to current expenses, the resolution shall apportion the annual rate of the levy between current expenses and the other purpose or purposes. Such apportionment may but need not be the same for each year of the levy, but the respective portions of the rate actually levied each year for current expenses and the other purpose or purposes shall be limited by such apportionment. The portion of any such rate actually levied for current expenses of a joint vocational or cooperative education school district shall be used in applying division (A) of section 3317.01 of the Revised Code. The portion of any such rate not apportioned to the current expenses of a joint vocational or cooperative education school district shall be used in applying division (B) of this section. On the adoption of such resolution, the joint vocational or cooperative education school district board of education shall certify the resolution to the board of elections of the county containing the most populous portion of the district, which board shall receive resolutions for filing and send them to the boards of elections of each county in which territory of the district is located, furnish all ballots for the election as provided in section 3505.071 of the Revised Code, and prepare the election notice; and the board of elections of each county in which the territory of such district is located shall make the other necessary arrangements for the submission of the question to the electors of the joint vocational or cooperative education school district at the next primary or general election occurring not less than ninety days after the resolution was received from the joint vocational or cooperative education school district board of education, or at a special election to be held at a time designated by the district board of education consistent with the requirements of section 3501.01 of the Revised Code, which date shall not be earlier than ninety days after the adoption and certification of the resolution. The board of elections of the county or counties in which territory of the joint vocational or cooperative education school district is located shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in that district an advertisement of the proposed tax levy question, together with a statement of the amount of the proposed levy once a week for two consecutive weeks or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, prior to the election at which the question is to appear on the ballot. If the board of elections operates and maintains a web site, the board also shall post the advertisement on its web site for thirty days prior to that election. If a majority of the electors voting on the question of levying such tax vote in favor of the levy, the joint vocational or cooperative education school district board of education shall annually make the levy within the district at the rate specified in the resolution and ballot or at any lesser rate, and the county auditor of each affected county shall annually place the levy on the tax list and duplicate of each school district in the county having territory in the joint vocational or cooperative education school district. The taxes realized from the levy shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes on the duplicate, and the taxes, when collected, shall be paid to the treasurer of the joint vocational or cooperative education school district and deposited to a special fund, which shall be established by the joint vocational or cooperative education school district board of education for all revenue derived from any tax levied pursuant to this section and for the proceeds of anticipation notes which shall be deposited in such fund. After the approval of the levy, the joint vocational or cooperative education school district board of education may anticipate a fraction of the proceeds of the levy and from time to time, during the life of the levy, but in any year prior to the time when the tax collection from the levy so anticipated can be made for that year, issue anticipation notes in an amount not exceeding fifty per cent of the estimated proceeds of the levy to be collected in each year up to a period of five years after the date of the issuance of the notes, less an amount equal to the proceeds of the levy obligated for each year by the issuance of anticipation notes, provided that the total amount maturing in any one year shall not exceed fifty per cent of the anticipated proceeds of the levy for that year. Each issue of notes shall be sold as provided in Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, and shall, except for such limitation that the total amount of such notes maturing in any one year shall not exceed fifty per cent of the anticipated proceeds of the levy for that year, mature serially in substantially equal installments, during each year over a period not to exceed five years after their issuance. (B) Prior to the application of section 319.301 of the Revised Code, the rate of a levy that is limited to, or to the extent that it is apportioned to, purposes other than current expenses shall be reduced in the same proportion in which the district's total valuation increases during the life of the levy because of additions to such valuation that have resulted from improvements added to the tax list and duplicate. (C) The form of ballot cast at an election under division (A) of this section shall be as prescribed by section 5705.25 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.011
§ 3309.011. Exclusions from definition of employee
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly "Employee" as defined in division (B) of section 3309.01 of the Revised Code, does not include any of the following: (A) Any person having a license or registration issued pursuant to sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code and employed in a public school in this state in an educational position, as determined by the department of education and workforce, under programs provided for by federal acts or regulations and financed in whole or in part from federal funds, but for which no licensure requirements for the position can be made under the provisions of such federal acts or regulations; (B) Any person who participates in an alternative retirement plan established under Chapter 3305. of the Revised Code; (C) Any person who elects to transfer from the school employees retirement system to the public employees retirement system under section 3309.312 of the Revised Code; (D) Any person whose full-time employment by the university of Akron as a state university law enforcement officer pursuant to section 3345.04 of the Revised Code commences on or after September 16, 1998; (E) Any person described in division (B) of section 3309.013 of the Revised Code; (F) Any person described in division (D) of section 145.011 of the Revised Code; (G) Any person described in division (B)(1)(b) or (g) of section 3307.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:16 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.37
§ 3326.37. Exclusions from department payments to schools or governing bodies
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall not pay to a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school or to the governing body of a group of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics schools any amount for any of the following: (A) Any student who has graduated from the twelfth grade of a public or nonpublic school; (B) Any student who is not a resident of the state; (C) Any student who was enrolled in a STEM school 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, unless the director of education and workforce grants the student a waiver from the requirement to take the assessment. The director may grant a waiver only for good cause in accordance with rules adopted by the department. (D) Any student 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 enrollment in a STEM school not later than four years after termination of war or their honorable discharge. If, however, any such veteran elects to enroll in special courses organized for veterans for whom tuition is paid under federal law, or otherwise, the department shall not pay to the school or to the governing body any amount for that veteran. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.24
§ 3333.24. Ohio work ready grant program
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "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 completed a free application for federal student aid for the year for which the grant is to be awarded. (c) The student enrolls in a qualified program at a community, state community, or technical college, an Ohio technical center, or a state university branch campus. (2) "Qualified program" means either of the following: (a) For a student who received a first-time grant under this section prior to the effective date of this amendment, a credit or noncredit program that leads to an industry-recognized credential, certificate, or degree and prepares the student for a job that meets either of the following criteria: (i) It is identified as an "in-demand" or "critical" job as determined by the office of workforce transformation. (ii) It is submitted by a community, state community, or technical college, an Ohio technical center, or a state university branch campus and will meet regional workforce needs, as approved by the chancellor. (b) For a student who receives a first-time grant under this section on or after the effective date of this amendment, a program that meets alternative criteria established by the chancellor of higher education, in consultation with the office of workforce transformation, based on the emerging workforce needs of the state. (B) The chancellor of higher education shall establish the Ohio work ready grant program. Under the program, the chancellor shall award a grant of up to three thousand dollars to eligible students enrolled in a qualified program. Grant award amounts made to eligible students enrolled on either a full-time or part-time basis shall be computed in accordance with rules adopted by the chancellor. No student shall be eligible to receive a grant for more than six semesters or the equivalent of three academic years. (C) Eligible students shall apply to participate in the program in a form and manner prescribed by the chancellor. The chancellor shall determine the form and manner of payments. (D)(1) The program shall be funded in the sums and manner designated for such purpose by the general assembly, but the chancellor also may receive funds from other sources to support the program. (2) If, for any academic year, the amounts available for support of the program are inadequate to provide grants to all eligible students, the chancellor may establish different grant amounts based on the number of applicants and the total amount of funds set aside for that purpose. (E) The chancellor, in consultation with the providers of qualified programs, shall collect and report program metrics that include all of the following: (1) Demographics of recipients, including: (a) Age, disaggregated as follows: (i) Twenty-four years and younger; (ii) Twenty-five to thirty-four years; (iii) Thirty-five to forty-nine years; (iv) Fifty years and older. (b) Gender; (c) Race and ethnicity; (d) Enrollment status as full- or part-time; (e) Pell grant status. (2) Success rates of recipients, including program retention and completion; (3) Total number of industry-recognized credentials, including technician-aligned associate degrees, awarded, disaggregated by subject or program area. Last updated August 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.022 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.022
§ 3318.022. District not yet eligible for state assistance may request assessment
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3318.02 of the Revised Code, within two years following the request of the school district, the Ohio facilities construction commission shall assess the current conditions of the classroom facilities needs of any school district that is not yet eligible for state assistance under Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code and that requests such an assessment. The assessment made under this section shall not include a final agreement between the school district and the commission as to the basic project cost of the school district's classroom facilities needs. The commission shall not consider any request for an assessment under this section that is submitted sooner than September 14, 2000.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.034 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.034
§ 3302.034. Adoption of additional performance measures
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce shall adopt and specify measures in addition to those included on the report card issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. The measures adopted under this section shall be reported separately, as specified under division (B) of this section, for each school district, each building in a district, each community school established under Chapter 3314., each STEM school established under Chapter 3326., and each college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code. The measures shall include at least the following: (1) Data for students who have passed over a grade or subject area under an acceleration policy prescribed under section 3324.10 of the Revised Code; (2) The number of students who are economically disadvantaged as determined by the department; (3) The number of lead teachers employed by each district and each building once the data is available through the education management information system established under section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code; (4) The amount of students screened and identified as gifted under Chapter 3324. of the Revised Code; (5) Postgraduate student outcome data, including postsecondary credit earned, nationally recognized career or technical certification, military enlistment, job placement, and attendance rate; (6) Availability of courses in fine arts; (7) Participation with other school districts to provide career-technical education services to students. (B) The department shall report this information annually beginning with the 2013-2014 school year and make this information available on its web site for comparison purposes. Last updated July 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.46
§ 3313.46. Contract bidding process; exceptions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) In addition to any other law governing the bidding for contracts by the board of education of any school district, when any such board determines to build, repair, enlarge, improve, or demolish any building or other property, the cost of which will exceed the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, except in cases of urgent necessity, or for the security and protection of school property, and except as otherwise provided in division (D) of section 713.23 and in section 125.04 of the Revised Code, all of the following shall apply: (1) The board shall cause to be prepared the plans, specifications, and related information as required in divisions (A)(1), (2), and (3) of section 153.01 of the Revised Code unless the board determines that other information is sufficient to inform any bidders of the board's requirements. However, if the board determines that such other information is sufficient for bidding a project, the board shall not engage in the construction of any such project involving the practice of professional engineering, professional surveying, or architecture, for which plans, specifications, and estimates have not been made by, and the construction thereof inspected by, a licensed professional engineer, licensed professional surveyor, or registered architect. (2) The board shall advertise for bids once each week for a period of not less than two consecutive weeks, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, in a newspaper of general circulation in the district before the date specified by the board for receiving bids. The board may also cause notice to be inserted in trade papers or other publications designated by it or to be distributed by electronic means, including posting the notice on the board's internet web site. If the board posts the notice on its web site, it may eliminate the second notice otherwise required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the school district, provided that the first notice published in such newspaper meets all of the following requirements: (a) It is published at least two weeks before the opening of bids. (b) It includes a statement that the notice is posted on the board of education's internet web site. (c) It includes the internet address of the board's internet web site. (d) It includes instructions describing how the notice may be accessed on the board's internet web site. (3) Unless the board extends the time for the opening of bids they shall be opened at the time and place specified by the board in the advertisement for the bids. (4) Each bid shall contain the name of every person interested therein. Each bid shall meet the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. (5) When both labor and materials are embraced in the work bid for, the board may require that each be separately stated in the bid, with the price thereof, or may require that bids be submitted without such separation. (6) None but the lowest responsible bid shall be accepted. The board may reject all the bids, or accept any bid for both labor and material for such improvement or repair, which is the lowest in the aggregate. In all other respects, the award of contracts for improvement or repair, but not for purchases made under section 3327.08 of the Revised Code, shall be pursuant to section 153.12 of the Revised Code. (7) The contract shall be between the board and the bidders. The board shall pay the contract price for the work pursuant to sections 153.13 and 153.14 of the Revised Code. The board shall approve and retain the estimates referred to in section 153.13 of the Revised Code and make them available to the auditor of state upon request. (8) When two or more bids are equal, in the whole, or in any part thereof, and are lower than any others, either may be accepted, but in no case shall the work be divided between such bidders. (9) When there is reason to believe there is collusion or combination among the bidders, or any number of them, the bids of those concerned therein shall be rejected. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to the board of education of any school district in any of the following situations: (1) The acquisition of educational materials used in teaching. (2) If the board determines and declares by resolution adopted by two-thirds of all its members that any item is available and can be acquired only from a single source. (3) If the board declares by resolution adopted by two-thirds of all its members that division (A) of this section does not apply to any installation, modification, or remodeling involved in any energy conservation measure undertaken through an installment payment contract under section 3313.372 of the Revised Code or undertaken pursuant to division (G)(1) of section 133.06 of the Revised Code. (4) The acquisition of computer software for instructional purposes and computer hardware for instructional purposes pursuant to division (B)(4) of section 3313.37 of the Revised Code. (C) No resolution adopted pursuant to division (B)(2) or (3) of this section shall have any effect on whether sections 153.12 to 153.14 and 153.54 of the Revised Code apply to the board of education of any school district with regard to any item. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.82 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.82
§ 3309.82. Application of chapter to defined contribution plan
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, sections 3309.02 , 3309.021 , and 3309.022 and sections 3309.18 to 3309.70 of the Revised Code do not apply to a plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code, except that a plan may incorporate provisions of those sections as specified in the plan document. (B) The following sections of Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code apply to a plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code: sections 3309.19 , 3309.21 , 3309.22 , 3309.23 , 3309.24 , 3309.25 , 3309.251 , 3309.252 , 3309.253 , 3309.28 , 3309.29 , 3309.341 , 3309.3712 , 3309.47 , 3309.471 , 3309.49 , 3309.51 , 3309.55 , 3309.56 , 3309.57 , 3309.571 , 3309.58 , 3309.59 , 3309.60 , 3309.61 , 3309.62 , 3309.66 , 3309.661 , 3309.67 , 3309.672 , 3309.673 , 3309.68 , and 3309.70 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3315.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3315 / § 3315.14
§ 3315.14. When replacement fund may be reduced, disposed of, or expended
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The replacement fund shall not be reduced, disposed of, or expended for purposes other than those specified in section 3315.11 of the Revised Code, except by a strict compliance with sections 5705.15 and 5705.16 of the Revised Code. Whenever the replacement fund reaches the maximum amount deemed necessary by the board of education for the purposes specified in section 3315.11 of the Revised Code, the interest received from investments of said fund may be used by the board for any authorized school purposes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3321.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3321 / § 3321.08
§ 3321.08. Part-time school - definition
Status: in_force

August 27, 1976 House Bill 455 - 111th General Assembly Every child who has been granted an age and schooling certificate shall, until the age at which such certificate is no longer required, attend a part-time school or class for the number of hours not over eight per week that such school or class is in session, provided the board of education of the school district in which the child resides or is employed has made such school or class available. Such attendance shall be for the full term such school or class is in session, and shall begin with the first week of the school term or within one week after issuance of the age and schooling certificate. This section does not apply to children who are employed under vacation and part-time certificates only. The superintendent of schools may excuse a child from such attendance for one of the reasons provided in section 3321.10 of the Revised Code. A part-time school or class is one which shall offer to those minors who have entered industry, instruction supplemental to their daily occupations or which will increase their civic and vocational competence or both and which are taught between the hours of seven in the morning and six in the afternoon of any day except a legal holiday, Saturday, or Sunday, or between the hours of seven in the morning and twelve noon of Saturday.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.214 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.214
§ 3307.214. Information to new employees
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly On receipt of notice under section 3307.212 of the Revised Code of the employment of a new teacher, the state teachers retirement system shall inform the teacher of the requirements of section 3307.25 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.66 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.66
§ 3375.66. Duties and powers of board of trustees
Status: in_force

June 20, 2008 Senate Bill 185 - 127th General Assembly (A) To fulfill the network purpose under section 3375.64 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of the Ohio public library information network shall do all of the following: (1) Employ and fix the compensation of an executive director of the network and such other personnel as are necessary to carry out this section and sections 3375.64 and 3375.67 of the Revised Code. The board may designate positions in the unclassified civil service for which it may employ persons. (2) Develop plans of service and operation for the Ohio public library information network in consultation with the state library of Ohio; (3) Have exclusive control of the expenditure of all money held in the name of the network; (4) Adopt bylaws for the governance of the network and for calling and conducting the board's meetings; (5) Appoint the state library of Ohio as the board's fiscal agent. When so appointed, the state library shall serve as fiscal agent and shall provide all of the following services: (a) Prepare and process payroll and other personnel documents that the board approves; (b) Maintain ledgers of accounts and reports of account balances, and monitor budgets and allotment plans in consultation with the board; (c) Provide purchasing services to facilitate the purchase of property approved by the board; (d) Deposit revenues received on behalf of the board into the accounts maintained by the board; (e) Perform other routine support services that the state librarian or the state librarian's designee and the board or the board's designee consider appropriate to achieve efficiency. (B) The board of trustees may do any of the following: (1) Enter into contracts or agreements for the purposes of this section and section 3375.64 of the Revised Code; (2) Receive grants, payments, bequests, and gifts on behalf of the network; (3) Expend, for the network purpose under section 3375.64 of the Revised Code, and in the exercise of the powers enumerated in this section, all money received as grants, payments, gifts, bequests, or otherwise, and generally do all things the board determines necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and improvement of the network; (4) Purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire vehicles and other personal property for the maintenance and operation of the network; (5) Purchase, erect, lease, lease with an option to purchase, appropriate, or otherwise improve, equip, and furnish buildings or parts of buildings and other real property for use by the network; (6) Hold title to and have custody of property, both real and personal, of the network.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3315.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3315 / § 3315.42
§ 3315.42. Inapplicability to certain school districts
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly Sections 3315.40 and 3315.41 of the Revised Code do not apply to either of the following: (A) A school district that has received funds for a project under Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code, so long as the purchase price to be paid by the board for the state's interest in the project has not been paid; (B) A school district that has an outstanding loan under section 3313.483 of the Revised Code. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.90 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.90
§ 3319.90. Single-sex facilities and accommodations
Status: in_force

February 25, 2025 Senate Bill 104 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Biological sex" means the biological indication of male and female, including sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth, without regard to an individual's psychological, chosen, or subjective experience of gender. An individual may use the individual's official birth record, as defined in section 3705.01 of the Revised Code, to prove biological sex if the birth record was issued at or near the time of the individual's birth. (2) "Family facility" means a family restroom or shower room that does not have more than one toilet or shower. (3) "Multi-occupancy facility" means a restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room that is accessible to multiple individuals at the same time. "Multi-occupancy facility" does not include a family facility. (4) "School" includes the following: (a) A school district or school district building; (b) A community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code; (c) A science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code; (d) A chartered nonpublic school; (e) An educational service center. (B)(1) A school shall designate each student restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room that is accessible by multiple students at the same time, whether located in a school building or located in a facility used by the school for a school-sponsored activity, for the exclusive use by students of the male biological sex only or by students of the female biological sex only. (2) No school shall permit a member of the female biological sex to use a student restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room that has been designated by the school for the exclusive use of the male biological sex. No school shall permit a member of the male biological sex to use a student restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room that has been designated by the school for the exclusive use of the female biological sex. (3) No school shall construct, establish, or maintain a multi-occupancy facility that is designated as nongendered, multigendered, or open to all genders. Nothing in division (B)(3) of this section shall be construed to prohibit a school from constructing, establishing, or maintaining a family facility. (C) No school shall permit a member of the female biological sex to share overnight accommodations with a member of the male biological sex. No school shall permit a member of the male biological sex to share overnight accommodations with a member of the female biological sex. (D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a school from establishing a policy providing accommodation such as single-occupancy facilities or controlled use of faculty facilities at the request of a student due to special circumstances. (E) The prohibitions described in divisions (B) and (C) of this section do not apply to any of the following: (1) A child under the age of ten who is being assisted by a parent, guardian, or family member, as well as the parent, guardian, or family member who is assisting the child; (2) A person with a disability who is being assisted by another person, as well as the person providing assistance to the person with a disability; (3) A school employee whose job duties require the employee to enter a restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room that is designated for a biological sex that is different than the employee's biological sex; (4) A person who enters a restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room that is designated for a biological sex that is different than the person's biological sex because the person reasonably believes the person is responding to a legitimate emergency. Last updated February 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.049 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.049
§ 3333.049. Reading endorsement programs; instruction in computer science and computational thinking
Status: in_force

April 30, 2024 House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly (A) The chancellor of higher education shall revise the requirements for reading endorsement programs offered by institutions of higher education to align those requirements with the reading competencies adopted by the department of education and workforce under section 3301.077 of the Revised Code. (B) Each educator preparation program approved under section 3333.048 of the Revised Code shall require each candidate for an educator license who enters the program in the 2022-2023 academic year, or any academic year thereafter, to receive instruction in computer science and computational thinking, as applied to student learning and classroom instruction, as appropriate for the grade level and subject area of the candidate's prospective educator license. Last updated February 7, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3355.061 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3355 / § 3355.061
§ 3355.061. Managing authority to receive and expend funds - budget
Status: in_force

December 14, 1967 House Bill 349 - 107th General Assembly For the purpose of paying the administrative expenses of the managing authority of a university branch district, the managing authority may receive and expend gifts, grants, bequests or devises, or public funds appropriated for such purpose. The legislative authority of any municipal corporation in which a district is located or the board of county commissioners of any county or counties in which a district which is not wholly within the boundary of a municipal corporation is located may appropriate and cause to be paid to such district funds for the expenses of the managing authority of a university branch district upon a determination by the legislative authority or the board of county commissioners that such appropriation will be of benefit to such municipal corporation or county, which determination is final. On or before the first day of June in each year, the managing authority shall meet and prepare a budget of the administrative expense needs of and the income available to the authority for the succeeding fiscal year. This budget shall not conflict with any contract entered into under division (A) of section 3355.06 of the Revised Code and shall not include any items of expense incurred pursuant to such section. The budget shall be delivered to the legislative authority of the municipality in which the district is located or to the board of county commissioners of the county or of the most populous county in which the district is located on or before the fifteenth day of June of each year, and the taxing authority shall determine what portion of the administrative budget shall be included in the tax budget of the authority pursuant to section 5705.28 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.06
§ 3301.06. Vacancy on board
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly A vacancy in the state board of education may be caused by death, resignation, removal from office, or absence from any three consecutive regular meetings for any reason. When a vacancy occurs in the office of a member, the governor shall, within a period of thirty days and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint a qualified person, in accordance with section 3301.03 of the Revised Code, to serve the remainder of the term. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.011
§ 3345.011. State university definitions
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 166 - 134th General Assembly "State university" means a public institution of higher education which is a body politic and corporate. Each of the following institutions of higher education shall be recognized as a state university: university of Akron, Bowling Green state university, Central state university, university of Cincinnati, Cleveland state university, Kent state university, Miami university, northeast Ohio medical university, Ohio university, Ohio state university, Shawnee state university, university of Toledo, Wright state university, and Youngstown state university. "State institution of higher education" means any state university or college as defined in division (A)(1) of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code, community college, state community college, university branch established under Chapter 3355. of the Revised Code, or technical college. "University system of Ohio" means the collective group of all of the state institutions of higher education. "Member of the university system of Ohio" means any individual state institution of higher education. Last updated January 20, 2022 at 9:03 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.89 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.89
§ 3313.89. Publication of information regarding online education and career planning tool
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, each public high school shall publish or provide, not later than the first day of April of each year, in its newsletter, high school planning guide, regular publication provided to parents and students, or in a prominent location on the school web site, information regarding the online education and career planning tool developed under section 6301.15 of the Revised Code. The information shall include the internet web site address for the planning tool and a link to that web site. The information also shall include a link to the OhioMeansJobs web site. As used in this section, "OhioMeansJobs web site" has the same meaning as in section 6301.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.312 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.312
§ 3309.312. University of Akron law enforcement officers electing transfer to public employees retirement system
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 343 - 129th General Assembly (A) Not later than ninety days after September 16, 1998, a member who, on September 16, 1998, is employed full time pursuant to section 3345.04 of the Revised Code by the university of Akron as a state university law enforcement officer may elect to transfer to the public employees retirement system in accordance with this section. An election shall be made by giving notice to the school employees retirement system on a form provided by the school employees retirement board and shall be irrevocable. (B) When a member makes the election described in this section, the school employees retirement system shall notify the public employees retirement system. The school employees retirement system shall transfer all of the member's service credit to the public employees retirement system and shall certify to the public employees retirement system a copy of the member's records of service and contributions. For each year or portion of a year of credit, the school employees retirement system shall transfer to the public employees retirement system all of the following: (1) An amount equal to the accumulated contributions standing to the member's credit; (2) An amount equal to the total employer contributions paid on behalf of the member; (3) Any amount paid by the member or employer to the school employees retirement system for the purchase of service credit. At the request of the public employees retirement system, the employer of a member who makes an election under this section shall certify to the public employees retirement system the member's salary. (C) A member who elects to transfer to the public employees retirement system under this section shall make contributions and receive benefits in accordance with section 145.332 of the Revised Code. (D) A member who fails to make an election in accordance with this section shall remain a member of the school employees retirement system. Last updated February 17, 2022 at 2:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.37
§ 3328.37. Unauditable college-preparatory boarding school
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) If the auditor of state or a public accountant, under section 117.41 of the Revised Code, declares a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter to be unauditable, the auditor of state shall provide written notification of that declaration to the school and the department of education and workforce. The auditor of state also shall post the notification on the auditor of state's web site. (B) If the college-preparatory boarding school's current fiscal officer held that position during the period for which the school is unauditable, upon receipt of the notification under division (A) of this section, the board of trustees of the school shall suspend the fiscal officer until the auditor of state or a public accountant has completed an audit of the school, except that if the fiscal officer is employed by the school's operator, the operator shall suspend the fiscal officer for that period. Suspension of the fiscal officer may be with or without pay, as determined by the entity imposing the suspension based on the circumstances that prompted the auditor of state's declaration. The entity imposing the suspension shall appoint a person to assume the duties of the fiscal officer during the period of the suspension. If the appointee is not licensed as a treasurer under section 3301.074 of the Revised Code, the appointee shall be approved by the director of education and workforce before assuming the duties of the fiscal officer. The state board of education may take action under section 3319.31 of the Revised Code to suspend, revoke, or limit the license of a fiscal officer who has been suspended under this division. (C) Not later than forty-five days after receiving the notification under division (A) of this section, the board of trustees of the college-preparatory boarding school shall provide a written response to the auditor of state. The response shall include the following: (1) An overview of the process the board will use to review and understand the circumstances that led to the school becoming unauditable; (2) A plan for providing the auditor of state with the documentation necessary to complete an audit of the school and for ensuring that all financial documents are available in the future; (3) The actions the board will take to ensure that the plan described in division (C)(2) of this section is implemented. (D) If the college-preparatory boarding school fails to make reasonable efforts and continuing progress to bring its accounts, records, files, or reports into an auditable condition within ninety days after being declared unauditable, the auditor of state, in addition to requesting legal action under sections 117.41 and 117.42 of the Revised Code, shall notify the school and the department of the school's failure. If the auditor of state or a public accountant subsequently is able to complete a financial audit of the school, the auditor of state shall notify the school and the department that the audit has been completed. (E) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this chapter or in any other provision of law, upon notification by the auditor of state under division (D) of this section that the college-preparatory boarding school has failed to make reasonable efforts and continuing progress to bring its accounts, records, files, or reports into an auditable condition, the department shall immediately cease all payments to the school under this chapter and any other provision of law. Upon subsequent notification from the auditor of state under that division that the auditor of state or a public accountant was able to complete a financial audit of the school, the department shall release all funds withheld from the school under this section. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.99
§ 3326.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

October 6, 2009 Senate Bill 79 - 128th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates division (F) of section 3326.24 of the Revised Code shall be punished as follows: (1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (2) The person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if both of the following conditions apply: (a) The employee who is the subject of the report that the person fails to submit was required to be reported for the commission or alleged commission of an act or offense involving the infliction on a child of any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that constitutes abuse or neglect of the child; (b) During the period between the violation of division (F) of section 3326.24 of the Revised Code and the conviction of or plea of guilty by the person for that violation, the employee who is the subject of the report that the person fails to submit inflicts on any child attending a school district, educational service center, public or nonpublic school, or county board of developmental disabilities where the employee works any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that constitutes abuse or neglect of the child. (B) Whoever violates division (B) of section 3326.243 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.701 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.701
§ 3307.701. Payroll deduction plans
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly (A) The state teachers retirement board may establish by rule payroll deduction plans for payment of the following: (1) The cost of restoring service credit under section 3307.71 or 3307.711 of the Revised Code or purchasing any service credit members of the state teachers retirement system are eligible to purchase under this chapter; (2) Charges for participation in programs established under section 3307.391 of the Revised Code; (3) Deposits under section 3307.393 of the Revised Code and any charges for participating in the program established under that section. (B) In addition to any other matter considered relevant by the board, the rules adopted under this section shall specify all of the following: (1) The types of service credit that may be paid for through payroll deduction, including the section of the Revised Code that authorizes the purchase of each type of service credit for which payment may be made by payroll deduction; (2) The procedure for informing the member's employer and the system that the member wishes to use payroll deduction to purchase service credit or pay for participation in programs established under section 3307.391 of the Revised Code; (3) The procedure to be followed by the system and employers to determine for each request the amount to be deducted, the number of deductions to be made, and the interval at which deductions will be made. The rules may provide for a minimum amount for each deduction. They may also provide for a maximum number of deductions for the purchase of any type of service credit. (4) The procedure to be followed by employers in transmitting amounts deducted from the compensation of their employees to the system; (5) The procedure to be followed by the system in crediting service credit to members who choose to purchase it through payroll deduction; (6) The time period within which employers are required to transmit amounts deducted from payrolls to the system; (7) Procedures to be followed by the system and the member's employer for the member to pay in a single payment the balance of the cost of the credit when a member separates from service from the employer administering the member's payroll deduction plan. (C)(1) If the board establishes a payroll deduction plan under this section, it shall certify to the member's employer, for each member for whom deductions are to be made, the amount of each deduction and the payrolls from which deductions are to be made. The employer shall make the deductions as certified and transmit the amounts deducted in accordance with the rules established by the board under this section. (2) If an employer does not transmit amounts deducted from the compensation of an employee to the system within the time period specified in rules adopted under division (B)(6) of this section, the employer shall pay interest on the deducted amount compounded annually at a rate to be determined by the board from the date the amount is deducted to the date it is transmitted to the system. (D) Rules adopted under this section shall not affect any right to purchase service credit conferred by any other section of the Revised Code, including the right of a member under any such section to purchase only part of the service credit the member is eligible to purchase. (E) No payroll deduction made pursuant to this section may exceed the amount of a member's net compensation after all other deductions and withholdings required by law. (F) No payments made to the system under this section shall affect any contribution required by section 3307.26 or 3307.28 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.223 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.223
§ 3319.223. Ohio teacher residency program
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The superintendent of public instruction and the chancellor of higher education jointly shall establish the Ohio teacher residency program, which shall be a two-year, entry-level program for classroom teachers. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the teacher residency program shall include at least the following components: (1) Mentoring by teachers, which may be provided online or in person. The state superintendent shall provide participants and mentors with access to online professional development resources. (2) Counseling, as determined necessary by the school district or school, to ensure that program participants receive needed professional development. (3) Measures of appropriate progression through the program. The teacher evaluation system adopted under section 3319.111 of the Revised Code may be used to assess an individual participating in the teacher residency program. (B) No individual who is teaching career-technical courses under an alternative resident educator license issued under section 3319.26 of the Revised Code or rule of the state board shall be required to complete the conditions of the Ohio teacher residency program that a participant, as of September 29, 2015, would have been required to complete during the participant's first and second year of teaching under an alternative resident educator license. (C) The teacher residency program shall be aligned with the standards for teachers adopted by the state board under section 3319.61 of the Revised Code and best practices identified by the superintendent of public instruction. (D) Each person who holds a resident educator license issued under section 3319.22 or 3319.227 of the Revised Code or an alternative resident educator license issued under section 3319.26 of the Revised Code shall participate in the teacher residency program. Successful completion of the program shall be required to qualify any such person for a professional educator license issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.16
§ 3349.16. Board of directors may accept educational trusts
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of directors of a university, college, or other educational institution of any municipal corporation, in the name of and on behalf of the municipal corporation, may accept and take any property or funds given to such corporation for the purpose of founding, maintaining, or aiding a university, college, or institution for the promotion of education, and upon such terms, conditions, and trusts consistent with law as the board deems expedient and proper for that end.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.311 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.311
§ 3318.311. Design specifications classroom facilities for joint vocational education programs
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly The Ohio facilities construction commission shall establish design specifications for classroom facilities that are appropriate for joint vocational education programs. The specifications shall provide standards for appropriate pupil instruction space but shall not include standards for any vocational education furnishings or equipment that is not comparable to, or the vocational education equivalent of, the furnishings or equipment for which assistance is available to other school districts under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code. Beginning September 1, 2003, from time to time the commission may amend the specifications as determined necessary by the commission; however, any project under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code approved by the commission prior to the most recent amendment to the specifications shall not be subject to the provisions of such amendment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.82 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.82
§ 3375.82. Administration of grants
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly The state library board shall administer all grants and shall provide for the expenditure of all funds appropriated for the essential library services support program. All grants shall be made under rules adopted by the state library board and under the terms of written agreements between the state library board and the recipient. Such rules shall be designed to: (A) Ensure every resident of Ohio access to essential public library services; (B) Provide adequate library materials to satisfy the reference and research needs of the people of this state; (C) Assure and encourage local initiative and responsibility and support for library services; (D) Encourage the formation of viable regional library systems and library systems providing a full range of library services; (E) Develop adequate standards for services, resources, and programs that will serve as a source of information and inspiration to persons of all ages, persons with disabilities, and disadvantaged persons, and will encourage continuing education beyond the years of formal education; (F) Encourage adequate financing of public libraries from local, state, and other library financial resources. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 12:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3365.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3365 / § 3365.06
§ 3365.06. Enrollment options
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The rules adopted under section 3365.02 of the Revised Code shall provide for participants to enroll in courses under either of the options prescribed by division (A) or (B) of this section. (A) The participant may elect at the time of enrollment to be responsible for payment of all tuition and the cost of all textbooks, materials, and fees associated with the course. The college shall notify the participant about payment of tuition and fees in the customary manner followed by the college. A participant electing this option also shall elect, at the time of enrollment, whether to receive only college credit or high school credit and college credit for the course. (1) The participant may elect to receive only college credit for the course. Except as provided in section 3365.032 of the Revised Code, if the participant successfully completes the course, the college shall award the participant full credit for the course, but the governing entity of a public secondary school or the governing body of a participating nonpublic secondary school shall not award the high school credit. (2) The participant may elect to receive both high school credit and college credit for the course. Except as provided in section 3365.032 of the Revised Code, if the participant successfully completes the course, the college shall award the participant full credit for the course and the governing entity of a public school or the governing body of a participating nonpublic school shall award the participant high school credit. (B) If a course is eligible for funding under rules adopted pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, the participant may elect at the time of enrollment for the course to have the college reimbursed under section 3365.07 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in section 3365.032 of the Revised Code, if the participant successfully completes the course, the college shall award the participant full credit for the course and the governing entity of a public school or the governing body of a participating nonpublic school shall award the participant high school credit. If the participant elects to have the college reimbursed under this division, the department shall reimburse the college for the number of enrolled credit hours in accordance with section 3365.07 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) The chancellor of higher education, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, shall adopt rules specifying which courses are eligible for funding under section 3365.07 of the Revised Code. The rules shall address at least the following: (a) Whether courses must be taken in a specified sequence; (b) Whether to restrict funding and limit eligibility to certain types of courses, including (i) courses that are included in the statewide articulation and transfer system, established by the chancellor pursuant to section 3333.161 of the Revised Code; (ii) courses that may be applied to multiple degree pathways or are applicable to in-demand jobs; or (iii) other types of courses; (c) Whether courses with private instruction, as defined by the chancellor, are eligible for funding. The rules also shall specify the school year for which implementation of the rules adopted pursuant to this division shall first apply. (2) In developing the rules, the chancellor, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, shall establish a process to receive input from public and nonpublic secondary schools, public and private colleges, and other interested parties. (D) When determining a school district's enrollment under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, the time a participant is attending courses under division (A) of this section shall be considered as time the participant is not attending or enrolled in school anywhere, and the time a participant is attending courses under division (B) of this section shall be considered as time the participant is attending or enrolled in the district's schools. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:04 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.15
§ 3313.15. Regular meetings of board
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly At the time of the organization meeting each board of education shall fix the time for holding its regular meetings. Regular meetings shall be held at least once every two months.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.05
§ 3319.05. Compensation of business manager - bond
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly The business manager shall receive such compensation as is fixed by the board of education before election, which shall not be decreased during the business manager's term of office. Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the business manager shall give such bond as prescribed by the board for the faithful discharge of official duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.35
§ 3375.35. Rules of procedure - annual report
Status: in_force

June 20, 2008 Senate Bill 185 - 127th General Assembly Each board of library trustees appointed pursuant to sections 3375.06 , 3375.10 , 3375.12 , 3375.15 , 3375.22 , and 3375.30 of the Revised Code shall, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it, be governed by this section. For the purpose of transacting any business a quorum is a majority of the full membership of the board. The purchase of any real property requires a two-thirds vote of the full membership of the board making such purchase. All conveyances of real property shall be executed by the president and the secretary of the board making such conveyance. Except as provided in section 3375.351 of the Revised Code, no moneys credited to a free public library shall be paid out except on a check signed by the fiscal officer of the board having jurisdiction over said moneys and the president, vice-president, or secretary of said board. Each board of library trustees shall, at the end of each fiscal year, transmit on forms provided by the state library board to the state librarian and officer or board which appointed said board of library trustees a report of the activities of said board of library trustees during said year. Such report shall include a complete financial statement showing the receipts and expenditures in detail of all library funds for the entire fiscal year made by such board of library trustees. No member of a board of library trustees shall have any pecuniary interest in any contract entered into by such board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3385.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3385 / § 3385.09
§ 3385.09. Application of escheat law
Status: in_force

March 14, 2003 House Bill 675 - 124th General Assembly (A) Property on loan to a museum shall not escheat to the state under any applicable escheat law, but shall pass to the museum under the provisions of this chapter. (B) This chapter does not apply to property interests other than those specifically described in this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3358.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3358 / § 3358.01
§ 3358.01. State community college definitions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly As used in sections 3358.01 to 3358.10 of the Revised Code: (A) "State community college district" means a political subdivision composed of the territory of a county, or of two or more contiguous counties, in either case having a total population of at least one hundred fifty thousand, and organized for the purpose of establishing, owning, and operating a state community college within the district or a political subdivision created pursuant to division (A) of section 3358.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "State community college" means a two-year institution, offering a baccalaureate-oriented program, technical education program, or an adult continuing education program. The extent to which the college offers baccalaureate-oriented and technical programs shall be determined in its charter. However, a state community college may offer applied bachelor's degree programs or nursing bachelor's degree programs pursuant to section 3333.051 of the Revised Code. (C) "Baccalaureate-oriented program" means a curricular program of not more than two years' duration that is planned and intended to enable students to gain academic credit for courses comparable to first- and second-year courses offered by accredited colleges and universities. The purpose of baccalaureate-oriented coursework in state community colleges is to enable students to transfer to colleges and universities and earn baccalaureate degrees or to enable students to terminate academic study after two years with a proportionate recognition of academic achievement through receipt of an associate degree. (D) "Technical education program" means a post high school program of not more than two years' duration that is planned and intended to prepare students to pursue employment or improve technical knowledge in careers generally but not exclusively at the semiprofessional level. Technical education programs include, but are not limited to, programs in the technologies of business, engineering, health, natural science, and public service and are programs which, after two years of academic study, result in proportionate recognition of academic achievement through receipt of an associate degree. (E) "Adult continuing education program" means the offering of short courses, seminars, workshops, exhibits, performances, and other educational activities for the general educational or occupational benefit of adults. (F) "Applied bachelor's degree" has the same meaning as in section 3333.051 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 2, 2021 at 11:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.136 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.136
§ 3333.136. Underserved community fund and rural practice incentive fund
Status: in_force

April 3, 2023 House Bill 150 - 134th General Assembly The chancellor of higher education may accept gifts of money from any source for the implementation and administration of sections 3333.13 to 3333.137 of the Revised Code. The chancellor shall pay all gifts accepted under this section into the state treasury to the credit of the underserved community fund, which is hereby created. The chancellor shall pay all damages collected under division (B)(3) of section 3333.135 of the Revised Code into the state treasury to the credit of the rural practice incentive fund, which is hereby created. The chancellor shall use the underserved community fund and the rural practice incentive fund for the implementation and administration of sections 3333.13 to 3333.137 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 31, 2023 at 1:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.29
§ 3333.29. Facilitation of communication, cooperation, and partnerships among state institutions of higher education with nursing education programs
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) The chancellor of higher education shall establish, within the Ohio skills bank, a mechanism to facilitate communication, cooperation, and partnerships among state institutions of higher education with nursing education programs and between state institutions of higher education and hospitals in this state to meet regional and statewide nursing education needs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.171
§ 3313.171. Consultant services
Status: in_force

December 16, 1964 House Bill 5 - 105th General Assembly A board of education may expend funds for consultant services for any purpose related to the business administration of the school district, and this authority is in addition to any power, expressed or implied, granted to a board of education by statute or otherwise prior to September 24, 1963.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.041
§ 3309.041. Travel expense policies - bonus policy - budget
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly The school employees retirement board shall do all of the following: (A) In consultation with the Ohio ethics commission, review any existing policy regarding the travel and payment of travel expenses of members and employees of the school employees retirement board and adopt rules in accordance with section 3309.04 of the Revised Code establishing a new or revised policy regarding travel and payment of travel expenses. Not less than sixty days before adopting a new or revised policy, the board shall submit the policy to the Ohio retirement study council for review. (B) If the board intends to award a bonus to any employee of the board, adopt rules in accordance with section 3309.04 of the Revised Code establishing a policy regarding employee bonuses; (C) Provide copies of the rules adopted under divisions (A) and (B) of this section to each member of the Ohio retirement study council; (D) Submit to the Ohio retirement study council a proposed operating budget, including an administrative budget for the board, for the next immediate fiscal year and adopt that budget not earlier than sixty days after it is submitted to the council; (E) Submit to the council a plan describing how the board will improve the dissemination of public information pertaining to the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.393 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.393
§ 3333.393. Grow your own teacher program
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 168 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and in section 3333.394 of the Revised Code: (1) "Academic year" shall be as defined by the chancellor of higher education. (2) "Parent" means the parent, guardian, or custodian of a qualified student as described by this section. (3) "Qualified service" means teaching at a qualifying school district or another school district, school, or educational service center as prescribed in division (G) of this section. (4) "Qualifying school district" means any of the following that has been identified as "high need" by the chancellor, that has difficulty attracting and retaining classroom teachers who hold a valid educator license issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, and that either employs the scholarship recipient or is the district or school from which the recipient graduated from high school: (a) A school district; (b) An educational service center; (c) A community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code; (d) A STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code; (e) A chartered nonpublic school; (f) A nonchartered nonpublic school. (5) "Qualifying employee" means an individual employed at a qualifying school district. (6) "Qualifying high school senior" means a student who is currently enrolled in the twelfth grade, and for whom either of the following is true: (a) The student will graduate from a secondary school in a qualifying school district where at least twenty-five percent of the students are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch. (b) The student completes the free application for federal student aid for the academic year for which the scholarship begins and receives a student aid index of 25,000 or less. (B) The grow your own teacher college scholarship program is hereby established. Each scholarship shall be awarded for up to four academic years and shall not exceed $7,500 for each academic year. Under the program, the chancellor of higher education, in conjunction with the department of education and workforce, shall award scholarships to the following: (1) Qualifying high school seniors who commit to teaching in a qualifying school district for a minimum of four years upon graduation from a teacher training program at a state institution of higher education or an Ohio nonprofit institution of higher education that has a certificate of authorization under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. (2) Qualifying employees who commit to teaching in a qualifying school district for a minimum of four years upon graduation from a teacher training program at a state institution of higher education or an Ohio nonprofit institution of higher education that has a certificate of authorization under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. (C) The department and the chancellor shall develop an application process for awarding scholarships under the program. The department and the chancellor also shall appoint a highly qualified and diverse application committee to assist in the selection of scholarship recipients. If insufficient funds are available to fund all qualifying applicants, the chancellor may prioritize those students with the most financial need. (D)(1) Scholarships shall be awarded to students under division (B)(1) of this section who meet both of the following conditions: (a) Received a high school diploma or honors diploma under section 3313.61 of the Revised Code; (b) Commit to completing the four-year teaching obligation within not more than six years after graduating from the teacher training program. (2) Scholarships shall be awarded to qualifying employees under division (B)(2) of this section who commit to completing the four-year teaching obligation within not more than six years after graduating from the teacher training program. Qualifying employees shall maintain employment at the qualifying school district during their teacher training program unless they must terminate or suspend their employment to complete the student teaching requirements of the teacher training program. (E) The chancellor shall require that all applicants to the grow your own teacher program file a statement of service status in compliance with section 3345.32 of the Revised Code, if applicable, and that all applicants have not been convicted of, plead guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for any violation listed in section 3333.38 of the Revised Code. (F) Recipients shall complete the four-year teaching commitment within not more than six years after graduating from the teacher training program. Failure to fulfill the commitment shall convert the scholarship into a loan to be repaid under section 3333.394 of the Revised Code. (G) Upon completion of a teacher training program, if the qualifying school district is unable to hire the graduate, the recipient may be permitted by the chancellor to complete the required teaching commitment at another high need school district, school, or educational service center that has difficulty attracting and retaining classroom teachers who hold a valid educator license as described in division (A)(4) of this section. Last updated August 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3381.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3381 / § 3381.02
§ 3381.02. Creation of regional arts and cultural district - district is political subdivision
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly A regional arts and cultural district may be created for any of the following purposes: making grants to support the operating or capital expenses of arts or cultural organizations located within its district, or acquiring, constructing, equipping, furnishing, repairing, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, improving, or administering artistic or cultural facilities. A regional arts and cultural district is a political subdivision of the state and a body corporate, comprised of the territory of a county, or two or more counties, municipal corporations, townships, or any combination thereof. If more than one county is in a regional arts and cultural district, each county shall be contiguous to a county in the district, and, also in the case of a combination of political subdivisions, each municipal corporation or township shall either be contiguous to a county, municipal corporation, or township in the regional arts and cultural district, or each municipal corporation or township shall be located in a county that is contiguous to a county in the district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3325.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3325 / § 3325.17
§ 3325.17. State school for the blind educational program expense fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the state school for the blind educational program expense fund. Moneys received by Ohio deaf and blind education services for the state school for the blind from donations, bequests, student fundraising activities, fees charged for camps, workshops, and summer work and learn cooperative programs, gate receipts from school activities, and any other moneys designated for deposit in the fund by the superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services, shall be credited to the fund. All investment earnings on money in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding section 3325.01 of the Revised Code, the approval of the department of education and workforce is not required to designate money for deposit into the fund. Ohio deaf and blind education services shall use moneys in the fund for educational programs, after-school activities, and expenses associated with student activities at the state school for the blind. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.071 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.071
§ 3309.071. No election when only one nominee for employee or retirant member
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly Notwithstanding sections 3309.05 , 3309.06 , and 3309.07 of the Revised Code, the school employees retirement board is not required to hold an election for a position on the board as an employee member or retirant member if only one candidate has been nominated for the position by petition in accordance with section 3309.07 of the Revised Code. The candidate shall take office as if elected. The term of office shall be four years beginning on the first day of July following the date the candidate was nominated. Last updated May 7, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.126 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.126
§ 3333.126. Supplemental Ohio college opportunity grants
Status: in_force

July 21, 2022 Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "eligible student" means a student to whom all of the following apply: (1) The student receives an Ohio college opportunity grant under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code. (2) The student has completed at least two years of a bachelor's degree program. (3) The student is making progress toward completing the student's bachelor's degree program. (B) In addition to the Ohio college opportunity grant a student is awarded under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code, the chancellor shall award an eligible student with a supplemental grant. Funding for this supplemental grant shall be paid for from funds appropriated for grants awarded under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code. Supplemental grants awarded under this section shall be subject to the same requirements as a grant awarded under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code, including divisions (D)(1) and (E) of that section. The chancellor shall award supplemental grants under this section only if the chancellor determines that sufficient funds remain for that purpose after the chancellor awards grants under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code. (C) The chancellor shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules shall include a method to calculate supplemental grant amounts. Last updated April 27, 2022 at 5:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.42
§ 3307.42. Acquiring vested right in pension when granted; suspension of benefits
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except as provided in section 3307.373 of the Revised Code, the granting to any person of an allowance, annuity, pension, or other benefit under the STRS defined benefit plan, or the granting of a benefit under an STRS defined contribution plan, pursuant to an action of the state teachers' retirement board vests a right in such person, so long as the person remains the beneficiary of any of the funds established by section 3307.14 of the Revised Code, to receive the allowance, annuity, pension, or benefit at the rate fixed at the time of granting the allowance, annuity, pension, or benefit. Such right shall also be vested with equal effect in the beneficiary of a grant heretofore made from any of the funds named in section 3307.14 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The state teachers retirement system may suspend the benefit of a person receiving a benefit under section 3307.58 or 3307.59 of the Revised Code, a disability benefit under section 3307.63 or 3307.631 of the Revised Code, a survivor benefit under section 3307.66 of the Revised Code, any payment under section 3307.352 of the Revised Code, a benefit under section 3307.60 of the Revised Code as a beneficiary, or a benefit under an STRS defined contribution plan under either of the following circumstances: (a) The retirement system has good cause to believe that the person receiving benefits is incapacitated and no other person or entity has legal authority to act or receive benefits on the person's behalf. (b) The retirement system learns that the person receiving benefits is missing, and no person provides evidence satisfactory to the system that the person is alive and is entitled to receive benefits. (2) Benefits shall resume on presentation of evidence satisfactory to the board of any of the following: (a) The person is no longer incapacitated; (b) Another person or entity has legal authority to act or receive benefits on the person's behalf; (c) The person is alive and entitled to receive benefits. Any missed payments shall be paid in a single lump sum payment. (3) A benefit suspended under division (B)(1)(b) of this section shall be terminated on presentation to the board of a decree of presumed death. Notwithstanding section 2121.04 of the Revised Code, the termination shall be retroactive to the date the benefit was suspended.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.124 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.124
§ 3333.124. Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund. As soon as possible following the end of each fiscal year, the chancellor of higher education shall certify to the director of budget and management the unencumbered balance of the general revenue fund appropriations made in the immediately preceding fiscal year for purposes of the Ohio college opportunity grant program created in section 3333.122 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the certification, the director of budget and management may transfer an amount not exceeding the certified amount from the general revenue fund to the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund. Moneys in the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund shall be used to pay grant obligations in excess of the general revenue fund appropriations made for that purpose. The director of budget and management may transfer any unencumbered balance from the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund to the general revenue fund. If it is determined that general revenue fund appropriations are insufficient to meet the obligations of the Ohio college opportunity grant program in a fiscal year, the director of budget and management may transfer funds from the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund to the general revenue fund in order to meet those obligations. The amount transferred is hereby appropriated. If the funds transferred from the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund are not needed, the director of budget and management may transfer the unexpended balance from the general revenue fund back to the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.46
§ 3345.46. Overload fees
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Full course load" shall be defined by the board of trustees of each state institution of higher education. (2) "Overload fee" means a fee or increased tuition rate charged to students who enroll in courses for a total number of credit hours in excess of a full course load. (3) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) No state institution of higher education shall charge an overload fee to any student for courses in which that student is enrolled that exceed the full course load per semester or per quarter, whichever is applicable, except as follows: (1) If a student is enrolled in more than eighteen credit hours per semester, or the equivalent number of credit hours per quarter as determined by the board of trustees of the institution, the institution may charge an overload fee to the student for only those credit hours taken in excess of eighteen credit hours per semester, or the equivalent number of credit hours per quarter, whichever is applicable. (2) If a student is enrolled in a course load that exceeds the full course load but is less than or equal to eighteen credit hours per semester, or the equivalent number of credit hours per quarter, whichever is applicable, the institution may charge an overload fee to any student for a course from which the student withdraws prior to a date specified by the board of trustees of the state institution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3321.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3321 / § 3321.03
§ 3321.03. Parent's obligation to see that child receives instruction
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section and section 3321.04 of the Revised Code, "special education program" means a school or the educational agency that provides special education and related services to children with disabilities in accordance with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Except as provided in this section, the parent of a child of compulsory school age shall cause such child to attend a school in the school district in which the child is entitled to attend school under division (B) or (F) of section 3313.64 or section 3313.65 of the Revised Code, to participate in a special education program under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, or to otherwise cause the child to be instructed in accordance with law. Every child of compulsory school age shall attend a school or participate in a special education program that conforms to the minimum standards prescribed by the director of education and workforce until the child: (A) Receives a diploma granted by the board of education or other governing authority, successfully completes the curriculum of any high school, or successfully completes the individualized education program developed for the student by any high school pursuant to Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code; (B) Receives an age and schooling certificate as provided in section 3331.01 of the Revised Code; or (C) Is excused from school under standards adopted by the department of education and workforce pursuant to section 3321.04 or exempt pursuant to section 3321.042 of the Revised Code, or if in need of special education, the child is excused from such programs pursuant to section 3321.04 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 3, 2023 at 4:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3316.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3316 / § 3316.02
§ 3316.02. Solvency assistance fund - shared resource account - catastrophic expenditures account
Status: in_force

June 20, 1996 Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly (A) Pursuant to the authority of the general assembly to provide for the public health, safety, and welfare, it is hereby declared to be the public policy and a public purpose of the state to require fiscal integrity of school districts so that they can educate children, pay when due principal and interest on their debt obligations, meet financial obligations to their employees, vendors, and suppliers, and provide for proper financial accounting procedures, budgeting, and taxing practices. The failure of a school district to so act is hereby determined to affect adversely the health, safety, and welfare not only of the people of the school district but also of other people of the state. (B) The intention of the general assembly, under this chapter, is to enact procedures, provide powers, and impose restrictions to assure fiscal integrity of school districts as set out in division (A) of this section. (C) Unless otherwise indicated, the provisions of this chapter are supplemental to other provisions of law, including Chapters 133. and 5705. of the Revised Code, and to the resolutions of the school district board of education, consistent with this chapter. Any provisions of Chapters 133. and 5705. of the Revised Code and the resolutions of the school district may be utilized in the issuance of debt obligations. However, provisions of this chapter prevail over provisions of Chapters 133. and 5705. of the Revised Code and the resolutions of the school district to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between this chapter and such other chapters or resolutions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.20
§ 3323.20. Electronic report of preschool children receiving paid services
Status: in_force

January 1, 2025 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Annually on the first day of July, the department of education and workforce, in consultation with the department of children and youth, shall electronically report to the general assembly the number of preschool children with disabilities who received services for which the department of education made a payment to any provider during the previous fiscal year, disaggregated according to each area of developmental deficiency identified by the department of education for the evaluation of such children. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.33
§ 3313.33. Conveyances and contracts
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Conveyances made by a board of education shall be executed by the president and treasurer thereof. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no member of the board shall have, directly or indirectly, any pecuniary interest in any contract of the board or be employed in any manner for compensation by the board of which the person is a member. No contract shall be binding upon any board unless it is made or authorized at a regular or special meeting of such board. (C) A member of the board may have a pecuniary interest in a contract of the board if all of the following apply: (1) The member's pecuniary interest in that contract is that the member is employed by a political subdivision, instrumentality, or agency of the state or a private institution of higher education that is contracting with the board; (2) The member does not participate in any discussion or debate regarding the contract or vote on the contract; (3) The member files with the school district treasurer an affidavit stating the member's exact employment status with the political subdivision, instrumentality, or agency or private institution of higher education contracting with the board. (D) This section does not apply where a member of the board, being a shareholder of a corporation but not being an officer or director thereof, owns not in excess of five per cent of the stock of such corporation. If a stockholder desires to avail self of the exception, before entering upon such contract such person shall first file with the treasurer an affidavit stating the stockholder's exact status and connection with said corporation. This section does not apply where a member of the board elects to be covered by a health care plan under section 3313.202 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 14, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3331.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3331 / § 3331.14
§ 3331.14. Age and schooling certificate to be kept on file by parent or guardian
Status: in_force

August 28, 2002 House Bill 402 - 124th General Assembly The parent or guardian of a child of compulsory school age shall secure and keep on file the proper age and schooling certificate of the parent's or guardian's child or ward if such child or ward is employed by the parent or guardian. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3331.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3331 / § 3331.07
§ 3331.07. Requirement when certificate reissued
Status: in_force

March 31, 2003 Senate Bill 245 - 124th General Assembly When an age and schooling certificate is reissued, the pledge of the new employer shall be secured and filed. A physical fitness certificate from a physician, physician assistant, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner as described in division (A)(4) of section 3331.02 of the Revised Code shall also be secured and filed if the physical fitness certificate used in the issuing of the previously issued age and schooling certificate is no longer valid, as determined pursuant to division (B) of section 3331.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.99
§ 3345.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

June 20, 1997 Senate Bill 6 - 122nd General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 3345.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than one hundred fifty dollars. (B) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of section 3345.34 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (C) Whoever violates section 3345.78 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.25
§ 3326.25. Criminal records check of private contract employee
Status: in_force

September 12, 2008 House Bill 428 - 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Designated official" means the chief administrative officer of a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school, or the chief administrative officer's designee. (2) "Essential school services" means services provided by a private company under contract with a STEM school that the chief administrative officer of the school has determined are necessary for the operation of the school and that would need to be provided by employees of the school if the services were not provided by the private company. (3) "License" has the same meaning as in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code. (B) This section applies to any person who is an employee of a private company under contract with a STEM school to provide essential school services and who will work in the school in a position that does not require a license issued by the state board of education, is not for the operation of a vehicle for pupil transportation, and that involves routine interaction with a child or regular responsibility for the care, custody, or control of a child. (C) No STEM school shall permit a person to whom this section applies to work in the school, unless one of the following applies to the person: (1) The person's employer presents proof of both of the following to the designated official: (a) That the person has been the subject of a criminal records check conducted in accordance with division (D) of this section within the five-year period immediately prior to the date on which the person will begin working in the school; (b) That the criminal records check indicates that the person has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any offense described in division (B)(1) of section 3319.39 of the Revised Code. (2) During any period of time in which the person will have routine interaction with a child or regular responsibility for the care, custody, or control of a child, the designated official has arranged for an employee of the school to be present in the same room with the child or, if outdoors, to be within a thirty-yard radius of the child or to have visual contact with the child. (D) Any private company that has been hired or seeks to be hired by a STEM school to provide essential school services may request the bureau of criminal identification and investigation to conduct a criminal records check of any of its employees for the purpose of complying with division (C)(1) of this section. Each request for a criminal records check under this division shall be made to the superintendent of the bureau in the manner prescribed in section 3319.39 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of a request, the bureau shall conduct the criminal records check in accordance with section 109.572 of the Revised Code as if the request had been made under section 3319.39 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding division (H) of section 109.57 of the Revised Code, the private company may share the results of any criminal records check conducted under this division with the designated official for the purpose of complying with division (C)(1) of this section, but in no case shall the designated official release that information to any other person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3361.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3361 / § 3361.02
§ 3361.02. Election and appointment of officers of board - bond of treasurer
Status: in_force

September 23, 2008 House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly The board of trustees of the university of Cincinnati shall annually elect from their members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson, and they may also appoint a secretary of the board, a treasurer, and such other officers of the university as the interests of the university require, who may be members of the board. The treasurer, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state or be insured for the faithful performance of the treasurer's duties and the proper accounting for all moneys coming into the treasurer's care. The amount of said bond or insurance shall be determined by the board, but shall not be for a sum less than the estimated amount which may come into the treasurer's control at any time, less any reasonable deductible.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3325.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3325 / § 3325.08
§ 3325.08. Requirement for granting of diploma or honors diploma
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) A diploma shall be granted by the superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services to any student enrolled in the state school for the blind or the state school for the deaf to whom all of the following apply: (1) The student has successfully completed the curriculum in any high school or the individualized education program developed for the student for the student's high school education pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code; (2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the student has met the assessment requirements of division (A)(2)(a) or (b) of this section, as applicable. (a) If the student entered the ninth grade prior to July 1, 2014, the student either: (i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the assessments prescribed by that division unless division (L) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code applies to the student; (ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in section 3313.615 of the Revised Code. (b) If the student entered the ninth grade on or after July 1, 2014, the student has met the requirement prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code, except to the extent that division (L) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code applies to the student. (3) The student is not eligible to receive an honors diploma granted pursuant to division (B) of this section. No diploma shall be granted under this division to anyone except as provided under this division. (B) In lieu of a diploma granted under division (A) of this section, the superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services shall grant an honors diploma, in the same manner that the boards of education of school districts grant such diplomas under division (B) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code, to any student enrolled in the state school for the blind or the state school for the deaf who accomplishes all of the following: (1) Successfully completes the curriculum in any high school or the individualized education program developed for the student for the student's high school education pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code; (2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, has met the assessment requirements of division (B)(2)(a) or (b) of this section, as applicable. (a) If the student entered the ninth grade prior to July 1, 2014, the student either: (i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the assessments prescribed under that division; (ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in section 3313.615 of the Revised Code. (b) If the student entered the ninth grade on or after July 1, 2014, the student has met the requirement prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code. (3) Has met additional criteria for granting an honors diploma. These additional criteria shall be the same as those prescribed by the department of education and workforce under division (B) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code for the granting of such diplomas by school districts. No honors diploma shall be granted to anyone failing to comply with this division and not more than one honors diploma shall be granted to any student under this division. (C) A diploma or honors diploma awarded under this section shall be signed by the director of education and workforce and the superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services. Each diploma shall bear the date of its issue and be in such form as the superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services prescribes. (D) Upon granting a diploma to a student under this section, the superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services shall provide notice of receipt of the diploma to the board of education of the school district where the student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code when not residing at the state school for the blind or the state school for the deaf. The notice shall indicate the type of diploma granted. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.29
§ 3304.29. Duties of bureau of services for visually impaired
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly The bureau of services for the visually impaired shall: (A) Survey suitable vending facility concession opportunities for individuals who are blind on governmental property; (B) Obtain and make public, information concerning employment opportunities for individuals who are blind in suitable vending facilities; (C) License individuals who are blind to operate suitable vending facilities on governmental property; (D) Adopt rules and do everything necessary and proper to carry out sections 3304.29 to 3304.34 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3339.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3339 / § 3339.01
§ 3339.01. Appointment of trustees - term
Status: in_force

June 27, 2025 Senate Bill 1 - 136th General Assembly (A) The government of Miami university shall be vested in eleven trustees, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at Miami university, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on the first day of March and ending on the last day of February, except that upon expiration of the trustee term ending on March 1, 1974, the trustee term which succeeds it shall commence on March 2, 1974, and end on February 28, 1983; upon expiration of the trustee term ending on March 1, 1977, the trustee term which succeeds it shall commence on March 2, 1977, and end on February 28, 1986; upon expiration of the trustee term ending on March 1, 1978, the trustee term which succeeds it shall commence on March 2, 1978, and end on February 28, 1987; and upon expiration of the trustee term ending on March 1, 1979, the trustee term which succeeds it shall commence on March 2, 1979, and end on February 29, 1988. For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for six years, commencing on the first day of March and ending on the last day of February. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the end of the term for which the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until a successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. (B) The student members of the board of trustees of Miami university have no voting power on the board. Student members shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members shall commence on March 1, 1988, and shall expire on February 28, 1989, and the initial term of office of the other student member shall commence on March 1, 1988, and expire on February 28, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the last day of February. In the event that a student member cannot fulfill the student member's two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original selection. Last updated April 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.85 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.85
§ 3345.85. Meningitis and hepatitis B vaccination
Status: in_force

July 14, 2004 House Bill 142 - 125th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "On-campus student housing" means a dormitory or other student residence that is owned or operated by, or located on the campus of a state institution of higher education. (2) "Parent" means either parent, except that if one parent has sole custody, "parent" means the parent with custody. "Parent" also includes a guardian or, in the absence of a parent or guardian, another person who has accepted responsibility for the care of the student. (B) Beginning with the academic year that commences on or after July 1, 2005, a state institution of higher education shall not permit a student to reside in on-campus student housing unless the student, or, if the student is younger than eighteen years of age, the student's parent, discloses to the institution whether the student has been vaccinated against meningococcal meningitis and hepatitis B by submitting to the institution the meningitis and hepatitis B vaccination status statement described in division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code or a meningitis status statement form provided by the institution that meets the requirements of division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code. The statement may be submitted in written form or, if the institution has a secure web site, in electronic form. (C) On receipt of an application for residence in on-campus student housing, a state institution of higher education shall do both of the following: (1) Inform the student of the disclosure requirement; (2) Provide the student in either written or, if the institution has a secure web site, electronic form the meningitis and hepatitis B vaccination status statement described in division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code or a meningitis status statement form provided by the institution that meets the requirements of division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code. (D) This section does not require an institution to provide or pay for a meningococcal meningitis or hepatitis B vaccination for any student.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3385.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3385 / § 3385.06
§ 3385.06. Owner to give notice of change of address or change in ownership of property
Status: in_force

March 14, 2003 House Bill 675 - 124th General Assembly The owner of any property on loan to a museum shall promptly notify the museum in writing of any change of the owner's address or change in ownership of the property.