Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.16
§ 3332.16. Consumer transactions subject to consumer sales practices act
Status: in_force

April 16, 1993 Senate Bill 211 - 119th General Assembly Consumer transactions entered into with schools subject to this chapter are subject to Chapter 1345. of the Revised Code. As used in this section, "consumer transaction" has the same meaning as in section 1345.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6114 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6114
§ 3313.6114. State diploma seals
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce shall establish a system of state diploma seals for the purposes of allowing a student to qualify for graduation under section 3313.618 of the Revised Code. State diploma seals may be attached or affixed to the high school diploma of a student enrolled in a public or chartered nonpublic school. The system of state diploma seals shall consist of all of the following: (1) The state seal of biliteracy established under section 3313.6111 of the Revised Code; (2) The OhioMeansJobs-readiness seal established under section 3313.6112 of the Revised Code; (3) The state diploma seals prescribed under division (C) of this section. (B) A school district, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code, or chartered nonpublic school shall attach or affix the state seals prescribed under division (C) of this section to the diploma and transcript of a student enrolled in the district or school who meets the requirements established under that division. (C) The department shall establish all of the following state diploma seals: (1) An industry-recognized credential seal. A student shall meet the requirement for this seal by doing either of the following: (a) Earning an industry-recognized credential, or group of credentials, approved under section 3313.6113 of the Revised Code that meets the criteria established under section 3313.6113 of the Revised Code to qualify for a high school diploma and aligns to a job that is determined to be in demand in this state and its regions under section 6301.11 of the Revised Code. (b) Obtaining a license approved under section 3313.6113 of the Revised Code that is issued by a state agency or board for practice in a vocation that requires an examination for issuance of that license. (2) A college-ready seal. A student shall meet the requirement for this seal by attaining a score that is remediation-free, in accordance with standards adopted under division (F) of section 3345.061 of the Revised Code, on a nationally standardized assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code or by attaining a passing score, as determined by the department of education and workforce and aligned with current statewide college-level examination program scores identified by the chancellor of higher education, on a college-level examination program examination. (3) A military seal. A student shall meet the requirement for this seal by doing one of the following: (a) Providing evidence that the student has enlisted in a branch of the armed services of the United States as defined in section 5910.01 of the Revised Code; (b) Participating in a junior reserve officer training program approved by the congress of the United States under title 10 of the United States Code; (c) Providing evidence that the student has accepted a scholarship to enter the reserve officer training corps; (d) Providing evidence that the student has been appointed to a United States military service academy. (4) A citizenship seal. A student shall meet the requirement for this seal by doing any of the following: (a) Demonstrating at least a proficient level of skill as prescribed under division (B)(5)(a) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code on both the American history and American government end-of-course examinations prescribed under division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code; (b) Attaining a score level prescribed under division (B)(5)(d) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code that is at least the equivalent of a proficient level of skill in appropriate advanced placement or international baccalaureate examinations or by attaining a passing score, as determined by the department, on a college-level examination program examination in lieu of the American history and American government end-of-course examinations; (c) In lieu of the American history and American government end-of-course examinations, attaining a final course grade that is the equivalent of a "B" or higher in either: (i) An American history course and an American government course that are offered by the student's high school; (ii) Appropriate courses taken through the college credit plus program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code. (d) In the case of a student who takes an alternate assessment in accordance with division (C)(1) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, attaining a score established by the department on the alternate assessment in social studies; (e) In the case of a student who transfers into an Ohio public or chartered nonpublic high school from another state or who enrolls in an Ohio public or chartered nonpublic high school after receiving home education or attending a nonchartered, nontax-supported school in the previous school year, attaining a final course grade that is the equivalent of a "B" or higher in courses that correspond with the American history and American government end-of-course examinations and that the student completed in the state from which the student transferred or completed while receiving home education or attending a nonchartered, nontax-supported school. Division (C)(4)(e) of this section does not apply to any such student with respect to an American history or American government course for which an end-of-course examination is associated that the student takes after enrolling in the high school. (5) A science seal. A student shall meet the requirement for this seal by doing any of the following: (a) Demonstrating at least a proficient level of skill as prescribed under division (B)(5)(a) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code on the science end-of-course examination prescribed under division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code; (b) Attaining a score level prescribed under division (B)(5)(d) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code that is at least the equivalent of a proficient level of skill in an appropriate advanced placement or international baccalaureate examination or by attaining a passing score, as determined by the department, on a college-level examination program examination in lieu of the science end-of-course examination; (c) In lieu of the science end-of-course examination, attaining a final course grade that is the equivalent of a "B" or higher in either: (i) A science course listed in divisions (C)(5)(c)(i) to (iii) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code that is offered by the student's high school; (ii) An appropriate course taken through the college credit plus program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code. (d) In the case of a student who takes an alternate assessment in accordance with division (C)(1) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, attaining a score established by the department on the alternate assessment in science; (e) In the case of a student who transfers into an Ohio public or chartered nonpublic high school from another state or enrolls in an Ohio public or chartered nonpublic high school after receiving home education or attending a nonchartered, nontax-supported school in the previous school year, attaining a final course grade that is the equivalent of a "B" or higher in a course that corresponds with the science end-of-course examination and that the student completed in the state from which the student transferred or completed while receiving home instruction or attending a nonchartered, nontax-supported school. Division (C)(5)(e) of this section does not apply to any such student who takes a science course for which an end-of-course examination is associated after enrolling in the high school. (6) An honors diploma seal. A student shall meet the requirement for this seal by meeting the additional criteria for an honors diploma under division (B) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code. (7) A technology seal. A student shall meet the requirement for this seal by doing any of the following: (a) Subject to division (B)(5)(d) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, attaining a score level that is at least the equivalent of a proficient level of skill in an appropriate advanced placement or international baccalaureate examination or by attaining a passing score, as determined by the department of education and workforce and aligned with the current statewide college-level examination program scores identified by the chancellor of higher education, on a college-level examination program examination; (b) Attaining a final course grade that is the equivalent of a "B" or higher in an appropriate course taken through the college credit plus program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code; (c) Completing a course offered through the student's district or school that meets guidelines developed by the department. However, a district or school shall not be required to offer a course that meets those guidelines. (d) In the case of a student who transfers into an Ohio public or chartered nonpublic high school from another state or enrolls in an Ohio public or chartered nonpublic high school after receiving home education or attending a nonchartered, nontax-supported school in the previous school year, attaining a final course grade that is the equivalent of a "B" or higher in an appropriate course, as determined by the district or school, that the student completed in the state from which the student transferred or completed while receiving home education or attending a nonchartered, nontax-supported school. (8) A community service seal. A student shall meet the requirement for this seal by completing a community service project that is aligned with guidelines adopted by the student's district board or school governing authority. (9) A fine and performing arts seal. A student shall meet the requirement for this seal by demonstrating skill in the fine or performing arts according to an evaluation that is aligned with guidelines adopted by the student's district board or school governing authority. (10) A student engagement seal. A student shall meet the requirement for this seal by participating in extracurricular activities such as athletics, clubs, or student government to a meaningful extent, as determined by guidelines adopted by the student's district board or school governing authority. (D)(1) Each district or school shall develop guidelines for at least one of the state seals prescribed under divisions (C)(8) to (10) of this section. (2) For the purposes of determining whether a student who transfers to a district or school has satisfied the state diploma seal requirement under division (B)(2) of section 3313.618 of the Revised Code, each district or school shall recognize a state diploma seal prescribed under divisions (C)(8) to (10) of this section and earned by a student at another district or a different public or chartered nonpublic school regardless of whether the district or school to which the student transfers has developed guidelines under this section for that state seal. (3) In guidelines developed for a state diploma seal prescribed under divisions (C)(8) to (10) of this section, each district or school shall include a method to give, to the extent feasible, a student who transfers into the district or school a proportional amount of credit for any progress the student was making toward earning that state seal at the school district or different public or chartered nonpublic school from which the student transfers. (E) Each district or school shall maintain appropriate records to identify students who have met the requirements prescribed under division (C) of this section for earning the state seals established under that division. (F) The department shall prepare and deliver to each district or school an appropriate mechanism for assigning a state diploma seal established under division (C) of this section. (G) A student shall not be charged a fee to be assigned a state seal prescribed under division (C) of this section on the student's diploma and transcript. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.023 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.023
§ 3317.023. Adjustments to amount paid to district
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The amounts required to be paid to a district under this chapter shall be adjusted by the amount of the computations made under divisions (B) to (K) of this section. As used in this section: (1) "Career-technical planning district" or "CTPD" means a school district or group of school districts designated by the department of education and workforce as being responsible for the planning for and provision of career-technical education services to students within the district or group. A community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code or a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code that is serving students in any of grades seven through twelve shall be assigned to a career-technical planning district by the department. (2) "Lead district" means a school district, including a joint vocational school district, designated by the department as a CTPD, or designated to provide primary career-technical education leadership within a CTPD composed of a group of districts, community schools assigned to the CTPD, and STEM schools assigned to the CTPD. (B) If a local, city, or exempted village school district to which a governing board of an educational service center provides services pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 3313.843 of the Revised Code, deduct the amount of the payment required for the reimbursement of the governing board under that section. (C)(1) If the district is required to pay to or entitled to receive tuition from another school district under division (C)(2) or (3) of section 3313.64 or section 3313.65 of the Revised Code, or if the department is required to determine the correct amount of tuition and make a deduction or credit under section 3317.08 of the Revised Code, deduct and credit such amounts as provided in division (J) of section 3313.64 or section 3317.08 of the Revised Code. (2) For each child for whom the district is responsible for tuition or payment under division (A)(1) of section 3317.082 or section 3323.091 of the Revised Code, deduct the amount of tuition or payment for which the district is responsible. (D) If the district has been certified by the department under section 3313.90 of the Revised Code as not in compliance with the requirements of that section, deduct an amount equal to ten per cent of the amount computed for the district under this chapter. (E) If the district has received a loan from a commercial lending institution for which payments are made pursuant to division (E)(3) of section 3313.483 of the Revised Code, deduct an amount equal to such payments. (F)(1) If the district is a party to an agreement entered into under division (D), (E), or (F) of section 3311.06 or division (B) of section 3311.24 of the Revised Code and is obligated to make payments to another district under such an agreement, deduct an amount equal to such payments if the district school board notifies the department in writing that it wishes to have such payments deducted. (2) If the district is entitled to receive payments from another district that has notified the department to deduct such payments under division (F)(1) of this section, add the amount of such payments. (G) If the district is required to pay an amount of funds to a cooperative education district pursuant to a provision described by division (B)(4) of section 3311.52 or division (B)(8) of section 3311.521 of the Revised Code, deduct such amounts as provided under that provision and credit those amounts to the cooperative education district for payment to the district under division (B)(1) of section 3317.19 of the Revised Code. (H)(1) If a district is educating a student entitled to attend school in another district pursuant to a shared education contract, compact, or cooperative education agreement other than an agreement entered into pursuant to section 3313.842 of the Revised Code, credit to that educating district on an FTE basis both of the following: (a) An amount equal to the statewide average base cost per pupil. (b) Any amount applicable to the student pursuant to section 3317.013 or 3317.014 of the Revised Code. (2) Deduct any amount credited pursuant to division (H)(1) of this section from amounts paid to the school district in which the student is entitled to attend school pursuant to section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (3) If the district is required by a shared education contract, compact, or cooperative education agreement to make payments to an educational service center, deduct the amounts from payments to the district and add them to the amounts paid to the service center. (I)(1) If a district, including a joint vocational school district, is a lead district of a CTPD, credit to that district the amount calculated for each school district within that CTPD under divisions (D) and (E) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and for each community school and STEM school assigned to the CTPD under divisions (D) and (E) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code. (2) Deduct from each appropriate district that is not a lead district, or from the appropriate community school or STEM school, the amount attributable to that district or school that is credited to a lead district under division (I)(1) of this section. (J) If the department pays a joint vocational school district under division (C)(3) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code for excess costs of providing special education and related services to a student with a disability, as calculated under division (C)(1) of that section, the department shall deduct the amount of that payment from the city, local, or exempted village school district that is responsible as specified in that section for the excess costs. (K)(1) If the district reports an amount of excess cost for special education services for a child under division (C) of section 3323.14 of the Revised Code, the department shall pay that amount to the district. (2) If the district reports an amount of excess cost for special education services for a child under division (C) of section 3323.14 of the Revised Code, the department shall deduct that amount from the district of residence of that child. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 12:02 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.619 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.619
§ 3313.619. Chartered nonpublic school diploma with alternate assessment
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) In lieu of the assessment requirements prescribed by division (A) of section 3313.618 of the Revised Code or the requirements to demonstrate competency and earn diploma seals prescribed by division (B) of that section, a chartered nonpublic school may grant a high school diploma to a student who attains at least the designated score on an assessment approved by the department of education and workforce under division (B) of this section and selected by the school's governing authority. (B) For purposes of division (A) of this section, the department shall approve assessments that meet the conditions specified under division (C) of this section and shall designate passing scores for each of those assessments. (C) Each assessment approved under division (B) of this section shall be nationally norm-referenced, have internal consistency reliability coefficients of at least "0.8," be standardized, have specific evidence of content, concurrent, or criterion validity, have evidence of norming studies in the previous ten years, have a measure of student achievement in core academic areas, and have high validity evidenced by the alignment of the assessment with nationally recognized content. (D) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a chartered nonpublic school from granting a high school diploma to a student if the student satisfies the applicable requirements prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.15
§ 3318.15. Public school building fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly There is hereby created the public school building fund within the state treasury consisting of any moneys transferred or appropriated to the fund by the general assembly, moneys paid into or transferred in accordance with section 3318.47 of the Revised Code, and any grants, gifts, or contributions received by the Ohio facilities construction commission to be used for the purposes of the fund. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys transferred or appropriated to the fund by the general assembly and moneys in the fund from grants, gifts, and contributions shall be used for the purposes of Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code as prescribed by the general assembly.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.27
§ 3304.27. Vocational rehabilitation services subject to amendment or repeal of legislation
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly All vocational rehabilitation services made available under sections 3304.11 to 3304.27 of the Revised Code, are made available subject to amendment or repeal of those sections, and no eligible individual with a disability shall have any claim by reason of the eligible individual's vocational rehabilitation services being affected in any way by such an amendment or repeal.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.052 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.052
§ 3318.052. Use of property tax or school district income tax proceeds to pay costs of project or for maintenance of classroom facilities - options of school district board
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly At any time after the electors of a school district have approved either or both a property tax levied under section 5705.21 or 5705.218 of the Revised Code for the purpose of permanent improvements, including general permanent improvements, or a school district income tax levied under Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code, the proceeds of either of which, pursuant to the ballot measures approved by the electors, are not so restricted that they cannot be used to pay the costs of a project or maintaining classroom facilities, the school district board may: (A) Within one year following the date of the certification of the conditional approval of the school district's classroom facilities project by the Ohio facilities construction commission, enter into a written agreement with the commission, which may be part of an agreement entered into under section 3318.08 of the Revised Code, and in which the school district board covenants and agrees to do one or both of the following: (1) Apply a specified amount of available proceeds of that property tax levy, of that school district income tax, or of securities issued under this section, or of proceeds from any two or more of those sources, to pay all or part of the district's portion of the basic project cost of its classroom facilities project; (2) Apply available proceeds of either or both a property tax levied under section 5705.21 or 5705.218 of the Revised Code in effect for a continuing period of time, or of a school district income tax levied under Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code in effect for a continuing period of time to the payment of costs of maintaining the classroom facilities. (B) Receive, as a credit against the amount of bonds required under sections 3318.05 and 3318.06 of the Revised Code, to be approved by the electors of the district and issued by the district board for the district's portion of the basic project cost of its classroom facilities project in order for the district to receive state assistance for the project, an amount equal to the specified amount that the district board covenants and agrees with the commission to apply as set forth in division (A)(1) of this section; (C) Receive, as a credit against the amount of the tax levy required under sections 3318.05 and 3318.06 of the Revised Code, to be approved by the electors of the district to pay the costs of maintaining the classroom facilities in order to receive state assistance for the classroom facilities project, an amount equivalent to the specified amount of proceeds the school district board covenants and agrees with the commission to apply as referred to in division (A)(2) of this section; (D) Apply proceeds of either or both a school district income tax levied under Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code that may lawfully be used to pay the costs of a classroom facilities project or of a tax levied under section 5705.21 or 5705.218 of the Revised Code to the payment of debt charges on and financing costs related to securities issued under this section; (E) Issue securities to provide moneys to pay all or part of the district's portion of the basic project cost of its classroom facilities project in accordance with an agreement entered into under division (A) of this section. Securities issued under this section shall be Chapter 133. securities and may be issued as general obligation securities or issued in anticipation of a school district income tax or as property tax anticipation notes under section 133.24 of the Revised Code. The district board's resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of general obligation securities under this section shall conform to the applicable requirements of section 133.22 or 133.23 of the Revised Code. Securities issued under this section shall have principal payments during each year after the year of issuance over a period of not more than twenty-three years and, if so determined by the district board, during the year of issuance. Securities issued under this section shall not be included in the calculation of net indebtedness of the district under section 133.06 of the Revised Code, including but not limited to the limitation on unvoted indebtedness specified in division (G) of that section, or under section 3313.372 of the Revised Code, if the resolution of the district board authorizing their issuance and sale includes covenants to appropriate annually from lawfully available proceeds of a property tax levied under section 5705.21 or 5705.218 of the Revised Code or of a school district income tax levied under Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code and to continue to levy and collect the tax in amounts necessary to pay the debt charges on and financing costs related to the securities as they become due. No property tax levied under section 5705.21 or 5705.218 of the Revised Code and no school district income tax levied under Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code that is pledged, or that the school district board has covenanted to levy, collect, and appropriate annually, to pay the debt charges on and financing costs related to securities issued under this section shall be repealed while those securities are outstanding. If such a tax is reduced by the electors of the district or by the district board while those securities are outstanding, the school district board shall continue to levy and collect the tax under the authority of the original election authorizing the tax at a rate in each year that the board reasonably estimates will produce an amount in that year equal to the debt charges on the securities in that year, except that in the case of a school district income tax that amount shall be rounded up to the nearest one-fourth of one per cent. No state moneys shall be released for a project to which this section applies until the proceeds of the tax securities issued under this section that are dedicated for the payment of the district portion of the basic project cost of its classroom facilities project are first deposited into the district's project construction fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.02
§ 3317.02. Definitions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Alternative school" has the same meaning as in section 3313.974 of the Revised Code. (B) "Autism scholarship unit" means a unit that consists of all of the students for whom autism scholarships are awarded under section 3310.41 of the Revised Code. (C) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, a district's "base cost enrolled ADM" for a fiscal year means the greater of the following: (1) The district's enrolled ADM for the previous fiscal year; (2) The average of the district's enrolled ADM for the previous three fiscal years. (D)(1) "Base cost per pupil" means the following for a city, local, or exempted village school district: (a) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the aggregate base cost calculated for that district for that fiscal year under section 3317.011 of the Revised Code divided by the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year; (b) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly. (2) "Base cost per pupil" means the following for a joint vocational school district: (a) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the aggregate base cost calculated for that district for that fiscal year under section 3317.012 of the Revised Code divided by the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year; (b) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly. (E)(1) "Category one career-technical education ADM" means the enrollment of students during the school year on a full-time equivalency basis in career-technical education programs described in division (A)(1) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(11) or (D)(2)(h) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under divisions (B)(4) and (5) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (D) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (2) "Category two career-technical education ADM" means the enrollment of students during the school year on a full-time equivalency basis in career-technical education programs described in division (A)(2) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(12) or (D)(2)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under divisions (B)(4) and (5) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (D) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (3) "Category three career-technical education ADM" means the enrollment of students during the school year on a full-time equivalency basis in career-technical education programs described in division (A)(3) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(13) or (D)(2)(j) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under divisions (B)(4) and (5) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (D) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (4) "Category four career-technical education ADM" means the enrollment of students during the school year on a full-time equivalency basis in career-technical education programs described in division (A)(4) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(14) or (D)(2)(k) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under divisions (B)(4) and (5) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (D) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (5) "Category five career-technical education ADM" means the enrollment of students during the school year on a full-time equivalency basis in career-technical education programs described in division (A)(5) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(15) or (D)(2)(l) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under divisions (B)(4) and (5) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (D) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (F)(1) "Category one English learner ADM" means the full-time equivalent number of English learners described in division (A) of section 3317.016 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(16) or (D)(2)(m) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under division (B)(6) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (E) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (2) "Category two English learner ADM" means the full-time equivalent number of English learners described in division (B) of section 3317.016 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(17) or (D)(2)(n) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under division (B)(6) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (E) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (3) "Category three English learner ADM" means the full-time equivalent number of English learners described in division (C) of section 3317.016 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(18) or (D)(2)(o) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under division (B)(6) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (E) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (G)(1) "Category one special education ADM" means the full-time equivalent number of children with disabilities receiving special education services for the disability specified in division (A) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(5) or (D)(2)(b) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under division (B)(3) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (C) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (2) "Category two special education ADM" means the full-time equivalent number of children with disabilities receiving special education services for those disabilities specified in division (B) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(6) or (D)(2)(c) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under division (B)(3) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (C) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (3) "Category three special education ADM" means the full-time equivalent number of students receiving special education services for those disabilities specified in division (C) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code, and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(7) or (D)(2)(d) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under division (B)(3) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (C) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (4) "Category four special education ADM" means the full-time equivalent number of students receiving special education services for those disabilities specified in division (D) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(8) or (D)(2)(e) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under division (B)(3) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (C) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (5) "Category five special education ADM" means the full-time equivalent number of students receiving special education services for the disabilities specified in division (E) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, certified under division (B)(9) or (D)(2)(f) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under division (B)(3) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (C) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (6) "Category six special education ADM" means the full-time equivalent number of students receiving special education services for the disabilities specified in division (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code and, in the case of a funding unit that is a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district certified under division (B)(10) or (D)(2)(g) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or, in the case of the community and STEM school unit, reported by all community and STEM schools statewide under division (B)(3) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and division (C) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code. (H) "Community and STEM school unit" means a unit that consists of all of the students enrolled in community schools established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics schools established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code. (I)(1) "Economically disadvantaged index for a school district" means the following: (a) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the square of the quotient of that district's percentage of students in its enrolled ADM who are identified as economically disadvantaged as defined by the department of education and workforce, divided by the percentage of students in the statewide ADM identified as economically disadvantaged. For purposes of this calculation: (i) For a city, local, or exempted village school district, the "statewide ADM" equals the sum of the following: (I) The enrolled ADM for all city, local, and exempted village school districts combined; (II) The statewide enrollment of students in community schools established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code; (III) The statewide enrollment of students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics schools established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code. (ii) For a joint vocational school district, the "statewide ADM" equals the sum of the enrolled ADM for all joint vocational school districts combined. (b) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, an index calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly. (2) "Economically disadvantaged index for a community or STEM school" means the following: (a) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the square of the quotient of the percentage of students enrolled in the school who are identified as economically disadvantaged as defined by the department, divided by the percentage of students in the statewide ADM identified as economically disadvantaged. For purposes of this calculation, the "statewide ADM" equals the "statewide ADM" for city, local, and exempted village school districts described in division (I)(1)(a)(i) of this section. (b) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, an index calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly. (J) "Educational choice scholarship unit" means a unit that consists of all of the students for whom educational choice scholarships are awarded under sections 3310.03 and 3310.032 of the Revised Code. (K) "Enrolled ADM" means the following: (1) For a city, local, or exempted village school district, the enrollment reported under division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, as verified by the department and adjusted if so ordered under division (K) of that section, and as further adjusted by the department, as follows: (a) Add the students described in division (A)(1)(b) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code; (b) Subtract the students counted under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code; (c) Count only twenty per cent of the number of joint vocational school district students counted under division (A)(3) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code; (d) Add twenty per cent of the number of students who are entitled to attend school in the district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code and are enrolled in another school district under a career-technical education compact; (e) Add twenty per cent of the number of students described in division (A)(1)(b) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code who enroll in a joint vocational school district or under a career-technical education compact. (2) For a joint vocational school district, the final number verified by the department, based on the enrollment reported and certified under division (D) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, as adjusted, if so ordered, under division (K) of that section, and as further adjusted by the department by adding the students described in division (D)(1)(b) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code; (3) For the community and STEM school unit, the sum of the number of students reported as enrolled in community schools under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code and the number of students reported as enrolled in STEM schools under division (A) of section 3326.32 of the Revised Code; (4) For the educational choice scholarship unit, the number of students for whom educational choice scholarships are awarded under sections 3310.03 and 3310.032 of the Revised Code as reported under division (A)(2)(g) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code; (5) For the pilot project scholarship unit, the number of students for whom pilot project scholarships are awarded under sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code as reported under division (A)(2)(b) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code; (6) For the autism scholarship unit, the number of students for whom autism scholarships are awarded under section 3310.41 of the Revised Code as reported under division (A)(2)(h) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code; (7) For the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship unit, the number of students for whom Jon Peterson special needs scholarships are awarded under sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code as reported under division (A)(2)(h) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. (L)(1) "Formula ADM" means, for a city, local, or exempted village school district, the enrollment reported under division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, as verified by the department and adjusted if so ordered under division (K) of that section, and as further adjusted by the department, as follows: (a) Count only twenty per cent of the number of joint vocational school district students counted under division (A)(3) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code; (b) Add twenty per cent of the number of students who are entitled to attend school in the district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code and are enrolled in another school district under a career-technical education compact. (2) "Formula ADM" means, for a joint vocational school district, the final number verified by the department, based on the enrollment reported and certified under division (D) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, as adjusted, if so ordered, under division (K) of that section. (M) "FTE basis" means a count of students based on full-time equivalency, in accordance with rules adopted by the department pursuant to section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. In adopting its rules under this division, the department shall provide for counting any student in category one, two, three, four, five, or six special education ADM or in category one, two, three, four, or five career-technical education ADM in the same proportion the student is counted in enrolled ADM and formula ADM. (N) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, "funding base" means, for a city, local, or exempted village school district, the sum of the following as calculated by the department: (1) The district's "general funding base," which equals the amount calculated as follows: (a) Compute the sum of the following: (i) The amount calculated for the district for fiscal year 2020 under division (A)(1) of Section 265.220 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly after any adjustments required under Section 265.227 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly and prior to any funding reductions authorized by Executive Order 2020-19D, "Implementing Additional Spending Controls to Balance the State Budget" issued on May 7, 2020; (ii) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the district's payments for fiscal year 2020 under divisions (C)(1), (3), and (4) of section 3313.981 of the Revised Code as those divisions existed prior to September 30, 2021. (b) Subtract from the amount calculated in division (N)(1)(a) of this section the sum of the following: (i) The following difference: (The amount paid to the district under division (A)(5) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code, as that division existed prior to September 30, 2021, for fiscal year 2019) - (the amounts deducted from the district and paid to a community school under division (C)(1)(e) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code or a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school under division (E) of section 3326.33 of the Revised Code as those divisions existed prior to September 30, 2021, for fiscal year 2020 in accordance with division (A) of Section 265.235 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly) (ii) The payments deducted from the district and paid to a community school for fiscal year 2020 under divisions (C)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code as those divisions existed prior to September 30, 2021, in accordance with division (A) of Section 265.230 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly; (iii) The payments deducted from the district and paid to a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school for fiscal year 2020 under divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) of section 3326.33 of the Revised Code as those divisions existed prior to September 30, 2021, in accordance with division (A) of Section 265.235 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly; (iv) The payments deducted from the district under division (C) of section 3310.08 of the Revised Code as that division existed prior to September 30, 2021, division (C)(2) of section 3310.41 of the Revised Code as that division existed prior to September 30, 2021, and former section 3310.55 of the Revised Code for fiscal year 2020 and, in the case of a pilot project school district as defined in section 3313.975 of the Revised Code, the funds deducted from the district under Section 265.210 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly to operate the pilot project scholarship program for fiscal year 2020 under sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code; (v) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the payments subtracted from the district for fiscal year 2020 under divisions (B)(1) and (3) of section 3313.981 of the Revised Code as those divisions existed prior to September 30, 2021. (2) The district's "disadvantaged pupil impact aid funding base," which equals the following difference: (The amount paid to the district under division (A)(5) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code, as that division existed prior to September 30, 2021, for fiscal year 2019) - (the amounts deducted from the district and paid to a community school under division (C)(1)(e) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code or a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school under division (E) of section 3326.33 of the Revised Code as those divisions existed prior to September 30, 2021, for fiscal year 2020 in accordance with division (A) of Section 265.235 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly) (O) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, "funding base" means, for a joint vocational school district, the sum of the following as calculated by the department: (1) The district's "general funding base," which equals the amount calculated as follows: (a) Compute the sum of the following: (i) The district's payments for fiscal year 2020 under Section 265.225 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly after any adjustments required under Section 265.227 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly; (ii) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the district's payments for fiscal year 2020 under divisions (D)(1) and (2) of section 3313.981 of the Revised Code as those divisions existed prior to September 30, 2021. (b) Subtract from the amount paid to the district under division (A)(3) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code, as that division existed prior to September 30, 2021, for fiscal year 2019. (2) The district's "disadvantaged pupil impact aid funding base," which equals the amount paid to the district under division (A)(3) of section 3317.16 of the Revised Code, as that division existed prior to September 30, 2021, for fiscal year 2019. (P) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, "funding base" for a community school means the following: (1) For a community school that was in operation for the entirety of fiscal year 2020, the amount paid to the school for that fiscal year under division (C)(1) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code as that division existed prior to September 30, 2021, in accordance with division (A) of Section 265.230 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly and the amount, if any, paid to the school for that fiscal year under section 3314.085 of the Revised Code in accordance with division (B) of Section 265.230 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly; (2) For a community school that was in operation for part of fiscal year 2020, the amount that would have been paid to the school for that fiscal year under division (C)(1) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code as that division existed prior to September 30, 2021, in accordance with division (A) of Section 265.230 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly if the school had been in operation for the entirety of that fiscal year, as calculated by the department, and the amount that would have been paid to the school for that fiscal year under section 3314.085 of the Revised Code in accordance with division (B) of Section 265.230 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly, if any, if the school had been in operation for the entirety of that fiscal year, as calculated by the department; (3) For a community school that was not in operation for fiscal year 2020, the amount that would have been paid to the school if it was in operation for that school year under division (C)(1) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code as that division existed prior to September 30, 2021, in accordance with division (A) of Section 265.230 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly if the school had been in operation for the entirety of that fiscal year, as calculated by the department, and the amount that would have been paid to the school for that fiscal year under section 3314.085 of the Revised Code in accordance with division (B) of Section 265.230 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly, if any, if the school had been in operation for the entirety of that fiscal year, as calculated by the department. (Q) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, "funding base" for a STEM school means the following: (1) For a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school that was in operation for the entirety of fiscal year 2020, the amount paid to the school for that fiscal year under section 3326.33 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to September 30, 2021, in accordance with division (A) of Section 265.235 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly and the amount, if any, paid to the school for that fiscal year under section 3326.41 of the Revised Code in accordance with division (B) of Section 265.235 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly; (2) For a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school that was in operation for part of fiscal year 2020, the amount that would have been paid to the school for that fiscal year under section 3326.33 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to September 30, 2021, in accordance with division (A) of Section 265.235 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly if the school had been in operation for the entirety of that fiscal year, as calculated by the department, and the amount that would have been paid to the school for that fiscal year under section 3326.41 of the Revised Code in accordance with division (B) of Section 265.235 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly, if any, if the school had been in operation for the entirety of that fiscal year, as calculated by the department; (3) For a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school that was not in operation for fiscal year 2020, the amount that would have been paid to the school if it was in operation for that school year under section 3326.33 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to September 30, 2021, in accordance with division (A) of Section 265.235 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly if the school had been in operation for the entirety of that fiscal year, as calculated by the department, and the amount that would have been paid to the school for that fiscal year under section 3326.41 of the Revised Code in accordance with division (B) of Section 265.235 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly, if any, if the school had been in operation for the entirety of that fiscal year, as calculated by the department. (R) "Funding unit" means any of the following: (1) A city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district; (2) The community and STEM school unit; (3) The educational choice scholarship unit; (4) The pilot project scholarship unit; (5) The autism scholarship unit; (6) The Jon Peterson special needs scholarship unit. (S) "Jon Peterson special needs scholarship unit" means a unit that consists of all of the students for whom Jon Peterson scholarships are awarded under sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code. (T) "Internet- or computer-based community school" has the same meaning as in section 3314.02 of the Revised Code. (U) "LRE student with a disability" means a child with a disability who has an individualized education program providing for the student to spend more than half of each school day in a regular school setting with nondisabled students. For purposes of this division, "individualized education program" and "child with a disability" have the same meanings as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code, and "LRE" is an abbreviation for "least restrictive environment." (V) "Medically fragile child" means a child to whom all of the following apply: (1) The child requires the services of a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine at least once a week due to the instability of the child's medical condition. (2) The child requires the services of a registered nurse on a daily basis. (3) The child is at risk of institutionalization in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities. (W)(1) A child may be identified as having an "other health impairment-major" if the child's condition meets the definition of "other health impaired" established in rules previously adopted by the department and if either of the following apply: (a) The child is identified as having a medical condition that is among those listed by the department as conditions where a substantial majority of cases fall within the definition of "medically fragile child." (b) The child is determined by the department to be a medically fragile child. A school district superintendent may petition the department for a determination that a child is a medically fragile child. (2) A child may be identified as having an "other health impairment-minor" if the child's condition meets the definition of "other health impaired" established in rules previously adopted by the department but the child's condition does not meet either of the conditions specified in division (W)(1)(a) or (b) of this section. (X)(1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district's, community school's, or STEM school's "general phase-in percentage" is equal to the percentage for that fiscal year that is determined by the general assembly. (2) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district's "phase-in percentage for disadvantaged pupil impact aid" is equal to the percentage for that fiscal year that is determined by the general assembly. (Y) "Pilot project scholarship unit" means a unit that consists of all of the students for whom pilot project scholarships are awarded under sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code. (Z) "Preschool child with a disability" means a child with a disability, as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code, who is at least age three but is not of compulsory school age, as defined in section 3321.01 of the Revised Code, and who is not currently enrolled in kindergarten. (AA) "Related services" includes: (1) Child study, special education supervisors and coordinators, speech and hearing services, adaptive physical development services, occupational or physical therapy, teacher assistants for children with disabilities whose disabilities are described in division (B) of section 3317.013 or division (G)(3) of this section, behavioral intervention, interpreter services, work study, nursing services, and specialized integrative services as those terms are defined by the department; (2) Speech and language services provided to any student with a disability, including any student whose primary or only disability is a speech and language disability; (3) Any related service not specifically covered by other state funds but specified in federal law, including but not limited to, audiology and school psychological services; (4) Any service included in units funded under former division (O)(1) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code; (5) Any other related service needed by children with disabilities in accordance with their individualized education programs. (BB) "School district," unless otherwise specified, means city, local, and exempted village school districts. (CC) "Separately educated student with a disability" has the same meaning as in section 3313.974 of the Revised Code. (DD) "State education aid" has the same meaning as in section 5751.20 of the Revised Code. (EE)(1) "State share percentage" means the following for a city, local, or exempted village school district: (a) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the state share percentage calculated under section 3317.017 of the Revised Code; (b) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, a percentage calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly. (2) "State share percentage" means, for a joint vocational school district, the district's state share percentage calculated under section 3317.165 of the Revised Code. (FF) "Statewide average base cost per pupil" means the following: (1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the statewide average base cost per pupil calculated under division (A) of section 3317.018 of the Revised Code; (2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly. (GG) "Statewide average career-technical base cost per pupil" means the following: (1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the statewide average career-technical base cost per pupil calculated under division (B) of section 3317.018 of the Revised Code; (2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly. (HH) "STEM school" means a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code. (II) "Taxes charged and payable" means the taxes charged and payable against real and public utility property after making the reduction required by section 319.301 of the Revised Code, plus the taxes levied against tangible personal property. (JJ) For purposes of sections 3317.017 and 3317.165 of the Revised Code, "three-year average valuation" for a fiscal year means the average of total taxable value for the three most recent tax years for which data is available, as certified under section 3317.021 of the Revised Code. (KK) "Total ADM" means, for a city, local, or exempted village school district, the enrollment reported under division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code minus the enrollment reported under divisions (A)(2)(a), (b), (g), (h), and (i) of that section, as verified by the department and adjusted if so ordered under division (K) of that section. (LL) "Total special education ADM" means the sum of categories one through six special education ADM. (MM) "Total taxable value" means the sum of the amounts certified for a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district under divisions (A)(1) and (2) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code. (NN) "Tuition discount" means any deduction from the base tuition amount per student charged by a chartered nonpublic school, to which the student's family is entitled due to one or more of the following conditions: (1) The student's family has multiple children enrolled in the same school. (2) The student's family is a member of or affiliated with a religious or secular organization that provides oversight of the school or from which the school has agreed to enroll students. (3) The student's parent is an employee of the school. (4) Some other qualification not based on the income of the student's family or the student's athletic or academic ability and for which all students in the school may qualify. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.01
§ 3311.01. Styling of school districts
Status: in_force

September 29, 1995 House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly The school districts of the state shall be styled "city school districts," "local school districts," "exempted village school districts," and "cooperative education school districts"; and joint vocational school districts may be styled either "joint vocational school districts" or "vocational school districts."
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.37
§ 3345.37. Policies regarding availability of suicide prevention programs
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 Senate Bill 234 - 135th General Assembly (A) Not later than October 15, 2016, each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall develop and implement a policy to advise students and staff on suicide prevention programs available on and off campus that includes all of the following: (1) Crisis intervention access, which shall include information for national, state, and local suicide prevention hotlines; (2) Mental health program access, which shall provide information on the availability of local mental health clinics, student health services, and counseling services; (3) Multimedia application access, which shall include crisis hotline contact information, suicide warning signs, resources offered, and free-of-cost applications; (4) Student communication plans, which shall consist of creating outreach plans regarding educational and outreach activities on suicide prevention; (5) Postvention plans, which shall consist of creating a strategic plan to communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents after a loss of a person to suicide. (B) Each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall provide all incoming students with information about mental health topics, including depression and suicide prevention resources available to students. The information provided to students shall include available mental health services and other support services, including student-run organizations for individuals at risk of or affected by suicide. (C) The information prescribed by divisions (A)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section shall be posted on the web site of each state institution of higher education. Any applicable free-of-cost prevention materials or programs shall be posted on the web sites of the board of regents and the department of mental health and addiction services. The materials or programs shall be reviewed on an annual basis by the department of mental health and addiction services. (D) Each state institution of higher education shall include the telephone number for the national suicide and crisis lifeline, "988" or its successor, on each student identification card issued after the effective date of this amendment and on any electronic portal administered by the state institution that may be accessed by students, if provided or used by the institution. Last updated October 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.135 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.135
§ 3333.135. Program contract
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) After signing a letter of intent under section 3333.134 of the Revised Code, an individual shall sign a promissory note payable to the state in the event that the individual does not satisfy the service obligation of division (B) of this section and as outlined in the note. The amount payable under the note shall be the amount corresponding to the agreed upon service obligation as outlined in division (C) of this section. (B) The individual shall remain employed as a service attorney within the underserved community identified for the duration specified in the promissory note ; (C) The chancellor shall agree, as provided in section 3333.131 of the Revised Code, to repay, so long as the individual satisfies the service obligation agreed to under division (B) of this section, the following amount of the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan taken by the individual for expenses described in section 3333.131 of the Revised Code: (1) For a three-year service obligation, up to thirty thousand dollars; (2) For an additional fourth or fifth year of service, up to an additional twenty thousand dollars. (D) The promissory note shall include terms as prescribed by the chancellor, including: (1) The individual's required length of service in the underserved community, which must be at least three years with an optional fourth year and optional fifth year; (2) The maximum amount that the chancellor will repay on behalf of the individual. (E) If the amount specified in division (D)(2) of this section includes federal funds, the amount of state funds repaid on the individual's behalf shall be the same as the amount of those federal funds. Last updated August 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.71
§ 3333.71. Choose Ohio first co-op/internship program definitions
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly As used in sections 3333.71 to 3333.79 of the Revised Code: (A) "Cooperative education program" means a partnership between students, institutions of higher education, and employers that formally integrates students' academic study with work experience in cooperating employer organizations and that meets all of the following conditions: (1) Alternates or combines periods of academic study and work experience in appropriate fields as an integral part of student education; (2) Provides students with compensation from the cooperative employer in the form of wages or salaries for work performed; (3) Evaluates each participating student's performance in the cooperative position, both from the perspective of the student's institution of higher education and the student's cooperative employer; (4) Provides participating students with academic credit from the institution of higher education upon successful completion of their cooperative education; (5) Is part of an overall degree or certificate program for which a percentage of the total program acceptable to the chancellor of higher education involves cooperative education. (B) "Internship program" means a partnership between students, institutions of higher education, and employers that formally integrates students' academic study with work or community service experience and that does both of the following: (1) Offers internships of specified and definite duration; (2) Evaluates each participating student's performance in the internship position, both from the perspective of the student's institution of higher education and the student's internship employer. An internship program may provide participating students with academic credit upon successful completion of the internship, and may provide students with compensation in the form of wages or salaries, stipends, or scholarships. (C) "Nonpublic university or college" means a nonprofit institution holding a certificate of authorization issued under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. (D) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3321.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3321 / § 3321.21
§ 3321.21. Notice
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly A notice under section 3321.19 or 3321.20 of the Revised Code, sent by registered mail, regular mail with a certificate of mailing, or other form of delivery with proof of delivery, including electronic delivery and electronic proof of delivery, is a legal notice. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 12:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.5313 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.5313
§ 3313.5313. Interscholastic athletic participation by nonresident victims of harassment
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Harassment, intimidation, or bullying" has the same meaning as in section 3313.666 of the Revised Code. (2) "Home-educated student" means a student who is receiving home education in accordance with section 3321.042 of the Revised Code. (3) "Qualifying offense" means any of the following: (a) An offense of violence; (b) A violation of section 2907.07 of the Revised Code; (c) An attempt to commit an offense of violence or a violation of section 2907.07 of the Revised Code. (4) "Qualifying school" means a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, a chartered nonpublic school, or a nonchartered nonpublic school. (5) "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 superintendent of any school district may afford any home-educated student, regardless of whether the superintendent's district is the student's resident district, the opportunity to participate in interscholastic athletics at a school of the superintendent's district, if the student was subject to any of the following by a school official, employee, or volunteer or another student from the district in which the student is participating in interscholastic athletics under section 3313.5312 of the Revised Code: (1) Harassment, intimidation, or bullying; (2) A qualifying offense, for which the school official, employee, or volunteer or another student has been either of the following: (a) Charged with, indicted for, convicted of, or pled guilty to committing; (b) Alleged to be or is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing. (3) Conduct by a school official, employee, or volunteer that violates the licensure code of professional conduct for Ohio educators developed by the state board of education. (C) The chief administrative officer of any qualifying school may afford any home-educated student the opportunity to participate in interscholastic athletics at the chief administrative officer's school, if the student was subject to any of the following by a school official, employee, or volunteer or another student from the district in which the student is participating in interscholastic athletics under section 3313.5312 of the Revised Code: (1) Harassment, intimidation, or bullying; (2) A qualifying offense, for which the school official, employee, or volunteer or another student has been either of the following: (a) Charged with, indicted for, convicted of, or pled guilty to committing; (b) Alleged to be or is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing. (3) Conduct by a school official, employee, or volunteer that violates the licensure code of professional conduct for Ohio educators developed by the state board of education. (D) Divisions (C) to (E) of section 3313.5312 of the Revised Code apply to a home-educated student who participates in interscholastic athletics at school under this section. (E) No district or school shall impose additional rules on a student to participate under this section that do not apply to other students participating in the same interscholastic athletics activity. No district or school shall impose fees for a student to participate under this section that exceed any fees charged to other students participating in the same interscholastic athletics activity. (F) No school district board of education, STEM school governing body, or governing authority of a community school, chartered nonpublic school, or nonchartered nonpublic school shall take any action contrary to the provisions of this section. (G) No school district, interscholastic conference, or organization that regulates interscholastic conferences or events shall do either of the following: (1) Require a student who is eligible to participate in interscholastic athletics under this section to meet eligibility requirements that conflict with this section; (2) Penalize or restrict the eligibility to participate in interscholastic athletics of a student who, during a school year, ceases to participate in interscholastic athletics at one district or school and then begins to participate in interscholastic athletics at a different district or school under this section. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.081 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.081
§ 3317.081. Computing tuition
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Tuition shall be computed in accordance with this section if: (1) The tuition is required by division (C)(3)(b) of section 3313.64 of the Revised Code; or (2) Neither the child nor the child's parent resides in this state and tuition is required by section 3327.06 of the Revised Code. (B) Tuition computed in accordance with this section shall equal the attendance district's tuition rate computed under section 3317.08 of the Revised Code plus the amount in state education aid, as defined in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code, that district would have received for the child during the school year had the department of education and workforce counted the child in the attendance district's formula ADM for that school year under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 9:43 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.03
§ 3309.03. School employees retirement system - board
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly A school employees retirement system is hereby established for the employees as defined in section 3309.01 of the Revised Code, which shall include the several funds created and placed under the management of the school employees retirement board for the payment of retirement allowances and other benefits provided in Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code. The board may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, contract and be contracted with, and do all things necessary to carry out Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code. All of its business shall be transacted, all of its funds invested, all warrants for money drawn and payments made, and all of its cash, securities, and other property shall be held in the name of the board, or in the name of its nominee, provided that nominees are authorized by retirement board resolution for such purposes. The board may take all appropriate action to avoid payment by the system or its members of federal or state income taxes on contributions to the system or amounts earned on those contributions. If the Ohio retirement study council establishes a uniform format for any report the board is required to submit to the council, the board shall submit the report in that format.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.212 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.212
§ 3375.212. Consolidation with another subdivision
Status: in_force

July 2, 2010 House Bill 48 - 128th General Assembly The board of public library trustees of a county library district, appointed under section 3375.22 of the Revised Code, may consolidate with another subdivision in the county maintaining a free public library. Such consolidation may be accomplished by one of the following procedures: (A) The board of public library trustees of the county library district may submit a resolution to the board of library trustees of such subdivision requesting such consolidation. The library trustees of the subdivision within thirty days of receipt of the resolution shall approve or reject such resolution; and, if approved shall forward the resolution together with a certification of its action to the taxing authority of said subdivision. Said taxing authority within thirty days of receipt of such resolution and certification shall approve or reject it and so notify the board of library trustees of the county district library and the board of county commissioners. (B) Upon receipt of such resolution, under division (A) of this section the board of library trustees of the subdivision may request the taxing authority of the subdivision to adopt a resolution providing for the submission of the question of consolidation to the electors of the subdivision. The taxing authority in turn shall adopt such a resolution and shall cause a certified copy of the resolution to be filed with the board of elections of the county prior to the ninetieth day before the day of the election at which the question will appear on the ballot. The board of elections shall submit the question to the electors of the subdivision at the succeeding November election. (C) The board of county commissioners and the taxing authority of the subdivision, upon receipt of petitions signed by not less than ten per cent, or five hundred, whichever is the lesser, of the qualified electors in the county library district and not less than ten per cent, or five hundred, whichever is the lesser, of the qualified electors of the subdivision, voting at the last general election, shall adopt resolutions providing for the submission of the question of consolidation to the electors of the county library district and of the subdivision. Each taxing authority in turn shall cause a certified copy of its resolution to be filed with the board of elections of the county prior to the ninetieth day before the day of the election at which the question will appear on the ballot. The board of elections shall submit the question of the consolidation of the county library district and the subdivision to the electors of the county library district and of the subdivision at the succeeding November election. If under division (A) of this section the board of library trustees and the taxing authority of said subdivision approve the request for consolidation, or if under division (B) of this section a majority of the electors of the subdivision vote in favor of the consolidation, or if under division (C) of this section a majority of the electors of the county library district and a majority of the electors of the subdivision vote in favor of the consolidation, such consolidation shall take place. The taxing authority of the subdivision or the board of elections, whichever the case may be, shall notify the county commissioners and the respective library boards. The board of library trustees of the county library district, the board of library trustees of the subdivision and their respective taxing authorities shall take appropriate action during the succeeding December, transferring all title and interest in all property, both real and personal, held in the names of said library boards to the board of trustees of the consolidated county library district, effective the second Monday of the succeeding January. The board of library trustees of the county library district and the board of library trustees of the subdivision shall meet jointly on the second Monday of the succeeding January. Acting as a board of the whole, the two boards shall become the interim board of library trustees of the consolidated county library district whose terms shall expire the second Monday of the second January succeeding the election at which the consolidation was approved. The board shall organize itself under section 3375.32 of the Revised Code and shall have the same powers, rights, and limitations in law as does a board of library trustees appointed under section 3375.22 of the Revised Code. In the event of a vacancy on the interim board the appointment shall be made by the same taxing authority which appointed the trustee whose place had become vacant and shall be only for the period in which the interim board is in existence. At least thirty days prior to the second Monday of the second January succeeding the election at which the consolidation was approved, the board shall request the county commissioners and the judges of the court of common pleas to appoint a regular board of library trustees of seven members under the provisions of section 3375.22 of the Revised Code. The terms of said trustees shall commence on the second Monday of the January last referred to above. The control and management of such consolidated county library district shall continue to be under section 3375.22 of the Revised Code. For the purposes of this section, whenever a county library district is consolidated with a subdivision other than a school district, the area comprising the school district in which the main library of said subdivision is located shall become a part of the county library district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.52
§ 3328.52. Policies for use of credit card accounts
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 House Bill 312 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Not later than three months after the effective date of this section, the board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school that holds a credit card account on the effective date of this section shall adopt a written policy for the use of credit card accounts. Otherwise, a board shall adopt a written policy before first holding a credit card account. The policy shall include provisions addressing all of the following: (1) The officers or positions authorized to use credit card accounts; (2) The types of expenses for which a credit card account may be used; (3) The procedure for acquisition, use, and management of a credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks; (4) The procedure for submitting itemized receipts to the fiscal officer or the fiscal officer's designee; (5) The procedure for credit card issuance, credit card reissuance, credit card cancellation, and the process for reporting lost or stolen credit cards; (6) The school's credit card account's maximum credit limit or limits; (7) The actions or omissions by an officer or employee that qualify as misuse of a credit card account. (B) The name of the college-preparatory boarding school shall appear on each presentation instrument related to the account including cards and checks. (C) If the fiscal officer of the college-preparatory boarding school does not retain general possession and control of the credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks, the board shall appoint a compliance officer to perform the duties enumerated under division (D) of this section. Except a chief administrator of college-preparatory boarding school serving as compliance officer, the compliance officer may not use a credit card account. The compliance officer may not authorize an officer or employee to use a credit card account. If the chief administrator acting as compliance officer has authority to use a credit card account, the board monthly shall review the credit card account transaction detail and shall sign an attestation stating the board reviewed the credit card account transaction detail. The fiscal officer is not eligible for appointment as compliance officer. The chief administrator is eligible for appointment as compliance officer. (D) The compliance officer, if applicable, and the board at least quarterly shall review the number of cards and accounts issued, the number of active cards and accounts issued, the cards' and accounts' expiration dates, and the cards' and accounts' credit limits. (E) If the fiscal officer retains general possession and control of the credit card account and presentation instruments related to the account including cards and checks, and the board authorizes an officer or employee to use a credit card, the fiscal officer may use a system to sign out credit cards to the authorized users. The officer or employee is liable in person and upon any official bond the officer or employee has given to the school to reimburse the school treasury the amount for which the officer or employee does not provide itemized receipts in accordance with the policy described in division (A) of this section. (F) The use of a credit card account for expenses beyond those authorized by the board constitutes misuse of a credit card account. An officer or employee of a college-preparatory boarding school or a public servant as defined under section 2921.01 of the Revised Code who knowingly misuses a credit card account held by the board violates section 2913.21 of the Revised Code. (G) The fiscal officer or the fiscal officer's designee annually shall file a report with the board detailing all rewards received based on the use of the college-preparatory boarding school's credit card account. (H) As used in this section, "credit card account" means any bank-issued credit card account, store-issued credit card account, financial institution-issued credit card account, financial depository-issued credit card account, affinity credit card account, or any other card account allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit or to transact with the account, and any debit or gift card account related to the receipt of grant moneys. "Credit card account" does not include a procurement card account, gasoline or telephone credit card account, or any other card account where merchant category codes are in place as a system of control for use of the card account.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3379.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3379 / § 3379.02
§ 3379.02. Ohio arts council
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly There is hereby created the Ohio arts council, which shall foster and encourage the development of the arts in this state and the preservation of Ohio's cultural heritage. The council shall consist of fifteen voting members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, two nonvoting members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker, and two nonvoting members of the senate appointed by the president. The members appointed from each house of the general assembly shall not be from the same political party. Terms of office for members appointed by the governor shall be for five years, commencing on the second day of July and ending on the first day of July. The legislative members shall be appointed within forty-five days of the convening of the first regular session of each general assembly and shall serve through the thirty-first day of December of the following year. Each member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any member appointed by the governor shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. The governor shall name the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the council, and they shall serve in such positions at the governor's pleasure. Members of the council shall serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with official business of the council. Persons appointed to the council by the governor shall have broad knowledge and experience in the arts. At least a majority of the members of the council shall be persons other than professional artists. In making appointments to the council, the governor may appoint such professional artists as are necessary, in the governor's judgment, to ensure that the council is broadly representative of all the arts. Last updated September 22, 2023 at 2:12 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.22
§ 3311.22. Transfer of school district territory
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly A governing board of an educational service center may propose, by resolution adopted by majority vote of its full membership, or qualified electors of the area affected equal in number to at least fifty-five per cent of the qualified electors voting at the last general election residing within that portion of a school district, or districts proposed to be transferred may propose, by petition, the transfer of a part or all of one or more local school districts to another local school district or districts within the territory of the educational service center. Such transfers may be made only to local school districts adjoining the school district that is proposed to be transferred, unless the board of education of the district proposed to be transferred has entered into an agreement pursuant to section 3313.42 of the Revised Code, in which case such transfers may be made to any local school district within the territory of the educational service center. When a governing board of an educational service center adopts a resolution proposing a transfer of school territory it shall forthwith file a copy of such resolution, together with an accurate map of the territory described in the resolution, with the board of education of each school district whose boundaries would be altered by such proposal. A governing board of an educational service center proposing a transfer of territory under the provisions of this section shall at its next regular meeting that occurs not earlier than thirty days after the adoption by the governing board of a resolution proposing such transfer, adopt a resolution making the transfer effective at any time prior to the next succeeding first day of July, unless, prior to the expiration of such thirty-day period, qualified electors residing in the area proposed to be transferred, equal in number to a majority of the qualified electors voting at the last general election, file a petition of referendum against such transfer. Any petition of transfer or petition of referendum filed under the provisions of this section shall be filed at the office of the educational service center superintendent. The person presenting the petition shall be given a receipt containing thereon the time of day, the date, and the purpose of the petition. The educational service center superintendent shall cause the board of elections to check the sufficiency of signatures on any petition of transfer or petition of referendum filed under this section and, if found to be sufficient, the superintendent shall present the petition to the educational service center governing board at a meeting of the board which shall occur not later than thirty days following the filing of the petition. Upon presentation to the educational service center governing board of a proposal to transfer territory as requested by petition of fifty-five per cent of the qualified electors voting at the last general election or a petition of referendum against a proposal of the county board to transfer territory, the governing board shall promptly certify the proposal to the board of elections for the purpose of having the proposal placed on the ballot at the next general or primary election which occurs not less than ninety days after the date of such certification, or at a special election, the date of which shall be specified in the certification, which date shall not be less than ninety days after the date of such certification. Signatures on a petition of transfer or petition of referendum may be withdrawn up to and including the above mentioned meeting of the educational service center governing board only by order of the board upon testimony of the petitioner concerned under oath before the board that the petitioner's signature was obtained by fraud, duress, or misrepresentation. If a petition is filed with the educational service center governing board which proposes the transfer of a part or all of the territory included in a resolution of transfer previously adopted by the educational service center governing board, no action shall be taken on such petition if within the thirty-day period after the adoption of the resolution of transfer a referendum petition is filed. After the election, if the proposed transfer fails to receive a majority vote, action on such petition shall then be processed under this section as though originally filed under the provisions hereof. If no referendum petition is filed within the thirty-day period after the adoption of the resolution of transfer, no action shall be taken on such petition. If a petition is filed with the educational service center governing board which proposes the transfer of a part or all of the territory included in a petition previously filed by electors no action shall be taken on such new petition. Upon certification of a proposal to the board or boards of elections pursuant to this section, the board or boards of elections shall make the necessary arrangements for the submission of such question to the electors of the county or counties qualified to vote thereon, and the election shall be conducted and canvassed and the results shall be certified in the same manner as in regular elections for the election of members of a board of education. The persons qualified to vote upon a proposal are the electors residing in the district or districts containing territory that is proposed to be transferred. If the proposed transfer be approved by at least a majority of the electors voting on the proposal, the educational service center governing board shall make such transfer at any time prior to the next succeeding first day of July. If the proposed transfer is not approved by at least a majority of the electors voting on the proposal, the question of transferring any property included in the territory covered by the proposal shall not be submitted to electors at any election prior to the first general election the date of which is at least two years after the date of the original election, or the first primary election held in an even-numbered year the date of which is at least two years after the date of the original election. A transfer shall be subject to the approval of the receiving board or boards of education, unless the proposal was initiated by the educational service center governing board, in which case, if the transfer is opposed by the board of education offered the territory, the local board may, within thirty days, following the receipt of the notice of transfer, appeal to the state board of education which shall then either approve or disapprove the transfer. Following an election upon a proposed transfer initiated by a petition the board of education that is offered territory shall, within thirty days following receipt of the proposal, either accept or reject the transfer. When an entire school district is proposed to be transferred to two or more school districts and the offer is rejected by any one of the receiving boards of education, none of the territory included in the proposal shall be transferred. Upon the acceptance of territory by the receiving board or boards of education the educational service center governing board offering the territory shall file with the county auditor and with the state board of education an accurate map showing the boundaries of the territory transferred. Upon the making of such transfer, the net indebtedness of the former district from which territory was transferred shall be apportioned between the acquiring school district and that portion of the former school district remaining after the transfer in the ratio which the assessed valuation of the territory transferred to the acquiring school district bears to the assessed valuation of the original school district as of the effective date of the transfer. As used in this section "net indebtedness" means the difference between the par value of the outstanding and unpaid bonds and notes of the school district and the amount held in the sinking fund and other indebtedness retirement funds for their redemption. Upon the making of any transfer under this section, the funds of the district from which territory was transferred shall be divided equitably by the educational service center governing board between the acquiring district and any part of the original district remaining after the transfer. If an entire district is transferred the board of education of such district is thereby abolished or if a member of the board of education lives in that part of a school district transferred the member becomes a nonresident of the school district from which the territory was transferred and such member ceases to be a member of the board of education of such district. The legal title of all property of the board of education in the territory transferred shall become vested in the board of education of the school district to which such territory is transferred. Subsequent to June 30, 1959, if an entire district is transferred, foundation program moneys accruing to a district accepting school territory under the provisions of this section or former section 3311.22 of the Revised Code, shall not be less, in any year during the next succeeding three years following the transfer, than the sum of the amounts received by the districts separately in the year in which the transfer was consummated.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.615 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.615
§ 3313.615. Alternative conditions for eligibility for diploma where person passes all but one graduation test
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly This section shall apply to diplomas awarded after September 15, 2006, to students who are required to take the five Ohio graduation tests prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code. This section does not apply to any student who enters ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2014. (A) As an alternative to the requirement that a person attain the scores designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the assessments required under that division in order to be eligible for a high school diploma or an honors diploma under sections 3313.61 , 3313.612 , or 3325.08 of the Revised Code or for a diploma of adult education under section 3313.611 of the Revised Code, a person who has attained at least the applicable scores designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all but one of the assessments required by that division and from which the person was not excused or exempted, pursuant to division (L) of section 3313.61 , division (B)(1) of section 3313.612 , or section 3313.532 of the Revised Code, may be awarded a diploma or honors diploma if the person has satisfied all of the following conditions: (1) On the one assessment required under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code for which the person failed to attain the designated score, the person missed that score by ten points or less; (2) Has a ninety-seven per cent school attendance rate in each of the last four school years, excluding any excused absences; (3) Has not been expelled from school under section 3313.66 of the Revised Code in any of the last four school years; (4) Has a grade point average of at least 2.5 out of 4.0, or its equivalent as designated in rules adopted by the department of education and workforce, in the subject area of the assessment required under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code for which the person failed to attain the designated score; (5) Has completed the high school curriculum requirements prescribed in section 3313.603 of the Revised Code or has qualified under division (D) or (F) of that section; (6) Has taken advantage of any intervention programs provided by the school district or school in the subject area described in division (A)(4) of this section and has a ninety-seven per cent attendance rate, excluding any excused absences, in any of those programs that are provided at times beyond the normal school day, school week, or school year or has received comparable intervention services from a source other than the school district or school; (7) Holds a letter recommending graduation from each of the person's high school teachers in the subject area described in division (A)(4) of this section and from the person's high school principal. (B) The department shall establish rules designating grade point averages equivalent to the average specified in division (A)(4) of this section for use by school districts and schools with different grading systems. (C) Any student who is exempt from attaining the applicable score designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on the Ohio graduation test in social studies pursuant to division (H) of section 3313.61 or division (B)(3) of section 3313.612 of the Revised Code shall not qualify for a high school diploma under this section, unless, notwithstanding the exemption, the student attains the applicable score on that assessment. If the student attains the applicable score on that assessment, the student may qualify for a diploma under this section in the same manner as any other student who is required to take the five Ohio graduation tests prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 5:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3350.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3350 / § 3350.11
§ 3350.11. Election and appointment of officers of board - bond of treasurer
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 166 - 134th General Assembly The board of trustees of the northeast Ohio medical university shall annually elect from its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The board may also appoint a secretary of the board, a treasurer, and such other officers of the university as the interest of the university requires, who may be members of the board. The board may also appoint boards or commissions to assist the officers of the university with its operation. The treasurer, before entering upon the discharge of the official duties of treasurer, shall give bond or insurance to the state for the faithful performance of the official duties of treasurer and the proper accounting for all moneys coming into the treasurer's care. The amount of the bonds 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. Last updated January 20, 2022 at 9:03 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.44
§ 3319.44. Copies of contracts to be kept on file
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly True copies of all contracts made on behalf of this state pursuant to sections 3319.42 and 3319.43 of the Revised Code shall be kept on file in the offices of the department of education and workforce and of the secretary of state. The department of education and workforce shall publish all such contracts in convenient form. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 2:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.376 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.376
§ 3309.376. Additional monthly payment as of 12-31-71
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 341 - 129th General Assembly On and after December 31, 1971, all persons who retired and were eligible to receive a pension that was payable prior to July 1, 1968, pursuant to section 3309.36 or 3309.40 or former section 3309.38 of the Revised Code, or in the event of the death of such persons, the person designated by the deceased to receive payments under section 3309.46 of the Revised Code, shall receive an additional monthly payment of two dollars for each year between the member's effective date of retirement or disability and December 31, 1971, or an additional fifty dollars, whichever is less.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.715 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.715
§ 3313.715. District board may request identification numbers of students who are medicaid recipients
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The board of education of a school district may request from the director of developmental disabilities the appropriate identification numbers for all students residing in the district who are medicaid recipients. The director shall furnish such numbers upon receipt of lists of student names furnished by the district board, in such form as the director may require. The medicaid director shall provide the director of developmental disabilities with the data necessary for compliance with this section. Section 3319.321 of the Revised Code does not apply to the release of student names or other data to the director of developmental disabilities for the purposes of this section. Chapter 1347. of the Revised Code does not apply to information required to be kept by a school board or the departments of medicaid or developmental disabilities to the extent necessary to comply with this section and section 3313.714 of the Revised Code. However, any such information or data shall be used only for the specific legal purposes of such boards and departments and shall not be released to any unauthorized person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.128 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.128
§ 3333.128. Grants for students who are adopted
Status: in_force

April 7, 2023 House Bill 45 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Cost of attendance" has the same meaning as in 20 U.S.C. 1087II. (2) "Eligible student" means a student to whom all of the following apply: (a) The student is a resident of this state under rules adopted by the chancellor of higher education under section 3333.31 of the Revised Code. (b) The student was not adopted by a stepparent, but was adopted in accordance with Chapter 3107. of the Revised Code, including any of the following types of adoption: (i) An adoption arranged by an attorney; (ii) An adoption arranged by a public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency; (iii) Interstate adoption in accordance with section 5103.23 of the Revised Code; (iv) Foreign adoption in accordance with section 3107.18 of the Revised Code. (c) The student's adoption is finalized on or after January 1, 2023. (d) The student is enrolled at a qualifying institution. (3) "Qualifying institution" means either a state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code or private college as defined in section 3365.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The chancellor of higher education shall establish and administer a grant program for students in Ohio who are adopted. Under the program, the chancellor shall award a one-time grant of two thousand five hundred dollars to approved participants. (C) Eligible students shall apply in the form and manner prescribed by the chancellor. (D) The chancellor shall approve applications and pay grants to the qualifying institution in which a participant is enrolled in the academic year for which the participant's application is approved. The qualifying institution shall apply the grant to a participant's cost of attendance for that academic year. If any amount of the grant remains after it is applied to the participant's cost of attendance for that year, the qualifying institution shall apply that remaining amount to the participant's cost of attendance for any other academic year in which the student is enrolled in the institution. The qualifying institution shall return to the chancellor any grant amount remaining after a participant graduates or disenrolls from the institution. (E) If, for any academic year, the amounts available for support of the program are inadequate to provide grants to all approved students, the chancellor shall determine a method to select which applications to approve. Last updated March 2, 2023 at 2:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.04
§ 3349.04. Acquisition, construction or improvement of buildings
Status: in_force

November 5, 1965 House Bill 706 - 106th General Assembly The board of directors of any municipal university or college may, in addition to all other powers conferred upon it by law, acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, and construct, equip, furnish, maintain, renovate, repair, improve, enlarge, remodel, operate, and lease to or from others, buildings, structures, facilities, and sites therefor, together with all appurtenances necessary or convenient to the uses thereof, referred to as "university facilities" in sections 3349.04 and 3349.05 of the Revised Code, for or in connection with the conduct and operation of such municipal university, college, or other educational institution, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, providing facilities, accommodations, and services for its students, faculty members, administrators, and employees, and their families. University facilities shall be subject to sections 153.01 to 153.20 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, if the costs thereof are to be paid from moneys appropriated by the general assembly, unless otherwise provided by the applicable appropriation measure.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.393 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.393
§ 3319.393. Educator profile database consultation
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Each school district and chartered nonpublic school shall include the following notice in boldface type in each employment application: "ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY MAKES A FALSE STATEMENT IS GUILTY OF FALSIFICATION UNDER SECTION 2921.13 OF THE REVISED CODE, WHICH IS A MISDEMEANOR OF THE FIRST DEGREE." (B)(1) Each district and chartered nonpublic school shall consult the "educator profile" database maintained on the web site of the state board of education prior to making any hiring decision. (2) After consulting the "educator profile" database, a district or chartered nonpublic school may further discern the employment, disciplinary, or criminal record of an applicant for employment in either or both of the following ways: (a) Consulting the state board of education's office of professional conduct in accordance with section 3319.319 of the Revised Code to determine whether the individual has been the subject of either: (i) Any notice to the superintendent of public instruction under section 3314.40 , 3319.313 , 3326.24 , 3328.19 , or 5126.253 of the Revised Code; (ii) Any disciplinary actions conducted by the state board. (b) Consulting any prior education-related employers of the individual. (3) A district or chartered nonpublic school may require additional background checks other than the criminal records checks authorized under sections 109.574 to 109.577 of the Revised Code or those required under section 3319.39 or 3319.391 of the Revised Code for any applicant for employment or potential volunteer. (C) A district or chartered nonpublic school may conditionally employ an individual pending the receipt of information sought in accordance with division (B)(2) of this section. Should that information indicate that the individual has engaged in conduct unbecoming to the teaching profession or has committed an offense that prevents, limits, or otherwise affects the applicant's employment with the district or school, the district or chartered nonpublic school may release the individual from employment. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 2:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.222 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.222
§ 3313.222. Agreement of districts to jointly employ treasurer
Status: in_force

September 29, 1995 House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly As used in this section "school district" means any of the following: (A) A city, local, or exempted village school district; (B) An educational service center in which the governing board chooses to act as the governing board of the educational service center pursuant to division (D) of section 135.01 of the Revised Code; (C) A joint vocational school district other than one governed by a governing board of an educational service center that has appointed the educational service center superintendent to act as treasurer of the joint vocational school district. The boards of education of two or more school districts may, by agreement, jointly employ a treasurer to act as treasurer of each district and compensate him in accordance with the terms of such agreement. The duration of the agreement shall be the same as the treasurer's contract and may be renewed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.50
§ 3328.50. Adoption of rules
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code prescribing procedures necessary for the implementation of this chapter. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.04
§ 3332.04. Executive director and staff of board - career colleges and schools operating fund
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The state board of career colleges and schools may appoint an executive director and such other staff as may be required for the performance of the board's duties and provide necessary facilities. In selecting an executive director, the board shall appoint an individual with a background or experience in the regulation of commerce, business, or education. The board may also arrange for services and facilities to be provided by the department of education and workforce or the department of higher education. All receipts of the board shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund. Last updated August 24, 2023 at 1:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.051
§ 3332.051. Student satisfaction surveys
Status: in_force

April 3, 2003 Senate Bill 266 - 124th General Assembly The state board of career colleges and schools shall direct that a written survey be obtained by schools subject to this chapter, which shall be used to solicit comments from students enrolled at such schools. The board shall establish the guidelines for the survey by rule. The survey shall be designed to determine student satisfaction with the quality of instruction, facilities, school personnel, and business operations, including recruitment and recruitment agents. The board shall adopt rules for the administration of surveys and shall include provisions to ensure student anonymity. Surveys shall be administered prior to the end of each school year. Completed surveys shall be collected by the holder of the certificate of registration or the director or administrator of the school and shall be compiled by the school. Each school shall retain the surveys and the compiled results on file for at least three years and shall make them available to the state board for examination upon request. The holder of a certificate of registration shall be responsible for ensuring that completed surveys are in no way altered.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.075 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.075
§ 3319.075. Use of professional development standards
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 Senate Bill 216 - 132nd General Assembly Once the state board of education adopts professional development standards pursuant to section 3319.61 of the Revised Code, the board of education of each school district shall use the standards for the following purposes: (A) To guide the design of teacher education programs serving both teacher candidates and experienced teachers; (B) To guide school-based professional development that is aligned with student achievement; (C) To determine what types of professional development the school district and the schools within the district should provide; (D) To guide how state and federal funding for professional development should be spent; (E) To develop criteria for decision making by the local professional development committees established under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code; (F) To guide the school district in the hiring of third-party providers of instructional services who use or meet the professional development standards; (G) To guide all licensed school personnel in developing their own plans for professional growth ; (H) To guide the development of professional growth plans and improvement plans resulting from the teacher evaluations conducted under section 3319.111 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3327.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3327 / § 3327.09
§ 3327.09. Procurement of motor vehicle liability and accident insurance
Status: in_force

July 14, 1976 House Bill 607 - 111th General Assembly The board of education of each school district shall procure for the benefit of its employees who operate a school bus, motor van, or other vehicle used in the transportation of school children motor vehicle liability insurance for injuries to persons and property. Such insurance shall be in amounts not less than one hundred thousand dollars per person, three hundred thousand dollars per occurrence, fifty thousand dollars property damage and three thousand dollars medical payments coverage. If such amounts cannot be procured by a board of education by ordinary methods from insurance companies authorized to do business in this state and the superintendent of insurance has certified that fact in writing, then the board shall procure the next highest amounts which can reasonably be procured. Each board of education may procure uninsured motorists insurance. The board of education of each school district may procure accident insurance covering all pupils and other authorized passengers transported under the authority of such board. such accident insurance shall provide compensation for injury or death to any pupil or other authorized passenger caused by any accident arising out of or in connection with the operation of such school bus, motor van, or other vehicle used in the transportation of school children or other authorized passengers, in such amounts and upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the board and the insurance company. The insurance procured pursuant to this section shall be from one or more recognized insurance companies authorized to do business in this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3316.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3316 / § 3316.12
§ 3316.12. Effect of financial recovery plan
Status: in_force

June 3, 2002 House Bill 129 - 124th General Assembly (A) No appropriation measure may be adopted nor any expenditure made contrary to the financial recovery plan adopted by a school district financial planning and supervision commission. Any existing appropriation measure inconsistent with the adopted financial recovery plan is ineffective for purposes of any expenditures to the extent that it authorizes expenditures in excess of the revenues available after adoption of the financial recovery plan, and, if not amended by the commission, shall be amended promptly by the board of education of the school district to be consistent with the plan. Any appropriation measure prior to approval by the board of education of the school district shall be submitted to the commission for review to determine whether the measure is consistent with the financial recovery plan. The school district, through the appropriate representatives of the board of education and the fiscal officer, shall cooperate with the commission in this review. The commission shall report any modifications in the appropriation measure considered necessary to conform to the financial recovery plan. (B) Prior to giving a certificate of estimated resources or amendment of it to the school district, the county budget commission shall consult with the commission, and the commission shall revise the certificate or amended certificate in any respect in which the certificate or amended certificate is, in its judgment, inconsistent with the financial recovery plan. (C) Any tax budget of the school district shall be consistent with the financial recovery plan approved by the commission. Before submitting a tax budget to the county auditor, the school district board of education shall submit the tax budget to the commission for amendments. The commission shall make such modifications in the tax budget as the commission determines to be necessary to conform to the financial recovery plan. This division does not apply to a school district for which the county budget commission has waived the requirement to adopt a tax budget pursuant to section 5705.281 of the Revised Code. (D) For purposes of the financial recovery plan, tax budgets, and certificates of estimated resources, the revenue estimates shall not include revenues conditioned upon future favorable action by the electorate of the school district or by the general assembly or congress, other than appropriations of moneys for existing and continuing programs at current levels. The estimate of revenues for any month shall separately state and designate as conditional those revenues that are conditioned upon the future issuance of debt obligations, transfers of funds, advances from funds, payments or reimbursements from the sale of debt obligations, sale of capital assets of the school district, increases in or implementation of fees or other charges, or imposition of or increases in taxes, and shall be accompanied by documentation showing that the officials with authority to act to achieve realization of such conditional revenues have acted in time for realization of such revenues in the month or months indicated. In any event, there shall not be included any source or amount that in the judgment of the commission is uncertain of realization to form a proper basis for financial planning or budgeting.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.403 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.403
§ 3375.403. Contract for public library service
Status: in_force

September 11, 1985 House Bill 146 - 116th General Assembly The board of library trustees or governing body of any public library may contract for public library service with the board of library trustees or governing body of one or more libraries within the state that serve the general public, public or private schools, colleges, or universities, or a profession, occupation, or business. The board of library trustees of any public library may contract with boards of education of school districts within its territory to provide school library service, the boards of education paying all or part of the expense thereof. Contracts as provided in this section may be terminated by mutual agreement, or by either of the two contracting parties on giving six months' notice before the day upon which taxes upon real estate become a lien.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.28
§ 3318.28. Alternative, supplemental provisions
Status: in_force

June 9, 1994 House Bill 552 - 120th General Assembly The authority provided by sections 3318.21 to 3318.29 of the Revised Code is in addition to and provides alternative methods for any other authority provided by law for the same or similar purposes, and are supplemental to and not in derogation of any powers of any governmental agency otherwise conferred including those conferred in Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. In case any provision of sections 3318.21 to 3318.29 of the Revised Code, including any condition or prerequisite to any action or determination, or in case any covenant, stipulation, obligation, resolution, trust agreement, indenture, loan agreement, lease agreement, agreement, act, or action, or part thereof, made, assumed, entered into, or taken under those sections, or any application thereof, is for any reason held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remainder thereof or any other provision of sections 3318.21 to 3318.29 of the Revised Code, including any condition or prerequisite to any action or determination, or any other covenant, stipulation, obligation, resolution, trust agreement, indenture, loan agreement, lease agreement, agreement, act, or action, or part thereof, made, assumed, entered into, or taken under such chapter, which shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid portion were not contained therein, nor shall such illegality or invalidity or any application thereof affect any legal and valid application thereof, and each such section, provision, covenant, stipulation, obligation, resolution, trust agreement, indenture, loan agreement, lease agreement, agreement, act, or action, or part thereof, shall be deemed to be effective, operative, made, entered into or taken in the manner and to the full extent permitted by law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.14
§ 3304.14. Duties of council
Status: in_force

June 1, 2018 Senate Bill 144 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities council, in collaboration with the governor's office of workforce transformation, shall do all of the following: (1) Examine all of the following related to the state vocational rehabilitation program: (a) The process for determining eligibility, including the order of selection; (b) The extent, scope, and effectiveness of services provided; (c) The impact of state agency actions on the ability of individuals with disabilities to achieve employment outcomes through the program. (2) Advise the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency regarding the examination described in division (A)(1) of this section; (3) In partnership with the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency and as required by 34 C.F.R. 361.29(c), identify, develop, agree, and review state goals and priorities relating to the vocational rehabilitation services portion of the unified or combined state plan submitted in accordance with the "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014," 29 U.S.C. 3102; (4) In partnership with the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency and as required by 34 C.F.R. 361.29(e), evaluate the effectiveness of the vocational rehabilitation program and prepare and submit to the United States secretary of education an annual report on the progress made in improving the program's effectiveness as part of the unified or combined state plan; (5) Advise the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency regarding vocational rehabilitation program activities; (6) Assist the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency in the preparation of the vocational rehabilitation services portion of the unified or combined state plan, any amendments to the plan, and any reports, needs assessments, or evaluations required as part of the plan; (7) To the extent feasible, evaluate the satisfaction that individuals with disabilities served by the vocational rehabilitation program have with and the effectiveness of the following: (a) The duties performed or services provided by the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency; (b) The vocational rehabilitation services provided by state agencies or other entities responsible for providing vocational rehabilitation services to individuals under the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 29 U.S.C. 701; (c) The employment outcomes achieved under the vocational rehabilitation services program, including the availability of health and other employment benefits. (8) Not later than ninety days after the end of each federal fiscal year, prepare and submit to the governor and the United States secretary of education a report concerning the status of vocational rehabilitation programs available within the state and make the report available to the public through appropriate means; (9) Coordinate efforts with other entities to increase the number of individuals receiving vocational rehabilitation services, including the following: the Ohio statewide independent living council; the advisory panel established under section 3323.06 of the Revised Code; the Ohio developmental disabilities council created by section 5123.35 of the Revised Code; the entity serving as this state's state mental health planning council, as described in the "Public Health Services Act," 42 U.S.C. 300x-3; the governor's executive workforce board established by section 6301.04 of the Revised Code; and the entities performing activities under the "Assistive Technology Act of 1998," 29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.; (10) Engage in efforts to improve coordination and establish relationships between the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, the Ohio statewide independent living council, and the centers for independent living; (11) Perform any other functions consistent with the purposes of the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 29 U.S.C. 701, and the duties of the council. (B) The opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency shall assist the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities council in performing its duties and shall collaborate with the council in developing a resource plan in compliance with federal law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3305.053 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3305 / § 3305.053
§ 3305.053. Selection and change of providers under alternative plan
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly The board of trustees of a public institution of higher education shall permit an employee who makes an election under section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code to do all of the following: (A) Select, from among the providers that have entered into an agreement with the public institution of higher education under section 3305.04 of the Revised Code, the provider of an investment option for that employee; (B) Subject to any terms and conditions established by the public institution of higher education, change the provider selected under division (A) of this section any time during the plan year. (C) If under division (B) of this section an employee changes providers, the employee may direct the provider to transfer to the new provider the employee's account balance either in whole or in part, as directed by the employee, except that the provider is not required to immediately transfer any part of the account invested at the employee's election in a fixed annuity account if the contract with the employee under which the investment was made permits the provider to make such a transfer over a period of time not exceeding ten years and the contract was filed with and approved by the department of insurance pursuant to section 3911.011 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.72 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.72
§ 3333.72. Choose Ohio first co-op/internship program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The chancellor of higher education shall establish and administer the Ohio co-op/internship program to promote and encourage cooperative education programs or internship programs at Ohio institutions of higher education for the purpose of recruiting Ohio students to stay in the state, and recruiting Ohio residents who left Ohio to attend out-of-state institutions of higher education back to Ohio institutions of higher education, to participate in high quality academic programs that use cooperative education programs or significant internship programs, in order to support the growth of Ohio's businesses by providing businesses with Ohio's most talented students and providing Ohio graduates with job opportunities with Ohio's growing companies. The chancellor, subject to approval by the controlling board, shall make awards to state institutions of higher education for new or existing programs and initiatives meeting the goals of the Ohio co-op/internship program. Awards may be granted for programs and initiatives to be implemented by a state institution of higher education alone or in collaboration with other state institutions of higher education or nonpublic Ohio universities and colleges. If the chancellor makes an award to a program or initiative that is intended to be implemented by a state institution of higher education in collaboration with other state institutions of higher education or nonpublic Ohio universities or colleges, the chancellor may provide that some portion of the award be received directly by the collaborating universities or colleges consistent with all terms of the Ohio co-op/internship program. The Ohio co-op/internship program shall support the creation and maintenance of high quality academic programs that utilize an intensive cooperative education or internship program for students at state institutions of higher education, or assign a number of scholarships to institutions to recruit Ohio residents as students in a high quality academic program, or both. If scholarships are included in an award to an institution of higher education, the scholarships shall be awarded to each participating eligible student as a grant to the state institution of higher education the student is attending and shall be reflected on the student's tuition bill. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or sections 3333.73 to 3333.79 of the Revised Code, an Ohio four-year nonpublic university or college may submit a proposal as lead applicant or co-lead applicant for an award under the Ohio co-op/internship program if the proposal is to be implemented in collaboration with a state institution of higher education. If the chancellor grants a nonpublic university or college an award, the nonpublic university or college shall comply with all requirements of this section, sections 3333.73 to 3333.79 of the Revised Code, and the rules adopted under this section that apply to state institutions of higher education that receive awards under the program. The chancellor shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to administer the Ohio co-op/internship program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.251 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.251
§ 3307.251. Employee with less than 5 years of service electing to participate in STRS defined contribution plan
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 572 - 132nd General Assembly As used in this section, "accumulated contributions" and "total service credit" have the same meanings as in section 3307.50 of the Revised Code. (A) A member of the state teachers retirement system who, as of the thirtieth day of June immediately preceding the date on which the system establishes an STRS defined contribution plan, has less than five years of total service credit is eligible to make an election under this section. Not later than one hundred eighty days after the day the state teachers retirement board first establishes an STRS defined contribution plan, an eligible member may elect to participate in such a plan. If an election is not made, a member to whom this section applies is deemed to have elected to continue participating in the STRS defined benefit plan. (B) An election under this section shall be made in writing on a form provided by the system and submitted to the system. (C) On receipt of an election under this section, the system shall do both of the following: (1) Credit to the account of the member in the defined contribution fund the accumulated contributions standing to the member's credit in the teachers' savings fund, plus interest at a rate determined by the board; (2) Cancel all service credit and eligibility for any payment, benefit, or right under the STRS defined benefit plan. (D) An election under this section shall be irrevocable at the end of the election period described in division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3324.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3324 / § 3324.03
§ 3324.03. School districts to identify gifted students
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The board of education of each school district shall identify gifted students in grades kindergarten through twelve as follows: (A) A student shall be identified as exhibiting "superior cognitive ability" if the student did either of the following within the preceding twenty-four months: (1) Scored two standard deviations above the mean, minus the standard error of measurement, on an approved individual standardized intelligence test administered by a licensed school psychologist or licensed psychologist; (2) Accomplished any one of the following: (a) Scored at least two standard deviations above the mean, minus the standard error of measurement, on an approved standardized group intelligence test; (b) Performed at or above the ninety-fifth percentile on an approved individual or group standardized basic or composite battery of a nationally normed achievement test; (c) Attained an approved score on one or more above-grade level standardized, nationally normed approved tests. (B) A student shall be identified as exhibiting "specific academic ability" superior to that of children of similar age in a specific academic ability field if within the preceding twenty-four months the student performs at or above the ninety-fifth percentile at the national level on an approved individual or group standardized achievement test of specific academic ability in that field. A student may be identified as gifted in more than one specific academic ability field. (C) A student shall be identified as exhibiting "creative thinking ability" superior to children of a similar age, if within the previous twenty-four months, the student scored one standard deviation above the mean, minus the standard error of measurement, on an approved individual or group intelligence test and also did either of the following: (1) Attained a sufficient score, as established by the department of education and workforce, on an approved individual or group test of creative ability; (2) Exhibited sufficient performance, as established by the department, on an approved checklist of creative behaviors. (D) A student shall be identified as exhibiting "visual or performing arts ability" superior to that of children of similar age if the student has done both of the following: (1) Demonstrated through a display of work, an audition, or other performance or exhibition, superior ability in a visual or performing arts area; (2) Exhibited sufficient performance, as established by the department, on an approved checklist of behaviors related to a specific arts area. Last updated August 25, 2023 at 11:45 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.717 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.717
§ 3313.717. Placement of automated external defibrillator in schools; staff training; qualified immunity
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 House Bill 47 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "automated external defibrillator" means a specialized defibrillator that is approved for use as a medical device by the United States food and drug administration for performing automated external defibrillation, as defined in section 2305.235 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The board of education of each school district shall require the placement of an automated external defibrillator in each school under the control of the board. Not later than July 1, 2018, persons employed by a school district shall receive training pursuant to section 3313.6023 of the Revised Code in the use of an automated external defibrillator in accordance with that section. (2) The administrative authority of each chartered nonpublic school shall require the placement of an automated external defibrillator in each school under the control of the authority. The authority also shall require that persons assigned to each school under the control of the authority, as set forth in division (A) of section 3313.6023 of the Revised Code, successfully complete an appropriate training course in the use of an automated external defibrillator as described in section 3701.85 of the Revised Code. (3) Each district board and administrative authority shall adopt an emergency action plan for the use of automated external defibrillators and may use the model plan developed by the department of health under section 3701.851 of the Revised Code. (C) In regard to the use of an automated external defibrillator that is placed in a school as specified in this section, and except in the case of willful or wanton misconduct or when there is no good faith attempt to activate an emergency medical services system in accordance with section 3701.85 of the Revised Code, no person shall be held liable in civil damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property, or held criminally liable, for performing automated external defibrillation in good faith, regardless of whether the person has obtained appropriate training on how to perform automated external defibrillation or successfully completed a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (D) The department of education and workforce shall develop a procedure whereby persons may report violations of this section. Last updated August 13, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.233 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.233
§ 3319.233. Educator license requirements beginning 7/1/2017
Status: in_force

March 10, 2025 House Bill 432 - 135th General Assembly (A) All new educator licenses issued for grades pre-kindergarten through eight shall require the applicant to attain a passing score on a rigorous examination of principles of scientifically research-based reading instruction that is aligned with the reading competencies adopted by the department of education and workforce under section 3301.077 of the Revised Code. (B) The state board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code prescribing criteria and procedures necessary to implement the requirements of this section. Last updated January 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.028 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.028
§ 3345.028. Regular coursework additional fee prohibition
Status: in_force

July 21, 2022 Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly No state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall charge an additional fee to a student for an employee of the university, or an entity contracting with the institution, to complete any academic activity associated with regular coursework, including grading student assignments. Last updated April 27, 2022 at 5:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.018 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.018
§ 3317.018. Statewide average base cost per pupil
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The statewide average base cost per pupil shall be determined as follows: (1) For fiscal year 2024, the statewide average base cost per pupil shall be equal to the sum of the aggregate base cost calculated for all city, local, and exempted village school districts in the state for that fiscal year under section 3317.011 of the Revised Code divided by the sum of the base cost enrolled ADMs of all of the city, local, and exempted village school districts in the state for that fiscal year. (2) For fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027, the statewide average base cost per pupil shall be equal to the amount calculated under division (A)(1) of this section. (B) The statewide average career-technical base cost per pupil shall be determined as follows: (1) For fiscal year 2024, the statewide average career-technical base cost per pupil shall be equal to the sum of the aggregate base cost calculated for all joint vocational school districts in the state for that fiscal year under section 3317.012 of the Revised Code divided by the sum of the base cost enrolled ADMs of all of the joint vocational school districts in the state for that fiscal year. (2) For fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027, the statewide average career-technical base cost per pupil shall be equal to the amount calculated under division (B)(1) of this section. Last updated July 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.353 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.353
§ 3309.353. Increase in benefits established prior to 2/1/1983
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 341 - 129th General Assembly As used in this section, "benefit" means any allowance, pension, or other benefit to which an individual is entitled and that the individual receives pursuant to section 3309.36 , 3309.40 , 3309.45 , or 3309.46 or former section 3309.38 of the Revised Code. The annual amount of each benefit for which eligibility was established prior to February 1, 1983, shall, after the adjustment required by section 3309.374 of the Revised Code, be increased by five per cent. Last updated February 17, 2022 at 2:52 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3321.141 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3321 / § 3321.141
§ 3321.141. Contacting parent, guardian, or other person having care of any absent student
Status: in_force

April 4, 2023 Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) Within one hundred twenty minutes after the beginning of each school day, the attendance officer, attendance officer's assistant for each individual school building, or other person the attendance officer designates to take attendance for each school building shall make at least one attempt to contact, in accordance with division (A)(2) of this section, the parent, guardian, or other person having care of any student who was absent without legitimate excuse from the school the student is required to attend as of the beginning of that school day. (2) An attempt to contact a student's parent, guardian, or other person having care of the student shall be made through one of the following methods: (a) A telephone call placed in person; (b) An automated telephone call via a system that includes verification that each call was actually placed, and either the call was answered by its intended recipient or a voice mail message was left by the automated system relaying the required information; (c) A notification sent through the school's automated student information system; (d) A text-based communication sent to the parent's, guardian's, or other person's electronic wireless communications device, as defined in section 4511.204 of the Revised Code; (e) A notification sent to the electronic mail address of the parent, guardian, or other person; (f) A visit, in person, to the student's residence of record; (g) Any other notification procedure that has been adopted by resolution of the board of education of a school district. (B) If the parent, guardian, or other person having care of a student initiates a telephone call or other communication notifying the school or building administration of the student's excused or unexcused absence within one hundred twenty minutes after the beginning of the school day, the school is under no further obligation with respect to the requirement prescribed in division (A) of this section. (C) A school district, or any officer, director, employee, or member of the school district board of education is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from an employee's action or inaction in good faith compliance with this section. This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a person may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. (D) This section does not apply to either of the following: (1) Students who are in home-based, online, or internet- or computer-based instruction; (2) Instances where a student was not expected to be in attendance at a particular school building due to that student's participation in off-campus activities, including but not limited to participation in the college credit plus program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code. Last updated March 8, 2023 at 12:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.13
§ 3326.13. Qualifications and licensure of teachers
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 Senate Bill 216 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Teachers employed by a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall be properly certified or licensed teachers, as defined in section 3319.074 of the Revised Code, and shall be licensed under sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code and rules of the state board of education implementing those sections. (B) No STEM school shall employ any classroom teacher initially hired on or after July 1, 2013, to provide instruction in physical education unless the teacher holds a valid license issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code for teaching physical education.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.817 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.817
§ 3313.817. A la carte foods; determination of nutritional value; software
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) When the department of education and workforce is able to obtain free of charge computer software for assessing the nutritional value of foods that does all of the following, the department shall make that software available free of charge to each public and chartered nonpublic school: (1) Rates the healthiness of foods based on nutrient density; (2) Assesses the amount of calories, total fat, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, protein, fiber, calcium, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin C in each food item; (3) Evaluates the nutritional value of foods based on the dietary guidelines for Americans jointly developed by the United States department of agriculture and United States department of health and human services as they pertain to children and adolescents. (B) Each public and chartered nonpublic school shall use the software provided by the department under this section to determine the nutritional value of each a la carte food item available for sale at the school. (C) When the department provides software under this section, each public and chartered nonpublic school shall comply with all of the following requirements: (1) No a la carte food item shall be in the lowest rated category of foods designated by the software. (2) In the first school year in which the school is subject to this section, at least twenty per cent of the a la carte food items available for sale from each of the following sources during the regular and extended school day shall be in the highest rated category of foods designated by the software and in each school year thereafter, at least forty per cent of the a la carte food items available for sale from each of the following sources during the regular and extended school day shall be in that category: (a) A school food service program; (b) A vending machine located on school property; (c) A store operated by the school, a student association, or other school-sponsored organization. (3) Each a la carte food item that is not in the highest rated category of foods designated by the software shall meet at least two of the following criteria: (a) It contains at least five grams of protein. (b) It contains at least ten per cent of the recommended daily value of fiber. (c) It contains at least ten per cent of the recommended daily value of calcium. (d) It contains at least ten per cent of the recommended daily value of iron. (e) It contains at least ten per cent of the recommended daily value of vitamin A. (f) It contains at least ten per cent of the recommended daily value of vitamin C. (D) As an alternative to complying with division (C) of this section, a public or chartered nonpublic school may comply with the most recent guidelines for competitive foods issued by the alliance for a healthier generation with respect to the sale of a la carte food items. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.061 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.061
§ 3302.061. Review of applications
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) A school district board of education shall review each application received under section 3302.06 of the Revised Code and, within sixty days after receipt of the application, shall approve or disapprove the application. In reviewing applications, the board shall give preference to applications that propose innovations in one or more of the following areas: (1) Curriculum; (2) Student assessments, other than the assessments prescribed by sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code; (3) Class scheduling; (4) Accountability measures, including innovations that expand the number and variety of measures used in order to collect more complete data about student academic performance. For this purpose, schools may consider use of measures such as end-of-course examinations, portfolios of student work, nationally or internationally normed assessments, the percentage of students enrolling in post-secondary education, or the percentage of students simultaneously obtaining a high school diploma and an associate's degree or certification to work in an industry or career field. (5) Provision of student services, including services for students who are disabled, identified as gifted under Chapter 3324. of the Revised Code, English learners, at risk of academic failure or dropping out, or at risk of suspension or expulsion; (6) Provision of health, counseling, or other social services to students; (7) Preparation of students for transition to higher education or the workforce; (8) Teacher recruitment, employment, and evaluation; (9) Compensation for school personnel; (10) Professional development; (11) School governance and the roles and responsibilities of principals; (12) Use of financial or other resources. (B)(1) If the board approves an application seeking designation as an innovation school, it shall so designate the school that submitted the application. If the board approves an application seeking designation as an innovation school zone, it shall so designate the participating schools that submitted the application. (2) If the board disapproves an application, it shall provide a written explanation of the basis for its decision to the school or schools that submitted the application. The school or schools may reapply for designation as an innovation school or innovation school zone at any time. (C) The board may approve an application that allows an innovation school or a school participating in an innovation school zone to determine the compensation of board employees working in the school, but the total compensation for all such employees shall not exceed the financial resources allocated to the school by the board. The school shall not be required to comply with the salary schedule adopted by the board under section 3311.78 , 3317.14 , or 3317.141 of the Revised Code. The board may approve an application that allows an innovation school or a school participating in an innovation school zone to remove board employees from the school, but no employee shall be terminated except as provided in section 3311.82 , 3319.081 , or 3319.16 of the Revised Code. (D) The board may do either of the following at any time: (1) Designate a school as an innovation school by creating an innovation plan for that school and offering the school an opportunity to participate in the plan's creation; (2) Designate as an innovation school zone two or more schools that share common interests based on factors such as geographical proximity or similar educational programs or that serve the same classes of students as they advance to higher grade levels, by creating an innovation plan for those schools and offering the schools an opportunity to participate in the plan's creation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.32
§ 3375.32. Meeting of boards of library trustees - organization - election of clerk - bond
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 291 - 132nd 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 meet not later than January of each year and may meet in December of the preceding year and organize by selecting from its membership a president, a vice-president, and a secretary who shall serve for a term of one year commencing the later of the first day of January or the date of selection. At the same meeting, each board shall elect and fix the compensation of a fiscal officer, who may be a member of the board, and who shall serve for a term of one year commencing the later of the first day of January or the date of election. Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the fiscal officer, before entering upon official duties, shall execute a bond in an amount and with surety to be approved by the board, payable to the board, and conditioned for the faithful performance of the official duties required of the fiscal officer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.038 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.038
§ 3302.038. Report regarding effectiveness of state report cards
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Not later than December 31, 2024, the department of education and workforce shall issue a report regarding the effectiveness of the state report cards issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. In preparing the report, the department shall study the data included in the state report cards issued for the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 school years. Based on that study, the department shall include in the report any recommendations for changes or improvements to the state report card. The department shall submit the report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the chairpersons of the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate that consider education legislation. Last updated August 2, 2023 at 1:49 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.078 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.078
§ 3319.078. Structured literacy certification
Status: in_force

September 23, 2022 House Bill 583 - 134th General Assembly Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, each city, local, and exempted village school district shall establish a structured literacy certification process for teachers providing instruction for students in grades kindergarten through three employed by the district. Each process shall align with the guidebook developed under section 3323.25 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 18, 2022 at 3:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.431 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.431
§ 3375.431. Board of education may issue bonds for libraries
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly The board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district, which does not have a board of library trustees established under section 3375.15 of the Revised Code may issue bonds in accordance with Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, without regard to section 3375.43 of the Revised Code, for the purpose of purchasing, erecting, constructing, enlarging, improving, equipping, and furnishing library facilities and acquiring real estate and interests in real estate therefor, to be operated by the board of trustees of any free public library, library association, or corporation pursuant to section 3375.18 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.037 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.037
§ 3317.037. Attendance records for career-technical planning district
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Contracting district" means a school district that has entered into a contract to provide career-technical education services that meet standards set by the department of education and workforce to one or more other school districts. (2) "Career-technical planning district" has the same meaning as in section 3317.023 of the Revised Code. (3) "Home district" means any city, local, or exempted village school district that is also not a lead district or a contracting district. (4) "Lead district" means a lead district, as defined in section 3317.023 of the Revised Code, which is designated by the department to provide primary career-technical education leadership within a career-technical planning district. (B) For the purposes of maintaining student enrollment records under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of each home district shall provide to the lead district or contracting district the attendance records for each student who receives career-technical education services provided by the lead district or contracting district in facilities operated by the student's home district. (C) Any lead district of a career-technical planning district may enter into an agreement with another school district within that career-technical planning district under which the lead district and the other school district may establish a method to determine the full-time equivalency for each student attending school in both districts for the purposes of calculating each district's enrollment under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 10:52 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.1210 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.1210
§ 3333.1210. Governor's merit scholarship residency commitment
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly Beginning with first-time scholarships awarded for fiscal year 2027, each student who accepts a scholarship under the governor's merit scholarship program shall sign a statement of commitment to reside in this state for the three years immediately following the individual's graduation from an institution of higher education in this state. Last updated August 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.03
§ 3307.03. State teachers retirement system - board
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly A state teachers retirement system is hereby established for the teachers of the public schools of the state which includes the several funds created and placed under the management of a state teachers retirement board for the payment of retirement allowances and other benefits under Chapter 3307. of the Revised Code. The board may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, contract and be contracted with, and do all things necessary to carry out such sections. All of its business shall be transacted, and all of its funds invested, all warrants for money drawn and payments made, and all of its cash, securities, and other property shall be held in the name of the board or in the name of its nominee, provided that nominees are authorized by retirement board resolution for the purpose of facilitating the ownership and transfer of investments and are restricted to members of the board, the executive director, and designated members of the staff, or a partnership or corporation composed of any of the foregoing persons. If the Ohio retirement study council establishes a uniform format for any report the board is required to submit to the council, the board shall submit the report in that format.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.23
§ 3314.23. Compliance with standards
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, each internet- or computer-based community school shall comply with the national standards for quality online learning developed under a project led by a partnership between quality matters, the virtual learning leadership alliance, and the digital learning collaborative, or any successor organization. (B) Each internet- or computer-based community school that initially opens for operation on or after January 1, 2013, shall comply with the standards required by division (A) of this section at the time it opens. Each internet- or computer-based community school that initially opened for operation prior to January 1, 2013, shall comply with the standards required by division (A) of this section not later than July 1, 2013. (C) The sponsor of each internet- or computer-based community school shall be responsible for monitoring, ensuring, and reporting compliance with the online learning standards described in divisions (A) and (B) of this section. Last updated August 18, 2023 at 8:31 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3365.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3365 / § 3365.04
§ 3365.04. Information regarding and promotion of the program
Status: in_force

February 25, 2025 Senate Bill 104 - 135th General Assembly Each public and participating nonpublic secondary school shall do all of the following with respect to the college credit plus program: (A) Provide information about the program prior to the first day of February of each year to all students enrolled in grades six through eleven; (B) Provide counseling services to students in grades six through eleven and to their parents before the students participate in the program under this chapter to ensure that students and parents are fully aware of the possible consequences and benefits of participation. Counseling information shall include: (1) Program eligibility; (2) The process for granting academic credits; (3) Any necessary financial arrangements for tuition, textbooks, and fees; (4) Criteria for any transportation aid; (5) Available support services; (6) Scheduling; (7) Communicating the possible consequences and benefits of participation, including all of the following: (a) The consequences of failing or not completing a course under the program, including the effect on the student's ability to complete the secondary school's graduation requirements; (b) The effect of the grade attained in a course under the program being included in the student's grade point average, as applicable; (c) The benefits to the student for successfully completing a course under the program, including the ability to reduce the overall costs of, and the amount of time required for, a college education. (8) The academic and social responsibilities of students and parents under the program; (9) Information about and encouragement to use the counseling services of the college in which the student intends to enroll; (10) The standard packet of information for the program developed by the chancellor of higher education pursuant to section 3365.15 of the Revised Code; For a participating nonpublic secondary school, counseling information shall also include an explanation that funding may be limited and that not all students who wish to participate may be able to do so. (11) Information about the potential for mature subject matter, as defined in section 3365.035 of the Revised Code, in courses in which the student intends to enroll through the program and notification that courses will not be modified based upon program enrollee participation regardless of where course instruction occurs. The information shall include the permission slip described in division (B) of section 3365.035 of the Revised Code. (C) Promote the program on the school's web site, including the details of the school's current agreements with partnering colleges; (D) Schedule at least one informational session per school year to allow each participating college that is located within thirty miles of the school to meet with interested students and parents. The session shall include the benefits and consequences of participation and shall outline any changes or additions to the requirements of the program. If there are no participating colleges located within thirty miles of the school, the school shall coordinate with the closest participating college to offer an informational session. For the purposes of division (D) of this section, "participating college" shall include both of the following: (1) A partnering college; (2) Any public college, private college, or eligible out-of-state college to which both of the following apply: (a) The college participates in the college credit plus program. (b) The college submits to the public or participating nonpublic secondary school a request to attend an informational session. (E) Implement a policy for the awarding of grades and the calculation of class standing for courses taken under division (A)(2) or (B) of section 3365.06 of the Revised Code. The policy adopted under this division shall be equivalent to the school's policy for courses taken under the advanced standing programs described in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code or for other courses designated as honors courses by the school. If the policy includes awarding a weighted grade or enhancing a student's class standing for these courses, the policy adopted under this section shall also provide for these procedures to be applied to courses taken under the college credit plus program. (F) Develop model course pathways, pursuant to section 3365.13 of the Revised Code, and publish the course pathways among the school's official list of course offerings for the program. (G) Annually collect, report, and track specified data related to the program according to data reporting guidelines adopted by the chancellor and the department of education and workforce pursuant to section 3365.15 of the Revised Code. (H) Use the forms developed by the chancellor and the department of education and workforce. No public or participating nonpublic secondary school shall modify any such form without prior approval from the chancellor and the department. Last updated January 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.25
§ 3307.25. Electing defined benefit or defined contribution plan; election to cease participation
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 572 - 132nd General Assembly (A) An individual who becomes a member of the state teachers retirement system on or after the date on which the state teachers retirement board establishes an STRS defined contribution plan shall make an election under this section. Not later than one hundred eighty days after the date on which employment begins, the individual shall elect to participate either in the STRS defined benefit plan or one of the STRS defined contribution plans. If a form evidencing an election under this section is not on file with the system at the end of the one-hundred-eighty-day period, the individual is deemed to have elected to participate in the STRS defined benefit plan. (B) An election under this section shall be made in writing on a form provided by the system and submitted to the system. (C) An election under this section shall take effect on the date employment began and, except as provided in division (E) of this section, is irrevocable at the end of the election period described in division (A) of this section. (D) An individual is ineligible to make an election under this section if one of the following applies: (1) At the time employment begins, the individual is already a member or contributor participating in the STRS defined benefit plan, a former member who has previously made an election under division (E) of this section or section 3307.251 of the Revised Code, a superannuate of the system, or an other system retirant, as defined in section 3307.35 of the Revised Code; (2) An election to participate in an alternative retirement plan under section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code is in effect for employment covered by the system. (E) A member who elected under division (A) of this section to participate in an STRS defined contribution plan may make an election to cease participation in the plan elected and participate in the STRS defined benefit plan or in another STRS defined contribution plan. The election must be made, on a form provided by the system, not later than the first day of June preceding the first day of July following the fourth anniversary of the commencement of the member's participation in the original plan. An election made under this division takes effect on the first day of July following the election. (F)(1) When a member elects under division (E) of this section to change from an STRS defined contribution plan to the STRS defined benefit plan the system shall do all of the following: (a) Transfer from the member's account in the defined contribution fund to an account in the teachers' savings fund the sum of the following: (i) An amount equal to the contributions made pursuant to section 3307.26 of the Revised Code; (ii) Any supplemental contributions made by the member; (iii) Any earnings from supplemental contributions. (b) Transfer from the defined contribution fund to the employers' trust fund the sum of the following: (i) An amount equal to the contributions made pursuant to section 3307.28 of the Revised Code; (ii) Any amount remaining in the member's account in the defined contribution fund after the transfers described in divisions (F)(1)(a) and (b)(i) of this section are made. (c) Grant service credit in accordance with rules adopted under section 3307.53 of the Revised Code. (2) If the amount in the member's account in the defined contribution fund is less than the amount the member would have had in an account in the teachers' savings fund had the member elected to participate in the STRS defined benefit plan, the system shall transfer from the guarantee fund established under section 3307.14 of the Revised Code to the teachers' savings fund the amount necessary to make the transfer required by division (F)(1)(a)(i) of this section. (3) Except for service credit granted under division (F)(1)(c) of this section, a member who begins participation in the STRS defined benefit plan pursuant to division (E) of this section shall have the same rights and privileges under the plan as a member who never had made an election to participate in an STRS defined contribution plan.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.91 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.91
§ 3313.91. Contract to purchase vocational education or vocational rehabilitation service
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, the provisions of this section and section 3313.911 of the Revised Code that apply to a city school district do not apply to any joint vocational or cooperative education school district unless otherwise specified. The board of education of any city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district may contract with any public agency, board, or bureau, or with any private individual or firm for the purchase of any vocational education or vocational rehabilitation service for any resident of the district under the age of twenty-one years and may pay for such services with public funds. Any such vocational education or vocational rehabilitation service shall meet the same requirements, including those for teachers, facilities, and equipment, as those required of the public schools and be approved by the department of education and workforce. The department may assign city, local, or exempted village school districts to joint vocational districts and pursuant to the department's rules, shall require such districts to enter into contractual agreements pursuant to section 3313.90 of the Revised Code so that special education students as well as others may receive suitable vocational services. Such rules shall prescribe a formula under which the district that contracts to receive the services agrees to pay an annual fee to the district providing the vocational education program. The amount of the fee shall be computed in accordance with a formula prescribed by the department's rule, but the rule shall permit the director of education and workforce to prescribe a lower fee than the amount required to be paid by the formula in cases where the director determines either that the approved vocational course offerings of the district that is to pay the fee are of sufficient breadth to warrant a lower annual fee, or that the situation warrants a lower annual fee. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 5:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.394 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.394
§ 3333.394. Grow your own teacher program - scholarship; termination; repayment
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 168 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) Each recipient who accepts a scholarship under the grow your own teacher program under section 3333.393 of the Revised Code shall sign a promissory note payable to the state. In the event the scholarship is terminated or the recipient does not satisfy the service requirement under division (F) of section 3333.393 of the Revised Code, the promissory takes immediate effect. The amount payable under the note shall be the amount of total scholarship funds accepted by the recipient under the program, unless a portion is forgiven as described under this section. (2) Upon completion of a full school year of qualified service as defined in division (A)(3) of section 3333.393 of the Revised Code, twenty-five percent of the total amount awarded under the promissory note shall be forgiven. If a recipient is unable to complete the required qualified service as a result of a reduction in force at the recipient's school of employment before the end of the school year, the chancellor shall deem that school year as one year of qualified service completed. (3) The promissory note shall be rescinded in the event that a recipient dies or becomes totally and permanently disabled. (B) The scholarship shall be deemed terminated upon the recipient's failure to meet the standards of the scholarship as determined by the department and the chancellor and shall be converted to a loan to be repaid under division (A) of this section. (C) The chancellor and the attorney general shall collect payments on the converted loan in accordance with section 131.02 of the Revised Code, but shall not charge an interest rate on such payments. Last updated August 15, 2024 at 5:01 PM