Ohio Rev. Code § 3366.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3366 / § 3366.01
§ 3366.01. State purchase of education loans definitions
Status: in_force

February 20, 2002 Senate Bill 116 - 124th General Assembly As used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent: (A) "Bond proceedings" means the order, trust, agreement, indenture and other agreements, or amendments and supplements to the foregoing, or any one or more or combination thereof, authorizing or providing for the terms and conditions applicable to, or providing for the issuance, security, or liquidity of, obligations and the provisions contained in such obligations. (B) "Bond service charges" means principal, including mandatory sinking fund requirements for retirement of obligations, and interest, and redemption premium, if any, required to be paid on obligations. (C) "Bond service fund" means the applicable fund and accounts therein created in the bond proceedings for and pledged to the payment of bond service charges, including all moneys and investments, and earnings from investments, credited and to be credited thereto. (D) "Costs of attendance" means all costs of a student incurred in connection with a program of study at an eligible institution, as determined by the institution, including tuition; instructional fees; room and board; books, computers, and supplies; and other related fees, charges, and expenses. (E) "Designated administrator" means, with respect to all obligations issued prior to September 1, 1999, and to all nonfederal education loans, the nonprofit corporation designated on November 10, 1992, under division (D) of section 3351.07 of the Revised Code to operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes by expanding access to higher education financing programs for students and families in need of student financial aid. For all other purposes, "designated administrator" means the Ohio corporation that is a subsidiary of the nonprofit corporation designated under division (D) of section 3351.07 of the Revised Code and that has agreed to enter into an administration agreement with the issuing authority and the director of development, or any other person that enters into an administration agreement with the issuing authority and the director of development. (F) "Education loan" means a loan made by an eligible lender pursuant to the policy guidelines to or for the benefit of a student for the purpose of financing part or all of the student's costs of attendance. (G) "Eligible borrower" means any of the following: (1) Individuals who are residents of the state, and who are attending and are in good standing in, or who have been accepted for attendance at, any eligible institution located in this state or elsewhere, on a part-time or full-time basis, to pursue an associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree or a nursing diploma; (2) Individuals who reside outside the state and who have been accepted for attendance at, or who are attending and are in good standing in, any eligible institution located in this state, on a part-time or full-time basis, to pursue an associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree or a nursing diploma; (3) Individuals who are parents or legal guardians of, or other persons, as set forth in the policy guidelines, borrowing under an education loan for the benefit of individuals meeting requirements set forth in division (G)(1) or (2) of this section, in order to assist them in paying costs of attendance. (H)(1) "Eligible institution" means an institution described in any of divisions (H)(1)(a), (b), (c), or (d) of this section that satisfies all of the requirements set forth in divisions (H)(2), (3), and (4) of this section. (a) The institution is a state-assisted post-secondary educational institution within this state. (b) The institution is a nonprofit institution within this state having a certificate of authorization from the Ohio board of regents pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. (c) The institution is a post-secondary educational institution similar to one described in division (H)(1)(a) or (b) of this section that is located outside this state and that is similarly approved by the appropriate agency of that state. (d) The institution is a private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code. (2) The institution is accredited by the appropriate regional and, when appropriate, professional accrediting associations within whose jurisdiction it falls. (3) The institution satisfies the eligibility requirements for participation in the federal family education loan program authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the "Higher Education Act of 1965," 20 U.S.C.A. 1071 et seq., as amended, as long as that program remains in existence. (4) The institution satisfies the other conditions set forth in the policy guidelines. (I) "Eligible lender" means, with respect to lenders making nonfederal education loans, a bank, national banking association, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union having an office in this state that satisfies the criteria for eligible lenders established pursuant to the policy guidelines. With respect to lenders making federal education loans, "eligible lender" means any person that is permitted to make loans under the federal family education loan program authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the "Higher Education Act of 1965," 20 U.S.C.A. 1071 et seq., as amended; that has an office in this state; and that satisfies the criteria for eligible lenders established pursuant to the policy guidelines. (J) "Federal education loan" means an education loan that is originated in compliance with the federal family education loan program authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the "Higher Education Act of 1965," 20 U.S.C.A. 1071 et seq., as amended. (K) "Governmental agency" means the state and any state department, division, commission, institution, or authority; the United States or any agency thereof; or any agency, commission, or authority established pursuant to an interstate compact or agreement; or any combination of the foregoing. (L) "Issuing authority" means the treasurer of state, or the officer who by law performs the functions of the treasurer of state. (M) "Nonfederal education loan" means any education loan that is not a federal education loan. (N) "Obligations" means the bonds, notes, or securities of this state issued by the issuing authority pursuant to this chapter. (O) "Person" means any individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, or association, any federal, state, interstate, regional, or local governmental agency, any subdivision of the state, or any combination of these. (P) "Pledged receipts" means, to the extent the following are pledged by the bond proceedings for the payment of bond service charges: all receipts representing moneys accruing from or in connection with the repayment of education loans, including interest and payments from any guarantee or insurance in respect to such education loans; accrued interest received from the sale of obligations; the balances in the special funds; income from the investment of the special funds; all right, title, and interest of the state and the designated administrator in the education loans and any guarantees or insurance in respect thereof, and any money representing the proceeds of obligations or any income from or interest on those proceeds; or any other gifts, grants, donations, and pledges and any income and receipts therefrom, available and pledged for the payment of bond service charges. (Q) "Policy guidelines" means the rules adopted pursuant to division (A) of section 3366.03 of the Revised Code. (R) "Proceeds loan" means the transfer, pursuant to a loan agreement or agency agreement, of the proceeds of the obligations, or the deposit of the proceeds of the obligations with a trustee in trust under a trust agreement, indenture, or other trust document under the bond proceedings pending their disbursement for the purposes authorized by this chapter. (S) "Resident" means any student who would qualify as a resident of this state for state subsidy and tuition surcharge purposes under rules adopted by the Ohio board of regents under section 3333.31 of the Revised Code. (T) "Special funds" or "funds" means the bond service fund and any other funds, including reserve funds, created under the bond proceedings, including all moneys and investments, and earnings from investment, credited and to be credited thereto. (U) "Student" means an individual described in division (G)(1) or (2) of this section who meets requirements established under the policy guidelines. "Student" includes dependent and independent undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. (V) "Subdivision" has the same meaning as in division (MM) of section 133.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.303 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.303
§ 3319.303. Standards and requirements for obtaining pupil-activity program permit
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the state board of education shall adopt rules establishing standards and requirements for obtaining a pupil-activity program permit for any individual who does not hold a valid educator license, certificate, or permit issued by the state board under section 3319.22 , 3319.26 , or 3319.27 of the Revised Code. The permit issued under this section shall be valid for coaching, supervising, or directing a pupil-activity program under section 3313.53 of the Revised Code. Subject to the provisions of section 3319.31 of the Revised Code, a permit issued under this division shall be valid for three years and shall be renewable. (B) The state board shall adopt rules applicable to individuals who hold valid educator licenses, certificates, or permits issued by the state board under section 3319.22 , 3319.26 , or 3319.27 of the Revised Code setting forth standards to assure any such individual's competence to direct, supervise, or coach a pupil-activity program described in section 3313.53 of the Revised Code. The rules adopted under this division shall not be more stringent than the standards set forth in rules applicable to individuals who do not hold such licenses, certificates, or permits adopted under division (A) of this section. Subject to the provisions of section 3319.31 of the Revised Code, a permit issued to an individual under this division shall be valid for the same number of years as the individual's educator license, certificate, or permit issued under section 3319.22 , 3319.26 , or 3319.27 of the Revised Code and shall be renewable. (C)(1) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, as a condition to issuing a pupil-activity program permit to coach interscholastic athletics, the state board shall require each individual applying for a first permit to successfully complete a training program that is specifically focused on brain trauma and brain injury management and the sudden cardiac arrest training course approved by the department of health under division (C) of section 3707.59 of the Revised Code. (2) The state board shall require, as a condition to renewing a pupil-activity program permit to coach interscholastic athletics, each individual applying for a permit renewal to present evidence that the individual has successfully completed, within the duration of the individual's previous permit, both of the following: (a) A training program in recognizing the symptoms of concussions and head injuries to which the department of health has provided a link on its internet web site under section 3707.52 of the Revised Code or a training program authorized and required by an organization that regulates interscholastic athletic competition and conducts interscholastic athletic events; (b) The sudden cardiac arrest training course approved by the department of health under division (C) of section 3707.59 of the Revised Code. (3) The state board shall require each individual applying for a permit renewal on or after the effective date of this amendment to present evidence that the individual has complied with the student mental health training requirement under section 3313.5318 of the Revised Code. (D) The state board shall issue a permit for coaching, supervising, or directing a pupil-activity program in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a license or permit in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a coach, supervisor, or pupil-activity program director in a state that does not issue that permit. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:08 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.341 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.341
§ 3309.341. Employment of retirant
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 341 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 3309.344 of the Revised Code: (1) "SERS retirant" means any person who is receiving a retirement allowance from the school employees retirement system under section 3309.36 or 3309.381 or former section 3309.38 of the Revised Code or any benefit paid under a plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code. (2) "Other system retirant" means a member or former member of the public employees retirement system, Ohio police and fire pension fund, state teachers retirement system, state highway patrol retirement system, or Cincinnati retirement system who is receiving age and service or commuted age and service retirement, or a disability benefit from a system of which the retirant is a member or former member. (B)(1) Subject to this section and section 3309.345 of the Revised Code, an SERS retirant or other system retirant may be employed by a public employer. If so employed, the SERS retirant or other system retirant shall contribute to the school employees retirement system in accordance with section 3309.47 of the Revised Code, and the employer shall make contributions in accordance with section 3309.49 of the Revised Code. (2) An employer that employs an SERS retirant or other system retirant shall notify the retirement board of the employment not later than the end of the month in which the employment commences. On receipt of notice from an employer that a person who is an other system retirant has been employed, the school employees retirement system shall notify the state retirement system of which the other system retirant was a member of such employment. (C) An SERS retirant or other system retirant who has received a retirement allowance or disability benefit for less than two months when employment subject to this section commences shall forfeit the retirement allowance or disability benefit for any month the SERS retirant or other system retirant is employed prior to the expiration of the two-month period. Service and contributions for that period shall not be included in the calculation of any benefits payable to the SERS retirant or other system retirant, and those contributions shall be refunded on death or termination of the employment. Contributions made on compensation earned after the expiration of such period shall be used in the calculation of the benefit or payment due under section 3309.344 of the Revised Code. (D) On receipt of notice from the Ohio police and fire pension fund, public employees retirement system, or state teachers retirement system of the re-employment of an SERS retirant, the school employees retirement system shall not pay, or if paid shall recover, the amount to be forfeited by the SERS retirant in accordance with section 145.38 , 742.26 , or 3307.35 of the Revised Code. (E) An SERS retirant or other system retirant subject to this section is not a member of the school employees retirement system; does not have any of the rights, privileges, or obligations of membership, except as specified in this section; and is not eligible to receive health, medical, hospital, or surgical benefits under section 3309.69 of the Revised Code for employment subject to this section. (F) If the disability benefit of an other system retirant employed under this section is terminated, the retirant shall become a member of the school employees retirement system, effective on the first day of the month next following the termination, with all the rights, privileges, and obligations of membership. If the retirant, after the termination of the disability benefit, earns two years of service credit under this retirement system or under the public employees retirement system, Ohio police and fire pension fund, state teachers retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system, the retirant's prior contributions as an other system retirant under this section shall be included in the retirant's total service credit as a school employees retirement system member, and the retirant shall forfeit all rights and benefits of this section. Not more than one year of credit may be given for any period of twelve months. (G) This section does not affect the receipt of benefits by or eligibility for benefits of any person who on August 29, 1976, was receiving a disability benefit or service retirement pension or allowance from a state or municipal retirement system in Ohio and was a member of any other state or municipal retirement system of this state. (H) The school employees retirement board may adopt rules to carry out this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.13
§ 3304.13. Meetings; chairperson; standards of conduct
Status: in_force

June 1, 2018 Senate Bill 144 - 132nd General Assembly The opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities council shall hold its first meeting at the call of the governor. Regular meetings shall be held not less than four times a year. Special meetings may be held with the approval of the governor. Eight members constitute a quorum. The council, by a majority vote, shall select one of its members to serve as its chairperson. The member selected shall serve as chairperson for one year, unless removed earlier by a majority vote of the council. The council shall establish standards for the conduct of council business. A council member who has a conflict of interest on a matter before the council shall not participate in council discussions and votes on the matter. Last updated November 20, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.72 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.72
§ 3307.72. Credit for years of service where employer failed to make contributions
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly The state teachers retirement board shall credit years of service to a member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who was employed for teaching service by an employer who failed to make retirement contributions to the state teachers retirement system during any year or years beginning on or after September 1, 1920, if the member deposits in the teachers' savings fund a per cent of the member's annual compensation for such service, at the rate of contribution then in effect, plus interest compounded annually at a rate established by the board. The member may choose to purchase only part of such credit in any one payment, subject to board rules. The employer shall, upon the request of such member, certify the amount of compensation by years of employment to the secretary of the board. For teaching service on or after July 1, 1978, the employer shall pay an amount equal to the employer contributions due at the time the service occurred, plus compound interest at a rate determined by the board from the date the service began to the date of payment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.90 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.90
§ 3345.90. Single-sex facilities and accommodations
Status: in_force

February 25, 2025 Senate Bill 104 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Biological sex," "family facility," and "multi-occupancy facility" have the same meanings as in section 3319.90 of the Revised Code. (2) "Institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.19 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Each institution of higher education shall designate with clear signage each student restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room accessible by multiple students at the same time for the exclusive use by students of the male biological sex only or by students of the female biological sex only. (2) No institution of higher education shall knowingly permit a member of the female biological sex to use a student restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room that has been designated by the school for the exclusive use of the male biological sex. No institution of higher education shall knowingly permit a member of the male biological sex to use a student restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room that has been designated by the school for the exclusive use of the female biological sex. (3) No institution of higher education shall construct, establish, or maintain a multi-occupancy facility that is designated as nongendered, multigendered, or open to all genders. Nothing in division (B)(3) of this section shall be construed to prohibit an institution of higher education from constructing, establishing, or maintaining a family facility. (C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an institution of higher education from establishing and enforcing a policy on the use of a multi-occupancy facility. Any policy adopted by an institution of higher education in accordance with this section shall provide an option for alternative accommodations, including, but not limited to, the use of single-occupancy facilities or faculty facilities. (D) The prohibition described in division (B) of this section does not apply to any of the following: (1) A child under the age of ten who is being assisted by a parent, guardian, or family member, as well as the parent, guardian, or family member who is assisting the child; (2) A person with a disability who is being assisted by another person, as well as the person providing assistance to the person with a disability; (3) An employee of the institution of higher education whose job duties require the employee to enter a restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room that is designated for a biological sex that is different than the employee's biological sex; (4) A person who enters a restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room that is designated for a biological sex that is different than the person's biological sex because the person reasonably believes the person is responding to a legitimate emergency. Last updated February 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.24
§ 3309.24. Members of local district pension system excluded from membership - membership by petition
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Members of a local district pension system maintained under the laws of the state from appropriations or contributions made wholly or in part by any employer and existing on July 14, 1937, are hereby excluded from membership in the school employees retirement system. If a majority of all employees participating in any such local district pension system apply for membership in the school employees retirement system by a petition duly signed and verified, approved by their employer, and filed with the school employees retirement board, all employees included in the membership of such local district pension system shall become members of the school employees retirement system at such time within three months after the filing of such petition and the compliance with sections 3309.63 to 3309.65 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, relative to the dissolution and discontinuance of such local district pension system as the board designates.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3358.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3358 / § 3358.09
§ 3358.09. General assembly to support university - other sources
Status: in_force

November 4, 1977 Senate Bill 229 - 112th General Assembly The general assembly shall support a state community college by such sums of money and in such manner as it may provide, but support may also be obtained from other sources.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3353.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3353 / § 3353.04
§ 3353.04. Powers of commission
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) The broadcast educational media commission may perform any act necessary to carry out the functions of this chapter, including any of the following: (1) Promote accessibility through broadcasting services of educational products aligned with the statewide academic standards, adopted by the state board pursuant to section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, for school districts, community schools, and other entities serving grades kindergarten through twelve; (2) Own or operate transmission facilities and interconnection facilities, or contract for transmission facilities and interconnection facilities, for an educational television, radio, or radio reading service network; (3) Establish standards for interconnection facilities used by the commission in the transmission of educational television, radio, or radio reading service programming; (4) Enter into agreements with noncommercial educational television or radio broadcasting stations or radio reading services for the operation of the interconnection; (5) Enter into agreements with noncommercial educational television or radio broadcasting stations or radio reading services for the production and use of educational television, radio, or radio reading service programs to be transmitted by the educational telecommunications network; (6) Execute contracts and other agreements necessary and desirable to carry out the purposes of this chapter and other duties prescribed to the commission by law or authorize the executive director of the commission to execute such contracts and agreements on the commission's behalf; (7) Act as consultant with educational television and educational radio stations and radio reading services toward coordination within the state of the distribution of federal funds that may become available for equipment for educational broadcasting or radio reading services; (8) Make payments to noncommercial Ohio educational television or radio broadcasting stations or radio reading services to sustain the operation of such stations or services; (9) In consultation with participants in programs administered by the commission, establish guidelines governing purchasing and procurement that facilitate the timely and effective implementation of such programs; (10) In consultation with participants in programs administered by the commission, consider the efficiency and cost savings of statewide procurement prior to allocating and releasing funds for such programs; (11) In consultation with participants in programs administered by the commission, establish a systems support network to facilitate the timely implementation of the programs and other projects and activities for which the commission provides assistance. (B) Chapters 123., 124., 125., and 153. of the Revised Code and sections 9.331 to 9.335 of the Revised Code do not apply to contracts, programs, projects, or activities of the commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.661 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.661
§ 3313.661. Policy regarding suspension, expulsion, removal, and permanent exclusion
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 206 - 135th General Assembly (A) Subject to the limitations set forth in section 3313.668 of the Revised Code, the board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district shall adopt a policy regarding suspension, expulsion, removal, and permanent exclusion that specifies the types of misconduct for which a pupil may be suspended, expelled, or removed. The types of misconduct may include misconduct by a pupil that occurs off of property owned or controlled by the district but that is connected to activities or incidents that have occurred on property owned or controlled by that district and misconduct by a pupil that, regardless of where it occurs, is directed at a district official or employee, or the property of such official or employee. The policy shall specify the reasons for which the superintendent of the district may reduce the expulsion requirement in division (B)(2) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code. If a board of education adopts a resolution pursuant to division (B)(3) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code, the policy shall define the term "knife capable of causing serious bodily injury" or "firearm," as applicable, for purposes of expulsion under that resolution and shall specify any reasons for which the superintendent of the district may reduce any required expulsion period on a case-by-case basis. If a board of education adopts a resolution pursuant to division (B)(4), (5), or (6) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code, the policy shall specify any reasons for which the superintendent of the district may reduce any expulsion period on a case-by-case basis. The policy also shall set forth the acts listed in section 3313.662 of the Revised Code for which a pupil may be permanently excluded. The policy adopted under this division shall specify the date and manner by which a pupil or a pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian may notify the board of the pupil's, parent's, guardian's, or custodian's intent to appeal an expulsion or suspension to the board or its designee pursuant to division (E) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code. In the case of any expulsion, the policy shall not specify a date that is less than fourteen days after the date of the notice provided to the pupil or the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian under division (D) of that section. A copy of the policy shall be posted in a central location in the school and made available to pupils upon request. No pupil shall be suspended, expelled, or removed except in accordance with the policy adopted by the board of education of the school district in which the pupil attends school, and no pupil shall be permanently excluded except in accordance with sections 3301.121 and 3313.662 of the Revised Code. (B) A board of education may establish a program and adopt guidelines under which a superintendent may require a pupil to perform community service in conjunction with a suspension or expulsion imposed under section 3313.66 of the Revised Code or in place of a suspension or expulsion imposed under section 3313.66 of the Revised Code except for an expulsion imposed pursuant to division (B)(2) of that section. If a board adopts guidelines under this division, they shall permit, except with regard to an expulsion pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code, a superintendent to impose a community service requirement beyond the end of the school year in lieu of applying an expulsion into the following school year. Any guidelines adopted shall be included in the policy adopted under this section. (C) The written policy of each board of education that is adopted pursuant to section 3313.20 of the Revised Code shall be posted in a central location in each school that is subject to the policy and shall be made available to pupils upon request. (D) Except as described in division (B) of section 3313.668 of the Revised Code, any policy, program, or guideline adopted by a board of education under this section with regard to suspensions or expulsions pursuant to division (A) or (B) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code shall apply to any student, whether or not the student is enrolled in the district, attending or otherwise participating in any curricular program provided in a school operated by the board or provided on any other property owned or controlled by the board. (E) If a board of education adopts a resolution pursuant to division (B)(6) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code, the board shall establish guidelines for appropriate conditions that the superintendent may develop pursuant to division (B)(6) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code. (F) The district superintendent shall develop a list of alternative educational options for pupils who are expelled under division (B)(6) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code. (G) As used in this section, "permanently exclude" and "permanent exclusion" have the same meanings as in section 3313.662 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.87 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.87
§ 3313.87. Board of education may join school boards' association
Status: in_force

May 1, 1992 Senate Bill 12 - 119th General Assembly By a majority vote of its members a board of education may join a school boards' association. Such board shall have the authority to appropriate from its general fund an amount sufficient to pay the annual dues established by the membership of the association. No funds received by a school boards' association from a board of education as membership dues may be used for any political activity.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3376.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3376 / § 3376.04
§ 3376.04. Additional prohibitions regarding use of name, image, or likeness
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly No state institution of higher education, private college, athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics shall do any of the following: (A) Prevent a student-athlete from earning compensation for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness if the student-athlete earns that compensation in accordance with this chapter; (B) Prevent a student-athlete from obtaining professional representation from an athlete agent or attorney; (C) Interfere with or prevent a student-athlete from fully participating in intercollegiate athletics because the student-athlete obtains professional representation from an athlete agent or attorney. (D) Enter into, renew, or modify any agreement that prohibits a student-athlete from earning compensation for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness while the student-athlete is engaged in activities that do not relate to academic, athletic department, or official team activities. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.015 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.015
§ 3317.015. Certification of additional information
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) In addition to the information certified to the department of education and workforce and the office of budget and management under division (A) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code, the tax commissioner shall, at the same time, certify the following information to the department and the office of budget and management for each city, exempted village, and local school district to be used for the same purposes as described under that division: (1) The taxable value of the school district's carryover property, as defined in section 319.301 of the Revised Code, for the preceding tax year; (2) The increase in such carryover value, if any, between the second preceding tax year and the preceding tax year as used in calculating the percentage reduction under section 319.301 of the Revised Code. (B) For each fiscal year the department of education and workforce shall calculate each school district's recognized valuation in the following manner: (1) For a school district located in a county in which a reappraisal or triennial update occurred in the preceding tax year, the recognized valuation equals the district's total taxable value for the preceding tax year minus two-thirds times the increase in the carryover value from the second preceding tax year to the preceding tax year. (2) For a school district located in a county in which a reappraisal or triennial update occurred in the second preceding tax year, the recognized valuation equals the district's total taxable value for the preceding tax year minus one-third times the increase in the carryover value from the third preceding tax year to the second preceding tax year. (3) For a school district located in a county in which a reappraisal or triennial update occurred in the third preceding tax year, the recognized valuation equals the district's total taxable value for the preceding tax year. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 11:16 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3347.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3347 / § 3347.04
§ 3347.04. Issuance of bonds, notes or other written instruments
Status: in_force

May 11, 1965 Senate Bill 154 - 106th General Assembly For the purpose of obtaining funds for the acquisition of lands or the erection, remodeling, and equipping of buildings as defined in section 3347.03 of the Revised Code, or for any of such purposes, and for the purpose of paying legal, architectural, engineering, administrative, and clerical expenses incident thereto, each housing commission may provide by resolution for the issuance of bonds, notes, or other written instruments evidencing indebtedness, in such amount and in such denominations as such commission determines. Such bonds, notes, or other written instruments shall bear interest payable semi-annually, and shall mature at such time not more than thirty years from their date as is determined by such commission, and may be made redeemable before maturity at the option of the issuing commission, to be exercised by it at such price and under such terms as it determines prior to the issuance of said bonds. The principal and interest of such bonds, notes, or other written instruments may be made payable in any lawful medium. The issuing commission shall determine the form of the bonds, notes, or other written instruments, including the interest coupons to be attached thereto, and the place of payment of principal and interest thereof, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the state. Bonds, notes, or other written instruments issued by any such commission shall be signed by the chairman of that commission, and attested by the secretary of that commission, provided that one of such signatures may be a facsimile signature, and the coupons attached thereto shall bear the facsimile signature of said chairman of the issuing commission, and in case any such officer whose signature appears thereon ceases to be such officer before delivery thereof, such signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery. All bonds, notes, or other written instruments issued under sections 3347.01 to 3347.08 , inclusive, of the Revised Code shall contain a statement on their face that the state shall not be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon and that such bonds, notes, or other written instruments and interest are payable only from the revenue accruing to the issuing commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3357.131 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3357 / § 3357.131
§ 3357.131. Creation of degree program in Fairfield county by community college
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Community college" has the same meaning as in section 3333.168 of the Revised Code. (2) "County board" means the board of county commissioners of Fairfield county. (3) "Degree or program" means any of the following: (a) An academic program that grants a student college credit; (b) A certificate program that grants a student college credit; (c) An associate's degree issued pursuant to section 3333.04 of the Revised Code; (d) A bachelor's degree issued pursuant to section 3333.051 of the Revised Code. (4) "Qualifying university" means a state university, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, that operates a branch campus in Fairfield county; (5) "Workforce advisory board" means an advisory board established by the county board to address workforce issues in Fairfield county. The advisory board shall consist of the following members: (a) An individual appointed by the county board, who shall serve as chairperson of the advisory board; (b) A representative of the local board of the local area that includes Fairfield county, who shall be appointed by the county board. As used in this division, "local area" and "local board" have the same meanings as in section 6301.01 of the Revised Code. (c) A representative of a technical college established under this chapter that is not co-located with an institution of higher education, who shall be appointed by the county board; (d) A representative of the educational service center that has a majority of the territory of Fairfield county, who shall be appointed by the county board; (e) The vice provost for regional higher education and partnerships of a qualifying university. A member of the advisory board appointed by the county board serves at the pleasure of the county board. A member of the workforce advisory board may designate an individual to serve in the member's place on the advisory board. (B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, subject to the approval of the chancellor of higher education, a community college that is not co-located with an institution of higher education may develop and offer a degree or program in Fairfield county if all of the following apply: (1) The college creates a document that demonstrates there is a workforce need in the county, which shall include a request for a degree or program. (2) The college submits the document to the workforce advisory board. The workforce advisory board shall review the document and vote on all of the following: (a) Whether the document demonstrates a legitimate workforce need in Fairfield county; (b) Whether to support an institution of higher education offering the degree or program in Fairfield county; (c) Which institution of higher education to recommend to the chancellor to offer the degree or program in Fairfield county. (3) If the advisory board unanimously votes that the document demonstrates a legitimate workforce need in Fairfield county and to support an institution of higher education offering the degree or program in the county, it shall transmit that fact and its recommended institution to the chancellor. (C) Nothing in this section precludes a qualifying university from developing or expanding degrees or programs at the university's branch campus in Fairfield county. Nothing in this section replaces or supersedes existing processes for the development and approval of degrees or programs. Last updated September 25, 2023 at 5:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.064 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.064
§ 3317.064. Auxiliary services mobile unit replacement and repair fund
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) There is hereby established in the state treasury the auxiliary services reimbursement fund. By the thirtieth day of January of each odd-numbered year, the director of job and family services and the department of education and workforce shall determine the amount of any excess moneys in the auxiliary services personnel unemployment compensation fund not reasonably necessary for the purposes of section 4141.47 of the Revised Code, and shall certify such amount to the director of budget and management for transfer to the auxiliary services reimbursement fund. If the director of job and family services and the department disagree on such amount, the director of budget and management shall determine the amount to be transferred. (B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, moneys in the auxiliary services reimbursement fund shall be used for the relocation or for the replacement and repair of mobile units used to provide the services specified in division (E), (F), (G), or (I) of section 3317.06 and in division (A)(3) of section 3317.062 of the Revised Code. The department shall adopt guidelines and procedures for replacement, repair, and relocation of mobile units and the procedures under which a school district or chartered nonpublic school may apply to receive moneys with which to repair or replace or relocate such units. (C) School districts and educational service centers may apply to the department for moneys from the auxiliary services reimbursement fund for payment of incentives for early retirement and severance for school district personnel assigned to provide services authorized by section 3317.06 or 3317.062 of the Revised Code at chartered nonpublic schools. The portion of the cost of any early retirement or severance incentive for any employee that is paid using money from the auxiliary services reimbursement fund shall not exceed the percentage of such employee's total service credit that the employee spent providing services to chartered nonpublic school students under section 3317.06 of the Revised Code. (D) The department may use a portion of the moneys in the auxiliary services reimbursement fund to make payments for chartered nonpublic school students under section 3365.07 of the Revised Code, in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 3365.071 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 11:12 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.21
§ 3314.21. Internet- or computer-based schools
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Harmful to juveniles" has the same meaning as in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Obscene" has the same meaning as in division (F) of section 2907.01 of the Revised Code as that division has been construed by the supreme court of this state. (3) "Teacher of record" means a teacher who is responsible for the overall academic development and achievement of a student and not merely the student's instruction in any single subject. (B)(1) It is the intent of the general assembly that teachers employed by internet- or computer-based community schools conduct visits with their students throughout the school year. (2) Each internet- or computer-based community school shall retain an affiliation with at least one full-time teacher of record licensed in accordance with division (A)(10) of section 3314.03 of the Revised Code. (3) Each student enrolled in an internet- or computer-based community school shall be assigned to at least one teacher of record. No teacher of record shall be primarily responsible for the academic development and achievement of more than one hundred twenty-five students enrolled in the internet- or computer-based community school that has retained that teacher. (C) For any internet- or computer-based community school, the contract between the sponsor and the governing authority of the school described in section 3314.03 of the Revised Code shall specify each of the following: (1) A requirement that the school use a filtering device or install filtering software that protects against internet access to materials that are obscene or harmful to juveniles on each computer provided to students for instructional use. The school shall provide such device or software at no cost to any student who works primarily from the student's residence on a computer obtained from a source other than the school. (2) A plan for fulfilling the intent of the general assembly specified in division (B)(1) of this section. The plan shall indicate the number of times teachers will visit each student throughout the school year and the manner in which those visits will be conducted. The visits may be conducted electronically. (3) That the school will set up a central base of operation and the sponsor will maintain a representative within fifty miles of that base of operation to provide monitoring and assistance. (D)(1) Annually, each internet- or computer-based community school shall prepare and submit to the department of education and workforce, in a time and manner prescribed by the department, a report that contains information about all of the following: (a) Classroom size; (b) The ratio of teachers to students per classroom; (c) The number of student-teacher meetings conducted in person or by video conference; (d) Any other information determined necessary by the department. (2) The department annually shall prepare and issue a report that contains the information received under division (D)(1) of this section. Last updated August 16, 2023 at 12:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.0211 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.0211
§ 3317.0211. Adjusting for uncollected port authority taxes
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Port authority" means any port authority as defined in section 4582.01 or 4582.21 of the Revised Code. (2) "Real property" includes public utility real property and "personal property" includes public utility personal property. (3) "Uncollected taxes" means property taxes charged and payable against the property of a port authority for a tax year that a school district has not collected. (4) "Basic state aid" means a school district's state education aid. (5) "Effective value" means the sum of the effective residential/agricultural real property value, the effective nonresidential/agricultural real property value, and the effective personal value. (6) "Effective residential/agricultural real property value" means, for a tax year, the amount obtained by multiplying the value for that year of residential/agricultural real property subject to taxation in the district by a fraction, the numerator of which is the total taxes charged and payable for that year against the residential/agricultural real property subject to taxation in the district, exclusive of the uncollected taxes for that year on all real property subject to taxation in the district, and the denominator of which is the total taxes charged and payable for that year against the residential/agricultural real property subject to taxation in the district. (7) "Effective nonresidential/agricultural real property value" means, for a tax year, the amount obtained by multiplying the value for that year of nonresidential/agricultural real property subject to taxation in the district by a fraction, the numerator of which is the total taxes charged and payable for that year against the nonresidential/agricultural real property subject to taxation in the district, exclusive of the uncollected taxes for that year on all real property subject to taxation in the district, and the denominator of which is the total taxes charged and payable for that year against the nonresidential/agricultural real property subject to taxation in the district. (8) "Effective personal value" means, for a tax year, the amount obtained by multiplying the value for that year certified under division (A)(2) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code by a fraction, the numerator of which is the total taxes charged and payable for that year against personal property subject to taxation in the district, exclusive of the uncollected taxes for that year on that property, and the denominator of which is the total taxes charged and payable for that year against personal property subject to taxation in the district. (9) "Nonresidential/agricultural real property value" means, for a tax year, the sum of the values certified for a school district for that year under division (B)(2)(a) of this section, and "residential/agricultural real property value" means, for a tax year, the sum of the values certified for a school district under division (B)(2)(b) of this section. (10) "Taxes charged and payable against real property" means the taxes charged and payable against that property after making the reduction required by section 319.301 of the Revised Code. (11) "Total taxes charged and payable" has the same meaning given "taxes charged and payable" in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) By the first day of August of any calendar year, a school district shall notify the department of education and workforce if it has any uncollected taxes from one port authority for the second preceding tax year whose taxes charged and payable represent at least one-half of one per cent of the district's total taxes charged and payable for that tax year. (2) The department shall verify whether the district has such uncollected taxes by the first day of September, and if the district does, shall immediately request the county auditor of each county in which the school district has territory to certify the following information concerning the district's property values and taxes for the second preceding tax year, and each such auditor shall certify that information to the department within thirty days of receiving the request: (a) The value of the property subject to taxation in the district that was classified as nonresidential/agricultural real property pursuant to section 5713.041 of the Revised Code, and the taxes charged and payable on that property; and (b) The value of the property subject to taxation in the district that was classified as residential/agricultural real property under section 5713.041 of the Revised Code. (C) By the fifteenth day of November, the department shall compute the district's effective nonresidential/agricultural real property value, effective residential/agricultural real property value, effective personal value, and effective value, and shall determine whether the school district's effective value for the second preceding tax year is at least one per cent less than its total value for that year certified under divisions (A)(1) and (2) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code. If it is, the department shall recompute the basic state aid payable to the district for the immediately preceding fiscal year using the effective value in lieu of the amounts previously certified under section 3317.021 of the Revised Code. The difference between the original basic state aid amount computed for the district for the preceding fiscal year and the recomputed amount shall be paid to the district from the lottery profits education fund before the end of the current fiscal year. (D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, amounts received by a school district under division (C) of this section shall be repaid to the department in any future year to the extent the district receives payments of uncollectable taxes in such future year. The department shall notify a district of any amount owed under this division. (E) If a school district received a grant from the catastrophic expenditures account pursuant to division (C) of section 3316.20 of the Revised Code on the basis of the same circumstances for which a recomputation is made under this section, the amount of the recomputation shall be reduced and transferred in accordance with division (C) of section 3316.20 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 12:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.73 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.73
§ 3313.73. Board of health to make examination - report - recommendations to parents
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If the board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district has not employed a school physician, the board of health shall conduct the health examination of all school children in the health district and shall report the findings of such examination and make such recommendations to the parents or guardians as are deemed necessary for the correction of such defects as need correction. This section does not require any school child to receive a medical examination or receive medical treatment whose parent or guardian objects thereto.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.70 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.70
§ 3318.70. Funding to assist STEM schools in the acquisition of classroom facilities
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 554 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Acquisition of classroom facilities" has the same meaning as in section 3318.40 of the Revised Code. (2) "Classroom facilities" has the same meaning as in section 3318.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "STEM school" means a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code that is not governed by a single school district board of education, as prescribed by section 3326.51 of the Revised Code. (B) The Ohio facilities construction commission shall establish guidelines for assisting STEM schools in the acquisition of classroom facilities. (C) Upon receipt of a written proposal by the governing body of a STEM school, the commission, subject to approval of the controlling board, shall provide funding to assist that STEM school in the acquisition of classroom facilities. The proposal of the governing body shall be submitted in a form and in the manner prescribed by the commission. The proposal shall indicate both the total amount of funding requested from the commission and the amount of other funding pledged for the acquisition of the classroom facilities, the latter of which shall not be less than the total amount of funding requested from the commission. Once the commission determines a proposal meets its established guidelines and if the controlling board approves that funding, the commission shall enter into an agreement with the governing body for the acquisition of the classroom facilities and shall encumber, in accordance with section 3318.11 of the Revised Code, the approved funding from the amounts appropriated to the commission for classroom facilities assistance projects. The agreement shall include a stipulation of the ownership of the classroom facilities in the event the STEM school permanently closes at any time. (D) In the case of the governing body of a group of STEM schools, as prescribed by section 3326.031 of the Revised Code, the governing body shall submit a proposal for each school under its direction separately, and the commission shall consider each proposal separately. (E) If, after the commission and a STEM school to which this section applies enter into a written agreement under this section for the construction of a classroom facilities project, the commission approves an increase in the basic project cost above the amount budgeted plus any interest earned and available in the school's project construction fund, the state and the school shall share the increased cost in proportion to their respective contributions to the school's project construction fund. Last updated February 16, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.36
§ 3328.36. Status as school district and board of education
Status: in_force

December 21, 2011 House Bill 157 - 129th General Assembly A college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter shall be considered a school district and its board of trustees shall be considered a board of education for the purpose of applying to any state or federal agency for grants that a school district or public school may receive under federal or state law or any appropriations act of the general assembly. The college-preparatory boarding school may apply to any private entity to receive and accept funds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.15
§ 3304.15. Opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency; appointment of executive director; authority
Status: in_force

August 18, 2019 Senate Bill 221 - 132nd General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency. The agency is the designated state unit authorized under the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 355, 29 U.S.C. 701, as amended, to provide vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals with disabilities. (B) The governor shall appoint an executive director of the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency to serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall fix the executive director's compensation. The executive director shall devote the executive director's entire time to the duties of the executive director's office, shall hold no other office or position of trust and profit, and shall engage in no other business during the executive director's term of office. The governor may grant the executive director the authority to appoint, remove, and discipline without regard to sex, race, creed, color, age, or national origin, such other professional, administrative, and clerical staff members as are necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the agency. The executive director of the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency is the executive and administrative officer of the agency. Whenever the Revised Code imposes a duty on or requires an action of the agency, the executive director shall perform the duty or action on behalf of the agency. The executive director may establish procedures for all of the following: (1) The governance of the agency; (2) The conduct of agency employees and officers; (3) The performance of agency business; (4) The custody, use, and preservation of agency records, papers, books, documents, and property. (C) The executive director shall have exclusive authority to administer the daily operation and provision of vocational rehabilitation services under this chapter. In exercising that authority, the executive director may do all of the following: (1) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code; (2) Prepare and submit an annual report to the governor; (3) Certify any disbursement of funds available to the agency for vocational rehabilitation services; (4) Take appropriate action to guarantee rights of vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals with disabilities; (5) Consult with and advise other state agencies and coordinate programs for eligible individuals with disabilities; (6) Comply with the requirements for match as part of budget submission; (7) Establish research and demonstration projects; (8) Accept, hold, invest, reinvest, or otherwise use gifts to further vocational rehabilitation services; (9) For the purposes of the business enterprise program administered under sections 3304.28 to 3304.35 of the Revised Code: (a) Establish and manage small business entities owned or operated by individuals who are blind; (b) Purchase insurance; (c) Accept computers. (10) Enter into contracts and other agreements for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services. (D) The executive director, by rule adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall establish a fee schedule for vocational rehabilitation services in accordance with 34 C.F.R. 361.50.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.06
§ 3313.06. Election - expense of commission
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Provisions shall be made by the board of elections for the preparation of the ballots for the holding of the election as provided in section 3313.05 of the Revised Code, and said election shall be conducted in all respects not specifically provided for in sections 3313.04 to 3313.07 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, in a manner prescribed by general law for school elections. The board of education of such district shall make such provision as is necessary for meeting the expense of the commission provided for by section 3313.04 of the Revised Code, but said commissioners shall receive no compensation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.7111 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.7111
§ 3313.7111. Procurement of epinephrine autoinjectors for nonpublic schools
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) With the approval of its governing authority, a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school may procure epinephrine autoinjectors in the manner prescribed by section 3313.7110 of the Revised Code. A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school that elects to do so shall comply with all provisions of that section as if it were a school district. (B)(1) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with procuring, maintaining, accessing, or using an epinephrine autoinjector under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct: (a) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school; (b) A member of a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school governing authority; (c) An employee or contractor of the school; (d) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who personally furnishes or prescribes epinephrine autoinjectors, provides a consultation, or issues a protocol pursuant to this section. (2) This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school or governing authority, member of a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school governing authority, chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school employee or contractor, or licensed health professional may be entitled to under any other provision of the Revised Code or the common law of this state. (C) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school may accept donations of epinephrine autoinjectors from a wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs or a manufacturer of dangerous drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, and may accept donations of money from any person to purchase epinephrine autoinjectors. (D) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school that elects to procure epinephrine autoinjectors under this section shall report to the department of education and workforce each procurement and occurrence in which an epinephrine autoinjector is used from the school's supply of epinephrine autoinjectors. Last updated August 29, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.036 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.036
§ 3314.036. Employment of attorney
Status: in_force

February 1, 2016 House Bill 2 - 131st General Assembly The governing authority of a community school shall employ an attorney, who shall be independent from the school's sponsor or the operator with which the school has contracted, for any services related to the negotiation of the community school's contract with the sponsor or the school's contract with the operator.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.361 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.361
§ 3319.361. Rules for issuance of supplemental teaching license
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (F) of this section, the state board of education shall establish rules for the issuance of a supplemental teaching license. This license shall be issued at the request of the superintendent of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, educational service center, or the governing authority of a STEM school, chartered nonpublic school, or community school to an individual who meets all of the following criteria: (1) Holds a current professional or permanent Ohio teaching certificate or resident educator license, professional educator license, senior professional educator license, or lead professional educator license, as issued under section 3319.22 or 3319.26 of the Revised Code; (2) Is of good moral character; (3) Is employed in a supplemental licensure area or teaching field, as defined by the state board; (4) Completes an examination prescribed by the state board in the licensure area; (5) Completes, while employed under the supplemental teaching license and subsequent renewals thereof, additional coursework, if applicable, and testing requirements for full licensure in the supplemental area as a condition of holding and teaching under a supplemental teaching license. (B) The employing school district, service center, or school shall assign a mentor to the individual holding a supplemental teaching license. The assigned mentor shall be an experienced teacher who currently holds a license in the same, or a related, content area as the supplemental license. (C) Before the state board will issue an individual a supplemental teaching license in another area, the supplemental licensee must complete the supplemental licensure program, or its equivalent, and be issued a standard teaching license in the area of the currently held supplemental license. (D) An individual may advance from a supplemental teaching license to a standard teaching license upon: (1) Verification from the employing superintendent or governing authority that the individual holding the supplemental teaching license has taught successfully in the licensure area for a minimum of two years; and (2) Completing requirements as applicable to the licensure area or teaching field as established by the state board. (E) A licensee who has filed an application under this section may work in the supplemental licensure area for up to sixty school days while completing the requirements in division (A)(4) of this section. If the requirements are not completed within sixty days, the application shall be declined. (F) The state board shall issue a supplemental teaching license in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (1) The applicant holds a license in another state. (2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as an educator providing supplemental instruction in a state that does not issue that license. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:11 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.09
§ 3332.09. Limitation, suspension, or revocation of registration or authorization - penalty
Status: in_force

October 9, 2021 House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The state board of career colleges and schools may, except as provided in division (B) of this section, limit, suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a certificate of registration or program authorization or may impose a penalty pursuant to section 3332.091 of the Revised Code for any one or combination of the following causes: (1) Violation of any provision of sections 3332.01 to 3332.09 of the Revised Code, the board's minimum standards, or any rule made by the board; (2) Furnishing of false, misleading, deceptive, altered, or incomplete information or documents to the board; (3) The holding of a certificate of registration by a person who has pleaded guilty or has been found guilty of a felony or has pleaded guilty or been found guilty of a crime involving moral turpitude; (4) The signing of an application or the holding of a certificate of registration by a person who is addicted to the use of any controlled substance, or who is found to be mentally incompetent; (5) Violation of any commitment made in an application for a certificate of registration or program authorization; (6) Presenting to prospective students, either at the time of solicitation or enrollment, or through advertising, mail circulars, or phone solicitation, misleading, deceptive, false, or fraudulent information relating to any program, employment opportunity, or opportunities for enrollment in accredited institutions of higher education after entering or completing programs offered by the holder of a certificate of registration; (7) Failure to provide or maintain premises or equipment for offering programs in a safe and sanitary condition; (8) Refusal by an agent to display the agent's permit upon demand of a prospective student or other interested person; (9) Failure to maintain financial resources adequate for the satisfactory conduct of programs as presented in the plan of operation or to retain a sufficient number and qualified staff of instruction, except that nothing in this chapter requires an instructor to be licensed by the state board of education or to hold any type of post-high school degree; (10) Offering training or programs other than those presented in the application, except that schools may offer special courses adapted to the needs of individual students when the special courses are in the subject field specified in the application; (11) Discrimination in the acceptance of students upon the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; (12) Accepting the services of an agent not holding a valid permit issued under section 3332.10 or 3332.11 of the Revised Code; (13) The use of monetary or other valuable consideration by the school's agents or representatives to induce prospective students to enroll in the school, or the practice of awarding monetary or other valuable considerations without board approval to students in exchange for procuring the enrollment of others; (14) Failure to provide at the request of the board, any information, records, or files pertaining to the operation of the school or recruitment and enrollment of students. (B) The board shall not refuse to issue a certificate of registration to an applicant because the applicant was found guilty of or pleaded guilty to an offense unless the refusal is in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code. (C) If the board modifies or adopts additional minimum standards or rules pursuant to section 3332.031 of the Revised Code, all schools and agents shall have sixty days from the effective date of the modifications or additional standards or rules to comply with such modifications or additions. Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:16 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.15
§ 3349.15. Construction and improvement of buildings
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The taxing authority of a municipal corporation having a university, college, or other such educational institution supported in whole or in part by municipal taxation may provide for the construction, improvement, enlargement, equipping, and furnishing of buildings for such institution. In the use of funds provided for such purposes, whether from taxation or the issue of bonds, all power and control shall be vested in the board of directors of the institution. Such board shall make all contracts necessary for the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, and furnishing of the buildings specified and the equipment thereof; supervise their erection, completion, and equipment and issue proper vouchers for the payment out of such fund of money due under such contracts and for any other expenses connected with the erection, completion, and equipment and issue proper vouchers for the payment out of such fund of money due under such contracts and for any other expenses connected with the erection, completion, and equipment of such buildings.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.209 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.209
§ 3313.209. Options for districts that do not operate a latchkey program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly (A) A board of education of a school district that does not provide a latchkey program may provide ancillary services to and may make payments to any program provider that operates a latchkey program that enrolls one or more children who are residents of the school district. (B) A board of education of a school district that does not provide a latchkey program and that does not make payments under division (A) of this section may furnish to any person or entity that operates a latchkey program ancillary services or employees for use solely in conjunction with the program's operation. (C) A board of education shall enter into a contract with a program provider as a condition for making any payments or furnishing any ancillary services or employees authorized by division (A) or (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.18
§ 3317.18. Withholding payments in order to pay debt charges on securities
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, the terms "Chapter 133. securities," "credit enhancement facilities," "debt charges," "general obligation," "legislation," "public obligations," and "securities" have the same meanings as in section 133.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of education of any school district authorizing the issuance of securities under section 133.10 or 3313.372 of the Revised Code or general obligation Chapter 133. securities may adopt legislation requesting the department of education and workforce to approve, and enter into an agreement with the school district and the primary paying agent or fiscal agent for such securities providing for, the withholding and deposit of funds, otherwise due the district under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, for the payment of debt service charges on such securities. The board of education shall deliver to the state department a copy of such resolution and any additional pertinent information the department may require. The department and the office of budget and management shall evaluate each request received from a school district under this section and the department, with the advice and consent of the director of budget and management, shall approve or deny each request based on all of the following: (1) Whether approval of the request will enhance the marketability of the securities for which the request is made; (2) Any other pertinent factors or limitations established in rules made under division (I) of this section, including: (a) Current and projected obligations of funds due to the requesting school district under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code including obligations of those funds to public obligations or relevant credit enhancement facilities under this section, Chapter 133. and section 3313.483 of the Revised Code, and under any other similar provisions of law; (b) Whether the department of education and workforce or the office of budget and management has any reason to believe the requesting school district will be unable to pay when due the debt charges on the securities for which the request is made. The department may require a school district to establish schedules for the payment of all debt charges that take into account the amount and timing of anticipated distributions of funds to the district under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code. (C) If the department approves the request of a school district to withhold and deposit funds pursuant to this section, the department shall enter into a written agreement with the district and the primary paying agent or fiscal agent for the securities which shall provide for the withholding of funds pursuant to this section for the payment of debt charges on those securities, and may include both of the following: (1) Provisions for certification by the district to the department, at a time prior to any date for the payment of applicable debt charges, whether the district is able to pay those debt charges when due; (2) Requirements that the district deposit amounts for the payment of debt charges on the securities with the primary paying agent or fiscal agent for the securities prior to the date on which those debt charge payments are due to the owners or holders of the securities. (D) Whenever a district notifies the department that it will be unable to pay debt charges when they are due, subject to the withholding provisions of this section, or whenever the applicable paying agent or fiscal agent notifies the department that it has not timely received from a school district the full amount needed for the payment when due of those debt charges to the holders or owners of such securities, the department shall immediately contact the school district and the paying agent or fiscal agent to confirm or determine whether the district is unable to make the required payment by the date on which it is due. Upon demand of the treasurer of state while holding a school district obligation purchased under division (G)(1) of section 135.143 of the Revised Code, the department, without a request of the school district, shall withhold and deposit funds pursuant to this section for payment of debt service charges on that obligation. If the department confirms or determines that the district will be unable to make such payment and payment will not be made pursuant to a credit enhancement facility, the department shall promptly pay to the applicable primary paying agent or fiscal agent the lesser of the amount due for debt charges or the amount due the district for the remainder of the fiscal year under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code. If this amount is insufficient to pay the total amount then due the agent for the payment of debt charges, the department shall pay to the agent each fiscal year thereafter, and until the full amount due the agent for unpaid debt charges is paid in full, the lesser of the remaining amount due the agent for debt charges or the amount due the district for the fiscal year under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code. (E) The department may make any payments under this division by direct deposit of funds by electronic transfer. Any amount received by a paying agent or fiscal agent under this section shall be applied only to the payment of debt charges on the securities of the school district subject to this section or to the reimbursement to the provider of a credit enhancement facility that has paid such debt charges. (F) To the extent a school district whose securities are subject to this section is unable to pay applicable debt charges because of the failure to collect property taxes levied for the payment of those debt charges, the district may transfer to or deposit into any fund that would have received payments under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code that were withheld under this section any such delinquent property taxes when later collected, provided that transfer or deposit shall be limited to the amounts withheld from that fund under this section. (G) The department may make payments under this section to paying agents or fiscal agents only from and to the extent that money is appropriated by the general assembly for Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code or for the purposes of this section. No securities of a school district to which this section is made applicable constitute an obligation or a debt or a pledge of the faith, credit, or taxing power of the state, and the holders or owners of such securities have no right to have taxes levied or appropriations made by the general assembly for the payment of debt charges on those securities, and those securities, if the department requires, shall contain a statement to that effect. The agreement for or the actual withholding and payment of moneys under this section does not constitute the assumption by the state of any debt of a school district. (H) In the case of securities subject to the withholding provisions of this section, the issuing board of education shall appoint a paying agent or fiscal agent who is not an officer or employee of the school district. (I) The department, with the advice of the office of budget and management, may adopt reasonable rules not inconsistent with this section for the implementation of this section and division (B) of section 133.25 of the Revised Code as it relates to the withholding and depositing of payments under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code to secure payment of debt charges on school district securities. Those rules shall include criteria for the evaluation and approval or denial of school district requests for withholding under this section and limits on the obligation for the purpose of paying debt charges or reimbursing credit enhancement facilities of funds otherwise to be paid to school districts under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code. (J) The authority granted by this section is in addition to and not a limitation on any other authorizations granted by or pursuant to law for the same or similar purposes. Last updated August 23, 2023 at 10:00 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.58 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.58
§ 3307.58. Eligibility for service retirement
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 572 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "qualifying service credit" means all of the following: (1) Credit earned under section 3307.53 or for which contributions were made under section 145.47 or 3309.47 of the Revised Code; (2) Credit restored under section 145.31 , 3307.71 , or 3309.26 of the Revised Code; (3) Credit purchased under section 145.302 , 3307.752 , or 3309.022 , or division (D) of section 5505.16 of the Revised Code, or obtained under section 742.521 of the Revised Code; (4) Credit obtained under section 3307.761 , 3307.763 , or 3307.765 of the Revised Code other than military service credit as defined in section 3307.761 of the Revised Code, except that "qualifying service credit" includes credit obtained under section 3307.761 , 3307.763 , or 3307.765 of the Revised Code that was initially purchased under division (D) of section 5505.16 of the Revised Code or obtained under section 742.521 of the Revised Code. (B) Any member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who has attained the applicable combination of age and service credit shall be granted service retirement after submitting to the state teachers retirement board a completed application on a form approved by the board. (1) Except as provided in division (B)(3) of this section, a member is eligible to retire under this division if any of the following is the case: (a) The member has five or more years of qualifying service credit and has attained age sixty-five; (b) The member is applying for service retirement following termination of a disability benefit received under section 3307.63 or 3307.631 of the Revised Code and has five or more years of total service credit and has attained age sixty-five; (c) The member meets one of the following requirements: (i) Before August 1, 2015, has thirty or more years of service credit at any age; (ii) On or after August 1, 2015, but before August 1, 2017, has thirty-one or more years of service credit at any age; (iii) On or after August 1, 2017, but before August 1, 2019, has thirty-two or more years of service credit at any age; (iv) On or after August 1, 2019, but before August 1, 2021, has thirty-three or more years of service credit at any age; (v) On or after August 1, 2021, but before August 1, 2023, has thirty-four or more years of service credit at any age; (vi) On or after August 1, 2023, but before August 1, 2026, has thirty-five or more years of service credit at any age; (vii) On or after August 1, 2026, has thirty-five or more years of service credit and has attained age sixty. (2) Except as provided in division (B)(3) of this section, a member is eligible to retire under this division if any of the following is the case: (a) The member has five or more years of qualifying service credit and has attained age sixty; (b) The member is applying for service retirement following termination of a disability benefit received under section 3307.63 or 3307.631 of the Revised Code and has five or more years of total service credit and has attained age sixty; (c) The member meets one of the following requirements: (i) Before August 1, 2015, has twenty-five or more years of service credit and has attained age fifty-five; (ii) On or after August 1, 2015, but before August 1, 2017, has twenty-six or more years of service credit and has attained age fifty-five or has thirty or more years of service credit at any age; (iii) On or after August 1, 2017, but before August 1, 2019, has twenty-seven or more years of service credit and has attained age fifty-five or has thirty or more years of service credit at any age; (iv) On or after after August 1, 2019, but before August 1, 2021, has twenty-eight or more years of service credit and has attained age fifty-five or has thirty or more years of service credit at any age; (v) On or after August 1, 2021, but before August 1, 2023, has twenty-nine or more years of service credit and has attained age fifty-five or has thirty or more years of service credit at any age; (vi) On or after August 1, 2023, has thirty or more years of service credit at any age. (3) The board may adjust the retirement eligibility requirements of this section if the board's actuary, in its annual actuarial valuation required by section 3307.51 of the Revised Code or in other evaluations conducted under that section, determines that an adjustment does not materially impair the fiscal integrity of the retirement system or is necessary to preserve the fiscal integrity of the system. (C) Service retirement shall be effective not earlier than the first day of the month next following the later of: (1) The last day for which compensation was paid; (2) The attainment of minimum age and service credit eligibility for benefits provided under this section; (3) The termination of a disability benefit received under section 3307.63 or 3307.631 of the Revised Code and attainment of minimum age and service credit eligibility for benefits provided under this section. (D)(1) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, the annual single lifetime benefit of a member whose retirement effective date is before August 1, 2013, shall be the greater of the amounts determined by the member's Ohio service credit multiplied by one of the following: (a) Eighty-six dollars; (b) The sum of the following amounts: (i) For each of the first thirty years of Ohio service credit, two and two-tenths per cent of the member's final average salary or, subject to the limitation described in division (D)(1)(c) of this section, two and five-tenths per cent of the member's final average salary if the member has thirty-five or more years of service credit under section 3307.48 , 3307.53 , 3307.57 , 3307.75 , 3307.751 , 3307.752 , 3307.761 , 3307.763 , 3307.765 , 3307.77 , or 3307.771 of the Revised Code, division (A)(2) or (B) of former section 3307.513 of the Revised Code, former section 3307.514 of the Revised Code, section 3307.72 of the Revised Code earned after July 1, 1978, or any combination of service credit under those sections; (ii) For each year or fraction of a year of Ohio service credit in excess of thirty years, two and two-tenths per cent of the member's final average salary or, subject to the limitation described in division (D)(1)(c) of this section, if the member has more than thirty years service credit under section 3307.48 , 3307.53 , 3307.57 , 3307.75 , 3307.751 , 3307.752 , 3307.761 , 3307.763 , 3307.765 , 3307.77 , or 3307.771 of the Revised Code, division (A)(2) or (B) of former section 3307.513 of the Revised Code, former section 3307.514 of the Revised Code, section 3307.72 of the Revised Code earned after July 1, 1978, or any combination of service credit under those sections, the per cent of final average salary shown in the following schedule for each corresponding year or fraction of a year of service credit under those sections that is in excess of thirty years: Year of Service Credit Per Cent for that Year Year of Service Credit Per Cent for that Year 30.01 - 31.00 2.5% 35.01 - 36.00 3.0% 31.01 - 32.00 2.6 36.01 - 37.00 3.1 32.01 - 33.00 2.7 37.01 - 38.00 3.2 33.01 - 34.00 2.8 38.01 - 39.00 3.3 34.01 - 35.00 2.9 For purposes of this schedule, years of service credit shall be rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a year. (c) For purposes of division (D)(1) of this section, a percentage of final average salary in excess of two and two-tenths per cent shall be applied to service credit under section 3307.57 of the Revised Code only if the service credit was established under section 145.30 , 145.301 , 145.302 , 145.47 , 145.483 , 3309.02 , 3309.021 , 3309.022 , or 3309.47 of the Revised Code or restored under section 145.31 or 3309.26 of the Revised Code. (2)(a) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, the annual single lifetime benefit of a member whose retirement effective date is on or after August 1, 2013, but before August 1, 2015, shall be the amount determined by the member's Ohio service credit multiplied by the sum of the following amounts: (i) For each of the first thirty years of Ohio service credit, two and two-tenths per cent of the member's final average salary or, subject to the limitation described in division (D)(2)(b) of this section, two and five-tenths per cent of the member's final average salary if the member has thirty-five or more years of service credit under section 3307.48 , 3307.53 , 3307.57 , 3307.75 , 3307.751 , 3307.752 , 3307.761 , 3307.763 , 3307.765 , 3307.77 , or 3307.771 of the Revised Code, division (A)(2) or (B) of former section 3307.513 of the Revised Code, former section 3307.514 of the Revised Code, section 3307.72 of the Revised Code earned after July 1, 1978, or any combination of service credit under those sections; (ii) For each year or fraction of a year of Ohio service credit in excess of thirty years, two and two-tenths per cent of the member's final average salary or, subject to the limitation described in division (D)(2)(b) of this section, if the member has more than thirty years service credit under section 3307.48 , 3307.53 , 3307.57 , 3307.75 , 3307.751 , 3307.752 , 3307.761 , 3307.763 , 3307.765 , 3307.77 , or 3307.771 of the Revised Code, division (A)(2) or (B) of former section 3307.513 of the Revised Code, former section 3307.514 of the Revised Code, section 3307.72 of the Revised Code earned after July 1, 1978, or any combination of service credit under those sections, the per cent of final average salary shown in the following schedule for each corresponding year or fraction of a year of service credit under those sections that is in excess of thirty years: Year of Service Credit Per Cent for that Year Year of Service Credit Per Cent for that Year 30.01 - 31.00 2.5% 35.01 - 36.00 3.0% 31.01 - 32.00 2.6 36.01 - 37.00 3.1 32.01 - 33.00 2.7 37.01 - 38.00 3.2 33.01 - 34.00 2.8 38.01 - 39.00 3.3 34.01 - 35.00 2.9 For purposes of this schedule, years of service credit shall be rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a year. (b) For purposes of division (D)(2)(a)(ii) of this section, a percentage of final average salary in excess of two and two-tenths per cent shall be applied to service credit under section 3307.57 of the Revised Code only if the service credit was established under section 145.30 , 145.301 , 145.302 , 145.47 , 145.483 , 3309.02 , 3309.021 , 3309.022 , or 3309.47 of the Revised Code or restored under section 145.31 or 3309.26 of the Revised Code. (3) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, the annual single lifetime benefit of a member whose retirement effective date is on or after August 1, 2015, shall be the amount determined by the member's service credit multiplied by two and two-tenths per cent of the member's final average salary. (E)(1) The annual single lifetime benefit of a member described in division (B)(2) of this section whose service retirement is effective before August 1, 2015, shall be adjusted by the greater per cent shown in the following schedule opposite the member's attained age or Ohio service credit. Attained Age or Years of Ohio Service Credit Per Cent of Base Amount 58 25 75% 59 26 80 60 27 85 61 88 28 90 62 91 63 94 29 95 64 97 65 30 or more 100 (2) The annual single lifetime benefit of a member described in division (B)(2) of this section whose service retirement is effective on or after August 1, 2015, shall be reduced by a percentage determined by the board's actuary for each year the member retires before attaining the applicable age and service credit specified in division (B)(1) of this section. The board's actuary may use an actuarially based average percentage reduction for this purpose. (F) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, on application, a member who, as of July 1, 2015, has five or more years of Ohio service credit and has attained age sixty, has twenty-five or more years of Ohio service credit and has attained age fifty-five, or has thirty or more years of Ohio service credit shall be granted service retirement according to former section 3307.58 of the Revised Code as in effect immediately prior to January 7, 2013. The member's benefit shall be the greater of the amount the member would have been eligible for had the member retired effective July 1, 2015, or the amount determined under division (D)(3) of this section. (G) The annual single lifetime benefit determined under division (D) or (E) of this section shall not exceed the lesser of one hundred per cent of the final average salary or the limit established by section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 415, as amended. (H) The annual single lifetime benefit of a member whose retirement effective date is before August 1, 2013, shall be the greater of the amounts determined under division (D)(1) or (E)(1) of this section as appropriate or under this division. The benefit shall not exceed the lesser of the sum of the following amounts or the limit established by section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 415, as amended: (1) An annuity with a reserve equal to the member's accumulated contributions; (2) A pension equal to the amount in division (H)(1) of this section; (3) An additional pension of forty dollars annually multiplied by the number of years of prior and military service credit, except years of credit purchased under section 3307.751 or 3307.752 of the Revised Code. (I) If a member's disability benefit was terminated under section 3307.48 of the Revised Code and the member's retirement under this section is effective on the first day of the month following the last day for which the disability benefit was paid, the member's annual single lifetime benefit determined under division (D) or (E) of this section shall be increased by a percentage equal to the total of any percentage increases the member received under section 3307.67 of the Revised Code, plus any additional amount the member received under this chapter while receiving the disability benefit. The increase shall be based on the plan of payment selected by the member under section 3307.60 of the Revised Code. However, the benefit used to calculate any future increases under section 3307.67 of the Revised Code shall be based on the plan of payment selected by the member, plus any additional amount added to the benefit determined under this division that established a new base benefit to the member. (J) Benefits determined under this section shall be paid as provided in section 3307.60 of the Revised Code. Last updated June 17, 2022 at 5:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3376.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3376 / § 3376.07
§ 3376.07. Certain contracts may be prohibited
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly A state institution of higher education, private college, athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics may prohibit a student-athlete from entering into a contract providing compensation to the student-athlete for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness if under the contract the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness is associated with any of the following: (A) Any company that manufactures, markets, or sells, or brand that is associated with, a controlled substance, marihuana product, medical marijuana product, adult-use marijuana product, alcoholic product, tobacco product, electronic smoking device, vapor product, or product or device that consists of or contains nicotine that can be ingested into the body; (B) Any medical or adult-use marijuana cultivator, processor, laboratory, or retail dispensary licensed under Chapter 3796. of the Revised Code or under the laws of another state; (C) Any business engaged in the sale, rental, or exhibition for any form of consideration of adult entertainment that is characterized by an emphasis on the exposure or display of sexual activity; (D) Any casino or entity that sponsors or promotes gambling activities; (E) Any other category of companies, brands, or types of contracts that are similar to those described in divisions (A) to (D) of this section that the institution or college communicates to the student-athlete before the student-athlete enrolls at the institution or college. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.11
§ 3326.11. Statutory compliance requirements
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 96 (GA 136), House Bill 10 (GA 136) Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under this chapter and its governing body shall comply with sections 9.90 , 9.91 , 109.65 , 121.22 , 149.43 , 2151.357 , 2151.421 , 2313.19 , 2921.42 , 2921.43 , 3301.0714 , 3301.0715 , 3301.0729 , 3301.24 , 3301.948 , 3302.037 , 3313.14 , 3313.15 , 3313.16 , 3313.18 , 3313.201 , 3313.26 , 3313.472 , 3313.473 , 3313.474 , 3313.48 , 3313.481 , 3313.482 , 3313.50 , 3313.539 , 3313.5310 , 3313.5318 , 3313.5319 , 3313.608 , 3313.6012 , 3313.6013 , 3313.6014 , 3313.6020 , 3313.6021 , 3313.6023 , 3313.6024 , 3313.6026 , 3313.6028 , 3313.6029 , 3313.6031 , 3313.61 , 3313.611 , 3313.614 , 3313.615 , 3313.617 , 3313.618 , 3313.6114 , 3313.643 , 3313.648 , 3313.6411 , 3313.6413 , 3313.66 , 3313.661 , 3313.662 , 3313.666 , 3313.667 , 3313.668 , 3313.669 , 3313.6610 , 3313.67 , 3313.671 , 3313.672 , 3313.673 , 3313.69 , 3313.71 , 3313.716 , 3313.717 , 3313.718 , 3313.719 , 3313.7112 , 3313.7117 , 3313.7118 , 3313.721 , 3313.753 , 3313.80 , 3313.801 , 3313.814 , 3313.816 , 3313.817 , 3313.818 , 3313.819 , 3313.8110 , 3313.86 , 3313.89 , 3313.96 , 3319.073 , 3319.077 , 3319.078 , 3319.0812 , 3319.21 , 3319.238 , 3319.318 , 3319.32 , 3319.321 , 3319.324 , 3319.35 , 3319.39 , 3319.391 , 3319.393 , 3319.41 , 3319.45 , 3319.46 , 3319.614 , 3319.90 , 3320.01 , 3320.02 , 3320.03 , 3320.04 , 3321.01 , 3321.041 , 3321.05 , 3321.13 , 3321.14 , 3321.141 , 3321.17 , 3321.18 , 3321.19 , 3321.191 , 3322.20 , 3322.24 , 3323.251 , 3327.10 , 4111.17 , 4113.52 , 5502.262 , 5502.703 , and 5705.391 and Chapters 102., 117., 1347., 2744., 3307., 3309., 3365., 3742., 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code as if it were a school district. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated January 15, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.12
§ 3326.12. Schools to comply with R.C. Chapter 3323
Status: in_force

June 30, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school and its governing body shall comply with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code as if it were a school district. The school district in which a STEM school student is entitled to attend school and the student's school district of residence, if different, are not obligated to provide the student with a free appropriate public education under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code for as long as the student attends a STEM school. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 2:55 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.604 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.604
§ 3313.604. Courses in American sign language
Status: in_force

June 13, 1990 House Bill 216 - 118th General Assembly For purposes of this section, American sign language is hereby recognized as a foreign language, and any public or chartered nonpublic school may offer a course in American sign language. A student who successfully completes a course in American sign language is entitled to receive credit for that course toward satisfaction of a foreign language requirement of the public or chartered nonpublic school where the course is offered.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3334.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3334 / § 3334.09
§ 3334.09. Tuition payment contracts
Status: in_force

March 30, 2018 Senate Bill 22 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Except in the case of a scholarship program established in accordance with section 3334.17 of the Revised Code, the Ohio tuition trust authority may enter into a tuition payment contract with any person for the purchase of tuition units if either the purchaser or the beneficiary is a resident of this state at the time the contract is entered into. A tuition payment contract shall allow any person to purchase tuition units at the price determined by the authority pursuant to section 3334.07 or 3334.12 of the Revised Code for the year in which the tuition unit is purchased. The purchaser shall name in the payment contract one specific individual as the beneficiary for the tuition units. In accordance with rules of the authority, units may be transferred to the credit of another beneficiary and a new beneficiary may be substituted for the beneficiary originally named in the contract. (B) Each tuition unit shall entitle the beneficiary to an amount equal to one per cent of the weighted average tuition. (C) Nothing in this chapter or in any tuition payment contract entered into pursuant to this chapter shall be construed as a guarantee by the state, the authority, or any institution of higher education that a beneficiary will be admitted to an institution of higher education, or, upon admission to an institution of higher education, will be permitted to continue to attend or will receive a degree from an institution of higher education. Nothing in this chapter or in any tuition payment contract entered into pursuant to this chapter shall be considered a guarantee that the beneficiary's cost of tuition at an institution of higher education other than a state institution of higher education will be covered in full by the proceeds of the beneficiary's tuition units. (D) The following information shall be disclosed in writing to each purchaser of tuition units and, where appropriate, to each entity establishing a scholarship program under section 3334.17 of the Revised Code: (1) The terms and conditions for the purchase and use of tuition units; (2) In the case of a contract described by division (A) of this section, any restrictions on the substitution of another individual for the original beneficiary and any restrictions on the transfer of ownership of units in the payment account; (3) The person or entity entitled to terminate the contract; (4) The terms and conditions under which the contract may be terminated and the amount of the refund, if any, to which the person or entity terminating the contract, or that person's or entity's designee, is entitled upon termination; (5) The obligation of the authority to make payments to a beneficiary, or an institution of higher education on behalf of a beneficiary, under division (B) of this section based upon the number of tuition units purchased on behalf of the beneficiary or awarded to the beneficiary pursuant to a scholarship program; (6) The method by which tuition units shall be applied toward payment of higher education expenses if in any academic term the beneficiary is a part-time student; (7) The period of time during which a beneficiary may receive benefits under the contract; (8) The terms and conditions under which money may be wholly or partially withdrawn from the program, including, but not limited to, any reasonable charges and fees that may be imposed for withdrawal; (9) All other rights and obligations of the purchaser and the authority, including the provisions of division (A) of section 3334.12 of the Revised Code, and any other terms, conditions, and provisions the authority considers necessary and appropriate. (E) A tuition payment contract may provide that the authority will pay directly to the institution of higher education in which a beneficiary is enrolled during a term the amount represented by the tuition units being used that term. (F) A tuition payment contract described by division (A) of this section may provide that if the contract has not been terminated or units purchased under the contract have not been applied toward the payment of higher education expenses within a specified period of time, the authority may, after making a reasonable effort to locate the purchaser of the tuition units, the beneficiary, and any person designated in the contract to act on behalf of the purchaser of the units or the beneficiary, terminate the contract and retain the amounts payable under the contract. (G) If, at any time after tuition units are purchased on behalf of a beneficiary or awarded to a beneficiary or pursuant to a scholarship program, the beneficiary becomes a nonresident of this state, or, if the beneficiary was not a resident of this state at the time the tuition payment contract was entered into, the purchaser becomes a nonresident of this state, units purchased or awarded while the beneficiary was a resident may be applied on behalf of the beneficiary toward the payment of higher education expenses in the manner specified in division (B) of this section, except that if the beneficiary enrolls in a state institution of higher education, the beneficiary shall be responsible for payment of all nonresident fees charged to out-of-state residents by the institution in which the beneficiary is enrolled.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3312.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3312 / § 3312.13
§ 3312.13. Department to consider regional needs in allocating funds
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall consider the following when entering into performance contracts with the fiscal agent of each region of the educational regional service system and when allocating funds for the implementation of statewide education initiatives by regional service providers ; (A) The unique needs and circumstances of the region; (B) The regional needs and priorities for educational services identified by the advisory council for the region; (C) Any services that will be provided to school districts and schools within the region pursuant to division (A) of section 3302.04 of the Revised Code. Last updated June 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.411 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.411
§ 3313.411. Lease or sale of unused school facilities
Status: in_force

July 1, 2022 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "College-preparatory boarding school" means a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code. (2) "Community school" means a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code. (3) "High-performing community school" has the same meaning as in section 3313.413 of the Revised Code. (4) "STEM school" means a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code. (5) "Unused school facilities" means either: (a) Any real property that has been used by a school district for school operations, including, but not limited to, academic instruction or administration, since July 1, 1998, but has not been used in that capacity for one year; (b) Any school building that has been used for direct academic instruction but less than sixty per cent of the building was used for that purpose in the preceding school year. (B)(1) Except as provided in section 3313.412 of the Revised Code, on and after June 30, 2011, any school district board of education shall offer any unused school facilities it owns in its corporate capacity for lease or sale to the governing authorities of community schools, the boards of trustees of any college-preparatory boarding schools, and the governing bodies of any STEM schools, that are located within the territory of the district. Not later than sixty days after the district board makes the offer, interested governing authorities, boards of trustees, and governing bodies shall notify the district treasurer in writing of the intention to lease or purchase the property. The district board shall give priority to the governing authorities of high-performing community schools that are located within the territory of the district. (2) At the same time that a district board makes the offer required under division (B)(1) of this section, the board also may, but shall not be required to, offer that property for sale or lease to the governing authorities of community schools with plans, stipulated in their contracts entered into under section 3314.03 of the Revised Code, either to relocate their operations to the territory of the district or to add facilities, as authorized by division (B)(3) or (4) of section 3314.05 of the Revised Code, to be located within the territory of the district. (C)(1) If, not later than sixty days after the district board makes the offer, only one governing authority of a high-performing community school offered the property under division (B) of this section notifies the district treasurer in writing of the intention to purchase the property pursuant to that division, the district board shall sell the property to that party for the appraised fair market value of the property as determined in an appraisal of the property that is not more than one year old. If, not later than sixty days after the district board makes the offer, more than one governing authority of a high-performing community school offered the property under division (B) of this section notifies the district treasurer in writing of the intention to purchase the property pursuant to that division, the board shall conduct a public auction in the manner required for auctions of district property under division (A) of section 3313.41 of the Revised Code. Only the governing authorities of high-performing community schools that notified the district treasurer of the intention to purchase the property pursuant to division (B) of this section are eligible to bid at the auction. The district board is not obligated to accept any bid for the property that is lower than the appraised fair market value of the property as determined in an appraisal that is not more than one year old. (2) If, not later than sixty days after the district board makes the offer, no governing authority of a high-performing community school notifies the district treasurer of its intention to purchase the property pursuant to division (B) of this section, the board shall then proceed with the offers from all other start-up community schools, college-preparatory boarding schools, and STEM schools made pursuant to that division. If more than one such entity notifies the district treasurer of its intention to purchase the property pursuant to division (B) of this section, the board shall conduct a public auction in the manner required for auctions of district property under division (A) of section 3313.41 of the Revised Code. Only the entities that notified the district treasurer pursuant to division (B) of this section are eligible to bid at the auction. (3) If more than one governing authority of a high-performing community school notifies the district treasurer in writing of the intention to lease the property pursuant to division (B) of this section, the district board shall conduct a lottery to select from among those governing authorities the one qualified governing authority to which the district board shall lease the property. If no such governing authority of a high-performing community school notifies the district treasurer of its intention to lease the property pursuant to division (B) of this section, the board shall then proceed with the offers from all other start-up community schools, college-preparatory boarding schools, and STEM schools made pursuant to that division. If more than one other start-up community school, college-preparatory boarding school, or STEM school notified the district treasurer of its intention to lease the property pursuant to division (B) of this section, the district board shall conduct a lottery to select from among those parties the one qualified party to which the district board shall lease the property. (4) The lease price offered by a district board to a community school, college-preparatory boarding school, or STEM school under this section shall not be higher than the fair market value for such a leasehold as determined in an appraisal that is not more than one year old. (5) If no qualified party offered the property under division (B) of this section accepts the offer to lease or buy the property within sixty days after the offer is made, the district board may offer the property to any other entity in accordance with divisions (A) to (F) of section 3313.41 of the Revised Code. (D) Notwithstanding division (B) of this section, a school district board may renew any agreement it originally entered into prior to June 30, 2011, to lease real property to an entity other than a community school, college-preparatory boarding school, or STEM school. Nothing in this section shall affect the leasehold arrangements between the district board and that other entity. (E)(1) Except as provided in division (E)(2) of this section, the governing authority of a community school, board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school, or governing body of a STEM school shall not sell any property purchased under division (B) of this section within five years of purchasing that property. (2) The governing authority, board of trustees, or governing body may sell a property purchased under division (B) of this section within five years of the purchase, only if the governing authority, board of trustees, or governing body sells or transfers that property to another entity described in that division. Last updated July 1, 2022 at 4:05 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.719 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.719
§ 3313.719. Food allergy protection policy
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 231 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The board of education of each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district and the governing authority of each chartered nonpublic school shall establish a written policy with respect to protecting students with food allergies. The policy shall be developed in consultation with parents, school nurses and other school employees, school volunteers, students, and community members. (B) Each school district board may create training for all staff members and age-appropriate instruction for students in grades kindergarten through twelve on food allergies and ways in which to assist an individual experiencing an allergic reaction. (C) Training completed under division (B) of this section may include instruction in food allergies, signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis, prevention of allergic reactions, management and administration of epinephrine, and follow-up and reporting procedures. (D) Training completed under division (B) of this section shall qualify as a professional development activity for the renewal of educator licenses, in addition to activities approved by local professional development committees under division (F) of section 3319.22 of the Revised Code. (E)(1) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arise from an act or omission associated with any training under divisions (B) and (C) of this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct: (a) A school or school district; (b) A member of a district board of education; (c) A district or school employee or contractor; (d) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who personally furnishes or prescribes epinephrine autoinjectors, consults with a superintendent, or issues a protocol pursuant to section 3313.7110 of the Revised Code; (e) An anaphylaxis training organization and its personnel where leadership includes a physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery who is board-certified in allergy and immunology as that designation is issued by a medical specialty certifying board recognized by the American board of medical specialties or American osteopathic association. (2) This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a school or school district, member of a district board of education, district or school employee or contractor, or licensed health professional may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.38
§ 3328.38. Procurement of glucagon, qualified immunity
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) With the approval of its board of trustees, a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter may procure injectable or nasally administered glucagon in the manner prescribed by section 3313.7115 of the Revised Code. A college-preparatory boarding school that elects to do so shall comply with all provisions of that section as if it were a school district. (B)(1) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with procuring, maintaining, accessing, or using injectable or nasally administered glucagon under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct: (a) A college-preparatory boarding school; (b) A member of a college-preparatory boarding school board of trustees; (c) A college-preparatory boarding school employee or contractor; (d) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who personally furnishes or prescribes injectable or nasally administered glucagon, provides a consultation, or issues a protocol pursuant to this section. (2) This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a college-preparatory boarding school or board of trustees, member of a college-preparatory boarding school board of trustees, college-preparatory boarding school employee or contractor, or licensed health professional may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. (C) A college-preparatory boarding school may accept donations of injectable or nasally administered glucagon from a wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs or a manufacturer of dangerous drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, and may accept donations of money from any person to purchase the drug. (D) A college-preparatory boarding school that elects to procure injectable or nasally administered glucagon under this section shall report to the department of education and workforce each procurement and each occurrence in which a dose of the drug is used from the school's supply. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:45 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3352.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3352 / § 3352.07
§ 3352.07. College of professional psychology
Status: in_force

November 23, 1977 Senate Bill 221 - 112th General Assembly The board of trustees of Wright State University, in cooperation with Central State University, shall create, organize, and provide for and maintain a College of Professional Psychology. The board, in cooperation with the board of trustees of Central State University, may negotiate for and receive conveyances and transfers of real and personal property for use by the college and may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the college's operation. The board of trustees of Wright State University may grant the degree of doctor of psychology after approval by the board of regents processes, prescribe rules for the effective operation of the program, and exercise such other powers as are necesary for the efficient managment of the college. The general assembly shall support the College of Professional Psychology of Wright State University by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but the college may accept funds from other sources. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.51
§ 3326.51. Government of STEM school by district
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Resident district" has the same meaning as in section 3326.31 of the Revised Code. (2) "STEM school sponsoring district" means a municipal, city, local, or exempted village school district that governs and controls a STEM school pursuant to this section. (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary: (1) If a proposal for a STEM school submitted under section 3326.03 of the Revised Code proposes that the governing body of the school be the board of education of a municipal, city, local, or exempted village school district that is one of the partners submitting the proposal, and the STEM committee approves that proposal, that school district board shall govern and control the STEM school as one of the schools of its district. (2) The STEM school sponsoring district shall maintain a separate accounting for the STEM school as a separate and distinct operational unit within the district's finances. (3) With respect to students enrolled in a STEM school whose resident district is the STEM school sponsoring district: (a) The department of education and workforce shall make payments to the school in accordance with section 3317.022 of the Revised Code from the STEM school sponsoring district's state payments. (b) The STEM school sponsoring district is responsible for providing children with disabilities with a free appropriate public education under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. (c) The STEM school sponsoring district shall provide student transportation in accordance with laws and policies generally applicable to the district. (4) With respect to students enrolled in the STEM school whose resident district is another school district, the department shall consider the students as open enrollment students and shall make payments to the school in accordance with section 3317.022 of the Revised Code. (5) A STEM school sponsoring district and its board may assign its district employees to the STEM school, in which case section 3326.18 of the Revised Code shall not apply. The district and board may apply any other resources of the district to the STEM school in the same manner that it applies district resources to other district schools. (6) Provisions of this chapter requiring a STEM school and its governing body to comply with specified laws as if it were a school district and in the same manner as a board of education shall instead require such compliance by the STEM school sponsoring district and its board of education, respectively, with respect to the STEM school. Where a STEM school or its governing body is required to perform a specific duty or permitted to take a specific action under this chapter, that duty is required to be performed or that action is permitted to be taken by the STEM school sponsoring district or its board of education, respectively, with respect to the STEM school. (7) No provision of this chapter limits the authority, as provided otherwise by law, of a school district and its board of education to levy taxes and issue bonds secured by tax revenues. (8) The treasurer of the STEM school sponsoring district or, if the STEM school sponsoring district is a municipal school district, the chief financial officer of the district, shall have all of the respective rights, authority, exemptions, and duties otherwise conferred upon the treasurer or chief financial officer by the Revised Code. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.012
§ 3323.012. Community schools
Status: in_force

June 30, 1997 House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly A community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code shall be considered a school district for the purposes of this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.14
§ 3335.14. Attorney general the legal adviser of board of trustees
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The attorney general shall be the legal adviser of the board of trustees of the Ohio state university. He shall institute and prosecute all suits in its behalf.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.645 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.645
§ 3313.645. Admission without tuition
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly A board of education may admit to the schools of its district, free of any tuition obligation, any resident of the district not otherwise eligible to be admitted who meets criteria established by the department of education and workforce. The department shall adopt rules establishing criteria for the admission of persons to schools under this division. The rules may authorize restrictions or limitations on the classes or programs in which such persons may participate. For participation in vocational education programs the district operates or participates in pursuant to sections 3313.90 and 3313.91 of the Revised Code, a board of education may admit the following individuals to the schools of its district free of any tuition obligation and without regard to age: (A) Any resident to the district who has successfully completed the individualized education program developed for the person by any high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code; (B) Any person employed by the district in a position for which a license issued by the state board of education under section 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code is not required who seeks admission to a class or program related to the person's position and is authorized by the district's superintendent to be admitted to the class or program. The superintendent shall determine whether the class or program is related to the employee's position. Last updated August 29, 2023 at 12:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3337.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3337 / § 3337.10
§ 3337.10. Ohio university college of osteopathic medicine
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly There is hereby established the Ohio university college of osteopathic medicine the purpose of which shall be to provide instruction in the practice of osteopathic medicine. The college shall be a component college of Ohio university. The clinical instruction portions of the medical program shall be provided through the facilities of existing osteopathic and joint staff hospitals.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.083 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.083
§ 3314.083. Deducting excess costs of providing special education and related services to student with a disability
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly If the department of education and workforce 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 who is enrolled in a community school, as calculated under division (C)(1) of that section, the department shall deduct the amount of that payment from the amount calculated for payment to the community school under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 2:44 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.42
§ 3375.42. Contract for library service - tax levy
Status: in_force

June 26, 2012 Senate Bill 321 - 129th General Assembly (A) The board of county commissioners of any county, the board of education of any school district, the legislative authority of any municipal corporation, or the board of township trustees of any township may contract with the board of library trustees of any public library, or with any private corporation or library association maintaining a free public library prior to September 4, 1947, situated within or without the taxing district, to furnish library service to all the inhabitants of said taxing district, notwithstanding the fact that such library is receiving proceeds from the county public library fund, and, subject to division (B) of this section, may levy a tax, or may make an appropriation from its general fund or from federal funds, to be expended by such library in providing library service in said taxing district for any of the purposes specified in section 3375.40 of the Revised Code. The taxing authority may require an annual report in writing from such board of library trustees, private corporation, or library association. When a tax for library purposes has been so levied, at each semiannual collection of such tax the county auditor shall certify the amount collected to the proper officer of the taxing district who shall forthwith draw a warrant for such amount on the treasurer of such district payable to the proper officer of such library. (B) The taxing authority of a subdivision may levy a tax pursuant to division (A) of this section for the support of a library association or private corporation only if the library association or private corporation has an association library district, as defined in section 5705.01 of the Revised Code, and if the territory of the subdivision includes some or all of the territory of that association library district. The taxing authority shall submit the question of levying such a tax only to electors residing within the territory of the association library district. If approved by a majority of such electors voting on the question, such a tax shall be levied only upon taxable property located within the territory of the association library district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.012
§ 3301.012. Computer science defined
Status: in_force

March 23, 2018 House Bill 170 - 132nd General Assembly As used in Chapters 3301. to 3329. and Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code, "computer science" means logical reasoning, computing systems, networks and the internet, data and analysis, algorithms and programming, impacts of computing, and structured problem solving skills applicable in many contexts from science and engineering to the humanities and business. Last updated February 27, 2023 at 11:15 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.74 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.74
§ 3333.74. Private pledge required for program awards
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, each award under the Ohio co-op/internship program shall require a pledge of private funds equal to the following: (1) In the case of a program, initiative, or scholarships for undergraduate students, at least one hundred per cent of the money awarded; (2) In the case of a program, initiative, or scholarships for graduate students, at least one hundred fifty per cent of the money awarded. (B) The chancellor of higher education may waive the requirement of division (A) of this section if the chancellor finds that exceptional circumstances exist to do so, provided that the chancellor provides an explanation for the waiver to the controlling board. (C) The chancellor shall endeavor to distribute awards in such a way that a wide range of disciplines is supported and that all regions of the state benefit from the economic development impact of the program. Last updated August 2, 2023 at 2:16 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.11
§ 3307.11. Officers - executive director
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The state teachers retirement board shall elect from its membership, a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. A member of the board who has contributions on deposit with the state teachers retirement system is not eligible to serve as chairperson or vice-chairperson. The board shall employ an executive director who shall serve as secretary, and shall employ other persons necessary to operate the system and to fulfill the board's duties and responsibilities under Chapter 3307. of the Revised Code. Effective ninety days after September 15, 2004, the board may not employ a state retirement system investment officer, as defined in section 1707.01 of the Revised Code, who does not hold a valid state retirement system investment officer license issued by the division of securities in the department of commerce. The compensation of all employees and all other expenses of the board necessary for the proper operation of the system shall be paid in such amounts as the board approves. Every expense voucher of an employee, officer, or board member of the state teachers retirement system shall itemize all purchases and expenditures. The board shall receive all applications for retirement under the plans described in section 3307.031 of the Revised Code, shall provide for the payment of all retirement allowances and other benefits payable under this chapter, and shall make other expenditures authorized by this chapter. Last updated July 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.39
§ 3318.39. 1:1 school facilities option program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 Senate Bill 8, House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The 1:1 school facilities option program is hereby established. Under the program, the Ohio facilities construction commission shall provide state funds to assist eligible school districts in constructing, acquiring, reconstructing, or making additions or repairs to any feature of a classroom facility that meets the design standards of the commission in lieu of that district participating in the classroom facilities assistance program under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, in the case of a city, exempted village, or local school district, or sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, in the case of a joint vocational school district. For purposes of this program, an eligible school district is either of the following: (1) A city, exempted village, or local school district that has not entered into an agreement for any program under this chapter, except for emergency assistance under section 3318.351 of the Revised Code, prior to the effective date of this section . A district that received partial assistance prior to May 20, 1997, and can qualify for assistance under division (B)(2) of section 3318.04 of the Revised Code shall not be eligible for assistance under this section. (2) A joint vocational school district that has not entered into an agreement for any program under this chapter prior to the effective date of this section . An eligible school district may avail itself of the option provided under this section only at the time it becomes eligible for assistance under the classroom facilities assistance program in accordance with the annual percentile ranking of districts under section 3318.011 or 3318.42 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The commission, at the request of a school district that meets the criteria set forth in division (A) of this section, shall assess the current conditions of the classroom facilities of that school district. Based on the results of the assessment, the commission shall determine the scope of the entire project, the basic project cost of the school district's classroom facilities needs, and the state's portion of the total project if the school district were to receive assistance under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, in the case of a city, exempted village, or local school district, or sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, in the case of a joint vocational school district. (2) A district that opts to receive assistance under this section shall be eligible to receive state funds in the amount of up to the greater of one million dollars or ten per cent of the state's share of the total project cost determined under division (B)(1) of this section. However, a district may choose to receive less than the maximum amount of state funds for which it is eligible under this division. (3) A district that opts to receive assistance under this section shall match the amount of state funds it receives on a one-to-one basis. A district may generate the school district funds for its match using any lawful manner. (C) The commission shall adopt guidelines and procedures for the administration of the program. The guidelines shall include the following: (1) A requirement that, in order to participate in the program, the district's board of education must approve participation by an affirmative vote of not less than four-fifths of the board's full membership; (2) The application process for districts; (3) A requirement that, in order to participate in the program, the district shall provide a share that is at least equal to the amount of the state assistance provided under this section. (D) If a district participates in the program established under this section, that district shall not have another project under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, in the case of a city, exempted village, or local school district, or sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, in the case of a joint vocational school district, conditionally approved until the expiration of twenty years after the date the district enters into an agreement with the commission for assistance under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3325.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3325 / § 3325.05
§ 3325.05. Higher education for blind pupils - residence requirements
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce may provide for the further and higher education of any blind pupils, who in its judgment are capable of receiving sufficient benefit to render them more efficient as citizens, by providing appropriate assistive technology to enable such persons to read from textbooks and pamphlets used in their studies while in attendance as regularly matriculated students in any college, university, or technical or professional school located in this state and authorized to grant degrees. Any fund appropriated for such purpose shall be distributed under the direct supervision of the department. No person shall receive the benefit conferred by this section who has not had an actual residence in this state for at least one year. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 9:38 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3315.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3315 / § 3315.06
§ 3315.06. Governing board of service center - powers and duties
Status: in_force

September 29, 1995 House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly As used in this section "expenses" includes the cost of meals served to educational service center governing board members and members of the boards of local school districts within the territory of the service center at meetings of the governing board and meetings authorized by this section, if a resolution to that effect has been adopted by a majority of the members of the governing board. The governing board of each service center may provide programs, examinations, school records, diplomas, and other necessary supplies and equipment for the use of the service center superintendent in furthering the instructional program of the service center. The governing board of each service center may pay the expenses of all educational meetings called by such governing board and may call and pay the expenses of conducting a meeting of the members of the boards of all local school districts within the territory of the service center at least once each year for the purpose of discussing the matters relating to the schools, for which each member shall be paid from the general fund of the local school district, the same compensation as authorized by section 3313.12 of the Revised Code. The governing board of each service center may allow the superintendent and assistant superintendent of schools a sum to be determined by the board for traveling expenses and may employ stenographers and clerks for such superintendent.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3376.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3376 / § 3376.06
§ 3376.06. Student-athlete contract limitations; contract disclosure and review
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) A state institution of higher education's or private college's contract with a student-athlete shall not prevent the student-athlete from using the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness for a commercial purpose when the student-athlete is not engaged in official team activities. (B) A student-athlete shall not enter into a contract providing compensation to the student-athlete for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness that requires the student-athlete to display a sponsor's product, or otherwise advertise for a sponsor, if that requirement is in conflict with a provision of a contract to which a state institution of higher education or private college is a party. (C)(1) A student-athlete who intends to enter into a verbal or written contract providing compensation to the student-athlete for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness shall disclose the proposed contract to an official of the state institution of higher education or private college for review by the institution or college. The institution or college shall designate an official to whom the student-athlete is to disclose the proposed contract. (2) If a state institution of higher education or private college identifies a conflict between the proposed verbal or written contract described in division (C)(1) of this section and any existing provisions of a contract to which the institution or college is a party, the institution or college shall communicate to the student-athlete the relevant contract provision that is in conflict. The student-athlete shall not enter into the proposed contract, but the student-athlete may negotiate a revision to the proposed contract to avoid the conflict. The revised proposed contract is subject to review by the institution or college to ensure compliance with this chapter. (3) Any contract, proposed contract, or related documentation disclosed to a state institution of higher education or private college under this section is confidential and not a public record for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (D) A state institution of higher education or private college may establish reasonable policies or standards to address a student-athlete's failure to provide the disclosure required under this section or any other failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.061 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.061
§ 3317.061. Annual report on teaching staff
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The superintendent of each school district, including each cooperative education and joint vocational school district and the superintendent of each educational service center, shall, on forms prescribed and furnished by the department of education and workforce, certify to the department and the state board of education, on or before the fifteenth day of October of each year, the name of each licensed employee employed, on an annual salary, in each school under such superintendent's supervision during the first full school week of said month of October, the number of years of recognized college training such licensed employee has completed, the college degrees from a recognized college earned by such licensed employee, the type of teaching license held by such licensed employee, the number of months such licensed employee is employed in the school district, the annual salary of such licensed employee, and such other information as the department, in consultation with the state board, may request. For the purposes of Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, a licensed employee is any employee in a position that requires a license issued pursuant to sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code. Pursuant to standards adopted by the department, experience of vocational teachers in trade and industry shall be recognized by the department for the purpose of complying with the requirements of recognized college training provided by Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 11:05 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.44
§ 3326.44. STEM school spending for English learners
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, a STEM school shall spend the funding it receives under division (A)(5) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code only for services for English learners. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.08
§ 3326.08. STEM school administration and oversight
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The governing body of each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall engage the services of administrative officers, teachers, and nonteaching employees of the STEM school necessary for the school to carry out its mission and shall oversee the operations of the school. The governing body of each STEM school shall engage the services of a chief administrative officer to serve as the school's instructional and administrative leader. The chief administrative officer shall be granted the authority to oversee the recruitment, retention, and employment of teachers and nonteaching employees. (B) The department of education and workforce shall monitor the oversight of each STEM school exercised by the school's governing body and shall monitor the school's compliance with this chapter and with the proposal for the establishment of the school as it was approved by the STEM committee under section 3326.03 of the Revised Code. Except in the case of a STEM school that is governed and controlled by a school district in accordance with section 3326.51 of the Revised Code, if the department finds that the school is not in compliance with this chapter or with the proposal and the STEM committee has revoked the school's STEM designation under division (E)(1) or (2) or (F) of section 3326.03 of the Revised Code, the department shall consult with the STEM committee, and the committee shall order the school to close on the last day of the school year in which the committee issues its order. (C) The governing body of each STEM school shall comply with sections 121.22 and 149.43 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 30, 2023 at 9:48 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.11
§ 3375.11. Board of township trustees may transfer, convey, or lease property for library purposes
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of township trustees may, by resolution, transfer, convey, or lease any property of the township, real or personal, suitable for public library purposes to the board of trustees of any free public library rendering free public library service to the inhabitants of the township, upon such terms as are agreed upon between the board of township trustees and the board of trustees of the library rendering such service.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.171
§ 3333.171. Reciprocity agreement with midwestern higher education compact
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The chancellor of higher education may enter into a reciprocity agreement with the midwestern higher education compact whereby the agreement provides for both of the following: (1) A participating institution in Ohio may enroll residents of a participating state in distance education programs at that institution without attaining prior approval from the appropriate agency of that participating state. (2) A participating institution in another state may enroll Ohio residents in distance education programs at that institution without attaining prior approval from the chancellor. (B) Under the terms of an agreement, the chancellor may do any of the following: (1) Apply on behalf of the state of Ohio to become an eligible state to participate in the agreement; (2) Designate the department of higher education as the lead agency to ensure that Ohio meets the eligibility requirements of the agreement, as determined by the midwestern higher education compact; (3) Develop criteria and procedures for eligible institutions in Ohio to apply to participate in the agreement and for their continued participation in the agreement; (4) Assess and collect fees, pursuant to rules adopted by the chancellor under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, from participating institutions in Ohio; (5) Collect annual data, as prescribed by the chancellor or as required by the midwestern higher education compact, from participating institutions in Ohio; (6) Develop a student grievance process to resolve complaints brought against participating institutions in Ohio in regard to the distance education programs that are eligible under the terms of the agreement; (7) Work collaboratively with the state board of career colleges and schools to determine the eligibility of institutions authorized by that agency under section 3332.05 of the Revised Code for initial and continued participation in the agreement; (8) Perform other duties and responsibilities as required for participation in the agreement. (C) Any eligible institution in Ohio that wishes to participate in the agreement entered into under this section shall first attain approval for inclusion in the agreement from the chancellor. Thereafter, a participating institution in Ohio shall attain approval from the chancellor for any new distance education programs offered by that institution prior to enrolling residents of a participating state in such programs under the terms of the agreement. (D) All other post-secondary activity that requires the chancellor's approval and is not included under the terms of the agreement entered into under this section is subject to the chancellor's review and approval pursuant to Chapters 1713. and 3333. of the Revised Code. (E) The chancellor may terminate the agreement entered into under this section or remove the department as the lead agency on the agreement, if the chancellor determines that the agreement is not in the best interest of the state or the board. (F) For purposes of this section: (1) "Eligible institution in Ohio" is any of the following types of institutions, as long as it is degree-granting and is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States secretary of education: (a) A state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code; (b) An Ohio institution of higher education that has received a certificate of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code; (c) An Ohio institution of higher education authorized by the state board of career colleges and schools under section 3332.05 of the Revised Code. (2) "Participating institution in Ohio" is any "eligible institution in Ohio" that has been approved by the chancellor for participation in the agreement entered into under this section. (3) "Participating institution in another state" is any institution of higher education that is located outside of Ohio that meets the eligibility requirements under the terms of a similar reciprocity agreement and is approved by the appropriate agency of that institution's home state to participate in an agreement entered into with the midwestern higher education compact, the New England board of higher education, the southern regional education board, or the western interstate commission for higher education.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3324.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3324 / § 3324.11
§ 3324.11. Rules regarding reports of services to gift students
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly No rule adopted by the director of education and workforce pursuant to this chapter, section 3301.07 of the Revised Code, or any other provision of the Revised Code shall permit a school district to report that it has provided services to a student identified as gifted unless those services are paid for by the district. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a district from requiring a student to pay the costs of advanced placement or international baccalaureate examinations. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 9:07 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3316.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3316 / § 3316.03
§ 3316.03. Auditor of state to declare fiscal watch or fiscal emergency
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The existence of a fiscal watch shall be declared by the auditor of state. The auditor of state may make a determination on the auditor of state's initiative, or upon receipt of a written request for such a determination, which may be filed by the governor, the director of education and workforce, or a majority of the members of the board of education of the school district. (1) The auditor of state shall declare a school district to be in a state of fiscal watch if the auditor of state determines that both of the following conditions are satisfied with respect to the school district: (a) An operating deficit has been certified for the current fiscal year by the auditor of state, and the certified operating deficit exceeds eight per cent of the school district's general fund revenue for the preceding fiscal year; (b) A majority of the voting electors have not voted in favor of levying a tax under section 5705.194 , 5705.199 , or 5705.21 or Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code that the auditor of state expects will raise enough additional revenue in the next succeeding fiscal year that division (A)(1)(a) of this section will not apply to the district in such next succeeding fiscal year. (2) The auditor of state shall declare a school district to be in a state of fiscal watch if the auditor of state determines that the school district has outstanding securities issued under division (A)(4) of section 3316.06 of the Revised Code, and its financial planning and supervision commission has been terminated under section 3316.16 of the Revised Code. (3) The auditor of state shall declare a school district to be in a state of fiscal watch if both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The director has reported to the auditor of state that the director has declared the district under section 3316.031 of the Revised Code to be under a fiscal caution, has found that the district has not acted reasonably to eliminate or correct practices or conditions that prompted the declaration, and has determined the declaration of a state of fiscal watch necessary to prevent further fiscal decline; (b) The auditor of state determines that the decision of the director is reasonable. If the auditor of state determines that the decision of the director is not reasonable, the auditor of state shall provide the director with a written explanation of that determination. (4) The auditor of state may declare a school district to be in a state of fiscal watch if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) An operating deficit has been certified for the current fiscal year by the auditor of state, and the certified operating deficit exceeds two per cent, but does not exceed eight per cent, of the school district's general fund revenue for the preceding fiscal year; (b) A majority of the voting electors have not voted in favor of levying a tax under section 5705.194 , 5705.199 , or 5705.21 or Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code that the auditor of state expects will raise enough additional revenue in the next succeeding fiscal year that division (A)(4)(a) of this section will not apply to the district in the next succeeding fiscal year; (c) The auditor of state determines that there is no reasonable cause for the deficit or that the declaration of fiscal watch is necessary to prevent further fiscal decline in the district. (B)(1) The auditor of state shall issue an order declaring a school district to be in a state of fiscal emergency if the auditor of state determines that both of the following conditions are satisfied with respect to the school district: (a) An operating deficit has been certified for the current fiscal year by the auditor of state, and the certified operating deficit exceeds fifteen per cent of the school district's general fund revenue for the preceding fiscal year. (b) A majority of the voting electors have not voted in favor of levying a tax under section 5705.194 , 5705.199 , or 5705.21 or Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code that the auditor of state expects will raise enough additional revenue in the next succeeding fiscal year that division (B)(1)(a) of this section will not apply to the district in such next succeeding fiscal year. (2) The auditor of state shall issue an order declaring a school district to be in a state of fiscal emergency if the school district board fails, pursuant to section 3316.04 of the Revised Code, to submit a plan acceptable to the director of education and workforce within one hundred twenty days of the auditor of state's declaration under division (A) of this section or an updated plan when one is required by division (C) of section 3316.04 of the Revised Code; (3) The auditor of state shall issue an order declaring a school district to be in a state of fiscal emergency if both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The director has reported to the auditor of state that the district is not materially complying with the provisions of an original or updated plan as approved by the director under section 3316.04 of the Revised Code, and that the director has determined the declaration of a state of fiscal emergency necessary to prevent further fiscal decline; (b) The auditor of state finds that the determination of the director is reasonable. If the auditor of state determines that the decision of the director is not reasonable, the auditor of state shall provide the director a written explanation of that determination. (4) The auditor of state shall issue an order declaring a school district to be in a state of fiscal emergency if a declaration of fiscal emergency is required by division (D) of section 3316.04 of the Revised Code. (5) The auditor of state may issue an order declaring a school district to be in a state of fiscal emergency if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) An operating deficit has been certified for the current fiscal year by the auditor of state, and the certified operating deficit exceeds ten per cent, but does not exceed fifteen per cent, of the school district's general fund revenue for the preceding fiscal year; (b) A majority of the voting electors have not voted in favor of levying a tax under section 5705.194 , 5705.199 , or 5705.21 or Chapter 5748. of the Revised Code that the auditor of state expects will raise enough additional revenue in the next succeeding fiscal year that division (B)(5)(a) of this section will not apply to the district in the next succeeding fiscal year; (c) The auditor of state determines that a declaration of fiscal emergency is necessary to correct the district's fiscal problems and to prevent further fiscal decline. (C) In making the determinations under this section, the auditor of state may use financial reports required under section 117.43 of the Revised Code; tax budgets, certificates of estimated resources and amendments thereof, annual appropriating measures and spending plans, and any other documents or information prepared pursuant to Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code; and any other documents, records, or information available to the auditor of state that indicate the conditions described in divisions (A) and (B) of this section. (D) The auditor of state shall certify the action taken under division (A) or (B) of this section to the board of education of the school district, the director of budget and management, the mayor or county auditor who could be required to act pursuant to division (B)(1) of section 3316.05 of the Revised Code, and to the director of education and workforce. (E) A determination by the auditor of state under this section that a fiscal emergency condition does not exist is final and conclusive and not appealable. A determination by the auditor of state under this section that a fiscal emergency exists is final, except that the board of education of the school district affected by such a determination may appeal the determination of the existence of a fiscal emergency condition to the court of appeals having territorial jurisdiction over the school district. The appeal shall be heard expeditiously by the court of appeals and for good cause shown shall take precedence over all other civil matters except earlier matters of the same character. Notice of such appeal must be filed with the auditor of state and such court within thirty days after certification by the auditor of state to the board of education of the school district provided for in division (D) of this section. In such appeal, determinations of the auditor of state shall be presumed to be valid and the board of education shall have the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that each of the determinations made by the auditor of state as to the existence of a fiscal emergency condition under this section was in error. If the board of education fails, upon presentation of its case, to prove by clear and convincing evidence that each such determination by the auditor of state was in error, the court shall dismiss the appeal. The board of education and the auditor of state may introduce any evidence relevant to the existence or nonexistence of such fiscal emergency conditions. The pendency of any such appeal shall not affect or impede the operations of this chapter; no restraining order, temporary injunction, or other similar restraint upon actions consistent with this chapter shall be imposed by the court or any court pending determination of such appeal; and all things may be done under this chapter that may be done regardless of the pendency of any such appeal. Any action taken or contract executed pursuant to this chapter during the pendency of such appeal is valid and enforceable among all parties, notwithstanding the decision in such appeal. If the court of appeals reverses the determination of the existence of a fiscal emergency condition by the auditor of state, the determination no longer has any effect, and any procedures undertaken as a result of the determination shall be terminated. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.5318 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.5318
§ 3313.5318. Mental health training for coaches
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section, "athletic activity" has the same meaning as in section 3313.5310 of the Revised Code. (A) No individual shall coach an athletic activity at a school operated by a school district board of education or any chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school that is subject to the rules of an interscholastic conference or an organization that regulates interscholastic conferences or events unless the individual has completed a student mental health training course approved by the department of mental health and addiction services pursuant to division (B) of this section. The mental health training course may be combined with or part of another training course. (B) On or after the effective date of this section, an individual shall complete the training prescribed by division (A) of this section each time the individual applies for or renews a pupil-activity program permit under section 3319.303 of the Revised Code. An individual may complete the training at any time within the duration of the individual's new or renewed permit. Upon completion, the individual shall present evidence to the state board of education that the individual has successfully completed the training described in division (A) of this section. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.16
§ 3335.16. University extension division
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of trustees of the Ohio state university shall establish and organize a university extension division for the purpose of carrying on educational extension and correspondence instruction throughout the state. The board may carry on such extension work in connection with any department of the university, for the purpose of the development throughout the state of centers for the discussion, consideration, and investigation relative to the mining, manufacturing, engineering, social, industrial, economic, medical, and civic interests of the state and all other public interests which may be in any way promoted or subserved in the spreading of information throughout the state by any department of the university pursuant to the grant by virtue of which said university was established.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.20
§ 3318.20. Constitutionality
Status: in_force

June 22, 1957 Senate Bill 443 - 102nd General Assembly No holding that sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code or any provision thereof are unconstitutional in their application to any school district or contract shall affect any other school district or contract made under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.66 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.66
§ 3309.66. Tax exemptions
Status: in_force

January 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The right of an individual to a pension, an annuity, or a retirement allowance itself, the right of an individual to any optional benefit, any other right accrued or accruing to any individual under this chapter, the various funds created by section 3309.60 of the Revised Code, and all moneys, investments, and income from moneys and investments are exempt from any state tax, except the tax imposed by section 5747.02 of the Revised Code, and are exempt from any county, municipal, or other local tax, except income taxes imposed pursuant to section 5748.02 , 5748.08 , or 5748.09 of the Revised Code, and, except as provided in sections 3105.171 , 3105.65 , 3115.501 , 3119.80 , 3119.81 , 3121.02 , 3121.03 , 3123.06 , 3309.67 , 3309.672 , and 3309.673 of the Revised Code, shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or any other process of law whatsoever, and shall be unassignable except as specifically provided in this chapter and in sections 3105.171 , 3105.65 , 3115.501 , 3119.80 , 3119.81 , 3121.02 , 3121.03 , and 3123.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.241 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.241
§ 3349.241. Agreement between board of education and board of directors
Status: in_force

October 21, 1959 House Bill 753 - 103rd General Assembly In any county in which a municipal university is situated the board of education of any school district may enter into an agreement with the board of directors of such municipal university for participation by such school district in the development, maintenance, and operation of such municipal university.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3362.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3362 / § 3362.02
§ 3362.02. Election and appointment of officers of board - bond of treasurer
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly The board of trustees of Shawnee state university shall annually elect from their members a chairperson and vice-chairperson; and they may also appoint a secretary of the board, a treasurer, and such other officers of the university as the interests of the university require, who may be members of the board. The treasurer, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state or be insured for the faithful performance of the treasurer's duties and the proper accounting for all moneys coming into the treasurer's care. The amount of said bond or insurance shall be determined by the board, but shall not be for a sum less than the estimated amount which may come into the treasurer's sole control at any time, less any reasonable deductible.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3312.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3312 / § 3312.01
§ 3312.01. Educational regional service system created
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The educational regional service system is hereby established. The system shall support state and regional education initiatives and efforts to improve school effectiveness and student achievement. Services, including special education and related services, shall be provided under the system to school districts, community schools established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, and chartered nonpublic schools. It is the intent of the general assembly that the educational regional service system reduce the unnecessary duplication of programs and services and provide for a more streamlined and efficient delivery of educational services without reducing the availability of the services needed by school districts and schools. (B) The educational regional service system shall consist of the following: (1) The advisory councils and subcommittees established under sections 3312.03 and 3312.05 of the Revised Code; (2) A fiscal agent for each of the regions as configured under section 3312.02 of the Revised Code; (3) Educational service centers, information technology centers established under section 3301.075 of the Revised Code, and other regional education service providers. (C) Educational service centers shall provide the services that they are specifically required to provide by the Revised Code and may enter into agreements pursuant to section 3313.843 , 3313.844 , or 3313.845 of the Revised Code for the provision of other services, which may include any of the following: (1) Assistance in improving student performance; (2) Services to enable a school district or school to operate more efficiently or economically; (3) Professional development for teachers or administrators; (4) Assistance in the recruitment and retention of teachers and administrators; (5) Applying for any state or federal grant on behalf of a school district; (6) Any other educational, administrative, or operational services. In addition to implementing state and regional education initiatives and school improvement efforts under the educational regional service system, educational service centers shall implement state or federally funded initiatives assigned to the service centers by the general assembly or the department of education and workforce. Any educational service center selected to be a fiscal agent for its region pursuant to section 3312.07 of the Revised Code shall continue to operate as an educational service center for the part of the region that comprises its territory. (D) An educational service center shall be considered a school district or a local education agency for the purposes of eligibility in applying for any state or competitive federal grant. (E) Information technology centers may enter into agreements for the provision of services pursuant to section 3312.10 of the Revised Code. (F) No school district, community school, or chartered nonpublic school shall be required to purchase services from an educational service center or information technology center in the region in which the district or school is located, except that a local school district shall receive any services required by the Revised Code to be provided by an educational service center to the local school districts in its territory from the educational service center in whose territory the district is located. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:09 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6026 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6026
§ 3313.6026. FAFSA data sharing agreement
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "school governing authority" means any of the following: (1) The governing authority of a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code; (2) The governing body of a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code; (3) The board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code; (4) The governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school. (B) Each school district board of education and each school governing authority that operates a high school shall enter into a data sharing agreement with the chancellor of higher education for the purposes of operating the free application for federal student aid data system established under section 3333.301 of the Revised Code. Each school district or school shall provide principals and school counselors with access to the data system to assist with efforts to support and encourage students to complete the free application for federal student aid form. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 9:40 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.716 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.716
§ 3313.716. Possession and use metered dose inhaler or dry powder inhaler to alleviate asthmatic symptoms
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding section 3313.713 of the Revised Code or any policy adopted under that section, a student of a school operated by a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district or a student of a chartered nonpublic school may possess and use a metered dose inhaler or a dry powder inhaler to alleviate asthmatic symptoms, or before exercise to prevent the onset of asthmatic symptoms, if both of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The student has the written approval of the student's physician, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner and, if the student is a minor, the written approval of the parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student. The physician's or nurse's written approval shall include at least all of the following information: (a) The student's name and address; (b) The names and dose of the medication contained in the inhaler; (c) The date the administration of the medication is to begin; (d) The date, if known, that the administration of the medication is to cease; (e) Written instructions that outline procedures school personnel should follow in the event that the asthma medication does not produce the expected relief from the student's asthma attack; (f) Any severe adverse reactions that may occur to the child using the inhaler and that should be reported to the physician or nurse; (g) Any severe adverse reactions that may occur to another child, for whom the inhaler is not prescribed, should such a child receive a dose of the medication; (h) At least one emergency telephone number for contacting the physician or nurse in an emergency; (i) At least one emergency telephone number for contacting the parent, guardian, or other person having care or charge of the student in an emergency; (j) Any other special instructions from the physician or nurse. (2) The school principal and, if a school nurse is assigned to the student's school building, the school nurse has received copies of the written approvals required by division (A)(1) of this section. If these conditions are satisfied, the student may possess and use the inhaler at school or at any activity, event, or program sponsored by or in which the student's school is a participant. (B)(1) A school district, member of a school district board of education, or school district employee is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a district employee's prohibiting a student from using an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the conditions of divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section had not been satisfied. A school district, member of a school district board of education, or school district employee is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a district employee's permitting a student to use an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the conditions of divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section had been satisfied. Furthermore, when a school district is required by this section to permit a student to possess and use an inhaler because the conditions of divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section have been satisfied, the school district, any member of the school district board of education, or any school district employee is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from the use of the inhaler by a student for whom it was not prescribed. This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a school district, member of a school district board of education, or school district employee may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. (2) A chartered nonpublic school or any officer, director, or employee of the school is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a school employee's prohibiting a student from using an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the conditions of divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section had not been satisfied. A chartered nonpublic school or any officer, director, or employee of the school is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a school employee's permitting a student to use an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the conditions of divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section had been satisfied. Furthermore, when a chartered nonpublic school is required by this section to permit a student to possess and use an inhaler because the conditions of divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section have been satisfied, the chartered nonpublic school or any officer, director, or employee of the school is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from the use of the inhaler by a student for whom it was not prescribed. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.142 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.142
§ 3307.142. Interest compounded annually credited to accounts of members and funds
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly (A) Interest compounded annually shall be credited to the accounts of members participating in the STRS defined benefit plan and to the various funds listed in divisions (A) to (F) of section 3307.14 of the Revised Code, and shall be assumed in determining actuarial factors, at rates recommended by the actuary and approved by the state teachers retirement board, but not less than three and twenty-five hundredths per cent effective September 1, 1965, except as follows: (1) For the years stated the rates shall be as follows: Years Rates 9-1-1920/8-31-1955 4.00% 9-1-1955/8-31-1963 3.00 9-1-1963/8-31-1965 2.25 (2) Subsequent to August 31, 1959, interest shall be credited to accounts only at retirement. (3) If the amount of the account at retirement is not a factor in determining the allowance, interest shall not be credited to such account after September 1, 1964. (4) The actuary shall estimate the amount of interest reserve required in the teachers savings fund for credit to accounts when interest is to be a factor in determining the allowance, and the balance of the interest reserve in such fund shall be transferred to the employers trust fund as of September 1, 1965. (B) Interest shall be credited to the accounts of members participating in an STRS defined contribution plan and to the defined contribution fund in accordance with that plan.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.5312 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.5312
§ 3313.5312. Access to public school extracurricular activities by homeschooled students
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) A student who is receiving home education in accordance with section 3321.042 of the Revised Code shall be afforded, by the superintendent of the school district in which the student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code, the opportunity to participate in any extracurricular activity offered at the district school to which the student otherwise would be assigned during that school year. If more than one school operated by the school district serves the student's grade level, as determined by the district superintendent based on the student's age and academic performance, the student shall be afforded the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities at the school to which the student would be assigned by the superintendent under section 3319.01 of the Revised Code. If a student who is afforded the opportunity to participate in extracurricular activities under division (A) of this section wishes to participate in an activity that is offered by the district, the student shall not participate in that activity at another school or school district to which the student is not entitled to attend. (B) The superintendent of any school district may afford any student who receives home education under section 3321.042 of the Revised Code, and who is not entitled to attend school in the district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code, the opportunity to participate in any extracurricular activity offered by a school of the district, if the district to which the student is entitled to attend does not offer that extracurricular activity. (C) In order to participate in an extracurricular activity under this section, the student shall be of the appropriate age and grade level, as determined by the superintendent of the district, for the school that offers the extracurricular activity, and shall fulfill the same nonacademic and financial requirements as any other participant. If the student did not receive home education in the preceding grading period, the student's academic performance during the preceding grading period shall have met any academic standards for eligibility to participate in the program established by the school district. (D) Eligibility for a student who leaves a school district mid-year for home education shall be determined based on an interim academic assessment issued by the district in which the student was enrolled based on the student's work while enrolled in that district. (E) Any student who commences home education after the beginning of a school year and who is, at the time home education commences, ineligible to participate in an extracurricular activity due to failure to meet academic standards or any other requirements of the district shall not participate in the extracurricular activity under this section until the student meets the applicable academic requirements as verified by the superintendent of the district. No student under this section shall be eligible to participate in the same semester in which the student was determined ineligible. (F) No school district shall impose additional rules on a student to participate under this section that do not apply to other students participating in the same extracurricular activity. No district shall impose fees for a student to participate under this section that exceed any fees charged to other students participating in the same extracurricular activity. (G) No school district, interscholastic conference, or organization that regulates interscholastic conferences or events shall require a student who is eligible to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities under this section to meet eligibility requirements that conflict with this section. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 5:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.215 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.215
§ 3311.215. Facilities of joint districts
Status: in_force

December 1, 1967 House Bill 545 - 107th General Assembly Facilities of the joint vocational school districts may be used for post-high school training, technical training, and re-training programs of vocational education. A joint vocational school district operating a vocational school may construct, maintain, and operate facilities other than those used for vocational training to be used solely for post-high school training, technical training, re-training programs of vocational education, dormitories, and other facilities for the use of any student.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.22
§ 3345.22. Hearing for suspension of arrested student, faculty or staff member, or employee - responsibilities of referee
Status: in_force

September 28, 1999 House Bill 282 - 123rd General Assembly (A) A student, faculty or staff member, or employee of a college or university that receives any state funds in support thereof, arrested for any offense covered by division (D) of section 3345.23 of the Revised Code shall be afforded a hearing, as provided in this section, to determine whether the person shall be immediately suspended from the college or university. The hearing shall be held within not more than five days after the person's arrest, subject to reasonable continuances for good cause shown, which continuances shall not exceed a total of ten days. (B) The arresting authority shall immediately notify the president of the college or university of the arrest of a student, faculty or staff member, or employee of the college or university for any offense covered by division (D) of section 3345.23 of the Revised Code. The hearing to determine whether the person shall be immediately suspended shall be held in the county where the college or university is located, before a referee appointed by the president. The referee shall be an attorney admitted to the practice of law in Ohio, but the referee shall not be attorney for, or a faculty or staff member or employee of, any college or university. Immediate notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given or sent to the person. (C) The referee may administer oaths, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence, and enforce the subpoenas, as well as preserve the order and decorum of the proceedings over which the referee presides, by means of contempt proceedings in the court of common pleas as provided by law. (D) The hearing shall be adversary in nature and shall be conducted fairly and impartially, but the formalities of the criminal process are not required. A person whose suspension is being considered has the right to be represented by counsel but counsel need not be furnished for the person. The person also has the right to cross-examine witnesses against the person, to testify, and to present the testimony of witnesses and other evidence in the person's behalf. In the absence of a waiver of the right against compulsory self-incrimination, the testimony of a person whose suspension is being considered, given at the hearing, shall not subsequently be used in any criminal proceeding against the person. The referee may require the separation of witnesses and may bar from the proceedings any person whose presence is not essential to the proceedings, except that members of the news media shall not be barred from the proceedings. (E) Upon hearing, if the referee finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person whose suspension is being considered committed any offense covered by division (D) of section 3345.23 of the Revised Code, the referee shall order the person suspended, except that when the good order and discipline of a college or university will not be prejudiced or compromised thereby, the referee may permit the person to return to the college or university on terms of strict disciplinary probation. Subsequent violation of the terms of the probation automatically effects a suspension. A person suspended under this section may be readmitted pursuant to division (A) of section 3345.23 of the Revised Code. A suspension under this section is in effect until the person is acquitted or convicted of the crime for which the person was arrested. If convicted, the person is dismissed pursuant to section 3345.23 of the Revised Code. (F) Upon acquittal, or upon any final judicial determination not resulting in conviction, of the charges for which a person is suspended pursuant to this section, the suspension automatically terminates, and the person suspended shall be reinstated and the record of the suspension expunged from the person's college or university record. (G) An order of a referee pursuant to this section may be appealed on questions of law and fact to the court of common pleas of the county in which the college or university is located, within twenty days after the date of the order. If the court to which an appeal is taken determines that the good order and discipline of a college or university will not be prejudiced thereby, it may permit the person suspended to return to the college or university on terms of strict disciplinary probation. (H) A person afforded a hearing pursuant to this section who does not appear at the hearing shall be declared suspended by the hearing officer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.24
§ 3335.24. Ceramic experimental unit at Roseville
Status: in_force

July 1, 2000 House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly The board of trustees of the Ohio state university and the department of job and family services may enter into a co-operative agreement for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a ceramic experimental unit upon property belonging to the state at Roseville. The terms of any co-operative agreement entered into by the parties under this section shall be binding upon them until modified by their mutual consent.