Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.66 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.66
§ 3313.66. Suspension, expulsion or permanent exclusion - removal from curricular or extracurricular activities
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 206 - 135th General Assembly As specified in section 3314.03 of the Revised Code, each community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code shall comply with this section as if it were a school district. (A)(1) Except as provided under division (B)(2) of this section, and subject to section 3313.668 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of schools of a city, exempted village, or local school district, or the principal of a public school may suspend a pupil from school for not more than ten school days. The board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district may adopt a policy granting assistant principals and other administrators the authority to suspend a pupil from school for a period of time as specified in the policy of the board of education, not to exceed ten school days. If at the time an out-of-school suspension is imposed there are fewer than ten school days remaining in the school year in which the incident that gives rise to the suspension takes place, the superintendent shall not apply any remaining part of the period of the suspension to the following school year. The superintendent may instead require the pupil to participate in a community service program or another alternative consequence for a number of hours equal to the remaining part of the period of the suspension. The pupil shall be required to begin the pupil's community service or alternative consequence during the first full week day of summer break. Each school district, in its discretion, may develop an appropriate list of alternative consequences. In the event that a pupil fails to complete community service or the assigned alternative consequence, the school district may determine the next course of action, which shall not include requiring the pupil to serve the remaining time of the out-of-school suspension at the beginning of the following school year. No pupil shall be issued an out-of-school suspension unless prior to the suspension the superintendent or principal does both of the following: (a) Gives the pupil written notice of the intention to suspend the pupil and the reasons for the intended suspension and, if the proposed suspension is based on a violation listed in division (A) of section 3313.662 of the Revised Code and if the pupil is sixteen years of age or older, includes in the notice a statement that the superintendent may seek to permanently exclude the pupil if the pupil is convicted of or adjudicated a delinquent child for that violation; (b) Provides the pupil an opportunity to appear at an informal hearing before the principal, assistant principal, superintendent, or superintendent's designee and challenge the reason for the intended suspension or otherwise to explain the pupil's actions. (2) If a pupil is issued an in-school suspension, the superintendent or principal shall ensure the pupil is serving the suspension in a supervised learning environment. (3) Each school district board shall adopt a policy establishing parameters for completing and grading assignments missed because of a pupil's suspension. (a) The policy shall provide the pupil an opportunity to do both of the following: (i) Complete any classroom assignments missed because of the suspension; (ii) Receive at least partial credit for a completed assignment. (b) The policy may permit grade reductions on account of the pupil's suspension. (c) The policy shall prohibit the receipt of a failing grade on a completed assignment solely on account of the pupil's suspension. (B)(1) Except as provided under division (B)(2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of this section, and subject to section 3313.668 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of schools of a city, exempted village, or local school district may expel a pupil from school for a period not to exceed the greater of eighty school days or the number of school days remaining in the semester or term in which the incident that gives rise to the expulsion takes place, unless the expulsion is extended pursuant to division (F) of this section. If at the time an expulsion is imposed there are fewer than eighty school days remaining in the school year in which the incident that gives rise to the expulsion takes place, the superintendent may apply any remaining part or all of the period of the expulsion to the following school year. (2)(a) Unless a pupil is permanently excluded pursuant to section 3313.662 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of schools of a city, exempted village, or local school district shall expel a pupil from school for a period of one year for bringing a firearm to a school operated by the board of education of the district or onto any other property owned or controlled by the board, except that the superintendent may reduce this requirement on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the policy adopted by the board under section 3313.661 of the Revised Code. If a pupil expelled under this division is enrolled in a district that has established a policy under division (B)(6) of this section, then the pupil's reinstatement may be subject to the district's policy. (b) The superintendent of schools of a city, exempted village, or local school district may expel a pupil from school for a period of one year for bringing a firearm to an interscholastic competition, an extracurricular event, or any other school program or activity that is not located in a school or on property that is owned or controlled by the district. The superintendent may reduce this disciplinary action on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the policy adopted by the board under section 3313.661 of the Revised Code. (c) Any expulsion pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section shall extend, as necessary, into the school year following the school year in which the incident that gives rise to the expulsion takes place. As used in this division, "firearm" has the same meaning as provided pursuant to the "Gun-Free Schools Act," 115 Stat. 1762, 20 U.S.C. 7151. (3) The board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district may adopt a resolution authorizing the superintendent of schools to expel a pupil from school for a period not to exceed one year for bringing a knife capable of causing serious bodily injury to a school operated by the board, onto any other property owned or controlled by the board, or to an interscholastic competition, an extracurricular event, or any other program or activity sponsored by the school district or in which the district is a participant, or for possessing a firearm or knife capable of serious bodily injury, at a school, on any other property owned or controlled by the board, or at an interscholastic competition, an extracurricular event, or any other school program or activity, which firearm or knife was initially brought onto school board property by another person. The resolution may authorize the superintendent to extend such an expulsion, as necessary, into the school year following the school year in which the incident that gives rise to the expulsion takes place. (4) The board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district may adopt a resolution establishing a policy under section 3313.661 of the Revised Code that authorizes the superintendent of schools to expel a pupil from school for a period not to exceed one year for committing an act that is a criminal offense when committed by an adult and that results in serious physical harm to persons as defined in division (A)(5) of section 2901.01 of the Revised Code or serious physical harm to property as defined in division (A)(6) of section 2901.01 of the Revised Code while the pupil is at school, on any other property owned or controlled by the board, or at an interscholastic competition, an extracurricular event, or any other school program or activity. Any expulsion under this division shall extend, as necessary, into the school year following the school year in which the incident that gives rise to the expulsion takes place. (5) The board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district may adopt a resolution establishing a policy under section 3313.661 of the Revised Code that authorizes the superintendent of schools to expel a pupil from school for a period not to exceed one year for making a bomb threat to a school building or to any premises at which a school activity is occurring at the time of the threat. Any expulsion under this division shall extend, as necessary, into the school year following the school year in which the incident that gives rise to the expulsion takes place. (6) The board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district may adopt a resolution establishing a policy under section 3313.661 of the Revised Code that authorizes the superintendent of schools to expel a pupil from school for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty school days for actions that the superintendent determines pose imminent and severe endangerment to the health and safety of other pupils or school employees, even though the pupil's actions may not qualify for permanent exclusion under section 3313.662 of the Revised Code. Upon the expulsion of a pupil pursuant to this division, the superintendent shall develop conditions for that pupil to satisfy prior to the pupil's reinstatement. The superintendent shall provide a copy of these conditions in writing to the district board, the pupil, and the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian at the beginning of the expulsion period. One of the conditions developed by the superintendent shall be an assessment to determine whether the pupil poses a danger to the pupil's self or to other pupils or school employees. The assessment shall be completed by a psychiatrist as defined in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code, licensed psychologist, or licensed school psychologist employed or contracted by the district. The psychiatrist, psychologist, or school psychologist shall be agreed upon by both the district superintendent and the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian. If the psychiatrist, psychologist, or school psychologist is not employed or contracted by the district, the cost of the assessment shall be referred for payment to the pupil's health insurance. Any costs not covered by the pupil's health insurance shall be paid by the district. The district shall pay in full for an assessment completed by a psychiatrist, psychologist, or school psychologist that is employed or contracted by the district. The assessment shall include a determination from the psychiatrist, psychologist, or school psychologist as to whether the pupil poses a danger to the pupil's self or to other pupils or school employees and may include recommendations for contingent conditions on the pupil's reinstatement. (a) At the end of the expulsion period, the superintendent shall assess the pupil and determine whether the pupil has shown sufficient rehabilitation to be reinstated. For an expulsion period of one hundred eighty days or an extended expulsion period of ninety days, the superintendent shall make this determination in consultation with a multidisciplinary team selected by the superintendent. The superintendent shall take into consideration both the assessment by the psychiatrist, psychologist, or school psychologist and whether or not the pupil has met the conditions developed by the superintendent at the beginning of the expulsion period. In making any determination under division (B)(6) of this section, including a determination by the superintendent to extend the expulsion for an additional period of ninety days, the superintendent shall comply with the procedures prescribed by divisions (B)(7) and (D) of this section. (i) Upon the assessment of a pupil as required by division (B)(6)(a) of this section, if the superintendent determines that the pupil has shown sufficient rehabilitation, the superintendent may reinstate that pupil. (ii) Upon the assessment of a pupil as required by division (B)(6)(a) of this section, if the superintendent determines that the pupil has not shown sufficient rehabilitation, the superintendent may extend the expulsion for an additional period not to exceed ninety school days. (b) If the superintendent extends the expulsion period under division (B)(6)(a)(ii) of this section, the superintendent shall develop conditions for that pupil to satisfy prior to that pupil's reinstatement, which may be the same as those developed for the original expulsion period. The superintendent shall provide a copy of these conditions in writing to the district board, the pupil, and the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian at the beginning of the extended expulsion period. At the end of the extended expulsion period, the superintendent shall reassess the pupil in the manner prescribed by division (B)(6)(a) of this section and may reinstate the pupil or may extend the expulsion for another term, not to exceed ninety school days, in the same manner as provided in divisions (B)(6)(a)(i) and (ii) of this section. There is no limit on the number of times the superintendent may extend an expulsion under division (B)(6)(a) (ii) of this section. (c) Prior to the end of the original expulsion period or of an extended expulsion period, if the pupil has met all of the conditions developed by the superintendent at the beginning of the expulsion period, the superintendent may reduce the expulsion on a case-by-case basis. In making the determination, the superintendent shall comply with the district's policy regarding the reduction of an expulsion period, adopted pursuant to section 3313.661 of the Revised Code. (d) Prior to the end of the original expulsion period or of an extended expulsion period, the pupil or the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian may request the superintendent to complete an early assessment of the pupil. If requested, the superintendent shall assess the pupil and make a determination in the manner prescribed by division (B)(6)(a) of this section. In making the determination, the superintendent shall comply with the district's policy regarding the reduction of an expulsion period, adopted pursuant to section 3313.661 of the Revised Code. A pupil or pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian may request one early assessment for the original expulsion period and for each extended expulsion period under this division. (e) A superintendent may develop contingent conditions for a pupil's reinstatement under divisions (B)(6)(a)(i), (B)(6)(c), and (B)(6)(d) of this section. The conditions may include the conditions developed for the original expulsion period and recommendations made by a psychiatrist, psychologist, or school psychologist in an assessment conducted under division (B)(6) of this section. The superintendent shall establish a duration under which a pupil must meet the contingent conditions that may extend to a pupil's graduation date. The superintendent shall provide a copy of these conditions in writing to the district board, the pupil, and the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian when the superintendent makes a reinstatement determination. If a pupil fails to meet the contingent conditions set under this division, the superintendent may revoke the pupil's reinstatement and establish an extended expulsion period under the same process as in division (B)(6)(b) of this section. (f) Not later than fifteen school days after the beginning of the original expulsion period or of any extended expulsion period under division (B)(6) of this section for a pupil who does not have an individualized education program developed under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, or not later than ten school days after the beginning of the original expulsion period or of any extended expulsion period under division (B)(6) of this section for a pupil who has an individualized education program, the superintendent, in consultation with the pupil, the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian, and the pupil's IEP team, as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code, if the pupil has one, shall develop a plan for the continued education of the pupil, which may include education by the district in an alternative setting under division (I) of this section, including instruction at home, enrollment in another district or other type of public or nonpublic school, or any other form of instruction that complies with Chapter 3321. of the Revised Code. (g) The pupil or the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian may appeal any determination made by the superintendent pursuant to division (B)(6) of this section in the manner prescribed by division (E) of this section. (h) A board shall provide the department of education and workforce records of each expulsion made under division (B)(6) of this section and any changes to a pupil's expulsion status. Such records shall not include a pupil's name and shall be provided to the department in accordance with sections 3301.0714 and 3319.321 of the Revised Code. Such records shall include all of the following: (i) The name of the pupil's school; (ii) The reason or reasons for the pupil's expulsion; (iii) The duration of the pupil's expulsion and any extension of the expulsion; (iv) The total number of pupils expelled by the district in the school year as of the date of the report; (v) The pupil's age, gender, race, and other demographic information. (i) A district or school to which a pupil with an expulsion record under division (B)(6) of this section transfers may request such records from the district in which the pupil was enrolled prior to the transfer or from the department. The district or department shall provide the requested records to the requesting district or school as authorized under section 3319.321 of the Revised Code. (7) No pupil shall be expelled under division (B)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of this section unless, prior to the pupil's expulsion, the superintendent does both of the following: (a) Gives the pupil and the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian written notice of the intention to expel the pupil; (b) Provides the pupil and the pupil's parent, guardian, custodian, or representative an opportunity to appear in person before the superintendent or the superintendent's designee to challenge the reasons for the intended expulsion or otherwise to explain the pupil's actions. The notice required in this division shall include the reasons for the intended expulsion, notification of the opportunity of the pupil and the pupil's parent, guardian, custodian, or representative to appear before the superintendent or the superintendent's designee to challenge the reasons for the intended expulsion or otherwise to explain the pupil's action, and notification of the time and place to appear. The time to appear shall not be earlier than three nor later than five school days after the notice is given, unless the superintendent grants an extension of time at the request of the pupil or the pupil's parent, guardian, custodian, or representative. If an extension is granted after giving the original notice, the superintendent shall notify the pupil and the pupil's parent, guardian, custodian, or representative of the new time and place to appear. If the proposed expulsion is based on a violation listed in division (A) of section 3313.662 of the Revised Code and if the pupil is sixteen years of age or older, the notice shall include a statement that the superintendent may seek to permanently exclude the pupil if the pupil is convicted of or adjudicated a delinquent child for that violation. (8) A superintendent of schools of a city, exempted village, or local school district shall initiate expulsion proceedings pursuant to this section with respect to any pupil who has committed an act warranting expulsion under the district's policy regarding expulsion even if the pupil has withdrawn from school for any reason after the incident that gives rise to the hearing but prior to the hearing or decision to impose the expulsion. If, following the hearing, the pupil would have been expelled for a period of time had the pupil still been enrolled in the school, the expulsion shall be imposed for the same length of time as on a pupil who has not withdrawn from the school. (C)(1) Subject to division (C)(2) of this section, if a pupil's presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property or an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process taking place either within a classroom or elsewhere on the school premises, the superintendent or a principal or assistant principal may remove a pupil from curricular activities or from the school premises, and a teacher may remove a pupil from curricular activities under the teacher's supervision, without the notice and hearing requirements of division (A) or (B) of this section. As soon as practicable after making such a removal, the teacher shall submit in writing to the principal the reasons for such removal. (2) A pupil in any of grades pre-kindergarten through three may be removed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section only for the remainder of the school day and shall be permitted to return to curricular and extracurricular activities on the school day following the day in which the student was removed. (a) A school district or school that returns a student in any of grades pre-kindergarten through three to curricular and extracurricular activities on the next school day shall not be required to follow division (C)(3) of this section with regard to that student. (b) A school district shall not initiate a suspension or expulsion proceeding against a student in any of grades pre-kindergarten through three who was removed from a curricular or extracurricular activity under division (C) of this section unless the student has committed an act described in division (B)(1)(a) or (b) of section 3313.668 of the Revised Code. (3) If a pupil is removed under division (C)(1) or (2) of this section from a curricular activity or from the school premises, written notice of the hearing and of the reason for the removal shall be given to the pupil as soon as practicable prior to the hearing, which shall be held on the next school day after the initial removal is ordered. The hearing shall be held in accordance with division (A) of this section unless it is probable that the pupil may be subject to expulsion, in which case a hearing in accordance with division (B) of this section shall be held, except that the hearing shall be held on the next school day after the date of the initial removal. The individual who ordered, caused, or requested the removal to be made shall be present at the hearing. (4) If the superintendent or the principal reinstates a pupil in a curricular activity under the teacher's supervision prior to the hearing following a removal under this division, the teacher, upon request, shall be given in writing the reasons for such reinstatement. (D) The superintendent or principal, within one school day after the time of a pupil's expulsion or suspension, shall notify in writing the parent, guardian, or custodian of the pupil of the expulsion or suspension. In the case of an expulsion, the superintendent or principal, within one school day after the time of a pupil's expulsion, also shall notify in writing the treasurer of the board of education. Each notice shall include the reasons for the expulsion or suspension, notification of the right of the pupil or the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian to appeal the expulsion or suspension to the board of education or to its designee, to be represented in all appeal proceedings, to be granted a hearing before the board or its designee in order to be heard against the suspension or expulsion, and to request that the hearing be held in executive session, notification that the expulsion may be subject to extension pursuant to division (F) of this section if the pupil is sixteen years of age or older, and notification that the superintendent may seek the pupil's permanent exclusion if the suspension or expulsion was based on a violation listed in division (A) of section 3313.662 of the Revised Code that was committed when the child was sixteen years of age or older and if the pupil is convicted of or adjudicated a delinquent child for that violation. In accordance with the policy adopted by the board of education under section 3313.661 of the Revised Code, the notice provided under this division shall specify the manner and date by which the pupil or the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian shall notify the board of the pupil's, parent's, guardian's, or custodian's intent to appeal the expulsion or suspension to the board or its designee. Any superintendent expelling a pupil under this section for more than twenty school days or for any period of time if the expulsion will extend into the following semester or school year shall, in the notice required under this division, provide the pupil and the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian with information about services or programs offered by public and private agencies that work toward improving those aspects of the pupil's attitudes and behavior that contributed to the incident that gave rise to the pupil's expulsion. The information shall include the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the appropriate public and private agencies. (E) A pupil or the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian may appeal the pupil's expulsion by a superintendent or suspension by a superintendent, principal, assistant principal, or other administrator to the board of education or to its designee. If the pupil or the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian intends to appeal the expulsion or suspension to the board or its designee, the pupil or the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian shall notify the board in the manner and by the date specified in the notice provided under division (D) of this section. The pupil or the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian may be represented in all appeal proceedings and shall be granted a hearing before the board or its designee in order to be heard against the suspension or expulsion. At the request of the pupil or of the pupil's parent, guardian, custodian, or attorney, the board or its designee may hold the hearing in executive session but shall act upon the suspension or expulsion only at a public meeting. The board, by a majority vote of its full membership or by the action of its designee, may affirm the order of suspension or expulsion, reinstate the pupil, or otherwise reverse, vacate, or modify the order of suspension or expulsion. The board or its designee shall make a verbatim record of hearings held under this division. The decisions of the board or its designee may be appealed under Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. This section shall not be construed to require notice and hearing in accordance with division (A), (B), or (C) of this section in the case of normal disciplinary procedures in which a pupil is removed from a curricular activity for a period of less than one school day and is not subject to suspension or expulsion. (F)(1) If a pupil is expelled pursuant to division (B) of this section for committing any violation listed in division (A) of section 3313.662 of the Revised Code and the pupil was sixteen years of age or older at the time of committing the violation, if a complaint, indictment, or information is filed alleging that the pupil is a delinquent child based upon the commission of the violation or the pupil is prosecuted as an adult for the commission of the violation, and if the resultant juvenile court or criminal proceeding is pending at the time that the expulsion terminates, the superintendent of schools that expelled the pupil may file a motion with the court in which the proceeding is pending requesting an order extending the expulsion for the lesser of an additional eighty days or the number of school days remaining in the school year. Upon the filing of the motion, the court immediately shall schedule a hearing and give written notice of the time, date, and location of the hearing to the superintendent and to the pupil and the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian. At the hearing, the court shall determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that the pupil committed the alleged violation that is the basis of the expulsion and, upon determining that reasonable cause to believe the pupil committed the violation does exist, shall grant the requested extension. (2) If a pupil has been convicted of or adjudicated a delinquent child for a violation listed in division (A) of section 3313.662 of the Revised Code for an act that was committed when the child was sixteen years of age or older, if the pupil has been expelled pursuant to division (B) of this section for that violation, and if the board of education of the school district of the school from which the pupil was expelled has adopted a resolution seeking the pupil's permanent exclusion, the superintendent may file a motion with the court that convicted the pupil or adjudicated the pupil a delinquent child requesting an order to extend the expulsion until an adjudication order or other determination regarding permanent exclusion is issued by the director of education and workforce pursuant to section 3301.121 and division (D) of section 3313.662 of the Revised Code. Upon the filing of the motion, the court immediately shall schedule a hearing and give written notice of the time, date, and location of the hearing to the superintendent of the school district, the pupil, and the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian. At the hearing, the court shall determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe the pupil's continued attendance in the public school system may endanger the health and safety of other pupils or school employees and, upon making that determination, shall grant the requested extension. (G) The failure of the superintendent or the board of education to provide the information regarding the possibility of permanent exclusion in the notice required by divisions (A), (B), and (D) of this section is not jurisdictional, and the failure shall not affect the validity of any suspension or expulsion procedure that is conducted in accordance with this section or the validity of a permanent exclusion procedure that is conducted in accordance with sections 3301.121 and 3313.662 of the Revised Code. (H) With regard to suspensions and expulsions pursuant to divisions (A) and (B) of this section by the board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district, this section 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. (I) Whenever a student is expelled under this section, the expulsion shall result in removal of the student from the student's regular school setting. However, during the period of the expulsion, the board of education of the school district that expelled the student or any board of education admitting the student during that expulsion period may provide educational services to the student in an alternative setting. (J)(1) Notwithstanding sections 3109.51 to 3109.80 , 3313.64 , and 3313.65 of the Revised Code, any school district, after offering an opportunity for a hearing, may temporarily deny admittance to any pupil if one of the following applies: (a) The pupil has been suspended from the schools of another district under division (A) of this section and the period of suspension, as established under that division, has not expired; (b) The pupil has been expelled from the schools of another district under division (B) of this section and the period of the expulsion, as established under that division or as extended under division (F) of this section, has not expired. If a pupil is temporarily denied admission under this division, the pupil shall be admitted to school in accordance with sections 3109.51 to 3109.80 , 3313.64 , or 3313.65 of the Revised Code no later than upon expiration of the suspension or expulsion period, as applicable. (2) Notwithstanding sections 3109.51 to 3109.80 , 3313.64 , and 3313.65 of the Revised Code, any school district, after offering an opportunity for a hearing, may temporarily deny admittance to any pupil if the pupil has been expelled or otherwise removed for disciplinary purposes from a public school in another state and the period of expulsion or removal has not expired. If a pupil is temporarily denied admission under this division, the pupil shall be admitted to school in accordance with sections 3109.51 to 3109.80 , 3313.64 , or 3313.65 of the Revised Code no later than the earlier of the following: (a) Upon expiration of the expulsion or removal period imposed by the out-of-state school; (b) Upon expiration of a period established by the district, beginning with the date of expulsion or removal from the out-of-state school, that is no greater than the period of expulsion that the pupil would have received under the policy adopted by the district under section 3313.661 of the Revised Code had the offense that gave rise to the expulsion or removal by the out-of-state school been committed while the pupil was enrolled in the district. (K) As used in this section: (1) "Permanently exclude" and "permanent exclusion" have the same meanings as in section 3313.662 of the Revised Code. (2) "In-school suspension" means the pupil will serve all of the suspension in a supervised learning environment within a school setting. (3) "School day" has the same meaning as in section 3313.481 of the Revised Code. (4) "Imminent and severe endangerment" means any of the following actions taken by a pupil: (a) Bringing a firearm to a school operated by the board or any other property owned or controlled by the board, as described in division (B)(2)(a) of this section; (b) Bringing a firearm to an interscholastic competition, extracurricular event, or any other program or activity sponsored by the school district or in which the district is a participant; (c) Bringing a knife capable of causing serious bodily injury to a school operated by the board, any other property owned or controlled by the board, or to an interscholastic competition, extracurricular event, or any other program or activity sponsored by the school district or in which the district is a participant; (d) Committing an act that is a criminal offense when committed by an adult and that results in serious physical harm to persons as defined in division (A)(5) of section 2901.01 of the Revised Code or serious physical harm to property as defined in division (A)(6) of section 2901.01 of the Revised Code while the pupil is at a school operated by the board, any other property owned or controlled by the board, or an interscholastic competition, extracurricular event, or any other program or activity sponsored by the school district or in which the district is a participant; (e) Making a bomb threat to a school building or to any premises at which a school activity is occurring at the time of the threat; (f) Making an articulated or verbalized threat, including a hit list, threatening manifesto, or social media post, that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that the pupil poses a serious threat. (5) "Sufficient rehabilitation" means that a pupil has met all conditions for reinstatement set by the pupil's superintendent under division (B)(6) of this section and has been determined by the superintendent to no longer pose a danger to the pupil's self or to other pupils or school employees. Last updated January 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.25
§ 3328.25. Qualifications for diploma
Status: in_force

September 17, 2014 House Bill 487 - 130th General Assembly (A) The board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter shall grant a diploma to any student enrolled in the school to whom all of the following apply: (1) The student has successfully completed the school's high school curriculum or the IEP developed for the student by the school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code or has qualified under division (D) or (F) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, provided that the school shall not require a student to remain in school for any specific number of semesters or other terms if the student completes the required curriculum early. (2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the student has met the assessment requirements of division (A)(2)(a) or (b) of this section, as applicable. (a) If the student entered ninth grade prior to July 1, 2014, the student either: (i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the assessments prescribed by that division unless division (M) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code applies to the student; (ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in section 3313.615 of the Revised Code. (b) If the person entered ninth grade on or after July 1, 2014, the student has met the requirement prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code, except to the extent that the student is excused from some portion of that section pursuant to division (M) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code. (3) The student is not eligible to receive an honors diploma granted under division (B) of this section. No diploma shall be granted under this division to anyone except as provided in this division. (B) In lieu of a diploma granted under division (A) of this section, the board of trustees shall grant an honors diploma, in the same manner that boards of education of school districts grant honors diplomas under division (B) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code, to any student enrolled in the school who accomplishes all of the following: (1) Successfully completes the school's high school curriculum or the IEP developed for the student by the school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code; (2) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, has met the assessment requirements of division (B)(2)(a) or (b) of this section, as applicable. (a) If the student entered ninth grade prior to July 1, 2014, the student either: (i) Has attained at least the applicable scores designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the assessments prescribed under that division; (ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in section 3313.615 of the Revised Code. (b) If the person entered ninth grade on or after July 1, 2014, the student has met the requirement prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code. (3) Has met the additional criteria for granting an honors diploma prescribed by the state board under division (B) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code for the granting of honors diplomas by school districts. An honors diploma shall not be granted to a student who is subject to the requirements prescribed in division (C) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code but elects the option of division (D) or (F) of that section. No honors diploma shall be granted to anyone failing to comply with this division, and not more than one honors diploma shall be granted to any student under this division. (C) A diploma or honors diploma awarded under this section shall be signed by the presiding officer of the board of trustees. Each diploma shall bear the date of its issue and be in such form as the board of trustees prescribes. (D) Upon granting a diploma to a student under this section, the presiding officer of the board of trustees shall provide notice of receipt of the diploma to the board of education of the city, exempted village, or local school district where the student is entitled to attend school when not residing at the college-preparatory boarding school. The notice shall indicate the type of diploma granted.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.14
§ 3333.14. Public post high school technical education programs
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly Effective July 1, 1971, all public post high school technical education programs shall be operated by technical colleges, community colleges, university branches, state colleges, state-affiliated universities and state universities. Subject to rules and regulations adopted by the chancellor of higher education, the board of trustees or directors of one of the above such institutions shall adopt a plan of transition governing each public post high school technical education program not specifically identified or included in this section which is located in the geographic region of such institution as defined by the chancellor. The plan of transition shall provide for the dissolution of such technical education programs either by transfer of a program's lands, buildings, and equipment to one of the above such institutions or by complete termination of the technical education program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3358.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3358 / § 3358.08
§ 3358.08. Powers and duties of board of trustees
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The board of trustees of a state community college district may: (A) Own and operate a state community college; (B) Hold, encumber, control, acquire by donation, purchase or condemn, construct, own, lease, use, and sell, real and personal property as necessary for the conduct of the program of the state community college on whatever terms and for whatever consideration may be appropriate for the purpose of the institution; (C) Accept gifts, grants, bequests, and devises absolute or in trust for support of the state community college; (D) Employ a president, and appoint or approve the appointment of other necessary administrative officers, full-time faculty members, and operating staff. The board may delegate the appointment of operating staff and part-time faculty members to the college president. The board shall fix the rate of compensation of the president and all officers and full-time employees as are necessary and proper for state community colleges. (E) Provide for the state community college necessary lands, buildings, or other structures, equipment, means, and appliances; (F) Establish within the maximum amounts permitted by law, schedules of fees and tuition for students who are Ohio residents and students who are not. If electors approve a levy under section 3358.11 of the Revised Code for current operating expenses, the board shall charge students who reside in the county in which the tax is levied a lower tuition rate than the rate charged to students who are residents of other counties in the state. (G) Grant appropriate degrees to students successfully completing the state community college's programs, and certificates of achievement to students who complete other programs; (H) Prescribe policies for the effective operation of the state community college and exercise such other powers as are necessary for the efficient management of the college; (I) Enter into contracts with neighboring colleges and universities for the conduct of state community college programs or technical courses outside the state community college district; (J) Purchase: (1) A policy or policies of insurance insuring the district against loss or damage to property, whether real, personal, or mixed, which is owned by the district or leased by it as lessee or which is in the process of construction by or for the district; (2) A policy or policies of fidelity insurance in such amounts and covering such trustees, officers, and employees of the district as the board may consider necessary or desirable; (3) A policy or policies of liability insurance from an insurer or insurers licensed to do business in this state insuring its members, officers, and employees against all civil liability arising from an act or omission by the member, officer, or employee, when the member, officer, or employee is not acting manifestly outside the scope of employment or official responsibilities with the institution, with malicious purpose or bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner, or may otherwise provide for the indemnification of such persons against such liability. All or any portion of the cost, premium, or charge for such a policy or policies or indemnification payment may be paid from any funds under the institution's control. The policy or policies of liability insurance or the indemnification policy of the institution may cover any risks including, but not limited to, damages resulting from injury to property or person, professional liability, and other special risks, including legal fees and expenses incurred in the defense or settlement claims of such damages. (4) A policy or policies of insurance insuring the district against any liabilities to which it may be subject on account of damage or injury to persons or property, including liability for wrongful death. Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3364.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3364 / § 3364.02
§ 3364.02. Election and appointment of officers of board - treasurer's bond
Status: in_force

September 23, 2008 House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly The board of trustees of the university of Toledo annually shall elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson, and also may appoint a secretary of the board, a treasurer, and such other officers of the university as the interest of the university requires, who may be members of the board. The 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 that bond or insurance shall be determined by the board, but shall not be for a sum less than the estimated amount which may come into the treasurer's control at any time, less any reasonable deductible.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.042 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.042
§ 3314.042. Compliance with standards of financial reporting
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The governing authority of each community school shall comply with the standards for financial reporting adopted under division (B)(2) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.103 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.103
§ 3314.103. Termination of contract prior to termination of annual session
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 House Bill 113 - 131st General Assembly No community school teacher shall terminate the teacher's contract after the tenth day of July of any school year or during the school year, prior to the termination of the annual session, without the consent of the community school's governing authority or operator, and such teacher may terminate the teacher's contract at any other time by giving five days' written notice to the employing governing authority or operator. Upon complaint by the employing governing authority or operator to the state board of education and after investigation by it, the license of a teacher terminating the teacher's contract in any other manner than provided in this section may be suspended for not more than one year. As used in this section, "teacher" has the same meaning as in section 3319.09 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.043 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.043
§ 3307.043. Chief investment officer - supervision duties - monitoring of securities transactions
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly (A) The state teachers retirement board shall designate a person who is a licensed state retirement system investment officer to be the chief investment officer for the state teachers retirement system. The board shall notify the division of securities of the department of commerce in writing of its designation and of any change in its designation within ten calendar days of the designation or change. (B) The chief investment officer shall reasonably supervise the licensed state retirement system investment officers and other persons employed by the state teachers retirement system with a view toward preventing violations of Chapter 1707. of the Revised Code, the "Commodity Exchange Act," 42 Stat. 998, 7 U.S.C. and following, the "Securities Act of 1933," 48 Stat. 74, 15 U.S.C. and following, and the "Securities Exchange Act of 1934," 48 Stat. 881, 15 U.S.C. 78a, and following, and the rules and regulations promulgated under those statutes. This duty of reasonable supervision shall include the adoption, implementation, and enforcement of written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent persons employed by the state teachers retirement system from misusing material, nonpublic information in violation of those laws, rules, and regulations. For purposes of this division, no chief investment officer shall be considered to have failed to satisfy the officer's duty of reasonable supervision if the officer has done all of the following: (1) Adopted and implemented written procedures, and a system for applying the procedures, that would reasonably be expected to prevent and detect, insofar as practicable, any violation by its licensed investment officers and other persons employed by the state teachers retirement system; (2) Reasonably discharged the duties and obligations incumbent on the chief investment officer by reason of the established procedures and the system for applying the procedures when the officer had no reasonable cause to believe that there was a failure to comply with the procedures and systems; (3) Reviewed, at least annually, the adequacy of the policies and procedures established pursuant to this section and the effectiveness of their implementation. (C) The chief investment officer shall establish and maintain a policy to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of securities transactions executed on behalf of the board. No chief investment officer shall be considered to have failed to satisfy the officer's duty under this division if the officer has done both of the following: (1) Implemented the policy adopted by the board under section 3307.152 of the Revised Code that outlines the criteria used to select agents that execute securities transactions on behalf of the state teachers retirement system. (2) Reviewed, at least annually, the performance of agents that execute securities transactions on behalf of the state teachers retirement system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.053 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.053
§ 3318.053. Use of tax proceeds on improvements not included in basic project cost
Status: in_force

April 10, 2001 Senate Bill 345 - 123rd General Assembly Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a school district board may use proceeds from the tax described in division (B) or (C) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code for infrastructure improvements on and leading to the project sites that are not included in the basic project cost. The board may use proceeds of the tax in this manner only during the three-year period following the execution of the agreement under section 3318.08 of the Revised Code. If the board intends to use the proceeds of the tax in this manner, it shall include that fact as part of the purpose of the levy in the ballot language proposing it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.18
§ 3349.18. Application of trust funds
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly For the further endowment, maintenance, and aid of any municipal university, college, or other educational institution, the board of directors thereof, in the name and in behalf of the municipal corporation, may accept and take as trustee and in trust for such purposes any estate, property, or funds transferred to the municipal corporation for such use by any person or body corporate having them, or any annuity or endowment in the nature of income which may be covenanted or pledged to the municipal corporation for such use by any person or body corporate. Any person or body corporate having and holding any estate, property, or funds in trust or applicable for the promotion of education, or for the advancement of any of the arts or sciences, may convey, assign, and deliver them to such municipal corporation as trustee in its place, or covenant or pledge its income or any part thereof to it. Such estate, property, funds, or income shall be held and applied by such municipal corporation in trust for the further endowment, maintenance, and aid of such university, college, or other educational institution, in accordance with the terms and true intent of any trust or condition upon which they originally were given or held.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3347.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3347 / § 3347.10
§ 3347.10. Authority of commission to grant the use of lands
Status: in_force

September 28, 1973 House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly Each commission created by section 3347.01 of the Revised Code may, upon such consideration, terms, and conditions as are approved by it, grant to any municipal corporation or county, or transfer to the director of transportation, the right to use in perpetuity or for such period of time as such commission shall specify, any lands owned by it or under its supervision or control for any street, road, or highway purpose, which may include or be limited to areas or space on, above, or below the surface. Such grant or transfer may be subject to a reserved right of such commission, its successors and assigns, including the board of trustees of the university with which it is identified, to use and improve, and permit the use and improvement of, such lands for buildings, structures, and other uses and purposes as shall not interfere with the use granted for street, road, or highway purposes. Such grant shall be authorized by resolution of such commission and shall be executed in the same form and manner as is provided for deeds by section 5301.13 of the Revised Code and shall be recorded in the records of deeds of the county or counties in which such lands are situated. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3347.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3347 / § 3347.07
§ 3347.07. Rentals to be placed in separate sinking fund - use of money in fund
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The rentals received from a building as defined in section 3347.03 of the Revised Code, after paying the costs of operation, administration, maintenance, and repair and necessary fiscal agency charges applicable to each such property, shall be placed in a separate sinking fund which is hereby pledged to and charged with the payment of interest and principal of the bonds, notes, or other written instruments issued in respect of such building. Prior to the issuance of any such bonds, notes, or other written instruments, the housing commission may provide by resolution for using the sinking fund for such issue, or any part thereof, for the purchase of the outstanding bonds, notes, or other written instruments of such issue, at the market price thereof, and all bonds, notes, or other written instruments so purchased shall forthwith be canceled and shall not again be issued. The money in each such sinking fund, less such reserve as may be provided for principal and interest prior to the issuance of such bonds, notes, or other written instruments, if not used within a reasonable time for the purchase of such bonds, notes, or other written instruments, shall be applied to the redemption, in accordance with the provisions thereof, of the bonds, notes, or other written instruments for the payment of which the particular sinking fund is pledged. The moneys in each such sinking fund shall be placed in the hands of the treasurer of state as custodian, and shall be disbursed upon order of the commission upon vouchers signed by the chairman thereof.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.16
§ 3314.16. Placement of automatic external defibrillator in schools - staff training - qualified immunity
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 House Bill 47 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) As used in this section, "automated external defibrillator" means a specialized defibrillator that is approved for use as a medical device by the United States food and drug administration for performing automated external defibrillation, as defined in section 2305.235 of the Revised Code. (2) This section does not apply to an internet- or computer-based community school. (B) The governing authority of a community school established under this chapter shall require the placement of an automated external defibrillator in each school under the control of the governing authority. The governing authority also shall require that persons assigned to each school under the control of the governing authority, as set forth in division (A) of section 3313.6023 of the Revised Code, successfully complete an appropriate training course in the use of an automated external defibrillator as described in section 3701.85 of the Revised Code. The governing authority shall adopt an emergency action plan for the use of automated external defibrillators and may use the model plan developed by the department of health under section 3701.851 of the Revised Code. (C) In regard to the use of an automated external defibrillator that is placed in a community school as specified in this section, and except in the case of willful or wanton misconduct or when there is no good faith attempt to activate an emergency medical services system in accordance with section 3701.85 of the Revised Code, no person shall be held liable in civil damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property, or held criminally liable, for performing automated external defibrillation in good faith, regardless of whether the person has obtained appropriate training on how to perform automated external defibrillation or successfully completed a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (D) The department of education and workforce shall develop a procedure whereby persons may report violations of this section. Last updated August 13, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3353.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3353 / § 3353.11
§ 3353.11. Governmental telecommunications operating fund
Status: in_force

March 29, 2007 House Bill 699 - 126th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the governmental telecommunications operating fund. The fund shall consist of money received from contract services of the Ohio government telecommunications service and shall be used for operations or equipment breakdowns related to the service. Only the Ohio government telecommunications service may authorize the spending of money in the fund. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Once the fund has a balance of zero, the fund shall cease to exist. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.12
§ 3309.12. Treasurer of state is custodian of funds
Status: in_force

April 9, 2001 Senate Bill 270 - 123rd General Assembly The treasurer of state shall be the custodian of the funds of the school employees retirement system, and all disbursements therefrom shall be paid by the treasurer of state only upon instruments duly authorized by the school employees retirement board and bearing the signatures of the board; provided, that such instruments may bear the names of the board members printed thereon and the signatures of the president and secretary of the board. The signatures of the president and secretary may be affixed through the use of a mechanical check signing device. The treasurer of state shall give a separate and additional bond in such amount as is fixed by the governor and with sureties selected by the board and approved by the governor, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the treasurer of state as custodian of the funds of the system. Such bonds shall be deposited with the secretary of state and kept in the treasurer of state's office. The governor may require the treasurer of state to give other and additional bonds, as the funds of the system increase, in such amounts and at such times as are fixed by the governor, which additional bonds shall be conditioned, filed, and obtained as is provided for the original bond of the treasurer of state covering the funds of the system. The premium on all bonds shall be paid by the board. The treasurer of state shall deposit any portion of the funds of the system not needed for immediate use in the same manner as state funds are deposited, and subject to all provisions of law with respect to the deposit of state funds, by the treasurer of state, and all interest earned by such portion of the retirement funds as may be deposited by the treasurer of state shall be collected by him and placed to the credit of the board. The treasurer of the state shall furnish annually to the school employees retirement system a sworn statement of the amount of the funds in the treasurers' custody belonging to the school employees retirement system. Last updated September 3, 2021 at 10:49 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.353 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.353
§ 3314.353. Publication of school closures and closure risks
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Each year, the department of education and workforce shall publish separate lists of the following: (A) Community schools that have become subject to permanent closure under section 3314.35 or 3314.351 of the Revised Code; (B) Community schools that are at risk of becoming subject to permanent closure under section 3314.35 or 3314.351 of the Revised Code if their academic performance, as prescribed in those sections, does not improve on the next state report cards issued under section 3302.03 or 3314.017 of the Revised Code. The department of education and workforce shall not adopt any rules, enforce any procedures or policies, or otherwise restrict the establishment or sponsorship of a new start-up community school based upon whether the school's proposed location is in a challenged school district. Last updated August 4, 2023 at 9:38 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.041
§ 3307.041. Travel expense policies - bonus policy - budget
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly The state teachers retirement board shall do all of the following: (A) In consultation with the Ohio ethics commission, review any existing policy regarding the travel and payment of travel expenses of members and employees of the state teachers retirement board and adopt rules in accordance with section 3307.04 of the Revised Code establishing a new or revised policy regarding travel and payment of travel expenses. Not less than sixty days before adopting a new or revised policy, the board shall submit the policy to the Ohio retirement study council for review. (B) If the board intends to award a bonus to any employee of the board, adopt rules in accordance with section 3307.04 of the Revised Code establishing a policy regarding employee bonuses; (C) Provide copies of the rules adopted under divisions (A) and (B) of this section to each member of the Ohio retirement study council; (D) Submit to the Ohio retirement study council a proposed operating budget, including an administrative budget for the board, for the next immediate fiscal year and adopt that budget not earlier than sixty days after it is submitted to the council; (E) Submit to the council a plan describing how the board will improve the dissemination of public information pertaining to the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.06
§ 3311.06. Territory of district to be contiguous; exceptions; annexation of territory
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Annexation" and "annexed" mean annexation for municipal purposes under sections 709.02 to 709.37 of the Revised Code. (2) "Annexed territory" means territory that has been annexed for municipal purposes to a city served by an urban school district, but on September 24, 1986, has not been transferred to the urban school district. (3) "Urban school district" means a city school district with an average daily membership for the 1985-1986 school year in excess of twenty thousand that is the school district of a city that contains annexed territory. (4) "Annexation agreement" means an agreement entered into under division (F) of this section that has been approved by the state board of education or an agreement entered into prior to September 24, 1986, that meets the requirements of division (F) of this section and has been filed with the state board. (B) The territory included within the boundaries of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district shall be contiguous except where a natural island forms an integral part of the district, where the state board of education authorizes a noncontiguous school district, as provided in division (E)(1) of this section, or where a local school district is created pursuant to section 3311.26 of the Revised Code from one or more local school districts, one of which has entered into an agreement under section 3313.42 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) When all of the territory of a school district is annexed to a city or village, such territory thereby becomes a part of the city school district or the school district of which the village is a part, and the legal title to school property in such territory for school purposes shall be vested in the board of education of the city school district or the school district of which the village is a part. (2) When the territory so annexed to a city or village comprises part but not all of the territory of a school district, the said territory becomes part of the city school district or the school district of which the village is a part only upon approval by the state board of education, unless the district in which the territory is located is a party to an annexation agreement with the city school district. Any urban school district that has not entered into an annexation agreement with any other school district whose territory would be affected by any transfer under this division and that desires to negotiate the terms of transfer with any such district shall conduct any negotiations under division (F) of this section as part of entering into an annexation agreement with such a district. Any school district, except an urban school district, desiring state board approval of a transfer under this division shall make a good faith effort to negotiate the terms of transfer with any other school district whose territory would be affected by the transfer. Before the state board may approve any transfer of territory to a school district, except an urban school district, under this section, it must receive the following: (a) A resolution requesting approval of the transfer, passed by at least one of the school districts whose territory would be affected by the transfer; (b) Evidence determined to be sufficient by the state board to show that good faith negotiations have taken place or that the district requesting the transfer has made a good faith effort to hold such negotiations; (c) If any negotiations took place, a statement signed by all boards that participated in the negotiations, listing the terms agreed on and the points on which no agreement could be reached. (D) The state board of education shall adopt rules governing negotiations held by any school district except an urban school district pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section. The rules shall encourage the realization of the following goals: (1) A discussion by the negotiating districts of the present and future educational needs of the pupils in each district; (2) The educational, financial, and territorial stability of each district affected by the transfer; (3) The assurance of appropriate educational programs, services, and opportunities for all the pupils in each participating district, and adequate planning for the facilities needed to provide these programs, services, and opportunities. Districts involved in negotiations under such rules may agree to share revenues from the property included in the territory to be transferred, establish cooperative programs between the participating districts, and establish mechanisms for the settlement of any future boundary disputes. (E)(1) If territory annexed after September 24, 1986, is part of a school district that is a party to an annexation agreement with the urban school district serving the annexing city, the transfer of such territory shall be governed by the agreement. If the agreement does not specify how the territory is to be dealt with, the boards of education of the district in which the territory is located and the urban school district shall negotiate with regard to the transfer of the territory which shall be transferred to the urban school district unless, not later than ninety days after the effective date of municipal annexation, the boards of education of both districts, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of each board, agree that the territory will not be transferred and so inform the state board of education. If territory is transferred under this division the transfer shall take effect on the first day of July occurring not sooner than ninety-one days after the effective date of the municipal annexation. Territory transferred under this division need not be contiguous to the district to which it is transferred. (2) Territory annexed prior to September 24, 1986, by a city served by an urban school district shall not be subject to transfer under this section if the district in which the territory is located is a party to an annexation agreement or becomes a party to such an agreement not later than ninety days after September 24, 1986. If the district does not become a party to an annexation agreement within the ninety-day period, transfer of territory shall be governed by division (C)(2) of this section. If the district subsequently becomes a party to an agreement, territory annexed prior to September 24, 1986, other than territory annexed under division (C)(2) of this section prior to the effective date of the agreement, shall not be subject to transfer under this section. (F) An urban school district may enter into a comprehensive agreement with one or more school districts under which transfers of territory annexed by the city served by the urban school district after September 24, 1986, shall be governed by the agreement. Such agreement must provide for the establishment of a cooperative education program under section 3313.842 of the Revised Code in which all the parties to the agreement are participants and must be approved by resolution of the majority of the members of each of the boards of education of the school districts that are parties to it. An agreement may provide for interdistrict payments based on local revenue growth resulting from development in any territory annexed by the city served by the urban school district. An agreement entered into under this division may be altered, modified, or terminated only by agreement, by resolution approved by the majority of the members of each board of education, of all school districts that are parties to the agreement, except that with regard to any provision that affects only the urban school district and one of the other districts that is a party, that district and the urban district may modify or alter the agreement by resolution approved by the majority of the members of the board of that district and the urban district. Alterations, modifications, terminations, and extensions of an agreement entered into under this division do not require approval of the state board of education, but shall be filed with the board after approval and execution by the parties. If an agreement provides for interdistrict payments, each party to the agreement, except any school district specifically exempted by the agreement, shall agree to make an annual payment to the urban school district with respect to any of its territory that is annexed territory in an amount not to exceed the amount certified for that year under former section 3317.029 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to July 1, 1998; except that such limitation of annual payments to amounts certified under former section 3317.029 of the Revised Code does not apply to agreements or extensions of agreements entered into on or after June 1, 1992, unless such limitation is expressly agreed to by the parties. The agreement may provide that all or any part of the payment shall be waived if the urban school district receives its payment with respect to such annexed territory under former section 3317.029 of the Revised Code and that all or any part of such payment may be waived if the urban school district does not receive its payment with respect to such annexed territory under such section. With respect to territory that is transferred to the urban school district after September 24, 1986, the agreement may provide for annual payments by the urban school district to the school district whose territory is transferred to the urban school district subsequent to annexation by the city served by the urban school district. (G) In the event territory is transferred from one school district to another under this section, an equitable division of the funds and indebtedness between the districts involved shall be made under the supervision of the state board of education and that board's decision shall be final. Such division shall not include funds payable to or received by a school district under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code or payable to or received by a school district from the United States or any department or agency thereof. In the event such transferred territory includes real property owned by a school district, the state board of education, as part of such division of funds and indebtedness, shall determine the true value in money of such real property and all buildings or other improvements thereon. The board of education of the school district receiving such territory shall forthwith pay to the board of education of the school district losing such territory such true value in money of such real property, buildings, and improvements less such percentage of the true value in money of each school building located on such real property as is represented by the ratio of the total enrollment in day classes of the pupils residing in the territory transferred enrolled at such school building in the school year in which such annexation proceedings were commenced to the total enrollment in day classes of all pupils residing in the school district losing such territory enrolled at such school building in such school year. The school district receiving such payment shall place the proceeds thereof in its sinking fund or bond retirement fund. (H) The state board of education, before approving such transfer of territory, shall determine that such payment has been made and shall apportion to the acquiring school district such percentage of the indebtedness of the school district losing the territory as is represented by the ratio that the assessed valuation of the territory transferred bears to the total assessed valuation of the entire school district losing the territory as of the effective date of the transfer, provided that in ascertaining the indebtedness of the school district losing the territory the state board of education shall disregard such percentage of the par value of the outstanding and unpaid bonds and notes of said school district issued for construction or improvement of the school building or buildings for which payment was made by the acquiring district as is equal to the percentage by which the true value in money of such building or buildings was reduced in fixing the amount of said payment. (I) No transfer of school district territory or division of funds and indebtedness incident thereto, pursuant to the annexation of territory to a city or village shall be completed in any other manner than that prescribed by this section regardless of the date of the commencement of such annexation proceedings, and this section applies to all proceedings for such transfers and divisions of funds and indebtedness pending or commenced on or after October 2, 1959. (J) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Revised Code, including section 3311.24 of the Revised Code, and any annexation agreement or any other agreement, beginning on the effective date of this amendment until October 1, 2021, no school district that is a party to an annexation agreement shall transfer territory that is or will be used for nonresidential purposes to another school district that is a party to the annexation agreement without the approval of the boards of education of each of the school districts after the effective date of this amendment , unless the school district territory of one of those boards of education overlaps with a new community authority created prior to January 1, 1993, under Chapter 349. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.071 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.071
§ 3307.071. No election if only one candidate nominated
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly Notwithstanding sections 3307.06 and 3307.07 of the Revised Code, the state teachers retirement board is not required to hold an election for a position on the board as a contributing member or retired teacher member if only one candidate has been nominated for the position by petition in accordance with section 3307.07 of the Revised Code. The candidate shall take office as if elected. The term of office shall be four years beginning on the first day of September following the date the candidate was nominated.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3364.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3364 / § 3364.03
§ 3364.03. Board to employ, fix compensation of, and remove employees
Status: in_force

July 1, 2006 House Bill 478 - 126th General Assembly The board of trustees of the university of Toledo shall employ, fix the compensation of, and remove, the president and such number of professors, teachers, and other employees as may be deemed necessary. The board shall do all things necessary for the creation, proper maintenance, and successful and continuous operation of the university and may adopt and from time to time amend bylaws, rules, and regulations for the conduct of the board and the government and conduct of the university. The board may accept donations of lands and moneys for the purposes of such university.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.05
§ 3314.05. Specification of use and acquisition of facilities
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The contract between the community school and the sponsor shall specify the facilities to be used for the community school and the method of acquisition. (B) Division (B) of this section shall not apply to internet- or computer-based community schools. (1) A community school may be located in multiple facilities under the same contract. (2) In the case of a community school that maintains facilities in more than one school district, the school's governing authority shall designate one of those districts to be considered the school's primary location and the district in which the school is located for the purposes of division (A)(19) of section 3314.03 and divisions (C) and (H) of section 3314.06 of the Revised Code and for all other purposes of this chapter and shall notify the department of that designation. A community school governing authority that elects to modify a community school's primary location shall notify the department of that modification. (3) Any facility used for a community school shall meet all health and safety standards established by law for school buildings. (C) In the case where a community school is proposed to be located in a facility owned by a school district or educational service center, the facility may not be used for such community school unless the district or service center board owning the facility enters into an agreement for the community school to utilize the facility. Use of the facility may be under any terms and conditions agreed to by the district or service center board and the school. (D) Two or more separate community schools may be located in the same facility. (E) In the case of a community school that is located in multiple facilities, beginning July 1, 2012, the department shall assign a unique identification number to the school and to each facility maintained by the school. Each number shall be used for identification purposes only. Nothing in this division shall be construed to require the department to calculate the amount of funds paid under this chapter, or to compute any data required for the report cards issued under section 3314.012 of the Revised Code, for each facility separately. The department shall make all such calculations or computations for the school as a whole. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3354.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3354 / § 3354.02
§ 3354.02. Community college district
Status: in_force

August 22, 1995 House Bill 99 - 121st General Assembly A community college district may be created with the approval of the Ohio board of regents pursuant to standards established by the board. The standards shall take into consideration such factors as the population of the proposed district, the present and potential pupil enrollment, the present and potential higher education facilities in the district, and such other factors as pertain to the educational needs of the district. The Ohio board of regents may undertake or contract for a study to be made relative to the establishment of a community college district. The attorney general shall be the attorney for each community college district and shall provide legal advice in all matters relating to its powers and duties. A proposal to create a community college district may be presented to the Ohio board of regents in any of the following ways: (A) The board of county commissioners of any county, having a population of not less than seventy-five thousand, may, by resolution approved by two-thirds of its members, propose the creation of a community college district consisting of the whole territory of such county. (B) The boards of county commissioners of any two or more contiguous counties, which together have a combined population of not less than seventy-five thousand, may, by a resolution approved by two-thirds of the members of each such board, together and jointly propose the creation of a community college district consisting of the whole territories of such counties together. (C) Qualified electors residing in a county or in two or more contiguous counties may execute a petition proposing the creation of a community college district comprised of the territory of a county or two or more contiguous counties, respectively. Such petition shall be presented to the board of elections of the most populous county in which the proposed community college district is situated, and shall be signed by at least two per cent of the total number of resident electors who voted in the most recent election for governor in the territory of such proposed district. Such petition shall set forth the necessity for the district, a demonstration that it will be conducive to the public convenience and welfare, and a description of the territory to be included in the proposed district. Upon receiving a petition duly executed pursuant to this division, the board of elections of the most populous county shall certify the fact of such petition to the election boards of the other counties, if any, to be included in such district. The proposal to create such district shall be placed on the ballot by the board of elections and submitted to vote in each affected county or group of contiguous counties, at the next primary or general election occurring more than seventy-five days after the filing of such petition. If there is no primary or general election occurring within ninety days after the filing of such petition, the board of elections of the most populous county shall fix the date of a special election to be held in each affected county, or group of contiguous counties, such date to be not less than seventy-five days after the filing of the petition and to be consistent with the requirements of section 3501.01 of the Revised Code. If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition in the proposed community college district vote in favor thereof, the board of elections of the most populous county in which the proposed district is situated shall certify such fact to the Ohio board of regents. (D) No county shall be included in the territory of more than one community college district. A community college district may also be created under division (D) of section 3358.02 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.23
§ 3313.23. Absence or incapacitation of treasurer
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly If a treasurer of a board of education is absent from any meeting of the board the members present shall choose one of their number to serve in the treasurer's place pro tempore. If a board of education determines the treasurer is incapacitated in such a manner that the treasurer is unable to perform the duties of the office of treasurer, the board may, by a majority vote of the members of the board, appoint a person to serve in the treasurer's place pro tempore. Each board of education shall adopt a written policy establishing standards for determining whether the treasurer is incapacitated, and shall provide that during any period in which the treasurer is incapacitated, the treasurer may be placed on sick leave or on leave of absence and may be returned to active duty status from sick leave or leave of absence. The treasurer may request a hearing before the board on any action taken under this section and shall have the same rights in any such hearing as are afforded to a teacher in a board hearing under section 3319.16 of the Revised Code. The treasurer pro tempore shall perform all of the duties and functions of the treasurer, and shall serve until the treasurer's incapacity is removed as determined by a majority vote of the members of the board or until the expiration of the treasurer's contract or term of office, whichever is sooner. The treasurer pro tempore may be removed at any time for cause by a two-thirds vote of the members of the board. The board shall fix the compensation of the treasurer pro tempore in accordance with section 3313.24 of the Revised Code, and, except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, shall require the treasurer pro tempore to execute a bond immediately after appointment in accordance with section 3313.25 of the Revised Code. If a treasurer is a member of the board, the treasurer shall not vote on any matter related to the treasurer's own incapacitation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3321.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3321 / § 3321.12
§ 3321.12. Report to treasurer of board
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, the provisions of this section that require reporting to the treasurer of a city school district do not require reporting to the treasurer of any joint vocational or cooperative education school district. The principal or teacher in charge of any public, private, or parochial school, shall report to the treasurer of the board of education of the city, local, or exempted village school district in which the school is situated, the names, ages, and places of residence of all pupils below eighteen years of age in attendance at their schools together with such other facts as said treasurer requires to facilitate the carrying out of the laws relating to compulsory education and the employment of minors. Such report shall be made within the first two weeks of the beginning of school in each school year, and shall be corrected with the entry of such items as are prescribed by the department of education and workforce within the first week of each subsequent school month of the year. Nothing in this section shall require any person to release, or to permit access to, public school records in violation of section 3319.321 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 3, 2023 at 4:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.20
§ 3307.20. Disclosure of records
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 572 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Personal history record" means information maintained by the state teachers retirement board on an individual who is a member, former member, contributor, former contributor, retirant, or beneficiary that includes the address, electronic mail address, telephone number, social security number, record of contributions, correspondence with the state teachers retirement system, or other information the board determines to be confidential. (2) "Retirant" has the same meaning as in section 3307.50 of the Revised Code and includes any former member receiving a benefit under an STRS defined contribution plan. (3) "Law enforcement agency" has the same meaning as in section 149.435 of the Revised Code. (B) The records of the board shall be open to public inspection, except for the following, which shall be excluded, except with the written authorization of the individual concerned: (1) The individual's personal records provided for in former section 3307.23 of the Revised Code; (2) The individual's personal history record; (3) Any information identifying, by name and address, the amount of a monthly allowance or benefit paid to the individual. (C)(1) All medical reports and recommendations received by the board from a member, member's physician, board-assigned physician, or other entity providing medical reports and recommendations to the board under sections 3307.48 , 3307.62 , and 3307.66 of the Revised Code are privileged, except as follows: (a) Copies of medical reports or recommendations shall be made available by the board to the personal physician, attorney, or authorized agent of the individual concerned upon written release received from the individual or the individual's agent, or, when necessary for the proper administration of the fund, to the board assigned physician. (b) Documentation required by section 2929.193 of the Revised Code shall be provided to a court holding a hearing under that section. (2) No medical report or recommendation received by the board under section 3307.48 , 3307.62 , or 3307.66 of the Revised Code shall be released to the individual concerned or considered a medical record generated and maintained by a health care provider in the process of establishing a therapeutic relationship. (D) Any person who is a member or contributor of the system shall be furnished, on written request, with a statement of the amount to the credit of the person's account. The board need not answer more than one request of a person in any one year. (E) Notwithstanding the exceptions to public inspection in division (B) of this section, the board may furnish the following information: (1) If a member, former member, retirant, contributor, or former contributor is subject to an order issued under section 2907.15 of the Revised Code or an order issued under division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code or is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code, on written request of a prosecutor as defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, the board shall furnish to the prosecutor the information requested from the individual's personal history record. (2) Pursuant to a court or administrative order issued under section 3119.80 , 3119.81 , 3121.02 , 3121.03 , or 3123.06 of the Revised Code, the board shall furnish to a court or child support enforcement agency the information required under that section. (3) At the written request of any person, the board shall provide to the person a complete list of the names and addresses of members, retirants, contributors, and beneficiaries. The costs of compiling, copying, and mailing the list shall be paid by such person. (4) Within fourteen days after receiving from the director of job and family services a list of the names and social security numbers of recipients of public assistance pursuant to section 5101.181 of the Revised Code, the board shall inform the auditor of state of the name, current or most recent employer address, and social security number of each member whose name and social security number are the same as that of a person whose name or social security number was submitted by the director. The board and its employees shall, except for purposes of furnishing the auditor of state with information required by this section, preserve the confidentiality of recipients of public assistance in compliance with section 5101.181 of the Revised Code. (5) The system shall comply with orders issued under section 3105.87 of the Revised Code. On the written request of an alternate payee, as defined in section 3105.80 of the Revised Code, the system shall furnish to the alternate payee information on the amount and status of any amounts payable to the alternate payee under an order issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code. (6) At the request of any person, the board shall make available to the person copies of all documents, including resumes, in the board's possession regarding filling a vacancy of a contributing member or retired teacher member of the board. The person who made the request shall pay the cost of compiling, copying, and mailing the documents. The information described in this division is a public record. (7) The system shall provide the notice required by section 3307.373 of the Revised Code to the prosecutor assigned to the case. (8) The system may provide information requested by the United States social security administration, United States centers for medicare and medicaid services, Ohio public employees deferred compensation program, Ohio police and fire pension fund, school employees retirement system, public employees retirement system, state highway patrol retirement system, Cincinnati retirement system, a law enforcement agency, or a third party that the state teachers retirement system has contracted with for the purpose of administering any part of the system. (F) A statement that contains information obtained from the system's records that is signed by an officer of the retirement system and to which the system's official seal is affixed, or copies of the system's records to which the signature and seal are attached, shall be received as true copies of the system's records in any court or before any officer of this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.052 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.052
§ 3323.052. Comparison of parent's and child's rights under state and federal education law and special needs scholarship program
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce shall develop a document that compares a parent's and child's rights under this chapter and 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq. with the parent's and child's rights under the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program, established in sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code, including the provisions of divisions (A) and (B) of section 3310.53 of the Revised Code. The department shall revise that document as necessary to reflect any pertinent changes in state or federal statutory law, rule, or regulation. (B) The department and each school district shall ensure that the document prescribed in division (A) of this section is included in, appended to, or otherwise distributed in conjunction with the notice required under 20 U.S.C. 1415(d), and any provision of the Code of Federal Regulations implementing that requirement, in the manner and at all the times specified for such notice in federal law or regulation. (C) In addition to the requirement prescribed by division (B) of this section, each time a child's school district completes an evaluation for a child with a disability or undertakes the development, review, or revision of the child's IEP, the district shall notify the child's parent, by letter or electronic means, about both the autism scholarship program, under section 3310.41 of the Revised Code, and the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program, under sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code. The notice shall include the following statement: "Your child may be eligible for a scholarship under the Autism Scholarship Program or the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program to attend a special education program that implements the child's individualized education program and that is operated by an alternative public provider or by a registered private provider." The notice shall include the telephone number of the office of the department responsible for administering the scholarship programs and the specific location of scholarship information on the department's web site. (D) As used in this section, a "child's school district" means the school district in which the child is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 13, 2023 at 1:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.031
§ 3317.031. Membership record for each pupil - mandatory compliance
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly A membership record shall be kept by grade level in each city, local, exempted village, joint vocational, and cooperative education school district and such a record shall be kept by grade level in each educational service center that provides academic instruction to pupils, classes for pupils with disabilities, or any other direct instructional services to pupils. Such membership record shall show the following information for each pupil enrolled: Name, date of birth, name of parent, date entered school, date withdrawn from school, days present, days absent, and the number of days school was open for instruction while the pupil was enrolled. At the end of the school year this membership record shall show the total days present, the total days absent, and the total days due for all pupils in each grade. Such membership record shall show the pupils that are transported to and from school and it shall also show the pupils that are transported living within one mile of the school attended. This membership record shall also show any other information prescribed by the department of education and workforce. This membership record shall be kept intact for at least five years and shall be made available to the department in making an audit of the average daily membership or the transportation of the district or educational service center. The department may withhold any money due any school district or educational service center under this chapter until it has satisfactory evidence that the board of education or educational service center governing board has fully complied with all of the provisions of this section. Nothing in this section shall require any person to release, or to permit access to, public school records in violation of section 3319.321 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 10:46 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.871 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.871
§ 3313.871. Payment of annual membership dues and service fees to accrediting associations
Status: in_force

June 30, 1997 House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly (A) By a majority vote of its members, a board of education may appropriate from the general fund an amount sufficient to pay annual membership dues and service fees to one or more accrediting associations that have the purpose of improving education. Such annual membership dues and service fees shall not exceed in the aggregate five hundred dollars per public school evaluated for accreditation in the district. (B) In addition to the expenditures authorized under division (A) of this section, a board of education may pay the necessary and proper expenses associated with accreditation activities and school evaluations. A board of education may pay an employee the employee's regular salary during the employee's service as an evaluator of a school in another school district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3354.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3354 / § 3354.07
§ 3354.07. Community college plan approval
Status: in_force

September 20, 1963 House Bill 214 - 105th General Assembly Upon the qualification of its members, the board of trustees of a community college district shall prepare an official plan for a community college within the district. Such official plan shall include, but not be limited to, a demonstration of needs and prospective enrollment, a description and location of lands, buildings, facilities, and improvements proposed to be occupied by such college; a proposed schedule for acquisition of such lands or improvements, for construction of improvements, and for operation of the college; proposed organization and program of such college, consistent with the proposed lands and improvements; estimates of cost of lands and improvements; and a proposed budget for the first two years of operation of such college. In preparing such official plan, the board of trustees of a community college district may retain consultants in the fields of education, planning, architecture, law, engineering, or other fields of professional skill which may be needed in the preparation of plans for a community college. The board of trustees shall conduct public hearings as to the need for, the feasible locations of, and the desirable types and sizes of lands, instructional facilities, and other improvements for a community college, and as to the relative desirability of operation as an independent two-year institution or of operation, in whole or in part, by contract with a generally accredited public university or college in Ohio. The official plan shall include a recommendation as to whether the community college should be operated directly by the board of trustees of the community college district, or should be operated, in whole or in part, by a generally accredited public university or college pursuant to a contract to be entered into by the board of trustees of the community college district and the governing board of such college or university. If it is recommended that the community college be operated under a contract, the official plan shall include the full text of such recommended contract, with certification by the respective boards to the effect that they have adopted resolutions approving such contract and wait approval of the plan and the contract. Upon completion of the official plan, the board of trustees of a community college district shall file a copy of such plan with the Ohio board of regents which may approve or disapprove any provisions thereof. If the Ohio board of regents disapproves the official plan or any provisions thereof, the board of trustees of the community college district may prepare a new plan or may present amended provisions of the plan. If the Ohio board of regents approves the official plan, it shall certify a copy of its action to the board of trustees of the community college district and issue a charter creating and establishing the community college, to be known by the name set forth in the official plan. The official plan shall be appended to and shall become a part of such charter, and such charter shall not thereafter be changed except by charter amendment, in accordance with the procedure set forth in this section for preparation and adoption of an official plan in the first instance. In any instance in which an official plan proposes operation by a generally accredited public university or college, pursuant to a contract, such contract shall include a provision that academic credit awarded to students attending the proposed community college shall be academic credit of the contracting university or college, and shall be so reported in the academic record of each student and upon any certificate of achievement awarded to any such student. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.669 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.669
§ 3313.669. Threat assessment teams
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 123 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Beginning not later than two years after the effective date of this section, each local, city, exempted village, and joint vocational school district shall create a threat assessment team for each school building in the district serving grades six through twelve. Upon appointment and once every three years thereafter, each team member shall complete an approved threat assessment training program from the list maintained by the department of public safety pursuant to section 5502.263 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) If a school building has a similarly constituted safety team as of the effective date of this section, that team also may serve as the threat assessment team, provided that the team and each member comply with the requirements of this section. (2) If members of a team described in division (B)(1) of this section that have completed a training program in the year immediately preceding the implementation date specified in division (A) of this section that later is approved by the department, the team members shall not be required to complete the training program for two years after the implementation date. A new member that joins a team described in division (B)(2) of this section shall complete an approved training program upon appointment. (C) Each district building shall include proof of completion of an approved training program by each team member in the building's emergency management plan submission to the director of public safety in accordance with rules adopted under division (F) of section 5502.262 of the Revised Code. Each team shall be multidisciplinary, when possible, and may include school administrators, mental health professionals, school resource officers, and other necessary personnel. (D) A school or school district, member of a district board of education or governing authority, or a district or school employee, including a school threat assessment team member, is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a team member's execution of duties related to school safety unless the team member's act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a school or school district, member of a district board or governing authority, or district or school employee, including a threat assessment team member, may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. Last updated December 30, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.667 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.667
§ 3313.667. District bullying prevention initiatives
Status: in_force

November 4, 2012 House Bill 116 - 129th General Assembly (A) Any school district may form bullying prevention task forces, programs, and other initiatives involving volunteers, parents, law enforcement, and community members. (B) To the extent that state or federal funds are appropriated for these purposes, each school district shall provide training, workshops, or courses on the district's harassment, intimidation, or bullying policy adopted pursuant to section 3313.666 of the Revised Code to school employees and volunteers who have direct contact with students and are not subject to section 3319.073 of the Revised Code. Time spent by school employees in the training, workshops, or courses shall apply towards any state- or district-mandated continuing education requirements. (C) This section does not create a new cause of action or a substantive legal right for any person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.012
§ 3309.012. Board member to elect whether to become member of system
Status: in_force

March 6, 1996 House Bill 308 - 121st General Assembly As used in this section, "school board member" means a member of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district board of education and a "governing board member" means a member of an educational service center governing board. (A) Within thirty days of a school board member's or a governing board member's initially taking office, the board member shall elect whether to become a member of the school employees retirement system for the particular period of holding office just commencing by filing an election in writing with the school board or governing board treasurer. The election shall be irrevocable while the board member continuously holds office. If the board member does not elect membership in the system, the person shall forever be barred from claiming or purchasing membership rights or credit for the particular period of holding office for which the election and notice was required. If the board member elects membership in the system, the treasurer shall file notice of the person's election with the school employees retirement board on a form provided by the retirement board. The person electing membership in the system shall have all rights, privileges, and obligations of membership in the system for the particular period for which the election was required. Any board member failing to make the election required under this division shall be considered to have elected not to become a member of the system for the particular period for which the election was required. (B) Within ninety days of November 23, 1995, each school or governing board member on the day immediately preceding that date shall elect, by filing an election in writing with the school board or governing board treasurer, whether to become a member of the school employees retirement system for the particular period commencing on the date on which the election under this division is filed with the treasurer and continuing as long as the person continuously holds office as a board member. The treasurer shall file written notice of each board member's election under this division with the school employees retirement board on a form provided by the retirement board. The election shall be irrevocable while a board member continuously holds office. If a board member does not elect membership in the system, the person shall forever be barred from claiming or purchasing membership rights or credit for the particular period of holding office for which the election was required. If the board member elects membership in the system, the person shall have all rights, privileges, and obligations of membership in the system for the particular period for which the election was required. This period of membership shall be effective on the date on which the election is filed with the school board or governing board treasurer. Any board member who elected membership in the system under this section prior to November 23, 1995, and who fails to make the election required under this division shall be considered to have elected to be a member of the system for the particular period for which the election was required. Any board member who elected not to be a member of the system under this section prior to November 23, 1995, and who fails to make the election required under this division shall be considered to have elected not to become a member of the system for the particular period for which the election was required.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3327.102 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3327 / § 3327.102
§ 3327.102. Bus driver flex career path model
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce shall develop the bus driver flex career path model that creates a pathway for bus drivers to work as educational aides or student monitors at school districts and other public schools, as defined in section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code. (B) In developing the model, the department shall do all of the following: (1) Ensure that bus drivers work an eight to ten hour shift by doing either a morning or afternoon bus route and spend the remainder of the work day working as an educational aide or student monitor at a school; (2) Make recommendations on how to seamlessly implement the model, including who would be responsible for paying wages in the most efficient way, whether proportional share or not; (3) Ensure that the model shall not adversely impact a bus driver's pension. Last updated October 4, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.581 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.581
§ 3310.581. Scholarship provider tuition rate report
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Not later than the thirtieth day of June each year, each alternative public provider and registered private provider enrolling students receiving a scholarship shall submit to the department of education and workforce, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, the tuition rates charged by the provider for the following school year. Last updated September 18, 2023 at 11:48 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3365.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3365 / § 3365.09
§ 3365.09. Reimbursement where student fails course
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided for in division (C) of this section, if the superintendent, or equivalent, of a public secondary school in which a participant is enrolled determines that the participant has not attained a passing final grade in a college course in which the participant enrolled under this chapter, the superintendent, or equivalent, may seek reimbursement from the participant or the participant's parent for the amount of state funds paid to the college on behalf of the participant for that college course. The governing entity of a public school, in accordance with division (C) of section 3313.642 of the Revised Code, may withhold grades and credits received by the participant for high school courses taken by the participant until the participant or the participant's parent provides reimbursement. (B) Except as provided for in division (C) of this section, if the chief administrator of a participating nonpublic school in which a participant is enrolled determines that the participant has not attained a passing final grade in a college course in which the participant enrolled under this chapter, the chief administrator may seek reimbursement from the participant or the participant's parent for the amount of state funds paid to the college on behalf of the participant for enrollment in that college course. Upon the collection of any funds from a participant or participant's parent under this division, the chief administrator of a nonpublic school shall send an amount equal to the funds collected to the department of education and workforce. The department shall credit that amount to the general revenue fund. (C) Unless the participant was expelled by the school, the superintendent, or equivalent, or chief administrator shall not seek reimbursement from a participant or a participant's parent under division (A) or (B) of this section, if the participant is identified as economically disadvantaged according to rules adopted by the department. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:12 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3316.043 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3316 / § 3316.043
§ 3316.043. Revision of three-year projection to conform to financial plan
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly Upon the approval by the director of education and workforce of an initial financial plan under section 3316.04 of the Revised Code or a financial recovery plan under section 3316.06 of the Revised Code, the board of education of the school district for which the plan was approved shall revise the district's current budget information and three-year projection of revenues and expenditures in accordance with rules adopted under section 5705.391 of the Revised Code so that the current budget information and three-year projection are consistent with the financial plan or financial recovery plan. In the case of a school district declared to be in a state of fiscal emergency, the current budget information and three-year projection shall be revised by the financial planning and supervision commission for that district. Last updated August 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.61
§ 3311.61. Affirmation by electors
Status: in_force

July 15, 2013 House Bill 167 - 130th General Assembly (A) The creation of the position of independent auditor for any school district to which section 3311.60 of the Revised Code applies on the effective date of this section shall be subject to an affirmative vote of the electors of the district. The question of whether to create the position of independent auditor for such a school district shall be submitted to the electors of the district at the general election occurring at least ninety days after the effective date of this section. The board of education of the school district shall notify the board of elections of each county containing territory of the school district of the election required by this section by such time that the question may be placed on the ballot at that election. The following question shall be submitted to the electors residing in the school district: "Shall the position of independent auditor of . . . . (here insert name of the school district) school district be created in accordance with section 3311.60 of the Revised Code and shall a selection committee consisting of the mayor of the city of . . . . (here insert name of the applicable city), president of the school district board of education, council president of the city of . . . . (here insert name of the applicable city), auditor of the city of . . . . (here insert name of the applicable city), and probate court judge of the county of . . . . (here insert name of the applicable county) select an individual to fill that position for an initial term of five years, subject to reappointment or succession, with the compensation for the independent auditor and the cost of the operations and functions of the independent auditor to be paid by the school district?" (B) The board of elections of the county in which the majority of the school district's territory is located shall make all necessary arrangements for the submission of the question to the electors, and the election shall be conducted, canvassed, and certified in the same manner as regular elections in the district for the election of county officers, provided that in any such election in which only part of the electors of a precinct are qualified to vote, the board of elections may assign voters in such part to an adjoining precinct. Such an assignment may be made to an adjoining precinct in another county with the consent and approval of the board of elections of such other county. Notice of the election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the school district once a week for two consecutive weeks, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, prior to the election. If the board of elections operates and maintains a web site, the board of elections shall post notice of the election on its web site for thirty days prior to the election. The notice shall state the question on which the election is being held. The ballot shall be in the form prescribed by the secretary of state. Costs of submitting the question to the electors shall be charged to the school district in accordance with section 3501.17 of the Revised Code. (C) If a majority of electors voting on the issue proposed in division (A) of this section approve the question, the selection committee prescribed by division (B) of section 3311.60 of the Revised Code and the district board of education shall forthwith initiate proceedings to select an independent auditor so that the position is filled not later than the thirty-first day of March of the calendar year immediately following the general election at which the question was approved. (D) If a majority of electors voting on the issue proposed in division (A) of this section disapprove the question, no action shall be taken to create the position of independent auditor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.075 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.075
§ 3307.075. Adoption of election rules - certification of nominating petitions and election results
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly (A) The state teachers retirement board, after consultation with the secretary of state, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, governing all of the following: (1) The administration of elections of members of the board under section 3307.07 of the Revised Code and elections held under section 3307.06 of the Revised Code to fill vacancies on the board; (2) Nominating petitions for the elections; (3) Certification of the validity of nominating petitions for the elections; (4) Certification of the results of the elections. (B) The board may contract with the secretary of state or an independent firm to administer the elections, certify the validity of nominating petitions, and certify the results of the elections. The secretary of state and the independent firm shall perform these services in accordance with the rules adopted under division (A) of this section. Notwithstanding section 3307.20 of the Revised Code, the board shall provide information necessary for the secretary of state or the independent firm to certify the election. If the board contracts with an independent firm to administer an election, the secretary of state may audit the election.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3354.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3354 / § 3354.22
§ 3354.22. Trustees of district - powers and duties
Status: in_force

July 6, 1984 House Bill 794 - 115th General Assembly The board of trustees of the district shall: (A) In consultation with the director of the center, establish rules concerning the operation of the program, the eligibility of individuals for services, the level of stipends for job training programs, a sliding scale for fees charged for services, and such other matters as the board considers necessary; (B) Explore all possible sources of funding and in-kind contributions from federal, local, and private sources in establishing the center, including building space, equipment, and qualified personnel for training programs; (C) Cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies to coordinate the service programs with existing programs of a similar nature.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.11
§ 3309.11. Officers - executive director
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly The school employees retirement board shall elect, from its membership, a chairperson, and shall employ an executive director who shall serve as secretary.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3334.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3334 / § 3334.03
§ 3334.03. Ohio tuition trust authority
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly (A)(1) There is hereby created the Ohio tuition trust authority within the office of the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, which shall have the powers enumerated in this chapter and which shall operate as a qualified state tuition program within the meaning of section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. The exercise by the authority of its powers shall be and is hereby declared an essential state governmental function. The authority is subject to all provisions of law generally applicable to state agencies which do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter. (2) Except for the duties and responsibilities under this chapter of the Ohio tuition trust authority investment board as specified in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section, the Ohio tuition trust authority shall perform all duties and responsibilities specified under this chapter. (B)(1)(a) There is hereby created the Ohio tuition trust authority investment board, which shall consist of eleven members, no more than six of whom shall be of the same political party. Six members shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, who have significant experience in finance, accounting, or investment management. Four members shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate as follows: the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one member of the house from each political party and the president of the senate shall appoint one member of the senate from each political party. The chancellor or the chancellor's designee shall be an ex officio voting member. Terms of office for gubernatorial appointees shall be staggered four-year terms. Legislative members shall serve two-year terms, provided that legislative members may continue to serve on the board only if they remain members of the general assembly. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to the remainder of the unexpired term. Any member is eligible for reappointment. (b) Any member may be removed by the appointing authority for misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful neglect of duty or for other cause after notice and a public hearing, unless the notice and hearing are waived in writing by the member. Members shall serve without compensation but shall receive their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the conduct of the board's business. (c) The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall each designate a member of the board to serve as co-chairpersons. The six gubernatorial appointees and the chancellor or the chancellor's designee shall serve as the executive committee of the board, and shall elect an executive chairperson from among the executive committee members. The board and the executive committee may elect such other officers as determined by the board or the executive committee respectively. The authority shall meet at least annually at the call of either co-chairperson and at such other times as either co-chairperson or the board determines necessary. In the absence of both co-chairpersons, the executive chairperson shall serve as the presiding officer of the board. The executive committee shall meet at the call of the executive chairperson or as the executive committee determines necessary. The board may delegate to the executive committee such duties and responsibilities as the board determines appropriate, except that the board may not delegate to the executive committee the final designation of bonds as college savings bonds or providing of advice concerning and consent to the employment of an executive director of the Ohio tuition trust authority. Upon such delegation, the executive committee shall have the authority to act pursuant to such delegation without further approval or action by the board. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum of the board, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present shall be necessary for any action taken by the board. A majority of the executive committee shall constitute a quorum of the executive committee, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present shall be necessary for any action taken by the executive committee. No vacancy in the membership of the board or the executive committee shall impair the rights of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the board or the executive committee respectively. (2) The Ohio tuition trust authority investment board solely shall perform the duties and responsibilities specified in division (B)(3) of this section and in all of the following: (a) Section 3334.04 of the Revised Code, except for administration responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, marketing, promoting, and advertising; (b) Division (A)(11) of section 3334.08 of the Revised Code to provide advice and consent to the Ohio tuition trust authority on the hiring of the executive director, provided that the executive director shall not be hired unless a majority of the board votes in favor of the hiring; (c) Divisions (A) to (E), (G)(1), (K), (L), and (M) of section 3334.11 of the Revised Code, except that the board shall consult with the chancellor prior to any change in the order of expenditures under division (B) of that section, prior to entering into a contract under division (E) of that section, or prior to establishing an entity authorized under division (K)(2) of that section; (d) Section 3334.12 of the Revised Code; (e) Sections 3334.18 to 3334.21 of the Revised Code concerning investment and fiduciary duties that are required for the variable college savings program. In addition, prior to any change in the order of expenditures under division (F) of section 3334.19 of the Revised Code, the board shall consult with the chancellor. (3) Subject to the advice and consent of the chancellor, the Ohio tuition trust authority investment board may remove at any time the executive director of the Ohio tuition trust authority hired under division (A)(11) of section 3334.08 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3331.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3331 / § 3331.06
§ 3331.06. Limited certificates
Status: in_force

March 31, 2003 Senate Bill 245 - 124th General Assembly The age and schooling certificate provided in sections 3331.01 to 3331.04 of the Revised Code shall be issued only with the word "limited" printed, marked, or stamped thereon if the medical certificate provided in section 3331.02 or 3331.07 of the Revised Code is a limited certificate, and in that case, the particular employment to which it is limited shall be stated in the certificate, and the certificate cannot serve as the legal age and schooling certificate for employment in another occupation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.849 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.849
§ 3313.849. Agreements to share services
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The governing bodies of two or more city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational school districts, community schools established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, or STEM schools established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, may mutually agree to share supervisory, curriculum, teaching, special education, professional development, or any other services offered by an educational service center and may pool their funding to pay the cost of receiving those services. Each of the governing bodies of the districts or schools participating in shared services pursuant to this section shall specify in its service agreement with the service center under section 3313.843 , 3313.844 , 3313.845 , or 3326.45 of the Revised Code which services that the participants have agreed to share, any other districts or schools participating in the shared services, and the amount of funds that the governing body will contribute toward the total cost of the shared services. Each governing body's funding contribution shall be paid to the service center in accordance with section 3313.843 , 3313.844 , 3313.845 , or 3326.45 of the Revised Code, as applicable. The authority granted under this section is in addition to the authority granted to school district boards of education under section 3313.841 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3358.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3358 / § 3358.05
§ 3358.05. Agreement between boards to effect transition
Status: in_force

November 4, 1977 Senate Bill 229 - 112th General Assembly Upon proposal by the board of trustees of a technical college district, the board of trustees of a state university, or both, and upon approval of the establishment of a state community college district by the Ohio board of regents, an agreement between the board of trustees of the proposing technical college district, state university, or both, and the Ohio board of regents shall be entered into to effect the transition of the technical college district's technical college or of a university branch, or both, to a state community college. The agreement shall designate the county or counties to be included in the district and shall include provision therein for the transfer of assets and contracts, assumption or discharging of liabilities and obligations, the date as of which the transition shall be effected and the state community college district shall be created, and such other matters as are necessary or appropriate to the purpose. Nothing in the agreement may, or shall be construed to, affect the rights of holders or owners of bonds or notes issued pursuant to section 3357.11 of the Revised Code until the bonds or notes are returned or provisions therefor made. The agreement shall be entered into by the Ohio board of regents on behalf of the state community college district and is binding upon the college district and its board of trustees. The board of trustees of a technical college district shall not approve an agreement for the transfer of the district's assets unless it finds and determines that the agreement adequately provides for the achievement of the purposes for which the district was created and will be beneficial to the people of the district. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.89 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.89
§ 3307.89. Offering participation in defined contribution plan to members in defined benefit plan
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly The state teachers retirement board may offer to members participating in the STRS defined benefit plan the opportunity to also participate in one or more of the benefit options available under an STRS defined contribution plan. A member's contributions to an option shall be credited to an individual account established for the member in the defined contribution fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.34
§ 3309.34. Eligibility for service retirement
Status: in_force

June 24, 2013 Senate Bill 341 - 129th General Assembly (A)(1)(a) A member of the school employees retirement system is eligible for service retirement before August 1, 2017, if the member: (i) Has at least five years of total service credit and has attained sixty years of age; (ii) Has at least thirty years of total service credit at any age; (iii) Has at least twenty-five years of total service credit and has attained fifty-five years of age. (b) A member who has at least twenty-five years of total service credit on or before August 1, 2017, is eligible for retirement under division (A)(1)(a)(ii) or (iii) of this section. (c) A member is eligible for retirement under division (A)(1)(a) of this section if as of August 1, 2017, the member will have less than twenty-five years of total service credit but, not later than that date, pays to the retirement system an amount equal to the additional liability to the system resulting from the member's retirement under this division. (2)(a) Except as provided in division (A)(1)(c) of this section, a member who on August 1, 2017, has less than twenty-five years of total service credit is eligible for service retirement under this division if the member: (i) Has earned at least ten years of total service credit and has attained sixty-two years of age; (ii) Has earned at least twenty-five years of total service credit and has attained sixty years of age; (iii) Has earned at least thirty years of total service credit and has attained fifty-seven years of age. (b) The board, by rule adopted under division (D) of this section, may adjust the retirement eligibility requirements of division (A)(2)(a) of this section if the board's actuary, in its evaluation under division (C) of this section, determines that an adjustment is necessary to ensure that the retirement system meets the thirty-year amortization period requirement of section 3309.211 of the Revised Code. (B) A member may retire by filing an application for retirement with the school employees retirement board on a form provided by the board. The board shall not retire the member sooner than the first day of the month next following the later of: (1) The last day of employment for which compensation was paid; (2) The attainment of minimum age and service credit eligibility for service or commuted service retirement. (C) In each five-year period, the board shall direct its actuary to evaluate the retirement eligibility requirements of this section. (D) The board, in consultation with its actuary, shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.372 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.372
§ 3307.372. Forfeiture of retirement benefits under R.C. 2929.192
Status: in_force

May 13, 2008 Senate Bill 3 - 127th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any payment of accumulated contributions standing to a person's credit under this chapter and any other amount or amounts to be paid to a person who is a contributor under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of contributions pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to any forfeiture ordered under division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, and the state teachers retirement system shall comply with that order in making the payment. Upon payment of the person's accumulated contributions and cancellation of the corresponding service credit, a person who is subject to the forfeiture described in this division may not restore the canceled service credit under this chapter or under Chapter 145., 742., 3305., 3309., or 5505. of the Revised Code. (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the system receives notice pursuant to section 2901.43 of the Revised Code that a person who has accumulated contributions standing to the person's credit pursuant to this chapter is charged with any offense or violation listed or described in divisions (D)(1) to (3) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code that is a felony in the circumstances specified in the particular division, all of the following apply: (1) No payment of those accumulated contributions or of any other amount or amounts to be paid to a person who is a contributor under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of contributions pursuant to this chapter shall be made prior to whichever of the following is applicable: (a) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the charge and forfeiture is ordered under division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, the day on which the system receives from the court a copy of the journal entry of the offender's sentence under that section; (b) If the charge against the person is dismissed, the person is found not guilty of the charge, or the person is found not guilty by reason of insanity of the charge, the day on which the system receives notice of the final disposition of the charge. (2) The system shall not process any application for payment under this chapter from the person prior to the final disposition of the charge. Last updated September 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.31
§ 3375.31. Tax levy by board of county commissioners for regional library district
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of library trustees of a regional library district may annually, during the month of May, certify to the boards of county commissioners of counties in such district the amount of revenue anticipated from all sources other than a tax levy on the taxable property of such district. The boards of county commissioners may annually levy a tax on the taxable property of such district situated within their respective counties, not to exceed one mill, for the purpose of providing funds for library operation pursuant to said certification.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3347.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3347 / § 3347.09
§ 3347.09. Leases or subleases - state not obligated
Status: in_force

October 25, 1978 House Bill 349 - 112th General Assembly Each commission created by section 3347.01 of the Revised Code may lease or sublease real property and buildings for suitable housing, dormitory, dining hall, and recreational accommodations for students, members of the faculty, the administration and maintenance staff, and their spouses and children, of the university with which each commission is identified, on such terms as the commission determines, provided, that each such lease or sublease shall provide that the state is not obligated to pay any of the rentals or perform any of the obligations thereunder and that such rentals and obligations are to be paid or performed only from the revenue accruing to the commission executing the lease or sublease.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.20
§ 3304.20. Request for administrative review
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly Any eligible individual with a disability applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services who is dissatisfied with regard to the furnishing or denial of vocational rehabilitation services, may file a request for an administrative review and redetermination of that action in accordance with rules of the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency. When the eligible individual with a disability is dissatisfied with the finding of this administrative review, the eligible individual with a disability is entitled, in accordance with agency rules and in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to a fair hearing before the executive director of the agency.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.301 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.301
§ 3333.301. FAFSA completion tracking system
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) The chancellor of higher education, in collaboration with the management council of the Ohio education computer network established under section 3301.0715 of the Revised Code, shall establish a data system to track the free application for federal student aid form completion rate of public and chartered nonpublic school students in the state. (B) The chancellor and the management council shall develop guidelines and procedures for the operation of the system. (C) The chancellor may publish and share aggregate data regarding the free application for federal student aid, including completion counts and rates for the state and each school district, chartered nonpublic school, community school established under Chapter 3314., STEM school established under Chapter 3326., and college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code. Such data may be used for the benefit of public and chartered nonpublic schools, to increase public understanding regarding the free application for federal student aid, and to assist in encouraging student completion of the free application for federal student aid form. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 9:50 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.072 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.072
§ 3314.072. Suspending operation of noncomplying school
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The provisions of this section are enacted to promote the public health, safety, and welfare by establishing procedures under which the governing authorities of community schools established under this chapter will be held accountable for their compliance with the terms of the contracts they enter into with their school's sponsors and the law relating to the school's operation. Suspension of the operation of a school imposed under this section is intended to encourage the governing authority's compliance with the terms of the school's contract and the law and is not intended to be an alteration of the terms of that contract. (A) If a sponsor of a community school established under this chapter suspends the operation of that school pursuant to procedures set forth in this section, the governing authority shall not operate that school while the suspension is in effect. Any such suspension shall remain in effect until the sponsor notifies the governing authority that it is no longer in effect. The contract of a school of which operation is suspended under this section also may be subject to termination or nonrenewal under section 3314.07 of the Revised Code. (B) If at any time conditions at the school do not comply with a health and safety standard established by law for school buildings, the sponsor shall immediately suspend the operation of the school pursuant to procedures set forth in division (D) of this section. If the sponsor fails to take action to suspend the operation of a school to which this division applies, the department of education and workforce may take such action. (C)(1) For any of the reasons prescribed in divisions (B)(1)(a) to (d) of section 3314.07 of the Revised Code, the sponsor of a community school established under this chapter may suspend the operation of the school only if it first issues to the governing authority notice of the sponsor's intent to suspend the operation of the contract. Such notice shall explain the reasons for the sponsor's intent to suspend operation of the contract and shall provide the school's governing authority with five business days to submit to the sponsor a proposal to remedy the conditions cited as reasons for the suspension. (2) The sponsor shall promptly review any proposed remedy timely submitted by the governing authority and either approve or disapprove the remedy. If the sponsor disapproves the remedy proposed by the governing authority, if the governing authority fails to submit a proposed remedy in the manner prescribed by the sponsor, or if the governing authority fails to implement the remedy as approved by the sponsor, the sponsor may suspend operation of the school pursuant to procedures set forth in division (D) of this section. (D)(1) If division (B) of this section applies or if the sponsor of a community school established under this chapter decides to suspend the operation of a school as permitted in division (C)(2) of this section, the sponsor shall promptly send written notice to the governing authority stating that the operation of the school is immediately suspended, and explaining the specific reasons for the suspension. The notice shall state that the governing authority has five business days to submit a proposed remedy to the conditions cited as reasons for the suspension or face potential contract termination. (2) Upon receipt of the notice of suspension prescribed under division (D)(1) of this section, the governing authority shall immediately notify the employees of the school and the parents of the students enrolled in the school of the suspension and the reasons therefore, and shall cease all school operations on the next business day. (E)(1) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, if the sponsor of a community school suspends the operation of that school pursuant to procedures set forth in this section, the school's contract with the sponsor under section 3314.03 of the Revised Code shall become void, if the governing authority of the school fails to provide a proposal to remedy the conditions cited by the sponsor as reasons for the suspension, to the satisfaction of the sponsor, by the thirtieth day of September of the school year immediately following the school year in which the operation of school was suspended. (2) If, prior to September 29, 2013, the sponsor of a community school has suspended the operation of the school, the contract with the sponsor under section 3314.03 of the Revised Code shall become void if the governing authority of the school fails to provide by September 30, 2014, a proposal to remedy the conditions cited by the sponsor as reasons for the suspension, to the satisfaction of the sponsor. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 2:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.241 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.241
§ 3311.241. Transfer or school district territory; cancellation of debt to solvency assistance fund
Status: in_force

September 17, 2014 House Bill 487 - 130th General Assembly (A) In the case of a voluntary transfer of the territory of a school district in accordance with section 3311.38 or division (A)(1)(a) of section 3311.24 of the Revised Code, and where the transfer is initiated under either of those sections not later than December 31, 2015, and results in the complete consolidation and dissolution of the transferring district, the net indebtedness owed to the solvency assistance fund created under section 3316.20 of the Revised Code by the transferring district shall be canceled, provided that all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The amount owed by the transferring district to the solvency assistance fund is greater than or equal to thirty-three per cent of the transferring school district's operating budget for the current fiscal year, but does not exceed ten million dollars. (2) The transferring district has remained in a state of fiscal emergency pursuant to section 3316.03 of the Revised Code during the previous two fiscal years. (3) The acquiring district is in the same county or in a county contiguous to the county in which the transferring district is located. (4) The acquiring district has voluntarily accepted the transfer. (5) The acquiring district has submitted to the state board of education a five-year written projection of solvency which takes into account the fiscal effects of acquiring the transferring district. (B) If the conditions in division (A) of this section are satisfied, the acquiring district shall acquire the transferring district's territory free and clear of any amount owed by the transferring district to the solvency assistance fund. However, the acquiring district shall assume the obligations of all other liens, encumbrances, and debts of the transferring district. (C) Upon the making of a transfer pursuant to this section, the board of education of the transferring district is thereby abolished, and the district is thereby dissolved. (D) The director of budget and management may transfer any available moneys from the general revenue fund, appropriated for operating payments to schools, into the solvency assistance fund to replace the amount owed by a transferring school district forgone under division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.09
§ 3345.09. American Sign Language recognized as foreign language - courses
Status: in_force

June 20, 1997 Senate Bill 6 - 122nd General Assembly For purpose of this section, American sign language is hereby recognized as a foreign language, and any state institution of higher education may offer a course in American sign language. An undergraduate student who successfully completes a course in American sign language is entitled to receive credit for that course toward satisfaction of an undergraduate foreign language requirement of the state institution of higher education where the course is offered. As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.228 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.228
§ 3319.228. Issuance of license to those licensed in other states; list of states with inadequate licensure standards
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) This section applies only to a person who meets the following conditions: (1) Holds a minimum of a baccalaureate degree; (2) Has been licensed and employed as a teacher in another state for each of the preceding five years; (3) Was initially licensed as a teacher in any state within the preceding fifteen years; (4) Has not had a teacher's license suspended or revoked in any state. (B)(1) Not later than July 1, 2012, the superintendent of public instruction shall develop a list of states that the superintendent considers to have standards for teacher licensure that are inadequate to ensure that a person to whom this section applies and who was most recently licensed to teach in that state is qualified for a professional educator license issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code. (2) Following development of the list, the superintendent shall establish a panel of experts to evaluate the adequacy of the teacher licensure standards of each state on the list. Each person selected by the superintendent to be a member of the panel shall be approved by the state board of education. In evaluating the superintendent's list, the panel shall provide an opportunity for representatives of the department of education, or similar state-level agency, of each state on the list to provide evidence to refute the state's placement on the list. Not later than April 1, 2013, the panel shall recommend to the state board that the list be approved without changes or that specified states be removed from the list prior to approval. Not later than July 1, 2013, the state board shall approve a final list of states with standards for teacher licensure that are inadequate to ensure that a person to whom this section applies and who was most recently licensed to teach in that state is qualified for a professional educator license issued under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code. (C) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(1) of this section, until the date on which the state board approves a final list of states with inadequate teacher licensure standards under division (B)(2) of this section, the state board shall issue a one-year provisional educator license to any applicant to whom this section applies. On and after that date, neither the state board nor the department of education and workforce shall be party to any reciprocity agreement with a state on that list that requires the state board to issue a person to whom this section applies any type of professional educator license on the basis of the person's licensure and teaching experience in that state. (D) Upon the expiration of a provisional license issued to a person under division (C) of this section, the state board shall issue the person a professional educator license, if the person satisfies either of the following conditions: (1) The person was issued the provisional license prior to the development of the list by the state superintendent under division (B)(1) of this section and, prior to issuance of the provisional license, the person was most recently licensed to teach by a state not on the superintendent's list or, if the final list of states with inadequate teacher licensure standards has been approved by the state board under division (B)(2) of this section, by a state not on that list. (2) All of the following apply to the person: (a) Prior to obtaining the provisional license, the person was most recently licensed to teach by a state on the superintendent's list or, if the final list of states with inadequate teacher licensure standards has been approved by the state board under division (B)(2) of this section, by a state on that list. (b) The person was employed under the provisional license by a school district; community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code; or an entity contracted by such a district or school to provide internet- or computer-based instruction or distance learning programs to students. (c) The district or school certifies to the state board that the person's teaching was satisfactory while employed or contracted by the district or school. (E)(1) From July 1, 2012, until the date on which the state board approves a final list of states with inadequate teacher licensure standards under division (B)(2) of this section, the state board shall issue a professional educator license to any applicant to whom this section applies and who was most recently licensed to teach by a state that is not on the list developed by the state superintendent under division (B)(1) of this section. (2) Beginning on the date on which the state board approves a final list of states with inadequate teacher licensure standards under division (B)(2) of this section, the state board shall issue a professional educator license to any applicant to whom this section applies and who was most recently licensed to teach by a state that is not on that list. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 10:10 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.20
§ 3375.20. Resolution by boards of library trustees requesting formation of county library district
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In any county in which there is not in existence a county library district and in which all of the local, exempted village, and city school districts in the county, in which there is not located a main library of a township, municipal, school district, association, or county free public library, are receiving approved service from one or more of such libraries, there may be created a county library district. The boards of trustees of the library or libraries providing approved library service to the school districts in the county in which there is not located a main library of a township, municipal, school district, or county free public library may adopt a resolution requesting the formation of a county library district composed of all of the school districts being served by such library or libraries. Such resolution or resolutions shall set forth the school districts to be included in the proposed county library district and it shall be submitted to the taxing authority of the subdivision or subdivisions having jurisdiction over the library or libraries requesting the formation of such proposed library district. Within thirty days after the receipt of such resolution by the taxing authority of a subdivision it shall either approve or disapprove the formation of the proposed county library district as set forth in said resolution. Within ten days after a taxing authority has either approved or disapproved the formation of a proposed county library district it shall notify the board of county commissioners of the county in which such proposed library is to be situated of its action. If all of the taxing authorities to which such proposal has been submitted approve of the creation of such county library district, such district is created and the board of county commissioners shall immediately notify the boards of library trustees initiating such proposed county library district and the taxing authorities which approve the formation of such county library district that such county library district has been created. Upon receipt of such notice from the board of county commissioners the boards of library trustees initiating such proposed county library district and the taxing authorities which approve the creation of such county library district shall take appropriate action transferring all title to the interest in all property, both real and personal, in the name of the public libraries under their jurisdiction to the board of trustees of the county library district. For the purposes of this section the board of county commissioners is the taxing authority of an association library.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.73 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.73
§ 3309.73. Credit for service in uniform retirement system
Status: in_force

February 20, 2002 Senate Bill 119 - 124th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 3309.731 of the Revised Code: (1) "Uniform retirement system" or "uniform system" means the Ohio police and fire pension fund or state highway patrol retirement system. (2) "Military service credit" means service credit purchased or obtained under this chapter or Chapter 742. or 5505. of the Revised Code for service in the armed forces of the United States. (B) A member of the school employees retirement system who has contributions on deposit with a uniform retirement system shall, in computing years of total service, be given full credit for service credit earned under Chapter 742. or 5505. of the Revised Code or purchased or obtained for military service credit if a transfer to the school employees retirement system is made under this division. At the request of the member, the uniform system shall transfer to the school employees retirement system, for each year of service, the sum of the following: (1) An amount equal to the member's accumulated contributions to the uniform system and any payments by the member for military service credit; (2) An amount equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions to the uniform system or the amount that would have been contributed by the employer for the service had the member been a member of the school employees retirement system at the time the credit was earned; (3) Interest, determined as provided in division (F) of this section, on the amounts specified in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section from the last day of the year for which the service credit in the uniform system was earned or in which military service credit was purchased or obtained to the date the transfer is made. (C) A member who has at least eighteen months of contributing service with the school employees retirement system, is a former member of a uniform retirement system, and has received a refund of contributions to that uniform system shall, in computing years of total service, be given full credit for service credit earned under Chapter 742. or 5505. of the Revised Code or purchased or obtained for military service credit if, for each year of service, the school employees retirement system receives the sum of the following: (1) An amount, which shall be paid by the member, equal to the amount refunded by the uniform system to the member for that year for accumulated contributions and payments for purchase of military service credit, with interest at a rate established by the school employees retirement board on that amount from the date of the refund to the date of the payment; (2) Interest, which shall be transferred by the uniform system, on the amount refunded to the member that is attributable to the year of service from the last day of the year for which the service credit was earned or in which payment was made for military service credit to the date the refund was made; (3) An amount, which shall be transferred by the uniform system, that is equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions to the uniform system or the amount that would have been contributed by the employer for the service had the member been a member of the school employees retirement system at the time the credit was earned, with interest on that amount from the last day of the year for which the service credit was earned or in which payment was made for military service credit to the date of the transfer. On receipt of payment from the member, the school employees retirement system shall notify the uniform system, which, on receipt of the notice, shall make the transfer required by this division. Interest shall be determined as provided in division (F) of this section. The member may choose to purchase only part of such credit in any one payment, subject to board rules. (D) A member is ineligible to obtain service credit under this section for service that is used in the calculation of any retirement benefit currently being paid or payable in the future to the member under any other retirement program or for service credit that may be transferred under section 3309.731 of the Revised Code. Service credit obtained under this section shall be considered the equivalent of Ohio service credit. (E) If a member of the school employees retirement system who is not a current contributor elects to obtain credit under section 742.21 or 5505.40 of the Revised Code for service for which the member contributed to the school employees retirement system or made payment for military service credit, the school employees retirement system shall transfer to the uniform retirement system, as applicable, the amount specified in division (D) of section 742.21 or division (B)(2) of section 5505.40 of the Revised Code. (F) Interest charged under this section shall be calculated separately for each year of service credit. Unless otherwise specified in this section, it shall be calculated at the lesser of the actuarial assumption rate for that year of the school employees retirement system or of the uniform retirement system in which the credit was earned. The interest shall be compounded annually. (G) At the request of the school employees retirement system, the uniform retirement system shall certify to the school employees retirement system a copy of the records of the service and contributions of a school employees retirement system member who seeks service credit under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.42
§ 3319.42. Interstate agreement on qualification of educational personnel
Status: in_force

November 25, 1969 House Bill 275 - 108th General Assembly The interstate agreement on qualification of educational personnel is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all states legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: THE INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON QUALIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL Article I. Purpose, findings, and policy. 1. The States party to this Agreement, desiring by common action to improve their respective school systems by utilizing the teacher or other professional educational person wherever educated, declare that it is the policy of each of them, on the basis of cooperation with one another, to take advantage of the preparation and experience of such persons wherever gained, thereby serving the best interests of society, of education, and of the teaching profession. It is the purpose of this Agreement to provide for the development and execution of such programs of cooperation as will facilitate the movement of teachers and other professional educational personnel among the states party to it, and to authorize specific interstate educational personnel contracts to achieve that end. 2. The party states find that included in the large movement of population among all sections of the nation are many qualified educational personnel who move for family and other personal reasons but who are hindered in using their professional skill and experience in their new locations. Variations from state to state in requirements for qualifying educational personnel discourage such personnel from taking the steps necessary to qualify in other states. As a consequence, a significant number of professionally prepared and experienced educators is lost to our school systems. Facilitating the employment of qualified educational personnel, without reference to their states of origin, can increase the available educational resources. Participation in this compact can increase the availability of educational manpower. Article II. Definitions. As used in this Agreement and contracts made pursuant to it, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: 1. "Educational personnel" means persons who must meet requirements pursuant to state law as a condition of employment in educational programs. 2. "Designated state official" means the education official of a state selected by that state to negotiate and enter into, on behalf of his state, contracts pursuant to this Agreement. 3. "Accept," or any variant thereof, means to recognize and give effect to one or more determinations of another state relating to the qualifications of educational personnel in lieu of making or requiring a like determination that would otherwise be required by or pursuant to the laws of a receiving state. 4. "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 5. "Originating State" means a State (and the subdivision thereof, if any) whose determination that certain educational personnel are qualified to be employed for specific duties in schools is acceptable in accordance with the terms of a contract made pursuant to Article III. 6. "Receiving State" means a State (and the subdivisions thereof) which accept educational personnel in accordance with the terms of a contract made pursuant to Article III. Article III. Interstate Educational Personnel Contracts. 1. The designated state official of a party State may make one or more contracts on behalf of his State with one or more other party States providing for the acceptance of educational personnel. Any such contract for the period of its duration shall be applicable to and binding on the states whose designated state officials enter into it, and the subdivisions of those states, with the same force and effect as if incorporated in this agreement. A designated state official may enter into a contract pursuant to this article only with states in which he finds that there are programs of education, certification standards or other acceptable qualifications that assure preparation or qualification of educational personnel on a basis sufficiently comparable, even though not identical to that prevailing in his own State. 2. Any such contract shall provide for: (A) Its duration. (B) The criteria to be applied by an originating State in qualifying educational personnel for acceptance by a receiving state. (C) Such waivers, substitutions, and conditional acceptances as shall aid the practical effectuation of the contract without sacrifice of basic educational standards. (D) Any other necessary matters. 3. No contract made pursuant to this agreement shall be for a term longer than five years but any such contract may be renewed for like or lesser periods. 4. Any contract dealing with acceptance of educational personnel on the basis of their having completed an educational program shall specify the earliest date or dates on which originating state approval of the program or programs involved can have occurred. No contract made pursuant to this agreement shall require acceptance by a receiving State of any persons qualified because of successful completion of a program prior to January 1, 1954. 5. The certification or other acceptance of a person who has been accepted pursuant to the terms of a contract shall not be revoked or otherwise impaired because the contract has expired or been terminated. However, any certificate or other qualifying document may be revoked or suspended on any ground which would be sufficient for revocation or suspension of a certificate or other qualifying document initially granted or approved in the receiving State. 6. A contract committee composed of the designated state officials of the contracting States or their representatives shall keep the contract under continuous review, study means of improving its administration, and report no less frequently than once a year to the heads of the appropriate education agencies of the contracting States. Article IV. Approved and Accepted Programs. 1. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to repeal or otherwise modify any law or regulation of a party State relating to the approval of programs of educational preparation having effect solely on the qualification of educational personnel within that state. 2. To the extent that contracts made pursuant to this Agreement deal with the educational requirements for the proper qualification of educational personnel, acceptance of a program of educational preparation shall be in accordance with such procedures and requirements as may be provided in the applicable contract. Article V. Interstate Cooperation. The party States agree that: 1. They will, so far as practicable, prefer the making of multi-lateral contracts pursuant to Article III of this Agreement. 2. They will facilitate and strengthen cooperation in interstate certification and other elements of educational personnel qualification and for this purpose shall cooperate with agencies, organizations, and associations interested in certification and other elements of educational personnel qualification. Article VI. Agreement Evaluation. The designated state officials of any party States may meet from time to time as a group to evaluate progress under the agreement, and to formulate recommendations for changes. Article VII. Other Arrangements. Nothing in this agreement shall be construed to prevent or inhibit other arrangements or practices of any party state or states to facilitate the interchange of educational personnel. Article VIII. Effect and Withdrawal. 1. This Agreement shall become effective when enacted into law by two states. Thereafter it shall become effective as to any State upon its enactment of this Agreement. 2. Any party State may withdraw from this Agreement by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until one year after the governor of the withdrawing state has given notice in writing of the withdrawal to the governors of all other party States. 3. No withdrawal shall relieve the withdrawing State of any obligation imposed upon it by a contract to which it is a party. The duration of contracts and the methods and conditions of withdrawal therefrom shall be those specified in their terms. Article IX. Construction and Severability. This agreement shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Agreement is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any State or of the United States, or the application thereof to any Government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this agreement and the applicability thereof to any Government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this agreement shall be held contrary to the constitution of any State participating therein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to the State affected as to all severable matters. Last updated November 3, 2021 at 3:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.91 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.91
§ 3309.91. Member rights governed by plan selected
Status: in_force

April 9, 2001 Senate Bill 270 - 123rd General Assembly The right of each member participating in a plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code to a retirement, disability, survivor, or death benefit, to health or long-term care insurance, or to a withdrawal of any amounts that have accumulated on the member's behalf shall be governed exclusively by the plan selected by the member.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.611 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.611
§ 3313.611. Standards for awarding high school credit equivalent to credit for completion of high school academic and vocational education courses
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce shall adopt, by rule, standards for awarding high school credit equivalent to credit for completion of high school academic and vocational education courses to applicants for diplomas under this section. The standards may permit high school credit to be granted to an applicant for any of the following: (1) Work experiences or experiences as a volunteer; (2) Completion of academic, vocational, or self-improvement courses offered to persons over the age of twenty-one by a chartered public or nonpublic school; (3) Completion of academic, vocational, or self-improvement courses offered by an organization, individual, or educational institution other than a chartered public or nonpublic school; (4) Other life experiences considered by the board to provide knowledge and learning experiences comparable to that gained in a classroom setting. (B) The board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district that operates a high school shall grant a diploma of adult education to any applicant if all of the following apply: (1) The applicant is a resident of the district; (2) The applicant is over the age of twenty-one and has not been issued a diploma as provided in section 3313.61 of the Revised Code; (3) Subject to section 3313.614 of the Revised Code, the applicant has met the assessment requirements of division (B)(3)(a) or (b) of this section, as applicable. (a) Prior to July 1, 2014, the applicant either: (i) Has attained the applicable scores designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all of the assessments required by that division or was excused or exempted from any such assessment pursuant to section 3313.532 or was exempted from attaining the applicable score on any such assessment pursuant to division (H) or (L) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code; (ii) Has satisfied the alternative conditions prescribed in section 3313.615 of the Revised Code. (b) On or after July 1, 2014, has met the requirement prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code, except and only to the extent that the applicant is excused from some portion of that section pursuant to section 3313.532 of the Revised Code or division (H) or (L) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code. (4) The district board determines, in accordance with the standards adopted under division (A) of this section, that the applicant has attained sufficient high school credits, including equivalent credits awarded under such standards, to qualify as having successfully completed the curriculum required by the district for graduation. (C) If a district board determines that an applicant is not eligible for a diploma under division (B) of this section, it shall inform the applicant of the reason the applicant is ineligible and shall provide a list of any courses required for the diploma for which the applicant has not received credit. An applicant may reapply for a diploma under this section at any time. (D) If a district board awards an adult education diploma under this section, the president and treasurer of the board and the superintendent of schools shall sign it. Each diploma shall bear the date of its issuance, be in such form as the district board prescribes, and be paid for from the district's general fund, except that the department may by rule prescribe standard language to be included on each diploma. (E) As used in this division, "English learner" has the same meaning as in section 3301.0731 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding division (C)(3) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, no English learner who has not either attained the applicable scores designated under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on all the assessments required by that division, or has not met the requirement prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code, shall be awarded a diploma under this section. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 5:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.30
§ 3317.30. Payment for services for child in juvenile facility
Status: in_force

July 1, 2014 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) In the case of a child placed in the custody of a juvenile facility established under section 2151.65 or a detention facility established under section 2152.41 of the Revised Code, payment for the child's education services shall be administered by one of the following methods: (1) If the facility educates the child, the facility, or the chartered nonpublic school it operates, may submit its request for payment directly to the school district that is to bear the cost of educating the child, as determined under section 2151.362 of the Revised Code. That district shall pay the facility or the chartered nonpublic school directly for those services. (2) If the facility contracts directly with a school district in which the facility is located for services for that child, the school district may submit its request for payment directly to the school district that is to bear the cost of educating the child, as determined under section 2151.362 of the Revised Code. That district shall pay the school district where the facility is located directly for those services. (3) If that facility contracts directly with an educational service center for services for that child, the service center may submit its request for payment for services for the child directly to the school district that is responsible to bear the cost of educating the child, as determined under section 2151.362 of the Revised Code. That district shall pay the service center directly for those services. (B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, the district that pays a service center, facility or chartered nonpublic school the facility operates, or other school district for services for a particular child under this section shall include that child in the district's enrollment as reported under division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. No other district shall include the child in its enrollment. Payments made for a child under this section shall be determined in accordance with division (C)(4) of section 3313.64 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3376.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3376 / § 3376.02
§ 3376.02. Institutional prohibitions regarding student-athlete use of name, image, or likeness
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) No state institution of higher education or private college shall uphold any rule, requirement, standard, or other limitation that prevents a student-athlete of that institution or college from fully participating in intercollegiate athletics because the student-athlete does either of the following: (1) Earns compensation as a result of the use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness or any other compensation related to the student-athlete's position on the roster of an intercollegiate athletics team; (2) Obtains professional representation from an athlete agent or attorney. (B) Earning compensation from the use of a student-athlete's name, image, or likeness, or obtaining professional representation from an athlete agent or attorney, shall not affect the student-athlete's scholarship eligibility or renewal. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.5319 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.5319
§ 3313.5319. Cash payments at school-affiliated events
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 House Bill 147 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Qualifying school" means both of the following: (a) A school district or chartered nonpublic school that elects to participate in athletic events regulated by an interscholastic conference or an organization that regulates either interscholastic conferences or interscholastic athletic competition among member schools; (b) An interscholastic conference or an organization that regulates either interscholastic conferences or interscholastic athletic competition among member schools. (2) "School-affiliated event" means an athletic event, play, musical, or any other school-related event or activity that a qualifying school conducts, sponsors, or participates in and for which a qualifying school charges admission to attend. "School-affiliated event" does not include any event or activity that is conducted in a public facility that is leased by a professional sports team or a privately owned facility. (B) Each qualifying school shall permit an individual to pay cash for a ticket to a school-affiliated event. If a qualifying school does not accept cash payment from an individual who wishes to purchase a ticket to an event on the date of that event, the school shall grant that individual a free ticket if there are still tickets available and the individual demonstrates that the individual has enough cash to cover the full cost of the ticket. (C) A qualifying school shall not establish different prices for tickets for a school-affiliated event based on whether those tickets are purchased using cash or any other payment method, except that the school may charge a processing fee for any ticket purchased online or by credit card. (D) A qualifying school shall charge a student enrolled in any school participating in a school-affiliated event a ticket price that is less than the ticket price the school charges for an adult for the same event. (E) Each qualifying school that offers concessions for sale at a school-affiliated event shall provide at least one location where an individual may pay cash for concessions and, if concessions are sold on multiple floors, at least one location on each floor that accepts cash payment. Last updated August 29, 2024 at 8:52 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.59 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.59
§ 3307.59. Disability allowance recipient applying for service retirement
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly (A) A recipient of a disability allowance under section 3307.631 of the Revised Code whose allowance will terminate under that section may make application for service retirement under this section. The retirement shall be effective on the first day of the first month following the last day for which the disability allowance is paid. (B) The annual allowance payable under this section shall consist of the sum of the amounts determined under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section: (1) The greater of the following: (a) An allowance calculated as provided in section 3307.58 of the Revised Code, excluding any period during which the applicant received a disability benefit under section 3307.631 of the Revised Code; (b) An allowance calculated by multiplying the applicant's total service credit, including service credit for the last continuous period during which the applicant received a disability benefit under section 3307.631 of the Revised Code, by two and two-tenths per cent of the applicant's final average salary, except that the allowance shall be determined without application of division (B) of section 3307.501 of the Revised Code and shall not exceed forty-five per cent of the applicant's final average salary. (2) Using the allowance calculated under division (B)(1) of this section adjusted for the plan of payment selected by the member under section 3307.60 of the Revised Code, an amount equal to the additional allowance the recipient would receive under section 3307.67 of the Revised Code, plus any other additional amount the recipient would receive under this chapter, for the recipient's most recent continuous period of receipt of a disability benefit under section 3307.631 of the Revised Code. (C) The allowance calculated under division (B) of this section adjusted for the plan of payment selected by the member under section 3307.60 of the Revised Code, exclusive of any amount added under division (B)(2) of this section based on section 3307.67 of the Revised Code, shall be the base for all future additional allowances under section 3307.67 of the Revised Code. The anniversary date for future additional allowances under section 3307.67 of the Revised Code shall be the effective date of the recipient's most recent continuous period of receipt of a disability benefit under section 3307.631 of the Revised Code. (D) The retirement allowance determined under this section shall be paid as provided in section 3307.58 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.11
§ 3304.11. Rehabilitation definitions
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly As used in sections 3304.11 to 3304.27 of the Revised Code: (A) "Eligible individual with a disability" means an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment and who requires vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, secure, retain, advance in, or regain employment. (B) "Physical or mental impairment" means any physiological, mental, or psychological disorder. (C) "Substantial impediment to employment" means a physical or mental impairment that hinders an individual from preparing for, entering into, engaging in, advancing in, or retaining employment consistent with the individual's abilities and capabilities. (D) "Vocational rehabilitation services" has the same meaning as defined in section 361.5 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 34 C.F.R. 361.5 . (E) "Establishment of a rehabilitation facility" means the expansion, remodeling, or alteration of an existing building that is necessary to adapt or to increase the effectiveness of that building for rehabilitation facility purposes, the acquisition of equipment for these purposes, and the initial staffing. (F) "Construction" means the construction of new buildings, acquisition of land or existing buildings and their expansion, remodeling, alteration and renovation, and the initial staffing and equipment of any new, newly acquired, expanded, remodeled, altered, or renovated buildings. (G) "Maintenance" means monetary support provided to an individual for expenses such as food, shelter, and clothing that are in excess of the normal expenses of the individual and that are necessitated by the individual's participation in an assessment for determining eligibility and need for vocational rehabilitation services or the individual's receipt of vocational rehabilitation services under an individualized plan for employment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.49 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.49
§ 3313.49. Suspension of school - resolution of board - transfer of pupils
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district may suspend, by resolution, temporarily or permanently, any school in such district because of disadvantageous location or any other cause. Whenever any school is suspended, the board of education of the district shall at once provide for the assignment of the pupils residing within the territory of the suspended school to such other schools as are named by said board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.671 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.671
§ 3309.671. Order for division of marital property
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 572 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "alternate payee," "benefit," "lump sum payment," "participant," and "public retirement program" have the same meanings as in section 3105.80 of the Revised Code. (B) On receipt of an order issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code, the school employees retirement system shall determine whether the order meets the requirements of sections 3105.80 to 3105.90 of the Revised Code. The system shall retain in the participant's record an order the system determines meets the requirements. Not later than sixty days after receipt, the system shall return to the court that issued the order any order the system determines does not meet the requirements. (C) The system shall comply with an order retained under division (B) of this section at the following times as appropriate: (1) If the participant has applied for or is receiving a benefit or has applied for but not yet received a lump sum payment, as soon as practicable; (2) If the participant has not applied for a benefit or lump sum payment, on application by the participant for a benefit or lump sum payment. (D) If the system transfers a participant's service credit or contributions made by or on behalf of a participant to a public retirement program that is not named in the order, the system shall do both of the following: (1) Notify the court that issued the order by sending the court a copy of the order and the name and address of the public retirement program to which the transfer was made. (2) Send a copy of the order to the public retirement program to which the transfer was made. (E) If it receives a participant's service credit or contributions and a copy of an order as provided in division (D) of this section, the system shall administer the order as if it were the public retirement program named in the order. (F) If a participant's benefit or lump sum payment is or will be subject to more than one order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code or to an order described in section 3105.81 of the Revised Code and a withholding order under section 3121.03 of the Revised Code, the system shall, after determining that the amounts that are or will be withheld will cause the benefit or lump sum payment to fall below the limits described in section 3105.85 of the Revised Code, do all of the following: (1) Establish, in accordance with division (G) of this section and subject to the limits described in section 3105.85 of the Revised Code, the priority in which the orders are or will be paid by the system; (2) Reduce the amount paid to an alternate payee based on the priority established under division (F)(1) of this section; (3) Notify, by regular mail, a participant and alternate payee of any action taken under this division. (G) A withholding or deduction notice issued under section 3121.03 of the Revised Code or an order described in section 3115.501 of the Revised Code has priority over all other orders and shall be complied with in accordance with child support enforcement laws. All other orders are entitled to priority in order of earliest retention by the system. The system is not to retain an order that provides for the division of property unless the order is filed in a court with jurisdiction in this state. (H) The system is not liable in civil damages for loss resulting from any action or failure to act in compliance with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.086 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.086
§ 3318.086. Contingency reserve
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly The construction budget for any project under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 or sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code shall contain a contingency reserve in an amount prescribed by the Ohio facilities construction commission, which unless otherwise authorized by the commission, shall be used only to pay costs resulting from unforeseen job conditions, to comply with rulings regarding building and other codes, to pay costs related to design clarifications or corrections to contract documents, and to pay the costs of settlements or judgments related to the project.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.38
§ 3375.38. Compliance with duties relating to moneys credited to board of library trustees
Status: in_force

June 20, 2008 Senate Bill 185 - 127th General Assembly All the duties required of the county auditor, county treasurer, or other officer or person relating to the moneys to the credit of or to be credited to a board of library trustees of a free public library shall be complied with by dealing with the fiscal officer of such board.