Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.32
§ 3313.32. Moneys to be placed with treasurer when depository ceases to act
Status: in_force

May 16, 1979 House Bill 1 - 113th General Assembly If, for any reason, a depository in a school district ceases to act as custodian of the school moneys, all moneys of such school district shall be placed in the custody of the treasurer of the city or county in which the school district is located. Such moneys shall be held and disbursed by the treasurer of the board of education until another depository is provided for such moneys. Thereupon the treasurer shall place such moneys in the depository.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3321.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3321 / § 3321.38
§ 3321.38. Prohibiting failure to send child to school
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 410 - 131st General Assembly (A) No parent, guardian, or other person having care of a child of compulsory school age shall violate any provision of section 3321.01 , 3321.03 , 3321.04 , 3321.07 , 3321.10 , 3321.19 , 3321.20 , or 3331.14 of the Revised Code. The juvenile court, which has exclusive original jurisdiction over any violation of this section pursuant to section 2151.23 of the Revised Code, may require a person convicted of violating this division to give bond in a sum of not more than five hundred dollars with sureties to the approval of the court, conditioned that the person will cause the child under the person's charge to attend upon instruction as provided by law, and remain as a pupil in the school or class during the term prescribed by law. If the juvenile court adjudicates the child as an unruly or delinquent child for being an habitual truant pursuant to section 2151.35 of the Revised Code, the court shall warn the parent, guardian, or other person having care of the child that any subsequent adjudication of that nature involving the child may result in a criminal charge against the parent, guardian, or other person having care of the child for a violation of division (C) of section 2919.21 or section 2919.24 of the Revised Code. (B) This section does not relieve from prosecution and conviction any parent, guardian, or other person upon further violation of any provision in any of the sections specified in division (A) of this section, any provision of section 2919.222 or 2919.24 of the Revised Code, or division (C) of section 2919.21 of the Revised Code. A forfeiture of the bond shall not relieve that parent, guardian, or other person from prosecution and conviction upon further violation of any provision in any of those sections or that division. (C) Section 4109.13 of the Revised Code applies to this section. (D) No parent, guardian, or other person having care of a child of compulsory school age shall fail to give bond as required by division (A) of this section in the sum of not more than five hundred dollars with sureties as required by the court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.34
§ 3328.34. Department payments; per-pupil boarding amount
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) For each child enrolled in a college-preparatory boarding school, as reported under section 3328.31 of the Revised Code, the department of education and workforce shall pay to the school the sum of the amount eighty-five per cent of the operating expenditure per pupil of the city, local, or exempted village school district in which the child is entitled to attend school plus the per-pupil boarding amount specified in division (B) of this section. As used in this division, a district's "operating expenditure per pupil" is the total amount of state payments and other nonfederal revenue spent by the district for operating expenses during the previous fiscal year, divided by the district's enrolled ADM, as that term is defined in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code, for the previous fiscal year. (B) For the first fiscal year in which a college-preparatory boarding school may be established under this chapter, the "per-pupil boarding amount" is twenty-five thousand dollars. For each fiscal year thereafter, that amount shall be adjusted by the rate of inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (all urban consumers, all items) prepared by the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor, for the previous twelve-month period. (C) The department may accept funds from federal and state noneducation support services programs for the purpose of funding the per pupil boarding amount prescribed in division (B) of this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, the department shall coordinate and streamline any noneducation program requirements in order to eliminate redundant or conflicting requirements, licensing provisions, and oversight by government programs or agencies. The applicable regulatory entities shall, to the maximum extent possible, use reports and financial audits provided by the auditor of state and coordinated by the department to eliminate or reduce contract and administrative reviews. Regulatory entities other than the department may suggest reasonable additional items to be included in such reports and financial audits to meet any requirements of federal law. Reporting paperwork prepared for the department shall be shared with and accepted by other state and local entities to the maximum extent feasible. (D)(1) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, if, in any fiscal year, a college-preparatory boarding school receives federal funds for the purpose of supporting the school's operations, the amount of those federal funds shall be deducted from the total per-pupil boarding amount for all enrolled students paid by the department to the school for that fiscal year, unless the school's board of trustees and the department determine otherwise in a written agreement. Any portion of the total per-pupil boarding amount for all enrolled students remaining after the deduction of the federal funds shall be paid by the department to the school from state funds appropriated to the department. (2) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, if, in any fiscal year, the department receives federal funds for the purpose of supporting the operations of a college-preparatory boarding school, the department shall use those federal funds, not including any portion of those funds designated for administration, to pay the school the total per-pupil boarding amount for all enrolled students for that fiscal year. Any portion of the total per-pupil boarding amount for all enrolled students remaining after the use of the federal funds shall be paid by the department to the school from state funds appropriated to the department. (3) If any federal funds are used for the purpose prescribed in division (D)(1) or (2) of this section, the department shall comply with all requirements upon which the acceptance of the federal funds is conditioned, including any requirements set forth in the funding application submitted by the school or the department and, to the extent sufficient funds are appropriated by the general assembly, any requirements regarding maintenance of effort in expenditures. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.01
§ 3349.01. Administration and management of municipal university
Status: in_force

October 13, 1967 Senate Bill 61 - 107th General Assembly In any municipal corporation having a university supported in whole or in part by municipal taxation, all the authority, powers, and control vested in or belonging to such municipal corporation with respect to the management of the estate, property, and funds given, transferred, convenanted, or pledged to the municipal corporation in trust or otherwise for such university, as well as the government, conduct, and control of the university, shall be vested in and exercised by a board of directors.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.721 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.721
§ 3313.721. Health care for students
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Revised Code, the board of education of a school district may enter into a contract with a hospital registered under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code or an appropriately licensed health care provider for the purpose of providing health care services specifically authorized by the Revised Code to students. (B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Revised Code, the board of education of a school district may enter into a contract with a federally qualified health center or federally qualified health center look-alike for the purpose of providing health care services specifically authorized by the Revised Code to students. (C) If the board enters into a contract with a hospital or health care provider under division (A) of this section or with a federally qualified health center or federally qualified health center look-alike under division (B) of this section, each employee of the hospital, health care provider, federally qualified health center, or federally qualified health center look-alike who is providing the services of a nurse under that contract shall hold a credential that is equivalent to being licensed as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code. (D) As used in this section, "federally qualified health center" and "federally qualified health center look-alike" have the same meanings as in section 3701.047 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.18
§ 3319.18. Status of teachers under transfer or consolidation
Status: in_force

October 1, 2012 House Bill 525 - 129th General Assembly If an entire school district or that part of a school district which comprises the territory in which a school is situated is transferred to any other district, or if a new school district is created, the teachers in such districts or schools employed on continuing contracts immediately prior to such transfer, or creation shall, subject to section 3311.83 , 3319.17 , or 3319.171 of the Revised Code, have continuing service status in the newly created district, or in the district to which the territory is transferred. The limited contracts of the teachers employed in such districts or schools immediately prior to such transfer, or creation, shall become the legal obligations of the board of education in the newly created district, or in the district to which the territory is transferred, subject to section 3311.83 , 3319.17 , or 3319.171 of the Revised Code. The teaching experience of such teachers in such prior districts or schools shall be included in the three years of service required under section 3319.11 of the Revised Code for a teacher to become eligible for continuing service status. Teachers employed on limited or continuing contracts in an entire school district or that part of a school district which comprises the territory in which a school is situated which is transferred to any other district or which is merged with other school territory to create a new school district, shall be placed, on the effective date of such transfer or merger, on the salary schedule of the district to which the territory is transferred or the newly created district, according to their training and experience. Such experience shall be the total sum of the years taught in the district whose territory was transferred or merged to create a new district, plus the total number of years of teaching experience recognized by such previous district upon its first employment of such teachers. The placement of the teachers on the salary schedule, pursuant to this section, shall not result, however, in the salary of any teacher being less than the teacher's current annual salary for regular duties, in existence immediately prior to the merger or transfer. When suspending contracts in accordance with an administrative personnel suspension policy adopted under section 3319.171 of the Revised Code, a board may consider years of teaching service in the previous district in its decision if it is a part of the suspension policy.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3359.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3359 / § 3359.03
§ 3359.03. Powers of board of trustees regarding employees and university
Status: in_force

November 11, 1965 Senate Bill 212 - 106th General Assembly The board of trustees of the university of Akron 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 § 3320.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3320 / § 3320.01
§ 3320.01. Short title; definitions
Status: in_force

September 18, 2020 House Bill 164 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Sections 3320.01 , 3320.02 , and 3320.03 of the Revised Code shall be collectively known as the "Ohio Student Religious Liberties Act of 2019." (B) As used in sections 3320.01 to 3320.03 of the Revised Code, "religious expression" includes any of the following: (1) Prayer; (2) Religious gatherings, including but not limited to prayer groups, religious clubs, "see you at the pole" gatherings, or other religious gatherings; (3) Distribution of written materials or literature of a religious nature; (4) Any other activity of a religious nature, including wearing symbolic clothing or expression of a religious viewpoint, provided that the activity is not obscene, vulgar, offensively lewd, or indecent.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3325.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3325 / § 3325.12
§ 3325.12. Funds deposited for special benefit of pupil
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Money deposited with the superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services by parents, relatives, guardians, and friends for the special benefit of any pupil at the state school for the blind or the state school for the deaf shall remain in the hands of the superintendent for use accordingly. The superintendent shall deposit the money into one or more personal deposit funds. The superintendent shall keep itemized book accounts of the receipt and disposition of the money, which books shall be open at all times to the inspection of the director of education and workforce. The superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services shall adopt procedures governing the deposit, transfer, withdrawal, or investment of the money and the investment earnings of the money. Whenever a pupil ceases to be enrolled in the state school for the blind or the state school for the deaf, if personal money of the pupil remains in the hands of the superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services and no demand is made upon the superintendent by the pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian, the superintendent shall hold the money in a personal deposit fund for a period of at least one year. During that time, the superintendent shall make every effort possible to locate the pupil or the pupil's parent or guardian. If, at the end of this period, no demand has been made for the money of a pupil in the state school for the blind, the superintendent shall dispose of the money by transferring it to the state school for the blind educational program expense fund established by section 3325.17 of the Revised Code. If at the end of this period, no demand has been made for the money of a pupil in the state school for the deaf, the superintendent shall dispose of the money by transferring it to the state school for the deaf educational program expenses fund established by section 3325.16 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 30, 2023 at 9:32 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.35
§ 3304.35. Use of funds
Status: in_force

July 1, 1983 House Bill 291 - 115th General Assembly No funds derived from the federal government or from blind licensees under the "Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act," 89 Stat. 2-8 (1974), 20 U.S.C. 107, as amended, and no interest or other income generated by state investment of those funds shall be spent for purposes other than those set forth in that act.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.17
§ 3375.17. Tax levy by board of education for operation of library
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of library trustees of a school district free public library may annually, during the month of May, certify to the board of education of the school district the amount of money required to maintain and operate said library during the ensuing year and the amount of revenue anticipated from all sources other than a tax levy on the taxable property of said school district. The board of education may annually levy a tax on the taxable property of the school district, not to exceed one and one-half mills, for the purposes of providing funds for library operation pursuant to said certification. The tax so levied shall be in addition to all other levies authorized by law. The proceeds of such tax levy shall be paid by the county treasurer to the treasurer of the board of library trustees.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.75 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.75
§ 3309.75. Eligibility for credit for service in Cincinnati retirement system
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly (A) If the conditions described in division (B) of section 3309.74 of the Revised Code are met, a member of the school employees retirement system who is not receiving a pension or benefit from the school employees retirement system is eligible to obtain credit for service as a member of the Cincinnati retirement system under this section. (B) A member of the school employees retirement system who has contributions on deposit with, but is no longer contributing to, the Cincinnati retirement system shall, in computing years of service credit, be given credit for service credit earned under the Cincinnati retirement system or purchased or obtained as military service credit if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The member's service credit in the school employees retirement system is greater than the amount of credit that would be transferred under this division. (2) The member is eligible, or with the credit will be eligible, for a retirement or disability benefit. (3) The member agrees to retire or accept a disability benefit not later than ninety days after receiving notice from the school employees retirement system that the credit has been obtained. (4) For each year of service, the Cincinnati retirement system transfers to the school employees retirement system the sum of the following: (a) The amount contributed by the member, or, in the case of military service credit, paid by the member, that is attributable to the year of service; (b) An amount equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions to the Cincinnati retirement 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; (c) Interest on the amounts specified in divisions (B)(4)(a) and (b) of this section 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 transfer is made. (C) A member of the school employees retirement system with at least eighteen months of contributing service credit with the school employees retirement system who has received a refund of the member's contributions to the Cincinnati retirement system may obtain credit for service credit earned under the Cincinnati retirement system or purchased or obtained as military service credit if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The member's service credit in the school employees retirement system is greater than the amount of credit that would be transferred under this division. (2) The member is eligible, or with the credit will be eligible, for a retirement or disability benefit. (3) The member agrees to retire or accept a disability benefit not later than ninety days after receiving notice from the school employees retirement system that the credit has been obtained. (4) For each year of service, the school employees retirement system receives the sum of the following: (a) An amount, paid by the member, equal to the sum of the following: (i) The amount refunded by the Cincinnati retirement system to the member for that year for contributions and payments for 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 payment; (ii) The amount of interest, if any, the member received when the refund was made that is attributable to the year of service. (b) An amount, transferred by the Cincinnati retirement system to the school employees retirement system, equal to the sum of the following: (i) Interest 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; (ii) An amount equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions to the Cincinnati retirement 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 to the date of the transfer. (D) The amount transferred under division (C)(4)(b)(i) of this section shall not include any amount of interest the Cincinnati retirement system paid to the person when it made the refund. (E) On receipt of payment from the member under division (C)(4)(a) of this section, the school employees retirement system shall notify the Cincinnati retirement system. On receipt of the notice, the Cincinnati retirement system shall transfer the amount described in division (C)(4)(b) of this section. (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 the Cincinnati retirement system. The interest shall be compounded annually. (G) At the request of the school employees retirement system, the Cincinnati 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. (H) A member may choose to purchase only part of the credit the member is eligible to purchase under division (C) of this section, subject to rules of the school employees retirement board. (I) A member is ineligible to obtain credit under this section for service that is used in the calculation of any retirement benefit currently being paid or payable in the future. (J) Service credit purchased or otherwise obtained under this section shall be considered the equivalent of Ohio service credit. (K) The school employees retirement system shall withdraw credit obtained under this section and refund all amounts paid or transferred to obtain the credit if either of the following occurs: (1) The member fails to retire or accept a disability benefit not later than ninety days after receiving notice from the school employees retirement system that credit has been obtained under this section. (2) The member's application for a disability benefit is denied.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.131 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.131
§ 3307.131. Actions; Venue
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly Any action brought against the state teachers retirement system or the state teachers retirement board or its officers, employees, or board members in their official capacities shall be brought in the appropriate court in Frankl in county, Ohio.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.49 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.49
§ 3318.49. Corrective action program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The corrective action program is hereby established to provide funding for the correction of work, in connection with a project funded under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 or sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, that is found after occupancy of the facility to be defective or to have been omitted. (B) The Ohio facilities construction commission may provide funding under this section only if the school district notifies the executive director of the commission of the defective or omitted work within five years after occupancy of the facility for which the district seeks the funding. (C) The commission shall establish procedures and deadlines for school districts to follow in applying for assistance under this section. The procedures shall include definitions of "defective" and "omitted," and shall require that remediation efforts focus first on engaging the respective contractors that designed and constructed the areas that have design or construction-related issues. The commission shall consider applications on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the amount of money appropriated and available for purposes of this section. (D) The commission may provide funding assistance necessary to take corrective measures after evaluating the defective or omitted work. (1) If the work to be corrected or remediated is part of a project not yet completed, the commission may amend the project agreement to increase the project budget and use corrective action funding to provide the state portion of the amendment. If the work to be corrected or remediated is part of a completed project and funds were retained or transferred pursuant to division (C) of section 3318.12 of the Revised Code, the commission may enter into a new agreement to address the corrective action. (2) Whether or not the project is completed, the district shall contribute a portion of the cost of the corrective action, to be determined in accordance with section 3318.032 of the Revised Code or, if the district is a joint vocational school district, section 3318.42 of the Revised Code. A district that is unable to provide its portion so that remediation can proceed may apply to the commission for additional assistance under section 3318.042 of the Revised Code. (E) The commission shall assess responsibility for the defective or omitted work and seek cost recovery from responsible parties, if applicable. Any recovery of the expense of remediation shall be applied first to the district portion of the cost of the corrective action. Any remaining funds shall be applied to the state portion and deposited into the school building program assistance fund established under section 3318.25 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.40
§ 3309.40. Benefits upon disability retirement
Status: in_force

April 9, 2001 Senate Bill 270 - 123rd General Assembly A member who has elected disability coverage under this section, has not attained age sixty, and is determined by the school employees retirement board under section 3309.39 of the Revised Code to qualify for a disability benefit shall be retired on disability under this section. Upon disability retirement, a member shall receive an annual amount that shall consist of: (A) An annuity having a reserve equal to the amount of the member's accumulated contributions; (B) A pension that shall be the difference between the member's annuity and an annual amount determined by multiplying the total service credit of such member, and in addition thereto, the number of years and fractions thereof between the effective date of the member's disability retirement and attained age sixty, assuming continuous service, by eighty-six dollars, or by two and two-tenths per cent of the member's final average salary, whichever is greater. Where the member is not receiving a disability benefit under section 3309.35 of the Revised Code and is receiving a disability benefit from either the public employees retirement system or the state teachers retirement system, then such member shall not be eligible for service credit based upon the number of years and fractions thereof between the effective date of disability and attained age sixty as provided for in this division. Such disability retirement shall not be less than thirty per cent nor more than seventy-five per cent of the member's final average salary, except that it shall not exceed any limit to which the retirement system is subject under section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 415, as amended. The school employees retirement board is the final authority in determining the eligibility of a member for such form of retirement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.35
§ 3326.35. Payment adjustment for students enrolled only part of the year
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall adjust the amounts paid under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code to reflect any enrollment of students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics schools for less than the equivalent of a full school year. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:39 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.17
§ 3345.17. Property exempt from taxation
Status: in_force

April 29, 2011 House Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly All property, personal, real, or mixed of the boards of trustees and of the housing commissions of the state universities, the northeast Ohio medical university, and of the state held for the use and benefit of any such institution, which is used for the support of such institution, is exempt from taxation so long as such property is used for the support of such university.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3329.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3329 / § 3329.03
§ 3329.03. Violation of contract by publisher
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly If a publisher who files a statement under section 3329.01 of the Revised Code, fails or refuses to furnish such textbooks or electronic textbooks adopted as provided in sections 3329.01 to 3329.10 of the Revised Code to any board of education upon the terms provided in such sections, such board at once must notify the department of education and workforce of such failure or refusal, and the department at once shall cause an investigation of such charge to be made. If it is found to be true, the department at once shall notify such publisher and each board in the state that such textbooks or electronic textbooks shall not thereafter be adopted and purchased by boards of education. Such publisher shall pay to the state five hundred dollars for each failure, to be recovered in the name of the state, in an action to be brought by the attorney general, in the court of common pleas of Franklin county, or in any other proper court or in any other place where service can be made. The amount, when collected, must be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state general revenue fund. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.18
§ 3335.18. University extension division - improvement of public interests
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of trustees of the Ohio state university may carry on, under the supervision of the university extension division, such discussions, investigations, experiments, and demonstrations as it deems advisable for the improvement of the engineering, mining, manufacturing, social, medical, scientific, industrial, economic, and civic interests, and such other public interests of the state as may in any way be promoted or subserved by any department of the university, and for such purposes it may provide traveling instructors and conduct correspondence instructing and teaching. Any common carrier may carry persons employed in such demonstrations, experiments, and discussions, and the equipment therefor, and the traveling lecturers and instructors provided for in sections 3335.16 to 3335.18 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, free, or at reduced rates.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.47
§ 3313.47. Management and control of schools vested in board of education
Status: in_force

July 1, 1993 House Bill 152 - 120th General Assembly Each city, exempted village, or local board of education shall have the management and control of all of the public schools of whatever name or character that it operates in its respective district. If the board has adopted an annual appropriation resolution, it may, by general resolution, authorize the superintendent or other officer to appoint janitors, superintendents of buildings, and such other employees as are provided for in such annual appropriation resolution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.0716 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.0716
§ 3301.0716. Department access to student information
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code, the department of education and workforce may have access to personally identifiable information about any student under the following circumstances: (A) An entity with which the department contracts for the scoring of assessments administered under section 3301.0711 or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code has notified the department that the student's written response to a question on an assessment included threats or descriptions of harm to another person or the student's self and the information is necessary to enable the department to identify the student for purposes of notifying the school district or school in which the student is enrolled of the potential for harm. (B) The department requests the information to respond to an appeal from a school district or school for verification of the accuracy of the student's score on an assessment administered under section 3301.0711 or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code. (C) The department requests the information to determine whether the student satisfies the alternative conditions for a high school diploma prescribed in section 3313.615 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 9, 2023 at 2:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.31
§ 3323.31. Center for autism and low incidence
Status: in_force

June 30, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The Franklin county educational service center shall establish the Ohio center for autism and low incidence. The center shall administer programs and coordinate services for infants, preschool and school-age children, and adults with autism and low incidence disabilities. The center's principal focus shall be programs and services for persons with autism. The center shall be under the direction of an executive director, appointed by the superintendent of the service center in consultation with the advisory board established under section 3323.33 of the Revised Code. In addition to its other duties, the Ohio center for autism and low incidence shall participate as a member of the interagency workgroup on autism, as it is established by the director of developmental disabilities under section 5123.0419 of the Revised Code. The center shall provide technical assistance and support to the department of developmental disabilities in the department's leadership role to develop and implement the projects and activities of the workgroup.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.66 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.66
§ 3333.66. Scholarship amounts
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, in each academic year, no student who receives a choose Ohio first scholarship shall receive less than one thousand five hundred dollars or more than one-half of the highest in-state undergraduate instructional and general fees charged by all state universities. For this purpose, if Miami university is implementing the pilot tuition restructuring plan originally recognized in Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th general assembly, that university's instructional and general fees shall be considered to be the average full-time in-state undergraduate instructional and general fee amount after taking into account the Ohio resident and Ohio leader scholarships and any other credit provided to all Ohio residents. (2) The chancellor of higher education may authorize a state university or college or a nonpublic Ohio institution of higher education to award a choose Ohio first scholarship in the amount of not less than five hundred dollars but not more than one-half of the highest in-state undergraduate instructional and general fees charged by all state universities to a student enrolled in a certificate program designated as an eligible program by the chancellor. (3) A student receiving multiple awards under division (A) of this section may not exceed the maximum permitted amount for each individual award. (B) The general assembly intends that money appropriated for the choose Ohio first scholarship program in each fiscal year be used for scholarships in the following academic year. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:12 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.375 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.375
§ 3313.375. Lease-purchase agreement for building or improvements to building
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The board of education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, the governing board of an educational service center, or the governing authority of a community school may enter into a lease-purchase agreement providing for construction; enlarging or other improvement, furnishing, and equipping; lease; and eventual acquisition of facilities or improvements to facilities, including but not limited to buildings, playgrounds, parking lots, athletic facilities, and safety enhancements for any school district, educational service center, or community school purpose. The agreement shall provide for a lease for a series of one-year renewable lease terms totaling not more than the number of years equivalent to the useful life of the asset and in no event more than thirty years. The agreement shall provide that at the end of the series of lease terms provided for in the agreement the title to the leased property shall be vested in the school district or educational service center, if all obligations of the school district, educational service center, or community school provided for in the agreement have been satisfied. The agreement may, in addition to the rental payments, require the school district, educational service center, or community school to pay the lessor a lump-sum amount as a condition of obtaining title to the leased property. In conjunction with the agreement, a school district board of education, an educational service center governing board, or a governing authority of a community school may grant leases, easements, or licenses for underlying land or facilities under the board's control for terms not exceeding five years beyond the final renewal term of the lease-purchase agreement entered into pursuant to this section. Payments under the agreement may be deemed to be, and paid as, current operating expenses. The obligations under a lease-purchase agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall not be considered to be net indebtedness of a school district under section 133.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.208 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.208
§ 3313.208. School district participation in provision of latchkey programs
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly A board of education of a school district or the governing board of an educational service center may assess the need for latchkey programs in its district or territory and determine the best and most efficient manner of providing latchkey programs to children residing in the district or territory. Prior to operating any latchkey program, making any payments, or providing any employees or ancillary services under sections 3313.207 to 3313.209 of the Revised Code, a board shall provide notification to parents and other interested parties that the board is considering participation in the provision of latchkey programs and shall adopt a policy ensuring public input on the board's decision whether or not to participate, as well as any decisions concerning the district's or service center's role in the implementation and funding of any latchkey programs if the board does decide to participate. The policy shall also include provision for regular, periodic public input in the evaluation of any school district or service center participation in the provision of latchkey programs. A board may provide a latchkey program, subject to the following limitations: (A) The program shall be maintained and operated and pupils shall be admitted pursuant to rules adopted by the board; (B) Fees or tuition, in amounts determined by the board, may be charged for participation in the program and shall be deposited in a special fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3355.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3355 / § 3355.06
§ 3355.06. Powers and duties of managing authority
Status: in_force

September 22, 2000 Senate Bill 53 - 123rd General Assembly The managing authority of the university branch district shall adopt its own rules governing proceedings, designate the permanent place of business of the district, and keep a record of all its proceedings. Such record shall be open for public inspection during regular business hours at the permanent place of business of the district. The managing authority may: (A) Enter into a contract for a period of not less than four nor more than ten years with a state or municipal university for the operation of a university branch by such university on the campus provided in accordance with sections 3355.01 to 3355.14 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in sections 3333.17 and 3333.32 of the Revised Code, the contract shall establish schedules of fees and tuition for: students who are residents of the district; residents of Ohio but not of the district; and students who are nonresidents of Ohio. Students who are nonresidents of Ohio shall be required to pay higher rates of fees and tuition than the rates required of students who are residents of Ohio but not of the district, and students who are residents of the district shall pay a smaller tuition and fee rate than the rate for either category of nonresident students. (B) Hold, encumber, control, acquire by donation, purchase, or condemnation, construct, own, lease, use, and sell real and personal property as is necessary for the creation and maintenance of the university branch campus, on whatever terms and for whatever consideration may be appropriate for the purposes of the facility; (C) Accept gifts, grants, bequests, and devises absolutely or in trust for support of the university branch campus during the existence of said branch; (D) Receive an appropriation from any municipality or county that is a part of the university branch district for the purpose of providing funds for support of the university branch campus; (E) Receive and expend gifts or grants from the state for the payment of operating costs, for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of buildings or other structures, or for the acquisition or use of land; (F) Prescribe rules for the effective operation of a university branch district college and exercise such other powers as are necessary for the efficient management of such university and are not in conflict with any contract entered into under division (A) of this section. 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.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3357.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3357 / § 3357.16
§ 3357.16. Contracts requiring bidding - biennial adjustment
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) When the board of trustees of a technical college district has by resolution determined to let by contract the work of improvements pursuant to the official plan of such district, contracts in amounts exceeding a dollar amount set by the board, which dollar amount shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars, shall be advertised after notice calling for bids has been published once a week for three consecutive weeks or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, in a newspaper of general circulation within the technical college district where the work is to be done. The board of trustees of the technical college district may let such contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in accordance with section 9.312 of the Revised Code, who meets the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. Such contract shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by or shall refer to plans and specifications for the work to be done. Such contract shall be approved by the board of trustees and signed by the president of the board and by the contractor. (B) On the first day of January of every even-numbered year, the chancellor of the board of regents shall adjust the two hundred thousand dollar contract limit set forth in division (A) of this section, as adjusted in any previous year pursuant to this division. The chancellor shall adjust the limit according to the average increase or decrease for each of the two years immediately preceding the adjustment as set forth in the United States department of commerce, bureau of economic analysis implicit price deflator for gross domestic product, nonresidential structures, or an alternative if the federal government ceases to publish this metric, provided that no increase or decrease for any year shall exceed three per cent of the contract limit in existence at the time of the adjustment. Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, the limit adjusted under this division shall be used thereafter in lieu of the limit in division (A) of this section. (C) Before entering into an improvement pursuant to division (A) of this section, and except for contracts made with a construction manager at risk, a design-build firm, or a general contracting firm, as those terms are defined in section 153.50 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of a technical college district shall require separate and distinct proposals to be made for furnishing materials or doing work on the improvement, or both, in the board's discretion, for each separate and distinct branch or class of work entering into the improvement. The board of trustees also may require a single, combined proposal for the entire project for materials or doing work, or both, in the board's discretion, that includes each separate and distinct branch or class of work entering into the improvement. (D) When more than one branch or class of work is required, no contract for the entire job, or for a greater portion thereof than is embraced in one such branch or class of work shall be awarded, unless the separate bids do not cover all the work and materials required or the bids for the whole or for two or more kinds of work or materials are lower than the separate bids in the aggregate. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.29
§ 3335.29. Station not to be conducted for gain - requests for assistance from station
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 238 - 135th General Assembly The engineering experiment station of the Ohio state university shall not be conducted for the private or personal gain of anyone connected with it, or for the sole benefit of any individual, firm, or corporation. Any commission, board, bureau, or department of the state, or any institution owned by the state, may seek assistance from the station, and such requests shall have precedence over all other outside requests. The director of the station may decline such requests or require that the expense of such investigations be borne in part or in whole by the commission, board, bureau, or department of state, or institution owned by the state, making such requests. Any individual, firm, or corporation may seek the assistance of the station; the director may decline to render such assistance or may require that any expense incidental to such assistance be borne in part or in whole by the individual, firm, or corporation seeking such assistance, and the director may publish the results of such investigations. Last updated February 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.311 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.311
§ 3309.311. Purchasing credit for service as school board member
Status: in_force

November 23, 1995 House Bill 226 - 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) A member of the school employees retirement system who does both of the following may purchase credit for service as a school board or governing board member if the member is eligible to retire under this chapter or will become eligible to retire as a result of purchasing the credit: (1) Agrees to retire within ninety days after receiving notice of the additional liability under division (C) of this section; (2) Provides evidence satisfactory to the retirement board of service as a school board or governing board member during the years for which the member wishes to purchase credit. (B) Credit may be purchased under division (A) of this section for service as a school board or governing board member between September 1, 1937, and June 30, 1991. A member is eligible to purchase one-quarter of a year's credit for each year of service as a school board or governing board member. (C) On receipt of a request from a member eligible to purchase credit under this section, the system shall obtain from its actuary a certification of the additional liability to the system for each quarter year of credit the member is eligible to purchase. Any portion of the credit a member is eligible to purchase may be purchased in quarter-year increments. For each quarter year of credit purchased, the member shall pay to the system an amount equal to the additional liability to the system resulting from the purchase. Payment shall be made in full at the time of purchase. (D) The school employees retirement board shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code concerning the purchase of credit under this section. In addition to any other matters considered relevant by the retirement board, the rules shall specify the procedure to be followed by a member to inform the system of a desire to purchase credit for service as a school board or governing board member. (E) If the member does not retire within ninety days after purchasing credit under this section, the system shall withdraw the credit and refund the amount paid by the member.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.673 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.673
§ 3309.673. Benefits subject to termination
Status: in_force

July 29, 2011 House Bill 123 - 129th General Assembly Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a disability benefit granted under this chapter is subject to an order issued under section 2929.193 of the Revised Code. The school employees retirement board shall comply with the order. On receipt of notice under section 2901.43 of the Revised Code that a school employees retirement system member is charged with an offense listed in division (D) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code under the circumstances specified in that division, the system shall determine whether the member has been granted a disability benefit. If so, the system shall send written notice to the prosecutor assigned to the case that the member has been granted a disability benefit under this chapter and may be subject to section 2929.193 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.33
§ 3319.33. Annual report of statistics - civil proceedings information
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly On or before the first day of August in each year, the board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district shall report to the department of education and workforce the school statistics of its district. Such report shall be made on forms furnished by the department and shall contain such information as the department requires. The report shall also set forth with respect to each civil proceeding in which the board of education is a defendant and each civil proceeding in which the board of education is a party and is not a defendant and in which one of the other parties is a board of education in this state or an officer, board, or official of this state: (A) The nature of the proceeding; (B) The capacity in which the board is a party to the proceeding; (C) The total expenses incurred by the board with respect to the proceeding; (D) The total expenses incurred by the board with respect to the proceeding during the reporting period. Divisions (A) to (D) of this section do not apply to any proceeding for which no expenses have been incurred during the reporting period. The board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district may prepare and publish annually a report of the condition and administration of the schools under its supervision which shall include therein an exhibit of the financial affairs of the district and the information required in divisions (A) to (D) of this section. Such annual report shall be for a full year. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.696 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.696
§ 3307.696. Additional monthly payment where member died prior to 7/1/1968
Status: in_force

July 13, 2000 Senate Bill 190 - 123rd General Assembly Each person receiving benefits under former section 3307.49 of the Revised Code who became eligible to receive such benefits under former section 3307.48 of the Revised Code by virtue of the death of a member prior to July 1, 1968, shall receive an additional monthly payment of two dollars for each year between the date of such member's death and December 31, 1972, or an additional fifty dollars, whichever is less. Last updated September 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.90 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.90
§ 3313.90. Career-technical education programs
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly As used in this section, "formula ADM" has the same meaning as in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, the provisions of this section that apply to a city school district do not apply to any joint vocational or cooperative education school district. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, each city, local, and exempted village school district shall, by one of the following means, provide to students enrolled in grades seven through twelve career-technical education adequate to prepare a student enrolled therein for an occupation: (1) Establishing and maintaining a career-technical education program that meets standards adopted by the department of education and workforce; (2) Being a member of a joint vocational school district that meets standards adopted by the department; (3) Contracting for career-technical education with a joint vocational school district or another school district that meets the standards adopted by the department. The standards of the department shall include criteria for the participation by nonpublic students in career-technical education programs without financial assessment, charge, or tuition to such student except such assessments, charges, or tuition paid by resident public school students in such programs. Such nonpublic school students shall be included in the formula ADM of the school district maintaining the career-technical education program as part-time students in proportion to the time spent in the career-technical education program. By the thirtieth day of October of each year, the director of education and workforce shall determine and certify to the superintendent of each school district subject to this section either that the district is in compliance with the requirements of this section for the current school year or that the district is not in compliance. If the director certifies that the district is not in compliance, the director shall notify the board of education of the district of the actions necessary to bring the district into compliance with this section. In meeting standards established by the department, school districts, where practicable, shall provide career-technical education programs in high schools. A minimum enrollment of two thousand two hundred fifty students in grades seven through twelve is the base for comprehensive career-technical education course offerings. A school district may meet this requirement alone, through a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 3313.92 of the Revised Code, through school district consolidation, by membership in a joint vocational school district, by contract with a school district, by contract with a school licensed by any state agency established by the Revised Code which school operates its courses offered for contracting with public schools under standards as to staffing and facilities comparable to those prescribed by the department for public schools provided no instructor in such courses shall be required to be certificated by the department, or in a combination of such ways. Exceptions to the minimum enrollment prescribed by this section may be made by the department based on sparsity of population or other factors indicating that comprehensive educational and career-technical education programs as required by this section can be provided through an alternate plan. (B) Until July 1, 2026, the department shall waive the requirement for a city, local, or exempted village school district to provide career-technical education to students enrolled in grades seven and eight for that particular school year, if the board of education of that district adopts a resolution that specifies the district's intent not to provide career-technical education to students enrolled in grades seven and eight for a particular school year and submits that resolution to the department by the thirtieth day of September of that school year. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.672 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.672
§ 3309.672. Forfeiture of retirement benefits under RC 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 school employees 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., 3307., 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.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.135 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.135
§ 3301.135. List of free, reduced cost epinephrine autoinjectors
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce annually shall compile a list of organizations and companies that offer free and reduced cost epinephrine autoinjectors to qualifying school districts, other public schools, and chartered nonpublic schools. The department shall make this information readily available on their web site and send a copy of the list by mail or electronically to each school district, other public school, and chartered nonpublic school. As used in this section, "other public school" has the same meaning as in section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code. Last updated April 29, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.201 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.201
§ 3317.201. Payment to institutions providing special education services
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly This section does not apply to preschool children with disabilities. (A) As used in this section, the "total special education amount" for an institution means the following: (1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the sum of the following amounts: (a) The number of children certified by the institution under division (G)(1)(a)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as receiving services for a disability described in division (A) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code multiplied by the multiple specified in that division multiplied by the statewide average base cost per pupil; (b) The number of children certified by the institution under division (G)(1)(a)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as receiving services for a disability described in division (B) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code multiplied by the multiple specified in that division multiplied by the statewide average base cost per pupil; (c) The number of children certified by the institution under division (G)(1)(a)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as receiving services for a disability described in division (C) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code multiplied by the multiple specified in that division multiplied by the statewide average base cost per pupil; (d) The number of children certified by the institution under division (G)(1)(a)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as receiving services for a disability described in division (D) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code multiplied by the multiple specified in that division multiplied by the statewide average base cost per pupil; (e) The number of children certified by the institution under division (G)(1)(a)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as receiving services for a disability described in division (E) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code multiplied by the multiple specified in that division multiplied by the statewide average base cost per pupil; (f) The number of children certified by the institution under division (G)(1)(a)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as receiving services for a disability described in division (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code multiplied by the multiple specified in that division multiplied by the statewide average base cost per pupil. (2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of the following amounts: (a) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly times the number of children certified by the institution under division (G)(1)(a)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as receiving services for a disability described in division (A) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code; (b) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly times the number of children certified by the institution under division (G)(1)(a)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as receiving services for a disability described in division (B) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code; (c) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly times the number of children certified by the institution under division (G)(1)(a)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as receiving services for a disability described in division (C) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code; (d) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly times the number of children certified by the institution under division (G)(1)(a)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as receiving services for a disability described in division (D) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code; (e) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly times the number of children certified by the institution under division (G)(1)(a)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as receiving services for a disability described in division (E) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code; (f) An amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly times the number of children certified by the institution under division (G)(1)(a)(i) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code as receiving services for a disability described in division (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code. (B) For each fiscal year, the department of education and workforce shall pay each state institution required to provide special education services under division (A) of section 3323.091 of the Revised Code an amount equal to the institution's total special education amount. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.764 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.764
§ 3307.764. Transferring contributions to Cincinnati retirement system
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly (A) If the conditions described in division (B) of section 3307.762 of the Revised Code are met and a person who is a member or former member of the state teachers retirement system through participation in the STRS defined benefit plan, but is not a current contributor and who is not receiving a pension or benefit from the state teachers retirement system elects to receive credit under the Cincinnati retirement system for service for which the person contributed to the state teachers retirement system or purchased or obtained as military service credit, the state teachers retirement system shall transfer the amounts specified in division (B) or (C) of this section to the Cincinnati retirement system. (B) If the person has contributions on deposit with the state teachers retirement system, the person may obtain credit if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The member's service credit in the Cincinnati retirement system is greater than the amount of credit that would be obtained under this division. (2) The member is eligible, or with the credit will be eligible, for a retirement or disability benefit. (3) The member agrees to retire or accept a disability benefit not later than ninety days after receiving notice from the state teachers retirement system that the credit has been obtained. (4) For each year of service credit, the retirement system transfers to the Cincinnati retirement system the sum of the following: (a) An amount equal to the person's contributions to the state teachers retirement system and payments made by the member for military service credit; (b) An amount equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions to the state teachers retirement system or the amount that would have been contributed by the employer for the service had the person been a member of the Cincinnati retirement system at the time the credit was earned; (c) Interest on the amounts specified in divisions (B)(4)(a) and (b) of this section for the period 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 transfer was made. (C)(1) If the person has received a refund of accumulated contributions to the state teachers retirement system, the person may obtain credit if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The member's service credit in the Cincinnati retirement system is greater than the amount of credit that would be obtained under this division. (b) The member is eligible, or with the credit will be eligible, for a retirement or disability benefit. (c) The member agrees to retire or accept a disability benefit not later than ninety days after receiving notice from the state teachers retirement system that the credit has been obtained. (d) For each year of service credit, the retirement system transfers to the Cincinnati retirement system the sum of the following: (i) Interest on the amount refunded to the former 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; (ii) An amount equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions to the state teachers retirement system or the amount that would have been contributed by the employer for the service had the person been a member of the Cincinnati 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 to the date of the transfer. (2) The amount transferred under division (C)(1)(d) of this section shall not include any amount added to the member's accumulated contributions under section 3307.563 of the Revised Code and paid under section 3307.56 or 3307.562 of the Revised Code. (3) On receipt of notice from the Cincinnati retirement system that the Cincinnati retirement system has received payment from a person described in division (C)(1)(d) of this section, the state teachers retirement system shall transfer the amount described in that division. (D) 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 state teachers retirement system or the Cincinnati retirement system. The interest shall be compounded annually. (E) The transfer of any amount under this section cancels an equivalent amount of service credit. (F) At the request of the Cincinnati retirement system, the state teachers retirement system shall certify to the Cincinnati retirement system a copy of the records of the service and contributions of a member or former member of the state teachers retirement system who elects to receive service credit under the Cincinnati retirement system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.08
§ 3345.08. Temporary dwelling accommodations
Status: in_force

September 12, 1967 House Bill 60 - 107th General Assembly The board of trustees of a state university may continue to maintain and operate the temporary dwelling accommodations made available by the federal government under Public Law No. 849, 76th Congress, as amended by Public Law No. 292, 79th Congress, to be used as temporary dwelling accommodations for students and employees in said institutions, their spouses, children, and in the case of disabled students so qualifying, their necessary attendants, at the discretion of the boards of such universities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.031
§ 3326.031. Single governing body may direct group of multiple STEM schools
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As authorized by the STEM committee, a single governing body may direct a group of multiple STEM schools to operate from multiple facilities located in one or more school districts to be organized and operated in the manner prescribed under this chapter except as specified by this section. Each school within the group shall operate as a separate school but under the direction of a common governing body. The governing body may employ a single treasurer, licensed in the manner prescribed by section 3326.21 of the Revised Code, to manage the fiscal affairs of all of the schools within the group. Each school shall have a chief administrative officer, as required by section 3326.08 of the Revised Code, but the governing body may in its discretion appoint a single individual to be the chief administrative officer of two or more schools in the group. No school within the group shall be organized or funded in the manner prescribed by section 3326.51 of the Revised Code. (B) The department shall calculate funds under this chapter for each STEM school within a group separately. It shall pay those funds to the governing body of the group. The governing body shall distribute to each STEM school within the group the full amount determined by the department for that school. (C) In accordance with section 3326.17 of the Revised Code, the department shall issue a separate report card for each STEM school within a group. The department also shall compute a rating for each group of schools and report that rating in a distinct report card for the group. (D) The department shall assign a separate internal retrieval number to each STEM school within a group.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.15
§ 3309.15. Investment and fiduciary duties of board
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 6 - 135th General Assembly (A) The members of the school employees retirement board shall be the trustees of the funds created by section 3309.60 of the Revised Code. The board shall have full power to invest the funds. The board and other fiduciaries shall discharge their duties with respect to the funds solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries; for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the school employees retirement system; with care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims; and by diversifying the investments of the system so as to minimize the risk of large losses, unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so. The board, in accordance with its fiduciary duties described under this section, shall make investment decisions with the sole purpose of maximizing the return on its investments. The board shall not make an investment decision with the primary purpose of influencing any social or environmental policy or attempting to influence the governance of any corporation. The board may establish a partnership, trust, limited liability company, corporation, including a corporation exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code, 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended, or any other legal entity authorized to transact business in this state. (B) In exercising its fiduciary responsibility with respect to the investment of the funds, it shall be the intent of the board to give consideration to investments that enhance the general welfare of the state and its citizens where the investments offer quality, return, and safety comparable to other investments currently available to the board. In fulfilling this intent, equal consideration shall also be given to investments otherwise qualifying under this section that involve minority owned and controlled firms and firms owned and controlled by women, either alone or in joint venture with other firms. The board shall adopt, in regular meeting, policies, objectives, or criteria for the operation of the investment program that include asset allocation targets and ranges, risk factors, asset class benchmarks, time horizons, total return objectives, and performance evaluation guidelines. In adopting policies and criteria for the selection of agents with whom the board may contract for the administration of the funds, the board shall comply with sections 3309.157 and 3309.159 of the Revised Code and shall also give equal consideration to minority owned and controlled firms, firms owned and controlled by women, and ventures involving minority owned and controlled firms and firms owned and controlled by women that otherwise meet the policies and criteria established by the board. Amendments and additions to the policies and criteria shall be adopted in regular meeting. The board shall publish its policies, objectives, and criteria under this provision no less often than annually and shall make copies available to interested parties. The board shall not adopt a policy, or take any action to promote a policy, under which the board makes investment decisions with the primary purpose of influencing any social or environmental policy or attempting to influence the governance of any corporation. If the board contracts with a person, including an agent or investment manager, for the management or investment of the funds, the board shall require the person to comply with the global investment performance standards established by the chartered financial analyst institute, or a successor organization, when reporting on the performance of investments. (C) All evidences of title of investments purchased by the board under this section shall be delivered to the treasurer of state, who is hereby designated as custodian thereof, or to the treasurer of state's authorized agent, and the treasurer of state or the agent shall collect principal, interest, dividends, and distributions that become due and payable and place the same when so collected into the custodial funds. Evidences of title of the investments may be deposited by the treasurer of state for safekeeping with an authorized agent, selected by the treasurer of state, who is a qualified trustee under section 135.18 of the Revised Code. The treasurer of state shall pay for the investments purchased by the board pending receipt of the evidence of title of the investments by the treasurer of state or to the treasurer of state's authorized agent, and on receipt of written or electronic instructions from the board or the board's designated agent authorizing the purchase. The board may sell any investments held by the board, and the treasurer of state or the treasurer of state's authorized agent shall accept payment from the purchaser and deliver evidence of title of the investment to the purchaser on receipt of written or electronic instructions from the board or the board's designated agent authorizing the sale, and pending receipt of the moneys for the investments. The amount received shall be placed into the custodial funds. The board and the treasurer of state may enter into agreements to establish procedures for the purchase and sale of investments under this division and the custody of the investment. (D) No purchase or sale of any investment shall be made under this section except as authorized by the school employees retirement board. (E) Any statement of financial position distributed by the board shall include the fair value, as of the statement date, of all investments held by the board under this section. Last updated January 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.06
§ 3333.06. State plan - federal grants
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The chancellor of higher education shall prepare a state plan and do all other things necessary for participation in federal acts relative to the construction of higher educational academic facilities. Such plan shall provide for objective standards and methods of determining the relative priorities for eligible projects for the construction of academic facilities submitted by institutions of higher education within the state and for determining the federal share of the development for each such project. The chancellor shall provide for assigning priorities in accordance with such criteria, standards, and methods to eligible projects submitted to and approved by the chancellor, shall recommend to the United States secretary of education, in the order of such priority, applications covering such eligible projects, and shall certify to the secretary the federal share of the development cost of such projects. The chancellor shall provide a fair hearing to each institution which has submitted a project as to the priority assigned to such project by the chancellor or as to any other determination of the chancellor adversely affecting such institution. The chancellor shall receive federal grants for the proper and efficient administration of the state plan, and shall provide for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, federal funds paid to the chancellor. The chancellor shall make such reports in such form and containing such information as may be reasonably required by the secretary in the performance of the secretary's functions under federal law relating to grants for the construction of academic facilities. Each federal grant received by the chancellor shall be paid into the state treasury.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.054 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.054
§ 3318.054. Lapse of classroom facilities project due to failure of voters to approve ballot measures
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) If conditional approval of a city, exempted village, or local school district's project lapses as provided in section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, or if conditional approval of a joint vocational school district's project lapses as provided in division (D) of section 3318.41 of the Revised Code, because the district's electors have not approved the ballot measures necessary to generate the district's portion of the basic project cost, and if the district board desires to seek a new conditional approval of the project, the district board shall request that the Ohio facilities construction commission set the scope, basic project cost, and school district portion of the basic project cost prior to resubmitting the ballot measures to the electors. To do so, the commission shall use the district's current assessed tax valuation and the district's percentile for the prior fiscal year. For a district that has entered into an agreement under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code and desires to proceed with a project under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, the district's portion of the basic project cost shall be the percentage specified in that agreement. The project scope and basic costs established under this division shall be valid for sixteen months from the date the commission approves them. (B) Upon the commission's approval under division (A) of this section, the district board may submit the ballot measures to the district's electors for approval of the project based on the new project scope and estimated costs. Upon electoral approval of those measures, the district shall be given first priority for project funding as such funds become available. (C) When the commission determines that funds are available for the district's project, the commission shall do all of the following: (1) Determine the school district portion of the basic project cost under section 3318.032 of the Revised Code, in the case of a city, exempted village, or local school district, or under section 3318.42 of the Revised Code, in the case of a joint vocational school district; (2) Conditionally approve the project and submit it to the controlling board for approval pursuant to section 3318.04 of the Revised Code; (3) Encumber funds for the project under section 3318.11 of the Revised Code; (4) Enter into an agreement with the district board under section 3318.08 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 22, 2023 at 5:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.812 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.812
§ 3309.812. Qualification of plan as retirement system maintained by a state or local government entity for federal tax purposes
Status: in_force

April 9, 2001 Senate Bill 270 - 123rd General Assembly Each plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code shall meet the requirements necessary to qualify as a retirement system maintained by a state or local government entity under section 3121(b)(7)(F) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 3121(b)(7)(F), as amended. Each participant in a plan shall qualify as a member of that system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.023 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.023
§ 3314.023. Monitoring, oversight, and technical assistance; school closure
Status: in_force

March 10, 2025 House Bill 432 - 135th General Assembly A sponsor shall provide monitoring, oversight, and technical assistance to each school that it sponsors. In order to provide monitoring, oversight, and technical assistance, a representative of the sponsor of a community school shall meet with the governing authority or fiscal officer of the school and shall review the financial and enrollment records of the school at least once every month. Not later than ten days after each review, the sponsor shall provide the governing authority and fiscal officer with a written report regarding the review. Copies of those financial and enrollment records shall be furnished to the community school sponsor and operator, members of the governing authority, and the fiscal officer designated in section 3314.011 of the Revised Code on a monthly basis. If a community school closes or is permanently closed, the designated fiscal officer shall deliver all financial and enrollment records to the school's sponsor within thirty days of the school's closure. If the fiscal officer fails to provide the records in a timely manner, or fails to faithfully perform any of the fiscal officer's other duties, the sponsor has the right of action against the fiscal officer to compel delivery of all financial and enrollment records of the school and shall, if necessary, seek recovery of any funds owed as a result of any finding of recovery by the auditor of state against the fiscal officer. For purposes of this chapter, "monitoring, oversight, and technical assistance" shall include the following: (A) Monitoring the community school's compliance with all laws applicable to the school and with the terms of the contract; (B) Monitoring and evaluating the academic and fiscal performance and the organization and operation of the community school on at least an annual basis. The evaluation of a school's academic and fiscal performance shall be based on the performance requirements specified in the contract between the sponsor and the governing authority under section 3314.03 of the Revised Code, the state report cards issued for the school under section 3302.03 or 3314.017 of the Revised Code, and any other analysis conducted by the department of education and workforce. (C) Providing technical assistance to the community school in complying with laws applicable to the school and terms of the contract; (D) Taking steps to intervene in the school's operation to correct problems in the school's overall performance, declaring the school to be on probationary status pursuant to section 3314.073 of the Revised Code, suspending the operation of the school pursuant to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code, or terminating the contract of the school pursuant to section 3314.07 of the Revised Code as determined necessary by the sponsor; (E) Having in place a plan of action to be undertaken in the event the community school experiences financial difficulties or closes prior to the end of a school year. (F) Other activities designed to specifically benefit the community school the entity sponsors. Last updated January 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.56
§ 3307.56. Payment to member who ceases to be a teacher
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 572 - 132nd General Assembly (A)(1) Subject to section 3307.37 of the Revised Code and except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, a member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who ceases to be a teacher for any cause other than death, retirement, receipt of a disability benefit, or current employment in a position in which the member has elected to participate in an alternative retirement plan under section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, upon application, shall be paid the accumulated contributions standing to the credit of the member's individual account in the teachers' savings fund plus an amount calculated in accordance with section 3307.563 of the Revised Code. If the member or the member's legal representative cannot be found within ten years after the member ceased making contributions pursuant to section 3307.26 of the Revised Code, the accumulated contributions may be transferred to the guarantee fund and thereafter paid to the member, to the member's beneficiaries, or to the member's estate, upon proper application. (2) A member described in division (A)(1) of this section who is married at the time of application for payment and is eligible for age and service retirement under section 3307.58 or 3307.59 of the Revised Code or would be eligible for age and service retirement under either of those sections but for a forfeiture ordered under division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code shall submit with the application a written statement by the member's spouse attesting that the spouse consents to the payment of the member's accumulated contributions. Consent shall be valid only if it is signed and witnessed by a notary public. If the statement is not submitted under this division, the application shall be considered an application for service retirement and shall be subject to division (I)(1) of section 3307.60 of the Revised Code. The state teachers retirement board may waive the requirement of consent if the spouse is incapacitated or cannot be located, or for any other reason specified by the board. Consent or waiver is effective only with regard to the spouse who is the subject of the consent or waiver. (B) This division applies to any member who is employed in a position in which the member has elected under section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code to participate in an alternative retirement plan and due to the election ceases to be a teacher for the purposes of that position. Subject to section 3307.37 of the Revised Code, the state teachers retirement system shall do the following: (1) On receipt of a certified copy of an election under section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, pay, in accordance with section 3305.052 of the Revised Code, the amount described in that section to the appropriate provider; (2) If a member has accumulated contributions, in addition to those subject to division (B)(1) of this section, standing to the credit of a member's individual account and is not otherwise in a position in which the member is considered a teacher for the purposes of that position, pay, to the provider the member selected pursuant to section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code, the accumulated contributions standing to the credit of the member's individual account in the teachers' saving fund plus an amount calculated in accordance with section 3307.563 of the Revised Code. The payment shall be made on the member's application. (C) Payment of a member's accumulated contributions under division (B) of this section cancels the member's total service credit in the state teachers retirement system. A member whose accumulated contributions are paid to a provider pursuant to division (B) of this section is forever barred from claiming or purchasing service credit under the state teachers retirement system for the period of employment attributable to those contributions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.381 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.381
§ 3345.381. Credit for online coursework
Status: in_force

July 21, 2022 Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly A state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall accept and provide credit for coursework in the same manner across all instructional models, except in the case of courses that require in-person observations and experiences, such as laboratories and clinicals, which may necessitate instruction through an in-person component rather than online instruction. Last updated April 27, 2022 at 5:45 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.10
§ 3318.10. Advertising and awarding of construction bids
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly When such working drawings, specifications, and estimates of cost have been approved by the school district board and the Ohio facilities construction commission, the treasurer of the school district board shall advertise for construction bids in accordance with section 3313.46 of the Revised Code. Such notices shall state that plans and specifications for the project are on file in the office of the commission and such other place as may be designated in such notice, and the time and place when and where bids therefor will be received. The form of proposal to be submitted by bidders shall be supplied by the commission. Bidders may be permitted to bid upon all the branches of work and materials to be furnished and supplied, upon any branch thereof, or upon all or any thereof. When the construction bids for all branches of work and materials have been tabulated, the commission shall cause to be prepared a revised estimate of the basic project cost based upon the lowest responsible bids received. If such revised estimate exceeds the estimated basic project cost as approved by the controlling board pursuant to section 3318.04 or division (B)(1) of section 3318.41 of the Revised Code, no contracts may be entered into pursuant to this section unless such revised estimate is approved by the commission and by the controlling board. When such revised estimate has been prepared, and after such approvals are given, if necessary, and if the school district board has caused to be transferred to the project construction fund the proceeds from the sale of the first or first and final installment of its bonds or bond anticipation notes pursuant to the provision of the written agreement required by division (B) of section 3318.08 of the Revised Code, and when the director of budget and management has certified that there is a balance in the appropriation, not otherwise obligated to pay precedent obligations, pursuant to which the state's share of such revised estimate is required to be paid, the contract for all branches of work and materials to be furnished and supplied, or for any branch thereof as determined by the school district board, shall be awarded by the school district board to the lowest responsible bidder subject to the approval of the commission. Such award shall be made within sixty days after the date on which the bids are opened, and the successful bidder shall enter into a contract within ten days after the successful bidder is notified of the award of the contract. Subject to the approval of the commission, the school district board may reject all bids and readvertise. Any contract made under this section shall be made in the name of the state and executed on its behalf by the president and treasurer of the school district board. The provisions of sections 9.312 and 3313.46 of the Revised Code, which are applicable to construction contracts of boards of education, shall apply to construction contracts for the project. The remedies afforded to any subcontractor, materials supplier, laborer, mechanic, or persons furnishing material or machinery for the project under sections 1311.26 to 1311.32 of the Revised Code, shall apply to contracts entered into under this section and the itemized statement required by section 1311.26 of the Revised Code shall be filed with the school district board. Notwithstanding any other requirement of this section, a school district, with the approval of the commission, may utilize any otherwise lawful alternative construction delivery method for the construction of the project.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.46
§ 3309.46. Electing a plan of payment
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 341 - 129th General Assembly (A) The retirement allowance calculated under section 3309.36 or 3309.381 of the Revised Code shall be paid as provided in this section. If the member is eligible to elect a plan of payment under this section, the election shall be made on the application for retirement. A plan of payment elected under this section shall be effective only if it is certified by the actuary engaged by the school employees retirement board to be the actuarial equivalent of the member's retirement allowance and is approved by the retirement board. (B)(1)(a) Except as provided in divisions (B)(1)(b) and (c) of this section, a member who retires under section 3309.36 or 3309.381 of the Revised Code shall receive a retirement allowance under "plan A," which shall consist of the actuarial equivalent of the member's retirement allowance determined under section 3309.36 or 3309.381 of the Revised Code in a lesser amount payable for life and one-half of such allowance continuing after death to the member's surviving spouse for the life of the spouse. (b) A member may receive a retirement allowance under a plan of payment other than "plan A" if either of the following is the case: (i) The member is not married or either the member's spouse consents in writing to the member's election to a plan of payment other than "plan A" or the board waives the requirement that the spouse consent; (ii) A plan of payment providing for payment in a specified amount continuing after the member's death to a former spouse is required by a court order issued prior to the effective date of the member's retirement under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code or the laws of another state regarding division of marital property. (c) If a member is subject to division (B)(1)(b)(ii) of this section and the board has received a copy of the order described in that division, the board shall accept the member's election of a plan of payment under this section only if the member complies with both of the following: (i) The member elects a plan of payment that is in accordance with the order described in division (B)(1)(b)(ii) of this section. (ii) If the member is married, the member elects "plan F" and designates the member's current spouse as a beneficiary under that plan unless that spouse consents in writing to not being designated a beneficiary under any plan of payment or the board waives the requirement that the current spouse consent. (2) An application for retirement shall include an explanation of all of the following: (a) That, if the member is married, unless the spouse consents to another plan of payment or there is a court order dividing marital property issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code or the laws of another state regarding the division of marital property that provides for payment in a specified amount, the member's retirement allowance will be paid under "plan A," which consists of the actuarial equivalent of the member's retirement allowance in a lesser amount payable for life and one-half of the allowance continuing after death to the surviving spouse for the life of the spouse; (b) A description of the alternative plans of payment, including all plans described in divisions (B)(3) and (4) of this section, available with the consent of the spouse; (c) That the spouse may consent to another plan of payment and the procedure for giving consent; (d) That consent is irrevocable once notice of consent is filed with the board. Consent shall be valid only if it is in writing, signed by the spouse, and witnessed by an employee of the school employees retirement system or a notary public. The board may waive the requirement of consent if the spouse is incapacitated or cannot be located or for any other reason specified by the board. Consent or waiver is effective only with regard to the spouse who is the subject of the consent or waiver. (3) A member eligible to elect to receive a retirement allowance under a plan of payment other than "plan A" shall receive the retirement allowance under the plan described in division (B)(4) of this section or one of the following plans: (a) "Plan B," which shall consist of an allowance determined under section 3309.36 or 3309.381 of the Revised Code; (b) "Plan C," which shall consist of the actuarial equivalent of the member's retirement allowance determined under section 3309.36 or 3309.381 of the Revised Code in a lesser amount payable for life and one-half or some other portion of the allowance continuing after death to the member's sole surviving beneficiary designated at the time of the member's retirement, provided that the amount payable to the beneficiary does not exceed the amount payable to the member; (c) "Plan D," which shall consist of the actuarial equivalent of the member's retirement allowance determined under section 3309.36 or 3309.381 of the Revised Code in a lesser amount payable for life and continuing after death to a surviving designated beneficiary designated at the time of the member's retirement; (d) "Plan E," which shall consist of the actuarial equivalent of the member's retirement allowance determined under section 3309.36 or 3309.381 of the Revised Code in a lesser amount payable for a certain period from the member's retirement date as elected by the member and approved by the retirement board, and on the member's death before the expiration of that certain period, the member's lesser retirement allowance continued for the remainder of that period to, and in such order, the beneficiaries as the member has nominated by written designation and filed with the retirement board. Monthly benefits shall not be paid to joint beneficiaries, but they may receive the present value of any remaining payments in a lump sum settlement. If all beneficiaries die before the expiration of the certain period, the present value of all such payments yet remaining in such period shall be paid to the estate of the beneficiary last receiving. (e) "Plan F," which shall consist of the actuarial equivalent of the member's retirement allowance determined under section 3309.36 or 3309.381 of the Revised Code in a lesser amount payable to the member for life and some portion of the lesser amount continuing after death to two, three, or four surviving beneficiaries designated at the time of the member's retirement. The portion of the lesser amount that continues after the member's death shall be allocated among the beneficiaries at the time of the member's retirement. If the member elects this plan as required by a court order issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code or the laws of another state regarding the division of marital property and compliance with the court order requires the allocation of a portion less than ten per cent to any person, the member shall allocate a portion less than ten per cent to that beneficiary in accordance with that order. In all other circumstances, no portion allocated under this plan of payment shall be less than ten per cent. The total of the portions allocated shall not exceed one hundred per cent of the member's lesser allowance. (4)(a) Beginning on a date selected by the board, which shall be not later than July 1, 2004, a member may elect, in lieu of a plan of payment under division (B)(1) or (3) of this section, a plan consisting of both a lump sum in an amount the member designates that constitutes a portion of the retirement allowance payable under a plan described in division (B)(1) or (3) of this section and the remainder of the allowance payable under that plan in monthly payments. The total amount paid as a lump sum and a monthly benefit shall be the actuarial equivalent of the amount that would have been paid had the lump sum not been selected. (b) The lump sum amount designated by the member shall be not less than six times and not more than thirty-six times the monthly amount that would be payable to the member under the plan of payment elected under this section had the lump sum not been elected and shall not result in a monthly benefit that is less than fifty per cent of that amount. (5) An election under division (B)(3) or (4) of this section shall be made at the time the member makes application for retirement. (6) A member eligible to elect to receive a retirement allowance under a plan of payment other than "plan A" because the member is unmarried who fails to make an election on retirement shall receive a retirement allowance under "plan B." (C) Until the first payment of any retirement allowance is made, as provided in sections 3309.36 or 3309.381 of the Revised Code, a member may change the member's election of a payment plan if the election is made in accordance with and is consistent with division (B) of this section. (D) If the retirement allowances due and paid under the above provisions of this section are in a total amount less than (1) the accumulated contributions, (2) the deposits for additional credit as provided by section 3309.31 of the Revised Code, (3) the deposits for additional annuities as provided by section 3309.47 of the Revised Code, (4) the deposits for repurchase of service credit as provided by section 3309.26 of the Revised Code, (5) the accumulated contributions provided by section 3309.65 of the Revised Code, (6) the deposits for purchase of military service credit provided by section 3309.021 or 3309.022 of the Revised Code, and (7) the deposits for the purchase of service credit provided by section 3309.73 of the Revised Code, standing to the credit of the member at the time of retirement, then the difference between the total amount of the allowances paid and the accumulated contributions and other deposits shall be paid to the beneficiary provided under division (D) of section 3309.44 of the Revised Code. (E)(1) The death of a spouse or any other designated beneficiary following the member's retirement shall cancel the portion of the plan of payment providing continuing lifetime benefits to the deceased spouse or deceased designated beneficiary. The retirant shall receive the actuarial equivalent of the retirant's single lifetime retirement allowance as determined by the board based on the number of remaining beneficiaries, with no change in the amount payable to any remaining beneficiary. (2) On divorce, annulment, or marriage dissolution, a retirant receiving a retirement allowance under a plan of payment that provides for continuation of all or part of the allowance after death for the lifetime of the retirant's surviving spouse may elect to cancel the portion of the plan providing continuing lifetime benefits to that spouse. The retirant shall receive the actuarial equivalent of the retirant's single lifetime retirement allowance as determined by the retirement board based on the number of remaining beneficiaries, with no change in the amount payable to any remaining beneficiary. In the case of a member who retires on or after July 24, 1990, the election may be made only with the written consent of the spouse or pursuant to an order of the court with jurisdiction over the termination of the marriage. The election shall be made on a form provided by the board and shall be effective the month following its receipt by the board. (3)(a) Following marriage or remarriage, both of the following apply: (i) A retirant who is receiving a benefit pursuant to "plan B" may elect a new plan of payment under division (B)(1), (3)(b), or (3)(c) of this section based on the actuarial equivalent of the retirant's single lifetime retirement allowance as determined by the board. (ii) A retirant who is receiving a benefit pursuant to a plan of payment providing for payment to a former spouse pursuant to a court order described in division (B)(1)(b)(ii) of this section may elect a new plan of payment under division (B)(3)(e) of this section based on the actuarial equivalent of the retirant's single lifetime retirement allowance as determined by the board if the new plan of payment elected does not reduce the payment to the former spouse. (b) If the marriage or remarriage occurs on or after June 6, 2005, the election must be made not later than one year after the date of the marriage or remarriage. The plan elected under division (E)(3) of this section shall become effective on the date of receipt by the board of an application on a form approved by the board, but any change in the amount of the retirement allowance shall commence on the first day of the month following the effective date of the plan.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3379.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3379 / § 3379.09
§ 3379.09. Relationship with departments and agencies of the state government, and with agencies engaged in similar activities
Status: in_force

August 24, 1965 House Bill 7 - 106th General Assembly The Ohio arts council may call upon any department or agency of the state government for information, advice, or assistance in its work. It shall coordinate its efforts with those of other agencies engaged in any similar activities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3337.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3337 / § 3337.05
§ 3337.05. Registry of payments, certificates, and deeds
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The secretary of the Ohio university shall keep an accurate registry of all payments, certificates, and deeds, as provided for in sections 3337.02 and 3337.03 of the Revised Code, with an accurate description of the tract or lot of land so paid for or deeded. Thereafter, the land so deeded shall be subject to taxation in like manner as other free-hold estates in such county. The original leases therefor, in so far as regards the land deeded, shall cease to be effective.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.52
§ 3313.52. Evening schools
Status: in_force

January 1, 1974 Senate Bill 1 - 110th General Assembly The board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district may organize evening schools. Any person more than eighteen years old may be permitted to attend evening school upon such terms and upon payment of such tuition as the board prescribes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.08
§ 3302.08. Collective bargaining provisions not abrogated
Status: in_force

October 2, 1989 Senate Bill 140 - 118th General Assembly Sections 3302.01 to 3302.07 of the Revised Code and any action taken under these sections do not abrogate any provision of a collective bargaining agreement in effect under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code and do not relieve any school district of the duty to comply with any provision of Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3343.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3343 / § 3343.07
§ 3343.07. Nonsectarian character of university
Status: in_force

November 5, 1965 Senate Bill 395 - 106th General Assembly No sectarian influence, direction, or interference in the management or conduct of the affairs or education of the Central state university shall be permitted by its board of trustees; but its benefits shall be open to all applicants of good moral character and within the limitations of age determined by the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.14
§ 3345.14. Rights to and interests in discoveries, inventions or patents - establishment of rules
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state college or university" means any state university or college defined in division (A)(1) of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code, and any other institution of higher education defined in division (A)(2) of that section. (B) All rights to and interests in discoveries, inventions, or patents which result from research or investigation conducted in any experiment station, bureau, laboratory, research facility, or other facility of any state college or university, or by employees of any state college or university acting within the scope of their employment or with funding, equipment, or infrastructure provided by or through any state college or university, shall be the sole property of that college or university. No person, firm, association, corporation, or governmental agency which uses the facilities of such college or university in connection with such research or investigation and no faculty member, employee, or student of such college or university participating in or making such discoveries or inventions, shall have any rights to or interests in such discoveries or inventions, including income therefrom, except as may, by determination of the board of trustees of such college or university, be assigned, licensed, transferred, or paid to such persons or entities in accordance with division (C) of this section or in accordance with rules adopted under division (D) of this section. (C) As may be determined from time to time by the board of trustees of any state college or university, the college or university may retain, assign, license, transfer, sell, or otherwise dispose of, in whole or in part and upon such terms as the board of trustees may direct, any and all rights to, interests in, or income from any such discoveries, inventions, or patents which the college or university owns or may acquire. Such dispositions may be to any individual, firm, association, corporation, or governmental agency, or to any faculty member, employee, or student of the college or university as the board of trustees may direct. Any and all income or proceeds derived or retained from such dispositions shall be applied to the general or special use of the college or university as determined by the board of trustees of such college or university. (D)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, including but not limited to sections 102.03 , 102.04 , 2921.42 , and 2921.43 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of any state college or university shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code that set forth circumstances under which an employee of the college or university may solicit or accept, and under which a person may give or promise to give to such an employee, a financial interest in any firm, corporation, or other association to which the board has assigned, licensed, transferred, or sold the college or university's interests in its intellectual property, including discoveries or inventions made or created by that employee or in patents issued to that employee. (2) Rules established under division (D)(1) of this section shall include the following: (a) A requirement that each college or university employee disclose to the college or university board of trustees any financial interest the employee holds in a firm, corporation, or other association as described in division (D)(1) of this section; (b) A requirement that all disclosures made under division (D)(2)(a) of this section are reviewed by officials designated by the college or university board of trustees. The officials designated under this division shall determine the information that shall be disclosed and safeguards that shall be applied in order to manage, reduce, or eliminate any actual or potential conflict of interest. (c) A requirement that in implementing division (D) of this section all members of the college or university board of trustees shall be governed by Chapter 102. and sections 2921.42 and 2921.43 of the Revised Code. (d) Guidelines to ensure that any financial interest held by any employee of the college or university does not result in misuse of the students, employees, or resources of the college or university for the benefit of the firm, corporation, or other association in which such interest is held or does not otherwise interfere with the duties and responsibilities of the employee who holds such an interest. (3) Rules established under division (D)(1) of this section may include other provisions at the discretion of the college or university board of trustees. (E) Notwithstanding division (D) of this section, the Ohio ethics commission retains authority to provide assistance to a college or university board of trustees in the implementation of division (D)(2) of this section and to address any matter that is outside the scope of the exception to division (B) of this section as set forth in division (D) of this section or as set forth in rules established under division (D) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3334.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3334 / § 3334.20
§ 3334.20. Interim investment periods
Status: in_force

March 30, 2018 Senate Bill 22 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state agency" means every department, bureau, board, commission, office, or other organized body established by the constitution or laws of this state for the exercise of state government. (B) If a condition arises concerning the investment of funds received under the variable college savings program and requiring an interim period for investment of program funds, which condition is determined pursuant to division (D) of this section, the Ohio tuition trust authority shall choose the treasurer of state, a state agency having investment authority, or an investment agent under contract with the authority to invest program funds pursuant to the investment plan established under division (A) of section 3334.19 of the Revised Code. The treasurer of state, state agency, or investment agent chosen by the authority pursuant to this division shall be subject to the requirements and conditions that apply to investment agents specified in section 3334.19 of the Revised Code. (C) The authority shall be the trustee of the program. During the interim period, the authority shall receive and hold all payments, deposits, and contributions, as well as gifts, bequests, endowments, and federal, state, or local grants and any funds from any other source, public or private, and all earnings, until disbursed to pay higher education expenses or refunds pursuant to college savings plans contracts. The authority shall keep such funds segregated from all other assets of the authority. (D) The authority shall adopt rules under section 111.15 of the Revised Code defining the conditions under which an interim investment period is required and this section applies. The rules shall include any condition requiring the termination of the interim period and the authority to contract with alternative investment agents pursuant to section 3334.19 of the Revised Code and any other requirements that apply during the interim investment period. (E) When the interim period for investment of program funds terminates, the investment agents selected pursuant to section 3334.19 of the Revised Code for the investment of program funds shall have the sole authority to invest program funds pursuant to the investment plan established under division (A) of that section and shall be subject to that section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.40
§ 3375.40. Board of library trustees - powers and duties
Status: in_force

June 26, 2012 Senate Bill 321 - 129th General Assembly Each board of library trustees appointed pursuant to section 3375.06 , 3375.10 , 3375.12 , 3375.15 , 3375.22 , or 3375.30 of the Revised Code may do the following: (A) Hold title to and have the custody of all real and personal property of the free public library under its jurisdiction; (B) Expend for library purposes, and in the exercise of the power enumerated in this section, all moneys, whether derived from the county public library fund or otherwise, credited to the free public library under its jurisdiction, and generally do all things it considers necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and improvement of the free public library under its jurisdiction; (C) Purchase, lease, construct, remodel, renovate, or otherwise improve, equip, and furnish buildings or parts of buildings and other real property, and purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire motor vehicles and other personal property, necessary for the proper maintenance and operation of the free public library under its jurisdiction, and pay their costs in installments or otherwise. Financing of these costs may be provided through the issuance of notes, through an installment sale, or through a lease-purchase agreement. Any such notes shall be issued pursuant to section 3375.404 of the Revised Code. (D) Purchase, lease, lease with an option to purchase, or erect buildings or parts of buildings to be used as main libraries, branch libraries, or library stations pursuant to section 3375.41 of the Revised Code; (E) Establish and maintain a main library, branches, library stations, and traveling library service within the territorial boundaries of the political subdivision or district over which it has jurisdiction of free public library service; (F) Except as otherwise provided in this division and only before January 1, 2015, establish and maintain branches, library stations, and traveling library service in any school district, outside the territorial boundaries of the political subdivision or district over which it has jurisdiction of free public library service, upon application to and approval of the state library board pursuant to section 3375.05 of the Revised Code. The board of library trustees of any free public library maintaining branches, stations, or traveling library service, outside the territorial boundaries of the political subdivision or district over which it has jurisdiction of free public library service, on September 4, 1947, may continue to maintain and operate those branches, those stations, and that traveling library service without the approval of the state library board until January 1, 2015. (G) Appoint and fix the compensation of all of the employees of the free public library under its jurisdiction, pay the reasonable cost of tuition for any of its employees who enroll in a course of study the board considers essential to the duties of the employee or to the improvement of the employee's performance, and reimburse applicants for employment for any reasonable expenses they incur by appearing for a personal interview; (H) Make and publish rules for the proper operation and management of the free public library and facilities under its jurisdiction, including rules pertaining to the provision of library services to individuals, corporations, or institutions that are not inhabitants of the county; (I) Assess uniform fees for the provision of services to patrons of the library, but no fee shall be assessed for the circulation of printed materials held by the library except for the assessment of fines for materials not returned in accordance with the board's rules; (J) Establish and maintain a museum in connection with and as an adjunct to the free public library under its jurisdiction; (K) By the adoption of a resolution, accept any bequest, gift, or endowment upon the conditions connected with the bequest, gift, or endowment. No such bequest, gift, or endowment shall be accepted by the board if its conditions remove any portion of the free public library under the board's jurisdiction from the control of the board or if the conditions, in any manner, limit the free use of the library or any part of it by the residents of the counties in which the library is located. (L) At the end of any fiscal year, unless doing so would be contrary to law, set aside any unencumbered surplus remaining in the general or any other fund of the free public library under its jurisdiction for any purpose, including creating or increasing a special building and repair fund, or for operating the library or acquiring equipment and supplies; (M) Procure and pay all or part of the cost of group term life, hospitalization, surgical, major medical, disability benefit, dental care, eye care, hearing aids, or prescription drug insurance or coverage, or a combination of any of those types of insurance or coverage, whether issued by an insurance company or a health insuring corporation duly licensed by the state, covering its employees, and, in the case of group term life, hospitalization, surgical, major medical, dental care, eye care, hearing aids, or prescription drug insurance or coverage, also covering the dependents and spouses of its employees, and, in the case of disability benefits, also covering the spouses of its employees. (N) Pay reasonable dues and expenses for the free public library and library trustees in library associations. 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.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.261 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.261
§ 3309.261. Payroll deduction plans - restoring PERS or STERS credit
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly (A) A member of the school employees retirement system who has at least eighteen months of contributing service credit in the system, the Ohio police and fire pension fund, public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system, and is a former member of or no longer contributing to the public employees retirement system or state teachers retirement system may restore service credit under section 145.31 or 3307.71 of the Revised Code by making payments pursuant to this section through a payroll deduction plan established under section 3309.27 of the Revised Code. A member seeking to restore service credit shall notify the school employees retirement system on a form approved by the school employees retirement board. After receiving the notice, the school employees retirement system shall request that the former retirement system calculate under section 145.312 or 3307.712 of the Revised Code the cost to the member to restore service credit for each year or portion of a year of service for which the member seeks to restore the service credit. The amount the former retirement system certifies as the cost of restoring the service credit, plus interest described in division (B) of this section, is the cost to the member of restoring the service credit. On receiving the certification from the former retirement system, the school employees retirement system shall notify the member of the cost. (B) For each year or portion of a year of service credit restored under section 145.31 or 3307.71 of the Revised Code, a member shall pay to the school employees retirement system the amount certified by the former retirement system plus interest at a rate specified by the former retirement system under section 145.312 or 3307.712 of the Revised Code for the period during which deductions are made under section 3309.27 of the Revised Code. (C) The school employees retirement board shall at least annually transmit to the former retirement system notice and any payments made to restore service credit under section 145.31 or 3307.71 of the Revised Code. The former retirement system shall restore the service credit for the year or portion of a year for which the payment was made. (D) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.143 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.143
§ 3307.143. Discontinuation of health care coverage; transfer of surplus
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly If the state teachers retirement board discontinues health care coverage authorized under section 3307.39 of the Revised Code, on satisfaction of all liabilities for health care coverage at the time of the discontinuance of coverage, the board shall transfer any surplus in the health care fund established under division (H) of section 3307.14 of the Revised Code in a fair and appropriate manner to the employers that have contributed to the fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.661 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.661
§ 3307.661. Payment of death benefit
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly On the death of a retirant or disability benefit recipient who at the time of death is receiving, under the STRS defined benefit plan, a service retirement allowance or disability benefit, the state teachers retirement system shall make a lump-sum payment of one thousand dollars to any designated or qualified beneficiary under division (D)(1) of section 3307.562 of the Revised Code. If there is no beneficiary, the state teachers retirement board may approve payment to either the person responsible for the burial expenses or to the decedent's estate following the completion of an application on a form approved by the board. A benefit paid under this section shall be treated as life insurance for purposes of this chapter and shall be funded solely from contributions made under section 3307.28 of the Revised Code on behalf of members participating in the STRS defined benefit plan, and any earnings attributable to those contributions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3316.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3316 / § 3316.18
§ 3316.18. Severability
Status: in_force

June 20, 1996 Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, if any section or provision of this chapter, including any condition or prerequisite to any action or determination thereunder, or if any act or action, or part thereof, made or taken under this chapter, or any application thereof, is for any reason held to be illegal or invalid, this illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remainder thereof or any other section or provision of this chapter, including any condition or prerequisite to any action or determination thereunder, or any agreement, act or action, or part thereof, made, entered into, or taken under this chapter, which shall be construed and enforced and applied as if such illegal or invalid portion were not contained therein, nor shall such illegality or invalidity or any application thereof affect any legal and valid application thereof, and each such section, provision, agreement, act, or action, or part thereof, shall be considered to be effective, operative, made, and entered into or taken in the manner and to the full extent permitted by law. (B) Division (A) of this section and section 1.50 of the Revised Code are subject to the following exceptions: (1) It is the intention of the general assembly that any act of the school district board authorized to be taken under this chapter only with the consent or approval of the school district financial planning and supervision commission would not have been authorized in the absence of and is inseparable from such provision for consent or approval so that if a provision for consent or approval by the commission under this chapter is for any reason held to be illegal or invalid, the authorization of the action that is subject to such consent or approval shall likewise be deemed illegal or invalid and not to exist under this chapter. (2) To the extent that any act of the school district which is authorized by law, other than this chapter, is conditioned by this chapter upon, or is subjected to a prerequisite by this chapter as to, the preparation, submission, or approval of, or consistency with, a financial recovery plan, or as to consent to or approval by the commission of any such act of the school district, if for any reason such condition or prerequisite is held to be illegal or invalid, such act by the school district shall be deemed to be and is hereby restricted, so that it may not be taken or done by the school district until and unless the auditor of state, upon request of the board of education of the school district, determines in writing that none of the fiscal emergency conditions determined to exist pursuant to division (B) of section 3316.03 of the Revised Code continues to exist. (3) Divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section apply only to acts of the school district occurring after a court has determined such illegality or invalidity and any act of the school district prior thereto, and its binding effect prior or subsequent to this determination, is not affected by the determination. (C) The provisions of this chapter granting authority to the commission are intended to provide a thorough and efficient system of education throughout the state and are further intended to provide better security for holders of debt obligations of the school district. These provisions shall be liberally construed to achieve the state public policy and the purposes stated and provided for by this chapter. (D) Any act of the commission under this chapter relating to debt obligations issued or incurred by a school district shall be presumed to be valid and for all purposes shall be conclusively valid unless in an appropriate court action in which the commission is duly made a party it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that no basis existed upon which the act could have been sustained under the law and that the commission's act was grossly arbitrary; provided that no such action may affect the reliability and conclusiveness of certifications and approvals by the commission as provided in section 3316.14 of the Revised Code. (E) Any action or proceeding bringing into question the interpretation, legality, or validity of any provision of this chapter, the existence or authority, or the legality or validity of any act, of the commission, or of any action taken under this chapter, is a matter of great public interest to the state and shall be advanced on the docket of the court and expedited to final determination.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.482 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.482
§ 3313.482. Online make-up hours
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Community school" means a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code that is not an internet- or computer-based community school, as defined in section 3314.02 of the Revised Code. (2) "Qualifying school" means a school operated by a school district, a community school, a STEM school, or a chartered nonpublic school that is not operating using a blended learning model in accordance with section 3302.41 of the Revised Code for the applicable school year. However, "qualifying school" does not include any school operated by a school district that uses an online learning model pursuant to section 3302.42 of the Revised Code. (3) "School district" means a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district. (4) "STEM school" means a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Not later than the first day of August of each school year, the governing body of each qualifying school shall adopt a plan to provide instruction via online delivery in order to make up hours in that school year for which it is necessary to close schools for disease epidemic, hazardous weather conditions, law enforcement emergencies, inoperability of school buses or other equipment necessary to the school's operation, damage to a school building, or other temporary circumstances due to utility failure rendering the school building unfit for use. (2) Each plan shall be designed to ensure continuity of learning for students during a school closure and shall include all of the following: (a) A statement that the qualifying school, to the extent possible, will provide for teacher-directed synchronous learning in which the teacher and students are interacting in real time on a virtual learning platform during the closure; (b) The qualifying school's attendance requirements, including how the school will document participation in learning opportunities and how the school will reach out to students to ensure engagement during the closure; (c) A description of how equitable access to quality instruction will be ensured, including how the qualifying school will address the needs of students with disabilities, English learners, and other vulnerable student populations; (d) The process the qualifying school will use to notify staff, students, and parents that the school will be using online delivery of instruction; (e) Information on contacting teachers by telephone, electronic mail, or a virtual learning platform during the closure; (f) A description of how the qualifying school will meet the needs of staff and students regarding internet connectivity and technology for online delivery of instruction. (3) A plan adopted under this section shall provide for making up any number of hours, up to a maximum of the number of hours that are the equivalent of three school days. (4) Each plan adopted under this section shall include the written consent of the teachers' employee representative designated under division (B) of section 4117.04 of the Revised Code. (C) In addition to the hours that may be made up in accordance with division (B) of this section, the board of education of any joint vocational school district may include in its plan adopted under this section other options to make up any number of additional hours missed as a result of one or more of the schools of its member city, exempted village, or local school districts being closed for the reasons specified in division (B)(1) of this section. Those options may include additional online lessons, planned student internships, student projects, or other options specified by the board in its plan. (D)(1) No school district that implements a plan in accordance with this section shall be considered to have failed to comply with division (B) of section 3317.01 of the Revised Code with respect to the number of make-up hours for which the plan is utilized. (2) No community school that implements a plan in accordance with this section shall be considered to have failed to comply with the minimum number of hours required under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code with respect to the number of make-up hours for which the plan is utilized. (3) No STEM school that implements a plan in accordance with this section shall be considered to have failed to comply with the minimum number of hours required under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code with respect to the number of make-up hours for which the plan is utilized. (4) No chartered nonpublic school that implements a plan in accordance with this section shall be considered to have failed to comply with the minimum number of hours required under section 3313.48 of the Revised Code with respect to the number of make-up hours for which the plan is utilized. Last updated October 5, 2023 at 5:15 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.54
§ 3311.54. Resolution requesting dissolution of cooperative education district
Status: in_force

April 16, 1993 Senate Bill 195 - 119th General Assembly Upon approval by a majority of the full membership of the board of education of a cooperative education school district, or upon the receipt of resolutions formally adopted by a majority of the boards of education of the city, local, and exempted village school districts whose territory is in the cooperative education school district, the board of education of the cooperative education school district shall adopt and send to the state board of education a resolution requesting the dissolution of the cooperative education school district. The resolution shall state the reasons for the proposed dissolution, shall set forth a plan for the equitable adjustment, division, and disposition of the assets, property, debts, and obligations of the district among the city, local, and exempted village school districts whose territory is in the district, and shall provide that the tax duplicate of each city, local, and exempted village school district whose territory is in the district shall be bound for and assume its share of the outstanding indebtedness of the cooperative education school district. Upon approval of the resolution by the state board of education, the cooperative education school district shall be dissolved in accordance with the provisions of the resolution. The state board of education shall immediately provide a copy of any approved resolution to the county auditor and the board of elections of each county that had any territory in the dissolved district. Each such county auditor shall thereupon make in accordance with that resolution any changes required in the tax duplicate of each city, local, and exempted village school district whose territory was in the dissolved district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.06
§ 3307.06. Board elections
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) On the first Monday of May of each even-numbered year, one contributing member, as defined in division (A)(5) of section 3307.05 of the Revised Code, shall be elected by ballot to the state teachers retirement board. Elected contributing members shall begin their respective terms of office on the first day of September following their election and shall serve for a term of four years. (B) The retired teacher member of the board, as defined in division (A)(6) of section 3307.05 of the Revised Code, shall be elected for a term of four years. The retired teacher member shall be elected to the board at the election for contributing members of the board, as provided in division (A) of this section, in the year in which the term of the current retired teacher member would expire. The retired teacher member shall begin the member's term of office on the first day of September following the member's election. No contributing member of the board who retires while a member of the board shall be eligible to become a retired teacher member of the board for three years after the date of the member's retirement. (C) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, if a vacancy occurs during the term of office of any elected member of the board, the remaining members of the board shall elect a successor member. On certification of the election results in accordance with rules adopted under section 3307.075 of the Revised Code the successor member shall hold office until the first day of the new term that follows the next board election that occurs not less than ninety days after the successor member's election, or until the end of the term for which the successor member was elected, whichever is sooner. The successor member shall qualify for board membership under the same division of section 3307.05 of the Revised Code as the member's predecessor in office. Elections under this division shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted under section 3307.075 of the Revised Code. (D) If as a result of changed circumstances an elected member of the board would no longer qualify for board membership under that division of section 3307.05 of the Revised Code on the basis of which the member was elected, or if such a member fails to attend the meetings of the board for four months or longer without being excused, the member's position on the board shall be considered vacant, and a successor member shall be elected under this division for the remainder of the unexpired term. (E) A successor member need not be elected under division (C) of this section to fill a vacancy if on the day the vacancy occurs less than ninety days remain in the vacated term. Last updated August 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.55
§ 3345.55. Lease agreements for campus housing facilities
Status: in_force

May 1, 2020 Senate Bill 120 - 133rd General Assembly (A) For purposes of this section, "university" includes a state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code and a university housing commission created under section 3347.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Each university may enter into a lease agreement with a nonpublic vendor to provide housing services in campus housing facilities to students of the university. The lease agreement may require the vendor to construct new campus housing facilities, or improve existing campus housing facilities, to serve students. The vendor with whom the university enters into an agreement shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the housing facilities. The lease shall be for a term of at least twenty years but shall not exceed seventy-five years. The lease agreement shall specify that the vendor is required to lease housing units to students of the university. Any university housing policies shall extend to and be enforced by the vendors with whom the university contracts. (C) If the vendors with whom the university has entered into a lease agreement violate the terms of the lease, the university may revoke the lease and regain operational control over the dormitory. (D) Any campus housing facilities included in a lease agreement entered into under this section, including campus housing facilities constructed by a nonpublic vendor under a lease agreement, shall retain an exemption from property taxes and assessments in accordance with division (M) of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.60
§ 3310.60. Student transportation
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly A qualified special education child attending a special education program at an alternative public provider or a registered private provider with a scholarship shall be entitled to transportation to and from that program in the manner prescribed by law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.0418 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.0418
§ 3333.0418. Mental health and wellness report
Status: in_force

July 21, 2022 Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) The chancellor of higher education annually shall issue, to the extent practicable, a report about the mental health and wellness services and initiatives of state institutions of higher education. The report shall include all of the following: (1) A description of each state institution of higher education's mental health and wellness services and initiatives; (2) A summary of how much funding each state institution of higher education dedicates to mental health and wellness services and initiatives, including the percentage of that funding that is used for administrative costs; (3) Any other information the chancellor determines appropriate. (C) Each state institution of higher education shall submit to the chancellor, in a form and manner prescribed by the chancellor, any information or data the chancellor requires to issue the report prescribed under this section. (D) The chancellor shall submit the report prescribed under this section to the general assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code. (E) The chancellor may adopt rules to implement this section. Last updated April 27, 2022 at 4:47 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.02
§ 3313.02. Membership of boards in city school districts
Status: in_force

November 12, 1997 House Bill 269 - 122nd General Assembly Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section and sections 3313.03 to 3313.09 of the Revised Code do not apply to a joint vocational or cooperative education school district. This section does not apply to a municipal school district whose board members are appointed pursuant to division (B) or (F) of section 3311.71 of the Revised Code. In city school districts containing, according to the last federal census, a population of less than fifty thousand persons, the board of education shall consist of not less than three nor more than five members elected at large by the qualified electors of such district. In city school districts containing, according to the last federal census, a population of fifty thousand or more, but less than one hundred fifty thousand persons, the board shall consist of not less than two nor more than seven members elected at large and not more than two members elected from subdistricts by the qualified electors of their respective subdistricts. In city school districts containing, according to the last federal census, a population of one hundred fifty thousand persons or more, the board shall consist of not less than five nor more than seven members elected at large by the qualified electors of such district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3354.101 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3354 / § 3354.101
§ 3354.101. Liability for loss of public funds
Status: in_force

September 13, 2022 Senate Bill 15 - 134th General Assembly The treasurer or other fiscal officer of a community college district shall not be held liable for a loss of public funds when the treasurer or officer has performed all official duties required of the treasurer or officer with reasonable care, but shall be liable only when a loss of public funds results from the treasurer's or officer's negligence or other wrongful act. Last updated June 30, 2022 at 5:14 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3334.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3334 / § 3334.04
§ 3334.04. College savings bonds
Status: in_force

April 13, 1990 House Bill 434 - 118th General Assembly (A) Any bonds authorized for issuance by any issuing authority may, with the approval of the Ohio tuitition trust authority and at the option of the issuing authority, be designated as college savings bonds in accordance with this chapter. Bonds so designated shall be known as college savings bonds. The issuer shall sell as college savings bonds as many bonds from such an issue as is practical. (B) Issuing authorities designating bonds as a college savings bonds issue, with the approval of the authority, may delegate to the treasurer of state the powers and duties related to the issuance and retirement of the bonds as provided by law. The financing costs, including the expenses incurred by the treasurer of the state in performing the powers and duties, are payable as provided in the bond proceedings from the bond proceeds, special funds, or other moneys available. (C) In connection with the authority granted by division (B) of this section, the issuer, with the approval of the authority, may contract for services of financial consultants, accounting experts, marketing, remarketing, underwriter and administrative agents, and other consultants and independent contractors as the issuer determines necessary to carry out such powers and duties. (D) Notwithstanding any limitation to the contrary, college savings bonds may be sold at public or private sale in a manner which assures, to the extent practicable, the broadest retail distribution of the bonds to investors residing in the state. (E) Holders of college savings bonds have all of the rights and remedies accorded to such holders under the provisions of the law pursuant to which such bonds are issued, whether or not issuance of such bonds has been delegated to the treasurer of state pursuant to division (B) of this section. In addition, the bond proceedings or other documents pertaining to the bonds may contain such covenants of the issuer and other matters deemed advisable by the issuer in consultation with the authority, including the terms and conditions for creating and maintaining sinking funds, reserve funds, and any other special funds as may be created in the bond proceedings separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the state or of the issuing authority. (F) In advertising or promoting the sale of college savings bonds, the issuer and the authority jointly may encourage purchasers to apply the value at maturity of college savings bonds toward the cost of tuition at an institution of higher education; however, neither the authority, the treasurer of state, nor the issuing authority or the issuer shall provide any guarantee, nor shall any guarantee be inferred, to the effect that the value at maturity of the bonds held by a person shall be an amount sufficient to pay for the cost of tuition at any institution of higher education attended by that person for such purposes as he determines.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3366.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3366 / § 3366.05
§ 3366.05. Issuing authority as eligible not-for-profit servicer of certain student loans
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The issuing authority, as an eligible not-for-profit holder of federal education loans, may act as an eligible not-for-profit servicer of certain student loans owned by the federal government under Section 2212 of the "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010," Pub. L. No. 111-152. The issuing authority is authorized to take such actions and to enter into such contracts and to execute all instruments necessary or appropriate to act as an eligible not-for-profit servicer. Notwithstanding division (C) of section 3366.03 and division (B) of section 3366.04 of the Revised Code, revenues received by the issuing authority under this section shall be deposited in an account in the custody of the treasurer of state that is not part of the state treasury and shall be used to pay administrative costs incurred by the issuing authority. Unexpended amounts shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited, as determined by the treasurer of state, to the treasurer of state's administrative fund created under section 113.20 of the Revised Code or the treasurer's information technology reserve fund created under section 113.22 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 2:41 PM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.062 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.062
§ 3317.062. Use of appropriations to chartered nonpublic schools for auxiliary services
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Moneys paid to chartered nonpublic schools under division (E)(2) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code shall be used for one or more of the following purposes: (1) To purchase secular textbooks or digital texts, as defined in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of section 3317.06 of the Revised Code, as have been approved by the department of education and workforce for use in public schools in the state. Textbooks purchased in accordance with this division may be disposed of four years after the date of purchase; (2) To provide the services described in divisions (B), (C), (D), and (Q) of section 3317.06 of the Revised Code; (3) To provide the services described in divisions (E), (F), (G), and (I) of section 3317.06 of the Revised Code. If such services are provided in public schools or in public centers, transportation to and from such facilities shall be provided by the nonpublic school. (4) To supply for use by pupils attending the school such standardized tests and scoring services as are in use in the public schools of the state; (5) To hire clerical personnel to assist in the administration of divisions (A)(2), (3), and (4) of this section and to hire supervisory personnel to supervise the providing of services and textbooks pursuant to this section. These personnel shall perform their services in the public schools, in nonpublic schools, public centers, or mobile units where the services are provided to the nonpublic school pupil, except that such personnel may accompany pupils to and from the service sites when necessary to ensure the safety of the children receiving the services. All services provided pursuant to this section may be provided under contract with school districts, educational service centers, the department of health, city or general health districts, or private agencies whose personnel are properly licensed by an appropriate state board or agency. (6) To purchase any of the materials described in division (K) of section 3317.06 of the Revised Code; (7) To purchase any of the equipment described in division (L) of section 3317.06 of the Revised Code; (8) To purchase mobile units to be used for the provision of services pursuant to division (A)(3) of this section and to pay for necessary repairs and operating costs associated with these units; (9) To purchase the equipment described in division (O) of section 3317.06 of the Revised Code; (10) To procure and pay for security services described in division (P) of section 3317.06 of the Revised Code. (B) Materials, equipment, computer hardware and software, textbooks, digital texts, and health and remedial services provided pursuant to this section and the admission of pupils to nonpublic schools shall be provided without distinction as to race, creed, color, or national origin of such pupils or of their teachers. (C) Any interest earned by a chartered nonpublic school on moneys paid to it under division (E)(2) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code shall be used by the school for the same purposes and in the same manner as the payments may be used under this section. (D) The department shall adopt guidelines and procedures regarding both of the following: (1) The expenditure of moneys under this section; (2) The audit of nonpublic schools receiving funds under this section to ensure the appropriate use of funds. (E) The department shall adopt a rule specifying the party that owns any property purchased by a chartered nonpublic school with moneys paid under division (E)(2) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code. The rule shall include procedures for disposal of the property by the designated owner when appropriate. (F) Within thirty days after the end of each biennium, each chartered nonpublic school shall remit to the department all moneys paid to it under division (E)(2) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code and any interest earned on those moneys that are not required to pay expenses incurred under this section during the biennium for which the moneys were appropriated and during which the interest was earned. If a school subsequently determines that the remittal of moneys leaves the school with insufficient money to pay all valid expenses incurred under this section during the biennium for which the remitted moneys were appropriated, the school may apply to the department for a refund of money, not to exceed the amount of the insufficiency. If the department determines the expenses were lawfully incurred and would have been lawful expenditures of the refunded money, the department shall make a refund in the necessary amount. (G) All services provided and purchases made pursuant to this section may be acquired under contract with school districts, educational service centers, the department of health, city or general health districts, or private entities. (H) When a chartered nonpublic school has materials or equipment purchased in accordance with division (A)(6) or (7) of this section that are no longer needed for school use, are obsolete, are unfit for the use for which they were acquired, or have been in the school's possession for at least four years, the school may dispose of that property in accordance with the school's disposal procedures, which may include donation, sale, trade, or permanent disposal. The school shall remit to the state treasury the proceeds from any sale made in accordance with this division. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 11:07 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.89 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.89
§ 3345.89. Accelerated college and career pathways program
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 184 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "College credit plus pathways" means the pathways developed under section 3365.13 of the Revised Code. (2) "State university" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) The accelerated college and career pathways program is established. Under the program, each state university shall establish at least one accelerated ninety semester credit hour degree program aligned to an in-demand career area by the 2027-2028 academic year. Each state university shall determine the number and types of accelerated degrees to be offered. Each state university shall do all of the following: (1) Include accelerated ninety semester credit hour degree programs in course and program catalogues; (2) Ensure that accelerated ninety semester credit hour degree programs are properly accredited and meet the requirements for reduced credit hour degree programs. The chancellor of higher education shall approve each accelerated ninety semester credit hour degree program developed by a state university that meets the requirements established under section 3333.97 of the Revised Code. (3) Work collaboratively with local and regional business community partners to identify in-demand career areas during the development of accelerated ninety semester credit hour degree programs. (4) Report to the chancellor all of the following: (a) The accelerated ninety semester credit hour degree programs the state university offers; (b) The number of students participating in each program; (c) The number of students that complete each program; (d) Any additional information required by the chancellor under section 3333.97 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) Each state university shall develop, in consultation with local and regional primary and secondary education partners, model college credit plus pathways that are aligned with the accelerated ninety semester credit hour degree programs offered by the state university and regional and state workforce needs. (2) Each public and participating nonpublic secondary school shall include the model college credit plus pathways developed under division (C)(1) of this section in the information required to be provided to students and parents under section 3365.04 of the Revised Code. (D) The chancellor shall not distribute state share of instruction funds to a state university in any fiscal year in which it does not comply with this section, as determined by the chancellor. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.65 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.65
§ 3309.65. Procedure for transfer of moneys and securities in event of merger
Status: in_force

November 20, 1973 House Bill 430 - 110th General Assembly The increasing contribution determined as provided in sections 3309.63 and 3309.64 of the Revised Code by the actuary shall be paid by the employer instead of the deficiency contribution computed as otherwise provided by this chapter. In the event of merger, the moneys and securities to the credit of the local district pension system, not exceeding an aggregate amount equal to the present value of the payments to be made on account of all pensions to the pensioners on the rolls of the local district pension system, shall be transferred to the employers' accumulation fund and the pensions then payable by the local district pension system shall thereafter be paid from the employers' accumulation fund until the reserves on these pensions with the other pensions payable from the employers' accumulation fund have been accumulated and shall be transferred to the annuity and pension reserve fund, from which fund they shall thereafter be payable. The pensions of the active members of the local district pension system and of the new entrants shall thereafter be payable as are the pensions of other members of the school employees retirement system. The amount of the excess of the moneys and securities of the local district pension system over and above the present value of the payments to be made on account of all pensions to the pensioners of the rolls of the local district pension system shall be transferred to the employees' savings fund and shall be credited pro rata to the active employees of such local district pension system on the basis of the amounts of their previous contributions to the local district pension system. In case such method of distribution is not found practicable by the school employees retirement board, the board may use such other method of apportionment as seems fair and equitable to such board. The amount so credited shall be considered as a part of the employee's accumulated contributions, and (1) in the case of service or commuted service retirement shall be considered as an amount in excess of the employee's accumulated contributions and may be used in purchasing from the annuity and pension reserve fund an annuity, in addition to any other annuity or pension benefit otherwise provided by this chapter, and (2) in case the beneficiary elects to take a survivor benefit under division (B) of section 3309.45 of the Revised Code, the amount shall be refunded to the beneficiary. After the moneys and securities of any local district pension system have been transferred to the employers' accumulation fund or to the employees' savings fund, such local district pension system shall cease to exist.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3321.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3321 / § 3321.05
§ 3321.05. All-day or extended kindergarten
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "all-day kindergarten" means a kindergarten class that is in session for not less than the same number of clock hours each week as for students in grades one through six. (B) Any school district may operate all-day kindergarten or extended kindergarten, but no district shall require any student to attend kindergarten for more than the number of clock hours required each day for traditional kindergarten by the minimum standards adopted under division (D) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code. Each school district that operates all-day or extended kindergarten shall accommodate kindergarten students whose parents or guardians elect to enroll them for the minimum number of hours. (C) A school district may use space in child care centers licensed under Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code to provide all-day kindergarten under this section. Last updated August 16, 2023 at 3:25 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.073 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.073
§ 3314.073. Declaring school to be in probationary status
Status: in_force

April 8, 2003 House Bill 364 - 124th General Assembly (A) In lieu of termination of a contract or suspension of the operation of a school as provided for in sections 3314.07 and 3314.072 of the Revised Code, respectively, after consultation with the governing authority of a community school under its sponsorship, if a sponsor finds that any of the conditions prescribed in division (B)(1) of section 3314.07 of the Revised Code apply to the school, the sponsor may declare in written notice to the governing authority that the school is in a probationary status which shall not extend beyond the end of the current school year. The notice shall specify the conditions that warrant probationary status. The sponsor may declare a school to be in such status only if it has received from the governing authority reasonable assurances to the satisfaction of the sponsor that the governing authority can and will take actions necessary to remedy the conditions that have warranted such probationary status as specified by the sponsor. (B) The sponsor shall monitor the actions taken by the governing authority to remedy the conditions that have warranted probationary status as specified by the sponsor and may take over the operation of the school as provided in the contract or may take steps to terminate the contract with the governing authority or to suspend operation of the school if the sponsor at any time finds that the governing authority is no longer able or willing to remedy those conditions to the satisfaction of the sponsor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3321.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3321 / § 3321.99
§ 3321.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

September 4, 2000 Senate Bill 181 - 123rd General Assembly Whoever violates division (A) of section 3321.38 of the Revised Code may be fined not more than five hundred dollars or may be ordered to perform not more than seventy hours of community service work. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.818 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.818
§ 3313.818. Breakfast programs
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) The department of education and workforce shall establish a program under which public schools that meet the conditions prescribed in this section shall offer breakfast to all students either before or during the school day. Each of the following shall apply: (a) In the 2020-2021 school year, the program shall apply to any public school in which seventy per cent or more of the students enrolled in the school during the previous school year were eligible under federal requirements for free or reduced-price breakfasts or lunches. (b) In the 2021-2022 school year, the program shall apply to any public school in which sixty per cent or more of the students enrolled in the school during the previous school year were eligible under federal requirements for free or reduced-price breakfasts or lunches. (c) In the 2022-2023 school year and every school year thereafter, the program shall apply to any public school in which fifty per cent or more of the students enrolled in the school during the previous school year were eligible under federal requirements for free or reduced-price breakfasts or lunches. (2) The district superintendent or building principal, in consultation with the building staff, shall determine the model for serving breakfast under the program. Each breakfast served under the program shall comply with federal meal patterns and nutritional standards and with section 3313.814 of the Revised Code. A school district board of education may make a charge in accordance with federal requirements for each meal to cover all or part of the costs incurred in operating the program. (B) The department shall publish a list of public schools that meet the conditions of division (A) of this section. The department shall offer technical assistance to school districts and schools regarding the implementation of a school breakfast program that complies with this section and the submission of claims for reimbursement under the federal school breakfast program. (C)(1) The department shall monitor each school participating in the program and ensure that each participating school complies with the requirements of this section. (2) If the board of education of a school district determines that, for financial reasons, a school under the board's control cannot comply with the requirements of this section or the board already has a successful breakfast program or partnership in place, the district board may choose not to comply with those requirements. (D) Not later than the thirty-first day of December of each school year, the department shall provide statistical reports on its web site that specify the number and percentage of students participating in school breakfast programs disaggregated by school district and individual schools, including community schools, established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, and STEM schools, established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code. (E) Not later than the thirty-first day of December of each school year, the department shall prepare a report on the implementation and effectiveness of the program established under this section and submit the report to the general assembly, in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, and to the governor. The report may be submitted electronically. The report shall include: (1) The number of students and participation rates in the free and reduced-price breakfast programs under this section for each school building; (2) The type of breakfast model used by each school building participating in the breakfast program; (3) The number of students and participation rates in free or reduced-price lunch for each school building. Last updated August 16, 2023 at 2:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3377.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3377 / § 3377.17
§ 3377.17. Chancellor to provide analyses and information on project
Status: in_force

November 15, 1981 House Bill 694 - 114th General Assembly Before the higher education facilities commission acts upon a proposed project, the commission shall request of the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents : (A) A fiscal analysis of the college or university submitting the request, including the projected impact of a given project upon the institution; (B) An analysis of projected enrollments of the educational programs involved with the project as well as an overall institutional projection; (C) Any other information concerning the proposed project and its impact on the higher education environment in Ohio. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.04
§ 3313.04. Petition for submission of question of number of members and organization of board
Status: in_force

November 12, 1997 House Bill 269 - 122nd General Assembly This section and sections 3313.05 to 3313.08 of the Revised Code do not apply to any municipal school district until after the referendum required in such district by section 3311.73 of the Revised Code. If, at any time, a petition signed by ten per cent of the electors in any city district is filed with the treasurer of the board of education of such district asking that the question, "what shall be the number of members and what shall be the organization of the board of education of such district," be submitted to the electors thereof, such board of education shall within thirty days after the filing of such petition provide by resolution for submitting such question to the electors of such district. Such question shall not be submitted to a referendum vote more than once in any period of four years and the percentage of electors required to sign such petition shall be based upon the total vote cast at the most recent regular municipal election. Said resolution shall require that such question be submitted at the next regular municipal election and shall also provide for the appointment of a commission to frame two or more plans of organization for submission. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the commission shall consist of seven members, three of whom shall be appointed by the president of the board of education of such district, two by the mayor of the city in which such district is located, and two by the president of the board of sinking fund trustees of such city. If a city does not have a board of sinking fund trustees, the city treasurer or the officer who exercises the functions of a treasurer shall appoint two members. When a school district has territory in more than one city, the commission shall consist of three members appointed by the president of the board of education, one member appointed by the mayor of each city in which the district has territory, and one member appointed by the president of the board of sinking fund trustees of each such city. If any city does not have a board of sinking fund trustees, that city's treasurer or the officer who exercises the functions of a treasurer shall appoint one member. A certified copy of said resolution shall immediately after its passage be transmitted to the mayor and president of the board of sinking fund trustees of the city or cities in which the district has territory, and such commission shall be appointed and shall organize within sixty days after the passage of said resolution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.059 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.059
§ 3311.059. Severance from one educational service center and annexation to adjacent service center
Status: in_force

September 28, 2018 House Bill 438 - 132nd General Assembly The procedure prescribed in this section may be used in lieu of a transfer prescribed under section 3311.231 of the Revised Code. (A) Subject to divisions (B) and (C) of this section, a board of education of a local school district that severed and annexed its territory under section 3311.059 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to June 30, 2011, may by a resolution approved by a majority of all its members propose to sever that local school district from the territory of the educational service center in which the local school district is currently included and to instead annex the local school district to the territory of another educational service center, the current territory of which is adjacent to the territory of the educational service center in which the local school district is currently included. The resolution shall promptly be filed with the governing board of each educational service center affected by the resolution and with the superintendent of public instruction. (B) The resolution adopted under division (A) of this section shall not be effective unless it is approved by the state board of education. In deciding whether to approve the resolution, the state board shall consider the impact of an annexation on both the school district and the educational service center to which the district is proposed to be annexed, including the ability of that service center to deliver services in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The severance of the local school district from one educational service center and its annexation to another educational service center under this section shall not be effective until one year after the first day of July following the later of the date that the state board of education approves the resolution or the date the board of elections certifies the results of the referendum election as provided in division (C) of this section. (C) Within sixty days following the date of the adoption of the resolution under division (A) of this section, the electors of the local school district may petition for a referendum vote on the resolution. The question whether to approve or disapprove the resolution shall be submitted to the electors of such school district if a number of qualified electors equal to twenty per cent of the number of electors in the school district who voted for the office of governor at the most recent general election for that office sign a petition asking that the question of whether the resolution shall be disapproved be submitted to the electors. The petition shall be filed with the board of elections of the county in which the school district is located. If the school district is located in more than one county, the petition shall be filed with the board of elections of the county in which the majority of the territory of the school district is located. The board shall certify the validity and sufficiency of the signatures on the petition. The board of elections shall immediately notify the board of education of the local school district and the governing board of each educational service center affected by the resolution that the petition has been filed. The effect of the resolution shall be stayed until the board of elections certifies the validity and sufficiency of the signatures on the petition. If the board of elections determines that the petition does not contain a sufficient number of valid signatures and sixty days have passed since the adoption of the resolution, the resolution shall become effective as provided in division (B) of this section. If the board of elections certifies that the petition contains a sufficient number of valid signatures, the board shall submit the question to the qualified electors of the school district on the day of the next general or primary election held at least ninety days after the board of elections certifies the validity and sufficiency of signatures on the petition. The election shall be conducted and canvassed and the results shall be certified in the same manner as in regular elections for the election of members of a board of education. If a majority of the electors voting on the question disapprove the resolution, the resolution shall not become effective. If a majority of the electors voting on the question approve the resolution, the resolution shall become effective as provided in division (B) of this section. (D) Upon the effective date of the severance of the local school district from one educational service center and its annexation to another educational service center as provided in division (B) of this section, the governing board of each educational service center shall take such steps for the election of members of the governing board and for organization of the governing board as prescribed in Chapter 3313. of the Revised Code. (E) If a school district is severed from one educational service center and annexed to another service center under this section, the board of education of that school district shall not propose a subsequent severance and annexation action under this section that would be effective sooner than four years after the effective date of the next previous severance and annexation action under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.84 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.84
§ 3311.84. Municipal school districts; evaluation of principals
Status: in_force

October 1, 2012 House Bill 525 - 129th General Assembly Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a municipal school district shall be subject to this section instead of division (D) of section 3319.02 of the Revised Code with respect to principals and assistant principals, but all other provisions of that section shall apply to the district with respect to principals and assistant principals. Section 3319.02 of the Revised Code in its entirety shall apply to the district with respect to employees other than principals and assistant principals who are covered by that section, except as otherwise provided in section 3311.72 of the Revised Code. (A) As used in this section, "principal" includes an assistant principal. (B) The board of education of each municipal school district shall adopt procedures for the evaluation of principals and shall evaluate all principals in accordance with those procedures. The procedures shall be based on principles comparable to the teacher evaluation procedures adopted under section 3311.80 of the Revised Code, but shall be tailored to the duties and responsibilities of principals and the environment in which principals work. Each evaluation shall measure the principal's effectiveness in performing the duties included in the principal's job description and shall be considered by the board in deciding whether to renew the principal's contract of employment. (C) The evaluation procedures adopted under this section shall require each principal to be evaluated annually through a written evaluation process. The evaluation shall be conducted by the chief executive officer of the district, or the chief executive officer's designee. (D) To provide time to show progress in correcting deficiencies identified in the evaluation, each evaluation shall be completed as follows: (1) In any school year that the principal's contract of employment is not due to expire, at least one evaluation shall be completed in that year. A written copy of the evaluation shall be provided to the principal by the end of the principal's contract year as defined by the principal's annual salary notice. (2) In any school year that the principal's contract of employment is due to expire, at least a preliminary evaluation and a final evaluation shall be completed in that year. A written copy of the preliminary evaluation shall be provided to the principal at least sixty days prior to any action by the board on the principal's contract of employment. The final evaluation shall indicate the chief executive officer's intended recommendation to the board regarding a contract of employment for the principal. A written copy of the final evaluation shall be provided to the principal at least five days prior to the chief executive officer making the recommendation to the board. (E) At least thirty days prior to taking action to renew or not renew the contract of a principal, the board shall notify the principal of the board's intended action and that the principal may request a meeting with the board regarding the board's intended action. Upon request of the principal, the board shall grant the principal a meeting in executive session. In that meeting, the board shall discuss its reasons for considering renewal or nonrenewal of the contract. The principal shall be permitted to have a representative, chosen by the principal, present at the meeting. The establishment of evaluation procedures in accordance with this section shall not create an expectancy of continued employment. Nothing in this section shall prevent the board from making the final determination regarding the renewal or nonrenewal of a principal's contract. (F) Termination of a principal's contract shall be in accordance with section 3319.16 of the Revised Code, except as follows: (1) Failure of the principal's building to meet academic performance standards established by the chief executive officer shall be considered good and just cause for termination under that section. (2) If the chief executive officer intends to recommend to the board that the principal's contract be terminated, the chief executive officer shall provide the principal a written copy of the principal's evaluation at least five days prior to making the recommendation to the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.11
§ 3313.11. Vacancy in board
Status: in_force

November 12, 1997 House Bill 269 - 122nd General Assembly Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section does not apply to any joint vocational or cooperative education school district. A vacancy in any board of education may be caused by death, nonresidence, resignation, removal from office, failure of a person elected or appointed to qualify within ten days after the organization of the board or of appointment or election, removal from the district, or absence from meetings of the board for a period of ninety days, if such absence is caused by reasons declared insufficient by a two-thirds vote of the remaining members of the board, which vote must be taken and entered upon the records of the board not less than thirty days after such absence. If the board members are selected by appointment pursuant to division (B) or (F) of section 3311.71 of the Revised Code, the appointing authority responsible for the appointment shall fill any such vacancy by appointment of an individual to serve the remainder of the unexpired term from a slate of at least three persons proposed by the municipal school district nominating panel established under that section. If the member creating the vacancy resides in a municipal school district but not in the municipal corporation containing the greatest portion of the district's territory, the individuals included on such slate shall also reside in the municipal school district but not in the municipal corporation containing the greatest portion of the district's territory. If the board members are selected by election, the board shall fill any such vacancy at its next regular or special meeting, not earlier than ten days after such vacancy occurs. A majority vote of all the remaining members of the board may fill any such vacancy. Immediately after such a vote, the treasurer of the board of education shall give written notice to the board of elections responsible for conducting elections for that school district that a vacancy has been filled, and the name of the person appointed to fill the vacancy. Each person selected by the board or probate court to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the shorter of the following periods: until the completion of the unexpired term, or until the first day of January immediately following the next regular board of education election taking place more than ninety days after a person is selected by the board or probate court to fill the vacancy. At that election, a special election to fill the vacancy shall be held in accordance with laws controlling regular elections for board of education members, except that no such special election shall be held if the unexpired term ends on or before the first day of January immediately following that regular board of education election. The term of a person chosen at a special election under this section shall begin on the first day of January immediately following the election, and the person shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Whenever the need for a special election under this section becomes known, the board of education shall immediately give written notice of this fact to the board of elections responsible for conducting the regular board of education election for that school district. The term of a board of education member shall not be lengthened by the member's resignation and subsequent selection by the board or probate court under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.79 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.79
§ 3307.79. Years of service credit of deceased member dying prior to 7/1/1973 - right of survivor to purchase service credit
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly (A) A member whose death occurred prior to July 1, 1973, who at the time of death had more than thirty-four but less than thirty-five years of service credit shall be presumed to have completed thirty-five years of such credit. Any member whose death occurred on or after July 1, 1973, but prior to August 20, 1976, and who at the time of death had more than thirty-one but less than thirty-two years of service credit shall be presumed to have completed thirty-two years of such credit. Any member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan whose death occurs on or after August 20, 1976, but prior to July 1, 2015, and who at the time of death has more than twenty-nine but less than thirty years of service credit shall be presumed to have completed thirty years of such credit. (B) On the death of a member who is participating in the STRS defined benefit plan prior to service retirement, the surviving spouse or dependents of the deceased member shall have the right to obtain any service credit the member, had the member not died, would have been eligible to obtain pursuant to sections 3307.761 and 3307.763 of the Revised Code upon the same terms and conditions which the deceased member could have obtained such service credit had the deceased member not died. Any service credit obtained under this section shall be applied under the provisions of this chapter in the same manner as it would have been applied had it been obtained by the deceased member during the deceased member's lifetime. Last updated September 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.35
§ 3319.35. Failure of superintendent or treasurer to make reports
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly If the superintendent or treasurer of any school district or educational service center fails to prepare any required report, that superintendent shall be liable in the sum of three hundred dollars, to be recovered by a civil action. In the case of reports required to be submitted to the superintendent, such action shall be instituted in the name of the governing board of the service center upon the complaint of the service center superintendent and the amount collected shall be paid into the service center's general fund. In the case of reports to be submitted to the department of education and workforce, the action shall be instituted in the name of the state on complaint of the board and the amount collected shall be paid into the general revenue fund. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.10
§ 3309.10. Service on board; reimbursement for employer; expenses; liability insurance
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 341 - 129th General Assembly (A) No member of the school employees retirement board shall be subject to disciplinary action by an employer for absence from the member's regular employment for service to the board. Members of the board shall serve without compensation from the retirement system, but an employer shall be reimbursed from the expense fund for any compensation paid to an employee member of the board or a retirant member employed by a public employer in accordance with section 3309.341 of the Revised Code for service to the board. (B) The members of the board shall be reimbursed from the expense fund for all actual necessary expenses incurred while serving on the board. (C) The board may secure insurance coverage designed to indemnify board members and employees for their actions or conduct in the performance of official duties, and may pay required premiums for such coverage from the expense fund. (D) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code establishing a policy for reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by board members in the performance of their official duties. As part of any audit performed under Chapter 117. of the Revised Code, an inquiry shall be made into whether board members have complied with these rules. (E) No board member shall accept payment or reimbursement for travel expenses, other than for meals and other food and beverages provided to the member, from any source other than the expense fund. Except in the case of an emergency, no out-of-state travel expenses shall be reimbursed unless approved in advance by a majority of the board at a regular board meeting.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.42
§ 3304.42. Effect of child support default on license
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the bureau of services for the visually impaired shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.