Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.13
§ 3301.13. Department of education and workforce
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce is hereby created. The department shall be headed by the director of education and workforce, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. (B) The department consists of the following divisions: (1) The division of primary and secondary education, which shall be headed by a deputy director appointed by the director with the advice and consent of the senate; (2) The division of career-technical education, which shall be headed by a deputy director appointed by the director with the advice and consent of the senate. The director shall appoint an individual with appropriate educational, professional, or managerial experience, as determined by the director, to be the deputy director of primary and secondary education or career-technical education. (C) All powers and duties regarding primary, secondary, special, and career-technical education granted to the state board, the state superintendent, or the former department of education, as prescribed by law in effect prior to the effective date of this section , except those prescribed for the state board of education as described in section 3301.111 of the Revised Code, are transferred to the director of education and workforce, who may delegate those duties and powers to the division of primary and secondary education or the division of career-technical education as the director determines appropriate. (D) The department of education and workforce is subject to all provisions of law pertaining to departments, offices, or institutions established for the exercise of any function of the state government and is subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The headquarters of the department of education and workforce is at the seat of government, where office space suitable and adequate for the work of the department shall be provided by the appropriate state agency. (E)(1) The director is responsible for administrative rules adopted by the department for the implementation of the powers and duties of the department. The director's rulemaking authority is limited to the director's or department's statutorily prescribed powers and duties. (2) In accordance with section 106.042 of the Revised Code, the general assembly, by adopting a concurrent resolution, may rescind or invalidate any rule adopted by the director under section 111.15 or Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (F) Any policy adopted or guidance issued by the director or the department that is not expressly authorized or required by state or federal statute shall be advisory in nature. Any such policy or guidance is nonbinding on schools and educators and does not have the force and effect of law. (G) The director shall employ such personnel as the director determines necessary to carry out the duties and powers of the department of education and workforce. The director shall exercise general supervision of the department's employees and may appoint, fix the salary, and terminate the employment of such employees. (H) No individual shall hold the office of director of education and workforce, deputy director of primary and secondary education, or deputy director of career-technical education without being appointed with the advice and consent of the senate as described in this section, unless that individual is serving as director or deputy director on an interim basis. No individual shall serve as director or deputy director on an interim basis for more than forty-five days. (I) The standing committee of the senate that considers primary and secondary education legislation shall hold at least one in-person hearing on the nomination of an individual to serve as director of education and workforce, deputy director of primary and secondary education, or deputy director of career-technical education before the full senate holds a confirmation vote on that nomination. (J) To best serve the interests of primary and secondary education and workforce development in the state of Ohio, and to maximize efficiencies and operations, the state board of education and the department of education and workforce may exchange necessary information and documentation upon request to enable both agencies to effectively perform their functions under state or federal law, including sharing information that is proprietary to the agency or confidential. The agency receiving proprietary or confidential information shall not disclose the information and shall adopt safeguards to prevent disclosure. Last updated October 5, 2023 at 5:13 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.05
§ 3309.05. Board membership
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 341 - 129th General Assembly (A) The school employees retirement board shall consist of the following members: (1) One member, known as the treasurer of state's investment designee, who shall be appointed by the treasurer of state for a term of four years and who shall have the following qualifications: (a) The member is a resident of this state. (b) Within the three years immediately preceding the appointment, the member has not been employed by the public employees retirement system, police and fire pension fund, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system or by any person, partnership, or corporation that has provided to one of those retirement systems services of a financial or investment nature, including the management, analysis, supervision, or investment of assets. (c) The member has direct experience in the management, analysis, supervision, or investment of assets. (d) The member is not currently employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state. (2) Four members, known as employee members, who shall be members of the school employees retirement system, and who shall be elected by ballot by the members of the system; (3) Two members, known as the retirant members, who shall be former members of the retirement system who reside in this state and currently receive an age and service retirement benefit, a disability benefit, or benefits under a plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code. The retirant members shall be elected by ballot by former members of the system who are currently receiving an age and service retirement benefit, a disability benefit, or benefits under a plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code. (4) Two members, known as the investment expert members, who shall be appointed to four-year terms. One investment expert member shall be appointed by the governor, and one investment expert member shall be jointly appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. Each investment expert member shall have the following qualifications: (a) The member is a resident of this state; (b) Within the three years immediately preceding the appointment, the member has not been employed by the public employees state retirement system, police and fire pension fund, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system or by any person, partnership, or corporation that has provided to one of those retirement systems services of a financial or investment nature, including the management, analysis, supervision, or investment of assets; (c) The member has direct experience in the management, analysis, supervision, or investment of assets. (B) Any member appointed under this section shall hold office until the later of the end of the term for which the member is appointed or the date the member's successor takes office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.082 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.082
§ 3332.082. Prepaid tuition loss due to closure of school - reimbursement
Status: in_force

July 1, 2003 Senate Bill 266 - 124th General Assembly The state board of career colleges and schools may pursue any lawful means of assuring that students of any school registered by the state board do not suffer prepaid tuition loss as a result of the closure of a school. This may include lawsuits against a school or any individual who may reasonably have liability as a result of the default, in which the attorney general shall advise and represent the board. Any student seeking reimbursement for a prepaid tuition loss shall submit a claim for reimbursement to the board not later than one year following the school's closure. Any reimbursement for a prepaid tuition loss or advance against a possible prepaid tuition loss of a student, and any expenses reasonably incurred by the board in its pursuit of any remedy, shall be paid by the surety on the bond provided by the school pursuant to section 3332.08 of the Revised Code. If proceeds from the surety bond are not sufficient to cover such payments, any additional payments shall be paid from the student tuition recovery fund created by section 3332.083 of the Revised Code. Tuition loss does not include moneys held by a school in escrow accounts for tuition or fees for future terms, as uncommitted grants, loans, or Pell grant money. If the fund is not of sufficient size to pay the students the full amount of their prepaid fee, the student tuition recovery authority shall determine the percentage of the amount that will be paid. Any money recovered from the defaulting school or any individual with liability for the default or from the surety under a bond provided under section 3332.08 of the Revised Code in excess of any payments made under this section shall be deposited into the fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.699 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.699
§ 3307.699. Increase in benefits established prior to 2/1/1983
Status: in_force

July 13, 2000 Senate Bill 190 - 123rd General Assembly As used in this section and section 3307.6910 of the Revised Code, "benefit" means any allowance, pension, or other benefit to which an individual is entitled and that the individual receives pursuant to former section 3307.38 , 3307.41 , 3307.43 , 3307.49 , or 3307.50 of the Revised Code. The annual amount of each benefit that was payable prior to February 1, 1983, shall, after the adjustments required by former section 3307.403 of the Revised Code, be increased by five per cent. Last updated September 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.24
§ 3319.24. Coursework in teaching reading and phonics required for certain initial provisional license applicants
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly This section does not apply to any applicant for an educator license that is designed for persons specializing in teaching children in kindergarten through twelfth grade, or the equivalent, in the area of dance, drama, theater, music, visual arts, or physical education or a specialty area substantially equivalent to any of these when such applicant will be teaching children in the specialty area specified in the license. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Coursework in the teaching of reading" means coursework that includes training in a range of instructional strategies for teaching reading, in the assessment of reading skills, and in the diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties; (2) "Phonics" means the techniques and strategies used to teach children to match, blend, and translate letters of the alphabet into the sounds they represent, which techniques and strategies are systematically integrated and thoroughly practiced in a developmentally appropriate instructional program to assist the child in learning to read, write, and spell; (3) "Course in the teaching of phonics" means a course providing the background necessary for effectively teaching and assessing phonics, phonemic awareness, and word recognition, including, but not limited to, the following topics: (a) Phonological and morphological underpinnings of English spellings and the history thereof; (b) The nature and role of word recognition in proficient reading; (c) Methods and rationale for the instruction of phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, and the application thereof in reading and writing; (d) Methods and rationale for the assessment of phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, and the application thereof in reading and writing; (e) The relation of deficits in phonemic awareness, decoding, spelling, and word recognition to reading disabilities; (4) "Phonemic awareness" means the awareness of sounds that make up spoken words and the ability to use this awareness of sounds in reading. (B) The rules adopted under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code shall require an applicant for a resident educator license designated for teaching children in grades kindergarten through six or the equivalent to have successfully completed at least six semester hours, or the equivalent, of coursework in the teaching of reading that includes at least one separate course of at least three semester hours, or the equivalent, in the teaching of phonics in the context of reading, writing, and spelling. In addition, such rules shall require that the subsequent issuance of a professional educator license be contingent upon the applicant having completed six additional semester hours or the equivalent of coursework in the teaching of reading. The rules shall permit an applicant to apply undergraduate coursework in order to meet this requirement for additional coursework.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.80 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.80
§ 3319.80. Engagement of dyslexia specialist to train teachers
Status: in_force

December 21, 2011 House Bill 157 - 129th General Assembly (A) The governing board of any educational service center may engage the services of a dyslexia specialist to provide training for teachers of grades kindergarten to four on the indicators of dyslexia and the types of instruction that children with dyslexia need to learn, read, write, and spell. If a service center provides this training, it shall make the training available to local school districts within the service center's territory and to other school districts, community schools, and STEM schools that have contracted for the training from the service center under section 3313.843 , 3313.844 , 3313.845 , or 3326.45 of the Revised Code. If a governing board of any educational service center does not provide the training, a group of local school districts within the service center's territory may engage the services of a dyslexia specialist to provide training for teachers independently. A school district or school may require the training authorized under this section for its teachers as part of the district's or school's regular in-service training programs. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Dyslexia" means a specific learning disorder that is neurological in origin and that is characterized by unexpected difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities not consistent with the person's intelligence, motivation, and sensory capabilities, which difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language. (2) "Dyslexia specialist" means a person who is trained and certified in a multisensory structured language program that meets the level II specialist criteria set by the international dyslexia association's knowledge and practice standards or standards from any other nationally recognized organization that specializes in issues surrounding dyslexia, or any subsequently adopted standards.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3365.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3365 / § 3365.12
§ 3365.12. Nature of courses; awarding high school credit
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) All courses offered under the college credit plus program shall be the same courses that are included in the partnering college's course catalogue for college-level, nonremedial courses and shall apply to at least one degree or professional certification at the partnering college. (B)(1) High school credit awarded for courses successfully completed under this chapter shall count toward the graduation requirements and subject area requirements of the public secondary school or participating nonpublic secondary school. If a course comparable to one a participant completed at a college is offered by the school, the governing entity or governing body shall award comparable credit for the course completed at the college. If no comparable course is offered by the school, the governing entity or governing body shall grant an appropriate number of elective credits to the participant. (2) If there is a dispute between a participant's school and a participant regarding high school credits granted for a course, the participant may appeal the decision to the department of education and workforce. The department's decision regarding any high school credits granted under this section is final. (C) Evidence of successful completion of each course and the high school credits awarded by the school shall be included in the student's record. The record shall indicate that the credits were earned as a participant under this chapter and shall include the name of the college at which the credits were earned. Last updated September 5, 2023 at 10:11 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.83 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.83
§ 3311.83. Municipal school districts; reduction in number of teachers
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, and except as otherwise specified in division (E) of this section, a municipal school district shall be subject to this section instead of section 3319.17 of the Revised Code with respect to suspension of teacher contracts, but sections 3311.72 , 3319.17 , and 3319.171 of the Revised Code shall apply to the district with respect to suspension of contracts of other district employees who may be licensed by the state board of education. (A) When, for any of the following reasons that apply to a municipal school district, the district board of education decides that it will be necessary to reduce the number of teachers it employs, it may make a reasonable reduction: (1) Return to duty of regular teachers after leaves of absence, including leaves of absence provided pursuant to section 3319.13 or 3319.14 of the Revised Code; (2) Decreased enrollment of students in the district; (3) Academic reasons resulting in consolidation of teaching positions, duties, or functions or resulting in changes in educational programs; (4) Financial reasons; (5) Territorial changes affecting the district. (B) In making any such reduction, the board shall proceed to suspend contracts in accordance with the recommendation of the district's chief executive officer and divisions (B)(1) and (2) and (E) of this section. (1) Each teacher affected by the reduction, based on area of licensure, shall be placed in one of the following categories: (a) Category 1A, which shall contain all teachers on limited or extended limited contracts with a composite evaluation rating of ineffective; (b) Category 1B, which shall contain all teachers on continuing contracts with a composite evaluation rating of ineffective; (c) Category 2A, which shall contain all teachers on limited or extended limited contracts with a composite evaluation rating of developing; (d) Category 2B, which shall contain all teachers on continuing contracts with a composite evaluation rating of developing; (e) Category 3A, which shall contain all teachers on limited or extended limited contracts with a composite evaluation rating of skilled; (f) Category 3B, which shall contain all teachers on continuing contracts with a composite evaluation rating of skilled; (g) Category 4A, which shall contain all teachers on limited or extended limited contracts with a composite evaluation rating of accomplished; (h) Category 4B, which shall contain all teachers on continuing contracts with a composite evaluation rating of accomplished. (2) Consistent with division (E) of this section, reductions in the affected area of licensure shall be made starting with teachers in category 1A and shall proceed sequentially through teachers in category 4B, until all necessary reductions have occurred. (3) The evaluation ratings specified in division (B)(1) of this section refer to composite evaluation ratings assigned to a teacher in accordance with the evaluation procedures adopted under section 3311.80 of the Revised Code. (C) On a case-by-case basis, in lieu of suspending a contract in whole, the board may suspend a contract in part, so that an individual is required to work a percentage of the time the employee otherwise is required to work under the contract and receives a commensurate percentage of the full compensation the employee otherwise would receive under the contract. (D) The teachers whose contracts are suspended by the board pursuant to this section shall have the right of restoration by the board if and when teaching positions become vacant or are created, for which the teachers are or become qualified within three years after the date of the suspension of contract. Consistent with division (E) of this section, the board shall rehire teachers in the affected area of licensure starting with teachers in category 4B and shall proceed sequentially through teachers in category 1A, until all vacant positions have been filled. No teacher whose contract has been suspended pursuant to this section shall lose the right of restoration by reason of having declined recall to a position that is less than full-time or, if the teacher was not employed full-time just prior to suspension of the teacher's continuing contract, to a position requiring a lesser percentage of full-time employment than the position the teacher last held while employed in the district. (E)(1) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the requirements of this section prevail over any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement entered into on or after October 1, 2012. However, the board and the teachers' labor organization shall negotiate how specialized training and experience will be factored into reduction in force and recall decisions regardless of the categories prescribed by division (B) of this section. In addition, the board and the teachers' labor organization may negotiate additional factors to be considered in determining the order of reductions, which factors shall not be inconsistent with division (B) of this section. (2) After applying specialized training and experience and any other negotiated factors, teachers within the same category prescribed by division (B) of this section shall be given preference based on seniority.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3357.112 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3357 / § 3357.112
§ 3357.112. Acquisition of auxiliary or education facilities - issuance of bonds
Status: in_force

March 31, 2005 Senate Bill 224 - 125th General Assembly (A)(1) Each technical college district may acquire, by purchase, lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, or otherwise, construct, equip, furnish, reconstruct, alter, enlarge, remodel, renovate, rehabilitate, improve, maintain, repair, and operate, and lease to or from others, auxiliary facilities or education facilities, except housing and dining facilities, and may pay for the facilities out of available receipts of such district. To pay all or part of the costs of auxiliary facilities or education facilities, except housing and dining facilities, and any combination of them, and to refund obligations previously issued for such purpose, each technical college district may issue obligations in the manner provided by and subject to the applicable provisions of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code. (2) Notwithstanding division (A)(1) of this section, a technical college that is not co-located with another institution of higher education also may acquire, by purchase, lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, or otherwise, construct, equip, furnish, reconstruct, alter, enlarge, remodel, renovate, rehabilitate, improve, maintain, repair, and operate, and lease to or from others, housing and dining facilities, and may pay for the facilities out of available receipts of the district. To pay all or part of the costs of housing and dining facilities, and to refund obligations previously issued for such purpose, the technical college district may issue obligations in the manner provided by and subject to the applicable provisions of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code. (3) A technical college may not use division (A)(2) of this section to purchase any real property that the technical college is using as a dormitory as of the effective date of this amendment. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the definitions set forth in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code apply to this section. (C) Fee variations provided for in division (G) of section 3357.09 of the Revised Code need not be applied to fees pledged to secure obligations. (D) The obligations authorized by this section are not bonded indebtedness of the technical college district, shall not constitute general obligations or the pledge of the full faith and credit of such district, and the holders or owners thereof shall have no right to require the board to levy or collect any taxes for the payment of bond service charges, but they shall have the right to payment thereof solely from the available receipts and funds pledged for such payment as authorized by section 3345.12 of the Revised Code and this section. The bond proceedings may provide the method whereby the general administrative overhead expense of the district shall be allocated among the several operations and facilities of the district for purposes of determining any operating and maintenance expenses payable from the pledged available receipts prior to the provision for payment of bond service charges, and for other purposes of the bond proceedings. (E) The powers granted in this section are in addition to any other powers at any time granted by the Constitution and laws of the state, and not in derogation thereof or restrictions thereon.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3315.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3315 / § 3315.01
§ 3315.01. Crediting of investment earnings
Status: in_force

June 30, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section and notwithstanding sections 3315.12 and 3315.14 of the Revised Code, the board of education of any school district may adopt a resolution requiring the treasurer of the district to credit the earnings made on the investment of the principal of the moneys specified in the resolution to the fund from which the earnings arose or any other fund of the district as the board specifies in its resolution. (B) This section does not apply to the earnings made on the investment of the bond retirement fund, the sinking fund, a project construction fund established pursuant to sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, or the payments received by school districts pursuant to division (E) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6010 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6010
§ 3313.6010. Contracting with academic remediation and intervention providers
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The board of education of a school district may contract with public and private providers of academic remediation and intervention in mathematics, science, reading, writing, and social studies for the purpose of assisting pupils in any grade outside of regular school hours.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.48
§ 3345.48. Undergraduate tuition guarantee program
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Cohort" means a group of students who will complete their bachelor's degree requirements and graduate from a state university at the same time. A cohort may include transfer students and other selected undergraduate student academic programs as determined by the board of trustees of a state university. (2) "Eligible student" means an undergraduate student who: (a) Is enrolled full-time in a bachelor's degree program at a state university; (b) Is a resident of this state, as defined by the chancellor of higher education under section 3333.31 of the Revised Code. (3) "State university" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of trustees of each state university shall establish an undergraduate tuition guarantee program that allows eligible students in the same cohort to pay a fixed rate for general and instructional fees for four years. A board of trustees may include room and board and any additional fees in the program. The board shall adopt rules for the program that include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) The number of credit hours required to earn an undergraduate degree in each major; (2) A guarantee that the general and instructional fees for each student in the cohort shall remain constant for four years so long as the student complies with the requirements of the program, except that, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the board may increase the guaranteed amount by up to six per cent above what has been charged in the previous academic year one time for the first cohort enrolled under the tuition guarantee program. If the board of trustees determines that economic conditions or other circumstances require an increase for the first cohort of above six per cent, the board shall submit a request to increase the amount by a specified percentage to the chancellor. The chancellor, based on information the chancellor requires from the board of trustees, shall approve or disapprove such a request. Thereafter, except as provided in division (F) of this section, the board of trustees may increase the guaranteed amount by up to the sum of the following above what has been charged in the previous academic year one time per subsequent cohort: (a) The average rate of inflation, as measured by the consumer price index prepared by the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor (all urban consumers, all items), for the previous thirty-six-month period; and (b) The percentage amount the general assembly restrains increases on in-state undergraduate instructional and general fees for the applicable fiscal year. If the general assembly does not enact a limit on the increase of in-state undergraduate instructional and general fees, then no limit shall apply under this division for the cohort that first enrolls in any academic year for which the general assembly does not prescribe a limit. If, beginning with the academic year that starts four years after September 29, 2013, the board of trustees determines that the general and instructional fees charged under the tuition guarantee have fallen significantly lower than those of other state universities, the board of trustees may submit a request to increase the amount charged to a cohort by a specified percentage to the chancellor, who shall approve or disapprove such a request. (3) A benchmark by which the board sets annual increases in general and instructional fees. This benchmark and any subsequent change to the benchmark shall be subject to approval of the chancellor. (4) Eligibility requirements for students to participate in the program; (5) Student rights and privileges under the program; (6) Consequences to the university for students unable to complete a degree program within four years, as follows: (a) For a student who could not complete the program in four years due to a lack of available classes or space in classes provided by the university, the university shall provide the necessary course or courses for completion to the student free of charge. (b) For a student who could not complete the program in four years due to military service or other circumstances beyond a student's control, as determined by the board of trustees, the university shall provide the necessary course or courses for completion to the student at the student's initial cohort rate. (c) For a student who did not complete the program in four years for any other reason, as determined by the board of trustees, the university shall provide the necessary course or courses for completion to the student at a rate determined through a method established by the board under division (B)(7) of this section. (7) Guidelines for adjusting a student's annual charges if the student, due to circumstances under the student's control, is unable to complete a degree program within four years; (8) A requirement that the rules adopted under division (B) of this section be published or posted in the university handbook, course catalog, and web site. (C) The board shall submit the rules adopted under division (B) of this section to the chancellor for approval before beginning implementation of the program. The chancellor shall not unreasonably withhold approval of a program if the program conforms in principle with the parameters and guidelines of this section. (D) A board of trustees of a state university may establish an undergraduate tuition guarantee program for nonresident students. (E) Except as provided in this section, no other limitation on the increase of in-state undergraduate instructional and general fees shall apply to a state university that has established an undergraduate tuition guarantee program under this section. (F) Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, the board of trustees of a state university shall not charge the cohort entering in the 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026, or 2026-2027 academic year a guaranteed amount of general and instructional fees that is more than three per cent above what was charged to the cohort that entered the university in the previous academic year. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3331.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3331 / § 3331.04
§ 3331.04. Certificate for child over sixteen
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Until July 1, 2016, an age and schooling certificate may be issued by the superintendent of schools to a child over sixteen years of age upon proof acceptable to such superintendent of the following facts and upon agreement to the respective conditions made in writing by the child and by the parents, guardian, or custodian in charge of such child: (1) That the child is addicted to no habit which is likely to detract from the child's reliability or effectiveness as a worker, or proper use of the child's earnings or leisure, or the probability of the child's faithfully carrying out the conditions to which the child agrees as specified in division (A)(2) of this section, and in addition any one of the following groups of facts: (a) That the child has been a resident of the school district for the last two years, has diligently attended upon instruction at school for the last two years, and is able to read, write, and perform the fundamental operations of arithmetic. These abilities shall be judged by the superintendent. (b) That the child having been a resident of the school district less than two years, diligently attended upon instruction in school in the district in which the child was a resident next preceding the child's residence in the present district for the last school year preceding the child's removal to the present district, and has diligently attended upon instruction in the schools of the present district for the period that the child has been a resident thereof; (c) That the child has removed to the present school district since the beginning of the last annual school session, and that instruction adapted to the child's needs is not provided in the regular day schools in the district; (d) That conditions are such that the child must provide for the child's own support or that the child is needed for the support or care of parents or for the support or care of brothers or sisters for whom the parents are unable to provide and that the child is desirous of working for the support or care of self or of such parents or siblings and that such child cannot render such needed support or care by a reasonable effort outside of school hours; but no age and schooling certificate shall be granted to a child of this group upon proof of such facts without written consent given to the superintendent by the juvenile judge and by the department of job and family services. (2) In case the certificate is granted under division (A)(1) of this section, that until reaching the age of eighteen years the child will diligently attend in addition to part-time classes, such evening classes as will add to the child's education for literacy, citizenship, or vocational preparation which may be made available to the child in the school district and which the child may be directed to attend by the superintendent, or in case no such classes are available, that the child will pursue such reading and study and report monthly thereon as may be directed by the superintendent. (B) Beginning July 1, 2016, an age and schooling certificate may be issued pursuant to this section only to a child over sixteen years of age who is not exempt from enrollment pursuant to section 3321.042 of the Revised Code and who does both of the following: (1) Upon agreement in writing, by the child and the parents, guardian, or custodian in charge of such child, provides proof acceptable to the superintendent that the conditions in division (A)(1) of this section are met; (2) Is enrolled in a competency-based instructional program to earn a high school diploma in accordance with the rules adopted by the department of education and workforce pursuant to division (C) of this section. (C) Beginning on the effective date of this amendment, an age and schooling certificate may be issued by a parent of a child over sixteen years of age who is exempt from enrollment pursuant to section 3321.042 of the Revised Code. (D) The department, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules on the requirements for completing a competency-based instructional program that leads to a high school diploma under this section. Last updated August 24, 2023 at 2:02 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.17
§ 3335.17. University extension division - purposes
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of trustees of the Ohio state university, through the university extension division, shall encourage communities to organize for the purpose of social, educational, scientific, and recreational advantage, and shall co-operate with them and in every way contribute to the efficiency of the efforts of such community for these purposes. To this end, as far as practicable, the extension division shall be placed at the service of educational, industrial, or civic institutions, organizations, and associations, and shall invite their active co-operation in matters relating to the civic, scientific, economic, and social welfare of the citizens of the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.514 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.514
§ 3307.514. Study to determine percentage of electing employee's compensation to be contributed by public institution of higher education
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Compensation" has the same meaning as in section 3307.01 of the Revised Code except that in the case of an electing employee, "compensation" means the amount that would be the electing employee's compensation if the electing employee was a member of the state teachers retirement system. (2) "Compensation ratio" means the ratio for the most recent full fiscal year for which the information is available o f the total compensation of all electing employees to the sum of the total compensation of all the retirement system's members in the STRS defined benefit plan and the total compensation of all electing employees. (3) "Electing employee" means a participant in an alternative retirement plan provided pursuant to Chapter 3305. of the Revised Code who would otherwise be a member of the retirement system. (4) "Historical liability" means the portion of the retirement system's total unfunded actuarial accrued pension liability attributed to the difference between the following: (a) The cumulative contributions received under division (D) of section 3305.06 of the Revised Code on behalf of electing employees since the establishment of the alternative retirement plan; (b) The cumulative contributions toward the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of the retirement system that would have been made if the electing employees had been members of the retirement system in the STRS defined benefit plan. (B) The state teachers retirement board shall contract with an independent actuary to complete an actuarial study to determine the percentage of an electing employee's compensation to be contributed by a public institution of higher education under division (D) of section 3305.06 of the Revised Code. The initial study must be completed and submitted by the board to the department of higher education not later than December 31, 2016. A subsequent study must be completed and submitted not later than the last day of December of every fifth year thereafter. ( C) For the initial study required under this section, the actuary shall determine the percentage described in division (B) of this section as follows: (1) The actuary shall calculate a percentage necessary to amortize the historical liability over an indefinite period. (2) The actuary shall calculate a percentage necessary to amortize over a thirty-year period the amount resulting from multiplying the compensation ratio by the difference between the following: (a) The unfunded actuarial accrued pension liability of the STRS defined benefit plan; (b) The historical liability. (3) The percentage to be contributed under division (D) of section 3305.06 of the Revised Code shall be one-fourth of the sum of the percentages calculated under divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section, not to exceed four and one-half per cent. (4) To make the calculations and determinations required under divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section, the actuary shall use the most recent annual actuarial valuation under section 3307.51 of the Revised Code that is available at the time the study is conducted. (D) For any study conducted after the initial study required under this section, the actuary shall determine the percentage described in division (B) of this section as follows: (1) The actuary shall calculate a percentage necessary to amortize over a thirty-year period the amount resulting from multiplying the compensation ratio by the difference between the following: ( a) The unfunded actuarial accrued pension liability of the STRS defined benefit plan under the annual actuarial valuation under section 3307.51 of the Revised Code that is most recent at the time the study is conducted; (b) The historical liability determined under division (C) of this section. (2) The percentage to be contributed under division (D) of section 3305.06 of the Revised Code shall be one-fourth of the sum of the percentages calculated under divisions (C)(1) and (D) (1) of this section but not less than one-fourth of the percentage determined under division (C)(1) of this section, except that the percentage shall not exceed four and one-half per cent.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.30
§ 3333.30. Web site access to career information
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The chancellor of higher education may enter into an agreement with private entities to provide log-in access or an internet link to free career information for students via the web site maintained by the chancellor. A log-in access or internet link authorized under this section shall not be considered an advertisement, endorsement, or sponsorship for purposes of the regulation of state-controlled web sites under any section of the Revised Code, any rule of the Administrative Code, or any other policy or directive adopted or issued by the office of information technology or any other state agency.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.71
§ 3313.71. Examinations and diagnoses by school physician
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly School physicians may make examinations, which shall include tests to determine the existence of hearing defects, and diagnoses of all children referred to them. They may make such examination of teachers and other school employees and inspection of school buildings as in their opinion the protection of health of the pupils, teachers, and other school employees requires. Boards of education shall require and provide, in accordance with section 3313.67 of the Revised Code, such tests and examinations for tuberculosis of pupils in selected grades and of school employees as may be required by the director of health. Boards may require annual tuberculin tests of any grades. All pupils with positive reactions to the test shall have chest x-rays and all positive reactions and x-ray findings shall be reported promptly to the county record bureau of tuberculosis cases provided for in section 339.74 of the Revised Code. Boards shall waive the required test where a pupil presents a written statement from the pupil's family physician certifying that such test has been given and that such pupil is free from tuberculosis in a communicable stage, or that such test is inadvisable for medical reasons, or from the pupil's parent or guardian objecting to such test because of religious convictions. Whenever a pupil, teacher, or other school employee is found to be ill or have tuberculosis in a communicable stage or other communicable disease, the school physician shall promptly send such pupil, teacher, or other school employee home, with a statement, in the case of a pupil, to the pupil's parents or guardian, briefly setting forth the discovered facts, and advising that the family physician be consulted. School physicians shall keep accurate card-index records of all examinations, and said records, that they may be uniform throughout the state, shall be according to the form prescribed by the department of education and workforce, and the reports shall be made according to the method of that form. If the parent or guardian of any pupil or any teacher or other school employee, after notice from the board of education, furnishes within two weeks thereafter the written certificate of any reputable physician that the pupil, teacher, or other school employee has been examined, in such cases the service of the school physician shall be dispensed with, and such certificate shall be furnished by such parent or guardian, as required by the board of education. Such individual records shall not be open to the public and shall be solely for the use of the boards of education and boards of health officer. If any teacher or other school employee is found to have tuberculosis in a communicable stage or other communicable disease, the teacher's or employee's employment shall be discontinued or suspended upon such terms as to salary as the board deems just until the school physician has certified to a recovery from such disease. The methods of making the tuberculin tests and chest x-rays required by this section shall be such as are approved by the director of health. This section shall apply to all elementary and high schools for which the director of education and workforce sets minimum standards pursuant to section 3301.07 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 29, 2023 at 1:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.95 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.95
§ 3333.95. Efficiency advisory committee
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly The chancellor of higher education shall maintain an efficiency advisory committee for the purpose of generating institutional efficiency reports for campuses, identifying shared services opportunities, streamlining administrative operations, and sharing best practices in efficiencies among public institutions of higher education. The committee shall meet at the call of the chancellor or the chancellor's designee. Each state institution of higher education shall designate an employee to serve as its efficiency officer responsible for the evaluation and improvement of operational efficiencies on campus. Each efficiency officer shall serve on the efficiency advisory committee. By the thirty-first day of December of each year, the chancellor of higher education shall provide a report to the office of budget and management, the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives compiling efficiency reports from all public institutions of higher education. The report shall also be made available to the public on the department of higher education's web site.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.761 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.761
§ 3307.761. Credit for service in uniform retirement system
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 572 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 3307.765 of the Revised Code: (1) "Uniform retirement system" or "uniform system" means the Ohio police and fire pension fund or state highway patrol retirement system. (2) "Military service credit" means credit purchased or obtained under this chapter or Chapter 742. or 5505. of the Revised Code for service in the armed forces of the United States. (B) A member of the state teachers retirement system participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who has contributions on deposit with a uniform retirement system shall, in computing years of total service, be given full credit for service credit earned under Chapter 742. or 5505. of the Revised Code or for military service credit if a transfer to the state teachers retirement system is made under this division. At the request of the member, the uniform system shall transfer to the state teachers retirement system, for each year of service, the sum of the following: (1) An amount equal to the member's accumulated contributions to the uniform system and any payments by the member for military service credit; (2) An amount equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions to the uniform system or the amount that would have been contributed by the employer for the service had the member been a member of the state teachers retirement system at the time the credit was earned; (3) Interest, determined as provided in division (F) of this section, on the amounts specified in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section from the last day of the year for which the service credit in the uniform system was earned or in which payment was made to purchase or obtain military service credit to the date the transfer is made. (C) A member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan who has at least one and one-half years of contributing service with the state teachers retirement system, is a former member of a uniform retirement system, and has received a refund of contributions to that uniform system shall, in computing years of total service, be given full credit for service credit earned under Chapter 742. or 5505. of the Revised Code or for military service credit if, for each year of service, the state teachers retirement system receives the sum of the following: (1) An amount, which shall be paid by the member, equal to the amount refunded by the uniform system to the member for that year for accumulated contributions and payments for military service credit, with interest at a rate established by the state teachers retirement board on that amount from the date of the refund to the date of the payment; (2) Interest, which shall be transferred by the uniform system, on the amount refunded to the member that is attributable to the year of service from the last day of the year for which the service credit was earned or in which payment was made for military service credit to the date the refund was made; (3) An amount, which shall be transferred by the uniform system, equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions to the uniform system or the amount that would have been contributed by the employer for the service had the member been a member of the state teachers retirement system at the time the credit was earned, with interest on that amount from the last day of the year for which the service credit was earned or in which payment was made for military service to the date of the transfer. On receipt of payment from the member, the state teachers retirement system shall notify the uniform system, which, on receipt of the notice, shall make the transfer required by this division. Interest shall be determined as provided in division (F) of this section. A member may choose to purchase only part of the credit the member is eligible to purchase under this division in any one payment, subject to rules of the state teachers retirement board. (D) 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 under any other retirement program or for service credit that may be transferred under section 3307.765 of the Revised Code. (E) If a member of the state teachers retirement system who is not a current contributor elects to obtain credit under section 742.21 or 5505.40 of the Revised Code for service for which the member contributed to the system or purchased for military service credit, the system shall transfer to the uniform retirement system, as applicable, the amount specified in division (D) of section 742.21 or division (B)(2) of section 5505.40 of the Revised Code. (F) Interest charged under this section shall be calculated separately for each year of service credit. Unless otherwise specified in this section it shall be calculated at the lesser of the actuarial assumption rate for that year of the state teachers retirement system or of the uniform retirement system in which the credit was earned. The interest shall be compounded annually. (G) The state teachers retirement board shall credit to a member's account in the teachers' savings fund the amounts described in divisions (B)(1) and (C)(1) of this section, except that the interest paid by the member under division (C)(1) of this section shall be credited to the employers' trust fund. The board shall credit to the employers' trust fund the amounts described in divisions (B)(2) and (3) and (C)(2) and (3) of this section. (H) At the request of the state teachers retirement system, the Ohio police and fire pension fund or state highway patrol retirement system shall certify to the state teachers retirement system a copy of the records of the service and contributions of a state teachers retirement system member who seeks service credit under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.22
§ 3304.22. Prohibition against use of program for partisan political purposes - penalty
Status: in_force

June 1, 2018 Senate Bill 144 - 132nd General Assembly No officer or employee of the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities council, the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, or any person engaged in the administration of a vocational rehabilitation services program sponsored by or affiliated with the state shall use or permit the use of any vocational rehabilitation services program for the purpose of interfering with an election for any partisan political purpose; solicit or receive money for a partisan political purpose; or require any other person to contribute any service or money for a partisan political purpose. Whoever violates this section shall be removed from the officer's or employee's office or employment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.21
§ 3307.21. Notifying teacher of duties and obligations under chapter
Status: in_force

July 13, 2000 Senate Bill 190 - 123rd General Assembly Each employer, before employing any teacher to whom this chapter applies, shall notify such person of the person's duties and obligations under this chapter as a condition of the person's employment. Any such appointment or reappointment of any teacher in the public day schools of the state, or service upon indefinite tenure, shall be conditioned upon the teacher's acceptance of this chapter, as a part of the contract.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.372 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.372
§ 3313.372. Installment payment contract for purchase and installation of energy conservation measures
Status: in_force

August 14, 2025 House Bill 15 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "energy conservation measure" means an installation or modification of an installation in, or remodeling of, a building, to reduce energy consumption. It includes: (1) Insulation of the building structure and systems within the building; (2) Storm windows and doors, multiglazed windows and doors, heat absorbing or heat reflective glazed and coated window and door systems, additional glazing, reductions in glass area, and other window and door system modifications that reduce energy consumption; (3) Automatic energy control systems; (4) Heating, ventilating, or air conditioning system modifications or replacements; (5) Caulking and weatherstripping; (6) Replacement or modification of lighting fixtures to increase the energy efficiency of the system without increasing the overall illumination of a facility, unless such increase in illumination is necessary to conform to the applicable state or local building code for the proposed lighting system; (7) Energy recovery systems; (8) Cogeneration systems that produce steam or forms of energy such as heat, as well as electricity, for use primarily within a building or complex of buildings; (9) Solar panels; (10) Any other modification, installation, or remodeling approved by the Ohio facilities construction commission as an energy conservation measure. (B) A board of education of a city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational school district may enter into an installment payment contract for the purchase and installation of energy conservation measures. The provisions of such installment payment contracts dealing with interest charges and financing terms shall not be subject to the competitive bidding requirements of section 3313.46 of the Revised Code, and shall be on the following terms: (1) Not less than one-fifteenth of the costs thereof shall be paid within two years from the date of purchase. (2) The remaining balance of the costs thereof shall be paid within fifteen years from the date of purchase. The provisions of any installment payment contract entered into pursuant to this section shall provide that all payments, except payments for repairs and obligations on termination of the contract prior to its expiration, shall not exceed the calculated energy, water, or waste water cost savings, avoided operating costs, and avoided capital costs attributable to the one or more measures over a defined period of time. Those payments shall be made only to the extent that the savings described in this division actually occur. The energy services company shall warrant and guarantee that the energy conservation measures shall realize guaranteed savings and shall be responsible to pay an amount equal to any savings shortfall. An installment payment contract entered into by a board of education under this section shall require the board to contract in accordance with division (A) of section 3313.46 of the Revised Code for the installation, modification, or remodeling of energy conservation measures unless division (A) of section 3313.46 of the Revised Code does not apply pursuant to division (B)(3) of that section, in which case the contract shall be awarded through a competitive selection process pursuant to rules adopted by the facilities construction commission. An installment payment contract entered into by a board of education under this section may include services for measurement and verification of energy savings associated with the guarantee. The annual cost of measurement and verification services shall not exceed ten per cent of the guaranteed savings in any year of the installment payment contract. (C) If a board of education determines that a surety bond is necessary to secure energy, water, or waste water cost savings guaranteed in a contract entered into by the board of education under this section, the energy services company shall provide a surety bond that satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) The penal sum of the surety bond for the first guarantee year shall equal the amount of savings included in the annual guaranteed savings amount that is measured and calculated in accordance with the measurement and verification plan included in the contract, but may not include guaranteed savings that are not measured or that are stipulated in the contract. The annual guaranteed savings amount shall include only the savings guaranteed in the contract for the one-year term that begins on the first day of the first savings guarantee year and may not include amounts from subsequent years. (2) The surety bond shall have a term of not more than one year unless renewed. At the option of the board of education, the surety bond may be renewed for one or two additional terms, each term not to exceed one year. The surety bond may not be renewed or extended so that it is in effect for more than three consecutive years. In the event of a renewal, the penal sum of the surety bond for each renewed year shall be revised so that the penal sum equals the annual guaranteed savings amount for such renewal year that is measured and calculated in accordance with the measurement and verification plan included in the contract, but may not include guaranteed savings that are not measured or that are stipulated in the contract. Regardless of the number of renewals of the bond, the aggregate liability under each renewed bond may not exceed the penal sum stated in the renewal certificate for the applicable renewal year. (3) The surety bond for the first year shall be issued within thirty days of the commencement of the first savings guarantee year under the contract. In the event of renewal, the surety shall deliver to the board of education a renewal certificate reflecting the revised penal sum within thirty days of the board of education's request. The board of education shall deliver the request for renewal not less than thirty days prior to the expiration date of the surety bond then in existence. A surety bond furnished pursuant to section 153.54 of the Revised Code shall not secure obligations related to energy, water, or waste water cost savings as referenced in division (C) of this section. (D) The board may issue the notes of the school district signed by the president and the treasurer of the board and specifying the terms of the purchase and securing the deferred payments provided in this section, payable at the times provided and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding the rate determined as provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code. The notes may contain an option for prepayment and shall not be subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. In the resolution authorizing the notes, the board may provide, without the vote of the electors of the district, for annually levying and collecting taxes in amounts sufficient to pay the interest on and retire the notes, except that the total net indebtedness of the district without a vote of the electors incurred under this and all other sections of the Revised Code, except section 3318.052 of the Revised Code, shall not exceed one per cent of the district's tax valuation. Revenues derived from local taxes or otherwise, for the purpose of conserving energy or for defraying the current operating expenses of the district, may be applied to the payment of interest and the retirement of such notes. The notes may be sold at private sale or given to the energy services company under the installment payment contract authorized by division (B) of this section. (E) Debt incurred under this section shall not be included in the calculation of the net indebtedness of a school district under section 133.06 of the Revised Code. (F) No school district board shall enter into an installment payment contract under division (B) of this section unless it first obtains a report of the costs of the energy conservation measures and the savings thereof as described under division (G)(1) of section 133.06 of the Revised Code as a requirement for issuing energy securities, makes a finding that the amount spent on such measures is not likely to exceed the amount of money it would save in energy costs and resultant operational and maintenance costs as described in that division, except that that finding shall cover the ensuing fifteen years, and the facilities construction commission determines that the district board's findings are reasonable and approves the contract as described in that division. The district board shall monitor the savings and maintain a report of those savings, which shall be submitted to the commission in the same manner as required by division (G) of section 133.06 of the Revised Code in the case of energy securities. (G) A board of education may apply to the Ohio facilities construction commission for a loan from the school energy performance contracting loan fund, established by section 3313.378 of the Revised Code, for purposes of paying for all or part of an installment contract under division (B) of this section. Last updated May 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.363 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.363
§ 3309.363. Contribution based benefit cap
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Retirement allowance" means any of the following as appropriate: (a) An allowance calculated under section 3309.36 of the Revised Code before any reduction for early retirement or election under section 3309.46 of the Revised Code of a plan of payment; (b) An allowance calculated under division (A) of section 3309.45 of the Revised Code; (c) An allowance calculated under division (B)(1)(a) of section 3309.381 of the Revised Code. (2) "CBBC" means the contribution based benefit cap, which is a limit established by the school employees retirement board on the retirement allowance a member may receive. (B) Based on the advice of an actuary appointed by the board, the board shall designate a number as the CBBC factor. The board may, from time to time, revise the factor pursuant to advice from an actuary appointed by the board. (C) Beginning on and after August 1, 2024, before paying a retirement allowance, the board shall make all of the following calculations: (1) Determine an amount equal to the value of the member's accumulated contributions, including any contributions used to fund a disability benefit under section 3309.40 of the Revised Code and a portion of any amounts paid by an employer under section 3309.33 of the Revised Code, as determined by an actuary appointed by the board; (2) Determine the amount of a single life annuity that is the actuarial equivalent of the amount determined under division (C)(1) of this section, adjusted for the age of the member at the time of retirement or, when appropriate, the age at the time of the member's death; (3) Multiply the annuity amount determined under division (C)(2) of this section by the CBBC factor. (D) The amount determined under division (C)(3) of this section is the member's CBBC. Beginning on and after August 1, 2024, if the retirement allowance the member would receive exceeds the member's CBBC, the board shall reduce the retirement allowance to an amount equal to the member's CBBC. (E) If a member's retirement allowance is reduced under this section, the reduced retirement allowance is the member's single lifetime allowance for purposes of sections 3309.36 , 3309.381 , and 3309.45 of the Revised Code. (F) The board may adopt rules to implement this section. Last updated August 31, 2023 at 3:18 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.15
§ 3310.15. Aggregation of assessment scores
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce annually shall compile the scores attained by scholarship students to whom an assessment is administered under section 3310.14 of the Revised Code. The scores shall be aggregated as follows: (1) By state, which shall include all students awarded a scholarship under the educational choice scholarship pilot program and who were required to take an assessment under section 3310.14 of the Revised Code; (2) By school district, which shall include all scholarship students who were required to take an assessment under section 3310.14 of the Revised Code and for whom the district is the student's resident district; (3) By chartered nonpublic school, which shall include all scholarship students enrolled in that school who were required to take an assessment under section 3310.14 of the Revised Code. (B) The department shall disaggregate the student performance data described in division (A) of this section according to the following categories: (1) Grade level; (2) Race and ethnicity; (3) Gender; (4) Students who have participated in the scholarship program for three or more years; (5) Students who have participated in the scholarship program for more than one year and less than three years; (6) Students who have participated in the scholarship program for one year or less; (7) Economically disadvantaged students. (C) The department shall post the student performance data required under divisions (A) and (B) of this section on its web site and, by the first day of February each year, shall distribute that data to the parent of each eligible student. In reporting student performance data under this division, the department shall not include any data that is statistically unreliable or that could result in the identification of individual students. For this purpose, the department shall not report performance data for any group that contains less than ten students. Not later than July 1, 2025, the department shall develop a measure of student growth for scholarship students enrolled in chartered nonpublic schools. The measure of student growth shall be used to report data annually on student growth for students in grades four through eight during the school year in which data is reported. No data shall be reported for schools with fewer than ten scholarship students. The department shall make the growth reports available on its publicly accessible web site. (D) The department shall provide the parent of each scholarship student with information comparing the student's performance on the assessments administered under section 3310.14 of the Revised Code with the average performance of similar students enrolled in the building operated by the student's resident district that the scholarship student would otherwise attend. In calculating the performance of similar students, the department shall consider age, grade, race and ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 11:31 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.322 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.322
§ 3319.322. Copy of photographs for school files
Status: in_force

April 9, 1985 Senate Bill 321 - 115th General Assembly The principal or chief administrative officer of each public school shall request any person authorized to take photographs of students of the school, to provide one wallet size photograph, free of charge, to the school for inclusion in the school's student files. The principal or chief administrative officer shall indicate that the request is being made in order that the school has a current photograph of a child that could be shown to a law enforcement officer if the child is or could be a missing child, as defined in section 2901.30 of the Revised Code. The principal or chief administrative officer also shall indicate that the request is being made pursuant to this section, but that this section does not require the photographer to comply. This section does not preclude the principal or chief administrative officer of a school or any other authorized school official dealing with a photographer from agreeing as a part of a contractual or other agreement with a photographer that a wallet or other size photograph shall be provided to the school as a condition to the taking of student photographs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3365.032 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3365 / § 3365.032
§ 3365.032. Withdrawal or denial of credit due to expulsion
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) For purposes of this section: (1) The "expulsion of a student" or "expelling a student" means the following: (a) For a public secondary school that is a school operated by a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, or STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, the expulsion of a student or the act of expelling a student under division (B) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code; (b) For a public secondary school that is a college-preparatory boarding school, the expulsion of a student or the act of expelling a student in accordance with the school's bylaws adopted pursuant to section 3328.13 of the Revised Code; (c) For a public secondary school that is the state school for the deaf or the state school for the blind, the expulsion of a student or the act of expelling a student in accordance with rules adopted by the department of education and workforce. (2) A "policy to deny high school credit for courses taken under the college credit plus program during an expulsion" means the following: (a) For a public secondary school that is a school operated by a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, or STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, a policy adopted under section 3313.613 of the Revised Code; (b) For a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code, a policy adopted in accordance with the school's bylaws adopted pursuant to section 3328.13 of the Revised Code; (c) For the state school for the deaf or the state school for the blind, a policy adopted in accordance with any rules adopted by the department requiring such a policy. (B) When a public secondary school expels a student, the superintendent, or equivalent, shall send a written notice of the expulsion to any college in which the expelled student is enrolled under section 3365.03 of the Revised Code at the time the expulsion is imposed. The notice shall indicate the date the expulsion is scheduled to expire. The notice also shall indicate whether the school has adopted a policy to deny high school credit for courses taken under the college credit plus program during an expulsion. If the expulsion is extended, the superintendent, or equivalent, shall notify the college of the extension. (C) A college may withdraw its acceptance under section 3365.03 of the Revised Code of a student who is expelled from school. As provided in section 3365.03 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether the college withdraws its acceptance of the student for the college term in which the student is expelled, the student is ineligible to enroll in a college under that section for subsequent college terms during the period of the expulsion, unless the student enrolls in another public school or a participating nonpublic school during that period. If a college withdraws its acceptance of an expelled student who elected either option of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 3365.06 of the Revised Code, the college shall refund tuition and fees paid by the student in the same proportion that it refunds tuition and fees to students who voluntarily withdraw from the college at the same time in the term. If a college withdraws its acceptance of an expelled student who elected the option of division (B) of section 3365.06 of the Revised Code, the public school shall not award high school credit for the college courses in which the student was enrolled at the time the college withdrew its acceptance, and any reimbursement under section 3365.07 of the Revised Code for the student's attendance prior to the withdrawal shall be the same as would be paid for a student who voluntarily withdrew from the college at the same time in the term. If the withdrawal results in the college's receiving no reimbursement, the college or secondary school may require the student to return or pay for any textbooks and materials it provided the student free of charge. (D) When a student who elected the option of division (B) of section 3365.06 of the Revised Code is expelled from a public school that has adopted a policy to deny high school credit for courses taken under the college credit plus program during an expulsion, that election is automatically revoked for all college courses in which the student is enrolled during the college term in which the expulsion is imposed. Any reimbursement under section 3365.07 of the Revised Code for the student's attendance prior to the expulsion shall be the same as would be paid for a student who voluntarily withdrew from the college at the same time in the term. If the revocation results in the college's receiving no reimbursement, the college or secondary school may require the student to return or pay for any textbooks and materials it provided the student free of charge. Not later than five days after receiving an expulsion notice from the superintendent, or equivalent, of a public school that has adopted a policy to deny high school credit for courses taken under the college credit plus program during an expulsion, the college shall send a written notice to the expelled student that the student's election of division (B) of section 3365.06 of the Revised Code is revoked. If the college elects not to withdraw its acceptance of the student, the student shall pay all applicable tuition and fees for the college courses and shall pay for any textbooks and materials that the college or secondary school provided to the student. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 3:37 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.71
§ 3345.71. Fiscal watch definitions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly As used in sections 3345.72 to 3345.77 of the Revised Code: (A) "State university or college" means any state university listed in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, the northeast Ohio medical university, any community college under Chapter 3354. of the Revised Code, any technical college under Chapter 3357. of the Revised Code, and any state community college under Chapter 3358. of the Revised Code. (B) "Fiscal caution" means the existence of a fiscal caution declared under section 3345.721 of the Revised Code. (C) "Fiscal watch" means the existence of a fiscal watch declared under section 3345.72 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.20
§ 3313.20. Rules - locker search policy - professional meetings
Status: in_force

September 29, 1995 House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly (A) The board of education of a school district or the governing board of an educational service center shall make any rules that are necessary for its government and the government of its employees, pupils of its schools, and all other persons entering upon its school grounds or premises. Rules regarding entry of persons other than students, staff, and faculty upon school grounds or premises shall be posted conspicuously at or near the entrance to the school grounds or premises, or near the perimeter of the school grounds or premises, if there are no formal entrances, and at the main entrance to each school building. (B)(1) The board of education of each city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district may adopt a written policy that authorizes principals of public schools within the district or their designees to do one or both of the following: (a) Search any pupil's locker and the contents of the locker that is searched if the principal reasonably suspects that the locker or its contents contains evidence of a pupil's violation of a criminal statute or of a school rule; (b) Search any pupil's locker and the contents of any pupil's locker at any time if the board of education posts in a conspicuous place in each school building that has lockers available for use by pupils a notice that the lockers are the property of the board of education and that the lockers and the contents of all the lockers are subject to random search at any time without regard to whether there is a reasonable suspicion that any locker or its contents contains evidence of a violation of a criminal statute or a school rule. (2) A board of education's adoption of or failure to adopt a written policy pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section does not prevent the principal of any school from searching at any time the locker of any pupil and the contents of any locker of any pupil in the school if an emergency situation exists or appears to exist that immediately threatens the health or safety of any person, or threatens to damage or destroy any property, under the control of the board of education and if a search of lockers and the contents of the lockers is reasonably necessary to avert that threat or apparent threat. (C) Any employee may receive compensation and expenses for days on which he is excused, in accordance with the policy statement of the board, by the superintendent of such board or by a responsible administrative official designated by the superintendent for the purpose of attending professional meetings as defined by the board policy, and the board may provide and pay the salary of a substitute for such days. The expenses thus incurred by an employee shall be paid by the board from the appropriate fund of the school district or the educational service center governing board fund provided that statements of expenses are furnished in accordance with the policy statement of the board. (D) Each city, local, and exempted village school district shall adopt a written policy governing the attendance of employees at professional meetings.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3355.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3355 / § 3355.13
§ 3355.13. State and municipal universities not to be limited in administration of university branches
Status: in_force

February 17, 1972 Senate Bill 396 - 109th General Assembly No provisions in sections 3355.01 to 3355.14 , inclusive, of the Revised Code shall limit, restrict, regulate, or alter the powers of the respective state and municipal universities to administer university branches outside of lands and facilities provided by university branch districts or to limit, restrict, or regulate the authority of any unit of local government to establish community colleges or technical colleges as may be provided for by law, nor shall the provisions of such sections limit or restrict the number of university branch campuses in any one university branch district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3355.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3355 / § 3355.03
§ 3355.03. District is political subdivision - creation and certification of district
Status: in_force

January 23, 1963 House Bill 1 - 105th General Assembly A university branch district organized pursuant to section 3355.02 of the Revised Code is a political subdivision of the state and a body corporate with all powers of a corporation, and may sue and be sued, incur debts, liabilities, and obligations, exercise the right of eminent domain, and of taxation and assessment, as provided in sections 3355.01 to 3355.14 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, issue bonds, and do all acts necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes for which the district was created, and for executing the powers with which it is vested. Within thirty days after action by the legislative authority of the municipality, or the board or boards of county commissioners, declaring by resolution the creation of the university branch district, such action shall be certified to the secretary of state, who shall thereupon declare such district to be established, and a copy of the resolution incorporating a university branch district pursuant to sections 3355.01 to 3355.14 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be recorded and filed in the office of the secretary of state. When a university branch district has been approved by vote of the electors in such district, pursuant to division (E) of section 3355.02 of the Revised Code, the boards of elections of such counties shall, within thirty days, certify the results of such action by the electors of their respective counties to the secretary of state, who shall thereupon declare such district to be established. Copies of election certificates, ordinances, or resolutions, incorporating a university branch district pursuant to section 3355.02 of the Revised Code, shall be recorded and filed in the office of the secretary of state in the same manner as articles of incorporation which are required to be filed and recorded under the general law concerning corporations.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3303.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3303 / § 3303.05
§ 3303.05. Approved schools receive state money equal in amount to federal money
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Any school, department, or class giving instruction in agricultural, commercial, industrial, trade, and home economics subjects approved by the department of education and workforce and any school or college so approved, training teachers of such subjects, which receives the benefit of federal moneys is entitled also to receive for the salaries of teachers of said subjects an allotment of state money equal in amount to the amount of federal money which it receives for the same year. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:13 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.063 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.063
§ 3317.063. Reimbursing nonpublic school for mandated service costs
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall annually reimburse each chartered nonpublic school for the actual mandated service administrative and clerical costs incurred by such school during the preceding school year in preparing, maintaining, and filing reports, forms, and records, and in providing such other administrative and clerical services that are not an integral part of the teaching process as may be required by state law or rule or by requirements duly promulgated by city, exempted village, or local school districts. The mandated service costs reimbursed pursuant to this section shall include, but are not limited to, the preparation, filing and maintenance of forms, reports, or records and other clerical and administrative services relating to state chartering or approval of the nonpublic school, pupil attendance, pupil health and health testing, transportation of pupils, federally funded education programs, pupil appraisal, pupil progress, educator licensure, unemployment and workers' compensation, transfer of pupils, and such other education related data which are now or hereafter shall be required of such nonpublic school by state law or rule, or by requirements of the department, other state agencies, or city, exempted village, or local school districts. The reimbursement required by this section shall be for school years beginning on or after July 1, 1981. Each nonpublic school which seeks reimbursement pursuant to this section shall submit to the department an application together with such additional reports and documents as the department may require. Such application, reports, and documents shall contain such information as the department may prescribe in order to carry out the purposes of this section. No payment shall be made until the department has approved such application. Each nonpublic school which applies for reimbursement pursuant to this section shall maintain a separate account or system of accounts for the expenses incurred in rendering the required services for which reimbursement is sought. Such accounts shall contain such information as is required by the department and shall be maintained in accordance with rules adopted by the department. Reimbursement payments to a nonpublic school for a school year pursuant to this section shall not exceed the per-pupil amount specified by the general assembly for that school year. The department may, from time to time, examine any and all accounts and records of a nonpublic school which have been maintained pursuant to this section in support of an application for reimbursement, for the purpose of determining the costs to such school of rendering the services for which reimbursement is sought. If after such audit it is determined that any school has received funds in excess of the actual cost of providing such services, said school shall immediately reimburse the state in such excess amount. Any payments made to chartered nonpublic schools under this section may be disbursed without submission to and approval of the controlling board. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 11:09 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.80 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.80
§ 3309.80. Rules for defined contribution plans
Status: in_force

April 9, 2001 Senate Bill 270 - 123rd General Assembly The school employees retirement board shall adopt rules to implement each plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.57
§ 3335.57. Agricultural research and development center governed by board of trustees - fund
Status: in_force

March 16, 1982 House Bill 583 - 114th General Assembly (A) The board of trustees of the Ohio state university shall govern the Ohio agricultural research and development center. (B) There is hereby created the "Ohio agricultural research and development center fund," which shall be under the custody and control of the board of trustees of the university and shall consist of all moneys appropriated, given, granted, or bequeathed to the center or to the university for the center's use by the United States, this state, any political subdivision of this state, or any person. The board shall have responsibility for expenditure of all moneys in the fund in accordance with state and federal law and memoranda of agreement between the university and the United States department of agriculture. (C) The board of trustees shall provide for the center such necessary lands and buildings as the board considers appropriate to carry out the center's research and development mission. (D) The board of trustees may lease sites for construction of laboratories or other facilities to the United States government within any area owned by this state and administered by the university for purposes of the center. Such leases may be of such duration and consideration as will be in the mutual interest of this state and the departments or agencies of the United States government. All moneys received from any such leases shall be held and administered by the university for the use and benefit of the center.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.613 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.613
§ 3333.613. Choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund to consist of such amounts designated for the purposes of the fund by the general assembly or the federal government. As soon as possible following the end of each fiscal year, the chancellor of higher education shall certify to the director of budget and management the unencumbered balance of the general revenue fund appropriations made in the immediately preceding fiscal year for purposes of the choose Ohio first scholarship program created in section 3333.61 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the certification, the director of budget and management may transfer an amount not exceeding the certified amount from the general revenue fund to the choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund. Moneys in the choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund shall be used to pay scholarship obligations in excess of the general revenue fund appropriations made for that purpose. The director of budget and management may transfer any unencumbered balance from the choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund to the general revenue fund. If it is determined that general revenue fund appropriations are insufficient to meet the obligations for the choose Ohio first scholarship in a fiscal year, the director of budget and management may transfer funds from the choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund to the general revenue fund in order to meet those obligations. The amount transferred is hereby appropriated. If the funds transferred from the choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund are not needed, the director of budget and management may transfer the unexpended balance from the general revenue fund back to the choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund. Last updated August 12, 2021 at 11:19 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.093 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.093
§ 3314.093. Transportation consortium
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The governing authorities of two or more community schools may enter into an agreement to establish a consortium to provide or arrange transportation to and from school for students enrolled in participating schools. A consortium shall act on behalf of each participating school with regard to student transportation and shall comply with any law regarding student transportation in the same manner as a community school, including sections 3314.091 and 3327.02 of the Revised Code. Each consortium shall designate one of its participating schools as its fiscal agent. (B) A consortium may do both of the following as if it were a community school: (1) Enter into an agreement under division (A) of section 3314.091 of the Revised Code with a school district that has native students, as defined in section 3314.09 of the Revised Code, enrolled in a community school participating in the consortium; (2) Unilaterally accept responsibility for the transportation of students enrolled in participating schools under division (B) of section 3314.091 of the Revised Code. (C) The department of education and workforce shall calculate and make payments to a consortium under division (I) of section 3317.0212 of the Revised Code as if it were a community school. (D) The consortium's fiscal agent shall report to the department, on behalf of all of the consortium's participating schools, the combined data necessary for the department to calculate payments under section 3317.0212 of the Revised Code. The fiscal agent shall report that data using the department's data collection system. Last updated August 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.36
§ 3313.36. Acceptance of bequests, gifts, or endowments
Status: in_force

June 13, 1990 House Bill 292 - 118th General Assembly (A) By the adoption of a resolution, a board of education may accept any bequest made to it by will or may accept any gift or endowment upon the conditions and stipulations contained in the will or connected with the gift or endowment. For the purpose of enabling the board to carry out the conditions and limitations upon which a bequest, gift, or endowment is made, it may make all rules required to fully carry them into effect. No such bequest, gift, or endowment shall be accepted by the board if the conditions remove any portion of the public schools from the control of the board. (B) By the adoption of a resolution, a board may direct the school district treasurer to pay the proceeds of any bequest, gift, or endowment given to the district for the education foundation fund or given without conditions or limitations into the education foundation fund established by section 3315.40 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.44
§ 3335.44. Charge for care and treatment of patients
Status: in_force

August 29, 1975 House Bill 250 - 111th General Assembly The charge for care and treatment of patients admitted to the tuberculosis service at the Ohio state university shall be paid to university hospital and shall be borne by the county in which such patient lives to the extent that such charge is not paid or payable by insurance or under other third party agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3305.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3305 / § 3305.06
§ 3305.06. Employee and employer contributions
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly (A) Each electing employee shall contribute an amount, which shall be a certain percentage of the employee's compensation, to the provider of the investment option the employee has selected. This percentage shall be the percentage the electing employee would have otherwise been required to contribute to the state retirement system that applies to the employee's position, except that the percentage shall not be less than three per cent. Employee contributions under this division may be treated as employer contributions in accordance with Internal Revenue Code 414(h). (B) Each public institution of higher education employing an electing employee shall contribute a percentage of the employee's compensation to the provider of the investment option the employee has selected. This percentage shall be equal to the percentage that the public institution of higher education would otherwise contribute on behalf of that employee to the state retirement system that would otherwise cover that employee's position, less the percentage contributed by the public institution of higher education under division (D) of this section. (C)(1) In no event shall the amount contributed by the electing employee pursuant to division (A) of this section and on the electing employee's behalf pursuant to division (B) of this section be less than the amount necessary to qualify the plan as a state retirement system pursuant to Internal Revenue Code 3121(b)(7) and the regulations adopted thereunder. (2) The full amount of the electing employee's contribution under division (A) of this section and the full amount of the employer's contribution made on behalf of that employee under division (B) of this section shall be paid to the appropriate provider for application to the electing employee's investment option. (D) Each public institution of higher education employing an electing employee shall contribute on behalf of that employee to the state retirement system that otherwise applies to the electing employee's position a percentage of the electing employee's compensation to mitigate any negative financial impact of the alternative retirement program on the state retirement system. The percentage shall be determined by the actuarial study conducted under section 145.222 , 3307.514 , or 3309.212 of the Revised Code, as applicable. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3355.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3355 / § 3355.05
§ 3355.05. Managing authority of district
Status: in_force

September 24, 1963 Senate Bill 122 - 105th General Assembly The legislative authority of the municipal corporation, or the board or boards of county commissioners, or the university branch district board of trustees when appointed by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation or board or boards of county commissioners shall be the managing authority of the university branch district. Such authority shall annually select by majority vote during the first week in January one of its members to be chairman and another to be vice-chairman. The chairman and vice-chairman shall serve for a term of one year or until their successors are selected and qualified. Should either the office of chairman or vice-chairman become vacant due to death, resignation, or incapacity, the remaining members of such managing authority shall select a successor. In the absence of the chairman, the vice-chairman shall act as presiding officer. Within thirty days after the creation of the university branch district, the chairman and vice-chairman of the university branch district managing authority shall be selected and they shall serve until the first week in January of the year next succeeding or until their successors are selected and qualified.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3303.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3303 / § 3303.20
§ 3303.20. Supervisor of agricultural education
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The director of education and workforce shall appoint a supervisor of agricultural education within the department of education and workforce. The supervisor shall be responsible for administering and disseminating to school districts information about agricultural education. The supervisor also may serve as the chair of the board of trustees of the Ohio FFA association, and may assist with the association's programs and activities in a manner that enables the association to maintain its state charter and to meet applicable requirements of the United States department of education and the national FFA organization. This assistance may include the provision of department personnel, services, and facilities The department shall maintain an appropriate number of full-time employees focusing on agricultural education. The department shall employ at least three program consultants who shall be available to provide assistance to school districts on a regional basis throughout the state. At least one consultant may coordinate local activities of the student organization known as the future farmers of America. Department employees may not receive compensation from the Ohio FFA association, but the department may be reimbursed by the association for reasonable expenses related to assistance provided under this section. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 11:58 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.48
§ 3318.48. Certificate of completion
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) When all of the following have occurred, a project undertaken by a school district pursuant to this chapter shall be considered complete and the Ohio facilities construction commission shall issue a certificate of completion to the district board of education: (1) All facilities to be constructed under the project, as specified in the project agreement entered into under section 3318.08 of the Revised Code, have been completed and the board has received a permanent certificate of occupancy for each of those facilities. (2) The commission has issued certificates of contract completion on all prime construction contracts entered into by the board under section 3318.10 of the Revised Code. (3) The commission has completed a final accounting of the district's project construction fund and has determined that all payments from the fund were made in compliance with all policies of the commission. (4) Any litigation concerning the project has been finally resolved with no chance of appeal. (5) All construction management services typically provided by the commission to school districts have been delivered and the commission has canceled any remaining encumbrance of funds for those services. (B) The commission may issue a certificate of completion to a district board prior to all of the conditions described in division (A) of this section being satisfied, if the commission determines that the circumstances preventing the conditions from being satisfied are so minor in nature that the project should be considered complete. When issuing a certificate of completion under this division, the commission may specify any of the following: (1) Any construction or work that has yet to be completed and the manner in which the board shall oversee its completion, which may include procedures for reporting progress to the commission and for accounting of expenditures; (2) Terms and conditions for the resolution of any pending litigation; (3) Any remaining responsibilities of the construction manager regarding the project. (C) The commission may issue a certificate of completion to a district board that does not voluntarily participate in the process of closing out the district's project, if the construction manager for the project verifies that all facilities to be constructed under the project, as specified in the project agreement entered into under section 3318.08 of the Revised Code, have been completed and the commission determines that those facilities have been occupied for at least one year. In that case, all funds due to the commission under division (C) of section 3318.12 of the Revised Code shall be returned to the commission not later than thirty days after receipt of the certificate of completion. If the funds due to the commission have not been returned within sixty days after receipt of the certificate of completion, the commission shall certify a claim to the attorney general for collection under section 131.02 of the Revised Code. (D) Upon issuance of a certificate of completion under this section, the commission's ownership of and interest in the project, as specified in division (F) of section 3318.08 of the Revised Code, shall cease. This cessation shall not alter or otherwise affect the state's or commission's interest in the project or any limitations on the use of the project as specified in the project agreement pursuant to divisions (G), (M), and (N) of that section or as specified in section 3318.16 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.2310 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.2310
§ 3319.2310. Science of reading training for licensed educators
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "other public school" has the same meaning as in section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code. (B) The department of education and workforce shall do both of the following: (1) Maintain a training course for licensed educators that serves as an introduction to the science of reading; (2) Develop a competency-based training course for licensed educators that updates and reinforces educators' knowledge and skills in the science of reading. (C) Each individual employed by a school district or other public school as a teacher, administrator, school psychologist, or speech-language pathologist shall complete training in the science of reading in accordance with division (C) of this section. (1) An individual hired by the district or other public school as a teacher or administrator prior to July 1, 2025, shall complete the training described in division (B)(2) of this section by June 30, 2030, and every five years thereafter. (2) An individual hired by the district or other public school as a teacher or administrator on or after July 1, 2025, shall complete the training described in division (B)(1) of this section within one year after the date of hire and shall complete the training described in division (B)(2) of this section every five years thereafter. However, an individual shall not be required to complete the training described in division (B)(1) of this section if the district superintendent or head administrator of the other public school has verified that the individual did either of the following within five years prior to the date of hire: (a) Completed that training or a similar training, as determined by the department; (b) Completed appropriate coursework in the science of reading as part of the individual's educator or licensure preparation program. (3) An individual employed by the district or other public school as a school psychologist or speech-language pathologist shall complete the training described in division (B)(1) of this section by June 30, 2027, and shall complete the training described in division (B)(2) of this section every five years thereafter. (D) A professional development committee established under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code shall count training described in division (B) of this section toward professional development requirements for educator licensure renewal. The committee shall permit an individual to apply any hours earned over the minimum amount of hours required for professional development coursework for licensure renewal to the next renewal period for that license. Last updated August 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.031
§ 3323.031. Annual assessment of reading and writing skills of student with visual disability
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly The board of education of each school district shall annually assess the reading and writing skills of each student with a visual impairment enrolled in the district in each medium in which instruction is specified as appropriate for the student pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 3323.013 of the Revised Code. The results of each assessment shall be provided in a written statement that specifies the student's strengths and weaknesses in each medium assessed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.814 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.814
§ 3313.814. Standards governing types of foods and beverages sold on school premises
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and sections 3313.816 and 3313.817 of the Revised Code: (1) "A la carte item" means an individually priced food or beverage item that is available for sale to students through any of the following: (a) A school food service program; (b) A vending machine located on school property; (c) A store operated by the school, a student association, or other school-sponsored organization. "A la carte item" does not include any food or beverage item available for sale in connection with a school-sponsored fundraiser held outside of the regular school day, any other school-sponsored event held outside of the regular school day, or an interscholastic athletic event. "A la carte item" also does not include any food or beverage item that is part of a reimbursable meal and that is available for sale as an individually priced item in a serving portion of the same size as in the reimbursable meal, regardless of whether the food or beverage item is included in the reimbursable meal served on a particular school day. (2) "Added sweeteners" means any additives that enhance the sweetness of a beverage, including processed sugar. "Added sweeteners" do not include any natural sugars found in fruit juices that are a component of the beverage. (3) "Extended school day" means the period before and after the regular school day during which students participate in school-sponsored extracurricular activities, latchkey programs as defined in section 3313.207 of the Revised Code, or other academic or enrichment programs. (4) "Regular school day" means the period each school day between the designated arrival time for students and the end of the final instructional period. (5) "Reimbursable meal" means a meal that is provided to students through a school breakfast or lunch program established under the "National School Lunch Act," 60 Stat. 230 (1946), 42 U.S.C. 1751, as amended, and the "Child Nutrition Act of 1966," 80 Stat. 885, 42 U.S.C. 1771, as amended, and that meets the criteria for reimbursement established by the United States department of agriculture. (6) "School food service program" means a school food service program operated under section 3313.81 or 3313.813 of the Revised Code. (B) Each school district board of education and each chartered nonpublic school governing authority shall adopt and enforce nutrition standards governing the types of food and beverages that may be sold on the premises of its schools, and specifying the time and place each type of food or beverage may be sold. (1) In adopting the standards, the board or governing authority shall do all of the following: (a) Consider the nutritional value of each food or beverage; (b) Consult with a dietitian licensed under Chapter 4759. of the Revised Code, a dietetic technician registered by the commission on dietetic registration, or a school nutrition specialist certified or credentialed by the school nutrition association. The person with whom the board or governing authority consults may be an employee of the board or governing authority, a person contracted by the board or governing authority, or a volunteer, provided the person meets the requirements of this division. (c) Consult the dietary guidelines for Americans jointly developed by the United States department of agriculture and the United States department of health and human services and, to the maximum extent possible, incorporate the guidelines into the standards. (2) No food or beverage may be sold on any school premises except in accordance with the standards adopted by the board or governing authority. (3) The standards shall comply with sections 3313.816 and 3313.817 of the Revised Code, but nothing in this section shall prohibit the standards from being more restrictive than otherwise required by those sections. (C) The nutrition standards adopted under this section shall prohibit the placement of vending machines in any classroom where students are provided instruction, unless the classroom also is used to serve students meals. This division does not apply to vending machines that sell only milk, reimbursable meals, or food and beverage items that are part of a reimbursable meal and are available for sale as individually priced items in serving portions of the same size as in the reimbursable meal. (D) Each board or governing authority shall designate staff to be responsible for ensuring that the school district or school meets the nutrition standards adopted under this section. The staff shall prepare an annual report regarding the district's or school's compliance with the standards and include it in the report to the department of education and workforce prescribed in section 3301.68 of the Revised Code. The board or governing authority annually shall schedule a presentation on the nutrition standards report at one of its regular meetings. Each district or school shall make copies of the nutrition standards report available to the public upon request. (E) The department of education and workforce shall formulate and adopt guidelines, which boards of education and chartered nonpublic schools may follow in enforcing and implementing this section. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:39 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.59 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.59
§ 3301.59. License required for school child program to receive state or federal funds - eligible nonpublic school program alternatives
Status: in_force

January 1, 2025 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly No school child program may receive any state or federal funds specifically allocated for school child programs unless the school child program is licensed by the department of children and youth pursuant to sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 or Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.12
§ 3349.12. Modification or change of grant
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Any grant for the use of grounds or buildings made by the legislative authority of any municipal corporation or by any board of education may be modified, changed, or extended as to the time it shall take effect and be in force, or otherwise, by agreement between such legislative authority or board of education and the board of directors of such university, college, or other educational institution. Such legislative authority shall be held to be the representative of such municipal corporation vested with the title, right of possession, and control of such property for the purposes of a new grant.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.75 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.75
§ 3345.75. Appointment of governance authority
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Not later than thirty days after the date of the appointment of a conservator for a state university or college under section 3345.74 of the Revised Code, the governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the senate, a governance authority for the university or college consisting of five members, of which one shall have expertise in academic affairs and accreditation and one shall have expertise in either state agency budgets or state university or college finances. The members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and any vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as an original appointment. The governor shall designate one of the members of the governance authority as the chairperson and shall call the first meeting of the authority. A majority of the members of a governance authority constitutes a quorum and the affirmative vote of a majority of the members shall be necessary for any action taken by an authority. Meetings of a governance authority shall be called in the manner and at the times prescribed by the authority, but the authority shall meet at least four times annually and at other times necessary for the best interest of the university or college. A governance authority may adopt procedures for the conduct of its business. The members of a governance authority shall not receive compensation for their services, but shall be paid their reasonable and necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. (B)(1) A governance authority established under this section shall appoint an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the authority and with the compensation and other terms and conditions established by it. With the approval of the chairperson of the authority, the executive director may appoint additional personnel as the director considers appropriate. The executive director shall oversee the day-to-day operation of the university or college under the direction and supervision of the authority. (2) The governance authority shall conduct a final performance evaluation of the president or chief executive officer of the university or college. Following the evaluation, the governance authority may reinstate any duties, authority, or pay previously suspended under division (C)(6) of section 3345.74 of the Revised Code, or may terminate the president or chief executive officer in accordance with the terms of the person's employment contract. (C) Upon appointment of all members of a governance authority under this section and upon the effective date for the commencement of the duties of the executive director appointed by that authority under this section, all authority, responsibilities, duties, and references assumed by or conferred upon the conservator under divisions (C)(2) to (6) of section 3345.74 of the Revised Code terminate and all of the following shall occur, effective immediately: (1) The management and control of the state university or college is assumed by the governance authority; (2) Notwithstanding any section of the Revised Code, all duties, responsibilities, and powers assigned by law to the board of trustees or to the conservator are assigned to the governance authority and the governance authority becomes the successor to, assumes the lawful obligations of, and otherwise constitutes the continuation of the board of trustees and the conservator for purposes of all pending legal actions, contracts or other agreements, and obligations of the university or college; (3) Wherever the board of trustees or conservator is referred to in any contract or legal document, the reference is deemed to refer to the governance authority. No validation, cure, right, privilege, remedy, obligation, or liability is lost or impaired by reason of the assumption of the authority of the board of trustees and the conservator by the governance authority under this section and any such validation, cure, right, privilege, remedy, obligation, or liability shall be administered by the governance authority. No action or proceeding pending on the effective date of the assumption by the governance authority of the authority of the board of trustees and the conservator is affected by that assumption and any such action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or defended in the name of the governance authority. (4) The governance authority assumes custody of all equipment, records, files, effects, and all other property real or personal of the state university or college. (D) A governance authority and executive director appointed under this section shall be immune, indemnified, and held harmless from civil liability, including any cause of action, legal, equitable, or otherwise, for any action taken or duties performed by the governance authority and executive director in good faith and in furtherance of the performance of the duties of the governance authority and executive director under this section. (E) The expenses of a governance authority and the expenses and compensation of an executive director appointed for a state university or college under this section and others employed by the executive director under this section shall be paid out of the operating funds and revenues of that university or college. (F) A governance authority appointed under this section shall prepare, in accordance with rules adopted by the office of budget and management, and submit to the chancellor of higher education, the governor, the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, and the president and minority leader of the senate a quarterly report setting forth all of the following: (1) The general condition of the university or college; (2) The amounts of receipts and disbursements and the items for which the disbursements were made; (3) The numbers of professors, officers, teachers, and other employees and the position and compensation of each and the numbers of students by courses of instruction; (4) An estimate of expenses for the ensuing quarter; (5) A statement of the general progress of the university or college with indication of any improvements and specification of any experiments with institutional reform and the costs and results of those experiments; (6) If the governance authority determines closure is necessary or is appointed to facilitate an orderly closure as determined to be necessary by the board of trustees prior to the governance authority's appointment, all matters related to compliance with the requirements of a closure of an institution of higher education as specified by the chancellor; (7) Any other matters the governance authority considers useful to report. (G) The attorney general shall be the legal adviser to the conservator and the governance authority, and the attorney general may employ special counsel to aid the conservator or governance authority with respect to any legal matter on behalf of the institution. The conservator and the governance authority may as otherwise provided by law request the attorney general to bring or defend suits or proceedings in the name of the institution. Last updated August 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.28
§ 3317.28. Quality community school designation criteria
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly Not later than the thirty-first day of December of each fiscal year, the department of education and workforce shall designate as a community school of quality each community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code that meets the criteria established in division (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of this section. (A) A community school qualifies as a community school of quality if the school meets all of the following criteria: (1) The school's sponsor was rated "exemplary" or "effective" on the sponsor's most recent evaluation conducted under section 3314.016 of the Revised Code. (2) The school received a higher performance index score than the school district in which the school is located on the two most recent report cards issued for the school under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. (3) The school received a performance rating of four stars or higher for the progress component on the most recent report card issued for the school under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code or is a school described under division (B) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code and did not receive a rating for the progress component on the most recent report card. (4) At least fifty per cent of the students enrolled in the school in the prior fiscal year were economically disadvantaged, as determined by the department. (B) A community school qualifies as a community school of quality if the school meets all of the following criteria: (1) The school's sponsor was rated "exemplary" or "effective" on the sponsor's most recent evaluation conducted under section 3314.016 of the Revised Code. (2) The school received a higher performance index score than the school district in which the school is located on the most recent report card issued for the school under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. (3) The school received a performance rating of three stars or higher for the progress component on the most recent report card issued for the school under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. (4) The school received a performance rating of three stars or higher for the achievement component on the most recent report card issued for the school under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. (C) A community school qualifies as a community school of quality if the school meets all of the following criteria: (1) The school's sponsor was rated "exemplary" or "effective" on the sponsor's most recent evaluation conducted under section 3314.016 of the Revised Code. (2) The school is in its first year of operation or the school opened as a kindergarten school and has added one grade per year and has been in operation for less than four school years. (3) The school is replicating an operational and instructional model used by a community school described in division (A) of this section. (4) If the school has an operator, the operator received a rating of three stars or better on its most recent performance report published under section 3314.031 of the Revised Code. (D) A community school qualifies as a community school of quality if the school meets all of the following criteria: (1) The school's sponsor was rated "exemplary" or "effective" on the sponsor's most recent evaluation conducted under section 3314.016 of the Revised Code. (2) The school satisfies either of the following: (a) The school contracts with an operator that operates schools in other states and meets at least one of the following criteria: (i) Has operated a school that received a grant funded through the federal charter school program established under 20 U.S.C. 7221 within the five years prior to the date of application or received funding from the charter school growth fund; (ii) Meets all of the following criteria: (I) One of the operator's schools in another state performed better than the school district in which the school is located, as determined by the department. (II) At least fifty per cent of the total number of students enrolled in all of the operator's schools are economically disadvantaged, as determined by the department. (III) The operator is in good standing in all states where it operates schools, as determined by the department. (IV) The department has determined that the operator does not have any financial viability issues that would prevent it from effectively operating a community school in Ohio. (b) The school is replicating an operational and instructional model through an agreement with a college or university used by a community school or its equivalent in another state that performed better than the school district in which the school is located, as determined by the department. (3) The school is in its first year of operation or, if not in its first year of operation and qualifying under division (D)(2)(b) of this section, meets either of the following conditions: (a) The school opened on July 1, 2022, and has not previously been designated as a community school of quality under this section, in which case the first payment under section 3317.27 of the Revised Code shall be made on or before January 31, 2024, and shall be calculated based on the adjusted full-time equivalent number of students enrolled in the school for fiscal year 2024. (b) The school opened on or after July 1, 2019, and has not previously been designated as a community school of quality under this section, in which case the first payment under section 3317.27 of the Revised Code shall be made within thirty days of the effective date of this section and shall be calculated based on the adjusted full-time equivalent number of students enrolled in the school for the fiscal year for which the payment is being made. (E) A community school qualifies as a community school of quality if it meets all of the following criteria: (1) The school is a dropout prevention and recovery school as defined under section 3314.02 of the Revised Code. (2) The school's sponsor was rated "exemplary" or "effective" on the sponsor's most recent evaluation conducted under section 3314.016 of the Revised Code. (3) The school received an "exceeds standards" on the performance indicator prescribed under division (C)(2) of section 3314.017 of the Revised Code on the two most recent report cards issued for the school under section 3314.017 of the Revised Code. (4) The school is not an internet- or computer-based community school. (F) A school designated as a community school of quality under division (A), (B), (C), or (E) of this section shall maintain that designation for the two fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the school was initially designated as a community school of quality. A school designated as a community school of quality under division (D) of this section shall maintain that designation for the four fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the school was initially designated as a community school of quality. (G) A school designated a community school of quality may renew its designation each year that it satisfies the criteria under division (A) or (B) of this section. The school shall maintain that designation for the two fiscal years following each fiscal year in which the criteria under division (A) or (B) of this section are satisfied. (H) A school that was designated as a community school of quality for the first time under division (C) of this section for the 2022-2023 school year shall be considered to have maintained that designation for the 2022-2023 school year, shall maintain that designation through the 2029-2030 school year, and may renew its designation under division (G) of this section after that year. (I) If two or more community schools have merged or merge in accordance with division (B) of section 3314.0211 of the Revised Code on or after June 30, 2022, the surviving community school is eligible to receive funds under this program, provided it otherwise qualifies as a community school of quality under division (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of this section. In such a case, the payment for a fiscal year shall be calculated using the adjusted full-time equivalent number of students enrolled in the school for that fiscal year as of the date the payments are made, as reported by the surviving community school under section 3314.08 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether those students were previously enrolled in a community school that was dissolved as part of the merger. A community school qualified to receive funds under the program prior to merging on or after June 30, 2022, and was dissolved due to the merger, shall be considered to have been eligible for funds under the program prior to the effective date of this section and shall not be required to return any funds received prior to that date. Last updated August 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.078 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.078
§ 3301.078. No agreements to cede control of content standards; no purchase of PARCC assessments; analyses of assessments
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) No official or board of this state, whether appointed or elected, shall enter into any agreement or memorandum of understanding with any federal or private entity that would require the state to cede any measure of control over the development, adoption, or revision of academic content standards. (B) No funds appropriated from the general revenue fund shall be used to purchase an assessment developed by the partnership for assessment of readiness for college and careers for use as the assessments prescribed under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code. (C) The department of education and workforce shall request that each assessment vendor contracted by the department provide an analysis explaining how questions on each of the assessments prescribed under section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code and the end-of-course examinations prescribed under division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code developed by that vendor are aligned to the academic content standards adopted under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code. The analysis shall be provided annually to all school districts and schools for all grade levels for which assessments are prescribed under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code. (D) The department shall request that each assessment vendor described in division (C) of this section provide information and materials to school districts and schools for assistance with the state achievement assessments. The information and materials shall include practice assessments and other preparatory materials. The information and materials shall be distributed annually to districts and schools. Last updated August 24, 2023 at 9:11 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.23
§ 3328.23. Students with disabilities
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) A college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter shall comply with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code as if the school were a school district. For each child with a disability enrolled in the school for whom an IEP has been developed, the school shall verify in the manner prescribed by the department of education and workforce that the school is providing the services required under the child's IEP. (B) The school district in which a child with a disability enrolled in the college-preparatory boarding school is entitled to attend school and the child's school district of residence, if different, are not obligated to provide the student with a free appropriate public education under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code for as long as the child is enrolled in the college-preparatory boarding school. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:37 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3337.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3337 / § 3337.13
§ 3337.13. General assembly to support university - other sources
Status: in_force

November 17, 1975 House Bill 229 - 111th General Assembly The Ohio university college of osteopathic medicine shall be supported by the general assembly by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but the board of trustees of Ohio university may accept support from other sources. The board of trustees may receive, hold, and manage any gift, grant, bequest, or devise of funds or property, real or personal, absolutely or in trust, to promote any of the purposes of the college. The board may enter into agreements as may be desirable in the conduct of the affairs of the college and may, in behalf of the state, lease or dispose of any property that comes into its possession if in so doing it does not violate any condition or trust to which such property is subject, if any.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.511 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.511
§ 3307.511. Data required for preparation of mortality and service tables
Status: in_force

July 13, 2000 Senate Bill 190 - 123rd General Assembly The state teachers retirement board shall collect and keep in convenient form such data as is necessary for the preparation of the required mortality and service tables, and for the compilation of such other information as is required for the actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the funds listed in divisions (A) to (F) of section 3307.14 of the Revised Code. On the basis of mortality and service experience of the members, retirants, and beneficiaries of the state teachers retirement system, and other system retirants contributing in accordance with section 3307.35 of the Revised Code, the board shall adopt tables to be used for valuation purposes and for determining the amount of annuities to be allowed on the basis of the contributions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.15
§ 3302.15. Waiver from administering achievement assessments
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Chapter 3301. or 3302. of the Revised Code, the board of education of a school district, governing authority of a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, or governing body of a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code may submit to the department of education and workforce, during the 2015-2016 school year, a request for a waiver for up to five school years from administering the state achievement assessments required under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code and related requirements specified under division (B)(2) of this section. A district or school that obtains a waiver under this section shall use the alternative assessment system, as proposed by the district or school and as approved by the department, in place of the assessments required under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) A request for a waiver under this section shall contain the following: (a) A timeline to develop and implement an alternative assessment system for the district or school; (b) An overview of the proposed innovative educational programs or strategies to be offered by the district or school; (c) An overview of the proposed alternative assessment system; (d) An overview of planning details that have been implemented or proposed and any documented support from educational networks, established educational consultants, state institutions of higher education as defined under section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, and employers or workforce development partners; (e) An overview of the capacity to implement the alternative assessments, conduct the evaluation of teachers with alternative assessments, and the reporting of student achievement data with alternative assessments for the purpose of the report card ratings prescribed under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, all of which shall include any prior success in implementing innovative educational programs or strategies, teaching practices, or assessment practices; (f) An acknowledgement by the district or school of federal funding that may be impacted by obtaining a waiver. (2) The request for a waiver shall indicate the extent to which exemptions from state or federal requirements regarding the administration of the assessments required under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code are sought. Such items from which a district or school may be exempt are as follows: (a) The required administration of state assessments under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code; (b) The evaluation of teachers and administrators under sections 3311.80 , 3311.84 , division (D) of 3319.02 , and 3319.111 of the Revised Code; (c) The reporting of student achievement data for the purpose of the report card ratings prescribed under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. (C) Each request for a waiver shall include the signature of all of the following: (1) The superintendent of the school district or the equivalent for a community school or STEM school; (2) The president of the district board or the equivalent for a community school or STEM school; (3) The presiding officer of the labor organization representing the district's or school's teachers, if any; (4) If the district's or school's teachers are not represented by a labor organization, the principal and a majority of the administrators and teachers of the district or school. (D) Upon receipt of a request for a waiver, the department shall approve or deny the waiver or may request additional information from the district or school. The department shall not grant waivers to more than a total of ten districts, community schools, or STEM schools, based on requests for a waiver received during the 2015-2016 school year. A waiver granted to a district or school shall be contingent on an ongoing review and evaluation by the department of the program for which the waiver was granted. (E)(1) For the purpose of this section, the department shall seek a waiver from the testing requirements prescribed under the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001," if necessary to implement this section. (2) The department shall create a mechanism for the comparison of the alternative assessments prescribed under division (B) of this section and the assessments required under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code as it relates to the evaluation of teachers and student achievement data for the purpose of state report card ratings. (F) For purposes of this section, "innovative educational program or strategy" means a program or strategy using a new idea or method aimed at increasing student engagement and preparing students to be college or career ready. Last updated December 27, 2023 at 10:39 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.212 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.212
§ 3307.212. Notifying board of personnel changes
Status: in_force

July 13, 2000 Senate Bill 190 - 123rd General Assembly Each employer shall on the first day of each calendar month, or at such less frequent intervals as the state teachers retirement board approves, notify the board of removals, withdrawals, and changes in compensation of teachers that have occurred during the month preceding or the period since the period covered by the last notification. Not later than ten days after the date of hire, each employer shall notify the board of the employment of a new teacher. Notice shall be on a form provided by the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3376.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3376 / § 3376.01
§ 3376.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 184 - 136th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Athlete agent" means an individual who holds a current and valid certificate of registration issued under section 4771.08 of the Revised Code or certificate of convenience issued under section 4771.09 of the Revised Code. (B) "Institutional marketing associate" means any third-party entity that enters into a contract with, or otherwise acts on behalf of, a state institution of higher education, private college, or an institution's or college's intercollegiate athletics department. "Institutional marketing associate" does not include either of the following: (1) A state institution of higher education, private college, athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics; (2) A staff member, employee, officer, director, manager, or owner of any of the entities described under division (B)(1) of this section. (C) "Official team activities" means all games, practices, exhibitions, scrimmages, team appearances, team photograph sessions, sports camps sponsored by a state institution of higher education or private college, and other team-organized activities, regardless of whether the activity takes place on or off campus, including individual photograph sessions and news media interviews. (D) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (E) "Student-athlete" means an individual who is eligible to participate in, participates in, or has participated in intercollegiate athletics for a state institution of higher education or private college. "Student-athlete" does not include an individual who participates in intramural athletics at a state institution of higher education or private college or who participates in professional athletics. (F) "Third-party entity" means any individual or entity, including an athlete agent, other than a state institution of higher education, private college, athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics. (G) "Private college" has the same meaning as in section 3365.01 of the Revised Code. (H) "Personal services" means services performed by a student-athlete to which both of the following apply: (1) The services are nondelegable obligations for which the student-athlete cannot substitute another individual to fulfill the duties agreed upon by the student-athlete under the contract, and the services must be rendered personally by that student-athlete. (2) The services involve skill-based or talent-based performance by the student-athlete, and the contract is formed due to the student-athlete's specific athletic ability, status as a student-athlete, public persona, or brand recognition. (I) "Name, image, or likeness" includes personal services. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.012
§ 3314.012. Development of report cards
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 168 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in section 3314.017 of the Revised Code, the department of education and workforce shall issue an annual report card for each community school, regardless of how long the school has been in operation. The report card shall report the academic and financial performance of the school . The report card shall include all information applicable to school buildings under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. The ratings a community school receives under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code for its first two full school years shall not be considered toward automatic closure of the school under section 3314.35 of the Revised Code or any other matter that is based on report card ratings. (B) Upon receipt of a copy of a contract between a sponsor and a community school entered into under this chapter, the department shall notify the community school of the specific model report card that will be used for that school. (C) Report cards shall be distributed to the parents of all students in the community school, to the members of the board of education of the school district in which the community school is located, and to any person who requests one from the department. Last updated August 15, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3329.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3329 / § 3329.09
§ 3329.09. Custodian of textbooks - sale to pupils - records and accounts - proceeds
Status: in_force

May 25, 1999 House Bill 32 - 123rd General Assembly Each city, exempted village, and local board of education shall make all necessary provisions and arrangements to place the textbooks or electronic textbooks purchased within easy reach of and accessible to all the pupils in their district. In city and exempted village school districts the superintendent of schools and in local school districts the treasurer of the board of education shall be the custodian of all textbooks or electronic textbooks purchased for the use of and furnished free to all the pupils attending public schools of such district. They shall distribute such textbooks or electronic textbooks, keep such records, maintain such accounts, and make such reports as the board requires. The board may employ such additional help as is necessary to properly administer this section. This section does not prohibit any pupil, or the parent of any pupil, from purchasing textbooks or electronic textbooks for their own use, or the use of their children or wards in the schools of the district in which such purchaser resides. The board in each school district upon the request of a pupil, or the parent of any pupil, shall sell to such individual making the request textbooks or electronic textbooks of the kind requested at a price not to exceed the cost paid therefor plus ten per cent. The proceeds of such sales shall be credited to the fund from which payments are made by the board for the purchase of textbooks or electronic textbooks. As used in this paragraph, the word "pupil" includes any school-aged child who resides in the district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.80 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.80
§ 3375.80. Libraries designated as resource centers
Status: in_force

November 25, 1969 Senate Bill 262 - 108th General Assembly To encourage and make available adequate library reference and research facilities, the state library board may designate certain libraries as resource centers and develop and encourage cooperative steps to link these centers with other libraries in a reference and information network. Such designation shall be made subject to the approval of the governing boards of the libraries. Grants may be made to these libraries and to other libraries which share their resources and facilities on an interlibrary basis.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.947 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.947
§ 3301.947. Privacy of data during testing
Status: in_force

September 17, 2014 House Bill 487 - 130th General Assembly Data collected in the course of testing under sections 3301.079 , 3301.0710 , 3301.0711 , and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code shall be used for the sole purpose of measuring and improving the academic progress and needs of students, educators, school districts, and schools. In the course of such testing, no student's or a student's family's social security numbers, religious affiliation, political party affiliation, voting history, or biometric information shall be collected, tracked, housed with, reported to, or shared with any entity, including the federal or state government.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.24
§ 3375.24. Notes and bonds may be issued by board of county commissioners - sale of real property
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly The board of county commissioners of any county which has a county library district constitutes the taxing authority of such district and may issue notes and bonds of such district under Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, for the acquisition of land and the construction of buildings and equipment of one or more buildings, but no notes or bonds shall be issued for such purpose except in accordance with the vote of the electors of such district. The proceeds of the sale of any former site, including land or buildings, or both, belonging to the district, may be applied to reduce the amount of the bonds ultimately issued to refund the notes issued under such section. All funds provided by the issue of county bonds or notes, or in any other manner, for the acquisition of property and the construction and equipment of library buildings shall be deposited in a special library fund, which shall be expended only on the order of the board of library trustees of the county library district, to be handled and disbursed in the same manner as other funds of the district. The title of all property so acquired shall be held by the board of library trustees of the county library district, and section 307.03 of the Revised Code shall not apply.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.35
§ 3309.35. Coordinating and integrating membership in state retirement systems
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "State retirement system" means the public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, or school employees retirement system. (2) "Total service credit" means all service credit earned in all state retirement systems, except credit for service subject to section 3309.341 of the Revised Code. Total service credit shall not exceed one year of credit for any twelve-month period. (3) In addition to the meaning given in division (O) of section 3309.01 of the Revised Code, "disability benefit" means "disability benefit" as defined in sections 145.01 and 3307.01 of the Revised Code. (4) "Paying system" means the state retirement system in which the member has the greatest service credit, without adjustment or, if a member who has equal service credit in two or more retirement systems, the retirement system in which the member has the greatest total contributions. (5) "Transferring system" means the state retirement system transferring a member's contributions and service credit in that system to the paying system. (6) "Retention percentage" means five per cent, or a percentage determined under division (E) of this section, of a member's earnable salary in the case of a member of the public employees retirement system or five per cent, or a percentage determined under division (E) of this section, of a member's compensation in the case of a member of the state teachers retirement system or school employees retirement system. (B) To coordinate and integrate membership in the state retirement systems, at the option of a member, total contributions and service credit in all state retirement systems, including amounts paid to restore service credit under sections 145.311 , 3307.711 , and 3309.261 of the Revised Code, shall be used in determining the eligibility and total retirement or disability benefit payable. When total contributions and service credit are so combined, the following provisions apply: (1) Service and commuted service retirement or a disability benefit is effective no sooner than the first day of the month next following the last day of employment for which compensation was paid. If the application is filed after that date, the board may retire the member on the first day of the month next following the last day of employment for which compensation was paid. (2) The board of the paying system shall do both of the following: (a) Determine a member's eligibility for a retirement or disability benefit; (b) Calculate and pay the member's retirement or disability benefit. (3)(a) Each transferring system in which the member has service credit shall certify to the paying system all of the following: (i) The service credit earned by the member in the transferring system; (ii) The beginning and ending dates of the service credit period covered by the transferring system; (iii) Any breaks in service by the member, excluding school breaks; (iv) If available, a statement listing the member's monthly contributions and service credit earned, obtained, or purchased in the transferring system. (b) The certification under division (B)(3)(a) of this section may be reviewed by both the transferring system and paying system. (4) In determining the total credit to be used in calculating a retirement allowance or disability benefit, credit shall not be reduced below that certified by the system or systems transferring credit, except as follows: (a) Not more than one year of credit may be certified by the transferring system for any one "year" as defined in the law of the transferring system. (b) The paying system may reduce any credit certified by the transferring system that is concurrent with any period of service credit the member earned from the paying system. (c) The paying system may reduce any credit certified by the transferring system if the amount certified, when added to the paying system's service credit for any one "year" as defined in the law of the paying system, exceeds one year. (5)(a) The paying system shall receive from the transferring system or systems all of the following for each year of service: (i) The amount contributed by the member, or, in the case of service credit purchased by the member, paid by the member, that is attributable to the year of service; (ii) An amount equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions made on behalf of the member to the transferring system for that year of service less the retention percentage 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 less the retention percentage; (iii) If applicable, an amount equal to the amount paid on behalf of the member by an employer under section 145.483 of the Revised Code; (iv) Interest compounded annually on the amounts specified in divisions (B)(5)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this section at the lesser of the actuarial assumption rate for that year of the paying system or the transferring system or systems. (b) The annuity rates and mortality tables of the paying system shall be exclusively applicable. (c) Deposits made for the purchase of an additional annuity, and including guaranteed interest, upon the request of the member, shall be transferred to the paying system. The return upon such deposits shall be that offered by the paying system. (C) A former member receiving a retirement or disability benefit under this section, who accepts employment amenable to coverage in any state retirement system that participated in the member's combined benefit, shall be subject to the applicable provisions of law governing such re-employment. If a former member should be paid any amount in a retirement allowance, to which the former member is not entitled under the applicable provisions of law governing such re-employment, such amount shall be recovered by the paying system by utilizing any recovery procedure available under the paying system's re-employment provisions. (D) An SERS retirant or other system retirant, as defined in section 3309.341 of the Revised Code, is not eligible to receive any benefit under this section for service subject to section 3309.341 of the Revised Code. (E) The retention percentage used in the calculation under division (B)(5)(a)(ii) of this section shall be reviewed by the state retirement systems not less than once every five years beginning after the effective date of this amendment or on request of any of the systems. If the retirement systems agree, the retention percentage may be changed if any of the system's employer contribution rate increases or decreases or the systems agree that a change is in the interest of one or more of the systems.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.13
§ 3332.13. Bond does not limit nor impair right of recovery
Status: in_force

April 3, 2003 Senate Bill 266 - 124th General Assembly The fact that a bond is in force pursuant to section 3332.08 of the Revised Code does not limit nor impair any right of recovery otherwise available pursuant to law, nor is the amount of such bond relevant in determining the amount of damages or other relief to which any plaintiff may be entitled.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3321.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3321 / § 3321.19
§ 3321.19. Examination into cases of truancy - failure of parent, guardian or responsible person to cause child's attendance at school
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 3321.16 of the Revised Code, "habitual truant" has the same meaning as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code. (B) When a board of education of any city, exempted village, local, joint vocational, or cooperative education school district or the governing board of any educational service center determines that a student in its district has been truant and the parent, guardian, or other person having care of the child has failed to cause the student's attendance at school, the board may require the parent, guardian, or other person having care of the child pursuant to division (B) of this section to attend an educational program established pursuant to rules adopted by the department of education and workforce for the purpose of encouraging parental involvement in compelling the attendance of the child at school. No parent, guardian, or other person having care of a child shall fail without good cause to attend an educational program described in this division if the parent, guardian, or other person has been served notice pursuant to division (C) of this section. (C) On the request of the superintendent of schools, the superintendent of any educational service center, the board of education of any city, exempted village, local, joint vocational, or cooperative education school district, or the governing board of any educational service center or when it otherwise comes to the notice of the attendance officer or other appropriate officer of the school district, the attendance officer or other appropriate officer shall examine into any case of supposed truancy within the district and shall warn the child, if found truant, and the child's parent, guardian, or other person having care of the child, in writing, of the legal consequences of being truant. When any child of compulsory school age, in violation of law, is not attending school, the attendance or other appropriate officer shall notify the parent, guardian, or other person having care of that child of the fact, and require the parent, guardian, or other person to cause the child to attend school immediately. The parent, guardian, or other person having care of the child shall cause the child's attendance at school. Upon the failure of the parent, guardian, or other person having care of the child to do so, the attendance officer or other appropriate officer, if so directed by the superintendent, the district board, or the educational service center governing board, shall send notice requiring the attendance of that parent, guardian, or other person at a parental education program established pursuant to division (B) of this section and may file a complaint against the parent, guardian, or other person having care of the child in any court of competent jurisdiction. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.05
§ 3349.05. Financing of university facilities - bonds
Status: in_force

November 5, 1965 House Bill 706 - 106th General Assembly To provide all or part of the moneys for acquiring, constructing, equipping, furnishing, repairing, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, and improving university facilities, including costs connected with or incidental thereto and the financing thereof, and to repay or restore moneys borrowed or advanced for such purposes or temporarily used therefor from other funds of such institution, the board of directors of any municipal university, college, or other educational institution may by resolution provide for borrowing money and issuing, on behalf of the municipal corporation with which such institution is identified, bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness, all being referred to in this section as "bonds," secured by a pledge of and lien on such revenues of the institution from the operation or ownership of the university facilities, present or future, designated in said resolution, including but not limited to the university facilities to which the proceeds of such bonds are to be applied, as the board may pledge in said resolution, and the bonds may be secured otherwise or additionally by a pledge of and lien on such rentals, charges, fees, revenues, pledges of gifts, and other receipts of such institution from sources other than taxation, except such taxes as are specifically allocated to such purposes by the taxing authority of such municipal corporation, as the board may designate in such resolution. The bonds may be additionally secured by a covenant of the board to maintain such rates, charges, and fees as will produce revenues sufficient to meet costs of operating, maintaining, and repairing such university facilities and to meet the principal and interest requirements of such bonds and to establish and maintain reserves for the foregoing purposes. The bonds shall not be general obligations of such municipal corporation, and shall not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit, of such municipal corporation, but shall be payable solely from the funds pledged for their payment as authorized by this section, or from funds derived from the issuance of refunding bonds as authorized by this section, which refunding bonds shall be payable solely from the funds pledged to their payment as provided in this section, or, in the case of temporary bonds, may also be payable from the funds derived from the issuance of definitive bonds. All such bonds shall contain on their faces a statement to the effect that the bonds, as to both principal and interest, are not general obligations of such municipal corporation, but are payable solely from the revenues and funds pledged to their payment. The resolution of the board providing for the issuance or the award of such bonds shall provide for the manner of execution and sealing of the bonds, and for such purpose may provide for the use of facsimile signatures and a facsimile of the seal, and shall further provide the manner of sale of the bonds, and such other terms and conditions relative to the terms of the bonds and the issuance, sale, and retirement of said bonds as such board in its discretion deems reasonable and proper. In case any officer whose signature, or a facsimile of whose signature, appears on any bonds or coupons ceases to be such officer before delivery thereof, such signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery, and in case the seal of such institution has been changed after a facsimile thereof has been imprinted on said bonds, such facsimile seal shall continue to be sufficient for all purposes. All bonds issued under this section shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the laws of this state. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the board determines, and provision may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as to the principal alone and also as to both principal and interest, and for the conversion or reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds registered as to both principal and interest. The board may by resolution provide for the issuance of additional bonds from time to time, to be secured equally and ratably, without preference, priority, or distinction, with outstanding bonds, but subject to the terms and limitations of the trust agreement described in this section and of any resolution authorizing bonds then outstanding. The board may by resolution designate additional university facilities the revenues of which shall be pledged and be subject to the lien of bonds theretofore or thereafter issued and to the lien of any trust agreement theretofore authorized by resolution of the board, to the same extent as the revenues or receipts theretofore pledged, and for the purpose of providing such additional security the board may also so designate other or additional fees, charges, revenues, or other receipts of the institution. In the discretion of the board, any such bonds may be secured by a trust agreement entered into with a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any trust company or bank having powers of a trust company, within or without the state. The trust agreement may provide for the pledge or assignment of revenues but shall not convey or mortgage any university facility nor pledge the general credit of the municipal corporation with which such institution is identified. The trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance or award of the bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the board in relation to the acquisition of property, and the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation, and insurance of the university facilities the revenues of which are pledged to secure the bonds, the rates, fees, and charges, to be charged, and the custody, safeguarding, and application of moneys, and provisions for the employment of consulting engineers in connection with the construction, maintenance, or operation of such university facilities. Any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state selected to act as depositary of the proceeds of bonds or of the pledged revenues may furnish such indemnifying bonds or may pledge such securities as are required by the board. The trust agreement or resolution may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders as is customary in similar trust agreements or trust indentures. The trust agreement or resolution may contain such other provisions as the board deems reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of any such trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of such university facilities. The trust agreement or resolution may provide the method whereby the general administrative overhead expense of the institution shall be allocated among the several operations and university facilities of such institution for purposes of determining the operating and maintenance expenses payable from the pledged revenues prior to the charges for debt service, and for other purposes of the trust agreement or resolution. All the pledged revenues and funds and the proceeds of the bonds are trust funds and, subject to the provisions of this section, shall be held, deposited, invested, reinvested, disbursed, applied, and used to such extent, in such manner, at such times, and for such purposes, as are provided in the trust agreement or resolution authorizing the bonds. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the board may, under like restrictions, issue notes or temporary bonds with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds have been executed and are available for delivery, or to be retired from the proceeds of the sale of definitive bonds or notes, and in connection therewith may covenant to the effect that such board shall do all things necessary for the issuance of said definitive bonds or notes and shall make such exchange or apply such proceeds at the time or times contemplated. The board may provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds, payable solely from the revenues and funds pledged to their payment as provided in this section, for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding, including, if so determined by the board, payment of any redemption premium thereon, payment of the principal maturities of any bonds of the series to be refunded maturing prior to the redemption of the remaining bonds of such series, and payment of any interest accrued or to accrue to the maturity or date of redemption of such bonds, together with any expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with such refunding or the issuance of the refunding bonds. The issuance of such refunding bonds, the terms and details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the rights, duties, and obligations of the issuing institution and its board in respect of such bonds, shall be governed by the provisions of this section insofar as they are applicable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.141 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.141
§ 3345.141. State university logo use policy
Status: in_force

September 1, 2023 House Bill 554 - 134th General Assembly (A) The board of trustees of a state university, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, may adopt a policy to permit a student organization that is registered with the university to use the university's master and subsidiary logos for any of the organization's activities, materials, publications, or web sites that are not otherwise sanctioned by the university. The board of trustees shall make the policy available to the public. (B) No student organization registered with a state university shall use the university's logos for any of the organization's activities, materials, publications, or web sites that are not sanctioned by the university, unless the university has adopted a policy under this section, the organization receives approval under that policy, and the organization uses the logos in compliance with that policy. (C) A state university's policy shall do at least all of the following: (1) Define "student organization" for the purposes of the policy; (2) Establish a procedure under which a student organization may request approval to use the state university's logos. The procedure shall require a university employee to approve or disapprove the request based on the standards prescribed under division (C)(3) of this section. The employee who approves or disapproves a request shall indicate on the request form whether the request is approved or disapproved. That employee also shall include all of the following on the form: (a) The employee's printed name; (b) The employee's signature; (c) The date the request was approved or disapproved. (3) Prescribe standards for the approval or disapproval of a student organization's use of the state university's logos. The standards shall prohibit the use of the university's logos to indicate the university's approval or disapproval of any political or social issue supported by the organization. The standards shall require a student organization to affirm that it will not violate that prohibition. (4) Require a student organization that has approval to use the state university's logos to include a disclaimer on any web site or printed or digital material if the web site or material uses the university's logo and is not otherwise sponsored by the university. The disclaimer shall state both of the following: (a) The student organization is registered with the state university; (b) Registration shall not be construed as the state university's approval, endorsement, or sponsorship of the student organization's publications, activities, purposes, actions, or positions. (5) Establish a grievance procedure for when a logo request is disapproved or a student organization is improperly using a logo, including if an organization does any of the following: (a) Uses a logo without approval; (b) Fails to include the disclaimer if it is required under division (C)(4) of this section; (c) Uses the logo to indicate the state university's approval, endorsement, or sponsorship of any of the organization's publications, activities, purposes, actions, or positions that are not sanctioned by the university. (6) If determined appropriate by the board of trustees, establish penalties for a student organization that improperly uses the state university's logo; (7) Require a university employee who makes a determination regarding a grievance to produce a report that includes a description of the grievance and the resolution. The employee shall include all of the following in the report: (a) The employee's printed name; (b) The employee's signature; (c) The date the report was signed. (8) Require the state university, each month, to enter into a depository on the university's public web site a copy of each approved or disapproved request form and each grievance report produced in that month. Each form and report shall be maintained in the depository for at least five years. The forms and reports are public records subject to section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (9) Require the state university to provide information regarding the university's policy in any annual training the university provides to student organization leaders; (10) If determined appropriate by the board of trustees, designate a state university office or department to perform the duties prescribed for university employees under the policy and authorize an employee assigned to that office or department to perform those duties. (D) A policy adopted under this section shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Sections 3376.01 to 3376.08 of the Revised Code; (2) Any commercial revenue generating opportunity sanctioned by a state university; (3) A student organization that operates on a campus on which a state university is co-located with another institution of higher education. Last updated February 27, 2023 at 11:17 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.52
§ 3335.52. Bequests to center
Status: in_force

September 14, 1961 House Bill 996 - 104th General Assembly The board of trustees of the Ohio state university may receive and hold in trust in the name of the state and for the use and benefit of the Ohio rehabilitation center any bequest, devise, or donation of money or of real or personal property to be applied to the general or special use of the center as may be directed by the donor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3327.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3327 / § 3327.05
§ 3327.05. Transportation of nonresident pupils
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no board of education of any school district shall provide transportation for any pupil who is a school resident of another school district unless the pupil is enrolled pursuant to section 3313.98 of the Revised Code or the board of the other district has given its written consent thereto. If the board of any school district files with the department of education and workforce a written complaint that transportation for resident pupils is being provided by the board of another school district contrary to this division, the department shall make an investigation of such complaint. If the department finds that transportation is being provided contrary to this section, it may withdraw from state funds due the offending district any part of the amount that has been approved for transportation pursuant to section 3317.0212 of the Revised Code or other provisions of law. (B) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this division does not apply to any joint vocational or cooperative education school district. A board of education may provide transportation to and from the nonpublic school of attendance if both of the following apply: (1) The parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil agrees to pay the board for all costs incurred in providing the transportation that are not reimbursed pursuant to Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code; (2) The pupil's school district of residence does not provide transportation for public school pupils of the same grade as the pupil being transported under this division, or that district is not required under section 3327.01 of the Revised Code to transport the pupil to and from the nonpublic school because the direct travel time to the nonpublic school is more than thirty minutes. Upon receipt of the request to provide transportation, the board shall review the request and determine whether the board will accommodate the request. If the board agrees to transport the pupil, the board may transport the pupil to and from the nonpublic school and a collection point in the district, as determined by the board. If the board transports the pupil, the board may include the pupil in the district's enrollment reported to the department for purposes of calculating the district's transportation ADM under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code and, accordingly, may receive a state payment under section 3317.0212 of the Revised Code or other provisions of law for transporting the pupil. If the board declines to transport the pupil, the board, in a written communication to the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil, shall state the reasons for declining the request. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 11:46 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3324.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3324 / § 3324.06
§ 3324.06. Adoption and distribution district policy statement
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The board of education of each school district shall adopt a statement of its policy for the screening and identification of gifted students and shall distribute the policy statement to parents. The policy statement shall specify: (A) The criteria and methods the district uses to screen students and to select students for further assessment who perform or show potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment in one of the gifted areas specified in section 3324.03 of the Revised Code; (B) The sources of assessment data the district uses to select students for further testing and an explanation for parents of the multiple assessment instruments required to identify gifted students under section 3324.03 of the Revised Code; (C) An explanation for parents of the methods the district uses to ensure equal access to screening and further assessment by all district students, including minority or disadvantaged students, children with disabilities, and students for whom English is a second language; (D) Provisions to ensure equal opportunity for all district students identified as gifted to receive any services offered by the district; (E) Provisions for students to withdraw from gifted programs or services, for reassessment of students, and for assessment of students transferring into the district; (F) Methods for resolving disagreements between parents and the district concerning identification and placement decisions. A copy of the district's policy adopted under this section shall accompany the district's plan submitted to the department of education and workforce under section 3324.04 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 8:59 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.019 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.019
§ 3314.019. Communication with state auditor
Status: in_force

February 1, 2016 House Bill 2 - 131st General Assembly A community school's sponsor shall communicate with the auditor of state regarding an audit of the school or the condition of financial and enrollment records of the school, and shall maintain a presence at any and all meetings with the auditor of state regardless of whether the sponsor has entered into an agreement with another entity to perform all or part of the sponsor's oversight duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.241 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.241
§ 3328.241. Civil immunity, decisions not to provide mental health services
Status: in_force

April 8, 2019 House Bill 477 - 132nd General Assembly A college-preparatory boarding school, member of a college-preparatory boarding school board of trustees, or college-preparatory boarding school employee is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a school employee's decision not to provide or procure mental health services for a suspended or expelled student under division (B)(2) of section 3313.668 of the Revised Code, unless the decision is made with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner. This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense to which a college-preparatory boarding school, member of a college-preparatory boarding school board of trustees, or college-preparatory boarding school employee may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. Last updated November 7, 2023 at 3:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3343.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3343 / § 3343.08
§ 3343.08. Bond of treasurer
Status: in_force

September 23, 2008 House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly The treasurer of the central state university, before entering upon the discharge of the treasurer's duties, shall give a bond to the state or be insured for the faithful performance of the treasurer's duties and the proper accounting for all moneys coming into the treasurer's care. The amount of the bond or insurance shall be determined by the board of trustees of central state university, but shall not be for a sum less than the amount that the board estimates may come into the treasurer's control at any time, less any reasonable deductible.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.066 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.066
§ 3302.066. Revision of plans
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly A school district board of education may revise an innovation plan approved or created under section 3302.061 of the Revised Code, in collaboration with the school or schools participating in the plan, to further improve student academic performance. The revisions may include identifying additional laws in Title XXXIII of the Revised Code, rules adopted by the department of education and workforce, requirements enacted by the district board, or provisions of a collective bargaining agreement that need to be waived. Any revisions to an innovation plan shall require the consent, in each school participating in the plan, of a majority of the administrators assigned to that school and a majority of the teachers assigned to that school. Last updated August 1, 2023 at 1:33 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.32
§ 3326.32. Report of information required by department
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall report to the department of education and workforce, in the form and manner required by the department, all of the following information: (A) The total number of students enrolled in the school who are residents of this state; (B) The number of students reported under division (A) of this section who are receiving special education and related services pursuant to an IEP; (C) For each student reported under division (B) of this section, which category specified in divisions (A) to (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code applies to the student; (D) The full-time equivalent number of students reported under division (A) of this section who are enrolled in career-technical education programs or classes described in each of divisions (A)(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code that are provided by the STEM school; (E) The number of students reported under division (A) of this section who are English learners and which category specified in divisions (A) to (C) of section 3317.016 of the Revised Code applies to each student; (F) The number of students reported under division (A) of this section who are economically disadvantaged, as defined by the department. A student shall not be categorically excluded from the number reported under division (F) of this section based on anything other than family income. (G) The resident district of each student reported under division (A) of this section; (H) The total number of students enrolled in the school who are not residents of this state and any additional information regarding these students that the department requires the school to report. The school shall not receive any payments under this chapter for students reported under this division. (I) Any additional information the department determines necessary to make payments under this chapter. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.111 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.111
§ 3301.111. Powers of the state board of education
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The state board of education is responsible for the adoption of requirements for educator licensure, licensee disciplinary actions, school district territory transfer determinations, and such other powers and duties expressly prescribed for the state board under the law, including in sections 3301.071 , 3301.074 , 3301.28 , 3302.151 , 3314.40 , 3326.24 , 3328.19 , and Chapters 3311. and 3319. of the Revised Code. In exercising any of its powers or duties, including adopting rules prescribing license requirements, the state board is subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (B) The state board shall make recommendations to the director of education and workforce regarding priorities for primary and secondary education. The state board may request the assistance of the department of education and workforce in exercising the state board's powers and duties. To the extent the director determines such assistance necessary and practicable, the department shall provide the requested assistance. To best serve the interests of primary and secondary education and workforce development in the state of Ohio, and to maximize efficiencies and operations, the state board of education and the department of education and workforce may exchange necessary information and documentation upon request to enable both agencies to effectively perform their functions under state or federal law, including sharing information that is proprietary to the agency or confidential. The agency receiving proprietary or confidential information shall not disclose the information and shall adopt safeguards to prevent disclosure. (C) The state board shall appoint the superintendent of public instruction in accordance with Ohio Constitution, Article VI, Section 4 and section 3301.08 of the Revised Code. The state superintendent shall be the secretary of the state board and its executive officer in accordance with sections 3301.09 and 3301.11 of the Revised Code. The state superintendent may serve as an advisor to the director. (D) The state board shall employ such personnel as it determines necessary to carry out its duties and powers. Subject to the state board's policies, rules, and regulations, the state superintendent shall exercise general supervision of the state board's employees, as prescribed in section 3301.11 of the Revised Code, and may appoint, fix the salary, and terminate the employment of such employees. (E) The state board is subject to all provisions of law pertaining to departments, offices, or institutions established for the exercise of any function of the state government, except that it is not one of the departments provided for under division (A) of section 121.01 of the Revised Code. (F) The headquarters of the state board shall be at the seat of government, where office space suitable and adequate for the work of the state board shall be provided by the appropriate state agency. There the state board shall meet and transact its business, unless the state board chooses to meet elsewhere in Ohio as provided by section 3301.04 of the Revised Code. There the records of the state board and the records, papers, and documents belonging to the state board shall be kept in charge of the state superintendent. Last updated August 28, 2023 at 4:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.17
§ 3328.17. Collective bargaining rights
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly Employees of a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter may organize and collectively bargain pursuant to Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding division (D)(1) of section 4117.06 of the Revised Code, a unit containing teaching and nonteaching employees employed under this section may be considered an appropriate unit.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3357.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3357 / § 3357.01
§ 3357.01. Technical college definitions
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Technical college" means an institution of education beyond the high school, including an institution of higher education, organized for the principal purpose of providing for the residents of the technical college district, wherein such college is situated, any one or more of the instructional programs defined in this section as "technical college," or "adult-education technical programs," normally not exceeding two years' duration and not leading to a baccalaureate degree, except as provided in section 3333.051 of the Revised Code. (B) "Technical college district" means a political subdivision of the state and a body corporate with all the powers of a corporation, comprised of the territory of a city school district or a county, or two or more contiguous school districts or counties, which meets the standards prescribed by the chancellor of higher education pursuant to section 3357.02 of the Revised Code, and which is organized for the purpose of establishing, owning, and operating one or more technical colleges within the territory of such district. (C) "Contiguous school districts or counties" means school districts or counties so located that each such school district or county shares at least one boundary or a portion thereof in common with at least one other such school district or county in the group of school districts or counties referred to as being "contiguous." (D) "Technical college program" means a post high school curricular program provided within a technical college, planned and intended to qualify students, after satisfactory completion of such a program normally two years in duration, to pursue careers in which they provide immediate technical assistance to professional or managerial persons generally required to hold baccalaureate or higher academic degrees in technical or professional fields. The technical and professional fields referred to in this section include, but are not limited to, engineering and physical, medical, or other sciences. (E) "Adult-education technical program" means the dissemination of post high school technical education service and knowledge, for the occupational, or general educational benefit of adult persons. (F) "Charter amendment" means a change in the official plan of a technical college for the purpose of acquiring additional lands or structures, disposing of or transferring lands or structures, erecting structures, creating or abolishing technical college or adult education technical curricular programs. (G) "Baccalaureate-oriented associate degree program" means a curricular program of not more than two years' duration that is planned and intended to enable students to gain academic credit for courses comparable to first- and second-year courses offered by accredited colleges and universities. The purpose of baccalaureate-oriented associate degree coursework in technical colleges is to enable students to transfer to colleges and universities and earn baccalaureate degrees or to enable students to terminate academic study after two years with a proportionate recognition of academic achievement through receipt of an associate degree. (H) "Applied bachelor's degree" has the same meaning as in section 3333.051 of the Revised Code.