Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.41
§ 3318.41. Annual assessment of needs
Status: in_force

April 30, 2024 House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) The Ohio facilities construction commission annually shall assess the classroom facilities needs of the number of joint vocational school districts that the commission reasonably expects to be able to provide assistance to in a fiscal year, based on the amount set aside for that fiscal year under division (B) of section 3318.40 of the Revised Code and the order of priority prescribed in division (B) of section 3318.42 of the Revised Code, except that in fiscal year 2004 the commission shall conduct at least the five assessments prescribed in division (E) of section 3318.40 of the Revised Code. Upon conducting an assessment of the classroom facilities needs of a school district, the commission shall make a determination of all of the following: (a) The number of classroom facilities to be included in a project and the basic project cost of acquiring the classroom facilities included in the project. The number of facilities and basic project cost shall be determined in accordance with the specifications adopted under section 3318.311 of the Revised Code except to the extent that compliance with such specifications is waived by the commission pursuant to the rule of the commission adopted under division (F) of section 3318.40 of the Revised Code. (b) The school district's portion of the basic project cost as determined under division (C) of section 3318.42 of the Revised Code; (c) The remaining portion of the basic project cost that shall be supplied by the state; (d) The amount of the state's portion of the basic project cost to be encumbered in accordance with section 3318.11 of the Revised Code in the current and subsequent fiscal years from funds set aside under division (B) of section 3318.40 of the Revised Code. (2) Divisions (A), (C), and (D) of section 3318.03 of the Revised Code apply to any project under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) If the commission makes a determination under division (A) of this section in favor of the acquisition of classroom facilities for a project under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, such project shall be conditionally approved. Such conditional approval shall be submitted to the controlling board for approval. The controlling board shall immediately approve or reject the commission's determination, conditional approval, the amount of the state's portion of the basic project cost, and the amount of the state's portion of the basic project cost to be encumbered in the current fiscal year. In the event of approval by the controlling board, the commission shall certify the conditional approval to the joint vocational school district board of education and shall encumber the approved funds for the current fiscal year. (2) No school district that receives assistance under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code shall have another such project conditionally approved until the expiration of twenty years after the school district's prior project was conditionally approved, unless the school district board demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission that the school district has experienced since conditional approval of its prior project an exceptional increase in enrollment or program requirements significantly above the school district's design capacity under that prior project as determined by rule of the commission. Any rule adopted by the commission to implement this division shall be tailored to address the classroom facilities needs of joint vocational school districts. (C) In addition to generating the amount of the school district's portion of the basic project cost as determined under division (C) of section 3318.42 of the Revised Code, in order for a school district to receive assistance under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, the school district board shall set aside school district moneys for the maintenance of the classroom facilities included in the school district's project in the amount and manner prescribed in section 3318.43 of the Revised Code. (D)(1) The conditional approval for a project certified under division (B)(1) of this section shall lapse and the amount reserved and encumbered for such project shall be released unless both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) Within one hundred twenty days following the date of certification of the conditional approval to the joint vocational school district board, the school district board accepts the conditional approval and certifies to the commission the school district board's plan to generate the school district's portion of the basic project cost, as determined under division (C) of section 3318.42 of the Revised Code, and to set aside moneys for maintenance of the classroom facilities acquired under the project, as prescribed in section 3318.43 of the Revised Code. (b) Within sixteen months following the date of certification of the conditional approval to the school district board, the electors of the school district vote favorably on any ballot measures proposed by the school district board to generate the school district's portion of the basic project cost. For purposes of this section, "conditional approval" includes any conditional approval made by the Ohio facilities commission and approved by the controlling board in calendar year 2023. (2) If the school district board or electors fail to satisfy the conditions prescribed in division (D)(1) of this section and the amount reserved and encumbered for the school district's project is released, the school district shall be given first priority over other joint vocational school districts for project funding under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code as such funds become available, subject to section 3318.054 of the Revised Code. (E) If the conditions prescribed in division (D)(1) of this section are satisfied, the commission and the school district board shall enter into an agreement as prescribed in section 3318.08 of the Revised Code and shall proceed with the development of plans, cost estimates, designs, drawings, and specifications as prescribed in section 3318.091 of the Revised Code. (F) Costs in excess of those approved by the commission under section 3318.091 of the Revised Code shall be payable only as provided in sections 3318.042 and 3318.083 of the Revised Code. (G) Advertisement for bids and the award of contracts for construction of any project under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code shall be conducted in accordance with section 3318.10 of the Revised Code. (H) In accordance with division (R) of section 3318.08 of the Revised Code, the state funds reserved and encumbered and the funds provided by the school district to pay the basic project cost of a project under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code shall be spent simultaneously in proportion to the state's and the school district's respective portions of that basic project cost. (I) Sections 3318.13 , 3318.14 , and 3318.16 of the Revised Code apply to projects under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 7, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.88 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.88
§ 3345.88. Affirmations on equal opportunity and prohibitions on training for certain concepts and segregation policies
Status: in_force

June 27, 2025 Senate Bill 1 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Position, policy, program, and activity" includes all of the following: (a) All forms of employment, including staff positions, internships, and work studies; (b) All policies, including mission statements, hiring policies, promotion policies, and tenure policies; (c) All programs and positions, including deanships, provostships, offices, programs, programs presented by residence halls, and committees; (d) All activities, including those conducted by the administrative units of orientation, first-year experience, student life, and residential life. (2) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) With respect to every position, policy, program, and activity, each state institution of higher education shall do both of the following: (1) Treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, hold every individual to equal standards, and provide those individuals with equality of opportunity, with regard to those individuals' race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression; (2) Provide no advantage or disadvantage to faculty, staff, or students on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression in admissions, hiring, promotion, tenuring, or workplace conditions. (C) No state institution of higher education shall provide or require training for any administrator, teacher, staff member, or employee that advocates or promotes any of the following concepts: (1) One race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex. (2) An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously. (3) An individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the individual's race. (4) Members of one race cannot nor should not attempt to treat others without respect to race. (5) An individual's moral standing or worth is necessarily determined by the individual's race or sex. (6) An individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex. (7) An individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex. (8) Meritocracy or traits such as hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by members of a particular race to oppress members of another race. (9) Fault, blame, or bias should be assigned to a race or sex, or to members of a race or sex because of their race or sex. Division (C) of this section shall not be construed to preclude a state institution of higher education from providing or facilitating continuing education that complies with this division's requirements to public safety officers. (D) Each state institution of higher education shall implement a range of disciplinary sanctions for any administrator, teacher, staff member, or employee who authorizes or engages in a training prohibited in division (C) of this section. (E) Each state institution of higher education shall issue a report in accordance with guidelines established under section 3345.0219 of the Revised Code regarding each of the following: (1) All violations of division (D) of this section committed by anyone under the institution's jurisdiction and of all consequent disciplinary sanctions; (2) Statistics on the academic qualifications of accepted and matriculating students, disaggregated by race and sex. The statistics shall include information correlating students' academic qualifications and retention rates, disaggregated by race and sex. (F) Each state institution of higher education shall prohibit all policies designed explicitly to segregate faculty, staff, or students based on those individuals' race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression in credit-earning classroom settings, formal orientation ceremonies, and formal graduation ceremonies. (G) Each state institution of higher education shall respond to complaints from any student, student group, or faculty member about an alleged violation of the prohibitions and requirements under this section by an employee of the state institution of higher education using the process established under division (C) of section 3345.0215 of the Revised Code. Last updated May 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3357.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3357 / § 3357.021
§ 3357.021. Expansion of district
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section, "technical college district" means a district created under division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 3357.02 of the Revised Code the voters of which have not authorized the levy of a tax outside the ten-mill limitation. The board of education of any city or exempted village school district that has territory in or that is contiguous to a technical college district may by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board request the inclusion of all of the school district's territory in the technical college district. The governing board of an educational service center whose service area contains the whole territory of a county or that is contiguous to a county that is contiguous to or that has territory in a technical college district may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board, request the inclusion of all of the county's territory in the technical college district. A copy of the resolution shall be certified to the board of trustees of the technical college district. The board of trustees of a technical college district to which a resolution has been certified may by resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the board propose the expansion of the technical college district to include all of the territory described in the resolution, and certify a copy of the resolution to the chancellor of higher education, who may approve or disapprove the expansion and designate the date on which the expansion shall take effect. If a college district board of trustees has received more than one resolution requesting inclusion in the district, the board's resolution may propose the expansion to include the territory of more than one school district or one county, provided that all such territory is contiguous either to the college district or to territory described in the board's resolution. The expansion of a technical college district under this section does not affect the terms of district trustees serving on the date of such expansion. If expansion of the technical college district requires the appointment of two additional trustees pursuant to section 3357.05 of the Revised Code, the additional trustees shall meet the requirements set forth in such section and shall be appointed within ninety days of the effective date of the expansion. One such trustee shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate for a term ending the same day of the same month of the year as the terms of other trustees appointed by the governor end, in the first year during which the term of no other trustee appointed by the governor ends. For appointments made prior to January 1, 2024, one trustee shall be initially appointed by the presidents or their representatives of the city and exempted village school district boards of education and the educational service center governing boards whose territories are embraced by the expanded technical college district. Prior to the appointment of the trustee the president of the board of education of the city school district having the largest pupil enrollment shall call a caucus of the presidents of the foregoing boards at a time and place designated by such president. At such caucus the board presidents or their representatives shall select the trustee by majority vote of those attending. For appointments made on or after January 1, 2024, one trustee initially shall be appointed by the technical college's trustee selection committee in the manner set forth under division (A)(2) of section 3357.05 of the Revised Code, except for the required term of office length. The initial appointments of trustees not appointed by the governor shall be for a term ending the same day of the same month of the year as the terms of trustees not appointed by the governor in the first year during which the term of only one such trustee ends. Thereafter, all appointments of trustees shall be made in the manner set forth in section 3357.05 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 22, 2023 at 2:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.7116 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.7116
§ 3313.7116. Procurement of glucagon, qualified immunity - nonpublic schools
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) With the approval of its governing authority, a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school may procure injectable or nasally administered glucagon in the manner prescribed by section 3313.7115 of the Revised Code. A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school that elects to do so shall comply with all provisions of that section as if it were a school district. (B)(1) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with procuring, maintaining, accessing, or using injectable or nasally administered glucagon under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct: (a) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school; (b) A member of a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school governing authority; (c) An employee or contractor of the school; (d) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who personally furnishes or prescribes injectable or nasally administered glucagon, provides a consultation, or issues a protocol pursuant to this section. (2) This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school or governing authority, member of a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school governing authority, chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school employee or contractor, or licensed health professional may be entitled to under any other provision of the Revised Code or the common law of this state. (C) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school may accept donations of injectable or nasally administered glucagon from a wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs or manufacturer of dangerous drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, and may accept donations of money from any person to purchase the drug. (D) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school that elects to procure injectable or nasally administered glucagon under this section shall report to the department of education and workforce each procurement and each occurrence in which a dose of the drug is used from the school's supply. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.29
§ 3314.29. Division of certain internet- or computer-based community school
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) This section applies to any internet- or computer-based community school that meets all of the following conditions: (1) Serves all of grades kindergarten through twelve; (2) Has an enrollment of at least two thousand students; (3) Has a sponsor that was not rated ineffective or poor on its most recent evaluation under section 3314.016 of the Revised Code. (B) Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the governing authority of a community school to which this section applies may adopt a resolution to divide the school into two or three separate schools as follows: (1) If the school is divided into two schools, one school shall serve grades kindergarten through eight and one school shall serve grades nine through twelve. (2) If the school is divided into three schools, one school shall serve grades kindergarten through five, one school shall serve grades six through eight, and one school shall serve grades nine through twelve. (C) The resolution adopted by the governing authority shall not be effective unless approved by the school's sponsor. Following approval of the resolution by the sponsor, and by the fifteenth day of March prior to the school year in which it will take effect, the governing authority shall file the resolution with the department of education and workforce. The division of the schools shall be effective on the first day of July succeeding the date the resolution is filed with the department. (D) All of the following shall apply to each new school created as a result of the resolution authorized by this section and to the school that is divided as a result of the resolution: (1) Each school shall have the same governing authority. (2) The sponsor and governing authority shall enter into a separate contract under section 3314.03 of the Revised Code for each school. (3) No school shall be a dropout prevention and recovery community school. (4) No school shall be permitted to divide again under this section. (5) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in division (B)(2) of section 3314.016 of the Revised Code, each school shall be included in the calculation of the academic performance component for purposes of rating the schools' sponsor under the evaluation system prescribed by that section. (6) Each school shall be subject to the laws contained in Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, except as otherwise specified in this section. (E) The department shall issue a report card under section 3314.012 of the Revised Code for each new school created as a result of the resolution authorized by this section and for the school that is divided as a result of the resolution. For purposes of the report cards and other reporting requirements under this chapter, the department shall assign the school that serves the highest grades the same internal retrieval number previously used by the school that is divided under this section. The department shall assign a new internal retrieval number to each other school resulting from the division. Notwithstanding division (A) of section 3314.012 of the Revised Code, the ratings a school receives on its report card for the first two full school years after the division under this section shall count toward closure of the school under section 3314.35 of the Revised Code and any other matter that is based on report card ratings or measures. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3329.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3329 / § 3329.08
§ 3329.08. Selection of textbooks by board - adoption for period of four years
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly At any regular meeting, the board of education of each local, city, and exempted village school district shall determine by a majority vote of all members elected or appointed under division (B) or (F) of section 3311.71 of the Revised Code which of such textbooks or electronic textbooks so filed shall be used in the schools under its control.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.12
§ 3313.12. Compensation and mileage
Status: in_force

February 1, 2016 House Bill 2 - 131st General Assembly (A) Each member of the educational service center governing board may be paid such compensation as the governing board provides by resolution, provided that any such compensation shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars a day plus mileage both ways, at the rate per mile provided by resolution of the governing board, for attendance at any meeting of the board. No member of an educational service center governing board shall receive in compensation under this division a total amount greater than five thousand dollars per year for service on the governing board. Such compensation and the expenses of the educational service center superintendent, itemized and verified, shall be paid from the educational service center governing board fund upon vouchers signed by the president of the governing board. (B) The board of education of any city, local, or exempted village school district may provide by resolution for compensation of its members, provided that such compensation shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars per member for meetings attended. No member of a school district board of education shall receive in compensation under this division a total amount greater than five thousand dollars per year for service on the board of education. The board may provide by resolution for the deduction of amounts payable for benefits under section 3313.202 of the Revised Code. (C) Each member of a district board or educational service center governing board may be paid such compensation as the respective board provides by resolution for attendance at an approved training program, provided that such compensation shall not exceed sixty dollars a day for attendance at a training program three hours or fewer in length and one hundred twenty-five dollars a day for attendance at a training program longer than three hours in length.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.642 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.642
§ 3313.642. Materials for course of instruction
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section and notwithstanding the provisions of sections 3313.48 and 3313.64 of the Revised Code, the board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district shall not be required to furnish, free of charge, to the pupils attending the public schools any materials used in a course of instruction with the exception of the necessary textbooks or electronic textbooks required to be furnished without charge pursuant to section 3329.06 of the Revised Code. The board may, however, make provision by appropriations transferred from the general fund of the district or otherwise for furnishing free of charge any materials used in a course of instruction to such pupils as it determines are in serious financial need of such materials. (B) No board of education of a school district shall charge a fee to a pupil who is eligible for a free lunch 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, for any materials needed to enable the pupil to participate fully in a course of instruction. The prohibition in this division against charging a fee does not apply to any fee charged for any of the following: (1) Any materials needed to enable a pupil to participate fully in extracurricular activities or in any pupil enrichment program that is not a course of instruction; (2) Any tools, equipment, and materials that are necessary for workforce-readiness training within a career-technical education program that, to the extent the tools, equipment, and materials are not consumed, may be retained by the student upon course completion. (C) Boards of education may adopt rules and regulations prescribing each of the following: (1) A schedule of fees for materials used in a course of instruction; (2) A schedule of charges which may be imposed upon pupils for the loss, damage, or destruction of school apparatus, equipment, musical instruments, library material, textbooks, or electronic textbooks required to be furnished without charge, and for damage to school buildings. Except as provided in division (D) of this section, boards of education may enforce the payment of such fees and charges by withholding the grades and credits of the pupils concerned. (D) No board of education shall withhold the grades, credits, official transcripts, diploma, IEPs, or 504 plans of a pupil for nonpayment of fees for materials used in a course of instruction imposed under division (C)(1) of this section, if a complaint has been filed at any time in a juvenile court alleging that the pupil is an abused, neglected, or dependent child or if the pupil has been adjudicated an abused, neglected, or dependent child. A board shall require that the grades, credits, official transcripts, IEPs, or 504 plan of a pupil described in this division be transferred immediately upon the receipt of either another district's or school's request for those records under section 3313.672 of the Revised Code or a juvenile judge's order under section 2151.272 of the Revised Code. A board that is required to transfer records under division (D) of this section may request a copy of any order regarding the child's custody or placement issued pursuant to a complaint filed under section 2151.27 of the Revised Code. However, a board shall not withhold records required to be transferred under that division pending receipt of a copy of the order. (E) Each board of education annually shall report to the department of education and workforce the number of pupils for whom the board sends transcripts under division (D) of this section and the total amount of unpaid fees lost due to compliance with that division. (F) As used in this section: (1) "IEP" has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "504 plan" means a plan based on an evaluation conducted in accordance with section 504 of the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 29 U.S.C. 794, as amended. Last updated August 29, 2023 at 12:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.41
§ 3345.41. Warning concerning anabolic steroids to be conspicuously posted
Status: in_force

March 22, 2020 Senate Bill 229 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Anabolic steroid" means a controlled substance, as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code, that is designated as an anabolic steroid. (2) "State university or college" has the same meaning as in section 3345.32 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of trustees of each state university or college shall require the following warning to be conspicuously posted in locker rooms of recreational and athletic facilities operated by the state university or college for use by students: "Warning: improper use of anabolic steroids may cause serious or fatal health problems, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, growth deformities, infertility, personality changes, severe acne, and baldness. Possession, sale, or use of anabolic steroids without a valid prescription is a crime punishable by a fine and imprisonment."
Ohio Rev. Code § 3354.121 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3354 / § 3354.121
§ 3354.121. Acquiring auxiliary or education facilities
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) Each community 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 community 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) A community college district that is located either within one mile of a four-year private, nonprofit institution of higher education in the state or within one-quarter mile of a facility that, on January 1, 2023, rented at least seventy-five rooms to students at such 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, housing and dining facilities, and may pay for the facilities out of the available receipts of such district. To pay all or part of the costs of the housing and dining facilities, and to refund obligations previously issued for such purpose, the community college district may issue obligations in the manner provided by and subject to the applicable provisions of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code. (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 3354.09 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 community 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. Last updated September 22, 2023 at 2:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.391 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.391
§ 3333.391. Ohio teaching fellows program
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and in section 3333.392 of the Revised Code: (1) "Academic year" shall be as defined by the chancellor of higher education. (2) "Hard-to-staff school" and "hard-to-staff subject" shall be as defined by the department of education and workforce. (3) "Parent" means the parent, guardian, or custodian of a qualified student. (4) "Qualified service" means teaching at a qualifying school. (5) "Qualifying school" means a hard-to-staff school district building or a school district building that has a persistently low performance rating, as determined jointly by the chancellor and the department of education and workforce, under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code at the time the recipient becomes employed by the district. (B) If the chancellor of higher education determines that sufficient funds are available from general revenue fund appropriations made to the department of higher education or to the chancellor, the chancellor and the department of education and workforce jointly may develop and agree on a plan for the Ohio teaching fellows program to promote and encourage high school seniors to enter and remain in the teaching profession. Upon agreement of such a plan, the chancellor shall establish and administer the program in conjunction with the department of education and workforce and with the cooperation of teacher training institutions. Under the program, the chancellor annually shall provide scholarships to students who commit to teaching in a qualifying school for a minimum of four years upon graduation from a teacher training program at a state institution of higher education or an Ohio nonprofit institution of higher education that has a certificate of authorization under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. The scholarships shall be for up to four years at the undergraduate level at an amount determined by the chancellor based on state appropriations. (C) The chancellor shall adopt a competitive process for awarding scholarships under the teaching fellows program, which shall include minimum grade point average and scores on national standardized tests for college admission. The process shall also give additional consideration to all of the following: (1) A person who has participated in the program described in division (A) of section 3333.39 of the Revised Code; (2) A person who plans to specialize in teaching students with special needs; (3) A person who plans to teach in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. The chancellor shall require that all applicants to the teaching fellows program shall file a statement of service status in compliance with section 3345.32 of the Revised Code, if applicable, and that all applicants have not been convicted of, plead guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for any violation listed in section 3333.38 of the Revised Code. (D) Teaching fellows shall complete the four-year teaching commitment within not more than seven years after graduating from the teacher training program. Failure to fulfill the commitment shall convert the scholarship into a loan to be repaid under section 3333.392 of the Revised Code. (E) The chancellor shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to administer this section and section 3333.392 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:09 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.284 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.284
§ 3319.284. Extension of educator license for members of armed forces
Status: in_force

June 12, 2003 Senate Bill 47 - 125th General Assembly A member of the national guard or a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States who is called to active duty and who, at the time of deployment, holds a valid educator license under this chapter is entitled to have the license extended for a period of time commensurate with the length of active duty service, provided the educator is honorably released from such active duty service. No extension granted pursuant to this section in any year shall be deemed to have expired before the next following thirtieth day of June. As used in this section, "active duty" has the same meaning as in section 5919.34 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.0726 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.0726
§ 3301.0726. High school instructional materials on personal financial responsibility; development of handwriting as a skill
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce shall develop a packet of high school instructional materials on personal financial responsibility, including instructional materials on the avoidance of credit card abuse, and shall distribute that packet to all school districts. The board of education of any school district may adopt part or all of the materials included in the packet for incorporation into the district's curriculum. (B) The department shall include supplemental instructional materials on the development of handwriting as a universal skill in the English language arts model curriculum under division (B) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code for grades kindergarten through five. The instructional materials shall be designed to enable students to print letters and words legibly by grade three and create readable documents using legible cursive handwriting by the end of grade five. The instructional materials shall be included in the model curriculum not later than July 1, 2019, and, thereafter, shall periodically be updated. Last updated August 23, 2023 at 4:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.452 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.452
§ 3345.452. Faculty annual performance evaluations
Status: in_force

June 27, 2025 Senate Bill 1 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of trustees of each state institution of higher education shall adopt a faculty annual performance evaluation policy and submit the policy to the chancellor of higher education. Each policy must contain an appeals process for faculty to appeal the final evaluation. Each state institution's board of trustees shall review and update its policy every five years. (C) Each state institution of higher education shall conduct an annual evaluation for each full-time faculty member who it directly compensates. (D) Each faculty annual performance evaluation shall meet all of the following: (1) The evaluation is comprehensive and includes standardized, objective, and measurable performance metrics. (2) The evaluation includes an assessment of performance for each of the following areas that the faculty member has spent at least five per cent of their annual work time on over the preceding year: (a) Teaching; (b) Research; (c) Service; (d) Clinical care; (e) Administration; (f) Other categories, as determined by the state institution of higher education. (3) The evaluation includes a summary assessment of the performance areas listed in division (D)(2) of this section including the parameters "exceeds performance expectations," "meets performance expectations," or "does not meet performance expectations." (4) Student evaluations conducted pursuant to section 3345.451 of the Revised Code account for at least twenty-five per cent of the teaching area component of the evaluation. (5) The evaluation establishes a projected work effort distribution for the faculty member for the next year which shall be used during the next year's evaluation. The distribution shall be compliant with the state institution's established workload policies adopted under section 3345.45 of the Revised Code and shall receive approval from the dean of faculty or the equivalent. (E) Evaluations shall be conducted by the department chairperson or equivalent administrator, reviewed and approved or disapproved by the dean, and submitted to the provost for review. If there is disagreement between the chairperson and dean, the provost shall have final decision authority. Last updated May 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3316.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3316 / § 3316.14
§ 3316.14. Prior approval of commission required for debt obligation
Status: in_force

June 20, 1996 Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly (A) No debt obligation, including any debt incurred pursuant to section 3313.483 of the Revised Code, may be issued or incurred by the school district, whether purchased by the school district or by others, except with the prior approval of the school district financial planning and supervision commission. (B) The commission shall disapprove the issuance of debt obligations upon a determination that, in its judgment, such action would impede the purposes of a financial recovery plan under this chapter or be inconsistent with this chapter or the plan. (C) The commission shall not approve the issuance of debt obligations unless: (1) The resolution authorizing their issuance, the resolution providing for their award, and every document forming part of the contract with the purchasers of such debt obligations from the school district is approved by the commission. (2) The resolution authorizing the debt obligations contains a covenant to the effect that the school district will comply with all provisions of this chapter, with the orders, directions, and requests of the commission and the auditor of state under this chapter, and with the financial recovery plan. The commission may prescribe the form of the covenant. (3) The school district, at the time of such approval, is in compliance with this chapter. (D) The commission shall not approve the issuance of a debt obligation if the issuance would cause the school district to exceed debt limits. (E) For purposes of the validity of debt obligations approved by the commission and delivered to and paid for by a purchaser other than the school district, but for no other purposes of this chapter, such approval shall be conclusive as to compliance with this section, unless the approval is withdrawn by the commission prior to the delivery and payment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.11
§ 3311.11. New school district to be approved by general assembly
Status: in_force

June 30, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly If the state board of education adopts a resolution under this chapter proposing the creation of a new city or local school district that was not in operation during the 2004-2005 school year, the district shall not be created unless both houses of the general assembly approve the creation of the district through passage of a concurrent resolution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.232 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.232
§ 3314.232. Standards for learning management software
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall establish by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code standards for learning management software to be used by internet- and computer-based community schools. Last updated August 8, 2023 at 11:06 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.663 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.663
§ 3309.663. Payroll deduction of membership dues and fees of retiree organizations
Status: in_force

March 17, 2000 House Bill 186 - 123rd General Assembly Any person receiving from the school employees retirement system an allowance, annuity, pension, or benefit may authorize the system to make deductions therefrom for the payment of dues and other membership fees to any retirement association or other organization composed primarily of retired public employees or retired public employees and their spouses if the association or organization adopts a resolution approving payment by that method and not fewer than five hundred persons receiving allowances, annuities, pensions, or benefits from the system initially authorize the deduction for payment to the same association or organization. The authorization shall be in writing and signed by the person giving it. The system shall make the deductions authorized and pay to the association or organization the amounts deducted, until the authorization is revoked in writing by the person. The system may charge the association or organization an amount not exceeding the actual costs incurred by the system in making the deductions. The system shall adopt rules establishing the method of collecting the amount charged, if any.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.26
§ 3317.26. Student wellness and success funds
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "student wellness and success funds" means the following: (1) For a city, local, or exempted village school district, the funds received under division (E)(3) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code, subject to the state share and any phase-in established by the general assembly; (2) For a joint vocational school district, the funds received under division (E)(3) of section 3317.012 of the Revised Code, subject to the state share and any phase-in established by the general assembly; (3) For a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, the funds received under division (E) of section 3317.0110 of the Revised Code for student wellness and success funds, as determined by the department, subject to any phase-in established by the general assembly; (4) For a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, the funds received under division (E) of section 3317.0110 of the Revised Code for student wellness and success funds, as determined by the department, subject to any phase-in established by the general assembly. (B) For each fiscal year, the department of education and workforce shall notify each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district, community school, and STEM school, of the portion of the district or school's state share of the base cost calculated under section 3317.022 or 3317.16 of the Revised Code, that is attributable to the staffing cost for the student wellness and success component of the base cost, as determined by the department. (C) In each fiscal year, a city, local, exempted village or joint vocational school district, community school, or STEM school shall spend the student wellness and success funds it receives for any of the initiatives, or a combination of any of the initiatives, described in divisions (B)(1)(j) to (q) of section 3317.25 of the Revised Code. (D) Not less than fifty per cent of the amount determined under division (B) of this section shall be spent on initiatives described under division (B)(1)(j) or (o) of section 3317.25 of the Revised Code, or a combination of both. (E) Each city, local, exempted village, joint vocational school district, community school, and STEM school that is subject to the requirements of this section shall develop a plan to utilize the student wellness and success funds it receives in coordination with a community mental health prevention or treatment provider or local board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services established under Chapter 340. of the Revised Code and one of the community partners identified under division (C) of section 3317.25 of the Revised Code. (F) Within thirty days of the creation or amendment of the plan required under division (E) of this section, each city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, community school, and STEM school shall share the plan at a public meeting of the board of education or governing authority and post the plan on the district or school's web site. (G)(1) All student wellness and success funds allocated in any of fiscal years 2020 to 2023 shall be expended prior to June 30, 2025. Any unexpended funds shall be repaid to the department. (2) Beginning in fiscal year 2024, all student wellness and success funds shall be spent by the end of the following fiscal year. Any unexpended funds shall be repaid to the department. (H)(1) If the department determines that a city, local, exempted village, joint vocational school district, community school, or STEM school has not spent funds in accordance with divisions (C) and (D) of this section, the department may require a corrective action plan. (2) If a city, local, exempted village, joint vocational school district, community school, or STEM school is determined to be out of compliance with the corrective action plan described under division (H)(1) of this section, the department may withhold student wellness and success from that district or school. (I) At the end of each fiscal year, each district and school shall submit a report to the department, in a manner determined by the department, describing the initiative or initiatives on which the district or school's funds were spent under this section during that fiscal year. Last updated August 29, 2023 at 4:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.84 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.84
§ 3333.84. Fees charged for texts or courses offered through clearinghouse
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The fee charged for any digital text or course offered through the clearinghouse shall be set by the provider. (B) The chancellor of higher education shall prescribe the manner in which the fee for a digital text or course shall be collected or deducted from the school district, school, college or university, or individual subscribing to the digital text or course and in which manner the fee shall be paid to the provider. (C) The chancellor may retain a percentage of the fee charged for a digital text or course to offset the cost of maintaining and operating the clearinghouse, including the payment of compensation for an entity or a private entity that is under contract with the chancellor under division (F) of section 3333.82 of the Revised Code. The percentage retained shall be determined by the chancellor. (D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the school district, community school, or STEM school in which a student is enrolled to pay the fee charged for a digital text or course taken by the student.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.52
§ 3319.52. Notification of guilty plea or conviction of license holder
Status: in_force

September 12, 2008 House Bill 428 - 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Intervention in lieu of conviction" means intervention in lieu of conviction under section 2951.041 of the Revised Code. (2) "License" has the same meaning as in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code. (3) "Pre-trial diversion program" means a pre-trial diversion program under section 2935.36 of the Revised Code or a similar diversion program under rules of a court. (4) "Prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. (B) If there is any judicial finding of guilt or any conviction or a judicial finding of eligibility for intervention in lieu of conviction against a license holder, or if a license holder agrees to participate in a pre-trial diversion program, for any of the offenses listed in division (B)(2) or (C) of section 3319.31 of the Revised Code, the prosecutor in the case, on forms that the state board of education shall prescribe and furnish, promptly shall notify the board and, if known, any school district or chartered nonpublic school employing the license holder of the license holder's name and residence address, and the fact that the license holder pleaded guilty to, was convicted of, has been found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for, or has agreed to a diversion program for the offense. Last updated January 13, 2023 at 1:02 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.831 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.831
§ 3313.831. Career-technical cooperative education district
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) On and after July 1, 2024, for the purpose of pooling resources, operating more cost effectively, minimizing administrative overhead, encouraging the sharing of resource development, and diminishing duplication, the boards of education of two or more city, local, or exempted village school districts that are members of the same compact career-technical education provider, as defined in section 3326.01 of the Revised Code, by adopting identical resolutions, may enter into an agreement providing for the creation of a career-technical cooperative education district for the purpose of funding and providing the career-technical education of students enrolled in those school districts in grades seven through twelve with career-technical education adequate to prepare those students for an occupation. Only the member districts of a compact career-technical education provider that exists on the effective date of this section may enter into an agreement to create a career-technical cooperative education district under this section. (2) The territory of a career-technical cooperative education district at any time shall be composed of the combined territories of the school districts that are parties to the agreement at that time. Services funded by a career-technical cooperative education district shall be available to all individuals enrolled in a school district that is a part of the career-technical cooperative education district. (3) The agreement may be amended pursuant to terms and procedures mutually agreed to by the boards of education that are parties to the agreement. (B) Each career-technical cooperative education district shall be governed by a board of directors. The superintendent of each board of education that is a party to the agreement shall serve on the board of directors. The agreement shall provide for the terms of office of directors. Directors shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed, from the special fund of the career-technical education district, for the reasonable and necessary expenses they incur in the performance of their duties for the district. The agreement shall provide for the conduct of the board's initial organizational meeting and for the frequency of subsequent meetings and quorum requirements. At its first meeting, the board shall designate from among its members a president and secretary in the manner provided in the agreement. The board of directors of a career-technical cooperative education district is a body corporate and politic, is capable of suing and being sued, is capable of contracting within the limits of this section and the agreement governing the district, and is capable of accepting gifts, donations, bequests, or other grants of money for use in paying its expenses. The district is a public office and its directors are public officials within the meaning of section 117.01 of the Revised Code, the board of directors is a public body within the meaning of section 121.22 of the Revised Code, and records of the board and of the district are public records within the meaning of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. The agreement shall require the board to designate a permanent location for its offices and meeting place, and may provide for the use of such facilities and property for the provision of services by the agencies with which the board contracts under division (C) of this section. (C)(1) To provide the services identified in division (A)(1) of this section, the board of directors of a career-technical cooperative education district shall provide for the hiring of employees or shall contract with one or more entities, including a school district that is a party to the agreement, an educational service center, or a state institution of higher education. An agreement entered into under this section shall do both of the following: (a) Provide for the distribution of services to be provided by the career-technical cooperative education district and a resident district. The agreement shall specify which services will be provided by employees of member districts and which services will be provided by the career-technical cooperative education district. (b) Include a statement of how transportation of students to and from school will be provided in the career-technical cooperative education district. The statement shall include at least both of the following: (i) How special education students will be transported as required by their individualized education plan adopted pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code; (ii) Whether transportation to and from school will be provided to any other students of the career-technical cooperative education district, and, if so, the manner in which this transportation will be provided. (2) The board of directors may levy a tax throughout the district as provided in section 5705.2114 of the Revised Code. The board of directors shall provide for the creation of a special fund to hold the proceeds of any tax levied under section 5705.2114 of the Revised Code and any gifts, donations, bequests, or other grants of money coming into the possession of the district. A career-technical cooperative education district is a subdivision, and the board of directors is a governing body, within the meaning of section 135.01 of the Revised Code. The board of directors may not issue securities or otherwise incur indebtedness. (3) The adoption or rejection by electors of a tax levy to fund a career-technical cooperative education district pursuant to section 5705.2114 of the Revised Code does not alter the duty of each school district member of the career-technical cooperative education district to provide career-technical education services as required under section 3313.90 of the Revised Code. On the expiration of a career-technical cooperative education district levy, the state, member school districts of the career-technical cooperative education district, and any other governmental entity shall not be obligated to provide replacement funding for the revenues under the expired levy. The tax levy, in whole or in part, shall not be considered a levy for current operating expenses pursuant to division (A) of section 3317.01 of the Revised Code for any of the school districts that are members of the career-technical cooperative education district. (D)(1) The agreement shall provide for the manner of appointing an individual or entity to perform the duties of fiscal officer of the career-technical cooperative education district. The agreement shall specify the length of time the individual or entity shall perform those duties and whether the individual or entity may be reappointed upon the completion of a term. The fiscal officer may receive compensation for performing the duties of the position and be reimbursed for reasonable expenses of performing those duties from the career-technical cooperative education district's special fund. (2) The legal advisor of the board of directors of a career-technical cooperative education district shall be the prosecuting attorney of the most populous county containing a school district that is a member of the career-technical cooperative education district. The prosecuting attorney shall prosecute all actions against a member of the board of directors for malfeasance or misfeasance in office and shall be the legal counsel for the board and its members in all other actions brought by or against them and shall conduct those actions in the prosecuting attorney's official capacity. No compensation in addition to the prosecuting attorney's regular salary shall be allowed. (E) The board of directors of a career-technical cooperative education district shall procure a policy or policies of insurance insuring the board, the fiscal officer, and the legal representative against liability on account of damage or injury to persons and property. Before procuring such insurance the board shall adopt a resolution setting forth the amount of insurance to be purchased, the necessity of the insurance, and a statement of its estimated premium cost. Insurance procured pursuant to this section shall be from one or more recognized insurance companies authorized to do business in this state. The cost of the insurance shall be paid from the district's special fund. A career-technical cooperative education district is a political subdivision within the meaning of section 2744.01 of the Revised Code. (F)(1) The board of education of a school district may join an existing career-technical cooperative education district by adopting a resolution requesting to join as a party to the agreement and upon approval by the boards of education that currently are parties to the agreement. If a tax is levied in the career-technical cooperative education district under section 5705.2114 of the Revised Code, a board of education may join the district only after a majority of qualified electors in the school district voting on the question vote in favor of levying the tax throughout the school district. A board of education joining an existing district shall have the same powers, rights, and obligations under the agreement as other boards of education that are parties to the agreement. (2) A board of education that is a party to an agreement under this section may withdraw the school district from a career-technical cooperative education district by adopting a resolution. The withdrawal shall take effect on the date provided in the resolution. If a tax is levied in the career-technical cooperative education district under section 5705.2114 of the Revised Code, the resolution shall take effect not later than the first day of January following adoption of the resolution. Beginning with the first day of January following adoption of the resolution, any tax levied under section 5705.2114 of the Revised Code shall not be levied within the territory of the withdrawing school district. Any collection of tax levied in the territory of the withdrawing school district under that section that has not been settled and distributed when the resolution takes effect shall be credited to the district's special fund. (G) An agreement entered into under this section shall provide for the manner of the career-technical cooperative education district's dissolution. The district shall cease to exist when not more than one school district remains in the district, and the levy of any tax under section 5705.2114 of the Revised Code shall not be extended on the tax lists in any tax year beginning after the dissolution of the district. The agreement shall provide that, upon dissolution of the district, any unexpended balance in the district's special fund shall be divided among the school districts that are parties to the agreement immediately before dissolution in proportion to the taxable valuation of taxable property in the districts, and credited to their respective general funds. (H)(1) A career-technical cooperative education district is not a joint vocational school district. Rather, a career-technical cooperative education district shall be considered a compact career-technical education provider, as defined in section 3326.01 of the Revised Code, for the purposes of Title XXXIII of the Revised Code. (2) The career-technical cooperative education district shall be the lead district as defined in section 3317.023 of the Revised Code to provide primary career-technical education leadership to the member districts. The department of education and workforce shall compute and make payments under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code to a career-technical cooperative education district in the same manner as a lead district of a career-technical planning district under that chapter. (I) The department shall create an internal retrieval number for each career-technical cooperative education district established under this section. Last updated August 31, 2023 at 3:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3343.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3343 / § 3343.04
§ 3343.04. Meetings of board of trustees - quorum, expenses
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly The board of trustees of the Central state university shall meet in regular session at the university twice a year. Other meetings may be called and held at such places as the board prescribes. A majority of the board present at any meeting shall constitute a quorum; but a majority of the board shall be necessary to elect or remove a president, business manager, or professor. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be paid their expenses for traveling and other reasonable and necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6410 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6410
§ 3313.6410. Withdrawal of computer-based school student failing to take tests
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly This section applies to any school that is operated by a school district and in which the enrolled students work primarily on assignments in nonclassroom-based learning opportunities provided via an internet- or other computer-based instructional method. (A) Any school to which this section applies shall withdraw from the school any student who, for two consecutive school years of enrollment in the school, has failed to participate in the spring administration of any assessment prescribed under section 3301.0710 or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code for the student's grade level and was not excused from the assessment pursuant to division (C)(1) or (3) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether a waiver was granted for the student under division (E) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. The school shall report any such student's data verification code, as assigned pursuant to section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code, to the department of education and workforce to be added to the list maintained by the department under section 3314.26 of the Revised Code. (B) No school to which this section applies shall receive any state funds under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code for any enrolled student whose data verification code appears on the list maintained by the department under section 3314.26 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the parent of any such student shall pay tuition to the school district that operates the school in an amount equal to the state funds the district otherwise would receive for that student, as determined by the department. A school to which this section applies may withdraw any student for whom the parent does not pay tuition as required by this division. Last updated August 29, 2023 at 12:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3316.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3316 / § 3316.01
§ 3316.01. Fiscal watch - fiscal emergency definitions
Status: in_force

June 20, 1996 Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Fiscal watch" means the existence of a fiscal watch declared under division (A) of section 3316.03 of the Revised Code. (B) "Fiscal emergency" means the existence of a fiscal emergency declared under division (B) of section 3316.03 of the Revised Code. (C) "Fiscal emergency period" means the period of time commencing on the day when the auditor of state declares that a school district is in a state of fiscal emergency under division (B) of section 3316.03 of the Revised Code and ending on the day on which the school district financial planning and supervision commission ceases to exist under section 3316.16 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.31
§ 3313.31. Treasurer to perform all duties relating to moneys
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 491 - 132nd General Assembly (A) All the duties and obligations of the county auditor, county treasurer, or other officer or person relating to the moneys of a school district shall be complied with by dealing with the treasurer of the board of education thereof. The treasurer shall be the chief fiscal officer of the school district, shall be responsible for the financial affairs of the district, and shall report to and is subject to the direction of the district board of education. Except as otherwise required by law, no treasurer shall be required to verify the accuracy of nonfinancial information or data of the school district. No treasurer shall be liable for a loss of public funds that results from a treasurer's reliance on the accuracy of nonfinancial information or data of the school district, including reports in the education management information system under section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code, pupil transportation reports, and licensure or other credentialing information unless the loss results from the treasurer's negligence or other wrongful act. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, but subject to section 3319.40 of the Revised Code, in all school districts and educational service centers, the treasurer shall direct and assign employees directly engaged in the day-to-day fiscal operations of the district or service center, as those employees are so designated by the board of the district or service center.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.29
§ 3375.29. Resolution by taxing authority for inclusion in regional library district - transfer of title
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In any county comprising a part of a regional library district or in any county contiguous to such a county in which there has been created a regional library district, the taxing authority of any subdivision of the county, not included in said district and maintaining a free public library for the inhabitants thereof, may, upon request of the board of trustees of said free public library, adopt a resolution providing for the inclusion of said subdivision in the regional library district. Upon the adoption of such a resolution, the taxing authority and the board of trustees of the free public library shall take appropriate action transferring all title and interest in all property, both real and personal, in the name of said free public library to the board of library trustees of the regional library district. Upon the transfer of such title and interest in such property said subdivision shall become part of the regional library district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.10
§ 3332.10. Permit required for agent to solicit prospective students - school liable for conduct of agents
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) No individual shall sell any program or solicit students therefor in this state unless the individual is an employee of the school. Any individual whose primary duty, whether on or off school premises, is to solicit prospective students shall first secure a permit as an agent from the state board of career colleges and schools. If the agent represents more than one school, a separate permit shall be obtained for each school represented by the agent. An agent who represents a person that operates more than one school in the same geographical area, as determined by the board, need not obtain a separate permit for each such school. Upon approval for a permit, the board shall issue a pocket card to the individual, giving the individual's name, address, permit number, and the name and address of the employing school, and certifying that the individual whose name appears on the card is an authorized agent of the school. (B) The application for a permit shall be made on forms to be furnished by the board and accompanied by the fee established in accordance with section 3332.07 of the Revised Code. A permit shall be granted for a period not to exceed twenty-four months and shall be valid for up to thirty days after its expiration date. An application for a renewal permit shall be accompanied by the fee established in accordance with section 3332.07 of the Revised Code. (C) Each school subject to this chapter shall assume full responsibility for the actions, statements, and conduct of its agents, and shall provide them with adequate training and arrange for proper supervision of their work. The board shall hold schools liable for the actions, statements, and conduct of agents that violate any provision of this chapter, unless an agent's acts or omissions were manifestly outside the scope of the agent's employment or official responsibilities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.21
§ 3345.21. Board of trustees to maintain law and order on campus - administration and enforcement of rules
Status: in_force

July 21, 2022 Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly The board of trustees of any college or university which receives any state funds in support thereof, shall regulate the use of the grounds, buildings, equipment, and facilities of such college or university and the conduct of the students, staff, faculty, and visitors to the campus so that law and order are maintained and the college or university may pursue its educational objectives and programs in an orderly manner. The board of trustees of each such college or university shall adopt rules for the conduct of the students, faculty, visitors, and staff, and may provide for the ejection from college or university property, suspension or expulsion of a person who violates such regulations. All such rules shall be published in a manner reasonably designed to come to the attention of, and be available to, all faculty, staff, visitors, and students. The board of trustees shall provide for the administration and enforcement of its rules and may authorize the use of state university law enforcement officers provided for in section 3345.04 of the Revised Code to assist in enforcing the rules and the law on the campus of the college or university. The board of trustees, or appropriate officials of such college or university when the authority to do so has been delegated by the board of trustees, may seek the assistance of other appropriate law enforcement officers to enforce the rules and to enforce laws for the preservation of good order on the campus, and to prevent the disruption of the educational functions of the college or university. In accordance with sections 3345.0213 and 3345.0215 of the Revised Code, the rules of the board of trustees shall not restrict freedom of speech nor the right of persons on the campus to assemble peacefully. Last updated April 27, 2022 at 12:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.30
§ 3345.30. Liability insurance for students
Status: in_force

April 10, 1984 House Bill 336 - 115th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "course required for graduation" means an accredited, academic course that a state college or university, by published rule or bulletin, requires all candidates for a particular degree to complete successfully in order to be awarded the degree. (B) In addition to the authority granted in any other section of the Revised Code to boards of trustees of a state college or university, such board of trustees may purchase for its students a policy or policies of insurance, other than motor vehicle or automobile liability insurance, against liability on account of damages or injury to persons or property, including death by wrongful act, resulting from the acts or omissions of such students that occur in the performance of any assigned field-based or clinical activity necessary to fulfill the requirements of a course required for graduation offered by the college or university. (C)(1) Whether or not such insurance is purchased, such board may, to the extent it considers appropriate, indemnify or agree to indemnify and hold harmless any such student against expense, including attorney's fees, damage, loss, or other liability arising out of or claimed to have arisen out of, injury to person or property, including death by wrongful act, resulting from the acts or omissions of the indemnified student while engaged in assigned clinical or field-based activities necessary to fulfill the requirements of a course required for graduation offered by the college or university. (2) Any board electing to indemnify such students, or to agree to so indemnify, shall reserve such funds as are necessary, in the exercise of sound and prudent actuarial judgment, to cover the potential expense, fees, damage, loss, or other liability. Such board shall, annually on or before the ninetieth day after the end of the calendar year, submit to the superintendent of insurance for his approval a report of amounts so reserved and disbursements made from such funds, together with a written opinion of an independent actuarial firm as to whether the amounts reserved conform to the requirements of this division. The superintendent shall inform the board of his approval or disapproval of the report. In the case of a disapproval, the superintendent shall order the board to comply with this division within a period of time to be determined by the superintendent. The board shall contract with an independent actuarial firm for the preparation of the written evaluation of the reserve funds required by this division. (3) The aggregate amount of indemnity provided under this division shall not exceed one million dollars per occurrence. The board may purchase liability insurance coverage to cover any student liability in excess of such aggregate amount. (D) No person shall be indemnified, or covered under an insurance policy, as permitted by this section, if such person acts: (1) Manifestly outside the scope of employment or official responsibility; (2) With malicious purpose; (3) In bad faith; or (4) In wanton or reckless manner.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3337.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3337 / § 3337.14
§ 3337.14. Educational programs
Status: in_force

November 17, 1975 House Bill 229 - 111th General Assembly Educational programs of the Ohio university college of osteopathic medicine shall emphasize the training of osteopathic doctors who will engage in the family practice of medicine. The college shall encourage its graduates to practice medicine in those areas of the state where the greatest need exists for osteopathic physicians. Eighty per cent of the students enrolled at any time in the college shall be either Ohio residents or nonresidents who have indicated their intention to practice medicine in this state for at least five years after completion of their undergraduate and post graduate medical training. Such indication of intent shall be made in writing in accordance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees of the university. The definition of "Ohio resident" shall be the same as that adopted by the board of regents for purposes of charging out-of-state tuition at state supported institutions of higher education. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.36
§ 3326.36. Payment adjustment for students participating in college credit plus program
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall reduce the amounts paid to a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school or to the governing body of a group of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics schools under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code to reflect payments made to colleges under section 3365.07 of the Revised Code. A student shall be considered enrolled in the school for any portion of the school year the student is attending a college under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.34
§ 3333.34. College-level certificates transferable to college credit
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Pre-college stackable certificate" means a certificate earned before an adult is enrolled in an institution of higher education that can be transferred to college credit based on standards established by the chancellor of higher education and the department of education and workforce. (2) "College-level certificate" means a certificate earned while an adult is enrolled in an institution of higher education that can be transferred to college credit based on standards established by the chancellor and the department. (B) The chancellor and the department shall create a system of pre-college stackable certificates to provide a clear and accessible path for adults seeking to advance their education. The system shall do all of the following: (1) Be uniform across the state; (2) Be available from an array of providers, including adult career centers, institutions of higher education, and employers; (3) Be structured to respond to the expectations of both the workplace and higher education; (4) Be articulated in a way that ensures the most effective interconnection of competencies offered in specialized training programs; (5) Establish standards for earning pre-college certificates; (6) Establish transferability of pre-college certificates to college credit. (C) The chancellor shall develop college-level certificates that can be transferred to college credit in different subject competencies. The certificates shall be based on competencies and experience and not on classroom seat time. Last updated August 24, 2023 at 1:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.61
§ 3375.61. Financial aid to Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Association
Status: in_force

June 27, 2005 Senate Bill 124 - 126th General Assembly In recognition of the work the Ohioana Library Association, Martha Kinney Cooper Memorial, a corporation organized not for profit under the laws of this state, has done and is doing to collect, promote, publicize, and make available to the public the cultural, literary, scientific, social, and economic achievements of Ohioans, the state may grant financial aid to that corporation in order that the purposes for which it was instituted may be fostered and its services to the public improved and expanded.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6022 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6022
§ 3313.6022. Released time courses in religious instruction
Status: in_force

January 19, 2026 House Bill 57 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "released time" means a period of time during which a student is excused from school to attend a course in religious instruction conducted by a private entity off school district property. (B) A school district board of education shall adopt a policy that authorizes a student to be excused from school to attend a released time course in religious instruction for at least one period per week, provided that each of the following applies: (1) The student's parent or guardian gives written consent. (2) The sponsoring entity maintains attendance records and makes them available to the school district the student attends. (3) Transportation to and from the place of instruction, including transportation for students with disabilities, is the complete responsibility of the sponsoring entity, parent, guardian, or student. (4) The sponsoring entity makes provisions for and assumes liability for the student. (5) No public funds are expended and no public school personnel are involved in providing the religious instruction. (6) The student assumes responsibility for any missed schoolwork. While in attendance in a released time course in religious instruction, a student shall not be considered absent from school. No student may be released from a core curriculum subject course to attend a religious instruction course. (C) A school district board of education shall collaborate with a sponsoring entity of a released time course in religious instruction to identify a time to offer the course during the school day. (D) A policy adopted under division (B) of this section shall not prohibit students from bringing external educational and program materials into school. (E) Unless otherwise specified in a school district's policy adopted under division (B) of this section, a student shall not be excused from school to attend a released time course in religious instruction for longer than either of the following: (1) For students in an elementary or middle school, two periods in total per week; (2) For students in high school, the amount of time that is equivalent to attending two units of high school credit per week. (F) A policy adopted under division (B) of this section may authorize high school students to earn up to two units of high school credit for the completion of a released time course in religious instruction. In determining whether to award credit for completion of such a course, the board shall evaluate the course based on purely secular criteria that are substantially the same criteria used to evaluate similar nonpublic high school courses for purposes of determining whether to award credit for such courses to a student transferring from a nonpublic high school to a public high school. However, there shall be no criteria requiring that released time courses be completed only at a nonpublic school. The decision to award credit for a released time course of religious instruction shall be neutral to, and shall not involve any test for, religious content or denominational affiliation. For purposes of this division, secular criteria may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) The number of hours of classroom instruction time; (2) A review of the course syllabus that reflects course requirements and materials used; (3) The methods of assessment used in the course; (4) The qualifications of the course instructor, which shall be similar to the qualifications of other teachers within the district. Notwithstanding division (C)(8) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, high school credit awarded to a student for a released time course in religious instruction may substitute for the same amount of credit in subjects listed in that division. (G) A school district, member of a school district board of education, or school district employee is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury allegedly arising during a student's transportation to or from a place of instruction when private transportation is used under a released time policy adopted under this section. This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a school district, member of a school district board of education, or school district employee may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. Last updated December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.024 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.024
§ 3318.024. Use of unspent and unencumbered funds
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly In the first year of a capital biennium, any funds appropriated to the Ohio facilities construction commission for classroom facilities projects under this chapter in the previous capital biennium that were not spent or encumbered, or for which an encumbrance has been canceled under section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, shall be used by the commission only for projects under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code, subject to appropriation by the general assembly. In the second year of a capital biennium, any funds appropriated to the Ohio facilities construction commission for classroom facilities projects under this chapter that were not spent or encumbered in the first year of the biennium and which are in excess of an amount equal to half of the appropriations for the capital biennium, or for which an encumbrance has been canceled under section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, shall be used by the commission only for projects under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 , 3318.351 , 3318.364 , 3318.37 , 3318.371 , 3318.38 , and 3318.40 to 3318.46 of the Revised Code, subject to appropriation by the general assembly.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.021
§ 3345.021. Power and authority of board of trustees
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 Senate Bill 40 - 133rd General Assembly Subject to sections 3345.0212 to 3345.0214 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of any college or university, which receives any state funds in support thereof, shall have full power and authority on all matters relative to the administration of such college or university. The board of trustees of any such college or university may delegate any administrative authority to the president of any such college or university, or to such other administrative personnel as may be designated or appointed therefor by the board of trustees. Last updated May 8, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.30
§ 3309.30. Service credit
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly For service subsequent to June 30, 1955, the retirement board shall credit a year of service credit to any member employed on a full-time basis for nine or more months of service within a year. For contributing and prior service before July 1, 1955 only eight or more months of service on a full-time basis within a year will be necessary for a year of service credit. Effective July 1, 1977, full-time service is defined as one hundred twenty or more days of school service during the school year. If less than one hundred twenty days, such service shall be prorated on the basis of one hundred eighty days. The board shall adopt rules as necessary to carry out the intent of this section. The board shall credit not more than one year for all service rendered in any year.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.162 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.162
§ 3333.162. Criteria, policies, and procedures for transfer of courses
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code. (B) The chancellor of higher education, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, public adult and secondary career-technical education institutions and state institutions of higher education, shall establish criteria, policies, and procedures that enable students to transfer agreed upon technical courses completed through an adult career-technical education institution, a public secondary career-technical institution, or a state institution of higher education to a state institution of higher education without unnecessary duplication or institutional barriers. The courses to which the criteria, policies, and procedures apply shall be those that adhere to recognized industry standards and equivalent coursework common to the secondary career pathway and adult career-technical education system and regionally accredited state institutions of higher education. Where applicable, the policies and procedures shall build upon the articulation agreement and transfer initiative course equivalency system required by section 3333.16 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 24, 2023 at 1:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.14
§ 3317.14. Boards to annually adopt teachers' salary schedule
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Any school district board of education or educational service center governing board participating in funds distributed under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code shall annually adopt a teachers' salary schedule with provision for increments based upon training and years of service. Notwithstanding sections 3317.13 and 3319.088 of the Revised Code, the board may establish its own service requirements and may grant service credit for such activities as teaching in public or nonpublic schools in this state or in another state, for service as an educational assistant other than as a classroom aide employed in accordance with section 5107.541 of the Revised Code, and for service in the military or in an appropriate state or federal governmental agency, provided no teacher receives less than the amount required to be paid pursuant to section 3317.13 of the Revised Code and provided full credit for a minimum of five years of actual teaching and military experience as defined in division (A) of section 3317.13 of the Revised Code is given to each teacher. Each teacher who has completed training which would qualify such teacher for a higher salary bracket pursuant to this section shall file by the fifteenth day of September with the treasurer of the board of education or educational service center satisfactory evidence of the completion of such additional training. The treasurer shall then immediately place the teacher, pursuant to this section and section 3317.13 of the Revised Code, in the proper salary bracket in accordance with training and years of service before certifying such salary, training, and years of service to the department of education and workforce. No teacher shall be paid less than the salary to which such teacher is entitled pursuant to section 3317.13 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 10:17 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3334.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3334 / § 3334.17
§ 3334.17. Scholarship programs to award scholarships consisting of tuition credits
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly (A) The state, any political subdivision of the state, and any organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501 (a) and described in section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including the Ohio tuition trust authority if this is authorized under federal tax law, may establish a scholarship program to award scholarships consisting of contributions made to any college savings program for students. Any scholarship program established under this section shall be registered with the authority. The authority shall be notified of the name and address of each scholarship beneficiary under the program, the amounts awarded, and the institution of higher education in which the beneficiary is enrolled. Scholarship beneficiaries shall be selected by the entity establishing the scholarship program, in accordance with criteria established by the entity. (B) Any person or governmental entity may purchase tuition units on behalf of a scholarship program that is or is to be established in accordance with division (A) of this section at the same price as is established for the purchase of units for named beneficiaries pursuant to this chapter. Tuition units shall have the same value to the beneficiary of a scholarship awarded pursuant to this section as they would have to any other beneficiary pursuant to division (B) of section 3334.09 of the Revised Code. (C) The entity establishing and maintaining a scholarship program shall specify whether a scholarship beneficiary may receive a refund or payment for the amount awarded under the scholarship program directly from the authority, or whether the amount awarded shall be paid by the authority only to the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled. (D) If a scholarship beneficiary does not use the amount awarded within a length of time specified under the scholarship program, the amount may be awarded to another beneficiary.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3327.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3327 / § 3327.021
§ 3327.021. Compliance with transportation requirements
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 168 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "out of compliance" means that, for a period of five consecutive school days or ten school days within a school year, at least one of the following has occurred on each of those days: (1) Students transported to and from school by a school bus arrive more than thirty minutes late to school; (2) Students transported to and from school by a school bus are picked up more than thirty minutes after the end of the school day; (3) Students scheduled to be transported to and from school by a school bus are not transported by school bus at all due to the failure of the bus to arrive; (4) A school district has been noncompliant with any other transportation requirements under Chapter 3327. of the Revised Code. Any school day in which any of the conditions in divisions (A)(1) to (4) of this section occur due to inclement weather shall not be counted towards the determination of noncompliance under this section. Any school day in which a condition in division (A)(2) of this section occurs after school shall not be counted towards the determination of noncompliance under this section if the condition occurs promptly after school and the school provides academic services supervised by a school employee to the affected students for not more than sixty minutes after the end of the school day. This exception applies only for students who receive academic services under this section. Any student pickup that occurs more than sixty minutes after the end of the school day shall be considered for an out of compliance determination. (B) The department of education and workforce shall monitor whether each city, local, or exempted village school district is out of compliance. If the department determines that a district is out of compliance, the department shall notify a school district that it is out of compliance. The first time a district receives notification of noncompliance, it shall create a corrective action plan and submit that plan to the department within one week of receiving notification of the department's determination. If a district is subsequently found to be out of compliance, the department shall withhold twenty-five per cent of the district's daily payment for student transportation under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, as computed by the department, for each day that the district is determined to be out of compliance, beginning with the first day after the district has submitted the corrective action plan. A district may be found out of compliance two more times within the same school year, with twenty-five per cent of its daily state transportation funding withheld for each day it is determined to be out of compliance. If a district is determined to be out of compliance for a fifth time in the course of a school year, the department shall withhold one hundred per cent of its daily state transportation aid until the department determines that a district is no longer out of compliance. The department shall reset the calculation of a district's noncompliance to zero at the beginning of each school year. (C) For each day, including the initial period that determined noncompliance, that the district is found to be out of compliance under this section and any of the conditions in divisions (A)(1) to (4) of this section occur, the department of education and workforce shall calculate the daily amount of that payment on a per-pupil basis and disburse that per-pupil amount to the district or school in which the pupil is enrolled. The district or school shall then remit those funds to the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of each pupil who did not receive proper transportation while the district was out of compliance. Funds shall be disbursed out of the amount withheld by the department under division (B) of this section. (D) This section does not affect the authority of a school district to provide payment in lieu of transportation in accordance with section 3327.02 of the Revised Code. Beginning with disputes regarding determinations of school district noncompliance with transportation obligations arising after December 1, 2023, the department shall issue a determination within thirty days of receiving notice of the dispute. The department may delay a determination to within forty-five days of receiving a dispute notice if the department notifies all affected parties in advance that the determination will be delayed. Last updated August 15, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.95 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.95
§ 3301.95. Best practices for educational stability
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly On at least an annual basis, the department of education and workforce shall provide all school districts with best practices to help ensure the educational stability of students who are in the custody of a public children services agency or private child placing agency. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.6911 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.6911
§ 3307.6911. Recalculating benefits to counter effect of inflation
Status: in_force

July 13, 2000 Senate Bill 190 - 123rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Benefit" means a benefit, pension, or allowance payable under former section 3307.38 , 3307.41 , 3307.43 , 3307.431 , 3307.49 , or 3307.50 of the Revised Code. (2) "Cumulative percentage change in the CPI" means the total percentage change in the consumer price index prepared by the United States bureau of labor statistics for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W: U.S. city average, all items) from the thirty-first day of December immediately preceding the year in which the original benefit started through the thirty-first day of December immediately preceding August 6, 1997. (3) "Eligible recipient" means any person receiving a benefit on August 6, 1997, that has been payable to that person or to any other person for at least twelve months. (4) "Original benefit amount" means the initial amount of a benefit granted to the initial recipient of the benefit. (B) As of August 6, 1997, the state teachers retirement board shall determine an amount for each eligible recipient equal to the sum of the following amounts: (1) An amount equal to seventy per cent of the original benefit amount for the recipient; (2) An amount equal to the product obtained when seventy per cent of the original benefit amount is multiplied by the cumulative percentage change in the CPI for the recipient. (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, if the amount of the annual benefit payable to an eligible recipient on August 6, 1997, is less than the amount determined for the recipient under division (B) of this section, the board shall recalculate that annual benefit so that it equals the amount determined under division (B) of this section. (2) If the recalculated benefit determined under division (C)(1) of this section for an eligible recipient whose retirement was effective before July 1, 1979, is less than one hundred three per cent of the annual benefit payable to the recipient on August 6, 1997, the board shall recalculate the annual benefit so that it equals one hundred three per cent of the annual benefit payable to the recipient on August 6, 1997. An increase granted by division (C)(1) or (2) of this section to a benefit amount shall apply on and after the first day of the month following August 6, 1997. (D) The board shall include the increase in amount paid under this section in a person's base for purposes of future increases in any benefit under section 3307.67 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.139 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.139
§ 3301.139. School counselor liaison
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The director of education and workforce shall designate at least one employee of the department of education and workforce to serve as a liaison for school counselors across the state to support their efforts to advance students' academic and career development. The director shall give preference to individuals who hold a valid pupil services license in school counseling under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 25, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.033 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.033
§ 3317.033. Joint vocational district to maintain record of persons not eligible for inclusion in average daily membership
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly In accordance with rules which the department of education and workforce shall adopt, each joint vocational school district shall do both of the following: (A) Maintain a record of district enrollment of any persons who are not eligible to be included in the district's formula ADM as that term is defined in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code; (B) Annually certify to the department the number of persons for whom a record is maintained under division (A) of this section. These numbers shall be reported on a full-time equivalent basis. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 10:49 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.07
§ 3349.07. Agreements with United States
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of directors of any municipal university, college, or other educational institution may in any resolution, include sections 3349.03 to 3349.22 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, and may authorize, approve, confirm, or ratify any agreement relating to any such project with the United States government, acting through the reconstruction finance corporation or any other agency designated or created to aid in the financing of such projects, or with any other person, organization, or agency offering grants for or aid in financing such educational facilities. Such agreements may contain such provisions as are necessary, proper, or advisable for the purpose of obtaining grants or loans, or both, or other financial assistance from such person, organization, or agencies, and may contain such provisions as are necessary, proper, or advisable in order to secure the payment of any bonds issued under section 3349.05 of the Revised Code and interest thereon or as may tend to make such bonds more marketable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.213 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.213
§ 3375.213. Assets, liabilities and levies
Status: in_force

August 17, 1961 House Bill 84 - 104th General Assembly Whenever a county library district has been created, or enlarged, under sections 3375.20 , 3375.201 , 3375.21 , 3375.211 , or 3375.212 of the Revised Code, all assets and liabilities of the former board of trustees of the library or libraries of the subdivisions which comprise said county library district shall become those of the county library district. Any levies which the taxing authorities of such subdivision or of the former county library district have been authorized by the electors of the subdivision or of the former county library district to make for the payment of current expenses, interest, and retirement of bonds, or any other indebtedness of said boards of trustees shall thereafter be made upon the taxable property of all of the new or enlarged county library district and at such lesser rate as is necessary for the payment of such expenses, bonds, or indebtedness.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.20
§ 3317.20. Calculation of payment to county DD board
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly This section does not apply to preschool children with disabilities. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Applicable special education amount" means the amount specified in section 3317.013 of the Revised Code for a disability described in that section. (2) "Child's school district" means the school district in which a child is entitled to attend school pursuant to section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (3) "State share percentage" means the state share percentage of the child's school district. (B) The department shall annually pay each county board of developmental disabilities for each child with a disability, other than a preschool child with a disability, for whom the county board provides special education and related services an amount equal to the following: (1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the statewide average base cost per pupil + (state share percentage X the applicable special education multiple X the statewide average base cost per pupil); (2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount determined by the general assembly. (C) Each county board of developmental disabilities shall report to the department, in the manner specified by the department, the name of each child for whom the county board of developmental disabilities provides special education and related services and the child's school district. (D)(1) For the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the payments under this section, the department may request from either of the following entities the data verification code assigned under division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code to any child who is placed with a county board of developmental disabilities: (a) The child's school district; (b) The independent contractor engaged to create and maintain data verification codes. (2) Upon a request by the department under division (D)(1) of this section for the data verification code of a child, the child's school district shall submit that code to the department in the manner specified by the department. If the child has not been assigned a code, the district shall assign a code to that child and submit the code to the department by a date specified by the department. If the district does not assign a code to the child by the specified date, the department shall assign a code to the child. The department annually shall submit to each school district the name and data verification code of each child residing in the district for whom the department has assigned a code under this division. (3) The department shall not release any data verification code that it receives under division (D) of this section to any person except as provided by law. (E) Any document relative to special education and related services provided by a county board of developmental disabilities that the department holds in its files that contains both a student's name or other personally identifiable information and the student's data verification code shall not be a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.11
§ 3332.11. Granting or denial of agent's permit
Status: in_force

October 9, 2021 House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly Any agent's permit applied for pursuant to section 3332.10 of the Revised Code shall be granted or denied within thirty days of the receipt of the application by the state board of career colleges and schools. If the board has not completed its determination with respect to the issuance of a permit within such thirty-day period, it shall issue a temporary permit to the applicant, which permit is sufficient to meet the requirements of section 3332.10 of the Revised Code until such time as such determination is made. Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:16 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3316.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3316 / § 3316.07
§ 3316.07. Commission - powers, duties and functions
Status: in_force

October 1, 2012 House Bill 525 - 129th General Assembly (A) A school district financial planning and supervision commission has the following powers, duties, and functions: (1) To review or to assume responsibility for the development of all tax budgets, tax levy and bond and note resolutions, appropriation measures, and certificates of estimated resources of the school district in order to ensure that such are consistent with the financial recovery plan and a balanced appropriation budget for the current fiscal year, and to request and review any supporting information upon which the financial recovery plan and balanced appropriation budget may be developed and based, and to determine whether revenue estimates and estimates of expenditures and appropriations will result in a balanced budget; (2) To inspect and secure copies of any document, resolution, or instrument pertaining to the effective financial accounting and reporting system, debt obligations, debt limits, financial recovery plan, balanced appropriation budgets, appropriation measures, report of audit, statement or invoice, or other worksheet or record of the school district; (3) To inspect and secure copies of any document, instrument, certification, records of proceedings, or other worksheet or records of the county budget commission, county auditor, or other official or employee of the school district or of any other political subdivision or agency of government of the state; (4) To review, revise, and approve determinations and certifications affecting the school district made by the county budget commission or county auditor pursuant to Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code to ensure that such determinations and certifications are consistent with the laws of the state; (5) To bring civil actions, including mandamus, to enforce this chapter; (6) After consultation with the officials of the school district and the auditor of state, to implement or require implementation of any necessary or appropriate steps to bring the books of account, accounting systems, and financial procedures and reports of the school district into compliance with requirements prescribed by the auditor of state, and to assume responsibility for achieving such compliance and for making any desirable modifications and supplementary systems and procedures pertinent to the school district; (7) To assist or provide assistance to the school district or to assume the total responsibility for the structuring or the terms of, and the placement for sale of, debt obligations of the school district; (8) To perform all other powers, duties, and functions as provided under this chapter; (9) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the exercise of its powers under this chapter; (10) To consult with officials of the school district and make recommendations or assume the responsibility for implementing cost reductions and revenue increases to achieve balanced budgets and carry out the financial recovery plan in accordance with this chapter; (11) To make reductions in force to bring the school district's budget into balance, notwithstanding division (A) of section 3311.83 , section 3319.081 , and divisions (A) and (B) of section 3319.17 of the Revised Code, notwithstanding any provision of a policy adopted under section 3319.171 of the Revised Code, and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in section 4117.08 or 4117.10 of the Revised Code or in any collective bargaining agreement entered into on or after November 21, 1997. In making reductions in force, the commission shall first consider reasonable reductions among the administrative and nonteaching employees of the school district giving due regard to ensuring the district's ability to maintain the personnel, programs, and services essential to the provision of an adequate educational program. In making these reductions in nonteaching employees in districts where Chapter 124. of the Revised Code controls such reductions, the reductions shall be made in accordance with sections 124.321 to 124.327 of the Revised Code. In making these reductions in nonteaching employees in districts where Chapter 124. of the Revised Code does not control these reductions, within each category of nonteaching employees, the commission shall give preference to those employees with continuing contracts or non-probationary status and who have greater seniority. If revenues and expenditures cannot be balanced by reasonable reductions in administrative and nonteaching employees, the commission may also make reasonable reductions in the number of teaching contracts. If the commission finds it necessary to suspend teaching contracts, it shall suspend them in accordance with divisions (B) to (D) of section 3311.83 or division (C) of section 3319.17 of the Revised Code but shall consider a reduction in non-classroom teachers before classroom teachers. (B) During the fiscal emergency period, the commission shall, in addition to other powers: (1) With respect to the appropriation measure in effect at the commencement of the fiscal emergency period of the school district if that period commenced more than three months prior to the end of the current fiscal year, and otherwise with respect to the appropriation measure for the next fiscal year: (a) Review and determine the adequacy of all revenues to meet all expenditures for such fiscal year; (b) Review and determine the extent of any deficiency of revenues to meet such expenditures; (c) Require the school district board or superintendent to provide justification documents to substantiate, to the extent and in the manner considered necessary, any item of revenue or appropriation; (d) Not later than sixty days after taking office or after receiving the appropriation measure for the next fiscal year, issue a public report regarding its review pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section. (2) Require the school district board, by resolution, to establish monthly levels of expenditures and encumbrances consistent with the financial recovery plan and the commission's review pursuant to divisions (B)(1)(a) and (b) of this section, or establish such levels itself. If the commission permits the district board to make expenditures, the commission shall monitor the monthly levels of expenditures and encumbrances and require justification documents to substantiate any departure from any approved level. No district board shall make any expenditure apart from the approved level without the written approval of the commission. (C) In making any determination pursuant to division (B) of this section, the commission may rely on any information considered in its judgment reliable or material and shall not be restricted by any tax budget or certificate or any other document the school district may have adopted or received from any other governmental agency. (D) County, state, and school district officers or employees shall assist the commission diligently and promptly in the prosecution of its duties, including the furnishing of any materials, including justification documents, required. (E) Annually on or before the first day of April during the fiscal emergency period, the commission shall make reports and recommendations to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate concerning progress of the school district to eliminate fiscal emergency conditions, failures of the school district to comply with this chapter, and recommendations for further actions to attain the objectives of this chapter, including any legislative action needed to make provisions of law more effective for their purposes, or to enhance revenue raising or financing capabilities of school districts. The commission may make such interim reports as it considers appropriate for such purposes and shall make such additional reports as may be requested by either house of the general assembly.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.30
§ 3326.30. Procurement of inhalers by STEM school
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "inhaler" has the same meaning as in section 3313.7113 of the Revised Code. (B) With the approval of its governing body, a STEM school may procure inhalers in the manner prescribed by section 3313.7113 of the Revised Code. A STEM school that elects to do so shall comply with all provisions of that section as if it were a school district. (C) A STEM school, a member of a STEM school governing body, or a STEM school employee or contractor is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with procuring, maintaining, accessing, or using an inhaler under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a STEM school or governing body, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM school employee or contractor may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. (D) A STEM school may accept donations of inhalers from a wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs or a manufacturer of dangerous drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, and may accept donations of money from any person to purchase inhalers. (E) A STEM school that elects to procure inhalers under this section shall report to the department of education and workforce each procurement and occurrence in which an inhaler is used from the school's supply of inhalers. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.035 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.035
§ 3310.035. Students qualifying under more than one category
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) A student who is eligible for an educational choice scholarship under both sections 3310.03 and 3310.032 of the Revised Code, and applies for a scholarship for the first time after the effective date of this amendment, shall select which scholarship to receive. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a student who is eligible under both sections 3310.03 and 3310.032 of the Revised Code and received a scholarship in the previous school year shall continue to receive the scholarship under the section from which the student received the scholarship in the previous school year, so long as a student who receives a scholarship under section 3310.03 of the Revised Code satisfies with the conditions specified in divisions (D)(1) to (3) of that section, and a student who receives a scholarship under section 3310.032 satisfies with the conditions specified in divisions (D)(2) and (3) of section 3310.03 of the Revised Code. (C) A student may change which scholarship the student receives as described in division (A) of this section. A student who chooses to change which scholarship the student receives shall continue to receive that scholarship so long as a student who receives a scholarship under section 3310.03 of the Revised Code satisfies the conditions specified in divisions (D)(1) to (3) of that section, and a student who receives a scholarship under section 3310.032 of the Revised Code satisfies the conditions specified in divisions (D)(2) and (3) of section 3310.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 14, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.693 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.693
§ 3307.693. Supplementing allowance
Status: in_force

June 29, 2001 House Bill 299 - 124th General Assembly On and after October 1, 1957, all persons in receipt of, or who are or become eligible to receive, a monthly allowance, pension, or other benefit effective prior to June 29, 1955, which is payable or becomes payable pursuant to the provisions of former sections 3307.26 , 3307.38 , 3307.43 , and 3307.50 of the Revised Code, or an allowance payable at any time under an option elected by a member and effective prior to that date, shall be paid an increased allowance, pension, or benefit as follows: (A) An amount determined by increasing the original allowance, pension, or benefit by the following percentages as determined by the calendar year in which the allowance, pension, or benefit became Calendar Year Effective Per Cent of Increase 1921-1939 100 1940 94 1941 89 1942 77 1943 70 1944 68 1945 66 1946 55 1947 35 1948 23 1949 25 1950 23 1951 8 1952 4 1953 3 1954 2 Prior to June 29, 1955 2 (B) If the amount of any such allowance, pension, or other benefit is increased by division (A) of this section to an amount less than one hundred ten per cent of the present amount payable immediately prior to October 1, 1957, such present amount shall be increased by ten per cent. (C) On and after August 1, 1959, the monthly allowance, pension, or other benefit effective prior to June 29, 1955, (exclusive of any amount receivable monthly by reason of a voluntary deposit made for additional annuity, or for purchase of out-of-state credit on or after June 25, 1945), together with the supplemental allowance payable pursuant to divisions (A) and (B) of this section, shall be increased by twelve per cent. (D) Effective November 1, 1965, the allowances of all persons who retired before June 30, 1955, and who are receiving benefits as of October 31, 1965, except those granted under former section 3307.49 of the Revised Code, shall be increased ten dollars per month, notwithstanding the seventy-five per cent final average salary limitation in former section 3307.38 of the Revised Code and the sixty per cent final average salary limitation in former section 3307.43 of the Revised Code. (E) Effective November 1, 1965, the allowances of all persons who retired on or after June 30, 1955, and who are receiving benefits as of October 31, 1965, except those granted under former section 3307.49 of the Revised Code, but including allowances payable at any time under an option elected by a member, shall be increased by ten dollars per month, which when added to the allowance in effect on October 31, 1965, shall not exceed the seventy-five per cent final average salary limitation in former section 3307.38 of the Revised Code or the sixty per cent final average salary limitation in former section 3307.43 of the Revised Code, provided that the increase shall not be less than six dollars per month. (F) Beginning November 1, 1965, the monthly benefit payable under division (C)(2) of former section 3307.49 of the Revised Code shall be increased six dollars for each survivor beneficiary receiving a benefit on October 31, 1965, and for each successor to such benefit. Beginning November 1, 1965, all survivor beneficiaries receiving benefits as of October 31, 1965, under division (C)(1) of former section 3307.49 of the Revised Code shall be increased six dollars per month.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.72 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.72
§ 3345.72. Rules for fiscal watches
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) The office of budget and management shall work with the auditor of state, the chancellor of higher education, and two representatives of state universities and colleges appointed by the chancellor to develop rules under this division, and shall adopt the rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code. One of the chancellor's appointments shall represent a four-year institution and one a two-year institution. The rules shall include all of the following: (1) Criteria for determining when to declare a state university or college under a fiscal watch, which criteria shall include all of the following: (a) A requirement for the submission of a quarterly report from each state university or college, within thirty days after the end of each calendar quarter, to the chancellor of higher education, the director of budget and management, the legislative service commission, and the chairpersons and ranking minority members of the finance committees of the house of representatives and the senate; (b) A requirement that each state university and college shall prepare at the end of each fiscal year a financial statement consistent with audit requirements prescribed by the auditor of state, and shall submit the financial statement to the auditor of state within four months after the end of the fiscal year; (c) A requirement that the auditor of state shall send written notice to the agencies and persons mentioned in division (A)(1)(a) of this section if a state university or college fails to submit its financial statement within the time required under division (A)(1)(b) of this section; (d) A requirement that the auditor of state shall send written notice to the agencies and persons mentioned in division (A)(1)(a) of this section if an audit of a state university or college reveals any of the following: (i) Substantive audit findings, such as an inability to make timely payments to vendors, delays in pension retirement contributions, or requests for advanced state funding; (ii) A significant variance between budgeted and actual spending for a fiscal year; (iii) A significant operating budget deficit for a fiscal year. (2) Actions to be taken by the board of trustees of a state university or college while under a fiscal watch; (3) Criteria for determining when to declare the termination of the fiscal watch of a state university or college; (4) The fiscal information to be reported to the chancellor of higher education by each state university or college under a fiscal watch for purposes of making determinations under division (D) of this section and division (A) of section 3345.74 of the Revised Code, and the frequency and deadlines for reporting this information. (B) The chancellor shall adopt a resolution declaring a state university or college to be in a state of fiscal watch if the chancellor determines that the criteria adopted under division (A)(1) of this section are satisfied with respect to that state university or college. For purposes of making this determination, the chancellor shall establish a financial tracking system and shall use the system to regularly assess each state university or college with respect to the criteria adopted under division (A)(1) of this section. (C) While a state university or college is under a fiscal watch, the board of trustees of the university or college shall take the actions and report the fiscal information prescribed under divisions (A)(2) and (4) of this section. (D) The chancellor shall adopt a resolution declaring the termination of the fiscal watch of a state university or college if the chancellor determines that the criteria adopted under division (A)(3) of this section are satisfied with respect to that state university or college. (E) In making assessments and determinations under division (B) or (D) of this section, the chancellor shall use financial reports required under section 3345.05 of the Revised Code or any other documents, records, or information available to the chancellor or the auditor of state related to the criteria adopted under division (A)(1) or (3) of this section. In making determinations under division (D) of this section, the chancellor shall also use the fiscal information reported under division (C) of this section. (F) The chancellor of higher education shall certify each action taken under division (B) or (D) of this section to the governor, the director of budget and management, the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, the president and minority leader of the senate, the legislative service commission, and the chairpersons and ranking minority members of the finance committees of the house and senate. (G) A determination by the chancellor of higher education under this section that a fiscal watch exists or does not exist, or that a fiscal watch is terminated or is not terminated, is final and conclusive and not appealable. (H) If a state university or college fails to submit the quarterly report required under division (A)(1) of this section within thirty days after the end of a calendar quarter, the chancellor shall withhold payment of any instructional subsidies to the university or college until it submits the report. Upon submission of the report, the chancellor shall pay the withheld subsidies to the university or college.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.82 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.82
§ 3311.82. Municipal school districts; termination of teacher contracts; disciplinary proceedings
Status: in_force

October 1, 2012 House Bill 525 - 129th General Assembly Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a municipal school district shall be subject to this section instead of sections 3319.16 and 3319.161 of the Revised Code with respect to termination of teacher contracts, but those sections shall apply to the district with respect to termination of contracts with other district employees licensed by the state board of education, subject to section 3311.72 and division (F) of section 3311.84 of the Revised Code. (A) The board of education of a municipal school district may terminate the contract of a teacher employed by the board only for good and just cause. In addition, the board may place a teacher on disciplinary suspension without pay for a definite period of time for good and just cause. For purposes of contract terminations, good and just cause shall include receiving a composite evaluation rating of ineffective under section 3311.80 of the Revised Code for two consecutive years. A violation of division (A)(7) of section 2907.03 of the Revised Code is grounds for termination or disciplinary suspension without pay of a teacher under this section. (B) If an administrator determines, after a preliminary investigation, that a teacher may have engaged in conduct that could lead to a recommendation for termination or disciplinary suspension without pay, the teacher shall be entitled to a fact-finding hearing to determine if termination or disciplinary suspension without pay is warranted. The hearing shall be held before an administrator designated by the chief executive officer of the district. Prior to the hearing, the administrator designated by the chief executive officer shall provide the teacher with written notice of the allegations and of the right to request representation by the teachers' labor organization, and copies of any written evidence related to the allegations. The hearing shall be held within a reasonable period of time following the teacher's receipt of the written notice of the allegations. The teacher may have a representative of the teachers' labor organization present at the hearing. During the hearing, the teacher shall be given a meaningful opportunity to respond to the allegations, including the opportunity to submit additional evidence. Not later than ten business days after the hearing, the administrator designated by the chief executive officer shall notify the teacher in writing of the administrator's recommendation for discipline and the rationale for the recommendation, and shall provide a copy of the notification to the chief executive officer. (C) If the administrator designated by the chief executive officer recommends to the chief executive officer that the teacher be terminated or placed on disciplinary suspension without pay, the chief executive officer shall review the evidence and determine whether termination or disciplinary suspension without pay is warranted. The chief executive officer shall make a recommendation regarding discipline at the next scheduled meeting of the board. The board may adopt or modify the chief executive officer's recommendation, except that the board shall not increase the recommended discipline. The board shall notify the teacher of any action taken by the board on the chief executive officer's recommendation. Any termination or disciplinary suspension without pay imposed by the board shall take effect immediately. (D) A teacher who is terminated or placed on disciplinary suspension without pay under this section may appeal the board's action in accordance with the grievance procedures specified in any applicable collective bargaining agreement. The failure of the board, chief executive officer, or administrator designated by the chief executive officer to strictly comply with any procedures established by this section or applicable collective bargaining agreement shall not be cause for an arbitrator to overturn the termination or disciplinary suspension without pay, unless the arbitrator finds that the failure resulted in substantive harm to the teacher. (E) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code: (1) The provisions of section 3319.16 of the Revised Code relating to the grounds for termination of the contract of a teacher prevail over any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement entered into prior to the effective date of this section. (2) The requirements of this section prevail over any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.472 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.472
§ 3309.472. Purchasing service credit for time spent on pregnancy
Status: in_force

September 9, 1988 House Bill 290 - 117th General Assembly For one year after the effective date of this section, a member who resigned due to pregnancy prior to the effective date of this section may purchase service credit for a period following the resignation during which she did not make contributions under section 3309.47 of the Revised Code, if she meets both of the following conditions: (A) She has earned a minimum of one year of service credit subsequent to the date of her return to employment as a contributor to the retirement system; (B) She returned to employment as a contributor not later than the first day of classes of the third school year following the date of her resignation. Service credit purchased by a member under this section may not exceed the lesser of two years or an amount equal to the period from the effective date of her resignation to the date of her return to employment as a contributor, except that service credit may be purchased for more than one period of absence due to pregnancy, but the total service credit purchased may not exceed two years. The member must submit evidence satisfactory to the school employees retirement board documenting that her resignation was due to pregnancy and that she meets the requirement of division (B) of this section. For each year of service credit purchased under this section: (1) The member shall pay to the retirement system for credit to her accumulated account an amount equal to her retirement contributions for full-time employment for the first year of service subsequent to her return to employment as a contributor to the retirement system, plus compound interest thereon, at a rate established by the retirement board, from the date of the member's return to employment as a contributor to the date of payment; (2) The member's employer at the time of resignation shall pay an amount certified by the retirement system, which shall be an amount equal to the employer contribution for full-time employment for the member's first year of service subsequent to her return to employment as a contributor, plus compound interest thereon, at a rate established by the retirement board, from the date of the member's return to employment as a contributor to the date of payment. A member may purchase all or part of the credit for which she is eligible in one or more payments. The retirement board may adopt rules to implement this section. Last updated October 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.86 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.86
§ 3309.86. Contributions of employers
Status: in_force

April 9, 2001 Senate Bill 270 - 123rd General Assembly For each member participating in a plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code, the employer shall contribute a per cent of the member's compensation to the school employees retirement system as required in section 3309.49 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.083 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.083
§ 3332.083. Student tuition recovery fund
Status: in_force

April 3, 2003 Senate Bill 266 - 124th General Assembly The student tuition recovery fund is created in the custody of the treasurer of state, but not as a part of the state treasury. All revenues received from payments received under section 3332.085 of the Revised Code from schools registered by the state board of career colleges and schools and any other sources shall be deposited into the fund. The treasurer of state shall invest any portion of the fund not needed for immediate use in the same manner as in the investment of state funds. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The treasurer of state shall disburse money from the fund on order of the chairperson of the student tuition recovery authority or the chairperson's designee. All moneys and other assets acquired by the authority shall be held in trust to carry out its powers and duties and shall be used and reused to provide for the services described in this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.05
§ 3335.05. Bond of treasurer
Status: in_force

September 23, 2008 House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly Before entering upon the duties of office the treasurer of the Ohio state university shall give evidence of bond to the state or insurance in such sum as the board of trustees determines, for the faithful discharge of official duties and the payment of all moneys coming into the treasurer's hands. Such evidence of bond or insurance shall be deposited with the secretary of state and kept in the secretary of state's office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.29
§ 3311.29. District public schools to maintain all grade levels - dissolution of district - authorization of exceptions
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided under division (B), (C), or (D) of this section, no school district shall be created and no school district shall exist which does not maintain within such district public schools consisting of grades kindergarten through twelve and any such existing school district not maintaining such schools shall be dissolved and its territory joined with another school district or districts by order of the state board of education if no agreement is made among the surrounding districts voluntarily, which order shall provide an equitable division of the funds, property, and indebtedness of the dissolved school district among the districts receiving its territory. The state board of education may authorize exceptions to school districts where topography, sparsity of population, and other factors make compliance impracticable. The director of education and workforce is without authority to distribute funds under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code to any school district that does not maintain schools with grades kindergarten through twelve and to which no exception has been granted by the state board of education. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any joint vocational school district or any cooperative education school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code. (C)(1)(a) Except as provided in division (C)(3) of this section, division (A) of this section does not apply to any cooperative education school district established pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code nor to the city, exempted village, or local school districts that have territory within such a cooperative education district. (b) The cooperative district and each city, exempted village, or local district with territory within the cooperative district shall maintain the grades that the resolution adopted or amended pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code specifies. (2) Any cooperative education school district described under division (C)(1) of this section that fails to maintain the grades it is specified to operate shall be dissolved by order of the state board of education unless prior to such an order the cooperative district is dissolved pursuant to section 3311.54 of the Revised Code. Any such order shall provide for the equitable adjustment, division, and disposition of the assets, property, debts, and obligations of the district among each city, local, and exempted village school district whose territory is in the cooperative district and shall provide that the tax duplicate of each city, local, and exempted village school district whose territory is in the cooperative district shall be bound for and assume its share of the outstanding indebtedness of the cooperative district. (3) If any city, exempted village, or local school district described under division (C)(1) of this section fails to maintain the grades it is specified to operate the cooperative district within which it has territory shall be dissolved in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section and upon that dissolution any city, exempted village, or local district failing to maintain grades kindergarten through twelve shall be subject to the provisions for dissolution in division (A) of this section. (D) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any school district that is or has ever been subject to section 3302.10 of the Revised Code, as it exists on and after October 15, 2015, and has had a majority of its schools reconstituted or closed under that section. Last updated August 14, 2023 at 1:02 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.052 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.052
§ 3307.052. Members with excessive travel expenses ineligible for another term
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly A person who served as an elected or appointed member of the state teachers retirement board for one or more entire fiscal years in fiscal years 2000, 2001, or 2002 is ineligible for re-election or reappointment to the board if the board paid travel-related expenses of the person or reimbursed the person for travel-related expenses that averaged more than ten thousand dollars annually for those fiscal years.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.08
§ 3309.08. Oath of office
Status: in_force

November 13, 1965 House Bill 225 - 106th General Assembly Each member of the school employees retirement board upon appointment or election shall take an oath of office that he will support the constitution of the United States, the constitution of the state, and that he will diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the said board and that he will not knowingly violate or willfully permit to be violated any law applicable to Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code. Such oath shall be subscribed to by the member making it, and certified by the officer before whom it is taken, and shall be immediately filed in the office of the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.62 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.62
§ 3310.62. Individualized education program and award status
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) A scholarship under the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program shall not be awarded for the first time to an eligible applicant on behalf of a qualified special education child while the child's individualized education program is being developed by the school district in which the child is entitled to attend school, or by the child's school district of residence if different, or while any administrative or judicial mediation or proceedings with respect to the content of that individualized education program are pending. (B) Development of individualized education programs subsequent to the one developed for the child the first time a scholarship was awarded on behalf of the child and the prosecuting, by the eligible applicant on behalf of the child, of administrative or judicial mediation or proceedings with respect to any of those subsequent individualized education programs do not affect the applicant's and the child's continued eligibility for scholarship payments. (C) In the case of any child for whom a scholarship has been awarded, if the school district in which the child is entitled to attend school has agreed to provide some services for the child under an agreement entered into with the eligible applicant or with the alternative public provider or registered private provider implementing the child's individualized education program, or if the district is required by law to provide some services for the child, including transportation services under sections 3310.60 and 3327.01 of the Revised Code, the district shall not discontinue the services it is providing pending completion of any administrative proceedings regarding those services. The prosecuting, by the eligible applicant on behalf of the child, of administrative proceedings regarding the services provided by the district does not affect the applicant's and the child's continued eligibility for scholarship payments. (D) The department of education and workforce shall continue to make payments to the eligible applicant under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code while either of the following are pending: (1) Administrative or judicial mediation or proceedings with respect to a subsequent individualized education program for the child referred to in division (B) of this section; (2) Administrative proceedings regarding services provided by the district under division (C) of this section. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 3:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.01
§ 3328.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees established for a college-preparatory boarding school in accordance with section 3328.15 of the Revised Code. (B) "Child with a disability," "IEP," and "school district of residence" have the same meanings as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Eligible student" means a student who is entitled to attend school in a participating school district; is at risk of academic failure; is from a family whose income is below two hundred per cent of the federal poverty guidelines, as defined in section 5101.46 of the Revised Code; meets any additional criteria prescribed by agreement between the department of education and workforce and the operator of the college-preparatory boarding school in which the student seeks enrollment; and meets at least two of the following additional conditions: (1) The student has a record of in-school disciplinary actions, suspensions, expulsions, or truancy. (2) The student has not attained at least a proficient score on the state achievement assessments in English language arts, reading, or mathematics prescribed under section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, after those assessments have been administered to the student at least once, or the student has not attained at least a score designated by the board of trustees of the college-preparatory boarding school in which the student seeks enrollment under this chapter on an end-of-course examination in English language arts or mathematics prescribed under section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code. (3) The student is a child with a disability. (4) The student has been referred for academic intervention services. (5) The student's head of household is a single parent. As used in this division and in division (C)(6) of this section, "head of household" means a person who occupies the same household as the student and who is financially responsible for the student. (6) The student's head of household is not the student's custodial parent. (7) A member of the student's family has been imprisoned, as defined in section 1.05 of the Revised Code. (D) "Entitled to attend school" means entitled to attend school in a school district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (E) "Formula ADM," "category one through six special education ADM," and "state education aid" have the same meanings as in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code. (F) "Operator" means the operator of a college-preparatory boarding school selected under section 3328.11 of the Revised Code. (G) "Participating school district" means either of the following: (1) The school district in which a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter is located; (2) A school district other than one described in division (G)(1) of this section that, pursuant to procedures adopted by the department under section 3328.04 of the Revised Code, agrees to be a participating school district so that eligible students entitled to attend school in that district may enroll in a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.165 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.165
§ 3317.165. Joint vocational school district state share percentage calculation
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department of education and workforce shall calculate a joint vocational school district's per-pupil local capacity amount according to the following formula: (0.0005 X the lesser of the district's three-year average valuation or the district's most recent valuation) / (the district's base cost enrolled ADM) (2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall calculate a district's per-pupil local capacity amount in a manner determined by the general assembly. (B)(1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department shall calculate a joint vocational school district's state share percentage according to the following formula: (The district's base cost per pupil for the fiscal year - the district's per-pupil local capacity amount for the fiscal year) / (the district's base cost per pupil for the fiscal year) If the result is less than 0.10, the state share percentage shall be 0.10. (2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall calculate the state share percentage for a joint vocational school district in a manner determined by the general assembly. Last updated August 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3320.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3320 / § 3320.02
§ 3320.02. General provisions
Status: in_force

September 18, 2020 House Bill 164 - 133rd General Assembly (A) A student enrolled in a public school may engage in religious expression before, during, and after school hours in the same manner and to the same extent that a student is permitted to engage in secular activities or expression before, during, and after school hours. (B) A school district, community school established under Chapter 3314., STEM school established under Chapter 3326., or a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code shall give the same access to school facilities to students who wish to conduct a meeting for the purpose of engaging in religious expression as is given to secular student groups, without regard to the content of a student's or group's expression.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.021
§ 3318.021. On-site visits to districts intending to participate in expedited local partnership program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly Notwithstanding section 3318.02 of the Revised Code, the Ohio facilities construction commission may conduct on-site visits to any school district whose district board adopts a resolution certifying to the commission the board's intent to participate in the school building assistance expedited local partnership program under section 3318.36 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.29
§ 3349.29. Agreements to be approved by legislative authority
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly An agreement made pursuant to sections 3349.27 and 3349.28 of the Revised Code is not effective unless it has been approved by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation with which the municipal university is identified, upon such legislative authority's determination that such agreement will be beneficial to the municipal corporation, and also approved by the Ohio board of regents, and, if required by any applicable appropriation measure, by the state controlling board, and any payment from state tax moneys provided for in the agreement will be subject to appropriations made by the general assembly. If provision is to be made under such agreement for the transfer of, or grant of the right to use, all or a substantial part of the assets of the municipal university to the state university and assumption by the state university of educational functions of the municipal university, such agreement shall not become effective, under sections 3349.27 to 3349.30 of the Revised Code until the electors of the municipal corporation have approved such transfer or grant. The legislative authority of the municipal corporation shall, by ordinance, submit the question to the electors at a general, primary, or a special election to be held on the date specified in the ordinance. The ordinance shall be certified to the board of elections not later than the forty-fifth day preceding the date of the election. Notice of the election shall be published in one newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation once a week for two consecutive weeks or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, prior to the election. If the board of elections operates and maintains a web site, notice of the election also shall be posted on that web site for thirty days prior to the election. The form of the ballot to be used at the election shall be substantially as follows, with such variations as may be appropriate to reflect the general nature of the transfer or grant of use of assets and the transfer of educational functions contemplated: "Shall assets of the municipal university known as __________________________ be transferred to (make available for use by) a state university known as ___________________________ and the state university assume educational functions of the municipal university and provide higher education in (or in close proximity to) the city of __________________________ to the residents of the city of ________________________ and of the state of Ohio and such others as shall be admitted?" The favorable vote of a majority of those voting on the proposition constitutes such approval as is required by this section. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3376.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3376 / § 3376.12
§ 3376.12. Remedies and immunities
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) A student-athlete alleging that the student-athlete has been injured because a state institution of higher education, private college, athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics has violated this chapter may maintain an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to seek injunctive relief. (B) A state institution of higher education, private college, institutional marketing associate, or third-party entity alleging that an athletic association, conference, or other group or organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics has subjected the institution, college, associate, or entity to any actual or threatened complaint, investigation, penalty, or other adverse action for engaging in any conduct authorized under this chapter may maintain an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to seek injunctive relief. (C) No employee of a state institution of higher education, private college, institutional marketing associate, or third-party entity is liable for any damages that result from a student-athlete's inability to earn compensation for use of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness because of a decision or action that routinely occurs in the course of intercollegiate athletics. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.07
§ 3302.07. Application proposing innovative education pilot program
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The board of education of any school district, the governing board of any educational service center, or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school may submit to the department of education and workforce an application proposing an innovative education pilot program the implementation of which requires exemptions from specific statutory provisions or rules. If a district or service center board employs teachers under a collective bargaining agreement adopted pursuant to Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, any application submitted under this division shall include the written consent of the teachers' employee representative designated under division (B) of section 4117.04 of the Revised Code. The exemptions requested in the application shall be limited to any requirement of Title XXXIII of the Revised Code or of any rule of the department adopted pursuant to that title except that the application may not propose an exemption from any requirement of or rule adopted pursuant to Chapter 3307. or 3309., section 3302.41 or 3302.42 , sections 3319.07 to 3319.21 , or Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Furthermore, an exemption from any operating standard adopted under division (B)(2) or (D) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code shall be granted only pursuant to a waiver granted by the director of education and workforce under division (O) of that section. (B) The department shall accept any application submitted in accordance with division (A) of this section. The director shall approve or disapprove the application in accordance with standards for approval, which shall be adopted by the department. (C) The director shall exempt each district or service center board or chartered nonpublic school administrative authority with an application approved under division (B) of this section for a specified period from the statutory provisions or rules specified in the approved application. The period of exemption shall not exceed the period during which the pilot program proposed in the application is being implemented and a reasonable period to allow for evaluation of the effectiveness of the program. Last updated August 1, 2023 at 1:37 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.481 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.481
§ 3345.481. Required course registration accommodations
Status: in_force

July 21, 2022 Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Eligible student" means an undergraduate student enrolled in a bachelor's degree program at a state institution of higher education. (2) "Final two academic years" means the last two academic years of full-time study that a bachelor's degree program is typically designed to require, as determined by the chancellor of higher education. (3) "Requisite course" means a course that is necessary to complete an eligible student's bachelor's degree program, but that is not a general elective. (4) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of trustees of a state institution of higher education shall provide an eligible student with an accommodation prescribed under division (C) of this section if that student was unable to register for a requisite course in one of the student's final two academic years and all of the following apply: (1) The eligible student has not completed the requisite course prior to that academic year. (2) The eligible student was enrolled full time, as defined by the chancellor, in that academic year. (3) The eligible student was unable to register for the requisite course in that academic year because of either of the following: (a) The course was not offered by the state institution of higher education. (b) Circumstances beyond the eligible student's control made registration for the course unfeasible, as determined by the chancellor. (4) The eligible student successfully paid all general and instructional fees and did not receive a refund for the courses for which the student registered in that academic year at the start of that year. (5) The eligible student did not enroll in the maximum amount of credit hours in that academic year, as determined by the state institution of higher education. (C) A board of trustees shall offer an eligible student described in division (B) of this section one of the following accommodations: (1) The board of trustees shall waive the eligible student's general and instructional fees for the requisite course if the student successfully registers for that course in the next academic year in which the course is offered. However, a waiver of fees shall not grant an eligible student guaranteed or priority registration for that course. (2) The board of trustees shall reimburse the eligible student for any general and instructional fees the student paid in order to register for a course equivalent to the requisite course that is offered by an institution of higher education with a similar accreditation. To qualify for a reimbursement, the student must have registered for the equivalent course in the academic year in which the student was unable to register for the requisite course. (3) The board of trustees shall permit the eligible student to complete an independent study that meets specified guidelines in lieu of the requisite course in order to meet the requirements of the student's bachelor's degree program. (D) The chancellor shall establish rules to implement this section. Last updated April 27, 2022 at 5:48 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.33
§ 3304.33. Prohibition against private contract or concession to operate vending facility on governmental property
Status: in_force

July 30, 1980 Senate Bill 298 - 113th General Assembly No private contract or concession to operate a vending facility on governmental property shall be granted unless the bureau of services for the visually impaired has determined that such facility is not a satisfactory site for a suitable vending facility operated by a blind licensee. Nothing in sections 3304.29 to 3304.34 of the Revised Code shall be construed to impair any valid contract existing prior to August 19, 1976, or to preclude the renegotiation of such contract on the same terms and with the same parties. The bureau of services for the visually impaired shall maintain adequate records to insure that vending facilities operated by blind licensees are suitable vending facilities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.19
§ 3313.19. Power of board to compound or release claims due from banks
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of education of any school district may compound or release, in whole or in part, a debt, obligation, judgment, or claim due the school district, or due the board of the school district from a bank in process of liquidation or operating under a conservatorship, except where any member of the board is personally interested as a stockholder. The board shall enter upon its records a statement of the facts and the reasons for such compounding or release.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.73 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.73
§ 3333.73. Competitive process for making awards under program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The chancellor of higher education shall establish a competitive process for making awards under the Ohio co-op/internship program. The chancellor, on completion of that process, shall make a recommendation to the controlling board asking for approval of each award selected by the chancellor. The state institution of higher education shall submit a proposal and other documentation required by the chancellor, in the form and manner prescribed by the chancellor, for each award it seeks. A proposal may propose an initiative to be implemented solely by the state institution of higher education or in collaboration with other state institutions of higher education or nonpublic Ohio universities or colleges. The chancellor shall determine which proposals will receive awards each fiscal year, and the amount of each award, on the basis of the merit of each proposal, which the chancellor, subject to approval by the controlling board, shall determine based on one or more of the following criteria: (A) The extent to which the proposal will keep Ohio students in Ohio institutions of higher education; (B) The extent to which the proposal will attract Ohio residents who left Ohio to attend out-of-state institutions of higher education to return to Ohio institutions of higher education; (C) The extent to which the proposal will increase the number of Ohio graduates who remain in Ohio and enter Ohio's workforce; (D) The quality of the program that is the subject of the proposal and the extent to which additional resources will enhance its quality; (E) The extent to which the proposal is integrated with the strengths of the regional economy; (F) The extent to which the proposal supports the workforce policies of the governor's office of workforce transformation to meet the workforce needs of the state and to provide a student participating in the program with the skills needed for workplace success; (G) The extent to which the proposal facilitates the development of high quality academic programs with a cooperative education program or a significant internship program at state institutions of higher education; (H) The extent to which the proposal is integrated with supporting private companies to fill potential job growth, is responsive to the needs of employers, aligns with the skills identified by employers as necessary to fill high-demand job openings, particularly job openings in targeted industry sectors as identified by the governor's office of workforce transformation; (I) The amount of other institutional, public, or private resources, whether monetary or nonmonetary, the proposal pledges to leverage that are in addition to the monetary cost-sharing requirement prescribed in section 3333.74 of the Revised Code; (J) The extent to which the proposal is collaborative with other Ohio institutions of higher education; (K) The extent to which the proposal is integrated with the institution's mission; (L) The extent to which the proposal meets a statewide educational need at the undergraduate or graduate level; (M) The demonstrated productivity or future capacity of the students to be recruited; (N) The extent to which the proposal will create additional capacity in a high quality academic program with a cooperative education program or significant internship program; (O) The extent to which the proposal will encourage students who received degrees from two-year institutions to pursue baccalaureate degrees; (P) The extent to which the proposal facilitates the completion of a baccalaureate degree in a cost-effective manner; (Q) The extent to which other institutional, public, or private resources that are pledged to the proposal, in addition to the monetary cost-sharing requirement prescribed in section 3333.74 of the Revised Code, will be deployed to assist in sustaining the academic program of excellence; (R) The extent to which the proposal increases the likelihood that students will successfully complete their degree programs or certificate programs; (S) The extent to which the proposal ensures that a student participating in the high quality academic program funded by the Ohio co-op/internship program is appropriately qualified and prepared to successfully transition into professions in Ohio's growing companies and industries.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.15
§ 3345.15. Attorney general to be attorney and legal advisor
Status: in_force

July 1, 1983 House Bill 291 - 115th General Assembly The attorney general shall be the attorney for each state college and university and shall provide legal advice in all matters relating to its powers and duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.0712 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.0712
§ 3301.0712. College and work ready assessment system
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce and the chancellor of higher education shall develop a system of college and work ready assessments as described in division (B) of this section to assess whether each student upon graduating from high school is ready to enter college or the workforce. Beginning with students who enter the ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2014, the system shall replace the Ohio graduation tests prescribed in division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as a measure of student academic performance and one determinant of eligibility for a high school diploma in the manner prescribed by rule adopted under division (D) of this section. (B) The college and work ready assessment system shall consist of the following: (1)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(1)(b) of this section, nationally standardized assessments that measure college and career readiness and are used for college admission. The assessments shall be selected jointly by the department and the chancellor, and one of which shall be selected by each school district or school to administer to its students. The assessments prescribed under division (B)(1) of this section shall be administered to all eleventh-grade students in the spring of the school year. (b) Beginning with students who enter the ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2022, the parent or guardian of a student may elect not to have a nationally standardized assessment administered to that student. In that event, the student's school district or school shall not administer the nationally standardized assessment to that student. (2)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(2)(b) of this section, seven end-of-course examinations, one in each of the areas of English language arts I, English language arts II, science, Algebra I, geometry, American history, and American government. The end-of-course examinations shall be selected jointly by the department and the chancellor in consultation with faculty in the appropriate subject areas at institutions of higher education of the university system of Ohio. Advanced placement examinations and international baccalaureate examinations, as prescribed under section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code, in the areas of science, American history, and American government may be used as end-of-course examinations in accordance with division (B)(4)(a)(i) of this section. Final course grades for courses taken under any other advanced standing program, as prescribed under section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code, in the areas of science, American history, and American government may be used in lieu of end-of-course examinations in accordance with division (B)(4)(a)(ii) of this section. (b) Beginning with students who enter ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2019, five end-of-course examinations, one in each areas of English language arts II, science, Algebra I, American history, and American government. However, only the end-of-course examinations in English language arts II and Algebra I shall be required for graduation. The department shall, as necessary to implement division (B)(2)(b) of this section, seek a waiver from the United States secretary of education for testing requirements prescribed under federal law to allow for the use and implementation of Algebra I as the primary assessment of high school mathematics. If the department does not receive a waiver under this division, the end-of-course examinations for students described in division (B)(2)(b) of this section also shall include an end-of-course examination in the area of geometry. However, the geometry end-of-course examination shall not be required for graduation. (3) The end-of-course examinations in American history and American government shall require demonstration of mastery of the American history and American government content for social studies standards adopted under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code and the topics required under division (M) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code. At least twenty per cent of the end-of-course examination in American government shall address the topics on American history and American government described in division (M) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code. (4)(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, both of the following shall apply: (i) If a student is enrolled in an appropriate advanced placement or international baccalaureate course, that student shall take the advanced placement or international baccalaureate examination in lieu of the science, American history, or American government end-of-course examinations prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section. The department shall specify the score levels for each advanced placement examination and international baccalaureate examination for purposes of calculating the minimum cumulative performance score that demonstrates the level of academic achievement necessary to earn a high school diploma. (ii) If a student is enrolled in an appropriate course under any other advanced standing program, as described in section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code, that student shall not be required to take the science, American history, or American government end-of-course examination, whichever is applicable, prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section. Instead, that student's final course grade shall be used in lieu of the applicable end-of-course examination prescribed under that section. The department, in consultation with the chancellor, shall adopt guidelines for purposes of calculating the corresponding final course grades that demonstrate the level of academic achievement necessary to earn a high school diploma. Division (B)(4)(a)(ii) of this section shall apply only to courses for which students receive transcripted credit, as defined in section 3365.01 of the Revised Code. It shall not apply to remedial or developmental courses. (b) No student shall take a substitute examination or examination prescribed under division (B)(4)(a) of this section in place of the end-of-course examinations in English language arts I, English language arts II, Algebra I, or geometry prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section. (c) The department shall consider additional assessments that may be used as substitute examinations in lieu of the end-of-course examinations prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section. (5) The department shall do all of the following: (a) Determine and designate at least five ranges of scores on each of the end-of-course examinations prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section, and substitute examinations prescribed under division (B)(4) of this section. Not later than sixty days after the designation of ranges of scores, the director of education and workforce shall conduct a public presentation before the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate that consider primary and secondary education legislation regarding the designated range of scores. Each range of scores shall be considered to demonstrate a level of achievement so that any student attaining a score within such range has achieved one of the following: (i) An advanced level of skill; (ii) An accomplished level of skill; (iii) A proficient level of skill; (iv) A basic level of skill; (v) A limited level of skill. (b) Determine a method by which to calculate a cumulative performance score based on the results of a student's end-of-course examinations or substitute examinations; (c) Determine the minimum cumulative performance score that demonstrates the level of academic achievement necessary to earn a high school diploma under division (A)(2) of section 3313.618 of the Revised Code. However, no new minimum cumulative performance score shall be determined after October 17, 2019. (d) Develop a table of corresponding score equivalents for the end-of-course examinations and substitute examinations in order to calculate student performance consistently across the different examinations. A score of two on an advanced placement examination or a score of two or three on an international baccalaureate examination shall be considered equivalent to a proficient level of skill as specified under division (B)(5)(a)(iii) of this section. (6)(a) A student who meets both of the following conditions shall not be required to take an end-of-course examination: (i) The student received high school credit prior to July 1, 2015, for a course for which the end-of-course examination is prescribed. (ii) The examination was not available for administration prior to July 1, 2015. Receipt of credit for the course described in division (B)(6)(a)(i) of this section shall satisfy the requirement to take the end-of-course examination. A student exempted under division (B)(6)(a) of this section may take the applicable end-of-course examination at a later date. (b) For purposes of determining whether a student who is exempt from taking an end-of-course examination under division (B)(6)(a) of this section has attained the cumulative score prescribed by division (B)(5)(c) of this section, such student shall select either of the following: (i) The student is considered to have attained a proficient score on the end-of-course examination from which the student is exempt; (ii) The student's final course grade shall be used in lieu of a score on the end-of-course examination from which the student is exempt. The department, in consultation with the chancellor, shall adopt guidelines for purposes of calculating the corresponding final course grades and the minimum cumulative performance score that demonstrates the level of academic achievement necessary to earn a high school diploma. (7)(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, the department may replace the algebra I end-of-course examination prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section with an algebra II end-of-course examination, beginning with the 2016-2017 school year for students who enter ninth grade on or after July 1, 2016. (b) If the department replaces the algebra I end-of-course examination with an algebra II end-of-course examination as authorized under division (B)(7)(a) of this section, both of the following shall apply: (i) A student who is enrolled in an advanced placement or international baccalaureate course in algebra II shall take the advanced placement or international baccalaureate examination in lieu of the algebra II end-of-course examination. (ii) A student who is enrolled in an algebra II course under any other advanced standing program, as described in section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code, shall not be required to take the algebra II end-of-course examination. Instead, that student's final course grade shall be used in lieu of the examination. (c) If a school district or school utilizes an integrated approach to mathematics instruction, the district or school may do either or both of the following: (i) Administer an integrated mathematics I end-of-course examination in lieu of the prescribed algebra I end-of-course examination; (ii) Administer an integrated mathematics II end-of-course examination in lieu of the prescribed geometry end-of-course examination. (8)(a) For students entering the ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2014, but prior to July 1, 2015, the assessment in the area of science shall be physical science or biology. For students entering the ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2015, the assessment in the area of science shall be biology. (b) Until July 1, 2019, the department shall make available the end-of-course examination in physical science for students who entered the ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2014, but prior to July 1, 2015, and who wish to retake the examination. (c) The department shall adopt rules prescribing the requirements for the end-of-course examination in science for students who entered the ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2014, but prior to July 1, 2015, and who have not met the requirement prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code by July 1, 2019, due to a student's failure to satisfy division (A)(2) of section 3313.618 of the Revised Code. (9) The department shall not develop or administer an end-of-course examination in the area of world history. (10) The department, in consultation with the chancellor and the governor's office of workforce transformation, shall determine a competency score for both of the Algebra I and English language arts II end-of-course examinations for the purpose of graduation eligibility. (C) The department shall convene a group of national experts, state experts, and local practitioners to provide advice, guidance, and recommendations for the alignment of standards and model curricula to the assessments and in the design of the end-of-course examinations prescribed by this section. (D) Upon completion of the development of the assessment system, the department shall adopt rules prescribing all of the following: (1) A timeline and plan for implementation of the assessment system, including a phased implementation if the department determines such a phase-in is warranted; (2) The date after which a person shall meet the requirements of the entire assessment system as a prerequisite for a diploma of adult education under section 3313.611 of the Revised Code; (3) Whether and the extent to which a person may be excused from an American history end-of-course examination and an American government end-of-course examination under division (H) of section 3313.61 and division (B)(3) of section 3313.612 of the Revised Code; (4) The date after which a person who has fulfilled the curriculum requirement for a diploma but has not passed one or more of the required assessments at the time the person fulfilled the curriculum requirement shall meet the requirements of the entire assessment system as a prerequisite for a high school diploma under division (B) of section 3313.614 of the Revised Code; (5) The extent to which the assessment system applies to students enrolled in a dropout prevention and recovery program for purposes of division (F) of section 3313.603 or a dropout prevention and recovery community school under section 3314.36 of the Revised Code. (E)(1) Any person enrolled in a nonchartered nonpublic school or any person who is exempt from attendance at school for the purpose of home education under section 3321.042 of the Revised Code may choose to participate in the system of assessments administered under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section. However, no such person shall be required to participate in the system of assessments. (2) The department shall adopt rules for the administration and scoring of any assessments under division (E)(1) of this section. (F) The department shall select at least one nationally recognized job skills assessment. Each school district shall administer that assessment to those students who opt to take it. The department shall reimburse a school district for the costs of administering that assessment. The department shall establish the minimum score a student must attain on the job skills assessment in order to demonstrate a student's workforce readiness and employability. The administration of the job skills assessment to a student under this division shall not exempt a school district from administering the assessments prescribed in division (B) of this section to that student. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.253 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.253
§ 3309.253. Effect of electing defined contribution plan
Status: in_force

April 9, 2001 Senate Bill 270 - 123rd General Assembly A member of the school employees retirement system who elects to participate in a plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code shall be ineligible for any benefit or payment under sections 3309.18 to 3309.70 of the Revised Code and shall be forever barred from claiming or purchasing service credit with any state retirement system, as defined in section 145.30 of the Revised Code, for service covered by the election.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.09
§ 3375.09. Tax levy by board of township trustees for maintenance of library
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In any township where a public library has been created by a vote of the electors thereof, prior to September 4, 1947, the board of township trustees may, annually, levy upon all the taxable property of such township a tax not exceeding one mill on the dollar valuation thereof to maintain such library and to procure suitable rooms therefor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.74 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.74
§ 3309.74. Transferring service credit and contributions between SERS and Cincinnati retirement system
Status: in_force

April 1, 2001 House Bill 535 - 123rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section and sectoins 3309.75 and 3309.76 of the Revised Code, "military service credit" means credit purchased or obtained under the school employees retirement system or city of Cincinnati retirement system for service in the armed forces of the United States. (B) Service credit and contributions may be transferred between the school employees retirement system and the Cincinnati retirement system as specified in sections 3309.75 and 3309.76 of the Revised Code if both of the following conditions are met: (1) The Cincinnati city council and the board of trustees of the Cincinnati retirement system take all actions, including the adoption of any ordinance or resolution, necessary to authorize the transfers. (2) The school employees retirement system and Cincinnati retirement system, through their boards of trustees, enter into an agreement governing the transfers that is consistent with the requirements of sections 3309.75 and 3309.76 of the Revised Code and includes both of the following: (a) A provision under which the retirement systems agree to transfer the amounts specified in those sections; (b) A provision that specifies an amount of credit the system to which the transfer is made will grant for a specific period of service earned under the transferring system. (C) The amount of credit specified under division (B)(2) of this section may be less than the person earned for a specific period of service under the transferring system. (D)(1) The school employees retirement system, through its board of trustees, and the Cincinnati retirement system, acting pursuant to the authority granted it by the Cincinnati city council, may do either of the following: (a) By mutual consent, modify the agreement described in this section; (b) Rescind the agreement described in this section. (2) Action taken under division (D)(1) of this section does not affect any transfers made between the systems and grants of credit made by the systems prior to the time action is taken. (3) Rescinding an agreement as provided in division (D)(1)(b) of this section does not require mutual consent. The retirement system that rescinds the agreement must promptly notify the other. (E) If either of the conditions specified in division (B) of this section is not met, a member of the school employees retirement system who meets the requirements of section 3309.31 of the Revised Code may purchase credit under division (C) of that section for service in the Cincinnati retirement system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.97 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.97
§ 3333.97. Accelerated college and career pathways program Chancellor duties
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 184 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" and "state university" have the same meanings as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) The chancellor of higher education shall do all of the following: (1) Determine and provide the criteria for approving accelerated ninety semester credit hour degree programs established under the accelerated college and career pathways program established under section 3345.89 of the Revised Code; (2) Provide technical assistance to each state university during the development of accelerated ninety semester credit hour degree programs and aligned model college credit plus pathways as required under section 3345.89 of the Revised Code; (3) Identify how students can count credit earned in high school, a nontraditional training program, another state institution of higher education, or work experiences as part of the ninety semester credit hour degree programs at a state university. Each state university shall accept credit from incoming students that meet the criteria under this division. (4) Annually publish on the chancellor's web site all of the following: (a) Each ninety semester credit hour degree program offered by a state university; (b) The number of students participating in each ninety semester credit hour degree program; (c) The number of students that complete each ninety semester credit hour degree program; (d) Any additional information as determined by the chancellor. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 2:24 PM