Ohio Rev. Code § 3323.251 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3323 / § 3323.251
§ 3323.251. Dyslexia screening
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Each school district and other public school shall do all of the following: (1) For the 2023-2024 school year, administer a tier one dyslexia screening measure to a student to whom either of the following applies: (a) The student is enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through three, or the student transfers into the district or school midyear and is enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through three. A screening measure shall be administered to a student enrolled in kindergarten after January 1, 2024, but prior to January 1, 2025. (b) The student is enrolled in any of grades four through six, or the student transfers into the district or school midyear and is enrolled in any of grades four through six, and either of the following applies: (i) The student's parent, guardian, or custodian requests that the screening measure be administered to the student. (ii) A classroom teacher requests that the screening measure be administered to the student and the student's parent, guardian, or custodian grants permission for the screening measure to be administered. A school district may implement the screening under division (A)(1) of this section prior to the 2023-2024 school year. A screening measure administered under division (A)(1) of this section shall be aligned to the grade level in which the student is enrolled at the time the screening is administered. (2) For the 2024-2025 school year and each school year thereafter, administer a tier one dyslexia screening measure to a student to whom either of the following applies: (a) A student enrolled in kindergarten, or a student who transfers into the district or school midyear and is enrolled in kindergarten. A screening measure shall be administered to a student after the first day of January of the school year in which the student is enrolled in kindergarten and prior to the first day of January of the following school year. (b) A student enrolled in any of grades one through six, or a student who transfers into the district or school midyear and is enrolled in any of grades one through six, if either of the following applies: (i) The student's parent, guardian, or custodian requests that the screening measure be administered to the student. (ii) A classroom teacher requests that the screening measure be administered to the student and the student's parent, guardian, or custodian grants permission for the screening measure to be administered. A district or school may administer a tier two dyslexia screening measure to a student to whom the district or school administers a tier one screening measure under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section. In that case, a district or school shall not be required to complete division (A)(4) of this section. A screening measure administered under division (A)(2) of this section shall be aligned to the grade level in which the student is enrolled at the time the screening is administered. (3) Identify each student that is at risk of dyslexia based on the student's results on the tier one screening measure and notify the student's parent, guardian, or custodian that the student has been identified as being at risk. (4) Monitor the progress of each at-risk student toward attaining grade-level reading and writing skills for up to six weeks. The district or school shall check each at-risk student's progress on at least the second week, fourth week, and sixth week after the student is identified as being at risk. If no progress is observed during the monitoring period, the district or school shall notify the parent, guardian, or custodian of the student and administer a tier two dyslexia screening measure to the student. (5) Report to a student's parent or guardian the student's results on a tier two screening measure approved by the Ohio dyslexia committee within thirty days after the measure's administration. If, as determined by the tier two screening measure, the student is identified as having dyslexia tendencies, the student's parent or guardian shall be provided with information about reading development, the risk factors for dyslexia, and descriptions for evidenced-based interventions. (6) If a student demonstrates markers for dyslexia, provide the student's parents or guardian with a written explanation of the district or school's structured literacy program. (B)(1) In the case of a transfer student described in division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, the following apply: (a) If the student is enrolled in kindergarten, a tier one dyslexia screening measure shall be administered to the student during the school's regularly scheduled screening of the kindergarten class or within thirty days after the student's enrollment if so required under this section, or within thirty days after the student's parent, guardian, or custodian requests the screening or grants permission for a screening. (b) If the student is enrolled in any of grades one through six, a tier one dyslexia screening measure shall be administered to the student within thirty days after the student's enrollment if so required under this section, or within thirty days after the student's parent, guardian, or custodian requests the screening under division (A)(1)(b)(i) or (A)(2)(b)(i) of this section or grants permission for the screening under division (A)(1)(b)(ii) or (A)(2)(b)(ii) of this section. (c) No district or school shall be required to administer a tier one dyslexia screening measure to a student who transfers into the district or school midyear if the student's records indicate that such a screening was administered to the student by the district or school from which the student transferred during that school year. (2) If a student is identified as being at risk of dyslexia under division (B)(1) of this section, the district or school shall administer a tier two screening measure in a timely manner. (C) Each district or school shall do all of the following: (1) Comply with any provisions that are statutorily required, as they pertain to the guidebook developed under division (C) of section 3323.25 of the Revised Code; (2) Select screening and intervention measures to administer to students from the measures identified under division (E) of section 3323.25 of the Revised Code; (3) Establish a multidisciplinary team to administer screening and intervention measures and analyze the results of the measures. The team shall include trained and certified personnel and a stakeholder with expertise in the identification, intervention, and remediation of dyslexia. (4) Report to the department of education and workforce the results of screening measures administered under this section. In addition, districts and schools may utilize any best practices and recommendations contained in the guidebook developed under division (C) of section 3323.25 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 17, 2023 at 12:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.27
§ 3328.27. Compliance with standards for financial reporting
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The board of trustees of each college-preparatory boarding school shall comply with the standards for financial reporting adopted under division (B)(2) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.978 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.978
§ 3313.978. Scholarship use and implementation; tutorial assistance grants
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Annually by the first day of November, the director of education and workforce shall notify the pilot project school district of the number of initial scholarships that the director will be awarding in each of grades kindergarten through twelve. The director shall provide information about the scholarship program to all students residing in the district and shall accept applications from any such students during the application period established under division (H) of this section. (1) A student receiving a pilot project scholarship may utilize it at an alternative public school by notifying the district superintendent, of the name of the public school in an adjacent school district to which the student has been accepted pursuant to section 3327.06 of the Revised Code. (2) A student may decide to utilize a pilot project scholarship at a registered private school in the district if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The parent makes an application on behalf of the student to a registered private school. (b) The registered private school notifies the parent and the director as follows that the student has been admitted: (i) By the school pursuant to division (A) of section 3313.977 of the Revised Code; (ii) By the school pursuant to division (C) of section 3313.977 of the Revised Code. (c) The student actually enrolls in the registered private school to which the student was first admitted or in another registered private school or in a public school in an adjacent school district. (B) The director of education and workforce shall also award in any school year tutorial assistance grants to a number of students equal to the number of students who receive scholarships under division (A) of this section. Tutorial assistance grants shall be awarded solely to students who are enrolled in the public schools of the district in a grade level covered by the pilot project. Tutorial assistance grants may be used solely to obtain tutorial assistance from a provider approved pursuant to division (D) of section 3313.976 of the Revised Code. All students wishing to obtain tutorial assistance grants shall make application to the director by the first day of the school year in which the assistance will be used. The director shall award assistance grants in accordance with criteria the director shall establish. (C) In the case of tutorial assistance grants, the grant amount shall not exceed the lesser of the provider's actual charges for such assistance or: (1) Before fiscal year 2007, a percentage established by the director, not to exceed twenty per cent, of the amount of the pilot project school district's average basic scholarship amount; (2) In fiscal year 2007 and thereafter, four hundred dollars. (D)(1) Annually by the first day of November, the director shall estimate the maximum per-pupil scholarship amounts for the ensuing school year. The director shall make this estimate available to the general public at the offices of the district board of education together with the forms required by division (D)(2) of this section. (2) Annually by the fifteenth day of January, the chief administrator of each registered private school, and the principal of each public school in the pilot project district, shall complete a parental information form and forward it to the president of the board of education. The parental information form shall be prescribed by the department of education and workforce and shall provide information about the grade levels offered, the numbers of students, tuition amounts, achievement test results, and any sectarian or other organizational affiliations. (E)(1) Only for the purpose of administering the pilot project scholarship program, the department may request from any of the following entities the data verification code assigned under division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code to any student who is seeking a scholarship under the program: (a) The school district in which the student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code; (b) If applicable, the community school in which the student is enrolled; (c) The independent contractor engaged to create and maintain data verification codes. (2) Upon a request by the department under division (E)(1) of this section for the data verification code of a student seeking a scholarship or a request by the student's parent for that code, the school district or community school shall submit that code to the department or parent in the manner specified by the department. If the student has not been assigned a code, because the student will be entering kindergarten during the school year for which the scholarship is sought, the district shall assign a code to that student and submit the code to the department or parent by a date specified by the department. If the district does not assign a code to the student by the specified date, the department shall assign a code to the student. The department annually shall submit to each school district the name and data verification code of each student residing in the district who is entering kindergarten, who has been awarded a scholarship under the program, and 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 (E) of this section to any person except as provided by law. (F) Any document relative to the pilot project scholarship program 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. (G)(1) The department annually shall compile the scores attained by scholarship students enrolled in registered private schools on the assessments administered to the students pursuant to division (A)(10) of section 3313.976 of the Revised Code. The scores shall be aggregated as follows: (a) By school district, which shall include all scholarship students residing in the pilot project school district who are enrolled in a registered private school and were required to take an assessment pursuant to division (A)(10) of section 3313.976 of the Revised Code; (b) By registered private school, which shall include all scholarship students enrolled in that school who were required to take an assessment pursuant to division (A)(10) of section 3313.976 of the Revised Code. (2) The department shall disaggregate the student performance data described in division (G)(1) of this section according to the following categories: (a) Grade level; (b) Race and ethnicity; (c) Gender; (d) Students who have participated in the scholarship program for three or more years; (e) Students who have participated in the scholarship program for more than one year and less than three years; (f) Students who have participated in the scholarship program for one year or less; (g) Economically disadvantaged students. (3) The department shall post the student performance data required under divisions (G)(1) and (2) of this section on its web site and shall include that data in the information about the scholarship program provided to students under division (A) of this section. In reporting student performance data under this division, the department shall not include any data that is statistically unreliable or that could result in the identification of individual students. For this purpose, the department shall not report performance data for any group that contains less than ten students. (4) The department shall provide the parent of each scholarship student enrolled in a registered private school with information comparing the student's performance on the assessments administered pursuant to division (A)(10) of section 3313.976 of the Revised Code with the average performance of similar students enrolled in the building operated by the pilot project school district that the scholarship student would otherwise attend. In calculating the performance of similar students, the department shall consider age, grade, race and ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status. (H) The department shall open the application period on the first day of February prior to the first day of July of the school year for which a scholarship is sought. Not later than forty-five days after an applicant submits to the department of education and workforce a completed application, the department shall determine whether that applicant is eligible for a scholarship and notify the applicant whether or not the applicant is eligible. The department shall award a scholarship to each student with an approved application. However, for any application submitted on or after the fifteenth day of October of the school year for which the scholarship is sought, the department shall prorate the amount of the awarded scholarship based on how much of the school year remains after the date of the student's enrollment in the private school. Last updated August 1, 2023 at 11:29 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.662 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.662
§ 3309.662. Waiver of rights
Status: in_force

June 30, 1991 House Bill 382 - 119th General Assembly (A) Any person who is receiving an allowance, benefit, or any increase under the provisions of this chapter may, at any time, waive his rights thereto, or to a portion thereof, by filing a written notice of waiver with the school employees retirement board. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, such waiver shall remain in effect until the first day of the month following his death or the filing of his written cancellation of such waiver with the school employees retirement board. It is further provided that any amount so waived shall be forever forfeited. (B) If a beneficiary waives in writing all claim to any benefits under this chapter prior to receipt of the first benefit, the waiver shall put in effect the succession of beneficiaries as provided in division (C) of section 3309.44 of the Revised Code and shall be irrevocable. Last updated March 13, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.613 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.613
§ 3313.613. Awarding high school credit for course completed outside regular school hours at accredited post-secondary institution
Status: in_force

September 28, 1999 House Bill 282 - 123rd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, and notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code, the board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district that operates a high school shall award high school credit for a course successfully completed outside of regular school hours by a student at an accredited post-secondary institution. Such course may either be free of charge or paid for by the parent, guardian, or custodian of the student. High school credit awarded for a course successfully completed under this section shall count toward the graduation requirements and subject area requirements of the school district. If a course comparable to the course successfully completed under this section is offered by the school district, the district board shall award comparable credit for the completed equivalent course. If no comparable course is offered by the school district, the district board shall grant to the student an appropriate number of credits in a similar subject area. (B) The board of education of a city, local, or exempted village school district or the governing authority of a community school, when applicable, may adopt a policy under which it may deny high school credit under this section and Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code for post-secondary courses any portion of which were taken during the period of an expulsion imposed by the district's superintendent or the school's governing authority under division (B) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code or extended under division (F) of that section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.16
§ 3319.16. Termination of contract by board of education
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The contract of any teacher employed by the board of education of any city, exempted village, local, county, or joint vocational school district may not be terminated except for good and just cause. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the provisions of this section relating to the grounds for termination of the contract of a teacher prevail over any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement entered into after October 16, 2009. Before terminating any contract, the employing board shall furnish the teacher a written notice signed by its treasurer of its intention to consider the termination of the teacher's contract with full specification of the grounds for such consideration. The board shall not proceed with formal action to terminate the contract until after the tenth day after receipt of the notice by the teacher. Within ten days after receipt of the notice from the treasurer of the board, the teacher may file with the treasurer a written demand for a hearing before the board or before a referee, and the board shall set a time for the hearing which shall be within thirty days from the date of receipt of the written demand, and the treasurer shall give the teacher at least twenty days' notice in writing of the time and place of the hearing. If a referee is demanded by either the teacher or board, the treasurer also shall give twenty days' notice to the department of education and workforce. No hearing shall be held during the summer vacation without the teacher's consent. The hearing shall be private unless the teacher requests a public hearing. The hearing shall be conducted by a referee appointed pursuant to section 3319.161 of the Revised Code, if demanded; otherwise, it shall be conducted by a majority of the members of the board and shall be confined to the grounds given for the termination. The board shall provide for a complete record of the proceedings, a copy of the record to be furnished to the teacher. The board may suspend a teacher pending final action to terminate the teacher's contract if, in its judgment, the character of the charges warrants such action. Both parties may be present at such hearing, be represented by counsel, require witnesses to be under oath, cross-examine witnesses, take a record of the proceedings, and require the presence of witnesses in their behalf upon subpoena to be issued by the treasurer of the board. In case of the failure of any person to comply with a subpoena, a judge of the court of common pleas of the county in which the person resides, upon application of any interested party, shall compel attendance of the person by attachment proceedings as for contempt. Any member of the board or the referee may administer oaths to witnesses. After a hearing by a referee, the referee shall file a report within ten days after the termination of the hearing. After consideration of the referee's report, the board, by a majority vote, may accept or reject the referee's recommendation on the termination of the teacher's contract. After a hearing by the board, the board, by majority vote, may enter its determination upon its minutes. Any order of termination of a contract shall state the grounds for termination. If the decision, after hearing, is against termination of the contract, the charges and the record of the hearing shall be physically expunged from the minutes, and, if the teacher has suffered any loss of salary by reason of being suspended, the teacher shall be paid the teacher's full salary for the period of such suspension. Any teacher affected by an order of termination of contract may appeal to the court of common pleas of the county in which the school is located within thirty days after receipt of notice of the entry of such order. The appeal shall be an original action in the court and shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint against the board, in which complaint the facts shall be alleged upon which the teacher relies for a reversal or modification of such order of termination of contract. Upon service or waiver of summons in that appeal, the board immediately shall transmit to the clerk of the court for filing a transcript of the original papers filed with the board, a certified copy of the minutes of the board into which the termination finding was entered, and a certified transcript of all evidence adduced at the hearing or hearings before the board or a certified transcript of all evidence adduced at the hearing or hearings before the referee, whereupon the cause shall be at issue without further pleading and shall be advanced and heard without delay. The court shall examine the transcript and record of the hearing and shall hold such additional hearings as it considers advisable, at which it may consider other evidence in addition to the transcript and record. Upon final hearing, the court shall grant or deny the relief prayed for in the complaint as may be proper in accordance with the evidence adduced in the hearing. Such an action is a special proceeding, and either the teacher or the board may appeal from the decision of the court of common pleas pursuant to the Rules of Appellate Procedure and, to the extent not in conflict with those rules, Chapter 2505. of the Revised Code. In any court action, the board may utilize the services of the prosecuting attorney, village solicitor, city director of law, or other chief legal officer of a municipal corporation as authorized by section 3313.35 of the Revised Code, or may employ other legal counsel. A violation of division (A)(7) of section 2907.03 of the Revised Code is grounds for termination of a teacher contract under this section. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 12:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.101 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.101
§ 3326.101. Tuition for nonresidents
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly For each student who is not a resident of this state and is enrolled in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school under division (A)(2) of section 3326.10 of the Revised Code, the school shall determine the amount to charge to the student as tuition. This amount shall be not less than the minimum amount paid to the school for a student under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 4, 2021 at 12:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.145 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.145
§ 3314.145. Liability pertaining to sudden cardiac arrest
Status: in_force

March 14, 2017 Senate Bill 252 - 131st General Assembly (A) A community school, member of a community school governing authority, community school employee or volunteer, community school operator, or employee or volunteer of a community school operator, including a coach, is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from providing services or performing duties under section 3313.5310 of the Revised Code, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. (B) This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a community school, member of a community school governing authority, community school employee or volunteer, community school operator, or employee or v olunteer of a community school operator, including a coach, may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.048 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.048
§ 3333.048. Educator preparation; Metrics and programs
Status: in_force

April 30, 2024 House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly (A) The chancellor of higher education, in consultation with the director of education and workforce, shall, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, establish metrics for the preparation of educators and other school personnel and the institutions of higher education that are engaged in their preparation. The metrics to be used in educator preparation programs shall do all of the following: (1) Be aligned with the standards and qualifications for educator licenses adopted by the state board of education under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code and the requirements of the Ohio teacher residency program established under section 3319.223 of the Revised Code; (2) Ensure that educators and other school personnel are adequately prepared to use the value-added progress dimension prescribed by section 3302.021 of the Revised Code or the alternative student academic progress measure if adopted under division (C)(1)(e) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code; (3) Ensure that all educators complete coursework in evidence-based strategies for effective literacy instruction aligned to the science of reading, which includes phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency comprehension, and vocabulary development, and is part of a structured literacy program; (4) Ensure that clinical preparation for all educators who are responsible for teaching reading only occur in the classrooms where the local education agency has verified that the practicing teachers have training in literacy instruction strategies aligned to the science of reading, use instructional materials aligned to the science of reading from the list established under section 3313.6028 of the Revised Code, and actively implement a structured literacy approach. (B) The chancellor shall do all of the following: (1) Develop an auditing process that clearly documents the degree to which every educator preparation program at an institution of higher education is effectively teaching the science of reading as follows: (a) By December 31, 2023, complete an initial survey of educator preparation programs, establish metrics for the audits, and update standards to reflect new requirements; (b) Grant a one-year grace period for all institutions to meet new standards and requirements under this section to begin on January 1, 2024; (c) On January 1, 2025, begin conducting audits of each institution that offers educator preparation programs. The chancellor shall revoke approval for programs that are found to be not in alignment and do not address the findings of the audit within a year. All programs shall be reviewed every four years thereafter to ensure continued alignment. (2) Annually create a summary of literacy instruction strategies and practices in place for all educator preparation programs based on the program audits, including institution-level summaries, until all programs reach the required alignment specified in division (A)(3) of this section; (3) In conjunction with the department of education and workforce, do all of the following: (a) Publicly release the summaries with local education agencies not later than the thirty-first day of March of each year; (b) Identify a list of approved vendors who can provide professional development experiences that are consistent with the science of reading to educators who are responsible for teaching reading, including faculty in educator preparation programs; (c) Develop a public dashboard that reports the first-time passage rates of students, by institution, on the foundations of reading licensure test. (C) If the metrics established under division (A) of this section require an institution of higher education that prepares teachers to satisfy the standards of an independent accreditation organization, the chancellor shall permit each institution to satisfy the standards of any applicable national educator preparation accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education. (D) The metrics and educator preparation programs established under division (A) of this section may require an institution of higher education, as a condition of approval by the chancellor, to make changes in the curricula of its preparation programs for educators and other school personnel. Notwithstanding division (E) of section 119.03 and division (A)(1) of section 119.04 of the Revised Code, any metrics, educator preparation programs, rules, and regulations, or any amendment or rescission of such metrics, educator preparation programs, rules, and regulations, adopted under this section that necessitate institutions offering preparation programs for educators and other school personnel approved by the chancellor to revise the curricula of those programs shall not be effective for at least one year after the first day of January next succeeding the publication of the said change. Each institution shall allocate money from its existing revenue sources to pay the cost of making the curricular changes. (E) The chancellor shall notify the state board of the metrics and educator preparation programs established under division (A) of this section. The state board shall publish the metrics and educator preparation programs with the standards and qualifications for each type of educator license. (F) The graduates of educator preparation programs approved by the chancellor shall be licensed by the state board in accordance with the standards and qualifications adopted under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 7, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.02
§ 3314.02. Establishment of community school - conversion and start-up
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this chapter: (1) "Sponsor" means the board of education of a school district or the governing board of an educational service center that agrees to the conversion of all or part of a school or building under division (B) of this section, or an entity listed in division (C)(1) of this section, which has been approved by the department of education and workforce to sponsor community schools or is exempted by section 3314.021 or 3314.027 of the Revised Code from obtaining approval, and with which the governing authority of a community school enters into a contract under section 3314.03 of the Revised Code. (2) "Pilot project area" means the school districts included in the territory of the former community school pilot project established by former Section 50.52 of Am. Sub. H.B. No. 215 of the 122nd general assembly. (3) "Challenged school district" means any of the following: (a) A school district that is part of the pilot project area; (b) A school district that meets one of the following conditions: (i) On March 22, 2013, the district was in a state of academic emergency or in a state of academic watch under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, as that section existed prior to March 22, 2013; (ii) For two of the 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, and 2015-2016 school years, the district received a grade of "D" or "F" for the performance index score and a grade of "F" for the value-added progress dimension under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code; (iii) For the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021 school years, the district has received an overall grade of "D" or "F" under division (C)(3) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, or, for at least two of the three most recent school years, the district received a grade of "F" for the value-added progress dimension under division (C)(1)(e) of that section; (iv) For the 2021-2022 school year and for any school year thereafter, the district has received an overall performance rating of less than three stars under division (D)(3) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, or, for at least two of the three most recent school years, the district received one star for progress under division (D)(3)(c) of that section. (c) A big eight school district; (d) A school district ranked in the lowest five per cent of school districts according to performance index score under section 3302.21 of the Revised Code. (4) "Big eight school district" means a school district that for fiscal year 1997 had both of the following: (a) A percentage of children residing in the district and participating in the predecessor of Ohio works first greater than thirty per cent, as reported pursuant to section 3317.10 of the Revised Code; (b) An average daily membership greater than twelve thousand, as reported pursuant to former division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. (5) "New start-up school" means a community school other than one created by converting all or part of an existing public school or educational service center building, as designated in the school's contract pursuant to division (A)(17) of section 3314.03 of the Revised Code. (6) "Urban school district" means one of the state's twenty-one urban school districts as defined in division (O) of section 3317.02 of the Revised Code as that section existed prior to July 1, 1998. (7) "Internet- or computer-based community school" means a community school established under this chapter in which the enrolled students work primarily from their residences on assignments in nonclassroom-based learning opportunities provided via an internet- or other computer-based instructional method that does not rely on regular classroom instruction or via comprehensive instructional methods that include internet-based, other computer-based, and noncomputer-based learning opportunities unless a student receives career-technical education under section 3314.086 of the Revised Code. A community school that operates mainly as an internet- or computer-based community school and provides career-technical education under section 3314.086 of the Revised Code shall be considered an internet- or computer-based community school, even if it provides some classroom-based instruction, so long as it provides instruction via the methods described in this division. (8) "Operator" or "management company" means either of the following: (a) An individual or organization that manages the daily operations of a community school pursuant to a contract between the operator or management company and the school's governing authority; (b) A nonprofit organization that provides programmatic oversight and support to a community school under a contract with the school's governing authority and that retains the right to terminate its affiliation with the school if the school fails to meet the organization's quality standards. (9) "Alliance municipal school district" has the same meaning as in section 3311.86 of the Revised Code. (10) "Dropout prevention and recovery community school" means a community school that enrolls only students who are at least fourteen years of age and not older than twenty-one years of age and who, at the time of their initial enrollment, are at least one grade level behind their cohort age groups or experience crises that significantly interfere with their academic progress such that they are prevented from continuing their traditional educational programs. (B)(1) Any person or group of individuals may initially propose under this division the conversion of all or a portion of a public school to a community school. The proposal shall be made to the board of education of the city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district in which the public school is proposed to be converted. (2) Any person or group of individuals may initially propose under this division the conversion of all or a portion of a building operated by an educational service center to a community school. The proposal shall be made to the governing board of the service center. On or after July 1, 2017, except as provided in section 3314.027 of the Revised Code, any educational service center that sponsors a community school shall be approved by and enter into a written agreement with the department as described in section 3314.015 of the Revised Code. (3) Upon receipt of a proposal, and after an agreement has been entered into pursuant to section 3314.015 of the Revised Code, a board may enter into a preliminary agreement with the person or group proposing the conversion of the public school or service center building, indicating the intention of the board to support the conversion to a community school. A proposing person or group that has a preliminary agreement under this division may proceed to finalize plans for the school, establish a governing authority for the school, and negotiate a contract with the board. Provided the proposing person or group adheres to the preliminary agreement and all provisions of this chapter, the board shall negotiate in good faith to enter into a contract in accordance with section 3314.03 of the Revised Code and division (C) of this section. (4) The sponsor of a conversion community school proposed to open in an alliance municipal school district shall be subject to approval by the department of education and workforce for sponsorship of that school using the criteria established under division (A) of section 3311.87 of the Revised Code. Division (B)(4) of this section does not apply to a sponsor that, on or before September 29, 2015, was exempted under section 3314.021 or 3314.027 of the Revised Code from the requirement to be approved for sponsorship under divisions (A)(2) and (B)(1) of section 3314.015 of the Revised Code. (5) A school established in accordance with division (B) of this section that later enters into a sponsorship contract with an entity that is not a school district or educational service center shall, at the time of entering into the new contract, be deemed a community school established in accordance with division (C) of this section. (C)(1) Provided all other conditions of sponsorship and governance are satisfied, any person or group of individuals may propose under this division the establishment of a new start-up school regardless of the school's proposed location. The proposal may be made to any of the following entities: (a) The board of education of the district in which the school is proposed to be located; (b) The board of education of any joint vocational school district with territory in the county in which is located the majority of the territory of the district in which the school is proposed to be located; (c) The board of education of any other city, local, or exempted village school district having territory in the same county where the district in which the school is proposed to be located has the major portion of its territory; (d) The governing board of any educational service center, regardless of the location of the proposed school, may sponsor a new start-up school if all of the following are satisfied: (i) If applicable, it satisfies the requirements of division (E) of section 3311.86 of the Revised Code; (ii) It is approved to do so by the department; (iii) It enters into an agreement with the department under section 3314.015 of the Revised Code. (e) A sponsoring authority designated by the board of trustees of any of the thirteen state universities listed in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code or the board of trustees itself as long as a mission of the proposed school to be specified in the contract under division (A)(2) of section 3314.03 of the Revised Code and as approved by the department under division (B)(3) of section 3314.015 of the Revised Code will be the practical demonstration of teaching methods, educational technology, or other teaching practices that are included in the curriculum of the university's teacher preparation program approved by the chancellor of higher education; (f) Any qualified tax-exempt entity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as long as all of the following conditions are satisfied: (i) The entity has been in operation for at least five years prior to applying to be a community school sponsor. (ii) The entity has assets of at least five hundred thousand dollars and a demonstrated record of financial responsibility. (iii) The department has determined that the entity is an education-oriented entity under division (B)(4) of section 3314.015 of the Revised Code and the entity has a demonstrated record of successful implementation of educational programs. (iv) The entity is not a community school. (g) The mayor of a city in which the majority of the territory of a school district to which section 3311.60 of the Revised Code applies is located, regardless of whether that district has created the position of independent auditor as prescribed by that section. The mayor's sponsorship authority under this division is limited to community schools that are located in that school district. Such mayor may sponsor community schools only with the approval of the city council of that city, after establishing standards with which community schools sponsored by the mayor must comply, and after entering into a sponsor agreement with the department as prescribed under section 3314.015 of the Revised Code. The mayor shall establish the standards for community schools sponsored by the mayor not later than one hundred eighty days after July 15, 2013, and shall submit them to the department upon their establishment. The department shall approve the mayor to sponsor community schools in the district, upon receipt of an application by the mayor to do so. Not later than ninety days after the department's approval of the mayor as a community school sponsor, the department shall enter into the sponsor agreement with the mayor. Any entity described in division (C)(1) of this section may enter into a preliminary agreement pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section with the proposing person or group, provided that entity has been approved by and entered into a written agreement with the department pursuant to section 3314.015 of the Revised Code. (2) A preliminary agreement indicates the intention of an entity described in division (C)(1) of this section to sponsor the community school. A proposing person or group that has such a preliminary agreement may proceed to finalize plans for the school, establish a governing authority as described in division (E) of this section for the school, and negotiate a contract with the entity. Provided the proposing person or group adheres to the preliminary agreement and all provisions of this chapter, the entity shall negotiate in good faith to enter into a contract in accordance with section 3314.03 of the Revised Code. (3) A new start-up school that is established in a school district described in either division (A)(3)(b) or (d) of this section may continue in existence once the school district no longer meets the conditions described in either division, provided there is a valid contract between the school and a sponsor. (4) A copy of every preliminary agreement entered into under this division shall be filed with the director of education and workforce. (D) A majority vote of the board of a sponsoring entity and a majority vote of the members of the governing authority of a community school shall be required to adopt a contract and convert the public school or educational service center building to a community school or establish the new start-up school. Beginning September 29, 2005, adoption of the contract shall occur not later than the fifteenth day of March, and signing of the contract shall occur not later than the fifteenth day of May, prior to the school year in which the school will open. The governing authority shall notify the department of education and workforce when the contract has been signed. Subject to sections 3314.013 and 3314.016 of the Revised Code, an unlimited number of community schools may be established in any school district provided that a contract is entered into for each community school pursuant to this chapter. (E)(1) As used in this division, "immediate relatives" are limited to spouses, children, parents, grandparents, and siblings, as well as in-laws residing in the same household as the person serving on the governing authority. Each new start-up community school established under this chapter shall be under the direction of a governing authority which shall consist of a board of not less than five individuals. (2)(a) No person shall serve on the governing authority or operate the community school under contract with the governing authority under any of the following circumstances: (i) The person owes the state any money or is in a dispute over whether the person owes the state any money concerning the operation of a community school that has closed. (ii) The person would otherwise be subject to division (B) of section 3319.31 of the Revised Code with respect to refusal, limitation, or revocation of a license to teach, if the person were a licensed educator. (iii) The person has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of theft in office under section 2921.41 of the Revised Code, or has pleaded guilty to or been convicted of a substantially similar offense in another state. (b) No person shall serve on the governing authority or engage in the financial day-to-day management of the community school under contract with the governing authority unless and until that person has submitted to a criminal records check in the manner prescribed by section 3319.39 of the Revised Code. (c) Each sponsor of a community school shall annually verify that a finding for recovery has not been issued by the auditor of state against any individual or individuals who propose to create a community school or any member of the governing authority, the operator, or any employee of each community school with responsibility for fiscal operations or authorization to expend money on behalf of the school. (3) No person shall serve on the governing authorities of more than five start-up community schools at the same time unless both of the following apply: (a) The person serves in a volunteer capacity and receives no compensation under division (E)(5) of this section from any governing authority on which the person serves. (b) For any school that has an operator, the operator is a nonprofit organization. (4)(a) For a community school established under this chapter that is not sponsored by a school district or an educational service center, no present or former member, or immediate relative of a present or former member, of the governing authority shall be an owner, employee, or consultant of the community school's sponsor or operator, unless at least one year has elapsed since the conclusion of the person's membership on the governing authority. (b) For a community school established under this chapter that is sponsored by a school district or an educational service center, no present or former member, or immediate relative of a present or former member, of the governing authority shall: (i) Be an officer of the district board or service center governing board that serves as the community school's sponsor, unless at least one year has elapsed since the conclusion of the person's membership on the governing authority; (ii) Serve as an employee of, or a consultant for, the department, division, or section of the sponsoring district or service center that is directly responsible for sponsoring community schools, or have supervisory authority over such a department, division, or section, unless at least one year has elapsed since the conclusion of the person's membership on the governing authority. (5) The governing authority of a start-up or conversion community school may provide by resolution for the compensation of its members. However, no individual who serves on the governing authority of a start-up or conversion community school shall be compensated more than one hundred twenty-five dollars per meeting of that governing authority and no such individual shall be compensated more than a total amount of five thousand dollars per year for all governing authorities upon which the individual serves. Each member of the governing authority may be paid compensation 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 less in length and one hundred twenty-five dollars a day for attendance at a training program longer than three hours in length. (6) No person who is the employee of a school district or educational service center shall serve on the governing authority of any community school sponsored by that school district or service center. (7) Each member of the governing authority of a community school shall annually file a disclosure statement setting forth the names of any immediate relatives or business associates employed by any of the following within the previous three years: (a) The sponsor or operator of that community school; (b) A school district or educational service center that has contracted with that community school; (c) A vendor that is or has engaged in business with that community school. (8) No person who is a member of a school district board of education shall serve on the governing authority of any community school. (F)(1) A new start-up school that is established prior to August 15, 2003, in an urban school district that is not also a big-eight school district may continue to operate after that date and the contract between the school's governing authority and the school's sponsor may be renewed, as provided under this chapter, after that date. (2) A community school that was established prior to June 29, 1999, and is located in a county contiguous to the pilot project area and in a school district that was not a challenged school district may continue to operate after that date, provided the school complies with all provisions of this chapter. The contract between the school's governing authority and the school's sponsor may be renewed. (3) Any educational service center that, on June 30, 2007, sponsors a community school that is not located in a county within the territory of the service center or in a county contiguous to such county may continue to sponsor that community school on and after June 30, 2007, and may renew its contract with the school. (4) The department of education and workforce shall not restrict the establishment of a new start-up community school to those located in a challenged school district as was required by this section prior to September 30, 2021. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.78 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.78
§ 3307.78. Purchasing credit for service as school board member
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "school board member" means a member of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district board of education and "governing board member" means a member of an educational service center governing board. (B) A member of the state teachers retirement system participating in the STRS defined benefit plan may purchase credit under section 3307.70 of the Revised Code for service as a school board or governing board member, other than service subject to the tax on wages imposed by the "Federal Insurance Contributions Act," 68A Stat. 415 (1954), 26 U.S.C.A. 3101, as amended. The member must provide evidence satisfactory to the state teachers retirement board of service as a school board or governing board member during the years for which the member wishes to purchase credit. Credit may be purchased for service as a school board or governing board member between September 1, 1920, and the first day of January of the year in which the credit is purchased. A member is eligible to purchase one-quarter of a year's credit for each year of service as a school board or governing board member.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.112 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.112
§ 3318.112. Standards for solar-ready equipment
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "solar-ready" means capable of accommodating the eventual installation of roof top, solar photovoltaic energy equipment. (B) The Ohio facilities construction commission shall adopt rules prescribing standards for solar-ready equipment in school buildings under their jurisdiction. The rules shall include, but not be limited to, standards regarding roof space limitations, shading and obstruction, building orientation, roof loading capacity, and electric systems. (C) A school district may seek, and the commission may grant for good cause shown, a waiver from part or all of the standards prescribed under division (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6611 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6611
§ 3313.6611. Student-led violence prevention clubs
Status: in_force

March 24, 2021 House Bill 123 - 133rd General Assembly Each local, city, exempted village, joint vocational school district, community school established under Chapter 3314., STEM school established under Chapter 3326., and college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code may designate a student-led violence prevention club for each school building in the district or school serving grades six through twelve. If created, each club shall do the following: (A) Be open to all members of the student body; (B) Have at least one identified adult advisor; (C) Implement and sustain suicide and violence prevention and social inclusion training and awareness activities in a manner consistent with section 3301.221 of the Revised Code; (D) Foster opportunities for student leadership development.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.01
§ 3310.01. Definitions for the educational choice scholarship pilot program
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in sections 3310.01 to 3310.17 of the Revised Code: (A) "Chartered nonpublic school" means a nonpublic school that holds a valid charter issued by the director of education and workforce under section 3301.16 of the Revised Code and meets the standards established for such schools in rules adopted by the director. (B) An "eligible student" is a student who satisfies the conditions specified in section 3310.03 or 3310.032 of the Revised Code. (C) "Parent" has the same meaning as in section 3313.98 of the Revised Code. (D) "Resident district" means the school district in which a student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (E) "School year" has the same meaning as in section 3313.62 of the Revised Code. Last updated November 7, 2023 at 3:54 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.6029 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.6029
§ 3313.6029. Parental notification of student assessment results
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Parent" has the same meaning as in section 3313.98 of the Revised Code. (2) "State assessment" means an achievement assessment prescribed under section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code or an end-of-course examination under section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code. (B) Not later than the thirtieth day of June each school year, each school district and chartered nonpublic school shall provide a student's parents with the student's score on any state assessment administered to the student in that school year by doing either of the following: (1) Sending the scores to the parent by mail or electronic mail; (2) Posting the scores in a secure portal on the district's or school's web site that the parent may access. Last updated August 31, 2023 at 3:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3305.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3305 / § 3305.05
§ 3305.05. Employees who may elect to participate in alternative plan
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 3305.051 of the Revised Code, "academic or administrative employee" means any full-time employee not receiving any benefit, allowance, or other payment granted on the employee's account from a state retirement system who, before August 1, 2005, met one of the following requirements: (1) The employee was a member of the faculty of a public institution of higher education. (2) The employee was a member of the administrative staff of a public institution of higher education serving in a position in the unclassified civil service pursuant to section 124.11 of the Revised Code. (3) If section 124.11 of the Revised Code did not apply to the public institution of higher education, the employee was a member of the administrative staff of a public institution of higher education serving in a position comparable to a position in the unclassified civil service. In all cases of doubt, the board of trustees of the public institution of higher education shall determine whether any person is an academic or administrative employee for purposes of this chapter, and the board's decision shall be final. (B)(1) Each person who, on August 1, 2005, is an eligible employee of a public institution of higher education and has accrued less than five years of service credit in a state retirement system may, not later than one hundred twenty days after August 1, 2005, make an election to participate in an alternative retirement plan available at the employing public institution, unless, prior to August 1, 2005, the person had an opportunity pursuant to former section 3305.05 of the Revised Code to make such an election as an academic or administrative employee of that public institution of higher education. (2) An eligible employee whose employment with a public institution of higher education commences on or after August 1, 2005, may, not later than one hundred twenty days after the starting date of the employment, make an election to participate in an alternative retirement plan available at the employing public institution. (3) An eligible employee who, on or after August 1, 2005, terminates employment at one public institution of higher education and subsequently is employed by another public institution of higher education in a position for which an alternative retirement plan is available may, not later than one hundred twenty days after the starting date of the employment, elect to participate in an alternative retirement plan available at that public institution. (C)(1) An eligible employee who makes an election under division (B) of this section shall submit the election in writing to the designated officer of the employee's employing public institution of higher education. Once submitted, the election is irrevocable while the eligible employee continues to be employed by the public institution of higher education. Not later than ten days after the election becomes irrevocable, the officer shall file a certified copy of the election with the state retirement system to which, apart from the election, the employee's employment would be subject. Each public institution of higher education that employs a person eligible to make an election under division (B) of this section shall notify, in writing, the state retirement system that applies to that employment in the manner specified by that state retirement system. The notice shall include the person's name and address. The notice shall be given not later than ten days after the first date the person is on the institution's payroll. (2) Elections made under division (B) of this section take effect as follows: (a) An election under division (B)(1) of this section is effective as of the date on which the employee's election to participate in the alternative retirement plan becomes irrevocable. (b) An election under division (B)(2) or (3) of this section is effective as of the electing employee's starting date of employment. (3) An eligible employee's election under division (B) of this section applies to the employee's employment in all positions at that public institution, unless the employee terminates employment at the public institution and does not return to employment in any position at that public institution for at least three hundred sixty-five days after the date of termination. (4) An eligible employee who makes an election under division (B) of this section is forever barred from claiming or purchasing service credit under any state retirement system for the period of employment while the election is in effect. (D)(1) An eligible employee who fails to make an election under division (B) of this section within the one-hundred-twenty day election period shall be deemed to have elected to participate in the state retirement system that applies to the employee's employment. (2) An eligible employee who fails to make an election under division (B) of this section shall not be permitted to make an election for employment in any other position at the public institution of higher education while employed at that public institution, unless the employee terminates employment at the public institution and does not return to employment in any position at the public institution for at least three hundred sixty-five days after the date of termination. Last updated July 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.521 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.521
§ 3310.521. Profiles for special application programs
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As a condition of receiving payments for a scholarship, each eligible applicant shall attest to receipt of the profile prescribed by division (B) of this section. Such attestation shall be made and submitted to the department of education and workforce in the form and manner as required by the department. (B) The alternative public provider or registered private provider that enrolls a qualified special education child shall submit in writing to the eligible applicant to whom a scholarship is awarded on behalf of that child a profile of the provider's special education program, in a form as prescribed by the department, that shall contain the following: (1) Methods of instruction that will be utilized by the provider to provide services to the qualified special education child; (2) Qualifications of teachers, instructors, and other persons who will be engaged by the provider to provide services to the qualified special education child. The form required under division (B) of this section may be submitted electronically. Last updated August 16, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.08
§ 3332.08. Surety bond
Status: in_force

July 1, 2003 Senate Bill 266 - 124th General Assembly The application for a certificate of registration for a school located within Ohio shall be accompanied by a surety bond in a penal sum established by rule of the state board of career colleges and schools pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code with conditions and in a form prescribed by the board with at least one corporate bonding company approved by the department of insurance as surety thereon. Bond shall be maintained in effect for a period specified by rule of the board. The board may permit a school to cancel its bond if the school has been approved to participate in any federal student financial assistance program authorized under Title IV of the "Higher Education Act of 1965," 20 U.S.C.A. 1070 et seq., as amended, or if the school meets standards of financial responsibility otherwise established by the board. The bond shall provide for the indemnification of any person suffering prepaid tuition loss as the result of a school closure in accordance with section 3332.082 of the Revised Code. The liability of the surety on such bond for the school covered shall not exceed the sum of the bond as an aggregate for all students for all breaches of the conditions of the bond by the school. The term of the bond shall be continuous, but it shall be subject to cancellation by the surety in the manner described in this section. The bond shall provide blanket coverage for the acts of all persons engaged as agents of the school without naming them and without regard to the time they are engaged during the term of the bond. The surety may terminate the bond upon giving a sixty-day written notice to the principal and to the state board of career colleges and schools, but the liability of the surety for acts of the principal and its agents continues during the sixty days of cancellation notice. The notice does not absolve the surety from liability which accrues before the cancellation becomes final but which is discovered after that date and which may have arisen at any time during the term of the bond. Unless the bond is replaced by that of another surety before the expiration of the sixty days notice of cancellation, the certificate of registration shall be suspended. Any person subject to this section required to file a bond with an application for a certificate of registration may file, in lieu thereof, cash, a certificate of deposit, letter of credit, or government bonds in the amount established by the board. The deposit is subject to the same terms and conditions as are provided for in the surety bond required herein. Any interest or earnings on such deposits are payable to the depositor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.731 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.731
§ 3309.731. Transferred service credit from uniform retirement system
Status: in_force

February 20, 2002 Senate Bill 119 - 124th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "transferred service credit" means service credit purchased or obtained under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code prior to the date a member commenced the employment covered by the school employees retirement system for which the member is currently contributing to the system. (B) A member of the school employees retirement system who has contributions on deposit with, but is no longer contributing to, a uniform retirement system shall, in computing years of service, be given full credit for transferred service credit if a transfer to the school employees retirement system is made under this section. At the request of a member, the uniform system shall transfer to the school employees retirement system the sum of the following: (1) An amount equal to the amounts transferred to the uniform system under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code; (2) Interest, determined as provided in division (E) of this section, on the amount specified in division (B)(1) of this section for the period from the last day of the year in which the transfer under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code was made to the date a transfer is made under this section. (C) A member of the school employees retirement system with at least eighteen months of contributing service credit with the school employees retirement system who has received a refund of contributions to a uniform retirement system shall, in computing years of service, be given full credit for transferred service credit if, for each year of service, the school employees retirement system receives the sum of the following: (1) An amount, which shall be paid by the member, equal to the amount refunded by the uniform system to the member for that year for transferred service credit, with interest on that amount from the date of the refund to the date a payment is made under this section; (2) Interest, which shall be transferred by the uniform system, on the amount refunded to the member for the period from the last day of the year in which the transfer under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code was made to the date the refund was made; (3) If the uniform system retained any portion of the amount transferred under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code, an amount, which shall be transferred by the uniform system, equal to the amount retained, with interest on that amount for the period from the last day of the year in which the transfer under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code was made to the date a transfer is made under this section. On receipt of payment from the member, the school employees retirement system shall notify the uniform system, which, on receipt of the notice, shall make the transfer required by this division. Interest shall be determined as provided in division (E) of this section. (D) Service credit purchased or obtained under this section shall be considered the equivalent of Ohio service credit. A member may choose to purchase only part of the credit the member is eligible to purchase under division (C) of this section in any one payment, subject to rules adopted by the school employees retirement board. A member is ineligible to purchase or obtain service credit under this section for service to be used in the calculation of any retirement benefit currently being paid or payable to the member in the future under any other retirement program or for service credit that may be purchased or obtained under section 3309.73 of the Revised Code. (E) Interest charged under this section shall be calculated separately for each year of service credit at the lesser of the actuarial assumption rate for that year of the school employees retirement system or of the uniform retirement system to which the credit was transferred under section 742.21 , 742.214 , 742.375 , 5505.201 , 5505.40 , or 5505.41 of the Revised Code. The interest shall be compounded annually. (F) Any amounts transferred or paid under divisions (B) and (C) of this section that are attributable to contributions made by the member or to amounts paid to purchase service credit shall be credited to the employees' savings fund created under section 3309.47 of the Revised Code. Any remaining amounts shall be credited to one or more of the funds created under that section as determined by the board. (G) At the request of the school employees retirement system, the uniform retirement system shall certify to the school employees retirement system a copy of the records of the service and contributions of a school employees retirement system member who seeks service credit under this section. The uniform retirement system shall specify the portions of the amounts transferred that are attributable to employee contributions, employer contributions, and interest. (H) If a member of the school employees retirement system who is not a current contributor elects to receive service credit under section 742.214 or 5505.41 of the Revised Code for transferred service credit, as defined in those sections, the system shall transfer to the uniform retirement system, as applicable, the amount specified in division (B) or (C) of section 742.214 or division (B) or (C) of section 5505.41 of the Revised Code. (I) The board may adopt rules to implement this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.901 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.901
§ 3313.901. Courses at Ohio technical centers
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "Ohio technical center" has the same meaning as in section 3333.94 of the Revised Code. (B) Upon approval by the department of education and workforce, any city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational school district may contract with an Ohio technical center to serve students in any of grades seven to twelve who are enrolled in a career-technical education program at the district but cannot enroll in a course at the district for any of the following reasons: (1) The course is at capacity and cannot serve all students who want to enroll in the course. (2) The student has a scheduling conflict that prevents the student from taking the course at the time offered by the district. (3) The district does not offer the course due to lack of enrollment, lack of a qualified teacher, or lack of facilities. (4) Any other reason determined by the department. (C) School districts shall apply to the department for approval to contract with an Ohio technical center under this section. Applicants shall submit a plan to the department describing how the district and the Ohio technical center will establish a collaborative partnership to provide career-technical education to students. Prior to approval, the department shall consider the extent to which the partnership will increase access to career-technical education courses for students. (D) If the department approves an application under this section, the school district that received that approval shall do all of the following: (1) Award a student high school credit for completion of any career-technical education course at an Ohio technical center; (2) Report the student in the education management information system established under section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code as enrolled in the district for the time the student is taking a course at an Ohio technical center, but the district shall indicate that the course is being taken through a center rather than at the district; (3) Not count a student taking a course at an Ohio technical center as more than one full-time equivalent student, unless the student is enrolled full-time in the district during the regularly scheduled school day and takes the course at the center during time outside of normal school hours; (4) Pay the Ohio technical center for each student taking a course at the technical center. The payment amount shall be the lesser of the standard tuition charged for the course by the center or the applicable one of the following: (a) If the center is located on the same campus as the high school in which the student is enrolled, the amount equal to the statewide average base cost per pupil and the amount applicable to the student pursuant to division (C) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code for the portion of the full-time equivalency the student is enrolled in the course, without application of the district's state share percentage; (b) If the center is not located on the same campus as the high school in which the student is enrolled, $7,500. (E) A district and an Ohio technical center may enter into an agreement under this section to establish alternate amounts than those prescribed under division (D) of this section that the district will pay to the center. (F) A district may use career-technical education funds received under division (C) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code to pay for any costs incurred by students enrolling in courses at an Ohio technical center under this section. The department shall consider that cost as an approved career-technical education expense under division (F) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code. (G) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Revised Code, an individual who holds an adult education permit issued by the state board of education and is employed by an Ohio technical center may provide instruction to a student in grades seven through twelve who is taking a course at an Ohio technical center under this section. (H) If the department approves an application from a school district to contract with an Ohio technical center under this section, the district shall not prohibit a student enrolled in the district from taking any course for which the district has contracted at the technical center. Last updated August 28, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.11
§ 3317.11. Educational service center funding
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, "base amount" is equal to $356,250. (2) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, "funding base" means an amount calculated by the department of education and workforce that is equal to the amount an educational service center would have received under Section 265.360 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd general assembly for fiscal year 2020 using the student counts of the school districts with which the service center has service agreements for the fiscal year for which payments under this section are being made. (3) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, "general phase-in percentage" for an educational service center means the "general phase-in percentage" for school districts as defined in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code. (4) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, "student count" means the count calculated under division (G)(1) of section 3313.843 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department of education and workforce shall pay the governing board of each educational service center an amount equal to the following: The educational service center's funding base + [(the amount calculated for the educational service center for that fiscal year under division (C) of this section - the educational service center's funding base) X the educational service center's general phase-in percentage for that fiscal year] (2) For fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall pay the governing board of each educational service center an amount calculated in a manner determined by the general assembly. (C) For fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the department shall calculate an amount for each educational service center as follows: (1) If the educational service center has a student count of 5,000 students or less, the base amount. (2) If the educational service center has a student count greater than 5,000 students but less than or equal to 35,000 students, the following sum: The base amount + [(the educational service center's student count - 5,000) X $24.72] (3) If the educational service center has a student count greater than 35,000 students, the following sum: The base amount + (30,000 X $24.72) + [(the educational service center's student count - 35,000) X $30.90] Last updated July 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.54
§ 3345.54. Conveyance of auxiliary facilities to conduit entity
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Auxiliary facilities" has the same meaning as in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code. (2) "Conduit entity" means an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code qualified as a public charity under section 509(a)(2) or 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any other appropriate legal entity selected by the state institution, whose corporate purpose allows it to perform the functions and obligations of a conduit entity pursuant to the terms of a financing agreement. (3) "Conveyed property" means auxiliary facilities conveyed by a state institution to a conduit entity pursuant to a financing agreement. (4) "Financing agreement" means a contract described in division (C) of this section. (5) "Independent funding source" means a private entity that enters into a financing agreement with a conduit entity and a state institution. (6) "State institution" means a state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of trustees of a state institution, with the approval of the chancellor of higher education and the controlling board, may enter into a financing agreement with a conduit entity and an independent funding source selected either through a competitive selection process or by direct negotiations, and may convey to the conduit entity title to any auxiliary facilities owned by the state institution pursuant to the terms of a financing agreement. (C) A financing agreement under this section is a written contract entered into among a state institution, a conduit entity, and an independent funding source that provides for: (1) The conveyance of auxiliary facilities owned by a state institution to the conduit entity for consideration deemed adequate by the state institution; (2) The lease of the conveyed property by the conduit entity to the independent funding source and leaseback of the conveyed property to the conduit entity for a term not to exceed ninety-nine years; (3) Such other terms and conditions that may be negotiated and agreed upon by the parties, including, but not limited to, terms regarding: (a) Payment to the state institution by the conduit entity of revenues received by it from the operations of the conveyed property in excess of the payments it is required to make to the independent funding source under the lease-leaseback arrangement described in division (C)(2) of this section; (b) Pledge, assignment, or creation of a lien in favor of the independent funding source by the conduit entity of any revenues derived from the conveyed property; (c) Reverter or conveyance of title to the conveyed property to the state institution when the conveyed property is no longer subject to a lease with the independent funding source. (4) Terms and conditions required by the chancellor or the controlling board as a condition of approval of the financing agreement. (D) The state institution and the conduit entity may enter into such other management agreements or other contracts regarding the conveyed property the parties deem appropriate, including agreements pursuant to which the state institution may maintain or administer the conveyed property and collect and disburse revenues from the conveyed property on behalf of the conduit entity. (E) The parties may modify or extend the term of the financing agreement with the approval of the chancellor and the controlling board. (F) The conveyed property shall retain its exemption from property taxes and assessments as though title to the conveyed property were held by the state institution during any part of a tax year that title is held by the state institution or the conduit entity and, if held by the conduit entity, remains subject to the lease-leaseback arrangement described in division (C)(2) of this section. However, as a condition of the continued exemption of the conveyed property during the term of the lease-leaseback arrangement the conduit entity shall apply for and maintain the exemption as provided by law. (G) Nothing in this section is intended to abrogate, amend, limit, or replace any existing authority state institutions may have with respect to the conveyance, lease, lease-leaseback, finance, or acquisition of auxiliary facilities including, but not limited to, authority granted under sections 3345.07 , 3345.11 , and 3345.12 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.57
§ 3307.57. Coordinating and integrating membership in state retirement systems
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly To coordinate and integrate membership in the state retirement systems, the following provisions apply: (A) As used in this section: (1) "Retirement systems" means the public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, and school employees retirement system. (2) In addition to the meaning given in section 3307.50 of the Revised Code, "disability benefit" means "disability benefit" as defined in sections 145.01 and 3309.01 of the Revised Code; (3) "Actuarial assumption rate" means the investment rate of return assumed for projecting assets in the STRS defined benefit plan. (4) "Total service credit" means the total credit in all retirement systems, except that such credit shall not exceed one year for any period of twelve months. (5) "Paying system" means the state retirement system in which the member has the greatest service credit, without adjustment or, if the member has equal service credit in two or more retirement systems, the retirement system in which the member has the greatest total contributions. (6) "Transferring system" means the state retirement system transferring a member's contributions and service credit in that system to the paying system. (7) "Retention percentage" means five per cent, or a percentage determined under division (D) of this section, of a member's earnable salary in the case of a member of the public employees retirement system or five per cent, or a percentage determined under division (D) of this section, of a member's compensation in the case of a member of the state teachers retirement system or school employees retirement system. (B) At the option of a member participating in the STRS defined benefit plan, total contributions and service credit in all retirement systems, including amounts paid to restore service credit under sections 145.311 , 3307.711 , and 3309.261 of the Revised Code, shall be used in determining benefits. If total contributions and service credit are combined, the following provisions apply: (1) Service retirement or a disability benefit is effective on the first day of the month next following the later of: (a) The last day for which compensation was paid; (b) The attainment of minimum age or service credit for benefits provided under this section. (2) The board of the paying system shall do both of the following: (a) Determine a member's eligibility for a retirement or disability benefit; (b) Calculate and pay the member's retirement or disability benefit. (3)(a) Each transferring system in which the member has service credit shall certify to the paying system all of the following: (i) The service credit earned by the member in the transferring system; (ii) The beginning and ending dates of the service credit period covered by the transferring system; (iii) Any breaks in service by the member, excluding school breaks; (iv) If available, a statement listing the member's monthly contributions and service credit earned, obtained, or purchased in the transferring system. (b) The certification under division (B)(3)(a) of this section may be reviewed by both the transferring system and paying system. (4) In determining the total credit to be used in calculating a retirement or disability benefit, credit shall not be reduced below that certified by the transferring system, except as follows: (a) Not more than one year of credit may be certified by the transferring system for any one "year" as defined in the law governing the transferring system. (b) The paying system may reduce any credit certified by the transferring system that is concurrent with any period of service credit the member earned from the paying system. (c) The paying system may reduce any credit certified by the transferring system if the amount certified, when added to the paying system's service credit for any one "year" as defined in the law of the paying system, exceeds one year. (5)(a) The paying system shall receive from the transferring system or systems all of the following for each year of service: (i) The amount contributed by the member, or, in the case of service credit purchased by the member, paid by the member, that is attributable to the year of service; (ii) An amount equal to the lesser of the employer's contributions made on behalf of the member to the transferring system for that year of service less the retention percentage or the amount that would have been contributed by the employer for the service had the member been a member of the state teachers retirement system at the time the credit was earned less the retention percentage; (iii) If applicable, an amount equal to the amount paid on behalf of the member by an employer under section 145.483 of the Revised Code; (iv) Interest compounded annually on the amounts specified in divisions (B)(5)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this section at the lesser of the actuarial assumption rate for that year of the paying system or the transferring system or systems. (6) The annuity rates and mortality tables of the paying system shall be applicable. (7) Deposits made for the purchase of additional income, with guaranteed interest, upon the member's request, shall be transferred to the paying system. The return upon such deposits shall be that offered by the paying system. (C) A person receiving a benefit under this section, who accepts employment amenable to coverage in any retirement system that participated in the person's combined benefit, shall be subject to the applicable provisions of law governing such re-employment. If a retirant should be paid any amount to which the retirant is not entitled under the applicable provisions of law governing such re-employment, such amount shall be recouped by the paying system by utilizing any recovery procedure available under the paying system's re-employment provisions. (D) The retention percentage used in the calculation under division (B)(5)(a)(ii) of this section shall be reviewed by the state retirement systems not less than once every five years beginning after the effective date of this amendment or on request of any of the systems. If the retirement systems agree, the retention percentage may be changed if any of the system's employer contribution rate increases or decreases or the systems agree that a change is in the interest of one or more of the systems.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3354.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3354 / § 3354.08
§ 3354.08. Gifts, grants, bequests or public funds may be expended to prepare plan
Status: in_force

October 20, 1961 Senate Bill 518 - 104th General Assembly For the purpose of preparing the official plan for a community college, pursuant to provisions of section 3354.07 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of a community college district may receive and expend gifts, grants, bequests or devises, or public funds appropriated for such purpose.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3327.014 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3327 / § 3327.014
§ 3327.014. Suspension from school bus riding privileges
Status: in_force

October 29, 1996 House Bill 601 - 121st General Assembly The board of education of a city, exempted village, local, joint vocational, or cooperative education school district may adopt a policy authorizing the district superintendent or other district administrative personnel as provided in the policy to suspend a student only from school bus riding privileges for a period of time as provided in the policy. A policy adopted under this section shall provide a student notice of an intended suspension under the policy and an opportunity to appear before the district superintendent or other district personnel as provided in the policy before a suspension under the policy is imposed. If a board of education adopts a policy under this section, the board shall post the policy in a central location in each school building of the district and make it available to students upon request.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.39
§ 3345.39. Report on increased auxiliary fees
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Beginning with the fall semester, or equivalent quarter, of the 2015-2016 academic year, and the fall semester, or equivalent quarter, of each academic year thereafter, the board of trustees of each state institution of higher education annually shall report to the chancellor of higher education any increase in or additional auxiliary fees charged by the institution and the justification for such increase or addition. The chancellor shall establish procedures for reporting the information required under division (D) of this section. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Auxiliary fees" mean charges assessed by a state institution of higher education to a student for various educational expenses including, but not limited to, course-related fees, laboratory fees, books and supplies, room and board, transportation, enrollment application fees, and other miscellaneous charges. "Auxiliary fees" do not include instructional or general fees uniformly assessed to all students. (2) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.473 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.473
§ 3309.473. Purchasing service credit for time spent on pregnancy or adoption
Status: in_force

September 14, 2000 Senate Bill 144 - 123rd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, a member of the school employees retirement system who resigned due to pregnancy or adoption of a child may purchase service credit for a period following the resignation during which the member did not make contributions under section 3309.47 of the Revised Code, if the member meets both of the following conditions: (1) The member has earned a minimum of one year of service credit subsequent to the date of the member's return to employment as a contributor to the system. (2) The member returned to employment as a contributor not later than the first day of classes of the third school year following the date of resignation. Service credit purchased under this section may not exceed the lesser of two years or an amount equal to the period from the effective date of the resignation to the date of return to employment as a contributor. Service credit may be purchased for more than one period of resignation due to pregnancy or adoption of a child, 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 the resignation was due to pregnancy or adoption of a child and that the member meets the requirement in division (A)(1) of this section. (B) For each year of service credit purchased under this section: (1) The member shall pay to the system for credit to the member's accumulated account an amount equal to the member's contributions for full-time employment for the first year of service subsequent to the member's return to employment as a contributor, plus compound interest thereon at a rate established by the 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 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 the member's return to employment as a contributor, plus compound interest thereon at a rate established by the board, from the date of the member's return to employment as a contributor to the date of payment. (C) A member may purchase all or part of the credit for which the member is eligible in one or more payments. Service credit purchased under this section shall be included in the member's total service credit. (D) A member who has purchased service credit under section 3309.472 of the Revised Code for a period of absence may not purchase credit under this section for the same period of absence. (E) The board may adopt rules to implement this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.698 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.698
§ 3307.698. Increase in monthly allowance, pension or benefit effective 7/1/1981
Status: in_force

June 29, 2001 House Bill 299 - 124th General Assembly (A) Effective July 1, 1981, each person eligible to receive an allowance, pension, or benefit pursuant to former sections 3307.38 , 3307.41 , 3307.43 , division (C)(1) of former section 3307.49 , and former section 3307.50 of the Revised Code that was based upon an award made effective before July 1, 1974, shall have the person's monthly allowance, pension, or benefit increased by five per cent, except that the twelve-month sum of such increases shall not exceed five per cent of the first five thousand dollars of the annual allowance, pension, or benefit. (B) Effective July 1, 1981, each person receiving or qualified to receive a benefit, pursuant to division (C)(2) of former section 3307.49 of the Revised Code, that was effective on and after June 14, 1951, through August 26, 1970, shall receive an increase in such benefit of five per cent. (C) The increases provided in divisions (A) and (B) of this section shall be applied to the benefit payable on and after July 1, 1981. (D) The increase in the monthly allowance, pension, or benefit provided in divisions (A) and (B) of this section shall be included in the calculation of additional benefits to recipients under section 3307.67 of the Revised Code. (E) The benefit provided in divisions (A) and (B) of this section is a continuation of those first provided in Am. Sub. H.B. 204 as passed by the 113th general assembly. Last updated September 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.111 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.111
§ 3333.111. Department or office of geriatric medicine
Status: in_force

April 29, 2011 House Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly Each school or college of medicine or medical university supported in whole or in part by the state shall create an office of geriatric medicine within a department to be designated by the dean of the school or college of medicine or medical university, or, in lieu thereof, may establish a separate department of geriatric medicine. The dean of the school or college of medicine or medical university shall designate a member of the medical school, college, or university faculty to establish the office or department, which shall be responsible for incorporating subject matter relating to geriatric medicine into existing courses, arranging courses which relate to geriatric medicine in sequence, and establishing courses in geriatric medicine wherever appropriate, subject to approval of the dean. In addition, the office or department of geriatric medicine shall provide clinical and research experience where it is considered to be necessary and appropriate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.232 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.232
§ 3319.232. License for teaching students with visual disabilities
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly The state board of education shall adopt standards for attaining a license for teaching students with visual disabilities that require the licensee to demonstrate competency in reading and writing braille. The standards for demonstrating competency shall be developed with reference to those adopted for transcribers by the national library service for the blind and print disabled, library of congress. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 11:30 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.351 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.351
§ 3318.351. School building emergency assistance program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Classroom facilities" has the same meaning as in section 3318.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Emergency project" means reconstruction or renovation of or repair to any classroom facilities made necessary because of damage due to an act of God. (3) "Eligible school district" means any school district in the first through one-hundredth percentiles as determined under section 3318.011 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) There is hereby established the school building emergency assistance program, under which the Ohio facilities construction commission shall distribute grants to eligible school districts from moneys specifically appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of this section to assist in emergency projects. Any assistance under this section shall be used to pay the cost of only the portion of an emergency project that is not covered by insurance or other public or private emergency assistance received by or payable to the school district. Any damage to classroom facilities caused by age of the facilities or by lack of timely maintenance to the facilities shall not constitute damage that is subject to assistance under this section. (2) The commission shall establish procedures and deadlines for eligible school districts to follow in applying for assistance under this section. The commission shall consider such applications on a case-by-case basis taking into account the amount of moneys available under this section. (3) Every effort shall be made to conform an emergency project to design specifications adopted by the commission, including minimum capacity requirements adopted under section 3318.03 of the Revised Code, unless in the judgment of the commission it is not possible to conform the project to such specifications.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3316.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3316 / § 3316.09
§ 3316.09. Expenses of commission and members of commission to be paid
Status: in_force

June 20, 1996 Senate Bill 310 - 121st General Assembly (A) The members of a school district financial planning and supervision commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be paid by the commission their necessary and actual expenses incurred while engaged in the business of the commission. (B) Any expense or obligation incurred by a commission under this chapter shall be payable solely from appropriations made by the general assembly.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.344 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.344
§ 3309.344. Retirant may apply for monthly annuity or lump sum payment
Status: in_force

April 11, 2005 House Bill 449 - 125th General Assembly For purposes of this section, "SERS retirant" includes a member who retired under section 3309.343 of the Revised Code. (A) Except as provided in division (B)(3) of this section, an SERS retirant or other system retirant who has made contributions under section 3309.341 or 3309.343 of the Revised Code may file an application with the school employees retirement system for a benefit consisting of a single life annuity. The annuity shall have a reserve equal to the amount of the retirant's accumulated contributions for the period of employment, other than the contributions excluded pursuant to division (C) of section 3309.341 of the Revised Code, and an amount of the employer's contributions determined by the board, plus interest credited to the date of retirement at a rate determined by the board. The SERS retirant or other system retirant shall elect either to receive the benefit as a monthly annuity for life or a lump sum payment discounted to the present value using a rate of interest determined by the board, except that if the monthly annuity would be less than twenty-five dollars per month, the retirant shall receive a lump sum payment. A benefit payable under this division shall commence on the first day of the month after the latest of the following: (1) The last day for which compensation for all employment subject to sections 3309.341 and 3309.343 of the Revised Code was paid; (2) Attainment by the SERS retirant or other system retirant of age sixty-five; (3) If the SERS retirant or other system retirant was previously employed under section 3309.341 or 3309.343 of the Revised Code and is receiving or previously received a benefit under this division, completion of a period of twelve months since the effective date of that benefit. (B)(1) An SERS or other system retirant under age sixty-five who has made contributions under section 3309.341 or 3309.343 of the Revised Code may file an application with the school employees retirement system for a return of those contributions if both of the following conditions are met: (a) The retirant has terminated, for any reason other than death, the employment for which the contributions were made. (b) If the retirant received a return of contributions under this division for a previous period of employment under section 3309.341 or 3309.343 of the Revised Code, twelve months have passed since the date the retirement system returned the contributions. (2) A return of contributions under this division shall consist of all of the contributions the SERS or other system retirant made under section 3309.341 or 3309.343 of the Revised Code. (3) Payment of a return of contributions under this division cancels the SERS or other system retirant's right to a benefit under division (A) of this section for the service for which the contributions were made. (C)(1) If an SERS retirant or other system retirant who made contributions under section 3309.341 or 3309.343 of the Revised Code dies before receiving a benefit under division (A) of this section or a return of contributions under division (B) of this section, a lump sum payment shall be paid to the beneficiary under division (D) of this section. The lump sum shall be calculated in accordance with division (A) of this section. (2) If at the time of death an SERS retirant or other system retirant receiving a monthly annuity under division (A) of this section has received less than the retirant would have received as a lump sum payment, the difference between the amount received and the amount that would have been received as a lump sum payment shall be paid to the retirant's beneficiary under division (D) of this section. (D) An SERS retirant or other system retirant employed under section 3309.341 or 3309.343 of the Revised Code may designate one or more persons as beneficiary to receive any benefits payable under this section due to death. The designation shall be in writing duly executed on a form provided by the school employees retirement board, signed by the SERS retirant or other system retirant, and filed with the board prior to death. The last designation of a beneficiary revokes all previous designations. The SERS retirant's or other system retirant's marriage, divorce, marriage dissolution, legal separation, withdrawal of account, birth of the retirant's child, or adoption of a child revokes all previous designations. If there is no designated beneficiary, the beneficiary is the beneficiary designated under division (D) of section 3309.44 of the Revised Code. If any benefit payable under this section due to the death of an SERS retirant or other system retirant is not claimed by a beneficiary within five years after the death, the amount payable shall be transferred to the guarantee fund and thereafter paid to the beneficiary or the estate of the SERS retirant or other system retirant on application to the board. (E) No amount received under this section shall be included in determining an additional benefit under section 3309.374 of the Revised Code or any other post-retirement benefit increases.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.51
§ 3309.51. Payment into employers' trust fund
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Each employer shall pay into the employers' trust fund, monthly or at such times as the school employees retirement board requires, an amount certified by the school employees retirement board, which shall be as required by Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code. Payments by school district boards of education to the employers' trust fund of the school employees retirement system may be made from the amounts allocated under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code prior to their distribution to the individual school districts. The amount due from each school district may be certified by the secretary of the system to the department of education and workforce monthly, or at such times as is determined by the school employees retirement board. Payments by governing authorities of community schools to the employers' trust fund of the school employees retirement system shall be made from the amounts allocated under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code prior to their distribution to the individual community schools. The amount due from each community school shall be certified by the secretary of the system to the department monthly, or at such times as determined by the school employees retirement board. Payments by a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school to the employers' trust fund of the school employees retirement system shall be made from the amounts allocated under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code prior to their distribution to the school. The amount due from a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall be certified by the secretary of the school employees retirement system to the department monthly, or at such times as determined by the school employees retirement board. (B) The department shall deduct from the amount allocated to each community school, to each school district, or to each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code the entire amounts due to the school employees retirement system from such school or school district upon the certification to the department by the secretary thereof. (C) Where an employer fails or has failed or refuses to make payments to the employers' trust fund, as provided for under Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code, or fails to pay any penalty imposed under section 3309.571 of the Revised Code the secretary of the school employees retirement system may certify to the department, monthly or at such times as is determined by the school employees retirement board, the amount due from such employer, and the department shall deduct from the amount allocated to the employer under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code, the entire amounts due to the system from the employer upon the certification to the department by the secretary of the school employees retirement system. (D) The department shall certify to the director of budget and management the amounts thus due the system for payment. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 12:58 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.61
§ 3318.61. Alternative to participation in college-preparatory boarding school facilities program; Leasing of facilities to person or entity; Agreement
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) In lieu of participating in the college-preparatory boarding school facilities program under section 3318.60 of the Revised Code, if the board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code has leased, purchased, or otherwise acquired a site for the school, the board of trustees may request approval from the Ohio facilities construction commission for the board of trustees and the commission to enter into an agreement with a person or entity for the development of the site, under which agreement all of the following shall occur: (1) The board of trustees will lease the site and any facilities located on that site to the person or entity for the purpose of enabling the person or entity to provide the campus facilities needed for the school's programs and operations by constructing new facilities on the site; reconstructing, repairing, or making additions to the existing facilities on the site; or both. (2) The person or entity will lease the site and any new or existing facilities located on that site back to the board of trustees for use by the school. (3) The commission will pay the board of trustees state funds for the cost of acquisition of classroom facilities on the site and the board of trustees will use those funds to make rent payments on the lease provided by the person or entity. As agreed to by the commission and the board of trustees, the commission may pay the state funds to the board of trustees in periodic installments or as one lump sum in an amount equal to the outstanding balance on the lease for classroom facilities. (B) The commission shall approve the request of the board of trustees under division (A) of this section only if the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The person or entity that would be party to the agreement submits to the board of trustees and the commission a plan for developing the site that includes the following: (a) Provision for installation of site utilities that meet the requirements of all applicable laws; (b) A description of the facilities that will be constructed, reconstructed, repaired, or added to and their total square footage; (c) A description of how the facilities will enable the board of trustees to provide the educational program described in section 3328.22 of the Revised Code; (d) Provision for securing property and liability insurance for the facilities; (e) A description of how the development of the site will be financed by the person or entity; (f) The length of the lease that the person or entity will offer the board of trustees, which shall not exceed forty years, and the monthly rent that will be owed to the person or entity for that lease. (2) The commission determines that the plan submitted under division (B)(1) of this section is satisfactory and will meet the needs of the students enrolled in the school and that the classroom facilities described in the plan do not exceed the construction and design standards established by the commission. (3) The person or entity that would be party to the agreement has demonstrated financial responsibility to the satisfaction of the commission. (4) The commission, in consultation with the board of trustees, determines that it is in the best interest of the school for the board of trustees and the commission to enter into the agreement. (C) Upon approval of the commission, the board of trustees and the commission may enter into an agreement with the person or entity for development of the site in accordance with this section. The agreement shall include the following: (1) A requirement that development of the site begin not later than eighteen months after the agreement is executed and proceed according to a schedule specified in the agreement; (2) A stipulation that failure of the person or entity developing the site to comply with the schedule shall be grounds for termination of the agreement; (3) A provision specifying which party to the agreement owns the facilities located on the site if the school closes prior to the expiration of the agreement and a provision indicating the period of time after the school's closure, if any, during which rent payments will continue to be paid to the person or entity developing the site.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.692 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.692
§ 3309.692. Additional deposits to fund medical expenses
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 272 - 126th General Assembly As used in this section, "SERS defined benefit plan" means the plan established under sections 3309.18 to 3309.70 of the Revised Code and "SERS defined contribution plan" means the plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code. The SERS defined benefit plan or a SERS defined contribution plan may include a program under which a member participating in the plan or a member's employer is permitted to make additional deposits for the purpose of providing funds for the payment of health, medical, hospital, surgical, dental, or vision care expenses, including insurance premiums, deductible amounts, or copayments. The program may be a voluntary employees' beneficiary association, as described in section 501(c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(9), as amended; an account described in section 401(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 401(h), as amended; a medical savings account; or a similar type of program under which an individual may accumulate funds for the purpose of paying such expenses. To implement the program, the school employees retirement board may enter into agreements with insurance companies or other entities authorized to conduct business in this state. If the SERS defined benefit plan or a SERS defined contribution plan includes a program described in this section, the board shall adopt rules to administer the program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3365.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3365 / § 3365.11
§ 3365.11. Credential requirements for instructors
Status: in_force

February 25, 2025 Senate Bill 104 - 135th General Assembly (A) Each instructor teaching a course under the college credit plus program shall meet the credential requirements set forth in guidelines and procedures established by the chancellor of higher education. If the guidelines require high school teachers to take any additional graduate-level coursework in order to meet the credential requirements, that coursework shall be applicable to continuing education and professional development requirements for the renewal of the teacher's educator license. (B) In addition to the guidelines and procedures established under division (A) of this section, the chancellor shall establish an alternative credentialing process to certify instructors with relevant teaching experience as instructors for the program. The alternative credentialing process shall be established not later than six months after the effective date of this amendment. Last updated January 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3335.151 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3335 / § 3335.151
§ 3335.151. Research program - alcoholism
Status: in_force

January 9, 1961 House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly There is hereby established within the college of medicine of Ohio state university, a research program in alcoholism. In order to carry out such program, the college of medicine is hereby empowered to: (A) Make studies and investigations concerning causes of alcoholism, practicable methods of prevention, effectiveness of different methods of care and treatment, and encourage, direct, and coordinate research in the field of alcoholism; (B) Establish and operate, or contract for facilities within the limitations of available funds, for the examination, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and care of alcoholics.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.484 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.484
§ 3313.484. Loans after 3-1-98 prohibited - subsidy for interest expense
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly No loan shall be approved under sections 3313.483 to 3313.4810 of the Revised Code after March 1, 1998. By the last day of June each year, the department of education and workforce shall calculate and pay a subsidy to every school district that during the current fiscal year paid and was obligated to pay interest on a loan under sections 3313.483 to 3313.4810 of the Revised Code in excess of two per cent simple interest. The amount of the subsidy shall equal the difference between the amount of interest the district paid and was obligated to pay during the year and the interest that the district would have been obligated to pay if the interest rate on the loan had been two per cent per year. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.67 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.67
§ 3375.67. Dissolution of network
Status: in_force

June 20, 2008 Senate Bill 185 - 127th General Assembly If the need for the Ohio public library information network ceases to exist, the network board of trustees, by a two-thirds vote of its members, may declare its intention to dissolve the network and file with the state library board a plan for effecting such dissolution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.18
§ 3311.18. Creation of joint vocational school districts
Status: in_force

February 21, 1967 House Bill 1 - 107th General Assembly Subject to the consent of the board of education of each school district whose territory is proposed to be included within a joint vocational school district, the initiating unit may create a joint vocational school district within the county or within an area comprised of two or more adjoining counties, composed of the territory of all the school districts whose boards of education have approved the formation of the joint vocational school district. The effective date for the establishment of such district shall be designated by the initiating unit. The boards of education of the school districts participating in the establishment of a joint vocational school district may participate on a proportional basis in meeting the administrative, clerical, and other expenses necessary to the establishment and operation of a joint vocational school district until funds are otherwise provided. A school district shall not lose its separate identity or legal existence by reason of becoming a part of a joint vocational school district. Expenditures made by a school district participating in the establishment of a joint vocational school district for meeting the administrative, clerical, and other expenses necessary to the establishment and operation of a joint vocational school district until such time as the joint vocational school district commences to receive revenues as provided by law are hereby ratified and declared to have been lawfully made, the same as if such contributions had been lawful at the time they were made.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3381.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3381 / § 3381.17
§ 3381.17. Annual grants to arts or cultural organizations - limitation - suggestions of area arts council
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly From the funds available therefor from a tax levy authorized under section 3381.16 or, if applicable, sections 5743.021 and 5743.321 of the Revised Code, a regional arts and cultural district by action of its board of trustees shall make annual grants to support the operating or capital expenses of such of the arts or cultural organizations located within the territory of the district as the board of trustees shall determine; provided, however, that not more than ten per cent of the amount granted in any calendar year shall be granted to arts and cultural organizations that are not qualifying arts or cultural organizations; and further provided that prior to making any grants in any calendar year, the board of trustees shall afford an opportunity for the presentation, either in person or in writing, of the suggestions of any area arts council, as defined in section 757.03 of the Revised Code, located within the district. Any such grant to an arts or cultural organization shall be on such terms and conditions as the board considers advisable. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.86 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.86
§ 3313.86. Health and safety review
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly The board of education of each city, exempted village, local, and joint vocational school district and the governing authority of each chartered nonpublic school periodically shall review its policies and procedures to ensure the safety of students, employees, and other persons using a school building from any known hazards in the building or on building grounds that, in the judgment of the board or governing authority, pose an immediate risk to health or safety. The board or governing authority shall further ensure that its policies and procedures comply with all federal laws and regulations regarding health and safety applicable to school buildings.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.161 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.161
§ 3345.161. Board of trustees investment decisions and bequests
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 6 - 135th General Assembly (A) The board of trustees of a state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code and in accordance with its fiduciary duties described under sections 3345.05 , 3354.10 , 3357.10 , and 3358.06 of the Revised Code, shall make investment decisions with the sole purpose of maximizing the return on its investments. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no board of trustees shall do either of the following: (1) Make an investment decision with the primary purpose of influencing any social or environmental policy or attempting to influence the governance of any corporation; (2) Adopt a policy, or take any action to promote a policy, under which the board of trustees makes investment decisions with the primary purpose of influencing any social or environmental policy or attempting to influence the governance of any corporation. (C) A board of trustees is not required to accept a bequest made by a decedent to an endowment in its endowment portfolio on and after the effective date of this section because the bequest specifically requests the donation be used with the primary purpose of influencing any social or environmental policy, including by attempting to influence the governance of any corporation. If the board of trustees accepts such a bequest, the board of trustees shall comply with any conditions of the bequest regarding that purpose. Last updated February 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3357.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3357 / § 3357.10
§ 3357.10. Election of treasurer of district
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly (A) The board of trustees of a technical college district shall elect a treasurer, who is not a member of the board, to serve at its pleasure. The treasurer may be the person serving as secretary under section 3357.06 of the Revised Code. The treasurer shall be the fiscal officer of the district and shall receive and disburse all funds of the district under the direction of the board. No contract of the board involving the expenditure of money shall become effective until the treasurer certifies that there are funds of the board otherwise unappropriated sufficient to provide therefor. When the treasurer of the district ceases to hold such office, the treasurer or the treasurer's legal representatives shall deliver to the board or to the treasurer's successor all moneys, books, papers, and other property of the district in the treasurer's possession as treasurer. In case of the death or incapacity of the treasurer, the treasurer's legal representatives shall, in like manner, deliver all moneys, books, papers, and other property of the district to the board or to the person named as the treasurer's successor. (B) All funds under the control of a board of trustees of a technical college district, regardless of the source of the funds, may be deposited by the board to its credit in banks or trust companies designated by it. The banks or trust companies shall furnish security for every deposit to the extent and in the manner provided in section 135.18 of the Revised Code, but no deposit shall otherwise be subject to sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code. Funds deposited in a bank or trust company may be disbursed by the board of trustees for the uses and purposes of the district. (C) The board may provide for the investment of district funds. Investments may be made in securities of the United States government or of its agencies or instrumentalities, the treasurer of state's pooled investment program, obligations of this state or any political subdivision of this state, certificates of deposit of any national bank located in this state, written repurchase agreements with any eligible Ohio financial institution that is a member of the federal reserve system or federal home loan bank, money market funds, or bankers acceptances maturing in two hundred seventy days or less which are eligible for purchase by the federal reserve system, as a reserve. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the board of trustees of a technical college district may provide for the investment of district funds in any manner authorized under section 3345.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.07
§ 3310.07. Notice of applicant; system to determine eligibility
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Any parent, or any student who is at least eighteen years of age, who is seeking a scholarship under the educational choice scholarship pilot program shall notify the department of education and workforce of the student's and parent's names and address, the chartered nonpublic school in which the student has been accepted for enrollment, and the tuition charged by the school. (B) Not later than February 1, 2022, the department shall establish a system under which any parent, or any student who is at least eighteen years of age, may provide the department with a student's address and, not later than ten days after receiving the address, the department shall notify the parent, or student, using regular mail or electronic mail whether the student is eligible for an educational choice scholarship under section 3310.03 of the Revised Code. The student's resident district shall not be permitted to object to a student's eligibility for an educational choice scholarship under that section if the department's system determines the student is eligible. For the purposes of division (B) of this section, not later than the first day of January of each year, each school district that has a school building described in division (A)(1) or (C) of section 3310.03 of the Revised Code shall submit to the department, in the manner prescribed by the department, the attendance zone for students assigned to that building. Last updated August 28, 2023 at 9:43 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.281 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.281
§ 3345.281. Program to assess oral English language proficiency of teaching assistants providing classroom instruction
Status: in_force

April 29, 2011 House Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly As used in this section, "teaching assistant" means a student enrolled full-time or part-time in a graduate degree program at an educational institution for which the student has received an appointment to provide classroom-related services. The board of trustees of each state university, medical university, technical college, state community college, community college, and the board of trustees or managing authority of each university branch shall establish a program to assess the oral English language proficiency of all teaching assistants providing classroom instruction to students and shall ensure that teaching assistants who are not orally proficient in the English language attain such proficiency prior to providing classroom instruction to students.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.261 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.261
§ 3314.261. Internet- or computer-based school attendance
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly This section shall not apply to an internet- or computer-based community school that is a dropout prevention and recovery community school. (A) For purposes of this section, "instructional activities" means the following classroom-based or nonclassroom-based activities that a student is expected to complete, participate in, or attend during any given school day: (1) Online logins to curriculum or programs; (2) Offline activities; (3) Completed assignments within a particular program, curriculum, or class; (4) Testing; (5) Face-to-face communications or meetings with school staff or service providers; (6) Telephone or video conferences with school staff or service providers; (7) Other documented communication with school staff or service providers related to school curriculum or programs. (B)(1) Each internet- or computer-based community school's attendance policy adopted in accordance with division (A)(6)(b) of section 3314.03 of the Revised Code shall specify that a student is considered in attendance at the school when the student satisfies either of the following conditions: (a) The student participates in at least ninety per cent of the hours of instructional activities offered by the school in that school year; (b) The student is on pace for on-time completion of any course in which the student is enrolled. The school's attendance policy shall define "on pace for on-time completion" for purposes of division (B)(1)(b) of this section. (2) If a student is not considered in attendance under division (B)(1) of this section, the student shall be considered absent for those hours of instructional activities offered by the school in that school year in which the student does not participate. (3) In the event that a student has thirty or more hours of unexcused absences in any semester, the internet- or computer-based community school in which the student is enrolled shall submit a written report to the student's parent, guardian, or custodian. (C) Notwithstanding section 3321.191 of the Revised Code, each internet- or computer-based community school shall develop and adopt a policy regarding failure to participate in instructional activities. The policy shall state that a student shall become subject to certain consequences, including disenrollment from the school, if both of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) After the student's parent, guardian, or custodian receives a written report under division (B)(2) of this section, the student fails to comply with the policy adopted under division (C) of this section within a reasonable period of time specified by the school; (2) Other intervention strategies contained in the policy adopted under division (C) of this section fail to cause a student's attendance to comply with the policy. (D) If an internet- or computer-based community school disenrolled a student pursuant to a policy adopted under division (C) of this section, the student shall not be eligible to re-enroll in that school for the remainder of the school year in which the student is disenrolled. This division does not prohibit a disenrolled student from enrolling in another internet- or computer-based community school. (E) If an internet- or computer-based community school disenrolls a student pursuant to a policy adopted under division (C) of this section, the school shall do both of the following: (1) Provide the student's parent, guardian, or custodian with a list of alternative educational options available to the student; (2) Within forty-eight hours of the student's disenrollment, notify the student's resident school district in writing. (F) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the procedure for automatically withdrawing a student from school that must be adopted as part of a school's attendance policy in accordance with division (A)(6)(b) of section 3314.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.81 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.81
§ 3311.81. Municipal school districts; limited teacher contracts
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 section 3319.11 of the Revised Code. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Evaluation procedures" means the procedures adopted pursuant to division (A) of section 3311.80 of the Revised Code. (2) "Limited contract" means a limited contract, as described in section 3311.77 of the Revised Code, that the board of education of a municipal school district enters into with a teacher who is not eligible for a continuing contract. (3) "Extended limited contract" means a limited contract, as described in section 3311.77 of the Revised Code, that the board enters into with a teacher who is eligible for a continuing contract, but to whom a continuing contract has not been granted by the board. (B) The board of education of each municipal school district shall enter into a limited contract with each teacher employed by the board who is not eligible to be considered for a continuing contract. Any teacher employed under a limited contract who is not eligible to be considered for a continuing contract is, at the expiration of such limited contract, considered re-employed under a one-year limited contract, unless the board gives such teacher written notice of its intention not to re-employ such teacher on or before the first day of June. The teacher is presumed to have accepted such employment unless the teacher notifies the board in writing to the contrary on or before the tenth day of July. Any teacher receiving a written notice of the intention of the board not to re-employ such teacher pursuant to this division is entitled to a hearing under division (C) of this section. (C) Any teacher receiving written notice of the intention of the board not to re-employ such teacher pursuant to division (B) of this section may request a hearing before the board. The request for a hearing shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the chief financial officer of the district within ten days of the date of receipt of the notice. The hearing shall be held in executive session of the board at the board's next scheduled meeting. Following the hearing, or if no hearing is requested, the board shall act on the question of the teacher's re-employment. The decision of the board shall be final and shall not be subject to further appeal. (D)(1) Upon the recommendation of the chief executive officer that a teacher be re-employed where the teacher satisfies the criteria in division (E) of section 3311.77 of the Revised Code and has taught in the district for at least three years, or at least two years in the case of a teacher who received a continuing contract elsewhere, the board shall enter into a continuing contract with the teacher, unless the board by a three-fourths vote of its full membership rejects the recommendation of the chief executive officer. If the board rejects the recommendation, or if the chief executive officer recommends that the teacher not be re-employed, the board may proceed not to renew the teacher's contract in accordance with this section as if the teacher was not eligible to be considered for a continuing contract. (2) In the event the chief executive officer does not recommend to the board that a teacher receive a continuing contract where the teacher satisfies the criteria in division (E) of section 3311.77 of the Revised Code and has taught in the district for at least three years, or at least two years in the case of a teacher who received a continuing contract elsewhere, the chief executive officer may recommend to the board that the teacher receive an extended limited contract. In that event, the chief executive officer, or the chief executive officer's designee, shall provide the teacher written notice, not less than five business days prior to any board action on the recommendation, with reasons directed at professional development. The board shall act on the recommendation for an extended limited contract with reasons directed at professional development not later than the first day of June. An extended limited contract may be issued: (a) For a teacher who has been awarded a continuing contract in another school district and has served in the municipal school district for two years, in one-year increments or for multiple years, in no event to exceed a total of two years; (b) For a teacher who is newly eligible for a continuing contract, in one-year increments or for multiple years, in no event to exceed a total of four years. Upon any subsequent reemployment of the teacher after the expiration of the extended limited contract or contracts, only a continuing contract may be entered into. The teacher is presumed to have accepted employment under such continuing contract unless the teacher notifies the board in writing to the contrary before the tenth day of July, and a continuing contract shall be executed accordingly. (3) In the event the chief executive officer fails to make any recommendation regarding a contract for a teacher who satisfies the criteria in division (E) of section 3311.77 of the Revised Code and has taught in the district for at least three years, or at least two years in the case of a teacher who received a continuing contract elsewhere, the teacher shall be re-employed under a one-year extended limited contract. That contract may be subsequently extended for an additional one to three years consistent with divisions (D)(2)(a) and (b) of this section. The teacher is presumed to have accepted employment under such extended limited contract unless the teacher notifies the board in writing to the contrary before the tenth day of July. (E) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any supplemental written contracts entered into pursuant to section 3311.77 of the Revised Code. (F) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the requirements of this section prevail over any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this section. However, the board and the teachers' labor organization shall negotiate the due process procedures preceding a teacher's receipt of a written notice indicating the intent of the board not to re-employ the teacher, which procedures shall be consistent with this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.204 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.204
§ 3313.204. Advertise offering of adult education classes
Status: in_force

May 27, 1976 Senate Bill 285 - 111th General Assembly A board of education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district may expend funds to advertise the offering by the district of adult education classes as provided for in sections 3313.52 , 3313.531 , 3313.641 , and 3313.644 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.021
§ 3333.021. Filing fiscal analysis with proposed rules
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section, "university" means any college or university that receives a state appropriation. (A) This division does not apply to proposed rules, amendments, or rescissions subject to legislative review under section 106.02 of the Revised Code. No action taken by the chancellor of higher education that could reasonably be expected to have an effect on the revenue or expenditures of any university shall take effect unless at least two weeks prior to the date on which the action is taken, the chancellor has filed with the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the legislative service commission a fiscal analysis of the proposed action. The analysis shall include an estimate of the amount by which, during the current and ensuing fiscal biennium, the action would increase or decrease the university's revenues or expenditures and increase or decrease any state expenditures and any other information the chancellor considers necessary to explain the action's fiscal effect. (B) Within three days of the date the chancellor files with the clerk of the senate a proposed rule, amendment, or rescission that is subject to legislative review and invalidation under section 106.02 of the Revised Code, the chancellor shall file with the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the legislative service commission a fiscal analysis of the proposed rule. The analysis shall include an estimate of the amount by which, during the current and ensuing fiscal biennium, the action would increase or decrease any university's revenues or expenditures and increase or decrease state revenues or expenditures and any other information the chancellor considers necessary to explain the fiscal effect of the rule, amendment, or rescission. No rule, amendment, or rescission shall take effect unless the chancellor has complied with this division. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 2:55 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.315 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.315
§ 3319.315. RC 3319.313 and RC 3319.314 prevail over contractual provisions
Status: in_force

March 30, 2007 House Bill 79 - 126th General Assembly Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the provisions of sections 3319.313 and 3319.314 of the Revised Code prevail over any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or contract for employment entered into after the effective date of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.02
§ 3311.02. City school district defined
Status: in_force

January 9, 1981 Senate Bill 386 - 113th General Assembly The territory within the corporate limits of each city, excluding the territory detached therefrom for school purposes and including the territory attached thereto for school purposes, constitutes a city school district. When a city is reduced to a village, the city school district shall thereupon become a local school district, except that when a city is reduced to a village but its city school district includes within its boundaries all or part of two or more municipal corporations, the aggregate population of which totals five thousand or more as determined by the preceding federal census, it may, by a majority vote of the school board, remain a city school district. An exempted village school district which includes within its boundaries all or part of two or more municipal corporations, the aggregate population of which totals five thousand or more as determined by the preceding federal census, may, with the approval of the state board of education, become a city school district.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.02
§ 3328.02. Designation as public school; Powers
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Each college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter is a public school and is part of the state's program of education. (B) Acting through its board of trustees, the school may sue and be sued, acquire facilities as needed, contract for any services necessary for the operation of the school, and enter into contracts with the department of education and workforce pursuant to this chapter. The board of trustees may carry out any act and ensure the performance of any function that is in compliance with the Ohio Constitution, this chapter, other statutes applicable to college-preparatory boarding schools, and the contract entered into under this chapter establishing the school. (C) Each college-preparatory boarding school shall be established as a public benefit corporation under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:09 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.762 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.762
§ 3307.762. Transferring service credit and contributions between STRS and Cincinnati retirement system
Status: in_force

April 1, 2001 House Bill 535 - 123rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section and sections 3307.763 and 3307.764 of the Revised Code, "military service credit" means credit purchased or obtained under the state teachers 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 state teachers retirement system and the Cincinnati retirement system as specified in sections 3307.763 and 3307.764 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 state teachers 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 3307.763 and 3307.764 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 state teachers 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 of 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 state teachers retirement system who meets the requirements of section 3307.74 of the Revised Code may purchase credit under division (A)(3) of that section for service in the Cincinnati retirement system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.165 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.165
§ 3333.165. Annual report
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) At the end of each academic year, the chancellor of higher education shall develop and release a report that includes all of the following information: (1) The total number of courses that were successfully transferred to state institutions of higher education under sections 3333.16 to 3333.164 of the Revised Code, during the most recent academic year for which data is available; (2) The total number of courses that were not accepted for transfer at state institutions of higher education under sections 3333.16 to 3333.164 of the Revised Code, during the most recent academic year for which data is available; (3) The number of students who earned an associate degree at a community college, a state community college, or a university branch that was successfully transferred to a state university under sections 3333.16 to 3333.164 of the Revised Code. (B) 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.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3325.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3325 / § 3325.01
§ 3325.01. Ohio deaf and blind education services; appointment of superintendent
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Ohio deaf and blind education services is hereby established and shall include the state school for the deaf and the state school for the blind. Ohio deaf and blind education services shall operate under the control and supervision of the department of education and workforce. The department shall appoint a superintendent for Ohio deaf and blind education services, who shall supervise the state school for the deaf and the state school for the blind. The superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services shall serve at the pleasure of the department. The superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services may create additional divisions to meet the educational needs of students throughout the state who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deafblind. Last updated October 3, 2023 at 11:12 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.235 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.235
§ 3319.235. Integrating educational technology
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The standards for the preparation of teachers adopted under section 3333.048 of the Revised Code shall require any institution that provides a course of study for the training of teachers to ensure that graduates of such course of study are skilled at integrating educational technology in the instruction of children, as evidenced by the graduate having either demonstrated proficiency in such skills in a manner prescribed by the department of education and workforce or completed a course that includes training in such skills. (B) The chancellor of higher education, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, shall establish model professional development programs to assist teachers who completed their teacher preparation prior to the effective date of division (A) of this section to become skilled at integrating educational technology in the instruction of children. The chancellor shall provide technical assistance to school districts wishing to establish such programs. Last updated September 12, 2023 at 10:17 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.77 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.77
§ 3345.77. Employment contracts with president or chief executive officer
Status: in_force

June 20, 1997 Senate Bill 6 - 122nd General Assembly Notwithstanding any section of the Revised Code, a contract of employment entered into on or after the effective date of this section between the board of trustees of a state university or college and the president or chief executive officer of that university or college shall provide for the performance evaluation, the suspension of the authority, duties, and pay, and the termination of the employment contract of the president or chief executive officer as provided under divisions (C) and (D) of section 3345.74 and division (B)(2) of section 3345.75 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.562 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.562
§ 3345.562. Intercollegiate single-sex teams
Status: in_force

April 24, 2024 House Bill 68 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Private college" means a nonprofit institution that holds a certificate of authorization issued under section 1713.02 of the Revised Code; (2) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) Each state institution of higher education or private college that is a member of the national collegiate athletics association, the national association of intercollegiate athletics, or the national junior college association shall designate intercollegiate athletic teams and sports based on the sex of the participants as follows: (1) Separate teams for participants of the female sex within female sports divisions; (2) Separate teams for participants of the male sex within male sports divisions; (3) If applicable, co-ed teams for participants of the female and male sexes within co-ed sports divisions. (C) No state institution or private college to which division (B) of this section applies shall knowingly allow individuals of the male sex to participate on athletic teams or in athletic competitions designated for only participants of the female sex. (D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the eligibility of any student to participate on any athletic teams or in athletic competitions that are designated as male or co-ed. (E) No agency or political subdivision of the state and no accrediting organization or athletic association that operates or has business activities in this state shall process a complaint, begin an investigation, or take any other adverse action against a state institution of higher education or private college for maintaining separate single-sex intercollegiate athletic teams or sports for participants of the female sex. (F)(1) Any participant who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers a direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this section has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available against the state institution or the private college. (2) Any participant who is subject to retaliation or other adverse action by a state institution, private college, or athletic association as a result of reporting a violation of this section has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available against the entity that takes the retaliatory or other adverse action. (3) Any state institution or private college that suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of division (E) of this section has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available against the agency, political subdivision, accrediting organization, or athletic association that violates that division. (G) Any civil action brought as a result of a violation of this section shall be initiated within two years after the date on which the violation occurs. Persons or organizations who prevail on a claim brought pursuant to this section shall be entitled to monetary damages, including for any psychological, emotional, or physical harm suffered, reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and any other appropriate relief. Last updated February 5, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.61
§ 3333.61. Choose Ohio first scholarship program
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly The chancellor of higher education shall establish and administer the choose Ohio first scholarship program. Under the program, the chancellor, subject to approval by the controlling board, shall make awards to state universities or colleges for programs and initiatives that recruit students and provide work-based learning opportunities in the fields of science, including health professions, technology, engineering, and mathematics to state universities or colleges, in order to enhance regional educational and economic strengths and meet the needs of the state's regional economies. Awards may be granted for programs and initiatives to be implemented by a state university or college alone or in collaboration with other state institutions of higher education, nonpublic Ohio universities and colleges, or other public or private Ohio entities. If the chancellor makes an award to a program or initiative that is intended to be implemented by a state university or college in collaboration with other state institutions of higher education or nonpublic Ohio universities or colleges, the chancellor may provide that some portion of the award be received directly by the collaborating universities or colleges consistent with all terms of the choose Ohio first scholarship program. The choose Ohio first scholarship program shall assign a number of scholarships to state universities and colleges to recruit Ohio residents as undergraduate or graduate students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, education. The chancellor also may assign a number of choose Ohio first scholarships to state universities and colleges to recruit Ohio residents to enroll in certificate programs in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Choose Ohio first scholarships shall be awarded to each participating eligible student as a grant to the state university or college the student is attending and shall be reflected on the student's tuition bill. Choose Ohio first scholarships are student-centered grants from the state to students to use to attend a university or college and are not grants from the state to universities or colleges. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or sections 3333.62 to 3333.69 of the Revised Code, a nonpublic four-year Ohio institution of higher education may submit a proposal for choose Ohio first scholarships. If the chancellor awards a nonpublic institution scholarships, the nonpublic institution shall comply with all requirements of this section, sections 3333.62 to 3333.69 of the Revised Code, and the rules adopted under this section that apply to state universities or colleges awarded choose Ohio first scholarships. The chancellor shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to administer the program. Last updated September 28, 2021 at 5:48 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.028 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.028
§ 3317.028. Recomputing where change in taxable value
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) On or before May 15, 2007, and the fifteenth day of May in each calendar year thereafter, the tax commissioner shall determine for each school district whether the taxable value of all utility tangible personal property subject to taxation by the district in the preceding tax year was less than the taxable value of such property during the second preceding tax year. If any decrease exceeds ten per cent of the district's tangible personal property taxable value included in the total taxable value used in the district's state aid computation for the fiscal year that ends in the current calendar year, the tax commissioner shall certify all of the following to the department of education and workforce and the office of budget and management: (1) The district's total taxable value for the preceding tax year; (2) The change in taxes charged and payable on the district's total taxable value for the preceding tax year and the second preceding tax year; (3) The taxable value of the utility tangible personal property decrease, which shall be considered a change in valuation; (4) The change in taxes charged and payable on such change in taxable value calculated in the same manner as in division (A)(3) of section 3317.021 of the Revised Code. (B) Upon receipt of a certification specified in this section, the department shall replace the three-year average valuations that were used in computing the district's state education aid for the fiscal year that ends in the current calendar year with the taxable value certified under division (A)(1) of this section and shall recompute the state education aid for such fiscal year without applying any funding limitations enacted by the general assembly to the computation, if applicable. The department shall pay to the district an amount equal to the lesser of the following: (1) The positive difference between the district's state education aid prior to the recomputation under this section and the district's recomputed state education aid; (2) The absolute value of the amount certified under division (A)(2) of this section. The payment date shall be determined by the director of budget and management. The director shall select a payment date that is not earlier than the first day of June of the current fiscal year and not later than the thirty-first day of July of the following fiscal year. The department shall not pay the district under this section prior to approval by the director of budget and management to make that payment. (C) If a school district received a grant from the catastrophic expenditures account pursuant to division (C) of section 3316.20 of the Revised Code on the basis of the same circumstances for which a recomputation is made under this section, the amount of the recomputation shall be reduced and transferred in accordance with division (C) of section 3316.20 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 12:13 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.25
§ 3314.25. Computer-based schools to provide location for statewide tests
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly Each internet- or computer-based community school shall provide its students a location within a fifty-mile radius of the student's residence at which to complete the statewide achievement and diagnostic assessments prescribed under sections 3301.079 , 3301.0710 , and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.61
§ 3301.61. State council on educational opportunity for military children
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The state council on educational opportunity for military children is hereby established within the department of education and workforce. The council shall consist of the following members: (1) The director of education and workforce or the director's designee; (2) The director of veterans services or the director's designee; (3) The superintendent of a school district that has a high concentration of children of military families, appointed by the governor; (4) A representative of a military installation located in this state, appointed by the governor; (5) A representative of the governor's office, appointed by the governor; (6) Four members of the general assembly, appointed as follows: (a) One member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; (b) One member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; (c) One member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate; (d) One member of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate. (7) The compact commissioner appointed under section 3301.62 of the Revised Code; (8) The military family education liaison appointed under section 3301.63 of the Revised Code; (9) Other members appointed in the manner prescribed by and seated at the discretion of the voting members of the council. The members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authorities. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner of the initial appointments. The members appointed under divisions (A)(6) to (9) of this section shall be nonvoting members of the council. The members of the council shall serve without compensation. (B) The council shall oversee and provide coordination for the state's participation in and compliance with the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children, as ratified by section 3301.60 of the Revised Code. (C) The department of education and workforce shall provide staff support for the council. (D) Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not apply to the council. (E) As used in this section, "children of military families" and "military installation" have the same meanings as in Article II of the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 3:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.01
§ 3333.01. [Former R.C. 3333.03, renumbered by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Department of higher education; chancellor of higher education
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the department of higher education, which shall be composed of the chancellor of higher education and the chancellor's employees, agents, and representatives. The chancellor shall perform the functions, exercise the powers, and discharge the duties as are assigned to the chancellor by law. (B) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the chancellor of higher education. The chancellor shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, and the governor shall prescribe the chancellor's duties in addition to the chancellor's duties prescribed by law. The governor shall fix the compensation for the chancellor. The chancellor shall be a member of the governor's cabinet. (C) The chancellor is responsible for appointing and fixing the compensation of all professional, administrative, and clerical employees and staff members necessary to assist in the performance of the chancellor's duties. All employees and staff shall serve at the chancellor's pleasure. (D) The chancellor shall be a person qualified by training and experience to understand the problems and needs of the state in the field of higher education and to devise programs, plans, and methods of solving the problems and meeting the needs. (E) Neither the chancellor nor any staff member or employee of the chancellor shall be a trustee, officer, or employee of any public or private college or university while serving as chancellor, staff member, or employee. Last updated October 5, 2023 at 4:42 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.61
§ 3310.61. Withdrawal of child from public special education program to attend alternative public or private program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly An eligible applicant on behalf of a child who currently attends a public special education program under a contract, compact, or other bilateral agreement, or on behalf of a child who currently attends a community school, shall not be prohibited from applying for and accepting a scholarship so that the applicant may withdraw the child from that program or community school and use the scholarship for the child to attend a special education program operated by an alternative public provider or a registered private provider.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3344.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3344 / § 3344.05
§ 3344.05. General assembly to support university - other sources
Status: in_force

December 18, 1964 House Bill 2 - 105th General Assembly The general assembly shall support Cleveland state university by such sums and in such manner as it may provide, but support may also come from other sources.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.63 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.63
§ 3309.63. Merger of local pension system with school employees retirement system - procedure
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If a local district pension system votes to merge with the school employees retirement system, the school employees retirement board shall employ an actuary to value the assets and liabilities which will be taken over by the school employees retirement system hereby created in the event of such merger. The actuary so employed shall be an actuary also approved by the employer in whose district the local district pension system is operated, and the expense of the valuation shall be paid by such employer. The actuary shall compute the present value of the liabilities on account of employees in service in the local district pension system and on account of pensioners in the rolls of such local district pension system. He shall also compute the present value of the prospective amount to be received by reason of the payment of the normal contributions by the employer on behalf of the active employees of such local system in the event of the contemplated merger. From the present value of the total liability for pensions on account of employees in service in the local district pension system as previously determined, the actuary shall deduct the present value of the normal contributions. The amount remaining, together with the excess, of the present value of all payments, necessary to continue the pensions of the pensioners of the local district pension system, over and above the amount of moneys and securities of such system, shall be known as the "accrued liability." No employee who is a member of a local district pension system on April 13, 1937, shall receive a lesser total retirement allowance upon retirement after merger of the local system with the state system than said employee would have received upon retirement under the local system. Last updated March 9, 2022 at 12:13 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.43
§ 3310.43. Instructional assistant permit
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Registered private provider" has the same meaning as in section 3310.41 of the Revised Code. (2) "Two years of study" means the equivalent of forty-eight semester hours or seventy-two quarter hours. (B) The state board of education may issue an instructional assistant permit to an individual, upon the request of a registered private provider, qualifying that individual to provide services to a child under the autism scholarship program under section 3310.41 of the Revised Code. The permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issue and shall be renewable. For an individual to qualify for a permit under this section, the registered private provider shall assure to the state board all of the following: (1) The individual possesses the appropriate skills necessary to perform the duties of an instructional assistant, including the supervision of children and assistance with instructional tasks. (2) The individual demonstrates the potential to benefit from and consents to participating in in-service training, as required by the registered private provider. (3) The individual either: (a) Has an associate degree or higher from an accredited institution of higher education; (b) Has completed at least two years of study at an accredited institution of higher education. (C) An individual issued a permit under this section may provide instructional services in the home of a child so long as the individual is subject to adequate training and supervision. The state board shall adopt rules, pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, regarding how providers will demonstrate this supervision. (D) An individual issued a permit under this section shall be subject to the requirements of sections 3319.291 , 3319.31 , 3319.311 , and 3319.313 of the Revised Code. (E) The state board shall not require any of the following providers to receive a permit under this section to qualify to provide services to a child, including in-home services, under the autism scholarship program: (1) A registered behavior technician as described under rule 5123-9-41 of the Administrative Code; (2) A certified Ohio behavior analyst under Chapter 4783. of the Revised Code. Last updated September 14, 2023 at 2:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.62 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.62
§ 3313.62. School year, week
Status: in_force

July 1, 2014 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The school year shall begin on the first day of July of each calendar year and close on the thirtieth day of June of the succeeding calendar year. A school week shall consist of five days. A chartered nonpublic school may be open for instruction with pupils in attendance on any day of the week, including Saturday or Sunday.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.17
§ 3318.17. Rate and maximum period of tax levies
Status: in_force

September 28, 1999 House Bill 282 - 123rd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, when a school district receives classroom assistance from the state from time to time under the procedure set forth in sections 3318.01 to 3318.12 of the Revised Code, the levy of taxes required by sections 3318.13 and 3318.14 of the Revised Code shall be at the rate of one-half mill for each one dollar of valuation and shall be for a maximum period of twenty-three years after the last purchase, except that in those years in which a supplemental agreement authorized by section 3318.081 of the Revised Code is in effect, the rate shall be as prescribed for such section for the period during which such agreement is in effect. Where a school district has purchased classroom facilities from the state on which any portion of the purchase price remains unpaid and it desires to purchase additional classroom facilities, the notice of election and form of ballot set forth in section 3318.06 of the Revised Code shall provide that the levy is an extension of an existing levy for a maximum period of twenty-three years. Where there has been more than one purchase of classroom facilities from the state, any proceeds of the tax to be used to pay the purchase price of such facilities shall be applied to the unpaid purchase price of the projects in the order in which they were purchased. (B) When a school district levies a tax under sections 3318.13 and 3318.14 of the Revised Code after the effective date of this amendment, the levy shall: (1) Be an additional levy of one-half mill for each dollar of valuation; (2) Continue for the lesser of the number of years required to generate revenue equal to the amount of money supplied by the state for a classroom facilities project or twenty-three years; (3) Not reduce the number of years remaining on any other levy passed under sections 3318.13 and 3318.14 of the Revised Code prior to or after the effective date of this amendment. The notice of election and form of the ballot required by section 3318.06 of the Revised Code shall provide that a levy under this division is an additional levy for the specified classroom facilities project.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3334.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3334 / § 3334.18
§ 3334.18. Variable college savings program contracts
Status: in_force

March 30, 2018 Senate Bill 22 - 132nd General Assembly (A) A variable college savings program established by the Ohio tuition trust authority shall include provisions for a contract to be entered into between a contributor and the authority that will authorize the contributor to open an account for a beneficiary and authorize the contributor to substitute a new beneficiary for one originally named in the contract, to the extent permitted by section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. (B) The authority shall provide adequate safeguards to prevent total contributions to a variable college savings program account or purchases of tuition units, either separately or combined, that are made on behalf of a beneficiary from exceeding the amount necessary to provide for the higher education expenses of the beneficiary, consistent with the maximum contributions permitted by section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. However, in no event shall contributions or purchases exceed the allowable limit for a qualified tuition program under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. (C)(1) Participation in the variable college savings program does not guarantee that contributions and the investment return on contributions, if any, will be adequate to cover future higher education expenses or that a beneficiary will be admitted to or permitted to continue to attend an institution of higher education. (2) Returns on contributors' investments in the variable college savings program are not guaranteed by the state and the contributors to the variable college savings program assume all investment risk, including the potential loss of principal and liability for penalties such as those levied for noneducational withdrawals. (3) The state shall have no debt or obligation to any contributor, beneficiary, or any other person as a result of the establishment of the program, and the state assumes no risk or liability for funds invested in the variable college savings program. (4) Informational materials about the variable college savings program prepared by the authority or its agents and provided to prospective contributors shall state clearly the information set forth in division (C) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.285 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.285
§ 3319.285. Alternative military educator license
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Eligible military individual" includes any of the following: (a) An active-duty member of any branch of the United States armed forces; (b) A veteran of any branch of the United States armed forces who separated from service with an honorable discharge; (c) A member of the national guard or a member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces; (d) A spouse of a member or veteran described in division (A)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of this section. (2) "Teacher" has the same meaning as in section 3319.09 of the Revised Code. (B) The state board of education, in consultation with the chancellor of higher education, shall adopt rules to establish an alternative military educator license for eligible military individuals. The rules shall ensure that eligible military individuals can obtain an educator license to work as a teacher in a public school on an expedited timeline. The rules shall allow eligible military individuals to apply leadership training or other military training toward requirements for college coursework, professional development, content knowledge examinations, or other licensure requirements. (C) The state board may work with the credential review board created under section 3319.65 of the Revised Code to determine the types of military training that correspond with the educational training needed to be a successful teacher. Last updated September 13, 2023 at 11:39 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.121 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.121
§ 3302.121. School turnaround pilot program
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 168 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, a "needs assessment" means a systematic process of identifying and evaluating the specific requirements, challenges, and opportunities within an educational institution. (B) The department of education and workforce shall establish the school turnaround pilot program. The department shall administer and operate the pilot program for five years beginning with the 2024-2025 school year to address chronic low performance in Ohio's school districts and community schools established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code. The duration of a program for any particular school building may be for three to five years. (C) The department may select up to fifteen per cent of the school buildings on its comprehensive support and improvement schools designation list for the most recent school year available at the time selections are made, or other school buildings operated by the lowest performing school districts as determined by the department, to participate in the program. The department shall select school buildings from at least five state support team regions to ensure geographic diversity and shall include community schools. In selecting school buildings for the program, the department may consider the typology of the school district that operates the school building or in which the school building is located, the grade levels offered in the school building, and the length of time the school building has been on the comprehensive support and improvement designation list. (D) The department shall approve one or more eligible external service providers with expertise in school improvement to work in partnership with districts, schools, community school sponsors, and school support teams in the area. (E) Each school district or community school that elects to participate in the program shall choose a single service provider approved by the department to conduct a needs assessment, develop a multi-year improvement plan, and ensure the implementation of evidence-based interventions to improve academic achievement, chronic absenteeism rates, and family and community engagement. (F) Districts and community schools may receive funding for the pilot program from existing federal funds. (G) Districts, community schools, and service providers shall regularly report data to the department in a manner prescribed by the department. The department shall conduct an annual evaluation of the program and may contract with a third party for this purpose. (H) Service providers shall collaborate with school districts and community schools to ensure that services and interventions are aligned to identified needs and to recommend system-wide improvements to the department and to the general assembly. Last updated September 24, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.044 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.044
§ 3333.044. Contracting with consultants - liability insurance
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The chancellor of higher education may contract with any consultants that are necessary for the discharge of the chancellor's duties under this chapter. (B) The chancellor may purchase, upon the terms that the chancellor determines to be advisable, one or more policies of insurance from insurers authorized to do business in this state that insure consultants who have contracted with the chancellor under division (A) of this section or members of an advisory committee appointed under section 3333.04 of the Revised Code, with respect to the activities of the consultants or advisory committee members in the course of the performance of their responsibilities as consultants or advisory committee members. (C) Subject to the approval of the controlling board, the chancellor may contract with any entities for the discharge of the chancellor's duties and responsibilities under any of the programs established pursuant to sections 3333.122 , 3333.21 to 3333.28 , and 5120.55 , and Chapter 5910. of the Revised Code. The chancellor shall not enter into a contract under this division unless the proposed contractor demonstrates that its primary purpose is to promote access to higher education by providing student financial assistance through loans, grants, or scholarships, and by providing high quality support services and information to students and their families with regard to such financial assistance. Chapter 125. of the Revised Code does not apply to contracts entered into pursuant to this section. In awarding contracts under this division, the chancellor shall consider factors such as the cost of the administration of the contract, the experience of the contractor, and the contractor's ability to properly execute the contract. Last updated October 6, 2023 at 11:16 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.09
§ 3302.09. Communicating change in federal policies or rules
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Whenever the United States department of education makes changes in its policies or rules regarding implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Ohio department of education and workforce shall submit a written description of those changes to each member of the standing committees on education of the senate and house of representatives. (B) If the Ohio department of education and workforce plans to change any of its policies or procedures regarding the state's implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 based on changes in federal polices or rules described in division (A) of this section, the Ohio department of education and workforce shall submit to each member of the standing committees a written outline of the existing Ohio policy regarding that implementation and a written description of the changes it proposes to make. (C) The Ohio department of education and workforce shall not make any change proposed under division (B) of this section unless the general assembly has adopted a concurrent resolution approving the proposed change. Last updated August 1, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.082 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.082
§ 3317.082. Tuition for children in care of department of youth services
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section, "institution" means a residential facility that receives and cares for children maintained by the department of youth services and that operates a school chartered under section 3301.16 of the Revised Code. (A) On or before the thirty-first day of each January and July, the superintendent of each institution that during the six-month period immediately preceding each January or July provided an elementary or secondary education for any child, other than a child receiving special education under section 3323.091 of the Revised Code, shall prepare and submit to the department of education and workforce, a statement for each such child indicating the child's name, any school district responsible to pay tuition for the child as determined by the superintendent in accordance with division (C)(2) or (3) of section 3313.64 of the Revised Code, and the period of time during that six-month period that the child received an elementary or secondary education. If any school district is responsible to pay tuition for any such child, the department, not later than the immediately succeeding last day of February or August, as applicable, shall calculate the amount of the tuition of the district under section 3317.08 of the Revised Code for the period of time indicated on the statement and do one of the following: (1) If the tuition amount is equal to or less than the district's state education aid, pay to the institution submitting the statement an amount equal to the tuition amount, as provided under division (G) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code, and deduct the tuition amount from the state basic aid funds payable to the district, as provided under division (C)(2) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code; (2) If the tuition amount is greater than the district's state education aid, require the district to pay to the institution submitting the statement an amount equal to the tuition amount. (B) In the case of any disagreement about the school district responsible to pay tuition for a child pursuant to this section, the director of education and workforce shall make the determination in any such case in accordance with division (C)(2) or (3) of section 3313.64 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 9:46 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.151 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.151
§ 3375.151. Acceptance of bequest, gift, or endowment for school district free public library
Status: in_force

June 26, 2012 Senate Bill 321 - 129th General Assembly At any time after the effective date of this section but prior to January 1, 2014, the board of education of any school district in which a free public library has not previously been established may receive a bequest, gift, or endowment of a building, money, or property, or any combination thereof, from an incorporated or unincorporated library association whose main library is located within the school district, that was organized and operating before January 1, 1968, that participates in the distribution of the proceeds of the county public library fund, and that has had a library district defined for it by the state library board under section 3375.01 of the Revised Code. The bequest, gift, or endowment shall be used to construct a building for, or to furnish, equip, or operate, a school district free public library. At any time after the effective date of this section but prior to January 1, 2014, the board of education, by resolution, may accept the bequest, gift, or endowment and agree on behalf of the school district to establish, provide, and maintain a school district free public library. No library association that has made a bequest, gift, or endowment under this section shall thereafter receive proceeds from the county public library fund or from any funds appropriated or taxes levied under section 3375.42 of the Revised Code. The library district for the newly established school district free public library shall be the library district previously established by the state library board for the library association.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.41
§ 3328.41. Transportation of students
Status: in_force

December 21, 2011 House Bill 157 - 129th General Assembly (A) Each participating school district shall be responsible for providing transportation on a weekly basis for each student enrolled in a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter who is entitled to attend school in the district to and from that college-preparatory boarding school. The district may provide the transportation itself, contract with another entity to provide the transportation, or enter into an agreement with the board of trustees of the college-preparatory boarding school under which the board will provide the transportation and the district will pay the board an amount specified in the agreement for that provision. (B) Transportation provided under this section is subject to all provisions of the Revised Code, and all rules adopted under the Revised Code, pertaining to the construction, design, equipment, and operation of school buses and other vehicles transporting students to and from school. The drivers and mechanics of the vehicles are subject to all provisions of the Revised Code, and all rules adopted under the Revised Code, pertaining to drivers and mechanics of such vehicles.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3321.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3321 / § 3321.09
§ 3321.09. Part-time schooling not provided by board of education
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Attendance at a part-time school or class provided by an employer, by a partnership, corporation, or individual, by a private or parochial school, by a college, or by a philanthropic or similar agency shall serve in lieu of attendance at a part-time school or class provided by a board of education in case the given school or class is conducted for substantially a term and hours equivalent to those of the part-time schools or classes provided by the local board, and in case the school or class is approved by the department of education and workforce. When such school or class is conducted within or in connection with the establishment in which the child is working the obligation of attendance at part-time school or class indicated in section 3321.08 of the Revised Code, shall apply to the children holding age and schooling certificates who are employed in the given establishment regardless of the accessibility of public part-time schools or classes. Last updated August 3, 2023 at 4:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3331.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3331 / § 3331.09
§ 3331.09. Revocation of certificate
Status: in_force

August 28, 2002 House Bill 402 - 124th General Assembly The superintendent of schools or chief administrative officer issuing an age and schooling certificate may revoke such certificate on account of noncompliance with stipulations, physical condition of the child, or other sufficient cause, or for failure to attend part-time schools or classes as required by sections 3321.08 and 3321.10 of the Revised Code.