Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.85 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.85
§ 3301.85. Regional partnership program
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 Senate Bill 208 - 135th General Assembly (A) The department of education and workforce, in conjunction with the department of higher education and the department of children and youth, shall create, administer, and oversee the prenatal-to-five early childhood to post-secondary regional partnerships program to support existing and establish new early childhood to post-secondary regional partnerships throughout Ohio in regions that choose to participate. The department of education and workforce is the agency primarily responsible for implementation of the program. Each partnership may consist of prenatal-to-five early learning programs, primary and secondary schools, educational service centers, out-of-school time providers, post-secondary institutions, and workforce and community partners that are located in the same region and that are working collaboratively to increase educational attainment and economic mobility outcomes for children and adults. (B) The departments shall do all of the following: (1) Coordinate and convene a cohort of all existing and emerging regional partnerships at least quarterly to share best practices and assist in organizational development and growth; (2) Distribute grants, in a manner determined by the departments, to qualifying partnerships to support regional collaboration programs that align educational resources and community support with regional in-demand workforce skills, opportunities, and jobs; (3) Work to ensure that at least one regional partnership exists within each of the six different regions of the state, as determined by JobsOhio, as defined in section 187.01 of the Revised Code; (4) Report the progress and outcomes of each regional partnership at least twice a year to the director of education and workforce, the chancellor of higher education, the director of children and youth, and annually to the governor and the general assembly. (C)(1) Qualifying partnerships eligible to apply for grants under this section shall demonstrate all of the following: (a) An identified theory of action and explicit commitment to address all areas of the education and workforce continuum over time, including a commitment to measure and report targeted attainment outcome metrics; (b) How it will integrate and align its work with business advisory councils created under section 3313.82 of the Revised Code within the region, the educational regional service system established under Chapter 3312. of the Revised Code, industry sector partnerships, and other regional educational attainment efforts as appropriate; (c) How it will work with local health care systems, service providers, and other stakeholders to better address the workforce readiness, mental health, and well-being skills children and young adults need to be successful in and beyond elementary and secondary school years. (2) Qualifying partnerships shall report all of the following performance metrics for their region to the department of education and workforce, the department of higher education, and the department of children and youth: (a) Kindergarten readiness; (b) Third-grade reading proficiency; (c) Middle grade math proficiency; (d) High school graduation rates; (e) Free application for federal student aid completion rates; (f) Post-secondary enrollment; (g) Post-secondary credential or degree completion; (h) Employment for their region that includes the following: (i) Percentage of recent graduates who found employment within one year of completing a post-secondary credential or degree; (ii) Percentage of recent graduates who completed some form of work-based learning while enrolled in a post-secondary institution. Last updated February 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3324.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3324 / § 3324.01
§ 3324.01. Gifted student definitions
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section and sections 3324.02 through 3324.06 of the Revised Code: (A) "Approved" means approved by the department of education and workforce and included on the list compiled by the department under section 3324.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Gifted" means students who perform or show potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared to others of their age, experience, or environment and who are identified under division (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 3324.03 of the Revised Code. (C) "School district" does not include a joint vocational school district. (D) "Specific academic ability field" means one or more of the following areas of instruction: (1) Mathematics; (2) Science; (3) Reading, writing, or a combination of these skills; (4) Social studies. Last updated August 25, 2023 at 11:43 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.591 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.591
§ 3345.591. Interactions with the People's Republic of China
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "People's Republic of China" means the government of China, the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Liberation Army, or any other extension of, or entity affiliated with, the government of China. (2) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) No state institution of higher education shall accept gifts, donations, or contributions from the People's Republic of China or any organization the institution reasonably suspects is acting on behalf of the People's Republic of China. Nothing in this section prohibits a state institution of higher education from accepting payments from Chinese citizens related to instructional fees, general fees, special fees, cost of instruction, or educational expenses or donations from the institution's alumni. Nothing in this section prohibits a state institution of higher education from receiving philanthropic or unrestricted grants so long as it maintains the structural safeguard requirements provided for in division (E) of this section. (C) Each state institution shall submit to the chancellor of higher education a copy of the report it submits to the United States department of education pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1011(f). (D) Upon request, the chancellor shall make any information reported under division (C) of this section available to any member of the general assembly. (E) A state institution shall notify the chancellor of any new or renewed academic partnership with an academic or research institution located in China. A state institution shall only enter into a new or renewed academic partnership with an academic or research institution located in China if the state institution maintains sufficient structural safeguards to protect the state institution's intellectual property, the security of the state of Ohio, and the national security interests of the United States. The safeguards shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) Compliance with all federal requirements, including the requirements of federal research sponsors and federal export control agencies, including regulations regarding international traffic in arms and export administration regulations, and economic and trade sanctions administered by the federal office of foreign assets control; (2) Annual formal institution-level programs for faculty on conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment; (3) A formalized foreign visitor process and uniform visiting scholar agreement. (F) The auditor of state shall audit the safeguards implemented by state institutions of higher education under division (E) of this section in the course of a normal audit conducted under section 117.11 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3349.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3349 / § 3349.06
§ 3349.06. Bonds are lawful investments
Status: in_force

March 7, 1997 Senate Bill 82 - 121st General Assembly Bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 3349.05 of the Revised Code are lawful investments of banks, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, deposit guarantee associations, trustees, fiduciaries, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking or bond retirement funds of municipal corporations and other subdivisions of this state, and of domestic insurance companies notwithstanding sections 3907.14 and 3925.08 of the Revised Code, and are acceptable as security for deposit of public moneys.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.036 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.036
§ 3318.036. Priority for project funding
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Eligible school district" is a city, local, or exempted village school district that satisfies both of the following conditions: (a) The district is either of the following: (i) A district that resulted from one of the following that became effective between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2018: (I) A transfer of all of the territory of one school district to another school district in accordance with section 3311.22 , 3311.231 , 3311.24 , or 3311.38 of the Revised Code; (II) The merger of two or more districts in accordance with section 3311.25 of the Revised Code; (III) The creation of a new local school district from all of one or more local school districts in accordance with section 3311.26 of the Revised Code; (IV) The consolidation of two or more school districts under section 3311.37 of the Revised Code. (ii) A district that intends to build a new school building on land originally owned by a state community college, as that term is defined in section 3358.01 of the Revised Code, with the intention of collaboratively working with the state community college on workforce development programs and curriculum. (b) The district has demonstrated to the Ohio facilities construction commission an efficient use of facility space, including a reduction in the number of buildings used by students and administrative staff. (2) "Basic project cost" and "required percentage of the basic project cost" have the same meanings as in section 3318.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter: (1) If the commission determines that a district is an eligible school district, the commission shall give that district first priority for funding for a project under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code as such funds become available, regardless of the district's percentile rank under section 3318.011 of the Revised Code. If the district results from a transfer, merger, consolidation, or creation of a new local district that takes effect prior to April 6, 2017, the district's portion of the basic project cost shall be the required percentage of the basic project cost based on the percentile ranking of the district that was transferred, merged, consolidated, or existed prior to the creation of the new district that has the lowest three-year average adjusted valuation per pupil, as calculated under section 3318.011 of the Revised Code, on the date that the transfer, merger, consolidation, or creation of the new district became effective. (2) If an eligible school district is given priority under division (B)(1) of this section, the commission may reduce that district's portion of the basic project cost by twenty-five percentage points from the portion determined under section 3318.032 of the Revised Code or, if the district results from a transfer, merger, consolidation, or creation of a new local district that takes effect prior to April 6, 2017, from the portion determined under division (B)(1) of this section. At no time, however, shall that district's portion of the basic project cost be less than five per cent. (3) If an eligible school district is given priority under division (B)(1) of this section, the commission may reduce that district's portion of the basic project cost by ten percentage points from the portion determined under section 3318.032 of the Revised Code or, if the district results from a transfer, merger, consolidation, or creation of a new local district that takes effect prior to April 6, 2017, from the portion determined under division (B)(1) of this section, if the district's project satisfies the following conditions: (a) The project involves construction of a building on land owned by a state institution of higher education, as that term is defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, or on land originally owned by a state community college, as that term is defined in section 3358.01 of the Revised Code, with the intention of collaboratively working with the state community college on workforce development programs and curriculum, and the commission approves the project. (b) The district and the state institution of higher education enter into a written agreement regarding the continued use of the institution's land by the district, and the commission approves the agreement. Division (B)(3)(b) of this section does not apply to a district that satisfies the condition described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section. (c) On the date that the district and the state institution of higher education enter into the written agreement described in division (B)(3)(b) of this section, the state institution of higher education is participating in the college credit plus program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code. Division (B)(3)(c) of this section does not apply to a district that satisfies the condition described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section. At no time, however, shall that district's portion of the basic project cost be less than five per cent. The reduction of the district's portion of the basic project cost described in division (B)(3) of this section may be in addition to a reduction of the district's portion of the basic project cost under division (B)(2) of this section. (C) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a district's project undertaken pursuant to this section shall be subject to all other requirements in sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.351 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.351
§ 3375.351. Payment of employees by direct deposit
Status: in_force

June 20, 2008 Senate Bill 185 - 127th General Assembly The fiscal officer of each board of library trustees appointed under section 3375.06 , 3375.10 , 3375.12 , 3375.15 , 3375.22 , or 3375.30 of the Revised Code may pay the compensation of each employee of the library under the board's jurisdiction by direct deposit, as defined in section 131.01 of the Revised Code. If direct deposit is chosen as the desired form of compensation by the board of library trustees for its employees, each employee shall provide to the fiscal officer a written authorization for payment by direct deposit. The authorization shall include the designation of a financial institution equipped to accept direct deposits and the number of the account into which the deposit is to be made. The authorization shall remain in effect until withdrawn in writing by the employee or until dishonored by the financial institution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.148 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.148
§ 3314.148. Overdose reversal drug policy
Status: in_force

January 19, 2026 House Bill 57 - 136th General Assembly (A) A community school established under this chapter that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall comply with all provisions of section 3313.7119 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district. (B) A community school may accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs. A school shall use the donations only for that purpose and shall track the expenditure of donated funds. Last updated December 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.09
§ 3333.09. Conveyances - lease-back agreements
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly "Public university or college," as used in this section, means any nonprofit university or college situated within this state which is open to the public on equal terms and which is not affiliated with or controlled by an organization which is not primarily educational in nature. Any such university or college shall be considered to be serving a public purpose. The chancellor of higher education may, upon the chancellor's determination that such action would serve the interests of higher education in this state, in terms of expansion of educational opportunity in a major urban area and in terms of expansion of educational service to a major urban community, accept conveyances of land, situated within this state, from any public university or college and enter into an agreement before or after such conveyance to lease to such public university or college, upon terms as may be prescribed by the chancellor, such land together with buildings constructed thereon and furniture, fixtures, and equipment therein for use as an educational facility. The lease shall be for a period not to exceed fifty years, renewable for a like term, and shall provide that such buildings be used solely for educational purposes and that the chancellor may cancel such lease if such buildings are used for other purposes. Such lease may contain provisions for the sale of such property to the lessee, upon the consent of the chancellor, for a purchase price not less than the actual cost to the chancellor, less depreciation, computed at the rate customarily applied to similar structures. The chancellor, through the department of administrative services, may construct, equip, or remodel buildings on lands accepted by the chancellor in the name of the state pursuant to this section. Title to lands acquired under this section shall be taken in the name of the state. Responsibility for the proper use, maintenance, and repair of leased buildings shall rest upon the lessee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3324.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3324 / § 3324.04
§ 3324.04. Adoption of district plan for identifying gifted students
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The board of education of each school district shall adopt a plan by January 1, 2000, for identifying gifted students. The plan shall be submitted to the department of education and workforce for approval. The department shall approve the plan within sixty days if it contains all of the following: (A) A description of the assessment instruments from the list adopted by the department that the district will use to screen and identify gifted students; (B) Acceptable scheduling procedures for screening and for administering assessment instruments for identifying gifted students. These procedures shall provide: (1) At least two opportunities a year for assessment in the case of students requesting assessment or recommended for assessment by teachers, parents, or other students; (2) Assurance of inclusion in screening and assessment procedures for minority and disadvantaged students, children with disabilities, and students for whom English is a second language; (3) Assurance that any student transferring into the district will be assessed within ninety days of the transfer at the request of a parent. (C) Procedures for notification of parents within thirty days about the results of any screening procedure or assessment instrument and the provision of an opportunity for parents to appeal any decision about the results of any screening procedure or assessment, the scheduling of children for assessment, or the placement of a student in any program or for receipt of services; (D) A commitment that the district will accept scores on assessment instruments provided by other school districts or trained personnel outside the school district, provided the assessment instruments are on the list approved by the department under section 3324.02 of the Revised Code. The district's plan may provide for the district to contract with any qualified public or private service provider to provide screening or assessment services under the plan. The department shall assist any district whose plan it disapproves under this section to amend the plan so that it meets the requirements of this section. Last updated August 25, 2023 at 11:47 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3359.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3359 / § 3359.01
§ 3359.01. Appointment of trustees - term
Status: in_force

June 27, 2025 Senate Bill 1 - 136th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created a state university to be known as "The University of Akron." The government of the university of Akron is vested in a board of eleven trustees who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at the university of Akron, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on the second day of July and ending on the first day of July. For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for six years. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until the trustee's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. (B) The student members of the board of trustees of the university of Akron have no voting power on the board. Student members shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members shall commence on July 2, 1988, and shall expire on July 1, 1989, and the initial term of office of the other student member shall commence on July 2, 1988, and expire on July 1, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original selection. Last updated April 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.14
§ 3375.14. School libraries
Status: in_force

November 9, 1959 House Bill 140 - 103rd General Assembly The board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district may provide for the establishment, control, and maintenance of school libraries for the purpose of providing school library service to the pupils under its jurisdiction. Such board of education may contract with any public board, association, or other organization operating a public library in a community to furnish such school library service, the board of education paying all or such part of the expense thereof, including the salaries of school librarians, as compensation for the service rendered, as the two boards shall agree upon as terms of the contract, provided that nothing in this section shall prevent such public board, association, or other organization operating a public library from providing classroom collections, operating bookmobiles, branches, or the main library of a public library, notwithstanding the fact that such branches or main library may be located within a school building. Such board of education may purchase, erect, construct, enlarge, extend, or improve buildings for library purposes, including sites therefor, and equip and furnish such buildings.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3334.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3334 / § 3334.11
§ 3334.11. Ohio tuition trust fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The assets of the Ohio tuition trust authority reserved for payment of the obligations of the authority pursuant to tuition payment contracts shall be placed in a fund, which is hereby created and shall be known as the Ohio tuition trust fund. The fund shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be part of the state treasury. That portion of payments received by the authority or the treasurer of state from persons purchasing tuition units under tuition payment contracts that the authority determines is actuarially necessary for the payment of obligations of the authority pursuant to tuition payment contracts, all interest and investment income earned by the fund, and all other receipts of the authority from any other source that the authority determines appropriate, shall be deposited in the fund. No purchaser or beneficiary of tuition units shall have any claim against the funds of any state institution of higher education. All investment fees and other costs incurred in connection with the exercise of the investment powers of the authority pursuant to divisions (D) and (E) of this section shall be paid from the assets of the fund. (B) Unless otherwise provided by the authority, the assets of the Ohio tuition trust fund shall be expended in the following order: (1) To make payments to beneficiaries, or institutions of higher education on behalf of beneficiaries, under division (B) of section 3334.09 of the Revised Code; (2) To make refunds as provided in divisions (A) and (C) of section 3334.10 of the Revised Code; (3) To pay the investment fees and other costs of administering the fund. (C)(1) Except as may be provided in an agreement under division (A)(19) of section 3334.08 of the Revised Code, all disbursements from the Ohio tuition trust fund shall be made by the treasurer of state on order of a designee of the authority. (2) The treasurer of state shall deposit any portion of the Ohio tuition trust fund not needed for immediate use in the same manner as state funds are deposited. (D) The authority is the trustee of the Ohio tuition trust fund. The authority shall have full power to invest the assets of the fund and in exercising this power shall be subject to the limitations and requirements contained in divisions (K) to (M) of this section and sections 145.112 and 145.113 of the Revised Code. The evidences of title of all investments shall be delivered to the treasurer of state or to a qualified trustee designated by the treasurer of state as provided in section 135.18 of the Revised Code. Assets of the fund shall be administered by the authority in a manner designed to be actuarially sound so that the assets of the fund will be sufficient to satisfy the obligations of the authority pursuant to tuition payment contracts and defray the reasonable expenses of administering the fund. (E) The authority may enter into an agreement with any business, entity, or governmental agency to perform the investment duties of the authority as set forth in division (D) of this section. The investment powers shall be exercised by the business, entity, or governmental agency that entered into an agreement with the authority in a manner agreed upon by the authority that maximizes the return on investment and minimizes the administrative expenses. (F)(1) The authority shall maintain a separate account for each tuition payment contract entered into pursuant to division (A) of section 3334.09 of the Revised Code for the purchase of tuition units on behalf of a beneficiary or beneficiaries showing the beneficiary or beneficiaries of that contract and the number of tuition units purchased pursuant to that contract. Upon request of any beneficiary or person who has entered into a tuition payment contract, the authority shall provide a statement indicating, in the case of a beneficiary, the number of tuition units purchased on behalf of the beneficiary, or in the case of a person who has entered into a tuition payment contract, the number of tuition units purchased, used, or refunded pursuant to that contract. A beneficiary and person that have entered into a tuition payment contract each may file only one request under this division in any year. (2) The authority shall maintain an account for each scholarship program showing the number of tuition units that have been purchased for or donated to the program and the number of tuition units that have been used. Upon the request of the entity that established the scholarship program, the authority shall provide a statement indicating these numbers. (G)(1) In addition to the Ohio tuition trust fund, there is hereby established a reserve fund that shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall not be part of the state treasury, and shall be known as the Ohio tuition trust reserve fund, and an operating fund that shall be part of the state treasury, and shall be known as the Ohio tuition trust operating fund. That portion of payments received by the authority or the treasurer of state from persons purchasing tuition units under tuition payment contracts that the authority determines is not actuarially necessary for the payment of obligations of the authority pursuant to tuition payment contracts, any interest and investment income earned by the reserve fund, any administrative charges and fees imposed by the authority on transactions under this chapter or on purchasers or beneficiaries of tuition units, and all other receipts from any other source that the authority determines appropriate, shall be deposited in the reserve fund to pay the operating expenses of the authority and the costs of administering the program. The assets of the reserve fund may be invested in the same manner and subject to the same limitations set forth in divisions (D), (E), and (K) to (M) of this section and sections 145.112 and 145.113 of the Revised Code. All investment fees and other costs incurred in connection with the exercise of the investment powers shall be paid from the assets of the reserve fund. Except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, all operating expenses of the authority and costs of administering the program shall be paid from the operating fund. (2) The treasurer of state shall, upon request of the authority, transfer funds from the reserve fund to the operating fund as the authority determines appropriate to pay those current operating expenses of the authority and costs of administering the program as the authority designates. Any interest or investment income earned on the assets of the operating fund shall be deposited in the operating fund. (3) The treasurer of state shall, upon request by the chancellor of higher education and approval by the director of budget and management, transfer funds from the reserve fund to the strategic square footage reduction fund created under section 3333.96 of the Revised Code. (H) In January of each year the authority shall report to each person who received any payments or refunds from the authority during the preceding year information relative to the value of the payments or refunds to assist in determining that person's tax liability. (I) The authority shall report to the tax commissioner any information, and at the times, as the tax commissioner requires to determine any tax liability that a person may have incurred during the preceding year as a result of having received any payments or refunds from the authority. (J) All records of the authority indicating the identity of purchasers and beneficiaries of tuition units or college savings bonds, the number of tuition units purchased, used, or refunded under a tuition payment contract, and the number of college savings bonds purchased, held, or redeemed are not public records within the meaning of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (K)(1) The authority and other fiduciaries shall discharge their duties with respect to the funds with care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims; and by diversifying the investments of the assets of the funds so as to minimize the risk of large losses, unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so. (2) To facilitate investment of the funds, the authority may establish a partnership, trust, limited liability company, corporation, including a corporation exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code, 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended, or any other legal entity authorized to transact business in this state. (L) In exercising its fiduciary responsibility with respect to the investment of the assets of the funds, it shall be the intent of the authority to give consideration to investments that enhance the general welfare of the state and its citizens where the investments offer quality, return, and safety comparable to other investments currently available to the authority. In fulfilling this intent, equal consideration shall also be given to investments otherwise qualifying under this section that involve minority owned and controlled firms and firms owned and controlled by women, either alone or in joint venture with other firms. The authority shall adopt, in regular meeting, policies, objectives, or criteria for the operation of the investment program that include asset allocation targets and ranges, risk factors, asset class benchmarks, time horizons, total return objectives, and performance evaluation guidelines. In adopting policies and criteria for the selection of agents with whom the authority may contract for the administration of the assets of the funds, the authority shall give equal consideration to minority owned and controlled firms, firms owned and controlled by women, and ventures involving minority owned and controlled firms and firms owned and controlled by women that otherwise meet the policies and criteria established by the authority. Amendments and additions to the policies and criteria shall be adopted in regular meeting. The authority shall publish its policies, objectives, and criteria under this provision no less often than annually and shall make copies available to interested parties. When reporting on the performance of investments, the authority shall comply with the performance presentation standards established by the association for investment management and research. (M) All investments shall be purchased at current market prices and the evidences of title of the investments shall be placed in the hands of the treasurer of state, who is hereby designated as custodian thereof, or in the hands of the treasurer of state's authorized agent. The treasurer of state or the agent shall collect the principal, dividends, distributions, and interest thereon as they become due and payable and place them when so collected into the custodial funds. The treasurer of state shall pay for investments purchased by the authority on receipt of written or electronic instructions from the authority or the authority's designated agent authorizing the purchase and pending receipt of the evidence of title of the investment by the treasurer of state or the treasurer of state's authorized agent. The authority may sell investments held by the authority, and the treasurer of state or the treasurer of state's authorized agent shall accept payment from the purchaser and deliver evidence of title of the investment to the purchaser on receipt of written or electronic instructions from the authority or the authority's designated agent authorizing the sale, and pending receipt of the moneys for the investments. The amount received shall be placed in the custodial funds. The authority and the treasurer of state may enter into agreements to establish procedures for the purchase and sale of investments under this division and the custody of the investments. No purchase or sale of any investment shall be made under this section except as authorized by the authority. Any statement of financial position distributed by the authority shall include fair value, as of the statement date, of all investments held by the authority under this section. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.272 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.272
§ 3319.272. Professional administrator license upon completion of bright new leaders for Ohio schools program
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The "bright new leaders for Ohio schools program" administered by the Ohio state university Fisher college of business and college education and human ecology shall provide an alternative path for individuals to receive training and development in the administration of primary and secondary education and leadership, enable those individuals to earn degrees and obtain licenses in public school administration, and promote the placement of those individuals in public schools that have a poverty percentage greater than fifty per cent. (B) The state board of education shall issue a professional administrator license for grades pre-kindergarten through twelve to an individual who successfully completes the bright new leaders for Ohio schools program and satisfies the requirements in rules adopted by the state board under division (C) of this section. (C) The state board, in consultation with the bright new leaders for Ohio schools program, shall adopt rules that prescribe the requirements for obtaining a professional administrator license for grades pre-kindergarten through twelve under this section. The state board shall use the rules adopted under section 3319.27 of the Revised Code as guidance in developing the rules adopted under this division.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.351 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.351
§ 3307.351. Continuing contributions to state system after retirement
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 572 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) In addition to the meaning in section 3307.01 of the Revised Code, when appropriate "compensation" has the same meaning as in section 3309.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Earnable salary" has the same meaning as in section 145.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "STRS position" means a position for which a member of the state teachers retirement system is making contributions to the system. (4) "Other state retirement system" means the public employees retirement system or the school employees retirement system. (5) "State retirement system" means the public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, or the school employees retirement system. (B)(1) Subject to division (E) of this section, a member of the state teachers retirement system who holds two or more STRS positions may retire under section 3307.57 , 3307.58 , or 3307.60 of the Revised Code or under an STRS defined contribution plan from the position for which the annual compensation at the time of retirement is highest and continue to contribute to the retirement system for the other STRS position or positions. (2) Subject to division (E) of this section, a member of the state teachers retirement system who also holds one or more other positions covered by the other state retirement systems may retire under section 3307.57 , 3307.58 , or 3307.60 of the Revised Code or under an STRS defined contribution plan from the STRS position and continue contributing to the other state retirement systems if the annual compensation for the STRS position at the time of retirement is greater than annual compensation or earnable salary for the position, or any of the positions, covered by the other state retirement systems. (3) Subject to division (E) of this section, a member of the state teachers retirement system who holds two or more STRS positions and at least one other position covered by one of the other state retirement systems may retire under section 3307.57 , 3307.58 , or 3307.60 of the Revised Code or under an STRS defined contribution plan from one of the STRS positions and continue contributing to the state teachers retirement system and the other state retirement system if the annual compensation for the STRS position from which the member is retiring is, at the time of retirement, greater than the annual compensation or earnable salary for any of the positions for which the member is continuing to make contributions. (4) Subject to division (E) of this section, a member of the state teachers retirement system who also holds one or more other positions covered by the other state retirement systems may retire under section 145.37 , 3307.57 , or 3309.35 of the Revised Code or under a plan established under section 145.81 or 3309.81 of the Revised Code from one of the other state retirement system positions and continue contributing to the state teachers retirement system if the annual compensation for the other state retirement system position from which the member is retiring is, at the time of retirement, greater than the annual compensation for any of the positions for which the member is continuing to make contributions. (5) A member of the state teachers retirement system who has retired as provided in division (B)(2) or (3) of section 145.383 or division (B)(2) or (3) of section 3309.343 of the Revised Code may continue to contribute to the state teachers retirement system for an STRS position if the member held the position at the time of retirement from the other state retirement system. (6) A member who contributes to the state teachers retirement system in accordance with division (B)(1), (3), (4), or (5) of this section shall contribute in accordance with section 3307.26 of the Revised Code. The member's employer shall contribute as provided in section 3307.28 of the Revised Code. Neither the member nor the member's survivors are eligible for any benefits based on those contributions other than those provided under section 145.384 , 3307.352 , or 3309.344 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) In determining retirement eligibility and the annual retirement allowance of a member who retires as provided in division (B)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section, the following shall be used to the date of retirement: (a) The member's earnable salary and compensation for all positions covered by a state retirement system; (b) Total service credit in any state retirement system, except that the credit shall not exceed one year of credit for any period of twelve months; (c) The member's accumulated contributions. (2) A member who retires as provided in division (B)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section is a retirant for all purposes of this chapter, except that the member is not subject to divisions (F) and (G) of section 3307.35 of the Revised Code for a position or positions for which contributions continue under those divisions or division (B)(5) of this section. (D) A retired member receiving a benefit under section 3307.352 of the Revised Code based on employment subject to this section is not a member of the state teachers retirement system and does not have any rights, privileges, or obligations of membership. The retired member is a superannuate for purposes of section 3307.35 of the Revised Code. (E) Effective July 1, 2014, a member may continue to contribute to the retirement system for another STRS position or other state retirement system position under division (B)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section only for those positions the member continuously held for at least twelve consecutive months immediately prior to retirement under section 3307.57 , 3307.58 , or 3307.60 of the Revised Code or an STRS defined contribution plan. (F) The state teachers retirement board may adopt rules to carry out this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3315.061 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3315 / § 3315.061
§ 3315.061. Funds for studies and surveys
Status: in_force

August 9, 1963 House Bill 99 - 105th General Assembly The board of education of any school district may expend funds for the purpose of conducting, or entering into contracts for, studies or surveys pertaining to school district organization and building needs, curriculum and instructional needs, and needs for improved or additional services that may be rendered by such board. The board of education of any school district may publish reports prepared in connection with such activities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.481 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.481
§ 3375.481. Consortium of county law library resources boards
Status: in_force

January 1, 2010 House Bill 420 - 127th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created a statewide consortium of county law library resources boards. The statewide consortium shall be comprised of the county law library resources board of each county. (B) The statewide consortium board shall consist of five voting members, one of whom shall be the librarian of the supreme court of Ohio, or, if the librarian of the supreme court is unavailable, the chief justice's designee, and the other four members shall be appointed as follows: (1) The Ohio judicial conference shall appoint one member. (2) The county commissioners association of Ohio shall appoint two members, one of whom shall be the chief administrator of a county law library resources board. (3) The Ohio state bar association shall appoint one member. (C) Initial appointments to the statewide consortium board shall be made on or before July 1, 2010. Of the initial appointments, the initial term of the member appointed by the county commissioners association who is not the chief administrator of a county library resources board and the member appointed by the Ohio judicial conference shall be for a term ending December 31, 2014. The initial term of the member appointed by the Ohio state bar association and the member appointed by the county commissioners association who is the chief administrator of a county law library resources board shall be for a term ending December 31, 2016. Thereafter, terms for all members shall be for five years, with each term ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it succeeds. Each member appointed pursuant to division (B) of this section shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Vacancies shall be filled within sixty days after the vacancy occurs and shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration date of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office as a member for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. (D) The statewide consortium board shall do all of the following for the benefit of the members of the statewide consortium: (1) Negotiate contracts that each county law library resources board may use for purchasing or obtaining access to legal research and reference materials available in any medium; (2) Catalogue existing resources held by county law library resources boards and facilitate the sharing of those resources by the county law library resources boards; (3) Develop and recommend guidelines for the collection of or access to legal resources that ought to be provided by a county law library resources board; (4) Provide consultation and assistance to county law library resources boards; (5) Issue an annual report of its activities to each county law library resources board. (E)(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the statewide consortium of county law library resources boards fund. Commencing in calendar year 2011, each county treasurer shall deposit on or before the fifteenth day of February of each calendar year two per cent of the funds deposited pursuant to section 307.515 of the Revised Code into the county law library resources fund of the treasurer's county, established under section 307.514 of the Revised Code, from the immediately preceding calendar year into the statewide consortium of county law library resources boards fund. The statewide consortium board may recommend in writing and submit to each county law library resources board an increase or decrease in the percentage of funds that must be deposited into the statewide consortium fund by county treasurers pursuant to the division. Upon the receipt of written approval of the recommendation from a majority of the county law library resources boards, the recommendation shall become effective on January 1 of the succeeding year. The statewide consortium board of the county law library resources boards shall make any recommendations not later than the first day of April for the proceeding fiscal year, and any action by a county law library resources board on the recommendation shall be certified to the statewide consortium board not later than the first day of June of that year. (2) The statewide consortium board may use the money deposited in the fund for the operation of the statewide consortium board and may provide grants to county law library resources boards. (F) The statewide consortium board may create an advisory council that is comprised of persons with expertise in the operation and funding of law libraries. (G) The statewide consortium board shall determine the necessary qualifications of staff and the facilities and equipment necessary for the operation of the statewide consortium. (H) The statewide consortium board shall elect a chairperson from its membership. The statewide consortium board shall meet at least four times per year and shall keep a record of its proceedings. The record of its proceedings shall be open to the public for inspection. The chairperson or the chairperson's designee shall send a written notice of the time and place of each meeting to each member. A majority of the members of the statewide consortium board shall constitute a quorum.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.57
§ 3310.57. Payments
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly In accordance with division (A) of section 3310.62 of the Revised Code, the department shall make no payments under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code to an applicant for a first-time scholarship for a qualified special education child while any administrative or judicial mediation or proceedings with respect to the content of the child's individualized education program are pending. Last updated August 13, 2021 at 11:20 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3328.193 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3328 / § 3328.193
§ 3328.193. False statements
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "license" has the same meaning as in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code. (B) No employee of a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter or its operator shall do either of the following: (1) Knowingly make a false report to the chief administrator of the school, or the chief administrator's designee, alleging misconduct by another employee of the school or its operator; (2) Knowingly cause the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, to make a false report of the alleged misconduct to the superintendent of public instruction or the state board of education. (C) Any employee of a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter or its operator who in good faith reports to the chief administrator of the school, or the chief administrator's designee, information about alleged misconduct committed by another employee of the school or operator shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the reporting of that information. If the alleged misconduct involves a person who holds a license but the chief administrator is not required to submit a report to the superintendent of public instruction under section 3328.19 of the Revised Code and the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, in good faith reports the alleged misconduct to the superintendent of public instruction or the state board, the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the reporting of that information. (D)(1) In any civil action brought against a person in which it is alleged and proved that the person violated division (B) of this section, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs that the prevailing party incurred in the civil action or as a result of the false report that was the basis of the violation. (2) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (B) of this section, if the subject of the false report that was the basis of the violation was charged with any violation of a law or ordinance as a result of the false report, and if the subject of the false report is found not to be guilty of the charges brought against the subject as a result of the false report or those charges are dismissed, the court that sentences the person for the violation of division (B) of this section, as part of the sentence, shall order the person to pay restitution to the subject of the false report, in an amount equal to reasonable attorney's fees and costs that the subject of the false report incurred as a result of or in relation to the charges.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.03
§ 3311.03. Local school district defined
Status: in_force

September 29, 1995 House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly Each school district, other than a city school district, exempted village school district, joint vocational school district, or district then known as a county school district, in existence on September 16, 1943, shall be known as a "local school district" and shall continue to be known as a "local school district" until it has lost its identity as a separate school district or has acquired a different styling as provided by law. All school districts created after September 16, 1943 and prior to July 1, 1995, other than city school districts, exempted village school districts, districts then known as county school districts, or joint vocational school districts, shall be known as "local school districts." After July 1, 1995, no school districts other than city, joint vocational, local, and cooperative education districts may be created. In addition to school districts, educational service centers may be created after such date.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3311.73 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3311 / § 3311.73
§ 3311.73. Election on whether mayor shall continue to appoint board members - election of new board
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) No later than ninety days before the general election held in the first even-numbered year occurring at least four years after the date it assumed control of the municipal school district pursuant to division (B) of section 3311.71 of the Revised Code, the board of education appointed under that division shall notify the board of elections of each county containing territory of the municipal school district of the referendum election required by division (B) of this section. (B) At the general election held in the first even-numbered year occurring at least four years after the date the new board assumed control of a municipal school district pursuant to division (B) of section 3311.71 of the Revised Code, the following question shall be submitted to the electors residing in the school district: "Shall the mayor of _____ (here insert the name of the applicable municipal corporation) continue to appoint the members of the board of education of the _____ (here insert the name of the municipal school district)?" The board of elections of the county in which the majority of the school district's territory is located shall make all necessary arrangements for the submission of the question to the electors, and the election shall be conducted, canvassed, and certified in the same manner as regular elections in the district for the election of county officers, provided that in any such election in which only part of the electors of a precinct are qualified to vote, the board of elections may assign voters in such part to an adjoining precinct. Such an assignment may be made to an adjoining precinct in another county with the consent and approval of the board of elections of such other county. Notice of the election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the school district once a week for two consecutive weeks, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, prior to the election. If the board of elections operates and maintains a web site, the board of elections shall post notice of the election on its web site for thirty days prior to the election. The notice shall state the question on which the election is being held. The ballot shall be in the form prescribed by the secretary of state. Costs of submitting the question to the electors shall be charged to the municipal school district in accordance with section 3501.17 of the Revised Code. (C) If a majority of electors voting on the issue proposed in division (B) of this section approve the question, the mayor shall appoint a new board on the immediately following first day of July pursuant to division (F) of section 3311.71 of the Revised Code. (D) If a majority of electors voting on the issue proposed in division (B) of this section disapprove the question, a new seven-member board of education shall be elected at the next regular election occurring in November of an odd-numbered year. At such election, four members shall be elected for terms of four years and three members shall be elected for terms of two years. Thereafter, their successors shall be elected in the same manner and for the same terms as members of boards of education of a city school district. All members of the board of education of a municipal school district appointed pursuant to division (B) of section 3311.71 of the Revised Code shall continue to serve after the end of the terms to which they were appointed until their successors are qualified and assume office in accordance with section 3313.09 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.05
§ 3332.05. Certificate of registration - program authorization
Status: in_force

October 9, 2021 House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The state board of career colleges and schools shall issue a certificate of registration to an applicant seeking to offer one or more programs upon receipt of the fee established in accordance with section 3332.07 of the Revised Code and upon determining the applicant has the facilities, resources, and faculty to provide students with the kind of instruction that it proposes to offer and meets the minimum standards of the board. A certificate of registration shall be granted or denied within one hundred twenty days of the receipt of the application therefor by the board. A person shall obtain a separate certificate for each location at which the person offers programs. The first certificate of registration issued on or after June 29, 1999, for each new location is valid for one year, unless earlier revoked for cause by the board under section 3332.09 of the Revised Code. Any other certificate of registration is valid for two years, unless earlier revoked for cause by the board under that section. (B) The board shall issue program authorization for an associate degree, certificate, or diploma program to an applicant holding a certificate of registration issued pursuant to division (A) of this section upon receipt of the fee established in accordance with section 3332.07 of the Revised Code and upon determining the applicant has the facilities, resources, and faculty to provide students the kind of program it proposes to offer and meets the minimum standards of the state board. Any program authorization issued by the board under this division is valid only for the specified program at the location for which it is issued and does not cover any other program offered at the school or at other schools operated by the owner. Program authorization is valid for the period of time specified by the board, unless earlier suspended or revoked for cause by the board under section 3332.09 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) The state board shall accept and review applications for program authorization for baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degree programs only from the following: (a) Any school holding a certificate of registration issued by the board that has held such certificate for the ten previous consecutive years; (b) Any school holding a certificate of registration issued by the board that also holds an equivalent certificate issued by another state and has held the equivalent certificate for the ten previous consecutive years. (2) After review the board shall refer any application it finds valid to the Ohio board of regents for approval. The board of regents shall review, and approve or disapprove, such degree programs and if so approved, issue certificates of authorization to such schools to offer such degree programs pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. The board of regents shall notify the state board of career colleges and schools of each school registered with the state board that receives a certificate of authorization and the approval to offer any degree program. Upon receipt of such notification and the fee established in accordance with section 3332.07 of the Revised Code, the state board shall review, and may issue program authorization to offer, such a degree program. Any program authorization issued by the board under this division is valid only for the specified program at the location for which it is issued and does not cover any other program offered at the school or at other schools operated by the owner. Program authorization is valid for the period of time specified by the board, unless earlier suspended or revoked for cause by the board under section 3332.09 of the Revised Code. The state board shall not issue such program authorization unless the degree program has been approved by the board of regents. (D) The board may cause an investigation to be made into the correctness of the information submitted in any application received under this section. If the board believes that false, misleading, or incomplete information has been submitted to it in connection with any application, the board shall conduct a hearing on the matter pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, and may withhold a certificate of registration or program authorization upon finding that the applicant has failed to meet the standards for such certificate or program authorization or has submitted false, misleading, or incomplete information to the board. Application for a certificate of registration or program authorization shall be made in writing to the board on forms furnished by the board. A certificate of registration or program authorization is not transferable and shall be prominently displayed on the premises of an institution. The board shall assign registration numbers to all schools registered with it. Schools shall display their registration numbers on all school publications and on all advertisements bearing the name of the school. Notwithstanding the requirements of this section for issuance of certificates of registration and program authorization, the board may, in accordance with rules adopted by it, grant certificates of registration and program authorization to schools, colleges, institutes, or universities that have been approved by the state department of education pursuant to the "Act of March 3, 1966," 80 Stat. 20, 38 U.S.C.A. 1771. Last updated November 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.086 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.086
§ 3314.086. Community schools; career-technical education
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly A community school established under this chapter, including an internet- or computer-based community school, may provide career-technical education in the manner prescribed by section 3313.90 of the Revised Code. The community school may contract with any public agency, board, or bureau or with any private individual or firm for the purchase of any career-technical education or vocational rehabilitation service for any student enrolled in the community school and may pay for such services with funds received under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 4, 2021 at 2:55 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.46
§ 3375.46. Bureau of municipal research and information may be established
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Any board of library trustees of a school district may enter into an agreement with any municipal corporation located in such school district for the establishment of a bureau of municipal research and information. The agreement shall provide for the rendering of such services by and under the supervision and control of such board, and upon such terms, as are agreed upon between such board and municipal corporation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.45
§ 3326.45. STEM school may contract for provision of services
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The governing body of a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school may contract with the governing board of an educational service center or the board of education of a joint vocational school district for the provision of services to the STEM school or to any student enrolled in the school. Services provided under the contract and the amount to be paid for those services shall be mutually agreed to by the parties to the contract, and shall be specified in the contract. (B) A contract entered into under this section may require an educational service center to provide any one or a combination of the following services to a STEM school: (1) Supervisory teachers; (2) In-service and continuing education programs for personnel of the STEM school; (3) Curriculum services as provided to the client school districts of the service center; (4) Research and development programs; (5) Academic instruction for which the service center governing board employs teachers; (6) Assistance in the provision of special accommodations and classes for students with disabilities. Services described in division (B) of this section shall be provided to the STEM school in the same manner they are provided to client school districts of the service center, unless otherwise specified in the contract. The contract shall specify whether the service center will receive a per-pupil payment from the department of education and workforce for the provision of these services and, if so, the amount of the per-pupil payment. (C) For each contract entered into under this section, the department shall deduct the amount owed by the STEM school from the state funds due to the STEM school under this chapter and shall pay that amount to the educational service center or joint vocational school district that is party to the contract. (D) No contract entered into under this section shall be valid unless a copy is filed with the department by the first day of the school year for which the contract is in effect. (E) As used in this section, "client school district" means a city, exempted village, or local school district that has entered into an agreement under section 3313.843 or 3313.845 of the Revised Code to receive any services from an educational service center. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.644 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.644
§ 3313.644. Contracts for training of out-of-school youth or adults
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The board of education of any school district may contract with the state department of education and workforce or other state agency or with any agency of the federal government for the education or training of out-of-school youth or adults regardless of their place of residence. The board of education may permit the attendance, under such contract, of such students or trainees who are not residents of the school district only if the contract provides for the reimbursement to the school district of the entire actual cost of educating or training such nonresident students or trainees and regardless of the ratio of nonresident students or trainees to resident students or trainees. Last updated August 29, 2023 at 12:37 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3302.037 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3302 / § 3302.037
§ 3302.037. Notification of report card results to parents, board
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Not more than thirty days after the department of education and workforce issues report cards under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, each school district and school building shall do the following: (1) Notify parents that the report card has been released and how parents can access the report card. Notification may include mailed letters, emails, newsletters, or any other proactive notification method used by districts and buildings to contact parents. (2) Include a link to the report card on the district's or school's web site. (B) Each superintendent of a school district shall present the results of the district's report card to the school district board of education not later than thirty days after the report cards are issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 2, 2023 at 1:49 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3326.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3326 / § 3326.02
§ 3326.02. STEM committee established
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly There is hereby established the STEM committee of the department of education and workforce consisting of the following members: (A) The director of education and workforce, or the director's designee; (B) The chancellor of higher education, or the chancellor's designee; (C) The director of development, or the director's designee; (D) Four members of the public, two of whom shall be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and one of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate. Members of the public shall be appointed based on their expertise in business or in STEM fields. All members of the committee appointed under division (D) of this section shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority. If a member listed in divisions (A) to (C) of this section elects to assign a designee to participate in committee business on the member's behalf, the member shall assign that designation to a single person for the time period in which the designation is effective. Members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their services. The department of education and workforce shall provide administrative support for the committee. Last updated August 30, 2023 at 9:41 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.454 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.454
§ 3345.454. Policies on tenure and retrenchment and elimination of undergraduate degree programs
Status: in_force

June 27, 2025 Senate Bill 1 - 136th General Assembly This section applies only to state institutions of higher education that have tenured faculty members. (A) As used in this section: (1) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (2) "Retrenchment" means a process by which a state institution of higher education reduces programs or services, thus resulting in a temporary suspension or permanent separation of one or more institution faculty, to account for a reduction in student population or overall funding, a change to institutional missions or programs, or other fiscal pressures or emergencies facing the institution. (B) In addition to the policies described in sections 3345.45 to 3345.453 of the Revised Code, each state institution of higher education board of trustees shall develop policies on tenure and retrenchment. Each state institution shall submit those policies to the chancellor of higher education. Each state institution's board of trustees shall update those policies every five years. (C) A state institution of higher education shall eliminate any undergraduate degree program it offers if the institution confers an average of fewer than five degrees in that program annually over any three-year period. A state institution shall not consider any academic year prior to the first academic year in which an undergraduate degree is conferred in determining whether this division applies to the program offering that degree. The chancellor may grant a waiver to a state institution for a program to which this division applies. State institutions shall appeal for a waiver in a form and manner determined by the chancellor. If the chancellor grants a waiver to a state institution, the chancellor shall establish terms under which the state institution may conditionally continue the program, including whether the program is eligible to be supported by state share of instruction funds. Last updated June 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.121 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.121
§ 3307.121. Annual statement of amount of funds furnished by treasurer
Status: in_force

July 13, 2000 Senate Bill 190 - 123rd General Assembly The treasurer of state shall furnish annually to the state teachers retirement board a sworn statement of the amount of the funds in the treasurer of state's custody belonging to the state teachers retirement system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.23
§ 3319.23. License required for teaching American history and government content
Status: in_force

June 29, 2012 Senate Bill 165 - 129th General Assembly A valid educator license for teaching social studies in the applicable grade shall be considered sufficient to teach the additional American history and American government content adopted under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3305.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3305 / § 3305.031
§ 3305.031. Additional procedures when designating or reviewing a vendor
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) As part of the process established under section 3305.03 of the Revised Code for designating an entity as a vendor and conducting periodic reviews of a vendor, the Ohio board of regents shall do all of the following: (1) Provide written notice to each public institution of higher education that an entity has applied to be designated as a vendor under section 3305.03 of the Revised Code; (2) Provide written notice to each public institution of higher education that a vendor is scheduled for a review; (3) Establish a comment period of not less than thirty days during which a public institution of higher education is authorized to comment about an entity's application for designation or a vendor's review and to request a meeting with the board of regents concerning the application or review; (4) Not later than fourteen days after the board makes a decision with respect to an application or review, including any rescission of a vendor's designation, provide written notice to each public institution of higher education of the board's decision. (B) If a meeting is requested by a public institution of higher education under division (A)(3) of this section, the board of regents shall do all of the following: (1) Notify each public institution of higher education of the meeting and its time and place; (2) Hold the meeting not less than ten but not more than thirty days after the end of the comment period; (3) Continue to accept comments concerning the application or review, as applicable, until five business days after the meeting is held. (C) The board of regents shall adopt rules under section 3305.032 of the Revised Code specifying the method to be used by public institutions of higher education in submitting comments to the board concerning an application or review. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.27
§ 3313.27. Delivery of funds to board at expiration of term of treasurer - certificate
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly At the expiration of the term of any treasurer of any board of education or before any board approves the surety of any treasurer, such board shall require the treasurer to produce all money, bonds, or other securities in the treasurer's hands, which shall then be counted by the board or a committee thereof. A certificate setting forth the exact amount of such money, bonds, or other securities, and signed by the representatives making such count, shall be entered upon the records of the board and shall be prima-facie evidence that the amount therein stated was actually in the treasury at that date. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.16
§ 3304.16. Administrative subdivisions
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The executive director of the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency shall establish administrative subdivisions as necessary or appropriate to carry out the agency's functions and duties, but there shall be a bureau of services for the visually impaired and a bureau of vocational rehabilitation, each of which has as its head a deputy director appointed by the executive director. The executive director shall prescribe the budgets for the government of each division, and rules for the conduct of its employees, the performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, books, documents, and property pertaining thereto.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.13
§ 3318.13. Including balance due in district tax budget
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly Notwithstanding any provision of sections 5705.27 to 5705.50 of the Revised Code, the tax to be levied on all taxable property within a school district for the purpose of paying the cost of maintaining the classroom facilities included in the project under the agreement provided in section 3318.08 of the Revised Code or the supplemental agreement provided in section 3318.081 of the Revised Code shall be included in the budget of the school district for each year upon the certification to the county budget commission or commissions of the county or counties in which said school district is located, by the Ohio facilities construction commission of the balance due the state under said agreement or supplemental agreement. Such certification shall be made on or before the fifteenth day of July in each year. Thereafter, the respective county budget commissions shall treat such certification as an additional item on the tax budget for the school district as to which such certification has been made and shall provide for the levy therefor in the manner provided in sections 5705.27 to 5705.50 of the Revised Code for tax levies included directly in the budgets of the subdivisions. The levy of taxes shall be included in the next annual tax budget that is certified to the county budget commission after the execution of the agreement for the project.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.45
§ 3309.45. Beneficiary may substitute other benefits
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly Except as provided in division (C)(1) of this section, in lieu of accepting the payment of the accumulated account of a member who dies before service retirement, the beneficiary, as determined in section 3309.44 of the Revised Code, may elect to forfeit the accumulated account and to substitute certain other benefits either under division (A) or (B) of this section. (A)(1) If a deceased member was eligible for a service retirement allowance as provided in section 3309.36 or 3309.381 of the Revised Code, a surviving spouse or other sole dependent beneficiary may elect to receive a monthly benefit computed as the joint-survivor allowance designated as "plan D" in section 3309.46 of the Revised Code, which the member would have received had the member retired on the last day of the month of death and had the member at that time selected such joint-survivor plan. Payment shall begin with the month subsequent to the member's death. (2) Beginning on a date selected by the school employees retirement board, which shall be not later than July 1, 2004, a surviving spouse or other sole dependent beneficiary may elect, in lieu of a monthly payment under division (A)(1) of this section, a plan of payment consisting of both of the following: (a) A lump sum in an amount the surviving spouse or other sole dependent beneficiary designates that constitutes a portion of the allowance that would be payable under division (A)(1) of this section; (b) The remainder of that allowance in monthly payments. The total amount paid as a lump sum and a monthly benefit shall be the actuarial equivalent of the amount that would have been paid had the lump sum not been selected. The lump sum amount designated by the surviving spouse or other sole dependent beneficiary under division (A)(2)(a) of this section shall be not less than six times and not more than thirty-six times the monthly amount that would be payable to the surviving spouse or other sole dependent beneficiary under division (A)(1) of this section and shall not result in a monthly benefit that is less than fifty per cent of that monthly amount. (B) If the deceased member had completed at least one and one-half years of credit for Ohio service, with at least one-quarter year of Ohio contributing service credit within the two and one-half years prior to the date of death, or was receiving at the time of death a disability benefit as provided in section 3309.40 or 3309.401 of the Revised Code, qualified survivors who elect to receive monthly benefits shall receive the greater of the benefits provided in division (B)(1)(a) or (b) as allocated in accordance with division (B)(5) of this section. (1)(a) Number of Qualified survivors affecting the benefit Annual Benefit as a Per Cent of Decedent's Final Average Salary Or Monthly Benefit shall not be less than 1 25% $95 2 40 186 3 50 236 4 55 236 5 or more 60 236 (b) Years of Service Annual Benefit as a Per Cent of Member's Final Average Salary 20 29% 21 33 22 37 23 41 24 45 25 48 26 51 27 54 28 57 29 or more 60 (2) Benefits shall begin as qualified survivors meet eligibility requirements as follows: (a) A qualified spouse is the surviving spouse of the deceased member who is age sixty-two, or regardless of age if the deceased member had ten or more years of Ohio service credit, or regardless of age if caring for a surviving child, or regardless of age if adjudged physically or mentally incompetent. (b) A qualified child whose benefit began before January 7, 2013, is any child of the deceased member who has never been married and to whom one of the following applies: (i) Is under age eighteen, or under age twenty-two if the child is attending an institution of learning or training pursuant to a program designed to complete in each school year the equivalent of at least two-thirds of the full-time curriculum requirements of such institution and as further determined by board policy; (ii) Regardless of age, is adjudged physically or mentally incompetent if the incompetence existed prior to the member's death and prior to the child attaining age eighteen, or age twenty-two if attending an institution described in division (B)(2)(b)(i) of this section. (c) A qualified child whose benefit begins on or after January 7, 2013, is any child of the deceased member who has never been married and to whom one of the following applies: (i) Is under age nineteen; (ii) Regardless of age, is adjudged physically or mentally incompetent if the incompetence existed prior to the member's death and prior to the child attaining age nineteen. (d) A qualified parent is a dependent parent aged sixty-five or older. (3) "Physically or mentally incompetent" as used in this section may be determined by a court of jurisdiction, or by a physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner appointed by the retirement board. Incapability of earning a living because of a physically or mentally disabling condition shall meet the qualifications of this division. (4) Benefits to a qualified survivor shall terminate upon a first marriage, abandonment, adoption, or during active military service. Benefits to a deceased member's surviving spouse that were terminated under a former version of this section that required termination due to remarriage and were not resumed prior to September 16, 1998, shall resume on the first day of the month immediately following receipt by the board of an application on a form provided by the board. Upon the death of any subsequent spouse who was a member of the public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, or school employees retirement system, the surviving spouse of such member may elect to continue receiving benefits under this division, or to receive survivor's benefits, based upon the subsequent spouse's membership in one or more of the systems, for which such surviving spouse is eligible under this section or section 145.45 or 3307.66 of the Revised Code. If the surviving spouse elects to continue receiving benefits under this division, such election shall not preclude the payment of benefits under this division to any other qualified survivor. Benefits shall begin or resume on the first day of the month following the attainment of eligibility and shall terminate on the first day of the month following loss of eligibility. (5)(a) If a benefit is payable under division (B)(1)(a) of this section, benefits to a qualified spouse shall be paid in the amount determined for the first qualifying survivor in division (B)(1)(a) of this section, but shall not be less than one hundred six dollars per month if the deceased member had ten or more years of Ohio service credit. All other qualifying survivors shall share equally in the benefit or remaining portion thereof. (b) All qualifying survivors shall share equally in a benefit payable under division (B)(1)(b) of this section, except that if there is a surviving spouse, the surviving spouse shall receive no less than the greater of the amount determined for the first qualifying survivor in division (B)(1)(a) of this section or one hundred six dollars per month. (6) The beneficiary of a member who is also a member of the public employees retirement system, or of the state teachers retirement system, must forfeit the member's accumulated contributions in those systems, if the beneficiary takes a survivor benefit. Such benefit shall be exclusively governed by section 3309.35 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) Regardless of whether the member is survived by a spouse or designated beneficiary, if the school employees retirement system receives notice that a deceased member described in division (A) or (B) of this section has one or more qualified children, all persons who are qualified survivors under division (B) of this section shall receive monthly benefits as provided in division (B) of this section. If, after determining the monthly benefits to be paid under division (B) of this section, the system receives notice that there is a qualified survivor who was not considered when the determination was made, the system shall, notwithstanding section 3309.661 of the Revised Code, recalculate the monthly benefits with that qualified survivor included, even if the benefits to qualified survivors already receiving benefits are reduced as a result. The benefits shall be calculated as if the qualified survivor who is the subject of the notice became eligible on the date the notice was received and shall be paid to qualified survivors effective on the first day of the first month following the system's receipt of the notice. If the retirement system did not receive notice that a deceased member has one or more qualified children prior to making payment under section 3309.44 of the Revised Code to a beneficiary as determined by the retirement system, the payment is a full discharge and release of the system from any future claims under this section or section 3309.44 of the Revised Code. (2) If benefits under division (C)(1) of this section to all persons, or to all persons other than a surviving spouse or other sole beneficiary, terminate, there are no qualified children, and the surviving spouse or beneficiary qualifies for benefits under division (A) of this section, the surviving spouse or beneficiary may elect to receive benefits under division (A) of this section. Benefits shall be effective on the first day of the month following receipt by the board of an application for benefits under division (A) of this section. (D) The final average salary used in the calculation of a benefit payable pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section to a survivor or beneficiary of a disability benefit recipient shall be adjusted for each year between the disability benefit's effective date and the recipient's date of death by the lesser of three per cent or the actual average percentage increase in the consumer price index prepared by the United States bureau of labor statistics (U.S. City Average for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: "All Items 1982-84=100"). (E) If the survivor benefits due and paid under this section are in a total amount less than the member's accumulated account that was transferred from the employees' savings fund, the state teachers retirement fund, and the public employees retirement fund to the survivors' benefit fund, then the difference between the total amount of the benefits paid shall be paid to the beneficiary under section 3309.44 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.694 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.694
§ 3307.694. Additional allowance on or after 7/1/1968
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly On and after July 1, 1968, all allowances, pensions, or other benefits which were payable before July 1, 1968, pursuant to the provisions of former sections 3307.26 , 3307.38 , 3307.41 , 3307.43 , 3307.49 , and 3307.50 of the Revised Code, shall be increased by the percentages determined by the effective date of the allowance, pension, or benefit, as follows: Effective Date of Benefit Calendar Year Percentage of Increase 1920 through 1955 24.3 1956 22.5 1957 18.4 1958 15.2 1959 14.3 1960 12.5 1961 11.3 1962 10.1 1963 8.7 1964 7.3 1965 5.6 1966 2.6 1967 2.0 January 1, 1968, through June 30, 1968 2.0 All increases determined by applying the percentages in the preceding table shall be reduced by the dollar amount of the increases granted in 1965 pursuant to divisions (D), (E), and (F) of former section 3307.401 of the Revised Code, except that no allowance, pension, or benefit shall be reduced below the amount due on June 30, 1968, and no allowance granted under this section shall be less than a total annual sum of thirty-six dollars. The allowances increased by this section shall exclude any monthly amount payable by reason of any voluntary deposits made under the provisions of section 3307.26 of the Revised Code, except for prior service purchased before June 25, 1945. The increases provided by this section shall be granted notwithstanding the final average salary limitation in former sections 3307.38 and 3307.43 of the Revised Code. The cost of the increases provided by this section shall be included in the employer's contribution rate provided by sections 3307.28 , 3307.30 , and 3307.31 of the Revised Code. Such employer's contribution rate shall not be increased until July 1, 1969, or later to reflect the increased costs created by this section. Last updated September 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.133 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.133
§ 3301.133. Identifiable organizational unit of department to deal with management of education data
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section, "form" means any report, document, paper, computer software program, or other instrument used in the management information system created by section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code or used to gather required or requested education data under division (I) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code or any other provision of state or federal statute or rule. (A) The organization of the department of education and workforce shall include an identifiable organizational unit that deals with the management of any education data that the department gathers, processes, uses, or reports. The director of education and workforce shall assign employees to this unit or employ persons for this unit who are trained and experienced in data management and the design of forms and who understand the data needs of the department. The director shall provide a sufficient number of such employees for the unit to perform its duties in an effective and timely manner. (B) The unit established pursuant to division (A) of this section shall: (1) Review each new form or modification of any existing form that the department proposes to put into use. In conducting the review of any form, the unit shall evaluate it utilizing at least the criteria specified under division (C) of this section. The unit shall report in writing to the director whether the form satisfies the criteria specified under division (C) of this section, and if not, the reasons why it does not. Each report shall include recommendations regarding the simplification, consolidation, or elimination of the proposed form or any other forms related to the proposed form that would enable all the criteria specified under division (C) of this section to be met. (2) Regularly contact and seek to work with other state and federal agencies that collect and use education data for the purpose of increasing the efficiency and coordination of data collection; (3) Perform any other duties assigned by the director. (C) In conducting the review of any form pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, the unit established under division (A) of this section shall determine whether the following criteria are satisfied: (1) Each data item on the form does not duplicate data already submitted to the department. (2) The form cannot be consolidated with any other form required by the department. (3) The form is required to be submitted no more often than necessary and no sooner than reasonably necessary prior to the date on which the data reported on the form will be initially used. (4) The stated purpose of the form cannot be met as part of any other procedure, such as a verification or certification procedure or other reporting procedure. (5) If the form or any data item on the form is attributed to any requirement of state statute, federal statute or rule, or any court, the form or data item is limited to the data that the statute, rule, or court requires. (6) If the form or any data item on the form is attributed to the requirements of any research or of any process of auditing school districts for compliance with any requirement, the research is planned or currently taking place or the compliance is currently required. (7) The form is designed in a way that minimizes the cost of completing it. (8) The form includes instructions that clearly explain how to complete it, who will use the data reported on it, and whom to contact with questions about completing the form or the use of the data reported on it. Last updated August 23, 2023 at 11:30 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3327.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3327 / § 3327.17
§ 3327.17. Biodiesel school bus program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly The department of development shall establish a biodiesel school bus program under which the director of development shall make grants to school districts that use biodiesel fuel for pupil transportation to help offset incremental costs incurred by using biodiesel instead of one hundred per cent petroleum diesel. As used in this section, "biodiesel" has the same meaning as in section 122.075 of the Revised Code. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.0720 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.0720
§ 3301.0720. Recommendations to school districts for teaching secondary school sciences
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education and workforce shall recommend all of the following to school districts in connection with the teaching of secondary school sciences: (A) A suggested curriculum for the teaching of chemistry, physics, biology, and whatever additional sciences the department may select; (B) Lists of minimum supplies and equipment necessary for the teaching of each science for which a curriculum is suggested under division (A) of this section, with special emphasis on recommended safety equipment; (C) Acquisition and replacement schedules for the supplies and equipment listed under division (B) of this section. The schedules shall ensure availability of at least minimum inventories in every high school. (D) Suggested safety procedures, including all of the following: (1) Training for students and teachers in the safe handling and use of hazardous and potentially hazardous materials and equipment; (2) Methods of safely storing and disposing of hazardous and potentially hazardous materials; (3) Provisions for a biennial assessment of each high school's safety equipment and procedures by someone other than the school personnel directly responsible for them, and recommended procedures for making the results of any assessment available to the public. Last updated August 23, 2023 at 4:14 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.084 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.084
§ 3318.084. Applying local donated contribution toward project
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code, a school district board may apply any local donated contribution toward any of the following: (1) The district's portion of the basic project cost of a project under either sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 or sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code to reduce the amount of bonds the district otherwise must issue in order to receive state assistance under those sections; (2) If the school district is not a joint vocational school district proceeding under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, an offset of all or part of a district's obligation to levy the tax described in division (B) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, which shall be applied only in the manner prescribed in division (B) of this section; (3) If the school district is a joint vocational school district proceeding under sections 3318.40 to 3318.45 of the Revised Code, all or part of the amount the school district is obligated to set aside for maintenance of the classroom facilities acquired under that project pursuant to section 3318.43 of the Revised Code. (B) No school district board shall apply any local donated contribution under division (A)(2) of this section unless the Ohio facilities construction commission first approves that application. Upon the request of the school district board to apply local donated contribution under division (A)(2) of this section, the commission in consultation with the department of taxation shall determine the amount of total revenue that likely would be generated by one-half mill of the tax described in division (B) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code over the entire twenty-three-year period required under that section and shall deduct from that amount any amount of local donated contribution that the board has committed to apply under division (A)(2) of this section. The commission then shall determine in consultation with the department of taxation the rate of tax over twenty-three years necessary to generate the amount of a one-half mill tax not offset by the local donated contribution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3318.06 , 3318.061 , or 3318.361 of the Revised Code, the rate determined by the commission shall be the rate for which the district board shall seek elector approval under those sections to meet its obligation under division (B) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code. In the case of a complete offset of the district's obligation under division (B) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, the district shall not be required to levy the tax otherwise required under that section. At the end of the twenty-three-year period of the tax required under division (B) of section 3318.05 of the Revised Code, whether or not the tax is actually levied, the commission in consultation of the department of taxation shall recalculate the amount that would have been generated by the tax if it had been levied at one-half mill. If the total amount actually generated over that period from both the tax that was actually levied and any local donated contribution applied under division (A)(2) of this section is less than the amount that would have been raised by a one-half mill tax, the district shall pay any difference. If the total amount actually raised in such manner is greater than the amount that would have been raised by a one-half mill tax the difference shall be zero and no payments shall be made by either the district or the commission. (C) As used in this section, "local donated contribution" means any of the following: (1) Any moneys irrevocably donated or granted to a school district board by a source other than the state which the board has the authority to apply to the school district's project under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code and which the board has pledged for that purpose by resolution adopted by a majority of its members; (2) Any irrevocable letter of credit issued on behalf of a school district which the school district board has encumbered for payment of the school district's share of its project under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code that has been approved by the commission in consultation with the department of education and workforce; (3) Any cash a school district has on hand that the school district board has encumbered for payment of the school district's share of its project under sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code that has been approved by the commission in consultation with the department, including the following: (a) Any year-end operating fund balances that can be spent for classroom facilities; (b) Any cash resulting from a lease-purchase agreement that the school district board has entered into under section 3313.375 of the Revised Code, provided that the agreement and the related financing documents contain provisions protecting the state's superior interest in the project. (4) Any moneys spent by a source other than the school district or the state for construction or renovation of specific classroom facilities that have been approved by the commission as part of the basic project cost of the district's project. The school district, the commission, and the entity providing the local donated contribution under division (C)(4) of this section shall enter into an agreement identifying the classroom facilities to be acquired by the expenditures made by that entity. The agreement shall include, but not be limited to, stipulations that require an audit by the commission of such expenditures made on behalf of the district and that specify the maximum amount of credit to be allowed for those expenditures. Upon completion of the construction or renovation, the commission shall determine the actual amount that the commission will credit, at the request of the district board, toward the district's portion of the basic project cost, any project cost overruns, or the basic project cost of future segments if the project has been divided into segments under section 3318.38 of the Revised Code. The actual amount of the credit shall not exceed the lesser of the amount specified in the agreement or the actual cost of the construction or renovation. (D) No state moneys shall be released for a project to which this section applies until: (1) Any local donated contribution authorized under division (A)(1) of this section is first deposited into the school district's project construction fund. (2) The school district board and the commission have included a stipulation in their agreement entered into under section 3318.08 of the Revised Code under which the board will deposit into a fund approved by the commission according to a schedule that does not extend beyond the anticipated completion date of the project the total amount of any local donated contribution authorized under division (A)(2) or (3) of this section and dedicated by the board for that purpose. However, if any local donated contribution as described in division (C)(4) of this section has been approved under this section, the state moneys may be released even if the entity providing that local donated contribution has not spent the moneys so dedicated as long as the agreement required under that section has been executed. Last updated August 23, 2023 at 10:25 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3365.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3365 / § 3365.15
§ 3365.15. Duties of chancellor and department of education and workforce
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The chancellor of higher education and the department of education and workforce jointly shall do all of the following: (A) Adopt data reporting guidelines specifying the types of data that public and participating nonpublic secondary schools and public and participating private colleges, including eligible out-of-state colleges participating in the program, must annually collect, report, and track under division (G) of section 3365.04 and division (H) of section 3365.05 of the Revised Code. The types of data shall include all of the following: (1) For each secondary school and college: (a) The number of participants disaggregated by grade level, socioeconomic status, race, gender, and disability; (b) The number of completed courses and credit hours, disaggregated by the college in which participants were enrolled; (c) The number of courses in which participants enrolled, disaggregated by subject area and level of difficulty. (2) For each secondary school, the number of students who were denied participation in the program under division (A)(1)(a) or (C) of section 3365.03 or section 3365.031 or 3365.032 of the Revised Code. Each participating nonpublic secondary school shall also include the number of students who were denied participation due to the student not being awarded funding by the department pursuant to section 3365.071 of the Revised Code. (3) For each college: (a) The number of students who applied to enroll in the college under the program but were not granted admission; (b) The average number of completed courses per participant; (c) The average grade point average for participants in college courses under the program. The guidelines adopted under this division shall also include policies and procedures for the collection, reporting, and tracking of such data. (B) Annually compile the data required under division (A) of this section. Not later than the thirty-first day of December of each year, the data from the previous school year shall be posted in a prominent location on both the chancellor of higher education's and the department's web sites. (C) Submit an annual report on outcomes of the college credit plus program that are supported by empirical evidence to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairpersons of the education committees of the senate and house of representatives not later than the thirty-first day of December each year. The report shall include all of the following, disaggregated by cohort: (1) Number of degrees attained; (2) Level and type of degrees attained; (3) Number of students who receive a degree in two different subject areas; (4) Time to completion of a degree, disaggregated by level and type of degree attained; (5) Time to enrollment in a graduate or doctoral degree program; (6) The number of students who participate in a study abroad course; (7) How all of the measures described in division (C) of this section compare to both: (a) The overall student population who did not participate in the college credit plus program; (b) Any similar measures compiled under the former postsecondary enrollment options program, to the extent that such data is available. The first report shall be submitted not later than December 31, 2018, and each subsequent report shall be submitted not later than the thirty-first day of December each year thereafter. (D) Establish a college credit plus advisory committee to assist in the development of performance metrics and the monitoring of the program's progress. At least one member of the advisory committee shall be a school guidance counselor. The chancellor shall also, in consultation with the department, create a standard packet of information for the college credit plus program directed toward students and parents that are interested in the program. (E) The chancellor and the department also may submit a biennial report detailing the status of the college credit plus program, including an analysis of quality assurance measures related to the program, to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairpersons of the education committees of the senate and house of representatives. If the chancellor and the department choose to jointly submit the biennial report, both of the following shall apply: (1) The report shall include only data available through the higher education information system administered by the chancellor. (2) The first report shall be submitted not later than December 31, 2017, and each subsequent report shall be submitted not later than the thirty-first day of December every two years thereafter. (F) For purposes of this section, "cohort" means a group of students who participated in the college credit plus program and who, upon graduation from high school, enroll in an Ohio institution of higher education during the same academic year. Last updated August 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.032 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.032
§ 3333.032. Chancellor's annual report on condition of higher education
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The chancellor of higher education shall submit to the general assembly, in accordance with division (B) of section 101.68 of the Revised Code, and to the governor, an annual report on the condition of higher education in this state. Last updated October 4, 2023 at 3:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.59 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.59
§ 3345.59. Workforce education and efficiency compacts
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Information technology center" means a center established under section 3301.075 of the Revised Code. (2) "State institution of higher education" and "state university" have the same meanings as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) Not later than June 30, 2018, all state institutions of higher education that are located in the same region of the state, as defined by the chancellor of higher education, shall enter into an agreement providing for the creation of a compact. Under that agreement, the compact shall do all of the following: (1) Examine whether unnecessary duplication of academic programming exists; (2) Develop strategies to address the workforce education needs of the region; (3) Enhance the sharing of resources between institutions to align educational pathways and to increase access within the region. For these purposes, the compact shall do all of the following: (a) Provide and share resources and programming to improve academic performance and opportunities to address the workforce needs of the region; (b) Identify, develop, and implement shared curriculum and resources to promote educational pathways that minimize the time required to earn a degree. This may include, but is not limited to, curriculum delivered using open educational resources and online formats. (c) Analyze operational costs and implement cost-effective procedures that support greater access and opportunities for students in the region. (4) Reduce operational and administrative costs to provide more learning opportunities and collaboration in the region; (5) Enhance career counseling and experiential learning opportunities for students; (6) Expand alternative education delivery models such as competency-based and project-based learning; (7) Develop a strategy to increase collaboration and pathways with information technology centers, adult basic and literacy education programs, and school districts in the region; (8) Develop strategies to enhance the sharing of resources between institutions to improve and expand the capacity and capability for research and development; (9) Identify and implement the best use of university regional campuses to reflect the goals described in division (B) of this section. (C) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a state institution of higher education from entering into multiple agreements under division (B) of this section. Additionally, there is no limit to the number, or the number of each type, of state institutions of higher education that may enter into an agreement under that division. (D) In addition to any agreement entered into pursuant to division (B) of this section, each state institution of higher education that is designated a land grant college under the federal "Morrill Act of 1862," 7 U.S.C. 301 et seq., or the "Agricultural College Act of 1890," 7 U.S.C. 321 et seq., or any subsequent act of congress, also shall to enter into an agreement providing for the creation of a compact that enhances collaboration between state institutions designated as land grant colleges. (E) Each state institution of higher education shall include in its annual efficiency report to the chancellor the efficiencies produced as a result of each compact to which the institution belongs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3355.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3355 / § 3355.12
§ 3355.12. Contracts requiring bidding - biennial adjustment
Status: in_force

September 23, 2008 House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly (A) When the managing authority of the university branch district has determined to let by contract the work of improvements, contracts in amounts exceeding a dollar amount set by the managing authority, which dollar amount shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars, shall be advertised after notices calling for bids have been published once a week for three consecutive weeks, in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the university branch district wherein the work is to be done. Such managing authority may let such contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in accordance with section 9.312 of the Revised Code, who meets the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. Such contract shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by or shall refer to plans and specifications for the work to be done. Such contract shall be approved by the managing authority of the university branch district and signed by the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the managing authority and by the contractor. (B) On the first day of January of every even-numbered year, the chancellor of the board of regents shall adjust the fifty thousand dollar contract limit set forth in division (A) of this section, as adjusted in any previous year pursuant to this division. The chancellor shall adjust the limit according to the average increase or decrease for each of the two years immediately preceding the adjustment as set forth in the United States department of commerce, bureau of economic analysis implicit price deflator for gross domestic product, nonresidential structures, or an alternative if the federal government ceases to publish this metric, provided that no increase or decrease for any year shall exceed three per cent of the contract limit in existence at the time of the adjustment. Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, the limit adjusted under this division shall be used thereafter in lieu of the limit in division (A) of this section. (C) Before entering into an improvement pursuant to division (A) of this section, the managing authority of the university branch district shall require separate and distinct proposals to be made for furnishing materials or doing work on the improvement, or both, in the board's discretion, for each separate and distinct branch or class of work entering into the improvement. The managing authority also may require a single, combined proposal for the entire project for materials or doing work, or both, in the board's discretion, that includes each separate and distinct branch or class of work entering into the improvement. The managing authority need not solicit separate proposals for a branch or class of work for an improvement if the estimate cost for that branch or class of work is less than five thousand dollars. (D) When more than one branch or class of work is required, no contract for the entire job, or for a greater portion thereof than is embraced in one such branch or class of work shall be awarded, unless the separate bids do not cover all the work and materials required or the bids for the whole or for two or more kinds of work or materials are lower than the separate bids in the aggregate. The managing authority need not award separate contracts for a branch or class of work entering into an improvement if the estimated cost for that branch or class of work is less than five thousand dollars. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.7110 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.7110
§ 3313.7110. Procurement of epinephrine autoinjectors for public schools
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The board of education of each city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district may procure epinephrine autoinjectors for each school operated by the district to have on the school premises for use in emergency situations identified under division (C)(5) of this section by doing one of the following: (1) Having a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs, acting in accordance with section 4723.483 , 4730.433 , or 4731.96 of the Revised Code, personally furnish the epinephrine autoinjectors to the school or school district or issue a prescription for them in the name of the school or district; (2) Having the district's superintendent obtain a prescriber-issued protocol that includes definitive orders for epinephrine autoinjectors and the dosages of epinephrine to be administered through them. A district board that elects to procure epinephrine autoinjectors under this section is encouraged to maintain, at all times, at least two epinephrine autoinjectors at each school operated by the district. (B) A district board that elects to procure epinephrine autoinjectors under this section shall require the district's superintendent to adopt a policy governing their maintenance and use. Before adopting the policy, the superintendent shall consult with a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs. (C) The policy adopted under division (B) of this section shall do all of the following: (1) Identify the one or more locations in each school operated by the district in which an epinephrine autoinjector must be stored; (2) Specify the conditions under which an epinephrine autoinjector must be stored, replaced, and disposed; (3) Specify the individuals employed by or under contract with the district board, in addition to a school nurse or an athletic trainer, licensed under Chapter 4755. of the Revised Code, who may access and use an epinephrine autoinjector to provide a dosage of epinephrine to an individual in an emergency situation identified under division (C)(5) of this section; (4) Specify any training that employees or contractors specified under division (C)(3) of this section, other than a school nurse or athletic trainer, must complete before being authorized to access and use an epinephrine autoinjector; (5) Identify the emergency situations, including when an individual exhibits signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis, in which a school nurse, athletic trainer, or other employees or contractors specified under division (C)(3) of this section may access and use an epinephrine autoinjector; (6) Specify that assistance from an emergency medical service provider must be requested immediately after an epinephrine autoinjector is used; (7) Specify the individuals, in addition to students, school employees or contractors, and school visitors, to whom a dosage of epinephrine may be administered through an epinephrine autoinjector in an emergency situation specified under division (C)(5) of this section. (D)(1) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with procuring, maintaining, accessing, or using an epinephrine autoinjector under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct: (a) A school or school district; (b) A member of a district board of education; (c) A district or school employee or contractor; (d) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who personally furnishes or prescribes epinephrine autoinjectors, consults with a superintendent, or issues a protocol pursuant to this section. (2) This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a school or school district, member of a district board of education, district or school employee or contractor, or licensed health professional may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state. (E) A school district board of education may accept donations of epinephrine autoinjectors from a wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs or a manufacturer of dangerous drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, and may accept donations of money from any person to purchase epinephrine autoinjectors. (F) A district board that elects to procure epinephrine autoinjectors under this section shall report to the department of education and workforce each procurement and occurrence in which an epinephrine autoinjector is used from a school's supply of epinephrine autoinjectors. (G) As used in this section, "licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs" and "prescriber" have the same meanings as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 29, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.99
§ 3309.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates division (A) of section 3309.073 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each day of the violation. (B) Whoever violates division (B) of section 3309.073 of the Revised Code shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.666 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.666
§ 3313.666. District policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying required
Status: in_force

November 4, 2012 House Bill 116 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Electronic act" means an act committed through the use of a cellular telephone, computer, pager, personal communication device, or other electronic communication device. (2) "Harassment, intimidation, or bullying" means either of the following: (a) Any intentional written, verbal, electronic, or physical act that a student has exhibited toward another particular student more than once and the behavior both: (i) Causes mental or physical harm to the other student; (ii) Is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment for the other student. (b) Violence within a dating relationship. (B) The board of education of each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district shall establish a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying. The policy shall be developed in consultation with parents, school employees, school volunteers, students, and community members. The policy shall include the following: (1) A statement prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying of any student on school property, on a school bus, or at school-sponsored events and expressly providing for the possibility of suspension of a student found responsible for harassment, intimidation, or bullying by an electronic act; (2) A definition of harassment, intimidation, or bullying that includes the definition in division (A) of this section; (3) A procedure for reporting prohibited incidents; (4) A requirement that school personnel report prohibited incidents of which they are aware to the school principal or other administrator designated by the principal; (5) A requirement that the custodial parent or guardian of any student involved in a prohibited incident be notified and, to the extent permitted by section 3319.321 of the Revised Code and the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, as amended, have access to any written reports pertaining to the prohibited incident; (6) A procedure for documenting any prohibited incident that is reported; (7) A procedure for responding to and investigating any reported incident; (8) A strategy for protecting a victim or other person from new or additional harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and from retaliation following a report, including a means by which a person may report an incident anonymously; (9) A disciplinary procedure for any student guilty of harassment, intimidation, or bullying, which shall not infringe on any student's rights under the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States; (10) A statement prohibiting students from deliberately making false reports of harassment, intimidation, or bullying and a disciplinary procedure for any student responsible for deliberately making a false report of that nature; (11) A requirement that the district administration semiannually provide the president of the district board a written summary of all reported incidents and post the summary on its web site, if the district has a web site, to the extent permitted by section 3319.321 of the Revised Code and the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, as amended. (C) Each board's policy shall appear in any student handbooks, and in any of the publications that set forth the comprehensive rules, procedures, and standards of conduct for schools and students in the district. The policy and an explanation of the seriousness of bullying by electronic means shall be made available to students in the district and to their custodial parents or guardians. Information regarding the policy shall be incorporated into employee training materials. (D)(1) To the extent that state or federal funds are appropriated for this purpose, each board shall require that all students enrolled in the district annually be provided with age-appropriate instruction, as determined by the board, on the board's policy, including a written or verbal discussion of the consequences for violations of the policy. (2) Each board shall require that once each school year a written statement describing the policy and the consequences for violations of the policy be sent to each student's custodial parent or guardian. The statement may be sent with regular student report cards or may be delivered electronically. (E) A school district employee, student, or volunteer shall be individually immune from liability in a civil action for damages arising from reporting an incident in accordance with a policy adopted pursuant to this section if that person reports an incident of harassment, intimidation, or bullying promptly in good faith and in compliance with the procedures as specified in the policy. (F) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, nothing in this section prohibits a victim from seeking redress under any other provision of the Revised Code or common law that may apply. (G) This section does not create a new cause of action or a substantive legal right for any person. (H) Each board shall update the policy adopted under this section to include violence within a dating relationship and harassment, intimidation, or bullying by electronic means.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3318.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3318 / § 3318.25
§ 3318.25. School building program assistance fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the school building program assistance fund. The fund shall consist of the proceeds of obligations issued for the purposes of such fund pursuant to section 3318.26 of the Revised Code that are payable from moneys in the lottery profits education fund created in section 3770.06 of the Revised Code or pursuant to section 151.03 of the Revised Code. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used as directed by the Ohio facilities construction commission for the cost to the state of constructing classroom facilities under Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code as prescribed by the general assembly.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3310.63 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3310 / § 3310.63
§ 3310.63. Requests for data verification code
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Only for the purpose of administering the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program, the department of education and workforce 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 qualified special education child for whom a scholarship is sought under the program: (1) The school district in which the child is entitled to attend school; (2) If applicable, the community school in which the child is enrolled; (3) The independent contractor engaged to create and maintain data verification codes. (B) Upon a request by the department under division (A) of this section for the data verification code of a qualified special education child or a request by the eligible applicant for the child for that code, the school district or community school shall submit that code to the department or applicant in the manner specified by the department. If the child has not been assigned a code, because the child will be entering kindergarten during the school year for which the scholarship is sought, the district shall assign a code to that child and submit the code to the department or applicant by a date specified by the department. If the district does not assign a code to the child by the specified date, the department shall assign a code to the child. The department annually shall submit to each school district the name and data verification code of each child residing in the district 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. (C) The department shall not release any data verification code that it receives under this section to any person except as provided by law. (D) Any document relative to the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program that the department holds in its files that contains both a qualified special education child's name or other personally identifiable information and the child's data verification code shall not be a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 21, 2023 at 3:24 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3375.361 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3375 / § 3375.361
§ 3375.361. Liability for loss of public funds
Status: in_force

September 13, 2022 Senate Bill 15 - 134th General Assembly A fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer of the board of library trustees of a free public library shall not be held liable for a loss of public funds when the fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer has performed all official duties required of the fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer with reasonable care, but shall be liable only when a loss of public funds results from the fiscal officer's or deputy fiscal officer's negligence or other wrongful act. Last updated June 30, 2022 at 5:15 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.974 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.974
§ 3313.974. Pilot project scholarship program definitions
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section and in sections 3313.975 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code: (A) "Individualized education program" and "child with a disability" have the same meanings as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Separately educated student with a disability" means a child with a disability who has an individualized education program providing for the student to spend at least half of each school day in a class or setting separated from nondisabled students. (C) "Low-income family" means a family whose income is below the level which the department of education and workforce shall establish. (D) "Parent" has the same meaning as in section 3313.98 of the Revised Code. (E) "Registered private school" means a school registered with the director of education and workforce pursuant to section 3313.976 of the Revised Code. (F) "Alternative school" means a registered private school located in a school district or a public school located in an adjacent school district. (G) "Tutorial assistance" means instructional services provided to a student outside of regular school hours approved by the commission on school choice pursuant to section 3313.976 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 31, 2023 at 5:34 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3304.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3304 / § 3304.34
§ 3304.34. Vending facilities on federal property
Status: in_force

December 2, 1996 House Bill 670 - 121st General Assembly Vending facilities on federal property shall be licensed in accordance with the "Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act," 89 Stat. 2-8 (1974), 20 U.S.C. 107, as amended. In accordance with the requirements of that act, the bureau of services for the visually impaired shall conduct biennial elections of the Ohio vendors representative committee, which shall be fully representative of all blind licensees issued licenses under this chapter, and shall perform the functions assigned to the Ohio vendors representative committee under the "Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act," as amended. The number of members and terms of office of the Ohio vendors representative committee shall be determined by the bureau of services for the visually impaired. The director of the bureau shall meet with the committee semiannually, and special meetings may be called upon written request of the majority of the members of such committee or upon written request of the director of the bureau. Such special meetings shall convene within fifteen days of making such request. Committee members shall be paid their actual and necessary expenses for attendance at regular semiannual meetings, but shall receive no reimbursement for expenses incurred attending special meetings.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3381.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3381 / § 3381.05
§ 3381.05. Appointment of board of trustees
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly Within sixty days after a regional arts and cultural district has been created, the board of trustees of the district shall be appointed as provided in this section. Members of a board of trustees of a regional arts and cultural district created by the exclusive action of a county shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners of the county. A board of trustees of a district created by two or more political subdivisions shall consist of the number of members, and shall be appointed by the public officers or bodies, as shall be provided in the resolutions or ordinances creating the district, or any amendments to them. All members of a board of trustees of a regional arts and cultural district shall be persons who have broad knowledge and experience in the arts or cultural heritage and shall have other qualifications as are specified in the resolutions or ordinances creating the district, or any amendments to them; provided that at least two members of the board of trustees shall be persons who devote a major portion of their time to practicing, performing, or teaching any of the arts or who are professional administrators in any field of the arts or cultural heritage, and the resolutions or ordinances creating the district shall so provide. All members of the board of trustees also shall be qualified electors in the district's territory. The appointing authority shall consider for appointment as members of the board of trustees, but need not appoint, persons nominated by area arts councils, as defined in section 757.03 of the Revised Code, located within the district; provided that all those persons shall meet the qualifications specified in this section and the resolutions or ordinances creating the district. The resolutions or ordinances creating the district may, but need not, provide that the members of an area arts council located within the district shall constitute the board of trustees of the district. The appointing authority, at any time, may remove a member of the board of trustees for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office. The initially appointed members of the board of trustees of any regional arts and cultural district shall serve staggered terms of one, two, and three years. Thereafter, each member shall serve a term of three years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to only the unexpired term. Any member is eligible for reappointment, except as otherwise provided in the resolutions or ordinances creating the district, or any amendment to them.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3319.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3319 / § 3319.14
§ 3319.14. Military leave of absence
Status: in_force

October 1, 2012 House Bill 525 - 129th General Assembly Any teacher who has left, or leaves, a teaching position, by resignation or otherwise, and within forty school days thereafter entered, or enters, the uniformed services and whose service is terminated in a manner other than as described in section 4304 of Title 38 of the United States Code, "Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994," 108 Stat. 3149, 38 U.S.C.A. 4304, shall be reemployed by the board of education of the district in which the teacher held such teaching position, under the same type of contract as that which the teacher last held in such district, if the teacher applies to the board of education for reemployment in accordance with the "Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994," 108 Stat. 3149, 38 U.S.C.A. 4312. Upon such application, the teacher shall be reemployed at the first of the next school semester, if the application is made not less than thirty days prior to the first of the next school semester, in which case the teacher shall be reemployed the first of the following school semester, unless the board of education waives the requirement for the thirty-day period. For the purposes of seniority and placement on the salary schedule, years of absence performing service in the uniformed services shall be counted as though teaching service had been performed during such time. The board of education of the district in which such teacher was employed and is reemployed under this section may suspend the contract of the teacher whose services become unnecessary by reason of the return of a teacher from service in the uniformed services in accordance with section 3311.83 , 3319.17 , or 3319.171 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.473 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.473
§ 3313.473. Parental involvement policy
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 8 - 135th General Assembly (A) The general assembly maintains that a parent has a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the upbringing, education, and care of the parent's child. (B) Not later than the first day of July following the effective date of this section, the board of education of each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district shall develop and adopt a policy to promote parental involvement in the public school system. The policy shall require a school district to do all of the following: (1)(a) Ensure that any sexuality content is age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate for the age of the student receiving the instruction, regardless of the age or grade level of the student. (b) Prior to providing instruction that includes sexuality content or permitting a third party to provide such instruction on behalf of the district, provide parents the opportunity to review any instructional material that includes sexuality content. Upon request of the student's parent, a student shall be excused from instruction that includes sexuality content and be permitted to participate in an alternative assignment. (2) Promptly notify a student's parent of any substantial change in the student's services, including counseling services, or monitoring related to the student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being or the school's ability to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for the student. The policy shall specify in what manner a student's parent will be notified of any substantial change in the student's services. The policy shall specify that notice to parents shall reinforce the fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of their children, and that the school district shall not inhibit parental access to the student's education and health records maintained by the school. (3) Prohibit school district personnel from directly or indirectly encouraging a student to withhold from a parent information concerning the student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being, or a change in related services or monitoring. The policy shall prohibit school district personnel from discouraging or prohibiting parental notification of and involvement in decisions affecting a student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being. (4) Adopt a procedure to obtain authorization from parents prior to providing any type of health care service to the student, including physical, mental, and behavioral health care services. Under the procedure, a parent may choose whether to authorize a district to provide a health care service to the parent's child. The procedure shall require the school district to do both of the following: (a) At the beginning of the school year, notify parents of each health care service offered at, or facilitated in cooperation with, their student's school and their option to withhold consent or decline any specified service. Parental consent to health care services does not waive the parent's right to access the parent's student's educational or health records or to be notified about a change in the student's services or monitoring as provided in this section. (b) Prior to providing a health care service to a student, notify a parent whether the service is required to be provided by the school district under state law and if other options for a student to access the service exist. This requirement may be satisfied by an annual notice to parents at the beginning of the school year. Division (B)(4) of this section does not apply to emergency situations, first aid, other unanticipated minor health care services, or health care services provided pursuant to a student's IEP or a school district's obligation under section 504 of the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 29 U.S.C. 794. (5) Permit a parent to file with a school principal or assistant principal a written concern regarding a topic addressed in this section. The policy shall establish a process for a principal or assistant principal to resolve such concerns within thirty days after their receipt. Under the policy, school districts shall notify parents of their right to file a written concern. A parent may appeal a principal's or assistant principal's decision to the superintendent of that district. If a parent appeals the principal's or assistant principal's decision, the superintendent, or a designee of the superintendent, shall conduct a hearing on the decision. Based on the findings of that hearing, the superintendent shall decide whether to affirm the principal's or assistant principal's decision. If the superintendent does not affirm the decision, the superintendent shall determine a resolution to the parent's concern. A parent may appeal the superintendent's decision to the board of education of the school district. The board shall review the superintendent's decision and, if the board determines it necessary, hold a hearing on the decision and, based on that hearing, either affirm the superintendent's decision or determine a new resolution to the parent's concern. Nothing in division (B)(5) of this section shall prevent a parent from contacting a member of a board of education regarding the parent's concerns with the operation of a school under the supervision of that board. (C) Each school district shall make its policy adopted under this section publicly available and post it prominently on its publicly accessible web site, if it has one. (D) This section does not prescribe all rights of parents or preempt or foreclose claims or remedies in support of parental rights that are available under the constitution, statutes, or common law of this state. (E) No school district or third party acting on behalf of a district shall provide instruction that includes sexuality content to students in grades kindergarten through three. (F)(1) Nothing in this section shall require disclosure or activity that is in conflict with or in violation of any of the following: (a) The HIPAA privacy rule; (b) Chapter 3798. of the Revised Code; (c) Section 2317.02 , 4732.19 , or 5122.04 of the Revised Code; (d) The "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 20 U.S.C. 1232g; (e) Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 10a and any laws enacted to implement that section, including sections 2930.07 and 2930.10 of the Revised Code. (2) Nothing in this section requires disclosure or activity in violation of any court order, including any of the following: (a) A condition of bond; (b) A protection order or consent agreement issued pursuant to section 2151.34 , 2903.213 , 2903.214 , 2919.26 , or 3113.31 of the Revised Code; (c) A condition of a community control sanction, post-release control sanction, or parole. (3) Nothing in this section requires disclosure or activity in violation of a specific request for nondisclosure made pursuant to a criminal investigation or grand jury subpoena in which the student is the victim and a parent is the alleged perpetrator. (4) Nothing in this section prohibits or prevents mandatory reporting under section 2151.421 of the Revised Code. (5) Nothing in this section prohibits or limits the career and academic mentoring and counseling between teachers and students in the regular course of the school day. (G) As used in this section: (1) "Biological sex" means the biological indication of male and female, including sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and unambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth, without regard to an individual's psychological, chosen, or subjective experience of gender. (2) "HIPAA privacy rule" has the same meaning as in section 3798.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "IEP" has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code. (4) "Parent" has the same meaning as in section 3313.98 of the Revised Code. (5) "Sexuality content" means any oral or written instruction, presentation, image, or description of sexual concepts or gender ideology provided in a classroom setting. "Sexuality content" does not mean any of the following: (a) Instruction or presentations in sexually transmitted infection education, child sexual abuse prevention, and sexual violence prevention education provided under division (A)(5) of section 3313.60 or section 3314.0310 or 3326.091 of the Revised Code; (b) Instruction or presentations in sexually transmitted infection education emphasizing abstinence provided under section 3313.6011 of the Revised Code; (c) Incidental references to sexual concepts or gender ideology occurring outside of formal instruction or presentations on such topics, including references made during class participation and in schoolwork. (6) "Student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being" includes, at a minimum, any of the following: (a) A student's academic performance; (b) Any significant sickness or physical injury, or any psychological trauma suffered by a student; (c) Any harassment, intimidation, or bullying, as defined in section 3313.666 of the Revised Code, by or against a student in violation of school district policy; (d) Any request by a student to identify as a gender that does not align with the student's biological sex; (e) Exhibition of suicidal ideation or persistent symptoms of depression, or severe anxiety, or other mental health issues. (7) "Age-appropriate" and "developmentally appropriate" content refers to activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children of the same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally appropriate for a child, based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities that are typical for an age or age group. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.15
§ 3333.15. Establishment of university branch by chancellor
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly If the board of trustees of a state university fails to undertake appropriate action to establish a university branch campus within one year from the enactment of a capital improvement appropriation for the development of such university branch facility, the chancellor of higher education may act as the chancellor deems necessary in place of the board of trustees, including securing the release of construction planning and construction contract funds from the state controlling board. If the chancellor takes action to plan and construct a university branch in accordance with this section, the officers and staff of such university shall perform all necessary functions incident to the planning and construction of such university branch as directed by the chancellor. Last updated May 26, 2021 at 1:48 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.56
§ 3301.56. Duties of director of program - staff requirements and maximum group size - right of access
Status: in_force

January 1, 2025 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The director, head teacher, elementary principal, or site administrator who is on site and responsible for supervision of each preschool program shall be responsible for the following: (1) Ensuring that the health and safety of the children are safeguarded by an organized program of school health services designed to identify child health problems and to coordinate school and community health resources for children, as evidenced by but not limited to: (a) Requiring immunization and compliance with emergency medical authorization requirements in accordance with rules adopted by the department of education and workforce under section 3301.53 of the Revised Code; (b) Providing procedures for emergency situations, including fire drills, rapid dismissals, tornado drills, and school safety drills in accordance with section 3737.73 of the Revised Code, and keeping records of such drills or dismissals; (c) Posting emergency procedures in preschool rooms and making them available to school personnel, children, and parents; (d) Posting emergency numbers by each telephone; (e) Supervising grounds, play areas, and other facilities when scheduled for use by children; (f) Providing first-aid facilities and materials. (2) Maintaining cumulative records for each child; (3) Supervising each child's admission, placement, and withdrawal according to established procedures; (4) Preparing at least once annually for each group of children in the program a roster of names and telephone numbers of parents, guardians, and custodians of children in the group and, on request, furnishing the roster for each group to the parents, guardians, and custodians of children in that group. The director may prepare a similar roster of all children in the program and, on request, make it available to the parents, guardians, and custodians, of children in the program. The director shall not include in either roster the name or telephone number of any parent, guardian, or custodian who requests that the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's name or number not be included, and shall not furnish any roster to any person other than a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child in the program. (5) Ensuring that clerical and custodial services are provided for the program; (6) Supervising the instructional program and the daily operation of the program; (7) Supervising and evaluating preschool staff members according to a planned sequence of observations and evaluation conferences, and supervising nonteaching employees. (B)(1) In each program the maximum number of children per preschool staff member and the maximum group size by age category of children shall be as follows: Age Group Maximum Group Size Staff Member/ Child Ratio Birth to less than 12 months 12 1:5, or 2:12 if two preschool staff members are in the room 12 months to less than 18 months 12 1:6 18 months to less than 30 months 14 1:7 30 months to less than 3 years 16 1:8 3-year-olds 24 1:12 4- and 5-year-olds not in school 28 1:14 (2) When age groups are combined, the maximum number of children per preschool staff member shall be determined by the age of the youngest child in the group, except that when no more than one child thirty months of age or older receives child care in a group in which all the other children are in the next older age group, the maximum number of children per child-care staff member and maximum group size requirements of the older age group established under division (B)(1) of this section shall apply. (3) In a room where children are napping, if all the children are at least eighteen months of age, the maximum number of children per preschool staff member shall, for a period not to exceed one and one-half hours in any twenty-four hour day, be twice the maximum number of children per preschool staff member established under division (B)(1) of this section if all the following criteria are met: (a) At least one preschool staff member is present in the room; (b) Sufficient preschool staff members are present on the preschool program premises to comply with division (B)(1) of this section; (c) Naptime preparations have been completed and the children are resting or napping. (4) Any accredited program that uses the Montessori method endorsed by the American Montessori society or the association Montessori internationale as its primary method of instruction and is licensed as a preschool program under section 3301.58 of the Revised Code may combine preschool children of ages three to five years old with children enrolled in kindergarten. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in division (B)(2) of this section, when such age groups are combined, the maximum number of children per preschool staff member shall be twelve and the maximum group size shall be twenty-four children. (C) In each building in which a preschool program is operated there shall be on the premises, and readily available at all times, at least one employee who has completed a course in first aid and in the prevention, recognition, and management of communicable diseases which is approved by the state department of health, and an employee who has completed a course in child abuse recognition and prevention. (D) Any parent, guardian, or custodian of a child enrolled in a preschool program shall be permitted unlimited access to the school during its hours of operation to contact the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's child, evaluate the care provided by the program, or evaluate the premises, or for other purposes approved by the director. Upon entering the premises, the parent, guardian, or custodian shall report to the school office. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.03
§ 3301.03. Board members to be qualified electors - oath, salary, expenses
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Each member of the board shall be a qualified elector residing in the state. One member shall represent each of the following: (1) A rural school district; (2) A suburban school district; (3) An urban school district; (4) A community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code; (5) A chartered nonpublic school. No member of the board shall, during the member's term of office, hold any other office of trust or profit or be an employee or officer of any public or private elementary or secondary school. Before entering on the duties of office, each member shall subscribe to the official oath of office. Each member of the state board of education shall be paid a salary fixed pursuant to division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code, together with the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in the performance of the member's official duties or in the conduct of authorized board business, and while en route to and from the member's home for such purposes. (B) As used in this section only, "office of trust or profit" means: (1) A federal or state elective office or an elected office of a political subdivision of the state; (2) A position on a board or commission of the state that is appointed by the governor; (3) An office set forth in section 121.03 , 121.04 , or 121.05 of the Revised Code; (4) An office of the government of the United States that is appointed by the president of the United States. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.252 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.252
§ 3309.252. Employee with less than 5 years of service electing to participate in defined contribution plan
Status: in_force

April 9, 2001 Senate Bill 270 - 123rd General Assembly (A) A member of the school employees retirement system, who, as of the last day of the month immediately preceding the date on which the system establishes a plan under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code, has less than five years of total service credit is eligible to make an election under this section. Not later than one hundred eighty days after the day the board first establishes one or more plans under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code, an eligible member may elect to participate in a plan established under that section. If an election is not made, a member to whom this section applies is deemed to have elected to continue participating in the plan described in sections 3309.18 to 3309.70 of the Revised Code. (B) An election under this section shall be made in writing on a form provided by the system and filed with the system. (C) On receipt of an election under this section, the system shall do both of the following: (1) Credit to the account of the member in the defined contribution fund the accumulated contributions standing to the member's credit in the employees' savings fund; (2) Cancel all service credit and eligibility for any payment, benefit, or right under the plan described in sections 3309.18 to 3309.70 of the Revised Code. (D) An election under this section shall be irrevocable on receipt by the system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3334.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3334 / § 3334.06
§ 3334.06. Plan for sale of bonds - approval of sale - cooperation with issuing authorities
Status: in_force

April 13, 1990 House Bill 434 - 118th General Assembly (A) The Ohio tuition trust authority shall, after consultation with the issuer, develop a plan for the sale of college savings bonds. The plan shall include: (1) An advertising program to inform the public about the availability of college savings bonds; (2) The estimated cost of financing and administering the plan; (3) A description of the ongoing administrative authority and responsibility for the plan. (B) The authority shall approve the sale of a college savings bond issue under division (A) of section 3334.04 of the Revised Code only after it has determined that the issuance would comply with section 3334.04 of the Revised Code. (C) The authority shall cooperate with all state issuing authorities in identifying potential bond issues which may be appropriate for designation as college savings bonds and shall encourage those issuing authorities to participate in the Ohio college savings program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.27
§ 3301.27. Research on factors that improve education effectiveness
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The department of education or workforce shall conduct research on the factors that improve education effectiveness in school districts and for this purpose may require school districts to administer tests in addition to those otherwise required by law, such as the national assessment of education progress. The department shall make the results of any research conducted under this section available to all school districts. Last updated September 15, 2023 at 2:45 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3332.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3332 / § 3332.14
§ 3332.14. Requirement for recovery
Status: in_force

July 28, 1989 House Bill 153 - 118th General Assembly No recovery shall be had on any contract for or in connection with a program by any person selling or administering such program if the agent of such person was not the holder of an agent's permit as required by section 3332.10 of the Revised Code at the time he negotiated the contract for or sold the program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3307.87 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3307 / § 3307.87
§ 3307.87. Spousal consent or waiver
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 342 - 129th General Assembly (A)(1) If a member participating in an STRS defined contribution plan is married at the time any benefits under the plan commence, benefits shall be paid in accordance with division (A)(2) of this section, unless the spouse has consented under division (C) of this section to a different form of payment or the spouse's consent is waived under that division. (2) The benefits described in division (A)(1) of this section shall be paid in the form of an annuity, which shall consist of the actuarial equivalent of the member's benefits, in an amount that is payable for the life of the member and one-half of the amount continuing after the member's death to the spouse for the life of the spouse. (B) If a member participating in an STRS defined contribution plan is married at the time of the member's death, any benefits that are payable to the member shall be paid to the member's spouse, unless the spouse has consented under division (C) of this section to the designation of a different beneficiary or the spouse's consent is waived under that division. (C) Consent is valid only if it is evidenced by a signed statement that is witnessed by a notary public. Each plan may waive the requirement of consent if the spouse is incapacitated or cannot be located or for any other reason specified by the plan or in rules adopted by the state teachers retirement board. A plan shall waive the requirement of consent if a plan of payment that provides for payment in a specified amount continuing after the member's death to a former spouse is required by a court order issued prior to the effective date of the member's retirement under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code or laws of another state regarding division of marital property. Consent or waiver is effective only with regard to the spouse who is the subject of the consent or waiver.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3301 / § 3301.04
§ 3301.04. Meetings
Status: in_force

September 24, 2012 Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly Between the first and thirty-first day of January of each odd-numbered year, the state board of education shall hold an organization meeting at which time it shall adopt rules of procedure, elect a president and a vice-president each of whom shall serve for two years or until the president's or vice-president's successor is elected and qualified, and transact such business as the board deems advisable. The state board of education shall adopt, by the thirty-first day of March each year, a calendar indicating the dates on which the board will hold its regular meetings for the following fiscal year. The board may hold special meetings on dates not indicated on the adopted calendar at such times as they may be called as provided in this section. Special meetings of the board may be called by the president, and, upon written request signed by at least a majority of the members, the president shall call a special meeting of the board. The president, or the president's designee, shall give notice through the superintendent of public instruction to each member of the board at least ten days prior to the time of any special meeting. The notice may be delivered by regular mail or by electronic means. The state board of education shall hold its meetings anywhere in Ohio designated by the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.712 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.712
§ 3313.712. Emergency medical authorization
Status: in_force

June 30, 1992 House Bill 639 - 119th General Assembly As used in this section, "parent" means parent as defined in section 3321.01 of the Revised Code. (A) Annually the board of education of each city, exempted village, local, and joint vocational school district shall, before the first day of October, provide to the parent of every pupil enrolled in schools under the board's jurisdiction, an emergency medical authorization form that is an identical copy of the form contained in division (B) of this section. Thereafter, the board shall, within thirty days after the entry of any pupil into a public school in this state for the first time, provide his parent, either as part of any registration form which is in use in the district, or as a separate form, an identical copy of the form contained in division (B) of this section. When the form is returned to the school with Part I or Part II completed, the school shall keep the form on file, and shall send the form to any school of a city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational school district to which the pupil is transferred. Upon request of his parent, authorities of the school in which the pupil is enrolled may permit the parent to make changes in a previously filed form, or to file a new form. If a parent does not wish to give such written permission, he shall indicate in the proper place on the form the procedure he wishes school authorities to follow in the event of a medical emergency involving his child. Even if a parent gives written consent for emergency medical treatment, when a pupil becomes ill or is injured and requires emergency medical treatment while under school authority, or while engaged in an extra-curricular activity authorized by the appropriate school authorities, the authorities of his school shall make reasonable attempts to contact the parent before treatment is given. The school shall present the pupil's emergency medical authorization form or copy thereof to the hospital or practitioner rendering treatment. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability on any school official or school employee who, in good faith, attempts to comply with this section. (B) The emergency medical authorization form provided for in division (A) of this section is as follows: "EMERGENCY MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION School ____________________ Student Name __________________ ___________________________ Address _______________________ ___________________________ _______________________________ ___________________________ Telephone _____________________ Purpose - To enable parents and guardians to authorize the provision of emergency treatment for children who become ill or injured while under school authority, when parents or guardians cannot be reached. Residential Parent or Guardian Mother's Name _____________ Daytime Phone _________________ Father's Name _____________ Daytime Phone _________________ Other's Name ______________ Daytime Phone _________________ Name of Relative or Childcare Provider ____________________________ Relationship __________________ Address ____________________ Phone _________________________ PART I OR II MUST BE COMPLETED PART I - TO GRANT CONSENT I hereby give consent for the following medical care providers and local hospital to be called: Doctor _____________________ Phone _________________________ Dentist ____________________ Phone _________________________ Medical Specialist _________ Phone _________________________ Local Hospital _____________ Emergency Room Phone __________ In the event reasonable attempts to contact me have been unsuccessful, I hereby give my consent for (1) the administration of any treatment deemed necessary by above-named doctor, or, in the event the designated preferred practitioner is not available, by another licensed physician or dentist; and (2) the transfer of the child to any hospital reasonably accessible. This authorization does not cover major surgery unless the medical opinions of two other licensed physicians or dentists, concurring in the necessity for such surgery, are obtained prior to the performance of such surgery. Facts concerning the child's medical history including allergies, medications being taken, and any physical impairments to which a physician should be alerted: Date ______________________ Signature of Parent/Guardian _________________________________ Address _____________________ _________________________________ PART II - REFUSAL TO CONSENT I do NOT give my consent for emergency medical treatment of my child. In the event of illness or injury requiring emergency treatment, I wish the school authorities to take the following action: Date ___________________ Signature of Parent/Guardian __________________________________ Address _________________________________ __________________________________"
Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3333 / § 3333.44
§ 3333.44. Postsecondary globalization liaison
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The chancellor of higher education shall designate a postsecondary globalization liaison to work with state institutions of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, other state agencies, and representatives of the business community to enhance the state's globalization efforts. The chancellor may designate a person already employed by the chancellor as the liaison.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3309.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3309 / § 3309.33
§ 3309.33. Retirement incentive plan
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 341 - 129th General Assembly (A) An employer may establish a retirement incentive plan for its employees who are members of the school employees retirement system. The plan shall provide for purchase by the employer of service credit for eligible employees who choose to participate in the plan and for payment by the employer of the entire cost of such service credit. A plan established under this section shall remain in effect until terminated by the employer, except that, once established, the plan must remain in effect for at least one year. (B) An employee who is a member of the school employees retirement system shall be eligible to participate in a retirement incentive plan established by the employer if the employee has attained fifty-seven years of age and agrees to retire and retires under section 3309.36 of the Revised Code effective within ninety days after receiving notice from the school employees retirement system that service credit has been purchased for the employee under this section. (C) Participation in the plan shall be available to all eligible employees except that the employer may limit the number of persons for whom it purchases credit in any calendar year to a specified percentage of its employees who are members of the school employees retirement system on the first day of January of that year. The percentage shall not be less than five per cent of such employees. If participation is limited, employees with a greater length of service with the employer have the right to elect to have credit purchased before employees with a lesser length of service with the employer. (D) The amount of service credit purchased for any participant shall be uniformly determined but shall not exceed the lesser of the following: (1) Five years of service credit; (2) An amount of service credit equal to one-fifth of the total service credited to the participant under Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code. For each year of service credit purchased under this section, the employer shall pay an amount specified by the school employees retirement board equal to the additional liability resulting from the purchase of that year of service credit as determined by an actuary employed by the board. Payments shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the board, and the board shall notify each member when the member is credited with service purchased under this section. No payment made to the school employees retirement system under this section shall affect any payment required by section 3309.49 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3317.161 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3317 / § 3317.161
§ 3317.161. Approval of career-technical education programs
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "lead district" has the same meaning as in section 3317.023 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) A career-technical education program or a dropout prevention and recovery program of a city, local, or exempted village school district, community school, or STEM school shall be subject to approval under this section in order for the district or school to qualify for state funding for the program. Approval granted under this section shall be valid for the five fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the program is approved and may be renewed. Approval shall be subject to annual review under division (E) of this section. (2) If a district or school becomes a new member of a career-technical planning district, its career-technical education programs shall be approved or disapproved by the lead district of the career-technical planning district during the fiscal year in which the district or school becomes a member of the career-technical planning district. Any program of the district or school that was approved by the department of education and workforce for an approval period that includes the fiscal year in which the district or school becomes a new member of the career-technical planning district shall retain its approved status during that fiscal year. (3) If an existing member of a career-technical planning district develops a new career-technical education program, that program shall be approved or disapproved by the lead district of the career-technical planning district prior to the first fiscal year for which the district or school is seeking funding for the program. (4) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, if a career-technical education program was approved by the department prior to September 29, 2013, that approval remains valid for the unexpired remainder of the approval period specified by the department. Approval of that program may then be renewed in accordance with this section on a date prior to the expiration of the approval period. (C)(1) The lead district of a career-technical planning district shall approve or disapprove for a five-year period each career-technical education program of the city, local, and exempted village school districts, community schools, and STEM schools that are assigned by the department to the career-technical planning district. The lead district's decision to approve or disapprove a program shall be based on requirements for career-technical education programs that are specified in rules adopted by the department. These requirements shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) Demand for the career-technical education program by industries in the state; (b) Quality of the program; (c) Potential for a student enrolled in the program to receive the training that will qualify the student for industry credentials or post-secondary education; (d) Admission requirements of the lead district; (e) Past performance of the district or school that is offering the program; (f) Traveling distance; (g) Sustainability; (h) Capacity; (i) Availability of the program within the career-technical planning district; (j) In the case of a new program, the cost to begin the program. (2) If a program is approved, the lead district shall notify the department of its decision. If a program is disapproved, the lead district shall notify the district or school of its decision. If the lead district disapproves the program or does not take any action to approve or disapprove the program, the district or school may appeal the lead district's decision or failure to take action to the department. (D)(1) Upon receiving notification of a lead district's approval of a district's or school's career-technical education program, the department shall review the lead district's decision and determine whether to approve or disapprove the program. The department shall notify the district or school and the lead district of the district's or school's career-technical planning district of its determination. (2) Upon receiving an appeal from a district or school of a lead district's disapproval of a career-technical education program or failure to take action to approve or disapprove the program, the department shall review the lead district's disapproval or failure to take action. The department shall decide whether to approve or disapprove the program as a result of this review. The department shall notify the lead district and the appealing district or school of its determination. (3) In conducting a review under division (D)(1) or (2) of this section, the department shall consider the criteria prescribed under division (C)(1) of this section. (4) If the department approves a program under division (D)(1) or (2) of this section, it shall authorize the payment to the district or school of the funds attributed to the career-technical students enrolled in that program in the next fiscal year according to a payment schedule prescribed by the department. (5) The department's decisions under divisions (D)(1) and (2) of this section shall be final and not appealable. The department shall authorize a payment for any dropout prevention and recovery program offering career-technical education that is in its first year of operation and that submits an application in the fiscal year for which the application was submitted. (E) The department and the lead district of each career-technical planning district shall conduct an annual review of each career-technical education program in the lead district's career-technical planning district that receives approval under this section. Continued funding of the program during the five-year approval period shall be subject to the school's compliance with any directives for performance improvement that are issued by the department or the lead district as a result of any review conducted under this section. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3314.351 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3314 / § 3314.351
§ 3314.351. Closure of certain community schools
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) This section applies to any dropout prevention and recovery community school. Except as provided in division (F) of this section, any such community school that has received a designation of "does not meet standards," as described in division (D)(1) of section 3314.017 of the Revised Code on the report card issued under that section, for the three most recent school years shall be subject to closure in accordance with this section. (B) Not later than the first day of September in each school year, the department of education and workforce shall notify each school subject to closure under this section that the school must close not later than the thirtieth day of the following June. A school so notified shall close as required. (C) A school that opens on or after July 1, 2014, shall not be subject to closure under this section for its first two years of operation. A school that is in operation prior to July 1, 2014, shall not be subject to closure under this section until after August 31, 2016. (D) The sponsor and governing authority of the school shall comply with all procedures for closing a community school adopted by the department under division (E) of section 3314.015 of the Revised Code. The governing authority of the school shall not enter into a contract with any other sponsor under section 3314.03 of the Revised Code after the school closes. (E) Nothing in this section or in any other provision of the Revised Code prohibits the sponsor of a community school from exercising its option not to renew a contract for any reason or from terminating a contract prior to its expiration for any of the reasons set forth in section 3314.07 of the Revised Code. (F) Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, no school shall be subject to closure under this section based on the report card issued for that school for the 2017-2018 or 2018-2019 school year if the school received an overall rating of "meets standards" or "exceeds standards" for the 2017-2018 or 2018-2019 school year pursuant to division (I) of section 3314.017 of the Revised Code. However, no school permanently closed under this section prior to the 2019-2020 school year shall be eligible to reopen based on the calculated or recalculated ratings under division (I) of section 3314.017 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3381.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3381 / § 3381.16
§ 3381.16. Tax levy
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly (A) Upon the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the qualified electors within the territory of a regional arts and cultural district voting on the question at an election held for the purpose, the district may levy upon the property within its territory a tax outside the ten-mill limitation to provide funds for any one or more of the purposes set forth in this section as specified in such question, not in excess of four mills annually on the total value of all property as listed and assessed for taxation for any period not exceeding five years. The district may use the funds provided from such levy for any one or more of the following purposes: to make grants to support the operating or capital expenses of any arts or cultural organization located within the district as provided in section 3381.17 of the Revised Code, to meet the operating expenses of the district including, without limitation, the operating expenses of any artistic or cultural facility controlled by the district, and to defray the cost of acquiring, constructing, equipping, furnishing, improving, enlarging, renovating, remodeling, or maintaining an artistic or cultural facility. Such election shall be called, held, canvassed, and certified in the same manner as is provided for elections held pursuant to section 5705.191 of the Revised Code. On approval of such a levy, notes may be issued in anticipation of the collection of the proceeds thereof, in the amount and manner and at the times as are provided in section 5705.193 of the Revised Code, for the issuance of notes by a county in anticipation of the proceeds of a tax levy. The district may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of current revenues as provided in section 133.10 of the Revised Code. (B) Whenever the question of a tax upon property as provided in division (A) of this section has been rejected at an election, the district may thereafter submit the question at a subsequent election to the qualified electors of the largest municipal corporation located within the territory of the district, and to the qualified electors of any other municipal corporation or township located within such territory when its legislative authority or board of trustees has adopted a resolution requesting to be included in such election and has filed a copy thereof with the executive director of the district not later than ninety days prior to the date of the election. Upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the largest municipal corporation voting on the question, the district may levy a tax as provided in division (A) of this section upon all property within the municipal corporation, and upon all property within any other municipal corporation or township included in the election when a majority of the qualified electors of such municipal corporation or township have authorized the tax. Whenever a tax upon property has been authorized pursuant to this division, the legislative authority of any municipal corporation or the board of trustees of any township that is not subject to the tax, but is included within the territory of the district, may adopt a resolution requesting the district to hold an election submitting the question of levying the tax to the electors of such municipal corporation or township. Any election held pursuant to this division shall be called, held, canvassed, and certified in the same manner as provided for elections held pursuant to division (A) of this section, and any tax authorized by an election held under this division shall grant the same authority and be subject to the same requirements with respect to the issuance of notes and the borrowing of money as provided in division (A) of this section. (C) Any tax authorized by an election held under this section shall be levied annually as provided in section 5705.34 of the Revised Code during the period authorized, and any tax authorized under division (B) of this section shall be used only in those municipal corporations or townships which have authorized the tax. The collection of such tax levy shall conform in all matters to the provisions of the Revised Code governing the collection of taxes and assessments levied by taxing districts, and the same provisions concerning the nonpayment of taxes shall apply to taxes levied pursuant to this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.751 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.751
§ 3313.751. Prohibition against tobacco possession or use
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "School district" means a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district. (2) "Smoke" means to burn any substance containing tobacco, including a lighted cigarette, cigar, or pipe, or to burn a clove cigarette. (3) "Use tobacco" means to chew or maintain any substance containing tobacco, including smokeless tobacco, in the mouth to derive the effects of tobacco. (B) No pupil shall smoke or use tobacco or possess any substance containing tobacco in any area under the control of a school district or an educational service center or at any activity supervised by any school operated by a school district or an educational service center. (C) No pupil shall use or possess any substance containing betel nut in any area under the control of a school district or an educational service center or at any activity supervised by any school operated by a school district or an educational service center. (D) The board of education of each school district and the governing board of each educational service center shall adopt a policy providing for the enforcement of division (B) of this section and establishing disciplinary measures for a violation of division (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3313.5320 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3313 / § 3313.5320
§ 3313.5320. [Enacted as R.C. 3313.5319 by H.B. 68, 135th General Assembly and recodified as R.C. 3313.5320 pursuant to R.C. 103.131] Interscholastic single-sex teams
Status: in_force

April 24, 2024 House Bill 68 - 135th General Assembly (A) Each school that participates in athletic competitions or events administered by an organization that regulates interscholastic athletic conferences or events shall designate interscholastic athletic teams 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. (B) No school, interscholastic conference, or organization that regulates interscholastic athletics shall knowingly permit individuals of the male sex to participate on athletic teams or in athletic competitions designated only for participants of the female sex. (C) 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. (D) 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 school or school district for maintaining separate single-sex interscholastic athletic teams or sports. (E)(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 school, school district, interscholastic conference, or organization that regulates interscholastic athletics. (2) Any participant who is subject to retaliation or other adverse action by a school, school district, interscholastic conference, or organization that regulates interscholastic athletics 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 school or school district that suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of division (D) 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. (F) 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 10:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.423 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3345 / § 3345.423
§ 3345.423. Appeals process for resolution of disputes over credit for military experience
Status: in_force

September 16, 2014 House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly Not later than December 31, 2014, the board of trustees or managing authority of each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall establish an appeals procedure for students who are veterans or service members for resolving disputes regarding the awarding of college credit for military experience.
Ohio Rev. Code § 3327.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 33 / Chapter 3327 / § 3327.14
§ 3327.14. Lease agreement for buses to transport senior citizens and adult education groups
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The board of education of any school district that owns and operates buses for transporting pupils may contract under a lease agreement with a municipal corporation or a public or nonprofit private agency or organization delivering services to the aged, to make available one or more of the district's buses or other vehicles to be used for transporting persons sixty years of age or older. The board of education of any school district may also contract under a similar agreement with any group, organization or other entity engaged in adult education activities. The cost to the lessee of leasing such buses or other vehicles shall not exceed the costs of operating such buses or other vehicles as determined by the board of education of the school district. The charge to the lessee for the use of the buses or other vehicles, which may include the cost of providing an operator holding a certificate pursuant to section 3327.10 of the Revised Code, insurance coverage, and other direct and indirect costs to the school district shall be specified in the contract entered into pursuant to this section. All department of education and workforce regulations governing the use of such buses or other vehicles by public schools while transporting pupils to and from school related activities apply to the extent applicable to their use under this section. Any board of education making available one or more of its buses or other vehicles under this section shall procure liability and property damage insurance, as provided in section 3327.09 of the Revised Code, covering each bus or vehicle used and each passenger transported under the leasing agreement. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:06 PM