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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.69 | Committee to Develop Guidelines for Energy Efficiency.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
(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) "Board of trustees of a state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.61 of the Revised Code.
(B) The chairperson of the interuniversity council of Ohio and the secretary of the Ohio association of community colleges shall assist in coordinating the organization and operation of a committee to carry out this section. The committee shall be comprised of the presidents of the state institutions of higher education or their designees. The committee, in consultation with the Ohio facilities construction commission, shall develop guidelines for the board of trustees of each state institution of higher education to use in ensuring energy efficiency and conservation in on- and off-campus buildings. At a minimum, guidelines under this section shall do all of the following:
(1) Include a goal to reduce on- and off-campus building energy consumption by at least twenty per cent by 2014, using calendar year 2004 as the benchmark year, while recognizing the diverse nature and different energy demands and uses of such buildings and measures already taken to increase building energy efficiency and conservation;
(2) Prescribe minimum energy efficiency and conservation standards for any new, on- or off-campus capital improvement project with a construction cost of one hundred thousand dollars or more, which standards shall be based on general building type and cost-effectiveness;
(3) Prescribe minimum energy efficiency and conservation standards for the leasing of an off-campus space of at least twenty-thousand square feet;
(4) Incorporate best practices into energy efficiency and conservation standards and plans;
(5) Provide that each board develop its own fifteen-year plan for phasing in energy efficiency and conservation projects;
(6) Provide that project impact assessments include the fiscal effects of energy efficiency and conservation recommendations and plans;
(7) Establish mechanisms for each board to report periodically to the committee on its progress relative to the guidelines.
(C) The board of trustees of a state institution of higher education shall adopt rules under section 111.15 of the Revised Code to carry out the guidelines established pursuant to division (B) of this section, including in the execution of the board's authority under sections 3345.62 to 3345.66 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.691 | Purchase of Biobased Products.

Effective:
May 31, 2010
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 128th General Assembly
A state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall comply with section 125.092 of the Revised Code regarding the purchase of biobased products.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.692 | Annual Reports on Purchases of Biobased Products.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Not later than September 15, 2010, and the fifteenth day of September each year thereafter, a state institution of higher education shall prepare and submit to the chancellor of higher education a report that describes the number and types of biobased products purchased under section 125.092 of the Revised Code and the amount of money spent by the state institution of higher education for those biobased products.
(B) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.70 | Powers and Duties of Board Where Fiscal Exigency Declared.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Whenever the board of trustees of a state university, as defined under section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, declares that the university is in a state of fiscal exigency, the board shall do all of the following until it declares that the university is no longer in such a state:
(1) File quarterly reports on an annualized budget, comparing the budget to actual spending with projected expenses for the remainder of the year. Such reports shall include narrative explanations as appropriate.
(2) Place all residence hall and meal fees in a rotary account dedicated to the upkeep and maintenance of the dormitory buildings and to fund meal programs;
(3) Place moneys for the operation of residence hall and meal programs in separately maintained auxiliary funds in the university accounting system;
(4) File the minutes from their board of trustees meetings with the chancellor of higher education within thirty days of their meetings.
(B) No state university described under division (A) of this section shall do any of the following:
(1) Use state funds for the purpose of providing grants or scholarships to out-of-state students;
(2) Use state funds to subsidize off-campus housing or subsidize transportation to and from off-campus housing.
(C) The requirements of divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section are subject to the provisions of any applicable bond proceedings as defined under division (A)(9) of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code and to any applicable pledge made as authorized by division (R) of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.71 | Fiscal Watch Definitions.

Effective:
April 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly
As used in sections 3345.72 to 3345.77 of the Revised Code:
(A) "State university or college" means any state university listed in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, the northeast Ohio medical university, any community college under Chapter 3354. of the Revised Code, any technical college under Chapter 3357. of the Revised Code, and any state community college under Chapter 3358. of the Revised Code.
(B) "Fiscal watch" means the existence of a fiscal watch declared under section 3345.72 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.73 | Financial Indicators and Standards for Using Indicators.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
The office of budget and management shall work with the auditor of state, the chancellor of higher education, and two representatives of state universities and colleges appointed by the chancellor to develop rules under this section, and shall adopt the rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code. One of the chancellor's appointments shall represent a four-year institution and one a two-year institution. The rules shall establish the following:
(A) The financial indicators and the standards for using those indicators that the chancellor is to employ to determine whether a university or college under a fiscal watch is experiencing sufficient fiscal difficulties to warrant appointing a conservator under section 3345.74 of the Revised Code;
(B) The financial indicators and the standards for using those indicators that a governance authority established for a state university or college under section 3345.75 of the Revised Code is to employ to determine whether the university or college is experiencing sufficient fiscal stability to warrant terminating that governance authority in accordance with section 3345.76 of the Revised Code.
The indicators and standards adopted under this section shall be designed so as to take into account at least the revenues, expenditures, assets, liabilities, and fund balances of a state university or college, and shall be designed so as to indicate the financial performance and position of a state university or college.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.77 | Employment Contracts With President or Chief Executive Officer.

Effective:
June 20, 1997
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 6 - 122nd General Assembly
Notwithstanding any section of the Revised Code, a contract of employment entered into on or after the effective date of this section between the board of trustees of a state university or college and the president or chief executive officer of that university or college shall provide for the performance evaluation, the suspension of the authority, duties, and pay, and the termination of the employment contract of the president or chief executive officer as provided under divisions (C) and (D) of section 3345.74 and division (B)(2) of section 3345.75 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.78 | Prohibition Against Certain Actions by Current or Former Employees and Officers of Institution.

Effective:
June 20, 1997
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 6 - 122nd General Assembly
No current or former employee or current or former officer of a state university or college shall knowingly conceal any information from, withhold any information requested by, falsify any information to, or impede the work of any of the following:
(A) A conservator, governance authority, or executive director appointed for the institution under section 3345.74 or 3345.75 of the Revised Code;
(B) Any personnel appointed by the conservator or executive director under division (F) of section 3345.74 or division (B)(1) of section 3345.75 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.81 | Strategic Completion Plan.

Effective:
March 2, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 89 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board of trustees of each institution of higher education shall adopt an institution-specific strategic completion plan designed to increase the number of degrees and certificates awarded to students. The plan shall be consistent with the mission and strategic priorities of the institution, include measurable student completion goals, and align with the state's workforce development priorities. Upon adoption by the board of trustees, each institution of higher education shall provide a copy of its plan to the chancellor of higher education.
(C) The board of trustees of each institution of higher education shall update its plan at least once every two years and provide a copy of their updated plan to the chancellor upon adoption.
(D) Each updated plan shall contain a report prepared by the institution of higher education regarding the institution's collaboration with other institutions of higher education through an initiative of the chancellor to assist students who have some college experience, but no degree, in earning an associate degree, certificate, or credential. The report shall include information about the institution's efforts to assist students in attaining an associate degree, certificate, or credential while earning a bachelor's degree or using college credit transferred between institutions of higher education.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.82 | Electronic Attendance of Board of Trustees' Meetings.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "electronic communication" means live, audio-enabled communication that permits the trustees attending a meeting, the trustees present in person at the place where the meeting is conducted, and all members of the public present in person at the place where the meeting is conducted to simultaneously communicate with each other during the meeting.
(B) Notwithstanding division (C) of section 121.22 and sections 3335.06 and 3343.04 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of a state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, may establish a policy that allows trustees to attend a meeting of the board of trustees via means of electronic communication. The policy shall specify at least all of the following:
(1) The number of regular meetings at which each trustee shall be present in person, which may not be less than one-half of the regular meetings of the board annually; and
(2) All of the following minimum standards regarding a meeting conducted using means of electronic communication:
(a) That at least one-third of the trustees attending the meeting shall be present in person at the place where the meeting is conducted;
(b) That all votes taken at the meeting are taken by roll call vote; and
(c) That a trustee who intends to attend a meeting via means of electronic communication notified the chairperson of that intent not less than forty-eight hours before the meeting, except in the case of a declared emergency.
(C) Notwithstanding division (C) of section 121.22 and sections 3335.06 and 3343.04 of the Revised Code, a trustee who attends a meeting via means of electronic communication is considered to be present at the meeting, is counted for purposes of establishing a quorum, and may vote at the meeting.
(D) Except as provided in this section, no person shall limit the number of trustees who may attend a meeting via means of electronic communication, limit the total number of meetings that the board may conduct using means of electronic communication, limit the number of meetings in which any one trustee may attend via means of electronic communication, or impose other limits or obligations on a trustee by virtue of the trustee's attending a meeting via means of electronic communication.
Last updated September 9, 2021 at 9:52 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.85 | Meningitis and Hepatitis B Vaccination.

Effective:
July 14, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 142 - 125th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "On-campus student housing" means a dormitory or other student residence that is owned or operated by, or located on the campus of a state institution of higher education.
(2) "Parent" means either parent, except that if one parent has sole custody, "parent" means the parent with custody. "Parent" also includes a guardian or, in the absence of a parent or guardian, another person who has accepted responsibility for the care of the student.
(B) Beginning with the academic year that commences on or after July 1, 2005, a state institution of higher education shall not permit a student to reside in on-campus student housing unless the student, or, if the student is younger than eighteen years of age, the student's parent, discloses to the institution whether the student has been vaccinated against meningococcal meningitis and hepatitis B by submitting to the institution the meningitis and hepatitis B vaccination status statement described in division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code or a meningitis status statement form provided by the institution that meets the requirements of division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code. The statement may be submitted in written form or, if the institution has a secure web site, in electronic form.
(C) On receipt of an application for residence in on-campus student housing, a state institution of higher education shall do both of the following:
(1) Inform the student of the disclosure requirement;
(2) Provide the student in either written or, if the institution has a secure web site, electronic form the meningitis and hepatitis B vaccination status statement described in division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code or a meningitis status statement form provided by the institution that meets the requirements of division (B) of section 3701.133 of the Revised Code.
(D) This section does not require an institution to provide or pay for a meningococcal meningitis or hepatitis B vaccination for any student.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.86 | Enrollment in Program to Earn High School Diploma.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, an "eligible institution" means a community college established under Chapter 3354. of the Revised Code, a university branch established under Chapter 3355. of the Revised Code, a technical college established under Chapter 3357. of the Revised Code, or a state community college established under Chapter 3358. of the Revised Code.
(B) An individual who is at least twenty-two years of age and who is an eligible individual as defined in section 3317.23 of the Revised Code may enroll in an eligible institution for up to two consecutive school years for the purpose of completing the requirements to earn a high school diploma. An individual enrolled under this division may elect to satisfy these requirements by successfully completing a competency-based educational program, as defined in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code, that complies with the standards adopted by the department of education and workforce under section 3317.231 of the Revised Code.
The eligible institution in which the individual enrolls shall report that individual's enrollment on a full-time equivalency basis to the department.
(C)(1) For each eligible institution that enrolls individuals under division (B) of this section, the department annually shall certify the enrollment and attendance, on a full-time equivalency basis, of each individual reported by the institution under that division.
(2) For each individual enrolled in an eligible institution under division (B) of this section, the department annually shall pay the institution up to $5,000, as determined by the department based on the extent of the individual's successful completion of the graduation requirements prescribed under sections 3313.603, 3313.61, 3313.611, and 3313.614 of the Revised Code.
(D) If an individual enrolled in an eligible institution under division (B) of this section completes the requirements to earn a high school diploma, the institution shall certify the completion of those requirements to the city, local, or exempted village school district in which the individual resides. Upon receiving certification under this division, the city, local, or exempted village school district in which the individual resides shall issue a high school diploma to the individual within sixty days of receipt of the certification.
(E) An eligible institution that enrolls individuals under division (B) of this section shall be subject to the program administration standards adopted by the department under section 3317.231 of the Revised Code, as applicable.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:51 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
June 20, 1997
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 6 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates section 3345.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than one hundred fifty dollars.
(B) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of section 3345.34 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(C) Whoever violates section 3345.78 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3347 | University Housing Commissions › Section 3347.01 | University Housing Commissions.

Effective:
July 2, 1986
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 739 - 116th General Assembly
There is hereby created:
(A) The Ohio state university housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of Ohio state university;
(B) The Miami university housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of Miami university;
(C) The Central state university housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of Central state university;
(D) The Kent state university housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of Kent state university;
(E) The Bowling Green university housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of Bowling Green state university;
(F) The Ohio university housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of Ohio university;
(G) The Cleveland state university housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of Cleveland state university;
(H) The university of Toledo housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of the university of Toledo;
(I) The Wright state university housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of Wright state university;
(J) The university of Akron housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of the university of Akron;
(K) The Youngstown state university housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of Youngstown state university;
(L) The university of Cincinnati housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of the university of Cincinnati;
(M) The Shawnee state university housing commission, which shall consist of the chairman of the board of trustees, the president, and the business manager of Shawnee state university.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3347 | University Housing Commissions › Section 3347.02 | Reimbursement for Expenses of Members - Organization of Commission.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The members of each of the commissions created by section 3347.01 of the Revised Code shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Each commission shall organize by electing a chairman and a vice-chairman from its membership and may employ such professional, technical, and clerical assistants as are necessary, and define their duties and fix their compensation, to carry out the objects and purposes of section 3347.01 to 3347.08, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The majority of each commission must concur in any action taken by the commission, which shall establish rules and keep a journal of its proceedings.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3347 | University Housing Commissions › Section 3347.03 | Acquisition or Use of Property or State Lands for Housing Purposes.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
Each commission created by section 3347.01 of the Revised Code may acquire property of any kind by purchase, gift, or devise and hold and use any such property, or may use state lands at their respective universities upon consent of the respective boards of trustees thereof, for the erection, remodeling, or improving and equipping of buildings for suitable housing, dormitory, dining hall, and recreational accommodations, referred to as "buildings" in sections 3347.03 to 3347.08 of the Revised Code, for students, instructors, members of the faculty, the administration and maintenance staff of the universities with which each commission is identified, and their families. The construction, remodeling, or improving of any such buildings shall be in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the commission and with sections 153.01 and 153.04 to 153.20 of the Revised Code, except that the commission may act in all instances where the Ohio facilities construction commission is mentioned in such sections.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3347 | University Housing Commissions › Section 3347.04 | Issuance of Bonds, Notes or Other Written Instruments.

Effective:
May 11, 1965
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 154 - 106th General Assembly
For the purpose of obtaining funds for the acquisition of lands or the erection, remodeling, and equipping of buildings as defined in section 3347.03 of the Revised Code, or for any of such purposes, and for the purpose of paying legal, architectural, engineering, administrative, and clerical expenses incident thereto, each housing commission may provide by resolution for the issuance of bonds, notes, or other written instruments evidencing indebtedness, in such amount and in such denominations as such commission determines. Such bonds, notes, or other written instruments shall bear interest payable semi-annually, and shall mature at such time not more than thirty years from their date as is determined by such commission, and may be made redeemable before maturity at the option of the issuing commission, to be exercised by it at such price and under such terms as it determines prior to the issuance of said bonds. The principal and interest of such bonds, notes, or other written instruments may be made payable in any lawful medium. The issuing commission shall determine the form of the bonds, notes, or other written instruments, including the interest coupons to be attached thereto, and the place of payment of principal and interest thereof, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the state. Bonds, notes, or other written instruments issued by any such commission shall be signed by the chairman of that commission, and attested by the secretary of that commission, provided that one of such signatures may be a facsimile signature, and the coupons attached thereto shall bear the facsimile signature of said chairman of the issuing commission, and in case any such officer whose signature appears thereon ceases to be such officer before delivery thereof, such signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery.
All bonds, notes, or other written instruments issued under sections 3347.01 to 3347.08, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall contain a statement on their face that the state shall not be obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon and that such bonds, notes, or other written instruments and interest are payable only from the revenue accruing to the issuing commission.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3347 | University Housing Commissions › Section 3347.05 | Bonds, Notes, or Other Written Instruments Negotiable, Exempt From Taxation and Lawful Investments - Issuance and Sale.

Effective:
March 7, 1997
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 82 - 121st General Assembly
All bonds, notes, or other written instruments provided for in section 3347.04 of the Revised Code shall have all of the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments and the bonds, notes, or other written instruments are exempt from all taxation, state and municipal. The bonds, notes, or other written instruments are lawful investments of banks, savings banks, trust companies, trustees, trustees of sinking funds of municipal corporations and counties, and domestic insurance companies notwithstanding sections 3907.14 and 3925.08 of the Revised Code, and are acceptable as security for the deposit of public moneys.
Such bonds, notes, and other written instruments may be issued in coupon or in registered form or both, as the issuing commission may determine. Provisions may be made for the registration of any of the bonds, notes, or other written instruments in the name of the owner as to principal alone and as to both principal and interest, and for exchange between those in coupon form and those in fully registered form. The issuing housing commission may sell the bonds, notes, or other written instruments in a manner and for the price it determines to be for its best interest, but they shall be sold for not less than par, with accrued interest to date of sale.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3347 | University Housing Commissions › Section 3347.06 | Buildings Rented by Housing Commission.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Upon completion of any buildings as defined in section 3347.03 of the Revised Code, such building shall be rented by the housing commission to students, instructors, faculty members, the administration and maintenance staff of the university with which the commission is identified, or any of such groups, for the residence of themselves and their families, upon such terms of rental as is determined by the commission.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3347 | University Housing Commissions › Section 3347.07 | Rentals to Be Placed in Separate Sinking Fund - Use of Money in Fund.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The rentals received from a building as defined in section 3347.03 of the Revised Code, after paying the costs of operation, administration, maintenance, and repair and necessary fiscal agency charges applicable to each such property, shall be placed in a separate sinking fund which is hereby pledged to and charged with the payment of interest and principal of the bonds, notes, or other written instruments issued in respect of such building. Prior to the issuance of any such bonds, notes, or other written instruments, the housing commission may provide by resolution for using the sinking fund for such issue, or any part thereof, for the purchase of the outstanding bonds, notes, or other written instruments of such issue, at the market price thereof, and all bonds, notes, or other written instruments so purchased shall forthwith be canceled and shall not again be issued. The money in each such sinking fund, less such reserve as may be provided for principal and interest prior to the issuance of such bonds, notes, or other written instruments, if not used within a reasonable time for the purchase of such bonds, notes, or other written instruments, shall be applied to the redemption, in accordance with the provisions thereof, of the bonds, notes, or other written instruments for the payment of which the particular sinking fund is pledged. The moneys in each such sinking fund shall be placed in the hands of the treasurer of state as custodian, and shall be disbursed upon order of the commission upon vouchers signed by the chairman thereof.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3347 | University Housing Commissions › Section 3347.071 | Bonds or Notes Secured by a Trust Agreement.

Effective:
May 11, 1965
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 154 - 106th General Assembly
In the event that bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant to section 3347.04 of the Revised Code are secured by a trust agreement between the issuing commission and a corporate trustee, as determined by the commission in its resolution authorizing their issuance, the revenues received by the issuing commission from the buildings referred to in section 3347.03 of the Revised Code, shall be pledged, deposited, held, invested, disbursed, used, and applied to such extent, in such manner, at such times, and for such purposes as are provided in such trust agreement or resolution, notwithstanding any provisions of section 3347.07 of the Revised Code. Such trust agreement or resolution may contain such terms and provisions as the issuing commission determines, and may provide for the pledge or assignment of all or such part of the revenue of any such buildings designated therein, as the commission determines, to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds, notes, and other written instruments and expenditures related thereto, after provision for the reasonable costs of operating, maintaining, and repairing the buildings so designated, but such trust agreement or resolution shall not mortgage or convey any such building or part thereof and shall neither obligate the state to make any such payments or deposits nor obligate the commission to make them from other than such revenues.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3347 | University Housing Commissions › Section 3347.08 | Conveyance of Buildings and Lands to the State.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When sufficient funds have been received from the revenues from buildings provided in section 3347.07 of the Revised Code to pay bonds, notes, or other written instruments issued with respect to such buildings and accrued interest, the said buildings and the lands whereon the same are situated, shall be conveyed to the state by the housing commission owning and operating the same for the use and benefit of the university with which such commission is identified and such commission may execute and deliver all necessary deeds therefor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3347 | University Housing Commissions › Section 3347.09 | Leases or Subleases - State Not Obligated.

Effective:
October 25, 1978
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 349 - 112th General Assembly
Each commission created by section 3347.01 of the Revised Code may lease or sublease real property and buildings for suitable housing, dormitory, dining hall, and recreational accommodations for students, members of the faculty, the administration and maintenance staff, and their spouses and children, of the university with which each commission is identified, on such terms as the commission determines, provided, that each such lease or sublease shall provide that the state is not obligated to pay any of the rentals or perform any of the obligations thereunder and that such rentals and obligations are to be paid or performed only from the revenue accruing to the commission executing the lease or sublease.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3347 | University Housing Commissions › Section 3347.091 | Location of University Housing, Dining, and Recreation Facilities.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Real property or buildings a university housing commission identifies as a property site for development or redevelopment under section 3347.09 of the Revised Code may be situated within or outside of the political subdivision in which the administrative offices of the university identified with the commission are principally located.
(B) If located entirely outside of the political subdivision, but not less than thirty-three per cent of the property site's boundary is contiguous, continuously or otherwise, to other university-owned or leased property, then all of the following apply:
(1) The uses specified in section 3347.09 of the Revised Code are unconditionally permitted on the property site.
(2) The property site may be developed to accommodate population and structural densities exhibited in any other developed real property and buildings owned or leased by the university or commission for the purposes provided in section 3347.09 of the Revised Code.
(3) None of the following may be enforced, to the extent they prohibit, condition, limit, or impair either the development of a property site in accordance with this section or the housing or structural types or dimensions proposed for such purposes:
(a) Land use laws enacted by a municipality, township, city, or county;
(b) Subdivision regulations;
(c) Any other similar lawfully binding provision.
(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair or prohibit a commission or university from acquiring title to real property or buildings leased or proposed to be leased in accordance with this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3347 | University Housing Commissions › Section 3347.10 | Authority of Commission to Grant the Use of Lands.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
Each commission created by section 3347.01 of the Revised Code may, upon such consideration, terms, and conditions as are approved by it, grant to any municipal corporation or county, or transfer to the director of transportation, the right to use in perpetuity or for such period of time as such commission shall specify, any lands owned by it or under its supervision or control for any street, road, or highway purpose, which may include or be limited to areas or space on, above, or below the surface. Such grant or transfer may be subject to a reserved right of such commission, its successors and assigns, including the board of trustees of the university with which it is identified, to use and improve, and permit the use and improvement of, such lands for buildings, structures, and other uses and purposes as shall not interfere with the use granted for street, road, or highway purposes. Such grant shall be authorized by resolution of such commission and shall be executed in the same form and manner as is provided for deeds by section 5301.13 of the Revised Code and shall be recorded in the records of deeds of the county or counties in which such lands are situated.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3349 | Municipal Educational Institutions › Section 3349.01 | Administration and Management of Municipal University.

Effective:
October 13, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 61 - 107th General Assembly
In any municipal corporation having a university supported in whole or in part by municipal taxation, all the authority, powers, and control vested in or belonging to such municipal corporation with respect to the management of the estate, property, and funds given, transferred, convenanted, or pledged to the municipal corporation in trust or otherwise for such university, as well as the government, conduct, and control of the university, shall be vested in and exercised by a board of directors.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3349 | Municipal Educational Institutions › Section 3349.02 | Board of Directors of University.

Effective:
October 13, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 61 - 107th General Assembly
The board of directors of a municipal university shall consist of nine persons who shall be residents of the county in which the municipal corporation is located and who shall be appointed by the mayor of the municipal corporation for terms of nine years following the expiration of the respective terms for which the directors presently holding office were appointed, and the mayor shall fill vacancies in the offices of such nine directors, other than vacancies created to accommodate appointments by the governor as below provided, by appointment for the unexpired term; provided that, in the event that an agreement is entered into under sections 3349.31 to 3349.33, inclusive, of the Revised Code, so long as such agreement remains in effect, four of said nine directors shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. The four directors so appointed by the governor need not be residents of said county; shall be appointed for terms of nine years, provided that the four directors initially appointed by the governor shall be appointed for terms of nine years, seven years, five years, and three years, respectively, with provision to be made in said agreement for the commencement and expiration of such initial terms, including the termination of existing terms to reduce to five the number of directors appointed by the mayor; and vacancies in the positions of such four directors, including those occurring to accommodate appointments by the governor, shall be filled by the governor by appointment for the unexpired terms pursuant to section 3.03 of the Revised Code so long as such agreement remains in effect. All directors shall serve until the expiration of their terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified, except that directors appointed by the governor shall serve only so long as such agreement remains in effect.
Such directors shall serve without compensation, but shall be paid their reasonable, necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties, and shall have all the powers and perform all duties conferred or required by law in the government of such university, and the execution of any trust with respect thereto imposed upon the municipal corporation. Such board of directors and university is a public body, both politic and corporate, is performing essential governmental functions and serving public purposes in all matters authorized under the Constitution and laws of this state, and is capable of owning, holding, and transferring property, contracting and being contracted with, suing, being sued on its contracts, and insuring property owned by it or under its control, its activities, and its employees and their activities, as it may determine, all in the name of such university.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3349 | Municipal Educational Institutions › Section 3349.03 | Authority and Powers of Directors of Municipal University.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The board of directors of a municipal university, college, or other educational institution, as to all matters not otherwise provided by law, has all the authority, power, and control vested in or belonging to such municipal corporation as to the sale, lease, management, and control of the estate, property, and funds, given, transferred, covenanted, or pledged to such municipal corporation for the trusts and purposes relating thereto and the government, conduct, and control of such institution. The board may, unless prohibited by the terms of the trust under which such estate or property is held, sell, or lease perpetually or for any less period and with or without a privilege of purchase at a fixed price, any part or the whole of any such estate or property, and on sale, or on an election to purchase under a lease containing a privilege to purchase, may convey or transfer such estate or property. If any lease with a privilege of purchase at a fixed price has previously been executed and delivered by the board, or any board preceding it in office, for any part or the whole of any such estate or property, such board shall, on an election to purchase under the lease, convey such premises.
All instruments affecting real estate shall be executed on behalf of the board by such of its officers as it designates by resolution, authorizing the execution of such instrument, and all deeds so executed shall convey all the title of the board and of such municipal corporation in and to the real estate so conveyed.
The board may:
(A) Appoint a clerk and all agents proper and necessary for the care and administration of the trust property and the collection of the income, rents, and profits thereof;
(B) Appoint the president, secretaries, professors, tutors, instructors, agents, and servants, necessary and proper for such institution and fix their compensation;
(C) Provide all the necessary buildings, books, apparatus, means, and appliances;
(D) Pass such bylaws, rules, and regulations concerning the president, secretaries, professors, tutors, instructors, agents, and servants, and the admission, government, and tuition of students as are wise and proper;
(E) Delegate and commit the admission, government, management, and control of the students, courses of studies, discipline, and other internal affairs of such institution, by suitable bylaws, to a faculty which the board appoints from among the professors.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3349 | Municipal Educational Institutions › Section 3349.04 | Acquisition, Construction or Improvement of Buildings.

Effective:
November 5, 1965
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 706 - 106th General Assembly
The board of directors of any municipal university or college may, in addition to all other powers conferred upon it by law, acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, and construct, equip, furnish, maintain, renovate, repair, improve, enlarge, remodel, operate, and lease to or from others, buildings, structures, facilities, and sites therefor, together with all appurtenances necessary or convenient to the uses thereof, referred to as "university facilities" in sections 3349.04 and 3349.05 of the Revised Code, for or in connection with the conduct and operation of such municipal university, college, or other educational institution, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, providing facilities, accommodations, and services for its students, faculty members, administrators, and employees, and their families. University facilities shall be subject to sections 153.01 to 153.20, inclusive, of the Revised Code, if the costs thereof are to be paid from moneys appropriated by the general assembly, unless otherwise provided by the applicable appropriation measure.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3349 | Municipal Educational Institutions › Section 3349.06 | Bonds Are Lawful Investments.

Effective:
March 7, 1997
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3349 | Municipal Educational Institutions › Section 3349.07 | Agreements With United States.

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