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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3352 | Wright State University › Section 3352.11 | Powers and Duties of Boards of Trustees.

Effective:
November 5, 1965
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 210 - 106th General Assembly
The boards of trustees of Miami university and the Ohio state university, acting in accordance with such agreements as may be decided upon, shall employ, fix the compensation of, and remove the professors, teachers, administrative personnel, and such other employees of the Wright state campus as necessary. The boards shall do all things necessary for the creation, proper maintenance, and successful operation of the institution with the goal of developing a state university. The boards may accept, hold, and use donations of property, real, personal, or mixed, for the purposes of the institution.
The boards may receive and hold in trust, for the use and benefit of the institution, any grant or devise of land, and any donation or bequest of money or personal property, to be applied to the general or special use of the institution, unless otherwise directed in the donation or bequest. The boards may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the operation of the institution.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3352 | Wright State University › Section 3352.13 | General Assembly to Support University - Other Sources.

Effective:
November 5, 1965
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 210 - 106th General Assembly
The general assembly shall support the Wright state campus by such sums and in such manner as it may provide but support may also come from other sources.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3352 | Wright State University › Section 3352.14 | Termination of Wright State Campus - Transfer of Property.

Effective:
November 5, 1965
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 210 - 106th General Assembly
The Wright state campus shall cease to exist when the board of trustees of Wright state university commences the exercise of its powers. Thereupon, the control of all lands, buildings, property, and equipment of the institution held by the boards of trustees of Miami university and the Ohio state university for the institution or in trust for the institution, whether for the general or special use of the institution or for some purpose otherwise directed by the terms of a donation or bequest, shall be transferred to the board of trustees of the Wright state university.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3353 | Broadcast Educational Media Commission › Section 3353.01 | Definitions.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Educational television or radio" means television or radio programs which serve the educational needs of the community and which meet the requirements of the federal communications commission for noncommercial educational television or radio.
(B) "Educational telecommunications network" means a system of connected educational television, radio, or radio reading service facilities and coordinated programs established and operated or controlled by the broadcast educational media commission, pursuant to this chapter.
(C) "Transmission" means the sending out of television, radio, or radio reading service programs, either directly to the public, or to broadcasting stations or services for simultaneous broadcast or rebroadcast.
(D) "Transmission facilities" means structures, equipment, material, and services used in the transmission of educational television, radio, or radio reading service programs.
(E) "Interconnection facilities" means the equipment, material, and services used to link one location to another location or to several locations by means of telephone line, coaxial cable, microwave relays, or other available technologies.
(F) "Broadcasting station" means a properly licensed noncommercial educational television or radio station, appropriately staffed and equipped to produce programs or lessons and to broadcast programs.
(G) "Radio reading service" means a nonprofit organization that disseminates news and other information to persons who are blind and persons with other print disabilities.
(H) "Affiliate" means an educational telecommunication entity, including a television or radio broadcasting station or radio reading service.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 11:48 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3353 | Broadcast Educational Media Commission › Section 3353.03 | Executive Director - Powers and Duties.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The broadcast educational media commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The executive director shall have no authority other than that provided by law or delegated to the executive director by the commission. The executive director shall do all of the following:
(1) Direct the administration of all programs of the commission;
(2) Provide leadership and support in extending the knowledge of the citizens of this state by promoting equal access to and use of educational broadcast media, as directed by the commission;
(3) Provide financial and other assistance to educational television and radio stations, radio reading services, and related organizations and activities;
(4) Implement policies and directives issued by the commission;
(5) Perform other duties authorized by the commission.
(B) The commission shall fix the compensation of the executive director. The executive director shall employ and fix the compensation for such employees as necessary to facilitate the activities and purposes of the commission. The employees shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director.
(C) The employees of the commission shall be placed in the unclassified service.
(D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, the employees of the commission shall be exempt from Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code and shall not be public employees as defined in section 4117.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) All employees of the commission who transferred to the commission from one of the commission's predecessor agencies upon the commission's creation and, when employed by the predecessor agency were included in a bargaining unit established under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, shall continue to be included in that bargaining unit, are public employees as defined in section 4117.01 of the Revised Code, and may collectively bargain with the commission in accordance with that chapter. Otherwise, any employee hired by the commission after July 1, 2005, either to fill vacancies or to fill new positions, shall be exempt from Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code and shall not be public employees as defined in section 4117.10 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3353 | Broadcast Educational Media Commission › Section 3353.04 | Powers of Commission.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The broadcast educational media commission may perform any act necessary to carry out the functions of this chapter, including any of the following:
(1) Promote accessibility through broadcasting services of educational products aligned with the statewide academic standards, adopted by the state board pursuant to section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, for school districts, community schools, and other entities serving grades kindergarten through twelve;
(2) Own or operate transmission facilities and interconnection facilities, or contract for transmission facilities and interconnection facilities, for an educational television, radio, or radio reading service network;
(3) Establish standards for interconnection facilities used by the commission in the transmission of educational television, radio, or radio reading service programming;
(4) Enter into agreements with noncommercial educational television or radio broadcasting stations or radio reading services for the operation of the interconnection;
(5) Enter into agreements with noncommercial educational television or radio broadcasting stations or radio reading services for the production and use of educational television, radio, or radio reading service programs to be transmitted by the educational telecommunications network;
(6) Execute contracts and other agreements necessary and desirable to carry out the purposes of this chapter and other duties prescribed to the commission by law or authorize the executive director of the commission to execute such contracts and agreements on the commission's behalf;
(7) Act as consultant with educational television and educational radio stations and radio reading services toward coordination within the state of the distribution of federal funds that may become available for equipment for educational broadcasting or radio reading services;
(8) Make payments to noncommercial Ohio educational television or radio broadcasting stations or radio reading services to sustain the operation of such stations or services;
(9) In consultation with participants in programs administered by the commission, establish guidelines governing purchasing and procurement that facilitate the timely and effective implementation of such programs;
(10) In consultation with participants in programs administered by the commission, consider the efficiency and cost savings of statewide procurement prior to allocating and releasing funds for such programs;
(11) In consultation with participants in programs administered by the commission, establish a systems support network to facilitate the timely implementation of the programs and other projects and activities for which the commission provides assistance.
(B) Chapters 123., 124., 125., and 153. of the Revised Code and sections 9.331 to 9.335 of the Revised Code do not apply to contracts, programs, projects, or activities of the commission.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3353 | Broadcast Educational Media Commission › Section 3353.05 | Payments to Noncommercial Educational Broadcasting Stations or Radio Reading Service.

Effective:
July 26, 1991
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 298 - 119th General Assembly
Any taxing authority as defined in section 5705.01 of the Revised Code located in a county may pay to any noncommercial educational television or radio broadcasting station or radio reading service located in the county or serving any part of the county an amount not to exceed five cents annually on each one thousand dollars of the total value of all property within the county as listed and assessed for taxation at the close of the fiscal year immediately preceding the year in which the payment is made.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3353 | Broadcast Educational Media Commission › Section 3353.06 | Affiliates Services Fund.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The affiliates services fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The broadcast educational media commission shall deposit any money it receives for services provided to affiliates to the credit of the fund, including:
(1) Reimbursements for services provided to stations;
(2) Charges levied for maintenance of telecommunications, broadcasting, or transmission equipment;
(3) Contract or grant payments from affiliates.
(B) The commission shall use money credited to the affiliates services fund for any commission operating purposes, including:
(1) The purchase, repair, or maintenance of telecommunications, broadcasting, or transmission equipment;
(2) The purchase or lease of educational programming;
(3) The purchase of tape and digital media storage and maintenance of a media library;
(4) Administrative expenses.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3353 | Broadcast Educational Media Commission › Section 3353.07 | Ohio Government Telecommunications Service - Programming Committee.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created the Ohio government telecommunications service. The Ohio government telecommunications service shall provide the state government and affiliated organizations with multimedia support including audio, visual, and internet services, multimedia streaming, and hosting multimedia programs.
Services relating to the official activities of the general assembly and the executive offices provided by the Ohio government telecommunications service shall be funded through grants to an educational television broadcasting station that will manage the staff and provide the services of the Ohio government telecommunications service. The Ohio educational television stations shall select a member station to manage the Ohio government telecommunications service. The Ohio government telecommunications service shall receive grants from, or contract with, any of the three branches of Ohio government, and their affiliates, to provide additional services. Services provided by the Ohio government telecommunications service shall not be used for political purposes included in campaign materials, or otherwise used to influence an election, legislation, issue, judicial decision, or other policy of state government.
(B)(1) There is hereby created the legislative programming committee of the Ohio government telecommunications service that shall consist of the president of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, minority leader of the senate, and minority leader of the house of representatives, or their designees, and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives as nonvoting, ex officio members. By a vote of a majority of its members, the program committee may add additional members to the committee.
(2) The legislative programming committee shall adopt rules that govern the operation of the Ohio government telecommunications service relating to the general assembly and any affiliated organizations.
(C) The Ohio government telecommunications service is authorized to broadcast and record any committee meeting of the senate or house of representatives as directed by the presiding officer of the senate or house of representatives.
As used in this division, "committee" and "meeting" have the same meanings as in section 101.15 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3353 | Broadcast Educational Media Commission › Section 3353.11 | Governmental Telecommunications Operating Fund.

Effective:
March 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 699 - 126th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the governmental telecommunications operating fund. The fund shall consist of money received from contract services of the Ohio government telecommunications service and shall be used for operations or equipment breakdowns related to the service. Only the Ohio government telecommunications service may authorize the spending of money in the fund. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Once the fund has a balance of zero, the fund shall cease to exist.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.03 | District to Be Political Subdivision - Powers.

Effective:
February 21, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 107th General Assembly
A community college district organized pursuant to section 3354.02 of the Revised Code shall be a political subdivision of the state and a body corporate with all the powers of a corporation, existence, with power to sue and be sued, to incur debts, liabilities, and obligations, to exercise the right of eminent domain and of taxation and assessment as provided in sections 3354.01 to 3354.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code, to issue bonds, and to do all acts necessary and proper for the carrying out of the purposes for which the district was created and for executing the powers with which it is invested.
From the time of the establishment of a community college district, pursuant to section 3354.04 of the Revised Code, its temporary office or principal place of business shall be the office of the board of county commissioners of the most populous county in such district, until a permanent place of business has been established pursuant to section 3354.06 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.04 | Certification of Approved Districts.

Effective:
October 13, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 86 - 107th General Assembly
Within thirty days after approval by the Ohio board of regents of a community college district proposed pursuant to section 3354.02 of the Revised Code, such board shall file with the secretary of state a copy of its certification or resolution creating the district. Such copy shall be filed and recorded in the office of the secretary of state who shall thereupon declare such district to be established.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.06 | Organization and Rules of Board - Selection of Secretary and Treasurer.

Effective:
September 30, 1963
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 318 - 105th General Assembly
Each member of the board of trustees of a community college district, before entering upon his official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath that he will honestly, faithfully, and impartially perform the duties of his office . The board shall meet upon call by the trustee first appointed. Members of such board shall proceed immediately to elect from among themselves a chairman of the board and such other officers as they deem necessary. The board shall elect a secretary and a treasurer of the community college district, to serve at its pleasure, who are not members of the board. The secretary and treasurer may, but need not be, the same person. The treasurer of the community college district shall be its fiscal officer and shall receive, and at the direction of the board of trustees, disburse all funds of the district. Upon his ceasing to hold such office, he, or his legal representatives, shall deliver to the board of trustees or to his successor, all moneys, books, papers, and other property of the district in his possession as treasurer. In case of the death or incapacity of the treasurer, his legal representatives shall, in like manner, deliver all moneys, books, papers, and other property of the district to the board of trustees or to the person named as his successor. The board shall adopt a seal, and shall keep records of all its proceedings, which records shall be open for public inspection. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum, and the board may act on any matter by majority vote of its whole membership. The board may designate in its rules and regulations matters of an administrative nature which may be acted upon by a vote of a majority of those present when a quorum is in session. The trustees shall serve without compensation, but may be paid for their necessary expenses when engaged in the business of the board.
The board of trustees of a community college district may adopt rules and regulations governing its own proceedings, and shall designate the permanent principal place of business of the district.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.08 | Gifts, Grants, Bequests or Public Funds May Be Expended to Prepare Plan.

Effective:
October 20, 1961
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 518 - 104th General Assembly
For the purpose of preparing the official plan for a community college, pursuant to provisions of section 3354.07 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of a community college district may receive and expend gifts, grants, bequests or devises, or public funds appropriated for such purpose.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.10 | Deposit of Funds - Investment of Funds - Audit.

Effective:
September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
(A) All funds under the control of a board of trustees of a community college district, regardless of the source thereof, may be deposited by such board to its credit in banks or trust companies designated by it. Such banks or trust companies shall furnish security for every such deposit to the extent and in the manner provided in section 135.18 of the Revised Code, but no such deposit shall otherwise be subject to sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code. Thereupon, such funds may be disbursed by the board of trustees for the uses and purposes of such district. No contract of the board involving the expenditure of money shall become effective until there is placed thereon by the treasurer as fiscal officer of the district the certificate provided for by section 5705.41 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board of trustees of a community college district may provide for the investment of district funds. Investments may be made in securities of the United States government or of its agencies or instrumentalities, the treasurer of state's pooled investment program, obligations of this state or any political subdivision of this state, certificates of deposit of any national bank located in this state, written repurchase agreements with any eligible Ohio financial institution that is a member of the federal reserve system or federal home loan bank, money market funds, or bankers acceptances maturing in two hundred seventy days or less which are eligible for purchase by the federal reserve system, as a reserve. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the board of trustees of a community college district may provide for the investment of district funds in any manner authorized under section 3345.05 of the Revised Code.
(C) Any community college district is subject to audit by the auditor of state, who shall furnish to the county or counties which created the district a copy of the audit report.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.101 | Liability for Loss of Public Funds.

Effective:
September 13, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 15 - 134th General Assembly
The treasurer or other fiscal officer of a community college district shall not be held liable for a loss of public funds when the treasurer or officer has performed all official duties required of the treasurer or officer with reasonable care, but shall be liable only when a loss of public funds results from the treasurer's or officer's negligence or other wrongful act.
Last updated June 30, 2022 at 5:14 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.11 | Bonds.

Effective:
October 30, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly
A community college district may submit to the electors of the district pursuant to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code the question of issuing bonds of such district for the purpose of paying all or a part of the cost of purchasing sites and for the erection, furnishing, and equipment of buildings and for the acquisition or construction of any property which the board of trustees of a community college district is authorized to acquire or construct and which has an estimated life of usefulness of five years or more as certified by the fiscal officer, and also the necessity of the levy of a tax on all the taxable property in the community college district outside the limitation imposed by Section 2 of Article XII, Ohio Constitution, to pay the interest on and to retire such bonds.
The bonds may be issued for one or more improvements which the district is authorized to acquire or construct, notwithstanding the fact that such improvements may not be for one purpose under Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. Notes may be issued in anticipation of such bonds as provided in section 133.22 of the Revised Code.
The treasurer of the district shall be its fiscal officer, and the board of trustees shall be the taxing authority of the district as those terms are used in Chapter 133. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.13 | Ownership of Community College - Acquisition of Property.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
The ownership of a community college created and established pursuant to provisions of sections 3354.02 and 3354.04 of the Revised Code, including all right, title, and interest in and to all property, both real and personal, pertaining thereto, shall be vested in the board of trustees of the community college district in which such college is situated, except as may be provided in a contract entered into under the authority of division (A) of section 3354.09 of the Revised Code. The board may acquire by appropriation any land, rights, rights of way, franchises, easements, or other property necessary or proper for the construction or the efficient operation of any facility of the community college district, pursuant to the procedure provided in section 5537.06 of the Revised Code, with respect to the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission, and insofar as such procedure is applicable.
Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.15 | Exemption From Taxes or Assessments.

Effective:
October 20, 1961
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 518 - 104th General Assembly
A community college district shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any real or personal property acquired, owned, or used by it pursuant to provisions of sections 3354.01 to 3354.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or upon the income therefrom, and the bonds issued pursuant to provisions of such sections and the transfer of the income therefrom, including any profits made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.18 | Financial Aid From State.

Effective:
September 30, 1963
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 318 - 105th General Assembly
Financial aid to a community college from the state shall be paid over to the board of trustees of the community college district in which such college is situated only upon certification by the Ohio board of regents that such college is in condition to receive students and is operable and upon approval of its official plan and the issuance of a charter to such college as provided in section 3354.07 of the Revised Code.
Financial aid from the state to a municipal university of the kind described in division (C) of section 3354.01 of the Revised Code shall be paid to the board of directors of the municipal university upon findings of the Ohio board of regents that the university offers instructional programs equivalent to those required of community colleges, and that such programs are needed in the community in which the university is located.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.19 | Displaced Homemaker Defined.

Effective:
July 6, 1984
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 794 - 115th General Assembly
(A) As used in sections 3354.19 to 3354.24 of the Revised Code, "displaced homemaker" means an individual who:
(A) Is twenty-seven years of age or older;
(B) Has worked without pay as a homemaker for his or her family;
(C) Is not gainfully employed and has had, or would be likely to have, difficulty in securing employment; and
(D) Has either been deprived of the support of a person on whom he or she was dependent, or has become ineligible for public assistance as the parent of a needy child.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.20 | Cuyahoga Community College District to Establish Multipurpose Service Center for Displaced Homemakers.

Effective:
July 6, 1984
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 794 - 115th General Assembly
The Cuyahoga community college district shall establish and operate, as a pilot program, a multipurpose service center for displaced homemakers to provide such individuals with the education, training, employment services, health care, and counseling needed to enable them to become gainfully employed and capable of maintaining their independence.
The board of trustees of the district shall appoint a director to administer the program. To the greatest extent possible, the multipurpose center shall be staffed by displaced homemakers. Staff members may be provided with on-the-job training by independent contractors or nonprofit agencies. A plan to inform displaced homemakers in the community of the services offered shall be developed and implemented by the center. The director and staff of the center shall evaluate the effectiveness of the job training, placement, and other components of the program. Such evaluations shall include the number of persons trained, the number of persons placed in emploment, follow-up data on persons placed in employment, the number of persons served by the various service programs, and estimates of the cost-effectiveness of the various components of the program.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.21 | Agreement With Agencies to Provide Services.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
The multipurpose center established under section 3354.20 of the Revised Code may provide and may enter into an agreement with a public or private nonprofit agency or person to provide displaced homemakers with services. These services may include, but not be limited to, the following:
(A) Job counseling, specifically designed for a person reentering the job market after a number of years as a homemaker, and utilizing peer counseling;
(B) Job training developed cooperatively with the director of job and family services, local government agencies, and private employers, for available employment in the public and private sectors. The job training program shall provide a stipend for trainees. As opportunities for the employment of such skills in the community are identified or developed, the center's program shall include training for:
(1) Employment counselors in social service agencies;
(2) Home health technicians with skills in nutrition, basic health care, and nursing for the disabled and elderly;
(3) Health care counselors, for employment in hospital outpatient and community clinics, especially in the counseling of middle-aged patients.
(C) Assistance in finding employment. In its job-finding program, the staff shall work with the director of job and family services, and any other appropriate public or private agency in the area where the center is located.
(D) Health service programs, including a clinic based on principles of preventive health care and consumer health education. The clinic shall provide basic physical and gynecological examinations, information and referral to physicians and clinics, discussion and activity groups on common health problems of older persons, and alcohol and drug addiction programs.
(E) Money management courses;
(F) Information concerning government assistance programs;
(G) Educational programs, including courses offering credit through community colleges or leading to a high school equivalency diploma;
(H) Counseling for the purpose of lessening or resolving emotional problems, temporary stress, or impaired social functioning.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.22 | Trustees of District - Powers and Duties.

Effective:
July 6, 1984
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 794 - 115th General Assembly
The board of trustees of the district shall:
(A) In consultation with the director of the center, establish rules concerning the operation of the program, the eligibility of individuals for services, the level of stipends for job training programs, a sliding scale for fees charged for services, and such other matters as the board considers necessary;
(B) Explore all possible sources of funding and in-kind contributions from federal, local, and private sources in establishing the center, including building space, equipment, and qualified personnel for training programs;
(C) Cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies to coordinate the service programs with existing programs of a similar nature.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3354 | Community Colleges › Section 3354.26 | Rio Grande Community College District Contract Authorized.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
Notwithstanding the provisions in section 3354.07 and division (A) of section 3354.09 of the Revised Code, which allow the board of trustees of a community college district to contract with a generally accredited public university or college for operation of such community college, the board of trustees of the Rio Grande community college district and the board of trustees of the university of Rio Grande, a private nonprofit corporation also located in Rio Grande, Ohio, may enter into one or more contracts for the board of trustees of the university of Rio Grande to provide any services for the operation of the community college, except the services of a treasurer or other fiscal officer. Under the contracts, the community college board of trustees may acquire the services of the president of the university and other personnel, except as otherwise provided in this section. The community college board shall have exclusive authority to employ and make personnel decisions regarding the treasurer or other fiscal officer of the community college and any other personnel the community college board considers necessary for the operation of the community college. The purpose of the contracts shall be to provide the necessary leadership and to secure the efficient and effective provision of educational services for the community college from the university. The board of trustees of Rio Grande community college may terminate any such contract if a majority of the members of the board determines that the contract is no longer in the best interests of the community college. Each such contract shall include a provision for termination of the contract.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3355 | University Branch Districts › Section 3355.01 | University Branch District Definitions.

Effective:
October 20, 1961
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 519 - 104th General Assembly
As used in sections 3355.01 to 3355.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code:
(A) "University branch district" means a political subdivision of the state and a body corporate with all the powers of a corporation, and organized for the purpose of establishing, owning, and operating a branch university district within the territory of such district.
(B) "University branch" means an academic program administered by a state or municipal university in a community other than the community wherein is located the main campus of such university, and affording to the students in such program academic credit corresponding to that afforded to the students on the main campus upon satisfactory completion of comparable courses of instruction.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3355 | University Branch Districts › Section 3355.03 | District Is Political Subdivision - Creation and Certification of District.

Effective:
January 23, 1963
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 105th General Assembly
A university branch district organized pursuant to section 3355.02 of the Revised Code is a political subdivision of the state and a body corporate with all powers of a corporation, and may sue and be sued, incur debts, liabilities, and obligations, exercise the right of eminent domain, and of taxation and assessment, as provided in sections 3355.01 to 3355.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, issue bonds, and do all acts necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes for which the district was created, and for executing the powers with which it is vested.
Within thirty days after action by the legislative authority of the municipality, or the board or boards of county commissioners, declaring by resolution the creation of the university branch district, such action shall be certified to the secretary of state, who shall thereupon declare such district to be established, and a copy of the resolution incorporating a university branch district pursuant to sections 3355.01 to 3355.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be recorded and filed in the office of the secretary of state.
When a university branch district has been approved by vote of the electors in such district, pursuant to division (E) of section 3355.02 of the Revised Code, the boards of elections of such counties shall, within thirty days, certify the results of such action by the electors of their respective counties to the secretary of state, who shall thereupon declare such district to be established.
Copies of election certificates, ordinances, or resolutions, incorporating a university branch district pursuant to section 3355.02 of the Revised Code, shall be recorded and filed in the office of the secretary of state in the same manner as articles of incorporation which are required to be filed and recorded under the general law concerning corporations.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3355 | University Branch Districts › Section 3355.05 | Managing Authority of District.

Effective:
September 24, 1963
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 122 - 105th General Assembly
The legislative authority of the municipal corporation, or the board or boards of county commissioners, or the university branch district board of trustees when appointed by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation or board or boards of county commissioners shall be the managing authority of the university branch district. Such authority shall annually select by majority vote during the first week in January one of its members to be chairman and another to be vice-chairman. The chairman and vice-chairman shall serve for a term of one year or until their successors are selected and qualified. Should either the office of chairman or vice-chairman become vacant due to death, resignation, or incapacity, the remaining members of such managing authority shall select a successor. In the absence of the chairman, the vice-chairman shall act as presiding officer. Within thirty days after the creation of the university branch district, the chairman and vice-chairman of the university branch district managing authority shall be selected and they shall serve until the first week in January of the year next succeeding or until their successors are selected and qualified.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3355 | University Branch Districts › Section 3355.051 | Secretary to Be Fiscal Officer - Appointment, Bond.

Effective:
December 14, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 349 - 107th General Assembly
The university branch district board of trustees shall appoint, from its membership or otherwise, a secretary who shall be the fiscal officer of the university branch district. The secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the board and shall, before entering upon his duties, execute a bond in an amount to be determined by the board. Such bond shall be payable to the university branch district and shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the official duties required of him as secretary and fiscal officer. Upon his ceasing to hold such office, he, or his legal representatives, shall deliver to the board of trustees or to his successor all moneys, books, papers, and other property of the district in his possession as secretary and fiscal officer. In case of the death or incapacity of the secretary, his legal representative shall, in like manner, deliver all moneys, books, papers, and other property of the district to the board of trustees or the person named as his successor.
The secretary shall, at the direction of the board, receive and disburse all funds of the district and shall certify to the board the estimated useful life of all property included in division (D) of section 3355.09 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3355 | University Branch Districts › Section 3355.06 | Powers and Duties of Managing Authority.

Effective:
September 22, 2000
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 53 - 123rd General Assembly
The managing authority of the university branch district shall adopt its own rules governing proceedings, designate the permanent place of business of the district, and keep a record of all its proceedings. Such record shall be open for public inspection during regular business hours at the permanent place of business of the district.
The managing authority may:
(A) Enter into a contract for a period of not less than four nor more than ten years with a state or municipal university for the operation of a university branch by such university on the campus provided in accordance with sections 3355.01 to 3355.14 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in sections 3333.17 and 3333.32 of the Revised Code, the contract shall establish schedules of fees and tuition for: students who are residents of the district; residents of Ohio but not of the district; and students who are nonresidents of Ohio. Students who are nonresidents of Ohio shall be required to pay higher rates of fees and tuition than the rates required of students who are residents of Ohio but not of the district, and students who are residents of the district shall pay a smaller tuition and fee rate than the rate for either category of nonresident students.
(B) Hold, encumber, control, acquire by donation, purchase, or condemnation, construct, own, lease, use, and sell real and personal property as is necessary for the creation and maintenance of the university branch campus, on whatever terms and for whatever consideration may be appropriate for the purposes of the facility;
(C) Accept gifts, grants, bequests, and devises absolutely or in trust for support of the university branch campus during the existence of said branch;
(D) Receive an appropriation from any municipality or county that is a part of the university branch district for the purpose of providing funds for support of the university branch campus;
(E) Receive and expend gifts or grants from the state for the payment of operating costs, for the acquisition, construction, or improvement of buildings or other structures, or for the acquisition or use of land;
(F) Prescribe rules for the effective operation of a university branch district college and exercise such other powers as are necessary for the efficient management of such university and are not in conflict with any contract entered into under division (A) of this section.
Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3355 | University Branch Districts › Section 3355.061 | Managing Authority to Receive and Expend Funds - Budget.

Effective:
December 14, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 349 - 107th General Assembly
For the purpose of paying the administrative expenses of the managing authority of a university branch district, the managing authority may receive and expend gifts, grants, bequests or devises, or public funds appropriated for such purpose. The legislative authority of any municipal corporation in which a district is located or the board of county commissioners of any county or counties in which a district which is not wholly within the boundary of a municipal corporation is located may appropriate and cause to be paid to such district funds for the expenses of the managing authority of a university branch district upon a determination by the legislative authority or the board of county commissioners that such appropriation will be of benefit to such municipal corporation or county, which determination is final.
On or before the first day of June in each year, the managing authority shall meet and prepare a budget of the administrative expense needs of and the income available to the authority for the succeeding fiscal year. This budget shall not conflict with any contract entered into under division (A) of section 3355.06 of the Revised Code and shall not include any items of expense incurred pursuant to such section. The budget shall be delivered to the legislative authority of the municipality in which the district is located or to the board of county commissioners of the county or of the most populous county in which the district is located on or before the fifteenth day of June of each year, and the taxing authority shall determine what portion of the administrative budget shall be included in the tax budget of the authority pursuant to section 5705.28 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3355 | University Branch Districts › Section 3355.07 | Investment, Deposit of Funds.

Effective:
June 11, 1968
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 321 - 107th General Assembly
The board of trustees of a university branch district may, by resolution, provide that moneys of such district be invested in obligations of such district, in bonds or other obligations of the United States or those for which the payment of principal and interest of which the faith of the United States is pledged, bonds issued by the home owners' loan corporation, pursuant to "Home Owners Loan Act of 1933," 48 Stat. 128, 12 U.S.C. 1461, and any amendments thereto, bonds of the state, and bonds of any municipal corporation, village, county, township, or other political subdivision of the state as to which there is no default of principal, interest, or coupons. Such investments shall not be made at a price in excess of the current market value of such bonds or other interest-bearing obligations. The board of trustees may, by resolution, sell such bonds or other interest-bearing obligations for cash and for a sum not less than their current market price.
The managing authority of the university branch district may select a depository for the funds of a district, in the manner provided in sections 135.01 to 135.21, inclusive, of the Revised Code, upon the adoption of a resolution declaring such intent, which resolution shall be certified to the board of county commissioners and to the treasurer in the counties in which such district is located. In such event the board of trustees shall thereupon become the governing board for such district with respect to the deposit of funds of such district.