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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.028 | Regular Coursework Additional Fee Prohibition.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly
No state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall charge an additional fee to a student for an employee of the university, or an entity contracting with the institution, to complete any academic activity associated with regular coursework, including grading student assignments.
Last updated April 27, 2022 at 5:23 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.0211 | Expressive Activities on Campus - Definitions, Supersession.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 40 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section and sections 3345.0212 to 3345.0214 of the Revised Code:
(1) "Benefits" has the same meaning as in section 3345.023 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Campus community" means students, student groups, faculty, staff, and employees of a state institution of higher education and their invited guests.
(3) "Expressive activities" means any lawful verbal, written, audiovisual, or electronic means by which individuals may communicate ideas, including all forms of peaceful assembly, protests, speeches, distribution of literature, carrying and displaying signs, and circulating petitions.
(4) "Harassment" means unwelcome conduct that is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies an individual equal access to the individual's education program or activity.
(5) "Materially and substantially disrupts" means when a person, with the intent to, or with knowledge of doing so, significantly hinders another person's or group's expressive activity, prevents communication of their message, or prevents the transaction of the business of a lawful meeting, gathering, or procession by either:
(a) Engaging in violent or otherwise unlawful behavior; or
(b) Physically blocking or using threats of violence to prevent any person from attending, listening to, viewing, or otherwise participating in an expressive activity. This shall not include conduct that is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Section 3 of Article I of the Ohio Constitution.
(6) "Outdoor areas of campus" means the generally accessible outside areas of campus where members of the campus community are commonly allowed, such as grassy areas, walkways, and other similar common areas. This does not include outdoor areas where access is restricted to a majority of the campus community.
(7) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
(8) "Student" means any person who is enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in a state institution of higher education.
(9) "Student group" means an officially recognized group at a state institution of higher education, or a group seeking official recognition, comprised of admitted students that receive, or are seeking to receive, benefits through the institution of higher education.
(B) The provisions and requirements of sections 3345.0212 to 3345.0214 of the Revised Code supersede any rule, policy, action, communication, or requirement of any state institution of higher education. No rule, policy, action, communication, or requirement shall contradict or diminish the effect of those sections of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.0212 | Noncommercial Expressive Activities on Campus.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Except as permitted by this section and sections 3345.0213 and 3345.12 of the Revised Code, no state institution of higher education, or any of its administrators acting in their official capacity, shall prohibit any individual from engaging in noncommercial expressive activity on campus, so long as the individual's conduct is lawful and does not materially and substantially disrupt the functioning of the institution.
(B) No state institution of higher education shall charge security fees to a student or a student group based on the content of their expression, the content of the expression of their invited guest, or the anticipated reaction to an invited guest's expression.
(C) Each state institution of higher education shall do all of the following:
(1) Adopt a policy on harassment that is consistent with and adheres strictly to its definition in section 3345.0211 of the Revised Code;
(2) Make public in its handbook, on its web site, and in its orientation programs for students the policies, regulations, and expectations of students regarding free expression on campus, including the state institution's policy adopted under section 3345.0215 of the Revised Code;
(3) Develop and distribute materials, programs, and procedures to individuals responsible for the education or discipline of students, such as administrators, campus police officers, residence life officials, and professors, to inform them of the policies, regulations, and duties of the institution regarding free expression on campus.
(D)(1) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as preventing state institutions of higher education from restricting expressive activities that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article I, Sections 3 and 11 of the Ohio Constitution does not protect.
(2) Nothing in this section shall enable individuals to engage in conduct that intentionally, materially, and substantially disrupts another individual's expressive activity if it occurs in a campus space reserved for exclusive use or control of a particular individual or group.
Last updated April 27, 2022 at 12:34 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.0213 | Outdoor Campus Areas as Public Forums; No Free Speech Zones.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 40 - 133rd General Assembly
(A)(1) Outdoor areas of campuses of state institutions of higher education are public forums for campus communities.
(2) State institutions of higher education shall not create "free speech zones" or designate other outdoor areas of campuses where expressive activities are prohibited.
(3) State institutions of higher education may maintain and enforce reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions specifically developed in service of a significant institutional interest only when such restrictions employ clear, published, viewpoint- and content-neutral criteria, and provide for ample alternative means for expressive activities. Any such restrictions shall allow for members of a campus community to spontaneously and contemporaneously assemble and distribute literature.
(B) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as limiting the right of student expression elsewhere on campus.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.0214 | Reports.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 40 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Within one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section, and in a manner that complies with the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, each state institution of higher education shall submit to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and president of the senate a report detailing its course of action in accordance with sections 3345.0212 and 3345.0213 of the Revised Code. The report shall contain the following information:
(1) A description of any barriers to or incidents of disruption of free expression occurring on campus, including attempts to block or prohibit speakers and any investigation of students or student groups on the basis of expression. The description also shall include the nature of each barrier or incident and the disciplinary action, if any, taken against members of the campus community determined to be responsible for the barriers or incidents;
(2) Any other information the state institution of higher education finds necessary and appropriate for the public to evaluate whether the free expression rights for members of the campus community have been adequately protected.
(B) Each state institution of higher education shall publish the report prescribed by this division on its web site. The report must:
(1) Be accessible from the main page of an institution's web site by use of not more than three links;
(2) Be word-searchable; and
(3) Be accessible to the public without requiring user registration of any kind.
(C) Within thirty days after an action is brought against a state institution of higher education for an alleged violation of expression rights, the institution shall submit a supplementary report, containing the information described in division (A) of this section and a copy of the complaint.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.03 | Audit of Accounts.

Effective:
July 1, 1985
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly
The expenditure of all moneys under sections 3345.01 to 3345.07 of the Revised Code, or for the purpose of carrying out such sections raised or secured from any source, shall be subject to the audit of the auditor of state, the cost thereof to be paid by the university or college audited.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.033 | Publication of Rules.

Effective:
September 17, 2014
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 3 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
"Rule" includes the enactment of a new rule or the amendment or rescission of an existing rule.
"State institution of higher education" means a state university identified in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, the northeast Ohio medical university, or a community college, state community college, or technical college.
(B) When a state institution of higher education adopts a rule, the state institution of higher education shall post the rule on its web site, and the director of the legislative service commission shall publish or cause publication of the rule in the register of Ohio and in any electronic Administrative Code published by or under contract with the director. The state institution of higher education also electronically shall file a copy of the rule with the joint committee on agency rule review. The rule is not subject to review by the joint committee. But the joint committee shall accommodate the rule to the rule watch system.
(C) A state institution of higher education shall maintain the posting of its rules on its web site, and periodically shall verify the posting. A state institution of higher education is not entitled to rely on a rule that is not currently posted on its web site.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.042 | Intrastate Mutual Aid Program; Participation by State Institutions of Higher Education.

Effective:
July 3, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 243 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Community college" has the same meaning as in section 3354.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Countywide emergency management agency," "participating political subdivision," "program for emergency management within a political subdivision," and "regional authority for emergency management" have the same meanings as in section 5502.41 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Technical college" has the same meaning as in section 3357.01 of the Revised Code.
(4) "State community college" has the same meaning as in section 3358.01 of the Revised Code.
(5) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
(6) "University branch" has the same meaning as in section 3355.01 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, a state institution of higher education is considered to be a participating political subdivision for purposes of the intrastate mutual aid compact created under section 5502.41 of the Revised Code.
(2) A state institution of higher education may elect not to participate in the intrastate mutual aid compact by enacting or adopting an appropriate resolution, rule, bylaw, or regulation to that effect. The institution shall provide a copy of the resolution, rule, bylaw, or regulation to the state emergency management agency and to the countywide emergency management agency, regional authority for emergency management, or program for emergency management within a political subdivision, whichever is responsible for emergency management at the institution.
(C) Except for a community college, state community college, technical college, or university branch, a state institution of higher education and its personnel, while requesting or providing assistance or aid pursuant to the compact, shall be deemed to be performing a public duty as defined in section 2743.01 of the Revised Code and have the defenses to, and immunities from, civil liability provided in section 2743.02 of the Revised Code. Community colleges, state community colleges, technical colleges, university branches, and personnel of such institutions, while requesting or providing assistance or aid pursuant to the compact, shall have the defenses and immunities from civil liability provided in sections 2744.02 and 2744.03 of the Revised Code and shall be entitled to all applicable limitations on recoverable damages under section 2744.05 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.062 | University Remediation Report.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Annually, not later than the thirty-first day of December, the president, or equivalent position, of each state university shall issue a report regarding the remediation of students that includes all of the following:
(1) The number of enrolled students that require remedial education;
(2) The cost of remedial coursework the state university provides;
(3) The specific areas of remediation provided by the state university;
(4) Causes for remediation.
(B) Each president, or equivalent, shall present the findings of the report to the state university's board of trustees and shall submit a copy of the report to the chancellor of higher education and the department of education and workforce.
(C) As used in this section, "state university" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:23 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.063 | Advanced Computer Science as Unit for Admission.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "state university" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
(B) Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, each state university shall recognize the successful completion of a course in advanced computer science in high school, as described in the standards adopted pursuant to division (A)(4) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, as a unit for admission to the university, as follows:
(1) The state university shall recognize one unit of advanced computer science as one unit toward meeting a general mathematics requirement, as determined by the university, if the student used that advanced computer science unit to meet the mathematics curriculum requirement under division (C)(3) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.
(2) The state university shall recognize one unit of advanced computer science as one unit toward meeting a general science requirement, as determined by the university, if the student used that advanced computer science unit to meet the science curriculum requirement under division (C)(5) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.
(3) The state university shall recognize one unit of advanced computer science as one unit toward meeting a general elective requirement, as determined by the university, if the student used the advanced computer science unit to meet the curriculum requirement under division (C)(8) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.
(4) The state university shall recognize one unit of computer coding as one unit toward meeting a general foreign language requirement, as determined by the university, if the student used the computer coding unit to meet a school district's or school's foreign language curriculum requirement as described in division (E) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.
(C) Each state university shall post a description of the university's recognition of advanced computer science as a core unit for admission to the university, as described in division (B) of this section, in a prominent location on the university's web site.
Last updated September 9, 2021 at 9:52 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.064 | In-State Resident Admissions at State Universities.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Ohio resident" means a resident of this state under rules adopted by the chancellor of higher education under section 3333.31 of the Revised Code.
(2) "State university" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
(B) Each state university shall endeavor to avoid prioritizing the admission of an applicant who is not an Ohio resident over an applicant who is an Ohio resident if both applicants apply in the same general timeframe, as determined by the university, and have substantially similar qualifications that satisfy the university's admissions criteria. To the extent practicable, a state university shall ensure that Ohio resident applicants are given ample and sufficient opportunity to be admitted, as compared to applicants who are not Ohio residents, if the Ohio resident applicants satisfy the university's admissions criteria.
Last updated April 27, 2022 at 5:39 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.07 | Housing and Dining Facilities.

Effective:
November 5, 1969
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 299 - 108th General Assembly
Each state university or college may acquire, by purchase, lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, or otherwise, construct, equip, furnish, reconstruct, alter, enlarge, remodel, renovate, rehabilitate, improve, maintain, repair, and operate, and lease to or from others, housing and dining facilities, and may pay for the same out of available receipts of such state university or college. To pay all or part of the costs of housing and dining facilities, and to refund obligations previously issued for such purpose, each state university or college may issue obligations in the manner provided by and subject to the applicable provisions of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.08 | Temporary Dwelling Accommodations.

Effective:
September 12, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 60 - 107th General Assembly
The board of trustees of a state university may continue to maintain and operate the temporary dwelling accommodations made available by the federal government under Public Law No. 849, 76th Congress, as amended by Public Law No. 292, 79th Congress, to be used as temporary dwelling accommodations for students and employees in said institutions, their spouses, children, and in the case of disabled students so qualifying, their necessary attendants, at the discretion of the boards of such universities.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.09 | American Sign Language Recognized as Foreign Language - Courses.

Effective:
June 20, 1997
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 6 - 122nd General Assembly
For purpose of this section, American sign language is hereby recognized as a foreign language, and any state institution of higher education may offer a course in American sign language. An undergraduate student who successfully completes a course in American sign language is entitled to receive credit for that course toward satisfaction of an undergraduate foreign language requirement of the state institution of higher education where the course is offered. 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 3345.10 | Competitive Bidding - Contracts for Printed Material.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
(B) Each state institution of higher education shall establish competitive bidding procedures for the purchase of printed material and shall award all contracts for the purchase of printed material in accordance with those procedures. The procedures shall require the institution to evaluate all bids received for all contracts for the purchase of printed material in accordance with the criteria and procedures established pursuant to divisions (B)(1) and (2) of section 125.09 of the Revised Code for determining whether bidders will produce the printed material at manufacturing facilities within this state or in accordance with the criteria and procedures established pursuant to division (B)(4) or (5) of that section for determining whether bidders are otherwise qualified.
An institution shall select, in accordance with the procedures it establishes under this section, a bid from among bidders that fulfill the criteria specified in the applicable divisions of section 125.09 of the Revised Code where sufficient competition can be generated within this state to ensure that compliance with this requirement will not result in paying an excessive price or acquiring a disproportionately inferior product. If there are two or more bids from among those bidders, it shall be deemed that there is sufficient competition to prevent paying an excessive price or acquiring a disproportionately inferior product.
Last updated October 4, 2023 at 4:10 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.11 | Auxiliary or Education Facilities.

Effective:
June 30, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly
Each state university or college may acquire, by purchase, lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, or otherwise, construct, equip, furnish, reconstruct, alter, enlarge, remodel, renovate, rehabilitate, improve, maintain, repair, and operate, and lease to or from others, auxiliary facilities or education facilities, and may pay for the facilities out of available receipts of such state university or college. To pay all or part of the costs of auxiliary facilities or education facilities, and any combination of them, and to refund obligations previously issued for such purpose, each state university or college may issue obligations in the manner provided by and subject to the applicable provisions of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.122 | Immunity of Trustees From Civil Action.

Effective:
September 16, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 770 - 122nd General Assembly
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of a board of trustees of an institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code, is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly is caused by an expenditure made or a contract entered into by the institution of higher education unless the trustee acted with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner with respect to the expenditure or contract.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.13 | Duplication of Keys Prohibited.

Effective:
September 9, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 889 - 104th General Assembly
No person shall knowingly make or cause to be made any key for any building, laboratory, facility, or room of any college or university which is supported wholly or in part by the state of Ohio, contrary to any regulations respecting duplication of keys adopted by the board of trustees of such college or university.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.15 | Attorney General to Be Attorney and Legal Advisor.

Effective:
July 1, 1983
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 115th General Assembly
The attorney general shall be the attorney for each state college and university and shall provide legal advice in all matters relating to its powers and duties.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.16 | Board of Trustees to Receive and Hold Property or Funds - Investments - Endowments.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
The board of trustees of a state college or university may receive, and hold in trust, for the use and benefit of the college or university any grant or devise of land, and donation or bequest of money or other personal property, to be applied to the general or special use of the college or university, including use for student loan and scholarship purposes, unless otherwise directed in the donation or bequest.
The board of trustees of a state college or university may utilize trust funds to invest in property, real and personal, as a portion of the holdings in the endowment portfolio under the trust powers imparted to the board of trustees. Such property, real and personal, acquired for investment purposes shall be managed by the board of trustees in the same manner as are other investments in the college's or university's endowment portfolio. The board of trustees may lease, lease back, or otherwise contract for the use of such property in such manner as to provide earning power for the college or university investment portfolio. Sections 123.01, 123.02, 123.10, and 123.13 of the Revised Code do not apply to properties, real and personal, held under this section as earning-power properties in the college or university endowment portfolio.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the title in properties, real and personal, purchased by a board of trustees as an investment and held in the college's or university's endowment portfolio shall not be vested in the state, but shall be held in trust by the board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.17 | Property Exempt From Taxation.

Effective:
April 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly
All property, personal, real, or mixed of the boards of trustees and of the housing commissions of the state universities, the northeast Ohio medical university, and of the state held for the use and benefit of any such institution, which is used for the support of such institution, is exempt from taxation so long as such property is used for the support of such university.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.18 | Grant or Transfer of Lands by Boards of Trustees.

Effective:
September 28, 1973
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly
The boards of trustees of the state universities, or other university or college created by the general assembly, may upon such consideration, terms, and conditions as are approved by them, 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 board shall specify, any lands owned by any such university or college or any lands of the state 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 any such board of trustees, their successors and assigns, to use, 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 streets, road, or highway purposes. Such grant or transfer shall be authorized by resolution of the board of trustees and such grant shall be executed in the same form and manner as is provided for 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 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.181 | Contracts or Leases to Mine Minerals.

Effective:
September 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 133 - 129th General Assembly
The board of trustees of a state university, by majority vote, may make, execute, and deliver contracts or leases to mine minerals upon lands under the supervision of the board, to any person or public entity that complies with the terms prescribed by the board. Such contracts or leases shall not operate as a conveyance of the fee to any part of the realty.
The board may use the proceeds derived from its actions under this section for the furthering of any of the purposes of the university.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.20 | Procurement of Liability Insurance for Student Teachers and Students in Teacher Preparation Programs - Prohibitions.

Effective:
April 10, 1984
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 336 - 115th General Assembly
(A) The board of trustees of a state college, university, or state affiliated college or university may procure a policy or policies insuring its student teachers against liability on account of damages or injury to persons or property, in respect to the acts of student teachers occasioned by any incident occurring in the course of the performance of their duties during the period of their assignment to any school.
(B) The board also may procure a policy or policies insuring its students participating in clinical or field-based teacher preparation experiences against liability on account of damages for injury to persons or property, including death by wrongful act, in respect to the acts of such students occasioned by any incident occurring in the course of the preparation experiences and during the period of their assignment to any school or other entity.
(C) No person shall be covered under an insurance policy, as permitted by this section, if such person acts:
(1) Manifestly outside the scope of employment or official responsibility;
(2) With malicious purpose;
(3) In bad faith; or
(4) In wanton or reckless manner.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.201 | Purchase of Liability Insurance for Hospital Services.

Effective:
April 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly
The board of trustees of a state college or university which operates a clinical teaching or research hospital or ambulatory facility may purchase liability insurance for the agents, employees, students, nurses, interns, and resident physicians of such hospital against all liability arising from their performance of services on behalf of such hospital or facility.
The boards of trustees of the northeast Ohio medical university, Ohio university, and the Wright state university if they provide clinical instruction programs in the facilities of a hospital not operated by the university, may purchase liability insurance for agents, employees, students, nurses, interns, and resident physicians performing services in relation to such hospital against all liability arising from their performance of services on behalf of such university.
Such insurance may be provided by one or more insurance policies.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.202 | Board of Trustees May Provide Liability Insurance Coverage.

Effective:
April 5, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 384, Senate Bill 3 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "state university or college" has the same meaning as in division (A)(1) of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board of trustees of a state university or college may provide insurance coverages, in any amount authorized by the board, protecting the state university or college, the members of the board, the officers and employees of the state university or college, or other persons authorized by the board, or any one or more of them, against loss or liability that arises or is claimed to have arisen from acts or omissions while acting within the scope of their employment or official responsibilities or while engaged in activities at the request or direction, or for the benefit, of the state university or college.
Such coverage may be provided in any one or more of the following ways:
(1) The purchase of a policy or policies of liability insurance from an insurer or insurers licensed to do business in this state;
(2) Establishment or participation in a program of self-insurance, by trust or in any other manner the board considers prudent. Any self-insurance program shall file annually, with the superintendent of insurance, a report certified by a competent property and casualty actuary. The superintendent of insurance shall review such report. If such a self-insurance program has more than a single college or university participant, all participants shall be provided with the annual actuarial reports of the program.
(3) Establishment of or participation in a captive insurance company that is licensed to do business in this state, another state, or a foreign country ;
(4) Establishment of, or participation in, a joint self- insurance pool under section 3345.203 of the Revised Code.
(C) Insurance coverages under division (B)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section may include coverage for the defense or costs of defense or settlement, including attorney's fees, of any covered person or entity and be paid for from any funds under the control of the state university or college.
(D) Provision of any insurance coverage under divisions (B)(1) to (3) of this section is not a waiver of any immunity or defense available to the state university or college or to any covered person or entity.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.21 | Board of Trustees to Maintain Law and Order on Campus - Administration and Enforcement of Rules.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly
The board of trustees of any college or university which receives any state funds in support thereof, shall regulate the use of the grounds, buildings, equipment, and facilities of such college or university and the conduct of the students, staff, faculty, and visitors to the campus so that law and order are maintained and the college or university may pursue its educational objectives and programs in an orderly manner.
The board of trustees of each such college or university shall adopt rules for the conduct of the students, faculty, visitors, and staff, and may provide for the ejection from college or university property, suspension or expulsion of a person who violates such regulations. All such rules shall be published in a manner reasonably designed to come to the attention of, and be available to, all faculty, staff, visitors, and students.
The board of trustees shall provide for the administration and enforcement of its rules and may authorize the use of state university law enforcement officers provided for in section 3345.04 of the Revised Code to assist in enforcing the rules and the law on the campus of the college or university. The board of trustees, or appropriate officials of such college or university when the authority to do so has been delegated by the board of trustees, may seek the assistance of other appropriate law enforcement officers to enforce the rules and to enforce laws for the preservation of good order on the campus, and to prevent the disruption of the educational functions of the college or university.
In accordance with sections 3345.0213 and 3345.0215 of the Revised Code, the rules of the board of trustees shall not restrict freedom of speech nor the right of persons on the campus to assemble peacefully.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.24 | Duty and Authority of College Administrators.

Effective:
September 16, 1970
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1219 - 108th General Assembly
(A) Sections 3345.22 and 3345.23 of the Revised Code shall be applied and followed, notwithstanding any rule, regulation, or procedure of the college or university, but such sections shall not be construed to limit any duty or authority of the board of trustees, administrative officials, or faculty of such college or university to take appropriate disciplinary action, through such procedures as may be provided by rule, regulation, or custom of such college or university, against students, faculty or staff members, or employees, nor shall such sections be construed to modify, limit, or rescind any rule or regulation of the college or university not inconsistent therewith.
(B) Sections 3345.22 and 3345.23 of the Revised Code shall not be construed as modifying or limiting the duty or authority of the board of trustees or president of a college or university to summarily suspend a student, faculty or staff member, or employee, when necessary to preserve the good order and discipline of such college or university, provided that the person suspended is given notice of suspension and the reasons therefor, and is afforded a fair and impartial hearing within a reasonable time thereafter, under regular procedures of the college or university. The duty and authority of the board of trustees or president of a college or university to impose summary suspension shall not be abrogated or limited in any way by any rule or regulation.
(C) To the extent that sections 3345.22 and 3345.23 of the Revised Code conflict with civil service requirements and procedures, persons otherwise subject to disciplinary action pursuant to such sections, but who are employees in the classified civil service, shall be disciplined according to civil service requirements and procedures.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.241 | Student Discipline Due Process Procedures.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly
Except as provided in sections 3345.22 to 3345.24 of the Revised Code, a state university, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall provide a student who is subject to a disciplinary action by the university with a notice of the disciplinary action, the reasons for that disciplinary action, and the student's right to appeal the disciplinary action under this section. If the student elects to appeal the disciplinary action, the state university shall afford the student with a fair and impartial hearing within a reasonable time thereafter under regular procedures of the state university.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.25 | Dismissed or Suspended Person Not to Enter College Premises.

Effective:
September 16, 1970
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1219 - 108th General Assembly
No student, faculty or staff member, or employee under dismissal or suspension from a college or university pursuant to section 3345.22 or 3345.23 of the Revised Code, shall enter or remain upon the land or premises of the college or university from which he was suspended or dismissed, without the express permission of the board of trustees or the president.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.26 | Board of Trustees or President May Declare State of Emergency.

Effective:
September 16, 1970
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1219 - 108th General Assembly
(A) The board of trustees or president of a college or university which receives any state funds in support thereof, may declare a state of emergency when there is a clear and present danger of disruption of the orderly conduct of lawful activities at such college or university through riot, mob action, or other substantial disorder, and may do any one or more of the following, as are necessary to preserve order and discipline at such college or university during such emergency:
(1) Limit access to university property and facilities by any person or persons;
(2) Impose a curfew;
(3) Restrict the right of assembly by groups of five or more persons;
(4) Provide reasonable measures to enforce limitations on access, a curfew, and restrictions on the right of assembly imposed pursuant to this section.
(B) Notice of action take pursuant to division (A) of this section shall be posted or published in such manner as is reasonably calculated to reach all persons affected.
(C) Division (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this section shall not be construed to limit the authority of the board of trustees, president, or other proper official of a college or university to impose reasonable restrictions on use of and access to, and the hours of use of and access to university property and facilities, for purposes of regulating the proper operation of such university, and regardless whether any emergency exists.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.27 | Attendance by Senior Citizens.

Effective:
March 30, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 147 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) Each state university or college shall permit any person who is sixty years of age or older and who has resided in the state for at least one year to attend its courses and classes without charging that person a tuition or matriculation fee, provided the attendance is on a noncredit basis, is in courses where classroom space is available, and is approved by the instructors of the courses involved. The university or college may require payment of special fees, including any laboratory fees, if the fees are required of all students taking a course. Each university or college shall issue rules for determining the availability of classroom space and may issue such other rules as it considers necessary to implement this section, including rules exempting from the requirements of this section courses or classes for which special course or training prerequisites apply, in which physical demands upon students are inappropriate for imposition upon persons sixty years of age or older, or in which the number of participating regular students is insufficient to cover the university's or college's course-related expenses. A university or college also may extend to persons attending its courses and classes under this section any other student rights or privileges it considers appropriate.
(B) A state university or college may permit a person to attend its courses and classes and to receive credit for a course taken under the conditions set forth in division (A) of this section if that person's family income is less than two hundred per cent of the federal poverty guideline, as revised annually by the United States secretary of health and human services in accordance with section 673 of the "Community Services Block Grant Act," 95 Stat. 511 (1981) 42 U.S.C.A. 9902, as amended, for a family size equal to the size of the family of the person whose income is being determined. However, a person receiving credit for attending courses or classes under this division may be charged a tuition or matriculation fee in an amount no greater than the amount of any part-time student instructional grant awarded to that person by the state university or college in its discretion.
(C) For the purposes of this section, "state university or college" means any of the following:
(1) State universities referred to in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code;
(2) Community colleges created pursuant to Chapter 3354. of the Revised Code;
(3) University branches created pursuant to Chapter 3355. of the Revised Code;
(4) Technical colleges created pursuant to Chapter 3357. of the Revised Code;
(5) State community colleges created pursuant to Chapter 3358. of the Revised Code;
(6) Municipal educational institutions serving as affiliated units pursuant to section 3349.31 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.281 | Program to Assess Oral English Language Proficiency of Teaching Assistants Providing Classroom Instruction.

Effective:
April 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly
As used in this section, "teaching assistant" means a student enrolled full-time or part-time in a graduate degree program at an educational institution for which the student has received an appointment to provide classroom-related services.
The board of trustees of each state university, medical university, technical college, state community college, community college, and the board of trustees or managing authority of each university branch shall establish a program to assess the oral English language proficiency of all teaching assistants providing classroom instruction to students and shall ensure that teaching assistants who are not orally proficient in the English language attain such proficiency prior to providing classroom instruction to students.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.29 | Office of Contract Compliance - Duties.

Effective:
July 1, 1992
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 351 - 119th General Assembly
Each state university listed in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code and each state college established through procedures provided in Chapter 3354., 3357., or 3358. of the Revised Code shall establish an office of contract compliance which shall be located in the office of the vice president for business and administration, or its equivalent. The office of contract compliance shall:
(A) Monitor all contracts for construction, materials, services, and consulting to ensure compliance with state and federal law regarding affirmative action programs and equal employment opportunity and notify, in writing, any contractor of any preliminary finding of noncompliance;
(B) Review and approve all contracts prior to final execution;
(C) Keep such current records on contractors that have been reviewed as the contract compliance officer shall require;
(D) Maintain a copy of all contracts and purchase orders;
(E) Issue a stop-work order on any construction project where one or more of the contractors on such project has failed in the opinion of the office to comply with state or federal affirmative action or equal employment opportunity within thirty days of receiving notification of noncompliance under division (A) of this section.