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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.21 | School Treasurer - Financial Records.

Effective:
September 24, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided by section 3326.031 of the Revised Code, each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall have a treasurer who is licensed under section 3301.074 of the Revised Code. The governing body of the school and the treasurer shall comply with sections 3301.072, 3313.22 to 3313.32, 3313.51, and 3315.08 of the Revised Code in the same manner as a school district board of education and a district treasurer.
(B) Financial records of each STEM school shall be maintained in the same manner as are financial records of school districts, pursuant to rules of the auditor of state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.22 | Enforcement of Truancy Laws.

Effective:
June 30, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school and its governing body shall enforce sections 3321.13, 3321.19, and 3321.191 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district with regard to students who are truant or otherwise absent from the school without legitimate excuse.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.23 | Annual Assurances of Schools to Department.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
This section does not apply to any science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school that is governed and controlled by a school district in accordance with section 3326.51 of the Revised Code on or after September 30, 2021.
The governing body of each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school annually shall provide the following assurances in writing to the department of education and workforce not later than ten business days prior to the opening of the school:
(A) That the school has a plan for providing special education and related services to students with disabilities and has demonstrated the capacity to provide those services in accordance with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code and federal law;
(B) That the school has a plan and procedures for administering the achievement and diagnostic assessments prescribed by sections 3301.0710, 3301.0712, and 3301.0715 of the Revised Code;
(C) That school personnel have the necessary training, knowledge, and resources to properly use and submit information to all databases maintained by the department for the collection of education data, including the education management information system established under section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code;
(D) That all required information about the school has been submitted to the Ohio education directory system or any successor system;
(E) That all classroom teachers are licensed in accordance with sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code or are engaged to teach pursuant to section 3319.301 of the Revised Code;
(F) That the school's treasurer is in compliance with section 3326.21 of the Revised Code;
(G) That the school has complied with sections 3319.39 and 3319.391 of the Revised Code with respect to all employees and that the school has conducted a criminal records check of each of its governing body members;
(H) That the school holds all of the following:
(1) Proof of property ownership or a lease for the facilities used by the school;
(2) A certificate of occupancy;
(3) Liability insurance for the school, as required by section 3326.11 of the Revised Code;
(4) A satisfactory health and safety inspection;
(5) A satisfactory fire inspection;
(6) A valid food permit, if applicable.
(I) That the governing body has conducted a pre-opening site visit to the school for the school year for which the assurances are provided;
(J) That the school has designated a date it will open for the school year for which the assurances are provided;
(K) That the school has met all of the governing body's requirements for opening and any other requirements of the governing body.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:33 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.241 | Employee Investigation Report Kept in Personnel File.

Effective:
September 12, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 428 - 127th General Assembly
The governing body of each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall require that the reports of any investigation by the governing body of an employee regarding whether the employee has committed an act or offense for which the chief administrative officer of the school or the president or chairperson of the governing body is required to make a report to the superintendent of public instruction under section 3314.40 of the Revised Code be kept in the employee's personnel file. If, after an investigation under division (A) of section 3319.311 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of public instruction determines that the results of that investigation do not warrant initiating action under section 3319.31 of the Revised Code, the governing body shall require the reports of the investigation to be moved from the employee's personnel file to a separate public file.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.242 | Application of Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Effective:
September 12, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 428 - 127th General Assembly
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the provisions of sections 3326.24 and 3326.241 of the Revised Code prevail over any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or contract for employment entered into after March 30, 2007.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.243 | False Report of Employee Misconduct Prohibited.

Effective:
September 12, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 428 - 127th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "license" has the same meaning as in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code.
(B) No employee of a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall do either of the following:
(1) Knowingly make a false report to the chief administrative officer of the school, or the chief administrative officer's designee, alleging misconduct by another employee of the school;
(2) Knowingly cause the chief administrative officer, or the chief administrative officer's designee, to make a false report of the alleged misconduct to the superintendent of public instruction or the state board of education.
(C) Any employee of a STEM school who in good faith reports to the chief administrative officer of the school, or the chief administrative officer's designee, information about alleged misconduct committed by another employee of the school shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the reporting of that information.
If the alleged misconduct involves a person who holds a license but the chief administrative officer is not required to submit a report to the superintendent of public instruction under section 3326.24 of the Revised Code and the chief administrative officer, or the chief administrative officer's designee, in good faith reports the alleged misconduct to the superintendent of public instruction or the state board, the chief administrative officer, or the chief administrative officer's designee, shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the reporting of that information.
(D)(1) In any civil action brought against a person in which it is alleged and proved that the person violated division (B) of this section, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs that the prevailing party incurred in the civil action or as a result of the false report that was the basis of the violation.
(2) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (B) of this section, if the subject of the false report that was the basis of the violation was charged with any violation of a law or ordinance as a result of the false report, and if the subject of the false report is found not to be guilty of the charges brought against the subject as a result of the false report or those charges are dismissed, the court that sentences the person for the violation of division (B) of this section, as part of the sentence, shall order the person to pay restitution to the subject of the false report, in an amount equal to reasonable attorney's fees and costs that the subject of the false report incurred as a result of or in relation to the charges.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.26 | Body Mass Index and Weight Status Category Screening.

Effective:
September 24, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly
The governing body of a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school may screen students in ninth grade for body mass index and weight status category. If a governing body elects to require the screenings, it shall comply with section 3313.674 of the Revised Code in the same manner required of a school district board of education.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.27 | Liability for Damages Due to Concussions.

Effective:
April 26, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 143 - 129th General Assembly
(A) A STEM school, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM school employee or volunteer, including a coach or referee, is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from providing services or performing duties under section 3313.539 of the Revised Code, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
(B) This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a STEM school, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM school employee or volunteer, including a coach or referee, may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.271 | Civil Immunity, Decisions Not to Provide Mental Health Services.

Effective:
April 8, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 477 - 132nd General Assembly
A STEM school, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM school employee is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a school employee's decision not to provide or procure mental health services for a suspended or expelled student under division (B)(2) of section 3313.668 of the Revised Code, unless the decision is made with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner.
This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense to which a STEM school, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM school employee may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
Last updated November 7, 2023 at 3:36 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.28 | Procurement of Epinephrine Autoinjectors for Stem Schools.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) With the approval of its governing body, a STEM school established under this chapter may procure epinephrine autoinjectors in the manner prescribed by section 3313.7110 of the Revised Code. A STEM school that elects to do so shall comply with all provisions of that section as if it were a school district.
(B)(1) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with procuring, maintaining, accessing, or using an epinephrine autoinjector under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct:
(a) A STEM school;
(b) A member of a STEM school governing body;
(c) A STEM school employee or contractor;
(d) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who personally furnishes or prescribes epinephrine autoinjectors, provides a consultation, or issues a protocol pursuant to this section.
(2) This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a STEM school or governing body, member of a STEM school governing body, STEM school employee or contractor, or licensed health professional may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
(C) A STEM school may accept donations of epinephrine autoinjectors from a wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs or a manufacturer of dangerous drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, and may accept donations of money from any person to purchase epinephrine autoinjectors.
(D) A STEM school that elects to procure epinephrine autoinjectors under this section shall report to the department of education and workforce each procurement and occurrence in which an epinephrine autoinjector is used from the school's supply of epinephrine autoinjectors.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:34 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.29 | Liability Related to Sudden Cardiac Arrest.

Effective:
March 14, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 252 - 131st General Assembly
(A) A STEM school, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM school employee or volunteer, including a coach, is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from providing services or performing duties under section 3313.5310 of the Revised Code, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
(B) This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any o ther immunity or defense that a STEM school, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM school employee or volunteer, including a coach, may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.30 | Procurement of Inhalers by Stem School.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "inhaler" has the same meaning as in section 3313.7113 of the Revised Code.
(B) With the approval of its governing body, a STEM school may procure inhalers in the manner prescribed by section 3313.7113 of the Revised Code. A STEM school that elects to do so shall comply with all provisions of that section as if it were a school district.
(C) A STEM school, a member of a STEM school governing body, or a STEM school employee or contractor is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with procuring, maintaining, accessing, or using an inhaler under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a STEM school or governing body, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM school employee or contractor may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
(D) A STEM school may accept donations of inhalers from a wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs or a manufacturer of dangerous drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, and may accept donations of money from any person to purchase inhalers.
(E) A STEM school that elects to procure inhalers under this section shall report to the department of education and workforce each procurement and occurrence in which an inhaler is used from the school's supply of inhalers.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:35 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.31 | Stem School Funding Definitions.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
As used in sections 3326.31 to 3326.50 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Formula amount" has the same meaning as in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code.
(B) "IEP" means an individualized education program as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code.
(C) "Resident district" means the school district in which a student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 11, 2021 at 4:08 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.32 | Report of Information Required by Department.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall report to the department of education and workforce, in the form and manner required by the department, all of the following information:
(A) The total number of students enrolled in the school who are residents of this state;
(B) The number of students reported under division (A) of this section who are receiving special education and related services pursuant to an IEP;
(C) For each student reported under division (B) of this section, which category specified in divisions (A) to (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code applies to the student;
(D) The full-time equivalent number of students reported under division (A) of this section who are enrolled in career-technical education programs or classes described in each of divisions (A)(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code that are provided by the STEM school;
(E) The number of students reported under division (A) of this section who are English learners and which category specified in divisions (A) to (C) of section 3317.016 of the Revised Code applies to each student;
(F) The number of students reported under division (A) of this section who are economically disadvantaged, as defined by the department. A student shall not be categorically excluded from the number reported under division (F) of this section based on anything other than family income.
(G) The resident district of each student reported under division (A) of this section;
(H) The total number of students enrolled in the school who are not residents of this state and any additional information regarding these students that the department requires the school to report. The school shall not receive any payments under this chapter for students reported under this division.
(I) Any additional information the department determines necessary to make payments under this chapter.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:35 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.34 | Costs in Excess of Threshold Catastrophic Costs.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
If a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under this chapter incurs costs for a fiscal year for a student receiving special education and related services pursuant to an IEP for a disability described in divisions (B) to (F) of section 3317.013 of the Revised Code that exceed the threshold cost for serving the student as specified in division (B) of section 3317.0214 of the Revised Code, the STEM school may submit to the department of education and workforce documentation, as prescribed by the department, of all its costs for that student. Upon submission of documentation for a student of the type and in the manner prescribed, the department shall pay to the school or, if the school is part of a group of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics schools under section 3326.031 of the Revised Code, to the governing body of that group an amount equal to the school's costs for the student in excess of the threshold costs.
The school shall only report under this section, and the department shall only pay for, the costs of educational expenses and the related services provided to the student in accordance with the student's IEP. Any legal fees, court costs, or other costs associated with any cause of action relating to the student may not be included in the amount.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:38 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.35 | Payment Adjustment for Students Enrolled Only Part of the Year.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall adjust the amounts paid under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code to reflect any enrollment of students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics schools for less than the equivalent of a full school year.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:39 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.36 | Payment Adjustment for Students Participating in College Credit Plus Program.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall reduce the amounts paid to a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school or to the governing body of a group of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics schools under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code to reflect payments made to colleges under section 3365.07 of the Revised Code. A student shall be considered enrolled in the school for any portion of the school year the student is attending a college under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:40 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.37 | Exclusions From Department Payments to Schools or Governing Bodies.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall not pay to a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school or to the governing body of a group of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics schools any amount for any of the following:
(A) Any student who has graduated from the twelfth grade of a public or nonpublic school;
(B) Any student who is not a resident of the state;
(C) Any student who was enrolled in a STEM school during the previous school year when assessments were administered under section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code but did not take one or more of the assessments required by that section and was not excused pursuant to division (C)(1) or (3) of that section, unless the director of education and workforce grants the student a waiver from the requirement to take the assessment. The director may grant a waiver only for good cause in accordance with rules adopted by the department.
(D) Any student who has attained the age of twenty-two years, except for veterans of the armed services whose attendance was interrupted before completing the recognized twelve-year course of the public schools by reason of induction or enlistment in the armed forces and who apply for enrollment in a STEM school not later than four years after termination of war or their honorable discharge. If, however, any such veteran elects to enroll in special courses organized for veterans for whom tuition is paid under federal law, or otherwise, the department shall not pay to the school or to the governing body any amount for that veteran.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:40 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.38 | Permitted Applications by Schools.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
A science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school may do both of the following:
(A) Apply to any state or federal agency for grants that a school district or public school may receive under federal or state law or any appropriations act of the general assembly;
(B) Apply to any private entity or foundation for additional funds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.39 | Expenditures of Career-Technical Education Funding.

Effective:
September 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 583 - 134th General Assembly
(A) In any fiscal year, a STEM school receiving funds calculated under division (A)(7) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code shall spend those funds only for the purposes that the department designates as approved for career-technical education expenses. Career-technical education expenses approved by the department shall include only expenses connected to the delivery of career-technical programming to career-technical students. The department shall require the school to report data annually so that the department may monitor the school's compliance with the requirements regarding the manner in which funding received under division (A)(7) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code may be spent.
(B) All funds received under division (A)(7) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code shall be spent in the following manner:
(1) At least seventy-five per cent of the funds shall be spent on curriculum development, purchase, and implementation; instructional resources and supplies; industry-based program certification; student assessment, credentialing, and placement; curriculum specific equipment purchases and leases; career-technical student organization fees and expenses; home and agency linkages; work-based learning experiences; professional development; and other costs directly associated with career-technical education programs including development of new programs.
(2) Not more than twenty-five per cent of the funds shall be used for personnel expenditures.
(C) In any fiscal year, a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school receiving funds under division (H) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code shall spend those funds only for the following purposes:
(1) Delivery of career awareness programs to students enrolled in grades kindergarten through twelve;
(2) Provision of a common, consistent curriculum to students throughout their primary and secondary education;
(3) Assistance to teachers in providing a career development curriculum to students;
(4) Development of a career development plan for each student that stays with that student for the duration of the student's primary and secondary education;
(5) Provision of opportunities for students to engage in activities, such as career fairs, hands-on experiences, and job shadowing, across all career pathways at each grade level.
The department may deny payment under division (E) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code to any school that the department determines is using funds paid under division (H) of section 3317.014 of the Revised Code for other purposes.
Last updated July 8, 2022 at 12:15 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.40 | Expenditure of Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
A STEM school shall spend the funds it receives under division (A)(4) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code in accordance with section 3317.25 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 4, 2021 at 1:19 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.44 | Stem School Spending for English Learners.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, a STEM school shall spend the funding it receives under division (A)(5) of section 3317.022 of the Revised Code only for services for English learners.
Last updated September 22, 2023 at 1:59 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.45 | Stem School May Contract for Provision of Services.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The governing body of a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school may contract with the governing board of an educational service center or the board of education of a joint vocational school district for the provision of services to the STEM school or to any student enrolled in the school. Services provided under the contract and the amount to be paid for those services shall be mutually agreed to by the parties to the contract, and shall be specified in the contract.
(B) A contract entered into under this section may require an educational service center to provide any one or a combination of the following services to a STEM school:
(1) Supervisory teachers;
(2) In-service and continuing education programs for personnel of the STEM school;
(3) Curriculum services as provided to the client school districts of the service center;
(4) Research and development programs;
(5) Academic instruction for which the service center governing board employs teachers;
(6) Assistance in the provision of special accommodations and classes for students with disabilities.
Services described in division (B) of this section shall be provided to the STEM school in the same manner they are provided to client school districts of the service center, unless otherwise specified in the contract. The contract shall specify whether the service center will receive a per-pupil payment from the department of education and workforce for the provision of these services and, if so, the amount of the per-pupil payment.
(C) For each contract entered into under this section, the department shall deduct the amount owed by the STEM school from the state funds due to the STEM school under this chapter and shall pay that amount to the educational service center or joint vocational school district that is party to the contract.
(D) No contract entered into under this section shall be valid unless a copy is filed with the department by the first day of the school year for which the contract is in effect.
(E) As used in this section, "client school district" means a city, exempted village, or local school district that has entered into an agreement under section 3313.843 or 3313.845 of the Revised Code to receive any services from an educational service center.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:41 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.49 | Schools May Not Levy Taxes or Issue Tax-Secured Bonds.

Effective:
June 30, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
A science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school may not levy taxes or issue bonds secured by tax revenues.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.50 | Schools Shall Not Charge Tuition.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
Except as provided in division (A)(2) of section 3326.10 of the Revised Code, a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall not charge tuition for any student enrolled in the school.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.60 | Procurement of Glucagon, Qualified Immunity.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) With the approval of its governing body, a STEM school established under this chapter may procure injectable or nasally administered glucagon in the manner prescribed by section 3313.7115 of the Revised Code. A STEM school that elects to do so shall comply with all provisions of that section as if it were a school district.
(B)(1) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from an act or omission associated with procuring, maintaining, accessing, or using injectable or nasally administered glucagon under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct:
(a) A STEM school;
(b) A member of a STEM school governing body;
(c) A STEM school employee or contractor;
(d) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who personally furnishes or prescribes injectable or nasally administered glucagon, provides a consultation, or issues a protocol pursuant to this section.
(2) This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a STEM school or governing body, member of a STEM school governing body, STEM school employee or contractor, or licensed health professional may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
(C) A STEM school may accept donations of injectable or nasally administered glucagon from a wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs or a manufacturer of dangerous drugs, as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code, and may accept donations of money from any person to purchase the drug.
(D) A STEM school that elects to procure injectable or nasally administered glucagon under this section shall report to the department of education and workforce each procurement and each occurrence in which a dose of the drug is used from the school's supply.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 4:43 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.90 | Stem School Employees; Liability.

Effective:
April 5, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 66 - 132nd General Assembly
A STEM school, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM school employee is not liable in damage in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a STEM school employee's action or inaction in good faith compliance with section 3321.141 of the Revised Code. This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a STEM school, member of a STEM school governing body, or STEM school employee may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics Schools › Section 3326.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
October 6, 2009
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 79 - 128th General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates division (F) of section 3326.24 of the Revised Code shall be punished as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(2) The person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if both of the following conditions apply:
(a) The employee who is the subject of the report that the person fails to submit was required to be reported for the commission or alleged commission of an act or offense involving the infliction on a child of any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that constitutes abuse or neglect of the child;
(b) During the period between the violation of division (F) of section 3326.24 of the Revised Code and the conviction of or plea of guilty by the person for that violation, the employee who is the subject of the report that the person fails to submit inflicts on any child attending a school district, educational service center, public or nonpublic school, or county board of developmental disabilities where the employee works any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that constitutes abuse or neglect of the child.
(B) Whoever violates division (B) of section 3326.243 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.011 | Coordinators of School Transportation.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
In determining how best to provide transportation, where persons or firms on or after April 1, 1965, were providing transportation to and from schools pursuant to contracts with persons or agencies responsible for the operation of such schools, the board of education responsible for transportation in accordance with section 3327.01 of the Revised Code shall give preference if economically feasible during the term of any such contract to the firm or person providing such transportation. The boards of education within the county or group of counties shall establish transportation routes, schedules, and utilization of transportation equipment. The appeals from the determination of the board of education responsible for transportation shall be taken to the department of education and workforce.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.012 | Payments for Transportation to Be Made on Current Basis - Contract to Provide Transportation Service.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Payments to school districts for transportation of school pupils shall be made on a current basis according to an estimate which shall be filed with the department of education and workforce by respective school districts in accordance with rules which the department shall promulgate. The sum due the respective school district as calculated from approved cost in accordance with the rules of the board of education shall be adjusted annually in the quarter next following the end of the school year. The department may contract with any firm, person, or board of education to provide pupil transportation services authorized by this section. In no event shall the payment for such contract service exceed the average transportation cost per pupil, such average cost to be based on the cost of transportation of children by all boards of education in Ohio during the next preceding year.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.013 | Transportation for Preschoolers.

Effective:
July 1, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 152 - 120th General Assembly
(A) A board of education, other than a board of a cooperative education school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, that operates a preschool program under section 3313.646 of the Revised Code may provide transportation for children participating in the program.
(B) If the board of education of any cooperative education school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code operates a preschool program under section 3313.646 of the Revised Code, the boards of education of the city, local, or exempted village school districts with territory in the cooperative education school district may provide transportation for children participating in such a preschool program.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.014 | Suspension From School Bus Riding Privileges.

Effective:
October 29, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 601 - 121st General Assembly
The board of education of a city, exempted village, local, joint vocational, or cooperative education school district may adopt a policy authorizing the district superintendent or other district administrative personnel as provided in the policy to suspend a student only from school bus riding privileges for a period of time as provided in the policy. A policy adopted under this section shall provide a student notice of an intended suspension under the policy and an opportunity to appear before the district superintendent or other district personnel as provided in the policy before a suspension under the policy is imposed. If a board of education adopts a policy under this section, the board shall post the policy in a central location in each school building of the district and make it available to students upon request.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.015 | Reduction of Student Transportation Prohibited.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
No board of education of a school district shall reduce the transportation it provides to students the district is not required to transport under section 3327.01 of the Revised Code, but that the district chooses to transport, during a school year after the first day of that school year.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.016 | Community and Nonpublic School Transportation Plans.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "eligible student" means a student entitled to transportation services from the city, local, or exempted village school district pursuant to section 3327.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) Each community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code or chartered nonpublic school shall establish the school's start and end times for a particular school year not later than the first day of April prior to that school year. Each community or chartered nonpublic school shall provide such start and end times to each city, local, or exempted village school district that the school expects will be responsible for providing transportation services to eligible students enrolled in the school for that school year.
(C) Each city, local, or exempted village school district that receives start and end times as prescribed under division (B) of this section shall use those start and end times to develop a transportation plan, including transportation routes and schedules, for eligible students who enrolled in a community or chartered nonpublic school shall provide such transportation plan to the community or chartered nonpublic school within sixty days after receiving the information described in that division. If a school provides the start and end times to the school district after the first day of April but before the first day of July, the district shall attempt to provide a transportation plan to the school by the first day of August of that school year. For any eligible student who enrolls in a community or chartered nonpublic school after the first day of July prior to that school year, a district shall develop a transportation plan, including transportation routes and schedules, for that student within fourteen business days of receiving a request for transportation services from the student's parent or guardian.
Last updated October 12, 2021 at 3:43 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.017 | Mass Transit to Transport Community and Nonpublic School Students.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Eligible student" has the same meaning as in section 3327.016 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Mass transit system" has the same meaning as in section 4511.78 of the Revised Code.
(B) No city, local, or exempted village school district shall provide or arrange for transportation for any eligible student enrolled in any of grades kindergarten through eight in a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code or chartered nonpublic school to and from school using vehicles operated by a mass transit system, unless the district enters into an agreement with that school authorizing such transportation. An agreement under division (B) of this section shall not be effective unless both the school district and community or chartered nonpublic school approve it.
(C) A city, local, or exempted village school district that elects to provide or arrange for transportation for any eligible student enrolled in any of grades nine through twelve in a community or chartered nonpublic school to and from school using vehicles operated by a mass transit system shall ensure that the student is assigned to a route that does not require the student to make more than one transfer.
Last updated September 9, 2021 at 9:48 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.018 | Transportation Contracts for Bus Use by Outside Entities.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The board of education of each city, local, or exempted village school district that owns and operates buses for transporting students may contract, in writing, with a public or private not-for-profit agency, group, or organization, with a municipal corporation or other political subdivision or agency of the state, or with an agency of the federal government to operate its buses to assist the agency, group, organization, or political subdivision in the fulfillment of its legitimate activities and in times of emergency. These contracts shall be entered into under the authority of the school district as a political subdivision and shall not be considered commerce. When buses are made available to other agencies, groups, organizations, or political subdivisions under this section, the buses must be operated by individuals holding certificates issued by either the educational service center governing board that has entered into an agreement with the school district under section 3313.843 or 3313.845 of the Revised Code or the superintendent of the school district certifying that the individuals satisfy the requirements of section 3327.10 of the Revised Code. All department of education and workforce regulations governing the operation of school buses when transporting students shall apply when buses are used in accordance with this section.
Any board of education of a city, local, or exempted village school district that makes one or more of its vehicles available under this section shall procure liability and property damage insurance, as provided in section 3327.09 of the Revised Code, covering all vehicles used and passengers transported under this section. The board of education may recover expenses from contracting entities, not to exceed the costs of operation and insurance coverage.
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