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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.06 | State Plan - Federal Grants.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education shall prepare a state plan and do all other things necessary for participation in federal acts relative to the construction of higher educational academic facilities.
Such plan shall provide for objective standards and methods of determining the relative priorities for eligible projects for the construction of academic facilities submitted by institutions of higher education within the state and for determining the federal share of the development for each such project.
The chancellor shall provide for assigning priorities in accordance with such criteria, standards, and methods to eligible projects submitted to and approved by the chancellor, shall recommend to the United States secretary of education, in the order of such priority, applications covering such eligible projects, and shall certify to the secretary the federal share of the development cost of such projects.
The chancellor shall provide a fair hearing to each institution which has submitted a project as to the priority assigned to such project by the chancellor or as to any other determination of the chancellor adversely affecting such institution.
The chancellor shall receive federal grants for the proper and efficient administration of the state plan, and shall provide for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to ensure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, federal funds paid to the chancellor.
The chancellor shall make such reports in such form and containing such information as may be reasonably required by the secretary in the performance of the secretary's functions under federal law relating to grants for the construction of academic facilities.
Each federal grant received by the chancellor shall be paid into the state treasury.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.07 | Restrictions on State Institutions.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education which receive state assistance, but are not supported primarily by the state, shall submit to the chancellor of higher education such accounting of the expenditure of state funds at such time and in such form as the chancellor prescribes.
(B) No state institution of higher education shall establish a new branch or academic center without the approval of the chancellor.
(C) No state institution of higher education shall offer a new degree or establish a new degree program without the approval of the chancellor. No degree approval shall be given for a technical education program unless such program is offered by a state assisted university, a university branch, a technical college, or a community college.
(D) Any state college, university, or other state assisted institution of higher education not complying with a recommendation of the chancellor pursuant to division (F) or (G) of section 3333.04 of the Revised Code shall so notify the chancellor in writing within one hundred twenty days after receipt of the recommendation, stating the reasons why it cannot or should not comply.
(E) The officers, trustees, and employees of all institutions of higher education which are state supported or state assisted shall cooperate with the chancellor in supplying information regarding their institutions, and advising and assisting the chancellor on matters of higher education in this state in every way possible when so requested by the chancellor.
(F) Persons associated with the public school systems in this state and the personnel of the department of education and workforce shall provide such data about high school students as are requested by the chancellor to aid in the development of state higher education plans.
Last updated August 24, 2023 at 1:40 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.071 | Restricting Expenditures for Land or Capital Improvements.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
Notwithstanding section 3345.16 of the Revised Code, no expenditure shall be made for land for higher education purposes by public institutions of higher education or agents of such institutions from any fund without the approval of the chancellor of higher education and the controlling board. No state appropriation for capital improvements shall be released by the controlling board for the purchase of land or buildings from any organization or corporation which has been established to benefit or assist the institution, except that such releases may be made if the land is to be used for a currently state-financed improvement.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.073 | Program Viability Analysis.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education may require a state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, to conduct a viability analysis of any program offered at that institution and submit the findings of the analysis to the chancellor, if the chancellor determines that the program has a low completion rate, low enrollment rate, or meets other criteria determined relevant by the chancellor. The chancellor may adopt rules to implement this section.
Last updated April 27, 2022 at 5:01 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.08 | Appropriating Property.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
It is the declared policy of this state that the availability of eminent domain on behalf of educational institutions of higher education is in the public welfare. A private college, university, or other institution of higher education may therefore apply to the chancellor of higher education for the right to appropriate property when such institution is unable to agree with the owner or owners of the subject property upon the price to be paid for the property. The institution shall be one that any educationally qualified member of the public who desires to attend has, or can acquire, a right to be admitted upon equal terms without discrimination. The institution shall certify to the chancellor, in its application, that the use of the property to be appropriated is to be for educational purposes, including student housing and dining facilities, that reasonable efforts have been made to purchase the property, and that it will be used without discrimination against any person or group and be equally available to all qualified persons. The institution also shall submit to the chancellor its plans for the use of the property and such other information as the chancellor may require. The chancellor may, thereafter, and upon a determination that the intended use is in the public interest, approve the application by resolution. Upon such approval, the institution may appropriate the property in the same manner as is provided for the appropriation of property in Chapter 163. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.09 | Conveyances - Lease-Back Agreements.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
"Public university or college," as used in this section, means any nonprofit university or college situated within this state which is open to the public on equal terms and which is not affiliated with or controlled by an organization which is not primarily educational in nature. Any such university or college shall be considered to be serving a public purpose.
The chancellor of higher education may, upon the chancellor's determination that such action would serve the interests of higher education in this state, in terms of expansion of educational opportunity in a major urban area and in terms of expansion of educational service to a major urban community, accept conveyances of land, situated within this state, from any public university or college and enter into an agreement before or after such conveyance to lease to such public university or college, upon terms as may be prescribed by the chancellor, such land together with buildings constructed thereon and furniture, fixtures, and equipment therein for use as an educational facility. The lease shall be for a period not to exceed fifty years, renewable for a like term, and shall provide that such buildings be used solely for educational purposes and that the chancellor may cancel such lease if such buildings are used for other purposes. Such lease may contain provisions for the sale of such property to the lessee, upon the consent of the chancellor, for a purchase price not less than the actual cost to the chancellor, less depreciation, computed at the rate customarily applied to similar structures. The chancellor, through the department of administrative services, may construct, equip, or remodel buildings on lands accepted by the chancellor in the name of the state pursuant to this section. Title to lands acquired under this section shall be taken in the name of the state.
Responsibility for the proper use, maintenance, and repair of leased buildings shall rest upon the lessee.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.11 | Department of Family Practice.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
Each school or college of medicine or medical university supported in whole or in part by the state shall create a curriculum for and maintain a department of family practice, the purpose of which shall be to acquaint undergraduates with and to train postgraduate physicians for the practice of family medicine. The minimum requirements for the department shall include courses of study in family care, including clinical experience, a program of preceptorships, and a program of family practice residencies in university or other hospital settings.
Each program of family practice shall:
(A) Be designated to advance the field of family practice;
(B) Educate all medical students in family practice and encourage students to enter it as a career;
(C) Provide students an opportunity to study family practice in various situations through preceptorships, seminars, model family practice units within the medical school, classroom work, hospital programs, or other means;
(D) Develop residency and other training programs for family practice in public and private hospitals, including those in nonmetropolitan areas of the state;
(E) The department shall be a full department co-equal with all other major clinical departments and headed by a qualified experienced family practitioner serving as chairperson of the department of family practice and director of the family practice residency program.
Funds appropriated by the general assembly in support of family practice programs shall not be disbursed until the chancellor of higher education has certified that the intent and requirements of this section are being met.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.111 | Department or Office of Geriatric Medicine.

Effective:
April 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly
Each school or college of medicine or medical university supported in whole or in part by the state shall create an office of geriatric medicine within a department to be designated by the dean of the school or college of medicine or medical university, or, in lieu thereof, may establish a separate department of geriatric medicine. The dean of the school or college of medicine or medical university shall designate a member of the medical school, college, or university faculty to establish the office or department, which shall be responsible for incorporating subject matter relating to geriatric medicine into existing courses, arranging courses which relate to geriatric medicine in sequence, and establishing courses in geriatric medicine wherever appropriate, subject to approval of the dean. In addition, the office or department of geriatric medicine shall provide clinical and research experience where it is considered to be necessary and appropriate.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.121 | Instructional Grant Reconciliation Fund.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
There is hereby established in the state treasury the state financial aid reconciliation fund, which shall consist of refunds of state financial aid payments originally disbursed by the department of higher education for programs that the department is responsible for administering. Revenues credited to the fund shall be used by the chancellor of higher education to pay to higher education institutions any outstanding obligations for state financial aid programs that are identified through the annual reconciliation and financial audit or through other means. Any amount in the fund that is in excess of the amount certified to the director of budget and management by the chancellor of higher education as necessary to reconcile payments under the program shall be transferred to the general revenue fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.123 | Ohio College Opportunity Grant Program - Funding Preferences and Priorities.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "The Ohio college opportunity grant program" means the program established under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Rules for the Ohio college opportunity grant program" means the rules authorized in division (R) of section 3333.04 of the Revised Code for the implementation of the program.
(B) In adopting rules for the Ohio college opportunity grant program, the chancellor of higher education may include provisions that give preferential or priority funding to low-income students who in their primary and secondary school work participate in or complete rigorous academic coursework, attain passing scores on the assessments prescribed in section 3301.0710 or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, or meet other high academic performance standards determined by the chancellor to reduce the need for remediation and ensure academic success at the postsecondary education level. Any such rules shall include a specification of procedures needed to certify student achievement of primary and secondary standards as well as the timeline for implementation of the provisions authorized by this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.124 | Ohio College Opportunity Grant Program Reserve Fund.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund. As soon as possible following the end of each fiscal year, the chancellor of higher education shall certify to the director of budget and management the unencumbered balance of the general revenue fund appropriations made in the immediately preceding fiscal year for purposes of the Ohio college opportunity grant program created in section 3333.122 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the certification, the director of budget and management may transfer an amount not exceeding the certified amount from the general revenue fund to the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund. Moneys in the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund shall be used to pay grant obligations in excess of the general revenue fund appropriations made for that purpose.
The director of budget and management may transfer any unencumbered balance from the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund to the general revenue fund.
If it is determined that general revenue fund appropriations are insufficient to meet the obligations of the Ohio college opportunity grant program in a fiscal year, the director of budget and management may transfer funds from the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund to the general revenue fund in order to meet those obligations. The amount transferred is hereby appropriated. If the funds transferred from the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund are not needed, the director of budget and management may transfer the unexpended balance from the general revenue fund back to the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.126 | Supplemental Ohio College Opportunity Grants.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "eligible student" means a student to whom all of the following apply:
(1) The student receives an Ohio college opportunity grant under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code.
(2) The student has completed at least two years of a bachelor's degree program.
(3) The student is making progress toward completing the student's bachelor's degree program.
(B) In addition to the Ohio college opportunity grant a student is awarded under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code, the chancellor shall award an eligible student with a supplemental grant. Funding for this supplemental grant shall be paid for from funds appropriated for grants awarded under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code. Supplemental grants awarded under this section shall be subject to the same requirements as a grant awarded under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code, including divisions (D)(1) and (E) of that section.
The chancellor shall award supplemental grants under this section only if the chancellor determines that sufficient funds remain for that purpose after the chancellor awards grants under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code.
(C) The chancellor shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules shall include a method to calculate supplemental grant amounts.
Last updated April 27, 2022 at 5:07 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.128 | Grants for Students Who Are Adopted.

Effective:
April 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 45 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Cost of attendance" has the same meaning as in 20 U.S.C. 1087II.
(2) "Eligible student" means a student to whom all of the following apply:
(a) The student is a resident of this state under rules adopted by the chancellor of higher education under section 3333.31 of the Revised Code.
(b) The student was not adopted by a stepparent, but was adopted in accordance with Chapter 3107. of the Revised Code, including any of the following types of adoption:
(i) An adoption arranged by an attorney;
(ii) An adoption arranged by a public children services agency, private child placing agency, or private noncustodial agency;
(iii) Interstate adoption in accordance with section 5103.23 of the Revised Code;
(iv) Foreign adoption in accordance with section 3107.18 of the Revised Code.
(c) The student's adoption is finalized on or after January 1, 2023.
(d) The student is enrolled at a qualifying institution.
(3) "Qualifying institution" means either a state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code or private college as defined in section 3365.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) The chancellor of higher education shall establish and administer a grant program for students in Ohio who are adopted. Under the program, the chancellor shall award a one-time grant of two thousand five hundred dollars to approved participants.
(C) Eligible students shall apply in the form and manner prescribed by the chancellor.
(D) The chancellor shall approve applications and pay grants to the qualifying institution in which a participant is enrolled in the academic year for which the participant's application is approved. The qualifying institution shall apply the grant to a participant's cost of attendance for that academic year. If any amount of the grant remains after it is applied to the participant's cost of attendance for that year, the qualifying institution shall apply that remaining amount to the participant's cost of attendance for any other academic year in which the student is enrolled in the institution. The qualifying institution shall return to the chancellor any grant amount remaining after a participant graduates or disenrolls from the institution.
(E) If, for any academic year, the amounts available for support of the program are inadequate to provide grants to all approved students, the chancellor shall determine a method to select which applications to approve.
Last updated March 2, 2023 at 2:56 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.129 | "Teach Cs" Grant Program.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The "Teach CS" grant program is established to fund coursework, materials, and exams to support the increasing number of existing teachers who qualify to teach computer science through all of the following:
(1) A supplemental license that involves a mentorship-based pathway for existing teachers;
(2) A university endorsement program that involves a coursework-based path for existing teachers;
(3) An alternative resident educator licensure pathway for industry experts and other nonteachers;
(4) A continuing education program that offers professional development to existing teachers, including those that teach pre-kindergarten to twelve who are generalists and those seeking advanced content knowledge.
The chancellor of higher education shall administer the program.
(B) The chancellor, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, shall develop an application process and criteria for awards. Priority may be given to education consortia that include economically disadvantaged schools in which there are limited computer science courses offered or where there is an unmet need for teachers credentialed to teach computer science courses, as determined by the chancellor.
Last updated October 6, 2023 at 4:45 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.13 | Service Attorney Definition.

Effective:
April 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 150 - 134th General Assembly
As used in sections 3333.13 to 3333.137 of the Revised Code, "employed as a service attorney" means either of the following:
(A) An attorney who works a minimum of thirty-five hours per week for a minimum of forty-five weeks each service year and who is employed by any of the following:
(1) The state public defender;
(2) The prosecuting attorney of a county;
(3) A county public defender commission;
(4) A joint county public defender commission to represent indigent persons.
(B) Counsel appointed by the court or selected by an indigent person under division (E) of section 120.16 or division (E) of section 120.26 of the Revised Code, who works in an area designated as an underserved community under section 3333.132 of the Revised Code for a minimum of five hundred twenty hours each service year.
Last updated January 31, 2023 at 1:05 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.131 | Rural Practice Incentive Program.

Effective:
April 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 150 - 134th General Assembly
There is hereby created the rural practice incentive program, which shall be administered by the chancellor of higher education. The purpose of the program is to provide loan repayment on behalf of attorneys who agree to employment as service attorneys in areas designated as underserved communities by the chancellor pursuant to section 3333.132 of the Revised Code.
Under the program, the chancellor, by means of a contract entered into under section 3333.135 of the Revised Code, may agree to repay up to the amount set pursuant to section 3333.135 of the Revised Code of the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan taken by an individual for the following expenses, so long as the expenses were incurred while the individual was enrolled in a law school in the United States that was, during the time enrolled, accredited by the American bar association, or a law school located outside the United States for which the individual received a foreign equivalency evaluation:
(A) Tuition;
(B) Other educational expenses, such as fees, books, and expenses, for specific purposes and in amounts determined to be reasonable by the chancellor;
(C) Room and board, in an amount determined reasonable by the chancellor.
Last updated January 31, 2023 at 1:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.132 | Underserved Community Designation.

Effective:
April 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 150 - 134th General Assembly
Each biennium, the chancellor of higher education shall designate by rule any county with a ratio of attorneys to the population in the county equal to or less than one to seven hundred as an underserved community. The Ohio access to justice foundation, pursuant to division (A) of section 120.521 of the Revised Code, shall assist the chancellor by determining the ratio described in this section.
Last updated January 31, 2023 at 1:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.133 | Eligibility and Application.

Effective:
April 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 150 - 134th General Assembly
(A) An individual who meets all of the following requirements may apply for participation in the rural practice incentive program:
(1) The individual is a citizen of the United States, a national of the United States, or a permanent resident of the United States.
(2) The individual either:
(a) Is a student enrolled in the final year of law school; or
(b) Has been admitted to the practice of law in this state by the Ohio supreme court for less than eight years and remains in good standing.
(3) The individual is not enrolled in any other state or federally funded student loan repayment or debt forgiveness program, including under the public service loan forgiveness program, 34 C.F.R. 685.219, or the "John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2008," 34 U.S.C. 10671 et seq.
(B) An application for participation in the rural practice incentive program shall be submitted to the chancellor of higher education on a form that the chancellor shall prescribe. The individual shall submit the following information with an application:
(1) The individual's name, permanent address or address at which the individual is currently residing if different from the permanent address, and telephone number;
(2) The law school the individual is attending or attended, the dates of attendance, and verification of attendance;
(3) The individual's employer, as applicable;
(4) A summary and verification of the educational expenses for which the individual seeks reimbursement under the program;
(5) Verification that the individual has been admitted to the practice of law in this state for less than eight years by the Ohio supreme court and remains in good standing, unless the individual is a student;
(6) Verification the individual is a citizen of the United States, a national of the United States, or a permanent resident of the United States.
Last updated January 31, 2023 at 1:07 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.134 | Program Acceptance and Placement.

Effective:
April 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 150 - 134th General Assembly
If funds are available in the rural practice incentive fund created under section 3333.136 of the Revised Code and the general assembly has appropriated funds for the rural practice incentive program, the chancellor of higher education shall approve an individual for participation in the program, for reimbursement up to fifty thousand dollars, if the chancellor finds that the individual is eligible for participation in the program.
Upon approval, the chancellor shall notify and enter into discussions with the individual. The object of the discussions is to facilitate the recruitment of the individual to become or remain employed as a service attorney within an underserved community.
If the chancellor and individual agree on the individual's employment as a service attorney within an underserved community, the individual shall prepare, sign, and deliver to the chancellor a letter of intent agreeing to that placement.
The chancellor shall approve individuals for participation in the rural practice incentive program in a manner proportionate to the number of each of the following types of attorneys who apply to the program, with an aim toward disbursing loan repayments equitably among each type:
(A) Attorneys employed by the prosecuting attorney of a county;
(B) Attorneys employed by the state public defender, a county public defender commission, or a joint county public defender commission to represent indigent persons;
(C) Attorneys described in division (B) of section 3333.13 of the Revised Code.
Last updated January 31, 2023 at 1:07 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.135 | Program Contract.

Effective:
April 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 150 - 134th General Assembly
(A) After signing a letter of intent under section 3333.134 of the Revised Code, an individual and the chancellor of higher education may enter into a contract for the individual's participation in the rural practice incentive program. The individual's employer also may be a party to the contract.
(B) The contract shall include all of the following obligations:
(1) The individual agrees to remain employed as a service attorney within the underserved community identified in the letter of intent for the number of hours and duration specified in the contract;
(2) The chancellor agrees, as provided in section 3333.131 of the Revised Code, to repay, so long as the individual satisfies the service obligation agreed to under division (B)(1) of this section, the following amount of the principal and interest of a government or other educational loan taken by the individual for expenses described in section 3333.131 of the Revised Code:
(a) For a three-year service obligation, up to thirty thousand dollars;
(b) For an additional fourth or fifth year of service, up to an additional twenty thousand dollars.
(3) The individual agrees to pay the chancellor an amount established by rules adopted under section 3333.137 of the Revised Code if the individual fails to complete the service obligation agreed to under division (B)(1) of this section.
(C) The contract shall include the following terms as agreed upon by the parties:
(1) The individual's required length of service in the underserved community, which must be at least three years with an optional fourth year and optional fifth year;
(2)(a) In the case of an attorney employed by the state public defender, the prosecuting attorney of a county, a county public defender commission, or a joint county public defender commission, the number of weekly hours the individual will be engaged in practice in the underserved community;
(b) In the case of private counsel appointed by the court or selected by an indigent person pursuant to Chapter 120. of the Revised Code, the number of hours over the service year the individual will be engaged in practice in the underserved community.
(3) The maximum amount that the chancellor will repay on behalf of the individual.
(D) If the amount specified in division (C)(3) of this section includes federal funds, the amount of state funds repaid on the individual's behalf shall be the same as the amount of those federal funds.
Last updated January 31, 2023 at 1:07 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.136 | Underserved Community Fund and Rural Practice Incentive Fund.

Effective:
April 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 150 - 134th General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education may accept gifts of money from any source for the implementation and administration of sections 3333.13 to 3333.137 of the Revised Code. The chancellor shall pay all gifts accepted under this section into the state treasury to the credit of the underserved community fund, which is hereby created.
The chancellor shall pay all damages collected under division (B)(3) of section 3333.135 of the Revised Code into the state treasury to the credit of the rural practice incentive fund, which is hereby created.
The chancellor shall use the underserved community fund and the rural practice incentive fund for the implementation and administration of sections 3333.13 to 3333.137 of the Revised Code.
Last updated January 31, 2023 at 1:08 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.137 | Program Rules.

Effective:
April 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 150 - 134th General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education, in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer sections 3333.13 to 3333.136 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding any provision of section 121.95 of the Revised Code to the contrary, a regulatory restriction contained in a rule adopted under this section is not subject to sections 121.95 to 121.953 of the Revised Code.
Last updated January 31, 2023 at 1:08 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.14 | Public Post High School Technical Education Programs.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
Effective July 1, 1971, all public post high school technical education programs shall be operated by technical colleges, community colleges, university branches, state colleges, state-affiliated universities and state universities. Subject to rules and regulations adopted by the chancellor of higher education, the board of trustees or directors of one of the above such institutions shall adopt a plan of transition governing each public post high school technical education program not specifically identified or included in this section which is located in the geographic region of such institution as defined by the chancellor. The plan of transition shall provide for the dissolution of such technical education programs either by transfer of a program's lands, buildings, and equipment to one of the above such institutions or by complete termination of the technical education program.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.15 | Establishment of University Branch by Chancellor.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
If the board of trustees of a state university fails to undertake appropriate action to establish a university branch campus within one year from the enactment of a capital improvement appropriation for the development of such university branch facility, the chancellor of higher education may act as the chancellor deems necessary in place of the board of trustees, including securing the release of construction planning and construction contract funds from the state controlling board. If the chancellor takes action to plan and construct a university branch in accordance with this section, the officers and staff of such university shall perform all necessary functions incident to the planning and construction of such university branch as directed by the chancellor.
Last updated May 26, 2021 at 1:48 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.161 | Statewide System for Articulation Agreements Among State Institutions of Higher Education for Transfer Students Pursuing Teacher Education Programs.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Articulation agreement" means an agreement between two or more state institutions of higher education to facilitate the transfer of students and credits between such institutions.
(2) "State institution of higher education" and "state university" have the same meanings as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Two year college" includes a community college, state community college, technical college, and university branch.
(B) The chancellor of higher education shall adopt rules establishing a statewide system for articulation agreements among state institutions of higher education for transfer students pursuing teacher education programs. The rules shall require an articulation agreement between institutions to include all of the following:
(1) The development of a transfer module for teacher education that includes introductory level courses that are evaluated as appropriate by faculty employed by the state institutions of higher education that are parties to the articulation agreement;
(2) A foundation of general studies courses that have been identified as part of the transfer module for teacher education and have been evaluated as appropriate for the preparation of teachers and consistent with the academic content standards adopted under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code;
(3) A clear identification of university faculty who are partnered with two year college faculty;
(4) The publication of the articulation agreement that is available to all students, faculty, and staff.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.162 | Criteria, Policies, and Procedures for Transfer of Courses.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" means an institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code.
(B) The chancellor of higher education, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, public adult and secondary career-technical education institutions and state institutions of higher education, shall establish criteria, policies, and procedures that enable students to transfer agreed upon technical courses completed through an adult career-technical education institution, a public secondary career-technical institution, or a state institution of higher education to a state institution of higher education without unnecessary duplication or institutional barriers. The courses to which the criteria, policies, and procedures apply shall be those that adhere to recognized industry standards and equivalent coursework common to the secondary career pathway and adult career-technical education system and regionally accredited state institutions of higher education. Where applicable, the policies and procedures shall build upon the articulation agreement and transfer initiative course equivalency system required by section 3333.16 of the Revised Code.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.163 | Standards for College Credit Based on Advanced Placement Test Scores.

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) Not later than April 15, 2008, the articulation and transfer advisory council of the chancellor of higher education shall recommend to the chancellor standards for awarding course credit toward degree requirements at state institutions of higher education based on scores attained on advanced placement examinations. The recommended standards shall include a score on each advanced placement examination that the council considers to be a passing score for which course credit may be awarded. Upon adoption of the standards by the chancellor, each state institution of higher education shall comply with the standards in awarding course credit to any student enrolled in the institution who has attained a passing score on an advanced placement examination.
(C) Not later than April 15, 2025, the articulation and transfer advisory council of the chancellor of higher education shall recommend to the chancellor standards for awarding course credit toward degree requirements at state institutions of higher education based on scores attained on international baccalaureate examinations. The recommended standards shall include a score on each international baccalaureate examination that the council considers to be a passing score for which course credit may be awarded. Upon adoption of the standards by the chancellor, each state institution of higher education shall comply with the standards in awarding course credit to any student enrolled in the institution who has attained a passing score on an international baccalaureate examination.
(D) Each state institution of higher education shall make available to the public in an electronic format the standards and policies adopted and implemented under divisions (B) and (C) of this section and section 3345.38 of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 6, 2023 at 11:27 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.164 | College Credit for Military Training, Experience, and Coursework.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st 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) Not later than December 31, 2014, the chancellor of higher education shall do all of the following with regard to the awarding of college credit for military training, experience, and coursework:
(1) Develop a set of standards and procedures for state institutions of higher education to utilize in the granting of college credit for military training, experience, and coursework;
(2) Create a military articulation and transfer assurance guide for college credit that is earned through military training, experience, and coursework. The chancellor shall use the current articulation and transfer policy adopted pursuant to section 3333.16 of the Revised Code as a model in developing this guide.
(3) Create a web site that contains information related to the awarding of college credit for military training, experience, and coursework. The web site shall include both of the following:
(a) Standardized resources that address frequently asked questions regarding the awarding of such credit and related issues;
(b) A statewide database that shows how specified military training, experience, and coursework translates to college credit.
(4) Develop a statewide training program that prepares faculty and staff of state institutions of higher education to evaluate various military training, experience, and coursework and to award appropriate equivalent credit. The training program shall incorporate the best practices of awarding credit for military experiences, including both the recommendations of the American council on education and the standards developed by the council for adult and experiential learning.
(C) Beginning on July 1, 2015, state institutions of higher education shall ensure that appropriate equivalent credit is awarded for military training, experience, and coursework that meet the standards developed by the chancellor pursuant to this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.165 | Annual Report.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) At the end of each academic year, the chancellor of higher education shall develop and release a report that includes all of the following information:
(1) The total number of courses that were successfully transferred to state institutions of higher education under sections 3333.16 to 3333.164 of the Revised Code, during the most recent academic year for which data is available;
(2) The total number of courses that were not accepted for transfer at state institutions of higher education under sections 3333.16 to 3333.164 of the Revised Code, during the most recent academic year for which data is available;
(3) The number of students who earned an associate degree at a community college, a state community college, or a university branch that was successfully transferred to a state university under sections 3333.16 to 3333.164 of the Revised Code.
(B) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" and "state university" have the same meanings as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.166 | Transfer of Credits.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "For-profit private college" means a career college in this state that holds a certificate of registration from the chancellor of higher education under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code or a private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code.
(2) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
(B) The chancellor shall prepare a transferability strategy plan that defines criteria, policies, procedures, and timelines that would enable students to transfer agreed upon courses completed through a for-profit private college to a state institution of higher education without unnecessary duplication or institutional barriers. Where applicable, the policies and procedures in the strategy plan shall build upon the articulation agreement and transfer initiative course equivalency system required by section 3333.16 of the Revised Code.
(C) The chancellor shall convene the necessary stakeholders to assist in the preparation of the strategy plan. The chancellor shall complete and deliver to the governor, president and minority leader of the senate, and speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives an interim strategy plan on or before July 1, 2018, and the final strategy plan on or before January 1, 2019.