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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.375 | Ohio Outstanding Scholarship and Ohio Priority Needs Fellowship Programs Payment Funds.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A)(1) There are hereby created the Ohio outstanding scholarship and the Ohio priority needs fellowship programs payment funds, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be a part of the state treasury.
(2) The payment funds shall consist solely of all moneys returned to the treasurer of state, as issuer of certain tax-exempt student loan revenue bonds, from all indentures of trust, both presently existing and future, created as a result of tax-exempt student loan revenue bonds issued under Chapter 3366. of the Revised Code, and any moneys earned from allowable investments of the payment funds under division (B) of this section.
(3) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, the payment funds shall be used solely for scholarship and fellowships awarded under sections 3333.37 to 3333.375 of the Revised Code by the chancellor of higher education and for any necessary administrative expenses incurred by the chancellor in administering the scholarship and fellowship programs.
(B) The treasurer of state may invest any moneys in the payment funds not currently needed for scholarship and fellowship payments in any kind of investments in which moneys of the public employees retirement system may be invested under Chapter 145. of the Revised Code.
(C)(1) The instruments of title of all investments shall be delivered to the treasurer of state or to a qualified trustee designated by the treasurer of state as provided in section 135.18 of the Revised Code.
(2) The treasurer of state shall collect both principal and investment earnings on all investments as they become due and pay them into the payment funds.
(3) All deposits to the payment funds shall be made in public depositories of this state and secured as provided in section 135.18 of the Revised Code.
(D) On or before March 1, 2001, and on or before the first day of March in each subsequent year, the treasurer of state shall provide to the chancellor a statement indicating the moneys in the Ohio outstanding scholarship and the Ohio priority needs fellowship programs payment funds that are available for the upcoming academic year to award scholarships and fellowships under sections 3333.37 to 3333.375 of the Revised Code.
(E) The chancellor may use funds the treasurer has indicated as available pursuant to division (D) of this section to support distribution of state need-based financial aid in accordance with section 3333.122 of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 2, 2023 at 2:04 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.38 | Ineligibility for Student Financial Assistance Supported by State Funds.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Institution of higher education" includes all of the following:
(a) A state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code;
(b) A nonprofit institution issued a certificate of authorization under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code;
(c) A private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code, as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code;
(d) An institution of higher education with a certificate of registration from the state board of career colleges and schools under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code.
(2) "Student financial assistance supported by state funds" includes assistance granted under sections 3315.33, 3333.122, 3333.125, 3333.21, 3333.26, 3333.28, 3333.372, 3333.391, 5910.03, 5910.032, and 5919.34 of the Revised Code, financed by an award under the choose Ohio first scholarship program established under section 3333.61 of the Revised Code, or financed by an award under the Ohio co-op/internship program established under section 3333.72 of the Revised Code, and any other post-secondary student financial assistance supported by state funds.
(B) An individual who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or is adjudicated a delinquent child for one of the following violations shall be ineligible to receive any student financial assistance supported by state funds at an institution of higher education for two calendar years from the time the individual applies for assistance of that nature:
(1) A violation of section 2917.02 or 2917.03 of the Revised Code;
(2) A violation of section 2917.04 of the Revised Code that is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree;
(3) A violation of section 2917.13 of the Revised Code that is a misdemeanor of the fourth or first degree and occurs within the proximate area where four or more others are acting in a course of conduct in violation of section 2917.11 of the Revised Code.
(C) If an individual is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a violation of section 2917.02 or 2917.03 of the Revised Code, and if the individual is enrolled in a state-supported institution of higher education, the institution in which the individual is enrolled shall immediately dismiss the individual. No state-supported institution of higher education shall admit an individual of that nature for one academic year after the individual applies for admission to a state-supported institution of higher education. This division does not limit or affect the ability of a state-supported institution of higher education to suspend or otherwise discipline its students.
Last updated August 2, 2023 at 2:05 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.39 | Teach Ohio Program.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education and the department of education and workforce shall establish and administer the teach Ohio program to promote and encourage citizens of this state to consider teaching as a profession. The program shall include all of the following:
(A) A statewide program administered by a nonprofit corporation that has been in existence for at least fifteen years with demonstrated results in encouraging high school students from economically disadvantaged groups to enter the teaching profession. The chancellor and the department jointly shall select the nonprofit corporation.
(B) The Ohio teaching fellows program established under sections 3333.391 and 3333.392 of the Revised Code;
(C) The Ohio teacher residency program established under section 3319.223 of the Revised Code;
(D) Alternative licensure procedures established under section 3319.26 of the Revised Code;
(E) Any other program as identified by the chancellor and the department.
Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:09 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.392 | Scholarships; Termination; Repayment.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Each recipient who accepts a scholarship under the Ohio teaching fellows program created under section 3333.391 of the Revised Code, or the recipient's parent if the recipient is younger than eighteen years of age, shall sign a promissory note payable to the state in the event the recipient does not satisfy the service requirement of division (D) of section 3333.391 of the Revised Code or the scholarship is terminated. The amount payable under the note shall be the amount of total scholarships accepted by the recipient under the program plus ten per cent interest accrued annually beginning on the first day of September after graduating from the teacher training program or immediately after termination of the scholarship. The period of repayment under the note shall be determined by the chancellor of higher education. The note shall stipulate that the obligation to make payments under the note is canceled following completion of four years of qualified service by the recipient in accordance with division (D) of section 3333.391 of the Revised Code, or if the recipient dies, becomes totally and permanently disabled, or is unable to complete the required qualified service as a result of a reduction in force at the recipient's school of employment before the obligation under the note has been satisfied.
(B) Repayment of the principal amount of the scholarship and interest accrued shall be deferred while the recipient is enrolled in an approved teaching program, while the recipient is seeking employment to fulfill the service obligation, for a period not to exceed six months, or while the recipient is engaged in qualified service.
(C) During the seven-year period following the recipient's graduation from an approved teaching program, the chancellor shall deduct twenty-five per cent of the outstanding balance that may be converted to a loan for each year the recipient teaches at a qualifying school.
(D) The chancellor may terminate the scholarship, in which case the scholarship shall be converted to a loan to be repaid under division (A) of this section.
(E) The scholarship shall be deemed terminated upon the recipient's withdrawal from school or the recipient's failure to meet the standards of the scholarship as determined by the chancellor and shall be converted to a loan to be repaid under division (A) of this section.
(F) The chancellor and the attorney general shall collect payments on the converted loan in accordance with section 131.02 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.394 | Grow Your Own Teacher Program - Scholarship; Termination; Repayment.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A)(1) Each recipient who accepts a scholarship under the grow your own teacher program under section 3333.393 of the Revised Code shall sign a promissory note payable to the state in the event the recipient does not satisfy the service requirement under division (G) of section 3333.393 of the Revised Code or the scholarship is terminated. The amount payable under the note shall be the amount of total scholarships accepted by the recipient under the program.
(2) Each recipient shall be awarded an amount of up to $7,500 at the beginning of each school year in which the recipient begins or maintains qualifying employment as defined in section 3333.393 of the Revised Code. Upon completion of that school year, the amount the recipient received at the beginning of the year shall be forgiven. An individual may receive an award under this division for up to four years.
(3) Failure to complete a full school year of employment converts the award made under division (A)(1) of this section into a loan to be repaid. The loan to be repaid shall be the amount of the award made at the beginning of that school year.
(4) An award made under this division shall not exceed $7,500 in each school year. The total amount awarded to an individual under this section and section 3333.393 of the Revised Code shall not exceed the total cost of a qualifying employee's loans for a teacher training program.
(B)(1) As specified in division (A)(2) of this section, the amount of the annual award made under division (A) of this section shall be forgiven following completion of one year of qualified employment by the recipient in accordance with division (G) of section 3333.393 of the Revised Code.
(2) An award also shall be forgiven in the event that a recipient dies, becomes totally and permanently disabled, or is unable to complete the required qualified service as a result of a reduction in force at the recipient's school of employment before the end of the academic year.
(C) The scholarship shall be deemed terminated upon the recipient's separation from employment at a qualifying school or the recipient's failure to meet the standards of the scholarship as determined by the department and the chancellor and shall be converted to a loan to be repaid under division (A) of this section.
(D) The chancellor and the attorney general shall collect payments on the converted loan in accordance with section 131.02 of the Revised Code, but shall not charge an interest rate on such payments.
Last updated August 31, 2023 at 3:55 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.41 | Members of Midwestern Higher Education Commission.

Effective:
April 10, 1991
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 394 - 118th General Assembly
(A) As provided in Article II, paragraph (B) of the midwestern higher education compact in section 3333.40 of the Revised Code:
(1) The governor, or a person he designates, shall serve as a member of the midwestern higher education commission during the tenure in office of the governor.
(2) The president of the senate shall appoint one member of the senate to the midwestern higher education commission to serve a two-year term.
(3) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one member of the house of representatives to the midwestern higher education commission to serve a two-year term.
(4) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint two at-large members from this state to the midwestern higher education commission. At least one of these members shall be from the field of higher education. Of the two at-large members initially appointed, the governor shall appoint one for a two-year term and the other for a four-year term. All succeeding at-large members shall serve four-year terms.
Each member appointed from this state to the midwestern higher education commission shall serve from the date of his appointment until the end of the term for which he was appointed. Any vacancy in the members appointed from this state shall be filled in the manner provided by this section for the original appointments. Any member filling a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall serve for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue to serve subsequent to the expiration date of his term until the date on which his successor is appointed or, in the case of the governor, takes office.
(B) As used in Article V, paragraph (D) of the midwestern higher education compact in section 3333.40 of the Revised Code, "duly authorized representative" for this state means the auditor of state or a person designated by him to make the inspection described in that article and paragraph of the compact.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.42 | Nonresident Student Military Personnel Tuition.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
No state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall charge a nonresident student who is a member of the armed forces of the United States and who is stationed in this state pursuant to military orders or who is a member of the Ohio national guard, or who is the spouse or dependent child of such a student, rates for tuition and fees that are higher than the rates charged to an Ohio resident.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.421 | Ohio Hidden Hero Scholarship Programs.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 569 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Eligible caregiver" means an individual who is enrolled as a family caregiver under the "Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers," 38 U.S.C. 1720G and who provides care to a veteran, as defined in section 3333.31 of the Revised Code, who has a one hundred per cent service-connected disability.
(2) "Institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.19 of the Revised Code.
(B) Each institution of higher education may establish an Ohio hidden hero scholarship program. Under the program, an institution shall accept applications to participate in the program from eligible caregivers who enroll in the institution. In each academic year in which an institution receives applications to participate in the program, the institution may approve one or more eligible caregivers to participate for that year. For each approved participant, the institution shall do all of the following:
(1) For each academic year in which the participant is enrolled, waive any instructional and general fees remaining for the participant after all other financial aid for which the participant qualifies has been applied to the participant's account, as determined by the institution;
(2) Provide the participant with a stipend, in an amount determined by the institution, to purchase textbooks in each academic year in which the participant is enrolled;
(3) Provide assistance to the participant to ensure that any college credits earned by the participant while enrolled in the institution may be transferred to another institution of higher education;
(4) Provide the participant with an opportunity to earn college credits for which the participant qualifies, as determined by the institution, based on the participant's caregiver experience.
(C) The chancellor of higher education shall establish guidelines and procedures for programs established under this section including an application form and an application deadline. Under the application, the chancellor shall require an applicant to provide a letter of eligibility from the United States department of veterans affairs. Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the chancellor shall establish a web site regarding programs established under this section, which shall include a list of each institution that has established a program.
Last updated January 20, 2023 at 4:28 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.43 | Statements for Three-Year Baccalaureate Degrees.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
This section does not apply to any baccalaureate degree program that is a cooperative education program, as defined in section 3333.71 of the Revised Code.
(A) The chancellor of higher education shall require all state institutions of higher education that offer baccalaureate degrees, as a condition of reauthorization for certification of each baccalaureate program offered by the institution, to submit a statement describing how each major for which the school offers a baccalaureate degree may be completed within three academic years. The chronology of the statement shall begin with the fall semester of a student's first year of the baccalaureate program.
(B) The statement required under this section may include, but not be limited to, any of the following methods to contribute to earning a baccalaureate degree in three years:
(1) Advanced placement credit;
(2) International baccalaureate program credit;
(3) A waiver of degree and credit-hour requirements by completion of courses that are widely available at community colleges in the state or through online programs offered by state institutions of higher education or private nonprofit institutions of higher education holding certificates of authorization under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code, and through courses taken by the student through the college credit plus program under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code;
(4) Completion of coursework during summer sessions;
(5) A waiver of foreign-language degree requirements based on a proficiency examination specified by the institution.
(C)(1) Not later than October 15, 2012, each state institution of higher education shall provide statements required under this section for ten per cent of all baccalaureate degree programs offered by the institution.
(2) Not later than June 30, 2014, each state institution of higher education shall provide statements required under this section for sixty per cent of all baccalaureate degree programs offered by the institution.
(D) Each state institution of higher education required to submit statements under this section shall post its three-year option on its web site and also provide that information to the department of education and workforce. The department shall distribute that information to the superintendent, high school principal, and guidance counselor, or equivalents, of each school district, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, and STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code.
(E) Nothing in this section requires an institution to take any action that would violate the requirements of any independent association accrediting baccalaureate degree programs.
Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:11 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.44 | Postsecondary Globalization Liaison.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education shall designate a postsecondary globalization liaison to work with state institutions of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, other state agencies, and representatives of the business community to enhance the state's globalization efforts.
The chancellor may designate a person already employed by the chancellor as the liaison.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.45 | Partnership to Provide Competency - Based Education Programs.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) For purposes of this section, "eligible institution of higher education" means any of the following:
(1) A regionally accredited private, nonprofit institution of higher education that is created by the governors of several states. At least one of the governors of these states shall also be a member of the institution's board of trustees.
(2) A state institution of higher education, as that term is defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code;
(3) A private, nonprofit institution of higher education that has received a certificate of authorization under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code.
(B) The chancellor of higher education may recognize or endorse an eligible institution of higher education for the purpose of providing competency-based education programs.
(C) In recognizing or endorsing an eligible institution of higher education described in division (A)(1) of this section, the chancellor may specify all of the following:
(1) The eligibility of students enrolled in the institution for state student financial aid programs;
(2) Any articulation and transfer policies of the chancellor that apply to the institution;
(3) The reporting requirements for the institution.
(D) In recognizing or endorsing any eligible institution of higher education, the chancellor may:
(1) Recognize competency-based education as an important component of this state's higher education system;
(2) Eliminate any unnecessary barriers to the delivery of competency-based education;
(3) Facilitate opportunities to share best practices on the delivery of competency-based education with any eligible institution of higher education;
(4) Establish any other requirements that the chancellor determines are in the best interest of this state.
(E) The chancellor shall not provide any public operating or capital assistance to an eligible institution of higher education described in division (A)(1) of this section for the purpose of providing competency-based education in this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.50 | Critical Needs Rapid Response System.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education, in consultation with the governor and the department of development, shall develop a critical needs rapid response system to respond quickly to critical workforce shortages in the state. Not later than ninety days after a critical workforce shortage is identified, the chancellor shall submit to the governor a proposal for addressing the shortage through initiatives of the department of higher education or institutions of higher education.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.55 | Health Information and Imaging Technology Workforce Development Pilot Project.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The health information and imaging technology workforce development pilot project is hereby established. Under the project, in fiscal years 2008 through 2010, the chancellor of higher education shall design and implement a three-year pilot program to test, in the vicinity of Clark, Greene, and Montgomery counties, how a P-16 public-private education and workforce development collaborative may address each of the following goals:
(1) Increase the number of students taking and mastering high-level science, technology, engineering, or mathematics courses and pursuing careers in those subjects, in all demographic regions of the state;
(2) Increase the number of students pursuing professional careers in health information and imaging technology upon receiving related technical education and professional experience, in all demographic regions of the state;
(3) Unify efforts among schools, career centers, post-secondary programs, and employers in a region for career and workforce development, preservation, and public education.
(B) The project shall focus on enhancing P-16 education and workforce development in the field of health information and imaging technology through such activities as increased academic intervention in related areas of study, after-school and summer intervention programs, tutoring, career and job fairs and other promotional and recruitment activities, externships, professional development, field trips, academic competitions, development of related specialized study modules, development of honors programs, and development and enhancement of dual high school and college enrollment programs.
(C) Project participants shall include Clark-Shawnee local school district, Springfield city school district, Greene county career center, Clark state community college, Central state university, Wright state university, Cedarville university, Wittenberg university, the university of Dayton, and private employers in the health information and imaging technology industry in the vicinity of Clark, Greene, and Montgomery counties, selected by the chancellor.
For the third year of the project, the chancellor may add as participants the Dayton city school district and Xenia city school district.
(D) Wittenberg university shall be the lead coordinating agent and Clark state community college shall be the fiscal agent for the project.
(E) The chancellor shall create an advisory council made up of representatives of the participating entities to coordinate, monitor, and evaluate the project. The advisory council shall submit an annual activity report to the chancellor by a date specified by the chancellor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.60 | Choose Ohio First Scholarship Definitions.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
As used in sections 3333.61 to 3333.69 of the Revised Code:
(A) "State university or college" has the same meaning as in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code.
(B) "State university" and "state institution of higher education" have the same meanings as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 28, 2021 at 5:46 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.61 | Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education shall establish and administer the choose Ohio first scholarship program. Under the program, the chancellor, subject to approval by the controlling board, shall make awards to state universities or colleges for programs and initiatives that recruit students and provide work-based learning opportunities in the fields of science, including health professions, technology, engineering, and mathematics to state universities or colleges, in order to enhance regional educational and economic strengths and meet the needs of the state's regional economies. Awards may be granted for programs and initiatives to be implemented by a state university or college alone or in collaboration with other state institutions of higher education, nonpublic Ohio universities and colleges, or other public or private Ohio entities. If the chancellor makes an award to a program or initiative that is intended to be implemented by a state university or college in collaboration with other state institutions of higher education or nonpublic Ohio universities or colleges, the chancellor may provide that some portion of the award be received directly by the collaborating universities or colleges consistent with all terms of the choose Ohio first scholarship program.
The choose Ohio first scholarship program shall assign a number of scholarships to state universities and colleges to recruit Ohio residents as undergraduate or graduate students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, education. The chancellor also may assign a number of choose Ohio first scholarships to state universities and colleges to recruit Ohio residents to enroll in certificate programs in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Choose Ohio first scholarships shall be awarded to each participating eligible student as a grant to the state university or college the student is attending and shall be reflected on the student's tuition bill. Choose Ohio first scholarships are student-centered grants from the state to students to use to attend a university or college and are not grants from the state to universities or colleges.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or sections 3333.62 to 3333.69 of the Revised Code, a nonpublic four-year Ohio institution of higher education may submit a proposal for choose Ohio first scholarships. If the chancellor awards a nonpublic institution scholarships, the nonpublic institution shall comply with all requirements of this section, sections 3333.62 to 3333.69 of the Revised Code, and the rules adopted under this section that apply to state universities or colleges awarded choose Ohio first scholarships.
The chancellor shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to administer the program.
Last updated September 28, 2021 at 5:48 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.613 | Choose Ohio First Scholarship Reserve Fund.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund to consist of such amounts designated for the purposes of the fund by the general assembly or the federal government. 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 choose Ohio first scholarship program created in section 3333.61 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 choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund. Moneys in the choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund shall be used to pay scholarship 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 choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund to the general revenue fund.
If it is determined that general revenue fund appropriations are insufficient to meet the obligations for the choose Ohio first scholarship in a fiscal year, the director of budget and management may transfer funds from the choose Ohio first scholarship 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 choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund are not needed, the director of budget and management may transfer the unexpended balance from the general revenue fund back to the choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund.
Last updated August 12, 2021 at 11:19 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.615 | Elimination of Certain Choose Ohio First Scholarship Components.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The primary care medical student, primary care nursing student, and primary care dental student components of the choose Ohio first scholarship program created under former sections 3333.611, 3333.612, and 3333.614 of the Revised Code as those sections existed prior to the effective date of this section are abolished on the effective date of this section.
Last updated September 9, 2021 at 9:51 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.62 | Competitive Process for Program Awards.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education shall establish a competitive process for making awards under the choose Ohio first scholarship program. The chancellor, on completion of that process, shall make a recommendation to the controlling board asking for approval of each award selected by the chancellor.
Any state university or college may apply for an award under the program. The state university or college shall submit a proposal and other documentation required by the chancellor, in the form and manner prescribed by the chancellor. A proposal may propose an initiative to be implemented solely by the state university or college or in collaboration with other state institutions of higher education, nonpublic Ohio universities or colleges, or other public or nonpublic Ohio entities.
The chancellor shall determine which proposals will receive awards each fiscal year, and the amount of each award, on the basis of the merit of each proposal, which the chancellor, subject to approval by the controlling board, shall determine based on the extent to which a proposal recruits underrepresented populations in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or science, technology, engineering, or mathematics education, along with one or more of the following criteria:
(A) The quality of the program that is the subject of the proposal and the extent to which additional resources will enhance its quality;
(B) The extent to which the proposal is integrated with the strengths of the regional economy;
(C) The extent to which the proposal is integrated with the university's or college's mission and does not displace existing resources already committed to the mission;
(D) The extent to which the university or college has committed to, or demonstrated, an increase in total graduates within the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or science, technology, engineering, or mathematics education, consistent with a goal to increase the total number of Ohio residents in the workforce who are highly qualified in these disciplines;
(E) The extent to which the proposal meets a statewide educational need;
(F) The extent to which the proposal facilitates the completion of an associate or a baccalaureate degree in a cost-effective manner, for example, by facilitating students' completing two years at a two-year institution and two years at a state university or college;
(G) The extent to which the proposal encourages students to complete a certificate program at a state university or college.
Last updated August 12, 2021 at 12:40 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.63 | Meeting Prior to Making Awards - Proposal Summary Review.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education shall conduct at least one public meeting annually, prior to deciding awards under the choose Ohio first scholarship program. At the meeting, an employee of the chancellor shall summarize the proposals submitted for consideration, and each state university or college that has a proposal pending shall have the opportunity to review the summary of their proposal prepared by the chancellor's staff and answer questions or respond to concerns about the proposal raised by the chancellor's staff.
Last updated August 12, 2021 at 12:41 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.64 | Fiscal and Distributive Goals; Work-Based Learning Requirement.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education shall endeavor to make awards under the choose Ohio first scholarship program such that the aggregate, statewide amount of other institutional, public, and private money pledged to the program in each fiscal year equals at least one hundred per cent of the aggregate amount of the money awarded under the program that year. All students receiving a choose Ohio first scholarship shall be involved in work-based learning through a co-op, internship, experience in a university, college, or private laboratory, or other work-based learning experience. State universities or colleges or nonpublic four-year Ohio institutions of higher education may appeal to the chancellor for a waiver of this requirement in cases where exceptional circumstances make one hundred per cent placement in a work-based learning environment impractical or significantly unachievable. The value of institutional, public, or private industry co-ops and internships shall count toward the statewide aggregate amount of other institutional, public, or private money specified in this paragraph.
The chancellor also shall endeavor to provide that students from all regions of the state are able to participate in the scholarship program.
Last updated September 28, 2021 at 5:51 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.65 | Award Recipients to Enter Use Agreement.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education shall require each state university or college, and any nonpublic Ohio university or college with which the state university or college is collaborating, that the controlling board approves to receive an award under the choose Ohio first scholarship program to enter into an agreement governing the use of an award under the program. The agreement shall contain terms the chancellor determines to be necessary.
The chancellor may require a state university or college or a nonpublic Ohio university or college that violates the terms of the agreement to repay the award plus interest at the rate required by section 5703.47 of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 12, 2021 at 12:42 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.66 | Scholarship Amounts.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, in each academic year, no student who receives a choose Ohio first scholarship shall receive less than one thousand five hundred dollars or more than one-half of the highest in-state undergraduate instructional and general fees charged by all state universities. For this purpose, if Miami university is implementing the pilot tuition restructuring plan originally recognized in Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th general assembly, that university's instructional and general fees shall be considered to be the average full-time in-state undergraduate instructional and general fee amount after taking into account the Ohio resident and Ohio leader scholarships and any other credit provided to all Ohio residents.
(2) The chancellor of higher education may authorize a state university or college or a nonpublic Ohio institution of higher education to award a choose Ohio first scholarship in the amount of not less than five hundred dollars but not more than one-half of the highest in-state undergraduate instructional and general fees charged by all state universities to a student enrolled in a certificate program designated as an eligible program by the chancellor.
(3) A student receiving multiple awards under division (A) of this section may not exceed the maximum permitted amount for each individual award.
(B) The general assembly intends that money appropriated for the choose Ohio first scholarship program in each fiscal year be used for scholarships in the following academic year.
Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:12 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.68 | College Proposal Preference for Future Awards.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
When making an award under the choose Ohio first scholarship program, the chancellor of higher education, subject to approval by the controlling board, may commit to giving a state university's or college's proposal preference for future awards after the current fiscal year or fiscal biennium. A proposal's eligibility for future awards remains conditional on all of the following:
(A) Future appropriations of the general assembly;
(B) The university's or college's adherence to the agreement entered into under section 3333.65 of the Revised Code, including its fulfillment of pledges of other institutional, public, or nonpublic resources;
(C) A demonstration that the students receiving the scholarship are satisfied with the state universities or colleges selected by the chancellor to offer the scholarships.
The chancellor and the controlling board shall not commit to awarding any proposal for more than five fiscal years at a time. However, when a commitment for future awards expires, the chancellor and the controlling board may grant a one-time extension of the award for a period not to exceed four years.
Last updated August 12, 2021 at 11:23 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.69 | Monitor of Initiatives for Which Award Granted.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The chancellor of higher education shall monitor each initiative for which an award is granted under the choose Ohio first scholarship program to ensure the following:
(A) Fiscal accountability, so that the award is used in accordance with the agreement entered into under section 3333.65 of the Revised Code;
(B) Operating progress, so that the initiative is managed to achieve the goals stated in the proposal and in the agreement, and so that problems may be promptly identified and remedied;
(C) Desired outcomes, so that the initiative contributes to the program's goals of enhancing regional educational and economic strengths and meeting regional economic needs.
Last updated August 12, 2021 at 11:23 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher Education › Section 3333.70 | Ohio Higher Education Innovation Grant Program.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The chancellor of higher education shall establish and administer the Ohio higher education innovation grant program to promote educational excellence and economic efficiency throughout the state in order to stabilize or reduce student tuition rates at institutions of higher education. Under the program, the chancellor shall award grants to state institutions of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, and private nonprofit institutions for innovative projects that incorporate academic achievement and economic efficiencies. State institutions of higher education and private nonprofit institutions may apply for grants and initiate collaboration with other institutions of higher education, either public or private, on such projects.
(B) The chancellor shall adopt rules to administer the program including, but not limited to, requirements that each grant application provides for all of the following:
(1) A system by which to measure academic achievement and reductions in expenditures, both in funding and administration;
(2) Demonstration of how the project will be sustained beyond the grant period and continue to provide substantial value and lasting impact;
(3) Proof of commitment from all parties responsible for the implementation of the project;
(4) Implementation of an ongoing evaluation process and improvement plans, as necessary.
(C) As used in this section, "private nonprofit institution" means a nonprofit institution in this state that has a certificate of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 21, 2023 at 4:03 PM