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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.31 | Boards of Trustees May Establish Compensation Plans.

Effective:
April 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly
The boards of trustees of a state university, the board of trustees of the northeast Ohio medical university, the board of trustees of a technical college or community college district, and the board of control of the Ohio agricultural research and development center may establish compensation plans, including schedules of hourly rates, for the compensation of all employees and may establish rules or policies for the administration of their respective compensation plans.
The provisions of this section do not apply to employees for whom the state employment relations board establishes appropriate bargaining units pursuant to section 4117.06 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.311 | Excess Benefits Prohibited.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "excess benefits" has the same meaning as in section 4980I of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 4980I.
(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no state institution of higher education shall provide excess benefits to an employee that would trigger the excise tax imposed under section 4980I of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 4980I.
(C) A state institution of higher education may provide excess benefits to an employee that would trigger the excise tax imposed under section 4980I of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 4980I, if the excess benefits are provided pursuant to a policy or contract that was issued or entered into prior to the effective date of this section.
(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a state institution of higher education from offering health benefits to an employee, the value of which would not trigger the excise tax imposed under section 4980I of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 4980I.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.33 | Removing Armed Forces Training Unit or Class.

Effective:
September 29, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "State university or college" has the same meaning as in division (A)(1) of section 3345.32 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Armed forces" has the same meaning as in section 3313.471 of the Revised Code.
(3) "State or federal government" means the United States government, the state of Ohio, or any other state or any agency, armed forces unit, or other institution of the United States government, the state of Ohio, or any other state.
(B) No board of trustees of a state university or college shall remove from the curriculum, the campus, or any facility of the university or college any navy, army, air force, or marine ROTC units or classes or any other armed forces training unit or class unless the removal is approved through a law enacted by the general assembly or is the result of a reduction in such units or classes by the United States department of defense.
(C) Except as provided under division (D) of this section, no board of trustees of a state university or college shall impose any restriction on the presentation of career information to students that is not uniformly imposed on representatives of the armed forces, business, industry, charitable institutions, other employers, and institutions of higher education.
(D) No state university or college shall prohibit any agency, unit, subdivision, or entity of the government of the United States, of the state, or of any other state from recruiting students on its campus for employment. Each state university or college shall provide to any state or federal government representative any employment recruitment or placement services that the university or college provides to the representatives of any other employer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.34 | Student Trustee Not to Receive Special Treatment or Benefits.

Effective:
April 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 139 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No student trustee of a state university or the northeast Ohio medical university shall use the trusteeship to influence any grade or other evaluation of the student trustee's performance made by a member of the faculty or other employee of the university.
(B) No member of the faculty or other employee of a state university or the northeast Ohio medical university shall confer any favor, advantage, preference, or other benefit on a student trustee because of the student's trusteeship.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.35 | Course Evaluation Based on Enrollment and Duplication With Other Institutions.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly
Not later than September 1, 2022, and by the first day of September of every third year thereafter, the board of trustees of each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall evaluate all courses and programs the institution offers based on enrollment and duplication of its courses and programs with those of other state institutions of higher education within a geographic region, as determined by the chancellor of higher education. For courses and programs with low enrollment, as defined by the chancellor, the board of trustees shall provide a summary of recommended actions, including consideration of collaboration with other state institutions of higher education. For duplicative programs, as defined by the chancellor, the board of trustees shall evaluate the benefits of collaboration with other institutions of higher education to deliver the program.
Each board of trustees shall submit its findings under this section to the chancellor not later than thirty days after the completion of the evaluations or as part of submitting the annual efficiency report required pursuant to section 3333.95 of the Revised Code.
Last updated April 27, 2022 at 12:37 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.351 | Review of Student Records for Associate Degree Eligibility.

Effective:
March 2, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 89 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "state university" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
(B) Beginning two years after the effective date of this section, and every two years thereafter, each state university shall review the university's student records to identify any student to whom all of the following apply:
(1) The student disenrolled from the state university within the five years immediately prior to the first review under this section. For each subsequent review under this section, the student disenrolled within two years immediately prior to that review.
(2) The student has been disenrolled for four or more semesters, including summer sessions.
(3) The student did not complete a bachelor's degree.
(4) The student has a grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
(5) The student completed at least forty-five credit hours.
(C) Each state university shall determine if each student identified in the review is eligible or close to being eligible for an associate degree from that university. If a student identified in the review is determined to be eligible or close to being eligible for an associate degree, the state university shall inform the student of such potential eligibility using the most recent contact information the university has on file.
(D) Each state university shall report the findings of each review conducted under this section to the chancellor of higher education.
(E) The chancellor shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.36 | Establishment and Development of Entrepreneurial Projects.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
(A) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Entrepreneurial project" means an effort to develop or commercialize technology through research or technology transfer or investment of real or personal property, or both, including undivided and other interests therein, acquired by gift or purchase, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, improved, furnished, or equipped, or any combination thereof, by an institution of higher education or by others.
(2) "Governmental agency" has the same meaning as in section 166.01 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Person" means individuals or entities engaged in industry, commerce, distribution, or research.
(4) "Institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code.
(5) "Stock or other ownership" means equity or other ownership rights held or received in return for the grant of rights to intellectual property developed by an institution of higher education. "Stock or other ownership" excludes equity or other ownership rights held or received in return for the investment of money.
(B) To create or preserve jobs and employment opportunities and to improve the economic welfare of the people of the state pursuant to Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, it is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state for institutions of higher education to facilitate and assist with establishing and developing entrepreneurial projects or to assist and cooperate with any governmental agency in achieving such purpose. An entrepreneurial project is hereby determined to qualify as property, structures, equipment, and facilities described in Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution.
In furtherance of such public policy, and pursuant to Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, a board of trustees of an institution of higher education may do any of the following by resolution:
(1) Enter into an agreement with persons and with governmental agencies to induce such persons to acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, renovate, enlarge, improve, equip, furnish, or otherwise develop entrepreneurial projects;
(2) Acquire stock or other ownership in an entrepreneurial project or a legal entity formed in connection with an entrepreneurial project;
(3) Make or guarantee loans and borrow money and issue bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness to provide moneys for the acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, equipment, maintenance, repair, or operation of entrepreneurial projects, provided that such bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness shall not constitute debt for which the full faith and credit of the state or an instrumentality or political subdivision of the state may be pledged and moneys raised by taxation shall not be obligated or pledged for their repayment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.37 | Policies Regarding Availability of Suicide Prevention Programs.

Effective:
October 15, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 28 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Not later than one year after the effective date of this section , each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall develop and implement a policy to advise students and staff on suicide prevention programs available on and off campus that includes all of the following:
(1) Crisis intervention access, which shall include information for national, state, and local suicide prevention hotlines;
(2) Mental health program access, which shall provide information on the availability of local mental health clinics, student health services, and counseling services;
(3) Multimedia application access, which shall include crisis hotline contact information, suicide warning signs, resources offered, and free-of-cost applications;
(4) Student communication plans, which shall consist of creating outreach plans regarding educational and outreach activities on suicide prevention;
(5) Postvention plans, which shall consist of creating a strategic plan to communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents after a loss of a person to suicide.
(B) Each state institution of higher education shall provide all incoming students with information about mental health topics, including depression and suicide prevention resources available to students. The information provided to students shall include available mental health services and other support services, including student-run organizations for individuals at risk of or affected by suicide.
(C) The information prescribed by divisions (A)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section shall be posted on the web site of each state institution of higher education.
Any applicable free-of-cost prevention materials or programs shall be posted on the web sites of the board of regents and the department of mental health and addiction services. The materials or programs shall be reviewed on an annual basis by the department of mental health and addiction services.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.38 | Undergraduate Course Credit for Completion of International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The board of trustees of each state institution of higher education shall adopt and implement a policy to grant undergraduate course credit to a student who has successfully completed an international baccalaureate diploma program. The policy shall align with the standards adopted by the chancellor of higher education under division (C) of section 3333.163 of the Revised Code.
(B) The policy adopted by each institution under this section shall do all of the following:
(1) Establish conditions for granting course credit, including the minimum scores required on examinations constituting the international baccalaureate diploma program in order to receive credit;
(2) Identify specific course credit or other academic requirements of the institution, including the number of credit hours or other course credit that the institution will grant to a student who completes the diploma program.
(C) As used in this section:
(1) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
(2) "International baccalaureate diploma program" means the curriculum and examinations leading to an international baccalaureate diploma awarded by the international baccalaureate organization.
Last updated October 4, 2023 at 4:11 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.381 | Credit for Online Coursework.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly
A state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall accept and provide credit for coursework in the same manner across all instructional models, except in the case of courses that require in-person observations and experiences, such as laboratories and clinicals, which may necessitate instruction through an in-person component rather than online instruction.
Last updated April 27, 2022 at 5:45 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.39 | Report on Increased Auxiliary Fees.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Beginning with the fall semester, or equivalent quarter, of the 2015-2016 academic year, and the fall semester, or equivalent quarter, of each academic year thereafter, the board of trustees of each state institution of higher education annually shall report to the chancellor of higher education any increase in or additional auxiliary fees charged by the institution and the justification for such increase or addition. The chancellor shall establish procedures for reporting the information required under division (D) of this section.
(B) As used in this section:
(1) "Auxiliary fees" mean charges assessed by a state institution of higher education to a student for various educational expenses including, but not limited to, course-related fees, laboratory fees, books and supplies, room and board, transportation, enrollment application fees, and other miscellaneous charges. "Auxiliary fees" do not include instructional or general fees uniformly assessed to all students.
(2) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.41 | Warning Concerning Anabolic Steroids to Be Conspicuously Posted.

Effective:
March 22, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 229 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Anabolic steroid" means a controlled substance, as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code, that is designated as an anabolic steroid.
(2) "State university or college" has the same meaning as in section 3345.32 of the Revised Code.
(B) The board of trustees of each state university or college shall require the following warning to be conspicuously posted in locker rooms of recreational and athletic facilities operated by the state university or college for use by students:
"Warning: improper use of anabolic steroids may cause serious or fatal health problems, such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, growth deformities, infertility, personality changes, severe acne, and baldness. Possession, sale, or use of anabolic steroids without a valid prescription is a crime punishable by a fine and imprisonment."
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.42 | Definitions.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly
As used in sections 3345.421, 3345.422, 3345.423, and 3345.424 of the Revised Code:
"Service member" means a person who is serving in the armed forces of the United States.
"Veteran" means any person who has completed service in the armed forces, including the national guard of any state or a reserve component of the armed forces, and who has been discharged under honorable conditions from the armed forces or who has been transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.421 | Assistance and Support to Veterans and Service Members by Institutions of Higher Education.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
Not later than December 31, 2014, the board of trustees of each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall do all of the following:
(A) Designate at least one person employed by the institution to serve as the contact person for veterans and service member affairs. Such a person shall assist and advise veterans and service members on issues related to earning college credit for military training, experience, and coursework.
(B) Adopt a policy regarding the support and assistance the institution will provide to veterans and service members.
(C) Allow for the establishment of a student-led group on campus for student service members and veterans and encourage other service member- and veteran-friendly organizations.
(D) Integrate existing career services to create and encourage meaningful collaborative relationships between student service members and veterans and alumni of the institution, that links student service members and veterans with prospective employers, and that provides student service members and veterans with social opportunities; and, if the institution has career services programs, encourage the responsible office to seek and promote partnership opportunities for internships and employment of student service members and veterans with state, local, national, and international employers.
(E) Survey student service members and veterans to identify their needs and challenges and make the survey available to faculty and staff at the state institution of higher education. And periodically conduct follow-up surveys, at a frequency determined by the board, to gauge the institution's progress toward meeting identified needs and challenges.
The chancellor of higher education shall provide guidance to state institutions of higher education in their compliance with this section, including the recommendation of standardized policies on support and assistance to veterans and service members.
The person or persons designated under division (A) of this section shall not be a person currently designated by the institution as a veterans administration certifying official.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.422 | Priority Course Registration for Veterans.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly
Not later than December 31, 2014, and continuing thereafter, each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall provide a student who is either a veteran or a service member with priority for course registration.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.423 | Appeals Process for Resolution of Disputes Over Credit for Military Experience.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly
Not later than December 31, 2014, the board of trustees or managing authority of each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall establish an appeals procedure for students who are veterans or service members for resolving disputes regarding the awarding of college credit for military experience.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.424 | Fees.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly
On or after December 31, 2014, no state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall charge a student who is a veteran or a service member any fee for the evaluation of, transcription of, or application for college credit for military experience.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.45 | Standards for Instructional Workloads for Faculty; Faculty Workload Policy; Conditions for Research Funding.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) On or before January 1, 1994, the chancellor of higher education jointly with all state universities, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall develop standards for instructional workloads for full-time and part-time faculty in keeping with the universities' missions and with special emphasis on the undergraduate learning experience. The standards shall contain clear guidelines for institutions to determine a range of acceptable undergraduate teaching by faculty.
(B) On or before June 30, 1994, the board of trustees of each state university shall take formal action to adopt a faculty workload policy consistent with the standards developed under this section. Notwithstanding section 4117.08 of the Revised Code, the policies adopted under this section are not appropriate subjects for collective bargaining. Notwithstanding division (A) of section 4117.10 of the Revised Code, any policy adopted under this section by a board of trustees prevails over any conflicting provisions of any collective bargaining agreement between an employees organization and that board of trustees.
(C)(1) The board of trustees of each state university shall review the university's policy on faculty tenure and update that policy to promote excellence in instruction, research, service, or commercialization, or any combination thereof.
(2) Beginning on July 1, 2018, as a condition for a state university to receive any state funds for research that are allocated to the department of higher education under the appropriation line items referred to as either "research incentive third frontier fund" or "research incentive third frontier-tax," the chancellor shall require the university to include multiple pathways for faculty tenure, one of which may be a commercialization pathway, in its policy.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.46 | Overload Fees.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Full course load" shall be defined by the board of trustees of each state institution of higher education.
(2) "Overload fee" means a fee or increased tuition rate charged to students who enroll in courses for a total number of credit hours in excess of a full course load.
(3) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
(B) No state institution of higher education shall charge an overload fee to any student for courses in which that student is enrolled that exceed the full course load per semester or per quarter, whichever is applicable, except as follows:
(1) If a student is enrolled in more than eighteen credit hours per semester, or the equivalent number of credit hours per quarter as determined by the board of trustees of the institution, the institution may charge an overload fee to the student for only those credit hours taken in excess of eighteen credit hours per semester, or the equivalent number of credit hours per quarter, whichever is applicable.
(2) If a student is enrolled in a course load that exceeds the full course load but is less than or equal to eighteen credit hours per semester, or the equivalent number of credit hours per quarter, whichever is applicable, the institution may charge an overload fee to any student for a course from which the student withdraws prior to a date specified by the board of trustees of the state institution.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.461 | Tuition and Fees for Online Courses.

Effective:
July 21, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 135 - 134th General Assembly
A state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall not charge more in general and instructional fees for an online course than for a course taught in an in-person, classroom setting. Special fees charged for an online course at a state institution of higher education, if applicable, shall be based on the actual demonstrated cost incurred by the institution to provide those courses.
Last updated April 27, 2022 at 5:46 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.47 | Requirements to Live in On-Campus Housing.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) No state university shall require a student to live in on-campus student housing, if the student lives within twenty-five miles of the campus.
(B) As used in this section:
(1) "On-campus student housing" has the same meaning as in section 3345.85 of the Revised Code.
(2) "State university" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.49 | Rights of Student Who Is Victim of Dissemination of Image.

Effective:
March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 497 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) No student who is enrolled in an institution of higher education in Ohio and is the victim of a violation of section 2917.211 of the Revised Code shall lose any form of financial assistance provided by that institution for educational expenses, including grants, scholarships, and fellowships, for the sole reason of being the victim of such a violation. Additionally, no institution of higher education shall take any disciplinary action, including the imposition of academic penalties, against that student for the sole reason of being such a victim.
(B) If a person who is the victim of a violation of section 2917.211 of the Revised Code applies to an institution of higher education in Ohio, that person's status as such a victim shall not affect the person's eligibility for any form of financial assistance provided by the institution for educational expenses, including grants, scholarships, and fellowships.
(C) As used in this section, "victim" has the same meaning as in section 2930.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.50 | Administration of Capital Facilities Project - State Appropriations Under $ 4 Million.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in sections 123.01 and 123.10 of the Revised Code, a state university, a state community college, or the northeast Ohio medical university not certified pursuant to section 123.24 of the Revised Code may administer any capital facilities project for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, renovation, enlargement, or alteration of a public improvement under its jurisdiction for which the total amount of funds expected to be appropriated by the general assembly does not exceed four million dollars without the supervision, control, or approval of the Ohio facilities construction commission as specified in those sections, if both of the following occur:
(A) Within sixty days after the effective date of the section of an act in which the general assembly initially makes an appropriation for the project, the board of trustees of the institution notifies the chancellor of higher education in writing of its intent to administer the capital facilities project;
(B) The board of trustees complies with the guidelines established pursuant to section 153.16 of the Revised Code and all laws that govern the selection of consultants, preparation and approval of contract documents, receipt of bids, and award of contracts with respect to the project.
The chancellor shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish criteria for the administration by any such institution of higher education of a capital facilities project for which the total amount of funds expected to be appropriated by the general assembly exceeds four million dollars. The criteria, to be developed with the Ohio facilities construction commission and higher education representatives selected by the chancellor, shall include such matters as the adequacy of the staffing levels and expertise needed for the institution to administer the project, past performance of the institution in administering such projects, and the amount of institutional or other nonstate money to be used in financing the project. The chancellor and the Ohio facilities construction commission shall approve the request of any such institution of higher education that seeks to administer any such capital facilities project and meets the criteria set forth in the rules and in the requirements of division (B) of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.53 | Military Leave of Absence for Student on Active Duty.

Effective:
May 18, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 426 - 125th General Assembly
As used in this section, "active duty" means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including full-time training duty, annual training duty, and active state duty for members of the national guard.
(A) Each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall grant a student a military leave of absence from the institution while the student is serving on active duty, and for one year after the conclusion of that service, if the student is a member of the United States national guard or other reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, or a member of those armed forces in a retired status, and is called to active duty. The student shall not suffer an academic penalty as a result of the leave of absence.
(B) If requested by a student granted a military leave of absence pursuant to division (A) of this section not later than one year after the student's release from active duty, the state institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled shall do either of the following, as elected by the student:
(1) Credit tuition and fee charges toward a subsequent academic term in an amount that is one hundred per cent of what the student paid the institution for the academic term in which the student withdraws;
(2) Refund tuition and fees paid for the academic term, provided the student withdraws before the withdraw date established by the institution. The refund shall equal one hundred per cent of the tuition and fee charges the student paid the institution for the academic term. If the student withdraws after the withdraw date established by the institution, the student is ineligible for a refund of tuition and fee charges. For the purposes of this section, the "withdraw date" shall be the same as the date set by the institution for its general student population to withdraw from the institution or a course or class without academic penalty.
(C) If requested by a student granted a military leave of absence pursuant to division (A) of this section not later than one year after the student's release from active duty, the state institution of higher education shall restore the student to the educational status the student had attained prior to being called to active duty without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition and other fees paid prior to the commencement of active duty, except as provided in division (B) of this section.
(D) If a state institution of higher education fails to comply with this section, the student may bring an action against the institution to enforce its provisions in the court of claims. The court may award reasonable attorney's fees and expenses if the student prevails in the action.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.55 | Lease Agreements for Campus Housing Facilities.

Effective:
May 1, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 120 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) For purposes of this section, "university" includes a state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code and a university housing commission created under section 3347.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) Each university may enter into a lease agreement with a nonpublic vendor to provide housing services in campus housing facilities to students of the university. The lease agreement may require the vendor to construct new campus housing facilities, or improve existing campus housing facilities, to serve students. The vendor with whom the university enters into an agreement shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the housing facilities. The lease shall be for a term of at least twenty years but shall not exceed seventy-five years. The lease agreement shall specify that the vendor is required to lease housing units to students of the university. Any university housing policies shall extend to and be enforced by the vendors with whom the university contracts.
(C) If the vendors with whom the university has entered into a lease agreement violate the terms of the lease, the university may revoke the lease and regain operational control over the dormitory.
(D) Any campus housing facilities included in a lease agreement entered into under this section, including campus housing facilities constructed by a nonpublic vendor under a lease agreement, shall retain an exemption from property taxes and assessments in accordance with division (M) of section 3345.12 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.56 | Students Not Employees Based on Athletic Participation.

Effective:
September 15, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly
Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a student attending a state university as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code is not an employee of the state university based upon the student's participation in an athletic program offered by the state university.
Last updated February 6, 2024 at 3:09 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.57 | Paid Leave Donation Programs.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd 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) A state institution of higher education may establish a program under which an employee of the institution may donate that employee's accrued but unused paid leave to another employee of the institution who has no accrued but unused paid leave and who has a critical need for it because of circumstances such as a serious illness or the serious illness of a member of the employee's immediate family. If a state institution of higher education establishes a leave donation program under this section, the institution shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code to provide for the administration of the program. These rules shall include, but not be limited to, provisions that identify the circumstances under which leave may be donated and that specify the amount, types, and value of leave that may be donated.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.60 | Student Transcript Access Notification; Institutional Debt Resources.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "institution of higher education" includes all of the following:
(1) A state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code;
(2) A private, nonprofit institution in this state holding a certificate of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code;
(3) A career college or school that holds a certificate of registration from the state board of career colleges and schools 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, if the program has a certificate of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code.
(B) Each institution of higher education shall do both of the following:
(1) Make explicitly clear on its web site that a student has a right to access a transcript for purposes of seeking employment regardless of whether that student owes an institutional debt;
(2) Post a list of resources available to students who owe an institutional debt, including payment plans, opportunities for settlement, and any other programs that work to prevent students from dropping out.
Last updated October 4, 2023 at 5:42 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.62 | Contract for Report Containing Analysis and Recommendations on Energy Conservation Measures.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
The board of trustees of a state institution of higher education may contract with an energy or water services company, architect, professional engineer, contractor, or other person experienced in the design and implementation of energy or water conservation measures for a report containing an analysis and recommendations pertaining to the implementation of energy or water conservation measures that would result in energy, water, or wastewater cost savings, operating cost savings, or avoided capital costs for the institution. The report shall include estimates of all costs of such installations, including the costs of design, engineering, installation, maintenance, repairs, and debt service, and estimates of the energy, water, or wastewater cost savings, operating cost savings, and avoided capital costs created.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.63 | Procedure for Contracts Other Than Installment Payment Contracts.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
If the board of trustees of a state institution of higher education wishes to enter into a contract, other than an installment payment contract provided under section 3345.64 of the Revised Code, to implement one or more energy or water saving measures, the board may proceed under the applicable competitive bidding requirements in Chapter 153. or section 3354.16, 3355.12, 3357.16, or 3358.10 of the Revised Code or, notwithstanding those requirements, may enter into such a contract as provided in section 3345.65 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.64 | Procedure for Installment Payment Contracts.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
In accordance with this section, the board of trustees of a state institution of higher education may enter into an installment payment contract for the implementation of one or more energy or water saving measures. Any such contract shall be subject to the competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 153. or section 3354.16, 3355.12, 3357.16, or 3358.10 of the Revised Code, as applicable to each such board, except as follows:
(A) If the board does not exempt the entire installment payment contract from the applicable competitive bidding requirements pursuant to division (B) of this section, the provisions of the contract dealing with interest charges and financing terms shall not be subject to the applicable competitive bidding requirements. Each such contract shall require repayment on the following terms:
(1) Not less than one-fifteenth of the costs of the contract shall be paid within two years from the date of purchase;
(2) The remaining balance of the costs of the contract shall be paid within fifteen years from the date of purchase.
(B) The board by majority vote may exempt from the applicable competitive bidding requirements an entire installment payment contract for the implementation of energy or water saving measures pursuant to this section and instead of those requirements shall enter into the contract as provided in section 3345.65 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.65 | Request for Proposals - Awarding of Contract.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
To enter into a contract under this section pursuant to section 3345.63 or division (B) of section 3345.64 of the Revised Code, a board of trustees of a state institution of higher education shall request proposals from at least three parties for the implementation of energy or water saving measures. Prior to providing any interested party a copy of any such request, the board shall advertise, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the contract is to be performed, its intent to request proposals for the implementation of energy or water saving measures. The notice shall invite interested parties to submit proposals for consideration and shall be published at least thirty days prior to the date for accepting proposals.
Upon receiving the proposals, the board shall analyze them. After considering the cost estimates of each proposal, how qualified each party submitting a proposal is to implement its proposal, and the institution's ability to pay for each with current revenues or by financing the cost of each, the board may select one or more proposals or, instead, reject all proposals. In selecting proposals, the board shall select the proposal or proposals most likely to result in the greatest savings when the cost of the proposal is compared to the energy, water, or wastewater cost savings, operating cost savings, and avoided capital costs that will result from implementing the proposal.
No board shall award a contract to implement energy or water saving measures under this section unless the board finds that the cost of the contract is not likely to exceed the amount of energy, water, or wastewater savings, operating cost savings, and avoided capital costs over no more than fifteen years.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3345 | State Universities - General Powers › Section 3345.66 | Issuance of Notes.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
The board of trustees of a state institution of higher education may issue notes of the institution signed by the chairperson and treasurer or other chief fiscal officer of the board and specifying the terms of the purchase and securing the payments provided in section 3345.64 of the Revised Code, payable at the times provided and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding a rate determined under section 9.95 of the Revised Code. The notes may contain an option for prepayment and are not subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. Revenues derived from any source, other than money appropriated by the general assembly, that may be used for the purpose of implementing energy or water saving measures or for defraying the current operating expenses of the institution may be pledged to the payment of interest and the retirement of such notes. The notes may be sold at private sale or given to the contractor under the installment payment contract authorized by section 3345.64 of the Revised Code.