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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.03 | Designation of Depots.

Effective:
April 16, 1993
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 195 - 119th General Assembly
Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section does not apply to any joint vocational or cooperative education school district.
The boards of education of city, local, or exempted village school districts may by resolution designate certain places as depots from which to gather children for transportation to school, when such districts provide transportation. The places designated as depots shall be provided with a shelter and be made comfortable during cold and stormy weather.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.04 | Contract for Attendance of Nonresident Pupils.

Effective:
June 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district may contract with the board of another district for the admission or transportation, or both, of pupils into any school in such other district, on terms agreed upon by such boards.
(B) The boards of two school districts may enter into a contract under this section to share the provision of transportation to a child who resides in one school district and attends school in the other district. Under such an agreement, one district may claim the total transportation subsidy available for such child under section 3317.0212 of the Revised Code or other provisions of law and may agree to pay any portion of such subsidy to the other district sharing the provision of transportation to that child. The contract shall delineate the transportation responsibilities of each district.
A school district that enters into a contract under this section is not liable for any injury, death, or loss to the person or property of a student that may occur while the student is being furnished transportation by the other school district that is a party to the contract.
(C) Whenever a board not maintaining a high school enters into an agreement with one or more boards maintaining such school for the schooling of all its high school pupils, the board making such agreement is exempt from the payment of tuition at other high schools of pupils living within three miles of the school designated in the agreement. In case no such agreement is entered into, the high school to be attended can be selected by the pupil holding an eighth grade diploma, and the tuition shall be paid by the board of the district of school residence.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.05 | Transportation of Nonresident Pupils.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no board of education of any school district shall provide transportation for any pupil who is a school resident of another school district unless the pupil is enrolled pursuant to section 3313.98 of the Revised Code or the board of the other district has given its written consent thereto. If the board of any school district files with the department of education and workforce a written complaint that transportation for resident pupils is being provided by the board of another school district contrary to this division, the department shall make an investigation of such complaint. If the department finds that transportation is being provided contrary to this section, it may withdraw from state funds due the offending district any part of the amount that has been approved for transportation pursuant to section 3317.0212 of the Revised Code or other provisions of law.
(B) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this division does not apply to any joint vocational or cooperative education school district.
A board of education may provide transportation to and from the nonpublic school of attendance if both of the following apply:
(1) The parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil agrees to pay the board for all costs incurred in providing the transportation that are not reimbursed pursuant to Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code;
(2) The pupil's school district of residence does not provide transportation for public school pupils of the same grade as the pupil being transported under this division, or that district is not required under section 3327.01 of the Revised Code to transport the pupil to and from the nonpublic school because the direct travel time to the nonpublic school is more than thirty minutes.
Upon receipt of the request to provide transportation, the board shall review the request and determine whether the board will accommodate the request. If the board agrees to transport the pupil, the board may transport the pupil to and from the nonpublic school and a collection point in the district, as determined by the board. If the board transports the pupil, the board may include the pupil in the district's enrollment reported to the department for purposes of calculating the district's transportation ADM under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code and, accordingly, may receive a state payment under section 3317.0212 of the Revised Code or other provisions of law for transporting the pupil.
If the board declines to transport the pupil, the board, in a written communication to the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the pupil, shall state the reasons for declining the request.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 11:46 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.06 | Tuition - Unauthorized Attendance.

Effective:
April 25, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 341 - 118th General Assembly
(A) When a pupil attends school pursuant to section 3327.04 of the Revised Code in a district other than the district in which he is entitled to attend school pursuant to division (B) or (F) of section 3313.64 or section 3313.65 of the Revised Code, tuition for such attendance shall be credited and paid in the manner provided in section 3317.08 of the Revised Code.
(B) When the board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district admits to the schools of its district any pupil who is not entitled to be admitted to the district's schools under division (B) or (F) of section 3313.64 or section 3313.645 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code for whose attendance tuition is not an obligation of the board of another district of this state, such board shall collect tuition for the attendance of such pupil from the parents or guardian of the pupil, and the amount of tuition collected shall be the amount computed in the manner prescribed by section 3317.08 of the Revised Code. When neither the pupil nor his parents reside in this state, the amount of tuition collected shall be the amount computed in the manner prescribed by section 3317.081 or 3323.141 of the Revised Code.
(C) If a board admits to the schools of its districts any nonresident pupil for whose attendance tuition is not an obligation of the board of another district of this state or of a home as defined in section 3313.64 of the Revised Code and fails to collect tuition as required by division (B) of this section from the pupil's parents or guardian, the attendance of such pupil is unauthorized attendance.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.07 | Fee for Transportation Charged by Chartered Nonpublic Schools.

Effective:
July 3, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 62 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school that transports a student enrolled in the school to and from school and to and from school-sponsored activities, including extracurricular activities, may charge the parent or guardian of the student a fee for the transportation, if the governing authority purchased the vehicle that transports the student using no state or federal funds. The fee shall not exceed the per student cost of the transportation, as determined by the governing authority.
(B) The parent or guardian of a student who is enrolled in a chartered nonpublic school and is eligible for transportation by a school district under section 3327.01 of the Revised Code may decline that transportation and accept transportation from the chartered nonpublic school. The governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school may charge a fee under division (A) of this section regardless of whether a student is eligible for transportation under section 3327.01 of the Revised Code.
(C) The offering by the governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school of transportation to and from the school does not relieve any school district board of education from any duty imposed by sections 3327.01 and 3327.02 of the Revised Code with respect to the chartered nonpublic school's students.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.08 | Purchase of School Buses and Other Transportation Equipment.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Boards of education of city school districts, local school districts, exempted village school districts, cooperative education school districts, and joint vocational school districts and governing boards of educational service centers may purchase on individual contract school buses and other equipment used in transporting children to and from school and to other functions as authorized by the boards, or the boards, at their discretion, may purchase the buses and equipment through any system of centralized purchasing established by the department of education and workforce for that purpose, provided that state subsidy payments shall be based on the amount of the lowest price available to the boards by either method of purchase. No board shall be deprived of any form of state assistance in the purchase of buses and equipment by reason of purchases of buses and equipment on an individual contract.
The purchase of school buses shall be made only after competitive bidding in accordance with section 3313.46 of the Revised Code. All bids shall state that the buses, prior to delivery, will comply with the safety rules of the department of public safety adopted pursuant to section 4511.76 of the Revised Code and all other pertinent provisions of law.
At no time shall bid bonds be required for the purchase of school buses, unless the district board or educational service center governing board requests that bid bonds be part of the competitive bidding process for a specified purchase.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 11:48 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.09 | Procurement of Motor Vehicle Liability and Accident Insurance.

Effective:
July 14, 1976
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 607 - 111th General Assembly
The board of education of each school district shall procure for the benefit of its employees who operate a school bus, motor van, or other vehicle used in the transportation of school children motor vehicle liability insurance for injuries to persons and property. Such insurance shall be in amounts not less than one hundred thousand dollars per person, three hundred thousand dollars per occurrence, fifty thousand dollars property damage and three thousand dollars medical payments coverage. If such amounts cannot be procured by a board of education by ordinary methods from insurance companies authorized to do business in this state and the superintendent of insurance has certified that fact in writing, then the board shall procure the next highest amounts which can reasonably be procured. Each board of education may procure uninsured motorists insurance.
The board of education of each school district may procure accident insurance covering all pupils and other authorized passengers transported under the authority of such board. such accident insurance shall provide compensation for injury or death to any pupil or other authorized passenger caused by any accident arising out of or in connection with the operation of such school bus, motor van, or other vehicle used in the transportation of school children or other authorized passengers, in such amounts and upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the board and the insurance company. The insurance procured pursuant to this section shall be from one or more recognized insurance companies authorized to do business in this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.101 | Online School Bus Driver Training Program.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter or Chapter 3301-83 of the Administrative Code, the department of education and workforce shall develop an online bus driver training program to satisfy the classroom portion of pre-service and annual in-service training for school bus driver certification. On-the-bus training for drivers shall continue to be completed in person.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:04 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.102 | Bus Driver Flex Career Path Model.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of education and workforce shall develop the bus driver flex career path model that creates a pathway for bus drivers to work as educational aides or student monitors at school districts and other public schools, as defined in section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code.
(B) In developing the model, the department shall do all of the following:
(1) Ensure that bus drivers work an eight to ten hour shift by doing either a morning or afternoon bus route and spend the remainder of the work day working as an educational aide or student monitor at a school;
(2) Make recommendations on how to seamlessly implement the model, including who would be responsible for paying wages in the most efficient way, whether proportional share or not;
(3) Ensure that the model shall not adversely impact a bus driver's pension.
Last updated October 4, 2023 at 1:16 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.11 | Board of Education May Furnish Cost of Child's Room and Board.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
A board of education in a district which does not maintain a high school and which pays the tuition of a school resident of the district in a high school in another district, or a board which pays the tuition of a school resident of the district, in a high school in another district, of higher grade than that maintained in the given district may furnish the cost of such child's room and board while attending such school or a part of such cost, provided such amount is less than the cost of transportation of such child and provided such action is approved by the county board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.12 | Maintenance of School Bus Turn-Around Points.

Effective:
April 16, 1993
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 195 - 119th General Assembly
Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section does not apply to any joint vocational or cooperative education school district.
The board of education of a city, local, or exempted village school district may maintain school bus turn-around points. At the request of such a board, a municipal corporation may maintain turn-around points on municipal roads; the township trustees may maintain turn-around points on township roads; and the county commissioners may maintain turn-around points on county roads.
The municipal corporation, township trustees, or county commissioners may also, at the request of a board of education, maintain turn-around points located on private property after an investigation by such board of education has determined that such maintenance is necessary for the use of such private property as a turn-around point for school buses. Such board of education may provide the cost of the materials utilized for any such maintenance.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.13 | Lease Agreement for Buses to Transport Nonpublic School Pupils to and From School Related Activities.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The board of education of a school district that owns and operates busses for transporting pupils to and from school may contract with a nonpublic school located within the district to make available to the nonpublic school under a lease agreement, one or more of the district's busses to be used by the nonpublic school for transporting nonpublic school pupils to and from a school related activity that would be an approved school related activity if it were being offered by a public school within the district to public school pupils. All department of education and workforce regulations governing the use of such busses by public schools while transporting pupils to and from school related activities shall be applicable to their use by the nonpublic school.
The cost to the nonpublic school of leasing such busses shall not exceed the costs of operating such busses, as determined by the board of education of the school district. The charge to be made to the nonpublic school for the use of the busses shall be specified in the contract entered into pursuant to this section.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:05 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.14 | Lease Agreement for Buses to Transport Senior Citizens and Adult Education Groups.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The board of education of any school district that owns and operates buses for transporting pupils may contract under a lease agreement with a municipal corporation or a public or nonprofit private agency or organization delivering services to the aged, to make available one or more of the district's buses or other vehicles to be used for transporting persons sixty years of age or older. The board of education of any school district may also contract under a similar agreement with any group, organization or other entity engaged in adult education activities.
The cost to the lessee of leasing such buses or other vehicles shall not exceed the costs of operating such buses or other vehicles as determined by the board of education of the school district. The charge to the lessee for the use of the buses or other vehicles, which may include the cost of providing an operator holding a certificate pursuant to section 3327.10 of the Revised Code, insurance coverage, and other direct and indirect costs to the school district shall be specified in the contract entered into pursuant to this section.
All department of education and workforce regulations governing the use of such buses or other vehicles by public schools while transporting pupils to and from school related activities apply to the extent applicable to their use under this section.
Any board of education making available one or more of its buses or other vehicles under this section shall procure liability and property damage insurance, as provided in section 3327.09 of the Revised Code, covering each bus or vehicle used and each passenger transported under the leasing agreement.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.15 | Use of Vehicles Outside State.

Effective:
September 28, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 437 - 129th General Assembly
The board of education of any school district that owns and operates motor vehicles for transporting pupils may permit such vehicles to be used outside this state for any lawful purpose provided the entire distance traveled outside this state on any trip does not exceed one thousand miles.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.16 | Volunteer Bus Rider Assistance Program - Program for Pupils Offered School Bus Transportation.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section does not apply to any joint vocational or cooperative education school district or its superintendent.
(A) The superintendent of each school district may establish a volunteer bus rider assistance program, under which qualified adults or responsible older pupils, as determined by the superintendent, may be authorized to ride on school buses with pupils during such periods of time that the buses are being used to transport pupils to and from schools. Volunteers shall not be compensated for their services, but older pupils may be excused early from school to participate in the program.
Volunteers may be assigned duties or responsibilities by the superintendent, including but not limited to, assisting younger pupils in embarking and disembarking from buses and in crossing streets where necessary to ensure the safety of the pupil, aiding the driver of the bus to maintain order on buses, assisting pupils with disabilities, and such other activities as the superintendent determines will aid in the safe and efficient transportation of pupils.
Volunteers serving under this section are not employees for purposes of Chapter 4117. or 4123. of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section shall authorize a board of education to adversely affect the employment of any employee of the board.
(B) The board of education of each city, local, or exempted village school district shall present a program to all pupils in kindergarten through third grade who are offered school bus transportation and who have not previously attended such program. The program shall consist of instruction in bus rider behavior, school bus safety, and the potential problems and hazards associated with school bus ridership. The department of education and workforce shall prescribe the content and length of such program, which shall be presented within two weeks after the commencement of classes each school year.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:07 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition › Section 3327.17 | Biodiesel School Bus Program.

Effective:
September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
The department of development shall establish a biodiesel school bus program under which the director of development shall make grants to school districts that use biodiesel fuel for pupil transportation to help offset incremental costs incurred by using biodiesel instead of one hundred per cent petroleum diesel.
As used in this section, "biodiesel" has the same meaning as in section 122.075 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.02 | Designation as Public School; Powers.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Each college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter is a public school and is part of the state's program of education.
(B) Acting through its board of trustees, the school may sue and be sued, acquire facilities as needed, contract for any services necessary for the operation of the school, and enter into contracts with the department of education and workforce pursuant to this chapter. The board of trustees may carry out any act and ensure the performance of any function that is in compliance with the Ohio Constitution, this chapter, other statutes applicable to college-preparatory boarding schools, and the contract entered into under this chapter establishing the school.
(C) Each college-preparatory boarding school shall be established as a public benefit corporation under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:09 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.03 | Limitations on Obligation of Funds.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
In accordance with Section 22 of Article II, Ohio Constitution, no agreement or contract entered into under this chapter shall create an obligation of state funds for a period longer than two years; however, the general assembly, every two years, may authorize renewal of any such obligation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.04 | Participating School Districts.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The city, exempted village, or local school district in which a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter is located is a participating school district under this chapter. Any other city, exempted village, or local school district may agree to be a participating school district. The department of education and workforce shall adopt procedures for districts to agree to be participating school districts.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:10 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.11 | Qualifications of Operators.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) In accordance with the procedures prescribed in division (B) of this section, the department of education and workforce shall select a private nonprofit corporation that meets the following qualifications to operate each college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter:
(1) The corporation has experience operating a school or program similar to the schools authorized under this chapter.
(2) The school or program described in division (A)(1) of this section has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the department success in improving the academic performance of students.
(3) The corporation has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the department that the corporation has the capacity to secure private funds for the development of the school authorized under this chapter.
(B)(1) Not later than sixty days after September 29, 2011, the department shall issue a request for proposals from private nonprofit corporations qualified to operate a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter. If the department subsequently determines that the establishment of one or more additional college-preparatory boarding schools is advisable, the department shall issue requests for proposals from private nonprofit corporations qualified to operate those additional schools.
In all cases, the department shall select the school's operator from among the qualified responders within one hundred eighty days after the issuance of the request for proposals. If no qualified responder submits a proposal, the department may issue another request for proposals.
(2) Each proposal submitted to the department shall contain the following information:
(a) The proposed location of the college-preparatory boarding school, which may differ from any location recommended by the department in the request for proposals;
(b) A plan for offering grade six in the school's initial year of operation and a plan for increasing the grade levels offered by the school in subsequent years;
(c) Any other information about the proposed educational program, facilities, or operations of the school considered necessary by the department.
(C) No college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter shall open for operation prior to the 2013-2014 school year.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:11 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.12 | Operator Contracts.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall enter into a contract with the operator of each college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter. The contract shall stipulate the following:
(A) The school's board of trustees shall oversee the acquisition of a facility for the school.
(B) The operator shall operate the school in accordance with the terms of the proposal accepted by the department under section 3328.11 of the Revised Code, including the plan for increasing the grade levels offered by the school.
(C) The school shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(D) The school shall comply with any other provisions of law specified in the contract and the rules adopted by the department under section 3328.50 of the Revised Code.
(E) The school shall comply with the bylaws adopted by the board of trustees under section 3328.13 of the Revised Code.
(F) The school shall meet the academic goals and other performance standards specified in the contract.
(G) The school shall have a fiscal officer who meets standards established for the purposes of this division by the department.
(H) In accordance with procedures specified in the contract, the department shall monitor the operation, programs, and facilities of the school, including conducting on-site visits of the school.
(I) The department may take actions, as specified in the contract, to resolve issues of noncompliance by the school of the provisions of this chapter, the contract, the bylaws adopted by the board of trustees, or rules adopted by the department. Such specified actions shall include procedures for notice of noncompliance and an appeal process.
(J) The department or the operator may terminate the contract in accordance with the procedures specified in the contract, which shall include at least a requirement that the party seeking termination give prior notice of the intent to terminate the contract and a requirement that the party receiving such notice be granted an opportunity to redress any grievances cited in the notice prior to the termination.
(K) If the school closes for any reason, the school's board of trustees shall execute the closing in the manner specified in the contract.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:13 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.13 | Adoption of Bylaws.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The board of trustees of each college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter shall adopt bylaws for the oversight and operation of the school that are consistent with the provisions of this chapter, the rules adopted under section 3328.50 of the Revised Code, and the contract between the operator and the department of education and workforce. The bylaws shall include procedures for the appointment of future members of the school's board of trustees upon expiration of the terms of the initial members, which procedures shall comply with section 3328.15 of the Revised Code. The bylaws also shall include standards for the admission of students to the school and their dismissal from the school. The bylaws shall be subject to the approval of the department.
Last updated September 11, 2023 at 12:13 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.14 | Adoption of Outreach Program.

Effective:
December 21, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 157 - 129th General Assembly
The board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter shall adopt a program of outreach to inform every city, local, and exempted village school district about the school and the procedures for admission to the school and for becoming a participating school district.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.16 | Designated Fiscal Officer.

Effective:
March 23, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 10 - 130th General Assembly
(A) Each college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter shall have a designated fiscal officer. The auditor of state may require by rule that the fiscal officer of any college-preparatory boarding school, before entering upon duties as fiscal officer, execute a bond in an amount and with surety to be approved by the school's board of trustees, payable to the state, conditioned for the faithful performance of all the official duties required of the fiscal officer. Any such bond shall be deposited with the school's board of trustees, and a copy of the bond shall be certified by the board and filed with the county auditor.
(B) Before assuming the duties of fiscal officer, the fiscal officer designated under this section shall be licensed as a treasurer under section 3301.074 of the Revised Code. No college-preparatory boarding school shall allow a person to serve as fiscal officer who is not licensed as required by this division.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.17 | Collective Bargaining Rights.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
Employees of a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter may organize and collectively bargain pursuant to Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding division (D)(1) of section 4117.06 of the Revised Code, a unit containing teaching and nonteaching employees employed under this section may be considered an appropriate unit.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.18 | Suspension of Employees.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "license" has the same meaning as in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code.
(B) If a person who is employed by a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter or its operator is arrested, summoned, or indicted for an alleged violation of an offense listed in division (C) of section 3319.31 of the Revised Code, if the person holds a license, or an offense listed in division (B)(1) of section 3319.39 of the Revised Code, if the person does not hold a license, the chief administrator of the school in which that person works shall suspend that person from all duties that require the care, custody, or control of a child during the pendency of the criminal action against the person. If the person who is arrested, summoned, or indicted for an alleged violation of an offense listed in division (C) of section 3319.31 or division (B)(1) of section 3319.39 of the Revised Code is the chief administrator of the school, the board of trustees of the school shall suspend the chief administrator from all duties that require the care, custody, or control of a child.
(C) When a person who holds a license is suspended in accordance with this section, the chief administrator or board that imposed the suspension promptly shall report the person's suspension to the department of education and workforce and to the state board of education. The report shall include the offense for which the person was arrested, summoned, or indicted.
Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:36 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.191 | Reports Kept in Employee Personnel File.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
The board of trustees of each college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter shall require that the reports of any investigation by the board or by the school's operator of an employee who works in the school, regarding whether the employee has committed an act or offense for which the chief administrator of the school or the president or chairperson of the board is required to make a report to the superintendent of public instruction under section 3328.19 of the Revised Code, be kept in the employee's personnel file. If, after an investigation under division (A) of section 3319.311 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of public instruction determines that the results of that investigation do not warrant initiating action under section 3319.31 of the Revised Code, the board shall require the reports of the investigation to be moved from the employee's personnel file to a separate public file.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.192 | Prevalence of Statutory Provisions Over Contract Agreements.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the provisions of sections 3328.19 and 3328.191 of the Revised Code prevail over any conflicting provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or contract for employment entered into on or after the effective date of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.193 | False Statements.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "license" has the same meaning as in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code.
(B) No employee of a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter or its operator shall do either of the following:
(1) Knowingly make a false report to the chief administrator of the school, or the chief administrator's designee, alleging misconduct by another employee of the school or its operator;
(2) Knowingly cause the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, to make a false report of the alleged misconduct to the superintendent of public instruction or the state board of education.
(C) Any employee of a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter or its operator who in good faith reports to the chief administrator of the school, or the chief administrator's designee, information about alleged misconduct committed by another employee of the school or operator shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the reporting of that information.
If the alleged misconduct involves a person who holds a license but the chief administrator is not required to submit a report to the superintendent of public instruction under section 3328.19 of the Revised Code and the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, in good faith reports the alleged misconduct to the superintendent of public instruction or the state board, the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, shall be immune from any civil liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed for injury, death, or loss to person or property as a result of the reporting of that information.
(D)(1) In any civil action brought against a person in which it is alleged and proved that the person violated division (B) of this section, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs that the prevailing party incurred in the civil action or as a result of the false report that was the basis of the violation.
(2) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (B) of this section, if the subject of the false report that was the basis of the violation was charged with any violation of a law or ordinance as a result of the false report, and if the subject of the false report is found not to be guilty of the charges brought against the subject as a result of the false report or those charges are dismissed, the court that sentences the person for the violation of division (B) of this section, as part of the sentence, shall order the person to pay restitution to the subject of the false report, in an amount equal to reasonable attorney's fees and costs that the subject of the false report incurred as a result of or in relation to the charges.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.21 | Admission of Students.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
(A) Any eligible student may apply for admission to a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter in a grade level offered by the school that is appropriate for the student and shall be admitted to the school in that grade level to the extent the student's admission is within the capacity of the school as established by the school's board of trustees, subject to division (B) of this section. If more eligible students apply for admission than the number of students permitted by the capacity established by the board of trustees, admission shall be by lot.
(B) In the first year of operation, each school established under this chapter shall offer only grade six and shall not admit more than eighty students to the school. In each subsequent year of operation, the school may add additional grade levels as specified in the contract under section 3328.12 of the Revised Code, but at no time shall the school's total student population exceed four hundred students.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.22 | Educational Program.

Effective:
December 14, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 229 - 134th General Assembly
The educational program of a college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter shall include at least all of the following:
(A) A remedial curriculum for students in grades lower than grade nine;
(B) A college-preparatory curriculum for high school students that, at a minimum, shall comply with sections 3313.603 and 3313.6027 of the Revised Code as that section applies to school districts;
(C) Extracurricular activities, including athletic and cultural activities;
(D) College admission counseling;
(E) Health and mental health services;
(F) Tutoring services;
(G) Community services opportunities;
(H) A residential student life program.
Last updated January 18, 2022 at 1:35 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.23 | Students With Disabilities.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) A college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter shall comply with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code as if the school were a school district. For each child with a disability enrolled in the school for whom an IEP has been developed, the school shall verify in the manner prescribed by the department of education and workforce that the school is providing the services required under the child's IEP.
(B) The school district in which a child with a disability enrolled in the college-preparatory boarding school is entitled to attend school and the child's school district of residence, if different, are not obligated to provide the student with a free appropriate public education under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code for as long as the child is enrolled in the college-preparatory boarding school.
Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:37 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.24 | Compliance With Specified Laws.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
A college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter and its board of trustees shall comply with sections 102.02, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.0714, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.6013, 3313.6021, 3313.6024, 3313.6025, 3313.6026, 3313.6029, 3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6114, 3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.89, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078, 3319.318, 3319.324, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.46, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3323.251, and 5502.262, and Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code as if the school were a school district and the school's board of trustees were a district board of education.
Last updated August 11, 2023 at 2:08 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.241 | Civil Immunity, Decisions Not to Provide Mental Health Services.

Effective:
April 8, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 477 - 132nd General Assembly
A college-preparatory boarding school, member of a college-preparatory boarding school board of trustees, or college-preparatory boarding school employee is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a school employee's decision not to provide or procure mental health services for a suspended or expelled student under division (B)(2) of section 3313.668 of the Revised Code, unless the decision is made with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner.
This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense to which a college-preparatory boarding school, member of a college-preparatory boarding school board of trustees, or college-preparatory boarding school employee may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
Last updated November 7, 2023 at 3:41 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.26 | Annual Report Card.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The department of education and workforce shall issue an annual report card for each college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter that includes all information applicable to school buildings under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
(B) For each student enrolled in the school, the department shall combine data regarding the academic performance of that student with comparable data from the school district in which the student is entitled to attend school for the purpose of calculating the performance of the district as a whole on the report card issued for the district under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
(C) Each college-preparatory boarding school and its operator shall comply with sections 3302.04 and 3302.041 of the Revised Code, except that any action required to be taken by a school district pursuant to those sections shall be taken by the school.
Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:54 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3328 | College-Preparatory Boarding Schools › Section 3328.27 | Compliance With Standards for Financial Reporting.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
The board of trustees of each college-preparatory boarding school shall comply with the standards for financial reporting adopted under division (B)(2) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code.