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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.0727 | Dropout Recovery Community School Testing Window.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "dropout recovery community school" has the same meaning as in section3319.301 of the Revised Code.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in section3301.0710, 3301.0711, or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, a dropout recovery community school shall do both of the following with regard to the administration of end-of-course examinations required under section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code:
(1) In addition to the annual testing windows established by the director of education and workforce under division (C) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, administer the examinations in an online or paper format based on the needs of the student;
(2) Adhere to security requirements prescribed under section3319.151 of the Revised Code for the online examinations administered under division (B)(1) of this section.
(C) The director of education and workforce shall establish extended testing windows of ten weeks in duration in the fall and spring for dropout recovery community schools so that they may administer assessments in closer proximity to when students complete related coursework. The director also shall establish a summer testing window for students participating in summer instruction.
(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve a dropout recovery community school from its obligation to administer testing in-person as otherwise required by law.
Last updated September 25, 2023 at 5:31 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.0728 | Retaking of End-of-Course Examinations.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Notwithstanding anything in the Revised Code to the contrary, a student may retake any end-of-course examination prescribed under division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code during the student's academic career at a time designated by the department of education and workforce. If, for any reason, a student does not take an end-of-course examination on the scheduled administration date, the department shall make available to the student the examination for which the student was absent, or a substantially similar examination as determined by the department, so that the student may take the examination or a substantially similar examination at a later time in the student's academic career. The department shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement the provisions of this section.
Last updated August 23, 2023 at 4:33 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.0729 | Time Spent on Assessments.

Effective:
March 16, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 3 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Except as provided for in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, beginning with assessments administered on or after July 1, 2017, the board of education of each city, local, and exempted village school district shall ensure that no student is required to do either of the following:
(1) Spend a cumulative amount of time in excess of two per cent of the school year taking the following assessments combined:
(a) The applicable state assessments prescribed by division (A) of section 3301.0710 and division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code;
(b) Any assessment required by the district board to be administered district-wide to all students in a specified s ubject area or grade level.
(2) Spend a cumulative amount of time in excess of one per cent of the school year taking practice or diagnostic assessments used to prepare for assessments described in divisions (A)(1)(a) and (b) of this section.
(B) The limitations prescribed by division (A) of this section shall not apply to assessments for students with disabilities, any related diagnostic assessment for students who failed to attain a passing score on the English language arts achievement assessment prescribed by division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, substitute examinations as prescribed by division (B)(4) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, or additional assessments administered to identify a student as gifted under Chapter 3324. of the Revised Code.
(C) The board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district may exceed the limitations prescribed by division (A) of this section by resolution of the district board. However, prior to the adoption of such a resolution, the board shall conduct at least one public hearing on the proposed resolution.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.0731 | English Learner Rules.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
As used in this section, "English learner" has the same meaning as in 20 U.S.C. 7801.
The director of education and workforce shall adopt rules regarding the identification, instruction, assessment, and reclassification of English learners. The rules shall conform to the department of education and workforce's plan, as approved by the United States secretary of education, to comply with the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965," 20 U.S.C. 6311 to 6339.
Last updated September 25, 2023 at 5:32 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.08 | Appointment of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Effective:
March 30, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 147 - 122nd General Assembly
The state board of education shall appoint the superintendent of public instruction, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The board shall fix the compensation for the position of superintendent of public instruction.
The superintendent of public instruction, while holding such office, shall not hold any other office or position of employment, or be an officer or employee of any public or private school, or a public or private college, university, or other institution of higher education. The superintendent may, in the conduct of the superintendent's official duties, travel within or without the state, and the superintendent's necessary and actual expenses therefor when properly verified shall be paid by the state.
No one who is interested financially in any book publishing or book selling company, firm, or corporation, shall be eligible to appointment as superintendent of public instruction. If a superintendent becomes interested financially in any book publishing or book selling company, firm, or corporation, said superintendent shall forthwith be removed from office by the state board. The interest of a person as author of a book shall not be improper, provided such book is not one offered for use by pupils in the public schools of Ohio.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.09 | Superintendent of Public Instruction Shall Be Secretary of Board.

Effective:
January 3, 1956
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 212 - 101st General Assembly
The superintendent of public instruction shall serve as secretary to the state board of education, and shall attend all meetings of the board, or designate a subordinate to attend for him if he is unable to be present, except at such times as the board is considering the employment, retention, or salary of the superintendent of public instruction.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.10 | Director of Education and Workforce Is Member of Board of Trustees of Ohio History Connection.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The director of education and workforce shall be a member of the board of trustees of the Ohio history connection, in addition to the members constituting such board.
Last updated September 19, 2023 at 3:29 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.11 | Superintendent of Public Instruction Shall Be Executive and Administrative Officer of Board.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The superintendent of public instruction shall be the executive and administrative officer of the state board of education in its administration of all educational matters and functions placed under its management and control. The superintendent shall execute, under the direction of the state board of education, the educational policies, orders, directives, and administrative functions of the board.
Upon the request of the state board of education, the superintendent of public instruction shall report to the board on any matter.
Last updated August 23, 2023 at 4:42 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.131 | School-Parent and School-Business Partnerships.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall encourage, seek out, and publicize to the general public and the school districts of this state, innovative and exemplary school-parent and school-business partnerships. The board of education of a district involved in such a partnership shall cooperate with the department by providing information about the partnership. As used in this section:
(A) "School-parent partnership" means a program that actively involves parents of students in the decision-making process of the school district or individual schools within the district;
(B) "School-business partnership" means a program in this state in which businesses, labor organizations, associations, foundations, or other persons, assist local schools in preparing children for employment or higher education, and may include programs involving work experience, mentoring, tutoring, incentive grants, or the use of corporate facilities and equipment.
Last updated August 23, 2023 at 11:23 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.132 | Rules Regarding Nonchartered Nonpublic Schools.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section , the director of education and workforce shall amend or rescind any administrative rules regarding nonchartered nonpublic schools as necessary to conform with section 3301.0732 of the Revised Code as enacted by this act . Thereafter, neither the director nor the department of education and workforce shall prescribe or adopt any additional rules regarding nonchartered nonpublic schools.
The director shall rescind any rules regarding the issuance of excuses from compulsory attendance for the purposes of home education under division (A)(2) of section 3321.04 of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to the effective date of this section . Thereafter, neither the director nor the department of education and workforce shall prescribe or adopt any additional rules regarding home education.
Last updated August 30, 2023 at 5:13 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.134 | Awards for Innovative and Exemplary Parental Involvement Programs.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) In each fiscal year the department of education and workforce, in accordance with appropriations made by the general assembly, may issue awards of equal amounts up to fifteen thousand dollars to those fifty public schools that are determined by the department to have implemented in the immediately preceding fiscal year innovative and exemplary parental involvement programs that have enhanced parental involvement in such schools according to criteria established by the department.
(B) The department shall collect and retain information on the innovative and exemplary parental involvement programs of all schools that have received awards under division (A) of this section. In each fiscal year the department shall publicize to every school district a description of each of the innovative and exemplary parental involvement programs of the schools that have received awards in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
(C) Any school that receives an award under division (A) of this section may expend the money on any lawful purpose.
Last updated August 23, 2023 at 11:31 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.135 | List of Free, Reduced Cost Epinepherine Autoinjectors.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce annually shall compile a list of organizations and companies that offer free and reduced cost epinephrine autoinjectors to qualifying school districts, other public schools, and chartered nonpublic schools. The department shall make this information readily available on their web site and send a copy of the list by mail or electronically to each school district, other public school, and chartered nonpublic school.
As used in this section, "other public school" has the same meaning as in section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 23, 2023 at 11:32 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.136 | High-Quality Tutoring Program List.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall compile a list of tutoring programs that it considers to be of high quality and have the potential to accelerate learning for students in the areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. For this purpose, the department shall request the qualifications of public and private entities that provide tutoring programs for students. The department shall establish a rubric to evaluate the programs and determine a minimum score for a tutoring program to be included on the department's list.
In compiling the list, the department may designate individual tutoring programs as more appropriate for certain grade levels, populations of students, or subject areas.
The department may establish multiple application periods in any school year for entities to submit their qualifications for consideration to be included on the list. However, the department shall post the initial list of tutoring programs on the department's web site not later than October 1, 2022. No school district or school shall be required to use a tutoring program on the list.
Last updated August 23, 2023 at 11:33 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.137 | Public Meetings.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The director of education and workforce, or the director's designee, shall convene a public meeting at least once every other month. Employees of the department of education and workforce shall conduct a presentation at each meeting that addresses any new information the department has about any of its significant new or existing initiatives, policies, or guidelines; any change to state or federal law that affects the department or education stakeholders, as determined by the director, in this state; and any rule the director intends to adopt, amend, or rescind in accordance with Chapter 119. and section 3301.138 of the Revised Code.
Nothing in division (A) of this section precludes the director or the department from using other methods to engage with stakeholders.
(B) At the conclusion of a presentation under this section, the director, or the director's designee, shall provide an opportunity for public discussion on the information provided in the presentation. The director, or the director's designee, may accept public discussion about other topics as the director, or the director's designee, determines appropriate.
(C) The department shall make available via the internet an audio recording of each public meeting under this section. The director shall make the audio recording available not later than five business days after the conclusion of a meeting.
(D) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, any nonemergency rule adopted after the effective date of this section is void unless the rule is included in a presentation conducted in a public meeting under this section prior to initiating rulemaking in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 31, 2023 at 2:59 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.139 | School Counselor Liaison.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The director of education and workforce shall designate at least one employee of the department of education and workforce to serve as a liaison for school counselors across the state to support their efforts to advance students' academic and career development. The director shall give preference to individuals who hold a valid pupil services license in school counseling under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 25, 2023 at 5:35 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.14 | Annual Report.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall require an annual report of the president, manager, or principal of each seminary, academy, parochial, or private school. The report shall be made upon forms furnished by the department and shall contain a statement of such facts as it requests. The president, manager, or principal shall complete and return such forms within a time fixed by the department.
Last updated August 23, 2023 at 11:42 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.15 | Inspection of Institutions Employing Teachers - Reports.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce or its authorized representatives may inspect all institutions under the control of the department of job and family services, the department of mental health and addiction services, the department of developmental disabilities, and the department of rehabilitation and correction which employ teachers, and may make a report on the teaching, discipline, and school equipment in these institutions to the director of job and family services, the director of mental health and addiction services, the director of developmental disabilities, the director of rehabilitation and correction, and the governor.
Last updated August 23, 2023 at 11:45 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.161 | Petition of Referendum Against Transfer of School District.

Effective:
December 1, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 350 - 107th General Assembly
Within thirty days following the issuance of an order to dissolve a school district pursuant to section 3301.16 of the Revised Code, qualified electors residing in the area to be transferred and equal in number to a majority of the qualified electors voting at the last general election may file a petition of referendum against the transfer. A petition of referendum filed pursuant to this section shall be filed, processed, and voted upon as provided in section 3311.231 of the Revised Code. If a petition of referendum has been filed pursuant to this section, a transfer order issued pursuant to section 3301.16 of the Revised Code shall take effect thirty days after the election on the petition of referendum if a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question vote in favor thereof. If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question do not vote in favor thereof, the order shall become void.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.162 | Notice of Intent to Close Chartered Nonpublic School.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) If the governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school intends to close the school, the governing authority shall notify all of the following of that intent prior to closing the school:
(1) The department of education and workforce;
(2) The school district that receives auxiliary services funding under division (E) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code on behalf of the students enrolled in the school;
(3) The accrediting association that most recently accredited the school for purposes of chartering the school in accordance with the rules of the department, if applicable;
(4) If the school has been designated as a STEM school equivalent under section 3326.032 of the Revised Code, the STEM committee established under section 3326.02 of the Revised Code.
The notice shall include the school year and, if possible, the actual date the school will close.
(B) The chief administrator of each chartered nonpublic school that closes shall deposit the school's records with either:
(1) The accrediting association that most recently accredited the school for purposes of chartering the school in accordance with the rules of the department, if applicable;
(2) The school district that received auxiliary services funding under division (E) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code on behalf of the students enrolled in the school.
The school district that receives the records may charge for and receive a one-time reimbursement from auxiliary services funding under division (E) of section 3317.024 of the Revised Code for costs the district incurred to store the records.
Last updated August 23, 2023 at 11:48 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.164 | Chartered Nonpublic School Reporting Requirements on School Website.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
Each chartered nonpublic school shall publish on the school's web site both of the following:
(A) The number of students enrolled in the school by the last day of October of the current school year;
(B) The school's policy regarding background checks for teaching and nonteaching employees and for volunteers who have direct contact with students.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.17 | Driver Education Courses.

Effective:
March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 166 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The board of education of each city, exempted village, local, and joint vocational school district may make a driver education course available to high school students enrolled in the district in accordance with Chapter 4508. of the Revised Code. No school district making such a course available shall require any student to enroll in the course in lieu of taking a training course from a private driver training school licensed under that chapter.
(B) The principal of each high school shall annually give written notice to the students enrolled in the high school that they may elect, under a procedure that shall be described in the notice, to take a training course from a private driver training school or, if available, enroll in a driver education course made available by the student's school district of attendance.
(C) Students who successfully complete a driver education course offered by the student's school district of attendance or through any agency or organization that the district contracts with to offer such a course under this section may earn either:
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in division (C)(8) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, up to one-half unit towards high school elective credits that may substitute for credits in the subjects listed under that division;
(2) An industry-recognized credential approved under section 3313.6113 of the Revised Code. A student may be granted up to two points toward a high school diploma under the list of industry-recognized credentials established and updated under section 3313.6113 of the Revised Code.
(D) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in sections 3317.014, 3317.022, and 3317.16 of the Revised Code, a career-technical planning district, as defined in section 3317.023 of the Revised Code, may use a portion of the career-technical education funds received under section 3317.022 or 3317.16 of the Revised Code to make a driver education course available to high school students enrolled in the district.
Last updated January 20, 2022 at 4:24 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.171 | Driver Education Course Fee.

Effective:
October 29, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 282, House Bill 160 - 123rd General Assembly
A board of education that makes available a driver education course pursuant to section 3301.17 of the Revised Code may require pupils enrolled in the course to pay a course fee not to exceed the actual cost per pupil of providing driver education.
The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.18 | Duties of Department Regarding Desegregation Within School Districts.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall:
(A) Administer grants under section 3301.19 of the Revised Code in support of voluntary desegregation within school districts;
(B) Provide technical assistance to school districts developing voluntary plans for desegregation or plans to reduce or eliminate racial isolation;
(C) Develop desegregation plans as required by court order and provide technical assistance to school districts required to develop plans under court order;
(D) Report to the general assembly annually on expenditures made by the state to reduce or eliminate racial isolation and enumerate anticipated expenses for desegregation resulting from court action or action taken by the federal government.
Last updated September 15, 2023 at 2:35 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.19 | Program to Support School Boards That Voluntarily Adopt and Implement Desegregation Plan.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall administer a program to support school boards that voluntarily adopt and implement plans of student transfers to desegregate schools within their districts. To be eligible for such support, both of the following must apply:
(A) The district must have a minority enrollment of between twenty-five and seventy-five per cent, according to the most recent racial and ethnic census of the district prepared by the department;
(B) The school board must adopt and submit to the department, not later than the first day of October, a plan for reducing racial isolation through the transfer of not fewer than fifty students in the district. The plan must provide for any or all of the following:
(1) The transfer of minority students from a school with greater than the average minority composition of the district to a school with less than the average minority composition of the district;
(2) The transfer of majority students from a school with less than the average minority composition of the district to a school with more than the average minority composition of the district;
(3) The transfer of minority or majority students to designated schools if the transfers cause the racial composition of the designated schools to more closely approximate the student racial composition of the entire district taken as a whole.
The department shall pay the school district an amount equal to four hundred dollars per student transferred, except that if all payments required to be made under this section during the fiscal year exceed the appropriation for the purpose, the payment to each school district shall be proportionately reduced. The school board may spend the amount received only on activities other than transportation that support the reduction of racial isolation. In the case of a transfer from a school that is being permanently closed or that results from a permanent change in the boundary of a school attendance zone, payment shall be made only for the initial year the transfer is made. In the case of any other kind of transfer, payment shall be made for each fiscal year the transfer occurs.
Last updated September 15, 2023 at 2:36 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.22 | Model Harassment Prevention Policy.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall develop a model policy to prohibit harassment, intimidation, or bullying in order to assist school districts in developing their own policies under section 3313.666 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 15, 2023 at 2:38 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.27 | Research on Factors That Improve Education Effectiveness.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education or workforce shall conduct research on the factors that improve education effectiveness in school districts and for this purpose may require school districts to administer tests in addition to those otherwise required by law, such as the national assessment of education progress. The department shall make the results of any research conducted under this section available to all school districts.
Last updated September 15, 2023 at 2:45 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.30 | Programs for Children of Migrant Agricultural Laborers.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The department of education and workforce shall:
(A) Actively encourage, assist, and support boards of education in applying for moneys for programs for pre-school children of migrant agricultural laborers under Title I of the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965," 79 Stat. 27, 20 U.S.C.A. 236, as amended;
(B) Establish an official relationship with the Texas education agency and the Florida department of education to cooperate and exchange information with those states concerning education for children of migrant agricultural laborers, and coordinate its activities and services for such children with those states and any other states that provide education for such children;
(C) Take all necessary steps to compensate for the lack of continuity in instructional curriculum experienced by children of migrant agricultural laborers as a result of their parents' occupation by assuring that:
(1) Coordinated interstate and intrastate programs are provided at all levels, including coordinated programs leading to credit accrual;
(2) Parents are given information about the availability of interstate and intrastate programs.
(D) Take a more active role in encouraging boards of education to offer, in accordance with section 3313.641 of the Revised Code, alternative evening and tutorial programs for children of migrant agricultural laborers and their families during late spring, summer, and early fall.
Last updated September 15, 2023 at 2:52 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.311 | Preschool Program, Early Childhood Education Program, or Early Learning Program Staff Degree Requirements.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
( A) As used in this section:
(1) "Department of education" or "department" means the former department of education as it existed prior to the effective date of this amendment for all actions required under this section prior to that date, and means the department of education and workforce for all actions required under this section on or after to that date.
(2) "Preschool program" has the same meaning as in section 3301.52 of the Revised Code.
(B) Subject to divisions (C) and (D) of this section,beginning in fiscal year 2006, no preschool program, and no early childhood education program or early learning program as defined by the department of education shall receive any funds from the state unless fifty per cent of the staff members employed by that program as teachers are working toward an associate degree of a type approved by the department.
(C)(1) Subject to division (C)(2) of this section,beginning in fiscal year 2010, no preschool program, and no early childhood education program or early learning program as defined by the department, existing prior to fiscal year 2007, shall receive any funds from the state unless every staff member employed by that program as a teacher has attained an associate degree of a type approved by the department.
(2) Beginning in fiscal year 2011, no preschool program, and no early childhood education program or early learning program as defined by the department, existing prior to fiscal year 2007, shall receive any funds from the state unless fifty per cent of the staff members employed by the program as teachers have attained a bachelor's degree of a type approved by the department.
(D)(1) Subject to division (D)(2) of this section,beginning in fiscal year 2012, no preschool program, and no early childhood education program or early learning program as defined by the department, established during or after fiscal year 2007, shall receive any funds from the state unless every staff member employed by that program as a teacher has attained an associate degree of a type approved by the department.
(2) Beginning in fiscal year 2013, no preschool program, and no early childhood education program or early learning program as defined by the department, established during or after fiscal year 2007, shall receive any funds from the state unless fifty per cent of the staff members employed by the program as teachers have attained a bachelor's degree of a type approved by the department.
Last updated September 15, 2023 at 2:58 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.40 | Adult Education Programs.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "adult education" has the meaning as established under the "adult education act," 102 Stat. 302 (1988), 20 U.S.C. 1201a(2), as amended.
(B) The department of education and workforce may distribute state funds to organizations that qualify for federal funds under the "Adult Education Act," 102 Stat. 302 (1988), 20 1201 to 1213d, as amended. The funds shall be used by qualifying organizations to provide adult education services. State funds distributed pursuant to this section shall be distributed in accordance with the rules adopted under division (C) of this section.
Each organization that receives funds under this section shall file program performance reports with the department at times required by rule and shall include the following:
(1) Assessments of individual students as they enter, progress through, and exit the adult education program;
(2) Records regarding individual student program participation time;
(3) Reports of individual student retention rates;
(4) Any other information required by rule.
(C) The department shall adopt rules for the distribution of funds under this section. The rules shall include the following:
(1) Requirements for program performance reports.
(2) Indicators of adult education program quality, including indicators of learner achievement, program environment, program planning, curriculum and instruction, staff development, support services, and recruitment and retention.
(3) A formula for the distribution of funds under this section. The formula shall include as a factor an organization's quantifiable success in meeting the indicators of program quality established pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section.
(4) Standards and procedures for reducing or discontinuing funding to organizations that fail to meet the requirements of this section.
(5) Any other requirements or standards considered appropriate by the board.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.45 | Distribution of Information From Online Education and Career Planning Tool to High Schools.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Not later than the thirtieth day of September of each year, the department of education and workforce shall distribute to all public high schools the information provided by the director of job and family services on the online education and career planning tool developed under section 6301.15 of the Revised Code.
(B) Annually, the department shall survey high school administrators and guidance counselors regarding their use of the online planning tool and provide the results of the survey to the director of job and family services to support future refinements and improvements to the online planning tool.
As used in this section, "public high school" means a school that serves students in any of grades nine through twelve and is operated by a school district or a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, or a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.481 | Identifying State Agency for Whose Benefit Real Property Is Acquired.

Effective:
October 26, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 19 - 123rd General Assembly
Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to section 3301.48 of the Revised Code shall identify any agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.49 | Appointment of Members to Educational Commission.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Pursuant to paragraph A of Article III of the educational compact enacted in section 3301.48 of the Revised Code, there shall be seven members to the educational commission of the states who shall serve from this state, one of such members shall be the governor; one member shall be a member of the senate appointed by the president; one member shall be a member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and four members shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor. Two of the members appointed by the governor shall be professional educators associated with either public or private educational systems and may be an officer of the state, any college or university in the state or any officer or administrator of any public school district. Two of the members appointed by the governor shall be laypersons.
The state shall pay the actual expenses of members of the Ohio commission while attending to any business of the commission. The governor shall appoint a chairperson of the Ohio members of the educational commission of the states and such membership shall meet on the call of its chairperson or at the request of a majority of its members. In any event, the membership shall meet not less often than three times annually. The membership may consider any and all matters relating to recommendations of the educational commission of the states and the activities of the members in representing this state thereon.
Pursuant to paragraph (I) of Article III of the compact the educational commission of the states shall file a copy of its bylaws and any amendment thereto with the director of education and workforce.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.50 | Preschool Educator License.

Effective:
January 30, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 396 - 122nd General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided under division (B) of section 3301.54 of the Revised Code, the issuing of any educator license designated for teaching in a preschool setting pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code shall not be construed as requiring any person who does not hold such a license to obtain one in order to be employed as a teacher in a pre-kindergarten program. However, a person hired after July 1, 1988, to direct a preschool program regulated by the state board of education under sections 3301.52 to 3301.57 of the Revised Code, other than a program operated by a nontax-supported eligible nonpublic school, shall hold a valid educator license designated as appropriate for teaching or being an administrator in a preschool setting issued pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code plus the four courses required by division (A)(1) of section 3301.54 of the Revised Code, unless division (A)(4) of that section applies to the person.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.51 | Preschool Associate Educator License Not Required.

Effective:
November 15, 1996
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 230 - 121st General Assembly
The issuing of any type of educator license designated for teaching in an associate teaching position in a preschool setting pursuant to section 3319.22 of the Revised Code shall not be construed as requiring any person who does not hold such a license to obtain one in order to be employed as a teacher in a pre-kindergarten program.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.521 | [Repealed Effective 1/1/2025 by h.b. 33, 135th General Assembly] Applicability to Child Care Provided Exclusively for Adult Education Participants.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Sections 3301.53 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code do not apply to child care provided exclusively for participants of an adult education program that receives funds under the department of education and workforce's state plan for implementing the "Adult Education Act of 1966," 80 Stat. 1216, 20 U.S.C. 1201, as amended, or an adult education program operated under section 3313.52, 3313.531, 3313.641, or 3313.644 of the Revised Code, if the child care is provided on a part-time basis, is provided on the same premises as and during the hours of operation of the adult education program, and at least one parent, custodian, or guardian of each child is on the premises and readily accessible at all times.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3301 | Department of Education and Workforce › Section 3301.53 | Rules for Minimum Standards for Preschool Programs.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The director of education and workforce, in consultation with the director of job and family services, shall formulate and prescribe by rule adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code minimum standards to be applied to preschool programs operated by school district boards of education, county boards of developmental disabilities, community schools, or eligible nonpublic schools. The rules shall include the following:
(1) Standards ensuring that the preschool program is located in a safe and convenient facility that accommodates the enrollment of the program, is of the quality to support the growth and development of the children according to the program objectives, and meets the requirements of section 3301.55 of the Revised Code;
(2) Standards ensuring that supervision, discipline, and programs will be administered according to established objectives and procedures;
(3) Standards ensuring that preschool staff members and nonteaching employees are recruited, employed, assigned, evaluated, and provided in-service education without discrimination on the basis of age, color, national origin, race, or sex; and that preschool staff members and nonteaching employees are assigned responsibilities in accordance with written position descriptions commensurate with their training and experience;
(4) A requirement that boards of education intending to establish a preschool program demonstrate a need for a preschool program prior to establishing the program;
(5) Requirements that children participating in preschool programs have been immunized to the extent considered appropriate by the director of education and workforce to prevent the spread of communicable disease;
(6) Requirements that the parents of preschool children complete the emergency medical authorization form specified in section 3313.712 of the Revised Code.
(B) The director of education and workforce, in consultation with the director of job and family services, shall ensure that the rules adopted under sections 3301.52 to 3301.58 of the Revised Code are consistent with and meet or exceed the requirements of Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code with regard to child care centers that serve preschool children. The directors shall review all such rules at least once every five years.
(C) The director of education and workforce, in consultation with the director of job and family services, shall adopt rules for school child programs that are consistent with and meet or exceed the requirements of the rules adopted for child care centers that serve school-age children under Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code.
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