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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.63 | School Holidays Specified.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
Boards of education may dismiss the schools under their control on the first day of January, the third Monday in January, the third Monday in February, the day designated in the "Act of June 28, 1968," 82 Stat. 250, 5 U.S.C. 6103, as amended, for the commemoration of Memorial day, the nineteenth day of June, the fourth day of July, the first Monday in September, the second Monday in October, the eleventh day of November, or the succeeding Monday when that day falls on a Sunday, the fourth Thursday in November, and the twenty-fifth day of December, on any day set apart by proclamation of the president of the United States or the governor of this state as a day of fast, thanksgiving, or mourning, or on the days approved by the board for teachers' attendance at an educational meeting.
Last updated August 11, 2021 at 12:29 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.641 | Summer Schools, Adult Classes, Postgraduate Instruction and Other Classes.

Effective:
October 11, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 407 - 124th General Assembly
(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 3313.48 and 3313.64 of the Revised Code, the board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district may organize and operate a summer school, an evening or day school for adults and out-of-school youth, or technical school or institute for instruction beyond the high school, offer driver education courses in conformity with Chapter 4508. of the Revised Code, or offer postgraduate work in any course of instruction to pupils who have completed the twelfth grade, which may be open to any pupil irrespective of age upon such terms and upon payment of such tuition as the board prescribes. Courses of instruction in basic literacy may be offered with or without tuition, as the board determines.
(B) A board of education that operates an education program pursuant to this section, other than a summer school, that includes courses for which credit may be granted toward the issuance of a high school diploma under section 3313.61 of the Revised Code may, by resolution, authorize the superintendent of the district to assign to the program in accordance with this section, any student who has not successfully completed the curriculum of any high school or the individualized education program developed for the student by any high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code, who is at least eighteen years old, and who is being readmitted to school following expulsion or commitment to the department of youth services. Before making any such assignment, the superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall meet with the pupil to determine whether the pupil should be so assigned, and shall prepare a report on the superintendent's or designee's findings and determination. If based on the meeting or the designee's report the superintendent finds that the pupil should be placed in a program under this section, the superintendent shall make the assignment. Once assigned to a program, the student shall remain in it until the student is reassigned by the superintendent or leaves school. At least once in each academic term, the superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall review the program of each student assigned under this section and the superintendent shall, based on the review, make a determination of whether the student should remain in the program or be reassigned. Tuition shall not be charged for the attendance of any student assigned to a program pursuant to this division who is entitled under section 3313.64 of the Revised Code to attend the schools of the district without payment of tuition.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.643 | Eye Protective Devices.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Every student and teacher of a school, college, or other educational institution shall wear industrial quality eye protective devices at all times while participating in or observing any of the following courses:
(A) Vocational, technical, industrial arts, fine arts, chemical, physical, or combined chemical-physical educational activities, involving exposure to:
(1) Hot molten metals or other molten materials;
(2) Milling, sawing, drilling, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, buffing, or stamping of any solid materials;
(3) Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;
(4) Gas or electric arc welding or other forms of welding processes;
(5) Repair or servicing of any vehicle;
(6) Caustic or explosive materials.
(B) Chemical, physical, or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive materials, hot liquids or solids, injurious radiations, or other hazards.
Such devices may be furnished for all students and teachers, purchased and sold at cost to students and teachers, or made available for a moderate rental fee, and shall be furnished for all visitors to such shops and laboratories.
The director of education and workforce or any other appropriate educational authority designated by the director, shall prepare and circulate to each public and private educational institution in this state instructions and recommendations for implementing the eye safety provisions of this section. The bureau of workers' compensation shall ensure compliance with this section.
"Industrial quality eye protective devices" as used in this section, means devices meeting the standards of the American national standard practice for occupational and educational eye and face protection, Z87.1-1968, approved by the American national standards institute, inc., and subsequent revisions thereof, provided such revisions are approved and adopted by the industrial commission.
Last updated August 29, 2023 at 12:37 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.644 | Contracts for Training of Out-of-School Youth or Adults.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The board of education of any school district may contract with the state department of education and workforce or other state agency or with any agency of the federal government for the education or training of out-of-school youth or adults regardless of their place of residence. The board of education may permit the attendance, under such contract, of such students or trainees who are not residents of the school district only if the contract provides for the reimbursement to the school district of the entire actual cost of educating or training such nonresident students or trainees and regardless of the ratio of nonresident students or trainees to resident students or trainees.
Last updated August 29, 2023 at 12:37 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.645 | Admission Without Tuition.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
A board of education may admit to the schools of its district, free of any tuition obligation, any resident of the district not otherwise eligible to be admitted who meets criteria established by the department of education and workforce. The department shall adopt rules establishing criteria for the admission of persons to schools under this division. The rules may authorize restrictions or limitations on the classes or programs in which such persons may participate.
For participation in vocational education programs the district operates or participates in pursuant to sections 3313.90 and 3313.91 of the Revised Code, a board of education may admit the following individuals to the schools of its district free of any tuition obligation and without regard to age:
(A) Any resident to the district who has successfully completed the individualized education program developed for the person by any high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code;
(B) Any person employed by the district in a position for which a license issued by the state board of education under section 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code is not required who seeks admission to a class or program related to the person's position and is authorized by the district's superintendent to be admitted to the class or program. The superintendent shall determine whether the class or program is related to the employee's position.
Last updated August 29, 2023 at 12:38 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.646 | Preschool Programs.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The board of education of a school district, except a cooperative education district established pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code, may establish and operate a program to provide services to preschool-age children, provided the board has demonstrated a need for the program. A board may use school funds in support of preschool programs. The board shall maintain, operate, and admit children to any such program pursuant to rules adopted by such board and the rules of the department of education and workforce adopted under sections 3301.52 to 3301.57 of the Revised Code.
A board of education may establish fees or tuition, which may be graduated in proportion to family income, for participation in a preschool program. In cases where payment of fees or tuition would create a hardship for the child's parent or guardian, the board may waive any such fees or tuition.
(B) No board of education that is not receiving funds under the "Head Start Act," 95 Stat. 489 (1981), 42 U.S.C.A. 9831, on March 17, 1989, shall compete for funds under the "Head Start Act" with any grantee receiving funds under that act.
(C) A board of education may contract with any of the following preschool providers to provide services to preschool-age children, other than those services for which the district is eligible to receive funding under section 3317.0213 of the Revised Code:
(1) Any organization receiving funds under the "Head Start Act";
(2) Any nonsectarian eligible nonpublic school as defined in division (H) of section 3301.52 of the Revised Code;
(3) Any child care provider licensed under Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code.
Boards may contract to provide services to preschool-age children only with such organizations whose staff meet the requirements of rules adopted under section 3301.53 of the Revised Code or those of the child development associate credential established by the national association for the education of young children.
(D) A contract entered into under division (C) of this section may provide for the board of education to lease school facilities to the preschool provider or to furnish transportation, utilities, or staff for the preschool program.
(E) The treasurer of any board of education operating a preschool program pursuant to this section shall keep an account of all funds used to operate the program in the same manner as the treasurer would any other funds of the district pursuant to this chapter.
Last updated August 29, 2023 at 1:17 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.647 | Policy Guaranteeing Specific Level of Competency of Certain Graduates of District.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
As used in this division, "graduate" means a person who has received a diploma from a district pursuant to section 3313.61 of the Revised Code.
Pursuant to rules adopted by the department of education and workforce, a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district may establish a policy guaranteeing a specific level of competency of certain graduates of the district. The guarantee policy shall specify that any graduate meeting specified criteria established by the board is capable of performing specified functions at a level established in the policy. Any employer or potential employer of a graduate who is guaranteed under such a policy may submit a written statement to the board of education stating the guaranteed graduate of its district does not meet the level of competency specified in the district's guarantee policy. Upon receipt of such statement the board of education shall provide an opportunity for additional education to the graduate, regardless of the graduate's age or place of residence, until such individual attains the competency level specified in the policy. No fee shall be charged to any person or government entity for such additional education. A school board may expend school funds for a guarantee program; however, no student participating in the program shall be included in the formula ADM of the district as determined under section 3317.03 of the Revised Code or included as a participant in any other program, if such inclusion would result in additional state funds to the school district.
The department shall adopt rules for the adoption of a policy under this section and for the additional education program described under this section.
Last updated August 29, 2023 at 12:39 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.648 | Prohibiting Incentives to Enroll in District.

Effective:
April 8, 2003
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 364 - 124th General Assembly
No board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district shall offer a monetary payment or other in-kind gift to any student or such student's parent or guardian as an incentive for that student to enroll in a school operated by the district. The prohibition in this section shall not apply to any books, supplies, equipment, or other goods that are necessary to enable a student to participate fully in the course of instruction provided by the district.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.649 | Enrolling Child Subject of Power of Attorney or Caretaker Authorization Affidavit.

Effective:
July 20, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 130 - 125th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Power of attorney" means a power of attorney created under section 3109.52 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Caretaker authorization affidavit" means an affidavit executed under section 3109.67 of the Revised Code.
(B) The grandparent who is attorney in fact under a power of attorney or the grandparent that executed a caretaker authorization affidavit may enroll the child who is the subject of the power of attorney or affidavit in a school in the school district in which the grandparent resides. Unless another reason exists under the Revised Code to exclude the child, the child may attend the schools of the school district in which the grandparent resides.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.6410 | Withdrawal of Computer-Based School Student Failing to Take Tests.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
This section applies to any school that is operated by a school district and in which the enrolled students work primarily on assignments in nonclassroom-based learning opportunities provided via an internet- or other computer-based instructional method.
(A) Any school to which this section applies shall withdraw from the school any student who, for two consecutive school years of enrollment in the school, has failed to participate in the spring administration of any assessment prescribed under section 3301.0710 or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code for the student's grade level and was not excused from the assessment pursuant to division (C)(1) or (3) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether a waiver was granted for the student under division (E) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code. The school shall report any such student's data verification code, as assigned pursuant to section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code, to the department of education and workforce to be added to the list maintained by the department under section 3314.26 of the Revised Code.
(B) No school to which this section applies shall receive any state funds under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code for any enrolled student whose data verification code appears on the list maintained by the department under section 3314.26 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the parent of any such student shall pay tuition to the school district that operates the school in an amount equal to the state funds the district otherwise would receive for that student, as determined by the department. A school to which this section applies may withdraw any student for whom the parent does not pay tuition as required by this division.
Last updated August 29, 2023 at 12:41 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.6411 | Providing Report Card to Parent.

Effective:
September 24, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "parent" has the same meaning as in section 3313.98 of the Revised Code.
(B) When a student enrolls in a school operated by a city, exempted village, or local school district, a school official with responsibility for admissions shall provide the student's parent, during the admissions process, with a copy of the most recent report card issued under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.6412 | Internet- or Computer-Based School Student Automatic Withdrawal.

Effective:
December 14, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 229 - 134th General Assembly
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3313.6410 of the Revised Code, no student enrolled in an internet- or computer-based school shall be subject to automatic withdrawal who, in any school year prior to the 2021-2022 school year, failed to participate in the spring administration of any assessment prescribed under section 3301.0710 or 3301.0712 of the Revised Code for the student's grade level and was not excused from the assessment pursuant to division (C)(1) or (3) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether a waiver was granted for the student under division (E) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code.
Last updated January 18, 2022 at 1:31 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.6413 | Free Feminine Hygiene Products in Schools.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Feminine hygiene products" has the same meaning as in section 5739.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Other public school" has the same meaning as in section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code.
(3) "School building" means any facility that is owned, leased, or under the care, custody, and control of a school district board of education or other public school.
(4) "Chartered nonpublic school" has the same meaning as in section 3310.01 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) Each school district, other public school, and chartered nonpublic school that enrolls girls in any of grades six through twelve shall provide free feminine hygiene products to those students. All such products shall be for use on school premises.
(2) Each school district, other public school, and chartered nonpublic school shall determine where feminine hygiene products are to be kept in the school.
(3) Each school district, other public school, and chartered nonpublic school may choose to provide free feminine hygiene products to students below grade six.
Last updated August 31, 2023 at 3:23 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.663 | Parental Education or Training Program.

Effective:
October 29, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 601 - 121st General Assembly
(A) The board of education of a city, exempted village, local, joint vocational, or cooperative education school district may adopt a policy requiring the parent or guardian of any student who is suspended or expelled by the district under section 3313.66 of the Revised Code to attend a parental education or training program provided by the district.
(B) The board of education of a city, exempted village, local, joint vocational, or cooperative education school district may adopt a policy requiring the parent or guardian of any student of the district who is truant or habitually absent from school to attend a parental education or training program provided by the district. The policy shall specify what constitutes truancy and habitual absence for purposes of the policy.
(C) If a board of education adopts a policy under this section, the board shall post the policy in a central location in each school building of the district and make it available to students and their parents or guardians upon request.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.664 | Policy Prohibiting Student From Participating in Extracurricular Activities.

Effective:
August 6, 1999
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 1 - 123rd General Assembly
The board of education of a city, exempted village, local, joint vocational, or cooperative education school district may adopt a policy authorizing the district superintendent, other district administrative personnel, or personnel employed by the district to direct, supervise, or coach a pupil activity program as provided in the policy to prohibit a student from participating in any particular or all extracurricular activities of the district or a school of the district for a period of time as provided in the policy. If a board of education adopts a policy under this section, the board shall post the policy in a central location in each school building of the district and make it available to students upon request.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.665 | Conditions for Adopting Dress Code or School Uniform Policy.

Effective:
October 29, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 601 - 121st General Assembly
In order to promote a safe and healthy school setting and enhance the educational environment, a code of conduct or discipline policy adopted by a board of education may include a reasonable dress code, or may establish a school uniform to be worn by the students attending one or more district schools. Any such dress code or uniform policy shall be included in the code of conduct or discipline policy only if all of the following conditions are met:
(A) Any specific uniform selected for a school shall be determined by the district board after affording ample opportunity for principal, staff, and parents to offer suggestions and comments.
(B) No specific uniform shall be required in any school until the parents of the students in the school have been given six months notice.
(C) No specific uniform shall be required in any school unless the board includes in the policy adopted under this section a procedure to assist parents of economically disadvantaged students to obtain uniforms. This procedure may include using school district funds or funds from other sources to provide this assistance.
(D) Any policy requiring uniforms shall provide exceptions for students participating in a nationally recognized youth organization that establishes its own uniforms, on those days that such organization has a scheduled function.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.667 | District Bullying Prevention Initiatives.

Effective:
November 4, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 116 - 129th General Assembly
(A) Any school district may form bullying prevention task forces, programs, and other initiatives involving volunteers, parents, law enforcement, and community members.
(B) To the extent that state or federal funds are appropriated for these purposes, each school district shall provide training, workshops, or courses on the district's harassment, intimidation, or bullying policy adopted pursuant to section 3313.666 of the Revised Code to school employees and volunteers who have direct contact with students and are not subject to section 3319.073 of the Revised Code. Time spent by school employees in the training, workshops, or courses shall apply towards any state- or district-mandated continuing education requirements.
(C) This section does not create a new cause of action or a substantive legal right for any person.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.669 | Threat Assessment Teams.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 123 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Beginning not later than two years after the effective date of this section, each local, city, exempted village, and joint vocational school district shall create a threat assessment team for each school building in the district serving grades six through twelve. Upon appointment and once every three years thereafter, each team member shall complete an approved threat assessment training program from the list maintained by the department of public safety pursuant to section 5502.263 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) If a school building has a similarly constituted safety team as of the effective date of this section, that team also may serve as the threat assessment team, provided that the team and each member comply with the requirements of this section.
(2) If members of a team described in division (B)(1) of this section that have completed a training program in the year immediately preceding the implementation date specified in division (A) of this section that later is approved by the department, the team members shall not be required to complete the training program for two years after the implementation date. A new member that joins a team described in division (B)(2) of this section shall complete an approved training program upon appointment.
(C) Each district building shall include proof of completion of an approved training program by each team member in the building's emergency management plan submission to the director of public safety in accordance with rules adopted under division (F) of section 5502.262 of the Revised Code. Each team shall be multidisciplinary, when possible, and may include school administrators, mental health professionals, school resource officers, and other necessary personnel.
(D) A school or school district, member of a district board of education or governing authority, or a district or school employee, including a school threat assessment team member, is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from a team member's execution of duties related to school safety unless the team member's act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct.
This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a school or school district, member of a district board or governing authority, or district or school employee, including a threat assessment team member, may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.6610 | Anonymous Reporting Programs.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 123 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Beginning with the first full school year that begins after the effective date of this section, each local, city, exempted village, and joint vocational school district shall register with the SaferOH tip line operated by the department of public safety or enter into an agreement with an anonymous reporting program of the district's choosing. The reporting program shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Operate twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week;
(2) Forward reported information to and coordinate with the appropriate school threat assessment teams and law enforcement and public safety agencies required under the school's emergency management plan developed under section 5502.262 of the Revised Code;
(3) Be promoted in each district school to inform students about the reporting program and its reporting methods;
(4) Comply with sections 149.433 and 3319.321 of the Revised Code and the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 20 U.S.C. 1232g.
Each district that enters into an agreement with an anonymous report program provider shall specify in the agreement that the provider shall annually submit a report to the department of public safety and the department of education of the number of anonymous reports made through the reporting program and the method by which they were received, disaggregated by school.
(B) Each district shall submit data to the department of education, in a manner prescribed by the department, and the department of public safety at the end of the first full school year of the district's participation in the SaferOH tip line or an alternative anonymous reporting program, and at the end of each school year thereafter, disaggregated by school. The data shall include the following:
(1) The number and type of disciplinary actions taken in the previous school year as a result of anonymous reports;
(2) The number and type of mental wellness referrals as a result of anonymous reports;
(3) The race and gender of the students subject to the disciplinary actions and mental wellness referrals as a result of anonymous reports;
(4) Any other information the department of education or the department of public safety determines necessary.
(C) Any data collected by the SaferOH tip line or an anonymous reporting program or reported to the department of education or department of public safety pursuant to this section are security records and are not public records pursuant to section 149.433 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.6611 | Student-Led Violence Prevention Clubs.

Effective:
March 24, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 123 - 133rd General Assembly
Each local, city, exempted village, joint vocational school district, community school established under Chapter 3314., STEM school established under Chapter 3326., and college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code may designate a student-led violence prevention club for each school building in the district or school serving grades six through twelve. If created, each club shall do the following:
(A) Be open to all members of the student body;
(B) Have at least one identified adult advisor;
(C) Implement and sustain suicide and violence prevention and social inclusion training and awareness activities in a manner consistent with section 3301.221 of the Revised Code;
(D) Foster opportunities for student leadership development.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.67 | Immunization of Pupils - Immunization Record - Annual Summary.

Effective:
May 6, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 463 - 125th General Assembly
(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the board of education of each city, exempted village, or local school district may make and enforce such rules to secure the immunization of, and to prevent the spread of communicable diseases among the pupils attending or eligible to attend the schools of the district, as in its opinion the safety and interest of the public require.
(2) A board of education shall not adopt rules under division (A)(1) of this section that are inconsistent with divisions (B) and (C) of section 3313.671 of the Revised Code.
(B) Boards of health, legislative authorities of municipal corporations, and boards of township trustees, on application of the board of education of the district, at the public expense, without delay, shall provide the means of immunization to pupils who are not so provided by their parents or guardians.
(C) The board of education shall keep an immunization record for each pupil, available in writing to the pupil's parent or guardian upon request, which shall include:
(1) Immunizations against the diseases mentioned in division (A) of section 3313.671 of the Revised Code;
(2) Any tuberculin tests given pursuant to section 3313.71 of the Revised Code;
(3) Any other immunizations required by the board pursuant to division (A) of this section.
(D) Annually by the fifteenth day of October, the board shall report a summary, by school, of the immunization records of all initial entry pupils in the district to the director of health, on forms prescribed by the director.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.673 | Screening of Beginning Pupils for Special Learning Needs.

Effective:
April 26, 1990
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 777 - 118th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, prior to the first day of November of the school year in which a pupil is enrolled for the first time in either kindergarten or first grade, the pupil shall be screened for hearing, vision, speech and communications, and health or medical problems and for any developmental disorders. If the results of any screening reveal the possibility of special learning needs, the board of education of the school district shall conduct further assessment in accordance with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. The board may provide any of the elements of the screening program itself, contract with any person or governmental entity to provide any such elements, or request the parent to obtain any such elements from a provider selected by the parent. If the board conducts hearing and vision screening itself or contracts for hearing and vision screening, such screening shall be conducted pursuant to sections 3313.50, 3313.69, and 3313.73 of the Revised Code.
(B) Prior to the first day of August of the school year in which a pupil is required to be screened under this section, the board shall provide parents with information about the district's screening program. If the board chooses to request parents to obtain any screening services, it shall provide lists of providers to parents together with information about such screening services available in the community to parents who cannot afford them. Any parent requested to obtain any screening services under this division may sign a written statement to the effect that he does not wish to have his child receive such screening.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.68 | Employment of Physicians, Dentists and Nurses - Delegation of Duties and Powers to Board of Health.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 442 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The board of education of each city, exempted village, or local school district may appoint one or more school physicians and one or more school dentists. Two or more school districts may unite and employ one such physician and at least one such dentist whose duties shall be such as are prescribed by law. Said school physician shall hold a license to practice medicine in Ohio, and each school dentist shall be licensed to practice in this state. School physicians and dentists may be discharged at any time by the board of education. School physicians and dentists shall serve one year and until their successors are appointed and shall receive such compensation as the board of education determines. The board of education may also employ registered nurses, as defined by section 4723.01 of the Revised Code, to aid in such inspection in such ways as are prescribed by it, and to aid in the conduct and coordination of the school health service program. The school dentists shall make such examinations and diagnoses and render such remedial or corrective treatment for the school children as is prescribed by the board of education; provided that all such remedial or corrective treatment shall be limited to the children whose parents cannot otherwise provide for same, and then only with the written consent of the parents or guardians of such children. School dentists may also conduct such oral hygiene educational work as is authorized by the board of education.
The board of education may delegate the duties and powers provided for in this section to the board of health or officer performing the functions of a board of health within the school district, if such board or officer is willing to assume the same. Boards of education shall co-operate with boards of health in the prevention and control of epidemics.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the board of education of each city, exempted village, or local school district may contract with an educational service center for the services of a school nurse or of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, licensed under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, to provide services to students in the district pursuant to section 3313.7112 of the Revised Code.
(C) In lieu of appointing or employing a school physician or dentist pursuant to division (A) of this section or entering into a contract for the services of a school nurse pursuant to division (B) of this section, the board of education of each city, exempted village, or local school district may enter into a contract under section 3313.721 of the Revised Code for the purpose of providing health care services to students.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.69 | Hearing and Visual Tests of School Children - Exemptions.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The board of education or board of health providing a system of medical and dental inspection of school children, as authorized by section 3313.68 of the Revised Code, shall include in such inspection tests to determine the existence of hearing and visual defects in school children. The methods of making such tests and the testing devices to be used shall be such as are approved by the department of health.
Any child shall be exempted from a dental inspection if he has been examined for dental defects by a regularly licensed dentist, from a hearing test if he has been examined by a regularly licensed physician, and from a visual test if he has been examined by a regularly licensed physician or optometrist upon presentation to the school authorities of a certificate to the effect that he has been so examined during the twelve months immediately preceding the date of such inspections.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.70 | Member of Board Cannot Be School Physician, Dentist, or Nurse.

Effective:
November 21, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 269 - 122nd General Assembly
No member of the board of education in any district shall be eligible to the appointment of school physician, school dentist, or school nurse during the period for which the member is elected or appointed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.715 | District Board May Request Identification Numbers of Students Who Are Medicaid Recipients.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
The board of education of a school district may request from the director of developmental disabilities the appropriate identification numbers for all students residing in the district who are medicaid recipients. The director shall furnish such numbers upon receipt of lists of student names furnished by the district board, in such form as the director may require.
The medicaid director shall provide the director of developmental disabilities with the data necessary for compliance with this section.
Section 3319.321 of the Revised Code does not apply to the release of student names or other data to the director of developmental disabilities for the purposes of this section. Chapter 1347. of the Revised Code does not apply to information required to be kept by a school board or the departments of medicaid or developmental disabilities to the extent necessary to comply with this section and section 3313.714 of the Revised Code. However, any such information or data shall be used only for the specific legal purposes of such boards and departments and shall not be released to any unauthorized person.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.717 | Placement of Automated External Defibrillator in Schools; Staff Training; Qualified Immunity.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "automated external defibrillator" means a specialized defibrillator that is approved for use as a medical device by the United States food and drug administration for performing automated external defibrillation, as defined in section 2305.235 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) The board of education of each school district may require the placement of an automated external defibrillator in each school under the control of the board. Not later than July 1, 2018, pursuant to section 3313.6023 of the Revised Code, all persons employed by a school district shall receive training in the use of an automated external defibrillator in accordance with that section, except for substitutes, adult education instructors who are scheduled to work the full-time equivalent of less than one hundred twenty days per school year, or persons who are employed on an as-needed, seasonal, or intermittent basis, so long as the persons are not employed to coach or supervise interscholastic athletics.
(2) The administrative authority of each chartered nonpublic school may require the placement of an automated external defibrillator in each school under the control of the authority. If an authority requires the placement of an automated external defibrillator as provided in this section, the authority also shall require that a sufficient number of the staff persons assigned to each school under the control of the authority successfully complete an appropriate training course in the use of an automated external defibrillator as described in section 3701.85 of the Revised Code.
(C) In regard to the use of an automated external defibrillator that is placed in a school as specified in this section, and except in the case of willful or wanton misconduct or when there is no good faith attempt to activate an emergency medical services system in accordance with section 3701.85 of the Revised Code, no person shall be held liable in civil damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property, or held criminally liable, for performing automated external defibrillation in good faith, regardless of whether the person has obtained appropriate training on how to perform automated external defibrillation or successfully completed a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 33 | Education-Libraries › Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education › Section 3313.719 | Food Allergy Protection Policy.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 231 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The board of education of each city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school district and the governing authority of each chartered nonpublic school shall establish a written policy with respect to protecting students with food allergies. The policy shall be developed in consultation with parents, school nurses and other school employees, school volunteers, students, and community members.
(B) Each school district board may create training for all staff members and age-appropriate instruction for students in grades kindergarten through twelve on food allergies and ways in which to assist an individual experiencing an allergic reaction.
(C) Training completed under division (B) of this section may include instruction in food allergies, signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis, prevention of allergic reactions, management and administration of epinephrine, and follow-up and reporting procedures.
(D) Training completed under division (B) of this section shall qualify as a professional development activity for the renewal of educator licenses, in addition to activities approved by local professional development committees under division (F) of section 3319.22 of the Revised Code.
(E)(1) The following are not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arise from an act or omission associated with any training under divisions (B) and (C) of this section, unless the act or omission constitutes willful or wanton misconduct:
(a) A school or school district;
(b) A member of a district board of education;
(c) A district or school employee or contractor;
(d) A licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who personally furnishes or prescribes epinephrine autoinjectors, consults with a superintendent, or issues a protocol pursuant to section 3313.7110 of the Revised Code;
(e) An anaphylaxis training organization and its personnel where leadership includes a physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery who is board-certified in allergy and immunology as that designation is issued by a medical specialty certifying board recognized by the American board of medical specialties or American osteopathic association.
(2) This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a school or school district, member of a district board of education, district or school employee or contractor, or licensed health professional may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.