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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-9 - Expenditures › Section 3358:14-9-04 - Fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board of
			 trustees shall establish fees for the college based on the recommendations of
			 the president and chief fiscal and administrative officer and in accordance
			 with state guidelines. Fees shall be subject to change without notice, based on
			 the effective date at the time of approval by the board.
(B) Tuition and fees must be paid in full
			 each semester by the date established by the college. The college may drop
			 student registrations if tuition and other fees are not paid by established
			 deadlines.
(C) The college reserves
			 the right to withhold grades, transcripts, and degrees of students who are
			 delinquent in the payment of fees. The college reserves the right to refuse
			 registration if there is a balance of fees from a previous term.
(D) Tuition and/or fees may be refundable
			 pursuant to college procedures.
(E)
			 The president has been granted the authority to waive the out-of-state fees for
			 up to fifteen international students per semester. The amount of the waiver and
			 the selection of the students to receive the waiver will be based upon the
			 timeliness of the application and a desired geographic distribution of the
			 students.
(F)
								
								Fees may
								
								be waived to remain
			 in compliance with federal and state laws and rules
								.
(G) Collection of fees will be in accordance
			 with college procedures and all accounts will be written off to bad debt
			 expense when an account is three hundred sixty-five days past due and has had
			 no activity for sixty days.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-9 - Expenditures › Section 3358:14-9-06 - Purchasing policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The college will
			 follow a competitive procurement process for the purchase of materials,
			 supplies, equipment, and services necessary for its operations.
(B)
								Expenditures of
			 all college funds from all accounts that are used to purchase materials,
			 supplies, equipment, and services shall be made in accordance with procedures
			 adopted pursuant to this policy.
(C)
								The president and
			 chief fiscal and administrative officer may establish bid limits for goods and
			 services in amounts not to exceed the bid limits established by the state of
			 Ohio.
(D)
								Strict adherence to all applicable federal laws, laws
			 of the state of Ohio, college policies, and sound business practice will be
			 observed.
(E)
								Any commitment made by an employee of the college other
			 than through the procedures adopted pursuant to this policy is the personal
			 responsibility of the person making the purchase.
(F)
								Purchases from a
			 vendor in which a Northwest state community college employee has significant
			 proprietary interest are prohibited unless a full disclosure is presented in
			 accordance with the college procedure.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-9 - Expenditures › Section 3358:14-9-07 - Payroll

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Employment of all college personnel will be affirmed by
			 the board of trustees.
(B)
								Employee pay shall be deposited directly into a bank of
			 the employee's choice on the fifteenth day and final day of each month or the
			 working day preceding the fifteenth day and final day of each
			 month.
(C)
								The chief fiscal and administrative officer is
			 authorized to make payroll deductions required by law or approved by the board
			 of trustees.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-9 - Expenditures › Section 3358:14-9-08 - Bookstore and textbook adoption

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The college
			 bookstore shall provide for the sale of items and services to include, but not
			 necessarily be limited to, texts and reference books, course materials, student
			 supplies, and other items for students and employees.
(B)
								The cost of all
			 texts, supplies and other bookstore merchandise is separate from and in
			 addition to instructional fees.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-9 - Expenditures › Section 3358:14-9-09 - Surplus property

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Proper resource
			 management is essential to maintaining the public's trust in the college's
			 ability to administer its resources. This policy is intended to address the
			 transfer and disposal of property.
(B)
								All property
			 purchased by, donated to, or otherwise acquired by Northwest state community
			 college is considered property of the college. Property that is no longer
			 needed to meet the mission of the college and is declared to be surplus
			 property shall be responsibly and properly disposed of following the procedures
			 for disposal of surplus property. This policy applies to the disposal of
			 surplus equipment, materials, furniture and related supplies. It does not apply
			 to the disposal of real estate.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-9 - Expenditures › Section 3358:14-9-10 - Financial policies

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Northwest state
			 community college maintains financial policies and procedures based on an
			 economic resource measurement focus and an accrual basis of
			 accounting.
(B)
								Under the accrual basis, revenues are recognized when
			 earned, and expenses are recorded when an obligation has been
			 incurred.
(C)
								Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as
			 soon as all eligibility requirements imposed by the provider have been
			 met.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-9 - Expenditures › Section 3358:14-9-11 - Insurance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								It is fiscally prudent to have an active risk
			 management program that includes a comprehensive insurance package. This will
			 ensure the viability and continued operations of Northwest state community
			 college.
(B)
								Northwest state community college maintains adequate
			 insurance against general liability, as well as coverage for building,
			 contents, computers, fine arts, equipment, machinery.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-9 - Expenditures › Section 3358:14-9-12 - Leases

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Classification of leases
(1)
									 Northwest state
			 community college classifies all leases in which the college is a lessee as
			 either capital or operating leases. Northwest state community college shall
			 utilize the following criteria to determine whether a lease is capital or
			 operating in nature:
(a)
										The lease transfers ownership to Northwest state
			 community college the end of the lease term.
(b)
										The lease
			 contains a bargain purchase option.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-9 - Expenditures › Section 3358:14-9-13 - Subrecipients

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Making of sub awards
(1)
									From time to
			 time, Northwest state community college may find it practical to make subawards
			 of federal funds to other colleges or organizations. All subawards in excess of
			 the small purchase threshold shall be subject to the same procurement policies
			 described in the purchasing section. In addition, all subrecipients must be
			 approved in writing by the federal awarding agency and agree to the
			 subrecipient monitoring provisions described in the next
			 section.
(2)
									With respect to subrecipients with whom Northwest state
			 community college has not recently had a relationship, the college shall
			 determine an appropriate level of pre-award inquiry that shall be performed.
			 The purpose of such inquiry, which may involve a site visit to a potential
			 subrecipient, is to gain assurance that a potential subrecipient has adequate
			 policies and procedures in place to provide reasonable assurance that it is
			 capable of complying with all applicable laws, regulations, and award
			 provisions.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-9 - Expenditures › Section 3358:14-9-14 - Federal wards

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Northwest state
			 community college may receive financial assistance from a donor/grantor agency
			 through the following types of agreements:
(1)
									Grant - a
			 financial assistance award given to the college to carry out its programmatic
			 purpose.
(2)
									Contract - a mutually binding legal agreement where the
			 college agrees to provice supplies or services and the funder agrees to pay for
			 them.
(3)
									Federal assistance received in any of these forms will
			 be referred to as a federal "award."
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-13 - Information Technlology › Section 3358:14-13-02 - Standards for safeguarding customer information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In order to protect personal critical
				information and data, Northwest state community college will comply with the
				Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 (also known as Gramm Leach Bliley
				(GLB) 15 U.S.C. 6801).
(A)
								This policy summarizes Northwest state community
			 college's comprehensive written information security program mandated by the
			 federal trade commission's safeguards rule and the Gramm Leach Bliley Act
			 ("GLBA"). The policy and following procedure define how Northwest state
			 community college will:
(1)
									Ensure the security and confidentiality of nonpublic
			 financial records.
(2)
									Protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to
			 the security of such records.
(3)
									Protect against
			 the unauthorized access or use of such records or information in ways that
			 could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to customers.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-17 - Media › Section 3358:14-17-01 - Public use of college outdoor areas

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The purpose of the policy is to promote
			 the free exchange of ideas and the safe and efficient operation of the college
			 by:
(1) Fostering free speech, assembly and
			 other expressive activities on college property by all persons, whether or not
			 they are affiliated with the college.
(2) Maintaining an appropriate educational
			 and work environment for all persons present on college property, including but
			 not limited to students, faculty, employees, customers and visitors.
(3) Maintaining the personal security of all
			 persons present on college property and protecting the property of the college
			 and of persons present on college property.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-17 - Media › Section 3358:14-17-02 - Social media

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board of trustees acknowledges that
			 current and future students, faculty, staff, alumni, and citizens of our
			 community are utilizing social media to stay connected. Having a presence in
			 many of these areas will allow the college to broadcast information and
			 interact with the public. Guidelines for social media are defined in this
			 policy.
(B)
								
								NSCC recognizes its responsibility to assure
			 employees, volunteers, and contractors adhere to local, state, and federal requirements to protect student and staff
			 privacy. The college also retains its prerogative to protect its image,
			 enhance its brand, guard proprietary information, require appropriate use of
			 college computer resources, and restrict employee activities that
			 
								hinder or interfere with the college, mission, vision,
			 strategic priorities, general learning goals, or financial
			 well-being.
(C) Social media
			 includes, but is not limited, to blogs, wikis, social networks (examples:
			 facebook, linkedIn, twitter, myspace, etc) video and photo portals (examples:
			 youtube, flickr), collaborative professional space and email.
(D) Employees and volunteers must adhere to
			 general use guidelines when using social media for specific job-related tasks
			 of Northwest state community college. These guidelines can be found on the
			 college website or through the office for institutional advancement.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-17 - Media › Section 3358:14-17-03 - Media relations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Northwest state community college
			 recognizes the value of the media to raise the profile of the institution. The
			 media can aid in promoting programs and events, outreach to the community and
			 increasing enrollment. In order to ensure accuracy, consistency, and the
			 appropriate spokesperson, all media inquiries should be directed to the office
			 of public relations and marketing.
(B) Review paragraph of this rule
			  for
			 guildelines.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-17 - Media › Section 3358:14-17-04 - Solicitation and fundraising (indoor)

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The purpose of
			 the policy is to promote the free exchange of ideas and the safe and efficient
			 operation of the college by:
(1)
									Fostering free speech, assembly and other expressive
			 activities on college property by all persons, whether or not they are
			 affiliated with the college.
(2)
									Maintaining
			 appropriate educational and work environment for all persons present on college
			 property, including but not limited to students, faculty, employees, customers
			 and visitors.
(3)
									Maintaining personal security of all persons present on
			 college property and protecting the property of the college and of persons
			 present on college property.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-17 - Media › Section 3358:14-17-05 - Expressive activities and harassment

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								This policy
			 applies to northwest state community college students, student groups, faculty,
			 staff and employees.
(B)
								Section
			 3345.0212
			 of the Revised Code requires each public college in Ohio to adopt a policy on
			 harassment that is consistent with and adheres strictly to the definition of
			 harassment in section
			 3345.0211
			 of the Revised Code.
(C)
								Northwest state community college believes that the
			 right of expression is as necessary as the right of inquiry and that both must
			 be preserved as essential to the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge and
			 truth. However, NSCC's commitment to freedom of expression does not extend to
			 harassment. Under section
			 3345.0211
			 of the Revised Code, harassment is defined as conduct and/or expression that
			 is:
(1)
									Not
			 protected by the first amendment to the United States Constitution or article I
			 of the Ohio Constitution (unprotected expression);
(2)
									Unwelcome;
			 and
(3)
									So severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it
			 effectively denies an individual equal access to the individual's education
			 program or activity.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-17 - Media › Section 3358:14-17-06 - Free speech

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This policy applies to Northwest state
				community college students, student groups, faculty, staff, and employees.
				Section 3345.0215 of the Revised Code
				requires each public college in Ohio to enact a free speech policy in
				accordance with specific definitions of terms (paragraph(A)), (paragraph (B)),
				establish a complaint process (paragraph (C)), and report annually to the Ohio
				department of higher education (ODHE). Section
				3345.0215 of the Revised Code
				amends section 3345.0212 of the Revised Code
				enacted through the FORUM Act to incorporate the free speech policy required by
				Senate Bill 135.
(A)
								Definitions
(1)
									"Constitutional time, place, and manner restrictions"
			 means restrictions on that time, place and manner of free speech that do not
			 violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article I,
			 sections 3 and 11 of the Ohio Constitution that are reasonable, content- and
			 viewpoint-neutral, narrowly tailored to satisfy a significant institutional
			 interest, and leave open ample alternative channels for the communication of
			 the information or messages to its intended audience.
(2)
									"Faculty" or
			 "faculty member" means any person, whether or not the person is compensated by
			 a state institution of higher education, and regardless of political
			 affiliation, who is tasked with providing scholarship, academic research, or
			 teaching. For purposes of this policy, the term "faculty" includes tenured and
			 non-tenured professors, adjunct professors, visiting professors, lecturers,
			 graduate student instructors, and those in comparable positions, however
			 titled. For purposes of this policy, the term "faculty" does not include
			 persons whose primary responsibilities are administrative or
			 managerial.
(3)
									Free speech means speech, expression, or assemblies
			 protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article
			 I, Sections 3 and 11 of the Ohio Constitution, verbal, or written, including,
			 but not limited to, all forms of peaceful assembly, protests, demonstrations,
			 rallies, vigils, marches, public speaking, distribution of printed materials,
			 carrying signs, displays, or circulating petitions. Free speech does not
			 include the promotion, sale, or distribution of any product or
			 service.
(4)
									"State institution of higher education" has the same
			 meaning as in section
			 3345.011 of the Revised
			 Code.
(5)
									"Student" has the same meaning as in section
			 3345.0211 of the Revised Code,
			 except that "student" also includes "student group."
(6)
									"Student group"
			 has the same meaning as in section
			 3345.0211 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-17 - Media › Section 3358:14-17-07 - Suicide prevention

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This policy applies to Northwest state
				community college staff, faculty, and learners and is in accordance with
				section 3345.37 of the Revised Code.
				Northwest state community college is committed to raising awareness about
				mental health and suicide prevention across our campus community, including
				learners, faculty, and staff. In an effort to achieve this objective and foster
				the overall health, well-being, and safety of our campus community, our
				institution will regularly provide suicide prevention information, programming,
				and awareness, as well as educate campus members about suicide prevention /
				mental health resources and supports available on and off campus.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:14 - Northwest State Community College › Chapter 3358:14-19 - Policy on Tobacco Use › Section 3358:14-19-01 - Smoking and use of tobacco policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The board of
			 trustees recognizes that the use of tobacco presents a health hazard which can
			 have serious consequences both for the user and the non-user and is, therefore,
			 of concern to the board.
(B)
								For purposes of this policy, "use of tobacco" shall
			 mean all uses of tobacco, including a cigar, cigarette, pipe, snuff, and any
			 other device or process wherein the user ingests in a manner similar to cigar,
			 cigarette, pipe, snuff (with or without tobacco and with or without nicotine),
			 including but not limited to electronic cigarettes.
(C)
								In order to
			 protect students and staff who choose not to use tobacco from an environment
			 noxious to them, and because the board cannot, even by indirection, condone the
			 use of tobacco, the board prohibits the use of tobacco on the college campus
			 and in fleet vehicles at all times. Exceptions to this policy include personal
			 vehicles and a designated smoking area authorized by the
			 campus.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:16 - Terra State Community College › Chapter 3358:16-1 - Board of Trustees › Section 3358:16-1-01 - Governance/policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Board mission
On behalf of the citizens of its
				service district, the board of trustees will govern Terra state community
				college through an expression of its policies.
(B)
								Governing
			 style
The board will be pro actively involved
				in the governance of the college. staying adequately informed on relevant
				issues and focusing outward rather than inward. The board will provide
				strategic leadership and act collectively as a body. The board will be
				accountable to the general public and will allow no individual or committee of
				the board to hinder this commitment.
(C)
								Board job
			 description
The duties of the board are as
				follows:
(1)
									To represent the public interest
(2)
									To establish
			 policies and procedures that ensure the successful management of the
			 college
(3)
									To select and evaluate the president
(4)
									To be actively
			 engaged in the legislative process insofar as that engagement benefits the
			 college
(5)
									To support the financial resource development of the
			 college
(6)
									To take appropriate positions on public policy
			 issues
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:16 - Terra State Community College › Chapter 3358:16-1 - Board of Trustees › Section 3358:16-1-03 - Board-president -relationship

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Delegation to the president
The president is accountable to the
				full board. The board will establish the governing policies, delegating
				implementation of the policies and the development and implementation of
				procedures to the president.
(1)
									All board authority delegated to staff is delegated
			 through the president, so that all authority and accountability of staff is
			 considered to be the authority and accountability of the
			 president.
(2)
									Strategic goals policies direct the president to
			 achieve certain results; executive limitations policies constrain the president
			 to act within acceptable boundaries of prudence and ethics. With respect to
			 goals and executive means, the president is authorized to establish all further
			 procedures, make all decisions, take all actions and develop all activities as
			 long as they are consistent with the board's policies.
(3)
									The board may
			 change its policies, thereby shifting the boundary between board and
			 presidential domains. By doing so, the board changes the latitude of choice
			 given to the president. However, so long as any particular delegation is in
			 place, the board and its members will respect and support the president's
			 choices. This does not prevent the board from obtaining information in the
			 delegated areas, except individual client-identified data.
(4)
									No individual
			 board member, officer, or committee has authority over the president.
			 Information or assistance may be requested by individuals or groups, but if
			 such a request - in the president's judgment - requires a material amount of
			 staff time or funds or is disruptive, it may be refused, unless authorized by
			 the board.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:16 - Terra State Community College › Chapter 3358:16-1 - Board of Trustees › Section 3358:16-1-04 - Executive limitations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								General executive constraint
The president shall not allow any
				practice which is in violation of commonly accepted business and professional
				ethics nor in violation of any applicable state or federal law.
(B)
								Staff
			 treatment
With respect to treatment of staff, the
				president may not cause or allow conditions which are unfair or
				undignified.
Accordingly, she or he may
				not:
(1)
									 Operate without personnel procedures which clarify
			 personnel rules for staff, provide for effective handling of grievance, and
			 protect against wrongful conditions;
(2)
									Discriminate
			 against any staff member for expressing an ethical dissent;
(3)
									Prevent staff
			 from grieving to the board when a) internal grievance procedures have been
			 exhausted, and b) the employee alleges that board and/or administrative policy
			 has been violated to his or her detriment;
(4)
									Fail to acquaint
			 staff with their rights and under this policy.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:16 - Terra State Community College › Chapter 3358:16-1 - Board of Trustees › Section 3358:16-1-05 - Strategic goals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Raise the region's educational attainment in higher
			 education.
(B)
								Serve as a catalyst for success in
			 college.
(C)
								Enhance community outreach and
			 engagement.
(D)
								Provide dynamic training and learning opportunities for
			 life and work in a global economy.
(E)
								Expand the
			 college's resource base.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:16 - Terra State Community College › Chapter 3358:16-101 - Equal Opportunity; Non-Discrimination; Fair Labor; Leave › Section 3358:16-101-04 - Fair Labor Standards and Wage Payment Act policy

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
It is the policy of Terra state community college to comply
				with all applicable state and federal laws with respect to payment of wages and
				benefits to employees including laws such as the Federal Fair Labor Standards
				Act and the Ohio minimum wage law. Terra state community college will not make
				pay deductions that violate either the federal or state laws.
Procedure:
Any employee who believes that Terra state community college
				made an inappropriate deduction or failed to make proper payment regarding
				wages or benefits is encouraged to immediately consult with the appropriate
				supervisor. Alternatively, any employee may file a formal written complaint
				with the vice president of finance and administration. Within
								
								fifteen business
				days of receiving the complaint, the vice president of finance and
				administration will make a determination as to whether the pay deductions were
				appropriate and provide the employee with a written response that may include
				reimbursement for any pay deductions that were not appropriately made. This
				complaint procedure is available in addition to any other complaint process,
				which also may be available to employees.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:16 - Terra State Community College › Chapter 3358:16-101 - Equal Opportunity; Non-Discrimination; Fair Labor; Leave › Section 3358:16-101-05 - Family and medical leave

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In order to comply with the Family and
				Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLAl Terra hereby establishes its family and
				medical leave policy.
(A)
								Eligibility: In order to qualify under this policy, the
			 employee must meet both of the following conditions:
(1)
									The employee must
			 have been employed by Terra for at least
									
									twelve months or 
									
									fifty two weeks,
			 prior to the leave request. The twelve months, or
									
									fifty two weeks,
			 need not be consecutive.
(2)
									The employee must have worked at least
									
									one thousand
			 two hundred fifty hours during the twelve
									
									 -month period
			 immediately before the date when the leave would begin.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:16 - Terra State Community College › Chapter 3358:16-101 - Equal Opportunity; Non-Discrimination; Fair Labor; Leave › Section 3358:16-101-06 - Statement of non-discrimination

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Terra state community college does not discriminate on the
				basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age, gender
				identity, genetic information, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital
				status, disability, pregnancy, military status, or special disabled or
				Vietnam-era veteran status in provision of educational programs and services or
				employment opportunities and benefits pursuant to the requirements of Title VI
				of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972,
				Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the American with
				Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1976, the Vietnam Era
				Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Chapter 4112. of the
								
								Revised
				Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:16 - Terra State Community College › Chapter 3358:16-201 - Veterans › Section 3358:16-201-01 - Valuing our veterans

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The college shall establish a policy to
				support the success of veterans and service members.
Background:
Division (B). f 
								
								
				section  3345.421  of the Revised
				Code
								
								is
				designed to assure Ohio's colleges and universities support the success of
				veterans and service members. As components of the bill it requires
				institutions to designate at least one person employed by the institution to
				serve as the contact person for veterans and service member affairs; allow for
				the establishment of a student-led group on campus for student service members
				and veterans; integrate and enhance career services for service members and
				veterans; survey student service members and veterans to identify their needs
				and challenges; establish an appeals procedure for students who are veterans or
				service members for resolving disputes regarding the awarding of college credit
				for military experience; provide veterans and service members with priority for
				course registration; and ensure a student who is a veteran or a service member
				is not charged any fee for the evaluation of, transcription of, or application
				for college credit for military experience.
This procedure will continue to
				reinforce Terra's enduring commitment to veterans and service members, as shown
				by the completion of the veterans service center, its membership in the service
				members opportunity colleges, and its support of Ohio's GI
				promise.
Valuing our veterans policy
				procedure
Terra state community college seeks to
				assist service members and veterans as they pursue degrees and/or certificates.
				The purpose of this procedure is to set forth the support and assistance Terra
				state community college will provide to service members and
				veterans.
(A)
								Use standardized definitions for "service member" and
			 "veteran"
(1)
									"Service member" means any person who is serving in the
			 armed forces of the United States of America.
(2)
									"Veteran" means
			 any person who has completed service in the armed forces. including the
			 national guard of any state or a reserve component of the armed forces, and who
			 has been discharged under honorable conditions from the armed forces or who has
			 been transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory
			 service.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:17 - Washington-Morgan State Community College › Chapter 3358:17-1 - Members and Officers of the Board; Responsibilities › Section 3358:17-1-01 - Members of the board and their duties and responsibilities

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(A)
								Composition.
The board of trustees' duties and
				responsibilities are based on authority found in Chapter 3358. of the Revised
				Code. The board of trustees shall consist of nine qualified electors residing
				within Washington and Morgan counties.
(1)
									Appointees.
(a)
										Trustees are
			 appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Ohio
			 senate.
(b)
										The term of office for each trustee shall be six
			 years.
(c)
										If there is a vacancy, such vacancy shall be filled by
			 the governor with the advice and consent of the Ohio senate.
(d)
										No new trustee
			 may be appointed who is a member of any board of education.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:17 - Washington-Morgan State Community College › Chapter 3358:17-1 - Members and Officers of the Board; Responsibilities › Section 3358:17-1-02 - Officers of the board and their duties

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(A)
								Officers
A nominating committee shall be
				appointed by the chair at the November meeting for the purpose of nominating
				officers. The officers of the board of trustees shall consist of a chairman and
				a vice-chairman. The president of the college shall serve as secretary to the
				board.
(1)
									Election of officers.
Election of officers shall be held at
				the first regular meeting of each calendar year, and each elected officer shall
				hold office for the period of one year or until his or her successor shall be
				duly elected or qualified. The vote of a majority of all trustees then in
				office shall be necessary to elect an officer of the board.
(2)
									
			 Removal of officers.
Any officer of the board may be removed
				at any time, either with or without cause, by resolution adopted by the board
				at any meeting of the board, the notice of which having specified that such
				removal action was to be considered.
(3)
									Election of the
			 chair.
Each voting trustee shall be eligible
				for election as chair of the board. The chair shall be elected to a one-year
				term, and subject to the review provided by this paragraph, the incumbent, if
				eligible under his or her term as trustee, may serve a second and a third year.
				Before the end of the first year, and as applicable, before the end of the
				second year of the term of the chair, the board committee on trusteeship shall
				conduct a review of the chair, and after consultation with the members of the
				board, shall recommend to the board whether the chair should be the only
				candidate for election as chair for the next year.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:17 - Washington-Morgan State Community College › Chapter 3358:17-1 - Members and Officers of the Board; Responsibilities › Section 3358:17-1-03 - Committees of the board

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Standing committees.
The Washington state community college
				board of trustees has three standing committees. Each committee has three
				members from the full board serving with one individual serving as chair. The
				members of the committees are appointed by the chairperson of the board. The
				president of the college and the appropriate staff as recommended by the
				president serve to support the work of the committee. The frequency of meetings
				is determined between the president and the committee chair. The standing
				committees are:
(A)
								Finance.
The finance committee reviews and monitors the budget
				development process, and advises the college administration prior to a budget
				being brought to the board for approval.
(B)
								
								Facilities.
The facilities committee annually reviews the
				college facilities plan, and provides advice on the overall capital maintenance
				of the physical plant.
(C)
								
								Marketing and public relations.
The marketing and public relations committee reviews
				the college marketing plan, and advises on strategies related to overall
				marketing of the college and effective public relations.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:17 - Washington-Morgan State Community College › Chapter 3358:17-1 - Members and Officers of the Board; Responsibilities › Section 3358:17-1-04 - Meetings of the board

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(A)
								Meetings.
The board of trustees will normally
				meet once a month throughout the calendar year. In the event there should be no
				pressing business to transact, any regular meeting may be omitted by common
				consent of the majority of the board members.
(1)
									Regular
			 meeting.
The regular meetings of the board of trustees shall be at
				the Washington state community college on a date and time to be determined at
				the first regular meeting of the board each calendar year. The chairman may
				change any date, time and/or place of any regular meeting by giving a five-day
				written notice to each member of the board, or board members may make such
				change by agreement at the prior regular meeting and giving a five-day written
				notice to each board member absent at such prior regular
				meeting.
(2)
									Special meeting.
Special meetings may be called by the chairman or at the
				request of not less than three members of the board of trustees. Written notice
				of such special meetings shall be given to each member at least three days
				prior to the date of said meeting, stating the time and place of such meeting
				and the purpose or purposes for which the same is called. Any trustee may waive
				such notice and by attendance at any special meeting, shall be deemed to have
				waived notice thereof.
(3)
									Emergency
			 meetings (a subset of "special meetings")
In the event of an emergency requiring immediate official
				action by the board, the chair or a majority of the members of the board may
				convene to consider action of specific items for which the meeting was called.
				All news media, or people who have requested notice of the meetings, shall be
				immediately notified of the time, place and purpose of the meeting. In giving
				the notices required by this section the board secretary may rely on assistance
				provided by any member of the board of trustee's staff and any such notice is
				complete if given by such member in the manner provided in this
				rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:17 - Washington-Morgan State Community College › Chapter 3358:17-1 - Members and Officers of the Board; Responsibilities › Section 3358:17-1-04.1 - Open meetings

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(A)
								All regular, special, emergency and committee meetings
			 of the board of trustees shall be held in accordance with Ohio law governing
			 public meetings. The act requires all public officials to take official actions
			 and to conduct all deliberations upon official business only in open meetings,
			 unless the subject matter is specifically excepted by law. The act is to be
			 liberally construed with these goals in mind.
(B)
								Any person may
			 determine the time and place of all regularly scheduled meetings and the time,
			 place and purpose of all special meetings; persons so indicated will be placed
			 on a list for future notification of meetings by:
(1)
									Writing to the
			 following address: Washington state community college, 710 colegate drive,
			 Marietta, Ohio 45750.
(2)
									Calling the following telephone number during normal
			 business hours: 740.374.8716.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:17 - Washington-Morgan State Community College › Chapter 3358:17-1 - Members and Officers of the Board; Responsibilities › Section 3358:17-1-04.2 - Executive sessions

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There are six valid reasons for holding
				an executive session. The vote to go into executive sessions must be a roll
				call vote.
(A)
								The motion and vote must specify the purpose(s) of the
			 executive session, i.e., "To consider the purchase of property." If the
			 specified purpose is to discuss one of the personnel - related matters governed
			 by division (G)(1) of section
			  121.22  of the Revised Code -
			 listed in
								
								 paragraph (A)(1) of this rule - the public body must
			 specify which of the listed purposes it is going into executive session to
			 discuss, i.e., "To discuss the dismissal of an employee." The motion need not
			 name the person who is to be discussed. It is not sufficient to move for
			 executive session to discuss "personnel." The motion or vote should specify one
			 or more of the purposes set forth in
								
								paragraph (A)(1) of this rule.
(1)
									To consider the
			 appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion or
			 compensation of a public employee or official, or the investigation of charges
			 or complaints against a public employee, official, licensee, or regulated
			 individual, unless the employee, official, licensee, or regulated individual
			 requests a public hearing by division (G)(1) of section
			  121.22  of the Revised
			 Code.
(2)
									To consider the purchase of property (both real and
			 personal, tangible or intangible! or to consider the sale of property (either
			 real or personal) by competitive bid if disclosure of the information would
			 give a competitive advantage to the other side by division (G)(2) of section
			  121.22  of the Revised
			 Code.
(3)
									Conferences with the public body's attorney concerning
			 pending or imminent court action by division (G)(3) of section
			  121.22  of the Revised Code.
			 Court action is "pending" if a suit has been commenced: court action is
			 "imminent" if it is on the point of happening or impending.
(4)
									Preparing for,
			 conducting, or reviewing collective bargaining strategy by division (G)(4) of
			 section  121.22  of the Revised
			 Code.
(5)
									Matters required to be kept confidential by federal
			 law, federal rules, or state statutes by division (G)(5) of section
			  121.22  of the Revised
			 Code.
(6)
									Specialized details of security arrangements where
			 disclosure of the information to be discussed in executive session might reveal
			 information that could be used to commit, or avoid prosecution for, a violation
			 of the law by division (G)(6) of section
			  121.22  of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:17 - Washington-Morgan State Community College › Chapter 3358:17-7 - Policies on Concealed Weapons; Public Records; Legal Advisor › Section 3358:17-7-01 - Legal advisor

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The attorney general is the attorney
				for the college and shall provide legal advice in all matters relating to its
				powers and duties pursuant to section
				 3358.02  of the Revised
				Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:17 - Washington-Morgan State Community College › Chapter 3358:17-7 - Policies on Concealed Weapons; Public Records; Legal Advisor › Section 3358:17-7-01.1 - Public records policy

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Openness leads to a better informed
				citizenry, which leads to better government and better public policy.
				Consistent with the premise that government at all levels exists first and
				foremost to serve the interests of the people, it is the mission and intent of
				Washington state community college to at all times fully comply with and abide
				by both the spirit and the letter of Ohio's public records act
								
								.
(A)
								Defining public
			 records.
(1)
									
			 All records kept by the college are public unless they are exempt from
			 disclosure under Ohio law. All public records must be organized and maintained
			 in such a way that they can be made available for inspection and
			 copying.
(2)
									A record is defined to include the following: A
			 document in any format - paper, electronic (including, but not limited to,
			 business e-mail) - that is created, received by, or comes under the
			 jurisdiction of the college that documents the organization, functions,
			 policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the
			 college.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3358:17 - Washington-Morgan State Community College › Chapter 3358:17-7 - Policies on Concealed Weapons; Public Records; Legal Advisor › Section 3358:17-7-02 - Concealed weapons policy

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(A)
								Concealed weapons
			 policy
Except as provided in this rule, the
				use, possession or carrying of a firearm /handgun or other prohibited weapon of
				any kind on property owned or leased by the college or in college vehicles, by
				any person other than a qualified law enforcement officer as defined in
				division (A)(11) of section
				 2901.01  of the Revised Code, is
				prohibited.
(1)
									Pursuant to division (B)(5) of section
			  2923.126  of the Revised Code,
			 any person licensed to carry a concealed handgun may have a handgun on property
			 owned by the college only if it is in a locked motor vehicle or the licensee is
			 in the immediate process of placing the handgun in a locked motor vehicle , and
			 the person is otherwise in compliance of section
			  2923.16  of the Revised
			 Code.
(2)
									Students enrolled in the Washington state community
			 college peace officer training academy may possess unloaded firearms on
			 property owned or leased by the college when authorized college personnel
			 specifically direct the students to possess the unloaded firearms for training
			 or instructional purposes only. The chief firearms Instructor or his/her
			 designee will deliver the firearms and must remove the firearms from property
			 owned or leased by the college immediately upon conclusion of the training or
			 instructional session for which the firearm was required.
(3)
									Any person found
			 to be in violation of this policy will be ordered to immediately remove the
			 firearm /handgun or other prohibited weapon from property owned or leased by
			 the college or the college vehicle, whichever are applicable, and will be
			 subject to the following: discipline, up to and including termination;
			 dismissal from college classes; criminal charges and prosecution; arrest;
			 removal from property owned or leased by the college. This in no way limits the
			 college from taking any other action permitted by applicable laws, rules,
			 regulations, and college policies.
This policy shall not be construed to
				create any duty or obligation on the part of the college to take any actions
				beyond those required of an employer by existing law.