3333.84 Fees charged for clearinghouse courses.

(A) The fee charged for any course offered through the clearinghouse shall be set by the course provider.

(B) The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents shall prescribe the manner in which the fee for a course shall be collected or deducted from the school district, school, college or university, or individual subscribing to the course and in which manner the fee shall be paid to the course provider.

(C) The chancellor may retain a percentage of the fee charged for a course to offset the cost of maintaining and operating the clearinghouse, including the payment of compensation for an entity or a private entity that is under contract with the chancellor under division (F) of section 3333.82 of the Revised Code. The percentage retained shall be determined by the chancellor.

(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the school district, community school, or STEM school in which a student is enrolled to pay the fee charged for a course taken by the student.

Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28,HB 153, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2011.

Effective Date: 2008 HB562 09-22-2008