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...The principal or chief administrative officer of each public school shall request any person authorized to take photographs of students of the school, to provide one wallet size photograph, free of charge, to the school for inclusion in the school's student files. The principal or chief administrative officer shall indicate that the request is being made in order that the school has a current photograph of a child th...

...During the course of transferring a student's record to an educational institution for a legitimate educational purpose as specified under division (C) of section 3319.321 of the Revised Code, no school district or school shall alter, truncate, or redact any part of a student's record so that any information on the student's record is rendered unreadable or unintelligible.

...(A) As used in this section, "school records" includes any academic records, student assessment data, or other information for which there is a legitimate educational interest. (B) Except as provided for in division (C) of this section, when any school district or chartered nonpublic school receives a request from another district or school to which a student has transferred for that student's school records, the ...

...On or before the first day of August in each year, the board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district shall report to the department of education and workforce the school statistics of its district. Such report shall be made on forms furnished by the department and shall contain such information as the department requires. The report shall also set forth with respect to each civil procee...

...If the superintendent or treasurer of any school district or educational service center fails to prepare any required report, that superintendent shall be liable in the sum of three hundred dollars, to be recovered by a civil action. In the case of reports required to be submitted to the superintendent, such action shall be instituted in the name of the governing board of the service center upon the complaint of the ...

...(A) Except as provided in division (F) of this section, the state board of education shall establish rules for the issuance of a supplemental teaching license. This license shall be issued at the request of the superintendent of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, educational service center, or the governing authority of a STEM school, chartered nonpublic school, or community school ...

...Upon the neglect or failure of a treasurer or executive head of the schools of any district within the educational service center to make the required reports, by the time specified, the superintendent of the service center must appoint some suitable person to make such reports, who shall receive a reasonable compensation therefor to be paid from the service center's general fund. The amount of such compensation shal...

...This section applies to any person hired by a school district, educational service center, or chartered nonpublic school and any contractor or person hired by a contractor engaged in providing services that may involve routine interaction with a child or regular responsibility for the care, custody, or control of a child to a school district, educational service center, or chartered nonpublic school in any position t...

...(A) Each school district and chartered nonpublic school shall include the following notice in boldface type in each employment application: "ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY MAKES A FALSE STATEMENT IS GUILTY OF FALSIFICATION UNDER SECTION 2921.13 OF THE REVISED CODE, WHICH IS A MISDEMEANOR OF THE FIRST DEGREE." (B)(1) Each district and chartered nonpublic school shall consult the "educator profile" database maintained on ...

...The interstate agreement on qualification of educational personnel is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all states legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: THE INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON QUALIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL Article I. Purpose, findings, and policy. 1. The States party to this Agreement, desiring by common action to improve their respective school systems by utilizing t...

...The "designated state official" defined pursuant to article II of section 3319.42 of the Revised Code shall be the superintendent of public instruction. He shall enter into contracts pursuant to article III of section 3319.42 of the Revised Code only with the approval of the specific text thereof by the state board of education.

...True copies of all contracts made on behalf of this state pursuant to sections 3319.42 and 3319.43 of the Revised Code shall be kept on file in the offices of the department of education and workforce and of the secretary of state. The department of education and workforce shall publish all such contracts in convenient form.

...If a principal of a public school in a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, acting in his official or professional capacity, has knowledge of or has observed a pupil committing a violation listed in division (A) of section 3313.662 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether or not the pupil was sixteen years of age or older at the time of the commission of the act or violation, and the ...

...(A)(1) The department of education and workforce shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish both of the following: (a) A policy and standards for the implementation of positive behavior intervention and supports framework; (b) A policy and standards for the use of physical restraint or seclusion on students. (2) The department shall amend or update rule 3301-35-15 of the Administ...

...The school districts, public schools, and chartered nonpublic schools of this state may provide counseling to any victim of sexual harassment or sexually related conduct.

...(A) As used in this section, "operating expenses" includes the cost of administering requirements related to the issuance and renewal of licenses, certificates, or permits described in this chapter and sections 3301.071 and 3301.074 of the Revised Code and any other cost incurred by the state board of education to perform a duty prescribed by law. (B) The state board of education shall annually establish the amount...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Intervention in lieu of conviction" means intervention in lieu of conviction under section 2951.041 of the Revised Code. (2) "License" has the same meaning as in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code. (3) "Pre-trial diversion program" means a pre-trial diversion program under section 2935.36 of the Revised Code or a similar diversion program under rules of a court. (4) "Prosecutor...

...There is hereby established the educator standards board. The board shall develop and recommend to the state board of education standards for entering and continuing in the educator professions and standards for educator professional development. The board membership shall reflect the diversity of the state in terms of gender, race, ethnic background, and geographic distribution. (A) The board shall consist of the ...

...(A) The educator standards board, in consultation with the chancellor of higher education, shall do all of the following: (1) Develop state standards for teachers and principals that reflect what teachers and principals are expected to know and be able to do at all stages of their careers. These standards shall be aligned with the statewide academic content standards for students adopted pursuant to section 3301.07...

...The subcommittee on standards for superintendents of the education standards board is hereby established. The subcommittee shall consist of the following members: (A) The school district superintendent appointed to the educator standards board under section 3319.60 of the Revised Code, who shall act as chairperson of the subcommittee; (B) Three additional school district superintendents appointed by the state boa...

...The subcommittee on standards for school treasurers and business managers of the educator standards board is hereby established. The subcommittee shall consist of the following members: (A) The school district treasurer or business manager appointed to the educator standards board under section 3319.60 of the Revised Code, who shall act as chairperson of the subcommittee; (B) Three additional school district trea...

...The board of education of a school district that employs any person who is appointed to serve as a member of the educator standards board under division (A)(1)(a) or (c) of section 3319.60, as a member of the subcommittee on standards for superintendents under division (B) or (C) of section 3319.611, or as a member of the subcommittee on standards for school treasurers and business managers under division (B) o...

...The state board of education shall establish a credential review board. The credential review board shall carry out any functions assigned to it by the state board with respect to assessing individuals pursuing alternative routes to educator licensure and out of state educators seeking licensure in Ohio. The credential review board may also carry out any other duties the state board considers appropriate.

...(A) The state board of education may establish an annual teacher of the year recognition program for outstanding teachers. (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 2921.43 of the Revised Code, a person or entity may make a voluntary contribution to the recognition program described in division (A) of this section. (C) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 2921.43 of the Revised Code, a teacher who is recognize...

...(A) The governing board of any educational service center may engage the services of a dyslexia specialist to provide training for teachers of grades kindergarten to four on the indicators of dyslexia and the types of instruction that children with dyslexia need to learn, read, write, and spell. If a service center provides this training, it shall make the training available to local school districts within the...