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...id payments originally disbursed by the department of higher education for programs that the department is responsible for administering. Revenues credited to the fund shall be used by the chancellor of higher education to pay to higher education institutions any outstanding obligations for state financial aid programs that are identified through the annual reconciliation and financial audit or through other means. A...

... that is certified by the United States department of education. For purposes of this section, a "comprehensive transition and postsecondary program" means a degree, certificate, or non-degree program that is designed to support persons with intellectual disabilities who are receiving academic, career, technical, and independent living instruction at an institution of higher education in order to prepare for gainful ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "The Ohio college opportunity grant program" means the program established under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code. (2) "Rules for the Ohio college opportunity grant program" means the rules authorized in division (R) of section 3333.04 of the Revised Code for the implementation of the program. (B) In adopting rules for the Ohio college opportunity grant program, the chancellor ...

...ereby created in the state treasury the Ohio college opportunity grant program reserve fund. As soon as possible following the end of each fiscal year, the chancellor of higher education shall certify to the director of budget and management the unencumbered balance of the general revenue fund appropriations made in the immediately preceding fiscal year for purposes of the Ohio college opportunity grant program creat...

... following: (a) The individual is an Ohio resident. (b) The individual is enrolled in an eligible school. (c) The individual has passed a drug test. (d) The individual does not have more than three moving violations in two consecutive years. If an individual who the eligible school has determined is an eligible student has three moving violations in two consecutive years while participating in the progr...

...ng apply: (1) The student receives an Ohio college opportunity grant under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code. (2) The student has completed at least two years of a bachelor's degree program. (3) The student is making progress toward completing the student's bachelor's degree program. (B) In addition to the Ohio college opportunity grant a student is awarded under section 3333.122 of the Revised Code, the c...

...3333.046 of the Revised Code; (e) An Ohio technical center, as defined in section 3333.94 of the Revised Code. (B) The chancellor shall establish the second chance grant program. Under the program, the chancellor shall award a one-time grant of not more than three thousand dollars to each eligible student approved to participate in the program. (C) Eligible students shall apply to participate in the program ...

...inister a grant program for students in Ohio who are adopted. Under the program, the chancellor shall award a one-time grant of two thousand five hundred dollars to approved participants. (C) Eligible students shall apply in the form and manner prescribed by the chancellor. (D) The chancellor shall approve applications and pay grants to the qualifying institution in which a participant is enrolled in the academ...

...he chancellor, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, shall develop an application process and criteria for awards. Priority may be given to education consortia that include economically disadvantaged schools in which there are limited computer science courses offered or where there is an unmet need for teachers credentialed to teach computer science courses, as determined by the chancellor.

...As used in sections 3333.13 to 3333.137 of the Revised Code, "employed as a service attorney" means either of the following: (A) An attorney who works a minimum of thirty-five hours per week for a minimum of forty-five weeks each service year and who is employed by any of the following: (1) The state public defender; (2) The prosecuting attorney of a county; (3) A county public defender commission; (4) A jo...

...There is hereby created the rural practice incentive program, which shall be administered by the chancellor of higher education. The purpose of the program is to provide loan repayment on behalf of attorneys who agree to employment as service attorneys in areas designated as underserved communities by the chancellor pursuant to section 3333.132 of the Revised Code. Under the program, the chancellor, by means of a c...

...undred as an underserved community. The Ohio access to justice foundation, pursuant to division (A) of section 120.521 of the Revised Code, shall assist the chancellor by determining the ratio described in this section.

...he practice of law in this state by the Ohio supreme court for less than eight years and remains in good standing. (3) The individual is not enrolled in any other state or federally funded student loan repayment or debt forgiveness program, including under the public service loan forgiveness program, 34 C.F.R. 685.219, or the "John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2008," 34 U.S.C. 10671 et seq....

...If funds are available in the rural practice incentive fund created under section 3333.136 of the Revised Code and the general assembly has appropriated funds for the rural practice incentive program, the chancellor of higher education shall approve an individual for participation in the program, for reimbursement up to fifty thousand dollars, if the chancellor finds that the individual is eligible for participation ...

...(A) After signing a letter of intent under section 3333.134 of the Revised Code, an individual and the chancellor of higher education may enter into a contract for the individual's participation in the rural practice incentive program. The individual's employer also may be a party to the contract. (B) The contract shall include all of the following obligations: (1) The individual agrees to remain employed as a se...

...The chancellor of higher education may accept gifts of money from any source for the implementation and administration of sections 3333.13 to 3333.137 of the Revised Code. The chancellor shall pay all gifts accepted under this section into the state treasury to the credit of the underserved community fund, which is hereby created. The chancellor shall pay all damages collected under division (B)(3) of section 3333....

...The chancellor of higher education, in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer sections 3333.13 to 3333.136 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding any provision of section 121.95 of the Revised Code to the contrary, a regulatory restriction contained in a rule adopted under this section is not subject to sections 121.95 to 121.953 of the Revised Cod...

...Effective July 1, 1971, all public post high school technical education programs shall be operated by technical colleges, community colleges, university branches, state colleges, state-affiliated universities and state universities. Subject to rules and regulations adopted by the chancellor of higher education, the board of trustees or directors of one of the above such institutions shall adopt a plan of transition g...

...If the board of trustees of a state university fails to undertake appropriate action to establish a university branch campus within one year from the enactment of a capital improvement appropriation for the development of such university branch facility, the chancellor of higher education may act as the chancellor deems necessary in place of the board of trustees, including securing the release of construction planni...

... process and information to utilize the department of higher education's student complaint portal.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Articulation agreement" means an agreement between two or more state institutions of higher education to facilitate the transfer of students and credits between such institutions. (2) "State institution of higher education" and "state university" have the same meanings as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (3) "Two year college" includes a community college, state community ...

...her education, in consultation with the department of education and workforce, public adult and secondary career-technical education institutions and state institutions of higher education, shall establish criteria, policies, and procedures that enable students to transfer agreed upon technical courses completed through an adult career-technical education institution, a public secondary career-technical institution, ...

...(A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) Not later than April 15, 2008, the articulation and transfer advisory council of the chancellor of higher education shall recommend to the chancellor standards for awarding course credit toward degree requirements at state institutions of higher education based on scores attaine...

...(A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) Not later than December 31, 2014, the chancellor of higher education shall do all of the following with regard to the awarding of college credit for military training, experience, and coursework: (1) Develop a set of standards and procedures for state institutions of higher educa...

...(A) At the end of each academic year, the chancellor of higher education shall develop and release a report that includes all of the following information: (1) The total number of courses that were successfully transferred to state institutions of higher education under sections 3333.16 to 3333.164 of the Revised Code, during the most recent academic year for which data is available; (2) The total number of courses...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "For-profit private college" means a career college in this state that holds a certificate of registration from the chancellor of higher education under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code or a private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code. (2) "State institution of higher education" has the sam...

...of higher education shall establish the Ohio guaranteed transfer pathways initiative. Each state university shall participate in the initiative. Under the initiative, a student shall be permitted to do both of the following: (1) Complete an associate's degree at a community college and transfer those credits to a state university to continue making progress toward a bachelor's degree; (2) Transfer credits from a ...

...hereby the agency provides for charging Ohio residents enrolled in state-assisted post-secondary educational institutions in the contiguous state, tuition and fees at rates no higher than the rates charged to students who are residents of that state, and whereby the chancellor, as part of such contracts, may provide that rates for tuition and fees charged to residents of the contiguous state who are enrolled in state...

... a student grievance process to resolve complaints brought against participating institutions in Ohio in regard to the distance education programs that are eligible under the terms of the agreement; (7) Work collaboratively with the state board of career colleges and schools to determine the eligibility of institutions authorized by that agency under section 3332.05 of the Revised Code for initial and continued part...

...(A) The chancellor of higher education may endorse the midwest student exchange program of the midwestern higher education compact in order to permit state institutions of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, and nonprofit institutions that have been issued certificates of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code to participate in the program. (B) If the chancello...

...e other state. Approved institutions in Ohio are those that are state-assisted or are nonprofit and have received certificates of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code, or are private institutions exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code. Eligible post-secondary educational institutions in the contiguous state shall be s...

...the agency or organization ensures that Ohio residents enrolled in post-secondary educational institutions in the foreign country will pay tuition and fees at rates no higher than the rates charged to students who are residents of that country and under which the chancellor provides that rates for tuition and fees charged to a comparable number of students from the foreign country who are enrolled in state-assisted i...

...(A) The chancellor of higher education shall adopt educational service standards that shall apply to all community colleges, university branches, technical colleges, and state community colleges established under Chapters 3354., 3355., 3357., and 3358. of the Revised Code, respectively. These standards shall provide for such institutions to offer or demonstrate at least the following: (1) An appropriate range of car...

...rship, a student shall be a resident of Ohio and shall be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in an Ohio institution of higher education that meets the requirements of Title VI of the "Civil Rights Act of 1964" and is state-assisted, is nonprofit and holds a certificate of authorization issued under section 1713.02 of the Revised Code, is a private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of t...

...Each Ohio academic scholarship shall be awarded for an academic year and may be renewed for each of three additional academic years. The scholarship amount awarded to a scholar for an academic year shall be not less than two thousand dollars. A scholarship shall be renewed if the scholar maintains an academic record satisfactory to the chancellor of higher education and meets any of the following conditions: (A) The...

...At the end of each term, each Ohio academic scholar shall request the registrar of the school to send a copy of the scholar's scholastic record to the chancellor of higher education. If the scholar's record fails to meet the standards established by the chancellor, further payments shall be suspended until the scholar demonstrates promise of successful progress in the academic program for which the award was made. Th...

...ate community, or technical college, an Ohio technical center, or a state university branch campus. (2) "Qualified program" means a credit or noncredit program that leads to an industry-recognized credential, certificate, or degree and prepares the student for a job that meets either of the following criteria: (a) It is identified as an "in-demand" or "critical" job as determined by the office of workforce tran...

...There is hereby created the Ohio academic scholarship payment fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall not be a part of the state treasury. The fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated for the fund by the general assembly and other moneys otherwise made available to the fund. The payment fund shall be used for the payment of Ohio academic scholarships or for additional scholarships...

... (b) "Public service officer" means an Ohio firefighter, volunteer firefighter, police officer, member of the state highway patrol, employee designated to exercise the powers of police officers pursuant to section 1545.13 of the Revised Code, or other peace officer as defined by division (B) of section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, or a person holding any equivalent position in another state. (c) "Qualified former...

...(A) The chancellor of higher education shall establish the nurse education assistance program, the purpose of which shall be to make loans to students enrolled in prelicensure nurse education programs at institutions approved by the board of nursing under section 4723.06 of the Revised Code and postlicensure nurse education programs approved by the chancellor under section 3333.04 of the Revised Code or offered by an...

...r education shall establish, within the Ohio skills bank, a mechanism to facilitate communication, cooperation, and partnerships among state institutions of higher education with nursing education programs and between state institutions of higher education and hospitals in this state to meet regional and statewide nursing education needs.

...The chancellor of higher education may enter into an agreement with private entities to provide log-in access or an internet link to free career information for students via the web site maintained by the chancellor. A log-in access or internet link authorized under this section shall not be considered an advertisement, endorsement, or sponsorship for purposes of the regulation of state-controlled web sites under any...

...tion with the management council of the Ohio education computer network established under section 3301.0715 of the Revised Code, shall establish a data system to track the free application for federal student aid form completion rate of public and chartered nonpublic school students in the state. (B) The chancellor and the management council shall develop guidelines and procedures for the operation of the system. ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "FAFSA" means the free application for federal student aid. (2) "Public schools" means school districts, community schools established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, and STEM schools established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code. (B) The chancellor of higher education shall designate a statewide system of FAFSA support teams to support public schools with FAFS...

... high school equivalence awarded by the department of education and workforce under division (A) of section 3301.80 of the Revised Code; (b) The equivalent of a certificate of high school equivalence awarded by the state board of education under former law, as defined in division (C)(1) of section 3301.80 of the Revised Code.

...(A) For the purpose of admission to any state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, a veteran and that veteran's spouse and dependent shall be considered residents of this state, if the veteran either: (1) Served one or more years on active military duty and was honorably discharged or received a medical discharge that was related to the military service; (2) Was kille...

... state. (B) The student is employed in Ohio by a business, organization, or government agency located in Ohio. (C) The employer enters into a contract with the institution of higher education under which the employer pays all of the student's tuition and fees directly to the institution and agrees not to charge or seek reimbursement from the student in any manner for any part of the tuition and fees.

...(A) A community college established under Chapter 3354. of the Revised Code, state community college established under Chapter 3358. of the Revised Code, or technical college established under Chapter 3357. of the Revised Code may establish a tuition guarantee program, subject to approval of the chancellor of higher education. (B) The chancellor shall establish guidelines for the board of trustees of a community col...

... chancellor of higher education and the department of education and workforce. (2) "College-level certificate" means a certificate earned while an adult is enrolled in an institution of higher education that can be transferred to college credit based on standards established by the chancellor and the department. (B) The chancellor and the department shall create a system of pre-college stackable certificates to...

...(A) The chancellor of higher education may designate a "certificate of value" for a certificate program at any adult career-technical education institution or state institution of higher education, as defined under section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, based on the standards adopted under division (B) of this section. (B) The chancellor shall develop standards for designation of the certificates of value for certifi...

...The department of education and workforce and the chancellor of higher education shall strive to reduce unnecessary student remediation costs incurred by colleges and universities in this state, increase overall access for students to higher education, and enhance the college credit plus program in accordance with Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code. The state board of education shall strive to enhance the alternative ...

...program in intergovernmental issues, an Ohio internship program at Kent state university, for scholarships of up to two thousand dollars for each student enrolled in the program; (B) Up to one hundred sixty-five thousand dollars in each fiscal year to make payments to the Washington center for scholarships provided to undergraduates of Ohio's four-year public and private institutions of higher education selected to ...

...is state; (b) Has graduated from any Ohio secondary school for which the director of education and workforce prescribes minimum standards in accordance with section 3301.07 of the Revised Code; (c) Is attending and in good standing, or has been accepted for attendance, at any eligible institution as a full-time student to pursue a bachelor's degree. (2) A graduate student who is a resident of this state, and...

... of study to encourage the retention of Ohio outstanding students; (B) A fellowship program for graduate students who are residents of this state for attendance at Ohio institutions of higher education to encourage such students to pursue fields of study that are determined to be a priority for the state in advancing its economic, technological, and academic interests.

...(A) There are hereby authorized the "Ohio outstanding scholarship" and the "Ohio priority needs fellowship" programs, which shall be established and administered by the chancellor of higher education for eligible students. The programs shall provide scholarships to eligible undergraduate students and fellowships to eligible graduate students, equal to the annual cost of attendance at eligible institutions, to pursue ...

...(A) The scholarship rules advisory committee is hereby established. The committee shall consist of the chancellor of higher education or the chancellor's designee, the treasurer of state or the treasurer of state's designee, the director of development or the director's designee, one state senator appointed by the president of the senate, one state representative appointed by the speaker of the house of representativ...

...(A) After receipt of recommendations from the scholarship rules advisory committee or if no recommendations are received, the chancellor of higher education, with the approval of the treasurer of state, shall adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, establishing policy guidelines for the implementation of the scholarship and fellowship programs. (B) Nothing in this section or section 3333.37...

...(A)(1) There are hereby created the Ohio outstanding scholarship and the Ohio priority needs fellowship programs payment funds, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be a part of the state treasury. (2) The payment funds shall consist solely of all moneys returned to the treasurer of state, as issuer of certain tax-exempt student loan revenue bonds, from all indentures of trust, bo...

..., financed by an award under the choose Ohio first scholarship program established under section 3333.61 of the Revised Code, or financed by an award under the Ohio co-op/internship program established under section 3333.72 of the Revised Code, and any other post-secondary student financial assistance supported by state funds. (B) An individual who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or is adjudicated a delinquent ...

...hall establish and administer the teach Ohio program to promote and encourage citizens of this state to consider teaching as a profession. The program shall include all of the following: (A) A statewide program administered by a nonprofit corporation that has been in existence for at least fifteen years with demonstrated results in encouraging high school students from economically disadvantaged groups to enter th...

...s to the teaching fellows program shall file a statement of service status in compliance with section 3345.32 of the Revised Code, if applicable, and that all applicants have not been convicted of, plead guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for any violation listed in section 3333.38 of the Revised Code. (D) Teaching fellows shall complete the four-year teaching commitment within not more than seven years ...

...ent who accepts a scholarship under the Ohio teaching fellows program created under section 3333.391 of the Revised Code, or the recipient's parent if the recipient is younger than eighteen years of age, shall sign a promissory note payable to the state in the event the recipient does not satisfy the service requirement of division (D) of section 3333.391 of the Revised Code or the scholarship is terminated. The amou...

...ts to the grow your own teacher program file a statement of service status in compliance with section 3345.32 of the Revised Code, if applicable, and that all applicants have not been convicted of, plead guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for any violation listed in section 3333.38 of the Revised Code. (F) Recipients shall complete the four-year teaching commitment within not more than six years after gr...

...of the scholarship as determined by the department and the chancellor and shall be converted to a loan to be repaid under division (A) of this section. (C) The chancellor and the attorney general shall collect payments on the converted loan in accordance with section 131.02 of the Revised Code, but shall not charge an interest rate on such payments.

...sota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin shall be eligible to become party to this compact. Additional states will be eligible if approved by a majority of the compacting states. (B) As to any eligible party state, this compact shall become effective when its legislature shall have enacted the same into law, provided that it shall not become initially effective until enacted into law...

...(A) As provided in Article II, paragraph (B) of the midwestern higher education compact in section 3333.40 of the Revised Code: (1) The governor, or a person he designates, shall serve as a member of the midwestern higher education commission during the tenure in office of the governor. (2) The president of the senate shall appoint one member of the senate to the midwestern higher education commission to serve a tw...

...litary orders or who is a member of the Ohio national guard, or who is the spouse or dependent child of such a student, rates for tuition and fees that are higher than the rates charged to an Ohio resident.

...r of eligibility from the United States department of veterans affairs. Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the chancellor shall establish a web site regarding programs established under this section, which shall include a list of each institution that has established a program.

...nd also provide that information to the department of education and workforce. The department shall distribute that information to the superintendent, high school principal, and guidance counselor, or equivalents, of each school district, community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, and STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code. (E) Nothing in this section requires an...

...The chancellor of higher education shall designate a postsecondary globalization liaison to work with state institutions of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, other state agencies, and representatives of the business community to enhance the state's globalization efforts. The chancellor may designate a person already employed by the chancellor as the liaison.

...(A) For purposes of this section, "eligible institution of higher education" means any of the following: (1) A regionally accredited private, nonprofit institution of higher education that is created by the governors of several states. At least one of the governors of these states shall also be a member of the institution's board of trustees. (2) A state institution of higher education, as that term is defined in s...

... consultation with the governor and the department of development, shall develop a critical needs rapid response system to respond quickly to critical workforce shortages in the state. Not later than ninety days after a critical workforce shortage is identified, the chancellor shall submit to the governor a proposal for addressing the shortage through initiatives of the department of higher education or institutions ...

...(A) The health information and imaging technology workforce development pilot project is hereby established. Under the project, in fiscal years 2008 through 2010, the chancellor of higher education shall design and implement a three-year pilot program to test, in the vicinity of Clark, Greene, and Montgomery counties, how a P-16 public-private education and workforce development collaborative may address each of the ...

...purposes of Section 17 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution. (3) Any other pertinent conditions established in rules adopted under division (H) of this section. (C) If the chancellor approves the request of a community or technical college district to withhold and deposit funds pursuant to this section, the chancellor shall enter into a written agreement with the district and the primary paying agent or fiscal agen...

...As used in sections 3333.61 to 3333.69 of the Revised Code: (A) "State university or college" has the same meaning as in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code. (B) "State university" and "state institution of higher education" have the same meanings as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.

...all establish and administer the choose Ohio first scholarship program. Under the program, the chancellor, subject to approval by the controlling board, shall make awards to state universities or colleges for programs and initiatives that recruit students and provide work-based learning opportunities in the fields of science, including health professions, technology, engineering, and mathematics to state universities...

...reated in the state treasury the choose Ohio first scholarship reserve fund to consist of such amounts designated for the purposes of the fund by the general assembly or the federal government. As soon as possible following the end of each fiscal year, the chancellor of higher education shall certify to the director of budget and management the unencumbered balance of the general revenue fund appropriations made in t...

...dental student components of the choose Ohio first scholarship program created under former sections 3333.611, 3333.612, and 3333.614 of the Revised Code as those sections existed prior to the effective date of this section are abolished on the effective date of this section.

...cess for making awards under the choose Ohio first scholarship program. The chancellor, on completion of that process, shall make a recommendation to the controlling board asking for approval of each award selected by the chancellor. Any state university or college may apply for an award under the program. The state university or college shall submit a proposal and other documentation required by the chancellor, in...

...ior to deciding awards under the choose Ohio first scholarship program. At the meeting, an employee of the chancellor shall summarize the proposals submitted for consideration, and each state university or college that has a proposal pending shall have the opportunity to review the summary of their proposal prepared by the chancellor's staff and answer questions or respond to concerns about the proposal raised by the...

...ndeavor to make awards under the choose Ohio first scholarship program such that the aggregate, statewide amount of other institutional, public, and private money pledged to the program in each fiscal year equals at least one hundred per cent of the aggregate amount of the money awarded under the program that year. All students receiving a choose Ohio first scholarship shall be involved in work-based learning through...

...niversity or college, and any nonpublic Ohio university or college with which the state university or college is collaborating, that the controlling board approves to receive an award under the choose Ohio first scholarship program to enter into an agreement governing the use of an award under the program. The agreement shall contain terms the chancellor determines to be necessary. The chancellor may require a stat...

... year, no student who receives a choose Ohio first scholarship shall receive less than one thousand five hundred dollars or more than one-half of the highest in-state undergraduate instructional and general fees charged by all state universities. For this purpose, if Miami university is implementing the pilot tuition restructuring plan originally recognized in Am. Sub. H.B. 95 of the 125th general assembly, that univ...

...When making an award under the choose Ohio first scholarship program, the chancellor of higher education, subject to approval by the controlling board, may commit to giving a state university's or college's proposal preference for future awards after the current fiscal year or fiscal biennium. A proposal's eligibility for future awards remains conditional on all of the following: (A) Future appropriations of the ge...

...ch an award is granted under the choose Ohio first scholarship program to ensure the following: (A) Fiscal accountability, so that the award is used in accordance with the agreement entered into under section 3333.65 of the Revised Code; (B) Operating progress, so that the initiative is managed to achieve the goals stated in the proposal and in the agreement, and so that problems may be promptly identified and re...

...tion shall establish and administer the Ohio higher education innovation grant program to promote educational excellence and economic efficiency throughout the state in order to stabilize or reduce student tuition rates at institutions of higher education. Under the program, the chancellor shall award grants to state institutions of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, and private non...

...As used in sections 3333.71 to 3333.79 of the Revised Code: (A) "Cooperative education program" means a partnership between students, institutions of higher education, and employers that formally integrates students' academic study with work experience in cooperating employer organizations and that meets all of the following conditions: (1) Alternates or combines periods of academic study and work experience in app...

...tion shall establish and administer the Ohio co-op/internship program to promote and encourage cooperative education programs or internship programs at Ohio institutions of higher education for the purpose of recruiting Ohio students to stay in the state, and recruiting Ohio residents who left Ohio to attend out-of-state institutions of higher education back to Ohio institutions of higher education, to participate in...

...ive process for making awards under the Ohio co-op/internship program. The chancellor, on completion of that process, shall make a recommendation to the controlling board asking for approval of each award selected by the chancellor. The state institution of higher education shall submit a proposal and other documentation required by the chancellor, in the form and manner prescribed by the chancellor, for each award ...

...) of this section, each award under the Ohio co-op/internship program shall require a pledge of private funds equal to the following: (1) In the case of a program, initiative, or scholarships for undergraduate students, at least one hundred per cent of the money awarded; (2) In the case of a program, initiative, or scholarships for graduate students, at least one hundred fifty per cent of the money awarded. ...

... approves to receive an award under the Ohio co-op/internship program to enter into an agreement governing the use of the award. The agreement shall contain terms the chancellor determines to be necessary, which shall include performance measures, reporting requirements, and an obligation to fulfill pledges of other institutional, public, or nonpublic resources for the proposal. The chancellor may require a state in...

...utions of higher education or nonpublic Ohio universities and colleges, to submit proposals under the Ohio co-op/internship program for initiatives that recruit Ohio residents enrolled in colleges and universities in other states or other countries to return to Ohio and enroll in state institutions of higher education or nonpublic Ohio universities and colleges as graduate students in a high quality academic program ...

...When making an award under the Ohio co-op/internship program, the chancellor of higher education, subject to approval by the controlling board, may commit to giving a state institution of higher education's proposal preference for future awards after the current fiscal year or fiscal biennium. A proposal's eligibility for future awards remains conditional on all of the following: (A) Future appropriations of the gen...

...for which an award is granted under the Ohio co-op/internship program to ensure the following: (A) Fiscal accountability, so that the award is used in accordance with the agreement entered into under section 3333.75 of the Revised Code; (B) Operating progress, so that the initiative is managed to achieve the goals stated in the proposal and in the agreement, and so that problems may be promptly identified and remed...

...on shall conduct outreach activities in Ohio that seek to include minorities in the Ohio co-op/internship program established under section 3333.72 of the Revised Code. The outreach activities shall include the following, when appropriate: (1) Identifying and partnering with historically black colleges and universities; (2) Working with all institutions of higher education in the state to support minority faculty...

...(A) As used in this section, "institution of higher education" means the following: (1) A state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code; (2) A private college as defined in section 3365.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The chancellor of higher education shall establish and administer the campus student safety grant program. Under the program, the chancellor shall award gran...

...(A) As used in this section, "institution of higher education" means the following: (1) A state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code; (2) A private college as defined in section 3365.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The chancellor of higher education shall establish and administer the campus community grant program. Under the program, the chancellor shall provide funding...

...As used in sections 3333.81 to 3333.88 of the Revised Code: (A) "Clearinghouse" means the clearinghouse established under section 3333.82 of the Revised Code. (B) "Community school" means a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code. (C) "Common statewide platform" means a software program that facilitates the delivery of courses via computers from multiple course providers to multi...

...ns, the chancellor may consult with the department of education and workforce; however, the responsibility to either approve or not approve a digital text or course for the clearinghouse belongs to the chancellor. The chancellor may request additional information from a provider that submits an application under division (B) of this section, if the chancellor determines that such information is necessary. The chancel...

...(A) Each school district, community school, and STEM school shall encourage students to take advantage of the distance learning opportunities offered through the clearinghouse and shall assist any student electing to participate in the clearinghouse with the selection and scheduling of courses that satisfy the district's or school's curriculum requirements and promote the student's post-secondary college or career pl...