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...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 board of education, ...

...anagers appointed by the state board of education for terms of two years. The Ohio association of school business officials shall submit a list of six nominees for appointments under this section. (C) Three additional members of the educator standards board, appointed by the chairperson of the educator standards board; (D) The superintendent of public instruction and the chancellor of higher education, or their d...

...tive date of this section, the board of education of each school district shall adopt a policy that states all of the following: (1) The school district shall not solicit or require an employee or applicant for employment or academic admission to affirmatively ascribe to, or opine about, specific beliefs, affiliations, ideals, or principles concerning political movements, or ideology. (2) The school district shal...

...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...

...A chartered nonpublic school; (e) An educational service center. (B)(1) A school shall designate each student restroom, locker room, changing room, or shower room that is accessible by multiple students at the same time, whether located in a school building or located in a facility used by the school for a school-sponsored activity, for the exclusive use by students of the male biological sex only or by student...

... any child attending a school district, educational service center, public or nonpublic school, or county board of developmental disabilities where the employee works any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that constitutes abuse or neglect of the child. (D) Whoever violates division (B) or (D) of section 3319.317 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

...(A) Sections 3320.01, 3320.02, and 3320.03 of the Revised Code shall be collectively known as the "Ohio Student Religious Liberties Act of 2019." (B) As used in sections 3320.01 to 3320.03 of the Revised Code, "religious expression" includes any of the following: (1) Prayer; (2) Religious gatherings, including but not limited to prayer groups, religious clubs, "see you at the pole" gatherings, or other religio...

...(A) A student enrolled in a public school may engage in religious expression before, during, and after school hours in the same manner and to the same extent that a student is permitted to engage in secular activities or expression before, during, and after school hours. (B) A school district, community school established under Chapter 3314., STEM school established under Chapter 3326., or a college-preparatory boa...

...No school district board of education, governing authority of a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, governing body of a STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, or board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code shall prohibit a student from engaging in religious expression in the completion of hom...

...Each school district board of education shall adopt a policy that reasonably accommodates the sincerely held religious beliefs and practices of individual students with regard to all examinations or other academic requirements and absences for reasons of faith or religious or spiritual belief system. The policy shall satisfy all of the following conditions: (A) The policy shall permit a student in any of grades kin...

...ised Code. (2) "Institution of higher education" means any of the following: (a) A state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code; (b) An institution holding a certificate of registration from the state board of career colleges and schools and program authorization for an associate or bachelor's degree program issued under section 3332.05 of the Revised Code; (c) A pr...

...private nonprofit institution of higher education shall adopt and enforce a policy regarding racial and ethnic harassment and intimidation at the institution. The policy shall include: (1) The provision of training for all institution administration, faculty, and staff, which shall include information on how to respond to hate incidents or incidents of harassment that occur during a class or event held at the insti...

...Each institution of higher education and private nonprofit institution of higher education shall submit an annual report to the chancellor of all harassment and intimidation reports submitted to the federal government consistent with the "Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act," 20 U.S.C. 1092(f).

...Each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall publicize on its web site any time, place, or manner restrictions it places on expressive activities, as defined in section 3345.0211 of the Revised Code.

...able to the laws relating to compulsory education, and neither he nor the person in charge of him shall be excused from the operation of said sections or the penalties under them on the ground that the child's residence is seasonal, that the parent of the child is a resident of another state, or that the child has attended school for the legal period in another state.

...n 3321.04 of the Revised Code, "special education program" means a school or the educational agency that provides special education and related services to children with disabilities in accordance with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code. Except as provided in this section, the parent of a child of compulsory school age shall cause such child to attend a school in the school district in which the child is entitled to...

... to any joint vocational or cooperative education school district or its superintendent. Every parent of any child of compulsory school age who is not employed under an age and schooling certificate or exempt under section 3321.042 of the Revised Code must send such child to a school or a special education program that conforms to the minimum standards prescribed by the director of education and workforce, for the ...

...ivity approved by the district board of education or in an extracurricular activity, the district shall count that absence as an excused absence, up to a maximum of twenty-four hours per school year that the student's school is open for instruction. The district shall require any such student to complete any classroom assignments that the student misses because of the absence. (C) If a student will be absent from sc...

...(A) As used in this section, "home education" means the education of a child, between the ages of six and eighteen years of age, that is directed by the child's parent. "Home education" does not include education provided to a child who is enrolled full time in a public or chartered nonpublic school. (B) A child receiving home education in the subject areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, history, g...

...(A) As used in this section, "all-day kindergarten" means a kindergarten class that is in session for not less than the same number of clock hours each week as for students in grades one through six. (B) Any school district may operate all-day kindergarten or extended kindergarten, but no district shall require any student to attend kindergarten for more than the number of clock hours required each day for traditi...

...standards prescribed by the director of education and workforce. The hours and term of attendance exacted shall be equivalent to the hours and term of attendance required of children in the public schools of the district. This section does not require a child to attend a high school instead of a vocational, commercial, or other special type of school, provided the instruction therein is for a term and for hours equiv...

...ss is in session, provided the board of education of the school district in which the child resides or is employed has made such school or class available. Such attendance shall be for the full term such school or class is in session, and shall begin with the first week of the school term or within one week after issuance of the age and schooling certificate. This section does not apply to children who are employed u...