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...As used in this chapter: (A) "Employer" or "public employer" means boards of education, school districts, joint vocational districts, governing authorities of community schools established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, educational institutions, technical colleges, state, municipal, and communit...

..."Employee" as defined in division (B) of section 3309.01 of the Revised Code, does not include any of the following: (A) Any person having a license or registration issued pursuant to sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code and employed in a public school in this state in an educational position, as determined by the department of education and workforce, under programs provided for by federal acts or regu...

...(A) As used in this section, "operator" has the same meaning as in section 3314.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Employee," as defined in division (B) of section 3309.01 of the Revised Code, does not include either of the following: (1) Any person initially employed on or after July 1, 2016, by a community school operator and for whom the operator withholds and pays employee and employer taxes pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 310...

...As used in sections 3310.01 to 3310.17 of the Revised Code: (A) "Chartered nonpublic school" means a nonpublic school that holds a valid charter issued by the director of education and workforce under section 3301.16 of the Revised Code and meets the standards established for such schools in rules adopted by the director. (B) An "eligible student" is a student who satisfies the conditions specified in section 3...

...As used in sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code: (A) "Alternative public provider" means either of the following providers that agrees to enroll a child in the provider's special education program to implement the child's individualized education program and to which the eligible applicant owes fees for the services provided to the child: (1) A school district that is not the school district in which...

...(A) Each performance contract entered into by the department of education and workforce and the fiscal agent of a region for implementation of a state or regional education initiative or school improvement effort shall include the following: (1) An explanation of how the regional needs and priorities for educational services have been identified by the advisory council of the region, the advisory council's subcomm...

...As used in sections 3313.207 to 3313.209 of the Revised Code: (A) "Children" means children who are enrolled in kindergarten or who are of compulsory school age. (B) "Latchkey program" means a program under which children are provided with child care during a fiscal year at any time outside of regular school hours. A program that contains any religious content, that uses any religious materials, or that in any way ...

...(A) As used in this section, "advanced standing program" means a program that enables a student to earn credit toward a degree from an institution of higher education while enrolled in high school or that enables a student to complete coursework while enrolled in high school that may earn credit toward a degree from an institution of higher education upon the student's attainment of a specified score on an examinatio...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Outdoor education center" means a public or nonprofit private entity that provides to pupils enrolled in any public or chartered nonpublic elementary or secondary school an outdoor educational curriculum that the school considers to be part of its educational program. (2) "Outside-school-hours care center" has the meaning established in 7 C.F.R. 226.2. (B) The department of ...

...As used in this section and in sections 3313.975 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code: (A) "Individualized education program" and "child with a disability" have the same meanings as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Separately educated student with a disability" means a child with a disability who has an individualized education program providing for the student to spend at least half of each school day i...

...The governing authority of each community school established under this chapter shall adopt admission procedures that specify the following: (A) That, except as otherwise provided in this section, admission to the school shall be open to any individual age five to twenty-two entitled to attend school pursuant to section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code in a school district in the state. Additionally, exce...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Fiscal watch" means the existence of a fiscal watch declared under division (A) of section 3316.03 of the Revised Code. (B) "Fiscal emergency" means the existence of a fiscal emergency declared under division (B) of section 3316.03 of the Revised Code. (C) "Fiscal emergency period" means the period of time commencing on the day when the auditor of state declares that a school district...

...As used in sections 3318.01 to 3318.20 of the Revised Code: (A) "Ohio facilities construction commission" means the commission created pursuant to section 123.20 of the Revised Code. (B) "Classroom facilities" means rooms in which pupils regularly assemble in public school buildings to receive instruction and education and such facilities and building improvements for the operation and use of such rooms as may be...

...As used in sections 3318.21 to 3318.29 of the Revised Code: (A) "Allowable costs" means all or part of the costs of a permanent improvement that may be financed with, and paid from the proceeds of, securities issued pursuant to section 133.15 of the Revised Code. (B) "Bond proceedings" means the resolution, order, trust agreement, indenture, loan agreement, lease agreement, and other agreements, amendments and supp...

...s section. The procedures shall include definitions of "defective" and "omitted," and shall require that remediation efforts focus first on engaging the respective contractors that designed and constructed the areas that have design or construction-related issues. The commission shall consider applications on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the amount of money appropriated and available for purposes of this...

...As used in sections 3319.08 to 3319.18, inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Teacher" means all persons licensed to teach and who are employed in the public schools of this state as instructors, principals, supervisors, superintendents, or in any other educational position for which the state board of education requires licensure under sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code including persons having a licens...

...As used in sections 3319.325, 3319.326, and 3319.327 of the Revised Code: (A) "Education records" has the same meaning as in the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 20 U.S.C. 1232g, and does not include any of the following: (1) Records of instructional, supervisory, and administrative personnel and educational personnel that are in the sole possession of the maker and are not accessible or reve...

...y of educational manpower. Article II. Definitions. As used in this Agreement and contracts made pursuant to it, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: 1. "Educational personnel" means persons who must meet requirements pursuant to state law as a condition of employment in educational programs. 2. "Designated state official" means the education official of a state selected by that state to negotiate and e...

...(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...

...(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...

...Every child who has been granted an age and schooling certificate shall, until the age at which such certificate is no longer required, attend a part-time school or class for the number of hours not over eight per week that such school or class 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 ...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Child with a disability" means a child who is at least three years of age and less than twenty-two years of age; who has an intellectual disability, a hearing impairment (including deafness), a speech or language impairment, a visual impairment (including blindness), a serious emotional disturbance, an orthopedic impairment, autism, traumatic brain injury, an other health impairment, ...

...As used in this chapter, "individualized education program" or "IEP" means a written statement for each child with a disability that is developed, reviewed, and revised in accordance with this definition and that includes: (A) A statement of the child's present levels of academic achievement and functional performance, including: (1) How the child's disability affects the child's involvement and progress in the...

...As used in this section and sections 3324.02 through 3324.06 of the Revised Code: (A) "Approved" means approved by the department of education and workforce and included on the list compiled by the department under section 3324.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Gifted" means students who perform or show potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared to others of their age, experie...

...As used in sections 3326.31 to 3326.50 of the Revised Code: (A) "Formula amount" has the same meaning as in section 3317.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "IEP" means an individualized education program as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Resident district" means the school district in which a student is entitled to attend school under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code.