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...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Cohort" means a group of students who will complete their bachelor's degree requirements and graduate from a state university at the same time. A cohort may include transfer students and other selected undergraduate student academic programs as determined by the board of trustees of a state university. (2) "Eligible student" means an undergraduate student who: (a) Is enrolle...

...(A)(1) The Wright state university center for civics, culture, and workforce development is established as an independent academic division within Wright state university, physically located on the Dayton campus of Wright state university. The center shall conduct teaching and research in the historical ideas, traditions, and texts that have shaped the American constitutional order and society and the United States a...

...As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (A)(1) "Employer" means the state, its instrumentalities, its political subdivisions and their instrumentalities, Indian tribes, and any individual or type of organization including any partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, estate, joint-stock company, insurance company, or corporation, whether domestic or foreign, or the receive...

...The "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT)" is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Ohio as a party to the compact with any other state that has legally joined in the compact as follows: PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT (PSYPACT) ARTICLE I PURPOSE Whereas, states license psychologists, in order to protect the public through verification of education, training an...

...(A) This chapter shall not apply to the following: (1) A person certified by the state board of education under Chapter 3319. of the Revised Code while performing any services within the person's scope of employment by a board of education or by a private school meeting the standards prescribed by the director of education and workforce under division (D) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code or in a program oper...

...(A) No person shall knowingly convey, or attempt to convey, a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance into a school safety zone. (B) No person shall knowingly possess a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance in a school safety zone. (C) No person shall knowingly possess an object in a school safety zone if both of the following apply: (1) The object is indistinguishable from a firearm, whether or not the object is ...

...Not later than December 31, 2014, the board of trustees or managing authority of each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall establish an appeals procedure for students who are veterans or service members for resolving disputes regarding the awarding of college credit for military experience.

...On or after December 31, 2014, no state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall charge a student who is a veteran or a service member any fee for the evaluation of, transcription of, or application for college credit for military experience.

...As used in sections 3905.064 to 3905.0611 of the Revised Code: (A) "Aggregator site" means a web site that provides access to information regarding insurance products from more than one insurer, including product and insurer information, for use in comparison shopping. (B) "Blanket travel insurance" means a policy of travel insurance issued to any eligible group providing coverage for specific classes of person...

...(A) The commission shall do all of the following: (1) Establish and maintain a principal office in the city of Columbus and any other offices within the state that it considers necessary; (2) Appoint an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and be its principal administrative officer. The executive director shall be paid a salary fixed pursuant to Chapter 124. of the Revised Code....

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Academic term" means any one of the following: (a) Fall term, which consists of fall semester or fall quarter, as appropriate; (b) Winter term, which consists of winter semester, winter quarter, or spring semester, as appropriate; (c) Spring term, which consists of spring quarter; (d) Summer term, which consists of summer semester or summer quarter, as appropriate. ...

...(A)(1) Permanent public employees who are members of the Ohio organized militia or members of other reserve components of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio national guard, are entitled to a leave of absence from their respective positions without loss of pay for the time they are performing service in the uniformed services, for periods of up to one month, for each federal fiscal year in which...

...(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...

...(A) As used in sections 3320.05 to 3320.08 of the Revised Code: (1) "Harassment" has the same meaning as in section 3345.0211 of the Revised 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 sc...

...(A) Each 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 ...

...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.

...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...

...(A) The department of education and workforce shall construct lists of existing assessment instruments it approves for use by school districts, and may include on the lists and make available to school districts additional assessment instruments developed by the department. Wherever possible, the department shall approve assessment instruments that utilize nationally recognized standards for scoring or are nationally...

...The board of education of each school district shall identify gifted students in grades kindergarten through twelve as follows: (A) A student shall be identified as exhibiting "superior cognitive ability" if the student did either of the following within the preceding twenty-four months: (1) Scored two standard deviations above the mean, minus the standard error of measurement, on an approved individual standar...

...The board of education of each school district shall adopt a plan by January 1, 2000, for identifying gifted students. The plan shall be submitted to the department of education and workforce for approval. The department shall approve the plan within sixty days if it contains all of the following: (A) A description of the assessment instruments from the list adopted by the department that the district will use to ...

...(A) Each school district shall submit an annual report to the department of education and workforce specifying the number of students in each of grades kindergarten through twelve screened, the number assessed, and the number identified as gifted in each category specified in section 3324.03 of the Revised Code. The report shall also specify the number of students served in each category specified in section 3324.03 ...