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...nd coordinate services for infants, preschool and school-age children, and adults with autism and low incidence disabilities. The entity shall be selected by the director of education and workforce in consultation with the director of children and youth and the advisory board established under section 3323.33 of the Revised Code. The contract with the entity selected shall include, but not be limited to, the follo...

...32 of the Revised Code and to provide technical assistance in the provision of such services. As determined by the director, the advisory board shall consist of individuals who are stakeholders in the service to persons with autism and low incidence disabilities, including, but not limited to, the following: (A) Persons with autism and low incidence disabilities; (B) Parents and family members; (C) Educators...

...diagnosis, assistive technology, family support, leisure and recreational activities, transition, employment and adult services, and medical care for persons with autism and low incidence disabilities. (F) Develop a statewide clearinghouse for information about autism spectrum disorders and low incidence disabilities, as described in section 3323.35 of the Revised Code.

...ormation from parents and educators of children with autism and low incidence disabilities.

...(A) As used in this chapter: (1) "Compact career-technical education provider" means two or more city, exempted village, or local school districts that are not members of a joint vocational school district and that have entered into a compact under which students enrolled in any of the participating districts may access career-technical education programs provided by a participating district. (2) "Comprehensive c...

... workforce shall provide administrative support for the committee.

...f the plan's development. If the school fails to implement the corrective action plan to the satisfaction of the committee at the end of that year, the committee shall revoke the school's designation. (3) The department shall maintain records of the application status and designation renewal deadlines for each school that has been designated as a STEM school under this section. (F) If the STEM committee has rea...

...dy may direct a group of multiple STEM schools to operate from multiple facilities located in one or more school districts to be organized and operated in the manner prescribed under this chapter except as specified by this section. Each school within the group shall operate as a separate school but under the direction of a common governing body. The governing body may employ a single treasurer, licensed in the manne...

...f the plan's development. If the school fails to implement the corrective action plan to the satisfaction of the committee at the end of that year, the committee shall revoke the school's designation. (3) The department shall maintain records of the application status and designation renewal deadlines for each school that has been designated as a STEM school equivalent under this section. (D) If the STEM commit...

...e district, provider, or service center fails to implement the corrective action plan to the satisfaction of the committee at the end of that year, the committee shall revoke the district's, provider's, or service center's distinction. (3) The department shall maintain records of the application status and designation renewal deadlines for each joint vocational school district, comprehensive career-technical educa...

...velopment, instruction, assessment, teacher quality enhancement, leadership recruitment and training, and community engagement. The nonprofit enterprise selected by the STEM committee shall have the proven ability to accumulate resources to enhance education quality across the educational continuum, from preschool to college, shall have experience in large-scale management of science and technology ...

...Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under this chapter is a public school, is part of the state's program of education, may contract for any services necessary for the operation of the school, and may continue in operation for as long as the school is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and with the proposal for its establishment as approved by the STEM committee. I...

...(A) The governing body of each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall engage the services of administrative officers, teachers, and nonteaching employees of the STEM school necessary for the school to carry out its mission and shall oversee the operations of the school. The governing body of each STEM school shall engage the services of a chief administrative officer to serve as the school's i...

...indicted for an alleged violation of an offense listed in division (C) of section 3319.31 of the Revised Code, if the person holds a license, or an offense listed in division (B)(1) of section 3319.39 of the Revised Code, if the person does not hold a license, the chief administrative officer of the school shall suspend that person from all duties that require the care, custody, or control of a child during the pende...

...computer science and technology fund to support computer science programs and professional development related to those programs operated by the school. The fund may consist of school moneys that legally may be used for that purpose and that are not otherwise designated for other purposes. It also may consist of private moneys donated to the school or any future state moneys allocated to the school for that purpose. ...

...overning authority, the curriculum of each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school and of each community school or chartered nonpublic school that is designated as a STEM school equivalent under section 3326.032 of the Revised Code shall be developed by a team that consists of at least the school's chief administrative officer, a teacher, a representative of the higher education institution that is a...

...(A) If a STEM school serves students in any of grades kindergarten through six, the school's curriculum for that grade shall include annual developmentally appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse prevention, including information on available counseling and resources for children who are sexually abused. Such instruction and information provided shall not be connected in any way to any individual, entity, or or...

...Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall adopt admission procedures that specify the following: (A)(1) Admission shall be open to individuals entitled and eligible to attend school pursuant to section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code in a school district in the state. (2)(a) Admission may be open on a tuition basis to individuals who are not residents of this state. The school sha...

...For each student who is not a resident of this state and is enrolled in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school under division (A)(2) of section 3326.10 of the Revised Code, the school shall determine the amount to charge to the student as tuition. This amount shall be not less than the minimum amount paid to the school for a student under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code.

...Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under this chapter and its governing body shall comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 109.65, 121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 2921.42, 2921.43, 3301.0714, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3313.14, 3313.15, 3313.16, 3313.18, 3313.201, 3313.26, 3313.472, 3313.473, 3313.474, 3313.48, 3313.481, 3313.482, 3313.50, 3313.539, 3313.531...

...The governing body of each STEM school shall comply with the standards for financial reporting adopted under division (B)(2) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code.

...Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school and its governing body shall comply with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code as if it were a school district. The school district in which a STEM school student is entitled to attend school and the student's school district of residence, if different, are not obligated to provide the student with a free appropriate public education under Chapter 3...

...(A) Teachers employed by a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall be properly certified or licensed teachers, as defined in section 3319.074 of the Revised Code, and shall be licensed under sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code and rules of the state board of education implementing those sections. (B) No STEM school shall employ any classroom teacher initially hired on or after July...

...Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school and its governing body shall administer the assessments required by sections 3301.0710, 3301.0711, and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, as if it were a school district.

...Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school and its governing body shall comply with sections 3313.603 and 3313.6027 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district. However, a STEM school may permit a student to earn units of high school credit based on a demonstration of subject area competency instead of or in combination with completing hours of classroom instruction prior to the adoption by...

... Ohio water development authority under Chapter 6121. of the Revised Code, whether as proceeds from the sale of water development revenue bonds or as revenues, or otherwise, shall be held by it in trust for the purposes of carrying out its powers and duties, shall be used and reused as provided in such sections, and shall at no time be part of other public funds. Such funds, except as otherwise provided in any resolu...

...subdivision thereof. Income from all such investments of moneys in any fund shall be credited to such funds as the authority determines, subject to the provisions of any such resolution or trust agreement, and such investments may be sold at such times as the authority determines.

...r other charges shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other authority, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state and such contract may provide for acquisition by such person or governmental agency of all or any part of such water development project for such consideration payable over the period of the contract or otherwise as the authority in its sole discretion determines to be appropriat...

...Each water development project, when constructed and placed in operation, shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the Ohio water development authority or the authority shall cause the same to be maintained and kept in good condition and repair. Each such project shall be operated by such operating employees as the authority employs or pursuant to a contract or lease with a governmental agency or ...

...lopment revenue bonds issued under this chapter are lawful investments of banks, societies for savings, savings and loan associations, deposit guarantee associations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, insurance companies, including domestic for life and domestic not for life, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking and bond retirement or other special funds of political subdivisions and taxing distr...

...creational, economic, commercial, and industrial opportunities and is a public purpose. As the operation and maintenance of water development projects will constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, the Ohio water development authority shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any water development project, or upon any property acquired or used by the authority under Chapter 6121...

...development authority may acquire by purchase, whenever it deems such purchase expedient, any land, property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in lands as it deems are necessary or convenient for the construction and operation of any water development project, upon such terms and at such price as it considers reasonable and can be agreed upon between the authority and the owner thereo...

...de any land, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, or other property necessary or proper for the construction or the efficient operation of any water development project. In any proceedings for appropriation under this section, the procedure to be followed shall be in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code. This section does not authorize the authority to take or disturb pr...

...lopment authority finds it necessary to change the location of any portion of any public road, state highway, railroad, or public utility facility in connection with the construction of a water development project, it shall cause the same to be reconstructed at such location as the division of government having jurisdiction over such road, highway, railroad, or public utility facility deems most favorable. Such const...

...he authority shall be journalized and such journal shall also be open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable times. Any records or information relating to secret processes or secret methods of manufacture or production which may be obtained by the authority or other persons acting under Chapter 6121. of the Revised Code are confidential and shall not be disclosed.

...Sections 6121.01 to 6121.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.

...r semi-solid material as results from industrial operations, including those of public utility companies, and commercial, distribution, research, agricultural, and community operations, including garbage, tires, combustible, noncombustible, or radioactive material, street dirt, and debris. (D) "Solid waste facilities" means facilities or property, or the modification or replacement of property, for the collection, s...

...hority of the powers conferred on it by Chapter 6123. of the Revised Code shall be held to be, and are hereby determined to be, essential governmental functions and public purposes of the state, but the authority shall not be immune from liability by reason thereof. Each member shall be reimbursed for his actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of his duties under Chapter 6123. of the Revised Code. Al...

...nancing of solid waste facilities for industry, commerce, distribution and research, including public utility companies, to create or preserve jobs and employment opportunities or improve the economic welfare of the people of the state, or to assist and cooperate with governmental agencies in achieving such purposes. In furtherance of such public policy, the Ohio water development authority may initiate, acquire, con...

...y exercise the powers set forth in this chapter, with the approval of a project by the director of development, for the purpose of constructing or providing financial assistance for the construction of any energy resource development facilities as defined in section 1551.01 of the Revised Code. Determinations by resolution of the authority that a facility is an energy resource development facility, as so defined, and...

...y exercise the powers set forth in this chapter for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the undertaking of any voluntary action and shall establish a fund for providing such assistance. Determinations by resolution of the authority that a project constitutes a voluntary action and is consistent with the purposes of Section 13, Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and this chapter are conclusive as to the va...

... of the contract. (J) Employ managers, superintendents, and other employees and retain or contract with consulting engineers, financial consultants, accounting experts, architects, attorneys, and such other consultants and independent contractors as are necessary in its judgment to carry out this chapter, and fix the compensation thereof. All expenses thereof shall be payable solely from the proceeds of development ...

...anted by this section is cumulative and supplementary to all other authority granted in this chapter. The authority granted by this section does not alter or impair any similar authority granted elsewhere in this chapter with respect to other projects.

...With respect to a loan made under this chapter, the Ohio water development authority shall not charge any fees or fines that, in the aggregate, exceed an amount equal to the principal amount of the loan.

... the board. Funds to be repaid shall be charged by the authority to the appropriate development project and the amount thereof shall be a cost of the project. This section does not abrogate the authority of the controlling board to otherwise provide funds for use by the authority in the exercise of the powers granted to it by Chapter 6123. of the Revised Code.

...venue bonds and notes of the state at such times and in such principal amount as, in the opinion of the authority, are necessary for the purpose of paying any part of the cost of one or more development projects or parts thereof. The authority may likewise issue renewal notes and bonds to pay such notes and, whenever it deems refunding, including funding and retirement, expedient, refund any bonds by the issuance of ...

...velopment revenue refunding bonds under Chapter 6123. of the Revised Code need not comply with any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds or notes.

...nt revenue refunding bonds issued under Chapter 6123. of the Revised Code may be secured by a trust agreement between the authority and a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Any such trust agreement may pledge or assign revenues of the authority to be received, but shall not convey or mortgage any development project or a...

... development revenue bonds issued under Chapter 6123. of the Revised Code, or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights given by such chapter may be restricted by the applicable resolution or such trust agreement, may by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, protect and enforce any rights under the laws of the state or granted under suc...

...nt revenue refunding bonds issued under Chapter 6123. of the Revised Code do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit, of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, and the holders or owners thereof have no right to have taxes levied by the general assembly or taxing authority of any political subdivision of the state for the payment of the principal thereof or interest thereon, but such bon...