Ohio Revised Code Search

...sing agency" means, in addition to each board identified in division (C) of section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, the board or other government entity authorized to issue a license under Chapters 3776., 4703., 4707., 4709., 4712., 4713., 4719., 4723., 4727., 4728., 4733., 4735., 4737., 4738., 4740., 4747., 4749., 4752., 4753., 4758., 4759., 4763., 4764., 4765., 4766., 4771., 4773., and 4781. of the Revised Code. "Lice...

...(A) The state medical board shall investigate evidence that appears to show that any individual has violated this chapter or the rules adopted under it. Any person may report to the board in a signed writing any information the person has that appears to show a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it. In the absence of bad faith, a person who reports such information or testifies before the board in an ad...

...physical therapy, and athletic trainers board. The fee shall be collected by the board.

...physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall enforce the laws relating to the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics. If the board has knowledge of a violation, the board shall investigate the violation and notify the prosecuting attorney of the proper county. (B)(1) Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, information and records received or generated by the board pursuant to an investigation...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Industrialized unit" has the same meaning as in division (C)(3) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code. (B) "Installation" means any of the following: (1) The temporary or permanent construction of stabilization, support, and anchoring systems for manufactured housing; (2) The placement and erection of a manufactured housing unit or components of a unit on a structural support sy...

...(A) At the time the division of real estate grants the application of any person for a license as a manufactured housing dealer, manufactured housing broker, or manufactured housing salesperson, the division shall issue to the person a license that includes the name and business and mailing address of the person licensed. If a manufactured housing dealer or manufactured housing broker has more than one place of busin...

...(A) Each licensed manufactured housing dealer and manufactured housing broker shall notify the division of real estate of any change in status as a manufactured housing dealer or manufactured housing broker during the period for which the dealer or broker is licensed, if the change of status concerns either of the following: (1) Personnel of owners, partners, officers, or directors; (2) Location of an office or pri...

...strial compliance may contract with the board of health of a city or general health district to permit the division to abate and remove, in accordance with sections 3707.01 to 3707.021 of the Revised Code, any abandoned or unoccupied manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle that constitutes a nuisance and that is located in a manufactured home park within the board of health's jurisdiction. Under the c...

...(A) Any business entity wishing to provide conveyance services shall apply for an elevator contractor's license with the division of industrial compliance within the department of commerce on a form provided by the division. (B) Any individual wishing to provide conveyance services shall apply for an elevator mechanic's license with the division on a form provided by the division. (C) An application made under th...

...(A) There is hereby created the public utilities commission of Ohio, by which name the commission may sue and be sued. The commission shall consist of five public utilities commissioners appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor shall designate one of such commissioners to be the chairperson of the commission. The chairperson of the commission shall serve as chairperson a...

...All expenses incurred by the public utilities commission pursuant to Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4925. of the Revised Code, including the actual and necessary traveling and other expenses and disbursements of the commission, its officers and employees, incurred while on the business of the commission, shall be paid from funds appropriated for the use of the commission after being ap...

...The public utilities commissioners and the attorney, secretary, other officers, and employees of the public utilities commission may, when in the performance of their official duties, pass free of charge on all railroads, cars, vessels, and other vehicles of every common carrier, subject to control or regulation by the commission, between points within this state, and such persons shall not be denied the right to tra...

...The public utilities commission may, either through the public utilities commissioners or by inspectors or employees authorized by it, examine under oath, at any time and for assisting the commission in the performance of any powers or duties of the commission, any officer, agent, or employee of any public utility or railroad or any other person, in relation to the business and affairs of such public utility or railr...

...Unless a different time is specified therein or by law, every order made by the public utilities commission shall become effective immediately upon entry thereof upon the journal of the public utilities commission. Every order shall be served by United States mail in the manner prescribed by the commission. No utility or railroad shall be found in violation of any order of the commission until notice of said or...

...Except when otherwise provided by law, all processes in actions and proceedings in a court arising under Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4906., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4927. of the Revised Code shall be served, and the practice and rules of evidence in such actions and proceedings shall be the same, as in civil actions. A sheriff or other officer empowered to execute civil processes shall execute process ...

...As used in this chapter, any person, firm, copartnership, voluntary association, joint-stock association, company, or corporation, wherever organized or incorporated, is: (A) A telephone company, when engaged in the business of transmitting telephonic messages to, from, through, or in this state; (B) A for-hire motor carrier, when engaged in the business of transporting persons or property by motor vehicle for ...

...The public utilities commission shall keep informed of all new construction, extensions, and additions to the property of public utilities, and may prescribe the necessary forms, regulations, and instructions to the officers and employees of such public utilities for the keeping of construction accounts. Such construction accounts shall clearly distinguish all operating expenses and new construction.

...Whenever the public utilities commission is of the opinion, after hearing had upon complaint or upon its own initiative or complaint, served as provided in section 4905.26 of the Revised Code, that the rules, regulations, measurements, or practices of any public utility with respect to its public service are unjust or unreasonable, or that the equipment or service of such public utility is inadequate, inefficient, im...

...Whenever the public utilities commission is of the opinion, after hearing had, as provided in section 4905.26 of the Revised Code, or upon its own initiative or complaint, that repairs, improvements, or additions to the plant or equipment of any public utility should reasonably be made, in order to promote the convenience or welfare of the public or of employees, or in order to secure adequate service or facilities, ...

...Every public utility or railroad and every officer of a public utility or railroad shall comply with every order, direction, and requirement of the public utilities commission made under authority of this chapter and Chapters 4901., 4903., 4907., and 4909. of the Revised Code, so long as they remain in force. Except as otherwise specifically provided in section 4905.95 of the Revised Code, the public utilities ...

...The act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person, acting for or employed by a public utility or railroad, while acting within the scope of his employment, is the act or failure of the public utility or railroad.

...No officer, agent, or employee in an official capacity of a public utility or railroad shall knowingly violate sections 4905.01 to 4905.07, inclusive, 4905.14 to 4905.19, inclusive, 4905.22 to 4905.51, inclusive, 4905.54 to 4905.57, inclusive, or 4905.60 to 4905.63, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or willfully fail to comply with any lawful order or direction of the public utilities commission made with respect to an...

...All prosecutions against a railroad or an officer, agent, or employee thereof, under Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. and other sections of the Revised Code for penalties involving imprisonment shall be by indictment.

...(A) To the extent known to the commission, the commission shall notify an operator of a master-meter system that the operator is subject to sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the Revised Code, the pipe-line safety code, safety inspections, and safety audits. (B)(1) Each operator of a master-meter system shall conduct safety inspections as required by sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the Revised Code and the pipe-line safe...

..., trust, or partnership or any officer, board, commission, department, division, or bureau of the state or a political subdivision of the state, or any other entity. (B)(1) "Major utility facility" means: (a) Electric generating plant and associated facilities designed for, or capable of, operation at a capacity of fifty megawatts or more; (b) An electric transmission line and associated facilities of a design ...

...Each county department of job and family services shall have hours of operation outside the county department's normal hours of operation during which the county department will accept from employed individuals applications for the programs administered by the county department and assist employed program recipients and participants with matters related to the programs.

...unty in which there is a county transit board established by section 306.01 of the Revised Code, a county transit system operated under that section, or a regional transit authority created under section 306.32 of the Revised Code, the county department of job and family services shall meet not less than once each calendar quarter with transit representatives of the board, system, or authority. The department and tra...

...The county department of job and family services shall make voter registration applications as prescribed by the secretary of state under section 3503.10 of the Revised Code available to persons who are applying for, receiving assistance from, or participating in any of the following: (A) The medicaid program; (B) The Ohio works first program established under Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code; (C) The prevention,...

...As used in sections 329.11 to 329.14 of the Revised Code: (A) "Eligible education institution" means an institution described in 20 U.S.C. 1088(a)(1) or 1141(a), as amended, or an area vocational education school as defined in 20 U.S.C. 2471(4), as amended. (B) "Federal poverty line" has the same meaning as in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Fiduciary organization" means a nonprofit fundraising organizat...

...rom that school to the treasurer of the board of education of the city, exempted village, or local school district in which the pupil resides. Pupil attendance is reported for the purposes of facilitating the administration of laws relating to compulsory education and the employment of minors. An individual in charge of the nonchartered nonpublic school may, as a matter of convenience, provide the report to the treas...

...the director, the department, the state board of education, or any entity conducting a study or research project on the director's behalf have access to a student's name, address, or social security number while analyzing individual student data. (4) Prepare and submit annually a report of the activities of the department and the status, problems, and needs of education in the state; (5) Supervise all agencies ...

...The director of education and workforce shall designate at least one employee of the department of education and workforce to serve as a liaison for school counselors across the state to support their efforts to advance students' academic and career development. The director shall give preference to individuals who hold a valid pupil services license in school counseling under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code.

...eation of the district to submit to the board a map, certified by the county auditor of the county in which the proposed new district is located, showing the boundaries of the proposed new district. In the case of a proposed new district located in more than one county, the map shall be certified by the county auditor of each county in which the proposed district is located. The director shall revoke the charter o...

...r to July 1, 1988, by a school district board of education or an eligible nonpublic school to direct a preschool program, the person shall be considered to meet the requirements of this section if the person holds a valid kindergarten-primary certificate described under former division (A) of section 3319.22 of the Revised Code as it existed on January 1, 1996. (3) If the person is employed to direct a preschool p...

...(A) A school district, county board of developmental disabilities, community school, or eligible nonpublic school operating a preschool program shall house the program in buildings that meet the following requirements: (1) The building is operated by the district, county board of developmental disabilities, community school, or eligible nonpublic school and has been approved by the division of industrial complianc...

... assistance to school districts, county boards of developmental disabilities, community schools, authorized private before and after school care programs, and eligible nonpublic schools operating preschool programs or school child programs, and in-service training to preschool staff members, school child program staff members, and nonteaching employees. (B) The department of education and workforce, the department...

...(A) The state council on educational opportunity for military children is hereby established within the department of education and workforce. The council shall consist of the following members: (1) The director of education and workforce or the director's designee; (2) The director of veterans services or the director's designee; (3) The superintendent of a school district that has a high concentration of c...

...The annual assessment charged to the state for participating in the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children shall be divided equally between the department of education and workforce and the department of veterans services.

... of the Revised Code, a school district board of education shall permit the school-aged child of a member of the uniformed services who is relocating to or within the state on active duty and who is not a resident of the district during the enrollment period to apply for enrollment in a school in the district in the same manner and at the same time as students residing in the district. (B) A school district shall a...

...The department of education and workforce and the chancellor of higher education may enter into a memorandum of understanding under which the department, on behalf of the chancellor, will receive and maintain copies of data records containing student information reported to the chancellor for the purpose of combining those records with the data reported to the education management information system, established unde...

...On at least an annual basis, the department of education and workforce shall provide all school districts with best practices to help ensure the educational stability of students who are in the custody of a public children services agency or private child placing agency.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Performance index score" means the average of the totals derived from calculations, for each subject area, of the weighted proportion of untested students and students scoring at each level of skill described in division (A)(2) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code on the state achievement assessments, as follows: (1) For the assessments prescribed by division (A)(1) of section ...

...The department of education and workforce, in consultation with the chancellor of higher education, any office within the office of the governor concerning workforce development, the Ohio association of career and technical education, the Ohio association of city career-technical schools, and the Ohio association of career-technical superintendents, shall approve a report card for joint vocational school districts an...

...ter 3326., and each college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code. The measures shall include at least the following: (1) Data for students who have passed over a grade or subject area under an acceleration policy prescribed under section 3324.10 of the Revised Code; (2) The number of students who are economically disadvantaged as determined by the department; (3) Th...

...novation plan submitted by the district board of education as needing to be waived to implement the plan. The waiver shall apply only to the school or schools participating in the innovation plan and shall not apply to the district as a whole, unless each of the district's schools is a participating school. The waiver shall cease to apply to a school if the school's designation as an innovation school is revoked or t...

...3314. of the Revised Code, the district board of education or community school governing authority shall create a school action team for the school building. The team shall consist of twelve members, as follows: (a) Seven individuals, consisting of parents or guardians of students enrolled in the school and members of the community who are not teachers or nonteaching employees, as elected by their peers; (b) Five...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Expenditure per equivalent pupils" is the total operating expenditures of a school district divided by the measure of equivalent pupils. (2) "Measure of equivalent pupils" is the total number of students in a school district adjusted for the relative differences in costs associated with the unique characteristics and needs of each category of pupil. (B) The department of edu...

...f the Revised Code, college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter 3328. of the Revised Code, or chartered nonpublic school may operate all or part of a school using a blended learning model. If a school is operated using a blended learning model or is to cease operating using a blended learning model, the superintendent of the school or district or director of the school shall notify the department of...

...isor also may serve as the chair of the board of trustees of the Ohio FFA association, and may assist with the association's programs and activities in a manner that enables the association to maintain its state charter and to meet applicable requirements of the United States department of education and the national FFA organization. This assistance may include the provision of department personnel, services, and fac...

...The executive director of the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency shall establish administrative subdivisions as necessary or appropriate to carry out the agency's functions and duties, but there shall be a bureau of services for the visually impaired and a bureau of vocational rehabilitation, each of which has as its head a deputy director appointed by the executive director. The executive direc...