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...The STEM committee shall work with an Ohio-based nonprofit enterprise selected by the committee to support the strategic and operational coordination of public and private STEM education initiatives and resources focused on curriculum development, instruction, assessment, teacher quality enhancement, leadership recruitment and training, and community engagement. The nonprofit enterprise selected by the S...

...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 ...

... (A) As used in this section, "license" has the same meaning as in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code. (B) If a person who is employed by a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under this chapter is arrested, summoned, or 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...

... (A) The governing body of any science, technology, engineering, or mathematics school established under this chapter may establish a 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 purp...

...Subject to approval by its governing body or governing 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...

... (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 o...

...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, 3313.53...

...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 Jul...

...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 b...

...Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school and it governing body shall comply with all health and safety provisions of law applicable to school buildings.

... (A) The department of education and workforce shall issue an annual report card for each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school that includes all information applicable to school buildings under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. (B) Beginning with the report cards issued for the 2020-2021 school year, for each student enrolled in a STEM school that is not a STEM school governed by a STEM scho...

...(A) Except as provided under division (B) of this section, employees of a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school may organize and collectively bargain pursuant to Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding division (D)(1) of section 4117.06 of the Revised Code, a unit containing teaching and nonteaching employees employed under this section shall be considered an appropriate unit. (B...

...The provisions of Chapter 124. of the Revised Code shall not apply to the employment of nonteaching employees by a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school.

... (A) As used in this section, "native student" means a student entitled to attend school in the school district under section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (B) Unless the proposal for the establishment of a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school, as it was approved by the STEM committee under section 3326.03 of the Revised Code, otherwise provides for the transportation of stude...

...(A) Except as provided by section 3326.031 of the Revised Code, each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school shall have a treasurer who is licensed under section 3301.074 of the Revised Code. The governing body of the school and the treasurer shall comply with sections 3301.072, 3313.22 to 3313.32, 3313.51, and 3315.08 of the Revised Code in the same manner as a school district board of educati...

... (A) If the auditor of state or a public accountant, pursuant to section 117.41 of the Revised Code, declares a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school to be unauditable, the auditor of state shall provide written notification of that declaration to the school and the department of education and workforce. The auditor of state also shall post the notification on the auditor of state's web site. (B...

...Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school and its governing body shall enforce sections 3321.13, 3321.19, and 3321.191 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district with regard to students who are truant or otherwise absent from the school without legitimate excuse.

... This section does not apply to any science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school that is governed and controlled by a school district in accordance with section 3326.51 of the Revised Code on or after September 30, 2021. The governing body of each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school annually shall provide the following assurances in writing to the department of education and workfo...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Conduct unbecoming to the teaching profession" shall be as described in rules adopted by the state board of education. (2) "Intervention in lieu of conviction" means intervention in lieu of conviction under section 2951.041 of the Revised Code. (3) "License" has the same meaning as in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code. (4) "Pre-trial diversion program" means a pre-trial divers...