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...The board of education of each city, exempted village, and local school district shall cause it to be ascertained and at a regular meeting determine which, and the number of each of the textbooks or electronic textbooks the schools under its charge require. The treasurer at once shall order the textbooks or electronic textbooks agreed upon from the publisher, who on the receipt of such order must ship the textbooks o...

...At any regular meeting, the board of education of each local, city, and exempted village school district shall determine by a majority vote of all members elected or appointed under division (B) or (F) of section 3311.71 of the Revised Code which of such textbooks or electronic textbooks so filed shall be used in the schools under its control.

...Each city, exempted village, and local board of education shall make all necessary provisions and arrangements to place the textbooks or electronic textbooks purchased within easy reach of and accessible to all the pupils in their district. In city and exempted village school districts the superintendent of schools and in local school districts the treasurer of the board of education shall be the custodian of all tex...

... A superintendent, supervisor, principal, or teacher employed by any board of education shall not act as sales agent, either directly or indirectly, for any person, firm, or corporation that files school textbooks or electronic textbooks with the department of education and workforce, or that sells school apparatus or equipment of any kind for use in the public schools. A violation of this section shall work a forfei...

... (A) As used in this chapter: (1) "Superintendent" or "superintendent of schools" of a school district means the person employed as the superintendent or that person's designee. (2) "Chief administrative officer" means the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic or community school or that person's designee. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, an age and schooling certificate ma...

... (A) The superintendent of schools or the chief administrative officer, as appropriate pursuant to section 3331.01 of the Revised Code, shall not issue an age and schooling certificate until the superintendent or chief administrative officer has received, examined, approved, and filed the following papers duly executed: (1) The written pledge or promise of the person, partnership, or corporation to legally employ ...

... (A) Until July 1, 2016, an age and schooling certificate may be issued by the superintendent of schools to a child over sixteen years of age upon proof acceptable to such superintendent of the following facts and upon agreement to the respective conditions made in writing by the child and by the parents, guardian, or custodian in charge of such child: (1) That the child is addicted to no habit which is likely to ...

...The age and schooling certificate provided in sections 3331.01 to 3331.04 of the Revised Code shall be issued only with the word "limited" printed, marked, or stamped thereon if the medical certificate provided in section 3331.02 or 3331.07 of the Revised Code is a limited certificate, and in that case, the particular employment to which it is limited shall be stated in the certificate, and the certificate cannot ...

...When an age and schooling certificate is reissued, the pledge of the new employer shall be secured and filed. A physical fitness certificate from a physician, physician assistant, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner as described in division (A)(4) of section 3331.02 of the Revised Code shall also be secured and filed if the physical fitness certificate used in the issuing of the previously i...

...In case a superintendent of schools refuses to excuse a child from attendance at school for one of the reasons stated in section 3321.04 of the Revised Code, or a superintendent or a chief administrative officer refuses upon request to grant an age and schooling certificate as provided in section 3331.01 of the Revised Code, an appeal may be taken from such decision to the juvenile judge of the county, upon the givin...

...The superintendent of schools or chief administrative officer issuing an age and schooling certificate may revoke such certificate on account of noncompliance with stipulations, physical condition of the child, or other sufficient cause, or for failure to attend part-time schools or classes as required by sections 3321.08 and 3321.10 of the Revised Code.

...Records shall be available from the office issuing the age and schooling certificate: (A) Giving all the facts contained in every age and school certificate issued; (B) The names and addresses of the children to whom certificates have been refused, together with the names of the schools and grades which such children should attend and the reasons for the refusal; (C) All certificates no longer used, as provided ...

...When any officer charged with the enforcement of child labor laws discovers any child who in the officer's judgment is under fourteen years of age employed by a person who is not the parent or guardian of such child, the officer may cause such child to discontinue employment until satisfactory proof of lawful age is furnished.

...Whenever the school record of a child or notification regarding a child, as specified in section 3331.02 of the Revised Code, is required for the purpose of determining the child's eligibility to an age and schooling certificate, such record shall be furnished by the superintendent, principal, teacher, or other official in charge of the school attended by the child within two days after a request for the same is m...

...The parent or guardian of a child of compulsory school age shall secure and keep on file the proper age and schooling certificate of the parent's or guardian's child or ward if such child or ward is employed by the parent or guardian.

...As used in this section and sections 3332.03 to 3332.99 of the Revised Code: (A) "Agent" means any individual whose primary duties, performed while on or off school premises, include distribution of literature or information on behalf of a person offering a program, and the solicitation of prospective students in Ohio to enroll for a fee in a program. (B) "Certificate of registration" means a certificate issued by ...

... This chapter does not apply to the following categories of courses, schools, or colleges: (A) Tuition-free courses or schools conducted by employers exclusively for their own employees; (B) Nonprofit institutions with certificates of authorization issued pursuant to section 1713.02 of the Revised Code or that are nonprofit institutions exempted from the requirement to obtain a certificate by division (E) of th...

... There is hereby created the state board of career colleges and schools to consist of the chancellor of higher education or a vice chancellor designated by the chancellor, the director of education and workforce or the director's designee, and six members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Members' terms of office shall be for five years, commencing on the twenty-first day of Novembe...

...The state board of career colleges and schools shall: (A) Adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this chapter; (B) Establish minimum standards for the registration and operation of private career schools including but not necessarily limited to standards to ensure school financial stability; (C) Issue certificates of registration to private ...

... The state board of career colleges and schools may appoint an executive director and such other staff as may be required for the performance of the board's duties and provide necessary facilities. In selecting an executive director, the board shall appoint an individual with a background or experience in the regulation of commerce, business, or education. The board may also arrange for services and facilities to be ...

... (A) The state board of career colleges and schools shall issue a certificate of registration to an applicant seeking to offer one or more programs upon receipt of the fee established in accordance with section 3332.07 of the Revised Code and upon determining the applicant has the facilities, resources, and faculty to provide students with the kind of instruction that it proposes to offer and meets the minimum standa...

...The state board of career colleges and schools shall direct that a written survey be obtained by schools subject to this chapter, which shall be used to solicit comments from students enrolled at such schools. The board shall establish the guidelines for the survey by rule. The survey shall be designed to determine student satisfaction with the quality of instruction, facilities, school personnel, and business opera...

...(A)(1) No program shall be established, offered, or given for a charge, fee, or other contribution; no certificate, diploma, degree, or other written evidence of proficiency or achievement shall be offered whether in a specified place, by correspondence, or any other means of communication, or awarded; and no student enrollment in such program shall be solicited through advertising, agents, mail circulars, or other m...

...(A) Each application for issuance and renewal of a certificate of registration, for the issuance and renewal of program authorization, for issuance and renewal of agent's permits, and for any other service specified by the state board of career colleges and schools shall be accompanied by the required fee. Fees submitted under this section are not returnable even if approval or renewal is denied. (B) Fee schedules ...

... A college or school that holds a certificate of registration under this chapter shall pay any fee required by the state board of career colleges and schools for a new student disclosure course fee. No college or school shall charge a student for the fee paid under this section, either directly or through any increase in fees or tuition charged to a student to pay the disclosure course fee.