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...The board of trustees of the Cleveland state university shall acquire all the property and assets of the Cleveland-Marshall law school and shall operate such law school as part of the Cleveland state university. The board of trustees of the Cleveland state university shall enter into a contract with the Cleveland-Marshall law school setting forth the terms and conditions of the transfer of the law school to the unive...

... (A)(1) The Cleveland state university center for civics, culture, and society is established as an independent academic unit within Cleveland state university, physically located in the Levin college of public affairs and education. The center shall conduct teaching and research in the historical ideas, traditions, and texts that have shaped the American constitutional order and society. (2) The center shall esta...

...Except as provided in sections 3333.17, 3333.32, and 3333.42 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of a state university or college, as defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code, may charge reasonable tuition for the attendance of pupils who are nonresidents of Ohio.

... "State university" means a public institution of higher education which is a body politic and corporate. Each of the following institutions of higher education shall be recognized as a state university: university of Akron, Bowling Green state university, Central state university, university of Cincinnati, Cleveland state university, Kent state university, Miami university, northeast Ohio medical university, Ohio un...

...As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. Beginning in the 2008-2009 academic year, each state institution of higher education shall include in each statement of estimated or actual charges owed by a student enrolled in the institution an itemized list of the instructional fees, general fees, special purpose fees, service ...

... Subject to sections 3345.0212 to 3345.0214 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of any college or university, which receives any state funds in support thereof, shall have full power and authority on all matters relative to the administration of such college or university. The board of trustees of any such college or university may delegate any administrative authority to the president of any such college or...

...The board of trustees of any college or university supported in part or in whole by state funds, or two or more such boards, may enter into a contract, upon such terms as shall be determined to be in the best interests of students, for the provision of legal services to students through a group legal services insurance plan approved by the superintendent of insurance or through a prepaid legal services plan establish...

... (A) No state institution of higher education shall take any action or enforce any policy that would deny a religious student group any benefit available to any other student group based on the religious student group's requirement that its leaders or members adhere to its sincerely held religious beliefs or standards of conduct. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Benefits" include, without limitation: (a) Re...

... (A) Beginning in the academic year that follows the effective date of this section, each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, annually shall prepare and post on its publicly accessible web site a report that includes at least all of the following information, to the extent practicable: (1) An itemized list of the estimated or actual charges of the instructional...

...The board of trustees of each state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code shall adopt a textbook selection policy for faculty to follow in selecting and assigning textbooks and other instructional materials for use in courses offered by the institution. The policy shall include faculty responsibilities and actions faculty may take in selecting and assigning textbooks and o...

... Each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, 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) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) A state institution of higher education shall not withhold a student's official transcripts from a potential employer because the student owes money to the institution, provided the student has authorized the transcripts to be sent to the employer and the employer affirms to th...

... No state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall charge an additional fee to a student for an employee of the university, or an entity contracting with the institution, to complete any academic activity associated with regular coursework, including grading student assignments.

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Community college" has the same meaning as in section 3333.168 of the Revised Code. (2) "Course syllabus" means a document produced for students by a course instructor that includes all of the following: (a) The name of the course instructor; (b) A calendar for the course outlining what materials and topics will be covered and when during the course they will be covered; (...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Community college" has the same meaning as in section 3333.168 of the Revised Code. (2) "Qualifying student" means a newly admitted full-time student who is seeking a degree. (3) "State university" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) Beginning one year after the effective date of this section, each state university shall, prior to the student...

... (A) As used in this section and sections 3345.0212 to 3345.0214 of the Revised Code: (1) "Benefits" has the same meaning as in section 3345.023 of the Revised Code. (2) "Campus community" means students, student groups, faculty, staff, and employees of a state institution of higher education and their invited guests. (3) "Expressive activities" means any lawful verbal, written, audiovisual, or electronic means...

... (A) Except as permitted by this section and sections 3345.0213 and 3345.12 of the Revised Code, no state institution of higher education, or any of its administrators acting in their official capacity, shall prohibit any individual from engaging in noncommercial expressive activity on campus, so long as the individual's conduct is lawful and does not materially and substantially disrupt the functioning of the instit...

... (A)(1) Outdoor areas of campuses of state institutions of higher education are public forums for campus communities. (2) State institutions of higher education shall not create "free speech zones" or designate other outdoor areas of campuses where expressive activities are prohibited. (3) State institutions of higher education may maintain and enforce reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions specifically ...

... (A) Within one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section, and in a manner that complies with the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, each state institution of higher education shall submit to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and president of the senate a report detailing its course of action in accordance with sections 3345.0212...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Constitutional time, place, and manner restrictions" means restrictions on the time, place, and manner of free speech that do not violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article I, Sections 3 and 11 of the Ohio Constitution that are reasonable, content- and viewpoint-neutral, narrowly tailored to satisfy a significant institutional interest, and leave open...

... (A) Each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall incorporate all of the following statements into a statement of commitment: (1) The institution declares that it will educate students by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth. (2) The institution declares that its duty is to equip students with the opportunity to develop t...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Controversial belief or policy" means any belief or policy that is the subject of political controversy, including issues such as climate policies, electoral politics, foreign policy, diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, immigration policy, marriage, or abortion. (2) "Intellectual diversity" means multiple, divergent, and varied perspectives on an extensive range of public...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Intellectual diversity" has the same meaning as in section 3345.0217 of the Revised Code. (2) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) Each state institution of higher education shall respond to complaints regarding any administrator, faculty member, staff, or student who interferes with the intellectual diver...

... Each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall comply with guidelines established by the chancellor of higher education when the institution adopts policies or issues reports under sections 3345.029, 3345.0217, 3345.0218, 3345.452, 3345.453, 3345.454, 3345.591, 3345.80, and 3345.88 of the Revised Code. The guidelines shall address the form and manner by which th...

...The expenditure of all moneys under sections 3345.01 to 3345.07 of the Revised Code, or for the purpose of carrying out such sections raised or secured from any source, shall be subject to the audit of the auditor of state, the cost thereof to be paid by the university or college audited.