Ohio 2025-2026 Regular Session

Ohio House Bill HB165 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version

                            As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session	H. B. No. 165
2025-2026
Representatives Miller, J., Brewer
Cosponsors: Representatives Brent, White, E., McNally, Somani, Synenberg, 
Russo, Cockley, Sims, Grim, Jarrells, Isaacsohn, Rader, Abdullahi, Lett, Brownlee
A B I L L
To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and 
to enact section 3319.2214 of the Revised Code 
regarding implicit bias training for licensed 
educators and to make an appropriation. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 be 
amended and section 3319.2214 of the Revised Code be enacted to 
read as follows:
Sec. 3314.03. A copy of every contract entered into under 
this section shall be filed with the director of education and 
workforce. The department of education and workforce shall make 
available on its web site a copy of every approved, executed 
contract filed with the director under this section. 
(A) Each contract entered into between a sponsor and the 
governing authority of a community school shall specify the 
following: 
(1) That the school shall be established as either of the 
following: 
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(a) A nonprofit corporation established under Chapter 
1702. of the Revised Code, if established prior to April 8, 
2003; 
(b) A public benefit corporation established under Chapter 
1702. of the Revised Code, if established after April 8, 2003. 
(2) The education program of the school, including the 
school's mission, the characteristics of the students the school 
is expected to attract, the ages and grades of students, and the 
focus of the curriculum; 
(3) The academic goals to be achieved and the method of 
measurement that will be used to determine progress toward those 
goals, which shall include the statewide achievement 
assessments; 
(4) Performance standards, including but not limited to 
all applicable report card measures set forth in section 3302.03 
or 3314.017 of the Revised Code, by which the success of the 
school will be evaluated by the sponsor; 
(5) The admission standards of section 3314.06 of the 
Revised Code and, if applicable, section 3314.061 of the Revised 
Code; 
(6)(a) Dismissal procedures; 
(b) A requirement that the governing authority adopt an 
attendance policy that includes a procedure for automatically 
withdrawing a student from the school if the student without a 
legitimate excuse fails to participate in seventy-two 
consecutive hours of the learning opportunities offered to the 
student. 
(7) The ways by which the school will achieve racial and 
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ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves; 
(8) Requirements for financial audits by the auditor of 
state. The contract shall require financial records of the 
school to be maintained in the same manner as are financial 
records of school districts, pursuant to rules of the auditor of 
state. Audits shall be conducted in accordance with section 
117.10 of the Revised Code. 
(9) An addendum to the contract outlining the facilities 
to be used that contains at least the following information: 
(a) A detailed description of each facility used for 
instructional purposes; 
(b) The annual costs associated with leasing each facility 
that are paid by or on behalf of the school; 
(c) The annual mortgage principal and interest payments 
that are paid by the school; 
(d) The name of the lender or landlord, identified as 
such, and the lender's or landlord's relationship to the 
operator, if any. 
(10) Qualifications of employees, including both of the 
following: 
(a) A requirement that the school's classroom teachers be 
licensed in accordance with sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the 
Revised Code, except that a community school may engage 
noncertificated persons to teach up to twelve hours or forty 
hours per week pursuant to section 3319.301 of the Revised Code; 
(b) A prohibition against the school employing an 
individual described in section 3314.104 of the Revised Code in 
any position. 
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(11) That the school will comply with the following 
requirements: 
(a) The school will provide learning opportunities to a 
minimum of twenty-five students for a minimum of nine hundred 
twenty hours per school year. 
(b) The governing authority will purchase liability 
insurance, or otherwise provide for the potential liability of 
the school. 
(c) The school will be nonsectarian in its programs, 
admission policies, employment practices, and all other 
operations, and will not be operated by a sectarian school or 
religious institution. 
(d) The school will comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 
109.65, 121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 3301.0710, 
3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 
3313.472, 3313.50, 3313.539, 3313.5310, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 
3313.608, 3313.609, 3313.6012, 3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 
3313.6024, 3313.6025, 3313.6026, 3313.6028, 3313.6029, 3313.643, 
3313.648, 3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 
3313.666, 3313.667, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 
3313.671, 3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 
3313.718, 3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 
3313.80, 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819, 
3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078, 
3319.0812, 3319.2214, 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.321, 3319.324, 
3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.41, 3319.46, 3319.614, 
3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041, 3321.13, 
3321.14, 3321.141, 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3322.20, 3322.24, 
3323.251, 3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and 
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4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code as if it were a 
school district and will comply with section 3301.0714 of the 
Revised Code in the manner specified in section 3314.17 of the 
Revised Code. 
(e) The school shall comply with Chapter 102. and section 
2921.42 of the Revised Code. 
(f) The school will comply with sections 3313.61, 
3313.611, 3313.614, 3313.617, 3313.618, and 3313.6114 of the 
Revised Code, except that for students who enter ninth grade for 
the first time before July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections 
3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised Code that a person must 
successfully complete the curriculum in any high school prior to 
receiving a high school diploma may be met by completing the 
curriculum adopted by the governing authority of the community 
school rather than the curriculum specified in Title XXXIII of 
the Revised Code or any rules of the department. Beginning with 
students who enter ninth grade for the first time on or after 
July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 
of the Revised Code that a person must successfully complete the 
curriculum of a high school prior to receiving a high school 
diploma shall be met by completing the requirements prescribed 
in section 3313.6027 and division (C) of section 3313.603 of the 
Revised Code, unless the person qualifies under division (D) or 
(F) of that section. Each school shall comply with the plan for 
awarding high school credit based on demonstration of subject 
area competency, and beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, 
with the updated plan that permits students enrolled in seventh 
and eighth grade to meet curriculum requirements based on 
subject area competency adopted by the department under 
divisions (J)(1) and (2) of section 3313.603 of the Revised 
Code. Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the school shall 
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comply with the framework for granting units of high school 
credit to students who demonstrate subject area competency 
through work-based learning experiences, internships, or 
cooperative education developed by the department under division 
(J)(3) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code. 
(g) The school governing authority will submit within four 
months after the end of each school year a report of its 
activities and progress in meeting the goals and standards of 
divisions (A)(3) and (4) of this section and its financial 
status to the sponsor and the parents of all students enrolled 
in the school. 
(h) The school, unless it is an internet- or computer-
based community school, will comply with section 3313.801 of the 
Revised Code as if it were a school district. 
(i) If the school is the recipient of moneys from a grant 
awarded under the federal race to the top program, Division (A), 
Title XIV, Sections 14005 and 14006 of the "American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115, 
the school will pay teachers based upon performance in 
accordance with section 3317.141 and will comply with section 
3319.111 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district. 
(j) If the school operates a preschool program that is 
licensed by the department under sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of 
the Revised Code, the school shall comply with sections 3301.50 
to 3301.59 of the Revised Code and the minimum standards for 
preschool programs prescribed in rules adopted by the department 
of children and youth under section 3301.53 of the Revised Code. 
(k) The school will comply with sections 3313.6021 and 
3313.6023 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district 
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unless it is either of the following: 
(i) An internet- or computer-based community school; 
(ii) A community school in which a majority of the 
enrolled students are children with disabilities as described in 
division (B)(2) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code. 
(l) The school will comply with section 3321.191 of the 
Revised Code, unless it is an internet- or computer-based 
community school that is subject to section 3314.261 of the 
Revised Code. 
(12) Arrangements for providing health and other benefits 
to employees; 
(13) The length of the contract, which shall begin at the 
beginning of an academic year. No contract shall exceed five 
years unless such contract has been renewed pursuant to division 
(E) of this section. 
(14) The governing authority of the school, which shall be 
responsible for carrying out the provisions of the contract; 
(15) A financial plan detailing an estimated school budget 
for each year of the period of the contract and specifying the 
total estimated per pupil expenditure amount for each such year. 
(16) Requirements and procedures regarding the disposition 
of employees of the school in the event the contract is 
terminated or not renewed pursuant to section 3314.07 of the 
Revised Code; 
(17) Whether the school is to be created by converting all 
or part of an existing public school or educational service 
center building or is to be a new start-up school, and if it is 
a converted public school or service center building, 
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specification of any duties or responsibilities of an employer 
that the board of education or service center governing board 
that operated the school or building before conversion is 
delegating to the governing authority of the community school 
with respect to all or any specified group of employees provided 
the delegation is not prohibited by a collective bargaining 
agreement applicable to such employees; 
(18) Provisions establishing procedures for resolving 
disputes or differences of opinion between the sponsor and the 
governing authority of the community school; 
(19) A provision requiring the governing authority to 
adopt a policy regarding the admission of students who reside 
outside the district in which the school is located. That policy 
shall comply with the admissions procedures specified in 
sections 3314.06 and 3314.061 of the Revised Code and, at the 
sole discretion of the authority, shall do one of the following: 
(a) Prohibit the enrollment of students who reside outside 
the district in which the school is located; 
(b) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in 
districts adjacent to the district in which the school is 
located; 
(c) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in any 
other district in the state. 
(20) A provision recognizing the authority of the 
department to take over the sponsorship of the school in 
accordance with the provisions of division (C) of section 
3314.015 of the Revised Code; 
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in division (B) of section 3314.073 of the Revised Code; 
(22) A provision recognizing both of the following: 
(a) The authority of public health and safety officials to 
inspect the facilities of the school and to order the facilities 
closed if those officials find that the facilities are not in 
compliance with health and safety laws and regulations; 
(b) The authority of the department as the community 
school oversight body to suspend the operation of the school 
under section 3314.072 of the Revised Code if the department has 
evidence of conditions or violations of law at the school that 
pose an imminent danger to the health and safety of the school's 
students and employees and the sponsor refuses to take such 
action. 
(23) A description of the learning opportunities that will 
be offered to students including both classroom-based and non-
classroom-based learning opportunities that is in compliance 
with criteria for student participation established by the 
department under division (H)(2) of section 3314.08 of the 
Revised Code; 
(24) The school will comply with sections 3302.04 and 
3302.041 of the Revised Code, except that any action required to 
be taken by a school district pursuant to those sections shall 
be taken by the sponsor of the school. 
(25) Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the school 
will open for operation not later than the thirtieth day of 
September each school year, unless the mission of the school as 
specified under division (A)(2) of this section is solely to 
serve dropouts. In its initial year of operation, if the school 
fails to open by the thirtieth day of September, or within one 
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year after the adoption of the contract pursuant to division (D) 
of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code if the mission of the 
school is solely to serve dropouts, the contract shall be void. 
(26) Whether the school's governing authority is planning 
to seek designation for the school as a STEM school equivalent 
under section 3326.032 of the Revised Code; 
(27) That the school's attendance and participation 
policies will be available for public inspection; 
(28) That the school's attendance and participation 
records shall be made available to the department, auditor of 
state, and school's sponsor to the extent permitted under and in 
accordance with the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 
of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, as amended, and any 
regulations promulgated under that act, and section 3319.321 of 
the Revised Code; 
(29) If a school operates using the blended learning 
model, as defined in section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, all 
of the following information: 
(a) An indication of what blended learning model or models 
will be used; 
(b) A description of how student instructional needs will 
be determined and documented; 
(c) The method to be used for determining competency, 
granting credit, and promoting students to a higher grade level; 
(d) The school's attendance requirements, including how 
the school will document participation in learning 
opportunities; 
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monitored; 
(f) A statement describing how private student data will 
be protected; 
(g) A description of the professional development 
activities that will be offered to teachers. 
(30) A provision requiring that all moneys the school's 
operator loans to the school, including facilities loans or cash 
flow assistance, must be accounted for, documented, and bear 
interest at a fair market rate; 
(31) A provision requiring that, if the governing 
authority contracts with an attorney, accountant, or entity 
specializing in audits, the attorney, accountant, or entity 
shall be independent from the operator with which the school has 
contracted. 
(32) A provision requiring the governing authority to 
adopt an enrollment and attendance policy that requires a 
student's parent to notify the community school in which the 
student is enrolled when there is a change in the location of 
the parent's or student's primary residence. 
(33) A provision requiring the governing authority to 
adopt a student residence and address verification policy for 
students enrolling in or attending the school. 
(B) The community school shall also submit to the sponsor 
a comprehensive plan for the school. The plan shall specify the 
following: 
(1) The process by which the governing authority of the 
school will be selected in the future; 
(2) The management and administration of the school; 
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(3) If the community school is a currently existing public 
school or educational service center building, alternative 
arrangements for current public school students who choose not 
to attend the converted school and for teachers who choose not 
to teach in the school or building after conversion; 
(4) The instructional program and educational philosophy 
of the school; 
(5) Internal financial controls. 
When submitting the plan under this division, the school 
shall also submit copies of all policies and procedures 
regarding internal financial controls adopted by the governing 
authority of the school. 
(C) A contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the 
Revised Code between a sponsor and the governing authority of a 
community school may provide for the community school governing 
authority to make payments to the sponsor, which is hereby 
authorized to receive such payments as set forth in the contract 
between the governing authority and the sponsor. The total 
amount of such payments for monitoring, oversight, and technical 
assistance of the school shall not exceed three per cent of the 
total amount of payments for operating expenses that the school 
receives from the state. 
(D) The contract shall specify the duties of the sponsor 
which shall be in accordance with the written agreement entered 
into with the department under division (B) of section 3314.015 
of the Revised Code and shall include the following: 
(1) Monitor the community school's compliance with all 
laws applicable to the school and with the terms of the 
contract; 
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(2) Monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal 
performance and the organization and operation of the community 
school on at least an annual basis; 
(3) Provide technical assistance to the community school 
in complying with laws applicable to the school and terms of the 
contract; 
(4) Take steps to intervene in the school's operation to 
correct problems in the school's overall performance, declare 
the school to be on probationary status pursuant to section 
3314.073 of the Revised Code, suspend the operation of the 
school pursuant to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code, or 
terminate the contract of the school pursuant to section 3314.07 
of the Revised Code as determined necessary by the sponsor; 
(5) Have in place a plan of action to be undertaken in the 
event the community school experiences financial difficulties or 
closes prior to the end of a school year. 
(E) Upon the expiration of a contract entered into under 
this section, the sponsor of a community school may, with the 
approval of the governing authority of the school, renew that 
contract for a period of time determined by the sponsor, but not 
ending earlier than the end of any school year, if the sponsor 
finds that the school's compliance with applicable laws and 
terms of the contract and the school's progress in meeting the 
academic goals prescribed in the contract have been 
satisfactory. Any contract that is renewed under this division 
remains subject to the provisions of sections 3314.07, 3314.072, 
and 3314.073 of the Revised Code. 
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section is adopted pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02 
of the Revised Code or permanently closes prior to the 
expiration of the contract, the contract shall be void and the 
school shall not enter into a contract with any other sponsor. A 
school shall not be considered permanently closed because the 
operations of the school have been suspended pursuant to section 
3314.072 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3319.2214.  	(A) Beginning July 1, 2025, each school  
district and chartered nonpublic school shall reimburse any of 
its employees who hold a valid license under sections 3319.22 to 
3319.31 of the Revised Code for the full cost of completing the 
number of graduate-level credit hours, or the equivalent number 
of continuing education units, established under this section in 
implicit bias training. A district or school only shall 
reimburse an employee for training that meets the minimum 
standards established under this section.
(B) The state board of education and the chancellor of 
higher education shall establish both of the following: 
(1) The number of graduate-level credit hours in implicit 
bias training that is reimbursable under this section. The 
number of credit hours shall not be less than one credit hour or 
more than three credit hours. 
(2) The number of continuing education units that is 
equivalent to the number of credit hours established under 
division (B)(1) of this section.
(C) The state board and the chancellor, in collaboration 
with the department of education and workforce, shall establish 
minimum standards for implicit bias training to be reimbursable 
under this section. The minimum standards shall require training 
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to include at least all of the following:
(1) A definition of implicit bias;
(2) Examples of implicit bias in action;
(3) A method of identifying susceptibility to unwanted 
bias;
(4) Voluntary evidence-based mitigation strategies.
(D) A local professional development committee established 
under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code shall count implicit 
bias training that meets the minimum standards established under 
this section toward professional development coursework 
requirements for teacher licensure renewal.
(E) The department shall reimburse each district or school 
an amount equal to the reimbursement made by the district or 
school to an employee under division (A) of this section minus 
any other tuition reimbursement or professional development 
stipend the district or school provides to the employee.
Sec. 3326.11. 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, 3313.48, 
3313.481, 3313.482, 3313.50, 3313.539, 3313.5310, 3313.5318, 
3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.6012, 3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 
3313.6021, 3313.6023, 3313.6024, 3313.6025, 3313.6026, 
3313.6028, 3313.6029, 3313.61, 3313.611, 3313.614, 3313.615, 
3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6114, 3313.643, 3313.648, 3313.6411, 
3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.666, 3313.667, 
3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 3313.671, 3313.672, 
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3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.717, 3313.718, 
3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.80, 
3313.801, 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819, 
3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078, 
3319.0812, 3319.21, 3319.2214, 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.32, 
3319.321, 3319.324, 3319.35, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 
3319.41, 3319.45, 3319.46, 3319.614, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 
3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041, 3321.05, 3321.13, 3321.14, 3321.141, 
3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3321.191, 3322.20, 3322.24, 3323.251, 
3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and 5705.391 and 
Chapters 102., 117., 1347., 2744., 3307., 3309., 3365., 3742., 
4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code as if it were 
a school district.
Sec. 3328.24. A college-preparatory boarding school 
established under this chapter and its board of trustees shall 
comply with sections 102.02, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712, 
3301.0714, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 
3313.6013, 3313.6021, 3313.6023, 3313.6024, 3313.6025, 
3313.6026, 3313.6029, 3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6114, 3313.6411, 
3313.6413, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.717, 3313.7112, 
3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.89, 3319.073, 3319.077, 
3319.078, 3319.2214, 3319.318, 3319.324, 3319.39, 3319.391, 
3319.393, 3319.46, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3323.251, 
and 5502.262, and Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code as if the 
school were a school district and the school's board of trustees 
were a district board of education.
Section 2. That existing sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 
3328.24 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
Section 3. All items in this act are hereby appropriated 
as designated out of any moneys in the state treasury to the 
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credit of the designated fund. For all operating appropriations 
made in this act, those in the first column are for fiscal year 
2026 and those in the second column are for fiscal year 2027. 
The operating appropriations made in this act are in addition to 
any other operating appropriations made for these fiscal years.
Section 4. 
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A	EDU DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
BGeneral Revenue Fund
CGRF200448Educator Preparation	$750,000 $750,000
DTOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund	$750,000 $750,000
ETOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS	$750,000 $750,000
EDUCATOR PREPARATION
The foregoing appropriation item 200448, Educator 
Preparation, shall be used to pay the reimbursements required by 
division (E) of section 3319.2214 of the Revised Code. 
Section 5. Within the limits set forth in this act, the 
Director of Budget and Management shall establish accounts 
indicating the source and amount of funds for each appropriation 
made in this act, and shall determine the manner in which 
appropriation accounts shall be maintained. Expenditures from 
operating appropriations contained in this act shall be 
accounted for as though made in, and are subject to all 
applicable provisions of, the main operating appropriations act 
of the 136th General Assembly.
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Section 6. The General Assembly, applying the principle 
stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that 
amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of 
simultaneous operation, finds that the following sections, 
presented in this act as composites of the sections as amended 
by the acts indicated, are the resulting versions of the 
sections in effect prior to the effective date of the sections 
as presented in this act: 
Section 3314.03 of the Revised Code as amended by H.B. 
214, H.B. 250, and S.B. 168, all of the 135th General Assembly.
Section 3326.11 of the Revised Code as amended by H.B. 47, 
H.B. 214, and S.B. 168, all of the 135th General Assembly.
Section 3328.24 of the Revised Code as amended by both 
H.B. 47 and H.B. 214 of the 135th General Assembly.
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