As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session H. B. No. 190
2025-2026
Representatives Newman, Williams
Cosponsors: Representatives Dean, Gross, Click, Mullins
To amend sections 3313.473, 3314.03, 3326.11, and
3328.24 and to enact section 3313.475 of the
Revised Code to enact the Given Name Act
regarding the use of gender pronouns in public
schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 3313.473, 3314.03, 3326.11, and
3328.24 be amended and section 3313.475 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 3313.473. (A) The general assembly maintains that a
parent has a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the
upbringing, education, and care of the parent's child.
(B) Not later than the first day of July following the
effective date of this section July 1, 2025, the board of
education of each city, local, exempted village, and joint
vocational school district shall develop and adopt a policy to
promote parental involvement in the public school system. The
policy shall require a school district to do all of the
following:
(1)(a) Ensure that any sexuality content is age-
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appropriate and developmentally appropriate for the age of the
student receiving the instruction, regardless of the age or
grade level of the student.
(b) Prior to providing instruction that includes sexuality
content or permitting a third party to provide such instruction
on behalf of the district, provide parents the opportunity to
review any instructional material that includes sexuality
content. Upon request of the student's parent, a student shall
be excused from instruction that includes sexuality content and
be permitted to participate in an alternative assignment.
(2) Promptly notify a student's parent of any substantial
change in the student's services, including counseling services,
or monitoring related to the student's mental, emotional, or
physical health or well-being or the school's ability to provide
a safe and supportive learning environment for the student. The
policy shall specify in what manner a student's parent will be
notified of any substantial change in the student's services.
The policy shall specify that notice to parents shall
reinforce the fundamental right of parents to make decisions
regarding the upbringing and control of their children, and that
the school district shall not inhibit parental access to the
student's education and health records maintained by the school.
(3) Prohibit school district personnel from directly or
indirectly encouraging a student to withhold from a parent
information concerning the student's mental, emotional, or
physical health or well-being, or a change in related services
or monitoring.
The policy shall prohibit school district personnel from
discouraging or prohibiting parental notification of and
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involvement in decisions affecting a student's mental,
emotional, or physical health or well-being.
(4) Adopt a procedure to obtain authorization from parents
prior to providing any type of health care service to the
student, including physical, mental, and behavioral health care
services. Under the procedure, a parent may choose whether to
authorize a district to provide a health care service to the
parent's child. The procedure shall require the school district
to do both of the following:
(a) At the beginning of the school year, notify parents of
each health care service offered at, or facilitated in
cooperation with, their student's school and their option to
withhold consent or decline any specified service. Parental
consent to health care services does not waive the parent's
right to access the parent's student's educational or health
records or to be notified about a change in the student's
services or monitoring as provided in this section.
(b) Prior to providing a health care service to a student,
notify a parent whether the service is required to be provided
by the school district under state law and if other options for
a student to access the service exist. This requirement may be
satisfied by an annual notice to parents at the beginning of the
school year.
Division (B)(4) of this section does not apply to
emergency situations, first aid, other unanticipated minor
health care services, or health care services provided pursuant
to a student's IEP or a school district's obligation under
section 504 of the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 29 U.S.C. 794.
(5) Permit a parent to file with a school principal or
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assistant principal a written concern regarding a topic
addressed in this section. The policy shall establish a process
for a principal or assistant principal to resolve such concerns
within thirty days after their receipt. Under the policy, school
districts shall notify parents of their right to file a written
concern. A parent may appeal a principal's or assistant
principal's decision to the superintendent of that district.
If a parent appeals the principal's or assistant
principal's decision, the superintendent, or a designee of the
superintendent, shall conduct a hearing on the decision. Based
on the findings of that hearing, the superintendent shall decide
whether to affirm the principal's or assistant principal's
decision. If the superintendent does not affirm the decision,
the superintendent shall determine a resolution to the parent's
concern. A parent may appeal the superintendent's decision to
the board of education of the school district. The board shall
review the superintendent's decision and, if the board
determines it necessary, hold a hearing on the decision and,
based on that hearing, either affirm the superintendent's
decision or determine a new resolution to the parent's concern.
Nothing in division (B)(5) of this section shall prevent a
parent from contacting a member of a board of education
regarding the parent's concerns with the operation of a school
under the supervision of that board.
(6) Ensure full compliance with the requirements
prescribed under section 3313.475 of the Revised Code and
describe a parent's or guardian's right to a cause of action
under division (G) of that section.
(C) Each school district shall make its policy adopted
under this section publicly available and post it prominently on
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its publicly accessible web site, if it has one.
(D) This section does not prescribe all rights of parents
or preempt or foreclose claims or remedies in support of
parental rights that are available under the constitution,
statutes, or common law of this state.
(E) No school district or third party acting on behalf of
a district shall provide instruction that includes sexuality
content to students in grades kindergarten through three.
(F)(1) Nothing in this section shall require disclosure or
activity that is in conflict with or in violation of any of the
following:
(a) The HIPAA privacy rule;
(b) Chapter 3798. of the Revised Code;
(c) Section 2317.02, 4732.19, or 5122.04 of the Revised
Code;
(d) The "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
1974," 20 U.S.C. 1232g;
(e) Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 10a and any laws
enacted to implement that section, including sections 2930.07
and 2930.10 of the Revised Code.
(2) Nothing in this section requires disclosure or
activity in violation of any court order, including any of the
following:
(a) A condition of bond;
(b) A protection order or consent agreement issued
pursuant to section 2151.34, 2903.213, 2903.214, 2919.26, or
3113.31 of the Revised Code;
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(c) A condition of a community control sanction, post-
release control sanction, or parole.
(3) Nothing in this section requires disclosure or
activity in violation of a specific request for nondisclosure
made pursuant to a criminal investigation or grand jury subpoena
in which the student is the victim and a parent is the alleged
perpetrator.
(4) Nothing in this section prohibits or prevents
mandatory reporting under section 2151.421 of the Revised Code.
(5) Nothing in this section prohibits or limits the career
and academic mentoring and counseling between teachers and
students in the regular course of the school day.
(G) As used in this section:
(1) "Biological sex" means the biological indication of
male and female, including sex chromosomes, naturally occurring
sex hormones, gonads, and unambiguous internal and external
genitalia present at birth, without regard to an individual's
psychological, chosen, or subjective experience of gender.
(2) "HIPAA privacy rule" has the same meaning as in
section 3798.01 of the Revised Code.
(3) "IEP" has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of
the Revised Code.
(4) "Parent" has the same meaning as in section 3313.98 of
the Revised Code.
(5) "Sexuality content" means any oral or written
instruction, presentation, image, or description of sexual
concepts or gender ideology provided in a classroom setting.
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"Sexuality content" does not mean any of the following:
(a) Instruction or presentations in sexually transmitted
infection education, child sexual abuse prevention, and sexual
violence prevention education provided under division (A)(5) of
section 3313.60 or section 3314.0310 or 3326.091 of the Revised
Code;
(b) Instruction or presentations in sexually transmitted
infection education emphasizing abstinence provided under
section 3313.6011 of the Revised Code;
(c) Incidental references to sexual concepts or gender
ideology occurring outside of formal instruction or
presentations on such topics, including references made during
class participation and in schoolwork.
(6) "Student's mental, emotional, or physical health or
well-being" includes, at a minimum, any of the following:
(a) A student's academic performance;
(b) Any significant sickness or physical injury, or any
psychological trauma suffered by a student;
(c) Any harassment, intimidation, or bullying, as defined
in section 3313.666 of the Revised Code, by or against a student
in violation of school district policy;
(d) Any request by a student to identify as a gender that
does not align with the student's biological sex;
(e) Exhibition of suicidal ideation or persistent symptoms
of depression, or severe anxiety, or other mental health issues.
(7) "Age-appropriate" and "developmentally appropriate"
content refers to activities or items that are generally
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accepted as suitable for children of the same chronological age
or level of maturity or that are determined to be
developmentally appropriate for a child, based on the
development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral
capacities that are typical for an age or age group.
Sec. 3313.475. (A) As used in this section:
(1) "Biological sex" means the biological indication of
male and female in the context of reproductive potential or
capacity, such as sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex
hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous internal and external
genitalia as listed on an individual's official birth
certificate or certificate of birth issued upon adoption, if the
certificate of birth was issued at or near the time of the
individual's birth.
(2) "Contractor" means any individual working in any
capacity for any public school through a contract between any
such school or board of education or employee or contractor of
or member of any school or board of education and that
individual or that individual's employer.
(3) "Employee" means any individual working in any
capacity, whether performance of such work is voluntary or paid,
including teachers, administrators, janitors, cafeteria workers,
or other individuals working at any public school.
(4) "Public school" means any of the following that offers
any of grades prekindergarten through twelve:
(a) A school district;
(b) A community school established under Chapter 3314. of
the Revised Code;
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(c) A STEM school established under Chapter 3326. of the
Revised Code;
(d) A college-preparatory boarding school established
under Chapter 3328.24 of the Revised Code.
(B)(1) A public school employee or contractor, regardless
of the scope of the employee's or contractor's official duties,
shall not knowingly and intentionally address an unemancipated
student under the age of eighteen by any of the following:
(a) A name other than the name listed on the student's
birth certificate, or a derivative of the name listed on the
student's birth certificate, without the written permission of
the student's parent, legal guardian, or custodian;
(b) A pronoun or title that is inconsistent with the
student's biological sex unless the employee or contractor has
the written permission of the student's parent, legal guardian,
or custodian.
(2) A public school employee or contractor, regardless of
the scope of the employee's or contractor's official duties,
shall not do any of the following:
(a) Inform students of the employee's or contractor's
pronouns or title if the pronouns or title are inconsistent with
the employee's or contractor's biological sex;
(b) Request that a student provide preferred pronouns or a
title that are inconsistent with the student's biological sex;
(c) Penalize or otherwise subject a student to adverse or
discriminatory treatment for failing to respond to a request to
provide the student's preferred name, pronoun, or title.
(C) If a student requests an accommodation from a public
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school employee or contractor that is intended to affirm the
student's gender identity, including a request that the employee
or contractor address the student by a name, pronoun, or title
that is inconsistent with the student's biological sex, the
employee or contractor shall report that request to a school
administrator, and the school administrator shall report the
student's request to the student's parent.
(D) A public school shall not do any of the following:
(1) Require a public school employee or contractor to
address any individual using a name other than the individual's
legal name, or a derivative of that name, or by a pronoun or
title that is inconsistent with the individual's biological sex;
(2) Subject an employee or contractor to adverse
employment action for declining to provide the employee's or
contractor's pronouns or to address any individual using a name
other than the individual's legal name, or a derivative of that
name, or by a pronoun or title that is inconsistent with the
individual's biological sex;
(3) Penalize or otherwise subject a student to adverse or
discriminatory treatment for declining to identify the student's
pronouns or to address any individual using a name other than
the individual's legal name, or a derivative of that name, or by
a pronoun or title that is inconsistent with the individual's
biological sex.
(E) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit
employees or contractors from discussing any matters of public
concern outside the context of their official duties.
(F) The department of education and workforce shall
establish a procedure under which an individual may submit a
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complaint about an alleged violation of this section by a public
school or its employee or contractor. The department shall
conduct an investigation regarding the complaint and submit a
report of its findings to the director of education and
workforce. If the director determines the school or its employee
violated this section, the department shall withhold ten per
cent of the school's state foundation aid under Chapter 3317. of
the Revised Code each month until such time that the school is
confirmed by the director to be in compliance with this section.
A school in violation of this section shall report back to the
director within forty-five days after the department determines
the school or it's employee violated the section to affirm it is
in compliance with this section.
(G) When a school or its employee knowingly violates
division (B) of this section a parent or guardian may bring a
cause of action for the following:
(1) Injunctive relief;
(2) Reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
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:
(a) A nonprofit corporation established under Chapter
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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
ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves;
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(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.
(11) That the school will comply with the following
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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, 3313.473, 3313.474, 3313.475, 3313.50, 3313.539,
3313.5310, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.609, 3313.6012,
3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 3313.6024, 3313.6026,
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, 3319.238, 3319.318,
3319.321, 3319.324, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.41,
3319.46, 3319.90, 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 5705.391 and Chapters 117., 1347.,
2744., 3365., 3742., 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167. of the
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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
comply with the framework for granting units of high school
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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
unless it is either of the following:
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(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,
specification of any duties or responsibilities of an employer
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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;
(21) A provision recognizing the sponsor's authority to
assume the operation of a school under the conditions specified
in division (B) of section 3314.073 of the Revised Code;
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(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
year after the adoption of the contract pursuant to division (D)
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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;
(e) A statement describing how student progress will be
monitored;
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(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;
(3) If the community school is a currently existing public
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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;
(2) Monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal
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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.
(F) If a community school fails to open for operation
within one year after the contract entered into under this
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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. 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,
3313.473, 3313.474, 3313.475, 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, 3313.6026, 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, 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, 3319.238,
3319.318, 3319.32, 3319.321, 3319.324, 3319.35, 3319.39,
3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.41, 3319.45, 3319.46, 3319.90,
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
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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, 3313.474, 3313.475,
3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.6013, 3313.6021, 3313.6023,
3313.6024, 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, 3319.318, 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 3313.473, 3314.03,
3326.11, and 3328.24 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall be known as The Given Name Act.
Section 4. 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. 8,
H.B. 214, H.B. 250, S.B. 104, S.B. 168, S.B. 208, and S.B. 234,
all of the 135th General Assembly.
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H.B. 47, H.B. 214, S.B. 104, S.B. 168, S.B. 208, and S.B. 234,
all of the 135th General Assembly.
Section 3328.24 of the Revised Code as amended by both
S.B. 208 and S.B. 234 of the 135th General Assembly.
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