As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session S. B. No. 7
2025-2026
Senator Johnson
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To amend sections 3313.60 and 3313.6024 and to
enact sections 3301.0722, 3301.165, 3313.6031,
3314.0311, 3326.092, and 3328.60 of the Revised
Code regarding instruction for public and
chartered nonpublic school students in the
harmful effects of substance use.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 3313.60 and 3313.6024 be amended
and sections 3301.0722, 3301.165, 3313.6031, 3314.0311,
3326.092, and 3328.60 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as
follows:
Sec. 3301.0722. (A) As used in this section, "evidence-
based" has the same meaning as in section 3301.221 of the
Revised Code.
(B) The department of education and workforce, in
collaboration with the department of mental health and addiction
services, shall conduct a review of available resources and
develop a list of curricula, materials, programs, and
instructional strategies related to the instruction required
under divisions (A)(5)(b) and (g) of section 3313.60 of the
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Revised Code and section 3313.6031 of the Revised Code, that
districts or schools may utilize. The department of education
and workforce shall highlight any evidence-based resources that
exist on its list. Periodically, the department of education and
workforce shall review and update the list developed under this
section.
Sec. 3301.165. The governing authority of each chartered
nonpublic school annually shall provide instruction to students
in the grade levels the school serves about how short-term or
chronic substance use, as defined in section 3313.6031 of the
Revised Code, to alter one's mood is harmful to an individual's
health. Each governing authority shall do all of the following
with regard to the instruction:
(A) Determine the manner in which the instruction is
provided to students;
(B) Ensure the instruction is age and developmentally
appropriate;
(C) Conform the instruction to prevention best-practice
frameworks;
(D) Focus the instruction on addressing changes in
knowledge, attitude, and skills as a child develops.
Sec. 3313.60. Notwithstanding division (D) of section
3311.52 of the Revised Code, divisions (A) to (E) of this
section do not apply to any cooperative education school
district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of section
3311.52 of the Revised Code.
(A) The board of education of each city, exempted village,
and local school district and the board of each cooperative
education school district established, pursuant to section
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3311.521 of the Revised Code, shall prescribe a curriculum for
all schools under its control. Except as provided in division
(E) of this section, in any such curriculum there shall be
included the study of the following subjects:
(1) The language arts, including reading, writing,
spelling, oral and written English, and literature;
(2) Geography, the history of the United States and of
Ohio, and national, state, and local government in the United
States, including a balanced presentation of the relevant
contributions to society of men and women of African, Mexican,
Puerto Rican, and American Indian descent as well as other
ethnic and racial groups in Ohio and the United States;
(3) Mathematics;
(4) Natural science, including instruction in the
conservation of natural resources;
(5) Health education, which shall include instruction in:
(a) The nutritive value of foods, including natural and
organically produced foods, the relation of nutrition to health,
and the use and effects of food additives;
(b) The harmful effects of and legal restrictions against
the use of drugs of abuse, including marijuana, alcoholic
beverages, and tobacco, including electronic smoking devices;
(c) Sexually transmitted infection education, except that
upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a
student shall be excused from taking instruction in sexually
transmitted infection education;
(d) In grades kindergarten through six, annual
developmentally appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse
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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 organization that provides, promotes,
counsels, or makes referrals for abortion or abortion-related
services. Upon written request of the student's parent or
guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in
child sexual abuse prevention.
(e) In grades kindergarten through six, instruction in
personal safety and assault prevention, except that upon written
request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be
excused from taking instruction in personal safety and assault
prevention;
(f) In grades seven through twelve, developmentally
appropriate instruction in dating violence prevention education
and sexual violence prevention education, which shall include
instruction in recognizing dating violence warning signs and
characteristics of healthy relationships, except that upon
written request of the student's parent or guardian a student
shall be excused from taking instruction in sexual violence
prevention.
In order to assist school districts in developing a dating
violence prevention education and sexual violence prevention
education curriculum, the department of education and workforce
shall provide on its web site links to free curricula addressing
dating violence prevention and sexual violence prevention
education. Such instruction and information shall not be
connected in any way to any individual, entity, or organization
that provides, promotes, counsels, or makes referrals for
abortion or abortion-related services.
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Each school district shall notify the parents and legal
guardians of students who receive instruction related to child
sexual abuse prevention and sexual violence prevention, as
described under divisions (A)(5)(d) and (f) of this section, of
all of the following:
(i) That instruction in child sexual abuse prevention and
sexual violence prevention is a required part of the district's
curriculum;
(ii) That upon request, parents and legal guardians may
examine such instructional materials in accordance with this
section;
(iii) That upon written request of the student's parent or
guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in
child sexual abuse prevention and sexual violence prevention.
If the parent or legal guardian of a student less than
eighteen years of age submits to the principal of the student's
school a written request to examine the dating violence
prevention and sexual violence prevention instruction materials
used at that school, the principal, within forty-eight hours
after the request is made, shall allow the parent or guardian to
examine those materials at that school.
(g) Prescription opioid abuse prevention, with an emphasis
on the prescription drug epidemic and the connection between
prescription opioid abuse and addiction to other drugs, such as
heroin;
(h) The process of making an anatomical gift under Chapter
2108. of the Revised Code, with an emphasis on the life-saving
and life-enhancing effects of organ and tissue donation;
(i) Beginning with the first day of the next school year
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that begins at least two years after March 24, 2021, in grades
six through twelve, at least one hour or one standard class
period per school year of evidence-based suicide awareness and
prevention and at least one hour or one standard class period
per school year of safety training and violence prevention,
except that upon written request of the student's parent or
guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in
suicide awareness and prevention or safety training and violence
prevention;
(j) Beginning with the first day of the next school year
that begins at least two years after March 24, 2021, in grades
six through twelve, at least one hour or one standard class
period per school year of evidence-based social inclusion
instruction, except that upon written request of the student's
parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking
instruction in social inclusion.
For the instruction required under divisions (A)(5)(i) and
(j) of this section, the board shall use a training program
approved by the department of education and workforce under
section 3301.221 of the Revised Code.
Schools may use student assemblies, digital learning, and
homework to satisfy the instruction requirements under divisions
(A)(5)(i) and (j) of this section.
(6) Physical education;
(7) The fine arts, including music;
(8) First aid, including a training program in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which shall comply with section
3313.6021 of the Revised Code when offered in any of grades nine
through twelve, safety, and fire prevention. However, upon
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written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student
shall be excused from taking instruction in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation.
(B) Except as provided in division (E) of this section,
every school or school district shall include in the
requirements for promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth
grade one year's course of study of American history. A board
may waive this requirement for academically accelerated students
who, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board, are
able to demonstrate mastery of essential concepts and skills of
the eighth grade American history course of study.
(C) As specified in divisions (B)(6) and (C)(6) of section
3313.603 of the Revised Code, except as provided in division (E)
of this section, every high school shall include in the
requirements for graduation from any curriculum one-half unit
each of American history and government.
(D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section,
basic instruction or demonstrated mastery in geography, United
States history, the government of the United States, the
government of the state of Ohio, local government in Ohio, the
Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and
the Constitution of the state of Ohio shall be required before
pupils may participate in courses involving the study of social
problems, economics, foreign affairs, United Nations, world
government, socialism, and communism.
(E) For each cooperative education school district
established pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code and
each city, exempted village, and local school district that has
territory within such a cooperative district, the curriculum
adopted pursuant to divisions (A) to (D) of this section shall
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only include the study of the subjects that apply to the grades
operated by each such school district. The curricula for such
schools, when combined, shall provide to each student of these
districts all of the subjects required under divisions (A) to
(D) of this section.
(F) The board of education of any cooperative education
school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of
section 3311.52 of the Revised Code shall prescribe a curriculum
for the subject areas and grade levels offered in any school
under its control.
(G) Upon the request of any parent or legal guardian of a
student, the board of education of any school district shall
permit the parent or guardian to promptly examine, with respect
to the parent's or guardian's own child:
(1) Any survey or questionnaire, prior to its
administration to the child;
(2) Any textbook, workbook, software, video, or other
instructional materials being used by the district in connection
with the instruction of the child;
(3) Any completed and graded test taken or survey or
questionnaire filled out by the child;
(4) Copies of the statewide academic standards and each
model curriculum developed pursuant to section 3301.079 of the
Revised Code, which copies shall be available at all times
during school hours in each district school building.
Sec. 3313.6024. (A) Annually each school district and
other public school, as defined in section 3301.0711 of the
Revised Code, shall report to the department of education and
workforce, in the manner prescribed by the department, the types
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of prevention-focused programs, services, and supports used to
assist students in developing the knowledge and skills to engage
in healthy behaviors and decision-making and to increase their
awareness of the dangers and consequences of risky behaviors,
including substance abuse, suicide, bullying, and other harmful
behaviors. The Each district or school shall report on the
survey the following information regarding such programs,
services, and supports for each building operated by the
district or school and for each of grades kindergarten through
twelve served by the building:
(1) Curriculum and instruction provided during the school
day;
(2) Programs and supports provided outside of the
classroom or outside of the school day;
(3) Professional development for teachers, administrators,
and other staff;
(4) Partnerships with community coalitions and
organizations to provide prevention services and resources to
students and their families;
(5) School efforts to engage parents and the community;
(6) Activities designed to communicate with and learn from
other schools or professionals with expertise in prevention
education. ;
(7) A description of how the district or school complies
with the following:
(a) For each school district, divisions (A)(5)(b) and (g)
of section 3313.60 of the Revised Code and section 3313.6031 of
the Revised Code;
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(b) For every other public school, section 3314.0311,
3326.092, or 3328.60 of the Revised Code.
(B) The department annually shall conduct a survey to
collect the information that a district or school is required to
report under this section.
(C) A chartered nonpublic school may report to the
department the information described in division (A) of this
section, and how the school complies with section 3301.165 of
the Revised Code, by electing to participate in the department's
annual survey.
(D) The department may use information reported under this
section, and any other information collected by the department
pursuant to law, as a factor in the distribution of any funding
available for prevention-focused programs, services, and
supports.
Sec. 3313.6031. (A) As used in this section, "substance
use" includes the use of marijuana, alcoholic beverages,
opioids, and tobacco, including electronic smoking devices, and
any substance derived from a source external to the human body
that is not legally permitted or authorized for use without a
prescription.
(B) In accordance with the curriculum requirement
prescribed under divisions (A)(5)(b) and (g) of section 3313.60
of the Revised Code, the board of education of each city, local,
and exempted village school district annually shall provide
instruction to students in grades kindergarten through twelve
about how short-term or chronic substance use to alter one's
mood is harmful to an individual's health.
(C) Each district board shall do all of the following with
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regard to the instruction:
(1) Determine the manner in which the instruction is
provided to students;
(2) Ensure the instruction is age and developmentally
appropriate;
(3) Conform the instruction to prevention best-practice
frameworks;
(4) Focus the instruction on addressing changes in
knowledge, attitude, and skills as a child develops.
Sec. 3314.0311. The governing authority of each community
school established under this chapter annually shall provide
instruction to students in the grade levels the school serves
about how short-term or chronic substance use, as defined in
section 3313.6031 of the Revised Code, to alter one's mood is
harmful to an individual's health. Each governing authority
shall do all of the following with regard to the instruction:
(A) Determine the manner in which the instruction is
provided to students;
(B) Ensure the instruction is age and developmentally
appropriate;
(C) Conform the instruction to prevention best-practice
frameworks;
(D) Focus the instruction on addressing changes in
knowledge, attitude, and skills as a child develops.
Sec. 3326.092. The governing body of each each science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics school established
under this chapter annually shall provide instruction to
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students in the grade levels the school serves about how short-
term or chronic substance use, as defined in section 3313.6031
of the Revised Code, to alter one's mood is harmful to an
individual's health. Each governing body shall do all of the
following with regard to the instruction:
(A) Determine the manner in which the instruction is
provided to students;
(B) Ensure the instruction is age and developmentally
appropriate;
(C) Conform the instruction to prevention best-practice
frameworks;
(D) Focus the instruction on addressing changes in
knowledge, attitude, and skills as a child develops.
Sec. 3328.60. The board of trustees of each college-
preparatory boarding school established under this chapter
annually shall provide instruction to students in the grade
levels the school serves about how the short-term or chronic
substance use, as defined in section 3313.6031 of the Revised
Code, to alter one's mood is harmful to an individual's health.
Each board of trustees shall do all of the following with regard
to the instruction:
(A) Determine the manner in which the instruction is
provided to students;
(B) Ensure the instruction is age and developmentally
appropriate;
(C) Conform the instruction to prevention best-practice
frameworks;
(D) Focus the instruction on addressing changes in
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knowledge, attitude, and skills as a child develops.
Section 2. That existing sections 3313.60 and 3313.6024 of
the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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