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Escs and the Ohio Revised Code ESCs and the Ohio Revised Code Statutory Requirements for ESCs This document highlights those sections of the Ohio Revised Code applicable to educational service centers (ESCs) and is intended to serve as a resource tool for OESCA Membership. This document is for informational purposes only and serves as a guidance tool for the OESCA Membership. OESCA accepts no liability for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided herein. Before taking any actions related to information contained within this document, parties should consult legal counsel. Information was obtained from the Ohio Revised Code online through LaWriter ® at http://codes.ohio.gov/orc TABLE OF CONTENTS CODE DESCRIPTION PAGE CHAPTER 102: PUBLIC OFFICERS -- ETHICS 102.02 Financial disclosure statement filed with ethics commission. 10 - 15 102.09 Furnishing financial disclosure form to candidates. 16 CHAPTER 117: AUDITOR OF STATE 117.102 Auditor review of school health and safety inspection reports. 17 CHAPTER 121: STATE DEPARTMENTS 121.22 Public meetings – exceptions. 18 - 22 CHAPTER 133: UNIFORM PUBLIC SECURITIES LAW 133.07 Net indebtedness of county - certain securities not considered in 23 - 25 calculation. CHAPTER 135: UNIFORM DEPOSITORY ACT 135.04 Eligibility for state deposits - warrant clearance accounts. 26 - 27 135.12 Designating depositories biennially. 28 CHAPTER 2923: CONSPIRACY, ATTEMPT, AND COMPLICITY; WEAPONS CONTROL; CORRUPT ACTIVITY 2923.1212 Signage prohibiting concealed handguns. 29 - 30 CHAPTER 3301: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 3301.07 State board of education - powers and duties. 31 - 33 3301.075 Purchase and lease of data processing services and equipment - Ohio 34 education computer network. 3301.0713 Education management information system advisory board. 35 - 36 1 3301.0714 Guidelines for statewide education management information system. 37 - 44 3301.16 State board to classify and charter school districts and individual 45 schools within each district. 3301.541 Criminal records check. 46 - 48 CHAPTER 3302: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 3302.04 Three-year continuous improvement plan - intervention by department 49 - 53 - site evaluations. 3302.07 Application proposing innovative education pilot program. 54 CHAPTER 3307: STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 3307.78 Purchasing credit for service as school board member. 55 CHAPTER 3309: PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM 3309.012 Board member to elect whether to become member of system. 56 3309.311 Purchasing credit for service as school board member. 57 CHAPTER 3311: SCHOOL DISTRICTS; COUNTY PLANNING 3311.05 Educational service center defined - county school financing district. 58 3311.053 Joint educational service center. 59 - 60 3311.054 Membership of governing board of joint service center. 61 - 62 3311.055 School board, board of education and school district construed. 63 3311.056 Plan for adding appointed members to board. 64 3311.057 Service center board following merger. 65 3311.058 When merger to achieve minimum average daily membership not 66 required. 3311.059 Annexing local school district to territory of another educational 67 - 68 service center in lieu of transfer. 3311.08 School districts that may become exempt from board supervision – 69 census. 3311.10 Change of classification upon reduction of population in village school 70 district – exception. 3311.16 Plan for joint vocational school district. 71 3311.19 Joint vocational school district board of education. 72 - 73 3311.213 Procedure for district to join existing joint vocational school district. 74 - 75 3311.22 Transfer of school district territory. 76 - 78 3311.231 Transferring local school district territory to adjoining service center or 79 - 81 city or exempted village school district. 3311.26 New local school district may be created. 82 - 83 3311.37 State board may propose creation of new district. 84 - 85 3311.38 State board may propose transfers of districts. 86 - 87 3311.50 County school financing district. 88 - 89 2 3311.52 Establishment of cooperative education school district - dissolution of 90 - 92 county school financing district. 3311.53 Resolution proposing to become part of cooperative education school 93 district. CHAPTER 3312: EDUCATIONAL REGIONAL SERVICE SYSTEM 3312.01 Educational regional service system created. 94 - 95 3312.03 Regional advisory councils. 96 - 97 3312.05 Subcommittees of regional councils. 98 3312.07 Selection of fiscal agent for region. 99 3312.08 Duties of regional fiscal agent - performance contracts. 100 3312.11 State regional alliance advisory board. 101 - 102 CHAPTER 3313: BOARDS OF EDUCATION 3313.01 Membership of board of education or governing board of service 103 center. 3313.12 Compensation and mileage. 104 3313.14 Annual organizational meeting. 105 3313.172 Purchase, lease, or lease-purchase of motor vehicles. 106 3313.173 Reward for information on person who commits violation of law. 107 3313.174 Business advisory councils. 108 3313.18 Quorum - recording of votes - adoption of annual appropriation 109 resolution. 3313.20 Rules - locker search policy - professional meetings. 110 3313.208 School district participation in provision of latchkey programs. 111 3313.22 Appointment of treasurer - re-employment -- evaluation. 112 - 113 3313.222 Agreement of districts to jointly employ treasurer. 114 3313.23 Absence or incapacitation of treasurer. 115 3313.24 Compensation of treasurer. 116 3313.261 Treasurer to notify board of elections of changes in boundaries. 117 3313.31 Treasurer to perform all duties relating to moneys. 118 3313.35 Legal adviser of boards of education and governing board of an 119 educational service center. 3313.37 Rules - written policies regarding locker searches and employee 120 - 121 attendance at professional meetings. 3313.371 Governing board of service center may borrow money to purchase 122 computer equipment. 3313.375 Lease-purchase agreement for building or improvements to building. 123 3313.376 Service centers may jointly purchase commodities. 124 3313.42 School district of this state and another state may maintain a school 125 jointly. 3313.473 School health and safety inspection - access and information to be 126 3 provided. 3313.60 Prescribed curriculum. 127 - 128 3313.602 Pledge of allegiance - principles of democracy and ethics - Veterans' 129 day observance. 3313.605 Community service education program. 130 - 131 3313.64 Free schooling - tuition for nonresidents. 132 - 139 3313.751 Prohibition against tobacco possession or use. 140 3313.76 Schoolhouses available for educational and recreational purposes. 141 3313.841 Sharing on cooperative basis services of supervisory, special 142 instruction, and special education teachers. 3313.843 Agreement for educational service center to provide services to city or 143 exempted village district. 3313.844 Agreement for providing educational service center services to 144 community school. 3313.845 Additional agreement for educational service center to provide services 145 to school district. 3313.85 Failure of board of education or governing board to perform duties or 146 fill vacancy. 3313.96 Informational programs relative to missing children - fingerprinting 147 - 148 program. CHAPTER 3314: COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 3314.02 Proposal for converting public school to community school. 149 - 152 3314.022 Contract for provisions of services for disabled student. 153 3314.03 Specifications of contract between sponsor and governing authority - 154 - 158 specifications of comprehensive plan. 3314.05 Specification of use and acquisition of facilities. 159 - 160 3314.10 Teachers and nonteaching employees. 161 - 163 3314.99 Penalty. 164 CHAPTER 3315: SCHOOL FUNDS 3315.06 Governing board of service center - powers and duties. 165 3315.07 Instructional program for employees - supplies and equipment for local 166 school districts. 3315.09 Contracts for special instruction. 167 3315.15 Service fund set aside. 168 3315.33 Ohio scholarship fund for teacher trainees. 169 3315.40 Board may establish education foundation fund. 170 CHAPTER 3317: FOUNDATION PROGRAM 3317.01 School foundation program - eligibility - administration of funds. 171 - 173 3317.024 Appropriating moneys for education programs. 174 - 175 3317.03 Certification of average daily membership figures and additional data. 176 - 185 4 3317.031 Membership record for each pupil - mandatory compliance. 186 3317.032 Membership record of handicapped preschool children. 187 3317.05 Calculating payments of approved vocational education units. 188 - 189 3317.051 Approval of funding for units in one school district - transfer of units. 190 3317.052 Payments based on handicapped preschool, special education and 191 vocational education units. 3317.053 Supplemental unit allowance. 192 - 193 3317.061 Annual report on teaching staff. 194 3317.09 State and federal moneys to account for and coded - annual statistical 195 report. 3317.11 Supervisory services. 196 - 198 3317.13 Minimum salary schedule for teachers. 199 - 200 3317.14 Boards to annually adopt teachers' salary schedule. 201 3317.15 Handicapped children - speech-language pathology and psychological 202 services. CHAPTER 3319: SCHOOLS -- SUPERINTENDENT; TEACHERS; EMPLOYEES 3319.01 Superintendent of an educational service center - appointment and 203 - 204 duties. 3319.011 Superintendent pro tempore. 205 3319.02 Assistant superintendents and other administrators. 206 - 208 3319.07 Employment of teachers. 209 3319.072 Lunch period for teachers. 210 3319.073 In-service training in child
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