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Signed into law 07/2009 | Accountability--Reporting Results |
P-12 | Financial Reporting and Minimum Standards
H.B. 1 - Section 3301.07
Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1:Modifies the current requirement for the state board to develop a standard for reporting financial information to the public. Requires districts and educational service center boards to report revenues and expenditures ...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
P-12 | Community School Declared to Be Unauditable
H.B. 1 - Section 265.80.20
Provides that if the Auditor of State or a public accountant declares a community school (charter school) to be unauditable, the Auditor of State must provide written notification of that declaration to the school, the school's sponsor, and the department of e...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Economic/Workforce Development |
Postsec. | Entrepreneurial Projects by Postsecondary Institutions
H.B. 1 - Section 3345.35
Defines "entrepreneurial project" as an effort to develop or commercialize technology through research or technology transfer or investment by an institution of higher education or others. Defines "stock or other ownership" as equity or other ownership rights...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Finance--Funding Formulas |
P-12 | Earkmark Accountability
H.B. 1 - Section 265.50.70
At the state superintendent's request, requires any entity that receives a budget earmark under the state department of education to submit annually to the the chairs of the house and senate education committees and the department of education a report that in...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Finance--Funding Formulas |
P-12 | School Finance Redesign
H.B. 1 - Section 3306.01, 3306.011, 3306.012, 3306.02, 3306.051
New Chapter 3306.: As described in the bill analysis by the Ohio Legislative Service Commission (LSC), "The bill enacts a new R.C. Chapter 3306., and revises many other existing codified laws, to establish a new system of financing for school districts and oth...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
P-12 | Waivers from Financial Requirements
H.B. 1 - Section 3306.40
Authorizes local boards to apply to the state superintendent for waivers from financial provisions established in Chapter 3306, including any applicable expenditure or reporting standard prescribed by rule adopted by statutory requirement, or or a waiver of an...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
P-12 | Limitation to Waivers
H.B. 1 - Section 3302.05 and 3302.07
Existing law allows waivers from certain state mandates to school districts identified as "excellent" or "effective" under the state accountability system. New provision provides that such districts may not be released from any standard or requirement of Chapt...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
P-12 | Early Childhood Advisory Council and Early Childhood Financing Workgroup
H.B. 1 - Section 3301.90 and 265.70.20
Section 3301.90:Creates the Early Childhood Advisory Council to serve as the federally mandated state advisory council for early childhood education and care, and to advise the state regarding the creation and duties of the Center for Early Childhood Developme...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | High School |
P-12 | Governor's Closing the Achievement Gap Initiative
H.B. 1 - Section 3306.31 and 265.70.80
Specifies that the following provisions apply to any district with a three-year average graduation rate at or below 80%. Requires each such district's local board to implement actions prescribed by the governor's closing the achievement gap initiative in each ...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Leadership |
P-12 | Center for Creativity and Innovation
H.B. 1 - Section 3301.82
**No funds allocated in the current budget for this center, according to the DOE's H.B. 1 summary document http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635**
Authorizes the state superintendent to create the center f...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Middle School |
P-12 | College and Career Readiness, Financial Literacy
H.B. 1 - Section 3301.0721, 3301.079(A)(2) and 3313.601, 3313.603
Section 3301.079(A)(2). Requires the state board to adopt K-12 standards for instruction in financial literacy and entrepreneurship, which must meet the same requirements as standards in the core areas of English, math, science and social studies (i.e., the st...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | P-16 or P-20 |
P-12 | Ten-Year Strategic Plan
H.B. 1 - Section 3301.122
Creates new section 3301.122. Directs the state superintendent, by December 2009, to develop a ten-year strategic plan aligned with the strategic plan for higher education developed by the chancellor of the board of regents, and to submit the plan to the legis...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Postsecondary Faculty |
Postsec. | Faculty Members and Instruction; Exercise of Authority by Boards of Trustees
H.B. 1 - Section 371.30.10(C) and (D)
Requires boards of trustees of state-assisted institutions of higher education to ensure that faculty members devote a proper and judicious part of their work week to the actual instruction of students. Specifies that total class credit hours of production per...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Postsecondary Finance |
Postsec. | Study on Identifying At-Risk College Students
H.B. 1 - Section 371.20.95(A)
Section 371.20.95 (A): In FY 2010, directs the chancellor of the board of regents, in consultation with representatives of state colleges and universities, to conduct a study to identify the socioeconomic, demographic, academic, personal and other factors that...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Postsecondary Finance |
Community College,
Postsec. | Using "Success Points" in Funding Community Colleges
H.B. 1 - Section 371.20.95(C) and 371.20.80(D)(1)
Section 371.20.95(C): Directs the chancellor, in consultation with representatives of state community colleges, to conduct a study on the use of "success points" in allocating appropriations to community colleges in FY 2011. Requires the study to identify "suc...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Postsecondary Finance |
Postsec. | Postsecondary Allocations
H.B. 1 - Section 371.20.80(D)(5), (6), (7), (8), (9), Section 371.20.80(E), (G)
[OF NOTE: Section 371.20.80(D)(5): Of specified postsecondary appropriation items, requires 5% of the FY 2010 appropriation and 10% of the FY 2011 appropriation for university main campuses to be reserved for support of associate, baccalaureate, master's and p...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Postsecondary Finance |
Postsec. | Funding for Doctoral Programs
H.B. 1 - Section 371.20.95(B) and 371.20.80(D)(2)
Section 371.20.95(B): Directs the chancellor, in consultation with representatives of state universities, to conduct a study on the effectiveness and appropriateness of funding for doctoral programs through the doctoral set-aside as allocated in H.B. 1. Provid...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Special Education--Finance |
P-12 | Taxing District to Jointly Fund Special Education Services
H.B. 1 - Section 3313.83
Authorizes two or more school boards in a county with a population greater than 1,200,000 to create a regional student education district (special taxing district) to fund special education and behavioral health services for students and their immediate famili...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Standards |
P-12 | New State Standards and Model Curricula
H.B. 1 - Section 3301.079, 3301.0718(A)
Section 3301.079: Directs the state board of education, by June 30, 2010 and at least once every five years thereafter, to adopt statewide K-12 academic standards in English language arts, math, science and social studies, with emphasis on coherence, focus and...
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Signed into law 07/2009 | Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
P-12 | Model Peer Assistance and Review Program
H.B. 1 - Section 265.70.50
By December 31, 2010, directs the department of education, in consultation with the educator standards board, to develop a model peer assistance and review program, and to develop recommendations to expand the use of peer assistance and review programs through...
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Adopted 05/2009 | Career/Technical Education |
P-12 | Career/Technical Education Programs
OAC 3301-61-03
Amends criteria for secondary workforce development (career/technical education) programs. Requires all workforce development programs to be approved by the state department of education. Specifies that technical and academic course offerings in state-approved...
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Adopted 03/2009 | Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
P-12 | Innovative Education Pilot Programs
OAC 3301-46-01
Authorizes the governing board of any educational service center or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school to submit an application for exemption from state policies in order to implement a proposed innovative education pilot program. A...
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Adopted 03/2009 | Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
P-12 | Exemptions from Statutes/Rules
OAC 3301-46-01
Authorizes the governing board of any educational service center, or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school to submit an application to the state board for an exemption from specific statutes and/or rules in order to implement a propose...
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Adopted 02/2009 | Economic/Workforce Development |
Postsec. | Co-Op/Internship Program
OAC 3333-1-63
Establishes the Co-op/internship program. Defines "Cooperative education program" as a partnership between students, institutions of higher education and employers that formally integrates students' academic study with work experience in cooperating employer o...
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Became law without governor's signature 05/2007 | Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Postsec. | Higher Education Governance
H.B. 2
Transfers the appointment of the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents to the Governor with the advice and consent of the senate; makes the Board of Regents an advisory board to the Chancellor; transfers the Board's duties and powers to the Chancellor. Amend...
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Signed into law 12/2006 | High School--College Readiness |
P-12,
Postsec. | College and Work Readiness
S.B. 311-- Sec. 3301.43
Requires that the partnership for continued learning, in conjunction with the Ohio board of regents and the state board, recommend a means of assessing high school students' college and work readiness, especially in English and mathematics. The partnership is ...
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Signed into law 12/2006 | No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
P-12 | Amends Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program
H.B. 79 -- Section Sec. 3310.02,
Sets a number of 14,000 scholarships and amends priorities for distribution, particularly for when the applications exceed the number of available scholarships. Amendments focus on eligibility of students in low-performing schools. See full text for details (a...
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Signed into law 01/2006 | Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
P-12 | Alignment of Teacher Preparation Programs to Standards, Career Ladder
H.B. 107
Requires the State Board's standards for teacher preparation programs to require that the curricula of those programs be aligned with the State Board's minimum standards for primary and secondary schools, as well as the state academic content standards and the...
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Signed into law 05/2005 | P-16 or P-20 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College | Partnership for Continued Learning
S.B. 6
Establishes the "Partnership for Continued Learning" to promote systemic approaches to education. The Partnership must (1) support regional efforts to foster collaboration among providers of preschool through postsecondary education, (2) identify the workforc...
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Signed into law 02/2005 | No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
P-12 | Changes in Provisions Related to No Child Left Behind
H.B. 493
Specifies that adequate yearly progress for school districts and buildings must be calculated in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Requires the state department to submit to each member of the Senate and House Education Committees: (1) a wr...
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Signed into law 06/2003 | Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
P-12 | Appropriations Bill
H.B. 95
Funding Formula:
Eliminates the requirement that the General Assembly recalculate the base funding amount every six years.
Eliminates school districts ability to calculate their student enrollment on a three year rolling basis.
Requires the Department to de...
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