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The brief descriptions of the statutes will serve as a quick reference as you use one of the commercially published legal
guides to school law to find the full text of the statute.
However, in no case is the brief summary in the middle column a
substitute for the advice of competent legal counsel.
For the purposes of this section, the term board of education also includes the governing board of an educational
service center, except where noted.
All references in the far right column are to the
Ohio Revised Code
unless otherwise noted (e.g., OAG refers to opinions
of the Ohio Attorney General; OAC refers to the Ohio Administrative Code).
ABATEMENT, TAX
Any legislative authority that enters into a tax increment financing (TIF)
hold harmless or payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) agreement to
compensate a school district for foregone tax revenue must equally
compensate the appropriate joint vocational school district.
The same is true for the owner of property that enters into TIF
agreements or a PILOT.
The required notice to the JVSD is now 45 days before adopting the TIF
resolution if the school district received a 45-day notice.
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5709.41
5709.73
5709.78
5709.82
5709.83
ABSENCE,
PARENTAL NOTICE
OF STUDENT
Boards of education must adopt written policy to notify a student’s
parent(s) “within a reasonable time” if it is determined that the child is
absent from school.
The parent is required to provide a current address and a telephone
number at which the parents can receive notice of the student’s
absence.
3313.205
ABUSED,
NEGLECTED, AND
DEPENDENT
CHILDREN,
RECORDS OF
No board of education can withhold the records of any student for whom
a complaint has been filed at any time with a juvenile court alleging that
the child is abused, neglected, or dependent or if the child has been
adjudicated as abused, neglected, or dependent.
The district responsible for sending the records may request a copy of
the court order regarding the child’s custody or placement but may not
withhold the student’s records pending receipt of that copy.
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ACADEMIC
DISTRESS
COMMISSION
An academic distress commission shall be appointed by the
superintendent of public instruction for each school district that receives
an overall grade of “F” on the state report card for three consecutive
years. In addition, a new academic distress commission will replace an
existing commission in any district which has been in academic distress
for more than four years, as of October 15, 2015.
The commission serves primarily in an advisory, rather than direct
leadership role. Each commission is required to appoint a chief
executive officer (CEO) who then has “complete operational,
managerial, and instructional control” of the district. Progressive
consequences for districts remaining subject to the academic distress
commission include possible changes to collective bargaining
agreements and the appointment of the board of education by the
mayor of the community.
In addition to the authority to close or reconstitute schools, the CEO
would also have additional powers and duties including, but not limited
to:
(1) Replacing school administrators and central office staff;
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