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keep an immunization record for each pupil and make it available in
writing to the parent or guardian.
The board’s obligation is to adopt a policy requiring that the
immunizations be completed or “in progress” within fourteen days of
admission. If not, the child is to be excluded. Certain exceptions
regarding statements that the child has had a particular disease (and
thus has natural immunity) will satisfy the law, as will statements
declining “for reasons of conscience, including religious convictions. An
additional exception is provided when the student’s physician certifies in
writing that the immunization is medically contraindicated for that
student.
Districts are responsible for submitting to the director of the Ohio
Department of Health by October 15 of each year a summary by school
of the immunization records of all initial entry students.
Effective with the 2016-2017 school year, immunization against
meningococcal disease (meningitis) will also be required. The Ohio
Department of Health is required to specify the recommended age for
this immunization and the approved method for administration.
3313.671
INACTIVATION OF
LICENSES
If a license holder fails to submit to the background check by a date
specified by ODE, the state superintendent shall send a written notice to
the license holder to advise that the license will be “inactivated” if the
person does not comply with the background check within fifteen days
of the mailing of the notice. The inactivation remains in effect until the
person submits fingerprints and written permission for the background
check.
If a person holds more than one license, the following schedule will
apply:
If a person holds multiple licenses of different duration, the person is
responsible for the background check only when renewing the license
of the longest duration.
If a person holds multiple licenses of the same duration but with
different expiration dates, the license holder designates one of the
licenses as the “primary” license and notifies the department of
education of this selection. The department of education can request a
background check for the renewal of all of the licenses expiring on the
same date.
3319.291
INCAPACITY OF
SUPERINTENDENT
The Board may appoint a superintendent “Pro Tempore” in accordance
with a written policy establishing standards for determining whether the
current superintendent is incapacitated. The determination of incapacity
and appointment of the “pro tem” superintendents requires a majority
vote of the members of the board.
3319.011
INCOME TAX LEVIES,
SCHOOL DISTRICT
A board of education may propose to voters either of two types of
income tax issues, which can either be for a limited period of time for up
to five years or for a continuing period of time.
The actual rate is established by the Ohio Department of Taxation based
on the funds which the board by resolution seeks to raise. The tax rate
is always rounded to the nearest quarter of a percent. The resolution
seeking the actual rate must be filed with the tax commissioner no later
than 100 days prior to the election when the issue will be decided by
voters. Within ten days, the commissioner must certify the rate for the
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