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The training includes not only the bullying, harassment, and intimidation
but also the prevention of child abuse, of violence, of substance abuse,
and the promotion of positive youth development. Training also must
include the prevention of dating violence and youth suicide prevention
and awareness.
The four hours of training (which should be completed by all licensed
employees) must be completed within two years of employment and
repeated every five years thereafter.
JOINING A
VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION
PLANNING DISTRICT
A school district in a county or counties comprising a vocational
education planning district (VEPD), or in a county adjacent to a county or
counties comprising that VEPD, may adopt a resolution to join the VEPD
with the approval of the board of education governing the VEPD. The
resolution will take effect on the sixty-first day following its adoption
unless a petition proposing a referendum vote on the joining is filed by
electors numbering at least 20% of the voters who voted in the previous
General Election. If such a petition is successfully filed, the resolution is
stayed pending the outcome of the referendum which must occur at a
General or Primary Election held at least 90 days but no later than six
months after the petition has been verified.
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JOINT OR
COOPERATIVE
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM FEES
The boards of education of two or more school districts and/or the
governing authorities of community schools may enter into agreements
to establish a joint or cooperative educational program.
Any district that is a party to the establishment or operation of a joint or
cooperative educational program may charge tuition or fees to
participating students. However, a community school which is a party to
such an agreement may not charge tuition or fees (except for tuition for a
child to attend an all-day rather than half-day kindergarten program).
3313.842
JOINT VOCATIONAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD MEMBERSHI[
When there is an even number of districts within a joint vocational school
district, one member is to be appointed on a rotating basis among the
member districts for a term of one year.
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JOINT VOCATIONAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
CREATION
The board of education of any local, exempted village, city, the
governing board of an educational service center, or any combination
thereof may make or contract for a study to establish within one county
or within an area comprised of two more adjoining counties a joint
vocational school district and for the preparation of a plan so long as it
involves two or more school districts.
The plan, subject to approval by each of the participating districts and
the state board of education, must also specify the composition of the
board of education of the joint vocational school district.
A joint vocational school district board of education has the same
powers, duties, and authority for the district’s operation as are granted to
a city school district except for provisions in ORC Chapters 124, 3311,
3317, 3323, and 3331.
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3311.17
3311.18
3311.19
JOINT VOCATIONAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT,
DISSOLUTION OF
Ohio law does provide for a method by which a joint vocational school
district can be dissolved. The action is initiated by a majority of either the
full membership of the JVSD board of education or a majority of the
boards of education of the participating districts. A resolution requesting
the dissolution is sent to the state board of education, and the resolution
must provide the reasons for the proposed dissolution and the plan for
the equitable distribution of assets, liabilities, and future expenses.
Approval of the resolution by the state board of education then dissolves
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