HB 6: Enact Advance Ohio Higher Education Act

As Introduced

136th General Assembly Regular Session 2025-2026

H. B. No. 6

Representative Young

A B I L L

To amend sections 3335.02, 3335.09, 3337.01, 1
3339.01, 3341.02, 3343.02, 3344.01, 3345.45, 2
3350.10, 3352.01, 3356.01, 3359.01, 3361.01, 3
3362.01, 3364.01, 4117.14, and 4117.15; to enact 4
new section 3333.045 and sections 3345.029, 5
3345.0216, 3345.0217, 3345.0218, 3345.0219, 6
3345.382, 3345.451, 3345.452, 3345.453, 7
3345.454, 3345.455, 3345.456, 3345.591, 3345.80, 8
and 3345.88; and to repeal section 3333.045 of 9
the Revised Code to enact the Advance Ohio 10
Higher Education Act regarding the operation of 11
state institutions of higher education. 12

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 3335.02, 3335.09, 3337.01, 13
3339.01, 3341.02, 3343.02, 3344.01, 3345.45, 3350.10, 3352.01, 14
3356.01, 3359.01, 3361.01, 3362.01, 3364.01, 4117.14, and 15
4117.15 be amended and new section 3333.045 and sections 16
3345.029, 3345.0216, 3345.0217, 3345.0218, 3345.0219, 3345.382, 17
3345.451, 3345.452, 3345.453, 3345.454, 3345.455, 3345.456, 18
3345.591, 3345.80, and 3345.88 of the Revised Code be enacted to 19
read as follows: 20

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Sec. 3333.045. As used in this section, "state institution 21
of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 22
of the Revised Code. 23

The chancellor of higher education, in consultation with state institutions of higher education and members of their boards of trustees, shall develop and annually deliver educational programs for members of a board of trustees of each state institution. The chancellor may deliver the programs virtually and may offer the programs periodically throughout each year. New members of a board of trustees shall participate in the programs at least once in their first two years in office. Current members of a board of trustees shall participate in continuing trustee training at levels to be determined by the chancellor.

The educational programs shall be designed to address the role, duties, and responsibilities of a member of a board of trustees and may include in-service programs on current issues in higher education. In developing the educational programs, the chancellor may consider similar programs offered in other states or through a recognized trustee group.

The educational programs shall include presentations and 41
content related to all of the following: 42
(A) Each board member's duty to the state of Ohio; 43
(B) The committee structure and function of a board of 44
trustees; 45
(C) The duties of the executive committee of a board of 46
trustees; 47
(D) Professional accounting and reporting standards; 48

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(E) Methods for meeting the statutory, regulatory, and 49
fiduciary obligations of a board of trustees; 50
(F) The requirements of the public records law; 51
(G) Institutional ethics and conflicts of interest; 52
(H) Creating and implementing institution-wide rules and 53
regulations; 54
(I) Business operations, administration, budgeting, 55
financing, financial reporting, and financial reserves, 56
including a segment on endowment management; 57
(J) Fixing student general and instructional fees, and 58
other necessary charges, including a review of student debt 59
trends; 60
(K) Overseeing planning, construction, maintenance, 61
expansion, and renovation projects that impact the state 62
institution's consolidated infrastructure, physical facilities, 63
and natural environment, including its lands, improvements, and 64
capital equipment; 65
(L) Workforce planning, strategy, and investment; 66
(M) Institutional advancement, including philanthropic 67
giving, fundraising initiatives, alumni programming, 68
communications and media, government and public relations, and 69
community affairs; 70
(N) Student welfare issues, including academic studies, 71
curriculum, residence life, student governance and activities, 72
and the general physical and psychological well-being of 73
undergraduate and graduate students; 74
(O) Current national and state issues in higher education; 75

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(P) Future national and state issues in higher education; 76
(Q) State and federal anti-discrimination laws and a state 77
institution's obligations under sections 3345.0217, 3345.0218, 78
and 3345.88 of the Revised Code. 79
Sec. 3335.02. (A) The government of the Ohio state 80
university shall be vested in a board of fourteen trustees in 81
2005, and seventeen trustees beginning in 2006, who shall be 82
appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the 83
senate. Two of the seventeen trustees shall be students at the 84
Ohio state university, and their selection and terms shall be in 85
accordance with division (B) of this section. Except 86

(1) For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, except as provided in division (D)(C) of this section and except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on the fourteenth day of May and ending on the thirteenth day of May.

(2) For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, 92
except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall 93
be for six years, commencing on the fourteenth day of May and 94
ending on the thirteenth day of May. 95
Each trustee shall hold office from the date of 96
appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was 97
appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 98
prior to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's 99
predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of 100
such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to 101
the expiration date of the trustee's term until the trustee's 102
successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has 103
elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has served a full 104

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nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be 105
eligible for reappointment until a period of four years has 106
elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person 107
previously served. The trustees shall not receive compensation 108
for their services, but shall be paid their reasonable necessary 109
expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official 110
duties. 111

(B) The student members of the board of trustees of the Ohio state university shall be students at the Ohio state university. Unless student members have been granted voting power under division (C) of this section, they Student members shall have no voting power on the board, shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present, and shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members shall commence on May 14, 1988, and shall expire on May 13, 1989, and the initial term of office of the other student member shall commence on May 14, 1988, and expire on May 13, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the event a student member cannot fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original selection.

(C) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this amendment, the board of trustees shall adopt a resolution that does one of the following:

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(1) Grants the student members of the board voting power 136
on the board. If so granted, in addition to having voting power, 137
the student members shall be considered as members of the board 138
in determining whether a quorum is present and shall be entitled 139
to attend executive sessions of the board. 140
(2) Declares that student members do not have voting power 141
on the board. 142
Thereafter, the board may change the voting status of 143
student trustees by adopting a subsequent resolution. Each 144
resolution adopted under this division shall take effect on the 145
fourteenth day of May following the adoption of the resolution. 146
All members with voting power at the time of the adoption of a 147
resolution may vote on the resolution. 148
If student members are granted voting power under this 149
division, no student shall be disqualified from membership on 150
the board of trustees because the student receives a 151
scholarship, grant, loan, or any other financial assistance 152
payable out of the state treasury or a university fund, or 153
because the student is employed by the university in a position 154
pursuant to a work-study program or other student employment, 155
including as a graduate teaching assistant, graduate 156
administrative assistant, or graduate research assistant, the 157
compensation for which is payable out of the state treasury or a 158
university fund. 159
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a 160
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter 161
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code. 162
(D)(1)(C)(1) The initial terms of office for the three 163
additional trustees appointed in 2005 shall commence on a date 164

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in 2005 that is selected by the governor with one term of office expiring on May 13, 2009, one term of office expiring on May 13, 2010, and one term of office expiring on May 13, 2011, as designated by the governor upon appointment. Thereafter terms of office for trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, shall be for nine years, as provided in division $\nrightarrow$ (A)(1) of this section. Terms of office for trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, shall be for six years, as provided in division (A)(2) of this section.

(2) The initial terms of office for the three additional trustees appointed in 2006 shall commence on May 14, 2006, with one term of office expiring on May 13, 2012, one term of office expiring on May 13, 2013, and one term of office expiring on May 13, 2014, as designated by the governor upon appointment. Thereafter terms of office for trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, shall be for nine years, as provided in division (A) (A)(1) of this section. Terms of office for trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, shall be for six years, as provided in division (A)(2) of this section.

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Sec. 3335.09. The board of trustees of the Ohio state university shall elect, fix the compensation of, and remove, the president and such number of professors, teachers, and other employees as are necessary. Except as provided under division (C) of section 3335.02 of the Revised Code, no No trustee, or relative of a trustee by blood or marriage, shall be eligible to a professorship or position in the university, the compensation for which is payable out of the state treasury or a university fund. The board shall fix and regulate the course of instruction and prescribe the extent and character of experiments to be made at the university.

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Sec. 3337.01. (A) The body politic and corporate by the name and style of "The President and Trustees of the Ohio University" now in the university instituted and established in Athens by the name and style of "The Ohio University" shall consist of a board of trustees composed of eleven members, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. At least five of the trustees who are not students shall be graduates of Ohio university. Two of the trustees shall be students at Ohio university, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. Except For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on the fourteenth day of May and ending on the thirteenth day of May, except that upon expiration of the term ending on May 14, 1978, the new term which succeeds it shall commence on May 15, 1978, and end on May 13, 1987. For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for six years, commencing on the fourteenth day of May and ending on the thirteenth day of May. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person

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previously served. Such trustees shall receive no compensation 227
for their services, but shall be paid their actual and necessary 228
expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official 229
duties. 230

(B) The student members of the board of trustees of the Ohio university have no voting power on the board. Student members shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members shall commence on May 14, $\1988_{\pm}$ and shall expire on May 13, 1989, and the initial term of office of the other student member shall commence on May 14, $\1988_{\pm}$ and expire on May 13, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot fulfill the student member's two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original selection.

Sec. 3339.01. (A) The government of Miami university shall be vested in eleven trustees, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at Miami university, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. Except For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, except for

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the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on the first day of March and ending on the last day of February, except that upon expiration of the trustee term ending on March 1, 1974, the trustee term which succeeds it shall commence on March 2, $1974_{\pmb{\iota}}$ and end on February 28, 1983; upon expiration of the trustee term ending on March 1, 1977, the trustee term which succeeds it shall commence on March 2, $1977_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}$ and end on February 28, 1986; upon expiration of the trustee term ending on March 1, 1978, the trustee term which succeeds it shall commence on March 2, $1978_{\pm}$ and end on February 28, 1987; and upon expiration of the trustee term ending on March 1, 1979, the trustee term which succeeds it shall commence on March 2, $1979_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}$ and end on February 29, 1988. For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for six years, commencing on the first day of March and ending on the last day of February. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the end of the term for which the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until a successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person previously served. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties.

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(B) The student members of the board of trustees of Miami university have no voting power on the board. Student members shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members shall commence on March 1, $\1988_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}$ and shall expire on February 28, 1989, and the initial term of office of the other student member shall commence on March 1, $\1988_{\pm}$ and expire on February 28, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the last day of February. In the event that a student member cannot fulfill the student member's two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original selection.

Sec. 3341.02. (A) The government of Bowling Green state university is vested in a board of eleven trustees, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at Bowling Green state university, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. Except For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on the seventeenth day of May and ending on the sixteenth day of May. No person who has served a full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for reappointment until a period of

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four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person previously served. For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for six years, commencing on the seventeenth day of May and ending on the sixteenth day of May.

(B) The student members of the board of trustees of Bowling Green state university have no voting power on the board. Student members shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members shall commence on March 17, 1988, and shall expire on March 16, 1989, and the initial term of office of the other student member shall commence on March 17, 1988, and expire on March 16, 1990. After September 22, 2000, terms of office shall commence on the seventeenth day of May and shall end on the sixteenth day of May. Terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot fulfill the student member's two-year term, a replacement shall be selected in the manner used for the original selection to fill the unexpired term.

(C) The government of Kent state university is vested in a 347
board of eleven trustees, who shall be appointed by the 348
governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the 349
trustees shall be students at Kent state university, and their 350

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selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (D) of this section. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. Except For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on the seventeenth day of May and ending on the sixteenth day of May. No person who has served a full nineyear term or more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person previously served. For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for six years, commencing on the seventeenth day of May and ending on the sixteenth day of May.

(D) The student members of the board of trustees of Kent 364
state university have no voting power on the board. Student 365
members shall not be considered as members of the board in 366
determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall 367
not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The 368
student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, 369
with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five 370
candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the 371
university's student governments and approved by the 372
university's board of trustees. The initial term of office of 373
one of the student members shall commence on May 17, 1988, and 374
shall expire on May 16, 1989, and the initial term of office of 375
the other student member shall commence on May 17, 1988, and 376
expire on May 16, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student 377
members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day 378
of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the 379
event that a student member cannot fulfill the student member's 380
two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the 381

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unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original 382
selection. 383
(E) The trustees shall receive no compensation for their 384
services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses 385
while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. 386
(F) Each trustee shall hold office from the date of 387
appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was 388
appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 389
prior to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's 390
predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of 391
such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to 392
the expiration date of the trustee's term until a successor 393
takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, 394
whichever occurs first. 395
Sec. 3343.02. (A) The government of Central state 396
university shall be vested in a board of trustees to be known as 397
"the board of trustees of the Central state university." Such 398
board shall consist of eleven members who shall be appointed by 399
the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of 400
the trustees shall be students at Central state university, and 401
their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division 402
(B) of this section. A majority of the board constitutes a 403
quorum. Except For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, 404
except for the student members, terms of office shall be for 405
nine years, commencing on the first day of July and ending on 406
the thirtieth day of June. For trustees appointed on or after 407
July 1, 2025, except for the student members, terms of office 408
shall be for six years, commencing on the first day of July and 409
ending on the thirtieth day of June. Each member shall hold 410
office from the date of appointment until the end of the term 411

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for which the member was appointed. Any member appointed to fill 412
a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for 413
which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office 414
for the remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in 415
office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term 416
until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of 417
sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who 418
has served a full nine-year term or more than six years of such 419
a term shall be eligible for reappointment until a period of 420
four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which 421
the person previously served. 422
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of 423
Central state university have no voting power on the board. 424
Student members shall not be considered as members of the board 425
in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members 426
shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. 427
The student members of the board shall be appointed by the 428
governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a 429
group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure 430
adopted by the university's student governments and approved by 431
the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office 432
of one of the student members shall commence on July 1, $\1988_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}$ 433
and shall expire on June 30, 1989, and the initial term of 434
office of the other student member shall commence on July 1, 435
$\1988_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}$ and expire on June 30, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office 436
of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on 437
the same day of the same month of the year as the term it 438
succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot fulfill a 439
two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the 440
unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original 441
selection. 442

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Sec. 3344.01. (A) There is hereby created the Cleveland 443
state university. The government of the Cleveland state 444
university is vested in a board of eleven trustees, who shall be 445
appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the 446
senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at the Cleveland 447
state university, and their selection and terms shall be in 448
accordance with division (B) of this section. Except For 449
trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, except for the student 450
members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on 451
the second day of May and ending on the first day of May. For 452
trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, except for the 453
student members, terms of office shall be for six years, 454
commencing on the second day of May and ending on the first day 455
of May. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of 456
appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was 457
appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 458
prior to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's 459
predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of 460
such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to 461
the expiration date of the trustee's term until the trustee's 462
successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has 463
elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has served a full 464
nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be 465
eligible for reappointment until a period of four years has 466
elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person 467
previously served. The trustees shall receive no compensation 468
for their services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary 469
expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official 470
duties. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. 471

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Student members shall not be considered as members of the board 474
in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members 475
shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. 476
The student members of the board shall be appointed by the 477
governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a 478
group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure 479
adopted by the university's student governments and approved by 480
the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office 481
of one of the student members shall commence on May 2, $\boldsymbol{1988_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}}$ and 482
shall expire on May 1, 1989, and the initial term of office of 483
the other student member shall commence on May 2, $\1988_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}$ and 484
expire on May 1, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student 485
members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day 486
of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the 487
event that a student member cannot fulfill a two-year term, a 488
replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the 489
same manner used to make the original selection. 490
Sec. 3345.029. (A) As used in this section: 491
(1) "Community college" has the same meaning as in section 492
3333.168 of the Revised Code. 493
(2) "Course syllabus" means a document produced for 494
students by a course instructor that includes all of the 495
following: 496
(a) The name of the course instructor; 497
(b) A calendar for the course outlining what materials and 498
topics will be covered and when during the course they will be 499
covered; 500
(c) A list of any required or recommended readings for the 501
course; 502
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(d) The course instructor's professional qualifications. 503
(3) "General syllabus" means a document produced for 504
students by a community college regarding a course that includes 505
both of the following: 506
(a) A calendar for the course outlining what materials and 507
topics will be covered and when during the course they will be 508
covered; 509
(b) A list of any required or recommended readings for the 510
course. 511
(4) "State institution of higher education" has the same 512
meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. 513
(B) Each state institution of higher education shall make 514
a syllabus for each undergraduate course it offers for college 515
credit publicly available by doing one of the following: 516
(1) Ensuring that each course instructor posts a course 517
syllabus on a publicly accessible web site. Each such web site 518
shall include the following information: 519
(a) The course instructor's professional qualifications; 520
(b) The course instructor's contact information; 521
(c) The course instructor's course schedule; 522
(d) The course syllabus for each course the instructor is 523
currently teaching, which shall be accessible by link or 524
download through the web site. 525
(2) Posting a course syllabus for each course on the 526
institution's publicly accessible web site. Each course syllabus 527
shall be all of the following: 528
(a) Accessible from the main page of the state 529
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institution's web site by use of not more than three links; 530
(b) Searchable by keywords and phrases; 531
(c) Accessible to the public without requiring user 532
registration of any kind. 533
(3) If the institution is a community college, posting a 534
general syllabus for a course on the college's publicly 535
accessible web site. Each general syllabus shall be all of the 536
following: 537
(a) Accessible from the main page of the college's web 538
site by use of not more than three links; 539
(b) Searchable by keywords and phrases; 540
(c) Accessible to the public without requiring user 541
registration of any kind. 542
(C)(1) Each state institution shall make a syllabus 543
available in accordance with division (B) of this section not 544
later than the first day of classes for the semester or academic 545
term in which the course is offered. 546
(2) For any syllabus posted under division (B)(1) of this 547
section that is no longer used, the course instructor shall, 548
upon request, make that syllabus available for not less than two 549
years after that syllabus was posted under that division. 550
(3) Any syllabus posted under division (B)(2) or (3) of 551
this section shall remain posted on the state institution's web 552
site for not less than two years after it was first posted. 553
(4) To the extent practicable, each state institution 554
shall ensure that the most recently updated syllabus for each 555
undergraduate course it offers for college credit is posted in 556

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cordance with division (B) of this section. 557
(D) Divisions (B) and (C) of this section do not apply to 558
a college course that is offered through the college credit plus 559
program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code, 560
delivered in a secondary school, and taught by a high school 561
teacher. 562
(E) Each state institution shall designate an 563
administrator to implement the institution's responsibilities 564
under this section. The administrator may assign duties for that 565
purpose to one or more administrative employees. 566
(F) Each state institution shall prepare a written report 567
regarding its compliance with the requirements under this 568
section for the chancellor of higher education in accordance 569
with guidelines established under section 3345.0219 of the 570
Revised Code. 571
The chancellor shall prepare a report that includes each 572
report received from a state institution under this division. 573
Sec. 3345.0216. (A) Each state institution of higher 574
education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, 575
shall incorporate all of the following statements into a 576
statement of commitment: 577
(1) The institution declares that it will educate students 578
by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to 579
seek the truth. 580
(2) The institution declares that its duty is to equip 581
students with the opportunity to develop the intellectual skills 582
they need to reach their own, informed conclusions. 583
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requiring, favoring, disfavoring, or prohibiting speech or 585
lawful assembly. 586

(4) The institution declares it is committed to create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences in opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community.

(5) The institution declares that its duty is to treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, to hold them to equal standards, and to provide them equality of opportunity.

(B) Each state institution of higher education shall include the statement of commitment developed under this section on all official institution documents and prominently post the statement on its publicly accessible web site.

Sec. 3345.0217. (A) As used in this section:

(1) "Controversial belief or policy" means any belief or policy that is the subject of political controversy, including issues such as climate policies, electoral politics, foreign policy, diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, immigration policy, marriage, or abortion.

(2) "Intellectual diversity" means multiple, divergent, and varied perspectives on an extensive range of public policy issues.

(3) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.

(B) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the board of trustees of each state institution of higher education shall adopt and enforce a policy that requires

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the institution to do all of the following: 613
(1)(a) Prohibit all of the following: 614
(i) Any orientation or training course regarding 615
diversity, equity, and inclusion; 616
(ii) The continuation of existing diversity, equity, and 617
inclusion offices or departments; 618
(iii) Establishing new diversity, equity, and inclusion 619
offices or departments; 620
(iv) Using diversity, equity, and inclusion in job 621
descriptions; 622
(v) Contracting with consultants or third-parties whose 623
role is or would be to promote admissions, hiring, or promotion 624
on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual 625
orientation, gender identity, or gender expression; 626
(vi) The establishment of any new institutional 627
scholarships that use diversity, equity, and inclusion in any 628
manner. For any institutional scholarships existing on the 629
effective date of this section, a state institution shall, to 630
the extent possible, eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion 631
requirements. If the state institution is unable to do so 632
because of donor requirements, the institution may continue to 633
offer those institutional scholarships. However, the state 634
institution shall not accept any additional funds for the 635
operation of institutional scholarships that have diversity, 636
equity, and inclusion requirements. 637
(b) A state institution shall not replace any orientation, 638

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division with an orientation, training, office, or position 641
under a different designation that serves the same or similar 642
purposes, or that uses the same or similar means. 643

(c) In the event that the requirements to obtain a research grant conflict with the prohibitions listed under division (B)(1)(a) of this section, a state institution shall endeavor, to the extent possible, to comply with division (B)(1) (a) of this section while retaining eligibility for the research grant, including by consulting with legal counsel. A state institution that is unable to comply with division (B)(1)(a) of this section with respect to a research grant shall submit a written request for an exception to the chancellor of higher education. The exception request shall include an explanation of the circumstances and the effort made by the state institution to comply with division (B)(1)(a) of this section while retaining eligibility for the research grant.

(d) Divisions (B)(1)(a) and (c) of this section do not apply to agreements or contracts regarding any research grants entered into prior to the effective date of this section. Divisions (B)(1)(a) and (c) of this section apply to any renewal of such agreements or contracts occurring on or after the effective date of this section.

(2) Affirm and declare that its primary function is to 663
practice, or support the practice, discovery, improvement, 664
transmission, and dissemination of knowledge and citizenship 665
education by means of research, teaching, discussion, and 666
debate; 667
(3) Affirm and declare that, to fulfill the function 668
described in division (B)(2) of this section, the state 669
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diversity; 671

(4) Affirm and declare that faculty and staff shall allow and encourage students to reach their own conclusions about all controversial beliefs or policies and shall not seek to indoctrinate any social, political, or religious point of view;

(5) Demonstrate intellectual diversity for course approval, approval of courses to satisfy general education requirements, student course evaluations, common reading programs, annual reviews, strategic goals for each department, and student learning outcomes.

Divisions (B)(2) to (5) of this section do not apply to the exercise of professional judgment about how to accomplish intellectual diversity within an academic discipline, unless that exercise is misused to constrict intellectual diversity.

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(6) Declare that it will not endorse or oppose, as an institution, any controversial belief or policy, except on matters that directly impact the institution's funding or mission of discovery, improvement, and dissemination of knowledge. The institution may also endorse the congress of the United States when it establishes a state of armed hostility against a foreign power.

This division does not include the recognition of national and state holidays, support for the Constitution and laws of the United States or the state of Ohio, or the display of the American or Ohio flag.

(7) Affirm and declare that the state institution will not encourage, discourage, require, or forbid students, faculty, or administrators to endorse, assent to, or publicly express a given ideology, political stance, or view of a social policy,

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nor will the institution require students to do any of those 700
things to obtain an undergraduate or post-graduate degree. 701
Divisions (B)(6) and (7) of this section do not apply to 702
the exercise of professional judgment about whether to endorse 703
the consensus or foundational beliefs of an academic discipline, 704
unless that exercise is misused to take an action prohibited in 705
division (B)(6) of this section. 706
(8) Prohibit political and ideological litmus tests in all 707
hiring, promotion, and admissions decisions, including diversity 708
statements and any other requirement that applicants describe 709
their commitment to any ideology, principle, concept, or 710
formulation that requires commitment to any controversial belief 711
or policy; 712
(9) Affirm and declare that no hiring, promotion, or 713
admissions process or decision shall encourage, discourage, 714
require, or forbid students, faculty, or administrators to 715
endorse, assent to, or publicly express a given ideology or 716
political stance; 717
(10) Affirm and declare that the state institution will 718
not use a diversity statement or any other assessment of an 719
applicant's political or ideological views in any hiring, 720
promotions, or admissions process or decision; 721
(11) Affirm and declare that no process or decision 722
regulating conditions of work or study, such as committee 723
assignments, course scheduling, or workload adjustment policies, 724
shall encourage, discourage, require, or forbid students, 725
faculty, or administrators to endorse, assent to, or publicly 726
express a given ideology or political stance; 727
(12) Affirm and declare that the state institution will 728
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seek out invited speakers who have diverse ideological or 729
political views; 730
(13) Post prominently on its web site a complete list of 731
all speaker fees, honoraria, and other emoluments in excess of 732
five hundred dollars for events that are sponsored by the state 733
institution. That information shall be all of the following: 734
(a) Accessible from the main page of the institution's web 735
site by use of not more than three links; 736
(b) Searchable by keywords and phrases; 737
(c) Accessible to the public without requiring user 738
registration of any kind. 739
(C) Each state institution of higher education shall 740
respond to complaints from any student, student group, or 741
faculty member about an alleged violation of the prohibitions 742
and requirements included in the policy adopted under this 743
section using the process established under division (C) of 744
section 3345.0215 of the Revised Code. 745
(D) Nothing in this section prohibits faculty or students 746
from classroom instruction, discussion, or debate, so long as 747
faculty members remain committed to expressing intellectual 748
diversity and allowing intellectual diversity to be expressed. 749
(E) The general assembly may withhold or reduce any state 750
operating subsidy payments, state capital improvement funds, or 751
other state appropriation to a state institution of higher 752
education if the general assembly determines the institution has 753
failed to comply with the requirements established under this 754
section. 755
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(1) "Intellectual diversity" has the same meaning as in 757
section 3345.0217 of the Revised Code. 758
(2) "State institution of higher education" has the same 759
meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. 760
(B) Each state institution of higher education shall 761
respond to complaints regarding any administrator, faculty 762
member, staff, or student who interferes with the intellectual 763
diversity rights, prescribed under section 3345.0217 of the 764
Revised Code, of another using the process established under 765
division (C) of section 3345.0215 of the Revised Code. 766
(C) Each state institution shall inform all of its 767
students and employees of the protections afforded to them under 768
section 3345.0217 of the Revised Code and any policies it has 769
adopted to put them into practice, including by providing the 770
information to new employees and to each student during any new 771
student orientation the institution offers. 772
(D) Each state institution shall comply with any reporting 773
guidelines established by the chancellor under section 3345.0219 774
of the Revised Code regarding any violations of the intellectual 775
diversity rights prescribed under section 3345.0217 of the 776
Revised Code by any individual under the institution's 777
jurisdiction and any consequent disciplinary sanctions issued 778
for that violation. 779
Sec. 3345.0219. Each state institution of higher 780
education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, 781
shall comply with guidelines established by the chancellor of 782
higher education when the institution adopts policies or issues 783
reports under sections 3345.029, 3345.0217, 3345.0218, 3345.452, 784
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Revised Code. The guidelines shall address the form and manner 786
by which the state institution shall submit a policy or report 787
to the chancellor when the institution is required to do so by 788
one of those sections. The chancellor shall post each such 789
policy or report that the chancellor receives on the 790
chancellor's publicly accessible web site. 791

Sec. 3345.382. (A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.

(B) Each state institution of higher education shall develop a course with not fewer than three credit hours in the subject area of American civic literacy. The course shall include a study of the American economic system and capitalism. The course shall comply with the criteria, policies, and procedures established under section 3333.16 of the Revised Code. The course may be offered under the college credit plus program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code. The course shall, at a minimum, require each student to read all the following:

(1) The entire Constitution of the United States; 805
(2) The entire Declaration of Independence; 806

(3) A minimum of five essays in their entirety from the Federalist Papers. The essays shall be selected by the department chair.

(4) The entire Emancipation Proclamation;

(5) The entire Gettysburg Address;

(6) The entire Letter from Birmingham Jail written by Dr. in Luther King Jr;

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(7) The writings of Adam Smith, including a study of the principles written in The Wealth of Nations.

Any student who takes the course shall be required to pass a cumulative final examination at the conclusion of the course that assesses student proficiency about the documents described in divisions (B)(1) to (7) of this section.

Each state institution of higher education board of trustees shall adopt a resolution approving a plan to offer the course developed under this section. Each state institution shall submit that plan to the chancellor of higher education. The chancellor shall review and approve each plan. Prior to approving a plan, the chancellor may require a state institution to revise the plan and the course.

(C) Beginning with students who graduate from a state institution of higher education in the spring semester, or equivalent quarter, of the 2029-2030 academic year, no state institution of higher education shall grant a bachelor's degree to any student unless the student completes a course described in division (B) of this section. A state institution may require students to complete the course as part of the institution's general education courses of study.

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This section does not apply to associate's degree 836
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Sec. 3345.45. (A) On or before January 1, 1994, the The 838
chancellor of higher education jointly with all state 839
universities institutions of higher education, as defined in 840
section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall develop standards 841
for instructional workloads for full-time and part-time faculty 842

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in keeping with the universities' institutions' missions and 843
with special emphasis on the undergraduate learning experience. 844
The standards shall contain clear guidelines for institutions to 845
determine a range of acceptable undergraduate teaching by 846
faculty. 847

(B) On or before June 30, 1994, the The board of trustees of each state university institution of higher education shall take formal action to adopt a faculty workload policy consistent with the standards developed under this section. Notwithstanding section 4117.08 of the Revised Code, the policies adopted under this section are not appropriate subjects for collective bargaining. Notwithstanding division (A) of section 4117.10 of the Revised Code, any policy adopted under this section by a board of trustees prevails over any conflicting provisions of any collective bargaining agreement between an employees organization and that board of trustees.

(C)(1) The board of trustees of each state university institution of higher education shall review the university's institution's policy on faculty tenure and update that policy to promote excellence in instruction, research, service, or commercialization, or any combination thereof.

(2) Beginning on July 1, 2018, as As a condition for a state university institution of higher education to receive any state funds for research that are allocated to the department of higher education under the appropriation line items referred to as either "research incentive third frontier fund" or "research incentive third frontier-tax," the chancellor shall require the university institution to include multiple pathways for faculty tenure, one of which may be a commercialization pathway, in its policy.

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(D)(1) At least once every five years, each state 873
institution of higher education shall update its faculty 874
workload policy and submit the policy to the chancellor. The 875
updated policies shall be approved by the state institution's 876
board of trustees each time it is submitted to the chancellor. 877
(2) Each state institution of higher education's faculty 878
workload policy shall include all of the following: 879
(a) An objective and numerically defined teaching workload 880
expectation based on credit hours as defined in 34 C.F.R. 600.2; 881
(b) A definition of all faculty workload elements in terms 882
of credit hours as defined in 34 CFR 600.2 with a full-time 883
workload minimum standard established by the board of trustees 884
and made publicly accessible on the state institution's web 885
site; 886
(c) A definition of justifiable credit hour equivalents 887
for activities other than teaching, including research, clinical 888
care, administration, service, and other activities as 889
determined by the state institution of higher education; 890
(d) Administrative action that a state institution of 891
higher education may take, including censure, remedial training, 892
for-cause termination, or other disciplinary action, regardless 893
of tenure status, if a faculty member fails to comply with the 894
policy's requirements. Termination under these circumstances 895
requires the recommendation of the dean, provost, or equivalent 896
official, concurrence of the state institution of higher 897
education's president, and approval of the state institution of 898
higher education's board of trustees. 899
Sec. 3345.451. (A) As used in this section, "state 900
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section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. 902
(B) The chancellor of higher education shall develop a 903
minimum set of standard questions for use by state institutions 904
of higher education in student evaluations of faculty members. 905
The questions shall include the following: 906
"Does the faculty member create a classroom atmosphere 907
free of political, racial, gender, and religious bias?" 908
(C) Each state institution of higher education shall 909
establish a written system of faculty evaluations completed by 910
students with a focus on teaching effectiveness and student 911
learning. Each state institution shall include in its student 912
evaluations of faculty the minimum set of standard questions 913
developed by the chancellor in division (B) of this section. 914
(D) Each state institution of higher education shall 915
establish a written system of peer evaluations for faculty 916
members with emphasis placed on the faculty member's 917
professional development regarding the faculty member's teaching 918
responsibilities. 919
Sec. 3345.452. (A) As used in this section, "state 920
institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in 921
section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. 922
(B) The board of trustees of each state institution of 923
higher education shall adopt a faculty annual performance 924
evaluation policy and submit the policy to the chancellor of 925
higher education. Each policy must contain an appeals process 926
for faculty to appeal the final evaluation. Each state 927
institution's board of trustees shall review and update its 928
policy every five years. 929
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conduct an annual evaluation for each full-time faculty member who it directly compensates.

(D) Each faculty annual performance evaluation shall meet all of the following:

(1) The evaluation is comprehensive and includes standardized, objective, and measurable performance metrics.

(2) The evaluation includes an assessment of performance for each of the following areas that the faculty member has spent at least five per cent of their annual work time on over the preceding year:

(a) Teaching;

(b) Research;

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(e) Administration;

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(3) The evaluation includes a summary assessment of the performance areas listed in division (D)(2) of this section including the parameters "exceeds performance expectations," "meets performance expectations," or "does not meet performance expectations."

(4) Student evaluations conducted pursuant to section
3345.451 of the Revised Code account for at least twenty-five
per cent of the teaching area component of the evaluation. (5) The evaluation establishes a projected work effort
distribution for the faculty member for the next year which

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shall be used during the next year's evaluation. The 958
distribution shall be compliant with the state institution's 959
established workload policies adopted under section 3345.45 of 960
the Revised Code and shall receive approval from the dean of 961
faculty or the equivalent. 962
(E) Evaluations shall be conducted by the department 963
chairperson or equivalent administrator, reviewed and approved 964
or disapproved by the dean, and submitted to the provost for 965
review. If there is disagreement between the chairperson and 966
dean, the provost shall have final decision authority. 967
Sec. 3345.453. This section applies only to state 968
institutions of higher education that have tenured faculty 969
members. 970
(A) As used in this section, "state institution of higher 971
education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the 972
Revised Code. 973
(B) The board of trustees of each state institution of 974
higher education shall adopt a post-tenure review policy and 975
submit the policy to the chancellor of higher education. Each 976
policy must contain an appeals process for tenured faculty whose 977
post-tenure review process results in a recommendation for 978
administrative action pursuant to division (G) of this section. 979
Each state institution's board of trustees shall update the 980
post-tenure review policy every five years. 981
(C) A state institution of higher education shall conduct 982
a post-tenure review if a tenured faculty member receives a 983
"does not meet performance expectations" evaluation within the 984
same evaluative category for a minimum of two of the past three 985

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evaluation conducted pursuant to section 3345.452 of the Revised Code.

(D) A state institution of higher education shall subject any faculty member who maintains tenure after a post-tenure review and receives an additional "does not meet performance expectations" assessment on any area of the faculty member's annual performance evaluation in the subsequent two years to an additional post-tenure review.

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(E) The department chairperson, dean of faculty, or provost of a state institution of higher education may require an immediate and for cause post-tenure review at any time for a faculty member who has a documented and sustained record of significant underperformance outside of the faculty member's annual performance evaluation. For this purpose, for cause shall not be based on a faculty member's allowable expression of academic freedom as defined by the state institution of higher education or Ohio law.

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tenure review due process period, from beginning to end, shall 1005
not exceed six months, except that a one-time two-month 1006
extension may be granted by the state institution's president. 1007
(G) The state institution of higher education's provost 1008
shall submit a recommended outcome of the post-tenure review 1009
process to the institution's entity that is responsible for the 1010
final decision of post-tenure review pursuant to the 1011
institution's policy. The administrative action that a state 1012
institution of higher education may take includes censure, 1013
remedial training, or for-cause termination, regardless of 1014
tenure status, and any other action permitted by the 1015
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Sec. 3345.454. This section applies only to state 1017
institutions of higher education that have tenured faculty 1018
members. 1019

(A) As used in this section: (1) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Retrenchment" means a process by which a state institution of higher education reduces programs or services, thus resulting in a temporary suspension or permanent separation of one or more institution faculty, to account for a reduction in student population or overall funding, a change to institutional missions or programs, or other fiscal pressures or emergencies facing the institution.

(B) In addition to the policies described in sections 3345.45 to 3345.453 of the Revised Code, each state institution of higher education board of trustees shall develop policies on tenure and retrenchment. Each state institution shall submit those policies to the chancellor of higher education. Each state institution's board of trustees shall update those policies every five years.

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(C) A state institution of higher education shall eliminate any undergraduate degree program it offers if the institution confers an average of fewer than five degrees in that program annually over any three-year period. A state institution shall not consider any academic year prior to the first academic year in which an undergraduate degree is conferred in determining whether this division applies to the program offering that degree.

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for a program to which this division applies. State institutions 1046
shall appeal for a waiver in a form and manner determined by the 1047
chancellor. If the chancellor grants a waiver to a state 1048
institution, the chancellor shall establish terms under which 1049
the state institution may conditionally continue the program, 1050
including whether the program is eligible to be supported by 1051
state share of instruction funds. 1052
Sec. 3345.455. With respect to a collective bargaining 1053
agreement entered into on or after the effective date of this 1054
section, both of the following apply to the standards, policies, 1055
and systems adopted under sections 3345.45 to 3345.454 of the 1056
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(A) Notwithstanding section 4117.08 of the Revised Code, 1058
the standards, policies, and systems are not appropriate 1059
subjects for collective bargaining. 1060
(B) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 4117.10 of the 1061
Revised Code, the standards, policies, and systems prevail over 1062
any conflicting provision of a collective bargaining agreement. 1063
Sec. 3345.456. (A) As used in this section: 1064
(1) "State institution of higher education" has the same 1065
meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. 1066
(2) "Retrenchment" has the same meaning as in section 1067
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(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 1069
3345.454 or 3345.455 of the Revised Code, a state institution of 1070
higher education that is a party to a collective bargaining 1071
agreement in effect on the effective date of this section 1072
containing a provision regarding retrenchment shall only 1073
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renewed collective bargaining agreement with respect to 1075
institution faculty that have at least thirty years, but not 1076
more than thirty-five years, of service in one of the state 1077
retirement systems at the time of any retrenchment 1078
determination. 1079
(C) Nothing in this section prohibits a faculty member 1080
from accepting any separation incentive that may otherwise be 1081
offered by a state institution of higher education, regardless 1082
of whether the incentive is contained in a collective bargaining 1083
agreement. 1084
Sec. 3345.591. (A) As used in this section: 1085
(1) "People's Republic of China" means the government of 1086
China, the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Liberation 1087
Army, or any other extension of, or entity affiliated with, the 1088
government of China. 1089
(2) "State institution of higher education" has the same 1090
meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. 1091
(B) No state institution of higher education shall accept 1092
gifts, donations, or contributions from the People's Republic of 1093
China or any organization the institution reasonably suspects is 1094
acting on behalf of the People's Republic of China. 1095
Nothing in this section prohibits a state institution of 1096
higher education from accepting payments from Chinese citizens 1097
related to instructional fees, general fees, special fees, cost 1098
of instruction, or educational expenses or donations from the 1099
institution's alumni. 1100
Nothing in this section prohibits a state institution of 1101
higher education from receiving philanthropic or unrestricted 1102
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requirements provided for in division (E) of this section. 1104
(C) Each state institution shall submit to the chancellor 1105
of higher education a copy of the report it submits to the 1106
United States department of education pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1107
1011(f). 1108
(D) Upon request, the chancellor shall make any 1109
information reported under division (C) of this section 1110
available to any member of the general assembly. 1111
(E) A state institution shall notify the chancellor of any 1112
new or renewed academic partnership with an academic or research 1113
institution located in China. A state institution shall only 1114
enter into a new or renewed academic partnership with an 1115
academic or research institution located in China if the state 1116
institution maintains sufficient structural safeguards to 1117
protect the state institution's intellectual property, the 1118
security of the state of Ohio, and the national security 1119
interests of the United States. The safeguards shall include, at 1120
a minimum, all of the following: 1121

(1) Compliance with all federal requirements, including the requirements of federal research sponsors and federal export control agencies, including regulations regarding international traffic in arms and export administration regulations, and economic and trade sanctions administered by the federal office of foreign assets control;

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(2) Annual formal institution-level programs for faculty
on conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment; (3) A formalized foreign visitor process and uniform
visiting scholar agreement. (F) The auditor of state shall audit the safeguards

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implemented by state institutions of higher education under 1133
division (E) of this section in the course of a normal audit 1134
conducted under section 117.46 of the Revised Code. 1135
Sec. 3345.80. (A) As used in this section, "state 1136
institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in 1137
section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. 1138
(B) For each biennial main operating appropriations bill 1139
and capital appropriations bill, each state institution of 1140
higher education shall prepare, in accordance with guidelines 1141
established under section 3345.0219 of the Revised Code, a 1142
rolling five-year summary of its institutional costs to be 1143
considered by the general assembly when evaluating operating and 1144
capital project funding. The chancellor shall submit a report 1145
including each state institution's five-year institutional cost 1146
summaries to the general assembly under section 101.68 of the 1147
Revised Code. 1148
(C) Each state institution of higher education's five-year 1149
institutional cost summary shall consist of the following 1150
categories: 1151
(1) All costs related to student instruction, including 1152
instructor salaries, benefits, and related operating costs; 1153
(2) All general staff costs related to maintenance, 1154
grounds, utilities, food service, and other areas as determined 1155
by the institution; 1156
(3) All other costs for staff, including academic 1157
administrators, counseling, financial aid assistance, healthcare 1158
services, and housing management. 1159
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(1) A detailed breakdown of annual costs and employee headcounts; (2) A complete accounting of all spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion, or related subjects; (3) An annual count of all faculty, administration, and employees.

(E) The chancellor shall consult with state institutions of higher education to develop a standardized reporting format for the institutional cost summaries and a uniform approach to completing the categories required in division (C) of this section.

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(F) During the general assembly's consideration of the main operating appropriations and capital appropriations bills, the president of each state institution of higher education or the chancellor of higher education shall have the opportunity to present in the appropriate hearings conducted by committees that consider higher education legislation to provide commentary on trends, potential justifications, or other explanations regarding the institution's five-year summary of institutional costs.

(G) Prior to the enactment of the main operating appropriations and capital appropriations bills, the chancellor shall create and present to the general assembly an aggregation report summarizing the total institutional costs for state universities and community colleges separately.

Sec. 3345.88. (A) As used in this section:

(1) "Position, policy, program, and activity" includes all of the following:

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(a) All forms of employment, including staff positions, 1190
internships, and work studies; 1191
(b) All policies, including mission statements, hiring 1192
policies, promotion policies, and tenure policies; 1193
(c) All programs and positions, including deanships, 1194
provostships, offices, programs, programs presented by residence 1195
halls, and committees; 1196
(d) All activities, including those conducted by the 1197
administrative units of orientation, first-year experience, 1198
student life, and residential life. 1199
(2) "State institution of higher education" has the same 1200
meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. 1201
(B) With respect to every position, policy, program, and 1202
activity, each state institution of higher education shall do 1203
both of the following: 1204
(1) Treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, 1205
hold every individual to equal standards, and provide those 1206
individuals with equality of opportunity with regard to those 1207
individuals' race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, 1208
gender identity, or gender expression; 1209
(2) Provide no advantage or disadvantage to faculty, 1210
staff, or students on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, 1211
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression 1212
in admissions, hiring, promotion, tenuring, or workplace 1213
conditions. 1214
(C) No state institution of higher education shall provide 1215
or require training for any administrator, teacher, staff 1216
member, or employee that advocates or promotes any of the 1217

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following concepts: 1218
(1) One race or sex is inherently superior to another race 1219
or sex. 1220
(2) An individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is 1221
inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or 1222
unconsciously. 1223
(3) An individual should be discriminated against or 1224
receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the 1225
individual's race. 1226
(4) Members of one race cannot nor should not attempt to 1227
treat others without respect to race. 1228
(5) An individual's moral standing or worth is necessarily 1229
determined by the individual's race or sex. 1230
(6) An individual, by virtue of the individual's race or 1231
sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by 1232
other members of the same race or sex. 1233
(7) An individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, 1234
or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or 1235
her race or sex. 1236
(8) Meritocracy or traits such as hard work ethic are 1237
racist or sexist, or were created by members of a particular 1238
race to oppress members of another race. 1239
(9) Fault, blame, or bias should be assigned to a race or 1240
sex, or to members of a race or sex because of their race or 1241
sex. 1242
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or facilitating continuing education that complies with this 1245
division's requirements to public safety officers. 1246

(D) Each state institution of higher education shall implement a range of disciplinary sanctions for any administrator, teacher, staff member, or employee who authorizes or engages in a training prohibited in division (C) of this section.

(E) Each state institution of higher education shall issue a report in accordance with guidelines established under section 3345.0219 of the Revised Code regarding each of the following:

(1) All violations of division (D) of this section committed by anyone under the institution's jurisdiction and of all consequent disciplinary sanctions;

(2) Statistics on the academic qualifications of accepted and matriculating students, disaggregated by race and sex. The statistics shall include information correlating students' academic qualifications and retention rates, disaggregated by race and sex.

(F) Each state institution of higher education shall prohibit all policies designed explicitly to segregate faculty, staff, or students based on those individuals' race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression in credit-earning classroom settings, formal orientation ceremonies, and formal graduation ceremonies.

(G) Each state institution of higher education shall respond to complaints from any student, student group, or faculty member about an alleged violation of the prohibitions and requirements under this section by an employee of the state institution of higher education using the process established

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under division (C) of section 3345.0215 of the Revised Code. 1274
Sec. 3350.10. (A) There is hereby created the northeast 1275
Ohio medical university. The principal goal of the medical 1276
university shall be to collaborate with the university of Akron, 1277
Cleveland state university, Kent state university, and 1278
Youngstown state university to graduate physicians oriented to 1279
the practice of medicine at the community level, especially 1280
family physicians. To accomplish this goal, the medical 1281
university may incorporate in the clinical experience provided 1282
its students the several community hospitals in the cities and 1283
areas served by the medical university; utilize practicing 1284
physicians as teachers; and to the fullest extent possible 1285
utilize the basic science capabilities of the university of 1286
Akron, Cleveland state university, Kent state university, and 1287
Youngstown state universityThe government of northeast Ohio 1288
medical university is vested in a board of eleven trustees, who 1289
shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent 1290
of the senate pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section. 1291

(1) Until December 22, 2008, the government of the northeast Ohio medical university is vested in a nine-member board of trustees consisting of the presidents of the university of Akron, Kent state university, and Youngstown state university; one member each of the boards of trustees of the university of Akron, Kent state university, and Youngstown state university, to be appointed by their respective boards of trustees for a term of six years ending on the first day of May or until the trustee's term on the respective university board of trustees expires, whichever occurs first; and one person each to be appointed by the boards of trustees of the university of Akron, Kent state university, and Youngstown state university, for a term of nine years ending on the first day of May; except

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that the term of those first appointed by the several boards of trustees shall expire on the first day of May next following their appointment. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for original appointment. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.

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(2) Beginning December 22, 2008, the government of the 1313
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trustees, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the 1315
advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be 1316
current students of the medical university, and their selection 1317
and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this 1318
section. Except For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, 1319
except as provided in division (A)(3) of this section and except 1320
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years. For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, except 1322
for the student members, terms of office shall be for six years. 1323
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until the end of the term for which the trustee was appointed. 1325
Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the 1326
expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor was 1327
appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any 1328
trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration 1329
date of the trustee's term until the trustee's successor takes 1330
office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever 1331
occurs first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or 1332
more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for 1333
reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the 1334
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trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but 1336
shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while engaged 1337
in the discharge of their official duties. A majority of the 1338
board constitutes a quorum. 1339

(3) Not later than December 22, 2008, the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the two student trustees and successors for the trustees serving under division (A)(1) of this section. Except for the student trustees, who shall serve terms pursuant to division (B) of this section, the initial terms of office for trustees appointed under division (A)(2) of this section shall be as follows: one term ending September 23, 2009; one term ending September 23, 2010; one term ending September 23, 2011; one term ending September 23, 2012; one term ending September 23, 2013; one term ending September 23, 2014; one term ending September 23, 2015; one term ending September 23, 2016; one term ending September 23, 2017. Thereafter, for trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, terms of office shall be for nine years, as provided in division (A)(2) of this section. For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, terms of office shall be for six years, as provided in division (A)(2) of this section.

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(B) The student members of the board of trustees of the northeast Ohio medical university have no voting power on the board. Student members shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office

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of one of the student members shall commence December 22, 2008, and shall expire on June 30, 2009, and the initial term of office of the other student member shall commence December 22, 2008, and shall expire on June 30, 2010. Thereafter, terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original selection.

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Sec. 3352.01. (A) There is hereby created a state 1377
university to be known as "Wright state university." The 1378
government of Wright state university is vested in a board of 1379
eleven trustees, who shall be appointed by the governor, with 1380
the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall 1381
be students at Wright state university, and their selection and 1382
terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. 1383
Except For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, except for 1384
the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine 1385
years, commencing on the first day of July and ending on the 1386
thirtieth day of June. For trustees appointed on or after July 1387
1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of 1388
office shall be for six years, commencing on the first day of 1389
July and ending on the thirtieth day of June. Each trustee shall 1390
hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the 1391
term for which the trustee was appointed. Any trustee appointed 1392
to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term 1393
for which the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold 1394
office for the remainder of such term. Any trustee shall 1395
continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the 1396
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until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person previously served. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.

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(B) The student members of the board of trustees of Wright state university have no voting power on the board. Student members shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members shall commence on July 1, $1988_{\pm}$ and shall expire on June 30, 1989, and the initial term of office of the other student member shall commence on July 1, $\boldsymbol{1988_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}}$ and shall expire on June 30, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original selection.

Sec. 3356.01. (A) There is hereby created Youngstown state university. The government of Youngstown state university is vested in a board of eleven trustees, who shall be appointed by

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the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at Youngstown state university, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. Except For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on the second day of May and ending on the first day of May. For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for six years, commencing on the second day of May and ending on the first day of May. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until the trustee's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be eligible to reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person previously served. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their duties. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.

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(B) The student members of the board of trustees of Youngstown state university have no voting power on the board. Student members shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board.

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The student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members shall commence on May 2, $\boldsymbol{1988_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}}$ and shall expire on May 1, 1989, and the initial term of office of the other student member shall commence on May 2, $\1988_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}$ and expire on May 1, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original selection.

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Sec. 3359.01. (A) There is hereby created a state university to be known as "The University of Akron." The government of the university of Akron is vested in a board of eleven trustees who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at the university of Akron, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. Except For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on the second day of July and ending on the first day of July. For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, except for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for six years. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the

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remainder of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until the trustee's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person previously served. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.

(B) The student members of the board of trustees of the 1503
university of Akron have no voting power on the board. Student 1504
members shall not be considered as members of the board in 1505
determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall 1506
not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The 1507
student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, 1508
with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five 1509
candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the 1510
university's student governments and approved by the 1511
university's board of trustees. The initial term of office of 1512
one of the student members shall commence on July 2, $\boldsymbol{1988_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}}$ and 1513
shall expire on July 1, 1989, and the initial term of office of 1514
the other student member shall commence on July 2, $\boldsymbol{1988_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}}$ and 1515
expire on July 1, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student 1516
members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day 1517
of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the 1518
event that a student member cannot fulfill a two-year term, a 1519
replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the 1520
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Sec. 3361.01. (A) There is hereby created a state university to be known as the "university of Cincinnati." The government of the university of Cincinnati is vested in a board of eleven trustees who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at the university of Cincinnati, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. The terms of the first nine members of the board of trustees shall commence upon the effective date of the transfer of assets of the state-affiliated university of Cincinnati to the university of Cincinnati hereby created. One of such trustees shall be appointed for a term ending on the first day of January occurring at least twelve months after such date of transfer, and each of the other trustees shall be appointed for respective terms ending on each succeeding first day of January, so that one term will expire on each first day of January after expiration of the shortest term. Except For trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, except for the two student trustees, each successor trustee shall be appointed for a term ending on the first day of January, nine years from the expiration date of the term the trustee succeeds, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to serve only for the unexpired term. For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, except for the two student trustees, each trustee shall be appointed for a term ending on the first day of January, six years from the expiration date of the term the trustee succeeds, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to serve only for the unexpired term.

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elapsed, whichever occurs first. 1553

No person who has served a full nine-year term or longer or more than six years of such a term shall be eligible to reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person previously served.

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services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses 1559
while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. A 1560
majority of the board constitutes a quorum. 1561

(B) The student members of the board of trustees of the university of Cincinnati have no voting power on the board. Student members shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members shall commence on May 14, $\1988_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}$ and shall expire on May 13, 1989, and the initial term of office of the other student member shall commence on May 14, $\1988_{\pmb{\mathscr{L}}}$ and expire on May 13, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the event that a student cannot fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original selection.

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government of Shawnee state university is vested in a board of eleven trustees who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at Shawnee state university, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. The remaining trustees shall be appointed as follows: one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, one for a term of five years, one for a term of six years, one for a term of seven years, one for a term of eight years, and one for a term of nine years. Thereafter, for trustees appointed prior to July 1, 2025, terms shall be for nine years. For trustees appointed on or after July 1, 2025, terms shall be for six years. All terms of office shall commence on the first day of July and end on the thirtieth day of June.

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Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until the trustee's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person previously served.

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duties. 1614
A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. 1615
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of 1616
Shawnee state university have no voting power on the board. 1617
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in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members 1619
shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. 1620
The student members of the board shall be appointed by the 1621
governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a 1622
group of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure 1623
adopted by the university's student governments and approved by 1624
the university's board of trustees. The initial term of office 1625
of one of the student members shall commence on July 1, 1988, 1626
and shall expire on June 30, 1989, and the initial term of 1627
office of the other student member shall commence on July 1, 1628
1988, and expire on June 30, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office 1629
of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on 1630
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Sec. 3364.01. (A) The university of Toledo, as authorized 1635
under former Chapter 3360. of the Revised Code, and the medical 1636
university of Ohio at Toledo, as authorized under former 1637
sections 3350.01 to 3350.05 of the Revised Code, shall be 1638
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of Toledo." 1640
(B)(1) The government of the combined university of Toledo 1641
is vested in a board of trustees which, except as prescribed in 1642
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governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The initial board of trustees of the combined university shall be as prescribed in division (B)(2) of this section. After the abolishment of offices as prescribed in division (B)(2)(a) of this section, the board of trustees of the combined university shall consist of nine voting members, who, if appointed prior to July 1, 2025, shall serve for terms of nine years, or, if appointed on or after July 1, 2025, shall serve for terms of six years, and two nonvoting members, who shall be students of the combined university and who shall serve for terms of two years. Terms of office of trustees shall begin on the second day of July and end on the first day of July.

(2) The initial board of trustees of the combined university shall consist of seventeen voting members who are the eight members who made up the board of trustees of the medical university of Ohio at Toledo prior to May 1, 2006, under former section 3350.01 of the Revised Code, and whose terms would expire under that section after May 1, 2006; the eight voting members who made up the board of trustees of the university of Toledo, under former section 3360.01 of the Revised Code, and whose terms would expire under that section after July 1, 2006; and one additional member appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The terms of office, abolishment of office, and succession of the voting members of the initial board shall be as prescribed in division (B)(2)(a) of this section. The initial board also shall consist of two nonvoting members who are students of the combined university, as prescribed in division (B)(2)(b) of this section.

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		university of Ohio at Toledo or the board of trustees of the	1675
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	2， 2006, and ending on July 1， 2015.		1677
		The terms of office of the sixteen other voting members of	1678
		the initial board of trustees shall expire on July l of the year	1679
		they otherwise would expire under former section 3350.01 or	1680
	3360.01 of the Revised Code.		1681
		The office of one voting member whose term expires on July	1682
		l， 2oo7， shall be abolished on that date. The governor， with the	1683
		advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to	1684
		the office of the other voting member whose term expires on that	1685
	date to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2007.		1686
		The office of one voting member whose term expires on July	1687
		l, 2o08, shall be abolished on that date. The governor, with the	1688
		advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to	1689
		the office of the other voting member whose term expires on that	1690
	date to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2008.		1691
		The office of one voting member whose term expires on July	1692
		l, 2009, shall be abolished on that date. The governor, with the	1693
		advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to	1694
		the office of the other voting member whose term expires on that	1695
	date to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2009.		1696
	The office of one voting member whose term expires on July		1697
	l, 201o, shall be abolished on that date. The governor,with the		1698
	advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to		1699
	the office of the other voting member whose term expires on that		1700
	date to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2010.		1701
		The office of one voting member whose term expires on July	1702
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advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to
the office of the other voting member whose term expires on that	1704
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The office of one voting member whose term expires on July	1707
l, 2012,shall be abolished on that date. The governor,with the	1708
advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to	1709
the office of the other voting member whose term expires on that	1710
date to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2012.	1711
The office of one voting member whose term expires on July	1712
	l, 2013,shall be abolished on that date. The governor, with the	1713
advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to		1714
	the office of the other voting member whose term expires on that	1715
	date to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2013.	1716
The office of one voting member whose term expires on July		1717
l, 2014, shall be abolished on that date. The governor, with the		1718
	advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to	1719
	the office of the other voting member whose term expires on that	1720
date to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2014.		1721
	The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate,	1722
	shall appoint a successor to the office of the voting member	1723
	whose term expires on July 1, 2015, to a nine-year term	1724
beginning on July 2, 2015.		1725
Thereafter the terms of office of all subsequent voting		1726
	members of the board of trustees_who are appointed prior to July	1727
l, 2025, shall be for nine years beginning on the second day of		1728
July and ending on the first day of July. The terms of office		1729
for voting members of the board of trustees who are appointed on		1730
or after July 1, 2025, shall be for six years beginning on the		1731
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(b) One of the student members of the initial board of trustees shall be the student member of the former university of Toledo board of trustees, appointed under former section 3360.01 of the Revised Code, whose term would expire under that section on July 1, 2007. The term of that student member shall expire on July 1, 2007. The other student member shall be a new appointee, representing the portion of the combined university that made up the former medical university of Ohio at Toledo, appointed to a two-year term beginning on July 2, 2006, and ending on July 1, 2008. That student trustee shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of three candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. Thereafter appointment and terms of office of student members of the board of trustees shall be as prescribed by division (B)(3) of this section.

(3) The student members of the board of trustees of the combined university shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of six candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student governments and approved by the university's board of trustees. Terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original selection.

(4) Each trustee shall hold office from the date of 1760
appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was 1761
appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 1762
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predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of 1764
such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to 1765
the expiration date of the trustee's term until the trustee's 1766
successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has 1767
elapsed, whichever occurs first. 1768

(5) No person who has served as a voting member of the board of trustees for a full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term and no person who is a voting member of the initial board of trustees as prescribed in division (B)(2)(a) of this section is eligible for reappointment to the board until a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person previously served.

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No person who served as a voting member of the board of trustees of the former university of Toledo, as authorized under former Chapter 3360. of the Revised Code, for a full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term, and no person who served on the board of trustees of the former medical university of Ohio at Toledo, as authorized under former sections 3350.01 to 3350.05 of the Revised Code, for a full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term is eligible for appointment to the board of trustees of the combined university until a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person previously served.

(C) The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. The student members of the board have no voting power on the board. Student members shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be

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entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. 1794

Sec. 4117.14. (A) The procedures contained in this section 1795
govern the settlement of disputes between an exclusive 1796
representative and a public employer concerning the termination 1797
or modification of an existing collective bargaining agreement 1798
or negotiation of a successor agreement, or the negotiation of 1799
an initial collective bargaining agreement. 1800
(B)(1) In those cases where there exists a collective 180
bargaining agreement, any public employer or exclusive 180
representative desiring to terminate, modify, or negotiate a 180
successor collective bargaining agreement shall: 180

(a) Serve written notice upon the other party of the proposed termination, modification, or successor agreement. The party must serve the notice not less than sixty days prior to the expiration date of the existing agreement or, in the event the existing collective bargaining agreement does not contain an expiration date, not less than sixty days prior to the time it is proposed to make the termination or modifications or to make effective a successor agreement.

(b) Offer to bargain collectively with the other party for the purpose of modifying or terminating any existing agreement or negotiating a successor agreement;

(c) Notify the state employment relations board of the offer by serving upon the board a copy of the written notice to the other party and a copy of the existing collective bargaining agreement.

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any party may serve notice upon the board and the other party 1823
setting forth the names and addresses of the parties and 1824
offering to meet, for a period of ninety days, with the other 1825
party for the purpose of negotiating a collective bargaining 1826
agreement. 1827
If the settlement procedures specified in divisions (B), 1828
(C), and (D) of this section govern the parties, where those 1829
procedures refer to the expiration of a collective bargaining 1830
agreement, it means the expiration of the sixty-day period to 1831
negotiate a collective bargaining agreement referred to in this 1832
subdivision, or in the case of initial negotiations, it means 1833
the ninety-day period referred to in this subdivision. 1834
(3) The parties shall continue in full force and effect 1835
all the terms and conditions of any existing collective 1836
bargaining agreement, without resort to strike or lock-out, for 1837
a period of sixty days after the party gives notice or until the 1838
expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement, 1839
whichever occurs later, or for a period of ninety days where 1840
applicable. 1841
(4) Upon receipt of the notice, the parties shall enter 1842
into collective bargaining. 1843
(C) In the event the parties are unable to reach an 1844
agreement, they may submit, at any time prior to forty-five days 1845
before the expiration date of the collective bargaining 1846
agreement, the issues in dispute to any mutually agreed upon 1847
dispute settlement procedure which supersedes the procedures 1848
contained in this section. 1849
(1) The procedures may include: 1850
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(b) Arbitration confined to a choice between the last 1852
offer of each party to the agreement as a single package; 1853
(c) Arbitration confined to a choice of the last offer of 1854
each party to the agreement on each issue submitted; 1855
(d) The procedures described in division (C)(1)(a), (b), 1856
or (c) of this section and including among the choices for the 1857
arbitrator, the recommendations of the fact finder, if there are 1858
recommendations, either as a single package or on each issue 1859
submitted; 1860

(e) Settlement by a citizens' conciliation council composed of three residents within the jurisdiction of the public employer. The public employer shall select one member and the exclusive representative shall select one member. The two members selected shall select the third member who shall chair the council. If the two members cannot agree upon a third member within five days after their appointments, the board shall appoint the third member. Once appointed, the council shall make a final settlement of the issues submitted to it pursuant to division (G) of this section.

(f) Any other dispute settlement procedure mutually agreed to by the parties.

(2) If, fifty days before the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement, the parties are unable to reach an agreement, any party may request the state employment relations board to intervene. The request shall set forth the names and addresses of the parties, the issues involved, and, if applicable, the expiration date of any agreement.

The board shall intervene and investigate the dispute to 1879
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bargaining. 1881
If an impasse exists or forty-five days before the 1882
expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement if one 1883
exists, the board shall appoint a mediator to assist the parties 1884
in the collective bargaining process. 1885
(3) Any time after the appointment of a mediator, either 1886
party may request the appointment of a fact-finding panel. 1887
Within fifteen days after receipt of a request for a fact- 1888
finding panel, the board shall appoint a fact-finding panel of 1889
not more than three members who have been selected by the 1890
parties in accordance with rules established by the board, from 1891
a list of qualified persons maintained by the board. 1892
(a) The fact-finding panel shall, in accordance with rules 1893
and procedures established by the board that include the 1894
regulation of costs and expenses of fact-finding, gather facts 1895
and make recommendations for the resolution of the matter. The 1896
board shall by its rules require each party to specify in 1897
writing the unresolved issues and its position on each issue to 1898
the fact-finding panel. The fact-finding panel shall make final 1899
recommendations as to all the unresolved issues. 1900
(b) The board may continue mediation, order the parties to 1901
engage in collective bargaining until the expiration date of the 1902
agreement, or both. 1903
(4) The following guidelines apply to fact-finding: 1904
(a) The fact-finding panel may establish times and place 1905
of hearings which shall be, where feasible, in the jurisdiction 1906
of the state. 1907
(b) The fact-finding panel shall conduct the hearing 1908
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(c) Upon request of the fact-finding panel, the board 1910
shall issue subpoenas for hearings conducted by the panel. 1911
(d) The fact-finding panel may administer oaths. 1912
(e) The board shall prescribe guidelines for the fact- 1913
finding panel to follow in making findings. In making its 1914
recommendations, the fact-finding panel shall take into 1915
consideration the factors listed in divisions (G)(7)(a) to (f) 1916
of this section. 1917

(f) The fact-finding panel may attempt mediation at any time during the fact-finding process. From the time of appointment until the fact-finding panel makes a final recommendation, it shall not discuss the recommendations for settlement of the dispute with parties other than the direct parties to the dispute.

(5) The fact-finding panel, acting by a majority of its members, shall transmit its findings of fact and recommendations on the unresolved issues to the public employer and employee organization involved and to the board no later than fourteen days after the appointment of the fact-finding panel, unless the parties mutually agree to an extension. The parties shall share the cost of the fact-finding panel in a manner agreed to by the parties.

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(6)(a) Not later than seven days after the findings and recommendations are sent, the legislative body, by a threefifths vote of its total membership, and in the case of the public employee organization, the membership, by a three-fifths vote of the total membership, may reject the recommendations; if neither rejects the recommendations, the recommendations shall be deemed agreed upon as the final resolution of the issues

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submitted and a collective bargaining agreement shall be executed between the parties, including the fact-finding panel's recommendations, except as otherwise modified by the parties by mutual agreement. If either the legislative body or the public employee organization rejects the recommendations, the board shall publicize the findings of fact and recommendations of the fact-finding panel. The board shall adopt rules governing the procedures and methods for public employees to vote on the recommendations of the fact-finding panel.

(b) As used in division (C)(6)(a) of this section, 1948
"legislative body" means the controlling board when the state or 1949
any of its agencies, authorities, commissions, boards, or other 1950
branch of public employment is party to the fact-finding 1951
process. 1952
(D) If the parties are unable to reach agreement within 1953
seven days after the publication of findings and recommendations 1954
from the fact-finding panel or the collective bargaining 1955
agreement, if one exists, has expired, then the: 1956

(1) Public employees, who are members of a police or fire department, members of the state highway patrol, deputy sheriffs, dispatchers employed by a police, fire, or sheriff's department or the state highway patrol or civilian dispatchers employed by a public employer other than a police, fire, or sheriff's department to dispatch police, fire, sheriff's department, or emergency medical or rescue personnel and units, an exclusive nurse's unit, employees of Ohio deaf and blind education services, employees of any public employee retirement system, corrections officers, guards at penal or mental institutions, special police officers appointed in accordance with sections 5119.08 and 5123.13 of the Revised Code,

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sychiatric attendants employed at mental health forensic 1969
facilities, youth leaders employed at juvenile correctional 1970
facilities, or members of a law enforcement security force that 1971
is established and maintained exclusively by a board of county 1972
commissioners and whose members are employed by that 1973
board,prohibited from striking under this division shall submit 1974
the matter to a final offer settlement procedure pursuant to a 1975
board order issued forthwith to the parties to settle by a 1976
conciliator selected by the parties. The parties shall request 1977
from the board a list of five qualified conciliators and the 1978
parties shall select a single conciliator from the list by 1979
lternate striking of names. If the parties cannot agree upon a 1980
conciliator within five days after the board order, the board 1981
shall on the sixth day after its order appoint a conciliator 1982
rom a list of qualified persons maintained by the board or 1983
shall request a list of qualified conciliators from the American 1984
rbitration association and appoint therefrom. 1985
The following public employees shall not strike: 1986
(a) Members of a police or fire department; 1987
(b) Members of the state highway patrol; 1988
(c) Deputy sheriffs; 1989
(d) Dispatchers employed by a police, fire, or sheriff's 1990
epartment or the state highway patrol or civilian dispatchers 1991
employed by a public employer other than a police, fire, or 1992
sheriff's department to dispatch police, fire, sheriff's 1993
department, or emergency medical or rescue personnel and units; 1994
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(g) Employees of any public employee retirement system; 1997
(h) Corrections officers; 1998
(i) Guards at penal or mental institutions; 1999
(j) Special police officers appointed in accordance with 2000
sections 5119.08 and 5123.13 of the Revised Code; 2001
(k) Psychiatric attendants employed at mental health 2002
forensic facilities; 2003
(l) Youth leaders employed at juvenile correctional 2004
facilities; 2005
(m) Members of a law enforcement security force that is 2006
established and maintained exclusively by a board of county 2007
commissioners and whose members are employed by that board; 2008
(n) Full-time faculty members of any state institution of 2009
higher education. 2010
(2) Public employees other than those listed in division 2011
(D)(1) of this section have the right to strike under Chapter 2012
4117. of the Revised Code provided that the employee 2013
organization representing the employees has given a ten-day 2014
prior written notice of an intent to strike to the public 2015
employer and to the board, and further provided that the strike 2016
is for full, consecutive work days and the beginning date of the 2017
strike is at least ten work days after the ending date of the 2018
most recent prior strike involving the same bargaining unit; 2019
however, the board, at its discretion, may attempt mediation at 2020
any time. 2021

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	requirement to arbitrate or to settle a dispute pursuant to a	2025 2026
	final offer settlement procedure and the award issued in	2027
	accordance with the agreement or statutory requirement is	2028
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section 4117.09 of the Revised Code.		2030
	(F） Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit	2031
	a party from seeking enforcement of a collective bargaining	2032
	agreement or a conciliator's award as specified in division (B)	2033 2034
	of section 4117.09 of the Revised Code.
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	(l） The parties shall submit to final offer settlement	2037
	those issues that are subject to collective bargaining as	2038
	provided by section 4117.08 of the Revised Code and upon which	2039
	the parties have not reached agreement and other matters	2040
	mutually agreed to by the public employer and the exclusive	2041
	representative; except that the conciliator may attempt	2042
mediation at any time.		2043
	(2） The conciliator shall hold a hearing within thirty	2044
	days of the board's order to submit to a final offer settlement	2045
	procedure, or as soon thereafter as is practicable.	2046
	(3） The conciliator shall conduct the hearing pursuant to	2047
	rules developed by the board. The conciliator shall establish	2048
	the hearing time and place, but it shall be, where feasible,	2049
	within the jurisdiction of the state. Not later than five	2050
	calendar days before the hearing, each of the parties shall	2051
	submit to the conciliator, to the opposing party， and to the	2052
	board, a written report summarizing the unresolved issues, the	2053

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party's final offer as to the issues, and the rationale for that 2054
position. 2055
(4) Upon the request by the conciliator, the board shall 2056
issue subpoenas for the hearing. 2057
(5) The conciliator may administer oaths. 2058
(6) The conciliator shall hear testimony from the parties 2059
and provide for a written record to be made of all statements at 2060
the hearing. The board shall submit for inclusion in the record 2061
and for consideration by the conciliator the written report and 2062
recommendation of the fact-finders. 2063
(7) After hearing, the conciliator shall resolve the 2064
dispute between the parties by selecting, on an issue-by-issue 2065
basis, from between each of the party's final settlement offers, 2066
taking into consideration the following: 2067
(a) Past collectively bargained agreements, if any, 2068
between the parties; 2069
(b) Comparison of the issues submitted to final offer 2070
settlement relative to the employees in the bargaining unit 2071
involved with those issues related to other public and private 2072
employees doing comparable work, giving consideration to factors 2073
peculiar to the area and classification involved; 2074
(c) The interests and welfare of the public, the ability 2075
of the public employer to finance and administer the issues 2076
proposed, and the effect of the adjustments on the normal 2077
standard of public service; 2078
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(f) Such other factors, not confined to those listed in this section, which are normally or traditionally taken into consideration in the determination of the issues submitted to final offer settlement through voluntary collective bargaining, mediation, fact-finding, or other impasse resolution procedures in the public service or in private employment.

(8) Final offer settlement awards made under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code are subject to Chapter 2711. of the Revised Code.

(9) If more than one conciliator is used, the determination must be by majority vote.

(10) The conciliator shall make written findings of fact and promulgate a written opinion and order upon the issues presented to the conciliator, and upon the record made before the conciliator and shall mail or otherwise deliver a true copy thereof to the parties and the board.

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(11) Increases in rates of compensation and other matters with cost implications awarded by the conciliator may be effective only at the start of the fiscal year next commencing after the date of the final offer settlement award; provided that if a new fiscal year has commenced since the issuance of the board order to submit to a final offer settlement procedure, the awarded increases may be retroactive to the commencement of the new fiscal year. The parties may, at any time, amend or modify a conciliator's award or order by mutual agreement.

(12) The parties shall bear equally the cost of the final offer settlement procedure.

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(H) All final offer settlement awards and orders of the 2110
conciliator made pursuant to Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code 2111
are subject to review by the court of common pleas having 2112
jurisdiction over the public employer as provided in Chapter 2113
2711. of the Revised Code. If the public employer is located in 2114
more than one court of common pleas district, the court of 2115
common pleas in which the principal office of the chief 2116
executive is located has jurisdiction. 2117

(I) The issuance of a final offer settlement award constitutes a binding mandate to the public employer and the exclusive representative to take whatever actions are necessary to implement the award.

Sec. 4117.15. (A) Whenever a strike by members of a police 2122
or fire department, members of the state highway patrol, deputy 2123
sheriffs, dispatchers employed by a police, fire, or sheriff's 2124
department or the state highway patrol or civilian dispatchers 2125
employed by a public employer other than a police, fire, or 2126
sheriff's department to dispatch police, fire, sheriff's 2127
department, or emergency medical or rescue personnel and units, 2128
an exclusive nurse's unit, employees of Ohio deaf and blind 2129
education services, employees of any public employee retirement 2130
system, correction officers, guards at penal or mental 2131
institutions, or special police officers appointed in accordance 2132
with sections 5119.08 and 5123.13 of the Revised Code, 2133
psychiatric attendants employed at mental health forensic 2134
facilities, youth leaders employed at juvenile correctional 2135
facilities, or members of a law enforcement security force that 2136
is established and maintained exclusively by a board of county 2137
commissioners and whose members are employed by that boardpublic 2138
employees who are prohibited from striking under division (D)(1) 2139
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	forth in section 4l17.l4 of the Revised Code, or a strike during	2142
	the term or extended term of a collective bargaining agreement	2143
strike in the court of common pleas of the county in which the		2144
strike is located.		2145 2146
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	defense to the injunction proceeding noted in division (A） of	2148
	this section. Allegations of unfair labor practices during the	2149
	settlement procedures set forth in section 4117.14 of the	2150
relations board.	Revised Code shall receive priority by the state employment	2151 2152
from the public employer for the period engaged in any strike.	(C) No public employee is entitled to pay or compensation	2153 2154
	Section 2. That existing sections 3335.02, 3335.09,	2155
	3337.01， 3339.01， 3341.02， 3343.02， 3344.01， 3345.45, 3350.10,	2156
and 4ll7.l5 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	3352.01， 3356.01, 3359.01, 3361.01， 3362.01, 3364.01, 4117.14,	2157
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hereby repealed.	Section 3. That section 3333.045 of the Revised Code is	2159
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	Section 4. The Department of Higher Education shall	2161
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	programs that require three years to complete in this state. The	2163
	study shall investigate a variety of fields of study and	2164
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	requirements, quantity of electives, and total credit hours	2166
	required for graduation. However, the study shall not include	2167
	the use of College Credit Plus or any other current programs	2168
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present and evaluate potential issues related to accreditation. 2170
Not later than one year after the effective date of this 2171
section, the Department shall submit to the General Assembly, in 2172
accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code, a report 2173
about the study's findings. 2174
Section 5. This act shall be known as The Advance Ohio 2175
Higher Education Act. 2176