SB 310: Require public schools to include fetal development instruction

To amend sections 3313.60, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 1 3328.24 and to enact section 3313.6034 of the 2 Revised Code to require public schools to 3 include fetal development instruction in any 4 instruction that addresses human growth, 5 development, or sexuality. 6

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

Section 1. That sections 3313.60, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 7 3328.24 be amended and section 3313.6034 of the Revised Code be 8 enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 3313.60. Notwithstanding division (D) of section 10 3311.52 of the Revised Code, divisions (A) to (E) of this 11 section do not apply to any cooperative education school 12 district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of section 13 3311.52 of the Revised Code.

(A) The board of education of each city, exempted village, 15 and local school district and the board of each cooperative 16 education school district established, pursuant to section 17 3311.521 of the Revised Code, shall prescribe a curriculum for 18 all schools under its control. Except as provided in division 19 (E) of this section, in any such curriculum there shall be ..... 20 included the study of the following subjects: ..... 21 (1) The language arts, including reading, writing, ..... 22 spelling, oral and written English, and literature; ..... 23 (2) Geography, the history of the United States and of ..... 24 Ohio, and national, state, and local government in the United ..... 25 States, including a balanced presentation of the relevant ..... 26 contributions to society of men and women of African, Mexican, ..... 27 Puerto Rican, and American Indian descent as well as other ..... 28 ethnic and racial groups in Ohio and the United States; ..... 29 (3) Mathematics; ..... 30 (4) Natural science, including instruction in the ..... 31 conservation of natural resources; ..... 32 (5) Health education, which shall include instruction in: ..... 33 (a) The nutritive value of foods, including natural and ..... 34 organically produced foods, the relation of nutrition to health, ..... 35 and the use and effects of food additives; ..... 36 (b) The harmful effects of and legal restrictions against ..... 37 the use of drugs of abuse, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco, ..... 38 including electronic smoking devices; ..... 39 (c) Sexually transmitted infection education, except that ..... 40 upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a ..... 41 student shall be excused from taking instruction in sexually ..... 42 transmitted infection education; ..... 43 (d) In grades kindergarten through six, annual ..... 44 developmentally appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse ..... 45 prevention, including information on available counseling and ..... 46 resources for children who are sexually abused. Such instruction ..... 47 and information provided shall not be connected in any way to ..... 48 any individual, entity, or organization that provides, promotes, ..... 49 counsels, or makes referrals for abortion or abortion-related ..... 50 services. Upon written request of the student's parent or ..... 51 guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in ..... 52 child sexual abuse prevention. (e) In grades kindergarten through six, instruction in ..... 54 personal safety and assault prevention, except that upon written ..... 55 request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be ..... 56 excused from taking instruction in personal safety and assault ..... 57 prevention; (f) In grades seven through twelve, developmentally ..... 59 appropriate instruction in dating violence prevention education ..... 60 and sexual violence prevention education, which shall include ..... 61 instruction in recognizing dating violence warning signs and ..... 62 characteristics of healthy relationships, except that upon ..... 63 written request of the student's parent or guardian a student ..... 64 shall be excused from taking instruction in sexual violence ..... 65 prevention. In order to assist school districts in developing a dating ..... 67 violence prevention education and sexual violence prevention ..... 68 education curriculum, the department of education and workforce ..... 69 shall provide on its web site links to free curricula addressing ..... 70 dating violence prevention and sexual violence prevention ..... 71 education. Such instruction and information shall not be ..... 72 connected in any way to any individual, entity, or organization ..... 73 that provides, promotes, counsels, or makes referrals for ..... 74 abortion or abortion-related services. Each school district shall notify the parents and legal ..... 76 guardians of students who receive instruction related to child ..... 77 sexual abuse prevention and sexual violence prevention, as ..... 78 described under divisions (A) (5) (d) and (f) of this section, of ..... 79 all of the following: (i) That instruction in child sexual abuse prevention and ..... 81 sexual violence prevention is a required part of the district's ..... 82 curriculum; (ii) That upon request, parents and legal guardians may ..... 84 examine such instructional materials in accordance with this ..... 85 section; (iii) That upon written request of the student's parent or ..... 87 guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in ..... 88 child sexual abuse prevention and sexual violence prevention. ..... 89 If the parent or legal guardian of a student less than ..... 90 eighteen years of age submits to the principal of the student's ..... 91 school a written request to examine the dating violence ..... 92 prevention and sexual violence prevention instruction materials ..... 93 used at that school, the principal, within forty-eight hours ..... 94 after the request is made, shall allow the parent or guardian to ..... 95 examine those materials at that school. (g) Prescription opioid abuse prevention, with an emphasis ..... 97 on the prescription drug epidemic and the connection between ..... 98 prescription opioid abuse and addiction to other drugs, such as ..... 99 heroin; (h) The process of making an anatomical gift under Chapter ..... 101 2108. of the Revised Code, with an emphasis on the life-saving ..... 102 and life-enhancing effects of organ and tissue donation; (i) Beginning with the first day of the next school year ..... 104 that begins at least two years after March 24, 2021, in grades ..... 105 six through twelve, at least one hour or one standard class ..... 106 period per school year of evidence-based suicide awareness and ..... 107prevention and at least one hour or one standard class period108 per school year of safety training and violence prevention, ..... 109 except that upon written request of the student's parent or ..... 110 guardian, a student shall be excused from taking instruction in ..... 111 suicide awareness and prevention or safety training and violence ..... 112 prevention; (j) Beginning with the first day of the next school year ..... 114 that begins at least two years after March 24, 2021, in grades ..... 115 six through twelve, at least one hour or one standard class ..... 116 period per school year of evidence-based social inclusion ..... 117 instruction, except that upon written request of the student's ..... 118 parent or guardian, a student shall be excused from taking ..... 119 instruction in social inclusion. For the instruction required under divisions (A) (5) (i) and ..... 121 (j) of this section, the board shall use a training program ..... 122 approved by the department of education and workforce under ..... 123 section 3301.221 of the Revised Code. Schools may use student assemblies, digital learning, and ..... 125 homework to satisfy the instruction requirements under divisions ..... 126 (A) (5) (i) and (j) of this section. (k) Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, fetal ..... 128 development instruction in accordance with section 3313.6034 of ..... 129 the Revised Code as part of any instruction addressing human ..... 130 growth, human development, or human sexuality. ..... 131 (6) Physical education; ..... 132 (7) The fine arts, including music; ..... 133 (8) First aid, including a training program in ..... 134 cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which shall comply with section ..... 135 3313.6021 of the Revised Code when offered in any of grades nine ..... 136 through twelve, safety, and fire prevention. However, upon ..... 137 written request of the student's parent or guardian, a student ..... 138 shall be excused from taking instruction in cardiopulmonary ..... 139 resuscitation. ..... 140 (B) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, ..... 141 every school or school district shall include in the ..... 142 requirements for promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth ..... 143 grade one year's course of study of American history. A board ..... 144 may waive this requirement for academically accelerated students ..... 145 who, in accordance with procedures adopted by the board, are ..... 146 able to demonstrate mastery of essential concepts and skills of ..... 147 the eighth grade American history course of study. ..... 148 (C) As specified in divisions (B) (6) and (C) (6) of section ..... 149 3313.603 of the Revised Code, except as provided in division (E) ..... 150 of this section, every high school shall include in the ..... 151 requirements for graduation from any curriculum one-half unit ..... 152 each of American history and government. ..... 153 (D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, ..... 154 basic instruction or demonstrated mastery in geography, United ..... 155 States history, the government of the United States, the ..... 156 government of the state of Ohio, local government in Ohio, the ..... 157 Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and ..... 158 the Constitution of the state of Ohio shall be required before ..... 159 pupils may participate in courses involving the study of social ..... 160 problems, economics, foreign affairs, United Nations, world ..... 161 government, socialism, and communism. ..... 162 (E) For each cooperative education school district ..... 163 established pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code and ..... 164 each city, exempted village, and local school district that has ..... 165 territory within such a cooperative district, the curriculum ..... 166 adopted pursuant to divisions (A) to (D) of this section shall ..... 167 only include the study of the subjects that apply to the grades ..... 168 operated by each such school district. The curricula for such ..... 169 schools, when combined, shall provide to each student of these ..... 170 districts all of the subjects required under divisions (A) to ..... 171 (D) of this section. (F) The board of education of any cooperative education ..... 173 school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of ..... 174 section 3311.52 of the Revised Code shall prescribe a curriculum ..... 175 for the subject areas and grade levels offered in any school ..... 176 under its control. (G) Upon the request of any parent or legal guardian of a ..... 178 student, the board of education of any school district shall ..... 179 permit the parent or guardian to promptly examine, with respect ..... 180 to the parent's or guardian's own child: (1) Any survey or questionnaire, prior to its ..... 182 administration to the child; (2) Any textbook, workbook, software, video, or other ..... 184 instructional materials being used by the district in connection ..... 185 with the instruction of the child; (3) Any completed and graded test taken or survey or ..... 187 questionnaire filled out by the child; (4) Copies of the statewide academic standards and each ..... 189 model curriculum developed pursuant to section 3301.079 of the ..... 190 Revised Code, which copies shall be available at all times ..... 191 during school hours in each district school building.

Sec. 3313.6034. Each city, local, exempted village, and ..... 193 joint vocational school district shall include instruction on ..... 194 fetal development in any instruction that addresses human ..... 195growth, human development, or human sexuality. The fetal196 development instruction shall include a high-quality, computer- ..... 197 generated animation or a high-definition ultrasound video, at ..... 198 least three minutes in duration, showing the development of the ..... 199 brain, heart, and other vital organs in early fetal development.

Sec. 3314.03. A copy of every contract entered into under ..... 201 this section shall be filed with the director of education and ..... 202 workforce. The department of education and workforce shall make ..... 203 available on its web site a copy of every approved, executed ..... 204 contract filed with the director under this section.

(A) Each contract entered into between a sponsor and the ..... 206 governing authority of a community school shall specify the ..... 207 following:

1. That the school shall be established as either of the ..... 209 following:
   1. (a) A nonprofit corporation established under Chapter ..... 211 1702. of the Revised Code, if established prior to April 8, ..... 212 2003;
   2. (b) A public benefit corporation established under Chapter ..... 214 1702. of the Revised Code, if established after April 8, 2003. ..... 215
2. The education program of the school, including the ..... 216 school's mission and educational philosophy, the characteristics ..... 217 of the students the school is expected to attract, the ages and ..... 218 grades of students, and the focus of the curriculum; ..... 219
3. The academic goals to be achieved and the method of ..... 220 measurement that will be used to determine progress toward those ..... 221 goals, which shall include the statewide achievement ..... 222 assessments; ..... 223
4. Performance standards, including but not limited to ..... 224 all applicable report card measures set forth in section 3302.03 ..... 225 or 3314.017 of the Revised Code, by which the success of the ..... 226 school will be evaluated by the sponsor; ..... 227
5. The admission standards of section 3314.06 of the ..... 228 Revised Code and, if applicable, section 3314.061 of the Revised ..... 229 Code; ..... 230
6. (6) (a) Dismissal procedures; ..... 231 (b) A requirement that the governing authority adopt an ..... 232 attendance policy that includes a procedure for automatically ..... 233 withdrawing a student from the school if the student without a ..... 234 legitimate excuse fails to participate in seventy-two ..... 235 consecutive hours of the learning opportunities offered to the ..... 236 student. ..... 237
7. The ways by which the school will achieve racial and ..... 238 ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves; ..... 239
8. Requirements for financial audits by the auditor of ..... 240 state. The contract shall require financial records of the ..... 241 school to be maintained in the same manner as are financial ..... 242 records of school districts, pursuant to rules of the auditor of ..... 243 state. Audits shall be conducted in accordance with section ..... 244 117.10 of the Revised Code. ..... 245
9. An addendum to the contract outlining the facilities ..... 246 to be used that contains at least the following information: ..... 247
   1. (a) A detailed description of each facility used for ..... 248 instructional purposes; ..... 249
   2. (b) The annual costs associated with leasing each facility ..... 250 that are paid by or on behalf of the school; ..... 251
   3. (c) The annual mortgage principal and interest payments ..... 252 that are paid by the school; ..... 253
   4. (d) The name of the lender or landlord, identified as ..... 254 such, and the lender's or landlord's relationship to the ..... 255 operator, if any. ..... 256
10. Qualifications of employees, including both of the ..... 257 following: ..... 258
    1. (a) A requirement that the school's classroom teachers be ..... 259 licensed in accordance with sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the ..... 260 Revised Code, except that a community school may engage ..... 261 noncertificated persons to teach up to twelve hours or forty ..... 262 hours per week pursuant to section 3319.301 of the Revised Code; ..... 263
    2. (b) A prohibition against the school employing an ..... 264 individual described in section 3314.104 of the Revised Code in ..... 265 any position. ..... 266
11. That the school will comply with the following ..... 267 requirements: ..... 268
    1. (a) The school will provide learning opportunities to a ..... 269 minimum of twenty-five students for a minimum of nine hundred ..... 270 twenty hours per school year. ..... 271
    2. (b) The governing authority will purchase liability ..... 272 insurance, or otherwise provide for the potential liability of ..... 273 the school. ..... 274
    3. (c) The school will be nonsectarian in its programs, ..... 275 admission policies, employment practices, and all other ..... 276 operations, and will not be operated by a sectarian school or ..... 277 religious institution. ..... 278
    4. (d) The school will comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, ..... 279 109.65, 121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 3301.0710, 280 3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.24, 3301.948, 281 3302.037, 3313.472, 3313.473, 3313.474, 3313.50, 3313.539, 282 3313.5310, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.609, 3313.6012, 283 3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 3313.6024, 3313.6026, 284 3313.6028, 3313.6029, 3313.6031, 3313.6034, 3313.643, 3313.648, 285 3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.666, 286 3313.667, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 3313.671, 287 3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.718, 288 3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.80, 289 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819, 3313.86, 290 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078, 3319.0812, 291 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.321, 3319.324, 3319.39, 3319.391, 292 3319.393, 3319.41, 3319.46, 3319.90, 3319.614, 3320.01, 3320.02, 293 3320.03, 3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041, 3321.13, 3321.14, 3321.141, 294 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3322.20, 3322.24, 3323.251, 3327.10, 295 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and 5705.391 and Chapters 296 117., 1347., 2744., 3365., 3742., 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167. 297 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district and will 298 comply with section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code in the manner 299 specified in section 3314.17 of the Revised Code. 300
    5. (e) The school shall comply with Chapter 102. and section 301 2921.42 of the Revised Code. 302
    6. (f) The school will comply with sections 3313.61, 303 3313.611, 3313.614, 3313.617, 3313.618, and 3313.6114 of the 304 Revised Code, except that for students who enter ninth grade for 305 the first time before July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections 306 3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised Code that a person must 307 successfully complete the curriculum in any high school prior to 308 receiving a high school diploma may be met by completing the 309 curriculum adopted by the governing authority of the community 310 school rather than the curriculum specified in Title XXXIII of ..... 311 the Revised Code or any rules of the department. Beginning with ..... 312 students who enter ninth grade for the first time on or after ..... 313 July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 ..... 314 of the Revised Code that a person must successfully complete the ..... 315 curriculum of a high school prior to receiving a high school ..... 316 diploma shall be met by completing the requirements prescribed ..... 317 in section 3313.6027 and division (C) of section 3313.603 of the ..... 318 Revised Code, unless the person qualifies under division (D) or ..... 319 (F) of that section. Each school shall comply with the plan for ..... 320 awarding high school credit based on demonstration of subject ..... 321 area competency, and beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, ..... 322 with the updated plan that permits students enrolled in seventh ..... 323 and eighth grade to meet curriculum requirements based on ..... 324 subject area competency adopted by the department under ..... 325 divisions (J) (1) and (2) of section 3313.603 of the Revised ..... 326 Code. Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the school shall ..... 327 comply with the framework for granting units of high school ..... 328 credit to students who demonstrate subject area competency ..... 329 through work-based learning experiences, internships, or ..... 330 cooperative education developed by the department under division ..... 331 (J) (3) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code. ..... 332
12. The school governing authority will submit within four ..... 333 months after the end of each school year a report of its ..... 334 activities and progress in meeting the goals and standards of ..... 335 divisions (A) (3) and (4) of this section and its financial ..... 336 status to the sponsor and the parents of all students enrolled ..... 337 in the school. ..... 338
13. The school, unless it is an internet- or computer- ..... 339 based community school, will comply with section 3313.801 of the ..... 340 Revised Code as if it were a school district. ..... 341

1. If the school is the recipient of moneys from a grant ..... 342 awarded under the federal race to the top program, Division (A), ..... 343 Title XIV, Sections 14005 and 14006 of the "American Recovery ..... 344 and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115, ..... 345 the school will pay teachers based upon performance in ..... 346 accordance with section 3317.141 and will comply with section ..... 347 3319.111 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district. ..... 348
2. If the school operates a preschool program that is ..... 349 licensed by the department under sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of ..... 350 the Revised Code, the school shall comply with sections 3301.50 ..... 351 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code and the minimum standards for ..... 352 preschool programs prescribed in rules adopted by the department ..... 353 of children and youth under section 3301.53 of the Revised Code. ..... 354
3. The school will comply with sections 3313.6021 and ..... 355 3313.6023 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district ..... 356 unless it is either of the following: ..... 357
   1. (i) An internet- or computer-based community school; ..... 358
   2. (ii) A community school in which a majority of the ..... 359 enrolled students are children with disabilities as described in ..... 360 division (B) (2) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code. ..... 361
4. The school will comply with section 3321.191 of the ..... 362 Revised Code, unless it is an internet- or computer-based ..... 363 community school that is subject to section 3314.261 of the ..... 364 Revised Code. ..... 365
5. The school will comply with section 3313.7118 of the ..... 366 Revised Code if it serves elementary school students. ..... 367
6. Arrangements for providing health and other benefits ..... 368 to employees; ..... 369
7. The length of the contract, which shall begin at the ..... 370beginning of an academic year. No contract shall exceed five371 years unless such contract has been renewed pursuant to division ..... 372 (D) of this section. ..... 373
8. The governing authority of the school, which shall be ..... 374 responsible for carrying out the provisions of the contract; ..... 375
9. A financial plan detailing an estimated school budget ..... 376 for each year of the period of the contract and specifying the ..... 377 total estimated per pupil expenditure amount for each such year. ..... 378
10. Requirements and procedures regarding the disposition ..... 379 of employees of the school in the event the contract is ..... 380 terminated or not renewed pursuant to section 3314.07 of the ..... 381 Revised Code; ..... 382
11. Whether the school is to be created by converting all ..... 383 or part of an existing public school or educational service ..... 384 center building or is to be a new start-up school, and if it is ..... 385 a converted public school or service center building, both of ..... 386 the following: ..... 387
    1. (a) Specification of any duties or responsibilities of an ..... 388 employer that the board of education or service center governing ..... 389 board that operated the school or building before conversion is ..... 390 delegating to the governing authority of the community school ..... 391 with respect to all or any specified group of employees provided ..... 392 the delegation is not prohibited by a collective bargaining ..... 393 agreement applicable to such employees; ..... 394
    2. (b) Alternative arrangements for current public school ..... 395 students who choose not to attend the converted school and for ..... 396 teachers who choose not to teach in the school or building after ..... 397 conversion. ..... 398
12. Provisions establishing procedures for resolving ..... 399 disputes or differences of opinion between the sponsor and the ..... 400 governing authority of the community school; ..... 401
13. A provision requiring the governing authority to ..... 402 adopt a policy regarding the admission of students who reside ..... 403 outside the district in which the school is located. That policy ..... 404 shall comply with the admissions procedures specified in ..... 405 sections 3314.06 and 3314.061 of the Revised Code and, at the ..... 406 sole discretion of the authority, shall do one of the following: ..... 407
    1. (a) Prohibit the enrollment of students who reside outside ..... 408 the district in which the school is located; ..... 409
    2. (b) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in ..... 410 districts adjacent to the district in which the school is ..... 411 located; ..... 412
    3. (c) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in any ..... 413 other district in the state. ..... 414
14. A provision recognizing the authority of the ..... 415 department to take over the sponsorship of the school in ..... 416 accordance with the provisions of division (C) of section ..... 417 3314.015 of the Revised Code; ..... 418
15. A provision recognizing the sponsor's authority to ..... 419 assume the operation of a school under the conditions specified ..... 420 in division (B) of section 3314.073 of the Revised Code; ..... 421
16. A provision recognizing both of the following: ..... 422
    1. (a) The authority of public health and safety officials to ..... 423 inspect the facilities of the school and to order the facilities ..... 424 closed if those officials find that the facilities are not in ..... 425 compliance with health and safety laws and regulations; ..... 426
    2. (b) The authority of the department as the community ..... 427 school oversight body to suspend the operation of the school ..... 428 under section 3314.072 of the Revised Code if the department has ..... 429 evidence of conditions or violations of law at the school that ..... 430 pose an imminent danger to the health and safety of the school's ..... 431 students and employees and the sponsor refuses to take such ..... 432 action.
17. A description of the learning opportunities that will ..... 434 be offered to students including both classroom-based and non- ..... 435 classroom-based learning opportunities that is in compliance ..... 436 with criteria for student participation established by the ..... 437 department under division (H) (2) of section 3314.08 of the ..... 438 Revised Code; ..... 439
18. The school will comply with sections 3302.04 and ..... 440 3302.041 of the Revised Code, except that any action required to ..... 441 be taken by a school district pursuant to those sections shall ..... 442 be taken by the sponsor of the school. ..... 443
19. Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the school ..... 444 will open for operation not later than the thirtieth day of ..... 445 September each school year, unless the mission of the school as ..... 446 specified under division (A) (2) of this section is solely to ..... 447 serve dropouts. In its initial year of operation, if the school ..... 448 fails to open by the thirtieth day of September, or within one ..... 449 year after the adoption of the contract pursuant to division (D) ..... 450 of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code if the mission of the ..... 451 school is solely to serve dropouts, the contract shall be void. ..... 452
20. Whether the school's governing authority is planning ..... 453 to seek designation for the school as a STEM school equivalent ..... 454 under section 3326.032 of the Revised Code; ..... 455
21. That the school's attendance and participation ..... 456 policies will be available for public inspection; ..... 457
22. That the school's attendance and participation ..... 458 records shall be made available to the department, auditor of ..... 459 state, and school's sponsor to the extent permitted under and in ..... 460 accordance with the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ..... 461 of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, as amended, and any ..... 462 regulations promulgated under that act, and section 3319.321 of ..... 463 the Revised Code; ..... 464
23. If a school operates using the blended learning ..... 465 model, as defined in section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, all ..... 466 of the following information: ..... 467
    1. (a) An indication of what blended learning model or models ..... 468 will be used; ..... 469
    2. (b) A description of how student instructional needs will ..... 470 be determined and documented; ..... 471
    3. (c) The method to be used for determining competency, ..... 472 granting credit, and promoting students to a higher grade level; ..... 473
    4. (d) The school's attendance requirements, including how ..... 474 the school will document participation in learning ..... 475 opportunities; ..... 476
    5. (e) A statement describing how student progress will be ..... 477 monitored; ..... 478
    6. (f) A statement describing how private student data will ..... 479 be protected; ..... 480
    7. (g) A description of the professional development ..... 481 activities that will be offered to teachers. ..... 482
24. A provision requiring that all moneys the school's ..... 483 operator loans to the school, including facilities loans or cash ..... 484 flow assistance, must be accounted for, documented, and bear ..... 485 interest at a fair market rate; ..... 486
25. A provision requiring that, if the governing ..... 487 authority contracts with an attorney, accountant, or entity ..... 488 specializing in audits, the attorney, accountant, or entity ..... 489 shall be independent from the operator with which the school has ..... 490 contracted. ..... 491
26. A provision requiring the governing authority to ..... 492 adopt an enrollment and attendance policy that requires a ..... 493 student's parent to notify the community school in which the ..... 494 student is enrolled when there is a change in the location of ..... 495 the parent's or student's primary residence. ..... 496
27. A provision requiring the governing authority to ..... 497 adopt a student residence and address verification policy for ..... 498 students enrolling in or attending the school. ..... 499
28. A provision establishing the process by which the ..... 500 governing authority of the school will be selected in the ..... 501 future. ..... 502
29. A description of the management and administration of ..... 503 the school. ..... 504
30. A provision requiring the governing authority to ..... 505 adopt policies and procedures to establish internal financial ..... 506 controls for the school. ..... 507

(B) A contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the ..... 508 Revised Code between a sponsor and the governing authority of a ..... 509 community school may provide for the community school governing ..... 510 authority to make payments to the sponsor, which is hereby ..... 511 authorized to receive such payments as set forth in the contract ..... 512 between the governing authority and the sponsor. The total ..... 513 amount of such payments for monitoring, oversight, and technical ..... 514 assistance of the school shall not exceed three per cent of the ..... 515 total amount of payments for operating expenses that the school ..... 516 receives from the state. ..... 517

(C) The contract shall specify the duties of the sponsor ..... 518 which shall be in accordance with the written agreement entered ..... 519 into with the department under division (B) of section 3314.015 ..... 520 of the Revised Code and shall include the following: ..... 521

1. Monitor the community school's compliance with all ..... 522 laws applicable to the school and with the terms of the ..... 523 contract; ..... 524
2. Monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal ..... 525 performance and the organization and operation of the community ..... 526 school on at least an annual basis; ..... 527
3. Provide technical assistance to the community school ..... 528 in complying with laws applicable to the school and terms of the ..... 529 contract; ..... 530
4. Take steps to intervene in the school's operation to ..... 531 correct problems in the school's overall performance, declare ..... 532 the school to be on probationary status pursuant to section ..... 533 3314.073 of the Revised Code, suspend the operation of the ..... 534 school pursuant to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code, or ..... 535 terminate the contract of the school pursuant to section 3314.07 ..... 536 of the Revised Code as determined necessary by the sponsor; ..... 537
5. Have in place a plan of action to be undertaken in the ..... 538 event the community school experiences financial difficulties or ..... 539 closes prior to the end of a school year. ..... 540

(D) Upon the expiration of a contract entered into under this section, the sponsor of a community school may, with the approval of the governing authority of the school, renew that contract for a period of time determined by the sponsor, but not ending earlier than the end of any school year, if the sponsor finds that the school's compliance with applicable laws and terms of the contract and the school's progress in meeting the academic goals prescribed in the contract have been satisfactory. Any contract that is renewed under this division remains subject to the provisions of sections 3314.07,3314.072, and 3314.073 of the Revised Code.

(E) If a community school fails to open for operation within one year after the contract entered into under this section is adopted pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code or permanently closes prior to the expiration of the contract, the contract shall be void and the school shall not enter into a contract with any other sponsor. A school shall not be considered permanently closed because the operations of the school have been suspended pursuant to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 3326.11. Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under this chapter and its governing body shall comply with sections 9.90,9.91,109.65, 121.22,149.43,2151.357,2151.421,2313.19,2921.42,2921.43, 3301.0714,3301.0715,3301.0729,3301.24,3301.948,3302.037, 3313.14,3313.15,3313.16,3313.18,3313.201,3313.26,3313.472, 3313.473,3313.474,3313.48,3313.481,3313.482,3313.50, 3313.539,3313.5310,3313.5318,3313.5319,3313.608,3313.6012, 3313.6013,3313.6014,3313.6020,3313.6021,3313.6023, 3313.6024,3313.6026,3313.6028,3313.6029,3313.6031, 3313.6034,3313.61,3313.611,3313.614,3313.615,3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6114, 3313.643, 3313.648, 3313.6411, 3313.6413, ..... 572 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.666, 3313.667, 3313.668, ..... 573 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 3313.671, 3313.672, 3313.673, ..... 574 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.717, 3313.718, 3313.719, ..... 575 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.7118, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.80, ..... 576 3313.801, 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819, ..... 577 3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078, ..... 578 3319.0812, 3319.21, 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.32, 3319.321, ..... 579 3319.324, 3319.35, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.41, ..... 580 3319.45, 3319.46, 3319.90, 3319.614, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, ..... 581 3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041, 3321.05, 3321.13, 3321.14, 3321.141, ..... 582 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3321.191, 3322.20, 3322.24, 3323.251, ..... 583 3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and 5705.391 and ..... 584 Chapters 102., 117., 1347., 2744., 3307., 3309., 3365., 3742., ..... 585 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code as if it were ..... 586 a school district. ..... 587