SB 422

As Passed by the Senate
136th General Assembly
    Regular Session  Sub. S. B. No. 422
       2025-2026
  Senators Schaffer, Brenner
Cosponsors: Senators Manning, Antonio, Cirino, Craig, DeMora, Gavarone, Hicks-
   Hudson, Johnson, Landis, Patton, Reynolds, Roegner, Romanchuk, Smith,
  Timken, Weinstein
  To amend sections 2950.13, 2950.99, 3314.03,  1
  3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact sections  2
  2950.036, 2950.044, and 3313.475 of the Revised  3
  Code to prohibit certain sex offender/child-  4
  victim offenders from knowingly being present on  5
  school premises or preschool or child care  6
  center premises.  7
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
      Section 1. That sections 2950.13, 2950.99, 3314.03,  8
3326.11, and 3328.24 be amended and sections 2950.036, 2950.044,  9
and 3313.475 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:  10
      Sec. 2950.036. (A) As used in this section:  11
      (1) "Legitimate purpose" means any of the following:  12
      (a) Picking up or dropping off the parent's or guardian's  13
child prior to the start of or after the end of the school day  14
or preschool or child care session;  15
      (b) Picking up or dropping off the parent's or guardian's  16
child prior to the start of or after the end of a school-  17
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sponsored or preschool- or child care-sponsored activity, event,  18
or program in which the child is a participant;  19
       (c) Picking up the parent's or guardian's child in the  20
event of an emergency, when the child is ill, or for a medical  21
appointment, or dropping off the child following a medical  22
appointment;  23
       (d) Attending a parent-teacher conference or other meeting  24
requested by a teacher, principal, administrator, or preschool  25
or child care worker, or requested by the parent when permitted  26
by state or federal law, so long as the meeting occurs during  27
nonschool hours;  28
       (e) Attending public, civic, or community meetings held  29
during nonschool hours on school premises or preschool or child  30
care center premises, provided that no children are present at  31
the meeting;  32
       (f) If the person is a student enrolled at the school,  33
attending classroom instruction on a day that the school is in  34
session, attending a parent-teacher conference or other meeting  35
requested by a teacher, principal, administrator, or preschool  36
or child care worker, or requested by the parent when permitted  37
by state or federal law, or serving an in-school suspension as  38
defined in section 3313.66 of the Revised Code;  39
       (g) Being on the premises for purposes of voting on the  40
day of an election, if the person is a registered elector whose  41
assigned polling place is located on school premises or  42
preschool or child care center premises.  43
       (2) "Preschool or child care center premises" has the same  44
meaning as in section 2950.034 of the Revised Code.  45
       (3) "School premises" includes any "school," "school  46
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building," or "school premises" as those terms are defined in  47
section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. "School premises" also  48
includes any parcel of real property or building that a STEM  49
school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code owns  50
or operates in the same manner as a board of education owns or  51
operates a "school premises" or "school building" as those terms  52
are defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code.  53
       (4) "Nonschool hours" has the same meaning as in section  54
3313.77 of the Revised Code.  55
       (5) "School-affiliated event" means an athletic event,  56
play, musical, or any other school-related event or activity  57
that a qualifying school conducts, sponsors, or participates in  58
and for which a qualifying school charges admission to attend.  59
"School-affiliated event" does not include any event or activity  60
that is conducted in a facility otherwise open to the public  61
unless the facility is closed to the public during the school-  62
affiliated event.  63
       (6) "Qualified sex offender/child-victim offender" means a  64
person who is either of the following:  65
       (a) A person who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, has  66
been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to a violation of  67
division (B) of section 2905.05 or section 2907.07 of the  68
Revised Code and who is classified a tier I sex offender/child-  69
victim offender relative to that offense;  70
       (b) A person who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, has  71
been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to any sexually  72
oriented offense listed in division (F) or (G) of section  73
2950.01 of the Revised Code and who is classified a tier II or  74
tier III sex offender/child-victim offender relative to that  75
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offense.  76
       (B) No person who is eighteen years of age or older and  77
who is a qualified sex offender/child-victim offender shall  78
knowingly be present on any school premises or preschool or  79
child care center premises or on premises where a school-  80
affiliated ticketed event is occurring.  81
       (C) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under  82
division (B) of this section that the person who is knowingly  83
present on school premises or preschool or child care center  84
premises is a student enrolled at the related school or is a  85
parent or guardian of a child who attends the related school,  86
preschool, or child care facility and is on the premises for a  87
legitimate purpose. A defendant may not assert an affirmative  88
defense under this division if the defendant previously has been  89
convicted of or pleaded guilty to two or more violations of this  90
section.  91
       (D) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under  92
division (B) of this section that the person is enrolled as a  93
student in the school district and is entitled to attend school  94
under division (F)(1) of section 3313.64 of the Revised Code,  95
including a student with a disability entitled to receive  96
educational services until age twenty-two pursuant to an  97
individualized education program. The school district shall  98
impose reasonable safety and supervision conditions on the  99
student's presence on school premises, but the student's right  100
to attend school shall not be denied solely on the basis of  101
classification as a sex offender or child-victim offender.  102
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the right of  103
a student with a disability to receive a free appropriate public  104
education or the right of a student to attend school under  105
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division (F)(1) of section 3313.64 of the Revised Code.  106
       Sec. 2950.044. (A) As used in this section, "qualified sex  107
offender/child-victim offender" has the same meaning as in  108
section 2950.036 of the Revised Code.  109
       (B) A sheriff, or sheriff's designee, shall provide  110
written notice to any qualified sex offender/child-victim  111
offender who is prohibited from knowingly being on school  112
premises or preschool or child care center premises under  113
division (B) of section 2950.036 of the Revised Code of the  114
prohibitions contained in section 2950.036 of the Revised Code.  115
The written notice shall include a statement of the legitimate  116
purposes specified under division (A)(1) of section 2950.036 of  117
the Revised Code for which the offender may be present on school  118
premises or preschool or child care center premises, and the  119
definitions of "school premises," "child care center premises,"  120
and "nonschool hours" as defined in section 2950.036 of the  121
Revised Code.  122
       (C) A sheriff or sheriff's designee shall provide the  123
notice to a qualified sex offender/child-victim offender subject  124
to the prohibition under division (B) of section 2950.036 of the  125
Revised Code at the time of the offender's initial registration  126
under section 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, or 2950.06 of the  127
Revised Code, or, if the offender is registered with a sheriff  128
or sheriff's designee under Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code as  129
of the effective date of this section, a sheriff or sheriff's  130
designee shall provide the notice to the offender at the time of  131
a sheriff's or sheriff designee's next contact with the offender  132
under Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code.  133
       Sec. 2950.13. (A) The attorney general shall do all of the  134
following:  135
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       (1) No later than July 1, 1997, establish and maintain a  136
state registry of sex offenders and child-victim offenders that  137
is housed at the bureau of criminal identification and  138
investigation and that contains all of the registration, change  139
of residence, school, institution of higher education, or place  140
of employment address, and verification information the bureau  141
receives pursuant to sections 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, and  142
2950.06 of the Revised Code regarding each person who is  143
convicted of, pleads guilty to, has been convicted of, or has  144
pleaded guilty to a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim  145
oriented offense and each person who is or has been adjudicated  146
a delinquent child for committing a sexually oriented offense or  147
a child-victim oriented offense and is classified a juvenile  148
offender registrant or is an out-of-state juvenile offender  149
registrant based on that adjudication, all of the information  150
the bureau receives pursuant to section 2950.14 of the Revised  151
Code, and any notice of an order terminating or modifying an  152
offender's or delinquent child's duty to comply with sections  153
2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of the Revised Code the  154
bureau receives pursuant to section 2152.84, 2152.85, or 2950.15  155
of the Revised Code. For a person who was convicted of or  156
pleaded guilty to the sexually oriented offense or child-victim  157
related offense, the registry also shall indicate whether the  158
person was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense in a  159
criminal prosecution or in a serious youthful offender case. The  160
registry shall not be open to inspection by the public or by any  161
person other than a person identified in division (A) of section  162
2950.08 of the Revised Code. In addition to the information and  163
material previously identified in this division, the registry  164
shall include all of the following regarding each person who is  165
listed in the registry:  166
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       (a) A citation for, and the name of, all sexually oriented  167
offenses or child-victim oriented offenses of which the person  168
was convicted, to which the person pleaded guilty, or for which  169
the person was adjudicated a delinquent child and that resulted  170
in a registration duty, and the date on which those offenses  171
were committed, and a statement as to whether any of those  172
offenses are an offense included in the definition of "qualified  173
sex offender/child-victim offender" as that term is defined in  174
section 2950.036 of the Revised Code;  175
       (b) The text of the sexually oriented offenses or child-  176
victim oriented offenses identified in division (A)(1)(a) of  177
this section as those offenses existed at the time the person  178
was convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or was adjudicated a  179
delinquent child for committing those offenses, or a link to a  180
database that sets forth the text of those offenses;  181
       (c) A statement as to whether the person is a tier I sex  182
offender/child-victim offender, a tier II sex offender/child-  183
victim offender, or a tier III sex offender/child-victim  184
offender for the sexually oriented offenses or child-victim  185
oriented offenses identified in division (A)(1)(a) of this  186
section;  187
       (d) The community supervision status of the person,  188
including, but not limited to, whether the person is serving a  189
community control sanction and the nature of any such sanction,  190
whether the person is under supervised release and the nature of  191
the release, or regarding a juvenile, whether the juvenile is  192
under any type of release authorized under Chapter 2152. or  193
5139. of the Revised Code and the nature of any such release;  194
       (e) The offense and delinquency history of the person, as  195
determined from information gathered or provided under sections  196
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109.57 and 2950.14 of the Revised Code;  197
       (f) The bureau of criminal identification and  198
investigation tracking number assigned to the person if one has  199
been so assigned, the federal bureau of investigation number  200
assigned to the person if one has been assigned and the bureau  201
of criminal identification and investigation is aware of the  202
number, and any other state identification number assigned to  203
the person of which the bureau is aware;  204
       (g) Fingerprints and palmprints of the person;  205
       (h) A DNA specimen, as defined in section 109.573 of the  206
Revised Code, from the person;  207
       (i) Whether the person has any outstanding arrest  208
warrants;  209
       (j) Whether the person is in compliance with the person's  210
duties under this chapter.  211
       (2) In consultation with local law enforcement  212
representatives and no later than July 1, 1997, adopt rules that  213
contain guidelines necessary for the implementation of this  214
chapter;  215
       (3) In consultation with local law enforcement  216
representatives, adopt rules for the implementation and  217
administration of the provisions contained in section 2950.11 of  218
the Revised Code that pertain to the notification of neighbors  219
of an offender or a delinquent child who has committed a  220
sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense and  221
is in a category specified in division (F)(1) of that section  222
and rules that prescribe a manner in which victims of a sexually  223
oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense committed by  224
an offender or a delinquent child who is in a category specified  225
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in division (B)(1) of section 2950.10 of the Revised Code may  226
make a request that specifies that the victim would like to be  227
provided the notices described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of  228
section 2950.10 of the Revised Code;  229
       (4) In consultation with local law enforcement  230
representatives and through the bureau of criminal  231
identification and investigation, prescribe the forms to be used  232
by judges and officials pursuant to section 2950.03 or 2950.032  233
of the Revised Code to advise offenders and delinquent children  234
of their duties of filing a notice of intent to reside,  235
registration, notification of a change of residence, school,  236
institution of higher education, or place of employment address  237
and registration of the new school, institution of higher  238
education, or place of employment address, as applicable, and  239
address verification under sections 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05,  240
and 2950.06 of the Revised Code, and prescribe the forms to be  241
used by sheriffs relative to those duties of filing a notice of  242
intent to reside, registration, change of residence, school,  243
institution of higher education, or place of employment address  244
notification, and address verification;  245
       (5) Make copies of the forms prescribed under division (A)  246
(4) of this section available to judges, officials, and  247
sheriffs;  248
       (6) Through the bureau of criminal identification and  249
investigation, provide the notifications, the information and  250
materials, and the documents that the bureau is required to  251
provide to appropriate law enforcement officials and to the  252
federal bureau of investigation pursuant to sections 2950.04,  253
2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of the Revised Code;  254
       (7) Through the bureau of criminal identification and  255
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investigation, maintain the verification forms returned under  256
the address verification mechanism set forth in section 2950.06  257
of the Revised Code;  258
        (8) In consultation with representatives of the officials,  259
judges, and sheriffs, adopt procedures for officials, judges,  260
and sheriffs to use to forward information, photographs, and  261
fingerprints to the bureau of criminal identification and  262
investigation pursuant to the requirements of sections 2950.03,  263
2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, 2950.06, and 2950.11 of the Revised  264
Code;  265
        (9) In consultation with the director of education, the  266
director of children and youth, and the director of  267
rehabilitation and correction, adopt rules that contain  268
guidelines to be followed by boards of education of a school  269
district, chartered nonpublic schools or other schools not  270
operated by a board of education, preschool programs, child care  271
centers, type A family child care homes, licensed type B family  272
child care homes, and institutions of higher education regarding  273
the proper use and administration of information received  274
pursuant to section 2950.11 of the Revised Code relative to an  275
offender or delinquent child who has committed a sexually  276
oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense and is in a  277
category specified in division (F)(1) of that section;  278
        (10) In consultation with local law enforcement  279
representatives and no later than July 1, 1997, adopt rules that  280
designate a geographic area or areas within which the notice  281
described in division (B) of section 2950.11 of the Revised Code  282
must be given to the persons identified in divisions (A)(2) to  283
(8) and (A)(10) of that section;  284
        (11) Through the bureau of criminal identification and  285
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investigation, not later than January 1, 2004, establish and  286
operate on the internet a sex offender and child-victim offender  287
database that contains information for every offender who has  288
committed a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented  289
offense and registers in any county in this state pursuant to  290
section 2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised Code and for every  291
delinquent child who has committed a sexually oriented offense,  292
is a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant, and  293
registers in any county in this state pursuant to either such  294
section. The bureau shall not include on the database the  295
identity of any offender's or public registry-qualified juvenile  296
offender registrant's victim, any offender's or public registry-  297
qualified juvenile offender registrant's social security number,  298
the name of any school or institution of higher education  299
attended by any offender or public registry-qualified juvenile  300
offender registrant, the name of the place of employment of any  301
offender or public registry-qualified juvenile offender  302
registrant, any tracking or identification number described in  303
division (A)(1)(f) of this section, or any information described  304
in division (C)(7) of section 2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised  305
Code. The bureau shall provide on the database, for each  306
offender and each public registry-qualified juvenile offender  307
registrant, at least the information specified in divisions (A)  308
(11)(a) to (h) of this section. Otherwise, the bureau shall  309
determine the information to be provided on the database for  310
each offender and public registry-qualified juvenile offender  311
registrant and shall obtain that information from the  312
information contained in the state registry of sex offenders and  313
child-victim offenders described in division (A)(1) of this  314
section, which information, while in the possession of the  315
sheriff who provided it, is a public record open for inspection  316
as described in section 2950.081 of the Revised Code. The bureau  317
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shall include in the public record the identity of any  318
registered offender who is a "qualified sex offender/child-  319
victim offender" as that term is defined in section 2950.036 of  320
the Revised Code. The database is a public record open for  321
inspection under section 149.43 of the Revised Code, and it  322
shall be searchable by offender or public registry-qualified  323
juvenile offender registrant name, by county, by zip code, and  324
by school district. The database shall provide a link to the web  325
site of each sheriff who has established and operates on the  326
internet a sex offender and child-victim offender database that  327
contains information for offenders and public registry-qualified  328
juvenile offender registrants who register in that county  329
pursuant to section 2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised Code,  330
with the link being a direct link to the sex offender and child-  331
victim offender database for the sheriff. The bureau shall  332
provide on the database, for each offender and public registry-  333
qualified juvenile offender registrant, at least the following  334
information:  335
       (a) The information described in divisions (A)(1)(a), (b),  336
(c), and (d) of this section relative to the offender or public  337
registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant;  338
       (b) The address of the offender's or public registry-  339
qualified juvenile offender registrant's school, institution of  340
higher education, or place of employment provided in a  341
registration form;  342
       (c) The information described in division (C)(6) of  343
section 2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised Code;  344
       (d) A chart describing which sexually oriented offenses  345
and child-victim oriented offenses are included in the  346
definitions of tier I sex offender/child-victim offender, tier  347
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II sex offender/child-victim offender, and tier III sex  348
offender/child-victim offender;  349
       (e) Fingerprints and palmprints of the offender or public  350
registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant and a DNA  351
specimen from the offender or public registry-qualified juvenile  352
offender registrant;  353
       (f) The information set forth in division (B) of section  354
2950.11 of the Revised Code;  355
       (g) Any outstanding arrest warrants for the offender or  356
public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant;  357
       (h) The offender's or public registry-qualified juvenile  358
offender registrant's compliance status with duties under this  359
chapter.  360
       (12) Develop software to be used by sheriffs in  361
establishing on the internet a sex offender and child-victim  362
offender database for the public dissemination of some or all of  363
the information and materials described in division (A) of  364
section 2950.081 of the Revised Code that are public records  365
under that division, that are not prohibited from inclusion by  366
division (B) of that section, and that pertain to offenders and  367
public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrants who  368
register in the sheriff's county pursuant to section 2950.04 or  369
2950.041 of the Revised Code and for the public dissemination of  370
information the sheriff receives pursuant to section 2950.14 of  371
the Revised Code and, upon the request of any sheriff, provide  372
technical guidance to the requesting sheriff in establishing on  373
the internet such a database;  374
       (13) Through the bureau of criminal identification and  375
investigation, not later than January 1, 2004, establish and  376
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operate on the internet a database that enables local law  377
enforcement representatives to remotely search by electronic  378
means the state registry of sex offenders and child-victim  379
offenders described in division (A)(1) of this section and any  380
information and materials the bureau receives pursuant to  381
sections 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, 2950.06, and 2950.14 of the  382
Revised Code. The database shall enable local law enforcement  383
representatives to obtain detailed information regarding each  384
offender and delinquent child who is included in the registry,  385
including, but not limited to the offender's or delinquent  386
child's name, aliases, residence address, name and address of  387
any place of employment, school, institution of higher  388
education, if applicable, license plate number of each vehicle  389
identified in division (C)(5) of section 2950.04 or 2950.041 of  390
the Revised Code to the extent applicable, victim preference if  391
available, date of most recent release from confinement if  392
applicable, fingerprints, and palmprints, all of the information  393
and material described in divisions (A)(1)(a) to (h) of this  394
section regarding the offender or delinquent child, and other  395
identification parameters the bureau considers appropriate. The  396
database is not a public record open for inspection under  397
section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall be available only  398
to law enforcement representatives as described in this  399
division. Information obtained by local law enforcement  400
representatives through use of this database is not open to  401
inspection by the public or by any person other than a person  402
identified in division (A) of section 2950.08 of the Revised  403
Code.  404
        (14) Through the bureau of criminal identification and  405
investigation, maintain a list of requests for notice about a  406
specified offender or delinquent child or specified geographical  407
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notification area made pursuant to division (J) of section  408
2950.11 of the Revised Code and, when an offender or delinquent  409
child changes residence to another county, forward any requests  410
for information about that specific offender or delinquent child  411
to the appropriate sheriff;  412
       (15) Through the bureau of criminal identification and  413
investigation, establish and operate a system for the immediate  414
notification by electronic means of the appropriate officials in  415
other states specified in this division each time an offender or  416
delinquent child registers a residence, school, institution of  417
higher education, or place of employment address under section  418
2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised Code or provides a notice of  419
a change of address or registers a new address under division  420
(A) or (B) of section 2950.05 of the Revised Code. The immediate  421
notification by electronic means shall be provided to the  422
appropriate officials in each state in which the offender or  423
delinquent child is required to register a residence, school,  424
institution of higher education, or place of employment address.  425
The notification shall contain the offender's or delinquent  426
child's name and all of the information the bureau receives from  427
the sheriff with whom the offender or delinquent child  428
registered the address or provided the notice of change of  429
address or registered the new address.  430
       (B) The attorney general in consultation with local law  431
enforcement representatives, may adopt rules that establish one  432
or more categories of neighbors of an offender or delinquent  433
child who, in addition to the occupants of residential premises  434
and other persons specified in division (A)(1) of section  435
2950.11 of the Revised Code, must be given the notice described  436
in division (B) of that section.  437
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       (C) No person, other than a local law enforcement  438
representative, shall knowingly do any of the following:  439
       (1) Gain or attempt to gain access to the database  440
established and operated by the attorney general, through the  441
bureau of criminal identification and investigation, pursuant to  442
division (A)(13) of this section.  443
       (2) Permit any person to inspect any information obtained  444
through use of the database described in division (C)(1) of this  445
section, other than as permitted under that division.  446
       (D) As used in this section, "local law enforcement  447
representatives" means representatives of the sheriffs of this  448
state, representatives of the municipal chiefs of police and  449
marshals of this state, and representatives of the township  450
constables and chiefs of police of the township police  451
departments or police district police forces of this state.  452
       Sec. 2950.99. (A)(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in  453
division (A)(1)(b) of this section, whoever violates a  454
prohibition in section 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, or 2950.06 of  455
the Revised Code shall be punished as follows:  456
       (i) If the most serious sexually oriented offense that was  457
the basis of the registration, notice of intent to reside,  458
change of address notification, or address verification  459
requirement that was violated under the prohibition is  460
aggravated murder or murder if committed by an adult or a  461
comparable category of offense committed in another  462
jurisdiction, the offender is guilty of a felony of the first  463
degree.  464
       (ii) If the most serious sexually oriented offense or  465
child-victim oriented offense that was the basis of the  466
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registration, notice of intent to reside, change of address  467
notification, or address verification requirement that was  468
violated under the prohibition is a felony of the first, second,  469
third, or fourth degree if committed by an adult or a comparable  470
category of offense committed in another jurisdiction, the  471
offender is guilty of a felony of the same degree as the most  472
serious sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented  473
offense that was the basis of the registration, notice of intent  474
to reside, change of address, or address verification  475
requirement that was violated under the prohibition, or, if the  476
most serious sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented  477
offense that was the basis of the registration, notice of intent  478
to reside, change of address, or address verification  479
requirement that was violated under the prohibition is a  480
comparable category of offense committed in another  481
jurisdiction, the offender is guilty of a felony of the same  482
degree as that offense committed in the other jurisdiction would  483
constitute if committed in this state.  484
       (iii) If the most serious sexually oriented offense or  485
child-victim oriented offense that was the basis of the  486
registration, notice of intent to reside, change of address  487
notification, or address verification requirement that was  488
violated under the prohibition is a felony of the fifth degree  489
or a misdemeanor if committed by an adult or a comparable  490
category of offense committed in another jurisdiction, the  491
offender is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree.  492
       (b) If the offender previously has been convicted of or  493
pleaded guilty to, or previously has been adjudicated a  494
delinquent child for committing, a violation of a prohibition in  495
section 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, or 2950.06 of the Revised  496
Code, whoever violates a prohibition in section 2950.04,  497
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2950.041, 2950.05, or 2950.06 of the Revised Code shall be  498
punished as follows:  499
       (i) If the most serious sexually oriented offense that was  500
the basis of the registration, notice of intent to reside,  501
change of address notification, or address verification  502
requirement that was violated under the prohibition is  503
aggravated murder or murder if committed by an adult or a  504
comparable category of offense committed in another  505
jurisdiction, the offender is guilty of a felony of the first  506
degree.  507
       (ii) If the most serious sexually oriented offense or  508
child-victim oriented offense that was the basis of the  509
registration, notice of intent to reside, change of address  510
notification, or address verification requirement that was  511
violated under the prohibition is a felony of the first, second,  512
or third degree if committed by an adult or a comparable  513
category of offense committed in another jurisdiction, the  514
offender is guilty of a felony of the same degree as the most  515
serious sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented  516
offense that was the basis of the registration, notice of intent  517
to reside, change of address, or address verification  518
requirement that was violated under the prohibition, or, if the  519
most serious sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented  520
offense that was the basis of the registration, notice of intent  521
to reside, change of address, or address verification  522
requirement that was violated under the prohibition is a  523
comparable category of offense committed in another  524
jurisdiction, the offender is guilty of a felony of the same  525
degree as that offense committed in the other jurisdiction would  526
constitute if committed in this state.  527
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       (iii) If the most serious sexually oriented offense or  528
child-victim oriented offense that was the basis of the  529
registration, notice of intent to reside, change of address  530
notification, or address verification requirement that was  531
violated under the prohibition is a felony of the fourth or  532
fifth degree if committed by an adult or a comparable category  533
of offense committed in another jurisdiction, the offender is  534
guilty of a felony of the third degree.  535
       (iv) If the most serious sexually oriented offense or  536
child-victim oriented offense that was the basis of the  537
registration, notice of intent to reside, change of address  538
notification, or address verification requirement that was  539
violated under the prohibition is a misdemeanor if committed by  540
an adult or a comparable category of offense committed in  541
another jurisdiction, the offender is guilty of a felony of the  542
fourth degree.  543
       (2)(a) In addition to any penalty or sanction imposed  544
under division (A)(1) of this section or any other provision of  545
law for a violation of a prohibition in section 2950.04,  546
2950.041, 2950.05, or 2950.06 of the Revised Code, if the  547
offender or delinquent child is subject to a community control  548
sanction, is on parole, is subject to one or more post-release  549
control sanctions, or is subject to any other type of supervised  550
release at the time of the violation, the violation shall  551
constitute a violation of the terms and conditions of the  552
community control sanction, parole, post-release control  553
sanction, or other type of supervised release.  554
       (b) In addition to any penalty or sanction imposed under  555
division (A)(1)(b)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section or any  556
other provision of law for a violation of a prohibition in  557
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section 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, or 2950.06 of the Revised  558
Code, if the offender previously has been convicted of or  559
pleaded guilty to, or previously has been adjudicated a  560
delinquent child for committing, a violation of a prohibition in  561
section 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, or 2950.06 of the Revised  562
Code when the most serious sexually oriented offense or child-  563
victim oriented offense that was the basis of the requirement  564
that was violated under the prohibition is a felony if committed  565
by an adult or a comparable category of offense committed in  566
another jurisdiction, the court imposing a sentence upon the  567
offender shall impose a definite prison term of no less than  568
three years. The definite prison term imposed under this section  569
shall not be reduced to less than three years pursuant to any  570
provision of Chapter 2967. or any other provision of the Revised  571
Code.  572
        (3) As used in division (A)(1) of this section,  573
"comparable category of offense committed in another  574
jurisdiction" means a sexually oriented offense or child-victim  575
oriented offense that was the basis of the registration, notice  576
of intent to reside, change of address notification, or address  577
verification requirement that was violated, that is a violation  578
of an existing or former law of another state or the United  579
States, an existing or former law applicable in a military court  580
or in an Indian tribal court, or an existing or former law of  581
any nation other than the United States, and that, if it had  582
been committed in this state, would constitute or would have  583
constituted aggravated murder or murder for purposes of division  584
(A)(1)(a)(i) of this section, a felony of the first, second,  585
third, or fourth degree for purposes of division (A)(1)(a)(ii)  586
of this section, a felony of the fifth degree or a misdemeanor  587
for purposes of division (A)(1)(a)(iii) of this section,  588
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aggravated murder or murder for purposes of division (A)(1)(b)  589
(i) of this section, a felony of the first, second, or third  590
degree for purposes of division (A)(1)(b)(ii) of this section, a  591
felony of the fourth or fifth degree for purposes of division  592
(A)(1)(b)(iii) of this section, or a misdemeanor for purposes of  593
division (A)(1)(b)(iv) of this section.  594
       (B) If a person violates a prohibition in section 2950.04,  595
2950.041, 2950.05, or 2950.06 of the Revised Code that applies  596
to the person as a result of the person being adjudicated a  597
delinquent child and being classified a juvenile offender  598
registrant or an out-of-state juvenile offender registrant, both  599
of the following apply:  600
       (1) If the violation occurs while the person is under  601
eighteen years of age, the person is subject to proceedings  602
under Chapter 2152. of the Revised Code based on the violation.  603
       (2) If the violation occurs while the person is eighteen  604
years of age or older, the person is subject to criminal  605
prosecution based on the violation.  606
       (C) Whoever violates division (C) of section 2950.13 of  607
the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.  608
       (D) Whoever violates division (A)(2) of section 2950.035  609
of the Revised Code shall be punished as follows:  610
       (1) Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(2) or (3)  611
of this section, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the  612
first degree.  613
       (2) If the offender once previously has been convicted of  614
or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (A)(2) of section  615
2950.035 of the Revised Code, the offender is guilty of a felony  616
of the third degree.  617
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        (3) If the offender two or more times previously has been  618
convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (A)(2)  619
of section 2950.035 of the Revised Code, the offender is guilty  620
of a felony of the first degree.  621
        (E) Whoever violates section 2950.036 of the Revised Code  622
is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree on a first  623
offense, a misdemeanor of the first degree on a second offense,  624
and a felony of the fifth degree on each subsequent offense.  625
        Sec. 3313.475. Each school district and chartered or  626
nonchartered nonpublic school shall, as determined necessary by  627
the school district superintendent, chief administrator of the  628
chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school, or the  629
superintendent's or chief administrator's designee, provide  630
reasonable off-site or remote alternatives for meetings and  631
communications with parents who are prohibited from knowingly  632
being present on school premises under section 2950.036 of the  633
Revised Code.  634
        Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the  635
right of a student with a disability to receive a free  636
appropriate public education or the right of a student to attend  637
school under division (F)(1) of section 3313.64 of the Revised  638
Code. A school district may implement an individualized safety  639
plan.  640
        Sec. 3314.03. A copy of every contract entered into under  641
this section shall be filed with the director of education and  642
workforce. The department of education and workforce shall make  643
available on its web site a copy of every approved, executed  644
contract filed with the director under this section.  645
        (A) Each contract entered into between a sponsor and the  646
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governing authority of a community school shall specify the  647
following:  648
        (1) That the school shall be established as either of the  649
following:  650
        (a) A nonprofit corporation established under Chapter  651
1702. of the Revised Code, if established prior to April 8,  652
2003;  653
        (b) A public benefit corporation established under Chapter  654
1702. of the Revised Code, if established after April 8, 2003.  655
        (2) The education program of the school, including the  656
school's mission and educational philosophy, the characteristics  657
of the students the school is expected to attract, the ages and  658
grades of students, and the focus of the curriculum;  659
        (3) The academic goals to be achieved and the method of  660
measurement that will be used to determine progress toward those  661
goals, which shall include the statewide achievement  662
assessments;  663
        (4) Performance standards, including but not limited to  664
all applicable report card measures set forth in section 3302.03  665
or 3314.017 of the Revised Code, by which the success of the  666
school will be evaluated by the sponsor;  667
        (5) The admission standards of section 3314.06 of the  668
Revised Code and, if applicable, section 3314.061 of the Revised  669
Code;  670
        (6)(a) Dismissal procedures;  671
        (b) A requirement that the governing authority adopt an  672
attendance policy that includes a procedure for automatically  673
withdrawing a student from the school if the student without a  674
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legitimate excuse fails to participate in seventy-two  675
consecutive hours of the learning opportunities offered to the  676
student.  677
       (7) The ways by which the school will achieve racial and  678
ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves;  679
       (8) Requirements for financial audits by the auditor of  680
state. The contract shall require financial records of the  681
school to be maintained in the same manner as are financial  682
records of school districts, pursuant to rules of the auditor of  683
state. Audits shall be conducted in accordance with section  684
117.10 of the Revised Code.  685
       (9) An addendum to the contract outlining the facilities  686
to be used that contains at least the following information:  687
       (a) A detailed description of each facility used for  688
instructional purposes;  689
       (b) The annual costs associated with leasing each facility  690
that are paid by or on behalf of the school;  691
       (c) The annual mortgage principal and interest payments  692
that are paid by the school;  693
       (d) The name of the lender or landlord, identified as  694
such, and the lender's or landlord's relationship to the  695
operator, if any.  696
       (10) Qualifications of employees, including both of the  697
following:  698
       (a) A requirement that the school's classroom teachers be  699
licensed in accordance with sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the  700
Revised Code, except that a community school may engage  701
noncertificated persons to teach up to twelve hours or forty  702
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hours per week pursuant to section 3319.301 of the Revised Code;  703
       (b) A prohibition against the school employing an  704
individual described in section 3314.104 of the Revised Code in  705
any position.  706
       (11) That the school will comply with the following  707
requirements:  708
       (a) The school will provide learning opportunities to a  709
minimum of twenty-five students for a minimum of nine hundred  710
twenty hours per school year.  711
       (b) The governing authority will purchase liability  712
insurance, or otherwise provide for the potential liability of  713
the school.  714
       (c) The school will be nonsectarian in its programs,  715
admission policies, employment practices, and all other  716
operations, and will not be operated by a sectarian school or  717
religious institution.  718
       (d) The school will comply with sections 9.90, 9.91,  719
109.65, 121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 3301.0710,  720
3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.24, 3301.948,  721
3302.037, 3313.472, 3313.473, 3313.474, 3313.475, 3313.50,  722
3313.539, 3313.5310, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.609,  723
3313.6012, 3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 3313.6024,  724
3313.6026, 3313.6028, 3313.6029, 3313.6031, 3313.643, 3313.648,  725
3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.666,  726
3313.667, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 3313.671,  727
3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.718,  728
3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.80,  729
3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819, 3313.8110,  730
3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078,  731
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3319.0812, 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.321, 3319.324, 3319.39,  732
3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.41, 3319.46, 3319.90, 3319.614,  733
3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041, 3321.13,  734
3321.14, 3321.141, 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3322.20, 3322.24,  735
3323.251, 3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and  736
5705.391 and Chapters 117., 1347., 2744., 3365., 3742., 4112.,  737
4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code as if it were a  738
school district and will comply with section 3301.0714 of the  739
Revised Code in the manner specified in section 3314.17 of the  740
Revised Code.  741
       (e) The school shall comply with Chapter 102. and section  742
2921.42 of the Revised Code.  743
       (f) The school will comply with sections 3313.61,  744
3313.611, 3313.614, 3313.617, 3313.618, and 3313.6114 of the  745
Revised Code, except that for students who enter ninth grade for  746
the first time before July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections  747
3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised Code that a person must  748
successfully complete the curriculum in any high school prior to  749
receiving a high school diploma may be met by completing the  750
curriculum adopted by the governing authority of the community  751
school rather than the curriculum specified in Title XXXIII of  752
the Revised Code or any rules of the department. Beginning with  753
students who enter ninth grade for the first time on or after  754
July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611  755
of the Revised Code that a person must successfully complete the  756
curriculum of a high school prior to receiving a high school  757
diploma shall be met by completing the requirements prescribed  758
in section 3313.6027 and division (C) of section 3313.603 of the  759
Revised Code, unless the person qualifies under division (D) or  760
(F) of that section. Each school shall comply with the plan for  761
awarding high school credit based on demonstration of subject  762
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area competency, and beginning with the 2017-2018 school year,  763
with the updated plan that permits students enrolled in seventh  764
and eighth grade to meet curriculum requirements based on  765
subject area competency adopted by the department under  766
divisions (J)(1) and (2) of section 3313.603 of the Revised  767
Code. Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the school shall  768
comply with the framework for granting units of high school  769
credit to students who demonstrate subject area competency  770
through work-based learning experiences, internships, or  771
cooperative education developed by the department under division  772
(J)(3) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.  773
       (g) The school governing authority will submit within four  774
months after the end of each school year a report of its  775
activities and progress in meeting the goals and standards of  776
divisions (A)(3) and (4) of this section and its financial  777
status to the sponsor and the parents of all students enrolled  778
in the school.  779
       (h) The school, unless it is an internet- or computer-  780
based community school, will comply with section 3313.801 of the  781
Revised Code as if it were a school district.  782
       (i) If the school is the recipient of moneys from a grant  783
awarded under the federal race to the top program, Division (A),  784
Title XIV, Sections 14005 and 14006 of the "American Recovery  785
and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115,  786
the school will pay teachers based upon performance in  787
accordance with section 3317.141 and will comply with section  788
3319.111 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.  789
       (j) If the school operates a preschool program that is  790
licensed by the department under sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of  791
the Revised Code, the school shall comply with sections 3301.50  792
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to 3301.59 of the Revised Code and the minimum standards for  793
preschool programs prescribed in rules adopted by the department  794
of children and youth under section 3301.53 of the Revised Code.  795
       (k) The school will comply with sections 3313.6021 and  796
3313.6023 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district  797
unless it is either of the following:  798
       (i) An internet- or computer-based community school;  799
       (ii) A community school in which a majority of the  800
enrolled students are children with disabilities as described in  801
division (B)(2) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code.  802
       (l) The school will comply with section 3321.191 of the  803
Revised Code, unless it is an internet- or computer-based  804
community school that is subject to section 3314.261 of the  805
Revised Code.  806
       (m) The school will comply with section 3313.7118 of the  807
Revised Code if it serves elementary school students.  808
       (12) Arrangements for providing health and other benefits  809
to employees;  810
       (13) The length of the contract, which shall begin at the  811
beginning of an academic year. No contract shall exceed five  812
years unless such contract has been renewed pursuant to division  813
(D) of this section.  814
       (14) The governing authority of the school, which shall be  815
responsible for carrying out the provisions of the contract;  816
       (15) A financial plan detailing an estimated school budget  817
for each year of the period of the contract and specifying the  818
total estimated per pupil expenditure amount for each such year.  819
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       (16) Requirements and procedures regarding the disposition  820
of employees of the school in the event the contract is  821
terminated or not renewed pursuant to section 3314.07 of the  822
Revised Code;  823
       (17) Whether the school is to be created by converting all  824
or part of an existing public school or educational service  825
center building or is to be a new start-up school, and if it is  826
a converted public school or service center building, both of  827
the following:  828
       (a) Specification of any duties or responsibilities of an  829
employer that the board of education or service center governing  830
board that operated the school or building before conversion is  831
delegating to the governing authority of the community school  832
with respect to all or any specified group of employees provided  833
the delegation is not prohibited by a collective bargaining  834
agreement applicable to such employees;  835
       (b) Alternative arrangements for current public school  836
students who choose not to attend the converted school and for  837
teachers who choose not to teach in the school or building after  838
conversion.  839
       (18) Provisions establishing procedures for resolving  840
disputes or differences of opinion between the sponsor and the  841
governing authority of the community school;  842
       (19) A provision requiring the governing authority to  843
adopt a policy regarding the admission of students who reside  844
outside the district in which the school is located. That policy  845
shall comply with the admissions procedures specified in  846
sections 3314.06 and 3314.061 of the Revised Code and, at the  847
sole discretion of the authority, shall do one of the following:  848
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       (a) Prohibit the enrollment of students who reside outside  849
the district in which the school is located;  850
       (b) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in  851
districts adjacent to the district in which the school is  852
located;  853
       (c) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in any  854
other district in the state.  855
       (20) A provision recognizing the authority of the  856
department to take over the sponsorship of the school in  857
accordance with the provisions of division (C) of section  858
3314.015 of the Revised Code;  859
       (21) A provision recognizing the sponsor's authority to  860
assume the operation of a school under the conditions specified  861
in division (B) of section 3314.073 of the Revised Code;  862
       (22) A provision recognizing both of the following:  863
       (a) The authority of public health and safety officials to  864
inspect the facilities of the school and to order the facilities  865
closed if those officials find that the facilities are not in  866
compliance with health and safety laws and regulations;  867
       (b) The authority of the department as the community  868
school oversight body to suspend the operation of the school  869
under section 3314.072 of the Revised Code if the department has  870
evidence of conditions or violations of law at the school that  871
pose an imminent danger to the health and safety of the school's  872
students and employees and the sponsor refuses to take such  873
action.  874
       (23) A description of the learning opportunities that will  875
be offered to students including both classroom-based and non-  876
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classroom-based learning opportunities that is in compliance  877
with criteria for student participation established by the  878
department under division (H)(2) of section 3314.08 of the  879
Revised Code;  880
       (24) The school will comply with sections 3302.04 and  881
3302.041 of the Revised Code, except that any action required to  882
be taken by a school district pursuant to those sections shall  883
be taken by the sponsor of the school.  884
       (25) Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the school  885
will open for operation not later than the thirtieth day of  886
September each school year, unless the mission of the school as  887
specified under division (A)(2) of this section is solely to  888
serve dropouts. In its initial year of operation, if the school  889
fails to open by the thirtieth day of September, or within one  890
year after the adoption of the contract pursuant to division (D)  891
of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code if the mission of the  892
school is solely to serve dropouts, the contract shall be void.  893
       (26) Whether the school's governing authority is planning  894
to seek designation for the school as a STEM school equivalent  895
under section 3326.032 of the Revised Code;  896
       (27) That the school's attendance and participation  897
policies will be available for public inspection;  898
       (28) That the school's attendance and participation  899
records shall be made available to the department, auditor of  900
state, and school's sponsor to the extent permitted under and in  901
accordance with the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act  902
of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, as amended, and any  903
regulations promulgated under that act, and section 3319.321 of  904
the Revised Code;  905
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       (29) If a school operates using the blended learning  906
model, as defined in section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, all  907
of the following information:  908
       (a) An indication of what blended learning model or models  909
will be used;  910
       (b) A description of how student instructional needs will  911
be determined and documented;  912
       (c) The method to be used for determining competency,  913
granting credit, and promoting students to a higher grade level;  914
       (d) The school's attendance requirements, including how  915
the school will document participation in learning  916
opportunities;  917
       (e) A statement describing how student progress will be  918
monitored;  919
       (f) A statement describing how private student data will  920
be protected;  921
       (g) A description of the professional development  922
activities that will be offered to teachers.  923
       (30) A provision requiring that all moneys the school's  924
operator loans to the school, including facilities loans or cash  925
flow assistance, must be accounted for, documented, and bear  926
interest at a fair market rate;  927
       (31) A provision requiring that, if the governing  928
authority contracts with an attorney, accountant, or entity  929
specializing in audits, the attorney, accountant, or entity  930
shall be independent from the operator with which the school has  931
contracted.  932
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       (32) A provision requiring the governing authority to  933
adopt an enrollment and attendance policy that requires a  934
student's parent to notify the community school in which the  935
student is enrolled when there is a change in the location of  936
the parent's or student's primary residence.  937
       (33) A provision requiring the governing authority to  938
adopt a student residence and address verification policy for  939
students enrolling in or attending the school.  940
       (34) A provision establishing the process by which the  941
governing authority of the school will be selected in the  942
future.  943
       (35) A description of the management and administration of  944
the school.  945
       (36) A provision requiring the governing authority to  946
adopt policies and procedures to establish internal financial  947
controls for the school.  948
       (B) A contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the  949
Revised Code between a sponsor and the governing authority of a  950
community school may provide for the community school governing  951
authority to make payments to the sponsor, which is hereby  952
authorized to receive such payments as set forth in the contract  953
between the governing authority and the sponsor. The total  954
amount of such payments for monitoring, oversight, and technical  955
assistance of the school shall not exceed three per cent of the  956
total amount of payments for operating expenses that the school  957
receives from the state.  958
       (C) The contract shall specify the duties of the sponsor  959
which shall be in accordance with the written agreement entered  960
into with the department under division (B) of section 3314.015  961
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of the Revised Code and shall include the following:  962
       (1) Monitor the community school's compliance with all  963
laws applicable to the school and with the terms of the  964
contract;  965
       (2) Monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal  966
performance and the organization and operation of the community  967
school on at least an annual basis;  968
       (3) Provide technical assistance to the community school  969
in complying with laws applicable to the school and terms of the  970
contract;  971
       (4) Take steps to intervene in the school's operation to  972
correct problems in the school's overall performance, declare  973
the school to be on probationary status pursuant to section  974
3314.073 of the Revised Code, suspend the operation of the  975
school pursuant to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code, or  976
terminate the contract of the school pursuant to section 3314.07  977
of the Revised Code as determined necessary by the sponsor;  978
       (5) Have in place a plan of action to be undertaken in the  979
event the community school experiences financial difficulties or  980
closes prior to the end of a school year.  981
       (D) Upon the expiration of a contract entered into under  982
this section, the sponsor of a community school may, with the  983
approval of the governing authority of the school, renew that  984
contract for a period of time determined by the sponsor, but not  985
ending earlier than the end of any school year, if the sponsor  986
finds that the school's compliance with applicable laws and  987
terms of the contract and the school's progress in meeting the  988
academic goals prescribed in the contract have been  989
satisfactory. Any contract that is renewed under this division  990
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remains subject to the provisions of sections 3314.07, 3314.072,  991
and 3314.073 of the Revised Code.  992
       (E) If a community school fails to open for operation  993
within one year after the contract entered into under this  994
section is adopted pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02  995
of the Revised Code or permanently closes prior to the  996
expiration of the contract, the contract shall be void and the  997
school shall not enter into a contract with any other sponsor. A  998
school shall not be considered permanently closed because the  999
operations of the school have been suspended pursuant to section  1000
3314.072 of the Revised Code.  1001
       Sec. 3326.11. Each science, technology, engineering, and  1002
mathematics school established under this chapter and its  1003
governing body shall comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 109.65,  1004
121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 2921.42, 2921.43,  1005
3301.0714, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.24, 3301.948, 3302.037,  1006
3313.14, 3313.15, 3313.16, 3313.18, 3313.201, 3313.26, 3313.472,  1007
3313.473, 3313.474, 3313.475, 3313.48, 3313.481, 3313.482,  1008
3313.50, 3313.539, 3313.5310, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.608,  1009
3313.6012, 3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 3313.6021,  1010
3313.6023, 3313.6024, 3313.6026, 3313.6028, 3313.6029,  1011
3313.6031, 3313.61, 3313.611, 3313.614, 3313.615, 3313.617,  1012
3313.618, 3313.6114, 3313.643, 3313.648, 3313.6411, 3313.6413,  1013
3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.666, 3313.667, 3313.668,  1014
3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 3313.671, 3313.672, 3313.673,  1015
3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.717, 3313.718, 3313.719,  1016
3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.7118, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.80,  1017
3313.801, 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819,  1018
3313.8110, 3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077,  1019
3319.078, 3319.0812, 3319.21, 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.32,  1020
3319.321, 3319.324, 3319.35, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393,  1021
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3319.41, 3319.45, 3319.46, 3319.614, 3319.90, 3320.01, 3320.02,  1022
3320.03, 3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041, 3321.05, 3321.13, 3321.14,  1023
3321.141, 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3321.191, 3322.20, 3322.24,  1024
3323.251, 3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and  1025
5705.391 and Chapters 102., 117., 1347., 2744., 3307., 3309.,  1026
3365., 3742., 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code  1027
as if it were a school district.  1028
       Sec. 3328.24. A college-preparatory boarding school  1029
established under this chapter and its board of trustees shall  1030
comply with sections 102.02, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712,  1031
3301.0714, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3313.474, 3313.475,  1032
3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.6013, 3313.6021, 3313.6023,  1033
3313.6024, 3313.6026, 3313.6029, 3313.6031, 3313.617, 3313.618,  1034
3313.6114, 3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610,  1035
3313.717, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.8110,  1036
3313.89, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078, 3319.318, 3319.324,  1037
3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.46, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03,  1038
3320.04, 3323.251, and 5502.262, and Chapter 3365. of the  1039
Revised Code as if the school were a school district and the  1040
school's board of trustees were a district board of education.  1041
       Section 2. That existing sections 2950.13, 2950.99,  1042
3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 of the Revised Code are hereby  1043
repealed.  1044
       Section 3. The General Assembly, applying the principle  1045
stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that  1046
amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of  1047
simultaneous operation, finds that the following sections,  1048
presented in this act as composites of the sections as amended  1049
by the acts indicated, are the resulting versions of the  1050
sections in effect prior to the effective date of the sections  1051
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as presented in this act:  1052
       Section 2950.99 of the Revised Code as amended by both  1053
S.B. 16 and S.B. 288 of the 134th General Assembly.  1054
       Section 3314.03 of the Revised Code as amended by both  1055
H.B. 10 and H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly.  1056
       Section 3326.11 of the Revised Code as amended by both  1057
H.B. 10 and H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly.  1058
       Section 3328.24 of the Revised Code as amended by both  1059
H.B. 10 and H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly.  1060