Effective: October 12, 2016
Latest Legislation: House Bill 158 - 131st General Assembly
(A) For the purpose of improving programs, facilities, and implementation of the standards promulgated by the state board of education under section 3301.53 of the Revised Code, the state department of education shall provide consultation and technical assistance to school districts, county boards of developmental disabilities, community schools, and eligible nonpublic schools operating preschool programs or school child programs, and inservice training to preschool staff members, school child program staff members, and nonteaching employees.
(B) The department and the school district board of education, county board of developmental disabilities, community school, or eligible nonpublic school shall jointly monitor each preschool program and each school child program.
If the program receives any grant or other funding from the state or federal government, the department annually shall monitor all reports on attendance, financial support, and expenditures according to provisions for use of the funds.
(C) The department of education, at least once during every twelve-month period of operation of a preschool program or a licensed school child program, shall inspect the program and provide a written inspection report to the superintendent of the school district, county board of developmental disabilities, community school, or eligible nonpublic school. The department may inspect any program more than once, as considered necessary by the department, during any twelve-month period of operation. All inspections may be unannounced. No person shall interfere with any inspection conducted pursuant to this division or to the rules adopted pursuant to sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code.
Upon receipt of any complaint that a preschool program or a licensed school child program is out of compliance with the requirements in sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under those sections, the department shall investigate and may inspect the program.
(D) If a preschool program or a licensed school child program is determined to be out of compliance with the requirements of sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under those sections, the department of education shall notify the appropriate superintendent, county board of developmental disabilities, community school, or eligible nonpublic school in writing regarding the nature of the violation, what must be done to correct the violation, and by what date the correction must be made. If the correction is not made by the date established by the department, it may commence action under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to close the program or to revoke the license of the program. If a program does not comply with an order to cease operation issued in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the department shall notify the attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the program is located, or the city attorney, village solicitor, or other chief legal officer of the municipal corporation in which the program is located that the program is operating in violation of sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under those sections and in violation of an order to cease operation issued in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the notification, the attorney general, prosecuting attorney, city attorney, village solicitor, or other chief legal officer shall file a complaint in the court of common pleas of the county in which the program is located requesting the court to issue an order enjoining the program from operating. The court shall grant the requested injunctive relief upon a showing that the program named in the complaint is operating in violation of sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code or the rules adopted under those sections and in violation of an order to cease operation issued in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(E) The department of education shall prepare an annual report on inspections conducted under this section. The report shall include the number of inspections conducted, the number and types of violations found, and the steps taken to address the violations. The department shall file the report with the governor, the president and minority leader of the senate, and the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives on or before the first day of January of each year, beginning in 1999.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Chapter 3301 | Department of Education
Section 3301.01 | State Board of Education.
Section 3301.011 | Total Student Count Defined.
Section 3301.012 | Computer Science Defined.
Section 3301.02 | Elected and Appointed State Board Members - Terms of Office.
Section 3301.03 | Board Members to Be Qualified Electors - Oath, Salary, Expenses.
Section 3301.041 | Audio and Video Recordings of Board of Education Meetings.
Section 3301.05 | Public Meetings, Official Records of Board.
Section 3301.06 | Vacancy on Board.
Section 3301.07 | State Board of Education - Powers and Duties.
Section 3301.072 | Programs of In-Service Training in District Budget and Finance.
Section 3301.074 | Licenses for School District Treasurers and Business Managers.
Section 3301.076 | Operating Reserve Account or Minimum Cash Balance.
Section 3301.077 | Adoption of Reading Competencies.
Section 3301.079 | Academic Standards - Model Curriculum.
Section 3301.0710 | Ohio Graduation Tests.
Section 3301.0711 | Administration and Grading of Assessments.
Section 3301.0712 | College and Work Ready Assessment System.
Section 3301.0713 | Education Management Information System Advisory Council.
Section 3301.0714 | Guidelines for Statewide Education Management Information System.
Section 3301.0715 | District Board to Administer Diagnostic Assessments - Intervention Services.
Section 3301.0716 | Department Access to Student Information.
Section 3301.0719 | Adoption of Standards for Business Education in Grades Seven Through Twelve.
Section 3301.0720 | Recommendations to School Districts for Teaching Secondary School Sciences.
Section 3301.0723 | Data Verification Code for Younger Children Receiving State Services.
Section 3301.0725 | Extended Programming Employment of Certificated Instructional Personnel.
Section 3301.0728 | Retaking of End-of-Course Examinations.
Section 3301.0729 | Time Spent on Assessments.
Section 3301.0730 | User Review of Emis Guidelines.
Section 3301.08 | Appointment of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Section 3301.09 | Superintendent of Public Instruction Shall Be Secretary of Board.
Section 3301.12 | Superintendent of Public Instruction - Additional Duties.
Section 3301.121 | Adjudication Procedure to Determine Whether to Permanently Exclude Pupil.
Section 3301.13 | Department of Education - Organization - Powers and Duties.
Section 3301.131 | School-Parent and School-Business Partnerships.
Section 3301.134 | Awards for Innovative and Exemplary Parental Involvement Programs.
Section 3301.135 | List of Free, Reduced Cost Epinepherine Autoinjectors.
Section 3301.136 | High-Quality Tutoring Program List.
Section 3301.14 | Annual Report.
Section 3301.15 | Inspection of Institutions Employing Teachers - Reports.
Section 3301.161 | Petition of Referendum Against Transfer of School District.
Section 3301.162 | Notice of Intent to Close Chartered Nonpublic School.
Section 3301.163 | Third-Grade Reading Guarantee for Scholarship Students.
Section 3301.164 | Chartered Nonpublic School Reporting Requirements on School Website.
Section 3301.17 | Driver Education Courses.
Section 3301.171 | Driver Education Course Fee.
Section 3301.18 | Duties of Department Regarding Desegregation Within School Districts.
Section 3301.22 | Model Harassment Prevention Policy.
Section 3301.23 | State Computer Science Education Committee and Plan.
Section 3301.27 | Research on Factors That Improve Education Effectiveness.
Section 3301.28 | Tutoring and Remedial Education Program.
Section 3301.30 | Programs for Children of Migrant Agricultural Laborers.
Section 3301.32 | Criminal Records Check.
Section 3301.40 | Adult Education Programs.
Section 3301.48 | Interstate Compact for Education.
Section 3301.481 | Identifying State Agency for Whose Benefit Real Property Is Acquired.
Section 3301.49 | Appointment of Members to Educational Commission.
Section 3301.50 | Preschool Educator License.
Section 3301.51 | Preschool Associate Educator License Not Required.
Section 3301.52 | Preschool, School Child Program Definitions.
Section 3301.53 | Rules for Minimum Standards for Preschool Programs.
Section 3301.531 | Tuberculosis Screening, Testing of Prospective Employees.
Section 3301.54 | Direction and Supervision of Preschool Program - Qualifications of Staff Members.
Section 3301.541 | Criminal Records Check.
Section 3301.55 | Preschool Program Building Requirements and Building Plan.
Section 3301.57 | Providing Consultation and Technical Assistance.
Section 3301.58 | Licensing of Preschool Programs and School Child Programs - Enforcement of Rules.
Section 3301.60 | Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Section 3301.601 | Technology-Based Educational Opportunities for Military Family Children.
Section 3301.61 | State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Section 3301.62 | Compact Commissioner.
Section 3301.63 | Military Family Education Liaison.
Section 3301.64 | Division of Assessment for Participation in Compact.
Section 3301.65 | School District Enrollment of Military Family Children.
Section 3301.68 | Consolidated School Mandate Report for School Districts.
Section 3301.70 | State Board Duties as to National and Community Service Act of 1990.
Section 3301.71 | Effect of Child Support Default on License or Certificate.
Section 3301.80 | Certificate of High School Equivalence.
Section 3301.81 | Criteria to Take High School Equivalency Test.
Section 3301.90 | Early Childhood Advisory Council.
Section 3301.923 | Clearinghouse of Best Practices to Promote Student Health.
Section 3301.94 | Education Data Repository.
Section 3301.941 | Student Level Data Records Collected and Maintained for Early Childhood Programs.
Section 3301.947 | Privacy of Data During Testing.
Section 3301.948 | Provision of Data to Multi-State Consortium Prohibited.