Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3311 - School Districts; County Planning

• Section 3311.01 - Styling Of School Districts.
  The school districts of the state shall be styled "city school districts," "local school districts," "exempted village school districts," and "cooperative education school districts";...
• Section 3311.02 - City School District Defined.
  The territory within the corporate limits of each city, excluding the territory detached therefrom for school purposes and including the territory attached thereto for...
• Section 3311.03 - Local School District Defined.
  Each school district, other than a city school district, exempted village school district, joint vocational school district, or district then known as a county...
• Section 3311.04 - Exempted Village School District Defined.
  Each school district known as an exempted village school district on September 16, 1943, shall be known as an "exempted village school district" and...
• Section 3311.05 - Educational Service Center Defined - County School Financing District.
  (A) The territory within the territorial limits of a county, or the territory included in a district formed under section 3311.053 of the Revised...
• Section 3311.051 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 07-01-1997
• Section 3311.0510 - Termination Of Service Center Agreements; Abolishment Of Educational Service Center Governing Board.
  (A) If all of the client school districts of an educational service center have terminated their agreements with the service center under division (D)...
• Section 3311.052 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 07-01-1997
• Section 3311.053 - Joint Educational Service Center.
  (A) The boards of education of up to five adjoining educational service centers may, by identical resolutions adopted by a majority of the members...
• Section 3311.054 - Membership Of Governing Board Of Joint Service Center.
  (A) The initial members of any new governing board of an educational service center established in accordance with this section shall be all of...
• Section 3311.055 - School Board, Board Of Education And School District Construed.
  Wherever in Title XXXIII [33] of the Revised Code the term "school board" or "board of education" is used without expressly referring to boards...
• Section 3311.056 - Plan For Adding Appointed Members To Board.
  After at least one election of board members has occurred under division (B) of section 3313.053, division (C) of section 3311.054, or section 3311.057...
• Section 3311.057 - Service Center Board Following Merger.
  (A) Any educational service center that is formed by merging two or more educational service centers or former county school districts may determine the...
• Section 3311.058 - When Merger To Achieve Minimum Average Daily Membership Not Required.
  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 45.32 of Am. Sub. H.B. 117 of the 121st General Assembly, 146 Ohio Laws 900, 1805, as...
• Section 3311.059 - [Repealed].
  Repealed by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153, §105.01, eff. 6/30/2011.
• Section 3311.06 - Territory Of District To Be Contiguous - Exceptions - Annexation Of Territory.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Annexation" and "annexed" mean annexation for municipal purposes under sections 709.02 to 709.37 of the Revised Code....
• Section 3311.061 - Intent Of Senate Bill 298 Amendment.
  The general assembly recognizes that the citizens of this state consider public education to be one of the most important functions of both state...
• Section 3311.062 - Forming District From Noncontiguous Districts.
  Notwithstanding anything prohibiting the existence of school districts with noncontiguous territory in section 3311.06 or 3311.37 of the Revised Code or in any other...
• Section 3311.07 - Change Of Classification Upon Advancement.
  When a local or exempted village school district contains within its territorial boundaries the major portion of the territory lying within the corporate limits...
• Section 3311.08 - School Districts That May Become Exempt From Board Supervision - Census.
  The board of education of any local school district which contains within its territorial boundaries: (A) All the territory lying within the corporate limits...
• Section 3311.09 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 07-01-1997
• Section 3311.10 - Change Of Classification Upon Reduction Of Population In Village School District - Exception.
  If an exempted village school district fails to contain within its territorial boundaries territory lying within the corporate limits of a village having a...
• Section 3311.11 - New School District To Be Approved By General Assembly.
  If the state board of education adopts a resolution under this chapter proposing the creation of a new city or local school district that...
• Section 3311.12 To 3311.15 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 07-01-1993
• Section 3311.16 - Plan For Joint Vocational School District.
  Any local, exempted village, or city board of education, any educational service center governing board, or any combination of boards of such districts and...
• Section 3311.17 - Copy Of Plan To Be Filed With Board Of Each District.
  On approval of the plan by the state board of education, the initiating unit shall file a copy of such plan with the board...
• Section 3311.18 - Creation Of Joint Vocational School Districts.
  Subject to the consent of the board of education of each school district whose territory is proposed to be included within a joint vocational...
• Section 3311.19 - Joint Vocational School District Board Of Education.
  (A) The management and control of a joint vocational school district shall be vested in the joint vocational school district board of education which,...
• Section 3311.191 - Terms Of Additional Members.
  (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, if a joint vocational school district has an even number of member districts each appointing a...
• Section 3311.20 - Bond Issue - Annual Levy.
  A joint vocational school district board of education by a vote of at least two-thirds of its full membership may, at any time, submit...
• Section 3311.21 - Tax Levy - Rate.
  (A) In addition to the resolutions authorized by sections 5705.194, 5705.199, 5705.21, 5705.212, and 5705.213 of the Revised Code, the board of education of...
• Section 3311.211 - Tuition - Acceptance Of Funds.
  The board of education of the joint vocational school district shall be authorized to charge and collect tuition for the attendance of pupils who...
• Section 3311.212 - Use Of Buildings.
  The board of education of a school district which is a part of a joint vocational school district and the board of education of...
• Section 3311.213 - Procedure For District To Join Existing Joint Vocational School District.
  (A) With the approval of the board of education of a joint vocational school district that is in existence, any school district in the...
• Section 3311.214 - Procedure For Merging Existing Joint Vocational School Districts.
  (A) With the approval of the state board of education, the boards of education of any two or more joint vocational school districts may,...
• Section 3311.215 - Facilities Of Joint Districts.
  Facilities of the joint vocational school districts may be used for post-high school training, technical training, and re-training programs of vocational education. A joint...
• Section 3311.216 - Funds Of Joint Districts.
  All joint vocational school district funds shall be kept in depositories selected pursuant to sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code. The treasurer...
• Section 3311.217 - Dissolution Of District.
  Upon approval by a majority of the full membership of the board of education of a joint vocational school district, or upon the receipt...
• Section 3311.218 - Sharing Use Of Facilities, Equipment Or Funds.
  The board of education of a joint vocational school district may enter into a written agreement with the board of trustees of any technical...
• Section 3311.22 - Transfer Of School District Territory.
  A governing board of an educational service center may propose, by resolution adopted by majority vote of its full membership, or qualified electors of...
• Section 3311.221 - Acquisition Of Territory Due To Eligible School District Transfer; Transition Agreement.
  (A) As used in this section, an "eligible school district transfer" means the transfer, not later than June 30, 2015, of the entire territory...
• Section 3311.23 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 01-01-1958
• Section 3311.231 - Transferring Local School District Territory To Adjoining Service Center Or City Or Exempted Village School District.
  A governing board of an educational service center may propose, by resolution adopted by majority vote of its full membership, or qualified electors of...
• Section 3311.24 - Transfer Of City, Exempted Village Or Local School District Territory To Adjoining District.
  (A) (1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the board of education of a city, exempted village, or local school district...
• Section 3311.241 - Transfer Or School District Territory; Cancellation Of Debt To Solvency Assistance Fund.
  (A) In the case of a voluntary transfer of the territory of a school district in accordance with section 3311.38 or division (A)(1)(a) of...
• Section 3311.25 - Merger Of Districts Located Primarily In Same County With Population Of Less Than 100,000.
  (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, two or more city, local, or exempted village school districts whose territory is primarily located within...
• Section 3311.26 - New Local School District May Be Created.
  The state board of education may, by resolution adopted by majority vote of its full membership, propose the creation of a new local school...
• Section 3311.261 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 09-29-1995
• Section 3311.27 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 01-01-1958
• Section 3311.28 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 09-30-1975
• Section 3311.29 - District Public Schools To Maintain All Grade Levels - Dissolution Of District - Authorization Of Exceptions.
  (A) Except as provided under division (B) , (C), or (D) of this section, no school district shall be created and no school district...
• Section 3311.30 To 3311.33 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 01-01-1958
• Section 3311.34 - No Exempted Village School Districts To Be Created.
  After June 1, 1954 no exempted village school districts shall be created under section 3311.08 of the Revised Code. Effective Date: 01-10-1961
• Section 3311.341 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 01-10-1961
• Section 3311.35 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 01-03-1956
• Section 3311.36 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 01-01-1958
• Section 3311.37 - State Board May Propose Creation Of New District.
  The state board of education may conduct studies where there is evidence of need for consolidation of contiguous local, exempted village, or city school...
• Section 3311.38 - State Board May Propose Transfers Of Districts.
  The state board of education may conduct, or may direct the superintendent of public instruction to conduct, studies where there is evidence of need...
• Section 3311.40 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 09-29-2005
• Section 3311.50 - County School Financing District.
  (A) As used in this section, "county school financing district" means a taxing district consisting of the following territory: (1) The territory that constitutes...
• Section 3311.51 - Creation Of Special Education Districts - Disposition Of County School Financing District Tax Levy Proceeds.
  Nothing in this section or sections 3311.50 and 5705.215 of the Revised Code shall be construed to permit or require the education of children...
• Section 3311.52 - Establishment Of Cooperative Education School District - Dissolution Of County School Financing District.
  A cooperative education school district may be established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of this section or pursuant to section 3311.521 of the...
• Section 3311.521 - Cooperative Education School District For Purpose Of Operating Joint High School.
  (A) The boards of education of any two or more contiguous city, exempted village, or local school districts may establish a cooperative education school...
• Section 3311.53 - Resolution Proposing To Become Part Of Cooperative Education School District.
  (A) (1) The board of education of any city, local, or exempted village school district that wishes to become part of a cooperative education...
• Section 3311.54 - Resolution Requesting Dissolution Of Cooperative Education District.
  Upon approval by a majority of the full membership of the board of education of a cooperative education school district, or upon the receipt...
• Section 3311.60 - Creation Of Position Of Independent Auditors In Certain School Districts.
  This section applies to any school district that has an average daily membership, as reported under division (A) of section 3317.03 of the Revised...
• Section 3311.61 - Afirmation By Electors.
  (A) The creation of the position of independent auditor for any school district to which section 3311.60 of the Revised Code applies on the...
• Section 3311.71 - Members Of New Municipal School District Board To Be Appointed By Mayor - Candidates Selected By Nominating Panel.
  (A) As used in this section and in sections 3311.72 to 3311.87 of the Revised Code: (1) "Municipal school district" means a school district...
• Section 3311.72 - Submission Of Resignations By Current Administrators.
  This section does not apply to any principal, assistant principal, or other administrator who is employed to perform administrative functions primarily within one school...
• Section 3311.73 - Election On Whether Mayor Shall Continue To Appoint Board Members - Election Of New Board.
  (A) No later than ninety days before the general election held in the first even-numbered year occurring at least four years after the date...
• Section 3311.74 - Goals And Accountability Standards - Plan To Measure Student Academic Performance - Report - Public Awareness Campaign.
  (A) The board of education of a municipal school district, in consultation with the department of education, shall set goals for the district's educational,...
• Section 3311.741 - Measuring Performance Of Municipal School District.
  (A) This section applies only to a municipal school district in existence on July 1, 2012. (B) Not later than December 1, 2012, the...
• Section 3311.742 - Municipal School District Student Advisory Committees.
  (A) As used in this section, "partnering community school" means a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code that is located...
• Section 3311.75 - Funds Kept Separate - Purchases.
  (A) A board of education appointed by the mayor pursuant to division (B) or (F) of section 3311.71 of the Revised Code shall have...
• Section 3311.751 - Disposition Of Proceeds From Sale Of Real Estate By Municipal School District.
  Notwithstanding division (F) of section 5705.10 of the Revised Code, if a municipal school district board of education sells real property that it owns...
• Section 3311.76 - Rule Exemptions.
  (A) Notwithstanding Chapters 3302. and 3317. of the Revised Code, upon written request of the district chief executive officer, the state superintendent of public...
• Section 3311.77 - Laws Governing Municipal School Districts; Teacher Contracts.
  Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, and except as otherwise specified in division (G)(1) of this section, a municipal school...
• Section 3311.78 - Municipal School Districts; Adoption Of Differentiated Salary Schedules.
  Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a municipal school district shall be subject to this section instead of sections 3317.13,...
• Section 3311.79 - Applicants For Teacher Positions In Municipal School Districts.
  (A) When assigning teachers to schools of a municipal school district prior to the start of a school year, teachers may apply for open...
• Section 3311.80 - Municipal School Districts; Adoption Of Standards-based Teacher Evaluation Procedures.
  Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a municipal school district shall be subject to this section instead of section 3319.111...
• Section 3311.81 - Municipal School Districts; Limited Teacher Contracts.
  Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a municipal school district shall be subject to this section instead of section 3319.11...
• Section 3311.82 - Municipal School Districts; Termination Of Teacher Contracts; Disciplinary Proceedings.
  Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a municipal school district shall be subject to this section instead of sections 3319.16...
• Section 3311.83 - Municipal School Districts; Reduction In Number Of Teachers.
  Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, and except as otherwise specified in division (E) of this section, a municipal school...
• Section 3311.84 - Municipal School Districts; Evaluation Of Principals.
  Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a municipal school district shall be subject to this section instead of division (D)...
• Section 3311.85 - Municipal School Districts; School Calendar.
  (A) The board of education of each municipal school district annually shall approve a calendar or calendars establishing a school year that complies with...
• Section 3311.86 - Municipal School District Transformation Alliance.
  (A) As used in this section: (1) "Alliance" means a municipal school district transformation alliance established as a nonprofit corporation. (2) "Alliance municipal school...
• Section 3311.87 - School Sponsorship; Assessment Of District And Community Schools.
  The department of education, in conjunction with the municipal school district transformation alliance established under section 3311.86 of the Revised Code, if such an...

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