§ 3319.01 Superintendent of an educational service center – appointment and duties
§ 3319.011 Superintendent pro tempore
§ 3319.02 Assistant superintendents and other administrators
§ 3319.03 Business manager
§ 3319.031 Assignment of business manager functions
§ 3319.04 Business manager – powers and duties
§ 3319.05 Compensation of business manager – bond
§ 3319.06 Internal auditor authorized – contract – evaluation
§ 3319.07 Employment of teachers
§ 3319.071 Professional development program for teachers
§ 3319.072 Lunch period for teachers
§ 3319.073 In-service training in child abuse prevention programs, school safety and violence prevention, and training on the board’s harassment, intimidation, or bullying policy
§ 3319.074 Professional qualifications of teachers and paraprofessionals
§ 3319.075 Use of professional development standards
§ 3319.076 License required to teach physical education
§ 3319.077 Teacher professional development in dyslexia
§ 3319.078 Structured literacy certification
§ 3319.08 Contracts for employment or reemployment of teachers
§ 3319.081 Contracts for nonteaching employees
§ 3319.082 Annual notice of salary to nonteaching school employees
§ 3319.083 Notice of intention not to re-employ
§ 3319.084 Nonteaching school employees – vacation leave and vacation credit
§ 3319.085 Military leave for nonteaching employees
§ 3319.086 Standard work week
§ 3319.087 Paid holidays
§ 3319.088 Educational aide permits – educational paraprofessional licenses for educational assistants
§ 3319.089 Using work experience program participants
§ 3319.0810 Contracting for student transportation services
§ 3319.0811 Supplemental contracts for courses taught outside normal school day
§ 3319.09 Teacher definitions
§ 3319.10 Employment and status of substitute teachers
§ 3319.101 Conditional employment of substitute teachers pending receipt of teacher’s certificate
§ 3319.11 Continuing service status – limited contract – notice of intent not to re-employ
§ 3319.111 Applicability of section; evaluating teachers on limited contracts
§ 3319.112 Revision of standards-based state framework for the evaluation of teachers
§ 3319.113 Standards-based state framework for evaluation of school counselors
§ 3319.12 Annual notice of salary to be paid teacher – transfer to other positions
§ 3319.13 Leave of absence – request – employment of replacement
§ 3319.131 Leaves of absence for professional growth
§ 3319.14 Military leave of absence
§ 3319.141 Sick leave
§ 3319.142 Personal leave for nonteaching employees
§ 3319.143 Policy of assault leave
§ 3319.15 Termination of contract by teacher
§ 3319.151 Prohibition on assisting students in cheating on assessments
§ 3319.16 Termination of contract by board of education
§ 3319.161 Appointing referees for contract termination cases
§ 3319.17 Reduction in number of teachers – restoration
§ 3319.171 Administrative personnel suspension policy
§ 3319.172 Reasonable reductions in nonteaching employees
§ 3319.18 Status of teachers under transfer or consolidation
§ 3319.181 Civil service status of nonteaching employees in transferred or new district
§ 3319.20 Notification of nonlicensed employee’s guilty plea or conviction of certain offenses
§ 3319.21 Contract employing relative as teacher void
§ 3319.22 Standards and requirements for educator licenses; local professional development committees
§ 3319.221 Pupil services personnel registration
§ 3319.222 Effect on licenses and certificates issued before change in law
§ 3319.223 Ohio teacher residency program
§ 3319.224 Contracts for speech and language or audiology services
§ 3319.226 Educator licenses for substitute teaching
§ 3319.227 Teach for America educator’s license
§ 3319.228 Issuance of license to those licensed in other states; list of states with inadequate licensure standards
§ 3319.229 Career-technical workforce development educator license
§ 3319.2211 Employment of adult education permit holder
§ 3319.23 License required for teaching American history and government content
§ 3319.231 Qualifications for teaching community service education
§ 3319.232 License for teaching students with visual disabilities
§ 3319.233 Educator license requirements beginning 7/1/2017
§ 3319.234 Study of relationship of licensure assessment performance to classroom effectiveness
§ 3319.235 Integrating educational technology
§ 3319.236 Qualifications to teach computer science
§ 3319.237 Courses to teach in grades pre-k through 5; curriculum; continuing education
§ 3319.238 Financial literacy license validation
§ 3319.239 Reimbursement for financial literacy validation costs
§ 3319.24 Coursework in teaching reading and phonics required for certain initial provisional license applicants
§ 3319.25 Teacher performance assessment entity
§ 3319.26 Alternative educator licenses
§ 3319.261 Alternative resident educator license
§ 3319.262 Standards and requirements for obtaining nonrenewable four-year initial early college high school educator license
§ 3319.263 Alternative resident educator license subject areas
§ 3319.27 Alternative principal license
§ 3319.272 Professional administrator license upon completion of bright new leaders for Ohio schools program
§ 3319.28 Provisional educator license for STEM school teacher
§ 3319.283 Veteran not certificated or licensed
§ 3319.284 Extension of educator license for members of armed forces
§ 3319.29 Fees
§ 3319.291 Fingerprints and authorization to forward to bureau of criminal identification and investigation
§ 3319.292 Questioning of applicant regarding criminal history
§ 3319.30 Necessity of license – professional meetings
§ 3319.301 Board to issue permits to qualified nonlicensed individuals
§ 3319.303 Standards and requirements for obtaining pupil-activity program permit
§ 3319.31 Refusal to issue, suspension, revocation or limitations of license
§ 3319.311 Investigations
§ 3319.312 Effect of child support default on certificate or permit
§ 3319.313 Information concerning improper conduct by licensed employee
§ 3319.314 Report of improper conduct investigation kept in personnel file
§ 3319.315 RC 3319.313 and RC 3319.314 prevail over contractual provisions
§ 3319.316 Participation in retained applicant fingerprint database
§ 3319.317 False report of employee misconduct prohibited
§ 3319.318 Illegally assisting a sex offender in attaining school employment
§ 3319.319 Release of information obtained during an investigation of an educator
§ 3319.32 Records to be kept by superintendents and teachers of all schools – reports
§ 3319.321 Confidentiality
§ 3319.322 Copy of photographs for school files
§ 3319.323 Alterations of records prohibited
§ 3319.33 Annual report of statistics – civil proceedings information
§ 3319.35 Failure of superintendent or treasurer to make reports
§ 3319.36 Requirements for payment of teacher for services
§ 3319.361 Rules for issuance of supplemental teaching license
§ 3319.37 Appointment of persons to make reports for treasurer or executive head – compensation
§ 3319.39 Criminal records check
§ 3319.391 Applicants and new hires subject to criminal records check provisions
§ 3319.392 Criminal records check of private contract employee
§ 3319.393 Educator profile database consultation
§ 3319.40 Suspension of employee pending criminal action
§ 3319.41 Corporal punishment policy
§ 3319.42 Interstate agreement on qualification of educational personnel
§ 3319.43 Designated state official shall be superintendent of public instruction
§ 3319.44 Copies of contracts to be kept on file
§ 3319.45 Principal to report certain act or violations by pupil to superintendent and law enforcement officer
§ 3319.46 Policy and rules regarding positive behavior intervention supports and the use of physical restraint or seclusion on students; duties of board
§ 3319.47 Sexual harassment counseling
§ 3319.51 Fees – state board of education licensure fund
§ 3319.52 Notification of guilty plea or conviction of license holder
§ 3319.55 Grant program for teachers
§ 3319.56 Identifying promising practices
§ 3319.57 Grant program for innovations
§ 3319.60 Educator standards board
§ 3319.61 Duties of board
§ 3319.611 Subcommittee on standards for superintendents of the education standards board
§ 3319.612 Subcommittee on standards for school treasurers and business managers of the educator standards board
§ 3319.63 Granting professional leave for educator standards board service
§ 3319.65 Credential review board
§ 3319.67 Teacher of the year recognition program
§ 3319.80 Engagement of dyslexia specialist to train teachers
§ 3319.99 Penalty

Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 3319 - Schools - Superintendent; Teachers; Employees

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Bond: includes an undertaking. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Certified nurse-midwife: means an advanced practice registered nurse who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter 4723 of the Revised Code and is designated as a certified nurse-midwife in accordance with section 4723. See Ohio Code 1.64
  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Clinical nurse specialist: means an advanced practice registered nurse who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter 4723 of the Revised Code and is designated as a clinical nurse specialist in accordance with section 4723. See Ohio Code 1.64
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Internet: means the international computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet switched data networks, including the graphical subnetwork known as the world wide web. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Population: means that shown by the most recent regular federal census. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02