As Passed by the Senate

126th General Assembly
Regular Session
2005-2006
Am. Sub. H. B. No. 137


Representatives Gilb, Willamowski, Latta, Wagoner, McGregor, J., Fessler, Aslanides, Book, Combs, DeGeeter, Domenick, Evans, C., Gibbs, Key, Patton, T., Reidelbach, Seitz 



A BILL
To amend sections 2151.313, 2152.72, 2929.14, 1
2929.19, 2930.13, 2967.28, 3301.0714, 3313.64, 2
3313.662, 3314.03, 3323.01, and 4301.69; to amend, 3
for the purpose of adopting a new section number 4
as indicated in parentheses, section 2151.357 5
(2151.362); to enact new sections 2151.357 and 6
2151.358 and sections 2151.355, 2151.356, and 7
2929.191; and to repeal section 2151.358 of the 8
Revised Code to revise the procedure by which a 9
juvenile court may seal records of alleged and 10
adjudicated delinquent and unruly children and 11
adjudicated juvenile traffic offenders, to make 12
changes to the post-release control law, to amend 13
the version of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code 14
that is scheduled to take effect on August 3, 15
2006, to continue the provisions of this act on 16
and after that effective date, and to declare an 17
emergency.18


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

       Section 1.  That sections 2151.313, 2152.72, 2929.14, 19
2929.19, 2930.13, 2967.28, 3301.0714, 3313.64, 3313.662, 3314.03, 20
3323.01, and 4301.69 be amended; that section 2151.357 (2151.362) 21
be amended for the purpose of adopting a new section number as 22
indicated in parentheses; and that new sections 2151.357 and 23
2151.358 and sections 2151.355, 2151.356, and 2919.191 of the 24
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:25

       Sec. 2151.313.  (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2)26
of this section and in sections 109.57, 109.60, and 109.61 of the27
Revised Code, no child shall be fingerprinted or photographed in28
the investigation of any violation of law without the consent of29
the juvenile judge.30

       (2) Subject to division (A)(3) of this section, a law31
enforcement officer may fingerprint and photograph a child without32
the consent of the juvenile judge when the child is arrested or33
otherwise taken into custody for the commission of an act that34
would be an offense, other than a traffic offense or a minor35
misdemeanor, if committed by an adult, and there is probable cause36
to believe that the child may have been involved in the commission37
of the act. A law enforcement officer who takes fingerprints or38
photographs of a child under division (A)(2) of this section39
immediately shall inform the juvenile court that the fingerprints40
or photographs were taken and shall provide the court with the41
identity of the child, the number of fingerprints and photographs42
taken, and the name and address of each person who has custody and43
control of the fingerprints or photographs or copies of the44
fingerprints or photographs.45

       (3) This section does not apply to a child to whom either of46
the following applies:47

       (a) The child has been arrested or otherwise taken into48
custody for committing, or has been adjudicated a delinquent child49
for committing, an act that would be a felony if committed by an50
adult or has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to committing a51
felony.52

       (b) There is probable cause to believe that the child may53
have committed an act that would be a felony if committed by an54
adult.55

       (B)(1) Subject to divisions (B)(4), (5), and (6) of this56
section, all fingerprints and photographs of a child obtained or57
taken under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, and any58
records of the arrest or custody of the child that was the basis59
for the taking of the fingerprints or photographs, initially may60
be retained only until the expiration of thirty days after the61
date taken, except that the court may limit the initial retention62
of fingerprints and photographs of a child obtained under division63
(A)(1) of this section to a shorter period of time and except64
that, if the child is adjudicated a delinquent child for the65
commission of an act described in division (B)(3) of this section66
or is convicted of or pleads guilty to a criminal offense for the67
commission of an act described in division (B)(3) of this section,68
the fingerprints and photographs, and the records of the arrest or69
custody of the child that was the basis for the taking of the70
fingerprints and photographs, shall be retained in accordance with71
division (B)(3) of this section. During the initial period of72
retention, the fingerprints and photographs of a child, copies of73
the fingerprints and photographs, and records of the arrest or74
custody of the child shall be used or released only in accordance75
with division (C) of this section. At the expiration of the76
initial period for which fingerprints and photographs of a child,77
copies of fingerprints and photographs of a child, and records of78
the arrest or custody of a child may be retained under this79
division, if no complaint, indictment, or information is pending80
against the child in relation to the act for which the81
fingerprints and photographs originally were obtained or taken and82
if the child has neither been adjudicated a delinquent child for83
the commission of that act nor been convicted of or pleaded guilty84
to a criminal offense based on that act subsequent to a transfer85
of the child's case for criminal prosecution pursuant to section86
2152.12 of the Revised Code, the fingerprints and photographs of87
the child, all copies of the fingerprints and photographs, and all88
records of the arrest or custody of the child that was the basis89
of the taking of the fingerprints and photographs shall be removed90
from the file and delivered to the juvenile court.91

       (2) If, at the expiration of the initial period of retention92
set forth in division (B)(1) of this section, a complaint,93
indictment, or information is pending agaistagainst the child in94
relation to the act for which the fingerprints and photographs95
originally were obtained or the child either has been adjudicated96
a delinquent child for the commission of an act other than an act97
described in division (B)(3) of this section or has been convicted98
of or pleaded guilty to a criminal offense for the commission of99
an act other than an act described in division (B)(3) of this100
section subsequent to transfer of the child's case, the101
fingerprints and photographs of the child, copies of the102
fingerprints and photographs, and the records of the arrest or103
custody of the child that was the basis of the taking of the104
fingerprints and photographs may further be retained, subject to105
division (B)(4) of this section, until the earlier of the106
expiration of two years after the date on which the fingerprints107
or photographs were taken or the child attains eighteen years of108
age, except that, if the child is adjudicated a delinquent child109
for the commission of an act described in division (B)(3) of this110
section or is convicted of or pleads guilty to a criminal offense111
for the commission of an act described in division (B)(3) of this112
section, the fingerprints and photographs, and the records of the113
arrest or custody of the child that was the basis for the taking114
of the fingerprints and photographs, shall be retained in115
accordance with division (B)(3) of this section.116

       Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(3) of this117
section, during this additional period of retention, the118
fingerprints and photographs of a child, copies of the119
fingerprints and photographs of a child, and records of the arrest120
or custody of a child shall be used or released only in accordance121
with division (C) of this section. At the expiration of the122
additional period, if no complaint, indictment, or information is123
pending against the child in relation to the act for which the124
fingerprints originally were obtained or taken or in relation to125
another act for which the fingerprints were used as authorized by126
division (C) of this section and that would be a felony if127
committed by an adult, the fingerprints of the child, all copies128
of the fingerprints, and all records of the arrest or custody of129
the child that was the basis of the taking of the fingerprints130
shall be removed from the file and delivered to the juvenile131
court, and, if no complaint, indictment, or information is pending132
against the child concerning the act for which the photographs133
originally were obtained or taken or concerning an act that would134
be a felony if committed by an adult, the photographs and all135
copies of the photographs, and, if no fingerprints were taken at136
the time the photographs were taken, all records of the arrest or137
custody that was the basis of the taking of the photographs shall138
be removed from the file and delivered to the juvenile court. In139
either case, if, at the expiration of the applicable additional140
period, such a complaint, indictment, or information is pending141
against the child, the photographs and copies of the photographs142
of the child, or the fingerprints and copies of the fingerprints143
of the child, whichever is applicable, and the records of the144
arrest or custody of the child may be retained, subject to145
division (B)(4) of this section, until final disposition of the146
complaint, indictment, or information, and, upon final disposition147
of the complaint, indictment, or information, they shall be148
removed from the file and delivered to the juvenile court, except149
that, if the child is adjudicated a delinquent child for the150
commission of an act described in division (B)(3) of this section151
or is convicted of or pleads guilty to a criminal offense for the152
commission of an act described in division (B)(3) of this section,153
the fingerprints and photographs, and the records of the arrest or154
custody of the child that was the basis for the taking of the155
fingerprints and photographs, shall be retained in accordance with156
division (B)(3) of this section.157

       (3) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for158
violating section 2923.42 of the Revised Code or for committing an159
act that would be a misdemeanor offense of violence if committed160
by an adult, or is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of161
section 2923.42 of the Revised Code, a misdemeanor offense of162
violence, or a violation of an existing or former municipal163
ordinance or law of this state, another state, or the United164
States that is substantially equivalent to section 2923.42 of the165
Revised Code or any misdemeanor offense of violence, both of the166
following apply:167

       (a) Originals and copies of fingerprints and photographs of168
the child obtained or taken under division (A)(1) of this section,169
and any records of the arrest or custody that was the basis for170
the taking of the fingerprints or photographs, may be retained for171
the period of time specified by the juvenile judge in that judge's172
grant of consent for the taking of the fingerprints or173
photographs. Upon the expiration of the specified period, all174
originals and copies of the fingerprints, photographs, and records175
shall be delivered to the juvenile court or otherwise disposed of176
in accordance with any instructions specified by the juvenile177
judge in that judge's grant of consent. During the period of178
retention of the photographs and records, all originals and copies179
of them shall be retained in a file separate and apart from all180
photographs taken of adults. During the period of retention of the 181
fingerprints, all originals and copies of them may be maintained 182
in the files of fingerprints taken of adults. If the juvenile 183
judge who grants consent for the taking of fingerprints and 184
photographs under division (A)(1) of this section does not specify 185
a period of retention in that judge's grant of consent, originals 186
and copies of the fingerprints, photographs, and records may be 187
retained in accordance with this section as if the fingerprints 188
and photographs had been taken under division (A)(2) of this 189
section.190

       (b) Originals and copies of fingerprints and photographs191
taken under division (A)(2) of this section, and any records of192
the arrest or custody that was the basis for the taking of the193
fingerprints or photographs, may be retained for the period of194
time and in the manner specified in division (B)(3)(b) of this195
section. Prior to the child's attainment of eighteen years of age, 196
all originals and copies of the photographs and records shall be 197
retained and shall be kept in a file separate and apart from all 198
photographs taken of adults. During the period of retention of the 199
fingerprints, all originals and copies of them may be maintained 200
in the files of fingerprints taken of adults. Upon the child's 201
attainment of eighteen years of age, all originals and copies of 202
the fingerprints, photographs, and records shall be disposed of as203
follows:204

       (i) If the juvenile judge issues or previously has issued an205
order that specifies a manner of disposition of the originals and206
copies of the fingerprints, photographs, and records, they shall207
be delivered to the juvenile court or otherwise disposed of in208
accordance with the order.209

       (ii) If the juvenile judge does not issue and has not210
previously issued an order that specifies a manner of disposition211
of the originals and copies of the fingerprints not maintained in212
adult files, photographs, and records, the law enforcement agency,213
in its discretion, either shall remove all originals and copies of214
them from the file in which they had been maintained and transfer215
them to the files that are used for the retention of fingerprints216
and photographs taken of adults who are arrested for, otherwise217
taken into custody for, or under investigation for the commission218
of a criminal offense or shall remove them from the file in which219
they had been maintained and deliver them to the juvenile court.220
If the originals and copies of any fingerprints of a child who221
attains eighteen years of age are maintained in the files of222
fingerprints taken of adults or if pursuant to division223
(B)(3)(b)(ii) of this section the agency transfers the originals224
and copies of any fingerprints not maintained in adult files,225
photographs, or records to the files that are used for the226
retention of fingerprints and photographs taken of adults who are227
arrested for, otherwise taken into custody for, or under228
investigation for the commission of a criminal offense, the229
originals and copies of the fingerprints, photographs, and records230
may be maintained, used, and released after they are maintained in231
the adult files or after the transfer as if the fingerprints and232
photographs had been taken of, and as if the records pertained to,233
an adult who was arrested for, otherwise taken into custody for,234
or under investigation for the commission of a criminal offense.235

       (4) If a sealing or expungement order issued under section236
sections 2151.356 to 2151.358 of the Revised Code requires the 237
sealing or destruction of any fingerprints or photographs of a 238
child obtained or taken under division (A)(1) or (2) of this 239
section or of the records of an arrest or custody of a child that 240
was the basis of the taking of the fingerprints or photographs 241
prior to the expiration of any period for which they otherwise 242
could be retained under division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of this 243
section, the fingerprints, photographs, and arrest or custody 244
records that are subject to the order and all copies of the 245
fingerprints, photographs, and arrest or custody records shall be 246
sealed or destroyed in accordance with the order.247

       (5) All fingerprints of a child, photographs of a child,248
records of an arrest or custody of a child, and copies delivered249
to a juvenile court in accordance with division (B)(1), (2), or250
(3) of this section shall be destroyed by the court, provided251
that, if a complaint is filed against the child in relation to any252
act to which the records pertain, the court shall maintain all253
records of an arrest or custody of a child so delivered for at254
least three years after the final disposition of the case or after255
the case becomes inactive.256

       (6)(a) All photographs of a child and records of an arrest or 257
custody of a child retained pursuant to division (B) of this258
section and not delivered to a juvenile court shall be kept in a259
file separate and apart from fingerprints, photographs, and260
records of an arrest or custody of an adult. All fingerprints of a 261
child retained pursuant to division (B) of this section and not262
delivered to a juvenile court may be maintained in the files of263
fingerprints taken of adults.264

       (b) If a child who is the subject of photographs or265
fingerprints is adjudicated a delinquent child for the commission266
of an act that would be an offense, other than a traffic offense267
or a minor misdemeanor, if committed by an adult or is convicted268
of or pleads guilty to a criminal offense, other than a traffic269
offense or a minor misdemeanor, all fingerprints not maintained in270
the files of fingerprints taken of adults and all photographs of271
the child, and all records of the arrest or custody of the child272
that is the basis of the taking of the fingerprints or273
photographs, that are retained pursuant to division (B) of this274
section and not delivered to a juvenile court shall be kept in a275
file separate and apart from fingerprints, photographs, and arrest276
and custody records of children who have not been adjudicated a277
delinquent child for the commission of an act that would be an278
offense, other than a traffic offense or a minor misdemeanor, if279
committed by an adult and have not been convicted of or pleaded280
guilty to a criminal offense other than a traffic offense or a281
minor misdemeanor.282

       (C) Until they are delivered to the juvenile court or sealed, 283
transferred in accordance with division (B)(3)(b) of this section, 284
or destroyed pursuant to a sealing or expungement order, the 285
originals and copies of fingerprints and photographs of a child 286
that are obtained or taken pursuant to division (A)(1) or (2) of 287
this section, and the records of the arrest or custody of the 288
child that was the basis of the taking of the fingerprints or289
photographs, shall be used or released only as follows:290

       (1) During the initial thirty-day period of retention,291
originals and copies of fingerprints and photographs of a child,292
and records of the arrest or custody of a child, shall be used,293
prior to the filing of a complaint or information against or the294
obtaining of an indictment of the child in relation to the act for295
which the fingerprints and photographs were originally obtained or296
taken, only for the investigation of that act and shall be297
released, prior to the filing of the complaint, only to a court298
that would have jurisdiction of the child's case under this299
chapter. Subsequent to the filing of a complaint or information or 300
the obtaining of an indictment, originals and copies of301
fingerprints and photographs of a child, and records of the arrest302
or custody of a child, shall be used or released during the303
initial thirty-day period of retention only as provided in304
division (C)(2)(a), (b), or (c) of this section.305

       (2) Originals and copies of fingerprints and photographs of a 306
child, and records of the arrest or custody of a child, that are307
retained beyond the initial thirty-day period of retention308
subsequent to the filing of a complaint or information or the309
obtaining of an indictment, a delinquent child adjudication, or a310
conviction of or guilty plea to a criminal offense shall be used311
or released only as follows:312

       (a) Originals and copies of photographs of a child, and, if313
no fingerprints were taken at the time the photographs were taken,314
records of the arrest or custody of the child that was the basis315
of the taking of the photographs, may be used only as follows:316

       (i) They may be used for the investigation of the act for317
which they originally were obtained or taken; if the child who is318
the subject of the photographs is a suspect in the investigation,319
for the investigation of any act that would be an offense if320
committed by an adult; and for arresting or bringing the child321
into custody.322

       (ii) If the child who is the subject of the photographs is323
adjudicated a delinquent child for the commission of an act that324
would be a felony if committed by an adult or is convicted of or325
pleads guilty to a criminal offense that is a felony as a result326
of the arrest or custody that was the basis of the taking of the327
photographs, a law enforcement officer may use the photographs for328
a photo line-up conducted as part of the investigation of any act329
that would be a felony if committed by an adult, whether or not330
the child who is the subject of the photographs is a suspect in331
the investigation.332

       (b) Originals and copies of fingerprints of a child, and333
records of the arrest or custody of the child that was the basis334
of the taking of the fingerprints, may be used only for the335
investigation of the act for which they originally were obtained336
or taken; if a child is a suspect in the investigation, for the337
investigation of another act that would be an offense if committed338
by an adult; and for arresting or bringing the child into custody.339

       (c) Originals and copies of fingerprints, photographs, and340
records of the arrest or custody that was the basis of the taking341
of the fingerprints or photographs shall be released only to the342
following:343

       (i) Law enforcement officers of this state or a political344
subdivision of this state, upon notification to the juvenile court345
of the name and address of the law enforcement officer or agency346
to whom or to which they will be released;347

       (ii) A court that has jurisdiction of the child's case under348
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code or subsequent to a349
transfer of the child's case for criminal prosecution pursuant to350
section 2152.12 of the Revised Code.351

       (D) No person shall knowingly do any of the following:352

       (1) Fingerprint or photograph a child in the investigation of 353
any violation of law other than as provided in division (A)(1) or 354
(2) of this section or in sections 109.57, 109.60, and 109.61 of 355
the Revised Code;356

       (2) Retain fingerprints or photographs of a child obtained or 357
taken under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section, copies of358
fingerprints or photographs of that nature, or records of the359
arrest or custody that was the basis of the taking of fingerprints360
or photographs of that nature other than in accordance with361
division (B) of this section;362

       (3) Use or release fingerprints or photographs of a child363
obtained or taken under division (A)(1) or (2) of this section,364
copies of fingerprints or photographs of that nature, or records365
of the arrest or custody that was the basis of the taking of366
fingerprints or photographs of that nature other than in367
accordance with division (B) or (C) of this section.368

       Sec. 2151.355. As used in sections 2151.356 to 2151.358 of 369
the Revised Code:370

       (A) "Expunge" means to destroy, delete, and erase a record, 371
as appropriate for the record's physical or electronic form or 372
characteristic, so that the record is permanently irretrievable.373

       (B) "Seal a record" means to remove a record from the main 374
file of similar records and to secure it in a separate file that 375
contains only sealed records accessible only to the juvenile 376
court.377

       Sec. 2151.356.  (A) The records of a case in which a person 378
was adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a violation of 379
section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2907.02, 2907.03, or 2907.05 of the 380
Revised Code shall not be sealed under this section.381

       (B)(1) The juvenile court shall promptly order the immediate 382
sealing of records pertaining to a juvenile in any of the 383
following circumstances:384

       (a) If the court receives a record from a public office or 385
agency under division (B)(2) of this section;386

       (b) If a person was brought before or referred to the court 387
for allegedly committing a delinquent or unruly act and the case 388
was resolved without the filing of a complaint against the person 389
with respect to that act pursuant to section 2151.27 of the 390
Revised Code;391

       (c) If a person was charged with violating division (E)(1) of 392
section 4301.69 of the Revised Code and the person has 393
successfully completed a diversion program under division 394
(E)(2)(a) of section 4301.69 of the Revised Code with respect to 395
that charge;396

       (d) If a complaint was filed against a person alleging that 397
the person was a delinquent child, an unruly child, or a juvenile 398
traffic offender and the court dismisses the complaint after a 399
trial on the merits of the case or finds the person not to be a 400
delinquent child, an unruly child, or a juvenile traffic offender;401

       (e) Notwithstanding division (C) of this section and subject 402
to section 2151.358 of the Revised Code, if a person has been 403
adjudicated an unruly child, that person has attained eighteen 404
years of age, and the person is not under the jurisdiction of the 405
court in relation to a complaint alleging the person to be a 406
delinquent child. 407

       (2) The appropriate public office or agency shall immediately 408
deliver all original records at that public office or agency 409
pertaining to a juvenile to the court, if the person was arrested 410
or taken into custody for allegedly committing a delinquent or 411
unruly act, no complaint was filed against the person with respect 412
to the commission of the act pursuant to section 2151.27 of the 413
Revised Code, and the person was not brought before or referred to 414
the court for the commission of the act. The records delivered to 415
the court as required under this division shall not include 416
fingerprints, DNA specimens, and DNA records described under 417
division (A)(3) of section 2151.357 of the Revised Code.418

       (C)(1) The juvenile court shall consider the sealing of 419
records pertaining to a juvenile upon the court's own motion or 420
upon the application of a person if the person has been 421
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act other than a 422
violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2907.02, 2907.03, or 423
2907.05 of the Revised Code, an unruly child, or a juvenile 424
traffic offender and if, at the time of the motion or application, 425
the person is not under the jurisdiction of the court in relation 426
to a complaint alleging the person to be a delinquent child. The 427
motion or application may be made at any time after two years 428
after the later of the following:429

       (a) The termination of any order made by the court in 430
relation to the adjudication;431

       (b) The unconditional discharge of the person from the 432
department of youth services with respect to a dispositional order 433
made in relation to the adjudication or from an institution or 434
facility to which the person was committed pursuant to a 435
dispositional order made in relation to the adjudication.436

       (2) In making the determination whether to seal records 437
pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, all of the following 438
apply:439

       (a) The court may require a person filing an application 440
under division (C)(1) of this section to submit any relevant 441
documentation to support the application.442

       (b) The court may cause an investigation to be made to 443
determine if the person who is the subject of the proceedings has 444
been rehabilitated to a satisfactory degree.445

       (c) The court shall promptly notify the prosecuting attorney 446
of any proceedings to seal records initiated pursuant to division 447
(C)(1) of this section.448

       (d)(i) The prosecuting attorney may file a response with the 449
court within thirty days of receiving notice of the sealing 450
proceedings.451

       (ii) If the prosecuting attorney does not file a response 452
with the court or if the prosecuting attorney files a response but 453
indicates that the prosecuting attorney does not object to the 454
sealing of the records, the court may order the records of the 455
person that are under consideration to be sealed without 456
conducting a hearing on the motion or application. If the court 457
decides in its discretion to conduct a hearing on the motion or 458
application, the court shall conduct the hearing within thirty 459
days after making that decision and shall give notice, by regular 460
mail, of the date, time, and location of the hearing to the 461
prosecuting attorney and to the person who is the subject of the 462
records under consideration.463

       (iii) If the prosecuting attorney files a response with the 464
court that indicates that the prosecuting attorney objects to the 465
sealing of the records, the court shall conduct a hearing on the 466
motion or application within thirty days after the court receives 467
the response. The court shall give notice, by regular mail, of the 468
date, time, and location of the hearing to the prosecuting 469
attorney and to the person who is the subject of the records under 470
consideration.471

       (e) After conducting a hearing in accordance with division 472
(C)(2)(d) of this section or after due consideration when a 473
hearing is not conducted, except as provided in division (B)(1)(c) 474
of this section, the court may order the records of the person 475
that are the subject of the motion or application to be sealed if 476
it finds that the person has been rehabilitated to a satisfactory 477
degree. In determining whether the person has been rehabilitated 478
to a satisfactory degree, the court may consider all of the 479
following:480

       (i) The age of the person;481

       (ii) The nature of the case;482

       (iii) The cessation or continuation of delinquent, unruly, or 483
criminal behavior;484

       (iv) The education and employment history of the person;485

       (v) Any other circumstances that may relate to the 486
rehabilitation of the person who is the subject of the records 487
under consideration.488

       (D)(1)(a) The juvenile court shall provide verbal notice to a 489
person whose records are sealed under division (B) of this 490
section, if that person is present in the court at the time the 491
court issues a sealing order, that explains what sealing a record 492
means, states that the person may apply to have those records 493
expunged under section 2151.358 of the Revised Code, and explains 494
what expunging a record means.495

       (b) The juvenile court shall provide written notice to a 496
person whose records are sealed under division (B) of this section 497
by regular mail to the person's last known address, if that person 498
is not present in the court at the time the court issues a sealing 499
order and if the court does not seal the person's record upon the 500
court's own motion, that explains what sealing a record means, 501
states that the person may apply to have those records expunged 502
under section 2151.358 of the Revised Code, and explains what 503
expunging a record means.504

       (2) Upon final disposition of a case in which a person has 505
been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act other 506
than a violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2907.02, 2907.03, or 507
2907.05 of the Revised Code, an unruly child, or a juvenile 508
traffic offender, the juvenile court shall provide written notice 509
to the person that does all of the following:510

       (a) States that the person may apply to the court for an 511
order to seal the record;512

       (b) Explains what sealing a record means;513

       (c) States that the person may apply to the court for an 514
order to expunge the record under section 2151.358 of the Revised 515
Code;516

       (d) Explains what expunging a record means.517

       (3) The department of youth services and any other 518
institution or facility that unconditionally discharges a person 519
who has been adjudicated a delinquent child, an unruly child, or a 520
juvenile traffic offender shall immediately give notice of the 521
discharge to the court that committed the person. The court shall 522
note the date of discharge on a separate record of discharges of 523
those natures.524

       Sec. 2151.357.  (A) If the court orders the records of a 525
person sealed pursuant to section 2151.356 of the Revised Code, 526
the person who is subject of the order properly may, and the court 527
shall, reply that no record exists with respect to the person upon 528
any inquiry in the matter, and the court, except as provided in 529
division (D) of this section, shall do all of the following:530

       (1) Order that the proceedings in a case described in 531
divisions (B) and (C) of section 2151.356 of the Revised Code be 532
deemed never to have occurred;533

       (2) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, 534
delete all index references to the case and the person so that the 535
references are permanently irretrievable;536

       (3) Order that all original records of the case maintained by 537
any public office or agency, except fingerprints held by a law 538
enforcement agency, DNA specimens collected pursuant to section 539
2152.74 of the Revised Code, and DNA records derived from DNA 540
specimens pursuant to section 109.573 of the Revised Code, be 541
delivered to the court;542

       (4) Order each public office or agency, upon the delivering 543
of records to the court under division (A)(3) of this section, to 544
expunge remaining records of the case that are the subject of the 545
sealing order that are maintained by that public office or agency, 546
except fingerprints, DNA specimens, and DNA records described 547
under division (A)(3) of this section;548

       (5) Send notice of the order to seal to any public office or 549
agency that the court has reason to believe may have a record of 550
the sealed record;551

       (6) Seal all of the records delivered to the court under 552
division (A)(3) of this section, in a separate file in which only 553
sealed records are maintained.554

       (B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, an 555
order to seal under section 2151.356 of the Revised Code applies 556
to every public office or agency that has a record relating to the 557
case, regardless of whether it receives notice of the hearing on 558
the sealing of the record or a copy of the order. Except as 559
provided in division (D) of this section, upon the written request 560
of a person whose record has been sealed and the presentation of a 561
copy of the order and compliance with division (A)(3) of this 562
section, a public office or agency shall expunge its record 563
relating to the case, except a record of the adjudication or 564
arrest or taking into custody that is maintained for compiling 565
statistical data and that does not contain any reference to the 566
person who is the subject of the order.567

       (C) The court that maintains sealed records pursuant to this 568
section may maintain a manual or computerized index of the sealed 569
records and shall make the index available only for the purposes 570
set forth in division (E) of this section.571

       (1) Each entry regarding a sealed record in the index of 572
sealed records shall contain all of the following:573

       (a) The name of the person who is the subject of the sealed 574
record;575

       (b) An alphanumeric identifier relating to the person who is 576
the subject of the sealed record; 577

       (c) The word "sealed"; 578

       (d) The name of the court that has custody of the sealed 579
record.580

       (2) Any entry regarding a sealed record in the index of 581
sealed records shall not contain either of the following:582

       (a) The social security number of the person who is subject 583
of the sealed record;584

       (b) The name or a description of the act committed.585

       (D) Notwithstanding any provision of this section that 586
requires otherwise, a board of education of a city, local, 587
exempted village, or joint vocational school district that 588
maintains records of an individual who has been permanently 589
excluded under sections 3301.121 and 3313.662 of the Revised Code 590
is permitted to maintain records regarding an adjudication that 591
the individual is a delinquent child that was used as the basis 592
for the individual's permanent exclusion, regardless of a court 593
order to seal the record. An order issued under section 2151.356 594
of the Revised Code to seal the record of an adjudication that an 595
individual is a delinquent child does not revoke the adjudication 596
order of the superintendent of public instruction to permanently 597
exclude the individual who is the subject of the sealing order. An 598
order to seal the record of an adjudication that an individual is 599
a delinquent child may be presented to a district superintendent 600
as evidence to support the contention that the superintendent 601
should recommend that the permanent exclusion of the individual 602
who is the subject of the sealing order be revoked. Except as 603
otherwise authorized by this division and sections 3301.121 and 604
3313.662 of the Revised Code, any school employee in possession of 605
or having access to the sealed adjudication records of an 606
individual that were the basis of a permanent exclusion of the 607
individual is subject to division (F) of this section.608

       (E) Inspection of records that have been ordered sealed under 609
section 2151.356 of the Revised Code may be made only by the 610
following persons or for the following purposes:611

       (1) By the court;612

       (2) If the records in question pertain to an act that would 613
be an offense of violence that would be a felony if committed by 614
an adult, by any law enforcement officer or any prosecutor, or the 615
assistants of a law enforcement officer or prosecutor, for any 616
valid law enforcement or prosecutorial purpose;617

       (3) Upon application by the person who is the subject of the 618
sealed records, by the person that is named in that application;619

       (4) If the records in question pertain to an alleged 620
violation of division (E)(1) of section 4301.69 of the Revised 621
Code, by any law enforcement officer or any prosecutor, or the 622
assistants of a law enforcement officer or prosecutor, for the 623
purpose of determining whether the person is eligible for 624
diversion under division (E)(2) of section 4301.69 of the Revised 625
Code;626

       (5) At the request of a party in a civil action that is based 627
on a case the records for which are the subject of a sealing order 628
issued under section 2151.356 of the Revised Code, as needed for 629
the civil action. The party also may copy the records as needed 630
for the civil action. The sealed records shall be used solely in 631
the civil action and are otherwise confidential and subject to the 632
provisions of this section.633

       (F) No officer or employee of the state or any of its 634
political subdivisions shall knowingly release, disseminate, or 635
make available for any purpose involving employment, bonding, 636
licensing, or education to any person or to any department, 637
agency, or other instrumentality of the state or of any of its 638
political subdivisions any information or other data concerning 639
any arrest, taking into custody, complaint, indictment, 640
information, trial, hearing, adjudication, or correctional 641
supervision, the records of which have been sealed pursuant to 642
section 2151.356 of the Revised Code and the release, 643
dissemination, or making available of which is not expressly 644
permitted by this section. Whoever violates this division is 645
guilty of divulging confidential information, a misdemeanor of the 646
fourth degree.647

       (G) In any application for employment, license, or other 648
right or privilege, any appearance as a witness, or any other 649
inquiry, a person may not be questioned with respect to any arrest 650
or taking into custody for which the records were sealed. If an 651
inquiry is made in violation of this division, the person may 652
respond as if the sealed arrest or taking into custody did not 653
occur, and the person shall not be subject to any adverse action 654
because of the arrest or taking into custody or the response.655

       (H) The judgment rendered by the court under this chapter 656
shall not impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed 657
by conviction of a crime in that the child is not a criminal by 658
reason of the adjudication, and no child shall be charged with or 659
convicted of a crime in any court except as provided by this 660
chapter. The disposition of a child under the judgment rendered or 661
any evidence given in court shall not operate to disqualify a 662
child in any future civil service examination, appointment, or 663
application. Evidence of a judgment rendered and the disposition 664
of a child under the judgment is not admissible to impeach the 665
credibility of the child in any action or proceeding. Otherwise, 666
the disposition of a child under the judgment rendered or any 667
evidence given in court is admissible as evidence for or against 668
the child in any action or proceeding in any court in accordance 669
with the Rules of Evidence and also may be considered by any court 670
as to the matter of sentence or to the granting of probation, and 671
a court may consider the judgment rendered and the disposition of 672
a child under that judgment for purposes of determining whether 673
the child, for a future criminal conviction or guilty plea, is a 674
repeat violent offender, as defined in section 2929.01 of the 675
Revised Code.676

       Sec. 2151.358. (A) The juvenile court shall expunge all 677
records sealed under section 2151.356 of the Revised Code five 678
years after the court issues a sealing order or upon the 679
twenty-third birthday of the person who is the subject of the 680
sealing order, whichever date is earlier.681

       (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, upon 682
application by the person who has had a record sealed under 683
section 2151.356 of the Revised Code, the juvenile court may 684
expunge a record sealed under section 2151.356 of the Revised 685
Code. In making the determination whether to expunge records, all 686
of the following apply:687

       (1) The court may require a person filing an application for 688
expungement to submit any relevant documentation to support the 689
application.690

       (2) The court may cause an investigation to be made to 691
determine if the person who is the subject of the proceedings has 692
been rehabilitated to a satisfactory degree.693

       (3) The court shall promptly notify the prosecuting attorney 694
of any proceedings to expunge records.695

       (4)(a) The prosecuting attorney may file a response with the 696
court within thirty days of receiving notice of the expungement 697
proceedings.698

       (b) If the prosecuting attorney does not file a response with 699
the court or if the prosecuting attorney files a response but 700
indicates that the prosecuting attorney does not object to the 701
expungement of the records, the court may order the records of the 702
person that are under consideration to be expunged without 703
conducting a hearing on the application. If the court decides in 704
its discretion to conduct a hearing on the application, the court 705
shall conduct the hearing within thirty days after making that 706
decision and shall give notice, by regular mail, of the date, 707
time, and location of the hearing to the prosecuting attorney and 708
to the person who is the subject of the records under 709
consideration.710

       (c) If the prosecuting attorney files a response with the 711
court that indicates that the prosecuting attorney objects to the 712
expungement of the records, the court shall conduct a hearing on 713
the application within thirty days after the court receives the 714
response. The court shall give notice, by regular mail, of the 715
date, time, and location of the hearing to the prosecuting 716
attorney and to the person who is the subject of the records under 717
consideration.718

       (5) After conducting a hearing in accordance with division 719
(B)(4) of this section or after due consideration when a hearing 720
is not conducted, the court may order the records of the person 721
that are the subject of the application to be expunged if it finds 722
that the person has been rehabilitated to a satisfactory degree. 723
In determining whether the person has been rehabilitated to a 724
satisfactory degree, the court may consider all of the following:725

       (a) The age of the person;726

       (b) The nature of the case;727

       (c) The cessation or continuation of delinquent, unruly, or 728
criminal behavior;729

       (d) The education and employment history of the person;730

       (e) Any other circumstances that may relate to the 731
rehabilitation of the person who is the subject of the records 732
under consideration.733

       (C) If the juvenile court is notified by any party in a civil 734
action that a civil action has been filed based on a case the 735
records for which are the subject of a sealing order, the juvenile 736
court shall not expunge a record sealed under section 2151.356 of 737
the Revised Code until the civil action has been resolved and is 738
not subject to further appellate review, at which time the records 739
shall be expunged pursuant to division (A) of this section.740

       (D) After the records have been expunged, the person who is 741
the subject of the expunged records properly may, and the court 742
shall, reply that no record exists with respect to the person upon 743
any inquiry in the matter.744

       Sec. 2151.357.        Sec. 2151.362. (A)(1) In the manner prescribed by 745
division (C)(1) or (2) of section 3313.64 of the Revised Code, as 746
applicable, the court, at the time of making any order that 747
removes a child from the child's own home or that vests legal or 748
permanent custody of the child in a person other than the child's 749
parent or a government agency, shall determine the school district 750
that is to bear the cost of educating the child. The court shall 751
make the determination a part of the order that provides for the 752
child's placement or commitment. That school district shall bear 753
the cost of educating the child unless and until the court 754
modifies its order pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section.755

        (2) If, while the child is in the custody of a person other 756
than the child's parent or a government agency, the department of 757
education notifies the court that the place of residence of the 758
child's parent has changed since the court issued its initial 759
order, the court may modify its order to name a different school 760
district to bear the cost of educating the child. The department 761
may submit the notice to the court upon receipt, from the school 762
district initially ordered to bear the cost of educating the 763
child, of evidence acceptable to the department that the residence 764
of the child's parent has changed since the court issued its 765
initial order. In the notice to the court, the department shall 766
recommend to the court whether a different district should be 767
ordered to bear the cost of educating the child and, if so, which 768
district should be so ordered. The department shall recommend to 769
the court the district in which the child's parent currently 770
resides or, if the parent's residence is not known, the district 771
in which the parent's last known residence is located. If the 772
department cannot determine any Ohio district in which the parent 773
currently resides or has resided, the school district designated 774
in the initial court order shall continue to bear the cost of 775
educating the child.776

        The court may consider the content of a notice by the 777
department of education under division (A)(2) of this section as 778
conclusive evidence as to which school district should bear the 779
cost of educating the child and may amend its order accordingly.780

       (B) Whenever a child is placed in a detention facility781
established under section 2152.41 of the Revised Code or a782
juvenile facility established under section 2151.65 of the Revised783
Code, the child's school district as determined by the court shall784
pay the cost of educating the child based on the per capita cost785
of the educational facility within the detention home or juvenile786
facility.787

       (C) Whenever a child is placed by the court in a private788
institution, school, or residential treatment center or any other789
private facility, the state shall pay to the court a subsidy to790
help defray the expense of educating the child in an amount equal791
to the product of the daily per capita educational cost of the792
private facility, as determined pursuant to this section, and the793
number of days the child resides at the private facility, provided794
that the subsidy shall not exceed twenty-five hundred dollars per795
year per child. The daily per capita educational cost of a private 796
facility shall be determined by dividing the actual program cost797
of the private facility or twenty-five hundred dollars, whichever 798
is less, by three hundred sixty-five days or by three hundred 799
sixty-six days for years that include February twenty-ninth. The800
state shall pay seventy-five per cent of the total subsidy for 801
each year quarterly to the court. The state may adjust the 802
remaining twenty-five per cent of the total subsidy to be paid to 803
the court for each year to an amount that is less than twenty-five 804
per cent of the total subsidy for that year based upon the805
availability of funds appropriated to the department of education 806
for the purpose of subsidizing courts that place a child in a 807
private institution, school, or residential treatment center or 808
any other private facility and shall pay that adjusted amount to 809
the court at the end of the year.810

       Sec. 2152.72.  (A) This section applies only to a child who811
is or previously has been adjudicated a delinquent child for an812
act to which any of the following applies:813

       (1) The act is a violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02,814
2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2907.02, 2907.03, or815
2907.05 of the Revised Code.816

       (2) The act is a violation of section 2923.01 of the Revised817
Code and involved an attempt to commit aggravated murder or818
murder.819

       (3) The act would be a felony if committed by an adult, and820
the court determined that the child, if an adult, would be guilty821
of a specification found in section 2941.141, 2941.144, or822
2941.145 of the Revised Code or in another section of the Revised823
Code that relates to the possession or use of a firearm during the824
commission of the act for which the child was adjudicated a825
delinquent child.826

       (4) The act would be an offense of violence that is a felony827
if committed by an adult, and the court determined that the child,828
if an adult, would be guilty of a specification found in section829
2941.1411 of the Revised Code or in another section of the Revised830
Code that relates to the wearing or carrying of body armor during831
the commission of the act for which the child was adjudicated a832
delinquent child.833

       (B)(1) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a834
public children services agency, private child placing agency,835
private noncustodial agency, or court, the department of youth836
services, or another private or government entity shall not place837
a child in a certified foster home or for adoption until it838
provides the foster caregivers or prospective adoptive parents839
with all of the following:840

       (a) A written report describing the child's social history;841

       (b) A written report describing all the acts committed by the842
child the entity knows of that resulted in the child being843
adjudicated a delinquent child and the disposition made by the844
court, unless the records pertaining to the acts have been sealed845
pursuant to section 2151.3582151.356 of the Revised Code;846

       (c) A written report describing any other violent act847
committed by the child of which the entity is aware;848

       (d) The substantial and material conclusions and849
recommendations of any psychiatric or psychological examination850
conducted on the child or, if no psychological or psychiatric851
examination of the child is available, the substantial and852
material conclusions and recommendations of an examination to853
detect mental and emotional disorders conducted in compliance with854
the requirements of Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code by an855
independent social worker, social worker, professional clinical856
counselor, or professional counselor licensed under that chapter.857
The entity shall not provide any part of a psychological,858
psychiatric, or mental and emotional disorder examination to the859
foster caregivers or prospective adoptive parents other than the860
substantial and material conclusions.861

       (2) Notwithstanding sectionsections 2151.356 to 2151.358 of 862
the Revised Code, if records of an adjudication that a child is a 863
delinquent child have been sealed pursuant to that sectionthose 864
sections and an entity knows the records have been sealed, the 865
entity shall provide the foster caregivers or prospective adoptive 866
parents a written statement that the records of a prior867
adjudication have been sealed.868

       (C)(1) The entity that places the child in a certified foster869
home or for adoption shall conduct a psychological examination of870
the child unless either of the following applies:871

       (a) An entity is not required to conduct the examination if872
an examination was conducted no more than one year prior to the873
child's placement, and division (C)(1)(b) of this section does not874
apply.875

       (b) An entity is not required to conduct the examination if a876
foster caregiver seeks to adopt the foster caregiver's foster877
child, and an examination was conducted no more than two years878
prior to the date the foster caregiver seeks to adopt the child.879

       (2) No later than sixty days after placing the child, the880
entity shall provide the foster caregiver or prospective adoptive881
parents a written report detailing the substantial and material882
conclusions and recommendations of the examination conducted883
pursuant to this division.884

       (D)(1) Except as provided in divisions (D)(2) and (3) of this885
section, the expenses of conducting the examinations and preparing 886
the reports and assessment required by division (B) or (C) of this887
section shall be paid by the entity that places the child in the888
certified foster home or for adoption.889

       (2) When a juvenile court grants temporary or permanent890
custody of a child pursuant to any section of the Revised Code,891
including section 2151.33, 2151.353, 2151.354, or 2152.19 of the892
Revised Code, to a public children services agency or private893
child placing agency, the court shall provide the agency the894
information described in division (B) of this section, pay the895
expenses of preparing that information, and, if a new examination896
is required to be conducted, pay the expenses of conducting the897
examination described in division (C) of this section. On receipt898
of the information described in division (B) of this section, the899
agency shall provide to the court written acknowledgment that the900
agency received the information. The court shall keep the901
acknowledgment and provide a copy to the agency. On the motion of902
the agency, the court may terminate the order granting temporary903
or permanent custody of the child to that agency, if the court904
does not provide the information described in division (B) of this905
section.906

       (3) If one of the following entities is placing a child in a907
certified foster home or for adoption with the assistance of or by908
contracting with a public children services agency, private child909
placing agency, or a private noncustodial agency, the entity shall910
provide the agency with the information described in division (B)911
of this section, pay the expenses of preparing that information,912
and, if a new examination is required to be conducted, pay the913
expenses of conducting the examination described in division (C)914
of this section:915

       (a) The department of youth services if the placement is916
pursuant to any section of the Revised Code including section917
2152.22, 5139.06, 5139.07, 5139.38, or 5139.39 of the Revised918
Code;919

       (b) A juvenile court with temporary or permanent custody of a920
child pursuant to section 2151.354 or 2152.19 of the Revised Code;921

       (c) A public children services agency or private child922
placing agency with temporary or permanent custody of the child.923

       The agency receiving the information described in division924
(B) of this section shall provide the entity described in division925
(D)(3)(a) to (c) of this section that sent the information written926
acknowledgment that the agency received the information and927
provided it to the foster caregivers or prospective adoptive928
parents. The entity shall keep the acknowledgment and provide a929
copy to the agency. An entity that places a child in a certified930
foster home or for adoption with the assistance of or by931
contracting with an agency remains responsible to provide the932
information described in division (B) of this section to the933
foster caregivers or prospective adoptive parents unless the934
entity receives written acknowledgment that the agency provided935
the information.936

       (E) If a child is placed in a certified foster home as a937
result of an emergency removal of the child from home pursuant to938
division (D) of section 2151.31 of the Revised Code, an emergency939
change in the child's case plan pursuant to division (E)(3) of940
section 2151.412 of the Revised Code, or an emergency placement by941
the department of youth services pursuant to this chapter or942
Chapter 5139. of the Revised Code, the entity that places the943
child in the certified foster home shall provide the information944
described in division (B) of this section no later than ninety-six945
hours after the child is placed in the certified foster home.946

       (F) On receipt of the information described in divisions (B)947
and (C) of this section, the foster caregiver or prospective948
adoptive parents shall provide to the entity that places the child949
in the foster caregiver's or prospective adoptive parents' home a950
written acknowledgment that the foster caregiver or prospective951
adoptive parents received the information. The entity shall keep952
the acknowledgment and provide a copy to the foster caregiver or953
prospective adoptive parents.954

       (G) No person employed by an entity subject to this section955
and made responsible by that entity for the child's placement in a956
certified foster home or for adoption shall fail to provide the957
foster caregivers or prospective adoptive parents with the958
information required by divisions (B) and (C) of this section.959

       (H) It is not a violation of any duty of confidentiality960
provided for in the Revised Code or a code of professional961
responsibility for a person or government entity to provide the962
substantial and material conclusions and recommendations of a963
psychiatric or psychological examination, or an examination to964
detect mental and emotional disorders, in accordance with division965
(B)(1)(d) or (C) of this section.966

       (I) As used in this section:967

       (1) "Body armor" has the same meaning as in section 2941.1411 968
of the Revised Code.969

       (2) "Firearm" has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of970
the Revised Code.971

       Sec. 2929.14.  (A) Except as provided in division (C),972
(D)(1), (D)(2), (D)(3), (D)(4), (D)(5), (D)(6), or (G) of this973
section and except in relation to an offense for which a sentence974
of death or life imprisonment is to be imposed, if the court975
imposing a sentence upon an offender for a felony elects or is976
required to impose a prison term on the offender pursuant to this977
chapter, the court shall impose a definite prison term that shall978
be one of the following:979

       (1) For a felony of the first degree, the prison term shall980
be three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten years.981

       (2) For a felony of the second degree, the prison term shall982
be two, three, four, five, six, seven, or eight years.983

       (3) For a felony of the third degree, the prison term shall984
be one, two, three, four, or five years.985

       (4) For a felony of the fourth degree, the prison term shall986
be six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,987
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen months.988

       (5) For a felony of the fifth degree, the prison term shall989
be six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, or twelve months.990

       (B) Except as provided in division (C), (D)(1), (D)(2),991
(D)(3), (D)(5), (D)(6), or (G) of this section, in section 2907.02992
of the Revised Code, or in Chapter 2925. of the Revised Code, if 993
the court imposing a sentence upon an offender for a felony elects 994
or is required to impose a prison term on the offender, the court 995
shall impose the shortest prison term authorized for the offense996
pursuant to division (A) of this section, unless one or more of997
the following applies:998

       (1) The offender was serving a prison term at the time of the 999
offense, or the offender previously had served a prison term.1000

       (2) The court finds on the record that the shortest prison1001
term will demean the seriousness of the offender's conduct or will1002
not adequately protect the public from future crime by the1003
offender or others.1004

       (C) Except as provided in division (G) of this section or in1005
Chapter 2925. of the Revised Code, the court imposing a sentence1006
upon an offender for a felony may impose the longest prison term1007
authorized for the offense pursuant to division (A) of this1008
section only upon offenders who committed the worst forms of the1009
offense, upon offenders who pose the greatest likelihood of1010
committing future crimes, upon certain major drug offenders under1011
division (D)(3) of this section, and upon certain repeat violent1012
offenders in accordance with division (D)(2) of this section.1013

       (D)(1)(a) Except as provided in division (D)(1)(e) of this1014
section, if an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a1015
felony also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of1016
the type described in section 2941.141, 2941.144, or 2941.145 of1017
the Revised Code, the court shall impose on the offender one of1018
the following prison terms:1019

       (i) A prison term of six years if the specification is of the1020
type described in section 2941.144 of the Revised Code that1021
charges the offender with having a firearm that is an automatic1022
firearm or that was equipped with a firearm muffler or silencer on1023
or about the offender's person or under the offender's control1024
while committing the felony;1025

       (ii) A prison term of three years if the specification is of1026
the type described in section 2941.145 of the Revised Code that1027
charges the offender with having a firearm on or about the1028
offender's person or under the offender's control while committing1029
the offense and displaying the firearm, brandishing the firearm,1030
indicating that the offender possessed the firearm, or using it to1031
facilitate the offense;1032

       (iii) A prison term of one year if the specification is of1033
the type described in section 2941.141 of the Revised Code that1034
charges the offender with having a firearm on or about the1035
offender's person or under the offender's control while committing1036
the felony.1037

       (b) If a court imposes a prison term on an offender under1038
division (D)(1)(a) of this section, the prison term shall not be1039
reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any1040
other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised1041
Code. A court shall not impose more than one prison term on an1042
offender under division (D)(1)(a) of this section for felonies1043
committed as part of the same act or transaction.1044

       (c) Except as provided in division (D)(1)(e) of this section, 1045
if an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation 1046
of section 2923.161 of the Revised Code or to a felony that 1047
includes, as an essential element, purposely or knowingly causing 1048
or attempting to cause the death of or physical harm to another,1049
also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of the1050
type described in section 2941.146 of the Revised Code that1051
charges the offender with committing the offense by discharging a1052
firearm from a motor vehicle other than a manufactured home, the1053
court, after imposing a prison term on the offender for the1054
violation of section 2923.161 of the Revised Code or for the other1055
felony offense under division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this1056
section, shall impose an additional prison term of five years upon1057
the offender that shall not be reduced pursuant to section1058
2929.20, section 2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967.1059
or Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. A court shall not impose1060
more than one additional prison term on an offender under division1061
(D)(1)(c) of this section for felonies committed as part of the1062
same act or transaction. If a court imposes an additional prison1063
term on an offender under division (D)(1)(c) of this section1064
relative to an offense, the court also shall impose a prison term1065
under division (D)(1)(a) of this section relative to the same1066
offense, provided the criteria specified in that division for1067
imposing an additional prison term are satisfied relative to the1068
offender and the offense.1069

       (d) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to1070
an offense of violence that is a felony also is convicted of or1071
pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in section1072
2941.1411 of the Revised Code that charges the offender with1073
wearing or carrying body armor while committing the felony offense1074
of violence, the court shall impose on the offender a prison term1075
of two years. The prison term so imposed shall not be reduced1076
pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any other1077
provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. A 1078
court shall not impose more than one prison term on an offender1079
under division (D)(1)(d) of this section for felonies committed as1080
part of the same act or transaction. If a court imposes an1081
additional prison term under division (D)(1)(a) or (c) of this1082
section, the court is not precluded from imposing an additional1083
prison term under division (D)(1)(d) of this section.1084

       (e) The court shall not impose any of the prison terms1085
described in division (D)(1)(a) of this section or any of the1086
additional prison terms described in division (D)(1)(c) of this1087
section upon an offender for a violation of section 2923.12 or1088
2923.123 of the Revised Code. The court shall not impose any of1089
the prison terms described in division (D)(1)(a) of this section1090
or any of the additional prison terms described in division1091
(D)(1)(c) of this section upon an offender for a violation of1092
section 2923.13 of the Revised Code unless all of the following1093
apply:1094

       (i) The offender previously has been convicted of aggravated1095
murder, murder, or any felony of the first or second degree.1096

       (ii) Less than five years have passed since the offender was1097
released from prison or post-release control, whichever is later,1098
for the prior offense.1099

        (f) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a 1100
felony that includes, as an essential element, causing or 1101
attempting to cause the death of or physical harm to another and 1102
also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of the 1103
type described in section 2941.1412 of the Revised Code that 1104
charges the offender with committing the offense by discharging a 1105
firearm at a peace officer as defined in section 2935.01 of the 1106
Revised Code or a corrections officer as defined in section1107
2941.1412 of the Revised Code, the court, after imposing a prison1108
term on the offender for the felony offense under division (A),1109
(D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section, shall impose an additional1110
prison term of seven years upon the offender that shall not be1111
reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any1112
other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised1113
Code. A court shall not impose more than one additional prison1114
term on an offender under division (D)(1)(f) of this section for1115
felonies committed as part of the same act or transaction. If a1116
court imposes an additional prison term on an offender under1117
division (D)(1)(f) of this section relative to an offense, the1118
court shall not impose a prison term under division (D)(1)(a) or1119
(c) of this section relative to the same offense.1120

       (2)(a) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to 1121
a felony also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification 1122
of the type described in section 2941.149 of the Revised Code that 1123
the offender is a repeat violent offender, the court shall impose 1124
a prison term from the range of terms authorized for the offense1125
under division (A) of this section that may be the longest term in 1126
the range and that shall not be reduced pursuant to section 1127
2929.20, section 2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967. 1128
or Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. If the court finds that the1129
repeat violent offender, in committing the offense, caused any1130
physical harm that carried a substantial risk of death to a person 1131
or that involved substantial permanent incapacity or substantial 1132
permanent disfigurement of a person, the court shall impose the 1133
longest prison term from the range of terms authorized for the1134
offense under division (A) of this section.1135

       (b) If the court imposing a prison term on a repeat violent1136
offender imposes the longest prison term from the range of terms1137
authorized for the offense under division (A) of this section, the1138
court may impose on the offender an additional definite prison1139
term of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or1140
ten years if the court finds that both of the following apply with1141
respect to the prison terms imposed on the offender pursuant to1142
division (D)(2)(a) of this section and, if applicable, divisions1143
(D)(1) and (3) of this section:1144

       (i) The terms so imposed are inadequate to punish the1145
offender and protect the public from future crime, because the1146
applicable factors under section 2929.12 of the Revised Code1147
indicating a greater likelihood of recidivism outweigh the1148
applicable factors under that section indicating a lesser1149
likelihood of recidivism.1150

       (ii) The terms so imposed are demeaning to the seriousness of 1151
the offense, because one or more of the factors under section1152
2929.12 of the Revised Code indicating that the offender's conduct1153
is more serious than conduct normally constituting the offense are1154
present, and they outweigh the applicable factors under that1155
section indicating that the offender's conduct is less serious1156
than conduct normally constituting the offense.1157

       (3)(a) Except when an offender commits a violation of section 1158
2903.01 or 2907.02 of the Revised Code and the penalty imposed for 1159
the violation is life imprisonment or commits a violation of 1160
section 2903.02 of the Revised Code, if the offender commits a 1161
violation of section 2925.03 or 2925.11 of the Revised Code and 1162
that section classifies the offender as a major drug offender and 1163
requires the imposition of a ten-year prison term on the offender, 1164
if the offender commits a felony violation of section 2925.02,1165
2925.04, 2925.05, 2925.36, 3719.07, 3719.08, 3719.16, 3719.161, 1166
4729.37, or 4729.61, division (C) or (D) of section 3719.172, 1167
division (C) of section 4729.51, or division (J) of section 1168
4729.54 of the Revised Code that includes the sale, offer to sell,1169
or possession of a schedule I or II controlled substance, with the 1170
exception of marihuana, and the court imposing sentence upon the 1171
offender finds that the offender is guilty of a specification of 1172
the type described in section 2941.1410 of the Revised Code 1173
charging that the offender is a major drug offender, if the court 1174
imposing sentence upon an offender for a felony finds that the 1175
offender is guilty of corrupt activity with the most serious 1176
offense in the pattern of corrupt activity being a felony of the 1177
first degree, or if the offender is guilty of an attempted1178
violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code and, had the1179
offender completed the violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised1180
Code that was attempted, the offender would have been subject to a1181
sentence of life imprisonment or life imprisonment without parole1182
for the violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code, the1183
court shall impose upon the offender for the felony violation a1184
ten-year prison term that cannot be reduced pursuant to section1185
2929.20 or Chapter 2967. or 5120. of the Revised Code.1186

       (b) The court imposing a prison term on an offender under1187
division (D)(3)(a) of this section may impose an additional prison1188
term of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or1189
ten years, if the court, with respect to the term imposed under1190
division (D)(3)(a) of this section and, if applicable, divisions1191
(D)(1) and (2) of this section, makes both of the findings set1192
forth in divisions (D)(2)(b)(i) and (ii) of this section.1193

       (4) If the offender is being sentenced for a third or fourth1194
degree felony OVI offense under division (G)(2) of section 2929.131195
of the Revised Code, the sentencing court shall impose upon the1196
offender a mandatory prison term in accordance with that division.1197
In addition to the mandatory prison term, if the offender is being1198
sentenced for a fourth degree felony OVI offense, the court,1199
notwithstanding division (A)(4) of this section, may sentence the1200
offender to a definite prison term of not less than six months and1201
not more than thirty months, and if the offender is being1202
sentenced for a third degree felony OVI offense, the sentencing1203
court may sentence the offender to an additional prison term of1204
any duration specified in division (A)(3) of this section. In1205
either case, the additional prison term imposed shall be reduced1206
by the sixty or one hundred twenty days imposed upon the offender1207
as the mandatory prison term. The total of the additional prison1208
term imposed under division (D)(4) of this section plus the sixty1209
or one hundred twenty days imposed as the mandatory prison term1210
shall equal a definite term in the range of six months to thirty1211
months for a fourth degree felony OVI offense and shall equal one1212
of the authorized prison terms specified in division (A)(3) of1213
this section for a third degree felony OVI offense. If the court1214
imposes an additional prison term under division (D)(4) of this1215
section, the offender shall serve the additional prison term after1216
the offender has served the mandatory prison term required for the1217
offense. In addition to the mandatory prison term or mandatory and 1218
additional prison term imposed as described in division (D)(4) of 1219
this section, the court also may sentence the offender to a 1220
community control sanction under section 2929.16 or 2929.17 of the 1221
Revised Code, but the offender shall serve all of the prison terms 1222
so imposed prior to serving the community control sanction.1223

        If the offender is being sentenced for a fourth degree felony 1224
OVI offense under division (G)(1) of section 2929.13 of the 1225
Revised Code and the court imposes a mandatory term of local 1226
incarceration, the court may impose a prison term as described in 1227
division (A)(1) of that section.1228

       (5) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a1229
violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the1230
Revised Code and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a1231
specification of the type described in section 2941.1414 of the1232
Revised Code that charges that the victim of the offense is a1233
peace officer, as defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code,1234
the court shall impose on the offender a prison term of five1235
years. If a court imposes a prison term on an offender under1236
division (D)(5) of this section, the prison term shall not be1237
reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any1238
other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised1239
Code. A court shall not impose more than one prison term on an1240
offender under division (D)(5) of this section for felonies1241
committed as part of the same act.1242

        (6) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a1243
violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the1244
Revised Code and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a1245
specification of the type described in section 2941.1415 of the1246
Revised Code that charges that the offender previously has been1247
convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of 1248
division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or an 1249
equivalent offense, as defined in section 2941.1415 of the Revised 1250
Code, or three or more violations of any combination of those 1251
divisions and offenses, the court shall impose on the offender a 1252
prison term of three years. If a court imposes a prison term on an 1253
offender under division (D)(6) of this section, the prison term 1254
shall not be reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 1255
2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. 1256
of the Revised Code. A court shall not impose more than one prison 1257
term on an offender under division (D)(6) of this section for 1258
felonies committed as part of the same act.1259

       (E)(1)(a) Subject to division (E)(1)(b) of this section, if a 1260
mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender pursuant to1261
division (D)(1)(a) of this section for having a firearm on or1262
about the offender's person or under the offender's control while1263
committing a felony, if a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an1264
offender pursuant to division (D)(1)(c) of this section for1265
committing a felony specified in that division by discharging a1266
firearm from a motor vehicle, or if both types of mandatory prison1267
terms are imposed, the offender shall serve any mandatory prison1268
term imposed under either division consecutively to any other1269
mandatory prison term imposed under either division or under1270
division (D)(1)(d) of this section, consecutively to and prior to1271
any prison term imposed for the underlying felony pursuant to1272
division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section or any other1273
section of the Revised Code, and consecutively to any other prison1274
term or mandatory prison term previously or subsequently imposed1275
upon the offender.1276

       (b) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender1277
pursuant to division (D)(1)(d) of this section for wearing or1278
carrying body armor while committing an offense of violence that1279
is a felony, the offender shall serve the mandatory term so1280
imposed consecutively to any other mandatory prison term imposed1281
under that division or under division (D)(1)(a) or (c) of this1282
section, consecutively to and prior to any prison term imposed for1283
the underlying felony under division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of1284
this section or any other section of the Revised Code, and1285
consecutively to any other prison term or mandatory prison term1286
previously or subsequently imposed upon the offender.1287

       (c) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender1288
pursuant to division (D)(1)(f) of this section, the offender shall1289
serve the mandatory prison term so imposed consecutively to and1290
prior to any prison term imposed for the underlying felony under1291
division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section or any other1292
section of the Revised Code, and consecutively to any other prison1293
term or mandatory prison term previously or subsequently imposed1294
upon the offender.1295

       (2) If an offender who is an inmate in a jail, prison, or1296
other residential detention facility violates section 2917.02,1297
2917.03, 2921.34, or 2921.35 of the Revised Code, if an offender1298
who is under detention at a detention facility commits a felony1299
violation of section 2923.131 of the Revised Code, or if an1300
offender who is an inmate in a jail, prison, or other residential1301
detention facility or is under detention at a detention facility1302
commits another felony while the offender is an escapee in1303
violation of section 2921.34 of the Revised Code, any prison term1304
imposed upon the offender for one of those violations shall be1305
served by the offender consecutively to the prison term or term of1306
imprisonment the offender was serving when the offender committed1307
that offense and to any other prison term previously or1308
subsequently imposed upon the offender.1309

       (3) If a prison term is imposed for a violation of division1310
(B) of section 2911.01 of the Revised Code, a violation of 1311
division (A) of section 2913.02 of the Revised Code in which the 1312
stolen property is a firearm or dangerous ordnance, or a felony 1313
violation of division (B) of section 2921.331 of the Revised Code, 1314
the offender shall serve that prison term consecutively to any1315
other prison term or mandatory prison term previously or 1316
subsequently imposed upon the offender.1317

       (4) If multiple prison terms are imposed on an offender for1318
convictions of multiple offenses, the court may require the1319
offender to serve the prison terms consecutively if the court1320
finds that the consecutive service is necessary to protect the1321
public from future crime or to punish the offender and that1322
consecutive sentences are not disproportionate to the seriousness1323
of the offender's conduct and to the danger the offender poses to1324
the public, and if the court also finds any of the following:1325

       (a) The offender committed one or more of the multiple1326
offenses while the offender was awaiting trial or sentencing, was1327
under a sanction imposed pursuant to section 2929.16, 2929.17, or1328
2929.18 of the Revised Code, or was under post-release control for1329
a prior offense.1330

       (b) At least two of the multiple offenses were committed as1331
part of one or more courses of conduct, and the harm caused by two1332
or more of the multiple offenses so committed was so great or1333
unusual that no single prison term for any of the offenses1334
committed as part of any of the courses of conduct adequately1335
reflects the seriousness of the offender's conduct.1336

       (c) The offender's history of criminal conduct demonstrates1337
that consecutive sentences are necessary to protect the public1338
from future crime by the offender.1339

       (5) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender1340
pursuant to division (D)(5) or (6) of this section, the offender1341
shall serve the mandatory prison term consecutively to and prior1342
to any prison term imposed for the underlying violation of1343
division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the Revised Code1344
pursuant to division (A) of this section. If a mandatory prison1345
term is imposed upon an offender pursuant to division (D)(5) of1346
this section, and if a mandatory prison term also is imposed upon1347
the offender pursuant to division (D)(6) of this section in1348
relation to the same violation, the offender shall serve the1349
mandatory prison term imposed pursuant to division (D)(5) of this1350
section consecutively to and prior to the mandatory prison term1351
imposed pursuant to division (D)(6) of this section and1352
consecutively to and prior to any prison term imposed for the1353
underlying violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.061354
of the Revised Code pursuant to division (A) of this section.1355

       (6) When consecutive prison terms are imposed pursuant to1356
division (E)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this section, the term 1357
to be served is the aggregate of all of the terms so imposed.1358

       (F)(1) If a court imposes a prison term of a type described 1359
in division (B) of section 2967.28 of the Revised Codefor a 1360
felony of the first degree, for a felony of the second degree, for 1361
a felony sex offense, or for a felony of the third degree that is 1362
not a felony sex offense and in the commission of which the 1363
offender caused or threatened to cause physical harm to a person, 1364
it shall include in the sentence a requirement that the offender 1365
be subject to a period of post-release control after the 1366
offender's release from imprisonment, in accordance with that 1367
division. If a court imposes a sentence including a prison term of 1368
a type described in this division on or after the effective date 1369
of this amendment, the failure of a court to include a 1370
post-release control requirement in the sentence pursuant to this 1371
division does not negate, limit, or otherwise affect the mandatory 1372
period of post-release control that is required for the offender 1373
under division (B) of section 2967.28 of the Revised Code. Section 1374
2929.191 of the Revised Code applies if, prior to the effective 1375
date of this amendment, a court imposed a sentence including a 1376
prison term of a type described in this division and failed to 1377
include in the sentence pursuant to this division a statement 1378
regarding post-release control.1379

       (2) If a court imposes a prison term of a type described in 1380
division (C) of that sectionfor a felony of the third, fourth, or 1381
fifth degree that is not subject to division (F)(1) of this 1382
section, it shall include in the sentence a requirement that the1383
offender be subject to a period of post-release control after the1384
offender's release from imprisonment, in accordance with that1385
division, if the parole board determines that a period of1386
post-release control is necessary. Section 2929.191 of the Revised 1387
Code applies if, prior to the effective date of this amendment, a 1388
court imposed a sentence including a prison term of a type 1389
described in this division and failed to include in the sentence 1390
pursuant to this division a statement regarding post-release 1391
control.1392

       (G) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violent 1393
sex offense or a designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping 1394
offense and, in relation to that offense, the offender is 1395
adjudicated a sexually violent predator, the court shall impose1396
sentence upon the offender in accordance with section 2971.03 of 1397
the Revised Code, and Chapter 2971. of the Revised Code applies 1398
regarding the prison term or term of life imprisonment without 1399
parole imposed upon the offender and the service of that term of 1400
imprisonment.1401

       (H) If a person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty1402
to a felony is sentenced to a prison term or term of imprisonment1403
under this section, sections 2929.02 to 2929.06 of the Revised1404
Code, section 2971.03 of the Revised Code, or any other provision1405
of law, section 5120.163 of the Revised Code applies regarding the1406
person while the person is confined in a state correctional1407
institution.1408

       (I) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a1409
felony that is an offense of violence also is convicted of or1410
pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in section1411
2941.142 of the Revised Code that charges the offender with having1412
committed the felony while participating in a criminal gang, the1413
court shall impose upon the offender an additional prison term of1414
one, two, or three years.1415

       (J) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to1416
aggravated murder, murder, or a felony of the first, second, or1417
third degree that is an offense of violence also is convicted of1418
or pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in1419
section 2941.143 of the Revised Code that charges the offender1420
with having committed the offense in a school safety zone or1421
towards a person in a school safety zone, the court shall impose1422
upon the offender an additional prison term of two years. The1423
offender shall serve the additional two years consecutively to and1424
prior to the prison term imposed for the underlying offense.1425

       (K) At the time of sentencing, the court may recommend the1426
offender for placement in a program of shock incarceration under1427
section 5120.031 of the Revised Code or for placement in an1428
intensive program prison under section 5120.032 of the Revised1429
Code, disapprove placement of the offender in a program of shock1430
incarceration or an intensive program prison of that nature, or1431
make no recommendation on placement of the offender. In no case1432
shall the department of rehabilitation and correction place the1433
offender in a program or prison of that nature unless the1434
department determines as specified in section 5120.031 or 5120.0321435
of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable, that the offender is1436
eligible for the placement.1437

       If the court disapproves placement of the offender in a1438
program or prison of that nature, the department of rehabilitation1439
and correction shall not place the offender in any program of1440
shock incarceration or intensive program prison.1441

       If the court recommends placement of the offender in a1442
program of shock incarceration or in an intensive program prison, 1443
and if the offender is subsequently placed in the recommended1444
program or prison, the department shall notify the court of the1445
placement and shall include with the notice a brief description of1446
the placement.1447

       If the court recommends placement of the offender in a1448
program of shock incarceration or in an intensive program prison1449
and the department does not subsequently place the offender in the1450
recommended program or prison, the department shall send a notice1451
to the court indicating why the offender was not placed in the1452
recommended program or prison.1453

       If the court does not make a recommendation under this1454
division with respect to an offender and if the department1455
determines as specified in section 5120.031 or 5120.032 of the1456
Revised Code, whichever is applicable, that the offender is1457
eligible for placement in a program or prison of that nature, the1458
department shall screen the offender and determine if there is an1459
available program of shock incarceration or an intensive program1460
prison for which the offender is suited. If there is an available1461
program of shock incarceration or an intensive program prison for1462
which the offender is suited, the department shall notify the1463
court of the proposed placement of the offender as specified in1464
section 5120.031 or 5120.032 of the Revised Code and shall include1465
with the notice a brief description of the placement. The court1466
shall have ten days from receipt of the notice to disapprove the1467
placement.1468

       Sec. 2929.19.  (A)(1) The court shall hold a sentencing1469
hearing before imposing a sentence under this chapter upon an1470
offender who was convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony and1471
before resentencing an offender who was convicted of or pleaded1472
guilty to a felony and whose case was remanded pursuant to section1473
2953.07 or 2953.08 of the Revised Code. At the hearing, the1474
offender, the prosecuting attorney, the victim or the victim's1475
representative in accordance with section 2930.14 of the Revised1476
Code, and, with the approval of the court, any other person may1477
present information relevant to the imposition of sentence in the1478
case. The court shall inform the offender of the verdict of the1479
jury or finding of the court and ask the offender whether the1480
offender has anything to say as to why sentence should not be1481
imposed upon the offender.1482

       (2) Except as otherwise provided in this division, before1483
imposing sentence on an offender who is being sentenced on or 1484
after January 1, 1997, for a sexually oriented offense that is not 1485
a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense and who is in any 1486
category of offender described in division (B)(1)(a)(i), (ii), or 1487
(iii) of section 2950.09 of the Revised Code, the court shall1488
conduct a hearing in accordance with division (B) of section1489
2950.09 of the Revised Code to determine whether the offender is a1490
sexual predator. The court shall not conduct a hearing under that1491
division if the offender is being sentenced for a violent sex1492
offense or a designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping offense 1493
and, in relation to that offense, the offender was adjudicated a 1494
sexually violent predator. Before imposing sentence on an offender 1495
who is being sentenced for a sexually oriented offense that is not 1496
a registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, the court also 1497
shall comply with division (E) of section 2950.09 of the Revised 1498
Code.1499

       Before imposing sentence on or after July 31, 2003, on an 1500
offender who is being sentenced for a child-victim oriented 1501
offense, regardless of when the offense was committed, the court 1502
shall conduct a hearing in accordance with division (B) of section 1503
2950.091 of the Revised Code to determine whether the offender is 1504
a child-victim predator. Before imposing sentence on an offender 1505
who is being sentenced for a child-victim oriented offense, the 1506
court also shall comply with division (E) of section 2950.091 of 1507
the Revised Code.1508

       (B)(1) At the sentencing hearing, the court, before imposing1509
sentence, shall consider the record, any information presented at1510
the hearing by any person pursuant to division (A) of this1511
section, and, if one was prepared, the presentence investigation1512
report made pursuant to section 2951.03 of the Revised Code or1513
Criminal Rule 32.2, and any victim impact statement made pursuant1514
to section 2947.051 of the Revised Code.1515

       (2) The court shall impose a sentence and shall make a1516
finding that gives its reasons for selecting the sentence imposed1517
in any of the following circumstances:1518

       (a) Unless the offense is a violent sex offense or designated 1519
homicide, assault, or kidnapping offense for which the court is 1520
required to impose sentence pursuant to division (G) of section 1521
2929.14 of the Revised Code, if it imposes a prison term for a 1522
felony of the fourth or fifth degree or for a felony drug offense 1523
that is a violation of a provision of Chapter 2925. of the Revised 1524
Code and that is specified as being subject to division (B) of 1525
section 2929.13 of the Revised Code for purposes of sentencing, 1526
its reasons for imposing the prison term, based upon the 1527
overriding purposes and principles of felony sentencing set forth 1528
in section 2929.11 of the Revised Code, and any factors listed in 1529
divisions (B)(1)(a) to (i) of section 2929.13 of the Revised Code 1530
that it found to apply relative to the offender.1531

       (b) If it does not impose a prison term for a felony of the1532
first or second degree or for a felony drug offense that is a1533
violation of a provision of Chapter 2925. of the Revised Code and1534
for which a presumption in favor of a prison term is specified as1535
being applicable, its reasons for not imposing the prison term and1536
for overriding the presumption, based upon the overriding purposes1537
and principles of felony sentencing set forth in section 2929.111538
of the Revised Code, and the basis of the findings it made under1539
divisions (D)(1) and (2) of section 2929.13 of the Revised Code.1540

       (c) If it imposes consecutive sentences under section 2929.14 1541
of the Revised Code, its reasons for imposing the consecutive 1542
sentences;1543

       (d) If the sentence is for one offense and it imposes a1544
prison term for the offense that is the maximum prison term1545
allowed for that offense by division (A) of section 2929.14 of the1546
Revised Code, its reasons for imposing the maximum prison term;1547

       (e) If the sentence is for two or more offenses arising out1548
of a single incident and it imposes a prison term for those1549
offenses that is the maximum prison term allowed for the offense1550
of the highest degree by division (A) of section 2929.14 of the1551
Revised Code, its reasons for imposing the maximum prison term.1552

       (3) Subject to division (B)(4) of this section, if the1553
sentencing court determines at the sentencing hearing that a1554
prison term is necessary or required, the court shall do all of1555
the following:1556

       (a) Impose a stated prison term;1557

       (b) Notify the offender that, as part of the sentence, the1558
parole board may extend the stated prison term for certain1559
violations of prison rules for up to one-half of the stated prison1560
term;1561

       (c) Notify the offender that the offender will be supervised1562
under section 2967.28 of the Revised Code after the offender1563
leaves prison if the offender is being sentenced for a felony of1564
the first degree or second degree, for a felony sex offense, or1565
for a felony of the third degree that is not a felony sex offense 1566
and in the commission of which the offender caused or threatened 1567
to cause physical harm to a person;. If a court imposes a sentence 1568
including a prison term of a type described in division (B)(3)(c) 1569
of this section on or after the effective date of this amendment, 1570
the failure of a court to notify the offender pursuant to division 1571
(B)(3)(c) of this section that the offender will be supervised 1572
under section 2967.28 of the Revised Code after the offender 1573
leaves prison or to include in the judgment of conviction entered 1574
on the journal a statement to that effect does not negate, limit, 1575
or otherwise affect the mandatory period of supervision that is 1576
required for the offender under division (B) of section 2967.28 of 1577
the Revised Code. Section 2929.191 of the Revised Code applies if, 1578
prior to the effective date of this amendment, a court imposed a 1579
sentence including a prison term of a type described in division 1580
(B)(3)(c) of this section and failed to notify the offender 1581
pursuant to division (B)(3)(c) of this section regarding 1582
post-release control or to include in the judgment of conviction 1583
entered on the journal or in the sentence a statement regarding 1584
post-release control.1585

       (d) Notify the offender that the offender may be supervised1586
under section 2967.28 of the Revised Code after the offender1587
leaves prison if the offender is being sentenced for a felony of1588
the third, fourth, or fifth degree that is not subject to division1589
(B)(3)(c) of this section;. Section 2929.191 of the Revised Code 1590
applies if, prior to the effective date of this amendment, a court 1591
imposed a sentence including a prison term of a type described in 1592
division (B)(3)(d) of this section and failed to notify the 1593
offender pursuant to division (B)(3)(d) of this section regarding 1594
post-release control or to include in the judgment of conviction 1595
entered on the journal or in the sentence a statement regarding 1596
post-release control.1597

       (e) Notify the offender that, if a period of supervision is1598
imposed following the offender's release from prison, as described1599
in division (B)(3)(c) or (d) of this section, and if the offender1600
violates that supervision or a condition of post-release control1601
imposed under division (B) of section 2967.131 of the Revised1602
Code, the parole board may impose a prison term, as part of the1603
sentence, of up to one-half of the stated prison term originally1604
imposed upon the offender;. If a court imposes a sentence 1605
including a prison term on or after the effective date of this 1606
amendment, the failure of a court to notify the offender pursuant 1607
to division (B)(3)(e) of this section that the parole board may 1608
impose a prison term as described in division (B)(3)(e) of this 1609
section for a violation of that supervision or a condition of 1610
post-release control imposed under division (B) of section 1611
2967.131 of the Revised Code or to include in the judgment of 1612
conviction entered on the journal a statement to that effect does 1613
not negate, limit, or otherwise affect the authority of the parole 1614
board to so impose a prison term for a violation of that nature 1615
if, pursuant to division (D)(1) of section 2967.28 of the Revised 1616
Code, the parole board notifies the offender prior to the 1617
offender's release of the board's authority to so impose a prison 1618
term. Section 2929.191 of the Revised Code applies if, prior to 1619
the effective date of this amendment, a court imposed a sentence 1620
including a prison term and failed to notify the offender pursuant 1621
to division (B)(3)(e) of this section regarding the possibility of 1622
the parole board imposing a prison term for a violation of 1623
supervision or a condition of post-release control.1624

       (f) Require that the offender not ingest or be injected with1625
a drug of abuse and submit to random drug testing as provided in1626
section 341.26, 753.33, or 5120.63 of the Revised Code, whichever1627
is applicable to the offender who is serving a prison term, and1628
require that the results of the drug test administered under any1629
of those sections indicate that the offender did not ingest or was1630
not injected with a drug of abuse.1631

       (4) If the offender is being sentenced for a violent sex 1632
offense or designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping offense1633
that the offender committed on or after January 1, 1997, and the 1634
offender is adjudicated a sexually violent predator in relation to 1635
that offense, if the offender is being sentenced for a sexually 1636
oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt sexually 1637
oriented offense and that the offender committed on or after1638
January 1, 1997, and the court imposing the sentence has1639
determined pursuant to division (B) of section 2950.09 of the1640
Revised Code that the offender is a sexual predator, if the 1641
offender is being sentenced on or after July 31, 2003, for a 1642
child-victim oriented offense and the court imposing the sentence 1643
has determined pursuant to division (B) of section 2950.091 of the 1644
Revised Code that the offender is a child-victim predator, or if 1645
the offender is being sentenced for an aggravated sexually 1646
oriented offense as defined in section 2950.01 of the Revised 1647
Code, the court shall include in the offender's sentence a1648
statement that the offender has been adjudicated a sexual1649
predator, has been adjudicated a child victim predator, or has 1650
been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an aggravated sexually 1651
oriented offense, whichever is applicable, and shall comply with 1652
the requirements of section 2950.03 of the Revised Code. 1653
Additionally, in the circumstances described in division (G) of 1654
section 2929.14 of the Revised Code, the court shall impose1655
sentence on the offender as described in that division.1656

       (5) If the sentencing court determines at the sentencing1657
hearing that a community control sanction should be imposed and1658
the court is not prohibited from imposing a community control1659
sanction, the court shall impose a community control sanction. The1660
court shall notify the offender that, if the conditions of the1661
sanction are violated, if the offender commits a violation of any1662
law, or if the offender leaves this state without the permission1663
of the court or the offender's probation officer, the court may1664
impose a longer time under the same sanction, may impose a more1665
restrictive sanction, or may impose a prison term on the offender1666
and shall indicate the specific prison term that may be imposed as1667
a sanction for the violation, as selected by the court from the1668
range of prison terms for the offense pursuant to section 2929.141669
of the Revised Code.1670

       (6) Before imposing a financial sanction under section1671
2929.18 of the Revised Code or a fine under section 2929.32 of the1672
Revised Code, the court shall consider the offender's present and1673
future ability to pay the amount of the sanction or fine.1674

       (7) If the sentencing court sentences the offender to a1675
sanction of confinement pursuant to section 2929.14 or 2929.16 of1676
the Revised Code that is to be served in a local detention1677
facility, as defined in section 2929.36 of the Revised Code, and1678
if the local detention facility is covered by a policy adopted1679
pursuant to section 307.93, 341.14, 341.19, 341.21, 341.23,1680
753.02, 753.04, 753.16, 2301.56, or 2947.19 of the Revised Code1681
and section 2929.37 of the Revised Code, both of the following1682
apply:1683

       (a) The court shall specify both of the following as part of1684
the sentence:1685

       (i) If the offender is presented with an itemized bill1686
pursuant to section 2929.37 of the Revised Code for payment of the1687
costs of confinement, the offender is required to pay the bill in1688
accordance with that section.1689

       (ii) If the offender does not dispute the bill described in1690
division (B)(7)(a)(i) of this section and does not pay the bill by1691
the times specified in section 2929.37 of the Revised Code, the1692
clerk of the court may issue a certificate of judgment against the1693
offender as described in that section.1694

       (b) The sentence automatically includes any certificate of1695
judgment issued as described in division (B)(7)(a)(ii) of this1696
section.1697

       (C)(1) If the offender is being sentenced for a fourth degree 1698
felony OVI offense under division (G)(1) of section 2929.13 of the 1699
Revised Code, the court shall impose the mandatory term of local1700
incarceration in accordance with that division, shall impose a 1701
mandatory fine in accordance with division (B)(3) of section1702
2929.18 of the Revised Code, and, in addition, may impose1703
additional sanctions as specified in sections 2929.15, 2929.16,1704
2929.17, and 2929.18 of the Revised Code. The court shall not1705
impose a prison term on the offender except that the court may 1706
impose a prison term upon the offender as provided in division 1707
(A)(1) of section 2929.13 of the Revised Code.1708

       (2) If the offender is being sentenced for a third or fourth1709
degree felony OVI offense under division (G)(2) of section 2929.131710
of the Revised Code, the court shall impose the mandatory prison1711
term in accordance with that division, shall impose a mandatory1712
fine in accordance with division (B)(3) of section 2929.18 of the1713
Revised Code, and, in addition, may impose an additional prison1714
term as specified in section 2929.14 of the Revised Code. In 1715
addition to the mandatory prison term or mandatory prison term and 1716
additional prison term the court imposes, the court also may 1717
impose a community control sanction on the offender, but the 1718
offender shall serve all of the prison terms so imposed prior to 1719
serving the community control sanction.1720

       (D) The sentencing court, pursuant to division (K) of section1721
2929.14 of the Revised Code, may recommend placement of the1722
offender in a program of shock incarceration under section1723
5120.031 of the Revised Code or an intensive program prison under1724
section 5120.032 of the Revised Code, disapprove placement of the1725
offender in a program or prison of that nature, or make no1726
recommendation. If the court recommends or disapproves placement,1727
it shall make a finding that gives its reasons for its1728
recommendation or disapproval.1729

       Sec. 2929.191.  (A)(1) If, prior to the effective date of 1730
this section, a court imposed a sentence including a prison term 1731
of a type described in division (B)(3)(c) of section 2929.19 of 1732
the Revised Code and failed to notify the offender pursuant to 1733
that division that the offender will be supervised under section 1734
2967.28 of the Revised Code after the offender leaves prison or to 1735
include a statement to that effect in the judgment of conviction 1736
entered on the journal or in the sentence pursuant to division 1737
(F)(1) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code, at any time before 1738
the offender is released from imprisonment under that term and at 1739
a hearing conducted in accordance with division (C) of this 1740
section, the court may prepare and issue a correction to the 1741
judgment of conviction that includes in the judgment of conviction 1742
the statement that the offender will be supervised under section 1743
2967.28 of the Revised Code after the offender leaves prison. 1744

       If, prior to the effective date of this section, a court 1745
imposed a sentence including a prison term of a type described in 1746
division (B)(3)(d) of section 2929.19 of the Revised Code and 1747
failed to notify the offender pursuant to that division that the 1748
offender may be supervised under section 2967.28 of the Revised 1749
Code after the offender leaves prison or to include a statement to 1750
that effect in the judgment of conviction entered on the journal 1751
or in the sentence pursuant to division (F)(2) of section 2929.14 1752
of the Revised Code, at any time before the offender is released 1753
from imprisonment under that term and at a hearing conducted in 1754
accordance with division (C) of this section, the court may 1755
prepare and issue a correction to the judgment of conviction that 1756
includes in the judgment of conviction the statement that the 1757
offender may be supervised under section 2967.28 of the Revised 1758
Code after the offender leaves prison.1759

       (2) If a court prepares and issues a correction to a judgment 1760
of conviction as described in division (A)(1) of this section 1761
before the offender is released from imprisonment under the prison 1762
term the court imposed prior to the effective date of this 1763
section, the court shall place upon the journal of the court an 1764
entry nunc pro tunc to record the correction to the judgment of 1765
conviction and shall provide a copy of the entry to the offender 1766
or, if the offender is not physically present at the hearing, 1767
shall send a copy of the entry to the department of rehabilitation 1768
and correction for delivery to the offender. If the court sends a 1769
copy of the entry to the department, the department promptly shall 1770
deliver a copy of the entry to the offender. The court's placement 1771
upon the journal of the entry nunc pro tunc before the offender is 1772
released from imprisonment under the term shall be considered, and 1773
shall have the same effect, as if the court at the time of 1774
original sentencing had included the statement in the sentence and 1775
the judgment of conviction entered on the journal and had notified 1776
the offender that the offender will be so supervised regarding a 1777
sentence including a prison term of a type described in division 1778
(B)(3)(c) of section 2929.19 of the Revised Code or that the 1779
offender may be so supervised regarding a sentence including a 1780
prison term of a type described in division (B)(3)(d) of that 1781
section.1782

       (B)(1) If, prior to the effective date of this section, a 1783
court imposed a sentence including a prison term and failed to 1784
notify the offender pursuant to division (B)(3)(e) of section 1785
2929.19 of the Revised Code regarding the possibility of the 1786
parole board imposing a prison term for a violation of supervision 1787
or a condition of post-release control or to include in the 1788
judgment of conviction entered on the journal a statement to that 1789
effect, at any time before the offender is released from 1790
imprisonment under that term and at a hearing conducted in 1791
accordance with division (C) of this section, the court may 1792
prepare and issue a correction to the judgment of conviction that 1793
includes in the judgment of conviction the statement that if a 1794
period of supervision is imposed following the offender's release 1795
from prison, as described in division (B)(3)(c) or (d) of section 1796
2929.19 of the Revised Code, and if the offender violates that 1797
supervision or a condition of post-release control imposed under 1798
division (B) of section 2967.131 of the Revised Code the parole 1799
board may impose as part of the sentence a prison term of up to 1800
one-half of the stated prison term originally imposed upon the 1801
offender. 1802

       (2) If the court prepares and issues a correction to a 1803
judgment of conviction as described in division (B)(1) of this 1804
section before the offender is released from imprisonment under 1805
the term, the court shall place upon the journal of the court an 1806
entry nunc pro tunc to record the correction to the judgment of 1807
conviction and shall provide a copy of the entry to the offender 1808
or, if the offender is not physically present at the hearing, 1809
shall send a copy of the entry to the department of rehabilitation 1810
and correction for delivery to the offender. If the court sends a 1811
copy of the entry to the department, the department promptly shall 1812
deliver a copy of the entry to the offender. The court's placement 1813
upon the journal of the entry nunc pro tunc before the offender is 1814
released from imprisonment under the term shall be considered, and 1815
shall have the same effect, as if the court at the time of 1816
original sentencing had included the statement in the judgment of 1817
conviction entered on the journal and had notified the offender 1818
pursuant to division (B)(3)(e) of section 2929.19 of the Revised 1819
Code regarding the possibility of the parole board imposing a 1820
prison term for a violation of supervision or a condition of 1821
post-release control.1822

       (C) On and after the effective date of this section, a court 1823
that wishes to prepare and issue a correction to a judgment of 1824
conviction of a type described in division (A)(1) or (B)(1) of 1825
this section shall not issue the correction until after the court 1826
has conducted a hearing in accordance with this division. Before a 1827
court holds a hearing pursuant to this division, the court shall 1828
provide notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the 1829
hearing to the offender who is the subject of the hearing, the 1830
prosecuting attorney of the county, and the department of 1831
rehabilitation and correction. The offender has the right to be 1832
physically present at the hearing, except that, upon the court's 1833
own motion or the motion of the offender or the prosecuting 1834
attorney, the court may permit the offender to appear at the 1835
hearing by video conferencing equipment if available and 1836
compatible. An appearance by video conferencing equipment pursuant 1837
to this division has the same force and effect as if the offender 1838
were physically present at the hearing. At the hearing, the 1839
offender and the prosecuting attorney may make a statement as to 1840
whether the court should issue a correction to the judgment of 1841
conviction.1842

       Sec. 2930.13.  (A) If the court orders the preparation of a1843
victim impact statement pursuant to division (D)(1) of section1844
2152.19 or section 2947.051 of the Revised Code, the victim in the1845
case may make a written or oral statement regarding the impact of1846
the crime or specified delinquent act to the person whom the court1847
orders to prepare the victim impact statement. A statement made by 1848
the victim under this section shall be included in the victim1849
impact statement.1850

       (B) If a probation officer or other person is preparing a1851
presentence investigation report pursuant to section 2947.06 or1852
2951.03 of the Revised Code or Criminal Rule 32.2, or a1853
disposition investigation report pursuant to section 2151.3551854
2152.18 of the Revised Code, concerning the defendant or alleged 1855
juvenile offender in the case, the victim may make a written or 1856
oral statement regarding the impact of the crime or specified1857
delinquent act to the probation officer or other person. The1858
probation officer or other person shall use the statement in1859
preparing the presentence investigation report or disposition1860
investigation report and, upon the victim's request, shall include1861
a written statement submitted by the victim in the presentence1862
investigation report or disposition investigation report.1863

       (C) A statement made by the victim under division (A) or (B)1864
of this section may include the following:1865

       (1) An explanation of the nature and extent of any physical,1866
psychological, or emotional harm suffered by the victim as a1867
result of the crime or specified delinquent act that is the basis1868
of the case;1869

       (2) An explanation of the extent of any property damage or1870
other economic loss suffered by the victim as a result of that1871
crime or specified delinquent act;1872

       (3) An opinion regarding the extent to which, if any, the1873
victim needs restitution for harm caused by the defendant or1874
alleged juvenile offender as a result of that crime or specified1875
delinquent act and information about whether the victim has1876
applied for or received any compensation for loss or damage caused1877
by that crime or specified delinquent act;1878

       (4) The victim's recommendation for an appropriate sanction1879
or disposition for the defendant or alleged juvenile offender1880
regarding that crime or specified delinquent act.1881

       (D) If a statement made by a victim under division (A) of1882
this section is included in a victim impact statement, the1883
provision, receipt, and retention of copies of, the use of, and1884
the confidentiality, nonpublic record character, and sealing of1885
the victim impact statement is governed by division (H)(B)(2) of 1886
section 2151.3552152.20 or by division (C) of section 2947.051 of 1887
the Revised Code, as appropriate. If a statement made by a victim 1888
under division (B) of this section is included in a presentence1889
investigation report prepared pursuant to section 2947.06 or1890
2951.03 of the Revised Code or Criminal Rule 32.2 or in a1891
disposition investigation report pursuant to division (C)(1) of1892
section 2152.18 of the Revised Code, the provision, receipt, and1893
retention of copies of, the use of, and the confidentiality,1894
nonpublic record character, and sealing of the presentence1895
investigation report or disposition investigation report that1896
contains the victim's statement is governed by section 2951.03 of1897
the Revised Code.1898

       Sec. 2967.28.  (A) As used in this section:1899

       (1) "Monitored time" means the monitored time sanction1900
specified in section 2929.17 of the Revised Code.1901

       (2) "Deadly weapon" and "dangerous ordnance" have the same1902
meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code.1903

       (3) "Felony sex offense" means a violation of a section1904
contained in Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code that is a felony.1905

       (B) Each sentence to a prison term for a felony of the first1906
degree, for a felony of the second degree, for a felony sex1907
offense, or for a felony of the third degree that is not a felony1908
sex offense and in the commission of which the offender caused or1909
threatened to cause physical harm to a person shall include a1910
requirement that the offender be subject to a period of1911
post-release control imposed by the parole board after the1912
offender's release from imprisonment. If a court imposes a 1913
sentence including a prison term of a type described in this 1914
division on or after the effective date of this amendment, the 1915
failure of a sentencing court to notify the offender pursuant to 1916
division (B)(3)(c) of section 2929.19 of the Revised Code of this 1917
requirement or to include in the judgment of conviction entered on 1918
the journal a statement that the offender's sentence includes this 1919
requirement does not negate, limit, or otherwise affect the 1920
mandatory period of supervision that is required for the offender 1921
under this division. Section 2929.191 of the Revised Code applies 1922
if, prior to the effective date of this amendment, a court imposed 1923
a sentence including a prison term of a type described in this 1924
division and failed to notify the offender pursuant to division 1925
(B)(3)(c) of section 2929.19 of the Revised Code regarding 1926
post-release control or to include in the judgment of conviction 1927
entered on the journal or in the sentence pursuant to division 1928
(F)(1) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code a statement 1929
regarding post-release control. Unless reduced by the parole board1930
pursuant to division (D) of this section when authorized under 1931
that division, a period of post-release control required by this 1932
division for an offender shall be of one of the following periods:1933

       (1) For a felony of the first degree or for a felony sex1934
offense, five years;1935

       (2) For a felony of the second degree that is not a felony1936
sex offense, three years;1937

       (3) For a felony of the third degree that is not a felony sex1938
offense and in the commission of which the offender caused or1939
threatened physical harm to a person, three years.1940

       (C) Any sentence to a prison term for a felony of the third,1941
fourth, or fifth degree that is not subject to division (B)(1) or1942
(3) of this section shall include a requirement that the offender1943
be subject to a period of post-release control of up to three1944
years after the offender's release from imprisonment, if the1945
parole board, in accordance with division (D) of this section,1946
determines that a period of post-release control is necessary for1947
that offender. Section 2929.191 of the Revised Code applies if, 1948
prior to the effective date of this amendment, a court imposed a 1949
sentence including a prison term of a type described in this 1950
division and failed to notify the offender pursuant to division 1951
(B)(3)(d) of section 2929.19 of the Revised Code regarding 1952
post-release control or to include in the judgment of conviction 1953
entered on the journal or in the sentence pursuant to division 1954
(F)(2) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code a statement 1955
regarding post-release control.1956

       (D)(1) Before the prisoner is released from imprisonment, the 1957
parole board shall impose upon a prisoner described in division 1958
(B) of this section, may impose upon a prisoner described in 1959
division (C) of this section, and shall impose upon a prisoner1960
described in division (B)(2)(b) of section 5120.031 or in division1961
(B)(1) of section 5120.032 of the Revised Code, one or more1962
post-release control sanctions to apply during the prisoner's1963
period of post-release control. Whenever the board imposes one or1964
more post-release control sanctions upon a prisoner, the board, in1965
addition to imposing the sanctions, also shall include as a1966
condition of the post-release control that the individual or felon1967
not leave the state without permission of the court or the1968
individual's or felon's parole or probation officer and that the1969
individual or felon abide by the law. The board may impose any1970
other conditions of release under a post-release control sanction1971
that the board considers appropriate, and the conditions of1972
release may include any community residential sanction, community1973
nonresidential sanction, or financial sanction that the sentencing1974
court was authorized to impose pursuant to sections 2929.16,1975
2929.17, and 2929.18 of the Revised Code. Prior to the release of1976
a prisoner for whom it will impose one or more post-release1977
control sanctions under this division, the parole board shall1978
review the prisoner's criminal history, all juvenile court1979
adjudications finding the prisoner, while a juvenile, to be a1980
delinquent child, and the record of the prisoner's conduct while1981
imprisoned. The parole board shall consider any recommendation1982
regarding post-release control sanctions for the prisoner made by1983
the office of victims' services. After considering those1984
materials, the board shall determine, for a prisoner described in1985
division (B) of this section, division (B)(2)(b) of section1986
5120.031, or division (B)(1) of section 5120.032 of the Revised1987
Code, which post-release control sanction or combination of1988
post-release control sanctions is reasonable under the1989
circumstances or, for a prisoner described in division (C) of this1990
section, whether a post-release control sanction is necessary and,1991
if so, which post-release control sanction or combination of1992
post-release control sanctions is reasonable under the1993
circumstances. In the case of a prisoner convicted of a felony of1994
the fourth or fifth degree other than a felony sex offense, the1995
board shall presume that monitored time is the appropriate1996
post-release control sanction unless the board determines that a1997
more restrictive sanction is warranted. A post-release control1998
sanction imposed under this division takes effect upon the1999
prisoner's release from imprisonment.2000

        Regardless of whether the prisoner was sentenced to the 2001
prison term prior to, on, or after the effective date of this 2002
amendment, prior to the release of a prisoner for whom it will 2003
impose one or more post-release control sanctions under this 2004
division, the parole board shall notify the prisoner that, if the 2005
prisoner violates any sanction so imposed or any condition of 2006
post-release control described in division (B) of section 2967.131 2007
of the Revised Code that is imposed on the prisoner, the parole 2008
board may impose a prison term of up to one-half of the stated 2009
prison term originally imposed upon the prisoner.2010

       (2) At any time after a prisoner is released from2011
imprisonment and during the period of post-release control2012
applicable to the releasee, the adult parole authority may review2013
the releasee's behavior under the post-release control sanctions2014
imposed upon the releasee under this section. The authority may2015
determine, based upon the review and in accordance with the2016
standards established under division (E) of this section, that a2017
more restrictive or a less restrictive sanction is appropriate and2018
may impose a different sanction. Unless the period of post-release 2019
control was imposed for an offense described in division (B)(1) of 2020
this section, the authority also may recommend that the parole 2021
board reduce the duration of the period of post-release control 2022
imposed by the court. If the authority recommends that the board2023
reduce the duration of control for an offense described in 2024
division (B)(2), (B)(3), or (C) of this section, the board shall 2025
review the releasee's behavior and may reduce the duration of the 2026
period of control imposed by the court. In no case shall the board 2027
reduce the duration of the period of control imposed by the court 2028
for an offense described in division (B)(1) of this section, and 2029
in no case shall the board permit the releasee to leave the state 2030
without permission of the court or the releasee's parole or 2031
probation officer.2032

       (E) The department of rehabilitation and correction, in2033
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt2034
rules that do all of the following:2035

       (1) Establish standards for the imposition by the parole2036
board of post-release control sanctions under this section that2037
are consistent with the overriding purposes and sentencing2038
principles set forth in section 2929.11 of the Revised Code and2039
that are appropriate to the needs of releasees;2040

       (2) Establish standards by which the parole board can2041
determine which prisoners described in division (C) of this2042
section should be placed under a period of post-release control;2043

       (3) Establish standards to be used by the parole board in2044
reducing the duration of the period of post-release control2045
imposed by the court when authorized under division (D) of this2046
section, in imposing a more restrictive post-release control2047
sanction than monitored time upon a prisoner convicted of a felony2048
of the fourth or fifth degree other than a felony sex offense, or2049
in imposing a less restrictive control sanction upon a releasee2050
based on the releasee's activities including, but not limited to,2051
remaining free from criminal activity and from the abuse of2052
alcohol or other drugs, successfully participating in approved2053
rehabilitation programs, maintaining employment, and paying2054
restitution to the victim or meeting the terms of other financial2055
sanctions;2056

       (4) Establish standards to be used by the adult parole2057
authority in modifying a releasee's post-release control sanctions2058
pursuant to division (D)(2) of this section;2059

       (5) Establish standards to be used by the adult parole2060
authority or parole board in imposing further sanctions under2061
division (F) of this section on releasees who violate post-release2062
control sanctions, including standards that do the following:2063

       (a) Classify violations according to the degree of2064
seriousness;2065

       (b) Define the circumstances under which formal action by the 2066
parole board is warranted;2067

       (c) Govern the use of evidence at violation hearings;2068

       (d) Ensure procedural due process to an alleged violator;2069

       (e) Prescribe nonresidential community control sanctions for2070
most misdemeanor and technical violations;2071

       (f) Provide procedures for the return of a releasee to2072
imprisonment for violations of post-release control.2073

       (F)(1) If a post-release control sanction is imposedWhenever 2074
the parole board imposes one or more post-release control 2075
sanctions upon an offender under this section, the offender upon 2076
release from imprisonment shall be under the general jurisdiction 2077
of the adult parole authority and generally shall be supervised by 2078
the field services section through its staff of parole and field2079
officers as described in section 5149.04 of the Revised Code, as 2080
if the offender had been placed on parole. If the offender upon 2081
release from imprisonment violates the post-release control 2082
sanction or any conditions described in division (A) of section 2083
2967.131 of the Revised Code that are imposed on the offender, the 2084
public or private person or entity that operates or administers 2085
the sanction or the program or activity that comprises the 2086
sanction shall report the violation directly to the adult parole 2087
authority or to the officer of the authority who supervises the 2088
offender. The authority's officers may treat the offender as if 2089
the offender were on parole and in violation of the parole, and2090
otherwise shall comply with this section.2091

       (2) If the adult parole authority determines that a releasee2092
has violated a post-release control sanction or any conditions2093
described in division (A) of section 2967.131 of the Revised Code2094
imposed upon the releasee and that a more restrictive sanction is2095
appropriate, the authority may impose a more restrictive sanction2096
upon the releasee, in accordance with the standards established2097
under division (E) of this section, or may report the violation to2098
the parole board for a hearing pursuant to division (F)(3) of this2099
section. The authority may not, pursuant to this division,2100
increase the duration of the releasee's post-release control or2101
impose as a post-release control sanction a residential sanction2102
that includes a prison term, but the authority may impose on the2103
releasee any other residential sanction, nonresidential sanction,2104
or financial sanction that the sentencing court was authorized to2105
impose pursuant to sections 2929.16, 2929.17, and 2929.18 of the2106
Revised Code.2107

       (3) The parole board may hold a hearing on any alleged2108
violation by a releasee of a post-release control sanction or any2109
conditions described in division (A) of section 2967.131 of the2110
Revised Code that are imposed upon the releasee. If after the2111
hearing the board finds that the releasee violated the sanction or2112
condition, the board may increase the duration of the releasee's2113
post-release control up to the maximum duration authorized by2114
division (B) or (C) of this section or impose a more restrictive2115
post-release control sanction. When appropriate, the board may2116
impose as a post-release control sanction a residential sanction2117
that includes a prison term. The board shall consider a prison2118
term as a post-release control sanction imposed for a violation of2119
post-release control when the violation involves a deadly weapon2120
or dangerous ordnance, physical harm or attempted serious physical2121
harm to a person, or sexual misconduct, or when the releasee2122
committed repeated violations of post-release control sanctions.2123
The period of a prison term that is imposed as a post-release2124
control sanction under this division shall not exceed nine months,2125
and the maximum cumulative prison term for all violations under2126
this division shall not exceed one-half of the stated prison term2127
originally imposed upon the offender as part of this sentence. The2128
period of a prison term that is imposed as a post-release control2129
sanction under this division shall not count as, or be credited2130
toward, the remaining period of post-release control.2131

       If an offender is imprisoned for a felony committed while2132
under post-release control supervision and is again released on2133
post-release control for a period of time determined by division2134
(F)(4)(d) of this section, the maximum cumulative prison term for2135
all violations under this division shall not exceed one-half of2136
the total stated prison terms of the earlier felony, reduced by2137
any prison term administratively imposed by the parole board, plus2138
one-half of the total stated prison term of the new felony.2139

       (4) Any period of post-release control shall commence upon an2140
offender's actual release from prison. If an offender is serving2141
an indefinite prison term or a life sentence in addition to a2142
stated prison term, the offender shall serve the period of2143
post-release control in the following manner:2144

       (a) If a period of post-release control is imposed upon the2145
offender and if the offender also is subject to a period of parole2146
under a life sentence or an indefinite sentence, and if the period2147
of post-release control ends prior to the period of parole, the2148
offender shall be supervised on parole. The offender shall receive 2149
credit for post-release control supervision during the period of 2150
parole. The offender is not eligible for final release under 2151
section 2967.16 of the Revised Code until the post-release control 2152
period otherwise would have ended.2153

       (b) If a period of post-release control is imposed upon the2154
offender and if the offender also is subject to a period of parole2155
under an indefinite sentence, and if the period of parole ends2156
prior to the period of post-release control, the offender shall be2157
supervised on post-release control. The requirements of parole2158
supervision shall be satisfied during the post-release control2159
period.2160

       (c) If an offender is subject to more than one period of2161
post-release control, the period of post-release control for all2162
of the sentences shall be the period of post-release control that2163
expires last, as determined by the parole board. Periods of2164
post-release control shall be served concurrently and shall not be2165
imposed consecutively to each other.2166

       (d) The period of post-release control for a releasee who2167
commits a felony while under post-release control for an earlier2168
felony shall be the longer of the period of post-release control2169
specified for the new felony under division (B) or (C) of this2170
section or the time remaining under the period of post-release2171
control imposed for the earlier felony as determined by the parole2172
board.2173

       Sec. 3301.0714.  (A) The state board of education shall adopt 2174
rules for a statewide education management information system. The 2175
rules shall require the state board to establish guidelines for 2176
the establishment and maintenance of the system in accordance with 2177
this section and the rules adopted under this section. The 2178
guidelines shall include:2179

       (1) Standards identifying and defining the types of data in2180
the system in accordance with divisions (B) and (C) of this2181
section;2182

       (2) Procedures for annually collecting and reporting the data 2183
to the state board in accordance with division (D) of this2184
section;2185

       (3) Procedures for annually compiling the data in accordance2186
with division (G) of this section;2187

       (4) Procedures for annually reporting the data to the public2188
in accordance with division (H) of this section.2189

       (B) The guidelines adopted under this section shall require2190
the data maintained in the education management information system2191
to include at least the following:2192

       (1) Student participation and performance data, for each2193
grade in each school district as a whole and for each grade in2194
each school building in each school district, that includes:2195

       (a) The numbers of students receiving each category of2196
instructional service offered by the school district, such as2197
regular education instruction, vocational education instruction,2198
specialized instruction programs or enrichment instruction that is2199
part of the educational curriculum, instruction for gifted2200
students, instruction for handicapped students, and remedial2201
instruction. The guidelines shall require instructional services2202
under this division to be divided into discrete categories if an2203
instructional service is limited to a specific subject, a specific2204
type of student, or both, such as regular instructional services2205
in mathematics, remedial reading instructional services,2206
instructional services specifically for students gifted in2207
mathematics or some other subject area, or instructional services2208
for students with a specific type of handicap. The categories of2209
instructional services required by the guidelines under this2210
division shall be the same as the categories of instructional2211
services used in determining cost units pursuant to division2212
(C)(3) of this section.2213

       (b) The numbers of students receiving support or2214
extracurricular services for each of the support services or2215
extracurricular programs offered by the school district, such as2216
counseling services, health services, and extracurricular sports2217
and fine arts programs. The categories of services required by the 2218
guidelines under this division shall be the same as the categories 2219
of services used in determining cost units pursuant to division 2220
(C)(4)(a) of this section.2221

       (c) Average student grades in each subject in grades nine2222
through twelve;2223

       (d) Academic achievement levels as assessed by the testing of 2224
student achievement under sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0711 of the 2225
Revised Code;2226

       (e) The number of students designated as having a2227
handicapping condition pursuant to division (C)(1) of section2228
3301.0711 of the Revised Code;2229

       (f) The numbers of students reported to the state board2230
pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised2231
Code;2232

       (g) Attendance rates and the average daily attendance for the 2233
year. For purposes of this division, a student shall be counted as 2234
present for any field trip that is approved by the school 2235
administration.2236

       (h) Expulsion rates;2237

       (i) Suspension rates;2238

       (j) The percentage of students receiving corporal punishment;2239

       (k) Dropout rates;2240

       (l) Rates of retention in grade;2241

       (m) For pupils in grades nine through twelve, the average2242
number of carnegie units, as calculated in accordance with state2243
board of education rules;2244

       (n) Graduation rates, to be calculated in a manner specified2245
by the department of education that reflects the rate at which2246
students who were in the ninth grade three years prior to the2247
current year complete school and that is consistent with2248
nationally accepted reporting requirements;2249

       (o) Results of diagnostic assessments administered to2250
kindergarten students as required under section 3301.0715 of the2251
Revised Code to permit a comparison of the academic readiness of2252
kindergarten students. However, no district shall be required to2253
report to the department the results of any diagnostic assessment2254
administered to a kindergarten student if the parent of that2255
student requests the district not to report those results.2256

       (2) Personnel and classroom enrollment data for each school2257
district, including:2258

       (a) The total numbers of licensed employees and nonlicensed2259
employees and the numbers of full-time equivalent licensed2260
employees and nonlicensed employees providing each category of2261
instructional service, instructional support service, and2262
administrative support service used pursuant to division (C)(3) of2263
this section. The guidelines adopted under this section shall2264
require these categories of data to be maintained for the school2265
district as a whole and, wherever applicable, for each grade in2266
the school district as a whole, for each school building as a2267
whole, and for each grade in each school building.2268

       (b) The total number of employees and the number of full-time 2269
equivalent employees providing each category of service used 2270
pursuant to divisions (C)(4)(a) and (b) of this section, and the 2271
total numbers of licensed employees and nonlicensed employees and 2272
the numbers of full-time equivalent licensed employees and2273
nonlicensed employees providing each category used pursuant to2274
division (C)(4)(c) of this section. The guidelines adopted under2275
this section shall require these categories of data to be2276
maintained for the school district as a whole and, wherever2277
applicable, for each grade in the school district as a whole, for2278
each school building as a whole, and for each grade in each school2279
building.2280

       (c) The total number of regular classroom teachers teaching2281
classes of regular education and the average number of pupils2282
enrolled in each such class, in each of grades kindergarten2283
through five in the district as a whole and in each school2284
building in the school district.2285

       (d) The number of master teachers employed by each school 2286
district and each school building, once a definition of master 2287
teacher has been developed by the educator standards board 2288
pursuant to section 3319.61 of the Revised Code.2289

       (3)(a) Student demographic data for each school district,2290
including information regarding the gender ratio of the school2291
district's pupils, the racial make-up of the school district's2292
pupils, the number of limited English proficient students in the 2293
district, and an appropriate measure of the number of the school2294
district's pupils who reside in economically disadvantaged2295
households. The demographic data shall be collected in a manner to 2296
allow correlation with data collected under division (B)(1) of2297
this section. Categories for data collected pursuant to division2298
(B)(3) of this section shall conform, where appropriate, to2299
standard practices of agencies of the federal government.2300

       (b) With respect to each student entering kindergarten,2301
whether the student previously participated in a public preschool2302
program, a private preschool program, or a head start program, and2303
the number of years the student participated in each of these2304
programs.2305

       (4) Any data required to be collected pursuant to federal 2306
law.2307

       (C) The education management information system shall include 2308
cost accounting data for each district as a whole and for each 2309
school building in each school district. The guidelines adopted 2310
under this section shall require the cost data for each school 2311
district to be maintained in a system of mutually exclusive cost 2312
units and shall require all of the costs of each school district 2313
to be divided among the cost units. The guidelines shall require 2314
the system of mutually exclusive cost units to include at least 2315
the following:2316

       (1) Administrative costs for the school district as a whole.2317
The guidelines shall require the cost units under this division2318
(C)(1) to be designed so that each of them may be compiled and2319
reported in terms of average expenditure per pupil in formula ADM2320
in the school district, as determined pursuant to section 3317.032321
of the Revised Code.2322

       (2) Administrative costs for each school building in the2323
school district. The guidelines shall require the cost units under 2324
this division (C)(2) to be designed so that each of them may be 2325
compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per2326
full-time equivalent pupil receiving instructional or support2327
services in each building.2328

       (3) Instructional services costs for each category of2329
instructional service provided directly to students and required2330
by guidelines adopted pursuant to division (B)(1)(a) of this2331
section. The guidelines shall require the cost units under2332
division (C)(3) of this section to be designed so that each of2333
them may be compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure2334
per pupil receiving the service in the school district as a whole2335
and average expenditure per pupil receiving the service in each2336
building in the school district and in terms of a total cost for2337
each category of service and, as a breakdown of the total cost, a2338
cost for each of the following components:2339

       (a) The cost of each instructional services category required 2340
by guidelines adopted under division (B)(1)(a) of this section 2341
that is provided directly to students by a classroom teacher;2342

       (b) The cost of the instructional support services, such as2343
services provided by a speech-language pathologist, classroom2344
aide, multimedia aide, or librarian, provided directly to students2345
in conjunction with each instructional services category;2346

       (c) The cost of the administrative support services related2347
to each instructional services category, such as the cost of2348
personnel that develop the curriculum for the instructional2349
services category and the cost of personnel supervising or2350
coordinating the delivery of the instructional services category.2351

       (4) Support or extracurricular services costs for each2352
category of service directly provided to students and required by2353
guidelines adopted pursuant to division (B)(1)(b) of this section.2354
The guidelines shall require the cost units under division (C)(4)2355
of this section to be designed so that each of them may be2356
compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per pupil2357
receiving the service in the school district as a whole and2358
average expenditure per pupil receiving the service in each2359
building in the school district and in terms of a total cost for2360
each category of service and, as a breakdown of the total cost, a2361
cost for each of the following components:2362

       (a) The cost of each support or extracurricular services2363
category required by guidelines adopted under division (B)(1)(b)2364
of this section that is provided directly to students by a2365
licensed employee, such as services provided by a guidance2366
counselor or any services provided by a licensed employee under a2367
supplemental contract;2368

       (b) The cost of each such services category provided directly 2369
to students by a nonlicensed employee, such as janitorial2370
services, cafeteria services, or services of a sports trainer;2371

       (c) The cost of the administrative services related to each2372
services category in division (C)(4)(a) or (b) of this section,2373
such as the cost of any licensed or nonlicensed employees that2374
develop, supervise, coordinate, or otherwise are involved in2375
administering or aiding the delivery of each services category.2376

       (D)(1) The guidelines adopted under this section shall2377
require school districts to collect information about individual2378
students, staff members, or both in connection with any data2379
required by division (B) or (C) of this section or other reporting2380
requirements established in the Revised Code. The guidelines may 2381
also require school districts to report information about2382
individual staff members in connection with any data required by2383
division (B) or (C) of this section or other reporting2384
requirements established in the Revised Code. The guidelines shall 2385
not authorize school districts to request social security numbers 2386
of individual students. The guidelines shall prohibit the2387
reporting under this section of a student's name, address, and2388
social security number to the state board of education or the2389
department of education. The guidelines shall also prohibit the2390
reporting under this section of any personally identifiable2391
information about any student, except for the purpose of assigning2392
the data verification code required by division (D)(2) of this2393
section, to any other person unless such person is employed by the2394
school district or the data acquisition site operated under2395
section 3301.075 of the Revised Code and is authorized by the2396
district or acquisition site to have access to such information or 2397
is employed by an entity with which the department contracts for 2398
the scoring of tests administered under section 3301.0711 or 2399
3301.0712 of the Revised Code. The guidelines may require school2400
districts to provide the social security numbers of individual2401
staff members.2402

       (2) The guidelines shall provide for each school district or2403
community school to assign a data verification code that is unique2404
on a statewide basis over time to each student whose initial Ohio2405
enrollment is in that district or school and to report all2406
required individual student data for that student utilizing such2407
code. The guidelines shall also provide for assigning data2408
verification codes to all students enrolled in districts or2409
community schools on the effective date of the guidelines2410
established under this section.2411

       Individual student data shall be reported to the department2412
through the data acquisition sites utilizing the code but, except 2413
as provided in section 3310.11 of the Revised Code, at no time 2414
shall the state board or the department have access to information2415
that would enable any data verification code to be matched to 2416
personally identifiable student data.2417

       Each school district shall ensure that the data verification2418
code is included in the student's records reported to any2419
subsequent school district or community school in which the2420
student enrolls. Any such subsequent district or school shall 2421
utilize the same identifier in its reporting of data under this 2422
section.2423

       (E) The guidelines adopted under this section may require2424
school districts to collect and report data, information, or2425
reports other than that described in divisions (A), (B), and (C)2426
of this section for the purpose of complying with other reporting2427
requirements established in the Revised Code. The other data,2428
information, or reports may be maintained in the education2429
management information system but are not required to be compiled2430
as part of the profile formats required under division (G) of this2431
section or the annual statewide report required under division (H)2432
of this section.2433

       (F) Beginning with the school year that begins July 1, 1991,2434
the board of education of each school district shall annually2435
collect and report to the state board, in accordance with the2436
guidelines established by the board, the data required pursuant to2437
this section. A school district may collect and report these data2438
notwithstanding section 2151.3582151.357 or 3319.321 of the 2439
Revised Code.2440

       (G) The state board shall, in accordance with the procedures2441
it adopts, annually compile the data reported by each school2442
district pursuant to division (D) of this section. The state board 2443
shall design formats for profiling each school district as a whole 2444
and each school building within each district and shall compile 2445
the data in accordance with these formats. These profile formats 2446
shall:2447

       (1) Include all of the data gathered under this section in a2448
manner that facilitates comparison among school districts and2449
among school buildings within each school district;2450

       (2) Present the data on academic achievement levels as2451
assessed by the testing of student achievement maintained pursuant 2452
to division (B)(1)(d) of this section.2453

       (H)(1) The state board shall, in accordance with the2454
procedures it adopts, annually prepare a statewide report for all2455
school districts and the general public that includes the profile2456
of each of the school districts developed pursuant to division (G)2457
of this section. Copies of the report shall be sent to each school 2458
district.2459

       (2) The state board shall, in accordance with the procedures2460
it adopts, annually prepare an individual report for each school2461
district and the general public that includes the profiles of each2462
of the school buildings in that school district developed pursuant2463
to division (G) of this section. Copies of the report shall be2464
sent to the superintendent of the district and to each member of2465
the district board of education.2466

       (3) Copies of the reports received from the state board under 2467
divisions (H)(1) and (2) of this section shall be made available 2468
to the general public at each school district's offices. Each 2469
district board of education shall make copies of each report2470
available to any person upon request and payment of a reasonable2471
fee for the cost of reproducing the report. The board shall2472
annually publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the2473
school district, at least twice during the two weeks prior to the2474
week in which the reports will first be available, a notice2475
containing the address where the reports are available and the2476
date on which the reports will be available.2477

       (I) Any data that is collected or maintained pursuant to this 2478
section and that identifies an individual pupil is not a public 2479
record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code.2480

       (J) As used in this section:2481

       (1) "School district" means any city, local, exempted2482
village, or joint vocational school district.2483

       (2) "Cost" means any expenditure for operating expenses made2484
by a school district excluding any expenditures for debt2485
retirement except for payments made to any commercial lending2486
institution for any loan approved pursuant to section 3313.483 of2487
the Revised Code.2488

       (K) Any person who removes data from the information system2489
established under this section for the purpose of releasing it to2490
any person not entitled under law to have access to such2491
information is subject to section 2913.42 of the Revised Code2492
prohibiting tampering with data.2493

       (L) Any time the department of education determines that a2494
school district has taken any of the actions described under2495
division (L)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, it shall make a2496
report of the actions of the district, send a copy of the report2497
to the superintendent of such school district, and maintain a copy2498
of the report in its files:2499

       (1) The school district fails to meet any deadline2500
established pursuant to this section for the reporting of any data2501
to the education management information system;2502

       (2) The school district fails to meet any deadline2503
established pursuant to this section for the correction of any2504
data reported to the education management information system;2505

       (3) The school district reports data to the education2506
management information system in a condition, as determined by the2507
department, that indicates that the district did not make a good2508
faith effort in reporting the data to the system.2509

       Any report made under this division shall include2510
recommendations for corrective action by the school district.2511

       Upon making a report for the first time in a fiscal year, the2512
department shall withhold ten per cent of the total amount due2513
during that fiscal year under Chapter 3317. of the Revised Code to2514
the school district to which the report applies. Upon making a2515
second report in a fiscal year, the department shall withhold an2516
additional twenty per cent of such total amount due during that2517
fiscal year to the school district to which the report applies.2518
The department shall not release such funds unless it determines2519
that the district has taken corrective action. However, no such2520
release of funds shall occur if the district fails to take2521
corrective action within forty-five days of the date upon which 2522
the report was made by the department.2523

       (M) No data acquisition site or school district shall 2524
acquire, change, or update its student administration software 2525
package to manage and report data required to be reported to the 2526
department unless it converts to a student software package that 2527
is certified by the department.2528

       (N) The state board of education, in accordance with sections 2529
3319.31 and 3319.311 of the Revised Code, may suspend or revoke a 2530
license as defined under division (A) of section 3319.31 of the 2531
Revised Code that has been issued to any school district employee 2532
found to have willfully reported erroneous, inaccurate, or 2533
incomplete data to the education management information system.2534

       (O) No person shall release or maintain any information about 2535
any student in violation of this section. Whoever violates this 2536
division is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.2537

       (P) The department shall disaggregate the data collected2538
under division (B)(1)(o) of this section according to the race and2539
socioeconomic status of the students assessed. No data collected2540
under that division shall be included on the report cards required2541
by section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.2542

       (Q) If the department cannot compile any of the information2543
required by division (C)(5) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code2544
based upon the data collected under this section, the department2545
shall develop a plan and a reasonable timeline for the collection2546
of any data necessary to comply with that division.2547

       Sec. 3313.64.  (A) As used in this section and in section2548
3313.65 of the Revised Code:2549

       (1)(a) Except as provided in division (A)(1)(b) of this 2550
section, "parent" means either parent, unless the parents are2551
separated or divorced or their marriage has been dissolved or2552
annulled, in which case "parent" means the parent who is the2553
residential parent and legal custodian of the child. When a child2554
is in the legal custody of a government agency or a person other2555
than the child's natural or adoptive parent, "parent" means the2556
parent with residual parental rights, privileges, and2557
responsibilities. When a child is in the permanent custody of a2558
government agency or a person other than the child's natural or2559
adoptive parent, "parent" means the parent who was divested of2560
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of the child and2561
the right to have the child live with the parent and be the legal2562
custodian of the child and all residual parental rights,2563
privileges, and responsibilities.2564

       (b) When a child is the subject of a power of attorney2565
executed under sections 3109.51 to 3109.62 of the Revised Code,2566
"parent" means the grandparent designated as attorney in fact 2567
under the power of attorney. When a child is the subject of a 2568
caretaker authorization affidavit executed under sections 3109.64 2569
to 3109.73 of the Revised Code, "parent" means the grandparent 2570
that executed the affidavit.2571

       (2) "Legal custody," "permanent custody," and "residual2572
parental rights, privileges, and responsibilities" have the same2573
meanings as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code.2574

       (3) "School district" or "district" means a city, local, or2575
exempted village school district and excludes any school operated2576
in an institution maintained by the department of youth services.2577

       (4) Except as used in division (C)(2) of this section,2578
"home" means a home, institution, foster home, group home, or2579
other residential facility in this state that receives and cares2580
for children, to which any of the following applies:2581

       (a) The home is licensed, certified, or approved for such2582
purpose by the state or is maintained by the department of youth2583
services.2584

       (b) The home is operated by a person who is licensed,2585
certified, or approved by the state to operate the home for such2586
purpose.2587

       (c) The home accepted the child through a placement by a2588
person licensed, certified, or approved to place a child in such a2589
home by the state.2590

       (d) The home is a children's home created under section2591
5153.21 or 5153.36 of the Revised Code.2592

       (5) "Agency" means all of the following:2593

       (a) A public children services agency;2594

       (b) An organization that holds a certificate issued by the2595
Ohio department of job and family services in accordance with the2596
requirements of section 5103.03 of the Revised Code and assumes2597
temporary or permanent custody of children through commitment,2598
agreement, or surrender, and places children in family homes for2599
the purpose of adoption;2600

       (c) Comparable agencies of other states or countries that2601
have complied with applicable requirements of section 2151.39, or2602
sections 5103.20 to 5103.28 of the Revised Code.2603

       (6) A child is placed for adoption if either of the following 2604
occurs:2605

       (a) An agency to which the child has been permanently2606
committed or surrendered enters into an agreement with a person2607
pursuant to section 5103.16 of the Revised Code for the care and2608
adoption of the child.2609

       (b) The child's natural parent places the child pursuant to2610
section 5103.16 of the Revised Code with a person who will care2611
for and adopt the child.2612

       (7) "Handicapped preschool child" means a handicapped child,2613
as defined by division (A) of section 3323.01 of the Revised Code,2614
who is at least three years of age but is not of compulsory school2615
age, as defined in section 3321.01 of the Revised Code, and who is2616
not currently enrolled in kindergarten.2617

       (8) "Child," unless otherwise indicated, includes handicapped2618
preschool children.2619

       (9) "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive 2620
order of the president of the United States, an act of the 2621
congress of the United States, or section 5919.29 or 5923.21 of 2622
the Revised Code.2623

       (B) Except as otherwise provided in section 3321.01 of the2624
Revised Code for admittance to kindergarten and first grade, a2625
child who is at least five but under twenty-two years of age and2626
any handicapped preschool child shall be admitted to school as2627
provided in this division.2628

       (1) A child shall be admitted to the schools of the school2629
district in which the child's parent resides.2630

       (2) A child who does not reside in the district where the2631
child's parent resides shall be admitted to the schools of the2632
district in which the child resides if any of the following2633
applies:2634

       (a) The child is in the legal or permanent custody of a2635
government agency or a person other than the child's natural or2636
adoptive parent.2637

       (b) The child resides in a home.2638

       (c) The child requires special education.2639

       (3) A child who is not entitled under division (B)(2) of this 2640
section to be admitted to the schools of the district where the 2641
child resides and who is residing with a resident of this state 2642
with whom the child has been placed for adoption shall be admitted2643
to the schools of the district where the child resides unless 2644
either of the following applies:2645

       (a) The placement for adoption has been terminated.2646

       (b) Another school district is required to admit the child2647
under division (B)(1) of this section.2648

       Division (B) of this section does not prohibit the board of2649
education of a school district from placing a handicapped child2650
who resides in the district in a special education program outside2651
of the district or its schools in compliance with Chapter 3323. of2652
the Revised Code.2653

       (C) A district shall not charge tuition for children admitted 2654
under division (B)(1) or (3) of this section. If the district 2655
admits a child under division (B)(2) of this section, tuition 2656
shall be paid to the district that admits the child as follows:2657

       (1) If the child receives special education in accordance2658
with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, the school district of 2659
residence, as defined in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code, 2660
shall pay tuition for the child in accordance with section 2661
3323.091, 3323.13, 3323.14, or 3323.141 of the Revised Code 2662
regardless of who has custody of the child or whether the child 2663
resides in a home.2664

       (2) For a child that does not receive special education in 2665
accordance with Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code, except as 2666
otherwise provided in division (C)(2)(d) of this section, if the 2667
child is in the permanent or legal custody of a government agency 2668
or person other than the child's parent, tuition shall be paid by:2669

       (a) The district in which the child's parent resided at the2670
time the court removed the child from home or at the time the2671
court vested legal or permanent custody of the child in the person2672
or government agency, whichever occurred first;2673

       (b) If the parent's residence at the time the court removed2674
the child from home or placed the child in the legal or permanent2675
custody of the person or government agency is unknown, tuition2676
shall be paid by the district in which the child resided at the2677
time the child was removed from home or placed in legal or2678
permanent custody, whichever occurred first;2679

       (c) If a school district cannot be established under division 2680
(C)(2)(a) or (b) of this section, tuition shall be paid by the 2681
district determined as required by section 2151.3572151.362 of 2682
the Revised Code by the court at the time it vests custody of the2683
child in the person or government agency;2684

       (d) If at the time the court removed the child from home or2685
vested legal or permanent custody of the child in the person or2686
government agency, whichever occurred first, one parent was in a2687
residential or correctional facility or a juvenile residential2688
placement and the other parent, if living and not in such a2689
facility or placement, was not known to reside in this state,2690
tuition shall be paid by the district determined under division2691
(D) of section 3313.65 of the Revised Code as the district2692
required to pay any tuition while the parent was in such facility2693
or placement;2694

       (e) If the court has modified its order as to which district 2695
is responsible to bear the cost of educating the child pursuant to 2696
division (A)(2) of section 2151.3572151.362 of the Revised Code, 2697
the district determined to be responsible for that cost in the 2698
order so modified.2699

       (3) If the child is not in the permanent or legal custody of2700
a government agency or person other than the child's parent and2701
the child resides in a home, tuition shall be paid by one of the2702
following:2703

       (a) The school district in which the child's parent resides;2704

       (b) If the child's parent is not a resident of this state,2705
the home in which the child resides.2706

       (D) Tuition required to be paid under divisions (C)(2) and2707
(3)(a) of this section shall be computed in accordance with2708
section 3317.08 of the Revised Code. Tuition required to be paid2709
under division (C)(3)(b) of this section shall be computed in2710
accordance with section 3317.081 of the Revised Code. If a home2711
fails to pay the tuition required by division (C)(3)(b) of this2712
section, the board of education providing the education may2713
recover in a civil action the tuition and the expenses incurred in2714
prosecuting the action, including court costs and reasonable2715
attorney's fees. If the prosecuting attorney or city director of2716
law represents the board in such action, costs and reasonable2717
attorney's fees awarded by the court, based upon the prosecuting2718
attorney's, director's, or one of their designee's time spent2719
preparing and presenting the case, shall be deposited in the2720
county or city general fund.2721

       (E) A board of education may enroll a child free of any2722
tuition obligation for a period not to exceed sixty days, on the2723
sworn statement of an adult resident of the district that the2724
resident has initiated legal proceedings for custody of the child.2725

       (F) In the case of any individual entitled to attend school2726
under this division, no tuition shall be charged by the school2727
district of attendance and no other school district shall be2728
required to pay tuition for the individual's attendance.2729
Notwithstanding division (B), (C), or (E) of this section:2730

       (1) All persons at least eighteen but under twenty-two years2731
of age who live apart from their parents, support themselves by2732
their own labor, and have not successfully completed the high2733
school curriculum or the individualized education program2734
developed for the person by the high school pursuant to section2735
3323.08 of the Revised Code, are entitled to attend school in the2736
district in which they reside.2737

       (2) Any child under eighteen years of age who is married is2738
entitled to attend school in the child's district of residence.2739

       (3) A child is entitled to attend school in the district in2740
which either of the child's parents is employed if the child has a2741
medical condition that may require emergency medical attention.2742
The parent of a child entitled to attend school under division2743
(F)(3) of this section shall submit to the board of education of2744
the district in which the parent is employed a statement from the2745
child's physician certifying that the child's medical condition2746
may require emergency medical attention. The statement shall be2747
supported by such other evidence as the board may require.2748

       (4) Any child residing with a person other than the child's2749
parent is entitled, for a period not to exceed twelve months, to2750
attend school in the district in which that person resides if the2751
child's parent files an affidavit with the superintendent of the2752
district in which the person with whom the child is living resides2753
stating all of the following:2754

       (a) That the parent is serving outside of the state in the2755
armed services of the United States;2756

       (b) That the parent intends to reside in the district upon2757
returning to this state;2758

       (c) The name and address of the person with whom the child is 2759
living while the parent is outside the state.2760

       (5) Any child under the age of twenty-two years who, after2761
the death of a parent, resides in a school district other than the2762
district in which the child attended school at the time of the2763
parent's death is entitled to continue to attend school in the2764
district in which the child attended school at the time of the2765
parent's death for the remainder of the school year, subject to2766
approval of that district board.2767

       (6) A child under the age of twenty-two years who resides2768
with a parent who is having a new house built in a school district2769
outside the district where the parent is residing is entitled to2770
attend school for a period of time in the district where the new2771
house is being built. In order to be entitled to such attendance,2772
the parent shall provide the district superintendent with the2773
following:2774

       (a) A sworn statement explaining the situation, revealing the 2775
location of the house being built, and stating the parent's2776
intention to reside there upon its completion;2777

       (b) A statement from the builder confirming that a new house2778
is being built for the parent and that the house is at the2779
location indicated in the parent's statement.2780

       (7) A child under the age of twenty-two years residing with a2781
parent who has a contract to purchase a house in a school district 2782
outside the district where the parent is residing and who is 2783
waiting upon the date of closing of the mortgage loan for the2784
purchase of such house is entitled to attend school for a period2785
of time in the district where the house is being purchased. In2786
order to be entitled to such attendance, the parent shall provide2787
the district superintendent with the following:2788

       (a) A sworn statement explaining the situation, revealing the 2789
location of the house being purchased, and stating the parent's 2790
intent to reside there;2791

       (b) A statement from a real estate broker or bank officer2792
confirming that the parent has a contract to purchase the house,2793
that the parent is waiting upon the date of closing of the2794
mortgage loan, and that the house is at the location indicated in2795
the parent's statement.2796

       The district superintendent shall establish a period of time2797
not to exceed ninety days during which the child entitled to2798
attend school under division (F)(6) or (7) of this section may2799
attend without tuition obligation. A student attending a school2800
under division (F)(6) or (7) of this section shall be eligible to2801
participate in interscholastic athletics under the auspices of2802
that school, provided the board of education of the school2803
district where the student's parent resides, by a formal action,2804
releases the student to participate in interscholastic athletics2805
at the school where the student is attending, and provided the2806
student receives any authorization required by a public agency or2807
private organization of which the school district is a member2808
exercising authority over interscholastic sports.2809

       (8) A child whose parent is a full-time employee of a city,2810
local, or exempted village school district, or of an educational2811
service center, may be admitted to the schools of the district2812
where the child's parent is employed, or in the case of a child2813
whose parent is employed by an educational service center, in the2814
district that serves the location where the parent's job is2815
primarily located, provided the district board of education2816
establishes such an admission policy by resolution adopted by a2817
majority of its members. Any such policy shall take effect on the2818
first day of the school year and the effective date of any2819
amendment or repeal may not be prior to the first day of the2820
subsequent school year. The policy shall be uniformly applied to2821
all such children and shall provide for the admission of any such2822
child upon request of the parent. No child may be admitted under2823
this policy after the first day of classes of any school year.2824

       (9) A child who is with the child's parent under the care of2825
a shelter for victims of domestic violence, as defined in section2826
3113.33 of the Revised Code, is entitled to attend school free in2827
the district in which the child is with the child's parent, and no2828
other school district shall be required to pay tuition for the2829
child's attendance in that school district.2830

       The enrollment of a child in a school district under this2831
division shall not be denied due to a delay in the school2832
district's receipt of any records required under section 3313.6722833
of the Revised Code or any other records required for enrollment. 2834
Any days of attendance and any credits earned by a child while2835
enrolled in a school district under this division shall be2836
transferred to and accepted by any school district in which the2837
child subsequently enrolls. The state board of education shall2838
adopt rules to ensure compliance with this division.2839

       (10) Any child under the age of twenty-two years whose parent2840
has moved out of the school district after the commencement of2841
classes in the child's senior year of high school is entitled,2842
subject to the approval of that district board, to attend school2843
in the district in which the child attended school at the time of2844
the parental move for the remainder of the school year and for one2845
additional semester or equivalent term. A district board may also2846
adopt a policy specifying extenuating circumstances under which a2847
student may continue to attend school under division (F)(10) of2848
this section for an additional period of time in order to2849
successfully complete the high school curriculum for the2850
individualized education program developed for the student by the2851
high school pursuant to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code.2852

       (11) As used in this division, "grandparent" means a parent2853
of a parent of a child. A child under the age of twenty-two years2854
who is in the custody of the child's parent, resides with a2855
grandparent, and does not require special education is entitled to2856
attend the schools of the district in which the child's2857
grandparent resides, provided that, prior to such attendance in2858
any school year, the board of education of the school district in2859
which the child's grandparent resides and the board of education2860
of the school district in which the child's parent resides enter2861
into a written agreement specifying that good cause exists for2862
such attendance, describing the nature of this good cause, and2863
consenting to such attendance.2864

       In lieu of a consent form signed by a parent, a board of2865
education may request the grandparent of a child attending school2866
in the district in which the grandparent resides pursuant to2867
division (F)(11) of this section to complete any consent form2868
required by the district, including any authorization required by2869
sections 3313.712, 3313.713, and 3313.716 of the Revised Code.2870
Upon request, the grandparent shall complete any consent form2871
required by the district. A school district shall not incur any2872
liability solely because of its receipt of a consent form from a2873
grandparent in lieu of a parent.2874

       Division (F)(11) of this section does not create, and shall2875
not be construed as creating, a new cause of action or substantive2876
legal right against a school district, a member of a board of2877
education, or an employee of a school district. This section does2878
not affect, and shall not be construed as affecting, any2879
immunities from defenses to tort liability created or recognized2880
by Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code for a school district,2881
member, or employee.2882

       (12) A child under the age of twenty-two years is entitled to 2883
attend school in a school district other than the district in2884
which the child is entitled to attend school under division (B),2885
(C), or (E) of this section provided that, prior to such2886
attendance in any school year, both of the following occur:2887

       (a) The superintendent of the district in which the child is2888
entitled to attend school under division (B), (C), or (E) of this2889
section contacts the superintendent of another district for2890
purposes of this division;2891

       (b) The superintendents of both districts enter into a2892
written agreement that consents to the attendance and specifies2893
that the purpose of such attendance is to protect the student's2894
physical or mental well-being or to deal with other extenuating2895
circumstances deemed appropriate by the superintendents.2896

       While an agreement is in effect under this division for a2897
student who is not receiving special education under Chapter 3323.2898
of the Revised Code and notwithstanding Chapter 3327. of the2899
Revised Code, the board of education of neither school district2900
involved in the agreement is required to provide transportation2901
for the student to and from the school where the student attends.2902

       A student attending a school of a district pursuant to this2903
division shall be allowed to participate in all student2904
activities, including interscholastic athletics, at the school2905
where the student is attending on the same basis as any student2906
who has always attended the schools of that district while of2907
compulsory school age.2908

       (13) All school districts shall comply with the2909
"McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act," 42 U.S.C.A. 11431 et2910
seq., for the education of homeless children. Each city, local,2911
and exempted village school district shall comply with the2912
requirements of that act governing the provision of a free,2913
appropriate public education, including public preschool, to each2914
homeless child.2915

       When a child loses permanent housing and becomes a homeless2916
person, as defined in 42 U.S.C.A. 11481(5), or when a child who is2917
such a homeless person changes temporary living arrangements, the2918
child's parent or guardian shall have the option of enrolling the2919
child in either of the following:2920

       (a) The child's school of origin, as defined in 42 U.S.C.A.2921
11432(g)(3)(C);2922

       (b) The school that is operated by the school district in2923
which the shelter where the child currently resides is located and2924
that serves the geographic area in which the shelter is located.2925

       (14) A child under the age of twenty-two years who resides 2926
with a person other than the child's parent is entitled to attend 2927
school in the school district in which that person resides if both 2928
of the following apply:2929

       (a) That person has been appointed, through a military power 2930
of attorney executed under section 574(a) of the "National Defense 2931
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994," 107 Stat. 1674 (1993), 10 2932
U.S.C. 1044b, or through a comparable document necessary to 2933
complete a family care plan, as the parent's agent for the care, 2934
custody, and control of the child while the parent is on active 2935
duty as a member of the national guard or a reserve unit of the 2936
armed forces of the United States or because the parent is a 2937
member of the armed forces of the United States and is on a duty 2938
assignment away from the parent's residence.2939

       (b) The military power of attorney or comparable document 2940
includes at least the authority to enroll the child in school.2941

        The entitlement to attend school in the district in which the 2942
parent's agent under the military power of attorney or comparable 2943
document resides applies until the end of the school year in which 2944
the military power of attorney or comparable document expires.2945

       (G) A board of education, after approving admission, may2946
waive tuition for students who will temporarily reside in the2947
district and who are either of the following:2948

       (1) Residents or domiciliaries of a foreign nation who2949
request admission as foreign exchange students;2950

       (2) Residents or domiciliaries of the United States but not2951
of Ohio who request admission as participants in an exchange2952
program operated by a student exchange organization.2953

       (H) Pursuant to sections 3311.211, 3313.90, 3319.01, 3323.04, 2954
3327.04, and 3327.06 of the Revised Code, a child may attend 2955
school or participate in a special education program in a school 2956
district other than in the district where the child is entitled to 2957
attend school under division (B) of this section.2958

       (I)(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this 2959
section or section 3313.65 of the Revised Code, a child under 2960
twenty-two years of age may attend school in the school district 2961
in which the child, at the end of the first full week of October 2962
of the school year, was entitled to attend school as otherwise 2963
provided under this section or section 3313.65 of the Revised 2964
Code, if at that time the child was enrolled in the schools of the 2965
district but since that time the child or the child's parent has 2966
relocated to a new address located outside of that school district 2967
and within the same county as the child's or parent's address 2968
immediately prior to the relocation. The child may continue to 2969
attend school in the district, and at the school to which the 2970
child was assigned at the end of the first full week of October of 2971
the current school year, for the balance of the school year. 2972
Division (I)(1) of this section applies only if both of the 2973
following conditions are satisfied:2974

       (a) The board of education of the school district in which 2975
the child was entitled to attend school at the end of the first 2976
full week in October and of the district to which the child or 2977
child's parent has relocated each has adopted a policy to enroll 2978
children described in division (I)(1) of this section.2979

       (b) The child's parent provides written notification of the 2980
relocation outside of the school district to the superintendent of 2981
each of the two school districts.2982

       (2) At the beginning of the school year following the school 2983
year in which the child or the child's parent relocated outside of 2984
the school district as described in division (I)(1) of this 2985
section, the child is not entitled to attend school in the school 2986
district under that division.2987

       (3) Any person or entity owing tuition to the school district 2988
on behalf of the child at the end of the first full week in 2989
October, as provided in division (C) of this section, shall 2990
continue to owe such tuition to the district for the child's 2991
attendance under division (I)(1) of this section for the lesser of 2992
the balance of the school year or the balance of the time that the 2993
child attends school in the district under division (I)(1) of this 2994
section.2995

       (4) A pupil who may attend school in the district under 2996
division (I)(1) of this section shall be entitled to 2997
transportation services pursuant to an agreement between the 2998
district and the district in which the child or child's parent has 2999
relocated unless the districts have not entered into such 3000
agreement, in which case the child shall be entitled to 3001
transportation services in the same manner as a pupil attending 3002
school in the district under interdistrict open enrollment as 3003
described in division (H) of section 3313.981 of the Revised Code, 3004
regardless of whether the district has adopted an open enrollment 3005
policy as described in division (B)(1)(b) or (c) of section 3006
3313.98 of the Revised Code.3007

       (J) This division does not apply to a child receiving special 3008
education.3009

       A school district required to pay tuition pursuant to3010
division (C)(2) or (3) of this section or section 3313.65 of the3011
Revised Code shall have an amount deducted under division (F) of3012
section 3317.023 of the Revised Code equal to its own tuition rate3013
for the same period of attendance. A school district entitled to3014
receive tuition pursuant to division (C)(2) or (3) of this section3015
or section 3313.65 of the Revised Code shall have an amount3016
credited under division (F) of section 3317.023 of the Revised3017
Code equal to its own tuition rate for the same period of3018
attendance. If the tuition rate credited to the district of3019
attendance exceeds the rate deducted from the district required to3020
pay tuition, the department of education shall pay the district of3021
attendance the difference from amounts deducted from all3022
districts' payments under division (F) of section 3317.023 of the3023
Revised Code but not credited to other school districts under such3024
division and from appropriations made for such purpose. The3025
treasurer of each school district shall, by the fifteenth day of3026
January and July, furnish the superintendent of public instruction3027
a report of the names of each child who attended the district's3028
schools under divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section or section3029
3313.65 of the Revised Code during the preceding six calendar3030
months, the duration of the attendance of those children, the3031
school district responsible for tuition on behalf of the child,3032
and any other information that the superintendent requires.3033

       Upon receipt of the report the superintendent, pursuant to3034
division (F) of section 3317.023 of the Revised Code, shall deduct3035
each district's tuition obligations under divisions (C)(2) and (3)3036
of this section or section 3313.65 of the Revised Code and pay to3037
the district of attendance that amount plus any amount required to3038
be paid by the state.3039

       (K) In the event of a disagreement, the superintendent of3040
public instruction shall determine the school district in which3041
the parent resides.3042

       (L) Nothing in this section requires or authorizes, or shall3043
be construed to require or authorize, the admission to a public3044
school in this state of a pupil who has been permanently excluded3045
from public school attendance by the superintendent of public3046
instruction pursuant to sections 3301.121 and 3313.662 of the3047
Revised Code.3048

       (M) In accordance with division (B)(1) of this section, a 3049
child whose parent is a member of the national guard or a reserve 3050
unit of the armed forces of the United States and is called to 3051
active duty, or a child whose parent is a member of the armed 3052
forces of the United States and is ordered to a temporary duty 3053
assignment outside of the district, may continue to attend school 3054
in the district in which the child's parent lived before being 3055
called to active duty or ordered to a temporary duty assignment 3056
outside of the district, as long as the child's parent continues 3057
to be a resident of that district, and regardless of where the 3058
child lives as a result of the parent's active duty status or 3059
temporary duty assignment. However, the district is not 3060
responsible for providing transportation for the child if the 3061
child lives outside of the district as a result of the parent's 3062
active duty status or temporary duty assignment.3063

       Sec. 3313.662.  (A) The superintendent of public instruction, 3064
pursuant to this section and the adjudication procedures of 3065
section 3301.121 of the Revised Code, may issue an adjudication 3066
order that permanently excludes a pupil from attending any of the 3067
public schools of this state if the pupil is convicted of, or 3068
adjudicated a delinquent child for, committing, when the pupil was 3069
sixteen years of age or older, an act that would be a criminal 3070
offense if committed by an adult and if the act is any of the 3071
following:3072

       (1) A violation of section 2923.122 of the Revised Code;3073

       (2) A violation of section 2923.12 of the Revised Code, of a 3074
substantially similar municipal ordinance, or of section 2925.03 3075
of the Revised Code that was committed on property owned or3076
controlled by, or at an activity held under the auspices of, a3077
board of education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint3078
vocational school district;3079

       (3) A violation of section 2925.11 of the Revised Code, other 3080
than a violation of that section that would be a minor drug 3081
possession offense, that was committed on property owned or 3082
controlled by, or at an activity held under the auspices of, the 3083
board of education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint 3084
vocational school district;3085

       (4) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 3086
2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2907.02, or 2907.05 or of former 3087
section 2907.12 of the Revised Code that was committed on property 3088
owned or controlled by, or at an activity held under the auspices 3089
of, a board of education of a city, local, exempted village, or 3090
joint vocational school district, if the victim at the time of the 3091
commission of the act was an employee of that board of education;3092

       (5) Complicity in any violation described in division (A)(1), 3093
(2), (3), or (4) of this section that was alleged to have been3094
committed in the manner described in division (A)(1), (2), (3), or 3095
(4) of this section, regardless of whether the act of complicity 3096
was committed on property owned or controlled by, or at an 3097
activity held under the auspices of, a board of education of a 3098
city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school 3099
district.3100

       (B) A pupil may be suspended or expelled in accordance with 3101
section 3313.66 of the Revised Code prior to being permanently 3102
excluded from public school attendance under this section and 3103
section 3301.121 of the Revised Code.3104

       (C)(1) If the superintendent of a city, local, exempted3105
village, or joint vocational school district in which a pupil3106
attends school obtains or receives proof that the pupil has been3107
convicted of committing when the pupil was sixteen years of age or3108
older a violation listed in division (A) of this section or 3109
adjudicated a delinquent child for the commission when the pupil 3110
was sixteen years of age or older of a violation listed in 3111
division (A) of this section, the superintendent may issue to the 3112
board of education of the school district a request that the pupil 3113
be permanently excluded from public school attendance, if both of 3114
the following apply:3115

       (a) After obtaining or receiving proof of the conviction or 3116
adjudication, the superintendent or the superintendent's designee 3117
determines that the pupil's continued attendance in school may 3118
endanger the health and safety of other pupils or school employees 3119
and gives the pupil and the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian 3120
written notice that the superintendent intends to recommend to the 3121
board of education that the board adopt a resolution requesting 3122
the superintendent of public instruction to permanently exclude 3123
the pupil from public school attendance.3124

       (b) The superintendent or the superintendent's designee 3125
forwards to the board of education the superintendent's written 3126
recommendation that includes the determinations the superintendent 3127
or designee made pursuant to division (C)(1)(a) of this section 3128
and a copy of the proof the superintendent received showing that 3129
the pupil has been convicted of or adjudicated a delinquent child 3130
for a violation listed in division (A) of this section that was 3131
committed when the pupil was sixteen years of age or older.3132

       (2) Within fourteen days after receipt of a recommendation3133
from the superintendent pursuant to division (C)(1)(b) of this3134
section that a pupil be permanently excluded from public school3135
attendance, the board of education of a city, local, exempted3136
village, or joint vocational school district, after review and3137
consideration of all of the following available information, may3138
adopt a resolution requesting the superintendent of public3139
instruction to permanently exclude the pupil who is the subject of 3140
the recommendation from public school attendance:3141

       (a) The academic record of the pupil and a record of any3142
extracurricular activities in which the pupil previously was3143
involved;3144

       (b) The disciplinary record of the pupil and any available3145
records of the pupil's prior behavioral problems other than the3146
behavioral problems contained in the disciplinary record;3147

       (c) The social history of the pupil;3148

       (d) The pupil's response to the imposition of prior3149
discipline and sanctions imposed for behavioral problems;3150

       (e) Evidence regarding the seriousness of and any aggravating 3151
factors related to the offense that is the basis of the resolution 3152
seeking permanent exclusion;3153

       (f) Any mitigating circumstances surrounding the offense that 3154
gave rise to the request for permanent exclusion;3155

       (g) Evidence regarding the probable danger posed to the3156
health and safety of other pupils or of school employees by the3157
continued presence of the pupil in a public school setting;3158

       (h) Evidence regarding the probable disruption of the3159
teaching of any school district's graded course of study by the3160
continued presence of the pupil in a public school setting;3161

       (i) Evidence regarding the availability of alternative3162
sanctions of a less serious nature than permanent exclusion that3163
would enable the pupil to remain in a public school setting3164
without posing a significant danger to the health and safety of3165
other pupils or of school employees and without posing a threat of 3166
the disruption of the teaching of any district's graded course of 3167
study.3168

       (3) If the board does not adopt a resolution requesting the 3169
superintendent of public instruction to permanently exclude the 3170
pupil, it immediately shall send written notice of that fact to 3171
the superintendent who sought the resolution, to the pupil who was 3172
the subject of the proposed resolution, and to that pupil's3173
parent, guardian, or custodian.3174

       (D)(1) Upon adoption of a resolution under division (C) of3175
this section, the board of education immediately shall forward to3176
the superintendent of public instruction the written resolution,3177
proof of the conviction or adjudication that is the basis of the3178
resolution, a copy of the pupil's entire school record, and any3179
other relevant information and shall forward a copy of the3180
resolution to the pupil who is the subject of the recommendation3181
and to that pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian.3182

       (2) The board of education that adopted and forwarded the3183
resolution requesting the permanent exclusion of the pupil to the3184
superintendent of public instruction promptly shall designate a3185
representative of the school district to present the case for3186
permanent exclusion to the superintendent or the referee appointed 3187
by the superintendent. The representative of the school district 3188
may be an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state. 3189
At the adjudication hearing held pursuant to section 3301.121 of 3190
the Revised Code, the representative of the school district shall 3191
present evidence in support of the requested permanent exclusion.3192

       (3) Upon receipt of a board of education's resolution3193
requesting the permanent exclusion of a pupil from public school3194
attendance, the superintendent of public instruction, in3195
accordance with the adjudication procedures of section 3301.121 of 3196
the Revised Code, promptly shall issue an adjudication order that 3197
either permanently excludes the pupil from attending any of the 3198
public schools of this state or that rejects the resolution of the 3199
board of education.3200

       (E) Notwithstanding any provision of section 3313.64 of the 3201
Revised Code or an order of any court of this state that otherwise 3202
requires the admission of the pupil to a school, no school 3203
official in a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational 3204
school district knowingly shall admit to any school in the school 3205
district a pupil who has been permanently excluded from public 3206
school attendance by the superintendent of public instruction.3207

       (F)(1)(a) Upon determining that the school attendance of a3208
pupil who has been permanently excluded from public school 3209
attendance no longer will endanger the health and safety of other 3210
students or school employees, the superintendent of any city, 3211
local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district in 3212
which the pupil desires to attend school may issue to the board of3213
education of the school district a recommendation, including the3214
reasons for the recommendation, that the permanent exclusion of a3215
pupil be revoked and the pupil be allowed to return to the public3216
schools of the state.3217

       If any violation which in whole or in part gave rise to the 3218
permanent exclusion of any pupil involved the pupil's bringing a 3219
firearm to a school operated by the board of education of a school 3220
district or onto any other property owned or operated by such a 3221
board, no superintendent shall recommend under this division an 3222
effective date for the revocation of the pupil's permanent 3223
exclusion that is less than one year after the date on which the3224
last such firearm incident occurred. However, on a case-by-case 3225
basis, a superintendent may recommend an earlier effective date 3226
for such a revocation for any of the reasons for which the 3227
superintendent may reduce the one-year expulsion requirement in 3228
division (B)(2) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code.3229

       (b) Upon receipt of the recommendation of the superintendent 3230
that a permanent exclusion of a pupil be revoked, the board of 3231
education of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational 3232
school district may adopt a resolution by a majority vote of its 3233
members requesting the superintendent of public instruction to 3234
revoke the permanent exclusion of the pupil. Upon adoption of the 3235
resolution, the board of education shall forward a copy of the 3236
resolution, the reasons for the resolution, and any other relevant 3237
information to the superintendent of public instruction.3238

       (c) Upon receipt of a resolution of a board of education3239
requesting the revocation of a permanent exclusion of a pupil, the 3240
superintendent of public instruction, in accordance with the3241
adjudication procedures of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall 3242
issue an adjudication order that revokes the permanent exclusion 3243
of the pupil from public school attendance or that rejects the 3244
resolution of the board of education.3245

       (2)(a) A pupil who has been permanently excluded pursuant to 3246
this section and section 3301.121 of the Revised Code may request 3247
the superintendent of any city, local, exempted village, or joint 3248
vocational school district in which the pupil desires to attend 3249
school to admit the pupil on a probationary basis for a period not 3250
to exceed ninety school days. Upon receiving the request, the 3251
superintendent may enter into discussions with the pupil and with 3252
the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian or a person designated 3253
by the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian to develop a 3254
probationary admission plan designed to assist the pupil's 3255
probationary admission to the school. The plan may include a 3256
treatment program, a behavioral modification program, or any other 3257
program reasonably designed to meet the educational needs of the 3258
child and the disciplinary requirements of the school.3259

       If any violation which in whole or in part gave rise to the 3260
permanent exclusion of the pupil involved the pupil's bringing a 3261
firearm to a school operated by the board of education of any 3262
school district or onto any other property owned or operated by 3263
such a board, no plan developed under this division for the pupil 3264
shall include an effective date for the probationary admission of 3265
the pupil that is less than one year after the date on which the 3266
last such firearm incident occurred except that on a case-by-case 3267
basis, a plan may include an earlier effective date for such an 3268
admission for any of the reasons for which the superintendent of 3269
the district may reduce the one-year expulsion requirement in 3270
division (B)(2) of section 3313.66 of the Revised Code.3271

       (b) If the superintendent of a school district, a pupil, and 3272
the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian or a person designated 3273
by the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian agree upon a 3274
probationary admission plan prepared pursuant to division3275
(F)(2)(a) of this section, the superintendent of the school3276
district shall issue to the board of education of the school3277
district a recommendation that the pupil be allowed to attend3278
school within the school district under probationary admission,3279
the reasons for the recommendation, and a copy of the agreed upon3280
probationary admission plan. Within fourteen days after the board 3281
of education receives the recommendation, reasons, and plan, the 3282
board may adopt the recommendation by a majority vote of its 3283
members. If the board adopts the recommendation, the pupil may 3284
attend school under probationary admission within that school 3285
district for a period not to exceed ninety days or any additional 3286
probationary period permitted under divisions (F)(2)(d) and (e) of 3287
this section in accordance with the probationary admission plan 3288
prepared pursuant to division (F)(2)(a) of this section.3289

       (c) If a pupil who is permitted to attend school under3290
probationary admission pursuant to division (F)(2)(b) of this3291
section fails to comply with the probationary admission plan3292
prepared pursuant to division (F)(2)(a) of this section, the3293
superintendent of the school district immediately may remove the3294
pupil from the school and issue to the board of education of the3295
school district a recommendation that the probationary admission3296
be revoked. Within five days after the board of education receives 3297
the recommendation, the board may adopt the recommendation to 3298
revoke the pupil's probationary admission by a majority vote of 3299
its members. If a majority of the board does not adopt the 3300
recommendation to revoke the pupil's probationary admission, the 3301
pupil shall continue to attend school in compliance with the 3302
pupil's probationary admission plan.3303

       (d) If a pupil who is permitted to attend school under3304
probationary admission pursuant to division (F)(2)(b) of this3305
section complies with the probationary admission plan prepared3306
pursuant to division (F)(2)(a) of this section, the pupil or the3307
pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian, at any time before the 3308
expiration of the ninety-day probationary admission period, may 3309
request the superintendent of the school district to extend the 3310
terms and period of the pupil's probationary admission for a 3311
period not to exceed ninety days or to issue a recommendation 3312
pursuant to division (F)(1) of this section that the pupil's 3313
permanent exclusion be revoked and the pupil be allowed to return 3314
to the public schools of this state.3315

       (e) If a pupil is granted an extension of the pupil's 3316
probationary admission pursuant to division (F)(2)(d) of this 3317
section, the pupil or the pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian, 3318
in the manner described in that division, may request, and the 3319
superintendent and board, in the manner described in that 3320
division, may recommend and grant, subsequent probationary 3321
admission periods not to exceed ninety days each. If a pupil who 3322
is permitted to attend school under an extension of a probationary 3323
admission plan complies with the probationary admission plan 3324
prepared pursuant to the extension, the pupil or the pupil's 3325
parent, guardian, or custodian may request a revocation of the 3326
pupil's permanent exclusion in the manner described in division 3327
(F)(2)(d) of this section.3328

       (f) Any extension of a probationary admission requested by a 3329
pupil or a pupil's parent, guardian, or custodian pursuant to3330
divisions (F)(2)(d) or (e) of this section shall be subject to the 3331
adoption and approval of a probationary admission plan in the3332
manner described in divisions (F)(2)(a) and (b) of this section3333
and may be terminated as provided in division (F)(2)(c) of this3334
section.3335

       (g) If the pupil has complied with any probationary admission 3336
plan and the superintendent issues a recommendation that seeks 3337
revocation of the pupil's permanent exclusion pursuant to division 3338
(F)(1) of this section, the pupil's compliance with any 3339
probationary admission plan may be considered along with other 3340
relevant factors in any determination or adjudication conducted 3341
pursuant to division (F)(1) of this section.3342

       (G)(1) Except as provided in division (G)(2) of this section, 3343
any information regarding the permanent exclusion of a pupil shall 3344
be included in the pupil's official records and shall be included 3345
in any records sent to any school district that requests the 3346
pupil's records.3347

       (2) When a pupil who has been permanently excluded from3348
public school attendance reaches the age of twenty-two or when the 3349
permanent exclusion of a pupil has been revoked, all school3350
districts that maintain records regarding the pupil's permanent3351
exclusion shall remove all references to the exclusion from the3352
pupil's file and shall destroy them.3353

       A pupil who has reached the age of twenty-two or whose3354
permanent exclusion has been revoked may send a written notice to3355
the superintendent of any school district maintaining records of3356
the pupil's permanent exclusion requesting the superintendent to3357
ensure that the records are removed from the pupil's file and 3358
destroyed. Upon receipt of the request and a determination that 3359
the pupil is twenty-two years of age or older or that the pupil's 3360
permanent exclusion has been revoked, the superintendent shall 3361
ensure that the records are removed from the pupil's file and 3362
destroyed.3363

       (H)(1) This section does not apply to any of the following:3364

       (a) An institution that is a residential facility, that3365
receives and cares for children, that is maintained by the3366
department of youth services, and that operates a school chartered 3367
by the state board of education under section 3301.16 of the 3368
Revised Code;3369

       (b) Any on-premises school operated by an out-of-home care3370
entity, other than a school district, that is chartered by the 3371
state board of education under section 3301.16 of the Revised 3372
Code;3373

       (c) Any school operated in connection with an out-of-home3374
care entity or a nonresidential youth treatment program that3375
enters into a contract or agreement with a school district for the 3376
provision of educational services in a setting other than a3377
setting that is a building or structure owned or controlled by the 3378
board of education of the school district during normal school 3379
hours.3380

       (2) This section does not prohibit any person who has been 3381
permanently excluded pursuant to this section and section 3301.121 3382
of the Revised Code from seeking a certificate of high school 3383
equivalence. A person who has been permanently excluded may be 3384
permitted to participate in a course of study in preparation for 3385
the tests of general educational development, except that the 3386
person shall not participate during normal school hours in that 3387
course of study in any building or structure owned or controlled 3388
by the board of education of a school district.3389

       (3) This section does not relieve any school district from 3390
any requirement under section 2151.3572151.362 or 3313.64 of the 3391
Revised Code to pay for the cost of educating any child who has 3392
been permanently excluded pursuant to this section and section 3393
3301.121 of the Revised Code.3394

       (I) As used in this section:3395

       (1) "Permanently exclude" means to forever prohibit an3396
individual from attending any public school in this state that is3397
operated by a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational3398
school district.3399

       (2) "Permanent exclusion" means the prohibition of a pupil3400
forever from attending any public school in this state that is3401
operated by a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational3402
school district.3403

       (3) "Out-of-home care" has the same meaning as in section3404
2151.011 of the Revised Code.3405

       (4) "Certificate of high school equivalence" has the same3406
meaning as in section 4109.06 of the Revised Code.3407

       (5) "Nonresidential youth treatment program" means a program 3408
designed to provide services to persons under the age of eighteen 3409
in a setting that does not regularly provide long-term overnight 3410
care, including settlement houses, diversion and prevention 3411
programs, run-away centers, and alternative education programs.3412

       (6) "Firearm" has the same meaning as provided pursuant to 3413
the "Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994," 108 Stat. 270, 20 U.S.C.3414
8001(a)(2).3415

       (7) "Minor drug possession offense" has the same meaning as 3416
in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code.3417

       Sec. 3314.03.  A copy of every contract entered into under 3418
this section shall be filed with the superintendent of public 3419
instruction.3420

       (A) Each contract entered into between a sponsor and the 3421
governing authority of a community school shall specify the 3422
following:3423

       (1) That the school shall be established as either of the3424
following:3425

       (a) A nonprofit corporation established under Chapter 1702.3426
of the Revised Code, if established prior to April 8, 2003;3427

       (b) A public benefit corporation established under Chapter3428
1702. of the Revised Code, if established after April 8, 2003;3429

       (2) The education program of the school, including the3430
school's mission, the characteristics of the students the school3431
is expected to attract, the ages and grades of students, and the3432
focus of the curriculum;3433

       (3) The academic goals to be achieved and the method of3434
measurement that will be used to determine progress toward those3435
goals, which shall include the statewide achievement tests;3436

       (4) Performance standards by which the success of the school3437
will be evaluated by the sponsor. If the sponsor will evaluate the 3438
school in accordance with division (D) of section 3314.36 of the 3439
Revised Code, the contract shall specify the number of school 3440
years that the school will be evaluated under that division.3441

       (5) The admission standards of section 3314.06 of the Revised 3442
Code and, if applicable, section 3314.061 of the Revised Code;3443

       (6)(a) Dismissal procedures;3444

       (b) A requirement that the governing authority adopt an3445
attendance policy that includes a procedure for automatically3446
withdrawing a student from the school if the student without a3447
legitimate excuse fails to participate in one hundred five3448
consecutive hours of the learning opportunities offered to the3449
student.3450

       (7) The ways by which the school will achieve racial and3451
ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves;3452

       (8) Requirements for financial audits by the auditor of 3453
state. The contract shall require financial records of the school 3454
to be maintained in the same manner as are financial records of 3455
school districts, pursuant to rules of the auditor of state, and 3456
the audits shall be conducted in accordance with section 117.10 of 3457
the Revised Code.3458

       (9) The facilities to be used and their locations;3459

       (10) Qualifications of teachers, including a requirement that 3460
the school's classroom teachers be licensed in accordance with 3461
sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code, except that a 3462
community school may engage noncertificated persons to teach up to 3463
twelve hours per week pursuant to section 3319.301 of the Revised 3464
Code;3465

       (11) That the school will comply with the following3466
requirements:3467

       (a) The school will provide learning opportunities to a3468
minimum of twenty-five students for a minimum of nine hundred3469
twenty hours per school year;3470

       (b) The governing authority will purchase liability3471
insurance, or otherwise provide for the potential liability of the3472
school;3473

       (c) The school will be nonsectarian in its programs,3474
admission policies, employment practices, and all other3475
operations, and will not be operated by a sectarian school or3476
religious institution;3477

       (d) The school will comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 109.65,3478
121.22, 149.43, 2151.3582151.357, 2151.421, 2313.18, 3301.0710, 3479
3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.0715, 3313.50, 3313.608, 3313.6012,3480
3313.643, 3313.648, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.67,3481
3313.671, 3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.80,3482
3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.321, 3319.39, 3321.01, 3321.13, 3321.14,3483
3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3321.191, 3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 3484
and 5705.391 and Chapters 117., 1347., 2744., 3365., 3742., 4112., 3485
4123., 4141., and 4167. of the Revised Code as if it were a school3486
district and will comply with section 3301.0714 of the Revised3487
Code in the manner specified in section 3314.17 of the Revised3488
Code;3489

       (e) The school shall comply with Chapter 102. and section 3490
2921.42 of the Revised Code;3491

       (f) The school will comply with sections 3313.61, 3313.611,3492
and 3313.614 of the Revised Code, except that the requirement in 3493
sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised Code that a person3494
must successfully complete the curriculum in any high school prior3495
to receiving a high school diploma may be met by completing the3496
curriculum adopted by the governing authority of the community3497
school rather than the curriculum specified in Title XXXIII of the3498
Revised Code or any rules of the state board of education;3499

       (g) The school governing authority will submit within four 3500
months after the end of each school year a report of its 3501
activities and progress in meeting the goals and standards of3502
divisions (A)(3) and (4) of this section and its financial status3503
to the sponsor, the parents of all students enrolled in the3504
school, and the legislative office of education oversight. The3505
school will collect and provide any data that the legislative3506
office of education oversight requests in furtherance of any study3507
or research that the general assembly requires the office to3508
conduct, including the studies required under Section 50.39 of Am.3509
Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd general assembly and Section 50.52.2 of3510
Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd general assembly, as amended.3511

       (12) Arrangements for providing health and other benefits to3512
employees;3513

       (13) The length of the contract, which shall begin at the3514
beginning of an academic year. No contract shall exceed five years3515
unless such contract has been renewed pursuant to division (E) of 3516
this section.3517

       (14) The governing authority of the school, which shall be3518
responsible for carrying out the provisions of the contract;3519

       (15) A financial plan detailing an estimated school budget3520
for each year of the period of the contract and specifying the3521
total estimated per pupil expenditure amount for each such year.3522
The plan shall specify for each year the base formula amount that3523
will be used for purposes of funding calculations under section3524
3314.08 of the Revised Code. This base formula amount for any year 3525
shall not exceed the formula amount defined under section 3317.023526
of the Revised Code. The plan may also specify for any year a 3527
percentage figure to be used for reducing the per pupil amount of 3528
the subsidy calculated pursuant to section 3317.029 of the Revised 3529
Code the school is to receive that year under section 3314.08 of 3530
the Revised Code.3531

       (16) Requirements and procedures regarding the disposition of3532
employees of the school in the event the contract is terminated or 3533
not renewed pursuant to section 3314.07 of the Revised Code;3534

       (17) Whether the school is to be created by converting all or 3535
part of an existing public school or is to be a new start-up3536
school, and if it is a converted public school, specification of3537
any duties or responsibilities of an employer that the board of3538
education that operated the school before conversion is delegating3539
to the governing board of the community school with respect to all3540
or any specified group of employees provided the delegation is not3541
prohibited by a collective bargaining agreement applicable to such3542
employees;3543

       (18) Provisions establishing procedures for resolving3544
disputes or differences of opinion between the sponsor and the3545
governing authority of the community school;3546

       (19) A provision requiring the governing authority to adopt a 3547
policy regarding the admission of students who reside outside the 3548
district in which the school is located. That policy shall comply 3549
with the admissions procedures specified in sections 3314.06 and 3550
3314.061 of the Revised Code and, at the sole discretion of the 3551
authority, shall do one of the following:3552

       (a) Prohibit the enrollment of students who reside outside3553
the district in which the school is located;3554

       (b) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in districts3555
adjacent to the district in which the school is located;3556

       (c) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in any other3557
district in the state.3558

       (20) A provision recognizing the authority of the department3559
of education to take over the sponsorship of the school in3560
accordance with the provisions of division (C) of section 3314.0153561
of the Revised Code;3562

       (21) A provision recognizing the sponsor's authority to3563
assume the operation of a school under the conditions specified in3564
division (B) of section 3314.073 of the Revised Code;3565

        (22) A provision recognizing both of the following:3566

       (a) The authority of public health and safety officials to3567
inspect the facilities of the school and to order the facilities3568
closed if those officials find that the facilities are not in3569
compliance with health and safety laws and regulations;3570

       (b) The authority of the department of education as the3571
community school oversight body to suspend the operation of the3572
school under section 3314.072 of the Revised Code if the3573
department has evidence of conditions or violations of law at the3574
school that pose an imminent danger to the health and safety of3575
the school's students and employees and the sponsor refuses to3576
take such action;3577

        (23) A description of the learning opportunities that will be 3578
offered to students including both classroom-based and3579
non-classroom-based learning opportunities that is in compliance3580
with criteria for student participation established by the3581
department under division (L)(2) of section 3314.08 of the Revised3582
Code;3583

       (24) The school will comply with section 3302.04 of the 3584
Revised Code, including division (E) of that section to the extent 3585
possible, except that any action required to be taken by a school 3586
district pursuant to that section shall be taken by the sponsor of 3587
the school. However, the sponsor shall not be required to take any 3588
action described in division (F) of that section.3589

       (25) Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the school will 3590
open for operation not later than the thirtieth day of September 3591
each school year, unless the mission of the school as specified 3592
under division (A)(2) of this section is solely to serve dropouts. 3593
In its initial year of operation, if the school fails to open by 3594
the thirtieth day of September, or within one year after the 3595
adoption of the contract pursuant to division (D) of section 3596
3314.02 of the Revised Code if the mission of the school is solely 3597
to serve dropouts, the contract shall be void.3598

       (B) The community school shall also submit to the sponsor a3599
comprehensive plan for the school. The plan shall specify the3600
following:3601

       (1) The process by which the governing authority of the3602
school will be selected in the future;3603

       (2) The management and administration of the school;3604

       (3) If the community school is a currently existing public3605
school, alternative arrangements for current public school3606
students who choose not to attend the school and teachers who3607
choose not to teach in the school after conversion;3608

       (4) The instructional program and educational philosophy of3609
the school;3610

       (5) Internal financial controls.3611

       (C) A contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the3612
Revised Code between a sponsor and the governing authority of a3613
community school may provide for the community school governing3614
authority to make payments to the sponsor, which is hereby3615
authorized to receive such payments as set forth in the contract3616
between the governing authority and the sponsor. The total amount3617
of such payments for oversight and monitoring of the school shall3618
not exceed three per cent of the total amount of payments for3619
operating expenses that the school receives from the state.3620

       (D) The contract shall specify the duties of the sponsor3621
which shall be in accordance with the written agreement entered3622
into with the department of education under division (B) of3623
section 3314.015 of the Revised Code and shall include the3624
following:3625

        (1) Monitor the community school's compliance with all laws3626
applicable to the school and with the terms of the contract;3627

        (2) Monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal performance 3628
and the organization and operation of the community school on at 3629
least an annual basis;3630

        (3) Report on an annual basis the results of the evaluation3631
conducted under division (D)(2) of this section to the department3632
of education and to the parents of students enrolled in the3633
community school;3634

        (4) Provide technical assistance to the community school in 3635
complying with laws applicable to the school and terms of the3636
contract;3637

        (5) Take steps to intervene in the school's operation to3638
correct problems in the school's overall performance, declare the3639
school to be on probationary status pursuant to section 3314.0733640
of the Revised Code, suspend the operation of the school pursuant3641
to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code, or terminate the contract3642
of the school pursuant to section 3314.07 of the Revised Code as3643
determined necessary by the sponsor;3644

        (6) Have in place a plan of action to be undertaken in the3645
event the community school experiences financial difficulties or3646
closes prior to the end of a school year.3647

        (E) Upon the expiration of a contract entered into under this 3648
section, the sponsor of a community school may, with the approval 3649
of the governing authority of the school, renew that contract for3650
a period of time determined by the sponsor, but not ending earlier3651
than the end of any school year, if the sponsor finds that the3652
school's compliance with applicable laws and terms of the contract3653
and the school's progress in meeting the academic goals prescribed3654
in the contract have been satisfactory. Any contract that is 3655
renewed under this division remains subject to the provisions of 3656
sections 3314.07, 3314.072, and 3314.073 of the Revised Code.3657

       (F) If a community school fails to open for operation within 3658
one year after the contract entered into under this section is 3659
adopted pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02 of the Revised 3660
Code or permanently closes prior to the expiration of the 3661
contract, the contract shall be void and the school shall not 3662
enter into a contract with any other sponsor. A school shall not 3663
be considered permanently closed because the operations of the 3664
school have been suspended pursuant to section 3314.072 of the 3665
Revised Code. Any contract that becomes void under this division 3666
shall not count toward any statewide limit on the number of such 3667
contracts prescribed by section 3314.013 of the Revised Code.3668

       Sec. 3323.01.  As used in this chapter and Chapter 3321. of3669
the Revised Code:3670

       (A) "Handicapped child" means a person under twenty-two years 3671
of age who is developmentally handicapped, hearing handicapped, 3672
speech handicapped, visually disabled, severe behavior 3673
handicapped, orthopedically handicapped, multihandicapped, other 3674
health handicapped, specific learning disabled, autistic, or 3675
traumatic brain injured, and by reason thereof requires special 3676
education.3677

       (B) "Special education program" means the required related3678
services and instruction specifically designed to meet the unique3679
needs of a handicapped child, including classroom instruction,3680
home instruction, and instruction in hospitals and institutions3681
and in other settings.3682

       (C) "Related services" means transportation, and such3683
developmental, corrective, and other supportive services as may be 3684
required to assist a handicapped child to benefit from special3685
education, including the early identification and assessment of3686
handicapped conditions in children, speech pathology and3687
audiology, psychological services, occupational and physical3688
therapy, physical education, recreation, counseling services3689
including rehabilitative counseling, and medical services, except3690
that such medical services shall be for diagnostic and evaluation3691
purposes only.3692

       (D) "Appropriate public education" means special education3693
and related services that:3694

       (1) Are provided at public expense and under public3695
supervision;3696

       (2) Meet the standards of the state board of education;3697

       (3) Include an appropriate preschool, elementary, or3698
secondary education;3699

       (4) Are provided in conformity with the individualized3700
education program required under this chapter.3701

       (E) "Individualized education program" means a written3702
statement for each handicapped child designed to meet the unique3703
needs of a handicapped child, which statement shall include:3704

       (1) A statement of the present levels of educational3705
performance of such child;3706

       (2) A statement of annual goals, including short-term3707
instructional objectives;3708

       (3) A statement of the specific educational services to be3709
provided to such child, and the extent to which such child will be 3710
able to participate in regular educational programs;3711

       (4) A statement of the transition services needed for such3712
child beginning no later than age sixteen and annually thereafter3713
(and, when determined appropriate for such child, beginning at age 3714
fourteen or younger), including, when appropriate, a statement of 3715
the interagency responsibilities and linkages before the student 3716
leaves the school setting;3717

       (5) The projected date for initiation and anticipated3718
duration of such services;3719

       (6) Appropriate objective criteria and evaluation procedures 3720
and schedules for determining, on at least an annual basis, 3721
whether instructional objectives are being achieved, and whether 3722
current placement is appropriate.3723

       (F) "Other educational agency" means a department, division, 3724
bureau, office, institution, board, commission, committee, 3725
authority, or other state or local agency, other than a school 3726
district or an agency administered by the department of mental 3727
retardation and developmental disabilities, that provides or seeks 3728
to provide special education or related services to handicapped 3729
children.3730

       (G) "School district" means a city, local, or exempted3731
village school district.3732

       (H) "Parents" means either parent. If the parents are3733
separated or divorced, "parent" means the parent who is the3734
residential parent and legal custodian of the handicapped child.3735
Except as used in division (I) of this section and in sections3736
3323.09 and 3323.141 of the Revised Code, "parents" includes a3737
child's guardian or custodian. This definition does not apply to3738
Chapter 3321. of the Revised Code.3739

       (I) As used in sections 3323.09, 3323.091, 3323.13, and3740
3323.14 of the Revised Code, "school district of residence" means:3741

       (1) The school district in which the child's parents reside;3742

       (2) If the school district specified in division (I)(1) of3743
this section cannot be determined, the last school district in3744
which the child's parents are known to have resided if the3745
parents' whereabouts are unknown;3746

       (3) If the school district specified in division (I)(2) of3747
this section cannot be determined, the school district determined3748
by the court under section 2151.3572151.362 of the Revised Code, 3749
or if no district has been so determined, the school district as3750
determined by the probate court of the county in which the child3751
resides. The school district of residence that had been3752
established under this section on December 12, 1983, shall remain3753
the child's school district of residence unless a district of3754
residence can be determined under division (I)(1) or (2) of this3755
section.3756

       (4) Notwithstanding divisions (I)(1) to (3) of this section, 3757
if a school district is required by section 3313.65 of the Revised 3758
Code to pay tuition for a child, that district shall be the 3759
child's school district of residence.3760

       (J) "County MR/DD board" means a county board of mental3761
retardation and developmental disabilities.3762

       (K) "Handicapped preschool child" means a handicapped child 3763
who is at least three years of age but is not of compulsory school 3764
age, as defined under section 3321.01 of the Revised Code, and who 3765
is not currently enrolled in kindergarten.3766

       (L) "Transition services" means a coordinated set of3767
activities for a student, designed within an outcome-oriented3768
process, that:3769

       (1) Promotes movement from school to post-school activities, 3770
including post-secondary education; vocational training; 3771
integrated employment, including supported employment; continuing 3772
and adult education; adult services; independent living; and 3773
community participation;3774

       (2) Is based upon the individual student's needs, including 3775
taking into account the student's preferences and interests;3776

       (3) Includes instruction, community experiences, the3777
development of employment and other post-school adult living3778
objectives, and, when appropriate, acquisition of daily living3779
skills and functional vocational evaluation.3780

       (M) "Visual disability" for any individual means that one of 3781
the following applies to the individual:3782

       (1) The individual has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in 3783
the better eye with correcting lenses or has a limited field of 3784
vision in the better eye such that the widest diameter subtends an 3785
angular distance of no greater than twenty degrees.3786

       (2) The individual has a medically indicated expectation of 3787
meeting the requirements of division (M)(1) of this section over a 3788
period of time.3789

       (3) The individual has a medically diagnosed and medically 3790
uncorrectable limitation in visual functioning that adversely 3791
affects the individual's ability to read and write standard print 3792
at levels expected of the individual's peers of comparable ability 3793
and grade level.3794

       (N) "Student with a visual disability" means any person under 3795
twenty-two years of age who has a visual disability.3796

       (O) "Instruction in braille reading and writing" means the 3797
teaching of the system of reading and writing through touch 3798
commonly known as standard English braille.3799

       Sec. 4301.69.  (A) Except as otherwise provided in this3800
chapter, no person shall sell beer or intoxicating liquor to an3801
underage person, shall buy beer or intoxicating liquor for an3802
underage person, or shall furnish it to an underage person, unless3803
given by a physician in the regular line of the physician's3804
practice or given for established religious purposes or unless the3805
underage person is accompanied by a parent, spouse who is not an3806
underage person, or legal guardian.3807

       In proceedings before the liquor control commission, no3808
permit holder, or the employee or agent of a permit holder,3809
charged with a violation of this division shall be charged, for3810
the same offense, with a violation of division (A)(1) of section3811
4301.22 of the Revised Code.3812

       (B) No person who is the owner or occupant of any public or3813
private place shall knowingly allow any underage person to remain3814
in or on the place while possessing or consuming beer or3815
intoxicating liquor, unless the intoxicating liquor or beer is3816
given to the person possessing or consuming it by that person's3817
parent, spouse who is not an underage person, or legal guardian3818
and the parent, spouse who is not an underage person, or legal3819
guardian is present at the time of the person's possession or3820
consumption of the beer or intoxicating liquor.3821

       An owner of a public or private place is not liable for acts3822
or omissions in violation of this division that are committed by a3823
lessee of that place, unless the owner authorizes or acquiesces in3824
the lessee's acts or omissions.3825

       (C) No person shall engage or use accommodations at a hotel,3826
inn, cabin, campground, or restaurant when the person knows or has3827
reason to know either of the following:3828

       (1) That beer or intoxicating liquor will be consumed by an3829
underage person on the premises of the accommodations that the3830
person engages or uses, unless the person engaging or using the3831
accommodations is the spouse of the underage person and who is not3832
an underage person, or is the parent or legal guardian of all of3833
the underage persons, who consume beer or intoxicating liquor on3834
the premises and that person is on the premises at all times when3835
beer or intoxicating liquor is being consumed by an underage3836
person;3837

       (2) That a drug of abuse will be consumed on the premises of3838
the accommodations by any person, except a person who obtained the3839
drug of abuse pursuant to a prescription issued by a licensed3840
health professional authorized to prescribe drugs and has the drug3841
of abuse in the original container in which it was dispensed to3842
the person.3843

       (D)(1) No person is required to permit the engagement of3844
accommodations at any hotel, inn, cabin, or campground by an3845
underage person or for an underage person, if the person engaging3846
the accommodations knows or has reason to know that the underage3847
person is intoxicated, or that the underage person possesses any3848
beer or intoxicating liquor and is not accompanied by a parent,3849
spouse who is not an underage person, or legal guardian who is or3850
will be present at all times when the beer or intoxicating liquor3851
is being consumed by the underage person.3852

       (2) No underage person shall knowingly engage or attempt to3853
engage accommodations at any hotel, inn, cabin, or campground by3854
presenting identification that falsely indicates that the underage3855
person is twenty-one years of age or older for the purpose of3856
violating this section.3857

       (E)(1) No underage person shall knowingly order, pay for,3858
share the cost of, attempt to purchase, possess, or consume any3859
beer or intoxicating liquor in any public or private place. No3860
underage person shall knowingly be under the influence of any beer3861
or intoxicating liquor in any public place. The prohibitions set3862
forth in division (E)(1) of this section against an underage3863
person knowingly possessing, consuming, or being under the3864
influence of any beer or intoxicating liquor shall not apply if3865
the underage person is accompanied by a parent, spouse who is not3866
an underage person, or legal guardian, or the beer or intoxicating 3867
liquor is given by a physician in the regular line of the 3868
physician's practice or given for established religious purposes.3869

       (2)(a) If a person is charged with violating division (E)(1)3870
of this section in a complaint filed under section 2151.27 of the3871
Revised Code, the court may order the child into a diversion3872
program specified by the court and hold the complaint in abeyance3873
pending successful completion of the diversion program. A child is 3874
ineligible to enter into a diversion program under division3875
(E)(2)(a) of this section if the child previously has been3876
diverted pursuant to division (E)(2)(a) of this section. If the3877
child completes the diversion program to the satisfaction of the3878
court, the court shall dismiss the complaint and order the child's3879
record in the case sealed under division (D)(3) of section3880
sections 2151.356 to 2151.358 of the Revised Code. If the child 3881
fails to satisfactorily complete the diversion program, the court 3882
shall proceed with the complaint.3883

       (b) If a person is charged in a criminal complaint with3884
violating division (E)(1) of this section, section 2935.36 of the3885
Revised Code shall apply to the offense, except that a person is3886
ineligible for diversion under that section if the person3887
previously has been diverted pursuant to division (E)(2)(a) or (b)3888
of this section. If the person completes the diversion program to3889
the satisfaction of the court, the court shall dismiss the3890
complaint and order the record in the case sealed under section3891
2953.52 of the Revised Code. If the person fails to satisfactorily 3892
complete the diversion program, the court shall proceed with the 3893
complaint.3894

       (F) No parent, spouse who is not an underage person, or legal 3895
guardian of a minor shall knowingly permit the minor to violate 3896
this section or section 4301.63, 4301.633, or 4301.634 of the 3897
Revised Code.3898

       (G) The operator of any hotel, inn, cabin, or campground3899
shall make the provisions of this section available in writing to3900
any person engaging or using accommodations at the hotel, inn,3901
cabin, or campground.3902

       (H) As used in this section:3903

       (1) "Drug of abuse" has the same meaning as in section3904
3719.011 of the Revised Code.3905

       (2) "Hotel" has the same meaning as in section 3731.01 of the 3906
Revised Code.3907

       (3) "Licensed health professional authorized to prescribe3908
drugs" and "prescription" have the same meanings as in section3909
4729.01 of the Revised Code.3910

       (4) "Minor" means a person under the age of eighteen years.3911

       (5) "Underage person" means a person under the age of3912
twenty-one years.3913

       Section 2.  That existing sections 2151.313, 2151.357, 3914
2152.72, 2929.14, 2929.19, 2930.13, 2967.28, 3301.0714, 3313.64, 3915
3313.662, 3314.03, 3323.01, and 4301.69 and section 2151.358 of 3916
the Revised Code are hereby repealed.3917

       Section 3. That the version of section 2929.14 of the Revised 3918
Code that is scheduled to take effect August 3, 2006, be amended 3919
to read as follows:3920

       Sec. 2929.14.  (A) Except as provided in division (C),3921
(D)(1), (D)(2), (D)(3), (D)(4), (D)(5), (D)(6), or (G) of this3922
section and except in relation to an offense for which a sentence3923
of death or life imprisonment is to be imposed, if the court3924
imposing a sentence upon an offender for a felony elects or is3925
required to impose a prison term on the offender pursuant to this3926
chapter, the court shall impose a definite prison term that shall3927
be one of the following:3928

       (1) For a felony of the first degree, the prison term shall3929
be three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten years.3930

       (2) For a felony of the second degree, the prison term shall3931
be two, three, four, five, six, seven, or eight years.3932

       (3) For a felony of the third degree, the prison term shall3933
be one, two, three, four, or five years.3934

       (4) For a felony of the fourth degree, the prison term shall3935
be six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,3936
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen months.3937

       (5) For a felony of the fifth degree, the prison term shall3938
be six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, or twelve months.3939

       (B) Except as provided in division (C), (D)(1), (D)(2),3940
(D)(3), (D)(5), (D)(6), or (G) of this section, in section 2907.02 3941
or 2907.05 of the Revised Code, or in Chapter 2925. of the Revised 3942
Code, if the court imposing a sentence upon an offender for a 3943
felony elects or is required to impose a prison term on the 3944
offender, the court shall impose the shortest prison term 3945
authorized for the offense pursuant to division (A) of this 3946
section, unless one or more of the following applies:3947

       (1) The offender was serving a prison term at the time of the 3948
offense, or the offender previously had served a prison term.3949

       (2) The court finds on the record that the shortest prison3950
term will demean the seriousness of the offender's conduct or will3951
not adequately protect the public from future crime by the3952
offender or others.3953

       (C) Except as provided in division (G) of this section or in3954
Chapter 2925. of the Revised Code, the court imposing a sentence3955
upon an offender for a felony may impose the longest prison term3956
authorized for the offense pursuant to division (A) of this3957
section only upon offenders who committed the worst forms of the3958
offense, upon offenders who pose the greatest likelihood of3959
committing future crimes, upon certain major drug offenders under3960
division (D)(3) of this section, and upon certain repeat violent3961
offenders in accordance with division (D)(2) of this section.3962

       (D)(1)(a) Except as provided in division (D)(1)(e) of this3963
section, if an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a3964
felony also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of3965
the type described in section 2941.141, 2941.144, or 2941.145 of3966
the Revised Code, the court shall impose on the offender one of3967
the following prison terms:3968

       (i) A prison term of six years if the specification is of the3969
type described in section 2941.144 of the Revised Code that3970
charges the offender with having a firearm that is an automatic3971
firearm or that was equipped with a firearm muffler or silencer on3972
or about the offender's person or under the offender's control3973
while committing the felony;3974

       (ii) A prison term of three years if the specification is of3975
the type described in section 2941.145 of the Revised Code that3976
charges the offender with having a firearm on or about the3977
offender's person or under the offender's control while committing3978
the offense and displaying the firearm, brandishing the firearm,3979
indicating that the offender possessed the firearm, or using it to3980
facilitate the offense;3981

       (iii) A prison term of one year if the specification is of3982
the type described in section 2941.141 of the Revised Code that3983
charges the offender with having a firearm on or about the3984
offender's person or under the offender's control while committing3985
the felony.3986

       (b) If a court imposes a prison term on an offender under3987
division (D)(1)(a) of this section, the prison term shall not be3988
reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any3989
other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised3990
Code. A court shall not impose more than one prison term on an3991
offender under division (D)(1)(a) of this section for felonies3992
committed as part of the same act or transaction.3993

       (c) Except as provided in division (D)(1)(e) of this section, 3994
if an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation 3995
of section 2923.161 of the Revised Code or to a felony that 3996
includes, as an essential element, purposely or knowingly causing 3997
or attempting to cause the death of or physical harm to another,3998
also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of the3999
type described in section 2941.146 of the Revised Code that4000
charges the offender with committing the offense by discharging a4001
firearm from a motor vehicle other than a manufactured home, the4002
court, after imposing a prison term on the offender for the4003
violation of section 2923.161 of the Revised Code or for the other4004
felony offense under division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this4005
section, shall impose an additional prison term of five years upon4006
the offender that shall not be reduced pursuant to section4007
2929.20, section 2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967.4008
or Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. A court shall not impose4009
more than one additional prison term on an offender under division4010
(D)(1)(c) of this section for felonies committed as part of the4011
same act or transaction. If a court imposes an additional prison4012
term on an offender under division (D)(1)(c) of this section4013
relative to an offense, the court also shall impose a prison term4014
under division (D)(1)(a) of this section relative to the same4015
offense, provided the criteria specified in that division for4016
imposing an additional prison term are satisfied relative to the4017
offender and the offense.4018

       (d) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to4019
an offense of violence that is a felony also is convicted of or4020
pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in section4021
2941.1411 of the Revised Code that charges the offender with4022
wearing or carrying body armor while committing the felony offense4023
of violence, the court shall impose on the offender a prison term4024
of two years. The prison term so imposed shall not be reduced4025
pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any other4026
provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. A 4027
court shall not impose more than one prison term on an offender4028
under division (D)(1)(d) of this section for felonies committed as4029
part of the same act or transaction. If a court imposes an4030
additional prison term under division (D)(1)(a) or (c) of this4031
section, the court is not precluded from imposing an additional4032
prison term under division (D)(1)(d) of this section.4033

       (e) The court shall not impose any of the prison terms4034
described in division (D)(1)(a) of this section or any of the4035
additional prison terms described in division (D)(1)(c) of this4036
section upon an offender for a violation of section 2923.12 or4037
2923.123 of the Revised Code. The court shall not impose any of4038
the prison terms described in division (D)(1)(a) of this section4039
or any of the additional prison terms described in division4040
(D)(1)(c) of this section upon an offender for a violation of4041
section 2923.13 of the Revised Code unless all of the following4042
apply:4043

       (i) The offender previously has been convicted of aggravated4044
murder, murder, or any felony of the first or second degree.4045

       (ii) Less than five years have passed since the offender was4046
released from prison or post-release control, whichever is later,4047
for the prior offense.4048

        (f) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a 4049
felony that includes, as an essential element, causing or 4050
attempting to cause the death of or physical harm to another and 4051
also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of the 4052
type described in section 2941.1412 of the Revised Code that 4053
charges the offender with committing the offense by discharging a 4054
firearm at a peace officer as defined in section 2935.01 of the 4055
Revised Code or a corrections officer as defined in section4056
2941.1412 of the Revised Code, the court, after imposing a prison4057
term on the offender for the felony offense under division (A),4058
(D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section, shall impose an additional4059
prison term of seven years upon the offender that shall not be4060
reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any4061
other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised4062
Code. A court shall not impose more than one additional prison4063
term on an offender under division (D)(1)(f) of this section for4064
felonies committed as part of the same act or transaction. If a4065
court imposes an additional prison term on an offender under4066
division (D)(1)(f) of this section relative to an offense, the4067
court shall not impose a prison term under division (D)(1)(a) or4068
(c) of this section relative to the same offense.4069

       (2)(a) If division (D)(2)(b) of this section does not apply, 4070
the court may impose on an offender, in addition to the longest 4071
prison term authorized or required for the offense, an additional 4072
definite prison term of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, 4073
eight, nine, or ten years if all of the following criteria are 4074
met: 4075

       (i) The offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a 4076
specification of the type described in section 2941.149 of the 4077
Revised Code that the offender is a repeat violent offender.4078

       (ii) The offense of which the offender currently is convicted 4079
or to which the offender currently pleads guilty is aggravated 4080
murder and the court does not impose a sentence of death or life 4081
imprisonment without parole, murder, terrorism and the court does 4082
not impose a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, any 4083
felony of the first degree that is an offense of violence and the 4084
court does not impose a sentence of life imprisonment without 4085
parole, or any felony of the second degree that is an offense of 4086
violence and the trier of fact finds that the offense involved an 4087
attempt to cause or a threat to cause serious physical harm to a 4088
person or resulted in serious physical harm to a person.4089

       (iii) The court imposes the longest prison term for the 4090
offense that is not life imprisonment without parole.4091

       (iv) The court finds that the prison terms imposed pursuant 4092
to division (D)(2)(a)(iii) of this section and, if applicable, 4093
division (D)(1) or (3) of this section are inadequate to punish 4094
the offender and protect the public from future crime, because the4095
applicable factors under section 2929.12 of the Revised Code4096
indicating a greater likelihood of recidivism outweigh the4097
applicable factors under that section indicating a lesser4098
likelihood of recidivism.4099

       (v) The court finds that the prison terms imposed pursuant to 4100
division (D)(2)(a)(iii) of this section and, if applicable, 4101
division (D)(1) or (3) of this section are demeaning to the4102
seriousness of the offense, because one or more of the factors4103
under section 2929.12 of the Revised Code indicating that the 4104
offender's conduct is more serious than conduct normally4105
constituting the offense are present, and they outweigh the 4106
applicable factors under that section indicating that the 4107
offender's conduct is less serious than conduct normally 4108
constituting the offense.4109

       (b) The court shall impose on an offender the longest prison 4110
term authorized or required for the offense and shall impose on 4111
the offender an additional definite prison term of one, two, 4112
three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten years if all of 4113
the following criteria are met:4114

       (i) The offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a 4115
specification of the type described in section 2941.149 of the 4116
Revised Code that the offender is a repeat violent offender.4117

       (ii) The offender within the preceding twenty years has been 4118
convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more offenses described 4119
in division (DD)(1) of section 2929.01 of the Revised Code, 4120
including all offenses described in that division of which the 4121
offender is convicted or to which the offender pleads guilty in 4122
the current prosecution and all offenses described in that 4123
division of which the offender previously has been convicted or to 4124
which the offender previously pleaded guilty, whether prosecuted 4125
together or separately.4126

       (iii) The offense or offenses of which the offender currently 4127
is convicted or to which the offender currently pleads guilty is 4128
aggravated murder and the court does not impose a sentence of 4129
death or life imprisonment without parole, murder, terrorism and 4130
the court does not impose a sentence of life imprisonment without 4131
parole, any felony of the first degree that is an offense of 4132
violence and the court does not impose a sentence of life 4133
imprisonment without parole, or any felony of the second degree 4134
that is an offense of violence and the trier of fact finds that 4135
the offense involved an attempt to cause or a threat to cause 4136
serious physical harm to a person or resulted in serious physical 4137
harm to a person.4138

       (c) For purposes of division (D)(2)(b) of this section, two 4139
or more offenses committed at the same time or as part of the same 4140
act or event shall be considered one offense, and that one offense 4141
shall be the offense with the greatest penalty.4142

       (d) A sentence imposed under division (D)(2)(a) or (b) of 4143
this section shall not be reduced pursuant to section 2929.20 or 4144
section 2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967. or 4145
Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. The offender shall serve an 4146
additional prison term imposed under this section consecutively to 4147
and prior to the prison term imposed for the underlying offense.4148

       (e) When imposing a sentence pursuant to division (D)(2)(a) 4149
or (b) of this section, the court shall state its findings 4150
explaining the imposed sentence.4151

       (3)(a) Except when an offender commits a violation of section 4152
2903.01 or 2907.02 of the Revised Code and the penalty imposed for 4153
the violation is life imprisonment or commits a violation of 4154
section 2903.02 of the Revised Code, if the offender commits a 4155
violation of section 2925.03 or 2925.11 of the Revised Code and 4156
that section classifies the offender as a major drug offender and 4157
requires the imposition of a ten-year prison term on the offender, 4158
if the offender commits a felony violation of section 2925.02,4159
2925.04, 2925.05, 2925.36, 3719.07, 3719.08, 3719.16, 3719.161, 4160
4729.37, or 4729.61, division (C) or (D) of section 3719.172, 4161
division (C) of section 4729.51, or division (J) of section 4162
4729.54 of the Revised Code that includes the sale, offer to sell,4163
or possession of a schedule I or II controlled substance, with the 4164
exception of marihuana, and the court imposing sentence upon the 4165
offender finds that the offender is guilty of a specification of 4166
the type described in section 2941.1410 of the Revised Code 4167
charging that the offender is a major drug offender, if the court 4168
imposing sentence upon an offender for a felony finds that the 4169
offender is guilty of corrupt activity with the most serious 4170
offense in the pattern of corrupt activity being a felony of the 4171
first degree, or if the offender is guilty of an attempted4172
violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code and, had the4173
offender completed the violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised4174
Code that was attempted, the offender would have been subject to a4175
sentence of life imprisonment or life imprisonment without parole4176
for the violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code, the4177
court shall impose upon the offender for the felony violation a4178
ten-year prison term that cannot be reduced pursuant to section4179
2929.20 or Chapter 2967. or 5120. of the Revised Code.4180

       (b) The court imposing a prison term on an offender under4181
division (D)(3)(a) of this section may impose an additional prison4182
term of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or4183
ten years, if the court, with respect to the term imposed under4184
division (D)(3)(a) of this section and, if applicable, divisions4185
(D)(1) and (2) of this section, makes both of the findings set4186
forth in divisions (D)(2)(a)(iv) and (v) of this section.4187

       (4) If the offender is being sentenced for a third or fourth4188
degree felony OVI offense under division (G)(2) of section 2929.134189
of the Revised Code, the sentencing court shall impose upon the4190
offender a mandatory prison term in accordance with that division.4191
In addition to the mandatory prison term, if the offender is being4192
sentenced for a fourth degree felony OVI offense, the court,4193
notwithstanding division (A)(4) of this section, may sentence the4194
offender to a definite prison term of not less than six months and4195
not more than thirty months, and if the offender is being4196
sentenced for a third degree felony OVI offense, the sentencing4197
court may sentence the offender to an additional prison term of4198
any duration specified in division (A)(3) of this section. In4199
either case, the additional prison term imposed shall be reduced4200
by the sixty or one hundred twenty days imposed upon the offender4201
as the mandatory prison term. The total of the additional prison4202
term imposed under division (D)(4) of this section plus the sixty4203
or one hundred twenty days imposed as the mandatory prison term4204
shall equal a definite term in the range of six months to thirty4205
months for a fourth degree felony OVI offense and shall equal one4206
of the authorized prison terms specified in division (A)(3) of4207
this section for a third degree felony OVI offense. If the court4208
imposes an additional prison term under division (D)(4) of this4209
section, the offender shall serve the additional prison term after4210
the offender has served the mandatory prison term required for the4211
offense. In addition to the mandatory prison term or mandatory and 4212
additional prison term imposed as described in division (D)(4) of 4213
this section, the court also may sentence the offender to a 4214
community control sanction under section 2929.16 or 2929.17 of the 4215
Revised Code, but the offender shall serve all of the prison terms 4216
so imposed prior to serving the community control sanction.4217

        If the offender is being sentenced for a fourth degree felony 4218
OVI offense under division (G)(1) of section 2929.13 of the 4219
Revised Code and the court imposes a mandatory term of local 4220
incarceration, the court may impose a prison term as described in 4221
division (A)(1) of that section.4222

       (5) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a4223
violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the4224
Revised Code and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a4225
specification of the type described in section 2941.1414 of the4226
Revised Code that charges that the victim of the offense is a4227
peace officer, as defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code,4228
the court shall impose on the offender a prison term of five4229
years. If a court imposes a prison term on an offender under4230
division (D)(5) of this section, the prison term shall not be4231
reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any4232
other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised4233
Code. A court shall not impose more than one prison term on an4234
offender under division (D)(5) of this section for felonies4235
committed as part of the same act.4236

        (6) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a4237
violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the4238
Revised Code and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a4239
specification of the type described in section 2941.1415 of the4240
Revised Code that charges that the offender previously has been4241
convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of 4242
division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or an 4243
equivalent offense, as defined in section 2941.1415 of the Revised 4244
Code, or three or more violations of any combination of those 4245
divisions and offenses, the court shall impose on the offender a 4246
prison term of three years. If a court imposes a prison term on an 4247
offender under division (D)(6) of this section, the prison term 4248
shall not be reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 4249
2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. 4250
of the Revised Code. A court shall not impose more than one prison 4251
term on an offender under division (D)(6) of this section for 4252
felonies committed as part of the same act.4253

       (E)(1)(a) Subject to division (E)(1)(b) of this section, if a 4254
mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender pursuant to4255
division (D)(1)(a) of this section for having a firearm on or4256
about the offender's person or under the offender's control while4257
committing a felony, if a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an4258
offender pursuant to division (D)(1)(c) of this section for4259
committing a felony specified in that division by discharging a4260
firearm from a motor vehicle, or if both types of mandatory prison4261
terms are imposed, the offender shall serve any mandatory prison4262
term imposed under either division consecutively to any other4263
mandatory prison term imposed under either division or under4264
division (D)(1)(d) of this section, consecutively to and prior to4265
any prison term imposed for the underlying felony pursuant to4266
division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section or any other4267
section of the Revised Code, and consecutively to any other prison4268
term or mandatory prison term previously or subsequently imposed4269
upon the offender.4270

       (b) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender4271
pursuant to division (D)(1)(d) of this section for wearing or4272
carrying body armor while committing an offense of violence that4273
is a felony, the offender shall serve the mandatory term so4274
imposed consecutively to any other mandatory prison term imposed4275
under that division or under division (D)(1)(a) or (c) of this4276
section, consecutively to and prior to any prison term imposed for4277
the underlying felony under division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of4278
this section or any other section of the Revised Code, and4279
consecutively to any other prison term or mandatory prison term4280
previously or subsequently imposed upon the offender.4281

       (c) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender4282
pursuant to division (D)(1)(f) of this section, the offender shall4283
serve the mandatory prison term so imposed consecutively to and4284
prior to any prison term imposed for the underlying felony under4285
division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section or any other4286
section of the Revised Code, and consecutively to any other prison4287
term or mandatory prison term previously or subsequently imposed4288
upon the offender.4289

       (2) If an offender who is an inmate in a jail, prison, or4290
other residential detention facility violates section 2917.02,4291
2917.03, 2921.34, or 2921.35 of the Revised Code, if an offender4292
who is under detention at a detention facility commits a felony4293
violation of section 2923.131 of the Revised Code, or if an4294
offender who is an inmate in a jail, prison, or other residential4295
detention facility or is under detention at a detention facility4296
commits another felony while the offender is an escapee in4297
violation of section 2921.34 of the Revised Code, any prison term4298
imposed upon the offender for one of those violations shall be4299
served by the offender consecutively to the prison term or term of4300
imprisonment the offender was serving when the offender committed4301
that offense and to any other prison term previously or4302
subsequently imposed upon the offender.4303

       (3) If a prison term is imposed for a violation of division4304
(B) of section 2911.01 of the Revised Code, a violation of 4305
division (A) of section 2913.02 of the Revised Code in which the 4306
stolen property is a firearm or dangerous ordnance, or a felony 4307
violation of division (B) of section 2921.331 of the Revised Code, 4308
the offender shall serve that prison term consecutively to any4309
other prison term or mandatory prison term previously or 4310
subsequently imposed upon the offender.4311

       (4) If multiple prison terms are imposed on an offender for4312
convictions of multiple offenses, the court may require the4313
offender to serve the prison terms consecutively if the court4314
finds that the consecutive service is necessary to protect the4315
public from future crime or to punish the offender and that4316
consecutive sentences are not disproportionate to the seriousness4317
of the offender's conduct and to the danger the offender poses to4318
the public, and if the court also finds any of the following:4319

       (a) The offender committed one or more of the multiple4320
offenses while the offender was awaiting trial or sentencing, was4321
under a sanction imposed pursuant to section 2929.16, 2929.17, or4322
2929.18 of the Revised Code, or was under post-release control for4323
a prior offense.4324

       (b) At least two of the multiple offenses were committed as4325
part of one or more courses of conduct, and the harm caused by two4326
or more of the multiple offenses so committed was so great or4327
unusual that no single prison term for any of the offenses4328
committed as part of any of the courses of conduct adequately4329
reflects the seriousness of the offender's conduct.4330

       (c) The offender's history of criminal conduct demonstrates4331
that consecutive sentences are necessary to protect the public4332
from future crime by the offender.4333

       (5) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender4334
pursuant to division (D)(5) or (6) of this section, the offender4335
shall serve the mandatory prison term consecutively to and prior4336
to any prison term imposed for the underlying violation of4337
division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the Revised Code4338
pursuant to division (A) of this section. If a mandatory prison4339
term is imposed upon an offender pursuant to division (D)(5) of4340
this section, and if a mandatory prison term also is imposed upon4341
the offender pursuant to division (D)(6) of this section in4342
relation to the same violation, the offender shall serve the4343
mandatory prison term imposed pursuant to division (D)(5) of this4344
section consecutively to and prior to the mandatory prison term4345
imposed pursuant to division (D)(6) of this section and4346
consecutively to and prior to any prison term imposed for the4347
underlying violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.064348
of the Revised Code pursuant to division (A) of this section.4349

       (6) When consecutive prison terms are imposed pursuant to4350
division (E)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this section, the term 4351
to be served is the aggregate of all of the terms so imposed.4352

       (F)(1) If a court imposes a prison term of a type described 4353
in division (B) of section 2967.28 of the Revised Codefor a 4354
felony of the first degree, for a felony of the second degree, for 4355
a felony sex offense, or for a felony of the third degree that is 4356
not a felony sex offense and in the commission of which the 4357
offender caused or threatened to cause physical harm to a person, 4358
it shall include in the sentence a requirement that the offender 4359
be subject to a period of post-release control after the 4360
offender's release from imprisonment, in accordance with that 4361
division. If a court imposes a sentence including a prison term of 4362
a type described in this division on or after the effective date 4363
of this amendment, the failure of a court to include a 4364
post-release control requirement in the sentence pursuant to this 4365
division does not negate, limit, or otherwise affect the mandatory 4366
period of post-release control that is required for the offender 4367
under division (B) of section 2967.28 of the Revised Code. Section 4368
2929.191 of the Revised Code applies if, prior to the effective 4369
date of this amendment, a court imposed a sentence including a 4370
prison term of a type described in this division and failed to 4371
include in the sentence pursuant to this division a statement 4372
regarding post-release control.4373

       (2) If a court imposes a prison term of a type described in 4374
division (C) of that sectionfor a felony of the third, fourth, or 4375
fifth degree that is not subject to division (F)(1) of this 4376
section, it shall include in the sentence a requirement that the4377
offender be subject to a period of post-release control after the4378
offender's release from imprisonment, in accordance with that4379
division, if the parole board determines that a period of4380
post-release control is necessary. Section 2929.191 of the Revised 4381
Code applies if, prior to the effective date of this amendment, a 4382
court imposed a sentence including a prison term of a type 4383
described in this division and failed to include in the sentence 4384
pursuant to this division a statement regarding post-release 4385
control.4386

       (G) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violent 4387
sex offense or a designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping 4388
offense and, in relation to that offense, the offender is 4389
adjudicated a sexually violent predator, the court shall impose4390
sentence upon the offender in accordance with section 2971.03 of 4391
the Revised Code, and Chapter 2971. of the Revised Code applies 4392
regarding the prison term or term of life imprisonment without 4393
parole imposed upon the offender and the service of that term of 4394
imprisonment.4395

       (H) If a person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty4396
to a felony is sentenced to a prison term or term of imprisonment4397
under this section, sections 2929.02 to 2929.06 of the Revised4398
Code, section 2971.03 of the Revised Code, or any other provision4399
of law, section 5120.163 of the Revised Code applies regarding the4400
person while the person is confined in a state correctional4401
institution.4402

       (I) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a4403
felony that is an offense of violence also is convicted of or4404
pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in section4405
2941.142 of the Revised Code that charges the offender with having4406
committed the felony while participating in a criminal gang, the4407
court shall impose upon the offender an additional prison term of4408
one, two, or three years.4409

       (J) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to4410
aggravated murder, murder, or a felony of the first, second, or4411
third degree that is an offense of violence also is convicted of4412
or pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in4413
section 2941.143 of the Revised Code that charges the offender4414
with having committed the offense in a school safety zone or4415
towards a person in a school safety zone, the court shall impose4416
upon the offender an additional prison term of two years. The4417
offender shall serve the additional two years consecutively to and4418
prior to the prison term imposed for the underlying offense.4419

       (K) At the time of sentencing, the court may recommend the4420
offender for placement in a program of shock incarceration under4421
section 5120.031 of the Revised Code or for placement in an4422
intensive program prison under section 5120.032 of the Revised4423
Code, disapprove placement of the offender in a program of shock4424
incarceration or an intensive program prison of that nature, or4425
make no recommendation on placement of the offender. In no case4426
shall the department of rehabilitation and correction place the4427
offender in a program or prison of that nature unless the4428
department determines as specified in section 5120.031 or 5120.0324429
of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable, that the offender is4430
eligible for the placement.4431

       If the court disapproves placement of the offender in a4432
program or prison of that nature, the department of rehabilitation4433
and correction shall not place the offender in any program of4434
shock incarceration or intensive program prison.4435

       If the court recommends placement of the offender in a4436
program of shock incarceration or in an intensive program prison, 4437
and if the offender is subsequently placed in the recommended4438
program or prison, the department shall notify the court of the4439
placement and shall include with the notice a brief description of4440
the placement.4441

       If the court recommends placement of the offender in a4442
program of shock incarceration or in an intensive program prison4443
and the department does not subsequently place the offender in the4444
recommended program or prison, the department shall send a notice4445
to the court indicating why the offender was not placed in the4446
recommended program or prison.4447

       If the court does not make a recommendation under this4448
division with respect to an offender and if the department4449
determines as specified in section 5120.031 or 5120.032 of the4450
Revised Code, whichever is applicable, that the offender is4451
eligible for placement in a program or prison of that nature, the4452
department shall screen the offender and determine if there is an4453
available program of shock incarceration or an intensive program4454
prison for which the offender is suited. If there is an available4455
program of shock incarceration or an intensive program prison for4456
which the offender is suited, the department shall notify the4457
court of the proposed placement of the offender as specified in4458
section 5120.031 or 5120.032 of the Revised Code and shall include4459
with the notice a brief description of the placement. The court4460
shall have ten days from receipt of the notice to disapprove the4461
placement.4462

       Section 4. That the existing version of section 2929.14 of 4463
the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect August 3, 2006, 4464
is hereby repealed.4465

       Section 5. (A) The General Assembly hereby declares that its 4466
purpose in amending sections 2929.14, 2929.19, and 2967.28 and 4467
enacting section 2929.191 of the Revised Code in Sections 1 and 2 4468
of this act and in amending section 2929.14 of the Revised Code in 4469
Sections 3 and 4 of this act is to reaffirm that, under the 4470
amended sections as they existed prior to the effective date of 4471
this act: (1) by operation of law and without need for any prior 4472
notification or warning, every convicted offender sentenced to a 4473
prison term for a felony of the first or second degree, for a 4474
felony sex offense, or for a felony of the third degree that is 4475
not a felony sex offense and in the commission of which the 4476
offender caused or threatened to cause physical harm to a person 4477
always is subject to a period of post-release control after the 4478
offender's release from imprisonment pursuant to and for the 4479
period of time described in division (B) of section 2967.28 of the 4480
Revised Code; (2) by operation of law, every convicted offender 4481
sentenced to a prison term for a felony of the third, fourth, or 4482
fifth degree that is not subject to the provision described in 4483
clause (1) of this sentence is subject to a period of post-release 4484
control after the offender's release from imprisonment pursuant to 4485
division (C) of section 2967.28 of the Revived Code if the parole 4486
board determines in accordance with specified criteria that 4487
post-release control is necessary; and (3) by operation of law and 4488
without need for any prior notification or warning, every 4489
convicted offender sentenced to a prison term and subjected to 4490
supervision under a period of post-release control after the 4491
offender's release from imprisonment always is subject to having 4492
the Parole Board impose in accordance with section 2967.28 of the 4493
Revised Code a prison term of up to one-half of the stated prison 4494
term originally imposed upon the offender if the offender violates 4495
that supervision or a condition of post-release control imposed 4496
under division (B) of section 2967.131 of the Revised Code.4497

       (B) The General Assembly hereby declares that it believes 4498
that the amendments made to sections 2929.14, 2929.19, and 2967.28 4499
and the enactment of section 2929.191 of the Revised Code in 4500
Sections 1 and 2 of this act and the amendment made to section 4501
2929.14 of the Revised Code in Sections 3 and 4 of this act are 4502
not substantive in nature and merely clarify that the amended 4503
sections operate as described in division (A) of this Section, 4504
that the convicted offenders described in clause (1) under 4505
division (A) of this Section always are subject by operation of 4506
law and without need for any prior notification or warning to a 4507
period of post-release control after their release from 4508
imprisonment as described in that division, that the convicted 4509
offenders described in clause (2) under division (A) of this 4510
Section are subject by operation of law to post-release control 4511
after their release from imprisonment if the Parole Board makes 4512
certain determinations, that the convicted offenders described in 4513
clause (3) under division (A) of this Section always are subject 4514
by operation of law to having the Parole Board impose a prison 4515
term if they violate their supervision or a condition of 4516
post-release control as described in that division, and that the 4517
amendments made to sections 2929.14, 2929.19, and 2967.28 and the 4518
enactment of section 2929.191 of the Revised Code in Sections 1 4519
and 2 of this act and the amendment made to section 2929.14 of the 4520
Revised Code in Sections 3 and 4 of this act thus are remedial in 4521
nature. The General Assembly declares that it intends that the 4522
clarifying, remedial amendments made to sections 2929.14, 2929.19, 4523
and 2967.28 and the enactment of section 2929.191 of the Revised 4524
Code in Sections 1 and 2 of this act and the amendment made to 4525
section 2929.14 of the Revised Code in Sections 3 and 4 of this 4526
act apply to all convicted offenders described in division (A) of 4527
this Section, regardless of whether they were sentenced prior to, 4528
or are sentenced on or after, the effective date of this act.4529

       Section 6. Sections 2151.313, 2152.72, 2930.13, 3301.0714, 4530
3313.64, 3313.662, 3314.03, 3323.01, and 4301.69 of the Revised 4531
Code, as amended by this act, section 2151.357 (2151.362) of the 4532
Revised Code as amended by this act for the purpose of adopting a 4533
new section number, new sections 2151.357 and 2151.358 and 4534
sections 2151.355 and 2151.356 of the Revised Code, as enacted by 4535
this act, and the repeal of section 2151.358 of the Revised Code 4536
by this act shall take effect ninety days after the effective date 4537
of this act.4538

       Section 7. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 4539
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 4540
peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is that 4541
the amendments made in this act are crucially needed to clarify 4542
the law to protect the residents of this state from the 4543
consequences that might result if the state is forced to release 4544
without supervision offenders who have been convicted of serious 4545
offenses and imprisoned, solely because the offenders were not 4546
provided notice of the fact that the law always requires their 4547
supervision upon release from prison. Therefore, this act shall go 4548
into immediate effect.4549