As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

Sub. H. B. No. 19

Representative Harwood 

Cosponsors: Representatives Brown, Fende, Okey, Williams, B., Garrison, Bolon, Chandler, Phillips, Boyd, Newcomb, Williams, S., Domenick, Pillich, Harris, Murray, Luckie, DeBose, Driehaus, Garland, Lundy, Pryor, Weddington, Celeste, Dodd, Dyer, Foley, Gerberry, Goyal, Hagan, Heard, Hite, Koziura, Mallory, Otterman, Patten, Skindell, Slesnick, Stewart, Szollosi, Ujvagi, Winburn, Yuko 

Senators Cates, Carey, Gibbs, Sawyer, Fedor, Morano 

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A BILL

To amend sections 3313.60, 3313.666, 3314.35,

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3319.073, and 3327.10 of the Revised Code to

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enact the "Tina Croucher Act" to require public

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schools to incorporate dating violence into

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their policies prohibiting harassment,

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intimidation, or bullying; to require school

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districts to include dating violence prevention

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education in the health curriculum; to clarify

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the conditions under which a community school must

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close for poor academic performance; and to

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revise the criminal offenses that disqualify

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school bus drivers for employment.

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

Section 1. That sections 3313.60, 3313.666, 3314.35,	13
3319.073, and 3327.10 of the Revised Code be amended to read as	14
follows:	15

Sec. 3313.60.  Notwithstanding division (D) of section	16
3311.52 of the Revised Code, divisions (A) to (E) of this section	17
do not apply to any cooperative education school district	18
established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of	19
the Revised Code.	20

(A) The board of education of each city and exempted village	21
school district, the governing board of each educational service	22
center, and the board of each cooperative education school	23
district established pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised	24
Code shall prescribe a curriculum for all schools under their	25
control. Except as provided in division (E) of this section, in	26
any such curriculum there shall be included the study of the	27
following subjects:	28

(1) The language arts, including reading, writing, spelling,	29
oral and written English, and literature;	30

(2) Geography, the history of the United States and of Ohio,	31
and national, state, and local government in the United States,	32
including a balanced presentation of the relevant contributions to	33
society of men and women of African, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and	34
American Indian descent as well as other ethnic and racial groups	35
in Ohio and the United States;	36

(3) Mathematics;

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(4) Natural science, including instruction in the	38
conservation of natural resources;	39

(5) Health education, which shall include instruction in:

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(a) The nutritive value of foods, including natural and	41
organically produced foods, the relation of nutrition to health,	42
and the use and effects of food additives;	43

(b) The harmful effects of and legal restrictions against the	44
use of drugs of abuse, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco;	45

(c) Venereal disease education, except that upon written	46
request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be	47
excused from taking instruction in venereal disease education;	48

(d) In grades kindergarten through six, instruction in	49
personal safety and assault prevention, except that upon written	50
request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be	51
excused from taking instruction in personal safety and assault	52
prevention;	53

(e) In grades seven through twelve, age-appropriate	54
instruction in dating violence prevention education, which shall	55
include instruction in defining dating violence, recognizing	56
dating violence warning signs, and characteristics of healthy	57
relationships. As used in this division, "dating violence" has	58
the same meaning as in section 3313.666 of the Revised Code.	59

In order to assist school districts in developing a dating	60
violence prevention education curriculum, the department of	61
education shall provide on its web site links to free curricula	62
addressing dating violence prevention.	63

If the parent or legal guardian of a student less than	64
eighteen years of age submits to the principal of the student's	65
school a written request to examine the dating violence	66
prevention instruction materials used at that school, the	67
principal, within a reasonable period of time after the request	68
is made, shall allow the parent or guardian to examine those	69
materials at that school.	70

(6) Physical education;

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(7) The fine arts, including music;

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(8) First aid, including a training program in	73
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, safety, and fire prevention, except	74
that upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a	75
student shall be excused from taking instruction in	76
cardiopulmonary resuscitation.	77

(B) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, every	78
school or school district shall include in the requirements for	79
promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade one year's	80
course of study of American history. A board may waive this	81
requirement for academically accelerated students who, in	82
accordance with procedures adopted by the board, are able to	83
demonstrate mastery of essential concepts and skills of the	84
eighth grade American history course of study.	85

(C) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, every	86
high school shall include in the requirements for graduation from	87
any curriculum one unit of American history and government,	88
including a study of the constitutions of the United States and of	89
Ohio.	90

(D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, basic	91
instruction in geography, United States history, the government of	92
the United States, the government of the state of Ohio, local	93
government in Ohio, the Declaration of Independence, the United	94
States Constitution, and the Constitution of the state of Ohio	95
shall be required before pupils may participate in courses	96
involving the study of social problems, economics, foreign	97
affairs, United Nations, world government, socialism and	98
communism.	99

(E) For each cooperative education school district	100
established pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code and	101
each city, exempted village, and local school district that has	102
territory within such a cooperative district, the curriculum	103
adopted pursuant to divisions (A) to (D) of this section shall	104
only include the study of the subjects that apply to the grades	105
operated by each such school district. The curriculums for such	106
schools, when combined, shall provide to each student of these	107
districts all of the subjects required under divisions (A) to (D)	108
of this section.	109

(F) The board of education of any cooperative education	110
school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of	111
section 3311.52 of the Revised Code shall prescribe a curriculum	112
for the subject areas and grade levels offered in any school under	113
its control.	114

(G) Upon the request of any parent or legal guardian of a	115
student, the board of education of any school district shall	116
permit the parent or guardian to promptly examine, with respect to	117
the parent's or guardian's own child:	118

(1) Any survey or questionnaire, prior to its administration	119
to the child;	120

(2) Any textbook, workbook, software, video, or other	121
instructional materials being used by the district in connection	122
with the instruction of the child;	123

(3) Any completed and graded test taken or survey or	124
questionnaire filled out by the child;	125

(4) Copies of the statewide academic standards and each model	126
curriculum developed pursuant to section 3301.079 of the Revised	127
Code, which copies shall be available at all times during school	128
hours in each district school building.	129

Sec. 3313.666.  (A) As used in this section, "harassment:

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(1) "Dating partner" means any person, regardless of gender,	131
involved in an intimate relationship with another primarily	132
characterized by the expectation of affectionate involvement	133
whether casual, serious, or long-term.	134

(2) "Dating violence" means a pattern of behavior where a	135
person uses or threatens physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional	136
abuse to control the person's dating partner.	137

(3) "Harassment, intimidation, or bullying" means anyeither	138
of the following:	139

(a) Any intentional written, verbal, or physical act that a	140
student has exhibited toward another particular student more than	141
once and the behavior both:	142

(1)(i) Causes mental or physical harm to the other student;

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(2)(ii) Is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that	144
it creates an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational	145
environment for the other student.	146

(b) Dating violence.

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(B) The board of education of each city, local, exempted	148
village, and joint vocational school district shall establish a	149
policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying. The	150
policy shall be developed in consultation with parents, school	151
employees, school volunteers, students, and community members. The	152
policy shall include the following:	153

(1) A statement prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or	154
bullying of any student on school property or at school-sponsored	155
events;	156

(2) A definition of harassment, intimidation, or bullying	157
that shall include the definition in division (A) of this section;	158

(3) A procedure for reporting prohibited incidents;

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(4) A requirement that school personnel report prohibited	160
incidents of which they are aware to the school principal or other	161
administrator designated by the principal;	162

(5) A requirement that parents or guardians of any student	163
involved in a prohibited incident be notified and, to the extent	164
permitted by section 3319.321 of the Revised Code and the "Family	165
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20	166
U.S.C. 1232q, as amended, have access to any written reports	167
pertaining to the prohibited incident;	168

(6) A procedure for documenting any prohibited incident that	169
is reported;	170

(7) A procedure for responding to and investigating any	171
reported incident;	172

(8) A strategy for protecting a victim from additional	173
harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and from retaliation	174
following a report;	175

(9) A disciplinary procedure for any student guilty of	176
harassment, intimidation, or bullying, which shall not infringe on	177
any student's rights under the first amendment to the Constitution	178
of the United States;	179

(10) A requirement that the district administration	180
semiannually provide the president of the district board a written	181
summary of all reported incidents and post the summary on its web	182
site, if the district has a web site, to the extent permitted by	183
section 3319.321 of the Revised Code and the "Family Educational	184
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232q, as	185
amended.	186

(C) Each board's policy shall appear in any student	187
handbooks, and in any of the publications that set forth the	188
comprehensive rules, procedures, and standards of conduct for	189
schools and students in the district. Information regarding the	190
policy shall be incorporated into employee training materials.	191

(D) A school district employee, student, or volunteer shall	192
be individually immune from liability in a civil action for	193
damages arising from reporting an incident in accordance with a	194
policy adopted pursuant to this section if that person reports an	195
incident of harassment, intimidation, or bullying promptly in good	196
faith and in compliance with the procedures as specified in the	197
policy.	198

(E) Except as provided in division (D) of this section,	199
nothing in this section prohibits a victim from seeking redress	200
under any other provision of the Revised Code or common law that	201
may apply.	202

(F) This section does not create a new cause of action or a	203
substantive legal right for any person.	204

(G) Not later than six months after the effective date of	205
this amendment, each board shall update the policy adopted under	206
this section to include dating violence.	207

Sec. 3314.35.  (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(3)	208
of this section, this section applies to any community school	209
that meets one of the following criteria after July 1, 2008, but	210
before July 1, 2009:	211

(a) The school does not offer a grade level higher than three	212
and has been declared to be in a state of academic emergency under	213
section 3302.03 of the Revised Code for four consecutive school	214
years.	215

(b) The school satisfies all of the following conditions:

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(i) The school offers any of grade levels four to eight but	217
does not offer a grade level higher than nine.	218

(ii) The school has been declared to be in a state of	219
academic emergency under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code for	220
three consecutive school years.	221

(iii) For two of those school years, the school showed less	222
than one standard year of academic growth in either reading or	223
mathematics, as determined by the department of education in	224
accordance with rules adopted under division (A) of section	225
3302.021 of the Revised Code.	226

(c) The school satisfies all of the following conditions:

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(i) The school offers any of grade levels ten to twelve.

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(ii) The school has been declared to be in a state of	229
academic emergency under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code for	230
three consecutive school years.	231

(iii) For two of those school years, the school showed less	232
than two standard years of academic growth in either reading or	233
mathematics, as determined by the department in accordance with	234
rules adopted under division (A) of section 3302.021 of the	235
Revised Code.	236

(2) Except as provided in division (A)(3) of this section,	237
this section applies to any community school that meets one of	238
the following criteria after July 1, 2009:	239

(a) The school does not offer a grade level higher than three	240
and has been declared to be in a state of academic emergency under	241
section 3302.03 of the Revised Code for three of the four most	242
recent school years.	243

(b) The school satisfies all of the following conditions:

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(i) The school offers any of grade levels four to eight but	245
does not offer a grade level higher than nine.	246

(ii) The school has been declared to be in a state of	247
academic emergency under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code for	248
two of the three most recent school years.	249

(iii) In at least two of the three most recent school years,	250
the school showed less than one standard year of academic growth	251
in either reading or mathematics, as determined by the department	252
in accordance with rules adopted under division (A) of section	253
3302.021 of the Revised Code.	254

(c) The school offers any of grade levels ten to twelve and	255
has been declared to be in a state of academic emergency under	256
section 3302.03 of the Revised Code for three of the four most	257
recent school years.	258

(3) This section does not apply to either of the following:

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(a) Any community school in which a majority of the students	260
are enrolled in a dropout prevention and recovery program that is	261
operated by the school and that has been granted a waiver under	262
section 3314.36 of the Revised Code;	263

(b) Any community school in which a majority of the enrolled	264
students are children with disabilities receiving special	265
education and related services in accordance with Chapter 3323. of	266
the Revised Code.	267

(B) Any community school to which this section applies shall	268
permanently close at the conclusion of the school year in which	269
the school first becomes subject to this section. The sponsor and	270
governing authority of the school shall comply with all procedures	271
for closing a community school adopted by the department under	272
division (E) of section 3314.015 of the Revised Code. The	273
governing authority of the school shall not enter into a contract	274
with any other sponsor under section 3314.03 of the Revised Code	275
after the school closes.	276

(C) Not later than July 1, 2008, the department shall	277
determine the feasibility of using the value-added progress	278
dimension, as defined in section 3302.01 of the Revised Code, as a	279
factor in evaluating the academic performance of community schools	280
described in division (A)(1)(c)(i) of this section.	281
Notwithstanding divisions (A)(1)(c)(ii) and (iii) of this section,	282
if the department determines that using the value-added progress	283
dimension to evaluate community schools described in division	284
(A)(1)(c)(i) of this section is not feasible, a community school	285
described in that division shall be required to permanently close	286
under this section only if it has been declared to be in a state	287
of academic emergency under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code	288
for four consecutive school years.	289

(D) In accordance with division (B) of section 3314.012 of	290
the Revised Code, the department shall not consider the	291
performance ratings assigned to a community school for its first	292
two years of operation when determining whether the school meets	293
the criteria prescribed by division (A)(2) of this section. The	294
department shall reevaluate each community school that the	295
department directed to close at the conclusion of the 2009-2010	296
school year to determine if the school still meets the criteria	297
prescribed by division (A)(2) of this section when the school's	298
performance ratings for its first two years of operation are not	299
considered and, if the school no longer meets those criteria, the	300
department shall not require the school to close at the conclusion	301
of that school year.	302

Sec. 3319.073.  (A) The board of education of each city and	303
exempted village school district and the governing board of each	304
educational service center shall adopt or adapt the curriculum	305
developed by the department of education for, or shall develop in	306
consultation with public or private agencies or persons involved	307
in child abuse prevention or intervention programs, a program of	308
in-service training in the prevention of child abuse, violence,	309
and substance abuse and the promotion of positive youth	310
development. Each person employed by any school district or	311
service center to work in a school as a nurse, teacher,	312
counselor, school psychologist, or administrator shall complete	313
at least four hours of the in-service training within two years	314
of commencing employment with the district or center, and every	315
five years thereafter. A person who is employed by any school	316
district or service center to work in an elementary school as a	317
nurse, teacher, counselor, school psychologist, or administrator	318
on March 30, 2007, shall complete at least four hours of the	319
in-service training not later than March 30, 2009, and every	320
five years thereafter. A person who is employed by any school	321
district or service center to work in a middle or high school as	322
a nurse, teacher, counselor, school psychologist, or	323
administrator on the effective date of this amendmentOctober 16,	324
2009, shall complete at least four hours of the in-service	325
training not later than two years after the effective date of	326
this amendmentOctober 16, 2011, and every five years thereafter.	327

(B) Each board shall incorporate training in school safety	328
and violence prevention into the in-service training required by	329
division (A) of this section. For this purpose, the board shall	330
adopt or adapt the curriculum developed by the department or shall	331
develop its own curriculum in consultation with public or private	332
agencies or persons involved in school safety and violence	333
prevention programs.	334

(C) Each board shall incorporate training in the prevention	335
of dating violence, as defined in section 3313.666 of the Revised	336
Code, into the in-service training required by division (A) of	337
this section for middle and high school employees. The board shall	338
develop its own curriculum for this purpose.	339

Sec. 3327.10.  (A) No person shall be employed as driver of a	340
school bus or motor van, owned and operated by any school district	341
or educational service center or privately owned and operated	342
under contract with any school district or service center in this	343
state, who has not received a certificate from the educational	344
service center governing board in case such person is employed by	345
a service center or by a local school district under the	346
supervision of the service center governing board, or by the	347
superintendent of schools, in case such person is employed by the	348
board of a city or exempted village school district, certifying	349
that such person is at least eighteen years of age and is of good	350
moral character and is qualified physically and otherwise for such	351
position. The service center governing board or the	352
superintendent, as the case may be, shall provide for an annual	353
physical examination that conforms with rules adopted by the state	354
board of education of each driver to ascertain the driver's	355
physical fitness for such employment. Any certificate may be	356
revoked by the authority granting the same on proof that the	357
holder has been guilty of failing to comply with division (D)(1)	358
of this section, or upon a conviction or a guilty plea for a	359
violation, or any other action, that results in a loss or	360
suspension of driving rights. Failure to comply with such division	361
may be cause for disciplinary action or termination of employment	362
under division (C) of section 3319.081, or section 124.34 of the	363
Revised Code.	364

(B) No person shall be employed as driver of a school bus or	365
motor van not subject to the rules of the department of education	366
pursuant to division (A) of this section who has not received a	367
certificate from the school administrator or contractor certifying	368
that such person is at least eighteen years of age, is of good	369
moral character, and is qualified physically and otherwise for	370
such position. Each driver shall have an annual physical	371
examination which conforms to the state highway patrol rules,	372
ascertaining the driver's physical fitness for such employment.	373
The examination shall be performed by one of the following:	374

(1) A person licensed under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code	375
or by another state to practice medicine and surgery or	376
osteopathic medicine and surgery;	377

(2) A physician assistant;

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(3) A certified nurse practitioner;

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(4) A clinical nurse specialist;

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(5) A certified nurse-midwife.

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Any written documentation of the physical examination shall	382
be completed by the individual who performed the examination.	383

Any certificate may be revoked by the authority granting the	384
same on proof that the holder has been guilty of failing to comply	385
with division (D)(2) of this section.	386

(C) Any person who drives a school bus or motor van must give	387
satisfactory and sufficient bond except a driver who is an	388
employee of a school district and who drives a bus or motor van	389
owned by the school district.	390

(D) No person employed as driver of a school bus or motor van	391
under this section who is convicted of a traffic violation or who	392
has had the person's commercial driver's license suspended shall	393
drive a school bus or motor van until the person has filed a	394
written notice of the conviction or suspension, as follows:	395

(1) If the person is employed under division (A) of this	396
section, the person shall file the notice with the superintendent,	397
or a person designated by the superintendent, of the school	398
district for which the person drives a school bus or motor van as	399
an employee or drives a privately owned and operated school bus or	400
motor van under contract.	401

(2) If employed under division (B) of this section, the	402
person shall file the notice with the employing school	403
administrator or contractor, or a person designated by the	404
administrator or contractor.	405

(E) In addition to resulting in possible revocation of a	406
certificate as authorized by divisions (A) and (B) of this	407
section, violation of division (D) of this section is a minor	408
misdemeanor.	409

(F)(1) Not later than thirty days after June 30, 2007, each	410
owner of a school bus or motor van shall obtain the complete	411
driving record for each person who is currently employed or	412
otherwise authorized to drive the school bus or motor van. An	413
owner of a school bus or motor van shall not permit a person to	414
operate the school bus or motor van for the first time before the	415
owner has obtained the person's complete driving record.	416
Thereafter, the owner of a school bus or motor van shall obtain	417
the person's driving record not less frequently than semiannually	418
if the person remains employed or otherwise authorized to drive	419
the school bus or motor van. An owner of a school bus or motor	420
van shall not permit a person to resume operating a school bus or	421
motor van, after an interruption of one year or longer, before the	422
owner has obtained the person's complete driving record.	423

(2) The owner of a school bus or motor van shall not permit a	424
person to operate the school bus or motor van for six years after	425
the date on which the person pleads guilty to or is convicted of	426
a violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a	427
substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.	428

(3) An owner of a school bus or motor van shall not permit	429
any person to operate such a vehicle unless the person meets all	430
other requirements contained in rules adopted by the state board	431
of education prescribing qualifications of drivers of school	432
buses and other student transportation.	433

(G) No superintendent of a school district, educational	434
service center, community school, or public or private employer	435
shall permit the operation of a vehicle used for pupil	436
transportation within this state by an individual unless both of	437
the following apply:	438

(1) Information pertaining to that driver has been submitted	439
to the department of education, pursuant to procedures adopted by	440
that department. Information to be reported shall include the name	441
of the employer or school district, name of the driver, driver	442
license number, date of birth, date of hire, status of physical	443
evaluation, and status of training.	444

(2) The most recent criminal records check required by	445
division (J) of this section has been completed and received by	446
the superintendent or public or private employer.	447

(H) A person, school district, educational service center,	448
community school, nonpublic school, or other public or nonpublic	449
entity that owns a school bus or motor van, or that contracts with	450
another entity to operate a school bus or motor van, may impose	451
more stringent restrictions on drivers than those prescribed in	452
this section, in any other section of the Revised Code, and in	453
rules adopted by the state board.	454

(I) For qualified drivers who, on July 1, 2007, are employed	455
by the owner of a school bus or motor van to drive the school	456
bus or motor van, any instance in which the driver was convicted	457
of or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 4511.19 of the	458
Revised Code or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance	459
prior to two years prior to July 1, 2007, shall not be	460
considered a disqualifying event with respect to division (F) of	461
this section.	462

(J)(1) This division applies to persons hired by a school	463
district, educational service center, community school, chartered	464
nonpublic school, or science, technology, engineering, and	465
mathematics school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised	466
Code to operate a vehicle used for pupil transportation.	467

For each person to whom this division applies who is hired on	468
or after November 14, 2007, the employer shall request a	469
criminal records check in accordance with section 3319.39 of the	470
Revised Code and every six years thereafter. For each person to	471
whom this division applies who is hired prior to that date, the	472
employer shall request a criminal records check by a date	473
prescribed by the department of education and every six years	474
thereafter.	475

(2) This division applies to persons hired by a public or	476
private employer not described in division (J)(1) of this section	477
to operate a vehicle used for pupil transportation.	478

For each person to whom this division applies who is hired on	479
or after November 14, 2007, the employer shall request a	480
criminal records check prior to the person's hiring and every	481
six years thereafter. For each person to whom this division	482
applies who is hired prior to that date, the employer shall	483
request a criminal records check by a date prescribed by the	484
department and every six years thereafter.	485

(3) Each request for a criminal records check under division	486
(J) of this section shall be made to the superintendent of the	487
bureau of criminal identification and investigation in the manner	488
prescribed in section 3319.39 of the Revised Code, except that if	489
both of the following conditions apply to the person subject to	490
the records check, the employer shall request the superintendent	491
only to obtain any criminal records that the federal bureau of	492
investigation has on the person:	493

(a) The employer previously requested the superintendent to	494
determine whether the bureau of criminal identification and	495
investigation has any information, gathered pursuant to division	496
(A) of section 109.57 of the Revised Code, on the person in	497
conjunction with a criminal records check requested under section	498
3319.39 of the Revised Code or under division (J) of this section.	499

(b) The person presents proof that the person has been a	500
resident of this state for the five-year period immediately prior	501
to the date upon which the person becomes subject to a criminal	502
records check under this section.	503

Upon receipt of a request, the superintendent shall conduct	504
the criminal records check in accordance with section 109.572 of	505
the Revised Code as if the request had been made under section	506
3319.39 of the Revised Code. However, as specified in division	507
(B)(2) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, if the employer	508
requests the superintendent only to obtain any criminal records	509
that the federal bureau of investigation has on the person for	510
whom the request is made, the superintendent shall not conduct	511
the review prescribed by division (B)(1) of that section.	512

(K) Any person who is the subject of a criminal records check	513
under division (J) of this section and has been convicted of or	514
pleaded guilty to any offense described in division (C)(B)(1) of	515
section 3319.313319.39 of the Revised Code shall not be hired or	516
shall be released from employment, as applicable, unless the	517
person meets the rehabilitation standards adopted by the	518
department under division (E) of that section.	519

Section 2.  That existing sections 3313.60, 3313.666,	520
3314.35, 3319.073, and 3327.10 of the Revised Code are hereby	521
repealed.	522

Section 3.  This act shall be known as the "Tina Croucher	523
Act."	524

Section 4.  Not later than six months after the effective	525
date of this section, the State Board of Education shall update	526
its model policy to prohibit harassment, intimidation, or bullying	527
adopted under section 3301.22 of the Revised Code to include	528
dating violence, as defined in section 3313.666 of the Revised	529
Code, as amended by this act.	530