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(124th General Assembly)
(Substitute Senate Bill Number 116)
AN ACT
To amend sections 1713.02, 1713.03, 3332.02,
3333.042,
3333.043, 3333.12, 3333.18, 3333.21,
3333.26,
3333.29,
3333.37, 3365.01, 3366.01, 5107.58,
5910.04, and
5919.34 and to enact section 3333.046
of the
Revised Code to exempt from regulation by
the State Board of Proprietary School Registration
any accredited institution operated by a for-profit
corporation that grants on the effective date of
this act
baccalaureate and master's degrees
approved by the Board
of
Regents.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
SECTION 1. That sections 1713.02, 1713.03, 3332.02, 3333.042,
3333.043, 3333.12, 3333.18, 3333.21, 3333.26, 3333.29, 3333.37,
3365.01,
3366.01, 5107.58, 5910.04, and 5919.34 be amended and
that section
3333.046
of the Revised Code be enacted to read as
follows:
Sec. 1713.02. (A) Any institution described in division
(A)
of section 1713.01 of the Revised Code may become
incorporated
under sections 1702.01 to 1702.58 of the Revised
Code. (B) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, no
nonprofit institution or corporation of the type described in
division (A) of section 1713.01 of the Revised Code that is
established after October 13, 1967, may confer degrees, diplomas,
or other written evidences of proficiency or achievement, until
it
has received a certificate of authorization issued by the Ohio
board of regents, nor shall any such institution or corporation
identify itself as a "college" or "university" unless it has
received a certificate of authorization from the board. (C) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, no
institution of the type described in division (A)(3) or (B) of
section 1713.01 of the Revised Code that intends to offer or
offers a course or courses within this state, but that did not
offer a course or courses within this state on or before October
13, 1967, may confer degrees, diplomas, or other written
evidences
of proficiency or achievement or offer any course or
courses
within this state until it has received a certificate of
authorization from the Ohio board of regents, nor shall the
institution identify itself as a "college" or "university" unless
it has received such a certificate from the board. (D) Each certificate of authorization shall specify the
diplomas or degrees authorized to be given, courses authorized to
be offered, and the sites at which courses are to be conducted.
A
copy of such certificate shall be filed with the secretary of
state if the institution is incorporated. Any institution or
corporation established or that offered a course or courses of
instruction in this state prior to October 13, 1967, may apply to
the board for a certificate of authorization, and the board shall
issue a certificate if it finds that such institution or
corporation meets the requirements established pursuant to
sections 1713.01, 1713.02, 1713.03, 1713.04, 1713.06, 1713.09,
and
1713.25 of the Revised Code. (E) An institution that clearly identifies itself in its
name with the phrase "bible college" or "bible institute" and has
not received a certificate of authorization may confer diplomas
and other written evidences of proficiency or achievement other
than associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees or
any other type of degree and may identify itself as a "bible
college" if such institution: (1) Prominently discloses on any transcripts, diplomas, or
other written evidences of proficiency or achievement, and
includes with any promotional material or other literature
intended for the public, the statement: "this institution is not
certified by the board of regents or the state of Ohio." (2) Limits its course of instruction to religion,
theology,
or preparation for a religious vocation, or is operated
by a
church or religious organization and limits its instruction
to
preparation for service to churches or other religious
organizations. (3) Confers only diplomas and other written evidences of
proficiency or achievement that bear titles clearly signifying
the
religious nature of the instruction offered by the
institution. (F)
No
Except as otherwise provided in section 3333.046 of
the Revised Code, no school of the type described in division (E)
of
section 3332.01 of the Revised Code that intends to offer or
offers a degree program within this state or solicits students
within this state may confer a baccalaureate, master's, or
doctoral degree or solicit students for such degree programs
until
it has received both a certificate of authorization from
the board
of regents under this chapter and program authorization
from the
state board of proprietary school registration for such
degree
program under section 3332.05 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 1713.03. The Ohio board of regents shall establish
standards for certificates of authorization to be issued to
institutions as defined in section 1713.01 of the Revised Code, to
private institutions exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of
the Revised Code as prescribed in
section 3333.046 of the Revised
Code,
and to schools holding
certificates of registration issued
by the
state board of
proprietary school registration pursuant to
division (C) of
section 3332.05
(C) of the
Revised Code. A
certificate of
authorization may permit an
institution or school
to award one or
more types of degrees. The standards for a certificate of authorization may
include,
for various types of institutions, schools, or degrees,
minimum
qualifications for faculty, library, laboratories, and
other
facilities as adopted and published by the Ohio board of
regents.
The standards shall be adopted by the board pursuant to
Chapter
119. of the Revised Code. An institution or school shall apply to the board for a
certificate of authorization on forms containing such information
as is prescribed by the board. Each institution or school with a
certificate of authorization shall file an annual report with the
board in such form and containing such information as the board
prescribes.
Sec. 3332.02. This chapter does not apply to the following
categories of courses, schools, or colleges: (A) Tuition-free courses or schools conducted by employers
exclusively for their own employees; (B) Nonprofit institutions with certificates of
authorization issued pursuant to section 1713.02 of the Revised
Code or that are nonprofit institutions exempted from the
requirement to obtain a certificate by division (E) of that
section; (C) Schools, colleges, technical colleges, or universities
established by law or chartered by the Ohio board of regents; (D) Courses of instruction required by law to be approved
or
licensed, or given by institutions approved or licensed, by a
state board or agency other than the state board of school and
college registration, except that a school so approved or
licensed
may apply to the state board of proprietary school
registration
for a certificate of registration to be issued in
accordance with
this chapter; (E) Schools for which minimum standards are prescribed by
the state board of education pursuant to division (D) of section
3301.07 of the Revised Code; (F) Courses of instruction conducted by a public school
district or a combination of public school districts; (G) Courses of instruction conducted outside the United
States;
(H) Private institutions exempt from regulation under this
chapter as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3333.042. The Ohio board of regents may grant money
to
a nonprofit entity that provides a statewide resource for
aerospace research, education, and technology, so long as the
nonprofit entity makes its resources accessible to state colleges
and universities and to agencies of this and other states and the
United States. The board, by rule adopted in accordance with
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall establish procedures and
forms whereby nonprofit entities may apply for grants; standards
and procedures for reviewing applications for and awarding
grants;
procedures for distributing grants to recipients;
procedures for
monitoring the use of grants by recipients;
requirements,
procedures, and forms whereby grant recipients
shall report upon
their use of grants; and standards and
procedures for terminating
and requiring repayment of grants in
the event of their improper
use. A state college or university
or a private institution exempt
from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as
prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code
and any agency
of state
government may provide assistance, in any
form, to any
nonprofit
entity that receives a grant under this
section. Such
assistance
shall be solely for the purpose of
assisting the
nonprofit entity
in making proper use of the grant. A nonprofit entity that expends a grant under this section
for a capital project is not thereby subject to Chapter 123. or
153. of the Revised Code. An officer or employee of, or a person
who serves on a governing or advisory board or committee of, a
nonprofit entity that receives a grant under this section is not
thereby an officer or employee of a state college or university
or
of the state. An officer or employee of a state college or
university or of the state who is assigned to assist a nonprofit
entity in making proper use of a grant does not, to the extent
he
the officer or employee
provides such assistance, thereby hold an
incompatible office or
employment, or have a direct or indirect
interest in a contract
or expenditure of the entity.
Sec. 3333.043. (A) As used in this section: (1)
"Institution of higher education" means the state
universities listed in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code,
municipal educational institutions established under Chapter
3349.
of the Revised Code, community colleges established under
Chapter
3354. of the Revised Code, university branches
established under
Chapter 3355. of the Revised Code, technical
colleges established
under Chapter 3357. of the Revised Code,
state community colleges
established under Chapter 3358. of the
Revised Code, any
institution of higher education with a
certificate of registration
from the state board of proprietary
school registration, and any
institution for which the Ohio board
of regents receives a notice
pursuant to division (C) of this
section. (2)
"Community service" has the same meaning as in section
3313.605 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The board of trustees or other governing entity of
each institution of higher education shall encourage and promote
participation of students in community service through a program
appropriate to the mission, student population, and environment
of
each institution. The program may include, but not be limited
to,
providing information about community service opportunities
during
student orientation or in student publications; providing
awards
for exemplary community service; encouraging faculty
members to
incorporate community service into students' academic
experiences
wherever appropriate to the curriculum; encouraging
recognized
student organizations to undertake community service
projects as
part of their purposes;
and establishing advisory
committees of
students, faculty members, and community and
business leaders to
develop cooperative programs that benefit the
community and
enhance student experience. The program shall be
flexible in
design so as to permit participation by the greatest
possible
number of students, including part-time students and
students for
whom participation may be difficult due to
financial, academic,
personal, or other considerations. The
program shall emphasize
community service opportunities that can
most effectively use the
skills of students, such as tutoring or
literacy programs. The
programs shall encourage students to
perform services that will
not supplant the hiring of, result in
the displacement of, or
impair any existing employment contracts
of any particular
employee of any private or governmental entity
for which services
are performed. (2) The Ohio board of regents shall encourage all
institutions of higher education in the development of community
service programs. With the assistance of the
Ohio community
service
council created in section 121.40 of
the
Revised Code,
the board of regents shall make available
information about higher
education community service programs to
institutions of higher
education and to statewide organizations
involved with or
promoting volunteerism, including information
about model
community service programs, teacher training courses,
and
community service curricula and teaching materials for
possible
use by institutions of higher education in their
programs. The
board shall encourage institutions of higher
education to jointly
coordinate higher education community
service
programs through
consortia of institutions or other
appropriate
means of
coordination. (C) The board of trustees of any nonprofit institution
with
a certificate of authorization issued by the Ohio board of
regents
pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code
or the governing
authority of a private institution exempt from regulation under
Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised Code may notify
the board
of regents that
it is making itself subject to
divisions (A) and
(B) of this
section. Upon receipt of such a
notice, these
divisions shall
apply to that institution.
Sec. 3333.046.
Any institution authorized to grant on the
effective date of this section baccalaureate
or
master's degrees,
for which the board of regents has issued certificates of
authorization under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code;
that is
accredited by the appropriate regional
and, when appropriate,
professional accrediting associations
within whose jurisdiction it
falls; and that is operated by a
for-profit corporation shall
cease to be subject to any regulation under Chapter 3332. of the
Revised Code but shall continue to be subject to the provisions
for approval of degree programs set forth in Chapter 1713. of the
Revised Code, including approval of any additional associate,
baccalaureate, or master's degree programs offered by the
institution.
Sec. 3333.12. (A) As used in this section: (1)
"Eligible student" means an undergraduate student who
is: (a) An Ohio resident; (b) Enrolled in either of the following: (i) An accredited institution of higher education in this
state that meets the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 and is state-assisted, is nonprofit and has a
certificate of authorization from the Ohio board of regents
pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code,
or has a
certificate of registration from the state board of proprietary
school registration and program authorization to award an
associate or bachelor's degree, or is a private institution exempt
from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as
prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code. Students who
attend an
institution that holds a certificate of registration
shall be
enrolled in a program leading to an associate or
bachelor's
degree
for which associate or bachelor's degree program
the
institution
has program authorization issued under section
3332.05 of the
Revised Code. (ii) A technical education program of at least two years
duration sponsored by a private institution of higher education
in
this state that meets the requirements of Title VI of the
Civil
Rights Act of 1964. (c) Enrolled as a full-time student or enrolled as a less
than full-time student for the term expected to be the
student's
final term
of enrollment and is enrolled for the number of credit
hours
necessary to complete the requirements of the program in
which
the student is enrolled. (2)
"Gross income" includes all taxable and nontaxable
income
of the parents, the student, and the student's spouse,
except
income derived from an Ohio academic scholarship,
income
earned by
the student between the last day of the spring
term and
the first
day of the fall term,
and other income exclusions
designated by
the board. Gross income
may be verified to the
board by the
institution in which the student is
enrolled using
the federal
financial aid eligibility verification
process
or by
other means
satisfactory to the board. (3)
"Resident,"
"full-time student,"
"dependent,"
"financially independent," and
"accredited" shall be defined by
rules adopted by the board. (B) The Ohio board of regents shall establish and
administer
an instructional grant program and may adopt rules to
carry out
this section. The general assembly shall support the
instructional grant program by such sums and in such manner as it
may provide, but the board may also receive funds from other
sources to support the program. If the amounts available for
support of the program are inadequate to provide grants to all
eligible students, preference in the payment of grants shall be
given in terms of income, beginning with the lowest income
category of gross income and proceeding upward by category to the
highest gross income category. An instructional grant shall be paid to an eligible student
through the institution in which the student is enrolled,
except
that no
instructional grant shall be paid to any person serving a
term of
imprisonment. Applications for
such grants shall be made
as prescribed by the board, and
such applications may be made in
conjunction with and upon the
basis of information provided in
conjunction with student
assistance programs funded by agencies of
the United States
government or from financial resources of the
institution of
higher education. The institution shall certify
that the student
applicant meets the requirements set forth in
divisions (A)(1)(b)
and (c) of this section. Instructional grants
shall be provided
to an eligible student only as long as the
student is making
appropriate progress toward a nursing diploma or
an associate or
bachelor's degree. No
student shall be eligible
to receive a grant for more than ten
semesters, fifteen quarters,
or the equivalent of five academic
years. A grant made to an
eligible student on the basis of less
than full-time enrollment
shall be based on the number of credit
hours for which the student
is enrolled and shall be computed in
accordance with a formula
adopted by the board. No student
shall receive more than one
grant on the basis of less than
full-time enrollment. An instructional grant shall not exceed the total
instructional and general charges of the institution. (C) The tables in this division prescribe the maximum grant
amounts covering two semesters, three quarters, or a comparable
portion of one academic year. Grant amounts for additional
terms
in the same academic year shall be determined under
division (D)
of this section. For a full-time student who is a dependent and
enrolled in a
nonprofit educational institution that is not a
state-assisted
institution and that has a certificate of
authorization issued
pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised
Code, the amount of the
instructional grant for
two semesters, three quarters, or a
comparable portion of
the academic year
shall be determined in
accordance with the following table:
Private InstitutionTable of Grants
| Maximum Grant $5,466 |
Gross Income | Number of Dependents |
$0 - $15,000 | | $5,466 | | $5,466 | | $5,466 | | $5,466 | | $5,466 |
$15,001 - $16,000 | | 4,920 | | 5,466 | | 5,466 | | 5,466 | | 5,466 |
$16,001 - $17,000 | | 4,362 | | 4,920 | | 5,466 | | 5,466 | | 5,466 |
$17,001 - $18,000 | | 3,828 | | 4,362 | | 4,920 | | 5,466 | | 5,466 |
$18,001 - $19,000 | | 3,288 | | 3,828 | | 4,362 | | 4,920 | | 5,466 |
$19,001 - $22,000 | | 2,736 | | 3,288 | | 3,828 | | 4,362 | | 4,920 |
$22,001 - $25,000 | | 2,178 | | 2,736 | | 3,288 | | 3,828 | | 4,362 |
$25,001 - $28,000 | | 1,626 | | 2,178 | | 2,736 | | 3,288 | | 3,828 |
$28,001 - $31,000 | | 1,344 | | 1,626 | | 2,178 | | 2,736 | | 3,288 |
$31,001 - $32,000 | | 1,080 | | 1,344 | | 1,626 | | 2,178 | | 2,736 |
$32,001 - $33,000 | | 984 | | 1,080 | | 1,344 | | 1,626 | | 2,178 |
$33,001 - $34,000 | | 888 | | 984 | | 1,080 | | 1,344 | | 1,626 |
$34,001 - $35,000 | | 444 | | 888 | | 984 | | 1,080 | | 1,344 |
$35,001 - $36,000 | | -- | | 444 | | 888 | | 984 | | 1,080 |
$36,001 - $37,000 | | -- | | -- | | 444 | | 888 | | 984 |
$37,001 - $38,000 | | -- | | -- | | -- | | 444 | | 888 |
$38,001 - $39,000 | | -- | | -- | | -- | | -- | | 444 |
For a full-time student who is financially independent and
enrolled in a nonprofit educational institution that is not a
state-assisted institution and that has a certificate of
authorization issued pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised
Code, the amount of the instructional grant for
two semesters,
three quarters, or a comparable portion of
the academic year
shall
be determined in accordance with the following table:
Private InstitutionTable of Grants
| Maximum Grant $5,466 |
Gross Income | Number of Dependents |
$0 - $4,800 | $5,466 | | $5,466 | | $5,466 | $5,466 | $5,466 | | $5,466 |
$4,801 - $5,300 | 4,920 | | 5,466 | | 5,466 | 5,466 | 5,466 | | 5,466 |
$5,301 - $5,800 | 4,362 | | 4,920 | | 5,466 | 5,466 | 5,466 | | 5,466 |
$5,801 - $6,300 | 3,828 | | 4,362 | | 4,920 | 5,466 | 5,466 | | 5,466 |
$6,301 - $6,800 | 3,288 | | 3,828 | | 4,362 | 4,920 | 5,466 | | 5,466 |
$6,801 - $7,300 | 2,736 | | 3,288 | | 3,828 | 4,362 | 4,920 | | 5,466 |
$7,301 - $8,300 | 2,178 | | 2,736 | | 3,288 | 3,828 | 4,362 | | 4,920 |
$8,301 - $9,300 | 1,626 | | 2,178 | | 2,736 | 3,288 | 3,828 | | 4,362 |
$9,301 - $10,300 | 1,344 | | 1,626 | | 2,178 | 2,736 | 3,288 | | 3,828 |
$10,301 - $11,800 | 1,080 | | 1,344 | | 1,626 | 2,178 | 2,736 | | 3,288 |
$11,801 - $13,300 | 984 | | 1,080 | | 1,344 | 1,626 | 2,178 | | 2,736 |
$13,301 - $14,800 | 888 | | 984 | | 1,080 | 1,344 | 1,626 | | 2,178 |
$14,801 - $16,300 | 444 | | 888 | | 984 | 1,080 | 1,344 | | 1,626 |
$16,301 - $19,300 | -- | | 444 | | 888 | 984 | 1,080 | | 1,344 |
$19,301 - $22,300 | -- | | -- | | 444 | 888 | 984 | | 1,080 |
$22,301 - $25,300 | -- | | -- | | -- | 444 | 888 | | 984 |
$25,301 - $30,300 | -- | | -- | | -- | -- | 444 | | 888 |
$30,301 - $35,300 | -- | | -- | | -- | -- | -- | | 444 |
For a full-time student who is a dependent and enrolled in
an
educational institution that holds a certificate of
registration
from the state board of proprietary school
registration
or a
private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of
the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised
Code, the
amount of the instructional grant for
two semesters,
three
quarters, or a comparable portion of
the academic year shall
be
determined in accordance with the
following table:
Proprietary InstitutionTable of Grants
| Maximum Grant $4,632 |
Gross Income | Number of Dependents |
$0 - $15,000 | | $4,632 | | $4,632 | | $4,632 | | $4,632 | | $4,632 |
$15,001 - $16,000 | | 4,182 | | 4,632 | | 4,632 | | 4,632 | | 4,632 |
$16,001 - $17,000 | | 3,684 | | 4,182 | | 4,632 | | 4,632 | | 4,632 |
$17,001 - $18,000 | | 3,222 | | 3,684 | | 4,182 | | 4,632 | | 4,632 |
$18,001 - $19,000 | | 2,790 | | 3,222 | | 3,684 | | 4,182 | | 4,632 |
$19,001 - $22,000 | | 2,292 | | 2,790 | | 3,222 | | 3,684 | | 4,182 |
$22,001 - $25,000 | | 1,854 | | 2,292 | | 2,790 | | 3,222 | | 3,684 |
$25,001 - $28,000 | | 1,416 | | 1,854 | | 2,292 | | 2,790 | | 3,222 |
$28,001 - $31,000 | | 1,134 | | 1,416 | | 1,854 | | 2,292 | | 2,790 |
$31,001 - $32,000 | | 906 | | 1,134 | | 1,416 | | 1,854 | | 2,292 |
$32,001 - $33,000 | | 852 | | 906 | | 1,134 | | 1,416 | | 1,854 |
$33,001 - $34,000 | | 750 | | 852 | | 906 | | 1,134 | | 1,416 |
$34,001 - $35,000 | | 372 | | 750 | | 852 | | 906 | | 1,134 |
$35,001 - $36,000 | | -- | | 372 | | 750 | | 852 | | 906 |
$36,001 - $37,000 | | -- | | -- | | 372 | | 750 | | 852 |
$37,001 - $38,000 | | -- | | -- | | -- | | 372 | | 750 |
$38,001 - $39,000 | | -- | | -- | | -- | | -- | | 372 |
For a full-time student who is financially independent and
enrolled in an educational institution that holds a certificate
of
registration from the state board of proprietary school
registration
or a private institution exempt from regulation under
Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised Code, the amount of the instructional
grant for
two
semesters, three quarters, or a comparable portion
of
the academic
year shall be determined in accordance with the
following table:
Proprietary InstitutionTable of Grants
| Maximum Grant $4,632 |
Gross Income | Number of Dependents |
$0 - $4,800 | $4,632 | | $4,632 | | $4,632 | $4,632 | $4,632 | | $4,632 |
$4,801 - $5,300 | 4,182 | | 4,632 | | 4,632 | 4,632 | 4,632 | | 4,632 |
$5,301 - $5,800 | 3,684 | | 4,182 | | 4,632 | 4,632 | 4,632 | | 4,632 |
$5,801 - $6,300 | 3,222 | | 3,684 | | 4,182 | 4,632 | 4,632 | | 4,632 |
$6,301 - $6,800 | 2,790 | | 3,222 | | 3,684 | 4,182 | 4,632 | | 4,632 |
$6,801 - $7,300 | 2,292 | | 2,790 | | 3,222 | 3,684 | 4,182 | | 4,632 |
$7,301 - $8,300 | 1,854 | | 2,292 | | 2,790 | 3,222 | 3,684 | | 4,182 |
$8,301 - $9,300 | 1,416 | | 1,854 | | 2,292 | 2,790 | 3,222 | | 3,684 |
$9,301 - $10,300 | 1,134 | | 1,416 | | 1,854 | 2,292 | 2,790 | | 3,222 |
$10,301 - $11,800 | 906 | | 1,134 | | 1,416 | 1,854 | 2,292 | | 2,790 |
$11,801 - $13,300 | 852 | | 906 | | 1,134 | 1,416 | 1,854 | | 2,292 |
$13,301 - $14,800 | 750 | | 852 | | 906 | 1,134 | 1,416 | | 1,854 |
$14,801 - $16,300 | 372 | | 750 | | 852 | 906 | 1,134 | | 1,416 |
$16,301 - $19,300 | -- | | 372 | | 750 | 852 | 906 | | 1,134 |
$19,301 - $22,300 | -- | | -- | | 372 | 750 | 852 | | 906 |
$22,301 - $25,300 | -- | | -- | | -- | 372 | 750 | | 852 |
$25,301 - $30,300 | -- | | -- | | -- | -- | 372 | | 750 |
$30,301 - $35,300 | -- | | -- | | -- | -- | -- | | 372 |
For a full-time student who is a dependent and enrolled in
a
state-assisted educational institution, the amount of the
instructional grant for
two semesters, three quarters, or a
comparable portion of
the academic year shall be determined in
accordance with the following table:
Public InstitutionTable of Grants
| Maximum Grant $2,190 |
Gross Income | Number of Dependents |
$0 - $15,000 | | $2,190 | | $2,190 | | $2,190 | | $2,190 | | $2,190 |
$15,001 - $16,000 | | 1,974 | | 2,190 | | 2,190 | | 2,190 | | 2,190 |
$16,001 - $17,000 | | 1,740 | | 1,974 | | 2,190 | | 2,190 | | 2,190 |
$17,001 - $18,000 | | 1,542 | | 1,740 | | 1,974 | | 2,190 | | 2,190 |
$18,001 - $19,000 | | 1,320 | | 1,542 | | 1,740 | | 1,974 | | 2,190 |
$19,001 - $22,000 | | 1,080 | | 1,320 | | 1,542 | | 1,740 | | 1,974 |
$22,001 - $25,000 | | 864 | | 1,080 | | 1,320 | | 1,542 | | 1,740 |
$25,001 - $28,000 | | 648 | | 864 | | 1,080 | | 1,320 | | 1,542 |
$28,001 - $31,000 | | 522 | | 648 | | 864 | | 1,080 | | 1,320 |
$31,001 - $32,000 | | 420 | | 522 | | 648 | | 864 | | 1,080 |
$32,001 - $33,000 | | 384 | | 420 | | 522 | | 648 | | 864 |
$33,001 - $34,000 | | 354 | | 384 | | 420 | | 522 | | 648 |
$34,001 - $35,000 | | 174 | | 354 | | 384 | | 420 | | 522 |
$35,001 - $36,000 | | -- | | 174 | | 354 | | 384 | | 420 |
$36,001 - $37,000 | | -- | | -- | | 174 | | 354 | | 384 |
$37,001 - $38,000 | | -- | | -- | | -- | | 174 | | 354 |
$38,001 - $39,000 | | -- | | -- | | -- | | -- | | 174 |
For a full-time student who is financially independent and
enrolled in a state-assisted educational institution, the amount
of the instructional grant for
two semesters, three quarters, or a
comparable portion of
the academic year shall be
determined in
accordance with the following table:
Public InstitutionTable of Grants
| Maximum Grant $2,190 |
Gross Income | Number of Dependents |
$0 - $4,800 | | $2,190 | | $2,190 | | $2,190 | $2,190 | $2,190 | | $2,190 |
$4,801 - $5,300 | | 1,974 | | 2,190 | | 2,190 | 2,190 | 2,190 | | 2,190 |
$5,301 - $5,800 | | 1,740 | | 1,974 | | 2,190 | 2,190 | 2,190 | | 2,190 |
$5,801 - $6,300 | | 1,542 | | 1,740 | | 1,974 | 2,190 | 2,190 | | 2,190 |
$6,301 - $6,800 | | 1,320 | | 1,542 | | 1,740 | 1,974 | 2,190 | | 2,190 |
$6,801 - $7,300 | | 1,080 | | 1,320 | | 1,542 | 1,740 | 1,974 | | 2,190 |
$7,301 - $8,300 | | 864 | | 1,080 | | 1,320 | 1,542 | 1,740 | | 1,974 |
$8,301 - $9,300 | | 648 | | 864 | | 1,080 | 1,320 | 1,542 | | 1,740 |
$9,301 - $10,300 | | 522 | | 648 | | 864 | 1,080 | 1,320 | | 1,542 |
$10,301 - $11,800 | | 420 | | 522 | | 648 | 864 | 1,080 | | 1,320 |
$11,801 - $13,300 | | 384 | | 420 | | 522 | 648 | 864 | | 1,080 |
$13,301 - $14,800 | | 354 | | 384 | | 420 | 522 | 648 | | 864 |
$14,801 - $16,300 | | 174 | | 354 | | 384 | 420 | 522 | | 648 |
$16,301 - $19,300 | | -- | | 174 | | 354 | 384 | 420 | | 522 |
$19,301 - $22,300 | | -- | | -- | | 174 | 354 | 384 | | 420 |
$22,301 - $25,300 | | -- | | -- | | -- | 174 | 354 | | 384 |
$25,301 - $30,300 | | -- | | -- | | -- | -- | 174 | | 354 |
$30,301 - $35,300 | | -- | | -- | | -- | -- | -- | | 174 |
(D) For a full-time student enrolled in an eligible
institution for a semester or quarter in addition to the portion
of the
academic year covered by a grant determined under division
(C) of this section, the
maximum grant amount shall be a
percentage of the maximum
prescribed in the applicable table of
that division. The
maximum grant for a fourth quarter shall be
one-third of the
maximum amount prescribed under that division.
The maximum
grant for a third semester shall be one-half of the
maximum
amount prescribed under that division.
(E) No grant shall be made to any student in a course of
study in theology, religion, or other field of preparation for a
religious profession unless such course of study leads to an
accredited bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, associate of
arts, or associate of science degree. (F)(1) Except as provided in division (F)(2) of this
section, no grant shall be made to any student for enrollment
during a fiscal year in an institution with a
cohort default rate
determined by the United
States secretary of education
pursuant to
the
"Higher Education
Amendments of 1986," 100
Stat. 1278, 1408,
20
U.S.C.A. 1085, as amended, as of
the fifteenth day of June
preceding the fiscal year,
equal to or greater than thirty per
cent for each of the preceding two
fiscal years. (2) Division (F)(1) of this section does not apply to the
following: (a) Any student enrolled in an institution that under the
federal law appeals its loss of eligibility for federal financial
aid and the United States secretary of education determines its
cohort default rate after recalculation is lower than the rate
specified
in division (F)(1) of this section or the secretary
determines due to mitigating circumstances the institution may
continue to
participate in federal financial aid programs. The
board
shall adopt rules requiring institutions to provide
information
regarding an appeal to the board. (b) Any student who has previously received a grant under
this section who meets all other requirements of this section. (3) The board shall adopt rules for the notification
of all
institutions whose students will be ineligible to
participate in
the grant program pursuant to division
(F)(1) of this section. (4) A student's attendance at an institution whose
students
lose eligibility for grants under division (F)(1)
of this section
shall not affect that student's eligibility to
receive a grant
when enrolled in another institution. (G) Institutions of higher education that enroll students
receiving instructional grants under this section shall report to
the board all students who have received instructional
grants but
are no longer eligible for all or part of such grants
and shall
refund any moneys due the state within thirty days
after the
beginning of the quarter or term immediately following
the quarter
or term in which the student was no longer eligible
to receive all
or part of the student's grant. There shall
be an interest
charge
of one per cent per month on all moneys due and payable
after such
thirty-day period. The board shall immediately
notify the office
of budget and management and
the legislative
budget office of the
legislative service commission of all
refunds so received.
Sec. 3333.18. The Ohio board of regents may enter into
contracts with the
appropriate agency in a contiguous state
whereby financial aids from the funds
of each state may be used by
qualified student recipients to attend approved
post-secondary
educational institutions in the other state. Approved
institutions in Ohio
are those that are state-assisted or are
nonprofit and have received
certificates of authorization from the
Ohio board of regents pursuant to
Chapter 1713. of the Revised
Code, or are private institutions exempt from regulation under
Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised Code. Eligible
post-secondary educational
institutions in the contiguous state
shall be similarly approved
by the
appropriate agency of that
state. In formulating and
executing such contracts
with a
contiguous state, the board shall
assure that
the total cost to
this state approximates the total
cost to the contiguous state.
Any contract
entered into under this
section shall be subject to
the periodic review of,
and approval
by, the controlling board.
Sec. 3333.21. As used in sections 3333.21 to 3333.23 of
the
Revised Code,
"term" and
"academic year" mean
"term" and
"academic
year" as defined by the Ohio board
of regents. The board shall establish and administer an academic
scholarship program. Under the program, a total of one thousand
new scholarships shall be awarded annually in the amount of
not
less than
two
thousand dollars per award. At least one such new
scholarship
shall be awarded annually to a student in each public
high school
and joint vocational school and each nonpublic high
school for
which the state board of education prescribes minimum
standards
in
accordance with section 3301.07 of the Revised Code. To be eligible for the award of a scholarship, a student
shall be a resident of Ohio and shall be enrolled as a full-time
undergraduate student in an Ohio institution of higher education
that meets the requirements of Title VI of the
"Civil Rights Act
of 1964" and is state-assisted, is nonprofit and holds a
certificate of authorization issued under section 1713.02 of the
Revised Code,
is a private institution exempt from regulation
under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised Code, or holds a certificate of
registration and program
authorization issued under section
3332.05 of the Revised Code
and
awards an associate or bachelor's
degree. Students who
attend an
institution holding a certificate
of registration shall
be
enrolled in a program leading to an
associate or bachelor's
degree
for which associate or bachelor's
degree program the
institution
has program authorization to offer
the program issued
under
section 3332.05 of the Revised Code. "Resident" and
"full-time student" shall be defined by
board
rule. The board shall award the scholarships on the basis
of a
formula designed by it to identify students with the highest
capability for successful college study. The formula shall weigh
the factor of achievement, as measured by grade point average,
and
the factor of ability, as measured by performance on a
competitive
examination specified by the board. Students
receiving
scholarships shall be known as
"Ohio academic
scholars."
Annually,
not later than the thirty-first day of
July, the board
shall
report to the governor and the
general assembly on the
performance
of current Ohio academic scholars and
the
effectiveness of its
formula.
Sec. 3333.26. (A) Any citizen of this state who has
resided
within the state for one year and who was in the active
service of
the United States as a soldier, sailor, nurse, or
marine between
April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and who has
been honorably
discharged from such service, shall be admitted to
any school,
college, or university that receives state funds in
support
thereof, without being required to pay any tuition or
matriculation fee, but is not relieved from the payment of
laboratory or similar fees. (B)(1) As used in this division: (a) "Volunteer
fire fighter
firefighter" has
the meaning
given in division (B)(1) of section 146.01 of the
Revised Code; (b) "Public service officer" means an Ohio
fire fighter
firefighter,
volunteer
fire fighter
firefighter, police officer,
member of the highway patrol, employee
designated to exercise the
powers of police officers pursuant to section
1545.13 of the
Revised Code, or other peace officer as
defined by division (B) of
section 2935.01 of the Revised
Code, or a person holding any
equivalent position in another state; (c) "Qualified former spouse" means the former spouse of
a
public service officer
who is the custodial parent of a
minor
child of that marriage pursuant to an order allocating the
parental rights and responsibilities for care of the child
issued
pursuant to section 3109.04 of the Revised
Code. (2) Any resident of this state who is under twenty-six years
of
age, or under thirty years of age if the resident has been
honorably
discharged from the armed services of the United States,
and who
is the child of a public service
officer killed in
the
line of duty, and who is admitted to any state university or
college as defined in division (A)(1) of section 3345.12 of the
Revised Code, community college, state community college,
university branch, or technical college, shall not be required to
pay any tuition or any student fee for up to four academic years
of education, which shall be at the undergraduate level. (3) Any resident of this state who is the spouse or
qualified
former spouse of a public service officer killed in the
line of
duty, and who is admitted to any state university or
college as
defined in division (A)(1) of
section 3345.12 of the
Revised
Code, community college, state
community college,
university branch, or technical college,
shall not be required to
pay any tuition or any student fee for
up to four academic years
of education, which shall be at the
undergraduate level. (C) Any institution that is not subject to division (B) of
this section and that holds a valid certificate of registration
issued under Chapter 3332., a valid certificate issued under
Chapter 4709., or a valid license issued under Chapter 4713. of
the Revised Code, or that is nonprofit and has a certificate of
authorization issued under section 1713.02 of the Revised Code
or
that is a private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter
3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the
Revised Code that reduces tuition
and student fees of a student
who is
eligible to attend an
institution of higher education under
the
provisions of division
(B) of this section by an amount
indicated
by the Ohio board of
regents shall be eligible to
receive a
grant in that amount from
the board. Each institution
that
enrolls students under division
(B) of this section shall
report
to the board, by the first day of
July of each year, the
number of students who were so enrolled and
the average amount of
all such tuition and fees waived during the
preceding year. The
board shall determine the average amount of
all such tuition
and
fees waived during the preceding year. The
average amount of
tuition and fees waived under division (B) of
this section during
the preceding year shall be the amount of
grants that
participating institutions shall receive under this
division
during the current year, but no grant under this division
shall
exceed the tuition and student fees due and payable by the
student
prior to the reduction referred to in this division.
Such
grants
shall be made for four years of undergraduate
education of
an
eligible student.
Sec. 3333.29. (A) As used in this section, "resident": (1) "Resident" has the
meaning established for purposes of
this section by rule of the
Ohio board of regents. (2) "Eligible institution" means either:
(a) A private career school registered in accordance with
section 3332.05 of the Revised Code;
(b) A private institution exempt from regulation under
Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised Code. (B) Beginning July 1, 2000, the Ohio board of regents shall
establish and administer the student workforce development grant
program
and shall adopt rules for the administration of the
program. Such rules
shall be similar to the rules the Ohio board
of regents
adopts under section 3333.27 of the Revised Code.
(C) The Ohio board of regents may make a grant to any
resident of
this state who is enrolled as a full-time student in
an authorized
baccalaureate degree or associate degree program at
a private career school
registered in
accordance with section
3332.05 of the Revised Code
an eligible institution and who
maintains an academic record that meets or exceeds a standard
established by
rule of the state board of proprietary school
registration, except that no grant shall be made to any individual
who was enrolled as a student in
a registered private career
school
an eligible institution before July 1, 2000. The size of
an
annual grant award shall be
determined by the Ohio board of
regents based on the amount of
funds available for the program.
The grant shall be prorated and paid in
equal installments per
academic term in accordance with division (E) of this section.
(D) The Ohio board of regents shall prescribe the form and
manner
of application for grants and shall provide a method for
registered private career schools
eligible institutions to certify
applicants who are
enrolled in authorized baccalaureate degree or
associate degree
programs and have academic records meeting or
exceeding the
standard established by the state board of
proprietary school
registration.
(E) A grant awarded to an eligible student shall be paid to
the
registered private career school
eligible institution in which
the student is enrolled, and the
school
institution shall reduce
the student's instructional and
general charges by the amount of
the grant. Each grant awarded
shall be paid in accordance with
division (C) of this section
within thirty days after the start of
each term of the academic year for which
the grant is
awarded. No
student shall be eligible to receive grants for more than the
equivalent of five
academic years. (F) The receipt of a workforce development grant shall not
affect
a student's eligibility for assistance or the amount of
such assistance
granted under any other provision of state law.
If
a
student receives assistance under one or more other
provisions
of
state law, the grant made to the student under this
section
shall
not exceed the difference between the total
instructional
and
general charges assessed to the student by the
private career
school
eligible institution and the amount of total
assistance the
student receives
under other provisions of state
law.
(G) The general assembly shall support the workforce
development
grant program with such appropriations as the general
assembly sees fit.
The Ohio board of regents may also receive
funds from other
sources to support the program.
(H)
Private career schools
Eligible institutions that enroll
students receiving grants
under this section shall report to the
Ohio board of regents the
name of each student who has received
such a grant but who is no longer
eligible for such a grant.
In
the event that an eligible student who has been awarded a grant
under this section withdraws
from enrollment at
a school
an
institution during any term, the
school
institution shall
refund a
prorated amount of the student's grant for that term to
the Ohio
board of regents in accordance with the school's refund
policy.
(I) Beginning July 1, 2000, the state board of
proprietary
school
registration shall report to the Ohio board of regents each
degree
granting proprietary school's job placement rate for the
immediately preceding
academic year. No
grant awarded to an
eligible student under this section shall be paid to a
registered
private
career school if the school's job placement rate for
baccalaureate degree
and associate degree
programs for the
preceding academic year was less than seventy-five per cent.
Sec. 3333.37. As used in sections 3333.37 to 3333.375 of the
Revised Code, the following words and terms have the
following
meanings unless the context indicates a different
meaning or
intent: (A)
"Cost of attendance" means all costs of a student
incurred in
connection with a program of study at an eligible
institution, as determined
by the institution, including tuition;
instructional fees; room and board;
books, computers, and
supplies; and other related fees, charges, and expenses. (B)
"Eligible institution" means
either
one of the following: (1) A state-assisted post-secondary educational institution
within the
state; (2) A nonprofit institution of higher education within the
state that
holds a certificate of authorization from the Ohio
board of regents
pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code,
that
is accredited by the appropriate regional and, when
appropriate, professional
accrediting associations within whose
jurisdiction it falls, is authorized to
grant a bachelor's degree
or higher, and satisfies other conditions as set
forth in the
policy guidelines; (3) A private institution exempt from regulation under
Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised Code. (C)
"Eligible student" means either of the following: (1) An undergraduate student who meets all of the following: (a) Is a resident of this state; (b) Has graduated from any Ohio secondary school for
which
the state board of education prescribes minimum standards in
accordance
with section 3301.07 of the Revised Code; (c) Is attending and in good standing, or has been accepted
for
attendance, at any eligible institution as a full-time student
to pursue a
bachelor's degree. (2) A graduate student who
is a resident of this state, and
is attending and in good
standing, or has been accepted for
attendance, at any eligible institution. (D)
"Fellowship" or
"fellowship program" means the Ohio
priority needs fellowship created by sections 3333.37 to 3333.375
of the
Revised Code. (E)
"Full-time student" has the meaning as defined by rule
of
the
Ohio board of regents. (F)
"Ohio outstanding scholar" means a student who is the
recipient of a scholarship under sections 3333.37 to 3333.375 of
the
Revised Code. (G)
"Policy guidelines" means the rules adopted by the
Ohio
board of regents pursuant to section 3333.374 of the
Revised Code. (H)
"Priority needs fellow" means a student who is the
recipient
of a fellowship under sections 3333.37 to 3333.375 of
the Revised
Code. (I)
"Priority needs field of study" means those academic
majors
and disciplines as determined by the Ohio board of regents
that
support the purposes and intent of sections 3333.37 to
3333.375 of the
Revised Code as described in section 3333.371 of
the
Revised Code. (J)
"Scholarship" or
"scholarship program" means the
Ohio
outstanding scholarship created by sections 3333.37 to 3333.375
of
the Revised Code.
Sec. 3365.01. As used in sections 3365.01 to 3365.10 of
the
Revised Code: (A) "College" means any state-assisted college or
university
described in section 3333.041 of the Revised Code, any
nonprofit
institution holding a certificate of authorization
pursuant to
Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code,
any private institution exempt
from regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as
prescribed in section 3333.046 of the
Revised Code, and any
institution holding a certificate of
registration from the state
board of proprietary school
registration and program
authorization
for an associate or
bachelor's degree program
issued under section
3332.05 of the
Revised Code. (B) "School district,", except as specified in division (G)
of this section, means any school district to which a
student is
admitted under section 3313.64, 3313.65, 3313.98, or
3317.08 of
the Revised Code and does not include a joint
vocational or
cooperative education school district. (C) "Parent" has the same meaning as in section 3313.64 of
the Revised Code. (D) "Participant" means a student enrolled in a college
under the post-secondary enrollment options program established
by
this chapter. (E) "Secondary grade" means the ninth through twelfth
grades. (F) "School foundation payments" means the amount required
to be paid to a school district for a fiscal year under Chapter
3317. of the Revised Code. (G) "Tuition base" means, with respect to a participant's
school district, the formula amount defined in
division (B) of
section 3317.02 of
the Revised Code multiplied by the district's
cost-of-doing-business factor defined in division
(N) of section
3317.02 of the Revised Code. The participant's "school
district"
in the case of a participant enrolled in a community school shall
be
the school district in which the student is entitled to attend
school under
section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code. (H) "Educational program" means enrollment in one or more
school districts, in a nonpublic school, or in a college under
division (B) of section 3365.04 of the Revised Code. (I) "Nonpublic school" means a chartered or nonchartered
school for
which
minimum standards are prescribed by the state
board of education
pursuant to division (D) of section 3301.07 of
the Revised Code. (J) "School year" means the year beginning on the first
day
of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June. (K) "Community school" means any school established pursuant
to
Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code that includes secondary
grades. (L) "Community school payments" means payments made by the
department of education to a community school pursuant to division
(D) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3366.01. As used in this chapter, the following
words
and terms have the following meanings unless the
context indicates
a different meaning or intent: (A) "Bond proceedings" means the
order, trust, agreement,
indenture and other agreements, or
amendments and supplements to
the foregoing, or any one or more
or combination thereof,
authorizing or providing for the terms
and conditions applicable
to, or providing for the issuance,
security, or liquidity of,
obligations and the provisions
contained in such obligations. (B) "Bond service charges" means
principal, including
mandatory sinking fund requirements for
retirement of obligations,
and interest, and redemption premium,
if any, required to be paid
on obligations. (C) "Bond service fund" means the
applicable fund and
accounts therein created in the bond
proceedings for and pledged
to the payment of bond service
charges, including all moneys and
investments, and earnings from
investments, credited and to be
credited thereto. (D) "Costs of attendance" means all
costs of a student
incurred in connection with
a program of study at an eligible
institution,
as determined by the institution, including tuition;
instructional fees; room and board; books, computers, and
supplies; and other related fees, charges, and expenses. (E) "Designated administrator" means, with respect to all
obligations issued prior to September 1,
1999, and to all
nonfederal education loans,
the nonprofit corporation designated
on November 10,
1992,
under division (D) of section 3351.07 of the
Revised Code to operate exclusively for
charitable and educational
purposes by expanding access to higher
education financing
programs for students and families in need of
student financial
aid.
For all other purposes, "designated administrator" means the
Ohio
corporation that is a subsidiary of the nonprofit corporation
designated
under division (D) of section 3351.07 of the Revised
Code
and that has agreed to enter into an administration agreement
with the issuing
authority and the director of development, or any
other person that enters
into
an administration agreement with the
issuing authority and the director
of development. (F) "Education loan" means a loan
made by an eligible lender
pursuant to the policy guidelines to
or for the benefit
of a
student for the purpose of financing part or all of the
student's
costs of attendance. (G) "Eligible borrower" means any of
the following: (1) Individuals who are residents of the state, and who
are
attending and are in good standing in, or who have been
accepted
for attendance at, any eligible institution located in
this state
or elsewhere, on a part-time or full-time basis, to
pursue an
associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree or a
nursing diploma; (2) Individuals who reside outside the state and who
have
been accepted for attendance at, or who are attending and
are in
good standing in, any eligible institution located in this
state,
on a part-time or full-time basis, to pursue an associate,
baccalaureate, or advanced degree or a nursing diploma; (3) Individuals who are parents or legal guardians of,
or
other persons, as set forth in the policy guidelines,
borrowing
under an education loan for the benefit of
individuals meeting
requirements set forth in division
(G)(1) or (2) of this section,
in order to assist them
in paying costs of attendance. (H)(1) "Eligible institution" means
an institution described
in any of divisions
(H)(1)(a), (b),
or (c), or (d) of this section
that satisfies
all
of the requirements set forth in divisions
(H)(2), (3), and (4) of this section. (a) The institution is a state-assisted
post-secondary
educational institution within this state. (b) The institution is a nonprofit institution
within this
state having a certificate of authorization from the
Ohio board of
regents pursuant to Chapter 1713.
of the Revised Code. (c) The institution is a post-secondary
educational
institution similar to one described in division
(H)(1)(a) or (b)
of this section that
is located outside this state and that is
similarly approved by
the appropriate agency of that state.
(d) The institution is a private institution exempt from
regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed
in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code. (2) The institution is accredited by the appropriate
regional and, when appropriate, professional accrediting
associations within whose jurisdiction it falls. (3) The institution satisfies the eligibility
requirements
for participation in the federal family education
loan program
authorized under Title IV,
Part B, of the "Higher
Education Act of
1965," 20
U.S.C.A. 1071 et seq., as
amended, as long as that
program remains in existence. (4) The institution satisfies the other conditions set
forth
in the policy guidelines. (I) "Eligible lender" means, with respect to lenders making
nonfederal education loans, a bank, national banking
association,
savings bank, savings and loan association, or
credit union having
an office in this state that satisfies the
criteria for eligible
lenders established pursuant to the policy
guidelines. With
respect to lenders making federal education loans,
"eligible
lender" means any person that is permitted to make loans under the
federal family education loan program authorized under Title
IV,
Part B, of the "Higher Education
Act of 1965," 20 U.S.C.A. 1071 et
seq., as amended; that
has an office in this state; and that
satisfies the criteria for eligible
lenders established pursuant
to the policy guidelines. (J) "Federal education loan" means an education loan that is
originated in compliance with the federal family education loan
program
authorized under Title
IV,
Part
B, of the
"Higher
Education Act of
1965," 20 U.S.C.A. 1071 et seq., as amended. (K) "Governmental agency" means the
state and any state
department, division, commission,
institution, or authority; the
United States or
any agency thereof; or any agency, commission, or
authority
established pursuant to an interstate compact or
agreement; or
any combination of the foregoing. (L) "Issuing authority" means the
treasurer of state, or the
officer who by law performs the
functions of the treasurer of
state. (M) "Nonfederal education loan" means any education
loan
that is
not a federal education loan. (N) "Obligations" means the bonds,
notes, or securities of
this state issued by the issuing
authority pursuant to this
chapter. (O) "Person" means any individual,
corporation, business
trust, estate, trust, partnership, or
association, any federal,
state, interstate, regional, or local
governmental agency, any
subdivision of the state, or any
combination of these. (P) "Pledged receipts" means, to the
extent the following
are pledged by the bond proceedings for
the payment of bond
service charges: all receipts representing
moneys accruing from
or in connection with the repayment of
education loans, including
interest and payments from any
guarantee or insurance in respect
to such education loans;
accrued interest received from the sale
of obligations; the
balances in the special funds; income from the
investment of the
special funds; all right, title, and interest of
the state and the
designated
administrator in the education loans
and
any guarantees
or insurance in respect thereof, and any money
representing the
proceeds of obligations or any income from or
interest on those
proceeds; or any other gifts, grants, donations,
and pledges and
any income and receipts therefrom, available and
pledged for the
payment of bond service charges. (Q) "Policy guidelines" means the
rules adopted pursuant to
division (A) of section
3366.03 of the Revised Code. (R) "Proceeds loan" means the
transfer, pursuant to a loan
agreement or agency agreement, of
the proceeds of the obligations,
or the deposit of the proceeds
of the obligations with a trustee
in trust under a trust
agreement, indenture, or other trust
document under the bond
proceedings pending their disbursement for
the purposes
authorized by this chapter. (S) "Resident" means any student who
would qualify as a
resident of this state for state subsidy and
tuition surcharge
purposes under rules adopted by the
Ohio board of regents under
section 3333.31 of the
Revised Code. (T) "Special funds" or
"funds" means the bond service fund
and any other
funds, including reserve funds, created under the
bond
proceedings, including all moneys and investments, and
earnings
from investment, credited and to be credited thereto. (U) "Student" means an individual
described in division
(G)(1) or (2) of this section who
meets requirements established
under the policy guidelines. "Student"
includes dependent and
independent
undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. (V) "Subdivision" has the same
meaning as in division (MM)
of section 133.01 of the
Revised Code.
Sec. 5107.58. In
accordance with a federal waiver granted by
the United
States secretary of health and human services pursuant
to a request
made under former section 5101.09 of the Revised
Code, county departments of
job and family services may establish
and administer as a
work activity for minor heads
of households
and adults participating in
Ohio works first an education program
under which the participant is enrolled full-time in
post-secondary education
leading to vocation
at a state
institution of higher education, as defined in section
3345.031 of
the Revised
Code; a private nonprofit college or
university that
possesses a certificate of authorization issued by the
Ohio board
of regents pursuant to
Chapter 1713. of the
Revised Code,
or is
exempted by division (E) of section
1713.02 of the Revised
Code
from the requirement of a certificate; a
school that holds a
certificate of registration and program authorization
issued by
the state board of proprietary school registration under
Chapter
3332. of the
Revised Code;
a private institution exempt from
regulation under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed
in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code; or a
school that has
entered into a contract with the county department
of
job and
family services.
The participant shall make reasonable
efforts,
as
determined by the county department, to obtain a loan,
scholarship, grant, or
other assistance to pay for the
tuition,
including a federal Pell grant
under 20
U.S.C.A.
1070a and an
Ohio
instructional grant under
section 3333.12 of the Revised Code. If
the participant has made reasonable efforts but is
unable to
obtain sufficient assistance to pay the tuition the program may
pay the tuition. On or after October 1, 1998, the county
department
may enter into a
loan agreement with the participant to
pay the tuition. The total period for
which tuition is paid and
loans made shall not exceed two years.
If the participant,
pursuant to division
(B)(3) of section 5107.43 of
the Revised
Code, volunteers to participate
in the education program for more
hours each week than the
participant is assigned to the program,
the program may pay or the county
department may loan the
cost of
the tuition for the additional voluntary hours as well
as the cost
of the tuition for the assigned number of hours.
The participant
may receive, for not more than
three years, support services,
including publicly funded child
day-care under Chapter 5104. of
the Revised Code and transportation, that
the participant needs to
participate in the program. To receive
support services in the
third year, the participant must be, as
determined by the
educational institution in which the participant
is enrolled, in
good standing with the institution.
A county department that provides loans under this section
shall establish
procedures governing loan application for and
approval and administration of
loans granted pursuant to this
section.
Sec. 5910.04. Scholarships granted under sections 5910.01
to
5910.06 of the Revised Code shall consist of either of the
following: (A) An exemption from the payment of one hundred per cent of
the
general and instructional fees at colleges and universities
which receive
support from the state of Ohio and are approved by
the chancellor
of the board of regents, except that the percentage
may be reduced
by the war orphans scholarship board in any year
that insufficient funds are
appropriated to fully fund
scholarships for all eligible students; (B) A grant to an eligible child who is enrolled in an
institution that has received a certificate of authorization from
the board of regents under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code, or a
private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of
the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised
Code, or
is
enrolled in an institution
that has received a
certificate of
registration from the state
board of
proprietary
school
and college
registration. Students
who attend an
institution that holds a
certificate of registration
shall be
enrolled in either a program
leading to an associate
degree or a
program leading to a
bachelor's degree for which
associate or
bachelor's degree
program
the institution has
received program
authorization issued
under
section 3332.05 of the
Revised Code to
offer such degree
program.
The grant shall be paid
to the child
through the
institution in
which the child is
enrolled, and shall
equal
one hundred per cent
of the average
value of all
scholarships granted under division
(A) of this
section during the
preceding year,
except that the
percentage may
be reduced
by the
war orphans scholarship board in
any year that
insufficient funds
are
appropriated to fully fund
scholarships for
all eligible
students. In no
case shall the
grant
exceed the
total general and
instructional charges of the
institution. The board shall not reduce the percentage to be paid for
scholarships
awarded
pursuant to section 5910.032 of the Revised
Code below one hundred per cent.
Sec. 5919.34. (A) As used in this section: (1) "Academic term" means any one of the following: (a) Fall term, which consists of fall semester or fall
quarter,
as appropriate; (b) Winter term, which consists of winter semester, winter
quarter, or spring semester, as appropriate; (c) Spring term, which consists of spring quarter; (d) Summer term, which consists of summer semester or summer
quarter, as appropriate. (2) "Eligible applicant" means any individual to whom all of
the following apply: (a) The individual does not possess a baccalaureate degree. (b) The individual has enlisted, re-enlisted, or
extended
current enlistment in the Ohio national guard. (c) The individual
is actively enrolled as a full-time or
part-time student for at least six
credit hours of course work in
a semester or quarter in a two-year or
four-year degree-granting
program at an institution of higher education or in a
diploma-granting
program at an institution of higher education
that is a school of
nursing. (d) The individual has not accumulated ninety-six
eligibility
units under division (E) of this section. (3) "Institution of higher education"
means an Ohio
institution of
higher education that is state-assisted, that is
nonprofit and
has received a certificate of authorization from the
Ohio board of regents pursuant
to Chapter 1713. of the
Revised
Code,
that is a private institution exempt from regulation under
Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised Code, or that holds
a
certificate of
registration and program authorization issued by
the state board
of proprietary school registration pursuant to
section 3332.05 of
the Revised
Code. (4) "State university" has the same meaning as in section
3345.011 of the Revised
Code. (B)(1) There is hereby
created a scholarship program to be
known
as the
Ohio national guard scholarship program. For the
fiscal
year 2000,
the number of
participants in the
program
for
the fall
term is limited to the equivalent of two thousand five
hundred full-time
participants; the number of participants in
the
program for the winter term
is limited to the equivalent of two
thousand five hundred full-time
participants; the number of
participants in the
program for the spring term is
limited to the
equivalent of one thousand six hundred seventy-five
full-time
participants; and the number
of participants in the program for
the summer term is limited to
the equivalent of six hundred
full-time participants. Except as provided in
division (B)(2) of
this section for
the fiscal year 2001 and succeeding fiscal
years,
the number of participants in the program for the fall term
is
limited to the equivalent of three thousand five hundred full-time
participants; the number of participants in the program for the
winter term is
limited to the equivalent of three thousand five
hundred full-time
participants; the number of participants
in the
program for the spring term is limited to the equivalent of two
thousand three
hundred forty-five full-time participants; and the
number of participants in
the program
for the summer term
is
limited to the equivalent of eight hundred full-time
participants.
(2) After the application deadline for any academic term in
fiscal
year 2001, the adjutant general may request the controlling
board, if
sufficient appropriated funds are available, to approve
the following
number of additional participants for that term:
(a) For the fall or winter academic term, up to the
equivalent of
five hundred additional full-time participants; (b) For the spring academic term, up to the equivalent of
three
hundred seventy-five additional full-time participants; (c) For the summer academic term, up to the equivalent of
one hundred twenty-five additional full-time participants. (C) If the adjutant general estimates that appropriations
for all scholarships applied for under this
section and
likely to
be used during an academic term are inadequate for
all
eligible
applicants for that academic term to receive
scholarships, the
adjutant
general shall
promptly inform all applicants not
receiving scholarships
for
that academic term of the next academic
term that
appropriations will be adequate for the scholarships.
Any such eligible applicant may again apply for a
scholarship
beginning that academic term if the applicant is in
compliance
with all requirements established by
this section and the adjutant
general for the program. The adjutant general
shall
process all
applications for scholarships
for each
academic term in the order
in
which they are
received. The scholarships shall be made
without regard
to financial need. At no
time shall one person be
placed in priority over another because
of sex, race, or religion. (D) Except as provided in division (H) of this
section, for
each academic term that an eligible applicant is
approved
for a
scholarship under this section and remains a
current member
in
good standing of the Ohio national guard, the
institution of
higher education in which the applicant is enrolled shall, if
the
applicant's
enlistment obligation extends beyond the end of that
academic term, be
paid on the applicant's behalf the applicable
one
of the following amounts: (1) If the institution is state-assisted, an amount equal to
one hundred
per cent
of the institution's tuition
charges; (2) If the institution is a nonprofit private institution
or
a private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332.
of the Revised Code as prescribed in
section 3333.046 of the
Revised Code, an amount equal to
one
hundred per cent of the
average
tuition charges of all state
universities; (3) If the institution is an institution that holds a
certificate of
registration from the state board of proprietary
school
registration, the lesser of the following: (a) An amount equal to one hundred per cent
of the total
instructional and general charges of the institution; (b) An amount equal to one hundred per cent of the
average
tuition charges of all state universities.
(4) An eligible applicant's scholarship shall not be reduced
by
the amount of that applicant's benefits under "the Montgomery
G.I.
Bill
Act of 1984,"
Pub.
L.
No. 98-525, 98 Stat. 2553
(1984). (E) A scholarship recipient under this section shall be
entitled to receive scholarships under this
section for the number
of
quarters or semesters it takes the recipient to accumulate
ninety-six
eligibility units
as determined under divisions (E)(1)
to (3) of this section. (1) To determine the maximum number
of semesters or quarters
for which a recipient is entitled to
a scholarship under this
section, the adjutant general
shall convert
a recipient's credit
hours of enrollment for each academic term into
eligibility units
in accordance with the following table:
Number of | | The following | | The following |
credit hours | | number of | | number of |
of enrollment | | eligibility
| | eligibility |
in an academic | | units if a | | units if a |
term | equals | semester | or | quarter |
12 or more hours | | 12
units | | 8 units |
9 but less than 12 | | 9 units | | 6 units |
6 but less than 9 | | 6 units | | 4 units |
(2) A scholarship recipient under this section may
continue
to
apply for scholarships under this section until the
recipient
has
accumulated ninety-six eligibility units. (3) If a scholarship recipient withdraws from courses
prior
to
the end of an academic term so that the recipient's enrollment
for that academic
term is less than six credit hours, no
scholarship shall
be paid on
behalf of that person for that
academic term except that, if a
scholarship has
already been paid
on behalf of the person for that academic term, the
adjutant
general shall add to that person's accumulated
eligibility units
the number of eligibility units for which the
scholarship was
paid. (F) A scholarship
recipient under this section who fails to
complete the term of enlistment, re-enlistment, or
extension of
current enlistment the recipient was serving at the time a
scholarship was paid on behalf of the
recipient under this section
is
liable to the state for repayment of a percentage of all
Ohio
national guard scholarships
paid
on behalf of the recipient under
this section, plus interest at the
rate of
ten per cent per annum
calculated from the dates the
scholarships were paid.
This
percentage shall equal
the percentage of the current term of
enlistment, re-enlistment, or extension of enlistment a recipient
has not completed as of the date the recipient is discharged from
the
Ohio national guard. The attorney general may commence a civil action on behalf of
the adjutant general to recover the amount of the
scholarships and
the
interest provided for in this division and the expenses
incurred
in prosecuting the action, including court costs and
reasonable
attorney's fees. A
scholarship recipient is not liable
under this division if the recipient's failure to complete the
term
of
enlistment being served at the time a scholarship was
paid
on behalf of the recipient under this section is due to
the
recipient's death;
discharge from the national guard due to
disability;
or the recipient's
enlistment, for a term not less
than the recipient's remaining term
in the
national guard, in the
active component of the United
States armed forces or the active
reserve
component of the United States armed forces. (G) On or before the first day of each academic term, the
adjutant
general shall provide an eligibility roster to each
institution of higher education at which one or more
scholarship
recipients have applied for
enrollment. The institution
shall use
the roster to certify the actual full-time or
part-time
enrollment
of each scholarship recipient
listed as
enrolled
at the
institution and return the roster to the adjutant general
within
thirty days after the first day of the academic term.
The
adjutant general shall report to the Ohio board of
regents the
number of students in the Ohio national guard
scholarship program
at each institution of higher education. The
Ohio board of
regents shall provide for payment of
the appropriate number and
amount of scholarships to each institution of
higher education
pursuant to division (D) of this section.
The adjutant general
shall report on a quarterly basis to the
director of budget and
management, the
speaker of the house of representatives, and the
president of the
senate the number of
Ohio national guard
scholarship recipients and a projection of
the cost of the program
for the remainder of
the biennium. (H) The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents and
the
adjutant general may adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the
Revised
Code governing the administration and fiscal management of
the Ohio
national
gaurd
guard scholarship program and the
procedure by
which the
Ohio board of regents and the department of
the adjutant
general may
modify the amount of scholarships a
member receives
based on the
amount other state financial aid a
member
recives
receives. (I) Notwithstanding division (A) of section 127.14
of the
Revised Code, the controlling board shall not transfer all or part
of
any appropriation for the Ohio national guard scholarship
program.
SECTION 2. That existing sections 1713.02, 1713.03, 3332.02,
3333.042, 3333.043, 3333.12, 3333.18, 3333.21, 3333.26, 3333.29,
3333.37,
3365.01, 3366.01, 5107.58, 5910.04, and 5919.34 of the
Revised
Code are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. A private institution exempt from regulation under
Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised Code, as enacted by this act, may continue
to offer any associate, baccalaureate, or master's degree program
that it offered as
of October 1, 2001, unless
authority to offer such
program as of October 1, 2001, is revoked
or not renewed by the
Ohio
Board of Regents under Chapter 1713. of
the Revised Code.
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