130th Ohio General Assembly
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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 Institution
Table of Grants

Maximum Grant $5,466
Gross IncomeNumber of Dependents


12345 or more


$0 - $15,000$5,466$5,466$5,466$5,466$5,466
$15,001 - $16,000 4,9205,4665,466 5,466 5,466
$16,001 - $17,000 4,3624,9205,466 5,466 5,466
$17,001 - $18,000 3,8284,3624,9205,4665,466
$18,001 - $19,000 3,2883,8284,3624,9205,466
$19,001 - $22,0002,7363,2883,8284,3624,920
$22,001 - $25,0002,1782,7363,2883,8284,362
$25,001 - $28,0001,6262,1782,7363,2883,828
$28,001 - $31,0001,3441,6262,1782,7363,288
$31,001 - $32,0001,0801,3441,6262,1782,736
$32,001 - $33,0009841,0801,3441,6262,178
$33,001 - $34,000888 9841,0801,3441,626
$34,001 - $35,000 4448889841,0801,344
$35,001 - $36,000--4448889841,080
$36,001 - $37,000----444888984
$37,001 - $38,000------444888
$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 Institution
Table of Grants

Maximum Grant $5,466
Gross IncomeNumber of Dependents


012345 or more


$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 Institution
Table of Grants

Maximum Grant $4,632
Gross IncomeNumber of Dependents


12345 or more


$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 Institution
Table of Grants

Maximum Grant $4,632
Gross IncomeNumber of Dependents


012345 or more


$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 Institution
Table of Grants

Maximum Grant $2,190
Gross IncomeNumber of Dependents


12345 or more


$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 Institution
Table of Grants

Maximum Grant $2,190
Gross IncomeNumber of Dependents


012345 or more


$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 ofThe followingThe following
credit hoursnumber ofnumber of
of enrollmenteligibility eligibility
in an academicunits if aunits if a
termequalssemesterorquarter
12 or more hours12 units8 units
9 but less than 129 units6 units
6 but less than 96 units4 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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