To amend section 1349.99 and to enact section 1349.66 of the Revised Code to prohibit credit card marketing activities on the grounds of state institutions of higher education.

Section 1. That section 1349.99 be amended and section 1349.66 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 1349.66.  (A) As used in this section:

(1) "Campus" means the land and buildings that a state institution of higher education uses for instruction or student services.

(2) "Credit card" and "card issuer" have the same meanings as in section 1602 of the "Truth in Lending Act," 82 Stat. 146 (1968), 15 U.S.C. 1601.

(3) "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.

(B) No agent or employee of a card issuer or representative of a recognized student organization shall conduct any activity on the campus of a state institution of higher education, or on any other property owned or operated by such an institution, that is designed to encourage and enable students to apply for a credit card.

Sec. 1349.99. (A) Whoever violates section 1349.06 or 1349.17 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

(B)(1) Whoever violates section 1349.45 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(2) Notwithstanding division (B)(1) of this section, the only remedies that are available for a violation of section 1349.45 of the Revised Code by a registrant or licensee under sections 1322.01 to 1322.12 of the Revised Code are those set forth in section 1322.10 of the Revised Code or otherwise provided by statute or common law.

(3) The provisions of division (B) of this section are not intended to be exclusive remedies and do not preclude the use of any other remedy provided by law.

(C) Whoever violates section 1349.66 of the Revised Code shall be fined two thousand dollars for each violation.

Section 2.  That existing section 1349.99 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.