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As Passed by the House 136th General Assembly Regular Session H.
(136th GeneralAssembly) (Substitute House Bill Number 57) ANACT To amend section 3313.6022 and to enact sections 3313.7119, 3313.7120, 3314.148, 3326.62, and 3328.40 of the Revised Code regarding school policies on the administration of overdose reversal drugs and limits on student attendance in released time courses in religious instruction.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
SECTION 1.
That section 3313.6022 be amended and sections 3313.7119, 3313.7120, 3314.148, 3326.62, and 3328.40 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
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3313.6022.
(A) As used in this section, "released time" means a period of time during which a student is excused from school to attend a course in religious instruction conducted by a private entity off school district property.
(B) A school district board of education shall adopt a policy that authorizes a student to be excused from school to attend a released time course in religious instruction for at least one period per week, provided that each of the following applies:
(1) The student's parent or guardian gives written consent.
(2) The sponsoring entity maintains attendance records and makes them available to the school district the student attends.
(3) Transportation to and from the place of instruction, including transportation for students with disabilities, is the complete responsibility of the sponsoring entity, parent, guardian, or student.
(4) The sponsoring entity makes provisions for and assumes liability for the student.
(5) No public funds are expended and no public school personnel are involved in providing the religious instruction.
(6) The student assumes responsibility for any missed schoolwork.
While in attendance in a released time course in religious instruction, a student shall not be considered absent from school.
No student may be released from a core curriculum subject course to attend a religious instruction course.
(C) A school district board of education shall collaborate with a sponsoring entity of a released time course in religious instruction to identify a time to offer the course during the school day.
(D) A policy adopted under division (B) of this section shall not prohibit students from bringing external educational and program materials into school.
(E) A Unless otherwise specified in a school district's policy adopted under division (B) of this section, a student shall not exceed be excused from school to attend a released time course in Sub.
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57 2025-2026 Representatives Jarrells, Williams Cosponsors:
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Representatives McNally, Brewer, Russo, Baker, Isaacsohn, Grim, Somani, Upchurch, Brennan, Thomas, C., Rogers, Deeter, Denson, Piccolantonio, Sigrist, Mohamed, Miller, J., Abdullahi, Abrams, Barhorst, Bird, Brent, Brownlee, Cockley, Fischer, Ghanbari, Glassburn, Gross, Hall, D., Hall, T., Hiner, Jones, Kishman, LaRe, Lawson-Rowe, Lett, Mathews, A., Mathews, T., Newman, Richardson, Robb Blasdel, Salvo, Schmidt, Stephens, Synenberg, White, E.
religious instruction for longer than either of the following:
A BILL To enact sections 3313.7118, 3313.7119, 3314.148, 1 3326.62, and 3328.40 of the Revised Code 2 regarding school policies on the administration 3 of overdose reversal drugs.
(1) For students in an elementary or middle school, two periods in total per week;
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
(2) For students in high school, the amount of time that is equivalent to attending two units of high school credit per week.
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(F) A policy adopted under division (B) of this section may authorize high school students to earn up to two units of high school credit for the completion of a released time course in religious instruction.
That sections 3313.7118, 3313.7119, 3314.148, 5 3326.62, and 3328.40 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as 6 follows:
In determining whether to award credit for completion of such a course, the board shall evaluate the course based on purely secular criteria that are substantially the same criteria used to evaluate similar nonpublic high school courses for purposes of determining whether to award credit for such courses to a student transferring from a nonpublic high school to a public high school.
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However, there shall be no criteria requiring that released time courses be completed only at a nonpublic school.
3313.7118.
The decision to award credit for a released time course of religious instruction shall be neutral to, and shall not involve any test for, religious content or denominational affiliation.
(A) As used in this section, "overdose 8 reversal drug" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the 9 Revised Code.
For purposes of this division, secular criteria may include, but are not limited to, the following:
10 (B) A city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational 11 school district that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised 12 Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal 13 drug for use in an emergency situation shall require the 14 H.
(1) The number of hours of classroom instruction time;
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(2) A review of the course syllabus that reflects course requirements and materials used;
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(3) The methods of assessment used in the course;
57 Page 2 As Passed by the House district's superintendent to adopt and implement a policy 15 regarding the supply's maintenance and drug's use at each school 16 operated by the district.
(4) The qualifications of the course instructor, which shall be similar to the qualifications of other teachers within the district.
A policy adopted under this section 17 shall do all of the following:
Notwithstanding division (C)(8) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, high school credit awarded to a student for a released time course in religious instruction may substitute for the same amount of credit in subjects listed in that division.
18 (1) Conform to the requirements of division (C)(1) of 19 section 3715.50 of the Revised Code;
(G) A school district, member of a school district board of education, or school district employee is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury allegedly arising during a student's transportation to or from a place of instruction when private transportation is used under a released time policy adopted under this section.
20 (2) Establish the amount of the supply to be maintained at 21 each school;
This division does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a school district, member of a school district board of education, or school district employee may be entitled to under Chapter 2744.
22 (3) Require each school's supply to be stored in a secure 23 location that is easily accessible to school employees or 24 contractors;
or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
25 (4) Specify any training regarding the supply's 26 maintenance and drug's use that school employees or contractors 27 may be required to complete.
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28 (C) A school district board of education may accept 29 donations of money from any person or entity to purchase 30 overdose reversal drugs.
31 (D) As soon as practicable after using an overdose 32 reversal drug in an emergency situation, the superintendent of a 33 district described in this section shall report its use to the 34 department of education and workforce, the district board of 35 education, and the parent or guardian of the student to whom the 36 drug was administered.
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37 (E) If the superintendent of a district described in this 38 section determines that a persistent pattern of overdoses at the 39 district's schools has emerged, the superintendent shall notify 40 the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in the district.
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(A) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic 42 H.
(A) As used in this section, "overdose reversal drug" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) A city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall require the district's board of education to adopt and implement a policy regarding the supply's maintenance and drug's use at each school operated by the district.
A policy adopted under this section shall include all of the following:
(1) A requirement that each school conform to the requirements of division (C)(1) of section Sub.
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57 Page 3 As Passed by the House school that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to 43 obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for 44 use in an emergency situation shall comply with all provisions 45 of section 3313.7118 of the Revised Code as if it were a school 46 district.
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47 (B) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school may 48 accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase 49 overdose reversal drugs.
3715.50 of the Revised Code;
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(2) The amount of the drug's supply to be maintained at each school;
(3) A requirement that each school's supply be stored in a secure location that is easily accessible to school employees or contractors;
(4) A description of any training regarding the supply's maintenance and drug's use that school employees or contractors may be required to complete.
(C) A school district board of education may accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs.
A board shall use the donations only for that purpose and shall track the expenditure of donated funds.
(D) As soon as practicable after using an overdose reversal drug in an emergency situation, the superintendent of a district described in this section shall report its use to the district board of education and the parent or guardian of the student to whom the drug was administered.
The superintendent of a district described in this section shall annually report the district's use of overdose reversal drugs in emergency situations to the department of education and workforce.
(E) If the superintendent of a district described in this section determines that a persistent pattern of overdoses at the district's schools has emerged, the superintendent shall notify the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in the district.
(F) Not later than August 1, 2026, the department of education and workforce, in consultation with the department of health, shall develop a model policy regarding the maintenance and use of a supply of overdose reversal drugs.
A school district board of education may adopt the department's model policy to fulfill the requirements of this section.
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3313.7120.
(A) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall comply with all provisions of section 3313.7119 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.
(B) A chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school may accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs.
A school shall use the donations only for that purpose and shall track the expenditure of donated funds.
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(A) A community school established under 51 this chapter that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised 52 Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal 53 drug for use in an emergency situation shall comply with all 54 provisions of section 3313.7118 of the Revised Code as if it 55 were a school district.
(A) A community school established under this chapter that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall comply with all provisions of section 3313.7119 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.
56 (B) A community school may accept donations of money from 57 any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs.
(B) A community school may accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs.
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A school shall use the donations only for that purpose and shall track the expenditure of donated funds.
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(A) A STEM school established under this 59 chapter that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to 60 obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for 61 use in an emergency situation shall comply with all provisions 62 of section 3313.7118 of the Revised Code as if it were a school 63 district.
(A) A STEM school established under this chapter that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall comply with all provisions of section 3313.7119 of the Revised Code Sub.
64 (B) A STEM school may accept donations of money from any 65 person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs.
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as if it were a school district.
(B) A STEM school may accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs.
A school shall use the donations only for that purpose and shall track the expenditure of donated funds.
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(A) A college-preparatory boarding school 67 established under this chapter that elects under section 3715.50 68 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an 69 overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall 70 comply with all provisions of section 3313.7118 of the Revised 71 H.
(A) A college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter that elects under section 3715.50 of the Revised Code to obtain and maintain a supply of an overdose reversal drug for use in an emergency situation shall comply with all provisions of section 3313.7119 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.
(B) A college-preparatory boarding school may accept donations of money from any person or entity to purchase overdose reversal drugs.
A school shall use the donations only for that purpose and shall track the expenditure of donated funds.
SECTION 2.
That existing section 3313.6022 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
No court shall award monetary damages for a claim brought under or otherwise arising out of section 3313.6022 of the Revised Code for alleged violations occurring from September 30, 2025, to the effective date of this section.
This provision shall not be construed as creating a private right of action.
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72 (B) A college-preparatory boarding school may accept 73 donations of money from any person or entity to purchase 74 overdose reversal drugs.
Speaker ___________________ of the House of Representatives.
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President ___________________ of the Senate.
Passed ________________________, 20____ Approved ________________________, 20____ Governor.
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The section numbering of law of a general and permanent nature is complete and in conformity with the Revised Code.
Director, Legislative Service Commission.
Filed in the office of the Secretary of State at Columbus, Ohio, on the ____ day of ___________,A.
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Secretary of State.
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