Ohio 136th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

HB 10 — Regulate imitation meat and egg products

Last action — Effective 3/20/26

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Summary

To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, 3701.132, and 3715.60 and to enact sections 3313.8110, 3345.88, 3715.601, 3715.602, 3715.603, 3715.604, 3715.605, and 5101.548 of the Revised Code to regulate imitation meat and egg products.

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The amendment to Bill HB 10 now includes specific provisions for regulating imitation meat and egg products, expanding its focus beyond just certain agriculture laws. This change is important because it establishes clear guidelines for the production and labeling of these products, ensuring that consumers are properly informed about what they are purchasing. Additionally, it allows for more consistent oversight of these products within the state, which can help maintain food safety and quality standards.

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(136th GeneralAssembly) (Substitute House Bill Number 10) ANACT To amend sections 909.07, 921.01, 921.06, 921.11, 921.16, 921.24, 943.26, 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, 3701.132, and 3715.60 and to enact sections 3313.8110, 3345.88, 3715.601, 3715.602, 3715.603, 3715.604, 3715.605, and 5101.5410 of the Revised Code to regulate imitation meat and egg products and to revise various agriculture laws.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
SECTION 1.
That sections 909.07, 921.01, 921.06, 921.11, 921.16, 921.24, 943.26, 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, 3701.132, and 3715.60 be amended and sections 3313.8110, 3345.88, 3715.601, 3715.602, 3715.603, 3715.604, 3715.605, and 5101.5410 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
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909.07.
The board of county commissioners may appoint, with the consent and concurrence of the director of agriculture, a deputy apiaristapiarists.
Except as otherwise specified in this section, a deputy serves at the pleasure of the applicable board of county commissioners.
A deputy apiarist shall be paid a salary as the board of county commissioners determines for inspection work and other expenses as are necessarily incurred directly related to inspection work.
Before the board approves the salary and expenses for payment, the a deputy apiarist shall submit the same to the director for review.
A deputy apiarist shall work under the direction of the director and shall be responsible for the inspection of apiaries in assigned counties prescribed by the department of agriculture and for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
The director may terminate the appointment of any deputy apiarist if there is evidence that the deputy has been unethical, negligent, incompetent, inefficient, or untrustworthy in the discharge of official duties.
A deputy apiarist shall furnish to the director reports as are required by the director.
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921.01.
As used in this chapter:
(A) "Active ingredient" means any ingredient that will prevent, destroy, kill, repel, control, or mitigate any pest, or that will act as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant.
(B) "Adulterated" shall apply to any pesticide if its strength or purity is less than or greater than the professed standard or quality as expressed on its labeling or under which it is sold, if any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for the pesticide, or if any valuable constituent of the pesticide has been wholly or in part abstracted.
(C) "Agricultural commodity" means any plant or part thereof or animal or animal product, Sub.
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10 2025-2026 Representatives Klopfenstein, Daniels Cosponsors:
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Representatives Thomas, D., Sigrist, King, Johnson, Williams, Lear, Miller, K., Brennan, Gross, Deeter, Click, Rogers, Bird, Santucci, Fowler Arthur, Claggett, Mathews, T., Peterson, Hiner, Miller, J., Schmidt, Abdullahi, Abrams, Barhorst, Creech, Demetriou, Dovilla, Ferguson, Hall, T., Hoops, John, Kishman, LaRe, Lorenz, Mathews, A., Miller, M., Mohamed, Odioso, Pizzulli, Plummer, Richardson, Ritter, Robb Blasdel, Salvo, Stephens, Swearingen, White, A., Willis, Workman A BILL To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, 1 3701.132, and 3715.60 and to enact sections 2 3313.8110, 3345.88, 3715.601, 3715.602, 3 3715.603, 3715.604, 3715.605, and 5101.548 of 4 the Revised Code to regulate imitation meat and 5 egg products.
produced for commercial use by a person, including farmers, ranchers, vineyardists, plant propagators, Christmas tree growers, aquaculturists, floriculturists, orchardists, foresters, or other comparable persons, primarily for the sale, consumption, propagation, or other use, by humans or animals.
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
(D) "Aircraft" means any device used or designed for navigation or flight in the air, except a parachute or other device used primarily as safety equipment.
Section 1.
(E) "Animal" means all vertebrate and invertebrate species, including, but not limited to, humans and other mammals, birds, fish, and shellfish.
That sections 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, 7 3701.132, and 3715.60 be amended and sections 3313.8110, 8 3345.88, 3715.601, 3715.602, 3715.603, 3715.604, 3715.605, and 9 5101.548 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
(F) "Authorized diagnostic inspection" means a diagnostic inspection conducted by a commercial applicator in the pesticide-use category in which the commercial applicator is licensed under this chapter.
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(G) "Beneficial insects" means those insects that, during their life cycle, are effective pollinators of plants, are parasites or predators of pests, or are otherwise beneficial.
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(H) "Brand" means any word, name, symbol, device, or combination thereof, that serves to distinguish the pesticide manufactured or distributed by one person from that manufactured or distributed by any other person.
(A) The board of education of each city, 11 exempted village, local, and joint vocational school district 12 shall adopt a policy to prevent the purchase of a food that is 13 either of the following:
(I) "Pesticide applicator" means a commercial applicator or a private applicator.
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(J) "Private applicator" means an individual who is licensed under section 921.11 of the Revised Code.
(K) "Commercial applicator" means an individual who is licensed under section 921.06 of the Revised Code to apply pesticides or to conduct authorized diagnostic inspections.
(L) "Competent" means properly qualified as evidenced by passing the general examination and each applicable pesticide-use category examination for the pesticide-use categories in which a person applies pesticides and, in the case of a person who is a commercial applicator, conducts diagnostic inspections and by meeting any other criteria established by rule.
(M) "Federal act" means the "Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act," 61 Stat.
(1947), 7 U.S.C.A.
136, as amended.
(N) "Defoliant" means any substance or mixture of substances intended for causing the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant, with or without causing abscission.
(O) "Desiccant" means any substance or mixture of substances intended for artificially accelerating the drying of plant tissue.
(P) "Device" means any instrument or contrivance, other than a firearm, that is intended for trapping, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest or any other form of plant or animal life, other than human beings and other than bacteria, virus, or other microorganism on or in living human beings or other living animals.
"Device" does not include equipment used for the application of pesticides when sold separately therefrom.
(Q) "Direct supervision" means, unless any of the following, as applicable:
(1) Unless otherwise prescribed by its labeling, a restricted use pesticide is considered to be Sub.
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10 Page 2 As Passed by the House (1) Misbranded as a meat product or an egg product as 15 prohibited in section 3715.602 of the Revised Code;
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16 (2) A cultivated-protein food product as defined in 17 section 3715.601 of the Revised Code.
applied under the direct supervision of a commercial applicator, if it is applied by a trained serviceperson who is trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the director under section 921.16 of the Revised Code and who is acting under the instructions and control of a commercial applicator.
18 (B) The department of education and workforce shall adopt 19 a policy to prevent the purchase of a food that is either of the 20 following:
(2) Unless otherwise prescribed by its labeling, a general use pesticide is considered to be applied under the direct supervision of a commercial applicator, if it is applied by a trained serviceperson acting under the instructions and control of a commercial applicator.
21 (1) Misbranded as a meat product or an egg product as 22 prohibited in section 3715.602 of the Revised Code;
(3) Unless otherwise prescribed by its labeling, a restricted use pesticide is considered to be used under the direct supervision of a private applicator if all of the following apply:
23 (2) A cultivated-protein food product.
(a) The restricted use pesticide is used by an immediate family member or a subordinate employee of that private applicator.
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(b) The immediate family member or a subordinate employee of that private applicator is trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the director of agriculture under section 921.16 of the Revised Code and is acting under the instructions and control of the private applicator.
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(c) The private applicator is responsible for the actions of that immediate family member or subordinate employee and is available when needed, even though the private applicator is not physically present at the time and place the restricted use pesticide use is occurring.
A copy of every contract entered into under 25 this section shall be filed with the director of education and 26 workforce.
(R) "Directly supervise" means providing direct supervision under division (Q)(Q)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, as applicable.
The department of education and workforce shall make 27 available on its web site a copy of every approved, executed 28 contract filed with the director under this section.
(S) "Distribute" means to offer or hold for sale, sell, barter, ship, deliver for shipment, or receive and, having so received, to deliver or offer to deliver, pesticides in this state.
29 (A) Each contract entered into between a sponsor and the 30 governing authority of a community school shall specify the 31 following:
"Distribute" does not mean to hold for use, apply, or use pesticides or dilutions of pesticides, except when a pesticide dealer holds for use, applies, or uses pesticides or dilutions of pesticides in the course of business with a commercial applicator who is employed by that pesticide dealer.
32 (1) That the school shall be established as either of the 33 following:
(T) "Environment" includes water, air, land, and all plants and human beings and other animals living therein, and the interrelationships that exist among them.
34 (a) A nonprofit corporation established under Chapter 35 1702.
(U) "Fungus" means any nonchlorophyll-bearing thallophyte, which is any nonchlorophyll- bearing plant of a lower order than mosses and liverworts, as for example, rust, smut, mildew, mold, yeast, and bacteria, except those on or in living human beings or other animals, or processed food, beverages, or pharmaceuticals.
of the Revised Code, if established prior to April 8, 36 2003;
(V) "General use pesticide" means a pesticide that is classified for general use under the federal act.
37 (b) A public benefit corporation established under Chapter 38 1702.
(W) "Ground equipment" means any device, other than aircraft, used on land or water to apply pesticides in any form.
of the Revised Code, if established after April 8, 2003.
(X) "Incidental use" or "incidentally use" means the application of a general use pesticide on an occasional, isolated, site-specific basis in order to avoid immediate personal harm.
39 (2) The education program of the school, including the 40 school's mission, the characteristics of the students the school 41 H.
"Incidental use" or "incidentally use" does not mean regular, routine, or maintenance application of a general use pesticide.
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43 (3) The academic goals to be achieved and the method of 44 measurement that will be used to determine progress toward those 45 goals, which shall include the statewide achievement 46 assessments;
(Y) "Inert ingredient" means an ingredient that is not active.
47 (4) Performance standards, including but not limited to 48 all applicable report card measures set forth in section 3302.03 49 or 3314.017 of the Revised Code, by which the success of the 50 school will be evaluated by the sponsor;
(Z) "Ingredient statement" means a statement of the name and percentage of each active ingredient, together with the total percentage of inert ingredients.
51 (5) The admission standards of section 3314.06 of the 52 Revised Code and, if applicable, section 3314.061 of the Revised 53 Code;
When the pesticide contains arsenic in any form, the ingredient statement shall include percentages of total and water soluble arsenic, each calculated as elemental arsenic.
54 (6)(a) Dismissal procedures;
(AA) "Insect" means any of the numerous small invertebrate animals generally having the body more or less obviously segmented, for the most part belonging to the class insecta, including, but not limited to, beetles, bugs, bees, and flies, and to other allied classes of arthropods, including, but not limited to, spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes, and wood lice.
55 (b) A requirement that the governing authority adopt an 56 attendance policy that includes a procedure for automatically 57 withdrawing a student from the school if the student without a 58 legitimate excuse fails to participate in seventy-two 59 consecutive hours of the learning opportunities offered to the 60 student.
(BB) "Integrated pest management" means a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks.
61 (7) The ways by which the school will achieve racial and 62 ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves;
(CC) "Label" means the written, printed, or graphic matter on, or attached to the pesticide or device, or any of its containers or wrappers.
63 (8) Requirements for financial audits by the auditor of 64 state.
(DD) "Labeling" means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter:
The contract shall require financial records of the 65 school to be maintained in the same manner as are financial 66 records of school districts, pursuant to rules of the auditor of 67 state.
(1) Accompanying the pesticide product or device at any time;
Audits shall be conducted in accordance with section 68 117.10 of the Revised Code.
(2) To which reference is made on the label or in literature accompanying the pesticide product or device, except when accurate, nonmisleading reference is made to current official publications of the United States environmental protection agency, the United States department of agriculture or interior, the United States department of health and human services, state experiment stations, state agricultural colleges, or other similar federal or state institutions or official agencies, authorized by law to conduct research in the field of pesticides;
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(3) Including all brochures, technical and sales bulletins, and all advertising material.
(EE) "Licensure" includes certification as used in the federal act.
(FF) "Misbranded" applies, if the conditions of either division (FF)(1) or (2) of this section are satisfied as follows:
(1) To any pesticide or device, if at least one of the following occurs:
(a) Its labeling bears any statement, design, or graphic representation relative thereto or to its ingredients that is false or misleading in any particular.
(b) It is an imitation of or is distributed under the name of another pesticide or device.
(c) Any word, statement, or other information required to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness, as compared with other words, statements, designs, or graphic matter in the labeling, and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
(2) To any pesticide, if at least one of the following occurs:
(a) The labeling of a restricted use pesticide does not contain a statement that it is a restricted use pesticide.
(b) The labeling accompanying it does not contain directions for use that are necessary for Sub.
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71 (a) A detailed description of each facility used for 72 instructional purposes;
effecting the purpose for which the pesticide is intended and, if complied with, together with any requirements imposed by the federal act, that are adequate to protect the environment.
73 (b) The annual costs associated with leasing each facility 74 that are paid by or on behalf of the school;
(c) The label does not bear all of the following:
75 (c) The annual mortgage principal and interest payments 76 that are paid by the school;
(i) The name, brand, or trademark under which the pesticide is distributed;
77 (d) The name of the lender or landlord, identified as 78 such, and the lender's or landlord's relationship to the 79 operator, if any.
(ii) An ingredient statement on the part of the immediate container and on the outside container and wrapper of the retail package, if any, through which the ingredient statement on the immediate container cannot be clearly read, which is presented or displayed under customary conditions of purchase, provided that the ingredient statement may appear prominently on another part of the container as permitted by the amended federal act or by the director;
80 (10) Qualifications of employees, including both of the 81 following:
(iii) A warning or caution statement that may be necessary and that, if complied with together with any requirement imposed under the federal act, would be adequate to protect the environment;
82 (a) A requirement that the school's classroom teachers be 83 licensed in accordance with sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the 84 Revised Code, except that a community school may engage 85 noncertificated persons to teach up to twelve hours or forty 86 hours per week pursuant to section 3319.301 of the Revised Code;
(iv) The net weight or measure of the contents, subject to such reasonable variations as the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency or the director of agriculture may permit;
87 (b) A prohibition against the school employing an 88 individual described in section 3314.104 of the Revised Code in 89 any position.
(v) The name and address of the manufacturer, registrant, or person for whom manufactured;
90 (11) That the school will comply with the following 91 requirements:
(vi) The United States environmental protection agency registration number assigned to each establishment in which the pesticide was produced and the agency registration number assigned to it, as required by regulations under the federal act.
92 (a) The school will provide learning opportunities to a 93 minimum of twenty-five students for a minimum of nine hundred 94 twenty hours per school year.
(d) The pesticide contains any substance or substances in quantities highly toxic to human beings unless the label bears, in addition to other label requirements, all of the following:
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(i) The skull and crossbones;
(ii) The word "poison" in red prominently displayed on a background of distinctly contrasting color;
(iii) A statement of an antidote or a practical or emergency medical treatment, first aid or otherwise, in case of poisoning by the pesticide.
(e) It is contained in a package or other container or wrapping that does not conform to the standard established by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency.
(GG) "Nematodes" means invertebrate animals of the phylum nemathelminthes and class nematoda, which are unsegmented, round worms with elongated, fusiform, or sac-like bodies covered with cuticle, and that inhabit soil, water, plants, or plant parts and also may be called nema or eel-worms.
(HH) "Pest" means a harmful, destructive, or nuisance insect, fungus, rodent, nematode, bacterium, bird, snail, weed, or parasitic plant or a harmful or destructive form of plant or animal life or virus, or any plant or animal species that the director declares to be a pest, except viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms on or in living animals, including human beings.
(II) "Pesticide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended for either of the following:
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98 (c) The school will be nonsectarian in its programs, 99 admission policies, employment practices, and all other 100 operations, and will not be operated by a sectarian school or 101 religious institution.
(1) Preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest;
102 (d) The school will comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 103 109.65, 121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 3301.0710, 104 3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 105 3313.472, 3313.50, 3313.539, 3313.5310, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 106 3313.608, 3313.609, 3313.6012, 3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 107 3313.6024, 3313.6025, 3313.6026, 3313.6028, 3313.6029, 3313.643, 108 3313.648, 3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 109 3313.666, 3313.667, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 110 3313.671, 3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 111 3313.718, 3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 112 3313.80, 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819, 113 3313.8110, 3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077, 114 3319.078, 3319.0812, 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.321, 3319.324, 115 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.41, 3319.46, 3319.614, 116 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041, 3321.13, 117 3321.14, 3321.141, 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3322.20, 3322.24, 118 3323.251, 3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and 119 5705.391 and Chapters 117., 1347., 2744., 3365., 3742., 4112., 120 4123., 4141., and 4167.
(2) Use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant.
of the Revised Code as if it were a 121 school district and will comply with section 3301.0714 of the 122 Revised Code in the manner specified in section 3314.17 of the 123 Revised Code.
"Pesticide" includes a pest monitoring system designated by rule.
124 (e) The school shall comply with Chapter 102.
(JJ) "Pesticide dealer" means any person who distributes restricted use pesticides or pesticides whose uses or distribution are further restricted by the director to the ultimate user or to a commercial applicator who is employed by that pesticide dealer.
and section 125 2921.42 of the Revised Code.
(KK) "Pesticide business" means a person who performs pesticide business activities.
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(LL) "Pesticide business activities" means any of the following:
(1) The application of pesticides to the property of another for hire;
(2) The solicitation to apply pesticides;
(3) The conducting of authorized diagnostic inspections.
(MM) "Pesticide-use category" means a specialized field of pesticide application or of diagnostic inspection as defined by rule.
(NN) "Plant regulator" means any substance or mixture of substances, intended, through physiological action, for accelerating or retarding the growth or rate of maturation, or for otherwise altering the behavior of plants or the produce thereof, but does not include substances to the extent that they are intended as plant nutrients, trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant inoculants, or soil amendments.
(OO) "Product name" means a coined or specific designation applied to an individual pesticide of a fixed combination and derivation.
(PP) "Registrant" means a person who has registered a pesticide under this chapter.
(QQ) "Restricted use pesticide" means any pesticide or pesticide use classified by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency for use only by a pesticide applicator or by an individual who is trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the director under section 921.16 of the Revised Code and who is working under the direct supervision of a pesticide applicator.
(RR) "Rule" means a rule adopted under section 921.16 of the Revised Code.
(SS) "Sell or sale" means exchange of ownership or transfer of custody.
(TT) "State restricted use pesticide" means any pesticide or pesticides classified by the director subsequent to a hearing held in accordance with Chapter 119.
of the Revised Code for use only by pesticide applicators or individuals who are trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the director under section 921.16 of the Revised Code and who are working under their direct supervision.
(UU) "Unreasonable adverse effects on the environment" means any unreasonable risk to human beings or the environment taking into account the economic, social, and environmental benefits and costs of the use of any pesticide.
(VV) "Trained serviceperson" means an employee of a pesticide business, other business, agency of the United States government, state agency, or political subdivision who has been trained Sub.
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Beginning with 136 students who enter ninth grade for the first time on or after 137 July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 138 of the Revised Code that a person must successfully complete the 139 curriculum of a high school prior to receiving a high school 140 diploma shall be met by completing the requirements prescribed 141 in section 3313.6027 and division (C) of section 3313.603 of the 142 Revised Code, unless the person qualifies under division (D) or 143 (F) of that section.
to apply general use do either of the following:
Each school shall comply with the plan for 144 awarding high school credit based on demonstration of subject 145 area competency, and beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, 146 with the updated plan that permits students enrolled in seventh 147 and eighth grade to meet curriculum requirements based on 148 subject area competency adopted by the department under 149 divisions (J)(1) and (2) of section 3313.603 of the Revised 150 Code.
(1) Apply pesticides while under the direct supervision of a commercial applicator;
Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the school shall 151 comply with the framework for granting units of high school 152 credit to students who demonstrate subject area competency 153 through work-based learning experiences, internships, or 154 cooperative education developed by the department under division 155 (J)(3) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.
(2) Use restricted use pesticides after being trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the director under section 921.16 of the Revised Code and while working under the direct supervision of a commercial applicator.
156 (g) The school governing authority will submit within four 157 H.
(WW) "Weed" means any plant that grows where not wanted.
(XX) "Wildlife" means all living things that are neither human, domesticated, or pests, including, but not limited to, mammals, birds, and aquatic life.
(YY) "Trade secret" and "confidential business information" mean any formula, plan, pattern, process, tool, mechanism, compound, procedure, production date, or compilation of information that is not patented, that is known only to certain individuals within a commercial concern, and that gives its user an opportunity to obtain a business advantage over competitors who do not know or use it.
(ZZ) "Immediate family" means familial relationships limited to a person's spouse, parents, stepparents, foster parents, father-in-law, mother-in-law, children, stepchildren, foster children, sons- in-law, daughters-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in- law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and first cousins.
(AAA) "First cousin" means the child of a parent's sibling.
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(A)(1) No individual shall do any of the following without having a commercial applicator license issued by the director of agriculture:
(a) Apply pesticides for a pesticide business without direct supervision;
(b) Apply pesticides as part of the individual's duties while acting as an employee of the United States government, a state, county, township, or municipal corporation, or a park district, port authority, or sanitary district created under Chapter 1545., 4582., or 6115.
of the Revised Code, respectively;
(c) Apply restricted use pesticides.
Division (A)(1)(c) of this section does not apply to a private applicator or an immediate family member or a subordinate employee of a private applicator who is trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the director under section 921.16 of the Revised Code and who is acting under the direct supervision of that private applicator.
(d) If the individual is the owner of a business other than a pesticide business or an employee of such an owner, apply pesticides at any of the following publicly accessible sites that are located on the property:
(i) Food service operations that are licensed under Chapter 3717.
of the Revised Code;
(ii) Retail food establishments that are licensed under Chapter 3717.
of the Revised Code;
(iii) Golf courses;
(iv) Rental properties of more than four apartment units at one location;
(v) Hospitals or medical facilities as defined in section 3701.01 of the Revised Code;
(vi) Child care centers or licensed school child programs as defined in section 5104.01 of the Sub.
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162 (h) The school, unless it is an internet- or computer- 163 based community school, will comply with section 3313.801 of the 164 Revised Code as if it were a school district.
Revised Code;
165 (i) If the school is the recipient of moneys from a grant 166 awarded under the federal race to the top program, Division (A), 167 Title XIV, Sections 14005 and 14006 of the "American Recovery 168 and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Pub.
(vii) Facilities owned or operated by a school district established under Chapter 3311.
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of the Revised Code, including an educational service center, a community school established under Chapter 3314.
of the Revised Code, or a chartered or nonchartered nonpublic school that meets minimum standards established by the director of education and workforce;
(viii) State institutions of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, nonprofit institutions holding a certificate of authorization pursuant to Chapter 1713.
of the Revised Code, institutions holding a certificate of registration from the state board of career colleges and schools and program authorization for an associate or bachelor's degree program issued under section 3332.05 of the Revised Code, and private institutions exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332.
of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the Revised Code;
(ix) Food processing establishments as defined in section 3715.021 of the Revised Code;
(x) Any other site designated by rule.
(e) Conduct authorized diagnostic inspections.
(2) Divisions (A)(1)(a) to (d) of this section do not apply to an individual who is acting as a trained serviceperson under the direct supervision of a commercial applicator.
(3) Licenses shall be issued for a period of time established by rule and shall be renewed in accordance with deadlines established by rule.
The fee for each such license shall be established by rule.
If a license is not issued or renewed, the application fee shall be retained by the state as payment for the reasonable expense of processing the application.
The director shall by rule classify by pesticide-use category licenses to be issued under this section.
A single license may include more than one pesticide-use category.
No individual shall be required to pay an additional license fee if the individual is licensed for more than one category.
The fee for each license or renewal does not apply to an applicant who is an employee of the department of agriculture whose job duties require licensure as a commercial applicator as a condition of employment.
(B) Application for a commercial applicator license shall be made on a form prescribed by the director.
Each application for a license shall state the pesticide-use category or categories of license for which the applicant is applying and other information that the director determines essential to the administration of this chapter.
(C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, if the director finds that the applicant is competent to apply pesticides and conduct diagnostic inspections and that the applicant has passed both the general examination and each applicable pesticide-use category examination as required under division (A) of section 921.12 of the Revised Code, the director shall issue a commercial applicator license limited to the pesticide-use category or categories for which the applicant is found to be competent.
If the director rejects an application, the director may explain why the application was rejected, describe the additional requirements necessary for the applicant to obtain a license, and return the application.
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115, 169 the school will pay teachers based upon performance in 170 accordance with section 3317.141 and will comply with section 171 3319.111 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.
payment of any additional fee.
172 (j) If the school operates a preschool program that is 173 licensed by the department under sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of 174 the Revised Code, the school shall comply with sections 3301.50 175 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code and the minimum standards for 176 preschool programs prescribed in rules adopted by the department 177 of children and youth under section 3301.53 of the Revised Code.
(2) The director shall issue a commercial applicator license in accordance with Chapter 4796.
178 (k) The school will comply with sections 3313.6021 and 179 3313.6023 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district 180 unless it is either of the following:
of the Revised Code to an individual if either of the following applies:
181 (i) An internet- or computer-based community school;
(a) The individual holds a commercial applicator license in another state.
182 (ii) A community school in which a majority of the 183 enrolled students are children with disabilities as described in 184 division (B)(2) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code.
(b) The individual has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a commercial applicator in a state that does not issue that license.
185 (l) The school will comply with section 3321.191 of the 186 H.
A license issued under this division shall be limited to the pesticide-use category or categories for which the applicant is licensed in another state or has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification in that state.
(D)(1) A person who is a commercial applicator shall be deemed to hold a private applicator's license for purposes of applying pesticides on agricultural commodities that are produced by the commercial applicator.
(2) A commercial applicator shall apply pesticides only in the pesticide-use category or categories in which the applicator is licensed under this chapter.
(E) All money collected under this section shall be credited to the pesticide, fertilizer, and lime program fund created in section 921.22 of the Revised Code.
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(A) As used in this section, "use" means any of the following:
(1) Performing pre-application activities involving mixing and loading the pesticide;
(2) Applying the pesticide by a commercial applicator or private applicator, including supervising the use of a pesticide by a noncertified applicator;
(3) Performing other pesticide-related activities, including transporting or storing pesticide containers that have been opened, cleaning equipment, and disposing of excess pesticides, spray mix, equipment wash waters, pesticide containers, and other pesticide-containing materials.
(B) No individual shall use restricted use pesticides unless the individual is one of the following:
(1) Licensed under section 921.06 of the Revised Code;
(2) Licensed under division (C)(D) of this section;
(3) A trained serviceperson who is trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the director under section 921.16 of the Revised Code and who is acting under the direct supervision of a commercial applicator;
(4) An immediate family member or a subordinate employee of a private applicator who is trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the director under section 921.16 of the Revised Code and who is acting under the direct supervision of that private applicator.
(C)(1) Subject to division (C)(2)(C) No individual shall directly supervise the application of a restricted use pesticide unless the individual is one of the following:
(1) Licensed under section 921.06 of the Revised Code;
(2) Licensed under division (D) of this section.
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189 (12) Arrangements for providing health and other benefits 190 to employees;
(D)(1) Subject to division (D)(2) of this section, the director of agriculture shall adopt rules to establish standards and procedures for the licensure of private applicators.
191 (13) The length of the contract, which shall begin at the 192 beginning of an academic year.
An individual shall apply for a private applicator license to the director, on forms prescribed by the director.
No contract shall exceed five 193 years unless such contract has been renewed pursuant to division 194 (E) of this section.
The individual shall include in the application the pesticide-use category or categories of the license for which the individual is applying and any other information that the director determines is essential to the administration of this chapter.
195 (14) The governing authority of the school, which shall be 196 responsible for carrying out the provisions of the contract;
The fee for each license shall be established by rule.
197 (15) A financial plan detailing an estimated school budget 198 for each year of the period of the contract and specifying the 199 total estimated per pupil expenditure amount for each such year.
Licenses shall be issued for a period of time established by rule and shall be renewed in accordance with deadlines established by rule.
200 (16) Requirements and procedures regarding the disposition 201 of employees of the school in the event the contract is 202 terminated or not renewed pursuant to section 3314.07 of the 203 Revised Code;
If a license is not issued or renewed, the state shall retain any fee submitted as payment for reasonable expenses of processing the application.
204 (17) Whether the school is to be created by converting all 205 or part of an existing public school or educational service 206 center building or is to be a new start-up school, and if it is 207 a converted public school or service center building, 208 specification of any duties or responsibilities of an employer 209 that the board of education or service center governing board 210 that operated the school or building before conversion is 211 delegating to the governing authority of the community school 212 with respect to all or any specified group of employees provided 213 the delegation is not prohibited by a collective bargaining 214 agreement applicable to such employees;
(2) The director shall issue a private applicator license in accordance with Chapter 4796.
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of the Revised Code to an individual if either of the following applies:
(a) The individual holds a private applicator license in another state.
(b) The individual has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a private applicator in a state that does not issue that license.
A license issued under this division shall be limited to the pesticide-use category or categories for which the applicant is licensed in another state or has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification in that state.
(D)(E) An individual who is licensed under this section shall use or directly supervise the use of a restricted use pesticide only for the purpose of producing agricultural commodities on property that is owned or rented by the individual or the individual's employer.
(E)(F) All money collected under this section shall be credited to the pesticide, fertilizer, and lime program fund created in section 921.22 of the Revised Code.
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921.16.
(A) The director of agriculture shall adopt rules the director determines necessary for the effective enforcement and administration of this chapter.
The rules may relate to, but are not limited to, the time, place, manner, and methods of application, materials, and amounts and concentrations of application of pesticides, may restrict or prohibit the use of pesticides in designated areas during specified periods of time, and shall encompass all reasonable factors that the director determines necessary to minimize or prevent damage to the environment.
In addition, the rules shall establish the deadlines and time periods for registration, registration renewal, late registration renewal, and failure to register under section 921.02 of the Revised Code;
the fees for registration, registration renewal, late registration renewal, and failure to register under section 921.02 of the Revised Code that shall apply until the fees that are established under that section take effect on January 1, 2007;
and the fees, deadlines, and time periods for licensure and license renewal under sections 921.06, 921.09, 921.11, and 921.13 of the Revised Code.
(B) The director shall adopt rules that establish a schedule of civil penalties for violations of this chapter, or any rule or order adopted or issued under it, provided that the civil penalty for a first violation shall not exceed five thousand dollars and the civil penalty for each subsequent violation Sub.
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218 (19) A provision requiring the governing authority to 219 adopt a policy regarding the admission of students who reside 220 outside the district in which the school is located.
shall not exceed ten thousand dollars.
That policy 221 shall comply with the admissions procedures specified in 222 sections 3314.06 and 3314.061 of the Revised Code and, at the 223 sole discretion of the authority, shall do one of the following:
In determining the amount of a civil penalty for a violation, the director shall consider factors relevant to the severity of the violation, including past violations and the amount of actual or potential damage to the environment or to human beings.
224 (a) Prohibit the enrollment of students who reside outside 225 the district in which the school is located;
All money collected under this division shall be credited to the pesticide, fertilizer, and lime program fund created in section 921.22 of the Revised Code.
226 (b) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in 227 districts adjacent to the district in which the school is 228 located;
(C) The director shall adopt rules that set forth the conditions under which the director:
229 (c) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in any 230 other district in the state.
(1) Requires that notice or posting be given of a proposed application of a pesticide;
231 (20) A provision recognizing the authority of the 232 department to take over the sponsorship of the school in 233 accordance with the provisions of division (C) of section 234 3314.015 of the Revised Code;
(2) Requires inspection, condemnation, or repair of equipment used to apply a pesticide;
235 (21) A provision recognizing the sponsor's authority to 236 assume the operation of a school under the conditions specified 237 in division (B) of section 3314.073 of the Revised Code;
(3) Will suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue any pesticide registration for a violation of this chapter;
238 (22) A provision recognizing both of the following:
(4) Requires safe handling, transportation, storage, display, distribution, and disposal of pesticides and their containers;
239 (a) The authority of public health and safety officials to 240 inspect the facilities of the school and to order the facilities 241 closed if those officials find that the facilities are not in 242 compliance with health and safety laws and regulations;
(5) Ensures the protection of the health and safety of agricultural workers storing, handling, or applying pesticides, and all residents of agricultural labor camps, as that term is defined in section 3733.41 of the Revised Code, who are living or working in the vicinity of pesticide-treated areas;
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(6) Requires a record to be kept of all pesticide applications made by each commercial applicator and of all general use applications made by any trained serviceperson acting under the commercial applicator's direct supervision and of all restricted use pesticide applications made by each private applicator and by any immediate family member or subordinate employee of that private applicator who is acting under the private applicator's direct supervision as required under section 921.14 of the Revised Code;
(7) Determines the pesticide-use categories of diagnostic inspections that must be conducted by a commercial applicator;
(8) Requires a record to be kept of all diagnostic inspections conducted by each commercial applicator and by any trained service person.
(D) The director shall prescribe standards for the licensure of applicators of pesticides and the training of those supervised by commercial applicators or private applicators in the use of restricted use pesticides consistent with those prescribed by the federal act and the regulations adopted under it or prescribe standards that are more restrictive than those prescribed by the federal act and the regulations adopted under it.
The standards may relate to the use of a pesticide or to an individual's pesticide-use category.
The director shall take into consideration standards of the United States environmental protection agency.
(E) The director may adopt rules setting forth the conditions under which the director will:
(1) Collect and examine samples of pesticides or devices;
(2) Specify classes of devices that shall be subject to this chapter;
(3) Prescribe other necessary registration information.
(F) The director may adopt rules that do either or both of the following:
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250 (23) A description of the learning opportunities that will 251 be offered to students including both classroom-based and non- 252 classroom-based learning opportunities that is in compliance 253 with criteria for student participation established by the 254 department under division (H)(2) of section 3314.08 of the 255 Revised Code;
(1) Designate, in addition to those restricted uses so classified by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency, restricted uses of pesticides for the state or for designated areas within the state and, if the director considers it necessary, to further restrict such use;
256 (24) The school will comply with sections 3302.04 and 257 3302.041 of the Revised Code, except that any action required to 258 be taken by a school district pursuant to those sections shall 259 be taken by the sponsor of the school.
(2) Define what constitutes "acting under the instructions and control of a commercial applicator" as used in the definition of "direct supervision" in division (Q) of section 921.01 of the Revised Code.
260 (25) Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the school 261 will open for operation not later than the thirtieth day of 262 September each school year, unless the mission of the school as 263 specified under division (A)(2) of this section is solely to 264 serve dropouts.
In adopting a rule under division (F)(2) of this section, the director shall consider the factors associated with the use of pesticide in the various pesticide-use categories.
In its initial year of operation, if the school 265 fails to open by the thirtieth day of September, or within one 266 year after the adoption of the contract pursuant to division (D) 267 of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code if the mission of the 268 school is solely to serve dropouts, the contract shall be void.
Based on consideration of the factors, the director may define "acting under the instructions and control of a commercial applicator" to include communications between a commercial applicator and a trained serviceperson that are conducted via landline telephone or a means of wireless communication.
269 (26) Whether the school's governing authority is planning 270 to seek designation for the school as a STEM school equivalent 271 under section 3326.032 of the Revised Code;
Any rules adopted under division (F)(2) of this section shall be drafted in consultation with representatives of the pesticide industry.
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(G) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the director shall not adopt any rule under this chapter that is inconsistent with the requirements of the federal act and regulations adopted thereunder.
(H) The director, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may declare as a pest any form of plant or animal life, other than human beings and other than bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms on or in living human beings or other living animals, that is injurious to health or the environment.
(I) The director may make reports to the United States environmental protection agency, in the form and containing the information the agency may require.
(J) The director shall adopt rules for the application, use, storage, and disposal of pesticides if, in the director's judgment, existing programs of the United States environmental protection agency necessitate such rules or pesticide labels do not sufficiently address issues or situations identified by the department of agriculture or interested state agencies.
(K) The director shall adopt rules establishing all of the following:
(1) Standards, requirements, and procedures for the examination and re-examination of commercial applicators and private applicators;
(2) With respect to training programs that the director may require commercial applicators and private applicators to complete:
(a) Standards and requirements that a training program must satisfy in order to be offered by the director or the director's representative or in order to be approved by the director if a third party wishes to offer it;
(b) Eligibility standards and requirements that must be satisfied by third parties who wish to provide the training programs;
(c) Procedures that third parties must follow in order to submit a proposed training program to the director for approval;
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274 (28) That the school's attendance and participation 275 records shall be made available to the department, auditor of 276 state, and school's sponsor to the extent permitted under and in 277 accordance with the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 278 of 1974," 88 Stat.
(d) Criteria that the director must consider when determining whether to authorize a commercial applicator or private applicator to participate in a training program instead of being required to pass a re-examination.
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(3) Training requirements for a trained serviceperson.
1232g, as amended, and any 279 regulations promulgated under that act, and section 3319.321 of 280 the Revised Code;
(L) The director shall adopt all rules under this chapter in accordance with Chapter 119.
281 (29) If a school operates using the blended learning 282 model, as defined in section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, all 283 of the following information:
of the Revised Code.
284 (a) An indication of what blended learning model or models 285 will be used;
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286 (b) A description of how student instructional needs will 287 be determined and documented;
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288 (c) The method to be used for determining competency, 289 granting credit, and promoting students to a higher grade level;
No person shall do any of the following:
290 (d) The school's attendance requirements, including how 291 the school will document participation in learning 292 opportunities;
(A) Apply, use, directly supervise such application or use, or recommend a pesticide for use inconsistent with the pesticide's labeling, treatment standards, or other restrictions imposed by the director of agriculture;
293 (e) A statement describing how student progress will be 294 monitored;
(B) Act as a commercial applicator without being licensed to do so;
295 (f) A statement describing how private student data will 296 be protected;
(C) Use any restricted use pesticide, unless the person is licensed one of the following:
297 (g) A description of the professional development 298 activities that will be offered to teachers.
(1) Licensed to do so under this chapter;
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(2) A trained serviceperson who is trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the director under section 921.16 of the Revised Code and who is acting under the direct supervision of a commercial applicator;
(3) An immediate family member or a subordinate employee of a private applicator who is trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the director under section 921.16 of the Revised Code and who is acting under the direct supervision of that private applicator.
(D) Refuse or fail to keep or maintain records required by the director in rules adopted under this chapter, or to make reports when and as required by the director in rules adopted under this chapter;
(E) Falsely or fraudulently represent the effect of pesticides or methods to be utilized;
(F) Apply known ineffective or improper materials;
(G) Operate in a negligent manner, which includes the operation of faulty or unsafe equipment;
(H) Impersonate any federal, state, county, or municipal official;
(I) Make false or fraudulent records, invoices, or reports;
(J) Fail to provide training to trained servicepersons in the application of general use or restricted use pesticides, as applicable;
(K) Fail to provide direct supervision as specified in rules adopted under division (C) of section 921.16 of the Revised Code;
(L) Distribute a misbranded or adulterated pesticide;
(M) Use fraud or misrepresentation in making application for a license or registration or renewal of a license or registration;
(N) Refuse, fail, or neglect to comply with any limitation or restriction of a license or registration issued under this chapter or rules adopted thereunder;
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303 (31) A provision requiring that, if the governing 304 authority contracts with an attorney, accountant, or entity 305 specializing in audits, the attorney, accountant, or entity 306 shall be independent from the operator with which the school has 307 contracted.
thereunder;
308 (32) A provision requiring the governing authority to 309 adopt an enrollment and attendance policy that requires a 310 student's parent to notify the community school in which the 311 student is enrolled when there is a change in the location of 312 the parent's or student's primary residence.
(P) Make a false or misleading statement in an inspection concerning any infestation of pests or the use of pesticides;
313 (33) A provision requiring the governing authority to 314 adopt a student residence and address verification policy for 315 students enrolling in or attending the school.
(Q) Refuse or fail to comply with this chapter, the rules adopted thereunder, or any lawful order of the director;
316 (B) The community school shall also submit to the sponsor 317 a comprehensive plan for the school.
(R) Distribute restricted use pesticides to the ultimate user without a pesticide dealer's license;
The plan shall specify the 318 following:
(S) Except as provided in division (F) of section 921.26 of the Revised Code, distribute restricted use pesticides to an ultimate user who is not licensed under section 921.06 or 921.11 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under this chapter;
319 (1) The process by which the governing authority of the 320 school will be selected in the future;
(T) Use any pesticide that is under an experimental use permit contrary to the provisions of the permit;
321 (2) The management and administration of the school;
(U) Engage in fraudulent business practices;
322 (3) If the community school is a currently existing public 323 school or educational service center building, alternative 324 arrangements for current public school students who choose not 325 to attend the converted school and for teachers who choose not 326 to teach in the school or building after conversion;
(V) Dispose of any pesticide product or container in such a manner as to have unreasonable adverse effects on the environment;
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(W) Display any pesticide in any manner to produce unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, or to contaminate adjacent food, feed, or other products;
(X) Apply any pesticide by aircraft without being licensed as a commercial applicator;
(Y) Distribute a pesticide that is not registered with the director;
(Z) Fail to properly supervise a trained serviceperson.
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943.26.
The animal and consumer protection fund is created in the state treasury.
The fund shall consist of livestock dealer or broker fees and civil penalties collected under this chapter, all money collected through the issuance of licenses to captive whitetail deer licensees under this chapter and any other money credited to it under the Revised Code.
The director of agriculture shall use money in the fund to administer sections 943.20 to 943.26 of the Revised Code this chapter and rules and Chapters 904., 935., and 942.
of the Revised Code and rules adopted under those chapters.
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3313.8110.
(A) The board of education of each city, exempted village, local, and joint vocational school district shall adopt a policy to prevent the purchase of a food that is either of the following:
(1) Misbranded as a meat product or an egg product as prohibited in section 3715.602 of the Revised Code;
(2) A cultivated-protein food product as defined in section 3715.601 of the Revised Code.
(B) The department of education and workforce shall adopt a policy to prevent the purchase of a food that is either of the following:
(1) Misbranded as a meat product or an egg product as prohibited in section 3715.602 of the Revised Code;
(2) A cultivated-protein food product.
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3314.03.
A copy of every contract entered into under this section shall be filed with the Sub.
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330 When submitting the plan under this division, the school 331 shall also submit copies of all policies and procedures 332 regarding internal financial controls adopted by the governing 333 authority of the school.
The department of education and workforce shall make available on its web site a copy of every approved, executed contract filed with the director under this section.
334 (C) A contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the 335 Revised Code between a sponsor and the governing authority of a 336 community school may provide for the community school governing 337 authority to make payments to the sponsor, which is hereby 338 authorized to receive such payments as set forth in the contract 339 between the governing authority and the sponsor.
(A) Each contract entered into between a sponsor and the governing authority of a community school shall specify the following:
The total 340 amount of such payments for monitoring, oversight, and technical 341 assistance of the school shall not exceed three per cent of the 342 total amount of payments for operating expenses that the school 343 receives from the state.
(1) That the school shall be established as either of the following:
344 (D) The contract shall specify the duties of the sponsor 345 which shall be in accordance with the written agreement entered 346 into with the department under division (B) of section 3314.015 347 of the Revised Code and shall include the following:
(a) A nonprofit corporation established under Chapter 1702.
348 (1) Monitor the community school's compliance with all 349 laws applicable to the school and with the terms of the 350 contract;
of the Revised Code, if established prior to April 8, 2003;
351 (2) Monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal 352 performance and the organization and operation of the community 353 school on at least an annual basis;
(b) A public benefit corporation established under Chapter 1702.
354 (3) Provide technical assistance to the community school 355 in complying with laws applicable to the school and terms of the 356 H.
of the Revised Code, if established after April 8, 2003.
(2) The education program of the school, including the school's mission, the characteristics of the students the school is expected to attract, the ages and grades of students, and the focus of the curriculum;
(3) The academic goals to be achieved and the method of measurement that will be used to determine progress toward those goals, which shall include the statewide achievement assessments;
(4) Performance standards, including but not limited to all applicable report card measures set forth in section 3302.03 or 3314.017 of the Revised Code, by which the success of the school will be evaluated by the sponsor;
(5) The admission standards of section 3314.06 of the Revised Code and, if applicable, section 3314.061 of the Revised Code;
(6)(a) Dismissal procedures;
(b) A requirement that the governing authority adopt an attendance policy that includes a procedure for automatically withdrawing a student from the school if the student without a legitimate excuse fails to participate in seventy-two consecutive hours of the learning opportunities offered to the student.
(7) The ways by which the school will achieve racial and ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves;
(8) Requirements for financial audits by the auditor of state.
The contract shall require financial records of the school to be maintained in the same manner as are financial records of school districts, pursuant to rules of the auditor of state.
Audits shall be conducted in accordance with section 117.10 of the Revised Code.
(9) An addendum to the contract outlining the facilities to be used that contains at least the following information:
(a) A detailed description of each facility used for instructional purposes;
(b) The annual costs associated with leasing each facility that are paid by or on behalf of the school;
(c) The annual mortgage principal and interest payments that are paid by the school;
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357 (4) Take steps to intervene in the school's operation to 358 correct problems in the school's overall performance, declare 359 the school to be on probationary status pursuant to section 360 3314.073 of the Revised Code, suspend the operation of the 361 school pursuant to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code, or 362 terminate the contract of the school pursuant to section 3314.07 363 of the Revised Code as determined necessary by the sponsor;
relationship to the operator, if any.
364 (5) Have in place a plan of action to be undertaken in the 365 event the community school experiences financial difficulties or 366 closes prior to the end of a school year.
(10) Qualifications of employees, including both of the following:
367 (E) Upon the expiration of a contract entered into under 368 this section, the sponsor of a community school may, with the 369 approval of the governing authority of the school, renew that 370 contract for a period of time determined by the sponsor, but not 371 ending earlier than the end of any school year, if the sponsor 372 finds that the school's compliance with applicable laws and 373 terms of the contract and the school's progress in meeting the 374 academic goals prescribed in the contract have been 375 satisfactory.
(a) A requirement that the school's classroom teachers be licensed in accordance with sections 3319.22 to 3319.31 of the Revised Code, except that a community school may engage noncertificated persons to teach up to twelve hours or forty hours per week pursuant to section 3319.301 of the Revised Code;
Any contract that is renewed under this division 376 remains subject to the provisions of sections 3314.07, 3314.072, 377 and 3314.073 of the Revised Code.
(b) A prohibition against the school employing an individual described in section 3314.104 of the Revised Code in any position.
378 (F) If a community school fails to open for operation 379 within one year after the contract entered into under this 380 section is adopted pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02 381 of the Revised Code or permanently closes prior to the 382 expiration of the contract, the contract shall be void and the 383 school shall not enter into a contract with any other sponsor.
(11) That the school will comply with the following requirements:
A 384 school shall not be considered permanently closed because the 385 operations of the school have been suspended pursuant to section 386 H.
(a) The school will provide learning opportunities to a minimum of twenty-five students for a minimum of nine hundred twenty hours per school year.
(b) The governing authority will purchase liability insurance, or otherwise provide for the potential liability of the school.
(c) The school will be nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices, and all other operations, and will not be operated by a sectarian school or religious institution.
(d) The school will comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 109.65, 121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3313.472, 3313.50, 3313.539, 3313.5310, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.609, 3313.6012, 3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 3313.6024, 3313.6025, 3313.6026, 3313.6028, 3313.6029, 3313.643, 3313.648, 3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.666, 3313.667, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 3313.671, 3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.718, 3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.80, 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819, 3313.8110, 3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078, 3319.0812, 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.321, 3319.324, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.41, 3319.46, 3319.614, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041, 3321.13, 3321.14, 3321.141, 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3322.20, 3322.24, 3323.251, 3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and 5705.391 and Chapters 117., 1347., 2744., 3365., 3742., 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167.
of the Revised Code as if it were a school district and will comply with section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code in the manner specified in section 3314.17 of the Revised Code.
(e) The school shall comply with Chapter 102.
and section 2921.42 of the Revised Code.
(f) The school will comply with sections 3313.61, 3313.611, 3313.614, 3313.617, 3313.618, and 3313.6114 of the Revised Code, except that for students who enter ninth grade for the first time before July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised Code that a person must successfully complete the curriculum in any high school prior to receiving a high school diploma may be met by completing the curriculum adopted by the governing authority of the community school rather than the curriculum specified in Title XXXIII of the Revised Code or any Sub.
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rules of the department.
Beginning with students who enter ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2010, the requirement in sections 3313.61 and 3313.611 of the Revised Code that a person must successfully complete the curriculum of a high school prior to receiving a high school diploma shall be met by completing the requirements prescribed in section 3313.6027 and division (C) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code, unless the person qualifies under division (D) or (F) of that section.
Each school shall comply with the plan for awarding high school credit based on demonstration of subject area competency, and beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, with the updated plan that permits students enrolled in seventh and eighth grade to meet curriculum requirements based on subject area competency adopted by the department under divisions (J)(1) and (2) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.
Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, the school shall comply with the framework for granting units of high school credit to students who demonstrate subject area competency through work-based learning experiences, internships, or cooperative education developed by the department under division (J)(3) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code.
(g) The school governing authority will submit within four months after the end of each school year a report of its activities and progress in meeting the goals and standards of divisions (A) (3) and (4) of this section and its financial status to the sponsor and the parents of all students enrolled in the school.
(h) The school, unless it is an internet- or computer-based community school, will comply with section 3313.801 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.
(i) If the school is the recipient of moneys from a grant awarded under the federal race to the top program, Division (A), Title XIV, Sections 14005 and 14006 of the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Pub.
L.
No.
111-5, 123 Stat.
115, the school will pay teachers based upon performance in accordance with section 3317.141 and will comply with section 3319.111 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.
(j) If the school operates a preschool program that is licensed by the department under sections 3301.52 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code, the school shall comply with sections 3301.50 to 3301.59 of the Revised Code and the minimum standards for preschool programs prescribed in rules adopted by the department of children and youth under section 3301.53 of the Revised Code.
(k) The school will comply with sections 3313.6021 and 3313.6023 of the Revised Code as if it were a school district unless it is either of the following:
(i) An internet- or computer-based community school;
(ii) A community school in which a majority of the enrolled students are children with disabilities as described in division (B)(2) of section 3314.35 of the Revised Code.
(l) The school will comply with section 3321.191 of the Revised Code, unless it is an internet- or computer-based community school that is subject to section 3314.261 of the Revised Code.
(12) Arrangements for providing health and other benefits to employees;
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(13) The length of the contract, which shall begin at the beginning of an academic year.
No contract shall exceed five years unless such contract has been renewed pursuant to division (E) of this section.
(14) The governing authority of the school, which shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of the contract;
(15) A financial plan detailing an estimated school budget for each year of the period of the contract and specifying the total estimated per pupil expenditure amount for each such year.
(16) Requirements and procedures regarding the disposition of employees of the school in the event the contract is terminated or not renewed pursuant to section 3314.07 of the Revised Code;
(17) Whether the school is to be created by converting all or part of an existing public school or educational service center building or is to be a new start-up school, and if it is a converted public school or service center building, specification of any duties or responsibilities of an employer that the board of education or service center governing board that operated the school or building before conversion is delegating to the governing authority of the community school with respect to all or any specified group of employees provided the delegation is not prohibited by a collective bargaining agreement applicable to such employees;
(18) Provisions establishing procedures for resolving disputes or differences of opinion between the sponsor and the governing authority of the community school;
(19) A provision requiring the governing authority to adopt a policy regarding the admission of students who reside outside the district in which the school is located.
That policy shall comply with the admissions procedures specified in sections 3314.06 and 3314.061 of the Revised Code and, at the sole discretion of the authority, shall do one of the following:
(a) Prohibit the enrollment of students who reside outside the district in which the school is located;
(b) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in districts adjacent to the district in which the school is located;
(c) Permit the enrollment of students who reside in any other district in the state.
(20) A provision recognizing the authority of the department to take over the sponsorship of the school in accordance with the provisions of division (C) of section 3314.015 of the Revised Code;
(21) A provision recognizing the sponsor's authority to assume the operation of a school under the conditions specified in division (B) of section 3314.073 of the Revised Code;
(22) A provision recognizing both of the following:
(a) The authority of public health and safety officials to inspect the facilities of the school and to order the facilities closed if those officials find that the facilities are not in compliance with health and safety laws and regulations;
(b) The authority of the department as the community school oversight body to suspend the operation of the school under section 3314.072 of the Revised Code if the department has evidence Sub.
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of conditions or violations of law at the school that pose an imminent danger to the health and safety of the school's students and employees and the sponsor refuses to take such action.
(23) A description of the learning opportunities that will be offered to students including both classroom-based and non-classroom-based learning opportunities that is in compliance with criteria for student participation established by the department under division (H)(2) of section 3314.08 of the Revised Code;
(24) The school will comply with sections 3302.04 and 3302.041 of the Revised Code, except that any action required to be taken by a school district pursuant to those sections shall be taken by the sponsor of the school.
(25) Beginning in the 2006-2007 school year, the school will open for operation not later than the thirtieth day of September each school year, unless the mission of the school as specified under division (A)(2) of this section is solely to serve dropouts.
In its initial year of operation, if the school fails to open by the thirtieth day of September, or within one year after the adoption of the contract pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code if the mission of the school is solely to serve dropouts, the contract shall be void.
(26) Whether the school's governing authority is planning to seek designation for the school as a STEM school equivalent under section 3326.032 of the Revised Code;
(27) That the school's attendance and participation policies will be available for public inspection;
(28) That the school's attendance and participation records shall be made available to the department, auditor of state, and school's sponsor to the extent permitted under and in accordance with the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat.
571, 20 U.S.C.
1232g, as amended, and any regulations promulgated under that act, and section 3319.321 of the Revised Code;
(29) If a school operates using the blended learning model, as defined in section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, all of the following information:
(a) An indication of what blended learning model or models will be used;
(b) A description of how student instructional needs will be determined and documented;
(c) The method to be used for determining competency, granting credit, and promoting students to a higher grade level;
(d) The school's attendance requirements, including how the school will document participation in learning opportunities;
(e) A statement describing how student progress will be monitored;
(f) A statement describing how private student data will be protected;
(g) A description of the professional development activities that will be offered to teachers.
(30) A provision requiring that all moneys the school's operator loans to the school, including facilities loans or cash flow assistance, must be accounted for, documented, and bear interest at a fair market rate;
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(31) A provision requiring that, if the governing authority contracts with an attorney, accountant, or entity specializing in audits, the attorney, accountant, or entity shall be independent from the operator with which the school has contracted.
(32) A provision requiring the governing authority to adopt an enrollment and attendance policy that requires a student's parent to notify the community school in which the student is enrolled when there is a change in the location of the parent's or student's primary residence.
(33) A provision requiring the governing authority to adopt a student residence and address verification policy for students enrolling in or attending the school.
(B) The community school shall also submit to the sponsor a comprehensive plan for the school.
The plan shall specify the following:
(1) The process by which the governing authority of the school will be selected in the future;
(2) The management and administration of the school;
(3) If the community school is a currently existing public school or educational service center building, alternative arrangements for current public school students who choose not to attend the converted school and for teachers who choose not to teach in the school or building after conversion;
(4) The instructional program and educational philosophy of the school;
(5) Internal financial controls.
When submitting the plan under this division, the school shall also submit copies of all policies and procedures regarding internal financial controls adopted by the governing authority of the school.
(C) A contract entered into under section 3314.02 of the Revised Code between a sponsor and the governing authority of a community school may provide for the community school governing authority to make payments to the sponsor, which is hereby authorized to receive such payments as set forth in the contract between the governing authority and the sponsor.
The total amount of such payments for monitoring, oversight, and technical assistance of the school shall not exceed three per cent of the total amount of payments for operating expenses that the school receives from the state.
(D) The contract shall specify the duties of the sponsor which shall be in accordance with the written agreement entered into with the department under division (B) of section 3314.015 of the Revised Code and shall include the following:
(1) Monitor the community school's compliance with all laws applicable to the school and with the terms of the contract;
(2) Monitor and evaluate the academic and fiscal performance and the organization and operation of the community school on at least an annual basis;
(3) Provide technical assistance to the community school in complying with laws applicable to the school and terms of the contract;
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overall performance, declare the school to be on probationary status pursuant to section 3314.073 of the Revised Code, suspend the operation of the school pursuant to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code, or terminate the contract of the school pursuant to section 3314.07 of the Revised Code as determined necessary by the sponsor;
(5) Have in place a plan of action to be undertaken in the event the community school experiences financial difficulties or closes prior to the end of a school year.
(E) Upon the expiration of a contract entered into under this section, the sponsor of a community school may, with the approval of the governing authority of the school, renew that contract for a period of time determined by the sponsor, but not ending earlier than the end of any school year, if the sponsor finds that the school's compliance with applicable laws and terms of the contract and the school's progress in meeting the academic goals prescribed in the contract have been satisfactory.
Any contract that is renewed under this division remains subject to the provisions of sections 3314.07, 3314.072, and 3314.073 of the Revised Code.
(F) If a community school fails to open for operation within one year after the contract entered into under this section is adopted pursuant to division (D) of section 3314.02 of the Revised Code or permanently closes prior to the expiration of the contract, the contract shall be void and the school shall not enter into a contract with any other sponsor.
A school shall not be considered permanently closed because the operations of the school have been suspended pursuant to section 3314.072 of the Revised Code.
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Each science, technology, engineering, and 388 mathematics school established under this chapter and its 389 governing body shall comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 109.65, 390 121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 2921.42, 2921.43, 391 3301.0714, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3313.14, 392 3313.15, 3313.16, 3313.18, 3313.201, 3313.26, 3313.472, 3313.48, 393 3313.481, 3313.482, 3313.50, 3313.539, 3313.5310, 3313.5318, 394 3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.6012, 3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 395 3313.6021, 3313.6023, 3313.6024, 3313.6025, 3313.6026, 396 3313.6028, 3313.6029, 3313.61, 3313.611, 3313.614, 3313.615, 397 3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6114, 3313.643, 3313.648, 3313.6411, 398 3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.666, 3313.667, 399 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 3313.671, 3313.672, 400 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.717, 3313.718, 401 3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.80, 402 3313.801, 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819, 403 3313.8110, 3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077, 404 3319.078, 3319.0812, 3319.21, 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.32, 405 3319.321, 3319.324, 3319.35, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 406 3319.41, 3319.45, 3319.46, 3319.614, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 407 3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041, 3321.05, 3321.13, 3321.14, 3321.141, 408 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3321.191, 3322.20, 3322.24, 3323.251, 409 3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and 5705.391 and 410 Chapters 102., 117., 1347., 2744., 3307., 3309., 3365., 3742., 411 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167.
Each science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under this chapter and its governing body shall comply with sections 9.90, 9.91, 109.65, 121.22, 149.43, 2151.357, 2151.421, 2313.19, 2921.42, 2921.43, 3301.0714, 3301.0715, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3313.14, 3313.15, 3313.16, 3313.18, 3313.201, 3313.26, 3313.472, 3313.48, 3313.481, 3313.482, 3313.50, 3313.539, 3313.5310, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.608, 3313.6012, 3313.6013, 3313.6014, 3313.6020, 3313.6021, 3313.6023, 3313.6024, 3313.6025, 3313.6026, 3313.6028, 3313.6029, 3313.61, 3313.611, 3313.614, 3313.615, 3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6114, 3313.643, 3313.648, 3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.66, 3313.661, 3313.662, 3313.666, 3313.667, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.67, 3313.671, 3313.672, 3313.673, 3313.69, 3313.71, 3313.716, 3313.717, 3313.718, 3313.719, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.80, 3313.801, 3313.814, 3313.816, 3313.817, 3313.818, 3313.819, 3313.8110, 3313.86, 3313.89, 3313.96, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078, 3319.0812, 3319.21, 3319.238, 3319.318, 3319.32, 3319.321, 3319.324, 3319.35, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.41, 3319.45, 3319.46, 3319.614, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3321.01, 3321.041, 3321.05, 3321.13, 3321.14, 3321.141, 3321.17, 3321.18, 3321.19, 3321.191, 3322.20, 3322.24, 3323.251, 3327.10, 4111.17, 4113.52, 5502.262, 5502.703, and 5705.391 and Chapters 102., 117., 1347., 2744., 3307., 3309., 3365., 3742., 4112., 4123., 4141., and 4167.
of the Revised Code as if it were 412 a school district.
of the Revised Code as if it were a school district.
413 Sec.
Sec.
A college-preparatory boarding school 414 established under this chapter and its board of trustees shall 415 comply with sections 102.02, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712, 416 3301.0714, 3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 417 H.
A college-preparatory boarding school established under this chapter and its board of trustees shall comply with sections 102.02, 3301.0710, 3301.0711, 3301.0712, 3301.0714, Sub.
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of the Revised Code as if the 424 school were a school district and the school's board of trustees 425 were a district board of education.
3301.0729, 3301.948, 3302.037, 3313.5318, 3313.5319, 3313.6013, 3313.6021, 3313.6023, 3313.6024, 3313.6025, 3313.6026, 3313.6029, 3313.617, 3313.618, 3313.6114, 3313.6411, 3313.6413, 3313.668, 3313.669, 3313.6610, 3313.717, 3313.7112, 3313.7117, 3313.721, 3313.753, 3313.8110, 3313.89, 3319.073, 3319.077, 3319.078, 3319.318, 3319.324, 3319.39, 3319.391, 3319.393, 3319.46, 3320.01, 3320.02, 3320.03, 3320.04, 3323.251, and 5502.262, and Chapter 3365.
426 Sec.
of the Revised Code as if the school were a school district and the school's board of trustees were a district board of education.
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Each state institution of higher education, 427 as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall adopt 428 a policy to prevent the purchase of a food that is either of the 429 following:
Each state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, shall adopt a policy to prevent the purchase of a food that is either of the following:
430 (A) Misbranded as a meat product or an egg product as 431 prohibited in section 3715.602 of the Revised Code;
(A) Misbranded as a meat product or an egg product as prohibited in section 3715.602 of the Revised Code;
432 (B) A cultivated-protein food product as defined in 433 section 3715.601 of the Revised Code.
(B) A cultivated-protein food product as defined in section 3715.601 of the Revised Code.
434 This section does not apply to a state institution's 435 purchase of food described in divisions (A) and (B) of this 436 section for research purposes.
This section does not apply to a state institution's purchase of food described in divisions (A) and (B) of this section for research purposes.
437 Sec.
Sec.
(A) As used in this section, "WIC program" 438 means the "special supplemental nutrition program for women, 439 infants, and children" established under the "Child Nutrition 440 Act of 1966," 80 Stat.
(A) As used in this section, "WIC program" means the "special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children" established under the "Child Nutrition Act of 1966," 80 Stat.
441 (B) The department of health is hereby designated as the 442 state agency to administer the WIC program.
(B) The department of health is hereby designated as the state agency to administer the WIC program.
443 The director of health shall adopt rules pursuant to 444 Chapter 119.
The director of health shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119.
of the Revised Code as necessary for administering 445 the WIC program.
of the Revised Code as necessary for administering the WIC program.
The rules may include civil money penalties for 446 H.
The rules may include civil money penalties for violations of the rules.
B.
(C) In determining eligibility for services provided under the WIC program, the department may use the application form established under section 5163.40 of the Revised Code for the healthy start program.
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The department may require applicants to furnish their social security numbers.
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(D) If the department determines that a vendor has committed an act with respect to the WIC program that federal statutes or regulations or state statutes or rules prohibit, the department shall take action against the vendor in the manner required by 7 C.F.R.
447 (C) In determining eligibility for services provided under 448 the WIC program, the department may use the application form 449 established under section 5163.40 of the Revised Code for the 450 healthy start program.
part 246, including imposition of a civil money penalty in accordance with 7 C.F.R.
The department may require applicants to 451 furnish their social security numbers.
246.12, or rules adopted under this section.
452 (D) If the department determines that a vendor has 453 committed an act with respect to the WIC program that federal 454 statutes or regulations or state statutes or rules prohibit, the 455 department shall take action against the vendor in the manner 456 required by 7 C.F.R.
(E) If the United States department of agriculture approves cultivated-protein food products as defined in section 3715.601 of the Revised Code for purchase under the WIC program, the director of health shall submit a request to the United States department of agriculture for a waiver that excludes those products from program eligibility in this state.
part 246, including imposition of a civil 457 money penalty in accordance with 7 C.F.R.
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246.12, or rules 458 adopted under this section.
459 (E) If the United States department of agriculture 460 approves cultivated-protein food products or fabricated-egg 461 products as defined in section 3715.601 of the Revised Code for 462 purchase under the WIC program, the director of health shall 463 submit a request to the United States department of agriculture 464 for a waiver that excludes those products from program 465 eligibility in this state.
466 Sec.
Food In addition to the specifications 467 established in section 3715.602 of the Revised Code, food is 468 misbranded within the meaning of sections 3715.01, 3715.02, 469 3715.022, and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, if:
Food In addition to the specifications established in section 3715.602 of the Revised Code, food is misbranded within the meaning of sections 3715.01, 3715.02, 3715.022, and 3715.52 to 3715.72 of the Revised Code, if:
470 (A) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
(A) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
471 (B) It is offered for sale under the name of another food.
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472 (C) Its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be 473 misleading.
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478 (E) When it is in package form, it does not bear a label 479 containing:
(B) It is offered for sale under the name of another food.
480 (1) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, 481 packer, or distributor;
(C) Its container is so made, formed, or filled as to be misleading.
482 (2) An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents 483 in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count;
(D) It is an imitation of another food, unless its label bears in type of uniform size and prominence, the word "imitation," and immediately thereafter the name of the food imitated.
provided, that 484 reasonable variations shall be permitted, and exemptions as to 485 small packages shall be established by rules adopted by the 486 director of agriculture;
(E) When it is in package form, it does not bear a label containing:
487 (3) In the case of food subject to section 3715.023 of the 488 Revised Code, the information specified in that section.
(1) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor;
489 (F) Any word, statement, or other information required by 490 or under authority of sections 3715.01, 3715.02, and 3715.52 to 491 3715.72 of the Revised Code, to appear on the label or labeling 492 is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness as 493 compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in 494 the labeling, and in such terms as to render it likely to be 495 read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary 496 conditions of purchase and use.
(2) An accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count;
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Anita Somani Democratic Yea
Ashley Bryant Bailey Democratic Yea
Beryl Brown Piccolantonio Democratic Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Yea
C. Allison Russo Democratic Yea
Cecil Thomas Democratic Yea
Chris Glassburn Democratic Yea
Christine Cockley Democratic Yea
Crystal Lett Democratic Yea
Dani Isaacsohn Democratic Yea
Daniel P. Troy Democratic Yea
Darnell T. Brewer Democratic Yea
Derrick Hall Democratic Yea
Desiree Tims Democratic Yea
Dontavius L. Jarrells Democratic Yea
Elgin Rogers, Jr. Democratic Yea
Eric Synenberg Democratic Yea
Erika White Democratic Yea
Ismail Mohamed Democratic Yea
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Yea
Juanita O. Brent Democratic Yea
Karen Brownlee Democratic Yea
Latyna M. Humphrey Democratic Yea
Mark Sigrist Democratic Yea
Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe Democratic Yea
Michele Grim Democratic Yea
Munira Abdullahi Democratic Yea
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic Yea
Rachel B. Baker Democratic Yea
Sean P. Brennan Democratic Yea
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Yea
Tristan Rader Democratic Yea
Veronica R. Sims Democratic Yea
Adam C. Bird Republican Yea
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Adam Mathews Republican Yea
Andrea White Republican Yea
Angela N. King Republican Yea
Bernard Willis Republican Yea
Beth Lear Republican Yea
Bill Roemer Republican Yea
Bob Peterson Republican Yea
Brian Lorenz Republican Yea
Brian Stewart Republican Yea
Cindy Abrams Republican Yea
D. J. Swearingen Republican Yea
David Thomas Republican Yea
Gary Click Republican Yea
Gayle Manning Republican Yea
Haraz N. Ghanbari Republican Yea
Heidi Workman Republican Yea
Jack K. Daniels Republican Yea
James M. Hoops Republican Yea
Jamie Callender Republican Yea
Jason Stephens Republican Yea
Jean Schmidt Republican Yea
Jeff LaRe Republican Yea
Jennifer Gross Republican Yea
Jim Thomas Republican Yea
Jodi Salvo Republican Yea
Johnathan Newman Republican Yea
Josh Williams Republican Yea
Justin Pizzulli Republican Yea
Kellie Deeter Republican Yea
Kevin D. Miller Republican Yea
Levi Dean Republican Yea
Marilyn John Republican Yea
Mark Hiner Republican Yea
Mark Johnson Republican Yea
Matt Huffman Republican Yea
Matthew Kishman Republican Yea
Melanie Miller Republican Yea
Meredith Craig Republican Yea
Michael D. Dovilla Republican Yea
Michelle Teska Republican Yea
Mike Odioso Republican Yea
Monica Robb Blasdel Republican Yea
Nick Santucci Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Yea
Rodney Creech Republican Yea
Ron Ferguson Republican Yea
Roy Klopfenstein Republican Yea
Sarah Fowler Arthur Republican Yea
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Sharon A. Ray Republican Yea
Steve Demetriou Republican Yea
Tex Fischer Republican Yea
Thaddeus J. Claggett Republican Yea
Thomas Hall Republican Yea
Tim Barhorst Republican Yea
Tom Young Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea
Ty D. Mathews Republican Yea
Ty Moore Republican Yea

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Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 6000
Democratic 3000
Total 9000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Christine Cockley Democratic Yea
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Yea
Veronica R. Sims Democratic Yea
Bob Peterson Republican Yea
Jean Schmidt Republican Yea
Levi Dean Republican Yea
Mark Hiner Republican Yea
Roy Klopfenstein Republican Yea
Tim Barhorst Republican Yea

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Passed

Passed 92 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 29000
Republican 62000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 92000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Sedrick Denson — Yea
Beryl Brown Piccolantonio Democratic Yea
Bride Rose Sweeney Democratic Yea
C. Allison Russo Democratic Yea
Cecil Thomas Democratic Yea
Chris Glassburn Democratic Yea
Christine Cockley Democratic Yea
Crystal Lett Democratic Yea
Dani Isaacsohn Democratic Yea
Daniel P. Troy Democratic Yea
Darnell T. Brewer Democratic Yea
Derrick Hall Democratic Yea
Dontavius L. Jarrells Democratic Yea
Elgin Rogers, Jr. Democratic Yea
Eric Synenberg Democratic Yea
Erika White Democratic Yea
Ismail Mohamed Democratic Yea
Joseph A. Miller, III Democratic Yea
Karen Brownlee Democratic Yea
Latyna M. Humphrey Democratic Yea
Lauren McNally Democratic Yea
Mark Sigrist Democratic Yea
Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe Democratic Yea
Michele Grim Democratic Yea
Munira Abdullahi Democratic Yea
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. Democratic Yea
Sean P. Brennan Democratic Yea
Terrence Upchurch Democratic Yea
Tristan Rader Democratic Yea
Veronica R. Sims Democratic Yea
Adam C. Bird Republican Yea
Adam Holmes Republican Yea
Adam Mathews Republican Yea
Andrea White Republican Yea
Angela N. King Republican Yea
Bernard Willis Republican Yea
Beth Lear Republican Yea
Bill Roemer Republican Yea
Bob Peterson Republican Yea
Brian Lampton Republican Yea
Brian Lorenz Republican Yea
Brian Stewart Republican Yea
Cindy Abrams Republican Yea
D. J. Swearingen Republican Yea
David Thomas Republican Yea
Gary Click Republican Yea
Gayle Manning Republican Yea
Haraz N. Ghanbari Republican Yea
Heidi Workman Republican Yea
Jack K. Daniels Republican Yea
James M. Hoops Republican Yea
Jamie Callender Republican Yea
Jason Stephens Republican Yea
Jean Schmidt Republican Yea
Jeff LaRe Republican Yea
Jennifer Gross Republican Yea
Jim Thomas Republican Yea
Jodi Salvo Republican Yea
Josh Williams Republican Yea
Justin Pizzulli Republican Yea
Kellie Deeter Republican Yea
Kevin D. Miller Republican Yea
Kevin Ritter Republican Yea
Levi Dean Republican Yea
Marilyn John Republican Yea
Mark Hiner Republican Yea
Mark Johnson Republican Yea
Matt Huffman Republican Yea
Matthew Kishman Republican Yea
Melanie Miller Republican Yea
Meredith Craig Republican Yea
Michael D. Dovilla Republican Yea
Michelle Teska Republican Yea
Mike Odioso Republican Yea
Monica Robb Blasdel Republican Yea
Nick Santucci Republican Yea
Phil Plummer Republican Yea
Riordan T. McClain Republican Yea
Rodney Creech Republican Yea
Ron Ferguson Republican Yea
Roy Klopfenstein Republican Yea
Sarah Fowler Arthur Republican Yea
Scott Oelslager Republican Yea
Sharon A. Ray Republican Yea
Steve Demetriou Republican Yea
Tex Fischer Republican Yea
Thaddeus J. Claggett Republican Yea
Thomas Hall Republican Yea
Tim Barhorst Republican Yea
Tom Young Republican Yea
Tracy M. Richardson Republican Yea
Ty D. Mathews Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 10 do?
To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, 3701.132, and 3715.60 and to enact sections 3313.8110, 3345.88, 3715.601, 3715.602, 3715.603, 3715.604, 3715.605, and 5101.548 of the Revised Code to regulate imitation meat and egg products.
Who sponsors HB 10?
HB 10 is sponsored by Roy Klopfenstein (Republican) and Jack K. Daniels (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 10?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 20, 2026. Enacted.
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