2006 Ohio Revised Code - 3365.08. College textbooks, materials to be free; financial aid ineligibility; transportation reimbursement.

§ 3365.08. College textbooks, materials to be free; financial aid ineligibility; transportation reimbursement.
 

(A)  A college that expects to receive or receives reimbursement under section 3365.07 of the Revised Code shall furnish to a participant all textbooks and materials directly related to a course taken by the participant under division (B) of section 3365.04 of the Revised Code. No college shall charge such participant for tuition, textbooks, materials, or other fees directly related to any such course. 

(B)  No student enrolled under this chapter in a course for which credit toward high school graduation is awarded shall receive direct financial aid through any state or federal program. 

(C)  If a school district provides transportation for resident school students in grades eleven and twelve under section 3327.01 of the Revised Code, a parent of a pupil enrolled in a course under division (A)(2) or (B) of section 3365.04 of the Revised Code may apply to the board of education for full or partial reimbursement for the necessary costs of transporting the student between the secondary school the student attends and the college in which the student is enrolled. Reimbursement may be paid solely from funds received by the district under division (D) of section 3317.022 [3317.02.2] of the Revised Code. The state board of education shall establish guidelines, based on financial need, under which a district may provide such reimbursement. 

(D)  If a community school provides or arranges transportation for its pupils in grades nine through twelve under section 3314.091 [3314.09.1] of the Revised Code, a parent of a pupil of the community school who is enrolled in a course under division (A)(2) or (B) of section 3365.04 of the Revised Code may apply to the governing authority of the community school for full or partial reimbursement of the necessary costs of transporting the student between the community school and the college. The governing authority may pay the reimbursement in accordance with the state board's rules adopted under division (C) of this section solely from funds paid to it under section 3314.091 [3314.09.1] of the Revised Code. 
 

HISTORY: 143 v S 140 (Eff 10-2-89); 147 v H 650 (Eff 7-1-98); 147 v H 562 (Eff 9-30-98); 149 v H 364. Eff 4-8-2003; 151 v H 66, § 101.01, eff. 6-30-05.
 

The provisions of § 206.09.99 of 151 v H 66 read as follows: 

SECTION 206.09.99. The revisions by this act to the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code shall apply as follows: 

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(E) The opportunity to elect high school credit under Option A of the program, as specified in sections 3365.04, 3365.041, 3365.05, and 3365.08 of the Revised Code, as amended by this act, shall apply beginning in the 2005-2006 academic year. 

The effective date is set by § 612.12 of 151 v H 66. 

 

Effect of Amendments

151 v H 66, effective June 30, 2005, inserted "(A)(2) or" in (C) and (D).