Bill Text: OH HB168 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To establish the Career Training Workforce Development Grant Program and to allocate a portion of casino license fees to finance the program.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-22 - To Economic & Small Business Development [HB168 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-HB168-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

H. B. No. 168

Representative Carey 

Cosponsors: Representatives Derickson, Grossman, Antonio, Combs, Ashford, Balderson, Stebelton, Letson, Murray 

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A BILL

To amend sections 3333.38 and 3345.32 and to enact

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section 3333.46 of the Revised Code to establish

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the Career Training Workforce Development Grant

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Program and to allocate a portion of casino

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license fees to finance the program.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 3333.38 and 3345.32 be amended and	6
section 3333.46 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	7

Sec. 3333.38.  (A) As used in this section:

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(1) "Institution of higher education" includes all of the	9
following:	10

(a) A state institution of higher education, as defined in	11
section 3345.011 of the Revised Code;	12

(b) A nonprofit institution issued a certificate of	13
authorization under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code;	14

(c) A private institution exempt from regulation under	15
Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code, as prescribed in section	16
3333.046 of the Revised Code;	17

(d) An institution of higher education with a certificate of	18
registration from the state board of career colleges and schools	19
under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code.	20

(2) "Student financial assistance supported by state funds"	21
includes assistance granted under sections 3315.33, 3333.12,	22
3333.122, 3333.21, 3333.26, 3333.28, 3333.372, 3333.391, 3333.46,	23
5910.03, 5910.032, and 5919.34 of the Revised Code, financed by an	24
award under the choose Ohio first scholarship program established	25
under section 3333.61 of the Revised Code, or financed by an award	26
under the Ohio co-op/internship program established under section	27
3333.72 of the Revised Code, and any other post-secondary student	28
financial assistance supported by state funds.	29

(B) An individual who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or	30
is adjudicated a delinquent child for one of the following	31
violations shall be ineligible to receive any student financial	32
assistance supported by state funds at an institution of higher	33
education for two calendar years from the time the individual	34
applies for assistance of that nature:	35

(1) A violation of section 2917.02 or 2917.03 of the Revised	36
Code;	37

(2) A violation of section 2917.04 of the Revised Code that	38
is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree;	39

(3) A violation of section 2917.13 of the Revised Code that	40
is a misdemeanor of the fourth or first degree and occurs within	41
the proximate area where four or more others are acting in a	42
course of conduct in violation of section 2917.11 of the Revised	43
Code.	44

(C) If an individual is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or is	45
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a violation of	46
section 2917.02 or 2917.03 of the Revised Code, and if the	47
individual is enrolled in a state-supported institution of higher	48
education, the institution in which the individual is enrolled	49
shall immediately dismiss the individual. No state-supported	50
institution of higher education shall admit an individual of that	51
nature for one academic year after the individual applies for	52
admission to a state-supported institution of higher education.	53
This division does not limit or affect the ability of a	54
state-supported institution of higher education to suspend or	55
otherwise discipline its students.	56

Sec. 3333.46.  (A) As used in this section, "eligible	57
student" means a student who meets both of the following	58
conditions:	59

(1) The student has an expected family contribution, as	60
defined by the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents under	61
section 3333.122 of the Revised Code, of two thousand one hundred	62
ninety dollars or less.	63

(2) The student is enrolled, in a bachelor's or associate's	64
degree program or course of study in the field of business	65
administration or management, finance, information technology or	66
application, health care, or hospitality, at either:	67

(a) A private institution that holds a certificate of	68
registration from the state board of career colleges and schools	69
under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code;	70

(b) A private institution exempt from regulation under	71
Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section	72
3333.046 of the Revised Code.	73

(B) The career training workforce development grant program	74
is hereby established. Under the program, the director of	75
development shall award grants, in amounts determined by the	76
director, to eligible students. The director shall finance the	77
grants using twenty per cent of the total amount of the up front	78
casino license fees paid into the economic development programs	79
fund established in section 3772.17 of the Revised Code.	80

(C) The director shall prescribe, by rule adopted in	81
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, procedures	82
necessary to carry out this section, including, but not limited	83
to, the following:	84

(1) Application procedures for a grant;

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(2) Conditions and terms under which an eligible student may	86
receive a grant;	87

(3) Limitations on a grant award, including a maximum period	88
of time for which an eligible student may receive a grant;	89

(4) Calculations of the amount of a grant awarded to an	90
eligible student;	91

(5) Disbursement of grants to eligible students.

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Sec. 3345.32.  (A) As used in this section:

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(1) "State university or college" means the institutions	94
described in section 3345.27 of the Revised Code and the	95
northeastern Ohio universities college of medicine.	96

(2) "Resident" has the meaning specified by rule of the	97
chancellor of the Ohio board of regents.	98

(3) "Statement of selective service status" means a statement	99
certifying one of the following:	100

(a) That the individual filing the statement has registered	101
with the selective service system in accordance with the "Military	102
Selective Service Act," 62 Stat. 604, 50 U.S.C. App. 453, as	103
amended;	104

(b) That the individual filing the statement is not required	105
to register with the selective service for one of the following	106
reasons:	107

(i) The individual is under eighteen or over twenty-six years	108
of age.	109

(ii) The individual is on active duty with the armed forces	110
of the United States other than for training in a reserve or	111
national guard unit.	112

(iii) The individual is a nonimmigrant alien lawfully in the	113
United States in accordance with section 101 (a)(15) of the	114
"Immigration and Nationality Act," 8 U.S.C. 1101, as amended.	115

(iv) The individual is not a citizen of the United States and	116
is a permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the Pacific	117
Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands.	118

(4) "Institution of higher education" means any eligible	119
institution approved by the United States department of education	120
pursuant to the "Higher Education Act of 1965," 79 Stat. 1219, as	121
amended, or any institution whose students are eligible for	122
financial assistance under any of the programs described by	123
division (E) of this section.	124

(B) The chancellor shall, by rule, specify the form of	125
statements of selective service status to be filed in compliance	126
with divisions (C) to (F)(E) of this section. Each statement of	127
selective service status shall contain a section wherein a male	128
student born after December 31, 1959, certifies that the student	129
has registered with the selective service system in accordance	130
with the "Military Selective Service Act," 62 Stat. 604, 50 U.S.C.	131
App. 453, as amended. For those students not required to register	132
with the selective service, as specified in divisions (A)(2)(b)(i)	133
to (iv) of this section, a section shall be provided on the	134
statement of selective service status for the certification of	135
nonregistration and for an explanation of the reason for the	136
exemption. The chancellor may require that such statements be	137
accompanied by documentation specified by rule of the chancellor.	138

(C) A state university or college that enrolls in any course,	139
class, or program a male student born after December 31, 1959, who	140
has not filed a statement of selective service status with the	141
university or college shall, regardless of the student's	142
residency, charge the student any tuition surcharge charged	143
students who are not residents of this state.	144

(D) No male born after December 31, 1959, shall be eligible	145
to receive any loan, grant, scholarship, or other financial	146
assistance for educational expenses granted under section 3315.33,	147
3333.12, 3333.122, 3333.21, 3333.22, 3333.26, 3333.391, 3333.46,	148
5910.03, 5910.032, or 5919.34 of the Revised Code, financed by an	149
award under the choose Ohio first scholarship program established	150
under section 3333.61 of the Revised Code, or financed by an award	151
under the Ohio co-op/internship program established under section	152
3333.72 of the Revised Code, unless that person has filed a	153
statement of selective service status with that person's	154
institution of higher education.	155

(E) If an institution of higher education receives a	156
statement from an individual certifying that the individual has	157
registered with the selective service system in accordance with	158
the "Military Selective Service Act," 62 Stat. 604, 50 U.S.C. App.	159
453, as amended or that the individual is exempt from registration	160
for a reason other than that the individual is under eighteen	161
years of age, the institution shall not require the individual to	162
file any further statements. If it receives a statement certifying	163
that the individual is not required to register because the	164
individual is under eighteen years of age, the institution shall	165
require the individual to file a new statement of selective	166
service status each time the individual seeks to enroll for a new	167
academic term or makes application for a new loan or loan	168
guarantee or for any form of financial assistance for educational	169
expenses, until it receives a statement certifying that the	170
individual has registered with the selective service system or is	171
exempt from registration for a reason other than that the	172
individual is under eighteen years of age.	173

Section 2. That existing sections 3333.38 and 3345.32 of the	174
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	175