Bill Text: OH HB367 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: And to amend Sections 263.20 and 263.320 of Am. Sub. H.B. 59 of the 130th General Assembly, as subsequently amended, and Section 9 of Am. Sub. H.B. 487 of the 130th General Assembly to require the health curriculum of each school district to include instruction in prescription opioid abuse prevention, to establish requirements regarding controlled substances containing buprenorphine used for the purpose of treating drug dependence or addiction, to revise the law regarding state assessments and academic performance reporting, to make other changes regarding primary and secondary education programs, and to make an appropriation.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2014-12-19 - Governor' Action [HB367 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-HB367-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 367

Representatives Driehaus, Sprague 

Cosponsors: Representatives Antonio, Butler, Fedor, Hackett, Perales, Smith 

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A BILL

To amend section 3313.60 of the Revised Code to

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require the health curriculum of each school

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district to include instruction in prescription

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opioid abuse prevention.

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

Section 1. That section 3313.60 of the Revised Code be	5
amended to read as follows:	6

Sec. 3313.60.  Notwithstanding division (D) of section	7
3311.52 of the Revised Code, divisions (A) to (E) of this section	8
do not apply to any cooperative education school district	9
established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of	10
the Revised Code.	11

(A) The board of education of each city, exempted village,	12
and local school district and the board of each cooperative	13
education school district established, pursuant to section	14
3311.521 of the Revised Code, shall prescribe a curriculum for all	15
schools under its control. Except as provided in division (E) of	16
this section, in any such curriculum there shall be included the	17
study of the following subjects:	18

(1) The language arts, including reading, writing, spelling,	19
oral and written English, and literature;	20

(2) Geography, the history of the United States and of Ohio,	21
and national, state, and local government in the United States,	22
including a balanced presentation of the relevant contributions to	23
society of men and women of African, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and	24
American Indian descent as well as other ethnic and racial groups	25
in Ohio and the United States;	26

(3) Mathematics;

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(4) Natural science, including instruction in the	28
conservation of natural resources;	29

(5) Health education, which shall include instruction in:

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(a) The nutritive value of foods, including natural and	31
organically produced foods, the relation of nutrition to health,	32
and the use and effects of food additives;	33

(b) The harmful effects of and legal restrictions against the	34
use of drugs of abuse, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco;	35

(c) Venereal disease education, except that upon written	36
request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be	37
excused from taking instruction in venereal disease education;	38

(d) In grades kindergarten through six, instruction in	39
personal safety and assault prevention, except that upon written	40
request of the student's parent or guardian, a student shall be	41
excused from taking instruction in personal safety and assault	42
prevention;	43

(e) In grades seven through twelve, age-appropriate	44
instruction in dating violence prevention education, which shall	45
include instruction in recognizing dating violence warning signs	46
and characteristics of healthy relationships.	47

In order to assist school districts in developing a dating	48
violence prevention education curriculum, the department of	49
education shall provide on its web site links to free curricula	50
addressing dating violence prevention.	51

If the parent or legal guardian of a student less than	52
eighteen years of age submits to the principal of the student's	53
school a written request to examine the dating violence prevention	54
instruction materials used at that school, the principal, within a	55
reasonable period of time after the request is made, shall allow	56
the parent or guardian to examine those materials at that school.	57

(f) Prescription opioid abuse prevention, with an emphasis on	58
the prescription drug epidemic and the connection between	59
prescription opioid abuse and addiction to other drugs, such as	60
heroin.	61

(6) Physical education;

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(7) The fine arts, including music;

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(8) First aid, including a training program in	64
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, safety, and fire prevention, except	65
that upon written request of the student's parent or guardian, a	66
student shall be excused from taking instruction in	67
cardiopulmonary resuscitation.	68

(B) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, every	69
school or school district shall include in the requirements for	70
promotion from the eighth grade to the ninth grade one year's	71
course of study of American history. A board may waive this	72
requirement for academically accelerated students who, in	73
accordance with procedures adopted by the board, are able to	74
demonstrate mastery of essential concepts and skills of the eighth	75
grade American history course of study.	76

(C) As specified in divisions (B)(6) and (C)(6) of section	77
3313.603 of the Revised Code, except as provided in division (E)	78
of this section, every high school shall include in the	79
requirements for graduation from any curriculum one-half unit each	80
of American history and government.	81

(D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, basic	82
instruction or demonstrated mastery in geography, United States	83
history, the government of the United States, the government of	84
the state of Ohio, local government in Ohio, the Declaration of	85
Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Constitution	86
of the state of Ohio shall be required before pupils may	87
participate in courses involving the study of social problems,	88
economics, foreign affairs, United Nations, world government,	89
socialism, and communism.	90

(E) For each cooperative education school district	91
established pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code and	92
each city, exempted village, and local school district that has	93
territory within such a cooperative district, the curriculum	94
adopted pursuant to divisions (A) to (D) of this section shall	95
only include the study of the subjects that apply to the grades	96
operated by each such school district. The curriculums for such	97
schools, when combined, shall provide to each student of these	98
districts all of the subjects required under divisions (A) to (D)	99
of this section.	100

(F) The board of education of any cooperative education	101
school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of	102
section 3311.52 of the Revised Code shall prescribe a curriculum	103
for the subject areas and grade levels offered in any school under	104
its control.	105

(G) Upon the request of any parent or legal guardian of a	106
student, the board of education of any school district shall	107
permit the parent or guardian to promptly examine, with respect to	108
the parent's or guardian's own child:	109

(1) Any survey or questionnaire, prior to its administration	110
to the child;	111

(2) Any textbook, workbook, software, video, or other	112
instructional materials being used by the district in connection	113
with the instruction of the child;	114

(3) Any completed and graded test taken or survey or	115
questionnaire filled out by the child;	116

(4) Copies of the statewide academic standards and each model	117
curriculum developed pursuant to section 3301.079 of the Revised	118
Code, which copies shall be available at all times during school	119
hours in each district school building.	120

Section 2.  That existing section 3313.60 of the Revised Code	121
is hereby repealed.	122

Section 3. Not later than July 1, 2014, the Governor's	123
Cabinet Opiate Action Team shall develop recommendations for the	124
instruction in prescription opioid abuse prevention that is	125
required for a school district's health curriculum under division	126
(A)(5)(f) of section 3313.60 of the Revised Code, as amended by	127
this act, and submit them to the Department of Education. Upon	128
receiving the recommendations, the Department shall publish them	129
in a prominent location on the Department's web site for use by	130
school districts in developing their health curricula.	131