Bill Text: OH SB256 | 2009-2010 | 128th 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) 2010-05-11 - To Finance & Financial Institutions [SB256 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2009-SB256-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

S. B. No. 256

Senators Carey, Turner 

Cosponsors: Senators Widener, Stewart, Niehaus, Coughlin, Faber, Morano, Cafaro, Strahorn, Miller, R., Schiavoni 

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A BILL

To amend sections 3333.38 and 3345.32 and to enact

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sections 3333.46 and 3333.47 of the Revised Code

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to establish the Career Training Workforce

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Development Grant Program and to allocate a

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portion of casino license fees to finance the

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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	7
sections 3333.46 and 3333.47 of the Revised Code be enacted to	8
read as follows:	9

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

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(1) "Institution of higher education" includes all of the	11
following:	12

(a) A state institution of higher education, as defined in	13
section 3345.011 of the Revised Code;	14

(b) A nonprofit institution issued a certificate of	15
authorization under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code;	16

(c) A private institution exempt from regulation under	17
Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code, as prescribed in section	18
3333.046 of the Revised Code;	19

(d) An institution of higher education with a certificate of	20
registration from the state board of career colleges and schools	21
under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code.	22

(2) "Student financial assistance supported by state funds"	23
includes assistance granted under sections 3315.33, 3333.12,	24
3333.122, 3333.21, 3333.26, 3333.28, 3333.372, 3333.391, 3333.46,	25
5910.03, 5910.032, and 5919.34 of the Revised Code, financed by an	26
award under the choose Ohio first scholarship program established	27
under section 3333.61 of the Revised Code, or financed by an award	28
under the Ohio co-op/internship program established under section	29
3333.72 of the Revised Code, and any other post-secondary student	30
financial assistance supported by state funds.	31

(B) An individual who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or	32
is adjudicated a delinquent child for one of the following	33
violations shall be ineligible to receive any student financial	34
assistance supported by state funds at an institution of higher	35
education for two calendar years from the time the individual	36
applies for assistance of that nature:	37

(1) A violation of section 2917.02 or 2917.03 of the Revised	38
Code;	39

(2) A violation of section 2917.04 of the Revised Code that	40
is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree;	41

(3) A violation of section 2917.13 of the Revised Code that	42
is a misdemeanor of the fourth or first degree and occurs within	43
the proximate area where four or more others are acting in a	44
course of conduct in violation of section 2917.11 of the Revised	45
Code.	46

(C) If an individual is convicted of, pleads guilty to, or is	47
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a violation of	48
section 2917.02 or 2917.03 of the Revised Code, and if the	49
individual is enrolled in a state-supported institution of higher	50
education, the institution in which the individual is enrolled	51
shall immediately dismiss the individual. No state-supported	52
institution of higher education shall admit an individual of that	53
nature for one academic year after the individual applies for	54
admission to a state-supported institution of higher education.	55
This division does not limit or affect the ability of a	56
state-supported institution of higher education to suspend or	57
otherwise discipline its students.	58

Sec. 3333.46.  (A) As used in this section, "eligible	59
student" means a student who meets both of the following	60
conditions:	61

(1) The student has an expected family contribution, as	62
defined by the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents under	63
section 3333.122 of the Revised Code, of two thousand one hundred	64
ninety dollars or less.	65

(2) The student is enrolled, in a bachelor's or associate's	66
degree program or course of study in the fields of business	67
administration or management, finance, information technology or	68
application, health care, or hospitality, at either:	69

(a) A private institution that holds a certificate of	70
registration from the state board of career colleges and schools	71
under Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code;	72

(b) A private institution exempt from regulation under	73
Chapter 3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section	74
3333.046 of the Revised Code.	75

(B) The career training workforce development grant program	76
is hereby established. The director of development shall	77
administer the program and shall award grants, in amounts	78
determined by the director, to eligible students using moneys from	79
the career training workforce development grant fund established	80
in section 3333.47 of the Revised Code.	81

(C) The director shall prescribe, by rule adopted in	82
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, procedures	83
necessary to carry out this section, including, but not limited	84
to, the following:	85

(1) Application procedures for a grant;

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(2) Conditions and terms under which an eligible student may	87
receive a grant;	88

(3) Limitations on a grant award, including a maximum period	89
of time for which an eligible student may receive a grant;	90

(4) Calculations of the amount of a grant awarded to an	91
eligible student;	92

(5) Disbursement of grants to eligible students.

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Sec. 3333.47.  The career training workforce development	94
grant fund is hereby established in the state treasury. The fund	95
shall consist of twenty per cent of the proceeds from the upfront	96
license fees paid for the casino facilities authorized under	97
division (C) of Section 6 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution. The	98
fund shall be used by the director of development to award grants	99
under section 3333.46 of the Revised Code.	100

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

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(1) "State university or college" means the institutions	102
described in section 3345.27 of the Revised Code and the	103
northeastern Ohio universities college of medicine.	104

(2) "Resident" has the meaning specified by rule of the	105
chancellor of the Ohio board of regents.	106

(3) "Statement of selective service status" means a statement	107
certifying one of the following:	108

(a) That the individual filing the statement has registered	109
with the selective service system in accordance with the "Military	110
Selective Service Act," 62 Stat. 604, 50 U.S.C. App. 453, as	111
amended;	112

(b) That the individual filing the statement is not required	113
to register with the selective service for one of the following	114
reasons:	115

(i) The individual is under eighteen or over twenty-six years	116
of age.	117

(ii) The individual is on active duty with the armed forces	118
of the United States other than for training in a reserve or	119
national guard unit.	120

(iii) The individual is a nonimmigrant alien lawfully in the	121
United States in accordance with section 101 (a)(15) of the	122
"Immigration and Nationality Act," 8 U.S.C. 1101, as amended.	123

(iv) The individual is not a citizen of the United States and	124
is a permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the Pacific	125
Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands.	126

(4) "Institution of higher education" means any eligible	127
institution approved by the United States department of education	128
pursuant to the "Higher Education Act of 1965," 79 Stat. 1219, as	129
amended, or any institution whose students are eligible for	130
financial assistance under any of the programs described by	131
division (E) of this section.	132

(B) The chancellor shall, by rule, specify the form of	133
statements of selective service status to be filed in compliance	134
with divisions (C) to (F)(E) of this section. Each statement of	135
selective service status shall contain a section wherein a male	136
student born after December 31, 1959, certifies that the student	137
has registered with the selective service system in accordance	138
with the "Military Selective Service Act," 62 Stat. 604, 50 U.S.C.	139
App. 453, as amended. For those students not required to register	140
with the selective service, as specified in divisions (A)(2)(b)(i)	141
to (iv) of this section, a section shall be provided on the	142
statement of selective service status for the certification of	143
nonregistration and for an explanation of the reason for the	144
exemption. The chancellor may require that such statements be	145
accompanied by documentation specified by rule of the chancellor.	146

(C) A state university or college that enrolls in any course,	147
class, or program a male student born after December 31, 1959, who	148
has not filed a statement of selective service status with the	149
university or college shall, regardless of the student's	150
residency, charge the student any tuition surcharge charged	151
students who are not residents of this state.	152

(D) No male born after December 31, 1959, shall be eligible	153
to receive any loan, grant, scholarship, or other financial	154
assistance for educational expenses granted under section 3315.33,	155
3333.12, 3333.122, 3333.21, 3333.22, 3333.26, 3333.391, 3333.46,	156
5910.03, 5910.032, or 5919.34 of the Revised Code, financed by an	157
award under the choose Ohio first scholarship program established	158
under section 3333.61 of the Revised Code, or financed by an award	159
under the Ohio co-op/internship program established under section	160
3333.72 of the Revised Code, unless that person has filed a	161
statement of selective service status with that person's	162
institution of higher education.	163

(E) If an institution of higher education receives a	164
statement from an individual certifying that the individual has	165
registered with the selective service system in accordance with	166
the "Military Selective Service Act," 62 Stat. 604, 50 U.S.C. App.	167
453, as amended or that the individual is exempt from registration	168
for a reason other than that the individual is under eighteen	169
years of age, the institution shall not require the individual to	170
file any further statements. If it receives a statement certifying	171
that the individual is not required to register because the	172
individual is under eighteen years of age, the institution shall	173
require the individual to file a new statement of selective	174
service status each time the individual seeks to enroll for a new	175
academic term or makes application for a new loan or loan	176
guarantee or for any form of financial assistance for educational	177
expenses, until it receives a statement certifying that the	178
individual has registered with the selective service system or is	179
exempt from registration for a reason other than that the	180
individual is under eighteen years of age.	181

Section 2. That existing sections 3333.38 and 3345.32 of the	182
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	183