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Title 33, Title 33. Education-Libraries

61 chapters · 2,497 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 332,497 Ch 3313, Chapter 3313 | Boards of Education301 Ch 3309, Chapter 3309 | Public School Employe…157 Ch 3333, Chapter 3333 | Department of Higher …153 Ch 3307, Chapter 3307 | State Teachers Retire…152 Ch 3319, Chapter 3319 | Schools - Superintend…149 Ch 3345, Chapter 3345 | State Universities - …147 Ch 3314, Chapter 3314 | Community Schools115 Ch 3301, Chapter 3301 | Department of Educati…111 Ch 3318, Chapter 3318 | School Facilities83 Ch 3375, Chapter 3375 | Libraries80 Ch 3311, Chapter 3311 | School Districts; Cou…76 Ch 3317, Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program72 Ch 3326, Chapter 3326 | Science, Technology, …60 Ch 3335, Chapter 3335 | Ohio State University50

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.01 State library board
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A state library board is hereby created to be composed of five members to be appointed by the director of education and workforce. One member shall be appointed each year for a term of five years. No one is eligible to membership on the state library board who is or has been for …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.011 Free photocopy of driver's license or identification card
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Any library organized under Chapter 3375. of the Revised Code shall provide free of charge to any individual a photocopy of that individual's driver's license, temporary driver's permit, or state identification card, if the individual requests one. Last updated September 9, 2021 …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.02 Appointment of state librarian - duties
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The state library board shall appoint a state librarian, who shall be the secretary of said board, and under the direction and supervision of the board shall be the executive officer of the state library, with power to appoint and remove the employees thereof. The state librarian…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.04 Control and management of state library
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The state library shall be under the control and management of the state library board. The board shall make and publish such rules and regulations for the operation and management of the library and for the use and location of the books and other property thereof as it deems nec…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.05 Application for establishment of library stations, branches, or traveling library service

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(A) The board of trustees of any public library receiving money from a county's public library fund that desires to render public library service by means of branches, library stations, or traveling library service to the inhabitants of any school district, other than a school di…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.06 County free public library - appointment of trustees

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In any county in which the board of county commissioners has accepted a gift or bequest pursuant to volume 122, Ohio Laws, page 166, section I at "Sec. 2454," a county free public library shall be established for the use of all of the inhabitants of the county. Such library shall…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.07 Tax levy for maintenance of county free public library

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The board of county commissioners of any county in which there has been created a county free public library, pursuant to section 3375.06 of the Revised Code, may, at its June session each year, levy a tax not to exceed one mill on each dollar of taxable property in such county f…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.08 Board of county commissioners may transfer, convey, or lease property for library purposes

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The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, transfer, convey, or lease any property of the county, real or personal, suitable for public library purposes, to the board of trustees of any free public library rendering free public library service to all the inhabitants of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.09 Tax levy by board of township trustees for maintenance of library

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In any township where a public library has been created by a vote of the electors thereof, prior to September 4, 1947, the board of township trustees may, annually, levy upon all the taxable property of such township a tax not exceeding one mill on the dollar valuation thereof to…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.10 Township free public library - appointment of trustees

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In any township in which there has been established by a vote of the electors of such township, prior to September 4, 1947, a free public library, such library shall be under the control and management of a board of trustees consisting of three members to be appointed by the boar…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.11 Board of township trustees may transfer, convey, or lease property for library purposes

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The board of township trustees may, by resolution, transfer, convey, or lease any property of the township, real or personal, suitable for public library purposes to the board of trustees of any free public library rendering free public library service to the inhabitants of the t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.12 Municipal free public libraries - appointment of trustees

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Except as provided in section 3375.13 of the Revised Code, the erection and equipment and the custody, control, and administration of free public libraries established by municipal corporations shall be vested in a board of library trustees composed of seven members. The trustees…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.121 Municipal library district created

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(A) In any municipal corporation, not located in a county library district, that has a population of not less than twenty-five thousand, and within which there is not located a main library of a township, municipal, school district, association, or county free public library, a l…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.13 Issuance of bonds - control of property vested in board of library trustees of municipal corporation - agreement with library organization

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In any municipal corporation where there is a library organization created by will or otherwise for the purpose of maintaining in perpetuity a public library, and such organization is endowed and owns and maintains a library, the board of library trustees mentioned in section 337…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.14 School libraries

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The board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district may provide for the establishment, control, and maintenance of school libraries for the purpose of providing school library service to the pupils under its jurisdiction. Such board of education may con…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.15 School district free public library - appointment of trustees

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(A) In any school district in which a free public library has been established by resolution adopted by the board of education of such school district prior to September 4, 1947, or by resolution adopted by the board of education of such school district under section 3375.151 of …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.151 Acceptance of bequest, gift, or endowment for school district free public library

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At any time after the effective date of this section but prior to January 1, 2014, the board of education of any school district in which a free public library has not previously been established may receive a bequest, gift, or endowment of a building, money, or property, or any …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.16 Board of education may transfer, convey, or lease property for library purposes

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The board of education of any school district may, by resolution, transfer, convey, or lease any property of the school district, real or personal, suitable for public library purposes to the board of trustees of any free public library rendering free public library service to th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.17 Tax levy by board of education for operation of library

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The board of library trustees of a school district free public library may annually, during the month of May, certify to the board of education of the school district the amount of money required to maintain and operate said library during the ensuing year and the amount of reven…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.18 Board of education may provide building or property for public library service

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The board of education of any city, exempted village, or local school district may purchase, erect, construct, enlarge, improve, equip, and furnish buildings, and acquire real estate and interests in real estate therefor, for the purpose of rendering free library service to the i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.19 County library district

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In each county there may be created a county library district composed of all the local, exempted village, and city school districts in the county which are not within the territorial boundaries of an existing township, school district, municipal, county district, or county free …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.20 Resolution by boards of library trustees requesting formation of county library district

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In any county in which there is not in existence a county library district and in which all of the local, exempted village, and city school districts in the county, in which there is not located a main library of a township, municipal, school district, association, or county free…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.201 Election on creating county district library

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The taxing authority of a subdivision maintaining a free public library which is providing approved library service and whose board of library trustees therefore is qualified under section 3375.20 of the Revised Code to request the formation of a county library district shall, up…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.21 Resolution for inclusion of subdivision in county library district

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In any county in which there has been created a county library district, the taxing authority of any subdivision of the county not inincluded in said library district and maintaining a free public library for the inhabitants thereof may, upon request of the board of trustees of s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.211 Submission of resolution to electors

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The taxing authority of any subdivision maintaining a free public library for the inhabitants thereof and whose board of library trustees is qualified under section 3375.21 of the Revised Code to request inclusion of the subdivision in a county library district shall, upon receip…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.212 Consolidation with another subdivision

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The board of public library trustees of a county library district, appointed under section 3375.22 of the Revised Code, may consolidate with another subdivision in the county maintaining a free public library. Such consolidation may be accomplished by one of the following procedu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.213 Assets, liabilities and levies

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Whenever a county library district has been created, or enlarged, under sections 3375.20, 3375.201, 3375.21, 3375.211, or 3375.212 of the Revised Code, all assets and liabilities of the former board of trustees of the library or libraries of the subdivisions which comprise said c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.22 County library district - appointment of trustees

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In any county in which there has been created a county library district, the free public library of said district shall be under the control and management of a board of library trustees consisting of seven members. Such trustees shall be qualified electors of the library distric…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.23 Tax levy by board of county commissioners for county library district

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The board of library trustees of a county library district may annually, during the month of May, certify to the board of county commissioners of the county in which such district is situated the amount of money required to maintain and operate the free public library during the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.24 Notes and bonds may be issued by board of county commissioners - sale of real property

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The board of county commissioners of any county which has a county library district constitutes the taxing authority of such district and may issue notes and bonds of such district under Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, for the acquisition of land and the construction of buildin…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.28 Creation of regional library district

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The board of county commissioners of two or more contiguous counties may by joint resolution create a regional library district and may provide for the establishment, control, and maintenance in such district of a free public library.Such district shall contain the territory of a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.29 Resolution by taxing authority for inclusion in regional library district - transfer of title

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In any county comprising a part of a regional library district or in any county contiguous to such a county in which there has been created a regional library district, the taxing authority of any subdivision of the county, not included in said district and maintaining a free pub…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.30 Appointment, term, and compensation of board of library trustees of a regional library district

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In any two or more contiguous counties in which there has been created a regional library district, there shall be a board of library trustees consisting of seven members. Such trustees shall be qualified electors of the district. The first appointments to such board of library t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.31 Tax levy by board of county commissioners for regional library district

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The board of library trustees of a regional library district may annually, during the month of May, certify to the boards of county commissioners of counties in such district the amount of revenue anticipated from all sources other than a tax levy on the taxable property of such …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.32 Meeting of boards of library trustees - organization - election of clerk - bond

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Each board of library trustees appointed pursuant to sections 3375.06, 3375.10, 3375.12, 3375.15, 3375.22, and 3375.30 of the Revised Code shall meet not later than January of each year and may meet in December of the preceding year and organize by selecting from its membership a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.33 Boards of library trustees are bodies politic and corporate

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The boards of library trustees appointed pursuant to sections 3375.06, 3375.10, 3375.12, 3375.15, 3375.22, and 3375.30 of the Revised Code are bodies politic and corporate, and as such are capable of suing and being sued, contracting, acquring, holding, possessing, and disposing …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.34 Name of board of library trustees

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The board of trustees of a free public library, appointed pursuant to sections 3375.06, 3375.10, 3375.12, 3375.15, 3375.22, and 3375.30 of the Revised Code, shall designate the name under which it may acquire or convey property, contract, sue or be sued, or perform any other offi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.35 Rules of procedure - annual report

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Each board of library trustees appointed pursuant to sections 3375.06, 3375.10, 3375.12, 3375.15, 3375.22, and 3375.30 of the Revised Code shall, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it, be governed by this section. For the purpose of transacting any business a quorum is …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.351 Payment of employees by direct deposit

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The fiscal officer of each board of library trustees appointed under section 3375.06, 3375.10, 3375.12, 3375.15, 3375.22, or 3375.30 of the Revised Code may pay the compensation of each employee of the library under the board's jurisdiction by direct deposit, as defined in sectio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.36 Treasurer of library funds - deposits of moneys - monthly statement - financial statement

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The fiscal officer of the board of library trustees of a free public library shall be the treasurer of the library funds. All moneys received by the fiscal officer for library purposes shall be immediately placed by the fiscal officer in a depository designated by the board. The …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.361 Liability for loss of public funds

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A fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer of the board of library trustees of a free public library shall not be held liable for a loss of public funds when the fiscal officer or deputy fiscal officer has performed all official duties required of the fiscal officer or deputy fisc…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.37 Statement filed with county auditor

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Before giving the fiscal officer of a board of library trustees of a free public library a warrant for funds due such board, the county auditor shall require the fiscal officer to file with the auditor a statement showing the amount of funds on hand, available for expenditure by …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.38 Compliance with duties relating to moneys credited to board of library trustees

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All the duties required of the county auditor, county treasurer, or other officer or person relating to the moneys to the credit of or to be credited to a board of library trustees of a free public library shall be complied with by dealing with the fiscal officer of such board.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.39 Accounting by clerk - count and certificate

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At the expiration of the term of a fiscal officer of a board of library trustees of a free public library or before such board approves the surety of any fiscal officer, such board shall require the fiscal officer to produce all money, bonds, or other securities in the fiscal off…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.391 Treasurer to credit earnings on investments

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The board of library trustees of any free public library district may adopt a resolution requiring the treasurer of the district to credit the earnings made on the investment of the principal of the moneys specified in the resolution to the fund from which the earnings arose or a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.392 Policies for use of credit card accounts

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(A) Not later than three months after the effective date of this amendment, a board of library trustees appointed pursuant to section 3375.06, 3375.10, 3375.12, 3375.15, 3375.22, or 3375.30 of the Revised Code of a free public library or library district that holds a credit card …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.40 Board of library trustees - powers and duties

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Each board of library trustees appointed pursuant to section 3375.06, 3375.10, 3375.12, 3375.15, 3375.22, or 3375.30 of the Revised Code may do the following: (A) Hold title to and have the custody of all real and personal property of the free public library under its jurisdictio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.401 Purchase of liability insurance

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Each board of library trustees appointed pursuant to sections 1713.28, 3375.06, 3375.10, 3375.12, 3375.15, and 3375.22 of the Revised Code may procure policies of insurance insuring trustees, officers, and employees of the library against liability on account of damage or injury …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.402 Establishment of museums

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A library board may contract with a corporation not for profit organized to establish a museum for the use of the general public and located within the territory served by the library, to turn over to such corporation the museum physical assets of the library under such terms and…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3375.403 Contract for public library service

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The board of library trustees or governing body of any public library may contract for public library service with the board of library trustees or governing body of one or more libraries within the state that serve the general public, public or private schools, colleges, or univ…