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district) are authorized to maintain bus turnarounds. They can also request of the county commissioners, township trustees, or municipal officials that those entities maintain the turnarounds. Each city, exempted village and county school district shall form a business advisory council. The council is to advise the board of education on matters related to the delineation of employment skills, the curriculum needed to instill those skills, changes in the economy and job market, and the development of better working relationships among business, labor and educational personnel. A board of education may create the position of business manager, who will report directly to the board. However, the superintendent appoints the business manager (subject to confirmation by the board) if the manager is responsible to the superintendent, as determined by the board at the time of appointment to the position. While the care and custody of all district property is among the duties and authority of a business manager, that “care and custody” does not apply to district moneys. If a board does not appoint a business manager, it may assign those duties and powers to one or more employees or officers of the board, including the treasurer and confer a title on those individuals recognizing the assigned powers and duties. If a treasurer is assigned these powers and duties, the prohibition against a business manager having possession of district moneys does not prevent the treasurer from exercising the duties of treasurer. However, if assigned the duties of business manager, the treasurer will not have the authority to make recommendations to appoint or discharge non-educational employees as a business manager normally could be granted (other than as specified in ORC 3313.31). Instead, the superintendent will be responsible for these recommendations. A school is permitted under law effective until July 1, 2014, to excuse students for up to five days a year for calamity days, which are regularly scheduled hours a school is closed due to hazardous weather or comparable circumstances. Beginning on July 1, 2014, excused calamity days were eliminated, and another provision that permits a school to count up to two hours a day if a school opens late or closes early because of hazardous weather conditions was also removed. Thus, if a school is required to cancel classes, open late, or close early because of inclement weather, and the closure would cause the school to fall below the state minimum hours for the year, it is the responsibility of the school to make up those hours as it chooses. Beginning on July 1, 2014, the provisions of law that had permitted a school, under certain conditions, to operate on an alternative 910-hour schedule upon the approval of the Department were eliminated. Also, since calamity days will be eliminated on this date, the requirement that schools adopt contingency plans to make up calamity days beyond the five they are permitted under law effective until July 1, 2014 was also repealed. Each board of education that is required to establish the council shall determine the membership and organization of its council.

BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCILS

3313.82

BUSINESS MANAGERS

3319.03

3319.04

BUSINESS MANAGERS, OTHER EMPLOYEES ACTING AS

3319.031

CALAMITY DAYS

3317.01(B)

3313.481 3313.482

If a collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding