Professional Report

keep an immunization record for each pupil and make it available in writing to the parent or guardian.

3313.671

The board’s obligation is to adopt a policy requiring that the immunizations be completed or “in progress” within fourteen days of admission. If not, the child is to be excluded. Certain exceptions regarding statements that the child has had a particular disease (and thus has natural immunity) will satisfy the law, as will statements declining “for reasons of conscience, including religious convictions. An additional exception is provided when the student’s physician certifies in writing that the immunization is medically contraindicated for that student. Districts are responsible for submitting to the director of the Ohio Department of Health by October 15 of each year a summary by school of the immunization records of all initial entry students. Effective with the 2016-2017 school year, immunization against meningococcal disease (meningitis) will also be required. The Ohio Department of Health is required to specify the recommended age for this immunization and the approved method for administration. If a license holder fails to submit to the background check by a date specified by ODE, the state superintendent shall send a written notice to the license holder to advise that the license will be “inactivated” if the person does not comply with the background check within fifteen days of the mailing of the notice. The inactivation remains in effect until the person submits fingerprints and written permission for the background check. If a person holds multiple licenses of different duration, the person is responsible for the background check only when renewing the license of the longest duration. If a person holds multiple licenses of the same duration but with different expiration dates, the license holder designates one of the licenses as the “primary” license and notifies the department of education of this selection. The department of education can request a background check for the renewal of all of the licenses expiring on the same date. The Board may appoint a superintendent “Pro Tempore” in accordance with a written policy establishing standards for determining whether the current superintendent is incapacitated. The determination of incapacity and appointment of the “pro tem” superintendents requires a majority vote of the members of the board. A board of education may propose to voters either of two types of income tax issues, which can either be for a limited period of time for up to five years or for a continuing period of time. The actual rate is established by the Ohio Department of Taxation based on the funds which the board by resolution seeks to raise. The tax rate is always rounded to the nearest quarter of a percent. The resolution seeking the actual rate must be filed with the tax commissioner no later than 100 days prior to the election when the issue will be decided by voters. Within ten days, the commissioner must certify the rate for the If a person holds more than one license, the following schedule will apply:

INACTIVATION OF LICENSES

3319.291

INCAPACITY OF SUPERINTENDENT

3319.011

INCOME TAX LEVIES, SCHOOL DISTRICT

5748.01