Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) As used in this
rule:
(1) "Pupil-activity program" means a
program that does not include any class or course required or offered for
credit toward a pupil's promotion to the next grade or for graduation, or any
activity conducted as a part of or required for such a class or
course.
(2) "School" means
chartered public, chartered nonpublic or community school.
(B) A pupil-activity permit may only be
applied for and issued to an individual who:
(1)
Does not currently hold a valid educator license, certificate or permit issued
pursuant to sections
3319.22,
3319.26,
and
3319.27
of the Revised Code. This permit is valid for three years; or
(2)
Currently holds a valid educator license, certificate, or permit issued
pursuant to section
3319.22,
3319.26
or
3319.27
of the Revised Code. This permit is valid for the same duration as the educator
license, certificate or permit currently held by the individual that is issued
pursuant to those sections of the Revised Code. An individual hired to direct,
supervise or coach a pupil activity program that does not involve athletics or
routine or regular physical activity or health and safety considerations is not
required to hold a pupil activity permit pursuant to section
3319.303
of the Revised Code, if that individual holds a current valid educator license
issued under section
3319.22,
3319.26,
or
3319.27
of the Revised Code; or
(3)
Currently holds a valid permanent teaching certificate.
This permit is valid for five years. An individual hired to direct, supervise
or coach a pupil activity program that does not involve athletics or routine or
regular physical activity or health and safety considerations is not required
to hold a pupil activity permit pursuant to section
3319.303
of the Revised Code, if that individual holds a valid permanent teaching
certificate.
(C)
Prior to the employment of any individual for a pupil-activity program, the
hiring authority shall ensure compliance with all applicable law and that the
individual is competent to direct, supervise, or coach a pupil-activity program
using, at minimum, the following criteria:
(1) Evidence that the individual has
successfully demonstrated the ability to work effectively with
pupils;
(2) Evidence that the
individual possesses a substantive knowledge of the applied for pupil-activity
program. Examples of substantive knowledge include successful completion of a
college or university course related to the applied for pupil activity program
or successful work experience, as determined by hiring authority in the applied
for pupil-activity program;
(3) The
individual's knowledge of the school's applicable rules and regulations
and the licensure code of professional conduct for Ohio
educators, which can be located on the Ohio department of education website
(
www.education.ohio.gov);
(4)
Evidence that the individual has completed a
fundamentals of coaching course approved by the Ohio department of
education; and
(5) Evidence
that the individual has completed all of the requirements specified in
paragraph (E) of this rule. All requirements shall remain valid during the time
for which the pupil activity permit is issued.
(D) Before hiring or
allowing any individual employed directly, or pursuant to a contract with
a public or private entity for the provision of services to direct,
to supervise or coach a pupil activity program
that involves athletics, routine or regular physical activity or health and
safety considerations, the hiring authority shall assure that the individual
has obtained a pupil-activity permit issued by the state board of education
under division (A) or (B) of section
3319.303
of the Revised Code and paragraph (E) of this rule.
(E) Any individual who holds a pupil-activity
permit issued in accordance with this rule, as verified by the hiring authority
upon employment, shall demonstrate that he or she:
(1) Is deemed to be of good moral character
as defined in rule
3301-24-01
of the Administrative Code;
(2) Has
successfully completed and, unless otherwise stated in law, maintained an
approved training course in the following areas during the period for which the
pupil-activity permit is issued:
(a)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR);
(b) Brain trauma and brain injury management
as required in section
3319.303
of the Revised Code;
(c)
The symptoms of concussions and head injuries as
required by section
3319.303
of the Revised Code.
(d) Sudden cardiac
arrest as required by
section
3707.59
of the Revised Code; and
(e) First-aid training
through one of the following methods:
(i) A
nationally recognized first-aid training program as designated on the approved
list provided by the Ohio department of education (located in the
pupil-activity provider information packet available on the department's
website at education.ohio.gov);
(ii) A college or university course on the
health and safety of participants in a pupil-activity program;
(iii) A two-hour first-aid training course
that has been pre-approved in accordance with the policies and procedures of
the department of education (located in the pupil-activity provider information
packet available on the department's website at education.ohio.gov;
or
(iv) Be the holder of a
currently valid professional board license in one of the categories specified
on the approved list provided by the Ohio department of education (located in
the pupil activity provider information packet available on the department's
website at education.ohio.gov).
(F) An individual may renew the
pupil-activity permit upon evidence that:
(1)
The individual currently holds, or has held, a pupil-activity permit of the
same term length; and
(2) The
individual continues to meet all of the requirements set forth in paragraph (E)
of this rule .
