Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 3301-4-01 | Notice of meetings.

                                                
(A) Any person may learn the time and
		  place of all regularly scheduled meetings and the time, place, and purpose of
		  all special meetings of the state board of education (hereinafter, "state
		  board"), any committee, subcommittee, or task force of the state board
		  created in accordance with division (N) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code,
		  by one of the following means:
(1) Writing to the
			 following address: "Secretary, State Board of Education of Ohio, 25 South
			 Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183";
(2) Contacting the
			 department of education's office of board relations at (877) 644-6338 or
			 by electronic mail at sboe@education.ohio.gov; or
(3) Checking for meeting
			 notices provided on the department of education's website at
			 sboe.ohio.gov.
(B) News media
(1) Any representative of
			 the news media may obtain notice of all special meetings by sending a written
			 request to: "Secretary, State Board of Education of Ohio, 25 South Front
			 Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183." The request shall include the
			 telephone numbers and electronic mail address of the media representative to be
			 contacted. The department of education shall maintain a list of all news media
			 representatives who have requested notice of meetings.
(2) In the event the
			 state board schedules a special meeting the state board shall notify all
			 registered media representatives by electronic mail and by posting a notice on
			 the state board's website in accordance with the requirements set forth in
			 section 3301.04 of the Revised Code.
(3) In the event a
			 committee, subcommitee, or task force of the state board schedules a special
			 meeting, the committee, subcommittee, or task force shall notify all registered
			 media representatives by electronic mail and by posting a notice on the state
			 board's website at least forty-eight hours prior to the time of the
			 special meeting.
(C) In providing the notices required by
		  paragraph (B) of this rule, the state board, or any committee, subcommittee, or
		  task force thereof, may rely on assistance provided by any employee of the
		  department of education, and any such notice is complete if given by such
		  employee in the manner provided in paragraph (B) of this rule.
(D) Any person may obtain notice of all
		  meetings at which any specific type of public business is to be discussed by
		  sending a written request to: "Secretary, State Board of Education of
		  Ohio, 25 South Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183 or by sending an email
		  to: sboe@education.ohio.gov." All persons who have submitted such a
		  request shall be placed on the state boards agenda mailing list. The
		  department of education shall, within a reasonable time prior to each meeting,
		  send an agenda of the meeting to those persons by regular mail or electronic
		  mail. The board may assess a reasonable fee, not to exceed the cost of copying
		  and mailing, for notices sent to persons in accordance with this
		  rule.
(E) The minutes of any regular or special
		  meeting of the state board, or any committee, subcommittee, or task force
		  thereof, shall be promptly prepared, filed, and maintained and open for public
		  inspection. The minutes of state board meetings, upon approval by the board,
		  shall constitute the official record of its proceedings.