Ohio Statutes
§ 3313.17 — Corporate powers of the board
Ohio § 3313.17
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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3313.17 (2026).
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The board of education of each school district shall be a body politic and corporate, and, as such, capable of suing and being sued, contracting and being contracted with, acquiring, holding, possessing, and disposing of real and personal property, and taking and holding in trust for the use and benefit of such district, any grant or devise of land and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property.
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Legislative History
Effective: October 1, 1953 | Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Nearby Sections
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§ 3313.03
Redistricting into subdistricts§ 3313.06
Election - expense of commission§ 3313.07
Adoption by majority vote§ 3313.08
Election of members§ 3313.09
Term of office of members§ 3313.10
Oath of office of member§ 3313.11
Vacancy in board§ 3313.12
Compensation and mileage§ 3313.13
Membership restriction§ 3313.131
Member of governing authority of community school prohibited from membership on board of education§ 3313.14
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