Ohio Revised Code Title XXXIII. Education Libraries § 3345.80

(A) As used in this section, “state institution of higher education” and “state university” have the same meanings as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.

(B) For each biennial main operating appropriations bill and capital appropriations bill, each state institution of higher education shall prepare, in accordance with guidelines established under section 3345.0219 of the Revised Code, a rolling five-year summary of its institutional costs to be considered by the general assembly when evaluating operating and capital project funding.  The chancellor shall submit a report including each state institution's five-year institutional cost summaries to the general assembly under section 101.68 of the Revised Code.

(C) Each state institution of higher education's five-year institutional cost summary shall consist of the following categories:

(D) Each of the categories presented in the five-year institutional cost summary shall include all of the following:

(E) The chancellor shall consult with state institutions of higher education to develop a standardized reporting format for the institutional cost summaries and a uniform approach to completing the categories required in division (C) of this section.

(F) During the general assembly's consideration of the main operating appropriations and capital appropriations bills, if requested by the chairperson of the senate or house committee that considers higher education legislation, the president of each state university and the chancellor of higher education shall present in the appropriate hearings conducted by that committee to provide commentary on trends, potential justifications, or other explanations regarding the university's five-year summary of institutional costs.

(G) Prior to the enactment of the main operating appropriations and capital appropriations bills, the chancellor shall create and present to the general assembly an aggregation report summarizing the total institutional costs for state universities and community colleges separately.