(A) The provisions of this section prevail over conflicting provisions of this chapter; however, except as otherwise provided in this section, the stark state college district and its board of trustees shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(B) The territory of Summit county is hereby added to the territory of the technical college district of Stark county, creating a new technical college district to replace the former technical college district of Stark county. The district created under this section shall be known as and operate under the name of "stark state college district," and its charter shall be amended to reflect this name. The Stark county campus is hereby part of the stark state college district and shall remain in operation unless otherwise specified by the board of trustees of the technical college.

(C) On the effective date of this section, the government of the stark state college district shall be vested in a board of nine trustees. Appointees shall be qualified electors residing in the stark state college district and shall not be employees of the college. No new trustee may be appointed who is a member of any board of education or educational service center governing board. The term of office shall be three years. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the appointed term. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until a successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.

(1) Three trustees shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

The governor shall appoint members of the board of trustees that are residents of the stark state college district. Not more than one member of the board of trustees appointed by the governor shall be an employee of a government agency. The members of the board of trustees of the former technical college district of Stark county shall remain members of the board until the expiration of their terms as each existed prior to the effective date of this section.

(2) Six trustees shall be appointed by the presidents, or their representatives, of the city and exempted village school district boards of education and of the educational service center governing boards whose territories are included in the stark state college district. Prior to the appointment of trustees, the president of the governing board of the educational service center serving Stark county or, if more than one service center serves the county, the president of the governing board of the educational service center serving the largest portion of Stark county shall call a caucus of those board presidents at a time and place designated by the service center board president. At such caucus, the board presidents or their representatives shall select trustees by majority vote of those attending. Not more than one member of the board of trustees selected in this manner shall be a resident of Summit county, and not more than two members of the board of trustees selected in this manner shall be employees of government agencies. The members of the board of trustees of the former technical college district of Stark county shall remain members of the board until the expiration of their terms as each existed prior to the effective date of this section.

(D) The board of trustees of the stark state college district shall continue to comply with division (G) of section 3357.09 of the Revised Code regarding tuition for students who are residents of Ohio, but not residents of the district, and for students who are nonresidents of Ohio. The tuition rate shall be based on the student's county of residence and shall apply to all stark state college district classes in all district locations.

(E) Each member of the board of trustees shall have full voting rights on all matters that come before the board.

Added by 132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, SB 216, §1, eff. 11/2/2018.