Ohio Rev. Code § 3333.84: Fees charged for texts or courses offered through clearinghouse.

(A) The fee charged for any digital text or course offered through the clearinghouse shall be set by the provider.

(B) The chancellor of higher education shall prescribe the manner in which the fee for a digital text or course shall be collected or deducted from the school district, school, college or university, or individual subscribing to the digital text or course and in which manner the fee shall be paid to the provider.

(C) The chancellor may retain a percentage of the fee charged for a digital text or course to offset the cost of maintaining and operating the clearinghouse, including the payment of compensation for an entity or a private entity that is under contract with the chancellor under division (F) of section 3333.82 of the Revised Code. The percentage retained shall be determined by the chancellor.

(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the school district, community school, or STEM school in which a student is enrolled to pay the fee charged for a digital text or course taken by the student.