OH HB168

Creates a subprogram of the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program allowing eligible students (age 16+, enrolled in Ohio schools) to participate in U.S. Department of Labor certified or registered apprenticeship programs beginning with the 2014-2015 school year.

Requires the Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor and Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop implementation rules by June 30, 2014, in consultation with the Director of Development and Workers' Compensation Administrator.

Establishes minimum eligibility requirement of a 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and sets maximum hours per week for apprentice work as determined by rules.

Creates separate funding formulas for public school students (funded through school district/community school/STEM school payments) and nonpublic school students (funded through separate General Assembly appropriations) to reimburse businesses for employment-related costs including workers' compensation and training.

Allows apprenticeship certificates and credits to potentially transfer for college credit, with each college determining independently whether to accept the work credits.