3358:5-13-03. Smoke-free environment/alternative nicotine products

(A) Smoking is defined as the burning of tobacco or any other material in any type of smoking equipment, including but not restricted to, cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars, or pipes.

(B) Alternative nicotine product means an electronic cigarette or any other product or device that consists of or contains nicotine that can be ingested into the body by any means, including but not limited to, chewing, smoking, absorbing, dissolving, or inhaling.

(C) The board of trustees of Clark state community college, in an effort to protect the health, safety and welfare of students, employees, and visitors to the college, prohibits smoking and the use of alternative nicotine products in all buildings, in the areas immediately adjacent to building entrances and in other enclosed areas owned or leased by the college and in all vehicles owned or leased by the college pursuant to Chapter 3794. of the Revised Code.

(D) The board of trustees of Clark state community college also prohibits the use of alternative nicotine products in all college-owned buildings and college-owned vehicles.

(E) The implementation and administration of this policy shall be under the direction of the college president.

Effective: 10/23/2015
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3358
Rule Amplifies: 3358
Prior Effective Dates: 10/26/87, 6/21/93, 7/1/98, 10/28/05, 2/1/07, 8/20/12, 3/27/15