Ohio Rev. Code § 3345.66
The board of trustees of a state institution of higher education may issue notes of the institution signed by the chairperson and treasurer or other chief fiscal officer of the board and specifying the terms of the purchase and securing the payments provided in section 3345.64 of the Revised Code, payable at the times provided and bearing interest at a rate not exceeding a rate determined under section 9.95 of the Revised Code. The notes may contain an option for prepayment and are not subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code. Revenues derived from any source, other than money appropriated by the general assembly, that may be used for the purpose of implementing energy or water saving measures or for defraying the current operating expenses of the institution may be pledged to the payment of interest and the retirement of such notes. The notes may be sold at private sale or given to the contractor under the installment payment contract authorized by section 3345.64 of the Revised Code.
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