ðə fˈɜːst əkˈɜːd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks wɪððə pˈæsɪdʒ baɪ ðɪ oʊhˈaɪoʊ lˈɛdʒɪslətʃɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈiːɡəlsən bˈɪl, wˌɪtʃ fˈɔːɹməlˌaɪzd ænd lˈiːɡəli lˈɑːkt ɪn oʊhˈaɪoʊ stˈeɪtz flˈæɡʃɪp ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə stˈeɪtz pˈʌblɪk sˈɪstəm ʌv hˈaɪɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən.
The first occurred in 1906 with the passage by the Ohio Legislature of the Eagleson Bill, which formalized and legally locked in Ohio State's flagship role in the state's public system of higher education.