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To require each public school to adopt a policy regarding certain expectations related to the performance of staff member professional duties.

To require public and chartered nonpublic schools to provide conflict resolution instruction to students in grades kindergarten through twelve.

To require schools to adopt a policy regarding the administration of over-the-counter drugs.

To require school athletic coaches to complete mental health training and to revise the renewal requirements for pupil-activity program permits and to amend the version of section 3319.303 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect on December 29, 2023, to continue the change on and after that date.

To establish the Ohio Social Studies Standards Task Force to develop new social studies academic standards for use beginning with the 2024-2025 school year.

To eliminate retention under the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, to expand the grades for which intensive reading intervention is provided, and expand the inclusion of phonics in learning standards.

To revise the law regarding the home education of children.

To rename the Department of Education as the Department of Education and Workforce, to create the position of Director of Education and Workforce and to reform the functions and responsibilities of the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

To authorize certain subdivisions to designate areas within which certain residential property is wholly or partially exempted from property taxation.

To establish the Workforce Voucher Program, to terminate the provisions of the Voucher Program two years after the bill's effective date by repealing sections 122.157, 122.158, and 3313.473 of the Revised Code on that date, to authorize tax credits for graduates of the Voucher Program, and to make an appropriation.