Voucher update
House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) this week told reporters that addressing EdChoice vouchers will be the chamber’s top priority when it returns in January. Any changes made by the legislature to address the exponential growth in eligible buildings must be effective prior to the Feb. 1 voucher application window.
General Assembly activity
The legislature last week sent House Bill 4 to the governor for his signature. The bill requires the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation to act as a liaison between the business community and the Ohio Department of Education or the chancellor of higher education with regard to industry-recognized credentials or certificate programs.
Report Card Study Committee
The committee issued its final report without formal recommendations. Instead, the panel only restated the recommendations it received. Click here to read the report, and click here to read its appendix.
Senate Ways and Means Committee
The committee passed Senate Bill (SB) 125, which expands the income tax deduction allowed for contributions to Ohio’s 529 education savings plans to include contributions to 529 plans established by other states.
The committee also held a third hearing on SB 212, which provides a full or partial tax exemption to developers and owners of newly constructed homes within specified areas during the construction period and for 10 years after the home is occupied.
Posted by Will Schwartz on 12/20/2019