Governor activity
Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill (HB) 93. The bill revises the Address Confidentiality Program and makes changes to county recorder fees. The bill also moves the congressional candidate filing deadline to March 4, 2022; modifies petition requirements; makes changes to candidate filings due to residency and district numbers; and allows the secretary of state to modify administrative deadlines.

Additionally, DeWine designated new boundaries for the 11 elected State Board of Education seats. Ohio Revised Code requires each elected member to represent three adjacent state Senate districts.

  • District 1: Diana Fessler represents Senate districts 1, 12 and 26.
  • District 2: Kirsten Hill represents Senate districts 2, 11 and 13.
  • District 3: Charlotte McGuire represents Senate districts 4, 5 and 6.
  • District 4: Jenny Kilgore represents Senate districts 7, 8 and 9.
  • District 5: Brendan Shea represents Senate districts 10, 14 and 17.
  • District 6: Antoinette Miranda represents Senate districts 3, 15 and 20.
  • District 7: Christina Collins represents Senate districts 16, 19 and 25.
  • District 8: Michelle Newman represents Senate districts 30, 31 and 33.
  • District 9: John Hagan represents Senate districts 18, 29 and 32.
  • District 10: Tim Miller represents Senate districts 21, 27 and 28.
  • District 11: Meryl Johnson represents Senate districts 22, 23 and 24.

School Transportation
The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) released a resource to help districts address bus driver shortages. Click here for the Driver Shortage Playbook.

Ohio Department of Education
ODE has the following proposed rules open for public comment:

  • OAC Chapter 3301-28 Local Report Card (10 rules)
  • OAC Chapter 3301-44 Adult Diploma Pilot Program rules
  • OAC Chapter 3301-40 Rules on Nonpublic Schools Administrative Cost Reimbursement
  • OAC Chapter 3301-35 rules regarding blended/online learning (3 rules)

Click here to view the rules open for public comment.

Posted by Nicole Piscitani on 2/04/2022