Governor’s activity
Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill (HB) 57, sponsored by Reps. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) and Josh Williams (R- Sylvania Township), into law. HB 57 requires any public or nonpublic school that elects to keep a supply of an overdose reversal drug for emergency use to adopt and implement a policy regarding the supply’s maintenance and the drug’s use. HB 57 also includes expanded timeframes for students to attend release time for religious…
The committee voted to pass Senate Bill (SB) 156, sponsored by Senator Al Cutrona (R-Canfield). This bill would require school districts to provide “success sequence” instruction in at least one course required for high school graduation.
The committee held its third hearing on SB 144 ,…
Governor’s activity
Gov. Mike DeWine has announced the creation of the Ohio School Bus Safety Grant Program at the Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW). The grant program will provide $10 million in competitive grants to eligible applicants for the repair, replacement or addition of authorized school bus safety features to school buses in active service or for safety enhancements added to the purchase of…
Property Tax Reform Workgroup releases recommendations
On Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine’s Property Tax Reform Workgroup released its recommendations for property tax reform. Recommendations of critical interest to education advocates include:
OEPI property tax report and webinar
The Ohio Educational Policy Institute (OEPI) released a property tax policy analysis, Analysis of Residential Property Taxes in Ohio: A Balanced Approach to Reform, that illustrates how Ohio’s reliance on local control, along with economic factors and state tax policy changes, has led to a significant shift in the state-local funding partnership toward residential taxpayers.
Key takeaways from this report include: …
Governor’s activity
Gov. Mike DeWine announced the membership of the Property Tax Reform Working Group, formed in response to his House Bill (HB) 96 vetoes. The work group includes:
Governor DeWine signs state operating budget
On Monday, Governor Mike DeWine signed the state’s next two-year budget, House Bill (HB) 96 into law. Before signing, the governor issued 67 line-item vetoes. View Gov. DeWine’s press conference on his decisions here and read his…
Legislature passes state biennial budget
This week, the General Assembly passed the state’s next two-year budget, House Bill (HB) 96. After receiving a report from the HB 96 Conference Committee, the House passed the bill with a vote of 59-38 and the …
Ty Moore was sworn into the chamber as the representative for House District 95, filling a vacancy left by former Rep. Don Jones (R-Freeport). Rep. Jones resigned from his legislative role following his appointment as executive director of the Ohio Farm Service Agency.
The…
