General Assembly activity
The General Assembly sent House Bill (HB) 93 to Gov. Mike DeWine for his approval. The bill would revise the Address Confidentiality Program and make changes to county recorder fees. The bill was amended in the Senate to move the congressional candidate filing deadline to Mar. 4, 2022; modify petition requirements; make some changes to candidate filings due to residency and district numbers; and allow the secretary of state to modify some…
Ohio Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the Ohio Congressional map approved by the General Assembly is unconstitutional. The General Assembly has 30 days to approve a new map.
Ohio Redistricting Commission
The Ohio Redistricting Commission reconvened to start drawing new House and Senate state legislative maps. The members of the commission will remain the same, except Rep. C. Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), the incoming minority leader, replaces Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes (D-Akron). The commission has until Saturday, Jan.…
Ohio Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the House and Senate state legislative maps approved by the Ohio Redistricting Commission are unconstitutional. The Ohio Redistricting Commission has 10 days to approve new maps.
School Finance Payment Reports
The Ohio Department of Education debuted last week the first payment to school districts and other educational entities under the new school-funding formula enacted last June through House Bill 110. The payments, accessible through the…
Dyslexia Guidebook public input
The Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Dyslexia Committee have released a draft copy of the Dyslexia Guidebook. A public comment period is in effect until Jan. 19. Click here to read the draft guidebook, and click here for the public input questionnaire.
Voucher lawsuit
The Ohio Coalition for Equity…
Governor activity
Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill (HB) 169. The bill provides state appropriation authority for schools to receive the funding provided by Congress through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Those appropriation provisions take immediate effect. Additionally, the bill appropriates the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funding and provides funding to establish a minimum…
Governor activity
Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 229. The bill went into effect on Dec. 14, 2021, and will do the following:
- temporarily extend the deadline to April 30, 2022, for a school district to submit a blended learning model to the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) for the 2021-22 school year and require a school district that implements a blended learning model to submit quarterly reports to ODE;
- require each district to…
General Assembly activity
The General Assembly sent Senate Bill (SB) 229 to Gov. Mike DeWine for his signature. The bill passed with an emergency clause and would do the following:
- temporarily extend the deadline to April 30, 2022, for a school district to submit a blended learning model to the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) for the 2021-22 school year and require a school district that implements a blended learning model to submit quarterly reports to ODE…
Governor activity
Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill (HB) 177. The bill would permit school districts, among others, to use blockchain technology.
Senate General Government Budget Committee
The committee held sponsor testimony on HB 218,…
State Board of Education
The State Board of Education voted 14-3 to elect Charlotte McGuire as president. Additionally, the board voted 11-7 to elect Steve Dackin as vice president.
Congressional redistricting
The General Assembly sent Senate Bill (SB) 258 to Gov. Mike DeWine for his approval. The bill establishes the congressional district boundaries. The approved map did not receive bipartisan support, which makes the approved map effective for…
Senate activity
The Senate passed House Bill (HB) 177 by a vote of 33-0. The bill would permit school districts, among others, to use blockchain technology.
The Senate voted not to concur on House changes to Senate Bill (SB) 19 by a vote of 32-1. The bill would establish a property tax exemption for certain…