OEPI Reports on Administrator Expenditures and the Transitional Aid Guarantee
This week, the Ohio Education Policy Institute (OEPI) published two reports from Dr. Howard Fleeter. The first is an analysis of school administrator expenditures from FY06 – FY24, as they pertain to Fair School Funding Formula base costs considerations. The second report outlines the various factors impacting districts on…
OEPI Review and Summary of Ohio Auditor of State Longitudinal School Finance Study
In November 2024, the Ohio Auditor of State’s Office released a special report titled Longitudinal School Finance Study. This report analyzed spending, revenue and enrollment in Ohio public schools from fiscal year (FY) 2000 through FY 2022. In the months since, Dr. Howard Fleeter with the Ohio Education Policy Institute (OEPI) has been analyzing the report’s methodology and findings. Dr. Fleeter’s evaluation of this report has been published on the OEPI website,…
Governor’s activity
Governor Mike DeWine unveiled his executive budget proposal Monday, declaring his final investment priorities as a term-limited governor. Of particular interest to education advocates, the executive budget proposal:
Things are picking up for the 136th General Assembly. This week, many committees held their first meetings of the year and House and Senate members began to introduce their priority legislation.
Senate Activity
The Senate confirmed Jane Timken to succeed the late Kirk Schuring as the Senator for District 29. Senator Schuring passed in November of 2024 after dedicating most of his life to public service.
The 136th General Assembly held its ceremonial opening session on Monday, January 6, 2025. The members of both chambers took their oaths of office and formally voted for House and Senate leadership. Matt Huffman (R-Lima) was elected Speaker of the House and Rob McColley (R-Napoleon) was elected Senate President. Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) was re-elected to serve as the House Minority Leader and Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) was re-elected to serve as the Senate Minority Leader, both positions they held in the last General Assembly. New bill introductions will begin next week, and…
This week marked the end of the 135th General Assembly (GA). All legislation that did not receive a favorable vote from both the House and Senate will “die” in this GA – to become laws, those bills will need to be introduced again in the new year by the next set of legislators. The 136th General Assembly will hold their ceremonial opening session on Monday, January 6, 2025. Bill introductions will commence the following week, with both chambers slated to return for session the week of January 20, 2025.
Governor’s Activity
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The countdown continues! This issue of Facts in a Flash outlines the progress made by the General Assembly this week on priority legislation. Just one more week remains to get their top issues across the finish line.
Governor’s Activity
On Monday, Governor DeWine signed HB 432. This bill was sponsored by Rep. Don Jones (R-Freeport) and will make changes regarding alternate credentialing pathways for career-technical educators and add harmonizing amendments to the already…
This issue of Facts in a Flash reviews legislative activity from the first week of December, marking “the beginning of the end” of lame duck. Now, the Ohio General Assembly has just two weeks left to get their priority legislation to Governor DeWine’s desk before the holidays.
The Senate passed HB 78 with a vote of 29-0. This bill was sponsored by Reps. Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati) and Joe Miller (…
It has been a busy week at the Ohio Statehouse! In addition to the committee hearings and legislative activity below, the newly elected members of the House and Senate held informal votes to decide chamber leadership for the upcoming 136th General Assembly. Matt Huffman (R-Lima) was selected to be the next Speaker of the House and Rob McColley (R- Napoleon) was selected to be the next Senate President. These elections will need to be finalized on the House and Senate floor when the chambers officially meet in January 2025.
This week Ohio’s AI in Education Coalition…
The Ohio General Assembly has returned with a flurry of legislative activity. This issue of Facts in a Flash recaps this busy week and outlines everything you need to know!
The Senate concurred with the House’s amendments to Senate Bill (SB) 104, sponsored by Sen. Jerry C. Cirino (R-Kirtland) and Sen. Andrew O. Brenner (R-Delaware), with a vote of 24-7. SB104 originally addressed…
