State budget activity
No official activity took place this week at the Statehouse. However, negotiations continued among the leaders of the House of Representatives and Senate and Gov. Mike DeWine as they finalize the items of disagreement in House Bill 166, the two-year state budget bill. Prior to this week, lawmakers passed a 17-day interim budget - Senate Bill 171 - to…
State budget activity
The Conference Committee considering House Bill (HB) 166, the two-year state budget bill, has yet to release its report. With the June 30 budget deadline looming, only two scheduled session days remain for the House and Senate to agree on budget changes and send the bill to Gov. Mike DeWine for his signature. If the legislature cannot meet the June 30 deadline, a temporary, two-week spending bill is reportedly being considered to fund state government…
Senate activity
The Senate passed House Bill (HB) 166 by a vote of 33-0. Before the two-year state budget bill reached the Senate floor, the Senate Finance Committee made several changes to the legislation, including:
• implementing long-term graduation requirement changes, which were crafted jointly by Ohio Excels, the Fordham Institute and the Alliance for High-Quality Education;
• removing the provisions that eliminated academic distress commissions (HB…
Senate Finance Committee
The committee accepted its version of House Bill (HB) 166, the state budget bill. Click here for a synopsis of the changes made by the committee. The committee is expected to make additional changes to the bill early next week, followed quickly by a full vote of the Senate.
Witnesses included:
• Robert A. Hancock, treasurer, Hamilton City,…
Senate Finance Committee
The committee heard testimony on House Bill (HB) 166, which makes appropriations for the state operating budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, including the school-funding formula.
The following school district representatives offered testimony:
•…
Senate Finance Committee
The committee heard testimony on House Bill (HB) 166, which makes appropriations for the state operating budget for fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021, including the school-funding formula. OSBA and the Buckeye Association of School Administrators offered joint testimony on the bill, which can be accessed…
Senate Finance Committee
The committee conducted several hearings on House Bill (HB) 166, which makes appropriations for the state operating budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, including the school-funding formula. OSBA, the Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA) and Ohio Association of School Business Officials offered joint testimony on the tax provisions of the bill, which can be accessed…
Senate Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education
The subcommittee heard testimony on House Bill (HB) 166, which makes appropriations for the state operating budget for fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021, including the school-funding formula. OSBA, the Buckeye Association of School Administrators and Ohio Association of School Business Officials offered joint testimony on the bill, which can be accessed…
House activity
The House passed House Bill (HB) 166 by a vote of 85-9. The bill makes appropriations for the state operating budget for fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021, including the school-funding formula. The House made many changes to the bill, including:
• Guaranteeing school districts receive the aggregate amount of funding they received in fiscal year (FY) 2019.
• Increasing the proposed Student Wellness and Success Funding to $275 million in FY 2020 and $400…
House Finance Committee
The committee accepted a substitute version of House Bill (HB) 166, which makes appropriations for the state operating budget for fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021, including the school-funding formula.
Changes include:
• Maintains Gov. Mike DeWine’s school-funding proposal guaranteeing districts receive the aggregate amount of funding they received in FY 2019.
• Does not incorporate the funding proposal developed by Reps. Robert R. Cupp…