New law
Last month, the governor signed into law House Bill (HB) 502, which requires certain public school employees to undergo youth suicide awareness and prevention training once every two years.
General Assembly activity
Last month, the General Assembly sent the following bills to the governor for his signature:
• HB 66, which requires…
New laws
The governor signed into law the following bills:
• House Bill (HB) 491, which extends the alternative high school graduation pathways to the classes of 2019 and 2020, exempts treasurers from liability for certain cases in which loss of public funds occur, and revises licensure for pupil services personnel;
• HB 291, which allows school districts, among others,…
General Assembly activity
The General Assembly sent the following bills to the governor for his consideration:
• House Bill (HB) 291, which allows school districts, among others, to purchase an “employee dishonesty and faithful performance of duty policy” instead of individual surety bonds for officers, employees and appointees who are otherwise required to give a bond;
• HB…
General Assembly activity
The General Assembly sent House Bill (HB) 491 to the governor for his signature. The bill extends the two alternative high school graduation pathways to the classes of 2019 and 2020 that were previously afforded to the class of 2018 only. Modifications were made to the pathways for the class of 2020. The bill also includes language from HB 705, which exempts treasurers from liability for certain cases in which loss of public funds occur. Click…
Senate Ways and Means Committee
The committee adopted a substitute version of House Bill (HB) 343 during its fourth hearing. The bill now requires a board resolution for each property valuation challenge; requires naming the properties and property owners that will be challenged; prohibits a challenge on residential property, but still allows counter-complaints; and increases the threshold for filing counter-complaints from $50,000 to $100,000. Click…
Welcome back to Facts in a Flash! Now that the Ohio General Assembly is back in session, you can stay up-to-date on all the activity at the Ohio Statehouse.
State Board of Education activity
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General Assembly activity
The General Assembly sent the following bills to the governor:
• House Bill (HB) 87, which requires funds that are returned to the state because of a community school enrollment audit to be credited back to certain public school districts;
• HB 312, which deals with the use of credit cards and debit cards by school districts and other…
House activity
The House passed several bills, sending them to the Senate for consideration. They include:
• House Bill (HB) 342, which requires the ballot wording on property tax proposals to be in terms of tax per $100,000 of fair market value rather than per $100 of tax valuation. The bill passed 61-32.
• HB 58, which requires the State Board of Education to adopt a…
Ohio General Assembly activity
The Ohio General Assembly sent the following bills to the governor for his signature:
• House Bill (HB) 21, sponsored by Rep. Stephen D. Hambley (R-Brunswick), which requires charter schools, instead of school districts, to verify charter school student residency and enrollment. The bill also delays a requirement for public and private schools to install storm shelters until after Sept. 15, 2019.
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Senate activity
The Senate passed House Bill (HB) 21, sponsored by Rep. Stephen D. Hambley (R-Brunswick), The bill requires charter schools, instead of school districts, to verify charter school student residency and enrollment. The bill also delays a requirement for public and private schools to install storm shelters until after Sept. 15, 2019. The bill now goes to the House for a concurrence vote.
The Senate passed…
