House and Senate Bills 131st General Assembly

132 nd Ohio General Assembly

Legislation selected and updated by Buckeye Association of School Administrators

House Bills

Report created on January 12, 2019

HB3

DATAOHIO BOARD CREATION (DUFFEY M) To create the DataOhio Board, to specify requirements for posting public records online, to require the Auditor of State to adopt rules regarding a uniform accounting system for public offices, to establish an online catalog of public data at data.Ohio.gov, to establish the Local Government Information Exchange Grant Program, and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 11/28/2018 - PASSED BY HOUSE ; Vote 90-0 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-3 PUBLIC RECORDS-MINORS (HAMBLEY S, REZABEK J) To exempt from the Public Records Law certain information concerning a minor that is included in a record related to a traffic accident involving a school vehicle in which the minor was an occupant at the time of the accident.

HB8

Current Status: 6/29/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 9/28/18 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-8

HB21

COMMUNITY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION (HAMBLEY S) Regarding verification of community school enrollments and community school sponsor contract specifications; regarding state assessment and graduation requirements for certain chartered nonpublic schools; eliminating the Education Management Information System (EMIS) Advisory Board in favor of a new EMIS Advisory Council; to make other education policy changes.

Current Status: 6/29/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 9/28/18 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-21

HB37

SCHOOL SAFETY-STRUCTURES (ARNDT S) To require the Ohio School Facilities Commission to establish a program assisting school districts in purchasing technology and making physical alterations to improve technology infrastructure and school safety and security. Current Status: 5/23/2017 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED , House Education and Career Readiness, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-37 STUDENTS IN MILITARY (BOCCIERI J) To enact the "Students to Soldiers Support Act (S3A)" regarding the participation of students who are serving in the uniformed services in extracurricular activities at public and nonpublic schools and public and private colleges. Current Status: 5/9/2017 - House Education and Career Readiness, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-47

HB47

HB49

OPERATING BUDGET (SMITH R) Creates FY 2018-2019 main operating budget. Current Status: 8/22/2017 - Consideration of Governor's Veto

State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-49

HB53

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES-MEMBER DUES (BECKER J) To remove any requirement under the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Law that public employees join or pay dues to any employee organization, to prohibit public employers from requiring public employees to join or pay dues to any employee organization, to prohibit an employee organization from being required to represent public employees who are not members of the employee organization, and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 11/13/2018 - House Finance, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-53 STATE REVENUE OBLIGATIONS (BLESSING III L, GAVARONE T) To authorize the Treasurer of State to issue revenue obligations of the state for the purpose of making loans to qualifying public entities for their acquisition of permanent improvements through the Treasurer of State's purchase of public obligations of those qualifying entities. Current Status: 9/26/2017 - BILL AMENDED , Senate Finance, (Fourth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-54

HB54

HB58

CURSIVE HANDWRITING INSTRUCTION (BRENNER A) To require the Department of Education to include supplemental instructional materials in cursive handwriting in the English language arts model curriculum.

Current Status: 12/19/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 90 days State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-58

HB66

UNDERGRAD MISSION STUDY COMMITTEE (YOUNG R) To establish the Subcommittee on Standards for Teacher Preparation of the Educator Standards Board, to establish the Undergraduate Mission Study Committee to evaluate each state university's efforts to secure participation in the undergraduate mission by its tenured faculty, to qualify public and private institutions of higher education as covered entities for cybersecurity program safe harbor, and to require a public school to notify the parent of a student who fails to arrive at school on time.

Current Status: 1/4/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff.90 days State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-66

HB80

SCHOOL FOOD-SUMMER INTERVENTION (LATOURETTE S, SMITH K) To require school districts to allow approved summer food service program sponsors to use school facilities to provide food service for summer intervention services under certain conditions. Current Status: 4/5/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Government Oversight and Reform State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-80

HB82

ADJUST PROPERTY TAX FEE (RYAN S) To adjust the fees allowed to county treasurers for collecting property taxes.

Current Status: 2/28/2017 - Referred to Committee House Government Accountability and Oversight State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-82

HB87

COMMUNITY SCHOOL PUBLIC MONEYS (ROEGNER K) Regarding public moneys returned to the state as a result of a finding for recovery issued pursuant to an audit of the enrollment records of a community school, to clarify the time period within which a school district emergency levy or substitute levy may be renewed or replaced, to clarify the responsibilities of a school district treasurer regarding the signing or executing of certain documents, to require the State Board of Education to adopt standards for learning management software for internet- and computer-based community schools, regarding qualification for state payments by internet- or computer-based community schools, regarding joint health and medical insurance programs by political subdivisions and county boards of developmental disabilities, regarding submission of five-year financial forecasts by public schools, and regarding the moratorium on certain provisions affecting community schools and school districts whose enrollments were affected due to enrolling students of a suspended e-school.

Current Status: 8/3/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 11/2/18 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-87

HB98

CAREER INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS (DUFFEY M, BOGGS K) Regarding the presentation of career information to students, the calculation of Ohio College Opportunity Grant awards, and career-technical educator licenses; to modify degree requirements for interim career-technical teachers; to provide an additional payment to school districts with nuclear power plants in their territories that meet specified criteria; and to modify the earmarked appropriations for certain payments to school districts.

Current Status: 3/30/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 6/29/18 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-98

HB101

EPINEPHRINE ACCESSIBILITY ACT (MERRIN D) To authorize an epinephrine autoinjector substitution when a prescription is filled or refilled, to authorize epinephrine to be dispensed without a prescription under a physician-established protocol, and to declare the act the "Epinephrine Accessibility Act."

Current Status: 1/7/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 90 days State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-101

HB102

SCHOOL FUNDING REFORM (BRENNER A) To replace locally levied school district property taxes with a statewide property tax and require recipients of certain tax exemptions to reimburse the state for such levy revenue lost due to those exemptions; to increase the state sales and use tax rates and allocate additional revenue to state education purposes; to repeal school district income taxes; to require the Treasurer of State to issue general obligation bonds to refund certain school district debt obligations; to create a new system of funding schools where the state pays a specified amount per student that each student may use to attend the public or chartered nonpublic school of the student's choice, without the requirement of a local contribution; to eliminate the School Facilities Commission; to eliminate the Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program, Pilot Project Scholarship Program, Autism Scholarship Program, and Jon Peterson

Special Needs Scholarship Program; to eliminate interdistrict open enrollment; to require educational service centers to transport students on a countywide basis; and to permit school districts to enter into a memoranda of understanding for one district to manage another. Current Status: 12/12/2017 - House Finance, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-102

HB103

FISCAL EMERGENCY PROVISIONS (REINEKE W) To modify the composition and powers of the financial planning and supervision commission of a political subdivision that is in a state of fiscal emergency and to clarify the duties of that political subdivision.

Current Status: 7/17/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 10/17/17 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-103

HB108

INFORMED STUDENT DOCUMENT ACT (HAGAN C, MCCOLLEY R) To require one-half unit of financial literacy in the high school curriculum, to require the Chancellor of Higher Education to prepare an informed student document for each institution of higher education, to require the State Board of Education to include information on the informed student document in the standards and model curricula it creates for financial literacy and entrepreneurship, and to entitle the act the "Informed Student Document Act." Current Status: 5/22/2018 - REPORTED OUT , House Education and Career Readiness, (Sixth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-108 COLLEGE CREDIT APPRENTICESHIPS (HAGAN C, DEAN B) To create a subprogram of the College Credit Plus Program that permits students to participate in certified apprenticeship programs. Current Status: 4/11/2018 - House Higher Education and Workforce Development, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-110 TAX COMPLAINT DISMISSAL (MERRIN D) To expressly prohibit the dismissal of a property tax complaint for failure to correctly identify the property owner. Current Status: 11/6/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 2/5/18 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-118 VOCATIONAL SCHOOL TAX LEVY (BRENNER A, CARFAGNA R) To authorize a joint vocational school district to submit the question of a renewal tax levy to voters who did not have an opportunity to vote on the levy at an election held in November of 2015 because the levy was only placed on the ballot in one of several counties in which the district has territory.

HB110

HB118

HB124

Current Status: 6/28/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. immediately State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-124

HB129

SCHOOL EXTERNSHIPS-GOVERNOR (SMITH K, KELLY B) To require the Governor to complete a forty-hour externship consisting of on-site work experience in city, local, and exempted village school districts in the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years. Current Status: 3/28/2017 - House State and Local Government, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-129 SCHOOL COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS (HAMBLEY S, KICK D) To allow community improvements board grants to a school district to be spent for permanent improvements outside the county so long as the improvements are within the school district. Current Status: 5/16/2017 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED , House State and Local Government, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-134 PREVAILING WAGE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (ROEGNER K, RIEDEL C) To allow political subdivisions, special districts, and state institutions of higher education to elect to apply the Prevailing Wage Law to public improvement projects. Current Status: 9/19/2017 - House Economic Development, Commerce and Labor, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-163 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM REVISIONS (REINEKE W, CUPP B) To revise the laws governing the state's workforce development system, programs that may be offered by primary and secondary schools, certificates of qualification for employment, and the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency, and to designate the first week of May as In-Demand Jobs Week. Current Status: 3/7/2018 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED , House Higher Education and Workforce Development, (Seventh Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-166 COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION (CARFAGNA R, DUFFEY M) With regard to academic content standards and curriculum requirements for computer science; to revise educator qualifications regarding computer science; to create a competitive technology grant program for the 2018-2019 school year; and to make an appropriation.

HB134

HB163

HB166

HB170

Current Status: 12/22/2017 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 3/23/2018 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-170

HB176

SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS (THOMPSON A) With regard to state achievement assessments, statewide academic content standards and model curricula, and teacher and administrator evaluations. Current Status: 12/5/2017 - BILL AMENDED , House Education and Career Readiness, (Fourth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-176

HB181

ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT STANDARDS (HOOD R, BRINKMAN T) With regard to the state academic content standards and primary and secondary education assessments. Current Status: 6/20/2017 - BILL AMENDED , House Education and Career Readiness, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-181 OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CREATION (KOEHLER K) To eliminate the Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program and Pilot Project Scholarship Program and to create the Opportunity Scholarship Program. Current Status: 5/22/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (Ninth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-200 NONPUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS (LELAND D) With regard to the use of funds by community schools and nonpublic schools. Current Status: 6/20/2017 - House Education and Career Readiness, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-220 RE-SERVING SCHOOL LUNCH ITEMS (INGRAM C) To permit districts and schools to re-serve time- and temperature-controlled food items to students if items are unused and returned unopened, undamaged, and in the original packaging. Current Status: 1/23/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-224

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HB224

HB235

EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT PROCEDURE (GAVARONE T) Regarding procedures for approval or disapproval of the state education plan for the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

Current Status: 9/27/2017 - Referred to Committee Senate Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-235

HB237

MULTICOUNTY LOCAL ELECTIONS (PELANDA D) To require a political subdivision with territory in more than one county that places an issue on the ballot to notify the board of elections of every county in which the political subdivision has territory, to require the Secretary of State to establish a database to facilitate communication between the boards of elections and the Secretary concerning local elections, and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 6/21/2017 - House Government Accountability and Oversight, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-237

HB242

SCHOOL RETIREMENT-COST OF LIVING (CARFAGNA R) Regarding School Employees Retirement System annual cost-of-living adjustments.

Current Status: 6/20/2017 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED , House Aging and Long Term Care, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-242 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY CLASSROOMS (BOCCIERI J, REZABEK J) To require the Ohio School Facilities Commission to provide funding to certain county boards of developmental disabilities to assist in the acquisition of classroom facilities. Current Status: 1/16/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-246 CONTRACEPTION AND SEXUAL HEALTH COVERAGE (ANTONIO N, LEPORE-HAGAN M) Regarding coverage for prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, the provision of certain hospital and pregnancy prevention services for victims of sexual assault, the dispensing of hormonal contraceptives to adults without a prescription, and comprehensive sexual health and sexually transmitted infection education in schools. Current Status: 6/6/2018 - House Health , (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-248 VOTER REGISTRATION CANCELLATION (CLYDE K) To modify the circumstances under which a voter registration may be canceled. Current Status: 6/20/2017 - Referred to Committee House Government Accountability and Oversight State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-274 STAY OF JUDGMENT-DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (SEITZ B) To stay the execution of certain judgments in favor of the Department of Education during the appeals process. Current Status: 6/20/2017 - Referred to Committee House Government Accountability and Oversight State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-277 EMPLOYEE DISHONESTY INSURANCE (WIGGAM S) To allow certain political subdivisions to adopt a policy authorizing the use of an "employee dishonesty and faithful performance of duty policy" instead of individual surety bonds for officers, employees, and appointees who are otherwise required by law to give bond before entering upon the discharge of duties.

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HB277

HB291

Current Status: 12/19/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 90 days State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-291

HB293

PROBATIONARY DRIVING CHANGES (SCHERER G, SHEEHY M) To require a person to hold a temporary instruction permit for one year before obtaining a probationary driver's license and to alter the time periods during which the holder of a temporary instruction permit or probationary driver's license is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle without being accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Current Status: 2/28/2018 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED , House Transportation and Public Safety, (Fourth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-293 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SICK DAYS (MERRIN D) To make changes with respect to the number of sick days provided to public employees. Current Status: 1/24/2018 - House State and Local Government, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-298 ELECTED OFFICIAL CONCEALED CARRY (VITALE N) To permit an elected officeholder of this state or a political subdivision of this state who holds a valid concealed handgun license to carry a concealed handgun in a government facility of this state or a political subdivision of this state. Current Status: 9/12/2017 - Referred to Committee House Federalism and Interstate Relations State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-310 LOCAL GOVERNMENT CREDIT CARDS (SCHURING K, GREENSPAN D) To regulate the use of credit cards and debit cards by political subdivisions, to modify the duties and powers of the Auditor of State, to specify that electronic submission of a public record request entitles the requestor to damages if the public office fails to comply with the Public Records Act, to make changes to the law governing financial planning and supervision commissions, and to authorize a property tax abatement for certain property subject to a submerged land lease and held by a municipal corporation. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS-SCHOOL SECURITY (PATTERSON J, LATOURETTE S) With regard to school resource officers, to require the Facilities Construction Commission to study and report on school building security upgrades and school resource officers, to enact the "SAFE Act" with regard to suspension and expulsion of students in grades pre-kindergarten through three and positive behavior intervention and supports, and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 8/3/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; Appropriation eff. 8/2/18, bill eff. 11/2/18 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-318 SCHOOL EMERGENCY PLANS (MILLER A, KENT B) To revise the law regarding emergency management plans and school safety drills; to require each educational service center to employ an emergency response planner; to make an appropriation; and to declare an emergency. Current Status: 11/13/2018 - House Finance, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-322 Current Status: 8/3/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 11/2/18 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-312

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HB338

BUS DRIVER EXAM (GINTER T) To modify the law governing medical examinations for school bus drivers.

Current Status: 12/19/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 90 days State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-338

HB342

LOCAL TAX ISSUES-ELECTION DATES (MERRIN D) To modify the information conveyed in election notices and ballot language for property tax levies. Current Status: 11/28/2018 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-342 PROPERTY VALUE CONTEST-RESOLUTIONS (MERRIN D) To require local governments that contest property values to formally pass an authorizing resolution for each contest and to notify property owners. Current Status: 12/12/2018 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED & REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED , Senate Ways and Means, (Sixth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-343 ANTI-BULLYING AND HAZING (GREENSPAN D) To enact the "Ohio Anti-Bullying and Hazing Act" with regard to school discipline and bullying and hazing policies at public schools and public colleges. Current Status: 11/13/2018 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED , Senate Education, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-360 PER PUPIL FUNDING GUARANTEE (SWEENEY M) To prescribe a per pupil funding guarantee for certain school districts and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 2/20/2018 - House Finance, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-369 TAXES ON UNSOLD PROPERTY (MERRIN D) To exempt from property taxation the increased value of land subdivided for residential development until construction commences or the land is sold. Current Status: 3/1/2018 - Re-Referred to Committee State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-371 CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE EDUCATION (HAGAN C, RAMOS D) With respect to age- appropriate student instruction in child sexual abuse and sexual violence prevention and in- service staff training in child sexual abuse prevention. Current Status: 3/20/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (Fourth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-377

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HB418

SCHOOL RECORDS TRANSFER (INGRAM C) To require a public or chartered nonpublic school to transmit a student's records within five business days when the student transfers to another school. Current Status: 1/16/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-418 POLICE BODY CAMERAS-PUBLIC RECORDS (ANTANI N, CRAIG H) To provide that specified portions of peace officers' body-worn camera and cruiser camera recordings and the infrastructure record of a public school are not public records for purposes of the Public Records Law.

HB425

Current Status: 1/7/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 90 days State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-425

HB426

SCHOOL SEXUAL CONDUCT (HAGAN C) To prohibit an employee of a school or institution of higher education who is not in a position of authority from engaging in sexual conduct with certain students.

Current Status: 12/5/2017 - House Criminal Justice, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-426

HB428

STUDENT RELIGIOUS LIBERTIES ACT (GINTER T, LATOURETTE S) Regarding student religious expression and to entitle the act the "Ohio Student Religious Liberties Act of 2018." Current Status: 12/5/2018 - REPORTED OUT , Senate Education, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-428 ESC ANNEXATION (HAMBLEY S, KICK D) To permit the addition of appointed members to educational service center boards and to permit a local school district to sever its territory from one educational service center and annex that territory to an adjacent service center under specified conditions; and to modify provisions for community school grants by requiring at least three rounds of funding and specifically permitting participants to receive additional funding.

HB438

Current Status: 6/29/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 9/28/18 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-438

HB442

SCHOOL ATHLETICS-F1 VISA (ANTANI N) To authorize any student from a country or province outside the United States who attends an elementary or secondary school in Ohio and holds an F-1 visa to participate in interscholastic athletics at that school on the same basis as Ohio residents. Current Status: 3/13/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-442

HB443

MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION (SWEENEY M) To require school district boards of education to incorporate mental health instruction into their health education curricula. Current Status: 1/16/2018 - Referred to Committee House Education and Career Readiness State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-443

HB458

DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX PUBLICATION (LIPPS S, RYAN S) To provide that, once the initial publication of a county delinquent property tax list is made in a newspaper of general circulation, the second publication of that list may be done online.

Current Status: 11/27/2018 - House Ways and Means, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-458

HB477

ELIMINATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS (KOEHLER K) To eliminate various provisions and programs related to the Department of Education and the operation of primary and secondary schools.

Current Status: 1/7/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 90 days State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-477

HB487

RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL-COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (INGRAM C) To eliminate the right of first refusal for community schools, college-preparatory boarding schools, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics schools in the acquisition of school district real property. Current Status: 6/19/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-487 PROPERTY TAX LEVY-BALLOT LANGUAGE (HOOD R) To modify the information conveyed in election notices and ballot language for property tax levies. Current Status: 3/20/2018 - House Ways and Means, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-488 SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS-SPECIFIED SERVICES (EDWARDS J) To require the State Board of Education to issue a substitute license to specified pupil services personnel, to make changes regarding the circumstances in which school treasurers may be held liable for a loss of public funds, to require school districts to adopt a policy for assignments completed in connection with a suspension, to revise school resource officer training course requirements, to permit the Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board to temporarily approve certain counselor education programs, and to extend alternative high school graduation pathways through the class of 2020.

HB488

HB491

Current Status: 12/19/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; eff. 90 days State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-491

HB502

YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING-PUBLIC (ANIELSKI M) With regard to educator in-service training on youth suicide awareness and prevention in public schools.

Current Status: 12/21/2018 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-502

HB508

OHIOCORPS PILOT PROJECT (RYAN S) To establish the OhioCorps Pilot Project and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 6/26/2018 - Senate Finance, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-508 CONSOLIDATE CAREER-EDUCATION GOVERNANCE (REINEKE W) To establish the Department of Learning and Achievement; to abolish the Department of Higher Education, the position of the Chancellor of Higher Education, and the Ohio Board of Regents; to transfer, with exceptions, the duties regarding the administration of primary and secondary education programs and all duties regarding the administration of higher education programs to the Department of Learning and Achievement; and to prescribe certain duties regarding educator licensure, community school sponsorship, and other education programs for the State Board of Education, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Department of Education. Current Status: 3/21/2018 - House Government Accountability and Oversight, (Fifth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-512

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HB513

HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION-SURVIVING SPOUSES (BRENNER A, GINTER T) To enhance the homestead exemption for surviving spouses of peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel killed in the line of duty.

Current Status: 11/28/2018 - Senate Ways and Means, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-513

HB526

VOLUNTEER SCHOOL SECURITY (DEVITIS A, SWEENEY M) To authorize a public or chartered nonpublic school to enter into an agreement with a volunteer law enforcement officer to patrol school premises to prevent or respond to a mass casualty event, to provide the parties with a qualified immunity from civil liability, and to provide a tax credit for volunteer service. Current Status: 3/6/2018 - Referred to Committee House Education and Career Readiness State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-526 TEACHER EVALUATIONS (GAVARONE T, MANNING N) With regard to teacher evaluations. Current Status: 9/25/2018 - Referred to Committee Senate Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-540

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HB544

STATE BOARD-ADOPT SCHOOL SAFETY STANDARDS (ROGERS J, PERALES R) To require the State Board of Education to adopt rules prescribing standards for safety enhancements to new public and nonpublic school facilities and to require the Ohio

Facilities Construction Commission to revise its construction and design standards to comply with the State Board's standards. Current Status: 6/19/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-544 SCHOOL OPENINGS-AFTER LABOR DAY (ARNDT S) To generally require public and chartered nonpublic schools to open for instruction after Labor Day. Current Status: 5/22/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-549 PUBLIC DESIGN CONTRACTS-INDEMNITY (SEITZ B) To regulate the use of indemnity provisions in professional design contracts related to public improvements. Current Status: 5/23/2018 - House Civil Justice, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-554 IMMUNIZATION-SCHOOLS (GONZALES A, LANDIS A) To make changes to the law governing immunization of children enrolled in school, preschool programs, and day-care programs. Current Status: 6/27/2018 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED , House Health , (Fourth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-559 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION-INCOME LIMIT (CERA J, ROGERS J) To remove the income limit that restricts eligibility for the homestead exemption and to increase the exemption amount from $25,000 to $30,000. Current Status: 5/15/2018 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-586 STATE REPORT CARD REVISIONS (DUFFEY M) To revise the state report card rating system for school districts and public schools. Current Status: 12/4/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (Fourth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-591 PAYMENTS MUNICIPAL CORPS/SCHOOLS BUSINESS LAYOFFS (RAMOS D) Enacts section 131.46 of the Revised Code to provide for payments to municipalities or school districts for their lost income tax revenue after a business lays off 50 or more employees within their jurisdiction. Current Status: 5/31/2018 - House State and Local Government, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-594

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HB606

TAX EXEMPTION-MAPLE SAP (PATTERSON J, LATOURETTE S) To authorize a property tax exemption for land used for commercial maple sap extraction and to reimburse, up to $3 million per year, local governments for revenue lost from the exemption.

Current Status: 11/27/2018 - House Ways and Means, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-606

HB609

EXPULSION-THREAT OF VIOLENCE (HUGHES J) With respect to the expulsion of a student from a school district, community school, or STEM school for communicating a threat of violence to occur on school grounds. Current Status: 5/15/2018 - Referred to Committee House Education and Career Readiness State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-609 ONLINE SCHOOL PAYMENT (FABER K, ROEGNER K) To condition payment from the Department of Education to an Internet or computer-based community school on the school's use of automatically verifiable software that tracks attendance, class size, and participation. Current Status: 11/13/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-611 UNBORN CHILD EDUCATION (ANTANI N) To require the development of an instructional program and educational and informational materials and the dissemination of those materials to protect the humanity of the unborn child and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 11/13/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-619 RESIDENT EDUCATOR LICENSES (STEIN D, RETHERFORD W) With regard to qualifications for obtaining a resident educator license. Current Status: 6/19/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-628 ALTERNATIVE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS EXTENSION (GALONSKI T) To extend the alternative graduation requirements for two additional years. Current Status: 11/27/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-630 SCHOOL LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM (RAMOS D) To create a school license plate program. Current Status: 6/20/2018 - House Transportation and Public Safety, (First Hearing)

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State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-635

HB652

LOVING STATE INDEX (HOWSE S) To create the Loving State Index and the Loving State Index Commission to evaluate and rank municipal corporations in Ohio regarding critical supports that are vital to student academic success in order to identify gaps in opportunity for low-income individuals and minority individuals. Current Status: 12/4/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-652 PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FACILITIES (PATTON T) To authorize state agencies, state institutions of higher education, counties, townships, municipal corporations, school districts, community schools, STEM schools, and college-preparatory boarding schools to enter into public-private initiatives with a private party through a public-private agreement regarding public facilities. Current Status: 12/5/2018 - House Higher Education and Workforce Development, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-668 SCHOOL DRINKING WATER TESTS (BARNES, JR. J) To require the Director of Environmental Protection to adopt rules establishing procedures and requirements governing annual testing of school drinking water for lead, to name this act the State Water Quality Act for Kids, and to declare an emergency. Current Status: 11/27/2018 - House Energy and Natural Resources, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-671 SCHOOL BUS SEAT BELTS (BARNES, JR. J) To require all passenger seats on school buses to be equipped with occupant restraining devices beginning on July 1, 2019, and to designate "Safe School Week." Current Status: 6/19/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-680 HOPE FOR A SMILE DENTAL PROGRAM (BARNES, JR. J) To establish the Hope for a Smile Program through which buses are operated to offer dental hygiene services to Ohio schoolchildren and to fund the Program through a combination of cigarette and tobacco tax receipts, donations, and Medicaid and insurance reimbursements. Current Status: 6/5/2018 - Referred to Committee House Health State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-682

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HB686

ABOLISH ACADEMIC DISTRESS COMMISSIONS-COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS (BARNES, JR. J) To enact the "Student Transformative Academic Restoration Act" to abolish academic distress commissions and to instead require the creation of

community learning centers for poor performing districts, to establish an office of grants and philanthropic gestures within the Department of Education, to create the State Business Intervention Fund, to create a teacher education advancement program, and to modify earmarked appropriations for academic distress commissions. Current Status: 6/5/2018 - Referred to Committee House Education and Career Readiness State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-686 PROPERTY LEASES-SPONSOR CHANGE (INGRAM C) To allow school district boards of education to terminate property leases with community schools when they change sponsors. Current Status: 6/5/2018 - Referred to Committee House Education and Career Readiness State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-691 STATE CERTIFICATION-GUNS IN SCHOOLS (YOUNG R) To require a state certification to carry a firearm into a school safety zone and to grant an income tax credit for school employees or contractors who have such certification. Current Status: 6/5/2018 - Referred to Committee House Federalism and Interstate Relations State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-693 ESC SOCIAL WORKERS (MANNING N) To make an appropriation for grants to support the employment of social workers at educational service centers. Current Status: 6/5/2018 - Introduced State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-702 CONCEALED CARRY-PUBLIC PREMISES (BECKER J) To enact the "Decriminalization Effort For Ending Notorious Deaths -- Teachers With Options (DEFEND-TWO)" to allow a concealed handgun licensee or qualified military member to carry a concealed handgun in certain public premises, to reduce the penalty for a concealed handgun licensee who carries a concealed handgun in a prohibited place, and to prohibit public employers and universities from disciplining employees or students who lawfully carry a concealed handgun on the premises. Current Status: 6/26/2018 - House Federalism and Interstate Relations, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-703 LOSS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS (HAMBLEY S) Regarding the circumstances in which school district and educational service center treasurers may be held liable for a loss of public funds. Current Status: 12/5/2018 - PASSED BY HOUSE ; Vote 89-2 State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-705

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HB707

ONLINE CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT (REINEKE W, FABER K) With regard to the operation of internet- and computer-based community schools and to require the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review to review the Department of Education's manual on full-time equivalency student enrollment reporting. Current Status: 6/19/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-707 PUBLIC PENSION DOUBLE DIPPING (BECKER J) To enact the "Double Dippers Inappropriately Privileged (DDIP)" to provide that an individual retiring on or after the effective date of this act from one of the state's public retirement systems who is re- employed as a public employee will not receive the pension portion of the retirement allowance for the period of employment. Current Status: 11/28/2018 - House Aging and Long Term Care, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-708 REQUIRE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS (LEPORE-HAGAN M) With regard to mental health services in public and nonpublic schools, to require school districts to employ school psychologists and intervention specialists, to provide an additional state payment to school districts for school psychologist and intervention specialist services, and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 11/13/2018 - Referred to Committee House Education and Career Readiness State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-713

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HB727

OHIO OPPORTUNITY ZONE TAX CREDIT (SCHURING K) To authorize an income tax credit for investments in an Ohio Opportunity Zone.

Current Status: 11/13/2018 - Referred to Committee House Finance State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-727

HB731

BIENNIAL PROPERTY TAX REVIEW (HOOPS J) To require the Tax Commissioner's biennial tax expenditure report to include information on property tax exemptions and to require the Tax Expenditure Review Committee to periodically review each property tax exemption. Current Status: 11/13/2018 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-731 PUBLIC SCHOOL BREAKFASTS (LATOURETTE S, LIPPS S) With regard to breakfast programs at public schools. Current Status: 11/27/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-734

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HB738

SCHOOL AIR CONDITIONING (ANTANI N) Regarding appropriations to the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission and to require the Commission and the Department of Education to study the status of school buildings regarding air conditioning, accessibility, school safety, and other amenities. Current Status: 11/27/2018 - House Education and Career Readiness, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-738 HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS (SYKES E) To require the State Board of Education to develop and adopt health education standards for grades kindergarten through twelve and to require only venereal disease education standards and curriculum adopted by the State Board to be approved by concurrent resolution of the General Assembly. Current Status: 11/13/2018 - Referred to Committee House Education and Career Readiness State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-752 FOOD ALLERGY TRAINING (ANIELSKI M) To enact the "Allison Rose Suhy Act" with regard to food allergy training for public schools and institutions of higher education. Current Status: 12/13/2018 - House Government Accountability and Oversight, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-776 INCOME TAX ROUNDING (MERRIN D) To lower income tax rates by the amount necessary to round each tax rate percentage down to the nearest one-tenth of one per cent, beginning in 2018, and to require that future tax rates be expressed in increments of one-tenth of one per cent. Current Status: 11/28/2018 - Introduced State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-777 SCHOOL BUS FAILURE TO STOP (ANTANI N) To enhance the penalties for failing to stop for a school bus that is picking up or dropping of school children, to require the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to create a graphic that instructs drivers to stop for such a school bus, to require a deputy registrar to post the graphic at the deputy registrar's location, and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 12/13/2018 - Introduced State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-786 PUBLIC HEARINGS-TIME LIMITS (RAMOS D) To require bills and resolutions introduced by a certain time to be referred to a committee and scheduled for a public committee hearing within sixty days of the referral. Current Status: 12/20/2018 - Introduced State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA132-HB-788

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