133rd General Assembly

133 rd General Assembly

House Bills

Report created on September 7, 2019

HB4

WORKFORCE CREDENTIALS (RICHARDSON T, ROBINSON P) To permit the Governor's Office of Workforce Transformation to develop industry-recognized credentials and certificate programs. Current Status: 7/17/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Transportation, Commerce and Workforce State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-4 OFCC ODE-SCHOOL BUILDING AMENITIES (ANTANI N) To require the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission and the Department of Education to conduct a study regarding certain school building amenities. Current Status: 2/19/2019 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-22 F-1 VISA SCHOOL ATHLETICS (ANTANI N) To authorize any student from a country or province outside the United States who holds an F-1 visa to participate in interscholastic athletics. Current Status: 4/30/2019 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-23 SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY ACQUISITION (INGRAM C) To eliminate the right of first refusal for certain schools in the acquisition of school district real property. Current Status: 6/11/2019 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-43 PROPERTY VALUE CONTESTS (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: 4/9/2019 - REPORTED OUT , House Ways and Means, (Fourth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-75 BALLOT LANGUAGE UNIFORMITY (MERRIN D) To enact the "Ballot Uniformity and Transparency Act" to modify the form of election notices and ballot language for property tax levies. Current Status: 4/9/2019 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED , House Ways and Means, (Fourth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-76

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HB76

HB83

SCHOOL BUS PHOTO EVIDENCE (BROWN R, SCHAFFER T) To allow images captured by a camera installed on a school bus to be used as corroborating evidence for the offense of failing to stop for a school bus.

Current Status: 3/5/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-83

HB89

FAILURE TO STOP-SCHOOL BUS (ANTANI N) To enhance the penalties for failing to properly stop for a school bus, to establish requirements related to informing the public about that prohibition, and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 3/5/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-89 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. Current Status: 6/4/2019 - House Health, (Sixth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-90 FAMILY-MEDICAL LEAVE (BOGGS K, BOYD J) To establish family and medical leave insurance benefits. Current Status: 3/26/2019 - House Insurance, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-91 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ELIGIBILITY (CERA J, ROGERS J) To raise the homestead exemption income eligibility to $60,000 and increase the tax reduction. Current Status: 3/5/2019 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-99 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES (CERA J) To require presidential primary elections to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May. Current Status: 3/5/2019 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-101

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HB101

HB105

SCHOOL BUS STOP (BROWN R, SCHERER G) To enhance the penalty for failing to stop for a school bus that is picking up or dropping off school children when the offender has a prior violation within a five-year period.

Current Status: 3/5/2019 - Referred to Committee House Criminal Justice State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-105

HB111

SCHOOL RECORD TRANSFER (INGRAM C) To require that public and private schools transmit a transferred student's records within five school days. Current Status: 6/11/2019 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-111 SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION (MANNING D) Regarding student transportation to and from school. Current Status: 3/19/2019 - House Transportation and Public Safety, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-118 OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (KOEHLER K) To eliminate the Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program and Pilot Project Scholarship Program and to create the Opportunity Scholarship Program. Current Status: 3/19/2019 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-122 SCHOOL SAFETY TRAINING (HOLMES G, MANNING G) With regard to school security and youth suicide awareness education and training. Current Status: 6/18/2019 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED , House Primary and Secondary Education, (Fifth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-123 DISTRESS COMMISSION MORATORIUM (SMITH K, HAMBLEY S) To prohibit the creation of new academic distress commissions. Current Status: 4/9/2019 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED , House Primary and Secondary Education, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-127 SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS (MANNING D) Regarding notice of school child immunization requirements and exemptions. Current Status: 4/2/2019 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-132 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPT-RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION (MERRIN D) To enact the "Affordable Homebuilding and Housing Act" to temporarily exempt from property tax the increased value of land subdivided for residential development. Current Status: 4/10/2019 - House Economic and Workforce Development, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-149

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HB127

HB132

HB149

HB154

DISSOLVE DISTRESS COMMISSIONS (MILLER J, JONES D) To dissolve academic distress commissions and to instead require the creation of community learning centers for buildings in low-performing school districts.

Current Status: 9/10/2019 - Senate Education, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-154

HB164

STUDENT RELIGIOUS RIGHTS (GINTER T) Regarding student religious expression and to entitle the act the "Ohio Student Religious Liberties Act of 2019." Current Status: 6/26/2019 - REPORTED OUT , House Primary and Secondary Education, (Fourth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-164 HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS (LISTON B, GALONSKI T) Regarding the adoption of health education standards. Current Status: 6/18/2019 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-165

HB165

HB166

OPERATING BUDGET (OELSLAGER S) To make operating appropriations for the biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021, and to provide authorization and conditions for the operation of state programs.

Current Status: 7/18/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; Eff. Immediately State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-166

HB187

TAX ISSUES-AUGUST (MERRIN D, WIGGAM S) To prohibit local tax-related proposals from appearing on an August special election ballot. Current Status: 4/10/2019 - Referred to Committee House State and Local Government State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-187

HB208

ASSAULT-SPORTS OFFICIALS (ROEMER B, MILLER J) To increase the penalty for assault if the victim is acting as a sports official or the assault is committed in retaliation for the victim's actions as a sports official.

Current Status: 6/27/2019 - House Criminal Justice, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-208

HB231

FREE EPINEPHRINE PROGRAMS (GREENSPAN D) To require the Department of Education to notify public and private schools of free epinephrine autoinjector programs and to enact the "Allison Rose Suhy Act" with regard to food allergy training for public schools and institutions of higher education. Current Status: 5/21/2019 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (First Hearing)

State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-231

HB239

REDUCE TESTING (MANNING G, CRAWLEY E) To reduce the number of end-of-course assessments required for high school graduation and to require each school district to form a work group to evaluate the amount of time students spend on testing. Current Status: 6/11/2019 - BILL AMENDED , House Primary and Secondary Education, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-239 REQUIRE VALEDICTORIANS (ANTANI N) To require each school district board to designate one valedictorian and one salutatorian at each high school operated by the district. Current Status: 6/18/2019 - Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-281 SCHOOL BULLYING (DENSON S, MILLER A) To modify the definition of school harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Current Status: 6/25/2019 - Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-294 SCHOOL 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 colleges. Current Status: 7/9/2019 - Introduced State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-310 INTRASTATE EQUITY CROWDFUNDING (POWELL J) To permit intrastate equity crowdfunding under certain circumstances. Current Status: 7/17/2019 - Introduced State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-312 CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION (LIPPS S, KELLY B) 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: 8/19/2019 - Introduced SCHOOL FINANCING (CUPP B, PATTERSON J) To create a new school financing system, and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 6/30/2019 - Referred to Committee House Finance State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-305

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HB294

HB305

HB310

HB312

HB321

State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-321

HB322

TEACHER RESIDENCY (JONES D, MANNING D) To revise the Ohio Teacher Residency Program. Current Status: 8/28/2019 - Introduced State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-HB-322

House Resolutions

BASA is monitoring none at this time.

House Joint Resolutions

BASA is monitoring none at this time.

Senate Bills

Report created on September 7, 2019

SB1

REDUCE REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS (MCCOLLEY R, ROEGNER K) To require certain agencies to reduce the number of regulatory restrictions and to continue the provision of this act on and after August 18, 2019. Current Status: 6/12/2019 - House State and Local Government, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-1 SCHOOL FACILITIES ASSISTANCE (RULLI M, KUNZE S) To make a capital appropriation for school facilities assistance. Current Status: 7/23/2019 - Re-Referred to Committee State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-4 TEMP STATE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES-MILITARY (LEHNER P, HACKETT R) Regarding temporary state occupational licenses for members of the military and their spouses. Current Status: 5/22/2019 - House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-7 TAX DEDUCTION-TEACHER CLASSROOM SUPPLIES (KUNZE S) To authorize a state income tax deduction for teachers' out-of-pocket expenses for professional development and classroom supplies. Current Status: 5/14/2019 - Referred to Committee House Ways and Means State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-26 SCHOOL EMPLOYEES AND EDUCATOR LICENSURE (KUNZE S) Regarding school employee employment and educator licensure and conduct. Current Status: 5/7/2019 - Senate Education, (Fifth Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-34 OHIO COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY GRANTS (WILLIAMS S) To qualify students in noncredit community college and career and technical programs for Ohio College Opportunity Grants and to require the awarding of academic credit for community colleges' career certification programs.

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SB34

SB69

Current Status: 4/10/2019 - Senate Higher Education , (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-69

SB81

PROHIBIT USE OF SECLUSION IN SCHOOLS (MAHARATH T) To prohibit the use of seclusion in public schools. Current Status: 3/12/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Education

State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-81

SB84

ARMED FORCES PARENTS (MAHARATH T) To allow an individual enrolling a student to voluntarily state if student's parent or guardian is a member of the Armed Forces.

Current Status: 3/12/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-84

SB85

SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMITS (MAHARATH T) To establish signage requirements for indicating school zones for speed limit purposes, and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 9/17/2019 - Senate Finance, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-85 CAREER-TECHNICAL EDUCATION (HUFFMAN M) With regard to career-technical education and the compensation of joint vocational school districts located in enterprise zones. Current Status: 5/7/2019 - Senate Education, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-89 FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE (MAHARATH T) To establish family and medical leave insurance benefits. Current Status: 3/12/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-91 DYSLEXIA SCREENING PROGRAM (BRENNER A, LEHNER P) To establish the Dyslexia Screening Program for school districts and other public schools. Current Status: 5/7/2019 - Senate Education, (Second Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-102

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SB104

INTERDISTRICT OPEN ENROLLMENT (HILL B) Regarding funding for students enrolled in community schools, STEM schools, and other districts through interdistrict open enrollment.

Current Status: 3/27/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-104

SB107

FILE CAMPAIGN FINANCE STATEMENTS ELECTRONICALLY (RULLI M) To allow certain entities to file campaign finance statements electronically and to require the Secretary of State to make the information in those electronic statements available online. Current Status: 7/18/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR ; Eff. various dates State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-107

SB109

WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (SCHURING K) To establish the Workforce Scholarship Program, to terminate the provisions of the Scholarship Program on December 31, 2023, to authorize tax credits for graduates of the Scholarship Program and their employers, and to make an appropriation. Current Status: 4/24/2019 - Senate Finance, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-109 ACADEMIC DISTRESS COMMISSIONS (MANNING N) To modify the operation of academic distress commissions in certain school districts. Current Status: 4/9/2019 - Senate Education, (Third Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-110 HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS (SYKES V, KUNZE S) To require the State Board of Education to adopt health education standards and to require that only statewide venereal disease education standards and curriculum be approved by the General Assembly. Current Status: 5/7/2019 - Senate Education, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-121 CRISIS ASSESSMENTS-SUICIDAL YOUTH (MANNING N) To authorize a mental health professional to provide a crisis assessment, without parental consent, to a minor who is or is believed to be suicidal and to make an appropriation to support the employment of social workers or mental or behavioral health professionals at educational service centers. Current Status: 5/1/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Health, Human Services and Medicaid State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-126

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SB128

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS (HUFFMAN M) To make changes to the Educational Choice Scholarship Program and the Cleveland Scholarship Program.

Current Status: 5/1/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Finance State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-128

SB134

PASSING SCHOOL BUSSES (GAVARONE T) To make changes to the law governing passing a school bus, to create a new offense for vehicular homicide and vehicular assault related to improperly passing a stopped school bus, to make an appropriation, and to designate this the School Bus Safety Act. Current Status: 6/11/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Transportation, Commerce and Workforce State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-134 DEFERRED COMPENSATION-AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT (HOTTINGER J) To authorize automatic enrollment of new employees in the Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation Program. Current Status: 5/15/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate General Government and Agency Review

SB135

State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-135

SB143

AGGRAVATED BULLYING (WILLIAMS S) To create the offense of aggravated bullying, a third-degree misdemeanor. Current Status: 7/17/2019 - Senate Judiciary, (First Hearing) State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-143 AGGRAVATED BULLYING-DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE (WILLIAMS S) To require a tiered disciplinary procedure for and student instruction on preventing harassment, intimidation, or bullying in school and to create the offense of aggravated bullying as a third-degree misdemeanor. OHIO SCHOOL MARSHAL PROGRAM (HOAGLAND F) To create the Ohio School Marshal Program. Current Status: 6/4/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-147 STUDENT ABSENCES (WILLIAMS S) Regarding notification of student absences. Current Status: 6/19/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-157 Current Status: 6/11/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Judiciary State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-144

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SB168

SERVICES FOR STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE MEALS (YUKO K, MAHARATH T) To enact the "Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act" to require schools to provide certain services to students who are eligible for free or reduced price meals.

Current Status: 7/17/2019 - Referred to Committee Senate Education State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-168

SB181

WORKFORCE-EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS (COLEY W) To require the Chancellor of Higher Education to create a template for workforce-education partnership programs. Current Status: 8/9/2019 - Introduced State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-181 VOTER REGISTRATION (MANNING N, SYKES V) To create a voter verification and registration system, to modify the requirements for the administration of the statewide voter registration database, and to allow electors to register as affiliated with a political party. Current Status: 8/21/2019 - Introduced State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SB-186

SB186

Senate Resolutions

Report created on September 7, 2019

SR179

TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY (KUNZE S, FEDOR T) Recognizing Teacher Appreciation Day in Ohio May 7, 2019. Current Status: 4/30/2019 - Introduced State Bill Page: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation- summary?id=GA133-SR-179

Senate Joint Resolutions

BASA is monitoring none at this time.