House Bill 154 Committee Activity
Committee
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary and Secondary Education | April 2, 2019 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Jones | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Joe Miller | Ohio House of Representatives | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary and Secondary Education | April 9, 2019 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Hogue, Barb Shaner, Thomas Ash | OSBA, OASBO, BASA | Proponent | Download |
| Chad Aldis | Thomas B. Fordham Institute | Opponent | Download |
| Matt Dotson, Becky Higgins, Larry Ellis, Jay Pickering | OEA | Proponent | Download |
| Brittany Alexander | Proponent | Download | |
| Julie Garcia | Proponent | Download | |
| Jeanne Melvin | Public Education Partners | Proponent | Download |
| Susan Kaeser | League of Women Voters | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary and Secondary Education | April 30, 2019 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Eichenberg | Toledo Public Schools | Proponent | Download |
| Andre Washington | Proponent | Download | |
| Jennifer Hogue, Barbara Shaner, Thomas Ash | OSBA, OASBO, BASA | Proponent | Download |
| Chris Varwig | Proponent | Download | |
| Ronald Shadd | Proponent | Download |
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | May 29, 2019 | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Eugene Sanders | Ohio Mid-Sized Urban Districts Leadership Collaborative | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Jill Ackerman | Lima City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Chad Aldis | Thomas B. Fordham Institute | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Elizabeth Lolli | Dayton Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Rev. William Harris | Board of Education, Dayton Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Becky Higgins, Jay Pickering, Larry Ellis | Ohio Education Association | Proponent | Download |
| Jennifer Kluchar | Self | Proponent | Download |
| Deborah Amend | North College Hill Education Association | Proponent | Download |
| Dr. Mary Rice | East Cleveland Board of Education | Proponent | Download |
| Brittany Alexander | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Mark Ballard | Lorain City School District Board of Education | Interested Party | Download |
| Kyriece Brooks | Lorain Stop the Violence | Interested Party | Download |
| Steve Cawthon | Lorain Academic Distress Commission & Lorain Teachers | Interested Party | Download |
| Dan Falk | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Joshua Garcia | It Takes A Village To Tackle HB70 | Proponent | Download |
| Courtney Nazario | It Takes a Village To Tackle HB70 | Proponent | Download |
| Julie Garcia | Lorain Education Association/Ohio Education Association | Proponent | Download |
| Alexis Hayden | Lorain Education Association | Opponent | Download |
| Inez James | LNBPuc Inc. | Interested Party | Download |
| Kejuana Jefferson | Lorain City Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Tamara Jones | Lorain City Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Rhoda Lee | Community Leader/NAACP | Interested Party | Download |
| Henry Patterson | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Sandra Peloquin | Lorain Teachers | Proponent | Download |
| Karen Rossi | Lorain City Schools | Proponent | Download |
| CarVeda Windham | Self/Lorain High School Graduate | Interested Party | Download |
| Loretta Jones | Self | Opponent | Download |
| E. Jean Wrice | Lorain NAACP | Interested Party | Download |
| David Hardy | Lorain City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Paul Palomba | Canton Professional Educators' Assn | Proponent | Download |
| Stephanie Eichenberg | Toledo Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Chris Varwig | Toledo Public Schools Board of Education | Proponent | Download |
| Representative Joe Miller | Interested Party | Download | |
| Leesa Boyer | Youngstown City School District | Opponent | Download |
| Brenda Kimble | Youngstown City School District | Proponent | Download |
| Tod Morris | Youngstown City School District | Proponent | Download |
| Ronald Shadd | Youngstown City School District | Proponent | Download |
| Kenneth Simon | Community Leadership Coalition on Education | Proponent | Download |
| Paula Valentini | Youngstown Education Association | Proponent | Download |
| Hattie Wilkins | Youngstown Citizen | Proponent | Download |
| Tina Banks | Youngstown City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Krish Mohip | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Maurice Clarrett | Red Zone | Opponent | Download |
| Beth Workman | League of Women Voters | Opponent | Download |
| Margaret Ashley Krausher | Lorain City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Geraldine DeWitt, on behalf of Shannon Sefcik | Youngstown Education Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Larry Ellis | Youngstown Education Association | Proponent | Download |
| Justin M Jennings | CEO | Interested Party | Download |
| Jeanne Melvin | Public Education Partners | Proponent | Download |
| Mary Miller | It Takes a Village To Tackle HB70 | Proponent | Download |
| Jay Pickering | Lorain EA | Proponent | Download |
| Sumer Harvey | It Takes a Village To Tackle HB70 | Proponent | Download |
| Angelo Peruzzi | Youngstown Citizen | Proponent | Download |
| Maria Pappas | Youngstown City School District | Opponent | Download |
| Lisa Gray | Ohio Excels | Interested Party | Download |
| Kyle Czatt | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Eric Resnick | Constituents of Canton City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | June 13, 2019 | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Aldis | Fordham Institute | Proponent | Download |
| Jeanne Melvin | Public Education Partners | Opponent | Download |
| Sandra Peloquin | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Paul Palomba | Canton Professional Educators' Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Al Long | North College Hill School Board | Interested Party | Download |
| Steve Cawthon | Lorain Academic Distress Commission and Lorain Teachers | Interested Party | Download |
| Lisa Gray and Kevin Duff | Ohio Excels | Interested Party | Download |
| Diane Conibear-Xander | Lorain Academic Distress Commission | Opponent | Download |
| Dr. Mary Rice | East Cleveland Board of Education | Interested Party | Download |
| Megan Young | Lorain City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Ronald Shadd, Brenda Kimble, Tina Cevtikovich | Youngstown City School District | Proponent | Download |
| Beth Thompson | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Maria Hoffmaster | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| David Hardy | Lorain City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Julie Garcia | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Rae Bastock | Lorain City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Neal Whitman | Reynoldsburg City Schools Board of Education | Opponent | Download |
| Henry Pettiegrew | East Cleveland City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Kathie Dolgin | Energy Up Voltage Approved | Interested Party | Download |
| Kristie Duffy | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Gary Baker | Columbus City Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Darold Johnson | Ohio Federation of Teachers | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Eugene Sanders | Ohio Mid-Sized Urban Districts Leadership Collaborative | Interested Party | Download |
| Kathryn Kennedy | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Barbie Washington | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Una H.R. Keenon | East Cleveland Board of Education | Opponent | Download |
| Karen Rossi | Lorain City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Romules Durant | Toledo Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Chris Varwig | Toledo Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Debbie Dunlap | Reynoldsburg Board of Education | Opponent | Download |
| Howard Konicov | Mr. K's Math Enrichment College Consortium | Interested Party | Download |
| Jennifer Hogue, Tom Ash, Barbara Shaner | OSBA, BASA, OASBO | Interested Party | Download |
| Carol Beckerle | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Jennifer Kluchar | Youngstown Education Association | Opponent | Download |
| Jessica Bosak | Self | Opponent | Download |
| Mark Ballard | Lorain City School Board | Interested Party | Download |
| Martha McFerran Dahya | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Patrick Schymanski | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Matthew Dotson | Ohio Education Association | Opponent | Download |
| Ryan Stechschulte | Toledo Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| James Gant | Toledo Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Jim Gault | Toledo Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Brian Murphy | Toledo Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. Tom Brady | Toledo Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Stephanie Eichenburg | Toledo Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Don Thomas Berringer | Self | Interested Party | Download |
| Dr. John R. Buckner | East Cleveland City Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | June 25, 2019 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Joe Miller | Ohio House of Representatives | Sponsor | Download |
| Representative Don Jones | Sponsor | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | September 10, 2019 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Petersen | Forager Learning and Design | Interested Party | Download |
| Lisa Gray | Ohio Excels | Proponent | Download |
| Scott DiMauro | Ohio Education Association | Opponent | Download |
| Darold Johnson | Ohio Federation of Teachers | Interested Party | Download |
| Barb Shaner/Kevin Miller/Jennifer Hogue | OASBO/BASA/OSBA | Interested Party | Download |
| Chad Aldis | Fordham Institute | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | September 17, 2019 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer B. Geraghty | Canton Professional Educators' Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Jeff Graham | Superintendent Canton City Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Tom Lasley | Learn to Earn | Proponent | Download |
| Donald Jolly & Eugene Sanders | First Ring Collaborative & Mid-Sized Urban Districts Leadership Collaborative | Interested Party | Download |
| Stephen Dyer | Innovation Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Kenneth Simon | Community Leadership Coalition on Education | Interested Party | Download |
| Ronald Shadd | Youngstown City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Brenda Kimble | Youngstown City School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Eric Resnick | Constituents and Stakeholders of the Canton City School District | Opponent | Download |
| Stephanie Eichenberg | Toledo Public Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Jeanne Melvin | Public Education Partners | Opponent | Download |
| Steve Cawthon | Lorain Academic Distress Commission & Lorain Teachers | Interested Party | Download |
| Patrick J. Schymanski | Elida Local School | Interested Party | Download |
| Susan Kaeser | League of Women Voters of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| William Phillis | Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding | Opponent | Download |
| Claudia Herrold | Philanthropy Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Tina Cvetkovich | Youngstown School Board | Proponent | Download |
| Nicolette Boyd | Youngstown Parent | Sponsor | Download |
| Jackie Adair | Youngstown School Board | Interested Party | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Joseph A. Miller, III
Don Jones
Cosponsors
Representatives
Brian Baldridge
Louis W. Blessing III
Janine R. Boyd
Juanita O. Brent
Richard D. Brown
Randi Clites
Erica C. Crawley
Jeffrey A. Crossman
Anthony DeVitis
Sedrick Denson
Jay Edwards
Tavia Galonski
Dave Greenspan
Stephen D. Hambley
Paula Hicks-Hudson
Brett Hudson Hillyer
Adam Holmes
Glenn W. Holmes
James M. Hoops
Stephanie D. Howse
Catherine D. Ingram
Brigid Kelly
Bernadine Kennedy Kent
David Leland
Michele Lepore-Hagan
Mary Lightbody
Beth Liston
Don Manning
Jessica E. Miranda
Michael J. O'Brien
Scott Oelslager
John Patterson
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.
Bill Roemer
John M. Rogers
C. Allison Russo
Bill Seitz
Michael Sheehy
Michael J. Skindell
Kent Smith
Lisa A. Sobecki
Fred Strahorn
Bride Rose Sweeney
Terrence Upchurch
Casey Weinstein
Thomas West
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