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| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | January 17, 2023 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Bill Reineke | The Ohio Senate | Sponsor | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | February 7, 2023 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Carfagna | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Greg Edinger | Vanguard Sentinel Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| Corey Adams | Universal Robots | Proponent | Download |
| Troy McIntosh | Ohio Christian Education Network | Proponent | Download |
| Rose Babington | ACT | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Linton | Accurate Mechanical, Inc | Proponent | Download |
| Jamie Nash | Buckeye Hills Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| John Marschhausen, Ph.D. | Dublin City School District | Proponent | Download |
| Brian Bontempo | Auburn Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| Maggie Hess | Ohio Association for Career-Technical Education & the Ohio Association of Career-Technical Superintendents | Proponent | Download |
| Harry Snyder | Great Oaks Career Campuses | Proponent | Download |
| Keith Horner | Apollo Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | February 14, 2023 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg R. Lawson | The Buckeye Institute | Interested Party | Download |
| Carl Pastorella | Citizen of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Chad Aldis | Thomas B. Fordham Institute | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Tisovic | Advanced Manufacturing Consortium | Proponent | Download |
| Gregory Moon | Citizen of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Vince Squillace | Ohio Home Builders Association | Proponent | Download |
| Dr. Tom Goodney | ESC of Central Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Carrie Arblaster | Philanthropy Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Jennifer Meek Eells | Ohio Workforce Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | February 21, 2023 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Davis | The Ohio Education Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Michelle Newman | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Robin Koslen | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Andrew J. Gase, M.D. | Tiffin City Schools Board | Proponent | Download |
| Thomas Jackson | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| William L. Phillis | Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding | Opponent | Download |
| Mike Halaiko | Thursday Action Group | Opponent | Download |
| Lalitha Pamidigantam | YWCA Columbus | Opponent | Download |
| Alison Paxson | Children's Defense Fund-Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Linda Striefsky | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Harriet Applegate | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Cynthia Peeples | Honesty for Ohio Education | Opponent | Download |
| Melissa Cropper | Ohio Federation of Teachers | Opponent | Download |
| Kevin Duff | Ohio Excels | Proponent | Download |
| Renee Smith | Fostoria Learning Center | Proponent | Download |
| Tod Bowen | Ohio Restaurant Association | Proponent | Download |
| David Zak | Crawford Partnership for Education and Economic Development | Proponent | Download |
| Tony Podojil | Alliance for High Quality Education | Interested Party | Download |
| Patricia Kellner, MD | Citizen of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Linda Harvey | Mission America | Opponent | Download |
| Sarah Stitzlein | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Gail Larson | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Bridget Rueter | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Christina Collins | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Kyle Garrett | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Kevin Shearer | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jan Nespor | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jan Resseger | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jacqueline Peck | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Rachel DeGolia | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| John Stover | Ohio Value Voters | Opponent | Download |
| Jennifer Adair | Columbus City Schools Board of Education | Opponent | Download |
| Maria Bruno | Equality Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Joycelyn Huntz | Ohio Federation of Teachers | Opponent | Download |
| Erika D White | CWA Local 4319 | Opponent | Download |
| Susan Kaiser | League of Women Voters of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Katherine Petrey | League of Women Voters of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jonathan Broadbent | Protect Ohio Children | Opponent | Download |
| Jeanne Melvin | Public Education Partners | Opponent | Download |
| Frances Mentch | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Helen Hertz | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Laura Rushton | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Mary Anne Simpson | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Karen Keefer | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Melody Joy Hart | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | February 28, 2023 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Piscitani | Ohio School Boards Association | Opponent | Download |
| Jennifer Simkins-Bullock | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Johana Coronado | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jeanne Ogden | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Leah Winsberg | Children's Law Center, Inc. | Opponent | Download |
| Katie Hofmann | State Board of Education District 4 | Opponent | Download |
| Kevin Conwell | Cleveland City Council | Opponent | Download |
| Richard Starr | Cleveland City Council | Opponent | Download |
| Craig Burford | Ohio ESC Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Larry Keough | Catholic Conference of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Christina Collins | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Ari Klein | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Ruth Hardy | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jahnine Blosser | Toledo Public Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Alison Paxson | Children's Defense Fund-Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Deborah K Cooper | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Clovis Westlund | Students for Better School & Futures | Opponent | Download |
| Deborah Thompson | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Habeebah Rasheed Grimes | Positive Education Program | Opponent | Download |
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic and Workforce Development | March 21, 2023 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Reineke | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic and Workforce Development | March 28, 2023 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy McIntosh | Ohio Christian Education Network | Proponent | Download |
| Jon Graft | Vanguard Sentinel Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| Greg Edinger | Butler Tech JVSD | Proponent | Download |
| Jeff Dillon | Americans for Prosperity | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Tisovic | Advanced Manufacturing Consortium | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Petrilli | Proponent | Download | |
| Lisa Gray | Ohio Excels | Proponent | Download |
| Renee Smith | Fostoria Learning Center | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Linton | Accurate Mechanical Inc. | Proponent | Download |
| Vince Squillace | Ohio Home Builders Assn | Proponent | Download |
| Rick Carfagna | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Rose Babington | ACT | Proponent | Download |
| Gregory Moon | Wyandot County Office of Economic Development | Proponent | Download |
| Kevin Kratzer | Southern Hills Career Technical Center | Proponent | Download |
| Brian Bontempo | Auburn Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| Maggie Hess | Ohio Association for Career Technical Education and the Ohio Association of Career Technical Superintendents | Proponent | Download |
| Jamie Nash | Buckeye Hills Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| Harry Snyder | Great Oaks Career Campuses | Proponent | Download |
| Lindsey Short | The Ohio Manufacturers' Association | Proponent | Download |
| John Marschhausen, Ph.D. | Dublin City School District | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic and Workforce Development | April 25, 2023 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Piscitani | Ohio School Boards Association | Opponent | Download |
| Melanie Elsey | Chrisitan Home Educators of Ohio and the American Policy Roundtable | Opponent | Download |
| Russell Harris | Opponent | Download | |
| William L. Phillis | Opponent | Download | |
| Alison Paxson | Children's Defense Fund-Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Cynthia Peeple | Honesty for Ohio Education | Opponent | Download |
| Austin Shaver | Opponent | Download | |
| Jan Resseger | Heights Coalition for Public Education | Opponent | Download |
| Susan Kaeser | League of Women Voters of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Ruth Hardy | Opponent | Download | |
| Shaker Heights City School District Board of Education | Shaker Heights City School District Board of Education | Opponent | Download |
| Deborah K Cooper | Opponent | Download | |
| Christine Varwig | Toledo Public Schools Board of Education Member | Opponent | Download |
| State Board of Education | State Board of Education | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic and Workforce Development | May 9, 2023 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg R. Lawson | The Buckeye Institute | Interested Party | Download |
| Richard Starr | Cleveland City Council | Opponent | Download |
| David Zak | Crawford Partnership for Education & Economic Development | Proponent | Download |
| Kevin Conwell | Cleveland City Council | Opponent | Download |
| Alisa P. Ramakrishnan | Opponent | Download | |
| Andrea Bauer | Opponent | Download | |
| Polly Taylor-Gerken | Board of Education of the Toledo City School District | Opponent | Download |
| G. Robert Bowers | Opponent | Download | |
| Patrick J. O'Connor | Opponent | Download | |
| Deborah K. Cooper | Opponent | Download | |
| Melissa Cropper | Ohio Federation of Teachers | Opponent | Download |
| Dr. Tom Goodney | ESC of Central Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Cosponsors
Senators
Frank Hoagland
Michael A. Rulli
Kirk Schuring
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