House Bill 214
Regards public school staff member professional duties
To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact sections 3319.614 and 3320.04 of the Revised Code to enact the "Religious Expression Days" or "R.E.D." Act to require each public school to adopt a policy that reasonably accommodates the sincerely held religious beliefs and practices of students; to require each public school to adopt a policy regarding certain expectations related to the performance of staff member professional duties; and to amend the version of section 3314.03 of the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2025, to continue the changes on and after that effective date.
			
		Current Version
Effective Date
				October 24, 2024
				
				Conforming amendments effective 01/01/25
			
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							Introduced In House
						 In House Committee
							
							In House Committee
						 Reported By Committee
							
							Reported By Committee
						 Passed By House
							
							Passed By House
						 Introduced In Senate
							
							Introduced In Senate
						 In Senate Committee
							
							In Senate Committee
						 Reported By Committee
							
							Reported By Committee
						 Passed By Senate
							
							Passed By Senate
						 Signed By The Governor
					Signed By The Governor
				
			
			
			
			
		Subjects
Committees
					
					House Primary and Secondary Education Committee
				
			
					Senate Education Committee
					
				
			Primary Sponsors
											Adam Holmes
										
									Cosponsors
Senators
										
											Niraj Antani
										
										
											Andrew O. Brenner
										
										
											Jerry C. Cirino
										
										
											Theresa Gavarone
										
										
											Bob D. Hackett
										
										
											Stephen A. Huffman
										
										
											Terry Johnson
										
										
											George F. Lang
										
										
											Sandra O'Brien
										
										
											Mark Romanchuk
										
										
											Tim Schaffer
										
										
											Steve Wilson
										
										Representatives
										
											Tim Barhorst
										
										
											Adam C. Bird
										
										
											Sara P. Carruthers
										
										
											Gary Click
										
										
											Rodney Creech
										
										
											Jon Cross
										
										
											Dave Dobos
										
										
											Sarah Fowler Arthur
										
										
											Jennifer Gross
										
										
											Thomas Hall
										
										
											Marilyn John
										
										
											Don Jones
										
										
											Angela N. King
										
										
											Beth Lear
										
										
											Adam Mathews
										
										
											Riordan T. McClain
										
										
											Phil Plummer
										
										
											Tracy M. Richardson
										
										
											Jean Schmidt
										
										
											Bill Seitz
										
										
											Dick Stein
										
										
											Reggie Stoltzfus
										
										
											D. J. Swearingen
										
										
											Scott Wiggam
										
										
											Josh Williams
										
										
											Bernard Willis
										
										
											Tom Young
										
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