Senate Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education
The subcommittee heard testimony on House Bill (HB) 166, which makes appropriations for the state operating budget for fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021, including the school-funding formula. OSBA, the Buckeye Association of School Administrators and Ohio Association of School Business Officials offered joint testimony on the bill, which can be accessed…
House activity
The House passed House Bill (HB) 166 by a vote of 85-9. The bill makes appropriations for the state operating budget for fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021, including the school-funding formula. The House made many changes to the bill, including:
• Guaranteeing school districts receive the aggregate amount of funding they received in fiscal year (FY) 2019.
• Increasing the proposed Student Wellness and Success Funding to $275 million in FY 2020 and $400…
House Finance Committee
The committee accepted a substitute version of House Bill (HB) 166, which makes appropriations for the state operating budget for fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021, including the school-funding formula.
Changes include:
• Maintains Gov. Mike DeWine’s school-funding proposal guaranteeing districts receive the aggregate amount of funding they received in FY 2019.
• Does not incorporate the funding proposal developed by Reps. Robert R. Cupp…
Senate Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education
The committee conducted informal hearings on House Bill 166, which makes appropriations for the state operating budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, including the school-funding formula. Testimony from the hearings can be accessed by clicking here.
Joint Education Oversight Committee
The committee held hearings on the…
Budget update
The Ohio House Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education held several hearings this month on House Bill (HB) 166, the state budget bill that includes the school-funding formula and education policy changes. Many individuals and organizations testified on the bill, including school board members, superintendents and treasurers.
Much of the bill’s discussion centered on proposals that would change Ohio’s school-funding formula, one by Gov.…
House Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education
The committee continued to hear testimony on House Bill (HB) 166, which makes appropriations for the state operating budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, including the school-funding formula.
The following school district representatives testified on the bill:
•…
Opportunity to testify on state budget next week
Public hearings on the education portions of the biennial budget bill - House Bill (HB) 166 - are set for the week of April 8. Click here to access a committee notice that includes information for providing testimony.
New law
The governor signed into law…
Posted by Jennifer Hogue on
Senate Education Committee
The Senate Education Committee held a second hearing on …
House activity
The House passed House Bill 62, which funds the state transportation budget. The bill affects school districts by holding them harmless from the bill’s increase in the motor fuel tax rates.
Senate Judiciary Committee
The committee heard proponent testimony on Senate Bill (SB) 16, sponsored by Sen. Sandra R. Williams (D-Cleveland). The…