by Nicole Piscitani • Sept. 8, 2024
In June, the Ohio legislative made several changes to House Bill (HB) 147 before sending the bill to Gov. Mike DeWine for his signature. The bill originally was introduced to fix a loophole in the Ohio Revised Code (RC) that pertained to teacher misconduct. The law did not require a school employee’s misconduct to be reported to the state’s superintendent of public instruction (state superintendent) if the school employee retired during a disciplinary investigation for misconduct. The bill was introduced in April 2023 and moved smoothly…