EdChoice vouchers
The conference committee on House Bill (HB) 9 continued with hearings this past week. HB 9 includes the Senate’s plan to address the voucher issue. Members of the committee consist of Don Jones (R-Freeport), who serves as chairman, Reps. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) and Phillip M. Robinson Jr. (D-Solon) and Sens. Matt Huffman (R-Lima), Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) and Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo). Sen. Kristina D. Roegner (R-Hudson) served as a temporary replacement for Huffman.
Scores of board members and administrators offered testimony. They were:
• Dr. David Quattrochi, superintendent, Carrollton EV
• Will Hampton, superintendent, Marietta City
• Dan Heintz, board member, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City
• Malia Lewis, board member, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City
• Terry Groden, board member, North Olmstead City
• Corine Doll, board member, Tipp City
• Kathleen Knight-Abowitz, board member, Talawanda City
• Michael Brandt, superintendent, Clermont Northeastern Local (Clermont)
• David O. Heflinger, superintendent, Field Local (Portage)
• Elizabeth Kirby, superintendent, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City
• Irshad Bannister, board member, Washington Local (Lucas)
• Karen Mayfield, board member, Washington Local (Lucas)
• Joseph G. Spiccia, superintendent, Wickliffe City
• Julie Ramos, director of strategic innovation, Wickliffe City
• Marlon Styles Jr., superintendent, Middletown City
• Randy Bertram, treasurer, Middletown City
• Tom Burton, superintendent, Princeton City
• Paul F. Shaw, treasurer, Logan-Hocking Local (Hocking)
• Heather Weingart, board member, Shaker Heights City
• Terri Noe, superintendent, Finneytown Local (Hamilton)
• Shelly Reiff, treasurer, Lima City
• Sean Parsons, board member, Athens City
• Patrick Schymanski, board member, Elida Local (Allen)
• Matthew Manley, superintendent, Crestview Local (Columbiana)
• Vicki Donovan-Lyle, board member, Sylvania City
• Sheena Barnes, board member, Toledo City
• Stephanie Eichenberg, board member, Toledo City
• Eric J. Smola, superintendent, Evergreen Local (Fulton)
• Delores Swineford, curriculum coordinator, Evergreen Local (Fulton)
• Sally Green, board member, Tuscarawas Valley Local (Tuscarawas)
• Dr. Trevor R. Thomas, superintendent, Heath City
• Dr. John R. Kellogg, superintendent, Westerville City
• Nicole Marshall, treasurer, Westerville City
• Rev. Vaughn Bell, board member, Westerville City
• Dr. Nancy Nestor-Baker, board member, Westerville City
• Timothy Ryan Jenkins, treasurer, Pickerington Local (Fairfield)
• Richard A. Seas, superintendent, Adams County Ohio Valley
• Jonathan Cooper, superintendent, Mason City
• Matthew J. Miller, superintendent, Lakota Local (Butler)
• Darrell Edwards, superintendent, Goshen Local (Clermont)
• Terry Armstrong, superintendent, Lordstown Local (Trumbull)
• Jeffery Fouke, treasurer, Washington Local (Lucas)
• Dr. Joe Clark, superintendent, Nordonia Hills City
• Mary Rugola-Dye, board member, Mount Vernon City
• Brent May, superintendent, Plain Local (Stark)
• John W. Halkias, board member, Plain Local (Stark)
• Garilee Ogden, superintendent, Groveport Madison Local (Franklin)
• Michelle Novak, board member, Middletown City
• Billy Smith, superintendent, Fairfield City
• Charles A. Smialek, superintendent, Parma City
• Mary A. Weinhauer, board member, Brunswick City
• Todd Bowling, superintendent, Northwest Local (Hamilton)
• Chris Varwig, board member, Toledo City
• Brandon Atwood, board member, Norwood City
• Alice Rericha, board member, Norwood City
• Mike V. Holbrook, superintendent, Hamilton City
• Robert A. Hancock, treasurer, Hamilton City
• Amber Clark, board member, Hamilton Local (Franklin)
• Dr. Mark G. Gleichauf, superintendent, Brooklyn City
• Matt Sheridan, superintendent, Crooksville EV
• Jeffrey J. Dornbusch, treasurer, Port Clinton City
• Tim Weber, superintendent, Wyoming City
• Jeanie Zoller, board member, Wyoming City
• Kara Broderick, board member, Wyoming City
• Ronda Johnson, treasurer, Wyoming City
• Steve Bain, treasurer, Oak Hills Local (Hamilton)
• Brian Rau, superintendent, Manchester Local (Adams)
• Eric Resnick, board member, Canton City
• Hal Gregory, superintendent, Oregon City
• Carol-Ann Molnar, board member, Oregon City
• Jane M. Fruth, treasurer, Oregon City
• Kevin Miller, director of governmental relations, Buckeye Association of School Administrators
• Nneka Slade Jackson, board member, Richmond Heights Local (Cuyahoga)
• Dr. Mimi R. Webb, superintendent, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place City
• Jocelyn S. Rhynard, board member, Dayton City
• Thomas Perkins, superintendent, Northern Local (Perry)
• Patrick J. Hogan, board member, Northern Local (Perry)
• Dick Smith, board member, Marysville EV
• Dr. Philip Wagner, superintendent, Licking Heights Local (Licking)
• Todd Griffith, treasurer, Licking Heights Local (Licking)
• Melvin J. Brown, superintendent, Reynoldsburg City
• James P. Kalis, superintendent, Riverside Local (Lake)
• Gary Platko, superintendent, Riverside Local (Lake)
• Jennifer Harden, board member, Riverside Local (Lake)
• Belinda Glavic Grassi, board member, Riverside Local (Lake)
• Dr. Romules Durant, superintendent, Toledo City
• Ryan Stechschulte, treasurer, Toledo City
• Bradley Blandin, board member, Lake Local (Wood)
• Jim Witt, superintendent, Lake Local (Wood)
• Monica Leppenmeier, board member, Lake Local (Wood)
• Timothy Krugh, board member, Lake Local (Wood)
• Dr. Jodi A. Takats, director of curriculum, Lake Local (Wood)
• Anthony J. Calderone, superintendent, LaBrae Local (Trumbull)
• Mark Hughes, board member, Washington Local (Lucas)
• Robert Scott, superintendent, Avon Lake City
• Dr. Eugene Thomas, superintendent, Lowellville Local (Mahoning)
• Tim L. Saxton, superintendent, Boardman Local (Mahoning)
• Dr. Donald J. Mook, superintendent, Columbiana EV
• Richard E. Bereschik, superintendent, Wellsville Local (Columbiana)
• Francis R. Scruci, superintendent, Bowling Green City
• Scott Gainer, treasurer, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City
• Kathy Mollenkopf, superintendent, Crestview Local (Columbiana)
• Jeffrey T. Snyder, superintendent, Lincolnview Local (Van Wert)
• Vicki L. Brunn, superintendent, Van Wert City
• Donald T. Horstman, superintendent, Ottawa-Glandorf Local (Putnam)
• Joel L. Parker, treasurer, Elida Local (Allen)
• Darren C. Jenkins, superintendent, Bellaire Local (Belmont)
• Stacy Bolden, treasurer, Fort Frye Local (Washington)
• Dr. Charles T. Keenan, superintendent, Maple Heights City
• Dr. Keith W. Kelly, superintendent, Mayfield City
• Mike Masloski, superintendent, Ridgewood Local (Coshocton)
• Amy Kissinger, board member, Cambridge City
• Dr. Robert F. Hill, superintendent, Springfield City
• Doug A. Baldwin, superintendent, Wolf Creek Local (Washington)
• Melinda McCarty-Stewart, superintendent, Wilmington City
• Deborah Marie Dunlap, board member, Reynoldsburg City
• Molly Wassmuth, board member, Grandview Heights City
• Chad Belville, superintendent, Fairfield Union Local (Fairfield)
• Eric S. Gordon, superintendent, Cleveland Municipal
• Terry L. DeLap, board member, North Royalton City
Senate General Government and Agency Review Committee
The committee held a fifth hearing on Senate Bill (SB) 246, which requires an occupational licensing authority to issue a license or government certification to an applicant who holds a license, government certification or private certification or has satisfactory work experience in another state under certain circumstances.
Senate Health, Human Services and Medicaid Committee
The committee held a second hearing on HB 210, sponsored by Rep. Sara P. Carruthers (R-Hamilton), which requires the screening of child care and preschool employees for tuberculosis and the disclosure of information about public assistance recipients to public health authorities. Also, the committee held a third hearing on SB 126, which authorizes a mental health professional to provide a crisis assessment, without parental consent, to a minor who is or is believed to be suicidal and to make an appropriation to support the employment of social workers or mental or behavioral health professionals at educational service centers.
The committee held a first hearing on HB 469, sponsored by Reps. Susan Manchester (R-Waynesfield) and Thomas West (D-Canton), which prohibits certain health insurance cost-sharing practices.
House Criminal Justice Committee
The committee held a third hearing on HB 208, which increases the penalty for assault if the victim is acting as a sports official or the assault is committed in retaliation for the victim’s actions as a sports official.
Posted by Nicole Piscitani 2/21/2020