House Criminal Justice Committee
The committee held a fifth hearing on House Bill 99, which would expressly state that the intent of the bill is to overrule the decision of the Ohio Supreme Court in Gabbard v. Madison Local School Dist. Bd. Of Edn. The bill would also require a school district to provide public notification if the school district authorized one or more persons to go armed within a school. Additionally, the bill would establish requirements for a person authorized to go armed within a school safety zone and establish training requirements. Testifying in support of the bill were:
- Dr. Ira Wentworth, superintendent, Indian Valley Local (Tuscarawas);
- Jeff S. Staggs, superintendent, Madison Local (Butler);
- Kermit Riehle, superintendent, Edgerton Local (Williams);
- Ryan Maier, superintendent, Hardin-Houston Local (Shelby);
- Mark A. Murphy, superintendent, Tuscarawas Valley Local (Tuscarawas);
- Steve Rose, superintendent, Russia Local (Shelby).
House Higher Education and Career Readiness Committee
The committee held a second hearing on Senate Bill 135, sponsored by Sen. Jerry C. Cirino (R-Kirtland), which would require school districts to include in career advising policies information on career fields with associate degrees and certificates; provide information on the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; and require school districts to adopt a policy on free speech that includes a process for a student or teacher to file a complaint due to a violation of the policy.
Posted by Nicole Piscitani on 11/05/2021