CommunicationPlus - August 2019

Communications planning: Editorial calendar for the new year

You may have a mind like a steel trap, but it’s nearly impossible to remember all the dates and activities throughout the year that need to be communicated to your different school district audiences.

Court has jurisdiction over OHSAA's Competitive Balance Rules

The Supreme Court of Ohio issued its decision in the OSBA Legal Assistance Fund case Ohio High School Athletic Assn. v. Ruehlman. The LAF, along with BASA, OASBO, OASSA and Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, provided an amicus brief supporting OHSAA in the case. In August 2018, Roger Bacon High School and the Greater Catholic League Coed (GCL Coed) filed a lawsuit in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas claiming that they were unfairly affected by OHSAA’s competitive balance rules.

Week of July 15, 2019

State budget activity
Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill 166, the state biennial budget bill. Before approving the legislation, the governor line-item vetoed 25 provisions, seven of which would have impacted our members. Click here for a discussion of the vetoes.

Week of July 8, 2019

State budget activity
Despite growing concern from Gov. Mike DeWine, a compromise on the two-year state budget has not yet been reached by House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) and Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina). If a deal is not agreed to by Wednesday, July 17, legislators will be forced to pass another temporary funding extension. Both the House and Senate have “if-needed” sessions scheduled on July 17.