Week of July 24, 2023
State Board of Education
Ohio’s Budget Bill: Criminal records check and RAPBACK
Under current law, school bus drivers and licensed educators in Ohio submit their fingerprints to the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI) as part of a background check that is a condition of their initial employment or licensure. In addition to submitting to these background checks, these employees are also enrolled in a system called the Retained Applicant Fingerprint Database (RAPBACK).
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OSBA's MTA program delivers the training and resources you need to accelerate your transportation operations.
Ohio’s Budget Bill: EdChoice and universal vouchers
As we have written in the Legal Ledger in recent weeks, Ohio’s Budget Bill HB 33 was signed by Gov. DeWine on July 3. This week, we will take a look at changes to a program that will have significant implications for school districts: the expansion of the EdChoice Scholarship program into a universal school voucher program.
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Week of July 17, 2023
New Legislation
Senate Bill (SB) 134, sponsored by Sen. Frank Hoagland (R-Mingo Junction), extends the homestead property tax exemption to certain disabled veterans.
SB 136, sponsored by Sen. Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus), reduces property taxes on qualifying owner-occupied homes and names this act the Property Tax Relief and Local Government Support Act.
Final call: The filing deadline is Aug. 9
Nominating petitions to run for a seat on a board of education must be filed by 4 p.m. on Aug. 9 with your county board of elections.
Policy Services test
The board is accountable to its citizens for the governance of the schools and results achieved. Well-written policy establishes the parameters within which the district operates. Policy represents ideas designed to bring action, the kind of action the policymaker wants. It tells the school community what the board wants and why.
Important Budget Bill Change to Third Grade Reading Guarantee
House Bill 33 of the 135th General Assembly included several legislative changes to the Third Grade Reading Guarantee. Information about the most significant changes to the Third Grade Reading Guarantee is available below.
PROMOTION OF 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR THIRD GRADE STUDENTS