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Week of February 14, 2022
Governor activity
Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill (HB) 51. The bill allows a public body, including a board of education, to temporarily meet remotely until June 30, 2022. It also revises the process for adjusting property values due to instances that result in injury or destruction to the property and includes federal tax law conformity provisions. Both the ability for a public body to meet remotely and the federal tax law provisions took immediate effect.
HB 51 authorizes virtual board meetings again
Earlier today, Governor DeWine signed HB 51 into law.
Join us for the first Urban Network meeting of 2022
Join us for the first Urban Network meeting of 2022.
The meeting will be held virtually. Please follow this link to register for the free event and receive your Zoom invitation.
Date: Mar. 3, 2022
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
State Report Card Changes
The Ohio General Assembly passed House Bill (HB) 82 in June 2021, and it became effective on Sept. 30, 2021. HB 82 revised the state report card system for school districts, beginning with the report card issued for the 2021-2022 school year. However, the overall rating for schools and districts will not begin until the 2022-23 school year.
Videos: ZoomFor2
OSBA’s weekly #ZoomFor2 videos provide useful information in under two minutes. Hosted by Dr. Kathy McFarland and Mark Bobo, the videos are released on Tuesdays through OSBA's social media channels. Click the links below to view the videos.
2022
September
Week of February 7, 2022
General Assembly activity
Resources for OSBA Scholarship Foundation Scholarship Committee Members
In 2016, OSBA created the OSBA Scholarship Foundation to accept donations for and disburse funds from the five OSBA scholarships. The five scholarships are:
Ending soon: Public comment period for rules on school report cards and blended and online learning
Earlier this week, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) announced that several revisions to Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rules related to Ohio School Report Cards have been posted on its website and are open for public comment.
Week of January 31, 2022
Governor activity
Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill (HB) 93. The bill revises the Address Confidentiality Program and makes changes to county recorder fees. The bill also moves the congressional candidate filing deadline to March 4, 2022; modifies petition requirements; makes changes to candidate filings due to residency and district numbers; and allows the secretary of state to modify administrative deadlines.