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Legislative News

Sometimes it’s hard to determine if the state legislature is seriously working on changes to education or is it just media hype. Many times a bill is reported in the media but is never really considered seriously by the legislature. How does someone know how serious a bill is being considered? One useful way is to look at https://ohiohouse.gov/legislation/search . This webpage allows you to put in a bill number (either senate or house) and see where it is within the legislative process. Once you choose the bill you are interested in, the search brings up a visual of where it is in the process.

Many times a bill has just been introduced but not assigned to committee. If this happens, then the bill may never get past just being introduced. If it is in committee or has been reported out and awaiting a full vote, then there is a stronger possibility that it can become law.

What if you don’t know the bill number or just want to see what is being considered? To see current bills being considered, the senate and house both have web pages that allow a person to review bills being reviewed in committee. For the senate the webpage is https://ohiosenate.gov/committees/education and the house is https://ohiohouse.gov/committees/primary-and-secondary-education . Both pages have a LEGISLATION tab that shows what bills have been introduced and if there are hearings scheduled along with a synopsis of the bill. The time to get involved with your legislator is when the bill is in committee or immediately after it has been reported out and is awaiting a floor vote.

Mike Hebenthal, SST 7

Posted Friday, February 10, 2023