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Legislative Report April 25, 2024
Prepared by: The Ohio Manufacturers' Association
Education & Workforce Development Legislation
Bill Information
REFORM OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
(JONES D, DOBOS D)

To rename the Department of Education as the Department of Education and Workforce; to create the position of Director of Education and Workforce; and to reform the functions and responsibilities of the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

  ALL BILL STATUS

4/18/2023 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (Fifth Hearing)

3/21/2023 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (Fourth Hearing)

3/7/2023 - BILL AMENDED, House Primary and Secondary Education, (Third Hearing)

2/28/2023 - BILL AMENDED, House Primary and Secondary Education, (Second Hearing)

2/28/2023 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (Second Hearing)

2/21/2023 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (First Hearing)

2/16/2023 - Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education

2/15/2023 - Introduced

COMMUNITY CONNECTORS WORKFORCE PROGRAM
(SANTUCCI N)

To establish the Community Connectors Workforce Program and to make an appropriation.

  ALL BILL STATUS

9/26/2023 - Re-Referred to Committee

9/12/2023 - Re-Referred to Committee

6/27/2023 - REPORTED OUT, House Primary and Secondary Education, (Fourth Hearing)

6/20/2023 - SUBSTITUTE BILL ACCEPTED, House Primary and Secondary Education, (Third Hearing)

6/13/2023 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (Second Hearing)

5/23/2023 - House Primary and Secondary Education, (First Hearing)

2/28/2023 - Referred to Committee House Primary and Secondary Education

2/27/2023 - Introduced

EMPLOYEE MOBILITY GRANT PROGRAM
(PETERSON B, DOBOS D)

To authorize an employee mobility grant program to be administered by the Director of Development and to make an appropriation.

  ALL BILL STATUS

12/6/2023 - Referred to Committee House Economic and Workforce Development

11/28/2023 - Introduced

REFORM OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
(REINEKE W)

To rename the Department of Education as the Department of Education and Workforce; to create the position of Director of Education and Workforce; and to reform the functions and responsibilities of the State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

  ALL BILL STATUS

5/9/2023 - House Economic and Workforce Development, (Fourth Hearing)

4/25/2023 - House Economic and Workforce Development, (Third Hearing)

3/28/2023 - House Economic and Workforce Development, (Second Hearing)

3/21/2023 - House Economic and Workforce Development, (First Hearing)

3/14/2023 - Referred to Committee House Economic and Workforce Development

3/1/2023 - PASSED BY SENATE; Vote 26-7

3/1/2023 - Bills for Third Consideration

2/28/2023 - REPORTED OUT AS AMENDED, Senate Education, (Fifth Hearing)

2/21/2023 - BILL AMENDED, Senate Education, (Third Hearing)

2/14/2023 - Senate Education, (Third Hearing)

2/7/2023 - Senate Education, (Second Hearing)

1/17/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Education

1/17/2023 - Senate Education, (First Hearing)

1/11/2023 - Introduced

WORKFORCE VOUCHER PROGRAM
(SCHURING K, MANNING N)

To establish the Workforce Voucher Program, to terminate the provisions of the Voucher Program two years after the bill's effective date by repealing sections 122.157, 122.158, and 3313.473 of the Revised Code on that date, to authorize tax credits for graduates of the Voucher Program, and to make an appropriation.

  ALL BILL STATUS

1/17/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Workforce and Higher Education

1/11/2023 - Introduced

RELEASED INMATES-ID CARDS
(LANG G, MANNING N)

To provide inmates with state identification cards and documentation upon their release relating to work experience, education, and trade skills.

  ALL BILL STATUS

4/9/2024 - Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity, (Third Hearing)

2/27/2024 - Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity, (Second Hearing)

12/12/2023 - Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity, (First Hearing)

12/6/2023 - Referred to Committee Senate Small Business and Economic Opportunity

11/29/2023 - Introduced