SB 233 creates the Ohio Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force. The bill does not specify the task force's exact duties, membership, or timeline, but it establishes this new state body to focus on issues related to local and organic food production and farming. This procedural measure sets up a formal structure for collaboration among stakeholders without changing existing laws or regulations. The task force itself will not directly affect individuals or businesses, as its purpose is to develop recommendations for future policy considerations.
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To enact sections 4933.51, 4933.52, 4933.53, 4933.55, 4933.57, 4933.58, 4933.59, and 4933.60 of the Revised Code to prohibit certain public utilities from recovering political expenditure costs from their customers.
To amend sections 3317.14, 4117.10, 5126.24, and 5705.412; to enact new section 3317.13; and to repeal section 3317.13 of the Revised Code to require that all school district and educational service center teachers be paid a salary of at least $50,000.
To amend section 109.02 and to enact section 9.243 of the Revised Code to require state agencies to compensate the Attorney General for legal representation.
HB 62 clarifies and strengthens requirements for colleges participating in Ohio's College Credit Plus Program, which allows high school students to earn college credit. It mandates colleges to follow specific admission standards (using GPA and exam scores), send timely enrollment notices to students and schools, assign academic advisors, and provide professional development for high school teachers teaching college courses. The bill also clarifies how state funds are paid to colleges based on course delivery method (e.g., campus, online, or at high schools), ensuring consistent funding while requiring colleges to track program data and promote the program. This directly affects participating colleges, high schools, and students enrolled in the program.
To amend sections 3310.034, 3310.51, and 3310.52 of the Revised Code to permit students to concurrently receive an Educational Choice scholarship or Pilot Project scholarship and either an Autism or Jon Peterson Special Needs scholarship and to make an appropriation.
To amend section 5747.98 and to enact sections 1315.131, 5502.80, and 5747.87 of the Revised Code to levy a transfer fee on money transmissions, to authorize an income tax credit based on the amount of the transfer fees paid, and to name this act Ohio's Withholding Illegal Revenue Entering Drug Markets (WIRED) Act.
To enact sections 3313.907 and 3317.166 of the Revised Code to designate a JROTC program offered by a school district as a career-technical education program.
To enact section 123.14 of the Revised Code to require the Department of Administrative Services to conduct a biennial comprehensive study of the state's real property holdings.
To amend sections 301.30, 504.04, 715.013, 718.01, 1315.01, and 5747.01 and to enact sections 101.88, 1352.01, 1352.02, 1352.03, and 1352.04 of the Revised Code to enact the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act to address mining, taxation, and regulation of digital assets and digital asset investments by the state retirement systems.
