HB 462 updates Ohio school health policies to allow schools to stock and administer nasal epinephrine devices for students with severe allergies without requiring a separate prescription for each student. It directly affects students with life-threatening allergies, school nurses, and staff who may need to respond to allergic reactions. The key provision removes the requirement for individual prescriptions per student, enabling schools to maintain a stock of the device for immediate use in emergencies. This change streamlines access to critical treatment during allergic reactions at school. The bill amends existing sections of Ohio's Revised Code governing school health procedures.
HB 455 is a procedural bill that amends and repeals numerous outdated sections of Ohio's education law related to public school operations and the Department of Education and Workforce. It streamlines the legal code by removing obsolete provisions without changing current school practices or creating new requirements. This bill directly affects all public schools and the Department of Education and Workforce across Ohio by updating the statutory framework governing their operations. The summary focuses solely on the procedural nature of the changes, as no substantive policy shifts are described in the abstract.
SB 276 ratifies the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists, enabling Ohio to join a multi-state agreement. This allows school psychologists licensed in Ohio to practice in other participating states without obtaining additional licenses. The key provision removes licensing barriers for these professionals, directly affecting school psychologists seeking to work across state lines within the compact. The bill implements this by enacting specific provisions in Ohio's Revised Code.
SB 19 requires Ohio public schools to develop and implement specific mathematics improvement and intervention plans for students who are struggling with math. It amends existing law and creates new sections in the Revised Code (3302.131, 3302.132, 3313.6030) to establish these plans. The key mechanism mandates that schools identify students needing math support and create individualized plans to address their specific needs. This directly affects public school students in Ohio who require additional math assistance and the schools responsible for providing that support.
To enact section 3333.89 of the Revised Code to enact the Clinical Teaching Subsidy Reform Act regarding the state university clinical teaching subsidy.
To enact sections 3319.66, 3319.70, 3345.84, and 6301.113 of the Revised Code to enact the Future Educators Support Act regarding financial support for student teachers and teaching as an in-demand job.
To amend sections 3313.48, 3313.603, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact section 3313.6025 of the Revised Code to permit students to use club sports or other athletic activity to fulfill the high school physical education requirement and to require recess time for K-8 students.
To amend sections 4503.03, 4510.036, 4511.75, 4511.751, and 4511.76 and to enact sections 5.501, 3327.18, and 3327.19 of the Revised Code to address school bus safety, to designate this act as the School Bus Safety Act, and to make an appropriation.
HB 711 updates Ohio's minimum teacher salary schedule by expanding how "years of service" are calculated to include teaching in chartered nonpublic schools, state-operated schools, and up to five years of active military service (with partial years of eight months counting as full years). It establishes a base minimum salary of $35,000, with higher salaries determined by years of service and academic training level, requiring school districts and educational service centers to follow this schedule. The bill mandates that teachers be placed in the correct salary bracket without district restrictions and allows complaints to the director of education and workforce for enforcement. This directly affects Ohio public school teachers and school districts by setting enforceable salary minimums based on expanded service definitions.
To support and encourage the work of the American Legion Buckeye Boys State and the American Legion Auxiliary Buckeye Girls State in providing a premier educational and leadership program to the youth of Ohio.
