To amend sections 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, and 4112.01 and to enact section 3313.6612 of the Revised Code to enact the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act to prohibit discrimination against an individual based on hair texture and protective hair styles.
To amend sections 3313.60 and 3313.6024 and to enact sections 3301.0722, 3301.165, 3313.6031, 3314.0311, 3326.092, and 3328.60 of the Revised Code regarding instruction for public and chartered nonpublic school students in the harmful effects of substance use.
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.
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.
This bill (SR 19) authorizes the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms for its Ohio Youth in Government Program on April 10-12, 2025. It directly affects the participating students and the association by granting them access to state legislative facilities for an educational program. The key provision allows the use of these specific rooms if available, supporting students' hands-on learning about government operations. The resolution does not create new laws but facilitates a civic education event.
To amend sections 3313.669, 3314.03, 3326.11, 3328.24, and 5502.99 and to enact section 5502.264 of the Revised Code regarding a statewide behavioral threat management operational process for public and chartered nonpublic schools.
To amend sections 149.381, 149.43, and 3319.321 of the Revised Code to permit schools to withhold directory information and to remove directory information from the public record definition.
To amend sections 3314.03 and 3326.11; to enact section 3131.01; and to repeal sections 3109.054, 3129.01, 3129.02, 3129.03, 3129.04, 3129.05, 3129.06, 3313.473, 3313.5320, 3319.90, 3345.562, and 3345.90 of the Revised Code to protect parents' rights to equitable access to medical care, behavioral health care, hygiene care, and educational opportunities for their children and to name this act the Parents' Rights to Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (P.R.I.D.E.) Act.
To amend sections 3301.0712, 3302.03, 3302.034, 3302.036, 3302.12, 3313.413, 3314.012, 3314.016, 3314.017, 3314.0211, 3314.03, 3314.05, 3314.29, 3314.352, 3314.353, and 3314.354; to enact new section 3314.35 and section 3326.53; and to repeal sections 3314.35, 3314.351, 3314.355, and 3314.36 of the Revised Code regarding closure requirements or other actions for poor-performing public schools.
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.
