HB 953 allocates state funds to support the fifth year of a program run by Junior Achievement of Northwestern Ohio. This legislation provides financial resources specifically for the organization's financial literacy education initiatives. The bill directs the Director of Budget and Management to track these funds and ensures they are used strictly for the designated program's operations.
This bill is a commemorative resolution that formally recognizes the Oakwood High School speech and debate team for winning the 2026 Ohio Speech and Debate Association State Championship. The measure expresses appreciation for the students' achievements and their demonstrated dedication to excellence, noting that they have won the title for the second consecutive year. Upon passage, the Clerk of the House will send an official copy of the resolution to the team as a gesture of congratulations. The bill does not create new laws or alter existing policies but serves solely to honor the students' accomplishments.
This resolution honors the University of Mount Union engineering team for winning first place in a student hardware design competition at the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society Symposium. The bill specifically recognizes the team's achievement in creating a device capable of locating hidden radio transmitters and commends their advisor, Dr. Glauco Fontgalland, for his leadership. It formally congratulates the students and their mentor, then directs the Senate Clerk to send an official copy of the resolution to the university team.
To amend sections 5747.98 and 5751.98 and to enact sections 3301.93, 3313.861, 3314.861, 3326.861, 3328.861, 5747.88, and 5751.55 of the Revised Code to require radon testing in school facilities, create home radon mitigation income and commercial activity tax credits, and to make an appropriation.
To enact section 3301.96 of the Revised Code to provide for the designation of high-quality youth development programs by the Director of Education and Workforce.
To amend sections 2950.13, 2950.99, 3314.03, 3326.11, and 3328.24 and to enact sections 2950.036, 2950.044, and 3313.475 of the Revised Code to prohibit tier II and tier III sex offender/child-victim offenders from knowingly being present on school premises or preschool or child care center premises.
To amend sections 3.17 and 3313.11 and to enact section 3313.111 of the Revised Code regarding school district board of education members deployed on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or Ohio National Guard.
This bill authorizes the Ohio Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio House Chambers to hold its 2025 model legislature event. The legislation allows students to participate in a simulation of the state legislative process, giving them hands-on experience with how laws are created and debated. The bill requires that the event take place in 2026, contingent on the availability of the facilities, and directs the House Clerk to send an official copy of the resolution to the organization. This procedural measure does not change any laws but instead grants permission for an educational program to use state facilities.
To establish the Social Work Apprenticeship Retention and Training (SMART) Internship Program, to name this act the Ohio Students and Families Workforce Strengthening Act, and to make an appropriation.
To enact section 3302.27 of the Revised Code to establish the Outstanding Citizenship Award designation on the state report card and to make an appropriation.
