Revises Education Law in 2020/21 due to COVID-19 [SB-319]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend Section 265.210 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd General Assembly, Sections 16 and 17 of H.B. 197 of the 133rd General Assembly, and Section 7 of S.B. 216 of the 132nd General Assembly to make changes to education law for the 2020-2021 school year in response to implications of COVID-19, to require the Department of Education to make an additional payment in fiscal year 2020 or 2021 to certain school districts that experience a decrease in the taxable value of the district's utility tangible personal property, to permit furloughing of certain
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SB-319: Revises Education Law in 2020/21 due to COVID-19
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Huffman
Refer To Committee: Education on 06/03/2020
Revises Education Law in 2020/21 due to COVID-19 [SB-319]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend Section 265.210 of H.B. 166 of the 133rd General Assembly, Sections 16 and 17 of H.B. 197 of the 133rd General Assembly, and Section 7 of S.B. 216 of the 132nd General Assembly to make changes to education law for the 2020-2021 school year in response to implications of COVID-19, to require the Department of Education to make an additional payment in fiscal year 2020 or 2021 to certain school districts that experience a decrease in the taxable value of the district's utility tangible personal property, to permit furloughing of certain
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SB-319: Revises Education Law in 2020/21 due to COVID-19
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Huffman
Refer To Committee: Education on 06/03/2020
Adopt health education standards/GA need only approve VD ed [SB-121]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend sections 3301.0718 and 3313.6011 and to enact section 3301.0727 of the Revised Code to require the State Board of Education to adopt health education standards and to require that only statewide venereal disease education standards and curriculum be approved by the General Assembly.
SB-121: Adopt health education standards/GA need only approve VD ed
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Refer To Committee: Education on 05/01/2019
Grant Cleveland Housing Ct-review health/safety code cases [SB-96]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Community Development ]
To amend section 1901.181 of the Revised Code to grant the Cleveland Housing Court jurisdiction in any review or appeal of a final order of an administrative body that relates to a local building, health, or safety code.
SB-96: Grant Cleveland Housing Ct-review health/safety code cases
Sponsored by: Sen. Matthew Dolan
Re-referred: Judiciary on 09/11/2019
Designate Maternal Mortality Awareness Month [SB-151]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
To enact section 5.246 of the Revised Code to designate the month of May as "Maternal Mortality Awareness Month."
Provide only General Assembly can require face masks [HB-682]
[Public Health ]
To enact section 101.36 of the Revised Code to provide that only the General Assembly, by a two-thirds majority vote, can require that all residents of the state wear a face mask or covering.
HB-682: Provide only General Assembly can require face masks
Sponsored by: Rep. Derek Merrin
Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 06/03/2020
Consider COVID-19 effects-eligibility for unemployment benefits [HB-672]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Economic Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To amend section 4141.29 and to enact section 4141.294 of the Revised Code to enact the "Worker Protection Act" to require the Director of Job and Family Services to consider certain factors related to COVID-19 when determining, for purposes of unemployment benefit eligibility, whether an individual had just cause to quit work or refuse employment and to declare an emergency.
HB-672: Consider COVID-19 effects-eligibility for unemployment benefits
Sponsored by: Rep. Kristin Boggs
Refer To Committee: Insurance on 05/27/2020
Create state and local government accountability appeal boards [HB-676]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
To enact sections 196.01, 196.02, 196.03, 196.04, and 196.05 of the Revised Code to create twelve regional State and Local Government Accountability Appeal Boards and to declare an emergency.
HB-676: Create state and local government accountability appeal boards
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Jordan
Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 05/27/2020
Place limits on public health orders [HB-671]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 101.35, 3709.20, 3709.21, and 3709.99 and to enact sections 9.79, 101.36, 3701.145, and 3709.212 of the Revised Code to establish limits on certain public health orders issued by boards of health and the Department of Health, to prohibit a licensing authority from taking disciplinary action against a licensee for engaging in permitted activities during a pandemic, and to declare an emergency.
HB-671: Place limits on public health orders
Sponsored by: Rep. Cindy Abrams
Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 05/27/2020
Make correction officer's COVID-19 case an occupational disease [HB-667]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend section 4123.68 of the Revised Code to make COVID-19 contracted by a corrections officer an occupational disease under the Workers' Compensation Law and to declare an emergency.
HB-667: Make correction officer's COVID-19 case an occupational disease
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Baldridge
Refer To Committee: Insurance on 05/27/2020
Make first responder's COVID-19 case an occupational disease [HB-668]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To amend section 4123.68 of the Revised Code to make COVID-19 contracted by a peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical worker an occupational disease under the Workers' Compensation Law and to declare an emergency.
HB-668: Make first responder's COVID-19 case an occupational disease
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Baldridge
Refer To Committee: Insurance on 05/27/2020
Regards Department of Health rulemaking/testing authority [HB-649]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend sections 161.09, 3701.13, 3701.23, 3701.99, 3707.04, 3707.05, 3707.26, 3709.20, and 3709.21 and to enact section 3701.234 of the Revised Code regarding the authority of the Department of Health and local boards of health to make certain orders and regarding the testing of individuals for certain communicable diseases.
HB-649: Regards Department of Health rulemaking/testing authority
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Jordan
Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 05/27/2020
Create Outdoor Rx and Outdoor Learning Grant programs [HB-643]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Recreation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To enact sections 1501.50, 1546.40, 1546.41, 1546.42, 1546.43, and 1546.44 of the Revised Code to create the Outdoor Rx Program and the Outdoor Learning Grant Program in the Department of Natural Resources and to make an appropriation.
HB-643: Create Outdoor Rx and Outdoor Learning Grant programs
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Howse
Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 05/27/2020
Limit Director of Health order-issuing authority [SB-311]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend sections 3701.13 and 3701.14 of the Revised Code to modify the law governing public health orders, quarantine, and isolation.
SB-311: Limit Director of Health order-issuing authority
Sponsored by: Rep. Dick Stein
Reported: State And Local Government on 11/19/2020
Make COVID-19 an occupational disease under workers' comp [HB-633]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend section 4123.68 of the Revised Code to make COVID-19 contracted by specified types of employees an occupational disease under the Workers' Compensation Law under certain circumstances and to declare an emergency.
HB-633: Make COVID-19 an occupational disease under workers' comp
Sponsored by: Rep. Kristin Boggs
Refer To Committee: Insurance on 05/19/2020
Urge Congress to prohibit internet cut off during COVID-19. [HCR-26]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
To urge the Congress and the President of the United States to prohibit internet service providers from terminating internet service to residential customers and small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HCR-26: Urge Congress to prohibit internet cut off during COVID-19.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kent Smith
Introduced And Referred To Committee: Public Utilities on 05/12/2020
Urge Medicaid/Medicare special enrollment for COVID-19. [HCR-27]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
To urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to immediately issue a special enrollment period through HealthCare.gov for uninsured Ohioans who may be unable to access COVID-19 testing and treatment.
HCR-27: Urge Medicaid/Medicare special enrollment for COVID-19.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas West
Introduced And Referred To Committee: Insurance on 05/12/2020
Urge Congress and FDA to prevent drug shortages. [HCR-29]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To urge the federal Food and Drug Administration and the United States Congress to take action to prevent drug shortages.
HCR-29: Urge Congress and FDA to prevent drug shortages.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kristin Boggs
Introduced And Referred To Committee: Agriculture And Rural Development on 05/12/2020