Make municipal and county peace officers child abuse reporters [HB-137]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
To amend section 2151.421 of the Revised Code to make peace officers mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect and to expand the types of peace officers authorized to receive reports of child abuse and neglect.
HB-137: Make municipal and county peace officers child abuse reporters
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Kunze
Effective 3/20/19 on 03/20/2019
Revise law regarding school emergency management [HB-322]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To amend sections 3313.536, 3737.73, and 5502.26 and to enact section 3313.5319 of the Revised Code to revise the law regarding emergency management plans and school safety drills; to require each educational service center to employ an emergency response planner; to make an appropriation; and to declare an emergency.
HB-322: Revise law regarding school emergency management
Sponsored by: Rep. Kristin Boggs
Refer To Committee: Finance on 09/12/2017
Provide for applying reduced criminal penalties [HB-555]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend section 1.58 and to enact section 109.67 of the Revised Code to provide that a reduction of a penalty, forfeiture, or punishment for an offense applies with respect to an offender who committed that offense on or after the bill's effective date or, if the offense is not an offense of violence, prior to that date and was sentenced for the offense under the law in effect prior to the reduction.
HB-555: Provide for applying reduced criminal penalties
Sponsored by: Rep. Kristin Boggs
Refer To Committee: Criminal Justice on 03/20/2018
Increase state minimum wage [HB-576]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Inflation ]
To amend sections 4111.02, 4111.09, and 4111.14 and to repeal section 4111.07 of the Revised Code to increase the state minimum wage.
HB-576: Increase state minimum wage
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas West
Refer To Committee: Government Accountability And Oversight on 04/10/2018
Pay parents for providing care to child enrolled in Medicaid [HB-574]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
To amend sections 5123.01, 5166.01, 5166.20, 5166.22, 5166.23, and 5166.30 of the Revised Code to permit parents and guardians to be paid for providing personal care or similar services to their children or wards enrolled in a Medicaid waiver program under certain circumstances.
HB-574: Pay parents for providing care to child enrolled in Medicaid
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Ingram
Refer To Committee: Community And Family Advancement on 04/10/2018