OSBA Legislative Update

Jennifer Hogue Jay Smith Damon Asbury

© 2016 Ohio School Boards Association OSBA leads the way to educational excellence by serving Ohio’s public school board members All Rights Reserved and the diverse districts they represent through superior service, unwavering advocacy and creative solutions. Legislator Panel

• Sen. Peggy Lehner – Senate Education Committee Chair • Rep. Bob Cupp – House Finance Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chair, Speaker’s Task Force on Poverty and Education • Rep. Catherine Ingram – House Education © 2016 Ohio School and Career Readiness Committee Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 87 Rep. Christina Roegner (R-Hudson) • Pending in House Government Accountability & Oversight Committee • Provides ODE with guidance on distributing funds recovered from community schools to districts • Offered testimony in support © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 98 Rep. Mike Duffey (R-Worthington) & Rep. Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus) • Pending in House Education Committee • Requires districts to provide two opportunities per year for groups to present higher education, military or career information to students individually or in a group setting • Allows districts to develop an application process © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 170 Rep. Rick Carfagna (R-Genoa Township) & Rep. Mike Duffey • Reported out of Senate Education Committee • ODE to develop optional computer science standards and model curriculum • Addresses teacher qualifications for teaching computer science • Parent or Guardian required to sign off on letter acknowledging if student is taking the course in lieu of Algebra II it could affect college admission.

© 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 176 Rep. Andy Thompson (R-Marietta) • Pending in House Education Committee • Standards – Massachusetts pre-2010 standards would be adopted – Future revisions would have to be approved by Ohio General Assembly – Creates a 13 member Academic Content Standards Steering Committee – Prohibits State Board from adopting model curriculum © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 176- continued • Assessments – Iowa pre-2010 tests adopted – Eliminate fall 3rd grade English test – Eliminate 3rd grade reading guarantee – Replaces end-of-course exams with tests in English, math and science

© 2016 Ohio School – Makes the K-3 diagnostic tests optional Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 176- continued • Only graduation requirement- complete curriculum • Eliminates OTES and OPES • Extends safe harbor on assessment results and report cards through 2019-2020 school year • 2020-2021 would be first year with overall report card grade • Eliminates the Resident Educator Summative Assessment and the induction program

© 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 181 Rep. Ron Hood (Ashville) & Rep. Tom Brinkman (R-Cincinnati) • Pending in House Education Committee • Standards – Prohibit adoption of Common Core or multistate developed standards – Revisions require approval of Ohio General Assembly – Eliminates standards review committees – Prohibits State Board from adopting model curriculum © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 181- continued

• Assessments – State assessments must be norm referenced – Prohibits PARCC, Smarter Balanced and AIR – New assessments in the 18-19 school year – Makes changes to the 3rd grade reading

© 2016 Ohio School guarantee Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 181- continued • Delays report card grades until 2019- 2020 school year • Extends assessment and report card safe harbor to 2018-19 • Eliminates OTES and OPES- each district develops their own • Creates Legislative Office of Education Oversight to serve as resource and © 2016 Ohio School develop new standards Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 200 Rep. Kyle Koehler (R-Springfield) • Pending in House Education Committee • Proposes to combine programs into “Opportunity Scholarship Program” • Expands eligibility to families at or below 400% of federal poverty level ($98,400 for a family of four) • Voucher amounts- $5,000 for K-8 and $7,500 for 9-12 • Include education savings accounts- K-12 only • Direct funding from the state • OSBA offered opponent testimony © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association • Share public choices in our districts All Rights Reserved Senate Bill 85 Sen. Matt Huffman (R-Lima) • Pending in Senate Education Committee • Companion to HB 200 • Education savings account- higher education as well

© 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 312 Rep. Kirk Schuring (R-Canton) & Rep. Dave Greenspan (R-Westlake) • Pending in House Government Accountability & Oversight • Testified as interested party • Proposed by Auditor Yost • Requires districts to have board policy

© 2016 Ohio School on credit card use Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 312- continued • Includes: – Bank-issued credit cards – Store-issued credit cards – Any other card allowing the holder to purchase goods or services on credit • Does not include: – Procurement card – Gasoline or telephone card – Any other card where merchant category codes are in place as a system of control for use of the card © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 312- continued • If the treasurer does not control the district’s cards and/or the district’s name is not on the cards, district must appoint a compliance officer – Different from treasurer – Periodically reviews the number of credit cards, credit limits, etc. – Cannot have use of credit cards • If the treasurer control the cards: – The employee signing out the card shall provide the treasurer an itemized receipt for each charge upon returning the credit card

© 2016 Ohio School – The employee is personally liable to reimburse the treasury for Boards Association All Rights Reserved the amount the employee does not provide itemized receipts. House Bill 318 Rep. John Patterson (D-Jefferson) & Rep. Sarah LaTourette (R-Chagrin Falls) • Pending in House Education Committee • Prescribes training requirements for school resource officers – Must complete a peace officer training program approved by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission – Must complete at least 40 hours of school resource officer training through either the National or Ohio Association for School Resource Officers or another certified training program • Allows a resource officer to make arrests, conduct searches and seizures, carry a firearm, and exercise other police powers • Allows a resource officer to arrest and detain, until a warrant can be obtained • Prohibits a resource officer from asking a school employee to conduct a search for law enforcement purposes or initiating or participating in a physically invasive search without serious and © 2016 Ohio School immediate threat Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 322 Rep. Adam Miller (D-Columbus) & Rep. Bernadine Kent (D-Columbus) • Pending in House Finance Committee • Requires annual – Emergency management test for administrators of a preschool or school- age child care program – Emergency management rehearsal- scheduled “rehearsal of concept drill that is designed to assess and evaluate an emergency management plan” • Provides funding ($1,500 per ESC per year) to employ an emergency response planner for all districts and schools located in the county – Provide assistance with developing and adopting a school’s comprehensive emergency management plan and complying with related requirements – Conducting required safety drills • Emergency response planner also serves on executive committee for each © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association countywide management agency All Rights Reserved House Bill 342 Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova Twp) • Pending in House Government Accountability & Oversight Committee • Local tax-related proposals can only appear on general and primary ballots – Prohibits levies on ballot in August special elections • County auditors to estimate to each $100,000 of tax valuation rather than $100 as under current law – New estimates are what will be submitted to the board of elections and what will appear on the ballot © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 343 Rep. Derek Merrin • Pending in House Ways & Means • Requires a school board to pass a resolution approving a property tax complaint before filing the complaint • The resolution must: – Identify the parcel that is subject to complaint – Include the name of the owner – Include the basis for the complaint • The resolution must include only one parcel • Before adopting the resolution- must provide notice to the property owner • The notice must include: – The intent of the board to adopt the resolution – The date of the adoption – The basis for the complaint © 2016 Ohio School – Must be postmarked 7 business days before the resolution adoption is Boards Association scheduled All Rights Reserved House Bill 360 Rep. Dave Greenspan • Pending in House Education • Requires board to file notice with municipal court when student is suspended or expelled for bullying • Within 3 days- the court, student, parent and school must develop a community service plan – Specific goals and timelines for community © 2016 Ohio School service during suspension or expulsion Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 360- continued • Board policy must: – Prohibit bullying of students & administrators, employees, faculty members, consultants and volunteers – Include notifying parents when there is an incident – Include disciplinary procedures for any student guilty of retaliation against a student

© 2016 Ohio School who report bullying Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 360- continued • Requires boards to adopt discipline policy for all students except those in grades K-3 or those with developmental disabilities – 1st offense- up to 10 day suspension – 2nd offense in the same calendar year- up to 182 day expulsion © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 360- continued • The district must: – Allow the student to complete work- may offer tutoring or support – Allow the student to take any required state assessments in the school setting – Provide counseling for student if parent gives permission – Prohibit student participation in extracurricular activities – Offer counseling to the victim • In order to come back to school, the student must: – Complete all missed schoolwork

© 2016 Ohio School Boards Association – Complete counseling All Rights Reserved Senate Bill 196 Sen. Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland) • Pending in Senate Judiciary Committee • Creates offense of aggravated bullying • K-12 student to student • Third degree misdemeanor

© 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved Senate Bill 197 Sen. Sandra Williams • Pending in Senate Education Committee • Same provisions as SB 196 • Requires a tiered discipline policy – 1st offense- Warning – 2nd offense- Peer mediation (districts must set up a diverse peer mediation team) – 3rd offense- Parent meeting – 4th offense- In-school suspension – 5th offense- Out-of-school suspension – 6th offense- Referral for prosecution © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved House Bill 371 Rep. Derrick Merrin • Pending in House Ways and Means Committee • Exempts from property tax the increased value of unimproved land subdivided for residential development until construction begins or the land is

© 2016 Ohio School sold. Boards Association All Rights Reserved Senate Bill 82 Sen. Sandra Williams & Sen. Peggy Lehner (R-Kettering) • Pending in Senate Education Committee • Absence Notification – Requires each school to notify parents about a student’s absence within 60 minutes of start of the school day © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved Senate Bill 216 Sen. Matt Huffman • Pending in Senate Education Committee • Worked with superintendents in his district • Ohio Public School Deregulation Act

Teacher Licensure and Aide Permits • Establishes one substitute teacher license instead of long and short term • Consolidates licenses into two grade bands- K-8 and 6-12 • Allows superintendents to waive licensure requirements for teachers already holding a license when deemed to have appropriate experience • Removes requirement for 30 hours of professional development for instructors of gifted students

OTES/ OPES • Removes the student growth measure component © 2016 Ohio School • Implements recommendations from the Educator Standards Board Boards Association All Rights Reserved Senate Bill 216- continued Assessment • Maintains subgroup n size of 30 for accountability and reporting purposes • Eliminates the kindergarten readiness assessment • Requires a reading improvement plan for districts in which 80% or fewer of its students receive a passing score on the third-grade ELA assessment • Allows for paper and pencil assessments in grades 3- 5 • Requires AIR to provide additional preparation © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association materials All Rights Reserved Senate Bill 216- continued Student Management and Safety • Does not count excused absences toward HB 410 notification • Consolidates the mandated reporting of safety requirements into a single checklist filed before the end of the school year (bullying prevention training, restraint and seclusion training, wellness committee, nutrition standards, school safety plan review, etc.) © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved Senate Bill 216- continued

College Credit Plus (CCP) • Requires students to take courses at high school, if offered, before taking on a college campus • If CCP course is overenrolled, the superintendent can allow the student to enroll at the college or online. • Textbook costs split between district and student (exception for economically disadvantaged students) • Homeschool students pay 100% of textbook cost • Requires ODE to produce a report on results and effectiveness of CCP © 2016 Ohio School Boards Association All Rights Reserved Senate Bill 216- continued Resident Educator Program • Replaces current 4-year license with 2-year license and 2-year renewal • Requires ODE to clearly define goals and provide training for two years focused on mentoring • Third and fourth years would be eliminated after teacher successfully completes years 1&2

Preschool operating standards • Establishes an 8:1 pupil-teacher ratio for 3 year olds © 2016 Ohio School • Maintains a 12:1 ratio for 4-year olds Boards Association All Rights Reserved Winter Finance Workshop • Friday, December 1, 9 am-3:30 pm • OASBO Administrator’s Conference Room • Cost $160 • Register at www.oasbo-ohio.org or (614) 431-9116

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