House Bill 2 Committee Activity
Committee
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | February 4, 2015 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rep. Dovilla and Rep. Roegner | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | February 11, 2015 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Aldis | Thomas B. Fordham Institute | Proponent | Download |
| Matt Verber | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Tony Vitanza | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Patrick Manning | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Katie Karpinski | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Claire Powell | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Chuck Bartsche | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | February 18, 2015 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlene Chambers | Ohio Association of Public Charter Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Peggy Young | Ohio Association of Charter School Authorizers | Interested Party | Download |
| LK Williams | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Penn Berens | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Emily Underation | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Arjun Subramanyam | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Becky Higgins | Ohio Education Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Charlene Chattams | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Elyse Giardullo | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Destin Grayson | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Shareese Aouad | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Eman Darwish | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Austin Ambrose | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Mark Pfau | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Kristine Frech | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Gautham Kaveti | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| La Queta Worley | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Stephanie Klupinski | Cleveland Metropolitan School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | March 4, 2015 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Yost | State Auditor of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| OSBA, BASA, & OASBO | OSBA, BASA, & OASBO | Interested Party | Download |
| Lori Ward and Kevin Dalton | Ohio 8 | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | March 9, 2015 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hetzel | Ohio Newspaper Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Darold Johnson | Ohio Federation of Teachers | Proponent | Download |
| Dr. Richard Varatti | Quaker Digital Academy | Proponent | Download |
| Bill Phillis | Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding | Interested Party | Download |
| Stephen Dyer | Innovation Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | March 11, 2015 | 6th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Dillard | American Association of University Women of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Denis Smith | Retired, ODE | Proponent | Download |
| Mary Addi | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | March 17, 2015 | 7th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Smith | Ohio Department of Education | Proponent | Download |
| Andrew Wilson | Fairborn City Schools Board of Education | Proponent | Download |
| Sandra White | Findlay Digital Academy | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | March 24, 2015 | 8th Hearing | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | March 25, 2015 | 9th Hearing | Download |
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance - Education Subcommittee | April 15, 2015 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rep. Dovilla | Proponent | Download | |
| Rep. Roegner | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance - Education Subcommittee | April 22, 2015 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Verber | StudentsFirst | Proponent | Download |
| Chad Aldis | Thomas B. Fordham Institute | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance - Education Subcommittee | May 6, 2015 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Lyons | Columbus Partnership | Proponent | Download |
| Darlene Chambers | Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Judy Hennessey | Dayton Early College Academy (DECA) | Proponent | Download |
| Andrew Boy | United Schools Network | Proponent | Download |
| Andy Smarick | Bellwether Education Partners | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance - Education Subcommittee | May 20, 2015 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Yost | Auditor of State | Proponent | Download |
| John Zitzner | Friends of Breakthrough Schools | Interested Party | Download |
| Dennis Hetzel | Ohio Newspaper Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Megan O'Bryan | Cleveland Transformation Alliance | Interested Party | Download |
| Sandra White | Findlay Digital Academy | Opponent | Download |
| Pete Bartkowiak | Townsend Community School | Opponent | Download |
| Matthew Dotson | OEA | Interested Party | Download |
| Hannah Powell | KIPP Columbus | Proponent | Download |
| Kristi Phillips-Schwartz | Cincinnati Business Committee | Proponent | Download |
| William Phillis - Written Only | Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding | Interested Party | Download |
| Dropout Prevention and Recovery Schools Group - Written Only | Opponent | Download | |
| Edward Kurt - Written Only | Findlay City Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance - Education Subcommittee | May 27, 2015 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Blackburn | Pickerington Community School | Interested Party | Download |
| Doug Gillum | Everest High School | Interested Party | Download |
| Peggy Young | Ohio Association of Charter School Authorizers (OACSA) | Interested Party | Download |
| Stephanie Klupinski | Cleveland Metropolitan School District | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance - Education Subcommittee | June 25, 2015 | 6th Hearing | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Michael D. Dovilla
Kristina Roegner
Cosponsors
Senators
Troy Balderson
Dave Burke
William P. Coley, II
John Eklund
Randy Gardner
Cliff Hite
Shannon Jones
Frank LaRose
Peggy Lehner
Gayle Manning
Larry Obhof
Bob Peterson
Tom Sawyer
Cecil Thomas
Chris Widener
Sandra Williams
Kenny Yuko
Representatives
Marlene Anielski
Louis W. Blessing III
Andrew Brenner
Tim W. Brown
Jim Buchy
Tony Burkley
Robert R. Cupp
Anthony DeVitis
Jonathan Dever
Mike Duffey
Cheryl L. Grossman
Robert D. Hackett
Christina Hagan
Bill Hayes
Michael Henne
J. Kyle Koehler
Steven W. Kraus
Stephanie Kunze
Nathan H. Manning
Jeffrey A. McClain
Dorothy Pelanda
Rick Perales
Mark J. Romanchuk
Clifford A. Rosenberger
Gary Scherer
Marilyn Slaby
Ryan Smith
Lou Terhar
Andy Thompson
Ron Young
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