Senate Bill 1 Committee Activity
Committee
Senate Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | January 17, 2023 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Bill Reineke | The Ohio Senate | Sponsor | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | February 7, 2023 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Carfagna | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Greg Edinger | Vanguard Sentinel Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| Corey Adams | Universal Robots | Proponent | Download |
| Troy McIntosh | Ohio Christian Education Network | Proponent | Download |
| Rose Babington | ACT | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Linton | Accurate Mechanical, Inc | Proponent | Download |
| Jamie Nash | Buckeye Hills Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| John Marschhausen, Ph.D. | Dublin City School District | Proponent | Download |
| Brian Bontempo | Auburn Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| Maggie Hess | Ohio Association for Career-Technical Education & the Ohio Association of Career-Technical Superintendents | Proponent | Download |
| Harry Snyder | Great Oaks Career Campuses | Proponent | Download |
| Keith Horner | Apollo Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | February 14, 2023 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg R. Lawson | The Buckeye Institute | Interested Party | Download |
| Carl Pastorella | Citizen of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Chad Aldis | Thomas B. Fordham Institute | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Tisovic | Advanced Manufacturing Consortium | Proponent | Download |
| Gregory Moon | Citizen of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Vince Squillace | Ohio Home Builders Association | Proponent | Download |
| Dr. Tom Goodney | ESC of Central Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Carrie Arblaster | Philanthropy Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Jennifer Meek Eells | Ohio Workforce Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | February 21, 2023 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Davis | The Ohio Education Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Michelle Newman | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Robin Koslen | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Andrew J. Gase, M.D. | Tiffin City Schools Board | Proponent | Download |
| Thomas Jackson | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| William L. Phillis | Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding | Opponent | Download |
| Mike Halaiko | Thursday Action Group | Opponent | Download |
| Lalitha Pamidigantam | YWCA Columbus | Opponent | Download |
| Alison Paxson | Children's Defense Fund-Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Linda Striefsky | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Harriet Applegate | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Cynthia Peeples | Honesty for Ohio Education | Opponent | Download |
| Melissa Cropper | Ohio Federation of Teachers | Opponent | Download |
| Kevin Duff | Ohio Excels | Proponent | Download |
| Renee Smith | Fostoria Learning Center | Proponent | Download |
| Tod Bowen | Ohio Restaurant Association | Proponent | Download |
| David Zak | Crawford Partnership for Education and Economic Development | Proponent | Download |
| Tony Podojil | Alliance for High Quality Education | Interested Party | Download |
| Patricia Kellner, MD | Citizen of Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
| Linda Harvey | Mission America | Opponent | Download |
| Sarah Stitzlein | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Gail Larson | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Bridget Rueter | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Christina Collins | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Kyle Garrett | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Kevin Shearer | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jan Nespor | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jan Resseger | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jacqueline Peck | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Rachel DeGolia | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| John Stover | Ohio Value Voters | Opponent | Download |
| Jennifer Adair | Columbus City Schools Board of Education | Opponent | Download |
| Maria Bruno | Equality Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Joycelyn Huntz | Ohio Federation of Teachers | Opponent | Download |
| Erika D White | CWA Local 4319 | Opponent | Download |
| Susan Kaiser | League of Women Voters of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Katherine Petrey | League of Women Voters of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jonathan Broadbent | Protect Ohio Children | Opponent | Download |
| Jeanne Melvin | Public Education Partners | Opponent | Download |
| Frances Mentch | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Helen Hertz | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Laura Rushton | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Mary Anne Simpson | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Karen Keefer | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Melody Joy Hart | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | February 28, 2023 | 5th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Piscitani | Ohio School Boards Association | Opponent | Download |
| Jennifer Simkins-Bullock | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Johana Coronado | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jeanne Ogden | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Leah Winsberg | Children's Law Center, Inc. | Opponent | Download |
| Katie Hofmann | State Board of Education District 4 | Opponent | Download |
| Kevin Conwell | Cleveland City Council | Opponent | Download |
| Richard Starr | Cleveland City Council | Opponent | Download |
| Craig Burford | Ohio ESC Association | Interested Party | Download |
| Larry Keough | Catholic Conference of Ohio | Proponent | Download |
| Christina Collins | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Ari Klein | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Ruth Hardy | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Jahnine Blosser | Toledo Public Schools | Opponent | Download |
| Alison Paxson | Children's Defense Fund-Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Deborah K Cooper | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Clovis Westlund | Students for Better School & Futures | Opponent | Download |
| Deborah Thompson | Citizen of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Habeebah Rasheed Grimes | Positive Education Program | Opponent | Download |
House Committees
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic and Workforce Development | March 21, 2023 | 1st Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Reineke | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic and Workforce Development | March 28, 2023 | 2nd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy McIntosh | Ohio Christian Education Network | Proponent | Download |
| Jon Graft | Vanguard Sentinel Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| Greg Edinger | Butler Tech JVSD | Proponent | Download |
| Jeff Dillon | Americans for Prosperity | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Tisovic | Advanced Manufacturing Consortium | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Petrilli | Proponent | Download | |
| Lisa Gray | Ohio Excels | Proponent | Download |
| Renee Smith | Fostoria Learning Center | Proponent | Download |
| Michael Linton | Accurate Mechanical Inc. | Proponent | Download |
| Vince Squillace | Ohio Home Builders Assn | Proponent | Download |
| Rick Carfagna | Ohio Chamber of Commerce | Proponent | Download |
| Rose Babington | ACT | Proponent | Download |
| Gregory Moon | Wyandot County Office of Economic Development | Proponent | Download |
| Kevin Kratzer | Southern Hills Career Technical Center | Proponent | Download |
| Brian Bontempo | Auburn Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| Maggie Hess | Ohio Association for Career Technical Education and the Ohio Association of Career Technical Superintendents | Proponent | Download |
| Jamie Nash | Buckeye Hills Career Center | Proponent | Download |
| Harry Snyder | Great Oaks Career Campuses | Proponent | Download |
| Lindsey Short | The Ohio Manufacturers' Association | Proponent | Download |
| John Marschhausen, Ph.D. | Dublin City School District | Proponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic and Workforce Development | April 25, 2023 | 3rd Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Piscitani | Ohio School Boards Association | Opponent | Download |
| Melanie Elsey | Chrisitan Home Educators of Ohio and the American Policy Roundtable | Opponent | Download |
| Russell Harris | Opponent | Download | |
| William L. Phillis | Opponent | Download | |
| Alison Paxson | Children's Defense Fund-Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Cynthia Peeple | Honesty for Ohio Education | Opponent | Download |
| Austin Shaver | Opponent | Download | |
| Jan Resseger | Heights Coalition for Public Education | Opponent | Download |
| Susan Kaeser | League of Women Voters of Ohio | Opponent | Download |
| Ruth Hardy | Opponent | Download | |
| Shaker Heights City School District Board of Education | Shaker Heights City School District Board of Education | Opponent | Download |
| Deborah K Cooper | Opponent | Download | |
| Christine Varwig | Toledo Public Schools Board of Education Member | Opponent | Download |
| State Board of Education | State Board of Education | Opponent | Download |
| Committee | Date | Status | Bill Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic and Workforce Development | May 9, 2023 | 4th Hearing | Download |
| Witness | Organization | Testifying As | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg R. Lawson | The Buckeye Institute | Interested Party | Download |
| Richard Starr | Cleveland City Council | Opponent | Download |
| David Zak | Crawford Partnership for Education & Economic Development | Proponent | Download |
| Kevin Conwell | Cleveland City Council | Opponent | Download |
| Alisa P. Ramakrishnan | Opponent | Download | |
| Andrea Bauer | Opponent | Download | |
| Polly Taylor-Gerken | Board of Education of the Toledo City School District | Opponent | Download |
| G. Robert Bowers | Opponent | Download | |
| Patrick J. O'Connor | Opponent | Download | |
| Deborah K. Cooper | Opponent | Download | |
| Melissa Cropper | Ohio Federation of Teachers | Opponent | Download |
| Dr. Tom Goodney | ESC of Central Ohio | Interested Party | Download |
Primary Sponsors
Bill Reineke
Cosponsors
Senators
Niraj Antani
Andrew O. Brenner
Jerry C. Cirino
Theresa Gavarone
Frank Hoagland
Stephen A. Huffman
George F. Lang
Rob McColley
Sandra O'Brien
Michele Reynolds
Mark Romanchuk
Michael A. Rulli
Tim Schaffer
Kirk Schuring
Steve Wilson
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