Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday inked into law legislation designed to curtail the use of cell phones in schools.
A plan to require public schools to crack down on student cellphone use backed by Gov. Mike DeWine now awaits his signature.
House legislation aimed at making it easier for formerly incarcerated people to find housing passed 29-1 in the upper chamber Wednesday, but still requires concurrence before heading to the governor's desk.
Lawmakers are being asked to change course on a prior decision to go from three to two educator licensure grade bands.
Language requiring schools and districts to crack down on mobile devices in the classroom cleared the Senate on Wednesday – a day after it was amended into a House-passed bill.
A proposal that would require Ohio school districts to adopt policies cracking down on the use of mobile devices by students is one step closer to becoming law.
An updated plan that would require schools to notify parents about the use of "sexuality content" in class and changes to health services their children receive continues to see pushback in the Senate.
The Senate Education Committee could add language requiring schools to crack down on students' use of mobile devices to a noncontroversial House-passed bill.
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers on Tuesday debuted their proposal to eliminate the non-business credit for non-resident property owners and instead use those resources to help local governments grow the housing supply.