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Civil Rights Commission reports record filings, asks for steady funding while working to clear case backlog
Summary
Angela Phelps White, executive director of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, told the House Judiciary Committee that filings and monetary relief have increased sharply and that the commission seeks continued General Revenue Fund support to maintain staffing and meet statutory timelines.
Angela Phelps White, executive director of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, told the House Judiciary Committee the commission is facing sharply higher caseloads and is requesting continued General Revenue Fund support to maintain staffing and meet statutory timelines. Phelps White described the commission as Ohio's primary enforcement agency under the Ohio Civil Rights Act (Ohio Revised Code chapter 4112) and said the agency has expanded staffing and technology to respond to growing demand.
Key figures presented to the committee included: the commission secured more than $4,800,000 in monetary relief for victims in fiscal year 2022 and "approximately 10,300,000" in fiscal years 2023 and 2024 combined; the commission received 6,395 case…
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