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Fremont board hears legislative briefing on proposed cash-balance caps, levy rules and potential statewide cell‑phone ban
Summary
Board members were briefed on several proposals in the Ohio legislature that could limit school districts' ability to carry cash balances, eliminate 'replacement' levies and tighten school cell‑phone policies; trustees discussed potential local impacts and urged community engagement with Columbus committee members.
Fremont City Schools trustees were briefed on multiple state legislative proposals that, if enacted, district officials said would change how local school budgets and policies are managed.
The board’s legislative liaison reported that proposals in the biannual state budget and other bills would impose a cap on districts’ cash balances, remove the option of filing a “replacement” levy, and could tighten rules on student cell‑phone use. The liaison said the legislature is examining carry‑over cash balances and considering restrictions that would prevent…
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