Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Lead‑abatement Advocates Urge Senate to Restore Funding Cut in House Version of HB96
Summary
Ohio Healthy Homes Network and local advocates warned the committee that cuts to lead-abatement and lead‑safe home funds would curtail testing, investigations and hazard control in a state with high childhood lead exposure rates.
Fred Strayhorn of the Ohio Healthy Homes Network told the committee the House-passed version of HB96 “eliminated funding in the lead abatement line item 440,527 and significantly reduced funding in the Lead Safe Home Fund line item 440,053.” He asked the Senate to restore the governor’s executive-budget funding levels for both programs.
Strayhorn said Ohio ranks…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
