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Sponsors seek requirement that workplaces display veterans benefits posters
Summary
During a first hearing, senators proposed Senate Bill 39, which would require employers to display a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace listing state and federal resources, substance‑use and mental health supports, education and workforce training, and tax benefits.
At a first hearing before the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee, sponsors introduced Senate Bill 39, which would require workplaces to display posters summarizing veterans benefits and services.
The sponsor said the posters would compile information from the Ohio Department of Veterans Services and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Scribe Line, substance‑use and mental‑health resources, educational and workforce training opportunities, and tax benefits available to veterans. "It seems like a small thing, but information is everything," the sponsor said, arguing the requirement would cost employers nothing and would help veterans discover benefits they might otherwise miss.
Sponsors said the measure had been introduced in the previous general assembly and that they hoped to see it pass this session. Committee members did not record further debate or a vote during the hearing; the item concluded as a first hearing/sponsor presentation.
Ending: SB 39 was presented and placed on the committee's docket for further action; no committee vote was recorded during the hearing.
