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Ohio House panel advances bill to streamline education code; amendment removing parent-notification language adopted
Summary
Sponsors told the House Education Committee that House Bill 455 would remove outdated requirements and reduce administrative burdens on teachers. Committee members adopted an amendment that removes provisions on parental notification of certain student services after an objection about late notice.
The House Education Committee on Tuesday heard sponsor testimony on House Bill 455, a measure the bill—s sponsors said would "modernize Ohio's education code by eliminating outdated educator requirements, reducing unnecessary regulations" so teachers can devote more time to instruction.
The bill's sponsors, Representative Manning and Representative Byrd, told the committee the measure would, among other items, remove obsolete reporting requirements and revise how some Department of Education and Workforce measures are calculated. "Our bill seeks to revise or eliminate a series of programs and provisions related to the Department of Education and Workforce," Representative Manning said, adding the bill would replace a statutory requirement that public schools annually describe initiatives funded by Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid (DPIA) with a requirement that the department, in consultation with the auditor of state, "develop a uniform mechanism" for reporting…
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