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Senators pitch bill to require veterans benefits posters in workplaces
Summary
Senators Craig and Johnson opened a sponsor hearing for SB 39, which would require employers to display posters with veterans benefits and services information; sponsors said the posters would cost employers nothing and urged swift committee action.
Senator Craig, joined by joint sponsor Senator Johnson, presented the sponsor hearing for Senate Bill 39 to the Ohio Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee. Craig told the committee the bill would require employers to create and prominently display posters with information on veterans benefits and services to ensure veterans know what resources are available.
Craig said the poster would include information from the Ohio Department of Veterans Services, a contact line for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, substance‑use and mental‑health resources, education and workforce training opportunities, and tax or other benefit information relevant to veterans. He emphasized the measure imposes no cost on employers and argued readily accessible information could help connect veterans to benefits they may not otherwise discover.
"This legislation would mandate the creation and display of veterans benefits and services posters in the workplace," Craig said, urging the committee to move the bill forward. The committee concluded the first hearing with no vote; sponsors asked for swift consideration in a subsequent session.
Provenance: Topic introduced at SEG 602; sponsor remarks through SEG 670.
