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Committee hears resolution backing Buckeye Boys and Girls State civic programs
Summary
House Concurrent Resolution 7 expresses the committee's support for the American Legion's Buckeye Boys State and Buckeye Girls State programs as longstanding civic‑education experiences; sponsors described program size, history and civic benefits. The committee took no questions and closed the hearing.
Representatives Gombari and Joe Miller offered sponsor testimony supporting House Concurrent Resolution 7, a nonbinding resolution that encourages and affirms support for the American Legion’s Buckeye Boys State and Buckeye Girls State programs.
Representative Gombari told the committee that Buckeye Boys State has operated since 1936 and brings roughly 1,200 delegates from nearly 600 high schools for an eight‑day program on civic process, leadership, and student government. The Buckeye Girls State program was described as a parallel, long‑running program that provides leadership and civic skills to young women.
Supporters framed the resolution as a recognition of civic education’s value and a message that Ohio values programs that introduce students to government workings and civic engagement. Committee members did not pose substantive questions, and the chair closed the first hearing on the resolution.
