State bills flagged for districts: overdose-reversal policy, property-tax changes and school requirements

At the Nov. 10 meeting the legislative liaison briefed the Mount Healthy Board of Education on multiple pending and passed bills at the state level that may affect district finances and operations. He noted that Governor DeWine signed House Bill 57, which will require public and nonpublic schools that maintain a supply of overdose reversal drugs (for example, naloxone) to adopt written policies on storage, maintenance and emergency use; the liaison said HB57 takes effect April 18, 2026.

The liaison outlined several property-tax proposals passed by the Ohio House and under Senate review (identified in the liaison’s remarks as House Bills 129, 309, 186 and 335) that could limit long-term levy flexibility, cap property-tax growth linked to inflation, or permit county budget commissions to reduce certain levies. He said those reforms could constrain the district’s ability to rebuild reserve capacity and complicate revenue stabilization while the district remains under fiscal oversight. The liaison also cited education-focused bills in the Senate (noted as Senate Bills 156 and 144) addressing curriculum or licensure changes and called attention to a proposed requirement for secure master key boxes at school buildings that could create an unfunded facilities cost.

The liaison recommended that the board and administration continue monitoring the bills as they move through the legislature and consider potential budgetary and policy implications for Mount Healthy.