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Township police, Catholic Conference and chiefs back bill to let non‑home‑rule townships provide SRO services to nonpublic schools
Summary
Proponents told the committee that Senate Bill 318 would give non‑home‑rule townships explicit authority to enter MOUs to provide school resource officer services to chartered nonpublic schools after an attorney general opinion said existing law did not allow it.
Proponents said Senate Bill 318 is a narrow statutory clarification to restore formal authority for some township police departments to provide structured school resource officer (SRO) services to chartered nonpublic schools.
Tom Radakin of the Catholic Conference of Ohio told the committee SB 318 would fill a gap left by a 2025 Ohio Attorney General opinion that, in his reading, concluded non‑home‑rule townships lacked authority to provide SRO services to chartered nonpublic…
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