Here is a compendium of current issues that affect Ohio’s public entities, plus McGown & Markling news of note.
On January 27, 2022, Senate Bill 1 (“Bill”) is scheduled to take effect and will impact how schools provide financial literacy to students. The bill requires financial literacy to be taught as part of high school curriculum. Those educators who will be teaching financial literacy are further required to obtain financial literacy validation for educator […]
On January 27, 2022, House Bill 176 (“Bill”) is scheduled to take effect and will enlarge the scope of practice for athletic trainers in Ohio. The bill authorizes athletic trainers to enter into collaboration agreements with physicians or podiatrists which will enable athletic trainers in Ohio to provide and perform additional services and activities. In […]
On January 4, 2022, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yose issued a formal opinion to Seneca County Prosecuting Attorney Derek W. Devine regarding public officials collaborating with nongovernmental individuals or entities. In the opinion, the Ohio Attorney General first defined “nongovernmental person or entity” by its plain meaning, finding that a nongovernmental person or entity is […]
On December 22, 2021, Senate Bill 166 (“Bill”) was signed by Ohio Governor Mike Dewine. The bill creates the Career Success Grant Program (“Program”) which provides financial incentives to participating employers for providing work-based learning experiences for students enrolled in career-technical programs. The program also offers tax credit to participating employers. To read this bill, […]
On November 6, 2021, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay halting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”), which required private employers with 100 or more employees to implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy or required unvaccinated employees to undergo weekly testing. On […]
On December 17, 2021, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (“Ohio Attorney General”) issued a formal opinion to Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary A. Corbin in which the Ohio Attorney General concluded that a person cannot simultaneously serve as a township trustee and a board of education member for a local school district when the local […]
The Ohio Ethics Commission just published its newest newsletter, “The Voice of Ethics,” which can be viewed here. Past newsletters from the Ohio Ethics Commission can be viewed here. McGown & Markling is often asked to opine on various ethics issues, but the best ethics advice comes straight from the Ohio Ethics Commission itself. To request an […]
On November 15, 2021, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced that up to 5,000 additional Ohioans may be eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. The Department of Labor announced additional COVID-19 related reasons for eligibility that will apply retroactively to those who may not have been eligible prior to February 2021. Those who […]