Bill > HB610

This bill dissolves existing academic distress commissions and repeals the law that allows for their creation in Ohio school districts. Academic distress commissions were previously established in low-performing school districts to take over management and implement improvement strategies. The bill eliminates these commissions, returning full governance authority to local school district boards of education. Specifically, the bill repeals sections of the Ohio Revised Code related to academic distress commissions, removes references to these commissions in other education-related statutes, and immediately dissolves any existing commissions. School district boards will regain all powers previously held by academic distress commissions, and district employees will have their original rights restored. The bill is declared an emergency measure, meaning it goes into immediate effect with the stated purpose of preventing the formation of new academic distress commissions and quickly returning control to local school boards. This change aims to give local educational authorities more autonomy in managing their districts, particularly those that have historically struggled with academic performance.

Education

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb610