COLUMBUS—Ohio’s Backpack Bill (HB11), which would make every Ohio K-12 student eligible for an Educational Savings Account (ESA), is scheduled to receive its first hearing before the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee today—Tuesday, February 28—at 4:00 pm.

The bill’s sponsors, Reps. Riordan McClain (R-Upper Sandusky) and Marilyn John (R-Shelby), will provide testimony. Prior to their remarks, the Ohio Department of Education will present on the current school funding model to the committee.

Please note that there is another bill on the committee's agenda and HB11 may not be the first one to be heard. Committee hearings are open to the public at the Ohio Statehouse. 

Unable to watch the hearing live? Once it's posted, you can watch the recording. 

SB11 is the Senate backpack-style bill that would make every K-12 student in Ohio eligible to receive a scholarship to be used at a private school of the student’s choice.

The full texts of SB11 and HB11 can be read online. To learn more about how the bill works, the research behind it, and how you can support it, visit BackpackBill.com.

ACTION ALERT 

Contact your lawmakers to share what having educational options will mean for your family and ask them to support the Backpack Bill!

For more information, contact CCV at 513-733-5775 or contact@ccv.org.

As Ohio’s largest Christian public policy organization, Center for Christian Virtue seeks the good of our neighbors by advocating for public policy that reflects the truth of the Gospel. 

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