Language requiring schools and districts to crack down on mobile devices in the classroom cleared the Senate on Wednesday – a day after it was amended into a House-passed bill.
Practicing and future optometrists said Wednesday that Ohio has an outdated scope of practice that puts them at a competitive disadvantage.
A proposal that would require Ohio school districts to adopt policies cracking down on the use of mobile devices by students is one step closer to becoming law.
The Senate Education Committee could add language requiring schools to crack down on students' use of mobile devices to a noncontroversial House-passed bill.
The Senate Workforce & Higher Education Committee is devoting a significant amount of its time this spring to pressing university leaders on their plans to address ongoing changes to the postsecondary landscape.
The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus is making headway on several priority measures while others continue to work through the committee process, members said in a Wednesday press conference.