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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio requires juvenile detention and correctional facilities to create public health care and education policies
Last action · May 20, 2026: Referred to Government OversightSponsor: Rachel Baker
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio House Bill 944 requires all state, contracted, secure, and community juvenile facilities to develop, regularly update, and publish health care and education policies online and in print upon request.
Parents, legal guardians, and members of the public gain guaranteed online and paper access to the operational standards governing medical care and schooling for youth housed in Ohio's juvenile justice system.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Juvenile facilities and detention centers
Facilities must draft, maintain, update, and publish formal health care and education policies online and fulfill public requests for paper copies.
Members of the public
Individuals gain the right to view juvenile facility health and education policies online and request paper copies.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- May 20, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Government Oversight
- May 19, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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