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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio Bill Permits Community Foundations to Manage Public School Charitable Funds
Last action · January 29, 2025: Referred to FinanceSponsors: Steve Wilson and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio Senate Bill 12 permits community foundations to create s for charitable, institutional, or s received by public schools, community schools, and STEM schools. The measure defines specific criteria for qualifying community foundations and requires funds to be returned to the educational institution if the foundation liquidates, violates conditions, or loses its qualifying status.
School districts, community schools, and STEM schools gain explicit statutory authority to partner with community foundations for managing and investing educational endowments and charitable gifts.
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.
public schools
Public schools gain the statutory authority to use community foundations to create component funds for charitable, institutional, and endowment assets.
community foundations
Community foundations are subject to specific statutory criteria and return requirements when holding component funds for educational institutions.
community schools
Community schools are explicitly permitted to use community foundations to manage gifts, grants, and endowments.
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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- Jan 29, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Finance
- Jan 22, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
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- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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