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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio ratifies professional compacts, enacts student athlete mobility rules, and mandates continuing education for massage therapists
Last action · October 6, 2026: EffectiveSponsors: Kristina Roegner and 17 others
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What This Bill Does
Senate Bill 276 ratifies interstate compacts for school psychologists and massage therapists, enacts the Student Athlete Mobility Act to allow students to participate in extracurriculars at neighboring schools, mandates continuing education for massage therapists, and requires a report on a statewide by November 15, 2026.
School psychologists, massage therapists, and student athletes gain expanded interstate practice pathways and extracurricular options, while the Department of Education and Workforce must revamp statewide student testing reporting.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School Psychologists
School psychologists gain access to an equivalent licensing pathway to practice in member states across the interstate compact.
Massage Therapists
Massage therapists are subject to mandatory continuing education requirements for license renewal and gain eligibility for the Interstate Massage Compact.
Student Athletes
Students in community and STEM schools gain the ability to petition to participate in extracurricular activities at neighboring public high schools.
School Districts
School districts must adopt policies permitting extracurricular petitions, provide success sequence instruction, and transition assessment systems.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
13 actions- Oct 6, 2026EnrolledEffective
- Jul 7, 2026EnrolledSigned By The Governor
- Jul 1, 2026EnrolledSent To The Governor
- Jun 10, 2026SenateFloorConcurred in House amendments
- Jun 10, 2026HouseFloorPassed - Amended
- Jun 9, 2026HouseFloorInformally passed
Show 7 earlier actions
- Jun 9, 2026HouseCommitteeReported - Substitute (Education)
- Nov 19, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Education
- Nov 18, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Nov 12, 2025SenateFloorPassed
- Nov 5, 2025SenateCommitteeReported - Amended (Education)
- Oct 1, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Education
- Sep 30, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history & redline
7 versions on fileVoting Record
Favorable Passage
Total
13
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (13)
Show 3 earlier roll calls
Favorable Passage
Total
33
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Passed
Total
31
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (30)
Favorable Passage
Total
7
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 2
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Comprehensive Omnibus Professional and Educational Reform
The bill bundles distinct policy areas including interstate licensing compacts for school psychologists and massage therapists, student athletic transfer rules, and standardized testing reporting into a single legislative vehicle.
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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