William Phillis, a former deputy state commissioner of education in Ohio, has devoted his retirement to fighting against the privatization of the state’s public schools. He reports here on the GOP’s latest gambit:
HB33 strips the State Board of Education of its primary powers and duties, contrary to Article VI section 4 of the Ohio Constitution.
The transfer of the State Board of Education functions is unconstitutional. Additionally, the 135th General Assembly and Governor violated the single purpose clause (One-Subject) provision of the Ohio Constitution. Article II section 15(D) states, “No bill shall contain more than one subject, which shall be clearly stated in its title.” HB33 is a budget bill. The transfer of the primary duties of the State Board of Education to the Governor’s office is a policy matter unrelated to finance. This matter should immediately be challenged in Court.
If the “transfer” would be enacted as a separate bill (it was HB12 before being injected into HB33), it could be successfully challenged in Court. In 1953, the people of Ohio passed a constitutional amendment that transferred the Department of Education from the Governor’s office to the State Board of Education.
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This is the same process the Republican-led General Assembly – along with Republican governor, John Kasich – used to force the implementation of a bogus teacher evaluation system (which included the use of test scores as 50% of the final rating) upon school districts in Ohio in 2010. Even though the evaluation system had absolutely nothing to do with the state’s budget, inserting it into the budget bill guaranteed its existence and survival, even now some 13 years later.
So they’re at it again. Such a typical move by Ohio Republicans. It’s disgusting and pathetic. Pretty much sums up this party.
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This already occurred in Indiana! Not good for public schools!
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