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H.B. 48 Bill Analysis
135th General Assembly
Click here for H.B. 48’s Fiscal Note
Version: As Introduced
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Bird
Effective Date:
Holly Cantrell, Attorney
SUMMARY
 Requires each school district, community school, and STEM school to adopt a policy
regarding professional co-worker relationships and the performance of staff member
duties.
DETAILED ANALYSIS
Policy on co-worker relationships and professional duties
The bill requires each school district board of education, governing authority of a
community school, and governing body of a STEM school to adopt a policy declaring that the
district or school expects all professional staff members to maintain high standards with respect
to co-worker relationships and in the performance of the staff member’s professional duties.1
The policy must prohibit each professional staff member from doing either of the following:
1. Engaging in political, partisan, ideological, or religious advocacy by compelling a student
to adopt, affirm, or adhere to a specific political, partisan, ideological, or religious belief.
2. Unfairly evaluating a student’s work because it does not reflect a specific political,
partisan, ideological, or religious belief.2
1 R.C. 3319.614. The bill applies to community schools through a reference in R.C. 3314.03 and to STEM
schools through a reference in R.C. 3326.11.
2 R.C. 3319.614(A) and (B).
March 13, 2023
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HISTORY
Action Date
Introduced 02-15-23
ANHB0048IN-135/ks
P a g e |2 H.B. 48
As Introduced


Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 3314.03, 3326.11