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H.B. 103 Bill Analysis
135th General Assembly
Click here for H.B. 103’s Fiscal Note
Version: As Introduced
Primary Sponsors: Reps. Jones and Richardson
Effective date:
Samantha Horna, Attorney
SUMMARY
 Creates the nine-member Ohio Social Studies Task Force which must develop statewide
academic standards in social studies for grades K-12 based on the standards published
in “American Birthright: The Civics Alliance’s Model K-12 Social Studies Standards.”
 Requires the task force to develop the academic standards with public input and report
the standards to the General Assembly.
 Requires General Assembly approval for the standards to take effect.
DETAILED ANALYSIS
Ohio Social Studies Task Force
The bill creates the Ohio Social Studies Task Force. The task force consists of nine
members, three each appointed by the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the
House of Representatives.1
The purpose of the task force is to develop statewide academic standards in social
studies for grades K-12 based on the standards in “American Birthright: The Civics Alliance’s
Model K-12 Social Studies Standards,” created by the National Association of Scholars2
Additionally, the task force must provide opportunities for public input while developing the
standards. Specifically, task force members must provide opportunities for input from the
following:
1 R.C. 3301.0722(A).
2 R.C. 3301.0722(A); See also the American Birthright: The Civics Alliance’s Model K-12 Social Studies
Standards accessible at www.civicsalliance.org.
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1. Parents of students in grades K-12;
2. Active Ohio classroom teachers, school personnel, and administrators with
expertise in social studies.3
Approval and implementation of the academic standards
Under the bill, the standards developed by the task force do not take effect unless
approved by the General Assembly by concurrent resolution. To that end, the task force must
report its standards to the primary and secondary education committees of both the House of
Representatives and the Senate by August 15, 2023. If both the House and Senate committees
fail to report the standards, or the General Assembly fails to approve the report within two
months, the task force must reconvene and report revised standards.4 Once the General
Assembly approves the standards, the department must revise the model curriculum, as
required under continuing law,5 to reflect the standards adopted under this section. Under the
bill, approved standards are effective for five years beginning with the 2024-2025 school year.6
The bill requires the department to notify and make available to all school districts,
community schools, STEM schools, and nonpublic schools that are required to administer the
American history and American government end-of-course examinations of the standards
developed and adopted under the bill.7
Once the social studies standards developed by that task force take effect, the task force
dissolves and no longer exists.8
HISTORY
Action Date
Introduced 03-14-23
ANHB0103IN-135/ar
3 R.C. 3301.0722(C)(1) and (2).
4 R.C. 3301.0722(D)(1) and (2).
5 R.C. 3301.079, not in the bill.
6 R.C. 3301.0722(D)(2) and (E).
7 R.C. 3301.0722(F).
8 R.C. 3301.0722(G).
P a g e |2 H.B. 103
As Introduced