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H.B. 565 Bill Analysis
135th General Assembly
Click here for H.B. 565’s Fiscal Note
Version: As Introduced
Primary Sponsors: Reps. Somani and Grim
Effective date:
Meredith Bray, Attorney
SUMMARY
 For the existing Ohio Parenting and Pregnancy Program, removes restrictions related to
the use of TANF funds, due to prior legislation that moved funding for the program from
TANF to GRF.
 Expands the program to provide services for pregnant women, parents, and other
relatives caring for children five years or younger, as opposed to 12 months or younger
under current law; also expands the program to women who may become pregnant.
 Expands services under the program to include the following: counseling on childbirth,
abortion, and adoption; pregnancy tests, family planning, and contraceptive services;
and preventative care services.
 Requires entities that receive funding through the program to complete an annual
report detailing the services provided by the entity; requires the report to be sent to the
General Assembly, the Governor, and the Ohio Department of Health.
DETAILED ANALYSIS
Ohio Parenting and Pregnancy Program
The bill makes several changes to the existing Ohio Parenting and Pregnancy Program
(the “program”). As discussed in more detail below, the changes are both substantive program
changes, as well as changes related to prior legislation that moved the funding source for the
program.
Changes related to prior funding move
In 2013, the program was established to provide Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families (TANF) block grant funds to certain private, nonprofit entities that provide services to
pregnant women and parents or other relatives caring for children under 12 months of age that
promote childbirth, parenting, and alternatives to abortion, and meet one of the purposes of
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the TANF block grant. In 2022, the General Assembly moved appropriations for the program
from TANF to GRF.1 That legislation did not amend the Revised Code provisions that govern the
program, including its classification as a TANF program and restrictions related to the use of
TANF funds. To account for those changes from prior legislation, the bill moves the program out
of TANF in the Revised Code, and also removes restrictions related to the use of TANF funds.2
Additional program changes
Services provided
Under current law, the program is for parents or caretakers of children 12 months or
younger. The bill expands the program to provide services for pregnant women, parents, and
other relatives caring for children five years old and younger, and individuals who may become
pregnant.3 Services may include those related to pregnancy and parenting, including:
counseling on childbirth, abortion, and adoption; pregnancy tests, family planning, and
contraceptive services; and preventative care services such as cytologic screening and screening
for sexually transmitted infections.4
The bill continues to authorize the Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) to
enter into agreements with entities seeking to provide services under the program. To enter
into an agreement with ODJFS, the entity’s primary purpose must be to provide the services
mentioned above. This is a change from current law, which requires the entity’s primary
purpose to be promoting childbirth, rather than abortion.5
Entities also are required to provide at least four of the following services:6
 Clothing, diapers and other baby supplies, food, furniture, and shelter;
 Counseling on options available to the individual, including, for a pregnant person,
counseling or referrals related to abortion, adoption, and parenting a baby;
 Postpartum recovery and parenting classes;
 Health care through licensed health care professionals, including contraceptives and
reproductive health care, through referrals if necessary;
 Sexual education, including information on abstinence and a full-range of contraception
options;
1 H.B. 45 of the 134th General Assembly.
2R.C. 5101.91, renumbered by the bill from 5101.804; conforming changes in other sections. Note that a
corrective amendment is needed to change an additional cross-reference in R.C. 5101.805.
3 R.C. 5101.91(A).
4 R.C. 5101.91(A).
5 R.C. 5101.91(B)(2).
6 R.C. 5101.91(B)(3).
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 Any other supportive services, programs, or related outreach.
The bill removes a prohibition in current law that an entity receiving funding through
the program is prohibited from charging for services provided. It also removes a prohibition
that entities not be involved in or associated with any abortion activities, including providing
abortion counselling or referrals to abortion clinics, performing abortion related medical
procedures, or engaging in pro-abortion advertising.7
Program report
The bill requires entities that receive funds under the program to complete an annual
report on the services the entity provided. The report must specify the percentage of funds that
were used for services and related supports, health care services, and administrative costs. The
report must be provided to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Department of
Health. The Department of Health must make the report available to the public on the
Department’s website.8
HISTORY
Action Date
Introduced 05-15-24
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7 R.C. 5101.804(B)(4) and (5), renumbered to 5101.91 in the bill.
8 R.C. 5101.91(D).
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Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 3125.18, 5101.35, 5101.80, 5101.801, 5101.804, 5153.16, 5101.91, 307.135, H.B