OhioOhio would repay training tuition for eligible township trustees
If enacted, Ohio’s public safety director would repay eligible tuition for trustees elected after the section takes effect, once they complete training and earn an Ohio commercial driver’s license.
What it does
The public safety director would repay the full tuition for eligible trustees who complete commercial driver’s license training and earn an Ohio license. The trustee or a county or township board must have paid first.
Argument forEligible trustees could recover the full tuition amount after completing training and earning an Ohio license, whether they or a local board paid.
Argument againstTrustees or local boards could have to pay tuition upfront, and repayment would depend on completing training, earning an Ohio license, and proving the costs.
More detail
The public safety director would repay eligible commercial driver’s license training tuition. The training must be for a township trustee who holds office or has been elected to begin office the next January. The trustee must complete the training and obtain an Ohio commercial driver’s license. The trustee must hold township office or be elected to begin township office the next January when training is completed. The trustee or a county or township board must have paid the tuition. The application must prove training from an authorized provider, payment, and the Ohio license; the director may require other documents. Only trustees elected after this section takes effect would qualify. The bill does not state when the section would take effect.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 12IntroducedIntroduced
TransportationPublic Safety