HB 523 — Enact the Future Educators Support Act
Last action — Referred to committee
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced October 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
HighHow often bills like it became law.
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
In plain language
The bill provides financial support for student teachers pursuing teaching careers.
This legislation creates financial assistance for student teachers to encourage individuals to enter the teaching profession. It aims to address the demand for educators by supporting those in training.
What this means for you
- Families: This means families may see more financial resources available for their children pursuing teaching careers.
Summary
To enact sections 3319.66, 3319.70, 3345.84, and 6301.113 of the Revised Code to enact the Future Educators Support Act regarding financial support for student teachers and teaching as an in-demand job.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
9 added · 4 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of HB 523 includes a longer list of names, adding more individuals who supported the bill as it passed through the House. Notably, the text removed a shorter list of supporters from an earlier stage in the legislative process. This change matters because it reflects increased backing for the bill, showing it has gained momentum and potentially more stakeholders are in favor of its passage.
As ReportedPassed by the House Education Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session Sub.
Representatives White, E., Pizzulli, Rogers, Brewer, Abrams, Deeter, Piccolantonio, Salvo, Baker, Lett, Russo, Jarrells, Fowler Arthur, Odioso, BirdBird, Abdullahi, Brent, Brownlee, Bryant Bailey, Click, Cockley, Daniels, Fischer, Ghanbari, Glassburn, Grim, Hall, D., Hoops, Isaacsohn, Lawson-Rowe, Lorenz, Mathews, A., Mathews, T., Mohamed, Oelslager, Richardson, Robb Blasdel, Robinson, Sigrist, Sims, Synenberg, Thomas, C., Tims, Troy, Upchurch, White, A., Williams, Willis To enact sections 3319.70, 3345.84, and 6301.113 of 1 the Revised Code to enact the Future Educators 2 Support Act regarding financial support for 3 student teachers and in-demand teaching jobs.
13 (d)Sub. A STEM school established under Chapter 3326.
of the 14 Revised Code.
15 (2) "Student teacher" means an individual who teaches 16 students either independently or under supervision or 17 Sub.
523 Page 2 As ReportedPassed by the House Education(d) CommitteeA participatesSTEM inschool aestablished similar field experience as part of a teacher 18 preparation program approved under sectionChapter 3333.0483326. of the 19 Revised Code.
of the 14 Revised Code.
15 (2) "Student teacher" means an individual who teaches 16 students either independently or under supervision or 17 participates in a similar field experience as part of a teacher 18 preparation program approved under section 3333.048 of the 19 Revised Code.
42 TheSub. department of job and family services and the 43 department of education and workforce shall publish the list on 44 the web sites of each department.
The departments shall 45 periodically update the list to reflect changes in the data 46 collected and published under section 3301.82 of the Revised 47 Sub.
523 Page 3 As ReportedPassed by the House EducationThe Committeedepartment Code.of job and family services and the 43 department of education and workforce shall publish the list on 44 the web sites of each department.
The departments shall 45 periodically update the list to reflect changes in the data 46 collected and published under section 3301.82 of the Revised 47 Code.
View plain text versions (3)
- As Passed by the House View text Current pdf
- Reported As Reported by the House Education Committee pdf
- Introduced As Introduced pdf
Action History
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As Passed by the House
Sponsors
- Sean P. Brennan · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 133 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Sean P. Brennan Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (133)
133 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 133 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Beryl Brown Piccolantonio | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph A. Miller, III | Democratic | Yea |
| Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Sean P. Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Adam C. Bird | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Click | Republican | Yea |
| Gayle Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Johnathan Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ritter | Republican | Yea |
| Levi Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Odioso | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Fowler Arthur | Republican | Yea |
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (91)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Bryant Bailey | Democratic | Yea |
| Beryl Brown Piccolantonio | Democratic | Yea |
| Bride Rose Sweeney | Democratic | Yea |
| C. Allison Russo | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Thomas | Democratic | Yea |
| Chris Glassburn | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine Cockley | Democratic | Yea |
| Crystal Lett | Democratic | Yea |
| Dani Isaacsohn | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel P. Troy | Democratic | Yea |
| Darnell T. Brewer | Democratic | Yea |
| Derrick Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Desiree Tims | Democratic | Yea |
| Dontavius L. Jarrells | Democratic | Yea |
| Elgin Rogers, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Synenberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Erika White | Democratic | Yea |
| Ismail Mohamed | Democratic | Yea |
| Juanita O. Brent | Democratic | Yea |
| Karen Brownlee | Democratic | Yea |
| Latyna M. Humphrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Mark Sigrist | Democratic | Yea |
| Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe | Democratic | Yea |
| Michele Grim | Democratic | Yea |
| Munira Abdullahi | Democratic | Yea |
| Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Rachel B. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Sean P. Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Terrence Upchurch | Democratic | Yea |
| Tristan Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Veronica R. Sims | Democratic | Yea |
| Adam C. Bird | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Holmes | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Andrea White | Republican | Yea |
| Angela N. King | Republican | Yea |
| Bernard Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Lear | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Roemer | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lampton | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lorenz | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Abrams | Republican | Yea |
| D. J. Swearingen | Republican | Yea |
| David Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Mullins | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Click | Republican | Yea |
| Gayle Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Haraz N. Ghanbari | Republican | Yea |
| Heidi Workman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack K. Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| James M. Hoops | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Callender | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff LaRe | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Gross | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Jodi Salvo | Republican | Yea |
| Johnathan Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Pizzulli | Republican | Yea |
| Kellie Deeter | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin D. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ritter | Republican | Yea |
| Levi Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Marilyn John | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hiner | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Huffman | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Kishman | Republican | Yea |
| Meredith Craig | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Odioso | Republican | Yea |
| Monica Robb Blasdel | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Santucci | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Riordan T. McClain | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Creech | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Ferguson | Republican | Yea |
| Roy Klopfenstein | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Fowler Arthur | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Oelslager | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Demetriou | Republican | Yea |
| Tex Fischer | Republican | Yea |
| Thaddeus J. Claggett | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Barhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Young | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy M. Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Ty D. Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Beryl Brown Piccolantonio | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph A. Miller, III | Democratic | Yea |
| Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Sean P. Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Adam C. Bird | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Click | Republican | Yea |
| Gayle Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Johnathan Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ritter | Republican | Yea |
| Levi Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Odioso | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Fowler Arthur | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 523 do?
- To enact sections 3319.66, 3319.70, 3345.84, and 6301.113 of the Revised Code to enact the Future Educators Support Act regarding financial support for student teachers and teaching as an in-demand job.
- Who sponsors HB 523?
- HB 523 is sponsored by Sean P. Brennan (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HB 523?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced October 15, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB 523?
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