As Florida becomes the latest state to create an education savings account (ESA) program, an analysis by the Buckeye Reporter shows that Ohio is not one of 11 states that has such a program.
The Ohio Constitution Protection Amendment, as reintroduced by State Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville), had its first hearings this week before the Constitutional Resolutions Committee. Proponents of the amendment argued that the amendment was necessary to curtail the influence of outside special interests of Ohio’s Constitution.
The Ohio Constitution Protection Amendment, proposed by State Rep. Brian Stewart (R-Ashville), seeks a supermajority requirement for ballot initiative-driven constitutional amendments, as is required in some states.