Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB25: Establish the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program
Status: In committee, March 25, 2026
To amend sections 3314.03 and 3326.11 and to enact sections 3301.96, 3313.475, and 5103.62 of the Revised Code to enact the Fostering School Success Act.
What the bill says
To amend sections 3314.03 and 3326.11 and to enact sections 3301.96, 3313.475, and 5103.62 of the Revised Code to enact the Fostering School Success Act.
From the amended text, March 4, 2026:
To amend sections 3314.03 and 3326.11 and to enact sections 3301.96, 3313.475, and 5103.62 of the Revised Code to enact the Fostering School Success Act. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 3314.03 and 3326.11 be amended and sections 3301.96, 3313.475, and 5103.62 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 3301.96. (A) As used in this section, "student placed in foster care" means a child who at any time during an academic semester or term is in foster care, including any child who is in the custody of a public children's services agency or private child placing agency or otherwise placed with a licensed foster caregiver. "Student placed in foster care" includes a child who transfers enrollment as a result of being returned to the child's home at the conclusion of the child's placement. (B) The director of education and workforce, chancellor of higher education, director of children and youth, and director of job and family services shall collaborate to encourage the sharing of best practices to support students placed in foster care. The directors and chancellor shall each post resources to their respective agency's publicly available web site to assist local foster care education liaisons, foster family navigators, and public children services agencies in supporting the …
Sponsors
- Dontavius Jarrells (D, 1) · primary sponsor
- Sharon Ray (R, 66) · primary sponsor
- Munira Abdullahi (D, 9)
- Cindy Abrams (R, 29)
- Rachel Baker (D, 27)
- Adam Bird (R, 63)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Juanita Brent (D, 18)
- Darnell Brewer (D, 22)
- Karen Brownlee (D, 28)
- Jamie Callender (R, 57)
- Christine Cockley (D, 6)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (March 4, 2026): 93 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (February 18, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Education, Primary and Secondary Education, Higher Education
Common questions
- What is HB25?
- HB25 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Establish the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program.
- What does HB25 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 3314.03 and 3326.11 and to enact sections 3301.96, 3313.475, and 5103.62 of the Revised Code to enact the Fostering School Success Act.
- What is the status of HB25?
- In committee as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB25?
- Dontavius Jarrells (D, 1), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB25?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb25
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