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A bill that may be up for a vote soon in the Ohio House would put the decision of whether or not to have a school resource officer up to the voters in each school district.

House Bill 501 seeks to change Ohio law that the sponsors of the bill say doesn鈥檛 define 鈥渟chool safety and security,鈥� though it does include mental health services, safety training and safety personnel.

School resource officers, which are typically certified law enforcement officers used through an agreement with the officer鈥檚 police or sheriff鈥檚 department, would be included in the 鈥渟afety personnel鈥� part of Ohio law, under the new bill.

If passed, the bill would leave that school safety and security definition up for voters by authorizing school boards to levy property tax 鈥渇or the specific purpose of providing for SRO services, as opposed to safety and security in general,鈥� according to an analysis of the bill by the Legislative Service Commission.

Municipalities and townships will also be able to levy property taxes 鈥渇or the specific purpose of funding SRO services for school districts located within their territory鈥� under the bill, according to the LSC.

The bill had its third hearing in House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday, with no testimony and not changes to the SRO part of the bill. Committee chair state Rep. Derrick Merrin said the bill may be voted on at the next committee meeting.

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