[Counselor_Educ] FW: [External] OACES: Legislative Advocacy Update - Ohio SB 1/HB 6

[Bhat, Christine]

From: Chase Morgan-Swaney <cts63 at uakron.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 4:43 PM
Subject: [External] OACES: Legislative Advocacy Update - Ohio SB 1/HB 6

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Dear OACES members,

As you may have heard, the bill formerly known as Ohio SB 83 has been reintroduced as Senate Bill 1<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fke57q6eab.cc.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D0017q2NTnr3bB3lROj9tP_rD9Q9fOtaDF9XopnCiQReVciljzL4phIKlNmVNj57dfBtegxf5WfUY54AFL6cqoKqgjtCAzU-4_cL7OqciYcjOSSZLkJ_LkU_SuTVUS_LJMdjw_FQAMMAJ8B0EOBJ7yruB9p1jLqSWM9vLTeY07AgyoMOO1aFtkOGV6PTLDkJdNuj%26c%3DKzEb-T_3wkQXZjyKoWGnmsKW2FU-KSPdb9pjxPeupSvaPTI-ofS7mw%3D%3D%26ch%3DV6t1yVLMjYX6SsC2UNInQnC5QK4BUTx8cBSQRDDeiQcCfkmQ2SK8tA%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7Ccounselor_educ%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cfd5e84da5bbc47d685fd08dd41070add%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C638738220827537485%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FW29slwk2bY77XZyx5WvFct0rHbV7hS%2BGU4UtFW%2BNw8%3D&reserved=0> (SB 1) / House Bill 6 (HB 6) in the 136th General Assembly of The Ohio Legislature. The Ohio Conference-American Association of University Professors (OCAAUP) generously created a synopsis of the bills<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1LaExs2Rx_2uv1p1HU-0RsKsnxD5dhitQtRfwkvW3q8g%2Fedit%3Ftab%3Dt.0&data=05%7C02%7Ccounselor_educ%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cfd5e84da5bbc47d685fd08dd41070add%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C638738220827559127%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CPlO5GqTpaeaWgNflTqTEqgxn8TMPg%2B%2BKBxpmTTWEPc%3D&reserved=0>, grouped by issue area and listed in the order they appear in the bill's text with corresponding page numbers.

Most importantly, please see the information below to find out how you can oppose this legislation. The bill, which had its first hearing in the Senate Higher Education Committee earlier today, will likely move through the legislative process expeditiously. In its earlier iteration (SB 83), the bill was defeated before, and we know it can be again.

We encourage you to read the bill<https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb1>, refer to OCAAUP's synopsis,<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1LaExs2Rx_2uv1p1HU-0RsKsnxD5dhitQtRfwkvW3q8g%2Fedit%3Ftab%3Dt.0&data=05%7C02%7Ccounselor_educ%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cfd5e84da5bbc47d685fd08dd41070add%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C638738220827573494%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=v51xececJ4RfqHpJMkTLOEm0bbJldUDKCXDDuBfA0T8%3D&reserved=0> and contact your state legislators<https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/members/district-maps> to ask them to oppose this legislation.

Note: OCAAUP is hosting a forum and training tomorrow, Thursday, 1/30/2025. Please register using this link<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Focaaup.org%2Fnews%2Fjanuary-30-at-7pm-sb-1-hb-6-forum-training%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ccounselor_educ%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cfd5e84da5bbc47d685fd08dd41070add%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C638738220827587547%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PMbhQhD%2FuLSsntFWRUA%2FNKw8Xs%2Fd5%2F5h1qzRJf7Y3Hw%3D&reserved=0> for the forum, which will feature an explanation of the bill and its potential impacts, Q&A, and training on writing, submitting, and presenting testimony and talking to legislators.

Please stay tuned for more updates from OACES and the Ohio Counseling Association (OCA).

In solidarity,

Chase Morgan-Swaney,
2024-25 President, Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (OACES)

Chase Morgan-Swaney, Ph.D., LPCC-S, LMHC (WA), NCC, CCMHC, ACS
Pronouns: he/him
Senior Lecturer, School of Counseling
College of Health and Human Sciences
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-5007

Office: 330-972-7777
Email: cts63 at uakron.edu<mailto:cts63 at uakron.edu>
https://uakron.edu/soc

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