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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Chase Morgan-Swaney <cts63@uakron.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 29, 2025 4:43 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] OACES: Legislative Advocacy Update - Ohio SB 1/HB 6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear OACES members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As you may have heard, the bill formerly known as Ohio SB 83 has been reintroduced as <a href="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" originalsrc="https://ke57q6eab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0017q2NTnr3bB3lROj9tP_rD9Q9fOtaDF9XopnCiQReVciljzL4phIKlNmVNj57dfBtegxf5WfUY54AFL6cqoKqgjtCAzU-4_cL7OqciYcjOSSZLkJ_LkU_SuTVUS_LJMdjw_FQAMMAJ8B0EOBJ7yruB9p1jLqSWM9vLTeY07AgyoMOO1aFtkOGV6PTLDkJdNuj&c=KzEb-T_3wkQXZjyKoWGnmsKW2FU-KSPdb9pjxPeupSvaPTI-ofS7mw==&ch=V6t1yVLMjYX6SsC2UNInQnC5QK4BUTx8cBSQRDDeiQcCfkmQ2SK8tA==" shash="Wt25vHO/Uw9LZCXIaXEVst0HpVX5eYkyfva861vKb1oaUOb5DxcpO3OTaPqBOFglFAMdAmDNAmX/CmsCiN/zMuo+tZKYEMZ3Vbp6O6b+YgNI9NP2Y03xe886vJRGIOGra9Kdsa56S8CahW8yn/jKRK+oKPJ98RImfjDTBt7tw/I=" target="_blank" title="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fke57q6eab.cc.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D0017q2NTnr3bB3lROj9tP_rD9Q9fOtaDF9XopnCiQReVciljzL4phIKlNmVNj57dfBtegxf5WfUY54AFL6cqoKqgjtCAzU-4_cL7OqciYcjOSSZLkJ_LkU_SuTVUS_LJMdjw_FQAMMAJ8B0EOBJ7yruB9">Senate
Bill 1</a> (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
<a href="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" originalsrc="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LaExs2Rx_2uv1p1HU-0RsKsnxD5dhitQtRfwkvW3q8g/edit?tab=t.0" shash="KU3JTDxf2xiY61rKMC8aQRBDifuw7DBkNIVdld3eKS69Hv5EnVXk9uo9Scbpb/3CjqEQuAWNzs2yoVZBL70MkuC2KNOzOyNXzBOXKEVARBMLPNT9unUv87n0lyX70wt04erbqMGPU+1NVCp2nBhIMdA/+wUb7QmyxN1TpL7yz0s=">
synopsis of the bills</a>, grouped by issue area and listed in the order they appear in the bill's text with corresponding page numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We encourage you to read
<a href="https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/sb1">the bill</a>, refer to
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OCAAUP’s synopsis,</a> and <a href="https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/members/district-maps">
contact your state legislators</a> to ask them to oppose this legislation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Note</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: OCAAUP is hosting a forum and training tomorrow, Thursday, 1/30/2025. Please register using <a href="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" originalsrc="https://ocaaup.org/news/january-30-at-7pm-sb-1-hb-6-forum-training/" shash="YW5x4mBMdO7vGhOAGVpSLlmmcX9XMZSl6CLwI9kzK8DAWsULQ/gSmL6tP1tApKm5FlQhTaNK9CgE6E20QeoPZCt083TD3aMwuitDU4W2qcOCk6mZk/TLA7aard43hJ3s0WQNvC2JdwTjpmcZUoHmKFDPQVNbRIZ+9Z3F3xlTP/U=" title="Original URL:
https://ocaaup.org/news/january-30-at-7pm-sb-1-hb-6-forum-training/
Click to follow link.">this
link</a> 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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please stay tuned for more updates from OACES and the Ohio Counseling Association (OCA).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In solidarity,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Chase Morgan-Swaney,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2024-25 President, Ohio Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (OACES)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Chase Morgan-Swaney, Ph.D., LPCC-S, LMHC (WA), NCC, CCMHC, ACS</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">College of Health and Human Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">The University of Akron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Office: 330-972-7777<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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