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Sponsor Testimony - SB 166 Student Pathways for Career Success (October 13th, 2021)

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Senator Bill Reineke gives sponsor testimony on SB 166, Student Pathways for Career Success, in a memo dated October 13th, 2021, addressed to Chairman Edwards and members of the House Economic and Workforce Development Committee. The memo states that Ohio has a remediation rate of 23.8% (per ODHE) for math or English. It lists the bill's provisions: incentives for Ohio companies to operate work-based learning programs for career-tech students, an ODE incentive program with a credit on 15% of the income tax an employer must remit on behalf of the student-worker, and possible BWC premium discounts for participating employers.

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                             Ohio Senate              Committees:
                             Senate Building          Transportation – Vice Chair
                             1 Capitol Square         Energy & Public Utilities
                             Columbus, Ohio 43215     Workforce and Higher Education
                             Reineke@ohiosenate.gov   Small Business and Economic Opportunity
                                                      UC Modernization and Improvement Council
                                                      Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission
                                                      Ohio Rail Development Commission

       Bill Reineke
         State Senator
      26th Senate District

From: Senator Bill Reineke
Date: October 13th, 2021
RE:       Sponsor Testimony: SB 166 – Student Pathways for Career Success



Chairman Edwards, Vice-Chair Powell, Ranking
Member Upchurch, and members of the House
Economic and Workforce Development
Committee, thank you for giving me the
opportunity to provide sponsor testimony on SB
166.

Ohio has a remediation rate of 23.8% (per
ODHE) for math or English. 1 out of 4 of our
kids are currently falling through the cracks. We
have a real problem in that kids are graduating
high-school, but they don’t have the necessary
skills to succeed in college or other post-
secondary endeavors. This relates to what I call
student purpose. We push our kids towards the
traditional 4-year college degree when that is not
a one-size-fits-all pathway. Kids that don’t
know their student purpose lack drive.

Currently, in Ohio, there is a social stigma
pushing our kids away from viable, high-paying
skilled trades jobs such as plumbers, mechanics,
electricians, etc. and towards the traditional
four-year college degree. While college is the
right choice for some, many students enter
college unmotivated or unprepared. These kids
are more likely to need remediation and/or drop
out, thus taking on college debt for little-to-no-
gain. If we can engage high-school students, and
enable them to participate in work-based
learning opportunities, we can help them find
their student purpose, thus reducing remediation
and college debt in Ohio. The good news is that
there is a real need for these in-demand, skilled-
trade jobs. Employers desperately need these
positions filled, and are willing to facilitate
where they can.

Senate Bill 166 will attempt to correct this
imbalance through a number of pathways:
1. It will incentivize Ohio companies to operate
   work-based learning programs for high school
   career-tech students
2. The bill directs ODE to establish an incentive
   program to improve and expand upon career-
   technical education programing. The grant
   will offer tax incentives for participating
   businesses, including a credit on 15% of the
   income tax that an employer must remit to the
   state on behalf of the student-worker.
3. The bill will also seek to allow the BWC to
   offer discounts on premium rates for
   employers participating in the program, as
   well as prohibiting increases to liability
   insurance as a result of employing minors.
4. It will support driver’s education courses as
   part of high-school CTE graduation pathways.
   Currently, we are facing an issue where
   students engaging in current work-based
   learning programs are unable to actually get to
   work.
5. It ensures permanent access to remote
   technical training and learning.
6. It also establishes the Student Pathways for
   Career Success grant program for Ohio’s
  Career Technical Schools.


My Involvement with this issue deals with that
remediation number that I referenced earlier.
According to data from the AICUO, COVID-19
is going to have a huge impact on that number.
Without continuing to throw money at
education, SB 166 provides a better connection
for business to the education world in training
our students. The needs of the workforce are so
strong and we’re failing at teaching skills to our
students. Chairmen Edwards, members of the
committee, thank you once again for the
opportunity, I would be happy to take any
questions at this time.

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