Chairman Oelslager Called the Meeting of the Finance Committee to Order at 9:32 A.M

OHIO SENATE

Committee on Finance Minutes

June 10, 2015

131st General Assembly

Chairman Oelslager called the meeting of the Finance Committee to order at 9:32 a.m.

Roll was called and a quorum was not present. The committee proceeded as a subcommittee.

Amended Substitute House Bill 64 (Rep. R. Smith)

Main Operating Appropriations Bill FY 2016 – FY 2017.

Public Testimony

1)Interested Party Testimony: Rich Marianos – Reynolds American

(Written testimony)

Question from Senator Patton

2)Proponent Testimony: Mark Barbash – Finance Fund

(Written testimony)

3)Interested Party Testimony: Cheri Walter – Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities

(Written testimony)

Question from Senator Tavares

4)Interested Party Testimony: Scott Rasmus – Butler County Mental Health Board

(Written testimony)

5)Interested Party Testimony: Susan Shultz – ADAMHS Board of Adams, Lawrence, and Scioto County

(Written testimony)

Question from Senator Tavares.

6)Interested Party Testimony: Cindy Farson – Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging

(Written testimony)

Question from Senator Tavares.

A quorum now being present, Chairman Oelslager moved to accept the minutes from the committee hearing on June 9, 2015. Senator Peterson seconded the motion. Without objection, the minutes were approved.

7)Interested Party Testimony: Billie Johnson – Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging

(Written testimony)

8)Interested Party Testimony: Timothy Maglione – Ohio State Medical Association

(Written testimony)

9)Interested Party Testimony: Mark Schweikert – Ohio Judicial Conference

(No written testimony)

Question from Senator Tavares.

10)Proponent Testimony: Jimmy Cheadle – Horizon Prison Initiative

(Written testimony)

Question from Senator Tavares

11)Proponent Testimony: C. Joseph Sprague – Horizon Prison Initiative

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senators Tavares and Skindell.

12)Interested Party Testimony: Don McKendry – John & Annie Glenn Historic Site

(Written testimony)

13)Interested Party Testimony: Wendy Zucal – Ohio Local History Alliance

(No written testimony)

14)Interested Party Testimony: Beth Weinhardt

(No written testimony)

15)Interested Party Testimony: Kim Fender – Ohio Library Council

(No written testimony)

Questions from Senators Gardner and Coley.

16)Proponent Testimony: Jack Hershey – Ohio Association of Community Colleges

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senator Gardner.

17)Proponent Testimony: Kathy Gerber – OhioFirst

(No written testimony)

Question from Senator Hughes.

18)Proponent Testimony: Amy Palermo – Ohio Educational Technology Centers

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senators Skindell and Gardner.

19)Opponent Testimony: Jennifer Fulk – INFOhio

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senator Skindell.

20)Interested Party Testimony: Terry Armstrong – Lordstown Local Schools

(Written testimony)

21)Interested Party Testimony: Tony Dunn – Belpre City School District

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senators Coley and Gentile.

22)Interested Party Testimony: Ronda Johnson – Mason City School District

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senator Gardner.

23)Interested Party Testimony: Mike Sobul – Granville Schools

(Written testimony)

24)Interested Party Testimony: Joseph Spiccia – Wickliffe City School District

(Written testimony)

25)Interested Party Testimony: Joe Regano – Solon City School District

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senators Gardner and Tavares.

26)Interested Party Testimony: Tim Pickana – Coalition for Fiscal Fairness in Ohio

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senator LaRose.

27)Interested Party Testimony: Mike Mays – St. Bernard-Elwood Place School District

(Written testimony)

28)Interested Party Testimony: Steve Moore – Princeton Schools

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senator Coley.

29)Interested Party Testimony: Beth Weber – Sycamore Community School District

(Written testimony)

30)Interested Party Testimony: Robert Kuehnle – Benjamin Logan Local Schools

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senators Tavares and Gardner.

31)Interested Party Testimony: Marc Schare – Worthington City Schools Board of Education

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senator Tavares.

32)Proponent Testimony: John Klipfell – Believe in Ohio

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senator LaRose

33)Interested Party Testimony: Randall Bertram – Middletown City Schools

(Written testimony)

34)Opponent Testimony: Stephen Fallis – City of Akron

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senators LaRose, Gentile and Coley.

35)Proponent Testimony: Mike Hartley – The Columbus Chamber of Commerce

(Written testimony)

36)Interested Party Testimony: Joe Calabrese – Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

(Written testimony)

Questions from Senators LaRose, Skindell and Coley.

37)Interested Party Testimony: Brandi Slaughter – Voice’s for Ohio’s Children

(Written testimony)

38)Interested Party Testimony: Dennis Hetzel – Ohio Newspaper Association

(No written testimony)

Questions from Senator Coley.

39)Interested Party Testimony: Melissa Cropper & Darold Johnson – Ohio Federation of Teachers

(Written testimony)

End of public testimony.

With no further business to come before the committee, Chairman Oelslager adjourned the meeting at 2:13 pm.