As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session H. B. No. 95
2025-2026
Representatives White, A., Stewart
A B I L L
To make an appropriation to support higher
education institutions that are members of the
Ohio Veterans Education Council.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. All items in this act are hereby appropriated
as designated out of any moneys in the state treasury to the
credit of the designated fund. For all operating appropriations
made in this act, those in the first column are for fiscal year
2026 and those in the second column are for fiscal year 2027.
The operating appropriations made in this act are in addition to
any other operating appropriations made for these fiscal years.
Section 2.
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A BOR DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
BGeneral Revenue Fund
CGRF235450Military and Veterans Offices $1,144,000 $1,144,000
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DTOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund $1,144,000 $1,144,000
ETOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS $1,144,000 $1,144,000
MILITARY AND VETERANS OFFICES
(A) The foregoing appropriation item 235450, Military and
Veterans Offices, shall be used by the Chancellor of Higher
Education to support higher education institutions that are
members of the Ohio Veterans Education Council. The Chancellor
may consult with the Director of Veterans Services as needed.
(B) Of the foregoing appropriation item 235450, Military
and Veterans Offices, up to $213,750 in each fiscal year shall
be used by the Chancellor to provide awards of $2,500 per
student to up to six students serving as a Military Community
Advocate at an Ohio Veterans Education Council-member public
university and up to three students serving as a Military
Community Advocate at an Ohio Veterans Education Council-member
public community college or private nonprofit university or
college.
(C) Of the foregoing appropriation item 235450, Military
and Veterans Offices, $255,000 in each fiscal year shall be used
for grants for military and veterans offices at institutions of
higher education to support growth in private philanthropy, in
collaboration with the National Veterans Leadership Foundation.
(D) Of the foregoing appropriation item 235450, Military
and Veterans Offices, $91,800 in each fiscal year shall be used
to sponsor staff from military and veterans offices at
institutions of higher education to attend the National Veterans
Leadership Foundation's Advancement Institute.
(E) The remainder of the foregoing appropriation item
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235450, Military and Veterans Offices, shall be used to do all
of the following:
(1) Support the administrative costs of the National
Veterans Leadership Foundation;
(2) Create a web site to connect veterans to programs and
offerings at all Ohio Veterans Education Council-member colleges
and universities;
(3) Administer membership and Ohio Purple Star status;
(4) Facilitate information sharing;
(5) Support any other expenses as determined appropriate
by the Chancellor, in consultation with the National Veterans
Leadership Foundation.
Section 3. Within the limits set forth in this act, the
Director of Budget and Management shall establish accounts
indicating the source and amount of funds for each appropriation
made in this act, and shall determine the manner in which
appropriation accounts shall be maintained. Expenditures from
operating appropriations contained in this act shall be
accounted for as though made in, and are subject to all
applicable provisions of, the main operating appropriations act
of the 136th General Assembly.
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