Joseph A. Miller, III News

COLUMBUS—State Reps. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) and Al Cutrona (R-Canfield)  had their first hearing yesterday on House Bill (HB) 54 in the House Primary & Secondary Education Committee. HB 54 is a re-introduction of Sub. HB 154 from the 133rd General Assembly, and it would dissolve Academic Distress Commissions (ADCs), requiring improvement plans instead for certain low-performing school buildings. Sub. HB 154 passed the House in a bipartisan fashion in May of 2019 by a vote of 83-12. 

State Rep. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) released the following statement today on his committee assignments for the 134th General Assembly:

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) and Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) today announced the re-introduction of bipartisan legislation to secure protections for sports officials. The bill would bring the penalty for assaulting a referee on the job or in retaliation for a prior incident in line with current legislation protecting teachers, school administrators and bus drivers.

State Rep. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) issued a statement on Wednesday’s inauguration of Joe Biden as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President of the United States, cementing Democratic control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.

State Reps. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) and Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland) today announced the signing of legislation honoring the late author Toni Morrison by designating her birthday, February 18, as “Toni Morrison Day” in Ohio.

COLUMBUS—Rep. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) today voted in favor of the Fair School Funding Plan, House Bill (HB) 305, bipartisan legislation sponsored by Rep. John Patterson (D-Jefferson) that would transform the way Ohio’s schools are funded. Democratic lawmakers have long fought to reform the state’s school funding formula, which the Ohio Supreme Court has found unconstitutional four times, beginning with the DeRolph decision in 1997.

COLUMBUS— State Reps. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) and Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland) today announced the Ohio Senate passage of House Bill (HB) 325, legislation honoring the late author Toni Morrison by designating her birthday, Feb. 18, as “Toni Morrison Day” in Ohio. HB 325 now advances to the governor’s desk to be signed into law.

COLUMBUS –Yesterday, State Representative Joe Miller (D-Amherst) sent a letter to the Director of the Department of Administrative Services, Matthew Damschroder, voicing his concerns over the bidding process of PPE in the State. 

COLUMBUS— Today, State Rep. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) announced the passage of House Bill (HB) 208, his bill with joint sponsor Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) to increase penalties for the assault of a sports official.