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HB666 • 2026

Establish the Ohio Tech Institute

Establish the Ohio Tech Institute

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Ty D. Mathews
Last action
Official status
As Introduced
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Establish the Ohio Tech Institute

To enact section 3333.56 of the Revised Code to establish the Ohio Tech Institute.

What This Bill Does

  • To enact section 3333.56 of the Revised Code to establish the Ohio Tech Institute.

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Bill History

  1. Ohio Legislature

    As Introduced

Official Summary Text

To enact section 3333.56 of the Revised Code to establish the Ohio Tech Institute.

Current Bill Text

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As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
H. B. No. 666

2025-2026

Representative Mathews, T.

To
enact section 3333.56 of the Revised Code
to
establish the Ohio Tech Institute.

BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section
1.
That
section 3333.56 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec.
3333.56.
(A)
The chancellor of higher education, in partnership with the Ohio
federal research network, shall establish and administer the Ohio
tech institute to strengthen Ohio's innovation ecosystem by
streamlining access to federal technology, fostering cross-sector
collaboration, and supporting funding opportunities for colleges and
universities, businesses, and other partners.

(B)
The institute shall create and operate a statewide database and
service platform available to any Ohio college and university,
private company, nonprofit company, and government entity that
chooses to participate.

(C)
The database created under division (B) of this section shall
centralize and provide access to consolidated federal tech-transfer
opportunities. The institute shall regularly distribute refined lists
of available technologies to participating members.

(D)
For each technology, the institute shall facilitate introductions and
partnerships between interested students, colleges, or universities
and companies or organizations interested in commercialization or
collaboration. The institute shall coordinate with participants when
exploring further collaboration opportunities.

(E)
The institute, through the Ohio federal research network, shall
provide coaching and support for participants seeking federal
matching funding, including:

(1)
Small business innovation research programs;

(2)
Tactical funding increase programs;

(3)
Strategic funding increase programs.