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HB880 • 2026

Reimburse teacher stipends for science of reading education

Reimburse teacher stipends for science of reading education

Budget Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Chris Glassburn
Last action
Official status
As Introduced
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Reimburse teacher stipends for science of reading education

To make an appropriation to fully reimburse the stipends paid to teachers to complete science of reading professional development.

What This Bill Does

  • To make an appropriation to fully reimburse the stipends paid to teachers to complete science of reading professional development.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. Ohio Legislature

    As Introduced

Official Summary Text

To make an appropriation to fully reimburse the stipends paid to teachers to complete science of reading professional development.

Current Bill Text

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As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
H. B. No. 880

2025-2026

Representative Glassburn

To

make
an appropriation to fully reimburse the stipends paid to teachers to
complete science of reading professional development.

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.

1

2

3

4

5

A

EDU
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE

B

Dedicated
Purpose Fund Group

C

5AQ1

2006A4

Literacy
Improvement

$6,938,636

$0

D

Dedicated
Purpose Fund Group Total

$6,938,636

$0

E

TOTAL
ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS

$6,938,636

$0

LITERACY
IMPROVEMENT

The
foregoing appropriation item 2006A4, Literacy Improvement, shall be
used to fully reimburse school districts, community schools, and STEM
schools for stipends paid to teachers to complete professional
development in the science of reading and evidence-based strategies
for effective literacy instruction under Section 265.330 of H.B. 33
of the 135th General Assembly, as amended by H.B. 147 of the 135th
General Assembly.

On
the effective date of this section, or as soon as possible
thereafter, the Director of Budget and Management shall transfer
$1,105,400 cash from the General Revenue Fund to the Literacy
Improvement Fund (Fund 5AQ1).

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, H.B. 96 of the 136th General Assembly.