Ohio corona virus relief bill
Governor DeWine signed House Bill 614 into law on October 1, 2020. House Bill 614 distributed $650 million Coronavirus Relief Funds to local governments across the state. These funds will be distributed to counties, municipalities and townships throughout Ohio. For more information, please click here
Emergency Relief for Ohioans during COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohio lawmakers have taken a step towards providing some much-needed relief to Ohioans negatively affected by the coronavirus through the passing of a new bill.
The new law provides emergency relief for Ohio’s families, schools, businesses and communities.
The following is the emergency relief provided in the bill:
- Ensuring Ohioans’ water supplies will not be cut off
The bill prohibits public water disconnections during the pandemic. - Removes barriers to unemployment compensation
The bill waives the first week waiting period, changes eligibility to include COVID-19 related unemployment situations and waives the work search requirement. - Waives K-12 standardized testing and school report cards and eases restrictions on distance learning and permits seniors to graduate
The bill waives state testing and report cards for the 2019-2020 school year, creates a safe harbor from sanctions for schools and permits seniors to graduate if their school determines they are on track to do so, among other provisions. The bill also removes limits on K-12 distance learning and allows for tele-health options for special needs students. - Provides continuity for student lunch program
The bill provides flexibility to allow for continued student meal delivery. - Provides flexibility for teacher-child ratios in pandemic care facilities
The bill suspends the staff to child ratio requirements and maximum group sizes at operating child-care centers. - Extends certain license expiration dates
The bill extends the validity of licenses issued by state agencies and political subdivisions and provides a 90-day window for renewal. - Removes barriers for essential government and health workers
The bill provides greater flexibility for Ohio’s nurses and waives rehire waiting time for critical agency workers. It allows temporary practice certificates for recent nursing graduates and changing the scope of practice for certified registered nurse anesthetists. - Temporarily tolled criminal and civil statutes of limitation
- Ensures flexibility and public access for public meetings
The bill permits state boards and commissions, and county governments and higher education boards to operate meetings electronically so long as the public is aware and can participate electronically. - Extends voting for Ohio’s primary election
The bill extends absentee voting by mail for the March 17, 2020 primary election to April 28, 2020 and authorizes funding to pay associated costs. - Extends Ohio’s tax filing deadline to July 15, 2020
The bill extends the date for estimated payments, aligning with the federal change and waiving interest payments in addition to already waived penalties.
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