Ohio Republican lawmakers introduce bill to transform higher education [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republican lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, Monday at the Statehouse. They say it will ensure academic excellence on Ohio’s college campuses. 

“To be the best we must be a meritocracy,” State Senator Kristina Roegner (R- Hudson) said. “We want Ohio students to be educated, not indoctrinated.”

Bill sponsor, State Senator Jerry Cirino (R- Kirtland), says the legislation is the first bill introduced in the Senate because higher education is a top priority this session. A nearly identical bill sponsored by Cirino passed the Senate in the last General Assembly but never made it to the House floor for a vote. So, Cirino is trying again in the new Legislature.

He says it will enhance free speech and diversity of thought on campuses by …