Provides a definition for antisemitism to be used by state agencies to evaluate whether discrimination is present.
Latest Update: Introduced on February 28 2025 – 25% progression, died in committee
Defines “anti-Semitism” for the state human affairs commission to use while investigating and working to resolve complaints of discrimination and for the commission against prejudice and bias to use in defining hate crimes.
Latest Update: Introduced on February 12 2025 – 25% progression, died in committee
Further providing for unlawful discriminatory practices; and providing for unlawful discriminatory practices against certain religions.
Education; prohibiting certain exclusions, denials, and discrimination. Emergency.
*explicitly names boycotting Israeli entities as antisemitism
Education; prohibiting certain discrimination on certain basis against students or employees.
SB 942 requires public schools and universities to integrate the definition of antisemitism into
their codes of conduct and to integrate antisemitism awareness into their training for staff and
students. Schools are also required to treat antisemitism in the same manner as racial
discrimination.
The State Department of Education and the State Regents are required to designate a Title VI
coordinator to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment, who will thoroughly
investigate all submitted complaints.
If the coordinators determine the public school or university have not sufficiently handled a
complaint, they must send them a written notice. If the coordinators still feel the complaint is
unaddressed, they must report their findings to the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S.
Department of Justice.
The Title VI coordinators are required to submit an annual report to the legislature about the state
of antisemitism in schools.
State government; antisemitism; definitions; discrimination; effective date.
Latest update: Referred to rules
Definitions and general provisions; discrimination; definitions; antisemitism; effective date.
Latest Update: Referred to Rules
Discrimination; anti-Semitism; certain definition; purposes; construing provisions; effective date; emergency.
Latest Update: Referred to committee
Define antisemitism; expand the offense of ethnic intimidation
Latest Update: Referred to Judicial Committee
Define antisemitism for certain purposes To amend section 4112.01 and to enact sections 124.92, 2701.21, and 4112.20 of the Revised Code to define antisemitism for the purpose of investigations and proceedings in courts and state agencies and for state employee anti-bias training
