HB 171 has been tentatively scheduled for a hearing on Tuesday, Dec 5 at 3:30 or 4:00pm.

Join us for a testimony training on HB171 to learn how to write and give testimony in support of this critically important bill!

Come to learn more about the hearing process, how to write and submit testimony, and have your questions about HB171 answered!

What is HB 171?

We worked alongside Representative Mary Lightbody to introduce House Bill 171, which uses the existing model curriculum review process to update Ohio’s K-12 social studies curriculum to include age- and grade-appropriate instruction in the migration journeys, experiences, and societal contributions of a range of communities in Ohio and the United States, including all of the following:

• African American communities;
• Asian American and Pacific Islander communities;
• Arab, African, and North African immigrant, refugee, and asylee communities;
• Appalachian communities;
• Jewish communities;
• Latin American communities;
• Native American communities.