H.R. No. 17 Summary

• Ohio House of Representatives honors Senator Ray Miller for 24 years of service to the Ohio Legislature, with public service beginning more than 30 years ago in the White House

• Sponsored landmark legislation including the Community Mental Health Act of 1998 and the first state-level funding for the Head Start Program, earning the title "Father of Head Start"

• Established major government entities including the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, the Institute for Urban Education at Central State University, and the Ohio Commission on Minority Health with a 25% set-aside for minority health from Ohio's $10 billion Tobacco Settlement Agreement

• Received more than 500 community, state, and national awards and successfully lobbied to establish a memorial in the State Capitol Building honoring Ohio's first African American legislator, George Washington Williams

• Directs the Clerk of the House to transmit an authenticated copy of the resolution to Senator Ray Miller