OH SB24

Creates the Ohio Family Stability Commission within the Department of Job and Family Services consisting of 25 members: 4 general assembly members (appointed by Senate President and House Speaker with bipartisan representation) and 21 governor-appointed members with expertise in specified areas including out-of-wedlock births, divorce, education, employment, child support, custody, abuse, domestic violence, judicial system, criminal justice, faith-based initiatives, fatherhood programs, nonprofits, and communications.

Requires commission members to serve without compensation except where service is part of regular employment duties, with staffing provided by Department of Job and Family Services personnel.

Mandates commission conduct research and formulate recommendations during first year addressing divorce rates, unmarried birth rates, domestic violence, child abuse, child custody, and child support, providing strategies to the general assembly and state agencies.

Establishes four-year operational timeline: year one for research and recommendations, year two for implementation work, year three for continued implementation and monitoring with a status report, and year four for enforcement with a final report.

Repeals the commission 48 months after the effective date of the bill, terminating the commission following its final report to the general assembly.