OH HB374

Creates the Loving State Index Commission to establish a system for evaluating and ranking Ohio municipal corporations on critical supports vital to student academic success, with focus on identifying opportunity gaps for low-income and minority individuals.

Commission must establish evaluation criteria covering 24 factors including early childhood education, gifted and advanced placement classes, suspension alternatives, teacher experience, school resources, health insurance access, mental health services, housing affordability, livable wages, and civic participation.

Commission consists of 8 members: the superintendents of public instruction, and directors (or designees) of health, commerce, natural resources, environmental protection, transportation, JobsOhio chief investment officer, and governor's office of faith-based and community initiatives; members serve without compensation but receive expense reimbursement.

Commission must publish annual reports no later than July 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, containing municipal corporation evaluations and rankings with scoring strategy, data, and analysis; reports must be available online through multiple state department websites and agencies.

Political subdivisions must provide requested data to the commission unless exempt from public record disclosure under state law.