OH SB13

Establishes the Foster-to-College Scholarship Program beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year for Ohio residents who were in foster care or noncertified kinship care at any time on or after their 13th birthday

Scholarship covers remaining cost of attendance after deducting federal Pell grants, state grants, Ohio College Opportunity Grant, Chafee ETV grants, extended foster care benefits, and other financial aid

Appropriates $7.5 million per fiscal year for FY2026 and FY2027, with a $15 million transfer from the General Revenue Fund to create the Foster-to-College Scholarship Fund

Requires the Department of Education and Workforce to hire a full-time school foster care liaison to help students in foster care remain in their school of origin or facilitate transfers to new schools

Directs the Chancellor of Higher Education to contract for four full-time foster care student navigators to assist eligible students with college applications, FAFSA completion, and enrollment in the scholarship program