Bill Creating Specialty License Plates for Seven Cuyahoga County Schools Receives House Committee Hearing

COLUMBUS—State Representative Marlene Anielski (R-Walton Hills) provided sponsor testimony and introduced a sub-bill for legislation that would create an additional funding source for several schools throughout Cuyahoga County.

Substitute House Bill 319 would create specialty license plates for Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools, Mayfield City Schools, Solon City Schools, Brecksville-Broadview Heights City Schools, North Royalton City Schools, Independence Local Schools and Orange City Schools. With the purchase of the specialty license plates, the school will receive additional funding that will be designated specifically to assist in the emotional and mental well-being of their students.

Under the legislation, any Ohio resident who wishes to support one of these schools can purchase the appropriate license plate, which will showcase each school’s design. There will be an additional charge of $40 on top of the original costs for the plate—$10 to be used by the BMV for their administrative purposes and $30 to be directly earmarked to the corresponding schools. Purchasers of the plates shall remain anonymous from any school database, unless they complete a consent form to release their information to the schools.

“The legislation is an excellent opportunity for constituents to show support for their school districts, plus provide schools with additional resources to assist students,” Rep. Anielski said. “Substitute House Bill 319 will create another opportunity to protect our most precious gifts, our children.”

For more information, please contact Markee Osborne at 614-644-6041 or Markee.Osborne@ohiohouse.gov.