COLUMBUS, Ohio-A controversial bill aimed at addressing perceived liberal bias on Ohio’s college campuses is one step closer to becoming law. The Ohio House Higher Education Committee voted 8-7 on Wednesday to advance Senate Bill 83, which includes provisions on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, campus speech policies, American history education, teacher evaluations for bias, and collaboration with Chinese scholars at public universities. The bill, which draws on language from conservative model legislation, would apply only to public universities.
