OSSPEAC is proud to announce that we will be having an in-person conference this year! There will be opportunities for both in-person and virtual attendance. The conference will be at the Spitzer Conference Center In Elyria, Ohio. We are looking for presenters in the areas of speech-language pathology, educational audiology, and related fields. Please click…

This scholarship is awarded to an Ohio high school senior who is deaf or hard of hearing pursuing higher education or further educational endeavors. Have a student or someone in mind that would benefit from this scholarship? Please share the link below for further detail. The application deadline is April 1st!

Please join us in (via Microsoft teams) in attending the Ohio Related Services Virtual Meet-Up Series on March 15, 2022 from 330-430 PM. The topic of the session will be on service provider workload/caseload. A panel of related service supervisors from Ohio’s Urban school districts will provide their own approaches to using the workload process…

Call to action for children with hearing loss! HB 198 is currently in committee in the Ohio House of Representatives. Nicknamed “Madeline’s Law” in honor of a young woman who struggled to afford hearing aids because her health insurance did not cover the cost, this bill would require private health insurance policies to cover the…

Gov. Mike Dewine signed AM. Sub H.B. 442 into law in January of 2021. This bill eliminated licensing requirements for several pupil service positions that currently require both a license form the state of Ohio in the specific area of expertise and a seperate Ohio Department of Education (ODE) pupil service license. The new law…

See Below for a quick recap of major issues being discussed this month: The Ohio House recently put their mark on the state’s $75 billion two-year operating budget (HB 110). The House Finance Committee accepted a substitute version of the bill, which called for a 2% across-the-board income tax cut, which House Republicans suggest will…

Ohio Board of Speech and Hearing Professionals License Renewal Deadline Extended for All The deadline for licensure renewal has been extended by the state legislature to allow licensees to accumulate required CEUs, which pandemic restrictions may have prevented them from doing. The extended deadline for completion of required continuing education and paying for renewal is July 1,…

On December 22, 2020, the Ohio Senate approved an amended HB 442, which pertains to licensing within the State of Ohio. The bill is now on the Governor’s desk, awaiting his anticipated signature.  What does HB 442 mean for OSSPEAC members? Every 3 years, the Legislature is required to review each state license to determine…

The Legislature is adjourned till after the election, at which time the lame duck session will convene. Any bill that is to be enacted will have to be acted on before December 31, as the Legislative Biennium ends then, at which time every bill not passed or enacted is permanently tabled and will have to…

OSSPEAC is excited to announce a series of online virtual events provided for OSSPEAC members and well as non-member.   This listing will continue to grow as we continue to develop new events.