Senate Passed Budget Without Restoring History Day Funding

This is actually a good news/bad news scenario.

The bad news: line 509 in the OHS budget (which funds History Day and other important outreach activities) was not restored before the budget vote.

The good news: Our state Senators and Reps are hearing our message! We've had some encouraging communications that we can get the funding back (at least partially) in conference. After a budget is passed by the House and Senate, it goes to a conference committee to settle differences. This includes players from the House, Senate and Governor's office.

What's next?

We will continue to communicate next steps in the coming days. In the meantime, if you haven't done so, write your State Representative, Senator and Governor Strickland. Our Legislative Action page makes it very easy:

Go to: http://capwiz.com/ohiohistory/home/

- Click Act Now

- Type in your address

- Change the message or leave it as is

- Sign your name

- SEND

Stayed tuned for more updates!