Blackshear Condemns Concurrence of Senate Bill 1

Today, state Senator Willis E Blackshear Jr. (D-Dayton) condemned the Ohio Senate’s concurrence of Senate Bill 1, also known as the “Higher Education Destruction Act.”

“Despite record-setting citizen opposition, this harmful attack on higher education in our state has passed the General Assembly,” said Blackshear. “S.B. 1 will move Ohio backward by dismantling workers’ rights and eliminating highly successful diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.”

Between the bill’s committee hearings in the Senate and House of Representatives, S.B. 1 received over 1,700 testimony submissions opposing the legislation, compared to less than 50 submissions in support. Senate Bill 1 jeopardizes the future of higher education in Ohio by driving away students, faculty, and critical business partnerships.

Senate Bill 1 now heads to Governor Mike DeWine for his signature.