[SOA] Fwd: New Senate bill would boost Ohio history

[Janet Carleton]

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From: Todd Kleismit <tkleismit at ohiohistory.org>
Date: Tue, May 13, 2008 at 6:02 PM
Subject: New Senate bill would boost Ohio history



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   New Senate bill would boost Ohio history  *Tax Check-Off Proposal Would
Support Ohio History*

Take Action!
<http://capwiz.com/ohiohistory/utr/1/BLGGILKCQC/COJAILKMVM/1979925446>  Senate
Bill 336 would help create a competitive matching grants program

Sen. Mark Wagoner (R-Ottawa Hills) introduced Senate Bill 336 on May 12.
This legislation would create a new tax check-off on Ohio individual income
tax forms, whereby people could voluntarily donate a portion of their tax
refund to the Ohio Historical Society.

The Ohio Historical Society has testified in committee hearings that it
would use the revenue - estimated at roughly $500,000 annually - to create a
new competitive matching grants program for local history-related
organizations.

Sen. Wagoner's Senate Bill 336 is a companion bill to House Bill 16,
introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives last year by State Rep.
Kathleen Chandler (D-Kent). To view SB 336, click
here<http://capwiz.com/ohiohistory/utr/1/BLGGILKCQC/IGOCILKMVN/1979925446>
.
A matching grants program would double the state's investment into local
history projects and initiatives. There are hundreds of local organizations
all across the state that would be eligible for such a grants program,
enabling this pool of money to be distributed equitably to help local
communities and organizations preserve Ohio's history.

Please take a moment to express your support for Senate Bill 336 or Rep.
Chandler's House Bill 16 to your local legislators today!


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