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Senator Faber’s Weekly Newsletter
Capital Square and
the Prevention, Retention & Contingency Program
April 25, 2011
What’s Up on Capital
Square?
I wanted to take a minute a bring everyone up to speed with what we’ve
been able to accomplish so far during this new, young General
Assembly. We’ve all been working diligently to enact meaningful
legislation on behalf of those we have been elected to represent, and I
hope you’re happy with our progress. Below I have listed the
bills that have already been signed by Governor Kasich.
HB 1—JobsOhio 2/18/11
HB 9—Uniform Commercial Code 06/29/11
HB 29—Hamilton County Municipal Court revised election process 03/22/11
HB 30—School funding, revised system 06/29/11
HB 58—Ohio references to Internal Revenue Code updated 03/07/11
HB 89—Ohio Agriculture Week, second full-week of March 06/10/11
HB 114—Appropriations-transportation & public safety 06/29/11
HB 122—Surplus Lines Insurance regulation 06/17/11
SB 2—New small business rule review process 06/07/11
SB 5—Collective Bargaining law revised 07/01/11
The date besides each new law is when the law will go into
effect. If the first four months have been an indication of what
to expect from this General Assembly, then I am excited for the
remainder of this term.
Please keep in mind, many pieces of potential legislation have been
molded and drafted with the input of constituents just like you who
simply had a great idea and chose to share it with their state
legislator. If you know of something that needs to be
addressed, have a problem concerning state or local law, or simply have
any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my office. My
staff or I would be more than happy to discuss anything you need to
talk about. The above text in bold is proof of what good ideas
can amount to.
The Prevention, Retention,
and Contingency Program
I’m happy to see that for a 13th straight month, Ohio’s unemployment
rate has fallen. It’s promising to see people going back to
work. Unfortunately, there are still many of those who cannot
find work, and I wanted to let you know about another avenue for
assistance until you can get back on your feet.
The
Prevention, Retention, and Contingency program was established to help
families overcome immediate barriers to self-sufficiency. It is part of
Ohio’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program. Benefits and
services are for needy and low-income employed families who need
short-term help to support an individual or a family during a crisis or
episode of need. Families receiving assistance under other public
assistance programs including Ohio Works First, Disability Financial
Assistance and food stamps may also apply for Prevention, Retention and
Contingency services and benefits at their local county department of
job and family services.
Here
is a link to their fact sheet. I hope anyone in need of a
little extra assistance will find this information useful.
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