HB 584: Regards athletic scholarship limits for foreign students
<p>This bill aims to regulate athletic scholarships for foreign students at state institutions of higher education in Ohio. The state institution must not award foreign students more than 25% of the intercollegiate athletic program's scholarships, grants, or similar forms of financial assistance that require student participation in the program. This regulation is intended to ensure fairness and balance in the distribution of athletic scholarships among all students.</p>
| Nov. 12, 2025 | Referred to committee: Workforce and Higher Education |
| Nov. 10, 2025 | Introduced |
As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session
Cosponsors: Representatives Robb Blasdel, Miller, K., Gross
To enact section 3345.67 of the Revised Code regarding athletic scholarship limits for foreign students at state institutions of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1.
That section 3345.67 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 3345.67.
As used in this section, "state institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.
For each intercollegiate athletic program, a state institution of higher education shall not, in any academic year, award students who are citizens of a foreign country more than twenty-five per cent of the program's scholarships, grants, or similar forms of financial assistance that are conditioned on student participation in an intercollegiate athletic program.