Ohio Legislature scheduled to finish work on education bills

COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio Legislature is slated to return today after a Memorial Day break and lawmakers hope to finish work on a handful of bills before recessing for the summer.

Education-related bills are at the top of their agenda this week — including a wide-ranging measure being pushed by Gov. John Kasich as part of his midterm budget review.

The Legislature also is expected to take up a proposed compromise to a Cleveland school improvement bill that’s aimed to help the city’s struggling public schools and high-performing charter schools co-exist. The deal would create a coordinating panel to sanction new and renewing charters in the district. The panel would be appointed by the Cleveland mayor.

Lawmakers also plan to act on a bill to toughen Ohio’s laws against human trafficking.