The Overview

A new Ohio law establishes academic intervention services, math improvement, and intervention plans at public schools. Ohio Senate Bill 19, which regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention, amends sections of the Ohio Revised Code to establish mathematics improvement and intervention plans at public schools. Ohio school report cards have shown math proficiency remains uneven: only three tested grades reached above 60 percent proficiency statewide, and seventh grade was the lowest at 48.6 percent, according to a Fordham Institute analysis of 2025 results. The law took effect Sept. 23. ​

What the Law Does

The law amends sections 3301.0714, 3314.03, and 3326.11 and enacts new sections 3302.131, 3302.132, and 3313.6030 of the Revised Code. According to press reports, the law calls for intervention, such as tutoring or additional instructional time, for students scoring at the lowest level on state assessments. The law also calls for schools to create Math Improvement and Monitoring Plans for struggling students.

Reporting describes the plans as tracking each student's progress and connecting families with the supports their child receives. Reporting indicates those services are provided at no cost to families. A May 2026 change to Senate Bill 19, reported by the Ohio Capital Journal, would exempt some Ohio schools from teaching the state's science-of-reading curriculum.

Legislative Status

Sen. Andrew Brenner (R-OH-19) sponsored the bill. Seventeen lawmakers cosponsored it, including Rep. Sarah Fowler Arthur (R-OH-99), Sen. Brian Chavez (R-OH-30), Sen. Jerry Cirino (R-OH-18), Sen. Catherine Ingram (D-OH-9), and 13 others.

The upper chamber passed the bill 33 to zero on Nov. 19, 2025. The lower chamber passed it 84 to 12 in June. The Senate then concurred in the House amendments 33 to zero on June 11, 2026. Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed the bill June 24.

The bill drew support in both chambers. The Senate's initial vote was unanimous. After the House made changes, the Senate voted 33-0 on June 11 to accept them.

Brenner said in a statement after the Senate concurred: "It is my hope that by providing supports for both struggling and advanced students," Ohio would "see meaningful improvement across all levels of mathematical achievement."

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