H.B. 96 & Restructuring of STRS Board (2025)
Ohio H.B. 96 contained an amendment to remove four of the seven elected teachers from the State Teachers Retirement Board and replace them with government appointees. Governor DeWine did not veto the amendment. He signed the bill on June 30, 2025.
This is the amendment that restructured the State Teachers Retirement Board.
The Ohio Education Association (OEA), the Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT), and the Ohio Conference of the AAUP (OH AAUP) filed a lawsuit against the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio to stop the restructuring of the board.
A Franklin County judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking a state budget provision that would have restructured the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) of Ohio board by replacing four elected educator seats with government appointees.
DECISION AND ENTRY GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION FILED (SEPTEMBER 17, 2025)
Rep. Brennan Applauds Court's Decision Blocking STRS Board Restructuring (October 27, 2025)
Key Details of the Injunction
The Lawsuit: Filed by the Ohio Education Association (OEA), the Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT), and the Ohio Conference of the AAUP, challenging the budget changes as an unconstitutional power grab that violated single-subject and three-readings rules.
Preliminary Injunction Granted in STRS Board Lawsuit (October 15, 2025)
This is the preliminary injunction that halts the implementaion of the amendments (3307.05 and 3307.11), which were added to H.B 96 to remove four elected teachers from the STRS Ohio Retirement Board.
The Restructuring: The disputed budget provision aimed to reduce elected educator representation on the 11-member board from seven seats down to three by 2028, adding political/gubernatorial appointees to create a government-appointed majority.
Current Status: Judge Carl Aveni granted the preliminary injunction to keep the current board composition intact while litigation proceeds, and the 10th District Court of Appeals has repeatedly declined requests by the state to lift the block.
You can follow the progress of the lawsuit filed by OEA, OFT, and OH AAUP.
*** Contrary to what is posted on the docket, the trial has NOT been scheduled for September 22, 2026.
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Last updated: August 31, 2026