Governor DeWine signs bills into law

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed the following bills into law: 

• Senate Bill 17, sponsored by Senator Steve Wilson (R-Maineville), which incorporates free market capitalism content into the high school financial literacy and entrepreneurship standards and model curriculum and with regard to financial literacy course credit and license validation.

• Senate Bill 106, sponsored by Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster), which regards workers' compensation coverage for testing when certain medical professionals are exposed to chemical substances or bodily fluids in the course of employment, as well as medical release forms for workers' compensation claims.

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