Ohio GOP introduce bills to protect, provide for children [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — There are new efforts at the statehouse to support Ohio’s youth with at least six new Republican-led bills in the pipeline.

“Our number one concern is the safety and security of our most vulnerable kids in the state,” Rep. Andrea White (R-Kettering) said.

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White is a joint sponsor on all six bills. She is working on House Bill 583 with Rep. Phil Plummer (R-Dayton) to increase accountability and transparency for juvenile group homes.

“We are going to put the guardrails around this and make this a quality program, not just a business where somebody is making a lot of money off the state and not providing the proper care and supervision for these kids,” Plummer said.

About 1,800 children live in a group home in Ohio. There are about 200 juvenile group homes in Ohio; 80 of those are in Montgomery County alone.

“We don’t want to just …