Ghanbari to hold meeting in BG on education funding bill

State Rep. Haraz Ghanbari

State Rep. Haraz N. Ghanbari, R-Perrysburg, has scheduled a public town hall meeting in Bowling Green, Feb. 24,to discuss House Bill 305, also known as the Cupp-Patterson Education Funding Bill.

Ghanbari will begin the town hall at 6 p.m. at Bowling Green High School’s Performing Arts Center, located at 530 W. Poe Road. Residents of Wood County and others are invited to attend and discuss the education funding proposal. Rep. John Patterson, D-Jefferson, the bill’s joint sponsor, is scheduled to participate.

“The education of our students directly and indirectly affects all Ohioans,” said Ghanbari. “School funding is complex. I wanted to provide an opportunity for dialogue with our constituents as my colleagues and I work through a deliberate and complex legislative process.”

H.B. 305 is currently undergoing hearings in the House Finance Committee.