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June 18th meeting Honoring Dr. Leone
CORE will Honor Dr. Dennis Leone’s years of service to Ohio’s educators during the June 18th CORE meeting at the STRS building in Columbus. We will meet in the Sublet room off the STRS cafeteria at 11:30 am. All are invited to attend.
Please bring cards to present to Dr. Leone and his family. Lunch is on your own in the cafeteria or you can brown bag it. See you there!

Health Care Funding Legislation Introduced

On September 18th Representative Scott Oelslager (R-North Canton)
reintroduced the STRS OHIO proposed health care legislation. House Bill 315 is co-sponsored by Res. Matthew Barrett (D-Amherst). Barbara Boyd (D-Cleveland Heights.), Edna Brown (D-Toledo), Kathleen Chandler (D-Kent), Steve Dyer (D-Green), Clyde Evans (R-Rio Grande), William Healy (D-Canton), Jim Hughes (R-Columbus), Matt Lundy (D-Elyria), Mark Okey (D-Carrollton), William Seitz (R-Cincinnati), Matt Szollosi (D-Oregon), Brian Williams (D-Akron) and Kenny Yuko (D-Richmond Heights).

This Bill carries with it the support of CORE, the Health Care Advocates for STRS, and retiree organizations representing Ohio's Public educators. This member-driven initiative calls for increasing the Public Teachers's contributions to STRS by 2.5%, and the employers' contributions by 2.5% of teacher payroll to create an on going, dedicated revenue stream. This increase would be phased in over a five-year period, in .5% increments.

CORE members and supporters need to write or call their State Representatives and strongly urge them to support H.B. 315, and the call for more than one hearing for this vital legislation. We can be a voice. Each of us has an important roll to play in this battle. Retirement without healthcare is no retirement! Our future is in our own hands.

For more information go to: www.STRSOH.org/champions

All Are Invited To CORE Meetings!

Join us for CORE meetings at the STRS building on West Broad Street in Columbus. CORE meets during the lunch break during STRS Board meetings in a room off the cafeteria. Meetings are from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm. Important issues are discussed and information handed out. The STRS Board meets on the third Thursday of each month except December and July. These dates are subject to change. CORE will alert you of changes as we know them.