Ohio鈥檚 General Assembly continues to chip away at some state task forces, committees, and boards.
The Ohio Senate has approved a bill that would do away with boards and committees thought to no longer be necessary or viable.
Those include the and the . They were set up after dozens of wild animals were let loose from a home near Zanesville in 2012, causing public melee and the deaths of more than 50 lions, tigers, bears, wolves and a baboon.
The , which hasn鈥檛 been funded in years, is also set for elimination under this bill. And the legislation seeks to eliminate a $5 fee paid by unpaid appointees to boards and commissions.
In a similar vein, the House has voted to consolidate several commissions that work with into one group, the State Rehabilitation Council.
