Ohio
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Project Labor Agreements
No state policy. However, state and local government entities have implemented PLA requirements. In 2011, the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) voted to prohibit PLA mandates on OSFC funded projects.
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Prevailing Wage
Yes; the threshold for new construction is $250,000. For reconstruction, enlargement, alteration, repair, remodeling, renovation, or painting, the threshold is $75,000. The threshold for new construction connected to road/bridge construction is $78,258. For reconstruction, enlargement, alteration, repair, remodeling, renovation, or painting a road/bridge, the threshold is $23,447. As a note, prevailing wage is prohibited on all K-12 school construction, the construction of county-owned hospitals and construction funded by Industrial Revenue Bonds.
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Right to Work
No.
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Public-Private Partnerships
Statute authorizes the use of P3s on transportation projects. Unsolicited bids are authorized under specified conditions for transportation projects.
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Workforce Development Incentives
Current labor supply satisfies 70.6% of peak labor demand.
State offered $7,994,278 in grants and incentives for workforce preparation and development in 2021.
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Career and Technical Education
95% of CTE high school graduates placed in colleges or careers.
Ohio does recognize NCCER as an approved curriculum for CTE programs.
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Job Growth Rate
1.4%.