The Finance and Appropriations Committee convened to hear testimony on appropriations for programs related to School funding with testimony by: Bobbi Shannon -Metropolitan Early Education Director for the YMCA of Central Ohio, James Phillips - Treasurer/CFO of the South Range Local School District, Mahoning County, Keith Mentz - Ohio Renal Association, DaVita Inc, Fresenius Medical Care-North America, Ann Womer Benjamin - Executive Director of the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education, Lois Rosenberry - founder and CEO of Children's Discovery Center, David Rothstein - Project Director at Policy Matters Ohio and Barbara Shaner - Associate Executive Director for the Ohio Association of School Business Officials.