State Representative Bob Cupp (R-Lima) was appointed to serve on several Ohio House committees for the 133rd General Assembly by Speaker of the House Larry Householder.

Representative Cupp will chair the House Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education.  The state’s budget for primary and secondary education represents 43% of all state-sourced revenue.  He will also chair the Joint Education Oversight Committee, which is composed of both House and Senate members and monitors education issues for the General Assembly.

In addition, Cupp will serve on the following committees which shape state public policy on matters referred to the committees:

• Civil Justice - considers non-criminal legal justice matters;
• Criminal Justice - reviews proposals for changes in the criminal statutes;
• Finance - hears and acts on the Governor’s budget proposals; and
• Primary and Secondary Education - considers policy and laws relating to K-12 education in the state’s school districts.