Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill that would expand power for directors of state-created civics centers housed at public universities. Senate Bill 461 would give directors increased authority over curriculum development and internal faculty matters such as hiring and tenure, while also setting the Ohio Civics Board as the sole authority over American civics literacy courses and related faculty and content decisions. Faculty governance groups—including the Ohio State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors—warned the centers already “contradict and repress” shared governance and that director authority can circumvent university policy. Proponents say the bill closes loopholes limiting director influence. The legislation signals a shift from advisory civic education to centralized control—raising immediate questions for university presidents and boards of trustees about academic freedom, faculty appointment processes, and compliance with state-created governance structures.