Ohio lawmakers advanced a bill that would increase the authority of directors overseeing state-created civics centers at public universities, including control over curriculum development and internal faculty matters. Sen. Jerry Cirino introduced Senate Bill 461, which would also give the Ohio Civics Board sole authority over American civics literacy courses required at state public universities. The proposal would require universities to provide annual financial resources to civics centers, with the amount determined by each center director. The AAUP chapter at The Ohio State University warned the centers would “contradict and repress norms of shared governance” and said the arrangement already allows directors to circumvent OSU policy. The bill also raises questions about appointment and oversight pathways: civics center directors are chosen by university presidents from candidates selected by academic councils, then subject to board approval. For faculty leadership and governance bodies across higher education, the Ohio move fits a broader pattern in which state governments seek curricular control through entities embedded in public universities.