S.B. 96*

127th General Assembly

(As Reported by S. State & Local Government & Veterans Affairs)

Sen. Cates

CONTENT AND OPERATION

The bill adopts the children's book Lentil as the official children's book of Ohio and designates its author, Robert McCloskey, who was born in Hamilton, Ohio, as the official children's book author of Ohio (R.C. 5.091).

Lentil, published in 1940, is about Lentil, a fictional boy about ten or 11 years old, who lives in a typical Midwestern town, the fictional Alto, Ohio.

HISTORY

ACTION	DATE
Introduced	03-06-07
Reported, S. State & Local Gov't & Veterans Affairs	---

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* This analysis was prepared before the report of the Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee appeared in the Senate Journal. Note that the list of co-sponsors and the legislative history may be incomplete.