Offering an early glimpse at some of the issues they plan to tackle for the year, Ohio House Republicans on Wednesday rolled out their first bills of the 130th General Assembly.

“While these ten bills are not part of an official House Republican “priorities list,” they reflect some of the bigger issues we will face in the first six months,” Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder, R-Medina, said in an emailed statement.

Among the issues the proposed legislation would address:

* improving school safety,

* requiring people collecting unemployment to seek out workforce training,

* increased regulation of Internet cafe “sweepstakes” businesses,

* increased municipal income tax uniformity.

Notably, the school safety legislation currently contains no specific details. Speaking to reporters following the session, Batchelder referred to it as a “placeholder.” Specific provisions, based on input from school officials, law enforcement and the public, will be drafted during upcoming committee hearings.

“We are anxious to hear from parents especially because that’s an important part of how we change this thing while making sure people feel comfortable,” Batchelder said.

Republicans also introduced three bills involving local governments — one would standardize income tax collection, and the other two are meant to encourage government consolidation and efficiency through micro-grants and to allow certain qualifying local government entities to qualify for less-costly state audits.

Kent Scarett, a lobbyist with the Ohio Municipal League, said he didn’t know anything about the consolidation and audit bills. But he believes the tax uniformity bill is a retread of another proposed law that he said would cost cities revenues and decrease local control.

Ohio House Minority Leader Armond Budish, D-Beachwood, said in an emailed statement that the Republicans are in the early part of their legislative agenda continuing to ignore “the damaging impact of their historically deep budget cuts” to local schools and governments.

Twenty-one bills in all were introduced Wednesday.

Measures introduced by Democrats included a bill that would require provisional ballots cast in the wrong precinct to be remade and counted, and a bill to allow people to present proof of insurance using a smart phone or similar device.