Mahoning Valley - A change in the way you pay for some school events is now the law in Ohio. 

Senator Sandra O’Brien's “Cash is King '' law, which is part of Ohio's budget, would make it mandatory for all schools in the state to accept cash at the door for tickets - instead of only allowing online purchases.

“I have watched grandparents go to a football game and take out their wallets to give cash and they say we don't accept cash,” O’Brien said. “And they walked away and they didn't watch their grandson play football that night and that simply is wrong.”

Some schools are already following the rules of this bill. For all regular season games at Hubbard schools all tickets are cash only.

Currently, once schools get to the playoffs OHSAA requires them to go online only with tickets - but even then schools like Hubbard recognized that it might be difficult for some to figure out - so anyone could come into the school give their cash to them - then the school would buy their ticket online for them and print them for them to show at the gate. 

Under the bill, if the school does not accept cash at their event and someone comes to the gate hoping to pay cash for a ticket - then they have to let them in for free. The bill would also require concession stands at all high school events to accept cash. 

“Cash is still king,” O’Brien said. 

OHSAA officials plan to meet Monday to discuss this bill and what they’re next steps will be for the playoff season tickets.