Ohio Rev. Code § 183.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 183 / § 183.51
§ 183.51. Assignment of amounts received by state under agreement
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section and in the applicable bond proceedings unless otherwise provided: (1) "Bond proceedings" means the resolutions, orders, indentures, purchase and sale and trust and other agreements including any amendments or supplements to them, and credit enhancement facilities, and amendments and supplements to them, or any one or more or combination of them, authorizing, awarding, or providing for the terms and conditions applicable to or providing for the security or liquidity of, the particular obligations, and the provisions contained in those obligations. (2) "Bond service fund" means the bond service fund created in the bond proceedings for the obligations. (3) "Capital facilities" means, as applicable, capital facilities or projects as referred to in section 151.03 or 151.04 of the Revised Code. (4) "Consent decree" means the consent decree and final judgment entered November 25, 1998, in the court of common pleas of Franklin county, Ohio, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time. (5) "Cost of capital facilities" has the same meaning as in section 151.01 of the Revised Code, as applicable. (6) "Credit enhancement facilities," "financing costs," and "interest" or "interest equivalent" have the same meanings as in section 133.01 of the Revised Code. (7) "Debt service" means principal, including any mandatory sinking fund or redemption requirements for retirement of obligations, interest and other accreted amounts, interest equivalent, and any redemption premium, payable on obligations. If not prohibited by the applicable bond proceedings, "debt service" may include costs relating to credit enhancement facilities that are related to and represent, or are intended to provide a source of payment of or limitation on, other debt service. (8) "Improvement fund" means, as applicable, the school building program assistance fund created in section 3318.25 of the Revised Code and the higher education improvement fund created in section 154.21 of the Revised Code. (9) "Issuing authority" means the buckeye tobacco settlement financing authority created in section 183.52 of the Revised Code. (10) "Net proceeds" means amounts received from the sale of obligations, excluding amounts used to refund or retire outstanding obligations, amounts required to be deposited into special funds pursuant to the applicable bond proceedings, and amounts to be used to pay financing costs. (11) "Obligations" means bonds, notes, or other evidences of obligation of the issuing authority, including any appertaining interest coupons, issued by the issuing authority under this section and Section 2i of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, for the purpose of providing funds to the state, in exchange for the assignment and sale described in division (B) of this section, for the purpose of paying costs of capital facilities for: (a) housing branches and agencies of state government limited to facilities for a system of common schools throughout the state and (b) state-supported or state-assisted institutions of higher education. (12) "Pledged receipts" means, as and to the extent provided for in the applicable bond proceedings: (a) Pledged tobacco settlement receipts; (b) Accrued interest received from the sale of obligations; (c) Income from the investment of the special funds; (d) Additional or any other specific revenues or receipts lawfully available to be pledged, and pledged, pursuant to the bond proceedings, including but not limited to amounts received under credit enhancement facilities, to the payment of debt service. (13) "Pledged tobacco settlement receipts" means all amounts received by the issuing authority pursuant to division (B) of this section. (14) "Principal amount" means the aggregate of the amount as stated or provided for in the applicable bond proceedings as the amount on which interest or interest equivalent on particular obligations is initially calculated. "Principal amount" does not include any premium paid to the issuing authority by the initial purchaser of the obligations. "Principal amount" of a capital appreciation bond, as defined in division (C) of section 3334.01 of the Revised Code, means its original face amount and not its accreted value, and "principal amount" of a zero coupon bond, as defined in division (J) of section 3334.01 of the Revised Code, means the discounted offering price at which the bond is initially sold to the public, disregarding any purchase price discount to the original purchaser, if provided in or for pursuant to the bond proceedings. (15) "Special funds" or "funds," unless the context indicates otherwise, means the bond service fund, and any other funds, including any reserve funds, created under the bond proceedings and stated to be special funds in those proceedings, including moneys and investments, and earnings from investments, credited and to be credited to the particular fund. "Special funds" does not include any improvement fund or investment earnings on amounts in any improvement fund, or other funds created by the bond proceedings that are not stated by those proceedings to be special funds. (B) The state may assign and sell to the issuing authority, and the issuing authority may accept and purchase, all or a portion of the amounts to be received by the state under the tobacco master settlement agreement for a purchase price payable by the issuing authority to the state consisting of the net proceeds of obligations and any residual interest, if any. Any such assignment and sale shall be irrevocable in accordance with its terms during the period any obligations secured by amounts so assigned and sold are outstanding under the applicable bond proceedings, and shall constitute a contractual obligation to the holders or owners of those obligations. Any such assignment and sale shall also be treated as an absolute transfer and true sale for all purposes, and not as a pledge or other security interest. The characterization of any such assignment and sale as a true sale and absolute transfer shall not be negated or adversely affected by only a portion of the amounts to be received under the tobacco master settlement agreement being transferred, the acquisition or retention by the state of a residual interest, the participation of any state officer or employee as a member or officer of, or providing staff support to, the issuing authority, any responsibility of an officer or employee of the state for collecting the amounts to be received under the tobacco master settlement agreement or otherwise enforcing that agreement or retaining any legal title to or interest in any portion of the amounts to be received under that agreement for the purpose of these collection activities, any characterization of the issuing authority or its obligations for purposes of accounting, taxation, or securities regulation, or by any other factors whatsoever. A true sale shall exist under this section regardless of whether the issuing authority has any recourse against the state or any other term of the bond proceedings or the treatment or characterization of the transfer as a financing for any purpose. Upon and following the assignment and sale, the state shall not have any right, title, or interest in the portion of the receipts under the tobacco master settlement agreement so assigned and sold, other than any residual interest that may be described in the applicable bond proceedings for those obligations, and that portion, if any, shall be the property of the issuing authority and not of the state, and shall be paid directly to the issuing authority, and shall be owned, received, held, and disbursed by the issuing authority and not by the state. The state may covenant, pledge, and agree in the bond proceedings, with and for the benefit of the issuing authority, the holders and owners of obligations, and providers of any credit enhancement facilities, that it shall: (1) maintain statutory authority for, and cause to be collected and paid directly to the issuing authority or its assignee, the pledged receipts, (2) enforce the rights of the issuing authority to receive the receipts under the tobacco master settlement agreement assigned and sold to the issuing authority, (3) not materially impair the rights of the issuing authority to fulfill the terms of its agreements with the holders or owners of outstanding obligations under the bond proceedings, (4) not materially impair the rights and remedies of the holders or owners of outstanding obligations or materially impair the security for those outstanding obligations, and (5) enforce Chapter 1346. of the Revised Code, the tobacco master settlement agreement, and the consent decree to effectuate the collection of the pledged tobacco settlement receipts. The bond proceedings may provide or authorize the manner for determining material impairment of the security for any outstanding obligations, including by assessing and evaluating the pledged receipts in the aggregate. As further provided for in division (H) of this section, the bond proceedings may also include such other covenants, pledges, and agreements by the state to protect and safeguard the security and rights of the holders and owners of the obligations, and of the providers of any credit enhancement facilities, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any covenant, pledge, or agreement customary in transactions involving the issuance of securities the debt service on which is payable from or secured by amounts received under the tobacco master settlement agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any covenant, pledge, and agreement of the state, if and when made in the bond proceedings, shall be controlling and binding upon, and enforceable against the state in accordance with its terms for so long as any obligations are outstanding under the applicable bond proceedings. The bond proceedings may also include limitations on the remedies available to the issuing authority, the holders and owners of the obligations, and the providers of any credit enhancement facilities, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a provision that those remedies may be limited to injunctive relief in circumstances where there has been no prior determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that the state has not enforced Chapter 1346. of the Revised Code, the tobacco master settlement agreement, or the consent decree as may have been covenanted or agreed in the bond proceedings under division (B)(5) of this section. Nothing in this section or the bond proceedings shall preclude or limit, or be construed to preclude or limit, the state from regulating or authorizing or permitting the regulation of smoking or from taxing and regulating the sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products, or from defending or prosecuting cases or other actions relating to the sale or use of cigarettes or other tobacco products. Except as otherwise may be agreed in writing by the attorney general, nothing in this section or the bond proceedings shall modify or limit, or be construed to modify or limit, the responsibility, power, judgment, and discretion of the attorney general to protect and discharge the duties, rights, and obligations of the state under the tobacco master settlement agreement, the consent decree, or Chapter 1346. of the Revised Code. The governor and the director of budget and management, in consultation with the attorney general, on behalf of the state, and any member or officer of the issuing authority as authorized by that issuing authority, on behalf of the issuing authority, may take any action and execute any documents, including any purchase and sale agreements, necessary to effect the assignment and sale and the acceptance of the assignment and title to the receipts including, providing irrevocable direction to the escrow agent acting under the tobacco master settlement agreement to transfer directly to the issuing authority the amounts to be received under that agreement that are subject to such assignment and sale. Any purchase and sale agreement or other bond proceedings may contain the terms and conditions established by the state and the issuing authority to carry out and effectuate the purposes of this section, including, without limitation, covenants binding the state in favor of the issuing authority and its assignees and the owners of the obligations. Any such purchase and sale agreement shall be sufficient to effectuate such purchase and sale without regard to any other laws governing other property sales or financial transactions by the state. Not later than two years following the date on which there are no longer any obligations outstanding under the bond proceedings, all assets of the issuing authority shall vest in the state, the issuing authority shall execute any necessary assignments or instruments, including any assignment of any right, title, or ownership to the state for receipt of amounts under the tobacco master settlement agreement, and the issuing authority shall be dissolved. (C) The issuing authority is authorized to issue and to sell obligations as provided in this section. The aggregate principal amount of obligations issued under this section shall not exceed six billion dollars, exclusive of obligations issued under division (M)(1) of this section to refund, renew, or advance refund other obligations issued or incurred. At least seventy-five per cent of the aggregate net proceeds of the obligations issued under the authority of this section, exclusive of obligations issued to refund, renew, or advance refund other obligations, shall be paid to the state for deposit into the school building program assistance fund created in section 3318.25 of the Revised Code. (D) Each issue of obligations shall be authorized by resolution or order of the issuing authority. The bond proceedings shall provide for or authorize the manner for determining the principal amount or maximum principal amount of obligations of an issue, the principal maturity or maturities, the interest rate or rates, the date of and the dates of payment of interest on the obligations, their denominations, and the place or places of payment of debt service which may be within or outside the state. Unless otherwise provided by law, the latest principal maturity may not be later than the earlier of the thirty-first day of December of the fiftieth calendar year after the year of issuance of the particular obligations or of the fiftieth calendar year after the year in which the original obligation to pay was issued or entered into. Sections 9.96 , 9.98 , 9.981 , 9.982 , and 9.983 of the Revised Code apply to the obligations. The purpose of the obligations may be stated in the bond proceedings in general terms, such as, as applicable, "paying costs of capital facilities for a system of common schools" and "paying costs of facilities for state-supported and state-assisted institutions of higher education." Unless otherwise provided in the bond proceedings or in division (C) of this section, the net proceeds from the issuance of the obligations shall be paid to the state for deposit into the applicable improvement fund. In addition to the investments authorized in Chapter 135. of the Revised Code, the net proceeds held in an improvement fund may be invested by the treasurer of state in guaranteed investment contracts with providers rated at the time of any investment in the three highest rating categories by two nationally recognized rating agencies, all subject to the terms and conditions set forth in those agreements or the bond proceedings. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Chapter 3318. of the Revised Code, net proceeds of obligations deposited into the school building program assistance fund created in section 3318.25 of the Revised Code may be used to pay basic project costs under that chapter at the times determined by the Ohio facilities construction commission without regard to whether those expenditures are in proportion to the state's and the school district's respective shares of that basic project cost; provided that this shall not result in any change in the state or school district shares of the basic project costs as determined under that chapter. As used in the preceding sentence, "Ohio facilities construction commission" and "basic project costs" have the same meanings as in section 3318.01 of the Revised Code. (E) The issuing authority may, without need for any other approval, appoint or provide for the appointment of paying agents, bond registrars, securities depositories, credit enhancement providers or counterparties, clearing corporations, and transfer agents, and retain or contract for the services of underwriters, investment bankers, financial advisers, accounting experts, marketing, remarketing, indexing, and administrative agents, other consultants, and independent contractors, including printing services, as are necessary in the judgment of the issuing authority to carry out the issuing authority's functions under this section and section 183.52 of the Revised Code. The attorney general as counsel to the issuing authority shall represent the authority in the execution of its powers and duties, and shall institute and prosecute all actions on its behalf. The issuing authority, in consultation with the attorney general, shall select counsel, and the attorney general shall appoint the counsel selected, for the purposes of carrying out the functions under this section and related sections of the Revised Code. Financing costs are payable, as may be provided in the bond proceedings, from the proceeds of the obligations, from special funds, or from other moneys available for the purpose, including as to future financing costs, from the pledged receipts. (F) The issuing authority may irrevocably pledge and assign all, or such portion as the issuing authority determines, of the pledged receipts to the payment of the debt service charges on obligations issued under this section, and for the establishment and maintenance of any reserves, as provided in the bond proceedings, and make other provisions in the bond proceedings with respect to pledged receipts as authorized by this section, which provisions are controlling notwithstanding any other provisions of law pertaining to them. Any and all pledged receipts received by the issuing authority and required by the bond proceedings, consistent with this section, to be deposited, transferred, or credited to the bond service fund, and all other money transferred or allocated to or received for the purposes of that fund, shall be deposited and credited to the bond service fund created in the bond proceedings for the obligations, subject to any applicable provisions of those bond proceedings, but without necessity for any act of appropriation. Those pledged receipts shall immediately be subject to the lien of that pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and shall not be subject to other court judgments. The lien of the pledge of those pledged receipts shall be valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind against the issuing authority, irrespective of whether those parties have notice thereof. The pledge shall create a perfected security interest for all purposes of Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code and a perfected lien for purposes of any other interest, all without the necessity for separation or delivery of funds or for the filing or recording of the applicable bond proceedings by which that pledge is created or any certificate, statement, or other document with respect thereto. The pledge of the pledged receipts shall be effective and the money therefrom and thereof may be applied to the purposes for which pledged. (G) Obligations may be further secured, as determined by the issuing authority, by an indenture or a trust agreement between the issuing authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having a place of business within the state. Any indenture or trust agreement may contain the resolution or order authorizing the issuance of the obligations, any provisions that may be contained in any bond proceedings, and other provisions that are customary or appropriate in an agreement of that type, including, but not limited to: (1) Maintenance of each pledge, indenture, trust agreement, or other instrument comprising part of the bond proceedings until the issuing authority has fully paid or provided for the payment of debt service on the obligations secured by it; (2) In the event of default in any payments required to be made by the bond proceedings, enforcement of those payments or agreements by mandamus, the appointment of a receiver, suit in equity, action at law, or any combination of them; (3) The rights and remedies of the holders or owners of obligations and of the trustee and provisions for protecting and enforcing them, including limitations on rights of individual holders and owners. (H) The bond proceedings may contain additional provisions customary or appropriate to the financing or to the obligations or to particular obligations including, but not limited to, provisions for: (1) The redemption of obligations prior to maturity at the option of the issuing authority or of the holder or upon the occurrence of certain conditions, and at a particular price or prices and under particular terms and conditions; (2) The form of and other terms of the obligations; (3) The establishment, deposit, investment, and application of special funds, and the safeguarding of moneys on hand or on deposit, in lieu of the applicability of provisions of Chapter 131. or 135. of the Revised Code, but subject to any special provisions of this section with respect to the application of particular funds or moneys. Any financial institution that acts as a depository of any moneys in special funds or other funds under the bond proceedings may furnish indemnifying bonds or pledge securities as required by the issuing authority. (4) Any or every provision of the bond proceedings being binding upon the issuing authority and upon such governmental agency or entity, officer, board, authority, agency, department, institution, district, or other person or body as may from time to time be authorized to take actions as may be necessary to perform all or any part of the duty required by the provision; (5) The maintenance of each pledge or instrument comprising part of the bond proceedings until the issuing authority has fully paid or provided for the payment of the debt service on the obligations or met other stated conditions; (6) In the event of default in any payments required to be made by the bond proceedings, or by any other agreement of the issuing authority made as part of a contract under which the obligations were issued or secured, including a credit enhancement facility, the enforcement of those payments by mandamus, a suit in equity, an action at law, or any combination of those remedial actions; (7) The rights and remedies of the holders or owners of obligations or of book-entry interests in them, and of third parties under any credit enhancement facility, and provisions for protecting and enforcing those rights and remedies, including limitations on rights of individual holders or owners; (8) The replacement of mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen obligations; (9) The funding, refunding, or advance refunding, or other provision for payment, of obligations that will then no longer be outstanding for purposes of this section or of the applicable bond proceedings; (10) Amendment of the bond proceedings; (11) Any other or additional agreements with the owners of obligations, and such other provisions as the issuing authority determines, including limitations, conditions, or qualifications, relating to any of the foregoing or the activities of the issuing authority in connection therewith. The bond proceedings shall make provision for the payment of the expenses of the enforcement activity of the attorney general referred to in division (B) of this section from the amounts from the tobacco master settlement agreement assigned and sold to the issuing authority under that division or from the proceeds of obligations, or a combination thereof, which may include provision for both annual payments and a special fund providing reserve amounts for the payment of those expenses. The issuing authority shall not, and shall covenant in the bond proceedings that it shall not, be authorized to and shall not file a voluntary petition under the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 101 et seq., as amended, or voluntarily commence any similar bankruptcy proceeding under state law including, without limitation, consenting to the appointment of a receiver or trustee or making a general or specific assignment for the benefit of creditors, and neither any public officer or any organization, entity, or other person shall authorize the issuing authority to be or become a debtor under the United States Bankruptcy Code or take any of those actions under the United States Bankruptcy Code or state law. The state hereby covenants, and the issuing authority shall covenant, with the holders or owners of the obligations, that the state shall not permit the issuing authority to file a voluntary petition under the United States Bankruptcy Code or take any of those actions under the United States Bankruptcy Code or state law during the period obligations are outstanding and for any additional period for which the issuing authority covenants in the bond proceedings, which additional period may, but need not, be a period of three hundred sixty-seven days or more. (I) The obligations requiring execution by or for the issuing authority shall be signed as provided in the bond proceedings, and may bear the official seal of the issuing authority or a facsimile thereof. Any obligation may be signed by the individual who, on the date of execution, is the authorized signer even though, on the date of the obligations, that individual is not an authorized signer. In case the individual whose signature or facsimile signature appears on any obligation ceases to be an authorized signer before delivery of the obligation, that signature or facsimile is nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes as if that individual had remained the authorized signer until delivery. (J) Obligations are investment securities under Chapter 1308. of the Revised Code. Obligations may be issued in bearer or in registered form, registrable as to principal alone or as to both principal and interest, or both, or in certificated or uncertificated form, as the issuing authority determines. Provision may be made for the exchange, conversion, or transfer of obligations and for reasonable charges for registration, exchange, conversion, and transfer. Pending preparation of final obligations, the issuing authority may provide for the issuance of interim instruments to be exchanged for the final obligations. (K) Obligations may be sold at public sale or at private sale, in such manner, and at such price at, above, or below par, all as determined by and provided by the issuing authority in the bond proceedings. (L) Except to the extent that rights are restricted by the bond proceedings, any owner of obligations or provider of or counterparty to a credit enhancement facility may by any suitable form of legal proceedings protect and enforce any rights relating to obligations or that facility under the laws of this state or granted by the bond proceedings. Those rights include the right to compel the performance of all applicable duties of the issuing authority and the state. Each duty of the issuing authority and that issuing authority's officers, staff, and employees, and of each state entity or agency, or using district or using institution, and its officers, members, staff, or employees, undertaken pursuant to the bond proceedings, is hereby established as a duty of the entity or individual having authority to perform that duty, specifically enjoined by law and resulting from an office, trust, or station within the meaning of section 2731.01 of the Revised Code. The individuals who are from time to time members of the issuing authority, or their designees acting pursuant to section 183.52 of the Revised Code, or the issuing authority's officers, staff, agents, or employees, when acting within the scope of their employment or agency, shall not be liable in their personal capacities on any obligations or otherwise under the bond proceedings, or for otherwise exercising or carrying out any purposes or powers of the issuing authority. (M)(1) Subject to any applicable limitations in division (C) of this section, the issuing authority may also authorize and provide for the issuance of: (a) Obligations in the form of bond anticipation notes, and may authorize and provide for the renewal of those notes from time to time by the issuance of new notes. The holders of notes or appertaining interest coupons have the right to have debt service on those notes paid solely from the moneys and special funds, and all or any portion of the pledged receipts, that are or may be pledged to that payment, including the proceeds of bonds or renewal notes or both, as the issuing authority provides in the bond proceedings authorizing the notes. Notes may be additionally secured by covenants of the issuing authority to the effect that the issuing authority will do all things necessary for the issuance of bonds or renewal notes in such principal amount and upon such terms as may be necessary to provide moneys to pay when due the debt service on the notes, and apply their proceeds to the extent necessary, to make full and timely payment of debt service on the notes as provided in the applicable bond proceedings. In the bond proceedings authorizing the issuance of bond anticipation notes the issuing authority shall set forth for the bonds anticipated an estimated schedule of annual principal payments the latest of which shall be no later than provided in division (D) of this section. While the notes are outstanding there shall be deposited, as shall be provided in the bond proceedings for those notes, from the sources authorized for payment of debt service on the bonds, amounts sufficient to pay the principal of the bonds anticipated as set forth in that estimated schedule during the time the notes are outstanding, which amounts shall be used solely to pay the principal of those notes or of the bonds anticipated. (b) Obligations for the refunding, including funding and retirement, and advance refunding, with or without payment or redemption prior to maturity, of any obligations previously issued under this section and any bonds or notes previously issued for the purpose of paying costs of capital facilities for: (i) state-supported or state-assisted institutions of higher education as authorized by sections 151.01 and 151.04 of the Revised Code, pursuant to Sections 2i and 2n of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and (ii) housing branches and agencies of state government limited to facilities for a system of common schools throughout the state as authorized by sections 151.01 and 151.03 of the Revised Code, pursuant to Sections 2i and 2n of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution. Refunding obligations may be issued in amounts sufficient to pay or to provide for repayment of the principal amount, including principal amounts maturing prior to the redemption of the remaining prior obligations or bonds or notes, any redemption premium, and interest accrued or to accrue to the maturity or redemption date or dates, payable on the prior obligations or bonds or notes, and related financing costs and any expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with that issuance and refunding. Subject to the applicable bond proceedings, the portion of the proceeds of the sale of refunding obligations issued under division (M)(1)(b) of this section to be applied to debt service on the prior obligations or bonds or notes shall be credited to an appropriate separate account in the bond service fund and held in trust for the purpose by the issuing authority or by a corporate trustee, and may be invested as provided in the bond proceedings. Obligations authorized under this division shall be considered to be issued for those purposes for which the prior obligations or bonds or notes were issued. (2) The principal amount of refunding, advance refunding, or renewal obligations issued pursuant to division (M) of this section shall be in addition to the amount authorized in division (C) of this section. (N) Obligations are lawful investments for banks, savings and loan associations, credit union share guaranty corporations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, insurance companies, including domestic for life and domestic not for life, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking and bond retirement or other special funds of the state and political subdivisions and taxing districts of this state, notwithstanding any other provisions of the Revised Code or rules adopted pursuant to those provisions by any state agency with respect to investments by them, and are also acceptable as security for the repayment of the deposit of public moneys. The exemptions from taxation in Ohio as provided for in particular sections of the Ohio Constitution and section 5709.76 of the Revised Code apply to the obligations. (O)(1) Unless otherwise provided or provided for in any applicable bond proceedings, moneys to the credit of or in a special fund shall be disbursed on the order of the issuing authority. No such order is required for the payment, from the bond service fund or other special fund, when due of debt service or required payments under credit enhancement facilities. (2) Payments received by the issuing authority under interest rate hedges entered into as credit enhancement facilities under this section shall be deposited as provided in the applicable bond proceedings. (P) The obligations shall not be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit, revenue, and taxing power of the state shall not be pledged to the payment of debt service on them or to any guarantee of the payment of that debt service. The holders or owners of the obligations shall have no right to have any moneys obligated or pledged for the payment of debt service except as provided in this section and in the applicable bond proceedings. The rights of the holders and owners to payment of debt service are limited to all or that portion of the pledged receipts, and those special funds, pledged to the payment of debt service pursuant to the bond proceedings in accordance with this section, and each obligation shall bear on its face a statement to that effect. (Q) Each bond service fund is a trust fund and is hereby pledged to the payment of debt service on the applicable obligations. Payment of that debt service shall be made or provided for by the issuing authority in accordance with the bond proceedings without necessity for any act of appropriation. The bond proceedings may provide for the establishment of separate accounts in the bond service fund and for the application of those accounts only to debt service on specific obligations, and for other accounts in the bond service fund within the general purposes of that fund. (R) Subject to the bond proceedings pertaining to any obligations then outstanding in accordance with their terms, the issuing authority may in the bond proceedings pledge all, or such portion as the issuing authority determines, of the moneys in the bond service fund to the payment of debt service on particular obligations, and for the establishment and maintenance of any reserves for payment of particular debt service. (S)(1) Unless otherwise provided in any applicable bond proceedings, moneys to the credit of special funds may be invested by or on behalf of the issuing authority only in one or more of the following: (a) Notes, bonds, or other direct obligations of the United States or of any agency or instrumentality of the United States, or in no-front-end-load money market mutual funds consisting exclusively of those obligations, or in repurchase agreements, including those issued by any fiduciary, secured by those obligations, or in collective investment funds consisting exclusively of those obligations; (b) Obligations of this state or any political subdivision of this state; (c) Certificates of deposit of any national bank located in this state and any bank, as defined in section 1101.01 of the Revised Code, subject to inspection by the superintendent of financial institutions; (d) The treasurer of state's pooled investment program under section 135.45 of the Revised Code; (e) Other investment agreements or repurchase agreements that are consistent with the ratings on the obligations. (2) The income from investments referred to in division (S)(1) of this section shall be credited to special funds or otherwise as the issuing authority determines in the bond proceedings. Those investments may be sold or exchanged at times as the issuing authority determines, provides for, or authorizes. (T) The treasurer of state shall have responsibility for keeping records, making reports, and making payments, relating to any arbitrage rebate requirements under the applicable bond proceedings. (U) The issuing authority shall make quarterly reports to the general assembly of the amounts in, and activities of, each improvement fund, including amounts and activities on the subfund level. Each report shall include a detailed description and analysis of the amount of proceeds remaining in each fund from the sale of obligations pursuant to this section, and any other deposits, credits, interest earnings, disbursements, expenses, transfers, or activities of each fund. (V) The costs of the annual audit of the authority conducted pursuant to section 117.112 of the Revised Code are payable, as may be provided in the bond proceedings, from the proceeds of the obligations, from special funds, or from other moneys available for the purpose, including as to future financing costs, from the pledged receipts.
Ohio Rev. Code § 165.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 165 / § 165.11
§ 165.11. Conveyance or exchange of public property
Status: in_force

June 26, 1967 Senate Bill 273 - 107th General Assembly The state or any political subdivision, taxing district, or other public body of this state may, without competitive bidding, convey or exchange with an issuer, for use in connection with a project, any or all of its interests in real or personal property, or both, not needed by the grantor. Any conveyance by the state shall be authorized by the director, board, or commission having control of such property and approved by the governor and by the state controlling board. The interest in such property to be conveyed shall be appraised at its fair market value and such appraisal value shall be the conveyance price. The appraised fair market value of any property exchanged under the provisions of this section shall be substantially equal to the aggregate of the appraised fair market value of the property for which it is exchanged and any moneys paid to the grantor in consideration of such exchange. The political subdivision, taxing district, or other public body shall prescribe the form of its deed, and any deed from the state shall be prepared and recorded as provided in sections 5301.13 to 5301.17 , inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.1311 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.1311
§ 124.1311. Veteran funeral honors detail leave
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 450 - 127th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Funeral honors detail" means a funeral honors detail as described in the "National Defense Authorization Act of 2003," 116 Stat. 2556, 10 U.S.C. 1491. (2) "State employee" means a state employee who is trained to participate in a funeral honors detail at the funeral of a veteran and who is a retired or active member of the armed forces of the United States or of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio national guard. (B) A state employee is entitled to a maximum of twenty hours of paid leave for those hours the employee is absent from work in order to participate in a funeral honors detail at the funeral of a veteran.
Ohio Rev. Code § 101.355 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 101 / § 101.355
§ 101.355. Regulatory restriction database and website
Status: in_force

June 8, 2022 Senate Bill 9 - 134th General Assembly The joint committee on agency rule review, in consultation with legislative information systems, shall do both of the following: (A) Create and maintain a system that state agencies shall use to enter regulatory restriction data, create required inventories, and transmit copies of inventories, reports, and any other documents to the joint committee and the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate under sections 121.95 , 121.951 , and 121.953 of the Revised Code, and that will assist the joint committee in aggregating reports and performing other prescribed duties under sections 101.354 , 121.95 , 121.951 , 121.952 , and 121.953 of the Revised Code; (B) Establish, maintain, and improve the cut red tape system, which shall include a web site and shall allow members of the public to request information about regulatory restrictions and to communicate with the joint committee about regulatory restrictions. Last updated March 15, 2022 at 4:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.32
§ 125.32. Enterprise data management and analytics program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The department of administrative services may establish an enterprise data management and analytics program to gather, combine, and analyze data provided by one or more agencies to measure the outcome of state-funded programs, develop policies to promote the effective, efficient, and best use of state resources, and to identify, prevent, or eliminate the fraudulent use of state funds, state resources, or state programs. Participating state agencies may use data gathered under the program for these purposes. (B) A state agency shall provide data for use under the program. A state agency that provides data under the program shall comply with the data-sharing protocol adopted under division (D) of this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, a state agency's provision of data under the program is considered a permitted use of the data under the Revised Code and the state agency is not in violation of any contrary provision of the Revised Code by providing the data. (C)(1) A state agency that provides data under the program retains ownership over the data. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, only the state agency that provides data under the program may be required under the law of this state to respond to requests for records or information regarding the provided data, including public records requests, subpoenas, warrants, and investigatory requests. (2) Participating state agencies shall maintain the confidentiality of data gathered under the program in accordance with confidentiality laws applicable to the data when in the possession of the state agency that provided the data. Employees of the department of administrative services or another state agency who gain access to another state agency's confidential data under the program are subject to any confidentiality requirements or duty to maintain confidentiality of the data established by law applicable to the state agency that provided the data. The results of the data analysis shall be compared against the confidentiality laws applicable to the source data to determine if the results retain any attributes of the source data that bring the results within the scope of any of the confidentiality obligations that applied to the source data. If so, the data analysis results are subject to those applicable confidentiality obligations and, in the event of a conflict between applicable confidentiality obligations, the most stringent of those obligations shall control. (D) In consultation with state agencies participating under the program, the department of administrative services shall develop a data-sharing protocol and a security plan for the program. The security plan shall state how the data is to be protected. The data-sharing protocol shall include at least the following: (1) How participating state agencies may use confidential data in accordance with confidentiality laws applicable to the provided data; (2) Who has authority to access data gathered under the program; and (3) How participating state agencies shall make, verify, and retain corrections to personal information gathered under the program. Any collection of data derived under the program that is a "system" with "personal information" as defined in section 1347.01 of the Revised Code shall comply with Chapter 1347. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 111.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 111 / § 111.18
§ 111.18. Record and deposit of fees - alternative payment programs
Status: in_force

June 30, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) The secretary of state shall keep a record of all fees collected by the secretary of state and, except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, shall pay them into the state treasury to the credit of the corporate and uniform commercial code filing fund created by section 1309.528 of the Revised Code. (B) The secretary of state may implement alternative payment programs that permit payment of any fee charged by the secretary of state by means other than cash, check, money order, or credit card; an alternative payment program may include, but is not limited to, one that permits a fee to be paid by electronic means of transmission. Fees paid under an alternative payment program shall be deposited to the credit of the secretary of state alternative payment program fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. Any investment income of the secretary of state alternative payment program fund shall be credited to that fund and used to operate the alternative payment program. Within two working days following the deposit of funds to the credit of the secretary of state alternative payment program fund, the secretary of state shall pay those funds to the credit of the corporate and uniform commercial code filing fund, subject to division (B) of section 1309.401 of the Revised Code and except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code. The secretary of state shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this division.
Ohio Rev. Code § 163.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 163 / § 163.53
§ 163.53. Application for payment to displaced person
Status: in_force

September 15, 2014 House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly (A) Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or project undertaken by a displacing agency will result in the displacement of any person, the head of the agency shall make a payment to any displaced person, upon proper application as approved by such agency head, for all of the following: (1) Actual reasonable expenses in moving the person, the person's family, business, farm operation, or other personal property; (2) Actual direct losses of tangible personal property as a result of moving or discontinuing a business or farm operation, but not to exceed an amount equal to the reasonable expenses that would have been required to relocate such property, as determined by the head of the displacing agency; (3) Actual reasonable expenses in searching for a replacement business or farm, but not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars; (4) Actual and reasonable expenses necessary to reestablish a displaced farm, nonprofit organization, or small business at its new site, but not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. (B) Any displaced person eligible for payments under division (A) of this section who is displaced from a dwelling and who elects to accept the payments authorized by this division in lieu of the payments authorized by division (A) of this section may receive an expense and dislocation allowance, determined according to a schedule established by the head of the displacing agency. (C) Any displaced person eligible for payments under division (A) of this section who is displaced from the person's place of business or from the person's farm operation may qualify for the payment authorized by this division in lieu of the payment authorized by division (A) of this section. The payment authorized by this division shall consist of a fixed payment in an amount to be determined according to criteria established by the head of the lead agency, except that such payment shall be not less than one thousand dollars nor more than forty thousand dollars. A person whose sole business at the displacement dwelling is the rental of such property to others does not qualify for a payment under this division. (D)(1) Except as provided in section 5501.51 of the Revised Code, if a program or project undertaken by a displacing agency results in the relocation of a utility facility, and the purpose of the program or project was not to relocate or reconstruct any utility facility; and if the owner of the utility facility which is being relocated under such program or project has entered into a franchise or similar agreement with the state or local government on whose property, easement, or right-of-way such facility is located with respect to the use of such property, easement, or right-of-way; and if the relocation of such facility results in such owner incurring an extraordinary cost in connection with such relocation; then the displacing agency may, in accordance with such rules as the head of the lead agency may adopt, provide to such owner a relocation payment which may not exceed the amount of such extraordinary cost, less any increase in the value of the new utility facility above the value of the old utility facility, and less any salvage value derived from the old utility facility. (2) As used in division (D) of this section: (a) "Extraordinary cost in connection with a relocation" means any cost incurred by the owner of a utility facility in connection with relocation of such facility that is determined by the head of the displacing agency, under such rules as the head of the lead agency shall adopt, to be a nonroutine relocation expense, to be a cost that owner ordinarily does not include in its annual budget as an expense of operation, and to meet such other requirements as the lead agency may prescribe in such rules. (b) "Utility facility" means any electric, gas, water, steam power, or materials transmission or distribution system; any transportation system; any communications system, including cable television; and any fixture, equipment, or other property associated with the operation, maintenance, or repair of any such system; which is located on property owned by a state or local government or over which a state or local government has an easement or right-of-way. A utility facility may be publicly, privately, or cooperatively owned.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.79 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.79
§ 109.79. Ohio peace officer training academy
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 98 - 135th General Assembly (A) The Ohio peace officer training commission shall establish and conduct a training school for law enforcement officers of any political subdivision of the state or of the state public defender's office. The school shall be known as the Ohio peace officer training academy. No bailiff or deputy bailiff of a court of record of this state and no criminal investigator employed by the state public defender shall be permitted to attend the academy for training unless the employing court of the bailiff or deputy bailiff or the state public defender, whichever is applicable, has authorized the bailiff, deputy bailiff, or investigator to attend the academy. The Ohio peace officer training commission shall develop the training program, which shall include courses in both the civil and criminal functions of law enforcement officers, a course in crisis intervention with six or more hours of training, training in the handling of missing children and child abuse and neglect cases, and training on companion animal encounters and companion animal behavior, and shall establish rules governing qualifications for admission to the academy. The commission may require competitive examinations to determine fitness of prospective trainees, so long as the examinations or other criteria for admission to the academy are consistent with the provisions of Chapter 124. of the Revised Code. The Ohio peace officer training commission shall determine tuition costs sufficient in the aggregate to pay the costs of operating the academy. Tuition paid by a political subdivision of the state or by the state public defender's office shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the peace officer training academy fee fund, which is hereby established. The attorney general shall use money in the fund to pay costs associated with operation of the academy. The costs of acquiring and equipping the academy shall be paid from appropriations made by the general assembly to the Ohio peace officer training commission for that purpose, from gifts or grants received for that purpose, or from fees for goods related to the academy. The Ohio peace officer training commission shall create a gaming-related curriculum for gaming agents. The Ohio peace officer training commission shall use money distributed to the Ohio peace officer training academy from the Ohio law enforcement training fund to first support the academy's training programs for gaming agents and gaming-related curriculum. The Ohio peace officer training commission may utilize existing training programs in other states that specialize in training gaming agents. The law enforcement officers, during the period of their training, shall receive compensation as determined by the political subdivision that sponsors them or, if the officer is a criminal investigator employed by the state public defender, as determined by the state public defender. The political subdivision may pay the tuition costs of the law enforcement officers they sponsor and the state public defender may pay the tuition costs of criminal investigators of that office who attend the academy. If trainee vacancies exist, the academy may train and issue certificates of satisfactory completion to peace officers who are employed by a campus police department pursuant to section 1713.50 of the Revised Code, by a qualified nonprofit corporation police department pursuant to section 1702.80 of the Revised Code, or by a railroad company, who are amusement park police officers appointed and commissioned by a judge of the appropriate municipal court or county court pursuant to section 4973.17 of the Revised Code, or who are bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, credit union, or association of banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks, or credit unions, or hospital police officers appointed and commissioned by the secretary of state pursuant to sections 4973.17 to 4973.22 of the Revised Code, provided that no such officer shall be trained at the academy unless the officer meets the qualifications established for admission to the academy and the qualified nonprofit corporation police department; bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, credit union, or association of banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks, or credit unions; railroad company; hospital; or amusement park or the private college or university that established the campus police department prepays the entire cost of the training. A qualified nonprofit corporation police department; bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, credit union, or association of banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks, or credit unions; railroad company; hospital; or amusement park or a private college or university that has established a campus police department is not entitled to reimbursement from the state for any amount paid for the cost of training the bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, credit union, or association of banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks, or credit unions peace officers; the railroad company's peace officers; or the peace officers of the qualified nonprofit corporation police department, campus police department, hospital, or amusement park. The academy shall permit investigators employed by the state medical board to take selected courses that the board determines are consistent with its responsibilities for initial and continuing training of investigators as required under sections 4730.26 and 4731.05 of the Revised Code. The board shall pay the entire cost of training that investigators receive at the academy. The academy shall permit tactical medical professionals and fire investigators to attend training courses at the academy that are designed to qualify the professionals and investigators to carry firearms while on duty under sections 109.771 and 109.774 of the Revised Code and that provide training comparable to training mandated under the rules required by division (A) of section 109.748 and division (A) of section 109.7481 of the Revised Code. The executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission may certify tactical medical professionals and fire investigators who satisfactorily complete the training courses. The law enforcement agency served by a tactical medical professional or the political subdivision served by a fire investigator who attends the academy may pay the tuition costs of the professional or investigator. The academy shall permit county correctional officers to attend training courses at the academy that are designed to qualify the county correctional officers to carry firearms while on duty under section 109.772 of the Revised Code and that provide training mandated under the rules required by section 109.773 of the Revised Code. The executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission may certify county correctional officers who satisfactorily complete the training courses. The county jail, county workhouse, minimum security jail, joint city and county workhouse, municipal-county correctional center, multicounty-municipal correctional center, municipal-county jail or workhouse, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse served by the county correctional officer who attends the academy may pay the tuition costs of the county correctional officer. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Law enforcement officers" include any undercover drug agent, any bailiff or deputy bailiff of a court of record, and any criminal investigator who is employed by the state public defender. (2) "Undercover drug agent" means any person who: (a) Is employed by a county, township, or municipal corporation for the purposes set forth in division (B)(2)(b) of this section but who is not an employee of a county sheriff's department, of a township constable, or of the police department of a municipal corporation or township; (b) In the course of the person's employment by a county, township, or municipal corporation, investigates and gathers information pertaining to persons who are suspected of violating Chapter 2925. or 3719. of the Revised Code, and generally does not wear a uniform in the performance of the person's duties. (3) "Crisis intervention training" has the same meaning as in section 109.71 of the Revised Code. (4) "Missing children" has the same meaning as in section 2901.30 of the Revised Code. (5) "Companion animal" has the same meaning as in section 959.131 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 28, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 126.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 126 / § 126.14
§ 126.14. Controlling board to approve release of appropriation for purchase of real estate or other capital project
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The release of any money appropriated for the purchase of real estate shall be approved by the controlling board. The release of money appropriated for all other capital projects is also subject to the approval of the controlling board, except that the director of budget and management may approve the release of money appropriated for specific projects in accordance with the requirements of this section and except that the director of budget and management may approve the release of unencumbered capital balances, for a project to repair, remove, or prevent a public exigency declared to exist by the executive director of the Ohio facilities construction commission under section 123.10 of the Revised Code in the amount designated in that declaration. Within sixty days after the effective date of any act appropriating money for capital projects, the director shall determine which appropriations are for general projects and which are for specific projects. Specific projects may include specific higher education projects that are to be funded from general purpose appropriations from the higher education improvement fund or the higher education improvement taxable fund created in section 154.21 of the Revised Code. Upon determining which projects are general and which are specific, the director shall submit to the controlling board a list that includes a brief description of and the estimated expenditures for each specific project. The release of money for any specific higher education projects that are to be funded from general purpose appropriations from the higher education improvement fund or the higher education improvement taxable fund but that are not included on the list, and the release of money for any specific higher education projects included on the list that will exceed the estimated expenditures by more than ten per cent, are subject to the approval of the controlling board. The director may create new appropriation items and make transfers of appropriations to them for specific higher education projects included on the list that are to be funded from general purpose appropriations for basic renovations that are made from the higher education improvement fund or the higher education improvement taxable fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.85 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.85
§ 122.85. Tax credit-eligible productions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and in sections 5726.55 , 5733.59 , 5747.66 , and 5751.54 of the Revised Code: (1) "Tax credit-eligible production" means a motion picture or broadway theatrical production certified by the director of development under division (B) of this section as qualifying a company for a tax credit under section 5726.55 , 5733.59 , 5747.66 , or 5751.54 of the Revised Code. (2) "Certificate owner" means a qualifying company to which a tax credit certificate is issued. (3) "Qualifying company" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other form of business association that is registered with the secretary of state and that is producing a motion picture or producing or presenting broadway theatrical production. (4) "Eligible expenditures" means expenditures made after June 30, 2009, for goods or services purchased and consumed in this state by a qualifying company directly for the production of a tax credit-eligible production, for postproduction activities, or for advertising and promotion of the production. "Eligible expenditures" include expenditures for cast and crew wages, accommodations, costs of set construction and operations, editing and related services, photography, sound synchronization, lighting, wardrobe, makeup and accessories, film processing, transfer, sound mixing, special and visual effects, music, location fees, and the purchase or rental of facilities and equipment. (5) "Motion picture" means entertainment content created in whole or in part within this state for distribution or exhibition to the general public, including, but not limited to, feature-length films; documentaries; long-form, specials, miniseries, series, and interstitial television programming; interactive web sites; sound recordings; videos; music videos; interactive television; interactive games; video games; commercials; any format of digital media; and any trailer, pilot, video teaser, or demo created primarily to stimulate the sale, marketing, promotion, or exploitation of future investment in either a product or a motion picture by any means and media in any digital media format, film, or videotape, provided the motion picture qualifies as a motion picture. "Motion picture" does not include any television program created primarily as news, weather, or financial market reports, a production featuring current events or sporting events, an awards show or other gala event, a production whose sole purpose is fundraising, a long-form production that primarily markets a product or service or in-house corporate advertising or other similar productions, a production for purposes of political advocacy, or any production for which records are required to be maintained under 18 U.S.C. 2257 with respect to sexually explicit content. (6) "Broadway theatrical production" means a prebroadway production, long run production, or tour launch that is directed, managed, and performed by a professional cast and crew and that is directly associated with New York city's broadway theater district. (7) "Prebroadway production" means a live stage production that is scheduled for presentation in New York city's broadway theater district after the original or adaptive version is performed in a qualified production facility. (8) "Long run production" means a live stage production that is scheduled to be performed at a qualified production facility for more than five weeks, with an average of at least six performances per week. (9) "Tour launch" means a live stage production for which the activities comprising the technical period are conducted at a qualified production facility before a tour of the original or adaptive version of the production begins. (10) "Qualified production facility" means a facility located in this state that is used in the development or presentation to the public of theater productions. (11) "Investment intent letter" means a letter that satisfies all of the following: (a) Is executed on official letterhead of the qualifying company, investor, or investment entity; (b) Clearly states the amount of investment being committed; (c) Specifies the date on which the investment is to be made available; (d) Identifies the motion picture or broadway theatrical production to which the funds are allocated. (B) For the purpose of encouraging and developing strong film and theater industries in this state, the director of development may certify a motion picture or broadway theatrical production produced by a qualifying company as a tax credit-eligible production. In the case of a television series, the director may certify the production of each episode of the series as a separate tax credit-eligible production. A qualifying company shall apply for certification of a motion picture or broadway theatrical production as a tax credit-eligible production on a form and in the manner prescribed by the director. Each application shall include the following information: (1) The name and telephone number of the qualifying company; (2) The name and telephone number of the company's contact person; (3) A list of the first preproduction date through the last production and postproduction dates in Ohio and, in the case of a broadway theatrical production, a list of each scheduled performance in a qualified production facility; (4) The Ohio production office or qualified production facility address and telephone number; (5) The total production budget; (6) The total budgeted eligible expenditures and the percentage that amount is of the total production budget of the motion picture or broadway theatrical production; (7) In the case of a motion picture, the total percentage of the production being shot in Ohio; (8) The level of employment of cast and crew who reside in Ohio; (9) A synopsis of the script; (10) In the case of a motion picture, the shooting script; (11) A creative elements list that includes the names of the principal cast and crew and the producer and director; (12) Documentation of financial ability to undertake and complete the motion picture or broadway theatrical production, including documentation that shows that the company has secured funding equal to at least fifty per cent of the total production budget, which may be in the form of an investment intent letter; (13) Estimated value of the tax credit based upon total budgeted eligible expenditures; (14) Estimated amount of state and local taxes to be generated in this state from the production; (15) Estimated economic impact of the production in this state; (16) Any other information considered necessary by the director. Within ninety days after certification of a motion picture or broadway theatrical production as a tax credit-eligible production, and any time thereafter upon the request of the director, the qualifying company shall present to the director sufficient evidence of reviewable progress. If the company fails to present sufficient evidence, the director may rescind the certification. If the production of a motion picture or broadway theatrical production does not begin within ninety days after the date it is certified as a tax credit-eligible production, the director shall rescind the certification unless the director finds that the company shows good cause for the delay, meaning that the production was delayed due to unforeseeable circumstances beyond the company's control or due to action or inaction by a government agency. Upon rescission, the director shall notify the applicant that the certification has been rescinded. Nothing in this section prohibits an applicant whose tax credit-eligible production certification has been rescinded from submitting a subsequent application for certification. (C)(1) A qualifying company whose motion picture or broadway theatrical production has been certified as a tax credit-eligible production may apply to the director of development on or after July 1, 2009, for a refundable credit against the tax imposed by section 5726.02 , 5733.06 , 5747.02 , or 5751.02 of the Revised Code. The director in consultation with the tax commissioner shall prescribe the form and manner of the application and the information or documentation required to be submitted with the application. The credit is determined as follows: (a) If the total budgeted eligible expenditures stated in the application submitted under division (B) of this section or the actual eligible expenditures as finally determined under division (D) of this section, whichever is least, is less than or equal to three hundred thousand dollars, no credit is allowed; (b) If the total budgeted eligible expenditures stated in the application submitted under division (B) of this section or the actual eligible expenditures as finally determined under division (D) of this section, whichever is least, is greater than three hundred thousand dollars, the credit equals thirty per cent of the least of such budgeted or actual eligible expenditure amounts. (2) Except as provided in division (C)(4) of this section, if the director of development approves a qualifying company's application for a credit, the director shall issue a tax credit certificate to the company. The director in consultation with the tax commissioner shall prescribe the form and manner of issuing certificates. The director shall assign a unique identifying number to each tax credit certificate and shall record the certificate in a register devised and maintained by the director for that purpose. The certificate shall state the amount of the eligible expenditures on which the credit is based and the amount of the credit. Upon the issuance of a certificate, the director shall certify to the tax commissioner the name of the qualifying company to which the certificate was issued, the amount of eligible expenditures shown on the certificate, the amount of the credit, and any other information required by the rules adopted to administer this section. (3) The amount of eligible expenditures for which a tax credit may be claimed is subject to inspection and examination by the tax commissioner or employees of the commissioner under section 5703.19 of the Revised Code and any other applicable law. Once the eligible expenditures are finally determined under section 5703.19 of the Revised Code and division (D) of this section, the credit amount is not subject to adjustment unless the director determines an error was committed in the computation of the credit amount. (4) No tax credit certificate may be issued before the completion of the tax credit-eligible production. The amount of tax credit allowed per fiscal year shall not exceed the sum of fifty million dollars and the difference between the maximum amount of credits that could have been awarded in the previous fiscal year under this section and the amount actually awarded. Out of that sum, five million dollars shall be reserved for broadway theatrical productions, and the balance may be allowed for any tax credit-eligible production. For any fiscal year in which less than five million dollars of tax credits are allowed for broadway theatrical productions, the amount of the five million dollars not allowed and added to the maximum annual amount for the following fiscal year shall be reserved for broadway theatrical productions in the following fiscal year. (5) The director shall review and approve applications for tax credits on a rolling basis. The director shall give priority to tax-credit eligible productions that are television series or miniseries due to the long-term commitment typically associated with such productions. (D) A qualifying company whose motion picture or broadway theatrical production has been certified as a tax credit-eligible production shall engage, at the company's expense, an independent certified public accountant to examine the company's production, postproduction, and advertising and promotion expenditures to identify the expenditures that qualify as eligible expenditures. The certified public accountant shall issue a report to the company and to the director of development certifying the company's eligible expenditures and any other information required by the director. Upon receiving and examining the report, the director may disallow any expenditure the director determines is not an eligible expenditure. If the director disallows an expenditure, the director shall issue a written notice to the company stating that the expenditure is disallowed and the reason for the disallowance. Upon examination of the report and disallowance of any expenditures, the director shall determine finally the lesser of the total budgeted eligible expenditures stated in the application submitted under division (B) of this section or the actual eligible expenditures for the purpose of computing the amount of the credit. (E) No credit shall be allowed under section 5726.55 , 5733.59 , 5747.66 , or 5751.54 of the Revised Code unless the director has reviewed the report and made the determination prescribed by division (D) of this section. (F) This state reserves the right to refuse the use of this state's name in the credits of any tax credit-eligible motion picture production or program of any broadway theatrical production. (G)(1) The director of development in consultation with the tax commissioner shall adopt rules for the administration of this section, including rules setting forth and governing the criteria for determining whether a motion picture or broadway theatrical production is a tax credit-eligible production; activities that constitute the production or postproduction of a motion picture or broadway theatrical production; reporting sufficient evidence of reviewable progress; expenditures that qualify as eligible expenditures; a schedule and deadlines for applications to be submitted and reviewed; a competitive process for approving credits based on likely economic impact in this state and development of a permanent workforce in motion picture or theatrical production industries in this state; consideration of geographic distribution of credits; and implementation of the program described in division (H) of this section. The rules shall be adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (2) To cover the administrative costs of the program, the director shall require each applicant to pay an application fee equal to the lesser of ten thousand dollars or one per cent of the estimated value of the tax credit as stated in the application. The fees collected shall be credited to the tax incentives operating fund created in section 122.174 of the Revised Code. All grants, gifts, fees, and contributions made to the director for marketing and promotion of the motion picture industry within this state shall also be credited to the fund. (H) The director of development shall establish a program for the training of Ohio residents who are or wish to be employed in the film or multimedia industry. Under the program, the director shall: (1) Certify individuals as film and multimedia trainees. In order to receive such a certification, an individual must be an Ohio resident, have participated in relevant on-the-job training or have completed a relevant training course approved by the director, and have met any other requirements established by the director. (2) Accept applications from qualifying companies that intend to hire and provide on-the-job training to one or more certified film and multimedia trainees who will be employed in the company's tax credit-eligible production; (3) Upon completion of a tax-credit eligible production, and upon the receipt of any salary information and other documentation required by the director, authorize a reimbursement payment to each qualifying company whose application was approved under division (H)(2) of this section. The payment shall equal fifty per cent of the salaries paid to film and multimedia trainees employed in the production. Last updated July 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.394 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.394
§ 124.394. Modified work week schedule program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Exempt employee" means a permanent full-time or permanent part-time county employee, township, or municipal corporation who is not subject to a collective bargaining agreement between a public employer and an exclusive representative. (2) "Fiscal emergency" means any of the following: (a) A fiscal emergency declared by the governor under section 126.05 of the Revised Code. (b) A fiscal watch or a fiscal emergency declared or determined by the auditor of state under section 118.023 or 118.04 of the Revised Code. (c) Lack of funds as defined in section 124.321 of the Revised Code. (d) Reasons of economy as described in section 124.321 of the Revised Code. (B) A county, township, or municipal corporation appointing authority may establish a modified work week schedule program applicable to its exempt employees. Each exempt employee shall participate in any established modified work week schedule program in each of state fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The program may provide for a reduction from the usual number of hours worked during a week by exempt employees immediately before the establishment of the program by the appointing authority. The reduction in hours may include any number of hours so long as the reduction is not more than fifty per cent of the usual hours worked by exempt employees immediately before the establishment of the program. The program may be administered differently among employees based on classifications, appointment categories, or other relevant distinctions. (C) After June 30, 2013, a county, township, or municipal corporation appointing authority may implement a modified work week schedule program as described in division (B) of this section that applies to its exempt employees in the event of a fiscal emergency.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.364 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.364
§ 109.364. Denial of representation
Status: in_force

March 13, 1980 Senate Bill 76 - 113th General Assembly If the attorney general denies representation to an officer or employee who made a request for representation under section 109.361 of the Revised Code, the officer or employee may, upon the termination of the action for which he requested the representation, commence an action in the court of claims against the employer pursuant to sections 2743.01 to 2743.20 of the Revised Code for the reasonable expenses incurred in providing his own defense. An action brought pursuant to this section shall be commenced no later than two years after the cause of action arising under this section accrues. A cause of action arising under this section accrues upon the conclusion of the civil action instituted against the officer or employee for which the attorney general denied the officer's or employee's request for representation if the time for filing an appeal in the action lapses without the filing of an appeal or upon the conclusion of the final appeal in the civil action instituted against the officer or employee for which the attorney general denied the officer's or employee's request for representation if an appeal is filed in the action. If the court of claims finds that the officer or employee was entitled to have the attorney general represent and defend him under section 109.361 of the Revised Code, the court shall enter judgment against the employer in favor of the officer or employee in the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred by the officer or employee in providing his own defense and in bringing the action authorized by this section. The reasonable expenses may include, but are not limited to, payment of court costs, attorney's fees, investigative costs, and expert witness fees.
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.112 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.112
§ 125.112. Web site listing contract awards
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Agency" means a department created under section 121.02 of the Revised Code. (2) "Entity" means, whether for profit or nonprofit, a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, sole proprietorship, or other business entity. "Entity" does not include an individual who receives state assistance that is not related to the individual's business. (3)(a) "State award" means a contract awarded by the state costing over twenty-five thousand dollars. (b) "State award" does not include compensation received as an employee of the state or any state financial assistance and expenditure received from the general assembly or any legislative agency, any court or judicial agency, the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, or attorney general and their respective offices. (B) The department of administrative services shall establish and maintain a single searchable web site, accessible by the public at no cost, that includes all of the following information for each state award: (1) The name of the entity receiving the award; (2) The amount of the award; (3) Information on the award, the agency or other instrumentality of the state that is providing the award, and the commodity code; (4) Any other relevant information determined by the department of administrative services. (C) The department of administrative services may consult with other state agencies in the development, establishment, operation, and support of the web site required by division (B) of this section. State awards shall be posted on the web site within thirty days after being made. The department of administrative services shall provide an opportunity for public comment as to the utility of the web site required by division (B) of this section and any suggested improvements. (D) The web site required by division (B) of this section shall be fully operational not later than one year after December 30, 2008, and shall include information on state awards made in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter. It shall also provide an electronic link to the daily journals of the senate and house of representatives. (E) The director of administrative services shall submit to the general assembly an annual report regarding the implementation of the web site established pursuant to division (B) of this section. The report shall include data regarding the usage of the web site and any public comments on the utility of the site, including recommendations for improving data quality and collection. The director shall post each report on the web site. (F) Each agency awarding a grant to an entity in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter shall establish and maintain a separate web site listing the name of the entity receiving each grant, the grant amount, information on each grant, and any other relevant information determined by the department of administrative services. Each agency shall provide the link to such a web site to the department of administrative services within a reasonable time after December 30, 2008, and shall thereafter update its web site within thirty days of awarding a new grant. Not later than one year after December 30, 2008, the department of administrative services shall establish and maintain a separate web site, accessible to the public at no cost, which contains the links to the agency web sites required by this division. (G) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the disclosure of information that is not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 30, 2021 at 3:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 166.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 166 / § 166.20
§ 166.20. Research and development loan fund
Status: in_force

July 9, 2003 House Bill 1 - 125th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the research and development loan fund. The fund shall consist of moneys received from the issuance of obligations for research and development purposes under section 166.08 of the Revised Code; moneys deposited to the fund pursuant to divisions (C) and (G) of section 166.21 of the Revised Code; service charges imposed under section 166.21 of the Revised Code; and any grants, gifts, or contributions of money received by the director of development to be used for making loans under section 166.21 of the Revised Code. All investment earnings on the cash balance in the fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund shall not be comprised, in any part, of moneys raised by taxation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 120.521 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 120 / § 120.521
§ 120.521. Access to justice foundation; fund
Status: in_force

April 3, 2023 House Bill 150 - 134th General Assembly (A) The state public defender shall establish a charitable, tax exempt foundation, named the Ohio access to justice foundation, to actively solicit and accept gifts, bequests, donations, and contributions for use in providing financial assistance to legal aid societies, enhancing or improving the delivery of civil legal services to indigents, and operating the foundation. The Ohio access to justice foundation shall deposit all gifts, bequests, donations, and contributions accepted by it into the access to justice foundation fund established under this section. If the state public defender, pursuant to section 120.52 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to June 30, 1995, established a charitable, tax exempt foundation named the Ohio access to justice foundation and if that foundation is in existence on the day before June 30, 1995, that foundation shall continue in existence and shall serve as the Ohio access to justice foundation described in this section. There is hereby established the access to justice foundation fund, which shall be under the custody and control of the Ohio access to justice foundation. The fund shall contain all moneys distributed to the Ohio access to justice foundation pursuant to section 120.53 of the Revised Code and all gifts, bequests, donations, and contributions accepted by the Ohio access to justice foundation under this section. The Ohio access to justice foundation shall distribute or use all moneys in the access to justice foundation fund for the charitable public purpose of providing financial assistance to legal aid societies that provide civil legal services to indigents, enhancing or improving the delivery of civil legal services to indigents, and operating the foundation. The Ohio access to justice foundation shall establish rules governing the administration of the access to justice foundation fund. The Ohio access to justice foundation shall include, in the annual report it is required to make to the governor, the general assembly, and the supreme court pursuant to division (G)(2) of section 120.53 of the Revised Code, an audited financial statement on the distribution and use of the access to justice foundation fund. No information contained in the statement shall identify or enable the identification of any person served by a legal aid society or in any way breach confidentiality. Membership on the board of the Ohio access to justice foundation does not constitute holding another public office and does not constitute grounds for resignation from the senate or house of representatives under section 101.26 of the Revised Code. The Ohio access to justice foundation shall assist the chancellor of higher education by determining the ratio, for each county in the state, of attorneys to total population for the purpose described in section 3333.132 of the Revised Code. (B) A foundation is tax exempt for purposes of this section if the foundation is exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(a) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 501(a), as amended, and if the foundation has received from the internal revenue service a determination letter that is in effect stating that the foundation is exempt from federal income taxation under that subsection. Last updated January 26, 2023 at 11:41 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 156.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 156 / § 156.02
§ 156.02. Contract for report containing analysis and recommendations pertaining to implementation of energy conservation measures
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The executive director of the Ohio facilities construction commission may, on the executive director's own initiative or at the request of a state agency, contract with an energy or a water services company, architect, professional engineer, contractor, or other person experienced in the design and implementation of energy or water conservation measures for a report containing an analysis and recommendations pertaining to the implementation of energy or water conservation measures that result in energy, water, or wastewater cost savings, operating cost savings, or avoided capital costs for the institution. The report shall include estimates of all costs of such installations, including the costs of design, engineering, installation, maintenance, repairs, and debt service, and estimates of the energy, water, or wastewater cost savings, operating cost savings, and avoided capital costs created.
Ohio Rev. Code § 113.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 113 / § 113.15
§ 113.15. Special auditors - powers
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly Upon demand of any of the persons appointed as special auditors under section 113.14 of the Revised Code, the treasurer of state shall submit for audit all his records concerning, and the assets of, the state treasury and the custodial funds of the treasurer of state. The treasurer of state, his clerks, or any other person may be questioned under oath by any of the persons making the audit, and the auditors may administer oaths for that purpose. The persons so sworn shall answer all questions of the auditors as to the condition of the state treasury and the custodial funds of the treasurer of state, and their testimony shall be reduced to writing and signed by them. The auditors may compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of records and may punish for contempt in the same manner as courts of record.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.745 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.745
§ 109.745. Training for investigating and handling crime of trafficking in persons
Status: in_force

June 27, 2012 House Bill 262 - 129th General Assembly (A) The attorney general shall provide training for peace officers in investigating and handling violations of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code. The training shall include all of the following: (1) Identifying violations of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code; (2) Methods used in identifying victims of violations of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code who are citizens of the United States or a foreign country, including preliminary interviewing techniques and appropriate questioning methods; (3) Methods for prosecuting persons who violate section 2905.32 of the Revised Code; (4) Methods of increasing effective collaboration with nongovernmental organizations and other social service organizations in the course of a criminal action regarding a violation of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code; (5) Methods for protecting the rights of victims of violations of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code, including the need to consider human rights and the special needs of women and children who are victims of violations of that section and to treat victims as victims rather than as criminals; (6) Methods for promoting the safety of victims of violations of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code, including the training of peace officers to quickly recognize victims of a violation of any of those sections who are citizens of the United States or citizens of a foreign country. (B) Any organization, person, or other governmental agency with an interest and expertise in trafficking in persons may submit information or materials to the attorney general regarding the development and presentation of the training required under this section. The attorney general, in developing the training required by this section, shall consider any information submitted pursuant to this division.
Ohio Rev. Code § 184.151 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 184 / § 184.151
§ 184.151. Biannual public meetings on latest report
Status: in_force

January 4, 2006 Senate Bill 236 - 126th General Assembly The third frontier commission shall conduct public meetings twice each year at which a representative of the department of development shall testify regarding the number of applicants for support for research and development projects and the other information contained in the most recent report made by the commission under section 184.15 of the Revised Code. The representative shall also testify regarding the monitoring activities of, and data obtained by, the department pursuant to section 184.16 of the Revised Code. In addition to oral testimony, the representative shall provide a written report of all the information for which testimony is required under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 121.991 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 121 / § 121.991
§ 121.991. Penalty for disclosing confidential information
Status: in_force

October 31, 1990 House Bill 588 - 118th General Assembly Whoever violates section 121.47 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.03
§ 153.03. Contracts to require drug-free workplace program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Contracting authority" means any state agency or other state instrumentality that is authorized to award a public improvement contract. (2) "Bidder" means a person who submits a bid to a contracting authority to perform work under a public improvement contract. (3) "Contractor" means any person with whom a contracting authority has entered into a public improvement contract to provide labor for a public improvement and includes a construction manager at risk and a design-build firm. (4) "Subcontractor" means any person who undertakes to provide any part of the labor on the site of a public improvement under a contract with any person other than the contracting authority, including all such persons in any tier. (5) "Construction manager" has the same meaning as in section 9.33 of the Revised Code. (6) "Construction manager at risk" has the same meaning as in section 9.33 of the Revised Code. (7) "Design-build firm" has the same meaning as in section 153.65 of the Revised Code. (8) "Labor" means any activity performed by a person that contributes to the direct installation of a product, component, or system, or that contributes to the direct removal of a product, component, or system. (9) "Public improvement contract" means any contract that is financed in whole or in part with money appropriated by the general assembly, or that is financed in any manner by a contracting authority, and that is awarded by a contracting authority for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building, public highway, or other public improvement. (10) "State agency" means every organized body, office, or agency established by the laws of this state for the exercise of any function of state government. (B) A contracting authority shall not award a public improvement contract to a bidder, and a construction manager at risk or design-build firm shall not award a subcontract, unless the contract or subcontract contains both of the following: (1) The statements described in division (E) of this section; (2) Terms that require the contractor or subcontractor to be enrolled in and be in good standing in the drug-free workplace program of the bureau of workers' compensation or a comparable program approved by the bureau that requires an employer to do all of the following: (a) Develop, implement, and provide to all employees a written substance use policy that conveys full and fair disclosure of the employer's expectations that no employee be at work with alcohol or drugs in the employee's system, and specifies the consequences for violating the policy. (b) Conduct drug and alcohol tests on employees in accordance with division (B)(2)(c) of this section and under the following conditions: (i) Prior to an individual's employment or during an employee's probationary period for employment, which shall not exceed one hundred twenty days after the probationary period begins; (ii) At random intervals while an employee provides labor or on-site supervision of labor for a public improvement contract. The employer shall use the neutral selection procedures required by the United States department of transportation to determine which employees to test and when to test those employees. (iii) After an accident at the site where labor is being performed pursuant to a public improvement contract. For purposes of this division, "accident" has the meaning established in rules the administrator of workers' compensation adopts pursuant to Chapters 4121. and 4123. of the Revised Code for the bureau's drug-free workplace program, as those rules exist on March 30, 2007. (iv) When the employer, construction manager, construction manager at risk, or design-build firm has reasonable suspicion that prior to an accident an employee may be in violation of the employer's written substance use policy. For purposes of this division, "reasonable suspicion" has the meaning established in rules the administrator adopts pursuant to Chapters 4121. and 4123. of the Revised Code for the bureau's drug-free workplace program, as those rules exist on March 30, 2007. (v) Prior to an employee returning to a work site to provide labor for a public improvement contract after the employee tested positive for drugs or alcohol, and again after the employee returns to that site to provide labor under that contract, as required by either the employer, construction manager, construction manager at risk, design-build firm, or conditions in the contract. (c) Use the following types of tests when conducting a test on an employee under the conditions described in division (B)(2)(b) of this section: (i) Drug and alcohol testing that uses the federal testing model that the administrator has incorporated into the bureau's drug-free workplace program; (ii) Testing to determine whether the concentration of alcohol on an employee's breath is equal to or in excess of the level specified in division (A)(1)(d) or (h) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, which is obtained through an evidentiary breath test conducted by a breath alcohol technician using breath testing equipment that meets standards established by the United States department of transportation, or, if such technician and equipment are unavailable, a blood test may be used to determine whether the concentration of alcohol in an employee's blood is equal to or in excess of the level specified in division (A)(1)(b) or (f) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code. (d) Require all employees to receive at least one hour of training that increases awareness of and attempts to deter substance abuse and supplies information about employee assistance to deal with substance abuse problems, and require all supervisors to receive one additional hour of training in skill building to teach a supervisor how to observe and document employee behavior and intervene when reasonable suspicion exists of substance use; (e) Require all supervisors and employees to receive the training described in division (B)(2)(d) of this section before work for a public improvement contract commences or during the term of a public improvement contract; (f) Require that the training described in division (B)(2)(d) of this section be provided using material prepared by an individual who has credentials or experience in substance abuse training; (g) Assist employees by providing, at a minimum, a list of community resources from which an employee may obtain help with substance abuse problems, except that this requirement does not preclude an employer from having a policy that allows an employer to terminate an employee's employment the first time the employee tests positive for drugs or alcohol or if an employee refuses to be tested for drugs, alcohol, or both. (C) Any time the United States department of health and human services changes the federal testing model that the administrator has incorporated into the bureau's drug-free workplace program in a manner that allows additional or new products, protocols, procedures, and standards in the model, the administrator may adopt rules establishing standards to allow employers to use those additional or new products, protocols, procedures, or standards to satisfy the requirements of division (B)(2)(c) of this section, and the bureau may approve an employer's drug-free workplace program that meets the administrator's standards and the other requirements specified in division (B)(2) of this section. (D) A contracting authority shall ensure that money appropriated by the general assembly for the contracting authority's public improvement contract or, in the case of a state institution of higher education, the institution's financing for the public improvement contract, is not expended unless the contractor for that contract is enrolled in and in good standing in a drug-free workplace program described in division (B) of this section. Prior to awarding a contract to a bidder, a contracting authority shall verify that the bidder is enrolled in and in good standing in such a program. (E) A contracting authority shall include all of the following statements in the public improvement contract entered into between the contracting authority and a contractor for the public improvement: (1) "Each contractor shall require all subcontractors with whom the contractor is in contract for the public improvement to be enrolled in and be in good standing in the Bureau of Workers' Compensation's Drug-Free Workplace Program or a comparable program approved by the Bureau that meets the requirements specified in section 153.03 of the Revised Code prior to a subcontractor providing labor at the project site of the public improvement." (2) "Each subcontractor shall require all lower-tier subcontractors with whom the subcontractor is in contract for the public improvement to be enrolled in and be in good standing in the Bureau of Workers' Compensation's Drug-Free Workplace Program or a comparable program approved by the Bureau that meets the requirements specified in section 153.03 of the Revised Code prior to a lower-tier subcontractor providing labor at the project site of the public improvement." (3) "Failure of a contractor to require a subcontractor to be enrolled in and be in good standing in the Bureau of Workers' Compensation's Drug-Free Workplace Program or a comparable program approved by the Bureau that meets the requirements specified in section 153.03 of the Revised Code prior to the time that the subcontractor provides labor at the project site will result in the contractor being found in breach of the contract and that breach shall be used in the responsibility analysis of that contractor or the subcontractor who was not enrolled in a program for future contracts with the state for five years after the date of the breach." (4) "Failure of a subcontractor to require a lower-tier subcontractor to be enrolled in and be in good standing in the Bureau of Workers' Compensation's Drug-Free Workplace Program or a comparable program approved by the Bureau that meets the requirements specified in section 153.03 of the Revised Code prior to the time that the lower-tier subcontractor provides labor at the project site will result in the subcontractor being found in breach of the contract and that breach shall be used in the responsibility analysis of that subcontractor or the lower-tier subcontractor who was not enrolled in a program for future contracts with the state for five years after the date of the breach." (F) In the event a construction manager, construction manager at risk, or design-build firm intends and is authorized to provide labor for a public improvement contract, a contracting authority shall verify, prior to awarding a contract for construction management services or design-build services, that the construction manager, construction manager at risk, or design-build firm was enrolled in and in good standing in a drug-free workplace program described in division (B) of this section prior to entering into the public improvement contract. The contracting authority shall not award a contract for construction manager services or design-build services if the construction manager, construction manager at risk, or design-build firm is not enrolled in or in good standing in such a program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 103.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 103 / § 103.16
§ 103.16. Public hearings of legislative service commission or its committees
Status: in_force

June 13, 1975 House Bill 1 - 111th General Assembly The Ohio legislative service commission or any committee thereof when so authorized by the commission is empowered to hold public hearings, at such times and places within the state as may be determined advisable or necessary to accomplish the purposes and intent of sections 103.11 to 103.22 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.178 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.178
§ 122.178. TechCred program
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "microcredential" means an industry-recognized credential or certificate that an applicant may complete in not more than one year and that is approved by the chancellor of higher education. (B) There is hereby created the TechCred program to reimburse employers from appropriations made for that purpose for training costs for prospective and incumbent employees to earn a microcredential. The department of development, in consultation with the governor's office of workforce transformation and the department of higher education, shall develop the program. (C)(1) An employer seeking to participate in the program shall submit an application to the director of development during an application period established by the director. The employer shall include in the application all of the following information: (a) Proof that the employer is registered to do business in this state; (b) Proof that the employer is current on all tax obligations to the state; (c) Proof that the employer is in compliance with all environmental regulations applicable to the employer; (d) The name of the training provider from which a prospective or incumbent employee will receive the training and earn the microcredential; (e) The cost of the training; (f) The positions for which earning the microcredential will make a prospective or incumbent employee qualified or the occupational skill set that the prospective or incumbent employee will acquire on completing the training; (g) The address of the facility or location at which the prospective or incumbent employee is expected to be employed after completing the training; (h) Any other information the director requires. (2) In addition to the information required under division (C)(1) of this section, an employer seeking to participate in the program also may submit any of the following information the employer wishes to provide to the director: (a) The estimated wage after completing the training and earning the microcredential; (b) The employer's certification as a minority business enterprise under section 122.921 of the Revised Code or certification as an EDGE business enterprise under section 122.922 of the Revised Code if applicable; (c) The demographic information of the employer, including race and gender; (d) Any demographic information of a prospective or incumbent employee that the employee provides to the employer, including race and gender; (e) Any other information the employer wishes to provide to the director. (D)(1) The director shall consider all applications submitted during an application period after the application period ends. The director shall consider the following factors in determining whether to approve an application: (a) The duration of the training program; (b) The cost of the training; (c) A prospective or incumbent employee's estimated wage after completing the training and earning the microcredential; (d) Whether approving an application will promote regional diversity in apportioning reimbursements uniformly across the state; (e) Any other factors the director considers relevant in determining whether to approve an application. (2) The chancellor of higher education shall establish a list of approved microcredentials. The director shall not approve an application submitted under division (C) of this section unless the microcredentials identified in the application are included in the chancellor's list. Not later than ninety days after April 14, 2020, the director shall create a list of training providers that offer a microcredential included in the chancellor's list. Thereafter, the director shall annually update the list of training providers. (3) If the director approves an employer's application for participation in the program, the approval is valid as long as the employer maintains accurate application information under division (C)(1) of this section with the director. The employer shall submit the updated information to the director at the beginning of the third fiscal year the employer participates in the program and every other subsequent fiscal year thereafter. (4) The director shall not approve an application for participation in the program if the employer has violated Chapter 4111. of the Revised Code within the four fiscal years immediately preceding the date of application. (E)(1) Each participating employer seeking reimbursement for training costs for a prospective or incumbent employee shall submit an application to the director that includes all of the following information for each prospective or incumbent employee: (a) The prospective or incumbent employee's name and position, if applicable, at the time of submitting the application; (b) The actual amount the employer paid to the training provider for the training; (c) Evidence that the prospective or incumbent employee earned a microcredential; (d) Evidence that the prospective or incumbent employee is a resident of this state. (2) The amount of the reimbursement shall be not more than two thousand dollars for each microcredential a prospective or incumbent employee receives. (F) No participating employer shall require a prospective or incumbent employee who receives a microcredential because the employer participated in and received a reimbursement through the employer's participation in the TechCred program to accept or continue employment with the employer. (G) For the purposes of determining regional diversity under this section, the following constitute the regions of the state: (1) The counties of Allen, Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood, and Wyandot are one region; (2) The counties of Ashland, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, and Wayne are one region; (3) The counties of Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Fayette, Greene, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby are one region; (4) The counties of Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union are one region; (5) The counties of Adams, Athens, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross, Scioto, and Vinton are one region; (6) The counties of Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, and Washington are one region; (7) The counties of Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren are one region. (H)(1) The director shall do both of the following regarding the operation of the program: (a) Create an application to participate in the program and an application for reimbursement; (b) Create an internet web site with the applications for and information regarding the program created in this section. (2) The governor's office of workforce transformation shall include on the office's internet web site either of the following: (a) The applications for and information regarding the program created in this section; (b) An internet link to the internet web site created under division (H)(1)(b) of this section. (I) The director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code regarding the operation of the program as the director considers necessary to administer the program, including establishing priority guidelines for approving applications under division (D) of this section. Last updated July 30, 2021 at 10:11 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 117.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 117 / § 117.08
§ 117.08. Records subject to inspection
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly The auditor of state shall keep the records, books, accounts, documents, other papers, and vouchers pertaining to his office, properly marked, numbered, and filed in his office, and at all times subject to the inspection of the governor or a committee of the general assembly, or either house thereof, appointed to examine them. Official copies of such records and documents shall be certified and signed by the auditor of state and have the seal of his office affixed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 176.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 176 / § 176.06
§ 176.06. Number and dollar amount of mortgage loans
Status: in_force

March 24, 2008 House Bill 372 - 127th General Assembly (A) Each municipal corporation, county, and township shall compile and make available, in accordance with this section, to the public for inspection and copying for a period of five years, the number and total dollar amount of mortgage loans that were originated, for which completed applications were received and applicants were rejected, and that were purchased by that municipal corporation, county, or township during each fiscal year. Information regarding each mortgage loan category described in this section shall be itemized to clearly and conspicuously disclose the following: (1) The number and dollar amount of mortgage loans insured under Title II of the "National Housing Act," 48 Stat. 1246 (1934), 12 U.S.C.A. 1707 et seq., or under Title V of the "Housing Act of 1949," 63 Stat. 413, 432, 42 U.S.C.A. 1471 et seq., or guaranteed under the "Veterans' Loan Act," 58 Stat. 284 (1944), 38 U.S.C.A. 1801 et seq.; (2) The number and dollar amount of mortgage loans made to mortgagors who did not, at the time of execution of the mortgage, intend to reside in the property securing the mortgage loan; (3) The number and dollar amount of home improvement loans; (4) The number and dollar amount of mortgage loans involving mortgagors or mortgage applicants grouped according to census tract, income level, race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, disability as defined in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code, military status as defined in that section, and national origin. (B) The information described in this section shall be made available to the public in raw data form and updated quarterly. Within four months after the end of each fiscal year, each municipal corporation, county, and township shall submit to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives a report containing the information described in this section for the immediately preceding fiscal year. (C) As used in this section, "mortgage loan" means a loan secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other security interest to finance the acquisition, construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of single-family residential housing.
Ohio Rev. Code § 102.05 — Ohio Code / Title 1 / Chapter 102 / Section 102.05
Section 102.05 | Exemptions.
Status: in_force

Nothing in sections 102.01 to 102.09 of the Revised Code shall be construed to prohibit a public official or employee from acting in an official capacity in connection with a matter in which the public official or employee has a personal interest if the matter is of general applicability to all persons similarly situated.March 2, 1994 House Bill 285 - 120th General Assembly There is hereby created the Ohio ethics commission consisting of six members, three of whom shall be members of each of the two major political parties, to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Within thirty days of the effective date of this section, the governor shall make initial appointments to the commission. Of the initial appointments made to the commission, one shall be for a term ending one year after the effective date of this section, and the other appointments shall be for terms ending two, three, four, five, and six years, respectively, after the effective date of this section. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for six years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as did the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of his appointment until the end of the term for which he was appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. No person shall be appointed to the commission or shall continue to serve as a member of the commission if the person is subject to section 102.02 of the Revised Code other than by reason of his appointment to the commission or if the person is a legislative agent registered under sections 101.70 to 101.79 of the Revised Code or an executive agency lobbyist registered under sections 121.60 to 121.69 of the Revised Code. Each member shall be paid seventy-five dollars for each meeting held in the discharge of his official duties, except that no member shall be paid more than eighteen hundred dollars in any fiscal year. Each member shall be reimbursed for expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of his official duties. The commission shall meet within two weeks after all members have been appointed, at a time and place determined by the governor. At its first meeting, the commission shall elect a chairman and other officers that are necessary and shall adopt rules for its procedures. After the first meeting, the commission shall meet at the call of the chairman or upon the written request of a majority of the members. A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum. The commission shall not take any action without the concurrence of a majority of the members of the commission. The commission may appoint and fix the compensation of an executive director and other technical, professional, and clerical employees that are necessary to carry out the duties of the commission. The commission may appoint hearing examiners to conduct hearings pursuant to section 102.06 of the Revised Code. The hearing examiners have the same powers and authority in conducting the hearings as is granted to the commission. Within thirty days after the hearing, the hearing examiner shall submit to the commission a written report of his findings of fact and conclusions of law and a recommendation of the action to be taken by the commission. The recommendation of the hearing examiner may be approved, modified, or disapproved by the commission, and no recommendation shall become the findings of the commission until so ordered by the commission. The findings of the commission shall have the same effect as if the hearing had been conducted by the commission. Hearing examiners appointed pursuant to this section shall possess the qualifications the commission requires. Nothing contained in this section shall preclude the commission from appointing a member of the commission to serve as a hearing examiner. Last updated October 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 121.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 121 / § 121.19
§ 121.19. Power to inspect and examine
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Whenever power is vested in any state department, board, or commission, to inspect, examine, secure data or information, or to procure assistance from another department, office, or institution, a duty is hereby imposed upon the department, office, or institution upon which demand is made to make such power effective.
Ohio Rev. Code § 165.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 165 / § 165.12
§ 165.12. Bonds payable solely from rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys as are pledged for their payment in accordance with bond proceedings
Status: in_force

September 17, 1991 House Bill 207 - 119th General Assembly Bonds issued under authority of Chapter 165. of the Revised Code do not, and shall state that they do not, represent or constitute a debt or pledge of the faith and credit of the issuer, and such bonds are payable solely from the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys as are pledged for their payment in accordance with the bond proceedings. No moneys of any issuer raised by taxation shall be obligated or pledged for the payment of bonds or other obligations issued or guarantees made pursuant to sections 165.01 to 165.14 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 184.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 184 / § 184.02
§ 184.02. Third frontier commission - powers and duties
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) In addition to the powers and duties under sections 184.10 to 184.20 and 184.37 of the Revised Code, the third frontier commission may perform any act to ensure the performance of any function necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of, and exercise the powers granted under, sections 184.01 and 184.02 of the Revised Code. In addition, the commission may do any of the following: (1) Adopt, amend, and rescind rules under section 111.15 of the Revised Code for the administration of any aspect of its operations; (2) Adopt bylaws governing its operations, including bylaws that establish procedures and set policies as may be necessary to assist with the furtherance of its purposes; (3) Appoint and set the compensation of employees needed to carry out its duties; (4) Contract with, retain the services of, or designate, and fix the compensation of, such financial consultants, accountants, other consultants and advisors, and other independent contractors as may be necessary or desirable to carry out its duties; (5) Solicit input and comments from specialized industry, professional, and other relevant interest groups concerning its purposes; (6) Facilitate alignment of the state's science and technology programs and activities; (7) Make grants and loans to individuals, public agencies, private companies or organizations, or joint ventures for any of the broad range of activities related to its purposes. (B) In addition to the powers and duties under sections 184.10 to 184.20 and 184.37 of the Revised Code, the commission shall do all of the following: (1) Establish a competitive process for the award of grants and loans that is designed to fund the most meritorious proposals and, when appropriate, provide for peer review of proposals; (2) On or before the first day of August of each year, submit to the governor and the general assembly a report of the activities of the commission during the preceding fiscal year; (3) With specific application to the biomedical research and technology transfer trust fund, periodically make strategic assessments of the types of state investments in biomedical research and biotechnology in the state that would likely create jobs and business opportunities in the state and produce the most beneficial long-term improvements to the public health of Ohioans, including, but not limited to, biomedical research and biotechnology initiatives that address tobacco-related illnesses as may be outlined in any master agreement. The commission shall award grants and loans from the fund pursuant to a process established under division (B)(1) of this section. Last updated September 11, 2023 at 10:08 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.0820 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.0820
§ 122.0820. Job site ready development fund
Status: in_force

January 4, 2006 Senate Bill 236 - 126th General Assembly The job ready site development fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of the net proceeds of obligations issued and sold by the issuing authority pursuant to sections 151.01 and 151.11 of the Revised Code. Investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used to make grants for eligible projects pursuant to sections 122.085 to 122.0820 of the Revised Code and associated administrative expenses.
Ohio Rev. Code § 147.022 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 147 / § 147.022
§ 147.022. Criminal records check
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 567 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) The secretary of state shall require each applicant for a notary commission, other than an attorney licensed to practice law in this state or a peace officer, to complete a criminal records check. (2) The secretary shall not accept an application for a notary commission that includes the report of a criminal records check that is more than six months old. (B) The secretary of state shall provide to each person applying for a notary commission, other than an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state or a peace officer, information about accessing, completing, and forwarding to the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and the standard impression sheet to obtain fingerprint impressions prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section. (C) Each person requesting a criminal records check under this section shall pay to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the fee prescribed pursuant to division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code. (D) The report of any criminal records check conducted by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance with section 109.572 of the Revised Code and pursuant to a request made under this section is not a public record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any person other than the following: (1) The person who is the subject of the criminal records check or the person's representative; (2) The secretary of state and the staff of the secretary of state; (3) A court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual involved in a case dealing with a commission denial resulting from the criminal records check. (E) The secretary of state shall deny a notary commission application if, after receiving the information and notification required by this section, a person subject to the criminal records check requirement fails to do either of the following: (1) Access, complete, or forward to the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code or the standard impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of that section; (2) Submit the completed report of the criminal records check to the secretary of state. Last updated February 16, 2023 at 2:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.03
§ 109.03. Appointment of assistant attorney general and chief counsel - duties
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The attorney general may appoint a first assistant attorney general, a chief counsel, and assistant attorneys general, each of whom shall be an attorney at law, to serve for the term for which the attorney general is elected, unless sooner discharged by him, and each shall perform such duties, not otherwise provided by law, as are assigned him by the attorney general.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.302 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.302
§ 145.302. Purchasing uniformed services credit
Status: in_force

October 29, 1996 House Bill 450 - 121st General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Service in the uniformed services" means the performance of duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service under competent authority and includes active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time national guard duty, and a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform any such duty. (2) "Uniformed services" means the army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, or any reserve components of such services; national guard; the commissioned corps of the United States public health service; service as a red cross nurse with the army, navy, air force, or hospital service of the United States, army nurse corps, navy nurse corps, or serving full-time with the American red cross in a combat zone; and any other category of persons designated by the president in time of war or emergency. (B) On re-employment of a member with the same public employer that employed the member prior to the member's service in the uniformed services, the member may apply to the public employees retirement system on a form provided by the system to purchase service credit for service in the uniformed services that shall be considered the equivalent of Ohio service credit. On receipt of the application, the retirement system shall request from the public employer that employed the member prior to the military service a certification that the member was employed by the public employer prior to, and returned to employment with the employer within three months of honorable discharge or release from, service in the uniformed services. If the public employer can so certify, it shall do so and shall pay to the retirement system the employer's contribution required by this section. The service credit shall be granted the member if all of the following requirements are met: (1) The member was a member and maintained membership in the public employees retirement system in accordance with section 145.41 of the Revised Code; (2) The member was out of active service as a public employee by reason of service in the uniformed services; (3) The member was honorably discharged or released from service in the uniformed services; (4) The member pays contributions to the retirement system in accordance with this section. (C) Credit may be purchased pursuant to this section at any time prior to receipt of a retirement allowance. The member may choose to purchase only part of the credit in any one payment, subject to board rules. The retirement system shall grant service credit under this section, not to exceed five years, for each period of service in the uniformed services for which contributions have been received. (D) For service purchased under this section, the member and the member's public employer, subject to board rules, shall pay to the retirement system for credit to the member's accumulated account an amount equal to the contributions that would have been paid pursuant to sections 145.47 and 145.48 of the Revised Code if the member had not been out of active service as a public employee by reason of service in the uniformed services. If a member pays all or any portion of the member's contributions required by section 145.47 of the Revised Code later than the lesser of five years or a period that is three times the member's period of service in the uniformed services beginning from the later of the member's date of re-employment or the effective date of this section, an amount equal to compound interest at a rate established by the board from the later of the member's date of re-employment or the effective date of this section to the date of payment shall be added to the remaining amount to be paid by the member to purchase service credit under this section. (E) This section does not cancel any military service credit or service in the uniformed services earned or granted under this chapter prior to the effective date of this section. (F) If a member purchased service credit under section 145.301 of the Revised Code prior to the effective date of this section, is not receiving a retirement allowance, and would have been eligible to obtain service credit pursuant to this section had it been in effect at the time of purchase, the retirement system shall refund the amounts paid by the member for the purchase if both of the following requirements are met: (1) The member makes a written request for a refund on a form provided by the retirement system; (2) The member pays to the retirement system the contributions required by this section. (G) If the member meets the requirements of division (F) of this section, the public employer shall pay to the retirement system the employer's contributions required by this section. Last updated October 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 141.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 141 / § 141.011
§ 141.011. Annual salaries of elective officers beginning in 2020 through 2028
Status: in_force

December 27, 2018 Senate Bill 296 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Each calendar year from 2020 through 2028, the annual salaries of the elective officers of the state as prescribed by divisions (A) to (F) of section 141.01 of the Revised Code shall be increased as follows: (1) In calendar year 2020, by four per cent; (2) In calendar year 2021, by three per cent; (3) In calendar year 2022, by one and three-quarters per cent; (4) In calendar year 2023, by one and three-quarters per cent; (5) In calendar year 2024, by one and three-quarters per cent; (6) In calendar year 2025, by one and three-quarters per cent; (7) In calendar year 2026, by one and three-quarters per cent; (8) In calendar year 2027, by one and three-quarters per cent; (9) In calendar year 2028, by one and three-quarters per cent. (B) If the governor appoints the lieutenant governor as an administrative department head or as the head of an office within the office of the governor, the lieutenant governor may accept the salary for that office while serving as its head in lieu of the salary for the office of lieutenant governor. (C) Upon the death of an elected executive officer of the state listed in divisions (A) to (F) of section 141.01 of the Revised Code during that person's term of office, an amount shall be paid in accordance with section 2113.04 of the Revised Code, or to that person's estate. The amount shall equal the amount of the salary that the officer would have received during the remainder of the officer's unexpired term or an amount equal to the salary of that person's office for two years, whichever is less.
Ohio Rev. Code § 107.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 107 / § 107.21
§ 107.21. Governor's office of Appalachian Ohio
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "Appalachian region" means the following counties in this state that have been designated as part of Appalachia by the federal Appalachian regional commission and that have been geographically isolated and economically depressed: Adams, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Carroll, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mahoning, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Vinton, and Washington. (B) There is hereby created in the department of development the governor's office of Appalachian Ohio. The governor shall designate the director of the governor's office of Appalachian Ohio. The director shall report directly to the office of the governor. On January 1, 1987, the governor shall designate the director to represent this state on the federal Appalachian regional commission. The director may appoint such employees as are necessary to exercise the powers and duties of this office. The director shall maintain local development districts as established within the Appalachian region for the purpose of regional planning for the distribution of funds from the Appalachian regional commission within the Appalachian region. (C) The governor's office of Appalachian Ohio shall represent the interests of the Appalachian region in the government of this state. The duties of the director of the office shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) To identify residents of the Appalachian region qualified to serve on state boards, commissions, and bodies and in state offices, and to bring these persons to the attention of the governor; (2) To represent the interests of the Appalachian region in the general assembly and before state boards, commissions, bodies, and agencies; (3) To assist in forming a consensus on public issues and policies among institutions and organizations that serve the Appalachian region; (4) To act as an ombudsperson to assist in resolving differences between state or federal agencies and the officials of political subdivisions or private, nonprofit organizations located within the Appalachian region; (5) To assist planning commissions, agencies, and organizations within the Appalachian region in distributing planning information and documents to the appropriate state and federal agencies and to assist in focusing attention on any findings and recommendations of these commissions, agencies, and organizations; (6) To issue reports on the Appalachian region that describe progress achieved and the needs that still exist in the region; (7) To assist the governor's office in resolving the problems of residents of the Appalachian region that come to the governor's attention. (D) The amount of money from appropriated state funds allocated each year to pay administrative costs of a local development district existing on the effective date of this amendment shall not be decreased due to the creation and funding of additional local development districts. The amount of money allocated to each district shall be increased each year by the average percentage of increase in the consumer price index for the prior year. As used in this division, "consumer price index" means the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average, all items), prepared by the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics.
Ohio Rev. Code § 164.261 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 164 / § 164.261
§ 164.261. Repayment of grant
Status: in_force

September 15, 2014 House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly All of the following apply to any repayment of a grant awarded under sections 164.20 to 164.27 of the Revised Code: (A) The Ohio public works commission shall deposit the grant repayment into the clean Ohio conservation fund created in section 164.27 of the Revised Code. (B) The commission shall return the grant repayment to the natural resource assistance council that approved the grant application. (C) The grant repayment shall be used for the same purpose as the grant was originally approved for, as provided in section 164.22 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.133 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.133
§ 122.133. Boards to assist employee ownership assistance program
Status: in_force

December 30, 2004 House Bill 516 - 125th General Assembly The director of development shall publicize the availability of the employee ownership assistance program and its services to local governments and to business and labor organizations and shall coordinate with local governments, business and labor organizations, and other state agencies in obtaining information relating to the possible relocation of operations or closing of a business establishment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.299 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.299
§ 145.299. Purchasing credit for service as school board member
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 343 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "school board member" means a member of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district board of education and "governing board member" means a member of an educational service center governing board. (B) A member of the public employees retirement system may purchase credit for service as a school board member if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The member is eligible to retire under this chapter or will become eligible to retire as a result of purchasing the credit. (2) The member agrees to retire within ninety days after receiving notice of the additional liability under section 145.29 of the Revised Code. (3) The retirement system receives certification of the member's service and compensation as a school board or governing board member from the board of education or governing board of the district or educational service center in which the member served or, if that district or educational service center no longer exists, the board or governing board that controls the territory, or the largest part of the territory, of the district or educational service center in which the member served. (C) Credit shall be purchased under this section in accordance with section 145.29 of the Revised Code, except that payment for the credit or portion of credit shall be paid in full at the time of purchase. (D) The retirement system shall calculate the amount of credit the member is eligible to purchase by dividing the compensation received pursuant to section 3313.12 of the Revised Code for each month served as a school board or governing board member by the amount of compensation that, for the same month, the retirement system considered equivalent to full-time service. (E) Credit may be purchased for service as a school board or governing board member, other than service subject to the tax on wages imposed by the "Federal Insurance Contributions Act," 68A Stat. 415 (1954), 26 U.S.C.A. 3101, as amended, between January 1, 1935, and the first day of January of the year in which the credit is purchased. A member may purchase not more than one-twelfth of a year's credit for each month of service as a school board or governing board member. (F) The public employees retirement board shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code concerning the purchase of credit under this section. In addition to any other matters considered relevant by the retirement board, the rules shall specify the procedure to be followed by a member to inform the system of the member's desire to purchase credit for service as a school board or governing board member. (G) If the member does not retire within ninety days after purchasing credit under this section, the system shall withdraw the credit and refund the amount paid by the member.
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.431 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.431
§ 173.431. Administration of budget
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The department of aging shall ensure that the unified long-term care budget established under section 173.43 of the Revised Code is administered in a manner that provides medicaid coverage of and expands access to all of the following as necessary to meet the needs of individuals receiving home and community-based services covered by medicaid components the department of aging administers: (A) To the extent permitted by the medicaid waivers authorizing department of aging-administered medicaid waiver components, all of the following medicaid waiver services provided under department of aging-administered medicaid waiver components: (1) Personal care services; (2) Home-delivered meals; (3) Adult day-care; (4) Homemaker services; (5) Emergency response services; (6) Medical equipment and supplies; (7) Chore services; (8) Social work counseling; (9) Nutritional counseling; (10) Independent living assistance; (11) Medical transportation; (12) Nonmedical transportation; (13) Home care attendant services; (14) Assisted living services; (15) Community transition services; (16) Enhanced community living services; (17) All other medicaid waiver services provided under department of aging-administered medicaid waiver components. (B) All of the following state medicaid plan services as specified in rules adopted under section 5164.02 of the Revised Code: (1) Home health services; (2) Private duty nursing services; (3) Durable medical equipment; (4) Services of a clinical nurse specialist; (5) Services of a certified nurse practitioner. (C) The services that the PACE program provides.
Ohio Rev. Code § 107.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 107 / § 107.71
§ 107.71. Office of InnovateOhio
Status: in_force

December 27, 2018 Senate Bill 296 - 132nd General Assembly The office of innovateohio is hereby established within the office of the governor. The governor shall appoint a director of the office who shall receive an annual salary equal to the maximum compensation specified in pay range 48 of salary schedule E-2 in division (B)(1) of section 124.152 of the Revised Code. The governor shall appoint necessary professional, technical, and clerical personnel. The employees serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor shall set the duties of the office. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 121.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 121 / § 121.17
§ 121.17. Co-operation and coordination of work under direction of governor
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Under the direction of the governor, the directors of departments shall devise a practical and working basis for co-operation and co-ordination of work and for the elimination of duplication and overlapping functions. They shall co-operate with each other in the employment of services and the use of quarters and equipment. The director of any department may empower or require an employee of another department, subject to the consent of the superior officer of the employee, to perform any duty which he might require of his own subordinates.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.473 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.473
§ 145.473. Interest rates
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 343 - 129th General Assembly (A) The rate of interest credited to individual accounts of contributors under sections 145.471 and 145.472 of the Revised Code shall be as follows: (1) Four per cent per annum, compounded annually, to and including December 31, 1955; (2) Three per cent per annum, compounded annually, from January 1, 1956, to and including December 31, 1963; (3) Three and one-quarter per cent per annum, compounded annually, from January 1, 1964, to and including December 31, 1969; (4) Four per cent per annum, compounded annually, from January 1, 1970, to and including the day before December 13, 2000; (5) An amount determined by the public employees retirement board that is not greater than six per cent per annum, compounded annually, on and after December 13, 2000. (B) For the purpose of determining the reserve value of a contributor's annuity, the rate of interest shall be as follows: (1) Four per cent per annum, compounded annually, for contributors retiring before October 1, 1956; (2) Three per cent per annum, compounded annually, for contributors retiring on or after October 1, 1956, but before January 1, 1964; (3) Three and one-quarter per cent per annum, compounded annually, for contributors retiring on or after January 1, 1964, but before January 1, 1970; (4) Four per cent per annum, compounded annually, for contributors retiring on or after January 1, 1970, but before December 13, 2000; (5) An amount determined by the board based on the recommendation of the board's actuary, compounded annually, for contributors retiring on or after December 13, 2000.
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.142 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.142
§ 124.142. Compensation of chaplains
Status: in_force

December 23, 1986 House Bill 428 - 116th General Assembly Twenty-five per cent of the compensation paid under section 124.15 or 124.152 of the Revised Code to a person designated as a chaplain or religious services administrator, while serving in a full-time capacity in such position, shall be considered to be a housing allowance. The amount of the housing allowance shall not affect the requirement of section 145.47 of the Revised Code as to the contribution to be made to the employees' savings fund of the public employees retirement system, and the amount of the contributions shall be based on the member's earnable salary, including the housing allowance.
Ohio Rev. Code § 149.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 149 / § 149.17
§ 149.17. Highway maps of Ohio
Status: in_force

March 9, 1999 House Bill 649 - 122nd General Assembly Highway maps shall be published by the state and shall be officially designated as "Highway Maps of Ohio." The director of transportation may designate the improved roads by color, and revise such maps from time to time as the improvement of the roads may justify. The director shall secure a copyright of the maps from time to time when so published. The director may distribute the first edition of these maps, which has been published as a bulletin of the department of transportation, as follows: to each county commissioner, county auditor, and county engineer, one copy; to the director for distribution among those who gratuitously helped in preparing maps, one hundred fifty copies; for distribution among the several state departments, three hundred copies; to the state library, one hundred copies; to each newspaper correspondent of the general assembly, one copy; to the clerk of the senate and to the clerk and the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives, one copy each; to each sergeant at arms of the senate and of the house of representatives, one copy; the remaining copies to be equally divided among the members of the general assembly.
Ohio Rev. Code § 197.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 197 / § 197.11
§ 197.11. Holocaust and genocide memorial and education office
Status: in_force

December 29, 2020 Senate Bill 310 - 133rd General Assembly There is hereby created the Holocaust and genocide memorial and education office to serve the Holocaust and genocide memorial and education commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 169.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 169 / § 169.051
§ 169.051. United States savings bonds; presumption of abandonment
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "United States savings bond" means property, tangible or intangible, in the form of a savings bond issued by the United States treasury whether in paper form, electric, or paperless form, along with all proceeds thereof. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, United States savings bonds held or owing in this state by any person, or issued or owed in the course of a holder's business, or by a state or other government, political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, and all proceeds thereof, shall be presumed abandoned in this state and constitute unclaimed funds under this chapter if both of the following apply: (1) The last known address of the owner of the United States savings bond is in this state; (2) The United States savings bond has remained unclaimed and unredeemed for three years after final maturity. (C) United States savings bonds that are presumed abandoned and constitute unclaimed funds under division (B) of this section, including bonds in the possession of the director of commerce, shall escheat to the state three years after becoming abandoned and unclaimed property. All property rights and legal title to and ownership of such bonds or proceeds from such bonds, including all rights, powers, and privileges of survivorship of any owner, co-owner, or beneficiary, shall vest solely in the state as provided in divisions (D) to (H) of this section. (D) If, within one hundred eighty days after the three-year period prescribed under division (C) of this section, no claim has been filed under this chapter for the bond, the director shall commence a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for a determination that the bond escheats to the state. The director may postpone the commencement of an action until a sufficient number of bonds have accumulated in the director's custody to justify the expense of the proceedings. (E) Service by publication shall be made in accordance with Rule 4.4 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. (F) If no person files a claim or appears at the hearing to substantiate a claim or if the court determines that a claimant is not entitled to the property claimed, and if the court is satisfied by the evidence that the director has substantially complied with the laws of this state, the court shall enter a judgment that the bonds have escheated to the state and all property rights and legal title to and ownership of the bonds or the proceeds from the bonds, including all rights, powers, and privileges of survivorship of any owner, co-owner, or beneficiary, have vested solely in the state. (G) The director shall redeem the United States savings bonds escheated to the state by judgment of the court. When the proceeds that have escheated have been recovered by the director, the director shall pay all costs incident to the collection and recovery of the proceeds from the redemption of the bonds and disburse the remaining balance of the proceeds in the manner provided under section 169.05 of the Revised Code for all other unclaimed funds. (H) Notwithstanding section 169.08 of the Revised Code, any person claiming a United States savings bond that has escheated to the state under this section, or for the proceeds from the bond, may file a claim with the director. Upon providing sufficient proof of the validity of the person's claim, the director may, in the director's discretion, pay the claim less any expenses and costs incurred by the state in securing full title and ownership of the property by escheat. If payment has been made to a claimant, no action thereafter may be maintained by any other claimant against the state or any officer of the state, for or on account of the payment of the claim. Last updated December 16, 2021 at 4:04 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.50
§ 122.50. Bonds not a debt of state
Status: in_force

September 28, 2012 Senate Bill 314 - 129th General Assembly Revenue bonds issued under sections 122.39 and 122.41 to 122.62 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit, of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds pledged for their payment as authorized by such sections, or by funds derived from the issuance of refunding bonds as authorized in section 122.52 of the Revised Code, which refunding bonds shall be payable solely from funds pledged for their payment as authorized by such section. All such revenue bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the bonds, as to both principal and interest, are not an obligation of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, but are payable solely from revenues pledged for their payment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.751 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.751
§ 109.751. Attendance of undercover drug agents, bailiffs, deputy bailiffs or public defender investigators at basic training programs
Status: in_force

September 14, 2016 Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly (A) The executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission shall neither approve nor issue a certificate of approval to a peace officer training school pursuant to section 109.75 of the Revised Code unless the school agrees to permit, in accordance with rules adopted by the attorney general pursuant to division (C) of this section, undercover drug agents to attend its basic training programs. The executive director shall revoke approval, and the certificate of approval of, a peace officer training school that does not permit, in accordance with rules adopted by the attorney general pursuant to division (C) of this section, undercover drug agents to attend its basic training programs. This division does not apply to peace officer training schools for employees of conservancy districts who are designated pursuant to section 6101.75 of the Revised Code or for a natural resources law enforcement staff officer, forest-fire investigators, wildlife officers, or natural resources officers of the department of natural resources. (B)(1) A peace officer training school is not required to permit an undercover drug agent, a bailiff or deputy bailiff of a court of record of this state, or a criminal investigator employed by the state public defender to attend its basic training programs if either of the following applies: (a) In the case of the Ohio peace officer training academy, the employer county, township, municipal corporation, court, or state public defender or the particular undercover drug agent, bailiff, deputy bailiff, or criminal investigator has not paid the tuition costs of training in accordance with section 109.79 of the Revised Code; (b) In the case of other peace officer training schools, the employing county, township, municipal corporation, court, or state public defender fails to pay the entire cost of the training and certification. (2) A training school shall not permit a bailiff or deputy bailiff of a court of record of this state or a criminal investigator employed by the state public defender to attend its basic training programs unless the employing court of the bailiff or deputy bailiff or the state public defender, whichever is applicable, has authorized the bailiff, deputy bailiff, or investigator to attend the school. (C) The attorney general shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. or pursuant to section 109.74 of the Revised Code, rules governing the attendance of undercover drug agents at approved peace officer training schools, other than the Ohio peace officer training academy, and the certification of the agents upon their satisfactory completion of basic training programs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 164.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 164 / § 164.04
§ 164.04. District public works integrating committee
Status: in_force

June 29, 2011 House Bill 114 - 129th General Assembly (A) In each of the districts created in section 164.03 of the Revised Code, a district public works integrating committee shall be established as follows: (1) In district one, the district committee shall consist of seven members appointed as follows: two members shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners or the chief executive officer of the county; two members shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the most populous municipal corporation in the district; two members shall be appointed by a majority of the chief executive officers of the other municipal corporations located within the district; and one member, who shall have experience in local infrastructure planning and economic development and who shall represent the interests of private industry within the district, shall be appointed by a majority of the members of the district committee or their alternates. Except with respect to the selection of the private sector member of the committee, the affirmative vote of at least five committee members or their alternates is required for any action taken by a vote of the committee. (2) In district two, the district committee shall consist of nine members appointed as follows: two members shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners; three members shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the most populous municipal corporation in the district; two members shall be appointed by a majority of the other chief executive officers of municipal corporations in the district; and two members shall be appointed by a majority of the boards of township trustees in the district. Of the members appointed by the board of county commissioners, one member shall have experience in local infrastructure planning and economic development, and one member shall be either a county commissioner or a county engineer of the district. The affirmative vote of at least seven members of the committee or their alternates is required for any action taken by a vote of the committee. (3) In districts three, four, eight, twelve, and nineteen, the district committee shall consist of nine members appointed as follows: two members shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners or by the chief executive officer of the county; two members shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the most populous municipal corporation located within the district; two members shall be appointed by a majority of the other chief executive officers of the municipal corporations located in the district; two members shall be appointed by a majority of the boards of township trustees located in the district; and one member, who shall have experience in local infrastructure planning and economic development and who shall represent the interests of private industry within the district, shall be appointed by a majority of the members of the committee or their alternates. Except with respect to the selection of the private sector member of the committee, the affirmative vote of at least seven committee members or their alternates is required for any action taken by a vote of the committee. (4) In district six, the district committee shall consist of nine members appointed as follows: one member shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners of each county in the district; one member shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the most populous municipal corporation in each county in the district; one member shall be appointed alternately by a majority of the chief executives of the municipal corporations, other than the largest municipal corporation, within one of the counties of the district; and one member shall be appointed alternately by a majority of the boards of township trustees within one of the counties in the district. The two persons who are the county engineers of the counties in the district also shall be members of the committee. At least six of these members or their alternates shall agree upon the appointment to the committee of a private sector person who shall have experience in local infrastructure planning and economic development. The affirmative vote of seven committee members or their alternates is required for any action taken by a vote of the committee. The first appointment to the committee made by the majority of the boards of township trustees of a county shall be made by the boards of township trustees located in the least populous county of the district, and the first appointment made by the majority of the chief executives of municipal corporations, other than the largest municipal corporation, of a county shall be made by the chief executives of municipal corporations, other than the largest municipal corporation, from the most populous county in the district. Notwithstanding division (C) of this section, the members of the district committee appointed alternately by a majority of the chief executive officers of municipal corporations, other than the largest municipal corporation, of a county and a majority of boards of township trustees of a county shall serve five-year terms. (5) In districts seven, nine, and ten, the district committee shall consist of two members appointed by the board of county commissioners of each county in the district, two members appointed by a majority of the chief executive officers of all cities within each county in the district, three members appointed by a majority of the boards of township trustees of all townships in the district, three members appointed by a majority of chief executive officers of all villages in the district, one member who is appointed by a majority of the county engineers in the district and who shall be a county engineer, and one member, who shall have experience in local infrastructure planning and economic development, shall be appointed by a majority of all other committee members or their alternates. If there is a county in the district in which there are no cities, the member that is to be appointed by the chief executive officers of the cities within that county shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the village with the largest population in that county. (6) In districts five, eleven, and thirteen through eighteen, the members of each district committee shall be appointed as follows: one member shall be appointed by each board of county commissioners; one member shall be appointed by the majority of the chief executive officers of the cities located in each county; three members shall be appointed by a majority of the chief executive officers of villages located within the district; three members shall be appointed by a majority of the boards of township trustees located within the district; one member shall be appointed by a majority of the county engineers of the district and shall be a county engineer; and one member, who shall have experience in local infrastructure planning and economic development and who shall represent the interests of private industry within the district, shall be appointed by a majority of the members of the committee or their alternates. If there is a county in the district in which there are no cities, the member that is to be appointed by the chief executive officers of the cities within that county shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the village with the largest population in that county. (7) In districts five, seven, nine, ten, eleven, thirteen, fourteen, sixteen, and seventeen organized in accordance with divisions (A)(5) and (6) of this section, a nine-member executive committee shall be established that shall include at least one of the persons appointed to the district committee by the chief executive officers of the villages within the district, at least one of the persons appointed to the district committee by the boards of township trustees within the district, the person appointed to the district committee to represent the interests of private industry, and six additional district committee members selected to serve on the executive committee by a majority of the members of the district committee or their alternates, except that not more than three persons who were appointed to the district committee by a board of county commissioners and not more than three persons who were appointed to the district committee by the chief executives of the cities located in the district shall serve on the executive committee. (8) In districts fifteen and eighteen organized in accordance with division (A)(6) of this section, an eleven-member executive committee shall be established that shall include at least one of the persons appointed to the district committee by the chief executive officers of the villages within the district, at least one of the persons appointed to the district committee by the boards of township trustees within the district, the person appointed to the district committee to represent the interests of private industry, and eight additional district committee members selected to serve on the executive committee by a majority of the members of the district committee or their alternates, except that not more than four persons who were appointed to the district committee by a board of county commissioners and not more than four persons who were appointed to the district committee by the chief executives of the cities located in the district shall serve on the executive committee. No more than two persons from each county shall be on the executive committee. All decisions of a district committee required to be organized in accordance with divisions (A)(5) and (6) of this section shall be approved by its executive committee. The affirmative vote of at least seven executive committee members or their alternates for executive committees formed under division (A)(7) of this section and at least nine members or their alternates for executive committees formed under division (A)(8) of this section is required for any action taken by vote of the executive committee, except that any decision of the executive committee may be rejected by a vote of at least two-thirds of the full membership of the district committee within thirty days of the executive committee action. Only projects approved by the executive committee may be submitted to the director of the Ohio public works commission pursuant to section 164.05 of the Revised Code. (B) Appointing authorities that appoint district committee members also may appoint an alternate for each committee member appointed under divisions (A)(1) to (6) of this section. If a district committee member is absent from a district or executive committee or subcommittee meeting, the alternate has the right to vote and participate in all proceedings and actions at that meeting. (C) Terms of office for members of district committees and their alternates shall be for three years, with each term ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it succeeds. Each member and that member's alternate shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member is appointed, except that, with respect to any member who was an elected or appointed official of a township, county, or municipal corporation or that member's alternate, the term of office for that person under this section shall not extend beyond the member's term as an elected or appointed official unless the member was appointed by a group of officials of more than one political subdivision or the members of the district committee, in which case the member's alternate shall continue to serve for the full term. Members and their alternates may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner provided for original appointments. Any member or that member's alternate appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration date of the term for which the member's or alternate's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. A member or that member's alternate shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's or alternate's term until the member's or alternate's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Each district public works integrating committee shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and other officers it considers advisable. (D) For purposes of this chapter, if a subdivision is located in more than one county or in more than one district, the subdivision shall be deemed to be a part of the county or district in which the largest number of its population is located. However, if after a decennial census the change in a subdivision's population would result in the subdivision becoming part of a different county or district, the legislative authority of the subdivision may, by resolution, choose to remain a part of the county or district of which the subdivision was originally deemed to be a part. Such a decision is not revocable unless similar conditions arise following the next decennial census. (E) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a county, municipal, or township public official may serve as a member of a district public works integrating committee. (F) A member of a district committee or that member's alternate does not have an unlawful interest in a public contract under section 2921.42 of the Revised Code solely by virtue of the receipt of financial assistance under this chapter by the local subdivision of which the member or that member's alternate is also a public official or appointee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.431 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.431
§ 145.431. Designation of beneficiary
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly Designation of a beneficiary for the purposes of section 145.40 of the Revised Code or a return of contributions to the beneficiary of a member participating in a PERS defined contribution plan shall be made under this section. A beneficiary shall be designated in writing duly executed on a form provided by the public employees retirement board and signed by the member. A designation under this section is not valid unless received by the board prior to the member's death. A beneficiary designation made under this section applies to the PERS defined benefit plan or PERS defined contribution plan in which the member participated or, if the member participated in both the defined benefit plan and one or more defined contribution plans, to both the defined benefit plan and the defined contribution plans. The last designation of any beneficiary revokes all previous designations. The member's marriage, divorce, marriage dissolution, legal separation, or withdrawal of account, or the birth of the member's child, or adoption of a child, shall constitute an automatic revocation of the member's previous designation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 111.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 111 / § 111.25
§ 111.25. Title 17 filing forms
Status: in_force

May 16, 2002 House Bill 278 - 124th General Assembly The secretary of state shall prescribe the forms for persons to use in complying with the requirements of Title XVII of the Revised Code to the extent that those requirements relate to filings with the office of the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 117.161 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 117 / § 117.161
§ 117.161. Joint force account project limits
Status: in_force

June 30, 2003 House Bill 87 - 125th General Assembly If the department of transportation, a county, a township, or a municipal corporation proposes a joint force account project with one or more other entities, the controlling force account limit shall be the higher limit that applies between the participating entities. The participating entities shall not aggregate their respective force account limits, and the share of each participating entity shall not exceed its respective force account limit. One of the participating entities shall complete the force account project assessment form developed by the auditor of state under section 117.16 of the Revised Code prior to proceeding by force account. The department of transportation and any county, township, or municipal corporation shall not proceed with a joint force account project if any one of the participating entities is subject to reduced force account limits under division (C) or (D) of section 117.16 of the Revised Code. As used in this section, "force account limits" has the same meaning as in section 117.16 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.99
§ 173.99. Penalties
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Whoever violates division (C) of section 173.24 of the Revised Code is subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation. (B) Whoever violates division (C) of section 173.23 of the Revised Code is guilty of registering a false complaint, a misdemeanor of the first degree. (C) Whoever violates division (G)(1) or (2) of section 173.19 of the Revised Code is subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars for each violation. (D) Whoever violates division (C) of section 173.44 of the Revised Code is subject to a fine of one hundred dollars. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.111 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.111
§ 145.111. No board member or employee shall have an interest in board funds
Status: in_force

September 21, 2000 House Bill 628 - 123rd General Assembly Except as provided in this chapter, no member or employee of the public employees retirement board shall have any interest direct or indirect in the gains or profits of any investment made by the board nor as such directly or indirectly receive any pay or emolument of the member's or employee's services. No member or person connected with the board directly or indirectly, for self or as an agent or partner of others, shall borrow any of its funds or deposits or in any manner use the same except to make such current and necessary payments as are authorized by the board. No member or employee shall become an indorser or surety or become in any manner an obligor for moneys loaned by or borrowed from the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 149.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 149 / § 149.30
§ 149.30. Public functions of Ohio history connection
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The Ohio history connection, chartered by this state as a corporation not for profit to promote a knowledge of history and archaeology, especially of Ohio, and operated continuously in the public interest since 1885, may perform public functions as prescribed by law. The general assembly may appropriate money to the Ohio history connection each biennium to carry out the public functions of the Ohio history connection as enumerated in this section. An appropriation by the general assembly to the Ohio history connection constitutes an offer to contract with the Ohio history connection to carry out those public functions for which appropriations are made. An acceptance by the Ohio history connection of the appropriated funds constitutes an acceptance by the Ohio history connection of the offer and is considered an agreement by the Ohio history connection to perform those functions in accordance with the terms of the appropriation and the law and to expend the funds only for the purposes for which appropriated. The governor may request on behalf of the Ohio history connection, and the controlling board may release, additional funds to the Ohio history connection for survey, salvage, repair, or rehabilitation of an emergency nature for which funds have not been appropriated, and acceptance by the Ohio history connection of those funds constitutes an agreement on the part of the Ohio history connection to expend those funds only for the purpose for which released by the controlling board. The Ohio history connection shall faithfully expend and apply all moneys received from the state to the uses and purposes directed by law and for necessary administrative expenses. If the general assembly appropriates money to the Ohio history connection for grants or subsidies to other entities for their site-related programs, the Ohio history connection, except for good cause, shall distribute the money within ninety days of accepting a grant or subsidy application for the money. The Ohio history connection shall perform the public function of sending notice by ordinary or certified mail to the owner of any property at the time it is listed on the national register of historic places. The Ohio history connection shall accurately record all expenditures of such funds in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The auditor of state shall audit all funds and fiscal records of the Ohio history connection. The public functions to be performed by the Ohio history connection shall include all of the following: (A) Creating, supervising, operating, protecting, maintaining, and promoting for public use a system of state memorials, titles to which may reside wholly or in part with this state or wholly or in part with the Ohio history connection as provided in and in conformity to appropriate acts and resolves of the general assembly, and leasing for renewable periods of two years or less, with the advice and consent of the attorney general and the director of administrative services, lands and buildings owned by the state which are in the care, custody, and control of the Ohio history connection, all of which shall be maintained and kept for public use at reasonable hours; (B) Making alterations and improvements, marking, and constructing, reconstructing, protecting, or restoring structures, earthworks, and monuments in its care, and equipping such facilities with appropriate educational maintenance facilities; (C) Serving as the archives administration for the state and its political subdivisions as provided in sections 149.31 to 149.42 of the Revised Code; (D) Administering a state historical museum, to be the headquarters of the society and its principal museum and library, which shall be maintained and kept for public use at reasonable hours; (E) Establishing a marking system to identify all designated historic and archaeological sites within the state and marking or causing to be marked historic sites and communities considered by the society to be historically or archaeologically significant; (F) Publishing books, pamphlets, periodicals, and other publications about history, archaeology, and natural science and offering one copy of each regular periodical issue to all public libraries in this state at a reasonable price, which shall not exceed one hundred ten per cent more than the total cost of publication; (G) Engaging in research in history, archaeology, and natural science and providing historical information upon request to all state agencies; (H) Collecting, preserving, and making available by all appropriate means and under approved safeguards all manuscript, print, or near-print library collections and all historical objects, specimens, and artifacts which pertain to the history of Ohio and its people, including the following original documents: Ohio Constitution of 1802; Ohio Constitution of 1851; proposed Ohio Constitution of 1875; design and the letters of patent and assignment of patent for the state flag; S.J.R. 13 (1873); S.J.R. 53 (1875); S.J.R. 72 (1875); S.J.R. 50 (1883); H.J.R. 73 (1883); S.J.R. 28 (1885); H.J.R. 67 (1885); S.J.R. 17 (1902); S.J.R. 28 (1902); H.J.R. 39 (1902); S.J.R. 23 (1903); H.J.R. 19 (1904); S.J.R. 16 (1905); H.J.R. 41 (1913); H.J.R. 34 (1917); petition form (2) (1918); S.J.R. 6 (1921); H.J.R. 5 (1923); H.J.R. 40 (1923); H.J.R. 8 (1929); H.J.R. 20 (1929); S.J.R. 4 (1933); petition form (2) (1933); S.J.R. 57 (1936); petition form (1936); H.J.R. 14 (1942); H.J.R. 15 (1944); H.J.R. 8 (1944); S.J.R. 6 (1947); petition form (1947); H.J.R. 24 (1947); and H.J.R. 48 (1947); (I) Encouraging and promoting the organization and development of county and local historical societies; (J) Providing to Ohio schools such materials as the Ohio history connection may prepare to facilitate the instruction of Ohio history at a reasonable price, which shall not exceed one hundred ten per cent more than the total cost of preparation and delivery; (K) Providing advisory and technical assistance to local societies for the preservation and restoration of historic and archaeological sites; (L) Devising uniform criteria for the designation of historic and archaeological sites throughout the state and advising local historical societies of the criteria and their application; (M) Taking inventory, in cooperation with the Ohio arts council, the Ohio archaeological council, and the archaeological society of Ohio, of significant designated and undesignated state and local sites and keeping an active registry of all designated sites within the state; (N) Contracting with the owners or persons having an interest in designated historic or archaeological sites or property adjacent or contiguous to those sites, or acquiring, by purchase, gift, or devise, easements in those sites or in property adjacent or contiguous to those sites, in order to control or restrict the use of those historic or archaeological sites or adjacent or contiguous property for the purpose of restoring or preserving the historical or archaeological significance or educational value of those sites; (O) Constructing a monument honoring Governor James A. Rhodes, which shall stand on the northeast quadrant of the grounds surrounding the capitol building. The monument shall be constructed with private funds donated to the Ohio history connection and designated for this purpose. No public funds shall be expended to construct this monument. The department of administrative services shall cooperate with the Ohio history connection in carrying out this function and shall maintain the monument in a manner compatible with the grounds of the capitol building. (P) Commissioning a portrait of each departing governor, which shall be displayed in the capitol building. The Ohio history connection may accept private contributions designated for this purpose and, at the discretion of its board of trustees, also may apply for the same purpose funds appropriated by the general assembly to the Ohio history connection pursuant to this section. (Q) Being the custodian of the field notes, maps, records, documents, papers, and implements relating to or used in the survey of the public lands within the state, which were delivered to the executive of this state by the surveyor of the United States at Detroit, by order of the government of the United States, the records of field notes and other records of papers that have been added thereto, the records of deeds and other records or papers relating to the public lands originally deposited with the governor or secretary of state, and the records, maps, plats, papers, documents, and implements relating to the public lands in the Virginia military district in this state, from the United States land office at Chillicothe. These records and files shall be subject to inspection, and the Ohio history connection, on demand and tender of the proper fees, shall furnish certified copies of any of them. (R) Furnishing to the board of education of each school district copies of deeds, leases, field notes, records, and other papers and documents that are in the Ohio history connection's possession, relating to the lands appropriated by congress for the support of schools and ministerial purposes that have been allocated for the benefit of that district, and such copies, when certified by the Ohio history connection, shall be received as competent evidence and shall have the same force and effect as the originals. The Ohio history connection shall charge fees sufficient to defray the cost of preparing copies. (S) Submitting an annual report of its activities, programs, and operations to the governor within two months after the close of each fiscal year of the state. The Ohio history connection, with the help of local historical societies, may compile and maintain a registry of war relics, as defined in section 155.28 of the Revised Code, that are located on public property or on the property of a cemetery association. The Ohio history connection shall not sell, mortgage, transfer, or dispose of historical or archaeological sites to which it has title and in which the state has monetary interest except by action of the general assembly. Money or fines paid to the Ohio history connection under section 155.99 of the Revised Code shall be expended by the Ohio history connection only for the preservation of war relics. In consideration of the public functions performed by the Ohio history connection for the state, employees of the Ohio history connection shall be considered public employees within the meaning of section 145.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 157.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 157 / § 157.04
§ 157.04. Plane co-ordinates as evidence of land boundary borders
Status: in_force

October 1, 1985 House Bill 134 - 116th General Assembly Plane co-ordinates, used to reference and describe land boundary corners and made a part of the recorded description of such corners, shall be considered adequate evidence of the location of such corners in the absence of original physical monuments or other acceptable controlling evidence of original corner locations. In all instances where reference has been made to such co-ordinates in land surveys, the scale, sea level, and grid factors must also be stated for the survey lines used in computing ground distances and areas. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a purchaser or mortgagee of real property to rely wholly on a land description, any part of which depends exclusively upon either Ohio co-ordinate system.
Ohio Rev. Code § 135.66 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 135 / § 135.66
§ 135.66. Home improvement linked deposit program
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The general assembly finds that making homeownership and maintenance costs more affordable is an important part of fostering a robust and lasting population across the state. However, homeowners often struggle to find adequate and affordable financing options to pursue home improvement, home restoration, or similar types of projects and upgrades aimed at maintaining or increasing the livability and value of a home. Accordingly, it is declared to be the public policy of the state through the home improvement linked deposit program to create the availability of reduced rate loans to improve, maintain, or restore an existing homestead. (B) An eligible borrower for the home improvement linked deposit program is any individual who is a resident of this state and to whom both of the following apply: (1) The individual is the owner of an existing homestead located in this state. (2) The loan will be used to improve or maintain that existing homestead. (C) An eligible lending institution for the home improvement linked deposit program must be able to make residential or secured or unsecured personal loans. (D) An eligible borrower shall certify on the loan application that the reduced rate loan will be used exclusively to improve, maintain, or restore the eligible borrower's existing homestead, in accordance with the program goals outlined in division (A) of this section. (E) An eligible borrower shall include in the loan application official estimates or receipts for the total amount of the loan. Last updated October 5, 2023 at 4:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.04
§ 109.04. Powers and duties of first assistant attorney general
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly During the absence or disability of the attorney general, or when so directed by the attorney general, including all the rights, privileges, and powers conferred upon the attorney general by sections 2939.10 , 2939.11 , and 2939.17 of the Revised Code, the first assistant attorney general shall perform the duties of the attorney general.
Ohio Rev. Code § 181.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 181 / § 181.26
§ 181.26. Commission duties - juveniles
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 House Bill 301 - 135th General Assembly (A) In addition to its duties set forth in this chapter, the state criminal sentencing commission shall do all of the following: (1) Review all statutes governing delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions in this state; (2) Review state and local resources, including facilities and programs, used for delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions and the populations of youthful offenders in the facilities and programs; (3) Develop a juvenile justice policy for the state. The policy shall be designed to: (a) Assist in the managing of the number of persons in, operation of, and costs of the facilities, the programs, and other resources used in delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions; (b) Further the purposes for disposition under section 2152.01 of the Revised Code; (c) Provide greater certainty, proportionality, uniformity, fairness, and simplicity in delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions while retaining reasonable judicial discretion. (B) The commission shall do all of the following: (1) Assist in the implementation of statutes governing delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions in this state; (2) Monitor the operation of statutes governing delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions in this state, periodically report to the general assembly on the statutes' operation and the statutes' impact on resources used in delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions, and recommend necessary changes in the statutes to the general assembly in the biennial monitoring report described in section 181.25 of the Revised Code; (3) Review all bills that are introduced in the general assembly related to delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions, determine if those bills are consistent with the juvenile justice policy adopted under division (A)(3) of this section, recommend to the general assembly amendments to those bills if necessary, and assist the general assembly in making legislation consistent with the juvenile justice policy adopted under division (A)(3) of this section. Last updated September 25, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 121.084 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 121 / § 121.084
§ 121.084. Industrial compliance operating fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) All moneys collected under sections 3783.05 , 3791.07 , 4104.07 , 4104.18 , 4104.44 , 4105.17 , 4105.20 , 4169.03 , and 5104.051 of the Revised Code, and any other moneys collected by the division of industrial compliance shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the industrial compliance operating fund, which is hereby created. The department of commerce shall use the moneys in the fund for paying the operating expenses of the division and the administrative assessment described in division (B) of this section. (B) The director of commerce shall prescribe procedures for assessing the industrial compliance operating fund a proportionate share of the administrative costs of the department of commerce. The assessment shall be made in accordance with those procedures and be paid from the industrial compliance operating fund to the division of administration fund created in section 121.08 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 29, 2021 at 4:06 PM