Ohio Rev. Code § 129.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 129 / § 129.01
§ 129.01. Board of commissioners of sinking fund
Status: in_force

April 19, 1954 Senate Bill 362 - 100th General Assembly The board of commissioners of the sinking fund shall be composed of the governor, treasurer of state, auditor of state, secretary of state, and the attorney general. The auditor of state shall be president, and the secretary of state shall be secretary of the board. The board may appoint a clerk who shall be paid from the sinking fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 113.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 113 / § 113.20
§ 113.20. Cost of administering custodial funds - administrative fund
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly The cost to the treasurer of state of safekeeping, disbursing, and administering moneys and other assets of the custodial funds of the treasurer of state which is not otherwise provided for by law may be charged by the treasurer of state to the entity for which the services were provided. The money collected from such charges shall be credited to the treasurer of state's administrative fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. Money credited to the fund shall be used only to pay operating costs of the office of the treasurer of state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 191.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 191 / § 191.35
§ 191.35. Annual audit of broadband pole replacement fund and program administration
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Beginning not later than one year after the first amount of money is deposited to the credit of the broadband pole replacement fund created in section 191.27 of the Revised Code and annually thereafter, the auditor of state shall audit the fund and its administration by the broadband expansion program authority and the department of development for compliance with the requirements of sections 191.02 to 191.45 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 29, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 101.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 101 / § 101.55
§ 101.55. Special counsel and intervention
Status: in_force

September 29, 2023 Senate Bill 21, House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) The speaker of the house of representatives, in the speaker's official capacity as the presiding officer of the house of representatives, may retain legal counsel other than from the attorney general for either of the following purposes: (a) To represent, and intervene on behalf of, the house in any judicial proceeding that involves a challenge to the constitution or laws of this state and that is an important matter of statewide concern. The house may intervene in any such judicial proceeding at any time as a matter of right. Intervention under this division shall be in accordance with Rule 24 of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure or with Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as applicable. (b) To provide advice and counsel to the speaker on matters that affect the official business of the house. (2) The speaker shall approve all terms of representation and authorize payment for all financial costs incurred under division (A)(1) of this section from the house of representatives' operating expenses appropriation line item or from a separate appropriation made for those costs. (3) The house of representatives may rescind the retention of a particular legal counsel in a particular matter under division (A)(1) of this section by a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members elected to the house. (B)(1) The president of the senate, in the president's official capacity as the presiding officer of the senate, may retain legal counsel other than from the attorney general for either of the following purposes: (a) To represent, and intervene on behalf of, the senate in any judicial proceeding that involves a challenge to the constitution or laws of this state and that is an important matter of statewide concern. The senate may intervene in any such judicial proceeding at any time as a matter of right. Intervention under this division shall be in accordance with Rule 24 of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure or with Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as applicable. (b) To provide advice and counsel to the president on matters that affect the official business of the senate. (2) The president shall approve all terms of representation and authorize payment for all financial costs incurred under division (B)(1) of this section from the senate's operating expenses appropriation line item or from a separate appropriation made for those costs. (3) The senate may rescind the retention of a particular legal counsel in a particular matter under division (B)(1) of this section by a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members elected to the senate. (C)(1) The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, acting jointly in their official capacities as the presiding officers of the houses of the general assembly, may retain legal counsel other than from the attorney general for either of the following purposes: (a) To represent, and intervene on behalf of, the general assembly in any judicial proceeding that involves a challenge to the constitution or laws of this state and that is an important matter of statewide concern. The general assembly may intervene in any such judicial proceeding at any time as a matter of right. Intervention under this division shall be in accordance with Rule 24 of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure or with Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as applicable. (b) To provide advice and counsel to the speaker and the president, jointly, on matters that affect the official business of the general assembly. (2) The speaker and the president shall jointly approve all terms of representation and authorize payment for all financial costs incurred under division (C)(1) of this section from the house of representatives' and the senate's operating expenses appropriation line items or from a separate appropriation made for those costs. (3) The general assembly may rescind the retention of a particular legal counsel in a particular matter under division (C)(1) of this section by a concurrent resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members elected to each house of the general assembly. (D) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the following: (1) Constitute a waiver of the legislative immunity or legislative privilege of the speaker, the president, or any member, officer, or staff of either house of the general assembly; (2) Permit any violation of section 9.58 of the Revised Code; (3) Permit the retention of counsel, or intervention, in any criminal proceeding; (4) Limit any authority of the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the general assembly, or any member of the general assembly that is granted under the constitution of this state or under any other provision of law. Last updated August 28, 2023 at 4:11 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 166.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 166 / § 166.10
§ 166.10. Authority under chapter is in addition to powers conferred by other laws
Status: in_force

May 2, 1980 Senate Bill 313 - 113th General Assembly The authority provided by Chapter 166. of the Revised Code is in addition to and provides alternative methods for any other authority provided by law for the same or similar purposes, and are supplemental to and not in derogation of any powers of any governmental agency otherwise conferred. In case any section or provision of Chapter 166. of the Revised Code, including any condition or prerequisite to any action or determination, or in case any covenant, stipulation, obligation, resolution, trust agreement, indenture, lease agreement, act, or action, or part thereof, made, assumed, entered into, or taken under Chapter 166. of the Revised Code, or any application thereof, is for any reason held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remainder thereof or any other section or provision of Chapter 166. of the Revised Code, including any condition or prerequisite to any action or determination, or any other covenant, stipulation, obligation, resolution, trust agreement, indenture, lease, agreement, act, or action, or part thereof, made, assumed, entered into, or taken under such chapter, which shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid portion were not contained therein, nor shall such illegality or invalidity or any application thereof affect any legal and valid application thereof, and each such section, provision, covenant, stipulation, obligation, resolution, trust agreement, indenture, lease, agreement, act, or action, or part thereof, shall be deemed to be effective, operative, made, entered into or taken in the manner and to the full extent permitted by law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 117.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 117 / § 117.16
§ 117.16. Force account project assessment form
Status: in_force

June 30, 2023 House Bill 23 - 135th General Assembly (A) The auditor of state shall do all of the following: (1) Develop a force account project assessment form that each public office that undertakes force account projects shall use to estimate or report the cost of a force account project. The form shall include costs for employee salaries and benefits, any other labor costs, materials, freight, fuel, hauling, overhead expense, workers' compensation premiums, and all other items of cost and expense, including a reasonable allowance for the use of all tools and equipment used on or in connection with such work and for the depreciation on the tools and equipment. (2) Make the form available to public offices by any cost-effective, convenient method accessible to the auditor of state and the public offices; (3) When conducting an audit under this chapter of a public office that undertakes force account projects, examine the forms and records of a sampling of the force account projects the public office completed since an audit was last conducted, to determine compliance with its force account limits. (B) If the auditor of state receives a complaint from any person that a public office has violated the force account limits established for that office, the auditor of state may conduct an audit in addition to the audit provided in section 117.11 of the Revised Code if the auditor of state has reasonable cause to believe that an additional audit is in the public interest. (C)(1) If the auditor of state finds that a county, township, or municipal corporation violated the force account limits established for that political subdivision, the auditor of state, in addition to any other action authorized by this chapter, shall notify the political subdivision that, for a period of one year from the date of the notification, the force account limits for the subdivision are reduced as follows: (a) For a county, the limits shall be one-third of that county's force account limits for construction or reconstruction of a road and one-third of that county's force account limits for construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of a bridge or culvert; (b) For a township, the limit shall be one-third of that township's force account limits for maintenance and repair of a road or one-third of that township's force account limits for construction or reconstruction of a township road; (c) For a municipal corporation, the limit shall be one-third of that municipal corporation's force account limits for the construction, reconstruction, widening, resurfacing, or repair of a street or other public way. (2) If the auditor of state finds that a county, township, or municipal corporation violated the force account limits established for that political subdivision a second or subsequent time, the auditor of state, in addition to any other action authorized by this chapter, shall notify the political subdivision that, for a period of two years from the date of the notification, the force account limits for the subdivision are reduced in accordance with division (C)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of this section. (3) If the auditor of state finds that a county, township, or municipal corporation violated the force account limits established for that political subdivision a third or subsequent time, the auditor of state shall certify to the tax commissioner an amount the auditor of state determines to be twenty per cent of the total cost of the force account project that is the basis of the violation. Upon receipt of this certification, the tax commissioner shall withhold the certified amount from any funds under the tax commissioner's control that are due or payable to that political subdivision. The tax commissioner shall promptly deposit this withheld amount to the credit of the local transportation improvement program fund created by section 164.14 of the Revised Code. If the tax commissioner determines that no funds are due and payable to the violating political subdivision or that insufficient amounts of such funds are available to cover the entire certified amount, the tax commissioner shall withhold and deposit to the credit of the local transportation improvement program fund any amount available and certify the remaining amount to be withheld to the county auditor of the county in which the political subdivision is located. The county auditor shall withhold from that political subdivision any amount, up to that certified by the tax commissioner, that is available from any funds under the county auditor's control, that is due or payable to that political subdivision, and that can be lawfully withheld. The county auditor shall promptly pay that withheld amount to the tax commissioner for deposit into the local transportation improvement program fund. The payments required under division (C)(3) of this section are in addition to the force account limit reductions described in division (C)(2) of this section and also are in addition to any other action authorized by this chapter. (D) If the auditor of state finds that a county, township, or municipal corporation violated its force account limits when participating in a joint force account project, the auditor of state shall impose the reduction in force account limits under division (C) of this section on all entities participating in the joint project. (E) As used in this section, "force account limits" means any of the following, as applicable: (1) For a county, the amounts established in section 5543.19 of the Revised Code; (2) For a township, the amounts established in section 5575.01 of the Revised Code; (3) For a municipal corporation, the amount established in section 723.52 of the Revised Code; (4) For the department of transportation, the amount established in section 5517.02 of the Revised Code. Last updated April 27, 2023 at 12:41 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.131 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.131
§ 124.131. Vacation leave for employees of institution of higher education transferred to state control
Status: in_force

November 26, 1982 Senate Bill 550 - 114th General Assembly An employee of a state institution of higher education to whom section 124.13 of the Revised Code is applicable, which is limited in any case to employees thereof in the classified service, who became an employee of such state institution in connection with the transfer thereto or to the state of ownership or control of the institution at which he was employed immediately prior to such transfer, is entitled to have his prior service with such institution counted as service with the state for purposes of computing the amount of his vacation leave under section 124.13 of the Revised Code and the anniversary date of his employment for purposes of section 124.13 of the Revised Code shall, unless deferred under such section, be the anniversary date of such prior service.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.19
§ 109.19. Security for costs and verification of pleadings
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No undertaking or security is required on behalf of the state or an officer thereof, in the prosecution or defense of any action, writ, or proceeding. In an action, writ, or proceeding it is not necessary to verify the pleadings on the part of the state or any officer thereof.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.381 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.381
§ 145.381. Re-employing retirant
Status: in_force

September 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly (A) This section applies in the case of a person who is or most recently has been employed by a public employer in a position that is customarily filled by a vote of members of a board or commission or by the legislative authority of a county, municipal corporation, or township. (B) A board, commission, or legislative authority that proposes to continue the employment as a reemployed retirant or rehire as a reemployed retirant to the same position an individual described in division (A) of this section shall do both of the following in accordance with rules adopted under division (C) of this section: (1) Not less than sixty days before the employment as a reemployed retirant is to begin, give public notice that the person is or will be retired and is seeking employment with the public employer; (2) Between fifteen and thirty days before the employment as a reemployed retirant is to begin and after complying with division (B)(1) of this section, hold a public meeting on the issue of the person being employed by the public employer. The notice regarding division (B)(1) of this section shall include the time, date, and location at which the public meeting is to take place. (C) The public employees retirement board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 163.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 163 / § 163.56
§ 163.56. Resolving problems associated with displacement
Status: in_force

March 21, 1989 House Bill 295 - 118th General Assembly (A)(1) Projects or programs that cause persons to be displaced persons shall be planned in a manner that recognizes, at an early stage in the planning of such programs or projects and before the commencement of any actions that will cause displacements, the problems associated with the displacement of individuals, families, businesses, and farm operations, and in a manner that provides for the resolution of such problems in order to minimize adverse impacts on displaced persons and to expedite program or project advancement and completion. (2) Whenever a program or project undertaken by a displacing agency will result in the displacement of any person, the head of the displacing agency shall provide a relocation assistance advisory program for displaced persons which shall offer the services described in division (B) of this section. If the head of the displacing agency determines that any person occupying property immediately adjacent to the real property acquired is caused substantial economic injury because of the acquisition, he may offer that person relocation advisory services under the program. (B) Each relocation assistance advisory program required by division (A) of this section shall include such measures, facilities, or services as may be necessary or appropriate in order to do all of the following: (1) Determine the need, if any, of displaced persons for relocation assistance; (2) Provide current and continuing information on the availability, prices, and rentals, of comparable decent, safe, and sanitary sales and rental housing, and of suitable commercial properties and locations for displaced businesses and farm operations; (3) Assure that, within a reasonable period of time, prior to displacement there will be available comparable replacement dwellings, as defined by the head of the displacing agency, equal in number to the number of and available to the displaced persons who require such dwellings, except that the head of the displacing agency may prescribe by regulation situations when such assurances may be waived; (4) Assist a displaced person displaced from his business or farm operation in obtaining and becoming established in a suitable replacement location; (5) Supply information concerning federal and state housing programs, disaster loan programs, and other federal or state programs offering assistance to displaced persons; (6) Provide other advisory services to displaced persons in order to minimize hardships to them in adjusting to relocation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.14
§ 124.14. Job classification - pay ranges
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) The director of administrative services shall establish, and may modify or rescind, a job classification plan for all positions, offices, and employments in the service of the state. The director shall group jobs within a classification so that the positions are similar enough in duties and responsibilities to be described by the same title, to have the same pay assigned with equity, and to have the same qualifications for selection applied. The director shall assign a classification title to each classification within the classification plan. However, the director shall consider in establishing classifications, including classifications with parenthetical titles, and assigning pay ranges such factors as duties performed only on one shift, special skills in short supply in the labor market, recruitment problems, separation rates, comparative salary rates, the amount of training required, and other conditions affecting employment. The director shall describe the duties, responsibilities, and essential character of the work of the class; establish the essential knowledge, abilities, skills, and qualifications for being employed in each position in the class; and file with the secretary of state a copy of specifications for all of the classifications. The director shall state the required qualifications in terms of experience, training, specific coursework, or other terms, but shall not state qualifications in terms of academic degrees unless the degrees are required by a specific statute or rule. The director shall file new, additional, or revised specifications with the secretary of state before they are used. An appointing authority may request position-specific minimum qualifications for a position that differ from the minimum qualifications of the classification specification established by the director, provided that the requested qualifications are not stated solely in terms of academic degrees. The director must approve such a request before it may be implemented. The director shall assign each classification, either on a statewide basis or in particular counties or state institutions, to a pay range established under section 124.15 or section 124.152 of the Revised Code. The director may assign a classification to a pay range on a temporary basis for a period of six months. The director may establish experimental classification plans for some or all employees paid directly by warrant of the director of budget and management. Any such experimental classification plan shall include specifications for each classification within the plan and shall specifically address compensation ranges, and methods for advancing within the ranges, for the classifications, which may be assigned to pay ranges other than the pay ranges established under section 124.15 or 124.152 of the Revised Code. (2) The director of administrative services may reassign to a proper classification those positions that have been assigned to an improper classification. If the compensation of an employee in such a reassigned position exceeds the maximum rate of pay for the employee's new classification, the employee shall be placed in pay step X and shall not receive an increase in compensation until the maximum rate of pay for that classification exceeds the employee's compensation. (3) The director may reassign an exempt employee, as defined in section 124.152 of the Revised Code, to a bargaining unit classification if the director determines that the bargaining unit classification is the proper classification for that employee. Notwithstanding Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code or instruments and contracts negotiated under it, these placements are at the director's discretion. (4) The director shall assign related classifications, which form a career progression, to a classification series. The director shall assign each classification in the classification plan a five-digit number, the first four digits of which shall denote the classification series to which the classification is assigned. When a career progression encompasses more than ten classifications, the director shall identify the additional classifications belonging to a classification series. The additional classifications shall be part of the classification series, notwithstanding the fact that the first four digits of the number assigned to the additional classifications do not correspond to the first four digits of the numbers assigned to other classifications in the classification series. (B) Division (A) of this section and sections 124.15 and 124.152 of the Revised Code do not apply to the following persons, positions, offices, and employments: (1) Elected officials; (2) Legislative employees, employees of the legislative service commission, employees in the office of the governor, employees who are in the unclassified civil service and exempt from collective bargaining coverage in the office of the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and attorney general, and employees of the supreme court; (3) Any position for which the authority to determine compensation is given by law to another individual or entity; (4) Employees of the bureau of workers' compensation whose compensation the administrator of workers' compensation establishes under division (B) of section 4121.121 of the Revised Code. (C) The director may employ a consulting agency to aid and assist the director in carrying out this section. (D)(1) When the director proposes to modify a classification or the assignment of classes to appropriate pay ranges, the director shall notify the appointing authorities of the affected employees before implementing the modification. The director's notice shall include the effective date of the modification. The appointing authorities shall notify the affected employees regarding the modification. (2) When the director proposes to reclassify any employee in the service of the state so that the employee is adversely affected, the director shall give to the employee affected and to the employee's appointing authority a written notice setting forth the proposed new classification, pay range, and salary. Upon the request of any classified employee in the service of the state who is not serving in a probationary period, the director shall perform a job audit to review the classification of the employee's position to determine whether the position is properly classified. The director shall give to the employee affected and to the employee's appointing authority a written notice of the director's determination whether or not to reclassify the position or to reassign the employee to another classification. An employee or appointing authority desiring a hearing shall file a written request for the hearing with the state personnel board of review within thirty days after receiving the notice. The board shall set the matter for a hearing and notify the employee and appointing authority of the time and place of the hearing. The employee, the appointing authority, or any authorized representative of the employee who wishes to submit facts for the consideration of the board shall be afforded reasonable opportunity to do so. After the hearing, the board shall consider anew the reclassification and may order the reclassification of the employee and require the director to assign the employee to such appropriate classification as the facts and evidence warrant. As provided in division (A)(1) of section 124.03 of the Revised Code, the board may determine the most appropriate classification for the position of any employee coming before the board, with or without a job audit. The board shall disallow any reclassification or reassignment classification of any employee when it finds that changes have been made in the duties and responsibilities of any particular employee for political, religious, or other unjust reasons. (E)(1) Employees of each county department of job and family services shall be paid a salary or wage established by the board of county commissioners. The provisions of section 124.18 of the Revised Code concerning the standard work week apply to employees of county departments of job and family services. A board of county commissioners may do either of the following: (a) Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code, supplement the sick leave, vacation leave, personal leave, and other benefits of any employee of the county department of job and family services of that county, if the employee is eligible for the supplement under a written policy providing for the supplement; (b) Notwithstanding any other section of the Revised Code, establish alternative schedules of sick leave, vacation leave, personal leave, or other benefits for employees not inconsistent with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement covering the affected employees. (2) Division (E)(1) of this section does not apply to employees for whom the state employment relations board establishes appropriate bargaining units pursuant to section 4117.06 of the Revised Code, except in either of the following situations: (a) The employees for whom the state employment relations board establishes appropriate bargaining units elect no representative in a board-conducted representation election. (b) After the state employment relations board establishes appropriate bargaining units for such employees, all employee organizations withdraw from a representation election. (F)(1) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of sections 124.01 to 124.64 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of each state university or college, as defined in section 3345.12 of the Revised Code, shall carry out all matters of governance involving the officers and employees of the university or college, including, but not limited to, the powers, duties, and functions of the department of administrative services and the director of administrative services specified in this chapter. Officers and employees of a state university or college shall have the right of appeal to the state personnel board of review as provided in this chapter. (2) Each board of trustees shall adopt rules under section 111.15 of the Revised Code to carry out the matters of governance described in division (F)(1) of this section. Until the board of trustees adopts those rules, a state university or college shall continue to operate pursuant to the applicable rules adopted by the director of administrative services under this chapter. (G)(1) Each board of county commissioners may, by a resolution adopted by a majority of its members, establish a county personnel department to exercise the powers, duties, and functions specified in division (G) of this section. As used in division (G) of this section, "county personnel department" means a county personnel department established by a board of county commissioners under division (G)(1) of this section. (2)(a) Each board of county commissioners, by a resolution adopted by a majority of its members, may designate the county personnel department of the county to exercise the powers, duties, and functions specified in sections 124.01 to 124.64 and Chapter 325. of the Revised Code with regard to employees in the service of the county, except for the powers and duties of the state personnel board of review, which powers and duties shall not be construed as having been modified or diminished in any manner by division (G)(2) of this section, with respect to the employees for whom the board of county commissioners is the appointing authority or co-appointing authority. (b) Nothing in division (G)(2) of this section shall be construed to limit the right of any employee who possesses the right of appeal to the state personnel board of review to continue to possess that right of appeal. (c) Any board of county commissioners that has established a county personnel department may contract with the department of administrative services, in accordance with division (H) of this section, another political subdivision, or an appropriate public or private entity to provide competitive testing services or other appropriate services. (3) After the county personnel department of a county has been established as described in division (G)(2) of this section, any elected official, board, agency, or other appointing authority of that county, upon written notification to the county personnel department, may elect to use the services and facilities of the county personnel department. Upon receipt of the notification by the county personnel department, the county personnel department shall exercise the powers, duties, and functions as described in division (G)(2) of this section with respect to the employees of that elected official, board, agency, or other appointing authority. (4) Each board of county commissioners, by a resolution adopted by a majority of its members, may disband the county personnel department. (5) Any elected official, board, agency, or appointing authority of a county may end its involvement with a county personnel department upon actual receipt by the department of a certified copy of the notification that contains the decision to no longer participate. (6) A county personnel department, in carrying out its duties, shall adhere to merit system principles with regard to employees of county departments of job and family services, child support enforcement agencies, and public child welfare agencies so that there is no threatened loss of federal funding for these agencies, and the county is financially liable to the state for any loss of federal funds due to the action or inaction of the county personnel department. (H) County agencies may contract with the department of administrative services for any human resources services, including, but not limited to, establishment and modification of job classification plans, competitive testing services, and periodic audits and reviews of the county's uniform application of the powers, duties, and functions specified in sections 124.01 to 124.64 and Chapter 325. of the Revised Code with regard to employees in the service of the county. Nothing in this division modifies the powers and duties of the state personnel board of review with respect to employees in the service of the county. Nothing in this division limits the right of any employee who possesses the right of appeal to the state personnel board of review to continue to possess that right of appeal. (I) The director of administrative services shall establish the rate and method of compensation for all employees who are paid directly by warrant of the director of budget and management and who are serving in positions that the director of administrative services has determined impracticable to include in the state job classification plan. This division does not apply to elected officials, legislative employees, employees of the legislative service commission, employees who are in the unclassified civil service and exempt from collective bargaining coverage in the office of the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and attorney general, employees of the courts, employees of the bureau of workers' compensation whose compensation the administrator of workers' compensation establishes under division (B) of section 4121.121 of the Revised Code, or employees of an appointing authority authorized by law to fix the compensation of those employees. (J) The director of administrative services shall set the rate of compensation for all intermittent, seasonal, temporary, emergency, and casual employees in the service of the state who are not considered public employees under section 4117.01 of the Revised Code. Those employees are not entitled to receive employee benefits, unless otherwise required by law. This rate of compensation shall be equitable in terms of the rate of employees serving in the same or similar classifications. This division does not apply to elected officials, legislative employees, employees of the legislative service commission, employees who are in the unclassified civil service and exempt from collective bargaining coverage in the office of the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and attorney general, employees of the courts, employees of the bureau of workers' compensation whose compensation the administrator establishes under division (B) of section 4121.121 of the Revised Code, or employees of an appointing authority authorized by law to fix the compensation of those employees. Last updated September 22, 2023 at 9:32 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 133.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 133 / § 133.40
§ 133.40. Exchange procedures for securities
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly (A) A subdivision may, if authorized by the taxing authority and upon the request of and at the expense of the original purchaser, in the case of initial delivery of securities, or holder of coupon securities, issue fully registered securities in lieu of or in exchange for coupon securities in a principal amount not exceeding the unpaid principal amount of the coupon securities. Such fully registered securities shall have the same terms, except manner of payment, as the coupon securities, and shall be of such denominations as the original purchaser or the holder of the coupon securities requests and as the fiscal officer approves. (B) A subdivision may, if authorized by the taxing authority and upon the request of and at the expense of an owner or holder of any fully registered securities originally issued prior to January 1, 1983, issue coupon securities in exchange for the registered securities in a principal amount not exceeding the unpaid principal amount of the registered securities offered in exchange. The coupon securities shall have the same terms, except manner of payment, as the registered securities, and shall be of the same denominations as the original coupon securities in lieu of or in exchange for which the registered securities were issued. (C) No securities shall be issued under division (A) or (B) of this section until the securities offered in exchange, including coupons if coupon securities, have been delivered to the subdivision or its agent for the purpose. The prior securities may be held in safekeeping for reissuance purposes, or canceled and destroyed. (D) The subdivision or its agent for the purpose may charge the owner or holder with the reasonable expense of making the exchange authorized by this section, including administrative and legal expenses and any printing costs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 149.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 149 / § 149.26
§ 149.26. Construction
Status: in_force

September 28, 2018 Senate Bill 139 - 132nd General Assembly In applying and construing sections 149.21 to 149.27 of the Revised Code, a court shall consider the need to promote uniformity of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 128.422 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 128 / § 128.422
§ 128.422. Calculation of access fee on prepaid wireless service; exempt service
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) When a prepaid calling service is sold with one or more other products or services for a single, nonitemized price, the next generation 9-1-1 access fee imposed under section 128.42 of the Revised Code shall apply to the entire nonitemized price, except as provided in divisions (B)(1) to (3) of this section. (B)(1) If the amount of the prepaid calling service is disclosed to the consumer as a dollar amount, the seller may elect to apply the fee only to that dollar amount. (2) If the seller can identify the portion of the nonitemized price that is attributable to the prepaid calling service, by reasonable and verifiable standards from the seller's books and records that are kept in the regular course of business for other purposes, including nontax purposes, the seller may elect to apply the fee only to that portion. (3) If a minimal amount of a prepaid calling service is sold with a prepaid wireless calling device for the single, nonitemized price, the seller may elect not to collect the fee. As used in this division, "minimal" means ten minutes or less. Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:55 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 187.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 187 / § 187.08
§ 187.08. Disposition of funds received; liability
Status: in_force

February 18, 2011 House Bill 1 - 129th General Assembly If an officer or employee of JobsOhio receives more than one thousand dollars of public money in the person's capacity as such an officer or employee, the person, on the business day next following the day of receipt, shall deposit the money into the fund or account into which the money is required to be deposited by law or the regulations of the corporation. If the amount of public money received does not exceed one thousand dollars, the person shall deposit the money on the business day next following the day of receipt unless the board of directors of JobsOhio adopts a policy permitting a different time period, not to exceed three business days next following the day of receipt, for making such deposits, and the person is able to safeguard the moneys until the money is deposited. The policy shall include provisions and procedures to safeguard public money until it is deposited. Any officer or employee of JobsOhio who has custody or control of public money received or held by the corporation pursuant to the contract authorized under section 187.04 of the Revised Code or because of the assumption of powers, functions, or duties transferred to the corporation pursuant to the recommendations under section 187.05 of the Revised Code is liable for the public money to the same extent as a public official is liable for public money under section 9.39 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 189.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 189 / § 189.05
§ 189.05. Local government innovation fund
Status: in_force

February 20, 2018 House Bill 31 - 132nd General Assembly The local government innovation fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated to it, repayments of principal and interest on loans made from the fund, and any grants or donations received from nonpublic entities. Interest earned on the money in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 120.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 120 / § 120.53
§ 120.53. Application for financial assistance
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) A legal aid society that operates within the state may apply to the Ohio access to justice foundation for financial assistance from the legal aid fund established by section 120.52 of the Revised Code to be used for the funding of the society during the calendar year following the calendar year in which application is made. (B) An application for financial assistance made under division (A) of this section shall be submitted by the first day of November of the calendar year preceding the calendar year for which financial assistance is desired and shall include all of the following: (1) Evidence that the applicant is incorporated in this state as a nonprofit corporation; (2) A list of the trustees of the applicant; (3) The proposed budget of the applicant for these funds for the following calendar year; (4) A summary of the services to be offered by the applicant in the following calendar year; (5) A specific description of the territory or constituency served by the applicant; (6) An estimate of the number of persons to be served by the applicant during the following calendar year; (7) A general description of the additional sources of the applicant's funding; (8) The amount of the applicant's total budget for the calendar year in which the application is filed that it will expend in that calendar year for legal services in each of the counties it serves; (9) A specific description of any services, programs, training, and legal technical assistance to be delivered by the applicant or by another person pursuant to a contract with the applicant, including, but not limited to, by private attorneys or through reduced fee plans, judicare panels, organized pro bono programs, and mediation programs. (C) The Ohio access to justice foundation shall determine whether each applicant that filed an application for financial assistance under division (A) of this section in a calendar year is eligible for financial assistance under this section. To be eligible for such financial assistance, an applicant shall satisfy the criteria for being a legal aid society and shall be in compliance with the provisions of sections 120.51 to 120.55 of the Revised Code and with the rules and requirements the foundation establishes pursuant to section 120.52 of the Revised Code. The Ohio access to justice foundation then, on or before the fifteenth day of December of the calendar year in which the application is filed, shall notify each such applicant, in writing, whether it is eligible for financial assistance under this section, and if it is eligible, estimate the amount that will be available for that applicant for each six-month distribution period, as determined under division (D) of this section. (D) The Ohio access to justice foundation shall allocate moneys contained in the legal aid fund monthly for distribution to applicants that filed their applications in the previous calendar year and are determined to be eligible applicants. All moneys contained in the fund on the first day of each month shall be allocated, after deduction of the costs of administering sections 120.51 to 120.55 and sections 1901.26 , 1907.24 , 2303.201 , 3953.231 , 4705.09 , and 4705.10 of the Revised Code that are authorized by section 120.52 of the Revised Code, according to this section and shall be distributed accordingly not later than the last day of the month following the month the moneys were received. In making the allocations under this section, the moneys in the fund that were generated pursuant to sections 1901.26 , 1907.24 , 2303.201 , 3953.231 , 4705.09 , and 4705.10 of the Revised Code shall be apportioned as follows: (1) After deduction of the amount authorized and used for actual, reasonable administrative costs under section 120.52 of the Revised Code: (a) Five per cent of the moneys remaining in the fund shall be reserved for use in the manner described in division (A) of section 120.521 of the Revised Code or for distribution to legal aid societies that provide assistance to special population groups of their eligible clients, engage in special projects that have a substantial impact on their local service area or on significant segments of the state's poverty population, or provide legal training or support to other legal aid societies in the state; (b) After deduction of the amount described in division (D)(1)(a) of this section, one and three-quarters per cent of the moneys remaining in the fund shall be apportioned among entities that received financial assistance from the legal aid fund prior to July 1, 1993, but that, on and after July 1, 1993, no longer qualify as a legal aid society that is eligible for financial assistance under this section. (c) After deduction of the amounts described in divisions (D)(1)(a) and (b) of this section, fifteen per cent of the moneys remaining in the fund shall be placed in the access to justice foundation fund for use in the manner described in division (A) of section 120.521 of the Revised Code. (2) After deduction of the actual, reasonable administrative costs under section 120.52 of the Revised Code and after deduction of the amounts identified in divisions (D)(1)(a), (b), and (c) of this section, the remaining moneys shall be apportioned among the counties that are served by eligible legal aid societies that have applied for financial assistance under this section so that each such county is apportioned a portion of those moneys, based upon the ratio of the number of indigents who reside in that county to the total number of indigents who reside in all counties of this state that are served by eligible legal aid societies that have applied for financial assistance under this section. Subject to division (E) of this section, the moneys apportioned to a county under this division then shall be allocated to the eligible legal aid society that serves the county and that has applied for financial assistance under this section. For purposes of this division, the source of data identifying the number of indigent persons who reside in a county shall be selected by the Ohio access to justice foundation from the best available figures maintained by the United States census bureau. (E) If the Ohio access to justice foundation, in attempting to make an allocation of moneys under division (D)(2) of this section, determines that a county that has been apportioned money under that division is served by more than one eligible legal aid society that has applied for financial assistance under this section, the Ohio access to justice foundation shall allocate the moneys that have been apportioned to that county under division (D)(2) of this section among all eligible legal aid societies that serve that county and that have applied for financial assistance under this section on a pro rata basis, so that each such eligible society is allocated a portion based upon the amount of its total budget expended in the prior calendar year for legal services in that county as compared to the total amount expended in the prior calendar year for legal services in that county by all eligible legal aid societies that serve that county and that have applied for financial assistance under this section. (F) Moneys allocated to eligible applicants under this section shall be paid monthly beginning the calendar year following the calendar year in which the application is filed. (G)(1) A legal aid society that receives financial assistance in any calendar year under this section shall file an annual report with the Ohio access to justice foundation detailing the number and types of cases handled, and the amount and types of legal training, legal technical assistance, and other service provided, by means of that financial assistance. No information contained in the report shall identify or enable the identification of any person served by the legal aid society or in any way breach client confidentiality. (2) The Ohio access to justice foundation shall make an annual report to the governor, the general assembly, and the supreme court on the distribution and use of the legal aid fund. The foundation also shall include in the annual report an audited financial statement of all gifts, bequests, donations, contributions, and other moneys the foundation receives. No information contained in the report shall identify or enable the identification of any person served by a legal aid society, or in any way breach confidentiality. (H) A legal aid society may enter into agreements for the provision of services, programs, training, or legal technical assistance for the legal aid society or to indigent persons.
Ohio Rev. Code § 169.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 169 / § 169.041
§ 169.041. Recovering unclaimed funds in possession, custody or control of another state
Status: in_force

July 22, 1994 House Bill 399 - 120th General Assembly Nothing in section 169.04 or 169.05 of the Revised Code or in any other provision of this chapter shall be construed to diminish the authority of this state to recover one hundred per cent of funds that are or are presumed to be subject to the jurisdiction of this state under this chapter and that have been claimed as unclaimed, abandoned, or escheated funds under the laws of another state and are in the possession, custody, or control of that state. If the funds covered by this chapter have been claimed as unclaimed, abandoned, or escheated funds under the laws of another state and are in the possession, custody, or control of that state, no additional period of possession, custody, or control beyond the period established in the other state shall be imposed or in any manner required in this state for the funds subject to this chapter to be or presumed to be unclaimed funds under this chapter. This section applies to all funds that are or are presumed to be subject to the jurisdiction of this state under this chapter and that have been claimed as unclaimed, abandoned, or escheated funds under the laws of another state and are in the possession, custody, or control of that state, whether, prior to or on or after the effective date of this section, the funds are or are presumed to be unclaimed, abandoned, or escheated under this chapter or the laws of that state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 106.022 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 106 / § 106.022
§ 106.022. Authorization to revise and refile
Status: in_force

June 23, 2021 Senate Bill 22 - 134th General Assembly If the joint committee on agency rule review makes a finding with regard to a proposed rule under section 106.021 of the Revised Code, and also finds that it nevertheless would be worthwhile to afford the agency an opportunity to revise the proposed rule, the joint committee, as an alternative to recommending the adoption of a concurrent resolution to invalidate the proposed rule, may authorize the agency to revise and refile the proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis. The joint committee shall issue the authorization in writing. In the authorization, the joint committee shall explain the finding that, but for the authorization, would have resulted in a recommendation of invalidation, and shall explain why the joint committee has found it nevertheless to be worthwhile to afford the agency an opportunity to revise the proposed rule. The joint committee shall transmit the authorization electronically to the agency, the secretary of state, the director of the legislative service commission, and, if the proposed rule is to replace an emergency rule, the governor. When the joint committee approves such an authorization, the running of the time within which a concurrent resolution invalidating the proposed rule may be adopted is tolled until the thirty-first day after the day on which the authorization was approved. If, during the tolling period, the agency revises and refiles the proposed rule, the time within which a concurrent resolution invalidating the proposed rule may be adopted resumes running and expires on the thirty-first day after the day the proposed rule was refiled. But if, during the tolling period, the agency neither withdraws nor revises and refiles the proposed rule, the time within which a concurrent resolution invalidating the proposed rule may be adopted resumes running and expires on the thirty-first day after the day the tolling period ended. Upon receiving the authorization, the agency may revise the proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis, and then refile the revised proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis electronically with the joint committee. If the joint committee makes any of the findings outlined in section 106.021 of the Revised Code with regard to the revised proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis, the joint committee may recommend the adoption of a concurrent resolution to invalidate the proposed rule under section 106.021 of the Revised Code. The joint committee may issue only one authorization with regard to the same proposed rule. Except as provided in section 107.43 of the Revised Code, if the proposed rule that is the subject of an authorization is to replace an emergency rule, the governor may issue an order extending the emergency rule for an additional one hundred twenty days after the day on which the emergency rule otherwise would become invalid. The governor shall transmit the order electronically to the agency, the joint committee, and the director of the legislative service commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.4031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.4031
§ 122.4031. Evidence sufficient to successfully challenge
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) To successfully challenge an application, a challenging provider shall provide sufficient evidence to the department of development demonstrating that all or part of a project under the application is ineligible for a grant. The challenge shall, at minimum, include the following information: (1) Sufficient evidence disputing the notarized letter of intent submitted with the application that the eligible project contains eligible addresses; (2) Sufficient evidence attesting to the challenging provider's existing or planned offering of tier two broadband service to all or part of the eligible project, which evidence shall include the following: (a) With regard to existing tier two broadband service, a signed, notarized statement submitted by the challenging provider that sufficiently identifies the part of the eligible project to which the challenging provider offers broadband service and the aggregate number of eligible addresses to which the challenging provider offers tier two broadband service; (b) With regard to the planned provision of tier two broadband service by a challenging provider as described in division (B) of section 122.4016 of the Revised Code, both of the following: (i) A signed, notarized statement submitted by the challenging provider that sufficiently identifies the part of the eligible project to which the challenging provider will offer tier two broadband service; (ii) A summary of the construction efforts that includes the dates when tier two broadband construction is expected to be completed and when tier two broadband service will first be offered to the part of the eligible project being challenged. (B) To demonstrate that all or part of a project under the application is ineligible for a grant, a challenging provider shall present shapefile data and residential addresses identifying each challenged residential address and the basis for such challenge. Census block or census tract level data shall not be acceptable as evidence of ineligibility of all or part of a project. (C) The department shall reject any challenge regarding a residential address where the provision of tier two broadband service is planned to be provided if the challenging provider has also submitted an application for funding for the same residential address. Last updated September 19, 2023 at 12:53 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 128.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 128 / § 128.12
§ 128.12. Amendment of plan
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) An amended final plan is required for any of the following purposes: (1) Expanding the territory included in the countywide 9-1-1 system; (2) Upgrading any part or all of the countywide 9-1-1 system; (3) Adjusting the territory served by a public safety answering point; (4) Permitting a regional council of governments to operate a public safety answering point; (5) Represcribing the funding of public safety answering points as between the alternatives set forth in division (A)(7) of section 128.07 of the Revised Code; (6) Providing for wireless enhanced 9-1-1; (7) Adding, changing, or removing a 9-1-1 system service provider as a participant in the countywide 9-1-1 system; (8) Providing that the state highway patrol or one or more public safety answering points of another 9-1-1 system function as a public safety answering point or points for the provision of wireline or wireless 9-1-1 for all or part of the territory of the system established under the final plan, as contemplated under division (I) of section 128.03 of the Revised Code; (9) Making any other necessary adjustments to the plan. (B)(1) An amendment to a final plan for any other purpose set forth in division (A) of this section may be made by an addendum approved by a majority of the 9-1-1 program review committee. The board of county commissioners shall call a meeting of the 9-1-1 program review committee for the purpose of considering an addendum pursuant to this division. (2) Adoption of any resolution under section 128.35 of the Revised Code pursuant to a final plan that both has been adopted and provides for funding through charges imposed under that section is not an amendment of a final plan for the purpose of this division. (C) When a final plan is amended for a purpose described in division (A)(1), (2), or (7) of this section, sections 128.35 and 5733.55 of the Revised Code apply with respect to the receipt of the nonrecurring and recurring rates and charges for the wireline telephone network portion of the 9-1-1 system. Last updated September 19, 2023 at 4:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 166.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 166 / § 166.05
§ 166.05. Selection criteria
Status: in_force

September 28, 2012 Senate Bill 314 - 129th General Assembly (A) In determining the projects to be assisted and the nature, amount, and terms of assistance to be provided for an eligible project under sections 166.02 , 166.06 , and 166.07 of the Revised Code: (1) The director of development services shall take into consideration all of the following: (a) The number of jobs to be created or preserved, directly or indirectly; (b) Payrolls, and the taxes generated, at both state and local levels, by the eligible project and by the employment created or preserved by the eligible project; (c) The size, nature, and cost of the eligible project, including the prospect of the project for providing long-term jobs in enterprises consistent with the changing economics of the state and the nation; (d) The needs, and degree of needs, of the area in which the eligible project is to be located; (e) The needs of any private sector enterprise to be assisted; (f) The competitive effect of the assistance on other enterprises providing jobs for people of the state; (g) The amount and kind of assistance, if any, to be provided to the private sector enterprise by other governmental agencies through tax exemption or abatement, financing assistance with industrial development bonds, and otherwise, with respect to the eligible project; (h) The impact of the eligible project and its operations on local government services, including school services, and on public facilities; (i) The effect of the assistance on the loss of or damage to or destruction of prime farmland, or the removal from agricultural production of prime farmland. As used in this section, "prime farmland" means agricultural land that meets the criteria for this classification as defined by the United States soil conservation service. (j) The length of time the operator of the project has been operating facilities within the state. (2) The benefits to the local area, including taxes, jobs, and reduced unemployment and reduced welfare costs, among others, may be accorded value in the leasing or sales of project facilities and in loan and guarantee arrangements. (B) Prior to granting final approval of the assistance to be provided, the director shall determine that the benefits to be derived by the state and local area from the establishment or development, and operation, of the eligible project will exceed the cost of providing such assistance and shall submit to the controlling board a copy of that determination including the basis for the determination. (C) Financial statements and other data submitted to the director of development services or the controlling board by any private sector person in connection with financial assistance under sections 166.02 , 166.06 , and 166.07 of the Revised Code, or any information taken from such statements or data for any purpose, shall not be open to public inspection. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.195 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.195
§ 145.195. Participants in both defined benefit and defined contribution plans
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The public employees retirement system may, in accordance with rules it adopts under this section, permit a member who participated in both the PERS defined benefit plan and one or more PERS defined contribution plans to combine years of service as a member for the purpose of determining eligibility for a benefit under section 145.32 , 145.331 , 145.332 , or 145.335 of the Revised Code, or a benefit under a PERS defined contribution plan. Last updated August 15, 2023 at 1:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.50
§ 153.50. Separate bids for work and materials
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in sections 153.50 to 153.52 of the Revised Code: (1) "Construction manager at risk" has the same meaning as in section 9.33 of the Revised Code. (2) "Design-assist services" means monitoring and assisting in the completion of the plans and specifications. (3) "Design-assist firm" means a person capable of providing design-assist services. (4) "Design-build firm" has the same meaning as in section 153.65 of the Revised Code. (5) "General contracting" means constructing and managing an entire public improvement project, including the branches or classes of work specified in division (B) of this section, under the award of a single aggregate lump sum contract. (6) "General contracting firm" means a person capable of performing general contracting. (B) Except for contracts made with a construction manager at risk, with a design-build firm, or with a general contracting firm, an officer, board, or other authority of the state, a county, township, municipal corporation, or school district, or of any public institution belonging thereto, authorized to contract for the erection, repair, alteration, or rebuilding of a public building, institution, bridge, culvert, or improvement and required by law to advertise and receive bids for furnishing of materials and doing the work necessary for the erection thereof, shall require separate and distinct bids to be made for furnishing such materials or doing such work, or both, in their discretion, for each of the following branches or classes of work to be performed, and all work kindred thereto, entering into the improvement: (1) Plumbing and gas fitting; (2) Steam and hot-water heating, ventilating apparatus, and steam-power plant; (3) Electrical equipment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.571 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.571
§ 109.571. National crime prevention and privacy compact
Status: in_force

April 7, 2004 Senate Bill 53 - 125th General Assembly The "national crime prevention and privacy compact" is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Ohio as a party to the compact with any other state that has legally joined in the compact as follows: NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION AND PRIVACY COMPACT The contracting states agree to the following: Overview (a) This compact organizes an electronic information sharing system among the federal government and the states to exchange criminal history records for noncriminal justice purposes authorized by federal or state law, such as background checks for governmental licensing and employment. (b) Under this compact, the FBI and the party states agree to maintain detailed databases of their respective criminal history records, including arrests and dispositions, and to make them available to the federal government and to party states for authorized purposes. The FBI shall also manage the federal data facilities that provide a significant part of the infrastructure for the system. Article I As used in this compact: (1) "Attorney general" means the attorney general of the United States. (2) "Compact officer" means: (A) With respect to the federal government, an official so designated by the director of the FBI; and (B) With respect to a party state, the chief administrator of the state's criminal history record repository or a designee of the chief administrator who is a regular full-time employee of the repository. (3) "Council" means the compact council established under Article VI of the compact. (4)(A) "Criminal history records" means information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including acquittal, sentencing, correctional supervision, or release. (B) "Criminal history records" does not include identification information such as fingerprint records if the information does not indicate involvement of the individual with the criminal justice system. (5) "Criminal history record repository" means the state agency designated by the governor or other appropriate executive official or the legislature of a state to perform centralized recordkeeping functions for criminal history records and services in the state. (6) "Criminal justice" includes activities relating to the detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision, or rehabilitation of accused persons or criminal offenders. The administration of criminal justice includes criminal identification activities and the collection, storage, and dissemination of criminal history records. (7) "Criminal justice agency" means courts and a governmental agency or any subunit of a governmental agency that performs the administration of criminal justice pursuant to a statute or executive order and allocates a substantial part of its annual budget to the administration of criminal justice. "Criminal justice agency" also includes federal and state inspectors general offices. (8) "Criminal justice services" means services provided by the FBI to criminal justice agencies in response to a request for information about a particular individual or as an update to information previously provided for criminal justice purposes. (9) "Criterion offense" means any felony or misdemeanor offense not included on the list of nonserious offenses published periodically by the FBI. (10) "Direct access" means access to the national identification index by computer terminal or other automated means not requiring the assistance of or intervention by any other party or agency. (11) "Executive order" means an order of the president of the United States or the chief executive officer of a state that has the force of law and that is promulgated in accordance with applicable law. (12) "FBI" means the federal bureau of investigation. (13) "Interstate identification system" or "III system" means the cooperative federal-state system for the exchange of criminal history records and includes the national identification index, the national fingerprint file, and, to the extent of their participation in that system, the criminal history record repositories of the states and the FBI. (14) "National fingerprint file" means a database of fingerprints, or other uniquely personal identifying information, relating to an arrested or charged individual maintained by the FBI to provide positive identification of record subjects indexed in the III system. (15) "National identification index" means an index maintained by the FBI consisting of names, identifying numbers, and other descriptive information relating to record subjects about whom there are criminal history records in the III system. (16) "National indices" means the national identification index and the national fingerprint file. (17) "Nonparty state" means a state that has not ratified this compact. (18) "Noncriminal justice purposes" means uses of criminal history records for purposes authorized by federal or state law other than purposes relating to criminal justice activities, including employment suitability, licensing determinations, immigration and naturalization matters, and national security clearances. (19) "Party state" means a state that has ratified this compact. (20) "Positive identification" means a determination, based upon a comparison of fingerprints or other equally reliable biometric identification techniques, that the subject of a record search is the same person as the subject of a criminal history record or records indexed in the III system. Identifications based solely upon a comparison of subject's names or other nonunique identification characteristics or numbers, or combinations thereof, shall not constitute positive identification. (21) "Sealed record information" means both of the following: (A) With respect to adults, that portion of a record that is not available for criminal justice uses, not supported by fingerprints or other accepted means of positive identification, or subject to restrictions on dissemination for noncriminal justice purposes pursuant to a court order related to a particular subject or pursuant to a federal or state statute that requires action on a sealing petition filed by a particular record subject; (B) With respect to juveniles, whatever each state determines is a sealed record under its own law and procedure. (22) "State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Article II The purposes of this compact are to do all of the following: (1) Provide a legal framework for the establishment of a cooperative federal-state system for the interstate and federal-state exchange of criminal history records for noncriminal justice uses; (2) Require the FBI to permit use of the national identification index and the national fingerprint file by each party state, and to provide, in a timely fashion, federal and state criminal history records to requesting states, in accordance with the terms of this compact and with rules, procedures, and standards established by the council under Article VI; (3) Require party states to provide information and records for the national identification index and the national fingerprint file and to provide criminal history records, in a timely fashion, to criminal history record repositories of other states and the federal government for noncriminal justice purposes, in accordance with the terms of this compact and with rules, procedures, and standards established by the council under Article VI; (4) Provide for the establishment of a council to monitor III system operations and to prescribe system rules and procedures for the effective and proper operation of the III system for noncriminal justice purposes; (5) Require the FBI and each party state to adhere to III system standards concerning record dissemination and use, response times, system security, data quality, and other duly established standards, including those that enhance the accuracy and privacy of such records. Article III (a) The director of the FBI shall do all of the following: (1) Appoint an FBI compact officer who shall do all of the following: (A) Administer this compact within the department of justice and among federal agencies and other agencies and organizations that submit search requests to the FBI pursuant to Article V(c); (B) Ensure that compact provisions and rules, procedures, and standards prescribed by the council under Article VI are complied with by the department of justice and the federal agencies and other agencies and organizations referred to in Article III(1)(A); (C) Regulate the use of records received by means of the III system from party states when those records are supplied by the FBI directly to other federal agencies; (2) Provide to federal agencies and to state criminal history record repositories criminal history records maintained in its database for the noncriminal justice purposes described in Article IV, including both of the following: (A) Information from nonparty states; (B) Information from party states that is available from the FBI through the III system, but is not available from the party state through the III system; (3) Provide a telecommunications network and maintain centralized facilities for the exchange of criminal history records for both criminal justice purposes and the noncriminal justice purposes described in Article IV, and ensure that the exchange of criminal history records for criminal justice purposes has priority over exchange for noncriminal justice purposes; (4) Modify or enter into user agreements with nonparty state criminal history record repositories to require them to establish record request procedures conforming to those prescribed in Article V. (b) Each party state shall do all of the following: (1) Appoint a compact officer who shall do all of the following: (A) Administer this compact within that state; (B) Ensure that the compact provisions and rules, procedures, and standards established by the council under Article VI are complied with in the state; (C) Regulate the in-state use of records received by means of the III system from the FBI or from other party states; (2) Establish and maintain a criminal history record repository, which shall provide both of the following: (A) Information and records for the national identification index and the national fingerprint file; (B) The state's III system-indexed criminal history records for noncriminal justice purposes described in Article IV; (3) Participate in the national fingerprint file; (4) Provide and maintain telecommunications links and related equipment necessary to support the services set forth in this compact. (c) In carrying out their responsibilities under this compact, the FBI and each party state shall comply with the III system rules, procedures, and standards duly established by the council concerning record dissemination and use, response times, data quality, system security, accuracy, privacy protection, and other aspects of III system operation. (d)(1) Use of the III system for noncriminal justice purposes authorized in this compact shall be managed so as not to diminish the level of services provided in support of criminal justice purposes. (2) Administration of compact provisions shall not reduce the level of service available to authorized noncriminal justice users on the effective date of this compact. Article IV (a) To the extent authorized by section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 'Privacy Act of 1974'), the FBI shall provide on request criminal history records (excluding sealed records) to state criminal history record repositories for noncriminal justice purposes allowed by federal statute, federal executive order, or a state statute that has been approved by the attorney general and that authorizes national indices checks. (b) The FBI, to the extent authorized by section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 'Privacy Act of 1974') and state criminal history record repositories, shall provide criminal history records (excluding sealed records) to criminal justice agencies and other governmental or nongovernmental agencies for noncriminal justice purposes allowed by federal statute, federal executive order, or a state statute that has been approved by the attorney general, that authorizes national indices checks. (c) Any record obtained under this compact may be used only for the official purposes for which the record was requested. Each compact officer shall establish procedures, consistent with this compact, and with rules, procedures, and standards established by the council under Article VI, which procedures shall protect the accuracy and privacy of the records, and shall do all of the following: (1) Ensure that records obtained under this compact are used only by authorized officials for authorized purposes; (2) Require that subsequent record checks are requested to obtain current information whenever a new need arises; (3) Ensure that record entries that may not legally be used for a particular noncriminal justice purpose are deleted from the response and, if no information authorized for release remains, an appropriate 'no record' response is communicated to the requesting official. Article V (a) Subject fingerprints or other approved forms of positive identification shall be submitted with all requests for criminal history record checks for noncriminal justice purposes. (b) Each request for a criminal history record check utilizing the national indices made under any approved state statute shall be submitted through that state's criminal history record repository. A state criminal history record repository shall process an interstate request for noncriminal justice purposes through the national indices only if the request is transmitted through another state criminal history record repository or the FBI. (c) Each request for criminal history record checks utilizing the national indices made under federal authority shall be submitted through the FBI or, if the state criminal history record repository consents to process fingerprint submissions, through the criminal history record repository in the state in which the request originated. Direct access to the national identification index by entities other than the FBI or state criminal history record repositories shall not be permitted for noncriminal justice purposes. (d) A state criminal history record repository for the FBI may charge a fee, in accordance with applicable law, for handling a request involving fingerprint processing for noncriminal justice purposes and may not charge a fee for providing criminal history records in response to an electric request for a record that does not involve a request to process fingerprints. (e)(1) If a state criminal history record repository cannot positively identify the subject of a record request made for noncriminal justice purposes, the request, together with fingerprints or other approved identifying information, shall be forwarded to the FBI for a search of the national indices. (2) If, with respect to a request forwarded by a state criminal history record repository under paragraph (1), the FBI positively identifies the subject as having a III system-indexed record or records, the FBI shall so advise the state criminal history repository; and the state criminal history record repository shall be entitled to obtain the additional criminal history record information from the FBI or other state criminal history record repositories. Article VI (a)(1) There is established a council to be known as the 'compact council,' which shall have the authority to promulgate rules and procedures governing the use of the III system for noncriminal justice purposes, not to conflict with the FBI administration of the III system for criminal justice purposes. (2) The council shall do all of the following: (A) Continue in existence as long as this compact remains in effect; (B) Be located, for administrative purposes, within the FBI; (C) Be organized and hold its first meeting as soon as practicable after the effective date of this compact. (b) The council shall be composed of fifteen members, each of whom shall be appointed by the attorney general as follows: (1) Nine members, each of whom shall serve a two-year term, who shall be selected from among the compact officers of party states based on the recommendation of the compact officers of all party states, except that, in the absence of the requisite number of compact officers available to serve, the chief administrators of the criminal history record repositories of nonparty states shall be eligible to serve on an interim basis; (2) Two at-large members, nominated by the director of the FBI, each of whom shall serve a three-year term, of whom one shall be a representative of the criminal justice agencies of the federal government and may not be employed by the FBI; and one shall be a representative of the noncriminal justice agencies of the federal government; (3) Two at-large members, nominated by the chairman of the council, once the chairman is elected pursuant to Article VI(c), each of whom shall serve a three-year term, of whom one shall be a representative of state or local criminal justice agencies; and one shall be a representative of state or local noncriminal justice agencies; (4) One member, who shall serve a three-year term, and who shall simultaneously be a member of the FBI's advisory policy board on criminal justice information services, nominated by the membership of that policy board; (5) One member, nominated by the director of the FBI, who shall serve a three-year term, and who shall be an employee of the FBI. (c)(1) From its membership, the council shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman of the council, respectively. Both the chairman and the vice chairman shall be a compact officer, unless there is no compact officer on the council who is willing to serve, in which case the chairman may be an at-large member; and shall serve a two-year term and may be reelected to only one additional two-year term. (2) The vice chairman of the council shall serve as the chairman of the council in the absence of the chairman. (d)(1) The council shall meet at least once each year at the call of the chairman. Each meeting of the council shall be open to the public. The council shall provide prior public notice in the federal register of each meeting of the council, including the matters to be addressed at the meeting. (2) A majority of the council or any committee of the council shall constitute a quorum of the council or of such committee, respectively, for the conduct of business. A lesser number may meet to hold hearings, take testimony, or conduct any business not requiring a vote. (e) The council shall make available for public inspection and copying at the council office with the FBI, and shall publish in the federal register, any rules, procedures, or standards established by the council. (f) The council may request from the FBI any reports, studies, statistics, or other information or materials that the council determines to be necessary to enable the council to perform its duties under this compact. The FBI, to the extent authorized by law, may provide such assistance or information upon such a request. (g) The chairman may establish committees as necessary to carry out this compact and may prescribe their membership, responsibilities, and duration. Article VII This compact shall take effect upon being entered into by two or more states as between those states and the federal government. Upon subsequent entering into this compact by additional states, it shall become effective among those states and the federal government and each party state that has previously ratified it. When ratified, this compact shall have the full force and effect of law within the ratifying jurisdictions. The form of ratification shall be in accordance with the laws of the executing state. Article VIII (a) Administration of this compact shall not interfere with the management and control of the director of the FBI over the FBI's collection and dissemination of criminal history records and the advisory function of the FBI's advisory policy board chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) for all purposes other than noncriminal justice. (b) Nothing in this compact shall require the FBI to obligate or expend funds beyond those appropriated to the FBI. (c) Nothing in this compact shall diminish or lessen the obligations, responsibilities, and authorities of any state, whether a party state or a nonparty state, or of any criminal history record repository or other subdivision or component thereof, under the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1973 (Public Law 92-544), or regulations and guidelines promulgated thereunder, including the rules and procedures promulgated by the council under Article VI(a), regarding the use and dissemination of criminal history records and information. Article IX (a) This compact shall bind each party state until renounced by the party state. (b) Any renunciation of this compact by a party state shall be effected in the same manner by which the party state ratified this compact and shall become effective one hundred and eighty days after written notice of renunciation is provided by the party state to each other party state and to the federal government. Article X The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any participating state, or to the Constitution of the United States, or the applicability of any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability of the remainder of this compact to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If a portion of this compact is held contrary to the constitution of any party state, all other portions of this compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the party states affected, as to all other provisions. Article XI (a) The council shall do both of the following: (1) Have initial authority to make determinations with respect to any dispute regarding all of the following: (A) Interpretation of this compact; (B) Any rule or standard established by the council pursuant to Article V; (C) Any dispute or controversy between any parties to this compact; (2) Hold a hearing concerning any dispute described in paragraph (1) at a regularly scheduled meeting of the council and only render a decision based upon a majority vote of the members of the council. The decision shall be published pursuant to the requirements of Article VI(e). (b) The FBI shall exercise immediate and necessary action to preserve the integrity of the III system, maintain system policy and standards, protect the accuracy and privacy of records, and to prevent abuses, until the council holds a hearing on such matters. (c) The FBI or a party state may appeal any decision of the council to the attorney general, and thereafter may file suit in the appropriate district court of the United States, which shall have original jurisdiction of all cases or controversies arising under this compact. Any suit arising under this compact and initiated in a state court shall be removed to the appropriate district court of the United States in the manner provided by section 1446 of title 28, United States Code, or other statutory authority.
Ohio Rev. Code § 197.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 197 / § 197.05
§ 197.05. Commission meetings, officers, rules
Status: in_force

December 29, 2020 Senate Bill 310 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The Holocaust and genocide memorial and education commission shall meet not less than six times during a calendar year. (B) On the first meeting, the commission shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and other officers from the voting members. (C) The commission shall adopt rules governing the commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.52
§ 153.52. Awarding of contracts to separate bidders
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly A contract for general contracting or for doing the work belonging to each separate branch or class of work specified in division (B) of section 153.50 of the Revised Code, or for the furnishing of materials therefor, shall be awarded by the public authority referred to in section 153.50 of the Revised Code, in its discretion, to the lowest responsive and responsible separate bidder therefor, in accordance with section 9.312 of the Revised Code in the case of any public authority of the state or any public institution belonging thereto, and to the lowest and best separate bidder in the case of a county, township, or municipal corporation, or any public institution belonging thereto, and to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in the case of a school district, and shall be made directly with the bidder in the manner and upon the terms, conditions, and limitations as to giving bond or bid guaranties as prescribed by law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.603 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.603
§ 125.603. Additional duties of office of procurement - contracts - pilot programs
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) The office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs shall do the following in addition to other duties specified in sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code: (1) Establish, maintain, and periodically update a procurement list of approved supplies and services available from qualified nonprofit agencies; (2) Monitor the procurement practices of government ordering offices to ensure compliance with sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code; (3) In cooperation with qualified nonprofit agencies, government ordering offices, the department of developmental disabilities, the department of mental health and addiction services, the department of job and family services, and the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, develop and recommend to the director of administrative services rules the director shall adopt in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the effective and efficient administration of sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code; (4) Prepare a report of its activities by the last day of December of each year. The report shall be posted electronically on the office's web site. (B) The office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs may enter into contractual agreements and establish pilot programs to further the objectives of sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 150.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 150 / § 150.07
§ 150.07. Authorizing tax credits
Status: in_force

March 27, 2013 House Bill 510 - 129th General Assembly (A) For the purpose stated in section 150.01 of the Revised Code, the authority may authorize a lender to claim one of the refundable tax credits allowed under section 5707.031 , 5725.19 , 5726.53 , 5727.241 , 5729.08 , 5733.49 , or 5747.80 of the Revised Code. The credits shall be authorized by a written contract with the lender. The contract shall specify the terms under which the lender may claim the credit, including the amount of loss, if any, the lender must incur before the lender may claim the credit; specify that the credit shall not exceed the amount of the loss; and specify that the lender may claim the credit only for a loss certified by a program administrator to the authority under the procedures prescribed under division (B)(6) of section 150.05 of the Revised Code. The program administrator shall provide to the authority an estimate of the amount of tax credits, if any, that are likely, in the administrator's reasonable judgment, to be claimed by a lender during the current and next succeeding state fiscal years. The estimate shall be provided at the same time each year that the administrator is required to report the annual audit to the authority under section 150.05 of the Revised Code. (B) Tax credits may be authorized at any time after the authority establishes the investment policy under section 150.03 of the Revised Code, but a tax credit so authorized may not be claimed before July 1, 2007, or after June 30, 2026, except, with respect to loans made from the proceeds of obligations issued under section 4582.71 of the Revised Code, a tax credit may not be claimed before July 1, 2012, or after June 30, 2036. (C)(1) Upon receiving certification of a lender's loss from a program administrator pursuant to the procedures in the investment policy, the authority shall issue a tax credit certificate to the lender, except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section. (2) If the lender is a pass-through entity, as defined in section 5733.04 of the Revised Code, then each equity investor in the lender pass-through entity shall be entitled to claim one of the tax credits allowed under division (A) of this section for that equity investor's taxable year in which or with which ends the taxable year of the lender pass-through entity in an amount based on the equity investor's distributive or proportionate share of the credit amount set forth in the certificate issued by the authority. If all equity investors of the lender pass-through entity are not eligible to claim a credit against the same tax set forth in division (A) of this section, then each equity investor may elect to claim a credit against the tax to which the equity investor is subject to in an amount based on the equity investor's distributive or proportionate share of the credit amount set forth in the certificate issued by the authority. (3) The certificate shall state the amount of the credit and the calendar year under section 5707.031 , 5725.19 , 5727.241 , or 5729.08 , the tax year under section 5726.53 or 5733.49 , or the taxable year under section 5747.80 of the Revised Code for which the credit may be claimed. The authority, in conjunction with the tax commissioner, shall develop a system for issuing tax credit certificates for the purpose of verifying that any credit claimed is a credit issued under this section and is properly taken in the year specified in the certificate and in compliance with division (B) of this section. (D) The authority shall not, in any fiscal year, issue tax credit certificates under this section in a total amount exceeding twenty million dollars. The authority shall not issue tax credit certificates under this section in a total amount exceeding three hundred eighty million dollars. (E) Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter or any provision of Chapter 5707., 5725., 5726., 5727., 5729., 5733., or 5747. of the Revised Code, if provided by the terms of an agreement entered into by the issuer and the authority under division (E) of section 150.02 of the Revised Code, and subject to the limitations of divisions (B) and (D) of this section, a trustee shall have the right, for the benefit of the issuer, to receive and claim the credits authorized under division (A) of this section solely for the purpose provided for in section 150.04 of the Revised Code, and the trustee shall be entitled to file a tax return, an amended tax return, or an estimated tax return at such times as are permitted or required under the applicable provisions of Chapter 5707., 5725., 5726., 5727., 5729., 5733., or 5747. of the Revised Code for the purpose of claiming credits issued to the trustee. The trustee shall receive the proceeds of such a tax credit for the benefit of the issuer, and shall apply the proceeds solely to satisfy a loss or restore a reserve as provided in section 150.04 of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section shall require a trustee to file a tax return under any chapter for any purpose other than claiming such credits if the trustee is not otherwise required to make such a filing. The general assembly may from time to time modify or repeal any of the taxes against which the credits authorized under division (A) of this section may be claimed, and may authorize those credits to be claimed for the purposes provided for in section 150.04 of the Revised Code with respect to any other tax imposed by this state; provided, that if any obligations issued under section 4582.71 of the Revised Code are then outstanding and such modification or repeal would have the effect of impairing any covenant made in or pursuant to an agreement under division (E) of section 150.02 of the Revised Code regarding the maintenance or restoration of reserves established and maintained with a trustee consistent with division (B)(2) of section 150.04 of the Revised Code and such agreement, the state shall provide other security to the extent necessary to avoid or offset the impairment of such covenant.
Ohio Rev. Code § 121.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 121 / § 121.50
§ 121.50. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

October 31, 1990 House Bill 588 - 118th General Assembly The inspector general, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, those rules he finds necessary for the successful implementation and efficient operation of sections 121.41 to 121.48 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 113.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 113 / § 113.17
§ 113.17. Governor may suspend treasurer of state
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly If, upon an audit of the state treasury and the custodial funds of the treasurer of state under sections 113.14 to 113.16 of the Revised Code, or at any other time, there is a deficiency in moneys, claims, bonds, notes, other obligations, stocks, and other securities, receipts or other evidences of ownership, or other intangible assets which should be in the state treasury or in the custodial funds of the treasurer of state, or if the treasurer of state is guilty of embezzlement, the deficiency or embezzlement shall be reported to the governor. If there is satisfactory evidence of such deficiency or embezzlement, the governor shall suspend the treasurer of state from the performance of the duties of his office and shall appoint a suitable person to act as treasurer of state until the suspended treasurer of state is restored to office or until a successor is elected and qualified. The person so appointed shall be subject to the same bond requirements as the treasurer of state under section 113.02 of the Revised Code, take the oath of office, have the powers, perform the duties, and be subject to the liabilities of an elected and qualified treasurer of state. Upon suspension by the governor, the treasurer of state shall cease to exercise the powers or perform the duties of his office and shall not again exercise such powers or perform such duties until restored to office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.054 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.054
§ 145.054. Filing of statements - prohibited campaign activities
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly fail to file a complete and accurate campaign finance statement or independent expenditure statement in accordance with section 145.053 of the Revised Code. (B) No person, during the course of a person seeking nomination for, or during any campaign for, election to the public employees retirement board, shall knowingly and with intent to affect the nomination or the outcome of the campaign do any of the following by means of campaign materials, an advertisement on radio or television or in a newspaper or periodical, a public speech, press release, or otherwise: (1) With regard to a candidate, identify the candidate in a manner that implies that the candidate is a member of the board or use the term "re-elect" when the candidate is not currently a member of the board; (2) Make a false statement concerning the formal schooling or training completed or attempted by a candidate; a degree, diploma, certificate, scholarship, grant, award, prize, or honor received, earned, or held by a candidate; or the period of time during which a candidate attended any school, college, community technical school, or institution; (3) Make a false statement concerning the professional, occupational, or vocational licenses held by a candidate, or concerning any position the candidate held for which the candidate received a salary or wages; (4) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has been indicted or convicted of a theft offense, extortion, or other crime involving financial corruption or moral turpitude; (5) Make a statement that a candidate has been indicted for any crime or has been the subject of a finding by the Ohio elections commission, the secretary of state, or the Ohio election integrity commission without disclosing the outcome of any legal proceedings resulting from the indictment or finding; (6) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has a record of treatment or confinement for mental disorder; (7) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has been subjected to military discipline for criminal misconduct or dishonorably discharged from the armed services; (8) Falsely identify the source of a statement, issue statements under the name of another person without authorization, or falsely state the endorsement of or opposition to a candidate by a person or publication; (9) Make a false statement concerning the voting record of a candidate or board member; (10) Post, publish, circulate, distribute, or otherwise disseminate a false statement concerning a candidate, either knowing the same to be false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not, if the statement is designed to promote the election, nomination, or defeat of the candidate. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 129.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 129 / § 129.041
§ 129.041. Deficiency in sinking fund
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly If the principal of, or interest on, the bonded debt of the state is about to become due and the money in the state treasury to the credit of the sinking fund is insufficient for the payment thereof, the commissioners of the sinking fund shall file with the director of budget and management a written notice of the amount of the deficiency. The director shall obtain sufficient funds to eliminate the deficiency by means of the procedure set forth in section 126.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 118.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 118 / § 118.24
§ 118.24. Issuing advance tax payment notes
Status: in_force

September 3, 1996 House Bill 462 - 121st General Assembly (A) Subject to approvals by the financial planning and supervision commission or, when authorized by the commission, the financial supervisor under section 118.15 of the Revised Code and this section, a municipal corporation, county, or township may issue advance tax payment notes as provided in this section. (B) As used in this section "advance tax payment" or "payment" means payment by or on behalf of any taxpayer prior to the last day on which such taxes are payable without penalty to the fiscal officer of the municipal corporation, county, or township of an amount of ad valorem taxes levied by the municipal corporation, county, or township upon the taxable property of the taxpayer not exceeding the unpaid amount of such property taxes allocable to the general fund of the municipal corporation, county, or township and payable for the tax year. Moneys received from such advance tax payments are to be treated by the municipal corporation, county, or township as an advance or settlement of such taxes. (C) Upon receipt and acceptance by the fiscal officer of such advance tax payment, the municipal corporation, county, or township, by the fiscal officer, may issue to such taxpayer advance tax payment notes in the aggregate face amount equaling the amount of the advance tax payment plus the amount of simple interest thereon from the date of advance tax payment to the date or dates upon which such taxes represented by the amount of the payment are last payable without penalty computed by applying the rate prescribed for the interest factor as provided for in division (H) of this section. Such advance tax payment notes shall state that they are issued pursuant to this section and that they may be surrendered to the designated county treasurer for credit against taxes as provided in division (E) of this section, shall be dated their date of issuance, shall be signed by the fiscal officer of the municipal corporation, county, or township, and shall be validated by the county treasurer to whom they may be surrendered under division (E) of this section upon determination by the county treasurer that the amount is consistent with this section and the tax duplicate. Chapter 133. of the Revised Code shall not apply to such notes, and such notes shall not be considered in determining net indebtedness. (D) The fiscal officer of the municipal corporation, county, or township may solicit subscriptions for the purchase of such advance tax payment notes and prescribe minimum amounts for subscriptions and note denominations, as approved by the county treasurer, and forms, procedures, and time schedules for such subscriptions and for delivery of and payment for such notes. The commission, the financial supervisor, and the county auditors and county treasurers of the counties in which the municipal corporation, county, or township is located, as appropriate, shall cooperate with the fiscal officer in such efforts. (E) The validating county treasurer to whom taxes represented by such a note are payable shall, upon submission to him of an advance tax payment note, accept it as payment against those property taxes then payable by the presenting taxpayer which are to be allocated to the municipal corporation, county, or township and cancel such note. The amount to be so accepted and credited is the face amount of the note. The county treasurer shall include such amount in the receipt for payment of taxes delivered to such taxpayer. The county treasurer shall deliver the canceled advance tax payment note to the municipal corporation, county, or township in lieu of distribution to the municipal corporation, county, or township of the amount credited for taxes pursuant to this section. (F) Advance tax payment notes are not negotiable instruments but may be assigned in writing on a form provided thereon, but only if and to the extent therein authorized with the approval of the county treasurer. (G) The use of advance tax payment notes by the taxpayer as provided in division (E) of this section constitutes a discharge of the obligation of the municipal corporation, county, or township to the taxpayer holding such certificate to the extent of the property taxes credited on them. (H) As used in this section "interest factor" means the amount calculated based on an interest rate, as determined by the fiscal officer as of the date of such note, that would have been paid by the municipal corporation, county, or township on current tax revenue notes, maturing in six months, issued on that date pursuant to section 133.10 of the Revised Code. The face amount of the note less the amount of the advance tax payment made in the purchase of such note, shall be and shall be deemed to be interest paid and received on such note. (I) The aggregate principal amount of advance tax payment notes, together with the aggregate principal amount of any current revenue notes issued under section 133.10 of the Revised Code in anticipation of ad valorem property taxes for the same year that are outstanding at the time of issuance, shall not exceed one-half of the amount that the budget commission estimates the municipal corporation, county, or township will receive from all property taxes that are to be distributed to the municipality from all settlements of taxes that are to be made in the remainder of that year, after subtracting from such amount advances thereon and property taxes to be received for the payment of debt service on debt obligations or to be deposited with a fiscal agent as provided in section 118.20 of the Revised Code. (J) Before any advance tax payment notes of the municipal corporation, county, or township may be authorized, the municipal corporation, county, or township shall submit to the commission an ordinance or resolution of the legislative authority authorizing such notes, a schedule of projected revenues and expenses of the municipal corporation, county, or township during the period while such notes would be outstanding demonstrating that a cash flow deficit would exist during such period, the amount of such anticipated cash flow deficit, the amount and terms of current revenue notes issued or proposed to be issued against property tax receipts, the necessity for the issuance of advance tax payment notes to avoid the occurrence of such a cash flow deficit, and such other information as the commission or the financial supervisor may request. No such notes shall be issued unless the commission or, when authorized by the commission, the financial supervisor shall have reviewed and approved such schedule or modification thereof and the terms of such proposed notes, including the proposed interest rate or rates to be borne by such notes. (K) This section does not prohibit any advance payment of property taxes otherwise permitted by law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.692 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.692
§ 153.692. Obtaining services of criteria architect or engineer
Status: in_force

September 13, 2022 House Bill 687 - 134th General Assembly For every design-build contract, the public authority planning to contract for design-build services shall first obtain the services of a criteria architect or engineer by doing either of the following: (A) Contracting for the services consistent with sections 153.65 to 153.70 of the Revised Code; (B) Obtaining the services through an architect or engineer who is an employee of the public authority. Last updated July 6, 2022 at 9:17 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 120.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 120 / § 120.03
§ 120.03. Commission - powers and duties
Status: in_force

July 1, 1993 House Bill 152 - 120th General Assembly (A) The Ohio public defender commission shall appoint the state public defender, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. (B) The Ohio public defender commission shall establish rules for the conduct of the offices of the county and joint county public defenders and for the conduct of county appointed counsel systems in the state. These rules shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Standards of indigency and minimum qualifications for legal representation by a public defender or appointed counsel. In establishing standards of indigency and determining who is eligible for legal representation by a public defender or appointed counsel, the commission shall consider an indigent person to be an individual who at the time his need is determined is unable to provide for the payment of an attorney and all other necessary expenses of representation. Release on bail shall not prevent a person from being determined to be indigent. (2) Standards for the hiring of outside counsel; (3) Standards for contracts by a public defender with law schools, legal aid societies, and nonprofit organizations for providing counsel; (4) Standards for the qualifications, training, and size of the legal and supporting staff for a public defender, facilities, and other requirements needed to maintain and operate an office of a public defender; (5) Minimum caseload standards; (6) Procedures for the assessment and collection of the costs of legal representation that is provided by public defenders or appointed counsel; (7) Standards and guidelines for determining whether a client is able to make an up-front contribution toward the cost of his legal representation; (8) Procedures for the collection of up-front contributions from clients who are able to contribute toward the cost of their legal representation, as determined pursuant to the standards and guidelines developed under division (B)(7) of this section. All of such up-front contributions shall be paid into the appropriate county fund. (9) Standards for contracts between a board of county commissioners, a county public defender commission, or a joint county public defender commission and a municipal corporation for the legal representation of indigent persons charged with violations of the ordinances of the municipal corporation. (C) The Ohio public defender commission shall adopt rules prescribing minimum qualifications of counsel appointed pursuant to this chapter or appointed by the courts. Without limiting its general authority to prescribe different qualifications for different categories of appointed counsel, the commission shall prescribe, by rule, special qualifications for counsel and co-counsel appointed in capital cases. (D) In administering the office of the Ohio public defender commission: (1) The commission shall do the following: (a) Approve an annual operating budget; (b) Make an annual report to the governor, the general assembly, and the supreme court of Ohio on the operation of the state public defender's office, the county appointed counsel systems, and the county and joint county public defenders' offices. (2) The commission may do the following: (a) Accept the services of volunteer workers and consultants at no compensation other than reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses; (b) Prepare and publish statistical and case studies and other data pertinent to the legal representation of indigent persons; (c) Conduct programs having a general objective of training and educating attorneys and others in the legal representation of indigent persons. (E) There is hereby established in the state treasury the public defender training fund for the deposit of fees received by the Ohio public defender commission from educational seminars, and the sale of publications, on topics concerning criminal law and procedure. Expenditures from this fund shall be made only for the operation of activities authorized by division (D)(2)(c) of this section. (F)(1) In accordance with sections 109.02 , 109.07 , and 109.361 to 109.366 of the Revised Code, but subject to division (E) of section 120.06 of the Revised Code, the attorney general shall represent or provide for the representation of the Ohio public defender commission, the state public defender, assistant state public defenders, and other employees of the commission or the state public defender. (2) Subject to division (E) of section 120.06 of the Revised Code, the attorney general shall represent or provide for the representation of attorneys described in division (C) of section 120.41 of the Revised Code in malpractice or other civil actions or proceedings that arise from alleged actions or omissions related to responsibilities derived pursuant to this chapter, or in civil actions that are based upon alleged violations of the constitution or statutes of the United States, including section 1983 of Title 42 of the United States Code, 93 Stat. 1284 (1979), 42 U.S.C.A. 1983, as amended, and that arise from alleged actions or omissions related to responsibilities derived pursuant to this chapter. For purposes of the representation, sections 109.361 to 109.366 of the Revised Code shall apply to an attorney described in division (C) of section 120.41 of the Revised Code as if he were an officer or employee, as defined in section 109.36 of the Revised Code, and the Ohio public defender commission or the state public defender, whichever contracted with the attorney, shall be considered his employer. Last updated October 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.35
§ 124.35. Refusal to testify constitutes unfitness
Status: in_force

December 4, 1973 Senate Bill 174 - 110th General Assembly In any hearing on the question of fitness and continued employment of any person holding a position, job, or office under the authority of this state, the fact that he, being called before a duly authorized tribunal, or in an investigation under authority of law, refuses to testify concerning his membership in an organization which advocates overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state, by force, violence or other unlawful means on the ground that his answers might tend to incriminate him, shall constitute unfitness of such person for holding such position, job or office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 101.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 101 / § 101.51
§ 101.51. Printing of legislative document definitions
Status: in_force

March 9, 1999 House Bill 649 - 122nd General Assembly As used in sections 101.51 to 101.543 of the Revised Code: (A) "Composition" includes shape, size, paper, typeface, typeface size, line width, margins, spacing, division, binding, and other matters relating to the makeup of a document. (B) "Document" means a bill, act, resolution, journal, pamphlet law, bulletin, index, report, form, or other document that is used in the proceedings or operations of, or that is laid before, the senate or house of representatives. (C) "Method of printing" means a method of printing that mechanically or electronically produces or reproduces a document by completely and accurately transferring to paper or to electronic memory, the characters of which the text of the document is composed.
Ohio Rev. Code § 169.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 169 / § 169.11
§ 169.11. Early report of unclaimed funds
Status: in_force

October 16, 1972 Senate Bill 215 - 109th General Assembly Any holder who has possession, custody, or control of moneys, rights to moneys, or other intangible property which he has reason to believe will be reportable in the future as unclaimed funds may report such items as unclaimed funds prior to the date required for such reporting, in accordance with section 169.03 of the Revised Code, and then is relieved of responsibility as provided in section 169.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.291 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.291
§ 122.291. Commission duties
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 Senate Bill 54 - 135th General Assembly (A) The Ohio river commission may do all of the following, subject to available funding through appropriations made directly by the general assembly or the controlling board to the commission: (1) Employ an executive director who shall have appropriate experience as determined by the commission, and a secretary-treasurer and other employees that the commission considers appropriate. The commission may fix the compensation of the employees. (2) Adopt and, from time to time, ratify, amend, and repeal bylaws necessary and proper for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business and rules to implement and make effective its powers and duties; (3) Receive, promote, support, and consider recommendations, from public or private planning organizations, and develop a master plan for Ohio river infrastructure and transportation projects; (4) Coordinate with port authorities, private port operators, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation planning organizations, local development districts, Ohio river service entities, utility service providers, and agricultural, tourism, and recreational interests, regarding Ohio river infrastructure and transportation; (5) In conjunction with applicable state agencies, coordinate with state agencies, local governments and communities, other states, and the federal government regarding Ohio river issues; (6) Collect, track, and maintain key statistics and data regarding commerce on the Ohio river and make an annual report to the general assembly; (7) Ensure the monitoring of federal, state, and local policies, programs, and priorities pertaining to the development and operation of marine cargo terminals and travel and tourism on the Ohio river; (8) Prioritize policies, programs, and issues identified in the Ohio maritime strategy prepared by the department of transportation and in the department's "Economic Impact of the Ohio River Maritime Activity" study, as those or similar documents or reports are published and updated from time to time by the department; (9) Evaluate policies, programs, programs of research, and priorities to offset the continued decline in coal production and consumption within the Ohio river basin and promote prosperity in the Appalachian region of this state; (10) Administer development funds and seek, support, and assist the Ohio river industry in the utilization of available grants, loans, and other finance mechanisms in support of Ohio river projects; (11) Represent the interests of this state in regional, national, and international forums pertaining to economic development, marine cargo terminals, and travel and tourism on the Ohio river and its tributaries; (12) Coordinate, for dissemination and publication, information regarding the commission and its related activities in connection with the Ohio river; (13) Raise funds through direct solicitation or other fundraising events alone, or with other groups, and accept gifts, grants, and bequests from individuals, corporations, foundations, governmental agencies, and public and private organizations and institutions. The funds, gifts, grants, or bequests received pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the Ohio river commission fund created in section 122.292 of the Revised Code. (B) The commission, or the department of development, on behalf of the commission, may apply for and receive from the United States government grants in accordance with any federal law or program, for the benefit of Ohio river infrastructure, transportation, or recreation and tourism. Last updated March 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 121.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 121 / § 121.12
§ 121.12. Officer to devote entire time to duties and hold no other office - reimbursement for expenses
Status: in_force

July 22, 1994 House Bill 715 - 120th General Assembly Except as otherwise authorized in this section and section 108.05 of the Revised Code, each officer whose office is created by sections 121.02 , 121.04 , and 121.05 of the Revised Code shall devote the entire amount of time for which he receives compensation from that office to the duties of the office, and shall hold no other office or position of profit. Such an officer is entitled to his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties, and may serve as a member of any board or commission to which he is appointed by the governor. Any such officer who serves as a member of a board or commission is entitled to his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties as a member, but shall receive no other compensation for that service.
Ohio Rev. Code § 188.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 188 / § 188.20
§ 188.20. Court determination filed with county recorder
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly A court determination described in section 188.17 of the Revised Code shall be filed by the defendant in the action with the county recorder of the county in which the servient estate subject to the determination is located. The recorder shall make a notation in the official record that links the determination to the servient estate and the easement subject to the determination. Last updated June 9, 2021 at 1:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.403 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.403
§ 122.403. Broadband expansion program authority
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) There is hereby created, within the department of development, the broadband expansion program authority, which shall consist of the director of development or the director's designee, the director of the office of InnovateOhio or the director's designee, and three other members as follows: one member appointed by the president of the senate, one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and one member appointed by the governor. (2) Appointed members shall have expertise in broadband infrastructure and technology. Appointed members may not be affiliated with or employed by the broadband industry or in a position to benefit from a program grant. (B) Appointed members shall serve four year terms and are eligible for reappointment. (C) Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as provided for original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. (D)(1)(a) Beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2025, appointed members shall receive a monthly stipend as calculated under section 145.016 of the Revised Code in an amount that will qualify each member for one year of retirement service credit under the Ohio public employees retirement system for each year of service as a member of the authority during that period. (b) Notwithstanding the requirement of section 145.58 of the Revised Code that eligibility for health care coverage provided under that section be based on years and types of service credit in accordance with rules adopted by the public employees retirement board, if the board provides health care coverage under that section, no service credit earned for service as a member of the authority shall be considered for purposes of determining eligibility for coverage under that section. (c) Members shall receive reimbursement for their necessary and actual expenses incurred in performing the business of the authority. The reimbursements constitute, as applicable, administrative costs of the Ohio residential broadband expansion grant program. (2) An appointed member of the authority who is currently serving as an administrative department head under section 121.03 of the Revised Code is not eligible to receive a stipend under division (A) of this section. (3) The agency shall be responsible for paying all reimbursements for meals and expenses under this section and, for the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and ending on December 31, 2025, all stipends under this section. (E) The director of development, or the director's designee, shall serve as chairperson of the authority. The members of the authority annually shall elect a vice-chairperson from the members of the authority. Three members of the authority constitute a quorum to transact and vote on the business of the authority. An affirmative vote of three members is necessary to approve any business, including the election of the vice-chairperson. (F) The assignment of designees by the director of development and the director of InnovateOhio shall be made in writing. If the director of development assigns a designee to serve on the authority, the director shall appoint a professional employee of the department of development to serve as the director's designee at authority meetings. In the absence of the director of development or the director's designee, the vice-chairperson of the authority shall serve as chairperson of authority meetings. (G) The authority is not an agency for purposes of sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 175.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 175 / § 175.02
§ 175.02. Housing finance agency created - mission
Status: in_force

July 1, 2005 House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the Ohio housing finance agency, a body corporate and politic, performing essential governmental functions of the state. The mission of the agency includes but is not limited to assisting with the financing, refinancing, production, development, and preservation of safe, decent, and affordable housing for occupancy by low- and moderate-income persons; provision of rental assistance and housing services for low- and moderate income persons; allocating all state and federal funds in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, including Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code; and promoting community development, economic stability, and growth within Ohio. To accomplish this mission, the agency shall work with persons eligible for its programs, nonprofit organizations and for-profit housing development entities, public entities, and lending institutions. The agency may review conformity with its programs and monitor a recipient's use of funds it provides to assure compliance. (B) It is hereby declared to be the public purpose of this state to improve and promote the public health, safety, convenience, welfare, and prosperity of the people of the state by the production and preservation of housing in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Last updated May 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 150.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 150 / § 150.10
§ 150.10. Annual report - testimony at committee hearings
Status: in_force

September 16, 2014 House Bill 486 - 130th General Assembly (A) On the first day of January of the second year after the date of entering into an agreement under section 150.05 of the Revised Code and on the first day of August of each ensuing year, the authority shall file with the clerk of the house of representatives, the clerk of the senate, and the chairpersons of the house and senate standing committees predominantly concerned with economic development a written report on the Ohio venture capital program. The report shall include all the following: (1) A description of the details of the investment policy established or modified in accordance with sections 150.03 and 150.04 of the Revised Code; (2) The authority's assessment of the program's achievement of its purpose stated in section 150.01 of the Revised Code; (3) The value of tax credit certificates issued by the authority under section 150.07 of the Revised Code in each fiscal year ending on or before the preceding thirtieth day of June; (4) The amount of tax credits claimed pursuant to section 5707.031 , 5725.19 , 5726.53 , 5727.241 , 5729.08 , 5733.49 , or 5747.80 of the Revised Code, as to the respective taxes involved; (5) The financial status of the Ohio venture capital fund; (6) The names of venture capital funds in which money from the program fund has been invested and the locations of their principal offices, and the names of the enterprises in which each of those venture capital funds has invested such money and the locations of those enterprises' principal offices; (7) Any recommendations for modifying the program to better achieve the purpose stated in section 150.01 of the Revised Code. (B) During each year that a report is issued under division (A) of this section, the chairperson of the authority, or another member of the authority designated by the chairperson as the authority's representative, shall be required to appear in person before the standing committees of the house and senate predominantly concerned with economic development to give testimony concerning the status of the Ohio venture capital program. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 107.63 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 107 / § 107.63
§ 107.63. Small business advisory council
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in this section, "small business" means an independently owned and operated for-profit or nonprofit business entity, including affiliates, that has fewer than five hundred full time employees or gross annual sales of less than six million dollars, and has operations located in the state. The small business advisory council is established in the office of the governor. The council shall advise the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the common sense initiative office on the adverse impact draft and existing rules might have on small businesses. The council shall meet at the discretion of the director of the common sense initiative office. The council consists of nine members. The governor, or the person to whom the governor has delegated responsibilities for the common sense initiative office under section 107.61 of the Revised Code, shall appoint five members, the president of the senate shall appoint two members, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two members. A member serves at the pleasure of the member's appointing authority. The appointing authorities shall consult with each other and appoint only individuals who are representative of small businesses, and shall do so in such a manner that the membership of the council is composed of representatives of small businesses that are of different sizes, engaged in different lines of business, and located in different parts of the state. Last updated September 20, 2023 at 11:16 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 123.211 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 123 / § 123.211
§ 123.211. Agency administration of capital facilities projects
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of section 123.21 of the Revised Code, the executive director of the Ohio facilities construction commission may authorize any of the following agencies to administer any capital facilities project, the estimated cost of which, including design fees, construction, equipment, and contingency amounts, is less than three million dollars: (1) The department of mental health and addiction services ; (2) The department of developmental disabilities; (3) The department of agriculture; (4) The department of job and family services; (5) The department of rehabilitation and correction; (6) The department of youth services; (7) The department of public safety; (8) The department of transportation; (9) The department of veterans services; (10) The bureau of workers' compensation; (11) The department of administrative services; (12) Ohio deaf and blind education services. (B) A state agency that wishes to administer a project under division (A) of this section shall submit a request for authorization through the Ohio administrative knowledge system capital improvements application. Upon the release of funds for the projects by the controlling board or the director of budget and management, the agency may administer the capital project or projects for which agency administration has been authorized without the supervision, control, or approval of the executive director of the Ohio facilities construction commission. (C) A state agency authorized by the executive director of the Ohio facilities construction commission to administer capital facilities projects pursuant to this section shall comply with the applicable procedures and guidelines established in Chapter 153. of the Revised Code and shall track all project information in the Ohio administrative knowledge system capital improvements application pursuant to Ohio facilities construction commission guidelines. Last updated October 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.60
§ 109.60. Forwarding fingerprints and descriptions to bureau - annual methamphetamine report
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 Senate Bill 227 - 131st General Assembly (A)(1) The sheriffs of the several counties and the chiefs of police of cities, immediately upon the arrest of any person for any felony, on suspicion of any felony, for a crime constituting a misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on subsequent offenses, or for any misdemeanor described in division (A)(1)(a), (A)(8)(a) , or (A)(10)(a) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, and immediately upon the arrest or taking into custody of any child under eighteen years of age for committing an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult or upon probable cause to believe that a child of that age may have committed an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult, shall take the person's or child's fingerprints, or cause the same to be taken, according to the fingerprint system of identification on the forms furnished by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, and immediately shall forward copies of the completed forms, any other description that may be required, and the history of the offense committed to the bureau to be classified and filed and to the clerk of the court having jurisdiction over the prosecution of the offense or over the adjudication relative to the act. (2) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if a person or child has not been arrested and first appears before a court or magistrate in response to a summons, or if a sheriff or chief of police has not taken, or caused to be taken, a person's or child's fingerprints in accordance with division (A)(1) of this section by the time of the arraignment or first appearance of the person or child, the court shall order the person or child to appear before the sheriff or chief of police within twenty-four hours to have the person's or child's fingerprints taken. The sheriff or chief of police shall take the person's or child's fingerprints, or cause the fingerprints to be taken, according to the fingerprint system of identification on the forms furnished by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and, immediately after the person's or child's arraignment or first appearance, forward copies of the completed forms, any other description that may be required, and the history of the offense committed to the bureau to be classified and filed and to the clerk of the court. (3) Every court with jurisdiction over a case involving a person or child with respect to whom division (A)(1) or (2) of this section requires a sheriff or chief of police to take the person's or child's fingerprints shall inquire at the time of the person's or child's sentencing or adjudication whether or not the person or child has been fingerprinted pursuant to division (A)(1) or (2) of this section for the original arrest or court appearance upon which the sentence or adjudication is based. If the person or child was not fingerprinted for the original arrest or court appearance upon which the sentence or adjudication is based, the court shall take the person's or child's fingerprints or shall order the person or child to appear before the sheriff or chief of police within twenty-four hours to have the person's or child's fingerprints taken. If the court orders the person or child to appear before the sheriff or chief of police to have the person's or child's fingerprints taken, the sheriff or chief of police shall take the person's or child's fingerprints, or cause the fingerprints to be taken, according to the fingerprint system of identification on the forms furnished by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and immediately forward copies of the completed forms, any other description that may be required, and the history of the offense committed to the bureau to be classified and filed and to the clerk of the court. (4) If a person or child is in the custody of a law enforcement agency or a detention facility, as defined in section 2921.01 of the Revised Code, and the chief law enforcement officer or chief administrative officer of the detention facility discovers that a warrant has been issued or a bill of information has been filed alleging the person or child to have committed an offense or act other than the offense or act for which the person or child is in custody, and the other alleged offense or act is one for which fingerprints are to be taken pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section, the law enforcement agency or detention facility shall take the fingerprints of the person or child, or cause the fingerprints to be taken, according to the fingerprint system of identification on the forms furnished by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and immediately forward copies of the completed forms, any other description that may be required, and the history of the offense committed to the bureau to be classified and filed and to the clerk of the court that issued the warrant or with which the bill of information was filed. (5) If an accused is found not guilty of the offense charged or a nolle prosequi is entered in any case, or if any accused child under eighteen years of age is found not to be a delinquent child for committing an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult or not guilty of the felony or offense of violence charged or a nolle prosequi is entered in that case, the fingerprints and description shall be given to the accused upon the accused's request. (6) The superintendent shall compare the description received with those already on file in the bureau, and, if the superintendent finds that the person arrested or taken into custody has a criminal record or a record as a delinquent child for having committed an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult or is a fugitive from justice or wanted by any jurisdiction in this or another state, the United States, or a foreign country for any offense, the superintendent at once shall inform the arresting officer, the officer taking the person into custody, or the chief administrative officer of the county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential facility, or state correctional institution in which the person or child is in custody of that fact and give appropriate notice to the proper authorities in the jurisdiction in which the person is wanted, or, if that jurisdiction is a foreign country, give appropriate notice to federal authorities for transmission to the foreign country. The names, under which each person whose identification is filed is known, shall be alphabetically indexed by the superintendent. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to a violator of a city ordinance unless the officers have reason to believe that the violator is a past offender or the crime is one constituting a misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on subsequent offenses, or unless it is advisable for the purpose of subsequent identification. This section does not apply to any child under eighteen years of age who was not arrested or otherwise taken into custody for committing an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult or upon probable cause to believe that a child of that age may have committed an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult, except as provided in section 2151.313 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) For purposes of division (C) of this section, a law enforcement agency shall be considered to have arrested a person if any law enforcement officer who is employed by, appointed by, or serves that agency arrests the person. As used in division (C) of this section: (a) "Illegal methamphetamine manufacturing laboratory" has the same meaning as in section 3745.13 of the Revised Code. (b) "Methamphetamine or a methamphetamine product" means methamphetamine, any salt, isomer, or salt of an isomer of methamphetamine, or any compound, mixture, preparation, or substance containing methamphetamine or any salt, isomer, or salt of an isomer of methamphetamine. (2) Each law enforcement agency that, in any calendar year, arrests any person for a violation of section 2925.04 of the Revised Code that is based on the manufacture of methamphetamine or a methamphetamine product, a violation of section 2925.041 of the Revised Code that is based on the possession of chemicals sufficient to produce methamphetamine or a methamphetamine product, or a violation of any other provision of Chapter 2925. or 3719. of the Revised Code that is based on the possession of chemicals sufficient to produce methamphetamine or a methamphetamine product shall prepare an annual report covering the calendar year that contains the information specified in division (C)(3) of this section relative to all arrests for violations of those sections committed under those circumstances during that calendar year and relative to illegal methamphetamine manufacturing laboratories, dump sites, and chemical caches as specified in that division and shall send the annual report, not later than the first day of March in the calendar year following the calendar year covered by the report, to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation. The law enforcement agency shall write any annual report prepared and filed under this division on the standard forms furnished by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation pursuant to division (C)(4) of this section. The annual report shall be a statistical report, and nothing in the report or in the information it contains shall identify, or enable the identification of, any person who was arrested and whose arrest is included in the information contained in the report. The annual report in the possession of the bureau and the information it contains are public records for the purpose of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (3) The annual report prepared and filed by a law enforcement agency under division (C)(2) of this section shall contain all of the following information for the calendar year covered by the report: (a) The total number of arrests made by the agency in that calendar year for a violation of section 2925.04 of the Revised Code that is based on the manufacture of methamphetamine or a methamphetamine product, a violation of section 2925.041 of the Revised Code that is based on the possession of chemicals sufficient to produce methamphetamine or a methamphetamine product, or a violation of any other provision of Chapter 2925. or 3719. of the Revised Code that is based on the possession of chemicals sufficient to produce methamphetamine or a methamphetamine product; (b) The total number of illegal methamphetamine manufacturing laboratories at which one or more of the arrests reported under division (C)(3)(a) of this section occurred, or that were discovered in that calendar year within the territory served by the agency but at which none of the arrests reported under division (C)(3)(a) of this section occurred; (c) The total number of dump sites and chemical caches that are, or that are reasonably believed to be, related to illegal methamphetamine manufacturing and that were discovered in that calendar year within the territory served by the agency. (4) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall prepare and furnish to each law enforcement agency in this state standard forms for making the annual reports required by division (C)(2) of this section. The standard forms that the superintendent prepares pursuant to this division may be in a tangible format, in an electronic format, or in both a tangible format and an electronic format. (5) The annual report required by division (C)(2) of this section is separate from, and in addition to, any report, materials, or information required under division (A) of this section or under any other provision of sections 109.57 to 109.62 of the Revised Code. Last updated May 4, 2022 at 8:50 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.041
§ 122.041. Duties of director of development as to encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly The director of development shall do all of the following with regard to the encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program created under section 122.922 of the Revised Code: (A) Conduct outreach, marketing, and recruitment of EDGE business enterprises, as defined in that section; (B) Provide business development services to EDGE business enterprises in the developmental and transitional stages of the program, including financial and bonding assistance and management and technical assistance; (C) Develop a mentor program to bring businesses into a working relationship with EDGE business enterprises in a way that commercially benefits both entities and serves the purpose of the EDGE program; (D) Establish processes by which an EDGE business enterprise may apply for contract assistance, financial and bonding assistance, management and technical assistance, and mentoring opportunities. Last updated July 29, 2021 at 4:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 113.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 113 / § 113.04
§ 113.04. Appointing employees - bond
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly The treasurer of state shall appoint such employees as are necessary to carry out the functions of his office. Each employee shall be covered by a fidelity or surety bond, the premium on which shall be paid out of appropriations made to the treasurer of state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.22
§ 145.22. Actuarial valuation of pension assets, liabilities, and funding requirements
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) The public employees retirement board shall have prepared annually by or under the supervision of an actuary an actuarial valuation of the pension assets, liabilities, and funding requirements of the public employees retirement system as established pursuant to this chapter. The actuary shall complete the valuation in accordance with actuarial standards of practice promulgated by the actuarial standards board of the American academy of actuaries and prepare a report of the valuation. The report shall include all of the following: (1) A summary of the benefit provisions evaluated; (2) A summary of the census data and financial information used in the valuation; (3) A description of the actuarial assumptions, actuarial cost method, and asset valuation method used in the valuation, including a statement of the assumed rate of payroll growth and assumed rate of growth or decline in the number of members contributing to the retirement system; (4) A summary of findings that includes a statement of the actuarial accrued pension liabilities and unfunded actuarial accrued pension liabilities; (5) A schedule showing the effect of any changes in the benefit provisions, actuarial assumptions, or cost methods since the last annual actuarial valuation; (6) A statement of whether contributions to the retirement system are expected to be sufficient to satisfy the funding objectives established by the board. The board shall submit the report to the Ohio retirement study council, the director of budget and management, and the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate with primary responsibility for retirement legislation immediately upon its availability and not later than the first day of September following the year for which the valuation was made. (B) At such time as the public employees retirement board determines, and at least once in each five-year period, the board shall have prepared by or under the supervision of an actuary an actuarial investigation of the mortality, service, and other experience of the members, retirants, contributors, and beneficiaries of the system to update the actuarial assumptions used in the actuarial valuation required by division (A) of this section. The actuary shall prepare a report of the actuarial investigation. The report shall be prepared and any recommended changes in actuarial assumptions shall be made in accordance with the actuarial standards of practice promulgated by the actuarial standards board of the American academy of actuaries. The report shall include all of the following: (1) A summary of relevant decrement and economic assumption experience observed over the period of the investigation; (2) Recommended changes in actuarial assumptions to be used in subsequent actuarial valuations required by division (A) of this section; (3) A measurement of the financial effect of the recommended changes in actuarial assumptions. The board shall submit the report to the Ohio retirement study council and the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate with primary responsibility for retirement legislation not later than the first day of November following the last fiscal year of the period the report covers. (C) The board may at any time request the actuary to make any studies or actuarial valuations to determine the adequacy of the contribution rate determined under section 145.48 of the Revised Code, and those rates may be adjusted by the board, as recommended by the actuary, effective as of the first of any year thereafter. (D) The board shall have prepared by or under the supervision of an actuary an actuarial analysis of any introduced legislation expected to have a measurable financial impact on the retirement system. The actuarial analysis shall be completed in accordance with the actuarial standards of practice promulgated by the actuarial standards board of the American academy of actuaries. The actuary shall prepare a report of the actuarial analysis, which shall include all of the following: (1) A summary of the statutory changes that are being evaluated; (2) A description of or reference to the actuarial assumptions and actuarial cost method used in the report; (3) A description of the participant group or groups included in the report; (4) A statement of the financial impact of the legislation, including the resulting increase, if any, in the employer normal cost percentage; the increase, if any, in actuarial accrued liabilities; and the per cent of payroll that would be required to amortize the increase in actuarial accrued liabilities as a level per cent of covered payroll for all active members over a period not to exceed thirty years; (5) A statement of whether the scheduled contributions to the system after the proposed change is enacted are expected to be sufficient to satisfy the funding objectives established by the board. Not later than sixty days from the date of introduction of the legislation, the board shall submit a copy of the actuarial analysis to the legislative service commission, the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate with primary responsibility for retirement legislation, and the Ohio retirement study council. (E) The board shall have prepared annually a report giving a full accounting of the revenues and costs relating to the provision of benefits under sections 145.58 and 145.584 of the Revised Code. The report shall be made as of December 31, 1997, and the thirty-first day of December of each year thereafter. The report shall include the following: (1) A description of the statutory authority for the benefits provided; (2) A summary of the benefits; (3) A summary of the eligibility requirements for the benefits; (4) A statement of the number of participants eligible for the benefits; (5) A description of the accounting, asset valuation, and funding method used to provide the benefits; (6) A statement of the net assets available for the provision of the benefits as of the last day of the fiscal year; (7) A statement of any changes in the net assets available for the provision of benefits, including participant and employer contributions, net investment income, administrative expenses, and benefits provided to participants, as of the last day of the fiscal year; (8) For the last six consecutive fiscal years, a schedule of the net assets available for the benefits, the annual cost of benefits, administrative expenses incurred, and annual employer contributions allocated for the provision of benefits; (9) A description of any significant changes that affect the comparability of the report required under this division; (10) A statement of the amount paid under division (C) of section 145.58 of the Revised Code. The board shall submit the report to the Ohio retirement study council, the director of budget and management, and the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate with primary responsibility for retirement legislation immediately upon its availability and not later than the thirtieth day of June following the year for which the report was made.
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.011
§ 153.011. Using domestic steel products in state supported projects
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, whenever any building or structure, including highway improvements, in whole or in part supported by state capital funds, including moneys from the education facilities trust fund, is to be erected or constructed, or whenever additions, alterations, or structural or other improvements are to be made, if any steel products are to be purchased for or provided in the construction, repair, or improvement project, only steel products as defined in division (F) of this section shall be purchased for or provided in the project. (B)(1) No person shall purchase or provide steel products in violation of division (A) of this section. (2) Notwithstanding division (B) of section 153.99 of the Revised Code, no person who purchases steel products in violation of division (A) of this section shall be held liable in a civil action commenced under division (C) of this section, or pay a civil penalty under division (B) of section 153.99 of the Revised Code, if that person can demonstrate the person's compliance with division (E) of this section. (C) Whenever the executive director of the Ohio facilities construction commission has reasonable cause to believe that any person has purchased or provided steel products in violation of division (A) of this section, the executive director shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the person has purchased or provided or is purchasing or providing steel products in violation of division (A) of this section. Upon conducting the investigation, if the executive director finds that the person has purchased or provided or is purchasing or providing steel products in violation of division (A) of this section, the executive director shall request the attorney general to commence a civil action under this section against the person for violating division (A) of this section. The remedy provided in this section is concurrent with any other remedy provided in this chapter, and the existence or exercise of one remedy does not prevent the exercise of any other. Upon collection of the civil penalty under division (B) of section 153.99 of the Revised Code, pursuant to an action authorized under this section, the attorney general shall pay the money collected to the treasurer of the board of education of the city, local, or exempted village school district and joint vocational school district, if one exists, in which the construction, repair, or improvement project for which the steel products used in violation of division (A) of this section is located. The treasurer shall deposit the civil penalty in equal amounts into the school district's general fund and the joint vocational school district's general fund. If a joint vocational school district does not exist where the violation occurred, then the entire sum of the civil penalty shall be deposited into the school district's general fund. (D) Pursuant to section 5525.21 of the Revised Code, the director of transportation may authorize the purchase or provision or both of a minimal amount of foreign steel products for use in contracts for public bridge projects. The executive director of the Ohio facilities construction commission may waive the requirements of division (A) of this section if the executive director determines that either division (A) or (B) of section 5525.21 of the Revised Code is true in connection with a public bridge project. The executive director shall issue this determination in writing. (E) The following notice shall be included in boldface type and capital letters in all bid notifications and specifications between all parties to any contract authorized under Chapter 153. of the Revised Code or subject to this section and section 153.99 of the Revised Code: "Domestic steel use requirements as specified in section 153.011 of the Revised Code apply to this project. Copies of section 153.011 of the Revised Code can be obtained from the office of the Ohio facilities construction commission." (F) As used in this section: (1) "Steel products" means products rolled, formed, shaped, drawn, extruded, forged, cast, fabricated or otherwise similarly processed, or processed by a combination of two or more of such operations, and used for load-bearing structural purposes, from steel made in the United States by the open hearth, basic oxygen, electric furnace, bessemer or other steel making process. (2) "United States" means the United States of America and includes all territory, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.821 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.821
§ 124.821. Health care spending account fund
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly The health care spending account fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The director of administrative services shall use money in the fund to make payments with regard to the participation of state employees in flexible spending accounts for certain nonreimbursed medical and dental expenses under section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. All investment earnings on money in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 111.201 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 111 / § 111.201
§ 111.201. Duplication and destruction of documents
Status: in_force

July 29, 1998 House Bill 579 - 122nd General Assembly The secretary of state may make copies of all documents filed with the secretary of state's office pursuant to any section of the Revised Code, by microfilm or any other authorized photostatic or digitized process, and destroy the original documents after they are copied.
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.11
§ 173.11. System of multipurpose senior centers
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly The department of aging shall, as appropriate and feasible and to the extent federal, state, and local funding is available, develop a system of community multipurpose senior centers for the purposes of: (A) Providing centralized, coordinated medical, social, supportive, and rehabilitative services to older adults; (B) Encouraging older adults to maintain physical, social, and emotional well-being and to live dignified and reasonably independent lives in their own homes; (C) Diminishing the rate of inappropriate entry and placement of older adults in nursing homes, sheltered housing for older adults, and related facilities. The department shall, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt rules under which counties, townships, municipal corporations, or local nonprofit organizations may make application to the department to operate a multipurpose senior center or to participate in a multipurpose senior center program. Procedures shall be established for the maximum feasible participation by older adults and representatives of organizations of older adults in the planning of these programs. The area agency on aging, established under the "Older Americans Act of 1965," 79 Stat. 219, 42 U.S.C.A. 3001, as amended, shall be given the opportunity to review and comment on all applications for the establishment of a center or the expansion of the scope of services provided by a senior center operated as part of the social services system under the agency's area plan. The department shall plan, coordinate, and monitor, and, to the extent feasible, provide funds for services for older adults under this section and section 173.12 of the Revised Code. In order to carry out the purposes of such sections, the department or the designated local entity may accept gifts and grants and enter into contracts for the purchase of services. The multipurpose senior centers shall be centrally located and easily accessible to any public transportation available in such location. The centers may provide transportation for older adults who wish to utilize services available in the facility, but are unable to reach it because of the lack of financial resources or physical impairment. Centers shall be designed to provide ease of access and use considering the infirmities of older adults who are frail or who have disabilities. Special safety features shall be provided as unobtrusively as possible. In establishing the location of multipurpose senior centers, the department shall, to the extent feasible, give precedence to the use of existing buildings and facilities, which may be renovated, over the construction of new buildings and facilities. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 10:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.922 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.922
§ 122.922. [Former R.C. 123.152, amended and renumbered by H.B. 110, 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "EDGE business enterprise" means a sole proprietorship, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability corporation, or joint venture certified as a participant in the encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program by the director of development under this section of the Revised Code. (B) The director of development shall establish a business assistance program known as the encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program and shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to administer the program that do all of the following: (1) Establish procedures by which a sole proprietorship, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability corporation, or joint venture may apply for certification as an EDGE business enterprise; (2) Except as provided in division (B)(14) of this section, establish agency procurement goals for contracting with EDGE business enterprises in the award of contracts under Chapters 123., 125., and 153. of the Revised Code based on the availability of eligible program participants by region or geographic area, as determined by the director, and by standard industrial code or equivalent code classification. (a) Goals established under division (B)(2) of this section shall be based on a percentage level of participation and a percentage of contractor availability. (b) Goals established under division (B)(2) of this section shall be applied at the contract level, relative to an overall dollar goal for each state agency, in accordance with the following certification categories: construction, architecture, and engineering; professional services; goods and services; and information technology services. (3) Establish a system of certifying EDGE business enterprises based on a requirement that the business owner or owners show both social and economic disadvantage based on the following, as determined to be sufficient by the director: (a) Relative wealth of the business seeking certification as well as the personal wealth of the owner or owners of the business; (b) Social disadvantage based on any of the following: (i) A rebuttable presumption when the business owner or owners demonstrate membership in a racial minority group or show personal disadvantage due to color, ethnic origin, gender, physical disability, long-term residence in an environment isolated from the mainstream of American society, location in an area of high unemployment; (ii) Some other demonstration of personal disadvantage not common to other small businesses; (iii) By business location in a qualified census tract. (c) Economic disadvantage based on economic and business size thresholds and eligibility criteria designed to stimulate economic development through contract awards to businesses located in qualified census tracts. (4) Establish standards to determine when an EDGE business enterprise no longer qualifies for EDGE business enterprise certification; (5) Develop a process for evaluating and adjusting goals established by this section to determine what adjustments are necessary to achieve participation goals established by the director; (6) Establish a point system or comparable system to evaluate bid proposals to encourage EDGE business enterprises to participate in the procurement of professional design and information technology services; (7) Establish a system to track data and analyze each certification category established under division (B)(2)(b) of this section; (8) Establish a process to mediate complaints and to review EDGE business enterprise certification appeals; (9) Implement an outreach program to educate potential participants about the encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program; (10) Establish a system to assist state agencies in identifying and utilizing EDGE business enterprises in their contracting processes; (11) Implement a system of self-reporting by EDGE business enterprises as well as an on-site inspection process to validate the qualifications of an EDGE business enterprise; (12) Establish a waiver mechanism to waive program goals or participation requirements for those companies that, despite their best-documented efforts, are unable to contract with certified EDGE business enterprises; (13) Establish a process for monitoring overall program compliance in which equal employment opportunity officers primarily are responsible for monitoring their respective agencies; (14) Establish guidelines for state universities as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code and the Ohio facilities construction commission created in section 123.20 of the Revised Code for awarding contracts pursuant to Chapters 153., 3318., and 3345. of the Revised Code to allow the universities and commission to establish agency procurement goals for contracting with EDGE business enterprises. (C) Business and personal financial information and trade secrets submitted by encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program applicants to the director pursuant to this section are not public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code, unless the director presents the financial information or trade secrets at a public hearing or public proceeding regarding the applicant's eligibility to participate in the program. Last updated October 14, 2021 at 5:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 147.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 147 / § 147.61
§ 147.61. Applicability
Status: in_force

September 20, 2019 Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly Sections 147.60 to 147.66 of the Revised Code apply to online notarizations and online notaries public. To the extent that a provision of sections 147.60 to 147.66 of the Revised Code conflicts with another provision of this chapter or other applicable law, sections 147.60 to 147.66 of the Revised Code supersede the provision.
Ohio Rev. Code § 154.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 154 / § 154.17
§ 154.17. Cooperation with commission - contract approval
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The departments of administrative services, mental health and addiction services, developmental disabilities, rehabilitation and correction, and natural resources, the Ohio board of regents, institutions of higher education, and other state officers and state agencies shall cooperate with the commission in providing services and information requested by the commission for purposes of Chapter 154. of the Revised Code, and the commission may make mutually satisfactory arrangements therefor and may thereunder designate any governmental agency for the management or performance of particular functions of the commission, other than the authorization and issuance of obligations provided for in Chapter 154. of the Revised Code, pursuant to which designation, upon acceptance thereof by that governmental agency, that function may be carried out with the full force and effect as if performed by the commission. Any such designation shall be made only by formal action or written agreement of the commission. In the management of capital facilities or performance of other functions with respect thereto, a governmental agency may exercise all powers which it has under law with respect to other similar facilities under its jurisdiction. Contracts relating to capital facilities shall be made in accordance with the law pertaining to the governmental agency designated under authority of this section to perform such contracting function, and in any other case shall be made in accordance with Chapter 153. of the Revised Code, for which purpose the commission shall be considered the owner, provided that the commission may assign the function of owner to the department of administrative services or other governmental agency as it determines. The commission may acquire by assignment from any governmental agency contracts which are not completed and which involve acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, improving, equipping, or furnishing capital facilities, provided that such governmental agency has complied with the procedures prescribed by laws for its letting of such contract. No contract shall be let or assignment thereof accepted under this section involving performance in accordance with plans and specifications until such plans and specifications have been submitted to and approved by the governmental agency to have responsibility for the management of the capital facilities provided for in such plans and specifications, which approval shall be considered to be given if no approval or disapproval is communicated in writing to the commission or its designee for such purpose within sixty days following such submission of plans and specifications. Approval by such governmental agency of changes in plans and specifications is not required if the director of administrative services or the designee of the commission for such purpose shall certify that such changes do not substantially change the location, character, or extent of such capital facilities. Last updated October 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 120.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 120 / § 120.27
§ 120.27. State public defender not required to defend in counties having joint county public defender
Status: in_force

January 13, 1976 House Bill 164 - 111th General Assembly In any counties in which the boards of county commissioners choose to establish a joint county public defender's office, the Ohio public defender shall not be required to defend indigent persons in those counties, except as set forth in division (A) of section 120.06 of the Revised Code, or if the court finds that it is required in the interests of justice.
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.546 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.546
§ 173.546. Needs assessments
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) Each applicant for the assisted living program shall undergo an assessment to determine whether the applicant needs an intermediate level of care. The department of medicaid or an agency under contract pursuant to division (C) of this section shall conduct the assessment. The assessment may be performed concurrently with a long-term care consultation provided under section 173.42 of the Revised Code. (B) An applicant or applicant's representative has the right to appeal an assessment's findings. Section 5160.31 of the Revised Code applies to appeals regarding the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program. The department or an agency under contract to conduct the assessment shall provide written notice of this right to the applicant or applicant's representative and the residential care facility in which the applicant intends to reside if enrolled in the assisted living program. The notice shall include an explanation of the appeal procedures. The department or agency under contract to conduct the assessment shall represent the state in any appeal of an assessment's findings. (C) The department may contract with one or more agencies to perform assessments under this section. A contract shall specify the agency's responsibilities regarding the assessments.
Ohio Rev. Code § 117.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 117 / § 117.22
§ 117.22. Request for assistance
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly The public accountant conducting an audit under this chapter may request the auditor of state, the chief deputy auditor of state, or an auditor or investigator of the auditor of state, to exercise any authority granted under section 117.18 of the Revised Code for the purpose of assisting in the conduct of the audit. Last updated August 9, 2021 at 3:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.43
§ 124.43. Separate examinations and eligibility lists for police and firemen
Status: in_force

August 9, 1974 House Bill 513 - 110th General Assembly Separate examinations shall be given and separate eligibility lists maintained by municipal and civil service township civil service commissions for original appointments to and promotions in fire and police departments in cities and civil service townships. No person may be transferred from one list to the other. Appointments and promotions in the departments shall be only from the separate eligible lists maintained for each of the departments. Transfers of personnel from one department to the other are hereby prohibited.
Ohio Rev. Code § 128.98 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 128 / § 128.98
§ 128.98. [Former R.C. 128.34, amended and renumbered by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Proceedings to enforce compliance
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The attorney general, upon request of the steering committee, or on the attorney general's own initiative, shall begin proceedings against a telephone company that is a wireline service provider to enforce compliance with this chapter or with the terms, conditions, requirements, or specifications of a final plan as to wireline or wireless 9-1-1. (B) The attorney general, upon the attorney general's own initiative, or any prosecutor, upon the prosecutor's initiative, shall begin proceedings against a subdivision or a regional council of governments as to wireline or wireless 9-1-1 to enforce compliance with this chapter or with the terms, conditions, requirements, or specifications of a final plan as to wireline or wireless 9-1-1. Last updated February 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.63 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.63
§ 122.63. Housing needs
Status: in_force

July 1, 2005 House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly The department of development shall: (A) Provide technical assistance to sponsors, homeowners, private developers, contractors, and other appropriate persons on matters relating to housing needs and the development, construction, financing, operation, management, and evaluation of housing developments; (B) Carry out continuing studies and analyses of the housing needs of this state and, after conducting public hearings, prepare annually a plan of housing needs, primarily for the use of the department. The plan, copies of which shall be filed with the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate for distribution to the members of the general assembly, shall: (1) Establish areawide housing needs, including existing and projected needs for the provision of an adequate supply of decent, safe, and sanitary housing for low- and moderate-income persons, including housing that may require utilization of state or federal assistance; (2) Establish priorities for housing needs, taking into account the availability of and need for conserving land and other natural resources; (3) Be coordinated with other housing and related planning of the state and of regional planning agencies. (C) Carry out the provisions of Chapter 3735. of the Revised Code relating to metropolitan housing authorities; (D) Carry out the provisions of sections 174.01 to 174.07 of the Revised Code relating to the low- and moderate-income housing trust fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 121.082 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 121 / § 121.082
§ 121.082. Superintendent of insurance - prohibited activities
Status: in_force

September 9, 1957 House Bill 312 - 102nd General Assembly The superintendent of insurance shall have no official connection with any insurance company, nor own any stock therein, nor be interested in the business thereof, except as a policyholder.
Ohio Rev. Code § 188.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 188 / § 188.17
§ 188.17. Court determination for allowable use
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly Any court determination regarding an easement subject to an action described in section 188.05 of the Revised Code shall be considered a finding that the provision of broadband service is an allowable use or purpose under the easement as if the use or purpose was specifically stated in the terms of the easement. Last updated June 9, 2021 at 12:59 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.406 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.406
§ 122.406. Authority consideration of program applications
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly The broadband expansion program authority shall consider each application for a program grant that the development services agency has reviewed and sent to it. The authority shall score all applications according to the scoring system established under section 122.4040 of the Revised Code and award program grants based on that system according to sections 122.4043 and 122.4044 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 101.543 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 101 / § 101.543
§ 101.543. Printing and binding of daily and final journals
Status: in_force

June 30, 2006 House Bill 530 - 126th General Assembly As used in this section, "published" means to produce an electronic record that is accessible to the public. The daily journals of the senate and house of representatives shall be printed or published daily during each session of the general assembly. The composition used in printing or publishing the daily journals shall be retained for use in printing the final journals. The final journals and appendixes of the senate and house of representatives shall be printed after adjournment sine die and be bound in half law binding. The respective journal of each house and its proper appendix shall compose one volume unless the clerk of the senate or clerk of the house of representatives, as the case may be, directs that they be bound in separate volumes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 101.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 101 / § 101.41
§ 101.41. Chairman of committee authorized to subpoena witnesses
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The chairman of a standing or select committee, or a subcommittee thereof, of the general assembly, or of either house thereof, authorized to send for persons and papers, may subpoena witnesses in any part of the state to appear before such committee or subcommittee at a time and place designated in the subpoena, to testify concerning matters of inquiry committed to the committee or subcommittee and may require the production of books, papers, and records by such witnesses.
Ohio Rev. Code § 126.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 126 / § 126.10
§ 126.10. Effect of federal funds loss on state programs
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Agency" has the same meaning as in section 111.15 of the Revised Code. (2) "State program" means any program, initiative, or service administered or overseen by an agency. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary or any rules adopted under it, if the federal government reduces, discontinues, pauses, or otherwise suspends any federal program that provides federal funds for any corresponding state program, such program may be reduced, discontinued, paused, or suspended. This shall include any contract, agreement, memorandum of understanding, or any other covenant entered into by the state that is dependent on federal funding. Last updated August 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 133.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 133 / § 133.27
§ 133.27. Signing securities
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly (A) Chapter 133. securities shall be signed on behalf of the subdivision as follows: (1) In the case of a municipal corporation, by the mayor or other chief executive officer and by the fiscal officer, or by any other officers who are designated to sign by the charter or legislation of its taxing authority; (2) In the case of a county, by at least two members of its taxing authority and by the county auditor, or, in the case of a charter county, by those officers of the county who are designated to sign by the charter or legislation of its taxing authority; (3) In the case of a school district, by the president or vice-president of the board of education and by its fiscal officer; (4) In the case of a township, by at least two township trustees and by the township fiscal officer; (5) In the case of a subdivision not referred to in divisions (B)(1) to (4) of this section, by the officer of the subdivision or taxing authority designated to sign by other law or, if there is no other law designating an officer, by the legislation authorizing the securities. (B) If an officer designated to sign securities or interest coupons pursuant to division (A) or (E) of this section is for any reason unable or unavailable to so sign, another officer of the subdivision or taxing authority, designated by legislation passed by the taxing authority, may sign instead of that officer. (C) All signatures required by this section may be facsimile signatures as provided for by sections 9.10 , 9.11 , and 9.96 of the Revised Code, unless the securities are issued in other than fully registered form, in which case at least one signature shall be a manual signature. (D) If an officer who has signed, manually or by facsimile signature, any securities of a subdivision ceases to be such officer before the securities so signed have been actually delivered, the securities may nevertheless be issued and delivered as though the person who has so signed the securities had not ceased to be such officer. Any securities may be signed as provided in this section, on behalf of the subdivision, by an officer who is the proper officer of the subdivision or taxing authority on the actual date of signing of the securities, notwithstanding the fact that at the date of the securities or on the date of delivery of the securities that person was or is not the proper officer of the subdivision. (E) Securities, other than fully registered securities, may, in the discretion of the taxing authority, have interest coupons attached or otherwise appertaining. The interest coupons shall be signed on behalf of the subdivision by the manual or facsimile signature of its fiscal officer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 101.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 101 / § 101.46
§ 101.46. Chairman or member of committee may administer oaths
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The chairman, or a member of a committee or subcommittee of the general assembly, or of either house thereof, may administer oaths to witnesses appearing before such committee or subcommittee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 123.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 123 / § 123.30
§ 123.30. Flag display on state buildings and grounds
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "authorized flag" means any of the following: (1) The official state flag as described in section 5.01 of the Revised Code; (2) The United States flag; (3) The POW/MIA flag as described in section 9.50 of the Revised Code; (4) A flag, so long as the flag has been approved by the governor or the governor's designee. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, no state agency or any entity that manages the grounds or buildings under the control of a state agency shall display on the grounds or building any flag except for an authorized flag. (C) Division (B) of this section does not apply to the Ohio statehouse or the grounds of the Ohio statehouse. Last updated August 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.082 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.082
§ 109.082. Problem resolution officers for tax collection complaints
Status: in_force

September 28, 2006 House Bill 390 - 126th General Assembly The attorney general shall appoint one or more problem resolution officers from among the employees of the office of the attorney general. These officers shall receive and review inquiries and complaints concerning collections made pursuant to Chapters 5733., 5739., 5741., 5747., and 5751. of the Revised Code regarding which the taxpayer has been unable to obtain satisfactory information after several attempts to communicate with the employee of the office assigned to the taxpayer's collection case or the employee's immediate supervisor, or the special counsel assigned to the case.
Ohio Rev. Code § 117.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 117 / § 117.03
§ 117.03. Bond
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office, the auditor of state shall give a bond to the state in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, with a surety authorized to do business in the state, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office of auditor of state. The bond and the oath of office shall be deposited with and kept by the secretary of state and kept in the secretary of state's office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 131.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 131 / § 131.50
§ 131.50. State land royalty fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state agency" has the same meaning as in section 155.30 of the Revised Code. (B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the state land royalty fund consisting of money credited to it under section 155.33 of the Revised Code. Any investment proceeds earned on money in the fund shall be credited to the fund. (C)(1) A state agency is entitled to receive from the fund the amount that the state agency contributed and a share of the investment earnings of the fund in an amount that is equivalent to the proportionate share of contributions made by the state agency to the fund. Regarding the department of natural resources, each division within the department is entitled to receive from the department's proportionate share all amounts received by the department that are attributable to the state-owned land controlled by that division. (2) Upon request from a state agency entitled to receive revenue in accordance with this section, the director of budget and management shall transfer cash from the state land royalty fund to the natural resources land royalty fund, the wildlife land royalty fund, the transportation land royalty fund, or the appropriate fund designated by any other state agency, as applicable, not later than thirty days after the deposit of any money into the state land royalty fund. (3) A state agency or, as applicable, a division of the department of natural resources, may use the money for any costs and expenses the agency determines are necessary. (D)(1) The natural resources land royalty fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money credited to it under division (C) of this section for leased mineral rights on land owned or controlled by the department of natural resources, other than the division of wildlife. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) The wildlife land royalty fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money credited to it under division (C) of this section for leased mineral rights on land owned or controlled by the division of wildlife in the department of natural resources. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. (3) The transportation land royalty fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money credited to it under division (C) of this section for leased mineral rights on land owned or controlled by the department of transportation. All Investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Last updated July 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM