Ohio Rev. Code § 111.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 111 / § 111.15
§ 111.15. Adoption and filing of agency administrative code rules
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Rule" includes any rule, regulation, bylaw, or standard having a general and uniform operation adopted by an agency under the authority of the laws governing the agency; any appendix to a rule; and any internal management rule. "Rule" does not include any guideline adopted pursuant to section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code, any order respecting the duties of employees, any finding, any determination of a question of law or fact in a matter presented to an agency, or any rule promulgated pursuant to Chapter 119. or division (C)(1) or (2) of section 5117.02 of the Revised Code. "Rule" includes any amendment or rescission of a rule. (2) "Agency" means any governmental entity of the state and includes, but is not limited to, any board, department, division, commission, bureau, society, council, institution, state college or university, community college district, technical college district, or state community college. "Agency" does not include the general assembly, the controlling board, the adjutant general's department, or any court. (3) "Internal management rule" means any rule, regulation, bylaw, or standard governing the day-to-day staff procedures and operations within an agency. (B)(1) Any rule, other than a rule of an emergency nature, adopted by any agency pursuant to this section shall be effective on the tenth day after the day on which the rule in final form and in compliance with division (B)(3) of this section is filed as follows: (a) The rule shall be filed in electronic form with both the secretary of state and the director of the legislative service commission; (b) The rule shall be filed in electronic form with the joint committee on agency rule review. Division (B)(1)(b) of this section does not apply to any rule to which division (D) of this section does not apply. An agency that adopts or amends a rule that is subject to division (D) of this section shall assign a review date to the rule that is not later than five years after its effective date. If a review date assigned to a rule exceeds the five-year maximum, the review date for the rule is five years after its effective date. A rule with a review date is subject to review under section 106.03 of the Revised Code. This paragraph does not apply to a rule of a state college or university, community college district, technical college district, or state community college. If an agency in adopting a rule designates an effective date that is later than the effective date provided for by division (B)(1) of this section, the rule if filed as required by such division shall become effective on the later date designated by the agency. Any rule that is required to be filed under division (B)(1) of this section is also subject to division (D) of this section if not exempted by that division. If a rule incorporates a text or other material by reference, the agency shall comply with sections 121.71 to 121.75 of the Revised Code. (2) A rule of an emergency nature necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety shall state the reasons for the necessity. The emergency rule, in final form and in compliance with division (B)(3) of this section, shall be filed in electronic form with the secretary of state, the director of the legislative service commission, and the joint committee on agency rule review. The emergency rule is effective immediately upon completion of the latest filing, except that if the agency in adopting the emergency rule designates an effective date, or date and time of day, that is later than the effective date and time provided for by division (B)(2) of this section, the emergency rule if filed as required by such division shall become effective at the later date, or later date and time of day, designated by the agency. Except as provided in section 107.43 of the Revised Code, an emergency rule becomes invalid at the end of the one hundred twentieth day it is in effect. Prior to that date, the agency may file the emergency rule as a nonemergency rule in compliance with division (B)(1) of this section. The agency may not refile the emergency rule in compliance with division (B)(2) of this section so that, upon the emergency rule becoming invalid under such division, the emergency rule will continue in effect without interruption for another one hundred twenty-day period. The adoption of an emergency rule under division (B)(2) of this section in response to a state of emergency, as defined under section 107.42 of the Revised Code, may be invalidated by the general assembly, in whole or in part, by adopting a concurrent resolution in accordance with section 107.43 of the Revised Code. (3) An agency shall file a rule under division (B)(1) or (2) of this section in compliance with the following standards and procedures: (a) The rule shall be numbered in accordance with the numbering system devised by the director for the Ohio administrative code. (b) The rule shall be prepared and submitted in compliance with section 103.05 of the Revised Code and the rule drafting manual of the legislative service commission. (c) The rule shall clearly state the date on which it is to be effective and the date on which it will expire, if known. (d) Each rule that amends or rescinds another rule shall clearly refer to the rule that is amended or rescinded. Each amendment shall fully restate the rule as amended. If the director of the legislative service commission or the director's designee gives an agency notice pursuant to section 103.05 of the Revised Code that a rule filed by the agency is not in compliance with section 103.05 of the Revised Code and the rule drafting manual of the legislative service commission, the agency shall within thirty days after receipt of the notice conform the rule to the rules of the commission as directed in the notice. (C) All rules filed pursuant to divisions (B)(1)(a) and (2) of this section shall be recorded by the secretary of state and the director under the title of the agency adopting the rule and shall be numbered according to the numbering system devised by the director. The secretary of state and the director shall preserve the rules in an accessible manner. Each such rule shall be a public record open to public inspection and may be transmitted to any law publishing company that wishes to reproduce it. (D) At least sixty-five days before a board, commission, department, division, or bureau of the government of the state files a rule under division (B)(1) of this section, it shall file the full text of the proposed rule in electronic form with the joint committee on agency rule review, and the proposed rule is subject to legislative review and invalidation under section 106.021 of the Revised Code. If a state board, commission, department, division, or bureau makes a revision in a proposed rule after it is filed with the joint committee, the state board, commission, department, division, or bureau shall promptly file the full text of the proposed rule in its revised form in electronic form with the joint committee. A state board, commission, department, division, or bureau shall also file the rule summary and fiscal analysis prepared under section 106.024 of the Revised Code in electronic form along with a proposed rule, and along with a proposed rule in revised form, that is filed under this division. If a proposed rule has an adverse impact on businesses, the state board, commission, department, division, or bureau also shall file the business impact analysis, any recommendations received from the common sense initiative office, and the associated memorandum of response, if any, in electronic form along with the proposed rule, or the proposed rule in revised form, that is filed under this division. A proposed rule that is subject to legislative review under this division may not be adopted and filed in final form under division (B)(1) of this section unless the proposed rule has been filed with the joint committee on agency rule review under this division and the time for the joint committee to review the proposed rule has expired without recommendation of a concurrent resolution to invalidate the proposed rule. If a proposed rule that is subject to legislative review under this division implements a federal law or rule, the agency shall provide to the joint committee a citation to the federal law or rule the proposed rule implements and a statement as to whether the proposed rule implements the federal law or rule in a manner that is more or less stringent or burdensome than the federal law or rule requires. As used in this division, "commission" includes the public utilities commission when adopting rules under a federal or state statute. This division does not apply to any of the following: (1) A proposed rule of an emergency nature; (2) A rule proposed under section 1121.05 , 1121.06 , 1349.33 , 1707.201 , 1733.412 , 4123.29 , 4123.34 , 4123.341 , 4123.342 , 4123.345 , 4123.40 , 4123.411 , 4123.44 , or 4123.442 of the Revised Code; (3) A rule proposed by an agency other than a board, commission, department, division, or bureau of the government of the state; (4) A proposed internal management rule of a board, commission, department, division, or bureau of the government of the state; (5) Any proposed rule that must be adopted verbatim by an agency pursuant to federal law or rule, to become effective within sixty days of adoption, in order to continue the operation of a federally reimbursed program in this state, so long as the proposed rule contains both of the following: (a) A statement that it is proposed for the purpose of complying with a federal law or rule; (b) A citation to the federal law or rule that requires verbatim compliance. (6) An initial rule proposed by the director of health to impose quality standards on a health care facility as defined in section 3702.30 of the Revised Code; (7) A rule of the state lottery commission pertaining to instant game rules. If a rule is exempt from legislative review under division (D)(5) of this section, and if the federal law or rule pursuant to which the rule was adopted expires, is repealed or rescinded, or otherwise terminates, the rule is thereafter subject to legislative review under division (D) of this section. Whenever a state board, commission, department, division, or bureau files a proposed rule or a proposed rule in revised form under division (D) of this section, it shall also file the full text of the same proposed rule or proposed rule in revised form in electronic form with the secretary of state and the director of the legislative service commission. A state board, commission, department, division, or bureau shall file the rule summary and fiscal analysis prepared under section 106.024 of the Revised Code in electronic form along with a proposed rule or proposed rule in revised form that is filed with the secretary of state or the director of the legislative service commission. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 184.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 184 / § 184.01
§ 184.01. Third frontier commission
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the third frontier commission in the department of development. The purpose of the commission is to coordinate and administer science and technology programs to promote the welfare of the people of the state and to maximize the economic growth of the state through expansion of both of the following: (1) The state's high technology research and development capabilities; (2) The state's product and process innovation and commercialization. (B)(1) The commission shall consist of eleven members: the director of development, the chancellor of higher education, the governor's science and technology advisor, the chief investment officer of the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code, and seven persons appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. (2) Of the seven persons appointed by the governor, one shall represent the central region, which is composed of the counties of Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Perry, Pickaway, Ross, and Union; one shall represent the west central region, which is composed of the counties of Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby; one shall represent the northeast region, which is composed of the counties of Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Crawford, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, and Wayne; one shall represent the northwest region, which is composed of the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood, and Wyandot; one shall represent the southeast region, which shall represent the counties of Adams, Athens, Belmont, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Pike, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington; one shall represent the southwest region, which is composed of the counties of Butler, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, and Warren; and one shall represent the public at large. Of the initial appointments, two shall be for one year, two shall be for two years, and two shall be for three years as assigned by the governor. Thereafter, appointments shall be for three-year terms. Members may be reappointed and vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as appointments. A person must have a background in business or research in order to be eligible for appointment to the commission. (3) The governor shall select a chairperson from among the members, who shall serve in that role at the pleasure of the governor. Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not apply to the commission. (C) The commission shall meet at least once during each quarter of the calendar year or at the call of the chairperson. A majority of all members of the commission constitutes a quorum, and no action shall be taken without the concurrence of a majority of the members. (D) The commission shall administer any money that may be appropriated to it by the general assembly. The commission may use such money for research and commercialization and for any other purposes that may be designated by the commission. (E) The department shall provide office space and facilities for the commission. Administrative costs associated with the operation of the commission or with any program or activity administered by the commission shall be paid from amounts appropriated to the commission or to the department for such purposes. (F) The attorney general shall serve as the legal representative for the commission and may appoint other counsel as necessary for that purpose in accordance with section 109.07 of the Revised Code. (G) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall receive their reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the conduct of commission business. (H) Members of the commission shall file financial disclosure statements described in division (B) of section 102.02 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 5, 2021 at 1:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 143.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 143 / § 143.09
§ 143.09. Payments to volunteer peace officers who are totally and permanently disabled; death benefits
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 305 - 131st General Assembly (A) A volunteer peace officer who, on or after December 22, 2015, is totally and permanently disabled as a result of discharging the duties of a volunteer peace officer shall receive a benefit from the volunteer peace officers' dependents fund of three hundred dollars per month, except that no payment shall be made to a volunteer peace officer who is receiving the officer's full salary during the time of the officer's disability. (B)(1) Regardless of whether the volunteer peace officer received a benefit under division (A) of this section, death benefits shall be paid from the fund as follows: (a) To the surviving spouse and dependent children of a volunteer peace officer who, on or after December 22, 2015, is killed in the line of duty; (b) If the director of commerce makes the determination that initial premiums are sufficient as described in section 143.091 of the Revised Code, to the surviving spouse and dependent children of a volunteer peace officer who, on or after January 1, 2012, but before December 22, 2015, was killed in the line of duty. (2) Death benefits shall be paid as follows: (a) To the surviving spouse of a volunteer peace officer killed in the line of duty, an award of one thousand dollars, and in addition, a benefit of three hundred dollars per month; (b) To the parent, guardian, or other persons on whom a child of a volunteer peace officer killed in the line of duty is dependent for chief financial support, a benefit of one hundred twenty-five dollars per month for each dependent child under age eighteen, or under age twenty-two if attending an institution of learning or training pursuant to a program designed to complete in each school year the equivalent of at least two-thirds of the full-time curriculum requirements of the institution. (C) An individual eligible for benefits payable under this section shall file a claim for benefits with the appropriate volunteer peace officers' dependents fund board on a form provided by the board. All of the following information shall be submitted with the claim: (1) In the case of a totally and permanently disabled volunteer peace officer, the following: (a) The name of the police or sheriff's department for which the officer was a volunteer peace officer; (b) The date of the injury; (c) Satisfactory medical evidence that the officer is totally and permanently disabled. (2) In the case of a surviving spouse or a parent, guardian, or other person in charge of a dependent child, the following: (a) The full name of the deceased volunteer peace officer; (b) The name of the police or sheriff's department for which the deceased officer was a volunteer peace officer; (c) The name and address of the surviving spouse, as applicable; (d) The names, ages, and addresses of any dependent children; (e) Any other evidence required by the board. (D) All claimants shall certify that neither the claimant nor the person on whose behalf the claim is filed qualifies for other benefits from any of the following based on the officer's service as a volunteer peace officer: the public employees retirement system, Ohio police and fire pension fund, state highway patrol retirement system, Cincinnati retirement system, or Ohio public safety officers death benefit fund. (E) Initial claims shall be filed with the volunteer peace officers' dependents fund board of the fund member in which the officer was a volunteer peace officer. Thereafter, on request of the claimant or the board, claims may be transferred to a board near the claimant's current residence, if the boards concerned agree to the transfer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 183.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 183 / § 183.18
§ 183.18. Ohio's public health priorities fund
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Ohio's public health priorities fund is hereby created in the state treasury. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of the Revised Code, the director of budget and management may credit to the fund any money received by the state, director of health, or department of health as part of a settlement agreement relating to a pressing public health issue. (B) Money credited to the fund shall be used by the director of health for the following purposes: (1) To conduct public health awareness and educational campaigns; (2) To address any pressing public health issue identified by the director or described in the state health improvement plan or a successor document prepared for the department of health; (3) To implement and administer innovative public health programs and prevention strategies; (4) To improve the population health of Ohio. The director may collaborate with one or more nonprofit entities, including a public health foundation, to meet the requirements of division (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.57
§ 109.57. Duties of superintendent
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall procure from wherever procurable and file for record photographs, pictures, descriptions, fingerprints, measurements, and other information that may be pertinent of all persons who have been convicted of committing within this state a felony, any crime constituting a misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on subsequent offenses, or any misdemeanor described in division (A)(1)(a), (A)(4)(a), or (A)(6)(a) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, of all children under eighteen years of age who have been adjudicated delinquent children for committing within this state an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult or who have been convicted of or pleaded guilty to committing within this state a felony or an offense of violence, and of all well-known and habitual criminals. The person in charge of any county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential facility, or state correctional institution and the person in charge of any state institution having custody of a person suspected of having committed a felony, any crime constituting a misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on subsequent offenses, or any misdemeanor described in division (A)(1)(a), (A)(4)(a), or (A)(6)(a) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code or having custody of a child under eighteen years of age with respect to whom there is probable cause to believe that the child may have committed an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult shall furnish such material to the superintendent of the bureau. Fingerprints, photographs, or other descriptive information of a child who is under eighteen years of age, has not been arrested or otherwise taken into custody for committing an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence who is not in any other category of child specified in this division, if committed by an adult, has not been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult, has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to committing a felony or an offense of violence, and is not a child with respect to whom there is probable cause to believe that the child may have committed an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult shall not be procured by the superintendent or furnished by any person in charge of any county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential facility, or state correctional institution, except as authorized in section 2151.313 of the Revised Code. (2) Every clerk of a court of record in this state, other than the supreme court or a court of appeals, shall send to the superintendent of the bureau a weekly report containing a summary of each case involving a felony, involving any crime constituting a misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on subsequent offenses, involving a misdemeanor described in division (A)(1)(a), (A)(4)(a), or (A)(6)(a) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, or involving an adjudication in a case in which a child under eighteen years of age was alleged to be a delinquent child for committing an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult. The clerk of the court of common pleas shall include in the report and summary the clerk sends under this division all information described in divisions (A)(2)(a) to (f) of this section regarding a case before the court of appeals that is served by that clerk. The summary shall be written on the standard forms furnished by the superintendent pursuant to division (B) of this section and shall include the following information: (a) The incident tracking number contained on the standard forms furnished by the superintendent pursuant to division (B) of this section; (b) The style and number of the case; (c) The date of arrest, offense, summons, or arraignment; (d) The date that the person was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense, adjudicated a delinquent child for committing the act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult, found not guilty of the offense, or 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, the date of an entry dismissing the charge, an entry declaring a mistrial of the offense in which the person is discharged, an entry finding that the person or child is not competent to stand trial, or an entry of a nolle prosequi, or the date of any other determination that constitutes final resolution of the case; (e) A statement of the original charge with the section of the Revised Code that was alleged to be violated; (f) If the person or child was convicted, pleaded guilty, or was adjudicated a delinquent child, the sentence or terms of probation imposed or any other disposition of the offender or the delinquent child. If the offense involved the disarming of a law enforcement officer or an attempt to disarm a law enforcement officer, the clerk shall clearly state that fact in the summary, and the superintendent shall ensure that a clear statement of that fact is placed in the bureau's records. (3) The superintendent shall cooperate with and assist sheriffs, chiefs of police, and other law enforcement officers in the establishment of a complete system of criminal identification and in obtaining fingerprints and other means of identification of all persons arrested on a charge of a felony, any crime constituting a misdemeanor on the first offense and a felony on subsequent offenses, or a misdemeanor described in division (A)(1)(a), (A)(4)(a), or (A)(6)(a) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and of all children under eighteen years of age 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. The superintendent also shall file for record the fingerprint impressions of all persons confined in a county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential facility, or state correctional institution for the violation of state laws and of all children under eighteen years of age who are confined in a county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential facility, or state correctional institution or in any facility for delinquent children for committing an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult, and any other information that the superintendent may receive from law enforcement officials of the state and its political subdivisions. (4) The superintendent shall carry out Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code with respect to the registration of persons who are convicted of or plead guilty to a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense and with respect to all other duties imposed on the bureau under that chapter. (5) The bureau shall perform centralized recordkeeping functions for criminal history records and services in this state for purposes of the national crime prevention and privacy compact set forth in section 109.571 of the Revised Code and is the criminal history record repository as defined in that section for purposes of that compact. The superintendent or the superintendent's designee is the compact officer for purposes of that compact and shall carry out the responsibilities of the compact officer specified in that compact. (6) The superintendent shall, upon request, assist a county coroner in the identification of a deceased person through the use of fingerprint impressions obtained pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section or collected pursuant to section 109.572 or 311.41 of the Revised Code. (B) The superintendent shall prepare and furnish to every county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, community-based correctional facility, halfway house, alternative residential facility, or state correctional institution and to every clerk of a court in this state specified in division (A)(2) of this section standard forms for reporting the information required under division (A) 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 tangible formats and electronic formats. (C)(1) The superintendent may operate a center for electronic, automated, or other data processing for the storage and retrieval of information, data, and statistics pertaining to criminals and to children under eighteen years of age who are adjudicated delinquent children for committing an act that would be a felony or an offense of violence if committed by an adult, criminal activity, crime prevention, law enforcement, and criminal justice, and may establish and operate a statewide communications network to be known as the Ohio law enforcement gateway to gather and disseminate information, data, and statistics for the use of law enforcement agencies and for other uses specified in this division. The superintendent may gather, store, retrieve, and disseminate information, data, and statistics that pertain to children who are under eighteen years of age and that are gathered pursuant to sections 109.57 to 109.61 of the Revised Code together with information, data, and statistics that pertain to adults and that are gathered pursuant to those sections. (2) The superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall gather information of the nature described in division (C)(1) of this section that pertains to the offense and delinquency history of a person who has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense for inclusion in the state registry of sex offenders and child-victim offenders maintained pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 2950.13 of the Revised Code and in the internet database operated pursuant to division (A)(13) of that section and for possible inclusion in the internet database operated pursuant to division (A)(11) of that section. (3) In addition to any other authorized use of information, data, and statistics of the nature described in division (C)(1) of this section, the superintendent or the superintendent's designee may provide and exchange the information, data, and statistics pursuant to the national crime prevention and privacy compact as described in division (A)(5) of this section. (4) The Ohio law enforcement gateway shall contain the name, confidential address, and telephone number of program participants in the address confidentiality program established under sections 111.41 to 111.47 of the Revised Code. (5) The attorney general may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing guidelines for the operation of and participation in the Ohio law enforcement gateway. The rules may include criteria for granting and restricting access to information gathered and disseminated through the Ohio law enforcement gateway. The attorney general shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that grant access to information in the gateway regarding an address confidentiality program participant under sections 111.41 to 111.47 of the Revised Code to only chiefs of police, village marshals, county sheriffs, county prosecuting attorneys, and a designee of each of these individuals. The attorney general shall permit an office of a county coroner, the state medical board, and board of nursing to access and view, but not alter, information gathered and disseminated through the Ohio law enforcement gateway. The attorney general may appoint a steering committee to advise the attorney general in the operation of the Ohio law enforcement gateway that is comprised of persons who are representatives of the criminal justice agencies in this state that use the Ohio law enforcement gateway and is chaired by the superintendent or the superintendent's designee. (D)(1) The following are not public records under section 149.43 of the Revised Code: (a) Information and materials furnished to the superintendent pursuant to division (A) of this section; (b) Information, data, and statistics gathered or disseminated through the Ohio law enforcement gateway pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section; (c) Information and materials furnished to any board or person under division (F) or (G) of this section. (2) The superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall gather and retain information so furnished under division (A) of this section that pertains to the offense and delinquency history of a person who has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense for the purposes described in division (C)(2) of this section. (E)(1) The attorney general shall adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and subject to division (E)(2) of this section, setting forth the procedure by which a person may receive or release information gathered by the superintendent pursuant to division (A) of this section. A reasonable fee may be charged for this service. If a temporary employment service submits a request for a determination of whether a person the service plans to refer to an employment position has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense listed or described in division (A)(1), (2), or (3) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code, the request shall be treated as a single request and only one fee shall be charged. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this division or division (E)(3) or (4) of this section, a rule adopted under division (E)(1) of this section may provide only for the release of information gathered pursuant to division (A) of this section that relates to the conviction of a person, or a person's plea of guilty to, a criminal offense or to the arrest of a person as provided in division (E)(3) of this section. The superintendent shall not release, and the attorney general shall not adopt any rule under division (E)(1) of this section that permits the release of, any information gathered pursuant to division (A) of this section that relates to an adjudication of a child as a delinquent child, or that relates to a criminal conviction of a person under eighteen years of age if the person's case was transferred back to a juvenile court under division (B)(2) or (3) of section 2152.121 of the Revised Code and the juvenile court imposed a disposition or serious youthful offender disposition upon the person under either division, unless either of the following applies with respect to the adjudication or conviction: (a) The adjudication or conviction was for a violation of section 2903.01 or 2903.02 of the Revised Code. (b) The adjudication or conviction was for a sexually oriented offense, the juvenile court was required to classify the child a juvenile offender registrant for that offense under section 2152.82 , 2152.83 , or 2152.86 of the Revised Code, that classification has not been removed, and the records of the adjudication or conviction have not been sealed or expunged pursuant to sections 2151.355 to 2151.358 or sealed or expunged pursuant to section 2953.32 of the Revised Code. (3) A rule adopted under division (E)(1) of this section may provide for the release of information gathered pursuant to division (A) of this section that relates to the arrest of a person who is eighteen years of age or older when the person has not been convicted as a result of that arrest if any of the following applies: (a) The arrest was made outside of this state. (b) A criminal action resulting from the arrest is pending, and the superintendent confirms that the criminal action has not been resolved at the time the criminal records check is performed. (c) The bureau cannot reasonably determine whether a criminal action resulting from the arrest is pending, and not more than one year has elapsed since the date of the arrest. (4) A rule adopted under division (E)(1) of this section may provide for the release of information gathered pursuant to division (A) of this section that relates to an adjudication of a child as a delinquent child if not more than five years have elapsed since the date of the adjudication, the adjudication was for an act that would have been a felony if committed by an adult, the records of the adjudication have not been sealed or expunged pursuant to sections 2151.355 to 2151.358 of the Revised Code, and the request for information is made under division (F) of this section or under section 109.572 of the Revised Code. In the case of an adjudication for a violation of the terms of community control or supervised release, the five-year period shall be calculated from the date of the adjudication to which the community control or supervised release pertains. (F)(1) As used in division (F)(2) of this section, "head start agency" means an entity in this state that has been approved to be an agency for purposes of subchapter II of the "Community Economic Development Act," 95 Stat. 489 (1981), 42 U.S.C.A. 9831, as amended. (2)(a) In addition to or in conjunction with any request that is required to be made under section 109.572 , 2151.86 , 3301.32 , 3301.541 , division (C) of section 3310.58 , or section 3319.39 , 3319.391 , 3327.10 , 3740.11 , 5103.053 , 5104.013 , 5123.081 , or 5153.111 of the Revised Code or that is made under section 3314.41 , 3319.392 , 3326.25 , or 3328.20 of the Revised Code, the board of education of any school district; the director of developmental disabilities; any county board of developmental disabilities; any provider or subcontractor as defined in section 5123.081 of the Revised Code; the chief administrator of any chartered nonpublic school; the chief administrator of a registered private provider that is not also a chartered nonpublic school; the chief administrator of any home health agency; the chief administrator of or person operating any child care center, type A family child care home, or type B family child care home licensed under Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code; the chief administrator of or person operating any authorized private before and after school care program; the chief administrator of any head start agency; the executive director of a public children services agency; the operator of a residential facility, as defined in section 2151.46 of the Revised Code; a private company described in section 3314.41 , 3319.392 , 3326.25 , or 3328.20 of the Revised Code; or an employer described in division (J)(2) of section 3327.10 of the Revised Code may request that the superintendent of the bureau investigate and determine, with respect to any individual who has applied for employment in any position after October 2, 1989, or any individual wishing to apply for employment with a board of education may request, with regard to the individual, whether the bureau has any information gathered under division (A) of this section that pertains to that individual. On receipt of the request, subject to division (E)(2) of this section, the superintendent shall determine whether that information exists and, upon request of the person, board, or entity requesting information, also shall request from the federal bureau of investigation any criminal records it has pertaining to that individual. The superintendent or the superintendent's designee also may request criminal history records from other states or the federal government pursuant to the national crime prevention and privacy compact set forth in section 109.571 of the Revised Code. Within thirty days of the date that the superintendent receives a request, subject to division (E)(2) of this section, the superintendent shall send to the board, entity, or person a report of any information that the superintendent determines exists, including information contained in records that have been sealed under section 2953.32 of the Revised Code, and, within thirty days of its receipt, subject to division (E)(2) of this section, shall send the board, entity, or person a report of any information received from the federal bureau of investigation, other than information the dissemination of which is prohibited by federal law. (b) When a board of education or a registered private provider is required to receive information under this section as a prerequisite to employment of an individual pursuant to division (C) of section 3310.58 or section 3319.39 of the Revised Code, it may accept a certified copy of records that were issued by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation and that are presented by an individual applying for employment with the district in lieu of requesting that information itself. In such a case, the board shall accept the certified copy issued by the bureau in order to make a photocopy of it for that individual's employment application documents and shall return the certified copy to the individual. In a case of that nature, a district or provider only shall accept a certified copy of records of that nature within one year after the date of their issuance by the bureau. (c) Notwithstanding division (F)(2)(a) of this section, in the case of a request under section 3319.39 , 3319.391 , or 3327.10 of the Revised Code only for criminal records maintained by the federal bureau of investigation, the superintendent shall not determine whether any information gathered under division (A) of this section exists on the person for whom the request is made. (3) The state board of education or the department of education and workforce may request, with respect to any individual who has applied for employment after October 2, 1989, in any position with the state board or the department of education and workforce, any information that a school district board of education is authorized to request under division (F)(2) of this section, and the superintendent of the bureau shall proceed as if the request has been received from a school district board of education under division (F)(2) of this section. (4) When the superintendent of the bureau receives a request for information under section 3319.291 of the Revised Code, the superintendent shall proceed as if the request has been received from a school district board of education and shall comply with divisions (F)(2)(a) and (c) of this section. (G) In addition to or in conjunction with any request that is required to be made under section 3712.09 , 3721.121 , or 3740.11 of the Revised Code with respect to an individual who has applied for employment in a position that involves providing direct care to an older adult or adult resident, the chief administrator of a home health agency, hospice care program, home licensed under Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code, or adult day-care program operated pursuant to rules adopted under section 3721.04 of the Revised Code may request that the superintendent of the bureau investigate and determine, with respect to any individual who has applied after January 27, 1997, for employment in a position that does not involve providing direct care to an older adult or adult resident, whether the bureau has any information gathered under division (A) of this section that pertains to that individual. In addition to or in conjunction with any request that is required to be made under section 173.27 of the Revised Code with respect to an individual who has applied for employment in a position that involves providing ombudsman services to residents of long-term care facilities or recipients of community-based long-term care services, the state long-term care ombudsman, the director of aging, a regional long-term care ombudsman program, or the designee of the ombudsman, director, or program may request that the superintendent investigate and determine, with respect to any individual who has applied for employment in a position that does not involve providing such ombudsman services, whether the bureau has any information gathered under division (A) of this section that pertains to that applicant. In addition to or in conjunction with any request that is required to be made under section 173.38 of the Revised Code with respect to an individual who has applied for employment in a direct-care position, the chief administrator of a provider, as defined in section 173.39 of the Revised Code, may request that the superintendent investigate and determine, with respect to any individual who has applied for employment in a position that is not a direct-care position, whether the bureau has any information gathered under division (A) of this section that pertains to that applicant. In addition to or in conjunction with any request that is required to be made under section 3712.09 of the Revised Code with respect to an individual who has applied for employment in a position that involves providing direct care to a pediatric respite care patient, the chief administrator of a pediatric respite care program may request that the superintendent of the bureau investigate and determine, with respect to any individual who has applied for employment in a position that does not involve providing direct care to a pediatric respite care patient, whether the bureau has any information gathered under division (A) of this section that pertains to that individual. On receipt of a request under this division, the superintendent shall determine whether that information exists and, on request of the individual requesting information, shall also request from the federal bureau of investigation any criminal records it has pertaining to the applicant. The superintendent or the superintendent's designee also may request criminal history records from other states or the federal government pursuant to the national crime prevention and privacy compact set forth in section 109.571 of the Revised Code. Within thirty days of the date a request is received, subject to division (E)(2) of this section, the superintendent shall send to the requester a report of any information determined to exist, including information contained in records that have been sealed under section 2953.32 of the Revised Code, and, within thirty days of its receipt, shall send the requester a report of any information received from the federal bureau of investigation, other than information the dissemination of which is prohibited by federal law. (H) Information obtained by a government entity or person under this section is confidential and shall not be released or disseminated. (I) The superintendent may charge a reasonable fee for providing information or criminal records under division (F)(2) or (G) of this section. (J) As used in this section: (1) "Pediatric respite care program" and "pediatric care patient" have the same meanings as in section 3712.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Sexually oriented offense" and "child-victim oriented offense" have the same meanings as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Registered private provider" means a nonpublic school or entity registered with the department of education and workforce under section 3310.41 of the Revised Code to participate in the autism scholarship program or section 3310.58 of the Revised Code to participate in the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program. Last updated February 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 126.62 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 126 / § 126.62
§ 126.62. All Ohio future fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The all Ohio future fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money credited to it and any donations, gifts, bequests, or other money received for deposit in the fund. Money in the fund shall be used to promote economic development throughout the state, including infrastructure projects and other infrastructure improvements. (B) The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish requirements and procedures to provide financial assistance from the all Ohio future fund. The director shall consult with JobsOhio in adopting the rules. (C) No money shall be expended from the all Ohio future fund, pursuant to appropriation, until it has been released by the controlling board. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.38
§ 153.38. Approval of plans for bridge
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 497 - 135th General Assembly If the plans, drawings, representations, bills of material, specifications of work, and estimates relate to the building of a bridge, they shall be submitted to the board of county commissioners and the county engineer. If approved by a majority of them, a copy thereof shall be deposited in the office of county engineer and kept for the inspection of parties interested. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 140.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 140 / § 140.03
§ 140.03. Hospital facility agreements
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) Two or more hospital agencies may enter into agreements for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, equipping, and furnishing of hospital facilities, or the management, operation, occupancy, use, maintenance, and repair of hospital facilities, or for participation in programs, projects, activities, and services useful to, connected with, supplementing, or otherwise related to the services provided by, or the operation of, hospital facilities operated by one or more participating hospital agencies, including any combination of such purposes, all in such manner as to promote the public purpose stated in section 140.02 of the Revised Code. A city health district; general health district; board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services; county board of developmental disabilities; the department of mental health and addiction services ; the department of developmental disabilities; or any public body engaged in the education or training of health professions personnel may join in any such agreement for purposes related to its authority under laws applicable to it, and as such a participant shall be considered a public hospital agency or hospital agency for the purposes of this section. (B) An agreement entered into under authority of this section shall, where appropriate, provide for: (1) The manner in which the title to the hospital facilities, including the sites and interest in real estate pertaining thereto, is to be held, transferred, or disposed of; (2) Unless provided for by lease pursuant to section 140.05 of the Revised Code, the method by which such hospital facilities are to be acquired, constructed, or otherwise improved and by which they shall be managed, occupied, maintained, and repaired, including the designation of one of the hospital agencies to have charge of the details of acquisition, construction, or improvement pursuant to the contracting procedures prescribed under the law applicable to one of the participating public hospital agencies; (3) The management or administration of any such programs, projects, activities, or services, which may include management or administration by one of said hospital agencies or a board or agency thereof; (4) Annual, or more frequent, reports to the participating hospital agencies as to the revenues and receipts pertaining to the subject of the agreement, the expenditures thereof, the status and application of other funds contributed under such agreement, and such other matters as may be specified by or pursuant to such agreement; (5) The manner of apportionment or sharing of costs of hospital facilities, any other applicable costs of management, operation, maintenance, and repair of hospital facilities, and costs for the programs, projects, activities, and services forming the subject of the agreement, which apportionment or sharing may be prescribed in fixed amounts, or determined by ratios, formulas, or otherwise, and paid as service charges, rentals, or in such other manner as provided in the agreement, and may include amounts sufficient to meet the bond service charges and other payments and deposits required under the bond proceedings for obligations issued to pay costs of hospital facilities. A hospital agency may commit itself to make such payments at least for so long as any such obligations are outstanding. In the apportionment, different classes of costs or expenses may be apportioned to one or more, all or less than all, of the participating hospital agencies as determined under such agreement. (C) An agreement entered into under authority of this section may provide for: (1) An orderly process for making determinations or advising as to planning, execution, implementation, and operation, which may include designating one of the hospital agencies, or a board thereof, for any of such purposes, provisions for a committee, board, or commission, and for representation thereon, or as may otherwise be provided; (2) Securing necessary personnel, including participation of personnel from the respective hospital agencies; (3) Standards or conditions for the admission or participation of patients and physicians; (4) Conditions for admittance of other hospital agencies to participation under the agreement; (5) Fixing or establishing the method of determining charges to be made for particular services; (6) The manner of amending, supplementing, terminating, or withdrawal or removal of any party from, the agreement, and the term of the agreement, or an indefinite term; (7) Designation of the applicants for or recipients of any federal, state, or other aid, assistance, or loans available by reason of any activities conducted under the agreement; (8) Designation of one or more of the participating hospital agencies to maintain, prepare, and submit, on behalf of all parties to the agreement, any or all records and reports with regard to the activities conducted under the agreement; (9) Any incidental use of the hospital facilities, or services thereof, by participating public hospital agencies for any of their lawful purposes, which incidental use does not impair the character of the facilities as hospital facilities for any purpose of this chapter; (10) Such other matters as the parties thereto may agree upon for the purposes of division (A) of this section. (D) For the purpose of paying or contributing its share under an agreement made under this section, a public hospital agency may: (1) Expend any moneys from its general fund, and from any other funds not otherwise restricted by law, but including funds for permanent improvements of hospital facilities of such public hospital agency where the contribution is to be made toward the costs of hospital facilities under the agreement, and including funds derived from levies for, or receipts available for, operating expenses of hospital facilities or services of such public hospital agency where the contribution or payment is to be made toward operating expenses of the hospital facilities or services under the agreement or for the services provided thereby; (2) Issue obligations under Chapter 133. or section 140.06 , 339.14 , 339.15 , 513.12 , or 3345.12 of the Revised Code, or Section 3 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution, if applicable to such public hospital agency, to pay costs of hospital facilities, or issue obligations under any other provision of law authorizing such public hospital agency to issue obligations for any costs of hospital facilities; (3) Levy taxes under Chapter 5705. or section 513.13 or 3709.29 of the Revised Code, if applicable to such public hospital agency, provided that the purpose of such levy may include the provision of funds for either or both permanent improvements and current expenses if required for the contribution or payment of such hospital agency under such agreement, and each such public hospital agency may issue notes in anticipation of any such levy, pursuant to the procedures provided in section 5705.191 of the Revised Code if the levy is solely for current expenses, and in section 5705.193 of the Revised Code if the levy is all or in part for permanent improvements; (4) Contribute real and personal property or interest therein without necessity for competitive bidding or public auction on disposition of such property. (E) Any funds provided by public hospital agencies that are parties to an agreement entered into under this section shall be transferred to and placed in a separate fund or funds of such participating public hospital agency as is designated under the agreement. The funds shall be applied for the purposes provided in such agreement and are subject to audit. Pursuant to any determinations to be made under such agreement, the funds shall be deposited, invested, and disbursed under the provisions of law applicable to the public hospital agency in whose custody the funds are held. This division is subject to the provisions of any applicable bond proceedings under section 133.08 , 140.06 , 339.15 , or 3345.12 of the Revised Code or Section 3 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution. The records and reports of such public hospital agency under Chapter 117. of the Revised Code and sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code, with respect to the funds shall be sufficient without necessity for reports thereon by the other public hospital agencies participating under such agreement. (F)(1) Prior to its entry into any such agreement, the public hospital agency must determine, and set forth in a resolution or ordinance, that the contribution to be made by it under such agreement will be fair consideration for value and benefit to be derived by it under such agreement and that the agreement will promote the public purpose stated in section 140.02 of the Revised Code. (2) If the agreement is with a board of county commissioners, board of county hospital trustees, or county hospital commission and is an initial agreement for the acquisition or operation of a county hospital operated by a board of county hospital trustees under section 339.06 of the Revised Code, the governing body of the public hospital agency shall submit the agreement, accompanied by the resolution or ordinance, to the board of county commissioners for review pursuant to section 339.091 of the Revised Code. The agreement may be entered into only if the board of county commissioners adopts a resolution under that section. The requirements of division (F)(2) of this section do not apply to the agreement if one or more hospitals classified as general hospitals by the director of health under section 3701.07 of the Revised Code are operating in the same county as the county hospital. Last updated October 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.39
§ 145.39. Increasing pension, benefit, or allowance when limits of 26 USC 415 are raised
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly Whenever the limits established by section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 415, as amended, are raised, the public employees retirement board shall increase the amount of the pension, benefit, or allowance of any person whose pension, benefit, or allowance payable under section 145.323 , 145.33 , 145.331 , 145.332 , 145.335 , 145.36 , or 145.361 or former section 145.34 of the Revised Code was limited by the application of section 415. The amount of the increased pension, benefit, or allowance shall not exceed the lesser of the amount the person would have received if the limits established by section 415 had not been applied or the amount the person is eligible to receive subject to the new limits established by section 415. Last updated September 18, 2023 at 10:15 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 129.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 129 / § 129.22
§ 129.22. Semiannual report
Status: in_force

November 5, 1969 Senate Bill 150 - 108th General Assembly The commissioners of the sinking fund shall, in order to comply with the requirements of Section 11, Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, semiannually make a full and detailed report of their proceedings to the governor and to the general assembly, to include the following: (A) The principal amount of obligations issued and sold during the semiannual period under authority of Sections 1, 2, and 2a to 2i, inclusive, of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and under such other sections of Article VIII thereof which may hereafter be adopted, the purposes for which they were issued, their dates, the dates and amounts of payment of principal and interest, the interest rates on such issues, and the interest rate estimated for such issues prior to sale; (B) The total amount of obligations outstanding under authority of each of such sections at the end of the semiannual period and the amount authorized but not issued; (C) The amount of obligations which were retired during the semiannual period, the tax or other source from which moneys were transferred for such purpose, the amount of anticipatory notes retired by issuance of bonds, and the amount of such notes retired by issuance of renewal notes; (D) The amounts of money, dates upon which it must be made available, and proposed sources of payment, in order to make payments during the next semiannual period of principal and interest on the obligations outstanding at the end of the semiannual period; (E) The amounts credited to the several bond retirement funds created in connection with such obligations during the semiannual period and the balances in such funds at the end of the semiannual period, the amount, if any, in such funds which is restricted to payment of principal of specified issues of notes or bonds, and the specified issues of notes or bonds with respect to which such amount is so restricted; (F) The status of investments of such bond retirement funds; (G) A description of such other transactions and proceedings as may be necessary in order to provide a full and detailed report of the activities of the commissioners in connection with obligations authorized under Sections 1, 2, and 2a to 2i, inclusive, of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and under such other sections of Article VIII thereof which may hereafter be adopted. The reports required by this division shall each be for semiannual periods ending on the thirtieth day of june and the thirty-first day of december of each year, and shall be submitted to the governor and the general assembly no later than forty-five days after the end of each semiannual period. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.37
§ 109.37. Legal representation of correctional employee
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 130 - 127th General Assembly (A) An employee of the department of rehabilitation and correction may be represented in a criminal proceeding by an attorney selected pursuant to division (B) of this section when all of the following apply: (1) The employee used deadly force that resulted in the death of another. (2) The use of deadly force occurred within the scope and in the course of the employee's assigned duties. (3) The employee's use of deadly force is being investigated by a prosecuting attorney or other criminal investigating authority for possible criminal charges. (B) When all of the conditions set forth in division (A) of this section apply, the employee may submit a request for legal representation to the director of rehabilitation and correction. If the director determines that all of the conditions in that division apply, and if the director considers the requested legal representation to be appropriate, the director may approve the request and submit it to the attorney general. Upon receipt of the request, the attorney general shall furnish the employee the names of three attorneys who are admitted to the practice of law in this state and are experienced in the defense of criminal charges. The employee may select one of the attorneys to represent the employee until the grand jury concludes its proceedings or the case is disposed of before the grand jury concludes its proceedings. (C) An attorney who represents an employee pursuant to division (B) of this section shall be paid at the usual rate for like services in the community in which the criminal proceedings occur or at the usual rate paid to special counsel under section 109.07 of the Revised Code, as the attorney general decides. The department of rehabilitation and correction shall pay the attorney's compensation and all reasonable expenses and court costs incurred in the defense of the employee. The attorney general may adopt rules concerning the compensation of attorneys pursuant to this division. (D) If a criminal investigation described in division (A)(3) of this section of an employee results in an indictment based on the employee's use of deadly force, an attorney who represents the employee pursuant to division (B) of this section may continue to represent the employee in the criminal proceeding on any terms to which the attorney and employee mutually agree. Subject to section 9.871 of the Revised Code, neither the attorney general nor the department of rehabilitation and correction is obligated to provide the employee with legal representation or to pay attorney's fees, expenses, or court costs incurred by the employee following the indictment of the employee. (E) If an employee is represented by an attorney as described in division (B) of this section and if the employee is subsequently convicted of or pleads guilty to a criminal offense based on the employee's use of deadly force, the attorney general or the department of rehabilitation and correction may seek to recover, including by means of a civil action, from the employee the costs of legal representation paid by the department pursuant to division (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 191.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 191 / § 191.21
§ 191.21. Costs eligible for reimbursement; records of costs reimbursed by other grants
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 308 - 135th General Assembly If the broadband expansion program authority approves an application under the Ohio broadband pole replacement and undergrounding program, the following costs are eligible for reimbursement under the program: (A) Actual and reasonable costs to perform a pole replacement or mid-span pole installation, including the amount of any expenditures to remove and dispose of an existing utility pole, purchase and install a replacement utility pole, and transfer any existing facilities to the new pole; (B) Actual and reasonable undergrounding costs, including the costs to dig a trench, perform directional boring, install conduit, and seal the trench, if the undergrounding is one of the following: (1) Required by law, regulation, or local ordinance; (2) More economical than the cost of performing a pole replacement; (3) Needed because the process for obtaining access to poles is causing, or is reasonably anticipated to cause, a delay that will impact the ability of the applicant to meet deadlines required by an agreement or terms of support to provide qualifying broadband service to an address within an unserved area. (C)(1) Costs of deploying qualifying broadband service for which the applicant is entitled to obtain full reimbursement from another governmental entity are not eligible for reimbursement under the program, except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section. (2) If an applicant's costs for deploying such service are reimbursed in part by a governmental entity, the applicant may apply for and obtain reimbursement under the program for the portion of the eligible costs for which the applicant was not reimbursed. (D) For applicants that obtain broadband grant funding from sources other than reimbursements under the program, the authority may require the applicants to maintain accounting records sufficient to demonstrate that the other grant funds do not fully reimburse the same costs as those reimbursed under the program. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 164.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 164 / § 164.08
§ 164.08. State capital improvements fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in sections 151.01 and 151.08 or section 164.09 of the Revised Code, the net proceeds of obligations issued and sold by the treasurer of state pursuant to section 164.09 of the Revised Code before September 30, 2000, or pursuant to sections 151.01 and 151.08 of the Revised Code, for the purpose of financing or assisting in the financing of the cost of public infrastructure capital improvement projects of local subdivisions, as provided for in Section 2k, 2m, 2p, or 2s of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and this chapter, shall be paid into the state capital improvements fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. Investment earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. (B) Beginning July 1, 2016, each program year the amount of obligations authorized by the general assembly in accordance with sections 151.01 and 151.08 or section 164.09 of the Revised Code, excluding the proceeds of refunding or renewal obligations, shall be allocated by the director of the Ohio public works commission as follows: (1) First, twelve per cent of the amount of obligations authorized shall be allocated to provide financial assistance to villages and to townships with populations in the unincorporated areas of the township of less than five thousand persons, for capital improvements in accordance with section 164.051 and division (D) of section 164.06 of the Revised Code. As used in division (B)(1) of this section, "capital improvements" includes resurfacing and improving roads. (2) Following the allocation required by division (B)(1) of this section, the director may allocate two per cent of the authorized obligations to provide financial assistance to local subdivisions for capital improvement projects which in the judgment of the director of the Ohio public works commission are necessary for the immediate preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the local subdivision requesting assistance. Starting July 1, 2021, the director may allocate up to six per cent of authorized obligations as provided in this division. (3) The director shall determine the amount of the remaining obligations authorized to be issued and sold that each county would receive if such amounts were allocated on a per capita basis each year. If a county's per capita share for the year would be less than three hundred thousand dollars, the director shall allocate to the district in which that county is located an amount equal to the difference between three hundred thousand dollars and the county's per capita share. (4) After making the allocation required by division (B)(3) of this section, the director shall allocate the remaining amount to each district on a per capita basis. (C)(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the state capital improvements revolving loan fund, into which shall be deposited all repayments of loans made to local subdivisions for capital improvements pursuant to this chapter. Investment earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. (2) There may also be deposited in the state capital improvements revolving loan fund moneys obtained from federal or private grants, or from other sources, which are to be used for any of the purposes authorized by this chapter. Such moneys shall be allocated each year in accordance with division (B)(4) of this section. (3) Moneys deposited into the state capital improvements revolving loan fund shall be used to make loans for the purpose of financing or assisting in the financing of the cost of capital improvement projects of local subdivisions. (4) Investment earnings credited to the state capital improvements revolving loan fund that exceed the amounts required to meet estimated federal arbitrage rebate requirements shall be used to pay costs incurred by the public works commission in administering this section. Investment earnings credited to the state capital improvements revolving loan fund that exceed the amounts required to pay for the administrative costs and estimated rebate requirements shall be allocated to each district on a per capita basis. (5) Each program year, loan repayments received and on deposit in the state capital improvements revolving loan fund shall be allocated as follows: (a) Each district public works integrating committee shall be allocated an amount equal to the sum of all loan repayments made to the state capital improvements revolving loan fund by local subdivisions that are part of the district. Moneys not used in a program year may be used in the next program year in the same manner and for the same purpose as originally allocated. (b) Loan repayments made pursuant to projects approved under division (B)(1) of this section shall be used to make loans in accordance with section 164.051 and division (D) of section 164.06 of the Revised Code. Allocations for this purpose made pursuant to division (C)(5) of this section shall be in addition to the allocation provided in division (B)(1) of this section. (c) Loan repayments made pursuant to projects approved under division (B)(2) of this section shall be used to make loans in accordance with division (B)(2) of this section. Allocations for this purpose made pursuant to division (C)(5) of this section shall be in addition to the allocation provided in division (B)(2) of this section. (d) Loans made from the state capital improvements revolving loan fund shall not be limited in their usage by divisions (E), (F), and (G) of section 164.05 of the Revised Code. (D) Investment earnings credited to the state capital improvements fund that exceed the amounts required to meet estimated federal arbitrage rebate requirements shall be used to pay costs incurred by the public works commission in administering sections 164.01 to 164.12 of the Revised Code. (E) The director of the Ohio public works commission shall notify the director of budget and management of the amounts allocated pursuant to this section and such information shall be entered into the state accounting system. The director of budget and management shall establish appropriation line items as needed to track these allocations. (F) If the amount of a district's allocation in a program year exceeds the amount of financial assistance approved for the district by the commission for that year, the remaining portion of the district's allocation shall be added to the district's allocation pursuant to division (B) of this section for the next succeeding year for use in the same manner and for the same purposes as it was originally allocated, except that any portion of a district's allocation which was available for use on new or expanded infrastructure pursuant to division (G) of section 164.05 of the Revised Code shall be available in succeeding years only for the repair and replacement of existing infrastructure. (G) When an allocation based on population is made by the director pursuant to division (B) of this section, the director shall use the most recent decennial census statistics, and shall not make any reallocations based upon a change in a district's population. Last updated July 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.774 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.774
§ 109.774. Qualifications for fire investigators to carry firearms
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 98 - 135th General Assembly (A) A fire investigator may carry firearms while on duty if all of the following apply: (1) The state fire marshal, if the fire investigator is employed by the state; the legislative authority of the municipal corporation served by a fire department, if the fire investigator is employed by a municipal fire department; or the chief of the fire department of the township, the chief of the fire department of the joint fire district, or the fire prevention officer in a township or village where no fire department is established that the fire investigator is serving has specifically authorized the investigator to carry firearms while on duty. (2) The fire investigator has done or received one of the following: (a) The investigator has been awarded a certificate by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission, which certificate attests to satisfactory completion of an approved state, county, or municipal basic training program or a program at the Ohio peace officer training academy that qualifies the investigator to carry firearms while on duty and that conforms to the rules adopted under section 109.7481 of the Revised Code. (b) Prior to or during employment as a fire investigator and prior to the effective date of this section, the investigator has successfully completed a firearms training program, other than one described in division (A)(2)(a) of this section, that was approved by the Ohio peace officer training commission. (B) A fire investigator to whom division (A) of this section applies and who is carrying one or more firearms under authority of that division has protection from potential civil or criminal liability for any conduct occurring while carrying the firearm or firearms to the same extent as a law enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency has such protection. Last updated September 19, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.25
§ 122.25. Administration of program - park use
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) In administering the program established under section 122.24 of the Revised Code, the director of development shall do all of the following: (1) Designate, within three months after the publication of each decennial census by the United States census bureau, the entities that constitute the eligible areas in this state as defined in section 122.23 of the Revised Code; (2) Inform local governments and others in the state of the availability of the program and financial assistance established under sections 122.23 to 122.27 of the Revised Code; (3) Report to the governor, president of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, and minority leaders of the senate and the house of representatives by the first day of August of each year on the activities carried out under the program during the preceding calendar year. The report shall include the number of loans made that year and the amount and recipient of each loan. (4) Work in conjunction with conventional lending institutions, local revolving loan funds, private investors, and other private and public financing sources to provide loans or loan guarantees to eligible applicants; (5) Establish fees, charges, interest rates, payment schedules, local match requirements, and other terms and conditions for loans and loan guarantees provided under the program; (6) Require each applicant to demonstrate the suitability of any site for the assistance sought; that the site has been surveyed, that the site has adequate or available utilities, and that there are no zoning restrictions, environmental regulations, or other matters impairing the use of the site for the purpose intended; (7) Require each applicant to provide a marketing plan and management strategy for the project; (8) Adopt rules establishing all of the following: (a) Forms and procedures by which eligible applicants may apply for assistance; (b) Criteria for reviewing, evaluating, and ranking applications, and for approving applications that best serve the goals of the program; (c) Reporting requirements and monitoring procedures; (d) Guidelines regarding situations in which industrial parks would be considered to compete against one another for the purposes of division (B)(2) of section 122.27 of the Revised Code; (e) Any other rules necessary to implement and administer the program. (B) The director may adopt rules establishing requirements governing the use of any industrial park site receiving assistance under section 122.24 of the Revised Code, such that a certain portion of the site must be used for manufacturing, distribution, high technology, research and development, or other businesses wherein a majority of the product or service produced is exported out of the state. (C) As a condition of receiving assistance under section 122.24 of the Revised Code, and except as provided in division (D) of this section, an applicant shall agree, for a period of five years, not to permit the use of a site that is developed or improved with such assistance to cause the relocation of jobs to that site from elsewhere in the state. (D) A site developed or improved with assistance under section 122.24 of the Revised Code may be the site of jobs relocated from elsewhere in the state if the director does all of the following: (1) Makes a written determination that the site from which the jobs would be relocated is inadequate to meet market or industry conditions, expansion plans, consolidation plans, or other business considerations affecting the relocating employer; (2) Provides a copy of the determination required by division (D)(1) of this section to the members of the general assembly whose legislative districts include the site from which the jobs would be relocated; (3) Determines that the governing body of the area from which the jobs would be relocated has been notified in writing by the relocating company of the possible relocation. (E) The director shall obtain the approval of the controlling board for any loan or loan guarantee provided under sections 122.23 to 122.27 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 19, 2023 at 1:21 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 103.052 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 103 / § 103.052
§ 103.052. Assistance by state agencies in publishing register of Ohio
Status: in_force

October 1, 1999 Senate Bill 11 - 123rd General Assembly The director of the legislative service commission may request an agency to provide the director with assistance that is within the agency's competence and that is reasonably necessary to ensure the director's successful, efficient, and timely electronic publication of the register of Ohio.
Ohio Rev. Code § 105.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 105 / § 105.25
§ 105.25. Expenses of commissioners
Status: in_force

December 2, 1996 House Bill 670 - 121st General Assembly The commissioners of the state council of uniform state laws shall receive no compensation for their services. The actual traveling and other necessary expenses of each commissioner incurred in the discharge of official duties shall be paid by the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 184.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 184 / § 184.11
§ 184.11. Commission awards for research and development
Status: in_force

January 4, 2006 Senate Bill 236 - 126th General Assembly The third frontier commission may award support to individuals, public and private entities, agencies, and institutions, private companies or organizations, partnerships, business trusts, or other business entities or ventures, research organizations, whether for profit or not for profit, or combinations or consortiums of any of the foregoing for the purpose of supporting research and development projects. The support may be in such manner as the commission determines, including by any one or a combination of grants, loans, including loans to lenders or the purchase of loans, subsidies, contributions, advances, or guarantees, or by payment or reimbursement from available money, or by providing staffing or other support including computer or other technology capacity, or equipment or facilities, including interests in real property.
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.65 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.65
§ 153.65. Professional design services definitions
Status: in_force

July 1, 2013 House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly As used in sections 153.65 to 153.73 of the Revised Code: (A)(1) "Public authority" means the state, a state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, a county, township, municipal corporation, school district, or other political subdivision, or any public agency, authority, board, commission, instrumentality, or special purpose district of the state or of a political subdivision. (2) "Public authority" does not include the director of transportation when exercising the director's authority to prepare plans for, acquire rights-of-way for, construct, or maintain roads, highways, or bridges. (B) "Professional design firm" means any person legally engaged in rendering professional design services. (C) "Professional design services" means services within the scope of practice of an architect or landscape architect registered under Chapter 4703. of the Revised Code or a professional engineer or surveyor registered under Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code. (D) "Qualifications" means all of the following: (1)(a) For a professional design firm, competence to perform the required professional design services as indicated by the technical training, education, and experience of the firm's personnel, especially the technical training, education, and experience of the employees within the firm who would be assigned to perform the services; (b) For a design-build firm, competence to perform the required design-build services as indicated by the technical training, education, and experience of the design-build firm's personnel and key consultants, especially the technical training, education, and experience of the employees and consultants of the design-build firm who would be assigned to perform the services, including the proposed architect or engineer of record. (2) Ability of the firm in terms of its workload and the availability of qualified personnel, equipment, and facilities to perform the required professional design services or design-build services competently and expeditiously; (3) Past performance of the firm as reflected by the evaluations of previous clients with respect to such factors as control of costs, quality of work, and meeting of deadlines; (4) Any other relevant factors as determined by the public authority; (5) With respect to a design-build firm, compliance with sections 4703.182 , 4703.332 , and 4733.16 of the Revised Code, including the use of a licensed design professional for all design services. (E) "Design-build contract" means a contract between a public authority and another person that obligates the person to provide design-build services. (F) "Design-build firm" means a person capable of providing design-build services. (G) "Design-build services" means services that form an integrated delivery system for which a person is responsible to a public authority for both the design and construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of a public improvement. (H) "Architect or engineer of record" means the architect or engineer that serves as the final signatory on the plans and specifications for the design-build project. (I) "Criteria architect or engineer" means the architect or engineer retained by a public authority to prepare conceptual plans and specifications, to assist the public authority in connection with the establishment of the design criteria for a design-build project, and, if requested by the public authority, to serve as the representative of the public authority and provide, during the design-build project, other design and construction administration services on behalf of the public authority, including but not limited to, confirming that the design prepared by the design-build firm reflects the original design intent established in the design criteria package. (J) "Open book pricing method" means a method in which a design-build firm provides the public authority, at the public authority's request, all books, records, documents, contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, and other data in its possession pertaining to the bidding, pricing, or performance of a contract for design-build services awarded to the design-build firm.
Ohio Rev. Code § 113.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 113 / § 113.53
§ 113.53. Application to open acccount
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) A designated beneficiary, or a trustee or guardian of a designated beneficiary who lacks capacity to enter into an agreement, may apply, on forms prescribed by the treasurer of state, to open a program account. A beneficiary may have only one ABLE account. The treasurer of state may impose a nonrefundable application fee. The application shall require the applicant to provide the following information: (1) The name, address, social security number, and birth date of the designated beneficiary; (2) The name, address, and social security number of the designated beneficiary's trustee or guardian, if applicable; (3) Certification by the applicant that the applicant understands the maximum account value and the consequences under division (C) of this section for excess contributions and understands how program account values exceeding the amount designated under section 103 of the "Stephen Beck, Jr., ABLE Act of 2014," 26 U.S.C. 529A note, may affect the applicant's resources for determining the applicant's eligibility for the supplemental security income program; (4) Any additional information required by the treasurer of state. (B)(1) To qualify for a program account, a designated beneficiary must be an eligible individual at the time the program account is opened. Before opening a program account, the treasurer of state or program manager shall enter into an agreement with the account owner that discloses the requirements and restrictions on contributions and withdrawals from the program account. (2) Any person may make contributions to a program account after the account is opened, subject to the limitations imposed by section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code and any rules adopted by the secretary. (C) Contributions to a program account shall be made in cash. The treasurer of state or program manager shall reject or promptly withdraw a contribution to a program account if that contribution would exceed the annual limits prescribed in subsection (b)(2)(B) of section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code. The treasurer or program manager shall reject or promptly withdraw a contribution if the value of the program account equals or exceeds the maximum account value or the designated beneficiary is not an eligible individual in the current calendar year. (D)(1) To the extent authorized by federal law, and in accordance with rules adopted by the treasurer of state, an account owner may change the designated beneficiary of a program account to another individual. (2) No account owner may use an interest in an ABLE account as security for a loan. Any pledge of an interest in an account shall be void and of no force and effect. (E)(1) A distribution from a program account to any individual or for the benefit of any individual during a calendar year shall be reported to the internal revenue service and the designated beneficiary or the distributee to the extent required under state or federal law. (2) Statements shall be provided to each account owner of a program account at least four times each year within thirty days after the end of the quarterly period to which a statement relates. The statement shall identify the contributions made during the preceding quarter, the total contributions made to the account through the last day of that quarter, the value of the account on the last day of that quarter, distributions made during that quarter, and any other information that the treasurer of state requires to be reported to the account owner. (3) Statements and information relating to program accounts shall be prepared and filed to the extent required under sections 113.50 to 113.56 of the Revised Code and any other state or federal law. (F) The program shall provide separate accounting for each designated beneficiary. An annual fee may be imposed upon the account owner for the maintenance of a program account. (G)(1) Money in an ABLE account shall be exempt from attachment, execution, or garnishment as provided in section 2329.66 of the Revised Code. (2) Unless required by federal law, money in an ABLE account is not subject to claims made under the medicaid estate recovery program instituted pursuant to section 5162.21 of the Revised Code. (H)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, all of the following shall be disregarded for the purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for a means-tested public assistance program funded only with state, local, or state and local funds and the amount of assistance or benefits the individual is eligible to receive under the program: (a) Any amount in an ABLE account, including earnings on the account; (b) Any contributions to an ABLE account; (c) Any distribution from an ABLE account for qualified disability expenses. (2) Division (H)(1) of this section applies only to an individual who is either of the following: (a) The designated beneficiary of the ABLE account; (b) An individual whose eligibility for the means-tested program is conditioned on the ABLE account's designated beneficiary disclosing the designated beneficiary's income, resources, or both to the entity administering the means-tested public assistance program. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 101.354 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 101 / § 101.354
§ 101.354. Agency inventories of regulatory restrictions and report
Status: in_force

June 8, 2022 Senate Bill 9 - 134th General Assembly (A) The joint committee on agency rule review shall advise and assist state agencies in preparing revised inventories of regulatory restrictions and shall advise and assist state agencies in achieving specified percentage reductions in regulatory restrictions in the Administrative Code in accordance with sections 121.95 , 121.951 , 121.952 , 121.953 , and 121.954 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Not later than June 15, 2022, the executive director of the joint committee shall prepare a report aggregating the base inventories received from state agencies under section 121.95 of the Revised Code. (2) Beginning in 2023, not later than the fifteenth day of December each year, the executive director of the joint committee shall prepare an historical report aggregating the reports received from state agencies for the preceding fiscal year. In the report, the executive director also shall describe the work of the joint committee over the preceding fiscal year with respect to reduction of regulatory restrictions and shall indicate, out of the total number of regulatory restrictions inventoried by state agencies, the percentage by which state agencies have reduced those regulatory restrictions. The report also shall provide recommendations for statutory changes, where appropriate, brought to the attention of the joint committee as contributing to the adoption of regulatory restrictions. (3) The executive director shall submit the report required under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section to the members of the joint committee, which shall publish the report on its web site and transmit copies of the report electronically to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. Last updated March 15, 2022 at 4:30 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 165.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 165 / § 165.05
§ 165.05. Securing bonds
Status: in_force

June 26, 1967 Senate Bill 273 - 107th General Assembly (A) In the discretion of the issuing authority, the bonds may be secured by a trust agreement or indenture of mortgage between the issuer and a corporate trustee which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without this state but authorized to exercise trust powers within this state. (B) Any such trust agreement or indenture of mortgage may contain the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds and other provisions which are customary or appropriate in an agreement or indenture of such type, including but not limited to: (1) A pledge of the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys out of which the principal of and interest on the bonds shall be payable and a mortgage of all or any part of the pledged facilities, including any enlargements of and additions to such pledged facilities thereafter made. (2) Maintenance of each pledge, trust agreement, and indenture of mortgage made for the security of any of the bonds until the issuer has fully paid the principal of and interest on the bonds, or provision therefor has been made, for the security of which the pledge has been made and the trust agreement or indenture of mortgage has been given. (3) In the event of default in any payments required to be made by the bond proceedings, or any other agreement of the issuer made as a part of the contract under which the bonds were issued, enforcement of such payments or agreement by mandamus, the appointment of a receiver in equity, or if a mortgage has been given, the foreclosure of such mortgage, or any combination of the foregoing. (4) The rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee and provisions for protecting and enforcing them, including limitations on rights of individual bondholders. (5) Such other provisions as the trustee, the original purchaser of the bonds, and the issuing authority agree upon.
Ohio Rev. Code § 106.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 106 / § 106.02
§ 106.02. Review and revision process
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, when an agency files a proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis with the joint committee on agency rule review, the joint committee shall review the proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis, and an invalidating concurrent resolution may be adopted, not later than the sixty-fifth day after the day on which the proposed rule was filed with the joint committee. If, after filing the original version of a proposed rule, the agency makes a revision in the proposed rule, the agency shall file the revised proposed rule and a revised rule summary and fiscal analysis with the joint committee. If the revised proposed rule is filed thirty-five or fewer days after the original version of the proposed rule was filed, the joint committee shall review the revised proposed rule and revised rule summary and fiscal analysis, and an invalidating concurrent resolution may be adopted, not later than the sixty-fifth day after the original version of the proposed rule was filed. If, however, the revised proposed rule is filed more than thirty-five days after the original version of the proposed rule was filed, the joint committee shall review the revised proposed rule and revised rule summary and fiscal analysis, and an invalidating concurrent resolution may be adopted, not later than the thirtieth day after the revised proposed rule was filed with the joint committee. (B) If, after filing a proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis with the joint committee, an agency determines that it needs additional time to consider the proposed rule and possibly file a revised proposed rule, the agency may notify the joint committee of the agency's intention to file a revised proposed rule. When the agency notifies the joint committee of its intention to file a revised proposed rule, the running of the time within which an invalidating concurrent resolution may be adopted is tolled. If, after notifying the joint committee of the agency's intention to file a revised proposed rule, the agency makes a revision in the proposed rule, the agency shall file the revised proposed rule and a revised rule summary and fiscal analysis with the joint committee. If the revised proposed rule is filed thirty-five or fewer days after the agency filed the original version of the proposed rule, the joint committee shall review the revised proposed rule and revised rule summary and fiscal analysis, and an invalidating concurrent resolution may be adopted, not later than the sixty-fifth day after the agency filed the original version of the proposed rule. If, however, the revised proposed rule is filed more than thirty-five days after the agency filed the original version of the proposed rule, the joint committee shall review the revised proposed rule and revised rule summary and fiscal analysis, and an invalidating concurrent resolution may be adopted, not later than the thirtieth day after the revised proposed rule is filed with the joint committee. (C) When an original or revised version of a proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis is filed with the joint committee in December or in the following January before the first day of the legislative session, the joint committee shall review the proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis, and an invalidating concurrent resolution may be adopted, as if the original version of the proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis had been filed with the joint committee on the first day of the legislative session in the following January. If, however, the original version of a proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis have been pending before the joint committee for more than thirty-five days, and the proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis are revised in December or in the following January before the first day of the legislative session, the joint committee shall review the revised proposed rule and revised rule summary and fiscal analysis, and an invalidating concurrent resolution may be adopted, not later than the thirtieth day after the first day of the legislative session in the following January. (D) A revised proposed rule supersedes each earlier version of the same proposed rule. (E) The joint committee shall endeavor not to hold its public hearing on a proposed rule earlier than the forty-first day after the proposed rule was filed with the joint committee. The chairperson of the joint committee responsible for calling and conducting meetings under section 101.35 of the Revised Code may select a date for the committee's public hearing on a proposed rule that is earlier than the forty-first day after the proposed rule was filed. Last updated September 20, 2023 at 11:10 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 133.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 133 / § 133.16
§ 133.16. Capitalized interest may be included in the principal amount of securities
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly (A) Capitalized interest may be included in the principal amount of Chapter 133. securities to pay the interest that the fiscal officer or taxing authority estimates will become due and payable on the securities prior to the receipt of sufficient taxes, special assessments, or other revenues or receipts from which the interest is generally to be paid. Capitalized interest shall be deposited, as determined by the taxing authority or the fiscal officer, in the bond retirement fund or in a separate account in the special improvement or construction fund, and applied to interest on those securities. The amount of capitalized interest may not exceed an amount estimated by the fiscal officer to be twenty-four months' interest on the securities, except: (1) In the case of securities issued in anticipation of the levy or of the collection of special assessments, the amount of capitalized interest may not exceed the greater of twenty-four months' interest on the securities or the interest that the fiscal officer or taxing authority estimates will become due and payable on those securities prior to the receipt by the subdivision of the first installment of those special assessments. (2) In the case of securities issued for or relating to the purpose of permanent improvements described in division (B)(1) of section 133.05 , in division (C) of section 133.07 , or in section 133.08 of the Revised Code, the amount of capitalized interest may not exceed the interest that the fiscal officer or the taxing authority estimates will become due and payable on those securities during the period of construction of the permanent improvement plus one year or during three years, whichever is longer. (B) Whenever any part of the principal amount of an issue of Chapter 133. securities deposited in a special improvement or construction fund, other than an amount for capitalized interest, is used for the payment of interest on the securities, the amount so used, which amount, together with any amount of any capitalized interest, may not exceed the amount of capitalized interest permitted under division (A) of this section, at the direction of the taxing authority or the fiscal officer may be repaid into that special fund from moneys available for the purpose, including the proceeds of any taxes or special assessments otherwise levied and collected to pay the debt charges on the securities, and the taxing authority may levy and collect those taxes or special assessments for that purpose. (C) The amount of capitalized interest authorized by this section to be included in the principal amount of an issue of Chapter 133. securities shall be reduced by the amount of any capitalized interest included in any prior issue of securities, whether anticipatory securities or otherwise, that is to be or was retired by the issuance of the securities or prior securities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.47
§ 173.47. Customer satisfaction survey for long-term care facilities
Status: in_force

July 1, 2016 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) For purposes of publishing the Ohio long-term care consumer guide, the department of aging shall conduct or provide for the conduct of an annual customer satisfaction survey of each long-term care facility. The results of the surveys may include information obtained from long-term care facility residents, their families, or both. (B) Each long-term care facility shall cooperate in the conduct of its annual customer satisfaction survey.
Ohio Rev. Code § 135.804 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 135 / § 135.804
§ 135.804. Property tax payment linked deposit programs definitions
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 130 - 127th General Assembly As used in sections 135.804 to 135.807 of the Revised Code: (A) "Taxes" has the same meaning as in section 323.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Eligible borrower" means a person meeting all of the following: (1) The person is the owner of a homestead that is not charged with more than two years' worth of certified delinquent taxes. (2) The person had total income in the year prior to submitting an application for a reduced rate loan under a property tax payment linked deposit program of the lesser of fifty thousand dollars or the total income limit established pursuant to section 135.805 of the Revised Code by the board of county commissioners as an eligibility requirement for participation in a property tax payment linked deposit program. (3) The person meets all other eligibility requirements established pursuant to section 135.805 of the Revised Code by the board of county commissioners for participation in a property tax payment linked deposit program. (C) "Eligible lending institution" means a financial institution that meets all of the following: (1) The financial institution is eligible to make loans to individuals that are secured by mortgages, including mortgages commonly known as reverse mortgages. (2) The financial institution has an office located within the territorial limits of the county. (3) The financial institution is an eligible public depository described in section 135.32 of the Revised Code into which the county's investing authority may deposit the public moneys of the county. (4) The financial institution has entered into an agreement described in division (B)(4) of section 135.805 of the Revised Code with the investing authority of the county to participate in the property tax payment linked deposit program. (D)(1) "Homestead" means either of the following: (a) A dwelling, including a unit in a multiple-unit dwelling and a manufactured home or mobile home taxed as real property pursuant to division (B) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code, owned and occupied as a home by an individual whose domicile is in this state and who has not acquired ownership from a person, other than the individual's spouse, related by consanguinity or affinity for the purpose of qualifying for a property tax payment linked deposit program. (b) A unit in a housing cooperative that is occupied as a home, but not owned, by an individual whose domicile is in this state. (2) The homestead shall include so much of the land surrounding it, not exceeding one acre, as is reasonably necessary for the use of the dwelling or unit as a home. An owner includes a holder of one of the several estates in fee, a vendee in possession under a purchase agreement or a land contract, a mortgagor, a life tenant, one or more tenants with a right of survivorship, tenants in common, and a settlor of a revocable or irrevocable inter vivos trust holding the title to a homestead occupied by the settlor as of right under the trust. (E) "Housing cooperative" means a housing complex of at least two units that is owned and operated by a nonprofit corporation that issues a share of the corporation's stock to an individual, entitling the individual to live in a unit of the complex, and collects a monthly maintenance fee from the individual to maintain, operate, and pay the taxes of the complex. (F) "Investing authority" and "public moneys" have the same meanings as in section 135.31 of the Revised Code. (G) "Lien certificate" means the certificate described in section 135.807 of the Revised Code. (H) "Old age and survivors benefits received pursuant to the 'Social Security Act'" or "tier I railroad retirement benefits received pursuant to the 'Railroad Retirement Act'" means: (1) Old age benefits payable under the social security or railroad retirement laws in effect on the last day of the calendar year prior to the year for which a reduced rate loan under a property tax payment linked deposit program is applied for, or, if no such benefits are payable that year, old age benefits payable the first succeeding year in which old age benefits under the social security or railroad retirement laws are payable, except in those cases where a change in social security or railroad retirement benefits results in a reduction in income. (2) The lesser of: (a) Survivors benefits payable under the social security or railroad retirement laws in effect on the last day of the calendar year prior to the year for which a reduced rate loan under a property tax payment linked deposit program is applied for, or, if no such benefits are payable that year, survivors benefits payable the first succeeding year in which survivors benefits are payable; or (b) Old age benefits of the deceased spouse, as determined under division (H)(1) of this section, upon which the surviving spouse's survivors benefits are based under the social security or railroad retirement laws, except in those cases where a change in benefits would cause a reduction in income. Survivors benefits are those described in division (H)(2)(b) of this section only if the deceased spouse received old age benefits in the year in which the deceased spouse died. If the deceased spouse did not receive old age benefits in the year in which the deceased spouse died, then survivors benefits are those described in division (H)(2)(a) of this section. (I) "Permanently and totally disabled" means a person who, on the first day of January of the year that a reduced rate loan under a property tax payment linked deposit program is applied for, has some impairment in body or mind that makes the person unable to work at any substantially remunerative employment that the person reasonably is able to perform and that will, with reasonable probability, continue for an indefinite period of at least twelve months without any present indication of recovery therefrom or has been certified as permanently and totally disabled by a state or federal agency having the function of so classifying persons. (J) "Property tax payment linked deposit program" means a countywide program authorized under section 135.805 of the Revised Code and established by the board of county commissioners of a county pursuant to that section. (K) "Sixty-five years of age or older" means a person who has attained age sixty-four prior to the first day of January of the year of application for a reduced rate loan under a property tax payment linked deposit program. (L) "Total income" means the adjusted gross income of the owner and the owner's spouse for the year preceding the year in which application for a reduced rate loan under a property tax payment linked deposit program is made, as determined under the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended, adjusted as follows: (1) Subtract the amount of disability benefits included in adjusted gross income, but not to exceed fifty-two hundred dollars; (2) Add old age and survivors benefits received pursuant to the "Social Security Act" that are not included in adjusted gross income; (3) Add retirement, pension, annuity, or other retirement payments or benefits not included in adjusted gross income; (4) Add tier I and tier II railroad retirement benefits received pursuant to the "Railroad Retirement Act," 50 Stat. 307, 45 U.S.C.A. 228; (5) Add interest on federal, state, and local government obligations; (6) For a person who received a reduced rate loan under a property tax payment linked deposit program for a prior year on the basis of being permanently and totally disabled and whose current application for a reduced rate loan is made on the basis of age, subtract the following amount: (a) If the person received disability benefits that were not included in adjusted gross income in the year preceding the first year in which the person applied for a reduced rate loan on the basis of age, subtract an amount equal to the disability benefits the person received in that preceding year, to the extent included in total income in the current year and not subtracted under division (L)(1) of this section in the current year; (b) If the person received disability benefits that were included in adjusted gross income in the year preceding the first year in which the person applied for a reduced rate loan on the basis of age, subtract an amount equal to the amount of disability benefits that were subtracted pursuant to division (L)(1) of this section in that preceding year, to the extent included in total income in the current year and not subtracted under division (L)(1) of this section in the current year. Disability benefits that are paid by the department of veterans affairs or a branch of the armed forces of the United States on account of an injury or disability shall not be included in total income.
Ohio Rev. Code § 163.60 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 163 / § 163.60
§ 163.60. Acquiring interest in buildings located on acquired real property
Status: in_force

June 11, 1971 House Bill 295 - 109th General Assembly (A) If the head of a state agency acquires any interest in real property, he shall acquire at least an equal interest in all buildings, structures, or other improvements located upon the real property so acquired and which he requires to be removed from such real property or which he determines will be adversely affected by the use to which such real property will be put. (B) For the purpose of determining the just compensation to be paid for any building, structure, or other improvement required to be acquired by division (A) of this section, such building, structure, or other improvement shall be deemed to be a part of the real property to be acquired notwithstanding the right or obligation of a tenant, as against the owner of any other interest in the real property, to remove such building, structure, or improvement at the expiration of his term, and the fair market value which such building, structure, or improvement contributes to the fair market value of the real property to be acquired, or the fair market value of such building, structure, or improvement for removal from the real property, whichever is the greater, shall be paid to the tenant therefor. (C) Payment under this section shall not result in duplication of any payments otherwise authorized by law. No such payment shall be made unless the owner of the land involved disclaims all interest in the improvements of the tenant. In consideration for any such payment, the tenant shall assign, transfer, and release all his right, title, and interest in and to such improvements.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.95 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.95
§ 145.95. Right to payment or benefit vested
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly (A) Subject to division (B) of this section and sections 145.38 , 145.56 , 145.57 , 145.572 , 145.573 , and 145.574 of the Revised Code, the right of a member participating in a PERS defined contribution plan to any payment or benefit accruing from contributions made by or on behalf of the member under sections 145.85 and 145.86 of the Revised Code shall vest in accordance with this section. A member's right to any payment or benefit that is based on the member's contributions is nonforfeitable. A member's right to any payment or benefit that is based on contributions by the member's employer is nonforfeitable as specified by the plan selected by the member. (B) This section does not apply to an increase made under section 145.323 of the Revised Code for a recipient whose benefit effective date is on or after January 7, 2013.
Ohio Rev. Code § 184.114 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 184 / § 184.114
§ 184.114. Required terms of agreement with recipient
Status: in_force

January 4, 2006 Senate Bill 236 - 126th General Assembly If the third frontier commission intends to award support for a research and development project under section 184.11 of the Revised Code to an individual or private entity, agency, institution, company, partnership, business trust, or other business entity or venture, or organization, the agreement governing the use of the support entered into under section 184.113 of the Revised Code shall require both of the following: (A) The project shall primarily benefit this state. (B) If the recipient of the support is not an in-state entity, it shall become an in-state entity not later than six months after entering into the agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.542 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.542
§ 109.542. Investigative personnel are peace officers
Status: in_force

August 29, 2002 House Bill 427 - 124th General Assembly If an officer or employee of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation is investigative personnel of the bureau and has been awarded a certificate by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission attesting to the officer's or employee's satisfactory completion of an approved state, county, municipal, or department of natural resources peace officer basic training program, both of the following apply: (A) The officer or employee shall be considered a peace officer during the term of the officer's or employee's appointment or employment with the bureau in that capacity for the purposes of maintaining a current and valid basic training certificate pursuant to rules adopted under section 109.74 of the Revised Code. (B) Sections 109.71 to 109.77 of the Revised Code apply to the officer or employee as if the officer or employee was included in the definition of "peace officer" set forth in section 109.71 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 146.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 146 / § 146.02
§ 146.02. Volunteer fire fighters' dependents fund board
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 238 - 135th General Assembly (A) Each political subdivision or fire district having a fire department employing volunteer fire fighters is a member of the volunteer fire fighters' dependents fund and shall establish a volunteer fire fighters' dependents fund board. (B) A private volunteer fire company which has contracted to afford fire protection to a political subdivision or fire district may become a member of the volunteer fire fighters' dependents fund by election and shall, if it so elects, establish a volunteer fire fighters' dependents fund board. The company shall notify the state fire marshal and the governing body of the political subdivision or fire district with which it has its major contract of the election to become a member of the fund. (C) A volunteer fire fighters' dependents fund board is not subject to sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 149.301 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 149 / § 149.301
§ 149.301. Ohio historic site preservation advisory board
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the Ohio historic site preservation advisory board, to consist of seventeen members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Terms of office shall be for three years, commencing on the fifteenth day of January and ending on the fourteenth day of January. Each member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by appointments by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. 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 such term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. (B) The members of the advisory board shall include, but shall not be limited to, at least one individual chosen from each of the following groups: (1) Historians; (2) Archaeologists; (3) Architectural historians; (4) Architects; (5) Historical architects; (6) American Indians. (C) The advisory board may include, but shall not be limited to, individuals chosen from the following organizations and fields: (1) Professional planners; (2) Ohio travel council; (3) Department of administrative services; (4) Ohio arts council; (5) Ohio archaeological council; (6) Patriotic and veterans' organizations; (7) Local historical societies; (8) Department of natural resources; (9) Professional engineers; (10) Attorneys at law. The advisory board shall assist the Ohio history connection with its site preservation program, suggest legislation necessary to the Ohio history connection's preservation program including the location, designation, restoration, preservation, and maintenance of state historic and archaeological sites and artifacts, and shall encourage the designation of suitable sites on the national register of historic places and under related federal programs. The advisory board shall provide general advice, guidance, and professional recommendations to the state historic preservation officer in conducting the comprehensive statewide survey, preparing the state historic preservation plan, and carrying out the other duties and responsibilities of the state historic preservation office. Members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation. A majority of the members of the advisory board shall be recognized professionals in the disciplines of history, archaeology, architectural history, architecture, and historical architecture.
Ohio Rev. Code § 113.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 113 / § 113.01
§ 113.01. Election - term
Status: in_force

January 9, 1961 House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly The treasurer of state shall be elected quadrennially, and shall hold his office for a term of four years. The term of office of the treasurer of state shall commence on the second Monday of January next after his election.
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.07
§ 125.07. Notice of bidding
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) In accordance with rules the director shall adopt under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director of administrative services may make purchases by competitive sealed bid. The competitive sealed bid, at a minimum, shall contain a detailed description of the supplies or services to be purchased, terms and conditions of the sale, and any other information the director considers to be necessary for the intended purchase. Competitive sealed bids shall be awarded as provided in section 125.11 of the Revised Code. (B) The department of administrative services, in making a purchase by competitive sealed bid, shall give notice in the following manner: (1) The department shall advertise the intended purchases by notice posted for the benefit of competing persons producing or dealing in the supplies or services to be purchased. The notice may be in any electronic form the director of administrative services considers appropriate to sufficiently notify competing persons of the intended purchases. (2) The notice required under this division shall include the time and place where bids will be accepted and opened, or, when bids are made in a reverse auction, the time when bids will be accepted; the conditions under which bids will be received; the terms of the proposed purchases; and an itemized list of the supplies or services to be purchased and the estimated quantities or amounts of them. (3) The notice required under this division shall be posted the number of days preceding the day when the bids will be opened or accepted that the director determines sufficient to enable interested bidders to prepare their bids.
Ohio Rev. Code § 103.142 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 103 / § 103.142
§ 103.142. Substitute versions of bills - conference committee reports
Status: in_force

February 9, 1994 House Bill 111 - 120th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "committee" means any standing or select committee of the general assembly or of either house of the general assembly. (B) Within five days after the effective date of this section, the legislative service commission shall meet to determine whether divisions (C) and (D) of this section should be implemented. If the commission determines that divisions (C) and (D) of this section should be implemented, the commission immediately shall adopt a resolution expressing its determination, and, after the adoption of the resolution, the legislative service commission and the legislative budget office of the legislative service commission shall perform the duties described in those divisions. If the commission determines that divisions (C) and (D) of this section should not be implemented, the commission immediately shall adopt a resolution expressing its determination, and the legislative service commission and the legislative budget office of the legislative service commission shall not perform the duties described in those divisions. If the commission adopts a resolution that implements divisions (C) and (D) of this section and the commission subsequently determines that the implementation of those divisions should be terminated, the commission, at a meeting, may adopt a resolution that supersedes the prior resolution. Upon the adoption of the superseding resolution, the legislative service commission and the legislative budget office of the legislative service commission shall not perform the duties specified in those divisions. (C) Upon the adoption by the legislative service commission of a resolution as described in division (B) of this section that implements this division and division (D) of this section, if any member of the general assembly presents a substitute version of any bill to a committee for its consideration or to a subcommittee of a committee for its consideration or if a subcommittee of a committee reports a substitute version of a bill back to the committee served by the subcommittee, all of the following apply: (1) The legislative service commission shall prepare and make available to each member of the committee or subcommittee to which the substitute version of the bill is presented or of the committee to which the substitute version of the bill is reported a document that describes each substantive difference between the substitute version of the bill and the version of the bill that was under consideration by the committee or subcommittee immediately preceding the presentation by the member of the substitute bill or that was assigned to the subcommittee that reported the substitute version of the bill back to the committee. (2) The legislative budget office of the legislative service commission shall prepare and make available to each member of the committee or subcommittee described in division (B)(1) of this section a document that describes the differences in fiscal impact between the substitute version of the bill and the version of the bill that was under consideration by the committee or subcommittee immediately preceding the presentation by the member of the substitute bill or that was assigned to the subcommittee that reported the substitute version of the bill back to the committee. (3) The legislative service commission shall retain copies of each document it prepares under division (C)(1) of this section and the legislative budget office of the legislative service commission shall retain copies of each document it prepares under division (C)(2) of this section. Each document prepared under either of those divisions is a public record open for inspection under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (D) Upon the adoption by the legislative service commission of a resolution as described in division (B) of this section that implements this division and division (C) of this section, if any conference committee appointed by the general assembly to resolve the differences between the houses of the general assembly regarding a bill submits a report back to the general assembly, all of the following apply: (1) The legislative service commission shall prepare and make available to each member of the general assembly a document that describes each substantive provision included in the report of the conference committee. (2) The legislative budget office of the legislative service commission shall prepare and make available to each member of the general assembly a document that describes the fiscal impact of the report of the conference committee. (3) The legislative service commission shall retain copies of each document it prepares under division (D)(1) of this section and the legislative budget office of the legislative service commission shall retain copies of each document it prepares under division (D)(2) of this section. Each document prepared under either of those divisions is a public record open for inspection under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (E) The duties imposed by divisions (C) and (D) of this section upon the legislative service commission and the legislative budget office of the legislative service commission are in addition to any other duties imposed upon the commission or office by this chapter, by any other provision of law, or by any resolution, policy, or directive adopted by the commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 149.331 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 149 / § 149.331
§ 149.331. State record administration program
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The state records program of the department of administrative services shall do all of the following: (A) Establish and promulgate in consultation with the state archivist standards, procedures, and techniques for the effective management of state records; (B) Review applications for one-time records disposal and schedules of records retention and destruction submitted by state agencies in accordance with section 149.333 of the Revised Code; (C) Establish "general schedules" proposing the disposal, after the lapse of specified periods of time, of records of specified form or character common to several or all agencies that either have accumulated or may accumulate in such agencies and that apparently will not, after the lapse of the periods specified, have sufficient administrative, legal, fiscal, or other value to warrant their further preservation by the state; (D) Establish and maintain a records management training program, and provide a basic consulting service, for personnel involved in record-making and record-keeping functions of departments, offices, and institutions; (E) Provide for the disposition of any remaining records of any state agency, board, or commission, whether in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of government, that has terminated its operations. After the closing of the Ohio veterans' children's home, the resident records of the home and the resident records of the home when it was known as the soldiers' and sailors' orphans' home required to be maintained by approved records retention schedules shall be administered by the state department of education and workforce pursuant to this chapter, the administrative records of the home required to be maintained by approved records retention schedules shall be administered by the department of administrative services pursuant to this chapter, and historical records of the home shall be transferred to an appropriate archival institution in this state prescribed by the state records program. (F) Establish a centralized program coordinating micrographics standards, training, and services for the benefit of all state agencies; (G) Establish and publish in accordance with the applicable law necessary procedures and rules for the retention and disposal of state records. This section does not apply to the records of state-supported institutions of higher education, which shall keep their own records. Last updated September 5, 2023 at 5:18 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.351 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.351
§ 145.351. Annual report disability retirement experience of each employer
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 272 - 126th General Assembly Not later than March 1, 2000, and each first day of March thereafter, the public employees retirement board shall make and submit a report for the preceding fiscal year of the disability retirement experience of each employer. The report shall specify the total number of disability applications submitted, the status of each application as of the last day of the fiscal year, total applications granted or denied, and the percentage of disability benefit recipients to the total number of the employer's employees who are members of the public employees retirement system. The report shall be submitted to the governor, the Ohio retirement study council, and the chairpersons of the standing committees and subcommittees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for retirement legislation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.607 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.607
§ 125.607. Ordering offices to purchase items at fair market price
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Before purchasing any supply or service, a governmental ordering office shall determine, in compliance with section 125.035 of the Revised Code, whether the supply or service is on the procurement list maintained by the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs. If the supply or service is on the list at an established fair market price, the government ordering office shall purchase it from the qualified nonprofit agency or approved agent at that price. (B) If the supply or service is on the procurement list but a fair market price has not been established, the government ordering office shall attempt to negotiate an agreement with one or more of the listed qualified nonprofit agencies or approved agents. The office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs may accept as fair market price an agreement negotiated between the government ordering office and a qualified nonprofit agency or approved agent. (C) If an agreement is not successfully negotiated, the office may establish a fair market price, or it may release a government ordering office from the requirements of this section. (D) A purchase under divisions (A) to (C) of this section is not subject to any competitive selection or competitive bidding requirements, notwithstanding any other provision of law. (E) The department of administrative services has the authority to structure or regulate competition among qualified nonprofit agencies for the overall benefit of the program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.32
§ 124.32. Transfers - reinstatements
Status: in_force

September 15, 2014 House Bill 483 - 130th General Assembly (A) A person holding an office or position in the classified service may be transferred to a similar position in another office, department, or institution having the same pay and similar duties, but no transfer shall be made as follows: (1) From an office or position in one class to an office or position in another class; (2) To an office or position for original entrance to which there is required by sections 124.01 to 124.64 of the Revised Code, or the rules adopted pursuant to those sections, an examination involving essential tests or qualifications or carrying a salary different from or higher than those required for original entrance to an office or position held by the person proposed to be transferred. No person in the classified civil service of the state may be transferred without the consent of the director of administrative services. (B) Any person holding an office or position in the classified service who has been separated from the service without delinquency or misconduct on the person's part may be reinstated within one year from the date of that separation to a vacancy in the same office or in a similar position in the same department, except that a person in the classified service of the state only may be reinstated with the consent of the director of administrative services. But, if that separation is due to injury or physical or psychiatric disability, the person shall be reinstated in the same office held or in a similar position to that held at the time of separation, within sixty days after written application for reinstatement, if the person passes a physical or psychiatric examination made by a licensed physician, a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife showing that the person has recovered from the injury or physical or psychiatric disability, if the application for reinstatement is filed within two years from the date of separation, and if the application is not filed after the date of service eligibility retirement. The physician, physician assistant, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, or certified nurse-midwife shall be designated by the appointing authority and shall complete any written documentation of the physical or psychiatric examination.
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.53
§ 153.53. Adjusting threshold in section 153.01 for inflation
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "rate of inflation" has the same meaning as in section 107.032 of the Revised Code. (B) Five years after September 29, 2011, and every five years thereafter, the executive director of the Ohio facilities construction commission shall evaluate the monetary threshold specified in section 153.01 of the Revised Code and adopt rules adjusting that amount based on the average rate of inflation during each of the previous five years immediately preceding such adjustment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 120.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 120 / § 120.08
§ 120.08. Indigent defense support fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the indigent defense support fund, consisting of money paid into the fund pursuant to sections 4507.45 , 4509.101 , 4510.22 , and 4511.19 of the Revised Code and pursuant to sections 2937.22 , 2949.091 , and 2949.094 of the Revised Code out of the additional court costs imposed under those sections. The state public defender shall use at least eighty-three per cent of the money in the fund for the purposes of reimbursing county governments for expenses incurred pursuant to sections 120.18 , 120.28 , and 120.33 of the Revised Code, operating its system pursuant to division (C)(7) of section 120.04 of the Revised Code and division (B) of section 120.33 of the Revised Code, and directly paying private legal counsel's fees and expenses incurred pursuant to division (D)(5) of section 120.06 of the Revised Code. Disbursements from the fund to county governments shall be made at least once per year and shall be allocated proportionately so that each county receives an equal percentage of its cost for operating its county public defender system, its joint county public defender system, its county appointed counsel system, or its system operated under division (C)(7) of section 120.04 of the Revised Code and division (B) of section 120.33 of the Revised Code. The state public defender may use not more than seventeen per cent of the money in the fund for the purposes of appointing assistant state public defenders, providing other personnel, equipment, and facilities necessary for the operation of the state public defender office, and providing training, developing and implementing electronic forms, or establishing and maintaining an information technology system used for the uniform operation of this chapter. Last updated July 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.52
§ 124.52. Police department traffic control unit head exempt from civil service
Status: in_force

December 4, 1973 Senate Bill 174 - 110th General Assembly In any city with a population of seven hundred thousand or more as shown by the last federal census, which by action of the legislative authority establishes within the police department a unit assigned to the control of traffic, a member of the police department of said city who is appointed the head of such unit by whatever title designated, shall not be subject to competitive examination, notwithstanding section 124.44 of the Revised Code. The status within the uniform ranks of such member while serving as the head of such traffic unit shall remain unchanged and notwithstanding the compensation fixed for such position, he shall not acquire any right to promotion other than such rights to promotion which apply to the rank held at the time of appointment as head of such traffic control unit.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.0815 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.0815
§ 122.0815. Project requirements for consideration for grant
Status: in_force

January 4, 2006 Senate Bill 236 - 126th General Assembly (A) A project shall meet the following requirements in order to be considered for a grant under the annual competitive process: (1) The application for the grant is made by an eligible applicant. (2) The project for which the application is made is an eligible project. (3) The eligible applicant commits to all the following: (a) To use the grant to pay only allowable costs for the eligible project; (b) Not to use the grant to fund more than seventy-five per cent of the total cost of the eligible project; (c) Not to use more than ten per cent of the grant amount to pay the costs of professional services under the eligible project. (4) The grant amount requested does not exceed five million dollars. (5) The eligible applicant and the eligible project comply with any other criteria the director of development determines is necessary. (B) A project shall meet the requirements described in divisions (A)(1) to (4) of this section in order to be considered for a grant under the discretionary process.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.4023 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.4023
§ 122.4023. Proprietary or trade secret evaluations
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly Pursuant to rules adopted under section 122.4077 of the Revised Code, the development services agency shall evaluate the information and documents submitted by a broadband provider in an application under section 122.4013 of the Revised Code or by a challenging provider under section 122.4030 of the Revised Code. The evaluation shall determine whether the information and documents are proprietary or constitute a trade secret. Upon receipt of the information and documents, the agency shall keep them confidential and shall not publish them on the agency's web site, unless the agency finds that any information or document is not proprietary or a trade secret. Any information or document found not to be proprietary or a trade secret under this section shall not be considered confidential and shall be published on the agency web site as is required for an application under division (C)(2) of section 122.4019 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 126.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 126 / § 126.42
§ 126.42. [Former R.C. 125.22, amended and renumbered by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Support services for boards and commissions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the office of budget and management shall perform routine support for the following boards and commissions: (1) Architects board; (2) State chiropractic board; (3) State cosmetology and barber board; (4) Accountancy board; (5) State dental board; (6) Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board; (7) State board of registration for professional engineers and surveyors; (8) Board of embalmers and funeral directors; (9) State board of psychology; (10) Counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board; (11) State veterinary medical licensing board; (12) Commission on Hispanic-Latino affairs; (13) Commission on African-Americans; (14) Chemical dependency professionals board; (15) State vision professionals board; (16) State speech and hearing professionals board; (17) New African immigrants commission. (B)(1) For purposes of this section, the office of budget and management shall perform the following routine support services for the boards and commissions named in division (A) of this section unless the controlling board exempts a board or commission from this requirement on the recommendation of the office of budget and management: (a) Preparing and processing payroll and other personnel documents; (b) Preparing and processing vouchers, purchase orders, encumbrances, and other accounting documents; (c) Maintaining ledgers of accounts and balances; (d) Preparing and monitoring budgets and allotment plans in consultation with the boards and commissions; (e) Routine human resources and personnel services; (f) Other routine support services that the director of budget and management considers appropriate to achieve efficiency. (2) In addition to the routine support services listed in division (B)(1) of this section, the office of budget and management may perform other services which a board or commission named in division (A) of this section delegates to the office and the office accepts. (3) The office of budget and management may perform routine support services for any board or commission not named in division (A) of this section at the request of the board or commission. (C) The office of budget and management shall determine the fees to be charged to the boards and commissions, which shall be in proportion to the services performed for each board or commission. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 164.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 164 / § 164.20
§ 164.20. Natural resource project definitions
Status: in_force

July 21, 2022 House Bill 397 - 134th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding section 164.01 of the Revised Code, as used in sections 164.20 to 164.27 of the Revised Code, "local political subdivision" means a county, municipal corporation, township, conservancy district, soil and water conservation district, lake facilities authority, joint recreation district, park district, or other similar park authority. (B) As used in sections 164.20 to 164.27 of the Revised Code, "nonprofit organization" means an environmental and conservation organization that is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 501(a) and described in 26 U.S.C. 501(c) and formed to protect the natural environment. (C) For the purposes of sections 164.20 to 164.27 of the Revised Code, the definition of "project" in section 164.01 of the Revised Code does not apply. Last updated April 26, 2022 at 4:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 101.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 101 / § 101.34
§ 101.34. Joint legislative ethics committee - fund
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created a joint legislative ethics committee to serve the general assembly. The committee shall be composed of twelve members, six each from the two major political parties, and each member shall serve on the committee during the member's term as a member of that general assembly. Six members of the committee shall be members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, not more than three from the same political party, and six members of the committee shall be members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate, not more than three from the same political party. A vacancy in the committee shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment. The members of the committee shall be appointed within forty-five days after the first day of the first regular session of each general assembly and the committee shall meet and proceed to recommend an ethics code not later than sixty days after the first day of the first regular session of each general assembly. In the first regular session of each general assembly, the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the chairperson of the committee from among the house members of the committee, and the president of the senate shall appoint the vice-chairperson of the committee from among the senate members of the committee. In the second regular session of each general assembly, the president of the senate shall appoint the chairperson of the committee from among the senate members of the committee, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the vice-chairperson of the committee from among the house members of the committee. The chairperson, vice-chairperson, and members of the committee shall serve until their respective successors are appointed or until they are no longer members of the general assembly. The committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson or upon the written request of seven members of the committee. (B) The joint legislative ethics committee: (1) Shall recommend a code of ethics that is consistent with law to govern all members and employees of each house of the general assembly and all candidates for the office of member of each house; (2) May receive and hear any complaint that alleges a breach of any privilege of either house, or misconduct of any member, employee, or candidate, or any violation of the appropriate code of ethics; (3) May obtain information with respect to any complaint filed pursuant to this section and to that end may enforce the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and the production of books and papers; (4) May recommend whatever sanction is appropriate with respect to a particular member, employee, or candidate as will best maintain in the minds of the public a good opinion of the conduct and character of members and employees of the general assembly; (5) May recommend legislation to the general assembly relating to the conduct and ethics of members and employees of and candidates for the general assembly; (6) Shall employ an executive director for the committee and may employ other staff as the committee determines necessary to assist it in exercising its powers and duties. The executive director and staff of the committee shall be known as the office of legislative inspector general. At least one member of the staff of the committee shall be an attorney at law licensed to practice law in this state. The appointment and removal of the executive director shall require the approval of at least eight members of the committee. (7) May employ a special counsel to assist the committee in exercising its powers and duties. The appointment and removal of a special counsel shall require the approval of at least eight members of the committee. (8) Shall act as an advisory body to the general assembly and to individual members, candidates, and employees on questions relating to ethics, possible conflicts of interest, and financial disclosure; (9) Shall provide for the proper forms on which a statement required pursuant to section 102.02 or 102.021 of the Revised Code shall be filed and instructions as to the filing of the statement; (10) May exercise the powers and duties prescribed under sections 101.70 to 101.79 , sections 101.90 to 101.98 , Chapter 102., and sections 121.60 to 121.69 of the Revised Code; (11) May adopt, in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code, any rules that are necessary to implement and clarify Chapter 102. and sections 2921.42 and 2921.43 of the Revised Code. (C) There is hereby created in the state treasury the joint legislative ethics committee fund. All money collected from registration fees and late filing fees prescribed under sections 101.72 , 101.92 , and 121.62 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the fund. Money credited to the fund and any interest and earnings from the fund shall be used solely for the operation of the joint legislative ethics committee and the office of legislative inspector general and for the purchase of data storage and computerization facilities for the statements filed with the committee under sections 101.73 , 101.74 , 101.93 , 101.94 , 121.63 , and 121.64 of the Revised Code. (D) The chairperson of the joint legislative ethics committee shall issue a written report, not later than the thirty-first day of January of each year, to the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives and to the president and minority leader of the senate that lists the number of committee meetings and investigations the committee conducted during the immediately preceding calendar year and the number of advisory opinions it issued during the immediately preceding calendar year. (E) Any investigative report that contains facts and findings regarding a complaint filed with the joint legislative ethics committee and that is prepared by the staff of the committee or a special counsel to the committee shall become a public record upon its acceptance by a vote of the majority of the members of the committee, except for any names of specific individuals and entities contained in the report. If the committee recommends disciplinary action or reports its findings to the appropriate prosecuting authority for proceedings in prosecution of the violations alleged in the complaint, the investigatory report regarding the complaint shall become a public record in its entirety. (F)(1) Any file obtained by or in the possession of the former house ethics committee or former senate ethics committee shall become the property of the joint legislative ethics committee. Any such file is confidential if either of the following applies: (a) It is confidential under section 102.06 of the Revised Code or the legislative code of ethics. (b) If the file was obtained from the former house ethics committee or from the former senate ethics committee, it was confidential under any statute or any provision of a code of ethics that governed the file. (2) As used in this division, "file" includes, but is not limited to, evidence, documentation, or any other tangible thing. (G) There is hereby created in the state treasury the joint legislative ethics committee investigative and financial disclosure fund. Investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. All moneys credited to the fund shall be used solely for expenses related to the investigative and financial disclosure functions of the committee. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 1:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.051
§ 125.051. Advertising subject to controlling board approval
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Advertising" includes advertising in print or electronic newspapers, journals, or magazines and advertising broadcast over radio or television or placed on the internet. (2) "State official" means an official elected to a statewide office or a member of the general assembly. (B) Any advertising purchased with public money by a state official for the same purpose that, in the aggregate, exceeds fifty thousand dollars during the fiscal year, shall be subject to controlling board approval.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.4077 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.4077
§ 122.4077. Residential broadband expansion grant rules
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly (A) The development services agency shall adopt rules for the Ohio residential broadband expansion grant program. The rules shall establish an application form and application procedures for the program and procedures for periodic program grant disbursements. (B) The rules may include the following: (1) Requirements for a program application in addition to the requirements described in section 122.4020 of the Revised Code; (2) Procedures for and circumstances under which partial funding of applications is permitted; (3) Procedures for broadband expansion program authority meetings, extension periods for applications and application challenges, hearings, and opportunities for public comment. (C) The agency may adopt rules and procedures to implement sections 122.4051 , 122.4053 , and 122.4055 of the Revised Code. (D) Rules adopted under this section are not subject to section 121.95 of the Revised Code. (E) The agency and the authority are not subject to division (F) of section 121.95 of the Revised Code regarding the development and adoption of rules pursuant to this section. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.97 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.97
§ 145.97. Deposits of members
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 343 - 129th General Assembly Each PERS defined contribution plan shall permit a member participating in the plan to do both of the following: (A) If the member has withdrawn the amounts that have accumulated on behalf of the member under the plan, returns to employment covered under this chapter, and is participating in a plan that includes definitely determinable benefits, pay to the system the amounts withdrawn in accordance with rules adopted under section 145.80 of the Revised Code; (B) Make additional deposits as permitted by the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended.
Ohio Rev. Code § 117.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 117 / § 117.41
§ 117.41. Unauditable offices
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly If the auditor of state or a public accountant auditing a public office determines that the office cannot be audited because its accounts, records, files, or reports have been improperly maintained, the person making the determination may declare the public office to be unauditable. A public office declared to be unauditable shall follow the procedures established by the auditor of state to bring its accounts, records, files, or reports into an auditable condition. If the public office fails to make reasonable efforts and continuing progress to bring its accounts, records, files, or reports into an auditable condition within ninety days after being declared unauditable, the auditor of state shall request legal action pursuant to section 117.42 of the Revised Code to compel the public office to bring its accounts, records, files, or reports into an auditable condition.
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.328 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.328
§ 124.328. Layoff, displacement appeals
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly A classified employee may appeal a layoff, or a displacement that is the result of a layoff, to the state personnel board of review. The appeal shall be filed or postmarked no later than ten days after receipt of the layoff notice or after the date the employee is displaced. In cases involving the laying off of classified employees, the affected employee or appointing authority may appeal the decision of the state personnel board of review to the court of common pleas in accordance with section 119.12 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.031
§ 153.031. RC 153.03 requirements limited to state improvements
Status: in_force

March 30, 2007 House Bill 80 - 126th General Assembly The general assembly intends the drug-free workplace programs required by section 153.03 of the Revised Code to be limited to the constructing, altering, or repairing of public improvements of the state and to be of assistance in ensuring that such public improvements are constructed, altered, or repaired in a manner that protects the safety of the citizens of this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.22
§ 109.22. Registers shall be kept
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The attorney general shall keep a register of all actions, demands, complaints, writs, informations, and other proceedings, prosecuted or defended by him, noting therein the proceedings under each, and a register of all official opinions in writing given by him. He shall deliver to his successor the registers, papers, documents, books, and other property belonging to his office .
Ohio Rev. Code § 121.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 121 / § 121.06
§ 121.06. Appointment of officers - term
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The officers mentioned in sections 121.04 and 121.05 of the Revised Code shall be appointed by the director of the department in which their offices are respectively created, and shall hold office during the pleasure of such director.
Ohio Rev. Code § 128.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 128 / § 128.33
§ 128.33. [Former R.C. 128.18, amended and renumbered by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Determining rates and charges for wireline telephone network portion of 9-1-1
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) In accordance with this chapter and Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., and 4909. of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall determine the just, reasonable, and compensatory rates, tolls, classifications, charges, or rentals to be observed and charged for the wireline telephone network portion of a basic or enhanced 9-1-1 system, and each telephone company that is a wireline service provider participating in the system shall be subject to those chapters, to the extent they apply, as to the service provided by its portion of the wireline telephone network for the system as described in the final plan, and as to the rates, tolls, classifications, charges, or rentals to be observed and charged for that service. (B) Only the customers of a participating telephone company described in division (A) of this section that are served within the area covered by a 9-1-1 system shall pay the recurring rates for the maintenance and operation of the company's portion of the wireline telephone network of the system. Such rates shall be computed by dividing the total monthly recurring rates set forth in the company's schedule as filed in accordance with section 4905.30 of the Revised Code, by the total number of residential and business customer access lines, or their equivalent, within the area served. Each residential and business customer within the area served shall pay the recurring rates based on the number of its residential and business customer access lines or their equivalent. No company shall include such amount on any customer's bill until the company has completed its portion of the wireline telephone network in accordance with the terms, conditions, requirements, and specifications of the final plan. (C)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(2) of this section, a participating telephone company described in division (A) of this section may receive through the credit authorized by section 5733.55 of the Revised Code the total nonrecurring charges for its portion of the wireline telephone network of the system and the total nonrecurring charges for any updating or modernization of that wireline telephone network in accordance with the terms, conditions, requirements, and specifications of the final plan, as such charges are set forth in the schedule filed by the telephone company in accordance with section 4905.30 of the Revised Code. However, that portion, updating, or modernization shall not be for or include the provision of wireless 9-1-1. As applicable, the receipt of permissible charges shall occur only upon the completion of the installation of the network or the completion of the updating or modernization. (2) The credit shall not be allowed under division (C)(1) of this section for the upgrading of a system from basic to enhanced wireline 9-1-1 if both of the following apply: (a) The telephone company received the credit for the wireline telephone network portion of the basic 9-1-1 system now proposed to be upgraded. (b) At the time the final plan calling for the basic 9-1-1 system was agreed to, the telephone company was capable of reasonably meeting the technical and economic requirements of providing the wireline telephone network portion of an enhanced 9-1-1 system within the territory proposed to be upgraded. (3) If the credit is not allowed under division (C)(2) of this section, the total nonrecurring charges for the wireline telephone network used in providing 9-1-1 service, as set forth in the schedule filed by a telephone company in accordance with section 4905.30 of the Revised Code, on completion of the installation of the network in accordance with the terms, conditions, requirements, and specifications of the final plan, shall be paid by the municipal corporations and townships with any territory in the area in which such upgrade from basic to enhanced 9-1-1 is made. (D) If customer premises equipment for a public safety answering point is supplied by a telephone company that is required to file a schedule under section 4905.30 of the Revised Code pertaining to customer premises equipment, the recurring and nonrecurring rates and charges for the installation and maintenance of the equipment specified in the schedule shall apply. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 131.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 131 / § 131.51
§ 131.51. Credits to local government funds
Status: in_force

June 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) On or before the seventh day of each month, the director of budget and management shall credit to the local government fund one and seventy-five one-hundredths per cent of the total tax revenue credited to the general revenue fund during the preceding month. In determining the total tax revenue credited to the general revenue fund during the preceding month, the director shall include amounts transferred from the fund during the preceding month under this division. Money shall be distributed from the local government fund as required under sections 5747.50 and 5747.503 of the Revised Code during the same month in which it is credited to the fund. (B) On or before the seventh day of each month, the director of budget and management shall credit to the public library fund, from the general revenue fund, one-twelfth of the amount appropriated by the general assembly for the public library fund for the fiscal year. Money shall be distributed from the public library fund as required under section 5747.47 of the Revised Code during the same month in which it is credited to the fund. (C) The director of budget and management shall develop a schedule identifying the specific tax revenue sources to be used to make the monthly transfers required under division (A) of this section. The director may, from time to time, revise the schedule as the director considers necessary. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 171.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 171 / § 171.03
§ 171.03. Powers of council
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly The Ohio retirement study council may: (A) Appoint a director to manage and direct the duties of the staff of the council. The director shall be a person who has had training and experience in areas related to the duties of the council. (B) Appoint such professional, technical, and clerical employees as are necessary, and employ or hire on a consulting basis such actuarial, legal, investment, or other technical services required for the performance of its duties; (C) Fix the compensation of the director and all other employees of the council. The employees of the council shall be members of the public employees retirement system. (D) Require the public employees retirement board, the state teachers retirement board, the school employees retirement board, the state highway patrol retirement system, the Ohio police and fire pension fund, and any agency or official of this state or its political subdivisions to provide it with any information necessary to carry out its duties; (E) Administer oaths and hold public hearings at such times and places within the state as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes and intent of Chapter 171. of the Revised Code; (F) Establish a uniform format for any report that the boards of the state retirement systems are required to submit to the council and regular reporting requirements; (G) Request that the auditor of state perform or contract for the performance of a financial or special audit of a state retirement system; (H) Review all proposed rules submitted to the council pursuant to sections 145.09 , 742.10 , 3307.04 , 3309.04 , and 5505.04 of the Revised Code and submit any recommendations to the joint committee on agency rule review.
Ohio Rev. Code § 174.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 174 / § 174.06
§ 174.06. Housing trust fund advisory committee
Status: in_force

December 19, 2016 House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the housing trust fund advisory committee. The committee consists of the following seven members, appointed by the governor, with advice and consent of the Senate, who possess knowledge and experience with respect to the housing needs of low- and moderate-income persons: (1) One member to represent lenders; (2) One member to represent affordable housing developers; (3) One member to represent organizations working to address the housing and other needs of homeless Ohioans; (4) Two members to represent counties or other local government entities; (5) One member to represent real estate brokers licensed under Chapter 4735. of the Revised Code. (6) A county recorder. (B)(1) Terms of office are for four years, with each term ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner prescribed for the original appointment. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall hold office for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration of a term until a successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. (2) The governor may remove a member for misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful neglect of duty. (C)(1) The committee shall select a chairperson from among its members. The committee shall meet at least once each calendar year and upon the call of the chair. Members of the committee serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of duties. (2) The department of development shall provide the committee with a meeting place, supplies, and staff assistance as the committee requests. (D) The committee shall assist the department and the Ohio housing finance agency in defining housing needs and priorities, recommend to the department and agency at least annually how the programs developed under section 174.02 of the Revised Code should be designed to most effectively benefit low- and moderate-income persons, consider an allocation of funds for projects of fifteen units or less, and advise the director of development on whether and how to reallocate money in the low- and moderate-income housing trust fund under division (B) of section 174.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.20
§ 173.20. Access to records; subpoena power
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) If consent is given and unless otherwise prohibited by law, a representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall have access to any records, including medical records, of a resident or a recipient that are reasonably necessary for investigation of a complaint. Consent may be given in any of the following ways: (1) In writing by the resident or recipient; (2) Orally by the resident or recipient, witnessed in writing at the time it is given by one other person; (3) In writing by the guardian of the resident or recipient; (4) In writing by the attorney in fact of the resident or recipient, if the resident or recipient has authorized the attorney in fact to give such consent; (5) In writing by the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased resident or recipient. (B) If consent to access to records is not refused by a resident or recipient or the resident's or recipient's legal representative but cannot be obtained and any of the following circumstances exist, a representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program, on approval of the state long-term care ombudsman, may inspect the records of a resident or a recipient, including medical records, that are reasonably necessary for investigation of a complaint: (1) The resident or recipient is unable to express written or oral consent and there is no guardian or attorney in fact; (2) There is a guardian or attorney in fact, but the guardian or attorney in fact cannot be contacted within three working days; (3) There is a guardianship or durable power of attorney, but its existence is unknown by the long-term care provider and the representative of the office at the time of the investigation; (4) There is no executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased resident or recipient. (C) If a representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program has been refused access to records by a guardian or attorney in fact, but has reasonable cause to believe that the guardian or attorney in fact is not acting in the best interests of the resident or recipient, the representative may, on approval of the state long-term care ombudsman, inspect the records of the resident or recipient, including medical records, that are reasonably necessary for investigation of a complaint. (D) A representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall have access to any records of a long-term care provider reasonably necessary to an investigation conducted under this section, including but not limited to: incident reports, dietary records, policies and procedures of a facility required to be maintained under section 5165.06 of the Revised Code, admission agreements, staffing schedules, any document depicting the actual staffing pattern of the provider, any financial records that are matters of public record, resident council and grievance committee minutes, and any waiting list maintained by a facility in accordance with section 5165.08 of the Revised Code, or any similar records or lists maintained by a provider of community-based long-term care services. Pursuant to division (E) of this section, a representative shall be permitted to make or obtain copies of any of these records after giving the long-term care provider twenty-four hours' notice. A long-term care provider may impose a charge for providing copies of records under this division that does not exceed the actual and necessary expense of making the copies. (E) Each long-term care provider shall designate one or more of its employees to be responsible for releasing records for copying to representatives of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program who request permission to make or obtain copies of records specified in division (D) of this section. In the event that a designated employee is not available when a representative of the office makes the request, the long-term care provider shall designate another employee to release the records for copying. (F) A long-term care provider or any employee of such a provider is immune from civil or criminal liability or action taken pursuant to a professional disciplinary procedure for the release or disclosure of records to a representative of the office pursuant to this section. (G) A state or local government agency or entity with records relevant to a complaint or investigation being conducted by a representative of the office shall provide the representative access to the records. (H) The state ombudsman, with the approval of the director of aging, may issue a subpoena to compel any person the ombudsman reasonably believes may be able to provide information to appear before the ombudsman or the ombudsman's designee and give sworn testimony and to produce documents, books, records, papers, or other evidence the state ombudsman believes is relevant to the investigation. On the refusal of a witness to be sworn or to answer any question put to the witness, or if a person disobeys a subpoena, the ombudsman shall apply to the Franklin county court of common pleas for a contempt order, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court, or a refusal to testify in the court. (I) The state ombudsman may petition the court of common pleas in the county in which a long-term care facility is located to issue an injunction against any long-term care facility in violation of sections 3721.10 to 3721.17 of the Revised Code. (J) To the extent permitted by federal law, a representative of the office may report to an appropriate authority any suspected violation of state law discovered during the course of an advocacy visit or investigation. (K) The department of aging shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for referral by the state ombudsman and regional long-term care ombudsman programs of complaints to other public agencies or entities. A public agency or entity to which a complaint is referred shall keep the state ombudsman or regional program handling the complaint advised and notified in writing in a timely manner of the disposition of the complaint to the extent permitted by law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.4070 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.4070
§ 122.4070. Annual and operational reports
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly (A) Each broadband provider that receives a program grant shall submit to the development services agency an annual progress report on the status of the deployment of the broadband network described in the eligible project for which the program grant award was made. (B) The broadband provider shall submit an operational report with the agency not later than sixty days after the completion of the project and annually thereafter for a period of four years. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.66 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.66
§ 153.66. Submitting statement of qualifications
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Each public authority planning to contract for professional design services or design-build services shall encourage professional design firms and design-build firms to submit a statement of qualifications and update the statements at regular intervals. (B) Notwithstanding any contrary requirements in sections 153.65 to 153.70 of the Revised Code, for every design-build contract, each public authority planning to contract for design-build services shall evaluate the statements of qualifications submitted by design-build firms for the project, including the qualifications of the design-build firm's proposed architect or engineer of record, in consultation with the criteria architect or engineer before selecting a design-build firm pursuant to section 153.693 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.4036 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.4036
§ 122.4036. Sanctions for challenging provider's failure to provide service
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly If the broadband expansion program authority upholds a challenge to an application under sections 122.4030 to 122.4035 of the Revised Code and the challenging provider fails to provide tier two broadband service as described in the challenge, the challenging provider, after a reasonable opportunity to be heard, may be required to do either or both of the following, in addition to being subject to other remedies available under the law: (A) Pay to the development services agency the amount of the original broadband funding gap described in section 122.4020 of the Revised Code for the application that was challenged; (B) Comply with the requirements of any other penalties prescribed by agency rule and imposed after consultation with the authority. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.633 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.633
§ 122.633. Tax credit for constructing or rehabilitating affordable housing
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "eligible developer" means any of the following: (1) A nonprofit corporation, as defined in section 1702.01 of the Revised Code, based in this state with a primary activity of the development and preservation of affordable housing; (2) A limited partnership or domestic limited partnership, as defined in section 1782.01 of the Revised Code, in which a general partner is a nonprofit corporation based in this state, a primary activity of which is the development and preservation of affordable housing; (3) A limited liability company, as defined in section 1706.01 of the Revised Code, in which the manager is a nonprofit corporation based in this state, a primary activity of which is the development and preservation of affordable housing; (4) A community improvement corporation, as defined in section 1724.01 of the Revised Code, or a community urban redevelopment corporation, as defined in section 1728.01 of the Revised Code. (B) An electing subdivision or eligible developer that rehabilitates or constructs a unit of qualifying residential property and sells the property to an individual or individuals for the individual's or individuals' occupancy may apply to the director of development for a nonrefundable credit against the tax levied under section 5726.02 or 5747.02 of the Revised Code, provided the rehabilitation or construction and the sale comply with division (C) of this section. The credit application shall be made on forms prescribed by the director. The credit shall equal ninety thousand dollars or ninety per cent of the cost to rehabilitate or construct the property, whichever is less. (C) An application for a credit authorized by division (B) of this section shall certify all of the following: (1) That the rehabilitation or construction of qualifying residential property that is the subject of the application was completed according to all applicable construction and design standards; (2) That each qualifying residential property that is the subject of the application was sold to an individual or individuals who have annual income that is not more than the qualifying median income, demonstrated the financial means to purchase the qualifying residential property, and agreed to all of the following in the purchase agreement: (a) To maintain ownership of the qualifying residential property, occupy it as a primary residence, and not to rent any portion of the property to another individual for use as a dwelling, for at least three years following the date of purchase; (b) Not to sell the qualifying residential property to a purchaser other than the electing subdivision, the eligible developer, or an individual or individuals who have annual income that is no more than the qualifying median income for at least fifteen years after the date of purchase; (c) To pay a penalty to the director of development for violation of the agreement required by division (C)(2)(a) of this section that equals the total amount of the tax credit authorized by this section and attributable to the qualifying residential property purchased by the individual, reduced by one-third of that amount for each full year the individual or individuals owned the property; (d) That the director of development is a third-party beneficiary of the purchase agreement; (e) To participate in the applicant's qualifying financial literacy program; (f) Agree to annually certify to the director of development, during the period described by division (C)(2)(a) of this section, that the individual or individuals own and occupy the qualifying residential property, and that no part of the property is being rented to another individual for use as a dwelling. (3) That the qualifying residential property that is the subject of the application was sold for not more than two hundred twenty thousand dollars; (4) That the purchaser of the qualifying residential property that is the subject of the application was transferred with a deed restriction prohibiting the sale of the property to a person other than the electing subdivision, the eligible developer, or an individual or individuals who have annual income that is not more than the qualifying median income for at least fifteen years after the date of transfer. The deed restriction is a covenant running with the land and is fully binding on subsequent purchasers of the property until it expires on the fifteenth anniversary of the property's first transfer from the applicant under this section. The electing subdivision or eligible developer may include in the deed restriction a right of first refusal to repurchase the property for the purposes of ensuring that the property is ultimately sold to an individual or individuals who have annual income that is not more than the qualifying median income. (5) That the applicant provides a minimum of six months of qualifying financial literacy counseling, delivered by a qualifying counseling provider, to each purchaser of qualifying residential property that is the subject of the application. An applicant may provide information regarding its qualifying financial literacy program to the director of development for review as part of the application or prior to application. (6) That the applicant shall report to the department of development the date when the qualifying residential property that is the subject of the application is sold by the applicant. (7) That the qualifying residential property that is the subject of the application was not rehabilitated or constructed using grant funds received under section 122.632 of the Revised Code. (D) The director of development is granted authority and standing to sue for the enforcement of a deed restriction described in division (C)(4) of this section. (E)(1) Subject to division (E)(2) of this section, if the director determines that the applicant qualifies for a credit under this section, the director shall issue a tax credit certificate to the applicant identified with a unique number and listing the amount of the credit that is eligible to be transferred or claimed pursuant to division (E)(3) or (F) of this section. (2) The total amount of tax credits issued by the director under this section after the effective date of this amendment shall not exceed twenty million dollars, and no tax credits shall be issued after June 30, 2027. (3) A person granted a certificate pursuant to division (E)(1) of this section may claim the credit against the tax levied under section 5726.02 of the Revised Code or against the person's aggregate tax liability under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code for the taxable year in which the certificate is issued. The taxpayer shall claim the credit in the order prescribed by section 5726.98 or 5747.98 of the Revised Code, as applicable. Any unused amount may be carried forward for the following five taxable years. If the person is a pass-through entity, any taxpayer that is a direct or indirect investor in the pass-through entity on the last day of the entity's taxable year may claim the taxpayer's proportionate or distributive share of the credit against the taxpayer's aggregate amount of tax levied under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code. A taxpayer claiming a credit under this section shall submit a copy of the certificate with the taxpayer's return or report. (F) A person granted a certificate pursuant to division (E)(1) of this section may transfer the right to claim all or part of the credit reflected on the certificate to another person. To effectuate the transfer, the transferor shall notify the tax commissioner, in writing, that the transferor is transferring the right to claim all or part of the remaining credit stated on the certificate. The transferor shall identify in that notification the certificate's number, the name and the tax identification number of the transferee, the amount of the remaining credit transferred to the transferee, and, if applicable, the amount of remaining credit retained by the transferor. The transferee may claim the amount of the credit received under this division against the tax levied under section 5726.02 of the Revised Code or against the person's aggregate tax liability under section 5747.02 of the Revised Code for the taxable year in the same manner and for the same taxable years as it may be claimed by a person under division (E)(3) of this section. Any person to which a credit has been transferred under this division may transfer the right to claim all or part of the transferred credit amount to any other person, in the same manner prescribed by this division for the initial transfer, including that any such transfer be reported by the transferor to the tax commissioner as described in this division. Transferring a credit under this division does not extend the taxable years for which the credit may be claimed or number of years for which the unclaimed credit amount may be carried forward. (G) The director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to administer the tax credits authorized by this section. Such rules may include the following: (1) Application forms, deadlines, and procedures; (2) Criteria for evaluating and prioritizing applications; (3) Guidelines for promoting an even geographic distribution of credits throughout the state. Last updated March 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 151.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 151 / § 151.09
§ 151.09. Issuing obligations for paying costs of conservation projects
Status: in_force

July 1, 2009 House Bill 2 - 128th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Costs of conservation projects" includes related direct administrative expenses and allocable portions of the direct costs of those projects of the department of agriculture, the department of natural resources, or the Ohio public works commission. (2) "Obligations" means obligations as defined in section 151.01 of the Revised Code issued to pay costs of projects for conservation purposes as referred to in division (A)(1) of Section 2o of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution and division (A)(1) of Section 2q of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution. (B)(1) The issuing authority shall issue general obligations of the state to pay costs of conservation projects pursuant to division (B)(1) of Section 2o of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, division (B)(1) of Section 2q of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, section 151.01 of the Revised Code, and this section. The issuing authority, upon the certification to it by the Ohio public works commission of amounts needed in and for the purposes of the clean Ohio conservation fund created by section 164.27 of the Revised Code, the clean Ohio agricultural easement fund created by section 901.21 of the Revised Code, and the clean Ohio trail fund created by section 1519.05 of the Revised Code, shall issue obligations in the amount determined by the issuing authority to be required for those purposes. Not more than four hundred million dollars principal amount of obligations issued under this section for conservation purposes may be outstanding at any one time. Not more than fifty million dollars principal amount of obligations, plus the principal amount of obligations that in any prior fiscal year could have been, but were not issued within the fifty-million-dollar fiscal year limit, may be issued in any fiscal year. (2) In making the certification required under division (B)(1) of this section, the Ohio public works commission shall consult with the department of agriculture and the department of natural resources. The commission shall certify amounts that correspond to the distribution of the net proceeds of obligations provided in division (C) of this section. (C) Net proceeds of obligations shall be deposited as follows: (1) Seventy-five per cent into the clean Ohio conservation fund created by section 164.27 of the Revised Code; (2) Twelve and one-half per cent into the clean Ohio agricultural easement fund created by section 901.21 of the Revised Code; (3) Twelve and one-half per cent into the clean Ohio trail fund created by section 1519.05 of the Revised Code. (D) There is hereby created in the state treasury the conservation projects bond service fund. All moneys received by the state and required by the bond proceedings, consistent with section 151.01 of the Revised Code and this section, to be deposited, transferred, or credited to the bond service fund, and all other moneys transferred or allocated to or received for the purposes of that fund, shall be deposited and credited to the bond service fund, subject to any applicable provisions of the bond proceedings, but without necessity for any act of appropriation. During the period beginning with the date of the first issuance of obligations and continuing during the time that any obligations are outstanding in accordance with their terms, so long as moneys in the bond service fund are insufficient to pay debt service when due on those obligations payable from that fund, except the principal amounts of bond anticipation notes payable from the proceeds of renewal notes or bonds anticipated, and due in the particular fiscal year, a sufficient amount of revenues of the state is committed and, without necessity for further act of appropriation, shall be paid to the bond service fund for the purpose of paying that debt service when due.