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Ohio Rev Code § 5902.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services|Section 5902.05 | Military Injury Relief Fund.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the military injury relief fund, which shall consist of money contributed to it under sections 4503.535 and 5747.113 of the Revised Code and of contributions made directly to it. Any person or entity may contribute directly to the fund in addition to or independently of the income tax refund contribution system established in section 5747.113 of the Revised Code.(B) Upon application, the director of veterans services shall grant money in the fund to individuals injured while in active service as a member of the armed forces of the United States while serving after October 7, 2001, and to individuals diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder while serving, or after having served, after October 7, 2001.(C) An individual who receives a grant under this section is precluded from receiving additional grants under this section during the same state fiscal year but is not precluded from being considered for or receiving other assistance offered by the department of veterans services.(D) The director shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing:(1) Forms and procedures by which individuals may apply for a grant under this section;(2) Criteria for reviewing, evaluating, and approving or denying grant applications;(3) Criteria for determining the amount of grants awarded under this section;(4) Definitions and standards applicable to determining whether an individual meets the requirements established in division (B) of this section;(5) The process for appealing eligibility determinations; and(6) Any other rules necessary to administer the grant program established in this section.(E) An eligibility determination, a grant approval, or a grant denial made under this section may not be appealed under Chapter 119. or any other provision of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5902.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services|Section 5902.06 | Director Shall Keep Claims Register.

Effective: August 22, 2008|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly|The director of veterans services shall keep a register showing the situation and disposition of any claim filed by the department of veterans services.
Ohio Rev Code § 5902.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services|Section 5902.07 | Director May Administrator Oaths - Seal.

Effective: August 22, 2008|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly|The director of veterans services may administer oaths. The director's official certificate shall be received in evidence without further authentication.
Ohio Rev Code § 5902.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services|Section 5902.08 | Prohibition.

Effective: August 22, 2008|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly|The director of veterans services, or any employee thereof, shall not receive directly or indirectly a fee or reward of any kind from a claimant or other person for services rendered or to be rendered, relating to a duty required of the director or employee under sections 5902.01 to 5902.07 of the Revised Code, or in any manner connected therewith.
Ohio Rev Code § 5902.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services|Section 5902.20 | Veteran Peer Counseling Network.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|The veteran peer counseling network is established. The purpose of the network is to offer veterans in this state the opportunity to work with other veterans in order to assist with overcoming the issues unique to veterans in this state. The director of veterans services shall adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to administer the network.
Ohio Rev Code § 5902.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services|Section 5902.21 | Program to Assist Receipt of Federal Military-Related Health Care Benefits.

Effective: March 23, 2016|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 10 - 131st General Assembly|The director of veterans services shall develop, institute, and monitor a program under which the department of veterans services assists individuals, who are medical assistance recipients, to obtain federal military-related health care benefits. As used in this section, "federal military-related health care benefits" has the meaning defined in section 5160.471 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5902.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services|Section 5902.22 | Sports Gaming Profits Veterans Fund.

Effective: March 23, 2022|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 29 - 134th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "armed forces" and "veteran" have the same meanings as in section 5903.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The sports gaming profits veterans fund is hereby created in the state treasury. Interest earned on the moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. The director of veterans services shall use all moneys credited to the fund for the following purposes: (1) For the direct benefit of veterans and their spouses and dependents, for the following purposes: (a) Job training or assistance for job retraining; (b) Assistance during a period of unemployment due to prolonged physical or mental illness or disability of the veteran resulting from service in the armed forces; (c) Individual counseling or family counseling programs; (d) Family support group programs or programs for children of members of the armed forces; (e) Honor guard services. (2) To provide additional funding to a county veterans service commission to alleviate inequality of funding among such commissions; (3) To provide additional funding to a county veterans service commission in response to an emergency or declared disaster; (4) To provide additional funding to an Ohio veterans home established under Chapter 5907. of the Revised Code; (5) To provide funding to a program administered by the Ohio national guard that provides support to members of the armed forces and their families, especially during deployments. Last updated February 14, 2022 at 4:20 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 5902.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services|Section 5902.99 | Penalty.

Effective: July 22, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 448 - 120th General Assembly|Whoever violates section 5902.08 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
Ohio Rev Code § 5903.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights|Section 5903.01 | Definitions.

Effective: September 16, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly|As used in this chapter: "Armed forces" means the armed forces of the United States, including the army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, or any reserve components of those forces; the national guard of any state; the commissioned corps of the United States public health service; the merchant marine service during wartime; such other service as may be designated by congress; or the Ohio organized militia when engaged in full-time national guard duty for a period of more than thirty days."License" means a license, certificate, permit, or other authorization issued or conferred by a licensing agency under which a licensee may engage in a profession, occupation, or occupational activity."Licensee" means a person to whom all of the following apply:(A) The person has been issued a license by a licensing agency.(B) The person has been a member of the armed forces.(C) The person has served on active duty, whether inside or outside the United States, for a period in excess of thirty-one days."Licensing agency" means any state department, division, board, commission, agency, or other state governmental unit authorized by the Revised Code to issue a license."Service member" means any person who is serving in the armed forces."Merchant marine" includes the United States army transport service and the United States naval transport service."Veteran" means any person who has completed service in the armed forces, including the national guard of any state, or a reserve component of the armed forces, who has been discharged under honorable conditions from the armed forces or who has been transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service.
Ohio Rev Code § 5903.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights|Section 5903.03 | Occupational Licensing.

Effective: September 16, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "military program of training" means a training program of the armed forces. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a licensing agency shall consider an applicant for a license:(1) To have met the educational requirement for that license if the applicant has completed a military program of training and has been awarded a military primary specialty at a level that is substantially equivalent to or exceeds the educational requirement for that license; and(2) To have met the experience requirement for that license if the applicant has served in that military primary specialty under honorable conditions for a period of time that is substantially equivalent to or exceeds the experience requirement for that license.(C) Each licensing agency, not later than June 30, 2014, shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code regarding which military programs of training, military primary specialties, and lengths of service are substantially equivalent to or exceed the educational and experience requirements for each license that agency issues.
Ohio Rev Code § 5903.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights|Section 5903.04 | Adoption of Rules.

Effective: April 28, 2020|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 7 - 133rd General Assembly|Each licensing agency shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish and implement all of the following: (A) A process to obtain from each applicant documentation and additional information necessary to determine if the applicant is a service member or veteran, or the spouse or surviving spouse of a service member or veteran; (B) A process to record, track, and monitor applications that have been received from a service member, veteran, or the spouse or surviving spouse of a service member or veteran; and (C) A process to prioritize and expedite certification or licensing for each applicant who is a service member, veteran, or the spouse or a surviving spouse of a service member or veteran.  In establishing these processes, the licensing agency shall include any special accommodations that may be appropriate for applicants facing imminent deployment, and for applicants for a temporary license or certificate under division (D) of section 4743.04 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5903.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights|Section 5903.05 | Veteran's Education Benefits.

Effective: September 16, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly|A licensing agency shall apply for approval to the state approving agency at the Ohio department of veterans services as required under 38 U.S.C. 3672(a) to enable an eligible person or veteran to receive education benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs.
Ohio Rev Code § 5903.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights|Section 5903.10 | Renewal of License or Certificate.

Effective: September 16, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly|(A) A holder of an expired license or certificate from this state or any political subdivision or agency of the state to practice a trade or profession shall be granted a renewal of the license or certificate by the issuing board or authority at the usual cost without penalty and without re-examination if not otherwise disqualified because of mental or physical disability and if either of the following applies: (1) The license or certificate was not renewed because of the holder's service in the armed forces.(2) The license or certificate was not renewed because the holder's spouse served in the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component of the armed forces and the service resulted in the holder's absence from this state.(B) A renewal shall not be granted under division (A) of this section unless the holder or the holder's spouse, whichever is applicable, has presented satisfactory evidence of the service member's discharge under honorable conditions or release under honorable conditions from active duty or national guard duty within six months after the discharge or release.
Ohio Rev Code § 5903.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights|Section 5903.12 | Extension of Continuing Education Reporting Period for Licensee Called to Active Duty Military Service.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section: "Continuing education" means continuing education required of a licensee by law and includes, but is not limited to, the continuing education required of licensees under sections 3737.881, 3781.10, 4701.11, 4715.141, 4715.25, 4717.09, 4723.24, 4725.16, 4725.51, 4730.14, 4730.49, 4731.155, 4731.282, 4734.25, 4735.141, 4736.11, 4741.16, 4741.19, 4751.24, 4751.25, 4755.63, 4757.33, 4759.06, 4761.06, and 4763.07 of the Revised Code. "Reporting period" means the period of time during which a licensee must complete the number of hours of continuing education required of the licensee by law. (B) A licensee may submit an application to a licensing agency, stating that the licensee requires an extension of the current reporting period because the licensee has served on active duty during the current or a prior reporting period. The licensee shall submit proper documentation certifying the active duty service and the length of that active duty service. Upon receiving the application and proper documentation, the licensing agency shall extend the current reporting period by an amount of time equal to the total number of months that the licensee spent on active duty during the current reporting period. For purposes of this division, any portion of a month served on active duty shall be considered one full month.
Ohio Rev Code § 5903.121 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights|Section 5903.121 | Factors Used in Determining Fulfillment of Required Continuing Education.

Effective: September 16, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly|A licensing agency shall consider relevant education, training, or service completed by a licensee as a member of the armed forces in determining whether a licensee has fulfilled required continuing education.
Ohio Rev Code § 5903.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights|Section 5903.15 | Preferential Hiring Policies.

Effective: September 16, 2014|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section "employer" means any person who has one or more employees. "Employer" includes an agent of an employer but does not include the state or any agency of the state, and any municipal corporation, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision or any agency or instrumentality thereof. (B) An employer may adopt a policy to provide a preference for employment decisions, including hiring, promotion, or retention during a reduction in force, to a service member, veteran, or the spouse or a surviving spouse of a service member or veteran.(C) A preference provided under division (B) of this section is not a violation of any state or local equal employment opportunity law. The unlawful discriminatory practices as defined in section 4112.02 of the Revised Code do not make it unlawful for an employer implementing a policy under this section to obtain information about an applicant's military status for the purpose of determining if the applicant is eligible for the preference provided under this policy.(D) If an employer elects to adopt a policy described in division (B) of this section, the employer may notify the Ohio department of job and family services. The department of job and family services shall maintain a registry of employers that have a voluntary veterans' preference employment policy as described in this section, which shall be available to the public on the web site maintained by the department. The department of veterans services shall make available on the department's web site a link to the registry.
Ohio Rev Code § 5903.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights|Section 5903.99 | Penalty.

Effective: August 22, 2008|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly|Whoever violates section 5903.02 of the Revised Code may be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
Ohio Rev Code § 5905.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law|Section 5905.01 | Veterans' Guardianship Law Definitions.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|As used in sections 5905.01 to 5905.19, inclusive, of the Revised Code:(A) "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or an association.(B) "Veterans' administration" means the veterans' administration, its predecesssors, or successors.(C) "Income" means moneys received from the veterans' administration and revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially acquired therewith.(D) "Estate" means income on hand and assets acquired partially or wholly with "income."(E) "Benefits" means all moneys paid or payable by the United States through the veterans' administration.(F) "Administrator" means the administrator of veterans' affairs of the United States or his successor.(G) "Ward" means a beneficiary of the veterans' administration.(H) "Guardian" means any fiduciary for the person or estate of a ward.
Ohio Rev Code § 5905.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law|Section 5905.03 | Administrator Shall Be a Party in Interest.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The administrator shall be a party in interest in any proceeding for the appointment or removal of a guardian or for the removal of the disability of minority or mental incapacity of award, and in any suit or other proceeding affecting in any manner the administration by the guardian of the estate of any present or former ward whose estate includes assets derived in whole or in part from benefits paid by the veterans' administration before or after September 17, 1947. Not less than five days prior to hearing in such matter, notice in writing of the time and place thereof shall be given by mail, unless waived in writing, to the office of the veterans' administration having jurisdiction over the area in which any such suit or proceeding is pending.
Ohio Rev Code § 5905.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law|Section 5905.04 | Appointment of Guardian.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States or regulation of the veterans' administration, it is necessary prior to payment of benefits that a guardian be appointed, the appointment may be made in the manner provided in sections 5905.05 to 5905.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5905.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law|Section 5905.05 | Petition for Appointment of Guardian.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|A petition for the appointment of a guardian may be filed by any relative or friend of the ward or by any person who is authorized to file such a petition. If there is no authorized person or if the authorized person fails to file such a petition within thirty days after mailing of notice by the veterans' administration to the last known address of the person indicating the necessity for such petition, a petition for appointment may be filed by any resident of this state.The petition for appointment shall set forth:(A) The name, age, and place of residence of the ward;(B) The name and place of residence of the nearest relative, if known;(C) The fact that the ward is entitled to receive benefits payable by or through the veterans' administration;(D) The amount of money then due and the amount of probable future payments;(E) The name and address of the person or institution having actual custody of the ward;(F) The name, age, relationship, occupation, and address of the proposed guardian;(G) The number of wards for whom the nominee is presently acting as guardian, if the nominee is a natural person.Notwithstanding any law as to priority of persons entitled to appointment, or the nomination in the petition, the court may appoint some other individual or a bank or trust company as guardian, if the court determines it is for the best interest of the ward.In the case of a mentally incompetent ward the petition shall show that such ward has been rated incompetent by the veterans' administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the veterans' administration.
Ohio Rev Code § 5905.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law|Section 5905.06 | Limitation of Guardianship - Exception.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No person other than a bank or trust company shall be guardian of more than five wards at one time, unless all the wards are members of one family. Upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the veterans' administration or other interested person alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than five wards and requesting his discharge for that reason, the probate court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require a final accounting forthwith from such guardian and shall discharge him from guardianship in excess of five and forthwith appoint a successor.
Ohio Rev Code § 5905.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs|Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law|Section 5905.07 | Guardian of Minor Ward.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a minor as required by section 5905.05 of the Revised Code, a certificate of the administrator or his authorized representative setting forth the age of such minor as shown by the records of the veterans' administration and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any money due the minor by the veterans' administration shall be prima-facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.