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Ohio Rev Code § 145.035 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.035 | Exemption Requests by Department of Development Employees Located in Foreign Countries.

Effective: June 30, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 382 - 119th General Assembly|Notwithstanding section 145.03 of the Revised Code, an individual employed by, or otherwise compensated with state funds appropriated to, the department of development who is principally located outside of the United States and is or intends to become a member of a foreign government's retirement or social security system in lieu of becoming a member of the public employees retirement system may choose to be exempted from membership in the public employees retirement system by signing a written application for exemption within the first month after being employed and filing such application with the public employees retirement board. The application, when approved as to form by the board and filed with the employer, shall be irrevocable while the individual is continuously employed as described in this section and such individual shall forever be barred from claiming or purchasing membership rights or credit for the particular period covered by the exemption. Any individual who is or becomes a member of the public employees retirement system shall continue the membership as long as he is a public employee, even though he may be in or transferred to employment described in this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 145.036 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.036 | Transmission of List of Independent Contractors; Determination of Status by Board.

Effective: January 7, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 343 - 129th General Assembly|On or before the last day of January of each year, each public employer shall transmit to the public employees retirement system a list of all individuals providing personal services who at any time during the preceding calendar year received compensation from the employer for which no contributions were deducted under section 145.47 of the Revised Code because the employer classified the individual as an independent contractor or another classification other than public employee or any other reason. The list shall contain the name of the individual and any other information required by the system. If there is doubt at the time the list is compiled or at any other time regarding whether an individual providing personal services to a public employer is a public employee, the employer shall make a written request to the public employees retirement board for a determination of whether the individual is a public employee for the purposes of this chapter. On receipt of the request, the board shall determine whether the individual is a public employee with regard to the services in question. If the board determines that the individual is not a public employee, for the purposes of this chapter the individual shall be considered an independent contractor with regard to the services in question. The board's determination is final.The board shall notify the individual and the employer of its determination. The determination shall apply to services performed before, on, or after the effective date of this section for the same employer in the same capacity.
Ohio Rev Code § 145.037 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.037 | Request to Be Classified as Public Employee.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section and section 145.038 of the Revised Code, "business entity" means an entity with five or more employees that is a corporation, association, firm, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity engaged in business. A contract between a public employer and a business entity shall state that all individuals employed by the business entity who provide personal services to the public employer are not public employees for purposes of this chapter.(B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, an individual who provided personal services to a public employer on or before January 7, 2013, but was not classified as a public employee may request from the public employees retirement board a determination of whether the individual should have been classified as a public employee for purposes of this chapter. The request shall be made on a form provided by the board.(2) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to an individual employed by a business entity under contract with a public employer to provide personal services to the employer. (C)(1) Not later than sixty days after the effective date of this amendment, the board shall have published in at least eight newspapers of general circulation in this state notice of the right of an individual described in division (B)(1) of this section to seek the determination described in that division. The notice also shall be posted on the web site of the public employees retirement system. (2) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, on receipt of a request for a determination on a properly completed form, the board shall determine whether the individual should have been classified as a public employee. If the board determines that the individual is not a public employee with regard to the services in question, for the purposes of this chapter, the individual shall not be considered a public employee with regard to the services in question. The board's determination is final.(3) The board shall notify the individual and the public employer of its determination. The determination shall apply to services performed before, on, or after January 7, 2013, for the same employer in the same capacity.(D)(1) Regardless of whether an individual actually receives notice under this section, the request for a determination must be made not later than August 7, 2014, unless the individual can demonstrate to the board's satisfaction through medical records that on that date the individual was physically or mentally incapacitated and unable to request a determination.(2) The board shall deny a request received after the effective date of this amendment if the board determines that the individual has had ten or more years of contributing service since the individual last performed the services that are the subject of the request.
Ohio Rev Code § 145.038 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.038 | Acknowledgement of Independent Contractor Status.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|(A) A public employer who on or after January 7, 2013, begins to receive personal services from an individual it classifies as an independent contractor or another classification other than public employee shall inform the individual of the classification and that no contributions will be made to the public employees retirement system for the services. Not later than thirty days after the services begin, the employer to whom the personal services will be rendered shall require the individual to acknowledge, in writing on a form provided by the system, that the individual has been informed that the employer does not consider the individual a public employee and no contributions will be made to the public employees retirement system for the services. The employer shall retain the acknowledgement for a period of five years after the date the services begin and immediately transmit a copy of it to the public entity responsible for submitting to the system the reports required by section 145.47 of the Revised Code. The public entity shall transmit a copy of the acknowledgement to the system. (B)(1) Regardless of whether the individual has made an acknowledgement under division (A) of this section and, except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, an individual may request that the public employees retirement board determine whether the individual is a public employee for purposes of this chapter.(2) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to an individual employed by a business entity under contract with a public employer to provide personal services to the employer.(C) A request for a determination must be made not later than five years after the individual begins to provide personal services to the public employer, unless the individual demonstrates to the board's satisfaction through medical records that at the time the five-year period ended the individual was physically or mentally incapacitated and unable to request a determination.(D) On receipt of a request under division (B)(1) of this section, the board shall determine whether the individual is a public employee for the purposes of this chapter. If the board determines that the individual is not a public employee for the services, for the purposes of this chapter, the individual shall not be considered a public employee with regard to the services in question. The board's determination is final.The board shall notify the individual and the public employer of its determination. The determination shall apply to services performed before, on, or after January 7, 2013, for the same employer in the same capacity.(E) The board may adopt rules under section 145.09 of the Revised Code to implement this section and sections 145.036 and 145.037 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 145.041 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.041 | Orientation Program Required for Members - Continuing Education.

Effective: January 7, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 343 - 129th General Assembly|Each member of the public employees retirement board shall, not later than ninety days after commencing service as a board member, complete the orientation program component of the retirement board member education program established under section 171.50 of the Revised Code. Each member of the board who has served a year or longer as a board member shall, not less than twice each year, attend one or more programs that are part of the continuing education component of the retirement board member education program established under section 171.50 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 145.042 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.042 | Members With Excessive Travel Expenses Ineligible for Another Term.

Effective: September 15, 2004|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly|A person who served as an elected or appointed member of the public employees retirement board for one or more entire fiscal years in fiscal years 2000, 2001, or 2002 is ineligible for re-election or reappointment to the board if the board paid travel-related expenses of the person or reimbursed the person for travel-related expenses that averaged more than ten thousand dollars annually for those fiscal years.
Ohio Rev Code § 145.051 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.051 | Special Election Where Person Elected Unable to Serve.

Effective: September 15, 2004|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly|If a person elected to serve on the public employees retirement board is unable to assume office at the January meeting of the board following the person's election, a special election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of section 145.05 of the Revised Code within three months of the January meeting. On certification of the elections results, the newly elected person shall assume office at the meeting of the board immediately following the special election. Last updated February 1, 2022 at 5:05 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 145.052 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.052 | Board Member Election Unnecessary if Only One Candidate Nominated.

Effective: September 15, 2004|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly|Notwithstanding sections 145.04 and 145.05 of the Revised Code, the public employees retirement board is not required to hold an election, including a special election under section 145.051 of the Revised Code, for a position on the board as an employee member or retirant member if only one candidate has been nominated for the position by petition in accordance with section 145.05 of the Revised Code. The candidate shall take office as if elected. The term of office shall be four years beginning on the first day of January following the date the candidate was nominated.
Ohio Rev Code § 145.054 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.054 | Filing of Statements - Prohibited Campaign Activities.

Effective: September 15, 2004|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly|(A) No person shall knowingly fail to file a complete and accurate campaign finance statement or independent expenditure statement in accordance with section 145.053 of the Revised Code.(B) No person, during the course of a person seeking nomination for, or during any campaign for, election to the public employees retirement board, shall knowingly and with intent to affect the nomination or the outcome of the campaign do any of the following by means of campaign materials, an advertisement on radio or television or in a newspaper or periodical, a public speech, press release, or otherwise:(1) With regard to a candidate, identify the candidate in a manner that implies that the candidate is a member of the board or use the term "re-elect" when the candidate is not currently a member of the board;(2) Make a false statement concerning the formal schooling or training completed or attempted by a candidate; a degree, diploma, certificate, scholarship, grant, award, prize, or honor received, earned, or held by a candidate; or the period of time during which a candidate attended any school, college, community technical school, or institution;(3) Make a false statement concerning the professional, occupational, or vocational licenses held by a candidate, or concerning any position the candidate held for which the candidate received a salary or wages;(4) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has been indicted or convicted of a theft offense, extortion, or other crime involving financial corruption or moral turpitude;(5) Make a statement that a candidate has been indicted for any crime or has been the subject of a finding by the Ohio elections commission without disclosing the outcome of any legal proceedings resulting from the indictment or finding;(6) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has a record of treatment or confinement for mental disorder;(7) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has been subjected to military discipline for criminal misconduct or dishonorably discharged from the armed services;(8) Falsely identify the source of a statement, issue statements under the name of another person without authorization, or falsely state the endorsement of or opposition to a candidate by a person or publication;(9) Make a false statement concerning the voting record of a candidate or board member;(10) Post, publish, circulate, distribute, or otherwise disseminate a false statement concerning a candidate, either knowing the same to be false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not, if the statement is designed to promote the election, nomination, or defeat of the candidate.
Ohio Rev Code § 145.055 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.055 | Complaint Alleging Violation of Rc 145.054 - Procedure - Fine.

Effective: September 15, 2004|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly|The secretary of state, or any person acting on personal knowledge and subject to the penalties of perjury, may file a complaint with the Ohio elections commission alleging a violation of section 145.054 of the Revised Code. The complaint shall be made on a form prescribed and provided by the commission.On receipt of a complaint under this section, the commission shall hold a hearing open to the public to determine whether the violation alleged in the complaint has occurred. The commission may administer oaths and issue subpoenas to any person in the state compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant papers, books, accounts, and reports. On the refusal of any person to obey a subpoena or to be sworn or to answer as a witness, the commission may apply to the court of common pleas of Franklin county under section 2705.03 of the Revised Code. The court shall hold contempt proceedings in accordance with Chapter 2705. of the Revised Code.The commission shall provide the person accused of the violation at least seven days prior notice of the time, date, and place of the hearing. The accused may be represented by an attorney and shall have an opportunity to present evidence, call witnesses, and cross-examine witnesses.At the hearing, the commission shall determine whether the violation alleged in the complaint has occurred. If the commission determines that a violation of division (A) of section 145.054 of the Revised Code has occurred, the commission shall either impose a fine under section 145.99 of the Revised Code or enter a finding that good cause has been shown not to impose the fine. If the commission determines that a violation of division (B) of section 145.054 of the Revised Code has occurred, the commission shall impose the fine described in section 145.99 of the Revised Code, refer the matter to the appropriate prosecutor, or enter a finding that good cause has been shown not to impose a fine or refer the matter to a prosecutor.
Ohio Rev Code § 145.058 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.058 | Adoption of Election Rules - Certification of Nominating Petitions and Election Results.

Effective: September 15, 2004|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly|(A) The public employees retirement board, following consultation with the secretary of state, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, governing all of the following:(1) The administration of elections of members of the board under section 145.05 of the Revised Code, special elections provided for by section 145.051 of the Revised Code, and elections held under section 145.06 of the Revised Code to fill vacancies on the board;(2) Nominating petitions for the elections;(3) Certification of the validity of nominating petitions for the elections;(4) Certification of the results of the elections.(B) The board may contract with the secretary of state or an independent firm to administer the elections, certify the validity of nominating petitions, and certify the results of the elections. The secretary of state and the independent firm shall perform these services in accordance with the rules adopted under division (A) of this section. Notwithstanding section 145.27 of the Revised Code, the board shall provide information necessary for the secretary of state or the independent firm to certify the election. If the board contracts with an independent firm to administer an election, the secretary of state may audit the election.
Ohio Rev Code § 145.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.06 | Vacancies.

Effective: January 7, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 343 - 129th General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, if a vacancy occurs in the term of any employee member of the public employees retirement board, the remaining members of the board shall elect a successor employee member from the employee group lacking representation because of the vacancy. On certification of the election results in accordance with rules adopted under section 145.058 of the Revised Code, the successor employee member shall hold office until the first day of the new term that follows the next board election that occurs not less than ninety days after the successor employee member's election. Any employee member of the board who fails to attend the meetings of the board for three months or longer, without valid excuse, shall be considered as having resigned, and the board shall declare the employee member's office vacated as of the date of the adoption of a proper resolution.If as a result of changed circumstances an employee member of the board is no longer employed in the employee group that corresponds with the employee group that elected the member, the employee member's office shall be considered vacant, and a successor employee member shall be chosen in the manner specified in this division.(B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, if a vacancy occurs during the term of office of a retirant member of the board, the remaining members of the board shall elect a successor retirant member who shall be a former member of the public employees retirement system who is eligible for election under section 145.04 of the Revised Code as a retirant member of the board. On certification of the election results in accordance with rules adopted under section 145.058 of the Revised Code, the successor retirant member shall hold office until the first day of the new term that follows the next board election that occurs not less than ninety days after the successor retirant member's election.If a retirant member of the board fails to attend the meetings of the board for three months or longer, without valid excuse, the retirant member shall be considered as having resigned, and the board shall declare the member's office vacated as of the date of the adoption of a proper resolution.If as a result of changed circumstances a retirant member would no longer qualify for membership on the board as the retirant member, the retirant member's office shall be considered vacant, and a successor retirant member shall be chosen in the manner specified in this division.(C) Elections under this section to fill a vacancy on the board shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted under section 145.058 of the Revised Code.(D) A successor member need not be elected under division (A) or (B) of this section for a vacancy that occurs on or after the first day of October of the year in which the vacated term ends.
Ohio Rev Code § 145.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retirement System|Section 145.07 | Oath of Office - Quorum - Meetings.

Effective: September 21, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 628 - 123rd General Assembly|Each member of the public employees retirement board, upon assuming office, shall take an oath that the member will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state, and that the member will diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the board and that the member will not knowingly violate or willfully permit to be violated any provision of this chapter. Such oath shall be subscribed to by the member making it, and certified by the officer before whom it is taken, and shall be immediately filed in the office of the secretary of state. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public except executive sessions as set forth in division (G) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code, and any portions of any sessions discussing medical records or the degree of disability of a member excluded from public inspection by section 145.27 of the Revised Code.