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Ohio Rev Code § 122.014 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.014 | Financial Assistance for Gaming Activities.

Effective: June 11, 2012|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 386 - 129th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "gaming activities" means activities conducted in connection with or that include any of the following: (1) Casino gaming, as authorized and defined in Section 6(C) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution;(2) Casino gaming, as defined in division (E) of section 3772.01 of the Revised Code; or(3) The pari-mutuel system of wagering as authorized and described in Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code.(B) The department of development or any other entity that administers any program or development project established under Chapter 122., 166., or 184. of the Revised Code or in sections 149.311, 5709.87, or 5709.88 of the Revised Code shall not provide any financial assistance, including loans, tax credits, and grants, staffing assistance, technical support, or other assistance to businesses conducting gaming activities or for project sites on which gaming activities are or will be conducted.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.02 | Applying for Federal and Private Assistance and Contracts.

Effective: August 12, 1982|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 536 - 114th General Assembly|The department of development may apply for, receive, and accept grants, gifts, contributions, loans and any other assistance in any form from public and private sources, including assistance from agencies and instrumentalities of the United States and including the application for, receipt, and acceptance, on behalf of this state, of assistance from agencies and instrumentalities of the United States for the purposes of Chapter 122. of the Revised Code except that nothing in this section prohibits the minority business development division from exercising its authority under section 122.93 of the Revised Code. The department shall do all things necessary to apply for, receive, and administer such assistance in accordance with the laws of Ohio. It may contract or enter into agreements with any person, governmental agency, or public or private organization, and any local or regional agency or political subdivision of the state may contract with it, to carry out the purposes of Chapter 122. of the Revised Code. The department may require, in all contracts for assistance stipulations that the contractors and any subcontractors comply with requirements as to minimum wages, hours of work, equal employment, and any other conditions which the United States has attached to its financial aid to the projects.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.03 | Duties of Department - Research Facilities.

Effective: August 12, 1982|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 536 - 114th General Assembly|The department of development shall:(A) Maintain a continuing evaluation of existing research facilities in the state and their relationship to orderly econmic growth and the solution of community problems of the state;(B) Prepare and disseminate information relative to research facilities in the state and their availability to industrial activities and the solution of community problems;(C) Prepare and recommend programs for the coordination of research activities in the state and to assure the maximum use of such facilities in the development of orderly economic growth and the solution of community problems;(D) Cooperate with educational institutions in the development of educational programs to train technical personnel in the field of research and those other fields related to the solution of community problems;(E) Carry out continuing studies and analyses of the problems and opportunities of communities, districts, and regions within the state, and of multi-state regions of which Ohio is a part.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.04 | Additional Duties.

Effective: September 26, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly|The department of development shall do the following:(A) Maintain a continuing evaluation of the sources available for the retention, development, or expansion of industrial and commercial facilities in this state through both public and private agencies;(B) Assist public and private agencies in obtaining information necessary to evaluate the desirability of the retention, construction, or expansion of industrial and commercial facilities in the state;(C) Facilitate contracts between community improvement corporations organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code or Ohio development corporations organized under Chapter 1726. of the Revised Code and industrial and commercial concerns seeking to locate or expand in the state;(D) Upon request, consult with public agencies or authorities in the preparation of studies of human and economic needs or advantages relating to economic and community development;(E) Encourage, promote, and assist trade and commerce between this state and foreign nations;(F) Promote and encourage persons to visit and travel within this state;(G) Maintain membership in the national association of state development agencies;(H) Assist in the development of facilities and technologies that will lead to increased, environmentally sound use of Ohio coal;(I) Promote economic growth in the state.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.041 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.041 | Duties of Director of Development as to Encouraging Diversity, Growth, and Equity Program.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|The director of development shall do all of the following with regard to the encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program created under section 122.922 of the Revised Code: (A) Conduct outreach, marketing, and recruitment of EDGE business enterprises, as defined in that section; (B) Provide business development services to EDGE business enterprises in the developmental and transitional stages of the program, including financial and bonding assistance and management and technical assistance; (C) Develop a mentor program to bring businesses into a working relationship with EDGE business enterprises in a way that commercially benefits both entities and serves the purpose of the EDGE program; (D) Establish processes by which an EDGE business enterprise may apply for contract assistance, financial and bonding assistance, management and technical assistance, and mentoring opportunities. Last updated July 29, 2021 at 4:19 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 122.042 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.042 | Foundation of Employment Opportunity Program.

Effective: October 16, 2009|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly|The director of development may found an employment opportunity program that encourages employers to employ individuals who are members of significantly disadvantaged groups. If the director intends to found such an employment opportunity program, the director shall adopt, and thereafter may amend or rescind, rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to found, and to operate, maintain, and improve, the program. In the rules, the director shall: (A) Construct, and, as changing circumstances indicate, re-construct, procedures according to which significantly disadvantaged groups are identified as such, an individual is identified as being a member of a significantly disadvantaged group, and an employer is identified as being a potential employer of an individual who is a member of a significantly disadvantaged group;(B) Describe, and, as experience indicates, re-describe, the kinds of evidence that shall be considered to identify significantly disadvantaged groups, the kinds of evidence an individual shall offer to prove that the individual is a member of a significantly disadvantaged group, and the kinds of evidence an employer shall offer to prove that the employer is a potential employer of an individual who is a member of a significantly disadvantaged group;(C) Specify, and, as experience indicates, re-specify, strategies and tactics for connecting individuals who are members of significantly disadvantaged groups with potential employers of members of significantly disadvantaged groups; and(D) Construct, describe, specify, define, and prescribe any other thing that is necessary and proper for the founding, and for the successful and efficient operation, maintenance, and improvement, of the employment opportunity program.In founding, and in operating, maintaining, and improving, the employment opportunity program under the rules, the director shall proceed so that the resulting program functions as a coherent, efficient system for improving employment opportunities for significantly disadvantaged groups. Examples of significantly disadvantaged groups include individuals who have not graduated from high school, individuals who have been convicted of a crime, individuals who are disabled, and individuals who are chronically unemployed (usually for more than eighteen months).
Ohio Rev Code § 122.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.05 | Offices in Foreign Countries.

Effective: October 16, 2009|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly|(A) The director of development may, to carry out the purposes of division (E) of section 122.04 of the Revised Code: (1) Establish offices in foreign countries as the director considers appropriate and enter into leases of real property, buildings, and office space that are appropriate for these offices;(2) Appoint personnel, who shall be in the unclassified civil services, necessary to operate such offices and fix their compensation. The director may enter into contracts with foreign nationals to staff the foreign offices established under this section.(3) The director may establish United States dollar and foreign currency accounts for the payment of expenses related to the operation and maintenance of the offices established under this section. The director shall establish procedures acceptable to the director of budget and management for the conversion, transfer, and control of United States dollars and foreign currency.(4) Provide export promotion assistance to Ohio businesses and organize or support missions to foreign countries to promote export of Ohio products and services and to encourage foreign direct investment in Ohio. The director may charge fees to businesses receiving export assistance and to participants in foreign missions sufficient to recover the direct costs of those activities. The director shall adopt, as an internal management rule under section 111.15 of the Revised Code, a procedure for setting the fees and a schedule of fees for services commonly provided by the department. The procedure shall require the director to annually review the established fees.(5) Do all things necessary and appropriate for the operation of the state's foreign offices.(B) All contracts entered into under division (A)(2) of this section and any payments of expenses under division (A)(3) of this section related to the operation and maintenance of foreign offices established under this section may be paid in the appropriate foreign currency and are exempt from sections 127.16 and 5147.07 and Chapters 124., 125., and 153. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.051 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.051 | International Trade Cooperative Projects Fund.

Effective: October 16, 2009|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the state treasury the international trade cooperative projects fund. The fund shall consist of all of the following: (A) Moneys received from private and nonprofit organizations involved in cooperative agreements related to import/export and direct foreign investment activities;(B) Cash transfers from other state agencies or any state or local government to encourage, promote, and assist trade and commerce between this state and foreign nations, pursuant to section 122.05 and division (E) of section 122.04 of the Revised Code; and(C) Fees charged to businesses receiving export assistance and to participants in foreign missions to recover direct costs of those activities under division (A)(4) of section 122.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.06 | Planning Duties.

Effective: August 12, 1982|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 536 - 114th General Assembly|The department of development shall:(A) Assemble, analyze, and make available to governmental agencies and the public, information relative to the human, natural, and economic resources and economic needs of the state;(B) Prepare and maintain, in cooperation with departments and agencies of the state, comprehensive plans and recommendations for promotion of more desirable patterns of growth and development of the resources of the state;(C) Assist in the coordination of development plans of federal, state and local governments, regional and local planning authorities, and private agencies;(D) Provide planning assistance to state departments and agencies, political subdivisions, county planning commissions, regional planning units, councils of government, and local governments of this state. Such planning assistance may be rendered with respect to surveys, land use studies, urban renewal plans, technical services and other planning work. In so doing, the department may contract with municipal subdivisions, with regional planning commissions, and with qualified persons, firms, and agencies.(E) Cooperate with federal agencies and authorities of other states in the solution of community and development problems which cross state lines;(F) Recommend guidelines for the development and management of new communities;(G) Prepare and maintain rules concerning certification of workable programs for impacted cities pursuant to division (C) of section 1728.01 of the Revised Code, provided that the department shall consult with officials of municipalities and representatives of statewide organizations of such officials prior to the preparation, adoption, or change of such rules.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.07 | Office of Tourismohio.

Effective: September 28, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 314 - 129th General Assembly|(A) There is hereby created within the development services agency an office to be known as the office of TourismOhio. The office shall be under the supervision of a director who shall be of equivalent rank of deputy director of the agency and shall serve at the pleasure of the director of development services. (B) The office shall do both of the following:(1) Promote the state as a travel destination and provide related services or otherwise carry out the promotional functions or duties of the agency, as necessary;(2) Perform an annual return-on-investment study analyzing the office's success in promoting Ohio tourism. A report containing the findings of the study shall be submitted to the governor, the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, and the president and minority leader of the senate. The report shall also be made available to the public.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.071 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.071 | Tourismohio Advisory Board.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The TourismOhio advisory board is hereby established to advise the director of development services and the director of the office of TourismOhio on strategies for promoting tourism in this state. The board shall consist of the chief investment officer of the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code or the chief investment officer's designee, the director of the office of TourismOhio, and nine members to be appointed by the governor as provided in division (B) of this section. All members of the board, except the director of the office of TourismOhio, shall be voting members.(B)(1) The governor shall, within sixty days after September 28, 2012, appoint to the TourismOhio advisory board one individual who is a representative of convention and visitors' bureaus, one individual who is a representative of the lodging industry, one individual who is a representative of the restaurant industry, one individual who is a representative of attractions, one individual who is a representative of special events and festivals, one individual who is a representative of agritourism, and three individuals who are representatives of the tourism industry. Of the initial appointments, two individuals shall serve a term of one year, three individuals shall serve a term of two years, and the remainder shall serve a term of three years. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for three years. Each individual appointed to the board shall be a United States citizen.(2) For purposes of division (B)(1) of this section, an individual is a "representative of the tourism industry" if the individual possesses five years or more executive-level experience in the attractions, lodging, restaurant, transportation, or retail industry or five years or more executive-level experience with a destination marketing organization.(C)(1) Each member of the TourismOhio advisory board shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the term for which the member is appointed. Vacancies that occur on the board shall be filled in the manner prescribed for regular appointments to the board. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that predecessor's term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office or until sixty days have elapsed, whichever occurs first. Any member appointed to the board is eligible for reappointment.(2) The governor shall designate one member of the board as chairperson.(3) Members appointed to the board may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with their official duties.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.072 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.072 | Tourism Fund.

Effective: September 28, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 314 - 129th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the state treasury the tourism fund consisting of money credited or transferred to it and grants, gifts, and contributions made directly to it. Money in the fund shall be used to defray costs incurred by the office of TourismOhio in promoting this state as a travel destination.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.073 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.073 | Promoting State of Ohio.

Effective: September 28, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 314, House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly|(A) The development services agency may do any of the following: (1) Disseminate information concerning the industrial, commercial, governmental, educational, cultural, recreational, agricultural, and other advantages and attractions of the state;(2) Provide technical assistance to public and private agencies in the preparation of promotional programs designed to attract business, industry, and tourists to the state;(3) Enter into cooperative or contractual agreements, through the director of development services, with any individual, organization, or business to create, administer, or otherwise be involved with Ohio tourism-related promotional programs. Compensation under such agreements shall be determined by the director and may include deferred compensation. This compensation is payable from the tourism fund created in section 122.072 of the Revised Code. Any excess revenue generated under such a cooperative or contractual agreement shall be remitted to the fund to be reinvested in ongoing tourism marketing initiatives as authorized by law.(B) Records related to tourism market research submitted to or generated by the office of TourismOhio, and any information taken for any purpose from such research, are not public records for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. The agency may use, however, such tourism market research in a public report if the director determines that issuing and distributing the report would promote or market the state's travel and tourism industry or otherwise advance the purposes of this section.  The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev Code § 122.077 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 122 | Department of Development|Section 122.077 | Energy Star Rebate Program.

Effective: July 1, 2009|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 2 - 128th General Assembly|For the purpose of promoting the use of energy efficient products to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in this state, the director of development shall establish an energy star rebate program under which the director may provide rebates to consumers for household devices carrying the energy star label indicating that the device meets the energy efficiency criteria of the energy star program established by the United States department of energy and the United States environmental protection agency. The director shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are necessary for successful and efficient administration of the energy star rebate program and shall specify in the rules that grant availability is limited to federal stimulus funds or any other funds specifically appropriated for such a program.