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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.10 | Qualifying Council Defined - General Powers.

Effective:
September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section and sections 167.101 to 167.105 of the Revised Code:
(1) "Qualifying council" means a regional council established under section 167.01 of the Revised Code to which both of the following requirements apply:
(a) The council's membership is composed primarily of city, local, and exempted village school districts, or any combination of such districts;
(b) The council is an information technology center approved under section 3301.075 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Securities" means bonds, notes, or other evidence of obligation issued in temporary or permanent form, including book-entry securities.
(B) A qualifying council may acquire, construct, and otherwise improve real and personal property to be used by or for the benefit of the qualifying council or one or more of its members. The acquisition, construction, and improvement may be financed by cash, installment payments with or without a mortgage, lease-purchase agreements, leases with an option to purchase, or securities issued pursuant to section 167.101 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.101 | Issuance of Securities by Qualifying Council.

Effective:
September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
(A) A qualifying council may issue securities only for the purpose described in section 167.10 of the Revised Code. The securities may be secured only by the following:
(1) A pledge of and lien on the revenue of the qualifying council, or such lesser portion of the revenue as may be designated by the qualifying council, whether derived from agreements with its members and other persons or from its ownership or operation of any property, including available rates, charges, rents, interest subsidies, debt charges, grants, or payments by federal or state agencies, but excluding funds received pursuant to section 3301.075 of the Revised Code;
(2) Covenants of the qualifying council to maintain rentals, rates, and charges to produce revenue sufficient to do all of the following:
(a) Pay all the current expenses of the property financed with the proceeds of the securities;
(b) Pay the debt charges on the securities;
(c) Establish and maintain any contractually required special funds relating to the securities or the property acquired, constructed, or improved.
(B) The qualifying council may issue securities to fund or refund the securities issued pursuant to division (A) of this section. The qualifying council also may issue securities in anticipation of the proceeds of the securities issued pursuant to this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.102 | Qualifying Council Securities as Special Obligations.

Effective:
September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
Securities issued under section 167.101 of the Revised Code are special obligation securities and are not general obligations of the state, the issuing qualifying council, the members of the issuing qualifying council, or any political subdivision of the state. Such securities shall not constitute debt for which the full faith and credit of the state, the issuing qualifying council, the members of the issuing qualifying council, or any political subdivision of the state may be pledged. The holder or owner of the securities shall have no right to have money raised by taxation by the state or any political subdivision of the state obligated or pledged, and money so raised shall not be obligated or pledged, for the payment of principal or interest or premium on such securities, and each security shall bear on its face a statement to that effect. Money received by the qualifying council pursuant to section 167.06 of the Revised Code shall not be considered money raised by taxation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.103 | Documents Executed by Qualifying Council Officers.

Effective:
September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
The officers authorized by a qualifying council issuing securities under section 167.101 of the Revised Code shall execute the necessary documents to provide for the pledge, protection, and disposition of the pledged revenues from which debt charges and any special fund deposits are to be paid. Those necessary documents include the issued securities, trust agreements, leases, and other financing documents.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.104 | Maximum Maturity of Qualifying Council Securities.

Effective:
September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
The maximum maturity of securities issued under section 167.101 of the Revised Code shall be governed by section 133.20 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 167 | Regional Councils of Governments › Section 167.105 | Application of Laws Governing State-Issued Securities.

Effective:
September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
Except for sections 9.98 to 9.983 and 167.10 to 167.105 of the Revised Code, the securities issued under section 167.101 of the Revised Code shall not be subject to any other provision of the Revised Code governing the issuance of securities by the state, its agencies, or any political subdivision of the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 169 | Unclaimed Funds › Section 169.04 | Jurisdiction of Other States.

Effective:
December 11, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 411 - 107th General Assembly
(A) If funds otherwise subject to Chapter 169. of the Revised Code are held for or owed or distributable to an owner whose last known address is in another state by a holder who is subject to the jurisdiction of that state, the funds will not be unclaimed funds in this state and subject to Chapter 169. of the Revised Code if they may be claimed as unclaimed, abandoned, or escheated funds under the laws of such other state.
(B) If funds otherwise subject to Chapter 169. of the Revised Code are held for or distributable to an owner as to whom the records of the holder show no address, the director of commerce shall take custody of such funds, but such funds shall be subject to the claim of the proper escheat or custodial officer of another state upon proof to the director of commerce that the last known address of the owner of such funds is in such other state, provided, the director of commerce shall not turn over any funds to an escheat or custodial officer of another state unless such other state agrees to hold this state and the former holder of such funds harmless from any and all liabilities for any claim which then exists or which thereafter may arise or be made in respect to such funds. The director of commerce may enter into such agreements as he determines necessary to obtain funds held by escheat or custodial officers of other states which should properly be held by him under this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 169 | Unclaimed Funds › Section 169.041 | Recovering Unclaimed Funds in Possession, Custody or Control of Another State.

Effective:
July 22, 1994
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 399 - 120th General Assembly
Nothing in section 169.04 or 169.05 of the Revised Code or in any other provision of this chapter shall be construed to diminish the authority of this state to recover one hundred per cent of funds that are or are presumed to be subject to the jurisdiction of this state under this chapter and that have been claimed as unclaimed, abandoned, or escheated funds under the laws of another state and are in the possession, custody, or control of that state. If the funds covered by this chapter have been claimed as unclaimed, abandoned, or escheated funds under the laws of another state and are in the possession, custody, or control of that state, no additional period of possession, custody, or control beyond the period established in the other state shall be imposed or in any manner required in this state for the funds subject to this chapter to be or presumed to be unclaimed funds under this chapter.
This section applies to all funds that are or are presumed to be subject to the jurisdiction of this state under this chapter and that have been claimed as unclaimed, abandoned, or escheated funds under the laws of another state and are in the possession, custody, or control of that state, whether, prior to or on or after the effective date of this section, the funds are or are presumed to be unclaimed, abandoned, or escheated under this chapter or the laws of that state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 169 | Unclaimed Funds › Section 169.052 | Attorney Unclaimed Funds.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Every holder of attorney unclaimed funds shall, at the time of filing, remit to the director of commerce one hundred per cent of the aggregate amount of unclaimed funds as shown on the report. The funds may be claimed by the director of the Ohio access to justice foundation, created pursuant to section 120.521 of the Revised Code. Interest shall accrue on attorney unclaimed funds in accordance with division (D) of section 169.08 of the Revised Code while held by the Ohio access to justice foundation and shall be credited to attorney unclaimed funds.
(B) The director of commerce or the director's designee shall serve on the board of directors of the Ohio access to justice foundation which holds attorney unclaimed funds.
(C) Funds recovered by the Ohio access to justice foundation are subject to call at the discretion of the director of commerce to be returned to the department of commerce. Funds recovered by the Ohio access to justice foundation shall be used to provide financial assistance to legal aid societies, to enhance or improve access to justice, or to operate the foundation.
(D) Attorney unclaimed funds held by the Ohio access to justice foundation may be assessed the actual, reasonable cost the department of commerce incurs for administering attorney unclaimed funds as described in division (B) of section 169.03 of the Revised Code, this section, and section 169.08 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 169 | Unclaimed Funds › Section 169.06 | Publishing Notice of Unclaimed Funds.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Before the first day of November of each year immediately following the calendar year in which the filing of reports is required by section 169.03 of the Revised Code, the director of commerce shall cause notice to be published once in an English language newspaper of general circulation in the county in this state in which is located the last known address of any person to be named in the notice required by this section. The notice may be published in print or electronic format. If no address is listed, the notice shall be published in the county in which the holder of the unclaimed funds has its principal place of business within this state; or if the holder has no principal place of business within this state, publication shall be made as the director determines most effective. If the address is outside this state, notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or parish of any state in the United States in which such last known address is located. If the last known address is in a foreign country, publication shall be made as the director determines most effective.
If the name of the owner is not available, the director may publish notice by class, identifying number, or as the director determines most effective.
(B) The published notice shall be entitled "Notice of Names of Persons Appearing to be Owners of Unclaimed Funds," and shall contain:
(1) The names in alphabetical order and last known addresses, if any, of each person appearing from the records of the holder to be the owner of unclaimed funds of a value of fifty dollars or more and entitled to notice as specified in division (A) of this section;
(2) A statement that information concerning the amount of the funds and any necessary information concerning the presentment of a claim therefor may be obtained by any persons possessing a property interest in the unclaimed funds by addressing an inquiry to the director.
(C) With respect to items of unclaimed funds each having a value of ten dollars or more, the director shall have available in the director's office during business hours an alphabetical list of owners and where a holder is a person providing life insurance coverage, beneficiaries, and their last known addresses, if any, whose funds are being held by the state pursuant to this chapter.
(D) The director may give any additional notice using any electronic or print medium that the director deems necessary to inform the owner of the whereabouts of the owner's funds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 169 | Unclaimed Funds › Section 169.09 | Administrative Rules.

Effective:
September 29, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 283 - 123rd General Assembly
The director of commerce shall make, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, necessary rules that prescribe uniform methods for conducting unclaimed funds audits under section 169.03 of the Revised Code and for determining when such an audit is appropriate, and may make necessary rules to carry out any other duty imposed upon the director by this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 169 | Unclaimed Funds › Section 169.10 | Prohibited Acts.

Effective:
December 11, 1967
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 411 - 107th General Assembly
(A) No person or holder shall knowingly fail to render any report or perform other duties required under Chapter 169. of the Revised Code.
(B) No person or holder shall knowingly refuse to pay or deliver unclaimed funds to or enter into an agreement with the director of commerce as required under section 169.05 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 169 | Unclaimed Funds › Section 169.11 | Early Report of Unclaimed Funds.

Effective:
October 16, 1972
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 215 - 109th General Assembly
Any holder who has possession, custody, or control of moneys, rights to moneys, or other intangible property which he has reason to believe will be reportable in the future as unclaimed funds may report such items as unclaimed funds prior to the date required for such reporting, in accordance with section 169.03 of the Revised Code, and then is relieved of responsibility as provided in section 169.07 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 169 | Unclaimed Funds › Section 169.12 | Failure to Report or File Report.

Effective:
September 20, 1984
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 223 - 115th General Assembly
(A) Whoever knowingly violates section 169.03 of the Revised Code by failure to report unclaimed funds by the date prescribed therefor may be subject to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars per day.
(B) Whoever violates section 169.03 of the Revised Code by failure to file an unclaimed funds report upon request within four months of the date of such request shall be subject to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars per day, which may be in addition to the other civil penalties provided for in this section.
(C) Unclaimed funds not paid or made the subject of an agreement with the director of commerce as provided in sections 169.03 and 169.05 of the Revised Code either because they were not reported or they were underreported or when reported were not paid or not made the subject of the required agreement shall have added thereto interest from the date prescribed for such payment or agreement until the date settlement is made. Such interest shall, if the holder is a financial institution, be the best available, nonnegotiable, retail time deposit base rate offered by that financial institution in the calendar year previous to the date of discovery of the violation, or if the holder is not a financial institution, be the best available six-month treasury bill rate offered in the calendar year previous to the date of discovery of violation. In addition, a civil penalty of one per cent of the amount of unclaimed funds not reported, underreported, or on which settlement has not been made shall be imposed for each month from the date prescribed for such reporting and payment or agreement until such required settlement is made, except that such penalty shall not be imposed for more than twenty-five months.
(D) In determining interest and penalties due in respect to intangible property, such property will be valued at the market value as of the date prescribed for reporting and payment in sections 169.03 and 169.05 of the Revised Code. If no market value is determinable such property shall be valued as of the same date on the basis used by the department of taxation.
(E) If any person refuses to report or settle with the director as required under this chapter, the director may bring an action in the court having jurisdiction in the county where the holder resides or has his principal place of business or is engaged in business, to enforce such reporting or settlement requirements and to recover interest and penalties due.
The director may waive part or all of the civil penalties provided for in this section for good cause shown and shall waive such civil penalties upon a showing that a holder had reasonable grounds for not complying with this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 169 | Unclaimed Funds › Section 169.14 | Rc 169.13 Claim to Include Registration Certificate Number.

Effective:
May 22, 2007
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 223 - 126th General Assembly
(A) Each person that files a claim with the director of commerce, pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 169.13 of the Revised Code, shall include with that claim the number designated on the certificate of registration that is issued to the person under section 169.16 of the Revised Code.
(B) The division of unclaimed funds shall not process any claim described in division (A) of this section that does not include the required certificate of registration number.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 169 | Unclaimed Funds › Section 169.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
May 22, 2007
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 223 - 126th General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates section 169.10 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. Each day of continuance of such violation is a separate offense.
(B) Whoever violates division (C) of section 169.13 or division (A) of section 169.16 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree for a first offense and of a felony of the fifth degree for any subsequent offense.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 171 | Retirement Study Council › Section 171.01 | Ohio Retirement Study Council.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
As used in this chapter, "state retirement systems" means the public employees retirement system, Ohio police and fire pension fund, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, and state highway patrol retirement system.
There is hereby created the Ohio retirement study council. Members of the council shall be appointed as follows:
(A) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, not more than two of whom may be members of the same political party;
(B) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, not more than two of whom may be members of the same political party;
(C) Three members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party, one of whom shall represent the state and its employees; one of whom shall represent nonstate governments and their employees; and one of whom shall represent educational employers and their employees. Of these three members, at least one shall be a person with investment expertise. Terms of the existing members appointed by the governor shall not be affected. Terms of office of members appointed by the governor shall be for three years, commencing on the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June. Each member appointed by the governor shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the appointment was made. Any member appointed by the governor 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. Each member appointed by the governor shall continue in office until the member's successor is appointed and qualified, notwithstanding the expiration of the member's term of office.
(D) Five ex officio members as follows: the executive director of the public employees retirement system, the executive director of the state teachers retirement system, the executive director of the school employees retirement system, the executive secretary of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, and the secretary of the state highway patrol retirement board, who shall be nonvoting members.
A vacancy on the council shall be filled by the person qualified to make the original appointment for the unexpired term, in the same manner as the original appointment.
The members of the council who are appointed from the membership of the senate and the house of representatives shall serve during their terms as members of the general assembly and until their successors are appointed and qualified, notwithstanding the adjournment of the general assembly of which they are members or the expiration of their terms as members of such general assembly.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 171 | Retirement Study Council › Section 171.02 | Meetings - Organization.

Effective:
December 2, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 670 - 121st General Assembly
Meetings of the Ohio retirement study council shall be called in such manner and at such times as prescribed by rules adopted by the council. A majority of the council constitutes a quorum and no action shall be taken by the council unless approved by at least five voting members. The council shall organize by selecting a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and such other officers as it deems necessary. The council shall adopt rules for the conduct of its business and the election of its officers, and shall establish an office in Columbus. Each member of the council, before entering upon the member's official duties shall take and subscribe to an oath of office, to uphold the constitution and laws of the United States and this state and to perform the duties of the office honestly, faithfully, and impartially. Members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 171 | Retirement Study Council › Section 171.03 | Powers of Council.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 171 | Retirement Study Council › Section 171.04 | Duties of Council.

Effective:
March 23, 2015
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly
The Ohio retirement study council shall:
(A) Make an impartial review from time to time of all laws governing the administration and financing of the pension and retirement funds under Chapters 145., 146., 742., 3307., 3309., and 5505. of the Revised Code and recommend to the general assembly any changes it may find desirable with respect to the allowances and benefits, sound financing of the cost of benefits, the prudent investment of funds, and the improvement of the language, structure, and organization of the laws;
(B) Make an annual report to the governor and to the general assembly covering its evaluation and recommendations with respect to the operations of the state retirement systems and their funds;
(C) Study all changes in the retirement laws proposed to the general assembly and report to the general assembly on their probable costs, actuarial implications, and desirability as a matter of public policy;
(D) Review semiannually the policies, objectives, and criteria adopted under sections 145.11, 742.11, 3307.15, 3309.15, and 5505.06 of the Revised Code for the operation of the investment programs of the state retirement systems, including a review of asset allocation targets and ranges, risk factors, asset class benchmarks, time horizons, total return objectives, relative volatility, and performance evaluation guidelines. The council shall, not later than thirty days after completing a review, submit to the governor and the general assembly a report summarizing its findings.
(E) Have prepared for each system by an independent actuary, at least once every ten years, an actuarial review of the actuarial valuations and quinquennial actuarial investigations prepared under sections 145.22, 742.14, 3307.20, 3309.21, and 5505.12 of the Revised Code, including a review of the actuarial assumptions and methods, the data underlying the valuations and investigations, and the adequacy of each system's employee and employer contribution rates to amortize its unfunded actuarial pension liability, if any, and to support the payment of benefits authorized by Chapter 145., 742., 3307., 3309., or 5505. of the Revised Code. The council shall submit to the governor and the general assembly a report summarizing each review.
All costs associated with an actuarial review prepared pursuant to division (E) of this section shall be paid by the retirement system for which the review is prepared.
(F) Have conducted by an independent auditor at least once every ten years a fiduciary performance audit of each of the state retirement systems.
All costs associated with an audit conducted pursuant to division (F) of this section shall be paid by the retirement system audited.
(G) Provide each member of the council with copies of 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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 171 | Retirement Study Council › Section 171.05 | Compensation and Expenses of Council.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
The compensation of all employees of the Ohio retirement study council and other expenses of the council shall be paid upon vouchers approved by the director and the chairperson of the council.
The public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, state highway patrol retirement system, and Ohio police and fire pension fund shall pay the annual expenses of the council. The council shall prepare and submit to the retirement boards on or before the thirtieth day of June of each year an itemized estimate of the amounts necessary to pay the expenses of the council during the following year. Such expenses shall be charged to and paid by each of the retirement systems in the same ratio as the assets of each system, as of the preceding January first, bear to the total assets of all five systems on that date. The systems shall pay the expenses required under this section by electronic funds transfer or any other method or device of electronic payment.
The council shall establish policies and procedures for purchasing goods and services on a competitive basis and maintaining tangible personal property. The policies and procedures shall be designed to safeguard the use of funds received by the council. An audit performed under Chapter 117. of the Revised Code shall include a determination of the council's compliance with the policies and procedures.
The council is not subject to Chapters 123., 124., 125., 126., and 127. of the Revised Code.
The treasurer of state shall be the custodian of all funds of the council.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 171 | Retirement Study Council › Section 171.50 | Boards to Submit Member Education Program to Council.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
The boards of the state retirement systems shall jointly develop a retirement board member education program and submit the program to the Ohio retirement study council.
The boards shall jointly pay all costs associated with establishing and conducting the retirement board member education program.
The retirement board member education program shall consist of an orientation component for newly elected and appointed members and a continuing education component for board members who have served for at least one year. The program shall incorporate into its curriculum each of the following topics: board member duties and responsibilities, retirement system member benefits and health care management, ethics, governance processes and procedures, actuarial soundness, investments, and any other subject matter the boards believe is reasonably related to the duties of a board member.
All program sessions, classes, and other events shall be held in Ohio.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.011 | Planning and Service Areas.

Effective:
September 29, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 283 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) When administering funds granted under the Older Americans Act of 1965, 79 Stat. 219, 42 U.S.C. 3001, as amended, the department of aging may divide the state into separate multi-county regions that shall be known as planning and service areas. If the department divides the state into those areas, then, consistent with the rules adopted under division (C)(1) of this section, it shall designate one public entity or one private nonprofit entity as each area's agency on aging. That agency shall administer programs on behalf of the department under the Older Americans Act of 1965 within its planning and service area.
(B) Consistent with the rules adopted under division (C)(2) of this section and following an adjudication hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the department may issue an adjudication order that withdraws or provisionally maintains the designation of an entity as an agency on aging.
(C) The department shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do both of the following:
(1) Establish criteria to be used for designating an agency on aging;
(2) Provide procedures and grounds for withdrawing or provisionally maintaining the designation of an entity as an agency on aging of a planning and service area.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.012 | Training Programs.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The department of aging may develop and offer training programs to area agencies on aging, long-term care facilities, providers of long-term care services, and other interested parties. The department may charge fees for the training programs. Amounts collected from charging the fees shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the senior community outreach fund, which is hereby created. Money credited to the fund may be used by the department to administer this section and to develop and offer additional training programs.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.02 | Administrative Rules.

Effective:
June 30, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly
The department of aging shall adopt, and may rescind, rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of Chapter 173. of the Revised Code and may:
(A) Provide technical assistance and consultation to public and private nonprofit agencies with respect to programs, services, and activities for elderly people;
(B) Cooperate with federal agencies, other state agencies or departments, and organizations to conduct studies and surveys on the special problems of the aged in such matters as mental and physical health, housing, transportation, family relationships, employment, income, vocational rehabilitation, recreation, and education; make such reports as are appropriate to the governor and other federal and state agencies; and develop recommendations for administrative or legislative action to alleviate such problems;
(C) Develop and strengthen the services available for the aging in the state by coordinating the existing services provided by federal, state, and local departments and agencies, and private agencies and facilities;
(D) Extend and expand services for the aged through coordinating the interests and efforts of local communities in studying the problems of the aged citizens of this state;
(E) Encourage, promote, and aid in the establishment of programs and services on the local level for the betterment of the living conditions of the aged by making it possible for the aged to more fully enjoy and participate in family and community life;
(F) Sponsor voluntary community rehabilitation and recreational facilities for the purpose of improving the general welfare of the elderly;
(G) Stimulate the training of workers in the field of aging;
(H) Provide consultants to agencies, associations, or individuals providing services supported by the department;
(I) Provide support which shall include, but not be limited to, financial support for the Martin Janis multipurpose senior center in Columbus;
(J) Recommend methods of improving the effectiveness of state services for elderly citizens;
(K) Adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to request fees, if not prohibited by any federal or state law, from persons using services or facilities for the elderly that are provided, operated, contracted for, or supported by the department, provided that requesting the fees will not disqualify the department from receiving federal or state funds;
(L) Publish a description of the organization and functions of the department so that all interested agencies and individuals may receive information about, and be better able to solicit assistance from, the department.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.04 | Dementia Training and Respite Care Programs.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Respite care" means short-term, temporary care or supervision provided to a person who has dementia in the absence of the person who normally provides that care or supervision.
(2) "Dementia" includes Alzheimer's disease or other dementia.
(B) Through the internet web site maintained by the department of aging, the director of aging shall disseminate dementia training materials for licensed physicians, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, administrators of health care programs, social workers, and other health care and social service personnel who participate or assist in the care or treatment of persons who have dementia. The training materials disseminated through the web site may be developed by the director or obtained from other sources.
(C) To the extent funds are available, the director shall administer respite care programs and other supportive services for persons who have dementia and their families or care givers. Respite care programs shall be approved by the director and shall be provided for the following purposes:
(1) Giving persons who normally provide care or supervision for a person who has dementia relief from the stresses and responsibilities that result from providing such care;
(2) Preventing or reducing inappropriate institutional care and enabling persons who have dementia to remain at home as long as possible.
(D) The director may provide services under this section to persons with dementia and their families regardless of the age of the persons with dementia.
(E) The director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing respite care programs and other supportive services, the distribution of funds, and the purpose for which funds may be utilized under this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.05 | Acting Director.

Effective:
July 26, 1984
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 660 - 115th General Assembly
deputy director of the aging shall be the acting director when the director is absent or disabled or the position is vacant. The director shall specify who shall be the acting director if no deputy director has been appointed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.06 | Golden Buckeye Card Program.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The director of aging shall establish a golden buckeye card program and provide a golden buckeye card to any resident of this state who applies to the director for a card and is sixty years of age or older or is a person with a disability and is eighteen years of age or older. A golden buckeye card may be physical or electronic and may be an individual card or an endorsement on a card for one or more other programs.
The director shall devise programs to provide benefits of any kind to card holders, and encourage support and participation in them by all persons, including governmental organizations. Card holders are entitled to any benefits granted to them by private persons or organizations, the laws of this state, or ordinances or resolutions of political subdivisions. This section does not require any person or organization to provide benefits to any card holder. The department of aging shall bear all costs of the program.
(B) Before issuing a golden buckeye card to any person, the director shall establish the identity of any person who applies for a card and shall ascertain that such person is sixty years of age or older or is a person with a disability and is eighteen years of age or older. The director shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to prevent the issuance of cards to persons not qualified to have them. Cards shall contain any information the director considers necessary to carry out the purposes of the golden buckeye card program under this section. Any card that the director issues shall be held in perpetuity by the original card holder and shall not be transferable to any other person. A person who loses the person's card may obtain another card from the director on providing the same information to the director as was required for the issuance of the original card.
(C) No person shall use a golden buckeye card except to obtain a benefit for the holder of the card to which the holder is entitled under the conditions of the offer.
(D) As used in this section, "person with a disability" means a person who has some impairment of body or mind and has been certified as permanently and totally disabled by an agency of this state or the United States having the function of so classifying persons.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.061 | Records of Card Holders.

Effective:
July 1, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 468 - 126th General Assembly
Records identifying the recipients of golden buckeye cards issued under section 173.06 of the Revised Code are not public records subject to inspection or copying under section 149.43 of the Revised Code and may be disclosed only at the discretion of the director of aging. The director may disclose only information in records identifying the recipients of golden buckeye cards that does not contain the recipient's medical history.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.08 | Resident Services Coordinator Program.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
(A) The resident services coordinator program is established in the department of aging to fund resident services coordinators. The coordinators shall provide information to low-income and special-needs tenants, including the elderly, who live in financially assisted rental housing complexes, and assist those tenants in identifying and obtaining community and program services and other benefits for which they are eligible.
(B) The resident services coordinator program fund is hereby created in the state treasury to support the resident services coordinator program established pursuant to this section. The fund consists of all moneys the department of development sets aside pursuant to division (A)(3) of section 174.02 of the Revised Code and moneys the general assembly appropriates to the fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.11 | System of Multipurpose Senior Centers.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly
The department of aging shall, as appropriate and feasible and to the extent federal, state, and local funding is available, develop a system of community multipurpose senior centers for the purposes of:
(A) Providing centralized, coordinated medical, social, supportive, and rehabilitative services to older adults;
(B) Encouraging older adults to maintain physical, social, and emotional well-being and to live dignified and reasonably independent lives in their own homes;
(C) Diminishing the rate of inappropriate entry and placement of older adults in nursing homes, sheltered housing for older adults, and related facilities.
The department shall, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt rules under which counties, townships, municipal corporations, or local nonprofit organizations may make application to the department to operate a multipurpose senior center or to participate in a multipurpose senior center program. Procedures shall be established for the maximum feasible participation by older adults and representatives of organizations of older adults in the planning of these programs. The area agency on aging, established under the "Older Americans Act of 1965," 79 Stat. 219, 42 U.S.C.A. 3001, as amended, shall be given the opportunity to review and comment on all applications for the establishment of a center or the expansion of the scope of services provided by a senior center operated as part of the social services system under the agency's area plan.
The department shall plan, coordinate, and monitor, and, to the extent feasible, provide funds for services for older adults under this section and section 173.12 of the Revised Code. In order to carry out the purposes of such sections, the department or the designated local entity may accept gifts and grants and enter into contracts for the purchase of services.
The multipurpose senior centers shall be centrally located and easily accessible to any public transportation available in such location. The centers may provide transportation for older adults who wish to utilize services available in the facility, but are unable to reach it because of the lack of financial resources or physical impairment. Centers shall be designed to provide ease of access and use considering the infirmities of older adults who are frail or who have disabilities. Special safety features shall be provided as unobtrusively as possible. In establishing the location of multipurpose senior centers, the department shall, to the extent feasible, give precedence to the use of existing buildings and facilities, which may be renovated, over the construction of new buildings and facilities.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 10:56 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 173 | Department of Aging › Section 173.121 | Bingo Games at Multipurpose Senior Center.

Effective:
June 11, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 386 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "bingo," "bingo game operator," and "participant" have the same meanings as in section 2915.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) Notwithstanding sections 2915.07 to 2915.13 of the Revised Code, a multipurpose senior center may conduct bingo games described in division (O)(1) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code, but only if it complies with all of the following requirements:
(1) All bingo games are conducted only on the premises of the facility.
(2) All participants are twenty-one years of age or older.
(3) All bingo game operators are sixty years of age or older and receive no compensation for serving as operators.
(4) No participant is charged an admission fee, and no participant is charged more than twenty-five cents to purchase a bingo card or sheet.
(5) All proceeds from games are used only for any of the following:
(a) To pay winners monetary or nonmonetary prizes;
(b) To provide refreshments;
(c) To defray any costs directly related to conducting the games;
(d) To defray costs of services the facility provides in accordance with section 173.12 of the Revised Code.