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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 120 | Public Defenders › Section 120.54 | Uses of Financial Assistance.

Effective:
June 30, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly
(A) A legal aid society that receives financial assistance from the legal aid fund under section 120.53 of the Revised Code shall use the financial assistance for only the following purposes:
(1) To defray the costs of providing legal services to indigents;
(2) To provide legal training and legal technical assistance to other eligible legal aid societies; and
(3) If the legal aid society has entered into an agreement pursuant to division (H) of section 120.53 of the Revised Code and in accordance with the description and list of conditions set forth in its application pursuant to division (B)(9) of that section, to provide funds for the services, programs, training, and legal technical assistance provided to the legal aid society under the contract.
(B) No financial assistance received by a legal aid society from the legal aid fund pursuant to section 120.53 of the Revised Code shall be used for the provision of legal services in relation to any criminal case or proceeding or in relation to the provision of legal assistance in any fee generating case.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 120 | Public Defenders › Section 120.55 | Society to Ensure Conditions.

Effective:
June 30, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly
In providing legal assistance, each legal aid society that receives financial assistance from the legal aid fund under section 120.53 of the Revised Code shall ensure all of the following:
(A) The maintenance of quality service and professional standards;
(B) That no person shall interfere with any attorney funded in whole or in part by sections 120.51 to 120.55 of the Revised Code in carrying out his professional responsibility to his client as established by the rules of professional responsibility;
(C) The expenditure of the financial assistance only in accordance with sections 120.51 to 120.55 of the Revised Code;
(D) The preservation of client confidentiality.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.01 | Definition of Terms.

Effective:
February 18, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 129th General Assembly
As used in sections 121.01 to 121.20 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Department" means the several departments of state administration enumerated in section 121.02 of the Revised Code.
(B) "Division" means a part of a department established as provided in section 121.07 of the Revised Code for the convenient performance of one or more of the functions committed to a department.
(C) "Departments, offices, and institutions" include every organized body, office, and agency established by the constitution and laws of the state for the exercise of any function of the state government, and every institution or organization which receives any support from the state. "Departments, offices, and institutions" does not include the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.02 | Administrative Departments and Directors Created.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The following administrative departments and their respective directors are hereby created:
(A) The office of budget and management, which shall be administered by the director of budget and management;
(B) The department of commerce, which shall be administered by the director of commerce;
(C) The department of administrative services, which shall be administered by the director of administrative services;
(D) The department of transportation, which shall be administered by the director of transportation;
(E) The department of agriculture, which shall be administered by the director of agriculture;
(F) The department of natural resources, which shall be administered by the director of natural resources;
(G) The department of health, which shall be administered by the director of health;
(H) The department of job and family services, which shall be administered by the director of job and family services;
(I) The department of children and youth, which shall be administered by the director of children and youth;
(J) The department of public safety, which shall be administered by the director of public safety;
(K) The department of mental health and addiction services, which shall be administered by the director of mental health and addiction services;
(L) The department of developmental disabilities, which shall be administered by the director of developmental disabilities;
(M) The department of insurance, which shall be administered by the superintendent of insurance as director thereof;
(N) The department of development, which shall be administered by the director of development;
(O) The department of youth services, which shall be administered by the director of youth services;
(P) The department of rehabilitation and correction, which shall be administered by the director of rehabilitation and correction;
(Q) The environmental protection agency, which shall be administered by the director of environmental protection;
(R) The department of aging, which shall be administered by the director of aging;
(S) The department of veterans services, which shall be administered by the director of veterans services;
(T) The department of medicaid, which shall be administered by the medicaid director;
(U) The department of education and workforce, which shall be administered by the director of education and workforce.
The director of each department shall exercise the powers and perform the duties vested by law in such department.
Last updated September 20, 2023 at 12:19 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.03 | Appointment of Administrative Department Heads.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The following administrative department heads shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall hold their offices during the term of the appointing governor, and are subject to removal at the pleasure of the governor.
(A) The director of budget and management;
(B) The director of commerce;
(C) The director of transportation;
(D) The director of agriculture;
(E) The director of job and family services;
(F) The director of children and youth;
(G) The director of public safety;
(H) The superintendent of insurance;
(I) The director of development;
(J) The tax commissioner;
(K) The director of administrative services;
(L) The director of natural resources;
(M) The director of mental health and addiction services;
(N) The director of developmental disabilities;
(O) The director of health;
(P) The director of youth services;
(Q) The director of rehabilitation and correction;
(R) The director of environmental protection;
(S) The director of aging;
(T) The administrator of workers' compensation who meets the qualifications required under division (A) of section 4121.121 of the Revised Code;
(U) The director of veterans services who meets the qualifications required under section 5902.01 of the Revised Code;
(V) The chancellor of higher education;
(W) The medicaid director;
(X) The director of education and workforce.
Last updated September 20, 2023 at 12:24 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.031 | Administrative Department Head's Regulation Authority.

Effective:
June 8, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 9 - 134th General Assembly
The administrative department head of an administrative department created under section 121.02 of the Revised Code or an administrative department head appointed under section 121.03 of the Revised Code may direct an otherwise independent official or state agency that is organized under the administrative department or administrative department head as necessary to achieve reductions in regulatory restrictions in rules in compliance with sections 121.95, 121.951, 121.952, 121.953, and 121.954 of the Revised Code.
Last updated March 15, 2022 at 4:34 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.04 | Offices Created in the Several Departments.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Offices are created within the several departments as follows:
In the department of commerce:
- Commissioner of securities;
- Superintendent of real estate and professional licensing;
- Superintendent of financial institutions;
- State fire marshal;
- Superintendent of industrial compliance;
- Superintendent of liquor control;
- Superintendent of unclaimed funds;
- Superintendent of marijuana control.
In the department of administrative services:
- Equal employment opportunity coordinator.
In the department of agriculture:
Chiefs of divisions as follows:
- Administration;
- Animal health;
- Livestock environmental permitting;
- Soil and water conservation;
- Dairy;
- Food safety;
- Plant health;
- Markets;
- Meat inspection;
- Consumer protection laboratory;
- Amusement ride safety;
- Enforcement;
- Weights and measures.
In the department of natural resources:
Chiefs of divisions as follows:
- Mineral resources management;
- Oil and gas resources management;
- Forestry;
- Natural areas and preserves;
- Wildlife;
- Geological survey;
- Parks and watercraft;
- Water resources;
- Engineering.
In the department of insurance:
Deputy superintendent of insurance;
- Assistant superintendent of insurance, technical;
- Assistant superintendent of insurance, administrative;
- Assistant superintendent of insurance, research.
Last updated September 7, 2023 at 11:51 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.05 | Assistant Directors.

Effective:
April 7, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 130 - 127th General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided in this section, in each department, there shall be an assistant director designated by the director of that department. In the department of health, there shall be two assistant directors, each of whom shall be designated by the director of health. In the department of transportation, there shall be an assistant director for business management, an assistant director for field operations, and an assistant director for transportation policy, each of whom shall be designated by the director of transportation. In the department of insurance, the deputy superintendent of insurance shall be the assistant director. In the department of administrative services, there shall be two assistant directors, each of whom shall be designated by the director of administrative services. In the department of commerce, there shall be two assistant directors, each of whom shall be designated by the director of commerce. In the department of job and family services, there may be up to two assistant directors, each of whom shall be designated by the director of job and family services. In each department with an assistant director, the assistant director shall act as director in the absence or disability of the director and also shall act as director when the position of director is vacant, except that in the department of transportation, the department of health, the department of commerce, the department of administrative services, and the department of job and family services, the director shall designate which assistant director shall act as director in the director's absence. In each department without an assistant director, the director shall designate a deputy director to act as director in the absence or disability of the director.
A director may designate any of the director's assistant directors or a deputy director to serve in the director's place as a member of any board, committee, authority, or commission of which the director is, by law, a member. The designee, when present, shall be counted in determining whether a quorum is present at any meeting. The designee may vote and participate in all proceedings and actions of the board, committee, authority, or commission, provided that the designee shall not execute or cause a facsimile of the designee's signature to be placed on any obligation, or execute any trust agreement or indenture. The designation shall be in writing, executed by the designating director, filed with the secretary of the board, committee, authority, or commission, and shall be in effect until withdrawn or superseded by a new designation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.06 | Appointment of Officers - Term.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The officers mentioned in sections 121.04 and 121.05 of the Revised Code shall be appointed by the director of the department in which their offices are respectively created, and shall hold office during the pleasure of such director.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.07 | Supervision and Control of Departments - Establishing Divisions.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the officers mentioned in sections 121.04 and 121.05 of the Revised Code and the offices and divisions they administer shall be under the direction, supervision, and control of the directors of their respective departments, and shall perform such duties as the directors prescribe. In performing or exercising any of the examination or regulatory functions, powers, or duties vested by Title XI, Chapters 1733. and 1761., and sections 1315.01 to 1315.18 of the Revised Code in the superintendent of financial institutions, the superintendent of financial institutions and the division of financial institutions are independent of and are not subject to the control of the department or the director of commerce. In the absence of the superintendent of financial institutions, the director of commerce shall, for a limited period of time, perform or exercise any of those functions, powers, or duties or authorize the deputy superintendent for banks to perform or exercise any of the functions, powers, or duties vested by Title XI and sections 1315.01 to 1315.18 of the Revised Code in the superintendent and the deputy superintendent for credit unions to perform or exercise any of the functions, powers, or duties vested by Chapters 1733. and 1761. of the Revised Code in the superintendent.
(B) With the approval of the governor, the director of each department shall establish divisions within the department, and distribute the work of the department among such divisions. Each officer created by section 121.04 of the Revised Code shall be the head of such a division, except for the equal opportunity employment coordinator, who shall report to a position determined by the director of administrative services.
With the approval of the governor, the director of each department may consolidate any two or more of the offices created in the department by section 121.04 of the Revised Code, or reduce the number of or create new divisions therein.
The director of each department may prescribe rules for the government of the department, the conduct of its employees, the performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, books, documents, and property pertaining thereto.
Last updated July 29, 2021 at 4:04 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.081 | Department of Insurance - Powers and Duties.

Effective:
January 1, 1968
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 97 - 107th General Assembly
All powers and duties vested in and imposed upon the department of commerce prior to September 9, 1957, respecting the superintendent of insurance and any officers, deputies, or employees of the division of insurance, shall after that date be vested in and imposed upon the department of insurance.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.082 | Superintendent of Insurance - Prohibited Activities.

Effective:
September 9, 1957
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 312 - 102nd General Assembly
The superintendent of insurance shall have no official connection with any insurance company, nor own any stock therein, nor be interested in the business thereof, except as a policyholder.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.083 | Superintendent of Industrial Compliance - Powers and Duties.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) The superintendent of industrial compliance in the department of commerce shall do all of the following:
(1) Administer and enforce the general laws of this state pertaining to buildings, pressure piping, boilers, bedding, upholstered furniture, and stuffed toys, steam engineering, elevators, plumbing, licensed occupations regulated by the department, and travel agents, as they apply to plans review, inspection, code enforcement, testing, licensing, registration, and certification.
(2) Exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated to the superintendent by the director of commerce under Chapters 4109., 4111., and 4115. of the Revised Code.
(3) Collect and collate statistics as are necessary.
(4) Examine and license persons who desire to act as steam engineers, to operate steam boilers, and to act as inspectors of steam boilers, provide for the scope, conduct, and time of such examinations, provide for, regulate, and enforce the renewal and revocation of such licenses, inspect and examine steam boilers and make, publish, and enforce rules and orders for the construction, installation, inspection, and operation of steam boilers, and do, require, and enforce all things necessary to make such examination, inspection, and requirement efficient.
(5) Rent and furnish offices as needed in cities in this state for the conduct of its affairs.
(6) Oversee a chief of construction and compliance, a chief of operations and maintenance, a chief of licensing and certification, a chief of worker protection, and other designees appointed by the director to perform the duties described in this section.
(7) Enforce the rules the board of building standards adopts pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 4104.43 of the Revised Code under the circumstances described in division (D) of that section.
(8) Accept submissions, establish a fee for submissions, and review submissions of certified welding and brazing procedure specifications, procedure qualification records, and performance qualification records for building services piping as required by section 4104.44 of the Revised Code.
(B) The superintendent may enter into a contract with a municipal corporation, township, or county building department certified by the board of building standards pursuant to division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, or a municipal or county health district, to do any of the following on behalf of the building department or health district:
(1) Exercise enforcement authority pursuant to section 3781.03 of the Revised Code;
(2) Accept and approve plans and specifications, and make inspections, pursuant to section 3791.04 of the Revised Code;
(3) Enforce the rules adopted pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 4104.43 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.084 | Industrial Compliance Operating Fund.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) All moneys collected under sections 3783.05, 3791.07, 4104.07, 4104.18, 4104.44, 4105.17, 4105.20, 4169.03, and 5104.051 of the Revised Code, and any other moneys collected by the division of industrial compliance shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the industrial compliance operating fund, which is hereby created. The department of commerce shall use the moneys in the fund for paying the operating expenses of the division and the administrative assessment described in division (B) of this section.
(B) The director of commerce shall prescribe procedures for assessing the industrial compliance operating fund a proportionate share of the administrative costs of the department of commerce. The assessment shall be made in accordance with those procedures and be paid from the industrial compliance operating fund to the division of administration fund created in section 121.08 of the Revised Code.
Last updated July 29, 2021 at 4:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.085 | Financial Literacy Education Fund.

Effective:
September 1, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 545 - 127th General Assembly
The financial literacy education fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of funds transferred to it from the consumer finance fund pursuant to section 1321.21 of the Revised Code. The fund shall be used to support various adult financial literacy education programs developed or implemented by the director of commerce. The fund shall be administered by the director of commerce who shall adopt rules for the distribution of fund moneys. The director of commerce shall adopt a rule to require that at least one-half of the financial literacy education programs developed or implemented pursuant to this section, and offered to the public, be presented by or available at public community colleges or state institutions throughout the state. The director of commerce shall deliver to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the minority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the house of representatives, and the governor an annual report that includes an outline of each adult financial literacy education program developed or implemented, the number of individuals who were educated by each program, and an accounting for all funds distributed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.086 | High School Financial Literacy Fund.

Effective:
January 27, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 1 - 134th General Assembly
There is hereby created the high school financial literacy fund, which is in the custody of the treasurer of state, but is separate, apart from, and not a part of the state treasury. The fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated to it, any interest and earnings from the fund, and any other donations, grants, gifts, or other moneys received. Moneys in the fund may be invested by the treasurer of state in the classifications of obligations set forth in section 135.143 of the Revised Code. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. The superintendent of public instruction shall be the administrator of the fund and shall use moneys in the fund only for the purposes specified in divisions (B) and (E) of section 3319.239 of the Revised Code and repayment of funds pursuant to Section 3 of S.B. 1 of the 134th general assembly.
Last updated November 1, 2021 at 2:40 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.09 | Qualifications of Director of Agriculture and Chief of Division of Animal Health.

Effective:
October 17, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 229 - 129th General Assembly
The director of agriculture shall be a person actively identified with agriculture.
The chief of the division of animal health shall be a graduate of a recognized college of veterinary medicine and licensed to practice veterinary medicine and surgery in this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.10 | Director of Health - Qualifications.

Effective:
July 1, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 152 - 120th General Assembly
The director of health shall be either:
(A) A physician holding the degree of doctor of medicine from a medical college approved by the state medical board who, before assuming his duties, has been licensed to practice medicine in the state and who has had experience in pursuing some phase of medical practice;
(B) An individual who has had significant experience in the public health profession.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.11 | Bond and Oath of Office - Blanket Bonds - Bond May Be Required of Employee.

Effective:
September 29, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 283 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) Each officer whose office is created by sections 121.02, 121.04, and 121.05 of the Revised Code, before entering upon the duties of office, shall take and subscribe an oath of office as provided by law and give bond, conditioned according to law, with security to be approved by the governor in the penal sum, not less than ten thousand dollars, fixed by the governor. The department of administrative services may procure from any duly authorized corporate surety a blanket bond covering the officers described in those sections and any other officers the governor designates. The bond and oath of the officers described in those sections shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
(B) The director of each department, with the approval of the governor, may require any chief of a division, or any officer or employee in the director's department, to give bond in the amount the governor prescribes. The bond or bonds may, in the discretion of the director, be individual, schedule, or blanket bonds.
(C) The premium on any bond required or authorized by this section may be paid from the state treasury.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.12 | Officer to Devote Entire Time to Duties and Hold No Other Office - Reimbursement for Expenses.

Effective:
July 22, 1994
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 715 - 120th General Assembly
Except as otherwise authorized in this section and section 108.05 of the Revised Code, each officer whose office is created by sections 121.02, 121.04, and 121.05 of the Revised Code shall devote the entire amount of time for which he receives compensation from that office to the duties of the office, and shall hold no other office or position of profit. Such an officer is entitled to his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties, and may serve as a member of any board or commission to which he is appointed by the governor. Any such officer who serves as a member of a board or commission is entitled to his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties as a member, but shall receive no other compensation for that service.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.13 | Advisory Boards May Be Provided.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The director of each department may, with the approval of the governor, establish and appoint advisory boards to aid in the conduct of the work of his department or any division thereof. Such advisory boards shall exercise no administrative function, and their members shall receive no compensation, but may receive their actual and necessary expenses.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.14 | Employment Subject to Civil Service Laws.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Each department may employ, subject to the civil service laws in force at the time the employment is made, the necessary employees, and, if the rate of compensation is not otherwise fixed by law, fix their compensation.
All offices created by sections 121.04 and 121.05 of the Revised Code shall be in the unclassified civil service of the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.15 | Central Office for Each Department - Branch Offices - Restrictions on Relocation.

Effective:
March 4, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 60 - 121st General Assembly
The director of each department shall, with the approval of the governor, maintain a central office at a location in the state that the director finds necessary for the efficient performance of the department. The central office of a department shall not be relocated from Columbus to another location in this state until the director of the department has conducted a cost-benefit analysis of the relocation and provided a copy of the analysis to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate and the relocation has been approved by an act of the general assembly.
The director of each department may, with the approval of the governor, establish and maintain, at places other than the location of the central office, branch offices for the conduct of any one or more functions of the department.
No relocation of departments or employees of departments from one location in this state to another shall be carried out that will result in an increase in the total number of employees of all departments or an increase in the total number of employees in any department that is relocated. This section does not prevent a department from increasing the number of its employees to meet the demands of its workload or for any other reason arising from circumstances unrelated to the department's relocation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.17 | Co-Operation and Coordination of Work Under Direction of Governor.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Under the direction of the governor, the directors of departments shall devise a practical and working basis for co-operation and co-ordination of work and for the elimination of duplication and overlapping functions. They shall co-operate with each other in the employment of services and the use of quarters and equipment. The director of any department may empower or require an employee of another department, subject to the consent of the superior officer of the employee, to perform any duty which he might require of his own subordinates.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.18 | Report by Each Department.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Each department shall make and file a report of its transactions and proceedings at the time and in the manner prescribed by section 149.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.181 | Identification of Department Acquiring Interest in Real Property.

Effective:
October 26, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 19 - 123rd General Assembly
Any instrument by which a department acquires an interest in real property, including any deed, transfer, grant, reservation, agreement creating an easement, or lease, shall identify the department for whose use and benefit the interest in real property is acquired, as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.19 | Power to Inspect and Examine.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Whenever power is vested in any state department, board, or commission, to inspect, examine, secure data or information, or to procure assistance from another department, office, or institution, a duty is hereby imposed upon the department, office, or institution upon which demand is made to make such power effective.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.20 | Seal for Each Department - Specifications - Use.

Effective:
December 15, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 164 - 107th General Assembly
Each department shall adopt and keep an official seal, which shall consist of the coat of arms of the state, as described in section 5.04 of the Revised Code, within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter, and shall be surrounded by the proper name of the department, to which may be added the title of any division, board, or commission within the department, if the director of the department so prescribes. Such seal may be affixed to any writs and authentications of copies of records and official papers, and to such other instruments as are authorized by law or prescribed by the proper authority in any department to be executed. When so authenticated, any copy of a record, official paper, or other instrument shall be received in evidence in any court in lieu of the original.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.211 | Retention and Disposition of Records.

Effective:
July 1, 1985
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 238 - 116th General Assembly
Records in the custody of each agency shall be retained for time periods in accordance with law establishing specific retention periods, and in accordance with retention periods or disposition instructions established by the state records administration.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.23 | No Award of Contract to Person Found in Contempt for Failure to Correct an Unfair Labor Practice.

Effective:
January 15, 1981
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 661 - 113th General Assembly
(A) The secretary of state shall establish and maintain a list of all persons against whom more than one final, unappealable finding of contempt of court by a federal court or court of appeals has been issued and has remained uncorrected by the court within the immediately preceding two-year period after the listing of the finding by the secretary of state for failure to correct an unfair labor practice prohibited by the "National Labor Relations Act," 49 Stat. 452 (1935), 29 U.S.C.A. 158. The list shall be updated on the first day of each month. The secretary of state shall, within ten days after a person's name is added to the list pursuant to this division, issue written notice to such person stating that the person's name has been placed on the list pursuant to this division and setting forth the specific contempt finding of the court upon which the secretary of state based his determination. Any person who receives such notice may file an application with the secretary of state to have the person's name removed from the list. Upon receiving such application, the secretary of state shall conduct a hearing pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and afford the applicant the opportunity to present evidence and arguments in support of the application. If after such hearing the secretary of state determines that the person's name was improperly included on the list or that the finding of contempt of court has been corrected by the court, the secretary of state shall immediately remove the person's name from the list.
(B) No department, office, institution, board, commission, or other state agency shall award a public improvement, service, or supply contract or subcontract to any person whose name appears on the most recent list established pursuant to this section and who has received written notice as provided in division (A) of this section.
(C) No person holding a public improvement, service, or supply contract with a state agency shall enter into any subcontract associated with this contract with a person whose name appears on the most recent list established pursuant to this section and who has received written notice as provided in division (A) of this section.
(D) During an emergency situation, a department, office, institution, board, commission, or other state agency may award a contract or subcontract to a person whose name appears on the list if the listed person is the sole source of supply for the goods or services needed by the state agency.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.30 | Spanish-Speaking Affair Definitions.

Effective:
July 1, 1983
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 115th General Assembly
As used in sections 121.30 to 121.34 of the Revised Code, "Spanish-speaking people" means persons who possess any of the following characteristics:
(A) Use Spanish as their primary language;
(B) Regard themselves as or are regarded in their community as being of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central American, South American, Spanish, or other Spanish-speaking origin or descent.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.31 | Commission on Hispanic-Latino Affairs.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
There is hereby created the commission on Hispanic-Latino affairs consisting of eleven voting members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The speaker of the house of representatives shall recommend to the governor two persons for appointment to the commission, the president of the senate shall recommend to the governor two such persons, and the minority leaders of the house and senate shall each recommend to the governor one such person. The governor shall make initial appointments to the commission. Of the initial appointments made to the commission, three shall be for a term ending October 7, 1978, four shall be for a term ending October 7, 1979, and four shall be for a term ending October 7, 1980.
After the initial appointments by the governor, terms of office shall be for three years. Each term shall end on the same day of the same month of the year as did the term which it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. At the first organizational meeting of the commission, the original eleven members shall draw lots to determine the length of the term each member shall serve.
All members of the commission shall speak Spanish, shall be of Spanish-speaking origin, and shall be American citizens or lawful, permanent, resident aliens. Members shall be from urban, suburban, and rural geographical areas representative of Spanish-speaking people with a numerical and geographical balance of the Spanish-speaking population throughout the state.
The commission shall meet not less than six times per calendar year. The commission shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and other officers from its members as it considers advisable. Six members constitute a quorum. The commission shall adopt rules governing its procedures. No action of the commission is valid without the concurrence of six members.
Each member shall be compensated for work as a member for each day that the member is actually engaged in the performance of work as a member. No member shall be compensated for more than one day each month. In addition, each member shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official business.
Last updated October 18, 2023 at 2:05 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.32 | Powers and Duties of Commission.

Effective:
June 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 171 - 129th General Assembly
The commission on Hispanic-Latino affairs shall:
(A) Gather and disseminate information and conduct hearings, conferences, investigations, and special studies on problems and programs concerning Spanish-speaking people;
(B) Secure appropriate recognition of the accomplishments and contributions of Spanish-speaking people to this state;
(C) Stimulate public awareness of the problems of Spanish-speaking people by conducting a program of public education;
(D) Develop, coordinate, and assist other public and private organizations that serve Spanish-speaking people, including the conducting of training programs for community leadership and service project staff;
(E) Advise the governor, general assembly, and state departments and agencies of the nature, magnitude, and priorities of the problems of Spanish-speaking people;
(F) Advise the governor, general assembly, and state departments and agencies on, and assist in the development and implementation of, comprehensive and coordinated policies, programs, and procedures focusing on the special problems and needs of Spanish-speaking people, especially in the fields of education, employment, energy, health, housing, welfare, and recreation;
(G) Propose new programs concerning Spanish-speaking people to public and private agencies and evaluate for such agencies existing programs or prospective legislation concerning Spanish-speaking people;
(H) Review and approve grants to be made from federal, state, or private funds which are administered or subcontracted by the office of Spanish-speaking affairs;
(I) Review and approve the annual report prepared by the office of Spanish-speaking affairs;
(J) Provide and coordinate the exchange of information relative to the needs of Spanish-speaking people and promote the delivery of state services to such people.
Last updated August 3, 2023 at 2:52 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.33 | Office of Hispanic-Latino Affairs - Powers and Duties.

Effective:
December 2, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 670 - 121st General Assembly
The office of Hispanic-Latino affairs is hereby created. The office shall be accountable to the commission on Hispanic-Latino affairs. The chief administrator of the office shall be the director of Hispanic-Latino affairs, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commission.
The director, with the approval of the commission, shall appoint such employees as are necessary to carry out the duties of the office. The employees shall serve at the pleasure of the director.
The office shall compile and provide information to the commission about, and advise it on, solutions to the problems of Spanish-speaking people. The office shall execute the tasks assigned to it by the commission which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(A) Serve as a clearinghouse to review and comment on all proposals to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking people that are submitted to it by public and private agencies;
(B) Apply for and accept grants and gifts from governmental and private sources to be administered by the office or subcontracted to local agencies;
(C) Monitor and evaluate all programs subcontracted to local agencies by the commission;
(D) Endeavor to assure that Spanish-speaking people have access to decision-making bodies in all state and local governmental departments and agencies;
(E) Submit a full written annual report of its activities, accomplishments, and recommendations to the commission;
(F) Establish advisory committees on special subjects as needed to facilitate and maximize community participation in the operation of the commission. The committees shall be composed of persons representing community organizations and charitable institutions, public officials, and such other persons as the office determines.
(G) Establish with state and local governments and private business and industry relationships that promote and assure equal opportunity for Spanish-speaking people in government, education, and employment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.35 | Revision of Uniform the Eligibility Standards.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, the following state agencies shall collaborate to revise and make more uniform the eligibility standards and eligibility determination procedures of programs the state agencies administer:
(1) The department of aging;
(2) The department of development;
(3) The department of developmental disabilities;
(4) The department of education and workforce;
(5) The department of health;
(6) The department of job and family services;
(7) The department of medicaid;
(8) The department of mental health and addiction services;
(9) The opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency;
(10) The department of children and youth.
(B) In revising eligibility standards and eligibility determination procedures, a state agency shall not make any program's eligibility standards or eligibility determination procedures inconsistent with state or federal law. To the extent authorized by state and federal law, the revisions may provide for the state agencies to share administrative operations.
Last updated September 5, 2023 at 4:47 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.373 | Family and Children First Administration Fund.

Effective:
September 29, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the family and children first administration fund. The fund shall consist of money that the director of budget and management transfers from one or more funds of one or more agencies represented on the Ohio family and children first cabinet council. The director may transfer only money that state or federal law permits to be used for the cabinet council's administrative costs. Money in the fund shall be used to pay the cabinet council's administrative costs.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 121 | State Departments › Section 121.375 | Information Provided to Ohio Family and Children First Cabinet Council.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
"At-risk individual" means an individual at great risk of not being able to access available health and social services due to barriers such as poverty, inadequate transportation, culture, and priorities of basic survival.
"Care coordination agency" means a person or government entity that assists at-risk individuals access available health and social services the at-risk individuals need.
(B) A care coordination agency may provide the following information to the Ohio family and children first cabinet council:
(1) The types of individuals the agency identifies as being at-risk individuals;
(2) The total per-individual cost to the agency for care coordination services provided to at-risk individuals;
(3) The administrative cost per individual for care coordination services provided to at-risk individuals;
(4) The specific work products the agency purchased to provide care coordination services to at-risk individuals;
(5) The strategies the agency uses to help at-risk individuals access available health and social services;
(6) The agency's success in helping at-risk individuals access available health and social services;
(7) The mechanisms the agency uses to identify and eliminate duplicate care coordination services.
(C) The Ohio family and children first cabinet council may do either or both of the following:
(1) Give incentives to encourage care coordination agencies to provide information to the council under this section;
(2) Use the information provided to it under this section to help improve care coordination for at-risk individuals throughout the state.