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Effective Date: 07-01-1993
3304.11
Rehabilitation of handicapped definitions.
As used in sections 3304.11 to 3304.27, inclusive, of the Revised Code:
(A) "Handicapped person" or "disabled person" means any person with a physical or mental disability which is a substantial handicap to employment and which is of a nature that vocational rehabilitation services may reasonably be expected to render him fit to engage in a gainful occupation consistent with his capacities and abilities, and any person with a physical or mental disability that constitutes a substantial handicap to employment for whom vocational rehabilitation services are necessary to determine his rehabilitation potential.
(B) "Physical or mental disability" means a physical or mental condition that materially limits, contributes to limiting or, if not corrected, will probably result in limiting a person's activities or functioning.
(C) "Substantial handicap to employment" means a physical or mental disability that impedes a person's occupational performance, by preventing his obtaining, retaining, or preparing for a gainful occupation consistent with his capacities and abilities.
(D) "Vocational rehabilitation" and "vocational rehabilitation services" means any activity or service calculated to enable a handicapped person or groups of handicapped persons to engage in gainful occupation and includes, but is not limited to, medical and vocational evaluation, including diagnostic and related services, vocational counseling, guidance and placement, including follow-up services, rehabilitation training, including books and other training materials, physical restoration, recruitment and training services designed to provide handicapped persons with new employment opportunities, maintenance, occupational tools, equipment, supplies, transportation, services to families of handicapped persons which contribute substantially to the rehabilitation of these persons, and any other goods or service necessary to render a handicapped person employable.
(E) "Establishment of a rehabilitation facility" means the expansion, remodeling, or alteration of an existing building, which is necessary to adapt or to increase the effectiveness of that building for rehabilitation facility purposes, the acquisition of equipment for these purposes, and the initial staffing.
(F) "Construction" means the construction of new buildings, acquisition of land or existing buildings and their expansion, remodeling, alteration and renovation, and the initial staffing and equipment of any new, newly acquired, expanded, remodeled, altered or renovated buildings.
(G) "Physical restoration services" means those services which are necessary to correct or substantially modify within a reasonable period of time a physical or mental condition which is stable or slowly progressive.
(H) "Occupational license" means any license, permit, or other written authority required by any governmental unit in order to engage in any occupation or business.
(I) "Maintenance" means money payments to disabled persons who need financial assistance for their subsistence during their vocational rehabilitation.
Effective Date: 09-09-1970
3304.12
Rehabilitation services commission - appointment of members.
(A) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a rehabilitation services commission consisting of seven members, no more than four of whom shall be members of the same political party and who shall include at least three from rehabilitation professions, including at least one member from the field of services to the blind, and at least four handicapped individuals, no less than two nor more than three of whom have received vocational rehabilitation services offered by a state vocational rehabilitation agency or the veterans' administration. Such handicapped members shall be representative of several major categories of handicapped persons served by the commission.
(B) Of the members first appointed to the commission, one shall be appointed for a term of seven years, one for a term of six years, one for a term of five years, one for a term of four years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of one year. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for seven years, commencing on the ninth day of September and ending on the eighth day of September, with no person eligible to serve more than two seven-year terms. Each member shall hold office from the date of his appointment until the end of the term for which he was appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of his term until his successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Members appointed to the commission after September 1, 1977, shall be handicapped individuals representing those who have received vocational rehabilitation services offered by a state vocational rehabilitation agency or the veterans' administration until the commission membership includes at least four such individuals. Members who fail to perform their duties or who are guilty of misconduct may be removed on written charges preferred by the governor or by a majority of the commission.
(C) Members of the commission shall be reimbursed for travel and necessary expenses incurred in the conduct of their duties, and shall receive an amount fixed pursuant to division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code while actually engaged in attendance at meetings or in the performance of their duties.
Effective Date: 07-30-1980
The amendment to this section by 129th General AssemblyFile No.10,SB 5, §1 was rejected by voters in the November, 2011 election.
The rehabilitation services commission shall hold its first meeting at the call of the governor, and at that meeting, shall elect one of its members as chairman and adopt rules governing the time and place of regular meetings, which shall be held not less than once every four months. Special meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or any three members of the commission. The chairman shall serve for four years, unless removed earlier by a majority vote of the commission, and shall be ineligible to serve as chairman during the succeeding four years. Each member of the commission, before entering upon the duties of office, shall take and subscribe an oath to uphold the constitution and laws of the United States and this state and to perform the duties of office honestly, faithfully, and impartially. Each member shall give a bond of five thousand dollars, with a sufficient surety approved by the treasurer of state. After approval, the bond shall be filed with the secretary of state. If the bond is executed by a surety company, the premiums on it shall be paid from the funds appropriated for the expenses of the rehabilitation services commission.
Effective Date: 09-09-1970
3304.14
Appointment of administrator; authority.
(A) The governor shall appoint an administrator of the rehabilitation services commission to serve at the pleasure of the governor and shall fix the administrator's compensation. The administrator shall devote the administrator's entire time to the duties of the administrator's office, shall hold no other office or position of trust and profit, and shall engage in no other business during the administrator's term of office. The governor may grant the administrator the authority to appoint, remove, and discipline without regard to sex, race, creed, color, age, or national origin, such other professional, administrative, and clerical staff members as are necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the commission.
(B)
(1) The administrator shall have exclusive authority to administer the daily operation and provision of vocational rehabilitation services under this chapter.
(2) The administrator shall establish a fee schedule for vocational rehabilitation services in accordance with 34 C.F.R. 361.50.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.127,HB 487, §101.01, eff. 9/10/2012.
Amended by 128th General Assemblych.127,HB 2, §101.01, eff. 7/1/2009.
Effective Date: 07-30-1980
3304.15
Commission to establish administrative subdivisions.
The rehabilitation services commission shall establish administrative subdivisions under its control as it determines necessary or appropriate to carry out its functions and duties, but there shall be a bureau of services for the visually impaired and a bureau of vocational rehabilitation, each of which has as its head a director appointed by the administrator, subject to commission approval. The commission shall prescribe the budgets for the government of each division, and rules for 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.
Effective Date: 07-30-1980
3304.16
Rehabilitation services commission - powers and duties.
In carrying out the purposes of sections 3304.11 to 3304.27 of the Revised Code, the rehabilitation services commission:
(A) Shall develop all necessary rules;
(B) Shall prepare and submit to the governor annual reports of activities and expenditures and, prior to each first regular session of the general assembly, an estimate of sums required to carry out the commission's responsibilities;
(C) Shall certify any disbursement of funds available to the commission for vocational rehabilitation activities;
(D) Shall serve as the sole state agency designated to administer the plan under the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 355, 29 U.S.C. 701, as amended;
(E) Shall take appropriate action to guarantee rights of and services to handicapped persons;
(F) Shall consult with and advise other state agencies to assist them in meeting the needs of handicapped persons more effectively and to achieve maximum coordination among programs for the handicapped;
(G) Shall establish an administrative division of consumer affairs and advocacy within the commission to promote and help guarantee the rights of handicapped persons;
(H) Shall maintain an inventory of state services that are available to handicapped persons;
(I) Shall utilize, support, assist, and cooperate with the governor's committee on employment of the handicapped;
(J) May delegate to any officer or employee of the commission any necessary powers and duties, except that the commission shall delegate to the administrator of the commission, as provided in section 3304.14 of the Revised Code, the power and duty to administer the daily operation and provision of vocational rehabilitation services;
(K) May take any other necessary or appropriate action for cooperation with public and private agencies and organizations which may include:
(1) Reciprocal agreements with other states to provide for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals within the states concerned;
(2) Contracts or other arrangements with public and other nonprofit agencies and organizations for the construction or establishment and operation of vocational rehabilitation programs and facilities;
(3) Cooperative arrangements with the federal government for carrying out sections 3304.11 to 3304.27 of the Revised Code, the "Vocational Rehabilitation Act," 41 Stat. 735 (1920), 29 U.S.C. 31, as amended, or other federal statutes pertaining to vocational rehabilitation, and to this end, may adopt plans and methods of administration found necessary by the federal government for the efficient operation of any joint arrangements or the efficient application of any federal statutes;
(4) Upon the designation of the governor, performing functions and services for the federal government relating to individuals under a physical or mental disability.
(L) May take any appropriate action necessary to obtain federal funds in the maximum amount and most advantageous proportion possible ;
(M) May conduct research and demonstration projects, including inquiries concerning the causes of blindness and its prevention, provide training and instruction, including the establishment and maintenance of research fellowships and traineeships along with all necessary stipends and allowances, disseminate information, and provide technical assistance relating to vocational rehabilitation;
(N) May plan, establish, and operate programs, facilities, and services relating to vocational rehabilitation;
(O) May accept and hold, invest, reinvest, or otherwise use gifts made for the purpose of furthering vocational rehabilitation;
(P) May ameliorate the condition of the aged blind or other severely disabled individuals by establishing a program of home visitation by commission employees for the purpose of instruction;
(Q) May establish and manage small business enterprises that are operated by persons with a substantial handicap to employment, including blind persons;
(R) May purchase from insurance companies licensed to do business in this state any insurance deemed necessary by the commission for the efficient operation of a suitable vending facility as defined in division (A) of section 3304.28 of the Revised Code;
(S) May accept directly from any state agency, and any state agency may transfer directly to the commission, surplus computers and computer equipment to be used for any purposes the commission considers appropriate, notwithstanding sections 125.12 to 125.14 of the Revised Code.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.127,HB 487, §101.01, eff. 9/10/2012.
Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9,HB 1, §101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.
Effective Date: 03-18-1999
3304.17
Commission to provide vocational rehabilitation services to eligible handicapped persons.
The rehabilitation services commission shall provide vocational rehabilitation services to all eligible handicapped persons, including any handicapped person who is eligible under the terms of an agreement or arrangement with another state or with the federal government.
Effective Date: 09-09-1970
The treasurer of state shall be the custodian of all moneys received from the federal government for vocational rehabilitation programs and shall disburse the money upon the certification of the rehabilitation services commission. If federal funds are not available to the state for vocational rehabilitation purposes, the governor shall include as part of his biennial budget request to the general assembly a request for funds sufficient to support the activities of the commission.
Effective Date: 09-09-1970
3304.181
Solicitation of additional funds.
If the total of all funds available from nonfederal sources to support the activities of the rehabilitation services commission does not comply with the expenditure requirements of 34 C.F.R. 361.60 and 361.62 for those activities or would cause the state to lose an allotment or fail to receive a reallotment under 34 C.F.R. 361.65, the commission may solicit additional funds from, and enter into agreements for the use of those funds with, private or public entities, including local government entities of this state. The commission may continue to solicit additional funds and enter into agreements until the total funding available is sufficient for the commission to receive federal funds at the maximum amount and in the most advantageous proportion possible.
Any agreement entered into between the commission and a private or public entity to provide funds under this section shall be in accordance with 34 C.F.R. 361.28 and section 3304.182 of the Revised Code.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.127,HB 487, §101.01, eff. 9/10/2012.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28,HB 153, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2011.
Added by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9,HB 1, §101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.
3304.182
Percentage of funds for administration.
Any agreement between the rehabilitation services commission and a private or public entity providing funds under section 3304.181 of the Revised Code may permit the commission to receive a specified percentage of the funds, but the percentage shall be not more than twenty-five per cent of the total funds available under the agreement. The commission may terminate an agreement at any time for just cause. It may terminate an agreement for any other reason by giving at least thirty days' notice to the public or private entity.
Any services provided under an agreement entered into under section 3304.181 of the Revised Code shall be provided by a person or government entity that meets the accreditation standards established in rules adopted by the commission under section 3304.16 of the Revised Code.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.127,HB 487, §101.01, eff. 9/10/2012.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28,HB 153, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2011.
Added by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9,HB 1, §101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.
3304.19
Right to living maintenance not transferable or assignable or subject to execution.
The right of a handicapped person to living maintenance under sections 3304.11 to 3304.27, inclusive, of the Revised Code, is not transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the money paid or payable or rights existing under this act are subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
Effective Date: 09-09-1970
3304.20
Request for administrative review.
Any person applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services who is dissatisfied with regard to the furnishing or denial of services, may file a request for an administrative review and redetermination of that action in accordance with rules of the rehabilitation services commission. When the person is dissatisfied with the finding of this administrative review, he is entitled, in accordance with commission rules and in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to a fair hearing before the administrator of the rehabilitation services commission.
Effective Date: 07-30-1980
3304.21
Prohibition against use of information.
No person shall, except for the purposes of sections 3304.11 to 3304.27, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and in accordance with the rules established by the rehabilitation services commission, solicit, disclose, receive, make use of, authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of any list of names or information concerning persons applying for or receiving any services from the commission, which information is directly or indirectly derived from the records of the agency or is acquired in the performance of the person's official duties.
Effective Date: 09-09-1970
3304.22
Prohibition against use of program for partisan political purposes - penalty.
No officer or employee of the rehabilitation services commission or any person engaged in the administration of a vocational rehabilitation program sponsored by or affiliated with the state shall use or permit the use of any vocational rehabilitation program for the purpose of interfering with an election for any partisan political purpose; solicit or receive money for a partisan political purpose; or require any other person to contribute any service or money for a partisan political purpose. Whoever violates this section shall be removed from his office or employment.
Effective Date: 09-09-1970
(A) There is hereby created in the rehabilitation services commission a brain injury program consisting of a program director and at least one support staff person.
(B) To the extent that funds are available, the brain injury program may do the following:
(1) Identify existing services in this state to assist survivors and families of survivors of brain injury;
(2) Promote the coordination of services for survivors and families of survivors of brain injury;
(3) Explore options for delivery of services to survivors and families of survivors of brain injury;
(4) Explore the establishment of a traumatic brain injury incidence reporting system to collect information on the incidence and character of traumatic brain injury in this state;
(5) Promote practices that will reduce the incidence of brain injury;
(6) Develop training programs on dealing with brain injury and the special needs of survivors of brain injury;
(7) Identify sources of available funds for services for survivors and families of survivors of brain injury;
(8) Explore options for the delivery of case management services to residents of this state who are survivors of brain injury;
(9) Provide assistance to assure that services for survivors and families of survivors of brain injury are all of the following:
(a) Designed to enhance the survivor's ability to lead an independent and productive life;
(b) Available within close proximity of the survivor's home;
(c) Provided in the least restrictive environment;
(d) Appropriate to the unique needs of the survivor.
(C) The staff of the brain injury program shall prepare a biennial report on the incidence of brain injury in this state that shall be submitted to the administrator of the rehabilitation services commission on or before December 15, 1992, and every two years thereafter. A copy of the report shall be submitted to the brain injury advisory committee created under section 3304.231 of the Revised Code.
Effective Date: 08-06-1999
3304.231
Brain injury advisory committee.
There is hereby created a brain injury advisory committee, which shall advise the administrator of the rehabilitation services commission and the brain injury program with regard to unmet needs of survivors of brain injury, development of programs for survivors and their families, establishment of training programs for health care professionals, and any other matter within the province of the brain injury program. The committee shall consist of not fewer than twenty and not more than twenty-two members as follows:
(A) Not fewer than ten and not more than twelve members appointed by the administrator of the rehabilitation services commission, including all of the following: a survivor of brain injury, a relative of a survivor of brain injury, a licensed physician recommended by the Ohio chapter of the American college of emergency physicians, a licensed physician recommended by the Ohio state medical association, one other health care professional, a rehabilitation professional, an individual who represents the brain injury association of Ohio, and not fewer than three nor more than five individuals who shall represent the public;
(B) The directors of the departments of health, alcohol and drug addiction services, developmental disabilities, mental health, job and family services, aging, and public safety; the administrator of workers' compensation; the superintendent of public instruction; and the administrator of the rehabilitation services commission. Any of the officials specified in this division may designate an individual to serve in the official's place as a member of the committee.
Terms of office of the appointed members shall be two years. Members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration date of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office as a member for the remainder of that term.
Members of the committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Amended by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9,HB 1, §101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.
Amended by 128th General Assemblych.9,SB 79, §1, eff. 10/6/2009.
Effective Date: 07-01-2000
Related Legislative Provision: See 129th General AssemblyFile No.39,SB 171, §4
3304.24
Consumer advisory committee.
The rehabilitation services commission shall appoint a consumer advisory committee. The commission may appoint additional advisory committees it finds necessary.
Effective Date: 03-22-2001
Related Legislative Provision: See 129th General AssemblyFile No.39,SB 171, §4
3304.25
Bureau advisory committees to receive expenses.
The members of the bureau advisory committees shall receive no compensation for their services except their actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, which shall first be approved by the administrator of the rehabilitation services commission.
Effective Date: 09-09-1970
3304.26
Transfer of employees to rehabilitation services commission.
On and after October 1, 1970, the employees of the bureau of vocational rehabilitation and the employees of the commission for the blind are hereby transferred to the rehabilitation services commission. No person holding a position within the classified civil service within either bureau shall suffer reduction in grade because of the transfer. All employees of the commission after October 1, 1970, unless specifically exempted by law, shall be employed subject to the classified civil service laws in force at the time of employment. Any person in either bureau holding a position not subject to civil service laws or regulations who is transferred to the commission shall be placed without examination in a classified civil service grade commensurate with the duties, seniority, and compensation of the person.
Effective Date: 09-09-1970
3304.27
Vocational rehabilitation services subject to amendment or repeal of legislation.
All vocational rehabilitation services made available under sections 3304.11 to 3304.27, inclusive, of the Revised Code, are made available subject to amendment or repeal of sections 3304.11 to 3304.27, inclusive, of the Revised Code, and no disabled person shall have any claim by reason of his vocational rehabilitation being affected in any way by amendment or repeal.
Effective Date: 09-09-1970
3304.28
Bureau of services for visually impaired definitions.
As used in sections 3304.28 to 3304.34 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Suitable vending facility" means automatic vending machines, cafeterias, snack bars, cart service shelters, counters, and other appropriate auxiliary food service equipment determined to be necessary by the bureau of services for the visually impaired for the automatic or manual dispensing of foods, beverages, and other such commodities for sale by persons, no fewer than one-half of whom are blind, under the supervision of a licensed blind vendor or an employee of the commission.
(B) "Blind" means either of the following:
(1) Vision twenty/two hundred or less in the better eye with proper correction;
(2) Field defect in the better eye with proper correction which contracts the peripheral field so that the diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than twenty degrees.
(C) "Governmental property" means any real property, building, or facility owned, leased, or rented by the state or any board, commission, department, division, or other unit or agency thereof, but does not include any institution under the management of the department of rehabilitation and correction pursuant to section 5120.05 of the Revised Code, or under the management of the department of youth services created pursuant to section 5139.01 of the Revised Code.
Effective Date: 11-23-1981
3304.29
Duties of bureau of services for visually impaired.
The bureau of services for the visually impaired shall:
(A) Survey suitable vending facility concession opportunities for blind persons on governmental property;
(B) Obtain and make public, information concerning employment opportunities for blind persons in suitable vending facilities;
(C) License blind persons to operate suitable vending facilities on governmental property;
(D) Adopt rules and do everything necessary and proper to carry out sections 3304.29 to 3304.34 of the Revised Code.
Effective Date: 07-30-1980
3304.30
Suitable vending facilities - establishment and requirements.
Every person in charge of governmental property to be substantially renovated or who is responsible for the acquisition, lease, or rental of such property shall consult with the director of the bureau of services for the visually impaired prior to such renovation, acquisition, lease, or rental to determine if sufficient numbers of persons will be using such property to support a suitable vending facility. If the director determines that such property would be a satisfactory site for a suitable vending facility, provision shall be made for electrical outlets, plumbing fixtures, and other requirements for the installation and operation of a suitable vending facility. In the case of a state university, medical university , technical college, state community college, community college, university branch district, or state-affiliated college or university, the decision to establish a suitable vending facility shall be made jointly by the director of services for the visually impaired and proper administrative authorities of the state or state-affiliated college or university.
The bureau shall provide each suitable vending facility with equipment and an adequate initial stock of suitable articles to be vended. An inventory shall be made of each suitable vending facility at least once every six months. Each blind licensee may make the blind licensee's own inventory on forms prescribed by the bureau, provided that the bureau shall retain the right to make its own inventory at any mutually agreeable time. Each blind licensee may employ and discharge personnel required to operate the blind licensee's vending facility, but employment preference shall be given to blind persons capable of discharging the required duties, and at all times at least one-half of the employees shall be blind.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.18,HB 139, §1, eff. 4/29/2011.
Effective Date: 08-05-1981
3304.31
Bureau may deny, revoke, or suspend licenses.
Licenses issued by the bureau of services for the visually impaired under section 3304.29 of the Revised Code shall be in effect until suspended or revoked. The bureau may deny, revoke, or suspend a license or otherwise discipline a licensee upon proof that the person is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license, is guilty of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude, is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs or alcohol, or is mentally incompetent. Such license may also be denied, revoked, or suspended on proof of violation by the applicant or licensee of the rules established by the bureau for the operation of vending facilities by the blind or if a licensee fails to maintain a vending facility as a suitable vending facility. Any blind person who has had his license suspended or revoked or his application denied by the bureau may reapply for a license and may be reinstated or be granted a license by the bureau upon presentation of satisfactory evidence that there is no longer cause for such suspension, revocation, or denial. Before the bureau may revoke, deny, or suspend a license, or otherwise discipline a licensee, written charges must be filed by the director of the bureau and a hearing shall be held as provided in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
Effective Date: 07-30-1980
3304.32
Administrative hearings.
If a dispute concerning the establishment of a suitable vending facility arises or if the bureau of services for the visually impaired determines that a department, agency, or governmental unit in control of governmental property has not complied with sections 3304.29 to 3304.34 of the Revised Code, an administrative hearing shall be held. The hearing shall be conducted by a board, which shall consist of one person designated by the director of the bureau who shall serve as chairman, one person designated by the head of the agency, department, or unit adversely affected, and a third person selected by mutual agreement of the two parties. If a third person cannot be mutually agreed on by the two parties, such person shall be designated by the governor. The board's adjudication of the dispute shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, and any order issued by the board shall be binding on both parties. An order issued by a board constituted under this section may be appealed in accordance with the procedure specified in section 119.12 of the Revised Code.
Effective Date: 07-30-1980
No private contract or concession to operate a vending facility on governmental property shall be granted unless the bureau of services for the visually impaired has determined that such facility is not a satisfactory site for a suitable vending facility operated by a blind licensee. Nothing in sections 3304.29 to 3304.34 of the Revised Code shall be construed to impair any valid contract existing prior to August 19, 1976, or to preclude the renegotiation of such contract on the same terms and with the same parties. The bureau of services for the visually impaired shall maintain adequate records to insure that vending facilities operated by blind licensees are suitable vending facilities.
Effective Date: 07-30-1980
3304.34
Vending facilities on federal property.
Vending facilities on federal property shall be licensed in accordance with the "Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act," 89 Stat. 2-8 (1974), 20 U.S.C. 107, as amended. In accordance with the requirements of that act, the bureau of services for the visually impaired shall conduct biennial elections of the Ohio vendors representative committee, which shall be fully representative of all blind licensees issued licenses under this chapter, and shall perform the functions assigned to the Ohio vendors representative committee under the "Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act," as amended. The number of members and terms of office of the Ohio vendors representative committee shall be determined by the bureau of services for the visually impaired. The director of the bureau shall meet with the committee semiannually, and special meetings may be called upon written request of the majority of the members of such committee or upon written request of the director of the bureau. Such special meetings shall convene within fifteen days of making such request. Committee members shall be paid their actual and necessary expenses for attendance at regular semiannual meetings, but shall receive no reimbursement for expenses incurred attending special meetings.
Effective Date: 12-02-1996
Related Legislative Provision: See 129th General AssemblyFile No.39,SB 171, §4
No funds derived from the federal government or from blind licensees under the "Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act," 89 Stat. 2-8 (1974), 20 U.S.C. 107, as amended, and no interest or other income generated by state investment of those funds shall be spent for purposes other than those set forth in that act.
Effective Date: 07-01-1983
3304.38
Governor's program on employment initiatives.
There is hereby created in the rehabilitation services commission the governor's program on employment initiatives. The purpose of the program is to create employment opportunities for persons with disabilities by providing equipment or supplies to businesses in consideration for job slots being reserved by the businesses for persons with disabilities referred by the commission. The commission, in purchasing and disposing of equipment or supplies for businesses under this program, is exempt from the state purchasing requirements in sections 125.02 and 125.04 to 125.15 of the Revised Code. The commission shall retain ownership of any equipment or supplies purchased for a business under this section as long as is necessary to fulfill the purpose of the program, and thereafter may release title to the equipment or supplies to the business. The commission may adopt rules and take any other actions necessary for administration of this program.
Effective Date: 12-02-1996
3304.41
Program to provide personal care assistance for severely physically disabled persons.
The rehabilitation services commission shall establish and administer a program for the use of funds appropriated for that purpose to provide personal care assistance to enable eligible severely physically disabled persons to live independently or work, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, and shall apply to the controlling board for the release of the funds.
Effective Date: 11-24-1981
3304.42
Effect of child support default on license.
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the bureau of services for the visually impaired shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
Effective Date: 03-22-2001
3304.50
Ohio independent living council - executive director.
The Ohio independent living council established and appointed by the governor under the authority of section 107.18 of the Revised Code and pursuant to the "Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992," 106 Stat. 4344, 29 U.S.C.A. 796d, shall appoint an executive director to serve at the pleasure of the council and shall fix his compensation. The executive director shall not be considered a public employee for purposes of Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code. The council may delegate to the executive director the authority to appoint, remove, and discipline, without regard to sex, race, creed, color, age, or national origin, such other professional, administrative, and clerical staff members as are necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the council.
Effective Date: 09-29-1995