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...(A) As used in this section and section 103.27 of the Revised Code: "Individual" means a natural person. "Least restrictive regulation" has the meaning defined in section 4798.01 of the Revised Code. "Occupational regulation" means a statute or rule that controls an individual's practice of a trade or profession. (B) With respect to legislation that has been introduced in the house of representatives or in th...

...(A) As used in this section, "personal qualification" has the same meaning as in section 101.62 of the Revised Code. (B) Each biennium starting with an odd-numbered year, beginning in 2019, the director of the legislative service commission shall issue a report regarding approximately thirty-three per cent of occupations subject to regulation by the state and, beginning with the biennium that starts in 2025, bus...

...(A) As used in sections 103.41 to 103.415 of the Revised Code: (1) "JMOC" means the joint medicaid oversight committee created under this section. (2) "State and local government medicaid agency" means all of the following: (a) The department of medicaid; (b) Each state agency and political subdivision with which the department of medicaid contracts under section 5162.35 of the Revised Code to have the state ...

...(A) There is hereby created the Ohio health oversight and advisory committee. The committee shall consist of the following members: (1) Three members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate, two of whom are members of the majority party and one of whom is a member of the minority party; (2) Three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, two...

...The state council of uniform state laws shall collect and digest data concerning the prevailing law in the United States and other countries, upon special subjects where uniformity is important. It shall ascertain the best means to effect uniformity upon such subjects in the laws of the various states of the United States, especially upon the following subjects: (A) Form and execution of conveyances; (B) Commercial...

...(A) There is hereby created in the legislative branch of government the capitol square review and advisory board, consisting of twelve members as follows: (1) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, both of whom shall not be members of the same political party; (2) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, both of whom shall...

...Notwithstanding division (E) of section 105.41 of the Revised Code, the capitol square review and advisory board shall not place or cause to be placed any artwork, artifact, bust, memorial, monument, or other commemorative work in the hall or gallery of the house of representatives or the senate, or in the committee or other meeting rooms of the house of representatives or the senate, without first obtaining the appr...

...(A) If a bill or resolution introduced in the general assembly appears to affect the revenues or expenditures of the courts of Ohio, to increase or decrease the workload or caseload of judges or members of their staffs, or to affect case disposition, the Ohio judicial conference may prepare a judicial impact statement of the bill or resolution on its own initiative or at the request of any member of the general assem...

...(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, when an agency files a proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis with the joint committee on agency rule review, the joint committee shall review the proposed rule and rule summary and fiscal analysis, and an invalidating concurrent resolution may be adopted, not later than the sixty-fifth day after the day on which the proposed rule was filed with the joint commi...

...If, upon reviewing a proposed rule or revised proposed rule, the joint committee on agency rule review makes any of the following findings with regard to the proposed rule or revised proposed rule, the joint committee may recommend to the senate and house of representatives the adoption of a concurrent resolution to invalidate the proposed rule or revised proposed rule or a part thereof: (A) The proposed rule or re...

...If an agency, on the basis of its review of a rule under section 106.03 of the Revised Code, determines that the rule does not need to be amended or rescinded, proceedings shall be had as follows: (A)(1) If, considering only the standard of review specified in division (A)(7) of section 106.03 of the Revised Code, the rule has an adverse impact on businesses, the agency shall prepare a business impact analysis tha...

...If the chairperson of the joint committee on agency rule review responsible for calling and conducting meetings under section 101.35 of the Revised Code becomes aware that an existing rule has had or is having an unintended or unexpected effect on businesses that is not reasonably within the express or implied scope of the statute under which the existing rule purportedly was adopted, that chairperson may move that t...

...The following records shall be kept in the governor's office: (A) A register of every bill passed by the general assembly that has been presented to the governor, in which is entered the number of the bill, the date the bill was presented to the governor, and the action taken on it by the governor and the date of the action; (B) An appointment record in which is entered the name of each person appointed to an...

...(A) As used in this section, "organization" means a faith-based or other organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended, and provides charitable services to needy residents of this state. (B) There is hereby established within the office of the governor the governor's office of faith-based and community ...

...The governor's office of workforce transformation, with staff support and assistance from the departments of job and family services, education, and higher education, and the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, shall establish criteria to use for evaluating the performance of state and local workforce programs using basic, aligned workforce measures related to system efficiency and effectiveness. The ...

...(A) As used in this section: "Administrative department" means a department listed under section 121.02 of the Revised Code. "Administrative department head" means a department head listed under section 121.03 of the Revised Code. "Internal management rule" means any rule, regulation, or standard governing the day-to-day staff procedures and staff operations within an administrative department or state agency, ...

...The common sense initiative office shall develop, and as it becomes necessary or advisable shall improve, a business impact analysis instrument that shall be used as required by law to evaluate draft and existing rules that might have an adverse impact on businesses. The instrument shall be in writing, and shall include the following: (A) Standards that encourage agencies to propose draft rules, and to evalua...

...The common sense initiative office, annually not later than the first day of February, shall prepare a report of the activities of the office during the preceding calendar year. The report shall include: (A) A statement of the number of draft and existing rules reviewed during the calendar year; (B) A description of the recommendations made to agencies with regard to draft and existing rules; (C) An assessme...

...The office of innovateohio is hereby established within the office of the governor. The governor shall appoint a director of the office who shall receive an annual salary equal to the maximum compensation specified in pay range 48 of salary schedule E-2 in division (B)(1) of section 124.152 of the Revised Code. The governor shall appoint necessary professional, technical, and clerical personnel. The employees serve a...

...The attorney general is the chief law officer for the state and all its departments and shall be provided with adequate office space in Columbus. Except as provided in division (E) of section 120.06 and in sections 101.55, 107.13, and 3517.152 to 3517.157 of the Revised Code, no state officer or board, or head of a department or institution of the state shall employ, or be represented by, other counsel or attorneys a...

...Except under the circumstances described in division (E) of section 120.06 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may appoint special counsel to represent the state in civil actions, criminal prosecutions, or other proceedings in which the state is a party or directly interested. The special counsel shall be paid for their services from funds appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose.

...(A) In the administration of any trust which is a "private foundation" as defined in section 509 of the internal revenue code of 1954, a trust for charitable purposes described in section 4947(a)(1) of the internal revenue code of 1954 to the extent that it is treated for federal tax purposes as such a private foundation, or a "split-interest trust" as described in section 4947(a)(2) of the internal revenue code of 1...

...The powers of the attorney general under sections 109.23 to 109.33 of the Revised Code shall be in addition to and not in limitation of his powers held at common law. The attorney general may investigate transactions and relationships of trustees of a charitable trust for the purpose of determining whether the property held for charitable, religious, or educational purposes has been and is being properly administered...

...(A) As used in this section and in section 109.35 of the Revised Code: (1) "Fair market value" means the price that the assets being transferred would bring in a competitive and open market under a fair sale with the buyer and seller acting prudently, knowledgeably, and in their own best interest and a reasonable time being allowed for exposure in the market. (2) "Nonprofit health care entity" means any of the foll...

...(A) Not later than sixty days after receipt of a notice and other documents required by section 109.34 of the Revised Code, the attorney general shall approve or disapprove the proposed transaction, except that the attorney general for good cause may extend this period an additional ninety days. (B) In determining whether to approve or disapprove a proposed transaction, the attorney general shall consider: (1) Whet...