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...liance, the superintendent of unclaimed funds, the superintendent of cannabis control, and the commissioner of securities, and shall have all powers and perform all duties vested by law in all officers, deputies, and employees of those offices. Except as provided in section 121.07 of the Revised Code, wherever powers are conferred or duties imposed upon any of those officers, the powers and duties shall be construed ...

...r oral testimony on a matter before the public body. "Meeting" has the same meaning as in section 121.22 of the Revised Code. "Public body" has the same meaning as in section 121.22 of the Revised Code. "Multi-party meeting" means a meeting in which the members of a public body and the members of at least one other public body are participants. (B) Except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, members of ...

...(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 de...

...(A) As used in this section and section 121.402 of the Revised Code, "organization or entity" and "unsupervised access to a child" have the same meanings as in section 109.574 of the Revised Code. (B) The Ohio commission on service and volunteerism shall adopt a set of "recommended best practices" for organizations or entities to follow when one or more volunteers of the organization or entity have unsupervis...

...(A) The Ohio commission on service and volunteerism shall establish and maintain an educational program that does all of the following: (1) Makes available to parents and guardians of children notice about the provisions of sections 109.574 to 109.577, section 121.401, and section 121.402 of the Revised Code and information about how to keep children safe when they are under the care, custody, or control of a...

... "Appropriate licensing agency" means a public or private entity that is responsible for licensing, certifying, or registering persons who are engaged in a particular vocation. (C) "Person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Revised Code and also includes any officer or employee of the state or any political subdivision of the state. (D) "State agency" has the same meaning as in section 1.60 of the...

...le disciplinary action, or the person's public or private employer for possible disciplinary action. The inspector general shall not report a wrongful act or omission to a person as required by this division if that person allegedly committed or is committing the wrongful act or omission. (E) Prepare a detailed report of each investigation that states the basis for the investigation, the action taken in furtherance ...

...te; (3) Certification as a certified public accountant in this or any other state; (4) At least five years service as the comptroller or similar officer of a public or private entity in this or any other state; (5) At least five years service as a deputy inspector general in this or any other state. (B) No individual who has been convicted, in this or any other state, of a felony or of any crime involving...

...y of the following: (1) Appearances at public hearings of the committees of the general assembly, at court proceedings, at rule-making or adjudication proceedings, or at other public meetings; (2) News, editorial, and advertising statements published in bona fide newspapers, journals, or magazines, or broadcast over radio or television; (3) The gathering and furnishing of information and news by bona fide reporter...

...(A) If a state agency fails to reduce regulatory restrictions by a required percentage within one hundred twenty days after a reduction deadline in section 121.951 of the Revised Code, the joint committee on agency rule review shall afford the state agency an opportunity to appear before the joint committee to show cause why the agency's required reduction in regulatory restrictions should be lessened. If the joint c...

...(A) Effective July 1, 2025, the number of regulatory restrictions in this state shall not exceed a number of regulatory restrictions determined by the joint committee on agency rule review in accordance with this section. The joint committee shall determine that number by calculating, for each agency, the number of regulatory restrictions identified by the agency in the base inventory prepared under section 121.95 of...

...d development, air and water pollution, public safety and the administration of justice, housing, mass transportation, community facilities and services, health, welfare, recreation, open space, and the development of human resources. (2) "Professional personnel" means either of the following: (a) Personnel who have earned a bachelor's degree from a college or university; (b) Personnel who serve as or have the ...

...(A) As used in this section, "gaming activities" means activities conducted in connection with or that include any of the following: (1) Casino gaming, as authorized and defined in Section 6(C) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution; (2) Casino gaming, as defined in division (E) of section 3772.01 of the Revised Code; or (3) The pari-mutuel system of wagering as authorized and described in Chapter 3769. of the Rev...

...(A) The director of development may, to carry out the purposes of division (E) of section 122.04 of the Revised Code: (1) Establish offices in foreign countries as the director considers appropriate and enter into leases of real property, buildings, and office space that are appropriate for these offices; (2) Appoint personnel, who shall be in the unclassified civil services, necessary to operate such offices...

...ort shall also be made available to the public.

...ompensation is payable from the tourism fund created in section 122.072 of the Revised Code. Any excess revenue generated under such a cooperative or contractual agreement shall be remitted to the fund to be reinvested in ongoing tourism marketing initiatives as authorized by law. (B) Records related to tourism market research submitted to or generated by the office of TourismOhio, and any information taken for any...

...its, and certificates and to serve as a public distributor for all forms, applications, and other information related to business licensing. Each state agency, board, and commission shall cooperate in providing assistance, information, and materials to enable the connection to perform its duties under this division. (9) Provide information to individuals about the resources available on the OhioMeansJobs web site a...

...(A) The office of small business and entrepreneurship in the development services agency shall prepare and publish a "small business register" or contract with any person as provided in this section to prepare and publish the register. The small business register shall contain the following information regarding each proposed rule recorded by the office of small business and entrepreneurship: (1) The title and admi...

...(A) The director of development shall administer a shovel ready sites program to provide grants for projects to port authorities and development entities approved by the director. Grants may be used to pay the costs of any or all of the following: (1) Acquisition of property, including options; (2) Preparation of sites, including brownfield clean-up activities; (3) Construction of road, water, telecommunicat...

...he recipient of a grant. (B) "District public works integrating committees" means those committees established under section 164.04 of the Revised Code. (C) "Eligible applicant" includes any political subdivision or non-profit economic development organization, and, with prior approval of the director of development, private, for-profit entities. "Eligible applicant" does not include public or private institu...

...(A) There is hereby created the job ready site program to provide grants to pay for allowable costs of eligible applicants for eligible projects. The program shall be administered by the department of development. All grants shall be awarded through one of the following two processes: (1) The annual competitive process under sections 122.087 to 122.0811, 122.0814, and 122.0815 of the Revised Code; (2) The ...

...nts for cost estimates; (E) Sources of funding for the eligible project, including documentation verifying the status of those funds; (F) Summary results of preliminary engineering studies and environmental reviews, if any have been conducted; (G) A comprehensive marketing plan detailing how the eligible project will be marketed upon completion, if appropriate; (H) Copies of resolutions or ordinances related t...

...for a grant from the sports event grant fund created under section 122.122 of the Revised Code with respect to a game to which either of the following applies: (1) The organization accepts competitive bids to host the game. (2) The game is a one-time centennial commemoration of the founding of a national football organization, association, or league. The amount of the grant shall be based on the projected in...

...construction, maintenance, or repair of public roads that provide access to a public airport or are located within a public airport; (2) Construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of public roads and the associated improvements that provide or improve access to tourism attractions or professional sports facilities. (C) Tourism attractions or professional sports facilities may use funds received from the...

...(A) There is hereby allowed a nonrefundable tax credit for owners of tax credit certificates issued by the development services agency under division (B) of this section. The credit may be claimed against the tax imposed by section 3901.86, 5725.18, 5729.03, or 5729.06 of the Revised Code. (B) On the closing date, a taxpayer that made a credit-eligible capital contribution to a rural business growth fund shall be ...