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...No person shall, except for the purposes of sections 3304.11 to 3304.27 of the Revised Code, and in accordance with the rules established by the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, solicit, disclose, receive, make use of, authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of any list of names or information concerning eligible individuals with disabilities applying for or receiving a...

...No officer or employee of the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities council, the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, or any person engaged in the administration of a vocational rehabilitation services program sponsored by or affiliated with the state shall use or permit the use of any vocational rehabilitation services program for the purpose of interfering with an election for any partisan pol...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Clinical nurse specialist" and "certified nurse practitioner" have the same meanings as in section 4723.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Disability" means an intellectual impairment, a hearing impairment (including deafness), a speech or language impairment, a visual impairment (including blindness), a serious emotional disturbance, an orthopedic impairment, autism, traumatic brain i...

...Each October during national disability employment awareness month, the governor shall present an award to employers who meet the criteria for having a workplace inclusive of individuals with disabilities. The opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency shall determine the inclusive workplace criteria to be used to recommend employers for the award.

...All vocational rehabilitation services made available under sections 3304.11 to 3304.27 of the Revised Code, are made available subject to amendment or repeal of those sections, and no eligible individual with a disability shall have any claim by reason of the eligible individual's vocational rehabilitation services being affected in any way by such an amendment or repeal.

...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 ind...

...The bureau of services for the visually impaired shall: (A) Survey suitable vending facility concession opportunities for individuals who are blind on governmental property; (B) Obtain and make public, information concerning employment opportunities for individuals who are blind in suitable vending facilities; (C) License individuals who are blind to operate suitable vending facilities on governmental property; (...

...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 dire...

...(A) 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. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the bureau may deny, revoke, or suspend a license or otherwise discipline a licensee upon proof that the licensee is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license, is guilty of a ...

...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 d...

...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,...

...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 u...

...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.

...The opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency shall establish and administer a program for the use of funds appropriated for that purpose to provide personal care assistance to enable eligible individuals with severe physical disabilities to live and work independently. The agency shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

...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.

...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 ...

...er: (A) "Public institution of higher education" means a state university as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, the northeast Ohio medical university, or a university branch, technical college, state community college, community college, or municipal university established or operating under Chapter 3345., 3349., 3354., 3355., 3357., or 3358. of the Revised Code. (B) "State retirement system" me...

...tained by public institutions of higher education. The board shall accept and review applications from entities seeking designation as a vendor. The board shall not designate an entity as a vendor unless the entity meets the requirements described in division (B) of this section. (B) To be eligible for designation as a vendor, an entity must meet both of the following requirements: (1) The entity must be authori...

...The Ohio board of regents shall adopt rules as the board considers necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this chapter. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The rules may provide for fees to be charged providers by the board to cover administrative and marketing expenses of the board.

...s of each public institution of higher education shall adopt an alternative retirement plan in accordance with this chapter. In accordance with this chapter, each board may perform such functions and provide as necessary for the administration of its alternative retirement plan. (B)(1) In implementing the alternative retirement plan established by the board, the public institution of higher education shall ...

...loyee of a public institution of higher education who makes an election under division (B)(2) or (3) of section 3305.05 or division (B) of section 3305.051 of the Revised Code to participate in the public institution's alternative retirement plan shall, not later than thirty days after the date on which the certified copy of the employee's election is filed with the state retirement system under that section, do one ...

...tees of a public institution of higher education shall permit an employee who makes an election under section 3305.05 or 3305.051 of the Revised Code to do all of the following: (A) Select, from among the providers that have entered into an agreement with the public institution of higher education under section 3305.04 of the Revised Code, the provider of an investment option for that employee; (B) Subject t...

... (B) Each public institution of higher education employing an electing employee shall contribute a percentage of the employee's compensation to the provider of the investment option the employee has selected. This percentage shall be equal to the percentage that the public institution of higher education would otherwise contribute on behalf of that employee to the state retirement system that would otherwise cover t...

...tate nor a public institution of higher education shall be a party to any contract purchased in whole or in part with contributions to an alternative retirement plan made under section 3305.06 of the Revised Code. No retirement, death, or other benefits shall be payable by the state or by any public institution of higher education under any alternative retirement plan elected pursuant to this chapter. (B) Except a...

...Any payment, benefit, or other right accruing to any electing employee under a contract entered into for purposes of an alternative retirement plan and all moneys, investments, and income of those contracts are exempt from any state tax, except the tax imposed by section 5747.02 of the Revised Code, are exempt from any county, municipal, or other local tax, except income taxes imposed pursuant to section 5748.02, 574...

...The school employees retirement board shall establish a period of not more than thirty years to amortize the school employees retirement system's unfunded actuarial accrued pension liability. The board shall adopt a plan that specifies how it proposes to meet the thirty-year amortization period not later than June 30, 2007. If in any year the period necessary to amortize the unfunded actuarial accrued pension liabili...

...buted by a public institution of higher education under division (D) of section 3305.06 of the Revised Code. The initial study must be completed and submitted by the board to the department of higher education not later than December 31, 2016. A subsequent study must be completed and submitted not later than the last day of December of every fifth year thereafter. (C) For the initial study required under this secti...

...(A)(1) As used in this division, "personal history record" means information maintained in any format by the board on an individual who is a member, former member, contributor, former contributor, retirant, or beneficiary that includes the address, electronic mail address, telephone number, social security number, record of contributions, correspondence with the system, and other information the board determines to b...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the following shall be contributors to the school employees retirement system: (1) All employees, as defined in division (B) of section 3309.01 of the Revised Code; (2) The employees of an existing or newly created employer unit as defined in division (A) of section 3309.01 of the Revised Code, supported in whole or in part by the state or any political subdiv...

...Members of a local district pension system maintained under the laws of the state from appropriations or contributions made wholly or in part by any employer and existing on July 14, 1937, are hereby excluded from membership in the school employees retirement system. If a majority of all employees participating in any such local district pension system apply for membership in the school employees retirement system by...

...On receipt of notice under section 3309.55 of the Revised Code of the employment of a new employee, the school employees retirement system shall inform the employee of the requirements of section 3309.251 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, an individual who becomes a member of the school employees retirement system on or after the date on which the school employees retirement board establishes a plan under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code shall make an election under this section. Not later than one hundred eighty days after the date on which employment begins, the individual shall elect to par...

...(A) A member of the school employees retirement system, who, as of the last day of the month immediately preceding the date on which the system establishes a plan under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code, has less than five years of total service credit is eligible to make an election under this section. Not later than one hundred eighty days after the day the board first establishes one or more plans under section...

...A member of the school employees retirement system who elects to participate in a plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code shall be ineligible for any benefit or payment under sections 3309.18 to 3309.70 of the Revised Code and shall be forever barred from claiming or purchasing service credit with any state retirement system, as defined in section 145.30 of the Revised Code, for service covered by ...

...(A) The membership of any person in the school employees retirement system shall terminate if the person withdraws the person's accumulated contributions, retires on a retirement allowance as provided in sections 3309.36 and 3309.381 of the Revised Code, or dies, unless otherwise provided in Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code. (B) A former member with an account in the employees' savings fund who formerly lost member...

...(A) A member of the school employees retirement system who has at least eighteen months of contributing service credit in the system, the Ohio police and fire pension fund, public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system, and is a former member of or no longer contributing to the public employees retirement system or state teachers retirement system may ...

...After receiving a request from the public employees retirement system under division (A) of section 145.311 or the state teachers retirement system under division (A) of section 3307.711 of the Revised Code, the school employees retirement system shall do both of the following: (A) Calculate and certify to the requesting retirement system the cost to a former member to restore service credit under section 3309.26 of...

...(A) The school employees retirement board may establish by rule payroll deduction plans for payment of the following: (1) The cost of restoring service credit under section 3309.26 or 3309.261 of the Revised Code or purchasing any service credit members of the school employees retirement system are eligible to purchase under this chapter; (2) Charges for participation in programs established under section 3309.691 ...

...Not later than thirty days after an employee begins employment, the employer shall file with the school employees retirement system a detailed statement of the employee's personal information and such other information as the school employees retirement board requires for the proper operation of the school employees retirement system.

...To the extent to which it is used in determining the liability of any fund created by section 3309.60 of the Revised Code, the school employees retirement board shall verify the statement required by section 3309.28 of the Revised Code by the best evidence it can obtain. If official records are not available as to the length of service, compensation, or other information required, the board may use its discretion as ...

...For service subsequent to June 30, 1955, the retirement board shall credit a year of service credit to any member employed on a full-time basis for nine or more months of service within a year. For contributing and prior service before July 1, 1955 only eight or more months of service on a full-time basis within a year will be necessary for a year of service credit. Effective July 1, 1977, full-time service is define...

...(A) As used in this section, "paying system" and "transferring system" have the same meanings as in section 3309.35 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, a member of the school employees retirement system with at least eighteen months of contributing service in the system, the public employees retirement system, or the state teachers retirement system who exempted self fr...

...Service credit purchased under this section shall be included in the member's total service credit. Credit may be purchased for the following: (A) School service in a public or private school, college, or university of this or another state, and for school service in any school or entity operated by or for the United States government. Credit purchased under this section for school service shall be limited to servic...

...int vocational school district board of education and a "governing board member" means a member of an educational service center governing board. (A) A member of the school employees retirement system who does both of the following may purchase credit for service as a school board or governing board member if the member is eligible to retire under this chapter or will become eligible to retire as a result of purchas...

...(A) Not later than ninety days after September 16, 1998, a member who, on September 16, 1998, is employed full time pursuant to section 3345.04 of the Revised Code by the university of Akron as a state university law enforcement officer may elect to transfer to the public employees retirement system in accordance with this section. An election shall be made by giving notice to the school employees retirement sy...

...Any employee who becomes a member and establishes one year of contributing service credit shall be granted prior service credit unless the employee is otherwise required to establish additional contributing service credit under the provisions of this chapter. Provided, however, that any employee who became a contributing member prior to September 1, 1938, shall be granted prior service credit as of the date of esta...

...(A) An employer may establish a retirement incentive plan for its employees who are members of the school employees retirement system. The plan shall provide for purchase by the employer of service credit for eligible employees who choose to participate in the plan and for payment by the employer of the entire cost of such service credit. A plan established under this section shall remain in effect until termin...

...(A)(1)(a) A member of the school employees retirement system is eligible for service retirement before August 1, 2017, if the member: (i) Has at least five years of total service credit and has attained sixty years of age; (ii) Has at least thirty years of total service credit at any age; (iii) Has at least twenty-five years of total service credit and has attained fifty-five years of age. (b) A member who ...

...(A) As used in this section and section 3309.344 of the Revised Code: (1) "SERS retirant" means any person who is receiving a retirement allowance from the school employees retirement system under section 3309.36 or 3309.381 or former section 3309.38 of the Revised Code or any benefit paid under a plan established under section 3309.81 of the Revised Code. (2) "Other system retirant" means a member or former ...

... the positions for which the member is continuing to make contributions. (4) A member of the school employees retirement system who has retired as provided in division (B)(2) or (3) of section 145.383 or division (B)(2) or (3) of section 3307.351 of the Revised Code may continue to contribute to the school employees retirement system for an SERS position if the member held the position at the time of retireme...