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...All moneys, funds, properties, and assets acquired by the director of development shall be held by the director in trust to carry out the director's powers and duties, shall be used as provided in sections 122.71 to 122.83 and 122.87 to 122.90 of the Revised Code, and shall at no time be part of other public funds.

...Any person who intentionally misrepresents that person's self as owning, controlling, operating, or participating in a minority business enterprise for the purpose of obtaining funds, contracts, subcontracts, services, or any other benefits under sections 122.71 to 122.85 or 122.87 to 122.90 of the Revised Code is guilty of theft by deception, pursuant to section 2913.02 of the Revised Code.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Ohio qualified opportunity fund" means a qualified opportunity fund that holds one hundred per cent of its invested assets in qualified opportunity zone property situated in an Ohio opportunity zone. In the case of qualified opportunity zone property that is qualified opportunity zone stock or qualified opportunity zone partnership interest, the stock or interest is situated in...

...(A) As used in this section and in sections 5726.55, 5733.59, 5747.66, and 5751.54 of the Revised Code: (1) "Tax credit-eligible production" means a motion picture or broadway theatrical production certified by the director of development under division (B) of this section as qualifying the production company for a tax credit under section 5726.55, 5733.59, 5747.66, or 5751.54 of the Revised Code. (2) "Certific...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Venture capital operating company" has the same meaning as in 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101. (2) "Ohio venture capital operating company" means a venture capital operating company certified by the director of development as having met the requirements prescribed by division (B) of this section. A venture capital operating company is an Ohio venture capital operating company only for so lo...

...rovement projects located in any single county. (E)(1) Within ninety days after the director of development approves a capital improvement project that was not complete at the time of the production company's application, the production company shall submit sufficient evidence of reviewable progress to the director. The director may request additional updates from the production company regarding the progression o...

...(A) As used in this section and section 5747.81 of the Revised Code: (1) "Small business enterprise" means a corporation, pass-through entity, or other person satisfying all of the following: (a) At the time of a qualifying investment, the enterprise meets all of the following requirements: (i) Has no outstanding tax or other liabilities owed to the state; (ii) Is in good standing with the secretary of st...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Certified engine configuration" means a new, rebuilt, or remanufactured engine configuration that satisfies divisions (A)(1)(a) and (b) and, if applicable, division (A)(1)(c) of this section: (a) It has been certified by the administrator of the United States environmental protection agency or the California air resources board. (b) It meets or is rebuilt or remanufactured t...

...There is hereby established in the state treasury the SellOhio global initiative fund.

...ans a company that is authorized by the department of insurance to issue bonds as surety. (B) "Minority business" means any of the following occupations: (1) Minority construction contractor; (2) Minority seller; (3) Minority service vendor. (C) "Minority construction contractor" means a person who is both a construction contractor and an owner of a minority business enterprise certified under division (B) ...

...(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the minority business bonding fund, consisting of moneys deposited or credited to it pursuant to section 169.05 of the Revised Code; all grants, gifts, and contributions received pursuant to division (B)(9) of section 122.74 of the Revised Code; all moneys recovered following defaults; and any other moneys obtained by the director of development for the purposes of se...

...d powers of a company authorized by the department of insurance to execute bonds as surety but shall not be subject to any requirements of a surety company under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code nor to any rules of the department of insurance. (B) The director, with the advice of the minority development financing advisory board, shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing procedures for ap...

...d powers of a company authorized by the department of insurance to guarantee bonds under Chapter 3929. of the Revised Code but otherwise is not subject to any laws related to a guaranty company under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code nor to any rules of the department of insurance. (B) The director shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish procedures for the application for bond guarantees...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Qualifying individual" means an individual who holds a valid commercial driver's license or who is eligible to obtain such a license. (2) "Commercial driver's license" and "commercial motor vehicle" have the same meanings as in section 4506.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Training expense" means any cost customarily incurred by an employer to train an employee who is a qualifying ...

...There is hereby created in the department of development a minority business development division. The division shall do all of the following: (A) Provide technical, managerial, and counseling services and assistance to minority business enterprises; (B) Provide procurement and bid packaging assistance to minority business enterprises; (C) Provide bonding technical assistance to minority business enterprises; ...

...ch minority businesses may apply to the department of development for certification as minority business enterprises. (2) The director shall approve the application of any minority business enterprise that complies with the rules adopted under this division. Any person adversely affected by an order of the director denying certification as a minority business enterprise may appeal as provided in Chapter 119. of th...

...(A) As used in this section, "EDGE business enterprise" means a sole proprietorship, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability corporation, or joint venture certified as a participant in the encouraging diversity, growth, and equity program by the director of development under this section of the Revised Code. (B) The director of development shall establish a business assistance program known as the ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Minority business enterprise" has the same meaning as in section 122.921 of the Revised Code. (2) "EDGE business enterprise" has the same meaning as in section 122.922 of the Revised Code. (3) "Women-owned business enterprise" has the same meaning as in section 122.924 of the Revised Code. "Veteran-friendly business enterprise" has the same meaning as in section 122.925 of th...

...olitical subdivision shall defer to the department's determination that the person is a woman, that the person owns and controls the person's business, and that the person has owned the person's business for at least one year.

...ogram for all state agencies except the department of transportation, and the director of transportation shall adopt rules to administer the program for the department of transportation. The rules shall be adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The rules, as adopted separately by but with the greatest degree of consistency possible between the two directors, shall do all of the following: (1) Establish cr...

...The minority business development division may receive and accept gifts, grants, loans, or any other financial or other aid from any federal, state, local, or private agency or fund for any of the purposes of sections 122.92 to 122.94 of the Revised Code, and may enter into any contract with any agency or fund in connection with receiving the aid, and receive and accept aid or contributions from any other source of m...

...The director of development services shall: (A) Promulgate rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the conduct of the minority business development division's business and for carrying out the purposes of sections 122.92 to 122.94 of the Revised Code; (B) Prepare an annual report to the governor and the general assembly on or before the first day of August of its activities for the prece...

...(A) On or before the first day of August in each year, the director of development services shall make an annual report of the activities and operations under the assistance programs of the development services agency for the preceding fiscal year to the governor and general assembly. The annual report shall include a detailing of those grants, guarantees, loans, and other forms of state assistance to women-ow...

...(A) The director of development services shall, with respect to each project for which a loan, grant, tax credit, or other state-funded financial assistance is awarded by the development services agency, make all of the following information available to the public within thirty days after the agency enters into a contract with the recipient: (1) A summary of the project that includes all of the following: (a) A br...

...reported in the notices prepared by the department of job and family services pursuant to the "Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act," 102 Stat. 890 (1988), 29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq., as amended.