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...If an affidavit alleging that a person has an intellectual disability and is subject to institutionalization by court order is filed, according to the provisions of section 5123.71 of the Revised Code, in the probate division of a county within the institutional district but not in the county within which the institution is located, and if such person is detained in the institution, the probate division of the coun...

...he public children services agency to whom permanent custody has been assigned pursuant to Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code shall have the same authority and responsibility it would have if the child were not a person with an intellectual disability and were not institutionalized. In no case shall the guardianship of a person with an intellectual disability be assigned to the managing officer or any other employee ...

...on of the individual and shall, within ten days, file a list thereof with the probate judge of the county of which the individual is a resident. If the amount of money is fifty dollars or less it shall be retained and expended by the managing officer of the institution for the benefit of the individual. Unless a guardian of the estate of the individual has already been appointed, the probate judge may, upon the judge...

...d for similar services in the court of common pleas; (C) To physicians or licensed clinical psychologists acting as expert witnesses and to other expert witnesses designated by the court, an amount determined by the court; (D) To witnesses in an administrative proceeding, the same fees and mileage as are provided to witnesses by section 119.094 of the Revised Code, and to witnesses in a judicial proceeding, the sam...

...the papers so filed, will constitute a complete record of each case determined by him.

.... In addition to any other sanction or penalty authorized or required by law, if a person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (C), (E), or (G)(3) of section 5123.61 of the Revised Code is a developmental disabilities employee, as defined in section 5123.50 of the Revised Code, the offender shall be eligible to be included in the registry regarding misappropriation, abuse, neglect, or other...

...n of services for an extended period of time that is individually planned and coordinated for the person. "Developmental disability" includes intellectual disability. (G) "Early childhood services" means a planned program of habilitation designed to meet the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities who have not attained compulsory school age. (H) "Employment services" means prevocational services or...

...Whenever a county board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities is referred to or designated in any statute, rule, contract, grant, or other document, the reference or designation shall be deemed to refer to a county board of developmental disabilities.

...nctions of a county board shall not be combined with the functions of any other entity of county government. (B) Division (A) of this section does not prohibit or restrict any county board from sharing administrative functions or personnel with one or more other county boards, including entering into an arrangement authorized by division (B) of section 5126.0219 of the Revised Code or an agreement with one or m...

... of seven members. The board of county commissioners of the county shall appoint five members and the senior probate judge of the county shall appoint two members. (B) Beginning July 1, 2025, when making initial appointments to a county board of developmental disabilities, and when making an appointment to fill a vacancy pursuant to section 5126.027 of the Revised Code, an appointing authority shall do all of the ...

...iscal officer, or individual excluded from the definition of public official or employee in division (B) of section 102.01 of the Revised Code; (B) An immediate family member of a member of the same county board; (C) An employee of any county board; (D) An immediate family member of an employee of the same county board; (E) A former employee of a county board whose employment ceased less than four calendar years ...

... Code exists that bars the individual from serving on the county board; (2) Whether the individual or an immediate family member of the individual has an ownership interest in or is under contract with an agency contracting with the county board, and, if such an ownership interest or contract exists, the identity of the agency and the nature of the relationship to that agency. (B) On appointment or r...

...t later than the last day of November, commence their terms on the date of the stated annual organizational meeting in the following January as provided under section 5126.029 of the Revised Code, and serve terms of four years. The membership of an individual appointed as an immediate family member of a recipient of services shall not be terminated because the services are no longer received.

...ority shall ascertain, through written communication with the board, that the member being considered for reappointment meets the requirements of sections 5126.022 and 5126.0218 of the Revised Code. A member who has served during each of three consecutive terms shall not be reappointed for a subsequent term until two years after ceasing to be a member of the county board, except that a member who has served f...

...vacancy on a county board of developmental disabilities occurs, including a vacancy created under section 5126.0213 of the Revised Code, the appointing authority shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. Before filling a vacancy, the appointing authority shall cause a notice of the vacancy to be published on at least two separate dates in one or more newspapers serving the county or counties the county ...

...ntal disabilities shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the conduct of county board business, including expenses that are incurred in the member's county of residence in accordance with an established policy of the county board.

...d shall meet in such manner and at such times as prescribed by rules adopted by the board, but the board shall meet at least the following number of times annually in regularly scheduled sessions in accordance with section 121.22 of the Revised Code, not including in-service training sessions: (1) Unless division (A)(2) of this section applies to the board, ten; (2) If the board shares a superintendent or oth...

...ch member of a county board of developmental disabilities shall attend at least four hours of in-service training provided or approved by the department of developmental disabilities. This training shall not be considered regularly scheduled meetings of the county board.

...ber is not physically present in the room in which the session is held if the member is connected to the session through a system that enables the member to communicate with the individuals participating in the session and such individuals to communicate with the member.

... member of a county board of developmental disabilities participate in or vote on any matter before the county board concerning a contract agency of which the member or an immediate family member of the member is also a board member or an employee.

...this section do not apply to absences from special meetings or work sessions.

...y board of developmental disabilities from the county board by reason of division (A)(5), (6), or (7) of section 5126.0213 of the Revised Code if the director of developmental disabilities waives the requirement that the member be removed. The director may issue the waiver only if the appointing authority requests that the director issue the waiver and provides the director evidence that is satisfactory...

...f a member of a county board of developmental disabilities under section 5126.0213 of the Revised Code, the county board shall supply the board member and the member's appointing authority with written notice of the grounds.

... member of a county board of developmental disabilities an opportunity for a hearing on the member's proposed removal in accordance with procedures the appointing authority shall establish, unless the appointing authority requested that the director of developmental disabilities waive the mandatory removal under section 5126.0214 of the Revised Code and the director refused to issue the waiver. The appointin...

... authority may not remove the member from the board before the conclusion of the hearing.