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...A majority of the votes given at an election for an officer of either house shall be necessary to elect. If a choice is not made on or before the tenth voting, the person thereafter receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected.

...l assembly, a certificate of election from the board of election of the proper county shall be prima-facie evidence of the right to membership of the person therein certified to be elected senator or representative.

...The oath of office of senators and representatives; the president and president pro tempore of the senate; the speaker and speaker pro tempore of the house of representatives; the clerk of the senate, the chief administrative officer and the clerk of the house of representatives, and their assistants; and the sergeant at arms and assistant sergeant at arms of each house may be administered by a member, by a former pr...

...rms of such house, any other person to compel the attendance of absentees. If, on a call of either house, the members present refuse to excuse an absentee, he shall not be entitled to compensation during his absence and shall be liable for expenses incurred in procuring his attendance, which shall be deducted from his salary.

...wledged resignation takes effect at the time specified in the letter of resignation. If an acknowledged resignation occurs during a regular session of the general assembly, the clerk of the senate or clerk of the house of representatives shall spread the letter of resignation upon the senate or house of representatives journal. This section does not apply to a member-elect who resigns before the general assembly has...

...ouse of the general assembly except in compliance with this section, shall knowingly do any of the following: (A) Be appointed as trustee, officer, or manager of a benevolent, educational, or correctional institution that is authorized, created, or regulated by the state and that is supported in whole or in part by funds from the state treasury; (B) Serve on any committee or commission that is authorized or created...

...istant minority whip, shall receive as compensation a salary of sixty-three thousand seven dollars a year during the senator's term of office. Every member of the house of representatives, except the members elected speaker, speaker pro tempore, assistant speaker pro tempore, majority floor leader, assistant majority floor leader, majority whip, minority leader, assistant minority leader, minority whip, and assistant...

...ependents qualified for coverage at the time the senator assumes office. Using this estimate, the clerk shall determine a fixed amount to be paid by the state in equal monthly installments on behalf of the senator each year of the senator's term as a medical insurance premium, but in no event in an amount to exceed the total premium required in any month by the contract of the state by the carrier. Any amount not pai...

...ry. The fund shall consist of refunds from the department of administrative services of overpayments of medical insurance premiums accumulated under division (C) of section 101.271 of the Revised Code; amounts received by the office of the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives for salvage and recycling of equipment, materials, and supplies; and payments from members and employees for incidental...

... two houses, may recess or adjourn to a time certain; but such recess or adjournment of the convention shall not be an adjournment or recess of either house, or prevent such house from proceeding with its business during such recess or adjournment.

...employees, respectively, and fix their compensation. The clerk of the senate, the chief administrative officer and the clerk of the house of representatives, and the principal sergeants at arms designated by the respective houses shall receive a travel allowance per mile each way twice a month from and to their place of residence, if outside Franklin county, by the most direct highway route of public travel, to be pa...

...led for introduction or presented at a committee hearing or floor session, as applicable. (2) "Legislative staff" means the staff of the legislative service commission or any other legislative agency included in the legislative service commission budget group. (3) "General assembly staff" means an officer or employee of either house of the general assembly who acts on behalf of a member of the general assembly or...

...for purposes of any other statutory or common law attorney-client privilege recognized in this state, of the employee of the house of representatives or senate who serves as the legal counsel for that caucus.

...The clerk of the senate, the chief administrative officer and the clerk of the house of representatives, and the sergeant at arms of each house shall be present and assist in the organization of the next succeeding general assembly.

...tor of the Ohio peace officer training commission attesting to the person's satisfactory completion of an approved state, county, municipal, or department of natural resources peace officer basic training program, the person previously has been employed as a peace officer, the prior employment of the person as a peace officer contains no breaks in service of more than one year, and the person has successfully complet...

...or of the Ohio peace officer training commission attesting to the person's satisfactory completion of an approved state, county, municipal, or department of natural resources peace officer basic training program. (2) The person previously has been awarded a certificate by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission attesting to the person's satisfactory completion of an approved stat...

...The clerk of the senate, the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives, and the sergeant at arms of each house shall have control of their respective assistants, and each house by resolution may dismiss any of them whose services are not needed or who do not perform their duties satisfactorily.

...During the absence or disability of the clerk of the senate, clerk of the house of representatives, or sergeant at arms of either house, the respective house of the general assembly may constitute one of the assistant clerks, clerk pro tempore, or one of the assistant sergeant at arms, sergeant at arms pro tempore, and the assistant so appointed shall have the powers to perform the duties required of the assistant's ...

...islative ethics committee to serve the general assembly. The committee shall be composed of twelve members, six each from the two major political parties, and each member shall serve on the committee during the member's term as a member of that general assembly. Six members of the committee shall be members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, not more than three f...

...ated in the general assembly the joint committee on agency rule review. The committee shall consist of five members of the house of representatives and five members of the senate. Within fifteen days after the commencement of the first regular session of each general assembly, the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the members of the committee from the house of representatives, and the president of...

...aking by, state agencies. The joint committee on agency rule review shall establish, maintain, and improve a rule watch system. The rule watch system shall be designed so that a person may register electronically to receive an electronic mail alert when an agency files a rule for review by the joint committee. The joint committee shall integrate the common sense initiative office into the rule watch system. ...

... relying. The request shall specify the time and place at which a designee of the agency is to appear before the joint committee to address, and to answer the joint committee's questions concerning, the agency's reliance. The date set for the appearance shall be not earlier than thirty days after the joint committee transmits the request to the agency. The joint committee shall transmit the request to the agency elec...

...eliction. The request shall specify the time and place at which a designee of the agency is to appear before the joint committee to address, and answer the joint committee's questions concerning, the agency's apparent dereliction. The request shall identify the statute that expressly or impliedly requires rule-making and that apparently has not been complied with. The joint committee shall transmit the request to the...

...(A) The joint committee on agency rule review shall advise and assist state agencies in preparing revised inventories of regulatory restrictions and shall advise and assist state agencies in achieving specified percentage reductions in regulatory restrictions in the Administrative Code in accordance with sections 121.95, 121.951, 121.952, 121.953, and 121.954 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Not later than June 15, 2022...

...The joint committee on agency rule review, in consultation with legislative information systems, shall do both of the following: (A) Create and maintain a system that state agencies shall use to enter regulatory restriction data, create required inventories, and transmit copies of inventories, reports, and any other documents to the joint committee and the speaker of the house of representatives and the president o...