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...he inspector general, a complaint that identifies the person making the report and the state officer or state employee who allegedly committed or is committing the wrongful act or omission, describes the wrongful act or omission, and explains how the person reporting knew or came to his reasonable cause to believe that the state officer or state employee committed or is in the process of committing the wrongful act o...

...he information, any information that is designated as confidential under section 121.44 of the Revised Code, or any confidential information that is acquired in the course of an investigation under section 121.45 of the Revised Code.

...fice of the inspector general, to be headed by the inspector general. The term of the inspector general serving on the effective date of this amendment ends January 11, 2021. The inspector general shall be appointed by the governor quadrennially thereafter, subject to section 121.49 of the Revised Code and the advice and consent of the senate, and shall hold office for a term of four years commencing on the second M...

... provided that after any investigation using money transferred to the fund from an emergency purposes appropriation has been completed, the inspector general shall report to the board the object and cost of the investigation, but not any information designated as confidential under section 121.44 of the Revised Code.

...or general receives pursuant to court orders or settlements shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.

...A deputy inspector general appointed under section 121.48 of the Revised Code, who 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 state, county, or municipal peace officer basic training program, shall, during the term of the deputy inspector general's appointment, be considered a peace offi...

... (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 fraud, dishonesty, or moral turpitude shall be appointed inspector general.

...ance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, those rules he finds necessary for the successful implementation and efficient operation of sections 121.41 to 121.48 of the Revised Code.

...a program of random review of the processing of contracts associated with building and maintaining the state's infrastructure. The random review program shall be designed by the inspector general. The program shall be confidential and may be altered by the inspector general at any time. The deputy inspector general has the same powers and duties regarding matters concerning the department as those s...

...inistrator and any person transacting business with the industrial commission, the board, the audit committee, the actuarial committee, the investment committee, the administrator, or the bureau and may inspect and copy any books, records, or papers in the possession of those persons or entities, taking care to preserve the confidentiality of information contained in responses to questions or the books, records, or p...

...ent or distributor of funds received under the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115, shall spend such funds to purchase, produce, erect, or maintain signs identifying the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as the source of specific project funding.

...ersonal property or any commercial or business enterprise of whatever form or nature between the following: (1) An executive agency lobbyist, the executive agency lobbyist's employer, or a member of the immediate family of the executive agency lobbyist or the executive agency lobbyist's employer; and (2) Any elected executive official, the director of a department created under section 121.02 of the Revised Co...

...nowingly fail to register as required under section 121.62 of the Revised Code. (B) No person shall knowingly fail to keep a receipt or maintain a record that section 121.63 of the Revised Code requires the person to keep or maintain. (C) No person shall knowingly fail to file a statement that section 121.63 or 121.64 of the Revised Code requires the person to file. (D) No person shall knowingly file a false state...

...ivision (A) of this section, where a trade association or other charitable or fraternal organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under subsection 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code is the employer, the statement need not list the names and addresses of every member of the association or organization, so long as the association or organization itself is listed. (3) A brief description of the ...

...ister as an executive agency lobbyist under division (A) or (B) of section 121.62 of the Revised Code if the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to committing on or after the effective date of this section any felony offense listed or described in divisions (A)(1) to (6) of section 101.721 of the Revised Code in the circumstances specified in the particular division. (B) If an executive agency lobbyist has reg...

... (B) of section 121.62 of the Revised Code, a statement of expenditures as specified in divisions (B) and (C) of this section. An executive agency lobbyist shall file a separate statement of expenditures under this section for each employer that engages the executive agency lobbyist. (B)(1) In addition to the information required by divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section, a statement filed by an executive agency ...

...d executive official, the director of a department created under section 121.02 of the Revised Code, an executive agency official, or any member of the staff of any of the public officers or employees listed in this division shall describe the details of the transaction, including the name of the public officer or employee, the purpose and nature of the transaction, and the date it was made or entered into, in a stat...

...d executive official, the director of a department created under section 121.02 of the Revised Code, an executive agency official, or any member of the staff of any public officer or employee listed in this division and an employer or executive agency lobbyist with respect to an expenditure or financial transaction alleged in a statement to be filed under section 121.63 or 121.64 of the Revised Code, the public offic...

...tings; (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 reporters, correspondents, or news bureaus to news media described in division (A)(2) of this section; (4) Publications primarily designed for and distributed to members of bona fide association...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall engage any person to influence executive agency decisions or conduct executive agency lobbying activity for compensation that is contingent in any way on the outcome of an executive agency decision and no person shall accept any engagement to influence executive agency decisions or conduct executive agency lobbying activity for compensation...

...62, 121.63, and 121.64 of the Revised Code. These statements are public records and open to public inspection, and the joint committee shall computerize them so that the information contained in them is readily accessible to the general public. The joint committee shall provide copies of the statements to the general public on request and may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed the cost of copying and delivering th...

...al and any assistant or special counsel designated by him may investigate compliance with sections 121.60 to 121.68 of the Revised Code in connection with statements required to be filed under these sections and, in the event of an apparent violation, shall report his findings to the prosecuting attorney of Franklin county, who shall institute such proceedings as are appropriate.

...tions 121.71 to 121.75 of the Revised Code: (A) "Agency" means an "agency" as defined in section 111.15 or 119.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Rule" means a new rule or an amendment to an existing rule. "Rule" includes an appendix to a rule.

... by reference with a citation that provides information sufficient to enable a reasonable person to whom the rule applies readily and without charge to find and inspect the text or other material that has been incorporated by reference. The citation shall specify the date of the text or other material or identify a particular edition or version of the text or other material and, if available, the date of the particul...

...ed version of a rule in proposed form under division (D) of section 111.15 or division (C) of section 119.03, or a rule for review under section 106.03 of the Revised Code, that incorporates a text or other material by reference, the agency also shall file in electronic form, one complete and accurate copy of the text or other material incorporated by reference with, or otherwise shall make the text or other material...