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...The department of administrative services, on its own or pursuant to a request from a government ordering office, may release a government ordering office from compliance with sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code. If the department determines that compliance is not possible or not advantageous, or if conditions prescribed in rules as may be adopted under section 125.603 of the Revised Code for granting a r...

...t apply to the purchase of a product or service available from a state agency, state instrumentality, or political subdivision under any law in effect on July 1, 2005.

...to prohibit the purchase of a supply or service from a qualified nonprofit agency by a political subdivision that is not a government ordering office. (B) Purchases made under this section by a political subdivision, as defined in section 125.04 of the Revised Code, are exempt from any competitive selection procedures otherwise required by law. Purchases under this section shall be made from qualified nonprofit agen...

...A government ordering office and qualified nonprofit agency shall provide the necessary information and documentation requested by the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs to enable the office to effectively administer sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code.

...ice in the department of administrative services shall establish and operate an entrepreneur in residence pilot program. The mission of the entrepreneur in residence pilot program is to provide for better outreach by state government to small businesses, to strengthen coordination and interaction between state government and small businesses, and to make state government programs and functions simpler, easier to acce...

...The department of administrative services shall work with the departments of job and family services and medicaid to deploy private sector tools for digital identity management, authentication, and verification for individuals receiving medicaid benefits, supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, or benefits funded by the temporary assistance for needy families block grant. These private sector tools shall ...

...y him, the department of administrative services may amend the orders.

...sembly the department of administrative services shall advertise for bids or proposals and let contracts therefor as provided in such sections.

...The department of administrative services shall: (A) Analyze and inspect continuously the utilization of all structures and real estate owned by the state or used by its agencies; and analyze and inspect continuously the condition of all such properties and their adequacy for the operations for which they are used. (B) Promulgate standards relating to the type of architecture, plan of, and utilization of buildings ...

... date, the department of administrative services shall: (A) Provide for the final payment by mail of the wages or salaries and the value of accumulated vacation leave to former employees of the agency; (B) Certify the employment status of former employees of the agency who are eligible for unemployment compensation under Chapter 4141. of the Revised Code or under other provisions of state or federal law.

...The department of administrative services shall maintain in the city of Columbus a reasonable supply of motor vehicles designed to carry passengers which shall be made available for the use of any state agency needing transportation facilities of an intermittent or temporary nature. The director of administrative services shall fix the rates of charge for the use of such motor vehicles at a level sufficient to operat...

...rds that the director of administrative services adopts by rule. (C) "Blended biodiesel" means a blend of biodiesel with petroleum based diesel fuel in which the resultant product contains not less than twenty per cent biodiesel that meets the American society for testing and materials specification for blended diesel fuel and any other standards that the director of administrative services adopts by rule. (D) "D...

...nnually establish the minimum number of business miles per year an employee of a state agency must drive in order to qualify for approval by the department to receive a motor vehicle for business use; (3) Establish the minimum number of business miles per year at an amount that results when the annual motor vehicle cost is divided by the amount that is the reimbursement rate per mile minus the amount that is the su...

...(A) The department of administrative services shall ensure that all new motor vehicles acquired by the state for use by state agencies under section 125.832 of the Revised Code are capable of using alternative fuels. A state agency that is acquiring new motor vehicles under division (G)(1) of section 125.832 of the Revised Code shall report annually, in a manner prescribed by the director of administrative services, ...

...obtained or accepted by the development services agency for crediting to the fund. Moneys credited to the fund shall be used to pay for the incremental cost of biodiesel for use in vehicles owned or leased by the state that use diesel fuel. The director of development services may direct the director of budget and management to transfer available moneys in the biodiesel revolving fund to the alternative fuel tr...

... pursuant to law; duly authorized local tax-supported civil defense organizations; local tax-supported health and educational institutions; local tax-supported institutions and organizations; private nonprofit federally tax-exempt health and educational institutions and organizations in the state; private nonprofit federally tax-exempt institutions, organizations, and activities in the state; and to such other instit...

...ing for and in the name of the state of Ohio, require such reports and make such investigations as may be required by law or regulation by the United States in connection with acquiring, conveying, reconveying, recapturing, reverting and disposing of federal real and related personal property prior to such property being or after such property has been quitclaimed or otherwise conveyed to transferees and such departm...

... Code, the department of administrative services shall: receive, approve or disapprove, and process applications from eligible entities which need and can utilize federal real and related personal property; make recommendations in conformance with state law and the policies, rules, and standards of affected departments, commissions, and boards of state government regarding such need and suitability for use of such pr...

...pay to the department of administrative services such service charges or fees as the department may require in connection with federal property acquired, warehoused, distributed, transferred, conveyed, or reconveyed by the department and may be required to pay service charges or fees, if any, on property recaptured, reverted, or disposed of by the department when such action pertains to that property on which title i...

...iture of, obligate and expend funds for service charges or fees assessed by the department of administrative services for federal property acquired, retransferred, recaptured, reverted, or disposed of under sections 125.84 to 125.90 of the Revised Code and may accept federal personal property for redistribution in the state, and if accepted shall redistribute such property to any eligible class, division, or unit of ...

...ents for and on behalf of the state of Ohio with the several states or the federal government, singularly or severally, in order to provide, with or without reimbursement, for the utilization by and exchange between them, singularly or severally, of property, facilities, personnel, and services of each by the other, and, for the same purpose, to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with eligible publ...

...sions, the department of administrative services, notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may adopt, amend, or rescind rules and orders and prescribe requirements and standards deemed necessary and suitable for the administration of sections 125.84 to 125.90 of the Revised Code, that are not inconsistent with the applicable parts of the rules issued under section 5502.25 of the Revised Cod...

...within the department of administrative services to coordinate the property owned by the state. The department of administrative services shall provide administrative support for the council. (B) The council shall consist of the following fourteen members: (1) The state chief information officer, or the officer's designee, who shall serve as the council chair; (2) The director of natural resources, or the di...

...operties, including the cost of utility services at unoccupied properties; (6) The environmental costs associated with ownership of property, including the cost of environmental restoration and compliance activities; (7) Changes in the amount of vacant state space; (8) The realization of equity value in state real property assets; (9) Opportunities for cooperative arrangements with the commercial r...

..., and shall provide the database to the Ohio geographically referenced information program council established in section 125.901 of the Revised Code. (C) As used in this section, "state-owned property" does not include state property owned or under the control of the general assembly or any legislative agency, any court or judicial agency, the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, or attorney ...

...The board of trustees of the Ohio state university shall establish a farm production, policy, and financial management institute in OSU extension to train interested and qualified persons to assist farmers in addressing integration of farm production practices, agricultural marketing, farm policy, and financial management challenges. Participation shall be open to all interested persons, but the following persons s...

...ncil. An initial member shall not begin service until confirmed by the senate. Four members shall form a quorum. (2) The academic council shall be comprised of scholars with relevant expertise and experience. Not more than one member of the council may be an employee of the university. Best efforts shall be made to have not fewer than three members of the advisory board be from Ohio. (3) Three members of the ac...

...l operate and manage a neuropsychiatric service of the college of medicine which shall be a center for teaching and research in the fields of neurology and psychiatry and a center for the treatment and care of persons having mental, nervous, or allied diseases. The university shall conduct graduate training programs in neurology and psychiatry, with a view towards securing and maintaining academic and professional ac...

...ty shall operate and manage a treatment service for tuberculosis and other diseases as part of the college of medicine, which service shall be a center for teaching and research in the fields of tuberculosis and other diseases and a center for treatment of patients having such diseases. The board of trustees, on the recommendation of the president and other administrative officers of the university, shall adopt rul...

...tted to the tuberculosis service at the Ohio state university shall be paid to university hospital and shall be borne by the county in which such patient lives to the extent that such charge is not paid or payable by insurance or under other third party agreement.

...The board of trustees of the Ohio state university shall establish and operate an organization known as the "Ohio rehabilitation center" for the development and application of means and methods for restoring persons with physical disabilities to positions of improved social and economic participation. The center shall be under the control of the board of trustees of the university through the regular university admin...

...residential care or intensive study and services; to cooperate with, aid, and supplement such public and private projects for rehabilitation as may be established in the various communities of the state; to provide training for persons seeking competence in the several disciplines pertaining to the field of rehabilitation; to conduct research and demonstrations in connection with the problems and techniques of rehabi...

...The board of trustees of the Ohio state university may receive and hold in trust in the name of the state and for the use and benefit of the Ohio rehabilitation center any bequest, devise, or donation of money or of real or personal property to be applied to the general or special use of the center as may be directed by the donor.

...The board of trustees of the Ohio state university shall manage the Ohio rehabilitation center using the same criteria and regulations as those applying to the university.

...The board of trustees of the Ohio state university may establish by regulation the standards and processes for admission or rejection, retention, or dismissal of all persons admitted or applying for admission to the Ohio rehabilitation center and may provide by regulation for defraying the cost of rehabilitation of persons who are unable to pay all or part of such cost.

...n for or authorizes payment for medical services, hospital services, or for the care of any persons with disabilities, such provision or authorization shall be deemed to include rehabilitation of such person. Any such arrangement or contract may establish the charges which shall be paid for rehabilitation services and facilities.

...There is hereby created the Ohio agricultural research and development center, for the pursuit of basic and applied research in agriculture, natural resources, and related subjects essential to the continued development of the state's agricultural industry and natural resources. It shall be a part of the Ohio state university, under the control, management, and supervision of the board of trustees of the university.

...(A) The board of trustees of the Ohio state university shall govern the Ohio agricultural research and development center. (B) There is hereby created the "Ohio agricultural research and development center fund," which shall be under the custody and control of the board of trustees of the university and shall consist of all moneys appropriated, given, granted, or bequeathed to the center or to the university for the...

...o the following: (1) Identify existing services in this state to assist survivors and families of survivors of brain injury; (2) Promote the coordination of services for survivors and families of survivors of brain injury; (3) Explore options for delivery of services to survivors and families of survivors of brain injury; (4) Explore the establishment of a traumatic brain injury incidence reporting system to ...

...ealth, mental health and drug addiction services, developmental disabilities, aging, and public safety; the medicaid director; the administrator of workers' compensation; the director of education and workforce; and the executive director of the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency. Any of the officials specified in this division may designate an individual to serve in the official's place as a member o...

...shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be paid their actual and necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. (B) The student members of the board of trustees of the Ohio university have no voting power on the board. Student members shall not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled to a...

... such change of tenure, and procure the services of an agent to perform the necessary labor thereof. Upon payment of such sum and of all rents due upon the land, on demand of such owner, the treasurer shall give him a certificate of such payment.

...d sealed with the corporate seal of the Ohio university, conveying the premises in fee simple to him, or such owner at his option, may demand and receive a certificate as provided in such section. The governor, upon presentation thereof, shall execute and deliver to such owner, a deed conveying the premises in fee simple to him.

...The deeds, made under section 3337.03 of the Revised Code, shall vest in the grantee an absolute estate in fee simple in the premises, subject to all liens, equities, or rights of third persons in, to, or upon the premises.

... the land so deeded shall be subject to taxation in like manner as other free-hold estates in such county. The original leases therefor, in so far as regards the land deeded, shall cease to be effective.

...wn as the president and trustees of the Ohio university may purchase a site therefor and construct, equip, maintain, and operate thereupon or upon sites within the campus of the university as it may designate therefor, buildings to be used as dormitories for students and members of the faculty and servants of the university, and to pay for same out of any funds in its possession derived from the operation of any dorm...

...collected upon all lands donated to the Ohio university, and held by lease from it or by deed from the governor or the university, including such parts of such lands as are, or may be, owned, occupied, or used by railroad companies as roadbeds, roadways, station houses, or for other purposes. Such taxes, when collected, shall be paid by the county treasurer of Athens county, upon the warrant of the county auditor, to...

...of that portion of the rents due to the Ohio university. The tax collected from railroad companies, and paid to the university, shall not include the tax upon rolling stock.

...There is hereby established the Ohio university college of osteopathic medicine the purpose of which shall be to provide instruction in the practice of osteopathic medicine. The college shall be a component college of Ohio university. The clinical instruction portions of the medical program shall be provided through the facilities of existing osteopathic and joint staff hospitals.

...setting the compensation to be paid for services and materials, and conferring degrees and granting diplomas in recognition of the successful completion of those programs of the college for which accreditation has been received from the appropriate national accrediting authorities.

...(A) Unless otherwise provided in an association's articles of incorporation or bylaws: (1) No contract or transaction between an association and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the association and any other person in which one or more of the association's directors or officers, are directors or officers, or have a financial or personal interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, ...

...tor believed to be sound accounting and business practice. (C) A director who is present at a meeting of the board or a committee of the board at which action on any matter is authorized or taken and who has not voted for or against such action shall be presumed to have voted for the action unless the director dissents from the action during the meeting and the dissent is noted in the minutes of the proceedings of t...

...(A) The officers of an association shall consist of a president, a secretary, a treasurer, and, if desired, a chairperson and one or more vice chairpersons of the board, one or more vice-presidents, and other officers and assistant officers as necessary. The officers shall be elected by the board. The chairperson and any vice chairperson of the board shall be a director. Unless the association's articles of incorpor...

...If required by the association's bylaws, every officer, employee, and agent handling funds, negotiable instruments, or other property of or for an association shall execute and deliver adequate bonds for the faithful performance of the officer's, employee's, or agent's duties and obligations.

...(A) Any member of an association may bring charges against an officer or director of the association by filing them in writing with the secretary of the association, together with a petition, signed by twenty per cent of the members, requesting the removal of the officer or director in question. The removal shall be voted upon at the next regular or special meeting of the members of the association and, by a vote of ...

...(A) An association shall keep correct and complete books and records of account, and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of meetings of its members, board, and delegates. The association shall keep at its principal office records of the names and addresses of all members and stockholders with the amount of ownership interests and stock held by each. (B) At any reasonable time, any member, upon written notice ...

...(A) An association may merge or consolidate with one or more associations under this chapter. Before an association may merge or consolidate with any other association, a written agreement of merger or consolidation shall be approved by the board of each constituent association and by the members of each constituent association. The agreement shall set forth the terms of the merger or consolidation, including any pr...

...(A) An association may merge or consolidate with one or more entities, if such merger or consolidation is permitted by the laws under which each constituent entity exists and the association complies with this section. (B) Each constituent association shall comply with section 1729.35 of the Revised Code with respect to form and approval of an agreement of merger or consolidation, and each constituent entity shall ...

...(A) Unless a later date is specified in the agreement, a merger or consolidation under sections 1729.35 and 1729.36 of the Revised Code is effective when the certificate of merger or consolidation is filed in accordance with section 1729.38 of the Revised Code. If, after filing the certificate but before the merger or consolidation is effective, the merger or consolidation is amended or abandoned, as provided in divi...

...foreign entity that desires to transact business in this state as a foreign entity, the certificate shall be accompanied by the information required for qualification of a foreign entity in this state by Chapter 1703. of the Revised Code, in the case of a foreign corporation or foreign cooperative, or by sections 1705.53 and 1705.54 or 1706.511 of the Revised Code, in the case of a foreign limited liability company. ...

...(A) Any association may divide itself into two or more associations. A written plan of division shall be approved by the association's board. Such plan shall set forth all the terms of the division and the proposed effect of the division on all members and stockholders of the association. The plan also shall contain the articles of incorporation and bylaws of each association resulting from the division, which articl...

...(A) A domestic corporation that is not an association may convert itself into an association by adopting an amendment to its articles of incorporation in which it elects to become subject to this chapter, together with any changes in its articles of incorporation and bylaws required by this chapter, and any other desirable changes permitted by this chapter. The amendment shall be adopted, filed, and recorded in the m...

...An action to set aside a merger, consolidation, division, or conversion of an association, on the ground that any section of the Revised Code has not been complied with, shall be brought within ninety days after the effective date of the merger, consolidation, division, or conversion, or such action shall be forever barred.

...(A) In order to obtain payment of the fair cash value, a stockholder entitled to payment of the fair cash value of stock under section 1729.09, 1729.35, 1729.36, or 1729.40 of the Revised Code shall deliver a written demand for payment of the fair cash value of the stock to the association no later than fifteen days after notice is sent to members and stockholders in accordance with section 1729.09, 1729.35, 1729.36,...

...or hearing on the complaint and require service of a notice of the complaint and the date for hearing on the defendant in the manner prescribed in the Rules of Civil Procedure for service of process. (C) On the date fixed for the hearing or any adjournment thereof, the court shall determine from the complaint and any evidence submitted at the hearing by the parties, whether the affected stockholder is entitled to th...

...(A) As used in this section, "substantially all" means more than two-thirds of the association's assets, measured, in the board's discretion, either by value as recorded in the books and records of the association or by fair market value. (B) Unless the articles of incorporation or the bylaws of an association otherwise provide, a lease, sale, exchange, transfer, or other disposition of any assets of an association ...

...nce from the director of job and family services showing that all contributions due from the association as an employer have been paid, that payment adequately has been guaranteed, or that the association is not subject to such contributions; (5) A receipt, certificate, or other evidence from the bureau of workers' compensation showing that all premiums due from the association as an employer have been paid, that p...

... county in which the principal place of business of the association was to be or is located and shall cause written notice of dissolution to be given to all known creditors of, and to all known claimants against, the dissolved association.

...the association shall cease to carry on business and shall do only such acts as are required to wind up its affairs or to obtain reinstatement of the articles in accordance with section 1729.11 of the Revised Code. (B) Any claim existing or action or proceeding pending by or against the association or which would have accrued against it may be prosecuted to judgment, with right of appeal as in other cases, but any p...

...nt, or to any person properly rendering services beneficial to the association or to those interested in it; (10) The entry of a judgment or decree that, if it so provides, may operate as the deed or other instrument ordered to be executed, or the appointment of a master to execute such deed or instrument in the name of the association with the same effect as if executed by an authorized officer pursuant to authorit...

...(A) Whenever, after an association is dissolved voluntarily, the articles of an association have been canceled, or the period of existence of an association has expired, a receiver is appointed to wind up the affairs of the association, all the claims, demands, rights, interests, or liens of creditors, claimants, members, patrons, and stockholders shall be determined as of the day on which the receiver was appointed....

... association has its principal place of business, in an action brought by the members having sixty per cent of the voting power of the association on such proposal, or the holders of a lesser proportion as are entitled by the articles of incorporation to dissolve the association voluntarily, when it is established that it is beneficial to the members, patrons, and stockholders that the association be judicially disso...

...r or under the member's control and any services to be furnished by the member; (3) Buy or procure all or a specified part of goods or services from or through the cooperative or any facilities furnished by it; (4) Authorize the cooperative or any facilities furnished by it to act for the member in any manner in the procurement of goods or services for the member. (B) The term of marketing agreements may not excee...

..., sells, or otherwise furnishes inputs, services, or supplies to a person shall do either of the following: (1) Use duress against, coerce, or boycott the person in the exercise of the person's rights to join and belong to a cooperative; (2) Discriminate against the person with respect to price, quantity, or quality, or other terms of purchase or sale of products or produce, services, or supplies, solely by reason ...

...to bargain on behalf of its members for sales contracts with the handler and any of the following conditions exist: (1) Members of the marketing cooperative are obligated to produce and deliver agricultural products or produce under sales contracts negotiated by the marketing cooperative. (2) Members of the marketing cooperative represent, on the yearly average calculated over the immediate two preceding calendar y...