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...The department of job and family services or the department of children and youth may appoint and commission any competent officer, employee, agency, or person to serve as a special agent, investigator, or representative to perform a designated duty for and in behalf of the department. Specific credentials shall be given by the department to each person so designated, and each credential shall state: (A) The person...

...The department of job and family services may call an annual conference, of the officials specified in section 5101.45 of the Revised Code and representatives of the various social agencies in the state, to be known as the "Ohio welfare conference." The conference shall: (A) Facilitate discussion of the problems and methods of practical human improvement; (B) Increase the efficiency of agencies and institutions dev...

...The necessary expenses of such officers and employees of the state, county, and municipal boards, benevolent and correctional institutions, officials responsible for the administration of public funds used for the relief and maintenance of the poor, officials authorized to administer laws on community control sanctions, and members of the boards of county visitors as are invited by the department of job and family s...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Title XX" means Title XX of the "Social Security Act," 88 Stat. 2337 (1974), 42 U.S.C.A. 1397, as amended. (2) "Respective local agency" means, with respect to the department of job and family services and the department of children and youth, a county department of job and family services; with respect to the department of mental health and addiction services, a board of alcoh...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Title IV-A" means Title IV-A of the "Social Security Act," 110 Stat. 2113 (1996), 42 U.S.C. 601, as amended. (2) "Title XX" has the same meaning as in section 5101.46 of the Revised Code. (B) To the extent authorized by federal law, the department of job and family services or the department of children and youth may use funds received through the Title IV-A temporary assistan...

...(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, both of the following apply to the department of job and family services: (1) The department shall accept applications, determine eligibility, redetermine eligibility, and perform related administrative activities for the supplemental nutrition assistance program administered by the department pursuant to section 5101.54 of the Revised Code. The d...

...The department of job and family services shall administer the distribution of food commodities received under the "Agricultural Adjustment Act," 48 Stat. 31, 7 U.S.C.A. 612c, as amended. The director of job and family services may adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code and issue appropriate orders as necessary for administration of the distribution program.

...The department of job and family services shall administer funds received under the "Refugee Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 102, 8 U.S.C.A. 1521, as amended. In administering the funds, the department may establish a refugee cash assistance program and a state legalization impact assistance program. The director of job and family services may adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code and issue a...

...The department of job and family services may enter into an agreement with the secretary of health and human services under Public Law 93-66 for the purpose of supplementing the payments of recipients of aid under Title XVI of the "Social Security Act," 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C. 301, as amended, to the extent necessary to provide individuals who were recipients of aid in December 1973 under former Chapters 5105....

... for investigative purposes, exchanging property and records, passing through federal financial participation, modifying any agreements with the United States department of agriculture, providing for the supply, security, and accounting of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for investigative purposes, and meeting any other requirements necessary for the detection and deterrence of illegal activities i...

...The supplemental nutrition assistance program fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of federal reimbursement for supplemental nutrition assistance program administrative expenses and other supplemental nutrition assistance program expenses. The department of job and family services shall use the money credited to the fund to pay for supplemental nutrition assistance p...

...(A) Immediately following a county department of job and family services' certification that a household determined under division (B) of section 5101.54 of the Revised Code to be in immediate need of nutrition assistance is eligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the department of job and family services shall provide for the household to be sent by regular United States mail an electronic benefi...

...To ensure program integrity within the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the department of job and family services shall periodically monitor the balances of supplemental nutrition assistance program accounts. If the department discovers an account with a balance that exceeds five thousand dollars, the department shall take steps to determine whether the account is inactive and, if inactive, identify the cau...

...If the benefits of a household are reduced under a federal, state, or local means-tested public assistance program for failure of a member of the household to perform an action required under the program, the household may not receive, for the duration of the reduction, an increased allotment of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits as the result of a decrease in the income of the household to the...

...The director of job and family services shall submit an application to the United States department of agriculture for participation in the elderly simplified application project within the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

...(A) As used in this section, "payment error rate" has the same meaning as in 7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(2). (B)(1) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, the department of job and family services shall develop a methodology and technical system to determine payment error rates within the supplemental nutrition assistance program. The methodology and technical system shall follow the procedures o...

...(A) The department of job and family services shall redesign the employment and training program established under rules adopted by the department pursuant to division (A)(7) of section 5101.54 of the Revised Code. In redesigning the employment and training program, the department shall ensure that the new program meets the needs of employers in this state. (B) Not later than July 1, 2024, the department shall app...

...(A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the department of job and family services shall not implement the option available under section 6(o)(6) of the "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008," 7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(6). (2) The department of job and family services may implement the option described in division (A)(1) of this section only to prevent a federal penalty and to maintain compliance wi...

...The director of job and family services shall submit a request to the United States department of agriculture for a waiver to exclude sugar-sweetened beverages as items that may be purchased in this state under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. If a waiver submitted under this section is not approved, the director shall resubmit a request for a waiver on an annual basis.

...As used in this section, "cultivated-protein food product" has the same meaning as in section 3715.601 of the Revised Code. If the United States department of agriculture approves cultivated-protein food products for purchase under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the director of job and family services shall submit a request to the United States department of agriculture for a waiver that excludes th...

...(A) No person shall be ordered by a public agency or any person to submit to an abortion. (B) The refusal of any person to submit to an abortion or to give consent therefor shall not result in the loss of public assistance benefits or any other rights or privileges. (C) State or local public funds shall not be used to subsidize an abortion, except as provided in section 5101.56 of the Revised Code.

...(A) As used in this section, "physician" means a person who holds a valid license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code. (B) Unless required by the United States Constitution or by federal statute, regulation, or decisions of federal courts, state or local funds may not be used for payment or reimbursement for abortion services unless th...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Nontherapeutic abortion" has the same meaning as in section 124.85 of the Revised Code. (2) "Political subdivision" means any body corporate and politic that is responsible for governmental activities in a geographic area smaller than the state, except that "political subdivision" does not include either of the following: (a) A municipal corporation; (b) A county that has a...

...Area agency on aging" means a public or private nonprofit entity designated under section 173.011 of the Revised Code to administer programs on behalf of the department of aging. (E) "Caretaker" means the person assuming the primary responsibility for the care of an adult by any of the following means: (1) On a voluntary basis; (2) By contract; (3) Through receipt of payment for care; (4) As a result of a f...

...(A) The county departments of job and family services shall implement sections 5101.60 to 5101.71 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of job and family services may adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code to carry out the purposes of sections 5101.60 to 5101.71 of the Revised Code. The rules adopted pursuant to this division may include a requirement that the county departments provide on...

...tantial management or control over the property of a state agency, political subdivision, or private entity. (C) Division (B) of this section does not apply if a plea, verdict, or finding of the type described in that division regarding a disqualifying offense is reversed, expunged, or annulled. The full pardon of a person who has pleaded guilty to a disqualifying offense and whose plea was accepted by t...

...ises at reasonable hours to inspect any property thereon or to collect samples of vegetation or animal life, water, soil, or other matter, in order to determine residue levels, efficacy of application, or adverse effects of application, drift, or spillage; (4) Should the director be denied access to any premises where such access is sought for the purposes set forth in this section, apply to any court of competent ...

...r," when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. (C) "Of unsound mind" means that the person lacks the relevant mental capacity. (D) "Bond" includes an undertaking. (E) "Undertaking" includes a bond. (F) "And" may be read "or," and "or" may be read "and" if the sense requires it. (G) "Registered mai...

...security, sell its assets at public or private sale, make conveyances in the association's name, lease real property for any term, including ninety-nine years renewable forever, settle or compromise claims in favor of or against the association, employ one or more persons as liquidators to wind up the affairs of the association with the authority that the managers see fit to grant, cause the title to any of th...

...lly contiguous and divided by public or private right-of-way or rights-of-way are a single premises. (Q) "Post-closure" means that period of time following closure during which a hazardous waste facility is required to be monitored and maintained under this chapter and rules adopted under it, including, without limitation, operation and maintenance of methane gas extraction and treatment systems, or the period of ...

...mproper, or unlawful purpose to serve a private or personal benefit or interest. (4) "Misuse of public money" means knowingly using public money or public property in a manner not authorized by law. (5) "Public office" has the same meaning as in section 117.01 of the Revised Code. (H) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of an auditor to make inquiries or interview state or local go...

...ighway or on an intersecting highway or private road, or near an airport where such use of the property may interfere with airport safety, any lease made shall be conditioned upon the lessee's written agreement to use the property for only crops that will not create such an obstruction of the view of the highway or interference with airport safety. If the director has reasonable cause to believe that such an ag...

...s, rights-of-way, franchises, or other property within or without the district required by it for the accomplishment of its purposes according to the procedure set forth in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) For the purposes of division (B) of this section, any of the following constitutes a public exigency: (a) A finding by the director of environmental protection that a public health nuis...

...pal corporation and pay the amount to a private corporation or association which maintains and furnishes a free public hospital for the benefit of the inhabitants of the municipal corporation, or not free except to such inhabitants as, in the opinion of a majority of the trustees of such hospital, are unable to pay. Such payment shall be compensation for the use and maintenance of such hospital. Without change or int...

...der the management of the commission to private or public organizations, which appear to be in the best interests of the state, with the approval of the controlling board and director of administrative services, subject to the following conditions: (a) The lessees shall make or construct improvements on such lands or buildings at no cost to the commission or to the state, subject to prior approval by the director of...

... (C) "Oath" includes affirmation. (D) "Property" includes real, personal, and mixed estates and interests. (E) "Land" and "real estate" include rights and easements of an incorporeal nature. (F) "Plan of sewerage," "system of sewerage," "sewer," and "sewers" include sewers, sewage disposal works and treatment plants, and sewage pumping stations, together with facilities and appurtenances necessary and proper ...

... of the city each year, and pay it to a private corporation or association not for profit maintaining and furnishing a free museum of art, science, or history for the benefit of the inhabitants of the city as compensation for the use and maintenance thereof. The legislative authority may enter into a contract or agreement with such corporation or association setting forth the terms upon which the appropriations are ...

...t of another person or another person's property. (10) "Tracking device" means an electronic or mechanical device that permits a person to remotely determine or track the position or movement of another person or another person's property, including an electronic monitoring device. (B) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section, no person shall knowingly do either of the following: (1) Install...

...or to locate and recover lost or stolen property, or to determine the cause of or responsibility for any libel or slander, or any fire, accident, or damage to property, or to secure evidence for use in any legislative, administrative, or judicial investigation or proceeding. (C) "Security guard provider" means any person who engages in the business of security services. (D) "Business of security services" means...

...e facility shall be subject to all real property taxes and assessments. No exemption from real property taxation pursuant to Chapter 5709. of the Revised Code shall apply to the facility conveyed. The gross receipts and income of the contractor to whom the facility is conveyed that are derived from operating and managing the facility under this section shall be subject to gross receipts and income taxes levied by the...

...e certificate period, the owner of the property files a petition in bankruptcy, the county treasurer, upon being notified of the filing of the petition, shall notify the certificate holder by ordinary first-class or certified mail or by binary means of the filing of the petition. It is the obligation of the certificate holder to file a proof of claim with the bankruptcy court to protect the holder's interest i...

...contractor associated with, a public or private construction project, does not deposit a surety bond in accordance with section 1333.42 of the Revised Code or file an application as described in division (D) of that section with the appropriate court of common pleas, then the bailee for hire may enforce the lien pursuant to the procedure in this section. (B) To enforce the lien created by division (A) of this sectio...

...his section for the costs incurred by a private provider pursuant to a sanction imposed under this section or section 2929.16 or 2929.17 of the Revised Code to the provider. (D) Except as otherwise provided in this division, a financial sanction imposed pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section is a judgment in favor of the state or a political subdivision in which the court that imposed the financial sancti...

...ed upon abutting or specially benefited property. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the costs and expenses of the underground relocation project and related proceedings ultimately shall be paid by special assessments against the properties located in the project area that abut the streets or rights-of-way in question, including any designated properties served by private streets, or that otherwis...

...sioners of the county in which affected property is located and to the proposed other party or parties to the cooperative economic development agreement indicating its intent to include, within the proposed cooperative economic development agreement, agreements that are permissible under this division. The notice shall identify which ordinances, resolutions, or other regulations are to be addressed in the permissible...

...l be performed by a qualified public or private laboratory or another public or private qualified entity designated by the chief, and the cost of the activities shall be assumed by the chief, provided that sufficient moneys for such assistance are available: (i) The determination of probable hydrologic consequences required under division (B)(1)(k) of this section; (ii) The development of cross-section maps and p...

...roceedings, the board shall designate a private citizen or, if the employee is employed as a firefighter, the board may designate the fire chief, to investigate, conduct the proceedings, and prepare the necessary charges in conformity with those sections, and except that the board shall perform the functions and duties specified for the municipal legislative authority under those sections. The board may pay reasonabl...

...he hall of fame, they shall establish a private, nonprofit organization that shall acquire title to, operate, and maintain the hall of fame. The Ohio history connection shall operate and maintain the hall of fame until the hall of fame and its contents are conveyed to the private, nonprofit organization. The Ohio history connection may accept donations of historical items and artifacts for placement in the hall of f...

... or contracts under that section with a private or government entity to administer; (v) Records the release of which is prohibited by state or federal law; (w) Proprietary information of or relating to any person that is submitted to or compiled by the Ohio venture capital authority created under section 150.01 of the Revised Code; (x) Financial statements and data any person submits for any purpose to the O...

...heir lands and the structures and other property thereon resulting from the conduct of mining operations or the abandonment or neglect of land and property formerly used in the conduct of such operations; (B) Conduct of mining and the handling of refuse and other mining wastes in ways that will reduce adverse effects on the economic, residential, recreational, or aesthetic value and utility of land and water; (C) I...