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...To recover a portion of the cost of publishing the register of Ohio, the director of the legislative service commission may seek reimbursement from an agency of actual costs the director incurs in publishing the agency's documents in the register. The amount sought for reimbursement is to be an amount proportional to the internet space allocated to the agency for publishing the agency's documents in the register, and...

...The register of Ohio fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The director of the legislative service commission shall use money in the fund to defray costs of publishing the register of Ohio. Investment earnings of the fund are to be credited to the fund.

...The director of the legislative service commission shall establish and maintain, and enhance and improve, an electronic rule-filing system connecting: (A) The legislative service commission, the joint committee on agency rule review, and the secretary of state; (B) The governor, the senate and house of representatives, and the clerks of the senate and house of representatives; (C) Each agency that files rules and ...

...If there is an expected or unexpected shut down of the whole or part of the electronic rule-filing system, such as for maintenance or because of hardware or software failure, the director of the legislative service commission may temporarily authorize an agency that is required to file rules and other rule-making and rule-related documents exclusively in electronic form nevertheless to file rules and other rule-makin...

...If a rule currently in effect is obsolete because the rule was adopted by an agency that is no longer in existence and jurisdiction over the rule has not been transferred to another agency, and if that status is verified by the executive director of the joint committee on agency rule review, the executive director shall prepare, for consideration of the joint committee, a motion that the director of the legislative s...

...There is hereby created, in the legislative branch of government, the Ohio legislative service commission consisting of fourteen members as follows: six members shall be members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate, not more than four of whom shall be members of the same political party; six members shall be members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representat...

...The Ohio legislative service commission may appoint committees consisting of members of the general assembly and such citizens having special knowledge on a particular subject as the commission may determine, to study and report on assigned subjects. At least one member of the commission shall be a member of each committee. No committee study or report shall be published by the commission until such study or report ...

...The Ohio legislative service commission shall: (A) Conduct research, make investigations, and secure information or data on any subject and make reports thereon to the general assembly; (B) Ascertain facts and make reports concerning the state budget, the revenues and expenditures of the state, and of the organization and functions of the state, its departments, subdivisions, and agencies; (C) Make surveys, invest...

...The director of the legislative service commission shall be the codifier of the laws of the state. When an act of a general and permanent nature passed by the general assembly becomes a law and is filed with the secretary of state, such director shall examine the same and if there is no sectional numbering on the act or if such numbering is not in conformity with the Revised Code, the director shall give such section...

...(A) If a bill introduced in the general assembly appears to affect the revenues or expenditures of the state, a county, municipal corporation, township, school district, or other governmental entity of the state, the Ohio legislative budget office of the Ohio legislative service commission shall, before the bill is recommended for passage by the house committee or the senate committee of the general assembly to which...

...(A) As used in this section, "committee" means any standing or select committee of the general assembly or of either house of the general assembly. (B) Within five days after the effective date of this section, the legislative service commission shall meet to determine whether divisions (C) and (D) of this section should be implemented. If the commission determines that divisions (C) and (D) of this section should b...

...In addition to its duties under section 103.14 of the Revised Code, the legislative service commission shall, in accordance with this section, review all bills assigned to a committee of the general assembly, complete the appropriate local impact statements required by this section, and compile and distribute these statements as required by division (D) of this section. (A) Subject to division (F) of this section, ...

...As used in sections 103.144 to 103.146 of the Revised Code: (A) "Mandated benefit" means the following, when considered in the context of a sickness and accident insurance policy or a health insuring corporation policy, contract, or agreement: (1) Any required coverage for a specific medical or health-related service, treatment, medication, or practice; (2) Any required coverage for the services of specific h...

...(A) The chairperson of a standing committee of either house of the general assembly may, at any time, request the director of the legislative service commission to review any bill that is assigned to the chairperson's committee in order to determine whether the bill includes a mandated benefit. The director shall review the bill and notify the chairperson of the director's determination. If the director deter...

...In performing an independent healthcare actuarial review of a mandated benefit, the actuary or actuaries retained by the director of the legislative service commission shall consult with professionals knowledgeable in matters related to the performance of an actuarial review of a mandated benefit and shall consider the results of any professionally acceptable controlled trial and any other relevant research specific...

...At the close of each second regular session of the general assembly, the clerk of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives shall deliver to the director of the Ohio legislative service commission copies of all bills, joint resolutions, important petitions, memorials, and other legislative documents passed or presented during each session of the general assembly.

...The Ohio legislative service commission or any committee thereof when so authorized by the commission is empowered to hold public hearings, at such times and places within the state as may be determined advisable or necessary to accomplish the purposes and intent of sections 103.11 to 103.22 of the Revised Code.

...In the discharge of any duties imposed by law, any member of the Ohio legislative service commission shall have the authority throughout the state to administer oaths, issue subpoenas compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of any papers, books, accounts, and testimony; and to cause the deposition of witnesses either residing in or without the state. In case of disobedience on the part of any person...

...The Ohio legislative service commission or any committee appointed by the commission may call upon any state department, university, agency, or officer, or agency of any political subdivision for such facilities and data as may be available and state departments, universities, agencies and officers, and agencies of political subdivisions shall cooperate with the commission or any committee appointed by the commission...

...The Ohio legislative service commission shall appoint and fix the compensation of a director and such other technical, professional and clerical employes and services as are necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the commission. All officers and employes of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The director shall act as secretary of the commission and shall be the chief administrat...

...The Ohio legislative service commission shall be provided with adequate office space in the state house. The director of the Ohio legislative service commission, with the approval of the commission, may obtain office space elsewhere in Columbus if the space in the state house is inadequate.

...(A) The compensation of the director and all officers and employees of the Ohio legislative service commission, the expenses of the commission, and the expenses of the director and the employees of the commission shall be paid out of appropriations made for that purpose upon vouchers approved by the director and the chairperson of the commission. (B) The director of budget and management, upon the request of the dir...

...The Ohio legislative service commission shall meet as often as is necessary to perform its duties. Eight members shall constitute a quorum, and the majority thereof shall have authority to act on new matters within the jurisdiction of the commission. They shall formulate rules of procedure and prescribe the policies for the performance of its duties and functions.

...The legislative service commission shall serve as a legislative budget and program oversight commission and may delegate to any committee it creates the responsibility to: (A) Conduct program reviews of state agencies and departments or programs and activities within such agencies and departments, of the state's local assistance programs, and of state laws. As used in this section "program review" means an examinati...

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the legislative agency telephone usage fund. Money collected from the house of representatives, senate, and joint legislative ethics committee shall be credited to the fund, along with money collected from any other legislative agency that the legislative service commission determines should account for calls made from the agency's telephones through the fund. The f...