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...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...

...The director of the legislative service commission shall take all necessary measures to protect and maintain the integrity and security of: (A) All legislative and quasi-legislative documents stored in an electronic format, including any database that contains the Revised Code or Ohio administrative code; and (B) The electronic rule-filing system.

... (A) As used in this section and section 103.27 of the Revised Code: "Individual" means a natural person. "Least restrictive regulation" has the meaning defined in section 4798.01 of the Revised Code. "Occupational regulation" means a statute or rule that controls an individual's practice of a trade or profession. (B) With respect to legislation that has been introduced in the house of representatives or in ...

...(A) As used in this section, "personal qualification" has the same meaning as in section 101.62 of the Revised Code. (B) Each biennium starting with an odd-numbered year, beginning in 2019, the director of the legislative service commission shall issue a report regarding approximately thirty-three per cent of occupations subject to regulation by the state and, beginning with the biennium that starts in 2025, bus...

... (A) For the purpose of providing impartial, accurate information to assist the general assembly in proposing and evaluating legislation, the speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate may, at any time, request the director of the legislative service commission to arrange for data analytics to be conducted on any publicly available information regarding state banks, credit unions organize...

... The standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate that primarily consider legislation governing the medicaid program shall meet jointly during each session of the general assembly to oversee the medicaid program on a continuing basis. In odd numbered years, the standing committees shall meet jointly at the call of the chairperson of the senate committee that considers the medicaid program. In ...

... To assist the standing committees overseeing the medicaid program as provided in section 103.41 of the Revised Code, the legislative service commission shall research, review, and summarize the following to the joint standing committees on request of the chairperson who calls the meeting: (A) How the medicaid program relates to the public and private provision of health care coverage in this state and the United S...

... (A) Before the beginning of each fiscal biennium, the legislative service commission shall contract with an actuary to determine the projected medical inflation rate for the upcoming fiscal biennium. The contract shall require the actuary to make the determination using the same types of classifications and sub-classifications of medical care that the United States bureau of labor statistics uses in determining the ...

... (A) There is hereby created the legislative task force on redistricting, reapportionment, and demographic research, consisting of six members. The president of the senate shall appoint three members, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party. One member appointed by the president shall not be a member of the general assembly. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint thre...

... (A) As used in this section, "rare disease" means a disease or condition that affects fewer than 200,000 people living in the United States. (B) There is hereby created the rare disease advisory council. The purpose of the council is to advise the general assembly regarding research, diagnosis, and treatment efforts related to rare diseases across the state. (C) The council shall consist of the following thirt...

... (A) There is hereby created the Ohio health oversight and advisory committee. The committee shall consist of the following members: (1) Three members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate, two of whom are members of the majority party and one of whom is a member of the minority party; (2) Three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, tw...

... (A) As used in this section, "state of emergency" has the same meaning as in section 107.42 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The Ohio health oversight and advisory committee has the power to do all of the following: (a) Oversee actions taken by the governor, the department of health, or any other agency during a state of emergency; (b) Oversee the following actions taken by the department or the director of health:...

...The governor shall appoint four competent persons who shall constitute a council of commissioners to be known as the state council of uniform state laws. Terms of office shall be for three years, commencing on the sixth day of June and ending on the fifth day of June, except that the appointment made to fill the vacancy existing on December 8, 1972, shall be made for a term ending June 5, 1973; and upon expiration of...

...The state council of uniform state laws shall meet in the office of the attorney general at least once each year. It shall organize by electing one of its members as president and another as secretary.

...The state council of uniform state laws shall collect and digest data concerning the prevailing law in the United States and other countries, upon special subjects where uniformity is important. It shall ascertain the best means to effect uniformity upon such subjects in the laws of the various states of the United States, especially upon the following subjects: (A) Form and execution of conveyances; (B) Commercial...

...The commissioners of the council of uniform state laws may, on behalf of the state, attend the annual and other conferences of state commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United States.

...The commissioners of the state council of uniform state laws shall receive no compensation for their services. The actual traveling and other necessary expenses of each commissioner incurred in the discharge of official duties shall be paid by the state.

...The state council of uniform state laws may incur expenses for an assistant secretary, postage, stationery, printing, and incidentals. The expenses authorized by this section and section 105.25 of the Revised Code shall be paid from moneys appropriated for that purpose. The council shall audit all bills and keep full and accurate accounts of its expenditures.

...The state council of uniform state laws shall keep a record of its proceedings. Not less than thirty days before each first regular session of the general assembly, the council shall make a report to the governor, which shall contain a statement of its transactions, together with such recommendations as it deems proper.

...(A) There is hereby created in the legislative branch of government the capitol square review and advisory board, consisting of twelve members as follows: (1) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, both of whom shall not be members of the same political party; (2) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, both of whom shall...