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...The governor shall ensure that among the various budget recommendations made by the governor and the director of budget and management to the general assembly each biennium there are recommendations for appropriations to the Ohio facilities construction commission, aggregating not less than three hundred million dollars per fiscal year for constructing, acquiring, replacing, reconstructing, or adding to classroom fac...

...As used in sections 107.033 to 107.035 of the Revised Code: (A) "Aggregate general revenue fund appropriations" means all general revenue fund appropriations made by the general assembly except for the following: (1) Appropriations of money received from the federal government; (2) Appropriations made for tax relief or refunds of taxes and other overpayments; (3) Appropriations of money received as gifts. (B) "R...

...As part of the state budget the governor submits to the general assembly under section 107.03 of the Revised Code, the governor shall include the state appropriation limitations the general assembly shall not exceed when making aggregate general revenue fund appropriations for each respective fiscal year of the biennium covered by that budget. The aggregate general revenue fund appropriations the governor propo...

...(A)(1) The governor, in determining the state appropriation limitation for fiscal year 2008, shall use estimates regarding the aggregate general revenue fund appropriations for fiscal year 2007. For the first fiscal year of any biennium, the governor shall use the most recent published data available regarding the rates of inflation and population change. For the second fiscal year of any biennium, the governor shall...

...Any appropriation that, for fiscal year 2007, was an aggregate general revenue fund appropriation shall be considered an aggregate general revenue fund appropriation for each succeeding fiscal year with respect to the determination of the state appropriation limitation under section 107.033 of the Revised Code, even if it is made from a different fund. Any new general revenue fund appropriation made in a fiscal year ...

... (A) For each business incentive tax credit, the main operating appropriations act shall contain a detailed estimate of the total amount of credits that may be authorized in each year, an estimate of the amount of credits expected to be claimed in each year, and an estimate of the amount of credits expected to remain outstanding at the end of the biennium. The governor shall include such estimates in the state budget...

...When the governor requires the aid of a ministerial officer in exercising any of the powers granted in Section 11 of Article III, Ohio Constitution, or any authority vested in him by law, he may issue his warrant directed to the sheriff of any county in the state commanding such sheriff to execute his orders, and make return thereof in such manner as he directs. A sheriff who refuses or willfully fails to comply with...

...A judge of a court of record, state officer, county officer, militia officer, or judge of a county court, shall be ineligible to perform any duty pertaining to his office until he presents to the proper officer a legal certificate of his election or appointment, and receives from the governor a commission to fill such office.

... When the result of the election of any officer mentioned in section 107.05 of the Revised Code is officially known to the board of elections of the proper county, the board shall immediately forward by mail to the secretary of state a certificate of election of such officer. Upon receipt of the certificate by the secretary of state, the governor shall issue a commission to the officer and for the office named in the...

...The office of a judge is vacant at the expiration of the term of the incumbent when no person has been elected as the judge's successor. The vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor. If the appointment is to a court of appeals, court of common pleas, or municipal court, the clerk of the court shall give written notice to the board of elections responsible for conducting elections for that court of the...

...Immediately after the determination of each decennial apportionment for members of the general assembly the governor shall cause such apportionment to be published for four consecutive weeks, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, in three newspapers, one in Cincinnati, one in Cleveland, and one in Columbus.

...The following records shall be kept in the governor's office: (A) A register of every bill passed by the general assembly that has been presented to the governor, in which is entered the number of the bill, the date the bill was presented to the governor, and the action taken on it by the governor and the date of the action; (B) An appointment record in which is entered the name of each person appointed to an...

...An index to each of the records named in section 107.10 of the Revised Code shall be kept. A transcript of any entry in a record or of an official paper, certified by an assistant to the governor, under the great seal of the state, shall be received as prima-facie evidence of the facts therein stated in any court or before any officer of the state.

... (A) As used in this section, "organization" means a faith-based or other organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended, and provides charitable services to needy residents of this state. (B) There is hereby established within the office of the governor the governor's office of faith-based and communit...

...Not later than thirty days following the end of each state fiscal year, the governor's office of faith-based and community initiatives shall submit a report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the director of the legislative service commission detailing all of the following: (A) A breakdown of how the office spent funds from the temporary assistance for needy families bl...

... (A) The governor, in the governor's official capacity as the supreme executive of this state, may retain legal counsel other than from the attorney general for either of the following purposes: (1) To represent, and intervene on behalf of, the governor in any judicial proceeding that involves a challenge to the constitution or laws of this state and that is an important matter of statewide concern. The governor ma...

...The governor may enter into an agreement with the government of the United States as is contemplated by the amendments to the "Atomic Energy Act of 1954," 68 Stat. 919, 42 U.S.C.A. 2011, added in 1959, 73 Stat. 688, 42 U.S.C.A. 2021, in order to transfer authority of the United States government to this state concerning certain peaceful uses of atomic energy.

...The governor may appoint an authenticating officer and delegate to such officer power to sign for the governor any document except enrolled bills enacted by the general assembly, nominations to be submitted to the senate for confirmation, clemency actions, interstate compacts, and agreements with the federal government, which document, to have legal effect, requires the governor's signature and which is of a class wh...

...The governor, pursuant to the Constitution and laws of this state, shall do all things necessary in behalf of the state to secure the full benefits available to the state under the "Highway Safety Act of 1966," 80 Stat. 731, 23 U.S.C. 401, and in so doing, to cooperate with federal and state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, agencies private and public, interested organizations, and with individuals, to ...

...The governor, pursuant to the constitution and laws of this state, is empowered to commit the state to participation in any federal program not authorized by existing state law, where such program in the judgment of the governor will benefit this state and its citizens through grants of money or other provision for jobs or services. Such commitment may also entail both pledge and payment of a matching contribution fr...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, the governor may, by executive order, designate or create such agency, commission, or advisory body, subject to his jurisdiction or otherwise, as a law or regulation of the United States may require to qualify the state, a department or agency thereof, or a unit of local government to participate in a federal program or activity specified in the executive order. T...

...The governor shall have no power to issue any executive order that has previously been issued and that the federal trade commission, office of policy planning, bureau of economics, and bureau of competition has opined is anti-competitive and is in violation of anti-trust laws. Any such executive order shall be considered invalid and unenforceable.

...(A) As used in this section, "Appalachian region" means the following counties in this state that have been designated as part of Appalachia by the federal Appalachian regional commission and that have been geographically isolated and economically depressed: Adams, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Carroll, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferso...

... (A)(1) There is created the commission on eastern European affairs. The commission shall be made up of the following members: (a) Three members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, to serve a term ending one year after the appointment; (b) Four members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, to serve a term ending two years after the appointment; ...

... (A) The commission on eastern European affairs shall do all of the following: (1) Gather and disseminate information and conduct hearings, conferences, investigations, and special studies on issues and programs concerning eastern European people; (2) Secure appropriate recognition of accomplishments and contributions of eastern European people to the state; (3) Promote public awareness of the issues facing ...