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...The treasury education fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of gifts, grants, and contributions received by the treasurer of state for the purposes of the fund. The fund shall be used to support various education programs, which may include, but are not limited to, programs on capital project financing, local government investment, linked deposits, and other finance-related topics. The...

... There is hereby created in the state treasury the treasurer's information technology reserve fund. The fund shall consist of unexpended amounts transferred from either or both of the following: (A) The securities lending program fund created under section 135.47 of the Revised Code; (B) The account created under section 3366.05 of the Revised Code that is in the custody of the treasurer of state and not part o...

...(A) The treasurer of state may designate a private entity to serve as the single state information depository in this state for the purpose of assisting brokers, dealers, including municipal securities dealers, and individuals in complying with rule 15c2-12 promulgated by the securities and exchange commission under the "Securities Exchange Act of 1934," 48 Stat. 881, 15 U.S.C. 78o(c). In designating the entity to se...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Financial transaction device" includes a credit card, debit card, charge card, prepaid or stored value card, or automated clearinghouse network credit, debit, or e-check entry that includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and internet-initiated, point of purchase, and telephone-initiated applications, or any other device or method for making an electronic payment or t...

...The treasurer of state shall make available to the public, on the treasurer of state's internet web site, the county investment advisory committee reports prepared under division (L) of section 135.35 of the Revised Code.

...As used in sections 113.50 to 113.56 of the Revised Code: (A) "ABLE account" means an individual account opened in accordance with the program or a similar ABLE account program established by another state in accordance with section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code. (B) "Account owner" means a designated beneficiary or any other person authorized to be the owner of an ABLE account under federal law. (C) "Designat...

...(A) The treasurer of state shall implement and administer a program under the terms and conditions established under sections 113.50 to 113.56 of the Revised Code. For that purpose, the treasurer shall do all of the following: (1) Develop and implement the program in a manner consistent with the provisions of sections 113.50 to 113.56 of the Revised Code; (2) Engage the services of consultants on a contract basis f...

...(A) The treasurer of state shall solicit proposals from financial organizations to act as depositories and managers of the program. Financial organizations submitting proposals shall describe the investment instruments that will be held in program accounts. The treasurer may select more than one investment instrument for the program. The treasurer shall select as program managers the financial organization or organiz...

...(A) A designated beneficiary, or a trustee or guardian of a designated beneficiary who lacks capacity to enter into an agreement, may apply, on forms prescribed by the treasurer of state, to open a program account. A beneficiary may have only one ABLE account. The treasurer of state may impose a nonrefundable application fee. The application shall require the applicant to provide the following information: (1) The n...

...(A) Nothing in sections 113.50 to 113.56 of the Revised Code creates any obligation of the treasurer of state, the state, or any state agency to guarantee for the benefit of any account owner or designated beneficiary any of the following: (1) Return of principal; (2) Rate of interest or other return on any program account; (3) Payment of interest or other return on any program account. (B) Every contract, applic...

...(A) The Ohio ABLE savings program trust fund is hereby created, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall not be part of the state treasury. The fund shall be used if the treasurer of state elects to accept deposits from contributors rather than have deposits sent directly to a program manager. The fund shall consist of any moneys deposited by contributors in accordance with sections 113.50 to...

...(A) There is hereby created the STABLE account program advisory board, consisting of nine members, composed of the following: (1) The director of developmental disabilities or the director's designee; (2) One member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; (3) One member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate; (4) One member appointed by the gov...

... (A) As used in this section and sections 113.61 and 113.62 of the Revised Code: (1) "Service intermediary" means a person or entity that enters into a pay for success contract under this section and sections 113.61 and 113.62 of the Revised Code. The service intermediary may act as the service provider that delivers the services specified in the contract or may contract with a separate service provider to deliver...

...(A) A pay for success contract entered into under section 113.60 of the Revised Code shall include provisions that do all of the following: (1) Require the treasurer of state, in consultation with the requesting state agency or agencies and the director of administrative services, or in consultation with the requesting political subdivision or group of political subdivisions, to specify performance targets to be met...

...(A) There is in the state treasury the state pay for success contract fund. The fund shall consist of any moneys transferred to the treasurer of state by state agencies for the purpose of making payments to service intermediaries under pay for success contracts the treasurer of state and the director of administrative services enter into on behalf of the state agencies and any moneys appropriated to the fund. Any inv...

...As used in sections 113.70 to 113.77 of the Revised Code: (A) "Expenditure" means a payment, distribution, loan, advance, reimbursement, deposit, or gift of money from a state entity to any supplier. (B) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, village, public library, township, park district, school district, regional water and sewer district, or regional transit authority. (C) "Public library" means a li...

... (A) The treasurer of state, in collaboration with the directors of budget and management and administrative services, shall establish and maintain the Ohio state and local government expenditure database. The database shall be accessible on the web site of the treasurer of state and the web site of the office of budget and management. (B) The database shall include information about expenditures made in each fisc...

...For each expenditure, the Ohio state and local government expenditure database shall include the following information: (A) The amount of the expenditure; (B) The date the expenditure was paid; (C) The supplier to which the expenditure was paid; (D) The state entity that made the expenditure or requested the expenditure be made.

... (A) The Ohio state and local government expenditure database shall include the following features: (1) A searchable database of all expenditures; (2) The ability to filter expenditures by the following categories: (a) The category of expense; (b) The Ohio administrative knowledge system accounting code for a specific good or service. (3) The ability to search and filter by any of the factors listed in...

...Not later than one year after the Ohio state and local government expenditure database is implemented, the treasurer of state shall coordinate with the director of budget and management to provide an opportunity for public comment as to the utility of the database.

...The Ohio state and local government expenditure database shall not include any information that is determined to be confidential or is not a public record under the laws of this state. All of the following are not liable for the disclosure of a record contained in the Ohio state and local government expenditure database that is determined to be confidential or is not a public record under the laws of this state: (A...

...Each state entity shall display on its web site a prominent internet link to the Ohio state and local government expenditure database.

...A political subdivision or state retirement system may agree to have information on expenditures made by the political subdivision or state retirement system included in the Ohio state and local government expenditure database. If a political subdivision or state retirement system agrees to include the information in the database, the political subdivision or state retirement system shall provide the information to t...

... The medical quality assurance fund is created, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall not be part of the state treasury. The fund shall consist of all money transferred to it as a result of the repeal of section 3701.89 of the Revised Code on January 1, 2026, by H.B. 238 of the 135th General Assembly and its requirements related to the repeal of that section. All money in the fund shall be...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Color of office" means actually, purportedly, or allegedly done under any law, ordinance, resolution, order, or other pretension to official right, power, or authority. (B) "Public accountant" means any person who is authorized by Chapter 4701. of the Revised Code to use the designation of certified public accountant or who was registered prior to January 1, 1971, as a public acc...