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...(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 investment earnings of the...

...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...

...The auditor of state shall be elected quadrennially and shall hold his office for a term of four years. The term of office of the auditor of state shall commence on the second Monday of January next after his election.

...Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office, the auditor of state shall give a bond to the state in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, with a surety authorized to do business in the state, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office of auditor of state. The bond and the oath of office shall be deposited with and kept by the secretary of state and kept in the secretary of ...

...The auditor of state shall appoint a chief deputy auditor of state who shall be a certified public accountant with an active Ohio permit. The appointment shall be in writing under the official seal of the auditor of state and recorded in the office of the secretary of state.

...Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office, the chief deputy auditor of state shall give a bond to the auditor of state in the sum of ten thousand dollars, with a surety approved by the auditor of state, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the chief deputy's office.

...During the absence or disability of the auditor of state, or when so directed by the auditor of state, the chief deputy auditor of state may perform all the duties of auditor of state.

...Any designee of the auditor of state may serve on any board or commission of which the auditor of state is a member by law.

...The auditor of state shall keep the records, books, accounts, documents, other papers, and vouchers pertaining to his office, properly marked, numbered, and filed in his office, and at all times subject to the inspection of the governor or a committee of the general assembly, or either house thereof, appointed to examine them. Official copies of such records and documents shall be certified and signed by the auditor ...

...The auditor of state, by virtue of the office, shall be the lead public official responsible for the examination, analysis, inspection, and audits of all public offices. The auditor of state may hire, appoint, and fix the compensation of auditors, investigators, and other staff necessary to carry out the statutory responsibilities of the office.

...For the purpose of discharging the duties of the auditor of state, the auditor of state may appoint any investigators that are necessary. The auditor of state shall not appoint a person as an investigator under this section unless the person holds a valid certificate from the Ohio peace officer training council. While engaged in the scope of the investigator's duties in enforcing this chapter, an investigator a...

... (A) The auditor of state shall audit all public offices as provided in this chapter. The auditor of state also may audit the specific funds or accounts of private institutions, associations, boards, and corporations into which has been placed or deposited public money from a public office and may require of them annual reports in such form as the auditor of state prescribes. The auditor of state may audit some or al...

...The auditor of state shall provide, operate, and maintain a uniform and compatible computerized financial management and accounting system known as the uniform accounting network. The network shall be designed to provide public offices, other than state agencies and the Ohio education computer network and public school districts, with efficient and economical access to data processing and management information...

... (A)(1) The auditor of state shall establish and maintain a system for the reporting of fraud, including misuse and misappropriation of public money, by any public office or public official. The system shall allow Ohio residents and the employees of any public office to make anonymous complaints through a toll-free telephone number, the auditor of state's web site, or the United States mail to the auditor of state's ...

...The auditor of state shall provide written notice to the sponsor of a community school regarding any action taken against or upcoming audits of a community school to assist the sponsor in complying with the requirements of section 3314.019 of the Revised Code.

... (A) Except as otherwise provided in this division and in section 117.112 of the Revised Code, the auditor of state shall audit each public office at least once every two fiscal years. The auditor of state shall audit a public office each fiscal year if that public office is required to be audited on an annual basis pursuant to "The Single Audit Act of 1984," 98 Stat. 2327, 31 U.S.C.A. 7501 et seq., as amended. In th...