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...Each department shall adopt and keep an official seal, which shall consist of the coat of arms of the state, as described in section 5.04 of the Revised Code, within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter, and shall be surrounded by the proper name of the department, to which may be added the title of any division, board, or commission within the department, if the director of the department so prescribes. Su...

...Records in the custody of each agency shall be retained for time periods in accordance with law establishing specific retention periods, and in accordance with retention periods or disposition instructions established by the state records administration.

... (A) This section shall be liberally construed to require public officials to take official action and to conduct all deliberations upon official business only in open meetings unless the subject matter is specifically excepted by law. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Public body" means any of the following: (a) Any board, commission, committee, council, or similar decision-making body of a state agency, in...

... (A) As used in this section: "Hearing" means an administrative hearing, hearing as defined in section 119.01 of the Revised Code, or other hearing at which a person may present written or oral testimony on a matter before the public body. "Meeting" has the same meaning as in section 121.22 of the Revised Code. "Public body" has the same meaning as in section 121.22 of the Revised Code. "Multi-party meeting" ...

...(A) The secretary of state shall establish and maintain a list of all persons against whom more than one final, unappealable finding of contempt of court by a federal court or court of appeals has been issued and has remained uncorrected by the court within the immediately preceding two-year period after the listing of the finding by the secretary of state for failure to correct an unfair labor practice prohibited by...

...As used in sections 121.30 to 121.34 of the Revised Code, "Spanish-speaking people" means persons who possess any of the following characteristics: (A) Use Spanish as their primary language; (B) Regard themselves as or are regarded in their community as being of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central American, South American, Spanish, or other Spanish-speaking origin or descent.

... There is hereby created the commission on Hispanic-Latino affairs consisting of eleven voting members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The speaker of the house of representatives shall recommend to the governor two persons for appointment to the commission, the president of the senate shall recommend to the governor two such persons, and the minority leaders of the house and senat...

...The commission on Hispanic-Latino affairs shall: (A) Gather and disseminate information and conduct hearings, conferences, investigations, and special studies on problems and programs concerning Spanish-speaking people; (B) Secure appropriate recognition of the accomplishments and contributions of Spanish-speaking people to this state; (C) Stimulate public awareness of the problems of Spanish-speaking people...

...The office of Hispanic-Latino affairs is hereby created. The office shall be accountable to the commission on Hispanic-Latino affairs. The chief administrator of the office shall be the director of Hispanic-Latino affairs, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commission. The director, with the approval of the commission, shall appoint such employees as are necessary to carry out the duties of t...

... (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, the following state agencies shall collaborate to revise and make more uniform the eligibility standards and eligibility determination procedures of programs the state agencies administer: (1) The department of aging; (2) The department of development; (3) The department of developmental disabilities; (4) The department of education and workforce; (5) The d...

...(A) As used in this section, "home care dependent adult" means an individual who resides in a private home or other noninstitutional and unlicensed living arrangement, without the presence of a parent or guardian, but has health and safety needs that require the provision of regularly scheduled home care services to remain in the home or other living arrangement because one of the following is the c...

... (A)(1) There is hereby created the Ohio family and children first cabinet council. The council shall be composed of the director of education and workforce, the executive director of the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, the medicaid director, and the directors of youth services, job and family services, mental health and addiction services, health, developmental disabilities, aging, rehabilitation...

...There is hereby created in the state treasury the family and children first administration fund. The fund shall consist of money that the director of budget and management transfers from one or more funds of one or more agencies represented on the Ohio family and children first cabinet council. The director may transfer only money that state or federal law permits to be used for the cabinet council's administrative c...

...(A) As used in this section: "At-risk individual" means an individual at great risk of not being able to access available health and social services due to barriers such as poverty, inadequate transportation, culture, and priorities of basic survival. "Care coordination agency" means a person or government entity that assists at-risk individuals access available health and social services the at-risk individu...

... (A) The Ohio family and children first cabinet council state office shall establish and maintain the Ohio automated service coordination information system. The information system shall contain county family and children first council records detailing funding sources and information regarding families seeking services from a county council including: (1) Demographics including: (a) Number and relationship of ...

...(A) An agency represented on a county family and children first council that disagrees with the council's decision concerning the services or funding for services a child is to receive from agencies represented on the council may initiate the local dispute resolution process established in the county service coordination mechanism applicable to the council. On completion of the process, the decision maker designated ...

... A parent or custodian who disagrees with a decision rendered by a county family and children first council regarding services for a child may initiate the dispute resolution process established in the county service coordination mechanism pursuant to division (C)(9) of section 121.37 of the Revised Code. Not later than sixty days after the parent or custodian initiates the dispute resolution process, the council ...

...Each agency represented on a county family and children first council that is providing services or funding for services that are the subject of the dispute resolution process initiated by a parent or custodian under section 121.381 of the Revised Code shall continue to provide those services and the funding for those services during the dispute resolution process.

... (A) As used in this section, "environmental protection" means any of the following: (1) Protection of human health or safety, biological resources, or natural resources by preventing, reducing, or remediating the pollution or degradation of air, land, or water resources or by preventing or limiting the exposure of humans, animals, or plants to pollution; (2) Appropriation or regulation of privately owned property ...

... (A) There is hereby created the Ohio commission on service and volunteerism consisting of nineteen voting members including the director of education and workforce or the director's designee, the chancellor of higher education or the chancellor's designee, the director of youth services or the director's designee, the director of aging or the director's designee, and fifteen members who shall be appointed by the gov...

...(A) As used in this section and section 121.402 of the Revised Code, "organization or entity" and "unsupervised access to a child" have the same meanings as in section 109.574 of the Revised Code. (B) The Ohio commission on service and volunteerism shall adopt a set of "recommended best practices" for organizations or entities to follow when one or more volunteers of the organization or entity have unsupervis...

...(A) The Ohio commission on service and volunteerism shall establish and maintain an educational program that does all of the following: (1) Makes available to parents and guardians of children notice about the provisions of sections 109.574 to 109.577, section 121.401, and section 121.402 of the Revised Code and information about how to keep children safe when they are under the care, custody, or control of a...

...(A) The Ohio commission on service and volunteerism may do any of the following: (1) Accept monetary gifts or donations; (2) Sponsor conferences, meetings, or events in furtherance of the commission's purpose described in section 121.40 of the Revised Code and charge fees for participation or involvement in the conferences, meetings, or events; (3) Sell promotional items in furtherance of the commission's pu...

...As used in sections 121.41 to 121.50 of the Revised Code: (A) "Appropriate ethics commission" has the same meaning as in section 102.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Appropriate licensing agency" means a public or private entity that is responsible for licensing, certifying, or registering persons who are engaged in a particular vocation. (C) "Person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Revised Code a...

...The inspector general shall do all of the following: (A) Investigate the management and operation of state agencies on his own initiative in order to determine whether wrongful acts and omissions have been committed or are being committed by state officers or state employees; (B) Receive complaints under section 121.46 of the Revised Code alleging wrongful acts and omissions, determine whether the information conta...