As Reported by the Senate Finance Committee

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

Sub. H. B. No. 486

Representatives Baker, Stebelton 

Cosponsors: Representatives Adams, R., Anielski, Antonio, Beck, Blessing, Boose, Brown, Buchy, Burkley, Carney, Damschroder, Derickson, Dovilla, Duffey, Hackett, Hagan, C., Hayes, Henne, Landis, McClain, McGregor, Perales, Romanchuk, Rosenberger, Ruhl, Scherer, Schuring, Smith, Sprague, Stebelton, Stinziano, Terhar, Wachtmann Speaker Batchelder 

Senator LaRose 

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A BILL

To amend sections 121.08, 122.136, 122.21, 122.25,

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122.37, 122.64, 122.89, 122.94, 122.941, 149.311,

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150.10, 166.13, 166.18, 184.02, 1551.34, 2329.66,

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3731.02, and 4740.06 and to enact sections 107.35,

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143.01 to 143.11, 3333.91, and 6301.11 of the

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Revised Code to revise the coordination of

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workforce development and economic development

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programs; to synchronize the due dates of several

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reports due from the Development Services Agency,

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the Ohio Venture Capital Authority, and the Third

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Frontier Commission; to create the Volunteer

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Police Officers' Dependents Fund to provide death

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benefits to survivors of volunteer police officers

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killed in the line of duty and disability benefits

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to disabled volunteer police officers; to revise

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the law regarding innovation financial assistance

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and research and development financial assistance;

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to require the Department of Job and Family

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Services to consult with the Governor's executive

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workforce board and create a list of in-demand

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jobs in this state; and to permit the Director of

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Commerce, the State Fire Marshal, and the Ohio

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Construction Industry Licensing Board to establish

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compliance incentive programs.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 121.08, 122.136, 122.21, 122.25,	25
122.37, 122.64, 122.89, 122.94, 122.941, 149.311, 150.10, 166.13,	26
166.18, 184.02, 1551.34, 2329.66, 3731.02, and 4740.06 be amended	27
and sections 107.35, 143.01, 143.02, 143.03, 143.04, 143.05,	28
143.06, 143.07, 143.08, 143.09, 143.10, 143.11, 3333.91, and	29
6301.11 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	30

Sec. 107.35.  Not later than December 31, 2014, the	31
governor's office of workforce transformation, with staff support	32
and assistance from the departments of job and family services and	33
education and the Ohio board of regents, shall establish criteria	34
to use for evaluating the performance of state and local workforce	35
programs using basic, aligned workforce measures related to system	36
efficiency and effectiveness. The office shall develop and make	37
available on the internet through a web site a public dashboard to	38
display metrics regarding the state's administration of primary	39
workforce programs, including the following programs:	40

(A) The adult basic and literacy education program;

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(B) Programs administered under the federal "Carl D. Perkins	42
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006," 120 Stat. 683, 20	43
U.S.C. 2301 et seq., as amended;	44

(C) State aid and scholarships within the Ohio board of	45
regents;	46

(D) Programs administered under title I of the federal	47
"Workforce Investment Act of 1998," 112 Stat. 936, 29 U.S.C. 2801	48
et seq., as amended.	49

Sec. 121.08.  (A) There is hereby created in the department	50
of commerce the position of deputy director of administration.	51
This officer shall be appointed by the director of commerce, serve	52
under the director's direction, supervision, and control, perform	53
the duties the director prescribes, and hold office during the	54
director's pleasure. The director of commerce may designate an	55
assistant director of commerce to serve as the deputy director of	56
administration. The deputy director of administration shall	57
perform the duties prescribed by the director of commerce in	58
supervising the activities of the division of administration of	59
the department of commerce.	60

(B) Except as provided in section 121.07 of the Revised Code,	61
the department of commerce shall have all powers and perform all	62
duties vested in the deputy director of administration, the state	63
fire marshal, the superintendent of financial institutions, the	64
superintendent of real estate and professional licensing, the	65
superintendent of liquor control, the superintendent of industrial	66
compliance, the superintendent of unclaimed funds, and the	67
commissioner of securities, and shall have all powers and perform	68
all duties vested by law in all officers, deputies, and employees	69
of those offices. Except as provided in section 121.07 of the	70
Revised Code, wherever powers are conferred or duties imposed upon	71
any of those officers, the powers and duties shall be construed as	72
vested in the department of commerce.	73

(C)(1) There is hereby created in the department of commerce	74
a division of financial institutions, which shall have all powers	75
and perform all duties vested by law in the superintendent of	76
financial institutions. Wherever powers are conferred or duties	77
imposed upon the superintendent of financial institutions, those	78
powers and duties shall be construed as vested in the division of	79
financial institutions. The division of financial institutions	80
shall be administered by the superintendent of financial	81
institutions.	82

(2) All provisions of law governing the superintendent of	83
financial institutions shall apply to and govern the	84
superintendent of financial institutions provided for in this	85
section; all authority vested by law in the superintendent of	86
financial institutions with respect to the management of the	87
division of financial institutions shall be construed as vested in	88
the superintendent of financial institutions created by this	89
section with respect to the division of financial institutions	90
provided for in this section; and all rights, privileges, and	91
emoluments conferred by law upon the superintendent of financial	92
institutions shall be construed as conferred upon the	93
superintendent of financial institutions as head of the division	94
of financial institutions. The director of commerce shall not	95
transfer from the division of financial institutions any of the	96
functions specified in division (C)(2) of this section.	97

(D) There is hereby created in the department of commerce a	98
division of liquor control, which shall have all powers and	99
perform all duties vested by law in the superintendent of liquor	100
control. Wherever powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon	101
the superintendent of liquor control, those powers and duties	102
shall be construed as vested in the division of liquor control.	103
The division of liquor control shall be administered by the	104
superintendent of liquor control.	105

(E) The director of commerce shall not be interested,	106
directly or indirectly, in any firm or corporation which is a	107
dealer in securities as defined in sections 1707.01 and 1707.14 of	108
the Revised Code, or in any firm or corporation licensed under	109
sections 1321.01 to 1321.19 of the Revised Code.	110

(F) The director of commerce shall not have any official	111
connection with a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a	112
bank, a bank holding company, a savings and loan association	113
holding company, a consumer finance company, or a credit union	114
that is under the supervision of the division of financial	115
institutions, or a subsidiary of any of the preceding entities, or	116
be interested in the business thereof.	117

(G) There is hereby created in the state treasury the	118
division of administration fund. The fund shall receive	119
assessments on the operating funds of the department of commerce	120
in accordance with procedures prescribed by the director of	121
commerce and approved by the director of budget and management.	122
All operating expenses of the division of administration shall be	123
paid from the division of administration fund.	124

(H) There is hereby created in the department of commerce a	125
division of real estate and professional licensing, which shall be	126
under the control and supervision of the director of commerce. The	127
division of real estate and professional licensing shall be	128
administered by the superintendent of real estate and professional	129
licensing. The superintendent of real estate and professional	130
licensing shall exercise the powers and perform the functions and	131
duties delegated to the superintendent under Chapters 4735.,	132
4763., and 4767. of the Revised Code.	133

(I) There is hereby created in the department of commerce a	134
division of industrial compliance, which shall have all powers and	135
perform all duties vested by law in the superintendent of	136
industrial compliance. Wherever powers are conferred or duties	137
imposed upon the superintendent of industrial compliance, those	138
powers and duties shall be construed as vested in the division of	139
industrial compliance. The division of industrial compliance shall	140
be under the control and supervision of the director of commerce	141
and be administered by the superintendent of industrial	142
compliance.	143

(J) There is hereby created in the department of commerce a	144
division of unclaimed funds, which shall have all powers and	145
perform all duties delegated to or vested by law in the	146
superintendent of unclaimed funds. Wherever powers are conferred	147
or duties imposed upon the superintendent of unclaimed funds,	148
those powers and duties shall be construed as vested in the	149
division of unclaimed funds. The division of unclaimed funds shall	150
be under the control and supervision of the director of commerce	151
and shall be administered by the superintendent of unclaimed	152
funds. The superintendent of unclaimed funds shall exercise the	153
powers and perform the functions and duties delegated to the	154
superintendent by the director of commerce under section 121.07	155
and Chapter 169. of the Revised Code, and as may otherwise be	156
provided by law.	157

(K) The department of commerce or a division of the	158
department created by the Revised Code that is acting with	159
authorization on the department's behalf may request from the	160
bureau of criminal identification and investigation pursuant to	161
section 109.572 of the Revised Code, or coordinate with	162
appropriate federal, state, and local government agencies to	163
accomplish, criminal records checks for the persons whose	164
identities are required to be disclosed by an applicant for the	165
issuance or transfer of a permit, license, certificate of	166
registration, or certification issued or transferred by the	167
department or division. At or before the time of making a request	168
for a criminal records check, the department or division may	169
require any person whose identity is required to be disclosed by	170
an applicant for the issuance or transfer of such a license,	171
permit, certificate of registration, or certification to submit to	172
the department or division valid fingerprint impressions in a	173
format and by any media or means acceptable to the bureau of	174
criminal identification and investigation and, when applicable,	175
the federal bureau of investigation. The department or division	176
may cause the bureau of criminal identification and investigation	177
to conduct a criminal records check through the federal bureau of	178
investigation only if the person for whom the criminal records	179
check would be conducted resides or works outside of this state or	180
has resided or worked outside of this state during the preceding	181
five years, or if a criminal records check conducted by the bureau	182
of criminal identification and investigation within this state	183
indicates that the person may have a criminal record outside of	184
this state.	185

In the case of a criminal records check under section 109.572	186
of the Revised Code, the department or division shall forward to	187
the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the	188
requisite form, fingerprint impressions, and fee described in	189
division (C) of that section. When requested by the department or	190
division in accordance with this section, the bureau of criminal	191
identification and investigation shall request from the federal	192
bureau of investigation any information it has with respect to the	193
person who is the subject of the requested criminal records check	194
and shall forward the requisite fingerprint impressions and	195
information to the federal bureau of investigation for that	196
criminal records check. After conducting a criminal records check	197
or receiving the results of a criminal records check from the	198
federal bureau of investigation, the bureau of criminal	199
identification and investigation shall provide the results to the	200
department or division.	201

The department or division may require any person about whom	202
a criminal records check is requested to pay to the department or	203
division the amount necessary to cover the fee charged to the	204
department or division by the bureau of criminal identification	205
and investigation under division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the	206
Revised Code, including, when applicable, any fee for a criminal	207
records check conducted by the federal bureau of investigation.	208

(L) The director of commerce, or the director's designee, may	209
adopt rules to enhance compliance with statutes pertaining to, and	210
rules adopted by, divisions under the direction, supervision, and	211
control of the department or director by offering incentive-based	212
programs that ensure safety and soundness while promoting growth	213
and prosperity in the state.	214

Sec. 122.136.  The director of development services shall	215
prepare and submit a report to the governor and the general	216
assembly annually on or before the first day of FebruaryAugust of	217
the services and activities of the employee ownership assistance	218
program for the preceding calendar year. The director shall	219
include in the report information regarding the number, names, and	220
locations of business establishments that have been or likely will	221
be assisted as employee-owned corporations; recommendations on how	222
to better operate the program; information regarding the	223
effectiveness of the program in maintaining and improving	224
employment in the state; and the number of individuals affected by	225
the activities of the program.	226

Sec. 122.21.  In administering the urban and rural initiative	227
grant program created under section 122.20 of the Revised Code,	228
the director of development services shall do all of the	229
following:	230

(A) Annually designate, by the first day of January of each	231
year, the entities that constitute the eligible areas in this	232
state;	233

(B) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the	234
Revised Code establishing procedures and forms by which eligible	235
applicants in eligible areas may apply for a grant, which	236
procedures shall include a requirement that the applicant file a	237
redevelopment plan; standards and procedures for reviewing	238
applications and awarding grants; procedures for distributing	239
grants to recipients; procedures for monitoring the use of grants	240
by recipients; requirements, procedures, and forms by which	241
recipients who have received grants shall report their use of that	242
assistance; and standards and procedures for terminating and	243
requiring repayment of grants in the event of their improper use.	244
The rules adopted under this division shall comply with sections	245
122.19 to 122.22 of the Revised Code and shall include a rule	246
requiring that an eligible applicant who receives a grant from the	247
program provide a matching contribution of at least twenty-five	248
per cent of the amount of the grant awarded to the eligible	249
applicant.	250

The rules shall require that any eligible applicant for a	251
grant for land acquisition demonstrate to the director that the	252
property to be acquired meets all state environmental requirements	253
and that utilities for that property are available and adequate.	254
The rules shall require that any eligible applicant for a grant	255
for property eligible for the voluntary action program created	256
under Chapter 3746. of the Revised Code receive disbursement of	257
grant moneys only after receiving a covenant not to sue from the	258
director of environmental protection under section 3746.12 of the	259
Revised Code and shall require that those moneys be disbursed only	260
as reimbursement of actual expenses incurred in the undertaking of	261
the voluntary action. The rules shall require that whenever any	262
money is granted for land acquisition, infrastructure	263
improvements, or renovation of existing structures in order to	264
develop an industrial park site for a distressed area, labor	265
surplus area, or situational distress area as defined in section	266
122.19 of the Revised Code that also is a distressed area, labor	267
surplus area, or situational distress area as defined in section	268
122.23 of the Revised Code, a substantial portion of the site be	269
used for manufacturing, distribution, high technology, research	270
and development, or other businesses in which a majority of the	271
product or service produced is exported out of the state. Any	272
retail use at the site shall not constitute a primary use but only	273
a use incidental to other eligible uses. The rules shall require	274
that whenever any money is granted for land acquisition,	275
infrastructure improvements, and renovation of existing structures	276
in order to develop an industrial park site for a distressed area,	277
labor surplus area, or situational distress area as defined in	278
section 122.19 of the Revised Code that also is a distressed area,	279
labor surplus area, or situational distress area as defined in	280
section 122.23 of the Revised Code, the applicant for the grant	281
shall verify to the department of development services agency the	282
existence of a local economic development planning committee in a	283
municipal corporation, county, or township whose territory	284
includes the eligible area. The committee shall consist of members	285
of the public and private sectors who live in that municipal	286
corporation, county, or township. The local economic development	287
planning committee shall prepare and submit to the department	288
agency a five-year economic development plan for that municipal	289
corporation, county, or township that identifies, for the	290
five-year period covered by the plan, the economic development	291
strategies of a municipal corporation, county, or township whose	292
territory includes the proposed industrial park site. The economic	293
development plan shall describe in detail how the proposed	294
industrial park would complement other current or planned economic	295
development programs for that municipal corporation, county, or	296
township, including, but not limited to, workforce development	297
initiatives, business retention and expansion efforts, small	298
business development programs, and technology modernization	299
programs.	300

(C) Report to the governor, president of the senate, speaker	301
of the house of representatives, and minority leaders of the	302
senate and the house of representatives by the thirtiethfirst day	303
of JuneAugust of each year on the activities carried out under	304
the program during the preceding calendar year. The report shall	305
include the total number of grants made that year, and, for each	306
individual grant awarded, the following: the amount and recipient,	307
the eligible applicant, the purpose for awarding the grant, the	308
number of firms or businesses operating at the awarded site, the	309
number of employees employed by each firm or business, any excess	310
capacity at an industrial park site, and any additional	311
information the director declares to be relevant.	312

(D) Inform local governments and others in the state of the	313
availability of grants under section 122.20 of the Revised Code;	314

(E) Annually compile, pursuant to rules adopted by the	315
director of development services in accordance with Chapter 119.	316
of the Revised Code, using pertinent information submitted by any	317
municipal corporation, county, or township, a list of industrial	318
parks located in the state. The list shall include the following	319
information, expressed if possible in terms specified in the	320
director's rules adopted under this division: location of each	321
industrial park site, total acreage of each park site, total	322
occupancy of each park site, total capacity for new business at	323
each park site, total capacity of each park site for sewer, water,	324
and electricity, a contact person for each park site, and any	325
additional information the director declares to be relevant. Once	326
the list is compiled, the director shall make it available to the	327
governor, president of the senate, speaker of the house of	328
representatives, and minority leaders of the senate and the house	329
of representatives.	330

Sec. 122.25.  (A) In administering the program established	331
under section 122.24 of the Revised Code, the director of	332
development services shall do all of the following:	333

(1) Annually designate, by the first day of January of each	334
year, the entities that constitute the eligible areas in this	335
state as defined in section 122.23 of the Revised Code;	336

(2) Inform local governments and others in the state of the	337
availability of the program and financial assistance established	338
under sections 122.23 to 122.27 of the Revised Code;	339

(3) Report to the governor, president of the senate, speaker	340
of the house of representatives, and minority leaders of the	341
senate and the house of representatives by the thirtiethfirst day	342
of JuneAugust of each year on the activities carried out under	343
the program during the preceding calendar year. The report shall	344
include the number of loans made that year and the amount and	345
recipient of each loan.	346

(4) Work in conjunction with conventional lending	347
institutions, local revolving loan funds, private investors, and	348
other private and public financing sources to provide loans or	349
loan guarantees to eligible applicants;	350

(5) Establish fees, charges, interest rates, payment	351
schedules, local match requirements, and other terms and	352
conditions for loans and loan guarantees provided under the	353
program;	354

(6) Require each applicant to demonstrate the suitability of	355
any site for the assistance sought; that the site has been	356
surveyed, that the site has adequate or available utilities, and	357
that there are no zoning restrictions, environmental regulations,	358
or other matters impairing the use of the site for the purpose	359
intended;	360

(7) Require each applicant to provide a marketing plan and	361
management strategy for the project;	362

(8) Adopt rules establishing all of the following:

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(a) Forms and procedures by which eligible applicants may	364
apply for assistance;	365

(b) Criteria for reviewing, evaluating, and ranking	366
applications, and for approving applications that best serve the	367
goals of the program;	368

(c) Reporting requirements and monitoring procedures;

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(d) Guidelines regarding situations in which industrial parks	370
would be considered to compete against one another for the	371
purposes of division (B)(2) of section 122.27 of the Revised Code;	372

(e) Any other rules necessary to implement and administer the	373
program.	374

(B) The director may adopt rules establishing requirements	375
governing the use of any industrial park site receiving assistance	376
under section 122.24 of the Revised Code, such that a certain	377
portion of the site must be used for manufacturing, distribution,	378
high technology, research and development, or other businesses	379
wherein a majority of the product or service produced is exported	380
out of the state.	381

(C) As a condition of receiving assistance under section	382
122.24 of the Revised Code, and except as provided in division (D)	383
of this section, an applicant shall agree, for a period of five	384
years, not to permit the use of a site that is developed or	385
improved with such assistance to cause the relocation of jobs to	386
that site from elsewhere in the state.	387

(D) A site developed or improved with assistance under	388
section 122.24 of the Revised Code may be the site of jobs	389
relocated from elsewhere in the state if the director of	390
development services does all of the following:	391

(1) Makes a written determination that the site from which	392
the jobs would be relocated is inadequate to meet market or	393
industry conditions, expansion plans, consolidation plans, or	394
other business considerations affecting the relocating employer;	395

(2) Provides a copy of the determination required by division	396
(D)(1) of this section to the members of the general assembly	397
whose legislative districts include the site from which the jobs	398
would be relocated;	399

(3) Determines that the governing body of the area from which	400
the jobs would be relocated has been notified in writing by the	401
relocating company of the possible relocation.	402

(E) The director of development services shall obtain the	403
approval of the controlling board for any loan or loan guarantee	404
provided under sections 122.23 to 122.27 of the Revised Code.	405

Sec. 122.37.  (A) There is hereby created in the department	406
of development services agency the steel futures program, for the	407
purpose of preserving and improving the existing industrial base	408
of the state, improving the economy of the state by providing	409
employment, increased productivity, and ensuring continued	410
technological development consistent with these goals, and	411
maintaining a high standard of living for the people of this	412
state. The steel futures progamprogram may be supplemental to any	413
other enterprise assistance program administered by the director	414
of development services, and shall be administered so as to	415
provide financial and technical assistance to increase the	416
competitiveness of existing steel and steel-related industries in	417
this state, and to encourage establishment and development of new	418
industries of this type within the state.	419

Within six months after the effective date of this section,	420
theThe director shall develop a strategy for financial and	421
technical assistance to steel and steel-related industries in the	422
state, which shall include investment policies with regard to	423
these industries.	424

(B) In administering the program, the director may consult	425
with appropriate representatives of steel and steel-related	426
industries, appropriate representatives of any union that	427
represents workers in these industries, and other persons with	428
expert knowledge in these industries.	429

(C) The director of development services shall consult with	430
the chairmanchairperson of the public utilities commission to	431
foster development of public and private cooperative efforts that	432
result in energy savings and reduced energy costs for steel and	433
steel-related industries.	434

(D) Assistance may be made available to steel and	435
steel-related industries undertaking projects the director	436
determines to have long-term implications for and broad	437
applicability to the economy of this state when the director	438
finds:	439

(1) The undertaking of projects by the industries will	440
benefit the people of the state by creating or preserving jobs and	441
employment opportunities or improving the economic welfare of the	442
people of this state, and promoting development of new technology	443
or improving application of existing steel and steel-related	444
technology.	445

(2) The undertaking of projects by the industries will allow	446
them to compete more effectively in the marketplace.	447

(E) Projects eligible to receive assistance under the steel	448
futures program may include, but are not limited to, the following	449
areas:	450

(1) Research and development specifically related to steel	451
and steel-related industries and feasibility studies for business	452
development within these industries;	453

(2) Employee training;

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(3) Labor and management relations; and

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(4) Technology-driven capital investment.

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(F) Financial and technical assistance may be in the form and	457
conditioned upon terms as the director considers appropriate.	458

(G) No later than the thirtiethfirst day of June in the	459
first year after the effective date of this section, and no later	460
than the thirtieth day of JuneAugust of each year thereafter, the	461
director shall submit a report to the general assembly describing	462
projects of the steel futures program, results obtained from	463
completed projects of the program, and program projects for the	464
next fiscal year.	465

Sec. 122.64.  (A) There is hereby established in the	466
development services agency a business services division. The	467
division shall be supervised by a deputy director appointed by the	468
director of development services.	469

The division is responsible for the administration of the	470
state economic development financing programs established pursuant	471
to sections 122.17 and 122.18, sections 122.39 and 122.41 to	472
122.62, and Chapter 166. of the Revised Code.	473

(B) The director of development services shall:

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(1) Receive applications for assistance pursuant to sections	475
122.39 and 122.41 to 122.62 and Chapter 166. of the Revised Code.	476
The director shall process the applications.	477

(2) With the approval of the director of administrative	478
services, establish salary schedules for employees of the various	479
positions of employment with the division and assign the various	480
positions to those salary schedules;	481

(3) Employ and fix the compensation of financial consultants,	482
appraisers, consulting engineers, superintendents, managers,	483
construction and accounting experts, attorneys, and other agents	484
for the assistance programs authorized pursuant to sections 122.17	485
and 122.18, sections 122.39 and 122.41 to 122.62, and Chapter 166.	486
of the Revised Code as are necessary;	487

(4) Supervise the administrative operations of the division;

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(5) On or before the first day of OctoberAugust in each	489
year, make an annual report of the activities and operations under	490
assistance programs authorized pursuant to sections 122.39 and	491
122.41 to 122.62 and Chapter 166. of the Revised Code for the	492
preceding fiscal year to the governor and the general assembly.	493
Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and	494
financial statement covering such activities and operations during	495
the year in accordance with generally accepted accounting	496
principles and shall be audited by a certified public accountant.	497
The director of development services shall transmit a copy of the	498
audited financial report to the office of budget and management.	499

Sec. 122.89.  (A) The director of development services may	500
execute bonds as surety for minority businesses as principals, on	501
contracts with the state, any political subdivision or	502
instrumentality thereof, or any person as the obligee. The	503
director as surety may exercise all the rights and powers of a	504
company authorized by the department of insurance to execute bonds	505
as surety but shall not be subject to any requirements of a surety	506
company under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code nor to any rules of	507
the department of insurance.	508

(B) The director, with the advice of the minority development	509
financing advisory board, shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of	510
the Revised Code establishing procedures for application for	511
surety bonds by minority businesses and for review and approval of	512
applications. The board shall review each application in	513
accordance with the rules and, based on the bond worthiness of	514
each applicant, shall refer all qualified applicants to the	515
director. Based on the recommendation of the board, the director	516
shall determine whether or not the applicant shall receive	517
bonding.	518

(C) The rules of the board shall require the minority	519
business to pay a premium in advance for the bond to be	520
established by the director, with the advice of the board after	521
the director receives advice from the superintendent of insurance	522
regarding the standard market rates for premiums for similar	523
bonds. All premiums paid by minority businesses shall be paid into	524
the minority business bonding program administrative and loss	525
reserve fund.	526

(D) The rules of the board shall provide for a retainage of	527
money paid to the minority business or EDGE business enterprise of	528
fifteen per cent for a contract valued at more than fifty thousand	529
dollars and for a retainage of twelve per cent for a contract	530
valued at fifty thousand dollars or less.	531

(E) The penal sum amounts of all outstanding bonds issued by	532
the director shall not exceed the amount of moneys in the minority	533
business bonding fund and available to the fund under division (B)	534
of section 169.05 of the Revised Code.	535

(F) The superintendent of insurance shall provide such	536
technical and professional assistance as is considered necessary	537
by the director, including providing advice regarding the standard	538
market rates for bond premiums as described under division (C) of	539
this section.	540

(G) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the	541
contrary, a minority business or EDGE business enterprise may bid	542
or enter into a contract with the state or with any	543
instrumentality of the state without being required to provide a	544
bond as follows:	545

(1) For the first contract that a minority business or EDGE	546
business enterprise enters into with the state or with any	547
particular instrumentality of the state, the minority business or	548
EDGE business enterprise may bid or enter into a contract valued	549
at twenty-five thousand dollars or less without being required to	550
provide a bond, but only if the minority business or EDGE business	551
enterprise is participating in a qualified contractor assistance	552
program or has successfully completed a qualified contractor	553
assistance program after the effective date of this amendment	554
October 16, 2009;	555

(2) After the state or any particular instrumentality of the	556
state has accepted the first contract as completed and all	557
subcontractors and suppliers on the contract have been paid, the	558
minority business or EDGE business enterprise may bid or enter	559
into a second contract with the state or with that particular	560
instrumentality of the state valued at fifty thousand dollars or	561
less without being required to provide a bond, but only if the	562
minority business or EDGE business enterprise is participating in	563
a qualified contractor assistance program or has successfully	564
completed a qualified contractor assistance program after the	565
effective date of this amendmentOctober 16, 2009;	566

(3) After the state or any particular instrumentality of the	567
state has accepted the second contract as completed and all	568
subcontractors and suppliers on the contract have been paid, the	569
minority business or EDGE business enterprise may bid or enter	570
into a third contract with the state or with that particular	571
instrumentality of the state valued at one hundred thousand	572
dollars or less without being required to provide a bond, but only	573
if the minority business or EDGE business enterprise has	574
successfully completed a qualified contractor assistance program	575
after the effective date of this amendmentOctober 16, 2009;	576

(4) After the state or any particular instrumentality of the	577
state has accepted the third contract as completed and all	578
subcontractors and suppliers on the contract have been paid, the	579
minority business or EDGE business enterprise may bid or enter	580
into a fourth contract with the state or with that particular	581
instrumentality of the state valued at three hundred thousand	582
dollars or less without being required to provide a bond, but only	583
if the minority business or EDGE business enterprise has	584
successfully completed a qualified contractor assistance program	585
after the effective date of this amendmentOctober 16, 2009;	586

(5) After the state or any instrumentality of the state has	587
accepted the fourth contract as completed and all subcontractors	588
and suppliers on the contract have been paid, upon a showing that	589
with respect to a contract valued at four hundred thousand dollars	590
or less with the state or with any particular instrumentality of	591
the state, that the minority business or EDGE business enterprise	592
either has been denied a bond by two surety companies or that the	593
minority business or EDGE business enterprise has applied to two	594
surety companies for a bond and, at the expiration of sixty days	595
after making the application, has neither received nor been denied	596
a bond, the minority business or EDGE business enterprise may	597
repeat its participation in the unbonded state contractor program.	598
Under no circumstances shall a minority business or EDGE business	599
enterprise be permitted to participate in the unbonded state	600
contractor program more than twice.	601

(H) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the	602
contrary, a minority business or EDGE business enterprise may bid	603
or enter into a contract with any political subdivision of the	604
state or with any instrumentality of a political subdivision	605
without being required to provide a bond as follows:	606

(1) For the first contract that the minority business or EDGE	607
business enterprise enters into with any particular political	608
subdivision of the state or with any particular instrumentality of	609
a political subdivision, the minority business or EDGE business	610
enterprise may bid or enter into a contract valued at twenty-five	611
thousand dollars or less without being required to provide a bond,	612
but only if the minority business or EDGE business enterprise is	613
participating in a qualified contractor assistance program or has	614
successfully completed a qualified contractor assistance program	615
after the effective date of this amendmentOctober 16, 2009;	616

(2) After any political subdivision of the state or any	617
instrumentality of a political subdivision has accepted the first	618
contract as completed and all subcontractors and suppliers on the	619
contract have been paid, the minority business or EDGE business	620
enterprise may bid or enter into a second contract with that	621
particular political subdivision of the state or with that	622
particular instrumentality of a political subdivision valued at	623
fifty thousand dollars or less without being required to provide a	624
bond, but only if the minority business or EDGE business	625
enterprise is participating in a qualified contractor assistance	626
program or has successfully completed a qualified contractor	627
assistance program after the effective date of this amendment	628
October 16, 2009;	629

(3) After any political subdivision of the state or any	630
instrumentality of a political subdivision has accepted the second	631
contract as completed and all subcontractors and suppliers on the	632
contract have been paid, the minority business or EDGE business	633
enterprise may bid or enter into a third contract with that	634
particular political subdivision of the state or with that	635
particular instrumentality of a political subdivision valued at	636
one hundred thousand dollars or less without being required to	637
provide a bond, but only if the minority business or EDGE business	638
enterprise has successfully completed a qualified contractor	639
assistance program after the effective date of this amendment	640
October 16, 2009;	641

(4) After any political subdivision of the state or any	642
instrumentality of a political subdivision has accepted the third	643
contract as completed and all subcontractors and suppliers on the	644
contract have been paid, the minority business or EDGE business	645
enterprise may bid or enter into a fourth contract with that	646
particular political subdivision of the state or with that	647
particular instrumentality of a political subdivision valued at	648
two hundred thousand dollars or less without being required to	649
provide a bond, but only if the minority business or EDGE business	650
enterprise has successfully completed a qualified contractor	651
assistance program after the effective date of this amendment	652
October 16, 2009;	653

(5) After any political subdivision of the state or any	654
instrumentality of a political subdivision has accepted the fourth	655
contract as completed and all subcontractors and suppliers on the	656
contract have been paid, upon a showing that with respect to a	657
contract valued at three hundred thousand dollars or less with any	658
political subdivision of the state or any instrumentality of a	659
political subdivision, that the minority business or EDGE business	660
enterprise either has been denied a bond by two surety companies	661
or that the minority business or EDGE business enterprise has	662
applied to two surety companies for a bond and, at the expiration	663
of sixty days after making the application, has neither received	664
nor been denied a bond, the minority business or EDGE business	665
enterprise may repeat its participation in the unbonded political	666
subdivision contractor program. Under no circumstances shall a	667
minority business or EDGE business enterprise be permitted to	668
participate in the unbonded political subdivision contractor	669
program more than twice.	670

(I) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the	671
contrary, if a minority business or EDGE business enterprise has	672
entered into two or more contracts with the state or with any	673
instrumentality of the state, the minority business or EDGE	674
business enterprise may bid or enter into a contract with a	675
political subdivision of the state or with any instrumentality of	676
a political subdivision valued at the level at which the minority	677
business or EDGE business enterprise would qualify if entering	678
into an additional contract with the state.	679

(J) The director of development services shall coordinate and	680
oversee the unbonded state contractor program described in	681
division (G) of this section, the unbonded political subdivision	682
contractor program described in division (H) of this section, and	683
the approval of a qualified contractor assistance program. The	684
director shall prepare an annual report and submit it to the	685
governor and the general assembly on or before the first day of	686
FebruaryAugust that includes the following: information on the	687
director's activities for the preceding calendar year regarding	688
the unbonded state contractor program, the unbonded political	689
subdivision contractor program, and the qualified contractor	690
assistance program; a summary and description of the operations	691
and activities of these programs; an assessment of the	692
achievements of these programs; and a recommendation as to whether	693
these programs need to continue.	694

(K) As used in this section:

695

(1) "EDGE business enterprise" means an EDGE business	696
enterprise certified under section 123.152 of the Revised Code.	697

(2) "Qualified contractor assistance program" means an	698
educational program or technical assistance program for business	699
development that is designed to assist a minority business or EDGE	700
business enterprise in becoming eligible for bonding and has been	701
approved by the director of development services for use as	702
required under this section.	703

(3) "Successfully completed a qualified contractor assistance	704
program" means the minority business or EDGE business enterprise	705
completed such a program on or after the effective date of this	706
amendmentOctober 16, 2009.	707

(4) "Unbonded state contractor program" means the program	708
described in division (G) of this section.	709

(5) "Unbonded political subdivision contractor program" means	710
the program described in division (H) of this section.	711

Sec. 122.94.  The director of development services shall:

712

(A) Promulgate rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the	713
Revised Code for the conduct of the minority business development	714
division's business and for carrying out the purposes of sections	715
122.92 to 122.94 of the Revised Code;	716

(B) Prepare an annual report to the governor and the general	717
assembly on or before the first day of FebruaryAugust of its	718
activities for the preceding calendar year.	719

Sec. 122.941.  (A) On or before the first day of October	720
August in each year, the director of development services shall	721
make an annual report of the activities and operations under the	722
assistance programs of the departmentdevelopment services agency	723
for the preceding fiscal year to the governor and general	724
assembly. The annual report shall include a detailing of those	725
grants, guarantees, loans, and other forms of state assistance to	726
women-owned businesses.	727

(B) As used in this section:

728

(1) "Women-owned business" means any individual, partnership,	729
corporation, or joint venture of any kind that is owned and	730
controlled by women who are United States citizens and residents	731
of this state.	732

(2) "Owned and controlled" means that at least fifty-one per	733
cent of the business, including corporate stock if it is a	734
corporation, is owned by women and that such owners have control	735
over the day-to-day operations of the business and an interest in	736
the capital, assets, and profits and losses of the business	737
proportionate to their percentage of ownership. In order to	738
qualify as a women-owned business, a business shall have been	739
owned by such owners at least one year.	740

Sec. 143.01.  As used in this chapter:

741

(A) "Killed in the line of duty" means either of the	742
following:	743

(1) Death in the line of duty;

744

(2) Death from injury sustained in the line of duty,	745
including heart attack or other fatal injury or illness caused	746
while in the line of duty.	747

(B) "Totally and permanently disabled" means unable to engage	748
in any substantial gainful employment for a period of not less	749
than twelve months by reason of a medically determinable physical	750
impairment that is permanent or presumed to be permanent.	751

(C) "Volunteer police officer" means any person who is	752
employed as a police officer or sheriff's deputy in a part-time,	753
reserve, or volunteer capacity by a county sheriff's department or	754
the police department of a municipal corporation, township,	755
township police district, or joint police district and is not a	756
member of the public employees retirement system, Ohio police and	757
fire pension fund, state highway patrol retirement system, or the	758
Cincinnati retirement system.	759

Sec. 143.02.  (A) There is hereby established the volunteer	760
police officers dependents fund.	761

Each county, municipal corporation, township, township police	762
district, and joint police district with a police or sheriff's	763
department that employs volunteer police officers is a member of	764
the volunteer police officers' dependents fund and shall establish	765
a volunteer police officers' dependents fund board. Each board	766
shall consist of the following board members:	767

(1) Two board members, elected by the legislative authority	768
of the fund member that maintains the police or sheriff's	769
department;	770

(2) Two board members, elected by the volunteer police	771
officers of the police or sheriff's department;	772

(3) One board member, elected by the board members elected	773
pursuant to divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section. The board	774
member must be an elector of the fund member in which the police	775
or sheriff's department is located, but not a public employee,	776
member of the legislative authority, or police officer of that	777
police or sheriff's department.	778

(B) The term of office of a board member begins the first day	779
of January and is one year.	780

(C)(1) The election of the board members specified in	781
division (A)(1) of this section shall be held each year not	782
earlier than the first day of November and not later than the	783
second Monday in December. The election of the member specified in	784
division (A)(3) of this section shall be held each year on or	785
before the thirty-first day of December.	786

(2) The members specified in division (A)(2) of this section	787
shall be elected on or before the second Monday in December, as	788
follows:	789

(a) The secretary of the board shall give notice of the	790
election by posting it in a conspicuous place at the headquarters	791
of the police or sheriff's department. Between nine a.m. and nine	792
p.m. on the day designated, each person eligible to vote shall	793
send in writing the name of two persons eligible to be elected to	794
the board who are the person's choices.	795

(b) All votes cast at the election shall be counted and	796
recorded by the board, which shall announce the result. The two	797
persons receiving the highest number of votes are elected. If	798
there is a tie vote for any two persons, the election shall be	799
decided by lot or in any other way agreed on by the persons for	800
whom the tie vote was cast.	801

(D) Any vacancy occurring on a board shall be filled at a	802
special election called by the board's secretary.	803

Sec. 143.03.  A volunteer police officers' dependents fund	804
board shall meet promptly after election of the board's members	805
and organize. The board shall select from among its members a	806
chairperson and a secretary.	807

The secretary of the board shall keep a complete record of	808
the board's proceedings, which shall be maintained as a permanent	809
file.	810

Board members shall serve without compensation.

811

The legislative authority of the fund member shall provide	812
sufficient meeting space and supplies for the board to carry out	813
its duties.	814

The secretary shall submit all of the following to the	815
director of commerce:	816

(A) The name and address of each board member and an	817
indication of the group or authority that elected the member;	818

(B) The names of the chairperson and secretary;

819

(C) A certificate indicating the current assessed property	820
valuation of the fund member that is prepared by the clerk of the	821
fund member.	822

Sec. 143.04.  Each volunteer police officers' dependents fund	823
board may adopt rules as necessary for handling and processing	824
claims for benefits.	825

The board shall perform such other duties as are necessary to	826
implement this chapter.	827

Sec. 143.05.  The prosecuting attorney of the county in which	828
a fund member is located shall serve as the legal advisor for the	829
volunteer police officer's dependents' board.	830

Sec. 143.06.  (A) The volunteer police officers' dependents	831
fund shall be maintained in the state treasury. All investment	832
earnings of the fund shall be collected by the treasurer of state	833
and placed to the credit of the fund.	834

(B) Each fund member shall pay to the treasurer of state, to	835
the credit of the fund, an initial premium as follows:	836

(1) Each member with an assessed property valuation of less	837
than seven million dollars, three hundred dollars;	838

(2) Each member with an assessed property valuation of seven	839
million dollars but less than fourteen million dollars, three	840
hundred fifty dollars;	841

(3) Each member with an assessed property valuation of	842
fourteen million dollars but less than twenty-one million dollars,	843
four hundred dollars;	844

(4) Each member with an assessed property valuation of	845
twenty-one million dollars but less than twenty-eight million	846
dollars, four hundred fifty dollars;	847

(5) Each member with an assessed property valuation of	848
twenty-eight million dollars or over, five hundred dollars.	849

Sec. 143.07.  The total of all initial premiums collected by	850
the treasurer of state under section 143.06 of the Revised Code is	851
the basic capital account of the volunteer police officers'	852
dependents fund. No further contributions are required of fund	853
members until claims against the fund have reduced it to	854
ninety-five per cent or less of its basic capital account. In that	855
event, the director of commerce shall cause the following	856
assessments, based on current property valuation, to be made and	857
certified to the legislative authority of each member of the fund:	858

(A) Each member with an assessed property valuation of less	859
than seven million dollars, ninety dollars;	860

(B) Each member with an assessed property valuation of seven	861
million dollars but less than fourteen million dollars, one	862
hundred five dollars;	863

(C) Each member with an assessed property valuation of	864
fourteen million dollars but less than twenty-one million dollars,	865
one hundred twenty dollars;	866

(D) Each member with an assessed property valuation of	867
twenty-one million dollars but less than twenty-eight million	868
dollars, one hundred thirty-five dollars;	869

(E) Each member with an assessed property valuation of	870
twenty-eight million dollars or more, one hundred fifty dollars.	871

Sec. 143.08.  (A) If a premium is not paid as provided in	872
section 143.06 of the Revised Code, the director of commerce shall	873
certify the failure as an assessment against the fund member to	874
the auditor of the county within which the member is located. The	875
county auditor shall withhold the amount of the assessment,	876
together with interest at the rate of six per cent from the due	877
date of the premium, from the next ensuing tax settlement due the	878
member and pay the amount to the treasurer of state to the credit	879
of the volunteer police officers' dependents fund.	880

If the secretary of a volunteer police officers' dependents	881
fund board fails to submit to the director a certificate of the	882
current assessed property valuation in accordance with section	883
143.03 of the Revised Code, the director shall use division (B)(5)	884
of section 143.06 of the Revised Code as a basis for the	885
assessment.	886

(B) If a fund member does not pay the assessment provided in	887
section 143.07 of the Revised Code within forty-five days after	888
notice, the director shall proceed with collection in accordance	889
with division (A) of this section.	890

Sec. 143.09.  (A) A volunteer police officer who is totally	891
and permanently disabled as a result of discharging the duties of	892
a volunteer police officer shall receive a benefit from the	893
volunteer police officers' dependents fund of three hundred	894
dollars per month, except that no payment shall be made to a	895
volunteer police officer who is receiving the officer's full	896
salary during the time of the officer's disability.	897

(B) Regardless of whether the volunteer police officer	898
received a benefit under division (A) of this section, death	899
benefits shall be paid from the fund to the surviving spouse or	900
dependent children of a volunteer police officer who is killed in	901
the line of duty. Death benefits shall be paid as follows:	902

(1) To the surviving spouse of a volunteer police officer	903
killed in the line of duty, an award of one thousand dollars, and	904
in addition, a benefit of three hundred dollars per month;	905

(2) To the parent, guardian, or other persons on whom a child	906
of a volunteer police officer killed in the line of duty is	907
dependent for chief financial support, a benefit of one hundred	908
twenty-five dollars per month for each dependent child under age	909
eighteen, or under age twenty-two if attending an institution of	910
learning or training pursuant to a program designed to complete in	911
each school year the equivalent of at least two-thirds of the	912
full-time curriculum requirements of the institution.	913

(C) An individual eligible for benefits payable under this	914
section shall file a claim for benefits with the appropriate	915
volunteer police officers' dependents fund board on a form	916
provided by the board. All of the following information shall be	917
submitted with the claim:	918

(1) In the case of a totally and permanently disabled	919
volunteer police officer, the following:	920

(a) The name of the police or sheriff's department for which	921
the officer was a volunteer police officer;	922

(b) The date of the injury;

923

(c) Satisfactory medical evidence that the officer is totally	924
and permanently disabled.	925

(2) In the case of a surviving spouse or a parent, guardian,	926
or other person in charge of a dependent child, the following:	927

(a) The full name of the deceased volunteer police officer;

928

(b) The name of the police or sheriff's department for which	929
the deceased officer was a volunteer police officer;	930

(c) The name and address of the surviving spouse, as	931
applicable;	932

(d) The names, ages, and addresses of any dependent children;

933

(e) Any other evidence required by the board.

934

(D) All claimants shall certify that neither the claimant nor	935
the person on whose behalf the claim is filed qualifies for other	936
benefits from any of the following based on the officer's service	937
as a volunteer police officer: the public employees retirement	938
system, Ohio police and fire pension fund, state highway patrol	939
retirement system, Cincinnati retirement system, or Ohio public	940
safety officers death benefit fund.	941

(E) Initial claims shall be filed with the volunteer police	942
officers' dependents fund board of the fund member in which the	943
officer was a volunteer police officer. Thereafter, on request of	944
the claimant or the board, claims may be transferred to a board	945
near the claimant's current residence, if the boards concerned	946
agree to the transfer.	947

Sec. 143.10.  (A)(1) Not later than five days after receipt	948
of a claim for benefits, a volunteer police officers' dependents	949
fund board shall meet and determine the validity of the claim. If	950
the board determines that the claim is valid, it shall make a	951
determination of the amount due and certify its determination to	952
the director of commerce for payment. The certificate shall show	953
the name and address of the board, the name and address of each	954
beneficiary, the amount to be received by or on behalf of each	955
beneficiary, and the name and address of the person to whom	956
payments are to be made.	957

(2) If the board determines that a claimant is ineligible for	958
benefits, the board shall deny the claim and issue to the claimant	959
a copy of its order.	960

(B) The board may make a continuing order for monthly	961
payments to a claimant for a period not exceeding three months	962
from the date of the determination. The determination may be	963
modified after issuance to reflect any changes in the claimant's	964
eligibility. If no changes occur at the end of the three-month	965
period, the director may provide for payment if the board	966
certifies that the original certificate is continued for an	967
additional three-month period.	968

Sec. 143.11.  The right of an individual to a benefit under	969
this chapter shall not be subject to execution, garnishment,	970
attachment, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or	971
other process of law whatsoever, and shall be unassignable except	972
as specifically provided in this chapter and sections 3105.171,	973
3105.65, and 3115.32 and Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125.	974
of the Revised Code.	975

Sec. 149.311.  (A) As used in this section:

976

(1) "Historic building" means a building, including its	977
structural components, that is located in this state and that is	978
either individually listed on the national register of historic	979
places under 16 U.S.C. 470a, located in a registered historic	980
district, and certified by the state historic preservation officer	981
as being of historic significance to the district, or is	982
individually listed as an historic landmark designated by a local	983
government certified under 16 U.S.C. 470a(c).	984

(2) "Qualified rehabilitation expenditures" means	985
expenditures paid or incurred during the rehabilitation period,	986
and before and after that period as determined under 26 U.S.C. 47,	987
by an owner or qualified lessee of an historic building to	988
rehabilitate the building. "Qualified rehabilitation expenditures"	989
includes architectural or engineering fees paid or incurred in	990
connection with the rehabilitation, and expenses incurred in the	991
preparation of nomination forms for listing on the national	992
register of historic places. "Qualified rehabilitation	993
expenditures" does not include any of the following:	994

(a) The cost of acquiring, expanding, or enlarging an	995
historic building;	996

(b) Expenditures attributable to work done to facilities	997
related to the building, such as parking lots, sidewalks, and	998
landscaping;	999

(c) New building construction costs.

1000

(3) "Owner" of an historic building means a person holding	1001
the fee simple interest in the building. "Owner" does not include	1002
the state or a state agency, or any political subdivision as	1003
defined in section 9.23 of the Revised Code.	1004

(4) "Qualified lessee" means a person subject to a lease	1005
agreement for an historic building and eligible for the federal	1006
rehabilitation tax credit under 26 U.S.C. 47. "Qualified lessee"	1007
does not include the state or a state agency or political	1008
subdivision as defined in section 9.23 of the Revised Code.	1009

(5) "Certificate owner" means the owner or qualified lessee	1010
of an historic building to which a rehabilitation tax credit	1011
certificate was issued under this section.	1012

(6) "Registered historic district" means an historic district	1013
listed in the national register of historic places under 16 U.S.C.	1014
470a, an historic district designated by a local government	1015
certified under 16 U.S.C. 470a(c), or a local historic district	1016
certified under 36 C.F.R. 67.8 and 67.9.	1017

(7) "Rehabilitation" means the process of repairing or	1018
altering an historic building or buildings, making possible an	1019
efficient use while preserving those portions and features of the	1020
building and its site and environment that are significant to its	1021
historic, architectural, and cultural values.	1022

(8) "Rehabilitation period" means one of the following:

1023

(a) If the rehabilitation initially was not planned to be	1024
completed in stages, a period chosen by the owner or qualified	1025
lessee not to exceed twenty-four months during which	1026
rehabilitation occurs;	1027

(b) If the rehabilitation initially was planned to be	1028
completed in stages, a period chosen by the owner or qualified	1029
lessee not to exceed sixty months during which rehabilitation	1030
occurs. Each stage shall be reviewed as a phase of a	1031
rehabilitation as determined under 26 C.F.R. 1.48-12 or a	1032
successor to that section.	1033

(9) "State historic preservation officer" or "officer" means	1034
the state historic preservation officer appointed by the governor	1035
under 16 U.S.C. 470a.	1036

(B) The owner or qualified lessee of an historic building may	1037
apply to the director of development services for a rehabilitation	1038
tax credit certificate for qualified rehabilitation expenditures	1039
paid or incurred by such owner or qualified lessee after April 4,	1040
2007, for rehabilitation of an historic building. If the owner of	1041
an historic building enters a pass-through agreement with a	1042
qualified lessee for the purposes of the federal rehabilitation	1043
tax credit under 26 U.S.C. 47, the qualified rehabilitation	1044
expenditures paid or incurred by the owner after April 4, 2007,	1045
may be attributed to the qualified lessee.	1046

The form and manner of filing such applications shall be	1047
prescribed by rule of the director. Each application shall state	1048
the amount of qualified rehabilitation expenditures the applicant	1049
estimates will be paid or incurred. The director may require	1050
applicants to furnish documentation of such estimates.	1051

The director, after consultation with the tax commissioner	1052
and in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall	1053
adopt rules that establish all of the following:	1054

(1) Forms and procedures by which applicants may apply for	1055
rehabilitation tax credit certificates;	1056

(2) Criteria for reviewing, evaluating, and approving	1057
applications for certificates within the limitations under	1058
division (D) of this section, criteria for assuring that the	1059
certificates issued encompass a mixture of high and low qualified	1060
rehabilitation expenditures, and criteria for issuing certificates	1061
under division (C)(3)(b) of this section;	1062

(3) Eligibility requirements for obtaining a certificate	1063
under this section;	1064

(4) The form of rehabilitation tax credit certificates;

1065

(5) Reporting requirements and monitoring procedures;

1066

(6) Procedures and criteria for conducting cost-benefit	1067
analyses of historic buildings that are the subjects of	1068
applications filed under this section. The purpose of a	1069
cost-benefit analysis shall be to determine whether rehabilitation	1070
of the historic building will result in a net revenue gain in	1071
state and local taxes once the building is used.	1072

(7) Any other rules necessary to implement and administer	1073
this section.	1074

(C) The director of development services shall review the	1075
applications with the assistance of the state historic	1076
preservation officer and determine whether all of the following	1077
criteria are met:	1078

(1) That the building that is the subject of the application	1079
is an historic building and the applicant is the owner or	1080
qualified lessee of the building;	1081

(2) That the rehabilitation will satisfy standards prescribed	1082
by the United States secretary of the interior under 16 U.S.C.	1083
470, et seq., as amended, and 36 C.F.R. 67.7 or a successor to	1084
that section;	1085

(3) That receiving a rehabilitation tax credit certificate	1086
under this section is a major factor in:	1087

(a) The applicant's decision to rehabilitate the historic	1088
building; or	1089

(b) To increase the level of investment in such	1090
rehabilitation.	1091

An applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the	1092
state historic preservation officer and director of development	1093
services that the rehabilitation will satisfy the standards	1094
described in division (C)(2) of this section before the applicant	1095
begins the physical rehabilitation of the historic building.	1096

(D)(1) If the director of development services determines	1097
that an application meets the criteria in divisions (C)(1), (2),	1098
and (3) of this section, the director shall conduct a cost-benefit	1099
analysis for the historic building that is the subject of the	1100
application to determine whether rehabilitation of the historic	1101
building will result in a net revenue gain in state and local	1102
taxes once the building is used. The director shall consider the	1103
results of the cost-benefit analysis in determining whether to	1104
approve the application. The director shall also consider the	1105
potential economic impact and the regional distributive balance of	1106
the credits throughout the state. The director may approve an	1107
application only after completion of the cost-benefit analysis.	1108

(2) A rehabilitation tax credit certificate shall not be	1109
issued for an amount greater than the estimated amount furnished	1110
by the applicant on the application for such certificate and	1111
approved by the director. The director shall not approve more than	1112
a total of sixty million dollars of rehabilitation tax credits per	1113
fiscal year but the director may reallocate unused tax credits	1114
from a prior fiscal year for new applicants and such reallocated	1115
credits shall not apply toward the dollar limit of this division.	1116

(3) For rehabilitations with a rehabilitation period not	1117
exceeding twenty-four months as provided in division (A)(7)(8)(a)	1118
of this section, a rehabilitation tax credit certificate shall not	1119
be issued before the rehabilitation of the historic building is	1120
completed.	1121

(4) For rehabilitations with a rehabilitation period not	1122
exceeding sixty months as provided in division (A)(7)(8)(b) of	1123
this section, a rehabilitation tax credit certificate shall not be	1124
issued before a stage of rehabilitation is completed. After all	1125
stages of rehabilitation are completed, if the director cannot	1126
determine that the criteria in division (C) of this section are	1127
satisfied for all stages of rehabilitations, the director shall	1128
certify this finding to the tax commissioner, and any	1129
rehabilitation tax credits received by the applicant shall be	1130
repaid by the applicant and may be collected by assessment as	1131
unpaid tax by the commissioner.	1132

(5) The director of development services shall require the	1133
applicant to provide a third-party cost certification by a	1134
certified public accountant of the actual costs attributed to the	1135
rehabilitation of the historic building when qualified	1136
rehabilitation expenditures exceed two hundred thousand dollars.	1137

If an applicant whose application is approved for receipt of	1138
a rehabilitation tax credit certificate fails to provide to the	1139
director sufficient evidence of reviewable progress, including a	1140
viable financial plan, copies of final construction drawings, and	1141
evidence that the applicant has obtained all historic approvals	1142
within twelve months after the date the applicant received	1143
notification of approval, and if the applicant fails to provide	1144
evidence to the director that the applicant has secured and closed	1145
on financing for the rehabilitation within eighteen months after	1146
receiving notification of approval, the director may rescind the	1147
approval of the application. The director shall notify the	1148
applicant if the approval has been rescinded. Credits that would	1149
have been available to an applicant whose approval was rescinded	1150
shall be available for other qualified applicants. Nothing in this	1151
division prohibits an applicant whose approval has been rescinded	1152
from submitting a new application for a rehabilitation tax credit	1153
certificate.	1154

(E) Issuance of a certificate represents a finding by the	1155
director of development services of the matters described in	1156
divisions (C)(1), (2), and (3) of this section only; issuance of a	1157
certificate does not represent a verification or certification by	1158
the director of the amount of qualified rehabilitation	1159
expenditures for which a tax credit may be claimed under section	1160
5725.151, 5725.34, 5726.52, 5729.17, 5733.47, or 5747.76 of the	1161
Revised Code. The amount of qualified rehabilitation expenditures	1162
for which a tax credit may be claimed is subject to inspection and	1163
examination by the tax commissioner or employees of the	1164
commissioner under section 5703.19 of the Revised Code and any	1165
other applicable law. Upon the issuance of a certificate, the	1166
director shall certify to the tax commissioner, in the form and	1167
manner requested by the tax commissioner, the name of the	1168
applicant, the amount of qualified rehabilitation expenditures	1169
shown on the certificate, and any other information required by	1170
the rules adopted under this section.	1171

(F)(1) On or before the first day of AprilAugust each year,	1172
the director of development services and tax commissioner jointly	1173
shall submit to the president of the senate and the speaker of the	1174
house of representatives a report on the tax credit program	1175
established under this section and sections 5725.151, 5725.34,	1176
5726.52, 5729.17, 5733.47, and 5747.76 of the Revised Code. The	1177
report shall present an overview of the program and shall include	1178
information on the number of rehabilitation tax credit	1179
certificates issued under this section during the preceding fiscal	1180
year, an update on the status of each historic building for which	1181
an application was approved under this section, the dollar amount	1182
of the tax credits granted under sections 5725.151, 5725.34,	1183
5726.52, 5729.17, 5733.47, and 5747.76 of the Revised Code, and	1184
any other information the director and commissioner consider	1185
relevant to the topics addressed in the report.	1186

(2) On or before December 1, 2015, the director of	1187
development services and tax commissioner jointly shall submit to	1188
the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of	1189
representatives a comprehensive report that includes the	1190
information required by division (F)(1) of this section and a	1191
detailed analysis of the effectiveness of issuing tax credits for	1192
rehabilitating historic buildings. The report shall be prepared	1193
with the assistance of an economic research organization jointly	1194
chosen by the director and commissioner.	1195

(G) There is hereby created in the state treasury the	1196
historic rehabilitation tax credit operating fund. The director of	1197
development services is authorized to charge reasonable	1198
application and other fees in connection with the administration	1199
of tax credits authorized by this section and sections 5725.151,	1200
5725.34, 5726.52, 5729.17, 5733.445733.47, and 5747.76 of the	1201
Revised Code. Any such fees collected shall be credited to the	1202
fund and used to pay reasonable costs incurred by the department	1203
of development services in administering this section and sections	1204
5725.151, 5725.34, 5726.52, 5729.17, 5733.445733.47, and 5747.76	1205
of the Revised Code.	1206

The Ohio historic preservation office is authorized to charge	1207
reasonable fees in connection with its review and approval of	1208
applications under this section. Any such fees collected shall be	1209
credited to the fund and used to pay administrative costs incurred	1210
by the Ohio historic preservation office pursuant to this section.	1211

Sec. 150.10.  (A) On the first day of January of the second	1212
year after the date of entering into an agreement under section	1213
150.05 of the Revised Code and on the first day of August of each	1214
ensuing year, the authority shall file with the clerk of the house	1215
of representatives, the clerk of the senate, and the chairpersons	1216
of the house and senate standing committees predominantly	1217
concerned with economic development a written report on the Ohio	1218
venture capital program. The report shall include all the	1219
following:	1220

(1) A description of the details of the investment policy	1221
established or modified in accordance with sections 150.03 and	1222
150.04 of the Revised Code;	1223

(2) The authority's assessment of the program's achievement	1224
of its purpose stated in section 150.01 of the Revised Code;	1225

(3) The value of tax credit certificates issued by the	1226
authority under section 150.07 of the Revised Code in each fiscal	1227
year ending on or before the preceding thirtieth day of June;	1228

(4) The amount of tax credits claimed pursuant to section	1229
5707.031, 5725.19, 5726.53, 5727.241, 5729.08, 5733.49, or 5747.80	1230
of the Revised Code, as to the respective taxes involved;	1231

(5) The financial status of the Ohio venture capital fund;

1232

(6) The names of venture capital funds in which money from	1233
the program fund has been invested and the locations of their	1234
principal offices, and the names of the enterprises in which each	1235
of those venture capital funds has invested such money and the	1236
locations of those enterprises' principal offices;	1237

(7) Any recommendations for modifying the program to better	1238
achieve the purpose stated in section 150.01 of the Revised Code.	1239

(B) During each year that a report is issued under division	1240
(A) of this section, the chairperson of the authority, or another	1241
member of the authority designated by the chairperson as the	1242
authority's representative, shall be required to appear in person	1243
before the standing committees of the house and senate	1244
predominantly concerned with economic development to give	1245
testimony concerning the status of the Ohio venture capital	1246
program.	1247

Sec. 166.13. (A) Prior to entering into each agreement to	1248
provide innovation financial assistance under sections 166.12,	1249
166.15, and 166.16 of the Revised Code, the director of	1250
development services shall determine whether the assistance will	1251
conform to the requirements of sections 166.12 to 166.16 of the	1252
Revised Code. Such determination, and the facts upon which it is	1253
based, shall be set forth by the director in submissions made to	1254
the controlling board when the director seeks a release of moneys	1255
under section 166.12 of the Revised Code. An agreement to provide	1256
assistance under sections 166.12, 166.15, and 166.16 of the	1257
Revised Code shall set forth the determination, which shall be	1258
conclusive for purposes of the validity and enforceability of the	1259
agreement and any innovation loan guarantees, innovation loans, or	1260
other agreements entered into pursuant to the agreement to provide	1261
innovation financial assistance.	1262

(B) Whenever a person applies for innovation financial	1263
assistance under sections 166.12, 166.15, and 166.16 of the	1264
Revised Code and the eligible innovation project for which	1265
innovation financial assistance is requested is to relocate an	1266
eligible innovation project that is currently being operated by	1267
the person and that is located in another county, municipal	1268
corporation, or township, the directorperson shall provide	1269
written notification to the appropriate local governmental bodies	1270
and state officials. The notification shall contain the following	1271
information:	1272

(1) The name of the person applying for innovation financial	1273
assistance;	1274

(2) The county, and the municipal corporation or township, in	1275
which the eligible innovation project for which innovation	1276
financial assistance is requested is located; and	1277

(3) The county, and the municipal corporation or township, in	1278
which the eligible innovation project to be replaced is located	1279
director may not enter into an agreement to provide innovation	1280
financial assistance until the director determines that the	1281
appropriate local government bodies and state officials have been	1282
notified.	1283

(C) As used in division (B) of this section:

1284

(1) "Appropriate local governmental bodies" means:

1285

(a) The boards of county commissioners or legislative	1286
authorities of the county in which the project for which	1287
innovation financial assistance is requested is located and of the	1288
county in which the eligible innovation project to be replaced is	1289
located;	1290

(b) The legislative authority of the municipal corporation or	1291
the board of township trustees of the township in which the	1292
eligible innovation project for which innovation financial	1293
assistance is requested is located; and	1294

(c) The legislative authority of the municipal corporation or	1295
the board of township trustees of the township in which the	1296
eligible innovation project to be replaced is located.	1297

(2) "State officials" means:

1298

(a) The state representative and state senator in whose	1299
districts the project for which innovation financial assistance is	1300
requested is located;	1301

(b) The state representative and state senator in whose	1302
districts the innovation project to be replaced is located.	1303

Sec. 166.18. (A) Prior to entering into each agreement to	1304
provide research and development financial assistance, the	1305
director of development services shall determine whether the	1306
assistance will conform to the requirements of sections 166.17 to	1307
166.21, 5733.352, and 5747.331 of the Revised Code. Such	1308
determination, and the facts upon which it is based, shall be set	1309
forth by the director in submissions made to the controlling board	1310
when the director seeks a release of moneys under section 166.17	1311
of the Revised Code. An agreement to provide research and	1312
development financial assistance under section 166.17 or 166.21 of	1313
the Revised Code shall set forth the determination, which shall be	1314
conclusive for purposes of the validity and enforceability of the	1315
agreement, and any loans or other agreements entered into pursuant	1316
to the agreement, to provide research and development financial	1317
assistance.	1318

(B) Whenever a person applies for research and development	1319
financial assistance, and the eligible research and development	1320
project for which that assistance is requested is to relocate an	1321
eligible research and development project that is currently being	1322
operated by the person and that is located in another county,	1323
municipal corporation, or township within the state, the director	1324
person shall provide written notification to the appropriate local	1325
governmental bodies and state officials. The notification shall	1326
state all of the following:	1327

(1) The name of the person applying for research and	1328
development financial assistance;	1329

(2) The county, and the municipal corporation or township, in	1330
which the project for which research and development financial	1331
assistance is requested will be located;	1332

(3) The county, and the municipal corporation or township, in	1333
which the eligible research and development project is located at	1334
the time such financial assistance is requesteddirector may not	1335
enter into an agreement to provide research and development	1336
financial assistance until the director determines that the	1337
appropriate local government bodies and state officials have been	1338
notified.	1339

(C) As used in division (B) of this section:

1340

(1) "Appropriate local governmental bodies" means all of the	1341
following:	1342

(a) The board of county commissioners of or legislative	1343
authorities of special districts in the county in which the	1344
eligible research and development project for which research and	1345
development financial assistance is requested is located and of	1346
the county in which the project will be located;	1347

(b) The legislative authority of the municipal corporation or	1348
the board of township trustees of the township in which the	1349
eligible research and development project for which research and	1350
development financial assistance is requested is located and of	1351
the municipal corporation or township in which the project will be	1352
located.	1353

(2) "State officials" means both of the following:

1354

(a) The state representative and state senator in whose	1355
district the eligible research and development project for which	1356
research and development financial assistance is requested is	1357
located;	1358

(b) The state representative and state senator in whose	1359
district the eligible research and development project will be	1360
located.	1361

Sec. 184.02.  (A) In addition to the powers and duties under	1362
sections 184.10 to 184.20 and 184.37 of the Revised Code, the	1363
third frontier commission may perform any act to ensure the	1364
performance of any function necessary or appropriate to carry out	1365
the purposes of, and exercise the powers granted under, sections	1366
184.01 and 184.02 of the Revised Code. In addition, the commission	1367
may do any of the following:	1368

(1) Adopt, amend, and rescind rules under section 111.15 of	1369
the Revised Code for the administration of any aspect of its	1370
operations;	1371

(2) Adopt bylaws governing its operations, including bylaws	1372
that establish procedures and set policies as may be necessary to	1373
assist with the furtherance of its purposes;	1374

(3) Appoint and set the compensation of employees needed to	1375
carry out its duties;	1376

(4) Contract with, retain the services of, or designate, and	1377
fix the compensation of, such financial consultants, accountants,	1378
other consultants and advisors, and other independent contractors	1379
as may be necessary or desirable to carry out its duties;	1380

(5) Solicit input and comments from the third frontier	1381
advisory board, and specialized industry, professional, and other	1382
relevant interest groups concerning its purposes;	1383

(6) Facilitate alignment of the state's science and	1384
technology programs and activities;	1385

(7) Make grants and loans to individuals, public agencies,	1386
private companies or organizations, or joint ventures for any of	1387
the broad range of activities related to its purposes.	1388

(B) In addition to the powers and duties under sections	1389
184.10 to 184.20 and 184.37 of the Revised Code, the commission	1390
shall do all of the following:	1391

(1) Establish a competitive process for the award of grants	1392
and loans that is designed to fund the most meritorious proposals	1393
and, when appropriate, provide for peer review of proposals;	1394

(2) Within ninety days after the end of each fiscalOn or	1395
before the first day of August of each year, submit to the	1396
governor and the general assembly a report of the activities of	1397
the commission during the preceding fiscal year;	1398

(3) With specific application to the biomedical research and	1399
technology transfer trust fund, periodically make strategic	1400
assessments of the types of state investments in biomedical	1401
research and biotechnology in the state that would likely create	1402
jobs and business opportunities in the state and produce the most	1403
beneficial long-term improvements to the public health of Ohioans,	1404
including, but not limited to, biomedical research and	1405
biotechnology initiatives that address tobacco-related illnesses	1406
as may be outlined in any master agreement. The commission shall	1407
award grants and loans from the fund pursuant to a process	1408
established under division (B)(1) of this section.	1409

Sec. 1551.34.  On or before the thirty-firstfirst day of	1410
MarchAugust of the secondeach even-numbered year of each	1411
biennium, the director of the Ohio coal development office	1412
established under section 1551.32 of the Revised Code shall submit	1413
to the governor and the general assembly an Ohio coal development	1414
agenda. Prior to each submission, the office shall solicit public	1415
comment on the agenda to give interested parties an opportunity to	1416
comment on the agenda. The director shall consider any public	1417
comments received prior to the agenda's submission. The agenda	1418
shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:	1419

(A) A characterization of Ohio coal, constraints on its	1420
maximum use, and opportunities for overcoming those constraints;	1421

(B) A characterization of the current and potential markets	1422
for Ohio coal, constraints on increased market demand for it, and	1423
opportunities for overcoming those constraints;	1424

(C) Identification of each of the office's programs and its	1425
correspondence to the purposes of the office;	1426

(D) A description of the office's current projects that	1427
includes the status of each project and a specific description of	1428
the office's activities in all of the following areas:	1429

(1) Commercialization of available technology;

1430

(2) Marketplace adoption of that technology;

1431

(3) Enhancement of user markets for Ohio coal.

1432

(E) The types of projects to be funded in the succeeding	1433
biennium;	1434

(F) Anticipated expenditures for, the relative priority of,	1435
and the potential benefits of each type of project to be funded in	1436
the succeeding biennium;	1437

(G) The results obtained from completed projects and	1438
dissemination of those results;	1439

(H) A fiscal report of the office's activities under sections	1440
1551.30 to 1551.35 and Chapter 1555. of the Revised Code during	1441
the preceding biennium;	1442

(I) The criteria used to select the office's specific types	1443
of projects. The criteria shall consider all of the following:	1444

(1) A project's relationship to and support of the office's	1445
purposes;	1446

(2) The technology involved, its applicability to Ohio coal,	1447
and its potential rate and probability of marketplace adoption;	1448

(3) The commercial readiness of a project's facility,	1449
technology, or equipment;	1450

(4) The cost and relative risk to the state and the	1451
participation of other investors or interested parties in a	1452
project's financing;	1453

(5) The likelihood that results of a project would not be	1454
achieved in the absence of the office's assistance.	1455

Sec. 2329.66.  (A) Every person who is domiciled in this	1456
state may hold property exempt from execution, garnishment,	1457
attachment, or sale to satisfy a judgment or order, as follows:	1458

(1)(a) In the case of a judgment or order regarding money	1459
owed for health care services rendered or health care supplies	1460
provided to the person or a dependent of the person, one parcel or	1461
item of real or personal property that the person or a dependent	1462
of the person uses as a residence. Division (A)(1)(a) of this	1463
section does not preclude, affect, or invalidate the creation	1464
under this chapter of a judgment lien upon the exempted property	1465
but only delays the enforcement of the lien until the property is	1466
sold or otherwise transferred by the owner or in accordance with	1467
other applicable laws to a person or entity other than the	1468
surviving spouse or surviving minor children of the judgment	1469
debtor. Every person who is domiciled in this state may hold	1470
exempt from a judgment lien created pursuant to division (A)(1)(a)	1471
of this section the person's interest, not to exceed one hundred	1472
twenty-five thousand dollars, in the exempted property.	1473

(b) In the case of all other judgments and orders, the	1474
person's interest, not to exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand	1475
dollars, in one parcel or item of real or personal property that	1476
the person or a dependent of the person uses as a residence.	1477

(c) For purposes of divisions (A)(1)(a) and (b) of this	1478
section, "parcel" means a tract of real property as identified on	1479
the records of the auditor of the county in which the real	1480
property is located.	1481

(2) The person's interest, not to exceed three thousand two	1482
hundred twenty-five dollars, in one motor vehicle;	1483

(3) The person's interest, not to exceed four hundred	1484
dollars, in cash on hand, money due and payable, money to become	1485
due within ninety days, tax refunds, and money on deposit with a	1486
bank, savings and loan association, credit union, public utility,	1487
landlord, or other person, other than personal earnings.	1488

(4)(a) The person's interest, not to exceed five hundred	1489
twenty-five dollars in any particular item or ten thousand seven	1490
hundred seventy-five dollars in aggregate value, in household	1491
furnishings, household goods, wearing apparel, appliances, books,	1492
animals, crops, musical instruments, firearms, and hunting and	1493
fishing equipment that are held primarily for the personal,	1494
family, or household use of the person;	1495

(b) The person's aggregate interest in one or more items of	1496
jewelry, not to exceed one thousand three hundred fifty dollars,	1497
held primarily for the personal, family, or household use of the	1498
person or any of the person's dependents.	1499

(5) The person's interest, not to exceed an aggregate of two	1500
thousand twenty-five dollars, in all implements, professional	1501
books, or tools of the person's profession, trade, or business,	1502
including agriculture;	1503

(6)(a) The person's interest in a beneficiary fund set apart,	1504
appropriated, or paid by a benevolent association or society, as	1505
exempted by section 2329.63 of the Revised Code;	1506

(b) The person's interest in contracts of life or endowment	1507
insurance or annuities, as exempted by section 3911.10 of the	1508
Revised Code;	1509

(c) The person's interest in a policy of group insurance or	1510
the proceeds of a policy of group insurance, as exempted by	1511
section 3917.05 of the Revised Code;	1512

(d) The person's interest in money, benefits, charity,	1513
relief, or aid to be paid, provided, or rendered by a fraternal	1514
benefit society, as exempted by section 3921.18 of the Revised	1515
Code;	1516

(e) The person's interest in the portion of benefits under	1517
policies of sickness and accident insurance and in lump sum	1518
payments for dismemberment and other losses insured under those	1519
policies, as exempted by section 3923.19 of the Revised Code.	1520

(7) The person's professionally prescribed or medically	1521
necessary health aids;	1522

(8) The person's interest in a burial lot, including, but not	1523
limited to, exemptions under section 517.09 or 1721.07 of the	1524
Revised Code;	1525

(9) The person's interest in the following:

1526

(a) Moneys paid or payable for living maintenance or rights,	1527
as exempted by section 3304.19 of the Revised Code;	1528

(b) Workers' compensation, as exempted by section 4123.67 of	1529
the Revised Code;	1530

(c) Unemployment compensation benefits, as exempted by	1531
section 4141.32 of the Revised Code;	1532

(d) Cash assistance payments under the Ohio works first	1533
program, as exempted by section 5107.75 of the Revised Code;	1534

(e) Benefits and services under the prevention, retention,	1535
and contingency program, as exempted by section 5108.08 of the	1536
Revised Code;	1537

(f) Disability financial assistance payments, as exempted by	1538
section 5115.06 of the Revised Code;	1539

(g) Payments under section 24 or 32 of the "Internal Revenue	1540
Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended.	1541

(10)(a) Except in cases in which the person was convicted of	1542
or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2921.41 of the Revised	1543
Code and in which an order for the withholding of restitution from	1544
payments was issued under division (C)(2)(b) of that section, in	1545
cases in which an order for withholding was issued under section	1546
2907.15 of the Revised Code, in cases in which an order for	1547
forfeiture was issued under division (A) or (B) of section	1548
2929.192 of the Revised Code, and in cases in which an order was	1549
issued under section 2929.193 or 2929.194 of the Revised Code, and	1550
only to the extent provided in the order, and except as provided	1551
in sections 3105.171, 3105.63, 3119.80, 3119.81, 3121.02, 3121.03,	1552
and 3123.06 of the Revised Code, the person's rights to or	1553
interests in a pension, benefit, annuity, retirement allowance, or	1554
accumulated contributions, the person's rights to or interests in	1555
a participant account in any deferred compensation program offered	1556
by the Ohio public employees deferred compensation board, a	1557
government unit, or a municipal corporation, or the person's other	1558
accrued or accruing rights or interests, as exempted by section	1559
143.11, 145.56, 146.13, 148.09, 742.47, 3307.41, 3309.66, or	1560
5505.22 of the Revised Code, and the person's rights to or	1561
interests in benefits from the Ohio public safety officers death	1562
benefit fund;	1563

(b) Except as provided in sections 3119.80, 3119.81, 3121.02,	1564
3121.03, and 3123.06 of the Revised Code, the person's rights to	1565
receive or interests in receiving a payment or other benefits	1566
under any pension, annuity, or similar plan or contract, not	1567
including a payment or benefit from a stock bonus or	1568
profit-sharing plan or a payment included in division (A)(6)(b) or	1569
(10)(a) of this section, on account of illness, disability, death,	1570
age, or length of service, to the extent reasonably necessary for	1571
the support of the person and any of the person's dependents,	1572
except if all the following apply:	1573

(i) The plan or contract was established by or under the	1574
auspices of an insider that employed the person at the time the	1575
person's rights or interests under the plan or contract arose.	1576

(ii) The payment is on account of age or length of service.

1577

(iii) The plan or contract is not qualified under the	1578
"Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as	1579
amended.	1580

(c) Except for any portion of the assets that were deposited	1581
for the purpose of evading the payment of any debt and except as	1582
provided in sections 3119.80, 3119.81, 3121.02, 3121.03, and	1583
3123.06 of the Revised Code, the person's rights or interests in	1584
the assets held in, or to directly or indirectly receive any	1585
payment or benefit under, any individual retirement account,	1586
individual retirement annuity, "Roth IRA," "529 plan," or	1587
education individual retirement account that provides payments or	1588
benefits by reason of illness, disability, death, retirement, or	1589
age or provides payments or benefits for purposes of education, to	1590
the extent that the assets, payments, or benefits described in	1591
division (A)(10)(c) of this section are attributable to or derived	1592
from any of the following or from any earnings, dividends,	1593
interest, appreciation, or gains on any of the following:	1594

(i) Contributions of the person that were less than or equal	1595
to the applicable limits on deductible contributions to an	1596
individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity in	1597
the year that the contributions were made, whether or not the	1598
person was eligible to deduct the contributions on the person's	1599
federal tax return for the year in which the contributions were	1600
made;	1601

(ii) Contributions of the person that were less than or equal	1602
to the applicable limits on contributions to a Roth IRA or	1603
education individual retirement account in the year that the	1604
contributions were made;	1605

(iii) Contributions of the person that are within the	1606
applicable limits on rollover contributions under subsections 219,	1607
402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(b), 408(d)(3), 408A(c)(3)(B),	1608
408A(d)(3), and 530(d)(5) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986,"	1609
100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended;	1610

(iv) Contributions by any person into any plan, fund, or	1611
account that is formed, created, or administered pursuant to, or	1612
is otherwise subject to, section 529 of the "Internal Revenue Code	1613
of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended.	1614

(d) Except for any portion of the assets that were deposited	1615
for the purpose of evading the payment of any debt and except as	1616
provided in sections 3119.80, 3119.81, 3121.02, 3121.03, and	1617
3123.06 of the Revised Code, the person's rights or interests in	1618
the assets held in, or to receive any payment under, any Keogh or	1619
"H.R. 10" plan that provides benefits by reason of illness,	1620
disability, death, retirement, or age, to the extent reasonably	1621
necessary for the support of the person and any of the person's	1622
dependents.	1623

(e) The person's rights to or interests in any assets held	1624
in, or to directly or indirectly receive any payment or benefit	1625
under, any individual retirement account, individual retirement	1626
annuity, "Roth IRA," "529 plan," or education individual	1627
retirement account that a decedent, upon or by reason of the	1628
decedent's death, directly or indirectly left to or for the	1629
benefit of the person, either outright or in trust or otherwise,	1630
including, but not limited to, any of those rights or interests in	1631
assets or to receive payments or benefits that were transferred,	1632
conveyed, or otherwise transmitted by the decedent by means of a	1633
will, trust, exercise of a power of appointment, beneficiary	1634
designation, transfer or payment on death designation, or any	1635
other method or procedure.	1636

(f) The exemptions under divisions (A)(10)(a) to (e) of this	1637
section also shall apply or otherwise be available to an alternate	1638
payee under a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) or other	1639
similar court order.	1640

(g) A person's interest in any plan, program, instrument, or	1641
device described in divisions (A)(10)(a) to (e) of this section	1642
shall be considered an exempt interest even if the plan, program,	1643
instrument, or device in question, due to an error made in good	1644
faith, failed to satisfy any criteria applicable to that plan,	1645
program, instrument, or device under the "Internal Revenue Code of	1646
1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended.	1647

(11) The person's right to receive spousal support, child	1648
support, an allowance, or other maintenance to the extent	1649
reasonably necessary for the support of the person and any of the	1650
person's dependents;	1651

(12) The person's right to receive, or moneys received during	1652
the preceding twelve calendar months from, any of the following:	1653

(a) An award of reparations under sections 2743.51 to 2743.72	1654
of the Revised Code, to the extent exempted by division (D) of	1655
section 2743.66 of the Revised Code;	1656

(b) A payment on account of the wrongful death of an	1657
individual of whom the person was a dependent on the date of the	1658
individual's death, to the extent reasonably necessary for the	1659
support of the person and any of the person's dependents;	1660

(c) Except in cases in which the person who receives the	1661
payment is an inmate, as defined in section 2969.21 of the Revised	1662
Code, and in which the payment resulted from a civil action or	1663
appeal against a government entity or employee, as defined in	1664
section 2969.21 of the Revised Code, a payment, not to exceed	1665
twenty thousand two hundred dollars, on account of personal bodily	1666
injury, not including pain and suffering or compensation for	1667
actual pecuniary loss, of the person or an individual for whom the	1668
person is a dependent;	1669

(d) A payment in compensation for loss of future earnings of	1670
the person or an individual of whom the person is or was a	1671
dependent, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of	1672
the debtor and any of the debtor's dependents.	1673

(13) Except as provided in sections 3119.80, 3119.81,	1674
3121.02, 3121.03, and 3123.06 of the Revised Code, personal	1675
earnings of the person owed to the person for services in an	1676
amount equal to the greater of the following amounts:	1677

(a) If paid weekly, thirty times the current federal minimum	1678
hourly wage; if paid biweekly, sixty times the current federal	1679
minimum hourly wage; if paid semimonthly, sixty-five times the	1680
current federal minimum hourly wage; or if paid monthly, one	1681
hundred thirty times the current federal minimum hourly wage that	1682
is in effect at the time the earnings are payable, as prescribed	1683
by the "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938," 52 Stat. 1060, 29	1684
U.S.C. 206(a)(1), as amended;	1685

(b) Seventy-five per cent of the disposable earnings owed to	1686
the person.	1687

(14) The person's right in specific partnership property, as	1688
exempted by the person's rights in a partnership pursuant to	1689
section 1776.50 of the Revised Code, except as otherwise set forth	1690
in section 1776.50 of the Revised Code;	1691

(15) A seal and official register of a notary public, as	1692
exempted by section 147.04 of the Revised Code;	1693

(16) The person's interest in a tuition unit or a payment	1694
under section 3334.09 of the Revised Code pursuant to a tuition	1695
payment contract, as exempted by section 3334.15 of the Revised	1696
Code;	1697

(17) Any other property that is specifically exempted from	1698
execution, attachment, garnishment, or sale by federal statutes	1699
other than the "Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978," 92 Stat. 2549, 11	1700
U.S.C.A. 101, as amended;	1701

(18) The person's aggregate interest in any property, not to	1702
exceed one thousand seventy-five dollars, except that division	1703
(A)(18) of this section applies only in bankruptcy proceedings.	1704

(B) On April 1, 2010, and on the first day of April in each	1705
third calendar year after 2010, the Ohio judicial conference shall	1706
adjust each dollar amount set forth in this section to reflect any	1707
increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers, as	1708
published by the United States department of labor, or, if that	1709
index is no longer published, a generally available comparable	1710
index, for the three-year period ending on the thirty-first day of	1711
December of the preceding year. Any adjustments required by this	1712
division shall be rounded to the nearest twenty-five dollars.	1713

The Ohio judicial conference shall prepare a memorandum	1714
specifying the adjusted dollar amounts. The judicial conference	1715
shall transmit the memorandum to the director of the legislative	1716
service commission, and the director shall publish the memorandum	1717
in the register of Ohio. (Publication of the memorandum in the	1718
register of Ohio shall continue until the next memorandum	1719
specifying an adjustment is so published.) The judicial conference	1720
also may publish the memorandum in any other manner it concludes	1721
will be reasonably likely to inform persons who are affected by	1722
its adjustment of the dollar amounts.	1723

(C) As used in this section:

1724

(1) "Disposable earnings" means net earnings after the	1725
garnishee has made deductions required by law, excluding the	1726
deductions ordered pursuant to section 3119.80, 3119.81, 3121.02,	1727
3121.03, or 3123.06 of the Revised Code.	1728

(2) "Insider" means:

1729

(a) If the person who claims an exemption is an individual, a	1730
relative of the individual, a relative of a general partner of the	1731
individual, a partnership in which the individual is a general	1732
partner, a general partner of the individual, or a corporation of	1733
which the individual is a director, officer, or in control;	1734

(b) If the person who claims an exemption is a corporation, a	1735
director or officer of the corporation; a person in control of the	1736
corporation; a partnership in which the corporation is a general	1737
partner; a general partner of the corporation; or a relative of a	1738
general partner, director, officer, or person in control of the	1739
corporation;	1740

(c) If the person who claims an exemption is a partnership, a	1741
general partner in the partnership; a general partner of the	1742
partnership; a person in control of the partnership; a partnership	1743
in which the partnership is a general partner; or a relative in, a	1744
general partner of, or a person in control of the partnership;	1745

(d) An entity or person to which or whom any of the following	1746
applies:	1747

(i) The entity directly or indirectly owns, controls, or	1748
holds with power to vote, twenty per cent or more of the	1749
outstanding voting securities of the person who claims an	1750
exemption, unless the entity holds the securities in a fiduciary	1751
or agency capacity without sole discretionary power to vote the	1752
securities or holds the securities solely to secure to debt and	1753
the entity has not in fact exercised the power to vote.	1754

(ii) The entity is a corporation, twenty per cent or more of	1755
whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly	1756
owned, controlled, or held with power to vote, by the person who	1757
claims an exemption or by an entity to which division (C)(2)(d)(i)	1758
of this section applies.	1759

(iii) A person whose business is operated under a lease or	1760
operating agreement by the person who claims an exemption, or a	1761
person substantially all of whose business is operated under an	1762
operating agreement with the person who claims an exemption.	1763

(iv) The entity operates the business or all or substantially	1764
all of the property of the person who claims an exemption under a	1765
lease or operating agreement.	1766

(e) An insider, as otherwise defined in this section, of a	1767
person or entity to which division (C)(2)(d)(i), (ii), (iii), or	1768
(iv) of this section applies, as if the person or entity were a	1769
person who claims an exemption;	1770

(f) A managing agent of the person who claims an exemption.

1771

(3) "Participant account" has the same meaning as in section	1772
148.01 of the Revised Code.	1773

(4) "Government unit" has the same meaning as in section	1774
148.06 of the Revised Code.	1775

(D) For purposes of this section, "interest" shall be	1776
determined as follows:	1777

(1) In bankruptcy proceedings, as of the date a petition is	1778
filed with the bankruptcy court commencing a case under Title 11	1779
of the United States Code;	1780

(2) In all cases other than bankruptcy proceedings, as of the	1781
date of an appraisal, if necessary under section 2329.68 of the	1782
Revised Code, or the issuance of a writ of execution.	1783

An interest, as determined under division (D)(1) or (2) of	1784
this section, shall not include the amount of any lien otherwise	1785
valid pursuant to section 2329.661 of the Revised Code.	1786

Sec. 3333.91. Not later than December 31, 2014, the	1787
governor's office of workforce transformation, in collaboration	1788
with the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, the	1789
superintendent of public instruction, and the department of job	1790
and family services, shall develop and submit to the appropriate	1791
federal agency a single, state unified plan for the adult basic	1792
and literacy education program administered by the United States	1793
secretary of education, the "Carl D. Perkins Vocational and	1794
Technical Education Act," 20 U.S.C. 2301, et seq., as amended, and	1795
the "Workforce Investment Act of 1998," 29 U.S.C. 2801, et seq.,	1796
as amended. Following the plan's initial submission to the	1797
appropriate federal agency, the governor's office of workforce	1798
transformation may update it as necessary. If the plan is updated,	1799
the governor's office of workforce transformation shall submit the	1800
updated plan to the appropriate federal agency.	1801

Sec. 3731.02.  (A) The state fire marshal shall make such	1802
rules as are necessary to carry out this chapter, which shall	1803
include, but are not limited to, rules establishing requirements	1804
to renew a license issued under this chapter and fees for	1805
licensure and renewal and for inspections of hotels. Except as	1806
provided in division (G) of section 3731.12 of the Revised Code,	1807
the state fire marshal and the assistant state fire marshals shall	1808
enforce this chapter.	1809

(B) Except as otherwise provided in this division and	1810
divisions (C) and (D) of this section, the board of building	1811
standards shall adopt, pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised	1812
Code, rules that specify that the building code standards for SRO	1813
facilities shall be use group R-2. Any facility operating prior to	1814
October 16, 1996, in the nature of an SRO facility that met the	1815
building code standards for an SRO facility prior to that date,	1816
whether previously licensed as a hotel or not, and after October	1817
16, 1996, licensed as an SRO facility under section 3731.03 of the	1818
Revised Code, shall be permitted under the rules to have a	1819
building code standard of either use group R-1 or use group R-2 if	1820
the facility meets the requirements for those use groups as	1821
specified in the Ohio building code adopted pursuant to section	1822
3781.10 of the Revised Code. The requirements of this division	1823
apply to an SRO facility that holds a license as an SRO facility	1824
on the effective date of this amendmentSeptember 12, 2008, unless	1825
any of the following events occur on or after the effective date	1826
of this amendmentSeptember 12, 2008:	1827

(1) The owner of the SRO facility constructs or alters the	1828
facility.	1829

(2) The owner of the SRO facility surrenders the license	1830
issued to that facility.	1831

(3) The owner of the SRO facility changes the use or	1832
occupancy of that facility.	1833

(4) The license issued to that SRO facility under this	1834
chapter is revoked or is not renewed.	1835

(C) If any of the events described in divisions (B)(1) to (4)	1836
of this section occur, the owner of the structure shall comply	1837
with division (D) of this section to obtain a new license to	1838
operate as an SRO facility.	1839

(D) Beginning on the effective date of this amendment	1840
September 12, 2008, the state fire marshal shall not issue a new	1841
license to operate a facility as an SRO facility, and shall not	1842
renew such a license issued under this division, unless the SRO	1843
facility is constructed providing individual sleeping rooms for	1844
each guest; has, on a per-room or a communal basis within each	1845
building to be licensed as an SRO facility, permanent provisions	1846
for living, eating, cooking, and sanitation; and is constructed in	1847
accordance with the requirements specified for SRO facilities and	1848
is approved by the building official having jurisdiction over that	1849
facility to be an SRO facility. An SRO facility subject to this	1850
division shall only operate with, and shall properly maintain,	1851
individual sleeping rooms for each guest and shall only operate	1852
with, and shall properly maintain, on a per-room or communal	1853
basis, permanent provisions available to all guests for living,	1854
eating, cooking, and sanitation.	1855

(E) The state fire marshal may, pursuant to division (A) of	1856
this section, adopt rules establishing a fire code and sanitary	1857
standards compliance incentive program for persons required to	1858
procure a license for a hotel under section 3731.03 of the Revised	1859
Code. The rules may include provisions for the creation of a "Safe	1860
Stay Hotel" designation by the state fire marshal, the standards a	1861
licensed hotel must meet to achieve and maintain that designation,	1862
the procedures the state fire marshal shall use to publish and	1863
maintain a registry of hotels receiving that designation, and any	1864
monetary incentives offered by the state fire marshal to encourage	1865
a licensed hotel to achieve and maintain that designation. At a	1866
minimum, no hotel may be designated as a "Safe Stay Hotel" or	1867
maintain such a designation unless it meets the fire code and	1868
sanitary compliance standards established pursuant to this section	1869
for a continuous period of at least twenty-four months.	1870

Nothing in this division shall be construed to limit the	1871
power of this state, the department of commerce, the state fire	1872
marshal, or any other political subdivision of the state to	1873
administer and enforce any other sections of this chapter or any	1874
other applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Nothing in this	1875
division shall be construed to require the state fire marshal to	1876
designate a hotel as a "Safe Stay Hotel" or require the state fire	1877
marshal to award a monetary incentive to a hotel in any manner	1878
that is inconsistent or in conflict with the rules adopted under	1879
this section or any other applicable laws, rules, or regulations.	1880

Sec. 4740.06. (A) Any individual who applies for a license	1881
shall file a written application with the appropriate section of	1882
the Ohio construction industry licensing board, accompanied with	1883
the application fee as determined pursuant to section 4740.09 of	1884
the Revised Code. The individual shall file the application not	1885
more than sixty days nor less than thirty days prior to the date	1886
of the examination. The application shall be on the form the	1887
section prescribes and verified by the applicant's oath. The	1888
applicant shall provide information satisfactory to the section	1889
showing that the applicant meets the requirements of division (B)	1890
of this section.	1891

(B) To qualify to take an examination, an individual shall:

1892

(1) Be at least eighteen years of age;

1893

(2) Be a United States citizen or legal alien who produces	1894
valid documentation to demonstrate the individual is a legal	1895
resident of the United States;	1896

(3) Either have been a tradesperson in the type of licensed	1897
trade for which the application is filed for not less than five	1898
years immediately prior to the date the application is filed, be a	1899
currently registered engineer in this state with three years of	1900
business experience in the construction industry in the trade for	1901
which the engineer is applying to take an examination, or have	1902
other experience acceptable to the appropriate section of the	1903
board;	1904

(4) Maintain contractor's liability insurance, including	1905
without limitation, complete operations coverage, in an amount the	1906
appropriate section of the board determines;	1907

(5) Not have done any of the following:

1908

(a) Been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a crime of moral	1909
turpitude or a disqualifying offense as those terms are defined in	1910
section 4776.10 of the Revised Code;	1911

(b) Violated this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to it;

1912

(c) Obtained or renewed a license issued pursuant to this	1913
chapter, or any order, ruling, or authorization of the board or a	1914
section of the board by fraud, misrepresentation, or deception;	1915

(d) Engaged in fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in the	1916
conduct of business.	1917

(C) When an applicant for licensure as a contractor in a	1918
licensed trade meets the qualifications set forth in division (B)	1919
of this section and passes the required examination, the	1920
appropriate section of the board, within ninety days after the	1921
application was filed, shall authorize the administrative section	1922
of the board to license the applicant for the type of contractor's	1923
license for which the applicant qualifies. A section of the board	1924
may withdraw its authorization to the administrative section for	1925
issuance of a license for good cause shown, on the condition that	1926
notice of that withdrawal is given prior to the administrative	1927
section's issuance of the license.	1928

(D) All licenses a contractor holds pursuant to this chapter	1929
shall expire annually on the same date, which shall be the	1930
expiration date of the original license the contractor holds. An	1931
individual holding a valid, unexpired license may renew the	1932
license, without reexamination, by submitting an application to	1933
the appropriate section of the board not more than ninety calendar	1934
days before the expiration of the license, along with the renewal	1935
fee the section requires and proof of compliance with the	1936
applicable continuing education requirements. The applicant shall	1937
provide information in the renewal application satisfactory to	1938
demonstrate to the appropriate section that the applicant	1939
continues to meet the requirements of division (B) of this	1940
section.	1941

Upon application and within one calendar year after a license	1942
has expired, a section may waive any of the requirements for	1943
renewal of a license upon finding that an applicant substantially	1944
meets the renewal requirements or that failure to timely apply for	1945
renewal is due to excusable neglect. A section that waives	1946
requirements for renewal of a license may impose conditions upon	1947
the licensee and assess a late filing fee of not more than double	1948
the usual renewal fee. An applicant shall satisfy any condition	1949
the section imposes before a license is reissued.	1950

(E) An individual holding a valid license may request the	1951
section of the board that authorized that license to place the	1952
license in inactive status under conditions, and for a period of	1953
time, as that section determines.	1954

(F) Except for the ninety-day extension provided for a	1955
license assigned to a business entity under division (D) of	1956
section 4740.07 of the Revised Code, a license held by an	1957
individual immediately terminates upon the death of the	1958
individual.	1959

(G) Nothing in any license issued by the Ohio construction	1960
industry licensing board shall be construed to limit or eliminate	1961
any requirement of or any license issued by the Ohio fire marshal.	1962

(H)(1) Subject to divisions (H)(2), (3), and (4) of this	1963
section, no trade section of the board shall adopt, maintain,	1964
renew, or enforce any rule, or otherwise preclude in any way, an	1965
individual from receiving or renewing a license under this chapter	1966
due to any past criminal activity or interpretation of moral	1967
character, except as pursuant to division (B)(5)(a) of this	1968
section. If the section denies an individual a license or license	1969
renewal, the reasons for such denial shall be put in writing.	1970

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this division, if an	1971
individual applying for a license has been convicted of or pleaded	1972
guilty to a misdemeanor that is not a crime of moral turpitude or	1973
a disqualifying offense less than one year prior to making the	1974
application, the section may use its discretion in granting or	1975
denying the individual a license. Except as otherwise provided in	1976
this division, if an individual applying for a license has been	1977
convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony that is not a crime of	1978
moral turpitude or a disqualifying offense less than three years	1979
prior to making the application, the section may use its	1980
discretion in granting or denying the individual a license. The	1981
provisions in this paragraph do not apply with respect to any	1982
offense unless the section, prior to the effective date of this	1983
amendmentSeptember 28, 2012, was required or authorized to deny	1984
the application based on that offense.	1985

In all other circumstances, the section shall follow the	1986
procedures it adopts by rule that conform to division (H)(1) of	1987
this section.	1988

(3) In considering a renewal of an individual's license, the	1989
section shall not consider any conviction or plea of guilty prior	1990
to the initial licensing. However, the board may consider a	1991
conviction or plea of guilty if it occurred after the individual	1992
was initially licensed, or after the most recent license renewal.	1993

(4) The section may grant an individual a conditional license	1994
that lasts for one year. After the one-year period has expired,	1995
the license is no longer considered conditional, and the	1996
individual shall be considered fully licensed.	1997

(I) Notwithstanding divisions (D) and (H) of this section and	1998
sections 4740.04 and 4740.05 of the Revised Code, the board may	1999
establish rules that amend the continuing education requirements	2000
and license renewal schedule for licensees as provided in or	2001
adopted pursuant to those sections for the purpose of establishing	2002
a compliance incentive program. These rules may include provisions	2003
for the creation of the program and the qualifications, continuing	2004
education requirements, and renewal schedule for the program.	2005

Sec. 6301.11.  The state board, in connection with the	2006
department of job and family services, shall develop a methodology	2007
for identifying jobs that are in demand by employers operating in	2008
this state.	2009

The department in consultation with the state board shall use	2010
the methodology to create a list of such in-demand jobs and shall	2011
publish the list on the web site of the department on or before	2012
December 31, 2014. The department shall periodically update the	2013
list to reflect evolving workforce demands in this state.	2014

Local boards, workforce development agencies, and other	2015
providers of workforce training shall use the list of in-demand	2016
jobs to cultivate and prioritize workforce development activities	2017
that correspond to the employment needs of employers operating in	2018
this state and to assist individuals in maximizing their	2019
employment opportunities.	2020

Section 2. That existing sections 121.08, 122.136, 122.21,	2021
122.25, 122.37, 122.64, 122.89, 122.94, 122.941, 149.311, 150.10,	2022
166.13, 166.18, 184.02, 1551.34, 2329.66, 3731.02, and 4740.06 of	2023
the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	2024

Section 3. (A) The Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents,	2025
in consultation with the parties specified in division (B) of this	2026
section, shall develop recommendations for increasing access to	2027
and participation in programs for adults who have not obtained a	2028
high school diploma that offer credentials equivalent to a high	2029
school diploma and also provide career pathways, such as an	2030
associate degree, industry credential, or other type of career	2031
training.	2032

(B) In developing recommendations under division (A) of this	2033
section, the Chancellor shall consult with all of the following:	2034

(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction;

2035

(2) Representatives of the Governor's Office of Workforce	2036
Transformation, the Department of Job and Family Services, and the	2037
Ohio Association of Community Colleges;	2038

(3) Representatives of career-technical planning districts	2039
that provide post-secondary workforce education;	2040

(4) Representatives of programs that provide adult basic and	2041
literacy education;	2042

(5) Representatives of any other interested parties at the	2043
Chancellor's discretion.	2044

(C) Not later than December 31, 2014, the Chancellor shall	2045
prepare a report of the recommendations developed under division	2046
(A) of this section and submit it to the Governor, the President	2047
of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.	2048

Section 4. (A) Not later than thirty days after the effective	2049
date of this section, the legislative authority of the fund member	2050
described in section 143.02 of the Revised Code, as enacted by	2051
this act, that maintains the police or sheriff's department shall	2052
hold the initial election of members to a volunteer police	2053
officers dependents' fund board. A board member shall serve an	2054
initial term of office beginning on the day after the member is	2055
elected to the board and ending on the thirty-first day of	2056
December of the year in which the member is elected. Thereafter,	2057
members shall be elected to the board and serve terms of office in	2058
accordance with section 143.02 of the Revised Code, as enacted by	2059
this act.	2060

(B) For the initial election of board members specified in	2061
division (A)(2) of section 143.02 of the Revised Code, the	2062
legislative authority of the fund member that maintains the police	2063
or sheriff's department shall do both of the following:	2064

(1) Give notice of the election by posting it in a	2065
conspicuous place at the headquarters of the police or sheriff's	2066
department. Between nine a.m. and nine p.m. on the day designated,	2067
each person eligible to vote shall send in writing the name of two	2068
persons eligible to be elected to the board who are the person's	2069
choices.	2070

(2) Count and record all votes cast at the election and	2071
announce the result. The two persons receiving the highest number	2072
of votes are elected. If there is a tie vote for any two persons,	2073
the election shall be decided by lot or in any other way agreed on	2074
by the persons for whom the tie vote was cast.	2075

Section 5.  Section 2329.66 of the Revised Code is presented	2076
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Sub.	2077
H.B. 479 and Sub. S.B. 343 of the 129th General Assembly. The	2078
General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division (B) of	2079
section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be	2080
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds	2081
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in	2082
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in	2083
this act.	2084