Title 1, Title 1. State Government

As used in sections 107.033 to 107.035 of the Revised Code:(A) "Aggregate general revenue fund appropriations" means all general revenue fund appropriations made by the general assembly except for the following:(1) Appropriations of money received from the federal government;(2) …

As part of the state budget the governor submits to the general assembly under section 107.03 of the Revised Code, the governor shall include the state appropriation limitations the general assembly shall not exceed when making aggregate general revenue fund appropriations for ea…

(A)(1) The governor, in determining the state appropriation limitation for fiscal year 2008, shall use estimates regarding the aggregate general revenue fund appropriations for fiscal year 2007. For the first fiscal year of any biennium, the governor shall use the most recent pub…

Any appropriation that, for fiscal year 2007, was an aggregate general revenue fund appropriation shall be considered an aggregate general revenue fund appropriation for each succeeding fiscal year with respect to the determination of the state appropriation limitation under sect…

(A) For each business incentive tax credit, the main operating appropriations act shall contain a detailed estimate of the total amount of credits that may be authorized in each year, an estimate of the amount of credits expected to be claimed in each year, and an estimate of the…

When the governor requires the aid of a ministerial officer in exercising any of the powers granted in Section 11 of Article III, Ohio Constitution, or any authority vested in him by law, he may issue his warrant directed to the sheriff of any county in the state commanding such …

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

When the result of the election of any officer mentioned in section 107.05 of the Revised Code is officially known to the board of elections of the proper county, the board shall immediately forward by mail to the secretary of state a certificate of election of such officer. Upon…

The office of a judge is vacant at the expiration of the term of the incumbent when no person has been elected as the judge's successor. The vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor. If the appointment is to a court of appeals, court of common pleas, or municipal co…

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

The following records shall be kept in the governor's office: (A) A register of every bill passed by the general assembly that has been presented to the governor, in which is entered the number of the bill, the date the bill was presented to the governor, and the action taken on …

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

(A) As used in this section, "organization" means a faith-based or other organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended, and provides charitable services to needy res…

Not later than thirty days following the end of each state fiscal year, the governor's office of faith-based and community initiatives shall submit a report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the director of the legislative service co…

(A) The governor, in the governor's official capacity as the supreme executive of this state, may retain legal counsel other than from the attorney general for either of the following purposes: (1) To represent, and intervene on behalf of, the governor in any judicial proceeding …

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

The governor may appoint an authenticating officer and delegate to such officer power to sign for the governor any document except enrolled bills enacted by the general assembly, nominations to be submitted to the senate for confirmation, clemency actions, interstate compacts, an…

The governor, pursuant to the Constitution and laws of this state, shall do all things necessary in behalf of the state to secure the full benefits available to the state under the "Highway Safety Act of 1966," 80 Stat. 731, 23 U.S.C. 401, and in so doing, to cooperate with feder…

The governor, pursuant to the constitution and laws of this state, is empowered to commit the state to participation in any federal program not authorized by existing state law, where such program in the judgment of the governor will benefit this state and its citizens through gr…

(A) Except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, the governor may, by executive order, designate or create such agency, commission, or advisory body, subject to his jurisdiction or otherwise, as a law or regulation of the United States may require to qualify the state, a dep…

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

(A) As used in this section, "Appalachian region" means the following counties in this state that have been designated as part of Appalachia by the federal Appalachian regional commission and that have been geographically isolated and economically depressed: Adams, Ashtabula, Ath…

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

(A) The commission on eastern European affairs shall do all of the following: (1) Gather and disseminate information and conduct hearings, conferences, investigations, and special studies on issues and programs concerning eastern European people; (2) Secure appropriate recognitio…

(A) There is created the office of eastern European affairs. The office shall serve the commission on eastern European affairs, which shall appoint a director for the office. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. (B) The director of the office of eastern Eur…

(A) As used in this section:(1) "Tribal-state compact" means a tribal-state compact described in the "Indian Gaming Regulatory Act," 102 Stat. 2472 (1988), 25 U.S.C. 2710(d).(2) "Class I gaming," "class II gaming," "class III gaming," and "Indian tribe" have the same meanings as …

Not later than the third Monday in November in each year in which a new governor is elected, a gubernatorial transition committee shall be appointed. The committee shall consist of the director of budget and management, who shall serve as chairman, and such other members as the g…

The general assembly shall make an appropriation, in the operating budget for the fiscal year in which a new governor is elected, to the office of budget and management from the general revenue fund for the purchase of supplies, the payment of salaries for the governor-elect's im…

The governor's office of workforce transformation, with staff support and assistance from the departments of job and family services, education, and higher education, and the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, shall establish criteria to use for evaluating the pe…

(A) As used in this section, "department" has the same meaning as in section 121.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Whenever the governor finds necessary, the governor shall direct each department to establish goals and metrics that, when achieved, will further the governor's leadership…

(A) As used in this section : "Declaration of a state of emergency" means any order, proclamation, or other action of the governor that creates a state of emergency. "State of emergency" means the period of time between when the governor declares any emergency and the expiration …

(A) As used in this section: "Administrative department" means a department listed under section 121.02 of the Revised Code. "Administrative department head" means a department head listed under section 121.03 of the Revised Code. "Internal management rule" means any rule, regula…

As used in sections 107.51 to 107.55 of the Revised Code, "agency" and "draft rule" have the meanings defined in section 121.81 of the Revised Code. Sections 107.51 to 107.55 and 107.61 to 107.63 of the Revised Code are complementary to sections 121.81 to 121.82 of the Revised Co…

A draft or existing rule that affects businesses has an adverse impact on businesses if a provision of the draft or existing rule that applies to businesses has any of the following effects:(A) It requires a license, permit, or any other prior authorization to engage in or operat…

The common sense initiative office shall develop, and as it becomes necessary or advisable shall improve, a business impact analysis instrument that shall be used as required by law to evaluate draft and existing rules that might have an adverse impact on businesses. The instrume…

(A)(1) When the common sense initiative office receives a draft rule and business impact analysis from an agency, the office shall evaluate the draft rule and analysis against the business impact analysis instrument and any other relevant criteria, and may prepare and transmit re…

The common sense initiative office, annually not later than the first day of February, shall prepare a report of the activities of the office during the preceding calendar year. The report shall include: (A) A statement of the number of draft and existing rules reviewed during th…

(A) As used in this section, "board or commission" means any of the following:(1) The accountancy board;(2) The architects board;(3) The state cosmetology and barber board;(4) The board of embalmers and funeral directors;(5) The board of executives of long-term services and suppo…

(A) In the course of evaluating draft rules and business impact analyses under sections 107.51 to 107.55 of the Revised Code, or at any other time, the common sense initiative office may review any rules containing regulatory restrictions that a state agency is required to includ…

The common sense initiative office is established within the office of the governor. The governor shall organize, and as it becomes necessary or advisable may re-organize, the office. The governor shall appoint professional, technical, and clerical personnel who are necessary if …

The common sense initiative office shall establish a system through which any person may comment concerning: (A) The adverse impact on businesses a draft rule might have;(B) The adverse impact on businesses that a rule currently in effect is having; or(C) The adverse impact on bu…

As used in this section, "small business" means an independently owned and operated for-profit or nonprofit business entity, including affiliates, that has fewer than five hundred full time employees or gross annual sales of less than six million dollars, and has operations locat…

The office of innovateohio is hereby established within the office of the governor. The governor shall appoint a director of the office who shall receive an annual salary equal to the maximum compensation specified in pay range 48 of salary schedule E-2 in division (B)(1) of sect…