As Passed by the Senate

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

Am. 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 

Senators LaRose, Beagle, Coley, Faber, Oelslager, Seitz 

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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, 127.14,

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149.311, 150.10, 166.13, 166.18, 184.02, 1551.34,

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3731.02, 4740.06, and 6301.12 and to enact

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sections 107.35, 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 revise the law regarding

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innovation financial assistance and research and

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development financial assistance; to require the

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Department of Job and Family Services to consult

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with the Governor's executive workforce board and

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create a list of in-demand jobs in this state; to

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require the Office of Workforce Development annual

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report to be completed annually by July 30; to

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make changes regarding the administration of the

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Medicaid Reserve Fund; and to permit the Director

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of 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,	24
122.37, 122.64, 122.89, 122.94, 122.941, 127.14, 149.311, 150.10,	25
166.13, 166.18, 184.02, 1551.34, 3731.02, 4740.06, and 6301.12 be	26
amended and sections 107.35, 3333.91, and 6301.11 of the Revised	27
Code be enacted to read as follows:	28

Sec. 107.35.  Not later than December 31, 2014, the	29
governor's office of workforce transformation, with staff support	30
and assistance from the departments of job and family services and	31
education and the Ohio board of regents, shall establish criteria	32
to use for evaluating the performance of state and local workforce	33
programs using basic, aligned workforce measures related to system	34
efficiency and effectiveness. The office shall develop and make	35
available on the internet through a web site a public dashboard to	36
display metrics regarding the state's administration of primary	37
workforce programs, including the following programs:	38

(A) The adult basic and literacy education program;

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(B) Programs administered under the federal "Carl D. Perkins	40
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006," 120 Stat. 683, 20	41
U.S.C. 2301 et seq., as amended;	42

(C) State aid and scholarships within the Ohio board of	43
regents;	44

(D) Programs administered under title I of the federal	45
"Workforce Investment Act of 1998," 112 Stat. 936, 29 U.S.C. 2801	46
et seq., as amended.	47

Sec. 121.08.  (A) There is hereby created in the department	48
of commerce the position of deputy director of administration.	49
This officer shall be appointed by the director of commerce, serve	50
under the director's direction, supervision, and control, perform	51
the duties the director prescribes, and hold office during the	52
director's pleasure. The director of commerce may designate an	53
assistant director of commerce to serve as the deputy director of	54
administration. The deputy director of administration shall	55
perform the duties prescribed by the director of commerce in	56
supervising the activities of the division of administration of	57
the department of commerce.	58

(B) Except as provided in section 121.07 of the Revised Code,	59
the department of commerce shall have all powers and perform all	60
duties vested in the deputy director of administration, the state	61
fire marshal, the superintendent of financial institutions, the	62
superintendent of real estate and professional licensing, the	63
superintendent of liquor control, the superintendent of industrial	64
compliance, the superintendent of unclaimed funds, and the	65
commissioner of securities, and shall have all powers and perform	66
all duties vested by law in all officers, deputies, and employees	67
of those offices. Except as provided in section 121.07 of the	68
Revised Code, wherever powers are conferred or duties imposed upon	69
any of those officers, the powers and duties shall be construed as	70
vested in the department of commerce.	71

(C)(1) There is hereby created in the department of commerce	72
a division of financial institutions, which shall have all powers	73
and perform all duties vested by law in the superintendent of	74
financial institutions. Wherever powers are conferred or duties	75
imposed upon the superintendent of financial institutions, those	76
powers and duties shall be construed as vested in the division of	77
financial institutions. The division of financial institutions	78
shall be administered by the superintendent of financial	79
institutions.	80

(2) All provisions of law governing the superintendent of	81
financial institutions shall apply to and govern the	82
superintendent of financial institutions provided for in this	83
section; all authority vested by law in the superintendent of	84
financial institutions with respect to the management of the	85
division of financial institutions shall be construed as vested in	86
the superintendent of financial institutions created by this	87
section with respect to the division of financial institutions	88
provided for in this section; and all rights, privileges, and	89
emoluments conferred by law upon the superintendent of financial	90
institutions shall be construed as conferred upon the	91
superintendent of financial institutions as head of the division	92
of financial institutions. The director of commerce shall not	93
transfer from the division of financial institutions any of the	94
functions specified in division (C)(2) of this section.	95

(D) There is hereby created in the department of commerce a	96
division of liquor control, which shall have all powers and	97
perform all duties vested by law in the superintendent of liquor	98
control. Wherever powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon	99
the superintendent of liquor control, those powers and duties	100
shall be construed as vested in the division of liquor control.	101
The division of liquor control shall be administered by the	102
superintendent of liquor control.	103

(E) The director of commerce shall not be interested,	104
directly or indirectly, in any firm or corporation which is a	105
dealer in securities as defined in sections 1707.01 and 1707.14 of	106
the Revised Code, or in any firm or corporation licensed under	107
sections 1321.01 to 1321.19 of the Revised Code.	108

(F) The director of commerce shall not have any official	109
connection with a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a	110
bank, a bank holding company, a savings and loan association	111
holding company, a consumer finance company, or a credit union	112
that is under the supervision of the division of financial	113
institutions, or a subsidiary of any of the preceding entities, or	114
be interested in the business thereof.	115

(G) There is hereby created in the state treasury the	116
division of administration fund. The fund shall receive	117
assessments on the operating funds of the department of commerce	118
in accordance with procedures prescribed by the director of	119
commerce and approved by the director of budget and management.	120
All operating expenses of the division of administration shall be	121
paid from the division of administration fund.	122

(H) There is hereby created in the department of commerce a	123
division of real estate and professional licensing, which shall be	124
under the control and supervision of the director of commerce. The	125
division of real estate and professional licensing shall be	126
administered by the superintendent of real estate and professional	127
licensing. The superintendent of real estate and professional	128
licensing shall exercise the powers and perform the functions and	129
duties delegated to the superintendent under Chapters 4735.,	130
4763., and 4767. of the Revised Code.	131

(I) There is hereby created in the department of commerce a	132
division of industrial compliance, which shall have all powers and	133
perform all duties vested by law in the superintendent of	134
industrial compliance. Wherever powers are conferred or duties	135
imposed upon the superintendent of industrial compliance, those	136
powers and duties shall be construed as vested in the division of	137
industrial compliance. The division of industrial compliance shall	138
be under the control and supervision of the director of commerce	139
and be administered by the superintendent of industrial	140
compliance.	141

(J) There is hereby created in the department of commerce a	142
division of unclaimed funds, which shall have all powers and	143
perform all duties delegated to or vested by law in the	144
superintendent of unclaimed funds. Wherever powers are conferred	145
or duties imposed upon the superintendent of unclaimed funds,	146
those powers and duties shall be construed as vested in the	147
division of unclaimed funds. The division of unclaimed funds shall	148
be under the control and supervision of the director of commerce	149
and shall be administered by the superintendent of unclaimed	150
funds. The superintendent of unclaimed funds shall exercise the	151
powers and perform the functions and duties delegated to the	152
superintendent by the director of commerce under section 121.07	153
and Chapter 169. of the Revised Code, and as may otherwise be	154
provided by law.	155

(K) The department of commerce or a division of the	156
department created by the Revised Code that is acting with	157
authorization on the department's behalf may request from the	158
bureau of criminal identification and investigation pursuant to	159
section 109.572 of the Revised Code, or coordinate with	160
appropriate federal, state, and local government agencies to	161
accomplish, criminal records checks for the persons whose	162
identities are required to be disclosed by an applicant for the	163
issuance or transfer of a permit, license, certificate of	164
registration, or certification issued or transferred by the	165
department or division. At or before the time of making a request	166
for a criminal records check, the department or division may	167
require any person whose identity is required to be disclosed by	168
an applicant for the issuance or transfer of such a license,	169
permit, certificate of registration, or certification to submit to	170
the department or division valid fingerprint impressions in a	171
format and by any media or means acceptable to the bureau of	172
criminal identification and investigation and, when applicable,	173
the federal bureau of investigation. The department or division	174
may cause the bureau of criminal identification and investigation	175
to conduct a criminal records check through the federal bureau of	176
investigation only if the person for whom the criminal records	177
check would be conducted resides or works outside of this state or	178
has resided or worked outside of this state during the preceding	179
five years, or if a criminal records check conducted by the bureau	180
of criminal identification and investigation within this state	181
indicates that the person may have a criminal record outside of	182
this state.	183

In the case of a criminal records check under section 109.572	184
of the Revised Code, the department or division shall forward to	185
the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the	186
requisite form, fingerprint impressions, and fee described in	187
division (C) of that section. When requested by the department or	188
division in accordance with this section, the bureau of criminal	189
identification and investigation shall request from the federal	190
bureau of investigation any information it has with respect to the	191
person who is the subject of the requested criminal records check	192
and shall forward the requisite fingerprint impressions and	193
information to the federal bureau of investigation for that	194
criminal records check. After conducting a criminal records check	195
or receiving the results of a criminal records check from the	196
federal bureau of investigation, the bureau of criminal	197
identification and investigation shall provide the results to the	198
department or division.	199

The department or division may require any person about whom	200
a criminal records check is requested to pay to the department or	201
division the amount necessary to cover the fee charged to the	202
department or division by the bureau of criminal identification	203
and investigation under division (C)(3) of section 109.572 of the	204
Revised Code, including, when applicable, any fee for a criminal	205
records check conducted by the federal bureau of investigation.	206

(L) The director of commerce, or the director's designee, may	207
adopt rules to enhance compliance with statutes pertaining to, and	208
rules adopted by, divisions under the direction, supervision, and	209
control of the department or director by offering incentive-based	210
programs that ensure safety and soundness while promoting growth	211
and prosperity in the state.	212

Sec. 122.136.  The director of development services shall	213
prepare and submit a report to the governor and the general	214
assembly annually on or before the first day of FebruaryAugust of	215
the services and activities of the employee ownership assistance	216
program for the preceding calendar year. The director shall	217
include in the report information regarding the number, names, and	218
locations of business establishments that have been or likely will	219
be assisted as employee-owned corporations; recommendations on how	220
to better operate the program; information regarding the	221
effectiveness of the program in maintaining and improving	222
employment in the state; and the number of individuals affected by	223
the activities of the program.	224

Sec. 122.21.  In administering the urban and rural initiative	225
grant program created under section 122.20 of the Revised Code,	226
the director of development services shall do all of the	227
following:	228

(A) Annually designate, by the first day of January of each	229
year, the entities that constitute the eligible areas in this	230
state;	231

(B) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the	232
Revised Code establishing procedures and forms by which eligible	233
applicants in eligible areas may apply for a grant, which	234
procedures shall include a requirement that the applicant file a	235
redevelopment plan; standards and procedures for reviewing	236
applications and awarding grants; procedures for distributing	237
grants to recipients; procedures for monitoring the use of grants	238
by recipients; requirements, procedures, and forms by which	239
recipients who have received grants shall report their use of that	240
assistance; and standards and procedures for terminating and	241
requiring repayment of grants in the event of their improper use.	242
The rules adopted under this division shall comply with sections	243
122.19 to 122.22 of the Revised Code and shall include a rule	244
requiring that an eligible applicant who receives a grant from the	245
program provide a matching contribution of at least twenty-five	246
per cent of the amount of the grant awarded to the eligible	247
applicant.	248

The rules shall require that any eligible applicant for a	249
grant for land acquisition demonstrate to the director that the	250
property to be acquired meets all state environmental requirements	251
and that utilities for that property are available and adequate.	252
The rules shall require that any eligible applicant for a grant	253
for property eligible for the voluntary action program created	254
under Chapter 3746. of the Revised Code receive disbursement of	255
grant moneys only after receiving a covenant not to sue from the	256
director of environmental protection under section 3746.12 of the	257
Revised Code and shall require that those moneys be disbursed only	258
as reimbursement of actual expenses incurred in the undertaking of	259
the voluntary action. The rules shall require that whenever any	260
money is granted for land acquisition, infrastructure	261
improvements, or renovation of existing structures in order to	262
develop an industrial park site for a distressed area, labor	263
surplus area, or situational distress area as defined in section	264
122.19 of the Revised Code that also is a distressed area, labor	265
surplus area, or situational distress area as defined in section	266
122.23 of the Revised Code, a substantial portion of the site be	267
used for manufacturing, distribution, high technology, research	268
and development, or other businesses in which a majority of the	269
product or service produced is exported out of the state. Any	270
retail use at the site shall not constitute a primary use but only	271
a use incidental to other eligible uses. The rules shall require	272
that whenever any money is granted for land acquisition,	273
infrastructure improvements, and renovation of existing structures	274
in order to develop an industrial park site for a distressed area,	275
labor surplus area, or situational distress area as defined in	276
section 122.19 of the Revised Code that also is a distressed area,	277
labor surplus area, or situational distress area as defined in	278
section 122.23 of the Revised Code, the applicant for the grant	279
shall verify to the department of development services agency the	280
existence of a local economic development planning committee in a	281
municipal corporation, county, or township whose territory	282
includes the eligible area. The committee shall consist of members	283
of the public and private sectors who live in that municipal	284
corporation, county, or township. The local economic development	285
planning committee shall prepare and submit to the department	286
agency a five-year economic development plan for that municipal	287
corporation, county, or township that identifies, for the	288
five-year period covered by the plan, the economic development	289
strategies of a municipal corporation, county, or township whose	290
territory includes the proposed industrial park site. The economic	291
development plan shall describe in detail how the proposed	292
industrial park would complement other current or planned economic	293
development programs for that municipal corporation, county, or	294
township, including, but not limited to, workforce development	295
initiatives, business retention and expansion efforts, small	296
business development programs, and technology modernization	297
programs.	298

(C) Report to the governor, president of the senate, speaker	299
of the house of representatives, and minority leaders of the	300
senate and the house of representatives by the thirtiethfirst day	301
of JuneAugust of each year on the activities carried out under	302
the program during the preceding calendar year. The report shall	303
include the total number of grants made that year, and, for each	304
individual grant awarded, the following: the amount and recipient,	305
the eligible applicant, the purpose for awarding the grant, the	306
number of firms or businesses operating at the awarded site, the	307
number of employees employed by each firm or business, any excess	308
capacity at an industrial park site, and any additional	309
information the director declares to be relevant.	310

(D) Inform local governments and others in the state of the	311
availability of grants under section 122.20 of the Revised Code;	312

(E) Annually compile, pursuant to rules adopted by the	313
director of development services in accordance with Chapter 119.	314
of the Revised Code, using pertinent information submitted by any	315
municipal corporation, county, or township, a list of industrial	316
parks located in the state. The list shall include the following	317
information, expressed if possible in terms specified in the	318
director's rules adopted under this division: location of each	319
industrial park site, total acreage of each park site, total	320
occupancy of each park site, total capacity for new business at	321
each park site, total capacity of each park site for sewer, water,	322
and electricity, a contact person for each park site, and any	323
additional information the director declares to be relevant. Once	324
the list is compiled, the director shall make it available to the	325
governor, president of the senate, speaker of the house of	326
representatives, and minority leaders of the senate and the house	327
of representatives.	328

Sec. 122.25.  (A) In administering the program established	329
under section 122.24 of the Revised Code, the director of	330
development services shall do all of the following:	331

(1) Annually designate, by the first day of January of each	332
year, the entities that constitute the eligible areas in this	333
state as defined in section 122.23 of the Revised Code;	334

(2) Inform local governments and others in the state of the	335
availability of the program and financial assistance established	336
under sections 122.23 to 122.27 of the Revised Code;	337

(3) Report to the governor, president of the senate, speaker	338
of the house of representatives, and minority leaders of the	339
senate and the house of representatives by the thirtiethfirst day	340
of JuneAugust of each year on the activities carried out under	341
the program during the preceding calendar year. The report shall	342
include the number of loans made that year and the amount and	343
recipient of each loan.	344

(4) Work in conjunction with conventional lending	345
institutions, local revolving loan funds, private investors, and	346
other private and public financing sources to provide loans or	347
loan guarantees to eligible applicants;	348

(5) Establish fees, charges, interest rates, payment	349
schedules, local match requirements, and other terms and	350
conditions for loans and loan guarantees provided under the	351
program;	352

(6) Require each applicant to demonstrate the suitability of	353
any site for the assistance sought; that the site has been	354
surveyed, that the site has adequate or available utilities, and	355
that there are no zoning restrictions, environmental regulations,	356
or other matters impairing the use of the site for the purpose	357
intended;	358

(7) Require each applicant to provide a marketing plan and	359
management strategy for the project;	360

(8) Adopt rules establishing all of the following:

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(a) Forms and procedures by which eligible applicants may	362
apply for assistance;	363

(b) Criteria for reviewing, evaluating, and ranking	364
applications, and for approving applications that best serve the	365
goals of the program;	366

(c) Reporting requirements and monitoring procedures;

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(d) Guidelines regarding situations in which industrial parks	368
would be considered to compete against one another for the	369
purposes of division (B)(2) of section 122.27 of the Revised Code;	370

(e) Any other rules necessary to implement and administer the	371
program.	372

(B) The director may adopt rules establishing requirements	373
governing the use of any industrial park site receiving assistance	374
under section 122.24 of the Revised Code, such that a certain	375
portion of the site must be used for manufacturing, distribution,	376
high technology, research and development, or other businesses	377
wherein a majority of the product or service produced is exported	378
out of the state.	379

(C) As a condition of receiving assistance under section	380
122.24 of the Revised Code, and except as provided in division (D)	381
of this section, an applicant shall agree, for a period of five	382
years, not to permit the use of a site that is developed or	383
improved with such assistance to cause the relocation of jobs to	384
that site from elsewhere in the state.	385

(D) A site developed or improved with assistance under	386
section 122.24 of the Revised Code may be the site of jobs	387
relocated from elsewhere in the state if the director of	388
development services does all of the following:	389

(1) Makes a written determination that the site from which	390
the jobs would be relocated is inadequate to meet market or	391
industry conditions, expansion plans, consolidation plans, or	392
other business considerations affecting the relocating employer;	393

(2) Provides a copy of the determination required by division	394
(D)(1) of this section to the members of the general assembly	395
whose legislative districts include the site from which the jobs	396
would be relocated;	397

(3) Determines that the governing body of the area from which	398
the jobs would be relocated has been notified in writing by the	399
relocating company of the possible relocation.	400

(E) The director of development services shall obtain the	401
approval of the controlling board for any loan or loan guarantee	402
provided under sections 122.23 to 122.27 of the Revised Code.	403

Sec. 122.37.  (A) There is hereby created in the department	404
of development services agency the steel futures program, for the	405
purpose of preserving and improving the existing industrial base	406
of the state, improving the economy of the state by providing	407
employment, increased productivity, and ensuring continued	408
technological development consistent with these goals, and	409
maintaining a high standard of living for the people of this	410
state. The steel futures progamprogram may be supplemental to any	411
other enterprise assistance program administered by the director	412
of development services, and shall be administered so as to	413
provide financial and technical assistance to increase the	414
competitiveness of existing steel and steel-related industries in	415
this state, and to encourage establishment and development of new	416
industries of this type within the state.	417

Within six months after the effective date of this section,	418
theThe director shall develop a strategy for financial and	419
technical assistance to steel and steel-related industries in the	420
state, which shall include investment policies with regard to	421
these industries.	422

(B) In administering the program, the director may consult	423
with appropriate representatives of steel and steel-related	424
industries, appropriate representatives of any union that	425
represents workers in these industries, and other persons with	426
expert knowledge in these industries.	427

(C) The director of development services shall consult with	428
the chairmanchairperson of the public utilities commission to	429
foster development of public and private cooperative efforts that	430
result in energy savings and reduced energy costs for steel and	431
steel-related industries.	432

(D) Assistance may be made available to steel and	433
steel-related industries undertaking projects the director	434
determines to have long-term implications for and broad	435
applicability to the economy of this state when the director	436
finds:	437

(1) The undertaking of projects by the industries will	438
benefit the people of the state by creating or preserving jobs and	439
employment opportunities or improving the economic welfare of the	440
people of this state, and promoting development of new technology	441
or improving application of existing steel and steel-related	442
technology.	443

(2) The undertaking of projects by the industries will allow	444
them to compete more effectively in the marketplace.	445

(E) Projects eligible to receive assistance under the steel	446
futures program may include, but are not limited to, the following	447
areas:	448

(1) Research and development specifically related to steel	449
and steel-related industries and feasibility studies for business	450
development within these industries;	451

(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	455
conditioned upon terms as the director considers appropriate.	456

(G) No later than the thirtiethfirst day of June in the	457
first year after the effective date of this section, and no later	458
than the thirtieth day of JuneAugust of each year thereafter, the	459
director shall submit a report to the general assembly describing	460
projects of the steel futures program, results obtained from	461
completed projects of the program, and program projects for the	462
next fiscal year.	463

Sec. 122.64.  (A) There is hereby established in the	464
development services agency a business services division. The	465
division shall be supervised by a deputy director appointed by the	466
director of development services.	467

The division is responsible for the administration of the	468
state economic development financing programs established pursuant	469
to sections 122.17 and 122.18, sections 122.39 and 122.41 to	470
122.62, and Chapter 166. of the Revised Code.	471

(B) The director of development services shall:

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(1) Receive applications for assistance pursuant to sections	473
122.39 and 122.41 to 122.62 and Chapter 166. of the Revised Code.	474
The director shall process the applications.	475

(2) With the approval of the director of administrative	476
services, establish salary schedules for employees of the various	477
positions of employment with the division and assign the various	478
positions to those salary schedules;	479

(3) Employ and fix the compensation of financial consultants,	480
appraisers, consulting engineers, superintendents, managers,	481
construction and accounting experts, attorneys, and other agents	482
for the assistance programs authorized pursuant to sections 122.17	483
and 122.18, sections 122.39 and 122.41 to 122.62, and Chapter 166.	484
of the Revised Code as are necessary;	485

(4) Supervise the administrative operations of the division;

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(5) On or before the first day of OctoberAugust in each	487
year, make an annual report of the activities and operations under	488
assistance programs authorized pursuant to sections 122.39 and	489
122.41 to 122.62 and Chapter 166. of the Revised Code for the	490
preceding fiscal year to the governor and the general assembly.	491
Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and	492
financial statement covering such activities and operations during	493
the year in accordance with generally accepted accounting	494
principles and shall be audited by a certified public accountant.	495
The director of development services shall transmit a copy of the	496
audited financial report to the office of budget and management.	497

Sec. 122.89.  (A) The director of development services may	498
execute bonds as surety for minority businesses as principals, on	499
contracts with the state, any political subdivision or	500
instrumentality thereof, or any person as the obligee. The	501
director as surety may exercise all the rights and powers of a	502
company authorized by the department of insurance to execute bonds	503
as surety but shall not be subject to any requirements of a surety	504
company under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code nor to any rules of	505
the department of insurance.	506

(B) The director, with the advice of the minority development	507
financing advisory board, shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of	508
the Revised Code establishing procedures for application for	509
surety bonds by minority businesses and for review and approval of	510
applications. The board shall review each application in	511
accordance with the rules and, based on the bond worthiness of	512
each applicant, shall refer all qualified applicants to the	513
director. Based on the recommendation of the board, the director	514
shall determine whether or not the applicant shall receive	515
bonding.	516

(C) The rules of the board shall require the minority	517
business to pay a premium in advance for the bond to be	518
established by the director, with the advice of the board after	519
the director receives advice from the superintendent of insurance	520
regarding the standard market rates for premiums for similar	521
bonds. All premiums paid by minority businesses shall be paid into	522
the minority business bonding program administrative and loss	523
reserve fund.	524

(D) The rules of the board shall provide for a retainage of	525
money paid to the minority business or EDGE business enterprise of	526
fifteen per cent for a contract valued at more than fifty thousand	527
dollars and for a retainage of twelve per cent for a contract	528
valued at fifty thousand dollars or less.	529

(E) The penal sum amounts of all outstanding bonds issued by	530
the director shall not exceed the amount of moneys in the minority	531
business bonding fund and available to the fund under division (B)	532
of section 169.05 of the Revised Code.	533

(F) The superintendent of insurance shall provide such	534
technical and professional assistance as is considered necessary	535
by the director, including providing advice regarding the standard	536
market rates for bond premiums as described under division (C) of	537
this section.	538

(G) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the	539
contrary, a minority business or EDGE business enterprise may bid	540
or enter into a contract with the state or with any	541
instrumentality of the state without being required to provide a	542
bond as follows:	543

(1) For the first contract that a minority business or EDGE	544
business enterprise enters into with the state or with any	545
particular instrumentality of the state, the minority business or	546
EDGE business enterprise may bid or enter into a contract valued	547
at twenty-five thousand dollars or less without being required to	548
provide a bond, but only if the minority business or EDGE business	549
enterprise is participating in a qualified contractor assistance	550
program or has successfully completed a qualified contractor	551
assistance program after the effective date of this amendment	552
October 16, 2009;	553

(2) After the state or any particular instrumentality of the	554
state has accepted the first contract as completed and all	555
subcontractors and suppliers on the contract have been paid, the	556
minority business or EDGE business enterprise may bid or enter	557
into a second contract with the state or with that particular	558
instrumentality of the state valued at fifty thousand dollars or	559
less without being required to provide a bond, but only if the	560
minority business or EDGE business enterprise is participating in	561
a qualified contractor assistance program or has successfully	562
completed a qualified contractor assistance program after the	563
effective date of this amendmentOctober 16, 2009;	564

(3) After the state or any particular instrumentality of the	565
state has accepted the second contract as completed and all	566
subcontractors and suppliers on the contract have been paid, the	567
minority business or EDGE business enterprise may bid or enter	568
into a third contract with the state or with that particular	569
instrumentality of the state valued at one hundred thousand	570
dollars or less without being required to provide a bond, but only	571
if the minority business or EDGE business enterprise has	572
successfully completed a qualified contractor assistance program	573
after the effective date of this amendmentOctober 16, 2009;	574

(4) After the state or any particular instrumentality of the	575
state has accepted the third contract as completed and all	576
subcontractors and suppliers on the contract have been paid, the	577
minority business or EDGE business enterprise may bid or enter	578
into a fourth contract with the state or with that particular	579
instrumentality of the state valued at three hundred thousand	580
dollars or less without being required to provide a bond, but only	581
if the minority business or EDGE business enterprise has	582
successfully completed a qualified contractor assistance program	583
after the effective date of this amendmentOctober 16, 2009;	584

(5) After the state or any instrumentality of the state has	585
accepted the fourth contract as completed and all subcontractors	586
and suppliers on the contract have been paid, upon a showing that	587
with respect to a contract valued at four hundred thousand dollars	588
or less with the state or with any particular instrumentality of	589
the state, that the minority business or EDGE business enterprise	590
either has been denied a bond by two surety companies or that the	591
minority business or EDGE business enterprise has applied to two	592
surety companies for a bond and, at the expiration of sixty days	593
after making the application, has neither received nor been denied	594
a bond, the minority business or EDGE business enterprise may	595
repeat its participation in the unbonded state contractor program.	596
Under no circumstances shall a minority business or EDGE business	597
enterprise be permitted to participate in the unbonded state	598
contractor program more than twice.	599

(H) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the	600
contrary, a minority business or EDGE business enterprise may bid	601
or enter into a contract with any political subdivision of the	602
state or with any instrumentality of a political subdivision	603
without being required to provide a bond as follows:	604

(1) For the first contract that the minority business or EDGE	605
business enterprise enters into with any particular political	606
subdivision of the state or with any particular instrumentality of	607
a political subdivision, the minority business or EDGE business	608
enterprise may bid or enter into a contract valued at twenty-five	609
thousand dollars or less without being required to provide a bond,	610
but only if the minority business or EDGE business enterprise is	611
participating in a qualified contractor assistance program or has	612
successfully completed a qualified contractor assistance program	613
after the effective date of this amendmentOctober 16, 2009;	614

(2) After any political subdivision of the state or any	615
instrumentality of a political subdivision has accepted the first	616
contract as completed and all subcontractors and suppliers on the	617
contract have been paid, the minority business or EDGE business	618
enterprise may bid or enter into a second contract with that	619
particular political subdivision of the state or with that	620
particular instrumentality of a political subdivision valued at	621
fifty thousand dollars or less without being required to provide a	622
bond, but only if the minority business or EDGE business	623
enterprise is participating in a qualified contractor assistance	624
program or has successfully completed a qualified contractor	625
assistance program after the effective date of this amendment	626
October 16, 2009;	627

(3) After any political subdivision of the state or any	628
instrumentality of a political subdivision has accepted the second	629
contract as completed and all subcontractors and suppliers on the	630
contract have been paid, the minority business or EDGE business	631
enterprise may bid or enter into a third contract with that	632
particular political subdivision of the state or with that	633
particular instrumentality of a political subdivision valued at	634
one hundred thousand dollars or less without being required to	635
provide a bond, but only if the minority business or EDGE business	636
enterprise has successfully completed a qualified contractor	637
assistance program after the effective date of this amendment	638
October 16, 2009;	639

(4) After any political subdivision of the state or any	640
instrumentality of a political subdivision has accepted the third	641
contract as completed and all subcontractors and suppliers on the	642
contract have been paid, the minority business or EDGE business	643
enterprise may bid or enter into a fourth contract with that	644
particular political subdivision of the state or with that	645
particular instrumentality of a political subdivision valued at	646
two hundred thousand dollars or less without being required to	647
provide a bond, but only if the minority business or EDGE business	648
enterprise has successfully completed a qualified contractor	649
assistance program after the effective date of this amendment	650
October 16, 2009;	651

(5) After any political subdivision of the state or any	652
instrumentality of a political subdivision has accepted the fourth	653
contract as completed and all subcontractors and suppliers on the	654
contract have been paid, upon a showing that with respect to a	655
contract valued at three hundred thousand dollars or less with any	656
political subdivision of the state or any instrumentality of a	657
political subdivision, that the minority business or EDGE business	658
enterprise either has been denied a bond by two surety companies	659
or that the minority business or EDGE business enterprise has	660
applied to two surety companies for a bond and, at the expiration	661
of sixty days after making the application, has neither received	662
nor been denied a bond, the minority business or EDGE business	663
enterprise may repeat its participation in the unbonded political	664
subdivision contractor program. Under no circumstances shall a	665
minority business or EDGE business enterprise be permitted to	666
participate in the unbonded political subdivision contractor	667
program more than twice.	668

(I) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the	669
contrary, if a minority business or EDGE business enterprise has	670
entered into two or more contracts with the state or with any	671
instrumentality of the state, the minority business or EDGE	672
business enterprise may bid or enter into a contract with a	673
political subdivision of the state or with any instrumentality of	674
a political subdivision valued at the level at which the minority	675
business or EDGE business enterprise would qualify if entering	676
into an additional contract with the state.	677

(J) The director of development services shall coordinate and	678
oversee the unbonded state contractor program described in	679
division (G) of this section, the unbonded political subdivision	680
contractor program described in division (H) of this section, and	681
the approval of a qualified contractor assistance program. The	682
director shall prepare an annual report and submit it to the	683
governor and the general assembly on or before the first day of	684
FebruaryAugust that includes the following: information on the	685
director's activities for the preceding calendar year regarding	686
the unbonded state contractor program, the unbonded political	687
subdivision contractor program, and the qualified contractor	688
assistance program; a summary and description of the operations	689
and activities of these programs; an assessment of the	690
achievements of these programs; and a recommendation as to whether	691
these programs need to continue.	692

(K) As used in this section:

693

(1) "EDGE business enterprise" means an EDGE business	694
enterprise certified under section 123.152 of the Revised Code.	695

(2) "Qualified contractor assistance program" means an	696
educational program or technical assistance program for business	697
development that is designed to assist a minority business or EDGE	698
business enterprise in becoming eligible for bonding and has been	699
approved by the director of development services for use as	700
required under this section.	701

(3) "Successfully completed a qualified contractor assistance	702
program" means the minority business or EDGE business enterprise	703
completed such a program on or after the effective date of this	704
amendmentOctober 16, 2009.	705

(4) "Unbonded state contractor program" means the program	706
described in division (G) of this section.	707

(5) "Unbonded political subdivision contractor program" means	708
the program described in division (H) of this section.	709

Sec. 122.94.  The director of development services shall:

710

(A) Promulgate rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the	711
Revised Code for the conduct of the minority business development	712
division's business and for carrying out the purposes of sections	713
122.92 to 122.94 of the Revised Code;	714

(B) Prepare an annual report to the governor and the general	715
assembly on or before the first day of FebruaryAugust of its	716
activities for the preceding calendar year.	717

Sec. 122.941.  (A) On or before the first day of October	718
August in each year, the director of development services shall	719
make an annual report of the activities and operations under the	720
assistance programs of the departmentdevelopment services agency	721
for the preceding fiscal year to the governor and general	722
assembly. The annual report shall include a detailing of those	723
grants, guarantees, loans, and other forms of state assistance to	724
women-owned businesses.	725

(B) As used in this section:

726

(1) "Women-owned business" means any individual, partnership,	727
corporation, or joint venture of any kind that is owned and	728
controlled by women who are United States citizens and residents	729
of this state.	730

(2) "Owned and controlled" means that at least fifty-one per	731
cent of the business, including corporate stock if it is a	732
corporation, is owned by women and that such owners have control	733
over the day-to-day operations of the business and an interest in	734
the capital, assets, and profits and losses of the business	735
proportionate to their percentage of ownership. In order to	736
qualify as a women-owned business, a business shall have been	737
owned by such owners at least one year.	738

Sec. 127.14.  The controlling board may, at the request of	739
any state agency or the director of budget and management,	740
authorize, with respect to the provisions of any appropriation	741
act:	742

(A) Transfers of all or part of an appropriation within but	743
not between state agencies, except such transfers as the director	744
of budget and management is authorized by law to make, provided	745
that no transfer shall be made by the director for the purpose of	746
effecting new or changed levels of program service not authorized	747
by the general assembly;	748

(B) Transfers of all or part of an appropriation from one	749
fiscal year to another;	750

(C) Transfers of all or part of an appropriation within or	751
between state agencies made necessary by administrative	752
reorganization or by the abolition of an agency or part of an	753
agency;	754

(D) Transfers of all or part of cash balances in excess of	755
needs from any fund of the state to the general revenue fund or to	756
such other fund of the state to which the money would have been	757
credited in the absence of the fund from which the transfers are	758
authorized to be made, except that the controlling board may not	759
authorize such transfers from the accrued leave liability fund,	760
auto registration distribution fund, local motor vehicle license	761
tax fund, budget stabilization fund, building improvement fund,	762
development bond retirement fund, facilities establishment fund,	763
gasoline excise tax fund, general revenue fund, higher education	764
improvement fund, highway improvement bond retirement fund,	765
highway obligations bond retirement fund, highway capital	766
improvement fund, highway operating fund, horse racing tax fund,	767
improvements bond retirement fund, public library fund, liquor	768
control fund, local government fund, local transportation	769
improvement program fund, medicaid reserve fund, mental health	770
facilities improvement fund, Ohio fairs fund, parks and recreation	771
improvement fund, public improvements bond retirement fund, school	772
district income tax fund, state agency facilities improvement	773
fund, state and local government highway distribution fund, state	774
highway safety fund, state lottery fund, undivided liquor permit	775
fund, Vietnam conflict compensation bond retirement fund,	776
volunteer fire fighters' dependents fund, waterways safety fund,	777
wildlife fund, workers' compensation fund, or any fund not	778
specified in this division that the director of budget and	779
management determines to be a bond fund or bond retirement fund;	780

(E) Transfers of all or part of those appropriations included	781
in the emergency purposes account of the controlling board;	782

(F) Temporary transfers of all or part of an appropriation or	783
other moneys into and between existing funds, or new funds, as may	784
be established by law when needed for capital outlays for which	785
notes or bonds will be issued;	786

(G) Transfer or release of all or part of an appropriation to	787
a state agency requiring controlling board approval of such	788
transfer or release as provided by law;	789

(H) Temporary transfer of funds included in the emergency	790
purposes appropriation of the controlling board. Such temporary	791
transfers may be made subject to conditions specified by the	792
controlling board at the time temporary transfers are authorized.	793
No transfers shall be made under this division for the purpose of	794
effecting new or changed levels of program service not authorized	795
by the general assembly.	796

As used in this section, "request" means an application by a	797
state agency or the director of budget and management seeking some	798
action by the controlling board.	799

When authorizing the transfer of all or part of an	800
appropriation under this section, the controlling board may	801
authorize the transfer to an existing appropriation item and the	802
creation of and transfer to a new appropriation item.	803

Whenever there is a transfer of all or part of funds included	804
in the emergency purposes appropriation by the controlling board,	805
pursuant to division (E) of this section, the state agency or the	806
director of budget and management receiving such transfer shall	807
keep a detailed record of the use of the transferred funds. At the	808
earliest scheduled meeting of the controlling board following the	809
accomplishment of the purposes specified in the request originally	810
seeking the transfer, or following the total expenditure of the	811
transferred funds for the specified purposes, the state agency or	812
the director of budget and management shall submit a report on the	813
expenditure of such funds to the board. The portion of any	814
appropriation so transferred which is not required to accomplish	815
the purposes designated in the original request to the controlling	816
board shall be returned to the proper appropriation of the	817
controlling board at this time.	818

Notwithstanding any provisions of law providing for the	819
deposit of revenues received by a state agency to the credit of a	820
particular fund in the state treasury, whenever there is a	821
temporary transfer of funds included in the emergency purposes	822
appropriation of the controlling board pursuant to division (H) of	823
this section, revenues received by any state agency receiving such	824
a temporary transfer of funds shall, as directed by the	825
controlling board, be transferred back to the emergency purposes	826
appropriation.	827

The board may delegate to the director of budget and	828
management authority to approve transfers among items of	829
appropriation under division (A) of this section.	830

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

831

(1) "Historic building" means a building, including its	832
structural components, that is located in this state and that is	833
either individually listed on the national register of historic	834
places under 16 U.S.C. 470a, located in a registered historic	835
district, and certified by the state historic preservation officer	836
as being of historic significance to the district, or is	837
individually listed as an historic landmark designated by a local	838
government certified under 16 U.S.C. 470a(c).	839

(2) "Qualified rehabilitation expenditures" means	840
expenditures paid or incurred during the rehabilitation period,	841
and before and after that period as determined under 26 U.S.C. 47,	842
by an owner or qualified lessee of an historic building to	843
rehabilitate the building. "Qualified rehabilitation expenditures"	844
includes architectural or engineering fees paid or incurred in	845
connection with the rehabilitation, and expenses incurred in the	846
preparation of nomination forms for listing on the national	847
register of historic places. "Qualified rehabilitation	848
expenditures" does not include any of the following:	849

(a) The cost of acquiring, expanding, or enlarging an	850
historic building;	851

(b) Expenditures attributable to work done to facilities	852
related to the building, such as parking lots, sidewalks, and	853
landscaping;	854

(c) New building construction costs.

855

(3) "Owner" of an historic building means a person holding	856
the fee simple interest in the building. "Owner" does not include	857
the state or a state agency, or any political subdivision as	858
defined in section 9.23 of the Revised Code.	859

(4) "Qualified lessee" means a person subject to a lease	860
agreement for an historic building and eligible for the federal	861
rehabilitation tax credit under 26 U.S.C. 47. "Qualified lessee"	862
does not include the state or a state agency or political	863
subdivision as defined in section 9.23 of the Revised Code.	864

(5) "Certificate owner" means the owner or qualified lessee	865
of an historic building to which a rehabilitation tax credit	866
certificate was issued under this section.	867

(6) "Registered historic district" means an historic district	868
listed in the national register of historic places under 16 U.S.C.	869
470a, an historic district designated by a local government	870
certified under 16 U.S.C. 470a(c), or a local historic district	871
certified under 36 C.F.R. 67.8 and 67.9.	872

(7) "Rehabilitation" means the process of repairing or	873
altering an historic building or buildings, making possible an	874
efficient use while preserving those portions and features of the	875
building and its site and environment that are significant to its	876
historic, architectural, and cultural values.	877

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

878

(a) If the rehabilitation initially was not planned to be	879
completed in stages, a period chosen by the owner or qualified	880
lessee not to exceed twenty-four months during which	881
rehabilitation occurs;	882

(b) If the rehabilitation initially was planned to be	883
completed in stages, a period chosen by the owner or qualified	884
lessee not to exceed sixty months during which rehabilitation	885
occurs. Each stage shall be reviewed as a phase of a	886
rehabilitation as determined under 26 C.F.R. 1.48-12 or a	887
successor to that section.	888

(9) "State historic preservation officer" or "officer" means	889
the state historic preservation officer appointed by the governor	890
under 16 U.S.C. 470a.	891

(B) The owner or qualified lessee of an historic building may	892
apply to the director of development services for a rehabilitation	893
tax credit certificate for qualified rehabilitation expenditures	894
paid or incurred by such owner or qualified lessee after April 4,	895
2007, for rehabilitation of an historic building. If the owner of	896
an historic building enters a pass-through agreement with a	897
qualified lessee for the purposes of the federal rehabilitation	898
tax credit under 26 U.S.C. 47, the qualified rehabilitation	899
expenditures paid or incurred by the owner after April 4, 2007,	900
may be attributed to the qualified lessee.	901

The form and manner of filing such applications shall be	902
prescribed by rule of the director. Each application shall state	903
the amount of qualified rehabilitation expenditures the applicant	904
estimates will be paid or incurred. The director may require	905
applicants to furnish documentation of such estimates.	906

The director, after consultation with the tax commissioner	907
and in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall	908
adopt rules that establish all of the following:	909

(1) Forms and procedures by which applicants may apply for	910
rehabilitation tax credit certificates;	911

(2) Criteria for reviewing, evaluating, and approving	912
applications for certificates within the limitations under	913
division (D) of this section, criteria for assuring that the	914
certificates issued encompass a mixture of high and low qualified	915
rehabilitation expenditures, and criteria for issuing certificates	916
under division (C)(3)(b) of this section;	917

(3) Eligibility requirements for obtaining a certificate	918
under this section;	919

(4) The form of rehabilitation tax credit certificates;

920

(5) Reporting requirements and monitoring procedures;

921

(6) Procedures and criteria for conducting cost-benefit	922
analyses of historic buildings that are the subjects of	923
applications filed under this section. The purpose of a	924
cost-benefit analysis shall be to determine whether rehabilitation	925
of the historic building will result in a net revenue gain in	926
state and local taxes once the building is used.	927

(7) Any other rules necessary to implement and administer	928
this section.	929

(C) The director of development services shall review the	930
applications with the assistance of the state historic	931
preservation officer and determine whether all of the following	932
criteria are met:	933

(1) That the building that is the subject of the application	934
is an historic building and the applicant is the owner or	935
qualified lessee of the building;	936

(2) That the rehabilitation will satisfy standards prescribed	937
by the United States secretary of the interior under 16 U.S.C.	938
470, et seq., as amended, and 36 C.F.R. 67.7 or a successor to	939
that section;	940

(3) That receiving a rehabilitation tax credit certificate	941
under this section is a major factor in:	942

(a) The applicant's decision to rehabilitate the historic	943
building; or	944

(b) To increase the level of investment in such	945
rehabilitation.	946

An applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the	947
state historic preservation officer and director of development	948
services that the rehabilitation will satisfy the standards	949
described in division (C)(2) of this section before the applicant	950
begins the physical rehabilitation of the historic building.	951

(D)(1) If the director of development services determines	952
that an application meets the criteria in divisions (C)(1), (2),	953
and (3) of this section, the director shall conduct a cost-benefit	954
analysis for the historic building that is the subject of the	955
application to determine whether rehabilitation of the historic	956
building will result in a net revenue gain in state and local	957
taxes once the building is used. The director shall consider the	958
results of the cost-benefit analysis in determining whether to	959
approve the application. The director shall also consider the	960
potential economic impact and the regional distributive balance of	961
the credits throughout the state. The director may approve an	962
application only after completion of the cost-benefit analysis.	963

(2) A rehabilitation tax credit certificate shall not be	964
issued for an amount greater than the estimated amount furnished	965
by the applicant on the application for such certificate and	966
approved by the director. The director shall not approve more than	967
a total of sixty million dollars of rehabilitation tax credits per	968
fiscal year but the director may reallocate unused tax credits	969
from a prior fiscal year for new applicants and such reallocated	970
credits shall not apply toward the dollar limit of this division.	971

(3) For rehabilitations with a rehabilitation period not	972
exceeding twenty-four months as provided in division (A)(7)(8)(a)	973
of this section, a rehabilitation tax credit certificate shall not	974
be issued before the rehabilitation of the historic building is	975
completed.	976

(4) For rehabilitations with a rehabilitation period not	977
exceeding sixty months as provided in division (A)(7)(8)(b) of	978
this section, a rehabilitation tax credit certificate shall not be	979
issued before a stage of rehabilitation is completed. After all	980
stages of rehabilitation are completed, if the director cannot	981
determine that the criteria in division (C) of this section are	982
satisfied for all stages of rehabilitations, the director shall	983
certify this finding to the tax commissioner, and any	984
rehabilitation tax credits received by the applicant shall be	985
repaid by the applicant and may be collected by assessment as	986
unpaid tax by the commissioner.	987

(5) The director of development services shall require the	988
applicant to provide a third-party cost certification by a	989
certified public accountant of the actual costs attributed to the	990
rehabilitation of the historic building when qualified	991
rehabilitation expenditures exceed two hundred thousand dollars.	992

If an applicant whose application is approved for receipt of	993
a rehabilitation tax credit certificate fails to provide to the	994
director sufficient evidence of reviewable progress, including a	995
viable financial plan, copies of final construction drawings, and	996
evidence that the applicant has obtained all historic approvals	997
within twelve months after the date the applicant received	998
notification of approval, and if the applicant fails to provide	999
evidence to the director that the applicant has secured and closed	1000
on financing for the rehabilitation within eighteen months after	1001
receiving notification of approval, the director may rescind the	1002
approval of the application. The director shall notify the	1003
applicant if the approval has been rescinded. Credits that would	1004
have been available to an applicant whose approval was rescinded	1005
shall be available for other qualified applicants. Nothing in this	1006
division prohibits an applicant whose approval has been rescinded	1007
from submitting a new application for a rehabilitation tax credit	1008
certificate.	1009

(E) Issuance of a certificate represents a finding by the	1010
director of development services of the matters described in	1011
divisions (C)(1), (2), and (3) of this section only; issuance of a	1012
certificate does not represent a verification or certification by	1013
the director of the amount of qualified rehabilitation	1014
expenditures for which a tax credit may be claimed under section	1015
5725.151, 5725.34, 5726.52, 5729.17, 5733.47, or 5747.76 of the	1016
Revised Code. The amount of qualified rehabilitation expenditures	1017
for which a tax credit may be claimed is subject to inspection and	1018
examination by the tax commissioner or employees of the	1019
commissioner under section 5703.19 of the Revised Code and any	1020
other applicable law. Upon the issuance of a certificate, the	1021
director shall certify to the tax commissioner, in the form and	1022
manner requested by the tax commissioner, the name of the	1023
applicant, the amount of qualified rehabilitation expenditures	1024
shown on the certificate, and any other information required by	1025
the rules adopted under this section.	1026

(F)(1) On or before the first day of AprilAugust each year,	1027
the director of development services and tax commissioner jointly	1028
shall submit to the president of the senate and the speaker of the	1029
house of representatives a report on the tax credit program	1030
established under this section and sections 5725.151, 5725.34,	1031
5726.52, 5729.17, 5733.47, and 5747.76 of the Revised Code. The	1032
report shall present an overview of the program and shall include	1033
information on the number of rehabilitation tax credit	1034
certificates issued under this section during the preceding fiscal	1035
year, an update on the status of each historic building for which	1036
an application was approved under this section, the dollar amount	1037
of the tax credits granted under sections 5725.151, 5725.34,	1038
5726.52, 5729.17, 5733.47, and 5747.76 of the Revised Code, and	1039
any other information the director and commissioner consider	1040
relevant to the topics addressed in the report.	1041

(2) On or before December 1, 2015, the director of	1042
development services and tax commissioner jointly shall submit to	1043
the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of	1044
representatives a comprehensive report that includes the	1045
information required by division (F)(1) of this section and a	1046
detailed analysis of the effectiveness of issuing tax credits for	1047
rehabilitating historic buildings. The report shall be prepared	1048
with the assistance of an economic research organization jointly	1049
chosen by the director and commissioner.	1050

(G) There is hereby created in the state treasury the	1051
historic rehabilitation tax credit operating fund. The director of	1052
development services is authorized to charge reasonable	1053
application and other fees in connection with the administration	1054
of tax credits authorized by this section and sections 5725.151,	1055
5725.34, 5726.52, 5729.17, 5733.445733.47, and 5747.76 of the	1056
Revised Code. Any such fees collected shall be credited to the	1057
fund and used to pay reasonable costs incurred by the department	1058
of development services in administering this section and sections	1059
5725.151, 5725.34, 5726.52, 5729.17, 5733.445733.47, and 5747.76	1060
of the Revised Code.	1061

The Ohio historic preservation office is authorized to charge	1062
reasonable fees in connection with its review and approval of	1063
applications under this section. Any such fees collected shall be	1064
credited to the fund and used to pay administrative costs incurred	1065
by the Ohio historic preservation office pursuant to this section.	1066

Sec. 150.10.  (A) On the first day of January of the second	1067
year after the date of entering into an agreement under section	1068
150.05 of the Revised Code and on the first day of August of each	1069
ensuing year, the authority shall file with the clerk of the house	1070
of representatives, the clerk of the senate, and the chairpersons	1071
of the house and senate standing committees predominantly	1072
concerned with economic development a written report on the Ohio	1073
venture capital program. The report shall include all the	1074
following:	1075

(1) A description of the details of the investment policy	1076
established or modified in accordance with sections 150.03 and	1077
150.04 of the Revised Code;	1078

(2) The authority's assessment of the program's achievement	1079
of its purpose stated in section 150.01 of the Revised Code;	1080

(3) The value of tax credit certificates issued by the	1081
authority under section 150.07 of the Revised Code in each fiscal	1082
year ending on or before the preceding thirtieth day of June;	1083

(4) The amount of tax credits claimed pursuant to section	1084
5707.031, 5725.19, 5726.53, 5727.241, 5729.08, 5733.49, or 5747.80	1085
of the Revised Code, as to the respective taxes involved;	1086

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

1087

(6) The names of venture capital funds in which money from	1088
the program fund has been invested and the locations of their	1089
principal offices, and the names of the enterprises in which each	1090
of those venture capital funds has invested such money and the	1091
locations of those enterprises' principal offices;	1092

(7) Any recommendations for modifying the program to better	1093
achieve the purpose stated in section 150.01 of the Revised Code.	1094

(B) During each year that a report is issued under division	1095
(A) of this section, the chairperson of the authority, or another	1096
member of the authority designated by the chairperson as the	1097
authority's representative, shall be required to appear in person	1098
before the standing committees of the house and senate	1099
predominantly concerned with economic development to give	1100
testimony concerning the status of the Ohio venture capital	1101
program.	1102

Sec. 166.13. (A) Prior to entering into each agreement to	1103
provide innovation financial assistance under sections 166.12,	1104
166.15, and 166.16 of the Revised Code, the director of	1105
development services shall determine whether the assistance will	1106
conform to the requirements of sections 166.12 to 166.16 of the	1107
Revised Code. Such determination, and the facts upon which it is	1108
based, shall be set forth by the director in submissions made to	1109
the controlling board when the director seeks a release of moneys	1110
under section 166.12 of the Revised Code. An agreement to provide	1111
assistance under sections 166.12, 166.15, and 166.16 of the	1112
Revised Code shall set forth the determination, which shall be	1113
conclusive for purposes of the validity and enforceability of the	1114
agreement and any innovation loan guarantees, innovation loans, or	1115
other agreements entered into pursuant to the agreement to provide	1116
innovation financial assistance.	1117

(B) Whenever a person applies for innovation financial	1118
assistance under sections 166.12, 166.15, and 166.16 of the	1119
Revised Code and the eligible innovation project for which	1120
innovation financial assistance is requested is to relocate an	1121
eligible innovation project that is currently being operated by	1122
the person and that is located in another county, municipal	1123
corporation, or township, the directorperson shall provide	1124
written notification to the appropriate local governmental bodies	1125
and state officials. The notification shall contain the following	1126
information:	1127

(1) The name of the person applying for innovation financial	1128
assistance;	1129

(2) The county, and the municipal corporation or township, in	1130
which the eligible innovation project for which innovation	1131
financial assistance is requested is located; and	1132

(3) The county, and the municipal corporation or township, in	1133
which the eligible innovation project to be replaced is located	1134
director may not enter into an agreement to provide innovation	1135
financial assistance until the director determines that the	1136
appropriate local government bodies and state officials have been	1137
notified.	1138

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

1139

(1) "Appropriate local governmental bodies" means:

1140

(a) The boards of county commissioners or legislative	1141
authorities of the county in which the project for which	1142
innovation financial assistance is requested is located and of the	1143
county in which the eligible innovation project to be replaced is	1144
located;	1145

(b) The legislative authority of the municipal corporation or	1146
the board of township trustees of the township in which the	1147
eligible innovation project for which innovation financial	1148
assistance is requested is located; and	1149

(c) The legislative authority of the municipal corporation or	1150
the board of township trustees of the township in which the	1151
eligible innovation project to be replaced is located.	1152

(2) "State officials" means:

1153

(a) The state representative and state senator in whose	1154
districts the project for which innovation financial assistance is	1155
requested is located;	1156

(b) The state representative and state senator in whose	1157
districts the innovation project to be replaced is located.	1158

Sec. 166.18. (A) Prior to entering into each agreement to	1159
provide research and development financial assistance, the	1160
director of development services shall determine whether the	1161
assistance will conform to the requirements of sections 166.17 to	1162
166.21, 5733.352, and 5747.331 of the Revised Code. Such	1163
determination, and the facts upon which it is based, shall be set	1164
forth by the director in submissions made to the controlling board	1165
when the director seeks a release of moneys under section 166.17	1166
of the Revised Code. An agreement to provide research and	1167
development financial assistance under section 166.17 or 166.21 of	1168
the Revised Code shall set forth the determination, which shall be	1169
conclusive for purposes of the validity and enforceability of the	1170
agreement, and any loans or other agreements entered into pursuant	1171
to the agreement, to provide research and development financial	1172
assistance.	1173

(B) Whenever a person applies for research and development	1174
financial assistance, and the eligible research and development	1175
project for which that assistance is requested is to relocate an	1176
eligible research and development project that is currently being	1177
operated by the person and that is located in another county,	1178
municipal corporation, or township within the state, the director	1179
person shall provide written notification to the appropriate local	1180
governmental bodies and state officials. The notification shall	1181
state all of the following:	1182

(1) The name of the person applying for research and	1183
development financial assistance;	1184

(2) The county, and the municipal corporation or township, in	1185
which the project for which research and development financial	1186
assistance is requested will be located;	1187

(3) The county, and the municipal corporation or township, in	1188
which the eligible research and development project is located at	1189
the time such financial assistance is requesteddirector may not	1190
enter into an agreement to provide research and development	1191
financial assistance until the director determines that the	1192
appropriate local government bodies and state officials have been	1193
notified.	1194

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

1195

(1) "Appropriate local governmental bodies" means all of the	1196
following:	1197

(a) The board of county commissioners of or legislative	1198
authorities of special districts in the county in which the	1199
eligible research and development project for which research and	1200
development financial assistance is requested is located and of	1201
the county in which the project will be located;	1202

(b) The legislative authority of the municipal corporation or	1203
the board of township trustees of the township in which the	1204
eligible research and development project for which research and	1205
development financial assistance is requested is located and of	1206
the municipal corporation or township in which the project will be	1207
located.	1208

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

1209

(a) The state representative and state senator in whose	1210
district the eligible research and development project for which	1211
research and development financial assistance is requested is	1212
located;	1213

(b) The state representative and state senator in whose	1214
district the eligible research and development project will be	1215
located.	1216

Sec. 184.02.  (A) In addition to the powers and duties under	1217
sections 184.10 to 184.20 and 184.37 of the Revised Code, the	1218
third frontier commission may perform any act to ensure the	1219
performance of any function necessary or appropriate to carry out	1220
the purposes of, and exercise the powers granted under, sections	1221
184.01 and 184.02 of the Revised Code. In addition, the commission	1222
may do any of the following:	1223

(1) Adopt, amend, and rescind rules under section 111.15 of	1224
the Revised Code for the administration of any aspect of its	1225
operations;	1226

(2) Adopt bylaws governing its operations, including bylaws	1227
that establish procedures and set policies as may be necessary to	1228
assist with the furtherance of its purposes;	1229

(3) Appoint and set the compensation of employees needed to	1230
carry out its duties;	1231

(4) Contract with, retain the services of, or designate, and	1232
fix the compensation of, such financial consultants, accountants,	1233
other consultants and advisors, and other independent contractors	1234
as may be necessary or desirable to carry out its duties;	1235

(5) Solicit input and comments from the third frontier	1236
advisory board, and specialized industry, professional, and other	1237
relevant interest groups concerning its purposes;	1238

(6) Facilitate alignment of the state's science and	1239
technology programs and activities;	1240

(7) Make grants and loans to individuals, public agencies,	1241
private companies or organizations, or joint ventures for any of	1242
the broad range of activities related to its purposes.	1243

(B) In addition to the powers and duties under sections	1244
184.10 to 184.20 and 184.37 of the Revised Code, the commission	1245
shall do all of the following:	1246

(1) Establish a competitive process for the award of grants	1247
and loans that is designed to fund the most meritorious proposals	1248
and, when appropriate, provide for peer review of proposals;	1249

(2) Within ninety days after the end of each fiscalOn or	1250
before the first day of August of each year, submit to the	1251
governor and the general assembly a report of the activities of	1252
the commission during the preceding fiscal year;	1253

(3) With specific application to the biomedical research and	1254
technology transfer trust fund, periodically make strategic	1255
assessments of the types of state investments in biomedical	1256
research and biotechnology in the state that would likely create	1257
jobs and business opportunities in the state and produce the most	1258
beneficial long-term improvements to the public health of Ohioans,	1259
including, but not limited to, biomedical research and	1260
biotechnology initiatives that address tobacco-related illnesses	1261
as may be outlined in any master agreement. The commission shall	1262
award grants and loans from the fund pursuant to a process	1263
established under division (B)(1) of this section.	1264

Sec. 1551.34.  On or before the thirty-firstfirst day of	1265
MarchAugust of the secondeach even-numbered year of each	1266
biennium, the director of the Ohio coal development office	1267
established under section 1551.32 of the Revised Code shall submit	1268
to the governor and the general assembly an Ohio coal development	1269
agenda. Prior to each submission, the office shall solicit public	1270
comment on the agenda to give interested parties an opportunity to	1271
comment on the agenda. The director shall consider any public	1272
comments received prior to the agenda's submission. The agenda	1273
shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:	1274

(A) A characterization of Ohio coal, constraints on its	1275
maximum use, and opportunities for overcoming those constraints;	1276

(B) A characterization of the current and potential markets	1277
for Ohio coal, constraints on increased market demand for it, and	1278
opportunities for overcoming those constraints;	1279

(C) Identification of each of the office's programs and its	1280
correspondence to the purposes of the office;	1281

(D) A description of the office's current projects that	1282
includes the status of each project and a specific description of	1283
the office's activities in all of the following areas:	1284

(1) Commercialization of available technology;

1285

(2) Marketplace adoption of that technology;

1286

(3) Enhancement of user markets for Ohio coal.

1287

(E) The types of projects to be funded in the succeeding	1288
biennium;	1289

(F) Anticipated expenditures for, the relative priority of,	1290
and the potential benefits of each type of project to be funded in	1291
the succeeding biennium;	1292

(G) The results obtained from completed projects and	1293
dissemination of those results;	1294

(H) A fiscal report of the office's activities under sections	1295
1551.30 to 1551.35 and Chapter 1555. of the Revised Code during	1296
the preceding biennium;	1297

(I) The criteria used to select the office's specific types	1298
of projects. The criteria shall consider all of the following:	1299

(1) A project's relationship to and support of the office's	1300
purposes;	1301

(2) The technology involved, its applicability to Ohio coal,	1302
and its potential rate and probability of marketplace adoption;	1303

(3) The commercial readiness of a project's facility,	1304
technology, or equipment;	1305

(4) The cost and relative risk to the state and the	1306
participation of other investors or interested parties in a	1307
project's financing;	1308

(5) The likelihood that results of a project would not be	1309
achieved in the absence of the office's assistance.	1310

Sec. 3333.91. Not later than December 31, 2014, the	1311
governor's office of workforce transformation, in collaboration	1312
with the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, the	1313
superintendent of public instruction, and the department of job	1314
and family services, shall develop and submit to the appropriate	1315
federal agency a single, state unified plan for the adult basic	1316
and literacy education program administered by the United States	1317
secretary of education, the "Carl D. Perkins Vocational and	1318
Technical Education Act," 20 U.S.C. 2301, et seq., as amended, and	1319
the "Workforce Investment Act of 1998," 29 U.S.C. 2801, et seq.,	1320
as amended. Following the plan's initial submission to the	1321
appropriate federal agency, the governor's office of workforce	1322
transformation may update it as necessary. If the plan is updated,	1323
the governor's office of workforce transformation shall submit the	1324
updated plan to the appropriate federal agency.	1325

Sec. 3731.02.  (A) The state fire marshal shall make such	1326
rules as are necessary to carry out this chapter, which shall	1327
include, but are not limited to, rules establishing requirements	1328
to renew a license issued under this chapter and fees for	1329
licensure and renewal and for inspections of hotels. Except as	1330
provided in division (G) of section 3731.12 of the Revised Code,	1331
the state fire marshal and the assistant state fire marshals shall	1332
enforce this chapter.	1333

(B) Except as otherwise provided in this division and	1334
divisions (C) and (D) of this section, the board of building	1335
standards shall adopt, pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised	1336
Code, rules that specify that the building code standards for SRO	1337
facilities shall be use group R-2. Any facility operating prior to	1338
October 16, 1996, in the nature of an SRO facility that met the	1339
building code standards for an SRO facility prior to that date,	1340
whether previously licensed as a hotel or not, and after October	1341
16, 1996, licensed as an SRO facility under section 3731.03 of the	1342
Revised Code, shall be permitted under the rules to have a	1343
building code standard of either use group R-1 or use group R-2 if	1344
the facility meets the requirements for those use groups as	1345
specified in the Ohio building code adopted pursuant to section	1346
3781.10 of the Revised Code. The requirements of this division	1347
apply to an SRO facility that holds a license as an SRO facility	1348
on the effective date of this amendmentSeptember 12, 2008, unless	1349
any of the following events occur on or after the effective date	1350
of this amendmentSeptember 12, 2008:	1351

(1) The owner of the SRO facility constructs or alters the	1352
facility.	1353

(2) The owner of the SRO facility surrenders the license	1354
issued to that facility.	1355

(3) The owner of the SRO facility changes the use or	1356
occupancy of that facility.	1357

(4) The license issued to that SRO facility under this	1358
chapter is revoked or is not renewed.	1359

(C) If any of the events described in divisions (B)(1) to (4)	1360
of this section occur, the owner of the structure shall comply	1361
with division (D) of this section to obtain a new license to	1362
operate as an SRO facility.	1363

(D) Beginning on the effective date of this amendment	1364
September 12, 2008, the state fire marshal shall not issue a new	1365
license to operate a facility as an SRO facility, and shall not	1366
renew such a license issued under this division, unless the SRO	1367
facility is constructed providing individual sleeping rooms for	1368
each guest; has, on a per-room or a communal basis within each	1369
building to be licensed as an SRO facility, permanent provisions	1370
for living, eating, cooking, and sanitation; and is constructed in	1371
accordance with the requirements specified for SRO facilities and	1372
is approved by the building official having jurisdiction over that	1373
facility to be an SRO facility. An SRO facility subject to this	1374
division shall only operate with, and shall properly maintain,	1375
individual sleeping rooms for each guest and shall only operate	1376
with, and shall properly maintain, on a per-room or communal	1377
basis, permanent provisions available to all guests for living,	1378
eating, cooking, and sanitation.	1379

(E) The state fire marshal may, pursuant to division (A) of	1380
this section, adopt rules establishing a fire code and sanitary	1381
standards compliance incentive program for persons required to	1382
procure a license for a hotel under section 3731.03 of the Revised	1383
Code. The rules may include provisions for the creation of a "Safe	1384
Stay Hotel" designation by the state fire marshal, the standards a	1385
licensed hotel must meet to achieve and maintain that designation,	1386
the procedures the state fire marshal shall use to publish and	1387
maintain a registry of hotels receiving that designation, and any	1388
monetary incentives offered by the state fire marshal to encourage	1389
a licensed hotel to achieve and maintain that designation. At a	1390
minimum, no hotel may be designated as a "Safe Stay Hotel" or	1391
maintain such a designation unless it meets the fire code and	1392
sanitary compliance standards established pursuant to this section	1393
for a continuous period of at least twenty-four months.	1394

Nothing in this division shall be construed to limit the	1395
power of this state, the department of commerce, the state fire	1396
marshal, or any other political subdivision of the state to	1397
administer and enforce any other sections of this chapter or any	1398
other applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Nothing in this	1399
division shall be construed to require the state fire marshal to	1400
designate a hotel as a "Safe Stay Hotel" or require the state fire	1401
marshal to award a monetary incentive to a hotel in any manner	1402
that is inconsistent or in conflict with the rules adopted under	1403
this section or any other applicable laws, rules, or regulations.	1404

Sec. 4740.06. (A) Any individual who applies for a license	1405
shall file a written application with the appropriate section of	1406
the Ohio construction industry licensing board, accompanied with	1407
the application fee as determined pursuant to section 4740.09 of	1408
the Revised Code. The individual shall file the application not	1409
more than sixty days nor less than thirty days prior to the date	1410
of the examination. The application shall be on the form the	1411
section prescribes and verified by the applicant's oath. The	1412
applicant shall provide information satisfactory to the section	1413
showing that the applicant meets the requirements of division (B)	1414
of this section.	1415

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

1416

(1) Be at least eighteen years of age;

1417

(2) Be a United States citizen or legal alien who produces	1418
valid documentation to demonstrate the individual is a legal	1419
resident of the United States;	1420

(3) Either have been a tradesperson in the type of licensed	1421
trade for which the application is filed for not less than five	1422
years immediately prior to the date the application is filed, be a	1423
currently registered engineer in this state with three years of	1424
business experience in the construction industry in the trade for	1425
which the engineer is applying to take an examination, or have	1426
other experience acceptable to the appropriate section of the	1427
board;	1428

(4) Maintain contractor's liability insurance, including	1429
without limitation, complete operations coverage, in an amount the	1430
appropriate section of the board determines;	1431

(5) Not have done any of the following:

1432

(a) Been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a crime of moral	1433
turpitude or a disqualifying offense as those terms are defined in	1434
section 4776.10 of the Revised Code;	1435

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

1436

(c) Obtained or renewed a license issued pursuant to this	1437
chapter, or any order, ruling, or authorization of the board or a	1438
section of the board by fraud, misrepresentation, or deception;	1439

(d) Engaged in fraud, misrepresentation, or deception in the	1440
conduct of business.	1441

(C) When an applicant for licensure as a contractor in a	1442
licensed trade meets the qualifications set forth in division (B)	1443
of this section and passes the required examination, the	1444
appropriate section of the board, within ninety days after the	1445
application was filed, shall authorize the administrative section	1446
of the board to license the applicant for the type of contractor's	1447
license for which the applicant qualifies. A section of the board	1448
may withdraw its authorization to the administrative section for	1449
issuance of a license for good cause shown, on the condition that	1450
notice of that withdrawal is given prior to the administrative	1451
section's issuance of the license.	1452

(D) All licenses a contractor holds pursuant to this chapter	1453
shall expire annually on the same date, which shall be the	1454
expiration date of the original license the contractor holds. An	1455
individual holding a valid, unexpired license may renew the	1456
license, without reexamination, by submitting an application to	1457
the appropriate section of the board not more than ninety calendar	1458
days before the expiration of the license, along with the renewal	1459
fee the section requires and proof of compliance with the	1460
applicable continuing education requirements. The applicant shall	1461
provide information in the renewal application satisfactory to	1462
demonstrate to the appropriate section that the applicant	1463
continues to meet the requirements of division (B) of this	1464
section.	1465

Upon application and within one calendar year after a license	1466
has expired, a section may waive any of the requirements for	1467
renewal of a license upon finding that an applicant substantially	1468
meets the renewal requirements or that failure to timely apply for	1469
renewal is due to excusable neglect. A section that waives	1470
requirements for renewal of a license may impose conditions upon	1471
the licensee and assess a late filing fee of not more than double	1472
the usual renewal fee. An applicant shall satisfy any condition	1473
the section imposes before a license is reissued.	1474

(E) An individual holding a valid license may request the	1475
section of the board that authorized that license to place the	1476
license in inactive status under conditions, and for a period of	1477
time, as that section determines.	1478

(F) Except for the ninety-day extension provided for a	1479
license assigned to a business entity under division (D) of	1480
section 4740.07 of the Revised Code, a license held by an	1481
individual immediately terminates upon the death of the	1482
individual.	1483

(G) Nothing in any license issued by the Ohio construction	1484
industry licensing board shall be construed to limit or eliminate	1485
any requirement of or any license issued by the Ohio fire marshal.	1486

(H)(1) Subject to divisions (H)(2), (3), and (4) of this	1487
section, no trade section of the board shall adopt, maintain,	1488
renew, or enforce any rule, or otherwise preclude in any way, an	1489
individual from receiving or renewing a license under this chapter	1490
due to any past criminal activity or interpretation of moral	1491
character, except as pursuant to division (B)(5)(a) of this	1492
section. If the section denies an individual a license or license	1493
renewal, the reasons for such denial shall be put in writing.	1494

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this division, if an	1495
individual applying for a license has been convicted of or pleaded	1496
guilty to a misdemeanor that is not a crime of moral turpitude or	1497
a disqualifying offense less than one year prior to making the	1498
application, the section may use its discretion in granting or	1499
denying the individual a license. Except as otherwise provided in	1500
this division, if an individual applying for a license has been	1501
convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony that is not a crime of	1502
moral turpitude or a disqualifying offense less than three years	1503
prior to making the application, the section may use its	1504
discretion in granting or denying the individual a license. The	1505
provisions in this paragraph do not apply with respect to any	1506
offense unless the section, prior to the effective date of this	1507
amendmentSeptember 28, 2012, was required or authorized to deny	1508
the application based on that offense.	1509

In all other circumstances, the section shall follow the	1510
procedures it adopts by rule that conform to division (H)(1) of	1511
this section.	1512

(3) In considering a renewal of an individual's license, the	1513
section shall not consider any conviction or plea of guilty prior	1514
to the initial licensing. However, the board may consider a	1515
conviction or plea of guilty if it occurred after the individual	1516
was initially licensed, or after the most recent license renewal.	1517

(4) The section may grant an individual a conditional license	1518
that lasts for one year. After the one-year period has expired,	1519
the license is no longer considered conditional, and the	1520
individual shall be considered fully licensed.	1521

(I) Notwithstanding divisions (D) and (H) of this section and	1522
sections 4740.04 and 4740.05 of the Revised Code, the board may	1523
establish rules that amend the continuing education requirements	1524
and license renewal schedule for licensees as provided in or	1525
adopted pursuant to those sections for the purpose of establishing	1526
a compliance incentive program. These rules may include provisions	1527
for the creation of the program and the qualifications, continuing	1528
education requirements, and renewal schedule for the program.	1529

Sec. 6301.11.  The state board, in connection with the	1530
department of job and family services, shall develop a methodology	1531
for identifying jobs that are in demand by employers operating in	1532
this state.	1533

The department in consultation with the state board shall use	1534
the methodology to create a list of such in-demand jobs and shall	1535
publish the list on the web site of the department on or before	1536
December 31, 2014. The department shall periodically update the	1537
list to reflect evolving workforce demands in this state.	1538

Local boards, workforce development agencies, and other	1539
providers of workforce training shall use the list of in-demand	1540
jobs to cultivate and prioritize workforce development activities	1541
that correspond to the employment needs of employers operating in	1542
this state and to assist individuals in maximizing their	1543
employment opportunities.	1544

Sec. 6301.12.  (A) The office of workforce development within	1545
the department of job and family services shall comprehensively	1546
review the direct and indirect economic impact of businesses	1547
engaged in the production of horizontal wells in this state and,	1548
based on its findings, prepare an annual Ohio workforce report.	1549
The office shall prepare the report by the thirtieth day of July	1550
of each year. The report shall include at least all of the	1551
following with respect to the industry:	1552

(1) The total number of jobs created or retained during the	1553
previous year;	1554

(2) The total number of Ohio-based contractors that employ	1555
skilled construction trades;	1556

(3) The number of employees who are residents of this state;

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(4) The total economic impact;

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(5) A review of the state's regional workforce development	1559
plans required by the "Workforce Investment Act of 1998," 112	1560
Stat. 936, 29 U.S.C.A. 2801, as amended, that outline workforce	1561
development efforts including goals and benchmarks toward	1562
maximizing job training, education, and job creation opportunities	1563
in the state.	1564

(B) Upon the completion of the office's annual Ohio workforce	1565
report, the office shall provide an electronic copy of the report	1566
to the president and minority leader of the senate and the speaker	1567
and minority leader of the house of representatives and post it on	1568
the office's internet web site.	1569

Section 2. That existing sections 121.08, 122.136, 122.21,	1570
122.25, 122.37, 122.64, 122.89, 122.94, 122.941, 127.14, 149.311,	1571
150.10, 166.13, 166.18, 184.02, 1551.34, 3731.02, 4740.06, and	1572
6301.12 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1573

Section 3. (A) The Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents,	1574
in consultation with the parties specified in division (B) of this	1575
section, shall develop recommendations for increasing access to	1576
and participation in programs for adults who have not obtained a	1577
high school diploma that offer credentials equivalent to a high	1578
school diploma and also provide career pathways, such as an	1579
associate degree, industry credential, or other type of career	1580
training.	1581

(B) In developing recommendations under division (A) of this	1582
section, the Chancellor shall consult with all of the following:	1583

(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction;

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(2) Representatives of the Governor's Office of Workforce	1585
Transformation, the Department of Job and Family Services, and the	1586
Ohio Association of Community Colleges;	1587

(3) Representatives of career-technical planning districts	1588
that provide post-secondary workforce education;	1589

(4) Representatives of programs that provide adult basic and	1590
literacy education;	1591

(5) Representatives of any other interested parties at the	1592
Chancellor's discretion.	1593

(C) Not later than December 31, 2014, the Chancellor shall	1594
prepare a report of the recommendations developed under division	1595
(A) of this section and submit it to the Governor, the President	1596
of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.	1597

Section 4.  Notwithstanding Section 503.80 of Am. Sub. H.B.	1598
59 of the 130th General Assembly, no money shall be appropriated	1599
or transferred from the Medicaid Reserve Fund (Fund 5Y80) except	1600
as provided in Section 6 of this act or by another act of the	1601
General Assembly.	1602

Section 5.  At the end of fiscal year 2015, the Director of	1603
Budget and Management shall transfer any unexpended, unencumbered	1604
cash balance from the Medicaid Reserve Fund (Fund 5Y80) back to	1605
the General Revenue Fund.	1606