As Passed by the House 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 202 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVES BATCHELDER-BOYD-BUCHY-COLONNA-GARCIA-HAINES-HARRIS- 8
HODGES-HOOD-KREBS-MEAD-MOTTLEY-NETZLEY-O'BRIEN-OLMAN-REID-SCHUCK- 9
SCHULER-SCHURING-TAYLOR-TERWILLEGER-VAN VYVEN-WESTON-WISE-TIBERI- 10
CORBIN-MILLER-HOUSEHOLDER-PRINGLE-JAMES-SYKES-CAREY-SAWYER- 11
GRENDELL-JOHNSON-VESPER-SALERNO-DAMSCHRODER-BRADING-MYERS-CORE- 12
HOTTINGER-STAPLETON-WINKLER-VERICH-LOGAN-BRITTON-OPFER-TAVARES- 13
PERZ-THOMAS-FORD-LUCAS-SULZER-WACHTMANN-MOTTL-BRADY-ROMAN- 14
MASON-CLANCY-CALLENDER-GARDNER-JORDAN-COUGHLIN-KASPUTIS-CATES- 15
WILSON-JONES 16
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A B I L L
To enact section 125.30 of the Revised Code to 20
require the Department of Administrative Services 21
to create a business reply form to be used by 22
certain state agencies under a two-year pilot 23
program to obtain information from private 24
businesses and to require the Department to 25
create an on-line computer network system to 27
allow private businesses to electronically file 28
the business reply form. 29
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 31
Section 1. That section 125.30 of the Revised Code be 33
enacted to read as follows: 34
Sec. 125.30. (A) THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE 36
SERVICES SHALL DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: 37
(1) CREATE A BUSINESS REPLY FORM THAT IS CAPABLE OF 39
CONTAINING INFORMATION THAT A PRIVATE BUSINESS IS REQUIRED TO 40
PROVIDE TO STATE AGENCIES ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE DIRECTOR OF 41
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SHALL ADOPT RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH 42
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CHAPTER 119. OF THE REVISED CODE SPECIFYING THE INFORMATION THAT 43
THE FORM SHALL CONTAIN. SUBJECT TO DIVISION (E) OF THIS SECTION, 44
STATE AGENCIES SHALL USE THE BUSINESS REPLY FORM TO OBTAIN 45
INFORMATION FROM PRIVATE BUSINESSES.
(2) CREATE AN ON-LINE COMPUTER NETWORK SYSTEM TO ALLOW 47
PRIVATE BUSINESSES TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE THE BUSINESS REPLY 48
FORM.
IN CREATING THE BUSINESS REPLY FORM DESCRIBED IN DIVISION 50
(A)(1) OF THIS SECTION, THE DIRECTOR MAY CONSIDER THE 51
RECOMMENDATIONS OF INTERESTED PARTIES FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS 52
COMMUNITY WHO HAVE DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF AND FAMILIARITY WITH THE 53
CURRENT STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY TO AND THE 54
ASSOCIATED FORMS THAT ARE FILED BY SMALL BUSINESSES.
(B) THE DIRECTOR SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES BY WHICH STATE 57
AGENCIES MAY SHARE THE INFORMATION THAT IS COLLECTED THROUGH THE 58
FORM ESTABLISHED UNDER DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION. THESE 60
PROCEDURES SHALL PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN
DESIGNATED AS CONFIDENTIAL BY ANY STATE AGENCY SHALL NOT BE MADE 62
AVAILABLE TO THE OTHER STATE AGENCIES HAVING ACCESS TO THE 64
BUSINESS REPLY FORM.
(C) NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, THE DIRECTOR MAY 67
REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT AND TO THE 69
COMMITTEES THAT HANDLE FINANCE AND THE COMMITTEES THAT HANDLE 70
STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE 71
SENATE ON THE PROGRESS OF STATE AGENCIES IN COMPLYING WITH 73
DIVISION (A)(1) OF THIS SECTION. THE DIRECTOR MAY RECOMMEND A 74
FIVE PER CENT REDUCTION IN THE FUTURE APPROPRIATIONS OF ANY STATE 75
AGENCY THAT HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THAT DIVISION WITHOUT GOOD 76
CAUSE.
(D) AS USED IN THIS SECTION: 78
(1) "STATE AGENCY" MEANS THE SECRETARY OF STATE, THE BUREAU 80
OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, THE BUREAU OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION, THE 82
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, AND ANY OTHER STATE AGENCY 83
THAT ELECTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM AS PROVIDED IN 84
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DIVISION (E) OF THIS SECTION.
(2) "FORM" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS IN DIVISION (B) OF 86
SECTION 125.91 OF THE REVISED CODE. 87
(E) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION PERTAINING TO THE 89
BUSINESS REPLY FORM CONSTITUTE A TWO-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM. NOT 90
LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE 91
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SHALL COMPLETE THE PLANNING 92
AND PREPARATION THAT IS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PILOT PROGRAM. 93
THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MAY REQUEST OTHER STATE 94
AGENCIES, AS DEFINED IN DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 125.91 OF THE
REVISED CODE, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM. IF THE 95
DIRECTOR SO REQUESTS, THE STATE AGENCY MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE 96
PROGRAM. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL CEASE TO HAVE 97
EFFECT THREE YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM, THE 98
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SHALL REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR 99
OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT AND THE COMMITTEES DESCRIBED IN DIVISION 100
(C) OF THIS SECTION ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM. 101