As Introduced 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 181 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES CORBIN-THOMAS-VESPER 8
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A B I L L
To make appropriations for the Industrial Commission 11
for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, and 12
ending June 30, 2001.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 13
Section 1. All items in this section are hereby 15
appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury to the 16
credit of the designated fund. For all appropriations made in 17
this section, those in the first column are for fiscal year 2000, 18
and those in the second column are for fiscal year 2001.
OIC INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION 19
FND ALI ALI TITLE FY 2000 FY 2001 21
Workers' Compensation Fund Group 23
023 845-321 Operating Expenses $ 44,723,847 $ 45,204,736 28
023 845-410 Attorney General 30
Payments $ 2,622,861 $ 2,696,301 32
023 845-402 Rent - William Green 34
Building $ 4,791,355 $ 4,982,679 36
821 845-605 Service Account $ 150,000 $ 150,000 40
TOTAL WCF Workers' Compensation 41
Fund Group $ 52,288,063 $ 53,033,716 44
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS $ 52,288,063 $ 53,033,716 47
Rent - William Green Building 50
The foregoing appropriation item 845-402, Rent - William 52
Green Building, shall be used for rent and operating expenses for 53
the space occupied by the Industrial Commission in the William 54
Green Building.
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Service Account 56
The foregoing appropriation item 845-605, Service Account, 58
shall be used for any expense related to revenues collected and 59
deposited in Fund 821, such as coin copier expense, coin changer 61
purchases, expenses related to conferences that produce revenue, 62
publications that produce revenue, and replacement of furniture 63
and equipment.
Section 2. Accounting 65
Within the limits set forth in this act, the Director of 67
Budget and Management shall establish accounts indicating the 68
source and amount of funds for each appropriation made in this 69
act and shall determine the form and manner in which 70
appropriation accounts shall be maintained.
The appropriations made in this act are subject to all 72
provisions of the main operating appropriations act of the 123rd 73
General Assembly that are generally applicable to such 74
appropriations. 75
Section 3. Reissuance of Voided Warrants 77
In order to provide funds for the reissuance of voided 79
warrants pursuant to section 117.47 of the Revised Code, there is 80
hereby appropriated, out of moneys in the state treasury from the 81
fund credited as provided in section 117.47 of the Revised Code, 82
that amount sufficient to pay such warrants when approved by the 83
Office of Budget and Management.
Section 4. Judgments Against State 85
Any appropriations contained in this act, except those to 87
be applied to or used for payment of guarantees by or on behalf 88
of the state or for debt service on bonds, notes, or certificates 89
of participation, may be used for the purpose of satisfying 91
judgments, settlements, or administrative awards ordered or 92
approved by the Court of Claims or any other court of competent
jurisdiction in connection with civil actions against the state. 94
Section 5. Reappropriation of Unexpended Balances 96
Notwithstanding section 131.33 of the Revised Code, 98
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unexpended balances of appropriations and reappropriations 99
against which encumbrances have been lawfully incurred by the 100
Industrial Commission are, at the close of fiscal years 1999 and 101
2000, to the extent of such encumbrances, hereby reappropriated 102
from the funds from which they were originally appropriated and 103
reappropriated and, except for encumbrances for items of special 104
order manufacture not available on term contract or open market, 105
made available for the purpose of discharging such encumbrances 106
for a period of five months from the end of the fiscal year.
Unexpended balances of appropriations and reappropriations 107
against which encumbrances for items of special order manufacture 108
not available on term contract or in the open market have been 109
lawfully incurred are, at the close of the fiscal year, to the 110
extent of such encumbrances, hereby reappropriated and made 111
available for the purpose of discharging such encumbrances for a
period of five months from the end of the fiscal year or, if the 112
Director of Budget and Management approves, for a period of not 113
more than twelve months from the end of the fiscal year. 114
Any items for which unexpended balances are reappropriated 116
beyond a five-month period from the end of the fiscal year shall 117
be reported to the Controlling Board by the Director of Budget 118
and Management. The report on each such item shall include the 119
item, the cost of the item, the vendor involved, and the delivery 120
date. Such reports to the board shall be updated on a quarterly
basis while the encumbrance remains open. 121
After any such period, reappropriations made for the 123
purpose of discharging encumbrances for operating expenses, 124
defined as those encumbrances incurred for personal services, 125
maintenance, and equipment, are canceled. Reappropriations for 126
encumbrances other than operating expenses or items of special 127
manufacture not available on term contract or in the open market
may be extended by obtaining the approval of the Director of 128
Budget and Management. 129
Section 6. Responsibilities of the Chairperson 131
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The Chairperson of the Industrial Commission shall, on or 133
before January 31, 2000, and subsequently on or before July 31, 135
2000, January 31, 2001, and July 31, 2001, prepare and present a 136
report to the chairperson and ranking members of the standing 137
committees of the House of Representatives and Senate to which
matters dealing with workers' compensation and the Industrial 138
Commission are normally referred, and to ranking members of both 139
committees. Each report shall contain information relative to 141
the number of cases disposed of in the preceding six-month 142
period, the number of cases pending, and the number of cases on 143
appeal as well as the efforts the Commission has made in
maintaining and improving communication with the Administrator of 144
Workers' Compensation and the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. 145
Section 7. Independent and Severable Items 147
If any item of law that constitutes the whole or part of a 150
codified or uncodified section of law contained in this act, or
if any application of any item of law that constitutes the whole 151
or part of a codified or uncodified section of law contained in 152
this act, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other 153
items of law or applications of items of law that can be given 154
effect without the invalid item of law or application. To this 155
end, the items of law of which the codified and uncodified 156
sections of law contained in this act are composed, and their 157
applications, are independent and severable.
Section 8. Effective Date 159
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this act, the 161
uncodified sections of law contained in this act, and the items 163
of law of which the uncodified sections of law contained in this 164
act are composed, are not subject to the referendum. Therefore, 165
under Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 167
of the Revised Code, the uncodified sections of law contained in 168
this act, and the items of law of which the uncodified sections 169
of law contained in this act are composed, go into immediate 170
effect when this act becomes law. 171