As Reported by House Finance and Appropriations Committee 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 181 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES CORBIN-THOMAS-VESPER-JONES-CATES-PERRY- 8
OPFER-R.MILLER-GOODMAN-MEAD-METZGER-AMSTUTZ-HOOPS- 9
O'BRIEN-KREBS-SULLIVAN 10
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A B I L L
To make appropriations for the Industrial Commission 13
for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, and 14
ending June 30, 2001.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 15
Section 1. All items in this section are hereby 17
appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury to the 18
credit of the designated fund. For all appropriations made in 19
this section, those in the first column are for fiscal year 2000, 20
and those in the second column are for fiscal year 2001.
OIC INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION 21
FND ALI ALI TITLE FY 2000 FY 2001 23
Workers' Compensation Fund Group 25
023 845-321 Operating Expenses $ 44,894,085 $ 45,369,116 30
023 845-410 Attorney General 32
Payments $ 2,452,623 $ 2,531,921 34
023 845-402 Rent - William Green 36
Building $ 4,791,355 $ 4,982,679 38
821 845-605 Service Account $ 150,000 $ 150,000 42
TOTAL WCF Workers' Compensation 43
Fund Group $ 52,288,063 $ 53,033,716 46
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS $ 52,288,063 $ 53,033,716 49
Rent - William Green Building 52
The foregoing appropriation item 845-402, Rent - William 54
Green Building, shall be used for rent and operating expenses for 55
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the space occupied by the Industrial Commission in the William 56
Green Building.
Service Account 58
The foregoing appropriation item 845-605, Service Account, 60
shall be used for any expense related to revenues collected and 61
deposited in Fund 821, such as coin copier expense, coin changer 63
purchases, expenses related to conferences that produce revenue, 64
publications that produce revenue, and replacement of furniture 65
and equipment.
Section 2. Accounting 67
Within the limits set forth in this act, the Director of 69
Budget and Management shall establish accounts indicating the 70
source and amount of funds for each appropriation made in this 71
act and shall determine the form and manner in which 72
appropriation accounts shall be maintained.
The appropriations made in this act are subject to all 74
provisions of the main operating appropriations act of the 123rd 75
General Assembly that are generally applicable to such 76
appropriations. 77
Section 3. Reissuance of Voided Warrants 79
In order to provide funds for the reissuance of voided 81
warrants pursuant to section 117.47 of the Revised Code, there is 82
hereby appropriated, out of moneys in the state treasury from the 83
fund credited as provided in section 117.47 of the Revised Code, 84
that amount sufficient to pay such warrants when approved by the 85
Office of Budget and Management.
Section 4. Judgments Against State 87
Any appropriations contained in this act, except those to 89
be applied to or used for payment of guarantees by or on behalf 90
of the state or for debt service on bonds, notes, or certificates 91
of participation, may be used for the purpose of satisfying 93
judgments, settlements, or administrative awards ordered or 94
approved by the Court of Claims or any other court of competent
jurisdiction in connection with civil actions against the state. 96
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Section 5. Reappropriation of Unexpended Balances 98
Notwithstanding section 131.33 of the Revised Code, 100
unexpended balances of appropriations and reappropriations 101
against which encumbrances have been lawfully incurred by the 102
Industrial Commission are, at the close of fiscal years 1999 and 103
2000, to the extent of such encumbrances, hereby reappropriated 104
from the funds from which they were originally appropriated and 105
reappropriated and, except for encumbrances for items of special 106
order manufacture not available on term contract or open market, 107
made available for the purpose of discharging such encumbrances 108
for a period of five months from the end of the fiscal year.
Unexpended balances of appropriations and reappropriations 109
against which encumbrances for items of special order manufacture 110
not available on term contract or in the open market have been 111
lawfully incurred are, at the close of the fiscal year, to the 112
extent of such encumbrances, hereby reappropriated and made 113
available for the purpose of discharging such encumbrances for a
period of five months from the end of the fiscal year or, if the 114
Director of Budget and Management approves, for a period of not 115
more than twelve months from the end of the fiscal year. 116
Any items for which unexpended balances are reappropriated 118
beyond a five-month period from the end of the fiscal year shall 119
be reported to the Controlling Board by the Director of Budget 120
and Management. The report on each such item shall include the 121
item, the cost of the item, the vendor involved, and the delivery 122
date. Such reports to the board shall be updated on a quarterly
basis while the encumbrance remains open. 123
After any such period, reappropriations made for the 125
purpose of discharging encumbrances for operating expenses, 126
defined as those encumbrances incurred for personal services, 127
maintenance, and equipment, are canceled. Reappropriations for 128
encumbrances other than operating expenses or items of special 129
manufacture not available on term contract or in the open market
may be extended by obtaining the approval of the Director of 130
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Budget and Management. 131
Section 6. Responsibilities of the Chairperson 133
The Chairperson of the Industrial Commission shall, on or 135
before January 31, 2000, and subsequently on or before July 31, 137
2000, January 31, 2001, and July 31, 2001, prepare and present a 138
report to the chairperson and ranking members of the standing 139
committees of the House of Representatives and Senate to which
matters dealing with workers' compensation and the Industrial 140
Commission are normally referred, and to ranking members of both 141
committees. Each report shall contain information relative to 143
the number of cases disposed of in the preceding six-month 144
period, the number of cases pending, and the number of cases on 145
appeal as well as the efforts the Commission has made in
maintaining and improving communication with the Administrator of 146
Workers' Compensation and the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. 147
Section 7. Independent and Severable Items 149
If any item of law that constitutes the whole or part of a 152
codified or uncodified section of law contained in this act, or
if any application of any item of law that constitutes the whole 153
or part of a codified or uncodified section of law contained in 154
this act, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other 155
items of law or applications of items of law that can be given 156
effect without the invalid item of law or application. To this 157
end, the items of law of which the codified and uncodified 158
sections of law contained in this act are composed, and their 159
applications, are independent and severable.
Section 8. Effective Date 161
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this act, the 163
uncodified sections of law contained in this act, and the items 165
of law of which the uncodified sections of law contained in this 166
act are composed, are not subject to the referendum. Therefore, 167
under Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 169
of the Revised Code, the uncodified sections of law contained in 170
this act, and the items of law of which the uncodified sections 171
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of law contained in this act are composed, go into immediate 172
effect when this act becomes law. 173