As Re-referred to the Senate Insurance, Commerce 1
and Labor Committee 2
123rd General Assembly 5
Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 181 6
1999-2000 7
REPRESENTATIVES CORBIN-THOMAS-VESPER-JONES-CATES-PERRY- 9
OPFER-R.MILLER-GOODMAN-MEAD-METZGER-AMSTUTZ-HOOPS- 10
O'BRIEN-KREBS-SULLIVAN-BRADING-CORE-WILLAMOWSKI-JAMES- 11
BARRETT-PATTON 12
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A B I L L
To make appropriations for the Industrial Commission 15
for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999, and 16
ending June 30, 2001.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 17
Section 1. All items in this section are hereby 19
appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury to the 20
credit of the designated fund. For all appropriations made in 21
this section, those in the first column are for fiscal year 2000, 22
and those in the second column are for fiscal year 2001.
OIC INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION 23
FND ALI ALI TITLE FY 2000 FY 2001 25
Workers' Compensation Fund Group 27
023 845-321 Operating Expenses $ 44,553,579 $ 45,040,356 32
023 845-410 Attorney General 34
Payments $ 2,793,129 $ 2,860,681 36
023 845-402 Rent - William Green 38
Building $ 4,791,355 $ 4,982,679 40
821 845-605 Service Account $ 150,000 $ 150,000 44
TOTAL WCF Workers' Compensation 45
Fund Group $ 52,288,063 $ 53,033,716 48
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS $ 52,288,063 $ 53,033,716 51
Rent - William Green Building 54
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The foregoing appropriation item 845-402, Rent - William 56
Green Building, shall be used for rent and operating expenses for 57
the space occupied by the Industrial Commission in the William 58
Green Building.
Service Account 60
The foregoing appropriation item 845-605, Service Account, 62
shall be used for any expense related to revenues collected and 63
deposited in Fund 821, such as coin copier expense, coin changer 65
purchases, expenses related to conferences that produce revenue, 66
publications that produce revenue, and replacement of furniture 67
and equipment.
Section 2. Accounting 69
Within the limits set forth in this act, the Director of 71
Budget and Management shall establish accounts indicating the 72
source and amount of funds for each appropriation made in this 73
act and shall determine the form and manner in which 74
appropriation accounts shall be maintained.
The appropriations made in this act are subject to all 76
provisions of the main operating appropriations act of the 123rd 77
General Assembly that are generally applicable to such 78
appropriations. 79
Section 3. Reissuance of Voided Warrants 81
In order to provide funds for the reissuance of voided 83
warrants pursuant to section 117.47 of the Revised Code, there is 84
hereby appropriated, out of moneys in the state treasury from the 85
fund credited as provided in section 117.47 of the Revised Code, 86
that amount sufficient to pay such warrants when approved by the 87
Office of Budget and Management.
Section 4. Judgments Against State 89
Any appropriations contained in this act, except those to 91
be applied to or used for payment of guarantees by or on behalf 92
of the state or for debt service on bonds, notes, or certificates 93
of participation, may be used for the purpose of satisfying 95
judgments, settlements, or administrative awards ordered or 96
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approved by the Court of Claims or any other court of competent
jurisdiction in connection with civil actions against the state. 98
Section 5. Reappropriation of Unexpended Balances 100
Notwithstanding section 131.33 of the Revised Code, 102
unexpended balances of appropriations and reappropriations 103
against which encumbrances have been lawfully incurred by the 104
Industrial Commission are, at the close of fiscal years 1999 and 105
2000, to the extent of such encumbrances, hereby reappropriated 106
from the funds from which they were originally appropriated and 107
reappropriated and, except for encumbrances for items of special 108
order manufacture not available on term contract or open market, 109
made available for the purpose of discharging such encumbrances 110
for a period of five months from the end of the fiscal year.
Unexpended balances of appropriations and reappropriations 111
against which encumbrances for items of special order manufacture 112
not available on term contract or in the open market have been 113
lawfully incurred are, at the close of the fiscal year, to the 114
extent of such encumbrances, hereby reappropriated and made 115
available for the purpose of discharging such encumbrances for a
period of five months from the end of the fiscal year or, if the 116
Director of Budget and Management approves, for a period of not 117
more than twelve months from the end of the fiscal year. 118
Any items for which unexpended balances are reappropriated 120
beyond a five-month period from the end of the fiscal year shall 121
be reported to the Controlling Board by the Director of Budget 122
and Management. The report on each such item shall include the 123
item, the cost of the item, the vendor involved, and the delivery 124
date. Such reports to the board shall be updated on a quarterly
basis while the encumbrance remains open. 125
After any such period, reappropriations made for the 127
purpose of discharging encumbrances for operating expenses, 128
defined as those encumbrances incurred for personal services, 129
maintenance, and equipment, are canceled. Reappropriations for 130
encumbrances other than operating expenses or items of special 131
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manufacture not available on term contract or in the open market
may be extended by obtaining the approval of the Director of 132
Budget and Management. 133
Section 6. Responsibilities of the Chairperson 135
The Chairperson of the Industrial Commission shall, on or 137
before January 31, 2000, and subsequently on or before July 31, 139
2000, January 31, 2001, and July 31, 2001, prepare and present a 140
report to the chairperson and ranking members of the standing 141
committees of the House of Representatives and Senate to which
matters dealing with workers' compensation and the Industrial 142
Commission are normally referred, and to ranking members of both 143
committees. Each report shall contain information relative to 145
the number of cases disposed of in the preceding six-month 146
period, the number of cases pending, and the number of cases on 147
appeal as well as the efforts the Commission has made in
maintaining and improving communication with the Administrator of 148
Workers' Compensation and the Bureau of Workers' Compensation. 149
Section 7. Independent and Severable Items 151
If any item of law that constitutes the whole or part of a 154
codified or uncodified section of law contained in this act, or
if any application of any item of law that constitutes the whole 155
or part of a codified or uncodified section of law contained in 156
this act, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other 157
items of law or applications of items of law that can be given 158
effect without the invalid item of law or application. To this 159
end, the items of law of which the codified and uncodified 160
sections of law contained in this act are composed, and their 161
applications, are independent and severable.
Section 8. Effective Date 163
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this act, the 165
uncodified sections of law contained in this act, and the items 167
of law of which the uncodified sections of law contained in this 168
act are composed, are not subject to the referendum. Therefore, 169
under Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 171
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of the Revised Code, the uncodified sections of law contained in 172
this act, and the items of law of which the uncodified sections 173
of law contained in this act are composed, go into immediate 174
effect when this act becomes law. 175