As Passed by the House 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Sub. H. B. No. 574 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES KREBS-CALVERT-ASLANIDES-AUSTRIA-BARNES- 8
J. BEATTY-BENDER-HARTNETT-HOLLISTER-METZGER-PATTON-WIDENER-
AMSTUTZ-TIBERI-MOTTLEY-CAREY-PETERSON-LOGAN-D. MILLER-VESPER- 9
MEAD-HARRIS-CLANCY-MYERS-OLMAN-METTLER-JOLIVETTE-ROBINSON-VERICH- 10
YOUNG-SCHURING-WINKLER-TRAKAS-WOMER BENJAMIN-REDFERN-SYKES- 11
GRENDELL-ROMAN-KRUPINSKI-BRITTON-KILBANE-SMITH-SULZER-WILSON- 12
FLANNERY-SALERNO-CALLENDER-GOODING-CORBIN-TERWILLEGER-HOOPS- 13
BARRETT-ROBERTS-PERRY-STEVENS-BUEHRER 14
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A B I L L
To create a joint legislative committee to study the 18
impact of high technology start-up businesses on 19
economic development and small businesses in
Ohio.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 21
Section 1. (A) Within thirty days after the effective 23
date of this act, a joint legislative committee shall be 24
appointed to study the impact of high technology start-up 25
businesses on economic development and small businesses in this 26
state and certain other matters. The committee shall consist of 28
fifteen members as follows:
(1) Three members from the House of Representatives, two 31
of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 32
Representatives and one of whom shall be appointed by the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; 34
(2) Three members from the Senate, two of whom shall be 38
appointed by the President of the Senate and one of whom shall be 39
appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
(3) One former member of the House of Representatives 41
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appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 42
(4) One former member of the Senate appointed by the 44
President of the Senate; 45
(5) Six members appointed by the Governor, three of whom 47
shall represent a different private business association in the 48
state, one of whom shall represent an Ohio labor organization, 49
one of whom shall represent an Edison Center, as defined in 51
division (A) of section 122.15 of the Revised Code, and one of 52
whom shall be a member of the Governor's Small Business Advisory 53
Council;
(6) The Director of Development, who shall serve as the 56
chair of the committee.
(B) The committee shall examine how to retain high 58
technology start-up businesses in the state, the factors 59
motivating these businesses to locate in the state or to relocate 60
out of the state, and the overall impact of these businesses on 61
economic development and small businesses in Ohio. The committee 62
shall submit a report along with its recommendations based on the 63
study to the General Assembly by July 1, 2001. Upon submitting 64
its report and recommendations, the committee shall cease to 65
exist. 66