As Passed by the Senate 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-SENATORS SPADA-HORN- 14
GARDNER-DRAKE-SCHAFRATH-PRENTISS-WATTS-McLIN 15
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A B I L L
To create a joint legislative committee to study the 19
impact of high technology start-up businesses on 20
economic development and small businesses in
Ohio.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 22
Section 1. (A) Within thirty days after the effective 24
date of this act, a joint legislative committee shall be 25
appointed to study the impact of high technology start-up 26
businesses on economic development and small businesses in this 27
state and certain other matters. The committee shall consist of 29
seventeen members, two of whom shall serve as co-chairpersons, as 31
follows:
(1) Three members from the House of Representatives, two 34
of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 35
Representatives and one of whom shall be appointed by the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of 37
the House of Representatives shall designate one of the members 38
appointed by the Speaker as a co-chairperson of the committee. 39
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(2) Three members from the Senate, two of whom shall be 43
appointed by the President of the Senate and one of whom shall be 44
appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. The President of
the Senate shall appoint one of the members appointed by the 45
President as a co-chairperson of the committee. 46
(3) One former member of the House of Representatives 48
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 49
(4) One former member of the Senate appointed by the 51
President of the Senate; 52
(5) One member, appointed by the Speaker of the House of 54
Representatives, who shall represent the venture capital industry 55
in the state;
(6) One member, appointed by the President of the Senate, 57
who shall be an attorney and an expert in high-technology legal 58
issues;
(7) Six members appointed by the Governor, three of whom 60
shall represent a different private business association in the 61
state, one of whom shall represent an Ohio labor organization, 62
one of whom shall represent an Edison Center, as defined in 64
division (A) of section 122.15 of the Revised Code, and one of 65
whom shall be a member of the Governor's Small Business Advisory 66
Council;
(8) The Director of Development or the Director's 68
designee.
(B) The members of the committee shall serve without 71
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and 72
necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance 73
of their official duties as committee members. Witnesses called 74
to testify before the committee shall be reimbursed for their 75
actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in attending 76
committee hearings. These and other expenses associated with the 77
committee's performance of its functions shall be paid from any 78
funds appropriated for the operation of committees of the General 79
Assembly.
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(C) The committee shall examine how to retain high 81
technology start-up businesses in the state, the factors 82
motivating these businesses to locate in the state or to relocate 83
out of the state, and the overall impact of these businesses on 84
economic development and small businesses in Ohio. The committee 85
shall submit a report along with its recommendations based on the 86
study to the General Assembly by August 1, 2001. Upon submitting 87
its report and recommendations, the committee shall cease to 88
exist. 89
Section 2. Section 1 of this bill shall take effect 91
January 1, 2001.