To amend sections 101.68, 123.15, 123.21, 124.15, 124.152, 124.18, 124.27, 124.34, 124.381, 124.384, 124.385, 124.386, 126.11, 126.14, 129.72, 129.73, 135.14, 149.32, 149.43, 153.01, 154.01, 154.02, 154.05, 154.06, 154.07, 154.08, 154.09, 154.10, 154.11, 154.12, 154.14, 154.15, 154.16, 154.17, 154.18, 154.19, 154.20, 154.21, 154.22, 164.11, 169.01, 169.02, 1347.08, 1551.12, 1551.30, 1551.31, 1551.33, 1551.34, 1555.02, 1555.03, 1555.05, 1555.08, 1555.15, 1557.01, 1557.02, 1557.03, 3313.98, 3313.981, 3317.03, 3318.21, 3318.25, 3318.26, 3333.13, 3383.01, 3383.03, 3383.07, 3701.024, 3701.132, 3701.23, 3770.06, 4104.45, 4115.10, 4115.101, 4751.04, 4751.05, 4751.06, 4905.01, 4906.03, 5528.32, 5528.36, 5528.51, 5528.53, 5528.54, 5735.05, 5735.23, 5743.02, 5743.023, 5743.32, and 5743.322; to enact sections 124.182, 126.16, 151.01, 151.02, 151.03, 151.04, 151.05, 151.06, 151.07, and 4751.041; to repeal sections 123.20, 129.41, 129.42, 129.45, 129.46, 129.50, 129.52, 129.53, 129.54, 129.55, 129.56, 129.57, 129.60, 129.62, 129.63, 129.64, 129.65, 154.03, 154.04, 154.23, 1551.36, 1555.09, 1555.10, 1555.11, 1555.12, 1555.13, 1555.14, 1557.04, 1557.05, 3318.41, 5528.55, 5528.56, and 5528.57 of the Revised Code; to amend Sections 4.05 and 5.01 of Am. Sub. H.B. 163 of the 123rd General Assembly; to amend Sections 4.04, 4.06, 4.08, 4.11, 4.12, 4.16, 4.18, 7, 7.06, 8, and 10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 282 of the 123rd General Assembly; to amend Sections 4, 4.07, and 7.01 of Am. Sub. H.B. 282 of the 123rd General Assembly, as amended by Sub. S.B. 245 of the 123rd General Assembly; to amend Sections 9, 9.07, 9.14, 37.05, 37.06, 51, 53, 55, 58.04, 58.09, 65, 68, 69.01, 72.01, 75, 92, 97, and 98.01 of Am. Sub. H.B. 283 of the 123rd General Assembly; to amend Sections 28, 37, 37.14, 72, 90, and 98 of Am. Sub. H.B. 283 of the 123rd General Assembly, as amended by Sub. S.B. 245 of the 123rd General Assembly; to amend Section 21 of Am. Sub. H.B. 283, as amended by both Am. Sub. S.B. 153 and Sub. S.B. 245, all of the 123rd General Assembly; to repeal section 54 of Sub. S.B. 245 of the 123rd General Assembly; and to repeal Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Am. S.B. 206 of the 123rd General Assembly to make capital appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2002; to make supplemental appropriations for the biennium ending June 30, 2001; to correct and modify authorizations and conditions established for the operation of state programs; and to maintain the provisions of this act on January 1, 2001, by amending sections 1551.33 and 4905.01 of the Revised Code on that date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Sec. 101.68. (A) Within thirty days of the convening of the first regular session of the general assembly, each agency required to submit reports or similar documents to the general assembly pursuant to section 103.43, 154.05, 3301.07, 5139.33, 5501.07, 5537.17, or 5593.21 of the Revised Code shall send written notice to each member of the general assembly in order to determine whether the member desires to personally receive the reports or similar documents as they are made available by the agency. If the member desires to personally receive the reports or similar documents as they become available, the member shall send a written request to the agency within thirty days of receiving the notice.

(B) Whenever any statute or rule requires that a report, recommendation, or other similar document be submitted to the general assembly under a law not cited in division (A) of this section, to the members of the general assembly, to one house of the general assembly, or to the members of one house of the general assembly, the requirement shall be fulfilled by the submission of a copy of the report, recommendation, or document to the director of the legislative service commission, the president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives if both houses of the general assembly or their members are specified, or to the director of the legislative service commission, the president of the senate, and the minority leader of the senate if only the senate or its members are specified, or to the director of the legislative service commission, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives if only the house of representatives or its members are specified. This division does not apply to items required to be distributed to members of the general assembly pursuant to section 103.14, 149.04, 149.07, or 149.17 of the Revised Code.

(C) Each month the legislative service commission shall provide to each member of the senate and to each member of the house of representatives a list of all reports, recommendations, and documents submitted to the officers of the general assembly under division (B) of this section. The list shall include a short and accurate description of the content, length, and form of each report, recommendation, or document submitted, as well as a statement setting forth the number printed and the cost of preparation. Each member may request from the legislative service commission a copy of any report, recommendation, or document on the list, and the legislative service commission shall comply with any such request.

Sec. 123.15. (A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION AND SECTION 123.21 OF THE REVISED CODE, "PUBLIC EXIGENCY" MEANS AN INJURY OR OBSTRUCTION THAT OCCURS IN ANY PUBLIC WORKS AND THAT MATERIALLY IMPAIRS ITS IMMEDIATE USE OR PLACES IN JEOPARDY PROPERTY ADJACENT TO IT; AN IMMEDIATE DANGER OF SUCH AN INJURY OR OBSTRUCTION; OR AN INJURY OR OBSTRUCTION, OR AN IMMEDIATE DANGER OF AN INJURY OR OBSTRUCTION, THAT OCCURS DURING THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION OF ANY PUBLIC WORKS AND THAT MATERIALLY IMPAIRS ITS IMMEDIATE USE OR PLACES IN JEOPARDY PROPERTY ADJACENT TO IT.

(B) The director of administrative services may enter into contracts with proper persons for the performance of labor, the furnishing of materials, or the construction of any structures and buildings necessary to the maintenance, control, and management of the public works of the state, or any part thereof OF THOSE PUBLIC WORKS. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION FOR PUBLIC EXIGENCIES, THE DIRECTOR SHALL ADVERTISE, AWARD, AND ADMINISTER THOSE CONTRACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 153. OF THE REVISED CODE.

The director shall require bonds of not less than one half of the contract price from said contractors, payable to the state and conditioned on the faithful performance of said contract.

Except in cases of extreme public exigency or emergency, and when the cost of any proposed improvement or repair exceeds five hundred dollars, the director shall give notice in a newspaper of general circulation in or contiguous to the county where the contract is to be let and where the work is to be done, and the director may also advertise in such trade journals as will afford full information to the public of the terms of the contract and the nature of the work to be performed and the character of materials required, together with the time of the letting and place and manner of receiving bids.

Such contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder in accordance with section 9.312 of the Revised Code, shall be in writing, and shall contain specific prices for each kind of work to be performed and for materials to be furnished by the parties.

(C) THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MAY ISSUE A DECLARATION OF A PUBLIC EXIGENCY ON THE DIRECTOR'S OWN INITIATIVE OR UPON THE REQUEST OF THE DIRECTOR OF ANY STATE AGENCY. THE DIRECTOR'S DECLARATION SHALL IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC INJURY, OBSTRUCTION, OR DANGER THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE DECLARATION AND SHALL SET FORTH A DOLLAR LIMITATION FOR THE REPAIR, REMOVAL, OR PREVENTION OF THAT EXIGENCY UNDER THE DECLARATION.

BEFORE ANY PROJECT TO REPAIR, REMOVE, OR PREVENT A PUBLIC EXIGENCY UNDER THE DIRECTOR'S DECLARATION MAY BEGIN, THE DIRECTOR SHALL SEND NOTICE OF THE PROJECT, IN WRITING, TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT. THAT NOTICE SHALL DETAIL THE PROJECT TO BE UNDERTAKEN TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC EXIGENCY AND SHALL INCLUDE A COPY OF THE DIRECTOR'S DECLARATION THAT ESTABLISHES THE MONETARY LIMITATIONS ON THAT PROJECT.

Sec. 123.21. When a public exigency, as defined in DIVISION (A) OF section 123.20 123.15 of the Revised Code, exists, the director of administrative services may take possession of lands and use them, or materials and other property necessary for the maintenance, protection, or repair of the public works, in accordance with sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 124.15. (A) Board and commission members appointed prior to July 1, 1991, shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedules of rates:

Schedule B

Schedule C

(B) The pay schedule of all employees shall be on a biweekly basis, with amounts computed on an hourly basis.

(C) Part-time employees shall be compensated on an hourly basis for time worked, at the rates shown in division (A) of this section or in section 124.152 of the Revised Code.

(D) The salary and wage rates in division (A) of this section or in section 124.152 of the Revised Code represent base rates of compensation and may be augmented by the provisions of section 124.181 of the Revised Code. In those cases where lodging, meals, laundry, or other personal services are furnished an employee, the actual costs or fair market value thereof OF THE PERSONAL SERVICES shall be paid by the employee in such amounts and manner as determined by the director of administrative services and approved by the director of budget and management, and such THOSE PERSONAL services shall not be considered as a part of the employee's compensation. An appointing authority, with the approval of the director of administrative services and the director of budget and management, may establish payments to employees for uniforms, tools, equipment, and other requirements of the department and payments for the maintenance thereof OF THEM.

The director of administrative services may review collective bargaining agreements entered into under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code that cover state employees and determine whether certain benefits or payments provided to state employees covered by those agreements should also be provided to employees who are exempt from collective bargaining coverage and are paid in accordance with section 124.152 of the Revised Code or are listed in division (B)(2) or (4) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code. On completing the review, the director of administrative services, with the approval of the director of budget and management, may provide to some or all of these employees any payment or benefit, except for salary, contained in such a collective bargaining agreement even if it is similar to a payment or benefit already provided by law to some or all of these employees. Any payment or benefit so provided shall not exceed the highest level for that payment or benefit specified in such a collective bargaining agreement. The director of administrative services shall not provide, and the director of budget and management shall not approve, any payment or benefit to such an employee under this division unless the payment or benefit is provided pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement to a state employee who is in a position with similar duties as, is supervised by, or is employed by the same appointing authority as, the employee to whom the benefit or payment is to be provided.

As used in this division, "payment or benefit already provided by law" includes, but is not limited to, bereavement, personal, vacation, administrative, and sick leave, disability benefits, holiday pay, and pay supplements provided under the Revised Code, but does not include wages or salary.

(E) New employees paid under schedule B of division (A) of this section or under schedule E-1 of section 124.152 of the Revised Code shall be employed at the minimum rate established for the range unless otherwise provided. Employees with qualifications that are beyond the minimum normally required for the position and that are determined by the director to be exceptional may be employed in, or may be transferred or promoted to, a position at an advanced step of the range. Further, in time of a serious labor market condition when it is relatively impossible to recruit employees at the minimum rate for a particular classification, the entrance rate may be set at an advanced step in the range by the director of administrative services. This rate may be limited to geographical regions of the state. Appointments made to an advanced step under the provision regarding exceptional qualifications shall not affect the step assignment of employees already serving. However, anytime the hiring rate of an entire classification is advanced to a higher step, all incumbents of that classification being paid at a step lower than that being used for hiring, shall be advanced beginning at the start of the first pay period thereafter to the new hiring rate, and any time accrued at the lower step will be used to calculate advancement to a succeeding step. If the hiring rate of a classification is increased for only a geographical region of the state, then only incumbents who work in that geographical region shall be advanced to a higher step. When an employee in the unclassified service changes from one state position to another, or is appointed to a position in the classified service, or if an employee in the classified service is appointed to a position in the unclassified service, the employee's salary or wage in the new position shall be determined in the same manner as if the employee were an employee in the classified service. When an employee in the unclassified service who is not eligible for step increases is appointed to a classification in the classified service under which step increases are provided, future step increases shall be based on the date on which the employee last received a pay increase. Future step increases shall be effective on the pay period that is twenty-six pay periods following the employee's last increase. If the employee has not received an increase during the previous year, the date of the appointment to the classified service shall be used to determine the employee's annual step advancement ELIGIBILITY date. In reassigning any employee to a classification resulting in a pay range increase or to a new pay range as a result of a promotion, an increase pay range adjustment, or other classification change resulting in a pay range increase, the director shall assign such employee to the step in the new pay range that will provide an increase of approximately four per cent if the new pay range can accommodate the increase. When an employee is being assigned to a classification or new pay range as the result of a class plan change, if the employee has completed a probationary period, the employee shall be placed in a step no lower than step two of the new pay range. If the employee has not completed a probationary period, the employee may be placed in step one of the new pay range. Such new salary or wage shall become effective on such date as the director determines.

(F) If employment conditions and the urgency of the work require such action, the director of administrative services may, upon the application of a department head, authorize payment at any rate established within the range for the class of work, for work of a casual or intermittent nature or on a project basis. Payment at such rates shall not be made to the same individual for more than three calendar months in any one calendar year. Any such action shall be subject to the approval of the director of budget and management as to the availability of funds. This section and sections 124.14 and 124.152 of the Revised Code do not repeal any authority of any department or public official to contract with or fix the compensation of professional persons who may be employed temporarily for work of a casual nature or for work on a project basis.

(G) Each state employee paid under schedule B of this section or under schedule E-1 of section 124.152 of the Revised Code shall be advanced ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT to succeeding steps in the range for the employee's class according to the schedule established in this division. Beginning on the first day of the pay period within which the employee completes the prescribed probationary period in the employee's classification with the state, each employee shall receive an automatic salary adjustment equivalent to the next higher step within the pay range for the employee's class or grade. The base rate of each

EACH employee paid under schedule B of this section or under schedule E-1 of section 124.152 of the Revised Code shall BE ELIGIBLE TO advance at annual intervals thereafter TO THE NEXT HIGHER STEP UNTIL THE EMPLOYEE REACHES STEP SIX, if the employee has maintained satisfactory performance, to the next higher step until the maximum step is reached. When IN ACCORDANCE WITH CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE EMPLOYEE'S APPOINTING AUTHORITY. THOSE STEP INCREASES SHALL NOT OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY THAN ONCE IN ANY TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD. AN EMPLOYEE ONLY MAY ADVANCE TO STEP SEVEN UPON PERFORMING AT AN EXEMPLARY LEVEL AS DETERMINED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. AN EMPLOYEE'S ADVANCEMENT TO STEP SEVEN IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE EMPLOYEE'S APPOINTING AUTHORITY. AN EMPLOYEE MAY NOT APPEAL THE DENIAL OF ADVANCEMENT TO STEP SEVEN TO THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD OF REVIEW.

WHEN an employee is promoted or reassigned to a higher pay range, the employee's step indicator shall return to "0" or be adjusted to account for a probationary period, as appropriate. Step advancement shall not be affected by demotion. A promoted employee shall advance to the next higher step of the pay range on the first day of the pay period in which the required probationary period is completed. Step advancement shall become effective at the beginning of the pay period within which the employee attains the necessary length of service. Time spent on authorized leave of absence shall be counted for this purpose.

If determined to be in the best interest of the state service, the director of administrative services may, either statewide or in selected agencies, adjust the dates on which annual step increases are received by employees paid under schedule E-1 of section 124.152 of the Revised Code.

(H) Employees in appointive managerial or professional positions paid under salary schedule C of this section or under salary schedule E-2 of section 124.152 of the Revised Code may be appointed at any rate within the appropriate pay range. This rate of pay may be adjusted higher or lower within the respective pay range at any time the appointing authority so desires as long as the adjustment is based on the employee's ability to successfully administer those duties assigned to the employee. Salary adjustments shall not be made more frequently than once in any six-month period under this provision to incumbents holding the same position and classification.

(I) When an employee is assigned to duty outside this state, the employee may be compensated, upon request of the department head and with the approval of the director of administrative services, at a rate not to exceed fifty per cent in excess of the employee's current base rate for the period of time spent on such THAT duty.

(J) Unless compensation for members of a board or commission is otherwise specifically provided by law, the director of administrative services shall establish the rate and method of payment for members of boards and commissions pursuant to the pay schedules listed in section 124.152 of the Revised Code.

(K) Regular full-time employees in positions assigned to classes within the instruction and education administration series under the rules of the director of administrative services, except certificated employees on the instructional staff of the state school for the blind or the state school for the deaf, whose positions are scheduled to work on the basis of an academic year rather than a full calendar year, shall be paid according to the pay range assigned by such rules but only during those pay periods included in the academic year of the school where the employee is located.

(1) Part-time or substitute teachers or those whose period of employment is other than the full academic year shall be compensated for the actual time worked at the rate established by this section.

(2) Employees governed by this division are exempt from sections 124.13 and 124.19 of the Revised Code.

(3) Length of service for the purpose of determining eligibility for step increases as provided by division (G) of this section and for the purpose of determining eligibility for longevity pay supplements as provided by division (F) of section 124.181 of the Revised Code shall be computed on the basis of one full year of service for the completion of each academic year.

(L) The superintendent of the state school for the deaf and the superintendent of the state school for the blind shall, subject to the approval of the superintendent of public instruction, carry out both of the following:

(1) Annually, between the first day of April and the last day of June, establish for the ensuing fiscal year a schedule of hourly rates for the compensation of each certificated employee on the instructional staff of that superintendent's respective school constructed as follows:

(a) Determine for each level of training, experience, and other professional qualification for which an hourly rate is set forth in the current schedule, the per cent that rate is of the rate set forth in such schedule for a teacher with a bachelor's degree and no experience. If there is more than one such rate for such a teacher, the lowest rate shall be used to make the computation.

(b) Determine which six city, local, and exempted village school districts with territory in Franklin county have in effect on, or have adopted by, the first day of April for the school year that begins on the ensuing first day of July, teacher salary schedules with the highest minimum salaries for a teacher with a bachelor's degree and no experience;

(c) Divide the sum of such six highest minimum salaries by ten thousand five hundred sixty;

(d) Multiply each per cent determined in division (L)(1)(a) of this section by the quotient obtained in division (L)(1)(c) of this section;

(e) One hundred five per cent of each product thus obtained shall be the hourly rate for the corresponding level of training, experience, or other professional qualification in the schedule for the ensuing fiscal year.

(2) Annually, assign each certificated employee on the instructional staff of the superintendent's respective school to an hourly rate on the schedule that is commensurate with the employee's training, experience, and other professional qualifications.

If an employee is employed on the basis of an academic year, the employee's annual salary shall be calculated by multiplying the employee's assigned hourly rate times one thousand seven hundred sixty. If an employee is not employed on the basis of an academic year, the employee's annual salary shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:

(a) Multiply the number of days the employee is required to work pursuant to the employee's contract by eight;

(b) Multiply the product of division (L)(2)(a) of this section by the employee's assigned hourly rate.

Each employee shall be paid an annual salary in biweekly installments. The amount of each installment shall be calculated by dividing the employee's annual salary by the number of biweekly installments to be paid during the year.

Sections 124.13 and 124.19 of the Revised Code do not apply to an employee who is paid under this division.

As used in this division, "academic year" means the number of days in each school year that the schools are required to be open for instruction with pupils in attendance. Upon completing an academic year, an employee paid under this division shall be deemed to have completed one year of service. An employee paid under this division is eligible to receive a pay supplement under division (L)(1), (2), or (3) of section 124.181 of the Revised Code for which the employee qualifies, but is not eligible to receive a pay supplement under division (L)(4) or (5) of such THAT section. An employee paid under this division is eligible to receive a pay supplement under division (L)(6) of section 124.181 of the Revised Code for which the employee qualifies, except that the supplement is not limited to a maximum of five per cent of the employee's regular base salary in a calendar year.

(M) Division (A) of this section does not apply to "exempt employees," as defined in section 124.152 of the Revised Code, who are paid under that section.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, when an employee transfers between bargaining units or transfers out of or into a bargaining unit, the director shall establish the employee's compensation and adjust the maximum leave accrual schedule as the director deems equitable.

Sec. 124.152. (A) Beginning on the first day of the pay period that includes July 1, 1997 2000, each exempt employee shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates:

Schedule E-1

Schedule E-2

	Range	Minimum	Maximum

41	Hourly	16.23	25.15
	Annually	33758	52312
42	Hourly	17.89	27.79
	Annually	37211	57803
43	Hourly	19.70	30.61
	Annually	40976	63669
44	Hourly	21.73	33.42
	Annually	45198	69514
45	Hourly	24.01	36.50
	Annually	49941	75920
46	Hourly	26.43	39.88
	Annually	54974	82950
47	Hourly	29.14	43.52
	Annually	60611	90522
48	Hourly	32.14	47.50
	Annually	66851	98800
49	Hourly	35.44	51.29
	Annually	73715	106683

41	Hourly	16.23	30.15
	Annually	33758	62712
42	Hourly	17.89	33.31
	Annually	37211	69285
43	Hourly	19.70	36.69
	Annually	40976	76315
44	Hourly	21.73	40.07
	Annually	45198	83346
45	Hourly	24.01	43.75
	Annually	49941	91000
46	Hourly	26.43	47.81
	Annually	54974	99445
47	Hourly	29.14	52.17
	Annually	60611	108514
48	Hourly	32.14	56.94
	Annually	66851	118435
49	Hourly	35.44	61.48
	Annually	73715	127878

(B) Beginning on the first day of the pay period that includes July 1, 1998 2001, each exempt employee, other than an exempt employee of the treasurer of state, shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates:

Schedule E-1

Schedule E-2

	Range	Minimum	Maximum

41	Hourly	16.23	25.90
	Annually	33758	53872
42	Hourly	17.89	28.62
	Annually	37211	59537
43	Hourly	19.70	31.53
	Annually	40976	65579
44	Hourly	21.73	34.42
	Annually	45198	71599
45	Hourly	24.01	37.60
	Annually	49941	78198
46	Hourly	26.43	41.08
	Annually	54974	85439
47	Hourly	29.14	44.83
	Annually	60611	93237
48	Hourly	32.14	48.93
	Annually	66851	101764
49	Hourly	35.44	52.83
	Annually	73715	109884

41	Hourly	16.23	31.21
	Annually	33758	64917
42	Hourly	17.89	34.48
	Annually	37211	71718
43	Hourly	19.70	37.97
	Annually	40976	78978
44	Hourly	21.73	41.47
	Annually	45198	86258
45	Hourly	24.01	45.28
	Annually	49941	94182
46	Hourly	26.43	49.48
	Annually	54974	102918
47	Hourly	29.14	54.00
	Annually	60611	112320
48	Hourly	32.14	58.93
	Annually	66851	122574
49	Hourly	35.44	63.63
	Annually	73715	132350

(C) Beginning on the first day of the pay period that includes July 1, 1999 2002, each exempt employee, other than an exempt employee of the treasurer of state, shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates:

Schedule E-1

Schedule E-2

	Range	Minimum	Maximum

41	Hourly	16.23	26.68
	Annually	33758	55494
42	Hourly	17.89	29.48
	Annually	37211	61318
43	Hourly	19.70	32.47
	Annually	40976	67538
44	Hourly	21.73	35.46
	Annually	45198	73757
45	Hourly	24.01	38.72
	Annually	49941	80538
46	Hourly	26.43	42.31
	Annually	54974	88005
47	Hourly	29.14	46.17
	Annually	60611	96034
48	Hourly	32.14	50.39
	Annually	66851	104811
49	Hourly	35.44	54.41
	Annually	73715	113173

41	Hourly	16.23	32.46
	Annually	33758	67517
42	Hourly	17.89	35.86
	Annually	37211	74589
43	Hourly	19.70	39.49
	Annually	40976	82139
44	Hourly	21.73	43.13
	Annually	45198	89710
45	Hourly	24.01	47.09
	Annually	49941	97947
46	Hourly	26.43	51.46
	Annually	54974	107037
47	Hourly	29.14	56.16
	Annually	60611	116813
48	Hourly	32.14	61.29
	Annually	66851	127483
49	Hourly	35.44	66.18
	Annually	73715	137654

(D) Beginning on the first day of the pay period that includes July 1, 1998, each exempt employee of the office of the treasurer of state shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates:

Schedule E-1

Schedule E-2

	Range	Minimum	Maximum
41	Hourly	16.23	25.90
	Annually	33758	53872
42	Hourly	17.89	28.62
	Annually	37211	59537
43	Hourly	19.70	31.53
	Annually	40976	65579
44	Hourly	21.73	34.42
	Annually	45198	71599
45	Hourly	24.01	37.60
	Annually	49941	78198
46	Hourly	26.43	41.08
	Annually	54974	85439
47	Hourly	29.14	44.83
	Annually	60611	93237
48	Hourly	32.14	48.93
	Annually	66851	101764
49	Hourly	35.44	52.83
	Annually	73715	109884

(E) Beginning on the first day of the pay period that includes July 1, 1999, each exempt employee of the office of the treasurer of state shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates:

Schedule E-1

Schedule E-2

	Range	Minimum	Maximum
41	Hourly	16.23	26.68
	Annually	33758	55494
42	Hourly	17.89	29.48
	Annually	37211	61318
43	Hourly	19.70	32.47
	Annually	40976	67538
44	Hourly	21.73	35.46
	Annually	45198	73757
45	Hourly	24.01	38.72
	Annually	49941	80538
46	Hourly	26.43	42.31
	Annually	54974	88005
47	Hourly	29.14	46.17
	Annually	60611	96034
48	Hourly	32.14	50.39
	Annually	66851	104811
49	Hourly	35.44	54.41
	Annually	73715	113173

(F)(D) As used in this section, "exempt employee" means a permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee paid directly by warrant of the auditor of state whose position is included in the job classification plan established under division (A) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code but who is not considered a public employee for the purposes of Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code. As used in this section, "exempt employee" also includes a permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee of the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, or attorney general who has not been placed in an appropriate bargaining unit by the state employment relations board.

Sec. 124.18. (A) Forty hours shall be the standard work week for all employees whose salary or wage is paid in whole or in part by the state or by any state-supported college or university. When any employee whose salary or wage is paid in whole or in part by the state or by any state-supported college or university is required by an authorized administrative authority to be in an active pay status more than forty hours in any calendar week, the employee shall be compensated for such time over forty hours, except as otherwise provided in this section, at one and one-half times the employee's regular rate of pay. The use of sick leave shall not be considered to be active pay status for the purposes of earning overtime or compensatory time by employees whose wages are paid directly by warrant of the auditor of state. A flexible-hours employee is not entitled to compensation for overtime work unless the employee's authorized administrative authority required the employee to be in active pay status for more than forty hours in a calendar week, regardless of the number of hours the employee works on any day in the same calendar week.

Such compensation for overtime work shall be paid no later than at the conclusion of the next succeeding pay period.

If the employee elects to take compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay for any overtime worked, such compensatory time shall be granted by the employee's administrative superior, on a time and one-half basis, at a time mutually convenient to the employee and the administrative superior. An employee may accrue compensatory time to a maximum of two hundred forty hours, except that public safety employees and other employees who meet the criteria established in the "Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938," 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C.A. 207, 213, as amended, may accrue a maximum of four hundred eighty hours of compensatory time. An employee shall be paid at the employee's regular rate of pay for any hours of compensatory time accrued in excess of these maximum amounts if the employee has not used the compensatory time within one hundred eighty days after it is granted, if the employee transfers to another agency of the state, or if a change in the employee's status exempts the employee from the payment of overtime compensation. Upon the termination of employment, any employee with accrued but unused compensatory time shall be paid for that time at a rate that is the greater of the employee's final regular rate of pay or the employee's average regular rate of pay during the employee's last three years of employment with the state.

No overtime, as described in this section, can be paid unless it has been authorized by the authorized administrative authority. Employees may be exempted from the payment of compensation as required by this section only under the criteria for exemption from the payment of overtime compensation established in the "Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938," 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C.A. 207, 213, as amended. With the approval of the director of administrative services, the appointing authority may establish a policy to grant compensatory time or to pay compensation to state employees who are exempt from overtime compensation. With the approval of the board of county commissioners, a county human services department may establish a policy to grant compensatory time or to pay compensation to employees of the department who are exempt from overtime compensation.

(B) An employee, whose salary or wage is paid in whole or in part by the state, shall be paid for the holidays declared in section 124.19 of the Revised Code and shall not be required to work on such THOSE holidays, unless, in the opinion of the employee's responsible administrative authority, failure to work on such THOSE holidays would impair the public service. AN EMPLOYEE PAID DIRECTLY BY WARRANT OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE WHO IS SCHEDULED TO WORK ON A HOLIDAY AND WHO DOES NOT REPORT TO WORK DUE TO AN ILLNESS OF THE EMPLOYEE OR OF A MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYEE'S IMMEDIATE FAMILY SHALL NOT RECEIVE HOLIDAY PAY AS PROVIDED BY THIS DIVISION. An employee ALSO shall not be paid for a holiday unless the employee was in active pay status on the scheduled work day immediately preceding the holiday. In the event that

IF any of the holidays declared in section 124.19 of the Revised Code should fall FALLS on Saturday, the Friday immediately preceding shall be observed as the holiday. In the event that IF any of the holidays declared in section 124.19 of the Revised Code should fall FALLS on Sunday, the Monday immediately succeeding shall be observed as the holiday. If EMPLOYEES WHOSE WORK SCHEDULES ARE BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF A SEVEN-DAYS-A-WEEK WORK OPERATION SHALL OBSERVE HOLIDAYS ON THE ACTUAL DAYS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 124.19 of the Revised Code.

IF an employee's work schedule is other than Monday through Friday, the employee shall be entitled to holiday pay for holidays observed on the employee's day off regardless of the day of the week on which they are observed. A full-time permanent employee is entitled to eight hours of pay for each holiday regardless of the employee's work shift and work schedule. A flexible-hours employee is entitled to holiday pay for the number of hours for which the employee normally would have been scheduled to work. Part-time permanent employees shall be paid holiday pay for that portion of any holiday for which they would normally have been scheduled to work. When an employee who is eligible for overtime pay under this section is required by the employee's responsible administrative authority to work on the day observed as a holiday, the employee shall be entitled to pay for such time worked at one and one-half times the employee's regular rate of pay in addition to the employee's regular pay, or to be granted compensatory time off at time and one-half thereafter, at the employee's option. Payment at such rate shall be excluded in the calculation of hours in active pay status.

(C) Each appointing authority may designate the number of employees in an agency who are flexible-hours employees. The appointing authority may establish for each flexible-hours employee a specified minimum number of hours to be worked each day that is consistent with the "Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938," 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C.A. 207, 213, as amended.

(D) This section shall be uniformly administered for employees as defined in section 124.01 of the Revised Code and by the personnel departments of state-supported colleges and universities for employees of state-supported colleges and universities. If employees are not paid directly by warrant of the auditor of state, the political subdivision shall determine whether the use of sick leave shall be considered to be active pay status for purposes of those employees earning overtime or compensatory time.

(E) Policies relating to the payment of overtime pay or the granting of compensatory time off shall be adopted by the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives for employees of the house of representatives, by the clerk of the senate for employees of the senate, and by the director of the legislative service commission for all other legislative employees.

(F) As used in this section, "regular rate of pay" means the base rate of pay an employee receives plus any pay supplements received pursuant to section 124.181 of the Revised Code.

Sec. 124.182. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE TREASURY THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND. THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SHALL USE MONEYS CREDITED TO THE FUND TO PAY FOR PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE EXEMPT FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COVERAGE AND PAID BY WARRANT OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE. THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SHALL IDENTIFY BY RULE ADOPTED UNDER CHAPTER 119. of the Revised Code PROGRAMS FOR WHICH PAYMENTS FROM THE FUND SHALL BE MADE. THE FUND ALSO SHALL BE USED TO PAY ANY DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS THAT ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CONSULTANTS OR A THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THAT ARE NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER THIS SECTION. ALL INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITED TO IT.

(B) THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, SHALL DETERMINE A RATE AT WHICH THE PAYROLLS OF ALL PARTICIPATING STATE AGENCIES WITH EMPLOYEES PAID BY WARRANT OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE SHALL BE CHARGED EACH PAY PERIOD THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE COSTS OF ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAMS PAID FOR WITH THE MONEYS CREDITED TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND. THE RATE SHALL BE BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF THOSE EMPLOYEES AND MAY BE ADJUSTED AS THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, CONSIDERS NECESSARY. ALL MONEYS COLLECTED FROM THE CHARGE SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND.

(C) IF THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DETERMINES THAT ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AMOUNTS ARE NECESSARY, THE DIRECTOR MAY REQUEST THAT THE DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT INCREASE THE APPROPRIATION AMOUNTS. THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION AMOUNTS ARE HEREBY APPROPRIATED.

Sec. 124.27. (A) The head of a department, office, or institution, in which a position in the classified service is to be filled, shall notify the director of administrative services of the fact, and the director shall, except as otherwise provided in this section and sections 124.30 and 124.31 of the Revised Code, certify to the appointing authority the names and addresses of the ten candidates standing highest on the eligible list for the class or grade to which the position belongs; provided that the director may certify less than ten names if ten names are not available. When less than ten names are certified to an appointing authority, appointment from that list shall not be mandatory. When a position in the classified service in the department of mental health or the department of mental retardation and developmental disabilities is to be filled, the director of administrative services shall make such certification to the appointing authority within seven working days of the date the eligible list is requested.

(B) The appointing authority shall notify the director of such position to be filled, and the appointing authority shall fill such position by appointment of one of the ten persons certified by the director. If more than one position is to be filled, the director of administrative services may certify a group of names from the eligible list and the appointing authority shall appoint in the following manner: Beginning at the top of the list, each time a selection is made it must be from one of the first ten candidates remaining on the list who is willing to accept consideration for the position. If an eligible list becomes exhausted, and until a new list can be created, or when no eligible list for such position exists, names may be certified from eligible lists most appropriate for the group or class in which the position to be filled is classified. A person certified from an eligible list more than three times to the same appointing authority for the same or similar positions, may be omitted from future certification to such appointing authority, provided that certification for a temporary appointment shall not be counted as one of such certifications. Every soldier, sailor, marine, coast guardsman GUARDER, member of the auxiliary corps as established by congress, member of the army nurse corps, or navy nurse corps, or red cross nurse who has served in the army, navy, or hospital service of the United States, and such other military service as is designated by congress in the war with Spain, including the Philippine insurrection and the Chinese relief expedition, or from April 21, 1898, to July 4, 1902, World War I, World War II, or during the period beginning May 1, 1949, and lasting so long as the armed forces of the United States are engaged in armed conflict or occupation duty, or the selective service or similar conscriptive acts are in effect in the United States, whichever is the later date, who has been honorably discharged or separated under honorable conditions therefrom, and WHO is a resident of Ohio THIS STATE, and whose name is on the eligible list for a position, shall be entitled to preference in original appointments to any such competitive position in the civil service of the state and the civil divisions thereof, over all persons eligible for such appointments and standing on the list therefor, with a rating equal to that of each such person. Appointments to all positions in the classified service, that are not filled by promotion, transfer, or reduction, as provided in sections 124.01 to 124.64 of the Revised Code, and the rules of the director prescribed under such THOSE sections, shall be made only from those persons whose names are certified to the appointing authority, and no employment, except as provided in such THOSE sections, shall be otherwise given in the classified service of this state or any political subdivision thereof OF THE STATE.

(C) All original and promotional appointments, including provisional appointments made pursuant to section 124.30 of the Revised Code, shall be for a probationary period, not less than sixty days nor more than one year, to be fixed by the rules of the director, except as provided in section 124.231 of the Revised Code, or except original appointments to a police department as a police officer, or to a fire department as a firefighter which shall be for a probationary period of one year, and no appointment or promotion is final until the appointee has satisfactorily served the probationary period. Service as a provisional employee in the same or similar class shall be included in the probationary period. If the service of the probationary employee is unsatisfactory, the employee may be removed or reduced at any time during the probationary period. If the appointing authority's decision is to remove the appointee, the appointing authority's communication to the director shall indicate the reason for such THAT decision. Any A PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE DULY REMOVED OR REDUCED IN POSITION FOR UNSATISFACTORY SERVICE DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPEAL THE REMOVAL OR REDUCTION UNDER SECTION 124.34 of the Revised Code.

ANY person appointed to a position in the classified service under sections 124.01 to 124.64 of the Revised Code, except temporary and exceptional appointments, shall be or become forthwith a resident of the state.

Sec. 124.34. (A) The tenure of every officer or employee in the classified service of the state and the counties, civil service townships, cities, city health districts, general health districts, and city school districts of the state, holding a position under this chapter, shall be during good behavior and efficient service. No such officer or employee shall be reduced in pay or position, fined in excess of five days' pay, suspended, or removed, except as provided in section 124.32 of the Revised Code, and for incompetency, inefficiency, dishonesty, drunkenness, immoral conduct, insubordination, discourteous treatment of the public, neglect of duty, violation of this chapter or the rules of the director of administrative services or the commission, any other failure of good behavior, any other acts of misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, or conviction of a felony. An appointing authority may require an employee who is suspended to report to work to serve the suspension. An employee serving a suspension in this manner shall continue to be compensated at the employee's regular rate of pay for hours worked. Such disciplinary action shall be recorded in the employee's personnel file in the same manner as other disciplinary actions and has the same effect as a suspension without pay for the purpose of recording disciplinary actions.

A finding by the appropriate ethics commission, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that the facts alleged in a complaint under section 102.06 of the Revised Code constitute a violation of Chapter 102., section 2921.42, or section 2921.43 of the Revised Code may constitute grounds for dismissal. Failure to file a statement or falsely filing a statement required by section 102.02 of the Revised Code may also constitute grounds for dismissal. The tenure of an employee in the career professional service of the department of transportation is subject to section 5501.20 of the Revised Code.

Conviction of a felony is a separate basis for reducing in pay or position, suspending, or removing an officer or employee, even if the officer or employee has already been reduced in pay or position, suspended, or removed for the same conduct that is the basis of the felony. An officer or employee may not appeal to the state personnel board of review or the commission any disciplinary action taken by an appointing authority as a result of the officer's or employee's conviction of a felony. If an officer or employee removed under this section is reinstated as a result of an appeal of the removal, any conviction of a felony that occurs during the pendency of the appeal is a basis for further disciplinary action under this section upon the officer's or employee's reinstatement.

A person convicted of a felony immediately forfeits the person's status as a classified employee in any public employment on and after the date of conviction for the felony. If an officer or employee is removed under this section as a result of being convicted of a felony or is subsequently convicted of a felony that involves the same conduct that was the basis for the removal, the officer or employee is barred from receiving any compensation after the removal notwithstanding any modification or disaffirmance of the removal, unless the conviction for the felony is subsequently reversed or annulled.

Any person removed for conviction of a felony is entitled to a cash payment for any accrued but unused sick, personal, and vacation leave as authorized by law. If subsequently reemployed in the public sector, such person shall qualify for and accrue these forms of leave in the manner specified by law for a newly appointed employee and shall not be credited with prior public service for the purpose of receiving these forms of leave.

As used in this division, "felony" means any of the following:

(1) A felony that is an offense of violence as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code;

(2) A felony that is a felony drug abuse offense as defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code;

(3) A felony under the laws of this or any other state or the United States that is a crime of moral turpitude;

(4) A felony involving dishonesty, fraud, or theft;

(5) A felony that is a violation of section 2921.05, 2921.32, or 2921.42 of the Revised Code.

(B) In any case of a reduction, suspension of more than three working days, or fine in excess of three days' pay, or a removal, EXCEPT FOR THE REDUCTION OR REMOVAL OF A PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE, the appointing authority shall serve the employee with a copy of the order of reduction, fine, suspension, or removal, which order shall state the reasons therefor FOR THE ACTION. Such THE order shall be filed with the director of administrative services and state personnel board of review, or the commission, as may be appropriate.

Within ten days following the date on which such THE order is served or, in the case of an employee in the career professional service of the department of transportation, within ten days following the filing of a removal order, the employee, except as otherwise provided in this section, may file an appeal OF THE ORDER in writing with the state personnel board of review or the commission. For purposes of this section, the date on which an order is served is the date of hand delivery of the order or the date of delivery of the order by certified United States mail, whichever occurs first. If such an appeal is filed, the board or commission shall forthwith notify the appointing authority and shall hear, or appoint a trial board to hear, such THE appeal within thirty days from and after its filing with the board or commission, and it may affirm, disaffirm, or modify the judgment of the appointing authority.

In cases of removal or reduction in pay for disciplinary reasons, either the appointing authority or the officer or employee may appeal from the decision of the state personnel board of review or the commission to the court of common pleas of the county in which the employee resides in accordance with the procedure provided by section 119.12 of the Revised Code.

(C) In the case of the suspension for any period of time, or a fine, demotion, or removal of a chief of police or a chief of a fire department or any member of the police or fire department of a city or civil service township, the appointing authority shall furnish such chief or member of a department with a copy of the order of suspension, FINE, demotion, or removal, which order shall state the reasons therefor FOR THE ACTION. Such THE order shall be filed with the municipal or civil service township civil service commission. Within ten days following the filing of such THE order, such chief or member of a department may file an appeal, in writing, with the municipal or civil service township civil service commission. If such an appeal is filed, the commission shall forthwith notify the appointing authority and shall hear, or appoint a trial board to hear, such THE appeal within thirty days from and after its filing with the commission, and it may affirm, disaffirm, or modify the judgment of the appointing authority. An appeal on questions of law and fact may be had from the decision of the municipal or civil service township civil service commission to the court of common pleas in the county in which such city or civil service township is situated. Such appeal shall be taken within thirty days from the finding of the commission.

(D) A violation of division (A)(7) of section 2907.03 of the Revised Code is grounds for termination of employment of a nonteaching employee under this section.

Sec. 124.381. Each employee of the department of rehabilitation and correction, the department of mental health, the department of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, the Ohio veteran's home, OR THE OHIO schools for the deaf and blind, and each employee of the department of youth services as established in division (A) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code who suffers bodily injury inflicted by an inmate, patient, client, youth, or student in the facilities of these agencies during such THE time as the employee is lawfully carrying out the assigned duties of the employee EMPLOYEE'S position, shall be paid the employee's regular TOTAL rate of pay during the period the employee is disabled as a result of such THAT injury, but in no case to exceed one hundred twenty work days, in lieu of workers' compensation. Pay made according to this section shall not be charged to the employee's accumulation of sick leave credit.

The director of administrative services shall adopt rules for the administration of the occupational injury leave program. The rules shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for determining a disability, for filing a claim for leave under this section, and for allowing or denying claims for such THE leave.

During such THE time as an employee is receiving injury compensation as provided in this section, the employee shall be exempt from the accumulation of sick leave credit and vacation leave credit under sections 124.13 and 124.38 SECTION 124.134 of the Revised Code BUT SHALL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SICK LEAVE CREDIT AND PERSONAL LEAVE CREDIT UNDER SECTIONS 124.382 AND 124.386 of the Revised Code.

In any case when an employee's disability, as covered by this section, extends beyond one hundred twenty work days, the employee shall immediately become subject to section 124.38 SECTIONS 124.382 AND 124.385 of the Revised Code regarding sick leave AND DISABILITY LEAVE BENEFITS.

An appointing authority may apply to the director of administrative services to grant injury leave in accordance with this section to law enforcement personnel employed by the agency.

Sec. 124.384. (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, employees whose salaries or wages are paid by warrant of the auditor of state and who have accumulated sick leave under section 124.38 or 124.382 of the Revised Code shall be paid for a percentage of their accumulated balances, upon separation for any reason, including retirement or death BUT EXCLUDING RETIREMENT, at their last base rate of pay at the rate of one hour of pay for every two hours of accumulated balances. An AN EMPLOYEE WHO RETIRES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY RETIREMENT PLAN OFFERED BY THE STATE SHALL BE PAID UPON RETIREMENT FOR EACH HOUR OF THE EMPLOYEE'S ACCUMULATED SICK LEAVE BALANCE AT A RATE OF FIFTY-FIVE PER CENT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S LAST BASE RATE OF PAY.

AN employee serving in a temporary work level or an interim appointment who elects to convert unused sick leave to cash shall do so at the base rate of pay of the employee's normal classification. If an employee dies, the employee's unused sick leave shall be paid in accordance with section 2113.04 of the Revised Code or to the employee's estate.

In order to be eligible for the payment authorized by this section, an employee shall have at least one year of state service and shall request all or a portion of such payment no later than three years after separation from state service. No person is eligible to receive all or a portion of the payment authorized by this section at any time later than three years after the person's separation from state service.

(B) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph DIVISION, a person initially employed on or after July 5, 1987, by a state agency in which the employees' salaries or wages are paid directly by warrant of the auditor of state shall receive payment under this section only for sick leave accumulated while employed by state agencies in which the employees' salaries or wages are paid directly by warrant of the auditor of state. A person initially employed on or after July 5, 1987, by the state department of education as an unclassified employee shall receive payment under this section only for sick leave accumulated while employed by state agencies in which the employees' salaries or wages are paid directly by warrant of the auditor of state and for sick leave placed to the employee's credit under division (E)(2) of section 124.382 of the Revised Code.

(C) For employees paid in accordance with section 124.152 of the Revised Code and those employees listed in divisions (B)(2) and (4) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code, the director of administrative services, with the approval of the director of the office of budget and management, may establish a plan for early payment of accrued sick leave and vacation leave.

Sec. 124.385. (A) An employee is eligible for disability leave benefits under this section if the employee has completed one year of continuous state service immediately prior to the date of the disability and if either ANY of the following applies:

(1) The employee is a full-time permanent employee and is eligible for sick leave credit pursuant to division (B) of section 124.382 of the Revised Code, or is a full-time permanent employee and is listed in division (B)(2) or (4) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code.

(2) THE EMPLOYEE IS A PART-TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYEE WHO HAS WORKED AT LEAST FIFTEEN HUNDRED HOURS WITHIN THE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF DISABILITY AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR SICK LEAVE CREDIT UNDER DIVISION (B) OF SECTION 124.382 of the Revised Code.

(3) The employee is a full-time permanent OR PART-TIME PERMANENT employee, is on disability leave or leave of absence for medical reasons, and would be eligible for sick leave credit pursuant to division (B) of section 124.382 of the Revised Code except that the employee is in no pay status DUE TO THE EMPLOYEE'S MEDICAL CONDITION.

(B) The director of administrative services, by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall establish a disability leave program. The rule shall include, but shall not be limited to, THE FOLLOWING:

(1) Procedures to be followed for determining disability;

(2) Provisions for the allowance of disability leave due to illness or injury;

(3) Provisions for the continuation of service credit for employees granted disability leave, including service credit towards retirement, as provided by the applicable statute;

(4) The establishment of a minimum level of benefit and of a waiting period before benefits begin;

(5) Provisions setting a maximum length of benefit and requiring that employees eligible to apply for disability retirement shall do so prior to completing the first six months of their period of disability. The director's rules shall indicate those employees required to apply for disability retirement. If an employee is approved to receive disability retirement, the employee shall receive the retirement benefit and a supplement payment that equals a percentage of the employee's base rate of pay and that, when added to the retirement benefit, equals no more than the percentage of pay received by employees after the first six months of disability. Such supplemental payment shall not be considered earnable salary, compensation, or salary, and is not subject to contributions, under Chapter 145., 742., 3307., 3309., or 5505. of the Revised Code.

(6) Provisions that allow employees to utilize available sick leave, personal leave, or vacation leave balances to supplement the benefits payable under this section. Such balances used to supplement the benefits, plus any amount contributed by the state as provided in division (D) of this section, shall be paid at the employee's base rate of pay in an amount sufficient to give employees up to one hundred per cent of pay for time on disability.

(7) Procedures for appealing denial of payment of a claim, including THE FOLLOWING:

(a) A maximum of thirty days to file an appeal by the employee;

(b) A maximum of fifteen days for the parties to select a third-party opinion pursuant to division (F) of this section, unless an extension is agreed to by the parties;

(c) A maximum of thirty days for the third party to render an opinion.

(8) Provisions for approving leave of absence for medical reasons where an employee is in no pay status because the employee has used all the employee's sick leave, personal leave, vacation leave, and compensatory time;

(9) Provisions for precluding the payment of benefits if the injury for which the benefits are sought is covered by a workers' compensation plan;

(10) Provisions for precluding the payment of benefits in order to ensure that benefits are provided in a consistent manner.

(C) Except as provided in division (B)(6) of this section, time off for an employee granted disability leave is not chargeable to any other leave granted by other sections of the Revised Code.

(D) While an employee is on an approved disability leave, the employer's and employee's share of health, life, and other insurance benefits shall be paid by the state, and the retirement contribution shall be paid as follows:

(1) The employer's share shall be paid by the state;.

(2) For the first three months, the employee's share shall be paid by the employee;.

(3) After the first three months, the employee's share shall be paid by the state.

(E) The approval for disability leave shall be made by the director, upon recommendation by the appointing authority.

(F) If a request for disability leave is denied based on a medical determination, the director shall obtain a medical opinion from a third party. The decision of the third party is binding.

(G) The rule adopted by the director under division (B) of this section shall not deny disability leave benefits for an illness or injury to an employee who is a veteran of the United States armed forces because the employee contracted the illness or received the injury in the course of or as a result of military service and the illness or injury is or may be covered by a compensation plan administered by the United States department of veterans affairs.

Sec. 124.386. (A) Each full-time permanent employee paid in accordance with section 124.152 of the Revised Code and those FULL-TIME PERMANENT employees listed in divisions (B)(2) and (4) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code shall be credited with thirty-two hours of personal leave each year. EACH PART-TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYEE PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 124.152 of the Revised Code, AND THOSE PART-TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYEES LISTED IN DIVISIONS (B)(2) AND (4) OF SECTION 124.14 of the Revised Code, SHALL RECEIVE A PRO-RATED PERSONAL LEAVE CREDIT AS DETERMINED BY RULE OF THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. Such credit shall be made to each eligible employee in the first pay the employee receives in December. Employees, upon giving reasonable notice to the responsible administrative officer of the appointing authority, may use personal leave for absence due to mandatory court appearances, legal or business matters, family emergencies, unusual family obligations, medical appointments, weddings, religious holidays NOT LISTED IN SECTION 124.19 of the Revised Code, or any other matter of a personal nature. PERSONAL LEAVE MAY NOT BE USED ON A HOLIDAY WHEN AN EMPLOYEE IS SCHEDULED TO WORK.

(B) When personal leave is used, it shall be deducted from the unused balance of the employee's personal leave on the basis of absence in such increments of an hour as the director of administrative services determines. Compensation for such leave shall be equal to the employee's base rate of pay.

(C) A newly appointed full-time permanent employee or a nonfull-time employee who receives a full-time permanent appointment shall be credited with personal leave of thirty-two hours, less one and two-tenths hours for each pay period that has elapsed following the base pay period until the first day of the pay period during which the appointment was effective.

(D) The director of administrative services shall allow employees to elect one of the following options with respect to the unused balance of personal leave:

(1) Carry forward the balance. The maximum credit that shall be available to an employee at any one time is forty hours.

(2) Convert the balance to accumulated sick leave, to be used in the manner provided by section 124.382 of the Revised Code;

(3) Receive a cash benefit. The cash benefit shall equal one hour of the employee's base rate of pay for every hour of unused credit that is converted. An employee serving in a temporary work level or an interim appointment who elects to convert unused personal leave to cash shall do so at the base rate of pay of the employee's normal classification. Such cash benefit shall not be subject to contributions to any of the retirement systems, either by the employee or the employer.

(E) A full-time permanent employee who separates from state service or becomes ineligible to be credited with leave under this section shall receive a reduction of personal leave credit of one and two-tenths hours for each pay period that remains beginning with the first pay period following the date of separation or the effective date of the employee's ineligibility until the pay period preceding the next base pay period. After calculation of the reduction of an employee's personal leave credit, the employee is entitled to compensation for any remaining personal leave credit at the employee's current base rate of pay. If the reduction results in a number of hours less than zero, the cash equivalent value of such number of hours shall be deducted from any compensation that remains payable to the employee, or from the cash conversion value of any vacation or sick leave that remains credited to the employee. An employee serving in a temporary work level or an interim appointment who is eligible to receive compensation under this section shall be compensated at the base rate of pay of the employee's normal classification.

(F) An employee who transfers from one public agency to another public agency in which the employee is eligible for the credit provided under this section shall be credited with the unused balance of personal leave.

(G) The director of administrative services shall establish procedures to uniformly administer this section. No personal leave may be granted to a state employee upon or after retirement or termination of employment.

Sec. 126.11. (A)(1) The director of budget and management SHALL, in UPON consultation with the treasurer of state, shall provide assistance in coordinating COORDINATE AND APPROVE the scheduling of initial sales of publicly offered securities of the state issued pursuant to Chapter 122., 129., 152., 154., 164., 166., 1555., 1557., 3318., 3366., 3737., 4981., 5528., 5537., 6121., or 6123. of the Revised Code, and the scheduling of initial sales of publicly offered fractionalized interests in OR SECURITIZED ISSUES OF public obligations of the state. The state issuers of or obligors on those obligations shall submit to the director projections of the approximate sale dates and amounts and types of those obligations proposed to be sold, and the director shall FROM TIME TO TIME develop and distribute to those STATE issuers and state obligors a projected coordinated AN APPROVED sale schedule based on those projections. After each sale of such obligations issued or entered into, the issuer or state obligor shall provide to the director the maturity schedule, interest rates, names of the original purchasers or underwriter, name of the trustee, and any other information pertinent to the issuance of such obligations that the director prescribes FOR EACH OF THE OBLIGATIONS COVERED BY THIS DIVISION. This division does not apply APPLIES ONLY to any securities or public THOSE obligations on which the state or a state agency is not the direct obligor or OBLIGOR ON ANY BACKUP SECURITY OR RELATED CREDIT ENHANCEMENT FACILITY OR source of money for payment SUBJECT TO STATE APPROPRIATIONS THAT IS INTENDED FOR PAYMENT OF THOSE OBLIGATIONS.

(2) THE ISSUERS OF OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 151.03, 151.04, 151.05, OR 151.07 OR CHAPTER 129., 152., 1555., OR 1557. OF THE REVISED CODE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DIRECTOR:

(a) FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL: THE PROJECTED SALE DATE, AMOUNT, AND TYPE OF OBLIGATIONS PROPOSED TO BE SOLD; THEIR PURPOSE, SECURITY, AND SOURCE OF PAYMENT; AND THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE AND MATURITY SCHEDULE;

(b) FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT: THE AUTHORIZING ORDER OR RESOLUTION; PRELIMINARY AND FINAL OFFERING DOCUMENTS; METHOD OF SALE; PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PRICING INFORMATION; AND ANY WRITTEN REPORTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS OF FINANCIAL ADVISORS OR CONSULTANTS RELATING TO THOSE OBLIGATIONS;

(c) PROMPTLY AFTER EACH SALE OF THOSE OBLIGATIONS: FINAL TERMS, INCLUDING SALE PRICE, MATURITY SCHEDULE AND YIELDS, AND SOURCES AND USES; NAMES OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASERS OR UNDERWRITERS; A COPY OF THE FINAL OFFERING DOCUMENT AND OF THE TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS; AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE DIRECTOR.

(3) THE ISSUER OF OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 151.06 OR CHAPTER 154., 164., OR 3318. OF THE REVISED CODE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DIRECTOR:

(a) FOR REVIEW AND AGREEMENT WITH THE DIRECTOR: THE PROJECTED SALE DATE, AMOUNT, AND TYPE OF OBLIGATIONS PROPOSED TO BE SOLD; THEIR PURPOSE, SECURITY, AND SOURCE OF PAYMENT; AND THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE AND MATURITY SCHEDULE;

(b) FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT: THE AUTHORIZING ORDER OR RESOLUTION; PRELIMINARY AND FINAL OFFERING DOCUMENTS; METHOD OF SALE; PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PRICING INFORMATION; AND ANY WRITTEN REPORTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS OF FINANCIAL ADVISORS OR CONSULTANTS RELATING TO THOSE OBLIGATIONS;

(c) PROMPTLY AFTER EACH SALE OF THOSE OBLIGATIONS: FINAL TERMS, INCLUDING SALE PRICE, MATURITY SCHEDULE AND YIELDS, AND SOURCES AND USES; NAMES OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASERS OR UNDERWRITERS; A COPY OF THE FINAL OFFERING DOCUMENT AND OF THE TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS; AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE DIRECTOR.

(4) THE ISSUERS OF OBLIGATIONS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 166., 4981., 5540., OR 6121., OR SECTION 5531.10, OF THE REVISED CODE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DIRECTOR:

(a) FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT: THE PROJECTED SALE DATE, AMOUNT, AND TYPE OF OBLIGATIONS PROPOSED TO BE SOLD; THE PURPOSE, SECURITY, AND SOURCE OF PAYMENT; AND PRELIMINARY AND FINAL OFFERING DOCUMENTS;

(b) PROMPTLY AFTER EACH SALE OF THOSE OBLIGATIONS: FINAL TERMS, INCLUDING A MATURITY SCHEDULE; NAMES OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASERS OR UNDERWRITERS; A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE COMPLETE CONTINUING DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO 17 C.F.R. SECTION 240.15c2-12; AND ANY OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE DIRECTOR.

(B)(5) Not later than ninety THIRTY days after the end of its A fiscal year, every EACH issuer of or state obligor on obligations referred SUBJECT to in division DIVISIONS (A) AND (B) of this section, every issuer of securities issued SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DIRECTOR AND TO THE TREASURER OF STATE A SALE PLAN FOR THE THEN CURRENT FISCAL YEAR FOR EACH TYPE OF OBLIGATION, PROJECTING THE AMOUNT AND TERM OF EACH ISSUANCE, THE METHOD OF SALE, AND THE MONTH OF SALE.

(B) ISSUERS OF OBLIGATIONS pursuant to Chapter 122., 166., 175., 3345., 3347., 3366., 3377., or 3706., 3737., 5537., 6121., OR 6123. of the Revised Code, and every issuer ISSUERS of securities issued pursuant to Chapter 165. of the Revised Code other than a county or municipal corporation, shall submit a report to the director of the total amount of obligations issued or entered into during such fiscal year and the amount of obligations, by type, outstanding at the end of such fiscal year.

(C) Statements or tables COPIES OF THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL OFFERING DOCUMENTS UPON THEIR AVAILABILITY IF NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION.

(C) NOT LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY OF EACH YEAR, EVERY STATE AGENCY OBLIGATED TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON OUTSTANDING PUBLIC OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH FRACTIONALIZED INTERESTS HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ISSUED, SUCH AS CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION, SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE AMOUNTS PAYABLE FROM STATE APPROPRIATIONS UNDER THOSE PUBLIC OBLIGATIONS DURING THE THEN CURRENT AND NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS, IDENTIFYING THE APPROPRIATION OR INTENDED APPROPRIATION FROM WHICH PAYMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE.

(D)(1) INFORMATION relating generally to the historic, current, or future demographics or economy or financial condition or funds OR GENERAL OPERATIONS of the state, and DESCRIPTIONS OF ANY STATE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC OBLIGATIONS, to be contained in any official statement, offering circular, prospectus, or similar document, CONTINUING DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT, OR WRITTEN PRESENTATION prepared, approved, updated, or authorized PROVIDED, or committed to be provided, by an issuer or state obligor in connection with the original issuance and sale of, OR RATING, REMARKETING, OR CREDIT ENHANCEMENT FACILITIES RELATING TO, PUBLIC obligations referred to in division (A) of this section shall be approved as to format and accuracy by the director or the director's designee before being PRESENTED, published, OR DISSEMINATED in preliminary, draft, or final form, or publicly filed IN PAPER, ELECTRONIC, OR OTHER FORMAT.

(D)(2) EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN DIVISION (D)(1) OF THIS SECTION THAT IS TO BE CONTAINED IN AN OFFERING DOCUMENT, CONTINUING DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT, OR WRITTEN PRESENTATION, DIVISION (D)(1) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT INHIBIT DIRECT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ISSUER AND A RATING AGENCY, REMARKETING AGENT, OR CREDIT ENHANCEMENT PROVIDER ABOUT AN ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC OBLIGATIONS REFERRED TO IN DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION OR MATTERS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ISSUANCE.