As Reported by the Senate Health, Human Services            2            

                       and Aging Committee                         2            

123rd General Assembly                                             5            

   Regular Session                                  S. B. No. 188  6            

      1999-2000                                                    7            


           SENATORS DRAKE-WHITE-PRENTISS-KEARNS-SPADA              9            


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                          A   B I L L                                           

             To amend section 2108.15 of the Revised Code and to   13           

                repeal Section 5 of Sub. S.B. 300 of the 121st     14           

                General Assembly to eliminate the scheduled                     

                sunset of the Second Chance Trust Fund Board.      15           




BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:        17           

      Section 1.  That section 2108.15 of the Revised Code be      19           

amended to read as follows:                                        20           

      Sec. 2108.15.  There is hereby created in the state          29           

treasury the second chance trust fund.  The fund shall consist of  30           

voluntary contributions deposited as provided in sections          31           

4506.081, 4507.231, and 4507.501 of the Revised Code.  All         32           

investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.     33           

      The director of health shall use the money in the fund only  35           

for the following purposes:                                        36           

      (A)  Development and implementation of a campaign that       38           

explains and promotes the second chance trust fund;                39           

      (B)  Development and implementation of a statewide public    41           

education program about organ, tissue, and eye donation,           42           

including the informational material required to be provided       43           

under sections 4506.081, 4507.231, and 4507.501 of the Revised     44           

Code;                                                                           

      (C)  Development and implementation of statewide donor       46           

awareness programs in secondary schools;                           47           

      (D)  Development and implementation of statewide programs    49           

to recognize donor families;                                       50           

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      (E)  Development of statewide hospital training programs to  52           

encourage and facilitate compliance with the provisions of         53           

section 2108.021 of the Revised Code concerning circumstances      54           

under which an anatomical gift is required to be requested;        56           

      (F)  Reimbursement of the bureau of motor vehicles for the   59           

administrative costs incurred in the performance of duties under   60           

sections 4506.081, 4507.231, and 4507.501 of the Revised Code.;    61           

      (G)  Payment of the compensation of a staff member of the    63           

department of health for the staff member's time spent monitoring  64           

hospital compliance with sections 2108.01 to 2108.09 of the        65           

Revised Code;                                                                   

      (H)  Until December 31, 2000, reimbursement REIMBURSEMENT    68           

of board members for actual and necessary expenses incurred in     70           

the performance of official duties.                                             

      Until December 31, 2000, the THE director shall consider     73           

recommendations made by the second chance trust fund board         74           

pursuant to section 2108.16 of the Revised Code.  Until December   75           

31, 2000, the THE director shall determine the appropriateness of  76           

and approve or disapprove projects recommended by the board for    77           

funding.  On and after December 31, 2000, the director shall       78           

determine the appropriateness of and approve or disapprove         79           

projects.  The director shall AND approve or disapprove the        81           

disbursement of money from the second chance trust fund.           82           

      Section 2.  That existing section 2108.15 of the Revised     84           

Code is hereby repealed.                                           85           

      Section 3.  That Section 5 of Sub. S.B. 300 of the 121st     87           

General Assembly, which section contains a repeal of section       88           

2108.16 of the Revised Code effective December 31, 2000, is        89           

hereby repealed.  The intent of this section is to remove the      90           

limitation imposed by such repeal upon the continued existence of  91           

section 2108.16 of the Revised Code, which intent is not affected               

by the rule of construction contained in section 1.57 of the       92           

Revised Code.  The intent of this section is not to affect the     93           

continued existence of section 2108.15 of the Revised Code as      94           

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amended by Section 1 of this act.