REPRESENTATIVES Schuring, Hollister, Hartnett, Jerse, Britton, Collier, Boccieri, Schaffer, Flowers, Seitz, S. Smith

To enact section 4501.025 of the Revised Code to

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create the Citizens Advisory Committee within the

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Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

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

Section 1.  That section 4501.025 of the Revised Code be	4
enacted to read as follows:	5

Sec. 4501.025.  (A) There is hereby created within the	6
bureau of motor vehicles the citizens advisory committee	7
consisting of nine appointed members and the registrar of motor	8
vehicles, who shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member. The	9
governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the	10
house of representatives each shall appoint three members to the	11
committee. The president of the senate and the speaker of the	12
house of representatives each shall appoint one member from their	13
respective houses. Of the initial appointments to the committee,	14
the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the	15
house of representatives each shall appoint one member for one	16
year, one member for two years, and one member for three years.	17
Thereafter, terms of office shall be for three years, each term	18
ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it	19
succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of	20
appointment until the end of the term for which the member was	21
appointed. Members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled	22
in the same manner as the original appointment. Any member	23
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of	24
the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall	25
hold office for the remainder of that term. A member shall	26
continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the	27
member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until	28
a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.	29

The committee shall select from among its members a	30
chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The committee shall meet at	31
least twice each calendar year and at other times upon the call of	32
the chair.	33

Voting members of the committee shall serve without	34
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel and other	35
necessary expenses incurred in the conduct of their official	36
duties.	37

(B) The committee shall review and evaluate the client	38
service practices of the bureau and advise the bureau on ways to	39
improve its interaction with the public. The procedures that the	40
committee shall review include, but are not limited to, the	41
following:	42

(1) The form and processing of required applications and	43
other documents;	44

(2) The administration of tests;

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(3) The accessibility of bureau staff and the speed and	46
accuracy with which questions are answered;	47

(4) Methods of notification for the suspension or revocation	48
of a driver's license;	49

(5) Rules regarding proof of financial responsibility;

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(6) The efficiency of service at the offices of deputy	51
registrars.	52

The committee shall adopt recommendations by a majority vote	53
of its members and shall present recommendations to the bureau for	54
consideration. The committee shall provide copies of its	55
recommendations to the governor, the president of the senate, the	56
speaker of the house of representatives, and the director of	57
public safety.	58

(C) The bureau shall establish a toll-free telephone number	59
for the committee that citizens may call to register complaints,	60
suggestions, or other comments about their interactions with the	61
bureau. The bureau also shall establish an address at which	62
citizens may contact the committee electronically via the	63
internet. The committee periodically shall review all electronic	64
communications and all calls placed to the toll-free number. The	65
bureau shall cooperate with the committee in the committee's	66
performance of its duties.	67

(D) The citizens advisory committee shall expire three years	68
after the date of its creation unless the general assembly renews	69
it pursuant to division (D) of section 101.83 of the Revised Code.	70
A renewal of the committee shall be for a period of three years.	71

Section 2.  Within sixty days after the effective date of	72
this act, the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the	73
Speaker of the House of Representatives each shall appoint three	74
members to the Citizens Advisory Committee pursuant to section	75
4501.025 of the Revised Code as enacted in this act.	76