SENATORS Amstutz, Jacobson, Austria, Harris, Ryan, Armbruster, Prentiss, Spada, McLin, Robert Gardner, Randy Gardner, Jordan, Espy, Hagan

To amend, for the purpose of adopting a new section

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number as indicated in parentheses, section 122.98

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(122.971) and to enact new section 122.98 and

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section 122.981 of the Revised Code to create the

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Ohio Aerospace and Defense Advisory Council.

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

Section 1. That section 122.98 (122.971) be amended for the	6
purpose of adopting a new section number as indicated in	7
parentheses, and new section 122.98 and section 122.981 of the	8
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	9

Sec. 122.98.        Sec. 122.971.  (A) The Ohio steel industry advisory	10
council shall do all of the following:	11

(1) Conduct an examination of existing federal and Ohio laws	12
which currently affect the production and consumption of Ohio	13
steel, problems which the Ohio steel industry currently faces,	14
including foreign competition and the economic climate for the	15
Ohio steel industry, and other matters relevant to the future of	16
the steel industry in this state;	17

(2) Submit an annual report, no later than the first day of	18
October of each year, to the speaker and minority leader of the	19
house of representatives, the president and minority leader of the	20
senate, and the chairpersons of the standing committees of the	21
house of representatives and senate to which matters concerning	22
commerce and labor are normally referred. The report shall	23
propose methods to expand the use of Ohio steel within the state,	24
the United States, and the world; identify problems facing the	25
Ohio steel industry discovered during the council's activities;	26
and make recommendations to modify state statutes or rules.	27

(3) Upon request, advise state and local government	28
officials on questions and matters affecting the steel industry;	29

(4) Work closely with the Ohio steel futures program.

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(B) The director of development shall transmit copies of all	31
requests for information and assistance from the steel futures	32
program and copies of program evaluations conducted by that	33
program to the council. The council may make recommendations to	34
the steel futures program regarding research and development and	35
funding of programs to be undertaken by the steel futures program.	36

Sec. 122.98. (A)(1) There is hereby created the Ohio	37
aerospace and defense advisory council, which shall consist of	38
eleven voting members and not more than six nonvoting members.	39

(2) The governor shall appoint the eleven voting members	40
of the council with the advice and consent of the senate, and	41
shall designate one of these members to serve as the chairperson	42
of the council. The voting members so appointed by the governor	43
shall be individuals who are knowledgeable in at least one of the	44
following fields: aerospace technology, national defense issues	45
associated with aerospace technology, issues facing private	46
enterprises that conduct business in the aerospace industry,	47
technology commercialization, or other fields that are relevant to	48
the mission of the council as determined by the governor.	49

The governor shall make the appointments of the voting	50
members so that they represent, as determined by the governor,	51
designated geographical regions of the state in the following	52
manner: not less than two voting members shall represent the	53
Cleveland metropolitan region; not less than two voting members	54
shall represent the Miami valley region; and any remaining voting	55
members shall represent all other regions of the state. All of	56
the voting members so appointed by the governor shall be employees	57
or former employees of private enterprises, except that not less	58
than two of the voting members shall be faculty members of a	59
public or private institution of higher education associated with	60
aerospace technology matters.	61

Not more than six of the voting members so appointed by the	62
governor shall be members of the same political party.	63

(3) The governor also may appoint two additional members of	64
the council with the advice and consent of the senate if the	65
governor considers additional members to be necessary. These	66
additional members shall be nonvoting members. One of the	67
additional members shall be an employee of the United States air	68
force who is assigned to the Wright-Patterson air force base. The	69
other additional member shall be an employee of the national	70
aeronautics and space administration who is assigned to the John	71
H. Glenn research center.	72

(4) The president of the senate shall appoint to the council	73
two members of the senate, each of whom shall be a member of a	74
different political party. The speaker of the house of	75
representatives shall appoint to the council two members of the	76
house of representatives, each of whom shall be a member of a	77
different political party. These legislative members shall serve	78
as nonvoting members of the council.	79

(B) The terms of office of the council's members appointed	80
by the governor shall be three years from the date of appointment.	81
The terms of office of the council's legislative members shall be	82
for the biennial session of the general assembly in which they are	83
appointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as	84
provided for original appointments. Members may be reappointed.	85

(C) The council shall meet at least once each six months or	86
more frequently upon the call of the chairperson or upon the	87
request of seven or more members. Eight members of the council	88
constitute a quorum, but the council shall take no official action	89
without the affirmative vote of at least six members. The council	90
may elect officers in addition to the chairperson as it considers	91
necessary.	92

(D) Members of the council shall receive no compensation,	93
but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses	94
incurred in the course of the performance of their duties as	95
members of the council.	96

(E) The department of development, as requested by the	97
council, shall provide the council with meeting space, staff	98
services, and other technical assistance. The department shall	99
assist the council with the costs of production and distribution	100
of council reports from the general operating budget of the	101
department.	102

Sec. 122.981. (A) The Ohio aerospace and defense advisory	103
council may do any of the following:	104

(1) Conduct an examination of existing and proposed laws,	105
rules, and policies of this state or the United States that affect	106
or may affect the growth and viability of the aerospace and	107
defense industries in this state and the status of federal	108
installations in this state associated with those industries; an	109
examination of problems that the aerospace and defense industries	110
in this state face at any particular time, including problems	111
arising from foreign competition or the economic climate in this	112
state; and an examination of technology commercialization and	113
other matters relevant to the future of the aerospace and defense	114
industries in this state;	115

(2) Advise federal, state, and local government officials on	116
questions and matters affecting the aerospace and defense	117
industries in this state.	118

(B) The council shall submit an annual report not later than	119
the first day of October of each year to the speaker and minority	120
leader of the house of representatives, the president and minority	121
leader of the senate, and the chairpersons of the standing	122
committees of the house of representatives and senate to which	123
matters concerning economic development are normally referred. The	124
council also shall submit the report to the director of	125
development, who shall make copies of the report available to	126
members of the public upon request. The department of development	127
staff assigned to the council shall keep a record of all requests.	128

The report shall describe the council's activities during the	129
previous year. The report may propose methods to expand the	130
aerospace and defense industries in this state; identify problems	131
facing the aerospace and defense industries in this state that	132
were discovered during the council's activities; and make	133
recommendations to modify state statutes, rules, or policies.	134

Following submission of the annual report as described in	135
this division, a member of the council designated by the	136
chairperson shall provide testimony concerning the report to the	137
standing committees of the house of representatives and senate to	138
which matters concerning economic development are normally	139
referred or at a joint hearing or hearings of those committees set	140
for that purpose.	141

Section 2. That existing section 122.98 of the Revised Code	142
is hereby repealed.	143

Section 3. (A) The Governor shall make initial appointments	144
of voting members to the Ohio Aerospace and Defense Advisory	145
Council as required by section 122.98 of the Revised Code, as	146
newly enacted by this act, not later than ninety days after the	147
effective date of this act. The Governor shall appoint three of	148
those initial voting members to serve a term of one year, four of	149
them to serve a term of two years, and four of them to serve a	150
term of three years. Thereafter, the voting members appointed by	151
the Governor shall serve the term specified in division (B) of new	152
section 122.98 of the Revised Code.	153

(B) The Ohio Aerospace and Defense Advisory Council created	154
by section 122.98 of the Revised Code, as newly enacted by this	155
act, shall expire on December 31, 2004, in accordance with	156
division (A) of section 101.83 of the Revised Code, unless the	157
Council is renewed in accordance with division (D) of that	158
section.	159