REPRESENTATIVES DeWine, Calvert, Collier, White, Barnes, Boccieri, Britton, Driehaus, Hagan, Key, Krupinski, Metelsky, Perry, Reidelbach, Rhine, Salerno, Schneider, Schuring, Strahorn, Webster, Widowfield, Wolpert

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 four nonvoting members.	39

(2) The governor shall appoint eleven voting members of	40
the council with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall	41
designate one of these members to serve as the chairperson of the	42
council. The voting members so appointed by the governor shall be	43
individuals who are knowledgeable in at least one of the following	44
fields: aerospace technology, national defense issues associated	45
with aerospace technology, issues facing private enterprises that	46
conduct business in the aerospace industry, or other fields that	47
are relevant to the mission of the council as determined by the	48
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: three members shall represent the Cleveland metropolitan	53
region; three members shall represent the Miami valley region; two	54
members shall represent the Columbus metropolitan region; and	55
three members shall represent all other regions of the state. All	56
of the voting members so appointed by the governor shall be	57
employees or former employees of private enterprises, except that	58
one of the voting members from the Cleveland metropolitan region	59
and one of the voting members from the Miami valley region shall	60
be faculty members of a public or private institution of higher	61
education.	62

Not more than six of the voting members so appointed by the	63
governor shall be members of the same political party.	64

(3) The governor also may appoint two additional members of	65
the council with the advice and consent of the senate if the	66
governor considers additional members to be necessary. These	67
additional members shall be nonvoting members. One of the	68
additional members shall be an employee of the United States air	69
force who is assigned to the Wright-Patterson air force base. The	70
other additional member shall be an employee of the national	71
aeronautics and space administration who is assigned to the John	72
H. Glenn research center.	73

(4) The president of the senate and the speaker of the house	74
of representatives each shall appoint one member from their	75
respective houses to serve as nonvoting members of the council.	76
These legislative members of the council shall not be members of	77
the same political party.	78

(B) The terms of office of the council's members appointed	79
by the governor shall be three years from the date of appointment.	80
The terms of office of the council's legislative members shall be	81
for the biennial session of the general assembly in which they are	82
appointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as	83
provided for original appointments. Members may be reappointed.	84

(C) The council shall meet at least once each six months or	85
more frequently upon the call of the chairperson or upon the	86
request of six or more members. Seven members of the council	87
constitute a quorum, but the council shall take no official action	88
without the affirmative vote of at least six members. The council	89
may elect officers in addition to the chairperson as it considers	90
necessary.	91

(D) Members of the council shall receive no compensation,	92
but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses	93
incurred in the course of the performance of their duties as	94
members of the council.	95

(E) The department of development, as requested by the	96
council, shall provide the council with meeting space, staff	97
services, and other technical assistance. The department shall	98
assist the council with the costs of production and distribution	99
of council reports from the general operating budget of the	100
department.	101

Sec. 122.981. (A) The Ohio aerospace and defense advisory	102
council may do any of the following:	103

(1) Conduct an examination of existing and proposed laws,	104
rules, and policies of this state or the United States that affect	105
or may affect the growth and viability of the aerospace and	106
defense industries in this state and the status of federal	107
installations in this state associated with those industries; an	108
examination of problems that the aerospace and defense industries	109
in this state face at any particular time, including problems	110
arising from foreign competition or the economic climate in this	111
state; and an examination of other matters relevant to the future	112
of the aerospace and defense industries in this state;	113

(2) Advise federal, state, and local government officials on	114
questions and matters affecting the aerospace and defense	115
industries in this state.	116

(B) The council shall submit an annual report not later than	117
the first day of October of each year to the speaker and minority	118
leader of the house of representatives, the president and minority	119
leader of the senate, and the chairpersons of the standing	120
committees of the house of representatives and senate to which	121
matters concerning economic development are normally referred. The	122
council also shall submit the report to the director of	123
development, who shall make copies of the report available to	124
members of the public upon request. The department of development	125
staff assigned to the council shall keep a record of all requests.	126

The report shall describe the council's activities during the	127
previous year. The report may propose methods to expand the	128
aerospace and defense industries in this state; identify problems	129
facing the aerospace and defense industries in this state that	130
were discovered during the council's activities; and make	131
recommendations to modify state statutes, rules, or policies.	132

Section 2. That existing section 122.98 of the Revised Code	133
is hereby repealed.	134

Section 3. (A) The Governor shall make initial appointments	135
of voting members to the Ohio Aerospace and Defense Advisory	136
Council as required by section 122.98 of the Revised Code, as	137
newly enacted by this act, not later than ninety days after the	138
effective date of this act. The Governor shall appoint three of	139
those initial voting members to serve a term of one year, four of	140
them to serve a term of two years, and four of them to serve a	141
term of three years. Thereafter, the voting members appointed by	142
the Governor shall serve the term specified in division (B) of new	143
section 122.98 of the Revised Code.	144

(B) The Ohio Aerospace and Defense Advisory Council created	145
by section 122.98 of the Revised Code, as newly enacted by this	146
act, shall expire on December 31, 2004, in accordance with	147
division (A) of section 101.83 of the Revised Code, unless the	148
Council is renewed in accordance with division (D) of that	149
section.	150