H. B. No. 65 As Reported by the House Finance and Appropriations Committee

Representative Schaffer

A BILL

To amend section 125.021 of the Revised Code to allow 1
the Industrial Commission to make contracts 2
concerning telecommunications and computer 3
services and to make appropriations for the 4
Industrial Commission for the biennium beginning 5
July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2007, and to 6
provide authorization and conditions for the 7
operation of Commission programs. 8

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

       Section 1. That section 125.021 of the Revised Code be 9
amended to read as follows: 10

       Sec. 125.021. Except as to the military department, the 11
general assembly, the bureau of workers' compensation, the 12
industrial commission, and institutions administered by boards of 13
trustees, the department of administrative services may make 14
contracts for, operate, and superintend the telephone, other 15
telecommunication, and computer services for state agencies. 16

       Nothing in this section precludes the bureau or the 17
commission from entering into a contract with the department of 18
administrative services for the department to make contracts for, 19
operate, or superintend such systems for the bureau or the 20
commission. 21

       Section 2. That existing section 125.021 of the Revised Code 22
is hereby repealed. 23

       Section 3. All items in this section are hereby appropriated 24
out of any moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the 25
designated fund. For all appropriations made in this section, 26
those in the first column are for fiscal year 2006, and those in 27
the second column are for fiscal year 2007. 28

Appropriations 29

FND AI AI TITLE FY 2006 FY 2007 30

OIC INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION 31

Workers' Compensation Fund Group 32

5W3 845-321 Operating Expenses $ 50,270,800 $ 50,270,800 33

5W3 845-402 Rent - William Green Building $ 6,116,466 $ 6,116,466 34

5W3 845-410 Attorney General Payments $ 3,454,984 $ 3,454,984 35
821 845-605 Service Account $ 157,133 $ 157,133 36

TOTAL WCF Workers' Compensation 37

Fund Group $ 59,999,383 $ 59,999,383 38

TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS $ 59,999,383 $ 59,999,383 39

       RENT - WILLIAM GREEN BUILDING 40

       The foregoing appropriation item 845-402, Rent - William 41
Green Building, shall be used for rent and operating expenses for 42
the space occupied by the Industrial Commission in the William 43
Green Building. 44

       SERVICE ACCOUNT 45

       The foregoing appropriation item 845-605, Service Account, 46
shall be used for any expense related to revenues collected and 47
deposited in Fund 821, such as the purchase of copiers, copier 48
maintenance and related supplies, coin copier expense, coin 49
changer purchases, expenses related to conferences that produce 50
revenue, publications that produce revenue, and replacement of 51
furniture and equipment. 52

       Section 4. Law contained in the main operating appropriations 53
act of the 126th General Assembly that applies generally to the 54
appropriations made in that act also applies generally to the 55
appropriations made in this act. 56

       Section 5. If any item of law that constitutes the whole or 57
part of a codified or uncodified section of law contained in this 58
act, or if any application of any item of law that constitutes the 59
whole or part of a codified or uncodified section of law contained 60
in this act, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect the 61
other items of law or applications of items of law that can be 62
given effect without the invalid item of law or application. To 63
this end, the items of law of which the codified and uncodified 64
sections of law contained in this act are composed, and their 65
applications, are independent and severable. 66

       Section 6. The uncodified sections of law contained in this 67
act, and the items of law of which the uncodified sections of law 68
contained in that act are composed, are not subject to the 69
referendum. Therefore, under Ohio Constitution, Article II, 70
Section 1d and section 1.471 of the Revised Code, the uncodified 71
sections of law contained in this act, and the items of law of 72
which the uncodified sections of law contained in this act are 73
composed, go into immediate effect when this act becomes law. 74

       Section 7. An item that composes the whole or part of an 75
uncodified section contained in this act has no effect after June 76
30, 2007, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. 77

Section 1. That section 125.021 of the Revised Code be	9
amended to read as follows:	10

Sec. 125.021. Except as to the military department, the	11
general assembly, the bureau of workers' compensation, the	12
industrial commission, and institutions administered by boards of	13
trustees, the department of administrative services may make	14
contracts for, operate, and superintend the telephone, other	15
telecommunication, and computer services for state agencies.	16

Nothing in this section precludes the bureau or the	17
commission from entering into a contract with the department of	18
administrative services for the department to make contracts for,	19
operate, or superintend such systems for the bureau or the	20
commission.	21

Section 2. That existing section 125.021 of the Revised Code	22
is hereby repealed.	23

Section 3. All items in this section are hereby appropriated	24
out of any moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the	25
designated fund. For all appropriations made in this section,	26
those in the first column are for fiscal year 2006, and those in	27
the second column are for fiscal year 2007.	28

5W3	845-321	Operating Expenses	$	50,270,800	$	50,270,800	33
5W3	845-402	Rent - William Green Building	$	6,116,466	$	6,116,466	34
5W3	845-410	Attorney General Payments	$	3,454,984	$	3,454,984	35
821	845-605	Service Account	$	157,133	$	157,133	36
TOTAL WCF Workers' Compensation							37
Fund Group			$	59,999,383	$	59,999,383	38
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS			$	59,999,383	$	59,999,383	39

The foregoing appropriation item 845-402, Rent - William	41
Green Building, shall be used for rent and operating expenses for	42
the space occupied by the Industrial Commission in the William	43
Green Building.	44

The foregoing appropriation item 845-605, Service Account,	46
shall be used for any expense related to revenues collected and	47
deposited in Fund 821, such as the purchase of copiers, copier	48
maintenance and related supplies, coin copier expense, coin	49
changer purchases, expenses related to conferences that produce	50
revenue, publications that produce revenue, and replacement of	51
furniture and equipment.	52

Section 4. Law contained in the main operating appropriations	53
act of the 126th General Assembly that applies generally to the	54
appropriations made in that act also applies generally to the	55
appropriations made in this act.	56

Section 5. If any item of law that constitutes the whole or	57
part of a codified or uncodified section of law contained in this	58
act, or if any application of any item of law that constitutes the	59
whole or part of a codified or uncodified section of law contained	60
in this act, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect the	61
other items of law or applications of items of law that can be	62
given effect without the invalid item of law or application. To	63
this end, the items of law of which the codified and uncodified	64
sections of law contained in this act are composed, and their	65
applications, are independent and severable.	66

Section 6. The uncodified sections of law contained in this	67
act, and the items of law of which the uncodified sections of law	68
contained in that act are composed, are not subject to the	69
referendum. Therefore, under Ohio Constitution, Article II,	70
Section 1d and section 1.471 of the Revised Code, the uncodified	71
sections of law contained in this act, and the items of law of	72
which the uncodified sections of law contained in this act are	73
composed, go into immediate effect when this act becomes law.	74

Section 7. An item that composes the whole or part of an	75
uncodified section contained in this act has no effect after June	76
30, 2007, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.	77