To amend Sections 263.10, 263.20.90, and 375.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly, to amend Section 235.10.40 of Am. Sub. H.B. 699 of the 126th General Assembly, and to repeal Section 375.20.80 of Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly to increase the funds available for the Ohio Research Scholars Program and to permit a nonpublic four-year Ohio university to submit a proposal for the Ohio Research Scholars Program if the proposal is to be implemented in collaboration with a state college or university.
SECTION 1. That Sections 263.10, 263.20.90, and 375.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 263.10. DEV DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT
General Revenue Fund
GRF | 195-401 | Thomas Edison Program | $ | 19,404,838 | $ | 17,978,483 | |||
GRF | 195-404 | Small Business Development | $ | 1,740,722 | $ | 1,792,944 | |||
GRF | 195-405 | Minority Business Development Division | $ | 1,580,291 | $ | 1,627,700 | |||
GRF | 195-407 | Travel and Tourism | $ | 1,800,000 | $ | 1,800,000 | |||
GRF | 195-410 | Defense Conversion Assistance | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 0 | |||
GRF | 195-412 | Rapid Outreach Grants | $ | 10,750,000 | $ | 10,000,000 | |||
GRF | 195-415 | Economic Development Division and Regional Offices | $ | 5,894,975 | $ | 6,071,824 | |||
GRF | 195-416 | Governor's Office of Appalachia | $ | 4,746,043 | $ | 4,746,043 | |||
GRF | 195-422 | Third Frontier Action Fund | $ | 18,790,000 | $ | 16,790,000 | |||
GRF | 195-426 | Clean Ohio Implementation | $ | 300,000 | $ | 309,000 | |||
GRF | 195-432 | International Trade | $ | 4,650,501 | $ | 4,650,501 | |||
GRF | 195-434 | Investment in Training Grants | $ | 12,227,500 | $ | 12,594,325 | |||
GRF | 195-436 | Labor/Management Cooperation | $ | 836,225 | $ | 836,225 | |||
GRF | 195-497 | CDBG Operating Match | $ | 1,072,184 | $ | 1,072,184 | |||
GRF | 195-498 | State Match Energy | $ | 96,820 | $ | 96,820 | |||
GRF | 195-501 | Appalachian Local Development Districts | $ | 391,482 | $ | 391,482 | |||
GRF | 195-502 | Appalachian Regional Commission Dues | $ | 254,208 | $ | 254,208 | |||
GRF | 195-507 | Travel and Tourism Grants | $ | 1,130,000 | $ | 1,115,000 | |||
GRF | 195-516 | Shovel Ready Sites | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | |||
GRF | 195-520 | Ohio Main Street Program | $ | 750,000 | $ | 250,000 | |||
GRF | 195-521 | Discover Ohio! | $ | 7,182,845 | $ | 8,182,845 | |||
GRF | 195-905 | Third Frontier Research & Development General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 14,349,500 | $ | 24,523,400 | |||
GRF | 195-912 | Job Ready Site Development General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 4,359,400 | $ | 8,232,500 | |||
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 118,307,534 | $ | 124,315,484 |
General Services Fund Group
135 | 195-684 | Supportive Services | $ | 11,699,404 | $ | 11,321,444 | |||
5AD | 195-667 | Investment in Training Expansion | $ | 2,000,000 | $ | 0 | |||
5AD | 195-668 | Workforce Guarantee Program | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 0 | |||
5AD | 195-677 | Economic Development Contingency | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 24,400,000 | |||
5W5 | 195-690 | Travel and Tourism Cooperative Projects | $ | 350,000 | $ | 350,000 | |||
5W6 | 195-691 | International Trade Cooperative Projects | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | |||
685 | 195-636 | Direct Cost Recovery Expenditures | $ | 800,000 | $ | 800,000 | |||
TOTAL GSF General Services Fund | |||||||||
Group | $ | 21,149,404 | $ | 37,171,444 |
Federal Special Revenue Fund Group
3AE | 195-643 | Workforce Development Initiatives | $ | 5,839,900 | $ | 5,860,000 | |||
3BJ | 195-685 | TANF Heating Assistance | $ | 45,000,000 | $ | 15,000,000 | |||
3K8 | 195-613 | Community Development Block Grant | $ | 65,000,000 | $ | 65,000,000 | |||
3K9 | 195-611 | Home Energy Assistance Block Grant | $ | 110,000,000 | $ | 110,000,000 | |||
3K9 | 195-614 | HEAP Weatherization | $ | 22,000,000 | $ | 22,000,000 | |||
3L0 | 195-612 | Community Services Block Grant | $ | 25,235,000 | $ | 25,235,000 | |||
3V1 | 195-601 | HOME Program | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | |||
308 | 195-602 | Appalachian Regional Commission | $ | 475,000 | $ | 475,000 | |||
308 | 195-603 | Housing and Urban Development | $ | 6,000,000 | $ | 6,000,000 | |||
308 | 195-605 | Federal Projects | $ | 27,000,000 | $ | 27,000,000 | |||
308 | 195-609 | Small Business Administration | $ | 4,296,381 | $ | 4,396,381 | |||
308 | 195-618 | Energy Federal Grants | $ | 3,400,000 | $ | 3,400,000 | |||
335 | 195-610 | Energy Conservation and Emerging Technology | $ | 2,200,000 | $ | 2,200,000 | |||
TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | |||||||||
Fund Group | $ | 356,446,281 | $ | 326,566,381 |
State Special Revenue Fund Group
4F2 | 195-639 | State Special Projects | $ | 518,393 | $ | 518,393 | |||
4F2 | 195-676 | Marketing Initiatives | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | |||
4S0 | 195-630 | Tax Incentive Programs | $ | 650,800 | $ | 650,800 | |||
4W1 | 195-646 | Minority Business Enterprise Loan | $ | 2,580,597 | $ | 2,580,597 | |||
444 | 195-607 | Water and Sewer Commission Loans | $ | 523,775 | $ | 523,775 | |||
450 | 195-624 | Minority Business Bonding Program Administration | $ | 53,967 | $ | 53,967 | |||
451 | 195-625 | Economic Development Financing Operating | $ | 3,233,311 | $ | 3,233,311 | |||
5AR | 195-674 | Industrial Site Improvements | $ | 4,500,000 | $ | 4,500,000 | |||
5CG | 195-679 | Alternative Fuel Transportation | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | |||
5DU | 195-689 | Energy Projects | $ | 840,000 | $ | 840,000 | |||
5M4 | 195-659 | Low Income Energy Assistance | $ | 245,000,000 | $ | 245,000,000 | |||
5M5 | 195-660 | Advanced Energy Programs | $ | 17,000,000 | $ | 17,000,000 | |||
5X1 | 195-651 | Exempt Facility Inspection | $ | 25,000 | $ | 25,000 | |||
611 | 195-631 | Water and Sewer Administration | $ | 15,713 | $ | 15,713 | |||
617 | 195-654 | Volume Cap Administration | $ | 200,000 | $ | 200,000 | |||
646 | 195-638 | Low- and Moderate- Income Housing Trust Fund | $ | 53,000,000 | $ | 53,000,000 | |||
TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | |||||||||
Fund Group | $ | 334,641,556 | $ | 330,141,556 |
Facilities Establishment Fund Group
009 | 195-664 | Innovation Ohio | $ | 50,000,000 | $ | 50,000,000 | |||
010 | 195-665 | Research and Development | $ | 50,000,000 | $ | 50,000,000 | |||
037 | 195-615 | Facilities Establishment | $ | 110,000,000 | $ | 110,000,000 | |||
4Z6 | 195-647 | Rural Industrial Park Loan | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,000,000 | |||
5D2 | 195-650 | Urban Redevelopment Loans | $ | 5,475,000 | $ | 5,475,000 | |||
5S8 | 195-627 | Rural Development Initiative | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,000,000 | |||
5S9 | 195-628 | Capital Access Loan Program | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,000,000 | |||
TOTAL 037 Facilities | |||||||||
Establishment Fund Group | $ | 224,475,000 | $ | 224,475,000 |
Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund
003 | 195-663 | Clean Ohio Operating | $ | 625,000 | $ | 550,000 | |||
TOTAL 003 Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund | $ | 625,000 | $ | 550,000 |
Third Frontier Research & Development Fund Group
011 | 195-686 | Third Frontier Operating | $ | 1,932,056 | $ | 1,932,056 | |||
011 | 195-687 | Third Frontier Research & Development Projects | $ | $ | |||||
014 | 195-692 | Research & Development Taxable Bond Projects | $ | 28,000,000 | $ | 28,000,000 | |||
TOTAL 011 Third Frontier Research & Development Fund Group | $ | $ |
Job Ready Site Development Fund Group
012 | 195-688 | Job Ready Site Operating | $ | 1,246,155 | $ | 1,246,155 | |||
TOTAL 012 Job Ready Site Development Fund Group | $ | 1,246,155 | $ | 1,246,155 |
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | $ | |
$ |
Sec. 263.20.90. CLEAN OHIO OPERATING EXPENSES
The foregoing appropriation item 195-663, Clean Ohio Operating, shall be used by the Department of Development in administering sections 122.65 to 122.658 of the Revised Code.
THIRD FRONTIER OPERATING
The foregoing appropriation item 195-686, Third Frontier Operating, shall be used for operating expenses incurred by the Department of Development in administering sections 184.10 to 184.20 of the Revised Code.
THIRD FRONTIER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TAXABLE BOND PROJECTS
The foregoing appropriation items 195-687, Third Frontier Research & Development Projects, and 195-692, Research & Development Taxable Bond Projects, shall be used by the Department of Development to fund selected projects. These projects are designated as costs of research and development projects to which the proceeds of the Third Frontier Research and Development Fund (Fund 011) and the Research & Development Taxable Bond Project Fund (Fund 014) are to be applied.
Of the foregoing appropriation items 195-687, Third Frontier Research and Development Projects, and 195-692, Research & Development Taxable Bond Projects, up to $8,600,000 in fiscal year 2008, shall be used by the Office of Information Technology, in partnership with the Ohio Supercomputer Center's OSCnet, to acquire the equipment and services necessary to migrate state agencies' network to the existing OSCnet network backbone. This state network shall be known as the NextGen Network.
Notwithstanding sections 184.10 to 184.20 of the Revised Code, up to $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 from the total of the amounts in appropriation items 195-687, Third Frontier Research & Development Projects, and 195-692, Research & Development Taxable Bond Projects, and up to $12,000,000 in each fiscal year from appropriation item 195-687, Third Frontier Research & Development Projects, shall be used to fund the Ohio Research Scholars Program in the Board of Regents pursuant to sections 3333.60 to 3333.70 of the Revised Code.
Notwithstanding sections 184.10 to 184.20 of the Revised
Code, at the direction of the Director of Budget and Management up
to $18,000,000 in each fiscal year from appropriation item
195-687, Third Frontier Research & Development Projects, and
appropriation item 195-692, Research & Development Taxable Bond
Projects, shall be used to fund the Research Incentive Program in
the Board of Regents.
On or before June 30, 2008, any unencumbered balances of the foregoing appropriation items 195-687, Third Frontier Research & Development Projects, and 195-692, Research & Development Taxable Bond Projects, for fiscal year 2008 are hereby appropriated for the same purposes for fiscal year 2009.
AUTHORITY TO ISSUE AND SELL ORIGINAL OBLIGATIONS
The Ohio Public Facilities Commission, upon request of the Department of Development, is hereby authorized to issue and sell, in accordance with Section 2p of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and particularly sections 151.01 and 151.10 of the Revised Code, original obligations of the State of Ohio in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000. The authorized obligations shall be issued and sold from time to time and in amounts necessary to ensure sufficient moneys to the credit of the Third Frontier Research & Development Fund (Fund 011) to pay costs of research and development projects.
JOB READY SITE OPERATING
The foregoing appropriation item 195-688, Job Ready Site Operating, shall be used for operating expenses incurred by the Department of Development in administering sections 122.085 to 122.0820 of the Revised Code. Operating expenses include, but are not limited to, certain expenses of the District Public Works Integrating Committees, audit and accountability activities, and costs associated with formal certifications verifying that site infrastructure is in place and is functional.
Sec. 375.10. BOR BOARD OF REGENTS
General Revenue Fund
GRF | 235-321 | Operating Expenses | $ | 3,141,351 | $ | 3,141,351 | |||
GRF | 235-401 | Lease Rental Payments | $ | 203,177,900 | $ | 136,017,500 | |||
GRF | 235-402 | Sea Grants | $ | 300,000 | $ | 300,000 | |||
GRF | 235-406 | Articulation and Transfer | $ | 2,900,000 | $ | 2,900,000 | |||
GRF | 235-408 | Midwest Higher Education Compact | $ | 95,000 | $ | 95,000 | |||
GRF | 235-409 | Information System | $ | 1,175,172 | $ | 1,175,172 | |||
GRF | 235-414 | State Grants and Scholarship Administration | $ | 1,707,881 | $ | 1,707,881 | |||
GRF | 235-415 | Jobs Challenge | $ | 9,348,300 | $ | 9,348,300 | |||
GRF | 235-417 | Ohio Learning Network | $ | 3,119,496 | $ | 3,119,496 | |||
GRF | 235-418 | Access Challenge | $ | 66,585,769 | $ | 66,585,769 | |||
GRF | 235-420 | Success Challenge | $ | 53,653,973 | $ | 53,653,973 | |||
GRF | 235-428 | Appalachian New Economy Partnership | $ | 1,176,068 | $ | 1,176,068 | |||
GRF | 235-433 | Economic Growth Challenge | $ | 17,186,194 | $ | 17,186,194 | |||
GRF | 235-434 | College Readiness and Access | $ | 12,655,425 | $ | 12,655,425 | |||
GRF | 235-435 | Teacher Improvement Initiatives | $ | 4,797,506 | $ | 11,297,506 | |||
GRF | 235-436 | AccelerateOhio | $ | 1,250,000 | $ | 2,500,000 | |||
GRF | 235-438 | Choose Ohio First Scholarship | $ | 50,000,000 | $ | 50,000,000 | |||
GRF | 235-439 | Ohio Research Scholars | $ | 30,000,000 | $ | ||||
GRF | 235-455 | EnterpriseOhio Network | $ | 1,373,941 | $ | 1,373,941 | |||
GRF | 235-474 | Area Health Education Centers Program Support | $ | 1,571,756 | $ | 1,571,756 | |||
GRF | 235-501 | State Share of Instruction | $ | 1,678,877,952 | $ | 1,842,965,747 | |||
GRF | 235-502 | Student Support Services | $ | 795,790 | $ | 795,790 | |||
GRF | 235-503 | Ohio Instructional Grants | $ | 42,533,966 | $ | 18,315,568 | |||
GRF | 235-504 | War Orphans Scholarships | $ | 4,812,321 | $ | 4,812,321 | |||
GRF | 235-507 | OhioLINK | $ | 7,387,824 | $ | 7,387,824 | |||
GRF | 235-508 | Air Force Institute of Technology | $ | 2,050,345 | $ | 2,050,345 | |||
GRF | 235-510 | Ohio Supercomputer Center | $ | 4,271,195 | $ | 4,271,195 | |||
GRF | 235-511 | Cooperative Extension Service | $ | 26,273,260 | $ | 26,273,260 | |||
GRF | 235-513 | Ohio University Voinovich Center | $ | 669,082 | $ | 669,082 | |||
GRF | 235-514 | Central State Supplement | $ | 11,756,414 | $ | 12,109,106 | |||
GRF | 235-515 | Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine | $ | 3,011,271 | $ | 3,011,271 | |||
GRF | 235-518 | Capitol Scholarship Program | $ | 125,000 | $ | 125,000 | |||
GRF | 235-519 | Family Practice | $ | 4,548,470 | $ | 4,548,470 | |||
GRF | 235-520 | Shawnee State Supplement | $ | 2,502,323 | $ | 2,577,393 | |||
GRF | 235-521 | The Ohio State University John Glenn School of Public Affairs | $ | 619,082 | $ | 619,082 | |||
GRF | 235-524 | Police and Fire Protection | $ | 171,959 | $ | 171,959 | |||
GRF | 235-525 | Geriatric Medicine | $ | 750,110 | $ | 750,110 | |||
GRF | 235-526 | Primary Care Residencies | $ | 2,245,688 | $ | 2,245,688 | |||
GRF | 235-527 | Ohio Aerospace Institute | $ | 1,764,957 | $ | 1,764,957 | |||
GRF | 235-530 | Academic Scholarships | $ | 7,800,000 | $ | 7,800,000 | |||
GRF | 235-531 | Student Choice Grants | $ | 38,485,376 | $ | 38,485,376 | |||
GRF | 235-535 | Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center | $ | 37,174,292 | $ | 37,174,292 | |||
GRF | 235-536 | The Ohio State University Clinical Teaching | $ | 13,565,885 | $ | 13,565,885 | |||
GRF | 235-537 | University of Cincinnati Clinical Teaching | $ | 11,157,756 | $ | 11,157,756 | |||
GRF | 235-538 | University of Toledo Clinical Teaching | $ | 8,696,866 | $ | 8,696,866 | |||
GRF | 235-539 | Wright State University Clinical Teaching | $ | 4,225,107 | $ | 4,225,107 | |||
GRF | 235-540 | Ohio University Clinical Teaching | $ | 4,084,540 | $ | 4,084,540 | |||
GRF | 235-541 | Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Clinical Teaching | $ | 4,200,945 | $ | 4,200,945 | |||
GRF | 235-543 | Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine Clinic Subsidy | $ | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | |||
GRF | 235-547 | School of International Business | $ | 450,000 | $ | 650,000 | |||
GRF | 235-552 | Capital Component | $ | 19,306,442 | $ | 19,306,442 | |||
GRF | 235-553 | Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute | $ | 2,931,599 | $ | 2,931,599 | |||
GRF | 235-554 | Priorities in Collaborative Graduate Education | $ | 2,355,548 | $ | 2,355,548 | |||
GRF | 235-555 | Library Depositories | $ | 1,696,458 | $ | 1,696,458 | |||
GRF | 235-556 | Ohio Academic Resources Network | $ | 3,727,223 | $ | 3,727,223 | |||
GRF | 235-558 | Long-term Care Research | $ | 461,047 | $ | 461,047 | |||
GRF | 235-561 | Bowling Green State University Canadian Studies Center | $ | 100,015 | $ | 100,015 | |||
GRF | 235-563 | Ohio College Opportunity Grant | $ | 139,974,954 | $ | 151,113,781 | |||
GRF | 235-567 | Central State University Speed to Scale | $ | 4,400,000 | $ | 3,800,000 | |||
GRF | 235-571 | James A. Rhodes Scholarship | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 0 | |||
GRF | 235-572 | The Ohio State University Clinic Support | $ | 1,277,019 | $ | 1,277,019 | |||
GRF | 235-573 | Ohio Humanities Council | $ | 25,000 | $ | 25,000 | |||
GRF | 235-583 | Urban University Program | $ | 5,825,937 | $ | 5,825,937 | |||
GRF | 235-587 | Rural University Projects | $ | 1,159,889 | $ | 1,159,889 | |||
GRF | 235-596 | Hazardous Materials Program | $ | 360,435 | $ | 360,435 | |||
GRF | 235-599 | National Guard Scholarship Program | $ | 16,611,063 | $ | 16,611,063 | |||
GRF | 235-909 | Higher Education General Obligation Debt Service | $ | 172,722,400 | $ | 208,747,200 | |||
TOTAL GRF General Revenue Fund | $ | 2,773,258,537 | $ | 2,861,908,923 |
General Services Fund Group
220 | 235-614 | Program Approval and Reauthorization | $ | 800,000 | $ | 800,000 | |||
456 | 235-603 | Sales and Services | $ | 700,000 | $ | 700,000 | |||
TOTAL GSF General Services | |||||||||
Fund Group | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,500,000 |
Federal Special Revenue Fund Group
3BG | 235-626 | Star Schools | $ | 2,980,865 | $ | 2,990,746 | |||
3H2 | 235-608 | Human Services Project | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 3,000,000 | |||
3H2 | 235-622 | Medical Collaboration Network | $ | 3,346,144 | $ | 3,346,144 | |||
3N6 | 235-605 | State Student Incentive Grants | $ | 2,196,680 | $ | 2,196,680 | |||
3T0 | 235-610 | National Health Service Corps - Ohio Loan Repayment | $ | 250,000 | $ | 250,000 | |||
312 | 235-609 | Tech Prep | $ | 183,850 | $ | 183,850 | |||
312 | 235-611 | Gear-up Grant | $ | 3,300,000 | $ | 3,300,000 | |||
312 | 235-612 | Carl D. Perkins Grant/Plan Administration | $ | 112,960 | $ | 112,960 | |||
312 | 235-617 | Improving Teacher Quality Grant | $ | 3,200,000 | $ | 3,200,000 | |||
312 | 235-621 | Science Education Network | $ | 1,686,970 | $ | 1,686,970 | |||
TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue | |||||||||
Fund Group | $ | 20,257,469 | $ | 20,267,350 |
State Special Revenue Fund Group
4E8 | 235-602 | Higher Educational Facility Commission Administration | $ | 50,000 | $ | 45,000 | |||
4P4 | 235-604 | Physician Loan Repayment | $ | 476,870 | $ | 476,870 | |||
649 | 235-607 | The Ohio State University Highway/Transportation Research | $ | 760,000 | $ | 760,000 | |||
682 | 235-606 | Nursing Loan Program | $ | 893,000 | $ | 893,000 | |||
5DT | 235-627 | American Diploma Project | $ | 250,000 | $ | 0 | |||
TOTAL SSR State Special Revenue | |||||||||
Fund Group | $ | 2,429,870 | $ | 2,174,870 |
Third Frontier Research & Development Fund Group
011 | 235-634 | Research Incentive Third Frontier Fund | $ | 6,000,000 | $ | 6,000,000 | |||
TOTAL 011 Third Frontier Research & Development Fund Group | $ | 6,000,000 | $ | 6,000,000" | |||||
TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS | |||||||||
$2,803,445,876 | $2,891,851,143 |
SECTION 2. That existing Sections 263.10, 263.20.90, and 375.10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. That Section 235.10.40 of Am. Sub. H.B. 699 of the 126th General Assembly be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 235.10.40. RESEARCH FACILITY ACTION AND INVESTMENT FUNDS
The Of the foregoing appropriation item CAP-032, Research
Facility Action and Investment Funds, up to $3,000,000 shall be
used to
support the Ohio Research Scholars Program. Any money
from this earmark used for capital projects under the Ohio
Research Scholars Program shall not be subject to rule 3333-1-21
of
the Administrative Code, but shall be subject to any rule
adopted
to administer the Ohio Research Scholars Program.
The remainder of foregoing appropriation item CAP-032, Research Facility Action and Investment Funds, shall be used for a program of grants to be administered by the Board of Regents to provide timely availability of capital facilities for research programs and research-oriented instructional programs at or involving state-supported and state-assisted institutions of higher education.
SECTION 4. That existing Section 235.10.40 of Am. Sub. H.B. 699 of the 126th General Assembly is hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. That Section 375.20.80 of Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly is hereby repealed.
SECTION 6. Notwithstanding section 3333.67 of the Revised Code, an institution of higher education shall not be required to deposit into an endowment fund the grants awarded under the Ohio Research Scholars Program other than those funded by GRF appropriation item 235-439, Ohio Research Scholars, as originally appropriated in Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly. The grant agreement for an Ohio Research Scholars award shall specify, if applicable, the portion of the award that is required to be deposited in an endowment fund and the portion that is restricted for capital projects.
Notwithstanding sections 3333.61 to 3333.70 of the Revised Code, a nonpublic four-year Ohio institution of higher education may submit a proposal for the Ohio Research Scholars Program to recruit scientists to the faculty of the nonpublic institution if the proposal is to be implemented in collaboration with a state university or college, as defined in section 3333.60 of the Revised Code. If the Chancellor of the Board of Regents grants a nonpublic institution an award under the Ohio Research Scholars Program, the nonpublic institution shall comply with all requirements of sections 3333.61 to 3333.70 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under section 3333.61 of the Revised Code that apply to state universities or colleges awarded grants under the Ohio Research Scholars Program.
SECTION 7. The sections of law contained in this act, and the items of which they are composed, are not subject to referendum. Therefore, under Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 of the Revised Code, the sections and items of law go into immediate effect when this act becomes law.