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| To enact section 126.50 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
| require the Department of Budget and Management to | 2 |
| electronically publish information regarding state | 3 |
| awards. | 4 |
| Section 1. That section 126.50 of the Revised Code be enacted | 5 |
| to read as follows: | 6 |
| Sec. 126.50. (A) As used in this section: | 7 |
| (1) "Entity" means, whether for profit or nonprofit, a | 8 |
| corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, | 9 |
| sole proprietorship, or other business entity. "Entity" does not | 10 |
| include an individual who receives state assistance that is not | 11 |
| related to the individual's business. | 12 |
| (2)(a) "State award" means state financial assistance and | 13 |
| expenditures of not less than one thousand dollars in any of the | 14 |
| following forms: | 15 |
| (i) Grants, subgrants, loans, awards, cooperative agreements, | 16 |
| or other similar forms of financial assistance; | 17 |
| (ii) Contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, task orders, | 18 |
| delivery orders, or other similar types of transactions. | 19 |
| (b) "State award" does not include compensation received as | 20 |
| an employee of the state. | 21 |
| (B) The office of budget and management shall establish and | 22 |
| maintain a single searchable web site, accessible by the public at | 23 |
| no cost, that includes all of the following information for each | 24 |
| state award: | 25 |
| (1) The name and location of the entity receiving the award; | 26 |
| (2) The amount of the award or, if more than one award, the | 27 |
| aggregate amount of the awards; | 28 |
| (3) The purpose of the award; | 29 |
| (4) The agency or other instrumentality of the state that is | 30 |
| requesting or providing the award. | 31 |
| (C) The office of budget and management may consult with | 32 |
| other state agencies in the development, establishment, operation, | 33 |
| and support of the web site. The web site shall list state awards | 34 |
| by fiscal year in which the award is made, beginning with fiscal | 35 |
| year 2009. Awards shall be posted on the web site within thirty | 36 |
| days after being made. The office of budget and management shall | 37 |
| provide an opportunity for public comment as to the utility of | 38 |
| the web site and any suggested improvements. | 39 |
| (D) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring | 40 |
| the disclosure of confidential information. | 41 |