As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

H. B. No. 587

Representatives Goodwin, Gerberry 

Cosponsors: Representatives O'Farrell, Murray, McClain, Maag, Derickson, Belcher, Stebelton, Garland, Phillips, Letson, Hottinger, Okey, Walter, Bolon, DeGeeter, Yuko, Book, Lundy 

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A BILL

To enact section 317.06 of the Revised Code to

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require county recorders to complete continuing

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education requirements.

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

Section 1. That section 317.06 of the Revised Code be enacted	4
to read as follows:	5

Sec. 317.06.  (A) Each county recorder who is newly elected	6
to a full term of office shall attend and successfully complete at	7
least fifteen hours of continuing education courses during the	8
first year of the recorder's term of office and complete at least	9
another eight hours of such courses each year of the remaining	10
term. Each county recorder who is elected to a subsequent term of	11
office shall attend and successfully complete at least eight hours	12
of such courses in each year of any subsequent term of office. To	13
be counted toward the continuing education hours required by this	14
section, a course must be approved by the Ohio recorders'	15
association. Any county recorder who teaches an approved course	16
shall be entitled to credit for the course in the same manner as	17
if the county recorder had attended the course.	18

The Ohio recorders' association shall record and, upon	19
request, verify the completion of required course work for each	20
county recorder and issue a statement to each county recorder of	21
the number of hours of continuing education the county recorder	22
has successfully completed. Each year the association shall send a	23
list of the continuing education courses, and the number of hours	24
each county recorder has successfully completed, to the auditor of	25
state and shall provide a copy of this list to any other	26
individual who requests it.	27

The association shall issue a "failure to complete notice" to	28
any county recorder required to complete continuing education	29
courses under this section who fails to successfully complete at	30
least fifteen hours of continuing education courses during the	31
first year of the county recorder's first term of office or to	32
complete a total of at least thirty-nine hours of such courses,	33
including the fifteen hours completed in the first year of the	34
first term, by the end of that term. The association shall issue a	35
"failure to complete notice" to any county recorder required to	36
complete continuing education courses under this section who fails	37
to successfully complete at least eight hours of continuing	38
education courses each year of any subsequent term of office or to	39
complete a total of at least thirty-two hours of such courses, by	40
the end of that subsequent term. This notice is for informational	41
purposes only and does not affect any individual's ability to hold	42
the office of county recorder.	43

(B) Each board of county commissioners shall approve, from	44
money appropriated to the county recorder, a reasonable amount	45
requested by the county recorder of its county to cover the costs	46
the county recorder must incur to meet the requirements of	47
division (A) of this section, including registration fees, lodging	48
and meal expenses, and travel expenses.	49