As Introduced

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

H. B. No. 300

Representatives Goyal, Ruhl 

Cosponsors: Representatives Driehaus, Murray, Phillips, Yuko, Antonio, Patmon 

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A BILL

To amend sections 121.40, 955.261, 2913.01, 2913.02,

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2921.321, and 3701.04, to enact sections 5502.281

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and 5502.282, and to repeal section 121.404 of the

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Revised Code to provide protections for search and

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rescue dogs and to make changes to the law

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regarding emergency volunteers.

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

Section 1. That sections 121.40, 955.261, 2913.01, 2913.02,	7
2921.321, and 3701.04 be amended and sections 5502.281 and	8
5502.282 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	9

Sec. 121.40.  (A) There is hereby created the Ohio community	10
service council consisting of twenty-one voting members including	11
the superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's	12
designee, the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents or the	13
chancellor's designee, the director of youth services or the	14
director's designee, the director of aging or the director's	15
designee, the chairperson of the committee of the house of	16
representatives dealing with education or the chairperson's	17
designee, the chairperson of the committee of the senate dealing	18
with education or the chairperson's designee, and fifteen members	19
who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent	20
of the senate and who shall serve terms of office of three years.	21
The appointees shall include educators, including teachers and	22
administrators; representatives of youth organizations; students	23
and parents; representatives of organizations engaged in volunteer	24
program development and management throughout the state, including	25
youth and conservation programs; and representatives of business,	26
government, nonprofit organizations, social service agencies,	27
veterans organizations, religious organizations, or philanthropies	28
that support or encourage volunteerism within the state. The	29
director of the governor's office of faith-based and community	30
initiatives shall serve as a nonvoting ex officio member of the	31
council. Members of the council shall receive no compensation, but	32
shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in	33
the performance of their official duties.	34

(B) The council shall appoint an executive director for the	35
council, who shall be in the unclassified civil service. The	36
governor shall be informed of the appointment of an executive	37
director before such an appointment is made. The executive	38
director shall supervise the council's activities and report to	39
the council on the progress of those activities. The executive	40
director shall do all things necessary for the efficient and	41
effective implementation of the duties of the council.	42

The responsibilities assigned to the executive director do	43
not relieve the members of the council from final responsibility	44
for the proper performance of the requirements of this section.	45

(C) The council or its designee shall do all of the	46
following:	47

(1) Employ, promote, supervise, and remove all employees as	48
needed in connection with the performance of its duties under this	49
section and may assign duties to those employees as necessary to	50
achieve the most efficient performance of its functions, and to	51
that end may establish, change, or abolish positions, and assign	52
and reassign duties and responsibilities of any employee of the	53
council. Personnel employed by the council who are subject to	54
Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code shall retain all of their rights	55
and benefits conferred pursuant to that chapter. Nothing in this	56
chapter shall be construed as eliminating or interfering with	57
Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code or the rights and benefits	58
conferred under that chapter to public employees or to any	59
bargaining unit.	60

(2) Maintain its office in Columbus, and may hold sessions at	61
any place within the state;	62

(3) Acquire facilities, equipment, and supplies necessary to	63
house the council, its employees, and files and records under its	64
control, and to discharge any duty imposed upon it by law. The	65
expense of these acquisitions shall be audited and paid for in the	66
same manner as other state expenses. For that purpose, the council	67
shall prepare and submit to the office of budget and management a	68
budget for each biennium according to sections 101.532 and 107.03	69
of the Revised Code. The budget submitted shall cover the costs of	70
the council and its staff in the discharge of any duty imposed	71
upon the council by law. The council shall not delegate any	72
authority to obligate funds.	73

(4) Pay its own payroll and other operating expenses from	74
line items designated by the general assembly;	75

(5) Retain its fiduciary responsibility as appointing	76
authority. Any transaction instructions shall be certified by the	77
appointing authority or its designee.	78

(6) Establish the overall policy and management of the	79
council in accordance with this chapter;	80

(7) Assist in coordinating and preparing the state	81
application for funds under sections 101 to 184 of the "National	82
and Community Service Act of 1990," 104 Stat. 3127 (1990), 42	83
U.S.C.A. 12411 to 12544, as amended, assist in administering and	84
overseeing the "National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993,"	85
P.L. 103-82, 107 Stat. 785, and the americorps program in this	86
state, and assist in developing objectives for a comprehensive	87
strategy to encourage and expand community service programs	88
throughout the state;	89

(8) Assist the state board of education, school districts,	90
the chancellor of the board of regents, and institutions of higher	91
education in coordinating community service education programs	92
through cooperative efforts between institutions and organizations	93
in the public and private sectors;	94

(9) Assist the departments of natural resources, youth	95
services, aging, and job and family services in coordinating	96
community service programs through cooperative efforts between	97
institutions and organizations in the public and private sectors;	98

(10) Suggest individuals and organizations that are available	99
to assist school districts, institutions of higher education, and	100
the departments of natural resources, youth services, aging, and	101
job and family services in the establishment of community service	102
programs and assist in investigating sources of funding for	103
implementing these programs;	104

(11) Assist in evaluating the state's efforts in providing	105
community service programs using standards and methods that are	106
consistent with any statewide objectives for these programs and	107
provide information to the state board of education, school	108
districts, the chancellor of the board of regents, institutions of	109
higher education, and the departments of natural resources, youth	110
services, aging, and job and family services to guide them in	111
making decisions about these programs;	112

(12) Assist the state board of education in complying with	113
section 3301.70 of the Revised Code and the chancellor of the	114
board of regents in complying with division (B)(2) of section	115
3333.043 of the Revised Code;	116

(13) Advise, assist, consult with, and cooperate with, by	117
contract or otherwise, agencies and political subdivisions of this	118
state in establishing a statewide system for volunteers pursuant	119
to section 121.404 of the Revised Code.	120

(D) The council shall in writing enter into an agreement with	121
another state agency to serve as the council's fiscal agent.	122
Before entering into such an agreement, the council shall inform	123
the governor of the terms of the agreement and of the state agency	124
designated to serve as the council's fiscal agent. The fiscal	125
agent shall be responsible for all the council's fiscal matters	126
and financial transactions, as specified in the agreement.	127
Services to be provided by the fiscal agent include, but are not	128
limited to, the following:	129

(1) Preparing and processing payroll and other personnel	130
documents that the council executes as the appointing authority;	131

(2) Maintaining ledgers of accounts and reports of account	132
balances, and monitoring budgets and allotment plans in	133
consultation with the council; and	134

(3) Performing other routine support services that the fiscal	135
agent considers appropriate to achieve efficiency.	136

(E)(1) The council, in conjunction and consultation with the	137
fiscal agent, has the following authority and responsibility	138
relative to fiscal matters:	139

(a) Sole authority to draw funds for any and all federal	140
programs in which the council is authorized to participate;	141

(b) Sole authority to expend funds from their accounts for	142
programs and any other necessary expenses the council may incur	143
and its subgrantees may incur; and	144

(c) Responsibility to cooperate with and inform the fiscal	145
agent fully of all financial transactions.	146

(2) The council shall follow all state procurement, fiscal,	147
human resources, statutory, and administrative rule requirements.	148

(3) The fiscal agent shall determine fees to be charged to	149
the council, which shall be in proportion to the services	150
performed for the council.	151

(4) The council shall pay fees owed to the fiscal agent from	152
a general revenue fund of the council or from any other fund from	153
which the operating expenses of the council are paid. Any amounts	154
set aside for a fiscal year for the payment of these fees shall be	155
used only for the services performed for the council by the fiscal	156
agent in that fiscal year.	157

(F) The council may accept and administer grants from any	158
source, public or private, to carry out any of the council's	159
functions this section establishes.	160

Sec. 955.261.  (A)(1) No person shall remove a dog that has	161
bitten any person from the county in which the bite occurred until	162
a quarantine period as specified in division (B) of this section	163
has been completed. No person shall transfer a dog that has bitten	164
any person until a quarantine period as specified in division (B)	165
of this section has been completed, except that a person may	166
transfer the dog to the county dog warden or to any other animal	167
control authority.	168

(2)(a) Subject to division (A)(2)(b) of this section, no	169
person shall kill a dog that has bitten any person until a	170
quarantine period as specified in division (B) of this section has	171
been completed.	172

(b) Division (A)(2)(a) of this section does not apply to the	173
killing of a dog in order to prevent further injury or death or if	174
the dog is diseased or seriously injured.	175

(3) No person who has killed a dog that has bitten any person	176
in order to prevent further injury or death or if the dog is	177
diseased or seriously injured shall fail to do both of the	178
following:	179

(a) Immediately after the killing of the dog, notify the	180
board of health for the district in which the bite occurred of the	181
facts relative to the bite and the killing;	182

(b) Hold the body of the dog until that board of health	183
claims it to perform tests for rabies.	184

(B) The quarantine period for a dog that has bitten any	185
person shall be ten days or another period that the board of	186
health for the district in which the bite occurred determines is	187
necessary to observe the dog for rabies.	188

(C)(1) To enable persons to comply with the quarantine	189
requirements specified in divisions (A) and (B) of this section,	190
boards of health shall make provision for the quarantine of	191
individual dogs under the circumstances described in those	192
divisions.	193

(2) Upon the receipt of a notification pursuant to division	194
(A)(3) of this section that a dog that has bitten any person has	195
been killed, the board of health for the district in which the	196
bite occurred shall claim the body of the dog from its killer and	197
then perform tests on the body for rabies.	198

(D)(1) This section does not apply to a police dog that has	199
bitten a person while the police dog is under the care of a	200
licensed veterinarian or has bitten a person while the police dog	201
is being used for law enforcement, corrections, prison or jail	202
security, or investigative purposes. If, after biting a person, a	203
police dog exhibits any abnormal behavior, the law enforcement	204
agency and the law enforcement officer the police dog assists,	205
within a reasonable time after the person is bitten, shall make	206
the police dog available for the board of health for the district	207
in which the bite occurred to perform tests for rabies.	208

(2) This section does not apply to a search and rescue dog	209
that has bitten a person while the search and rescue dog is under	210
the care of a licensed veterinarian or has bitten a person while	211
the search and rescue dog is being used in a search and rescue	212
operation. If a search and rescue dog exhibits any abnormal	213
behavior after biting a person, the owner of the search and rescue	214
dog shall make the search and rescue dog available within a	215
reasonable time after the person is bitten for the board of health	216
for the district in which the bite occurred to perform tests for	217
rabies.	218

(E) As used in this section, "police dog," has"search and	219
rescue dog," and "search and rescue operation" have the same	220
meaningmeanings as in section 2921.321 of the Revised Code.	221

Sec. 2913.01.  As used in this chapter, unless the context	222
requires that a term be given a different meaning:	223

(A) "Deception" means knowingly deceiving another or causing	224
another to be deceived by any false or misleading representation,	225
by withholding information, by preventing another from acquiring	226
information, or by any other conduct, act, or omission that	227
creates, confirms, or perpetuates a false impression in another,	228
including a false impression as to law, value, state of mind, or	229
other objective or subjective fact.	230

(B) "Defraud" means to knowingly obtain, by deception, some	231
benefit for oneself or another, or to knowingly cause, by	232
deception, some detriment to another.	233

(C) "Deprive" means to do any of the following:

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(1) Withhold property of another permanently, or for a period	235
that appropriates a substantial portion of its value or use, or	236
with purpose to restore it only upon payment of a reward or other	237
consideration;	238

(2) Dispose of property so as to make it unlikely that the	239
owner will recover it;	240

(3) Accept, use, or appropriate money, property, or services,	241
with purpose not to give proper consideration in return for the	242
money, property, or services, and without reasonable justification	243
or excuse for not giving proper consideration.	244

(D) "Owner" means, unless the context requires a different	245
meaning, any person, other than the actor, who is the owner of,	246
who has possession or control of, or who has any license or	247
interest in property or services, even though the ownership,	248
possession, control, license, or interest is unlawful.	249

(E) "Services" include labor, personal services, professional	250
services, rental services, public utility services including	251
wireless service as defined in division (F)(1) of section 4931.40	252
of the Revised Code, common carrier services, and food, drink,	253
transportation, entertainment, and cable television services and,	254
for purposes of section 2913.04 of the Revised Code, include cable	255
services as defined in that section.	256

(F) "Writing" means any computer software, document, letter,	257
memorandum, note, paper, plate, data, film, or other thing having	258
in or upon it any written, typewritten, or printed matter, and any	259
token, stamp, seal, credit card, badge, trademark, label, or other	260
symbol of value, right, privilege, license, or identification.	261

(G) "Forge" means to fabricate or create, in whole or in part	262
and by any means, any spurious writing, or to make, execute,	263
alter, complete, reproduce, or otherwise purport to authenticate	264
any writing, when the writing in fact is not authenticated by that	265
conduct.	266

(H) "Utter" means to issue, publish, transfer, use, put or	267
send into circulation, deliver, or display.	268

(I) "Coin machine" means any mechanical or electronic device	269
designed to do both of the following:	270

(1) Receive a coin, bill, or token made for that purpose;

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(2) In return for the insertion or deposit of a coin, bill,	272
or token, automatically dispense property, provide a service, or	273
grant a license.	274

(J) "Slug" means an object that, by virtue of its size,	275
shape, composition, or other quality, is capable of being inserted	276
or deposited in a coin machine as an improper substitute for a	277
genuine coin, bill, or token made for that purpose.	278

(K) "Theft offense" means any of the following:

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(1) A violation of section 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11,	280
2911.12, 2911.13, 2911.31, 2911.32, 2913.02, 2913.03, 2913.04,	281
2913.041, 2913.05, 2913.06, 2913.11, 2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.32,	282
2913.33, 2913.34, 2913.40, 2913.42, 2913.43, 2913.44, 2913.45,	283
2913.47, former section 2913.47 or 2913.48, or section 2913.51,	284
2915.05, or 2921.41 of the Revised Code;	285

(2) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance	286
or law of this or any other state, or of the United States,	287
substantially equivalent to any section listed in division (K)(1)	288
of this section or a violation of section 2913.41, 2913.81, or	289
2915.06 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996;	290

(3) An offense under an existing or former municipal	291
ordinance or law of this or any other state, or of the United	292
States, involving robbery, burglary, breaking and entering, theft,	293
embezzlement, wrongful conversion, forgery, counterfeiting,	294
deceit, or fraud;	295

(4) A conspiracy or attempt to commit, or complicity in	296
committing, any offense under division (K)(1), (2), or (3) of this	297
section.	298

(L) "Computer services" includes, but is not limited to, the	299
use of a computer system, computer network, computer program, data	300
that is prepared for computer use, or data that is contained	301
within a computer system or computer network.	302

(M) "Computer" means an electronic device that performs	303
logical, arithmetic, and memory functions by the manipulation of	304
electronic or magnetic impulses. "Computer" includes, but is not	305
limited to, all input, output, processing, storage, computer	306
program, or communication facilities that are connected, or	307
related, in a computer system or network to an electronic device	308
of that nature.	309

(N) "Computer system" means a computer and related devices,	310
whether connected or unconnected, including, but not limited to,	311
data input, output, and storage devices, data communications	312
links, and computer programs and data that make the system capable	313
of performing specified special purpose data processing tasks.	314

(O) "Computer network" means a set of related and remotely	315
connected computers and communication facilities that includes	316
more than one computer system that has the capability to transmit	317
among the connected computers and communication facilities through	318
the use of computer facilities.	319

(P) "Computer program" means an ordered set of data	320
representing coded instructions or statements that, when executed	321
by a computer, cause the computer to process data.	322

(Q) "Computer software" means computer programs, procedures,	323
and other documentation associated with the operation of a	324
computer system.	325

(R) "Data" means a representation of information, knowledge,	326
facts, concepts, or instructions that are being or have been	327
prepared in a formalized manner and that are intended for use in a	328
computer, computer system, or computer network. For purposes of	329
section 2913.47 of the Revised Code, "data" has the additional	330
meaning set forth in division (A) of that section.	331

(S) "Cable television service" means any services provided by	332
or through the facilities of any cable television system or other	333
similar closed circuit coaxial cable communications system, or any	334
microwave or similar transmission service used in connection with	335
any cable television system or other similar closed circuit	336
coaxial cable communications system.	337

(T) "Gain access" means to approach, instruct, communicate	338
with, store data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise make use of	339
any resources of a computer, computer system, or computer network,	340
or any cable service or cable system both as defined in section	341
2913.04 of the Revised Code.	342

(U) "Credit card" includes, but is not limited to, a card,	343
code, device, or other means of access to a customer's account for	344
the purpose of obtaining money, property, labor, or services on	345
credit, or for initiating an electronic fund transfer at a	346
point-of-sale terminal, an automated teller machine, or a cash	347
dispensing machine. It also includes a county procurement card	348
issued under section 301.29 of the Revised Code.	349

(V) "Electronic fund transfer" has the same meaning as in 92	350
Stat. 3728, 15 U.S.C.A. 1693a, as amended.	351

(W) "Rented property" means personal property in which the	352
right of possession and use of the property is for a short and	353
possibly indeterminate term in return for consideration; the	354
rentee generally controls the duration of possession of the	355
property, within any applicable minimum or maximum term; and the	356
amount of consideration generally is determined by the duration of	357
possession of the property.	358

(X) "Telecommunication" means the origination, emission,	359
dissemination, transmission, or reception of data, images,	360
signals, sounds, or other intelligence or equivalence of	361
intelligence of any nature over any communications system by any	362
method, including, but not limited to, a fiber optic, electronic,	363
magnetic, optical, digital, or analog method.	364

(Y) "Telecommunications device" means any instrument,	365
equipment, machine, or other device that facilitates	366
telecommunication, including, but not limited to, a computer,	367
computer network, computer chip, computer circuit, scanner,	368
telephone, cellular telephone, pager, personal communications	369
device, transponder, receiver, radio, modem, or device that	370
enables the use of a modem.	371

(Z) "Telecommunications service" means the providing,	372
allowing, facilitating, or generating of any form of	373
telecommunication through the use of a telecommunications device	374
over a telecommunications system.	375

(AA) "Counterfeit telecommunications device" means a	376
telecommunications device that, alone or with another	377
telecommunications device, has been altered, constructed,	378
manufactured, or programmed to acquire, intercept, receive, or	379
otherwise facilitate the use of a telecommunications service or	380
information service without the authority or consent of the	381
provider of the telecommunications service or information service.	382
"Counterfeit telecommunications device" includes, but is not	383
limited to, a clone telephone, clone microchip, tumbler telephone,	384
or tumbler microchip; a wireless scanning device capable of	385
acquiring, intercepting, receiving, or otherwise facilitating the	386
use of telecommunications service or information service without	387
immediate detection; or a device, equipment, hardware, or software	388
designed for, or capable of, altering or changing the electronic	389
serial number in a wireless telephone.	390

(BB)(1) "Information service" means, subject to division	391
(BB)(2) of this section, the offering of a capability for	392
generating, acquiring, storing, transforming, processing,	393
retrieving, utilizing, or making available information via	394
telecommunications, including, but not limited to, electronic	395
publishing.	396

(2) "Information service" does not include any use of a	397
capability of a type described in division (BB)(1) of this section	398
for the management, control, or operation of a telecommunications	399
system or the management of a telecommunications service.	400

(CC) "Elderly person" means a person who is sixty-five years	401
of age or older.	402

(DD) "Disabled adult" means a person who is eighteen years of	403
age or older and has some impairment of body or mind that makes	404
the person unable to work at any substantially remunerative	405
employment that the person otherwise would be able to perform and	406
that will, with reasonable probability, continue for a period of	407
at least twelve months without any present indication of recovery	408
from the impairment, or who is eighteen years of age or older and	409
has been certified as permanently and totally disabled by an	410
agency of this state or the United States that has the function of	411
so classifying persons.	412

(EE) "Firearm" and "dangerous ordnance" have the same	413
meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code.	414

(FF) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section	415
4501.01 of the Revised Code.	416

(GG) "Dangerous drug" has the same meaning as in section	417
4729.01 of the Revised Code.	418

(HH) "Drug abuse offense" has the same meaning as in section	419
2925.01 of the Revised Code.	420

(II)(1) "Computer hacking" means any of the following:

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(a) Gaining access or attempting to gain access to all or	422
part of a computer, computer system, or a computer network without	423
express or implied authorization with the intent to defraud or	424
with intent to commit a crime;	425

(b) Misusing computer or network services including, but not	426
limited to, mail transfer programs, file transfer programs, proxy	427
servers, and web servers by performing functions not authorized by	428
the owner of the computer, computer system, or computer network or	429
other person authorized to give consent. As used in this division,	430
"misuse of computer and network services" includes, but is not	431
limited to, the unauthorized use of any of the following:	432

(i) Mail transfer programs to send mail to persons other than	433
the authorized users of that computer or computer network;	434

(ii) File transfer program proxy services or proxy servers to	435
access other computers, computer systems, or computer networks;	436

(iii) Web servers to redirect users to other web pages or web	437
servers.	438

(c)(i) Subject to division (II)(1)(c)(ii) of this section,	439
using a group of computer programs commonly known as "port	440
scanners" or "probes" to intentionally access any computer,	441
computer system, or computer network without the permission of the	442
owner of the computer, computer system, or computer network or	443
other person authorized to give consent. The group of computer	444
programs referred to in this division includes, but is not limited	445
to, those computer programs that use a computer network to access	446
a computer, computer system, or another computer network to	447
determine any of the following: the presence or types of computers	448
or computer systems on a network; the computer network's	449
facilities and capabilities; the availability of computer or	450
network services; the presence or versions of computer software	451
including, but not limited to, operating systems, computer	452
services, or computer contaminants; the presence of a known	453
computer software deficiency that can be used to gain unauthorized	454
access to a computer, computer system, or computer network; or any	455
other information about a computer, computer system, or computer	456
network not necessary for the normal and lawful operation of the	457
computer initiating the access.	458

(ii) The group of computer programs referred to in division	459
(II)(1)(c)(i) of this section does not include standard computer	460
software used for the normal operation, administration,	461
management, and test of a computer, computer system, or computer	462
network including, but not limited to, domain name services, mail	463
transfer services, and other operating system services, computer	464
programs commonly called "ping," "tcpdump," and "traceroute" and	465
other network monitoring and management computer software, and	466
computer programs commonly known as "nslookup" and "whois" and	467
other systems administration computer software.	468

(d) The intentional use of a computer, computer system, or a	469
computer network in a manner that exceeds any right or permission	470
granted by the owner of the computer, computer system, or computer	471
network or other person authorized to give consent.	472

(2) "Computer hacking" does not include the introduction of a	473
computer contaminant, as defined in section 2909.022909.01 of the	474
Revised Code, into a computer, computer system, computer program,	475
or computer network.	476

(JJ) "Police dog or horse" hasand "search and rescue dog or	477
horse" have the same meaningmeanings as in section 2921.321 of	478
the Revised Code.	479

(KK) "Anhydrous ammonia" is a compound formed by the	480
combination of two gaseous elements, nitrogen and hydrogen, in the	481
manner described in this division. Anhydrous ammonia is one part	482
nitrogen to three parts hydrogen (NH3). Anhydrous ammonia by	483
weight is fourteen parts nitrogen to three parts hydrogen, which	484
is approximately eighty-two per cent nitrogen to eighteen per cent	485
hydrogen.	486

(LL) "Assistance dog" has the same meaning as in section	487
955.011 of the Revised Code.	488

(MM) "Federally licensed firearms dealer" has the same	489
meaning as in section 5502.63 of the Revised Code.	490

Sec. 2913.02.  (A) No person, with purpose to deprive the	491
owner of property or services, shall knowingly obtain or exert	492
control over either the property or services in any of the	493
following ways:	494

(1) Without the consent of the owner or person authorized to	495
give consent;	496

(2) Beyond the scope of the express or implied consent of the	497
owner or person authorized to give consent;	498

(3) By deception;

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(4) By threat;

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(5) By intimidation.

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(B)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of theft.

502

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this division or division	503
(B)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8) of this section, a violation of	504
this section is petty theft, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If	505
the value of the property or services stolen is five hundred	506
dollars or more and is less than five thousand dollars or if the	507
property stolen is any of the property listed in section 2913.71	508
of the Revised Code, a violation of this section is theft, a	509
felony of the fifth degree. If the value of the property or	510
services stolen is five thousand dollars or more and is less than	511
one hundred thousand dollars, a violation of this section is grand	512
theft, a felony of the fourth degree. If the value of the property	513
or services stolen is one hundred thousand dollars or more and is	514
less than five hundred thousand dollars, a violation of this	515
section is aggravated theft, a felony of the third degree. If the	516
value of the property or services is five hundred thousand dollars	517
or more and is less than one million dollars, a violation of this	518
section is aggravated theft, a felony of the second degree. If the	519
value of the property or services stolen is one million dollars or	520
more, a violation of this section is aggravated theft of one	521
million dollars or more, a felony of the first degree.	522

(3) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(4), (5),	523
(6), (7), or (8) of this section, if the victim of the offense is	524
an elderly person or disabled adult, a violation of this section	525
is theft from an elderly person or disabled adult, and division	526
(B)(3) of this section applies. Except as otherwise provided in	527
this division, theft from an elderly person or disabled adult is a	528
felony of the fifth degree. If the value of the property or	529
services stolen is five hundred dollars or more and is less than	530
five thousand dollars, theft from an elderly person or disabled	531
adult is a felony of the fourth degree. If the value of the	532
property or services stolen is five thousand dollars or more and	533
is less than twenty-five thousand dollars, theft from an elderly	534
person or disabled adult is a felony of the third degree. If the	535
value of the property or services stolen is twenty-five thousand	536
dollars or more and is less than one hundred thousand dollars,	537
theft from an elderly person or disabled adult is a felony of the	538
second degree. If the value of the property or services stolen is	539
one hundred thousand dollars or more, theft from an elderly person	540
or disabled adult is a felony of the first degree.	541

(4) If the property stolen is a firearm or dangerous	542
ordnance, a violation of this section is grand theft. Except as	543
otherwise provided in this division, grand theft when the property	544
stolen is a firearm or dangerous ordnance is a felony of the third	545
degree, and there is a presumption in favor of the court imposing	546
a prison term for the offense. If the firearm or dangerous	547
ordnance was stolen from a federally licensed firearms dealer,	548
grand theft when the property stolen is a firearm or dangerous	549
ordnance is a felony of the first degree. The offender shall serve	550
a prison term imposed for grand theft when the property stolen is	551
a firearm or dangerous ordnance consecutively to any other prison	552
term or mandatory prison term previously or subsequently imposed	553
upon the offender.	554

(5) If the property stolen is a motor vehicle, a violation of	555
this section is grand theft of a motor vehicle, a felony of the	556
fourth degree.	557

(6) If the property stolen is any dangerous drug, a violation	558
of this section is theft of drugs, a felony of the fourth degree,	559
or, if the offender previously has been convicted of a felony drug	560
abuse offense, a felony of the third degree.	561

(7) If the property stolen is a police dog or horse, a search	562
and rescue dog or horse, or an assistance dog and the offender	563
knows or should know that the property stolen is a police dog or	564
horse, a search and rescue dog or horse, or an assistance dog, a	565
violation of this section is theft of a police dog or horse, a	566
search and rescue dog or horse, or an assistance dog, a felony of	567
the third degree.	568

(8) If the property stolen is anhydrous ammonia, a violation	569
of this section is theft of anhydrous ammonia, a felony of the	570
third degree.	571

(9) In addition to the penalties described in division (B)(2)	572
of this section, if the offender committed the violation by	573
causing a motor vehicle to leave the premises of an establishment	574
at which gasoline is offered for retail sale without the offender	575
making full payment for gasoline that was dispensed into the fuel	576
tank of the motor vehicle or into another container, the court may	577
do one of the following:	578

(a) Unless division (B)(9)(b) of this section applies,	579
suspend for not more than six months the offender's driver's	580
license, probationary driver's license, commercial driver's	581
license, temporary instruction permit, or nonresident operating	582
privilege;	583

(b) If the offender's driver's license, probationary driver's	584
license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction	585
permit, or nonresident operating privilege has previously been	586
suspended pursuant to division (B)(9)(a) of this section, impose a	587
class seven suspension of the offender's license, permit, or	588
privilege from the range specified in division (A)(7) of section	589
4510.02 of the Revised Code, provided that the suspension shall be	590
for at least six months.	591

(10) In addition to the penalties described in division	592
(B)(2) of this section, if the offender committed the violation by	593
stealing rented property or rental services, the court may order	594
that the offender make restitution pursuant to section 2929.18 or	595
2929.28 of the Revised Code. Restitution may include, but is not	596
limited to, the cost of repairing or replacing the stolen	597
property, or the cost of repairing the stolen property and any	598
loss of revenue resulting from deprivation of the property due to	599
theft of rental services that is less than or equal to the actual	600
value of the property at the time it was rented. Evidence of	601
intent to commit theft of rented property or rental services shall	602
be determined pursuant to the provisions of section 2913.72 of the	603
Revised Code.	604

(C) The sentencing court that suspends an offender's license,	605
permit, or nonresident operating privilege under division (B)(9)	606
of this section may grant the offender limited driving privileges	607
during the period of the suspension in accordance with Chapter	608
4510. of the Revised Code.	609

Sec. 2921.321.  (A) No person shall knowingly cause, or	610
attempt to cause, physical harm to a police dog or horse in either	611
of the following circumstances:	612

(1) The police dog or horse is assisting a law enforcement	613
officer in the performance of the officer's official duties at the	614
time the physical harm is caused or attempted.	615

(2) The police dog or horse is not assisting a law	616
enforcement officer in the performance of the officer's official	617
duties at the time the physical harm is caused or attempted, but	618
the offender has actual knowledge that the dog or horse is a	619
police dog or horse.	620

(B) No person shall recklessly do any of the following:

621

(1) Taunt, torment, or strike a police dog or horse;

622

(2) Throw an object or substance at a police dog or horse;

623

(3) Interfere with or obstruct a police dog or horse, or	624
interfere with or obstruct a law enforcement officer who is being	625
assisted by a police dog or horse, in a manner that does any of	626
the following:	627

(a) Inhibits or restricts the law enforcement officer's	628
control of the police dog or horse;	629

(b) Deprives the law enforcement officer of control of the	630
police dog or horse;	631

(c) Releases the police dog or horse from its area of	632
control;	633

(d) Enters the area of control of the police dog or horse	634
without the consent of the law enforcement officer, including	635
placing food or any other object or substance into that area;	636

(e) Inhibits or restricts the ability of the police dog or	637
horse to assist a law enforcement officer.	638

(4) Engage in any conduct that is likely to cause serious	639
physical injury or death to a police dog or horse;	640

(5) If the person is the owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog,	641
fail to reasonably restrain the dog from taunting, tormenting,	642
chasing, approaching in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of	643
attack, or attempting to bite or otherwise endanger a police dog	644
or horse that at the time of the conduct is assisting a law	645
enforcement officer in the performance of the officer's duties or	646
that the person knows is a police dog or horse.	647

(C) No person shall knowingly cause, or attempt to cause,	648
physical harm to an assistance dog in either of the following	649
circumstances:	650

(1) The dog is assisting or serving a blind, deaf or hearing	651
impaired, or mobility impaired person at the time the physical	652
harm is caused or attempted.	653

(2) The dog is not assisting or serving a blind, deaf or	654
hearing impaired, or mobility impaired person at the time the	655
physical harm is caused or attempted, but the offender has actual	656
knowledge that the dog is an assistance dog.	657

(D) No person shall recklessly do any of the following:

658

(1) Taunt, torment, or strike an assistance dog;

659

(2) Throw an object or substance at an assistance dog;

660

(3) Interfere with or obstruct an assistance dog, or	661
interfere with or obstruct a blind, deaf or hearing impaired, or	662
mobility impaired person who is being assisted or served by an	663
assistance dog, in a manner that does any of the following:	664

(a) Inhibits or restricts the assisted or served person's	665
control of the dog;	666

(b) Deprives the assisted or served person of control of the	667
dog;	668

(c) Releases the dog from its area of control;

669

(d) Enters the area of control of the dog without the consent	670
of the assisted or served person, including placing food or any	671
other object or substance into that area;	672

(e) Inhibits or restricts the ability of the dog to assist	673
the assisted or served person.	674

(4) Engage in any conduct that is likely to cause serious	675
physical injury or death to an assistance dog;	676

(5) If the person is the owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog,	677
fail to reasonably restrain the dog from taunting, tormenting,	678
chasing, approaching in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of	679
attack, or attempting to bite or otherwise endanger an assistance	680
dog that at the time of the conduct is assisting or serving a	681
blind, deaf or hearing impaired, or mobility impaired person or	682
that the person knows is an assistance dog.	683

(E) No person shall knowingly cause, or attempt to cause,	684
physical harm to a search and rescue dog or horse in either of the	685
following circumstances:	686

(1) The search and rescue dog or horse is engaged in a search	687
and rescue operation at the time the physical harm is caused or	688
attempted.	689

(2) The search and rescue dog or horse is not engaged in a	690
search and rescue operation at the time the physical harm is	691
caused or attempted, but the offender has actual knowledge that	692
the dog or horse is a search and rescue dog or horse.	693

(F) No person shall recklessly do any of the following:

694

(1) Taunt, torment, or strike a search and rescue dog or	695
horse;	696

(2) Throw an object or substance at a search and rescue dog	697
or horse;	698

(3) Interfere with or obstruct a search and rescue dog or	699
horse, or interfere with or obstruct an individual who is being	700
assisted by a search and rescue dog or horse, in a manner that	701
does any of the following:	702

(a) Inhibits or restricts the individual's control of the	703
search and rescue dog or horse;	704

(b) Deprives the individual of control of the search and	705
rescue dog or horse;	706

(c) Releases the search and rescue dog or horse from its area	707
of control;	708

(d) Enters the area of control of the search and rescue dog	709
or horse without the consent of the individual, including placing	710
food or any other object or substance into that area;	711

(e) Inhibits or restricts the ability of the search and	712
rescue dog or horse to assist the individual.	713

(4) Engage in any conduct that is likely to cause serious	714
physical injury or death to a search and rescue dog or horse;	715

(5) If the person is the owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog,	716
fail to reasonably restrain the dog from taunting, tormenting,	717
chasing, approaching in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of	718
attack, or attempting to bite or otherwise endanger a search and	719
rescue dog or horse that at the time of the conduct is engaged in	720
a search and rescue operation or that the person knows is a search	721
and rescue dog or horse.	722

(G)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is	723
guilty of assaulting a police dog or horse. Except as otherwise	724
provided in this division, assaulting a police dog or horse is a	725
misdemeanor of the second degree. If the violation results in the	726
death of the police dog or horse, assaulting a police dog or horse	727
is a felony of the third degree. If the violation results in	728
serious physical harm to the police dog or horse other than its	729
death, assaulting a police dog or horse is a felony of the fourth	730
degree. If the violation results in physical harm to the police	731
dog or horse other than death or serious physical harm, assaulting	732
a police dog or horse is a misdemeanor of the first degree.	733

(2) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty	734
of harassing a police dog or horse. Except as otherwise provided	735
in this division, harassing a police dog or horse is a misdemeanor	736
of the second degree. If the violation results in the death of the	737
police dog or horse, harassing a police dog or horse is a felony	738
of the third degree. If the violation results in serious physical	739
harm to the police dog or horse, but does not result in its death,	740
harassing a police dog or horse, is a felony of the fourth degree.	741
If the violation results in physical harm to the police dog or	742
horse, but does not result in its death or in serious physical	743
harm to it, harassing a police dog or horse is a misdemeanor of	744
the first degree.	745

(3) Whoever violates division (C) of this section is guilty	746
of assaulting an assistance dog. Except as otherwise provided in	747
this division, assaulting an assistance dog is a misdemeanor of	748
the second degree. If the violation results in the death of the	749
assistance dog, assaulting an assistance dog is a felony of the	750
third degree. If the violation results in serious physical harm to	751
the assistance dog other than its death, assaulting an assistance	752
dog is a felony of the fourth degree. If the violation results in	753
physical harm to the assistance dog other than death or serious	754
physical harm, assaulting an assistance dog is a misdemeanor of	755
the first degree.	756

(4) Whoever violates division (D) of this section is guilty	757
of harassing an assistance dog. Except as otherwise provided in	758
this division, harassing an assistance dog is a misdemeanor of the	759
second degree. If the violation results in the death of the	760
assistance dog, harassing an assistance dog is a felony of the	761
third degree. If the violation results in serious physical harm to	762
the assistance dog, but does not result in its death, harassing an	763
assistance dog is a felony of the fourth degree. If the violation	764
results in physical harm to the assistance dog, but does not	765
result in its death or in serious physical harm to it, harassing	766
an assistance dog is a misdemeanor of the first degree.	767

(5) Whoever violates division (E) of this section is guilty	768
of assaulting a search and rescue dog or horse. Except as	769
otherwise provided in this division, assaulting a search and	770
rescue dog or horse is a misdemeanor of the second degree. If the	771
violation results in the death of the search and rescue dog or	772
horse, assaulting a search and rescue dog or horse is a felony of	773
the third degree. If the violation results in serious physical	774
harm to the search and rescue dog or horse other than its death,	775
assaulting a search and rescue dog or horse is a felony of the	776
fourth degree. If the violation results in physical harm to the	777
search and rescue dog or horse other than death or serious	778
physical harm, assaulting a search and rescue dog or horse is a	779
misdemeanor of the first degree.	780

(6) Whoever violates division (F) of this section is guilty	781
of harassing a search and rescue dog or horse. Except as otherwise	782
provided in this division, harassing a search and rescue dog or	783
horse is a misdemeanor of the second degree. If the violation	784
results in the death of the search and rescue dog or horse,	785
harassing a search and rescue dog or horse is a felony of the	786
third degree. If the violation results in serious physical harm to	787
the search and rescue dog or horse other than its death, harassing	788
a search and rescue dog or horse is a felony of the fourth degree.	789
If the violation results in physical harm to the search and rescue	790
dog or horse other than death or serious physical harm, harassing	791
a search and rescue dog or horse is a misdemeanor of the first	792
degree.	793

(7) In addition to any other sanction or penalty imposed for	794
the offense under this section, Chapter 2929., or any other	795
provision of the Revised Code, whoever violates division (A), (B),	796
(C), or (D), (E), or (F) of this section is responsible for the	797
payment of all of the following:	798

(a) Any veterinary bill or bill for medication incurred as a	799
result of the violation by the police department regarding a	800
violation of division (A) or (B) of this section or, by the blind,	801
deaf or hearing impaired, or mobility impaired person assisted or	802
served by the assistance dog regarding a violation of division (C)	803
or (D) of this section, or by the owner of the search and rescue	804
dog or horse regarding a violation of division (E) or (F) of this	805
section;	806

(b) The cost of any damaged equipment that results from the	807
violation;	808

(c) If the violation did not result in the death of the	809
police dog or horse, the search and rescue dog or horse, or the	810
assistance dog that was the subject of the violation and if, as a	811
result of that dog or horse being the subject of the violation,	812
the dog or horse needs further training or retraining to be able	813
to continue in the capacity of a police dog or horse, a search and	814
rescue dog or horse, or an assistance dog, the cost of any further	815
training or retraining of that dog or horse by a law enforcement	816
officer or, by the blind, deaf or hearing impaired, or mobility	817
impaired person assisted or served by the assistance dog, or by	818
the owner of the search and rescue dog or horse;	819

(d) If the violation resulted in the death of the police dog	820
or horse, the search and rescue dog or horse, or the assistance	821
dog that was the subject of the violation or resulted in serious	822
physical harm to that dog or horse to the extent that the dog or	823
horse needs to be replaced on either a temporary or a permanent	824
basis, the cost of replacing that dog or horse and of any further	825
training of a new police dog or horse or a new assistance dog by	826
a law enforcement officer or, by the blind, deaf or hearing	827
impaired, or mobility impaired person assisted or served by the	828
assistance dog, or by the owner of the search and rescue dog or	829
horse, which replacement or training is required because of the	830
death of or the serious physical harm to the dog or horse that was	831
the subject of the violation.	832

(F)(H) This section does not apply to a licensed veterinarian	833
whose conduct is in accordance with Chapter 4741. of the Revised	834
Code.	835

(G)(I) This section only applies to an offender who knows or	836
should know at the time of the violation that the police dog or	837
horse, search and rescue dog or horse, or assistance dog that is	838
the subject of a violation under this section is a police dog or	839
horse, a search and rescue dog or horse, or an assistance dog.	840

(H)(J) As used in this section:

841

(1) "Physical harm" means any injury, illness, or other	842
physiological impairment, regardless of its gravity or duration.	843

(2) "Police dog or horse" means a dog or horse that has been	844
trained, and may be used, to assist law enforcement officers in	845
the performance of their official duties.	846

(3) "Serious physical harm" means any of the following:

847

(a) Any physical harm that carries a substantial risk of	848
death;	849

(b) Any physical harm that causes permanent maiming or that	850
involves some temporary, substantial maiming;	851

(c) Any physical harm that causes acute pain of a duration	852
that results in substantial suffering.	853

(4) "Assistance dog," "blind," and "mobility impaired person"	854
have the same meanings as in section 955.011 of the Revised Code.	855

(5) "Search and rescue dog or horse" means a dog or horse	856
that has been trained, and may be used, to assist in a search and	857
rescue operation.	858

(6) "Search and rescue operation" means an effort conducted	859
at the direction of an agency of this state or of a political	860
subdivision of this state to locate or rescue a lost, injured, or	861
deceased individual.	862

Sec. 3701.04.  (A) The director of health shall:

863

(1) Require reports and make inspections and investigations	864
that the director considers necessary;	865

(2) Provide administration, appoint personnel, make reports,	866
and take other action as necessary to comply with the requirements	867
of the "Construction and Modernization of Hospitals and Other	868
Medical Facilities Act," Title VI of the "Public Health Service	869
Act," 60 Stat. 1041 (1946), 42 U.S.C. 291, as amended, and the	870
regulations adopted under that act;	871

(3) Procure by contract the temporary or intermittent	872
services of experts, consultants, or organizations when those	873
services are to be performed on a part-time or fee-for-service	874
basis and do not involve the performance of administrative duties;	875

(4) Enter into agreements for the utilization of the	876
facilities and services of other departments, agencies, and	877
institutions, public or private;	878

(5) On behalf of the state, solicit, accept, hold,	879
administer, and deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the	880
general operations fund created in section 3701.83 of the Revised	881
Code, any grant, gift, devise, bequest, or contribution made to	882
assist in meeting the cost of carrying out the director's	883
responsibilities and expend the grant, gift, devise, bequest, or	884
contribution for the purpose for which made. Fees collected by the	885
director in connection with meetings and conferences shall also be	886
credited to the fund and expended for the purposes for which paid.	887

(6) Make an annual report to the governor on activities and	888
expenditures, including recommendations for such additional	889
legislation as the director considers appropriate to furnish	890
adequate hospital, clinic, and similar facilities to the people of	891
this state.	892

(7) Establish(B) The director shall adopt rules under	893
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code jointly with the executive	894
director of the emergency management agency to do both of the	895
following as required under section 5502.281 of the Revised Code:	896

(1) Advise, assist, consult with, and cooperate with agencies	897
and political subdivisions of this state to establish and maintain	898
a statewide system for recruiting, registering, training, and	899
deploying volunteers the director determines are advisable and	900
reasonably necessary to respond to an emergency involving the	901
public's healthdeclared by the state or a political subdivision;	902

(2) Establish fees, procedures, standards, and requirements	903
necessary for recruiting, registering, training, and deploying the	904
volunteers.	905

(B)(C) The director of health may enter into agreements to	906
sell services offered by the department of health to boards of	907
health of city and general health districts and to other	908
departments, agencies, and institutions of this state, other	909
states, or the United States. Fees collected by the director for	910
the sale of services shall be deposited into the state treasury to	911
the credit of the general operations fund created in section	912
3701.83 of the Revised Code.	913

Sec. 5502.281.  (A) The executive director of the emergency	914
management agency, jointly with the director of health, shall do	915
both of the following:	916

(1) Advise, assist, consult with, and cooperate with agencies	917
and political subdivisions of this state to establish and maintain	918
a statewide system for recruiting, registering, training, and	919
deploying the types of volunteers reasonably necessary to respond	920
to an emergency declared by the state or a political subdivision;	921

(2) Establish fees, procedures, standards, and requirements	922
for recruiting, registering, training, and deploying the	923
volunteers as required under this section.	924

(B)(1) A registered volunteer's status as a volunteer, and	925
any information presented in summary, statistical, or aggregate	926
form that does not identify an individual, is a public record	927
under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.	928

(2) Information related to a registered volunteer's specific	929
and unique responsibilities, assignments, or deployment plans,	930
including training, preparedness, readiness, or organizational	931
assignment, is a security record for purposes of section 149.433	932
of the Revised Code.	933

(3) Information related to a registered volunteer's personal	934
information, including contact information, medical information,	935
or information related to family members or dependents, is not a	936
public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.	937

(C) A volunteer registered under this section is not liable	938
in damages to any person or government entity in tort or other	939
civil action, including an action upon a medical, dental,	940
chiropractic, optometric, or other health-related claim or	941
veterinary claim, for injury, death, or loss to person or property	942
that may arise from an act or omission of that volunteer. This	943
division applies to a registered volunteer while providing	944
services within the scope of the volunteer's responsibilities	945
during an emergency declared by the state or political subdivision	946
or in disaster-related exercises, testing, or other training	947
activities, if the volunteer's act or omission does not constitute	948
willful or wanton misconduct.	949

(D) As used in this section:

950

(1) "Registered volunteer" means any individual registered as	951
a volunteer pursuant to procedures established under this section	952
and who serves without pay or other consideration, other than the	953
reasonable reimbursement or allowance for expenses actually	954
incurred or the provision of incidental benefits related to the	955
volunteer's service, such as meals, lodging, and childcare.	956

(2) "Political subdivision" means a county, township, or	957
municipal corporation in this state.	958

Sec. 5502.282. (A) An employer that employs forty or more	959
employees shall not terminate the employment of an employee who is	960
a registered volunteer under section 5502.281 of the Revised Code	961
for being tardy for or absent from any shift at the employee's	962
employment when all of the following criteria are met:	963

(1) The employee is tardy to or absent from the employee's	964
employment as a direct result of the employee's participation in	965
responding to an emergency declared by the state or a political	966
subdivision or as a direct result of the employee responding to a	967
specific request of a government official of a political	968
subdivision.	969

(2) The employee's participation was in the employee's	970
capacity as a registered volunteer.	971

(3) The employee was requested to participate by a government	972
official of the state or a political subdivision.	973

(4) The employee notified the employer of that employee's	974
status as a registered volunteer when the employee became a	975
registered volunteer. If the employee was a registered volunteer	976
under section 5502.281 of the Revised Code before being employed	977
with that employer, the employee shall notify the employer of the	978
employee's status as a registered volunteer within a reasonable	979
period of time, not to exceed fourteen days, of beginning	980
employment with that employer.	981

(5) The employee has provided advance notice to the employer	982
that the employee will be tardy or absent as a result of	983
responding to an emergency as a registered volunteer, or if it is	984
impossible for the employee to provide such advance notice, then	985
the employee has submitted documentation of the employee's	986
participation in responding to an emergency upon the employee's	987
return to work.	988

(6) The employee submits to the employer written verification	989
of the emergency within two weeks after the employee was tardy or	990
absent from the employee's employment as a result of the	991
employee's participation in responding to the emergency.	992

(B) If a registered volunteer is a member of an organization	993
that is exempt from federal income taxation under section	994
501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085,	995
26 U.S.C. 1, as amended, and that is organized to provide	996
emergency response services, then the senior official of the	997
organization shall notify the registered volunteer's employer that	998
the registered volunteer is a member of the organization. The	999
senior official of the organization also shall notify the employer	1000
when the registered volunteer ceases to be a member of the	1001
organization.	1002

(C) Upon receipt of a notice under division (A)(4) or (B) of	1003
this section, the employer shall notify the employee or	1004
organization, in writing, of the number of employees employed by	1005
the employer. Unless otherwise required by section 124.132,	1006
124.138, or 124.1310 of the Revised Code, an employer is not	1007
required to compensate an employee for those hours of work for	1008
which the employee was absent or tardy as a result of the employee	1009
responding to an emergency as a registered volunteer.	1010

(D) An employer may excuse an employee from the employee's	1011
duties for training that will allow the employee to maintain the	1012
employee's certifications as a registered volunteer in an	1013
emergency response unit if the senior official of that emergency	1014
response unit has submitted notification to the employer and if	1015
the employee submits notice to the employer of the training not	1016
less than two weeks before the training takes place.	1017

Section 2. That existing sections 121.40, 955.261, 2913.01,	1018
2913.02, 2921.321, and 3701.04 and section 121.404 of the Revised	1019
Code are hereby repealed.	1020

Section 3. The General Assembly declares that it is not the	1021
intent of the General Assembly in enacting division (A) of section	1022
5502.282 of the Revised Code in this act to allow a person to	1023
maintain a public policy tort action under the Ohio Supreme	1024
Court's holding in Greeley v. Miami Valley Maintenance Contrs.,	1025
Inc. (1990), 49 Ohio St. 3d 228, based on the policies embodied in	1026
this chapter, or any federal, state, or local fair employment law.	1027