As Introduced

130th General Assembly
Regular Session
2013-2014
H. B. No. 323


Representatives Duffey, Hagan, C. 

Cosponsors: Representatives Amstutz, Blair, Henne, Landis, Roegner, Schuring, Stinziano, Terhar, Bishoff 



A BILL
To enact section 149.65 of the Revised Code to 1
establish an online catalog of public data at 2
data.Ohio.gov.3


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

       Section 1.  That section 149.65 of the Revised Code be 4
enacted to read as follows:5

       Sec. 149.65.  The director of administrative services shall 6
establish and administer and operate a web site to function as a 7
portal and catalog where public records and data sets of public 8
records, created by state government and other public offices, can 9
be located and accessed by the public online. The web site shall 10
be registered at data.Ohio.gov. The state shall consider 11
participation and affiliation of data.Ohio.gov with data.gov, the 12
official online data catalog of the United States government.13

       The director of administrative services shall adopt rules 14
under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that specify policies and 15
procedures for the administration and operation of data.Ohio.gov. 16
The director shall make every effort to ensure that data posted 17
online at data.ohio.gov is open format and machine readable.18