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| To amend sections 121.02 and 121.03 and to enact | 1 |
| section 121.77 of the Revised Code to create the | 2 |
| Department of Grants and Philanthropic Gestures. | 3 |
| Section 1. That sections 121.02 and 121.03 be amended and | 4 |
| section 121.77 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: | 5 |
| Sec. 121.02. The following administrative departments and | 6 |
| their respective directors are hereby created: | 7 |
| (A) The office of budget and management, which shall be | 8 |
| administered by the director of budget and management; | 9 |
| (B) The department of commerce, which shall be administered | 10 |
| by the director of commerce; | 11 |
| (C) The department of administrative services, which shall be | 12 |
| administered by the director of administrative services; | 13 |
| (D) The department of transportation, which shall be | 14 |
| administered by the director of transportation; | 15 |
| (E) The department of agriculture, which shall be | 16 |
| administered by the director of agriculture; | 17 |
| (F) The department of natural resources, which shall be | 18 |
| administered by the director of natural resources; | 19 |
| (G) The department of health, which shall be administered by | 20 |
| the director of health; | 21 |
| (H) The department of job and family services, which shall be | 22 |
| administered by the director of job and family services; | 23 |
| (I) Until July 1, 1997, the department of liquor control, | 24 |
| which shall be administered by the director of liquor control; | 25 |
| (J) The department of public safety, which shall be | 26 |
| administered by the director of public safety; | 27 |
| (K) The department of mental health and addiction services, | 28 |
| which shall be administered by the director of mental health and | 29 |
| addiction services; | 30 |
| (L) The department of developmental disabilities, which shall | 31 |
| be administered by the director of developmental disabilities; | 32 |
| (M) The department of insurance, which shall be administered | 33 |
| by the superintendent of insurance as director thereof; | 34 |
| (N) The development services agency, which shall be | 35 |
| administered by the director of development services; | 36 |
| (O) The department of youth services, which shall be | 37 |
| administered by the director of youth services; | 38 |
| (P) The department of rehabilitation and correction, which | 39 |
| shall be administered by the director of rehabilitation and | 40 |
| correction; | 41 |
| (Q) The environmental protection agency, which shall be | 42 |
| administered by the director of environmental protection; | 43 |
| (R) The department of aging, which shall be administered by | 44 |
| the director of aging; | 45 |
| (S) The department of veterans services, which shall be | 46 |
| administered by the director of veterans services; | 47 |
| (T) The department of medicaid, which shall be administered | 48 |
| by the medicaid director; | 49 |
| (U) The department of grants and philanthropic gestures, | 50 |
| which shall be administered by the director of grants and | 51 |
| philanthropic gestures. | 52 |
| The director of each department shall exercise the powers and | 53 |
| perform the duties vested by law in such department. | 54 |
| Sec. 121.03. The following administrative department heads | 55 |
| shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of | 56 |
| the senate, and shall hold their offices during the term of the | 57 |
| appointing governor, and are subject to removal at the pleasure of | 58 |
| the governor. | 59 |
| (A) The director of budget and management; | 60 |
| (B) The director of commerce; | 61 |
| (C) The director of transportation; | 62 |
| (D) The director of agriculture; | 63 |
| (E) The director of job and family services; | 64 |
| (F) Until July 1, 1997, the director of liquor control; | 65 |
| (G) The director of public safety; | 66 |
| (H) The superintendent of insurance; | 67 |
| (I) The director of development services; | 68 |
| (J) The tax commissioner; | 69 |
| (K) The director of administrative services; | 70 |
| (L) The director of natural resources; | 71 |
| (M) The director of mental health and addiction services; | 72 |
| (N) The director of developmental disabilities; | 73 |
| (O) The director of health; | 74 |
| (P) The director of youth services; | 75 |
| (Q) The director of rehabilitation and correction; | 76 |
| (R) The director of environmental protection; | 77 |
| (S) The director of aging; | 78 |
| (T) The administrator of workers' compensation who meets the | 79 |
| qualifications required under division (A) of section 4121.121 of | 80 |
| the Revised Code; | 81 |
| (U) The director of veterans services who meets the | 82 |
| qualifications required under section 5902.01 of the Revised Code; | 83 |
| (V) The chancellor of the Ohio board of regents; | 84 |
| (W) The medicaid director; | 85 |
| (X) The director of grants and philanthropic gestures. | 86 |
| Sec. 121.77. (A) The department of grants and philanthropic | 87 |
| gestures shall do all of the following: | 88 |
| (1) Assemble information, and serve as a clearinghouse making | 89 |
| information available to the public, regarding each grant, and the | 90 |
| criteria for applying to receive each grant, that may be available | 91 |
| from this state and from the federal government, and all sources | 92 |
| of private, philanthropic assistance, financial or otherwise, that | 93 |
| are available to residents of this state; | 94 |
| (2) Solicit private donations to provide grants and | 95 |
| assistance, financial or otherwise, for economic development, | 96 |
| health, safety, and morals; and | 97 |
| (3) Identify barriers to, and suggest ways of removing | 98 |
| barriers to, entry into business, including entry into foreign | 99 |
| markets, for residents of this state. | 100 |
| (B) If a grant or assistance is based on a private donation | 101 |
| solicited by the department, the department shall ensure that the | 102 |
| grant or assistance is provided in cooperation with the donor, and | 103 |
| that any instructions the donor may have given with regard to the | 104 |
| donation are complied with. | 105 |
| (C) The department may receive and accept gifts, grants, | 106 |
| donations, and similar funds from any lawful source to be used for | 107 |
| the purposes of this section. The funds shall be deposited in the | 108 |
| state treasury to the credit of the department of grants and | 109 |
| philanthropic gestures gifts and grants fund, which is hereby | 110 |
| created. | 111 |
| (D) The department may contract with, retain the services of, | 112 |
| or designate, and fix the compensation of, consultants, advisers, | 113 |
| and other independent contractors as may be necessary or desirable | 114 |
| to carry out this section. The director shall create a registry of | 115 |
| these consultants, advisers, and other independent contractors, | 116 |
| and shall make the registry available to the public. | 117 |
| Section 2. That existing sections 121.02 and 121.03 of the | 118 |
| Revised Code are hereby repealed. | 119 |