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| To enact sections 193.01, 193.02, 193.03, and 193.04 | 1 |
| of the Revised Code to create the Ohio Economic | 2 |
| Council on Women. | 3 |
| Section 1. That sections 193.01, 193.02, 193.03, and 193.04 | 4 |
| of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: | 5 |
| Sec. 193.01. (A) There is hereby created within the | 6 |
| development services agency the Ohio economic council on women. | 7 |
| The council shall consist of the following members: | 8 |
| (1) Three members of the senate, two members appointed by the | 9 |
| president of the senate and one member appointed by the minority | 10 |
| leader of the senate; | 11 |
| (2) Three members of the house of representatives, two | 12 |
| members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives | 13 |
| and one member appointed by the minority leader of the house of | 14 |
| representatives; | 15 |
| (3) Four members jointly appointed by the president of the | 16 |
| senate and the speaker of the house of representatives who have | 17 |
| knowledge of and experience regarding the economic concerns of | 18 |
| women; | 19 |
| (4) One member appointed by the governor who is recommended | 20 |
| by the advisory committee on women veterans; | 21 |
| (5) Two members, appointed by the governor from nominations | 22 |
| submitted by the Ohio board of regents, who are faculty or staff | 23 |
| from state or private four-year institutions of higher education | 24 |
| that have a graduate program and have research and teaching | 25 |
| experience in the field of economic concerns of women; | 26 |
| (6) Two members appointed by the governor, who may be | 27 |
| selected from lists of qualified persons submitted by interested | 28 |
| local, civic, and business groups involved in the advancement of | 29 |
| women. The interested groups shall actively seek persons from as | 30 |
| broad a range within each group as is reasonably possible and | 31 |
| shall ensure that these persons broadly represent the community in | 32 |
| areas such as age, sex, minority status, economic level, | 33 |
| employment, and political affiliation. | 34 |
| (B)(1)(a) Appointments to the council shall be made not later | 35 |
| than sixty days after the effective date of this section. | 36 |
| (b) The Ohio board of regents or an interested party, as | 37 |
| applicable, shall submit recommendations for appointments to be | 38 |
| made pursuant to division (A)(5) or (6) of this section to the | 39 |
| governor not later than thirty days after the effective date of | 40 |
| this section. | 41 |
| (2) Each member of the council appointed pursuant to division | 42 |
| (A)(1) or (2) of this section shall hold office during the general | 43 |
| assembly in which the member is appointed and until a successor | 44 |
| has been appointed, notwithstanding the adjournment sine die of | 45 |
| the general assembly in which the member was appointed or the | 46 |
| expiration of the member's term as a member of the general | 47 |
| assembly. Any vacancies occurring among these members of the | 48 |
| council shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment. | 49 |
| (3) Council members appointed under divisions (A)(3) to (6) | 50 |
| of this section serve until the council dissolves under division | 51 |
| (G) of this section. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment | 52 |
| pursuant to the criteria in this section. | 53 |
| (4) At all times, at least one member of the council | 54 |
| appointed pursuant to division (A) of this section shall be an | 55 |
| owner, chief executive officer, board member, or other managerial | 56 |
| employee who performs a substantial role in the decision-making | 57 |
| and the day-to-day operations of a sole proprietorship, a | 58 |
| corporation for profit, or a pass-through entity as defined in | 59 |
| section 5733.04 of the Revised Code. | 60 |
| (5) At all times, at least eight members of the council | 61 |
| appointed pursuant to division (A) of this section shall be women. | 62 |
| (C) The council shall elect at the first regular meeting of | 63 |
| each calendar year a chair, a vice-chair, and three | 64 |
| representatives, who comprise the five-member executive committee | 65 |
| to function between quarterly meetings. The chair or the director | 66 |
| of development services may call meetings of the executive | 67 |
| committee. The executive committee shall carry out the matters | 68 |
| delegated to it by the council. | 69 |
| (D) The council shall meet as necessary to transact business, | 70 |
| provided that the council shall meet at least quarterly. | 71 |
| Additional meetings may be called by the chair or by three members | 72 |
| of the council upon delivery of written notice to each member of | 73 |
| the council. The director shall notify all members of the time and | 74 |
| place of any regular or special meeting at least seven days in | 75 |
| advance of that meeting. | 76 |
| (E) A majority of council members shall constitute a quorum. | 77 |
| The concurrence of a majority of those members present and voting | 78 |
| in any matter within the council's duties is required for a | 79 |
| determination of matters within the council's jurisdiction. | 80 |
| (F) Council members shall receive no compensation but shall | 81 |
| be reimbursed by the development services agency for actual and | 82 |
| necessary expenses incurred in the performance of council duties. | 83 |
| (G) The council dissolves by operation of law five years | 84 |
| after the effective date of H.B. 575 of the 130th general | 85 |
| assembly. | 86 |
| Sec. 193.02. (A) The Ohio economic council on women shall | 87 |
| examine the economic concerns and needs of women in Ohio, | 88 |
| including employment policies and practices, educational needs and | 89 |
| opportunities, child care, property rights, health care, domestic | 90 |
| relations, and the effect of federal and state laws on women. To | 91 |
| address these concerns and needs, the council may conduct | 92 |
| research, hold hearings, develop recommendations and policy, | 93 |
| educate the public, and engage in activities for the benefit of | 94 |
| women. | 95 |
| (B) The council shall do all of the following: | 96 |
| (1) Consult with and report to the governor, the general | 97 |
| assembly, and the pertinent agencies, departments, boards, | 98 |
| commissions, and other entities of state and local governments on | 99 |
| matters pertaining to women; | 100 |
| (2) Serve as an advocate for women; | 101 |
| (3) Establish and maintain a program to find and encourage | 102 |
| women to serve on state boards and commissions; | 103 |
| (4) To the extent resources exist, evaluate and quantify the | 104 |
| results of job training programs and evaluate whether they assist | 105 |
| women to obtain better employment. | 106 |
| Sec. 193.03. (A) Not later than September 1, 2016, and every | 107 |
| two years thereafter until the council dissolves, the Ohio | 108 |
| economic council on women shall submit a report to the governor | 109 |
| and the general assembly. The council shall include all of the | 110 |
| following in the report: | 111 |
| (1) A summary of the activities and findings of the council | 112 |
| on the economic status of women in the state of Ohio during the | 113 |
| immediately preceding two years; | 114 |
| (2) Recommendations for more effective use of existing | 115 |
| resources and services for women; | 116 |
| (3) Proposals for the development of programs, opportunities, | 117 |
| and services that are not otherwise provided to advance a | 118 |
| comprehensive and coordinated system of services for women; | 119 |
| (4) Any other recommendations as the council finds | 120 |
| appropriate. | 121 |
| (B) A copy of the report shall be made available to the | 122 |
| public on the web site maintained by the development services | 123 |
| agency. | 124 |
| Sec. 193.04. (A) The director of development services shall | 125 |
| be the chief administrative officer of the council. | 126 |
| The director may conduct the ordinary and necessary business | 127 |
| in the name of the council in accordance with this chapter or as | 128 |
| determined by the council. | 129 |
| (B) The director shall, with respect to the duties of the | 130 |
| council, serve as an advocate for women and employ personnel as | 131 |
| authorized by the council. | 132 |