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Am. H. B. No. 182As Reported by the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee
As Reported by the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee
124th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2001-2002 |
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REPRESENTATIVES Schuring, Hollister, Hartnett, Jerse, Britton, Collier, Boccieri, Schaffer, Flowers, Seitz, S. Smith, Damschroder, Manning, Reidelbach, Lendrum, Flannery, Clancy, Jolivette, Cates, Widowfield, Olman, Schneider, Otterman, Salerno
A BILL
To enact section 4501.025 of the Revised Code to
create the
Citizens Advisory Committee within the
Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4501.025 of the Revised Code be
enacted
to read as follows:
Sec. 4501.025. (A) There is hereby created within the
bureau of
motor vehicles the citizens advisory committee
consisting of nine appointed
members and the registrar of motor
vehicles, who
shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member. The
governor,
the president of the senate, and the speaker of the
house of
representatives each shall appoint three members to the
committee.
The president of the senate and the
speaker of the
house of representatives each shall appoint one
member from their
respective houses. Of the three members that the governor, the
president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of
representatives each appoint to the committee, no more than two
shall be members of the same political party.
Of the initial appointments
to the committee,
the governor,
the
president of the senate, and
the speaker of the
house of
representatives each shall appoint one
member for one
year, one
member for two years, and one member for
three years.
Thereafter,
terms of office shall be for three
years, each term
ending on the
same day of the same month as did
the term that it
succeeds. Each
member shall hold office from the
date of
appointment until the
end of the term for which the member
was
appointed. Members may
be reappointed. Vacancies shall be
filled
in the same manner as
the original appointment. Any member
appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring prior to the expiration of
the term for which the
member's predecessor was appointed shall
hold office for the
remainder of that term. A member shall
continue in office
subsequent to the expiration date of the
member's term until the
member's successor takes office, or until
a period of
sixty days
has elapsed, whichever occurs first. The committee shall select from among its members a
chairperson
and a vice-chairperson. The committee shall meet at
least twice each
calendar year and at other times upon the call of
the chair. Voting members of the committee shall serve without
compensation, but
shall be reimbursed for travel and other
necessary expenses incurred in
the conduct of their official
duties. (B) The committee shall review and evaluate the client
service
practices of the bureau and advise the bureau on ways to
improve its
interaction with the public. The procedures that the
committee shall review include, but are not limited to, the
following: (1) The form and processing of required applications and
other
documents; (2) The administration of tests; (3) The accessibility of bureau staff and the speed and
accuracy
with which questions are answered; (4) Methods of notification for the suspension or revocation
of a
driver's license; (5) Rules regarding proof of financial responsibility; (6) The efficiency of service at the offices of deputy
registrars. The committee shall adopt recommendations by a majority vote
of
its members and shall present recommendations to the bureau for
consideration. The committee shall provide copies of its
recommendations to
the governor, the president of the senate, the
speaker of the house of
representatives, and the director of
public safety. (C) The bureau shall establish a toll-free telephone number
for
the committee that citizens may call to register complaints,
suggestions, or
other comments about their interactions with the
bureau. The bureau also shall establish an address at which
citizens may
contact the committee electronically via the
internet. The committee
periodically shall review all electronic
communications and all calls placed
to the toll-free number. The
bureau shall cooperate with the
committee in the committee's
performance of its duties. (D) The citizens advisory committee shall expire three years
after the date of its creation unless the general assembly renews
it pursuant
to division (D) of section 101.83 of the Revised
Code.
A renewal of the committee shall be for a period of three
years.
Section 2. Within sixty days after the effective date of
this
act, the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the
Speaker of
the House of Representatives each shall appoint three
members to
the Citizens Advisory Committee pursuant to section
4501.025 of
the Revised Code as enacted in this act.
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