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(127th General Assembly)
(Amended House Bill Number 435)
AN ACT
To amend section 107.12 of the Revised Code to reform
the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
SECTION 1. That section 107.12 of the Revised Code be amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 107.12. (A) As used in this section, "organization"
means a faith-based or other organization that is exempt from
federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the "Internal
Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended,
and
provides charitable services to needy residents of this
state.
(B) There is hereby established within the office of the
governor the governor's office of faith-based and community
initiatives. The office shall:
(1) Serve as a clearinghouse of information on federal,
state, and local funding for charitable services performed by
organizations;
(2) Encourage organizations to seek public funding for their
charitable services;
(3) Act as a liaison between state agencies and Assist local,
state, and federal agencies in coordinating their activities to
secure maximum use of funds and efforts that benefit people
receiving charitable services from
organizations;
(4) Advise the governor, general assembly, and the advisory
board of the governor's office of faith-based and community
initiatives on the barriers that exist to collaboration between
organizations and governmental entities and on ways to remove the
barriers.
(C) The governor shall appoint an executive assistant
director and
such other staff as may be necessary to
manage the
office and
perform or oversee the performance of the
duties of
the office.
Within sixty days after being appointed, and every
twelve months thereafter, the executive director shall distribute
to the advisory board and review with the board a strategic plan.
The executive director shall
report to the board at
least
quarterly on proposed initiatives
and policies. A report
shall
include the condition of the budget
and the finances of the
office.
(D)(1) There is hereby created the advisory board of the
governor's office of faith-based and community initiatives. The
board shall consist of the following members appointed as follows:
(a) The directors of aging, alcohol
and drug addiction
services, rehabilitation and correction, health, job
and
family
services, mental retardation and developmental disabilities,
mental health, and youth services shall each
appoint to
the board
one employee of that director's
department., or their designees;
(b) The speaker of the house of representatives shall
appoint
to the board two members of the house of
representatives, not more
than one of whom shall be from the same
political party and at
least one of whom shall be from the legislative black caucus. The
president of the
senate shall appoint to the
board two members of
the senate, not
more than one of whom
shall be from the same
political party.
(c) The governor, the speaker of the house of
representatives,
and the president of the senate shall each
appoint to the board
three
representatives of the nonprofit,
faith-based and other
nonprofit
community.
(2) Terms of the office
shall be one year. Any vacancy
that
occurs on the board shall be
filled in the same manner
as the
original appointment. The members
of the board shall
serve
without compensation.
(3) At its initial meeting, the board shall elect a
chairperson. The chairperson shall be a member of the board who
is
a member of
the house of representatives Members of the board
are not entitled to compensation, but the members appointed by the
governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the
president of the senate who are representatives of the nonprofit,
faith-based and other nonprofit community shall be reimbursed for
their actual and necessary expenses that are incurred in relation
to board meetings.
(4) The board shall be presided over by a chairperson and a
vice-chairperson, who shall be the members of the board who are
also members of the house of representatives or the senate.
Annually on the
first day of January, the chairpersonship and
vice-chairpersonship
shall alternate between the members of the
house of
representatives and the senate.
(E) The board shall do both of the following have the
following duties:
(1) Provide direction, guidance, and oversight to the office;
(2) Assist in the dissemination of information about, and in
the stimulation of public awareness of, the service programs
supported by the office;
(3) Review the budget and finances of the office, proposed
initiatives and policies, and the executive director's annual
strategic plan at board meetings;
(4) Provide feedback for and proposed modifications of the
executive director's strategic
plan. Within forty-five days after
submitting a strategic plan, the executive director shall contact
each advisory board member to obtain feedback. With the approval
of the advisory board chairperson, the executive director shall
lead a strategic plan discussion at the first board meeting
following the distribution of the strategic plan.
(5) Publish a report of its activities and accomplishments on
or before the first
day of August of each year, and deliver
copies of the report to
the governor, the speaker and minority
leader of the house of
representatives, and the president and
minority leader of the
senate.
(F) No member of the board or organization that the member is
affiliated or involved with is eligible to receive any grant that
the office administers or assists in administering.
SECTION 2. That existing section 107.12 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3.
The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the
Advisory Board of the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and
Community Initiatives who are holding office on the effective date
of this section continue to hold office until January 1, 2009.
Beginning January 1, 2009, the chairperson and vice-chairperson of
the advisory board assume office in accordance with the
alternation established in division (D)(4) of section 107.12 of
the Revised Code.
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