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H. B. No. 298 As IntroducedAs Introduced
128th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2009-2010 |
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Representative Weddington
Cosponsors:
Representatives Domenick, Williams, S.
A BILL
To create the Special Task Force on non-General
Revenue Funds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. (A) The General Assembly finds that the transfer
of cash from non-General Revenue Funds in the state treasury to
the General Revenue Fund has become a routine practice of state
government, and further finds that the state would benefit from a
thorough study of this practice with the goal of establishing
criteria to govern such transfers and to ensure the efficient
administration of non-General Revenue Funds.
(B) There is hereby created the Special Task Force on
non-General Revenue Funds. The Task Force shall evaluate funds in
the state treasury from which transfers to the General Revenue
Fund have been or may be made.
(C) The Task Force shall consist of the following eight
members: The Director of Budget and Management, the Treasurer of
State or the Treasurer's designee, a member of the House Finance
Committee appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, a member of the Senate Finance Committee
appointed by the President of the Senate, a member of the House
Majority Caucus staff appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, a
member of the House Minority Caucus staff
appointed by the House
Minority Leader, a member of the Senate
Majority Caucus staff
appointed by the President of the Senate,
and a member of the
Senate Minority Caucus staff appointed by the
Senate Minority
Leader.
(D) The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall be ex
officio nonvoting members of the Task Force. All other Task Force
members possess the authority to vote on matters before the Task
Force.
(E) Members shall be appointed not later than thirty days
after the effective date of this act. Not later than sixty days
after the date the last original appointment is made, the Task
Force shall convene as summoned by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives. At the first meeting, members of the Task Force
shall elect a chairperson. The Task Force shall meet not less than
once per month.
(F) The Task Force shall deliver a final report to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of
the House, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the
Senate, and the Governor not later than July 1, 2010. The Task
Force shall cease to exist after the final report has been
delivered.
(G) A vacancy on the Task Force shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment.
(H) Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation,
except for the reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses.
(I) Upon the request of the chairperson, the Legislative
Service Commission shall provide research assistance to the Task
Force.
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