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H. B. No. 349 As Reported by the House State Government CommitteeAs Reported by the House State Government Committee
128th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2009-2010 |
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Representatives Weddington, Maag
Cosponsors:
Representatives Letson, Harris, Derickson, Gerberry, Stewart, Belcher, Williams, B.
A BILL
To amend sections 5101.34, 5101.341, and 5101.342 of
the Revised Code to revise the membership,
staffing, and duties of the Ohio Commission on
Fatherhood.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 5101.34, 5101.341, and 5101.342 of
the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5101.34. (A) There
is hereby created in the department
of job and family
services the
Ohio commission on fatherhood.
The
commission shall consist of the following members:
(1)(a) Four members of the house of representatives appointed
by
the speaker of the house, not more than two of whom are members
of
the same political party. Two of the members must be from
legislative districts that include a county or part of a county
that is among the one-third of counties in this state with the
highest number per capita of households headed by females.
(b) Two members of the senate appointed by the president of
the
senate, each from a different political party. One of the
members must be
from a legislative district
that includes a county
or part of a county that is among the
one-third of counties in
this state with the highest number per
capita of households headed
by females.
(2) The governor, or the governor's designee;
(3) One representative of the judicial branch of
government
appointed by the chief justice of the supreme
court;
(4) The directors of health, job and family services,
rehabilitation and correction, alcohol and drug addiction
services, and youth services and the
superintendent of public
instruction, or their designees;
(5) The assistant director of job and family services in
charge of the office of child support created under section
3125.02 of the Revised Code, or the assistant director's designee;
(6) One representative of the
Ohio family and children first
cabinet council created under section 121.37 of the
Revised Code
appointed by the
chairperson of the council;
(6) Five (7) Seven representatives of the general public
appointed
by
the governor. These members shall have extensive
experience
in
issues related to fatherhood.
(B) The appointing
authorities of the Ohio commission on
fatherhood shall make initial
appointments to the commission
within thirty days after
September 29, 1999. Of
the initial
appointments to the commission
made pursuant to
divisions (A)(3),
(5), and (6)
of this section,
three of the members shall serve a
term of one
year and four shall
serve a term of two years.
Members so
appointed subsequently pursuant to divisions (A)(3),
(6), and (7) of this section shall
serve two-year terms. A
member
appointed pursuant to division
(A)(1) of this section shall
serve on the commission until the end
of the general assembly
from which the member was appointed or
until the member ceases
to
serve in the chamber of the general
assembly in which the
member
serves at the time of appointment,
whichever occurs
first. The
governor or the governor's designee
shall serve on
the commission
until the governor ceases to be
governor. The
directors and,
superintendent, and assistant director or their designees
shall
serve on the commission
until
they cease, or the director or,
superintendent, or assistant director a designee
represents
ceases, to
be director or,
superintendent, or assistant director.
Each member
shall
serve on the commission 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 manner
provided for original
appointments. Any member appointed to
fill a vacancy occurring
prior to the expiration date of the
term for which the member's
predecessor was appointed shall
serve on the commission for the
remainder of that term. A
member shall continue to serve on the
commission subsequent to
the expiration date of the member's term
until the member's
successor is appointed or until a period of
sixty days has
elapsed, whichever occurs first. Members shall
serve without
compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary
expenses.
Sec. 5101.341. (A) The Ohio commission on fatherhood
annually shall elect a chairperson from among its members. The
The commission shall employ an executive director and may
employ other staff as necessary for the commission to perform its
duties under section 5101.342 of the Revised Code. The executive
director and commission staff shall be in the unclassified civil
service and shall serve at the commission's pleasure. The
commission shall specify the duties and compensation of the
executive director and commission staff. The
department of job and
family services shall provide other staff
and other support
services for the commission.
(B) The commission may accept
gifts, grants, donations,
contributions, benefits, and other
funds from any public agency or
private source to carry out any
or all of the commission's duties.
The funds shall be deposited
into the Ohio commission on
fatherhood fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury.
All gifts, grants, donations, contributions, benefits, and other
funds received by the commission pursuant to this division shall
be used solely to support the operations of the commission.
Sec. 5101.342. The Ohio commission on fatherhood shall
do
both all of the following:
(A) Organize a state summit on fatherhood once every four
years two-year period that begins on the first day of an
odd-numbered calendar year and ends on the last day of the
next
succeeding even-numbered calendar year;
(B)(1) Prepare a report each year that
identifies resources
available to Identify and fund fatherhood-related
programs and
explores the creation of initiatives operated by government
agencies and private, nonprofit entities, including initiatives
that seek to do the
following:
(a) Build the parenting skills of fathers;
(b) Provide employment-related services for
low-income,
noncustodial fathers;
(c) Prevent premature fatherhood;
(d) Provide services to fathers who are inmates in or have
just
been released from imprisonment in a state correctional
institution, as
defined in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code, or
in any other detention facility, as
defined in section 2921.01 of
the Revised Code, so that they are able to maintain or
reestablish
their relationships with their families;
(e) Reconcile fathers with their families;
(f)(1) Increase public awareness of the critical role
fathers
play;
(2) Augment father-readiness by preventing premature
fatherhood, building parenting skills, and providing
employment-related services for low-income fathers;
(3) Promote and enhance father-child bonding, family
reconciliation, and fathers' involvement in schools by educating
the public about such topics as childbirth, paternity
establishment, child support, custody, visitation, incarceration,
and re-entry into family life and society following incarceration;
(4) Develop fathers' relationship skills to strengthen their
capacity for success in parenting, employment, and marriage.
(2) The commission shall submit each (C) Prepare an annual
report
prepared pursuant to division (B)(1) of that evaluates the
fatherhood-related initiatives funded under this
section and
submit a copy of each report to the president and minority leader
of the
senate, speaker and minority leader of the house of
representatives, governor, and chief justice of the supreme
court.
The first report is due not later than one year after
the last of
the initial appointments to the commission is made under section
5101.341 of the Revised Code.
Section 2. That existing sections 5101.34, 5101.341, and
5101.342 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5101.34
of the Revised Code establishing two-year terms for the members of
the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood, the two additional
representatives of the general public to be appointed by the
Governor under that section, as amended by this act, shall be
appointed to serve for initial terms as follows:
(A) One of the members shall serve for a term ending July 31,
2011.
(B) One of the members shall serve for a term ending July 31,
2012.
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