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Sub. H. B. No. 34 As Passed by the HouseAs Passed by the House
| 130th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2013-2014 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives Amstutz, Anielski, Buchy, Grossman, Henne, Huffman, McGregor, Sears, Sprague, Wachtmann, Young Speaker Batchelder
A BILL
To amend Section 201 of Sub. H.B. 123 of the 129th
General Assembly, as subsequently amended, and to
make appropriations for the Bureau of Workers'
Compensation for the biennium beginning July 1,
2013, and ending June 30, 2015, and to provide
authorization and conditions for the operation of
the Bureau's programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. All items in this section are hereby appropriated
out of any moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the
designated fund. For all appropriations made in this act, those in
the first column are for fiscal year 2014, and those in the second
column are for fiscal year 2015.
| FND |
AI |
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AI TITLE |
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Appropriations
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BWC BUREAU OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Workers' Compensation Fund Group
| 7023 |
855401 |
|
William Green Lease Payments to OBA |
|
$ |
16,026,100 |
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
| 7023 |
855407 |
|
Claims, Risk and Medical Management |
|
$ |
118,338,586 |
|
$ |
118,338,586 |
|
|
| 7023 |
855408 |
|
Fraud Prevention |
|
$ |
12,114,226 |
|
$ |
12,114,226 |
|
|
| 7023 |
855409 |
|
Administrative Services |
|
$ |
105,857,276 |
|
$ |
105,357,276 |
|
|
| 7023 |
855410 |
|
Attorney General Payments |
|
$ |
4,621,850 |
|
$ |
4,621,850 |
|
|
| 8220 |
855606 |
|
Coal Workers' Fund |
|
$ |
147,666 |
|
$ |
147,666 |
|
|
| 8230 |
855608 |
|
Marine Industry |
|
$ |
75,527 |
|
$ |
75,527 |
|
|
| 8250 |
855605 |
|
Disabled Workers Relief Fund |
|
$ |
319,718 |
|
$ |
319,718 |
|
|
| 8260 |
855609 |
|
Safety and Hygiene Operating |
|
$ |
19,161,132 |
|
$ |
19,161,132 |
|
|
| 8260 |
855610 |
|
Gear Program |
|
$ |
5,000,000 |
|
$ |
5,000,000 |
|
|
| 8290 |
855604 |
|
Long Term Care Loan Program |
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
|
| TOTAL WCF Workers' Compensation
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fund Group
| |
$ |
281,762,081 |
|
$ |
265,235,981 |
|
|
Federal Special Revenue Fund Group
| 3490 |
855601 |
|
OSHA Enforcement |
|
$ |
1,731,000 |
|
$ |
1,731,000 |
|
|
| 3FW0 |
855614 |
|
BLS SOII Grant |
|
$ |
116,919 |
|
$ |
116,919 |
|
|
| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue Fund Group
| |
$ |
1,847,919 |
|
$ |
1,847,919 |
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| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS
| |
$ |
283,610,000 |
|
$ |
267,083,900 |
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WILLIAM GREEN LEASE PAYMENTS
Of the foregoing appropriation item 855401, William Green
Lease Payments, up to $16,026,100 shall be used to make lease
payments to the Treasurer of State at the times they are required
to be made during the period from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2015,
pursuant to leases and agreements made under section 154.24 of the
Revised Code. If it is determined that additional appropriations
are necessary for such purpose, such amounts are hereby
appropriated.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION FRAUD UNIT
Of the foregoing appropriation item 855410, Attorney General
Payments, $828,200 in each fiscal year shall be used to fund the
expenses of the Workers' Compensation Fraud Unit within the
Attorney General's Office. These payments shall be processed at
the beginning of each quarter of each fiscal year and deposited
into the Workers' Compensation Section Fund (Fund 1950) used by
the Attorney General.
Notwithstanding section 4121.37 of the Revised Code, the
Treasurer of State shall transfer $19,161,132 cash in fiscal year
2014 and $19,161,132 cash in fiscal year 2015 from the State
Insurance Fund to the Safety and Hygiene Fund (Fund 8260).
OSHA ON-SITE CONSULTATION PROGRAM
The Bureau of Workers' Compensation may designate a portion
of appropriation item 855609, Safety and Hygiene Operating, to be
used to match federal funding for the federal Occupational Safety
and Health Administration's (OSHA) on-site consultation program.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
The Bureau of Workers' Compensation and the Rehabilitation
Services Commission shall enter into an interagency agreement for
the provision of vocational rehabilitation services and staff to
mutually eligible clients. The bureau may provide not more than
$605,407 in fiscal year 2014 and not more than $605,407 in fiscal
year 2015 from the State Insurance Fund to fund vocational
rehabilitation services and staff in accordance with the
interagency agreement.
Any unencumbered cash balance in excess of $45,000,000 in the
Workers' Compensation Fund (Fund 7023) on the thirtieth day of
June of each fiscal year shall be used to reduce the
administrative cost rate charged to employers to cover
appropriations for Bureau of Workers' Compensation operations.
Section 2. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR BWC AND OIC FUNDING
To pay for the FY 2014 costs related to the Deputy Inspector
General for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation and Industrial
Commission, on July 1, 2013, and on January 1, 2014, or as soon as
possible after each date, the Director of Budget and Management
shall transfer $212,500 in cash from the Workers' Compensation
Fund (Fund 7023) to the Deputy Inspector General for the Bureau of
Workers' Compensation and Industrial Commission Fund (Fund 5FT0).
To pay for the FY 2015 costs related to the Deputy Inspector
General for the Bureau of Workers' Compensation and Industrial
Commission, on July 1, 2014, and on January 1, 2015, or as soon as
possible after each date, the Director of Budget and Management
shall transfer $212,500 in cash from the Workers' Compensation
Fund (Fund 7023) to the Deputy Inspector General for the Bureau of
Workers' Compensation and Industrial Commission Fund (Fund 5FT0).
If additional amounts are needed, the Inspector General may
seek Controlling Board approval for additional transfers of cash
and to increase the amount appropriated in appropriation item
965604, Deputy Inspector General for the Bureau of Workers'
Compensation and Industrial Commission.
Section 3. That Section 201 of Sub. H.B. 123 of the 129th
General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 487 of the 129th
General Assembly, be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 201. All items in Sections 201 and 203 of this act are
hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury to the
credit of the designated fund. For all appropriations made in this
act, those in the first column are for fiscal year 2012, and those
in the second column are for fiscal year 2013.
| FND |
AI |
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AI TITLE |
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Appropriations
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BWC BUREAU OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Workers' Compensation Fund Group
| 7023 |
855401 |
|
William Green Lease Payments to OBA |
|
$ |
18,291,365 |
|
$ |
17,533,370 |
|
|
| 7023 |
855407 |
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Claims, Risk and Medical Management |
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$ |
125,427,732 |
|
$ |
122,492,959 |
|
|
| 7023 |
855408 |
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Fraud Prevention |
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$ |
11,331,154 |
|
$ |
11,164,226 |
|
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| 7023 |
855409 |
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Administrative Services |
|
$ |
101,724,950 |
|
$ |
103,346,037 |
|
|
| 7023 |
855410 |
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Attorney General Payments |
|
$ |
4,621,850 |
|
$ |
4,621,850 |
|
|
| 8220 |
855606 |
|
Coal Workers' Fund |
|
$ |
150,586 |
|
$ |
147,666 |
|
|
| 8230 |
855608 |
|
Marine Industry |
|
$ |
76,532 |
|
$ |
75,527 |
|
|
| 8250 |
855605 |
|
Disabled Workers Relief Fund |
|
$ |
322,266 |
|
$ |
319,718 |
|
|
| 8260 |
855609 |
|
Safety and Hygiene Operating |
|
$ |
20,382,567 |
|
$ |
20,161,132 |
|
|
| 8260 |
855610 |
|
Gear Program |
|
$ |
4,000,000 |
|
$ |
4,000,000 |
|
|
| 8290 |
855604 |
|
Long Term Care Loan Program |
|
$ |
1,000,000 |
|
$ |
100,000 |
|
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| TOTAL WCF Workers' Compensation
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Fund Group
| |
$ |
287,329,002 |
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$ |
283,962,485 |
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|
Federal Special Revenue Fund Group
| 3490 |
855601 |
|
OSHA Enforcement |
|
$ |
1,670,998 |
|
$ |
1,647,515 |
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| TOTAL FED Federal Special Revenue Fund Group
| |
$ |
1,670,998 |
|
$ |
1,647,515 |
|
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| TOTAL ALL BUDGET FUND GROUPS
| |
$ |
289,000,000 |
|
$ |
285,610,000 |
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WILLIAM GREEN LEASE PAYMENTS
The foregoing appropriation item 855401, William Green Lease
Payments to OBA, shall be used for lease payments to the Ohio
Building Authority, and these appropriations shall be used to meet
all payments at the times they are required to be made during the
period from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013, by the Bureau of
Workers' Compensation to the Ohio Building Authority pursuant to
leases and agreements made under Chapter 152. of the Revised Code
and Section 6 of Am. Sub. H.B. 743 of the 118th General Assembly.
Of the amounts received in Fund 7023, appropriation item 855401,
William Green Lease Payments to OBA, up to $35,824,735 shall be
restricted for lease rental payments to the Ohio Building
Authority. If it is determined that additional appropriations are
necessary for such purpose, such amounts are hereby appropriated.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all
tenants of the William Green Building not funded by the Workers'
Compensation Fund (Fund 7023) shall pay their fair share of the
costs of lease payments to the Workers' Compensation Fund (Fund
7023) by intrastate transfer voucher.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION FRAUD UNIT
The Workers' Compensation Section Fund (Fund 1950)
administered by the Attorney General shall receive payments from
the Bureau of Workers' Compensation at the beginning of each
quarter of each fiscal year to fund expenses of the Workers'
Compensation Fraud Unit within the Attorney General's Office. Of
the foregoing appropriation item 855410, Attorney General
Payments, $828,200 in fiscal year 2012 and $828,200 in fiscal year
2013 shall be used to provide these payments.
Notwithstanding section 4121.37 of the Revised Code, the
Treasurer of State shall transfer $20,382,567 cash in fiscal year
2012 and $20,161,132 cash in fiscal year 2013 from the State
Insurance Fund to the Safety and Hygiene Fund (Fund 8260).
OSHA ON-SITE CONSULTATION PROGRAM
The Bureau of Workers' Compensation may designate a portion
of appropriation item 855609, Safety and Hygiene Operating, to be
used to match federal funding for the federal Occupational Safety
and Health Administration's (OSHA) on-site consultation program.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
The Bureau of Workers' Compensation and the Rehabilitation
Services Commission shall enter into an interagency agreement for
the provision of vocational rehabilitation services and staff to
mutually eligible clients. The bureau shall may provide not more
than $605,407 in fiscal year 2012 and not more than $605,407 in
fiscal year 2013 from the State Insurance Fund to fund vocational
rehabilitation services and staff in accordance with the
interagency agreement.
Any unencumbered cash balance in excess of $45,000,000 in the
Workers' Compensation Fund (Fund 7023) on the thirtieth day of
June of each fiscal year shall be used to reduce the
administrative cost rate charged to employers to cover
appropriations for Bureau of Workers' Compensation operations.
Section 4. That existing Section 201 of Sub. H.B. 123 of the
129th General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 487 of the
129th General Assembly, is hereby repealed.
Section 5. Law contained in the Main Operating Appropriations
Act of the 130th General Assembly that applies generally to the
appropriations made in that act also applies generally to the
appropriations made in this act.
Section 6. The provisions of law contained in this act, and
their applications, are severable. If any provision of law
contained in this act, or if any application of any provision of
law contained in this act, is held invalid, the invalidity does
not affect other provisions of law contained in this act and their
applications that can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application.
Section 7. The sections of law contained in this act, and the
items of law of which the sections of law contained in this act
are composed, are not subject to the referendum under Ohio
Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and section 1.471 of the
Revised Code and therefore go into immediate effect when this act
becomes law.
Section 8. An item that composes the whole or part of a
section of law contained in this act has no effect after June 30,
2015, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
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