Sub. H.B. 449

128th General Assembly

(S. State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs)

• Modifies the law governing the operation of Ohio veteransʹ homes.

• Modifies eligibility requirements for admission to veteransʹ homes.

• Eliminates reporting requirements of the Director of Veterans Services.

• Eliminates a requirement that the Director seek Medicaid certification for veteransʹ homes and Medicaid eligibility for veteransʹ home residents.

• Makes other miscellaneous changes to the laws governing the Department of Veterans Services.

• Removes Revised Code references to the Ohio Veteransʹ Home Agency and replaces references to the Director with the Superintendent of Ohio veteransʹ homes, as appropriate, in the laws governing the administration of veteransʹ homes.

• Modifies pay and accrual of leave provisions for the Adjutant General, Assistant Adjutant Generals for Army and Air, and the Assistant Quartermaster General (AQG).

• Makes changes to the eligibility requirements to serve as Adjutant General, Assistant Adjutant Generals for Army and Air, or as AQG.

• Modifies the composition of and eligibility to serve on the Governorʹs military staff.

• Modifies the law establishing who may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration and affidavits.

• Makes other miscellaneous changes to the laws governing the Adjutant General and Ohio National Guard.

• Makes changes to the Ohio National Guard Scholarship Program.

• Provides that the spouse of a deceased former prisoner of war (POW) may still apply for and receive a POW license plate even if the spouse has remarried.

• Changes the laws regarding the length of leases of vacant armories.

• Makes changes to the appropriations for the Department of Veterans Services.

• Corrects the name of the Staff Sgt. Sean Landrus Memorial Highway.

• Provides that the bill is not subject to the referendum and therefore goes into immediate effect.

H0449-128.docx/ss

06/02/10