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Agency Reports Submitted to the General Assembly

Section 101.68(B) of the Revised Code requires that when reports must be submitted to the General Assembly, copies of the reports must be submitted to the Director of the Legislative Service Commission (LSC). Section 101.68(C) requires LSC to monthly inform each member of the General Assembly of the reports received. Below is the annotated bibliography of reports recently submitted to LSC. The bibliography, compiled by the LSC Library staff, also includes other documents that may be of interest to legislators. The links to electronic copies of the documents are included; click "View Report" to open a document. Please call the LSC Library at (614) 466-5312 if you would like to receive more information about this document.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, OHIO. DEPT. OF

ACTUARIAL VALUATION OF THE STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, February 23, 2021, 19 pages

Report required by O.A.C. 123:1-71-05; presents the actuarial valuation report prepared by Lewis & Ellis Actuaries & Consultants; transmittal letter available with "View Report"; report available from the LSC Library.

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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, OHIO. DEPT. OF

STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019 AND THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT THEREON, 18 pages

Report required by O.A.C. 123:1-71-05; presents the independent auditors' report from the firm of Schneider Downs & Co., Inc., followed by management's discussion and analysis; contains several financial statements; transmittal letter available with "View Report"; report available from the LSC Library. 

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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, OHIO.

OHIO SUNSHINE LAWS: AN OPEN GOVERNMENT RESOURCE MANUAL, 2021, March 2021, 142 pages + Appendices volume, 62 pages

Compiled annually by the Attorney General's Office; its purpose is to assist citizens seeking answers and public employees responding to requests; updated to reflect statutory changes and legal decisions from the previous year concerning Ohio's public records and open meetings laws; notes it is not to be considered a substitute for legal advice; appendices include a listing of statutory exemptions not contained in R.C. 149.43 and brief summaries of Ohio Attorney General opinions interpreting Ohio's Public Records Act and Open Meetings Act.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, OHIO.

OHIO'S LAW ON CONCEALED HANDGUNS, 2020, March 2021, 28 pages

Report required by R.C. 109.731; represents annual compilation of statistics submitted to the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission by Ohio sheriffs on the number of concealed carry licenses issued, renewed, suspended, or revoked; identifies the ten counties at the top and bottom of the categories; provides statistics for each county; identifies 36 states with reciprocity agreements that allow Ohio permit holders to carry concealed handguns. 

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COMMON SENSE INITIATIVE (OHIO)

ANNUAL REPORT, 2020, February 2021, 13 pages

Required required by R.C. 107.55; agency known as CSI; executive summary reviews mission of agency and the process of citizen participation in its work; includes brief infographic reflecting the number of rules reviewed for the current year and from 2019 forward; provides examples of specific work developing rules: Board of Pharmacy (medical marijuana), Accountancy Board (account examination), and by multiple agencies following the passage of S.B. 7 of the 133rd General Assembly (military temporary occupational licenses); summarizes its work with artificial intelligence in regulatory reform; summarizes the high-interest rule regulation issues of the past year, including building standards, Aging and Medicaid rule alignment, cosmetology and barber education, and physician continuing medical education; includes pictures of members of the Small Business Advisory Council that advises CSI on government rules and regulations.

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EDUCATION, OHIO. DEPT. OF

COMMUNITY SCHOOL REVOLVING LOAN FUND: ANNUAL REPORT, March 4, 2021, 1 page

Report required by R.C. 3314.30; fund created in 2003 to be funded through federal funds allocated to Ohio to support a new start-up community school's operational costs and may be loaned to the school or its sponsor; to date there has been no allocation for the revolving loan fund.

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JOBSOHIO (ORGANIZATION)

ANNUAL REPORT AND STRATEGIC PLAN, 2020, March 2021, 38 pages

Opening message from Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor John Husted, along with messages from Robert Smith, Chairman of the Board, and J.P. Nauseef, President and CEO; cases studies scattered throughout the report, including Pella Windows, Stitches USA and Buckeye Mask Company, PureCycle Technologies, Ultium Cells, KAO USA, and Adler Pelzer Group; describes its initiatives to develop and attract talent to Ohio; infographic of its work reflecting jobs created, new payroll, and capital investment; table with historical statistics and its 2020 target industries; highlights its COVID-19 pandemic response; includes pictures of its Board of Directors; contains the following financial statements: net position and revenues, expenses, and changes in net position.

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RETIREMENT STUDY COUNCIL, OHIO.

ANNUAL REPORT, 2020: EVALUATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE OPERATIONS OF THE STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS, 133RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY, JANUARY 1, 2020-DECEMBER 31, 2020, March 26, 2021, 29 pages

Report required by R.C. 171.04; includes progress of each fund on achieving 30-year funding plans, information on the retirement systems' investment performance, and the status of health care funds; summarizes enacted pension legislation; summarizes pending pension-related issues, as identified in 2014, the agency's recommendations, and the status of any actions taken in the 133rd General Assembly; describes documents statutorily required to be submitted to the Council by the retirement systems; describes reports prepared by the Council; includes status sheet of pension legislation for the 133rd General Assembly.  

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