Ohio Legislative Service Commission
Wendy Zhan, Director
Office of Research
And Drafting
Legislative Budget
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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.

CONSUMERS' COUNSEL, OFFICE OF THE OHIO

ANNUAL REPORT, 2020, 59 pages

Report required by R.C. 4911.17; presents mission, vision, core values statements, and messages from the Board Chair and Consumers' Counsel; includes biographies with pictures of members of the Governing Board and senior management; includes a brief fiscal report of operating expenditures for 2020; provides background on several bills, focusing on H.B. 6 of the 133rd General Assembly;  summarizes actions in major utility cases (including marketing cases) in which the Office represented consumers; includes a complete list of 2020 case activity before PUCO and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; highlights activities to educate consumers about utility service and their choices.

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HIGHER EDUCATION, OHIO. DEPT. OF

THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR FY 2021, MAY 24, 2021, 5 pages + electronic zip file, size 9.45 MB

Report required by R.C. 3345.72; part one contains responses to 12 questions, designed to probe for serious cash flow problems, answered by the campus fiscal officer of all 37 of Ohio's state-supported colleges and universities for which the desired answer is NO; eight institutions answered in the affirmative to one of the questions; most of the affirmative responses related to "concerns of the effect of COVID-19 on their S.B. 6 composite scores"; contact the LSC Library for copies of the individual university reports. 

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REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION, OHIO. DEPT. OF

ANNUAL REPORT, FY 2020, 93 pages

States the Department's mission and core values; first section presents numerous infographics depicting staff statistics and demographics; remainder of document is organized around the departmental structure, with extensive use of infographics: Office of Prisons, Parole and Community Services, Office of Administration, Holistic Services, Legal Services, and the Chief Inspector's Office; the last section, designated Policy, includes executive orders issued by the Director and documents that provide broad explanations of laws and definitions used by the Department.

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TAXATION, OHIO. DEPT. OF

STATE AND PERMISSIVE (LOCAL) SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTIONS FOR INDUSTRIES  RELATED TO TRAVEL AND TOURISM,  JULY 1, 2020 - DECEMBER 31, 2020, 2 pages

Report required by R.C. 5739.36; summarizes and publishes sales and use tax collections for industries related to travel and tourism for the reporting period.

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VETERINARY MEDICINE, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. COLLEGE OF

CANINE RESEARCH REPORT TO THE OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY for 2020, May 2021, 60 pages

Report required by R.C. 955.14; annual accounting of research funded by funds set aside from each county dog license fee; identifies completed research, provides interim progress reports, and describes new research projects; reports the amount of money allocated to the research projects; includes table that identifies on a county basis the amount of funds contributed, the number and types of tags sold, and the number of kennels registered; explains the grant review process; includes blank grant application.

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WATER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, OHIO

ANNUAL REPORT, 2020, 20 pages

Report required by R.C. 6121.14; highlights financing in 2020 that raised $700,000,000 through two bond issuances for the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; reviews Authority's financing of public water and wastewater infrastructure projects and loan programs for planning and construction of water, sewer, brownfield remediation, and solid waste facilities; includes infographic of loan history by county; summarizes awards for research grants in the areas of water and wastewater; lists board of directors, staff, and technical advisors.

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YOUTH SERVICES, OHIO. DEPT. OF

ANNUAL REPORT, FY 2020, 12 pages

Identifies accomplishments of the fiscal year in areas such as: education and employment, community service, family engagement, staff support, services for victims, and reacreditation of facilities; includes infographic with statistics about gender, race, age, offenses of those admitted, and facility populations.

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