Ohio Legislative Service Commission
Wendy Zhan, Director
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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

ANNUAL REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 2024, 8 pages

Provides highlights of the Department's activities within four divisions: Human Capital and Planning, General Services, Office of Information and Technology, and Agency Operations; describes the distribution of disbursements totaling $888.9 million by the Department during FY 2024.

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DEVELOPMENT, OHIO. DEPT. OF

ANNUAL REPORT, FISCAL YEAR 2024, 64 pages + 1,728 page appendix

Report required by R.C. 122.0817; overview of activities by the Department of Development in 2023, including expanding high-speed internet, investments in the Appalachian region, and programs supporting small business; appendix contains reports detailing impacts of individual tax credits and programs, such as the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits and Enterprize Zone Tax Credits.

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JUVENILE JUSTICE WORKING GROUP, OHIO.

REPORT, September 2024, 36 pages

Formed November 13, 2023, by Governor Mike DeWine, the Juvenile Justice Working Group was tasked to examine the state of juvenile justice and corrections in Ohio, including the Department of Youth Services, community corrections facilities, county juvenile detention centers, and agencies' partnerships with county juvenile detention facilities; makes 26 recommendations, including creation of specialized housing units, out-of-home placement for low-level offenses, and an increase in the number of community corrections facilities in counties with the largest commitments to the Department of Youth Services.

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OHIO COAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

OHIO COAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA, FISCAL YEARS 2025-2026, July 2024, 16 pages

Report required by R.C. 1551.34; makes recommendations concerning Ohio coal research and development project proposals, governance matters, and other topics related to Ohio coal development; includes table of projects awarded grants for FY 2023 and FY 2024, listing applicant, project title, and amount of award.

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SINKING FUND COMMISSION OF OHIO

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JULY JANUARY 1, 2024-JUNE 30, 2024, August 14, 2024, 36 pages

Report required by Article VIII, Section 11 of the Ohio Constitution and R.C. 129.22; provides brief summaries of the state's bonded debt; presents more detailed descriptions and financial information on ten types of outstanding general obligation bonds and their associated debt service funds.

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STATE COUNCIL OF UNIFORM STATE LAWS, OHIO.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF UNIFORM STATE LAWS TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OHIO, NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS, AND OTHERS, 2023, 16 pages

Report required by R.C. 105.27; the commissioners of the Council of Uniform State Laws may, on behalf of the state, attend the annual and other conferences of state commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United States; report describes the activities of the commissioners over the previous year; summarizes legislation considered by the full Uniform Law Commission and recommended for adoption in Ohio by the Ohio commissioners; and lists past legislative activity in Ohio to introduce recommended legislation.

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WORKERS' COMPENSATION, OHIO. BUREAU OF

ACTUARIAL REPORT ON HOUSE BILL 559: WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- EMERGENCY WORKERS' PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS, July 1, 2024, 5 pages including transmittal letter dated August 30, 2024 

Report required by R.C. 4121.125(C)(6) and (7) that requires the BWC Board of Directors to have prepared, by or under the supervision of an actuary, an actuarial analysis of any introduced legislation expected to have a measurable financial impact on the workers' compensation system; covers H.B. 556 of the 135th General Assembly (2023-2024) that proposes to expand workers’ compensation eligibility to first responders if they
suffer from a psychiatric condition without an accompanying physical injury.

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