ANNUAL SURVEY ON WORKFORCE DIVERSITY, December 2024, 31 pages

Report required by R.C. 124.91; presents the results of the Department's survey of each state agency's workforce at the time of the survey; includes statewide and agency specific information; explains how the demographic data was obtained; definitions used in the report for the racial and ethnic categories come from the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

NOTIFICATION BY THE AUDITOR OF STATE: FAILURE TO FILE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TERRA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, December 5, 2024, 2 pages

Report required by Administrative Code Rule 126:3-1-01(A)(2)(b); letter serves as notice that Terra Community College has not filed financial statements for FY 2024, nor for an extension for filing those financial statements.

NOTIFICATION BY THE AUDITOR OF STATE: FAILURE TO FILE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY, December 5, 2024, 2 pages

Report required by Administrative Code Rule 126:3-1-01(A)(2)(b); letter serves as notice that Central State University (CSU) has not filed financial statements for FY 2024, nor for an extension for filing those financial statements; notes CSU has not filed FY 2023 financial statements.

MONITORING SENTENCING REFORM REPORT, January 2025, 81 pages

Report required by R.C. 181.25; analyses effects of provisions in S.B. 2 of the 121st General Assembly, which modified sentencing structure on and after July 1, 1996, on state and local government; includes a history of sentencing in Ohio naming recent criminal justice legislation.

OHIO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ANNUAL REPORT, JULY 1, 2023-JUNE 30, 2024, December 2024, 17 pages

Report required by R.C. 3314.015(A)(4); describes the status of community schools with respect to: academic performance, school operations, performance of sponsors, legal compliance, and financial condition; uses graphs and charts to convey many statistics; includes overall sponsor ratings during this period.

OHIO SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM: IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2024-2025, December 2024, 8 pages

Report required by R.C. 3313.818; in the 2024-2025 school year, more than 94% of Ohio schools with USDA nutrition programs serve both breakfast and lunch; in the 2024-2025 school year, 27.2% of enrolled children participated in the School Breakfast Program and 54.5% participated in the National School Lunch Program; complete statistics for each school building is available at education.ohio.gov/Topics/Student-Supports/Food-and-Nutrition/Resources-and-Tools-for-Food-and-Nutrition/Data-for-Free-and-Reduced-Price-Meal-Eligibility.

STUDENT WELLNESS AND SUCCESS FUNDS & DISADVANTAGED PUPIL IMPACT AID REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, December 2024, 10 pages

Report required by R.C. 3317.25(E) and 3317.26(I); summarizes the initiatives of entities receiving Student Wellness and Success Funds or Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid; of 1,001 districts and schools eligible to receive aid, 965 districts and schools reported they spent funds, and 36 districts and schools reported they did not spend any of the funds during FY 2024; districts and schools spent a total of $885,203,834 in state funding in the 2023-2024 school year on 3,244 initiatives to enhance student well-being, with mental health services being the top expenditure category.

ANNUAL REPORT ON THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP, JULY 1, 2023-JUNE 30, 2024, December 2024, 8 pages

Report required by R.C. 3314.029; states that during the 2023-2024 school year, the Office of School Sponsorship sponsored 26 schools; provides statistics on the percentage of enrollment of students who are economically disadvantaged and the percentage of students with disabilities in FY 2024; includes short description of each school with links to more information.

OHIO SCHOOL REPORT CARD EFFECTIVENESS STUDY, December 2024, 29 pages

Report required by R.C. 3302.038; describes intent of school district and building report card reforms passed by the 134th General Assembly; studies data from the Ohio School Report Cards from 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 school years to evaluate the effectiveness of report cards; recommends a recalibration of rating scales, legislative improvements to early literacy measures, finalization of rules related to readiness component rules, and the continuation of monitoring of report card effectiveness and accuracy.

OHIO'S OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATORY BOARDS ANNUAL REPORT FOR FY 2024, December 2024, 20 pages

Report required by R.C. 103.13(H); includes a simplified cash balance statement for the 24 funds used primarily by the boards and commissions for operations and summarizes the revenue and expenditure activities for FY 2024; compares the total number of active licenses for each board or commission in FY 2024 to FY 2023; financial and licensing data presented in this report was compiled from information provided by the boards and commissions and data from the Ohio Administrative Knowledge System (OAKS).

PROGRAM INTEGRITY ANNUAL REPORT, 2023, 15 pages

Report required by R.C. 5162.132; describes the Department's efforts to minimize fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicaid program; each section of the report identifies activities by Medicaid providers, program integrity partners such as the Auditor of State and the Office of the Attorney General Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and managed care organizations to aid in the Department's efforts.

DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER WAGE SURVEYS, December 2024, 9 pages

Report required by Section 751.20 of H.B. 33 of the 135th General Assembly; prepared in conjuction with the Department of Aging and the Department of Developmental Disabilities; baseline information for calendar year (CY) 2023 about direct care workers providing home and community-based services (HCBS) to individuals in Medicaid Waiver Programs and through the Medicaid State Plan; statistics of types of services provided and cost of the services; and type of provider and wages and benefits paid to the provider.

FINAL REPORT, 2004, 865 pages

Report required by Section 757.60 of H.B. 33 of the 135th General Assembly; reviews the history and purpose of Ohio’s property tax law, including levies, exemptions, and local subdivision budgeting; makes multiple recommendations including expansion of Homestead Tax Exemption, adoption of a property tax deferral program for homeowners, and simplification of levying and collecting property taxes; includes copies of testimony and exhibits presented at committee hearings.

FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2024, November 25, 2024, 59 pages

Report required by R.C. 5501.52; uses tables, graphs, and charts to present detailed information about funding sources (state, federal, and bonds) and operating and capital appropriation uses; devotes one section to the State Infrastructure Bank; appendix includes a map and contact information for district offices, a list of contracts awarded in FY 2024 by district, maintenance responsibility guidelines, information about the collection and distribution of the state motor fuel tax and vehicle registration fees, descriptions of apportionment formulas for federal highway aid and federal transit programs, and maps of transit systems projects, airport improvements, and active railroads.

ADOPTED 2025 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS, December 18, 2024, 8 pages

Report required by R.C. 5537.17; certified copies of Resolution No. 118-2024 and 119-2024, adopting the Commission's annual operating and capital budgets for 2025.

PROPOSED 2025 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS, December 16, 2024, 3 pages

Report required by R.C. 5537.17(H); table displays revenue and expenditure changes from 2024 to 2025; indicates the proposed capital expenditures include resurfacing 170 lane miles of roadway, pavement reconstruction of one interchange, two pavement replacement projects, 24 bridge deck replacements, and continuing implementation of intelligent transportation infrastructure components; describes approved toll rate changes.