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H.B. 166 Final Analysis
133rd General Assembly
Click here for H.B. 166’s Fiscal Analysis
Version: As Passed by the General Assembly
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Oelslager
Effective date: July 18, 2019; most provisions effective October 17, 2019; contains item vetoes
Effective Date:
Alyssa Bethel, Erika Kramer, and other LSC staff
SUMMARY
This analysis is arranged by state agency in alphabetical order. Items that do not directly
involve an agency are located under the agency that has regulatory authority over the item, or
otherwise deals with the subject matter of the item.
The analysis includes three special chapters for act provisions that impact multiple
agencies or local governments, as follows:
1. H2Ohio Fund, starting on page 187;
2 Local Government, starting on page 424;
3. Miscellaneous, starting on page 435.
The analysis concludes with a note on effective dates and expiration.
Within each agency and category, a summary of the items appears first (in the form of
dot points) followed by a discussion of their content and operation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACCOUNTANCY BOARD ....................................................................................................... 27
Accounting services to marijuana licensees ................................................................................. 27
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ...................................................................... 28
State agency efficiency review ..................................................................................................... 30
Prescription drug advisory council................................................................................................ 31
Membership .............................................................................................................................. 31
Support ...................................................................................................................................... 32
Appointments ............................................................................................................................ 32
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Report ........................................................................................................................................ 32
Meetings after report ................................................................................................................ 32
State workforce diversity surveys ................................................................................................. 32
Office of Information Technology funds ....................................................................................... 33
Coordinated vendor debarment ................................................................................................... 33
Surplus property ........................................................................................................................... 34
Death Benefit Fund recipient participation in state health plan .................................................. 34
Vision benefits for state employees ............................................................................................. 35
Invoices for state purchases ......................................................................................................... 36
State employee leave for disaster relief services ......................................................................... 36
Public safety answering point staffing .......................................................................................... 36
ADJUTANT GENERAL............................................................................................................ 38
Ohio National Guard scholarship program ................................................................................... 38
DEPARTMENT OF AGING ..................................................................................................... 39
Background checks ....................................................................................................................... 41
Conditional employment........................................................................................................... 41
Procedures for conducting checks ............................................................................................ 42
Dementia training materials and program support...................................................................... 42
Notice of certification or discipline decisions ............................................................................... 42
Exception to hearing regarding certification ................................................................................ 42
Assisted Living and PASSPORT payment rates (VETOED) ............................................................. 43
Board of Executives of Long-Term Services and Supports ........................................................... 43
Health services executive license .............................................................................................. 43
Standard nursing home administrator license .......................................................................... 44
Out-of-state nursing home administrator license .................................................................... 45
Temporary nursing home administrator license....................................................................... 46
Other licensing changes ............................................................................................................ 47
Criminal records checks ........................................................................................................ 47
Renewals and reinstatements of health services executive licenses .................................. 47
Renewals and reinstatements of nursing home administrator licenses .............................. 48
Continuing education ........................................................................................................... 48
Reissuance and restoration of licenses ................................................................................ 48
Child support enforcement requirements ........................................................................... 48
Reporting changes of address .............................................................................................. 49
Display of licenses................................................................................................................. 49
Verification of licensure status.................................................................................................. 49
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Complaints................................................................................................................................. 49
Disciplinary action ..................................................................................................................... 50
Prohibitions ............................................................................................................................... 52
Nursing home notices about administrators ............................................................................ 53
Reorganization of statutes ........................................................................................................ 53
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE .......................................................................................... 54
Amusement rides .......................................................................................................................... 57
Permit fee and inspection funding ............................................................................................ 57
Advisory Council ........................................................................................................................ 57
Safety program financial report ................................................................................................ 57
Qualifications for pet stores ......................................................................................................... 58
High-volume dog breeders – standards of care ........................................................................... 58
Defense for nuisances ................................................................................................................... 59
Voluntary nutrient management plans – soil test results ............................................................ 59
Urban sediment and storm water runoff pollution ...................................................................... 59
Tree syrup exemption ................................................................................................................... 60
Small wineries exemption ............................................................................................................. 60
Wine tax diversion to Ohio Grape Industries Fund ...................................................................... 61
Promotion of Ohio agricultural goods in alcohol.......................................................................... 61
Agricultural Society Facilities Grant Program ............................................................................... 61
Ohio Expositions Commission ....................................................................................................... 62
Propane Marketing Program ........................................................................................................ 62
Background................................................................................................................................ 62
Creation and administration of program .................................................................................. 62
OHIO AIR QUALITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ................................................................... 64
Advanced energy projects program funds ................................................................................... 64
ATTORNEY GENERAL ........................................................................................................... 65
Peer-to-peer car sharing ............................................................................................................... 66
Basic parameters ....................................................................................................................... 66
Peer-to-peer car sharing agreement .................................................................................... 67
Equipment and recalls .......................................................................................................... 67
Operation at airports ............................................................................................................ 68
Penalties and the Consumer Sales Practices Law ..................................................................... 68
Peer-to-peer car sharing....................................................................................................... 68
Motor vehicle leasing and renting dealers ........................................................................... 68
Insurance ................................................................................................................................... 68
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General statements .............................................................................................................. 68
Assumption of liability .......................................................................................................... 69
Vicarious liability................................................................................................................... 69
Motor vehicle insurance ....................................................................................................... 70
General liability coverage ..................................................................................................... 70
Organized Crime Investigations Commission ............................................................................... 71
Contacting persons after accident or crime ................................................................................. 71
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force................................................................................ 72
Attorney General disbursement of funds ................................................................................. 72
Progress report .......................................................................................................................... 73
AUDITOR OF STATE.............................................................................................................. 74
Auditing Medicaid providers and managed care organizations (VETOED) .................................. 75
Independent auditors ................................................................................................................... 75
Costs of audits ............................................................................................................................... 75
Local Government Audit Support Fund ........................................................................................ 76
Audit of Auditor of State’s Office.................................................................................................. 76
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT.............................................................................. 77
OBM internal audit and confidential documents ......................................................................... 77
Expenditure of excess revenue ..................................................................................................... 77
CAPITAL SQUARE REVIEW AND ADVISORY BOARD ............................................................... 78
OFCC authority .............................................................................................................................. 78
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ............................................................................................. 79
Division of Financial Institutions: multistate licensing system ..................................................... 81
Real estate license fees ................................................................................................................. 82
Real estate license criminal records check ................................................................................... 84
Real estate services to medical marijuana licensees .................................................................... 84
Oil and gas land professionals: civil penalties .............................................................................. 85
Real Estate Recovery, Real Estate Appraiser Recovery Funds ...................................................... 85
Real Estate Recovery Fund assessments and transfers ............................................................ 85
Real Estate Appraiser Recovery Fund transfers ........................................................................ 85
Appraisers’ removal from appraiser panels.................................................................................. 86
D-5l liquor permit.......................................................................................................................... 86
Unclaimed funds ........................................................................................................................... 87
Manufacturing Mentorship Program............................................................................................ 87
Training ...................................................................................................................................... 87
List of approved tools ................................................................................................................ 88
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Prohibitions ............................................................................................................................... 88
Hazardous occupations prohibited for minors ......................................................................... 88
Division of Industrial Compliance: building code ......................................................................... 89
Structural steel welding and inspection requirements ................................................................ 89
Exempt welds and stru