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H.B. 80 Final Analysis
133rd General Assembly
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Version: As Passed by the General Assembly
Primary Sponsor: Rep. Oelslager
Effective date: Appropriations effective July 22, 2019; other provisions effective October 21, 2019
Effective Date:
Christopher Edwards, Attorney
SUMMARY
 Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources to annually request the Administrator of
Workers’ Compensation to transfer a portion of the net position of the Coal-Workers
Pneumoconiosis Fund to the Mining Regulation and Safety Fund.
 Allows the Administrator, on receiving a request from the Director, to transfer not more
than $1 million by July 1 or as soon as possible after July 1.
 Requires the Administrator, with the advice and consent of the Bureau of Workers’
Compensation Board of Directors, to adopt rules governing the transfer to ensure the
solvency of the Coal-Workers Pneumoconiosis Fund.
 Appropriates funds for the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for the biennium ending
June 30, 2021.
DETAILED ANALYSIS
Coal-Workers Pneumoconiosis Fund transfer
(R.C. 4131.03)
The act allows the Director of Natural Resources to annually request that the
Administrator of Workers’ Compensation transfer a portion of the funds from the net position
of the Coal-Workers Pneumoconiosis Fund to the Mining Regulation and Safety Fund, for the
purposes specified in the Coal Surface Mining Law.1 (Money from the Mining Regulation and
Safety Fund is used generally for reclaiming public or private land affected by mining or
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R.C. 1513.30, not in the act.
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controlling mine drainage.) If the Administrator receives a request from the Director, the
Administrator may transfer up to $1 million on July 1 or as soon as possible after July 1.
The Administrator, with the advice and consent of the Bureau of Workers’
Compensation Board of Directors, must adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act2 governing the fund transfers to ensure the solvency of the Coal-Workers
Pneumoconiosis Fund. For that purpose, the Administrator may establish tests based on
measures of net assets, liabilities, expenses, interest, dividend income, or other factors that the
Administrator determines appropriate that may be applied before making a transfer.
Technical correction
(R.C. 4123.038)
The act makes a technical correction to replace an obsolete cross reference with the
correct cross reference for the purposes of defining “apprentice” and “apprenticeship
agreement” in the Workers’ Compensation Law.
HISTORY
Action Date
Introduced 02-14-19
Reported, H. Insurance 05-21-19
Re-referred to H. Finance 05-22-19
Reported, H. Finance 06-05-19
Passed House (56-38) 06-05-19
Reported, S. Insurance and Financial Institutions 06-27-19
Passed Senate (33-0) 06-27-19
House refused to concur in Senate amendments (4-88) 06-30-19
Senate requested conference committee 07-01-19
House acceded to request for conference committee 07-16-19
House agreed to conference committee report (78-13) 07-17-19
Senate agreed to conference committee report (22-9) 07-17-19
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R.C. Chapter 119.
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Statutes affected:
As Passed By House: 4113.21, 4121.01, 4123.01, 4123.026, 4123.038, 4123.46, 4123.51, 4123.52, 4123.56, 4123.58, 4123.65, 4123.66, 4131.03, 4141.01, 5747.01
As Reported By Senate Committee: 4123.038, 4131.03, 4121.37
As Passed By Senate: 4123.038, 4131.03, 4121.37
As Reported By Committee: 4123.038, 4131.03, 4121.37
As Enrolled: 4123.038, 4131.03