As Introduced
135th General Assembly
Regular Session S. B. No. 246
2023-2024
Senators Reynolds, Craig
A BILL
To amend sections 9.47, 9.66, 107.03, 107.21, 1
117.55, 121.02, 121.03, 121.35, 122.01, 122.011, 2
122.012, 122.013, 122.014, 122.02, 122.03, 3
122.04, 122.041, 122.042, 122.05, 122.06, 4
122.07, 122.071, 122.073, 122.075, 122.077, 5
122.08, 122.081, 122.082, 122.083, 122.085, 6
122.086, 122.087, 122.088, 122.089, 122.0810, 7
122.0811, 122.0812, 122.0813, 122.0814, 8
122.0815, 122.0816, 122.0817, 122.09, 122.10, 9
122.11, 122.121, 122.131, 122.132, 122.133, 10
122.134, 122.135, 122.136, 122.14, 122.15, 11
122.151, 122.152, 122.153, 122.154, 122.155, 12
122.156, 122.16, 122.17, 122.171, 122.172, 13
122.173, 122.174, 122.175, 122.176, 122.177, 14
122.178, 122.179, 122.1710, 122.1711, 122.18, 15
122.19, 122.20, 122.21, 122.22, 122.23, 122.24, 16
122.25, 122.26, 122.27, 122.30, 122.31, 122.32, 17
122.33, 122.35, 122.36, 122.37, 122.38, 122.401, 18
122.403, 122.406, 122.4017, 122.4018, 122.4019, 19
122.4020, 122.4023, 122.4024, 122.4030, 20
122.4031, 122.4032, 122.4033, 122.4034, 21
122.4035, 122.4036, 122.4037, 122.4040, 22
122.4043, 122.4044, 122.4045, 122.4046, 23
122.4050, 122.4051, 122.4055, 122.4063, 24
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122.4070, 122.4071, 122.4073, 122.4075, 25
122.4076, 122.4077, 122.41, 122.42, 122.43, 26
122.44, 122.45, 122.451, 122.46, 122.47, 122.48, 27
122.49, 122.52, 122.53, 122.54, 122.55, 122.56, 28
122.561, 122.57, 122.571, 122.58, 122.59, 29
122.60, 122.601, 122.602, 122.603, 122.604, 30
122.605, 122.61, 122.62, 122.63, 122.631, 31
122.632, 122.633, 122.64, 122.641, 122.6510, 32
122.6511, 122.6512, 122.67, 122.68, 122.681, 33
122.69, 122.70, 122.701, 122.71, 122.72, 122.73, 34
122.74, 122.75, 122.76, 122.77, 122.78, 122.79, 35
122.80, 122.81, 122.82, 122.84, 122.85, 122.851, 36
122.852, 122.86, 122.88, 122.89, 122.90, 122.91, 37
122.92, 122.921, 122.922, 122.923, 122.924, 38
122.925, 122.94, 122.941, 122.942, 122.951, 39
122.9511, 122.9512, 122.96, 123.01, 123.22, 40
125.08, 125.081, 125.111, 125.20, 125.836, 41
125.901, 126.023, 126.32, 126.62, 140.01, 42
145.035, 149.311, 150.02, 151.40, 153.59, 43
164.02, 165.01, 165.03, 165.20, 166.01, 166.02, 44
166.03, 166.04, 166.05, 166.06, 166.07, 166.08, 45
166.09, 166.12, 166.13, 166.14, 166.15, 166.16, 46
166.17, 166.18, 166.19, 166.20, 166.21, 166.25, 47
166.27, 167.02, 169.05, 173.08, 174.01, 174.02, 48
174.03, 174.04, 174.05, 174.06, 174.07, 175.03, 49
175.04, 175.06, 175.15, 176.01, 176.07, 184.01, 50
184.151, 184.16, 187.01, 187.03, 187.04, 187.05, 51
187.061, 191.02, 191.03, 191.10, 191.13, 191.15, 52
191.17, 191.19, 191.27, 191.30, 191.33, 191.35, 53
191.37, 191.40, 191.44, 191.45, 308.21, 321.261, 54
321.262, 333.03, 333.04, 333.05, 340.13, 703.34, 55
709.024, 709.192, 715.70, 715.72, 902.04, 56
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991.02, 1547.81, 1551.01, 1551.05, 1551.06, 57
1551.11, 1551.12, 1551.15, 1551.19, 1551.20, 58
1551.311, 1551.32, 1551.33, 1551.35, 1555.02, 59
1555.03, 1555.04, 1555.05, 1555.06, 1555.08, 60
1555.17, 1728.01, 1728.07, 3326.02, 3327.17, 61
3333.373, 3333.50, 3366.01, 3366.03, 3366.04, 62
3735.27, 3735.39, 3735.66, 3735.671, 3735.672, 63
3735.673, 3735.69, 3742.32, 3742.32f, 3746.121, 64
3746.20, 3775.04, 3780.03, 3780.19, 4121.123, 65
4164.04, 4164.12, 4301.17, 4303.181, 4303.262, 66
4503.591, 4582.58, 4901.021, 4906.02, 4928.06, 67
4928.43, 4928.51, 4928.52, 4928.53, 4928.54, 68
4928.543, 4928.544, 4928.55, 4928.56, 4928.57, 69
4928.58, 4928.581, 4928.582, 4928.583, 4928.61, 70
4928.62, 4928.63, 4928.75, 4929.16, 4929.161, 71
4929.163, 4981.02, 4981.03, 5101.16, 5104.30, 72
5104.30f, 5117.02, 5117.03, 5117.04, 5117.05, 73
5117.07, 5117.071, 5117.08, 5117.09, 5117.10, 74
5117.12, 5117.22, 5119.34, 5120.07, 5126.071, 75
5126.18, 5501.031, 5531.08, 5703.0510, 5703.57, 76
5709.12, 5709.211, 5709.212, 5709.22, 5709.40, 77
5709.41, 5709.45, 5709.48, 5709.51, 5709.61, 78
5709.62, 5709.63, 5709.631, 5709.632, 5709.633, 79
5709.64, 5709.66, 5709.67, 5709.671, 5709.68, 80
5709.69, 5709.73, 5709.78, 5709.82, 5709.87, 81
5709.88, 5709.882, 5717.02, 5725.32, 5725.33, 82
5726.54, 5726.55, 5726.59, 5727.75, 5729.032, 83
5729.16, 5733.33, 5733.34, 5733.352, 5733.58, 84
5733.59, 5747.01, 5747.331, 5747.51, 5747.66, 85
5747.67, 5751.52, 5751.54, 5751.55, 6111.12, 86
6121.02, and 6123.031 and to enact sections 87
122.634 and 122.635 of the Revised Code to 88
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rename the Department of Development the 89
Department of Housing and Development and to 90
otherwise modify the law related to housing, and 91
to amend the versions of sections 3742.32 and 92
5104.30 of the Revised Code that are scheduled 93
to take effect January 1, 2025, to continue the 94
changes after that date. 95
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 9.47, 9.66, 107.03, 107.21, 96
117.55, 121.02, 121.03, 121.35, 122.01, 122.011, 122.012, 97
122.013, 122.014, 122.02, 122.03, 122.04, 122.041, 122.042, 98
122.05, 122.06, 122.07, 122.071, 122.073, 122.075, 122.077, 99
122.08, 122.081, 122.082, 122.083, 122.085, 122.086, 122.087, 100
122.088, 122.089, 122.0810, 122.0811, 122.0812, 122.0813, 101
122.0814, 122.0815, 122.0816, 122.0817, 122.09, 122.10, 122.11, 102
122.121, 122.131, 122.132, 122.133, 122.134, 122.135, 122.136, 103
122.14, 122.15, 122.151, 122.152, 122.153, 122.154, 122.155, 104
122.156, 122.16, 122.17, 122.171, 122.172, 122.173, 122.174, 105
122.175, 122.176, 122.177, 122.178, 122.179, 122.1710, 122.1711, 106
122.18, 122.19, 122.20, 122.21, 122.22, 122.23, 122.24, 122.25, 107
122.26, 122.27, 122.30, 122.31, 122.32, 122.33, 122.35, 122.36, 108
122.37, 122.38, 122.401, 122.403, 122.406, 122.4017, 122.4018, 109
122.4019, 122.4020, 122.4023, 122.4024, 122.4030, 122.4031, 110
122.4032, 122.4033, 122.4034, 122.4035, 122.4036, 122.4037, 111
122.4040, 122.4043, 122.4044, 122.4045, 122.4046, 122.4050, 112
122.4051, 122.4055, 122.4063, 122.4070, 122.4071, 122.4073, 113
122.4075, 122.4076, 122.4077, 122.41, 122.42, 122.43, 122.44, 114
122.45, 122.451, 122.46, 122.47, 122.48, 122.49, 122.52, 122.53, 115
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122.54, 122.55, 122.56, 122.561, 122.57, 122.571, 122.58, 116
122.59, 122.60, 122.601, 122.602, 122.603, 122.604, 122.605, 117
122.61, 122.62, 122.63, 122.631, 122.632, 122.633, 122.64, 118
122.641, 122.6510, 122.6511, 122.6512, 122.67, 122.68, 122.681, 119
122.69, 122.70, 122.701, 122.71, 122.72, 122.73, 122.74, 122.75, 120
122.76, 122.77, 122.78, 122.79, 122.80, 122.81, 122.82, 122.84, 121
122.85, 122.851, 122.852, 122.86, 122.88, 122.89, 122.90, 122
122.91, 122.92, 122.921, 122.922, 122.923, 122.924, 122.925, 123
122.94, 122.941, 122.942, 122.951, 122.9511, 122.9512, 122.96, 124
123.01, 123.22, 125.08, 125.081, 125.111, 125.20, 125.836, 125
125.901, 126.023, 126.32, 126.62, 140.01, 145.035, 149.311, 126
150.02, 151.40, 153.59, 164.02, 165.01, 165.03, 165.20, 166.01, 127
166.02, 166.03, 166.04, 166.05, 166.06, 166.07, 166.08, 166.09, 128
166.12, 166.13, 166.14, 166.15, 166.16, 166.17, 166.18, 166.19, 129
166.20, 166.21, 166.25, 166.27, 167.02, 169.05, 173.08, 174.01, 130
174.02, 174.03, 174.04, 174.05, 174.06, 174.07, 175.03, 175.04, 131
175.06, 175.15, 176.01, 176.07, 184.01, 184.151, 184.16, 187.01, 132
187.03, 187.04, 187.05, 187.061, 191.02, 191.03, 191.10, 191.13, 133
191.15, 191.17, 191.19, 191.27, 191.30, 191.33, 191.35, 191.37, 134
191.40, 191.44, 191.45, 308.21, 321.261, 321.262, 333.03, 135
333.04, 333.05, 340.13, 703.34, 709.024, 709.192, 715.70, 136
715.72, 902.04, 991.02, 1547.81, 1551.01, 1551.05, 1551.06, 137
1551.11, 1551.12, 1551.15, 1551.19, 1551.20, 1551.311, 1551.32, 138
1551.33, 1551.35, 1555.02, 1555.03, 1555.04, 1555.05, 1555.06, 139
1555.08, 1555.17, 1728.01, 1728.07, 3326.02, 3327.17, 3333.373, 140
3333.50, 3366.01, 3366.03, 3366.04, 3735.27, 3735.39, 3735.66, 141
3735.671, 3735.672, 3735.673, 3735.69, 3742.32, 3746.121, 142
3746.20, 3775.04, 3780.03, 3780.19, 4121.123, 4164.04, 4164.12, 143
4301.17, 4303.181, 4303.262, 4503.591, 4582.58, 4901.021, 144
4906.02, 4928.06, 4928.43, 4928.51, 4928.52, 4928.53, 4928.54, 145
4928.543, 4928.544, 4928.55, 4928.56, 4928.57, 4928.58, 146
4928.581, 4928.582, 4928.583, 4928.61, 4928.62, 4928.63, 147
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4928.75, 4929.16, 4929.161, 4929.163, 4981.02, 4981.03, 5101.16, 148
5104.30, 5117.02, 5117.03, 5117.04, 5117.05, 5117.07, 5117.071, 149
5117.08, 5117.09, 5117.10, 5117.12, 5117.22, 5119.34, 5120.07, 150
5126.071, 5126.18, 5501.031, 5531.08, 5703.0510, 5703.57, 151
5709.12, 5709.211, 5709.212, 5709.22, 5709.40, 5709.41, 5709.45, 152
5709.48, 5709.51, 5709.61, 5709.62, 5709.63, 5709.631, 5709.632, 153
5709.633, 5709.64, 5709.66, 5709.67, 5709.671, 5709.68, 5709.69, 154
5709.73, 5709.78, 5709.82, 5709.87, 5709.88, 5709.882, 5717.02, 155
5725.32, 5725.33, 5726.54, 5726.55, 5726.59, 5727.75, 5729.032, 156
5729.16, 5733.33, 5733.34, 5733.352, 5733.58, 5733.59, 5747.01, 157
5747.331, 5747.51, 5747.66, 5747.67, 5751.52, 5751.54, 5751.55, 158
6111.12, 6121.02, and 6123.031 be amended and sections 122.634 159
and 122.635 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 160
Sec. 9.47. (A) Any person desiring to bid on a contract 161
awarded pursuant to Chapter 153. of the Revised Code by an owner 162
referred to in section 153.01 of the Revised Code or awarded by 163
the director of transportation pursuant to Chapter 5525. of the 164
Revised Code may make application for a certificate of 165
compliance with affirmative action programs. Application shall 166
be made to the department of housing and development. The 167
director of housing and development's designee shall promptly 168
determine whether the person has complied with all federal 169
affirmative action programs to which the person was subject and 170
any state affirmative action program to which the person was 171
subject pursuant to section 153.59 of the Revised Code which 172
state or federal affirmative action program arose out of a 173
contract the person had with the federal government, the state, 174
or a political subdivision of the state. Where the director's 175
designee determines the person has not committed any violation 176
of such prior affirmative action programs during the five years 177
immediately preceding the date of determination, the director's 178
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designee shall issue a dated certificate of compliance with 179
affirmative action programs. The director's designee may issue 180
an updated certificate to a person upon request but not more 181
frequently than once every one hundred eighty days. A person who 182
violates an affirmative action program during the five years 183
preceding the date of determination is ineligible to bid on a 184
contract awarded pursuant to Chapter 153. of the Revised Code by 185
an owner referred to in section 153.01 of the Revised Code or 186
awarded by the director of transportation pursuant to Chapter 187
5525. of the Revised Code for a period of three years after the 188
date of determination. 189
(B) Any person denied a certificate or an updated 190
certificate may appeal to the director of housing and 191
development for a review of that determination. The appeal must 192
be filed within ten days of the date of the determination. The 193
director shall, within five days after receipt of the appeal, 194
either affirm or reverse the determination. 195
(C) Any person dissatisfied with the decision of the 196
director on review may, within thirty days, appeal the decision 197
of the director to the court of common pleas of Franklin county. 198
The court may affirm or reverse the decision of the director. At 199
the hearing before the court, evidence may be introduced for and 200
against the decision of the director. The decision of the court 201
may be appealed as in other cases. 202
(D) The director of housing and development, in accordance 203
with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt, and may 204
amend or rescind, rules to implement this section. 205
Sec. 9.66. (A) As used in this section: 206
(1) "Economic development assistance" means all of the 207
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following: 208
(a) The programs and assistance provided or administered 209
by the department of housing and development under Chapters 122. 210
and 166. of the Revised Code and any other section of the 211
Revised Code under which the department provides or administers 212
economic development assistance; 213
(b) The programs and assistance provided or administered 214
by a political subdivision under Chapters 725. and 1728. and 215
sections 3735.67 to 3735.70, 5709.40 to 5709.43, 5709.61 to 216
5709.69, 5709.73 to 5709.75, and 5709.77 to 5709.81 of the 217
Revised Code and any other section of the Revised Code under 218
which a political subdivision provides economic development 219
assistance; 220
(c) Assistance provided under any other section of the 221
Revised Code under which the state or a state agency provides or 222
administers economic