State And Local Government : Public Officials And Employees

State (Ohio)
Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Add extortion/bribery/fed crimes-forfeit state retirement [HB-741] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Ethics ] [Public Safety ]
To amend sections 145.27, 145.572, 145.573, 742.41, 742.463, 742.464, 2329.66, 2901.43, 2929.192, 2929.193, 3305.08, 3305.11, 3305.12, 3305.20, 3307.20, 3307.372, 3307.373, 3309.22, 3309.672, 3309.673, 5505.04, 5505.262, and 5505.263 and to enact sections 2901.432, 2901.433, 2901.434, and 2927.28 of the Revised Code to add extortion and perjury and certain federal offenses to the offenses that may result in forfeiture or termination of public retirement system benefits.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Laura Lanese Refer To Committee: Criminal Justice on 08/31/2020

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Enable legislative employees to collectively bargain [HB-733] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend sections 105.41 and 4117.01 of the Revised Code to make employees of the General Assembly and any state agency of the legislative branch subject to the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Law and to require a public employer to collectively bargain with an exclusive representative of those employees.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kristin Boggs Refer To Committee: Commerce And Labor on 08/31/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Raise salary threshold above which exempt from overtime [HB-731] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend sections 119.14 and 4111.03 and to enact sections 4111.031 and 4111.032 of the Revised Code to raise the salary threshold above which certain employees are exempt from the overtime law.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas E. West Refer To Committee: Commerce And Labor on 08/31/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Require law enforcement officer database for hiring eligibility [HB-712] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
To enact section 109.96 of the Revised Code to require the Attorney General to create a database of information regarding law enforcement officers who have been terminated or resigned under certain circumstances and to require law enforcement agencies to access the database to determine employment eligibility of those officers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas E. West Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 08/31/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Require law enforcement officer database for hiring eligibility [HB-712] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
To enact section 109.96 of the Revised Code to require the Attorney General to create a database of information regarding law enforcement officers who have been terminated or resigned under certain circumstances and to require law enforcement agencies to access the database to determine employment eligibility of those officers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas E. West Refer To Committee: State And Local Government on 08/31/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Allow police dept fill classified position without exam [HB-718] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 124.11 and 124.30 of the Revised Code to allow a police department to fill a vacant position in the classified civil service without a competitive examination.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Fred Strahorn Refer To Committee: Commerce And Labor on 08/31/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Regards employment of domestic workers [SB-93] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend sections 4111.02, 4111.08, 4111.10, 4111.13, 4111.14, 4111.99, 4112.01, and 4112.05 and to enact sections 4111.021, 4111.031, and 4112.025 of the Revised Code regarding wages, overtime, and other matters related to the employment of domestic workers.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tina Maharath Refer To Committee: General Government And Agency Review on 03/12/2019

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Authorize automatic enrolling new employees in deferred comp [SB-135] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
To amend sections 148.01 and 148.04 and to enact sections 148.041 and 148.042 of the Revised Code to authorize automatic enrollment of new employees in the Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation Program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jay Hottinger Refer To Committee: General Government And Agency Review on 05/15/2019

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Make correction officer's COVID-19 case an occupational disease [HB-667] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
To amend section 4123.68 of the Revised Code to make COVID-19 contracted by a corrections officer an occupational disease under the Workers' Compensation Law and to declare an emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Baldridge Refer To Committee: Insurance on 05/27/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Make first responder's COVID-19 case an occupational disease [HB-668] [Workers' Compensation ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Healthcare ] [Public Safety ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Disaster Relief ]
To amend section 4123.68 of the Revised Code to make COVID-19 contracted by a peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical worker an occupational disease under the Workers' Compensation Law and to declare an emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Baldridge Refer To Committee: Insurance on 05/27/2020

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State (Ohio)
Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Repeal prevailing wage law [HB-663] [Construction ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend sections 121.083, 123.281, 164.07, 176.011, 307.022, 307.671, 307.673, 307.674, 307.696, 351.06, 353.03, 1311.25, 1506.44, 1509.071, 1710.02, 5540.03, and 6117.012 and to repeal sections 176.05, 4115.03, 4115.031, 4115.033, 4115.034, 4115.04, 4115.05, 4115.06, 4115.07, 4115.071, 4115.08, 4115.09, 4115.10, 4115.101, 4115.11, 4115.12, 4115.13, 4115.131, 4115.132, 4115.133, 4115.14, 4115.15, 4115.16, 4115.21, 4115.99, and 6121.061 of the Revised Code to repeal the Prevailing Wage Law.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Jordan Refer To Committee: Commerce And Labor on 05/27/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Make confidential personal information of public service retirees [HB-659] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Data Privacy ]
To amend section 149.43 of the Revised Code to exempt from disclosure as a public record the residential and familial information of retired public service workers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tavia Galonski Refer To Committee: Civil Justice on 05/27/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Denounce all discrimination resulting from COVID-19. [HCR-28] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Public Health ] [Human Rights ]
To denounce all forms of stigmatization, racism, and discrimination occurring as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine D. Ingram Introduced And Referred To Committee: State And Local Government on 05/12/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Expand penalty for theft in office/restitution for audit costs [SB-10] [Crime ] [Taxes ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
To amend sections 319.16, 2307.382, 2921.41, 2953.32, 2953.321, 2953.36, 2953.51, 2953.54, and 5747.12 and to enact section 117.116 of the Revised Code and to amend Section 22 of H.B. 197 of the 133rd General Assembly to expand the penalties for theft in office based on the amount stolen, to include as restitution audit costs of the entity that suffered the loss, to modify various aspects of the laws regarding criminal and delinquency record sealing and expungement, to expand the list of debts toward satisfaction of which the Tax Commissioner may (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie L. Kunze Effective 1/7/21 - Emergency: Act Effective January 7 2021; Certain Provisions Effective April 7, 2021 on 01/07/2021

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Denounce discriminatory words and deeds resulting from COVID-19 [SCR-12] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Public Health ] [Human Rights ]
To denounce all forms of stigmatization, racism, and discrimination occurring as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cecil Thomas Refer To Committee: Judiciary on 05/06/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Employ retired first responders [HB-594] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Pensions ] [Law Enforcement ] [Disaster Relief ] [Veterans ]
To amend sections 742.44 and 5505.51 and to enact sections 145.386, 742.261, 3307.355, and 3309.346 of the Revised Code regarding re-employment of a retirant as a police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical worker during a state of emergency, to allow a deferred retirement option plan participant to work past the participant's employment end date during a state of emergency, and to declare an emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan Refer To Committee: Financial Institutions on 05/05/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Create Court of Claims procedure for Open Meetings violations [SB-293] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Ethics ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend sections 121.22, 2323.52, 2743.03, and 2746.04 and to enact section 2743.76 of the Revised Code to create a procedure within the Court of Claims to hear complaints alleging a violation of the Open Meetings Law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Eklund Refer To Committee: Civil Justice on 08/31/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Provide benefits for first responders with PTSD [HB-556] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 5502.01 and to enact sections 145.364, 742.391, 3309.402, 4168.01, 4168.02, 4168.09, 4168.10, 4168.11, 4168.12, 4168.20, 4168.21, 4168.45, 4168.46, 4168.47, 4168.48, 4168.60, 4168.75, 4168.76, 4168.77, 4168.78, 4168.80, and 5505.182 of the Revised Code concerning compensation, medical benefits, and disability retirement for peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical workers diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder arising from employment without an accompanying physical injury.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kyle Koehler Refer To Committee: Insurance on 05/05/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Revise OPFPF disability determination procedures [HB-542] [Pensions ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ]
To amend section 742.38 of the Revised Code to revise Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund disability determination procedures.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Carfagna Refer To Committee: Financial Institutions on 05/05/2020

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Ohio 133rd General Assembly

Permit state employees-benefit credit for military service [SB-287] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [Pensions ]
To amend sections 9.44, 124.181, 4112.02, and 4117.10 of the Revised Code to permit state employees to receive longevity and vacation credit for prior military service.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sandra R. Williams Refer To Committee: Government Oversight And Reform on 03/04/2020

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