Ohio

Taxpayer's Right to Know Act aims to combat JobsOhio

Columbus, OH Further developments on the privatization of the Department of Development in Ohio. House Democrats led by Representative Matt Lundy have drafted a new piece of legislation that amends the Ohio Open Records Law and Ohio Open Meetings Law to include JobsOhio by making the meetings and records of any "governing board of a corporation" that enters into a public-private partnership subject to open meetings and records requirements. A "public-private partnership" is defined as a contractual relationship between a state agency and a corporation with the intent of the corporation exercising some or all of the agencies powers, functions or duties. Both chambers of the Ohio legislature are Republican majority, so without support from across the isle this bill is not likely to pass.