Ohio transparency legislation
Here you will find a collection of transparency legislation in Ohio.
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- See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard
2011
Here is a list of transparency legislation for Ohio in 2011:
 | House Bill 1 | Current Status: (Referred to Finance and Appropriations Committee) | 
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House Bill 1, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Mike Duffey is the Governor's JobsOhio bill. The bill is quite long and extremely complicated. This bill exempts JobsOhio from being a public agency while allowing it to receive funds from the public. More information about Ohio's laws on private agencies receiving public funding can be found at our Private Agencies, Public Dollars page The bill would also exempt the corporation from the public records and open meetings laws of the state.[1]
 | House Bill 103 | Current Status: (Awaiting committee assignment in the House) | 
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House Bill 103, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Kathleen Clyde which would allow persons who fears they are in danger of being physically harmed or threatened may request that their address be made confidential on all state records. Certain circumstances and personnel would still have access to the newly confidential address such as law enforcement officers, judges, and anyone issuing a subpoena. [2]
 | House Bill 113 | Current Status: (Referred to State Government Committee) |
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House Bill 113, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Matt Lundy which would attempt to reverse the exemptions provided by House Bill 1, Ohio 2011 to JobsOhio. This bill, also known as "The Taxpayer's Right to Know Act" would make 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. [3]
| House Bill 33 | Current Status: (Referred to Judiciary Committee) |
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House Bill 33, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Todd Snitchler which would allow federal law enforcement officers to have their residential information redacted from any record made public and their name replaced with initials on general tax forms. [4]
| House Bill 66 | Current Status: (Referred to State Government Committee) |
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House Bill 66, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Ross McGregor which would require the state auditor to establish a system for reporting of fraud, misuse and misappropriation of public money by any public office or public official. Once a report was submitted to the auditor it would become public record.[5]
Minor Bills
- House Bill 26, Ohio 2011 - This bill would make the local entertainment district application a public record.
- House Bill 47, Ohio 2011 - This bill would redact personal information in certain annual reports while including them in the public record.
- Senate Bill 58, Ohio 2011 - This bill would make all documents relating to a tax credit for the employment of convicted felons confidential.
- Senate Bill 70, Ohio 2011 - This bill would make the registry of arson offenders maintained by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation confidential.
2010
Here is a list of transparency legislation for Ohio in 2010:
| House Bill 1 | Current Status: (effective 07/17/2010) | 
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House Bill 1, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Vernon Sykes is the state budget bill for 2010. The bill is quite long and extremely complicated. This bill exempts the Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation Board, Department of Health, Video Service Authorization, Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System And Registry, county DD board, and State Board of Pharmacy or portions of them from public records as well as providing a way for "peace officers" to protect their personal information from the public record. The bill included employee pay records databases, Board of Educations, Department of Agriculture, a report by the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Department of Health Child Death Review Database in the public record. The bill also required agencies to use technology to reduce transportation costs while adheering to open meetings laws. [1]
| House Bill 10 | Current Status: (effective 06/17/2010) |
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House Bill 10, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Edna Brown which would allow the Superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation to keep records relating to investigations, or furnished to the board from another agency confidential in regards to the Ohio Open Records Law. It also allows the courts to seal records in certain circumstances, such as protection orders for minors.[2]
| House Bill 13 | Current Status: (Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Justice Committee) |
House Bill 13, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Jennifer Garrison and Representative Marian Harris which would include a new classification of sex offender in the already established sex offender database. These new records would be used by sheriffs and would be considered public record. [3]
| House Bill 186 | Current Status: (Referred to Judiciary - Civil Justice Committee) |
House Bill 186, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Matt Patten and Representative Michael Foley which was amended to include an clause requiring the Manufactured Homes Commission to develop a process for maintaining public records which would be obtainable through open records laws. [4]
| House Bill 2 | Current Status: Passed with partial veto on 04/01/09 (effective 07/01/09) |
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House Bill 2, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Peter Ujvagi which would require the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to adopt and publish rules to govern proceedings for meetings of the Ohio Transportation Finance Commission, which would be open to the public and minutes of those meetings would be obtainable as public records. The commission was also created by this act. [5]
| House Bill 215 | Current Status: Signed into law on 06/13/10 (effective 09/13/10) |
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House Bill 215, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Tom Letson and Representative Robert Mecklenborg which would require the State Dental Board to post a notice of opportunity for any hearing of the board along with the name of the hearing referee or examiner, these would be public records. [6]
| House Bill 331 | Current Status: (Referred to State Government Committee) |
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House Bill 331, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Bob Hagan which would require the Director of Job and Family Services to create an annual report of the top 50 employers who employed the most recipients of the Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, Ohio Works First or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Included in this report would be the total cost to the state for providing benefits to those individuals but should not include any personal information about any employee. This report would be considered public record and obtainable under Open Records law. [7]
| House Bill 391 | Current Status: (Referred to State and Local Government and Veterans' Affairs Committee) | 
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House Bill 391, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Kathleen Chandler which would establish a program for federal law enforcement officers and other individuals who believe they are in danger of physical harm or threat by another person to have their residential and familial information removed from the public record. [8]
| House Bill 436 | Current Status: (Referred to State Government Committee) |
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House Bill 436, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Terry Boose and Representative Troy Balderson which would allow state agencies to subcontract potions of their responsibilities to private companies, provided those private companies comply with standards set forth by law in matters of maintaining records. [9]
| House Bill 445 | Current Status: (Referred to State Government Committee) |
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House Bill 445, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Tom Letson which would allow applicants for D-1, D-2, D-5, and the newly created T-1 liquor permits to file with the mayor of the local municipality as part of the "local entertainment district", these applications would be considered public record. [10]
| House Bill 467 | Current Status: (Referred to Judiciary Committee) |
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House Bill 467, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Lou Blessing and Representative Sandra Harwood which would make all all collaborative family law process communications confidential and not available to the public. [11]
| House Bill 495 | Current Status: (Awaiting committee assignment in the Senate) |
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House Bill 495, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Dan Dodd and Representative Todd Book which would require the Department of Health - Hospital Measures Advisory Council to keep record of subcommittee proceedings which would be considered public record. [12]
| House Bill 515 | Current Status: (Referred to Financial Institutions, Real Estate, and Securities Committee) |
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House Bill 515, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Stephen Slesnick which would make all information, documents, and reports obtained by the Superintendent of Real Estate and Professional Licensing during audits or investigations confidential and not subject to public records requests. [13]
| House Bill 519 | Current Status: Signed into law on 06/10/10 (effective 09/10/10) |
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House Bill 519, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Kenny Yuko and Representative Todd Book which would create the Ohio Casino Control Commission and assign duties and responsibilities to the commission.[14]
| Senate Bill 165 | Current Status: Signed into law on 03/31/10 (effective 06/30/10) | 
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Senate Bill 165, introduced to the Senate by Senator Tom Niehaus which would require the legislative authority of a political subdivision to hold an open meeting if a proposal has been set forth concerning development of oil and gas resources in an urban area owned by the political subdivision. This meeting would be held in and public venue inside the municipal corporation or township in which the proposed well would be located and would be open to all. [15]
| Senate Bill 181 | Current Status: Partially vetoed on 06/13/10 (effective 09/13/10) |
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Senate Bill 181, introduced to the Senate by Senator Jimmy Stewart which would require the Ohio Natural Areas Council to hold at least one annual meetings and keep minutes recording all meetings. The minutes would be considered public records and open for inspection. [16]
| Senate Bill 252 | Current Status: (Referred to Agriculture Committee) | 
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Senate Bill 252, introduced to the Senate by Senator Capri Cafaro which would allow applicants for D-1, D-2, D-5, and the newly created T-1 liquor permits to file with the mayor of the local municipality as part of the "local entertainment district", these applications would be considered public record. [17]
| Senate Bill 263 | Current Status: (Referred to Finance and Appropriations Committee) | 
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Senate Bill 263, introduced to the Senate by Senator Keith Faber which would require the Inspector General of the Ohio Casino Control Commission to maintain a record of the activities of the inspector general and create an annual report detailing findings while ensuring the confidentiality of parties involved. The report and record of activities shall be considered public records open for inspection. [18]
| Senate Bill 3 | Current Status: (Informally passed on 05/17/10, awaiting full concurrence) | 
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Senate Bill 3, introduced to the Senate by Senator Keith Faber which would make any information that identifies an individual facility or small business obtained by the Environmental Protection Agency in the course of ensuring compliance confidential and not obtainable as a public record. Exceptions to the confidentiality policy are given if there is a clear and immediate danger to the health, safety or welfare of the public, if the record is part of an enforcement proceeding or if treating the document as confidential would be inconsistent with the requirements of established law. [19]
2009
Here is a list of transparency legislation for Ohio in 2009:
| House Bill 103 | Current Status: (Referred to Judiciary Criminal Justice Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 103, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Sandra Harwood and Representative Lorraine Fende which would remove residential and familial information of probation officers from public record.[1]
| House Bill 12 | Current Status: (Referred to Finance and Financial Institutions Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 12, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Mark Schneider and Representative Matt Lundy which would require any state educational institution that allows alumni associations or other groups to market credit cards to former students to maintain public records of all relevant information proceeds.[2]
| House Bill 142 | Current Status: (Referred to Veterans Affairs Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 142, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Randy Gardner which would require the Commission for the Future of Local Veterans Posts in Ohio to hold open meetings. [3]
| House Bill 167 | Current Status: (Referred to Judiciary - Civil Justice Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 167, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Dennis Murray which would exempt records submitted for purposes of employment from public record if the employer is a public body. [4]
| House Bill 202 | Current Status: (Referred to Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 202, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Dale Mallory which would create the Infrastructure Protection Center within the Division of Homeland Security of the Department of Public Safety who would be responsible for collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating information to support local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, other government agencies, and private organizations in detecting, deterring, preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from threatened or actual terrorist events. This information would not be considered public record. [5]
| House Bill 22 | Current Status: (Referred to State Government Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 22, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Lorraine Fende which would allow additional fees to be charged to those requesting public records for "bulk data requests" and for redacting information. [6]
| House Bill 228 | Current Status: (Referred to Criminal Justice Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 228, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative John Domenick which would make the results of a chemical test conducted for autopsy reports confidential information and not obtainable as public records. [7]
| House Bill 230 | Current Status: (Referred to State and Local Government and Veterans' Affairs Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 230, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Mike Moran and Representative Jim Zehringer which would create a division of the department of development to be known as the office of entrepreneurship and small business, that office has the responsibility of maintaining record of all state agency rules affecting individuals, small businesses, or small organizations. Additionally any information that is obtained by the Environmental Protection Agency in regulation compliance from a small business is confidential and not open to public record. [8]
| House Bill 233 | Current Status: (Referred to Criminal Justice Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 233, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative W. Carlton Weddington which would require meetings of the Criminal Justice Reform Commission to be held in compliance with Ohio Open Meetings Law. [9]
| House Bill 242 | Current Status: (Referred to Criminal Justice Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 242, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Matt Huffman and Representative Tom Letson which would require the Superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation to establish and operate on the internet a database of every felon who pleaded guilt to a charge within the last ten years. The database would be searchable by the offender's name and by the county in which the offense was committed and would be considered a public record. [10]
| House Bill 252 | Current Status: (Referred to Health Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 252, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative John Adams which would make records submitted as part of paternity tests for abortions confidential information and not obtainable as public records. [11]
| House Bill 263 | Current Status: (Referred to State Government Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 263, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Joseph Koziura which would make information given by applicants to the State Lottery Commission for licensing purposes confidential and not subject to public record searches. [12]
| House Bill 282 | Current Status: (Referred to State Government Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 282, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Todd Snitchler which would change the management responsibility of the State Awards web site from the Department of Administrative Services to the Office of Budget and Management. A clause preventing disclosure of information that is not public record that was a part of the previous law was removed by the new amendment. [13]
| House Bill 288 | Current Status: (Referred to Civil and Commercial Law Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 288, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Sandra Harwood which would alter the rules concerning pawn shop licensing and regulation. Owners of pawn shops must submit daily reports indicating items they have purchased and identifying characteristics of said items, all of which is public record. The name and address of each person who pledged or sold property to the pawn shop is not considered a public record. [14]
| House Bill 3 | Current Status: (Referred to Finance and Financial Institutions Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 3, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Denise Driehaus and Representative Ralph Foley which would alter the mortgage foreclosure laws in light of the current financial crisis. The two main sections that deal with FOIA involve the creation of a state foreclosure database, and laws that govern mortgage servicers, their records and how those records are treated. [15]
| House Bill 30 | Current Status: (Referred to Financial Institutions, Real Estate, and Securities Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 30, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Courtney Combs which would create a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed state retirement incentive plan that compares the projected long-term savings of the plan with the projected cost to the employing unit of purchasing the credit for participants and would be considered public record. [16]
| House Bill 327 | Current Status: (Referred to Civil and Commercial Law Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 327, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Courtney Combs which would make the jury questionnaire used by the court to select potential jurors, along with any official document that contains names and addresses of current or former jurors confidential and exempt from public records. [17]
| House Bill 37 | Current Status: (Referred to Commerce and Labor Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 37, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Steve Dyer which would require the Director of Administrative Services to create a database which would identify the low bidder on government contracts who has been found not to be a responsible bidder. The bill would also require agencies other than school districts to conduct investigations regarding negligent bidders. This database would be considered public record. [18]
| House Bill 429 | Current Status: (Referred to Criminal Justice Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 429, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Peggy Lehner and Representative Marian Harris which would require each county board of commissioners to ensure that only authorized personnel have access to confidential records pertaining to domestic violence cases. The Domestic Violence Fatality Board would be given the necessary powers to properly execute its duties, including accessing confidential records, issuing subpoenas, and requesting personal records. Any documents collected by the Board regarding facts or circumstances of a death or injury are not subject to subpoena, in addition all documents, information, or reports presented to the board including statements made during meetings of the board are confidential and not subject to open records or open meetings law. Documents obtained from other sources that are not already exempt from subpoena are not confidential solely based on the fact that they were submitted to the board. Finally, Information identifying a victim of domestic violence, their family, or the alleged perpetrator shall not be disclosed in any report available to the public. [19]
| House Bill 58 | Current Status: (Referred to State Government Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 58, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Ross McGregor which would require the State Auditor to create a system that would allow Ohio residents and employees of any public office to make an anonymous complaint via a toll-free phone number, electronic or standard mail. The auditor is required to review complaints in a timely manner, and upon receipt of a complaint it becomes public record unless another statute exempts it. [20]
| House Bill 61 | Current Status: (Referred to Ways and Means Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 61, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Jay Hottinger and Representative Cheryl Grossman which would allow the legislative authority of a municipal corporation to adopt ordinances or resolutions which exempt estate property in the municipality from taxes levied under the bill, but they must provide written notice of the proceedings to the State Tax Commissioner.. The state Tax Commissioner is responsible to keep record of all may adopt an ordinance or resolution, and those records would be considered open to public inspection. [21]
| House Bill 77 | Current Status: (Referred to Civil and Commercial Law Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
House Bill 77, introduced to the House of Representatives by Representative Todd Snitchler which would edit the actual Ohio Open Records Law and other similar sections of law to disclude federal law enforcement officer residential and familial information from the public record. [22]
| Senate Bill 105 | Current Status: (Referred to State and Local Government and Veterans' Affairs Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 105, introduced to the Senate by Senator Thomas Patton which would prevent news and media outlets from broadcasting 911 calls obtained through public records requests. [23]
| Senate Bill 119 | Current Status: (Referred to Health, Human Services and Aging Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 119, introduced to the Senate by Senator Timothy Grendell which would allow pharmacists, pharmacy interns, or qualified technicians to file a report if the suspect an error was made in dispensing a dangerous drug to a patient. This report would be considered confidential and not a public record. [24]
| Senate Bill 121 | Current Status: (Referred to Highways and Transportation Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 121, introduced to the Senate by Senator Capri Cafaro and Senator Tom Niehaus which would make the Board of Directors of the Transportation Innovation Authority a public agency and require it to hold open meetings in accordance with state laws. [25]
| Senate Bill 14 | Current Status: (Referred to Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 14, introduced to the Senate by Senator Dale Miller which would require the Superintendent of Real Estate and Professional Licensing to accept complaints against licensed home inspectors. If a complaint is resolved amicably between the complainant and the inspector a written report must be prepared detailing the proceedings. This document would be a public record. However, all other information related to investigations and audits is confidential and not considered public record. [26]
| Senate Bill 145 | Current Status: (Referred to Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 145, introduced to the Senate by Senator Ray Miller which would make all files, statements, returns, reports, papers, or documents relating to qualified reforming felons or their families confidential and not considered public records. [27]
| Senate Bill 199 | Current Status: (Referred to Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 199, introduced to the Senate by Senator Bob Gibbs which would allow the County Auditor of a county to request the owner of the golf course to provide income and expense data. This document would be considered confidential for use only in assessing the taxable property and not a public record. [28]
| Senate Bill 2 | Current Status: (Referred to Finance and Appropriations Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 2, introduced to the Senate by Senator John Carey which would allow the Director of Environmental Protection to alter the open meeting requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, but only in regards to time constraints, manner of public comment and location. The meetings are still required to be open and available for public comment. [29]
| Senate Bill 205 | Current Status: (Referred to Insurance, Commerce and Labor Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 205, introduced to the Senate by Senator Jim Hughes and Senator Nina Turner which would require the Director of Job and Family Services to file a quarterly report of all companies that employed more than 50 employees who received benefits from the Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, Ohio Works First or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Included in this report would be the total cost to the state for providing benefits to those individuals but should not include any personal information about any employee. This report would be considered public record and obtainable under Open Records law. [30]
| Senate Bill 21 | Current Status: (Referred to Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 21, introduced to the Senate by Senator Nina Turner which would make all documents of any kind relating to "qualified reforming felons" or their families confidential and not obtainable as public records. [31]
| Senate Bill 30 | Current Status: (Referred to Judiciary - Criminal Justice Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 30, introduced to the Senate by Senator Tim Schaffer which would require the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation to establish a registry of arson offenders. The record would only be obtainable by law enforcement personnel and would be confidential and not considered a public record. [32]
| Senate Bill 6 | Current Status: (Referred to Education Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 6, introduced to the Senate by Senator Kevin Coughlin which would allow make any document relative to the Special Education Scholarship Pilot Program that the Department of Individualized Education Programs holds in its files that contains both a child's name or other personally identifiable information and the child's data verification code shall be considered confidential and not be obtainable as public record. [33]
| Senate Bill 7 | Current Status: (Referred to State Government Committee) | Template:Proposed legislation progress bar.default |
Senate Bill 7, introduced to the Senate by Senator Mark Wagoner which would make any complaint to the State Auditor that resulted in an audit report public record and open to inspection upon the issuance of an audit report. [34]
- See also: Ohio Open Records Law
2008
- Government Accountability in Spending Program or "GASP," requires county financial details be available online.
References
- ↑ Text of HB 103
- ↑ Text of HB 12
- ↑ Text of HB 142
- ↑ Text of HB 167
- ↑ Text of HB 202
- ↑ Text of HB 22
- ↑ Text of HB 228
- ↑ Text of HB 230
- ↑ Text of HB 233
- ↑ Text of HB 242
- ↑ Text of HB 252
- ↑ Text of HB 263
- ↑ Text of HB 282
- ↑ Text of HB 288
- ↑ Text of HB 3
- ↑ Text of HB 30
- ↑ Text of HB 327
- ↑ Text of HB 37
- ↑ Text of HB 429
- ↑ Text of HB 58
- ↑ Text of HB 61
- ↑ Text of HB 77
- ↑ Text of SB 105
- ↑ Text of SB 119
- ↑ Text of SB 121
- ↑ Text of SB 14
- ↑ Text of SB 145
- ↑ Text of SB 199
- ↑ Text of SB 2
- ↑ Text of SB 205
- ↑ Text of SB 21
- ↑ Text of SB 30
- ↑ Text of SB 6
- ↑ Text of SB 7
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