Vetoed by Governor John Kasich

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote on a conference report that establishes a budget for fiscal year 2017-2018.

Highlights:

• Prohibits foreign entities from assisting in financing state-funded projects or initiatives, unless the foreign entity is supported by credit and pays using U.S. currency (Sec. 135.143).

• Establishes a joint legislative ethics committee to serve the general assembly that consists of 12 members split between the two major political parties (Sec. 101.34).

• Reduces medicaid support for local transportation by $43 million for the fiscal year 2018-2019 (Sec. 307.10)

• Authorizes the use of state funds for early childhood education for 3-year-olds when there are excess funds after serving the 4-year-olds (Sec. 265.20).

• Appropriates $37.8 million for EdChoice expansion in fiscal year 2018 and $46 million in fiscal year 2019 (Sec. 265.260).

• Appropriates  $77.3 million for family and child services, $29 million for adoption services, $13.5 million for child family and community protection services, and $2.8 million for adult protective services. (Sec. 307.10).

• Authorizes the establishment of tuition guarantees for undergraduate students at 4-year state universities (Sec. 3345.48).

• Specifies that the term of the Inspector General will end on January 11, 2021 and authorizes the Governor to appoint a new Inspector General every 4 years thereafter (Sec. 121.48).

• Authorizes the Tax Credit Authority to make grants to foster job creation programs (Sec. 122.17).

• Maintains the ability for motion picture companies to apply for tax credits for their projects that occur within the state (Sec. 122.85).

• Establishes tax credits for individuals attempting to build eligible computer data centers and server farms (Sec. 122.175).

• Specifies that employees of any state college or university will earn 3.1 hours of paid sick leave for every 80 hours of completed work, excluding overtime, and that the employee will be paid for their accumulated sick days upon separation at a rate of 1 hour of pay for every 2 accumulated hours of sick leave (Secs. 124.38 & 124.384).

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates funds for fiscal year 2018-2019.

Highlights:

• Appropriates funds to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for county programs that help curb opioid addiction (Sec. 337.135)

• Prohibits foreign entities from assisting in financing state-funded projects or initiatives, unless the foreign entity does both of the following (Sec. 9.581):

• Notifies the port authority or county within which the project or initiated will be located; and

• Provides written confirmation to the port authority or county that an agreement has been reached pursuant to the state’s required conditions.

• Establishes a joint legislative ethics committee to serve the general assembly that consists of 12 members split between the two major political parties (Sec. 101.34).

• Reduces medicaid support for local transportation by $43 million for the fiscal year 2018-2019 (Sec. 307.10)

• Authorizes the use of state funds for early childhood education for 3-year-olds when there are excess funds after serving the 4-year-olds (Sec. 265.20).

• Appropriates $37.8 million for EdChoice expansion in fiscal year 2018 and $46 million in fiscal year 2019 (Sec. 265.10).

• Appropriates $64.9 million for family and child services, $29 million for adoption services, $28.5 million for child family and community protection services, and $2.8 million for adult protective services. (Sec.307.10)

• Authorizes the establishment of tuition guarantees for undergraduate students at 4-year state universities (Sec. 3345.48).

• Requires the State Auditor to establish uniform accounting procedures for all state departments and agencies within 2 years of the passage of this bill (Sec. 117.432).

• Specifies that the term of the Inspector General will end on January 11, 2021 and authorizes the Governor to appoint a new Inspector General every 4 years thereafter (Sec. 121.48).

• Authorizes the Tax Credit Authority to make grants to foster job creation programs (Sec. 122.17)

• Maintains the ability for motion picture companies to apply for tax credits for their projects that occur within the state (Sec. 122.85).

• Establishes tax credits for individuals attempting to build eligible computer data centers and server farms (Sec. 122.175).

• Establishes that employees of any state college or university will earn 3.1 hours of paid sick leave for every 80 hours of completed work, excluding overtime (Sec. 124.38).

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