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OH HB522
Bill
Status
5/19/2010
Primary Sponsor
Dennis Murray
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AI Summary
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Requires the Inspector General to recuse themselves from any matter or investigation involving a state agency if they have a familial relationship (spouse, sibling, parent, or child) with an agency employee or were formerly employed by that agency.
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Mandates the Inspector General designate a deputy inspector general to handle all duties related to recused state agencies, with the deputy unable to have familial relationships with or prior employment at the subject agency.
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Specifies that actions related to a recusal must be performed in the name of the designated deputy, and agency employees must cooperate with the deputy as they would the Inspector General.
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Adds definitions for "designated deputy," "familial relationship," and "recusal" to Ohio Revised Code Section 121.41.
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Preserves the Governor's authority to appoint or remove the Inspector General, with deputy designations coinciding with the Governor's or Inspector General's term.
Legislative Description
To require the Inspector General to be recused from any matter or investigation relating to a state agency if the Inspector General has a familial relationship with an employee of that agency or the Inspector General was formerly employed by that agency, and to require the Inspector General to designate a deputy inspector general to handle all matters relating to an agency that is the subject of a recusal.
Inspector General-recusal of
Last Action
To State Government
5/19/2010