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OH SB339
Bill
Status
5/1/2012
Primary Sponsor
Shannon Jones
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AI Summary
SB 339 Summary
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Establishes mandatory education and continuing education programs for fiscal officers (county auditors, treasurers, township fiscal officers, municipal auditors/treasurers, village fiscal officers) with specified hour requirements and approval processes.
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Creates formal removal procedures for county auditors, county treasurers, and township fiscal officers through court proceedings when they fail to perform duties or mishandle funds, with 30-90 day notice requirements and appeal rights.
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Authorizes political subdivisions to purchase professional indemnity insurance for fiscal officers, but restricts this if education requirements are not completed.
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Implements accountability measures for unauditable entities (counties, townships, municipalities, school districts, charter schools, STEM schools, and boarding schools) including suspension of funding and suspension of fiscal officers until auditability is restored.
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Changes dereliction of duty from a second-degree misdemeanor to a fifth-degree felony and bars fiscal officers convicted of this offense from holding public office for four years.
Legislative Description
To establish education programs and continuing education requirements for the fiscal officers of townships and municipal corporations, to establish procedures for removing those fiscal officers, county treasurers, and county auditors from office, and to create fiscal accountability requirements for public schools, counties, municipal corporations, and townships.
Local government fisc-training/removal of fiscal officers/accountability
Last Action
To State & Local Government & Veterans Affairs
5/1/2012