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OH SB6
Bill
Status
4/2/2014
Primary Sponsor
Timothy Schaffer
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AI Summary
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Establishes initial education and continuing education requirements for fiscal officers in townships, municipal corporations, counties, and school districts, with specific hour requirements and topics like government accounting, budgeting, ethics, and investments.
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Creates removal procedures for county auditors, county treasurers, and township fiscal officers through sworn affidavits submitted to the auditor of state, with review by the attorney general and civil court proceedings, requiring clear and convincing evidence of duty failures or prohibited acts.
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Removes county auditors and treasurers from the 90-day absence threshold for office vacancy; county auditors and treasurers now trigger vacancy after 30 consecutive days of absence without a physician's certificate.
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Establishes fiscal accountability measures for school districts, community schools, STEM schools, and college-preparatory boarding schools, including auditor suspension powers when schools are declared unauditable and requirements for surety bonds or cash deposits.
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Increases criminal penalties for false statements made in sworn affidavits submitted during removal proceedings to a felony of the third degree.
Legislative Description
To establish initial education programs and continuing education requirements for the fiscal officers of townships and municipal corporations, to establish procedures for removing those officers, county treasurers, and county auditors from office, and to create fiscal accountability requirements for counties, townships, municipal corporations, and public schools.
Local government fiscal accountability
Last Action
Passed 3rd Consideration House
4/2/2014