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LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28, 2006

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28

House Finance & Appropriations, (Chr. Calvert, 466-8140), Rm. 313, 1:30 p.m.

HJR 7 ECONOMIC GROWTH BOND ISSUE (Redfern) Proposing to enact Section 2a of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to permit the issuance of general obligation bonds to create and preserve jobs, enhance employment and educational opportunities, and promote economic growth through funding research and development and the development of certain sites and facilities and to expand state and local government authority regarding economic development.   (1st Hearing-Sponsor)  

HJR 8    LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS  (Redfern)  Proposing to enact Section 2p of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of Ohio to permit the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund local government public infrastructure capital improvements. (1st Hearing-Sponsor)

House Criminal Justice, (Chr. Latta, 466-8104), Rm. 121, 2:30 p.m.

HB 666 PUBLIC OFFICIAL OFFENSES (Schaffer) To provide that a person's privilege of holding an office of honor, trust, or profit that is forfeited by reason of the person's conviction of a felony is not restored upon the person's completion of a prison term or period of community control sanctions or upon the grant of a conditional pardon or a final release by the adult parole authority.   (1st Hearing-Sponsor)  

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29

Local Government & Library Revenue Distribution Task Force, (Chr. Cates, 466-8072), Senate Finance Hearing Rm., 9 a.m.

·      Review of amendments and vote on final report

Senate Judiciary-Civil Justice, (Chr. Goodman, 466-8064), North Hearing Rm., 11 a.m.

HB 9 PUBLIC RECORDS LAW  (Oelslager)  To revise the Public Records Law, to create the office of Public Access Counselor in the Court of Claims, to create a library records commission in each public library and a special taxing district records commission in each special taxing district, to allow a concealed carry licensee to prohibit the disclosure of the licensee's information to a journalist, to revise the records commissions laws, and to eliminate the provision that certain records made by a public accountant incident to an audit of a public office or private entity are not public records.   (4th Hearing-All testimony)  

SB 333 ACCIDENT CLEARING  (Schuler)  To permit local law enforcement agencies and fire departments to remove motor vehicles from the roadway after a motor vehicle accident and to provide immunity to local law enforcement agencies and fire personnel for the removal of damaged or inoperable vehicles and roadways.   (2nd Hearing-All testimony)  

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30

House Financial Institutions, Real Estate & Securities, (Chr. Widener, 466-1470), Rm. 017, 8:30 a.m.

HB 272 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (Schneider) Regarding the Public Employees Retirement System.   (5th Hearing-All testimony-Possible amendments & vote)  

House Local & Municipal Government & Urban Revitalization, (Chr. Wolpert, 466-9690), Rm. 018, 11 a.m.

HB 365 JOINT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS (Setzer) To remove the limitation that only four types of municipal corporations and townships may create a joint economic development district under specified statutes.   (5th Hearing-All testimony-Amendments & Possible vote)