Bill Text: OH HB345 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To allow political subdivisions to make internet web site publications in lieu of newspaper of general circulation publication requirements if the political subdivision donates all funds that would otherwise be used to provide newspaper notices to a local food bank or food drive for charitable purposes.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-11-04 - To Local Government/Public Administration [HB345 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2009-HB345-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

H. B. No. 345

Representative Hagan 

Cosponsors: Representatives Pryor, Letson, Yuko, Domenick 

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A BILL

To enact section 7.16 of the Revised Code to allow

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political subdivisions to make internet web site

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publications in lieu of newspaper of general

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circulation publication requirements if the

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political subdivision donates all funds that would

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otherwise be used to provide newspaper notices to

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a local food bank or food drive for charitable

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purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 7.16 of the Revised Code be enacted	9
to read as follows:	10

Sec. 7.16. (A) Notwithstanding any section of the Revised	11
Code that requires a political subdivision to publish a notice or	12
advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation, a political	13
subdivision may satisfy the publication requirement by posting the	14
notice or advertisement on the political subdivision's internet	15
web site. A notice or advertisement posted on a political	16
subdivision's internet web site shall provide the same information	17
as is otherwise required by the relevant statute and for the same	18
amount of time as is required by that statute.	19

(B) A political subdivision that exercises the authority	20
conferred by this section shall donate any funds that would	21
otherwise have been used to comply with the statutory notice by	22
newspaper publication requirements to a local food bank or food	23
drive to be used solely for charitable purposes.	24

(C) This section does not apply to any documents required to	25
be published in a newspaper of general circulation under Section	26
1g of Article II or Section 1 of Article XVI of the Ohio	27
Constitution.	28