Ohio § 101.68

§ 101.68.

(A) Subject to division (D) of this section, within thirty days of the convening of the

first regular session of the general assembly, each agency required to submit reports

or similar documents to the general assembly pursuant to section 103.43 , 3301.07 , 5139.33 , 5501.07 , 5537.17 , or 5593.21 of the Revised Code shall send written notice to each member of the general assembly in order to determine

whether the member desires to personally receive the reports or similar documents

as they are made available by the agency.  If the member desires to personally receive the reports or similar documents as

they become available, the member shall send a written request to the agency within

thirty days of receiving the notice. (B) Whenever any statute or rule requires that a report, recommendation, or other similar

document be submitted to the general assembly under a law not cited in division (A)

of this section, to the members of the general assembly, to one house of the general

assembly, or to the members of one house of the general assembly, the requirement

shall be fulfilled by the submission of a copy of the report, recommendation, or document

to the director of the legislative service commission, the president of the senate,

the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and

the minority leader of the house of representatives if both houses of the general

assembly or their members are specified, or to the director of the legislative service

commission, the president of the senate, and the minority leader of the senate if

only the senate or its members are specified, or to the director of the legislative

service commission, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority

leader of the house of representatives if only the house of representatives or its

members are specified.  This division does not apply to items required to be distributed to members of the

general assembly pursuant to section 103.14 , 149.04 , 149.07 , or 149.17 of the Revised Code . (C) Each month the legislative service commission shall provide to each member of the

senate and to each member of the house of representatives a list of all reports, recommendations,

and documents submitted to the officers of the general assembly under division (B)

of this section.  The list shall include a short and accurate description of the content, length,

and form of each report, recommendation, or document submitted, as well as a statement

setting forth the number printed, if applicable, and the cost of preparation.  Each member may request from the legislative service commission a copy of any report,

recommendation, or document on the list, and the legislative service commission shall

comply with any such request. (D) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, whenever any statute

or rule requires that an agency submit a report, recommendation, or other similar

document to the general assembly or otherwise as described in division (B) of this

section in a paper, book, or other hard copy format, the report, recommendation, or

other document, to the extent technologically feasible, shall be submitted to the

general assembly or otherwise as described in division (B) of this section through

electronic means, rather than in the hard copy format, and shall be displayed by the

agency on a web site it maintains.