Effective: September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the officers mentioned in sections 121.04 and 121.05 of the Revised Code and the offices and divisions they administer shall be under the direction, supervision, and control of the directors of their respective departments, and shall perform such duties as the directors prescribe. In performing or exercising any of the examination or regulatory functions, powers, or duties vested by Title XI, Chapters 1733. and 1761., and sections 1315.01 to 1315.18 of the Revised Code in the superintendent of financial institutions, the superintendent of financial institutions and the division of financial institutions are independent of and are not subject to the control of the department or the director of commerce. In the absence of the superintendent of financial institutions, the director of commerce shall, for a limited period of time, perform or exercise any of those functions, powers, or duties or authorize the deputy superintendent for banks to perform or exercise any of the functions, powers, or duties vested by Title XI and sections 1315.01 to 1315.18 of the Revised Code in the superintendent and the deputy superintendent for credit unions to perform or exercise any of the functions, powers, or duties vested by Chapters 1733. and 1761. of the Revised Code in the superintendent.
(B) With the approval of the governor, the director of each department shall establish divisions within the department, and distribute the work of the department among such divisions. Each officer created by section 121.04 of the Revised Code shall be the head of such a division, except for the equal opportunity employment coordinator, who shall report to a position determined by the director of administrative services.
With the approval of the governor, the director of each department may consolidate any two or more of the offices created in the department by section 121.04 of the Revised Code, or reduce the number of or create new divisions therein.
The director of each department may prescribe rules for the government of the department, the conduct of its employees, the performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, books, documents, and property pertaining thereto.
Last updated July 29, 2021 at 4:04 PM
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 121 | State Departments
Section 121.01 | Definition of Terms.
Section 121.02 | Administrative Departments and Directors Created.
Section 121.03 | Appointment of Administrative Department Heads.
Section 121.031 | Administrative Department Head's Regulation Authority.
Section 121.04 | Offices Created in the Several Departments.
Section 121.05 | Assistant Directors.
Section 121.06 | Appointment of Officers - Term.
Section 121.07 | Supervision and Control of Departments - Establishing Divisions.
Section 121.08 | Deputy Director of Administration in Department of Commerce.
Section 121.081 | Department of Insurance - Powers and Duties.
Section 121.082 | Superintendent of Insurance - Prohibited Activities.
Section 121.083 | Superintendent of Industrial Compliance - Powers and Duties.
Section 121.084 | Industrial Compliance Operating Fund.
Section 121.085 | Financial Literacy Education Fund.
Section 121.086 | High School Financial Literacy Fund.
Section 121.09 | Qualifications of Director of Agriculture and Chief of Division of Animal Health.
Section 121.10 | Director of Health - Qualifications.
Section 121.11 | Bond and Oath of Office - Blanket Bonds - Bond May Be Required of Employee.
Section 121.13 | Advisory Boards May Be Provided.
Section 121.14 | Employment Subject to Civil Service Laws.
Section 121.15 | Central Office for Each Department - Branch Offices - Restrictions on Relocation.
Section 121.17 | Co-Operation and Coordination of Work Under Direction of Governor.
Section 121.18 | Report by Each Department.
Section 121.181 | Identification of Department Acquiring Interest in Real Property.
Section 121.19 | Power to Inspect and Examine.
Section 121.20 | Seal for Each Department - Specifications - Use.
Section 121.211 | Retention and Disposition of Records.
Section 121.22 | Public Meetings - Exceptions.
Section 121.30 | Spanish-Speaking Affair Definitions.
Section 121.31 | Commission on Hispanic-Latino Affairs.
Section 121.32 | Powers and Duties of Commission.
Section 121.33 | Office of Hispanic-Latino Affairs - Powers and Duties.
Section 121.35 | Revision of Uniform the Eligibility Standards.
Section 121.37 | Ohio Family and Children First Cabinet Council.
Section 121.371 | Wellness Block Grant Program.
Section 121.372 | Rules for Certification or Licensure of Substitute Care Providers.
Section 121.373 | Family and Children First Administration Fund.
Section 121.374 | Multi-System Youth Action Plan.
Section 121.375 | Information Provided to Ohio Family and Children First Cabinet Council.
Section 121.38 | Resolving Agency Disputes Concerning Services or Funding.
Section 121.381 | Family and Children First Dispute Resolution Process.
Section 121.382 | Services Continued Pending Dispute Resolution Process.
Section 121.40 | Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism.
Section 121.402 | Educational Program for Volunteers Having Unsupervised Access to Children.
Section 121.403 | Powers of Commission - Gifts and Donations Fund - Use of Moneys.
Section 121.41 | Inspector General Definitions.
Section 121.42 | Inspector General - Powers and Duties.
Section 121.421 | Investigation of Casino Control Commission Enforcement Personnel.
Section 121.43 | Subpoena Power - Contempt.
Section 121.44 | Reports of Investigations.
Section 121.45 | Cooperating in Investigations.
Section 121.46 | Filing Complaint - Form.
Section 121.47 | Confidential Information.
Section 121.48 | Appointment of Inspector General.
Section 121.481 | Special Investigations Fund.
Section 121.482 | Disposition of Money Received.
Section 121.483 | Status of Deputy Inspector General as Peace Officer.
Section 121.49 | Qualifications.
Section 121.50 | Administrative Rules.
Section 121.51 | Deputy Inspector General for Transportation Department.
Section 121.52 | Deputy Inspector General for Workers' Compensation.
Section 121.531 | Signs Specifying Arra Funding Prohibited.
Section 121.60 | Executive Agency Lobbying Definitions.
Section 121.61 | Prohibited Acts.
Section 121.62 | Initial Registration Statement - Updating Information.
Section 121.621 | Disqualification as Executive Agency Lobbyist for Certain Offenses.
Section 121.63 | Statement of Expenditures - Records.
Section 121.64 | Statement of Financial Transactions.
Section 121.65 | Disputed Expenditure or Transaction.
Section 121.67 | Prohibiting Contingent Fees.
Section 121.68 | Statements Are Public Records.
Section 121.69 | Investigations.
Section 121.71 | Incorporation by Reference in Rule Definitions.
Section 121.72 | Incorporating Rule by Reference.
Section 121.73 | Filing Material Incorporated by Reference Electronically.
Section 121.74 | Access to Material Incorporated in Rule in Final Form.
Section 121.75 | Sufficiency of Citations.
Section 121.81 | "Agency" and "Draft Rule" Defined; Construction of Sections.
Section 121.811 | Applicability of Business Review Provisions.
Section 121.82 | Evaluation of Draft Rules; Business Impact Analysis.
Section 121.83 | Filing Proposed Rules; Rejection by Joint Committee on Rule Review.
Section 121.91 | Customer Service Standards.
Section 121.93 | Review of Agency Operations.
Section 121.931 | Petition to Restate a Principle of Law or Policy in a Rule.
Section 121.933 | Applicability of r.c. 101.352, 101.353, 121.93, and 121.931.
Section 121.95 | Agency Review of Rules to Identify Restrictions.
Section 121.951 | Required Reduction in Regulatory Restrictions.
Section 121.952 | Failure to Reduce Regulatory Restrictions.
Section 121.953 | Total Permitted Regulatory Restrictions.
Section 121.954 | Exemptions From Regulatory Restriction Reduction.
Section 121.991 | Penalty for Disclosing Confidential Information.