Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 122 | Department of Development
Section 122.178 | Techcred Program.

Effective: September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "microcredential" means an industry-recognized credential or certificate that an applicant may complete in not more than one year and that is approved by the chancellor of higher education.
(B) There is hereby created the TechCred program to reimburse employers from appropriations made for that purpose for training costs for prospective and incumbent employees to earn a microcredential. The department of development, in consultation with the governor's office of workforce transformation and the department of higher education, shall develop the program.
(C)(1) An employer seeking to participate in the program shall submit an application to the director of development during an application period established by the director. The employer shall include in the application all of the following information:
(a) Proof that the employer is registered to do business in this state;
(b) Proof that the employer is current on all tax obligations to the state;
(c) Proof that the employer is in compliance with all environmental regulations applicable to the employer;
(d) The name of the training provider from which a prospective or incumbent employee will receive the training and earn the microcredential;
(e) The cost of the training;
(f) The positions for which earning the microcredential will make a prospective or incumbent employee qualified or the occupational skill set that the prospective or incumbent employee will acquire on completing the training;
(g) The address of the facility or location at which the prospective or incumbent employee is expected to be employed after completing the training;
(h) Any other information the director requires.
(2) In addition to the information required under division (C)(1) of this section, an employer seeking to participate in the program also may submit any of the following information the employer wishes to provide to the director:
(a) The estimated wage after completing the training and earning the microcredential;
(b) The employer's certification as a minority business enterprise under section 122.921 of the Revised Code or certification as an EDGE business enterprise under section 122.922 of the Revised Code if applicable;
(c) The demographic information of the employer, including race and gender;
(d) Any demographic information of a prospective or incumbent employee that the employee provides to the employer, including race and gender;
(e) Any other information the employer wishes to provide to the director.
(D)(1) The director shall consider all applications submitted during an application period after the application period ends. The director shall consider the following factors in determining whether to approve an application:
(a) The duration of the training program;
(b) The cost of the training;
(c) A prospective or incumbent employee's estimated wage after completing the training and earning the microcredential;
(d) Whether approving an application will promote regional diversity in apportioning reimbursements uniformly across the state;
(e) Any other factors the director considers relevant in determining whether to approve an application.
(2) The chancellor of higher education shall establish a list of approved microcredentials. The director shall not approve an application submitted under division (C) of this section unless the microcredentials identified in the application are included in the chancellor's list. Not later than ninety days after April 14, 2020, the director shall create a list of training providers that offer a microcredential included in the chancellor's list. Thereafter, the director shall annually update the list of training providers.
(3) If the director approves an employer's application for participation in the program, the approval is valid as long as the employer maintains accurate application information under division (C)(1) of this section with the director. The employer shall submit the updated information to the director at the beginning of the third fiscal year the employer participates in the program and every other subsequent fiscal year thereafter.
(4) The director shall not approve an application for participation in the program if the employer has violated Chapter 4111. of the Revised Code within the four fiscal years immediately preceding the date of application.
(E)(1) Each participating employer seeking reimbursement for training costs for a prospective or incumbent employee shall submit an application to the director that includes all of the following information for each prospective or incumbent employee:
(a) The prospective or incumbent employee's name and position, if applicable, at the time of submitting the application;
(b) The actual amount the employer paid to the training provider for the training;
(c) Evidence that the prospective or incumbent employee earned a microcredential;
(d) Evidence that the prospective or incumbent employee is a resident of this state.
(2) The amount of the reimbursement shall be not more than two thousand dollars for each microcredential a prospective or incumbent employee receives.
(F) No participating employer shall require a prospective or incumbent employee who receives a microcredential because the employer participated in and received a reimbursement through the employer's participation in the TechCred program to accept or continue employment with the employer.
(G) For the purposes of determining regional diversity under this section, the following constitute the regions of the state:
(1) The counties of Allen, Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood, and Wyandot are one region;
(2) The counties of Ashland, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, and Wayne are one region;
(3) The counties of Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Fayette, Greene, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby are one region;
(4) The counties of Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union are one region;
(5) The counties of Adams, Athens, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross, Scioto, and Vinton are one region;
(6) The counties of Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, and Washington are one region;
(7) The counties of Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren are one region.
(H)(1) The director shall do both of the following regarding the operation of the program:
(a) Create an application to participate in the program and an application for reimbursement;
(b) Create an internet web site with the applications for and information regarding the program created in this section.
(2) The governor's office of workforce transformation shall include on the office's internet web site either of the following:
(a) The applications for and information regarding the program created in this section;
(b) An internet link to the internet web site created under division (H)(1)(b) of this section.
(I) The director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code regarding the operation of the program as the director considers necessary to administer the program, including establishing priority guidelines for approving applications under division (D) of this section.
Last updated July 30, 2021 at 10:11 AM

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 1 | State Government

Chapter 122 | Department of Development

Section 122.01 | Department of Development Definitions.

Section 122.011 | Department of Development Powers and Duties.

Section 122.012 | Regional State Agency for Jobs and Employment Opportunities.

Section 122.013 | Required Postings on Official Internet Site.

Section 122.014 | Financial Assistance for Gaming Activities.

Section 122.02 | Applying for Federal and Private Assistance and Contracts.

Section 122.03 | Duties of Department - Research Facilities.

Section 122.04 | Additional Duties.

Section 122.041 | Duties of Director of Development as to Encouraging Diversity, Growth, and Equity Program.

Section 122.042 | Foundation of Employment Opportunity Program.

Section 122.05 | Offices in Foreign Countries.

Section 122.051 | International Trade Cooperative Projects Fund.

Section 122.06 | Planning Duties.

Section 122.07 | Office of Tourismohio.

Section 122.071 | Tourismohio Advisory Board.

Section 122.072 | Tourism Fund.

Section 122.073 | Promoting State of Ohio.

Section 122.075 | Alternative Fuel Transportation Grant Program.

Section 122.076 | Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversion Program.

Section 122.077 | Energy Star Rebate Program.

Section 122.08 | Office of Small Business - Powers and Duties.

Section 122.081 | Small Business Register.

Section 122.082 | Low-Interest Loans to Small Businesses.

Section 122.083 | Shovel Ready Sites Program - Fund.

Section 122.085 | Job Ready Site Program - Definitions.

Section 122.086 | Job Ready Site Program.

Section 122.087 | Annual Competitive Process for Grants Under Program.

Section 122.088 | Annual Competitive Process Grant Application.

Section 122.089 | Grant Application Contents.

Section 122.0810 | Grant Application Evaluation - Prioritization - Notice of Deficiencies.

Section 122.0811 | Completeness of Application and Eligibility of Project.

Section 122.0812 | Discretionary Grants Outside Annual Competitive Process.

Section 122.0813 | Evaluation of Discretionary Grant Application.

Section 122.0814 | Approval of Grant - Agreement With Applicant.

Section 122.0815 | Project Requirements for Consideration for Grant.

Section 122.0816 | Project Priority Under Annual Competitive Process.

Section 122.0817 | Annual Program Report by Director.

Section 122.0819 | Allowance of Recovery of Committee Costs.

Section 122.0820 | Job Site Ready Development Fund.

Section 122.09 | Transformational Mixed Use Development Tax Credit.

Section 122.10 | Cooperation and Coordination With Other State Departments and Agencies.

Section 122.11 | Classified and Unclassified Employees.

Section 122.12 | Definitions.

Section 122.121 | Site Selection for Major Sporting Event.

Section 122.122 | Sports Event Grant Fund.

Section 122.13 | Definitions.

Section 122.131 | Employee Ownership Assistance Program.

Section 122.132 | Duties of Director of Development.

Section 122.133 | Boards to Assist Employee Ownership Assistance Program.

Section 122.134 | Feasibility Study.

Section 122.135 | Assistance in Studying Feasibility of Employee-Owned Corporation.

Section 122.136 | Annual Report.

Section 122.14 | Roadwork Development Fund.

Section 122.15 | Definitions for Sections 122.151 to 122.156.

Section 122.151 | Certification as a Rural Business Growth Fund.

Section 122.152 | Tax Credit.

Section 122.153 | Tax Credit Certificates; Recapture of Tax Credits.

Section 122.154 | Reports.

Section 122.155 | State Reimbursement Amount.

Section 122.156 | Written Opinion.

Section 122.16 | Economic Redevelopment of Distressed Area.

Section 122.17 | Grants to Foster Job Creation.

Section 122.171 | Tax Credits to Foster Job Retention.

Section 122.172 | Manufacturing Equipment Grant Program.

Section 122.173 | Grant Against Tax for New Manufacturing Machinery Purchase.

Section 122.174 | Tax Incentives Operating Fund.

Section 122.175 | Tax Exemption for Sale, Storage, Use, or Other Consumption of Computer Data Center Equipment.

Section 122.176 | Grants for Employers That Move Into a Previously Vacant Facility.

Section 122.177 | Career Exploration Internship Program.

Section 122.178 | Techcred Program.

Section 122.179 | Industry Sector Partnerships.

Section 122.1710 | Individual Microcredential Assistance Program.

Section 122.1711 | Report to Legislature.

Section 122.18 | Annual Payments to Landlord for Projects Creating New Jobs.

Section 122.19 | Urban and Rural Initiative Grant Program Definitions.

Section 122.20 | Urban and Rural Initiative Grant Program.

Section 122.21 | Urban and Rural Initiative Grant Program Definitions.

Section 122.22 | Grant Eligibility.

Section 122.23 | Rural Industrial Park Loan Program Definitions.

Section 122.24 | Rural Industrial Park Loan Program.

Section 122.25 | Administration of Program - Park Use.

Section 122.26 | Rural Industrial Park Loan Fund.

Section 122.27 | Eligibility for Financial Assistance.

Section 122.28 | Industrial Technology and Enterprise Advisory Council Definitions.

Section 122.30 | Powers and Duties.

Section 122.31 | Payment Sources for Expenses and Obligations.

Section 122.32 | Accepting Using Contributions.

Section 122.33 | Administration of Programs.

Section 122.34 | Purposes.

Section 122.35 | Depositing Receipts.

Section 122.36 | Confidential Information.

Section 122.37 | Steel Futures Program.

Section 122.38 | Small Business Innovation Research Grant Program.

Section 122.39 | Definitions for r.c. 122.41 to 122.62.

Section 122.40 | Definitions for r.c. 122.40 to 122.4077 - Residential Broadband Expansion.

Section 122.401 | Residential Broadband Expansion Grant Program.

Section 122.403 | Broadband Expansion Program Authority.

Section 122.406 | Authority Consideration of Program Applications.

Section 122.407 | Authority Duties.

Section 122.408 | Authority Hearings.

Section 122.4010 | Authority Annual Report of Findings and Recommendations.

Section 122.4013 | Grant Applications by Broadband Providers.

Section 122.4015 | Grants Only for Eligible Projects.

Section 122.4016 | Ineligible Projects.

Section 122.4017 | Funds for Grants.

Section 122.4018 | Grants Limited by Available Funds.

Section 122.4019 | Application Submission.

Section 122.4020 | Application Requirements.

Section 122.4021 | Conditions for Grants.

Section 122.4023 | Proprietary or Trade Secret Evaluations.

Section 122.4024 | Notification of Published Applications.

Section 122.4025 | Video Service Provider Fees Contributed to Funding Gap.

Section 122.4030 | Application Challenges.

Section 122.4031 | Evidence Sufficient to Successfully Challenge.

Section 122.4033 | Authority Actions Regarding a Challenge.

Section 122.4034 | Revision, Resubmission of Successfully Challenged Applications.

Section 122.4035 | Review of Resubmitted Applications.

Section 122.4036 | Sanctions for Challenging Provider's Failure to Provide Service.

Section 122.4037 | Disposition of Sanction Amounts.

Section 122.4040 | Weighted Scoring System for Applications.

Section 122.4041 | Weighted Scoring System Priorities.

Section 122.4043 | Grant Awards.

Section 122.4044 | Grant Disbursement.

Section 122.4045 | Speed Verification Tests.

Section 122.4046 | Noncompliance With Requirements.

Section 122.4050 | County Request Application Solicitation.

Section 122.4051 | Solicitation on Behalf of County.

Section 122.4053 | Response Application Compliance.

Section 122.4055 | No Responsibility for Lack of Response.

Section 122.4060 | Grant Required for Eligible Project to Proceed.

Section 122.4061 | Financial Responsibility Before Project Completion.

Section 122.4063 | Ownership or Transfer of Broadband Infrastructure.

Section 122.4070 | Annual and Operational Reports.

Section 122.4071 | Report Contents and Public Availability.

Section 122.4073 | Due Date and Extensions for Reports.

Section 122.4075 | Reports, Documents Confidential.

Section 122.4076 | Annual Program Report by Authority.

Section 122.4077 | Residential Broadband Expansion Grant Rules.

Section 122.41 | Director's Powers and Duties Under Chapter 122.

Section 122.42 | Director's Powers and Duties Under r.c. 122.41 to 122.62.

Section 122.43 | Lending Funds.

Section 122.44 | Terms of Loans.

Section 122.45 | Loans to Political Subdivisions.

Section 122.451 | Insuring Mortgage Payments.

Section 122.46 | Purchase, Sale, Improvement of Property for Industrial, Commercial, Distribution or Research Facilities.

Section 122.47 | Issuing Bonds.

Section 122.48 | Issuing Revenue Bonds.

Section 122.49 | Using Bond Proceeds.

Section 122.50 | Bonds Not a Debt of State.

Section 122.51 | Bonds Are Lawful Investments.

Section 122.52 | Issuing Revenue Refunding Bonds.

Section 122.53 | Bonds Secured by Trust Agreements.

Section 122.54 | Direct Loan Program Fund.

Section 122.55 | Purchase Fund of the Director of Development.

Section 122.56 | Mortgage Guarantee Fund.

Section 122.561 | Mortgage Insurance Fund.

Section 122.57 | Distributing Income to Separate Sinking Funds.

Section 122.571 | Revenue Bond Guaranty Fund.

Section 122.58 | Investing Funds.

Section 122.59 | Proceedings in Default.

Section 122.60 | Capital Access Loan Program Definitions.

Section 122.601 | Capital Access Loan Program Fund.

Section 122.602 | Capital Access Loan Program.

Section 122.603 | Program Reserve Account.

Section 122.604 | Recovering Delinquent Loan Amount From Program Reserve Account.

Section 122.605 | Annual Report.

Section 122.61 | Tax Exemptions.

Section 122.62 | Keeping Funds in Depositories Selected by Director.

Section 122.63 | Housing Needs.

Section 122.64 | Business Services Division.

Section 122.641 | The Lakes in Economic Distress Revolving Loan Program.

Section 122.65 | Brownfield Revitalization Project Definitions.

Section 122.651 | Clean Ohio Council.

Section 122.652 | Grant or Loan for a Brownfield Cleanup or Remediation Project.

Section 122.653 | Application Approval.

Section 122.654 | Determining Compliance With Applicable Cleanup Standards.

Section 122.655 | No Further Action Letters.

Section 122.656 | Grant to Pay Cost of Assessment for Cleanup or Remediation of Brownfield, or Public Health Project.

Section 122.657 | Establishing Policies and Requirements.

Section 122.658 | Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund - Revolving Loan Fund.

Section 122.659 | Effect on Other Provisions.

Section 122.6510 | Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund.

Section 122.6511 | Brownfield Remediation Program.

Section 122.6512 | Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program.

Section 122.66 | Office of Community Services Definitions.

Section 122.67 | Community Services Division.

Section 122.68 | Powers and Duties.

Section 122.681 | Confidentiality of Information.

Section 122.69 | Endorsement of Community Action Agency.

Section 122.70 | Board of Directors of Community Action Agency - Powers and Duties.

Section 122.701 | Designating New or Rescinding Former Designation.

Section 122.702 | Hearings on Use of Community Services Block Grant Funds.

Section 122.71 | Minority Development Financing Advisory Board Definitions.

Section 122.72 | Minority Development Financing Advisory Board.

Section 122.73 | Powers and Duties.

Section 122.74 | Director of Development - Powers and Duties.

Section 122.75 | Director of Development - Duties Regarding Minority Programs.

Section 122.751 | Certifying Loan Applicants.

Section 122.76 | Loan Criteria.

Section 122.77 | Loan Guarantees.

Section 122.78 | Terms, Conditions, and Provisions of Loans and Guarantees.

Section 122.79 | Tax Exemptions.

Section 122.80 | Minority Business Enterprise Loan Fund.

Section 122.81 | Default on Loan, Guarantee, or Lease.

Section 122.82 | Moneys, Funds, Properties, and Assets Held in Trust.

Section 122.83 | Prohibiting Misrepresentation.

Section 122.84 | Tax Credit for Investors in Multiple Qualified Opportunity Funds.

Section 122.85 | Tax Credit-Eligible Productions.

Section 122.851 | Certification as Ohio Venture Capital Operating Company.

Section 122.86 | Small Business Investment Certificate; Tax Credit.

Section 122.861 | Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant and Loan Programs.

Section 122.862 | Sellohio Global Initiative Fund.

Section 122.87 | Minority Business Bonding Program Definitions.

Section 122.88 | Minority Business Bonding Fund - Minority Business Bonding Program Administrative and Loss Reserve Fund.

Section 122.89 | Executing Bonds as Surety.

Section 122.90 | Guarantee of Bonds Executed by Sureties for Minority Businesses and Edge Business Enterprises.

Section 122.92 | Minority Business Development Division.

Section 122.921 | [Former r.c. 123.151, Amended and Renumbered by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly, Effective 9/30/2021] Rules for Certification as Minority Business Enterprises; State Agency, Port Authority Reports.

Section 122.922 | [Former r.c. 123.152, Amended and Renumbered by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly, Effective 9/30/2021] Encouraging Diversity, Growth, and Equity Program.

Section 122.923 | [Former r.c. 123.153, Amended and Renumbered by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly, Effective 9/30/2021] Report on Programs.

Section 122.924 | [Former r.c 123.154, Amended and Renumbered by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly, Effective 9/30/2021] Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program.

Section 122.925 | [Former r.c. 9.318, Amended and Renumbered by h.b. 110, 134th General Assembly, Effective 9/30/2021] Veteran-Friendly Business Procurement Program.

Section 122.93 | Accepting Gifts and Other Aid.

Section 122.94 | Rules - Annual Report.

Section 122.941 | Annual Report.

Section 122.942 | Project Information to Be Made Public.

Section 122.95 | Definitions - Industrial Site Improvement Fund Grants.

Section 122.951 | Grants From Industrial Site Improvement Fund.

Section 122.9511 | Siteohio Certification Program.

Section 122.9512 | Siteohio Administration Fund.

Section 122.96 | Delegation of Authority.

Section 122.98 | Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Technology Committee.

Section 122.99 | Penalty.