In accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 119.032, each state agency is required to review its rules a minimum of once every five years. The intent of the law is to ensure that rules are clearly written and that program requirements are accurate, up-to-date and clearly expressed. To the extent possible, unnecessary paperwork will be eliminated, and local agencies will be given increased flexibility. The purpose of a rule review is to determine whether a rule should be continued without amendment, be amended or be rescinded, taking into consideration each rule's scope and purpose.

A five-year review was recently conducted on Ohio Administrative Code rules 5101:1-3-12.2, "Subsidized public and private employment," and 5101:1-23-75,"Ohio works first and prevention, retention and contingency: assistance group ineligibility due to receipt of fraudulent assistance." As part of the ongoing review process, the acronym "CDJFS" has been changed to "county agency" to align with Food Assistance rules.

If no further revisions are made to the proposed rules prior to finalization by the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR), they will become effective on February 1, 2012. If changes are necessary, a copy of the revised rules will be forwarded to you at that time.

The following describes the revisions:

Chapter 2000

5101:1-3-12.2: Subsidized public and private employment

This rule provides definitions of subsidized public and private employment as countable work activities, gives examples of acceptable models, and explains the employer subsidy payments and the hours of participation in the program. This rule is being proposed for amendment so that it can be put into question-and-answer format to improve clarity.

5101:1-23-75: Ohio works first and prevention, retention and contingency: assistance group ineligibility due to receipt of fraudulent assistance

This rule sets forth the definitions of fraudulent assistance and intentional program violations, explains how violations are handled when assistance groups move, and explains how repayment is made. This rule is being proposed for rescission and replaced with a new rule written in question-and-answer format to improve clarity.

Instructions

The following chart identifies the material that should be removed from the Cash Assistance Manual and the material that should be added.