Ohio § 5101.317 [Former R.C. 122.701, amended and renumbered as R.C. 5101.317 by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Designating new or rescinding former community action agency designation

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§ 5101.317 — [Former R.C. 122.701, amended and renumbered as R.C. 5101.317 by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Designating new or rescinding former community action agency designation

Ohio § 5101.317

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5101Department of Job and Family Services- General Provisions

This text of Ohio § 5101.317 ([Former R.C. 122.701, amended and renumbered as R.C. 5101.317 by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Designating new or rescinding former community action agency designation) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Ohio primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5101.317 (2026).

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(A)Prior to designating a new community action agency or rescinding a community action agency's designation, the department of job and family services shall:

(1)Determine whether a community action agency is in compliance with section5101.315of the Revised Code;

(2)Consult with the chief elected officials of political subdivisions located within a community action agency's service area, and, in designating a new community action agency, obtain their endorsement of the agency in accordance with division (A) of section5101.315of the Revised Code;

(3)Hold at least one public meeting within a community action agency's service area for the purpose of allowing citizens to comment on the community action agency's delivery of services;

(4)Evaluate the proposed service area of the communit

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(A) Prior to designating a new community action agency or rescinding a community action agency's designation, the department of job and family services shall:

(1) Determine whether a community action agency is in compliance with section5101.315of the Revised Code;

(2) Consult with the chief elected officials of political subdivisions located within a community action agency's service area, and, in designating a new community action agency, obtain their endorsement of the agency in accordance with division (A) of section5101.315of the Revised Code;

(3) Hold at least one public meeting within a community action agency's service area for the purpose of allowing citizens to comment on the community action agency's delivery of services;

(4) Evaluate the proposed service area of the community action agency, and, as may be necessary, modify the boundaries of the service area so that low-income persons in the area are adequately and efficiently served.

(B) After providing notice and hearing pursuant to sections119.01to119.13of the Revised Code, the director of job and family services:

(1) May rescind the designation of a community action agency after finding that the agency is not in compliance with any or all of the provisions of section5101.315of the Revised Code;

(2) Shall rescind the designation of a community action agency upon notification from the chief elected officials of more than one-half of the municipal corporations and the counties within a community currently served by a community action agency that such agency is not endorsed by them and after finding that the agency is not in compliance with section5101.315of the Revised Code.

Any agency whose designation is rescinded pursuant to this section may appeal from an order rescinding such designation pursuant to section119.12of the Revised Code.

Last updated October 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM