2006 Ohio Revised Code - 121.02. Administrative departments created.

§ 121.02. Administrative departments created.
 

The following administrative departments and their respective directors are hereby created: 

(A) The office of budget and management, which shall be administered by the director of budget and management; 

(B) The department of commerce, which shall be administered by the director of commerce; 

(C) The department of administrative services, which shall be administered by the director of administrative services; 

(D) The department of transportation, which shall be administered by the director of transportation; 

(E) The department of agriculture, which shall be administered by the director of agriculture; 

(F) The department of natural resources, which shall be administered by the director of natural resources; 

(G) The department of health, which shall be administered by the director of health; 

(H) The department of job and family services, which shall be administered by the director of job and family services; 

(I) Until July 1, 1997, the department of liquor control, which shall be administered by the director of liquor control; 

(J) The department of public safety, which shall be administered by the director of public safety; 

(K) The department of mental health, which shall be administered by the director of mental health; 

(L) The department of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, which shall be administered by the director of mental retardation and developmental disabilities; 

(M) The department of insurance, which shall be administered by the superintendent of insurance as director thereof; 

(N) The department of development, which shall be administered by the director of development; 

(O) The department of youth services, which shall be administered by the director of youth services; 

(P) The department of rehabilitation and correction, which shall be administered by the director of rehabilitation and correction; 

(Q) The environmental protection agency, which shall be administered by the director of environmental protection; 

(R) The department of aging, which shall be administered by the director of aging; 

(S) The department of alcohol and drug addiction services, which shall be administered by the director of alcohol and drug addiction services. 

The director of each department shall exercise the powers and perform the duties vested by law in such department. 
 

HISTORY: GC § 154-3; 109 v 105; 112 v 430(478), § 89; 116 v 511; 123 v 84(162), § 2; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 125 v 127 (Eff 10-2-53); 126 v 655; 127 v 653; 128 v 876 (Eff 11-4-59); 130 v 18 (Eff 6-11-63); 130 v 19 (Eff 10-7-63); 132 v H 495 (Eff 10-24-67); 132 v S 235 (Eff 11-14-67); 134 v H 494 (Eff 7-12-72); 134 v H 1064 (Eff 9-29-72); 134 v S 485 (Eff 10-18-72); 134 v S 397 (Eff 10-23-72); 135 v H 200 (Eff 9-28-73); 135 v S 174 (Eff 12-4-73); 136 v H 920 (Eff 10-11-76); 137 v H 415 (Eff 12-14-77); 138 v H 900 (Eff 7-1-80); 139 v H 440 (Eff 11-23-81); 139 v H 536 (Eff 8-12-82); 140 v H 100 (Eff 2-24-83); 140 v H 401 (Eff 7-20-84); 140 v H 660 (Eff 7-26-84); 140 v H 37 (Eff 6-22-84); 143 v H 317 (Eff 10-10-89); 144 v S 98 (Eff 11-12-92); 146 v S 162 (Eff 10-29-95); 148 v H 470. Eff 7-1-2000.
 

The effective date is set by section 10 of HB 470.