179.03 Commission on dispute resolution and conflict management - powers and duties. - Ohio Statutes

179.03 Commission on dispute resolution and conflict management - powers and duties.

(A) The Ohio commission on dispute resolution and conflict management shall do all of the following:

(1) Appoint and set the compensation of an executive director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission;

(2) Establish and maintain a central office;

(3) Adopt rules to govern the application for, and the awarding of, grants made available by the commission under sections 179.01 to 179.04 of the Revised Code out of the dispute resolution and conflict management commission gifts, grants, and reimbursements fund established by division (C) of this section;

(4) Seek, solicit, and apply for grants from any public or private source to provide for the operation of dispute resolution and conflict management programs in this state;

(5) Adopt standards for the evaluation of dispute resolution and conflict management programs funded pursuant to sections 179.01 to 179.04 of the Revised Code;

(6) Provide technical aid and assistance to dispute resolution and conflict management programs, to centers that provide these programs, and to public and private agencies and organizations that provide these programs or engage in dispute resolution and conflict management services;

(7) Approve an annual operating budget;

(8) Prepare an annual report on the operation of the commission and the office established by the commission, and provide the report to the governor, the supreme court, and the general assembly.

(B) The commission may do any of the following:

(1) Receive and accept donations, grants, awards, bequests, gifts, reimbursements, and similar funds from any lawful source;

(2) Accept the services of volunteer workers and consultants at no compensation, other than reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, and reimburse any volunteer workers or consultants for their actual and necessary expenses so incurred;

(3) Prepare and publish statistical data and case studies and other data pertinent to the development, operation, and evaluation of dispute resolution and conflict management programs and centers that provide these programs or engage in dispute resolution and conflict management services;

(4) Conduct programs that have a general objective of training and educating mediators and other persons engaged in providing dispute resolution and conflict management services;

(5) Develop programs and curricula that are designed to provide dispute resolution and conflict management training and education for public and private education, as well as other appropriate education forums;

(6) Enter into contracts for dispute resolution and conflict management services or authorize the executive director to enter into those contracts.

(C) There is hereby established in the state treasury the dispute resolution and conflict management commission gifts, grants, and reimbursements fund. All donations, grants, awards, bequests, gifts, reimbursements, and similar funds received by the commission under this section shall be deposited in the fund.

Effective Date: 09-05-2001