5101.97 Report on department programs. - Ohio Statutes

5101.97 Report on department programs.

(A)(1) Not later than the last day of each July and January, the department of job and family services shall complete a report on the characteristics of the individuals who participate in or receive services through the programs operated by the department and the outcomes of the individuals’ participation in or receipt of services through the programs. The reports shall be for the six-month periods ending on the last days of June and December and shall include information on the following:

(a) Work activities, developmental activities, and alternative work activities established under sections 5107.40 to 5107.69 of the Revised Code;

(b) Programs of publicly funded child care, as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code;

(c) Child support enforcement programs;

(d) Births to recipients of the medical assistance program established under Chapter 5111. of the Revised Code.

(2) The department shall submit the reports required under division (A)(1) of this section to the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, the president and minority leader of the senate, the legislative budget officer, the director of budget and management, and each board of county commissioners. The department shall provide copies of the reports to any person or government entity on request.

In designing the format for the reports, the department shall consult with individuals, organizations, and government entities interested in the programs operated by the department, so that the reports are designed to enable the general assembly and the public to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs and identify any needs that the programs are not meeting.

(B) Whenever the federal government requires that the department submit a report on a program that is operated by the department or is otherwise under the department’s jurisdiction, the department shall prepare and submit the report in accordance with the federal requirements applicable to that report. To the extent possible, the department may coordinate the preparation and submission of a particular report with any other report, plan, or other document required to be submitted to the federal government, as well as with any report required to be submitted to the general assembly. The reports required by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( P.L. 104-193 ) may be submitted as an annual summary.

Effective Date: 09-26-2003; 05-18-2005