Ohio Code 122.03 – Duties of department – research facilities
The department of development shall:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 122.03
- Community problems: includes , but is not limited to, taxation, fiscal administration, governmental structure and organization, intergovernmental cooperation, education and training, employment needs, community planning and development, air and water pollution, public safety and the administration of justice, housing, mass transportation, community facilities and services, health, welfare, recreation, open space, and the development of human resources. See Ohio Code 122.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Technical personnel: means any of the following:
(a) Personnel who provide technical assistance according to their job description or in accordance with the Revised Code;
(b) Personnel employed in the director of development's office or the legal office, communications office, finance office, legislative affairs office, or human resources office of the department of development;
(c) Personnel employed in the technology division of the department. See Ohio Code 122.01
(A) Maintain a continuing evaluation of existing research facilities in the state and their relationship to orderly econmic growth and the solution of community problems of the state;
(B) Prepare and disseminate information relative to research facilities in the state and their availability to industrial activities and the solution of community problems;
(C) Prepare and recommend programs for the coordination of research activities in the state and to assure the maximum use of such facilities in the development of orderly economic growth and the solution of community problems;
(D) Cooperate with educational institutions in the development of educational programs to train technical personnel in the field of research and those other fields related to the solution of community problems;
(E) Carry out continuing studies and analyses of the problems and opportunities of communities, districts, and regions within the state, and of multi-state regions of which Ohio is a part.