(A) The order of layoff and displacement shall apply within layoff jurisdictions. Each of the layoff jurisdictions, as defined in this section, is autonomous, and layoff, displacement, reinstatement, and reemployment procedures shall apply only within the jurisdiction affected by the layoff.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 124.326

  • agriculture: includes farming; ranching; aquaculture; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; apiculture and related apicultural activities, production of honey, beeswax, honeycomb, and other related products; horticulture; viticulture, winemaking, and related activities; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production; and any additions or modifications to the foregoing made by the director of agriculture by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 1.61
  • Appointing authority: means the officer, commission, board, or body having the power of appointment to, or removal from, positions in any office, department, commission, board, or institution. See Ohio Code 124.01
  • Commission: means the municipal civil service commission of any city, except that, when in reference to the commission that serves a city school district, "commission" means the civil service commission determined under section 124. See Ohio Code 124.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(B) The layoff jurisdictions are as follows:

(1) District layoff jurisdiction: the order of layoff shall be followed on a district-wide basis within each state agency, board, commission, or independent institution. The director of administrative services shall establish layoff districts for state agencies, boards, and commissions.

(2) County jurisdiction: within county agencies, the order of layoff shall be followed within each county appointing authority.

(3) University and college jurisdiction: each state-supported college and university is a separate, indivisible layoff jurisdiction throughout which the order of layoff shall be followed, except that a branch campus outside the layoff district of its main campus shall be considered a separate layoff jurisdiction. For purposes of division (B)(3) of this section, the Ohio agriculture research and development center shall be considered a branch campus of the Ohio state university.

The layoff jurisdiction described in division (B)(3) of this section shall not apply to employees who:

(a) Are laid off for a temporary period of up to one hundred ten consecutive days; or

(b) Have specialized skills, knowledge, or training necessary for the performance of their job.

A state-supported college or university may adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119 of the Revised Code to provide for the layoff of employees who are not subject to the lay-off jurisdiction described in division (B)(3) of this section but instead are subject to the lay-off jurisdiction described in division (B)(1) of this section.

(C) As used in this section, “independent institution” means an institution under the control of a managing officer or board of trustees with the power to appoint or remove employees as provided by statute.

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