(A) As used in this section:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 125.051

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Internet: means the international computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet switched data networks, including the graphical subnetwork known as the world wide web. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(1) “Advertising” includes advertising in print or electronic newspapers, journals, or magazines and advertising broadcast over radio or television or placed on the internet.

(2) “State official” means an official elected to a statewide office or a member of the general assembly.

(B) Any advertising purchased with public money by a state official for the same purpose that, in the aggregate, exceeds fifty thousand dollars during the fiscal year, shall be subject to controlling board approval.