Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 6301 - Workforce Development System

• Chambers: A judge's office.
• Chief elected official or officials: when used in reference to a local area, means the chief elected executive officer of a unit of general local government in the local area or, in the case of a local area that includes more than one unit of general local government, the individual or individuals designated under an agreement described in section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U. See Ohio Code 6301.01
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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
• Local area: means a local workforce development area designated under section 106 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U. See Ohio Code 6301.01
• Local board: means a local workforce development board established under section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U. See Ohio Code 6301.01
• Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
• OhioMeansJobs center: means a physical one-stop center described in section 121(e)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U. See Ohio Code 6301.01
• OhioMeansJobs center operator: means an entity or a consortium of entities designated or certified through a competitive process to operate a one-stop center under section 121(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U. See Ohio Code 6301.01
• OhioMeansJobs web site: means the statewide electronic system for labor exchange and job placement activity operated by the state. See Ohio Code 6301.01
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Planning region: means an area consisting of two or more local areas that are collectively aligned to engage in the regional planning process outlined in section 106(c)(1) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U. See Ohio Code 6301.01
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
• State board: means the governor's executive workforce board required under section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U. See Ohio Code 6301.01
• United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Voice vote: A vote in which the Presiding Officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of legisators voting on each side are not recorded.
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: means the "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act" 29 U. See Ohio Code 6301.01