Ohio Code § 5101.612

§ 5101.612.

(A) As used in this section, “federal poverty line” has the same meaning as in section 5162.01 of the Revised Code . (B) Within available funds, the department of job and family services shall distribute

funds to the counties not later than thirty days after the beginning of each calendar

quarter for a part of the counties' costs for protective services.  Funds provided to a county under this section shall be deposited into the public

assistance fund created under section 5101.161 of the Revised Code . (C) In each fiscal year, the amount of funds available for distribution under this section

shall be allocated to counties as follows: (1) If the amount is less than the amount initially appropriated for the immediately

preceding fiscal year, each county shall receive an amount equal to the percentage

of the funding it received in the immediately preceding fiscal year, exclusive of

any releases from or additions to the allocation or any sanctions imposed under this

section; (2) If the amount is equal to the amount initially appropriated for the immediately preceding

fiscal year, each county shall receive an amount equal to the amount it received in

the preceding fiscal year, exclusive of any releases from or additions to the allocation

or any sanctions imposed under this section; (3) If the amount is greater than the amount initially appropriated for the immediately

preceding fiscal year, each county shall receive the amount determined under division

(C)(2) of this section as a base allocation, plus a percentage of the amount that

exceeds the amount initially appropriated for the immediately preceding fiscal year.  The amount exceeding the amount initially appropriated in the immediately preceding

fiscal year shall be allocated to the counties as follows: (a) Twelve per cent divided equally among all counties; (b) Forty-eight per cent in the ratio that the number of residents of the county aged

sixty or older bears to the total number of such persons residing in this state; (c) Forty per cent in the ratio that the number of residents of the county with incomes

under the federal poverty line bears to the total number of such persons in this state. (D) Not later than ninety days after the end of each state fiscal biennium, each county

shall return any unspent funds to the department. (E) The director of job and family services may adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code to allocate funds under this section and prescribe reports on expenditures to be

submitted by the counties as necessary for the implementation of this section.