Members of the Ohio Senate are limited to two consecutive four-year elected terms. Service to fill out another member's uncompleted term does not count against the term limits. There are 33 members elected from individual districts. The current party distribution is 22 Republicans and 11 Democrats.
In 2004, the even-numbered seats were up for re-election. Republicans managed to hold onto four open seats (in the 4th district, 8th district, 14th district, and 18th district). Meanwhile, Democrats managed to hold one open seat (30th). In the remaining 11 races, the sitting incumbent was successfully re-elected. No seats changed hands.
Without the state’s unequivocal commitment to supporting families, such as the passage of S.B.192, the knowledge that counties may, at their discretion, be able to prevent custody relinquishment means nothing to the families unlucky enough to live in counties that chose not to address this tragedy.
Ohio should examine the feasibility of using the HCBS waiver and the TEFRA option to meet the needs of children with mental and emotional disorders who are now ending up in the child welfare system and institutional care for lack of appropriate services.
Ohio is in a position to learn from the experiences of other states as they have attempted to fashion appropriate remedies.
The earliest reference to an "Attorney General" in Ohio can be found in the government of the Northwest Territory, where the Congressional Act of June 16, 1795 provided for the interests of the Government of the Territory to be represented by an "Attorney General" before the General Court of the Territory.
First, Ohio'sstate government was very decentralized; law enforcement was handled on the county level, and the Ohio Supreme Court appointed each county's prosecuting attorney.
In 1851, the second Ohio Constitution was adopted, the first having served the citizens of the state since it was written in 1802.
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