Section 5502.70 - Ohio mobile training team(A) There is hereby created in the department of public safety the Ohio mobile training team, which shall be administered by a chief mobile training officer. The team shall provide services to public and nonpublic schools regarding school safety and security.(B) Not later than December 11, 2022, the director of public safety shall appoint an individual who satisfies the criteria specified in division (B) of section 5502.701 of the Revised Code as the chief mobile training officer, who shall serve at the pleasure of the director. To carry out the duties prescribed by this section or sections 5502.702 and 5502.703 of the Revised Code, the chief mobile training officer may hire and maintain necessary staff and may enter into any necessary agreements.(C) Not later than ninety days after the appointment of the chief mobile training officer, the director of public safety shall appoint sixteen regional mobile training officers, each of whom shall satisfy the criteria specified in division (B) of section 5502.701 of the Revised Code, to conduct the duties described in sections 5502.702 and 5502.703 of the Revised Code. The regions shall be the same as those described in section 3312.02 of the Revised Code. To carry out the duties prescribed by sections 5502.702 and 5502.703 of the Revised Code, a regional mobile training officer may hire and maintain necessary staff and may enter into any necessary agreements.
(D) Except as otherwise provided by law, nothing in this section or in sections 5502.702 and 5502.703 of the Revised Code shall be construed to give the director of public safety, the chief mobile training officer, or a regional mobile training officer authority over the incident management structure or responsibilities of local emergency response personnel.(E) The department of public safety, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules with respect to the Ohio mobile training team. The rules shall be made available for public inspection at the department of public safety and at other places and during reasonable hours as fixed by the chief mobile training officer of the Ohio mobile training team.Amended by 135th General Assembly,SB 168,§1, eff. 10/24/2024.Added by 134th General Assembly, HB 99,§1, eff. 9/12/2022.