No person shall be accepted into the Ohio cyber reserve who is not a United States national or a lawful permanent resident, or who has been expelled or dishonorably discharged from the armed forces as defined in section 5903.01 of the Revised Code. Applicants shall be subject to an appropriate background check, in accordance with rules adopted by the governor and adjutant general, before admittance into the reserve.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, no person shall be disqualified from acceptance into the Ohio cyber reserve on the basis that the person is an employee of the state or a political subdivision of the state, or an employee or proprietor of a private entity that conducts business with the state or a political subdivision of the state.
R.C. § 5922.05