Ohio Administrative Code
Title 5139 - Department of Youth Services
Chapter 5139-70 - Registration of Non-Profit Faith-Based Organizations
Section 5139-70-01 - Registration of nonprofit faith-based, business, professional, civic, educational, and community organizations

(A) Nonprofit faith-based, business, professional, civic, educational, and community organizations that wish to enter institutions under the control of the department of youth services for the purpose of providing reentry services to youth shall be first registered with the department upon the approval of the director or their designee. For the purposes of this rule, the department shall refer to the department of youth services. Reentry services may include, but are not limited to, counseling, housing, job-placement, education, mentoring, family engagement, health and wellness, legal and money management assistance.

(B) For the purposes of registration with the department, the nonprofit organization shall submit a written application, in a form or manner as determined by the department, for the purposes of screening. The application shall include the following information:

(C) A nonprofit organization may be registered with the department to provide reentry services to youth if it can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department the following:

(D) The decision of the director or their designee regarding the registration of a nonprofit organization to provide reentry services is solely within the discretion of the director The director may consider any factor the director deems relevant regarding the suitability of the organization to be registered of a nonprofit organization. If, in the judgment of the director, the organization has compromised the safety and security of an institution, failed to abide by the rules and policies of the department, or otherwise been found unsuitable to provide reentry services the organization may have their registration revoked.

(E) The department shall maintain, on its internet web site, a list of the nonprofit faith-based, business, professional, civic, educational, and community organizations that are registered with the department under this rule. The department shall post an agency telephone number on the department's official internet web site that nonprofit organizations may call to obtain information.

(F) The department shall not endorse or sponsor any faith-based reentry program or endorse any specific religious message. The department may not require a youth to participate in a faith-based program.