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Ohio Industrial Commission seeks funds for IT modernization, warns of retirements; presents biennial budget
Summary
Jim Hughes, chairman and CEO of the Ohio Industrial Commission, told the Senate committee the commission's 2026–27 budget request funds continued adjudication of workers' compensation appeals, upgrades to legacy IT systems, and recruitment to address retirements; he described a non‑GRF funding model and provided budget totals and expense details.
Jim Hughes, chairman and CEO of the Ohio Industrial Commission, presented the commission's biennial budget request to the Senate Financial Institutions Insurance and Technology Committee during the first hearing on House Bill 80. Hughes said the commission's mission is to resolve disputed workers' compensation claims fairly and impartially and described operational needs the budget is intended to address.
Hughes told the committee the Ohio Industrial Commission plans investments in technology to expand remote hearings and modernize legacy applications used in the hearing process. He said modernization will move core business processes to…
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