Ohio Rev. Code § 125.051: Advertising subject to controlling board approval.

(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Advertising" includes advertising in print or electronic newspapers, journals, or magazines and advertising broadcast over radio or television or placed on the internet.

(2) "State official" means an official elected to a statewide office or a member of the general assembly.

(B) Any advertising purchased with public money by a state official for the same purpose that, in the aggregate, exceeds fifty thousand dollars during the fiscal year, shall be subject to controlling board approval.