(C)

1. (1) Whenever an individual becomes employed in a position paid by warrant of the director of budget and management, the individual's employer shall do both of the following at the time the employee completes the employee's initial employment paperwork:

   1. (a) Provide to the employee materials provided by the Ohio public employees deferred compensation program under division (B) of this section regarding the benefits of long-term savings through deferred compensation;
   2. (b) Secure, in writing or by electronic means, the employee's acknowledgment form regarding the employee's desire to participate or not participate in a deferred compensation program offered by the board. An election regarding participation under this section shall be made in such manner and form as is prescribed by the Ohio public employees deferred compensation program and shall be filed with the program. The employer shall forward each acknowledgment form completed under this division to the deferred compensation program not later than forty-five days after the date on which the employee's employment begins.
2. (2) Every employer of an eligible employee shall contract with the employee upon the employee's application for participation in a deferred compensation program offered by the board.