- (A) Each child abuse and child neglect regional prevention council shall be under the direction of a regional prevention coordinator. The children's trust fund board may select each region's coordinator through a competitive selection process conducted by the board. If the board has not selected a regional coordinator through a competitive selection process for a region, children's trust fund staff shall serve as coordinator for that region.
(B) Regional prevention coordinators shall do all of the following:
- (1) Select a representative to serve as chairperson of the regional prevention council pursuant to division (G) of section 3109.172 of the Revised Code;
- (2) Conduct a needs assessment to ascertain the child abuse and neglect prevention programming and services that are needed in the region;
- (3) Work with county prevention specialists in the region to assemble the regional prevention plan based on children's trust fund board guidelines pursuant to section 3109.174 of the Revised Code;
(4) Implement the regional prevention plan, including the following:
- (a) Monitoring fulfillment of prevention deliverables and achievement of prevention outcomes;
- (b) Coordinating county data collection;
- (c) Ensuring timely and accurate reporting to the board.
- (5) Any additional duties specified by the department in rules adopted pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
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