EO_2022-02D (2).pdf

This document is an Executive Order (2022-02D) issued by the State of Ohio's Governor Mike DeWine, addressing Ohio's response to Russia's war on Ukraine. The executive order specifically directs all state agencies, boards, commissions, state educational institutions, and pension funds to divest from Russian institutions and companies, terminate existing contracts, and refrain from entering into new contracts with Russian entities. The order requires all agency procurement officers to include standard language in contracts that prohibits purchases of services from or investments in Russian institutions, mandates service providers affirm understanding of the order, and disclose their business locations and subcontractors.

The order underscores Ohio's solidarity with Ukraine by highlighting the state's approximately 80,000 Ukrainian immigrants and descendants, and emphasizing shared values of freedom, democracy, and rule of law. It supports federal sanctions against Russia and aims to prevent Ohio's investment or purchasing activities from aiding Russia's actions against Ukrainian people. The directive is to be implemented to the extent practicable and is to be read in conjunction with a previous Executive Order (2019-12D) that already largely prohibits contracting and purchasing services from overseas sources, including subcontractors.