Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Broadcast Educational Media Commission

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2026

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
Yes	No	Yes

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 3353.02	11

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
3 - 2014 and each 4th year thereafter 3 - 2015 and each 4th year thereafter 3 - 2016 and each 4th year thereafter		4 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not specified	Not applicable

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor, Senate President, Speaker	Public members, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		Own staff

Chairperson	Additional Information
Appointed by Governor from among Commission's public voting members	None

Qualifications
Governor appoints 3 public members, and House Speaker and Senate President each appoint 3 public members. Public members must be selected from among leading citizens in the state who have demonstrated interest in educational broadcast media through service on boards or advisory councils of educational television stations, educational radio stations, educational technology agencies, radio reading services, or through service or experience in broadcast, media, education, or government administration. Public members are voting members. Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Chancellor of Higher Education are voting members. Public members may include individuals who are public officials or employees.

Qualifications

Governor appoints 3 public members, and House Speaker and Senate President each appoint 3 public members. Public members must be selected from among leading citizens in the state who have demonstrated interest in educational broadcast media through service on boards or advisory councils of educational television stations, educational radio stations, educational technology agencies, radio reading services, or through service or experience in broadcast, media, education, or government administration. Public members are voting members. Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Chancellor of Higher Education are voting members. Public members may include individuals who are public officials or employees.