Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Construction Industry Licensing Board, Ohio

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

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

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 4740.02 4740.03 4743.01	17

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
6 on 8/1/11 and the same date each 3rd year thereafter 6 on 8/1/12 and the same date each 3rd year thereafter 4 on 8/1/13 and the same date each 3rd year thereafter		3 years;Ex officio

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
July 31	Annual report to LSC under R.C. 4743.01

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Other	Members with other stated qualifications, Public members, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only, R.C. 124.15(J), Except for the Director or the Director's designee		Executive agency staff, Own staff, provided to the Board's Administrative Section. Own staff: The Administrative Section must employ any additional staff it considers necessary and appropriate.

Chairperson	Additional Information
The Administrative Section of the Board must annually select a chairperson from among its members.	Formerly known as the Ohio Construction Industry Examining Board--changed by Sub. S.B. 179, 125th General Assembly. The licensing functions of the Board are scheduled to expire under R.C. 101.62 on 12/31/2026.

Qualifications
The Board is created within the Department of Commerce, and the Director of Commerce appoints all members, who must be Ohio residents. Board consists of 4 sections: Administrative; Plumbing and Hydronics; Electrical; and Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning (HVAC), and Refrigeration. Plumbing and Hydronics Section consists of 5 members: 4 plumbing contractors and 1 plumbing inspector employed by the Department of Commerce, a municipal corporation, or a health district. Of the 4 plumbing contractor members, 2 must be plumbing contractors who are signatories to agreements with plumbers' unions, and 2 must be plumbing contractors who have no affiliation with any plumbers' union. The Electrical Section consists of 5 members: 1 electrical inspector employed by the Department of Commerce, a municipal corporation, or a county, 2 electrical contractors who have no affiliation with any electricians' union, and 2 electrical contractors who are signatories to agreements with electricians' unions. The Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Section consists of 5 members: 1 HVAC and refrigeration inspector employed by the Department of Commerce or a municipal corporation, 2 HVAC or refrigeration contractors who have no affiliation with any union representing HVAC or refrigeration tradespersons, and 2 HVAC or refrigeration contractors who are signatories to agreements with unions representing HVAC or refrigeration tradespersons. The Administrative Section consists of the Director of Commerce or the Director's designee, 1 representative of the public who is not a member of any group any section of the Board certifies, and 1 member of each other Board section selected annually by that section to serve a 1-year term.

Qualifications

The Board is created within the Department of Commerce, and the Director of Commerce appoints all members, who must be Ohio residents. Board consists of 4 sections: Administrative; Plumbing and Hydronics; Electrical; and Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning (HVAC), and Refrigeration. Plumbing and Hydronics Section consists of 5 members: 4 plumbing contractors and 1 plumbing inspector employed by the Department of Commerce, a municipal corporation, or a health district. Of the 4 plumbing contractor members, 2 must be plumbing contractors who are signatories to agreements with plumbers' unions, and 2 must be plumbing contractors who have no affiliation with any plumbers' union. The Electrical Section consists of 5 members: 1 electrical inspector employed by the Department of Commerce, a municipal corporation, or a county, 2 electrical contractors who have no affiliation with any electricians' union, and 2 electrical contractors who are signatories to agreements with electricians' unions. The Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Section consists of 5 members: 1 HVAC and refrigeration inspector employed by the Department of Commerce or a municipal corporation, 2 HVAC or refrigeration contractors who have no affiliation with any union representing HVAC or refrigeration tradespersons, and 2 HVAC or refrigeration contractors who are signatories to agreements with unions representing HVAC or refrigeration tradespersons. The Administrative Section consists of the Director of Commerce or the Director's designee, 1 representative of the public who is not a member of any group any section of the Board certifies, and 1 member of each other Board section selected annually by that section to serve a 1-year term.