Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Education, State Board of

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No

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

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 3301.01 3301.02 3301.03 3301.04 3301.06 3301.07 Section 4, H.B. 711, 123rd G.A.	21 (2 legislators)

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Elected: 5 - 2010 term beginning 1/1/11 6 - 2012 term beginning 1/1/13 Appointed: 8 appointed to terms beginning on January 1 of an odd-numbered year and ending on December 31 of an even-numbered year		4 years;ex officio

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
December 31	Annual report that includes profiles of each school district; annual report on the status, needs, and major problems of the public schools

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor	House members, Members with other stated qualifications, Senate members

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only, R.C. 124.15(J)		Executive agency staff, and powers are administered.

Chairperson	Additional Information
President and Vice President elected every 2 years by the members of the Board	None

Qualifications
11 members are elected from districts consisting of 3 contiguous state Senate districts. Governor appoints, with the advice and consent of the Senate, 8 members who must be qualified electors residing in Ohio. At least 4 appointees must represent rural school districts as evidenced by current place of residence and at least one of the following must apply to them: (1) their children formerly or currently attend a school in a rural district, (2) their past or present occupation is associated with rural areas, or (3) they possess credentials or experience demonstrating knowledge and familiarity with rural school districts. Chairpersons of the House and Senate committees that primarily deal with education are nonvoting, ex officio members. No voting member can be an officer or employee of any public or private elementary or secondary school, or hold a public position of trust or profit. Appointed and elected members cannot return to Board after serving two successive 4-year terms commencing on or after 1/1/96, until 4 years have passed.

Qualifications

11 members are elected from districts consisting of 3 contiguous state Senate districts. Governor appoints, with the advice and consent of the Senate, 8 members who must be qualified electors residing in Ohio. At least 4 appointees must represent rural school districts as evidenced by current place of residence and at least one of the following must apply to them: (1) their children formerly or currently attend a school in a rural district, (2) their past or present occupation is associated with rural areas, or (3) they possess credentials or experience demonstrating knowledge and familiarity with rural school districts. Chairpersons of the House and Senate committees that primarily deal with education are nonvoting, ex officio members. No voting member can be an officer or employee of any public or private elementary or secondary school, or hold a public position of trust or profit. Appointed and elected members cannot return to Board after serving two successive 4-year terms commencing on or after 1/1/96, until 4 years have passed.