Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Hispanic-Latino Affairs, Commission on

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. 121.31	15

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
4 - 10/8/10 and each 3rd year thereafter 3 - 10/8/11and each 3rd year thereafter 4 - 10/8/12 and each 3rd year thereafter		3 years;General Assembly members serve only while in office

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
October 7	Not applicable

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor, House or Senate Minority Leader makes recommendations only	Members with other stated qualifications

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only, Other, Compensated for no more than one day each month		Executive agency staff, Department of Administrative Services

Chairperson	Additional Information
Commission elects a chairperson	None

Qualifications
11 members appointed by Governor. House Speaker and Senate President each recommend 2 persons, and House and Senate Minority Leaders each recommend 1 person, to Governor for Governor to appoint. All of the Governor's appointees must speak Spanish, be of Spanish-speaking origin, and be American citizens or lawful, permanent, resident aliens. Members must be chosen from urban, suburban, and rural areas, with numerical and geographic balance of Spanish-speaking population throughout the state.

Qualifications

11 members appointed by Governor. House Speaker and Senate President each recommend 2 persons, and House and Senate Minority Leaders each recommend 1 person, to Governor for Governor to appoint. All of the Governor's appointees must speak Spanish, be of Spanish-speaking origin, and be American citizens or lawful, permanent, resident aliens. Members must be chosen from urban, suburban, and rural areas, with numerical and geographic balance of Spanish-speaking population throughout the state.