Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2024

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

Authority	Total Membership
Rules of Ohio Historical Society R.C. 149.30	34 (4 legislators)

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
		3 years;ex officio

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
	Not applicable

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor, Other	House members, Members with other stated qualifications, Senate members, State agency employees, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Not Specified		Own staff

Chairperson	Additional Information
	Ohio History Connection is a nonprofit corporation chartered by the state that performs certain public functions prescribed by law.

Qualifications

Board consists of 21 voting members and 13 nonvoting ex officio members. 9 voting members are appointed by Governor; 9 voting members are elected by the Society's membership; and 3 voting members are elected by the Board itself. Ex officio: Senate President, House Speaker, Senate Minority Leader, House Minority Leader, President of the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums, President of the Ohio Academy of History, President of the Ohio Academy of Science, Governor, Chancellor of Board of Regents, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Director of Development, Chair of the Ohio Historical Society Development Council, and Chair of the Society's Foundation Board.