Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Midwestern Higher Education Commission (Midwestern Higher Education Compact)

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. 3333.40 3333.41	5 members from Ohio

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Not specified		4 years (at-large members);2 years (legislative members)

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not specified	Commission annual report to governors and legislatures of Compact states plus other entities

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor, Senate President, Speaker	House members, Members with other stated qualifications, Senate members, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Not Specified		Own staff

Chairperson	Additional Information
Not specified	Replaced Midwestern Education Board.

Qualifications
House Speaker appoints 1 House member, Senate President appoints 1 Senate member, and Governor appoints, with the advice and consent of the Senate, 2 at-large members, at least 1 of whom must be from the field of higher education. Governor, or the Governor's designee, is an ex officio Commission member.