Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Minority Health, Commission on

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
R.C. 3701.78	21 (4 nonvoting legislators)

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
5 each even-numbered year, and 4 each odd-numbered year (members appointed by Governor) Legislative members must be appointed within 30 days after the beginning of the first regular session of each General Assembly and serve until the expiration of the General Assembly session during which they wer		2 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not specified	Not applicable

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
Expenses Only		Own staff

Chairperson	Additional Information
Elected by Commission from among its membership	None

Qualifications
Governor must appoint 9 members from among health researchers, health planners, and health professionals and 2 members to represent the Lupus awareness and education program. House Speaker must appoint 2 House members, not more than 1 of whom is a member of the same political party, and Senate President must appoint 2 Senate members, not more than 1 of whom is a member of the same political party. Legislative members are nonvoting. The Directors of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, Health, Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Job and Family Services, or their designees, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the Superintendent's designee, are also members.

Qualifications

Governor must appoint 9 members from among health researchers, health planners, and health professionals and 2 members to represent the Lupus awareness and education program. House Speaker must appoint 2 House members, not more than 1 of whom is a member of the same political party, and Senate President must appoint 2 Senate members, not more than 1 of whom is a member of the same political party. Legislative members are nonvoting. The Directors of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, Health, Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Job and Family Services, or their designees, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the Superintendent's designee, are also members.