Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Ohio Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial

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

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

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 149.309	29

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
		Duration of commission so long as the member continues to hold the office that entitled the member to a position on the commission.

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
	A comprehensive report on recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by 09/30/2022, and annual reports to the General Assembly due by 12/31.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor, House or Senate Minority Leader makes recommendations only, Other, Senate President, Speaker	House members, Members with other stated qualifications, Public members, Senate members, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		Own staff, Ohio History Connection

Chairperson	Additional Information
A private citizen member of the commission designated by the Governor.	The Commission is subject to expiration under the Sunset Review Law on 12/31/2024 and terminates under its enabling legislation on 06/30/2027.

Qualifications
(1) Two members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, one of whom shall be recommended by the Minority leader of the Senate; (2) two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be recommended by the Minority Leader of the House; (3) the Governor or the governor's designee; (4) the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio; (5) the President of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio History Connection;(6) the President of the Ohio Local History Alliance's designee; (7) the President of the Ohio County Commissioners Association's designee; (8) the Chairperson of the Board of the Ohio Arts Council; (9) the Director of TourismOhio; (10) the Executive Director of the Ohio Travel Association; (11) seventeen members who are private citizens, of whom: (a) eight shall be appointed by the Governor; (b) four shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, two of whom shall be recommended by the Minority Leader of the Senate; (c) four shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two of whom shall be recommended by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; (d) one shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio.

Qualifications

(1) Two members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, one of whom shall be recommended by the Minority leader of the Senate; (2) two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be recommended by the Minority Leader of the House; (3) the Governor or the governor's designee; (4) the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio; (5) the President of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio History Connection;(6) the President of the Ohio Local History Alliance's designee; (7) the President of the Ohio County Commissioners Association's designee; (8) the Chairperson of the Board of the Ohio Arts Council; (9) the Director of TourismOhio; (10) the Executive Director of the Ohio Travel Association; (11) seventeen members who are private citizens, of whom: (a) eight shall be appointed by the Governor; (b) four shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, two of whom shall be recommended by the Minority Leader of the Senate; (c) four shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two of whom shall be recommended by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; (d) one shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio.