Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Council

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. 3304.12	16 total; 15 appointed and one ex-officio

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Initial appointments not later than 08/01/2018. Thereafter, 5 appointments will be necessary each year in August, or when terms expire.		3 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not specified	Not later than 90 days after the end of each federal fiscal year, the Council must prepare and submit to the Governor and the United States Secretary of Education a report concerning the status of vocational rehabilitation programs available within the state and make the report available to the public through appropriate means.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor	Public members, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only, No Compensation		Other, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency

Chairperson	Additional Information
Selected by Council	The Council was established under Sub. S.B. 144, which also eliminated the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Commission. Members of the eliminated commission are to serve on the Council, in addition to the members listed above, for the remaining period of the member's term, unless earlier removed by the Governor for good cause.

Qualifications
An individual who represents a parent training and information center established in accordance with the federal "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act"; a full-time employee of a client assistance; a vocational counselor who has knowledge of and experience with vocational rehabilitation services; an individual who represents community rehabilitation program service providers; 4 individuals each representing business, industry, or labor interests; an individual who represents an organization that advocates on behalf of individuals with physical, cognitive, sensory, or mental disabilities; an individual who represents individuals with disabilities who are unable to represent or have difficulty representing themselves; an individual who has applied for or received vocational rehabilitation services; an individual who represents institutions of secondary or higher education; an individual from the Governor's executive workforce board; an individual from the Department of Education with knowledge of and experience with the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act"; an individual who represents the Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council; and the Executive Director of the Ohioans with Disabilities Agency. A majority of the members of the council must be individuals with disabilities who are not employed by the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency.

Qualifications

An individual who represents a parent training and information center established in accordance with the federal "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act"; a full-time employee of a client assistance; a vocational counselor who has knowledge of and experience with vocational rehabilitation services; an individual who represents community rehabilitation program service providers; 4 individuals each representing business, industry, or labor interests; an individual who represents an organization that advocates on behalf of individuals with physical, cognitive, sensory, or mental disabilities; an individual who represents individuals with disabilities who are unable to represent or have difficulty representing themselves; an individual who has applied for or received vocational rehabilitation services; an individual who represents institutions of secondary or higher education; an individual from the Governor's executive workforce board; an individual from the Department of Education with knowledge of and experience with the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act"; an individual who represents the Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council; and the Executive Director of the Ohioans with Disabilities Agency. A majority of the members of the council must be individuals with disabilities who are not employed by the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency.