Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Public Benefits Advisory Board

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. 4928.58	21 (4 legislators)

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
7 on 7/1/10 and the same date each 3rd year thereafter 6 on 7/1/12 and the same date each 3rd year thereafter		3 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
June 30	Not applicable

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

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		None specified

Chairperson	Additional Information
Selected by Board from among its members	None

Qualifications
Governor appoints the following: 1 representative of suppliers of competitive retail electric service; 1 representative of the residential class of electric utility customers; 1 representative of the industrial class of electric utility customers; 1 representative of the commercial class of electric utility customers; 1 representative of agricultural or rural customers of an electric utility; 2 customers receiving assistance under one or more of the low-income customer assistance programs to represent customers eligible for such assistance, including senior citizens; 1 representative of the general public; 1 representative of local intake agencies; 1 representative of a community-based organization serving low-income customers; 1 representative of environmental protection interests; 1 representative of lending institutions; and 1 person considered an expert in energy efficiency or renewables technology. House Speaker appoints 2 House members from different political parties, and Senate President appoints 2 Senate members from different political parties. Director of Development, Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission, Consumers' Counsel, and Director of the Air Quality Development Authority, or their designees, are members. Only Governor's appointees are voting members.

Qualifications

Governor appoints the following: 1 representative of suppliers of competitive retail electric service; 1 representative of the residential class of electric utility customers; 1 representative of the industrial class of electric utility customers; 1 representative of the commercial class of electric utility customers; 1 representative of agricultural or rural customers of an electric utility; 2 customers receiving assistance under one or more of the low-income customer assistance programs to represent customers eligible for such assistance, including senior citizens; 1 representative of the general public; 1 representative of local intake agencies; 1 representative of a community-based organization serving low-income customers; 1 representative of environmental protection interests; 1 representative of lending institutions; and 1 person considered an expert in energy efficiency or renewables technology. House Speaker appoints 2 House members from different political parties, and Senate President appoints 2 Senate members from different political parties. Director of Development, Chairperson of the Public Utilities Commission, Consumers' Counsel, and Director of the Air Quality Development Authority, or their designees, are members. Only Governor's appointees are voting members.