Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Release Authority of the Department of Youth Services

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	Yes

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

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 5139.50	Minimum of 3, not more than 5

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Not specified		4 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not specified	Submits to the Director of Youth Services an annual report that includes a description of the operation of the Authority, an evaluation of its effectiveness, and recommendations for statutory, budgetary, or other changes necessary to improve its effectiveness.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Other	Members with other stated qualifications, State agency employees

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Not Specified, But are members in the unclassified civil service		Executive agency staff, Department of Youth Services

Chairperson	Additional Information
Director of Youth Services appoints chairperson	Chairperson must be a managing officer of the Department of Youth Services and be one of the members who has experience in criminal justice, juvenile justice, or an equivalent relevant profession.

Qualifications
Director of Youth Services appoints members who have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent relevant experience and have the skills, training, or experience necessary to analyze issues of law, administration, and public policy. At least 1 member must have 5 or more years of experience in criminal justice, juvenile justice, or an equivalent relevant profession; at least 1 member must have experience in victim services or advocacy or must have been, or be a family member of, a crime victim; and at least 1 member must have experience in direct care services to delinquent children. The Authority's membership must represent, insofar as practicable, the diversity found in children in the legal custody of the Department of Youth Services.

Qualifications

Director of Youth Services appoints members who have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent relevant experience and have the skills, training, or experience necessary to analyze issues of law, administration, and public policy. At least 1 member must have 5 or more years of experience in criminal justice, juvenile justice, or an equivalent relevant profession; at least 1 member must have experience in victim services or advocacy or must have been, or be a family member of, a crime victim; and at least 1 member must have experience in direct care services to delinquent children. The Authority's membership must represent, insofar as practicable, the diversity found in children in the legal custody of the Department of Youth Services.