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	Yes

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 940.02 Section 3, S.B. 150 of the 130th G.A.	7

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Initial appointments for two new members by September 22, 2014. Thereafter, each year one or two appointments are required on July 1.		4 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
June 30	Not applicable

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor, Other	Members with other stated qualifications, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		Executive agency staff, the Director of Agriculture designates executive secretary and provides staff.

Chairperson	Additional Information
Selected by Commission members from its members	None

Qualifications

6 members appointed by Governor, including 1 designated by Board of Directors of Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Four must have knowledge of or interest in Ohio's agricultural production and natural resources. One member must represent rural interests and one member must represent urban interests. Not more than 3 of the appointed members may be members of same political party. Ex officio: Vice-President for Agricultural Administration, O.S.U., and Director of Agriculture, Environmental Protection, and Natural Resources, and an officer of the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, none of whom may vote.