Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Study Committee to Evaluate the Placement of Delinquent Children in Residential Facilities

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Temporary	No	12/31/2028

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

Authority	Total Membership
	20

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Not later than 8-01-2025		Duration of committee

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
When committee submits its report	A report of its findings and recommendations is due to the Governor and the General Assembly 9 months after all appointments are made.

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

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Not Specified		None specified

Chairperson	Additional Information
The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives must each appoint one of the members of the Senate and one of the members of the House of Representatives serving on the committee, respectively, to serve as the committee's co-chairpersons.

Qualifications
(1) The Director of the Department of Children and Youth or the Director's designee; (2) The Director of the Department of Youth Services or the Director's designee; (3) The Director of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or the Director's designee; (4) A public defender from the Office of the Public Defender appointed by the State Public Defender; (5) Two directors of public children services agencies, one appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one appointed by the President of the Senate; (6) Two juvenile court judges, one appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one appointed by the President of the Senate; (7) A county commissioner appointed by the President of the Senate; (8) A city council or township trustee member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (9) A representative of a residential facility serving six or fewer children who are alleged to be or have been adjudicated delinquent children appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (10) A representative of a residential facility serving more than six children who are alleged to be or have been adjudicated delinquent children appointed by the President of the Senate; (11) A representative of the Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio Youth Advisory Board appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (12) A county sheriff or chief of police appointed by the President of the Senate; (13) Three members of the Senate, with not more than two members from the same political party, appointed by the President of the Senate; (14) Three members of the House of Representatives, with not more than two from the same political party, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Qualifications

(1) The Director of the Department of Children and Youth or the Director's designee; (2) The Director of the Department of Youth Services or the Director's designee; (3) The Director of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or the Director's designee; (4) A public defender from the Office of the Public Defender appointed by the State Public Defender; (5) Two directors of public children services agencies, one appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one appointed by the President of the Senate; (6) Two juvenile court judges, one appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one appointed by the President of the Senate; (7) A county commissioner appointed by the President of the Senate; (8) A city council or township trustee member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (9) A representative of a residential facility serving six or fewer children who are alleged to be or have been adjudicated delinquent children appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (10) A representative of a residential facility serving more than six children who are alleged to be or have been adjudicated delinquent children appointed by the President of the Senate; (11) A representative of the Overcoming Hurdles in Ohio Youth Advisory Board appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (12) A county sheriff or chief of police appointed by the President of the Senate; (13) Three members of the Senate, with not more than two members from the same political party, appointed by the President of the Senate; (14) Three members of the House of Representatives, with not more than two from the same political party, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.