Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Unemployment Compensation Advisory 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	Yes

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 4141.08	12 (6 legislators)

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Not specified		4-year terms, except that legislative members serve for as long as they are in G.A.

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Same day as original appointment;term of legislative office	Not applicable

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor, Senate President, Speaker	House members, Members with other stated qualifications, Senate members

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only, Other, $50 per day		Executive agency staff, Own staff, Other assistance provided by Department of Job and Family Services

Chairperson	Additional Information
Selected by Council	H.B. 670, 121st G.A., changed former "Commission" to "Council."

Qualifications
6 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate: 3 to represent employers and 3 to represent employees, with not more than 3 members of the same political party. Must be qualified to deal with legal, accounting, actuarial, economic, and social aspects of unemployment compensation. Members also include the chairpersons of the standing committees of the Senate and House that customarily consider unemployment compensation legislation, 2 members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, and 2 members of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House. Not more than 3 of the 6 legislative members can be members of the same political party.

Qualifications

6 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate: 3 to represent employers and 3 to represent employees, with not more than 3 members of the same political party. Must be qualified to deal with legal, accounting, actuarial, economic, and social aspects of unemployment compensation. Members also include the chairpersons of the standing committees of the Senate and House that customarily consider unemployment compensation legislation, 2 members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, and 2 members of the House appointed by the Speaker of the House. Not more than 3 of the 6 legislative members can be members of the same political party.