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Boards and Commissions
Last Update: 1/24/2023
Commission on African-Americans
Status
Current
Type of Board
Permanent
Authority
R.C. 4112.12
Total Membership
13
Dates of Appointment
Not specified
Term Length
3 years;Ex officio;Legislator members serve only so long as they are legislators
Ending Date of Term
June 30
Report Requirements
Report of activities, findings, and recommendations due at least biennially to the Governor, General Assembly, Auditor of State, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
Chairperson
Commission annually elects from among its members.
Subject To Sunset Review
Yes
Full-time
No
Restriction on Partisan Affiliation
No
Senate Confirmation Required
No
Expiration Date
December 31, 2024
Appointment Authority
Other, Senate President, Speaker
Membership Composition
House members, Members with other stated qualifications, Senate members, Statewide elected officials/department heads
Compensation
Expenses Only
Staff Assistance
Other, Own staff, Own Executive Director and staff; Ohio State University African American and Bell national resource center
Additional Information
H.B. 152, 120th G.A., changed the name of the Commission; which was formerly known as the Commission on Socially Disadvantaged Black Males.
Qualifications
Ohio State Univerisity African American and African Studies Community Extension Center, in consultation with the Governor, appoints 4 members from the private corporate sector, at least 4 members from the public sector, and 2 members from the nonprofit sector. Senate President appoints 2 Senate members, and House Speaker appoints 2 House members, each of whom must be members of different political parties and all of whom are nonvoting members. The Directors of Health, Development, Job and Family Services, and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, or their designees; the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer of the Department of Administrative Services, the Executive Director of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Executive Director of the Division of Criminal Justice Services in the Department of Public Safety, and the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, or their designees; and the Superintendent of Public Instruction are ex officio members.