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Last Update: 1/24/2023
Indigent Defense System Task Force
Status
Current
Type of Board
Temporary
Authority
Section 6 of H.B. 150 of the 134th G.A.
Total Membership
17
Dates of Appointment
Term Length
The duration of the task force
Ending Date of Term
Report Requirements
Due April, 2024
Chairperson
Co-chaired by one member of the Senate and one member of the House of Representatives, both from the majority party and appointed by their respective leaders.
Subject To Sunset Review
No
Full-time
No
Restriction on Partisan Affiliation
No
Senate Confirmation Required
No
Expiration Date
December 31, 2026
Appointment Authority
House Minority Leader, Other, Senate Minority Leader, Senate President, Speaker
Membership Composition
House members, Members with other stated qualifications, Public members, Senate members, State agency employees, Statewide elected officials/department heads
Compensation
Not Specified
Staff Assistance
LSC
Additional Information
Qualifications
(1) The State Public Defender; (2) The Chair of the Ohio Public Defender Commission; (3) The Governor or the Governor's designee; (4) The Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, or the Chief Justice's designee; (5) One judge appointed by the Ohio Judicial Conference; (6) One attorney appointed by the Ohio State Bar Association; (7) One public defender appointed by the Ohio Public Defender Commission; (8) One attorney who participates in the assigned counsel system, appointed by the Ohio Public Defender Commission; (9) One prosecuting attorney of a county elected to the office under section 309.01 of the Revised Code, appointed by the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association; (10) One county commissioner appointed by the president of the County Commissioners' Association of Ohio; (11) The Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General; (12) Six members of the General Assembly, including: (a) Three members of the Senate, including two from the majority party appointed by the Senate President, and one from the minority party appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; (b) Three members of the House of Representatives, including two from the majority party appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one from the minority party appointed by the House Minority Leader