Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Children and Youth Advisory Council

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No

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

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 5180.04, 42 U.S.C. 9837b, and 20 U.S.C. 1441.	25 or less

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Not specified		Not specified

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not specified	The Council must make an annual report to the Director of Children and Youth.

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor	Public members, State agency employees

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Not Specified		None specified

Chairperson	Additional Information
A member of the Council appointed by the Governor.	Exempt from sunset review per R.C. 101.82(A)(25).

Qualifications
Up to 25 members appointed by the Governor, including the following: (a) At least one representative of the Department of Children and Youth; (b) At least one representative of the Department of Medicaid; (c) At least one representative of the Department of Job and Family Services; (d) At least one representative of the Department of Behavioral Health; (e) At least one representative of the Department of Education and Workforce; (f) At least one representative of the Department of Health; (g) At least one representative of the Department of Developmental Disabilities; (h) At least one representative of the Department of Youth Services; (i) At least one representative from each of the following stakeholder groups, selected from multi-sized municipal corporations and geographically diverse areas of the state, including rural, urban, and suburban areas: Maternal and infant vitality; Early intervention; Home visiting; Early childhood education; Child care centers providing publicly funded child care; Family child care homes providing publicly funded child care; School child programs; Preschool programs; Children's services. In making appointments to the Advisory Council, the Governor shall ensure that the membership of the Council reasonably represents the population of the state. The Council must create topic-specific advisory groups, and the Governor must appoint additional members as necessary to the Early Childhood Education and Care Advisory Group and the Early Intervention Services Advisory Group.

Qualifications

Up to 25 members appointed by the Governor, including the following:

(a) At least one representative of the Department of Children and Youth;

(b) At least one representative of the Department of Medicaid;

(d) At least one representative of the Department of Behavioral Health;

(e) At least one representative of the Department of Education and Workforce;

(f) At least one representative of the Department of Health;

(g) At least one representative of the Department of Developmental Disabilities;

(h) At least one representative of the Department of Youth Services;

(i) At least one representative from each of the following stakeholder groups, selected from multi-sized municipal corporations and geographically diverse areas of the state, including rural, urban, and suburban areas: Maternal and infant vitality; Early intervention; Home visiting; Early childhood education; Child care centers providing publicly funded child care; Family child care homes providing publicly funded child care; School child programs; Preschool programs; Children's services.

In making appointments to the Advisory Council, the Governor shall ensure that the membership of the Council reasonably represents the population of the state.

The Council must create topic-specific advisory groups, and the Governor must appoint additional members as necessary to the Early Childhood Education and Care Advisory Group and the Early Intervention Services Advisory Group.