Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Victims Assistance Advisory Council, State

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	No

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 109.91(B)	25

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Not specified		Term of office;pleasure of appointing authority

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not applicable	Not applicable

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

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only		None specified

Chairperson	Additional Information
Appointed by Attorney General

Qualifications
22 members appointed by the Attorney General: 1 to serve as chairperson; 1 to represent the Ohio Victim-Witness Association; 3 to represent local victim assistance programs, with 1 from a municipally operated program and 1 from a county-operated program; 1 to represent elderly victims; 1 member who represents the interests of individuals with mental illness; 1 board member of any statewide or local organization that exists primarily to aid victims of sexual violence or who is an employee of or a counselor for such an organization; 1 board member of any organization that exists primarily to aid victims of domestic violence or 1 employee of or counselor for such an organization; 1 member who is a board member or employee of any statewide organization that exists primarily to provide no cost legal representation to crime victims to seek enforcement of crime victims' rights during criminal proceedings; 1 member who is an employee of an agency that provides services to individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; 1 member of a victim service disability agency; 1 employee from a statewide forensic nursing organization; 1 employee or officer of a county probation department or a probation department operated by the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; 1 county prosecuting attorney; 1 city law director; 1 county sheriff; 1 member or officer of a township or municipal police department; 1 court of common pleas judge; 1 municipal court judge or county court judge; and 2 private citizens who are not government employees. The Attorney General, 1 member of the Senate designated by the Senate President, and 1 member of the House of Representatives designated by the House Speaker serve as nonvoting members.

Qualifications

22 members appointed by the Attorney General: 1 to serve as chairperson; 1 to represent the Ohio Victim-Witness Association; 3 to represent local victim assistance programs, with 1 from a municipally operated program and 1 from a county-operated program; 1 to represent elderly victims; 1 member who represents the interests of individuals with mental illness; 1 board member of any statewide or local organization that exists primarily to aid victims of sexual violence or who is an employee of or a counselor for such an organization; 1 board member of any organization that exists primarily to aid victims of domestic violence or 1 employee of or counselor for such an organization; 1 member who is a board member or employee of any statewide organization that exists primarily to provide no cost legal representation to crime victims to seek enforcement of crime victims' rights during criminal proceedings; 1 member who is an employee of an agency that provides services to individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; 1 member of a victim service disability agency; 1 employee from a statewide forensic nursing organization; 1 employee or officer of a county probation department or a probation department operated by the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; 1 county prosecuting attorney; 1 city law director; 1 county sheriff; 1 member or officer of a township or municipal police department; 1 court of common pleas judge; 1 municipal court judge or county court judge; and 2 private citizens who are not government employees. The Attorney General, 1 member of the Senate designated by the Senate President, and 1 member of the House of Representatives designated by the House Speaker serve as nonvoting members.