Interagency Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs

Ezra C. Escudero, Chairman

The Interagency Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs, established by statute {Ohio Revised Code §121.32(J)}, shall provide and coordinate the exchange of information relative to the needs of Hispanic/Latino people and promote the delivery of state services to such people. The council shall meet at the call of the chairperson.

The Council consists of the following persons or their authorized representatives:

• one member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate
• one member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives
• the director of administrative services
• the director of agriculture
• the director of education
• the director of development
• the director of health
• the director of public safety
• the director of job and family services
• the director of liquor control
• the director of mental health
• the director of mental retardation and developmental disabilities
• the director of natural resources
• the director of rehabilitation and correction
• the director of youth services
• the director of transportation
• the director of environmental protection
• the director of budget and management
• the chairperson of the Ohio civil rights commission
• the administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation
• the administrator of the rehabilitation services commission

and an additional member of the governor's cabinet appointed by the governor.

The commission on Hispanic-Latino affairs, by rule, may designate other state officers or their representatives to be members of the council. The director of the commission shall be the chairperson of the council.