Ohio Code § 5910.02

§ 5910.02.

There is hereby created an Ohio war orphans and severely disabled veterans' children

scholarship board as part of the department of veterans services.  The board consists of eight members as follows:  the chancellor of higher education

or the chancellor's designee;  the director of veterans services or the director's

designee;  one member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker;  one

member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate;  and four members

appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be a representative of the American Legion,

one of whom shall be a representative of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, one of whom

shall be a representative of the Disabled American Veterans, and one of whom shall

be a representative of the AMVETS.  At least ninety days prior to the expiration of the term of office of the representative

of a veterans organization appointed by the governor, the governor shall notify the

state headquarters of the affected organization of the need for an appointment and

request the organization to make at least three nominations.  Within sixty days after making the request for nominations, the governor may make

the appointment from the nominations received, or may reject all the nominations and

request at least three new nominations, from which the governor shall make an appointment

within thirty days after making the request for the new nominations.  If the governor receives no nominations during this thirty-day period, the governor

may appoint any veteran. Terms of office for the four members appointed by the governor shall be for four years,

commencing on the first day of January and ending on the thirty-first day of December,

except that the term of the AMVETS representative shall expire December 31, 1998,

and the new term that succeeds it shall commence on January 1, 1999, and end on December

31, 2002.  Each member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the

end of the term for which the member was appointed.  The other members shall serve during their terms of office.  Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as by original appointment.  Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the

term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder

of such term.  Any appointed member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date

of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period

of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.  The members of the board shall serve without pay but shall be reimbursed for travel

expenses and for other actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of

their duties, not to exceed ten dollars per day for ten days in any one year to be

appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the general

revenue fund. The chancellor shall act as secretary to the board and shall furnish such clerical

and other assistance as may be necessary to the performance of the duties of the board. The board shall determine the number of scholarships to be made available, receive

applications for scholarships, pass upon the eligibility of applicants, decide which

applicants are to receive scholarships, and do all other things necessary for the

proper administration of this chapter. The board may apply for, and may receive and accept, grants, and may receive and accept

gifts, bequests, and contributions, from public and private sources, including agencies

and instrumentalities of the United States and this state, and shall deposit the grants,

gifts, bequests, or contributions into the Ohio war orphans and severely disabled

veterans' children scholarship donation fund.