Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs

Mission

The Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs provides leadership in addressing issues concerning Hispanic/Latino Ohioans. The Commission serves as a liaison between government and the Hispanic/Latino community in Ohio and advocates the development and implementation of policies and programs to address the needs of the Hispanic/Latino Ohioans, especially but not limited to education, employment, economic development, health and housing.

History

The Commission was created by Legislative Act and signed into Law by Governor James Rhodes on July 8, 1977. The Statute provided for eleven members on the Board of Commissioners appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Statute requires that all Board members shall speak Spanish, shall be of Hispanic/Latino origin, and shall be American citizens or lawful, permanent resident aliens. The membership shall be representative of the geographical and numerical distribution of Ohio's Hispanic/Latino population. The Commission shall meet not less than six (6) times per calendar year, and six (6) members shall constitute a quorum.

Meetings will be held generally on the first Tuesday of each month in the Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, in Columbus, but the Commission may on occasion determine to hold its monthly meetings at other locations as an approach to making the Commission accessible to Hispanics across the State.

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