The subcommittee on standards for teacher preparation of the educator standards board is hereby established. The subcommittee shall consist of the following members:

(A) The three persons employed by institutions of higher education who are appointed by the chancellor of higher education to the educator standards board under section 3319.60 of the Revised Code, one of whom shall act as chairperson of the subcommittee as determined by the subcommittee;

(B) Two additional higher education representatives appointed by the state board of education, for terms of two years. One shall represent state institutions of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, and one shall represent private nonprofit institutions of higher education. The state university education deans of Ohio, or its successor organization, shall submit to the state board one or more nominees for the appointee representing state institutions of higher education, and the Ohio association of private colleges for teacher education, or its successor organization, shall submit to the state board one or more nominees for the appointee representing private nonprofit institutions of higher education.

(C) Two additional members of the educator standards board, appointed by the chairperson of the educator standards board;

(D) The superintendent of public instruction and the chancellor, or their designees, who shall serve as nonvoting, ex officio members of the subcommittee.

Members of the subcommittee shall receive no compensation for their services. The members appointed under divisions (B) and (C) of this section may be reappointed.

The subcommittee shall assist the educator standards board with issues pertaining to educator preparation programs and with any additional matters the educator standards board directs the subcommittee to examine.

Added by 132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 66, §1, eff. 4/5/2019.