Ohio Code 3379.12 – Ohio poet laureate
(A) The position of Ohio poet laureate is hereby created. The Ohio poet laureate shall be appointed by the governor from a list of not less than three candidates recommended by the Ohio arts council based on qualifications developed by the arts council under division (F) of section 3379.03 of the Revised Code. The arts council shall submit its list of candidates to the governor not less than ninety days prior to the beginning of the Ohio poet laureate’s term of office.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3379.12
- Arts: includes but is not necessarily limited to literature, theater, music, the dance, painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, and motion pictures. See Ohio Code 3379.01
- Council: means the Ohio arts council created by section 3379. See Ohio Code 3379.01
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
(B) The term of office for the Ohio poet laureate shall be for two years. The initial term shall begin on January 1, 2016.
(C) In the event of the death, resignation, or any other vacancy or inability to perform the duties of Ohio poet laureate during an individual’s unexpired term of office, not later than sixty days after the vacancy occurs, the Ohio arts council shall recommend a candidate to the governor to serve as poet laureate for the remainder of that unexpired term of office.
(D) An individual may be reappointed to subsequent terms of office, at the discretion of the governor.