36-553. Developmental disabilities advisory
council; membership; duties


A. The developmental disabilities advisory council is established consisting of the
following twelve members:


1. One parent or guardian of a child who is under the age of eighteen years and who
is developmentally disabled.


2. One parent or guardian of a child who is eighteen years of age or older and who
is developmentally disabled.


3. One member of the private sector who represents an agency that is licensed to
provide licensed residential services to the developmentally disabled.


4. One member of the private sector who represents an agency that is licensed to
provide licensed nonresidential services to the developmentally disabled.


5. One person with a developmental disability.


6. Two members each representing a different developmental disability advocacy
organization.


7. One member from the designated protection and advocacy organization.


8. The director of the Arizona health care cost containment system administration
or the director's designee. This person is a nonvoting member.


9. The assistant director of the division of developmental disabilities. This
person is a nonvoting member.


10. One member from the governor's council on developmental disabilities.


11. One member representing foster parents of children with developmental
disabilities.


B. The governor shall appoint all voting members. Voting members and their
families shall not be employees of the department of economic security. In making these
appointments the governor shall select at least five members who are clients, guardians,
parents or other family members of persons with developmental disabilities. One of these
five voting members shall represent a person who is eligible for long-term care services
pursuant to chapter 29, article 2 of this title. The governor shall also consider
geographic representation in making these appointments.


C. Council members appointed pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 1 through 7 and
11 of this section shall serve staggered three year terms. Beginning September 30, 1992
, no members may serve more than two full terms. A vacancy occurring on the council
shall be filled by the governor appointing another qualified person to serve the
remainder of the term.


D. The council chairman shall be chosen annually by a majority vote of the
council. A majority of voting council members constitutes a quorum.


E. The council shall meet at least four times each year.


F. Council members are not eligible to receive compensation, but council members
appointed pursuant to subsection A, paragraphs 1 through 7 and 11 of this section are
eligible to receive reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2.


G. The council shall review and make recommendations to the division regarding:


1. Coordinating and integrating services provided by state agencies and providers
that have contracted with state agencies to provide developmental disability programs.


2. The health, safety, welfare and legal rights of persons with developmental
disabilities.


3. Implementing the state plan.


4. Establishing and reviewing division policies and programs.


5. Annual rate setting methodology.


6. Assessing the division's annual needs.


7. Selecting the assistant director of the division.


8. Monitoring the division's annual budget.


9. The sale or lease of the real property and improvements on the real property
formerly used by the department of economic security for the Arizona training program in
Phoenix.


H. The council shall oversee and approve expenditures of monies from the
developmentally disabled client services trust fund established in section 36-572
following expenditure guidelines established by the council.


I. The council shall provide the public with an opportunity to address the council
at regularly publicized meetings.


J. The council shall submit an annual report of activities to the director, the
governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives by
December 31 of each year.


K. The department shall make meeting space available to the developmental
disabilities advisory council at locations and times convenient to the council and shall
provide secretarial and other staff support.