§349-4  Policy advisory board for elder
affairs.  There shall be a policy advisory board for elder affairs,
appointed by the governor under section 26-34.  The board shall advise the
director in, but not limited to, the following areas:



(1)  The identification of issues and alternative
approaches to solutions;



(2)  The development of position statements and
papers;



(3)  Advocacy and legislative actions; and



(4)  Program development and operations.



The board shall consist of not less than twenty-one
nor more than twenty-nine members, a majority of whom are over sixty years of
age and who shall be selected on the basis of their interests and knowledge in
and their ability to make contributions to the solution of problems relating to
aging, and shall include at least one member from the county of Hawaii, one
member from the county of Maui, one member from the county of Kauai, and one
member from the city and county of Honolulu.  There shall be nine members who
shall serve as ex officio members and shall be chosen from among the heads of
the following state agencies which provide services or programs affecting
elders:  health, human services, education, labor and industrial relations,
University of Hawaii, transportation, the state retirement system, the office of
consumer protection, and, by invitation, the Hawaii representative of the
United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare.  Of the non ex
officio members, one-third of the members shall be appointed for the term of
four years, one-third for the term of three years, and one-third for the term
of two years; and thereafter the terms of office of each member shall be four
years.  The members shall serve without compensation, but shall be paid their
necessary expenses in attending meetings and carrying out the responsibilities
of the board.  The chairperson shall be elected annually from the
nongovernmental members of the board.  There shall be not less than twelve
meetings of the board each year. [L 1976, c 217, pt of §2; am L 1979, c 136,
§1(1); am L 1987, c 339, §4; am L 1990, c 67, §8; gen ch 1993]



 



Note



 



  United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare is
now United States Department of Health and Human Services.