26A.012 Persons with disabilities or members of their families to be included in membership of boards and committees affecting them -- Prohibition against discrimination.
<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>26A.012 Persons with disabilities or members of their families to be included in <br>membership of boards and committees affecting them -- Prohibition against <br>discrimination. <br>(1) To ensure opportunities for participation by persons with disabilities and their <br>families in the development of policies, support, and services that affect them: <br>(a) Persons with one (1) or more disabilities, or members of their families, who <br>may be affected by or be the subject of an advisory board, committee, <br>commission, task force, or ad hoc committee, shall be included in the <br>membership of each advisory board, committee, commission, task force, or ad <br>hoc committee of the judicial branch. <br>(b) Persons with one (1) or more disabilities, or members of their families, shall <br>be included in the membership of any advisory committee, board, or <br>commission of the judicial branch whose mission or purpose is to make <br>recommendations or to establish criteria for services and support for persons <br>with disabilities or to develop standards that govern the services and support <br>funded or administered by any state government agency. <br>(c) Persons with one (1) or more disabilities shall not be discriminated against <br>and shall be given an equal opportunity to be included in the membership of <br>any other advisory board, committee, commission, task force, or ad hoc <br>committee consistent with and to the extent required by the Federal <br>Americans with Disabilities Act. <br>(2) As used in this section "disability" has the same meaning as in KRS 12.450. <br>(3) The requirements of this section shall affect all boards, committees, commissions, <br>task forces, or ad hoc committees created on or after June 21, 2001. <br>(4) For boards, committees, commissions, task forces, or ad hoc committees in <br>existence prior to June 21, 2001, any vacancy arising on or after June 21, 2001, <br>shall be filled pursuant to this section. <br>(5) The requirements of this section shall only apply to an advisory board, committee, <br>commission, task force, or ad hoc committee that is created specifically to develop <br>or oversee policies or programs related to persons living with a disability or their <br>families, except that the provisions of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section <br>shall apply. <br>Effective: June 21, 2001 <br>History: Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 16, effective June 21, 2001. -- Created <br>1996 Ky. Acts ch. 336, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. <br><br>