33-1-401. Statewide planning and policy council created Chair Officers Membership Expenses Meetings Terms of service Removal.
(a) There is created the statewide planning and policy council for the department to assist in planning a comprehensive array of high quality prevention, early intervention, treatment, and habilitation services and supports and to advise the department on policy, budget requests, and developing and evaluating services and supports.
(b) (1) The statewide planning and policy council shall be composed of not less than seventeen (17) members, not including ex officio members. The governor shall appoint the chair of the council. The speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint one (1) legislator as a member of the council. The commissioner shall serve, ex officio, as secretary to the council and, if the chair is not present at a meeting, shall designate a member to serve as chair for the meeting. The governor is ex officio a member of the council and may appoint representatives of state agencies as ex officio members of the council.
(2) The commissioner shall appoint five (5) present or immediate past members of the mental health and five (5) present or immediate past members of the developmental disabilities planning and policy councils created under chapter 2, part 2 of this title to the statewide planning and policy council. Of the members from each service area, two (2) shall be service recipients or members of families of service recipients, one (1) shall be a representative for children, one (1) shall be a service provider, and one (1) shall represent others affected by the service area. The commissioner shall appoint one (1) representative for elderly service recipients and at least three (3) at-large representatives.
(3) At least a majority of the council's membership shall consist of current or former service recipients and members of service recipient families.
(c) The members of the statewide planning and policy council shall receive no compensation, but shall receive their actual traveling expenses for attendance at meetings of the council. All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in conformity with the comprehensive travel rules.
(d) The statewide planning and policy council shall meet quarterly at a place designated by the chair and may meet more often upon the call of the chair or a majority of the members.
(e) Terms on the council shall be three (3) years except that the chair and members appointed by the speakers shall have terms of two (2) years. The commissioner shall designate four (4) of the initial members to serve full terms, three (3) to serve two (2) years, and three (3) to serve one (1) year. Subsequent appointments shall be made for full terms except that vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term only.
(f) The appointing authority may remove a member for failure to attend at least one half (½) of the scheduled meetings in any one (1) year period or for other good cause.
33-1-401. Statewide planning and policy council created Chair Officers Membership Expenses Meetings Terms of service Removal.
(a) There is created the statewide planning and policy council for the department to assist in planning a comprehensive array of high quality prevention, early intervention, treatment, and habilitation services and supports and to advise the department on policy, budget requests, and developing and evaluating services and supports.
(b) (1) The statewide planning and policy council shall be composed of not less than seventeen (17) members, not including ex officio members. The governor shall appoint the chair of the council. The speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint one (1) legislator as a member of the council. The commissioner shall serve, ex officio, as secretary to the council and, if the chair is not present at a meeting, shall designate a member to serve as chair for the meeting. The governor is ex officio a member of the council and may appoint representatives of state agencies as ex officio members of the council.
(2) The commissioner shall appoint five (5) present or immediate past members of the mental health and five (5) present or immediate past members of the developmental disabilities planning and policy councils created under chapter 2, part 2 of this title to the statewide planning and policy council. Of the members from each service area, two (2) shall be service recipients or members of families of service recipients, one (1) shall be a representative for children, one (1) shall be a service provider, and one (1) shall represent others affected by the service area. The commissioner shall appoint one (1) representative for elderly service recipients and at least three (3) at-large representatives.
(3) At least a majority of the council's membership shall consist of current or former service recipients and members of service recipient families.
(c) The members of the statewide planning and policy council shall receive no compensation, but shall receive their actual traveling expenses for attendance at meetings of the council. All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in conformity with the comprehensive travel rules.
(d) The statewide planning and policy council shall meet quarterly at a place designated by the chair and may meet more often upon the call of the chair or a majority of the members.
(e) Terms on the council shall be three (3) years except that the chair and members appointed by the speakers shall have terms of two (2) years. The commissioner shall designate four (4) of the initial members to serve full terms, three (3) to serve two (2) years, and three (3) to serve one (1) year. Subsequent appointments shall be made for full terms except that vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term only.
(f) The appointing authority may remove a member for failure to attend at least one half (½) of the scheduled meetings in any one (1) year period or for other good cause.
33-1-401. Statewide planning and policy council created Chair Officers Membership Expenses Meetings Terms of service Removal.
(a) There is created the statewide planning and policy council for the department to assist in planning a comprehensive array of high quality prevention, early intervention, treatment, and habilitation services and supports and to advise the department on policy, budget requests, and developing and evaluating services and supports.
(b) (1) The statewide planning and policy council shall be composed of not less than seventeen (17) members, not including ex officio members. The governor shall appoint the chair of the council. The speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint one (1) legislator as a member of the council. The commissioner shall serve, ex officio, as secretary to the council and, if the chair is not present at a meeting, shall designate a member to serve as chair for the meeting. The governor is ex officio a member of the council and may appoint representatives of state agencies as ex officio members of the council.
(2) The commissioner shall appoint five (5) present or immediate past members of the mental health and five (5) present or immediate past members of the developmental disabilities planning and policy councils created under chapter 2, part 2 of this title to the statewide planning and policy council. Of the members from each service area, two (2) shall be service recipients or members of families of service recipients, one (1) shall be a representative for children, one (1) shall be a service provider, and one (1) shall represent others affected by the service area. The commissioner shall appoint one (1) representative for elderly service recipients and at least three (3) at-large representatives.
(3) At least a majority of the council's membership shall consist of current or former service recipients and members of service recipient families.
(c) The members of the statewide planning and policy council shall receive no compensation, but shall receive their actual traveling expenses for attendance at meetings of the council. All reimbursement for travel expenses shall be in conformity with the comprehensive travel rules.
(d) The statewide planning and policy council shall meet quarterly at a place designated by the chair and may meet more often upon the call of the chair or a majority of the members.
(e) Terms on the council shall be three (3) years except that the chair and members appointed by the speakers shall have terms of two (2) years. The commissioner shall designate four (4) of the initial members to serve full terms, three (3) to serve two (2) years, and three (3) to serve one (1) year. Subsequent appointments shall be made for full terms except that vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term only.
(f) The appointing authority may remove a member for failure to attend at least one half (½) of the scheduled meetings in any one (1) year period or for other good cause.
