Bill Text: MN SF442 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Disability council membership reduction
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-03 - Secretary of State Chapter 29 05/01/13 [SF442 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF442-Introduced.html
1.2relating to human services; modifying membership requirements for the Council
1.3on Disability;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.482, subdivision 1.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.482, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 Subdivision 1. Establishment; members. There is hereby established the Council
1.7on Disability which shall consist of21 17 members appointed by the governor. Members
1.8shall be appointed from the general public and from organizations which provide services
1.9for persons who have a disability. A majority of council members shall be persons with a
1.10disability or parents or guardians of persons with a disability. There shall be at least
1.11one member of the council appointed from each of the state development regions. The
1.12commissioners of the Departments of Education, Human Services, Health, and Human
1.13Rights and the directors of the Rehabilitation Services and State Services for the Blind in
1.14the Department of Employment and Economic Development or their designees shall serve
1.15as ex officio members of the council without vote. In addition, the council may appoint ex
1.16officio members from other bureaus, divisions, or sections of state departments which are
1.17directly concerned with the provision of services to persons with a disability.
1.18 Notwithstanding the provisions of section15.059 , each member of the council
1.19appointed by the governor shall serve a three-year term and until a successor is appointed
1.20and qualified. The compensation and removal of all members shall be as provided in
1.21section15.059 . The council performs functions that are not purely advisory, therefore the
1.22expiration dates provided in section15.059 do not apply. The governor shall appoint a
1.23chair of the council from among the members appointed from the general public or who
2.1are persons with a disability or their parents or guardians. Vacancies shall be filled by the
2.2authority for the remainder of the unexpired term.
1.3on Disability;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.482, subdivision 1.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.482, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 Subdivision 1. Establishment; members. There is hereby established the Council
1.7on Disability which shall consist of
1.8shall be appointed from the general public and from organizations which provide services
1.9for persons who have a disability. A majority of council members shall be persons with a
1.10disability or parents or guardians of persons with a disability. There shall be at least
1.11one member of the council appointed from each of the state development regions. The
1.12commissioners of the Departments of Education, Human Services, Health, and Human
1.13Rights and the directors of the Rehabilitation Services and State Services for the Blind in
1.14the Department of Employment and Economic Development or their designees shall serve
1.15as ex officio members of the council without vote. In addition, the council may appoint ex
1.16officio members from other bureaus, divisions, or sections of state departments which are
1.17directly concerned with the provision of services to persons with a disability.
1.18 Notwithstanding the provisions of section
1.19appointed by the governor shall serve a three-year term and until a successor is appointed
1.20and qualified. The compensation and removal of all members shall be as provided in
1.21section
1.22expiration dates provided in section
1.23chair of the council from among the members appointed from the general public or who
2.1are persons with a disability or their parents or guardians. Vacancies shall be filled by the
2.2authority for the remainder of the unexpired term.
