§ 62A-5a-103. Coordinating Council for Persons with Disabilities -- Creation -- Membership -- Expenses.

(1) There is created the Coordinating Council for Persons with Disabilities.

(2) The council shall consist of:

(a) the director of the Division of Services for People with Disabilities within the Department of Human Services, or his designee;

(b) the director of family health services programs, appointed under Section 26-10-3, or his designee;

(c) the executive director of the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation, or his designee;

(d) the state director of special education, or his designee;

(e) the director of the Division of Health Care Financing within the Department of Health, or his designee;

(f) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health within the Department of Human Services, or his designee;

(g) the superintendent of Schools for the Deaf and Blind, or his designee; and

(h) a person with a disability, a family member of a person with a disability, or an advocate for persons with disabilities, appointed by the members listed in Subsections (2)(a) through (g).

(3)

(a) The council shall annually elect a chair from its membership.

(b) Five members of the council are a quorum.

(4) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:

(a) Section 63A-3-106;

(b) Section 63A-3-107; and

(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

Amended by Chapter 286, 2010 General Session