This law is enacted to provide for a Governor’s commission to carry on a continuing program to promote the interests of persons with disabilities in this state, in recognition that: (1) Arkansas has a public awareness of, and community interest in, the problems of persons with disabilities and that the awareness and interest must be […]
(a) There is created a commission to be known as the “Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities” composed of eleven (11) members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. (b) (1) Six (6) of the members shall be persons with disabilities. (2) Membership terms shall be four (4) years. (3) Vacancies shall […]
(a) The Director of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, the director of the appropriate division as determined by the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, and the Director of the Division of Workforce Services or any director, commissioner, or administrator of successors’ agencies shall serve as ex officio members of the Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities. […]
(a) The Chair of the Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities shall be appointed biennially by the Governor and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. (b) The chair shall select an executive board. (c) The Executive Board of the Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities is empowered to select from the commission membership a […]
(a) A notice of regular and special meetings shall be mailed to members of the Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities not less than ten (10) days in advance. An agenda for the meeting shall accompany the notice of meeting. (b) A quorum shall consist of not less than one-third (1/3) of the membership plus […]
The Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities shall: (1) Advise and assist the Governor in developing policies designed to meet the needs of citizens with disabilities; (2) Help coordinate state and private provider programs and activities relating to persons with disabilities; (3) Cooperate with state agencies and private providers to assure that the services which […]
(a) The Chair of the Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities shall name an executive board from the membership consisting of no more than five (5) members, taking into consideration that consumer representation must be assured. (b) The Executive Board of the Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities shall be responsible for the following activities: […]
(a) The Executive Board of the Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities shall establish such subcommittees as it determines necessary. (b) Membership of subcommittees shall not be limited to members of the Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities. (c) Subcommittees shall maintain written records of their activities and submit them to the Chair of the […]
(a) The appropriate division as determined by the Director of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, or any other agency or division as the Governor shall designate shall provide administrative support to the Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities. (b) A representative of the secretary shall be appointed as director to […]
(a) The Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities may receive any gifts, grants, or donations made for any of the purposes of its program. (b) The commission may disburse and administer the gifts, grants, and donations in accordance with the conditions established by the Executive Board of the Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities.
