151B.245 Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation -- Membership --
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(1)The Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation is hereby created within
the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to accomplish the purposes and
functions enumerated in 29 U.S.C. secs. 701 et seq. Members of the council
shall be appointed by the Governor pursuant to the guidelines in this section.
When appointing members of the council, the Governor shall consider, to the
greatest extent practicable, the extent to which minority populations are
represented on the council.
(2)The Statewide Council for Vocational Rehabilitation shall consist of the
following members which shall serve for the following staggered initial terms
but their successors shall serve for a term of three
(3)years:
(a)One
(1)representative of the Statewide Independent Living Council, who
shall be the chair or other designee of the Statewide Independent Living
Council and who shall serve an initial term of two
(2)years;
(b)One
(1)representative of a parent training and information center
established pursuant to Section 682(a) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act who shall serve an initial term of one
(1)year;
(c)One
(1)representative of the Client Assistance Program established
under 34 C.F.R. pt. 370, who shall be designated by the employee of the
Education and Labor Cabinet responsible for overseeing the Client
Assistance Program and who shall serve an initial term of one
(1)year;
(d)One
(1)representative of community rehabilitation program service
providers who shall serve an initial term of three
(3)years;
(e)Four
(4)representatives of business, industry, and labor who shall each
serve an initial term of three
(3)years;
(f)One
(1)representative of a disability group that includes individuals with
physical, cognitive, sensory, and mental disabilities who shall serve an
initial term of two
(2)years;
(g)One
(1)representative of a disability group that includes individuals with
disabilities who have difficulty representing themselves or are unable due
to their disabilities to represent themselves who shall serve an initial term
of two
(2)years;
(h)One
(1)current or former applicant for or recipient of vocational
rehabilitation services who shall serve for an initial term of one
(1)year;
(i)One
(1)representative of the state educational agency responsible for the
public education of students with disabilities who are eligible to receive
services under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
who shall serve for an initial term of one
(1)year;
(j)One
(1)representative of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board who
shall serve an initial term of one
(1)year;
(k)One
(1)representative from the Kentucky Council for the Blind who shall
serve an initial term of three
(3)years;
(l)One
(1)representative from the National Federation for the Blind from
Kentucky who shall serve an initial term of three
(3)years;
(m)One
(1)representative from the Bluegrass Council of the Blind who shall
serve an initial term of three
(3)years;
(n)One
(1)representative from the State Committee of Blind Vendors who
shall serve an initial term of one
(1)year;
(o)One
(1)qualified vocational rehabilitation counselor with knowledge of
and experience with vocational rehabilitation programs who serves as an
ex officio, nonvoting member of the council if employed by the designated
state agency and who shall serve an initial term of two
(2)years; and
(p)The executive director of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation as an ex
officio, nonvoting member of the council.
(3)The members of the council shall not be compensated for their service on the
council. Council members shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses
pursuant to KRS 12.029.
(4)Including the initial appointment, and with the exception of the individuals set
out in paragraphs
(c)and
(p)of subsection
(2)of this section, members shall
serve no more than two
(2)successive terms. A member appointed to fill a
vacancy occurring prior to the end of the term for which the predecessor was
appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of the predecessor's term.
(5)A chair shall be selected by the members of the council from among the voting
members of the council, subject to the veto power of the Governor.
(6)No member of the council shall cast a vote on any matter that would provide
direct financial benefit to the member or the member's organization or
otherwise give the appearance of a conflict of interest under state law.
(7)A majority of the members of the council shall be individuals with disabilities
who meet the requirements of 34 C.F.R. sec. 361.5(c)(28) and who are not
employed by the designated state unit.
(8)The council shall convene at least four
(4)meetings a year in locations
determined by the council to be necessary to conduct council business. The
meetings shall be publicly announced, open, and accessible to the general
public, including individuals with disabilities, unless there is a valid reason for
an executive session under the Open Meetings Act, KRS 61.805 to 61.850.